[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Stored Power
move 4: Giga Drain
item: White Herb / Focus Sash
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Shell Smash gives Polteageist the opportunity to set up and sweep. Stored Power has 140 Base Power after one Shell Smash and hits Toxapex, which otherwise can remove Polteageist's boosts with Haze. It becomes Max Mindstorm in Dynamax, which prevents priority moves. Giga Drain does more damage to Water-, Ground-, and Rock-types and lets Polteageist heal some HP. White Herb gets rid of the Defense drops from Shell Smash to give Polteageist a better chance of surviving an attack while setting up. Focus Sash is another option; however, Ghost teams don't tend to run entry hazard removal, making it inconsistent. Even at +2 Speed, Polteageist doesn't outspeed Choice Scarf Gengar and some weather sweeper such as Sand Rush Excadrill and Swift Swim Barraskewda, making Weak Armor is the preferred ability for the additional +2 boost in Speed if Polteageist gets hit with a physical attack. However, even though it has good Special Defense, Polteageist's low HP and Defense mean it can't set up so easily in front of powerful attackers. It's also susceptible to priority moves such as Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, and Aqua Jet. Polteageist should be used as a late-game sweeper or to dent teams early-game.
Dragapult is a great teammate because it can set up Reflect and Light Screen to let Polteageist set up much more easily. Mimikyu can threaten Dark-types, which otherwise take on Polteageist pretty easily due to its poor coverage. Froslass can set up Spikes to weaken teams for Polteageist's sweep, and it can also shut down opposing entry hazard setters with Taunt to avoid getting Polteageist's Focus Sash broken. Galarian Corsola and Runerigus can set up Stealth Rock for even more damage to the opposing team, supporting Polteageist's late-game sweep. Runerigus can also use Memento to give Polteageist easy setup opportunities. Galarian Corsola can check faster threats such as Sand Rush Excadrill and Swift Swim Barraskewda thanks to its natural bulk combined with Eviolite. Jellicent can also check Swift Swim sweepers thanks to Water Absorb.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Ghost analysis by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Quality checked by: [[Kev, 314540], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Stored Power
move 4: Giga Drain
item: White Herb / Focus Sash
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Shell Smash gives Polteageist the opportunity to set up and sweep. Stored Power has 140 Base Power after one Shell Smash and hits Toxapex, which otherwise can remove Polteageist's boosts with Haze. It becomes Max Mindstorm in Dynamax, which prevents priority moves. Giga Drain does more damage to Water-, Ground-, and Rock-types and lets Polteageist heal some HP. White Herb gets rid of the Defense drops from Shell Smash to give Polteageist a better chance of surviving an attack while setting up. Focus Sash is another option; however, Ghost teams don't tend to run entry hazard removal, making it inconsistent. Even at +2 Speed, Polteageist doesn't outspeed Choice Scarf Gengar and some weather sweeper such as Sand Rush Excadrill and Swift Swim Barraskewda, making Weak Armor is the preferred ability for the additional +2 boost in Speed if Polteageist gets hit with a physical attack. However, even though it has good Special Defense, Polteageist's low HP and Defense mean it can't set up so easily in front of powerful attackers. It's also susceptible to priority moves such as Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, and Aqua Jet. Polteageist should be used as a late-game sweeper or to dent teams early-game.
Dragapult is a great teammate because it can set up Reflect and Light Screen to let Polteageist set up much more easily. Mimikyu can threaten Dark-types, which otherwise take on Polteageist pretty easily due to its poor coverage. Froslass can set up Spikes to weaken teams for Polteageist's sweep, and it can also shut down opposing entry hazard setters with Taunt to avoid getting Polteageist's Focus Sash broken. Galarian Corsola and Runerigus can set up Stealth Rock for even more damage to the opposing team, supporting Polteageist's late-game sweep. Runerigus can also use Memento to give Polteageist easy setup opportunities. Galarian Corsola can check faster threats such as Sand Rush Excadrill and Swift Swim Barraskewda thanks to its natural bulk combined with Eviolite. Jellicent can also check Swift Swim sweepers thanks to Water Absorb.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Ghost analysis by: [[Confluxx, 408641]]
- Quality checked by: [[Kev, 314540], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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