Monotype Slug (Water) [QC: 2/2] [GP: 1/1]

[Pengairxan]

[SET]
Gastrodon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Water)
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Earth Power / Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
- Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon carves out a solid role on Water teams thanks to its secondary Ground typing, which grants it an Electric immunity and a unique set of tools. Earth Power and Earthquake are its main Ground-type STAB moves of choice with both providing solid utility. Earth Power is able to take advantage of Gastrodon's superior Special Attack to chunk foes like Toxapex, Arcahludon, and Pecharunt with ease, while Earthquake helps to ease matchups against specially bulky targets like Hisuian Goodra and Calm Mind Raging Bolt. Ice Beam grants Gastrodon a way to threaten Ground-immune targets like Landorus and scare away Dragon- and Flying-type threats like Dragapult, Dragonite, and Zapdos. Stealth Rock and Spikes provide pressure to threats like Meowscarda and Breloom that can come in to easily scare Gastrodon out. Sticky Hold is Gastrodon's ability of choice, preventing it from having its item removed from Trick and Knock Off from threats like Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

Toxapex serves as an incredible complement as a physical wall, being able to stave off Grass-type attacks from the likes of Amoonguss and Meowscarada. Toxapex also helps Gastrodon by spreading poison, which complements the chip damage from Gastrodon's entry hazards. Tentacruel can provide similar support to Toxapex while also being able to remove its foes' Heavy-Duty Boots via Knock Off and check the Ogerpon formes, which majorly threaten Gastrodon. Both strongly appreciate Electric-types like Raging Bolt, Regieleki, and Zapdos being dealt with effectively. Empoleon complements Gastrodon's Spikes by running Stealth Rock along with threatening Defoggers with a potential Competitive boost. Empoleon also helps by dealing with Freeze-Dry from the likes of Kyurem, Articuno, and Alolan Ninetales. Choice item users Keldeo and Greninja have their attacks greatly benefit from Gastrodon's hazards chipping down their switch-ins like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight. In return, Keldeo provides Vacuum Wave as a way to deal with threats like Chien-Pao and Meowscarada, while Greninja provides Sludge Wave to remove the Ogerpon formes, which take advantage of Gastrodon. Primarina assists Gastrodon by taking on powerful Dark- and Dragon-types like Hisuian Samurott, Roaring Moon, and Dragapult. Ogerpon-W appreciates Gastrodon's hazards chipping down its switch-ins like Skarmory, and it also has access to Encore to stop setup from Kingambit and Raging Bolt, as they attempt to take advantage of Gastrodon's passivity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Water
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Clear Smog helps Gastrodon stop Primarina, which can otherwise set up easily on it. Storm Drain has some utility at blocking certain Pokemon, notably Rotom-W variants with just Hydro Pump and Discharge along with Calm Mind Primarin using Surf into Gastrodon. However, this makes Gastrodon weak to Trick and Knock Off from the likes of Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Water Analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ken.594478/

 

[Neko]

sea bunnies

[SET]
Gastrodon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Water)
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Earth Power / Earthquake
- Ice Beam / Clear Smog (move Clear Smog to other options instead)
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
- Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon thanks to its secondary Ground-type granting it an Electric immunity and unique set of tools carves out a solid roll role on Water teams. (it might be nice to note that Gastrodon is the most spdef chonky ground/water with [because of?] recovery, letting it take on flutter mane (specs) and gholdengo better) Earth Power and (or? You dont use both moves) Earthquake are the main Ground STABs of choice with both providing solid utility with Earth Power being able to take advantage of its superior special attack to chunk foes like Toxapex and Arcahludon (and runt/skele which are annoying) with ease while Earthquake helps to ease matchups against specially bulky targets like Hisuian Goodra and Calm Mind Raging Bolt. Ice Beam grants Gastrodon away to threaten Ground immune targets like Landorus and Galarian Weezing (not really that needed since poi has amoon) along with helping to scare away Dragon-type threats like Dragonite and Dragapult (its also kinda helpful vs zapdos too, since Gastrodon is able to bear with that thing and prevents sinis and hydreigon from gaining free entry). Clear Smog helps to stop setup from the likes of Primarina and Kommo-o (kommy doesnt run a boosting set as much nowadays, maybe something else?) who otherwise setup easily on Gastrodon. Spikes and Stealth Rock provide pressume pressure to threats like Meowscarda and Breloom who can come in to easily scare Gastrodon out with Spikes being used if another teammate is running Stealth Rock.
*mention sticky hold, it prevents trick shenanigans

Toxapex serves as an incredible compliment as a physical wall able to stave off Grass-type attacks from the likes of Amoonguss, Meowscarada, and Breloom (it and gastro form a defensive core able to wall most spattackers too, as Pex deals with Moonblast/Eball). Toxapex also helps Gastrodon by spreading Poison which compliments the chip damage from Gastrodon's entry hazards. Tentacruel can provide similar support to Toxapex while also being able to knock off Heavy-Duty Boots and check the Ogerpon formes who all majorly threaten Gastrodon. Both majorly appreciate Electric-types like Raging Bolt, Regieleki, and Zapdos being dealt with effectively. Empoleon compliments Gastrodon's hazard capabilities by being able to run Stealth Rock along with threatening Defoggers with the threat of a Competitive boost. Empoleon also helps by dealing with Freeze Dry from the likes of Kyurem, Articuno, and Alolan Ninetales. Keldeo and Greninja greatly benefit from Gastrodon's hazards chipping down switch ins to their powerful Choiced attacks like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight (in return, keld provides vacuum wave to deal with Meow Pao which take advantage of Gast, while Ogerpons for Gren). Primarina assists Gastrodon by taking on powerful physical Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott, Chien-Pao, and Kingambit (use dragons not named raging bolt instead) along with appreciating Gastrodon's resistance and ability to remove Poison-types like Iron Moth, Alolan Muk and, Sneasler (gast wouldnt stay in on sneas, moth usually carries energy ball too, so this isnt apt). Ogerpon-W making what would be switch ins to its STAB combo like opposing Ogerpon formes, Zamazenta, and Skarmory struggle.
(weirdly constructed sentence meow. Oger doesnt beat zama either, but it can encore Kingambit and Raging Bolt and deal with Grounds if you like)

Add other options->Clear Smog. Also Storm drain for the rare np pump disch rotom and combats primarinya better

A header is missing here meow
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Water Analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality Checked by:
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Grammar Checked by:
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QC 1/2 meow, thanks Pengairxan

 

[boomp]

hi

[SET]
Gastrodon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Water)
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Earth Power / Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
- Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon thanks to its secondary Ground-type granting it an Electric immunity and unique set of tools carves out a solid role on Water teams. (it might be nice to note that Gastrodon is the most spdef chonky ground/water with [because of?] recovery, letting it take on flutter mane (specs) and gholdengo better)Earth Power or Earthquake are the main Ground STABs of choice with both providing solid utility with Earth Power being able to take advantage of its superior special attack to chunk foes like Toxapex, Arcahludon and Pecharunt with ease while Earthquake helps to ease matchups against specially bulky targets like Hisuian Goodra and Calm Mind Raging Bolt. Ice Beam grants Gastrodon away to threaten Ground immune targets like Landorus along with helping to scare away Dragon- Dragon and Flying-type threats like Dragapult, Dragonite, and Zapdos..(remove extra period.) Spikes and Stealth Rock (Swap them around and say or, same as the w power/ eq part you are not running both of them.) provide pressure to threats like Meowscarda and Breloom who can come in to easily scare Gastrodon out with Spikes being used if another teammate is running Stealth Rock. Sticky Hold is the ability of choice preventing Gastrodon from having its Item removed from Trick or Knock Off from threats like Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

Toxapex serves as an incredible compliment as a physical wall, being able to stave off Grass-type attacks from the likes of Amoonguss, Meowscarada, and Breloom (up to you to keep but i would remove it as pex wouldnt want to stay in on Breloom (No teammate wouldnt.) But im amplifying this one as breloom can just spore pex and it just goes down hill from there ;w;). Toxapex also helps Gastrodon by spreading Poison which compliments the chip damage from Gastrodon's entry hazards. Tentacruel can provide similar support to Toxapex while also being able to knock off Heavy-Duty Boots and check the Ogerpon formes who all majorly threaten Gastrodon. Both majorly appreciate Electric-types like Raging Bolt, Regieleki, and Zapdos being dealt with effectively. Empoleon compliments Gastrodon's hazard capabilities by being able to run Stealth Rock along with threatening Defoggers with the threat of a Competitive boost. Empoleon also helps by dealing with Freeze Dry from the likes of Kyurem, Articuno, and Alolan Ninetales. Keldeo and Greninja greatly benefit from Gastrodon's hazards chipping down switch ins to their powerful Choiced attacks like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight and in return, Keldeo provides vacuum wave as a way to deal with threats like Chien-Pao and Meowscarada while Greninja provides Sludge Wave to remove the Ogerpon formes who all take advantage of Gastrodon. (Break this into two sentences. Start the second sentence off with In return...) Primarina assists Gastrodon by taking on powerful physical Dark- and Dragon-types like Hisuian Samurott, Roaring Moon, and Dragapult Hydreigon, and Latios (Hydreigon and Latios are not physical attackers. I mean it can [im coping LOL] but its way better as a special attacker.) along with appreciating Gastrodon's resistance and ability to remove. (What resist? And what is Gastrodon removing?) Ogerpon-W appreicates Gastrodon's hazards chipping down its switch ins like Skarmory along with having access to Encore to stop setup from Kingambit and Raging Bolt attempting to take advantage make use of Gastrodon's passivity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Water
--------

Clear Smog helps to stop setup from the likes of Primarina and who otherwise setup easily on Gastrodon. Storm Drain has some utility at completly blocking certain Pokemon, notably Rotom-Wash variants with just Hydro Pump and Discharge along with being boosted should Calm Mind Primarina decide to click Surf into Gastrodon. However this makes Gastrodon you weak to Trick and Knock Off from the likes of Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Water Analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
????
Grammar Checked by:
?????

Will take a look after these implements, ty

 

[Pengairxan]

Will take a look after these implements, ty

A boop for Boomp.

 

[boomp]

hiiii

[SET]
Gastrodon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Water)
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Earth Power / Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
- Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon thanks to its secondary Ground-type granting it an Electric immunity and unique set of tools carves out a solid role on Water teams. Earth Power or Earthquake are the main Ground STABs of choice with both providing solid utility with Earth Power being able to take advantage of its superior special attack to chunk foes like Toxapex, Arcahludon and Pecharunt with ease while Earthquake helps to ease matchups against specially bulky targets like Hisuian Goodra and Calm Mind Raging Bolt. Ice Beam grants Gastrodon away to threaten Ground immune targets like Landorus along with helping to scare away Dragon- and Flying-type threats like Dragapult, Dragonite, and Zapdos. Stealth Rock or Spikes spikes provide pressure to threats like Meowscarda and Breloom who can come in to easily scare Gastrodon out with Spikes being used if another teammate is running Stealth Rock. (This last part is just worded weirdly, when reading this im looking at it like Meow and Breloom is scaring Gastrodon out with Spikes, which is not the case. You can remove this part or add a semicolon in between out and with so it looks like ... gastrondon out; with Spikes...) Sticky Hold is the ability of choice preventing Gastrodon from having its Item removed from Trick or Knock Off from threats like Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

Toxapex serves as an incredible compliment as a physical wall, being able to stave off Grass-type attacks from the likes of Amoonguss and Meowscarada Meowscarad. Toxapex also helps Gastrodon by spreading Poison which compliments the chip damage from Gastrodon's entry hazards. Tentacruel can provide similar support to Toxapex while also being able to knock off Heavy-Duty Boots and check the Ogerpon formes who all majorly threaten Gastrodon. Both majorly appreciate Electric-types like Raging Bolt, Regieleki, and Zapdos being dealt with effectively. Empoleon compliments Gastrodon's hazard capabilities by being able to run Stealth Rock along with threatening Defoggers with the threat of a Competitive boost. Empoleon also helps by dealing with Freeze-Dry Freeze Dry from the likes of Kyurem, Articuno, and Alolan Ninetales. Keldeo and Greninja greatly benefit from Gastrodon's hazards chipping down switch ins to their powerful Choiced attacks like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight. In return, Keldeo provides vacuum wave as a way to deal with threats like Chien-Pao and Meowscarada while Greninja provides Sludge Wave to remove the Ogerpon formes who all take advantage of Gastrodon. Primarina assists Gastrodon by taking on powerful Dark- and Dragon-types like Hisuian Samurott, Roaring Moon, and Dragapult. Ogerpon-W appreicates Gastrodon's hazards chipping down its switch ins like Skarmory along with having access to Encore to stop setup from Kingambit and Raging Bolt attempting to take advantage of Gastrodon's passivity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Water
--------

Clear Smog helps to stop setup from the likes of Primarina and who otherwise setup easily on Gastrodon. Storm Drain has some utility at blocking certain Pokemon, notably Rotom-Wash variants with just Hydro Pump and Discharge along with being boosted should Calm Mind Primarina decide to click Surf into Gastrodon. However this makes Gastrodon weak to Trick and Knock Off from the likes of Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Water Analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
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Grammar Checked by:
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QC 2/2 after implements, Well done!

 

[Pengairxan]

GP Team
Did I do it right this time?

 

[Techno]

hi heres another amcheck, feel free to implement if youd like
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[SET]
Gastrodon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Water)
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Earth Power / Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
- Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon carves out a solid role on Water teams thanks to its secondary Ground-type typing, (ac) granting which grants it an Electric immunity and a unique set of tools carves out a solid role on Water teams. Earth Power or and Earthquake are the its main Ground STABs moves of choice with both providing solid utility. (ap) with Earth Power being is able to take advantage of its Gastrodon's superior Special Attack to chunk foes like Toxapex, Arcahludon, (ac) and Pecharunt with ease, (ac) while Earthquake helps to ease matchups against specially bulky targets like Hisuian Goodra and Calm Mind Raging Bolt. Ice Beam grants Gastrodon away a way to threaten Ground-immune (ah) targets like Landorus along with helping to and scare away Dragon- and Flying-type threats like Dragapult, Dragonite, and Zapdos. Stealth Rock or and Spikes provide pressure to threats like Meowscarda and Breloom who that can come in to easily scare Gastrodon out. Sticky Hold is the Gastrodon's ability of choice, (ac) preventing Gastrodon it from having its Item item removed from Trick or and Knock Off from by threats like Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

Toxapex serves as an incredible compliment as a physical wall, being able to stave off Grass-type attacks from the likes of Amoonguss and Meowscarada. Toxapex also helps Gastrodon by spreading poison, (ac) which compliments the chip damage from Gastrodon's entry hazards. Tentacruel can provide similar support to Toxapex while also being able to knock off remove its foes' Heavy-Duty Boots via Knock Off and check the Ogerpon formes, (ac) who all which majorly threaten Gastrodon. Both majorly strongly (just so majorly isn't used back to back) appreciate Electric-types like Raging Bolt, Regieleki, and Zapdos being dealt with effectively. Empoleon compliments Gastrodon's hazard capabilities by being able to run running Stealth Rock along with threatening Defoggers with the threat of a potential (reworded so threat isn't repeated) Competitive boost. Empoleon also helps by dealing with Freeze-Dry from the likes of Kyurem, Articuno, and Alolan Ninetales. Keldeo and Greninja greatly benefit from Gastrodon's hazards chipping down their switch-ins (ah) like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight to for their powerful Choiced Choice-boosted attacks like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight. In return, Keldeo provides Vacuum Wave as a way to deal with threats like Chien-Pao and Meowscarada, (ac) while Greninja provides Sludge Wave to remove the Ogerpon formes, (ac) who all which take advantage of Gastrodon. Primarina assists Gastrodon by taking on powerful Dark- and Dragon-types like Hisuian Samurott, Roaring Moon, and Dragapult. Ogerpon-W appreicates appreciates Gastrodon's hazards chipping down its switch-ins (ah) like Skarmory, (ac) along with having and it also has access to Encore to stop setup from Kingambit and Raging Bolt attempting to take advantage of Gastrodon's passivity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Water
--------

Clear Smog helps to Gastrodon stop setup from the likes of Primarina, (ac) and who which can otherwise setup set up easily on Gastrodon it. (Both parts of the sentence before "gastrodon" were basically saying the same thing about setup) Storm Drain has some utility at blocking certain Pokemon, notably Rotom-Wash variants with just Hydro Pump and Discharge along with being boosted should Calm Mind Primarina decide to click using Surf into Gastrodon. Wasn't really sure what this primarina part was trying to say - feel free to correct me if I missed the point However, (ac) this makes Gastrodon weak to Trick and Knock Off from the likes of Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Water Analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar Checked by:
?????

 

[ken]

1/1 GP Team done
same colors as amcheck but i'm darker blue/purple, lighter red
will dm Techno feedback (and added both credits)

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[SET]
Gastrodon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Water)
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Earth Power / Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock / Spikes
- Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon carves out a solid role on Water teams thanks to its secondary Ground-type typing, (ac) granting which grants it an Electric immunity and a unique set of tools carves out a solid role on Water teams. Earth Power or and Earthquake are the its main Ground-type STABs moves of choice with both providing solid utility. (ap) with Earth Power being is able to take advantage of its Gastrodon's superior Special Attack to chunk foes like Toxapex, Arcahludon, (ac) and Pecharunt with ease, (ac) while Earthquake helps to ease matchups against specially bulky targets like Hisuian Goodra and Calm Mind Raging Bolt. Ice Beam grants Gastrodon away a way to threaten Ground-immune (ah) targets like Landorus along with helping to and scare away Dragon- and Flying-type threats like Dragapult, Dragonite, and Zapdos. Stealth Rock or and Spikes provide pressure to threats like Meowscarda and Breloom who that can come in to easily scare Gastrodon out. Sticky Hold is the Gastrodon's ability of choice, (ac) preventing Gastrodon it from having its Item item removed from Trick or and Knock Off from threats like Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

Toxapex serves as an incredible compliment complement as a physical wall, being able to stave off Grass-type attacks from the likes of Amoonguss and Meowscarada. Toxapex also helps Gastrodon by spreading poison, (ac) which compliments complements the chip damage from Gastrodon's entry hazards. Tentacruel can provide similar support to Toxapex while also being able to knock off remove its foes' Heavy-Duty Boots via Knock Off and check the Ogerpon formes, (ac) who all which majorly threaten Gastrodon. Both majorly strongly (just so majorly isn't used back to back) appreciate Electric-types like Raging Bolt, Regieleki, and Zapdos being dealt with effectively. Empoleon compliments complements Gastrodon's hazard capabilities Spikes by being able to run running Stealth Rock along with threatening Defoggers with the threat of a potential (reworded so threat isn't repeated) Competitive boost. Empoleon also helps by dealing with Freeze-Dry from the likes of Kyurem, Articuno, and Alolan Ninetales. Choice item users Keldeo and Greninja have their attacks greatly benefit from Gastrodon's hazards chipping down their switch-ins (ah) like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight to their powerful Choiced attacks like Alolan Muk, Blissey, and Corviknight. In return, Keldeo provides Vacuum Wave as a way to deal with threats like Chien-Pao and Meowscarada, (ac) while Greninja provides Sludge Wave to remove the Ogerpon formes, (ac) who all which take advantage of Gastrodon. Primarina assists Gastrodon by taking on powerful Dark- and Dragon-types like Hisuian Samurott, Roaring Moon, and Dragapult. Ogerpon-W appreicates appreciates Gastrodon's hazards chipping down its switch-ins (ah) like Skarmory, (ac) along with having and it also has access to Encore to stop setup from Kingambit and Raging Bolt, (ac) attempting as they attempt to take advantage of Gastrodon's passivity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Water
--------

Clear Smog helps to Gastrodon stop setup from the likes of Primarina, (ac) and who which can otherwise setup set up easily on Gastrodon it. (Both parts of the sentence before "gastrodon" were basically saying the same thing about setup) Storm Drain has some utility at blocking certain Pokemon, notably Rotom-Wash variants with just Hydro Pump and Discharge along with being boosted should Calm Mind Primarina decide to click using Surf into Gastrodon. Wasn't really sure what this primarina part was trying to say - feel free to correct me if I missed the point However, (ac) this makes Gastrodon weak to Trick and Knock Off from the likes of Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Alolan Muk.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Water Analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ken.594478/