Monotype Gengar (Poison)

[roxie]

Gengar @ Choice Specs
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam / Focus Blast
- Trick

Gengar is getting more recognition on Poison teams due to Choice Specs and its STAB Shadow Ball notably improving the Psychic matchup. Originally, Choice Scarf Gengar was the standard in the Isle of Armor metagame because it revenge killed Pokemon like Dragapult and Choice Scarf Hydreigon. However, current Poison teams have a more defensive backbone in Amoonguss and Galarian Slowking to better support the type's needs, allowing Gengar to have a more aggressive set. Thunderbolt targets Water- and Flying-types like Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela, while Dazzling Gleam hits Dark-type Pokemon like Zarude and Krookodile. Alternatively, Focus Blast can be used over Dazzling Gleam to hit Steel-types like Melmetal and Ferrothorn in addition to the aforementioned Dark-types. Trick cripples defensive Pokemon like Blissey and Drapion and setup sweepers like Tapu Fini behind dual screens. Gengar appreciates Amoonguss, which checks Choice Scarf Excadrill and provides Spore to give Gengar opportunities to come in on sleeping Pokemon. Galarian Slowking, Skuntank, and Drapion are great at checking fast Psychic-types like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and Latias.

 

[twinkay]

Gengar @ Choice Specs
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam / Focus Blast
- Trick

Gengar is getting more recognition on Poison teams due to Choice Specs enhancing its base 130 Special Attack and Shadow Ball STAB notably improving the Psychic matchup (i think giving examples of stuff that it can ohko with specs that it normally couldn't would be useful (ex: hatterene)). Originally, Choice Scarf was the standard item in DLC 1 because it revenge killed Pokemon like Dragapult and Choice Scarf Hydreigon. However, current Poison teams have more a sturdier defensive backbone with Amoonguss and Galarian Slowking to better support the type's needs, allowing Gengar to have a more aggresive set. (abbreviate scarf examples, i don't think you need to spend this long on it) Having said that, Thunderbolt targets Water- and Flying-types like Toxapex, Mantine, Celesteela while Dazzling Gleam hits Dark-type Pokemon like Zarude and Krookodile. Alternatively, Focus Blast can be used over Dazzling Gleam to hit Steel-types like Melmetal and Ferrothorn and the aforementioned Dark-types. Trick cripples defensive Pokemon like Blissey, Drapion, and Gastrodon (think you'd just shadow ball) and setup sweepers like Tapu Fini behind screens. Gengar appreciates Amoonguss checks Choice Scarf Excadrill and provides Spore to give Gengar opportunities to come in on sleeping Pokemon. Galarian Slowking, Drapion and Skuntank are great at checking fast Psychic-types like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and Latios Latias (or nothing else, latios is kinda uncommon though).

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[roxie]

idt poison struggles with hat much esp with skuntank/galarian slowing, i think its implied that specs over scarf naturally improves psy, implemented the majority (this only requires one stamp felines................................................................) *nicki voice*.

 

[Adeleine]

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Gengar @ Choice Specs
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam / Focus Blast
- Trick

Gengar is getting more recognition on Poison teams due to Choice Specs enhancing its base 130 Special Attack and Shadow Ball STAB, and its STAB Shadow Ball notably improving the Psychic matchup. Originally, Choice Scarf Gengar was the standard item in DLC 1 in the Isle of Armor metagame because it revenge killed Pokemon like Dragapult and Choice Scarf Hydreigon. However, current Poison teams have a more defensive backbone in Amoonguss and Galarian Slowking to better support the type's needs, allowing Gengar to have a more aggressive set. Thunderbolt targets Water- and Flying-types like Toxapex, Mantine, and Celesteela, (AC) while Dazzling Gleam hits Dark-type Pokemon like Zarude and Krookodile. Alternatively, Focus Blast can be used over Dazzling Gleam to hit Steel-types like Melmetal and Ferrothorn and in addition to the aforementioned Dark-types. Trick cripples defensive Pokemon like Blissey and Drapion and setup sweepers like Tapu Fini behind dual screens. Gengar appreciates Amoonguss, (AC) which checks Choice Scarf Excadrill and provides Spore to give Gengar opportunities to come in on sleeping Pokemon. Galarian Slowking, Skuntank, and Drapion are great at checking fast Psychic-types like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and Latias.

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[roxie]

done, ready for translations!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Eisenherz]