Gym Help Please :)

willypiggy

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    Ok, sorry if this is in the wrong place but im really stuck on the 7th gym in Emerald. (It's the pyschic gym)
    My current Pokemon are:

    Blaziken Lvl 39
    Item: Quick Claw
    Moves:
    Bluk up
    Quick Attack
    Double Kick
    Blaze Kick

    Pikachu Lvl 32
    Item: None
    Moves:
    Thunder Wave
    Quick Attack
    Thunderbolt
    Slam

    Azumarill Lvl 33
    Item: None
    Moves:
    Tackle
    Rollout
    Surf
    Bubblebeam

    Bellossom Lvl 30
    Item: Miricle Seed
    Moves:
    Absorb
    Sleep Powder
    Acid
    Poisen Powder

    Larion Lvl 32
    Item: None
    Moves:
    Strength
    Iron Tail
    Secret Power
    Headbutt

    OPEN (I currentley have a lvl 17 swablu that I only use for fly :P)

    Please Suggest any stratagies/changes I can make I can hardley get one of there pokemon down to 1/2 hp :(

    Thanks!
     
    Yikes. You really need to upgrade the members of your team, unless you are trying to make it difficult so it is a challenge. What you want to do is have a Shiftry. It is Grass/Dark-type that resists most of what those two freaks throw at you. Swampert also has an easy time, but you picked Blaziken instead.
     
    Well, may I say, that's a pretty well-built team there. I don't recollect the exact levels or Pokemon Tate and Lisa have (Solrock? and Lunatone?) in Emerald, having never started over on it, but there are a few things I think I can help you on.

    -Blaziken, as a part-fighting Pokemon, will not survive long. Pity, since it's your highest level Pokemon. Though, fighting moves do shatter rock. Lunatone and Solrock are half rock, half psychic. I don't know if psychic is resistant to fighting, so, at least, you will get 1x damage on them with Double Kick. If psychic is not resistant to fighting, you will get 2x damage, and it should say "super effective". Hopefully.
    -Since Solrock and Lunatone are part rock, Pikachu will do little good. Rocks have high defense, so Slam is out of the picture.
    -Azumarril? Seriously? Okay... It's limited usefulness is actually put to work here, since water kills rocks 2x. Go for it.
    -Bellossom should know at least mega drain by now. Acid? If you have a heart scale or the TM, please teach Bellossom the best Drain move it can learn. Also, having two powders that affect healable conditions (poison, burn, freeze, sleep, etc.) are not very good. Get a confusion or love mve to replace your least favorite powder. That should help. Bellossom is good choice here.
    -Larion, sweet. Steel cuts rock, so Iron Tail (which Pikachu can learn by TM) works great. Do you realize you have 3 normal, non-conditin affecting moves on Larion? Ditch one right away for a better TM or heart scaled move. Go to Follabor and bring the fat guy a hert scale to relearn a move you passed up earlier on one Pokemon.
    -Also, any good dark pokemon would work good here. I would personally take a Breloom to this fight. Fighting and grass = double the effectiveness. If psychic is resitant to fighting, than grass is definately the way to go. Or use that dark poke, since dark beats psychic anytime.

    You shouldn't have *much* trouble. This battle will test you and your Pokemon. It's after Mossdeep that the real story and the real troubles come. Learn what you can and pull though. The Pokemon you use now will probably become your team for the rest of the game. Train them well.

    No one likes battling the 'Terrible Twins'. Good luck. You'll need it.
     
    I wasn't going to break his Pokes down, but since Dsaerno is attempting to, I better address some of these issues.

    First off, if this is Emerald, here are the Pokes you are facing:

    Lv41 Claydol
    Lv41 Xatu
    Lv42 Solrock
    Lv42 Lunatone

    Keep in mind that Claydol knows Earthquake and will use it liberally, especially since Xatu is immune to it. With your low levels and not so good Pokes, you will not beat this gym as your team is presently constituted. I don't want to say it is impossible, but pretty close. You need to pick different Pokes and level them up to at least Lv37 before attempting to take on these two. Let's take a moment to evaluate your team:

    Blaziken: Psychic IS resistant to Fighting, so Blaziken is a HORRIBLE choice here. Fighting moves will only do normal damage to Lunatone/Solrock/Claydol, while their Ground/Rock moves do 2x damage. Keep the Kungfu Chicken out of this one.

    Pikachu: I don't even need to address this thing. Very frail defensively. Needs to cheer on your other Pokes from the sideline with Kungfu Chicken.

    Azumarill: It may be classified as a Water-type, but its 55 base SAtk makes it worthless in-game. There are just too many much better Pokes out there. Not only better Water-type, but other types that can hit harder with Surf than it can. It's defenses are decent so you could parade it out there to use a weak Surf (which divides the damage between your two opponents, making it even weaker), but it will typically faint before your opponent does.

    Bellossom: This isn't a good option either. Not only does it not have any offensive moves, but Xatu is just waiting to OHKO it. If you REALLY need to use this Poke, at least get rid of Xatu first. Even then, you run the risk of it fainting before it can take out more than one of your opponent's Pokes.

    Lairon: Just another bad choice for this gym. Lairon is Steel/Rock, meaning it is 4x weak to Ground moves. In other words, don't use it.

    Open: Seriously, raise a Shiftry. It is Grass/Dark, so it resists Ground/Rock attacks, and is immune to Psychic attacks. Plus, it has good Atk and SAtk to take care all four Pokes, all by itself. Shiftry and Swampert, both at Lv35, would still own the two freaks. Since you only have one half of that combo, Shiftry will have to be a higher level and it really doesn't matter who your second Poke is, but preferably one that can take down Xatu rather easily. Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, or Rock Slide work wonders.
     
    Thanks a lot for the help guys! I'm gonna catch a seedot and do some mega training, Where can I get a grass stone from? I have the guide (Yes I know im a noob but it lists all the pokemon and stuff -.-) but it doesnt say where to get the leaf stone it only says "Route 119" which isnt very helpfull -.- thanks again for the help!
     
    After you pass the Weather Institute and cross the bridge, you will see stairs going down (where you fought May for the fourth time). Go down to the water and Surf as far down as you can. It is there that you will find the Leaf Stone.
     
    thanks :) been looking for this pokemon for 30 minutes nwo and still havent found it -.-

    EDIT: Yay! I got one! Now where should I trian it? I'm thinking of going to the highest lvl place I know and using an xp share while I can get some xp for a diff pokemon :)

    EDIT 2: Could someone reccomend a moveset and a hold item? I'm gonna get it to lvl 40 :) thanks!
     
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    I guess I should have told you before that you really want your Seedot to have the Chlorophyll Ability and have a +SAtk Nature (Quiet is best). That way you can make it a SunnyBeamer. Here is your best moveset:

    Shiftry @ Leftovers
    Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd)
    Trait: Chlorophyll
    - Brick Break
    - Shadow Ball
    - Solarbeam
    - Sunny Day

    SD your first turn so Chlorophyll will double Shiftry's speed and now you have the fastest Poke, and then sweep from there. I would attack Claydol first. Speaking of which, I would also raise up a Lombre or a Makuhita until they learn Fake Out (both learn it at Lv19). Then put this Poke second. Sunny Day with Shiftry first, and then have Lombre/Makuhita use Fake Out on Claydol. This will spare you from its EQ and you will only have to worry about Xatu. With Lombre/Makuhita at a lower level than Shiftry, your odds are better that Xatu will attack them instead. Good luck.
     
    I can't get brick break, the TM is located in sootopopalis city and I can't dive untill I get badge :( Thanks a lot for the info i'm gonna work on getting the TM's, lvl up to around 40 then evolve and give it a shot :) Also, Is it worth me spending some money on stuff like HP UP's And Vitamins? And if so use them on what skill? thanks!
     
    You won't need BB to battle the two freaks anyway. Only Solarbeam and SB. If you are going to use vitamins, make sure you give Shiftry 10 Protien and 10 Calcium. That will give it 100 Atk EVs and 100 SAtk EVs. You can then go to Route 121 and battle Shuppet (1 Atk EV) and Mightyena (2 Atk EVs) to raise your Atk EVs up even further. On Route 122, you can Surf in the water and then fish with the Super Rod and fight Sharpedo (2 SAtk EVs) to raise your SAtk EVs. Make sure to avoid all other Pokes you encounter though and your Shiftry doesn't even have to participate in the battle. Just slap an Exp Share on it and it will still get the EV points while a different Poke battles. You can continue to do this until you have 252 EVs in both stats. Then, you can go battle Interviewer Gabby & Ty (the reporter and cameraman found on Routes 104, 118, and 121) over and over until your Shiftry is Lv40. Now you can go visit the two freaks and lay them to waste.
     
    Thanks! He's level 40 now and He has a good amount of EV's, Just gonna buy some Protien and Calcium and then beat em :D can't wait for the next part of my adventure :)
     
    shanecdavis said:
    I wasn't going to break his Pokes down, but since Dsaerno is attempting to, I better address some of these issues.

    First off, if this is Emerald, here are the Pokes you are facing:

    Lv41 Claydol
    Lv41 Xatu
    Lv42 Solrock
    Lv42 Lunatone

    Keep in mind that Claydol knows Earthquake and will use it liberally, especially since Xatu is immune to it. With your low levels and not so good Pokes, you will not beat this gym as your team is presently constituted. I don't want to say it is impossible, but pretty close. You need to pick different Pokes and level them up to at least Lv37 before attempting to take on these two. Let's take a moment to evaluate your team:

    Blaziken: Psychic IS resistant to Fighting, so Blaziken is a HORRIBLE choice here. Fighting moves will only do normal damage to Lunatone/Solrock/Claydol, while their Ground/Rock moves do 2x damage. Keep the Kungfu Chicken out of this one.

    Pikachu: I don't even need to address this thing. Very frail defensively. Needs to cheer on your other Pokes from the sideline with Kungfu Chicken.

    Azumarill: It may be classified as a Water-type, but its 55 base SAtk makes it worthless in-game. There are just too many much better Pokes out there. Not only better Water-type, but other types that can hit harder with Surf than it can. It's defenses are decent so you could parade it out there to use a weak Surf (which divides the damage between your two opponents, making it even weaker), but it will typically faint before your opponent does.

    Bellossom: This isn't a good option either. Not only does it not have any offensive moves, but Xatu is just waiting to OHKO it. If you REALLY need to use this Poke, at least get rid of Xatu first. Even then, you run the risk of it fainting before it can take out more than one of your opponent's Pokes.

    Lairon: Just another bad choice for this gym. Lairon is Steel/Rock, meaning it is 4x weak to Ground moves. In other words, don't use it.

    Open: Seriously, raise a Shiftry. It is Grass/Dark, so it resists Ground/Rock attacks, and is immune to Psychic attacks. Plus, it has good Atk and SAtk to take care all four Pokes, all by itself. Shiftry and Swampert, both at Lv35, would still own the two freaks. Since you only have one half of that combo, Shiftry will have to be a higher level and it really doesn't matter who your second Poke is, but preferably one that can take down Xatu rather easily. Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, or Rock Slide work wonders.
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    1.Claydol resists fighting and blaziken is neutral to rock attacks.

    2.I absolutely disagree with your opinion of azumarill dude...Huge power doubles this critter's attack in the same way pure power does for medichamp..Unlike medichamp however, this thing can actually take a few hits.

    Azumarill[adamant]@leftovers
    -sub
    -focus punch
    -surf/ice beam/encore
    -return/double edge

    3. Grass does not resist rock.


    Anyway my friend, you've picked a fairly poor line up of pokes but there's no major harm in that.Ingame is all abt levels [not including frontier]

    Shrifty would help you out alot, and if u catch urself a groudon u can make a fun themed team around his drought ability.Thats my 2 cents.
     
    Aw, I saw the flaws in shane's suggestions. Did you have to beat me to it? XD

    Azurmarill is awesome. Its obtained early in-game and schools the whole game. 'Nuff said.

    Bunuos Noches.
     
    Meh. There are a lot of Pokes that can school the whole game. Thanks for setting my post straight, Ice Demon.
     
    Well I eisley did the gym with noone dieing :D I also completed the final gym with only blaziken at lvl 45 :o and now I'm resetting for a shiny Rayquaza :) thanks again for the help!
     
    Good job wiggly, and as I said before, reset for an Adamant Rayquaza instead of a shiny one.
     
    sootopolis

    i am in ruby and i dont know what went wrong but the gym is lock and i was wondering if anybody could help
     
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