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I'm pretty new at making match-up charts so if you think any of them are wrong, let me know. Here are the subs:
Name of the Pokemon: Linoone
Role(s): Priority Abuser, Set-Up Sweeper (Nasty Plot), Electric Terrain Abuser
Type: Normal/Ground
Abilities: Prankster / Quick Feet
Stat Distribution: 79/50/61/90/101/119 (500)
Movepool Additions: Nature Power, Earth Power, Nasty Plot
Movepool Removals: Belly Drum
Justification: Linoone is a tried-and-true priority abuser, now specially oriented (Prankster + Nature Power turns into STAB Tri-Attack, same BP as E-Speed). It's also the long awaited offensive check to Salazzle. If we ever get an Electric Terrain setter, it works as an abuser too because of how Nature Power works (and Linoone is immune to Electric, and can hit defensive Elecs with STAB Earth Power).
EDIT: anaconja pointed out to me that Linoone is a check to Salazzle and Pincurchin instead of a counter, and Latios is a check to Linoone instead of a counter.
Name of the Pokemon: Corsola-Galar (Not Eviolite Compatible)
Role(s): Choice Scarf, Offensive Pivot, Hazard Setter (Stealth Rock)
Type: Psychic/Ghost
Abilities: Trace / Psychic Surge / Natural Cure
Stat Distribution: 75/85/55/100/95/90 (500)
Movepool Additions: Psyshock
Movepool Removals: Giga Drain, Strength Sap
Justification: Scarfer that doesn't care about priority. Corsola-Galar revenge-kills offensive threats such as Salazzle and Adamant Alolash with its STABs+fair amount of coverage. Ghost STAB makes it hard for defensive pivots such as Regice and Slowbro-Galar to come in, hopefully forcing the foe to stay in and be revenge-killed. Scarf and Psychic Terrain combined give it a better match-up against Honchkrow, preventing it from being outsped (Honch has 91 Speed) and preventing Sucker. I decided to not give it pivotting because Psychic Surge is amazing as is (see Scarf Tapu Lele). It seems really good right now, but that's because we have a ton of Ghost/Psychic-weak mons and few Dark/Normal-types, which will inevitably be added.
Name of the Pokemon: Shedinja
Role(s): Stallbreaker, Mixed Wall
Type: Steel/Ghost
Abilities: Filter / Shield Dust / Pressure
Stat Distribution: 101/120/86/50/86/52 (495) (Note: 1 HP Shedinja hardcode removed)
Movepool Additions: Taunt, Spirit Shackle, Steel Wing, Leech Seed, Heal Bell
Justification: Despite a meh trapping move (no damage-over-time like Tran's Magma Storm), Shedinja has high attack combined with Taunt, SD and Leech Seed, making it a solid stallbreaker. With meh speed, meh Steel STAB options and a meh coverage option (Bug only), Shedinja is really only capable of stallbreaking, not wallbreaking. As for abilities, Shield Dust stops Scald/Sands/Poison Touch hax, Pressure can PP stall, and Filter is a generally good ability, especially against Regice/Sableye/etc.
Name of the Pokemon: Gyarados
Role(s): Set-Up Sweeper (Dragon Dance), Hazard Removal (Rapid Spin)
Type: Water/Normal
Abilities: Bulletproof / Moxie / Intimidate
Stat Distribution: 80/95/80/65/85/90 (495)
Movepool Additions: V-Create, Rapid Spin
Movepool Removals: Power Whip, Taunt
Custom Elements: V-Create becomes a Fire-type Power Whip clone.
Justification: Gyarados resists both of Alolash's STABs and has the bulk to tank them easily and hit back. It also resists both of Regice's STABs, so Gyara can switch in and threaten it with unboosted V-Creates, or set-up (though Regice can use Tbolt to deal some good damage before the 2HKO/OHKO). Gyarados has some interesting coverage and all the strong Normal moves like Body Slam, Facade, Thrash and Double-Edge. STAB Rapid Spin is useful too. Power Whip was removed so it doesn't break Gastrodon easily, and Taunt too so it doesn't pressure defensive mons too hard. Gets revenge-killed by Scarf Dedenne/Shiftry/Latios even at +1 though.
EDIT: added Fire coverage so Klefki is now checked by it instead of being a check.
Name of the Pokemon: Linoone
Role(s): Priority Abuser, Set-Up Sweeper (Nasty Plot), Electric Terrain Abuser
Type: Normal/Ground
Abilities: Prankster / Quick Feet
Stat Distribution: 79/50/61/90/101/119 (500)
Movepool Additions: Nature Power, Earth Power, Nasty Plot
Movepool Removals: Belly Drum
Justification: Linoone is a tried-and-true priority abuser, now specially oriented (Prankster + Nature Power turns into STAB Tri-Attack, same BP as E-Speed). It's also the long awaited offensive check to Salazzle. If we ever get an Electric Terrain setter, it works as an abuser too because of how Nature Power works (and Linoone is immune to Electric, and can hit defensive Elecs with STAB Earth Power).
EDIT: anaconja pointed out to me that Linoone is a check to Salazzle and Pincurchin instead of a counter, and Latios is a check to Linoone instead of a counter.
Name of the Pokemon: Corsola-Galar (Not Eviolite Compatible)
Role(s): Choice Scarf, Offensive Pivot, Hazard Setter (Stealth Rock)
Type: Psychic/Ghost
Abilities: Trace / Psychic Surge / Natural Cure
Stat Distribution: 75/85/55/100/95/90 (500)
Movepool Additions: Psyshock
Movepool Removals: Giga Drain, Strength Sap
Justification: Scarfer that doesn't care about priority. Corsola-Galar revenge-kills offensive threats such as Salazzle and Adamant Alolash with its STABs+fair amount of coverage. Ghost STAB makes it hard for defensive pivots such as Regice and Slowbro-Galar to come in, hopefully forcing the foe to stay in and be revenge-killed. Scarf and Psychic Terrain combined give it a better match-up against Honchkrow, preventing it from being outsped (Honch has 91 Speed) and preventing Sucker. I decided to not give it pivotting because Psychic Surge is amazing as is (see Scarf Tapu Lele). It seems really good right now, but that's because we have a ton of Ghost/Psychic-weak mons and few Dark/Normal-types, which will inevitably be added.
Name of the Pokemon: Shedinja
Role(s): Stallbreaker, Mixed Wall
Type: Steel/Ghost
Abilities: Filter / Shield Dust / Pressure
Stat Distribution: 101/120/86/50/86/52 (495) (Note: 1 HP Shedinja hardcode removed)
Movepool Additions: Taunt, Spirit Shackle, Steel Wing, Leech Seed, Heal Bell
Justification: Despite a meh trapping move (no damage-over-time like Tran's Magma Storm), Shedinja has high attack combined with Taunt, SD and Leech Seed, making it a solid stallbreaker. With meh speed, meh Steel STAB options and a meh coverage option (Bug only), Shedinja is really only capable of stallbreaking, not wallbreaking. As for abilities, Shield Dust stops Scald/Sands/Poison Touch hax, Pressure can PP stall, and Filter is a generally good ability, especially against Regice/Sableye/etc.
Name of the Pokemon: Gyarados
Role(s): Set-Up Sweeper (Dragon Dance), Hazard Removal (Rapid Spin)
Type: Water/Normal
Abilities: Bulletproof / Moxie / Intimidate
Stat Distribution: 80/95/80/65/85/90 (495)
Movepool Additions: V-Create, Rapid Spin
Movepool Removals: Power Whip, Taunt
Custom Elements: V-Create becomes a Fire-type Power Whip clone.
Justification: Gyarados resists both of Alolash's STABs and has the bulk to tank them easily and hit back. It also resists both of Regice's STABs, so Gyara can switch in and threaten it with unboosted V-Creates, or set-up (though Regice can use Tbolt to deal some good damage before the 2HKO/OHKO). Gyarados has some interesting coverage and all the strong Normal moves like Body Slam, Facade, Thrash and Double-Edge. STAB Rapid Spin is useful too. Power Whip was removed so it doesn't break Gastrodon easily, and Taunt too so it doesn't pressure defensive mons too hard. Gets revenge-killed by Scarf Dedenne/Shiftry/Latios even at +1 though.
EDIT: added Fire coverage so Klefki is now checked by it instead of being a check.
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