Ubers Mega Gengar



Written by MiyoKa
QC by Nayrz / Dominatio
GP by The Dutch Plumberjack
Art by bubblymaika

Mega Gengar is a powerhouse in the Ubers metagame due to its high offensive stats, its ability, and its good movepool enabling it to run a wide variety of sets and making it threatening and hard to predict. Mega Gengar can fill a plenty of roles, such as wallbreaker, stallbreaker, and revenge killer, and fit in nearly every playstyle. It also has some utility, such as being able to check Swords Dance Arceus-Normal and Arceus-Ghost, trap threats with Shadow Tag, spinblock, neuter foes with Taunt or Will-O-Wisp, and beat threats with Destiny Bond and the right plays. Despite all those good points, Mega Gengar has very low bulk, making it easily threatened by any attacker. It is also susceptible to Pursuit and vulnerable to common offensive Pokemon such as Yveltal, Deoxys-A, Arceus-Ground, Choice Scarf users, Marshadow, and Arceus-Dark if it doesn't pack Focus Blast. Zygarde-C can shrug off any attack from Mega Gengar and retaliate with Dragon Tail or Thousand Arrows, and Mega Sableye can also deal huge damage to Mega Gengar and escape from Shadow Tag.

Gengar @ Gengarite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Taunt
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Destiny Bond / Will-O-Wisp

This is Mega Gengar's most used set, taking advantage of its base 130 Speed stat, Shadow Tag, and the combination of Taunt and Destiny Bond to take down foes. Sludge Wave is Mega Gengar's main STAB move, dealing heavy damage to any Pokemon that doesn't resist it, particularly Fairy-type Pokemon such as Xerneas and Arceus-Fairy. Taunt is used to shut down defensive Pokemon such as Lugia and prevent Defog, recovery, and setup, as well as forcing the foe to directly damage it. Shadow Ball is Mega Gengar's main STAB attack, as its neutral coverage is fantastic and it deals solid damage to most offensive Pokemon. Hex is preferred if you are using Will-O-Wisp in the fourth moveslot or if Mega Gengar is used in a team that focuses on taking advantage of status, with Pokemon such as defensive Ho-Oh or Zygarde-C. Destiny Bond allows Mega Gengar to force trades with a number of offensive and defensive threats alike, and it works even better in tandem with Taunt. Will-O-Wisp cripples opposing Pokemon, boosts Hex's power, and neuters Pursuit users such as Alolan Muk and Tyranitar. Mega Gengar can also run Focus Blast to hit Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Tyranitar, and Ferrothorn harder. 252 EVs in Speed allow Mega Gengar to tie with other base 130s and outspeed everything below, and 252 EVs in Special Attack maximize its damage output.

Mega Gengar can also run other sets, such as Substitute + 3 attacks, which can pack options such as Icy Wind, Disable, and Thunder. The other option is the Perish Trapper set, which is more reliable when it comes to remove a key threat or against more defensive teams that can't immediately threaten Mega Gengar but lacks offensive presence.
 
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For the purposes of a FB Spotlight, QC thinks that we can compress a Gengar set (hoo boy) into this:

Gengar @ Gengarite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Taunt
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Destiny Bond / Will-O-Wisp

Idea is that this set is easier to use, while giving out the "harder" option as a slash in Hex + Wisp. This Gengar set is more of a dedicated revenge killer which is simple enough in function, as the first slashes give revenge killing potential vs offense (you can basically 2 for 1 trade), but can be changed for longevity and higher damage against bulkier teams with the Hex/Wisp slashes used. Wisp / Hex also has safety against pursuit trappers, commonly seen on balance. Focus Blast is worth a note over an attack if hitting specific things like Arceus-Normal are worth it for the team.

I'll get stamps going once you change all the content and such to reflect the set.
 
discord qc:

- changed ideal taunt target
- added better focus blast targets
- seems overall fine for a spotlight

QC 1/2
 
mention that perish trap is a solid option vs more defensive teams that can't immediately threaten Gengar (stall being the obvious example)

QC 2/2
 

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Mega Gengar is a powerhouse in the Ubers metagame due to its high offensive stats, his its ability, and his its good movepool (RC) making able enabling it to run a wide variety of sets, which makes and making it Mega Gengar threatening and not easily predicted hard to predict. Mega Gengar can fill a plenty of roles, such as wallbreaker, stallbreaker, and revenge killer, and fit in nearly every playstyle. It also has some utility, such as being able to check Swords Dance Arceus-Normal and Arceus-Ghost, trap threats with Shadow Tag, spinblock, neuter foes with Taunt, bur with or Will-O-Wisp, and being able to beat threats with Destiny Bond and the right plays.

Gengar @ Gengarite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Taunt
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Destiny Bond / Will-O-Wisp

This is Mega Gengar's most used set, taking advantage of its base 130 Speed stat, Shadow Tag, and its the combination of Taunt and Destiny Bond to take down foes. Sludge Wave is Mega Gengar's main STAB move, dealing heavy damage to any Pokemon that doesn't resist it, particularly Fairy-type Pokemon such as Xerneas and Arceus-Fairy. Taunt is used to shutdown Defensive shut down defensive Pokemon such as Lugia (RC) and prevent Defog, recovering, and set up, recovery, and setup, as well as forcing the foe to directly damage it. Shadow Ball is Mega Gengar's main STAB attack, as its neutral coverage is fantastic and it deals solid damage to most offensive Pokemon. Hex is prefered in the case of preferred if you are using Will-O-Wisp in the fourth moveslot or if Mega Gengar is used in a team that abuses from focuses on taking advantage of status, with Pokemon such as defensive Ho-Oh or Zygarde-C. Destiny Bond allows Mega Gengar to force trades with a number of offensive and defensive threats alike, and it works even better in tandem with Taunt. Will-O-Wisp cripples opposing Pokemon, (AC) and makes Hex dealing more damage boosts Hex's power, as well as crippling and neuters Pursuit users such as Alolan Muk-A or and Tyranitar. Mega Gengar can also run Focus Blast to hit Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Tyranitar, and Ferrothorn harder. 252 EVs in Speed allows allow Mega Gengar to tie with other 130's base 130s and outspeed everything below, and 252 EVs in Special Attack maximize its damage output. Mega Gengar can run Focus Blast to hit Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Tyranitar, and Ferrothorn harder.

[ Although Despite all those good points, Mega Gengar has a very low bulk, making it easily threatened by any attacker. (period) it It is also susceptible to Pursuit (RC) and easily threatened by vulnerable to (repetition) common offensive Pokemon such as Yveltal, Deoxys-A, Arceus-Ground, Choice Scarf users, and Arceus-Dark if it doesn't pack Focus Blast. Zygarde-C can shrug off any attack from Mega Gengar and retaliate back with Dragon Tail or Thousand Arrows, and Mega Sableye can also deal huge damage to Mega Gengar and escape from Shadow Tag. ] (<- this section would fit better after the introduction, right now the OO section also feels kinda shoehorned after this) Mega Gengar can also run other sets, such as Subsitute + 3 Attack, Substitute + 3 attacks, which can pack options such as Icy Wind, Disable, or and Thunder. The other option is the Perish Trapper set, which is more reliable when it comes to remove a key threat or against more defensive teams that can't immediately threaten Mega Gengar (RC) but it lacks offensive presence.
 
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Maybe the mention of Marshadow somewhere? In "Check & Counters" part I guess

edit: mentionned it, i think it is good to go unless QC wanna add something

p^2 edit: published
 
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