[SET]
Slowking-Galar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 36 Def / 224 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Psychic Noise
- Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
[SET COMMENTS]
With an Assault Vest, Galarian Slowking leverages its newfound bulk and already solid defensive typing to check threatening special attackers such as Tapu Lele and Volcarona, while making use of Regenerator to sustain its longevity. Psychic Noise allows Galarian Slowking to shut down Toxapex, while denying any recovery from switch-ins like Gliscor and defensive Heatran. Ice Beam is invaluable coverage, chunking other common switch-ins such as Landorus-Therian, Dragonite, and Mega Latios. Flamethrower is critical for Galarian Slowking, allowing it to hit the Steel-types that ordinarily give it issues like Ferrothorn and Gholdengo. Sludge Bomb is the STAB of choice, with a nasty chance to cripple its targets with Poisoning that ruins the already hazard-weak Tapu Lele and can rack up strong chip on otherwise powerful answers such as Ting-Lu.
Galarian Slowking can function on a wide variety of teams, but works best on bulky offense teams where it can use its strong bulk and ability to scrap with ordinarily difficult matchups like Tapu Lele and Mega Charizard Y to give its teammates some breathing room. It has some difficulty dealing with offensive ground types such as Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian, so Flying-types such as Zapdos or Moltres, or physically bulky Water-types such as Alomolola or Tapu Fini allow either a consistent Regenerator core with the former, or an effective Roaring Moon answer in the case of the latter. Indeed, Dark-types like Roaring Moon and Hisuian Samurott are the most prevalent issue for Galarian Slowking, so any partners who can handle them such as Clefable or the aforementioned Tapu Fini are greatly appreciated. Offensively, Galarian Slowking pairs extremely well with hard-hitting physical attackers such as Zamazenta or Melmetal that are conversely threatened by the special attackers that Galarian Slowking handles so well. Galarian Slowking appreciates Spikes support to further atrophy the targets getting whittled down by repeated Psychic Noises, making Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott excellent partners, with the former serving to alleviate Galarian Slowking's Earthquake vulnerability, and the latter serving as a soft Dark resist and speed control with a Choice Scarf.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Slowking-Galar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 36 Def / 224 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Psychic Noise
- Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
[SET COMMENTS]
With an Assault Vest, Galarian Slowking leverages its newfound bulk and already solid defensive typing to check threatening special attackers such as Tapu Lele and Volcarona, while making use of Regenerator to sustain its longevity. Psychic Noise allows Galarian Slowking to shut down Toxapex, while denying any recovery from switch-ins like Gliscor and defensive Heatran. Ice Beam is invaluable coverage, chunking other common switch-ins such as Landorus-Therian, Dragonite, and Mega Latios. Flamethrower is critical for Galarian Slowking, allowing it to hit the Steel-types that ordinarily give it issues like Ferrothorn and Gholdengo. Sludge Bomb is the STAB of choice, with a nasty chance to cripple its targets with Poisoning that ruins the already hazard-weak Tapu Lele and can rack up strong chip on otherwise powerful answers such as Ting-Lu.
Galarian Slowking can function on a wide variety of teams, but works best on bulky offense teams where it can use its strong bulk and ability to scrap with ordinarily difficult matchups like Tapu Lele and Mega Charizard Y to give its teammates some breathing room. It has some difficulty dealing with offensive ground types such as Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian, so Flying-types such as Zapdos or Moltres, or physically bulky Water-types such as Alomolola or Tapu Fini allow either a consistent Regenerator core with the former, or an effective Roaring Moon answer in the case of the latter. Indeed, Dark-types like Roaring Moon and Hisuian Samurott are the most prevalent issue for Galarian Slowking, so any partners who can handle them such as Clefable or the aforementioned Tapu Fini are greatly appreciated. Offensively, Galarian Slowking pairs extremely well with hard-hitting physical attackers such as Zamazenta or Melmetal that are conversely threatened by the special attackers that Galarian Slowking handles so well. Galarian Slowking appreciates Spikes support to further atrophy the targets getting whittled down by repeated Psychic Noises, making Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott excellent partners, with the former serving to alleviate Galarian Slowking's Earthquake vulnerability, and the latter serving as a soft Dark resist and speed control with a Choice Scarf.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
slopcat
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