Appendix:Platinum walkthrough/Section 10: Difference between revisions

Maylene is not too terribly tough, but her Lucario may be a bit of a problem. She'll lead with her Meditite which can use {{m|Fake Out}} to force you to flinch and do some damage. It can use Rock Tomb to counter {{type|Flying}} and is resistant to Confusion due to being a {{type|Psychic}}. A quick flying type like {{p|Staravia}} using {{m|Wing Attack}} or {{m|Aerial Ace}} will take it out easily. Her Machoke is more offensive but should not be too difficult to beat though it can also counter Flying types with Rock Tomb. Last up is Lucario, Maylene's star Pokémon. It has a variety of attacks, but nothing too rough. It can counter {{type|Fire}}s with {{m|Bone Rush}} so it's recommended either {{t|Fighting}} or {{type|Ground}} Pokémon take Lucario out as its {{type|Steel}} characteristics make them resistant to Psychic or Flying-type moves and will only take normal damage from them. Be careful of the signature move of her Gym which her Pokémon have, {{m|Drain Punch}}, which can use a portion of the damage inflicted on your Pokémon to heal themselves, so make sure to take them out quick. Also, Maylene will use Hyper Potions when her Pokémon get weak, so be wary when getting them in the red zone HP-wise.

{| class="expandable" align="center" style="background: #{{platinum color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #{{platinum color light}};"