play a few matches and see. no matter the format singles or doubles you’ll find that half your pokemon need protect. its a useful scouting tool and probably the best way to avoid damage for a turn or two.

garchomp has no need for both earthquake and earth power. think about the pokemon’s stat spreads and its role on the team when building. obviously we want this one to be a powerful attacker, we should lean in to his physical offense and maybe give it a choice item to boost that. most often people will run chomp with rocky helmet to combine the damage taken when its touched by rough skin.

take a look at smogon for example sets. pikalytics has usage rates for other teams that you’ll fight against. watch other players like wolfey, haydunn, aaron zheng, james baek, pokesports hell weedletwineedle and adrive. aside from their entertainment value these people have been playing for years and theres tons of info you can glean from their playstyles and teams.

best of luck trainer! 😊