Doubles Swords Dance Kingambit

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[SET]
Swords Dance (Kingambit) @ Dread Plate
Ability: Defiant
Tera Type: Dark / Dragon / Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Swords Dance, mixed with Kingambit's naturally high Attack as well as access to Defiant to scare off Intimidate users and priority in Sucker Punch, makes it one of the most effective setup sweepers in the metagame. Its respectable bulk, especially its base 120 Defense, often allows it to set up multiple Swords Dances in one match.
  • Kowtow Cleave offers strong and consistent damage. It OHKOes Gholdengo and Indeedee-F without a boost and decimates bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss and Entei at +2, netting guaranteed KOs after minimal chip damage.
  • Sucker Punch compensates for Kingambit's low Speed, OHKOing faster attackers such as Landorus and Ogerpon-W after a boost. It also allows Kingambit to revenge kill weakened foes when entering the field.
  • Dread Plate (or Black Glasses) is vital for Kingambit to secure numerous benchmarks for OHKOs or 2HKOs on Pokemon such as Landorus with Sucker Punch and Ogerpon-W with Kowtow Cleave. Other items can be used in niche scenarios, such as Leftovers for gradual health recovery or Grassy Seed on teams with Rillaboom to become resilient to most physical attacks.
  • Kingambit has a multitude of options for its Tera type. Tera Dark can be used to strengthen its attacks and reduce its weakness to Iron Hands's Fighting-type attacks to only 2x while removing its weaknesses to Incineroar's Flare Blitz, Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel,and Landorus's Earth Power. Tera Dragon allows Kingambit to resist attacks from Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Chi-Yu. Tera Flying grants an immunity to Landorus's Ground-type moves as well as another way to resist Iron Hands's attacks, but it gives Kingambit a much worse matchup against the faster Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao.
  • Kingambit appreciates partners that can create space for it to set up a Swords Dance; this includes Fake Out users, such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Iron Hands, and redirection support from the likes of Sinistcha and Ogerpon-W. One bonus of running Incineroar is that it actually improves Kingambit's matchup against opposing Incineroar, as it can easily switch into Flare Blitz if necessary or at least reduce the damage Kingambit takes from an opposing Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Landorus fends off some of Kingambit's biggest threats like Iron Hands and Entei, while it appreciates Kingambit's ability to remove some of its threats like Ogerpon-W with a boosted Sucker Punch. Landorus is also one of Kingambit's best offensive checks due to its strong Earth Power, so Kingambit appreciates the support of Jolly Ogerpon-W and Chien-Pao to threaten it offensively.
  • Kingambit's Defiant supports strong physical attackers such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Chien-Pao by deterring opposing Intimidate users. Its Steel typing and opportunity to get a Defiant boost from Bleakwind Storm also make it one of the strongest Tornadus checks in the tier, which is appreciated by the aforementioned Grass-types. Gouging Fire can further boost Kingambit's Attack with Howl, while Kingambit deters Intimidate users, creating room for multiple turns of boosting.

[SET CREDITS]
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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Kowtow Cleave
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Protect
item: Dread Plate
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
tera type: Dark / Fire / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Swords Dance, mixed with Kingambit's naturally high Attack as well as access to Defiant to scare off Intimidate users and priority in Sucker Punch, makes it one of the most effective set up sweepers in the metagame. Its respectable bulk, especially its 120 base Defense, often allows it to setup multiple Swords Dances in one match.
  • Kowtow Cleave offers strong and consistent damage. It OHKOes Gholdengo and Indeedee-F without a boost, and decimates even bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss and Entei at +2, netting guaranteed KOes after minimal chip damage.
  • Sucker Punch compensates for Kingambit's low Speed, OHKOing faster attackers such as Landorus, Ogerpon-W, and Flutter Mane after a boost. It also allows Kingambit to revenge kill weakened foes when entering the field.
  • Dread Plate (or Black Glasses) is vital for Kingambit to secure numerous benchmarks for OHKOes or 2HKOes (worthwhile to elaborate upon which benchmarks, so the player knows what to account for when changing items), however other items can be used in niche scenarios, such as Safety Goggles on teams particularly weak to Amoonguss, or Grassy Seed on teams with Rillaboom to become impervious (great word but w/ impervious i think of just outright taking 0, i'd prefer a different term) to most physical attacks.
  • Kingambit has a multitude of options for its Tera type. Dark Tera can be used to strengthen its attacks and reduce its Fighting-weakness to only 2x while removing its weaknesses to Fire and Ground at the cost of becoming weak to Fairy-type attacks. Fire Tera grants Kingambit an immunity to Will-O-Wisp as well as crucial resistances to Fairy and Fire, but retains its Ground weakness and the weakness to Water Water weakness can be exploited by Volcanion and Ogerpon-W. Fairy Tera removes all of Kingambit's natural ("base"?) weaknesses but doesn't grant it many useful resistances besides to Fighting-type attacks.
  • Kingambit appreciates partners that can create space for it to setup a Swords Dance, this includes Fake Out users such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Iron Hands, and redirection support from the likes of Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W. Landorus fends off some of Kingambit's biggest threats including Iron Hands and Entei, while Landorus appreciates Kingambit's ability to remove some of its threats like Ogerpon-W and Flutter Mane with a boosted Sucker Punch. Landorus is also one of Kingambit's best offensive checks, so it appreciates the support of Jolly Ogerpon-W, Chien-Pao, and Choice Specs Icy Wind Flutter Mane to threaten it offensively before it can attack.
    • i'd add something about incineroar in this bullet point; its true that it will be deterred from switching in, but this set can't hurt it and you are forced to tera for flare blitz. probably good to mention in the lando line or add it to jolly waterpon
  • Kingambit's Defiant can support supports strong physical attackers such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Chien-Pao by deterring opposing Intimidate. Its Steel-typing and potential ("opportunity"?) to get a Defiant boost from Bleakwind Storm also make it one of the strongest Tornadus checks in the tier, which is appreciated by the aforementioned Grass-types.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Kowtow Cleave
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Protect
item: Dread Plate
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
tera type: Dark / Fire / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Swords Dance, mixed with Kingambit's naturally high Attack as well as access to Defiant to scare off Intimidate users and priority in Sucker Punch, makes it one of the most effective set up sweepers in the metagame. Its respectable bulk, especially its 120 base Defense, often allows it to setup multiple Swords Dances in one match.
  • Kowtow Cleave offers strong and consistent damage. It OHKOes Gholdengo and Indeedee-F without a boost, and decimates even you forgot to remove this bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss and Entei at +2, netting guaranteed guaranteeing KOes after minimal chip damage.
  • Sucker Punch compensates for Kingambit's low Speed, OHKOing faster attackers such as Landorus, Ogerpon-W, and Flutter Mane after a boost. It also allows Kingambit to revenge kill weakened foes when entering the field.
  • Dread Plate (or Black Glasses) is vital for Kingambit to secure numerous benchmarks for OHKOes or 2HKOes, such as Landorus with Sucker Punch or Ogerpon-W with Kowtow Cleave. Other items can be used in niche scenarios, such as Safety Goggles on teams particularly weak to Amoonguss, also great on tr teams, they aren't always inherently weak to amoong, so I think it's cool to mention this + beats rpowder for itself not just the team or Grassy Seed on teams with Rillaboom to become resillient to most physical attacks.
  • Kingambit has a multitude of options for its Tera type. Dark Tera can be used to strengthen its attacks and reduce its Fighting-weakness to only 2x while removing its weaknesses to Fire and Ground at the cost of becoming weak to Fairy-type attacks. Fire Tera grants Kingambit an immunity to Will-O-Wisp as well as crucial resistances to Fairy and Fire, but retains its Ground weakness and the Water weakness can be exploited by Volcanion and Ogerpon-W. Fairy Tera removes all of Kingambit's base weaknesses but doesn't grant many useful resistances besides to Fighting-type attacks. I would modify this to be more that it's just generally good neutrally
  • Kingambit appreciates partners that can create space for it to setup a Swords Dance, this includes Fake Out users such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Iron Hands, and redirection support from the likes of Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W. One bonus of running Incineroar is that it actually improves Kingambit's matchup into opposing Incineroar, as it can easily switch in to Flare Blitz if necessary or at least reduce the damage Kingambit takes from an opposing Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Landorus fends off some of Kingambit's biggest threats including Iron Hands and Entei, while Landorus appreciates Kingambit's ability to remove some of its threats like Ogerpon-W and Flutter Mane with a boosted Sucker Punch. Landorus is also one of Kingambit's best offensive checks, so it appreciates the support of Jolly Ogerpon-W, Chien-Pao, and Choice Specs Icy Wind Flutter Mane to threaten it offensively.
  • Kingambit's Defiant supports strong physical attackers such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Chien-Pao by deterring opposing Intimidate. Its Steel-typing and opportunity to get a Defiant boost from Bleakwind Storm also make it one of the strongest Tornadus checks in the tier, which is appreciated by the aforementioned Grass-types.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ryo-yamada2001.192134/
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Grammar checked by:
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it's generally hinted at throughout the analysis, particularly in the kowtow section, but it could be made more clear either in the sucker section or teammates section that it's super wary of common redirectors and a path needs to be cleared through them, as I don't think it can do it all alone without taking too much chip and also having the resources to setup

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I think Smudge's check is mostly applicable to the current meta, would want to make a few changes:
- Dragon and Flying are probably more useful secondary Tera types now as opposed to Fire and Fairy, Chi-Yu, Ogerpons, Lando-I main reasons.
- Remove mentions of Flutter Mane, idt its needed to replace it with anything else where its mentioned but if Zee thinks of anything go for it
- Expand more on Lando-I matchup probably, especially Substitute messing with Sucker Punch
- Mention Iron Hands as one of the biggest checks (something else incin + amoon helps with)
- Maybe mention Archaludon as a threat? Kingambit can power through with boosts sometimes but its scared of body press.
- Howl Gouging Fire mentioned as a partner (and a threat maybe, it had more uses than Entei in osdt playoffs)

All I could think of right now zee Smudge
 
GP Team done

add remove highlight comment

[SET] (Shouldn't the set be formatted based on the skeleton in this thread?)
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Kowtow Cleave
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Protect
item: Dread Plate
ability: Defiant
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
tera type: Dark / Dragon / Flying (see last comment in Tera bullet point)

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Swords Dance, mixed with Kingambit's naturally high Attack as well as access to Defiant to scare off Intimidate users and priority in Sucker Punch, makes it one of the most effective set up setup sweepers in the metagame. Its respectable bulk, especially its base 120 base Defense, often allows it to setup set up multiple Swords Dances in one match.
  • Kowtow Cleave offers strong and consistent damage. It OHKOes Gholdengo and Indeedee-F without a boost (RC) and decimates bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss and Entei at +2, netting guaranteed KOes KOs after minimal chip damage.
  • Sucker Punch compensates for Kingambit's low Speed, OHKOing faster attackers such as Landorus and Ogerpon-W after a boost. It also allows Kingambit to revenge kill weakened foes when entering the field.
  • Dread Plate (or Black Glasses) is vital for Kingambit to secure numerous benchmarks for OHKOes OHKOs or 2HKOes (RC) 2HKOs on Pokemon such as Landorus with Sucker Punch or and Ogerpon-W with Kowtow Cleave. Other items can be used in niche scenarios, such as Leftovers for gradual health recovery (RC) or Grassy Seed on teams with Rillaboom to become resilient to most physical attacks.
  • Kingambit has a multitude of options for its Tera type. Tera Dark Tera can be used to strengthen its attacks and reduce its Fighting-weakness Fighting weakness to only 2x while removing its weaknesses to Fire and Ground at the cost of becoming weak to Fairy-type attacks. (This is dex info. What Pokemon/attacks would this new typing be relevant against?) Tera Dragon Tera allows Kingambit to resist attacks from Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Chi-Yu. (RS) (You don't explain why Tera Flying is an option.)
  • Kingambit appreciates partners that can create space for it to setup set up a Swords Dance; (RC, ASC) this includes Fake Out users, (AC) such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Iron Hands, and redirection support from the likes of Sinistcha and Ogerpon-W. One bonus of running Incineroar is that it actually improves Kingambit's matchup into against opposing Incineroar, as it can easily switch in to into Flare Blitz if necessary or at least reduce the damage Kingambit takes from an opposing Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Landorus fends off some of Kingambit's biggest threats including like Iron Hands and Entei, while Landorus it appreciates Kingambit's ability to remove some of its threats like Ogerpon-W with a boosted Sucker Punch. Landorus is also one of Kingambit's best offensive checks due to its strong Earth Power, so it Kingambit appreciates the support of Jolly Ogerpon-W and Chien-Pao to threaten it offensively.
  • Kingambit's Defiant supports strong physical attackers such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Chien-Pao by deterring opposing Intimidate users. Its Steel-typing Steel typing and opportunity to get a Defiant boost from Bleakwind Storm also make it one of the strongest Tornadus checks in the tier, which is appreciated by the aforementioned Grass-types. Gouging Fire can further boost Kingambit's Attack with Howl, while Kingambit deters Intimidate users, creating room for multiple turns of boosting.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zee.501951/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ryo-yamada2001.192134/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/smudge.550367/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bagel.608134/
Grammar checked by:
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Ping me when you're done implementing, so I can quickly look at it again.

GP Check 1/1

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implemented, a blue banana for recheck as requested. ended up removing the bit about fairy type moves since flutter isn't around anymore and the others are pretty irrelevant to this
 
The only additional grammar changes needed are just the new stuff in the Tera type bullet point; otherwise, it's ready to go.

  • Kingambit has a multitude of options for its Tera type. Tera Dark can be used to strengthen its attacks and reduce its weakness to Iron Hands' Hands's Fighting-type attacks to only 2x while removing its weaknesses to Incineroar's Flare Blitz, (AC) or Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel, (AC) and Landorus' Landorus's Earth Power. Tera Dragon allows Kingambit to resist attacks from Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Chi-Yu. Tera Flying grants an immunity to Landorus' Ground Type Landorus's Ground-type moves in addition to as well as another way to resist Iron Hands' Hands's attacks, but has it gives Kingambit a much worse matchup into against the faster Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao.
 
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