Name: Gengar
Number: 94
Type: Ghost/Poison
Abilities: Levitate
Base Stats:
60 / 65 / 60 / 130 / 75 / 110
Level Up Move Edits:
None
Move Tutor Move Edits:
none
Egg Move Edits:
None
Example set 1:
name: Substitute + Disable
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Disable
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Explanation of Set:
This is one of Gengar's deadliest sets to use with the proper timing. With Disable being upgraded to perfect accuracy in the Black and White, Gengar can take advantage of this to great effect with its useful immunities combined with Substitute. The simple premise of this set is to hide behind a Substitute to overcome Pursuit users, avoid paralysis, and to make Disable easier to pull off. Common walls such as Ferrothorn and Blissey, who rely on one attacking move to deal with Gengar, find themselves in a very tight position after their move has been Disabled. Even sweepers that use two coverage moves find themselves in very tight situations; prime examples include Substitute Landorus, Conkeldurr without Stone Edge, and Gliscor. Gengar's great neutral coverage lets it batter many Pokemon for high damage, making it difficult to wall. With the prevalence of sandstorm in the metagame, Leftovers is the main option to provide more opportunities to use Substitute and conserve health.
Example set 2:
name: Substitute + Pain Split
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Pain Split
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Focus Blast
item: Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Explanation of Set:
The Pain Split set is akin to the Disable set, but the approach to this set is much more offensive. Pain Split acts like a third attacking move capable of muscling through typical counters with massive HP stats such as Blissey, Chansey, and Snorlax. Furthermore, Pain Split works perfectly in conjunction with Substitute and Life Orb, and even benefits from the residual damage from sandstorm and hail. The closer Gengar's health bar gets to zero, the more HP Gengar can suck away from its opponents. Gengar's coverage is impressive, and it can act as a fail-safe sweeper at any given time even with the absence of an extra coverage move.
The combination of Substitute and Pain Split allows Gengar to take out Pokemon it normally would not be able to, most notably Blissey. Pain Split has 32 PP, while Wish and Softboiled have 16, meaning that Gengar can easily stall Blissey out. Finally, most Blissey are unable to break Gengar's Substitutes, meaning Gengar can usually come out of the duel unscathed.
