Badge/Gym Leader: Erika Elite/Regular: Elite Team:Here. She is using Chocobo, Nald, Yda, Zale, Fatebreaker, and Wild Rose. Battle Details: It's been a while since Minfilia has tried using a team that isn't her regular ones - but she's doing it intentionally.
She leads with Chocobo the Archeops. Now, you might be wondering - what's the plan here? Tailwind, and then Aerial Ace. If Shiftry - or any of the other Pokemon Erika switches in - goes for an attack and it's super strong? They'll notice the Archeops is Focus Sash. And it knows Endeavor. And Quick Attack. Thus, the plan is to go for strong moves pre-Ability, then go for Endeavor and Quick Attack. If Tailwind drops and there's still no damage on Archeops, go for it again. -- Nald the Pyroar, trained in this sort of thing, will try and burn any opponent first of all with Will-o-Wisp. Chip damage is important. And then go for Flamethrower. If he is close to death and can take one more blow, Endeavor. If he cannot? Overheat. -- Yda, meanwhile, is going to go for Swords' Dance and Protect, holding Leftovers. Agility, too. And then she'll be going for Fire Punch and Aerial Ace. Notably, she's trying to avoid going up against Jumpluff with Yda. -- Zale is a spice to switch in and out! Minfilia notes that Shiftry is the best physical attacker, so Intimidate isn't the best counter. So he's there for two things: Torment to prevent set-up spam or trying to spam status moves; Flamethrower. The good classic. -- Minfilia notably doesn't speak to Fatebreaker - they seem to be fighting under their own power, with Minfilia just approving. He's waiting for a Pokemon that doesn't seem to have the ability to poison him, before going for Power-up Punch and Aerial Ace. But also, Hypnosis alongside his Wide Lens.
Why Hypnosis? For Dream Eater. Especially against the half-Poison-types. A bit of healing, a bit of nightmares. -- And finally, a non-Mega-evolved Wild Rose. Minfilia keeps her starter close, after all! She's there for Fire Punch and Flamethrower support, with a bit of Covet to steal held items since she doesn't have one of her own. If a Pokemon seems to be abuisng their ability - like, speeding up under the sun, there's always time for Simple Beam and Play Nice if they're relying on physical attacks.
Badge/Gym Leader: Guys we need to beat Misty. Elite/Regular: Elite Team:Here. She is using Thancred, Sasaxia, Coeurl, Beaknette, Kraken, and Wild Rose. Battle Details: Minfilia is leading with-- Thancred?! Her Pachirisu? Why??
Well, because she remembers her tourney, and she wants to show that she's learned to fight her weaknesses. With Magnet Rise (to dodge Ground-type moves) and then Seed Bomb, she'll go after Quagsire with Seed Bomb until it faints.
Other then that, Thancreds' moves are his usual. He will go for Nuzzle and Sweet Kiss, and Attract against any female Pokemon, before going for Electro Ball. Or Super Fang, against Milotic. If Thancred is close to fainting, he'll either use one last Electro Ball, or a Quick Attack. -- After Thancred, her main special attacker is Sasaxia the Lilligant. She aims to use Sleep Powder against her opponent, before going for Teeter Dance and Quiver Dance, using Giga Drain as her main attack. A simple strategy, with a Lum Berry as insurance against status effects. If her opponent is about to knock her out, go for Sunny Day to weaken them as she goes down! -- Coeurl the Liepard is also a simple strategy. Choice Banded Wild Charge. Yes, it'll knock them out, but it's also a good wallbreaker. Minfilia will save Coeurl for Lapras or Milotic. If it's out against Starmie and there's no Choice lock, she'll go for Crunch instead. -- Beaknette the Sawsbuck is also a simple all-out attacker - using Horn Leech! And just Horn Leech. That is, after going for a cheeky Leech Seed. -- Kraken, meanwhile, is a wall against water attacks. Switching in if a water move will kill one of her Pokemon, Kraken is sent out and then uses Imprison to block a lot of common moves for Water-types. This also blocks, for example, Starmie using Recover. She'll then go for Hidden Power Electric, or Shadow Ball, depending on the enemy - and using Recover to make himself more durable. -- As always, Minfilia insists on using Rose the Audino, her dear starter. She will Mega Evolve, and use either Thunderbolt or Grass Knot, depending on the enemy. If she sees an opening, she'll go for a cheeky Power-up Punch and then Thunder Punch. hehehe.
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Badge/Gym Leader: Erika
Elite/Regular: Elite
Team: Here. She is using Chocobo, Nald, Yda, Zale, Fatebreaker, and Wild Rose.
Battle Details: It's been a while since Minfilia has tried using a team that isn't her regular ones - but she's doing it intentionally.
She leads with Chocobo the Archeops. Now, you might be wondering - what's the plan here? Tailwind, and then Aerial Ace. If Shiftry - or any of the other Pokemon Erika switches in - goes for an attack and it's super strong? They'll notice the Archeops is Focus Sash. And it knows Endeavor. And Quick Attack. Thus, the plan is to go for strong moves pre-Ability, then go for Endeavor and Quick Attack. If Tailwind drops and there's still no damage on Archeops, go for it again.
--
Nald the Pyroar, trained in this sort of thing, will try and burn any opponent first of all with Will-o-Wisp. Chip damage is important. And then go for Flamethrower. If he is close to death and can take one more blow, Endeavor. If he cannot? Overheat.
--
Yda, meanwhile, is going to go for Swords' Dance and Protect, holding Leftovers. Agility, too. And then she'll be going for Fire Punch and Aerial Ace. Notably, she's trying to avoid going up against Jumpluff with Yda.
--
Zale is a spice to switch in and out! Minfilia notes that Shiftry is the best physical attacker, so Intimidate isn't the best counter. So he's there for two things:
Torment to prevent set-up spam or trying to spam status moves;
Flamethrower. The good classic.
--
Minfilia notably doesn't speak to Fatebreaker - they seem to be fighting under their own power, with Minfilia just approving. He's waiting for a Pokemon that doesn't seem to have the ability to poison him, before going for Power-up Punch and Aerial Ace. But also, Hypnosis alongside his Wide Lens.
Why Hypnosis? For Dream Eater. Especially against the half-Poison-types. A bit of healing, a bit of nightmares.
--
And finally, a non-Mega-evolved Wild Rose. Minfilia keeps her starter close, after all! She's there for Fire Punch and Flamethrower support, with a bit of Covet to steal held items since she doesn't have one of her own. If a Pokemon seems to be abuisng their ability - like, speeding up under the sun, there's always time for Simple Beam and Play Nice if they're relying on physical attacks.
Badge/Gym Leader: Guys we need to beat Misty.
Elite/Regular: Elite
Team: Here. She is using Thancred, Sasaxia, Coeurl, Beaknette, Kraken, and Wild Rose.
Battle Details: Minfilia is leading with-- Thancred?! Her Pachirisu? Why??
Well, because she remembers her tourney, and she wants to show that she's learned to fight her weaknesses. With Magnet Rise (to dodge Ground-type moves) and then Seed Bomb, she'll go after Quagsire with Seed Bomb until it faints.
Other then that, Thancreds' moves are his usual. He will go for Nuzzle and Sweet Kiss, and Attract against any female Pokemon, before going for Electro Ball. Or Super Fang, against Milotic. If Thancred is close to fainting, he'll either use one last Electro Ball, or a Quick Attack.
--
After Thancred, her main special attacker is Sasaxia the Lilligant. She aims to use Sleep Powder against her opponent, before going for Teeter Dance and Quiver Dance, using Giga Drain as her main attack. A simple strategy, with a Lum Berry as insurance against status effects. If her opponent is about to knock her out, go for Sunny Day to weaken them as she goes down!
--
Coeurl the Liepard is also a simple strategy. Choice Banded Wild Charge. Yes, it'll knock them out, but it's also a good wallbreaker. Minfilia will save Coeurl for Lapras or Milotic. If it's out against Starmie and there's no Choice lock, she'll go for Crunch instead.
--
Beaknette the Sawsbuck is also a simple all-out attacker - using Horn Leech! And just Horn Leech. That is, after going for a cheeky Leech Seed.
--
Kraken, meanwhile, is a wall against water attacks. Switching in if a water move will kill one of her Pokemon, Kraken is sent out and then uses Imprison to block a lot of common moves for Water-types. This also blocks, for example, Starmie using Recover. She'll then go for Hidden Power Electric, or Shadow Ball, depending on the enemy - and using Recover to make himself more durable.
--
As always, Minfilia insists on using Rose the Audino, her dear starter. She will Mega Evolve, and use either Thunderbolt or Grass Knot, depending on the enemy. If she sees an opening, she'll go for a cheeky Power-up Punch and then Thunder Punch. hehehe.