Ishiftyounot
The Meme Supreme
So since my last post two weeks ago I found Lostelle, beat Giovanni, rushed through Victory Road and beat the Pokemon League! Didn't take too long really, all things considered. Kinda sped through the Sevii Islands stuff because it doesn't really interest me at the moment and I really did want to just complete the game and be (mostly) done with it, Giovanni got wrecked by Exeggutor and Sandslash and my rival just before Victory Road was a joke with his unevolved stuff. I got my squad to level 47 with Rare Candies and took on the Elite 4.
I still need to complete the post-game Sevii Islands stuff for the roaming Johto beast, and I also need to capture the legendary birds & Mewtwo to transfer to Platinum but I won't post those here. My next game is Platinum! But I won't be playing it until 2021 because I have so many assignments to do, it's unreal.
Final team thoughts: Charizard is pretty good but not outstanding (bit like Venusaur in Red) and I really don't like how weak Fly felt to use in this game (70BP sucks). Raichu might actually claim MVP status in the end, Electric is such a good typing it seems versus the Elite 4 and Champion especially without the Ice weakness like Zapdos had! Clefable could also be MVP, although I feel like it wasn't quite as bulky as I wanted and despite an amazing movepool it didn't really hit hard enough to use it? I'm undecided. Sandslash was fine I guess, Earthquake really helped it towards the end since Dig was pretty weak but Ground typing is pretty exploitable towards the end-game, and everything feels like a physical wall. Plus it wasn't that bulky all things considered. Exeggutor was good, did much better against the Elite 4 than expected but Grass types aren't that helpful and I think a good Psychic type needs to be fast to work well? It was no Alakazam and I kinda wished I had used Mr. Mime or even Hypno. Also SunnyBeam would've been better than Leech Seed + Giga Drain, PP issues suck! Dewgong wasn't great, Ice STAB was solid but Lapras would've been better for that and it just did not hit very hard nor could it use its bulk efficiently.
LeafGreen Team:
Iroh the Charizard, Level 48
Fly, Flamethrower, Brick Break, Dragon Claw
Momo the Raichu, Level 48
Thunderbolt, Secret Power, Brick Break, Thunder Wave
Yue the Clefable, Level 48
Return, Shadow Ball, Ice Beam, Thunder Wave
Toph the Sandslash, Level 47
Dig, Strength, Rock Slide, Earthquake
Bushi the Exeggutor, Level 48
Psychic, Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Sleep Powder
Appa the Dewgong, Level 48
Surf, Ice Beam, Aurora Beam, Headbutt
- Lorelei was pretty simple, Raichu came in clutch with Thunderbolt spam and beat Dewgong, Cloyster and weakened Lapras enough for Exeggutor to come finish it off. Exeggutor also beat Slowbro with Sleep Powder + Leech Seed + Giga Drain shenanigans, and Jynx was 2HKOed by Charizard. Easy stuff!
- Bruno was pretty much swept by Exeggutor, although Dewgong took out an Onix and Charizard and Sandslash combined beat Hitmonchan (who knew Rock Tomb, didn't know it knew that?).
- Agatha was swept by Clefable mostly, where Haunter and Gengar never missed Hypnosis but Shadow Ball 2HKOed all the same. Golbat was ruined by Raichu, the first Gengar fell to Exeggutor and Arbok was crit KOed by Sandslash.
- Lance was easy enough too - Gyarados fell to Raichu, Aerodactyl vs. Sandslash was drawn out thanks to Sandslash being kinda weak but we got there, Clefable and Charizard got a win each vs. a Dragonair, Dewgong froze Dragonite to avoid being destroyed by Outrage and won. Not bad!
I still need to complete the post-game Sevii Islands stuff for the roaming Johto beast, and I also need to capture the legendary birds & Mewtwo to transfer to Platinum but I won't post those here. My next game is Platinum! But I won't be playing it until 2021 because I have so many assignments to do, it's unreal.
Final team thoughts: Charizard is pretty good but not outstanding (bit like Venusaur in Red) and I really don't like how weak Fly felt to use in this game (70BP sucks). Raichu might actually claim MVP status in the end, Electric is such a good typing it seems versus the Elite 4 and Champion especially without the Ice weakness like Zapdos had! Clefable could also be MVP, although I feel like it wasn't quite as bulky as I wanted and despite an amazing movepool it didn't really hit hard enough to use it? I'm undecided. Sandslash was fine I guess, Earthquake really helped it towards the end since Dig was pretty weak but Ground typing is pretty exploitable towards the end-game, and everything feels like a physical wall. Plus it wasn't that bulky all things considered. Exeggutor was good, did much better against the Elite 4 than expected but Grass types aren't that helpful and I think a good Psychic type needs to be fast to work well? It was no Alakazam and I kinda wished I had used Mr. Mime or even Hypno. Also SunnyBeam would've been better than Leech Seed + Giga Drain, PP issues suck! Dewgong wasn't great, Ice STAB was solid but Lapras would've been better for that and it just did not hit very hard nor could it use its bulk efficiently.
LeafGreen Team:
Fly, Flamethrower, Brick Break, Dragon Claw
Thunderbolt, Secret Power, Brick Break, Thunder Wave
Return, Shadow Ball, Ice Beam, Thunder Wave
Dig, Strength, Rock Slide, Earthquake
Psychic, Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Sleep Powder
Surf, Ice Beam, Aurora Beam, Headbutt