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Rate my ALL GHOST team. BOOOOO!!!!!

Silverman

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    Gen V made it possible to have an all ghost team... well, a decent one anyway. Now that there are more elemental ghosts. Tell me what you think. I am also thinking about Dusknoir and Cofagrigus too, but I am happy with the team below.

    Gengar ♀ (Jessica) Ghost/Poison
    Choice Scarf
    Timid - 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
    Levitate
    Trick, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Hidden Power Ice
    Spe IV 30 (for Ice)

    Jellicent ♂ (Jim) Water/Ghost
    Leftovers
    Calm - 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
    Water Absorb
    Surf, Pain Split, Ice Beam, Toxic

    Chandelure ♂ (Vincent) Ghost/Fire
    Life Orb
    Bold - 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
    Shadow Tag
    Pain Split, Calm Mind, Flamethrower, Shadow Ball
    I know he is considered Uber with Shadow Tag!

    Golurk ♂ (Marshall) Ground/Ghost
    Choice Band
    Adamant - 208 HP / 252 Atk / 48 Spe
    No Guard
    Earthquake, Stone Edge, Dynamic Punch, Shadow Punch

    Froslass ♀ (Sophia) Ice/Ghost
    Focus Sash
    Timid - 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
    Cursed Body
    Spikes, Taunt, Ice Beam, Destiny Bond

    Spiritomb ♀ (Lester) Ghost/Dark
    Lum Berry
    Careful - 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def
    Infiltrator
    Rest, Dark Pulse, Will-o-Wisp, Curse

    What do you think?
     
    Generally monotype teams are ineffective as they have common weaknesses etc but I guess Ghost isn't that bad of a type to pick. Firstly lead with Froslass and set up Spikes - they'll help you much more than leading with a Scarf Gengar (plus your whole team is made of spinblockers n___n). I don't think Cursed Body is released on Froslass.

    I'd rather use Cofagrigus > Spiritomb with a Rest + CM + Shadow Ball + HP Fighting set, with max EVs invested in Defense and HP. Tomb just is ineffective this gen (as is Cofagrigus, but at least it does a job better than Tomb.

    Don't use Shadow Tag Chandelure. Not only is it looked down upon/banned, it doesn't even exist yet.

    Jellicent has a reliable recovery move in Recover. Use that rather than Pain Split.

    ...yeaaah, too lazy to think of anything else. Good luck with your team. :)
     
    No Guard Golurk doesn't exist yet either; use Iron Fist for now. Change up DynamicPunch for Hammer Arm.

    Also, Gengar can use Hidden Power (Ice) with a 31 Speed IV (31/30/30/31/31/31 or 31/31/30/31/31/31). With a 30 Speed IV, you can use Hidden Power (Fire) for Ferrothorn, Forretress and Scizor without using Focus Blast.
     
    PlatinumDude said:
    No Guard Golurk doesn't exist yet either; use Iron Fist for now. Change up DynamicPunch for Hammer Arm.

    Also, Gengar can use Hidden Power (Ice) with a 31 Speed IV (31/30/30/31/31/31 or 31/31/30/31/31/31). With a 30 Speed IV, you can use Hidden Power (Fire) for Ferrothorn, Forretress and Scizor without using Focus Blast.
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    When No Guard Golurk does exist I imagine Hammer Arm should be replaced with Dynamic Punch? Or does Hammer Arm count under the Iron Fist?
     
    Silverman said:
    When No Guard Golurk does exist I imagine Hammer Arm should be replaced with Dynamic Punch? Or does Hammer Arm count under the Iron Fist?
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    Yes, Hammer Arm does benefit from Iron Fist. When No Guard Golurk comes out, that's when you can use DynamicPunch to its fullest.
     
    BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Okay guys, how does this look?

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    Gengar ♀ (Jessica) Ghost/Poison
    Choice Specs
    Timid - 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
    Levitate
    Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt, Hidden Power Ice
    Spe IV 30 (for Ice)

    Chandelure ♂ (Vincent) Ghost/Fire
    Life Orb
    Bold - 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
    Flame Body
    Pain Split, Calm Mind, Flamethrower, Shadow Ball

    Golurk ♂ (Marshall) Ground/Ghost
    Choice Band
    Adamant - 208 HP / 252 Atk / 48 Spe
    Iron Fist
    Earthquake, Stone Edge, Hammer Arm, Shadow Punch

    Jellicent ♂ (Jim) Water/Ghost
    Leftovers
    Calm - 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
    Water Absorb
    Surf, Ice Beam, Toxic, Recover

    Cofagrigus ♀ (Cleopatra) Ghost
    Chesto Berry
    Bold - 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp
    Mummy
    Calm Mind, Shadow Ball, Hidden Power Fighting, Rest
    Will-O-Wisp?

    Spiritomb ♀ (Lester) Ghost/Dark
    Lum Berry
    Clam - 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def
    Pressure
    Rest, Dark Pulse, Will-o-Wisp, Curse
     
    If you wanted to be really aannoying, you could swap spiritomb out for Prankster Sableye, although I can't remember if that one is released yet. I have seen that thing stall and annoy many teams w/ priority WoW, Recover, Calm Mind, etc.
     
    Chandelure ♂ (Vincent) Ghost/Fire
    Life Orb
    Bold - 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
    Shadow Tag
    Pain Split, Calm Mind, Flamethrower, Shadow Ball
    I know he is considered Uber with Shadow Tag!


    hes actually considered a hack with Shadow Tag because it doesnt exist yet lol
     
    You are probably going to want a wild card i.e something not ghost to beat Tyranitar and even something like Weavile or your whole team is literally <dark move> bait lol. Even something relatively useless like Bisharp 6-0's you so yeah covering those dark types is a priority imo.
     
    Dark Azelf said:
    You are probably going to want a wild card i.e something not ghost to beat Tyranitar and even something like Weavile or your whole team is literally <dark move> bait lol. Even something relatively useless like Bisharp 6-0's you so yeah covering those dark types is a priority imo.
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    ^I'd like to second this.

    But it does kind of defeat the purpose of having a Monotype team. don't you think? However, from a competitive perspective, you definitely want something that can check you team's serious shortcomings. I mean, you've got Spiritomb, so that's a good place to start. But Sucker Punch is going to wreck everything. I mean, following D_A's example, a Bisharp with Swords Dance and Sucker Punch... ;( But, something like Lucario on your team, that resists Dark and deals Super effective damage back to them, is going to be a great asset if you plan on using this team competitively.

    That being said, if you have a team of 5 Ghost type Pokemon and 1 Pokemon to check weaknesses, you might as well build a non-Monotype team, you know? It's really up to you and whatever expectations you have for this team. One of the things I always liked about Monotype battling is having an overwhelming weakness and using your Pokemon to overcome it. But, no matter how glorious that sounds, there isn't (always) a place for it in a competitive environment, sorry to say. :(
     
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