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Name: Swords Dance
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Facade / Knock Off
Move 4: Protect
Item: Toxic Orb
Tera Type: Water
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish / Careful
EVs: 244 HP / 248 Def / 16 SpD or 244 HP / 36 Def / 228 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Gliscor can make a lot of easy progress throughout the game thanks to its great bulk, being able to use Swords Dance in front of opposing Gliscor and other passive Pokemon such as Clefable, Clodsire, and Toxapex to become an offensive threat. Gliscor being permanently affected by poison allows it to use Facade consistently, which breaks Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Hawlucha, and Dragonite. Swords Dance Gliscor can threaten common Knock Off absorbers like Clefable, particularly on Heavy-Duty Boots spam teams, so it can effectively use Knock Off instead against these teams to punish different foes, especially entry hazard-weak Pokemon such as Volcarona, Zapdos, and Enamorus. Ice Fang is another option that can be run over Knock Off to shut down opposing Gliscor, which may give the team trouble, or to have better coverage and damage against opposing Dragon-, Flying-, and Grass-types such as Dragapult, Dragonite, and Rillaboom. Tera Water flips Gliscor's matchup against Ice- and Water-types such as Weavile and Barraskewda defensively; however, it becomes a worse check to Pokemon such as Rillaboom. For teams that are not as strong defensively into Grass-types, Tera Dragon is recommended, as it covers for both Water and Grass, and most notably, it shuts down Ogerpon-W and gains a better matchup versus Serperior and other potent offensive threats that would have been able to beat Gliscor even with Tera Water. 16 Special Defense EVs allow Gliscor to survive both a Choice Specs Enamorus's Moonblast and Life Orb Deoxys-S's Psycho Boost from full health, or it can be given more special bulk to better handle common offensive threats like Iron Valiant, Dragapult, and Iron Moth, which may chunk it heavily and affect its time on field otherwise. The 36 Defense EVs on the specially bulky EV spread allow Gliscor to comfortably survive Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel from full health.
Swords Dance Gliscor best fits on teams that need to break balance structures, most prominently teams that utilize multiple Heavy-Duty Boots users. Gliscor enjoys being a part of Spikes-stacking teams that need guaranteed progress against opposing Heavy-Duty Boots spam teams, which Spikes-stacking teams usually lose to. As a result, Ting-Lu and Skarmory are great teammates, as they can set up entry hazards and directly complement Gliscor defensively. Gholdengo also pairs well, preventing Defog and hindering the removal of hazards. However, Gliscor's lack of Toxic or hazards makes it exert less pressure long-term, prevents it from placing opposing Pokemon on a timer such as Ting-Lu and Great Tusk, and means it cannot punish any switch-ins to it with a Toxic. Teammates such as Weaville and Choice Specs Dragapult help Gliscor's lack of pressure with great upfront damage. Swords Dance Gliscor is also unable to deal with the common Iron Defense Skarmory on balance teams or muscle through common defensive walls such as Dondozo and Corviknight; however, access to Knock Off allows it remove their items at the very least, which could be helpful in the long run for Gliscor's teammates. Teammates such as, Kyurem and Rotom-W are great with Swords Dance Gliscor, as they can beat the fatter Pokemon that Gliscor is unable to muscle through, such as the aforementioned Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Corviknight. Gholdengo and Ogerpon-W are also good options, as they are able to turn threats such as Skarmory and Dondozo into setup fodder.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/exotic64.499397/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alkazoth.518682/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/morkal.367494/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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Name: Swords Dance
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Facade / Knock Off
Move 4: Protect
Item: Toxic Orb
Tera Type: Water
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish / Careful
EVs: 244 HP / 248 Def / 16 SpD or 244 HP / 36 Def / 228 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Gliscor can make a lot of easy progress throughout the game thanks to its great bulk, being able to use Swords Dance in front of opposing Gliscor and other passive Pokemon such as Clefable, Clodsire, and Toxapex to become an offensive threat. Gliscor being permanently affected by poison allows it to use Facade consistently, which breaks Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Hawlucha, and Dragonite. Swords Dance Gliscor can threaten common Knock Off absorbers like Clefable, particularly on Heavy-Duty Boots spam teams, so it can effectively use Knock Off instead against these teams to punish different foes, especially entry hazard-weak Pokemon such as Volcarona, Zapdos, and Enamorus. Ice Fang is another option that can be run over Knock Off to shut down opposing Gliscor, which may give the team trouble, or to have better coverage and damage against opposing Dragon-, Flying-, and Grass-types such as Dragapult, Dragonite, and Rillaboom. Tera Water flips Gliscor's matchup against Ice- and Water-types such as Weavile and Barraskewda defensively; however, it becomes a worse check to Pokemon such as Rillaboom. For teams that are not as strong defensively into Grass-types, Tera Dragon is recommended, as it covers for both Water and Grass, and most notably, it shuts down Ogerpon-W and gains a better matchup versus Serperior and other potent offensive threats that would have been able to beat Gliscor even with Tera Water. 16 Special Defense EVs allow Gliscor to survive both a Choice Specs Enamorus's Moonblast and Life Orb Deoxys-S's Psycho Boost from full health, or it can be given more special bulk to better handle common offensive threats like Iron Valiant, Dragapult, and Iron Moth, which may chunk it heavily and affect its time on field otherwise. The 36 Defense EVs on the specially bulky EV spread allow Gliscor to comfortably survive Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel from full health.
Swords Dance Gliscor best fits on teams that need to break balance structures, most prominently teams that utilize multiple Heavy-Duty Boots users. Gliscor enjoys being a part of Spikes-stacking teams that need guaranteed progress against opposing Heavy-Duty Boots spam teams, which Spikes-stacking teams usually lose to. As a result, Ting-Lu and Skarmory are great teammates, as they can set up entry hazards and directly complement Gliscor defensively. Gholdengo also pairs well, preventing Defog and hindering the removal of hazards. However, Gliscor's lack of Toxic or hazards makes it exert less pressure long-term, prevents it from placing opposing Pokemon on a timer such as Ting-Lu and Great Tusk, and means it cannot punish any switch-ins to it with a Toxic. Teammates such as Weaville and Choice Specs Dragapult help Gliscor's lack of pressure with great upfront damage. Swords Dance Gliscor is also unable to deal with the common Iron Defense Skarmory on balance teams or muscle through common defensive walls such as Dondozo and Corviknight; however, access to Knock Off allows it remove their items at the very least, which could be helpful in the long run for Gliscor's teammates. Teammates such as, Kyurem and Rotom-W are great with Swords Dance Gliscor, as they can beat the fatter Pokemon that Gliscor is unable to muscle through, such as the aforementioned Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Corviknight. Gholdengo and Ogerpon-W are also good options, as they are able to turn threats such as Skarmory and Dondozo into setup fodder.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/exotic64.499397/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alkazoth.518682/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/morkal.367494/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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