doombotmecha

actually (i've got the manual open in front of me), it's only special dark moves that are reduced in the holy field, so knock off, crunch, etc. should be fine. But don't get me wrong, I am over the moon for that sweet, sweet aromatherapy utility. status is so annoying, especially from these ghosts, so being able to shrug it off is great! Also I don't know if anything carries hypnosis, but having something really tanky to switch into the hypnotist is gr8 too.

I'm probably still gonna try and rely on punching through with my other mons first. It's just nice to have that big ol' toxic blob to fall back on. Having knock off from Hariyama and Muk should really help in that regard, getting rid of items while taking only minor damage in return thanks to max HP investment. Plus, it has Poison Touch, so it should be able to really chunk down any of the bulkier ghosts, e.g. Cofagrigus, Dusclops etc.

Huh, guess I was a bit mistaken there. I don't exactly have that much experience with trying to use Dark Types in the Holy Field, admittedly, since Revenant!Keta was another Mono-Fighting boss before V10, Snuggles destroyed everything in sight, I didn't have a Dark on my original Reborn team, and Mono-Psychic has a far more reliable interaction with the Field Effect to bother. Guess I'll have to keep that detail in mind for later, huh?

I probably should've double-checked the Field Effect Manual anyway- I already have it open, so I don't even have that excuse!

@doombotmecha Can you link me this manual you speak of?

Edit: Nvm you meant Field Effect Manual.  I thought you meant Gym Leader Manual for some reason.  For some reason I can't delete this comment.