XVIII -- The Elite Four Fall, pt. 1
Gather up all my potions and such from the PC for healing between fights -- good thing I've been stockpiling them. Note I have four rare candies, but decide against juicing my squad.
I figure a strong starting lineup would be GTM and ORACLEPRAM... a strong single target attacker and a strong multitarget attacker.
The first foe is Sidney, who leads with level 82 (same with every other pokemon mentioned) Shiftry and Mightyena -- looks like dark type. My warriors quickly prove their supremacy, as GTM slaughters the Shiftry with a critical Aerial Ace, and a Houndoom is switched in only too be instantly killed by an Earthquake from ORACLEPRAM that also heavily wounds the Mightyena. A Tyranitar replaces the fallen. GTM eyes up this new foe with disdain, and crushes the Tyranitar with a mighty Brick Break as Sidney Full Restored the Mightyena. ORACLEPRAM unleashed another Earthquake, once again heavily wounding the Mightyena and the freshly switched in Absol. This pattern of Brick Break and Earthquake led to the crushing of the two, along with Crawdaunt. The dragons proved to be a mighty alliance. Both lost about 60 hp during the ordeal.
Entered the next room, noting the purple ground. Seemed like it would be psychic type -- dangerous, but tending towards squishy towards physical attacks. I figured the old speedy overpowering alliance of GTM and NICK would prove useful here.
I realized my mistake as Phoebe sent out her first two pokemon, Banette and Umbreon. Ghost and Dark, eh... even better than psychic. NICK quickly slew Banette with a Shadow Ball, while GTM did the same with Umbreon and Brick Break. NICK and GTM proceeded to gleefully hack apart a Gengar, Sableye, Dusclops, and Mawile with ease (note, Sableye and Mawile both had their base stats boosted to 480 in this mod). Nothing to it so far. Minor wounds were sustained by both.
The next room had an icy floor -- this one would be an easy guess, Ice! Leaving GTM in would be suicidal I feel, and NICK would surely be at risk. ORACLEPRAM also had a x4 weakness to ICE... and PERIL a x2 -- Looks like STAN and MURPHY were up.
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Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.
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