Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Electric Day 6: Almost, But Not Quite, A Hard Counter

Current location: Anistar City, post-Flare. Current team at L52 all 'round:

Ixion: Thunderbolt, Surf, Grass Knot, Cut
Tiamat: Thunderbolt, Dragon Pulse, Strength, Rock Smash
Tritoch; Thunderbolt, Surf, Signal Beam, Dazzling Gleam
Remora: Thunderbolt, Mud Bomb, Surf, Discharge
Raiden: Thunderbolt, Air Slash, Hex, Hidden Power (Rock)
Alexander: Thunderbolt, Flash Cannon, Tri Attack, Hidden Power (Ice)

(Good thing Blissey's postgame or I would be, to put it generously, screwed.)

Last time, we were waiting for Rotom - and it arrived, Timid on the first shot. Oooh, yeah. It was quickly powered up and we resumed pounding everything in the 15->Hotel->16 region. Only problem: The team's not all that adept with the HMs, so much so that Tiamat won't have anything off-STAB until the endgame return to Dendemille. Raiden started out Flying, switched to Fire, then back to Flying so far. Probably won't leave him at Fire again until Snowbelle.

The team bent in Frost Cavern but didn't break, and came out at L45. The Anistar Gym fight saw Tritoch stall out Light Screen from Sigilyph with some well-timed Signal Beaming, Slowking take a predictable OHKO and Alexander three-shoot a Calm Minding Meowstic.

For the Flare quest, I thought Tritoch would be the perfect check to Lysandre - he\s got a Fighting type weak to Dazzling Gleam, a Surfable Fire type and a couple of Flying things. It worked pretty well the first two fights, with only a futile Swords Dance and a couple of Hyper Voice strikes getting in the way, but a Mega Gyarados Earthquake prevented a sweep (and a level, the SOB). Tiamat finished that fight in a Mega showdown. Also, Tritoch also pulled his weight against Xerosic, OHKOing the Malamar with Signal Beam.

Tomorrow: Endgame's in sight.

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