
Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naughty Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Dual Chop / Stone Edge
Garchomp is one of the premier Pokemon in BDSP OU, throwing out powerful Earthquakes and Outrages, which together are almost unresisted barring the uncommon Togekiss and the niche Skarmory, to clean weakened teams. Choice Scarf alleviates one of Garchomp's main issues in its Speed, as now it is unable to be revenge killed by faster offensive threats such as Latios and Starmie. Fire Blast lets Garchomp nail Skarmory on the switch and instantly remove Scizor, dissuading them from pivoting into it Dual Chop lets Garchomp break through Alakazam's Focus Sash and chunk Dragonite by breaking Multiscale while giving Garchomp a Dragon-type STAB move that opponents can't take advantage of as easily. Stone Edge lets it thrash Togekiss on the switch, which can be useful, as it is completely immune to both of Garchomp's STAB moves. Choice Scarf Garchomp is unfortunately easily walled, as many teams can dance around its STAB moves, and, oftentimes, it is unable to easily sweep on its own, making fellow Dragon-types Latios, Dragonite, and Salamence exceptional teammates, as they easily overwhelm their shared checks.
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