Gourgeist-XL [0/2]

[BT89]

[OVERVIEW]
Gourgeist-Super's great bulk, useful defensive typing, and solid movepool give it a niche as a physical wall that can check Pokemon like Gigalith, Aggron, and Sandaconda. Gourgeist-Super has a strong support movepool, with options like Will-O-Wisp, Foul Play, and Leech Seed, allowing it to steadily spread chip damage. In addition to this, Gourgeist-Super has a solid offensive movepool, which, when combined with its solid Attack stat and good STAB coverage, lets it act as a decent offensive threat. However, Gourgeist-Super is quite slow, being outsped by and forced to take a hit from the majority of the metagame. It also has a meager Special Defense stat, leaving it vulnerable to special attackers like Galarian Articuno and Ribombee. Its typing gives it many exploitable weaknesses to common attacking types, namely Fire and Ghost. Gourgeist-Super is also incredibly vulnerable to chip damage from status, since it forces it to become even more passive, and can steadily wear down Gourgeist-Super due to Synthesis' low PP count. As a defensive Grass-type, it generally faces competition from Ferroseed and Tangela, the former having entry hazards, and the latter having Regenerator, and both having access to Eviolite and solid supportive moves.

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Synthesis
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Skill Swap / Leech Seed
move 4: Foul Play / Seed Bomb / Poltergeist
item: Colbur Berry / Leftovers
ability: Insomnia / Frisk
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Will-O-Wisp allows Gourgeist-Super to cripple physical attackers like Aggron and Absol. It also allows it to spread residual damage. Skill Swap is a solid last-ditch effort versus Pokemon like Tangela and Sandaconda. Alternatively, Leech Seed allows Gourgeist-Super to gain a second form of recovery while also spreading more residual damage. Foul Play punishes physical attackers like Gallade, Archeops and Basculin. Seed Bomb is a reliable STAB that can hit Pokemon like Jellicent and Sandaconda super effectively. Poltergeist is a dangerous STAB that can hit Pokemon like Jellicent, Silvally-Ghost, and Galarian Articuno.

Gourgeist-Super appreciates specially defensive Pokemon to compensate for its low Special Defense. Lanturn is a very solid partner, as it helps against the Fire-types that Gourgeist-Super is threatened out by, like Charizard and Magmortar. In return, Gourgeist-Super can act as a check towards Grass- and Ground-types that threaten Lanturn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BT89, 487308]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Hera]

Official PU analysis quality check #1, comments in bold

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

[OVERVIEW]
Gourgeist-Super's great (physical, special is nothing to write home about) bulk, useful defensive typing, and solid movepool give it a niche as a physical wall that can check Pokemon like Gigalith, Aggron, and Sandaconda (not wrong but it hates status from all 3 of these, maybe change your examples to hazards removers like Lurantis and Eldegoss instead). Gourgeist-Super has a strong support movepool, with options like Will-O-Wisp, Foul Play, and Leech Seed, allowing it to steadily spread chip damage. In addition to this, Gourgeist-Super has a solid offensive movepool, which, when combined with its solid Attack stat and good STAB coverage, lets it act as a decent offensive threat (you say this but there's no mention of an offensive set, seems irrelevant). However, Gourgeist-Super is quite slow, being outsped by and forced to take a hit from the majority of the metagame. It also has a meager Special Defense stat, leaving it vulnerable to special attackers like Galarian Articuno and Ribombee. Its typing gives it many exploitable weaknesses to common attacking types, namely Fire and Ghost. Gourgeist-Super is also incredibly vulnerable to chip damage from status, since it forces it to become even more passive, and can steadily wear down Gourgeist-Super due to Synthesis' low PP count. As a defensive Grass-type, it generally faces competition from Ferroseed and Tangela, the former having entry hazards, and the latter having Regenerator, and both having access to Eviolite and solid supportive moves.

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Synthesis
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Skill Swap / Leech Seed
move 4: Foul Play / Seed Bomb / Poltergeist
item: Colbur Berry / Leftovers (slash No Item here after Colbur, the Polt immunity is super useful)
ability: Insomnia / Frisk (remove Insomnia, with XL being immune to Sleep Powder there's no reason to run it)
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD (move 4 EVs from HP to SpD, gives you an odd number)

[SET COMMENTS]
Will-O-Wisp allows Gourgeist-Super to cripple physical attackers like Aggron and Absol. It also allows it to spread residual damage (fluff, it's pretty obvious to the reader that burn chips opponents). Skill Swap is a solid last-ditch effort versus Pokemon like Tangela and Sandaconda. Alternatively, Leech Seed allows Gourgeist-Super to gain a second form of recovery while also spreading more residual damage. Foul Play punishes physical attackers like Gallade, Archeops and Basculin (mention how weak it is when it's not targeting strong physical attackers, and use that to lead into its STAB options). Seed Bomb is a reliable STAB that can hit Pokemon like Jellicent and Sandaconda super effectively. Poltergeist is a dangerous STAB that can hit Pokemon like Jellicent, Silvally-Ghost, and Galarian Articuno. explain item choices in order (Colbur, No Item, Leftovers) and then why it runs Frisk.

Gourgeist-Super appreciates specially defensive Pokemon to compensate for its low Special Defense. Lanturn is a very solid partner, as it helps against the Fire-types that Gourgeist-Super is threatened out by, like Charizard and Magmortar. In return, Gourgeist-Super can act as a check towards Grass- and Ground-types that threaten Lanturn. Gourgeist-XL is also useful on hazards stacking builds because it cockblocks Eldegoss, so mention some partners that would fit on those teams as well

Replace all instances of Gourgeist-Super with Gourgeist-XL.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BT89, 487308]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

There's a lot to do here so no QC stamp yet. Ping me when you've implemented this.

 

[Hera]

BT89 Reminding you to implement the above and tag me when you're finished

 

[MZ]

BT89 are you still working on this?

 

[Hera]

Writer has requested this be dropped on Discord + it's been unranked.

locking and moving - asa