SB’s Gaming Memories: Luck of the Pokemon

As I mentioned yesterday, one of my most memorable boss fights was finally defeating Liza and Tate on Pokemon Emerald.

For the uninitiated, Liza and Tate add a Xatu and a Clayol to their Lunatone and Solrock for Emerald, and said Claydol’s attacks can really hurt your Pokemon. For a long time, I struggled against them, even going so far as to walk away from the game for a while.

Then, looking at the type chart a few weeks later gave me an idea: What if I went at them with two Pokemon that were part Flying, which would essentially nullify their Ground moves?

So I started a fresh file and made my way through the game until I arrived in Mossdeep City with a lv. 40ish team. My plan was to use a Beautifly (named Rainbow) and a Gyarados (named Umi), with my Gardevoir (named Zelda) stalling if either of them fell.

The bout commenced, and despite some inital struggle, I slowly but surely wore down their HP, until both the Xatu and the Claydol went down. Now only Lunatone and Solrock were left…and my heart was pounding as I wrestled with them–if I kept up my strategy, they too would fall.

Let’s just say the whole state heard my triumphant “YAHOO!!!” when they finally fell.

I went on to finally finish the game and unlock the Battle Frontier.

Speaking of the Battle Frontier, I wonder what D/P’s Frontier is like?

Until then, happy gaming;
SparklingBlue