Punchshroom
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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Poltergeist
move 3: Heat Crash
move 4: Trick / Close Combat
item: Choice Band
ability: No Guard
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Choice Band Golurk is among the strongest wallbreakers in NU, able to OHKO Cofagrigus and 2HKO Weezing. Heat Crash is primarily for bulky Grass-types, being able to OHKO Eldegoss and Ferroseed as well as 2HKO Tangela, while Golurk's impressive weight allows it to retain 120 Base Power against most Pokemon in the tier. Trick allows Golurk to free itself of its Choice item constraint to better access its coverage while also making itemless targets, namely Cofagrigus, vulnerable to Poltergeist. Close Combat can be used to maximize Golurk's holepunching capabilities, as it can OHKO Alolan Persian after Stealth Rock damage, OHKO Miltank, and nearly guarantee a 2HKO against even physically defensive Avalugg. Golurk prefers maximum Speed investment to ensure that faster bulky Pokemon such as Garbodor, Lanturn, and Sandaconda cannot outrun Golurk without hefty Speed investment of their own, as well as to allow it to Speed tie with Bouffalant and opposing Golurk. No Guard is the most useful of Golurk's abilities, if only because it allows Golurk to always land its Poltergeists.
Golurk's low Speed and weaknesses mean it can falter very hard against faster offensive teams, so partners are required to deal with this issue. Fast Dark-types such as Alolan Persian, Liepard, and Silvally-Dark are especially exceptional in this regard, as they can outrun most offensive Pokemon, mitigate Golurk's Ghost- and Dark-type weaknesses, and use pivoting moves to allow Golurk easier entry into battle. Speaking of pivoting, VoltTurn users are also great for giving Golurk optimal attacking opportunities, with slower users such as Lanturn and Wishiwashi using their bulk to soak a hit for Golurk before switching, while faster users such as Rotom-S, Ninjask, Basculin, and Accelgor can bait in defensive responses on the switch for Golurk to break. Most of them can even help cover for Golurk's weaknesses to Water and Grass. Kangaskhan, Ninjask, and Accelgor are other great ways to keep faster teams under control, while Choice Scarf users such as Basculin, Gourgeist-S, Togedemaru, and Toxicroak can revenge kill fast threats while also threatening to clean up teams weakened by Golurk's hole-punching.
[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock / Rock Polish
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Poltergeist
move 4: Close Combat
item: Spell Tag / Colbur Berry
ability: No Guard
nature: Adamant
evs:252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Golurk is an offensive Stealth Rock user that can also spinblock for its own Stealth Rock by virtue of being a Ghost-type. Alternatively, Golurk can run Rock Polish role, leveraging its powerful coverage against faster teams and aim to clean games after their Choice Scarf user is gone. Spell Tag boosts the power of its Poltergeist while potentially bluffing a Choice item, with the power boost giving Golurk a decent chance to OHKO Cofagrigus after Stealth Rock damage as well as 2HKO Eldegoss, Ferroseed, and Clefairy. Close Combat rounds off the set, pulverizing Silvally-Dark, Kangaskhan, and Bouffalant after Stealth Rock damage and deterring the likes of Alolan Persian and Miltank with the threat of a 2HKO. A Jolly nature can be used to allow Rock Polish Golurk to outrun Choice Scarf Toxicroak after a boost if that is so desired, though the loss in power is notable. Colbur Berry can help weaken Knock Offs in general, but it is also nice for the Rock Polish set to allow it to tank a Sucker Punch. No Guard is the only remotely worthwhile ability Golurk could use, but it's still useful, as it ensures an accurate Poltergeist. An alternative variant of this Golurk would be Trick + Sticky Barb, which can mess with defensive cores that could pivot around Golurk's attacks, notably Weezing and Miltank cores, while being able to keep its item a surprise thanks to Klutz.
Golurk can't use Stealth Rock or Rock Polish in the face of faster offensive pressure, so teammates are needed to prepare ideal conditions for it. Fast pivots such as Ninjask, Basculin, Rotom, and Silvally can force in the opponent's more defensive Pokemon and then pivot into Golurk, with Parting Shot support being especially appreciated to soften blows for Golurk as it sets up Stealth Rock or Rock Polish; Dark-type pivots such as Silvally-Dark, Alolan Persian, and Liepard are notable for helping to cover for Golurk's weakness to Dark- and Ghost-type attacks. Because Stealth Rock Golurk can't function as a defensive backbone like other Stealth Rock Ground-types such as Sandaconda and Piloswine can, bulkier teammates such as Wishiwashi and Weezing are recommended to take the brunt of attacks. Offensive Pokemon are good partners for Golurk in general, as they either capitalize on Golurk's Stealth Rock support and strong offensive presence or soften up the opposing team enough for Rock Polish Golurk to potentially sweep. Specially offensive wallbreakers, such as Abomasnow, Magneton, Basculin, and Nasty Plot Toxicroak, can apply heavy offensive pressure by targeting physically defensive Pokemon for Golurk, while other powerful attackers, such as Rapidash, Sawk, Rotom, and Flapple, can still do a good job at weakening walls such as Tangela, Sandaconda, and itemless Cofagrigus.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Punchshroom, 169054]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074], [quziel, 297859]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Poltergeist
move 3: Heat Crash
move 4: Trick / Close Combat
item: Choice Band
ability: No Guard
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Choice Band Golurk is among the strongest wallbreakers in NU, able to OHKO Cofagrigus and 2HKO Weezing. Heat Crash is primarily for bulky Grass-types, being able to OHKO Eldegoss and Ferroseed as well as 2HKO Tangela, while Golurk's impressive weight allows it to retain 120 Base Power against most Pokemon in the tier. Trick allows Golurk to free itself of its Choice item constraint to better access its coverage while also making itemless targets, namely Cofagrigus, vulnerable to Poltergeist. Close Combat can be used to maximize Golurk's holepunching capabilities, as it can OHKO Alolan Persian after Stealth Rock damage, OHKO Miltank, and nearly guarantee a 2HKO against even physically defensive Avalugg. Golurk prefers maximum Speed investment to ensure that faster bulky Pokemon such as Garbodor, Lanturn, and Sandaconda cannot outrun Golurk without hefty Speed investment of their own, as well as to allow it to Speed tie with Bouffalant and opposing Golurk. No Guard is the most useful of Golurk's abilities, if only because it allows Golurk to always land its Poltergeists.
Golurk's low Speed and weaknesses mean it can falter very hard against faster offensive teams, so partners are required to deal with this issue. Fast Dark-types such as Alolan Persian, Liepard, and Silvally-Dark are especially exceptional in this regard, as they can outrun most offensive Pokemon, mitigate Golurk's Ghost- and Dark-type weaknesses, and use pivoting moves to allow Golurk easier entry into battle. Speaking of pivoting, VoltTurn users are also great for giving Golurk optimal attacking opportunities, with slower users such as Lanturn and Wishiwashi using their bulk to soak a hit for Golurk before switching, while faster users such as Rotom-S, Ninjask, Basculin, and Accelgor can bait in defensive responses on the switch for Golurk to break. Most of them can even help cover for Golurk's weaknesses to Water and Grass. Kangaskhan, Ninjask, and Accelgor are other great ways to keep faster teams under control, while Choice Scarf users such as Basculin, Gourgeist-S, Togedemaru, and Toxicroak can revenge kill fast threats while also threatening to clean up teams weakened by Golurk's hole-punching.
[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock / Rock Polish
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Poltergeist
move 4: Close Combat
item: Spell Tag / Colbur Berry
ability: No Guard
nature: Adamant
evs:252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Golurk is an offensive Stealth Rock user that can also spinblock for its own Stealth Rock by virtue of being a Ghost-type. Alternatively, Golurk can run Rock Polish role, leveraging its powerful coverage against faster teams and aim to clean games after their Choice Scarf user is gone. Spell Tag boosts the power of its Poltergeist while potentially bluffing a Choice item, with the power boost giving Golurk a decent chance to OHKO Cofagrigus after Stealth Rock damage as well as 2HKO Eldegoss, Ferroseed, and Clefairy. Close Combat rounds off the set, pulverizing Silvally-Dark, Kangaskhan, and Bouffalant after Stealth Rock damage and deterring the likes of Alolan Persian and Miltank with the threat of a 2HKO. A Jolly nature can be used to allow Rock Polish Golurk to outrun Choice Scarf Toxicroak after a boost if that is so desired, though the loss in power is notable. Colbur Berry can help weaken Knock Offs in general, but it is also nice for the Rock Polish set to allow it to tank a Sucker Punch. No Guard is the only remotely worthwhile ability Golurk could use, but it's still useful, as it ensures an accurate Poltergeist. An alternative variant of this Golurk would be Trick + Sticky Barb, which can mess with defensive cores that could pivot around Golurk's attacks, notably Weezing and Miltank cores, while being able to keep its item a surprise thanks to Klutz.
Golurk can't use Stealth Rock or Rock Polish in the face of faster offensive pressure, so teammates are needed to prepare ideal conditions for it. Fast pivots such as Ninjask, Basculin, Rotom, and Silvally can force in the opponent's more defensive Pokemon and then pivot into Golurk, with Parting Shot support being especially appreciated to soften blows for Golurk as it sets up Stealth Rock or Rock Polish; Dark-type pivots such as Silvally-Dark, Alolan Persian, and Liepard are notable for helping to cover for Golurk's weakness to Dark- and Ghost-type attacks. Because Stealth Rock Golurk can't function as a defensive backbone like other Stealth Rock Ground-types such as Sandaconda and Piloswine can, bulkier teammates such as Wishiwashi and Weezing are recommended to take the brunt of attacks. Offensive Pokemon are good partners for Golurk in general, as they either capitalize on Golurk's Stealth Rock support and strong offensive presence or soften up the opposing team enough for Rock Polish Golurk to potentially sweep. Specially offensive wallbreakers, such as Abomasnow, Magneton, Basculin, and Nasty Plot Toxicroak, can apply heavy offensive pressure by targeting physically defensive Pokemon for Golurk, while other powerful attackers, such as Rapidash, Sawk, Rotom, and Flapple, can still do a good job at weakening walls such as Tangela, Sandaconda, and itemless Cofagrigus.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Punchshroom, 169054]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074], [quziel, 297859]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
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