Needles ♀ the Beedrill | Lv. 47 | Modest | @Lucky Egg
Moves:
Poison Jab
Endeavor
Assurance
Twineedle
Comments: Initially, Needles impressed me and I was happy to have her on my team. However, come Opelucid Gym, the Elite Four, and N/Ghetsis, she ended up being the fodder Pokemon that I used to heal everyone else, which is kind of what my expectations were in the beginning. (and why she's at such a low level)
Dora ♀ the Mandibuzz | Lv. 54 | Mild | @BrightPowder
Moves:
Gust
Faint Attack
Fly
Dark Pulse
Comments: Dora was great for a majority of the game, barring Elesa and Brycen. However, the fact that she didn't evolve until right before the Ghetsis battle was tragic, because I really wanted to use her to the fullest potential.
Sekhmet ♀ the Darmanitan | Lv. 54 | Rash | @Smoke Ball
Moves:
Fire Punch
Earthquake
Thrash
Flare Blitz
Comments: Sekhmet was great. The pure Fire-typing threw me off, but it turns out that the late trainers tend to have a lot of Steel-type mons so I was grateful. Having 180 Attack was amazing.
Macchiato ♀ the Cinccino | Lv. 55 | Hasty | @Miracle Seed
Moves:
Grass Knot
Wake-Up Slap
Retaliate
Dig
Comments: Easily the hands-down MVP of the team. Macchiato did so much work in every fight she was in. STAB Retaliate is amazing. I would definitely use a Cinccino in future runs of games. Plus, she's so dang adorable.