This article will feature details including Party Pokemon, recommended Pokemon and strategy for when battling Trial Captain Kiawe at the Battle Tree in Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Basic Information on Trial Captain Kiawe
Source: https://gamy.jp/pokemon_sun_moon/pokemo-sm-kiawe
Possibility of Battling Trial Captain Kiawe
After every 10 battles at the Battle Tree Super Single, Super Double, and Super Multi; there is a chance of encountering him.
Kiawe’s Party pokemon’s Battle Tree Item and Move Sets during the first battle
The following Pokemon that will be used by Trial Captain Kiawe will be chosen at random. Since no two Pokemon of the same species may enter, only one of the two possible Held Item and move sets will be chosen.
| Pokémon | Type | Held Item | Possible Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcanine | Fire | White Herb | ・Overheat ・Sunny Day ・Solar Beam ・Extreme Speed |
| Firium Z | ・Close Combat ・Flare Blitz ・Crunch ・Extreme Speed |
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| Marowak （Alola） |
Fire Ghost |
Thick Club | ・Shadow Bone ・Flare Blitz ・Detect ・Stomping Tantrum |
| Kangaskhan | Normal | Kangaskhanite | ・Fake Out ・Facade ・Rock Slide ・Sucker Punch |
| Kangaskhanite | ・Fake Out ・Double-Edge ・Earthquake ・Sucker Punch |
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| Talonflame | Fire Flying |
Focus Sash | ・Swords Dance ・Quick Attack ・Flail ・Acrobatics |
| Sitrus Berry | ・Brave Bird ・Flare Blitz ・Quick Attack ・Swords Dance |
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| Salazzle | Poison Fire |
Focus Sash | ・Fire Blast ・Sludge Bomb ・Nasty Plot ・Fake Out |
| Firium Z | ・Overheat ・Sludge Wave ・Dragon Pulse ・Fake Out |
Tips: Battling Trial Captain Kiawe
The primary concern when dealing with Kiawe’s team is that one of two Pokemon: Talonflame or Salazzle has the possibility of using the held item Focus Sash.
Therefore, moves that do multiple-hits such as Rock Blast and Water Shuriken can be helpful in taking them out.
Having weather damage finish off the Pokemon is another option.
Another Pokemon to watch out for is his Kangaskhan which always has a Mega Stone equipped. However it can be dealt with by either quickly defeating it with a STAB Fighting-type move; or resort to a Ghost-Type with the ability Levitate and has access to Will-o-Wisp followed by Substitute in order to safely counter a predicted Sucker Punch.
Apart from Fighting and Ghost-Types, Kangaskhan cannot do much as it lacks the move Power-Up Punch. This provides Pokemon with high durability such as physically defensive Steel-Types and Rock-Types viable choices, as they can sponge its STAB attacks well for as long as they do not take too much Rock Slide flinches.
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