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A monoid in the category of endofunctors
Kartana @ Fightinium Z / Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off / Defog / Smart Strike
Thanks to its decent physical bulk and good set of resistances, Kartana finds a lot of opportunities to set up versus common Pokemon like defensive Landorus-T and Ferrothorn, and its high Speed stat, astronomical Attack stat, and access to Knock Off, as well as its nuclear Z-Moves that allow it to break through checks like Zapdos and Celesteela, make Kartana very difficult for defensive teams to take on. However, Kartana's paper-thin Special Defense stat makes it vulnerable to a number of very dangerous fast special attackers like Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, and Mega Latios, but using Assault Vest Tapu Bulu as a teammate remedies this because it can both set up Grassy Terrain to strengthen Kartana's Grass-type moves and use its bulk to survive a hit from them and KO in return. Also, if it doesn't carry either Smart Strike or Grassium Z, Kartana can be taken advantage of by Hawlucha. However, bulky Pokemon like Toxic Landorus-T and Clefable can be used as teammates to handle it.
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