[SET]
Gastly @ Eviolite
Ability: Levitate
Level: 5
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground
EVs: 36 HP / 36 Def / 196 SpA / 196 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hex
- Sludge Bomb
- Dazzling Gleam / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
Will-O-Wisp Gastly is a potent utility option, carrying not only the benefit of enhanced bulk with Eviolite but also more notably the ability to weaken most physical attackers. Hex becomes the most powerful STAB option Gastly has access to when enabled by Will-O-Wisp burn or Sludge Bomb poison. Tera Fairy Dazzling Gleam threatens Mienfoo and Vullaby while also removing Gastly's Dark weakness, whereas Tera Blast Ground improves Gastly's matchup against Poison- and Steel-types like Glimmet and Pawniard.
Beyond simply amplifying the power of Hex, Gastly's ability to debilitate physical attackers can be highly beneficial to setup sweeper teammates such as Shellder and Magby, which can often take advantage of the burn to set up with little consequence. Likewise, a teammate like Foongus or Thunder Wave Hisuian Voltorb can use its own status to assist Gastly in breaking through opposing teams. Threats to look out for include faster foes, such as Hisuian Voltorb and Choice Scarf Hisuian Growlithe, as even with Eviolite, Gastly is somewhat frail.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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