Aya Sucks Please Help

[ItJustMason 0]

Ok so when I heard there was a second poison gym I was like, "oh cool this should be fine i can tank with this golem I have," but boi was I wrong.  Before I rant here is my current and most successful team so far.

 

Torterra - lv 45

Earthquake

Crunch

Synthesis

Razor Leaf (Garbage)

 

Swoobat - lv 45

Psychic

Heart Stamp

Air Slash

Air Cutter

 

Sandslash(Alolan) - lv 43  [Note I didn't evolve this I just caught it tonight]

Ice Ball

Metal Claw

Defense Curl

Slash

 

Arcanine - lv 45

Flamethrower

Fire Fang

Heat Wave

Crunch

 

Zebstrika - lv 44

Spark

Thunder Wave

Discharge

Charge Beam

 

Golem - lv 44

Rock Smash

Self Destruct

Earthquake

Smack Down

 

Now heres the problem.  I can take down Nidoqueen and Salazzle by leading with swoobat/arcanine and psychic/crunch through them.  But then they are low and die from a sludge wave.  Then with arcanine down I can't deal with venosaur easily due to it having stomping tantrum and wrecking my sandslash.  Golem can usually tank everything except for drapion and his aqua tail.  I'm currently going to go get a nidoking, and I have a lv 30 Hypno with psychic terrain in my box that I'm considering leveling up.  I want to keep Sandslash alive for dragalge and I don't necessarily want to lead with arcanine but shes the only one fast enough to kill nidoqueen before stealth rocks gets set up.  Please help.

[Edo 153]

The Hypno should be extremely helpful, after changing the terrain you'll be able to hit hard with Earthquake again. Also you can Twave the Toxapex and then leave it alive while taking care of Aya's other mons.

Also you should relearn Calm mind on Swoobat, with Simple as ability it's really strong. (Move relearner is available after Aya though)

[Antho l'Abricot 5]

On 4/22/2020 at 2:13 PM, Edo said:

The Hypno should be extremely helpful, after changing the terrain you'll be able to hit hard with Earthquake again. Also you can Twave the Toxapex and then leave it alive while taking care of Aya's other mons.

Also you should relearn Calm mind on Swoobat, with Simple as ability it's really strong. (Move relearner is available after Aya though)

I'm pretty sure there is a move relearner in a house at Onyx Ward, so there's that

[Edo 153]

1 minute ago, Antho l'Abricot said:

I'm pretty sure there is a move relearner in a house at Onyx Ward, so there's that

yeah there is, but you need her house key, for which you need Strength, and for which you need Aya's badge :)

[Antho l'Abricot 5]

On 4/22/2020 at 5:49 PM, Edo said:

yeah there is, but you need her house key, for which you need Strength, and for which you need Aya's badge

Oh crap, my bad then

[ItJustMason 0]

Thanks, It looks like I need to start grinding again....woohoo

 

Who should I replace in my team for Hypno?

[Galladiator 1]

In the past I found forretress to be basically a cheat code vs her, the field effect allows it to just spam spikes at her and never die but that was before she had a salazzle. Worth noting is that although the wasteland makes most ground moved useless, earth power and stomping tantrum both work fine. I think high horsepower does too but I don't think it was expanded to all the pokemon that recieved it in gen 8 in reborn yet and you don't have access to mudbray at that point. Or there's always a redirector/screens setter/fake out-er with setup swoobat that works equally well. 

[Nexen57 7]

You can also use a Meowstic. Espurr can be found in the Aqua Gang Alley. For the fight I think you should try to hit the most frail pokemon with Psychic and heal it with your other pokemon.Also you can grind by fighting the repeatable trainers in the Grand Hall they change everyday so try changing your date to see who is the best trainer to train on.