15 Year 1 units take on the Johto Champion Stadium [Pokemon Masters EX]

0:00 – Vs. Koga: EX Silver / Blaine / Marley
1:14 – Vs. Bruno: EX Giovanni / EX Burgh / Roxanne
2:53 – Vs. Will: Koga / Janine / Viola
7:13 – Vs. Karen: EX Guzma / Kukui / Hilbert
9:08 – Vs. Lance: EX Solgaleo / Nanu / EX Skyla

Guess what next week’s theme is gonna be lol.

My pool for this clear is all the units released on launch until right before the first anni. So I can use Cyrus but I can’t use SS Blue – he’ll be in the pool for the Year 2 video.

While Year 1 units are definitely weaker than their later counterparts, quite a large number of them have been buffed since their release, with some even surpassing more modern units.

Here’s how each battle went and the sync grids used:

Vs. Koga: EX Silver / Blaine / Marley – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=005900007800&s0=5&l0=140&r0=4&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=44444&g0=AAECAwQFBggKDRAVGBkdHyMk&v1=013301025000&s1=5&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=13010602&t1=44444&g1=AAECAwQFBgkSFR8iIyQuLzAxMjM1&v2=009700005900&s2=5&l2=140&r2=3&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=4444&g2=AAECAwQFERMWFxgZGhsdJiks

Did they make half sync countdown the first option because of a certain new unit releasing this week that’s gonna be focused on sync acceleration? You thought you were slick DeNA huh. Since I only had two turns to set up I sadly couldn’t max out Silver’s Attack.

Vs. Bruno: EX Giovanni / EX Burgh / Roxanne – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=017000054200&s0=5&l0=140&r0=5&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=41111&g0=AAECAwQFBgcJDA0OERIcHiYnKSw&v1=014001015000&s1=5&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=21010101&t1=4441&g1=AAECAwQFBgkKDQ8UHyIrLi8&v2=004400047600&s2=5&l2=140&r2=3&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=44111&g2=AAECAwQFERQVFhkaHB4gIyQ

Giovanni saw his son’s high sync nuke in the previous clear and said “I wanna do that too” but unfortunately almost all of his enablers were released after the first year lol. He has to make do with Burgh, who does have an easier time debuffing Sp Def thanks to the additional effects parameter. Roxanne may be weak to Fighting but Giovanni’s damage is high enough for it to not matter.

Vs. Will: Koga / Janine / Viola – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=006000016800&s0=5&l0=140&r0=3&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=44444&g0=AAECAwQFBgcIERIUFxsdHh8hIyQlJw&v1=005400016900&s1=3&l1=140&r1=4&p1=0&a1=13010602&t1=44444&g1=AAECAwQFBgcKDRARGhsjJCUpKywt&v2=003900028400&s2=3&l2=140&r2=4&p2=0&a2=18046402&t2=4444&g2=AAECAwQFBhESFRgaHB0eIyYnKi0

It was around 3/4 into this run that I realized that Lucy is a Year 1 unit and would’ve made this much easier but alas. A lot of the better stall units were released later but there are enough units from the first year to put a team or two together.

Vs. Karen: EX Guzma / Kukui / Hilbert – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=000100074500&s0=5&l0=140&r0=5&p0=0&a0=12020102&t0=41111&g0=AAECAwQFBhESExQaIyQlJygpKy0&v1=012500076800&s1=5&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=13010602&t1=4441&g1=AAECAwQFBgkKDSAiIyQuLw&v2=002000050300&s2=5&l2=140&r2=5&p2=0&a2=17041601&t2=4444&g2=AAECAwQFBggLDRARGhwfIiQm

Unlike Silver and Giovanni, Guzma’s nuke doesn’t have the multipliers to back it up (yet, pls DeNA give him a great expansion) so I had to rely on good ol’ flinching here. This stage is annoying with Defense buffs so Kukui’s Leer sadly doesn’t do much here.

Vs. Lance: EX Solgaleo / Nanu / EX Skyla – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=005600005301&s0=3&l0=140&r0=4&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=4111&g0=AAECAwQFBggLDRUWFxweISMlJicp&v1=900001079100&s1=5&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=0&t1=11&g1=AAECAwQFHyInKCorLC0uLzAxMjM0NQ&v2=001600058100&s2=3&l2=140&r2=3&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=44411&g2=AAECAwQFERIUFRcYGiUoKQ

I’ve barely used power-boosted Solgaleo in videos but I think it’s pretty neat. Not the best but it gave it a lot of what it could’ve asked for. It’s still very slow though so I brought Skyla along for Speed buffs and the support EX boost. Nanu completed the team with flinches and Defense debuffs to ensure the KO.

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