OU Air Balloon Gholdengo [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Nichalho]

[SET]
name: Air Balloon
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its great typing and Good as Gold, Gholdengo is a setup sweeper that's notably difficult to deal with. Having an additional Ground immunity with Air Balloon further improves Gholdengo's already great typing, letting it switch in on Pokemon that otherwise threaten it, such as Garchomp and Iron Treads. This is especially useful against the latter, as Air Balloon strengthens Gholdengo's ability to block entry hazard removal. Maximum Speed investment is for outspeeding Dragonite and uninvested Great Tusk. 252 Special Attack EVs and Nasty Plot makes Gholdengo's STAB moves very threatening against neutral foes. Fighting and Dark Tera types give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively; notably, Tera Fighting lessens the impact of moves like Crunch from Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon. Tera Dark is useful in a pinch to resist attacks such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo.

Entry hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, as its ability and typing ensure that their entry hazards stay around as long as Gholdengo does. Hyper offense staples such as Chien-Pao and Iron Valiant benefit greatly from the constant presence of entry hazards to break down bulkier cores; in return, Gholdengo gets teammates that synergize with its role as a wallbreaker, applying heavy pressure throughout a game to Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Rotom-W. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao, Roaring Moon, and Knock Off variants of Great Tusk, threaten to completely shut down Gholdengo; defensive teammates like Garganacl, Dondozo and Skeledirge can help mitigate some of these weaknesses.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [BT89, 487308]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]

 

[Milo]

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The Ghost

[SET]
name: Gholdengo
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
This set combines Gholdengo's utility through Good for Gold and Air Balloon with its potential as a setup sweeper. Reword this sentence. This is your opening sentence, this should be treated as an entirely different analyses (because it is) and not a continuation of another, even though Gholdengo has other sets, because that is what it sounds like at the moment. Also, Pokemon don't have utility, they provide it so if you are to say this about Gholdengo, reword it to that. Having an editional additional Ground immunity allows Gholdengo to switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp, Iron Treads and Great Tusk. This is especially useful against the latter two, as it strengthens Gholdengo's primary role; spinblocking ability to block hazard removal. Gholdengo blocks all hazard removal therefore spinblocking isn't the right term, besides this, Gholdengo's primary role is not blocking hazards, especially this set where it becomes a powerful wallbreaker. Unless Great Tusk is running Knock Off, it has no way of damaging Gholdengo at all, preventing opposing hazard removal and building momentum from there. This sentence suggests that Gholdengo can safely stay in against Great Tusk in most cases as it suggests Knock Off to be "uncommon". Instead, talk about what Nasty Plot does for Gholdengo against Great Tusk and Dragonite as well as ways to easily click Recover. From here talk about how Gholdengo can then matchup against Dark Types like Chien-Pao and the previously mentioned Roaring Moon because of Tera. Max Speed investment is essential to give Gholdengo a chance to compete with an extremely fast tier, while 252 Special Attack EVs in combination with Nasty Plot makes Gholdengo's STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them. Would also reword this to smth like "Maximum EVs in Speed and SpA are used for Gholdengo to maximise it's offensive stats" Fighting and Dark as Tera Types give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively, changing its resistances to block attacks resist attacks like such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo., as well as Roaring Moon and Chien-Pao's Crunch. Just mention that at +2, Make it Rain OHKOs Roaring Moon somewhere appropriate here.

Hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, thanks to its ability Good as Gold and Ghost Typing making sure which ensures that their hazards stay around as long as possible Gholdengo is on the field. This strategy is useful for many team compositions, but specifically Hyper Offense teams making use of Gholdengo's removal blocking ability and setup opportunities. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and one-hit-KO OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon can threaten Gholdengo and therefore completely shut down Gholdengo's ability to keep hazards up. Ddefensive teammates like Garganacl, Dodonzo and Skeledirge, as well as defensive Terastalization can help mitigate some of these weaknesses. already covered this In addition, the aforementioned Great Tusk with Knock Off will ruin the day of any Air Balloon Gholdengo. This becomes a game of scouting; whoever can figure the others set out first will come out with the advantage. This is a blind mention of Great Tusk with no teammate to help cover it. We have also already mentioned Great Tusk as something to potentially switch into, so either keep Offensive Great Tusk as a mention with teammates to cover, or replace it with something else like Scarf Gholdengo.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Nichalho]

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The Ghost

[SET]
name: Gholdengo
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
This set combines Gholdengo's utility through Good for Gold and Air Balloon with its potential as a setup sweeper. Reword this sentence. This is your opening sentence, this should be treated as an entirely different analyses (because it is) and not a continuation of another, even though Gholdengo has other sets, because that is what it sounds like at the moment. Also, Pokemon don't have utility, they provide it so if you are to say this about Gholdengo, reword it to that. Having an editional additional Ground immunity allows Gholdengo to switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp, Iron Treads and Great Tusk. This is especially useful against the latter two, as it strengthens Gholdengo's primary role; spinblocking ability to block hazard removal. Gholdengo blocks all hazard removal therefore spinblocking isn't the right term, besides this, Gholdengo's primary role is not blocking hazards, especially this set where it becomes a powerful wallbreaker. Unless Great Tusk is running Knock Off, it has no way of damaging Gholdengo at all, preventing opposing hazard removal and building momentum from there. This sentence suggests that Gholdengo can safely stay in against Great Tusk in most cases as it suggests Knock Off to be "uncommon". Instead, talk about what Nasty Plot does for Gholdengo against Great Tusk and Dragonite as well as ways to easily click Recover. From here talk about how Gholdengo can then matchup against Dark Types like Chien-Pao and the previously mentioned Roaring Moon because of Tera. Max Speed investment is essential to give Gholdengo a chance to compete with an extremely fast tier, while 252 Special Attack EVs in combination with Nasty Plot makes Gholdengo's STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them. Would also reword this to smth like "Maximum EVs in Speed and SpA are used for Gholdengo to maximise it's offensive stats" Fighting and Dark as Tera Types give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively, changing its resistances to block attacks resist attacks like such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo., as well as Roaring Moon and Chien-Pao's Crunch. Just mention that at +2, Make it Rain OHKOs Roaring Moon somewhere appropriate here.

Hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, thanks to its ability Good as Gold and Ghost Typing making sure which ensures that their hazards stay around as long as possible Gholdengo is on the field. This strategy is useful for many team compositions, but specifically Hyper Offense teams making use of Gholdengo's removal blocking ability and setup opportunities. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and one-hit-KO OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon can threaten Gholdengo and therefore completely shut down Gholdengo's ability to keep hazards up. Ddefensive teammates like Garganacl, Dodonzo and Skeledirge, as well as defensive Terastalization can help mitigate some of these weaknesses. already covered this In addition, the aforementioned Great Tusk with Knock Off will ruin the day of any Air Balloon Gholdengo. This becomes a game of scouting; whoever can figure the others set out first will come out with the advantage. This is a blind mention of Great Tusk with no teammate to help cover it. We have also already mentioned Great Tusk as something to potentially switch into, so either keep Offensive Great Tusk as a mention with teammates to cover, or replace it with something else like Scarf Gholdengo.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[chimp]

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[SET]
name: Gholdengo
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Gholdengo's powerful Type combination Ghost/Steel Steel/Ghost gives it several resistances and immunities, which in combination with Good for Gold, makes it a setup sweeper that's difficult to deal with. Having an additional Ground immunity with Air Balloon allows Gholdengo to switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp, Iron Treads and Great Tusk. This is especially useful against the latter two, as it strengthens Gholdengo's ability to block hazard removal. When positioned well against opposing Pokemon like Great Tusk and Dragonite, Gholdengo's able to Recover easily, as well as setup a Nasty Plot allowing it to become a powerful wallbreaker. The syntax of this sentence is confusing, and it is overall just not needed. Max Speed investment is essential to give Gholdengo a chance to compete with an extremely fast tier, specify what exactly max speed allows Gholdengo to do. What threats does it outspeed? Why does it need to outspeed those threats? In addition, make it its own seperate sentence, then continue explaining the SpA EVs in its own senence- its reaching run-on sentence levels as it is. while 252 Special Attack EVs in combination with Nasty Plot maximizes its offensive stats and makes its STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them. For example, a Nasty Plot boosted +2 Make It Rain OHKO's Roaring Moon. Perhaps give a reason why you signal out Roaring Moon in particular. Fighting and Dark as Tera Types give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively, changing its resistances to resist attacks such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo, as well as Crunch from Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon.

Hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, thanks to as its ability Good as Gold and Steel/Ghost Typing (dont forget about Mortal Spin) ensures that their hazards stay around as long as Gholdengo does. This is slightly misleading due to the presence of Cinderace. This strategy is useful for many team compositions, but specifically Hyper Offense teams making use of Gholdengo's ability and setup opportunities. What set-up opportunities are being referred to here? Is Gholdengo providing set-up opportunities for specific HO Pokemon? If so, how? In this section, be as specific as possible: what HO Pokemon pair well with Gholdengo and why? And perhaps most importantly: how do they benefit Gholdengo? Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon, as well as Offensive Great Tusk with Knock Off, threaten to completely shut down Gholdengo. Defensive teammates like Garganacl, Dodonzo and Skeledirge, can help mitigate some of these weaknesses. These two sentences should be combined into one. Like before, be very specific about which Pokemon pair well, defensively, with Gholdengo.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Let me know when this is implemented and I will check it again, thanks!

 

[Nichalho]

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Let me know when this is implemented and I will check it again, thanks!

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[chimp]

[SET]
name: Gholdengo
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Gholdengo's powerful Type combination Steel/Ghost gives it several resistances and immunities, which in combination with Good for Gold makes it a setup sweeper that's difficult to deal with. Having an additional Ground immunity with Air Balloon allows Gholdengo to switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp, Iron Treads and Great Tusk. This is especially useful against the latter two, as it strengthens Gholdengo's ability to block hazard removal. Max Speed investment is essential to give Gholdengo a chance to compete with an extremely fast tier, outspeeding Dragonite and uninvested Great Tusk, giving it the chance to setup or Recover. Gholdengo doesn't really want to Recover while facing down a Great Tusk, it would rather just attack in most situations. 252 Special Attack EVs in combination with Nasty Plot and makes its STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them. For example, a Nasty Plot boosted Make It Rain OHKO's Roaring Moon, a Pokemon that would otherwise outpace Gholdengo.'s damage output. I don't think this point is necessary. Roaring Moon is still pretty much 2KO'd by unboosted Make It Rain, and I don't see any circumstance where you would keep your Gholdengo in against a Roaring Moon. Fighting and Dark as Tera Types give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively, changing its resistances to resist attacks such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo, as well as Crunch from Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon. Split this into two sentences and go over the specific pros both.

Hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, as its ability Good as Gold and Steel/Ghost Typing ensure that their hazards stay around as long as Gholdengo does. This strategy is useful for many team compositions, but specifically Hyper Offense teams that can also make making use of Gholdengo's ability and potential as a setup sweeper. I am not sure this is a point that needs to be made, to be honest. Hyper Offense does indeed greatly benefit from Gholdengo's spinblocking ability- however- I wouldn't say it benefits more or less than, say, Stall or Balance. I think this sentence in general can just be removed. Hyper Offense staples such as Chien-Pao and Iron Valiant benefit greatly from the consistent presence of hazards to break down bulkier cores; in turn, Gholdengo gets teammates that synergize with its role as a wallbreaker, applying heavy pressure throughout a game. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon, as well as Offensive Great Tusk with Knock Off, threaten to completely shut down Gholdengo; defensive teammates like Garganacl, Dondozo and Skeledirge, can help mitigate some of these weaknesses.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Implement and its QC #1. Thanks.

 

[Nichalho]

Implement and its QC #1. Thanks.

Implemented and QC 1 reached. Thank you!

 

[BT89]

[SET]
name: Gholdengo Air Balloon
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Gholdengo's powerful Type combination Steel/Ghost great typing gives it several resistances and immunities, which in combination with Good for Gold makes it a setup sweeper that's difficult to deal with. Having an additional Ground immunity with Air Balloon allows Gholdengo to switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp, and Iron Treads and Great Tusk tusk has knock off. you can probably reword this to be more concise, something among the lines of "with air balloon, gholdengo's already great typing is further improved due to its ground immunity letting it come in on pokemon like garchomp and iron treads"This is especially useful against the latter two, as it strengthens Gholdengo's ability to block hazard removal. Maximum Speed investment is essential to give Gholdengo a chance to compete with an extremely fast tier, this is fluff for outspeeding Dragonite and uninvested Great Tusk. 252 Special Attack EVs in combination with Nasty Plot and makes its STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them. Fighting and Dark as Tera Types give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively. Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark, lessening the impact of moves like Crunch from Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon. Tera Dark Tera Type is useful in a pinch to resist attacks such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo.

Hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, as its ability Good as Gold and Steel/Ghost Typing ensure that their hazards stay around as long as Gholdengo does. Hyper Offense staples such as Chien-Pao and Iron Valiant benefit greatly from the consistent presence of hazards to break down bulkier cores; in turn, Gholdengo gets teammates that synergize with its role as a wallbreaker, applying heavy pressure throughout a game is it applied on any pokemon in particular? would mention stuff like ting-lu, rotom-w, etc.. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon, as well as and Offensive Knock Off variants of Great Tusk with Knock Off, threaten to completely shut down Gholdengo; defensive teammates like Garganacl, Dondozo and Skeledirge, can help mitigate some of these weaknesses.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2 when done, good job!

 

[Nichalho]

QC 2/2 when done, good job!
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Implemented and QC 2 reached. Thank you! GP Team

 

[Isaiah]

GP Check

[SET]
name: Air Balloon
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Gholdengo'Thanks to its great typing gives it several resistances and immunities, which in combination withGood as Good forld, Ghold makes itengo is a setup sweeper that's notably difficult to deal with. Having an additional Ground immunity with Air Balloon further improves Gholdengo's already great typing, letting it switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp and Iron Treads. This is especially useful against the latter, as itAir Balloon strengthens Gholdengo's ability to block entry hazard removal. Maximum Speed investment is for outspeeding Dragonite and uninvested Great Tusk. 252 Special Attack EVs in combination withand Nasty Plot makes it Gholdengo's STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them against neutral foes. Fighting and Dark as Tera Ttypes give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively.; notably, Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark, lessenings the impact of moves like Crunch from Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon. Tera Dark is useful in a pinch to resist attacks such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo.

HEntry hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, as its ability and Ttyping ensure that their entry hazards stay around as long as Gholdengo does. Hyper Ooffense staples such as Chien-Pao and Iron Valiant benefit greatly from the consisteant presence of entry hazards to break down bulkier cores; in return, Gholdengo gets teammates that synergize with its role as a wallbreaker, applying heavy pressure throughout a game to Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Rotom-W. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and, Roaring Moon, and Knock Off variants of Great Tusk, threaten to completely shut down Gholdengo; defensive teammates like Garganacl, Dondozo and Skeledirge, can help mitigate some of these weaknesses.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [BT89, 487308]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1Isaiah, 375662]]

GP 1/1
GP Team Done

 

[Nichalho]

GP Check

[SET]
name: Air Balloon
move 1: Make It Rain
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Recover
item: Air Balloon
tera type: Fighting / Dark
ability: Good as Gold
nature : Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Gholdengo'Thanks to its great typing gives it several resistances and immunities, which in combination withGood as Good forld, Ghold makes itengo is a setup sweeper that's notably difficult to deal with. Having an additional Ground immunity with Air Balloon further improves Gholdengo's already great typing, letting it switch in on Pokemon that would have otherwise threatened it, such as Garchomp and Iron Treads. This is especially useful against the latter, as itAir Balloon strengthens Gholdengo's ability to block entry hazard removal. Maximum Speed investment is for outspeeding Dragonite and uninvested Great Tusk. 252 Special Attack EVs in combination withand Nasty Plot makes it Gholdengo's STAB moves very threatening to Pokemon that don't resist them against neutral foes. Fighting and Dark as Tera Ttypes give Gholdengo the option to Terastallize defensively.; notably, Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark, lessenings the impact of moves like Crunch from Chien-Pao and Roaring Moon. Tera Dark is useful in a pinch to resist attacks such as Shadow Ball from Dragapult and opposing Gholdengo.

HEntry hazard setters like Great Tusk and Glimmora are the most profitable teammates for Gholdengo, as its ability and Ttyping ensure that their entry hazards stay around as long as Gholdengo does. Hyper Ooffense staples such as Chien-Pao and Iron Valiant benefit greatly from the consisteant presence of entry hazards to break down bulkier cores; in return, Gholdengo gets teammates that synergize with its role as a wallbreaker, applying heavy pressure throughout a game to Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Rotom-W. Offensive Pokemon that outspeed and OHKO Gholdengo, such as Cinderace, Chien-Pao and, Roaring Moon, and Knock Off variants of Great Tusk, threaten to completely shut down Gholdengo; defensive teammates like Garganacl, Dondozo and Skeledirge, can help mitigate some of these weaknesses.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Nichalho, 359575]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [BT89, 487308]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1Isaiah, 375662]]

GP 1/1
GP Team Done
View attachment 484360

Implemented and finished. Thank you all so much for your help!

 

[Tysonslayer]

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