One story begins, and so another must end... in other words,
I've (finally) finished my Fighting challenge!
Elite Four was tough. Had to grind to lvl. 55 then feed everyone 2 Rare Candies each. Aaron was the easiest with Blade's (Gallade) Rock Slide and Kendra's (Toxicroak) Stone Edge. Only Drapion caused me a problem (damn Aerial Ace, who told the E4 to start using TMs?)
Bertha was quite easy too, Blade beat 3 with Leaf Blade and Gliscor with Ice Punch. Charlie (Heracross) Megahorned Hippowdon to death.
Flint was actually the most difficult - 3/4 of my team are actually weak to fire, and none resist. Luckily I had Rock and Ground moves, but they didn't help much against Infernape. That Infernape is the bane of my existence.
Lucian, funnily enough, was actually quite easy, thanks to Shadow's (Lucario) Shadow Ball, Charlie's Megahorn and above all, Blade's Night Slash. The showdown of Gallade .vs. Gallade was epic by the way. Also, Bronzong is a moron, he just used Calm Mind while Charlie Close Combated him to death.
Cynthia was... underwhelming, to be frank. Charlie ate a Psychic from Spiritomb and beat it with Megahorn. Lucario fell to multiple Brick Breaks from Kendra. I sent out Shadow against Togekiss, expecting a barrage of Air Slashes, forgetting that she had Aura Sphere too. Shadow down. Blade avenged his comrade with a Rock Slide to flinch. Cynthia healed, and I Rock Slided twice again, getting flinchax on the second, and finishing with Ice Punch. Serene Grace my left buttock, Blade is the King of Flinchax.
Up next: Garchomp. Blade took a Dragon Rush and annihilated that dragon-shark with Ice Punch. Then he OHKOed Milotic with a critical Leaf Blade. Seriously, I think I'm actually in love with this guy. Charlie finished the match with two Aerial Aces against Roserade.
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Charlie (Heracross) @ Fist Plate
Lvl. 57
Swarm
- Close Combat
- Megahorn
- Earthquake
- Aerial Ace
Wonderful little guy, my hard-hitter. Megahorn was a godsend.
Blade (Gallade) @ Miracle Seed/NeverMeltIce
Lvl. 58
Steadfast
- Ice Punch
- Leaf Blade
- Rock Slide
- Night Slash
Definitely MVP during the Elite Four. I don't know what I would've done without him, he beat more E4 Pokemon than the rest of them put together.
Kendra (Toxicroak)
Lvl. 57
Dry Skin
- Sludge Bomb
- Stone Edge
- Dig
- Brick Break
To be honest I could take her or leave her. She was useful, but not integral.
Shadow (Lucario)
Lvl. 57
Steadfast
- Dragon Pulse
- Aura Sphere
- Extremespeed
- Shadow Ball
Wonderful in general gameplay, but strangely absent against the E4. Useful against Lucian, but useless against Flint/Bertha, absent against Aaron and knocked out early against Cynthia.
Honourable mentions to:
King Louis the Infernape, who began my challenge here in Sinnoh.
Notr
icky the Machop, who I imagine is a bloody smear nowadays - his life was sacrificed so that others may be healed. And Tropius and Bibarel, my faithful HM
slaves friends.
Please give a big hand to everyone who featured in this challenge!
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From left to right: Ape Insane, Ricky, Todd, Andrew, Warren, Jonothan, Cranberry, Marley, Pogg, Lu Tze, Charlie, Blade, Kendra and Shadow