WOW. Just WOW. I am now the first Rock Type champion. Yes, It took me this long.
I didnt know the rock type could be so powerful and yet so fragile.
Continuing on from my past update, I owned Giratina with just Sudowoodo, went to Sunyshore, Swept there with consecutive earthquakes, then went to the Victory road. Granted, VR took me longer than I expected, I wanted to find everything. Then I challenged the E4.
Recap of the E4
Aaron -
Somewhat easy, Somewhat Hard. Only Heracross gave me a hard time. Rock type pwns, along with Golem's flamethrower.
Bertha -
pretty hard, i had to dodge earthquakes flown at me from every direction. I mostly used Wood hammer and Avalanche.
Flint - Swept with Rhyperior and Earthquake. I barely even took any damage.
Lucian - a tough one. I had hoped to level Rhyperior enough to learn Megahorn, but alas, he was on lv 56. So I mostly kept reviving Sudowoodo to use Sucker Punch.
Cynthia - Now there was a good battle. I wish I could have recoreded it for all to see. Basically, I used my whole team, and restarted continuously to get it just right...
Spiritomb - swept with 2 Earthquakes from Rhyperior.
Roserade - Bastiodon Metal Bursted Energy ball back at her, leaving her with just under half health. Switched out to Lucario.
Lucario - I predicted the switchout, and used Swagger just when Lucario came in. Lucario owned Bastiodon anyways, and I switched Rhyperior in. Used Earthquake.
Garchomp - surprisingly easy. Full health Rhyperior took an Earthquake and sent an Avalanche back.
Roserade again - I just sent back another Metal Burst.
Milotic - Ah, there was the true challenge. I could never have beaten this, if it weren't for the fact that Milotic tends to use Mirror coat against Bastiodon. I Swaggered, switched out to Sudowoodo, tried to use Wood hammer twice, fail, and kept reviving and trying again, until it finally worked.
Togekiss - I was on my last 2 pokes so it was a bit tough, but I used Avalanche and that was it.
The whole E4 must have taken me 2 hours to perfect.
And I am now Sinnoh Champ and Ultimate Rock Champ!
My winning team:
Rhyperior / lv 57
Horn Drill
Avalanche
Earthquake
Megahorn
Easily the MVP. THe powerhouse, and Solid Rock as an ability made it possible. I wouldnt stand a chance without him.
Bastiodon / lv 53
Toxic
Metal Burst
Flash Cannon
Swagger
Very useful in the E4, especially against Cynthia. Not very useful in the rest of the run, though, hence the slight underleveling.
Sudowoodo / lv 54
Hammer Arm
Wood Hammer
Sucker Punch
Rock Slide
Another useful player. Sure, she went down fairly easily, but her coverage, particularly Wood Hammer, contributed a lot.
Golem / lv 54
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Fire Blast
Explosion
LVP. Was powerful for most of the run, but basically a weaker Rhyperior in the end. Barely played in the E4, I always preferred to revive Rhyperior. Still helped, with Fire Blast and Explosion.
Thanks to all of my competitors during this challenge!
Blue:
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