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Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 19:08

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I used: Galarian Corsola, Roserade, and Milotic
My Opponent used: Motisma (Wash Rotom), Lanssorien (Dragapult), and Noacier (Ferrothorn)
Stadium: Circhester (Sword)
Battle BGM: In the Fog

This is one very long battle, mostly due to my opponent being a really good battler and using some Pokémon that can stall out the battle for a long time. If my opponent's Pokémon is nicknamed, I will add the Pokémon's nickname, and the species name in brackets, this will only apply to Casual Battles, but in this case, my opponent's Pokémon had the French names, if my opponent's Pokémon have Japanese names, I will not include the Japanese names, as they can be tricky.
I use my Roserade in this battle, he has Sleep Powder, which is a nice move to have, even if Sleep Powder only has 75% accuracy, so it depends on luck whether or not it will land, and he does have some powerful moves, like Sludge Bomb and Leaf Storm, while Giga Drain is there for some nice healing, even if Roserade does get some good Special attacks, like Extrasensory, Shadow Ball, and Dazzling Gleam. My Roserade does have some good Speed investment, so he can outspeed some opponents that have average speed and try to put them to sleep.
I mostly relied on strategy for this one, as my opponent had some of the best Pokémon in competitive battling, like Ferrothorn, Dragapult, and Wash Rotom, and it does surprise me whenever I see a Physical set for Dragapult being used in Single Battles, as Phantom Force is very predictable, if you have a Pokémon that resists Ghost, you can just switch in on it, and Dragapult is a Pokémon that has a lot of different sets, usually it is the Special attacking sets of Dragapult that tend to be more popular in Single Battles.
Now the reason why the battle was a very long time, and without giving away too much of the fight, Ferrothorn is a defensive staple in the competitive scene since Gen 3, its Steel/Grass-type gives it a lot of resistances, at the cost of a 4x weakness to Fire, and its Iron Barbs cause the attacker to lose 1/8 of the attacker's maximum HP, and when paired up with a Rocky Helmet, the attacker will lose a lot of health by attacking Ferrothorn with a contact move. Leech Seed, Power Whip, and Gyro Ball are popular move options on Ferrothorn, and when using a defensive Pokémon, like Galarian Corsola, it can result in a stall war, where you can easily restore HP, and the battle can go on for a very long time, and there will be a lot of switching out as well, so this is almost like watching a high level competitive battle, and Ferrothorn is one of the best defensive Pokémon in the game.

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