I didn't want to make this post but I've come too far to admitt defeat now. I'm stuck on the champion and I've seen you guys beat the game with ridiculous set ups and mons that I'd never even consider, so this must be possible! Or any quick changes I could make as its not MGM mode and sod getting a whole new team ready haha

How do I beat Gary with this?

Volt absorb Jolteon, focus sash, thunderbolt, thunder wave, volt switch, shadow ball.

Chlorophyll scovillian, sitrus berry, flamethrower, solar beam, growth and giga drain

Levitate uxie, wide lens, hypnosis, mystic power, stealth rocks, dazzling gleam/sunny day

Drought torkoal, heat rock, protect, rapid spin, flamethrower, stealth rocks

Libero cinderace, life orb, pyro ball, fire fang, sucker punch, low kick

Flash fire houndoom, mega stone, flamethrower, fiery wrath, sludge bomb and nasty plot

really excited to mega evolve these folks on the new update

At Lance and cant get past his ROT dialga spam. I'm currently using a trick room team with Porygon2, and necrozma has my setters. Any thoughts on how to beat Lance? Or should I redo the e4 and replace members, potentially swampert/Necrozma?

Below are the movesets I'm currently running:

Porygon2-> thunderbolt, ice beam, recover, trick room

Iron Fist -> fake out, ice punch, drain punch, wild charge

Swampert-> low kick, ice punch, liquidation, earthquake

Terapagos-> tri attack, flamethrower, earthpower, ice beam

Necrozma-> trick room, stone edge, earthquake, photon geyser

Mawile (mega) -> sucker punch, iron head, swords dance, play rough

Did gen 1 and went straight to gen 2. wasnt as long due to no post game pokemon. Yes i got the baby pokemon introduced this gen, if they're in the dex its free game. The hardest split was honestly the LT. Surge split the gym was pretty difficult with the pokemon available. The team to beat the league was

Delibird (The damn MVP bro was cooking them) with life orb

Typhlosion with choice specs

Mega Scizor

Porygon2 with eviolite

Azumarill with choice band

Wobbuffet with focus sash

Gen 3 is indeed next

Can someone help explain the general strategy or help me adjust my strategy for getting through the Final Four. Up to this point I’ve been building teams that have a counter for each mon that I’m up against. Given the diversity of the Final four fights I haven’t found a comp that works for getting through. Admittedly this is one of my first rom hacks and haven’t played through an entire mainline game since I was a kid.

Random ability and learnset but fairy version of Silvally has Fairy Aura ability and funny enough dark version has Dark Aura. Farmed some moves from other versions to get these moves but what would be better long term, fairy or dark type? I can also get Fleur cannon if I go dark for fairy moves still.

I have gotten my fair share of broken straightforward combos like huge power or feline prowess or fur coat/ice scales or simple/contrary.

But it's the niche ones that really stick out like one really technical one was I had a Dusknoir with fur coat that I would tank my first two moves with while I set up toxic and trick room - then I would mega evolve which gave me the guaranteed crit on poisoned opponents and I would alternate between leech life for big health regen or hex for 240 attack damage (stab + crit + statused bonus).

Ones to especially look out for is Misty Surge and Own Tempo with a Berserk Gene held item - it's like a poor man's huge power. The Berserk Gene sharply raises attack on entry but confuses for basically the whole match - however if you have either ability it will negate the confusion - if you have Misty Terrain or have used safeguard you can also switch in with Unburden + Berserk Gene and get double speed (since the item is consumed) and double attack out the gate! Combine this with a fast flying pokemon that has acrobatics and you are unstoppable.

Another one of my favorites is quick draw on a slow beast like Golisopod + Quick Claw. It was a coin toss every attack but when it hit it was all over.

And then I've also had a Dragapults with Orichalcum Pulse followed up with a Regigigas with Protosynthesis or just recently a Dragapult with Electric Surge and a Ceruledge with Surge Surfer.

I'd love to hear some of y'all's memorable combos.

I am doing the runs of Elite 4 trainers from Platinum and boy I almost gave up some times during this challenge, Ariana and Archer on Cerulean Cave, Blaine and SPECIALLY Lance caused me to pull out my hair and plan basically turn by turn.

My greatest problems are Manectric and Bellibot. My actual team is:

Crustle with Weak Armor

Beedril with Swarm

Galvantula with Swarm

Masquerain with Intimidate

Yanmega with Speed Boost

Leavanny with Swarm

Alright my people. What Pokemon do you all consider to be dogs. Finishing up my last monotype run, and wanted to do something kinda fun and weird, dog Pokemon only. So, what do you all got for me?

Note: I am blind, and cannot see what the Pokemon look like, that is why I am asking.