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[OVERVIEW]

* Kingambit is a major threat with its amazing stat spread and the amount of pressure it exerts with Sucker Punch. Defiant also heavily discourages Intimidate, the most common way to impede physical attackers, which is appreciated by common partners such as Ogerpon-W.

* Kingambit's typing does make it a bit reliant on Terastallizing considering many teams carry Fighting-type moves on Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Urshifu-R and its weakness to the primary Intimidate user, Incineroar. However, this is something that can be accounted for in teambuilding , and when Kingambit does get to Terastallize it becomes very difficult to remove and puts major pressure on the opposing team.

* Swords Dance Kingambit depends on Terastallizing even more, requires a lot more support, and it can still struggle to make progress due to the amount of Dark-resistant Pokemon in the metagame and the fact that Follow Me Ogerpon-W, Rage Powder Amoonguss, and Substitute Landorus can take advantage of Sucker Punch. That being said, Swords Dance can also turn one minor misplay or wrong call into a massacre.

* Assault Vest Kingambit's best partner is Latias, which provides Tailwind to offset Kingambit's mediocre Speed tier and beats Pokemon that are difficult matchups for it such as Landorus and Urshifu-R. Swords Dance Kingambit's best partner is Ogerpon-W, as it redirects moves so Kingambit can have an easier time setting up and pressures Urshifu-R, which can stop Kingambit in its tracks otherwise.

[SET]
Bulky Attacker (Kingambit) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 20 SpD / 116 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Iron Head
- Low Kick
- Sucker Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

* Assault Vest improves Kingambit's naturally great bulk, making it even harder to remove and importantly letting it be one of the few Pokemon that can comfortably take on Flutter Mane.

* Low Kick is coverage for Incineroar and opposing Kingambit.

* The EVs allow Kingambit to outspeed Landorus when in Tailwind and survive -1 Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword.

* Fairy is the Tera type of choice because it's a great defensive typing across the board and discourages Fighting-type moves such as Urshifu-R's Close Combat and Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword from being used on Kingambit.

[SET]
Swords Dance (Kingambit) @ Black Glasses
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison / Dark / Dragon
EVs: 244 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Protect

* Black Glasses is chosen because it provides a very welcome boost to both offensive moves without any drawbacks.

* Poison is a great defensive typing, having only two weaknesses and notably giving a resistance to Flutter Mane's Dazzling Gleam, but it does make the set even weaker to Substitute Landorus. Tera Dark lets Sucker Punch OHKO almost the entire unresisted metagame after a Swords Dance, but using this does mean giving up the opportunity to use a defensive Tera type, making setting up more difficult. Tera Dragon Kingambit plows through common Fire / Water / Grass cores, making it also a strong option; however, it has a tougher time against Chien-Pao and Flutter Mane, which are staples on many top archetypes.

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Kingambit QC 1/1

[OVERVIEW]

* Kingambit is a major threat in the Regulation F metagame with its amazing stat spread and the amount of pressure it exerts with Sucker Punch. Defiant also heavily discourages Intimidate, the most common way to slow down physical attackers, which is appreciated by common partners such as Ogerpon-W. (Note some good mus here.)

* Kingambit's typing does make it a bit reliant on Terastallizing, considering most teams carry Fighting-type moves such as Close Combat and Sacred Sword on Pokemon like Urshifu-R and Chien-Pao, and the primary Intimidator, Incineroar, still beats it otherwise. (Noticed that no bad mus have been mentioned for AV Gambit, Incineroar part feels awkward but can be left to GP, feel free to rephrase it if you can.) However, this is something that can be accounted for in team building however, and when Kingambit does get to Terastallize it becomes very difficult to remove and puts major pressure on the opposing team.

* Swords Dance Kingambit is even more commital, requiring a lot more support and it can still struggle to make progress with the amount of Fairy-resists in the meta as well as Follow Me Ogerpon-W, Rage Powder Amoonguss, and Substitute Landorus abusing Sucker Punch. This being said, Swords Dance can also turn one minor missplay or wrong call into a teamwipe massacre.

* Assault Vest Kingambit's best partner is Latias, as it provides Tailwind for Kingambit's mediocre speed tier and beats difficult match-ups such as Landorus and Urshifu-R, while Swords Dance Kingambit's best partner is Ogerpon-W, redirecting moves away from Kingambit so it can have an easier time setting up. (Consider mentioning how Ogerpon also pressures Urshifu, which Gambit can't hit)

[SET]
Kingambit @ Assault Vest
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 20 SpD / 116 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Iron Head
- Low Kick
- Sucker Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

* Assault Vest makes it even harder to remove combined with its naturally great bulk and is especially important for Flutter Mane, making Kingambit one of the few Pokemon that can comfortably take it on.

* Low Kick is coverage for Incineroar and other Kingambit.

* The Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Landorus when in Tailwind, while the rest of the EVs are used to make it as bulky and strong as possible. (Good idea to mention calcs, Lando Earth Power and SoR Entei Sacred Fire are a 6% chance to kill,-1 Adamant Pao Sacred Sword does 94, Rillaboom does 52, and Current Specs Flutter does 46 are all examples)

* Fairy is the Tera Type of choice, because it's a great defensive typing across the board and discourages Fighting-type moves such as Urshifu-R's Close Combat and Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword from being used on Kingambit.

[SET]
Kingambit @ Black Glasses
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison / Dark / Dragon
EVs: 244 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Protect

* Black Glasses are chosen because they provide a very welcome boost to both offensive moves, without any drawbacks.

* Poison is a great defensive typing, having only two weaknesses and notably giving a resist to Flutter Mane's Dazzling Gleam, but it does make the set even weaker to Substitute Landorus. Tera Dark lets Sucker Punch OHKO almost every Pokemon that does not resist it the entire unresisted metagame after a Swords Dance, but this does give up the opportunity for a defensive Tera, making setting up more difficult. Tera Dragon Kingambit plows through common Fire-Water-Grass cores making it also a strong option, but is more matchup dependent. (What does this mean exactly? I think referencing Flutter Mane or Chien-Pao is effective)

[CREDITS]
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Shadow Shogun

[OVERVIEW]
* Kingambit is a major threat in the Regulation F metagame with its amazing stat spread and the amount of pressure it exerts with Sucker Punch. Defiant also heavily discourages Intimidate, the most common way to slow down impede (subjective but changed to avoid the implication that Intimidate lowers Speed) physical attackers, which is appreciated by common partners such as Ogerpon-W.

* Kingambit's typing does make it a bit reliant on Terastallizing, considering many teams carry Fighting-type moves on Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Urshifu-R - and the primary Intimidator, Incineroar, still beats it otherwise Considering that many teams carry Fighting-type moves on Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Urshifu-R as well as its weakness to Incineroar, the primary Intimidate user in the metagame, Kingambit's typing does make it a bit reliant on Terastallization. However, this is something that can be accounted for in team building teambuilding (RS), and when Kingambit does get to Terastallize it becomes very difficult to remove and puts major pressure on the opposing team.

* Swords Dance Kingambit is even more commital committal, requiring a lot more support, (AC) and it can still struggle to make progress with the due to the amount of Fairy-resists (This doesn't make sense; Kingambit doesn't use Fairy moves in either of the sets you've provided? In any event, it should be "Pokemon that resist X-type moves") in the meta metagame as well as Follow Me Ogerpon-W, Rage Powder Amoonguss, and Substitute Landorus abusing Sucker Punch. This being said, Swords Dance can also turn one minor misplay or wrong call into a massacre.

* Assault Vest Kingambit's best partner is Latias, as it provides Tailwind for to offset Kingambit's mediocre speed Speed tier and beats difficult match-ups matchups such as Landorus and Urshifu-R; (ASC) , while Swords Dance Kingambit's best partner is Ogerpon-W, redirecting moves away from Kingambit so it can have an easier time setting up, as well as pressuring Urshifu-R, (AC) which can stop Kingambit in its tracks otherwise. (I feel like these points are probably better placed under their respective sets)

[SET]
Bulky Attacker (Kingambit) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 20 SpD / 116 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Iron Head
- Low Kick
- Sucker Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

* Assault Vest makes it Kingambit even harder to remove combined with its naturally great bulk; (ASC) and the item is especially important for Flutter Mane, making Kingambit one of the few Pokemon that can comfortably take it on.

* Low Kick is coverage for Incineroar and opposing Kingambit.

* The Speed EVs allow it Kingambit to outspeed Landorus when in Tailwind, (RC) and it survives survive -1 Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword.

* Fairy is the Tera Type type of choice, (RC) because its it's a great defensive typing across the board and discourages Fighting-type moves such as Urshifu-R's Close Combat and Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword from being used on Kingambit.

[SET]
Swords Dance (Kingambit) @ Black Glasses
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison / Dark / Dragon
EVs: 244 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Protect

* Black Glasses are is chosen because they provide it provides a very welcome boost to both offensive moves, (RC) without any drawbacks.

* Poison is a great defensive typing, having only two weaknesses and notably giving a resist resistance to Flutter Mane's Dazzling Gleam, but it does make the set even weaker to Substitute Landorus. Tera Dark lets Sucker Punch OHKO almost the entire unresisted metagame after a Swords Dance, but using this does mean give giving up the opportunity for a to use a defensive Tera type, making setting up more difficult. Tera Dragon Kingambit plows through common Fire-Water-Grass Fire / Water / Grass cores, (AC) making it also a strong option; (ASC) , (RC) but however, it has a tougher time against Chien-Pao and Flutter Mane, which are staples on many top archetypes.

[CREDITS]
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Quality checked by:
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[OVERVIEW]
* Kingambit is a major threat in the Regulation F metagame with its amazing stat spread and the amount of pressure it exerts with Sucker Punch. Defiant also heavily discourages Intimidate, the most common way to slow down impede (subjective but changed to avoid the implication that Intimidate lowers Speed) physical attackers, which is appreciated by common partners such as Ogerpon-W.

* Kingambit's typing does make it a bit reliant on Terastallizing, (comma) considering many teams carry Fighting-type moves on Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Urshifu-R - (hyphen) and the primary Intimidator, Incineroar, still beats it otherwise and its weakness to the primary Intimidate user, Incineroar. However, this is something that can be accounted for in team building teambuilding (RS), and when Kingambit does get to Terastallize it becomes very difficult to remove and puts major pressure on the opposing team.

* Swords Dance Kingambit is even more commital, requiring depends on Terastallizing even more, requires a lot more support, (AC) and it can still struggle to make progress with the due to the amount of Fairy-resists Dark-resistant Pokemon in the meta as well as metagame and the fact that Follow Me Ogerpon-W, Rage Powder Amoonguss, and Substitute Landorus abusing can take advantage of Sucker Punch. This That being said, Swords Dance can also turn one minor misplay or wrong call into a massacre.

* Assault Vest Kingambit's best partner is Latias, as it which provides Tailwind for to offset Kingambit's mediocre speed Speed tier and beats Pokemon that are difficult match-ups matchups for it such as Landorus and Urshifu-R. (period) , while Swords Dance Kingambit's best partner is Ogerpon-W, redirecting as it redirects moves away from Kingambit so it so Kingambit can have an easier time setting up, (comma) as well as pressuring and pressures Urshifu-R, (AC) which can stop Kingambit in its tracks otherwise.

[SET]
Bulky Attacker (Kingambit) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 20 SpD / 116 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Iron Head
- Low Kick
- Sucker Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

* Assault Vest makes it even harder to remove combined with its naturally great bulk and is especially important for Flutter Mane, making Kingambit one of the few Pokemon that can comfortably take it on. Assault Vest improves Kingambit's naturally great bulk, making it even harder to remove and importantly letting it be one of the few Pokemon that can comfortably take on Flutter Mane.

* Low Kick is coverage for Incineroar and opposing Kingambit.

* The Speed EVs allow it Kingambit to outspeed Landorus when in Tailwind, (RC) and it survives survive -1 Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword.

* Fairy is the Tera Type type of choice, (RC) because its it's a great defensive typing across the board and discourages Fighting-type moves such as Urshifu-R's Close Combat and Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword from being used on Kingambit.

[SET]
Swords Dance (Kingambit) @ Black Glasses
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison / Dark / Dragon
EVs: 244 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Protect

* Black Glasses are is chosen because they provide it provides a very welcome boost to both offensive moves, (RC) without any drawbacks.

* Poison is a great defensive typing, having only two weaknesses and notably giving a resist resistance to Flutter Mane's Dazzling Gleam, but it does make the set even weaker to Substitute Landorus. Tera Dark lets Sucker Punch OHKO almost the entire unresisted metagame after a Swords Dance, but using this does mean give giving up the opportunity for a to use a defensive Tera type, making setting up more difficult. Tera Dragon Kingambit plows through common Fire-Water-Grass Fire / Water / Grass cores, (AC) making it also a strong option; (ASC) , (RC) but however, it has a tougher time against Chien-Pao and Flutter Mane, which are staples on many top archetypes.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/robbie35646.562330/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lameliarleo.641287/
Grammar checked by:
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