Part 60: Battle Tower - Level 50
Update 46: Battle Tower - Level 50
Inside Battle Tower
It's the third Battle Tower challenge, one that most people doing postgame facilities should be familiar with: it's level 50! Who've we got to help us through?
First up is Bonzo the Snorlax by a busted-up mailbox. The fact that we have a Snorlax means we'll have a pretty easy time. But then we're gonna add a Belly Drum + Rest set on top of that? Honestly, we could probably sweep through the entire challenge with just this one Pokemon, but where's the fun in that? Well, lots of fun, actually, but we have five submissions, so everyone gets their time in the sun.
Then we have Techno the shiny Porygon2 by Kikas. It's a mixed attacker, which is fine has Porygon2 has pretty balanced stats and has a good amount of coverage to deal with, uh, Rock types? Well it'll definitely lay in the hurt with Thunder, so long as it hurts.
Last up is Armstrong the Octillery by Solumin. A mainly special attacker with Hyper Beam, maybe the Quick Claw will pull out some clutch kills. Let's get started.
Soon we'll be halfway done with this Tower. Admittedly, five updates on this place might be overkill, but if they have this expansive facility all ready made, might as well show it off, right?
Standard fare as per usual, 7 battles in a row up against 21 different Pokemon.
First up is a Girafarig with Psychic, Crunch, Earthquake and Dream Eater, holding a Scope Lens. Don't fall asleep on this guy, cause it can pack a punch! Well, uh, not really, Snorlax is still really bulky.
"maximized ATTACK!"This attack is NASTY if you can pull it off, hardly anything here is gonna survive this hit.
A one hit knockout. However, we now face a pretty nasty customer. This Machamp has Cross Chop, Earthquake, Thunderpunch and Fire Blast, holding a Gold Berry, so it might surprise you with its coverage.
One of Snorlax's downsides is its Speed, so now it's Armstrong's turn.
Close, but this Machamp is a tough customer, still Techno should be good to finish up.
Oh yeah. Shit.
Thankfully, we're dirty fuckin cheaters, hell yeah.
Finally, we face a Gyarados with Surf, Hyper Beam, Zap Cannon and Rain Dance, holding a Miracleberry. It has a powerful Hyper Beam at its disposal, but otherwise, its bad Special Attack doesn't make it much of a threat.
Ohohohohohoho, YOU FOOL
A close call, but we've made it to battle 2!
Let's drum against this physical tank. Shuckle knows Wrap, Sandstorm, Rest and Toxic, holding Leftovers, so it's a real goddamn bitch and I hate this goddamn sonofabeeeeeeetch. Kill it quickly.
Yeah fuck this, I'm going to sleep.
"MINT BERRY!"Yeah, it's a RestoChesto set, except there's not really a good name for this one. Uh, Minty Fresh Rest? Sure.
Despite being a +6, Shuckle still takes the hit. Just goes to show how crazy it is.
And we won't be seeing what this Slowking can do. It has Surf, Psychic, Amnesia and Rest, holding a Mint Berry, so it can be tricky if you let it. So don't let it.
Fun fact: despite not being able to use Legendaries until the level 70+ challenges, opposing trainers can use them no problem from level 50+. But even then, it's only the legendary birds and even then, Zapdos is in the 50, 60 and 70 challenges, while Articuno is only in the 50 and Moltres in the 80. No legendaries are used in the 90 and 100 challenges for whatever reason.
Even the strongest bird can't stop the lax.
Battle 3 time and we're up against a Dugtrio with Earthquake, Slash, Sludge Bomb and Hyper Beam, holding a King's Rock. It'll definitely land an attack on you, so hopefully it won't hurt too much.
It's doing a lot of damage. Against a Pokemon that's not Snorlax!!!
Got a Steelix with Earthquake, Iron Tail, Sandstorm and Rest, holding a Miracleberry. It can be tough to physically break, but we have other options.
Like a crazy octopus with weird coverage moves.
Oh hey, this guy. Starmie has Surf, Thunderbolt, Recover and Thunder Wave, holding a Scope Lens. Again, a Starmie that really doesn't like Psychic moves, unlike its level 30 counterpart.
You think that's a zap?
That's a zap.
Now we've got a Houndoom with Crunch, Flamethrower, Rest and, uh, Dream Eater, holding a Miracleberry. It could hit pretty hard.
But it's up against Snorlax, so now we're facing a Kingdra with Surf, Dragonbreath, Blizzard and Hyper Beam, holding a Gold Berry. This can be a nasty guy to face if you don't have the muscle to plow through, unless you have a Dragon move for whatever reason?
We don't have Blizzard, but Ice Beam is a close second.
Though our Hyper Beam is more effective. Probably.
Fifth fight already, hot damn.
One of the fastest things here, Jolteon has Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Hidden Power and Thunder Wave, holding a King's Rock.
Hmm, if it's normally effective against Normal types, that doesn't narrow down HP type. If all Tower Pokemon have 15DVs, then it's Dark type with a power of 70. Not exactly necessary with Shadow Ball, but whatever.
Oh shit, a Snorlax. It has Earthquake, Hyper Beam, Surf and Psych Up, holding a Leftovers. Like our own one, this guy is a beast to take down.
But this should do it!
Or, uh, not. Shit.
Got very lucky though and pull out the win. Man this facility ain't cheating in the slightest!
Number six.
Ooh, the other legendary. Articuno has Blizzard, Icy Wind, Hyper Beam and Mind Reader, holding a Gold Berry.
I think Armstrong's got this.
Too many things in this challenge have Hyper Beam. But I've got it too, so it's okay I guess.
Last trainer!
An interesting choice. Scizor has Metal Claw, Slash, Hyper Beam and Agility, holding a Leftovers. Don't panic reflexively, Gen 2 Scizor has nothing on Platinum Scizor.
Come back in about seven years, boy.
And there we go, a few interesting happenings, but level 50 is a pretty basic challenge, alas. Still, we still have a couple submissions to show, so back in we'll go.
We've got Doomcow, the Miltank by hopeandjoy, which is a strong attacker that might just not die, having a combination of Milk Drink and Leftovers.
Then we have Aegis, the Skarmory by Haifisch, which is a nasty Curse set that definitely won't die to physical attacks, especially if it cheekily dodges them with Brightpowder. It has Rest too, so it seriously won't die.
Let's show them off and see if we can't find the last remaining opponents to face.
Uh, hmm, maybe this isn't the best first candidate to flex on.
Like seriously.
Let's try again!!!
Okay, this is slightly better? Aerodactyl has Earthquake, Iron Tail, Fire Blast and Hyper Beam, holding a King's Rock. A shame it has no STAB, but then I suppose there isn't any to find.
Fainting? I don't know the meaning of the word.
Lapras knows Surf, Blizzard, Thunderbolt and Confuse Ray, holding a Gold Berry. A pretty nasty customer that thankfully has quite a few weaknesses, but also excellent coverage.
But even after all that?
This thing ain't dying, now get the fuck outta here.
Our last opponent for this trainer is an Electrode, the fastest thing in the challenge. It knows Thunderbolt, Mirror Coat, Explosion and Rest, holding a Miracleberry. Bit of a weird moveset, so hopefully it doesn't explode on you and Mirror Coats all your Earthquakes.
Cool.
Cooooooooool
Oh? You think that'll work?
Ain't dying today, bitch
We'll go through one last trainer so Aegis can strut their stuff and what perfect scapegoat than against this Crobat? It knows Hyper Beam, Confuse Ray, Toxic and Attract, holding a Leftovers. Very support based and of course it knows Hyper Beam.
Guess what that does shit to?
Just have a bit of prep...
And we're ready to sweep.
Ah shit, of course they have a Starmie. Well that sucks.
"STARMIE!"Huh?
I'm so confused right now.
But that's about it for this Battle Tower challenge. The only Pokemon we didn't see was Forretress, with Explosion, Toxic, Swagger and Sandstorm, holding a Leftovers. Armstrong would've had no problem.
I would say it was definitely a fun time and we'll be back soon enough for the level 70 challenge. But next time, it's back to Crystal for some more fun..