AAA I Get A Kick Out Of You (The Kicker Galarian Zapdos) [DONE]

[Gambit_Gamin]

[SET]
Magic Guard (Zapdos-Galar) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Thunderous Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn / Close Combat

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a threatening physical wallbreaker thanks to its high base Attack and powerful STAB moves in Brave Bird and Thunderous Kick. Magic Guard prevents chip damage from Stealth Rock as well as Rocky Helmet, which is commonly used by Corviknight and Skarmory. Thunderous Kick is used because the Defense drop it causes allows Galarian Zapdos to KO Pokemon like RegenVest Iron Hands with Brave Bird afterwards. Knock Off allows Galarian Zapdos to threaten switch-ins such as Gholdengo and Deoxys-D while OHKOing Iron Boulder. Galarian Zapdos can use U-turn to function as an offensive pivot as well as to switch out on uncomfortable matchups such as Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz, while Close Combat can be used as a second STAB option that, unlike Thunderous Kick, OHKOes Archaludon and has a very high chance to OHKO specially defensive Garganacl and Chansey. Galarian Zapdos struggles against physical walls such as Gholdengo, Corviknight, and Skarmory; special attacking wallbreakers like Sandy Shocks, Iron Moth, and Heatran are heavily appreciated, since they are able to counter them. Galarian Zapdos is also threatened by fast foes such as Dragonite, Iron Boulder, and Deoxys-S. Teammates like defensive Gholdengo and Fluffy Corviknight are appreciated to counter both Dragonite and Iron Boulder, while special walls like RegenVest Manaphy and Swampert can check Deoxys-S.

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[Gambit_Gamin]

Tbh, I don't find CC that useful and I think that should be switched with Bulk Up, so that Gapdos has the option of being an offensive pivot or a setup sweeper (I also used Bulk Up Gapdos for a bit and found moderate success with it)

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

Ready for QC, someone please let me know how they feel about the change listed above.

 

[Evie]

amqc, implement what you like add remove comment

mglo

[SET]
Zapdos-Galar @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Thunderous Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn / Close Combat

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a threatening physical wallbreaker thanks to its high attack stat and strong attacking moves in Brave Bird and Thunderous Kick. Magic Guard is an incredible ability on Galarian Zapdos because it prevents recoil from Brave Bird and Life Orb, as well as allowing it to repeatably switch in on Stealth Rock without taking constant chip mention ignoring rocky helmet chip and damage from Toxic. Thunderous Kick is an incredible move that Galarian Zapdos uses due to the fact that used because it is very hard to switch in on thanks to the guarenteed guaranteed defense drop Thunderous Kick provides mention what the defense drop is useful for (boosting power of a following brave bird/cc, helping break through defensive pokemon). Galarian Zapdos can use U-turn to function as an offensive pivot as well as to switch out on uncomfortable matchups against defensive tanks such as Corviknight, Skarmory, (AC) and Fluffy Mandibuzz and into Pokemon that scare these defensive tanks such as Iron Moth and Primarina; on the other hand, Close Combat is used as a way to threaten decent chip versus Corviknight, Skarmory, (AC) and Fluffy Mandibuzz at the cost of leaving itself prone to opposing attacks. Knock Off is a great move utilized by Galarian Zapdos used because it allows a way for it Galarian Zapdos to deal good damage against Gholdengo, Deoxys-D, (AC) and Iron Boulder, who would previously be able to beat it. Galarian Zapdos provides a good matchup against Great Tusk and Roaring Moon since it can hit both Pokemon for super effective damage as well as resist the majority of their moves, however, Galarian Zapdos struggles against Corviknight and Skarmory even with Close Combat since their bulk is a bit too much to handle for it as well as the fact that both Corviknight and Skarmory have access to Brave Bird and can threaten 2HKOs with Brave Bird versus Galarian Zapdos. To counter these significant threats, you can use special attacking Fire and Electric types such as Iron Moth, Zapdos, (AC) and Sandy Shocks which easily scare away Corviknight and Skarmory. mention foes that outspeed and threaten gzap and switchins to them

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[Gambit_Gamin]

Implemented all changes except for the Toxic one, Mandibuzz and Pecharunt are the only relevant Toxic users, and they are still quite rare, so I think there's minimal reason to add that.

 

[Slither Wing]

Add Remove Highlight Comment

Can I kick it?

[SET]
The Kicker (Zapdos-Galar) @ Life Orb Don't forget the set name
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Thunderous Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn / Close Combat

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a threatening physical wallbreaker thanks to its high attack stat and strong attacking moves in Brave Bird and Thunderous Kick. Magic Guard is an incredible ability on Galarian Zapdos because it prevents recoil from Brave Bird and Life Orb, as well as preventing it from taking chip from Stealth Rock and Rocky Helmet users such as Corviknight Shorten this down to just mention it avoiding Stealth Rock & Rocky helmet chip, the rest can be considered dex info. Thunderous Kick is used because it is very hard to switch in on thanks to the guaranteed defense drop Thunderous Kick provides, allowing stronger moves like Brave Bird and Close Combat to do more damage Any notable KOes that CC / BB can reach after a defense drop?. Galarian Zapdos can use U-turn to function as an offensive pivot as well as to switch out on uncomfortable matchups against defensive tanks such as Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz, and into Pokemon that scare these defensive tanks such as Iron Moth and Primarina; on the other hand This is mentioned later in the teammates section, removing fluff while Close Combat is used as a way to threaten decent chip versus Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz at the cost of leaving itself prone to opposing attacks Dex info. Knock Off is used because it allows Galarian Zapdos to deal good damage against Gholdengo, Deoxys-D, and Iron Boulder, who would previously be able to beat it Also mention that it annoys other physical walls since you remove their items on switch-in, and move it above the U-turn mention to reflect the set order. Galarian Zapdos provides a good matchup against Great Tusk and Roaring Moon since it can hit both Pokemon for super effective damage as well as resist the majority of their moves You could probably remove this sentence, Gapdos never wants to switch into Roaring Moon, and the MU versus Tusk is also a bit iffy. (AP) however, Galarian Zapdos struggles against Corviknight and Skarmory even with Close Combat since their bulk is a bit too much to handle for it as well as the fact that both Corviknight and Skarmory can threaten 2HKOs with Brave Bird versus Galarian Zapdos Fluff, most people understand Gapdos's weakness to Flying. To counter these significant threats, you can use special attacking Fire- (AH) and Electric-types (AH) such as Iron Moth, Zapdos, and Sandy Shocks which easily scare away Corviknight and Skarmory. Galarian Zapdos is also threatened by fast foes such as Dragonite, Iron Boulder, and Deoxys-S, which can OHKO with their super effective STAB options Also fluff. To counter these significant threats, you can use Fluffy Corviknight Intim Corv is setup bait for dnite, also helps more against Boulder to counter both Dragonite and Iron Boulder, while RegenVest Manaphy and Swampert can beat check Deoxys-S.

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QC 1/2, if you have any questions you have my disc

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

Ready for QC 2!

 

[Gimmicky]

galarian zapdos

[SET]
The Kicker Magic Guard sorry bonk and UT but i really dont wanna keep this >:| (Zapdos-Galar) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Thunderous Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn / Close Combat

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a threatening physical wallbreaker thanks to its high attack stat and strong attacking base Attack and powerful STAB moves in Brave Bird and Thunderous Kick. Magic Guard is a fantastic ability on Galarian Zapdos because it prevents chip damage from Stealth Rock as well as the Rocky Helmet, which is commonly used by Corviknight and Skarmory. Thunderous Kick is used because it is very hard to switch in on thanks to the guaranteed defense drop Thunderous Kick provides, allowing stronger moves like Brave Bird and Close Combat to deal more damage and defeat bulky Pokemon like Iron Hands and non-Fluffy Great Tusk. you're saying two different things here. thunderous kick dropping defense is dex info, and galarian zapdos already cleanly 2HKOes both of these with brave bird. either give a specific, relevant calc that the defense drop makes or breaks, or don't mention this at all, since it is a stab move Knock Off is used because it normally wouldn't make a GP change like this but ive seen this issue a lot here. writing should be in an active voice when applicable, no need to fluff it up allows Galarian Zapdos to deal good damage against you can just say threaten Gholdengo, [rc] and Deoxys-D, and OHKO Iron Boulder, who would previously be able to beat it, as well as the fact that physical walls such as Corviknight do not enjoy having their Rocky Helmet or Leftovers removed. you're saying everything in such a roundabout way to the point of muddying the information, just say it removes items on specific switch-ins Galarian Zapdos can use U-turn to function as an offensive pivot as well as to switch out on uncomfortable matchups against defensive tanks such as Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz, while Close Combat is used as a way to threaten decent chip versus Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz you're repeating the same checks over and over and its uncomfortable and unpleasant to read. Galarian Zapdos struggles against physical walls such as Gholdengo, Corviknight, [ac] and Skarmory even with Close Combat since their bulk is a bit too much to handle for it. To counter these significant threats, you can use special attacking Fire-type and Electric-type Pokemon such as Iron Moth, Zapdos, and Sandy Shocks which easily scare away Corviknight and Skarmory. just say and list powerful special wallbreakers, this specification doesn't do anything other than make the claim that only the steel birds beat galarian zapdos Galarian Zapdos is also threatened by fast foes such as Dragonite, Iron Boulder, and Deoxys-S. To counter these significant threats, you can use Teammates like defensive Gholdengo and Fluffy Corviknight are appreciated to counter both Dragonite and Iron Boulder, while special walls like RegenVest Manaphy and Swampert can check Deoxys-S.

Not approving this yet, most of the information is either muddied or incorrect. ping me here or write on my wall when you're ready for a re-check.

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

Not trying to be disrespectful, but Brave Bird is not a clean 2HKO against Iron Hands, in fact, its about a 40% chance to 2HKO Iron Hands, whereas if you Thunderous Kick and then Brave Bird it is a 2HKO. You are right about the non Fluffy Great Tusk though as it is a 2HKO with Brave Bird. Also,
"Magic prevents chip damage from Stealth Rock the Rocky Helmet commonly used by Corviknight and Skarmory." Assuming you meant to say "and"?

 

[Gimmicky]

yeah you're right, i was calcing with the incorrect hands set, good catch! tyvm for double checking

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

Ready for a second check Gimmicky

 

[Gimmicky]

qc 2/2

[SET]
Magic Guard (Zapdos-Galar) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Thunderous Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn / Close Combat

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a threatening physical wallbreaker thanks to its high base Attack and powerful STAB moves in Brave Bird and Thunderous Kick. Magic Guard prevents chip damage from Stealth Rock as well as Rocky Helmet, which is commonly used by Corviknight and Skarmory. Thunderous Kick is used since the defense Defense drop it provides (trying to say that in a non-dex info way) very good rewording here, i like it. not entirely sure about the grammar but thats gps job allows Galarian Zapdos to KO Pokemon like standard full physdef only has a very slight chance to be 2hkoed Iron Hands with Brave Bird or Close Combat since they both have the same roll you can get away with just one afterwards. Knock Off allows Galarian Zapdos to threaten switch-ins such as Gholdengo and Deoxys-D, while OHKOing Iron Boulder. Galarian Zapdos can use U-turn to function as an offensive pivot as well as to switch out on uncomfortable matchups such as Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz, while Close Combat can be used as a second STAB option that deals more damage than Thunderous Kick if there's a significant roll that CC gets but neither tkick or bb do, that could be nice to mention; maybe the guaranteed OHKO on most archaludons?. Galarian Zapdos struggles against physical walls such as Gholdengo, Corviknight, and Skarmory. make this period a semicolon, these clauses are directly related Special attacking wallbreakers like Sandy Shocks, Iron Moth, and Heatran are a necessity i wouldn't say a necessity as much as heavily appreciated since they able to counter these physical walls thanks to their super effective STAB options. Galarian Zapdos is also threatened by fast foes such as Dragonite, Iron Boulder, and Deoxys-S. Teammates like defensive Gholdengo and Fluffy Corviknight are appreciated to counter both Dragonite and Iron Boulder, while special walls like RegenVest Manaphy and Swampert can check Deoxys-S.

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QC 2/2!

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

Implemented the changes! Ready for GP Team

 

[Rose]

add remove comment

GP Check

[SET]
Magic Guard (Zapdos-Galar) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Thunderous Kick
- Knock Off
- U-turn / Close Combat

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a threatening physical wallbreaker thanks to its high base Attack and powerful STAB moves in Brave Bird and Thunderous Kick. Magic Guard prevents chip damage from Stealth Rock as well as Rocky Helmet, which is commonly used by Corviknight and Skarmory. Thunderous Kick is used since because the Defense drop it provides causes allows Galarian Zapdos to KO Pokemon like standard (I'd replace "standard" with the name of the set) Iron Hands with Brave Bird afterwards. Knock Off allows Galarian Zapdos to threaten switch ins switch-ins such as Gholdengo and Deoxys-D, (comma) while OHKOing Iron Boulder. Galarian Zapdos can use U-turn to function as an offensive pivot as well as to and switch out on of uncomfortable matchups such as against Corviknight, Skarmory, and Fluffy Mandibuzz, while Close Combat can be used as a second STAB option that deals more damage than Thunderous Kick, since Close Combat is a guaranteed OHKO on Archaludon, while having that, unlike Thunderous Kick, OHKOes Archaludon and has a very high chance to OHKO Specially Defensive specially defensive Garganacl and Chansey, (comma) while Thunderous Kick 2HKOs these three Pokemon. Galarian Zapdos struggles against physical walls such as Gholdengo, Corviknight, and Skarmory; special attacking wallbreakers like Sandy Shocks, Iron Moth, and Heatran are heavily appreciated, (comma) since they are able to counter these physical walls them. Galarian Zapdos is also threatened by fast foes such as Dragonite, Iron Boulder, and Deoxys-S. Teammates like defensive Gholdengo and Fluffy Corviknight are appreciated to counter both Dragonite and Iron Boulder, while special walls like RegenVest Manaphy and Swampert can check Deoxys-S.

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1/1 GP Team done

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

Done! Ready for upload

 

[UT]

Uploaded!

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