M&M Galarian Slowking [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

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Defensive Pivot (Slowking-Galar) @ Latiasite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Chilly Reception
- Slack Off
- Toxic / Future Sight
- Psychic / Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Slowking is a strong defensive Pokemon in Mix and Mega that utilizes its great movepool, good typing, and defensive profile to act as an effective pivot on team styles ranging from bulky offense to stall. Good defensive stats and typing alongside the Regenerator ability means Galarian Slowking isn't in a rush to Mega Evolve often, as it can lean on its solid natural bulk to check Pokemon such as Eternatus, Lugia, and Regieleki, allowing Regenerator to keep it healthy throughout the course of a game. Galarian Slowking's movesets rely on Chilly Reception and Slack Off and typically include a reliable STAB attack like Future Sight, Psychic, or Sludge Bomb. Flamethrower annoys many Steel-types, and Toxic and Toxic Spikes are both very potent limiting tools for many bulky Pokemon such as Calm Mind Arceus formes and Ho-Oh. It also acts as the best Trick Room setter in the tier, though teams dedicated to that playstyle are very inconsistent. Galarian Slowking can use a wide range of defensive EV spreads, ranging from max Defense with a Relaxed nature to max Special Defense with a Sassy nature, of which the most common are mixed with an emphasis on Special Defense. The given EV spread survives a Metagrossite Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes after Stealth Rock without the need to Mega Evolve. Latiasite grants a Ground immunity through Levitate to dodge Spikes, Earthquake, and Ground-type Judgment making Galarian Slowking very reliable at its job, which is the reason Latiasite is the most versatile item on most teams. Sablenite can be used as a role compression Mega Stone that grants superior bulk and Magic Bounce but at the cost of trading Regenerator for the ability to block entry hazards. Sablenite's natural opportunity cost usually dissuades its use on Galarian Slowking, and other Mega Stones such as Manectite and Venusaurite can be used to fulfill a specific niche, such as an emergency use of Intimidate or resistance to Red Orb users like Lugia and Ice-type attackers like Calyrex-I, but these stones typically struggle to have a better justification for use instead of Latiasite. Galarian Slowking is susceptible to physical attackers like Hisuan Samurott, Solgaleo and Kingambit, so being able to use Chilly Reception to switch into offensive teammates like Great Tusk and Dragonite that threaten these options is ideal. Defensive teammates like Corviknight and Mandibuzz complement Galarian Slowking well, with the latter also being able to take on Ghost-types attacks like Moongeist Beam and Poltergeist from Lunala and Ceruledge, respectively. Ice-type teammates like Chien-Pao, Weavile, and Baxcalibur, which benefit from the snow from Chilly Reception, make for good partners; Calyrex-I in particular can also make us of Trick Room set up by Galarian Slowking to become a terrifying wallbreaker and cleaner.

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Defensive Pivot (Slowking-Galar) @ Latiasite / Sablenite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 84 Def / 176 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Chilly Reception
- Slack Off
- Toxic / Toxic Spikes / Sludge Bomb / Psychic
- Future Sight / Flamethrower / Trick Room can we change this a bit, stuff like toxic + fsight is really passive and youd moreso want toxic psychic for example imo, id personally go with like fsight toxic + sbomb psychic flame and then just note tspikes, tr, and the combo of fsight + toxic as niche options

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Galarian Slowking is a strong defensive Pokemon in Mix and Mega that utilizes it's great movepool and defensive profile to act as an effective pivot on team styles ranging from bulky offense to stall. Good defensive stats and typing alongside the Regenerator ability means Galarian Slowking isn't in a rush to Mega Evolve often in Mix and Mega, as it can lean on it's solid natural bulk to check Pokemon such as Eternatus and Regieleki in it's base form, allowing Regenerator to keep it healthy throughout the course of a game. love this and find it super important, any way to include this in the first sentence? maybe ask someone like ut on how thatd be best Galarian Slowking movesets will typically feature Chilly Reception to pivot, Slack Off to heal after Mega Evolving and fluff some combination of 2 support or attacking options develop this + talk abt the other niche bits i said above, keep it concise. The given EV spread of 248 HP / 84 Def / 176 SpD fluff hits positive nature boosts before and after Latiasite Mega Evolution, (RC) while improving rolls into Altarianite Regieleki's Extreme Speed, although Galarian Slowking can use a wide range of both physically and specially defensive spreads. EV spreads commonly range from max Defense to Max Special Defense, with Relaxed or Sassy and minimum Speed IV's to ensure slowing pivoting than opposing Slowking-Galar or Sablenite Corviknight. reworded + fluff Latiasite granting a Ground immunity through Levitate to dodge Spikes and Earthquakes make Slowking very reliable in it's job and is the most splashable item on most teams., (RP, AC) while Sablenite can be used as a role compression Mega Stone that comes at the cost of losing Regenerator early on. Other Mega Stones such as Manectite, Sablenite or and Venusaurite can be used depending on desired intent, but these stones possess weaknesses that Latiasite lacks, such as Manectite's suboptimal stat boosts, featuring lower defenses and heightened Speed, thereby complicating slow pivoting. Meanwhile using Sablenite on a Pokémon that typically waits to Mega Evolve to maintain its Regenerator ability, thus preserving its health while pivoting, is counter-productive as Slowking-Galar struggles to function as both a hazard denier and a pivot simultaneously.Glowking that warrant themselves to specific teams that require them and are otherwise generally outclassed. Galarian Slowking can be susceptible to physical attackers with super effective attacks like Samurott-Hisui, Solgaleo and Kingambit. Being able to use Chilly Reception into offensive teammates like Great Tusk or Dragonite that threaten these options is ideal, although defensive teammates like Corviknight and Hippowdon can also act as good physically defensive complements to Slowking-Galar. It also appreciates teammates that can take on Ghost-types like Ceruledge and Lunala, so it stands to reason that Mandibuzz is a great teammate. combine this with the one above, mandi is not good enough to seclude imo Finally, not really needed, can keep tho Ice-type teammates like Chien-Pao, Weavile or and Baxcalibur that can benefit from Chilly Reception make for good partners, while Calyrex-Ice in particular can also utilize Trick Room set by Slowking-Galar to become a terrifying Pokemon wallbreaker and cleaner.

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Defensive Pivot (Slowking-Galar) @ Latiasite / Sablenite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 84 Def / 176 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Chilly Reception
- Slack Off
- Toxic / Future Sight
- Psychic / Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Slowking is a strong defensive Pokemon in Mix and Mega that utilizes it's great movepool, good typing, and defensive profile to act as an effective pivot on team styles ranging from bulky offense to stall. Good defensive stats and typing alongside the Regenerator ability means Galarian Slowking isn't in a rush to Mega Evolve often in Mix and Mega, as it can lean on it's solid natural bulk to check Pokemon such as Eternatus (maybe add 1 more example here: waterceus?) and Regieleki in it's base form, allowing Regenerator to keep it healthy throughout the course of a game. Galarian Slowking movesets rely on Chilly Reception and Slack Off, and typically include a reliable STAB attack like Future Sight, Psychic or Sludge Bomb. Options like Flamethrower or Toxic are also common (why?) while stuff like Toxic Spikes and Trick Room also have niches. The given EV spread hits positive nature boosts before and after Latiasite Mega Evolution (ehh wdym positive nature boosts, its gonna be really confusing for readers. do we not have a specific spread that like, survives some moves? id like to suggest a set below), while improving rolls into Altarianite Regieleki's Extreme Speed, although Galarian Slowking can use a wide range of both physically and specially defensive spreads. Latiasite granting a Ground immunity through Levitate to dodge Spikes and Earthquakes (also helps against groundy judgement) make Slowking very reliable in it's job and is the most splashable item on most teams, while Sablenite can be used as a role compression Mega Stone (used when lati is on something else) that comes at the cost of losing Regenerator early on. Other Mega Stones such as Manectite and Venusaurite can be used depending on desired intent, that warrant themselves to specific teams that require them and are otherwise generally outclassed. Galarian Slowking can be susceptible to physical attackers with super effective attacks like Samurott-Hisui, Solgaleo and Kingambit (solg sunsteel works too and gking rly just drops to any physical attacker rn). Being able to use Chilly Reception to switch into offensive teammates like Great Tusk, Hisuian Arcanine, or Dragonite that threaten these options is ideal. Defensive teammates like Corviknight and Mandibuzz complement Galarian Slowking well, with the latter also being able to take on Ghost-types attacks like Moongeist Beam and Poltergeist from Lunala and Ceruledge, respectively. Ice-type teammates like Chien-Pao, Weavile and Baxcalibur that can benefit from the snow from Chilly Reception make for good partners, while Calyrex-Ice in particular can also utilize Trick Room set by Slowking-Galar to become a terrifying wallbreaker and cleaner. other setup sweepers (like gfire, rbolt?) also appreciate the pivoting that helps them set up reliably

Defensive Pivot (Slowking-Galar) @ Latiasite / Sablenite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Chilly Reception
- Slack Off
- Toxic / Future Sight
- Psychic / Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower

the given spread survives a metagrossite urshifu surging strikes after stealth rock pre-mega
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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Slowking-Galar) @ Latiasite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Chilly Reception
- Slack Off
- Toxic / Future Sight
- Psychic / Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Slowking is a strong defensive Pokemon in Mix and Mega that utilizes its (ra) great movepool, good typing, (ac) and defensive profile to act as an effective pivot on team styles ranging from bulky offense to stall. Good defensive stats and typing alongside the Regenerator ability means Galarian Slowking isn't in a rush to Mega Evolve often in Mix and Mega, as it can lean on its (ra) solid natural bulk to check Pokemon such as Eternatus, Lugia, (ac) and non-Mega Evolved (I assume this is what you meant by base forme) Regieleki in it's base form, allowing Regenerator to keep it healthy throughout the course of a game. Galarian Slowking's (aa) movesets rely on Chilly Reception and Slack Off, and typically include a reliable STAB attack like Future Sight, Psychic, (ac) or Sludge Bomb. Flamethrower annoys many Steel-types, and Toxic and Toxic Spikes are both very potent limiting tools for many bulky Pokemon such as Calm Mind Arceus Formes formes and or Ho-Oh. It also acts as the best Trick Room setter in the tier, though teams dedicated to that playstyle are very inconsistent. Galarian Slowking can use a wide range of defensive EV spreads ranging from max Defense with a Relaxed nature to max Special Defense with a Sassy nature, of which the most common are mixed with an emphasis on Special Defense. The given EV spread survives a Metagrossite Urshifu-R Surging Strikes after Stealth Rock without the need to Mega Evolve. Latiasite granting grants a Ground immunity through Levitate to dodge Spikes, Earthquakes, (ac) and Ground-type Judgment, makes making Galarian Slowking very reliable in it's job, which is the reason Latiasite is the most splashable versatile item on most teams. (you can use another adjective if that's not what you meant, but splashable must be avoided) Sablenite can be used as a role compression Mega Stone that grants superior bulk and Magic Bounce, but at the cost of trading Regenerator for the ability to block entry hazards. Sablenite's natural opportunity cost usually dissuades its (ra) use on Galarian Slowking, and other Mega Stones such as Manectite and Venusaurite can be used to fulfill a specific intent niche, such as emergency Intimidate usage or resistance to Red Orb users like Lugia and Ice-type attackers like Calyrex-Ice, but these stones typically struggle for justification over Latiasite. Galarian Slowking can be is susceptible to physical attackers like Samurott-Hisui Hisuian Samurott, Solgaleo, (ac) and Kingambit, (ac) so being (remove capitalization) able to use Chilly Reception to switch into offensive teammates like Great Tusk or and Dragonite that threaten these options is ideal. Defensive teammates like Corviknight and Mandibuzz complement Galarian Slowking well, with the latter also being able to take on Ghost-types attacks like Moongeist Beam and Poltergeist from Lunala and Ceruledge, respectively. Ice-type teammates like Chien-Pao, Weavile, (ac) and Baxcalibur, (ac) that can which benefit from the snow from Chilly Reception, (ac) make for good partners; (rc, asc) while Calyrex-Ice in particular can also utilize make use of Trick Room set up by Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking to become a terrifying wallbreaker and cleaner.

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added both credits since he did most of the work, i'll dm vertigo feedback

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Slowking-Galar) @ Latiasite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Chilly Reception
- Slack Off
- Toxic / Future Sight
- Psychic / Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Slowking is a strong defensive Pokemon in Mix and Mega that utilizes its (ra) great movepool, good typing, (ac) and defensive profile to act as an effective pivot on team styles ranging from bulky offense to stall. Good defensive stats and typing alongside the Regenerator ability means Galarian Slowking isn't in a rush to Mega Evolve often in Mix and Mega, implied since this is the format as it can lean on its (ra) solid natural bulk to check Pokemon such as Eternatus, Lugia, (ac) and non-Mega Evolved (I assume this is what you meant by base forme) Regieleki in it's base form, allowing Regenerator to keep it healthy throughout the course of a game. Galarian Slowking's (aa) movesets rely on Chilly Reception and Slack Off (rc) and typically include a reliable STAB attack like Future Sight, Psychic, (ac) or Sludge Bomb. Flamethrower annoys many Steel-types, and Toxic and Toxic Spikes are both very potent limiting tools for many bulky Pokemon such as Calm Mind Arceus Formes formes and or Ho-Oh. It also acts as the best Trick Room setter in the tier, though teams dedicated to that playstyle are very inconsistent. Galarian Slowking can use a wide range of defensive EV spreads, (ac) ranging from max Defense with a Relaxed nature to max Special Defense with a Sassy nature, of which the most common are mixed with an emphasis on Special Defense. The given EV spread survives a Metagrossite Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes after Stealth Rock without the need to Mega Evolve. Latiasite granting grants a Ground immunity through Levitate to dodge Spikes, Earthquakes, (ac) and Ground-type Judgment, makes making Galarian Slowking very reliable in it's at its job, which is the reason Latiasite is the most splashable versatile item on most teams. (you can use another adjective if that's not what you meant, but splashable must be avoided) not a GP accepted term, so yeah pick something else :) Sablenite can be used as a role compression Mega Stone that grants superior bulk and Magic Bounce (rc) but at the cost of trading Regenerator for the ability to block entry hazards. Sablenite's natural opportunity cost usually dissuades its (ra) use on Galarian Slowking, and other Mega Stones such as Manectite and Venusaurite can be used to fulfill a specific intent niche, such as an emergency use of Intimidate usage or resistance to Red Orb users like Lugia and Ice-type attackers like Calyrex-Ice, but these stones typically struggle for to have a better justification for use instead of over Latiasite. Galarian Slowking can be is susceptible to physical attackers like Samurott-Hisui Hisuian Samurott, Solgaleo, (ac) and Kingambit, (ac) so being (remove capitalization) able to use Chilly Reception to switch into offensive teammates like Great Tusk or and Dragonite that threaten these options is ideal. Defensive teammates like Corviknight and Mandibuzz complement Galarian Slowking well, with the latter also being able to take on Ghost-types attacks like Moongeist Beam and Poltergeist from Lunala and Ceruledge, respectively. Ice-type teammates like Chien-Pao, Weavile, (ac) and Baxcalibur, (ac) that can which benefit from the snow from Chilly Reception, (ac) make for good partners; (rc, asc) while Calyrex-Ice in particular can also utilize make use of Trick Room set up by Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking to become a terrifying wallbreaker and cleaner.

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