wow weezing's neutralizing gas is so cool it sure would suck if it instalost to the thing it's supposed to have a niche against lol
252 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Weezing-Galar: 360-426 (107.7 - 127.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO)
This isn't how it works. Geezing is niche, but nobody who actually uses it does so to take hits from Ghold with it. It's to bypass the Defog blocking ability so that it doesn't matter if Ghold switches into you as you Defog. This is the key thing about Ghold. In order to block removal, it needs to switch into you first.
While Defog isn't common as I said, having a surefire way to remove hazards on any Pokemon that can use it even if it's just Corv would still be better than right now. And sorry but who runs defog on Corv when Gholdengo is in the tier ?
I do since it's good. Many hazard stack teams don't even run Ghold because they can just keep hazards up with offensive pressure. For Corv specifically, you Defog against non-Ghold teams and U-Turn into your Ghold answer on the predicted switch against Ghold teams. You know, because Ghold has to switch into you to actually block Defog. You just can't be mindless about it like you were in gen 8. If Corv is your defogger, you cover for its weaknesses.
What I'm saying is that the mons you used are the ones that you run when you are using these kind of teams. If you want to play other playstyles you have to run HDB on everything because this metagame heavily favors Hazard Stack/Immune teams since Ceaseless Edge, HDB and Gholdengo exists.
I don't believe in HBD spam. Not a knock against folks who use it. But it's not nearly as mandatory as some claim it to be, particularly if you aren't playing stall. You can build team structures that are resistant to hazards without Boots and/or build better removal into a team concept. You can do the latter thing by using a primary remover and a secondary remover or anti-hazard option. Grassy Terrain can also be used to help with chip a little.
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