I have finally defeated the Elite Four! It was tough, but I managed it. I challenged Lorelei with four underlevelled Pokemon and was so utterly trounced that I knew more training was in order. I got Aerodactyl and Omastar to lvl. 55, Rhydon to 52, and caught an Onix for backup.
Lorelei is a complete and utter bitca. Omastar proved key in defeating her, she spammed Surf and Full Restores on her Dewgong, but it eventually went down to Ancientpowers. Cloyster was equally annoying, but she was stupid enough to use Dive, and double-power Surf defeated it. Her Lapras actually took down Omastar, but Aerodactyl was speedy enough to get two Aerial Aces in and defeat her. My quick-clawed Graveler exploded in her Slowbro's face, and Aerodactyl took down Jynx (Extremely difficultly considering her Attract/Lovely kiss tactics).
Bruno was simply a non-challenge, Surfs and Aerial Aces from Omastar and Aerodactyl took him down no trouble. Agatha was simply annoying, her ghosts spammed Hypnosis, I just used the Pokeflute and waited until they missed before hitting her back. Rhydon beat Arbok with a couple of Earthquakes and Golbat with Rock Blast easily enough. Lance was slightly more difficult. Graveler's Rock Slide simply kept missing, and I was eventually forced to resort again to Explosion. Omastar beat his Aerodactyl, and my Aerodactyl beat his Dragonairs. Dragonite went down to a single Ice Beam, and I moved on to the Champion.
Fugi (as I named him) was surprisingly easy. OK, his Gyrados wasn't, getting lucky on Hyrdo Pump and using several Full Restores, but Ancientpower eventually earned me a stat boost and he went down. Toxic + Rock Blast was a winning combination for Rhydon against both Charizard and Pidgeot. Omastar wiped the floor with Rhydon and Alakazam, and Aerodactyl took down Exeggutor. I am the champion!
Final team:
Graveler/Filler
lvl. 56
Rock Head
- Brick Break
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Invaluable at the start of the game, being my only pokemon until Fuschia, but was surpassed in power by the fossils later on. Explosion got me out of a couple of tight spots.
Aerodactyl/Mfanwy
lvl. 57
Pressure
- Aerial Ace
- Dragon Claw
- Hyper Beam
- Flamethrower
Probably the best pokemon on my team, mainly because of its excellent speed. It also helped me against problematic Fighting and Grass types.
Omastar/Ollie
lvl. 56
Swift Swim
- Surf
- Ancientpower
- Ice Beam
- Sandstorm
Very useful in being the only one not utterly raped by water-types. Ice Beam and Surf is a deadly combination on any Pokemon, and his high Special Attack made them all the better.
Rhydon/Duggan
lvl. 53
Lightningrod
- Earthquake
- Rock Blast
- Toxic
- Take Down
Wasn't used an awful lot, but was very reliable when called upon. Took down Fugi's Charizard in one hit, which I was quite impressed with.
Onix/Freud
lvl. 48
Rock Head
- Sandstorm
- Dragonbreath
- Iron Tail
- Slam
Not trained at all, his main function was to die horribly while I healed my other pokemon. Had a brief outing losing to Lance's Dragonair, but that's about it.
