Let's take stock. I had one pokemon that was suited for the match: Brionne resisted Flame Burst and hit hard with its Hydro Vortex move. Had I weakened the Salazzle with any other move, I could have knocked it out with Pako Pako's Z-move. However, of all my other pokemon, only Ori-chan was any use and it was unfortunately outside and outclassed by Toxic + Venoshock. My other Pokemon, Grimer and Crabrawler, were each at a severe disadvantage in battling a poison type. It was a mismatch from the start.
Now who could I use? Probably not Sylveon (Sidetone: I have recently renamed Sylveon Sailor "Star Fighter" because "duh") because he would take extreme damage from that Venoshock. I could use Trumbeak, but it's a bit too slow and frail to survive more than one turn. Misdreavus has Thunderwave as an option, but this would require it to survive a venoshock...
...unless I had it out before Salandit is summoned.
I was on to something. With Salazzle (and maybe also Salandit) paralyzed, my pokemon would have a chance to cause some damage before the inevitable 120 base power venoshock nukes are launched. I just had to choose my fastest and strongest pokemon to support.
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| Vs. Salazzle Rematch: Speedy Thunder |
My plan was weirdly simple: paralyze the opponents and take them out. I was pleasantly surprised when I was successful in successfully using thunder wave on both salazzle and her summoned salandit. With luck on my side and the wind in my sails, I was able to slowly whittle the pokemon down. The major change was that now Venoshock was no longer a one-turn-one-hit KO move. I was able to move before the speedier foes.Soon enough, only Pako-Pako remained. My ace. It was tight, but I knew I had won.
Hydro Vortex.
VICTORY!
