Character: Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd | nastyboy Badge/Gym Leader: Brock for the Boulder Badge Elite/Regular: ELITE Team:Roster with Ciannwn the Silvally, Ellyllon the Sirfetch'd, Kent the Munna, Gremlin the Rattata, Gabby the Miltank, and Dean the Emboar Battle Details: Since Dimitri was already in town for the Wish Festival, he may as well take out two birds with one stone! Or, uh, is that the opposite way around...? Two birds, one Boulder badge.
Not that Dimitri is going to use his birds right off the bat.
In the first round, up against Brock's Rhyperior.... It's Ciannwn the Silvally!
Rhyperior's strength in its physical moves, part of which includes the fearsome OHKO move Horn Drill. And it may not help that, in Dimitri's case, his particular Silvally leans towards Fire typing, which puts her at a disadvantage type-wise. But that isn't going to deter the two of them!
After all, Ciannwn also has a few tricks up her maw, too, and she's going to help make them a reality by opening up with moves like Crunch, Crush Claw, and Metal Sound - all moves meant to lower Rhyperior's defense! Metal Sound in particular will be useful for helping set up the full impact of the following Tri Attack, whose power won't be in the attack itself but rather aiming for the 20% chance of inflicting a status ailment. Obviously the best would be to freeze Rhyperior, but beggars can't be choosers.
But Crunch and Crush Claw will be used to help weaken Rhyperior for other moves - namely Ice Fang, with its lower chance of freezing, and Iron Head, which might force Rhyperior to think twice with its flinch percentage. Those two moves ought to slam straight into Rhyperior's own type weaknesses as well, which will hit hard in their own way!
It may not be the most elegant strategy - Ciannwn rarely works that way - but it should hopefully be effective! The main name of the game is taking out Rhyperior before Ciannwn gets overwhelmed herself. A real glass canon sort of strategy, if she even qualifies as a cannon. Successful freezes should help her greatly, especially since she can use her defense-weakening moves more than once while Rhyperior is stuck!
And then we have Rampardos next to battle against... It's here that Dimitri takes another risk in that he sends out one of his lower level Pokemon, Ellyllon the Sirfetch'd, right on the cusp of level 80.
Rampardos is probably the simplest and least complicated of Brock's Pokemon, in Dimitri's opinion, with no hard lean in one particular area, and physical and status moves being roughly equal in number. This is no doubt why Dimitri thought it would be worth letting Ellyllon having a shot at honor and glory.
After all, as a Sirfetch'd, she's a fighting type... and so, with that in mind, Dimitri hopes to make up for the severe level gap by a quick and powerful one-two punch!
Literally. She's starting off quick with a couple of Rock Smashes, to ruin that defense, and then going right into the main show: a blazing Meteor Assault.
It's a move meant to lean hard towards her Fighting type strength, with the Rock Smashes only weakening Rampardos further and further to it, before she finishes things off with that strong ending. The problem, of course, is her comparatively low level, and that Meteor Assault forces Ellyllon to catch her breath... but Dimitri hopes that they'll have taken Rampardos out with this strategy.
In contrast, up against Golem, Dimitri opts to go for something a little less flashy with Kent the Munna.
The problem with Golems is that they know Explosion. And Self Destruct. So it's kind of a shitshow.
That is why Kent is going to open with a Hypnosis. And then keep using it. Repeatedly. Throughout the match. Just to keep this explodey bastard asleep and not exploding. After that, well... It almost doesn't matter in some respects, because a Munna does not naturally have any advantages over a rock-type like Golem. So inbetween the many Dream Eaters that can only be expected when an opponent is asleep...
He'll just use what he knows - Psybeam, Zen Headbutt, Moonblast. Whatever whittles Golem's health down towards victory. If there comes a chance when hits are landed against Kent, well, he'll just put Golem to sleep again, and heal up with Moonlight.
It's a bit of a cheese, but so is Explosion, so, you know what,
The battle up against Omastar is a little more exciting, because that's where Gremlin the Rattata is tossed onto the field!
Omastar is a bit of a twist in the rock-type lineup that Brock has, both in terms of moves (spread out fairly equally in terms of Special/Physical/Status) and the water typing tossed in there for flavor. The biggest threats in Dimitri's opinion are Brine - a move he's used with his own Pokemon before to good effect.
So of course they should drag Omastar down to that half-life level first!
There's no waiting here with this rat before he goes full speed into using Super Fang, putting Omastar into a disadvantage right off the bat! After that, the hits keep coming and they don't stop, as Gremlin tosses a Shadow Ball right towards Omastar, prepping them up for the following Ice Beams and Thunder Bolts!
He's a tiny rat, but he's pulling no punches. Plus all the other moves he knows, like Assurance? Gremlin is probably one of the most secure battlers in this challenge.
And the momentum doesn't stop there as Brock lets out Kabutops, to which Dimitri responds earnestly with Gabby the Miltank -
Oh, okay, she's just going straight into a Rock Smash, Defense Curl, and then Rollout. Okay. So that's how it's going.
Yeah, she just... has to get that out of her system.
Everyone knows you need to let your Miltank occasionally just go cow wild. It's healthy.
Of course, the problem with Kabutops is, much like Omastar, its moveset is rather equally spread out but with a couple of health draining moves like Leech Life tossed in there. Those could prove to be a problem if Kabutops decides to go onto a more defensive stance than offensive.
Still, Gabby won't have that stop her. With the Rollout out of her system, Dimitri is free to organize her a little better, and they'll follow up with another Rock Smash to get Kabutops down for the following High Horsepower!
And at last.... The final battle. Up against Brock's trademark Onix, Dimitri only feels it's proper to bring his own starter, Dean the Emboar.
One of Onix's greatest strengths is the possibility that he has a Rock Head ability, which means moves like Double Edge won't be a problem for him. The possibility of Sturdy is another issue, but not one for Dean, who is unlikely to have any moves to get him down to that level... Along with his problematic Sandstorm move, which will do damage even without Onix having to lift a pebble.
And yet, funnily enough, there are a couple of moves that Dimitri and Dean wouldn't mind Onix utilizing. After all, if Onix tries to speed themself up with a Rock Polish, that means it's the perfect time to knock him down a bit with Gyro Ball. And if Onix might get a little too fast for their liking, knocking them down a bit with a Hammer Arm can put them back into more manageable levels while still making Gyro Ball have some kick.
In the event that Rock Polish is realized to be a bad move, that's fine. Dimitri is learning the validity of having nice solid Plan Bs. With Defense Curl to help keep him alive even in the face of a Sandstorm, and Power-up Punch to help him hit all the harder. When it comes to weathering potential Dig attacks, after all, you have to hit hard when you can, and weather through the attacks otherwise. Speaking of Dig, Dean won't hesitate to use Protect to defeat the surprise attack.
With those main concerns out of the way, hopefully they can make it through this!
And there's good reason why Dean is last as well - he's the emergency back up in case any of the prior battles go badly, whereupon Dimitri will pull his active battler, replace them with Dean, and the two will unleash a Roar to go into another battle while Dimitri takes care of the injured Pokemon on his side.
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Badge/Gym Leader: Brock for the Boulder Badge
Elite/Regular: ELITE
Team: Roster with Ciannwn the Silvally, Ellyllon the Sirfetch'd, Kent the Munna, Gremlin the Rattata, Gabby the Miltank, and Dean the Emboar
Battle Details: Since Dimitri was already in town for the Wish Festival, he may as well take out two birds with one stone! Or, uh, is that the opposite way around...? Two birds, one Boulder badge.
Not that Dimitri is going to use his birds right off the bat.
In the first round, up against Brock's Rhyperior.... It's Ciannwn the Silvally!
Rhyperior's strength in its physical moves, part of which includes the fearsome OHKO move Horn Drill. And it may not help that, in Dimitri's case, his particular Silvally leans towards Fire typing, which puts her at a disadvantage type-wise. But that isn't going to deter the two of them!
After all, Ciannwn also has a few tricks up her maw, too, and she's going to help make them a reality by opening up with moves like Crunch, Crush Claw, and Metal Sound - all moves meant to lower Rhyperior's defense! Metal Sound in particular will be useful for helping set up the full impact of the following Tri Attack, whose power won't be in the attack itself but rather aiming for the 20% chance of inflicting a status ailment. Obviously the best would be to freeze Rhyperior, but beggars can't be choosers.
But Crunch and Crush Claw will be used to help weaken Rhyperior for other moves - namely Ice Fang, with its lower chance of freezing, and Iron Head, which might force Rhyperior to think twice with its flinch percentage. Those two moves ought to slam straight into Rhyperior's own type weaknesses as well, which will hit hard in their own way!
It may not be the most elegant strategy - Ciannwn rarely works that way - but it should hopefully be effective! The main name of the game is taking out Rhyperior before Ciannwn gets overwhelmed herself. A real glass canon sort of strategy, if she even qualifies as a cannon. Successful freezes should help her greatly, especially since she can use her defense-weakening moves more than once while Rhyperior is stuck!
And then we have Rampardos next to battle against... It's here that Dimitri takes another risk in that he sends out one of his lower level Pokemon, Ellyllon the Sirfetch'd, right on the cusp of level 80.
Rampardos is probably the simplest and least complicated of Brock's Pokemon, in Dimitri's opinion, with no hard lean in one particular area, and physical and status moves being roughly equal in number. This is no doubt why Dimitri thought it would be worth letting Ellyllon having a shot at honor and glory.
After all, as a Sirfetch'd, she's a fighting type... and so, with that in mind, Dimitri hopes to make up for the severe level gap by a quick and powerful one-two punch!
Literally. She's starting off quick with a couple of Rock Smashes, to ruin that defense, and then going right into the main show: a blazing Meteor Assault.
It's a move meant to lean hard towards her Fighting type strength, with the Rock Smashes only weakening Rampardos further and further to it, before she finishes things off with that strong ending. The problem, of course, is her comparatively low level, and that Meteor Assault forces Ellyllon to catch her breath... but Dimitri hopes that they'll have taken Rampardos out with this strategy.
In contrast, up against Golem, Dimitri opts to go for something a little less flashy with Kent the Munna.
The problem with Golems is that they know Explosion. And Self Destruct. So it's kind of a shitshow.
That is why Kent is going to open with a Hypnosis. And then keep using it. Repeatedly. Throughout the match. Just to keep this explodey bastard asleep and not exploding. After that, well... It almost doesn't matter in some respects, because a Munna does not naturally have any advantages over a rock-type like Golem. So inbetween the many Dream Eaters that can only be expected when an opponent is asleep...
He'll just use what he knows - Psybeam, Zen Headbutt, Moonblast. Whatever whittles Golem's health down towards victory. If there comes a chance when hits are landed against Kent, well, he'll just put Golem to sleep again, and heal up with Moonlight.
It's a bit of a cheese, but so is Explosion, so, you know what,
The battle up against Omastar is a little more exciting, because that's where Gremlin the Rattata is tossed onto the field!
Omastar is a bit of a twist in the rock-type lineup that Brock has, both in terms of moves (spread out fairly equally in terms of Special/Physical/Status) and the water typing tossed in there for flavor. The biggest threats in Dimitri's opinion are Brine - a move he's used with his own Pokemon before to good effect.
So of course they should drag Omastar down to that half-life level first!
There's no waiting here with this rat before he goes full speed into using Super Fang, putting Omastar into a disadvantage right off the bat! After that, the hits keep coming and they don't stop, as Gremlin tosses a Shadow Ball right towards Omastar, prepping them up for the following Ice Beams and Thunder Bolts!
He's a tiny rat, but he's pulling no punches. Plus all the other moves he knows, like Assurance? Gremlin is probably one of the most secure battlers in this challenge.
And the momentum doesn't stop there as Brock lets out Kabutops, to which Dimitri responds earnestly with Gabby the Miltank -
Oh, okay, she's just going straight into a Rock Smash, Defense Curl, and then Rollout. Okay. So that's how it's going.
Yeah, she just... has to get that out of her system.
Everyone knows you need to let your Miltank occasionally just go cow wild. It's healthy.
Of course, the problem with Kabutops is, much like Omastar, its moveset is rather equally spread out but with a couple of health draining moves like Leech Life tossed in there. Those could prove to be a problem if Kabutops decides to go onto a more defensive stance than offensive.
Still, Gabby won't have that stop her. With the Rollout out of her system, Dimitri is free to organize her a little better, and they'll follow up with another Rock Smash to get Kabutops down for the following High Horsepower!
And at last.... The final battle. Up against Brock's trademark Onix, Dimitri only feels it's proper to bring his own starter, Dean the Emboar.
One of Onix's greatest strengths is the possibility that he has a Rock Head ability, which means moves like Double Edge won't be a problem for him. The possibility of Sturdy is another issue, but not one for Dean, who is unlikely to have any moves to get him down to that level... Along with his problematic Sandstorm move, which will do damage even without Onix having to lift a pebble.
And yet, funnily enough, there are a couple of moves that Dimitri and Dean wouldn't mind Onix utilizing. After all, if Onix tries to speed themself up with a Rock Polish, that means it's the perfect time to knock him down a bit with Gyro Ball. And if Onix might get a little too fast for their liking, knocking them down a bit with a Hammer Arm can put them back into more manageable levels while still making Gyro Ball have some kick.
In the event that Rock Polish is realized to be a bad move, that's fine. Dimitri is learning the validity of having nice solid Plan Bs. With Defense Curl to help keep him alive even in the face of a Sandstorm, and Power-up Punch to help him hit all the harder. When it comes to weathering potential Dig attacks, after all, you have to hit hard when you can, and weather through the attacks otherwise. Speaking of Dig, Dean won't hesitate to use Protect to defeat the surprise attack.
With those main concerns out of the way, hopefully they can make it through this!
And there's good reason why Dean is last as well - he's the emergency back up in case any of the prior battles go badly, whereupon Dimitri will pull his active battler, replace them with Dean, and the two will unleash a Roar to go into another battle while Dimitri takes care of the injured Pokemon on his side.