Pokémon Sword Playthrough 45: Spikemuth Revisited
1Now with the after-game completed, I check on some stuff that you can do daily, so I revisit Spikemuth, where a re-match with Marnie awaits. Then we challenge another Trainer, which I will give a hint, has been a tradition in the previous games and has some powerful Pokémon.
As for the rest of the description, I recommend watching the full video before reading past this point of the description
In the previous few parts, when I checked Spikemuth offscreen, Marnie was not there, because I originally planned to have it tie in with the battle with Bede in Ballonlea.
Marnie has the same team she had back in the Champion Cup, but this time her team has gained some levels, I will go over their moves.
Liepard: Fake Out, Torment, Nasty Plot, Snarl
Toxicroak: Drain Punch, Gunk Shot, Earthquake, Poison Jab
Scrafty: Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Drain Punch, Crunch
Morpeko: Aura Wheel, Seed Bomb, Torment, Quick Attack
Grimmsnarl: Spirit Break, Darkest Lariat, Bulk Up, Play Rough
Those are some good coverage moves on her team, well except for Liepard, and I believe it has Prankster, so it will try to use Torment right after a Fake Out, and her Morpeko now has Aura Wheel, this move raises Morpeko's Speed by one stage, and it is a 110 power Physical Electric-type move, but it does become a Dark-type move when Morpeko is in its Hangry Mode, so I can see how useful Morpeko can be if used properly. Because Spikemuth does not have a Power Spot, Marnie will not Gigantamax her Grimmsnarl in this battle, but you can battle Marnie in the Champion Cup rematches, and she will have the exact same team. You will earn a Rare League Card from Marnie after beating her in a battle, you can battle her daily.
In Circhester, where the Game Freak people are, Shigeki Morimoto is back again, and he is a Police Officer this time, because in previous games, he was a Veteran or an Ace Trainer, and he is another Trainer that you can battle daily, and he will challenge you to a Double Team with the following Pokémon.
Cursola: Disable, Strength Sap, Shadow Ball, Mirror Coat
Grapploct: Octolock, Detect, Dig, Body Slam
Stonjourner: Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Heavy Slam, Rest
Dragapult: Dragon Darts, Thunder Wave, Shadow Ball, Protect
Coalossal: Tar Shot, Body Press, Flare Blitz, Stone Edge
Snorlax: High Horsepower, Superpower, Giga Impact, Gunk Shot
That is a team of tough Pokémon, and he has some different strategies with his team, his Grapploct has Octolock, which pairs up well with Cursola's Perish Body, which will activate if you hit Cursola with a move that makes contact. As for the rest of his Pokémon, Stonjourner's Ability is Power Spot, which increases the power of Ally Pokémon's attacks by 30%, so I can see Stonjourner being more useful in Double Battles on a team that focuses on offense, and it can learn Wide Guard, which is a helpful move, as Surf, Earthquake, Rock Slide, and Icy Wind are very popular moves in Double Battles, but you have to be very careful when using Stonjourner, as it cannot take a Special hit.
Then onto Dragapult, Dragon Darts is its signature move, and it uses Dreepy, its pre-evolved form, as missiles, so Dragapult fires its children to attack foes. This is a unique move, in a Double Battle, Dragon Darts hits both targets, if one target uses Protect, it will hit the Pokémon that didn't Protect, and in Single Battles, Dragon Darts will hit twice, and if one of the targets is a Fairy-type Pokémon, it will hit the Pokémon that is not Fairy-type.
Coalossal has Tar Shot to give your Pokémon a Fire weakness and a decrease in Speed, I don't need to explain more, because you'll know from seeing me use Coalossal during this playthrough.
Morimoto will Dynamax his Snorlax, and this thing has great coverage, so this will be a tough opponent to take down. If you brought along Zacian or Zamazenta for this fight, Behemoth Blade or Behemoth Bash will do massive damage to Snorlax.
After beating Morimoto, you will earn an Oval Charm, which increases the chances of obtaining Eggs from the Nursery.
Then it is back to the Wild Area, and after beating the game, all the wild Pokémon are Level 60, even unevolved Pokémon like Bunnelby or Pidove, and every Den will give you 200 Watts, or 2000 Watts if there is a Max Raid Battle there, and the Breeder will have the fully evolved starters at Level 60, so she will have Inteleon, Cinderace, and Rillaboom.
At the time, there were increased Max Raid Battles for Delibird, where if you defeat it, you can earn some good rewards, like EXP Candies, TRs for Ice Beam and Blizzard, Destiny Knot, and an Ice Stone. Even though Delibird isn't that good of a Pokémon, it was a great event, and even at 5-Stars, you can still defeat Delibird without any support if you have a good Rock-type or brought Zacian or Zamazenta with you. This event has expired now, but it was active at the time I recorded this video.
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