-Got everyone to Level 47. Evolved Thyme into Bellossom!
-Time for the Elite Four!
-Will: Off to a shaky start as I miss Sleep Powder like three times in a row and then get critted with a U-turn. Yet Anise (Jumpluff) still survives! Still, that U-turning Xatu was really annoying. So was the second Xatu with its Aerial Ace. Other than those Xatu, and maybe Exeggutor (because of my bad judgment), Will wasn't too bad. I believe Ginger (Victreebel) was my MVP here.
-Koga: This was my main worry coming into the Elite Four, because of my history with Golbat. Ariados was a bit scary at first because I found out that it had Insomnia. But with some help from Ginger and Sage (Tangrowth), I was able to get through Ariados, Venomoth, and Muk with little problem. Then the Crobat. I switched to Anise, and Poison Fang missed. Thanks to Anise's speed, I was able to plant a Leech Seed on Crobat right before it used Double Team! Sage was able to do some extra damage with Ancient Power too. Finally, Forretress was no problem, again because of Leech Seed. Sage was probably the MVP.
-Bruno: Not too bad. Anise was able to take out his Hitmontop, Onix, and Hitmonlee all by herself before falling to Hitmonchan's Ice Punch. Still, I think she may have been able to pull off a Leech Seed before fainting. Chicory (Meganium) came in, set up Reflect, and destroyed Hitmonchan. He did well against Machamp (Cross Chop does only 30 damage!) until it got a crit. Poor crit magnet... Ginger finished the job. I'd definitely say Anise was the MVP here.
-Karen: What a strange battle this was. I can't really remember much about it... :/ Well, I got a Leech Seed on Umbreon before it could start Double Teaming, so that was great. Then what happened next? Murkrow? Critical hit Pluck on Sage, but a critical OHKO Ancient Power in return. Let's see... Houndoom. The frightening one. Anise got off a Leech Seed and Sleep Powder, as usual. Gave me time to set up Light Screen with Chicory, maybe? And also switch off to Thyme (Bellossom)? Yeah, that sounds about right. I remember it being a battle of Flamethrower and the healing from Leech Seed, Drain Punch, and Shell Bell until that Houndoom went down. Ginger beat her Vileplume and got a Stun Spore on Gengar before getting paralyzed herself somehow. Cilantro (Sunflora) wrapped things up with Leech Seed and Sunnybeaming. Everyone did their part here; there's probably no one MVP.
-Lance: Oh man, Lance. This was a painful battle. Gyarados went down simply enough (Anise survived an Ice Fang!) with Leech Seed, Sleep Powder, and Sunnybeam. However, the Sunny Day might not have been a good idea, as he sent out Charizard next... I kinda almost forgot about this. So, I got a Leech Seed off on it, but somehow it always wakes up really quickly. Because of that, I couldn't get an Ancient Power in. Eventually, it turned into a battle of attrition, as I was just setting and re-setting dual screens with Chicory and spamming healing items. He even used a Full Restore to prolong it. >_< I think Dragonite #1 was next. For the three Dragonite, I used pretty much the same strategy of Leech Seed, Sleep Powder if possible, and dual screens. Anyways, against Aerodactyl, I just spammed Ancient Powers. Unfortunately, two Ancient Powers left it with just a sliver of health, so that prompted the Full Restore. Pressure didn't allow me to use Ancient Power a lot either, so that was bad. Chicory finished it with Reflect and Petal Dance though. Dragonite #2 was his highest leveled one, but I think it was the slowest, which let me set up dual screens more effectively. I think this one had Safeguard too, so that was annoying. I had to use an X Speed on Dragonite #3 for the same advantage, but it turns out it had Thunder Wave. And I lost track of how many Full Restores he used throughout the battle... Anyways, we finally prevailed and I became Champion! ^-^ I'd say the MVPs were Chicory and Anise.