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| Vs. Salazzle: The Melemele Firefighters |
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| "You Toxic bitch, you" |
Because I own a Salandit, I already knew how fast the totem pokemon was, so I knew that Grimer wouldn't last very long. One Flame Burst later and it was now a 3-on-1 match: 3-on-2 once Salazzle summoned Salandit as its partner.
This did not bode well.
I reassessed and found that, while Crabrawler was a good choice against a fire type, the dual Poison/Fire Salazzle/Salandit combo meant that the crustacean would be at a disadvantage. Fighting moves are weak against the poison type. I sent it in and attempted to whittle down the supporting Salandit with Bubblebeam.
It was then that the enemy duo revealed their master strategy. Venoshock is a niche move amongst Poison Pokemon Trainers. It has a base power of 60 damage under normal circumstances, but a base power of 120 if the opponent is afflicted by poison. Salazzle knew Toxic. Salandit knew Venoshock. Because both opponents were faster than any of my underleveled pokemon, I lost my next two without even scoring a hit. Salazzle would use Toxic, Sanandit would use Venoshock, and my pokemon would be knocked-off in one hit.
The only pokemon that even had a chance was Pako Pako, who miraculously survived Venoshock. My partner retaliated with its Hydro Vortex Z-move!!
Salazzle surprised me with its strength. It clung on and survived (barely) the ultimate water move.
And thus it was that foreboding became foreshadowing. I was given my first loss.
