Monotype Gholdengo (Steel)

[kenn]

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot (Steel)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Make It Rain / Substitute / Recover
item: Air Balloon
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an impressive Special Attack stat, Gholdengo provides Steel teams with a fantastic special attacker, which are scarce on said type. Nasty Plot lets Gholdengo overwhelm walls such as Gastrodon and Amoonguss. Shadow Ball is a fantastic STAB move that has great neutral coverage and allows Gholdengo to threaten Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Gallade. Focus Blast hits Dark-types that resist Shadow Ball like Kingambit and Ting-Lu. A single Nasty Plot boost enables Gholdengo's Focus Blast to OHKO physically defensive Ting-Lu after a layer of Spikes. The last slot is extremely flexible; Make It Rain is a powerful STAB move that hits harder than Shadow Ball against Dark-types like Grimmsnarl and Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Azumarill. Substitute can be used instead to give Gholdengo some security against faster threats that can take it out such as Chien-Pao, Flutter Mane, and Kingambit's Sucker Punch. Recover is also another option to keep Gholdengo healthy, since it can be worn down fairly easily. Good as Gold allows Gholdengo to switch into status-using Pokemon like Sableye and Grimmsnarl, allowing Gholdengo to set up on them. Air Balloon allows Gholdengo to switch into Pokemon like Great Tusk and Clodsire with ease as well as avoid Spikes as long as it stays intact. This allows Gholdengo to be a decent spinblocker as well.

Kingambit is a fantastic partner, as it not only resists Dark-type moves directed at Gholdengo, but it also has STAB priority in Sucker Punch to threaten opposing Ghost-types that can take out Gholdengo such as Dragapult and Flutter Mane. Kingambit also appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take on Breloom so as to not be revenge killed. Scizor appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take care of physical walls, allowing it to clean up with STAB Bullet Punch. Scizor can also pivot into Gholdengo on physical walls such as Skeledirge, allowing Gholdengo to threaten the opposing Pokemon easier. Nasty Plot Lucario is another fantastic partner thanks to its ability to get rid of Dark-types for Gholdengo and pressure special walls. Choice Scarf Iron Treads also appreciates Gholdengo's ability to break physical walls such as opposing Corviknight and Great Tusk early-game so that it can sweep late-game. Dual screens support from Klefki allows Gholdengo to have an easier time setting up and potentially sweeping. Another good partner for Gholdengo is Corviknight, as it removes entry hazards while also providing a Ground immunity once Air Balloon is gone. Corviknight can also run a Bulk Up or Iron Defense set that appreciates Pokemon like Skeledirge being taken care of while helping Gholdengo have an easier time breaking stall. Orthworm is another good choice, as it provides Shed Tail support as well as having access to Spikes and Stealth Rock. Bronzong is also an amazing partner as well, as it can not only set up Stealth Rock, but it can also tank Fire-type moves thanks to Heatproof.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- Steel analysis by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Neko, 542526]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [ken,594478]]

 

[Rio Vidal]

[set]
name: Nasty Plot (Ghost)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Make It Rain / Flash Cannon / Substitute
item: Air Balloon
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[set comments]
- give a few examples of what np helps gholdengo break
- give shadow ball targets like skeledirge
- also mention air balloon allows gholdengo to switch in on great tusk
- what does gholdengo break for its teammates, since you mention it in the gambit and treads paragraph
- gholdengo can wear down walls for iron treads, but nothing about this set is crippling like twave or trick to walls, fix the wording
- mention that tinkaton beats dark-types for gholdengo
- you have a ton of examples in teammates that say something vague like x can break walls for y, but never give any scenarios, please fix that

tag me when this is implemented and i will check it again!

 

[Rio Vidal]

[set comments]
- even with np, av iron hands still can tank most of gholdengos attacks. also just say slowking, no need to mention av there
- would use a different fairy-type as the example than scream tail, maybe azumarill
- remove flash cannon from the paragraph
- mention scizor & klefki as a teammates
- you also have alot of extra phrasing in second paragraph like speaking of a good teammate for gholdengo is x. this isnt necessary, remove bits like tht

Good Job, QC 1/2!

 

[Neko]

Ghold

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot (Steel)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Make It Rain / Substitute
item: Air Balloon
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an impressive 131 Special Attack stat, Gholdengo provides Steel teams with a fantastic special attacker, which are scarce on said type. Nasty Plot is the focus of the set, allowing Gholdengo to boost its already tremendous power even further, particularly overwhelming things such as Great Tusk and Slowking(These two are specifically bad examples, with Tusk being able to Knock->Eq you, while slowking doesnt really want anything to do with you to begin with. Maybe different examples would be better?). Shadow Ball is a fantastic STAB move that has great neutral coverage and allows Gholdengo to threaten Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Hatterene (Maybe another example that isn't hatterene instead?). Focus Blast is used to hit Dark-types that resist Shadow Ball like Kingambit and Ting-Lu (it isnt stated, but its actually strong enough to OHKO physdef Ting-Lu at +2 after an SR/Spike, its so strong(. The last slot is extremely flexible however, as Make It Rain is a powerful STAB move and still hits Dark-types like Grimmsnarl as well as being able to hit Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Azumarill harder than Shadow Ball would. Substitute can be used instead to give Gholdengo some security against faster threats that can take it out such as Chien-Pao, Cinderace, and Flutter Mane (It stops sucker punch, great when against gambit. I think you wont have free turns to sub as Ghold in the fire matchup tho [pertaining to Cinderace]). Air Balloon is the go-to item to allow Gholdengo to switching into Pokemon like Great Tusk and Clodsire with ease as well as avoiding Spikes as long as it stays intact (it makes ghold a decent spinblocker that way too).

Kingambit is a fantastic partner as it not only resists Dark-type moves directed at Gholdengo, but it also has STAB priority in Sucker Punch to threaten opposing Ghost-types such as Dragapult and Flutter Mane that can take out Gholdengo. Kingambit also appreciate Gholdengo's ability to break things such as Skeledirge and Great Tusk so it can clean up. Scizor also appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take care of physical walls, allowing it to clean up with STAB Bullet Punch (can also pivot ghold into stuff like Skele with U-turn). Choice Scarf users such as Iron Treads also appreciate Gholdengo's ability to break physical walls such as opposing Corviknight and Great Tusk early game so that it can sweep late game. Screens support from Klefki allows Gholdengo to have an easier time setting up and potentially sweeping. Another good partner for Gholdengo is Corviknight as it provides a means of hazard removal while also providing a Ground immunity once Air Balloon is gone (Also has a Bulk up / ID set, which loves stuff like dirge being gone, and stallbreaks alongside gholdy). Orthworm is another good choice as it provides the aforementioned Ground immunity thanks to Earth Eater, as well as having access to Spikes and Stealth Rock. Other entry hazard setters such as Tinkaton and Bronzong are amazing partners as well. Tinkaton guarantees setting up Stealth Rock thanks to Mold Breaker and has a decent offensive presence, specifically beating Dark-types for Gholdengo, while Bronzong can also set up Stealth Rock as well as tank Fire-type moves thanks to Heatproof.(remove tinkaton mention, add Lucario [NP] for Darks, too)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- type analysis by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Will recheck after these edits, thankie Kenn

 

[Neko]

ghold

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot (Steel)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Make It Rain / Substitute
item: Air Balloon
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an impressive 131 Special Attack stat (unsure but I dont like writing the stat number outright), Gholdengo provides Steel teams with a fantastic special attacker, which are scarce on said type. Nasty Plot is the focus of the set, allowing Gholdengo to boost its already tremendous power even further, particularly overwhelming things such as Gastrodon and Amoonguss. Shadow Ball is a fantastic STAB move that has great neutral coverage and allows Gholdengo to threaten Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Gallade. Focus Blast is used to hit Dark-types that resist Shadow Ball like Kingambit and Ting-Lu; in fact, its actually strong enough to OHKO physically defensive Ting-Lu at +2 after a layer of Spikes. The last slot is extremely flexible however, as Make It Rain is a powerful STAB move and still hits Dark-types like Grimmsnarl as well as being able to hit Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Azumarill harder than Shadow Ball would. Substitute can be used instead to give Gholdengo some security against faster threats that can take it out such as Chien-Pao, Flutter Mane, and Kingambit, particularly avoiding Sucker Punch from the latter. Air Balloon is the go-to item to allow Gholdengo to switch into Pokemon like Great Tusk and Clodsire with ease as well as avoiding Spikes as long as it stays intact. This also allows Gholdengo to be an decent spinblocker as well.

Kingambit is a fantastic partner as it not only resists Dark-type moves directed at Gholdengo, but it also has STAB priority in Sucker Punch to threaten opposing Ghost-types such as Dragapult and Flutter Mane that can take out Gholdengo. Kingambit also appreciate Gholdengo's ability to break things (Physically Defensive Pokemon?) such as Skeledirge and Great Tusk so it can clean up (Ghost/Ground matchups?). Scizor also appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take care of physical walls, allowing it to clean up with STAB Bullet Punch, however, it can also pivot into Gholdengo on physical walls such as Skeledirge, allowing Gholdengo to threaten the opposing Pokemon easier. Nasty Plot Lucario is another fantastic partner thanks to its ability to get rid of Dark-types for Gholdengo as well as compounding pressure against special walls. Choice Scarf users such as Iron Treads also appreciate Gholdengo's ability to break physical walls such as opposing Corviknight and Great Tusk early game so that it can sweep late game. Screens support from Klefki allows Gholdengo to have an easier time setting up and potentially sweeping. Another good partner for Gholdengo is Corviknight as it provides a means of entry hazard removal while also providing a Ground immunity once Air Balloon is gone. Corviknight can also run a Bulk Up + (its not and, its or. You dont run BU and ID together)Iron Defense set that appreciates things like Skeledirge being taken care of while helping Gholdengo have an easier time breaking stall. Orthworm is another good choice as it provides the aforementioned Ground immunity thanks to Earth Eater, as well as having access to Spikes and Stealth Rock. Bronzong is also an amazing partner as well as it can not only set up Stealth Rock, but also tank Fire-type moves thanks to Heatproof.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- type analysis by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- Quality checked by: [[Neko, 542526username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

2/2, thanks Kenn

 

[Neko]

btw kennukem some cat thoughts before sending it to GP, oops
>Slash recover in move 4
>Take note that good as ghold allows ghold to come into Sab and Grimmsnarl, which leads to more setup options
>Reword Orthworm to valuing shed tail over ground immune
>remove skeledirge and great tusk example, since you kinda dont win anyways, add ghold partners well since it blocks Breloom from RK'ing it ._.

 

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[SET]
name: Nasty Plot (Steel)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Make It Rain / Substitute / Recover
item: Air Balloon
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an impressive Special Attack stat, Gholdengo provides Steel teams with a fantastic special attacker, which are scarce on said type. Nasty Plot is the focus of the set, allowing Gholdengo to boost its already tremendous power even further, particularly overwhelming things such as Gastrodon and Amoonguss. Shadow Ball is a fantastic STAB move that has great neutral coverage and allows Gholdengo to threaten Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Gallade. Focus Blast is used to hit Dark-types that resist Shadow Ball like Kingambit and Ting-Lu; in fact, its actually strong enough to OHKO physically defensive Ting-Lu at +2 after a layer of Spikes. A single Nasty Plot boost enables Gholdengo's Focus Blast to OHKO physically defensive Ting-Lu after a layer of Spikes. The last slot is extremely flexible however, as Make It Rain is a powerful STAB move that hits harder than Shadow Ball against and still hits Dark-types like Grimmsnarl as well as being able to hit and Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Azumarill harder than Shadow Ball would. Substitute can be used instead to give Gholdengo some security against faster threats that can take it out such as Chien-Pao, Flutter Mane, and Kingambit's Sucker Punch Kingambit, particularly avoiding Sucker Punch from the latter. Recover is also another option to keep Gholdengo healthy since it can be worn down fairly easily. Good as Gold allows Gholdengo to switch into things like Sableye and Grimmsnarl, which allows it allowing Gholdengo to setup set up on them thanks to avoiding moves like its immunity to Will-O-Wisp, Parting Shot, Taunt, and Encore. Air Balloon is the go-to item to allow Gholdengo to switch into Pokemon like Great Tusk and Clodsire with ease as well as avoiding Spikes as long as it stays intact. This also allows Gholdengo to be an a decent spinblocker as well.

Kingambit is a fantastic partner,(AC) as it not only resists Dark-type moves directed at Gholdengo, but it also has STAB priority in Sucker Punch to threaten opposing Ghost-types that can take out Gholdengo such as Dragapult and Flutter Mane that can take out Gholdengo. Kingambit also appreciate appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take on Breloom so as to not be revenge killed. Scizor also removed due to use in 3 sentences in a row appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take care of physical walls, allowing it to clean up with STAB Bullet Punch.(add period),(RC) however, it Scizor can also pivot into Gholdengo on physical walls such as Skeledirge, allowing Gholdengo to threaten the opposing Pokemon easier. Nasty Plot Lucario is another fantastic partner thanks to its ability to get rid of Dark-types for Gholdengo as well as compounding pressure against special walls. Choice Scarf Iron Treads also appreciate appreciates Gholdengo's ability to break physical walls such as opposing Corviknight and Great Tusk early game early-game so that it can sweep late game late-game. Screens Dual screens support from Klefki allows Gholdengo to have an easier time setting up and potentially sweeping. Another good partner for Gholdengo is Corviknight,(AC) as it provides a means of entry hazard removal while also providing a Ground immunity once Air Balloon is gone. Corviknight can also run a Bulk Up or Iron Defense set that appreciates things like Skeledirge being taken care of while helping Gholdengo have an easier time breaking stall. Orthworm is another good choice,(AC) as it provides Shed Tail support as well as having access to Spikes and Stealth Rock. Bronzong is also an amazing partner as well,(AC) as it can not only set up Stealth Rock, but also tank Fire-type moves thanks to Heatproof.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- type analysis by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Neko, 542526]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Sulo]

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[SET]
name: Nasty Plot (Steel)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Make It Rain / Substitute / Recover
item: Air Balloon
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an impressive Special Attack stat, Gholdengo provides Steel teams with a fantastic special attacker, which are scarce on said type. Nasty Plot lets Gholdengo overwhelm walls is the focus of the set, allowing Gholdengo to boost its already tremendous power even further, particularly overwhelming things (it's made clear it's the main focus of the set + boosting special attack is dex info) such as Gastrodon and Amoonguss. Shadow Ball is a fantastic STAB move that has great neutral coverage and allows Gholdengo to threaten Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Gallade. Focus Blast hits is used to hit Dark-types that resist Shadow Ball like Kingambit and Ting-Lu; in fact, its actually strong enough to OHKO physically defensive Ting-Lu at +2 after a layer of Spikes. A single Nasty Plot boost enables Gholdengo's Focus Blast to OHKO physically defensive Ting-Lu after a layer of Spikes. The last slot is extremely flexible; (semicolon) however, as Make It Rain is a powerful STAB move that hits harder than Shadow Ball against and still hits Dark-types like Grimmsnarl as well as being able to hit and Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Azumarill harder than Shadow Ball would. Substitute can be used instead to give Gholdengo some security against faster threats that can take it out such as Chien-Pao, Flutter Mane, and Kingambit's Sucker Punch. Kingambit, particularly avoiding Sucker Punch from the latter. Recover is also another option to keep Gholdengo healthy, (ac) since it can be worn down fairly easily. Good as Gold allows Gholdengo to switch into status-using Pokemon like things like Sableye and Grimmsnarl, which allows it allowing Gholdengo to setup set up on them. thanks to avoiding moves like Will-O-Wisp, Parting Shot, Taunt, and Encore. (they're all status moves, i think its better to specify that the pokemon themselves use status because its immune to all of them anyways) Air Balloon allows is the go-to item to allow Gholdengo to switch into Pokemon like Great Tusk and Clodsire with ease as well as avoid avoiding Spikes as long as it stays intact. This also allows Gholdengo to be an a decent spinblocker as well.

Kingambit is a fantastic partner,(AC) as it not only resists Dark-type moves directed at Gholdengo, but it also has STAB priority in Sucker Punch to threaten opposing Ghost-types that can take out Gholdengo such as Dragapult and Flutter Mane that can take out Gholdengo. Kingambit also appreciate appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take on Breloom so as to not be revenge killed. Scizor also removed due to use in 3 sentences in a row appreciates Gholdengo's ability to take care of physical walls, allowing it to clean up with STAB Bullet Punch.(add period),(RC) however, it Scizor can also pivot into Gholdengo on physical walls such as Skeledirge, allowing Gholdengo to threaten the opposing Pokemon easier. Nasty Plot Lucario is another fantastic partner thanks to its ability to get rid of Dark-types for Gholdengo and pressure as well as compounding pressure against special walls. Choice Scarf Iron Treads also appreciate appreciates Gholdengo's ability to break physical walls such as opposing Corviknight and Great Tusk early game early-game so that it can sweep late game late-game. Screens Dual screens support from Klefki allows Gholdengo to have an easier time setting up and potentially sweeping. Another good partner for Gholdengo is Corviknight,(AC) as it removes entry hazards provides a means of entry hazard removal while also providing a Ground immunity once Air Balloon is gone. Corviknight can also run a Bulk Up or Iron Defense set that appreciates things (not very high on using things; what links them together?) like Skeledirge being taken care of while helping Gholdengo have an easier time breaking stall. Orthworm is another good choice,(AC) as it provides Shed Tail support as well as having access to Spikes and Stealth Rock. Bronzong is also an amazing partner as well,(AC) as it can not only set up Stealth Rock, but it can also tank Fire-type moves thanks to Heatproof.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- type analysis by: [[kennukem, 604741]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Neko, 542526]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]] credit me and ken

notes for ken :3c

try to watch out for dex info like "Swords Dance boosts Attack..." or "Protect lets Incineroar protect itself..." just explain what the move does for the set, like "Nasty Plot lets Houndoom break special walls like..."

be careful of filler phrases/words, including "U-turn allows it to pivot against..." (this can just be "U-turn pivots against..."), "Ferrothorn has access to Spikes and Stealth Rock..." (you do not have "access to" something, you just have it), "Close Combat is used to hit..." (can just be "Close Combat hits...") and "Leftovers is the main item of the set..." (if it is the only item, this is obvious, and you can skip to what it does for the set)

you seem to be very good at catching comma errors! idk if i told this to you already LOL but good job on that!!

good on you for catching the missing hyphens in "early-game" and "late-game".

GP 1/1

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