Gallade
Blade Pokémon
True to its honorable-warrior image, it uses the blades on its elbows only in defense of something or someone.
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Strategy Overview
Gallade sets itself apart from other Fighting-types in the metagame like Toxicroak and Passimian due to its part-Psychic typing, allowing it to threaten the tier's bulky Poison-types like Vileplume, Weezing, and Garbodor. It is an equally, if not even more, dangerous wallbreaker thanks to Knock Off and Swords Dance, letting it cripple and eventually muscle past common physically defensive Pokemon like Mudsdale and Quagsire. However, it matches up poorly against the tier's common offensive threats: Gallade's Speed tier is average at best and, considering its frailty, makes it very vulnerable to getting revenge killed by faster threats like Talonflame, Tauros, and Aerodactyl. It also faces tough competition from the aforementioned Toxicroak and Passimian, which have better defensive profiles and viable set diversity.
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