foolishwren | 124. [Video]

_{[Time for a nice view of the snowy rooftops of Blackthorn!]

[Heather's out on an upper-floor balcony somewhere-- probably a training gym judging by the fact that she's in some kind of dorky jogging suit and wearing a towel over her shoulder rather than her normal getup. Her breath steams in the air in front of her as she rubs her hands together to warm them up.]}

HEEEEY, ladies and gents.

So I'm, uh, here getting ready to battle Claire in a few days, and--

_{[A slightly pudgy, pebbled blue arm pops into the frame from off-camera, tugging insistently at Heather's sleeve.]}

--I know, relax, dude. I'm gettin' to it.

Yeah, so we're pretty worn out, but uh... if anyone's got any tips on beating Dragon-types, feel free to lay 'em on me. Already know about the Ice weakness, so don't worry, we got that covered.

_{[There's a honky croak, and then her Croconaw's face shoves in from the right, chuffing impatiently and anxiously all at once. Heather leans away, planting a hand on his nose to stop it from knocking the 'Gear right over.]}

OKAY, okay!

Sheesh!

So Zilla here filmed some of our workout and wants-- I don't know, what do you want? Advice? Okay. Advice. So I'm gonna attach the video here, and like... I dunno, let him know how he's doing? He's kinda worried that he's not ready to take Claire on, but he's been training, like, super hard, so I personally think he's gonna be fine-- _{[Godzilla lets out another indignant honk and nearly bowls Heather over in an attempt to cover her mouth-- somehow despite being a coldblooded reptile, he seems to be blushing furiously.]

[Heather leans away again, laughing.]}

OKAY! Holy shit, dude, I'm not trying to embarrass you, I'm just bein' honest!

ANYWAY.

Just, if anybody wants to watch the video and reassure this bonehead that he's doing fine, go for it. Save me from the endless late nights spent with him shoving battle tutorials from StarYoutube in my face.

[VIDEO ATTACHED: zillatrainingmontage.wmv]
[AUDIO ATTACHED: eyeofthepyroar.mp3]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Dragon types generally seem to have high attack and special stats, so watch your defenses. Fairy type Pokemon are very good against them both defensively and offensively. Steel resists dragon type moves, though fairy types are completely immune. Don't discount the fact that they have moves of other types, too - though I've never faced her and couldn't tell you what to expect on that end.

Dragon types are also weak against other dragon types, so if you have something that can learn those types of moves that isn't a dragon type, that might be helpful.

Edited 2015-12-10 23:25 (UTC)

Hm... Don't have any fairies or dragons.

I guess it wouldn't be too late to make some phonecalls and try and order a TM from one of the department stores, though.

It probably wouldn't hurt. I doubt you'd be able to train one up in time for that match... depending on what sort of Pokemon she has, though, the ice might cover it. You might want to buy something to increase defense if your Pokemon don't have good defense.

That's not a bad idea.

I think Zilla's covered, but my Pikachu could probably use some iron supplements.

Probably. I mean, I'd advise about using them all the time, but gym battles are fairly high stakes.

... Though now that brings up the issue of Pokemon doping, and if that's somehow controlled. I guess not since they let even ten year olds buy them for Pokemon...

... Iiiieeee don't think eatin' vitamins counts as doping.

At least, I hope not.

I don't think so, though there's things like X-Attack which works noticeably for a battle.

Yeah?

I've never really tried those, I don't like wasting a turn on them... my strategy's always been to hit hard'n hit fast.

Do you really think they'd help?

I couldn't tell you, really. I have no idea how difficult she is.

Hm.

Well, I guess it couldn't hurt to grab a couple of those power-ups from the Mart and test 'em in the field before we go up against her...

It might not hurt. I haven't done much gym battling myself.

I've done a fair bit, but not with any consistency.

Aside from Pryce, it'd been YEARS since I won any badges. I wouldn't say I'm rusty, exactly, but still. Y'know.

I see. I don't particularly need to fight the gyms since I'm a Breeder, not a Trainer, and I have a steady job.

... Well.

I don't really NEED to, either.

I'm not exactly doing it for the money.

_{[More because she's been here for almost half a decade and feels a little dumb having not completed the badge challenge yet, even if it's just been a matter of not having been invested in it rather than one of competence.]}

Just for the challenge, then?

Yeah, more or less.