Choice Specs (Gholdengo) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Good as Gold
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy / Steel
EVs: 244 HP / 4 Def / 140 SpA / 4 SpD / 116 Spe or 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Modest / Timid
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam / Power Gem
- Trick
[SET COMMENTS]
* Gholdengo leverages its high Special Attack stat in tandem with Choice Specs to deal devastating damage with its STAB moves, being able to tear through many teams.
* Dazzling Gleam can be used as an alternative option to Make It Rain for spread damage, being more reliable and dealing sizeable damage in tandem with Tera Fairy. Power Gem can also be utilised to hit Fire-Types that otherwise severely threaten it, namely Incineroar and Ogerpon-Hearthflame, the former of which resists both of Gholdengo's STAB moves.
* The first EV spread allows Gholdengo to live a Shadow Ball from Flutter Mane, a Flare Blitz from standard Incineroar, or a Sucker Punch from Chien Pao, whilst the Special Attack investment with a Modest nature allows you to pick up a 2HKO on Raging Bolt with Shadow Ball or Dazzling Gleam, while OHKOing bulky Flutter Mane with either STAB move and Urshifu-Single with Make It Rain. (note for QC: im aware most of these are kinda obscure but i genuinely couldn't find other important calcs that this investment reaches.) The Speed investment also allows you to outspeed Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Chi-Yu with a neutral nature under Tailwind. The second spread maximises Gholdengo's Speed and offense, with a timid nature it allows for Gholdengo to outspeed all but the fastest Booster Energy Flutter Mane's under Tailwind as well as speed tying Urshifu-Rapid with an Adamant nature.
* Tera Fairy can be utilized to bolster the damage of Dazzling Gleam, allowing Gholdengo to OHKO Urshifu-R and 2HKO Raging Bolt, Landorus and no bulk Ogerpon-Wellspring, while allowing it to resist Dark-Type attacks, notably Chien-Pao's sucker punch and Incineroar's Knock Off as well as removing your other weaknesses. Tera Steel allows for Make It Rain to become extremely strong, notably OHKOing Landorus, Tornadus, and Ursaluna-Bloodmoon (again hard to find relevant calcs) as well as 2HKOing Amoonguss, Urshifu-R and most Rillabooms. It also drops your weakness to Ghost- and Dark-Type attacks.
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Ability: Good as Gold
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy / Steel
EVs: 244 HP / 4 Def / 140 SpA / 4 SpD / 116 Spe or 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Modest / Timid
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam / Power Gem
- Trick
[SET COMMENTS]
* Gholdengo leverages its high Special Attack stat in tandem with Choice Specs to deal devastating damage with its STAB moves, being able to tear through many teams.
* Dazzling Gleam can be used as an alternative option to Make It Rain for spread damage, being more reliable and dealing sizeable damage in tandem with Tera Fairy. Power Gem can also be utilised to hit Fire-Types that otherwise severely threaten it, namely Incineroar and Ogerpon-Hearthflame, the former of which resists both of Gholdengo's STAB moves.
* The first EV spread allows Gholdengo to live a Shadow Ball from Flutter Mane, a Flare Blitz from standard Incineroar, or a Sucker Punch from Chien Pao, whilst the Special Attack investment with a Modest nature allows you to pick up a 2HKO on Raging Bolt with Shadow Ball or Dazzling Gleam, while OHKOing bulky Flutter Mane with either STAB move and Urshifu-Single with Make It Rain. (note for QC: im aware most of these are kinda obscure but i genuinely couldn't find other important calcs that this investment reaches.) The Speed investment also allows you to outspeed Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Chi-Yu with a neutral nature under Tailwind. The second spread maximises Gholdengo's Speed and offense, with a timid nature it allows for Gholdengo to outspeed all but the fastest Booster Energy Flutter Mane's under Tailwind as well as speed tying Urshifu-Rapid with an Adamant nature.
* Tera Fairy can be utilized to bolster the damage of Dazzling Gleam, allowing Gholdengo to OHKO Urshifu-R and 2HKO Raging Bolt, Landorus and no bulk Ogerpon-Wellspring, while allowing it to resist Dark-Type attacks, notably Chien-Pao's sucker punch and Incineroar's Knock Off as well as removing your other weaknesses. Tera Steel allows for Make It Rain to become extremely strong, notably OHKOing Landorus, Tornadus, and Ursaluna-Bloodmoon (again hard to find relevant calcs) as well as 2HKOing Amoonguss, Urshifu-R and most Rillabooms. It also drops your weakness to Ghost- and Dark-Type attacks.
[SET CREDITS]
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Quality checked by:
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