[OVERVIEW]
Ghost
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* Golurk has access to stealth rock, and decent bulk to set it up with, making it an phenomenal lead for trick room ghost.
*While primarily used as a lead, it has decent potential to be a bulky wallbreaker, with 124 attack, and a colorful movepool.
* Using said sky-high attack, Golurk is very good at either of its roles.
* Golurk has three natural immunities, being Normal, Fighting, and Electric, which allows you to switch into those hits safely.
*Golurk has mediocre bulk, at 89/80/80, allowing it to live some hits with investment.
*Golurk has atrocious speed, at 55, and thus needs investment to outspeed the slowest of threats.
*Unfortunately, it is outclassed by Marowak in many ways, and is only run on trick room ghost so Marowak can be a wallbreaker.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Utility Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Dynamic Punch
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stone Edge
item: Focus Sash
ability: No Guard
nature: Adamant/Jolly
evs: 4 hp/252 atk/ 252 spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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* Stealth Rock provides support to many ghost teams, allowing to get them to get chip damage right off the bat.
* Dynamic Punch provides a strong move to confuse the opponent and get off nice damage, as well as provide coverage.
* Earthquake is a strong STAB move, giving it the tools it needs to hit extremely hard on anything that does not resist it.
* Stone Edge gives Golurk the trifecta of coverage, and is a nice high power option against Flying teams.
Set Details
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*252 attack allows Golurk to hit as hard as possible, when given the opportunity
*252 speed gives Golurk the boost it needs to outspeed several pokemon.
*4 HP gives it an extra burst of longevity, which helps it out to survive to maybe get off an attack.
* Adamant is given to let Golurk do more damage, at no cost to its other vital stats.
*Jolly is also sometimes run to give a boost to its speed.
*Focus sash allows Golurk to live at least one hit, and thus set stealth rock or get a powerful attack off.
Usage Tips
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*Golurk has three natural immunities, being Normal, Fighting, and Electric. Using him to effectively absorb moves is a good strategy.
*Use to its full potential before setting up trick room, and sack, as there is no use in keeping it afterword.
* Avoid counter-leads the opponent may have, such as Sableye-Mega, as they easily cripple Golurk.
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Team Options
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*Sableye-Mega can bounce hazards and wall pokemon like Ferrothorn, and then allow Golurk to set stealth rocks and proceed to wreck everything.
*Mimikyu is a very good trick room setter, and keep the momentum you have gained going.
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Strategy Options
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Checks and Counters
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Ghost
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**Bulky Leads**: Pokemon like Ferrothorn resist all of its hits, save dynamic punch, and can easily set up against it, as Golurk can’t KO something that bulky.
**Bisharp**: Bisharp has Knock Off, and easily can OHKO Golurk with superior speed and great attack.
**Anti-leads **: Anti-leads such as Sableye-Mega can take away and even reflect hazards on to you, and possibly revenge kill you.
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Ghost
========
* Golurk has access to stealth rock, and decent bulk to set it up with, making it an phenomenal lead for trick room ghost.
*While primarily used as a lead, it has decent potential to be a bulky wallbreaker, with 124 attack, and a colorful movepool.
* Using said sky-high attack, Golurk is very good at either of its roles.
* Golurk has three natural immunities, being Normal, Fighting, and Electric, which allows you to switch into those hits safely.
*Golurk has mediocre bulk, at 89/80/80, allowing it to live some hits with investment.
*Golurk has atrocious speed, at 55, and thus needs investment to outspeed the slowest of threats.
*Unfortunately, it is outclassed by Marowak in many ways, and is only run on trick room ghost so Marowak can be a wallbreaker.
[SET]
name: Trick Room Utility Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Dynamic Punch
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stone Edge
item: Focus Sash
ability: No Guard
nature: Adamant/Jolly
evs: 4 hp/252 atk/ 252 spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Stealth Rock provides support to many ghost teams, allowing to get them to get chip damage right off the bat.
* Dynamic Punch provides a strong move to confuse the opponent and get off nice damage, as well as provide coverage.
* Earthquake is a strong STAB move, giving it the tools it needs to hit extremely hard on anything that does not resist it.
* Stone Edge gives Golurk the trifecta of coverage, and is a nice high power option against Flying teams.
Set Details
========
*252 attack allows Golurk to hit as hard as possible, when given the opportunity
*252 speed gives Golurk the boost it needs to outspeed several pokemon.
*4 HP gives it an extra burst of longevity, which helps it out to survive to maybe get off an attack.
* Adamant is given to let Golurk do more damage, at no cost to its other vital stats.
*Jolly is also sometimes run to give a boost to its speed.
*Focus sash allows Golurk to live at least one hit, and thus set stealth rock or get a powerful attack off.
Usage Tips
========
*Golurk has three natural immunities, being Normal, Fighting, and Electric. Using him to effectively absorb moves is a good strategy.
*Use to its full potential before setting up trick room, and sack, as there is no use in keeping it afterword.
* Avoid counter-leads the opponent may have, such as Sableye-Mega, as they easily cripple Golurk.
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Team Options
========
*Sableye-Mega can bounce hazards and wall pokemon like Ferrothorn, and then allow Golurk to set stealth rocks and proceed to wreck everything.
*Mimikyu is a very good trick room setter, and keep the momentum you have gained going.
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Strategy Options
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Checks and Counters
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Ghost
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**Bulky Leads**: Pokemon like Ferrothorn resist all of its hits, save dynamic punch, and can easily set up against it, as Golurk can’t KO something that bulky.
**Bisharp**: Bisharp has Knock Off, and easily can OHKO Golurk with superior speed and great attack.
**Anti-leads **: Anti-leads such as Sableye-Mega can take away and even reflect hazards on to you, and possibly revenge kill you.
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