Slot 1
Great Tusk
- Item
- Booster Energy
- Ability
- Protosynthesis
- Nature
- Jolly
- Tera
- steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moves
- Headlong Rush
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner
- Stealth Rock
Hazard balance · Gen 9 OU
Great Tusk + Gholdengo Balance
A high-usage balance shell that turns reliable hazard control and pivoting into two late-game setup options.
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- Great Tusk
- Gholdengo
- Kingambit
- Dragonite
- Slowking-Galar
- Ogerpon-Wellspring
Game plan
How the six slots work together
Use Great Tusk to establish rocks or clear only when necessary. Gholdengo pressures removal, while Slowking-Galar creates controlled entries for Ogerpon and Dragonite. Preserve Kingambit until opposing priority answers have been weakened.
Complete sets
Six editable, format-ready sets
Sets come from the pinned usage snapshot and are combined around team items and roles. Load them in the Builder to validate and adjust.
Lv. 100
Slot 2
Gholdengo
- Item
- Choice Scarf
- Ability
- Good as Gold
- Nature
- Timid
- Tera
- fairy
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Psyshock
Slot 3
Kingambit
- Item
- Leftovers
- Ability
- Supreme Overlord
- Nature
- Adamant
- Tera
- ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moves
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Kowtow Cleave
Slot 4
Dragonite
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Multiscale
- Nature
- Adamant
- Tera
- normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Extreme Speed
- Roost
Slot 5
Slowking-Galar
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Regenerator
- Nature
- Sassy
- Tera
- water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Moves
- Sludge Bomb
- Chilly Reception
- Future Sight
- Ice Beam
Slot 6
Ogerpon-Wellspring
- Item
- Wellspring Mask
- Ability
- Water Absorb
- Nature
- Jolly
- Tera
- water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves
- Ivy Cudgel
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Knock Off
Lead options
- Great Tusk into passive or hazard-focused teams.
- Slowking-Galar when a safe information-gathering pivot matters.
Win conditions
- Dragonite uses Multiscale to find a Dragon Dance turn.
- Kingambit cleans once checks are chipped by hazards and pivots.
Watch for
- Do not trade Great Tusk before confirming the opposing hazard plan.
- Avoid spending Ogerpon too early if Water immunity is important.
Possible replacements
- Corviknight can replace Dragonite for a slower defensive version.
- Iron Valiant can replace Ogerpon for faster special pressure.
Source, date, and intended use
This sample is organized from the 2026-06, 1695-rating Smogon usage snapshot and the project’s pinned Pokémon Showdown rules. It is not an official rental, tournament result, or win-rate promise. Metagames and bans change, so revalidate in the Builder and on the current platform before playing.
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