The Electric Battle with Elsa!

Let the Battle Begin!


In the opening volleys, Wiggles successfully burns the first Emolga, then Siglyph is sent-in to use Light Screen and Psybeam. The first Emolga is almost KO-ed, but Elsa saves it with a Hyper potion. Totem the Siglyph is Knocked-out soon afterward on Turn 7.
The following two turns I make a mistake. I had sent in Deedoon to lure Elsa into Volt-Switching rather than using a Hyper Potion, but she healed Emolga anyways. Light Screen wears off, and I switch to Wiggles to try to burn the second Emolga, but is instead KO-ed with Volt Switch when Elsa gets her first lucky critical hit of the match.
In the next three turns I capitalize on the free switch-in after one of my pokemon has fainted and send in Krookodile for a revenge kill. With help from intimidate, I wear down the Emolga until it is eventually KO-ed. Krookodile then becomes paralyzed due to "Static".At this point I know I'm in trouble--Krookodile is dead in the water and only one Emolga is gone. I decide to send-in Deedoon to force Burn damage and stall with Detect, then allow Krook to die so I may use a revive later. Next I send in Deedoon for more burn-stalling. The result of these five turns? Deedoon is dead due to a second lucky critical hit, Emolga has nearly succumbed to Burn damage, and Krookodile is revived.The next three turns start off very unlucky--but then ultimately turn the tide of the match in my favor. First, Emolga's Volt Switch has resulted in Zebstrika being brought to the front. Excited about finally setting-up Red for a game-winning sweep, I immediately send him in...where he is one-hit-KO-ed with a lucky critical hit "Spark" attack.  DAMMIT!!!! I retaliate with Rock Jock, who first uses Mud Slap to decrease accuracy, then uses Rock Blast, which luckily hits five times, once for a critical hit--and seems to be EXACTLY enough damage to knock-out Zebstrika...almost there...
Boldore is now more-or-less out of commission (because he is so slow that he will move second and surely be dead by then)--so I use this turn to use a super-potion on Krookodile in case I have once again underestimated Emolga's power. Rock Jock dies easily and I send-in the Krook. The combination of Intimidate and Burn make Emolga's attacks seem to strike like tissue paper--and Krookodile eventually KO's it with Bite on Turn 19!
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Notes:
Krookodile has certainly proven its worth, but I am unsure about replacing any of my current squadmates with him. Leavanny and Scrappy are both amazing fighters. This being said I may need Krookodile in the future--so I will be training him on the side--and keeping him and Siglyph up to par with my main team--as alternates--in case I need them again.

Drastic Measures

So my playthrough has recently hit its first major roadblock--the Nimbasa City gym. Elsa is an electric pokemon user and she has done an excellent job of picking my team apart. Up until now I never realized that my team is weak against flying pokemon--and how could I? The most powerful fliers I have experienced up to this point, I've been able to take care of by walling them out with "Rock Jock" (who most recently evolved into Boldore) and retaliating with super-effective rock attacks. This is not an option anymore.

The typical way of assaulting electric types is to send out a ground pokemon and set-up while it spins its wheels. Against Elsa's Emolga, who are flying/electric, this is made difficult. Elsa has two Emolga and one Zebstrika, each with the move, "Volt Switch". Volt Switch is the real problem--its an electric move that deals damage, then immediately allows the user to switch-out to another pokemon. Elsa's pokemon abuse this move--and make it impossible to set-up against her. It's impossible to fight and beat each individual--you have to fight the entire team at once.

I have battled her and lost six times.

Most recently I had a flawless strategy--I put her Emolga to sleep with "Pinky", then proceeded to send in "Rock Jock" to use "Iron Defense" to boost my defense to the max. I saw victory in my grasp! Turns out that "Volt Switch" is a special attack, so these boosts were pointless and I lost just like every other time.

As a result, I have been forced to take drastic measures. I have begun construction of a new team--each member handpicked from my list of available pokemon--and each member designed to pick her electric team apart.

And with this new team, Elsa and I both will have the fight of our lives.

Swadloon evolved into Leavanny--who, while being amazing and having the highest attacking stat in my team--is crushed by the flying-typed Emolga.

Current Squad: