NU Toxicroak (Swords Dance) QC [1/1] GP [1/1]

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Gunk Shot
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Fighting

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxicroak stands out as a very potent late-game sweeper thanks to Swords Dance and Dry Skin, which allow it to switch in and set up on common Water-types like Vaporeon and Qwilfish. Its access to Sucker Punch allows it to revenge kill threats like Choice Scarf Medicham, Bruxish, and Rotom, though it has to be aware of the former two's Tera Fighting and Fairy and the latter's Will-O-Wisp. Tera Dark gives it a useful Psychic immunity to better the odds versus opposing Bruxish while increasing the power of Sucker Punch at the same time. Alternatively, Tera Fighting Toxicroak is able to OHKO Sandaconda, which usually checks it, after a Swords Dance. Toxicroak struggles against the aforementioned Drifblim and Rotom, and without Tera Fighting, Sandaconda, so teammates such as Vaporeon, Eelektross, and Rotom can switch in on its checks as well as bring Toxicroak into battle safely. Pokemon that appreciate Toxicroak's presence include Oricorio, Clawitzer, and Bruxish, as they struggle against bulky Pokemon that lose to Toxicroak like Vaporeon, Umbreon, and Chansey.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lucario, 189361]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pokeslice, 509790]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumii, 493772], [UT, 523866]]
 
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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Gunk Shot
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Fighting / Fire (Not sure if tera fire is necessary on Toxicroak since those situations really only let croak win in a vacuum 1v1 versus Drifblim, but even then a Tera Fairy Rotom can beat you in many lines. You've also made yourself KOed by Pass CC among being weak to other things like rocks / t spikes if you're forced to switch out. Definitely a niche tech to throw on Croak on certain teams, but idt it needs to be in the analysis at this point in time or would be the tera of choice in 9/10 games. Feels more like an OO shoutout in a full analysis)

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxicroak stands out as a very potent late-game sweeper thanks to Swords Dance and Dry Skin which allows it to switch-in and set up on on common Water-types like Vaporeon and Qwilfish while bolstering high base power STAB moves in Close Combat and Gunk Shot (no need to mention STAB moves) Its access to Sucker Punch allows it to revenge threats like Scarf Medicham, Bruxish, and Rotom, though it has to be aware of the former two using Tera Fighting or Fairy while the latter can use and the latter using Will-O-Wisp. A Dark Tera Type allows Toxicroak to gain a useful Immunity to Psychic-type moves to better the odds versus opposing Bruxish and while increasing the power of Sucker Punch at the same time. Alternatively, with the use of a Fighting Tera Type, Jolly Life Orb Toxicroak is able to OHKO Sandaconda, who usually checks it, after a Swords Dance. Meanwhile, Tera Fire gives Toxicroak the opportunity to be immune to Will-O-Wisp from Drifblim and Rotom. (check above) Toxicroak struggles against Sandaconda and the aforementioned Drifblim and Rotom, Toxicroak struggles against the aforementioned Drifblim and Rotom, and without Tera Fighting, Sandaconda, (flipped the sentence around in order to clarify how no tera fight changes the sanda mu since that info was necessary here) so teammates such as Vaporeon, Eelektross, or a Rotom of your own can help switch-in on its checks as well as bringing Toxicroak back into battle safely. Pokemon that appreciate Toxicroak's presence include Oricorio, Clawitzer, and Bruxish as they struggle against bulky Pokemon that lose to Toxicroak like Vaporeon, Umbreon, and Chansey.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lucario, 189361]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pokeslice, 509790]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Nice work + content! Most of these comments are just slight additions or rewording to help with clarity and flow. 1/1 when done.
 
amgp, implement what you want to!

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Gunk Shot
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Fighting

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxicroak stands out as a very potent late-game sweeper thanks to Swords Dance and Dry Skin,(AC) which allows it to switch-in switch in and set up on common Water-types like Vaporeon and Qwilfish. Its access to Sucker Punch allows it to revenge kill threats like Choice Scarf Medicham, Bruxish, and Rotom, though it has to be aware of the former two's(AA) using Tera Fighting or Fairy and the latter's(AA) using Will-O-Wisp. A Dark Tera Type Toxicroak's Tera Dark allows Toxicroak to gain gives it a useful Immunity to Psychic-type moves Psychic immunity to better the odds versus opposing Bruxish while increasing the power of Sucker Punch at the same time. Alternatively, with the use of a Fighting Tera Fighting Type, Jolly Life Orb Toxicroak is able to OHKO Sandaconda, who which usually checks it, after a Swords Dance. Toxicroak struggles against the aforementioned Drifblim and Rotom, and without Tera Fighting, Sandaconda, so teammates such as Vaporeon, Eelektross, or a Rotom of your own can help switch-in switch in on its checks as well as bring Toxicroak into battle safely. Pokemon that appreciate Toxicroak's presence include Oricorio, Clawitzer, and Bruxish as they struggle against bulky Pokemon that lose to Toxicroak like Vaporeon, Umbreon, and Chansey.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lucario, 189361]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pokeslice, 509790]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Gunk Shot
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Fighting

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxicroak stands out as a very potent late-game sweeper thanks to Swords Dance and Dry Skin,(AC) which allows allow it to switch-in switch in and set up on common Water-types like Vaporeon and Qwilfish. Its access to Sucker Punch allows it to revenge kill threats like Choice Scarf Medicham, Bruxish, and Rotom, though it has to be aware of the former two's(AA) using Tera Fighting or and Fairy and the latter's(AA) using Will-O-Wisp. A Dark Tera Type Tera Dark allows Toxicroak to gain gives it a useful Immunity to Psychic-type moves Psychic immunity to better the odds versus opposing Bruxish awkward phrasing; to beat Bruxish? to avoid Bruxish's Psychic Fangs? while increasing the power of Sucker Punch at the same time. Alternatively, with the use of a Fighting Tera Fighting Type, Jolly Life Orb Toxicroak is able to OHKO Sandaconda, who which usually checks it, after a Swords Dance. Toxicroak struggles against the aforementioned Drifblim and Rotom, and without Tera Fighting, Sandaconda, so teammates such as Vaporeon, Eelektross, or a and Rotom of your own can help switch-in switch in on its checks as well as bring Toxicroak into battle safely. Pokemon that appreciate Toxicroak's presence include Oricorio, Clawitzer, and Bruxish, (AC) as they struggle against bulky Pokemon that lose to Toxicroak like Vaporeon, Umbreon, and Chansey.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lucario, 189361]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pokeslice, 509790]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumii, 493772], [UT, 523866]]
GP 1/1! This is mostly Lumii's check, please credit both of us!

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GP Team done
 
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[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lucario, 189361]]
- Quality checked by: [[Pokeslice, 509790]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

[CREDITS]
- Written by [[Natcrozma, 580765]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumii, 493772], [UT, 523866]

Is the double credits section a copy/paste error or intentional?
 
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