Team Rocket Ghost Type Grunt Guide

Ghost Type Grunt - "Ke...Ke...Ke...Ke...Ke...Ke!"
Ghost types, arguably, look the coolest with the shadowy effect shadow pokemon get. There are a a few PvP viable encounters this grunt carries around, along with one of the best shadow Ghost type raid attackers. While the grunt itself isn't the hardest to take down, they tend to be able to catch you off guard with their final pokemon, so be prepared!
Pokemon Lineup
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Catchable Pokemon
Evolving into one of the absolute best Ghost types, Shadow Gengar, Gastly is a very exciting encounter. It alone makes this grunt a high priority for any trainer wanting to take down raid bosses in the fastest possible manner.
Evolving into one of the absolute best Ghost types, Shadow Gengar, Gastly is a very exciting encounter. It alone makes this grunt a high priority for any trainer wanting to take down raid bosses in the fastest possible manner.
Supreme Counters
Hydreigon with Bite and
Brutal Swing can take quite a few hits, just like any Dark type, and dish out great damage in return. Though make sure you save a Brutal Swing against Froslass in the final slot who's
Powder Snow can hurt Hydreigon.
Much like Hydreigon, Tyranitar can easily take any Ghost type attacks that get thrown at it with ramping damage from Bite and a
Brutal Swing for good measure. Though it doesn't appreciate
Mud Slaps from Golett.
Sometimes you just gotta fight fire with fire, or ghost with ghost I guess... Giratina Origin form is a more tankier Ghost type that can deal a good amount of damage as well. It can be spammy with Ominous Wind and grab a potential attack and defense boost along the way or deal devestating damage with
Shadow Ball or
Shadow Force. Just make sure it has
Shadow Claw and not Dragon Tail.
Giratina's Altered Forme has the advantage of being able to run Shadow Claw and
Dragon Claw. And while it may look like Dragon Claw is inferior here, its low energy cost combined with Shadow Claw's high energy gains means that it can frequently stun-lock opposing rockets, allowing them only one or two fast move uses per charged move that Giratina launches.
If anything is weak to Ghost, Dawn Wings Necrozma is going to pop up and for good reason. With an absurdly high attack stat and having access to Shadow Claw it can make quick work of any ghost types standing its way. Though it's more than allergic to Ghost itself being double weak to it, which in reality won't hinder it too much. Oh how nice it is to have an amazing attack stat.
Good Counters
Excadrill has good coverage against anything in the last slot with Mud Slap,
Scorching Sands for Gengar and Alolan Marowak or
Rock Slide against Froslass or Alolan Marowak. But please keep in mind that with the right fast move, Alolan Marowak can melt Excadrill quite easily.
Gengar is definetly a solid choice here. The only problem is that you might want to bring multiple as it's quite glassy whilst also taking super effective damage from Ghost type moves. Just make sure you're using Shadow Claw along with
Shadow Ball.
Other Good Counters
In conjunction with the above counters, several other Pokemon do a great job here, including a number of generally great Pokemon in the Master League. Feel free to mix-and-match a bit, as any of these and beyond can do a great job as well!