Feather 18 [Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

[ Greetings, Route! Today Joshua is broadcasting from a seat in the Viridian City Pokemon Center, as an Absol nurses a good deal of singed fur on the bench next to him. That Jolteon was a nasty final surprise okay. ]

Are all of the challenge teams actually well-rounded, or did Blue just want to be some special exception? I do suppose the joke may be on me for expecting the Earth Badge to be something like ground type.

Comments

[necessaryrisks]

Not much, I figure always having a normal type as your first pokemon on the field would be the best plan. One with an attack that can harm ghost types and rock types, since otherwise it's the most stable type.

[usedfeatherdance]

... And when lacking possession of a normal type Pokemon?

[ Josh how do you not have a single normal type Pokemon what is wrong with you ]

[necessaryrisks]

... What are your pokemon anyway? Just for reference.

[usedfeatherdance]

That's classified, hee hee. You don't have a more general suggestion beyond that?

[necessaryrisks]

You could do what you did right now before a match. I'm assuming, given some of the people here have been around a while, at least one of them is bound to have challenged certain gym leaders at one point.

[usedfeatherdance]

Ah, but if I ask before each and every match, I might as well just read that guide and be done with it. I'm quite satisfied making due with just an overview of the major surprises.

[necessaryrisks]

Do you ask for stats and the attacks used by the pokemon? You can always plan a counterattack if you know those.

[usedfeatherdance]

Too detailed. [ He giggles. ] That takes the fun out of it. Simple things like "Oh, by the way, his last Pokemon isn't actually ground type at all" would suffice.

[necessaryrisks]

That could mean just about any type of pokemon would be available. It doesn't give you a better idea of who to bring along.

[usedfeatherdance]

No, but it gives me a better idea of when to expect the surprises! Just enough to not be caught off guard while still having the fun of it.