Ubers physical Giratina-O

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[SET]
name: Physical Utility
move 1: Poltergeist
move 2: Dragon Tail
move 3: Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Defog
item: Griseous Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 152 Def / 20 SpD / 44 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison


[SET COMMENTS]
  • Giratina-O is a very potent offensive presence in Ubers thanks to its powerful attacks, superb bulk, and passable Speed stat that lets it outspeed common defensive pieces like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and most Landorus-T and Gliscor variants. Levitate grants it an invaluable immunity to the ever-present Spikes, allowing it to work as a wallbreaker that demands other kind of counterplay, like the less common Stealth Rock.
  • However, Giratina-O gets outsped by the entirety of the offensive metagame. While strong, Giratina-O doesn't achieve any notable OHKOs, thus many common Pokemon like Landorus-T, Zacian-C, Extreme Killer Arceus, and Koraidon can pivot around it with relative ease. Giratina-O might also be forced to Terastallize to perform its role as a utility Pokemon due to the relevance of Toxic Pokemon like Clodsire and Gliscor, as well as the existence of faster threats like Zacian-C, Koraidon, Miraidon, and Flutter Mane. Terastallizing is a huge commitment, and Giratina-O more often than not is doing it to be able to perform consistently. Lastly, Giratina-O has a big longevity issue, which can make it struggle in checking the Pokemon it's supposed to, making it fit only on certain styles of teams that can make up for its non-existent recovery with teammates like Wish Alomomola.
  • Thunder Wave can help Giratina-O spread paralysis for itself and its teammates, giving it a form of speed control. With the given EV spread, Giratina-O can take a hit from Zacian-C and potentially paralyze it, which is game-changing. However, it's not a common occurrence, as Giratina-O must be at full HP to accomplish this. Thunder Wave is also unable to paralyze common switch-ins to Giratina-O like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T. As a result, another option to run is Will-O-Wisp, which completely ruins Ting-Lu, Landorus-T, and Clodsire, while also annoying other switch-ins, namely Arceus formes like Fairy.
  • Shadow Sneak gives Giratina-O a tool to revenge kill Flutter Mane, Tera Ghost Pokemon like Koraidon, and low HP targets like Zacian-C. If this is not needed, however, Giratina-O can effectively run Defog thanks to its positive matchup against common entry hazard setters.
  • The given EV spread permits Giratina-O to live one Play Rough from +1 Zacian-C from full HP. It also gives Giratina-O very favorable chances to avoid the 2HKO from Ice Beam from non-Choice Specs Kyogre. The Speed allows Giratina-O to outspeed uninvested Gliscor, and the remaining EVs are slotted into Attack so that Giratina-O always 2HKOes Zacian-C with Poltergeist.
  • Tera Steel allows Giratina-O to check Pokemon like Koraidon, Miraidon, Zacian-C, and Flutter Mane. It also lets Giratina-O annoy Arceus-Fairy one-on-one and beat Calm Mind Arceus-Ground while making it immune to Toxic from the likes of Gliscor and Clodsire. Tera Poison can be used instead, as it still gives Giratina-O a Fairy-type resistance and poison immunity, but it also gives a new resistance to Fighting that can let it take on Koraidon. This, however, leaves Giratina-O unable to check Zacian-C and resist Dragon-type attacks.
  • Giratina-O fits best on bulky offense teams that need a way to deal with Ground-type Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Groudon and can't afford to run passive checks to them like Corviknight. Once on the field, Giratina-O can make use of its powerful STAB moves to hit everything in the tier at least for neutral damage; however, be aware that Poltergeist has only 8 PP, meaning that while it's Giratina-O's main way of dealing damage, it should not be used recklessly, as it can get PP stalled with smart pivoting, especially by teams that have Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Extreme Killer Arceus.
  • Giratina-O is forced out by common Pokemon like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Miraidon. It can also be overwhelmed by very strong Ice-type attacks from the likes of Calyrex-I and Choice Specs Kyogre. Pokemon like Kyogre can help Giratina-O against Calyrex-I and Koraidon, while the likes of Clodsire can help against Miraidon. Other Pokemon like Skeledirge and Arceus-Fairy can help Giratina-O against Zacian-C and Koraidon, respectively. Lastly, Pokemon that can help against Ting-Lu, like Arceus-Fairy and Gliscor, are also good teammates, as Ting-Lu's Ruination threatens to put a severe dent in Giratina-O's HP, and Ting-Lu can freely use Spikes against Giratina-O.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
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Grammar checked by:
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:dp/giratina-origin:

[SET]
name: Physical Utility
move 1: Poltergeist
move 2: Dragon Tail
move 3: Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Defog
item: Griseous Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 152 Def / 20 SpD / 44 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison


[SET COMMENTS]
  • Giratina-O is a very potent offensive presence in Ubers thanks to its powerful attacks, superb bulk, and passable Speed stat that lets it outspeed common defensive pieces like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and most Landorus-T and Gliscor variants. Levitate grants it an invaluable immunity to the ever-present Spikes, allowing Giratina-O to work as a wallbreaker that demands other kind of counterplay, like the less common Stealth Rock.
  • However, Giratina-O is still very slow and gets outsped by the entirety of the offensive metagame. While strong, Giratina-O doesn't achieve any OHKOs, and thus it can get pivoted with relative ease between many common Pokemon in the format like Landorus-T, Zacian-C, Extreme Killer Arceus, and Koraidon. Lastly, Giratina-O might be forced to Terastalize to actually beat some Pokemon its supposed to, like Gliscor, as Toxic ruins it completely and doesn't let it perform its expected offense.
  • Thunder Wave can help Giratina-O spread paralysis for itself and its teammates, giving it a pseudo Speed-control function. With the given EV spread Giratina-O can potentially paralyze Zacian-C, which is gamechanging. However, it's not a common occurence as Giratina-O must be at full HP to accomplish this. Thunder Wave is also unable to paralyze common switch ins to Giratina-O like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T. As such, another option to run is Will-O-Wisp, which completely ruins Ting-Lu and Clodsire while also annoying other switch ins, namely Arceus formes like Fairy.
  • Shadow Sneak gives Giratina-O a tool to revenge kill Flutter Mane, tera Ghost Pokemon like Koraidon, and low HP targets like Zacian-C. If this is not needed however, Giratina-O can effectively run Defog thanks to its possitive matchup against common entry hazard setters.
  • The given EV spread permits Giratina-O to live one Play Rough from +1 Zacian-C from full HP, assuming Stealth Rock are not in the field. It also gives Giratina-O very favorable chances to avoid the 2HKO from Ice Beam from non-Choice Specs Kyogre. The given Speed allows Giratina-O to outspeed 0 Speed Gliscor, while the remaining EVs are slotted into Attack so that Giratina-O always 2HKOes Zacian-C with Poltergeist.
  • Tera Steel gives allows Giratina-O a Fairy and Dragon-type resistances, allowing it to check Pokemon like Koraidon, Miraidon, Zacian-C, and Flutter Mane. It also allows Giratina-O to annoy Arceus-Fairy one-on-one and beat Calm Mind Arceus-Ground while making it immune to Toxic from the likes of Gliscor and Clodsire. Tera Poison can be used instead as it still gives a Fairy type resistance to Giratina-O and poison immunity, but also a new resistance to Fighting that can let it trade back with Koraidon. This, however, leaves Giratina-O unable to check Zacian-C and Dragon type attacks.
  • Giratina-O fits best on bulky offense teams that need a way to battle Ground type Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Groudon and that can't afford to run passive checks to them like Corviknight. Once on the field, Giratina-O can make use of its powerful STAB moves in Poltergeist and Dragon Tail to hit everything in the tier at least for neutral damage; however, be aware that Poltergeist is only 8PP, meaning that while its Giratina-O's main STAB move, it should not be used recklessly, as it can get stalled with smart pivoting, especially against teams that have Pokemon like Ting-Lu or Extreme Killer Arceus.
  • Giratina-O is forced out by common Pokemon like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Miraidon. It can also be overwhelmed by very strong Ice type attacks from the likes of Calyrex-Ice and Choice Specs Kyogre. As such, Pokemon like Kyogre can help Giratina-O against Calyrex-Ice and Koraidon, while the likes of Clodsire can help against Miraidon. Other Pokemon like Skeledirge and Arceus-Fairy can help Giratina-O against Zacian-C and Koraidon, respectively. maybe mention partners that help with the ting-lu MU, like fairyceus, gliscor etc

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user2.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/
 
Taka said:
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:dp/giratina-origin:

[SET]
name: Physical Utility
move 1: Poltergeist
move 2: Dragon Tail
move 3: Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Defog
item: Griseous Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 152 Def / 20 SpD / 44 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison


[SET COMMENTS]
  • Giratina-O is a very potent offensive presence in Ubers thanks to its powerful attacks, superb bulk, and passable Speed stat that lets it outspeed common defensive pieces like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and most Landorus-T and Gliscor variants. Levitate grants it an invaluable immunity to the ever-present Spikes, allowing Giratina-O to work as a wallbreaker that demands other kind of counterplay, like the less common Stealth Rock.
  • However, Giratina-O is still very slow and gets outsped by the entirety of the offensive metagame. While strong, Giratina-O doesn't achieve any OHKOs, and thus it can get pivoted with relative ease between many common Pokemon in the format like Landorus-T, Zacian-C, Extreme Killer Arceus, and Koraidon. Lastly, Giratina-O might be forced to Terastalize to actually beat some Pokemon its supposed to, like Gliscor, as Toxic ruins it completely and doesn't let it perform its expected offense.
  • Thunder Wave can help Giratina-O spread paralysis for itself and its teammates, giving it a pseudo Speed-control function. With the given EV spread Giratina-O can potentially paralyze Zacian-C, which is gamechanging. However, it's not a common occurence as Giratina-O must be at full HP to accomplish this. Thunder Wave is also unable to paralyze common switch ins to Giratina-O like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T. As such, another option to run is Will-O-Wisp, which completely ruins Ting-Lu and Clodsire while also annoying other switch ins, namely Arceus formes like Fairy.
  • Shadow Sneak gives Giratina-O a tool to revenge kill Flutter Mane, tera Ghost Pokemon like Koraidon, and low HP targets like Zacian-C. If this is not needed however, Giratina-O can effectively run Defog thanks to its possitive matchup against common entry hazard setters.
  • The given EV spread permits Giratina-O to live one Play Rough from +1 Zacian-C from full HP, assuming Stealth Rock are not in the field. It also gives Giratina-O very favorable chances to avoid the 2HKO from Ice Beam from non-Choice Specs Kyogre. The given Speed allows Giratina-O to outspeed 0 Speed Gliscor, while the remaining EVs are slotted into Attack so that Giratina-O always 2HKOes Zacian-C with Poltergeist.
  • Tera Steel gives allows Giratina-O a Fairy and Dragon-type resistances, allowing it to check Pokemon like Koraidon, Miraidon, Zacian-C, and Flutter Mane. It also allows Giratina-O to annoy Arceus-Fairy one-on-one and beat Calm Mind Arceus-Ground while making it immune to Toxic from the likes of Gliscor and Clodsire. Tera Poison can be used instead as it still gives a Fairy type resistance to Giratina-O and poison immunity, but also a new resistance to Fighting that can let it trade back with Koraidon. This, however, leaves Giratina-O unable to check Zacian-C and Dragon type attacks.
  • Giratina-O fits best on bulky offense teams that need a way to battle Ground type Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Groudon and that can't afford to run passive checks to them like Corviknight. Once on the field, Giratina-O can make use of its powerful STAB moves in Poltergeist and Dragon Tail to hit everything in the tier at least for neutral damage; however, be aware that Poltergeist is only 8PP, meaning that while its Giratina-O's main STAB move, it should not be used recklessly, as it can get stalled with smart pivoting, especially against teams that have Pokemon like Ting-Lu or Extreme Killer Arceus.
  • Giratina-O is forced out by common Pokemon like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Miraidon. It can also be overwhelmed by very strong Ice type attacks from the likes of Calyrex-Ice and Choice Specs Kyogre. As such, Pokemon like Kyogre can help Giratina-O against Calyrex-Ice and Koraidon, while the likes of Clodsire can help against Miraidon. Other Pokemon like Skeledirge and Arceus-Fairy can help Giratina-O against Zacian-C and Koraidon, respectively. maybe mention partners that help with the ting-lu MU, like fairyceus, gliscor etc

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user2.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/
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implemented, thank you
 
This looks good in general, just a few nitpicks here.

Lastly, Giratina-O might be forced to Terastalize to actually beat some Pokemon its supposed to, like Gliscor, as Toxic ruins it completely and doesn't let it perform its expected offense.
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I would change this to remove the suggestion that it is supposed to beat these pokemon and instead talk about how it is sometimes pressured to terastalize to perform its defensive/utility role effectively. Burning tera is a big commitment, and I wouldnt phrase needing to do it as something that can be done in response to a pokemon it should beat.

I would add Gira-O's longevity issues, either as an addendum to a current bullet or as its own bullet point. No passive or active recovery and an item lock means that it is severely restricted in its ability to perform in its role, and also restricted on the types of teams it fits on.

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Aberforth said:
This looks good in general, just a few nitpicks here.



I would change this to remove the suggestion that it is supposed to beat these pokemon and instead talk about how it is sometimes pressured to terastalize to perform its defensive/utility role effectively. Burning tera is a big commitment, and I wouldnt phrase needing to do it as something that can be done in response to a pokemon it should beat.

I would add Gira-O's longevity issues, either as an addendum to a current bullet or as its own bullet point. No passive or active recovery and an item lock means that it is severely restricted in its ability to perform in its role, and also restricted on the types of teams it fits on.

QC 2/2.
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implemented, thank you. sorry it took this long.

GP Team
 
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[SET]
name: Physical Utility
move 1: Poltergeist
move 2: Dragon Tail
move 3: Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Defog
item: Griseous Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 152 Def / 20 SpD / 44 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Giratina-O is a very potent offensive presence in Ubers thanks to its powerful attacks, superb bulk, and passable Speed stat that lets it outspeed common defensive pieces like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and most Landorus-T and Gliscor variants. Levitate grants it an invaluable immunity to the ever-present Spikes, allowing Giratina-O it to work as a wallbreaker that demands other kind of counterplay, like the less common Stealth Rock.
  • However, Giratina-O is still very slow and gets outsped by the entirety of the offensive metagame. While strong, Giratina-O doesn't achieve any notable OHKOs, and thus it can get pivoted with relative ease between many common Pokemon in the format like Landorus-T, Zacian-C, Extreme Killer Arceus, and Koraidon can pivot around it with relative ease. Giratina-O might also be forced to Terastalize Terastallize to perform its role as an a utility Pokemon due to the relevance of Toxic Pokemon like Clodsire and Gliscor, as well as the existance existence of faster threats like Zacian-C, Koraidon, Miraidon, and Flutter Mane. Terastalizing Terastallizing is a huge commitment, and Giratina-O more often than not is doing it to be able to perform consistently. Lastly, Giratina-O has a big longevity issue, (comma) which can make it struggle in checking the Pokemon its it's supposed to check, therefore to, making it fit only on certain styles of team that can make up for its non-existant non-existent recovery. (the latter part of this sentence is pretty vague)
  • Thunder Wave can help Giratina-O spread paralysis for itself and its teammates, giving it a pseudo Speed-control function form of speed control. With the given EV spread, (comma) Giratina-O can take a hit from Zacian-C and potentially paralyze Zacian-C it, which is gamechanging game-changing. However, it's not a common occurence occurrence, as Giratina-O must be at full HP to accomplish this. Thunder Wave is also unable to paralyze common switch ins switch-ins to Giratina-O like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T. As such a result, another option to run is Will-O-Wisp, which completely ruins Ting-Lu and Clodsire while also annoying other switch ins switch-ins, namely Arceus formes like Fairy.
  • Shadow Sneak gives Giratina-O a tool to revenge kill Flutter Mane, tera Tera Ghost Pokemon like Koraidon, and low HP targets like Zacian-C. If this is not needed, (comma) however, Giratina-O can effectively run Defog thanks to its possitive positive matchup against common entry hazard setters.
  • The given EV spread permits Giratina-O to live one Play Rough from +1 Zacian-C from full HP, (comma) assuming Stealth Rock are not in the field. (wouldn't be at full HP then) It also gives Giratina-O very favorable chances to avoid the 2HKO from Ice Beam from non-Choice Specs Kyogre. The given Speed allows Giratina-O to outspeed 0 Speed uninvested Gliscor, while and the remaining EVs are slotted into Attack so that Giratina-O always 2HKOes Zacian-C with Poltergeist.
  • Tera Steel allows Giratina-O to check Pokemon like Koraidon, Miraidon, Zacian-C, and Flutter Mane. It also lets Giratina-O to annoy Arceus-Fairy one-on-one and beat Calm Mind Arceus-Ground while making it immune to Toxic from the likes of Gliscor and Clodsire. Tera Poison can be used instead, (comma) as it still gives Giratina-O a Fairy type Fairy-type resistance to Giratina-O and poison immunity, but it also gives a new resistance to Fighting that can let it trade back with (I don't know what you're trying to convey here; I'd reword it) Koraidon. This, however, leaves Giratina-O unable to check Zacian-C and Dragon type resist Dragon-type attacks.
  • Giratina-O fits best on bulky offense teams that need a way to battle Ground type deal with Ground-type Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Groudon and that can't afford to run passive checks to them like Corviknight. Once on the field, Giratina-O can make use of its powerful STAB moves in Poltergeist and Dragon Tail to hit everything in the tier at least for neutral damage; however, be aware that Poltergeist is has only 8PP 8 PP, meaning that while its it's Giratina-O's main STAB move way of dealing damage, it should not be used recklessly, as it can get PP stalled with smart pivoting, especially against by teams that have Pokemon like Ting-Lu or and Extreme Killer Arceus.
  • Giratina-O is forced out by common Pokemon like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Miraidon. It can also be overwhelmed by very strong Ice type Ice-type attacks from the likes of Calyrex-Ice Calyrex-I and Choice Specs Kyogre. As such, Pokemon like Kyogre can help Giratina-O against Calyrex-Ice Calyrex-I and Koraidon, while the likes of Clodsire can help against Miraidon. Other Pokemon like Skeledirge and Arceus-Fairy can help Giratina-O against Zacian-C and Koraidon, respectively. Lastly, Pokemon that can help against Ting-Lu, like Arceus-Fairy and Gliscor, are also good teammates, as Ting-Lu's Ruination threatens to put a severe dent in Giratina-O's HP, while having free room to click Spikes and Ting-Lu can freely use Spikes against Giratina-O.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aberforth.249382/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/

GP Team done
 
WrathoftheLeopard said:
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[SET]
name: Physical Utility
move 1: Poltergeist
move 2: Dragon Tail
move 3: Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Defog
item: Griseous Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 152 Def / 20 SpD / 44 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Giratina-O is a very potent offensive presence in Ubers thanks to its powerful attacks, superb bulk, and passable Speed stat that lets it outspeed common defensive pieces like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and most Landorus-T and Gliscor variants. Levitate grants it an invaluable immunity to the ever-present Spikes, allowing Giratina-O it to work as a wallbreaker that demands other kind of counterplay, like the less common Stealth Rock.
  • However, Giratina-O is still very slow and gets outsped by the entirety of the offensive metagame. While strong, Giratina-O doesn't achieve any notable OHKOs, and thus it can get pivoted with relative ease between many common Pokemon in the format like Landorus-T, Zacian-C, Extreme Killer Arceus, and Koraidon can pivot around it with relative ease. Giratina-O might also be forced to Terastalize Terastallize to perform its role as an a utility Pokemon due to the relevance of Toxic Pokemon like Clodsire and Gliscor, as well as the existance existence of faster threats like Zacian-C, Koraidon, Miraidon, and Flutter Mane. Terastalizing Terastallizing is a huge commitment, and Giratina-O more often than not is doing it to be able to perform consistently. Lastly, Giratina-O has a big longevity issue, (comma) which can make it struggle in checking the Pokemon its it's supposed to check, therefore to, making it fit only on certain styles of team that can make up for its non-existant non-existent recovery. (the latter part of this sentence is pretty vague)
  • Thunder Wave can help Giratina-O spread paralysis for itself and its teammates, giving it a pseudo Speed-control function form of speed control. With the given EV spread, (comma) Giratina-O can take a hit from Zacian-C and potentially paralyze Zacian-C it, which is gamechanging game-changing. However, it's not a common occurence occurrence, as Giratina-O must be at full HP to accomplish this. Thunder Wave is also unable to paralyze common switch ins switch-ins to Giratina-O like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T. As such a result, another option to run is Will-O-Wisp, which completely ruins Ting-Lu and Clodsire while also annoying other switch ins switch-ins, namely Arceus formes like Fairy.
  • Shadow Sneak gives Giratina-O a tool to revenge kill Flutter Mane, tera Tera Ghost Pokemon like Koraidon, and low HP targets like Zacian-C. If this is not needed, (comma) however, Giratina-O can effectively run Defog thanks to its possitive positive matchup against common entry hazard setters.
  • The given EV spread permits Giratina-O to live one Play Rough from +1 Zacian-C from full HP, (comma) assuming Stealth Rock are not in the field. (wouldn't be at full HP then) It also gives Giratina-O very favorable chances to avoid the 2HKO from Ice Beam from non-Choice Specs Kyogre. The given Speed allows Giratina-O to outspeed 0 Speed uninvested Gliscor, while and the remaining EVs are slotted into Attack so that Giratina-O always 2HKOes Zacian-C with Poltergeist.
  • Tera Steel allows Giratina-O to check Pokemon like Koraidon, Miraidon, Zacian-C, and Flutter Mane. It also lets Giratina-O to annoy Arceus-Fairy one-on-one and beat Calm Mind Arceus-Ground while making it immune to Toxic from the likes of Gliscor and Clodsire. Tera Poison can be used instead, (comma) as it still gives Giratina-O a Fairy type Fairy-type resistance to Giratina-O and poison immunity, but it also gives a new resistance to Fighting that can let it trade back with (I don't know what you're trying to convey here; I'd reword it) Koraidon. This, however, leaves Giratina-O unable to check Zacian-C and Dragon type resist Dragon-type attacks.
  • Giratina-O fits best on bulky offense teams that need a way to battle Ground type deal with Ground-type Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Groudon and that can't afford to run passive checks to them like Corviknight. Once on the field, Giratina-O can make use of its powerful STAB moves in Poltergeist and Dragon Tail to hit everything in the tier at least for neutral damage; however, be aware that Poltergeist is has only 8PP 8 PP, meaning that while its it's Giratina-O's main STAB move way of dealing damage, it should not be used recklessly, as it can get PP stalled with smart pivoting, especially against by teams that have Pokemon like Ting-Lu or and Extreme Killer Arceus.
  • Giratina-O is forced out by common Pokemon like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Miraidon. It can also be overwhelmed by very strong Ice type Ice-type attacks from the likes of Calyrex-Ice Calyrex-I and Choice Specs Kyogre. As such, Pokemon like Kyogre can help Giratina-O against Calyrex-Ice Calyrex-I and Koraidon, while the likes of Clodsire can help against Miraidon. Other Pokemon like Skeledirge and Arceus-Fairy can help Giratina-O against Zacian-C and Koraidon, respectively. Lastly, Pokemon that can help against Ting-Lu, like Arceus-Fairy and Gliscor, are also good teammates, as Ting-Lu's Ruination threatens to put a severe dent in Giratina-O's HP, while having free room to click Spikes and Ting-Lu can freely use Spikes against Giratina-O.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/aberforth.249382/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/

GP Team done
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this is done. thank you.
 
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