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Pokemon HGSS: Jirachi needs to sacrifice a flying slave to pwn Red

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Channel: Greenalink · 2010 · Gaming

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Yes you can receive Wondercard Gifts before facing your Rival for the first time.
So I'm producing a test speed run.

So this is the end of Jirachi's pwnage series I have to come across the single toughest trainer in-game.

I start off with by using Stealth Rock because Psychic alone doesn't OHKO Pikachu. Stealth Rock plays a huge role against Charizard, Blastoise and Snorlax. Lapras requires to heal 1 turn sooner which enables me to boost my SpA one more time.

After KOing Pikachu, Charizard comes to play. Due to the AI, the opponent tends to use a different attack to counter a resistance. Let's say for example you switch over to reduce damage from one of the opponent's main attacks.

 Well because of this Charizard doesn't use his killer move 'Flare Blitz' because my HP was too low and the AI assumes that I was going to switch.

Afterwards I switch to Spearow to sacrifice and deal recoil damage from Charizard's Flare Blitz. Now with Jirachi Psychic it's possible (but not 100% likely) to KO him by using Psychic.

Now it's time to boost my Special Attack with Charge Beam.  I used Water Pulse on Blastoise to minimalise damage so it doesn't go to the 'Full Restore' range and  that it can be KO'd by using Psychic.

Lapras is immune to Hail and knows Brine which deals two times more damage if the opponent's HP percentage is less than half. This is why I healed with Full Restores at around 100 HP and below to avoid being KO'd. Unfortunately, I doubt Water Pulse will be useful because Lapras will beable to absorb it with 'Water Absorb' unless it had 'Shell Armour'. 

The Extra SpA boost when Red healed Lapras enabled me to 2HKO Snorlax... only just though thanks to Hail damage, and for Venusaur, well you can see why he was last.

Possible improvements:

Better IVs

Use BrightPowder you get from Mary & dodge some key moves.

Play it on a day that activates Diamond Dust. I don't know what day it is on the International release but the Japanese releases do have this feature. Diamond Dust removes Hail during this battle.

Use Modest and get some Carbos or use Timid and get some Calcium.


Edit: I tried testing out on the Emulator if it was possible to 50% KO Charizard with Water Pulse, 'Self Confusion' and Hail ... unfortunately it doesn't work out too well. 

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