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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

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The next Gym Leader invited to the League Club is Ryme, the Ghost-type Gym Leader of Montenevera, and was the only time we ever had Double Battles until our visit to Blueberry Academy where every battle done there is a Double Battle. Ryme has interactions with Katy, Larry, Grusha, Raifort, Tyme, and Geeta for coach interactions.
Here is Ryme's team, which is the same as she had back when we fought her in the rematch at Montenevera, but she has included a new addition to her team.
Banette: Icy Wind, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, Skitter Smack
Mimikyu: Swords Dance, Shadow Sneak, Drain Punch, Play Rough
Golurk: Dynamic Punch, Stomping Tantrum, Stone Edge, Phantom Force
Spiritomb: Protect, Sucker Punch, Pain Split, Will-O-Wisp
Houndstone: Play Rough, Crunch, Phantom Force, Ice Fang
Toxtricity: Overdrive, Hex, Boomburst, Sludge Bomb

You do take on Ryme in a Double Battle, and she leads off with Banette and Mimikyu. Icy Wind is there to lower the Speed of your Pokémon, and Mimikyu can use Swords Dance to set up and it has some hard hitting moves like Play Rough, and it has Shadow Sneak for priority. Golurk is Ryme's new addition to her team, it has No Guard to make it so moves will always hit when used by and against Golurk, and it has Stone Edge and Dynamic Punch to put those to use, and even when it uses Phantom Force, it can still be hit because it has No Guard, because when a Pokémon with No Guard uses a move like Phantom Force where they avoid damage, they can still be hit even during that turn. Spiritomb is there to inflict status with Will-O-Wisp and use Pain Split to divide its HP between it and its target equally, and Houndstone has Ice Fang and Play Rough to deal with Pokémon of different types. Ryme's final Pokémon is a Low-Key Toxtricity, which she Terastallizes to a Ghost Tera Type to power up Hex, and this pairs well with Spiritomb's Will-O-Wisp as Hex's power doubles when used on a Pokémon inflicted with a status condition. It has Boomburst and Overdrive which hits both targets in a Double Battle, and while Boomburst normally can hit an ally, all of Ryme's Pokémon are Ghost-type, and Boomburst pairs very well with her Ghost-type team.
After the battle, Ryme gives you the Ghost Sneakers, a new pair of shoes, and on the third interaction, she will trade you a Greavard, otherwise known as DJ G-Rave, don't know if this is the same dancing Greavard from back when I took on Ryme in a Gym Battle, as that is the only other Greavard that we know has the name "DJ G-Rave". It has the Partner Ribbon to give it the title "Ryme's Greavard", it has a Jolly Nature, which pairs well with its signature move Last Respects when it evolves into Houndstone when you equip a Choice Scarf to it. Fluffy is Greavard's Hidden Ability and it does come with its normal level up moves like Bite, Roar, Lick, and Tail Whip, the only thing special about this Greavard is that it has its Hidden Ability.

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