QC: 2/2 (ShinyAzelf, Zeph) GP: 2/2 (Chou Toshio, jc104 )
Gastly
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[Overview]
<p>Gastly has great Speed and Special Attack, but is held back by poor defenses. It has 3 great immunities—Normal, Fighting, and Ground—which let Gastly switch in easily and compensate for its low defenses. Most common priority moves, including Fake Out, Quick Attack, and ExtremeSpeed, are of these types, allowing Gastly to make the best use of its excellent Speed. Gastly hits hard, has great Speed, and is now the best offensive Ghost-type in Little Cup.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fighting / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Sludge Bomb
nature: Timid
evs: 68 HP / 40 Def / 200 SAtk / 200 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is Gastly's most effective set, since it can apply pressure to the opponent, easily setting up Substitute thanks to its many immunities. From behind a Substitute Gastly can hit the opponent with the most appropriate move, causing large amounts of damage and sometimes even KOing. Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Fighting give unresisted coverage and hit most Pokemon very hard. Sludge Bomb has poor coverage, but it is more powerful than Shadow Ball, and can be useful for extra damage against Pokemon that are neutral to both moves. Oran Berry recovers some health that you will lose from setting up Substitutes.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>In the third slot, Hidden Power Fire is an option, Ferroseed, but otherwise offers little coverage, as it is 2HKOed by Hidden Power Fighting anyway. As for the last slot, there is a large variety of options, including Will-O-wisp, which can cripple physical Pokemon such as Munchlax, and Hypnosis, which can be useful, despite its terrible accuracy, in dealing with opponents that normally beat Gastly. Pain Split is also a decent option in order to recover HP lost from using Substitute, and works well when using Life Orb, which can be used for extra power; be warned, however – the residual damage will add up fast. Scraggy is a great partner because it can set up on Munchlax, Lickitung and Pawniard. They cover each other's weaknesses too. Timburr can also make a good teammate, setting up on Pawniard because it threatens to OHKO.</p>
[SET]
name: Scarfer
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Hidden Power Fighting / Hidden Power Ice
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Trick
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 68 HP / 40 Def / 200 SAtk / 200 Spd
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Gaslty can use its 3 immunities to come in, or switch in after a KO, and dish out powerful attacks. Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Fighting provide perfect neutral coverage. Sludge Bomb is a great third move, packing more power than Shadow Ball, and should be used against Pokemon who are neutral to both Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Fighting. Trick can be used to cripple enemy Pokemon with an unwanted Choice Scarf.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>There is myriad of alternative moves that can be used. Hypnosis can be used to put a troublesome Pokemon out of action, perhaps for the remainder of the match. Although it has lost a lot of its power this generation, Explosion can also be used to go out with a bang, hitting Pokemon that can take Gastly's special attacks hard. Choice Scarf Gastly is more easily counterable than non choiced varaints, because it is always locked in to one move. Special Sponges such as Munchlax and Lickitung are immune to Shadow Ball and take little damage from its other moves, setting up on them. Pawniard can switch in on Gastly, x4 resistant to Shadow Ball and immune to Sludge Bomb, and trap Gastly with Pursiut. Once again, Scraggy pairs well with Gastly because it can set up its counters: Munchlax, Lickitung and Pawniard. Timburr works well also, checking the aforementioned Pokemon and Carvanha.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Hidden Power Fire can be used instead of Hidden Power Fighting to OHKO Ferroseed. Pain Split can be used on the Substitute set as it loses health quickly thanks to Substitute and Life Orb. Although it has terrible accuracy, Hypnosis is an option. It is always useful to have a member of the opponent's team asleep. If you use it while your opponent switches into a slower, bulky Pokemon, Gastly normally has two shots with it, which increases the odds of it hitting. Although it has lost considerable power in this generation, Explosion can still be used if you want to go out with a bang; not every Pokemon carries Evolution Stone. Sucker Punch is Gastly's most powerful priority attack, which can come in useful against frail, faster Pokemon, such as Abra, Staryu, and other Gastly.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Pokemon that outspeed Gastly will give it a hard time. Magby, Elekid, and Diglet are all examples of faster, troublesome opponents. Any priority move that Gastly is not immune to is trouble. Croagunk and Houndour with Sucker Punch, Buizel with Aqua Jet, and Duskull with Shadow Sneak are all considerable threats to Ghastly. Munchlax is a big problem for Gastly as he is immune to Shadow Ball, sponges his other attacks fairly well, and threatens to trap Gastly with Pursuit. The best Gastly can do is burn Munchlax or put it to sleep, but the low accuracy of its status moves makes them very risky. Lickitung sets up on Gastly, because Sludge Bomb and Hidden Power Fighting only 3HKO it. It can get 2 Curses and then Rest off the damage. Pawniard also threatens Gastly with either Pursuit or Sucker Punch, but Gastly can OHKO it on the switch-in with Hidden Power Fighting.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Unfortunately, poor Gastly gets nothing from the dream world.</p>
Gastly
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[Overview]
<p>Gastly has great Speed and Special Attack, but is held back by poor defenses. It has 3 great immunities—Normal, Fighting, and Ground—which let Gastly switch in easily and compensate for its low defenses. Most common priority moves, including Fake Out, Quick Attack, and ExtremeSpeed, are of these types, allowing Gastly to make the best use of its excellent Speed. Gastly hits hard, has great Speed, and is now the best offensive Ghost-type in Little Cup.</p>
[SET]
name: Substitute
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fighting / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Sludge Bomb
item: Oran Berry / Life Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 68 HP / 40 Def / 200 SAtk / 200 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This is Gastly's most effective set, since it can apply pressure to the opponent, easily setting up Substitute thanks to its many immunities. From behind a Substitute Gastly can hit the opponent with the most appropriate move, causing large amounts of damage and sometimes even KOing. Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Fighting give unresisted coverage and hit most Pokemon very hard. Sludge Bomb has poor coverage, but it is more powerful than Shadow Ball, and can be useful for extra damage against Pokemon that are neutral to both moves. Oran Berry recovers some health that you will lose from setting up Substitutes.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>In the third slot, Hidden Power Fire is an option, Ferroseed, but otherwise offers little coverage, as it is 2HKOed by Hidden Power Fighting anyway. As for the last slot, there is a large variety of options, including Will-O-wisp, which can cripple physical Pokemon such as Munchlax, and Hypnosis, which can be useful, despite its terrible accuracy, in dealing with opponents that normally beat Gastly. Pain Split is also a decent option in order to recover HP lost from using Substitute, and works well when using Life Orb, which can be used for extra power; be warned, however – the residual damage will add up fast. Scraggy is a great partner because it can set up on Munchlax, Lickitung and Pawniard. They cover each other's weaknesses too. Timburr can also make a good teammate, setting up on Pawniard because it threatens to OHKO.</p>
[SET]
name: Scarfer
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Hidden Power Fighting / Hidden Power Ice
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 68 HP / 40 Def / 200 SAtk / 200 Spd
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Gaslty can use its 3 immunities to come in, or switch in after a KO, and dish out powerful attacks. Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Fighting provide perfect neutral coverage. Sludge Bomb is a great third move, packing more power than Shadow Ball, and should be used against Pokemon who are neutral to both Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Fighting. Trick can be used to cripple enemy Pokemon with an unwanted Choice Scarf.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>There is myriad of alternative moves that can be used. Hypnosis can be used to put a troublesome Pokemon out of action, perhaps for the remainder of the match. Although it has lost a lot of its power this generation, Explosion can also be used to go out with a bang, hitting Pokemon that can take Gastly's special attacks hard. Choice Scarf Gastly is more easily counterable than non choiced varaints, because it is always locked in to one move. Special Sponges such as Munchlax and Lickitung are immune to Shadow Ball and take little damage from its other moves, setting up on them. Pawniard can switch in on Gastly, x4 resistant to Shadow Ball and immune to Sludge Bomb, and trap Gastly with Pursiut. Once again, Scraggy pairs well with Gastly because it can set up its counters: Munchlax, Lickitung and Pawniard. Timburr works well also, checking the aforementioned Pokemon and Carvanha.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Hidden Power Fire can be used instead of Hidden Power Fighting to OHKO Ferroseed. Pain Split can be used on the Substitute set as it loses health quickly thanks to Substitute and Life Orb. Although it has terrible accuracy, Hypnosis is an option. It is always useful to have a member of the opponent's team asleep. If you use it while your opponent switches into a slower, bulky Pokemon, Gastly normally has two shots with it, which increases the odds of it hitting. Although it has lost considerable power in this generation, Explosion can still be used if you want to go out with a bang; not every Pokemon carries Evolution Stone. Sucker Punch is Gastly's most powerful priority attack, which can come in useful against frail, faster Pokemon, such as Abra, Staryu, and other Gastly.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Pokemon that outspeed Gastly will give it a hard time. Magby, Elekid, and Diglet are all examples of faster, troublesome opponents. Any priority move that Gastly is not immune to is trouble. Croagunk and Houndour with Sucker Punch, Buizel with Aqua Jet, and Duskull with Shadow Sneak are all considerable threats to Ghastly. Munchlax is a big problem for Gastly as he is immune to Shadow Ball, sponges his other attacks fairly well, and threatens to trap Gastly with Pursuit. The best Gastly can do is burn Munchlax or put it to sleep, but the low accuracy of its status moves makes them very risky. Lickitung sets up on Gastly, because Sludge Bomb and Hidden Power Fighting only 3HKO it. It can get 2 Curses and then Rest off the damage. Pawniard also threatens Gastly with either Pursuit or Sucker Punch, but Gastly can OHKO it on the switch-in with Hidden Power Fighting.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Unfortunately, poor Gastly gets nothing from the dream world.</p>
