The Unova Region's starter Pokémon were a little lacking in combat power, while these four powerhouses from the desert were all excellent choices for carrying players through the game.
With a Krookodile or Darmanitan as the mainstay for a playthrough, you could even leave your starter Pokémon in a box.
Besides those, Feiyue also had Hitmonchan and... Bruxish!
It was rare to see anyone use that Pokémon.
Bruxish, a Water/Psychic-type Pokémon.
Of its 475 base stat total, 105 went to Attack, 95 to Speed, 68 to HP, and 70 each to the other three stats.
It barely qualified as a relatively fast physical attacker, with a decent effective base stat total of 405.
But Bruxish had powerful abilities.
Strong Jaw: increased the power of biting moves by 50%.
For Bruxish as a damage dealer, this ability was a big help.
Its other exclusive ability was "Dazzling," which blocked the opponent's priority attacks and priority moves, with an effect similar to Girafarig's "Armor Tail."
In the Mega Evolution World Line, Sabrina had used a Girafarig to break the chain of priority tactics Wude had painstakingly prepared.
It was unclear which route Feiyue's Bruxish took, or even whether she knew how to battle.
Judging by team composition alone, Feiyue's Krookodile and Weezing could run a sandstorm team.
Although the sandstorm would hit Weezing, Krookodile could freely use Earthquake without affecting Weezing with its "Levitate."
Krookodile and Sigilyph were another possible pairing.
Chapter 741: Hariyama's fierce assault
Feiyue was very decisive, immediately banning the opposing Gorebyss.
Her two main damage dealers, Darmanitan and Krookodile, were weak to Water, so there was nothing wrong with banning Gorebyss.
Although Krookodile and Sigilyph were also weak to Ice, Frosmoth had a quadruple weakness to Fire, so Darmanitan could fight back. Besides, Weezing often carried an assortment