Missingno. Master
Poison-type Trainer
I can think of some strategies Ash can come up with for his Pokemon.
First, he could build on the whole swallowing energy ball deal like Dawn did. Have Gible swallow Dragon Pulse or Draco Meteor. Have Infernape swallow Flamethrower. Buizel could swallow Water Pulse, etc.
Next, bring back Thunder Armor.
And then, there's the Spin strategy. Granted, this wouldn't work with Torterra anymore, but still could with Pikachu, and Buizel could pick it up quick enough. Staraptor, too, could do a spinning Brave Bird or Aerial Ace.
Pikachu: Thunder Armor, Volt Tail, Spin, Counter Shield, that rat's loaded.
Staraptor: Spinning Brave Bird/Aerial Ace as mentioned above. Could also rework Whirlwind and/or Close Combat into a Counter Shield.
Torterra: I can imagine a Counter Shield for that. Maybe it can spin around like Mamoswine, and then use Razor Leaf to do a Counter Shield. That and the Energy Ball Snack strategy, I think Torterra's good.
Infernape: Counter Shield. I can also imagine something like using Flamethrower on its hands and then using Mach Punch for a makeshift Fire Punch. It could also eat its own Flamethrower.
Buizel: Counter Shield, Ice Aqua Jet, possibly Spin, possibly eating its own Water Pulse.
Gible: Picture the opponent as Piplup, then use Draco Meteor. Could also swallow Dragon Pulse and maybe Draco Meteor. Could also block some moves by hitting the ground with Rock Smash to send up a wave of gravel and sand. I could also see Sand Veil coming into play.
And then there's the possibility of Ash bringing in some reserves (which is really the smart thing to do).
Donphan could do a Counter Shield with Rollout by turning on its side and spinning in place, kicking up sand.
Kingler could Crabhammer the ground to cause an earthquake, or pull a Sho's Raichu and pin its opponents with one claw, and fire a Hyper Beam with the other.
Bring back Swellow's ability to shrug off electric attacks.
Glalie could pull a Mamoswine and swallow its Ice Beam.
Torkoal. Iron Defense+spinning+Heat Wave=Counter Shield.
First, he could build on the whole swallowing energy ball deal like Dawn did. Have Gible swallow Dragon Pulse or Draco Meteor. Have Infernape swallow Flamethrower. Buizel could swallow Water Pulse, etc.
Next, bring back Thunder Armor.
And then, there's the Spin strategy. Granted, this wouldn't work with Torterra anymore, but still could with Pikachu, and Buizel could pick it up quick enough. Staraptor, too, could do a spinning Brave Bird or Aerial Ace.
Pikachu: Thunder Armor, Volt Tail, Spin, Counter Shield, that rat's loaded.
Staraptor: Spinning Brave Bird/Aerial Ace as mentioned above. Could also rework Whirlwind and/or Close Combat into a Counter Shield.
Torterra: I can imagine a Counter Shield for that. Maybe it can spin around like Mamoswine, and then use Razor Leaf to do a Counter Shield. That and the Energy Ball Snack strategy, I think Torterra's good.
Infernape: Counter Shield. I can also imagine something like using Flamethrower on its hands and then using Mach Punch for a makeshift Fire Punch. It could also eat its own Flamethrower.
Buizel: Counter Shield, Ice Aqua Jet, possibly Spin, possibly eating its own Water Pulse.
Gible: Picture the opponent as Piplup, then use Draco Meteor. Could also swallow Dragon Pulse and maybe Draco Meteor. Could also block some moves by hitting the ground with Rock Smash to send up a wave of gravel and sand. I could also see Sand Veil coming into play.
And then there's the possibility of Ash bringing in some reserves (which is really the smart thing to do).
Donphan could do a Counter Shield with Rollout by turning on its side and spinning in place, kicking up sand.
Kingler could Crabhammer the ground to cause an earthquake, or pull a Sho's Raichu and pin its opponents with one claw, and fire a Hyper Beam with the other.
Bring back Swellow's ability to shrug off electric attacks.
Glalie could pull a Mamoswine and swallow its Ice Beam.
Torkoal. Iron Defense+spinning+Heat Wave=Counter Shield.