Monotype Choice Scarf Dragapult (Ghost)

[mushamu]

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf (Ghost)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Using its already high Speed stat coupled with Choice Scarf, Dragapult is an incredible revenge killer on Ghost teams that can reliably outspeed and check a variety of fast threats such as Choice Scarf Gengar, Excadrill under sand, and Choice Scarf Charizard. Draco Meteor is Dragapult's strongest attack that hits a variety of neutral targets hard while also being particularly useful for beating Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Duraludon, and Hydreigon. Shadow Ball hits Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Gengar, Mimikyu, Gardevoir, and Hatterene for super effective damage, making Dragapult great in the Ghost mirror matchup in particular. Fire Blast allows Dragapult to revenge kill Steel-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon such as Excadrill, Weavile, and Venusaur with more ease. U-turn is amazing for grabbing momentum against forced switches or against bulky Pokemon such as Corviknight, Snorlax, Tyranitar, and Toxapex that give Dragapult trouble. Infiltrator is the preferred ability, (AC) as it allows Dragapult to revenge kill Substitute users such as Kyurem-B and Hydreigon effectively as well as ignoring Aurora Veil and dual screens from Pokemon such as Alolan Ninetales and Grimmsnarl, allowing Dragapult to revenge kill Pokemon with more ease on their respective types. 4 EVs in Defense ensure that it never gets OHKOed by Jolly Cloyster's +2 Ice Shard.

Galarian Corsola is an excellent teammate because of its ability to set Stealth Rock as well as serve as a defensive pivot for Dragapult. Stealth Rock is particularly good for putting Pokemon such as Weavile, Choice Scarf Charizard, Alolan Ninetales, and Chandelure in range of Dragapult's attacks as well as breaking Focus Sash against Pokemon such as Cloyster and Dugtrio. Chandelure is a good partner for Dragapult because of its ability to break down bulkier Steel-type Pokemon such as Aegislash and Corviknight with its strong Fire STAB attacks as well as use Substitute to take on Sucker Punch users such as Bisharp and Shiftry. Choice Specs Gengar and Aegislash are both wallbreakers that can beat bulky Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Toxapex as well as take on Fairy-types like Togekiss and Clefable for Dragapult. Swords Dance Aegislash can also beat Pokemon like Tyranitar and Snorlax for Dragapult. Mimikyu and Dragapult work together to take on Dragon teams effectively with their super effective coverage while Mimikyu can also beat Dark-type Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Mandibuzz for it. Froslass is a decent teammate on hyper offensive teams because of its ability to use Taunt on Sticky Web setters such as Galvantula and Araquanid that hinder Dragapult's revenge killing capabilities as well as use Spikes to continuously wear down teams in conjunction with Dragapult's ability to force switches and grab momentum with U-turn.

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[mushamu]

Ready

 

[ImperialGamer517]

AM check. Implement what you agree with.

beating Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Duraludon and Hydreigon

Draco Meteor does neutral damage on Duraludon. Instead, I’d mention opposing Dragapult instead.

Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon such as Excadrill, Weavile, and Venusaur

Excadrill is not one of the types you mentioned above. Instead, try mentioning Steel-types, or just change Excadrill with other Grass-types like Ferrothorn, or Ice-types like Galatrian Darmanitan.

Good job!

 

[mushamu]

AM check. Implement what you agree with.


Draco Meteor does neutral damage on Duraludon. Instead, I’d mention opposing Dragapult instead.


Excadrill is not one of the types you mentioned above. Instead, try mentioning Steel-types, or just change Excadrill with other Grass-types like Ferrothorn, or Ice-types like Galatrian Darmanitan.

Good job!

Meant to include Steel types for the last one, thanks. I'm keeping Duraludon because Draco Meteor is the only Dragon STAB strong enough to beat Duraludon even if it hits it neutrally. Other attacks like Shadow Ball / Fire Blast don't really cut it that well. Opposing Dragapult loses pretty easily to Shadow Ball after Stealth Rock chip.

 

[ImperialGamer517]

Meant to include Steel types for the last one, thanks. I'm keeping Duraludon because Draco Meteor is the only strong strong Dragon STAB is enough to beat Duraludon. Other attacks like Shadow Ball / Fire Blast don't really cut it that well. Opposing Dragapult loses pretty easily to Shadow Ball after Stealth Rock chip.

Sure ok

 

[Havens]

- Small nitpick, but "OHKOed", not "OHKOd" in the last sentence of the first paragraph.
- You could probably do a bit more with explaining Aegislash and its set variability for how it assists Dragapult than just being limited to Specs. There's SD sets which can take on foes like Tyranitar/Snorlax better, SpDef variants for walling passive foes like Toxapex, etc.

Looks good, QC 1/2

 

[mushamu]

Did

 

[Harpp]

* I think you should talk a bit about Shadow Ball on the set since it is great in mirror matchup where it can threaten foes like Gengar and non-scarf variants of Dragapult. The rest of the analyses looks great!

QC 2/2

 

[mushamu]

Did and put into GP

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf (Ghost)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Using its already high Speed stat coupled with Choice Scarf, Dragapult is an incredible revenge killer on Ghost teams that can reliably outspeed and check a variety of fast threats such as +1 Kyurem-B, Choice Scarf Gengar, Excadrill under sand, (AC) and Choice Scarf Charizard. Draco Meteor is Dragapult's strongest attack that hits a variety of neutral targets hard while also being particularly useful for beating Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Duraludon, (AC) and Hydreigon. Shadow Ball hits Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Gengar, Mimikyu, Gardevoir, and Hatterene for super-effective (remove hyphen) damage, and makes making Dragapult great in the Ghost mirror in particular. Fire Blast allows Dragapult to revenge kill Steel-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon such as Excadrill, Weavile, and Venusaur with more ease. U-turn is amazing for grabbing momentum against forced switches or against bulky Pokemon such as Corviknight, Snorlax, Tyranitar, and Toxapex that give Dragapult trouble. Infiltrator is the preferred ability, (AC) as it allows Dragapult to revenge kill Substitute users such as Kyurem-B and Hydreigon effectively as well as ignoring Aurora Veil and screens from Pokemon such as Alolan Ninetales and Grimmsnarl, allowing Dragapult to revenge kill Pokemon with more ease on their respective types as well. 4 EVs in Defense ensure that it never gets OHKOed by Jolly Cloyster's Ice Shard at +2.

Galarian Corsola is an excellent teammate because of its ability to set Stealth Rock as well as serve as a defensive pivot for Dragapult. Stealth Rock is particularly good for putting Pokemon such as Weavile, Choice Scarf Charizard, Alolan Ninetales, (AC) and Chandelure in range of Dragapult's attacks as well as breaking Focus Sash against Pokemon such as Cloyster and Dugtrio. In return, Galarian Corsola appreciates Choice Scarf Dragapult as a teammate because of its ability to revenge kill Substitute Kyurem-B effectively, (AC) which would otherwise use Galarian Corsola as setup fodder and sweep the rest of the team. Chandelure is a good partner for Dragapult because of its ability to break down bulkier Steel-type Pokemon such as Aegislash and Corviknight with its strong Fire STAB as well as use Substitute to take on Sucker Punch users such as Bisharp and Shiftry. Choice Specs Gengar and Aegislash are both wallbreakers that can beat bulky Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Toxapex as well as take on Fairy-types (add hyphen) like Togekiss and Clefable for Dragapult. Swords Dance Aegislash can also beat Pokemon like Tyranitar and Snorlax for Dragapult. Mimikyu and Dragapult work together to take on Dragon teams effectively with their super-effective (remove hyphen) coverage, (RC) while Mimikyu can also beat Dark-type Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Mandibuzz for it. Froslass is a decent teammate on hyper offensive teams because of its ability to use Taunt on Sticky Web setters such as Galvantula and Araquanid that hinder Dragapult's revenge killing capacities capabilities as well as use Spikes to continuously wear down teams in conjunction with Dragapult's ability to force switches and grab momentum with U-turn.

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am GP, implement what you want!

 

[Lumari]

GP 1/1

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf (Ghost)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Using its already high Speed stat coupled with Choice Scarf, Dragapult is an incredible revenge killer on Ghost teams that can reliably outspeed and check a variety of fast threats such as +1 Kyurem-B, (dead) Choice Scarf Gengar, Excadrill under sand, (AC) and Choice Scarf Charizard. Draco Meteor is Dragapult's strongest attack that hits a variety of neutral targets hard while also being particularly useful for beating Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Duraludon, (AC) and Hydreigon. Shadow Ball hits Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon such as Gengar, Mimikyu, Gardevoir, and Hatterene for super-effective (remove hyphen) damage, and makes making Dragapult great in the Ghost mirror matchup in particular. Fire Blast allows Dragapult to revenge kill Steel-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon such as Excadrill, Weavile, and Venusaur with more ease. U-turn is amazing for grabbing momentum against forced switches or against bulky Pokemon such as Corviknight, Snorlax, Tyranitar, and Toxapex that give Dragapult trouble. Infiltrator is the preferred ability, (AC) as it allows Dragapult to revenge kill Substitute users such as Kyurem-B and Hydreigon effectively as well as ignoring Aurora Veil and dual screens from Pokemon such as Alolan Ninetales and Grimmsnarl, allowing Dragapult to revenge kill Pokemon with more ease on their respective types as well. 4 EVs in Defense ensure that it never gets OHKOed by Jolly Cloyster's +2 Ice Shard at +2.

Galarian Corsola is an excellent teammate because of its ability to set Stealth Rock as well as serve as a defensive pivot for Dragapult. Stealth Rock is particularly good for putting Pokemon such as Weavile, Choice Scarf Charizard, Alolan Ninetales, (AC) and Chandelure in range of Dragapult's attacks as well as breaking Focus Sash against Pokemon such as Cloyster and Dugtrio. In return, Galarian Corsola appreciates Choice Scarf Dragapult's as a teammate because of its ability to revenge kill Substitute Kyurem-B (dead) effectively, (AC) which would otherwise use Galarian Corsola as setup fodder and sweep the rest of the team. Chandelure is a good partner for Dragapult because of its ability to break down bulkier Steel-type Pokemon such as Aegislash and Corviknight with its strong Fire STAB attacks as well as use Substitute to take on Sucker Punch users such as Bisharp and Shiftry. Choice Specs Gengar and Aegislash are both wallbreakers that can beat bulky Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Toxapex as well as take on Fairy-types (add hyphen) like Togekiss and Clefable for Dragapult. Swords Dance Aegislash can also beat Pokemon like Tyranitar and Snorlax for Dragapult. Mimikyu and Dragapult work together to take on Dragon teams effectively with their super-effective (remove hyphen) coverage, (RC) while Mimikyu can also beat Dark-type Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Mandibuzz for it. Froslass is a decent teammate on hyper offensive teams because of its ability to use Taunt on Sticky Web setters such as Galvantula and Araquanid that hinder Dragapult's revenge killing capacities capabilities as well as use Spikes to continuously wear down teams in conjunction with Dragapult's ability to force switches and grab momentum with U-turn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- <Type> analysis by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]] remember to do these
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

 

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