AAA Smogonbird (MGLO Talonflame) [Done]

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[SET]
Magic Guard (Talonflame) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Swords Dance / Flare Blitz
- Taunt / Will-O-Wisp / Flare Blitz

[SET COMMENTS]
Talonflame is a fast late-game sweeper that uses its good Speed tier, powerful Brave Bird, and bevy of utility options to pick and choose its counters. With Swords Dance, it's able to set up and clean up games while being able to and take on pokemon Pokemon that would normally take its Brave Bird like Corviknight, physically defensive Manaphy, and Ogerpon-C, while Flare Blitz can be used as a way to break through other foes that would otherwise take on it’s its Brave Bird such as Fluffy Zapdos and Heatran. Taunt allows Talonflame to set up on Pokemon with Unaware that would usually slow it down or wall it with healing like Blissey, Scream Tail, and Cresselia, while Will-O-Wisp can be used to cripple switch-ins, support teammates, and wear down checks to Talonflame like Garganacl, Primordial Sea Zapdos, and Garchomp. Pivots such as Corviknight, Barraskewda, and Manaphy like being able to pivot into Talonflame for it to set up a sweep or to take down certain threats and walls for them like Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Kommo-o. Talonflame is forced out by Pokemon that are faster than it or have strong priority such as Barraskewda, Chien-Pao, Dragonite, and Choice Scarf Azelf, which can be taken on with teammates like Corviknight, Scream Tail, and Gholdengo.

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Written by:
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[SET]
Magic Guard (Talonflame) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Swords Dance / Flare Blitz / Bulk Up / U-Turn too many slashes on the set already and u-turn is the least useful here + not on the smogdex set
- Taunt / Will-O-Wisp / Flare Blitz


[SET COMMENTS]
Talonflame is a Fast Offensive Sweeper and Pivot fast late-game sweeper using it’s Fire/Flying type as well as Magic Guard to find setup and switch in opportunities on pokemon Pokemon like Scream Tail, Great Tusk, and Corviknight. Taunt allows it to setup on pokemon Pokemon that would usually slow it down or wall it with healing like Blissey, Mandibuzz Scream Tail physdef mandibuzz always runs foul play which is a 2HKO, or and Cresselia. Flare Blitz can be used as a way to break through pokemon Pokemon that would otherwise take on it’s Brave Bird such as Fluffy Zapdos or Heatran, as well it can use Bulk Up allowing it to setup on Ceruledge and Garganacl whilst also there isn't really anything bulk up lets you set up on that you don't already beat; ceruledge still does too much damage and you lose to garg if it has a setup move making it harder to revenge kill with pokemon Pokemon like Weavile Chien-Pao weavile is slower and OHKOed by +0 brave bird a majority of the time or Choice Scarf Roaring Moon. U-turn is an option that can make it more of a Offensive Pivot than a Setup Sweeper letting it pivot on pokemon that would normally give it some trouble like Primordial Sea Zapdos, Walking wake, or Rotom-W, and Will-O-Wisp can be used as a way to cripple pokemon like Kingambit, Garchomp, or Kommo-o to let it setup easier or to support it’s teammates in taking on these pokemon switch-ins like Garganacl and Zapdos. Pivot pokemon Pivots such as Corviknight, Barraskewda, or Manaphy like being able to pivot into Talonflame for it to setup a sweep or to take down certain threats and walls for them like all Ogerpon forms, Corviknight, and Gholdango Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Kommo-o talon doesn't OHKO oger-c and it needs flare blitz to kill corv/ghold assuming the ghold isn't wbb. Talonflame does struggle mainly is forced out by with pokemon Pokemon who are faster than it or have strong priority such as Zamazenta-C, Chien-Pao, and Dragonite who can all be taken on with teammates like Corviknight, Great Tusk Scream Tail, or and Azelf Gholdengo who can either pivot it back in or provide hazards for it whilst taking on what Talonflame can’t.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hiusi-guy.603640/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic1000.552227/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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ping me for a recheck once implemented
 
add remove conjecture
[SET]
Magic Guard (Talonflame) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Swords Dance / Flare Blitz / Bulk Up too hard to pull off now imo
- Taunt / Will-O-Wisp / Flare Blitz


[SET COMMENTS]
Talonflame is a fast late-game sweeper using it’s Fire/Flying type as well as Magic Guard to find setup and switch in opportunities on Pokemon like Scream Tail, Great Tusk, and Corviknight that uses its good Speed tier, powerful Brave Bird, and bevy of utility options to pick and choose its counters. Taunt allows it to setup on Pokemon that would usually slow it down or wall it with healing like Blissey, Scream Tail, and Cresselia. Flare Blitz can be used as a way to break through Pokemon that would otherwise take on it’s Brave Bird such as Fluffy Zapdos or Heatran, as well it can use Bulk Up making it harder to revenge kill with Pokemon like Chien-Pao or Choice Scarf Roaring Moon. Will-O-Wisp can be used as a way to cripple switch-ins like Garganacl and Zapdos. you want to talk about moves in order, so mention SD vs FB first (setup vs coverage for non-WBB Ghold / Corv). Taunt call out that it specifically beats Unaware users like Scream Tail, while wisp provides team support and wears down checks like Garchomp and PSea Zapdos. Pivots such as Corviknight, Barraskewda, or Manaphy like being able to pivot into Talonflame for it to setup a sweep or to take down certain threats and walls for them like Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Kommo-o. Talonflame is forced out by with Pokemon who are faster than it or have strong priority such as Zamazenta-C, Chien-Pao, and Dragonite who can be taken on with teammates like Corviknight, Scream Tail, and Gholdengo. you need to mention Barra and Azelf as they super reliably revenge kill Talonflame; also drop Zama-C, it's not really relevant anymore

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hiusi-guy.603640/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic1000.552227/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
Grammar checked by:
Ping me for a re-check, good start.

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This is an amcheck, implement whatever you like

Add Remove Comments (AC) = Add Comma

[SET]
Magic Guard (Talonflame) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Swords Dance / Flare Blitz
- Taunt / Will-O-Wisp / Flare Blitz

[SET COMMENTS]
Talonflame is a fast late-game sweeper that uses its good Speed tier, powerful Brave Bird, and bevy of utility options to pick and choose its counters. With Swords Dance it's able to setup set up and cleanup games while being able to take on pokemon Pokemon that would normally take it's its Brave Birds Bird like Corvinknight Corvinight, Physically Defensive physically defensive Manaphy, and Ogerpon-C, while Flare Blitz can be used as a way to break through Pokemon other foes that would otherwise take on it’s its Brave Bird such as Fluffy Zapdos or and Heatran. By the way it's worded here, "take on Pokemon that would normally take its Brave Bird(s)" and "break through Pokemon that would otherwise take on its Brave Bird", is pretty vague on what the moves do differently, hence why I added "other foes" to clarify that here. If you believe it fits, "that would otherwise take on its boosted Brave Bird" for what Flare Blitz does could perhaps work better. Taunt allows it Talonflame to setup set up on Pokemon with Unaware that would usually slow it down or wall it with healing like Blissey, Scream Tail, and Cresselia, as well while Will-O-Wisp can be used as a way to cripple switch-ins, support teammates, and wear down checks to Talonflame like Garganacl, Primodrdial Primordial Sea Zapdos, or and Garchomp. Pivots such as Corviknight, Barraskewda, or and Manaphy like being able to pivot into Talonflame for it to setup set up a sweep or to take down certain threats and walls for them like Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Kommo-o. Talonflame is forced out by with Pokemon who which are faster than it or have strong priority such as Barraskewda, Chien-Pao, Dragonite, and Choice Scarf Azelf, (AC) who which can be taken on with teammates like Corviknight, Scream Tail, and Gholdengo.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hiusi-guy.603640/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic1000.552227/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
Grammar checked by:
(Put me here if the GPer says so)
 
1/1 GP Team done credit both of us
[SET]
Magic Guard (Talonflame) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Swords Dance / Flare Blitz
- Taunt / Will-O-Wisp / Flare Blitz

[SET COMMENTS]
Talonflame is a fast late-game sweeper that uses its good Speed tier, powerful Brave Bird, and bevy of utility options to pick and choose its counters. With Swords Dance, (AC) it's able to setup set up and cleanup clean up games while being able to and take on pokemon Pokemon that would normally take it's its Brave Birds Bird like Corvinknight Corviknight, Physically Defensive physically defensive Manaphy, and Ogerpon-C, while Flare Blitz can be used as a way to break through Pokemon other foes that would otherwise take on it’s its Brave Bird such as Fluffy Zapdos or and Heatran. By the way it's worded here, "take on Pokemon that would normally take its Brave Bird(s)" and "break through Pokemon that would otherwise take on its Brave Bird", is pretty vague on what the moves do differently, hence why I added "other foes" to clarify that here. If you believe it fits, "that would otherwise take on its boosted Brave Bird" for what Flare Blitz does could perhaps work better. Taunt allows it Talonflame to setup set up on Pokemon with Unaware that would usually slow it down or wall it with healing like Blissey, Scream Tail, and Cresselia, as well while Will-O-Wisp can be used as a way to cripple switch-ins, support teammates, and wear down checks to Talonflame like Garganacl, Primodrdial Primordial Sea Zapdos, or and Garchomp. Pivots such as Corviknight, Barraskewda, or and Manaphy like being able to pivot into Talonflame for it to setup set up a sweep or to take down certain threats and walls for them like Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Kommo-o. Talonflame is forced out by with Pokemon who that are faster than it or have strong priority such as Barraskewda, Chien-Pao, Dragonite, and Choice Scarf Azelf, (AC) who which can be taken on with teammates like Corviknight, Scream Tail, and Gholdengo.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hiusi-guy.603640/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic1000.552227/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
Grammar checked by:
(Put me here if the GPer says so)

- Cleanup should be clean up - cleanup isn't a word.
- Your change to fix the Corviknight typo also spelled it wrong - be careful with Pokemon name spellings.
- I removed the first "while" in the SD sentence to remove repetition of it in the second part of that sentence.
- "Talonflame is forced out by Pokemon which are faster than it" - the change is good removing 'who', but it should be 'that' here and not 'which'. Which clauses are used when the clause is non- restrictive, meaning that you can remove the which clause and the sentence still makes sense. Which clauses also always need a comma before them. That clauses are restrictive and don't need a comma before it - the 'that' clause is needed for the rest of the sentence to make sense. Here, "Talonflame is forced out by Pokemon, which are faster than it" -> removing the which clause gets "Talonflame is forced out by Pokemon" implying all Pokemon, which isn't true so you know that the clause is restrictve and you need to use that. This article is also helpful to explain this
 
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