[ti]Approved[/ti]Shadow Assault

[Cyberknight98]

Name: Shadow Assault
Type: Ghost
Category: Physical
PP: 10 (base) 16 (max)

Power: 90
Accuracy: 100%
Priority: 0
Target: Adjacent

Makes Contact: Yes
Description: The user attacks the target with a shadowy force, dealing physical damage.
Secondary Effect: No


Affected by Protect: Yes
Affected by Magic Coat: No
Affected by Snatch: No 
Affected by King's Rock: Yes
Affected by BrightPowder: Yes

Pokemon: Golurk line, Trevenant line, Gengar line, Dusknoir line, Giratina, Knightmare(Fakemon), Maskem(Fakemon), Other Fakemon.

(A little vanilla, I know)

[Deleted]

Why not add Pawniard/Bisharp?

[Cyberknight98]

The Bisharp line doesn't have the "Ghostly" element, it just has blades along its body.

[Devoxys]

It looks fine, though I feel that it should have 100 power instead of just 90. Not sure if everybody else will agree though.

[Cyberknight98]

I feel like 90 is more than fair. While I agree that ghost needs more really strong physical moves, I don't want it to be overpowering, ESPECIALLY since Aegislash is getting it. This was mainly made to give Knightmare a strong Ghost-Type STAB.

[Devoxys]

Oh right, Aegis gets this. If it was just a signature move, then 100 BP would be fine.

[Cyberknight98]

The flavor fits too much not to give it to Aegi, and "Spectral Halberd" doesn't have the same ring to it. I could probably make this signature with a couple tweaks tho... I'll make a poll.

[Salient]

I like it. Raise the PP though. 8 is too low for a 90bp move. Aside from that, this looks good. Maybe change the name so it can be given to more physical ghost types? (Golurk Dusknoir, Trevenant)

[Cyberknight98]

I think 8 PP for a 90 power ghost type move fits. Remember, ghost attacks have always been... lackluster in some form. I think 8 PP is a good drawback... but I can change it to 16. Do you have any suggestions to change the name to make it applicable to other pokemon?

[Cyberknight98]

As we don't know what already existing pokemon are going to be in Kyoru, I'd like to keep Spectral Blade as is for now.

[Cyberknight98]

Updated

[Devoxys]

You should poll to decide the name and distribution.

[Deleted]

Take away Gengar line and Drifblim from this.

[Cyberknight98]

Another name idea I had was Shadow Assault. Any other suggestions are appreciated.

[Devoxys]

Voted Other: New name; distribution is fine.

[Salient]

Agreeing with Devoxys, needs a new name. Distribution is fine.

[Cyberknight98]

Some name ideas:
-Shadow Onslaught
-Spectral Assault
-Shadow Assault
-Phantom Attack
-Phantom Assault

[Salient]

I like Shadow Assault

[Cyberknight98]

Shadow Assault was the other name I had toyed around with before deciding on Spectral Onslaught, so if we want to switch it to that one, I have no complaints with it.

[Devoxys]

The problem with Shadow Assault is that "Shadow" is overused, on pretty much any offensive Ghost type move you can pull from the top of your head.

[Cyberknight98]

*Insert "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" joke here*

Spectral Assault, then?

[pokemonvortex]

The name sounds so weird.
Also, Shadow Assault sounds like a Shadow move from XD. Devoxys Shadow Ball
How about Wraith or Spirit something.

[Cyberknight98]

I dunno, I think Shadow Assault works well. I know there's a lot of "Shadow" moves, but I'm open to other suggestions.

[Salient]

I feel like both Spectral and Shadow Onslaught are too long of names for a move.

[Cyberknight98]

Which is why we're looking at changing the name.