What is a good moveset for Gallade?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Gallade, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

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Gallade Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Gen 9 NU Agility

Gallade @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Dark / Poison
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Agility
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Poison Jab

An Agility set Gallade can use in Gen 9 NU. This set should be used as a late game cleaner. With the speed boost from Agility, Gallade outspeeds the entire metagame, including Choice Scarf users such as Flamigo and Tauros-Paldea-Aqua. Even without any boosts from Swords Dance, Gallade can deal out quite a bit of damage to most Pokemon with its STAB combination that is boosted by Sharpness. Knock Off rounds out this set's coverage by allowing Gallade to hit most Psychic-types in the tier that resist Sacred Sword and Psycho Cut. Knock Off is also nice to remove items from opposing Pokemon should you want Gallade to do something early game. If you use Knock Off, use Tera Dark to make Knock Off a STAB move. Poison Jab with Tera Poison is an option to hit Fairy-types such as Sylveon, Scream Tail, and Florges super effectively. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to prevent Gallade from taking hazards chip. Not taking hazards chip can let Gallade live a special attack from full HP to get off an Agility or attack opposing Pokemon. Adamant Nature gives Gallade more power since this set has Agility to boost its speed.

Answer 2

Gen 9 NU Assault Vest

Gallade @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Steel / Dark
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off

An Assault Vest set Gallade can use in Gen 9 NU. Assault Vest Gallade has been picking up in usage in Gen 9 NU thanks to its good special defense stat and Ability in Sharpness. Sharpness + Gallade's Assault Vest and good Special Defense stat allows Gallade to soft check the Special wallbreakers in the tier while using its Sharpness boosted attacks to slice and dice most of the Pokemon in the tier as if they were fruits and vegetables. Sacred Sword + Psycho Cut are used for Gallade's STAB moves since they are boosted by Sharpness, making most Pokemon not wanting to switch into to Gallade's STAB moves. Sacred Sword and Psycho Cut pair well with each other due to the coverage the moves provide. Leaf Blade is a useful coverage move that targets Water-types such as Slowbro, Swampert, and Quagsire, giving them a reminder on why Water-types don't like going outside to touch grass. Knock Off is a nice coverage and utility move that allows Gallade to remove crucial item from opposing Pokemon and hit Ghost- and Psychic-types such as Brambleghast, Reuniclus, Typhlosion-Hisui, Mew, Munkidori, and Chandelure super effectively. Tera Steel lets Gallade have a nice defensive typing, while Dark boosts the power of Knock Off and gives Gallade a Psychic immunity.

252 Attack EVs are used with an Adamant Nature to give Gallade as much power as possible. 96 Speed EVs allow Gallade to outspeed max speed Modest Sylveon. The rest of the EVs are used in HP to give Gallade some bulk so it can help tank special attacks better.

Answer 3

Role: Sweeper / Tank

Gallade (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Steadfast
EVs: 96 HP / 144 Atk / 252 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Destiny Bond
- Thunder Wave
- Leaf Blade
- Drain Punch

His speed is pretty bad, but Thunder Wave makes up for that, on top of the fact that it lets him strike first for a Destiny Bond!
Drain Punch is STAB and can keep him going for a while.
Leaf Blade is coverage.