Gabite

Gabite's unique Speed tier and access to Stealth Rock grant it a niche as the tier's fastest Stealth Rock setter. Its ability to set entry hazards while outspeeding slower Taunt users, as well as its decent Attack stat and access to strong STAB-boosted moves in Dragon Claw and Earthquake, lends to Gabite's ability to threaten opposing teams by quickly applying offensive pressure. Additionally, Gabite's excellent defensive typing along with its Eviolite-boosted bulk allows it to tank several hits from Fire-, Rock-, and Poison-types such as Rapidash and Muk. Its ability Rough Skin discourages the use of contact moves against it, and together with the damage it deals via Toxic and Stealth Rock, Gabite excels at providing the residual damage needed for offensive teams to clean up late-game. However, Gabite's low Special Defense allows it to be pressured by specially offensive Pokemon, especially those that outspeed it and are able to exploit its 4x weakness to Ice such as Floatzel and Rotom-F. Gabite also struggles to bring down physically defensive walls with access to recovery such as Vullaby, Gourgeist-XL, and Pelipper. Gabite's own lack of recovery and vulnerabilities to status and entry hazards can sometimes limit its ability to check threats, like Monferno, reliably throughout a match. Despite these flaws, Gabite differentiates itself from other Stealth Rock setters through its uncommon combination of good physical bulk, decent Attack, and relatively high Speed, and it is therefore an advantageous choice for most offensive teams.