National Dex Utility Kartana

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[SET]
Utility Defogger (Kartana) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 136 HP / 120 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
- Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Kartana serves as a good check to Pokemon like Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Ogerpon-W lacking Superpower, while packing good utility with Defog. Its great matchup versus the former two, along with Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn exacerbate this, being particularly one of the most effective Defoggers in the metagame. With Grassium Z, Kartana is even more effective at removing entry hazards, being able to deal a massive blow to Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Gliscor, KOing even the latter two with minor chip. Knock Off is Kartana's coverage move of choice, removing Heavy-Duty Boots from the likes of Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Volcarona while giving it an avenue to make meaningful progress against Ferrothorn, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking. The given EV spread lets Bloom Doom OHKO offensive Garchomp, which could otherwise comfortably tank Leaf Blade and KO Kartana with its +2 Earthquake. Due to Kartana's ability to often lure Ground-types like Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp with its Bloom Doom, Tapu Koko makes for an excellent teammate, also appreciating Kartana's ability to keep Ferrothorn's entry hazards off the field; in return, Tapu Koko can check Flying-types like Zapdos and Tornadus-T for Kartana. Teammates that benefit from Kartana’s entry hazard removal like Nasty Plot Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y form a nice core with it as well, allowing them to stay healthy and hit the field to help break down Kartana’s checks like Zapdos and Heatran. Kartana is not without flaw as a Defogger; it is most notably helpless against Stealth Rock Heatran, so teammates that assist with Heatran such as Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott work well, being able to often trade entry hazards to help mitigate Kartana's inability to safely clear them in the face of Heatran. Furthermore, Kartana’s terrible Special Defense renders it unable to check Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko effectively unlike other Steel-types like Ferrothorn adnd Heatran, so teammates like Galarian Slowking, Weavile, and Landorus-T can ease these matchups.

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[SET]
Utility Defogger (Kartana) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 136 HP / 120 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
- Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Kartana serves as a powerful offensive check to Pokemon like Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Ogerpon-W lacking Superpower. Its great matchup versus the former two, along with Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn allow Kartana to additionally be one of the most effective Defoggers in the metagame. With Grassium Z, Kartana is even more effective at removing entry hazards, being able to deal a massive blow to Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Gliscor, OHKOing even the latter 2 with minor chip. Additionally, it Knock Off is Kartana's coverage move of choice, removing Heavy-Duty Boots from the likes of Tornadus-T and Zapdos and threatening massive damage on Galarian Slowking talk about how it cripples checks like volc and zama, and lets it actually deal damage to ferro and tran. The given EV spread lets Bloom Doom OHKO offensive Garchomp, which could otherwise comfortably tank Leaf Blade and KO Kartana with its +2 Earthquake. Due to Kartana's ability to often lure Ground-types like Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp with its Bloom Doom, Tapu Koko makes for an excellent teammate, also appreciating Kartana's ability to keep Ferrothorn's entry hazards off the field; in return, Tapu Koko can check Flying-types like Zapdos and Tornadus-T for Kartana. i think theres a lot more for teammates u can talk about, considering its one of the “most effective defoggers“ in the tier, surely some mentions of teammates that appreciate this is warranted However, Kartana is not without flaw as a Defogger. Most notably, it is helpless against Stealth Rock Heatran, so teammates who assist with Heatran such as Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott work well, being able to often trade entry hazards to help mitigate Kartana's inability to safely clear them in the face of Heatran. talk about how to fix it up defensively too, being a steel but losing to the fairys (and special attackers) is a big deal

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lmk when implemented so i can go over another time

 

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Tapu Koko effectively unlike other steel types like Ferrothorn or Heatran

1/2 after this gj

 

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Utility is Coming

[SET]
Utility Defogger (Kartana) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Grass #simplicity
EVs: 136 HP / 120 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
- Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Kartana serves as a good check to Pokemon like Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Ogerpon-W lacking Superpower, while packing good utility with Defog. Its great matchup versus the former two, along with Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn exacerbate this, being particularly one of the most effective Defoggers in the metagame. With Grassium Z, Kartana is even more effective at removing entry hazards, being able to deal a massive blow to Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Gliscor, OHKOing even the latter 2 with minor chip. Knock Off is Kartana's coverage move of choice, removing Heavy-Duty Boots from the likes of Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Volcarona while giving it an avenue to make meaningful progress against Ferrothorn, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking. The given EV spread lets Bloom Doom OHKO offensive Garchomp, which could otherwise comfortably tank Leaf Blade and KO Kartana with its +2 Earthquake. Due to Kartana's ability to often lure Ground-types like Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp with its Bloom Doom, Tapu Koko makes for an excellent teammate, also appreciating Kartana's ability to keep Ferrothorn's entry hazards off the field; in return, Tapu Koko can check Flying-types like Zapdos and Tornadus-T for Kartana. Teammates who benefit from Kartana’s entry hazard removal like Nasty Plot Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y form a nice core with it as well, allowing them to stay healthy and hit the field to help break down Kartana’s checks like Zapdos and Heatran. However, this only works if you state the flaw right after a pro / advantage that kart has Kartana is not without flaw as a Defogger; add semicolon it is most notably Most notably, it is helpless against Stealth Rock Heatran, so teammates who assist with Heatran such as Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott work well, being able to often trade entry hazards to help mitigate Kartana's inability to safely clear them in the face of Heatran. Furthermore, Kartana’s terrible Special Defense renders render it unable to check Tapu Lele or Tapu Koko effectively unlike other Steel-types like Ferrothorn or Heatran, so teammates like Galarian Slowking + Weavile and Landorus-T can ease these matchups.

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thank you for the addition of the semicolon in your QUALITY CONTROL check. Unbelievable. The nerve of this guy is UNREAL.

GP Team

 

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[SET]
Utility Defogger (Kartana) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 136 HP / 120 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
- Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Kartana serves as a good check to Pokemon like Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, and Ogerpon-W lacking Superpower, while packing good utility with Defog. Its great matchup versus the former two, along with Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn exacerbate this, being particularly one of the most effective Defoggers in the metagame. With Grassium Z, Kartana is even more effective at removing entry hazards, being able to deal a massive blow to Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Gliscor, OHKOing even the latter 2 with minor chip nitpick but ohko implies no chip needed right? should probably change that to just "KOing". Knock Off is Kartana's coverage move of choice, removing Heavy-Duty Boots from the likes of Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Volcarona while giving it an avenue to make meaningful progress against Ferrothorn, Heatran, and Galarian Slowking. The given EV spread lets Bloom Doom OHKO offensive Garchomp, which could otherwise comfortably tank Leaf Blade and KO Kartana with its +2 Earthquake. Due to Kartana's ability to often lure Ground-types like Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp with its Bloom Doom, Tapu Koko makes for an excellent teammate, also appreciating Kartana's ability to keep Ferrothorn's entry hazards off the field; in return, Tapu Koko can check Flying-types like Zapdos and Tornadus-T for Kartana. Teammates who that benefit from Kartana’s entry hazard removal like Nasty Plot Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y form a nice core with it as well, allowing them to stay healthy and hit the field to help break down Kartana’s checks like Zapdos and Heatran. Kartana is not without flaw as a Defogger; it is most notably helpless against Stealth Rock Heatran, so teammates who that assist with Heatran such as Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott work well, being able to often trade entry hazards to help mitigate Kartana's inability to safely clear them in the face of Heatran. Furthermore, Kartana’s terrible Special Defense renders it unable to check Tapu Lele or and Tapu Koko effectively unlike other Steel-types like Ferrothorn or and Heatran, so teammates like Galarian Slowking + Weavile <= why are these joined as a core? and Landorus-T can ease these matchups.

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