Upon reaching the gym, I see Clay giving in to Ghetsis's threats and releasing the captive Plasma members. There were nine of them when we rounded them up in the Cold Storage, but now there are only three. I guess the other six weren't worth Ghetsis's time. Haha, they suck.
Inside, the gym lackeys once again pose no threat, and I soon reach Clay. Again, it's another simple single battle. Bah.
He starts with a level 42 Hippowdon and I doublecheck my documents because I could've sworn his Pokemon were level 44-46, but nope, 42-44. Goddammit I overleveled again. ANYWAY. I send out ExTha to start things off. Ice Punch does annoyingly little damage, and after two turns, Hippowdon uses Slack Off and the residual sand damage has put ExTha within KO range from another Bulldoze. Bah. I switch to Kibago.
Two Petal Dances later, Hippowdon and the following Seismitoad are gone. A Sludge Wave from the later brought Kibago into the red, though, so I switch her out for barrel after Clay brought out the level 44 Excadrill. Excadrill in a sandstorm. This could be trouble, let's just hope barrel's Defense can save her.
Excadrill starts with a Swords Dance, but not to worry, barrel one-shots it with an Earthquake. Crisis averted. A Krookodile is next and I switch to Yoshi. One Giga Drain and one Dig later, and it's down. Steelix is up next. I forgot to mention, but I gave Yoshi a Rocky Helmet, so it's funny seeing Steelix hurt itself by using weak Fire Fang attacks against her. Well, funny until one of them landed a burn.
Last up is a Marowak, and I switch to Paul 'cause why not? ...it knowing Stone Edge is why not. Energy Ball doesn't one-shot it, and Stone Edge left Paul with 1 HP. I almost gave a sigh of relief... until the sandstorm did its thing. Dammit.
Paul, the male Swoobat
Lv. 16 - Lv. 47
ExTha finishes the job with a quick Aqua Jet and I win. Overconfidence kills. :(
Team:
barrel, the female Hippowdon, lv. 47; Route 4; Crunch, Strength, Earthquake, Dig
Kibago, the female Lilligant, lv. 46; Pinwheel Forest (Inside); Petal Dance, Extrasensory, Synthesis, Quiver Dance
Yoshi, the female Flygon, lv. 47; Desert Resort; Giga Drain, Strength, Dragon Claw, Dig
ExTha, the male Floatzel, lv. 46; Cold Storage; Tail Slap, Ice Punch, Aqua Jet, Strength
catastrofy, the female Linoone, lv. 46; Route 1; Cut, ExtremeSpeed, Strength, Return
Box:
Stan, the male Rampardos, lv. 42; Nacrene City; Chip Away, Take Down, Strength, Assurance
Karo, the female Elgyem, lv. 26; Relic Castle; Psybeam, Headbutt, Hidden Power, Imprison
Scepter, the female Grimer, lv. 28; Route 5; Sludge, Mud Bomb, Shadow Punch, Fling
Cody, the female Pineco, lv. 26; Route 16; Rapid Spin, Bide, Natural Gift, Counter
bob, the male Shelmet, lv. 29; Lostlorn Forest; Struggle Bug, Mega Drain, Yawn, Protect
Natwaf, the male Natu, lv. 31; Route 6; Me First, Confuse Ray, Wish, Psycho Cut
Fallen:
Wicklebee, the female Purrloin, lv. 8 - lv. 18; Route 2 (Fell to a School Kid's Luxio)
Justin, the female Tranquill, lv. 16 - lv. 22; Route 3 (Fell to Lenora's Stantler)
Pirateking, the female Dewott, lv. 5 - lv. 22; Nuvema Town (Fell to Lenora's Stantler)
swordz, the male Slowpoke, lv. 16 - lv. 22; Striaton City (Fell to Lenora's Bibarel)
mccheyne, the male Palpitoad, lv. 16 - lv. 32; Pinwheel Forest (Outside) (Fell to Cheren's Simipour)
Genesis, the male Simisear, lv. 10 - lv. 40; Dreamyard (Fell to Elesa's Ampharos)
Raka, the male Pelipper, lv. 29 - lv. 31; Driftveil Drawbridge (Fell to a wild Chansey's Counter)
Paul, the male Swoobat, lv. 16 - lv. 47; Wellspring Cave (Fell to Clay's Marowak)
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