[ZU] Golem (QC 1/1)(GP 1/1)

Golem @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Explosion

With a near unresisted STAB combination in Earthquake + Stone Edge, coupled with a great Attack stat and Sturdy to reliably set up hazards in most situations, Golem cements itself as the premier Stealth Rock setter in the ZU tier. Explosion, along with Custap Berry, prevents the opponent from using Defog or Rapid Spin while simultaneously dealing massive damage and gaining momentum for its own team. However, preserving Golem has benefits. Its typing allows it to check powerful Normal-type Pokemon like Bouffalant while also checking the most prolific Choice Scarf user in the tier, Electivire. Golem is very weak to special attacks, so pairing it with specially defensive Pokemon like Mareanie or Assault Vest Komala is recommended.
 
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Golem @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Explosion

With a near unresisted STAB combo in EdgeQuake, coupled with great Attack and a literal nuke in Explosion, Golem is the premier Stealth Rock setter in the ZU tier. Sturdy along with a Custap Berry allows Golem to bypass its low Speed to reliably set up Stealth Rocks in most situations. Explosion blocks Defog and Rapid Spin, while simultaneously dealing massive damage and gaining momentum for teams. Talk about Custap Berry in the Explosion sentence, not the Stealth Rock sentence. (HERE) Its typing allows Golem to resist check powerful Normal-type Pokemon like Komala, maybe switch out Komala for something like Bouffalant since you are going to mention Komala as an example in the next sentence while also checking the most prolific Choice Scarf user in the tier, Electivire. Lastly Golem is very weak on the special side, so pairing it with specially defensive Pokemon like Assault Vest Komala or Mareanie is recommended. Otherwise Custap Berry Golem should be used as a suicide lead for offensive teams. fluff

Overall a good job, although looking at the paragraph as a whole it talks about Golem as a suicude lead and then suddenly transitions to becoming a Normal resist, which concerns itself more with checking things mid-game. You might want to include an introductory dependent clause (HERE) that more smoothly transitions these ideas.
Nice work, QC 1/1!
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Golem @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Explosion

With a near unresisted STAB combo combination in EdgeQuake Stone Edge + Earthquake, coupled with a great Attack stat and a literal one-time nuke in Explosion, Golem is cements itself as the premier Stealth Rock setter in the ZU tier. Sturdy allows Golem it to reliably set up Stealth Rocks in most situations. Explosion,(AC) along with Custap Berry,(AC) blocks prevents the opponent from using Defog and or Rapid Spin, while simultaneously dealing massive damage and gaining momentum for its own teams. However,(AC) preserving Golem however, has benefits. Its typing allows Golem it to check powerful Normal-type Pokemon like Bouffalant, while also checking the most prolific Choice Scarf user in the tier, Electivire. Lastly,(AC) Golem is very weak on the special side, so pairing it with specially defensive Pokemon like Assault Vest Komala or Mareanie is recommended.
 

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Working over the above, GP 1/1
Alpha Wittem: remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
talkingtree: remove (undo AW add) add/fix (comments)
Golem @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Explosion

With a near unresisted STAB combo combination in EdgeQuake Earthquake + Stone Edge + Earthquake, (keep the order they're listed in the set) coupled with a great Attack stat and a literal one-time nuke in Explosion, Golem is cements itself as the premier Stealth Rock setter in the ZU tier. (This doesn't follow for me; all the points made here talk about how great it is offensively, and then the conclusion says that it's good at setting Stealth Rock. To fix this, you should probably do some re-ordering - I'd remove the point about Explosion and move the next sentence about Sturdy in its place) Sturdy allows Golem it (original was fine) to reliably set up Stealth Rocks in most situations. Explosion,(AC) along with Custap Berry,(AC) blocks prevents the opponent from using Defog and or Rapid Spin (RC) while simultaneously dealing massive damage and gaining momentum for its own teams. However,(AC) preserving Golem however, has benefits. Its typing allows Golem it to check powerful Normal-type Pokemon like Bouffalant (RC) while also checking the most prolific Choice Scarf user in the tier, Electivire. Lastly,(AC) Golem is very weak on the special side to special attacks, so pairing it with specially defensive Pokemon like Mareanie or Assault Vest Komala or Mareanie (removing ambiguity) is recommended.
There are a lot of colors to keep track of, but I'd still read through to make sure you understand and agree with all the edits made. However, to make sure that you don't miss anything, here's a fully edited version:
Golem @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Explosion

With a near unresisted STAB combination in Earthquake + Stone Edge coupled with a great Attack stat and Sturdy to reliably set up hazards in most situations, Golem cements itself as the premier Stealth Rock setter in the ZU tier. Explosion, along with Custap Berry, prevents the opponent from using Defog or Rapid Spin while simultaneously dealing massive damage and gaining momentum for its own team. However, preserving Golem has benefits. Its typing allows it to check powerful Normal-type Pokemon like Bouffalant while also checking the most prolific Choice Scarf user in the tier, Electivire. Golem is very weak to special attacks, so pairing it with specially defensive Pokemon like Mareanie or Assault Vest Komala is recommended.
 
Sorry for the delay, finals week killed me.
I just implemented the GP check manually to make sure I understood everything, and yeah no complaints, I agree with everything.
This is should be ready.
 

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