Jacobliterator Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm just grinding against Radomus at the moment, and I've decided I'll swap out one of my party members. Zebstrika is really fast and can set up with Charge Beams, but Golurk can hit hard with Earthquakes and Heavy Slam. Which one should I remove and what should I replace it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane0144 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Golurk definitely. Charge beam isn't reliable enough at this point in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odybld Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 A bit more info about the team would help. Also, how have you fared against him so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlado Vladimir Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Golurk!! With no Guard. The Dynamic Punch spam is real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobliterator Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Here's my team. Ruby Gloom (Gothielle) Level 56 Mild TwistedSpoon Competitive Embargo Charge Beam Psychic Dark Pulse Noibatman (Noivern) Level 54 Brave Infiltrator Air Slash Cut Torment Super Fang Jacob (Blaziken) Level 59 Adamant Speed Boost Black Belt Blaze Kick Sky Uppercut Strength Shadow Claw Egg Golem (Golurk) Level 55 Hasty Iron Fist Curse Earthquake Heavy Slam DynamicPunch Stripez (Zebstrika) Level 53 Timid Sap Sipper Thrash Wild Charge Charge Beam Discharge The Machine (Klinklang) Level 53 Brave Clear Body Gear Grind Charge Beam Rock Smash Autotomize I'm more or less even with Radomus, but Gardevoir always screws me over. Edited June 24, 2015 by Jacobliterator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanami's-Egg Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Golurk will be better than Zebstrika against Radomus for a few reasons: the advantage of ghost STAB over psychic, the fact Radomus likes to use Trick Room which means with Golurk's lower base speed it will be "faster" than Zebstrika, and the field effect Radomus uses gives psychic moves a secondary rock typing which Golurk resists being part ground type.If you can, I'd suggest using the move relearner on Golurk to replace Curse with Shadow Punch, because after an Iron Fist and STAB boost, it is a 108 power move that can't miss. However, if you want to use Dynamic Punch, Golurk's ability can be changed to No Guard so Dynamic Punch doesn't miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobliterator Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Golurk will be better than Zebstrika against Radomus for a few reasons: the advantage of ghost STAB over psychic, the fact Radomus likes to use Trick Room which means with Golurk's lower base speed it will be "faster" than Zebstrika, and the field effect Radomus uses gives psychic moves a secondary rock typing which Golurk resists being part ground type. If you can, I'd suggest using the move relearner on Golurk to replace Curse with Shadow Punch, because after an Iron Fist and STAB boost, it is a 108 power move that can't miss. However, if you want to use Dynamic Punch, Golurk's ability can be changed to No Guard so Dynamic Punch doesn't miss. It shall be done then. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Iron Fist is only beneficial to Hammer Arm and Shadow Punch, the former of which has imperfect accuracy (and lowers speed) and the latter has pretty low base power (108 after STAB?). I personally use No Guard Golurk with Earthquake/Heavy Slam/Phantom Force/Dynamic Punch, quite effective. Other suggestions: Delete Embargo on Gothitelle and give it Grass Knot via TM. Delete Cut and Torment, you can move tutor Dragon Pulse on Noivern (Dragon STAB definitely needed), and teach it Flamethrower via TM. Similarly with Blaziken, you can move tutor High Jump Kick (not super useful for Radomus, but later yes) and Flare Blitz (neutral Flare Blitz hits harder than Super effective Shadow Claw). Edited June 24, 2015 by Oracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanami's-Egg Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 For Shadow Punch: 60 base power * 1.2 boost with Iron Fist = 72 * 1.5 for STAB = 108. Iron Fist can also be used to boost the power of the elemental punches when they are available. Hammer Arm with Iron Fist is one of Golurk's best moves at a boosted 120 power and the speed drop, while not exactly helpful, is usually not a huge deal since Golurk is slow anyway.No Guard is good as well as an accurate Dynamic Punch with guaranteed confusion is great. However, No Guard also means all attacks aimed at Golurk won't ever miss either, even when using moves like Phantom Force, which can be a problem. Despite that, Phantom Force is still more powerful than Shadow Punch even with Iron Fist, and the AI isn't smart enough to take advantage of a multi-turn move by switching to a pokemon that resists or is immune to the attack. Phantom Force also attacks through and negates moves like Protect as a nice bonus.So, either ability can work, the choice mainly depends on personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega_Ra1der Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Iron Fist is only beneficial to Hammer Arm and Shadow Punch, the former of which has imperfect accuracy (and lowers speed) and the latter has pretty low base power (108 after STAB?). I personally use No Guard Golurk with Earthquake/Heavy Slam/Phantom Force/Dynamic Punch, quite effective. Other suggestions: Delete Embargo on Gothitelle and give it Grass Knot via TM. Delete Cut and Torment, you can move tutor Dragon Pulse on Noivern (Dragon STAB definitely needed), and teach it Flamethrower via TM. Similarly with Blaziken, you can move tutor High Jump Kick (not super useful for Radomus, but later yes) and Flare Blitz (neutral Flare Blitz hits harder than Super effective Shadow Claw). that isn't available at that point. I have gotten past the e14 leader and it is near route 4 caves which is after Radomus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaneapen Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Use Golurk instead of Zebstrika and if you can, pick up a Drapion or Escavalier. Both can be beneficial for the Radomus battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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