Appendix:Diamond and Pearl walkthrough/Section 23: Difference between revisions

Guess who? Remember the one who gave you {{HM|01|Cut}}, [[SecretPotion]] and [[Old Charm]]? That’s [[Cynthia]]. Yep, Cynthia is the League Champion! She has a full team with Pokemon in different types and at or above Lv. 60.

Her first Pokemon is {{p|Spiritomb}}. Due to its Ghost/Dark type, it has no weaknesses normally. Yup, '''no weaknesses'''. You can only destroy it with your strongest attacks that aren’t Normal-, Fighting- or Psychic-type moves, or by identifying it with {{m|Foresight}} or {{m|Odor Sleuth}}, hence removing two of its immunities and exposing its weaknesses to Fighting-type moves. It has {{m|Embargo}} to prevent you from using items on your Pokemon, and also Psychic, {{m|Dark Pulse}} (which may make your Pokeon flinch) and {{m|Silver Wind}}, a Bug-type move that might raise all of its stats at once.

{{p|Gastrodon}}— the evolution of {{p|Shellos}}, is a Water/Ground-type Pokemon, so it has Grass-type moves as its nightmares. It’s all out offensive with {{m|Muddy Water}} (which may reduce Accuracy of your Pokemon), {{m|Sludge Bomb}} (counters Grass-type Pokemon and may inflict poison), Earthquake and Stone Edge (counters Flying-type Pokemon).

{{p|Roserade}}— the evolution of {{p|Roselia}} and the final form of {{p|Budew}}, is a Grass/Poison-type. It is all out offensive with Special-based moves: Sludge Bomb (like Gastrodon), Energy Ball (like Aaron’s Beautifly and Lucian’s Alakazam), Shadow Ball (like Lucian’s Girafarig) and {{m|Extrasensory}}.

{{p|Lucario}} is a Fighting/Steel-type. It is also all out offensive with {{m|Aura Sphere}} (a Fighting-type move that never misses), {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, Psychic and Earthquake. Hit back with Fire-type moves (beware of Earthquake), Ground-type moves or your own Fighting-type moves (beware of Psychic).

{{p|Milotic}}— the evolution of {{p|Feebas}}, is a pure Water-type Pokemon. It can attack with {{m|Surf}} and {{m|Ice Beam}} (counters Grass-type Pokemon and may freeze your Pokemon). It can heal itself a little every turn with {{m|Aqua Ring}}. It also has Mirror Coat (similar to Flint’s Lopunny). Electric-type and Grass-type (beware of Ice Beam) moves are your best choices, but most of those moves are Special-based, so watch out for Mirror Coat! Try Physical moves like {{m|Spark}}, {{m|Thunder Fang}}, {{m|ThunderPunch}} and {{m|Wood Hammer}}.

Cynthia’s strongest Pokemon is {{p|Garchomp}}, a Dragon/Ground-type Pokemon at Level 66 with stats on par with those of many legendaries. Yes, Garchomp is '''Level 66''', far stronger than any of the Elite Four's Pokemon! It is the evolution of {{p|Gabite}} and final form of {{p|Gible}}. Garchomp is a big, bad monster! It is all out offensive with Physical-based moves: {{m|Dragon Rush}} (has only 75% accuracy but hits very hard), Brick Break (like Bertha’s Golem, counters Ice-type Pokemon), Earthquake and {{m|Giga Impact}} (like {{m|Hyper Beam}}, requires recharging afterwards but hits extremely hard)! With its high Attack stat and insanely high level, all of these moves can deal a ton of damage! {{type2|Ice}} moves are its nightmare, but you’ll have to beware of Brick Break... and even strong moves like {{m|Ice Beam}} and {{m|Blizzard}} may not take it down. Hitting back with your own {{type2|Dragon}} moves may also help, but beware of Dragon Rush.

If you successfully beat Cynthia, congratulations! You are the new League Champion! Cynthia will let you take the lift and go up. But if you lose, don’t feel too bad. Cynthia is a really strong opponent. She is not called "the League Champ" for nothing. Her win would be no fluke.