Ghost Offensive [SINGLES]

[Ryukouki]

Pokemon Team - Ghost Offensive

My Goals: I want to make this team better because I love Ghost-type Pokemon and when I created this, I saw different ways to make this work. When I used it in battle over the course of a week, what I thought was good synergy was getting torn apart! Having a 2-17 streak really is the icing on my cake. :(

Pokemon Used

Chandelure (M)

Nature: Modest
Hold Item: Aspear Berry
Ability: Flame Body
EV Distribution: 4HP
252 S.ATK
252 S.DEF
Attacks: Solarbeam
Flamethrower
Shadowball
Attract


Espeon (M)

Nature: Modest
Hold Item: Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EV Distribution: 4ATK
252 S.ATK
252 SPD
Attacks: Calm Mind
Psyshock
Shadowball
Hidden Power Ice


Gengar (F)

Nature: Timid
Hold Item: Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EV Distribution: 4HP
252 S.ATK
252 SPD
Attacks: Hypnosis
Thunderbolt
Shadowball
Explosion


Mismagius (M)

Nature: Timid
Hold Item: Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EV Distribution: 48 HP
208 S.ATK
252 Speed
Attacks: Substitute
Destiny Bond
Shadow Ball
Hidden Power


Golurk (M)

Nature: Adamant
Hold Item: Choice Specs
Ability: No Guard
EV Distribution: 252 HP
252 ATK
4 Speed
Attacks: Earthquake
Stone Edge
Dynamic Punch
Shadow Punch


Froslass (F)

Nature: Quiet
Hold Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Snow Cloak
EV Distribution: 4HP
252 S.DEF
252 Speed
Attacks: Ice Beam
Attract
Hypnosis
Thunder Wave


General Strategy: I generally play against my friends' weather teams, mainly, Sunlight. So right off the bat, my Froslass gets hit with major damage, hence the Focus Sash. I use its speed to get an attract in, stun with Thunder Wave, and then when it kicks the bucket, I use the others as offensive barriers. I buff up Espeon in most cases and it usually gets a kill in with Shadow Ball or something. My Mismagius is typically there to provide a kill on the strongest opponent, typically the Chlorophyll Venusaur, through Destiny Bond. Golurk serves as a physical tank that DynamicPunches its way to victory and hopefully scores a lucky kill or two. Chandelure usually serves as a Special Attack force. Unfortunately, its meager Defense stats get it rolled after one or two attacks, making it a serious liability on the team. Finally, my Gengar serves as a support attacker that uses Hypnosis and then uses its moveset to whittle down the roster and then exploding before death.

My Personal Request: Yes, this team is going to get chewed hard. I know that much. But can I get some solid constructive criticism that will make my Chandelure and Gengar last longer? Or replace one with another Pokemon in general? I love the whole Ghost-Psychic type field and I want to keep it like that, but make it better.

Threats: Solar Power Charizard and Speed Boost Blaziken, OHKO attacks on my Chandelure and Gengar.


Errm... that's my team in a nutshell. Please try to improve on it for me, and don't roll me over this! It's my first time! :(

 

[kcoug1]

i know this is a ghost theme but you realy dont have anything to counter your week points.

 

[Exodus]

Just a quick suggestion that you add descriptions under each poke so we can see your synergy in more detail and more specifically. It will help us improve your team without altering parts key to its 'youness.' Also, it will stop the forum mods from locking this.

 

[deleet]

Although helping this team out is beyond my beginner skill-level, I do have one thought worth considering.

Have you considered playing in the mono-type bracket? Your team nearly qualifies, with the exception of Espeon. If you want to use a "novelty" ghost-only team, you'd be better off playing against others with that same handicap.

Otherwise, I don't really know what to say. Most competitive playing isn't done with Pokémon that you find the "coolest" or with your favorites, but instead off of what each Pokémon excels individually at and which work the best together. If there's one Pokémon you really want to use, pick an appropriate tier to play in, learn what that Pokémon needs from its teammates to handle any threats in said tier, and go from there. That's all I can really say.

 

[Ryukouki]

but how can I get about countering the weak points? and acknowledged, I'll start editing tomorrow. Been really busy for the past few hours, getting work done haha!

 

[Jaxx]

Start by giving more description for each Pokemon's role and how it has worked for you in battle. Make sure to tell us synergy. This is actually a rule for posting in this part of the forum.

Also consider adding Spiritomb.

 

[Bloo]

3. Have some actual words in your post beyond your six Pokemon and their moves. Not following this makes your post quite boring to read and rate. All Pokemon should have a good reason for being in your team anyway, so why not post that reason? If you are having trouble with this one, start by giving an explanation for each team member. Why are they there? What role do they serve? How do you get them in? Then, give an explanation of how you would open with the team and how you would go about using it. All of these things help people rate your team and allow us to offer more helpful advice.

Your descriptions are lacking, which means you are violating the above quoted RMT rule. To fix this, explain your reasoning behind each Pokemon and why they work on your team more thoroughly. Instead of having a general paragraph at the bottom of your thread, try to aim for 3-4 sentences for each individual Pokemon description. I recommend lurking through the RMT Archive in order to see examples of what we're looking for in an RMT! If you fix this problem, private message me indicating that you have done so. Once you've done that, I will unlock your thread.