OU Curse Garganacl

[Bice]

[SET]
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Salt Cure
move 3: Recover
move 4: Earthquake
item: Leftovers
tera type: Water / Fairy
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure make it a potent Curse user, letting it beat threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Gholdengo, Raging Bolt, and Galarian Slowking, with its high base power giving Garganacl offensive presence so it doesn't have to rely solely on Salt Cure for damage, which is especially useful since Raging Bolt commonly runs Leftovers and Galarian Slowking's Regenerator can mitigate Salt Cure damage as well. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Terastallization. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better handle Water-types such as Barraskewda and Hisuian Samurott. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk and removes its Grass weakness, improving its matchup against Meowscarada. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground-type moves, letting it better handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight; Great Tusk in particular appreciates Garganacl checking spinblockers such as Dragapult and, with Tera Water, Gholdengo. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain, which alleviates entry hazard chip damage, as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain and Salt Cure's chip damage will be mitigated by Grassy Terrain's healing when combined with Leftovers, however. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-W makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also punish Substitute with Encore and remove items like Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots with Knock Off, accentuating the chip damage done by Salt Cure. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status from Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Dragapult and Skeledirge. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots and the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Ting-Lu. Gliscor has access to Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Knock Off while also resisting Ground-type moves; in exchange, Garganacl checks Hex Dragapult, one of Gliscor's best checks. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking and Clodsire appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers like Primarina and Enamorus.

[SET CREDITS]
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View attachment 606477
[SET]
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Salt Cure
move 3: Recover
move 4: Earthquake / Stealth Rock (Discussed with QC and they want Stealth Rock removed. Relying on only a 40 BP Salt Cure for damage isn't ideal.)
item: Leftovers
tera type: Water / Fairy
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes it a potent user of Curse, letting it beat out physical attackers and act as a pseudo-sweeper. (Would mention a few examples of physical attackers it beats out, some easy ones are DD Dragonite and Weavile.) Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Slowking-Galar, while Stealth Rock lets Garganacl act as a solid hazard setter due to its ability to force out Pokemon that take heavy damage from Salt Cure, such as Dondozo and Skarmory. (Remove Stealth Rock for the reasons mentioned earlier) Protect is another option that lets Garganacl accrue chip damage with Salt Cure while recovering with Leftovers. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat Water-types such as Walking Wake and Primarina. It also lets Garganacl check Kingambit by giving it a resistance to Iron Head. (Would also mention Gholdengo as a Pokemon Gargnacl checks here, as Tera Water lets Garganacl resist its STAB Combination.) On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult and Walking Wake as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. (Walking Wake would normally want to use Hydro Steam on Garganacl, so its not the best example of a Draco immunity. Would mention that Fairy Tera gives Garganacl a resistance to Fighting Moves, which it is otherwise weak to. Would also mention that both Tera types are useful to get rid of Garganacl's weakness to Earthquake, since that lets it handle the various dragons such as Gouging Fire, Dragonite, and Roaring Moon better.)

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. If not running Earthquake, Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. (Infiltrator Dragapult would be another good Pokemon to mention here.) Ogerpon-Wellspring makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its resistance to Ground-type moves. (I don't think the Ground-type resistance is too relevant because Ogerpon-W has a hard time switching into most of the Ground-types, with Gliscor and Lando-T being able to U-Turn, Great Tusk Tusk dealing high damage with CC, etc. Instead I'd mention that Ogerpon-W is good at forcing Ground-Types out with its powerful Ivy Cudgel.) It can also prevent or punish Substitute with Taunt or Encore respectively. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure. (I'd also mention that Ogerpon-W benefits from Garganacl's ability to handle the various Dragon-types it tends to struggle with like Dragonite and Roaring Moon.) Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. (Would mention partners that offer entry hazard + Knock Off Support. Garganacl forces a lot of switches with Salt Cure, so additional chip from hazards makes it much more difficult to play around. Knock Off support can help Garganacl's Salt Cure damage stick more on various Heavy-Duty Boots Pokemon like Slowking-G. Would also mention some anti-hazard support, since Garganacl will struggle with hazard damage itself since its not running HDB. Lastly, I'd mention a few special walls as partners, namely Slowking-G and Clodsire, since Garganacl can struggle consistently handling special attackers. )

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Nice work. QC 1/2 when implemented.

 

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View attachment 606477
[SET]
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Salt Cure
move 3: Recover
move 4: Earthquake / Stealth Rock (Discussed with QC and they want Stealth Rock removed. Relying on only a 40 BP Salt Cure for damage isn't ideal.)
item: Leftovers
tera type: Water / Fairy
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes it a potent user of Curse, letting it beat out physical attackers and act as a pseudo-sweeper. (Would mention a few examples of physical attackers it beats out, some easy ones are DD Dragonite and Weavile.) Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Slowking-Galar, while Stealth Rock lets Garganacl act as a solid hazard setter due to its ability to force out Pokemon that take heavy damage from Salt Cure, such as Dondozo and Skarmory. (Remove Stealth Rock for the reasons mentioned earlier) Protect is another option that lets Garganacl accrue chip damage with Salt Cure while recovering with Leftovers. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat Water-types such as Walking Wake and Primarina. It also lets Garganacl check Kingambit by giving it a resistance to Iron Head. (Would also mention Gholdengo as a Pokemon Gargnacl checks here, as Tera Water lets Garganacl resist its STAB Combination.) On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult and Walking Wake as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. (Walking Wake would normally want to use Hydro Steam on Garganacl, so its not the best example of a Draco immunity. Would mention that Fairy Tera gives Garganacl a resistance to Fighting Moves, which it is otherwise weak to. Would also mention that both Tera types are useful to get rid of Garganacl's weakness to Earthquake, since that lets it handle the various dragons such as Gouging Fire, Dragonite, and Roaring Moon better.)

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. If not running Earthquake, Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. (Infiltrator Dragapult would be another good Pokemon to mention here.) Ogerpon-Wellspring makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its resistance to Ground-type moves. (I don't think the Ground-type resistance is too relevant because Ogerpon-W has a hard time switching into most of the Ground-types, with Gliscor and Lando-T being able to U-Turn, Great Tusk Tusk dealing high damage with CC, etc. Instead I'd mention that Ogerpon-W is good at forcing Ground-Types out with its powerful Ivy Cudgel.) It can also prevent or punish Substitute with Taunt or Encore respectively. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure. (I'd also mention that Ogerpon-W benefits from Garganacl's ability to handle the various Dragon-types it tends to struggle with like Dragonite and Roaring Moon.) Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. (Would mention partners that offer entry hazard + Knock Off Support. Garganacl forces a lot of switches with Salt Cure, so additional chip from hazards makes it much more difficult to play around. Knock Off support can help Garganacl's Salt Cure damage stick more on various Heavy-Duty Boots Pokemon like Slowking-G. Would also mention some anti-hazard support, since Garganacl will struggle with hazard damage itself since its not running HDB. Lastly, I'd mention a few special walls as partners, namely Slowking-G and Clodsire, since Garganacl can struggle consistently handling special attackers. )

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bice.236507/
Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:

Nice work. QC 1/2 when implemented.

implemented!

 

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QC

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes it a potent user of Curse, letting it beat out threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Slowking-GalarGalarian Slowking. Add why its useful to hit them. Protect is another option that lets Garganacl accrue chip damage with Salt Cure while recovering with Leftovers. Protect on Garg is fine, but this is a curse set and you can't drop recover/cure/eq, while tect is already on rocks garg which it fits on. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat Water-types such as Walking Wake and Primarina. Multiple issues here, Walking Wake has a chance to OHKO with Draco Meteor after Stealth Rock while Primarina commonly runs Substitute and outspeeds Garganacl. Water-types should be added here but these aren't the waters to use. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Kingambit Kingambit is very shaky because it depends on Kingambit's set and gamestate, with enough fallen and especially with its own Tera Kingambit can win the exchange. (5 allies fainted +2 no extra boosts is a gauranteed KO, add potential tera dark, black glasses, and general chip damage from other mons attacks and hazards and Garg isn't really an answer.) and Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist the latter's Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. Add the lack of a Grass weakness. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground moves, letting it handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite, better.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. Could also add how it minimizes hazard damage. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain, however. Salt Cure being nullified by Leftovers+Terrain could also be added as a downside. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-Wellspring makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also prevent or punish Substitute with Taunt or Encore respectively taunt isn't too relevant here, if they get a sub on garg pons taunt doesn't really do much to stop it. and provide support with Knock Off to remove items like Covert Cloak. Cloak doesn't really exist anymore, including on pons checks. Whole knock section could be removed or alternatively mention pon being able to knock boots/leftovers on mons that can break garg to put them on a quicker timer. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status. Add Pokemon that can threaten status vs clef that Garg beats. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Covert Cloak as well as the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Slowking-GalarGalarian Slowking. Gliscor has access to both entry hazards and Knock Off while also resisting Ground moves; in exchange, Garganacl wears down its checks like Dondozo and Skarmory with Salt Cure. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight. Move this near the beginning, Great Tusk is Garganacl's most common partner for good reason while Corviknight is up there, also expand on the synergies between them outside of Rapid Spin. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon, such as Slowking-GalarGalarian Slowking and Clodsire, appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers. Add special attackers Garganacl struggles against that they beat.

Not QC 2/2 yet because there's a lot of big changes so I want to do a recheck after you implement this.

 

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[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes it a potent user of Curse, letting it beat out threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Slowking-GalarGalarian Slowking. Add why its useful to hit them. Protect is another option that lets Garganacl accrue chip damage with Salt Cure while recovering with Leftovers. Protect on Garg is fine, but this is a curse set and you can't drop recover/cure/eq, while tect is already on rocks garg which it fits on. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat Water-types such as Walking Wake and Primarina. Multiple issues here, Walking Wake has a chance to OHKO with Draco Meteor after Stealth Rock while Primarina commonly runs Substitute and outspeeds Garganacl. Water-types should be added here but these aren't the waters to use. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Kingambit Kingambit is very shaky because it depends on Kingambit's set and gamestate, with enough fallen and especially with its own Tera Kingambit can win the exchange. (5 allies fainted +2 no extra boosts is a gauranteed KO, add potential tera dark, black glasses, and general chip damage from other mons attacks and hazards and Garg isn't really an answer.) and Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist the latter's Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. Add the lack of a Grass weakness. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground moves, letting it handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite, better.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. Could also add how it minimizes hazard damage. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain, however. Salt Cure being nullified by Leftovers+Terrain could also be added as a downside. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-Wellspring makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also prevent or punish Substitute with Taunt or Encore respectively taunt isn't too relevant here, if they get a sub on garg pons taunt doesn't really do much to stop it. and provide support with Knock Off to remove items like Covert Cloak. Cloak doesn't really exist anymore, including on pons checks. Whole knock section could be removed or alternatively mention pon being able to knock boots/leftovers on mons that can break garg to put them on a quicker timer. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status. Add Pokemon that can threaten status vs clef that Garg beats. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Covert Cloak as well as the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Slowking-GalarGalarian Slowking. Gliscor has access to both entry hazards and Knock Off while also resisting Ground moves; in exchange, Garganacl wears down its checks like Dondozo and Skarmory with Salt Cure. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight. Move this near the beginning, Great Tusk is Garganacl's most common partner for good reason while Corviknight is up there, also expand on the synergies between them outside of Rapid Spin. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon, such as Slowking-GalarGalarian Slowking and Clodsire, appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers. Add special attackers Garganacl struggles against that they beat.

Not QC 2/2 yet because there's a lot of big changes so I want to do a recheck after you implement this.

implemented!

 

[veti]

QC

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes it a potent user of Curse, letting it beat out threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Galarian Slowking, giving Garganacl an offensive presence as it doesn't have to rely solely on Salt Cure for damage. Add how gking can sit on it with regen and raging bolt commonly using leftovers, as well as Earthquake being an attack with actual BP to boost with Curse. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat Water-types such as DondozoBarraskewda and Hisuian Samurott. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk, and removes its Grass weakness, improving its matchup into Meowscarada. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground moves, letting it handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite, better.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight. Add Tusk's additional synergies with Garganacl, for one example Garg walls Dragapult and if Tera Water walls Gholdengo that try to spinblock Tusk. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain, which alleviates hazard chip damage, as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain and Salt Cure's chip damage will be mitigated by Grassy Terrain's healing when combined with Leftovers, however. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-W makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also punish Substitute with Encore respectively and provide support with Knock Off to remove items like Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, increasingaccentuating the chip damage done by Salt Cure. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status from Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Dragapult, and Skeledirge. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots, as the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Galarian Slowking. Alomomola and Ting-Lu can also be really annoying for Garganacl if their items are intact. Gliscor has access to both entry hazardsStealth Rock, Spikes, there are more than two entry hazards. and Knock Off while also resisting Ground moves; in exchange, Garganacl wears down its checks like Dondozo and Skarmory with Salt Cure. Not necessary to add offensive synergy for defensive mons, fine leaving it with just utility+defensive synergy and also add scors fighting resist and garg checking hexpult. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon, such as Galarian Slowking and Clodsire, appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers like Primarina and Enamorus.

qc 2/2

 

[Bice]

QC

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes it a potent user of Curse, letting it beat out threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Galarian Slowking, giving Garganacl an offensive presence as it doesn't have to rely solely on Salt Cure for damage. Add how gking can sit on it with regen and raging bolt commonly using leftovers, as well as Earthquake being an attack with actual BP to boost with Curse. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat Water-types such as DondozoBarraskewda and Hisuian Samurott. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk, and removes its Grass weakness, improving its matchup into Meowscarada. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground moves, letting it handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite, better.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight. Add Tusk's additional synergies with Garganacl, for one example Garg walls Dragapult and if Tera Water walls Gholdengo that try to spinblock Tusk. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain, which alleviates hazard chip damage, as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain and Salt Cure's chip damage will be mitigated by Grassy Terrain's healing when combined with Leftovers, however. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-W makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also punish Substitute with Encore respectively and provide support with Knock Off to remove items like Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, increasingaccentuating the chip damage done by Salt Cure. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status from Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Dragapult, and Skeledirge. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots, as the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Galarian Slowking. Alomomola and Ting-Lu can also be really annoying for Garganacl if their items are intact. Gliscor has access to both entry hazardsStealth Rock, Spikes, there are more than two entry hazards. and Knock Off while also resisting Ground moves; in exchange, Garganacl wears down its checks like Dondozo and Skarmory with Salt Cure. Not necessary to add offensive synergy for defensive mons, fine leaving it with just utility+defensive synergy and also add scors fighting resist and garg checking hexpult. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon, such as Galarian Slowking and Clodsire, appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers like Primarina and Enamorus.

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implemented! sorry i was a bit late, stuff came up irl. ready for gp!
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[StupidFlandrs48]

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Return to monke

Punctuation Key (in order of appearance):
(RC) = Removed Comma
(RP) = Removed Period
(ASC) = Added Semicolon

[SET]
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Salt Cure
move 3: Recover
move 4: Earthquake
item: Leftovers
tera type: Water / Fairy
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes make it a potent user of Curse user, letting it beat out threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Gholdengo, Raging Bolt, and Galarian Slowking, with its high Base Power base power giving Garganacl an offensive presence as so it doesn't have to rely solely on Salt Cure for damage, which is especially useful since Raging Bolt commonly runs Leftovers and Galarian Slowking's Regenerator can mitigate Salt Cure damage as well. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera Terastallization. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat handle Water-types such as Barraskewda and Hisuian Samurott. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk(RC) and removes its Grass weakness, improving its matchup into against Meowscarada. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground-type moves, letting it better handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite(RC) better.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight(RP);(ASC) Great Tusk in particular appreciates Garganacl checking spinblockers(RC) such as Dragapult and, with Tera Water, Gholdengo. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain, which alleviates entry hazard chip damage, as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain and Salt Cure's chip damage will be mitigated by Grassy Terrain's healing when combined with Leftovers, however. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-W makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also punish Substitute with Encore respectively and provide support with Knock Off to remove items like Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots with Knock Off, accentuating the chip damage done by Salt Cure. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status from Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Dragapult and Skeledirge. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots(RC) as and the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Ting-Lu. Gliscor has access to Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Knock Off while also resisting Ground-type moves; in exchange, Garganacl checks Hex Dragapult, one of Gliscor's best checks. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon(RC) such as Galarian Slowking and Clodsire(RC) appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers like Primarina and Enamorus.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bice.236507/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/magcargo.177111/
Grammar checked by:

GP 1/1 GP Team done

 

[Bice]

Additions Removals Comments/silly nitpicks

Return to monke

Punctuation Key (in order of appearance):
(RC) = Removed Comma
(RP) = Removed Period
(ASC) = Added Semicolon

[SET]
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Salt Cure
move 3: Recover
move 4: Earthquake
item: Leftovers
tera type: Water / Fairy
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl's incredible defensive stats and access to Salt Cure makes make it a potent user of Curse user, letting it beat out threatening physical attackers such as Weavile and Dragon Dance Dragonite while acting as a pseudo-sweeper. Earthquake lets Garganacl hit threats such as Gholdengo, Raging Bolt, and Galarian Slowking, with its high Base Power base power giving Garganacl an offensive presence as so it doesn't have to rely solely on Salt Cure for damage, which is especially useful since Raging Bolt commonly runs Leftovers and Galarian Slowking's Regenerator can mitigate Salt Cure damage as well. 52 Defense EVs lets Garganacl survive Ogerpon-W's Power Whip as well as +1 Protosynthesis-boosted Roaring Moon's Earthquake without the need for Curse boosts or Tera Terastallization. Tera Water turns Garganacl's Water weakness into a resistance, letting it better beat handle Water-types such as Barraskewda and Hisuian Samurott. It also lets Garganacl check offensive Steel-types such as Gholdengo, with Purifying Salt letting it resist Shadow Ball. On the other hand, Tera Fairy gives Garganacl an immunity to Draco Meteor from Dragapult as well as Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, in addition to giving it a resistance to Knock Off from the likes of Roaring Moon. It also grants Garganacl a resistance to Fighting-type moves from Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk(RC) and removes its Grass weakness, improving its matchup into against Meowscarada. Both options remove Garganacl's weakness to Ground-type moves, letting it better handle Dragon-types that rely on Earthquake for coverage, such as Gouging Fire and Dragonite(RC) better.

Garganacl fits well on bulky offense or balance teams. Due to not running Heavy-Duty Boots, Garganacl appreciates entry hazard removal from the likes of Great Tusk and Corviknight(RP);(ASC) Great Tusk in particular appreciates Garganacl checking spinblockers(RC) such as Dragapult and, with Tera Water, Gholdengo. Rillaboom makes for a great partner thanks to Garganacl appreciating the recovery from Grassy Terrain, which alleviates entry hazard chip damage, as well as the reduction in Earthquake's damage, letting it check Pokemon like Roaring Moon better. It should be noted that Garganacl's own Earthquake will deal less damage as a result of Grassy Terrain and Salt Cure's chip damage will be mitigated by Grassy Terrain's healing when combined with Leftovers, however. As Substitute blocks Salt Cure, Pokemon that can punish the use of the move, such as Encore Dragonite, Infiltrator Dragapult, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu, are appreciated teammates. Ogerpon-W makes for a great partner with Garganacl thanks to Water Absorb and its ability to force Ground-types like Gliscor out with Ivy Cudgel. It can also punish Substitute with Encore respectively and provide support with Knock Off to remove items like Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots with Knock Off, accentuating the chip damage done by Salt Cure. In exchange, it appreciates Garganacl deterring defensive Pokemon like Skarmory with Salt Cure, as well as its ability to handle Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Unaware Clefable forms a good defensive core with Garganacl, denying other setup sweepers the opportunity to set up on Garganacl while also appreciating its ability to absorb status from Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Dragapult and Skeledirge. Garganacl also benefits from Clefable's ability to check Ting-Lu. Opposing Clefable can check Garganacl with both of its abilities, so Pokemon that can dispatch it, like Gholdengo and Heatran, make for good partners. Garganacl also enjoys Knock Off and hazard support, as the removal of items like Heavy-Duty Boots(RC) as and the additional chip from hazards makes it harder to play around due to the chip damage from Salt Cure having more of an impact on Pokemon like Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Ting-Lu. Gliscor has access to Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Knock Off while also resisting Ground-type moves; in exchange, Garganacl checks Hex Dragapult, one of Gliscor's best checks. Finally, specially defensive Pokemon(RC) such as Galarian Slowking and Clodsire(RC) appreciate Garganacl's physical walling capabilities while making up for its inability to consistently handle special attackers like Primarina and Enamorus.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bice.236507/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/magcargo.177111/
Grammar checked by:

GP 1/1 GP Team done

implemented! analysis is officially done!