Alakazam vs. Gengar.

[ajdotkom]

i need another special sweeper on my team. Alakazam, Gengar, or both?
please serious criticism, no Gengar fanboys vs. Alakazam fanboys.

 

[F-22]

Gengar due to better typing and Explosion. It can simply switch into more and has a slightly better movepool. Both are vulnerable to priority and Pursuit.

 

[ajdotkom]

i might use Alakazam as a special sweeper and Gengar as an exploder, then.

 

[ajdotkom]

does the move Explosion take the Attack stat into account, since it is a physical attack?
would it be worth switching Gengar for someone with a higher Attack stat?

 

[Rickclev]

gengar is a bad choice for just being an exploder.....bronzong and metagross are the 2 best exploders just make them jolly and give them a choice scarf...also gengar is a better special sweeper than alakazam because of it having levitate to switch in on ground attacks and it can also have destiny bond.

edit: yes explosion takes into account the attack stat...which is why i dont use explosion on gengar

 

[F-22]

The thing is that both of the things you mentioned aren't very good as pure special sweepers but Gengar is less easily walled because of it. Yes, Explosion is a physical move but Gengar can deal by running Hasty to give it a tad bit more power.

It's never a good idea to have something purely for the purpose of Exploding; I see it more as a safety net for when things in a match go bad.

 

[ajdotkom]

-sigh- okay i'll see what i can do.
also, anyone know of an exceptionally good wall?
i already have Umbreon, i was thinking Steelix. :3

 

[Dawn~]

-sigh- okay i'll see what i can do.
also, anyone know of an exceptionally good wall?
i already have Umbreon, i was thinking Steelix. :3

You sort of need to tell us your whole team.

 

[pikmin]

this should DEFINATELY be in the simple questions thread.

 

[Our Wasted Years]

this should DEFINATELY be in the simple questions thread.

Then next time DEFINITELY report it.

But yeah we have a Simple Q&A thread, use that for all questions.