[DISCUSSION] All Our Favorite Ghost Pokémon!

Hey, everybody! It's 0kamii, and in the spirit of Halloween (despite that some of you don't celebrate it) we're talking about Ghost-Types!

Ghost-Types are an interesting story for me. For a long time, I really didn't care about most of them. They were one of those types that I really saw no purpose to use, for I always either substituted their coverage with either a Dark- or a Bug-Type depending on the mon. Recently however, in the last four years or so, I've taking a liking to bunch of new Ghost-Types for which I had never previously cared. So even though it may be that fall's a-comin', or that I'm feeling in an especially spooky, scary mood, I feel that it's finally the time to talk about all our favorite Ghost-Types! Quick disclaimer before we begin however: there will be no jumpscare hiding in this post. I promise. I hate when people do that, and I wouldn't even know how to if I did. With that out of the way, my personal favorite Ghost-Type is:

I've always taken the time to tell people that I played the Orre side games, Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness, and those games were where I was first introduced to Mismagius' pre-evolution, Misdreavus. While I admittedly didn't care much for it then, come Gen 4 and Mismagius was revealed, I couldn't help but be drawn to its awesome design and good stat distribution. It pains me to hear people call Mismagius the 'Poor man's Gengar,' to that I say: "At least Mismagius still has Levitate!" The spread here is mostly for Singles, with Mystical Fire being my primary answer to walls like Ferrothorn, and HP - Ground for Heatran. Shadow Ball is easily Mismagius' best STAB move, and Dazzling Gleam is great against Dark-Types that think they have her beaten. I've had a lot of fun with this set, and even though it leaves the Magical Pokémon a little vulnerable, smart play coupled with good prediction can really make her a threat.

Other Ghost-Type Pokémon I adore are:

There were a surprising number of Ghost-Types that I wanted to fit on here, and those be listed at the bottom. But I think these are some of my top 3. Dhelmise was a fairly enigmatic pokémon prior to the release of Sun and Moon because it was one of the only pokémon that wasn't given any information, nor any hints on how to find it (unless you had the player's guide). Playing through a game that had gotten so many leaks made the second half of the game feel stale at times, but Dhelmise managed to come in at the last second and wow me. While its typing isn't the greatest, it looks very cool and triple STAB is nothing at which to sneeze. Speaking of Sun and Moon, I knew from the get-go that Oricorio was going to be one of my favorite Gen 7 pokémon, and I was right! Dancer is a really fun ability to toy around with in recreationals, and the fans on the Sensu form remind me of Japanese geisha, one of my favorite subject about which to read. If you haven't read Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha, a Life, or Autobiography of a Geisha, I would highly recommend them all! And lastly, Giratina is really just here because it was a Shiny I coveted for a long time, and I finally got it after 1,301 soft-resets! It had a Modest nature too, so I'm predicting a Special Attacker in my future.

Runner-ups:

That's all for my Monday post! I hope you'll all stick around until Wednesday when "I Am An Axew" is getting its thrid entry! Looking forward to sharing that with you all. Don't forget to tell me what your favorite Ghost-Type is in the thread below, and make sure you all stay safe this Halloween!

Thanks so much for reading, everyone! Battle onwards, friends!

- 0kamii