Monotype Spectrier (Ghost) (QC: 3/3) (GP: 2/2)

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[OVERVIEW]

Ghost
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Spectrier is a dangerous special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its higher Speed than Pokemon like Garchomp and Keldeo, its access to Calm Mind to set up on and become resilient to the likes of Tapu Fini and Zapdos, a great ability in Grim Neigh, and its Ghost-type attacks hitting most Pokemon for neutral or super effective damage. Spectrier can also take advantage of Water and Ground teams, which lack good switch-ins to Will-O-Wisp + Hex. It can use passive Pokemon like Toxapex, Slowking, and Slowbro to set up with Substitute + Calm Mind, and it has good utility in Will-O-Wisp, which can force out physical attackers such as Garchomp and walls like Celesteela. However, Spectrier has very limited coverage, which makes it unable to take on Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar and Porygon2. It also can get revenge killed by Choice Scarf users such as Landorus-T and Excadrill along with fast Pokemon such as Regieleki and Dragapult.

[SET]
name: Substitute + Calm Mind
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Calm Mind
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Hex
item: Leftovers
ability: Grim Neigh
nature: Timid
evs: 52 HP / 200 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Spectrier can set up forced switches from slower Pokemon such as Urshifu-R and Garchomp and on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn with ease due to Substitute and Will-O-Wisp. Substitute blocks status from Pokemon like Zapdos, Rotom-W, and Heatran as well as Leech Seed from Celesteela and Ferrothorn, and is very good to use on predicted switches against Pokemon that fear Will-O-Wisp like Garchomp and Dragonite. Will-O-Wisp is primarily used on physical attackers such as Mamoswine, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, but it can be useful together with Hex to 2HKO walls such as Celesteela, Rotom-W, Toxapex, and Swampert. It also allows Spectrier to set up Substitute against defensive Tornadus-T's Knock Off and Mandibuzz's Foul Play. Hex goes well with Will-O-Wisp, as the combination allows Spectrier to beat bulky Pokemon like Celesteela and fast physical attackers such as Terrakion, Urshifu-R, and Garchomp. 52 HP EVs and 200 Defense EVs allow Spectrier to keep its Substitute up against burned Celesteela and Ferrothorn.

Galarian Corsola can switch into strong physical attacks from Pokemon like Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Terrakion, and Choice Scarf Excadrill. It can also provide Spectrier with Stealth Rock, Will-O-Wisp, and Cursed Body support, making it easier to sweep. Dragon Dance Dragapult is a great setup sweeper against Dragon and Electric teams. Dragapult also helps with Pokemon that Spectrier has trouble against like Hydreigon and Zeraora, while Spectrier can take down troublesome walls for Dragapult like Toxapex, Avalugg, and Celesteela. Mimikyu is essential for using its Disguise to beat Dark- and Ghost-types such as Hydregion, Tyranitar, Zarude, and opposing Dragapult. Mimikyu's Drain Punch can also help take care of Dark- and Normal-types like Bisharp, Obstagoon, and Diggersby. Choice Scarf Blacephalon checks Pokemon like Excadrill, Zarude, and Choice Band Weavile. Gengar is very useful in threatening troublesome Dark-types like Tyranitar and Hydreigon with Focus Blast, Mandibuzz with Thunderbolt, and Grimmsnarl with Sludge Wave. It can also remove Toxic Spikes thanks to its part-Poison typing. Aegislash can use Swords Dance to beat the defensive backbone of Blissey and Porygon2 on Normal teams. SubToxic Aegislash can hinder walls such as Mantine and Zapdos, and Hex Spectrier greatly benefits from Aegislash using Toxic to inflict status onto opposing Pokemon. Its part-Steel typing is also useful against Alolan Ninetales, Rillaboom, and Tapu Lele. Albeit uncommon, Jellicent is a great answer to Kingdra's attacks that Spectrier has trouble taking on.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Ghost
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Choice Specs can be used to make Spectrier a fearsome special attacker to anything that does not resist its moves, but it cannot utilize Substitute or Calm Mind to take advantage of passive Pokemon like Toxapex. Nasty Plot with Metronome can turn Spectrier into a fearsome sweeper much faster, which helps it beat walls like Mantine, Zapdos, and Toxapex, but it cannot set up on special attackers like Tapu Fini more consistently without Calm Mind.


Checks and Counters
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Ghost
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**Normal-types**: Spectrier cannot do much against Normal-types such as Blissey, Porygon2, and Obstagoon.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Hydreigon, Zarude, and Mandibuzz easily take Spectrier's Hex. However, Mandibuzz can be somewhat hindered by Will-O-Wisp weakening Foul Play or Knock Off.

**Revenge Killers**: Naturally faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, and Dragapult as well as Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Landorus-T can OHKO or 2HKO unboosted Spectrier with their STAB attacks.

**Entry Hazards**: Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes quickly wear Spectrier down. They are especially problematic due to Ghost not having reliable entry hazard control.

**Status**: Toxic and Will-O-Wisp easily wear Spectrier down, while Thunder Wave makes it unable to outpace Pokemon like Jirachi and Gengar.


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I got Latias in QC today, but I will need till Thursday to finish this one, still getting adjusted to being full-time at my job instead of part-time.

Edit: Monday now at the latest if I dont have it done by Tuesday, plz archive.
 
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[OVERVIEW]

Ghost
========

* Spectrier is a dangerous Special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its great Speed stat allowing it to outpace Garchomp and Keldeo, using Calm Mind to tank special attacks from Tapu Fini and Zapdos, and its ability Grim Neigh and its Ghost-type attacks allowing it to hit most Pokemon neutrally or super-effectually.
* It also has good utility options in Will-O-Wisp that can force out physical attackers such as Garchomp, Dragonite, and Tapu Bulu, on walls like Celesteela.
* However, Spectrier has very limited coverage options, which makes it unable to take on Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar and Porygon2 effectively.
* Mention dedicated revenge killers that outspeed and threaten Spectrier due to its average bulk

[SET]
name: Substitute
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Calm Mind
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Hex
item: Leftovers
ability: Grim Neigh
nature: Timid
evs:108 HP / 148 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Spectrier is an excellcent Calm Mind sweeper due being forced to make physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Choice Scarf Jirachi and Garchomp switch out, and walls such as Celesteela and Ferrothorn due to Will-O-Wisp and can use Calm Mind or Substitute on a predicted switch, and then use Hex + Will-O-Wisp to quickly snowball out of control.
* Substitute is used to make Spectrier avoid status from Zapdos, Rotom-W, and Heatran and Jirachi and as well as Leech Seed from Celesteela and Ferrothorn, and also very good to used on predicted switches from Pokemon like Garchomp and Dragonite who fear an incoming Will-O-Wisp.
* Calm Mind is used to turn Spectrier into a fearsome sweeper and allows it to have some increased Special bulk to allow it to tank special attacks from Zapdos, Keldeo, and Volcarona I feel like Volcarona can always break Spectrier's Substitute if played right; its immunity to Hex lets Volcarona set up a few QD's and heal off its Hex with Roost. imo replace Volcarona with another example here, like Rotom-W. and beat Tapu Fini by stalling out its Misty Surge.
* Will-O-Wisp is used on physical attackers such as Mamoswine, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu and Thundurus thundurus-i is eh, so I added a few more relevant examples here, but can be useful against walls such as Celesteela, Rotom-W, and Swampert, as a boosted Hex will 2HKO these.
* Hex is its main attacking move that goes well with Will-O-Wisp, as this turns Spectrier to beat bulky Pokemon like Celesteela, and fast physical attackers such as Terrakion, Cobalion, and Garchomp.
* Grim Neigh is its only ability, which allows it to get a Special Attack boost after it makes a Pokemon faint, letting Spectrier snowball with ease.
* A Timid nature with max EVs are used to outpace Pokemon such Garchomp, Keldeo, and as and Speed tie with Tapu Koko.
* 108 HP with 148 Def EVs allows Spectrier to keep its Substitute up against Celesteela and Ferrothorn after they get burned from Will-O-Wisp.

* Galarian Corsola is a great teammate due to it coming in on strong physical attacks from x and y you might wanna add examples? some physical attackers that can outspeed Spectrier like Choice Scarf Excadrill and Barraskewda being added would be good and can hinder them with Will-O-Wisp and use Strength Sap to get rid of boosts. It can also provide Spectrier with Stealth rock support, making it easier to sweep and spreading around Will-O-Wisp on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn to enable Spectrier to take care of these.
* Mimikyu is essential to get rid of Dark and Ghost-types such as Hydregion and Dragapult that can stop Spectrier from snowballing. It is also very useful with getting rid of Tyranitar that can wall Spectrier. Include Tyranitar in the sentence about Mimikyu defeating Dark- and Ghost-types. Also, you should emphasize Mimikyu's Disguise; it really helps Mimikyu in accomplishing this role
* Gengar is very useful in threatening troublesome Dark-types like Tyranitar and Hydreigon with Focus Blast and Dazzling Gleam that would prevent Spectrier from sweeping. also removes toxic spikes for spectrier, which increases its longevity in order to set up
* Balanceplon typo is a another partner that can be very helpful in getting rid of Excadrill, Zarude, and Choice Band Weavile that would otherwise beat Spectrier.
* Aegislash can use Swords Dance to greatly help with getting rid of the defensfive backbone on Normal-type teams of Blissey and Porygon2.
* Dragapult is a great setup sweeper that can sweep Dragon-type teams or can be used to spread status with Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave to turn Spectrier into a deadly sweeper mid- to late-game. Dragapult also helps with getting rid of Hydregion and with getting rid of Normal-types weakening specially defensive walls such as Blissey and Heatran if it's running Dragon Dance.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Ghost
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* Choice Scarf can be used to outpace the whole unboosted metagame and Regieleki; however, Spectrier will have trouble 50/50 Celesteela without Substitute and burn physical attackers such as Urshifu-S and take care of walls such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn with Will-O-Wisp and a boosted Hex attack.
* Choice Specs can be used to make Spectrier a fearsome Special Attacker to anything that does not resist its moves, however, it cannot ulitze Substitute or Calm Mind on Pokemon it forces out or has 50/50 with such as Excadrill and Celesteela, use Will-O-Wisp, and take care of them with Hex.
* Disable can be used over Calm Mind in order to stop Knock Off from Landorus-T, Tornadus-T, and Choice users like Hydreigon, Dragonite, and Dracovish giving Spectrier extra opportunies to set u, however, Calm Mind is more used to enable Spectrier to tank attacks from Zapdos, and beat Tapu Fini.
* Nasty Plot


re-order this to: choice specs > nasty plot > disable > choice scarf

Checks and Counters
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Ghost
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**Normal-types**: Describe why the Pokemon is a threat. Spectrier cannot do much against Normal-types such as Blissey, Porygon2, and Obstagoon, as these all are immune to its STAB, can it others attack what does this mean?, does not mind Will-O-Wisp and can slowly wear it down with their attacks or OHKO it.

**Dark-types**: Spectrier also cant do much Dark-types such as Hydreigon, Urshifu-S, and Mandibuzz as can easily take take its STAB, and OHKO back with their super-effective attacks. However, Mandibuzz can be somewhat crippled by Will-O-Wisp as it does significantly less damage with Foul Play or Knock Off.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that run Knock Off like Landorus-T, Tornadus-T, and Azumarill can get rid of Spectrier's Leftovers and therefore make it harder for Spectrier to set up and sweep.

put knock off below revenge killers imo

**Revenge Killers**: Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, Dragapult, and Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Landorus-T can either OHKO or 2HKO a unboosted Spectrier with their STAB attacks. possibly mention how substitute can prevent spectrier from being revenge killed from these foes (except dragapult of course)


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[overview]
- mention its ghost typing in a new sentence. say something like spectrier is able to abuse just a single type due to the lack of proper resistances/immunities. feel like its important to include why solo ghost move works in the overview
- the second part of the sentence doesn't make sense, just say chomp and defensive steela
- somewhere in the first half of the overview, mention how it can take advantage of passive pokemon

[set comments]
- ok since you are mangling thoughts about wow/cm i would do it like this. focus on cm, then focus on wow, then in the 3rd sentence talk about how they work together to take advantage of both physical/special pokemon making it difficult to deal with
- cobalion is a weird example of what hex beats. toxapex should def be what hex helps vs
- defensive tornadus-t's knock and mandis foul play cant break spectriers sub after wow as well
- galarian corsola can also give spectrier more setup opportunities bz of cursed body
- would mention drain punch mimikyu, how it beats dark & normal types for spectrier
- gengar does not really use dazzling gleam, you can mention tbolt wearing down flying types like mandibuzz for spectrier. also mention sludge wave beating down fairy types such as grimmsnarl for it
- would place blacephalon above gengar in team options, also focus on its choice scarf set. also mention how its usually either blace or gengar for ghost teams with spectrier. then explain why blace is preferred
- spd aegi with subtoxic is a great partner for spectrier, also mention how its steel typing is useful for spectrier
- move dragapult up to the 2nd teammate, also focus on its dragon dance set for ghost teams, esp cm spectrier. talk about what it beats down for spectrier and vice versa
- jellicent is worth noting for the water immunity

[other options]
- mention metronome with the np set, since its main goal is to spam shadow ball after an np, mention what it can help spect beat
- drop disable & scarf from oo, those are like week1 spectrier sets that people realized sucked later on

[checks and counters]
- add hazards, all of them mess with spectrier esp since ghost doesn't have reliable removal

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[OVERVIEW]

Ghost
========

* Spectrier is a dangerous special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its great Speed stat allowing it to outpace Garchomp and Keldeo, Calm Mind to tank special attacks from Tapu Fini and Zapdos [Also sets up on them with ease], and its ability Grim Neigh and its Ghost-type attacks allowing it to hit most Pokemon neutrally or super-effectually.
* It can also take advantage of passive Pokemon like Toxapex, Slowking, and Slowbro, and use these to use Substitute and set up with Calm Mind.
* Its Ghost typing allows it to abuse its typing due to the lack of resistances and immunities. [Isn't this already mentioned in the first bullet point?]
* It also has good utility options in Will-O-Wisp that can force out physical attackers such as Garchomp and defensive walls like Celesteela.
* However, Spectrier has very limited coverage options, which makes it unable to take on Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar and Porygon2 effectively.
* It also can get outspeed and taken care of by fast Choice Scarf revenge killers such as Landorus-T, Dracovish, and Excadrill along with fast Pokemon such as Regieleki and Dragapult.
- Add a bullet point about types that Spectrier can take advantage of completely like Steel, Water, and Ground

[SET]
name: Substitute + Calm Mind
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Calm Mind
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Hex
item: Leftovers
ability: Grim Neigh
nature: Timid
evs: 108 HP / 148 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Spectrier is an excellent Calm Mind sweeper due being forced to make physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Choice Scarf Jirachi and Garchomp switch out, and walls such as Celesteela and Ferrothorn due to Will-O-Wisp and can use Calm Mind or Substitute on a predicted switch, and then use Hex + Will-O-Wisp to quickly snowball out of control. Spectrier is an excellent Calm Mind sweeper due to its stellar Speed tier, Grim Neigh, and ability to force out slower Pokemon such as Urshifu-R and Garchomp. It can also set up on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn with ease due to its useful coverage moves in Substitute and Will-O-Wisp. [reworded the sentence]
* Substitute is used to make Spectrier avoid status from Zapdos, Rotom-W, and Heatran and Leech Seed from Celesteela and Ferrothorn, and is also very good to use on predicted switches from Pokemon like Garchomp and Dragonite who fear an incoming Will-O-Wisp.
* Calm Mind is used to turn Spectrier into a fearsome sweeper and allows it to have increased special bulk to allow it to tank special attacks from Zapdos, Keldeo, Tapu Fini, and Rotom-W and beat Tapu Fini, setting up on them with ease. [mention how Calm Mind synergizes well with Substitute]
* Will-O-Wisp is used on physical attackers such as Mamoswine, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, but can be useful against walls such as Celesteela, Rotom-W, and Swampert, as a boosted Hex will 2HKO these. It also allows Spectrier to set up Substitute against defensive Tornadus-T's Knock Off and Mandibuzz's Foul Play.
* Hex is its main attacking move that goes well with Will-O-Wisp, as this lets Spectrier beat bulky Pokemon like Celesteela and fast physical attackers such as Terrakion [Choice Scarf Terrakion is pretty common, so replace this with another example like Urshifu-R], Toxapex [Toxapex isn't a physical attacker, move this to the point about walls], and Garchomp.
* Grim Neigh is its only ability, which allows it to get a Special Attack boost after it makes a Pokemon faint, letting Spectrier snowball with ease.
* A Timid nature with maximum Speed EVs are used to outpace Pokemon such as Garchomp [You outspeed Garchomp without Timid], Keldeo [Same thing about Garchomp], and speed tie with Tapu Koko.
* 108 HP with 148 Def EVs allows Spectrier to keep its Substitute up against Celesteela and Ferrothorn after they get burned from Will-O-Wisp.

* Galarian Corsola is a great teammate due to it coming in on strong physical attacks from Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Terrakion, and Choice Scarf Excadrill and can hinder them with Will-O-Wisp and use Strength Sap to get rid of boosts. It can also provide Spectrier with Stealth rock support, making it easier to sweep and spreading around Will-O-Wisp on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn to enable Spectrier to take care of these. It can also give Spectrier more opportunities to set up with Curse Body.
* Dragon Dance Dragapult is a great setup sweeper that can sweep Dragon- and Electric-type teams. Dragapult also helps with getting rid of Hydregion and beating Pokemon that Spectrier has trouble against like Hydreigon, Zeraora, and Weavile [Weavile packs Choice Scarf + Ice Shard so Dragapult won't always be dealing with it], and sweep down Dragon-type teams after one Dragon Dance [You already said this]. In return, Spectrier can take down troublesome walls for Dragapult like Toxapex, Avalugg, and Celesteela.
* Mimikyu is essential to get rid of Dark- and Ghost-types such as Hydregion, Tyranitar, Zarude, and Dragapult that can stop Spectrier from snowballing thanks to Disguise allowing it to take a hit from these. It is also very useful with Disguise to enable it to get rid of threats like Choice Scarf Dracovish [could add other examples here too] that can take care of Spectrier. Mimikyu's Drain Punch can also help take care of Dark- and Normal-types like Bisharp, Obstagoon, and Diggersby.
* Choice Scarf Blacephalon is a another partner that can be very helpful in getting rid of Excadrill, Zarude, and Choice Band Weavile that would otherwise beat Spectrier. It is usually only Blacephalon or Gengar on a Ghost-type team with Spectrier, and Blacephalon is preferred due to it being very helpful with getting rid of Zarude and Choice Band Weavile that greatly troubles Ghost-type teams.
* Gengar is very useful in threatening troublesome Dark-types like Tyranitar and Hydreigon with Focus Blast that would prevent Spectrier from sweeping. Thunderbolt is also very useful to help with wearing down Mandibuzz. Sludge Wave is great against Fairy-types like Grimmsnarl. It can also remove Toxic Spikes thanks to its Poison typing, which is great for keep Spectrier from getting statused and hurting its longevity.
* Aegislash can use Swords Dance to greatly help with getting rid of the defensive backbone on Normal-type teams of Blissey and Porygon2. Specially Defensive Aegislash can be used with Substitute and Toxic [Just say SubToxic Aegislash can be used instead] to help hinder walls such as Mantine and Zapdos [also mention how Spectrier greatly benefits from SubToxic Aegislash poisioning stuff due to Hex]. Its Steel-typing is also using to come in against Alolan Ninetales, Rillaboom, and Tapu Lele.
* Jellicent is a great Water-type immunity that enables it to come in on Dracovish and Kingdra's attacks that Spectrier has trouble taking on.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ghost
--------

* Choice Specs can be used to make Spectrier a fearsome Special Attacker to anything that does not resist its moves, however, it cannot ulitze Substitute or Calm Mind on Pokemon it forces out or has 50/50 with such as Excadrill and Celesteela, use Will-O-Wisp, and take care of them with Hex.
* Nasty Plot with Metronome can be useful over Calm Mind to allow Spectrier turn into a fearsome Special Attacker much faster with the combination of Nastly Plot and Metronome, which helps it to beat Mantine, Zapdos, and Toxapex, but the downside is it loses the ability to 1v1 Tapu Fini. [It also can't set up on special attackers more consistently w/o Calm Mind]


Checks and Counters
===================

Ghost
--------

**Normal-types**: Spectrier cannot do much against Normal-types such as Blissey, Porygon2, and Obstagoon, as these all are immune to its STAB, does not mind Will-O-Wisp and can slowly wear it down with their attacks or OHKO it.

**Dark-types**: Spectrier also cant do much to Dark-types such as Hydreigon, Urshifu-S, and Mandibuzz as can easily take take its STAB, and OHKO back with their super effective attacks. However, Mandibuzz can be somewhat crippled by Will-O-Wisp as it does significantly less damage with Foul Play or Knock Off.

**Revenge Killers**: Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, Dragapult, and Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Landorus-T can either OHKO or 2HKO a unboosted Spectrier with their STAB attacks. However, Spectrier can use Substitute to get around these, except Dragapult.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that run Knock Off like Landorus-T, Tornadus-T, and Azumarill can get rid of Spectrier's Leftovers and therefore make it harder for Spectrier to set up and sweep.

**Entry Hazards**: Spectrier has trouble dealing with entry hazards due to them wearing it down, while Toxic Spikes can cripple Spectrier by putting it on a timer. [Mention how these are especially problematic because Ghost teams usually lack hazard removal]

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Ghost analysis by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Rotten, 491896], [<username3>, <userid3>]]
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[OVERVIEW]

Ghost
========

Spectrier is a dangerous Special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its great Speed stat allowing it to outpace Pokemon like Garchomp and Keldeo, using access to Calm Mind to better tank special attacks from the likes of Tapu Fini and Zapdos and sets up on them with ease, and its ability Grim Neigh, (add comma) and its Ghost-type attacks allowing it to hit most Pokemon neutrally or super-effectually. Spectrier is a dangerous special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its great Speed stat which allows it to outpace Pokemon like Garchomp and Keldeo, its access to Calm Mind to setup against and better deal with special attacks from the likes of Tapu Fini and Zapdos, a great ability in Grim Neigh, and its Ghost-type attacks which allows it to hit most Pokemon for neutral or super-effective damage. [Reworded the sentence to make more sense.] Spectrier can also take advantage in the Steel-, Water-, and Ground-type matchups due to these types not having good switch-ins to Will-O-Wisp + Hex [Steel has a good switch in to that, SpD Heatran does fine vs that.] . It can also take advantage of passive Pokemon like Toxapex, Slowking, and Slowbro, and use these to use Substitute and set up with Calm Mind. It also has good utility options in Will-O-Wisp that can force out physical attackers such as Garchomp and defensive walls like Celesteela. However, Spectrier has very limited coverage options, which makes it unable to take on Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar and Porygon2 effectively. It also can get outspeed and taken care of by fast Choice Scarf revenge killers such as Landorus-T, Dracovish, and Excadrill along with fast Pokemon such as Regieleki and Dragapult.

[SET]
name: Substitute + Calm Mind
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Calm Mind
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Hex
item: Leftovers
ability: Grim Neigh
nature: Timid
evs:108 HP / 148 Def / 252 Spe [Wrong EV spread, 0 Atk burned Celesteela Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 108 HP / 148 Def Spectrier: 80-94 (21.7 - 25.5%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery, make sure to fix that.]

[SET COMMENTS]

Spectrier is an excellent Calm Mind sweeper due to its stellar Speed tier, Grim Neigh, and ability to force out slower Pokemon such as Urshifu-R and Garchomp. It can also set up on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn with ease due to its useful coverage moves in Substitute and Will-O-Wisp. Substitute is used to make Spectrier avoid status from Pokemon like Zapdos, Rotom-W, and Heatran and Leech Seed from Celesteela and Ferrothorn, and is also very good to used on predicted switches from against Pokemon like Garchomp and Dragonite who fear an incoming Will-O-Wisp. Calm Mind is used to turn Spectrier into a fearsome setup sweeper and allows it to have increased Special bulk to allow it to tank special attacks from Zapdos, Keldeo, Tapu Fini, and Rotom-W better, and setting set up with ease. Calm Mind goes well with Substitute due to how much Spectrier forces out. [Not necessary, also feels like an incomplete sentence.] Will-O-Wisp is used on physical attackers such as Mamoswine, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, but can be useful against walls such as Celesteela, Rotom-W, Toxapex and Swampert, as a boosted Hex will 2HKO these. It also allows Spectrier to set up Substitute against defensive Tornadus-T's Knock Off and Mandibuzz's Foul Play if they are burned. Hex is its main attacking move that goes well with Will-O-Wisp, as this turns allows Spectrier to beat bulky Pokemon like Celesteela, and fast physical attackers such as Terrakion, Urshifu-R, and Garchomp. Grim Neigh is its only ability, which allows it to get a Special Attack boost after it makes a KOes Pokemon faint, letting Spectrier snowball with ease. A Timid nature with maximum Speed EVs are used to outpace Pokemon such Alakazam and speed tie with Tapu Koko. 108 HP with 148 Defense EVs allows Spectrier to keep its Substitute up against Celesteela's Heavy Slam and Ferrothorn after they get burned from Will-O-Wisp. [Make sure to change the EVs here as well.]

Galarian Corsola is a great teammate due to it coming in on strong physical attacks from Pokemon like Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Terrakion, and Choice Scarf Excadrill and can hinder them with Will-O-Wisp and use Strength Sap to get rid of boosts while healing itself. It can also provide Spectrier with Stealth rock support, making it easier to sweep and spreading Galarian Corsola can also spread around Will-O-Wisp on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn to enable Spectrier to take care of these. It can also give Spectrier more oppernitnes to set up with Cursed Body. Dragon Dance Dragapult is a great setup sweeper that can sweep Dragon- and Electric-type teams. Dragapult also helps with getting rid of Hydregion and beating Pokemon that Spectrier have has trouble against like Hydreigon and Zeraora. While Spectrier can take down troublesome walls for Dragapult like Toxapex, Avalugg, and Celesteela. Mimikyu is essential to get rid of Dark and Ghost-types such as Hydregion, Tyranitar, Zarude, and opposing Dragapult and other threats like Choice Scarf Dracovish that can stop Spectrier from snowballing thanks to Disguise allowing it to take a hit from these. It is also very useful with Disguise to enable it to get rid of theats like Choice Scarf Dracovish and Hydreigion that can take care of Spectrier. [You're just repeating stuff at this point. Added all of this to the previous sentence.] Mimikyu's Drain Punch can also help take care of Dark- and Normal-types like Bisharp, Obstagoon, and Diggersby that threaten Spectrier. [add space] Choice Scarf Blacephalon is a another partner that can be very helpful in getting rid of Pokemon like Excadrill, Zarude, and Choice Band Weavile that would otherwise beat Spectrier. It is usually only Blacephalon or Gengar on a Ghost-type team with Spectrier, and Blacephalon is preferred due to it being very helpful with getting rid of Zarude and Choice Band Weavile that greatly troubles Ghost-type teams. [This comparison part isn't necessary in a Spectrier analysis.] Gengar is very useful in threatening troublesome Dark-types like Tyranitar and Hydreigon with Focus Blast that would prevent Spectrier from sweeping. Thunderbolt is also very useful to help with wearing down Mandibuzz. Sludge Wave is great against Fairy-types like Grimmsnarl. It can also remove Toxic Spikes thanks to its Poison typing, which is great for keep to prevent Spectrier from getting statused and hurting its longevity. Aegislash can use Swords Dance to greatly help with getting rid of the defensive backbone on Normal-type teams of Blissey and Porygon2. SubToxic Aegislash can be ran to hinder walls such as Mantine and Zapdos, and Spectrier greatly benefits from Aegislash usint using Toxic to status Pokemon due it boosting Hex. Its Steel-typing is also using to come in against coming in against Alolan Ninetales, Rillaboom, and Tapu Lele. Albeit not common, Jellicent is a great Water-type immunity that enables it to come in on Dracovish and Kingdra's attacks that Spectrier has trouble taking on.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ghost
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Choice Specs can be used to make Spectrier a fearsome Special Attacker to anything that does not resist its moves, however, it cannot ulitze utilize Substitute or Calm Mind along with Will-O-Wisp on Pokemon it forces out or has 50/50 with such as Excadrill and Celesteela to take advantage of passive Pokemon like Toxapex. use Will-O-Wisp, and take care of them with Hex. Nasty Plot with Metronome can be useful over Calm Mind to allow Spectrier turn into a fearsome Special Attacker much faster with the combination of Nastly Plot and Metronome, which helps it to beat walls like Mantine, Zapdos, and Toxapex, but the downside is it loses the ability to 1v1 Tapu Fini and cannot set up on special attackers more consistently without Calm Mind.


Checks and Counters
===================

Ghost
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**Normal-types**: Spectrier cannot do much against Normal-types such as Blissey, Porygon2, and Obstagoon, as these all are immune to its STAB, ,does not mind Will-O-Wisp and can slowly wear it down with their attacks or OHKO it.

**Dark-types**: Spectrier also can't do much against Dark-types such as Hydreigon, Urshifu-S Zarude, and Mandibuzz Zarude [Urshifu-S is very likely to get banned, replace with Zarude.] as they can easily take take its STAB, and OHKO back with their super-effective attacks. However, Mandibuzz can be somewhat crippled by Will-O-Wisp as it does significantly less damage with Foul Play or Knock Off.

**Revenge Killers**: Naturally faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, Dragapult, and Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Landorus-T can either OHKO or 2HKO a unboosted Spectrier with their STAB attacks. However, Spectrier can use Substitute to get around these, except Dragapult.

**Knock Off**: Pokemon that run Knock Off like Landorus-T, Tornadus-T, and Azumarill can get rid of Spectrier's Leftovers and therefore make it harder for Spectrier to set up and sweep.

**Entry Hazards**: Spectrier has trouble dealing with entry hazards like Stealth Rock and Spikes due to them wearing it down, or cripple Spectrier with poison from Toxic Spikes. These are especially problematic due to Ghost-type not having reliable hazard control.

[Add 'Status' as a category and mention how each status condition cripples Spectrier.]

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[OVERVIEW]

Ghost
========

Spectrier is a dangerous special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its great Speed stat which allows it to outpace higher Speed than Pokemon like Garchomp and Keldeo, its access to Calm Mind to setup against and better deal with special attacks from set up on and become resilient to the likes of Tapu Fini and Zapdos, a great ability in Grim Neigh, and its Ghost-type attacks which allows it to hit hitting most Pokemon for neutral or super-effective damage. Spectrier can also take advantage in the Water- and Ground-type matchups due to these types not having of Water and Ground teams, which lack good switch-ins to Will-O-Wisp + Hex. It can also take advantage of use passive Pokemon like Toxapex, Slowking, and Slowbro, (comma) and use these to use Substitute and set up with Calm Mind. It also to set up with Substitute + Calm Mind, and it has good utility options in Will-O-Wisp, (comma) which that can force out physical attackers such as Garchomp and defensive walls like Celesteela. However, Spectrier has very limited coverage options, which makes it unable to take on Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar and Porygon2 effectively. It also can get outspeed and taken care of by fast Choice Scarf revenge killers revenge killed by Choice Scar users such as Landorus-T, Dracovish, and Excadrill along with fast Pokemon such as Regieleki and Dragapult.

[SET]
name: Substitute + Calm Mind
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Calm Mind
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Hex
item: Leftovers
ability: Grim Neigh
nature: Timid
evs: 52 HP / 200 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Spectrier is an excellent Calm Mind sweeper due to its stellar Speed tier, Grim Neigh, and ability to force out slower Pokemon such as Urshifu-R and Garchomp. It can also set up on forced switches from slower Pokemon such as Urshifu-R and Garchomp and on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn with ease due to its useful coverage moves in Substitute and Will-O-Wisp. Substitute is used to make Spectrier avoid blocks status from Pokemon like Zapdos, Rotom-W, and Heatran and as well as Leech Seed from Celesteela and Ferrothorn, and is also very good to use on predicted switches against Pokemon that fear Will-O-Wisp like Garchomp and Dragonite who fear an incoming Will-O-Wisp. Calm Mind is used to turn Spectrier into a fearsome setup sweeper and allows it to have increased Special bulk to allow it to tank special attacks from Zapdos, Keldeo, Tapu Fini, and Rotom-W better, and set up with ease. Will-O-Wisp is primarily used on physical attackers such as Mamoswine, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, but can be useful against to 2HKO walls such as Celesteela, Rotom-W, Toxapex and Swampert, (comma) as a boosted Hex will 2HKO these with Hex. It also allows Spectrier to set up Substitute against defensive Tornadus-T's Knock Off and Mandibuzz's Foul Play if they are burned. Hex is its main attacking move that goes well with Will-O-Wisp, as this the combination allows Spectrier to beat bulky Pokemon like Celesteela, (comma) and fast physical attackers such as Terrakion, Urshifu-R, and Garchomp. Grim Neigh is its only ability, which allows it to get a Special Attack boost after it KOs Pokemon, letting Spectrier snowball with ease. A Timid nature with maximum Speed EVs are used to outpace Pokemon such Alakazam and speed tie with Tapu Koko. 52 HP with 200 Defense EVs allow Spectrier to keep its Substitute up against burned Celesteela and Ferrothorn after they get burned from Will-O-Wisp.

Galarian Corsola is a great teammate due to it coming in on can switch into strong physical attacks from Pokemon like Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Terrakion, and Choice Scarf Excadrill and can hinder them with Will-O-Wisp and use Strength Sap to get rid of boosts while healing itself. It can also provide Spectrier with Stealth Rock, Will-O-Wisp, and Cursed Body support, making it easier to sweep and Galarian Corsola can also spread around Will-O-Wisp on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn to enable Spectrier to take care of these. It can also give Spectrier more opportunities to set up with Cursed Body. Dragon Dance Dragapult is a great setup sweeper that can sweep against Dragon- and Electric-type teams. Dragapult also helps with getting rid of Pokemon that Spectrier has trouble against like Hydreigon and Zeraora., (comma) while While Spectrier can take down troublesome walls for Dragapult like Toxapex, Avalugg, and Celesteela. Mimikyu is essential to get rid of for using its Disguise to beat Dark- and Ghost-types such as Hydregion, Tyranitar, Zarude, and opposing Dragapult and as well as other threats like Choice Scarf Dracovish that can stop Spectrier from snowballing thanks to Disguise allowing it to take a hit from these. Mimikyu's Drain Punch can also help take care of Dark- and Normal-types like Bisharp, Obstagoon, and Diggersby that threaten Spectrier. Choice Scarf Blacephalon is a another partner that can be very helpful in getting rid of checks Pokemon like Excadrill, Zarude, and Choice Band Weavile that would otherwise beat Spectrier. Gengar is very useful in threatening troublesome Dark-types like Tyranitar and Hydreigon with Focus Blast, (comma) Mandibuzz with Thunderbolt, and Grimmsnarl with Sludge Wave. that would prevent Spectrier from sweeping. Thunderbolt is also very useful to help with wearing down Mandibuzz. Sludge Wave is great against Fairy-types like Grimmsnarl. It can also remove Toxic Spikes thanks to its Poison typing, which is great to prevent Spectrier from getting statused and hurting its longevity. Aegislash can use Swords Dance to greatly help with getting rid of beat the defensive backbone on Normal-type teams of Blissey and Porygon2. SubToxic Aegislash can be ran to hinder walls such as Mantine and Zapdos, and Hex Spectrier greatly benefits from Aegislash using Toxic to status Pokemon due it boosting Hex. Its Steel typing is also using to come in against coming in useful against Alolan Ninetales, Rillaboom, and Tapu Lele. Albeit not uncommon, Jellicent is a great Water-type immunity that enables it to come in on answer to Dracovish and Kingdra's attacks that Spectrier has trouble taking on.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ghost
--------

Choice Specs can be used to make Spectrier a fearsome special attacker to anything that does not resist its moves, however, but it cannot utilize Substitute or Calm Mind along with Will-O-Wisp to take advantage of passive Pokemon like Toxapex. Nasty Plot with Metronome can be useful over Calm Mind to allow turn Spectrier turn into a fearsome Special Attacker sweeper much faster, which helps it to beat walls like Mantine, Zapdos, and Toxapex, but the downside is it loses the ability to 1v1 Tapu Fini and it cannot set up on special attackers like Tapu Fini more consistently without Calm Mind.


Checks and Counters
===================

Ghost
--------

**Normal-types**: Spectrier cannot do much against Normal-types such as Blissey, Porygon2, and Obstagoon, as these all are immune to its STAB, ,does not mind Will-O-Wisp and can slowly wear it down with their attacks or OHKO it.

**Dark-types**: Spectrier also cannot do much against Dark-types such as Hydreigon, Zarude, and Mandibuzz as they can easily take its STAB, and OHKO back with their super-effective attacks Spectrier's Hex. However, Mandibuzz can be somewhat crippled hindered by Will-O-Wisp as it does significantly less damage with weakening Foul Play or Knock Off.

**Revenge Killers**: Naturally faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, Dragapult, and Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Landorus-T can either OHKO or 2HKO a unboosted Spectrier with their STAB attacks.

**Entry Hazards**: Spectrier has trouble dealing with entry hazards like Steah Rock and Spikes due to them wearing it down, or cripple Spectrier with poison from Toxic Spikes. Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes quickly wear Spectrier down. These They are especially problematic due to Ghost-type not having reliable entry hazard control.

**Status**: Toxic and Will-O-Wisp hinder Spectrier from getting Leftovers recovery and easily wear it Spectrier down, while Thunder Wave makes it unable to outpace Pokemon like Jirachi and Gengar.


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- Ghost analysis by: [[Yami, 393488]]
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[OVERVIEW]

Ghost
========

Spectrier is a dangerous special attacker that can quickly snowball teams thanks to its higher Speed than Pokemon like Garchomp and Keldeo, its access to Calm Mind to set up on and become resilient to the likes of Tapu Fini and Zapdos, a great ability in Grim Neigh, and its Ghost-type attacks hitting most Pokemon for neutral or super-effective super effective (No hyphen) damage. Spectrier can also take advantage of Water and Ground teams, which lack good switch-ins to Will-O-Wisp + Hex. It can use passive Pokemon like Toxapex, Slowking, and Slowbro to set up with Substitute + Calm Mind, and it has good utility in Will-O-Wisp, which can force out physical attackers such as Garchomp and walls like Celesteela. However, Spectrier has very limited coverage, which makes it unable to take on Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar and Porygon2. It also can get revenge killed by Choice Scar Scarf users such as Landorus-T, Dracovish, and Excadrill along with fast Pokemon such as Regieleki and Dragapult.

[SET]
name: Substitute + Calm Mind
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Calm Mind
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Hex
item: Leftovers
ability: Grim Neigh
nature: Timid
evs: 52 HP / 200 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Spectrier can set up forced switches from slower Pokemon such as Urshifu-R and Garchomp and on walls like Celesteela and Ferrothorn with ease due to Substitute and Will-O-Wisp. Substitute blocks status from Pokemon like Zapdos, Rotom-W, as well as and Heatran and as well as Leech Seed from Celesteela and Ferrothorn, and is very good to use on predicted switches against Pokemon that fear Will-O-Wisp like Garchomp and Dragonite. Will-O-Wisp is primarily used on physical attackers such as Mamoswine, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu, but it can be useful together with Hex to 2HKO walls such as Celesteela, Rotom-W, Toxapex, and Swampert with Hex. It also allows Spectrier to set up Substitute against defensive Tornadus-T's Knock Off and Mandibuzz's Foul Play. Hex goes well with Will-O-Wisp, as the combination allows Spectrier to beat bulky Pokemon like Celesteela and fast physical attackers such as Terrakion, Urshifu-R, and Garchomp. 52 HP with EVs and 200 Defense EVs allow Spectrier to keep its Substitute up against burned Celesteela and Ferrothorn.

Galarian Corsola can switch into strong physical attacks from Pokemon like Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Terrakion, and Choice Scarf Excadrill. It can also provide Spectrier with Stealth Rock, Will-O-Wisp, and Cursed Body support, making it easier to sweep. Dragon Dance Dragapult is a great setup sweeper against Dragon-(RH)and Electric-type teams. Dragapult also helps with Pokemon that Spectrier has trouble against like Hydreigon and Zeraora, while Spectrier can take down troublesome walls for Dragapult like Toxapex, Avalugg, and Celesteela. Mimikyu is essential for using its Disguise to beat Dark-(AH) and Ghost-types such as Hydregion, Tyranitar, Zarude, and opposing Dragapult as well as other threats like Choice Scarf Dracovish. Mimikyu's Drain Punch can also help take care of Dark- and Normal-types like Bisharp, Obstagoon, and Diggersby. Choice Scarf Blacephalon checks Pokemon like Excadrill, Zarude, and Choice Band Weavile. Gengar is very useful in threatening troublesome Dark-types like Tyranitar and Hydreigon with Focus Blast, Mandibuzz with Thunderbolt, and Grimmsnarl with Sludge Wave. It can also remove Toxic Spikes thanks to its part-Poison typing. Aegislash can use Swords Dance to beat the defensive backbone of Blissey and Porygon2 on Normal-type teams of Blissey and Porygon2. SubToxic Aegislash can hinder walls such as Mantine and Zapdos, and Hex Spectrier greatly benefits from Aegislash using Toxic to inflict status onto opposing Pokemon. Its part-Steel typing is also useful against Alolan Ninetales, Rillaboom, and Tapu Lele. Albeit uncommon, Jellicent is a great answer to Dracovish's and Kingdra's attacks that Spectrier has trouble taking on.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ghost
--------

Choice Specs can be used to make Spectrier a fearsome special attacker to anything that does not resist its moves, but it cannot utilize Substitute or Calm Mind to take advantage of passive Pokemon like Toxapex. Nasty Plot with Metronome to can turn Spectrier into a fearsome sweeper much faster, which helps it beat walls like Mantine, Zapdos, and Toxapex, but it cannot set up on special attackers like Tapu Fini more consistently without Calm Mind.


Checks and Counters
===================

Ghost
--------

**Normal-types**: Spectrier cannot do much against Normal-types such as Blissey, Porygon2, and Obstagoon.

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Hydreigon, Zarude, and Mandibuzz easily take its Spectrier's Hex. However, Mandibuzz can be somewhat hindered by Will-O-Wisp weakening Foul Play or Knock Off.

**Revenge Killers**: Naturally faster Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Regieleki, and Dragapult, (RC) and as well as Choice Scarf users such as Excadrill and Landorus-T can OHKO or 2HKO unboosted Spectrier with their STAB attacks.

**Entry Hazards**: Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes quickly wear Spectrier down. They are especially problematic due to Ghost not having reliable entry hazard control.

**Status**: Toxic and Will-O-Wisp easily wear Spectrier down, while Thunder Wave makes it unable to outpace Pokemon like Jirachi and Gengar.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Ghost analysis by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Rotten, 491896], [Maple, 473171]]
- Grammar checked by: [[CryoCyro, 331519], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
 
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