Battle Tree Information on Grimsley
How to Battle Grimsley at the Battle Tree
After every 10 battles at the Battle Tree Super Single, Super Double, and Super Multi; there is a chance of encountering him.
Grimsley’s Pokemon
The following Pokemon that will be used by Pokemon Trainer Grimsley 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 | Possible Moves | Held Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houndoom | Dark Fire |
Flamethrower Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Will-O-Wisp |
Air Balloon |
| Fire Blast Dark Pulse Solar Beam Sunny Day |
Houndoominite | ||
| Tyranitar | Dark Rock |
Rock Slide Crunch Earthquake Dragon Dance |
Chople Berry |
| Stone Edge Earthquake Ice Fang Payback |
Tyranitarite | ||
| Sharpedo | Water Dark |
Crunch Ice Fang Aqua Jet Poison Jab |
Sharpedonite |
| Ice Beam Hydro Pump Dark Pulse Protect |
Focus Sash | ||
| Absol | Dark | Night Slash Zen Headbutt Sucker Punch Play Rough |
Focus Sash |
| Sucker Punch Megahorn Play Rough Stone Edge |
Absolite | ||
| Honchkrow | Dark Flying |
Psychic Dark Pulse Swagger Shadow Ball |
Darkinium Z |
| Drapion | Poison Dark |
Cross Poison Night Slash Fire Fang Earthquake |
Scope Lens |
| Cross Poison Night Slash Earthquake Swords Dance |
Razor Claw | ||
| Liepard | Dark | Foul Play Sucker Punch Sand Attack Thunder Wave |
Red Card |
| Dark Pulse Shadow Ball Grass Knot Nasty Plot |
Focus Sash | ||
| Scrafty | Dark Fighting |
Substitute Payback High Jump Kick Focus Punch |
Fightinium Z |
| Bulk Up Payback Protect Drain Punch |
Leftovers | ||
| Bisharp | Dark Steel |
Iron Head Night Slash Low Sweep Sucker Punch |
Chople Berry |
| Taunt Sucker Punch Metal Burst Iron Head |
Focus Sash |
Strategies to Defeat Grimsley
By observation, Grimsley’s roster Pokemon share the same typing (aka Mono-Type Team), with all of them capitalizing on dark-type alone which allow Fighting types and Fairy-Types to be optimal choices to join the fray. Keep in mind however that the following items: Focus Sash and Chople Berry are to be expected in some of his Pokemon which can prevent yours from scoring a knock out.
In addition to the above mentioned types to bring, majority of Grimsley’s roster also share a striking similarity in terms of partial Ground-Type weakness through: Houndoom’s Fire-Typing, Tyranitar’s Rock-Typing, Drapion’s Poison-Typing, and Bisharp’s Steel-Typing. This makes having some Ground-Types or Ground-type moves equally effective against them, only falling short of Honchkrow’s Flying-Typing.
In terms of Pokemon to bring, Garchomp makes a great contender when equipped with the item Lum Berry and having one of its moves as Substitute, as it allows it to both scout and avoid crippling moves then follow up by possibly taking-out one or two before its Substitute wears off.
In addition, aiming for a sweep away with Mega Gyarados that has buffed with Dragon Dance is also effective.
As mentioned above, a recommended durable Fairy-Type is Azumarill as it also possesses a Water-Typing which patches up its Steel-Type weakness. With a great STAB priority move through Aqua Jet, it negates Bisharp’s held item Focus Sash’s activation, and decreases its move Metal Burst’s effectiveness allowing Azumarill to successfully defeat it.
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