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Banned deucer.
[Overview]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Destiny Bond
item: Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 3 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: SubDisable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb
item: Black Sludge
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Destiny Bond
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Scarf
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[Other Options]
[Checks and Counters]
- got the million dolla speed tier
- one of the best offensive spin blockers in nu
- its good movepool permits versatility
- awesome immunities
- really frail
- weak to priority and pursuit as a result
name: Life Orb
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Hidden Power Ground
move 4: Destiny Bond
item: Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 3 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
- strong, fast, decent stabs makes a good special attacker
- shadow ball targets the plethora of psychic-types in the tier
- sludge bomb give near perfect coverage with shadow ball
- it even has that useful poison chance
- hp ground rounds out the coverage by obliterating metang and skuntank
- destiny bond lets haunter take something down with it after it has gotten a kill
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- benefits with the support of fighting-types such as Primeape and Sawk as they can demolish Steel-types, Regice, and Skuntank
- Seismitoad also makes a good partner for the above reasons, it can even take out Regirock while Haunter can deal with Grass-types that Seismitoad dislikes
- Eelektross is also a good partner is it can destroy mandibuzz with its STAB moves and deal with most Ground-types
- Golurk and Piloswine can set up Stealth Rock to help haunter sweep and deal with Regirock and Regice, respectively. Haunter can help the two out by taking down Alomomola
- Haunter can take out Pokemon like Skuntank with Destiny Bond, this benefits pokemon such as Gardevoir and Choice Scarf Jynx
[SET]
name: SubDisable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb
item: Black Sludge
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
- stops choice-locked attackers cold and pokemon such as Seismitoad that are dependent on a single move to hit Haunter
- Substitute allows Haunter to avoid priority attacks, avoid being pursuit trapped, and revenge killed
- Disable is where the magic happens; thanks to haunter's plentiful immunizes, it can abuse the sub-disable strategy to set up on walls or choiced attackers
- Shadow Ball targets the likes of Golurk and Misdreavus, both of which resist haunter's other STAB
- Sludge Bomb on the other hand can destroy normal types such as Kangaskhan and Zangoose
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- This set forces a lot of switches so using it along side entry hazard support is most optimal
- not only does haunter benefit from the support of entry hazards it can also keep the from being blown away
- Scolipede, Golem, and Seismitoad can all set up entry hazard to support Haunter
- golem and seismitoad in particular can deal with haunter's main enemies- Mandibuzz and Skuntank
- Sub + Pain Split is also an option to be extra annoying, as it can strip away HP from pokemon haunter cant ohko from the get-go
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Destiny Bond
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Scarf
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
- its solid base 95 speed tier makes it an optimal revenge killer, as it is capable of checking the likes of carrocosta and gorebyss
- though it is rather weak its access to destiny bond and trick make it worth using
- Shadow Ball is capable of OHKOing Jynx and Golurk
- Sludge Bomb on the other hand can destroy Ludicolo and slow chlorophyll users such as exeggutor
- Destiny Bond works quite well in stopping bulky set up sweepers such as musharna
- Trick can be used to cripple walls such as Mandibuzz and Munchlax
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- The removal of priority users is advised as this haunter is extremely vulnerable to them
- Sawk can deal with Skuntank and Kangaskhan pretty well
- Entry hazard support from piloswine helps haunter sweep late-game, it can also deal with Regirock and skuntank, two annoying pokemon for haunter
- Powerful wallbreakers works well with any scarf user, Samurott and Eelketross in particular can deal with haunter's counters
[Other Options]
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Will-O-Wisp
- Taunt
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Wave
- Bulky Eviolite set
- Choice Specs
- Hypnosis
- Thunderbolt
[Checks and Counters]
- Mandibuzz
- Skuntank
- Golbat
- Regice and Regirock
- Munchlax
- Steel-types should it lack HP Ground
- Pursuit Scolipede and Tauros
- Mult-hit attackers such as Golem and Piloswine
- Priority moves from Kangaskhan, Samurott, and Metang can make quick work of it
- Fast Choice Scarf users with moderately strong attacks
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