Realistically Min will probably know if he's fighting a female or male Oinkologne in advance, and if it's male that is definitely part of his reasoning for bringing a special attacker. Admittedly sending her out against a female Oinkologne is unnecessary in terms of ability and tougher in terms of stats, but Purple Haze is his first option in either case.
His first real conflict has been wondering how to address Yawn. Given Oinkologne's access to both Covet and Belch a berry seems like a bad idea. Ice Scales does make Belch less dangerous, but still. He worries. In the end he's decided to try for a shorter set up than he'd usually use for Haze. First he'll get her to use Quiver Dance to boost her special attack and give them the edge in speed, then they're going for Bug Buzz. If she does end up sleeping then he will use an Awakening from his bag to wake her up before resuming their attack.
If things don't pan out, then his Alolan Sandslash will be coming out before Purple Haze can faint. She will be using Icicle Crash, boosted by the Never-Melt Ice she's equipped with. Yes, it's a physical move, but Ice Age won't be making use of her ability right now anyway so that's not a barrier even if Oinkologne is a male.
Skitty vs. Tauros
The nice thing here is Strut's Cute Charm has a very good chance of affecting Tauros. They know it's male, and it's also a physical attacker. The less nice thing is how much lower all of Skitty's stats are even before potentially being hit with Intimidate or boosting Tauros' stats with a crit.
She's equipped with Zoom Lens, so that will hopefully increase her odds of landing with Toxic. After that, she will try to copy any stat boosts or drops (save to speed) with Copy Cat. For damage, she will be using Ice Beam. Alternatively, if Tauros tries to Rest, she will use Wake-Up Slap during its second turn of rest.
That said, he is aware that unless Cute Charm does work its magic, this is going to be a tough battle for them. This cat would majorly benefit from Eviolite, but they do not have it. Which is why if Strut is looking weak and Tauros does not have a status effect at this point she will use Thunder Wave to make it easier for her successor.
Her successor being his Azumarill, Killer Queen. He wants to preserve her health for later for the most part, so if Tauros' health isn't full she will jump straight for Superpower. By now they'll likely know which ability Tauros has, but later in the fight they're hoping it won't matter too much. If they think it might take a few turns then Min will have her set up Aqua Ring first, though given she is equipped with Leftovers this may not be needed.
Alolan Sandslash vs. Dudunsparce
Dudunsparce has a lot of heavy-hitting moves, both special and physical, so Ice Age will be trying to boost her defences before anything else. First using Snowscape, then Aurora Veil. Once she has a nice amount of bulk she will use Swords Dance twice before locking into Icicle Crash. The hope is this will be enough to take it out in one swoop, keeping it from ending up with just a small amount of health and the chance to use Endeavor. Her Nevermelt-Ice is there to help boost things even further.
Strut is his first backup option here, if she's even still standing. She will use Sing and Wake-Up Slap if she can, but if she is afflicted with status conditions she will use Facade instead. There is a strong chance that Strut did not make it through her initial match, though, in which case he should still have Purple Haze. If Dudunsparce is still at high health she will start with Quiver Dance, but otherwise she will go straight for Bug Buzz.
Gogoat vs. Bibarel
This is one battle that Min expects to be able to get past pretty quickly. They're starting with Tail Whip, which will either drop its defence by 1 or 2 stages depending on Bibarel's ability. After that they'll switch to using Leaf Blade or Horn Leech depending on if Saffron took damage or not. She will be terastallizing to the grass type to make her damage hit even harder.
Technically Min doesn't have a backup here. If it can raise its stats a couple of times it might be able to do some nasty damage, but between her healing moves and the Sitrus Berry she's been equipped with, as well as her super effective moves… he is not expecting it. However, his Frosmoth has Giga Drain if disaster strikes. This will have the added benefit of helping her heal up, especially if she's taken damage against previous opponents.
Pangoro vs. Stantler
Although Pangoro doesn't resist normal moves he does resist ghost and is immune to psychic. It doesn't help against its strongest moves, but it's still something. What Min is more worried about is its status moves. It can decrease accuracy, confuse him, or make him fall asleep. As Confuse Ray has higher accuracy than Hypnosis Blitz is equipped with a Persim Berry to prevent confusion. Stantler might have Frisk and find that out, but it still feels like the lower risk option.
The plan is for Blitz to use Swords Dance before using Vital Throw. This will allow them to boost Blitz's attack, especially if it was dropped by Intimidate, and also ignores changes to accuracy if it's used Sand Attack.
Should Blitz be defeated, Ice Age is waiting in the wings. If her health is low then Min will have her use Snowscape, but Ice Age resists pretty much anything Stantler can throw at her already. Again, it's mostly the status moves that pose a threat. Her most likely option will be to jump straight to Icicle Crash, helped along by her Never-Melt Ice.
Azumarill vs. Staraptor
This is why Min-Gi was hoping to preserve Killer Queen's health. To start with she will be using Perish Song, assuming there are still other Pokémon in Min's reserves. After that she will be using Protect, switching temporarily to Aurora Ring after the first and hoping having high health means even when Staraptor hits it won't be able to defeat her before the count ends.
With Perish Song in play it's unlikely Staraptor will use Whirlwind, but he does still have plans in case it does or if it manages to knock out Killer Queen before the Perish Song countdown ends. First up if possible (unlikely, honestly) will be Strut who can do a Fake Out and Protect combo to stall things out. More likely is Blitz. He will start by using Protect, then Bullet Punch since it has priority, then Protect again if he was switched early enough that Perish Song hasn't taken care of Staraptor yet and Blitz is somehow still standing with his flying type weakness..
Saffron, Ice Age, and Purple Haze will only be coming out in event of a Whirlwind, and Saffron will not be able to last long. She will set up Leech Seed if she can, but she's probably not quick enough. Ice Age won't fare much better given her extreme weakness to the fighting type. She will set up Snowscape, then Aurora Veil if she has enough health to make it to a second move. Purple Haze will follow the same strategy as Ice Age, with each one able to pick up the slack from the other if they faint. They are just trying to get to the end of Perish Song, and ideally this part of his team won't need to face Staraptor at all.
If Min-Gi isn't confident in the ability of whoever's left to stall things out he will have Killer Queen use Aqua Ring and Superpower instead.
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Badge/Gym Leader: Normal [Larry]
Elite/Regular: Elite
Team:
- Purple Haze [Frosmoth - lvl 100]
- Stray Cat Strut [Skitty - lvl 100 - Zoom Lens]
- Ice Age [Alolan Sandslash - lvl 100 - Never-Melt Ice]
- Saffron [Gogoat- lvl 100 - Sitrus Berry]
- Ballroom Blitz [Pangoro - lvl 100 - Persim Berry]
- Killer Queen [Azumarill - lvl 100 - Leftovers ]
Battle Details:
Frosmoth vs. Oinkologne
Realistically Min will probably know if he's fighting a female or male Oinkologne in advance, and if it's male that is definitely part of his reasoning for bringing a special attacker. Admittedly sending her out against a female Oinkologne is unnecessary in terms of ability and tougher in terms of stats, but Purple Haze is his first option in either case.
His first real conflict has been wondering how to address Yawn. Given Oinkologne's access to both Covet and Belch a berry seems like a bad idea. Ice Scales does make Belch less dangerous, but still. He worries. In the end he's decided to try for a shorter set up than he'd usually use for Haze. First he'll get her to use Quiver Dance to boost her special attack and give them the edge in speed, then they're going for Bug Buzz. If she does end up sleeping then he will use an Awakening from his bag to wake her up before resuming their attack.
If things don't pan out, then his Alolan Sandslash will be coming out before Purple Haze can faint. She will be using Icicle Crash, boosted by the Never-Melt Ice she's equipped with. Yes, it's a physical move, but Ice Age won't be making use of her ability right now anyway so that's not a barrier even if Oinkologne is a male.
Skitty vs. Tauros
The nice thing here is Strut's Cute Charm has a very good chance of affecting Tauros. They know it's male, and it's also a physical attacker. The less nice thing is how much lower all of Skitty's stats are even before potentially being hit with Intimidate or boosting Tauros' stats with a crit.
She's equipped with Zoom Lens, so that will hopefully increase her odds of landing with Toxic. After that, she will try to copy any stat boosts or drops (save to speed) with Copy Cat. For damage, she will be using Ice Beam. Alternatively, if Tauros tries to Rest, she will use Wake-Up Slap during its second turn of rest.
That said, he is aware that unless Cute Charm does work its magic, this is going to be a tough battle for them. This cat would majorly benefit from Eviolite, but they do not have it. Which is why if Strut is looking weak and Tauros does not have a status effect at this point she will use Thunder Wave to make it easier for her successor.
Her successor being his Azumarill, Killer Queen. He wants to preserve her health for later for the most part, so if Tauros' health isn't full she will jump straight for Superpower. By now they'll likely know which ability Tauros has, but later in the fight they're hoping it won't matter too much. If they think it might take a few turns then Min will have her set up Aqua Ring first, though given she is equipped with Leftovers this may not be needed.
Alolan Sandslash vs. Dudunsparce
Dudunsparce has a lot of heavy-hitting moves, both special and physical, so Ice Age will be trying to boost her defences before anything else. First using Snowscape, then Aurora Veil. Once she has a nice amount of bulk she will use Swords Dance twice before locking into Icicle Crash. The hope is this will be enough to take it out in one swoop, keeping it from ending up with just a small amount of health and the chance to use Endeavor. Her Nevermelt-Ice is there to help boost things even further.
Strut is his first backup option here, if she's even still standing. She will use Sing and Wake-Up Slap if she can, but if she is afflicted with status conditions she will use Facade instead. There is a strong chance that Strut did not make it through her initial match, though, in which case he should still have Purple Haze. If Dudunsparce is still at high health she will start with Quiver Dance, but otherwise she will go straight for Bug Buzz.
Gogoat vs. Bibarel
This is one battle that Min expects to be able to get past pretty quickly. They're starting with Tail Whip, which will either drop its defence by 1 or 2 stages depending on Bibarel's ability. After that they'll switch to using Leaf Blade or Horn Leech depending on if Saffron took damage or not. She will be terastallizing to the grass type to make her damage hit even harder.
Technically Min doesn't have a backup here. If it can raise its stats a couple of times it might be able to do some nasty damage, but between her healing moves and the Sitrus Berry she's been equipped with, as well as her super effective moves… he is not expecting it. However, his Frosmoth has Giga Drain if disaster strikes. This will have the added benefit of helping her heal up, especially if she's taken damage against previous opponents.
Pangoro vs. Stantler
Although Pangoro doesn't resist normal moves he does resist ghost and is immune to psychic. It doesn't help against its strongest moves, but it's still something. What Min is more worried about is its status moves. It can decrease accuracy, confuse him, or make him fall asleep. As Confuse Ray has higher accuracy than Hypnosis Blitz is equipped with a Persim Berry to prevent confusion. Stantler might have Frisk and find that out, but it still feels like the lower risk option.
The plan is for Blitz to use Swords Dance before using Vital Throw. This will allow them to boost Blitz's attack, especially if it was dropped by Intimidate, and also ignores changes to accuracy if it's used Sand Attack.
Should Blitz be defeated, Ice Age is waiting in the wings. If her health is low then Min will have her use Snowscape, but Ice Age resists pretty much anything Stantler can throw at her already. Again, it's mostly the status moves that pose a threat. Her most likely option will be to jump straight to Icicle Crash, helped along by her Never-Melt Ice.
Azumarill vs. Staraptor
This is why Min-Gi was hoping to preserve Killer Queen's health. To start with she will be using Perish Song, assuming there are still other Pokémon in Min's reserves. After that she will be using Protect, switching temporarily to Aurora Ring after the first and hoping having high health means even when Staraptor hits it won't be able to defeat her before the count ends.
With Perish Song in play it's unlikely Staraptor will use Whirlwind, but he does still have plans in case it does or if it manages to knock out Killer Queen before the Perish Song countdown ends. First up if possible (unlikely, honestly) will be Strut who can do a Fake Out and Protect combo to stall things out. More likely is Blitz. He will start by using Protect, then Bullet Punch since it has priority, then Protect again if he was switched early enough that Perish Song hasn't taken care of Staraptor yet and Blitz is somehow still standing with his flying type weakness..
Saffron, Ice Age, and Purple Haze will only be coming out in event of a Whirlwind, and Saffron will not be able to last long. She will set up Leech Seed if she can, but she's probably not quick enough. Ice Age won't fare much better given her extreme weakness to the fighting type. She will set up Snowscape, then Aurora Veil if she has enough health to make it to a second move. Purple Haze will follow the same strategy as Ice Age, with each one able to pick up the slack from the other if they faint. They are just trying to get to the end of Perish Song, and ideally this part of his team won't need to face Staraptor at all.
If Min-Gi isn't confident in the ability of whoever's left to stall things out he will have Killer Queen use Aqua Ring and Superpower instead.