So where were we?
Oh, right. Lysandre. Fight 2 went as I anticipated - two Hidden Power Electrics from Salamando beat Gyarados, the third one was a little trickier as it required a Grass Knot from Prometheus and a Will-o-Wisp from Apollyon to run out the Gyarados. Phoenix took great pressure in making Mienshao miss with Fly as well.
Oh, and due to various factors I missed the Flamethrower TM again. So that meant I had to buy Fire Blast in Anistar for Phoenix and Apollyon, and the latter has had issues with it missing. Route 18 and Terminus Cave were dealt with by burning all the Fighters... and that worked well until the Guts guys (Conkledurr, Hariyama) showed up.
Route 19 needed an Aerodactyl counter - the Sky Trainer on the route and one of the Scoobies (Trevor) both pack them, and he's a prime threat to the team. Turns out, a Mega Dragon Claw with a Tough Claws boost solves a lot of problems, and not just Aerodactyl.
There wasn't much happening on Route 20, and Snowbelle Gym had another bout of miss-itis from Apollyon, but other than that it was a dead cinch. The gym leader was a three stroke fight - Flamethrower, Flamethrower, Flare Blitz. The only damage was on recoil. We picked up all the TMs, as I'm thinking I should swap around for Salamando's 3rd and 4th slots, but Psychic, Dark Pulse and Brick Break were pressed into immediate service.
The main issue with Victory Road was running out of PP, as I couldn't really use the healing lady before the Rival to restore PP as I usually do. We had to actually use an Ether *gasp* at one point, but we got through and we're now at the Pokemon League.
And that... is next.
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