Misdreavus (Analysis)

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[Overview]

• Great overall stats and movepool.
• Substitute sets are dangerous.
• Bulky sets are quite hard to take down.
• Nasty Plot boosts its already impressive Special Attack.

• Easily sets up Substitute on a forced switch.
• Life Orb Shadow Ball 1-2HKOes a large portion of the metagame.
• Hidden Power allows Misdreavus to deal with Munchlax if it switches into Substitute as well as providing perfect coverage with Shadow Ball.
• Thunderbolt hits everything that Shadow Ball doesn't except for Magnemite and Grass/Steel-types.
• Shadow Sneak is a great finisher and revenge killer.

• Thunderbolt vs Hidden Power Fighting. Thunderbolt hits Dark/Flying while Hidden Power Fighting hits Steel-types that also resist electric and most importantly, Munchlax.
• Hidden Power Ground is an option to hit Stunky.
• Will-O-Wisp is an option over Substitute if you feel prediction is one of your strong points.
• Nasty Plot is an option over Substitute as well.

• Stunky is very hard for this Misdreavus set to take out unless it runs Will-O-Wisp and Hidden Power Ground.
• Munchlax wins if Misdreavus doesn't carry Hidden Power Fighting or Will-O-Wisp.
• Fighting-types or secondary Ghost-types to beat Munchlax are great teammates.
• Misdreavus can lure in Munchlax, cripple it, and allow you to sweep with your second Ghost.

• Easily sets up on a forced switch.
• Substitute eases prediction. Will-O-Wisp allows it to set up on more threats.
• Hidden Power allows Misdreavus to deal with Munchlax if it switches into Substitute as well as providing perfect coverage with Shadow Ball.
• Thunderbolt hits everything that Shadow Ball doesn't except for Magneton and Grass/Steel-types.
• Nasty Plot boosts Misdreavus's already high Special Attack stat.

• Thunderbolt vs Hidden Power Fighting. Thunderbolt hits Dark/flying while Hidden Power Fighting hits Steel-types that also resist electric, and most importantly, Munchlax.
• Hidden Power Ground is an option to hit Stunky.
• Will-O-Wisp is an option over Substitute if you feel prediction is one of your strong points.
• Item choice: Life Orb hits the hardest. Oran Berry is great for surviving a couple hits while you set up.

• Stunky is very hard for this Misdreavus set to take out unless it runs Will-O-Wisp.
• Munchlax wins if Misdreavus doesn't carry Hidden Power Fighting or Will-O-Wisp.
• Substitute Diglett beats Stunky.
• Fighting-types or secondary Ghost-types to beat Munchlax are great teammates.
• Misdreavus can lure in Munchlax, cripple it, and allow you to sweep with your second Ghost.

• More defensive Misdreavus set to check more threats and still hit hard.
• Shadow Ball is it's STAB attack.
• Hidden Power allows Misdreavus to deal with Munchlax if it switches into Substitute as well as providing perfect coverage with Shadow Ball.
• Thunderbolt hits everything that Shadow Ball doesn't except for Magneton and Grass/Steel-types.
• Substitute allows Misdreavus to milk Will-O-Wisp damage.
• Icy Wind hits Gligar very hard on the switch.

• Hidden Power Ground is an option to hit Stunky.

• Stunky is very hard for this Misdreavus set to take out unless it runs Will-O-Wisp.
• Munchlax wins if Misdreavus doesn't carry Hidden Power Fighting or Will-O-Wisp.
• Substitute Diglett beats Stunky.
• Fighting-types or secondary Ghost-types to beat Munchlax are great teammates.
• Misdreavus can lure in Munchlax, cripple it, and allow you to sweep with your second Ghost.

• Something to switch into Munchlax.
• Something to lure and possibly KO Stunky.
• Misdreavus can lure its counters, and since it's so powerful, severely cripple (and sometimes beat) them. This allows other Ghost-types to sweep, making an effective double-Ghost strategy.

• Choice sets don't help Misdreavus much, since Pursuit is so common, but a Choice Specs or Scarf set would work otherwise. Icy Wind makes a great final move on a Scarf set to catch Gligar off guard.
• Hidden Power Ground is always an option to beat Stunky.

• Stunky is hard for Misdreavus to beat.
• Munchlax traps and KOes most Misdreavus.
• Houndour, specifically Scarf variants, can switch into any attack besides Hidden Power Fighting and KO Misdreavus.

[SET]
name: SubSneak
move 1: Substitute / Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Shadow Sneak
move 4: Hidden Power Fighting / Thunderbolt
item: Life Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Hasty / Naive
evs: 3240 SpA / 240 Spe

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Stunky is very hard for this Misdreavus set to take out unless it runs Will-O-Wisp.
Munchlax wins if Misdreavus doesn't carry Hidden Power Fighting or Will-O-Wisp.

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Thunderbolt hits everything that Shadow Ball doesn't except for Magneton and Grass/Steel-types.

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