Ghost
[SET]
Flutter Mane @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: All-Out Attacker (Ghost)
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 12 Def / 244 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
[SET COMMENTS]
Heavy-Duty Boots Flutter Mane is a potent offensive pivot and revenge killer, taking advantage of its immunity to entry hazards to stay out of KO range from priority moves such as Swords Dance Urshifu-R's boosted Aqua Jet and Mimikyu's Shadow Sneak as well as bluff Choice Scarf to surprise foes with the ability to switch between moves. Moonblast threatens Dark- and Dragon-type Pokemon like Chien-Pao, Darkrai, and Walking Wake. Energy Ball hits Ground- and Water-type foes such as Mamoswine, Dondozo, Gastrodon, and Quagsire. Thunderbolt nails Water-types like Pelipper, Toxapex, and Empoleon, allowing Flutter Mane to threaten every Water-type Pokemon super effectively in tandem with Energy Ball. Furthermore, Thunderbolt wards off Flying-types such as Corviknight and Moltres. The given EV spread permits Flutter Mane to take a Shadow Sneak from Life Orb Mimikyu, easing the Ghost matchup.
Gholdengo is an excellent teammate, (AC) as it takes advantage of Poison- and Steel-type Pokemon like Sneasler, Empoleon, and Amoonguss for Nasty Plot setup, (AC) while in return Flutter Mane threatens Ground-types such as Sandy Shocks and Gastrodon. Focus Sash Ceruledge is a really good wallbreaker against Steel and Dark teams, easily taking out Alolan Muk, Hisuian Goodra, and Kingambit. Colbur Berry Spectrier excels in the Poison and Fighting matchups, weakening shared checks like Assault Vest Iron Hands and specially defensive Toxapex using Will-O-Wisp as well as takes out potential revenge killers like Choice Scarf Roaring Moon with Draining Kiss. Additionally, Choice Scarf Spectrier is great in the Ghost mirror matchup, threatening Dragapult, Gholdengo, and Flutter Mane, appreciating Flutter Mane removing Dark-types like Hydreigon and Darkrai in return. Brambleghast and Froslass provide Spikes setup to push Flutter Mane's targets into OHKO ranges, while the former also applies additional pressure on Water and Ground teams. Skeledirge wears down teams by spreading Will-O-Wisp and bypassing Substitute with Torch Song, walling and shutting down setup Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Iron Hands. Hisuian Zoroark provides a Ghost-type immunity, switching into attacks from opposing Ceruledge and Flutter Mane as well as providing utility via Will-O-Wisp and Knock Off, weakening physical attackers that Flutter Mane is vulnerable to such as Clodsire, Corviknight, and Poison Jab Toxapex and rendering foes susceptible to Spikes. Dragapult provides utility via Thunder Wave and Will-O-Wisp, hindering threats like Chien-Pao and opposing Flutter Mane. Furthermore, Choice Scarf Dragapult removes other Choice Scarf users like Meowscarada and Roaring Moon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Mystical Fire may be used against Steel-types such as Kingambit and Iron Treads as well as Amoonguss. Power Gem is helpful in the Fire and Flying matchups, hitting Ogerpon-H, Volcarona, Articuno, and Moltres. Substitute may be used to outplay Sucker Punch users such as Kingambit. Calm Mind is an option to capitalize on Flutter Mane's ability to force out most Pokemon, allowing it potentially overpower switch-ins such as Gastrodon and Empoleon. Psyshock threatens specially defensive walls like Clodsire and Blissey.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Ghost analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Quality check by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/therealbigc.532450/
Grammar check by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lumari.232216/
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