Grass run complete!

Well, the Grass run is done... and it was the longest Elite 4 run yet. But before we got there, we had to run Victory Road, in which I nearly got wiped by Mienshao Bouncing all over everybody - had two left before we brought it down. Also, I nearly blew it pretty badly at the end when it was "Remove HMs and Make Them Not Suck" time, when I accidentally overwrote Harrelson's Iron Head with Shadow Claw (meant to ditch Poison Jab). Thankfully, I had a few extra Heart Scales for just such a screwup.

The team at L64:
Cheech - Seed Bomb, Brick Break, Earthquake, Rock Slide
Chong - Petal Blizzard, Earthquake, Nature Power, Sludge Bomb @Venusaurite
Harrelson - Power Whip, Iron Head, Bulldoze, Shadow Claw
Marley - Energy Ball, Psychic, Nature Power, Sludge Bomb
Phelps - Energy Ball, Surf, Ice Beam, Nature Power
Nelson - Seed Bomb, Phantom Force, Rock Slide, Flame Charge

Siebold
Like I'm going anywhere else, right?

Marley v Clawitzer
Energy Ball OHKOs.

Marley v Barbaracle
...what? Really? The CPU making a move from the "Let's Get This Over With" department? Energy Ball goes 2/2.

Phelps v Gyarados
That's more like it. Energy Ball does 40%, which lets Gyara get DDance1 up. A second Energy Ball got it to 20%, which triggers Full Restore 1, and Ice Beam does 20%. A third Dragon Dance gets countered with a SpDef reducing Energy Ball, and the Ice Fang is survived at 31/192, so Energy Ball finishes.

Marley v Starmie
Starmie Light Screens, but a CH Energy Ball gets around *that* little obstacle. Also, I'm sick of typing Energy Ball now.

Drasna
There's no good matchups left here, but at least this has a good counter.

Chong v Dragalgae
Again, Dragalgae hangs by 5% on my best shot (Mega EQ). Sludge Bomb does 51 back (143/194), so a NP-> Tri Attack and EQ combo finishes (and throws in a gratuitous paralysis for good measure).

Phelps v Noivern
Clearly not messing around here, Drasna is. Super Fang does the usual half, and Ice Beam OHKOs.

Phelps v Altaria
Ice Beam OHKOs again.

Phelps v Druddigon
Ice Beam does 70%, Dragon Tail does light damage (17/192) and forces in Cheech.

Cheech v Druddigon
Brick Break finishes (161/184 due to Rough Skin).

Wikstrom
Steel doesn't do much to this team, so I'm hoping to get around its, uh, issues.

Cheech v Klefki
Klefki uses Torment, which I'm not so much worried about, and Earthquake drops it to 15%. Brick Break does just over half, and Klefki manages to get a set of Spikes off before getting Earthquaked out. Crap.

Cheech v Aegislash
I use a Hyper Potion (no effect) to dodge King's Shield, but can't use Earthquake because of Torment so I futilely Seed Bomb (15%) and take an Iron Head counter (110/189). I Hyper Potion again and take a little less from Iron Head (117/189), then Earthquake the King's Shield. Stuck in a loop, I switch in Harrelson (154/176 due to Spikes.)

Harrelson v Aegislash
I take an Iron Head on the switch (117) but do some Barbs damage. Shadow Claw hits the Shield again (Blast!) and -2s. Back to Cheech...

Cheech v Aegislash 2
A Sacred Sword and Spikes take him to 36, so I Hyper Potion (3) and Iron Head brings him back to 117. King's Shield dodges another Earthquake, but the Torment's gone so I can fire again... against a missed Shield for 60%. A Full Restore means another Earthquake for just over half, Seed Bomb lops 20% off, Iron Head brings Cheech to 35, and Earthquake FINALLY brings it down.

Nelson v Scizor
You've got one job, Willie... and you take Spikes damage on the switchin (147/168). Flame Charge does 70% and Night Slash takes him to 69/168. I ward off Bullet Punch by Hyper Potioning, but a second Night Slash takes him to 86 and Flame Charge 2 finishes.

Chong v Probopass
(170/194 due to Spikes) Mega Petal Blizzard does 30%, Flash Cannon does 40, and Earthquake finishes.

Malva
The matchup I dreaded the most, right at the end.

Cheech v Pyroar
Flametrhower drops Cheech to 39/189, but Brick Break OHKOs back. Phew.

Phelps v Talonflame
Brave Bird OHKOs, but Talonflame takes 50HP recoil. Oh, joy.

Chong v Talonflame
Flare Blitz (w/Thick Fat help) does 120/194, and Sludge Bomb finishes.

Chong v Chandelure
Chong gets Confused and hits itself to 93/194. I Hyper Potion and Flamethrower takes him to 36, but Earthquake... leaves him at 5%. On the Full Restore turn, I bring Phelps back and burn (lol) another Hyper Potion, take another 2 Flamethrowers to 34... and go to 9 with a confusion hit. I sacrifice Chong to Shadow Ball.

Phelps v Chandelure
Phelps, sick of this, OHKOs with Surf.

Phelps v Torkoal
And Surf OHKos as well. Phelps levels.

Diantha
I have to get past a Flying lead who may or may not be packing X-Scissor on a bunch of Grass types. This... may not be good.

Marley v Hawlucha
Marley survives X-Scissor by 58/214, and OHKOs with Psychic. *phew*

Harrelson v Aurorus
Aurorus gets a Reflect off... AND SURVIVES IRON HEAD WITH 10%. This run's cursed, I swear. Bulldoze on the Full Restore turn takes 15% off and drops its speed and a second Iron Head wraps it.

Cheech v Goodra
Brick Break kills the Reflect and does about half, and Cheech survives the Fire Blast with 47HP. Brick Break 2 finishes.

Harrelson v Gourgeist
Gourgeist uses Phanton Force to cause Shadow Claw to whiff, but only does 54 damage with the move and hits Iron Barbs. Shadow Claw does 60% or so, then Gourgeist Trick-or-Treats... making it a STAB Shadow Claw for the KO.

Harrelson v Tyrantrum
I Hyper Potion Cheech on Tyrantrum's Crunch, which Harrelson survives on 4HP. Damn. Dragon Claw wraps, but gives him another round of Iron Barbs damage...

Cheech v Tyrantrum
...but Brick Break leaves him at 10%. Dragon Claw has Cheech at 102, so two Brick Breaks around the Full Restore sets up endgame. (Cheech levels.)

Nelson v MegaGardevoir
Phantom Force dodges Shadow Ball... AND ONE HIT KILLS! NEW HERO!



Pictured: A man high as a kite and his disco dancing duck.

So as it turned out, I didn't use Power Whip at all. But it's nice to have for archival purposes. Anyway, up they go to the Bank, and off we go to the realm of the rabbit.

Time of the fall: 28:24