Character: Byleth Eisner | didyoulosethis Badge/Gym Leader: Misty for the Cascade Badge! Elite/Regular: Regular Team:Knife dog (Absol L:38), Levin Spider (Galvantula L:41), Zhu (Golbat L:33), Ammo (Primeape L:35) Battle Details: Byleth is taking their strategizing very very seriously, and they've been doing their research to help with it! Their priority will be on status-inflicting moves to level the playing field if not to gain an advantage, with Levin and Zhu running status to set up for Ammo and Knife Dog to dish out the damage. They are mindful of type advantages as well, but are prioritizing opportunistic attacks and raw power over the boosts afforded by them - if things get dicey, though, they will readily encourage Levin to lay down some electricity.
Golduck will be met with Levin Spider first, entering with a strategic status-based opening of Thunder Wave. Byleth will be quick to switch Levin out before he takes too much damage, hopefully with a paralysis in place, and will bring out Knife Dog next. Their strategy from here is to use Focus Energy and Night Slash for damage, though they may also dip into Double Team and Detect if they assess that Golduck's strength is too much of a threat.
Next up is Lapras, which Byleth has determined to be Misty's most threatening pokemon. They'll gamble a bit here and get Zhu to hammer Lapras with status moves like Supersonic, Astonish, and Poison Fang (much to the pesky Golbat's delight, of course). Their primary objective is to poison Lapras, then swap into Ammo to capitalize on its Fighting-type weakness with Low Kick and Cross Chop, again utilizing Focus Energy to maximize Ammo's damaging potential here.
And finally is Starmie. Levin leads again with Thunder Wave, but this time Byleth takes no chances and urges Levin to press the offensive with Agility and Electro Ball. If that isn't enough, Knife Dog will be back to finish, with the same strategy employed against Golduck.
In addition to strategic move selection, Byleth's pokemon have been trained to prioritize feints, evasion, and backstabs, using speed to hopefully avoid some damage and isolate openings to safely attack. This strategy of course works best with pokemon that fight up-close; Levin is fast but may not be quite as appropriately equipped to Byleth's intended battling style. Overall, this battle likely won't be much of a spectacle, but reflects the amount of time and effort they have poured into watching other battles, trial and error, and research into the strength and weaknesses of both Misty's pokemon and their own. They may not, however, be able to fully account for the fact that Knife Dog will be pushing himself extra hard to earn their approval and secure a win, and that Ammo is a very, very excitable Primeape who might not always follow the plan to the letter.
(Also, Nyaff will be cheering and recording with a very scrutinizing Mandagot from the sidelines.)
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Badge/Gym Leader: Misty for the Cascade Badge!
Elite/Regular: Regular
Team: Knife dog (Absol L:38), Levin Spider (Galvantula L:41), Zhu (Golbat L:33), Ammo (Primeape L:35)
Battle Details: Byleth is taking their strategizing very very seriously, and they've been doing their research to help with it! Their priority will be on status-inflicting moves to level the playing field if not to gain an advantage, with Levin and Zhu running status to set up for Ammo and Knife Dog to dish out the damage. They are mindful of type advantages as well, but are prioritizing opportunistic attacks and raw power over the boosts afforded by them - if things get dicey, though, they will readily encourage Levin to lay down some electricity.
Golduck will be met with Levin Spider first, entering with a strategic status-based opening of Thunder Wave. Byleth will be quick to switch Levin out before he takes too much damage, hopefully with a paralysis in place, and will bring out Knife Dog next. Their strategy from here is to use Focus Energy and Night Slash for damage, though they may also dip into Double Team and Detect if they assess that Golduck's strength is too much of a threat.
Next up is Lapras, which Byleth has determined to be Misty's most threatening pokemon. They'll gamble a bit here and get Zhu to hammer Lapras with status moves like Supersonic, Astonish, and Poison Fang (much to the pesky Golbat's delight, of course). Their primary objective is to poison Lapras, then swap into Ammo to capitalize on its Fighting-type weakness with Low Kick and Cross Chop, again utilizing Focus Energy to maximize Ammo's damaging potential here.
And finally is Starmie. Levin leads again with Thunder Wave, but this time Byleth takes no chances and urges Levin to press the offensive with Agility and Electro Ball. If that isn't enough, Knife Dog will be back to finish, with the same strategy employed against Golduck.
In addition to strategic move selection, Byleth's pokemon have been trained to prioritize feints, evasion, and backstabs, using speed to hopefully avoid some damage and isolate openings to safely attack. This strategy of course works best with pokemon that fight up-close; Levin is fast but may not be quite as appropriately equipped to Byleth's intended battling style. Overall, this battle likely won't be much of a spectacle, but reflects the amount of time and effort they have poured into watching other battles, trial and error, and research into the strength and weaknesses of both Misty's pokemon and their own. They may not, however, be able to fully account for the fact that Knife Dog will be pushing himself extra hard to earn their approval and secure a win, and that Ammo is a very, very excitable Primeape who might not always follow the plan to the letter.
(Also, Nyaff will be cheering and recording with a very scrutinizing Mandagot from the sidelines.)