Team: Acxa (Alola Ninetails)-NeverMelt Ice, Ankuyr (Falinks)-Black Belt, Brodar (Noivern)-Sharp Beak, Dzur (Durant)-Hard Stone, Gyxdo-Soft Sand, Zaivar-Quick Claw Strategy: Thace has decided that Cecil’s gym doesn’t suit his preferred strategy very well. He doesn’t like to take risks if he can avoid it, but this gym is going to require him to pit his Pokemon against super effective moves. He’s brought revives in case of accidental fainting, but is going to try to avoid it if at all possible, and many many potions and other curative items. If he doesn’t have the time to craft thorough (and as-minimal-damage-as-possible) wins, he’s going to come in hard, and fast. He is anxious during the whole thing, and ready to switch out his Pokemon to keep his strategy going whenever Cecil does. He also doesn’t speak a word, using hand signals exclusively to hopefully keep Cecil and his Pokemon guessing about what’s coming next.
Vs Dragonite —Acxa comes out with a Blizzard right away, which will be super accurate due to her Hidden Ability. Then she’ll use Aurora Veil, and go back to powering Blizzards with Laser Focus until she’s hanging on by a thread. She’ll shoot off a quick Toxic and switch. —Brodar will throw out a Draco Meteor, tank for a turn for Acxa healing, and leave with a Tailwind. —Zaivar will start with Heal Block and Crafty Shield, and hit with Play Rough for as long as they can manage. They’ll hit with another Heal Block before he leaves. —Hopefully during the above Dragonite will go down, but Acxa will come in again and Laser Focus Blizzard a couple times to hopefully finish it if Dragonite hasn’t.
Vs Blissey —Brodar will come in with Supersonic, tank for off-field healing, and leave with Super Fang. —Zaivar will come in with Heal Block and jump back out. —Ankuyr will come in and Bulk Up for as many turns as they safely can. By then their HP will be dangerously low, so they’ll Endure, and use Reversal! —hopefully Blissey will go down from that, but Brodar will come back in with more Supersonic, Super Fang if her HP is still fairly high, and then Boomburst to hopefully finish it.
Vs Heracross —Zaivar will set Crafty Shield and Play Rough several times. They will tank for other off-field healing and then jump out with a Metal Sound as a parting move. —Brodar will come in with a Super Sonic and start spamming Fly. —Hopefully that will be enough, but Acxa will come back in and use the cover of their Hail to attack with Moonblasts.
Vs Lapras —Dzur comes in with Sand Attack several times. Then will hit with Rock Tomb and Stone Edge. —Dzur will probably have to come out and Zaivar will come in with Heal Block and tank a little bit for off-field healing. —Brodar will come in with Tailwind, Supersonic, and Wild Charge to hopefully finish it.
Vs Chandalure —Gyxdo comes in and sets Sandstorm before spamming Earthquake and Rock Tomb as long as possible. When things get down to the wire, Gyxdo will tank for healing. —Brodar will come in with Taunt and Water Pulse! —Hopefully that was enough but Ankuyr will come in to tank for off-field healing so that Gyxdo and Brodar can do their thing again.
Vs Chesnaught —Acxa will start with her HA Laser Focused Blizzards and things are going slow, tank for a turn for off-field healing. —Zaivar will come in Crafty Shield and Play Rough for a turn or two —if that’s not enough Gyxdo will hit with Flamethrower a few times and tank for off-field healing —Brodar will finish it with Fly!
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Strategy:
Thace has decided that Cecil’s gym doesn’t suit his preferred strategy very well. He doesn’t like to take risks if he can avoid it, but this gym is going to require him to pit his Pokemon against super effective moves. He’s brought revives in case of accidental fainting, but is going to try to avoid it if at all possible, and many many potions and other curative items. If he doesn’t have the time to craft thorough (and as-minimal-damage-as-possible) wins, he’s going to come in hard, and fast. He is anxious during the whole thing, and ready to switch out his Pokemon to keep his strategy going whenever Cecil does. He also doesn’t speak a word, using hand signals exclusively to hopefully keep Cecil and his Pokemon guessing about what’s coming next.
Vs Dragonite
—Acxa comes out with a Blizzard right away, which will be super accurate due to her Hidden Ability. Then she’ll use Aurora Veil, and go back to powering Blizzards with Laser Focus until she’s hanging on by a thread. She’ll shoot off a quick Toxic and switch.
—Brodar will throw out a Draco Meteor, tank for a turn for Acxa healing, and leave with a Tailwind.
—Zaivar will start with Heal Block and Crafty Shield, and hit with Play Rough for as long as they can manage. They’ll hit with another Heal Block before he leaves.
—Hopefully during the above Dragonite will go down, but Acxa will come in again and Laser Focus Blizzard a couple times to hopefully finish it if Dragonite hasn’t.
Vs Blissey
—Brodar will come in with Supersonic, tank for off-field healing, and leave with Super Fang.
—Zaivar will come in with Heal Block and jump back out.
—Ankuyr will come in and Bulk Up for as many turns as they safely can. By then their HP will be dangerously low, so they’ll Endure, and use Reversal!
—hopefully Blissey will go down from that, but Brodar will come back in with more Supersonic, Super Fang if her HP is still fairly high, and then Boomburst to hopefully finish it.
Vs Heracross
—Zaivar will set Crafty Shield and Play Rough several times. They will tank for other off-field healing and then jump out with a Metal Sound as a parting move.
—Brodar will come in with a Super Sonic and start spamming Fly.
—Hopefully that will be enough, but Acxa will come back in and use the cover of their Hail to attack with Moonblasts.
Vs Lapras
—Dzur comes in with Sand Attack several times. Then will hit with Rock Tomb and Stone Edge.
—Dzur will probably have to come out and Zaivar will come in with Heal Block and tank a little bit for off-field healing.
—Brodar will come in with Tailwind, Supersonic, and Wild Charge to hopefully finish it.
Vs Chandalure
—Gyxdo comes in and sets Sandstorm before spamming Earthquake and Rock Tomb as long as possible. When things get down to the wire, Gyxdo will tank for healing.
—Brodar will come in with Taunt and Water Pulse!
—Hopefully that was enough but Ankuyr will come in to tank for off-field healing so that Gyxdo and Brodar can do their thing again.
Vs Chesnaught
—Acxa will start with her HA Laser Focused Blizzards and things are going slow, tank for a turn for off-field healing.
—Zaivar will come in Crafty Shield and Play Rough for a turn or two
—if that’s not enough Gyxdo will hit with Flamethrower a few times and tank for off-field healing
—Brodar will finish it with Fly!