Help with my Ghost Mono Team!

Question

I'm really new to Showdown, so I'd appreciate some help with my monotype team! I've been browsing these sites for a while now, and I've been a pokemon fan for a while, so I think it's time to up my game! Let me know what I can do better! Give me all the constructive criticism you can, please!

Zoroark-Hisui @ Leftovers
Ability: Illusion
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Hex
- Will-O-Wisp
- Knock Off

To trick my opponents into thinking it's fluttermane! Substitute to scope things out, will-o-wisp to burn, hex for damage, knock off to get rid of the opponents held item!

Sinistcha-Masterpiece @ Big Root
Ability: Heatproof
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Hex

Water type coverage, and cute to boot! Substitute to scope and for protection, giga drain to heal, energy ball for damage, hex for STAB, especially when paired with Zoroark's will-o-wisp!

Oricorio-Sensu @ Spell Tag
Ability: Dancer
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Air Slash
- Revelation Dance (Ghost)
- Roost

Spell Tag for ghost damage with revelation Dance, Roost to heal, hurricane in rainy weather from Basculegion guaranteed hit, air slash for critical hits!

Chandelure @ Charcoal
Ability: Infiltrator
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Acid Armor
- Curse
- Fire Blast
- Trailblaze

One of my favorite pokemon, carried me through shield with this exact moveset! (Different held item) Acid armor for quick defense boost, curse for STAB, fire blast and trailblaze for STAB with charcoal boost! Infiltrator to get behind enemies using Substitute!

Basculegion-F @ Mystic Water
Ability: Adaptability
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rain Dance
- Chilling Water
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam

Rainy Sweep! I added Adaptability instead of Swift Swim because she's already quite fast, and Adaptability gives extra STAB along with the Mystic Water to boost it more! Ice beam for grass coverage and to take down dragon types.

Flutter Mane @ Heat Rock
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
- Mystical Fire
- Moonblast
- Sunny Day
- Pain Split

Sunny sweep! Pain Split for if they get to low hp or the opponent switches to a high health tank, moonblast for dark type coverage, Sunny Day to boost Mystical Fire and then swoosh!

Comments

Can you add a short explanation for why you chose each member (as per rule 2.1)?

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Uhh... Curse isn't STAB.

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Your team has some weird stuff like acid armor, curse Chandelure. Chandelure Isn’t  really bulky so it is not easy to setup. I would run a more offensive Chandelure 4 attack and a scarf. You should run swift swim on basculegien f so you can get the speed boost from the rein. And switch aut the sun on flutter

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Don't put two different weather setters on the same team

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Hey there. I read through this, and despite also being new to Showdown, I have a bit of experience with setting up competitive Pokemon. First of all, don't have two weather setters on one team. The heat rock+sunny day will make it more annoying when you want to set rain. Also, Basculegion isn't going to benefit much from Adaptability. Consider Swift Swim to get the full potential of Basculegion. Get Spiritomb or Sableye on your team, to defend against other Ghost/Dark type moves, and Aegislash/any Poison-Ghost for Fairy types. Also, think about changing your Tera Type. Curse Chandelure is not that bulky, so consider changing that to maybe Calm Mind and/or Substitute. Sinistcha - Energy Ball could be replaced with Matcha Gotcha, for heal and burn, and consider Solar Beam if you're going for a Sun team. These are just suggestions, so you don't have to add them, but consider them.

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One dark type = dead

Answer 1

Hello there.

Like the people in the comments suggested, don't use two weather setters. I would get rid of Basclegion, but it's up to you. Here is what I'd recommend for each member of your team:

Zoroark-H:
looks pretty good. I would replace knock off with a different move like hyper voice or flamethrower, because a second attack would be better than utility, and dark doesn't cover anything more than ghost does.

Sinistcha-Masterpiece:
Matcha Gotcha over Giga drain, its better. Also you don't need energy ball, replace it with a coverage move like scald or a setup like calm mind/nasty plot

Oricorio-Sensu:
Air slash doesn't have a higher crit chance, you're probably thinking of air cutter. If you're going to keep the rain, use hurricane, if you're not keeping the rain, use air slash. don't use both. Also, put quiver dance on this thing! it's an OP setup move. I would also change the item, because items like the spell tag and charcoal aren't that good. I would recommend focus sash, life orb, or heavy duty boots instead.

Chandelure:
In game movesets are rarely good in competitive, so I would use a completely different one. use trailblaze or a choice scarf to help with speed, then put fire blast/flamethrower and shadow ball on it. calm mind and leftovers if you go for trailblaze and psychic and energy ball if scarf.

I would get rid of basclegion, but if you want to keep one, use male, he's better. I would do a choice band/scarf if you get male basclegion, and if you still want a rain setter, you can use this:

Sableye @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rain Dance
- Foul Play
- Pain Split/Recover
- Will-O-Wisp/Thunder Wave

Flutter mane:
should run shadow ball, don't use flutter mane as a sun setter, it's too frail. use Choice specs or scarf as well as a coverage move like thunderbolt, power gem, etc. If you still want sun, use the sableye set but with sunny day over rain dance.

I hope I helped, and remember that testing is important! see you later.