Competitive Information for Gourgeist [Sword/Shield]
Ghost / Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gourgeist? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Gourgeist is an outstanding Ghost and Grass-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Gourgeist out in the 8th generation battlefield. Gourgeist is weak to Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Phantom Force
- Seed Bomb / Grassy Glide
- Foul Play / Brutal Swing
- Flame Charge / Facade
Physical Sweeper Gourgeist (Pickup)
Gourgeist is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Gourgeist's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gourgeist's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, if Gourgeist has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn. Flame Charge was added to provide additional threat coverage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Gourgeist on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Flame Charge is a physical 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Gourgeist's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Gourgeist is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gourgeist? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Poltergeist / Phantom Force
- Rock Slide
- Brutal Swing / Foul Play
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gourgeist (Pickup)
Gourgeist is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Gourgeist's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Gourgeist's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, if Gourgeist has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Phantom Force
- Seed Bomb / Grassy Glide
- Foul Play / Brutal Swing
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Gourgeist (Pickup)
Gourgeist is a notable Defensive Trick Room for single battles. Weakness Policy activates if Gourgeist is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Pickup, if Gourgeist has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn. Flame Charge was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Grassy Glide is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Grass-type move (Gourgeist on grassy terrain: +1 priority).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gourgeist learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gourgeist can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Gourgeist
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Gourgeist's stats
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Flame Charge
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Gourgeist
- Destiny Bond
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gourgeist in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Gourgeist's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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