This article will feature details including Party Pokemon, recommended Pokemon and strategy for when battling Trial Captain Mallow at the Battle Tree in Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Basic Information on Trial Captain Mallow
Source: https://gamy.jp/pokemon_sun_moon/pokemo-sm-mallow
Possibility of Battling Trial Captain Mallow
After every 10 battles at the Battle Tree Super Lines, it is possible to encounter her.
Mallow’s Party pokemon’s Battle Tree Item and Move Sets during the first battle
The following Pokemon that will be used by Trial Captain Mallow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sceptile | Grass | White Herb | ・Leaf Storm ・Focus Blast ・Energy Ball ・Detect |
| Sceptilite | ・Leaf Blade ・Dual Chop ・Earthquake ・Rock Slide |
||
| Talonflame | Fire Flying |
Focus Sash | ・Swords Dance ・Quick Attack ・Flail ・Acrobatics |
| Sitrus Berry | ・Brave Bird ・Flare Blitz ・Quick Attack ・Swords Dance |
||
| Trevenant | Ghost Grass |
Choice Band | ・Horn Leech ・Shadow Claw ・Earthquake ・X-Scissor |
| Iron Ball | ・Trick Room ・Focus Blast ・Energy Ball ・Shadow Ball |
||
| Toucannon | Normal Flying |
Sitrus Berry | ・Beak Blast ・Roost ・Rock Blast ・Bullet Seed |
| Rocky Helmet | ・Beak Blast ・Roost ・Tailwind ・Overheat |
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| Lurantis | Grass | Power Herb | ・Solar Blade ・Leech Life ・Poison Jab ・Payback |
| Quick Claw | ・Sunny Day ・Solar Blade ・X-Scissor ・Brick Break |
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| Tsareena | Grass | Assault Vest | ・Trop Kick ・Payback ・High Jump Kick ・Play Rough |
| Choice Scarf | ・Trop Kick ・High Jump Kick ・Play Rough ・U-turn |
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| Comfey | Fairy | Grassium Z | ・Dazzling Gleam ・Petal Blizzard ・Grassy Terrain ・Floral Healing |
| Big Root | ・Draining Kiss ・Calm Mind ・Sweet Kiss ・Leech Seed |
Tips: Battling Trial Captain Mallow
To counter the Trial Captain who specializes in Grass-Types, either a Fire or Flying-Type should fill a role in your party. If you’re not fond of the above mentioned types, Poison-Types such as Muk (Alola) can also occupy a slot as not only do these resist Grass but also Fairy-Types. As a matter of fact, these can even launch powerful damage to both of those opposing types, making them advantageous for this battle.
Although Mallow hails as the Grass-type specialist, there is an exception since she also has a Talonflame in her roster. Therefore, it is recommended to also keep a Pokemon with the Rock-Type move Rock Blast as it can deal 4 times the amount of damage to Mallow’s Talonflame.
Ninetales (Alola) with the hidden ability can summon hail upon a safe switch-in and deal chip damage to Talonflame, removing the effects of its Focus Sash. It is also capable of launching a powerful STAB Blizzard during a hailstorm which can take out most of Mallow’s Grass-Type Pokemon and does a decent amount of damage to Talonflame even though it resists it.
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