The Fire-type member of the Elite Four is a bit crazy and doesn’t realize that he only has two Fire-type Pokémon. It’s OK, though; he figures out what type of Pokémon he’s supposed to have in his rematches.
Note:This guide is for your first fight with Flint. His Pokémon and levels change in his rematches.
His Team
Flint’s less-than-hot team consists of five Pokémon:
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Strategy
Rapidash holds aWide Lens, which improves its accuracy. It hopes to landHypnosis(which is only 60-percent accurate) then follow up withFlame Chargefor Speed boosts orIron Tailto take outRock-types. Deal with the Sleep by waiting to wake up or using an item, then wipe Rapidash out.
Steelix can surprise you with itsSheer ForceandLife Orb-buffedThunder Fang, which has the potential to eradicate even tankyWaterorFlying-types. Its other moves are also all dangerous, but it’s a SteelixwithoutSturdyin the end. Use a powerful specialWaterorFiremove to KO it in one go.
Drifblim is a nightmare.Strength Sapwill heal it and drain your Attack,Minimizemakes it impossible to hit,Will-O-Wispchips your HP and cuts your Attack in half, it’s Unburden ability will boost its Speed when you finally manage to drop it below half HP and it eats its Sitrus Berry, and then it can pass all of its stat buffs over to another Pokémon (usually Infernape) with Baton Pass.
Unless you have a superbly strongGhost,Flying,Ice,Rock,Electric, orDark-typeattack that will one-shot the tanky Drifblim, don’t plan on having an easy fight. You may want to use Drifblim to set up instead;SpeedandDefensewill be your best friends going forward if you have a way to buff them.
Moves guaranteed to hit or can negate enemy stat buffs are also a God-send.
Lopunny is a jack-of-all-trades. It hasCute Charm,Leftovers, andMirror Coatto be defensive, and the rest of its attacks are for damage. Its stats certainly lean towards attack as well, making its defensive parts not all that useful. A solidFighting-typemove can deal with Lopunny without much trouble.
Infernape is dangerous, but it will typically come in with a myriad of buffs from Drifblim, making it lethal. It even has its hidden ability,Iron Fist, which increases the power of Punch moves. To top it all off, you’re able to’t one-shot it since it hasFocus Sash. You have to withstand at least two blows; one from the turn, you damage it, then theMach Punchwill try to finish you off with the next turn.
If you buffed yourDefense, then you’re in good hands. If not, then good luck.GroundandGhost-typePokémon will be your best bet for surviving Infernape.
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