Monotype Assault Vest Gallade (Fighting) [QC: 2/2] [GP: 1/1]

[mauby]

[SET]
Gallade @ Assault Vest
Name: Assault Vest (Fighting)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 56 HP / 192 Atk / 164 SpD / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Night Slash / Knock Off
- Shadow Sneak

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to its Sharpness ability, access to a variety of slicing moves, and Assault Vest complementing its natural specially defensive bulk, giving the invaluable utility to beat threatening Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios, and Choice Specs Greninja. Psycho Cut is able to help combat a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Galarian Weezing, Toxapex, and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon that attempt to switch-in while also having the incredible ability to ignore Defense raises such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Skarmory, Zamazenta, and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that deals with threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo, and Sinistcha. Knock Off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of removing items such as Rocky Helmet and Heavy Duty Boots but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge kill fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder, and the aforementioned Espathra. 96 Speed EVs enables Gallade to outspeed Modest Magnezone while the given investment in HP and Special Defense in tandem with Assault Vest, allowing Gallade to survive an attack from Choice Specs Flutter Mane in order to OHKO it back with Psycho Cut, alleviating pressure on Fighting teams.


Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type Pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire, and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing entry hazards, which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon such as Enamorus, Hatterene, Primarina, and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up Pokemon with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge, and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade, being able to take on high Speed Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda, and Chien-Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge Flying-type STAB coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by inflicting sleep, crippling troublesome foes such as Skeledirge and Torkoal, as well as putting offensive pressure on physical walls such as Slowbro and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that thrives on Gallade's ability to remove its checks in Pokemon such as Latias, Greninja, and Volcarona. Galarian Zapdos offers a Ground-immune Pokemon to add aditional protection from threats such as Excadrill and Great Tusk.
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[CaptainDaimyo]

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[CaptainDaimyo]

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Gallade!

Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's Sharpness ability, access to a wide variety of slicing moves and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Special Defense bulk mention what pokemon avest gallade can take hits from. The primary STAB move is Sharpness boosted Psycho Cut, reaching a base power of 105 (mentioning bp is not needed) and hitting hits a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams for super-effective damage such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword is secondary Sharpness boosted STAB, reaching 135 base power and having has the incredible utility of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Skarmory, Zamazenta and Avalugg You only 3HKO skarm and avalugg isnt really that common so change those examples. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that hits threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon for super effective damage such as Espathra, Latios, Gholdengo and Sinistcha. Shadow Sneak is useful priority that can threaten and revenge fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Latias and Iron Boulder. An Adamant nature maximises Gallade's damage output and ability to wallbreak, with Fluff 140 Spe EVs enabling enables Gallade to outspeed uninvested Gliscor. This sacrifice in speed, allows Gallade to increase it's overall bulk by investing the remaining EVs in HP. Fluff

[STRATEGY COMMENTS] Strat comments is only used for other options which this set doesnt have
Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire and Kingambit Mention hazard removal so gallade doesnt fear stuff like tspikes or spikes. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon that hit it for super effective damage such as Enamorus, Hatterene and Iron Valiant Mention status spreading via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and its pivoting with U-turn. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge and Porygon-2 You actually 2HKO porygon2 so smthing like gliscor's better. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda and Darkrai Dark pulse is only a 4HKO and you OHKO back with sacred sword. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Zapdos-Galar, Moltres-Galar and Tornadus.

Add these as teammates:
- Breloom has spore and handles waters/grounds like defensive rotom-w and sand-boosted excadrill
- Hisuian Lilligant acts as a cleaner, handles the same targets as breloom with the addition of flying- and dragon-types
- Niche but add Galarian Zapdos, ground immunity to help against great tusk

Implement then tag me again

 

[CaptainDaimyo]

[SET]
Gallade @ Assault Vest
Name: Assault Vest (Fighting)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Night Slash
- Shadow Sneak

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's Sharpness ability, access to a wide variety of slicing moves and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Specially Defensive bulk, enabling it to check special attackers such as Espathra, Latios and Greninja. Psycho Cut hits a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams for super-effective damage such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword has the incredible utility of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Zamazenta and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that hits threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon for super effective damage such as Latias, Iron Crown, Gholdengo and Sinistcha. Shadow Sneak complents Night Slash by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult and Iron Boulder. 140 Spe EVs enables Gallade to outspeed uninvested Gliscor.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing hazards such as Spikes and Toxic Spikes which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon that hit it for super effective damage such as Enamorus, Hatterene and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda and Chien Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by spreading status with Spore and threatening physical walls such as Rotom-W and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that makes Gallade's job easier by removing obstacles such as Excadrill, Dragonite and Swampert. Galarian Zapdos offers ground immunity to help Gallade against threats such as Iron Treads and Great Tusk.
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CaptainDaimyo

• Didn't agree with some of your changes but implemented.
• For reference, I have provided evidence of my knowledge of and success with Gallade as seen here
• Perhaps there are aspects in my evidence which I should be including

No need to send a new message with all the changes just make the edits in your original message (pls delete btw)

 

[mauby]

CaptainDaimyo

• I have implemented.
• Although I disagree with some of your changes.
  • In actual battles, Iron Defense Skarmory, Corviknight and Avalugg never succeed simply because Gallade resists Body Press and either finishes them 1v1 with Sacred Sword or weakens them so a teammate can easily revenge.
• For reference, I have provided evidence of my knowledge of and success with Gallade as seen here
• Perhaps there are aspects in my evidence which I should be including

 

[CaptainDaimyo]

CaptainDaimyo

• I have implemented.
• Although I disagree with some of your changes.
  • In actual battles, Iron Defense Skarmory, Corviknight and Avalugg never succeed simply because Gallade resists Body Press and either finishes them 1v1 with Sacred Sword or weakens them so a teammate can easily revenge.
• For reference, I have provided evidence of my knowledge of and success with Gallade as seen here
• Perhaps there are aspects in my evidence which I should be including

Same colors

Gallade

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's Sharpness ability, access to a wide variety of slicing moves and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Specially Defensive bulk. With Assault Vest, Gallade provides Fighting teams with the invaluable utility to 1v1 very problematic Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios and Protean Extrasensory Greninja. Merge the assault vest mentions into one sentence Psycho Cut does super effective damage versus a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon that are immune, while also having the incredible utility of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Zamazenta and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that does super effective damage versus threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo and Sinistcha. Knock off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of item removal but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Mention important items knock off removes like hdb Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder and the aforementioned Espathra. 140 Spe EVs enables Gallade to outspeed uninvested Gliscor. I think you can mention how 112 HP evs alongside vest allow you to not get OHKOed by Choice Scarf Flutter Mane

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing hazards such as Spikes and Sticky Web which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon that hit it for super effective damage such as Enamorus, Hatterene and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda and Chien Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by spreading status This is kinda misleading since you can only put one mon to sleep at a time with Spore and threatening physical walls such as Rotom-W and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that makes Gallade's job easier by removing obstacles such as Excadrill, Dragonite and Swampert. The point of Hisuian Lilligant is to be played lategame to sweep after Gallade clears all its checks Galarian Zapdos offers ground immunity to help Gallade against threats such as Iron Treads and Great Tusk.

I'll take one more look at this

Re your comments:
- Skarmory: Asked QC abt this, gallade doesnt break through skarm
- Corv: OHKOes with Brave Bird
- Avalugg: Like I said, not that common, but yeah you do 2HKO it (but the point of analyses is to see how the pokemon in question does against the common meta threats)

 

[mauby]

Re your comments:
- Skarmory: Asked QC abt this, gallade doesnt break through skarm
- Corv: OHKOes with Brave Bird
- Avalugg: Like I said, not that common, but yeah you do 2HKO it (but the point of analyses is to see how the pokemon in question does against the common meta threats)

• CaptainDaimyo I have implemented.
• Subjective and anecdotal; but I think the best built Ice teams have Avalugg and have personally faced more Ice teams with Avalugg than without.
• Re: Skarmory
  • 192+ Atk Sharpness Gallade Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 129-153 (38.6 - 45.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
  • 252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 126-148 (37.7 - 44.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
  • Clearly I was speaking in the context of Gallade revenging a weakened Skarmory or weakening Skarmory for a teammate to revenge.
  • Skarmory could be at +6 DEF and still have to fear Gallade unless its HP % is approximately half. Not even Choice Band Terrakion has a stronger Sacred Sword.
• Re: Corviknight
  • 192+ Atk Sharpness Gallade Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Corviknight: 216-255 (54 - 63.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
  • Again, it could be +6 DEF and still have to fear Gallade unless its HP % is approximately 64
  • Again, Gallade secures the win by revenging a weakened Corviknight or paving the way for a teammate to revenge.

 

[CaptainDaimyo]

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Gallade

[SET]
Gallade @ Assault Vest
Name: Assault Vest (Fighting)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Night Slash / Knock Off
- Shadow Sneak

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's Sharpness ability, access to a wide variety of slicing moves and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Specially Defensive bulk giving the invaluable utility to 1v1 very problematic Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios and Protean Extrasensory Greninja. Psycho Cut does super effective damage versus a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon who attempt to switch-in, while also having the incredible utility of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Zamazenta and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that does super effective damage versus threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo and Sinistcha. Knock off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of removing items such as Rocky Helmet and Heavy Duty Boots but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder and the aforementioned Espathra. 136 Spe EVs enables Gallade to outspeed uninvested Gliscor while 116 120 HP EVs in tandem with Assault Vest prevents Choice Specs Flutter Mane from a guaranteed OHKO.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS] Remove this is only for other options, not teammates
Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing hazards such as Spikes and Sticky Web which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon that hit it for super effective damage such as Enamorus, Hatterene and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda and Chien Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by
inflicting sleep and threatening physical walls such as Rotom-W and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that thrives on Gallade's ability to remove it's checks in Pokemon such as Latias, Greninja and Volcarona. Galarian Zapdos offers ground immunity to add aditional protection from threats such as Excadril and Great Tusk.

QC 1/2

 

[mauby]

CaptainDaimyo

• Iplemented
• Changed the set's EV spread (Neko approved)
• The given spread means that Choice Specs Flutter Mane can only guarantee 2HKO

Defense damage calcs for new EV spread

• 252 SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Moonblast vs. 56 HP / 164 SpD Assault Vest Gallade: 246-290 (84.5 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
• 252 SpA Choice Specs Latios Luster Purge vs. 56 HP / 164 SpD Assault Vest Gallade: 120-142 (41.2 - 48.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
• +2 0 SpA Espathra Stored Power (120 BP) vs. 56 HP / 164 SpD Assault Vest Gallade: 135-159 (46.3 - 54.6%) -- 56.3% chance to 2HKO
• 252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Valiant Moonblast vs. 56 HP / 164 SpD Assault Vest Gallade: 228-270 (78.3 - 92.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[sasha]

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gallade

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's Sharpness ability, access to a variety of slicing moves and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Specially Defensive bulk, giving the invaluable utility to 1v1 threatening Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios and Protean Extrasensory Choice Specs Greninja. Psycho Cut does super effective damage versus a is able to help combat a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon who attempt to switch-in, while also having the incredible utility of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina, and Iron Defense users such as Skarmory, Zamazenta and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that deals with does super effective damage versus threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo and Sinistcha. Knock off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of removing items such as Rocky Helmet and Heavy Duty Boots but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder and the aforementioned Espathra. 96 Spe EVs enables Gallade to outspeed Modest Magnezone while the given investment in HP and SpD in tandem with Assault Vest, allows Gallade to live an attack from limits Choice Specs Flutter Mane in order to OHKO it back with Psycho Cut, alleviating pressure on Fighting-type teams to a guaranteed 2HKO.


Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing hazards such as Spikes and Sticky Web which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon that hit it for super effective damage such as Enamorus, Hatterene and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda and Chien Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by (backspace here to connect the paragraph)
inflicting sleep, (I would make note of some mons in particular that gallade likes being asleep, like skeledirge & torkoal) and as well as threatening physical walls such as Rotom-W and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that thrives on Gallade's ability to remove it's checks in Pokemon such as Latias, Greninja and Volcarona. Galarian Zapdos offers ground immunity to add aditional protection from threats such as Excadril and Great Tusk.

2/2 after implementing!

 

[mauby]

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gallade

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's Sharpness ability, access to a variety of slicing moves and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Specially Defensive bulk, giving the invaluable utility to 1v1 threatening Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios and Protean Extrasensory Choice Specs Greninja. Psycho Cut does super effective damage versus a is able to help combat a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon who attempt to switch-in, while also having the incredible utility of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina, and Iron Defense users such as Skarmory, Zamazenta and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that deals with does super effective damage versus threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo and Sinistcha. Knock off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of removing items such as Rocky Helmet and Heavy Duty Boots but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder and the aforementioned Espathra. 96 Spe EVs enables Gallade to outspeed Modest Magnezone while the given investment in HP and SpD in tandem with Assault Vest, allows Gallade to live an attack from limits Choice Specs Flutter Mane in order to OHKO it back with Psycho Cut, alleviating pressure on Fighting-type teams to a guaranteed 2HKO.


Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing hazards such as Spikes and Sticky Web which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon that hit it for super effective damage such as Enamorus, Hatterene and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda and Chien Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by (backspace here to connect the paragraph)
inflicting sleep, (I would make note of some mons in particular that gallade likes being asleep, like skeledirge & torkoal) and as well as threatening physical walls such as Rotom-W and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that thrives on Gallade's ability to remove it's checks in Pokemon such as Latias, Greninja and Volcarona. Galarian Zapdos offers ground immunity to add aditional protection from threats such as Excadril and Great Tusk.

2/2 after implementing!

Thanks, changes have been implemented.

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[Gambit_Gamin]

amcheck, implement if you'd like
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[SET]
Gallade @ Assault Vest
Name: Assault Vest (Fighting)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 56 HP / 192 Atk / 164 SpD / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Night Slash / Knock Off
- Shadow Sneak

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's its Sharpness ability, access to a variety of slicing moves, (AC) and Assault Vest complementing it's natural Specially Defensive specially defensive bulk, giving the invaluable utility to 1v1 threatening Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios, (AC) and Choice Specs Greninja. Psycho Cut is able to help combat a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Weezing-Galar, Toxapex, (AC) and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon who attempt to switch-in, while also having the incredible utility ability of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Skarmory, Zamazenta, (AC) and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that deals with threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo, (AC) and Sinistcha. Knock off Off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of removing items such as Rocky Helmet and Heavy-Duty (Add Hyphen) Boots, (AC) but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge kill fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder, (AC) and the aforementioned Espathra. 96 Spe Speed EVs enables Gallade to outspeed Modest nature Magnezone while the given investment in HP and SpD in tandem with Assault Vest, allows Gallade to live an attack from Choice Specs Flutter Mane in order to OHKO it back with Psycho Cut, alleviating pressure on Fighting-type teams.


Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon Pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire, (AC) and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing hazards which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon such as Enamorus, Hatterene, Primarina, (AC) and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up set-up Pokemon with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge, (AC) and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade, (AC) being able to take on high speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda, (AC) and Chien Pao. Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, (AC) and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by inflicting sleep, crippling troublesome foes such as Skeledirge and Torkoal, as well as putting offensive pressure on physical walls such as Slowbro and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that thrives on Gallade's ability to remove its checks in Pokemon such as Latias, Greninja, (AC) and Volcarona. Galarian Zapdos offers ground immunity to add aditional additional protection from threats such as Excadril Excadrill and Great Tusk.
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Gallade @ Assault Vest
Name: Assault Vest (Fighting)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 56 HP / 192 Atk / 164 SpD / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Night Slash / Knock Off
- Shadow Sneak

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade offers incredible value to Fighting teams due to it's its Sharpness ability, access to a variety of slicing moves, (AC) and Assault Vest complementing its remove apostrophe natural Specially Defensive specially defensive bulk, giving the invaluable utility to beat 1v1 threatening Psychic-type Pokemon such as Espathra, Latios, (AC) and Choice Specs Greninja. Psycho Cut is able to help combat a plethora of Poison-type Pokemon that annoy Fighting teams such as Galarian Weezing, Weezing-Galar, Toxapex, (AC) and Amoonguss. Sacred Sword complements Psycho Cut by threatening Dark-type Pokemon that who attempt to switch-in (rc) while also having the incredible utility ability to ignore Defense raises of ignoring stat changes such as Archaludon's Stamina and Iron Defense users such as Skarmory, Zamazenta, (AC) and Klefki. Night Slash is another boosted coverage option that deals with threatening Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as the aforementioned Espathra, Latias, Gholdengo, (AC) and Sinistcha. Knock off Off is a possible alternative that provides the utility of removing items such as Rocky Helmet and Heavy-Duty (Add Hyphen) Boots but lacks the consistent damage output of Night Slash. Shadow Sneak complements Night Slash and Knock Off by being useful priority that can threaten and revenge kill fast Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Iron Boulder, (AC) and the aforementioned Espathra. 96 Spe Speed EVs enables Gallade to outspeed Modest Magnezone while the given investment in HP and Special Defense SpD in tandem with Assault Vest, allowing allows Gallade to survive live an attack from Choice Specs Flutter Mane in order to OHKO it back with Psycho Cut, alleviating pressure on Fighting-type teams.


Iron Valiant is an essential teammate for Gallade, being able to remove troublesome Dark-type pokemon Pokemon such as Sableye and Mandibuzz. Great Tusk is another incredible teammate, providing a defensive switch-in for physical attackers that could otherwise overwhelm Gallade such as Excadrill, Gouging Fire, (AC) and Kingambit. Great Tusk also has the utility of removing entry hazards, (ac) which could otherwise hinder Gallade. Sneasler complements Gallade by removing Fairy-type Pokemon such as Enamorus, Hatterene, Primarina, (AC) and Iron Valiant. Sneasler also has utility in crippling set up setup Pokemon with Switcheroo, spreading status via Poison Touch and Dire Claw and pivoting with U-turn U-Turn so that Gallade can enter the battlefield at the most opportune times. Keldeo is an incredible teammate that complements Gallade by removing physical walls such as Hippowdon, Skeledirge, (AC) and Gliscor. Zamazenta is a strong partner for Gallade, (AC) being able to take on high Speed speed tier Pokemon such as Flutter Mane, Barraskewda, (AC) and Chien-Pao. added hyphen Iron Hands is a useful teammate, being able to sponge Flying-type STAB STAB Flying-type coverage from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, (AC) and Tornadus. Breloom is another option that helps Gallade by inflicting sleep, crippling troublesome foes such as Skeledirge and Torkoal, as well as putting offensive pressure on physical walls such as Slowbro and Quagsire. Similarly, Hisuian Lilligant is a physical sweeper that thrives on Gallade's ability to remove its checks in Pokemon such as Latias, Greninja, (AC) and Volcarona. Galarian Zapdos offers a Ground-immune Pokemon ground immunity to add aditional additional protection from threats such as Excadril Excadrill and Great Tusk.
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