So, unlike his Violet Gym battle, Venkman's noticeably worried about his odds here. He has several Pokemon that are good against Steel types, but Jasmine's Pokemon have at least one counter to nearly anything he can bring to the table. So he's bringing a full team this time.
Sadly, Toxic will be useless here, but you know what isn't useless? Will-o-wisp. Garfield, Bond, AND Kirby are packing that, and they will definitely prioritize using it when they're on the field. Also, literally all of Venkman's Pokemon know Attract now. While this is useless for the Magneton, they'll prioritize using this against the Skarmory and Steelix, should the gender matchup work.
For the most part, this is a battle of throwing power against the wall, hoping it sticks, and hoping the moves that can wreck his team don't hit.
Bond will go out first, and try to set up Double Team and Swords Dance after using Attract[if applicable] and Will-o-wisp on the Skarmory. The hope is that maybe, if she gets lucky, she can sweep or almost sweep the whole team with Flare Blitz and some Roosts. This will almost certainly not happen, as Magneton and Steelix both have plenty of moves that can wreck this firebird. If she has the opportunity before getting knocked out, she'll U-Turn into another teammate.
Garfield will get wrecked by any Rock or Ground moves, but he packs some powerful fire moves in the form of Flamethrower and Flare Blitz. He's also got Double Kick, though that's nowhere near as powerful. Sadly, he's a very lazy boy, so his fighting ability is lacking.
Roach can hit hard on Steelix with moves like Brick Break, Drill Run, Liquidation, and Razor Shell (and can use Swords Dance to beef those up), though Steelix's high defense can probably tank it too, and moves like Thunder Fang and Rock Slide will decimate the poor bug and probably activate Emergency Exit. And of course, both Skarmory and Magneton have plenty of super-effective moves against a water bug.
Luca is mainly here for the Steelix- Hydro Pump and Water Pulse are both special moves, so they won't be affected negatively by Steelix's high defense. She doesn't have too much to offer otherwise- Magneton will destroy her, and she has nothing to offer against the Skarmory except some brute force. She DOES have some added survivability in the form of Protect and Iron Defense, though.
The Critics are here for their high level and for their one Ground-type move, Stomping Tantrum. The hope is that if the absolute worst case scenario happens, they can maybe knock out the Magneton or Steelix with that.
Lastly, Kirby. This is a Fairy type in a Steel gym. She's got Drain Punch... and that's basically her only advantage not already covered earlier. She's the absolute LAST resort.
Regardless of whether or not Venkman wins or loses this, it's time to cross the ocean [either on his own Pokemon or Egon's Lapras] and go against...
This battle is a hell of a lot more fun, at least for Venkman. It's bird time again! And one bug.
Again, Attract, Toxic, and Will-o-wisp are Venkman's best friends. Swords Dance and Double Team when applicable, too.
Roach has an advantage in the form of Bug-types resistance to Fighting (have u ever punched a bug) though he doesn't have anything super-effective against any of Chuck's Pokemon. This is really a brute force matchup. Thunderpunch will hurt him like hell, though, and Emergency Exit will probably trigger at some point.
Bond obviously won't try to fight the Poliwrath- or, well. She'll TRY to fight the Poliwrath, but Venkman will have enough common sense to not throw fire at water unnecessarily. Brave Bird everything.
The Critics and Kildarby are both there to throw Flying type moves at Pokemon weak to Flying type moves. This battle is nowhere near as nailbiting and difficult as the other one. Just like with Roach, Thunderpunch is an issue, as well as Ice Punch, but hopefully level advantages and the use of moves like Attract will make the suffering negligible.
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Badge/Gym Leader: Mineral Badge
Elite/Regular: regular
Team: Roach (Golisopod, lvl 65) Garfield (Torracat, lvl 56) Bond (Talonflame, lvl 78) The Critics (Dodrio, lvl 75) Luca (Squirtle, lvl 63) Kirby (Mimikyu, lvl 54)
Battle Details:
So, unlike his Violet Gym battle, Venkman's noticeably worried about his odds here. He has several Pokemon that are good against Steel types, but Jasmine's Pokemon have at least one counter to nearly anything he can bring to the table. So he's bringing a full team this time.
Sadly, Toxic will be useless here, but you know what isn't useless? Will-o-wisp. Garfield, Bond, AND Kirby are packing that, and they will definitely prioritize using it when they're on the field. Also, literally all of Venkman's Pokemon know Attract now. While this is useless for the Magneton, they'll prioritize using this against the Skarmory and Steelix, should the gender matchup work.
For the most part, this is a battle of throwing power against the wall, hoping it sticks, and hoping the moves that can wreck his team don't hit.
Bond will go out first, and try to set up Double Team and Swords Dance after using Attract[if applicable] and Will-o-wisp on the Skarmory. The hope is that maybe, if she gets lucky, she can sweep or almost sweep the whole team with Flare Blitz and some Roosts. This will almost certainly not happen, as Magneton and Steelix both have plenty of moves that can wreck this firebird. If she has the opportunity before getting knocked out, she'll U-Turn into another teammate.
Garfield will get wrecked by any Rock or Ground moves, but he packs some powerful fire moves in the form of Flamethrower and Flare Blitz. He's also got Double Kick, though that's nowhere near as powerful. Sadly, he's a very lazy boy, so his fighting ability is lacking.
Roach can hit hard on Steelix with moves like Brick Break, Drill Run, Liquidation, and Razor Shell (and can use Swords Dance to beef those up), though Steelix's high defense can probably tank it too, and moves like Thunder Fang and Rock Slide will decimate the poor bug and probably activate Emergency Exit. And of course, both Skarmory and Magneton have plenty of super-effective moves against a water bug.
Luca is mainly here for the Steelix- Hydro Pump and Water Pulse are both special moves, so they won't be affected negatively by Steelix's high defense. She doesn't have too much to offer otherwise- Magneton will destroy her, and she has nothing to offer against the Skarmory except some brute force. She DOES have some added survivability in the form of Protect and Iron Defense, though.
The Critics are here for their high level and for their one Ground-type move, Stomping Tantrum. The hope is that if the absolute worst case scenario happens, they can maybe knock out the Magneton or Steelix with that.
Lastly, Kirby. This is a Fairy type in a Steel gym. She's got Drain Punch... and that's basically her only advantage not already covered earlier. She's the absolute LAST resort.
Regardless of whether or not Venkman wins or loses this, it's time to cross the ocean [either on his own Pokemon or Egon's Lapras] and go against...
Badge/Gym Leader: Storm Badge
Elite/Regular: regular
Team: Roach (Golisopod, lvl 65) Bond (Talonflame, lvl 78) The Critics (Dodrio, lvl 75) Kildarby (Murkrow, lvl 61)
Battle Details:
This battle is a hell of a lot more fun, at least for Venkman. It's bird time again! And one bug.
Again, Attract, Toxic, and Will-o-wisp are Venkman's best friends. Swords Dance and Double Team when applicable, too.
Roach has an advantage in the form of Bug-types resistance to Fighting (have u ever punched a bug) though he doesn't have anything super-effective against any of Chuck's Pokemon. This is really a brute force matchup. Thunderpunch will hurt him like hell, though, and Emergency Exit will probably trigger at some point.
Bond obviously won't try to fight the Poliwrath- or, well. She'll TRY to fight the Poliwrath, but Venkman will have enough common sense to not throw fire at water unnecessarily. Brave Bird everything.
The Critics and Kildarby are both there to throw Flying type moves at Pokemon weak to Flying type moves. This battle is nowhere near as nailbiting and difficult as the other one. Just like with Roach, Thunderpunch is an issue, as well as Ice Punch, but hopefully level advantages and the use of moves like Attract will make the suffering negligible.