Character: Ryou Bakura | rolltoavoidpossession Badge/Gym Leader: Jasmine | Mineral Badge Elite/Regular: Regular Team:Chimera, Hinotama, Jotunn Battle Details: Ryou is a competent trainer so far. He's beaten four gyms and is going for the fifth. Except here's the thing: he really needs an eye exam. He's been trying to hide it, make up for the problem by looking up the gym leader's teams beforehand and relying on audio cues/his weak vision to get by (most trainers tend to call their attacks, after all), but by now it's becoming more obvious. He had notable problems navigating Morty's darkened gym layout, seems to squint more than he should.
And now it's getting him in trouble.
VS Skarmory
Ryou will face Jasmine's Skarmory with Chimera the Dracozolt, who is going for a simple strategy of Charge+Bolt Beak. If the Skarmory gets too many stat ups for comfort, then Ryou will have Chimera use Dragon Tail to force a switch. However, it's entirely possible that Ryou might miss a stat boost in the rush of battle, so it's possible that the metal bird might get away with a use of Iron Defence or Agility. Not great, but possible to overcome.
VS Magneton
The Magneton will be faced with Hinotama the Lampent, who will lead in with Confuse Ray, followed by Double Team to increase evasion and Flame Burst for damage. It's a familiar strategy, and one Hinotama knows how to pull off.
VS Steelix
And this is where it all falls apart. Ryou intended to bring Wight the Cursola for the Steelix, but messed up when picking his team and instead brought Jotunn the Baxcalibur. And by the horrified look on his face when the ice dragon comes out, it's clear this wasn't intentional. He'll do his best anyways, trying to find some way to come out on top, and maybe he'll have a brief moment of hope when he sends Hinotama back out, but when his team consists of a Dracozolt, Lampent, and Baxcalibur and the opposing Pokémon is a Steelix that almost certainly has Rock and Ground moves, there isn't much chance.
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Badge/Gym Leader: Jasmine | Mineral Badge
Elite/Regular: Regular
Team: Chimera, Hinotama, Jotunn
Battle Details: Ryou is a competent trainer so far. He's beaten four gyms and is going for the fifth. Except here's the thing: he really needs an eye exam. He's been trying to hide it, make up for the problem by looking up the gym leader's teams beforehand and relying on audio cues/his weak vision to get by (most trainers tend to call their attacks, after all), but by now it's becoming more obvious. He had notable problems navigating Morty's darkened gym layout, seems to squint more than he should.
And now it's getting him in trouble.
VS Skarmory
Ryou will face Jasmine's Skarmory with Chimera the Dracozolt, who is going for a simple strategy of Charge+Bolt Beak. If the Skarmory gets too many stat ups for comfort, then Ryou will have Chimera use Dragon Tail to force a switch. However, it's entirely possible that Ryou might miss a stat boost in the rush of battle, so it's possible that the metal bird might get away with a use of Iron Defence or Agility. Not great, but possible to overcome.
VS Magneton
The Magneton will be faced with Hinotama the Lampent, who will lead in with Confuse Ray, followed by Double Team to increase evasion and Flame Burst for damage. It's a familiar strategy, and one Hinotama knows how to pull off.
VS Steelix
And this is where it all falls apart. Ryou intended to bring Wight the Cursola for the Steelix, but messed up when picking his team and instead brought Jotunn the Baxcalibur. And by the horrified look on his face when the ice dragon comes out, it's clear this wasn't intentional. He'll do his best anyways, trying to find some way to come out on top, and maybe he'll have a brief moment of hope when he sends Hinotama back out, but when his team consists of a Dracozolt, Lampent, and Baxcalibur and the opposing Pokémon is a Steelix that almost certainly has Rock and Ground moves, there isn't much chance.
GDI Ryou, please get some glasses.