Lorelei's Pokemon were bulkier than expected, but overall was no problem. Nikola zapped Dewgong into oblivion, then I switched out to Raff to deal with Cloyster and Slowbro. Despite the type disadvantage, Raff took both down with Petal Dance (Slowbro survived, but didn't attack Raff, the idiot) like a boss. Charles Slashed Jynx in one shot, and it was back to Nikola to deal with Lapras. When Thunderbolt failed to OHKO and Lapras retaliated with Blizzard, I got worried for a nanosecond. Then I remembered that Nikola would not fall so easily, and sure enough, he tanked Blizzard with plenty of HP to spare and brought it down with another Thunderbolt. Lorelei defeated!
Bruno was overall very easy. Isabella missed her first Blizzard against his first Onix, but took very little damage in return. Take two, and Onix is sent back to the Ice Age with Blizzard hitting this time (and a crit to boot, damn!). Both Hitmons fell to a single Flamethrower, courtesy of Charles. Onix #2 was demolished by Chelsea's Surf. Finally, the Machamp! Raff put it to sleep with a Sleep Powder, then got the 2HKO with Petal Dance! Bruno defeated!
Agatha was...interesting, to say the least. I had Eric set up an Amnesia on her first Gengar after its Hypnosis missed, and then...it switched out? The AI can do that? Anyway, Golbat removed the Amnesia boost with Haze while taking little damage from unboosted Surf, then hit Eric with Confuse Ray. Thankfully, Eric didn't hit himself, and instead hit the Golbat with a Body Slam. Annoying bat down. The first Gengar came back, and after failing to hit with Dream Eater (silly AI), Eric got his Amnesia boosts. One weak Night Shade later, and Eric drowned the Ghost with Surf. I had Isabella deal with Agatha's Haunter and Arbok. Both died to an Earthquake. Finally, it was Eric vs the final Gengar. As Eric used Amnesia, Gengar used Toxic to try and wear him down. Fool, Eric is like the King of Stall! Thus, the stall war began, as Gengar tried to cripple Eric with Confuse Ray while Eric boosted his Special to max and Rested off the damage (I kept the Poke Flute on me so Gengar couldn't use Dream Eater). Finally, Gengar was obliterated by Eric's +6 Surf! Agatha defeated!
Now to slay some dragons (and some not-dragons, too)! Nikola fried Gyarados to a crisp. Isabella turned Dragonair #1 into an ice sculpture. Dragonair #2 actually survived Charles's Slash and fired a Hyper Beam at him. I didn't do much damage, and Charles roasted what was left of Dragonair's HP with a Flamethrower. I decided Chelsea would be the one to finish off Lance's remaining team. Aerodactyl missed a Supersonic, then got blasted by Chelsea's Hydro Pump. At last came Lance's final Pokemon, his fearsome Dragonite! With it's tremendous power and awesome bulk, surely it would pose a great...oh wait, Ice Beam to the face! Lance defeated!
(As I said in my last post, I kept feeding my Pokemon Rare Candies in between battles so they would be on par with the next trainer.)
After mashing A to skip whatever Blue had to say, it was time for the final battle! Nikola struck down his Pidgeot with a Thunderbolt so great, it would make even Thor and Zeus jealous! After that, it was a battle of brawn vs brains, as Eric faced off against Alakazam! Poor Akakazam had to try in vain to protect itself with Reflect as Eric crushed it with his Body Slam. I said in vain, because Eric decided to break through that pitiful Reflect with a Critical Hit! Ouch! Next came Rhydon, as I sent out Isabella to counter it. Rhydon should have brought a very thick coat, because Isabella's crit Blizzard was beyond overkill to it! Following that, it was a battle of dogs (cats? beasts?) as Arcanine ferociously stared at Chelsea. Unfortunately for Arcanine, its bark absolutely pales in comparison to Chelsea's bite (not the move Bite, of course)! Poor puppy probably wished it had invested in swimming lessons after the Surf that had ended it. For the penultimate round, it was the fierce fire-breathing not-Dragon Charles, versus...a tree with eggs? Yeah, that round didn't last very long. As Blue withdrew the charred remains of his Exeggutor, he sent out his starter Blastoise, hoping to turn this match around. Time for a certain flower to devour her newest victim! First, Raff put it to sleep. Then, she begins her dance of death. Unfortunately, Blastoise wakes up in the middle of Raff's dance and prepares a mighty Blizzard to end this destructive flower. Unfortunately for Blastoise, Raff carves through its puny shell before it could even move, and utterly destroys the poor tortoise! At last, Blue was defeated!
After the battle, Oak shows up and says something (I was too busy mashing A). After all the textboxes, we were finally ready to induct these six badasses to the Hall of Fame! We are the Champions, my friends! And we'll keep on fighting to the end! We are the Champions, we are the Champions! No time for losers, 'cause we are the Champions...of the Wooooooorld! Okay, I'll stop now.
I decided to stop here. I'll take on Mewtwo and complete the Pokedex at my own leisure. This was a fun playthrough, as well as a nice trip down memory lane. Overall, despite the glitches, early installment weirdness, and horrible sprites, I had fun with this game. Now where's Silver on VC? To anyone who bothered reading my crappy posts and following my adventure, thank you. See you all another time!
Final team:
Nikola the Raichu (Lv. 65)
Isabella the Nidoqueen (Lv. 65)
Eric the Snorlax (Lv. 65)
Chelsea the Vaporeon (Lv. 65)
Rafflesia the Vileplume (Lv. 65)
Charles the Charizard (Lv. 65)
