Kaiba loves Mizuchi. His Kingdra is a powerful dragon of the seas...but she lacks certain abilities that a dragon of the seas should have. He could take the boat to fight Chuck first...but he thinks he has some solid type matchups against Jasmine's team and wants to try his strength against Jasmine.
vs. Skarmory
First up is Leizi. The Raichu usually loves to pull evasion tricks, but that's not going to work against Keen Eye Skarmory. Her main goal here is stay alive, then zappy-zap. Use Nuzzle for the paralysis first to slow it down, then Reflect to bolster her frail physical defense, then hit with Thunderbolt. Special moves are the move here, gotta avoid Skarmory's massive physical defense.
vs. Magneton
It's Zephyra's turn. The Rapidash is another frail speedster of an attacker, so she needs to hit hard and avoid paralysis as much as possible. She opens with Agility, then starts on Flame Wheel as her most reliable attack. She's avoiding Sunny Day because she doesn't want to hamper her partner in the next battle, so hopefully she can make it.
vs. Steelix
Now, finally, Mizuchi is up. The Kingdra is the whole reason Kaiba's attempting this fight now, so he wants her to do her best.
Now, this is going to be tricky because Steelix has a coverage move: Dragon Breath. Fortunately she's not quite as frail as Leizi and Zephyra. Special attacks are needed for this fight, so he uses Rain Dance to counter Sandstorm, has her wear a Rocky Helmet to hopefully keep up with the chip damage from a potential Stealth rock, and blasts with Bubble Beam at ever opportunity.
Backup:
Plan B is his own steel type, Kingyoku, who has Fire Punch for Magneton and Water Pulse for Steelix.
jasmine attempt #1
Badge/Gym Leader: Jasmine for the Mineral Badge
Elite/Regular: Regular
Team: Today's main players are Leizi the Alolan Raichu (90), Zephyra the Rapidash (100), and Mizuchi the Kingdra (100). Kingyoku the Hisuian Goodra (100) sits in reserve with a Fire Punch in case things go wrong.
Strategy:
Kaiba loves Mizuchi. His Kingdra is a powerful dragon of the seas...but she lacks certain abilities that a dragon of the seas should have. He could take the boat to fight Chuck first...but he thinks he has some solid type matchups against Jasmine's team and wants to try his strength against Jasmine.
vs. Skarmory
First up is Leizi. The Raichu usually loves to pull evasion tricks, but that's not going to work against Keen Eye Skarmory. Her main goal here is stay alive, then zappy-zap. Use Nuzzle for the paralysis first to slow it down, then Reflect to bolster her frail physical defense, then hit with Thunderbolt. Special moves are the move here, gotta avoid Skarmory's massive physical defense.
vs. Magneton
It's Zephyra's turn. The Rapidash is another frail speedster of an attacker, so she needs to hit hard and avoid paralysis as much as possible. She opens with Agility, then starts on Flame Wheel as her most reliable attack. She's avoiding Sunny Day because she doesn't want to hamper her partner in the next battle, so hopefully she can make it.
vs. Steelix
Now, finally, Mizuchi is up. The Kingdra is the whole reason Kaiba's attempting this fight now, so he wants her to do her best.
Now, this is going to be tricky because Steelix has a coverage move: Dragon Breath. Fortunately she's not quite as frail as Leizi and Zephyra. Special attacks are needed for this fight, so he uses Rain Dance to counter Sandstorm, has her wear a Rocky Helmet to hopefully keep up with the chip damage from a potential Stealth rock, and blasts with Bubble Beam at ever opportunity.
Backup:
Plan B is his own steel type, Kingyoku, who has Fire Punch for Magneton and Water Pulse for Steelix.