[SET]
name: Weakness Policy
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Recover
move 4: Metal Sound / Nasty Plot
item: Weakness Policy
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Bold
evs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
*Gholdengo can run a very effective Reflect Weakness Policy set, due to Good as Gold, blocking status moves such as Taunt and Encore, and it's typing, which is weak to common coverage moves like Earthquake, activating Weakness Policy.
*Reflect + Weakness Policy allows Gholdengo to beat Annihilape, Iron Hands and Ting-Lu.
*Recover allows Gholdengo to heal itself up to a safe range behind a Reflect, allowing Gholdengo to setup and beat things that threaten it with their damage output.
*Metal Sound helps Gholdengo beat Dondozo. If you aren't concerned about Dondozo however, Nasty Plot is recommended as it cannot miss.
*The Speed EV's allow Gholdengo to outspeed Jolly Ting-Lu and the remaining EV's are put in Defense along with a Bold nature to maximise Gholdengo's odds of surviving Knock Off from Adamant Choice Band Meowscarada.
*Gholdengo should use Reflect turn 1 against Physical Attackers that are slower or can't 2HKO it. You should always use Make It Rain turn 1 against things that are OKHO'd after Weakness Policy activates, such as Meowscarada and Garchomp.
[SET]
name: Choice-locked Attacker
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast / Thunder / Psyshock / Dazzling Gleam / Trick / Fling
move 4: Thunder / Focus Blast / Psyshock / Dazzling Gleam / Trick / Fling
item: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
*Make It Rain is Gholdengo's strongest stab, picking up OKHO's and 2HKO's on most Super-Effective and neutral targets
*Shadow Ball is a reliable Ghost-Type move and completes Gholdengo's strong neutral coverage.
*Focus Blast is used for more reliability versus tyranitar and allows gholdengo to beat some Chi-Yu
*Thunder is used for Azumarill and some Dondozo
*Psyshock is for a better Iron Hands matchup, Allows Specs to beat Goodra and lets Modest Scarf beat Iron Moth. Dazzling Gleam is for Roaring Moon and Hydreigon, Trick beats stall Pokemon.
*If running specs, you can use an alternate spread of 216 HP / 56 SpA / 236 Spe EV's with a Modest nature and Thunderbolt. This spread bulks Adamant Choice Band Dondozo Earthquake and Modest Choice Specs Iron Bundle Hydro Pump and outspeeds max Speed base 70's.
[CREDITS]
- Set(s) created by: [[bo_bobson, 546922], [fruan, 536219]]
- Written by: [[swag god, 500233]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
name: Weakness Policy
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Recover
move 4: Metal Sound / Nasty Plot
item: Weakness Policy
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Bold
evs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
*Gholdengo can run a very effective Reflect Weakness Policy set, due to Good as Gold, blocking status moves such as Taunt and Encore, and it's typing, which is weak to common coverage moves like Earthquake, activating Weakness Policy.
*Reflect + Weakness Policy allows Gholdengo to beat Annihilape, Iron Hands and Ting-Lu.
*Recover allows Gholdengo to heal itself up to a safe range behind a Reflect, allowing Gholdengo to setup and beat things that threaten it with their damage output.
*Metal Sound helps Gholdengo beat Dondozo. If you aren't concerned about Dondozo however, Nasty Plot is recommended as it cannot miss.
*The Speed EV's allow Gholdengo to outspeed Jolly Ting-Lu and the remaining EV's are put in Defense along with a Bold nature to maximise Gholdengo's odds of surviving Knock Off from Adamant Choice Band Meowscarada.
*Gholdengo should use Reflect turn 1 against Physical Attackers that are slower or can't 2HKO it. You should always use Make It Rain turn 1 against things that are OKHO'd after Weakness Policy activates, such as Meowscarada and Garchomp.
[SET]
name: Choice-locked Attacker
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast / Thunder / Psyshock / Dazzling Gleam / Trick / Fling
move 4: Thunder / Focus Blast / Psyshock / Dazzling Gleam / Trick / Fling
item: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
*Make It Rain is Gholdengo's strongest stab, picking up OKHO's and 2HKO's on most Super-Effective and neutral targets
*Shadow Ball is a reliable Ghost-Type move and completes Gholdengo's strong neutral coverage.
*Focus Blast is used for more reliability versus tyranitar and allows gholdengo to beat some Chi-Yu
*Thunder is used for Azumarill and some Dondozo
*Psyshock is for a better Iron Hands matchup, Allows Specs to beat Goodra and lets Modest Scarf beat Iron Moth. Dazzling Gleam is for Roaring Moon and Hydreigon, Trick beats stall Pokemon.
*If running specs, you can use an alternate spread of 216 HP / 56 SpA / 236 Spe EV's with a Modest nature and Thunderbolt. This spread bulks Adamant Choice Band Dondozo Earthquake and Modest Choice Specs Iron Bundle Hydro Pump and outspeeds max Speed base 70's.
[CREDITS]
- Set(s) created by: [[bo_bobson, 546922], [fruan, 536219]]
- Written by: [[swag god, 500233]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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