Hawlucha @ Black Sludge / Toxic Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker  
Tera Type: Dark / Ghost
EVs: 252 Spe  
Timid / Hasty Nature  
IVs: 0 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Substitute  
- Defog  
- Taunt  
- Encore / Baton Pass

Hawlucha

Hawlucha's main niche in The Loser's Game is its access to Mold Breaker Defog, which notably lets it successfully remove hazards in Gholdengo's face (but unfortunately whiffs into Pokemon switched into and KOed by entry hazards). Hawlucha also has a dandy movepool with access to Taunt, Encore, and Baton Pass. Depending on if you want to play Hawlucha as a hit-and-run Baton Passer or a stay-and-harass Taunt/Encore spammer, Black Sludge or Toxic Orb is better at letting Hawlucha KO itself faster on average. Hawlucha is OHKOed by Gholdengo Steel Beam regardless of its nature, so it can use Timid for weaker Struggles or Hasty to get damaged more by opposing Struggle. Tera Dark lets Hawlucha dodge Pranksters, while Tera Ghost is better if not running Baton Pass and lets it escape trappers.

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