[OVERVIEW]

-Mega-Gallade is a bullky-offensive antimeta pokemon that can take on many opponents with a combination of high,balanced stats and wide movepool.
-Its ability,Inner Focus,is key to beating threats like Lopunny,Zeraora (as they can't get the fake out chip for free) and to having a safe matchup vs M-Gyarados,Jirachi.
-Its typing allows it ,with the powerful STAB Close Combact in combination with its utility moves and extremely high attack stat,to beat many pokemon that aren't simply weak to fighting,like:Charizard-x, Zeraora,Crustle,Meloetta,Hoopa-u,M-Swampert,Greninja,Haxorus,Jirachi.It can also make use of psychic STAB to beat threats like:Kommo-o,M-Venusaur,Naganadel,M-Heracross.
-Its wide movepool allows it to use many utility moves like:Rock Tomb,Encore,Will-o Wisp,Swords Dance,Bulk Up;these moves allow M-Gallade to gain advantage over the opponents to ultimately finish them with Close Combact or,less often,with Zen Headbutt.
-Mega-Gallade's main problem is being forced to use very accurate spreads and moves to beat the threats it is supposed to,for example:it cannot beat Meloetta while running a Speedy Anti-Zards spread,but can while running a Specially-Defensive set and vice-versa.It struggles with pokemons that can survive its powerful attacks and hit hard enough in return,like:Dragonite,Tapu-Lele,Aegislash,Magearna,Landorus-T.


[SET]
name: Speedy
move 1: Close Combact
move 2: Rock Tomb
move 3: Encore/Bulk Up/WiIl-o Wisp/Ice Punch/Zen Headbutt
move 4: Bulk Up/Encore/Will-o WIsp/Ice Punch/Zen Headbutt
item: Galladite
ability: Steadfast
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP/52 ATT/12 DEF/192 SPE

-Close Combact is the main way of getting games done,as it is a 120 BP STAB attack.
-Rock Tomb is extremely necessary as it allows to get chip on opponents while keeping/gaining speed advantage to ultimately finish the game with the stab of choice,examples:Both Charizard Megas,M-Gyarados,Zeraora,Greninja,Sawk.
-Encore allows M-Gallade to have an extremely safer Charizard-X mu as you can encore them on will-o wisp/dragon dance while keeping the speed advantage with rock tomb.
-Bulk Up allows M-Gallade to setup on other bulky-offensive mons like M-Swampert and Garchomp
-Ice Punch allows an extremely safe Garchomp matchup,in fact,they could theorically use substitute on your close combact and force you to lower your defenses.
-Zen Headbutt allows this M-Gallade to try pushing thorugh M-Venusaur and M-Heracross.

Set Details
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The HP and DEF allow M-Gallade to live attacks from many offensive threats,like:M-Charizard-X,M-Gyarados,M-Lopunny,Zeraora,Scarf Haxorus,Garchomp,Greninja.The speed allows it to outrun Garchomp and many slower pokemons like Both Charizard Megas,M-Gyarados,Z-Conversion Porygon-Z.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Close Combact
move 2: Swords Dance
move 3: Rock Tomb
move 4: Zen Headbutt/Poison Jab
item: Galladite
ability: Steadfast
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP/88 ATT/12 DEF/156 SPDEF

[SET COMMENTS]
-Close Combactcis the main way of getting games done,as it is a 120 BP STAB attack.
-Swords Dance is needed to get through high defense pokemons like Meloetta and M-Venusaur
-Rock Tomb allows M-Gallade to get chip on Meloetta while gaining speed control,it is also needed to break Magnezone's sturdy while keeping the speed advantage.
-Zen Headbutt allows this M-Gallade to beat pokemons like M-Venusaur,Naganadel,M-Heracross.
-Poison Jab can be used to beat non Fairium Tapu-Fini.

Set Details
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The ATT allows this M-Gallade to beat Meloetta,M-Venusaur and Tapu fini.The SPD allows this M-Gallade to tank powerful attacks from Meloetta,Magnezone,Naganadel.

Usage Tips
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Use the utility moves of choice to get advantage on the opponent to ultimately finish them with the STAB of choice.

Team Options
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-M-Gallade can should be paired with a Steel type pokemon like Registeel and Heatran as they can cover its weakness to Psychic and Fairy types while M-Gallade protects them from many offensive stall-breakers like: Both Charizard Megas,M-Gyarados,Zeraora,M-Lopunny,Heatran.
-M-Gallade ,funny enough,pairs very well with its female counterpart,M-Gardevoir,as it can protect the Fairy type pokemon from Steel and Poison type ones while M-Gardevoir acts as a stall breaker and covers many weaknesses of M-Gallade.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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M-Gallade can use an Encore,Disable set to beat threats like Magearna and Torrent Greninja.

move 1: Substitute
move 2: Encore
move 3: Disable
move 4: Drain Punch/Zen Headbutt
ability: Steadfast
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP/44 ATT/12 DEF/200 SPD

-Zen Headbutt can be used over drain punch to beat Kommo-o as most spreads of this Dragon type can't take out this M-Gallade with Z into +1 Clanging Scales.
Checks and Counters
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M-Gallade struggles with pokemons that can survive its powerful attacks and hit hard enough in return,like:Dragonite,Tapu-Lele,Aegislash,Magearna,Landorus-T.

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