[Apollo nods, finishing tying a cloth across his face. Following through with Lux's suggestion, he had changed out of his Ranger uniform and into dull green pants and shirt.
Apollo's plan for this is the following:
-Apollo in the air with Talonflame, Apollo using his new Psyshock analogue and his Telekinesis that always seems to crush anything he tries to move to sow confusion, and Talonflame using Ember, Razor Wind, and Natural Gift (with the bag of various berries Apollo has on him). They'll need to be careful, since the ranged moves they have access to are all potentially lethal, but they're both good enough fighters to be able to pull it off.
-Hippowdon will be on the ground and trying not to attract too much attention as he uses Yawn. If they need to pull out, Hippowdon can start up a sandstorm with his Sand Veil ability, but since it will hurt them as well that's something of a last resort.
-Shiftry will be ninjaing it up on the ground, using Nature Power (Earth Power on sandy terrain like here) to make the ground erupt, mostly under unoccupied tents and wagons since Apollo doesn't want anyone to die here.
-Tropius will be in the air using Sweet Scent to lower evasion in support of everyone else and using Whirlwind to make a mess of the enemy's response. In the event that Talonflame can't carry Apollo anymore, Tropius will act as Apollo's backup mount.
-Bellsprout is rather underleveled for this, but knows Sleep Powder and Stun Spore and will be putting them to good use.
Since Apollo's a Child of the Verdant Forest and will have an aerial view, he'll be able to direct and warn the Pokémon on the ground as needed.
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Apollo's plan for this is the following:
-Apollo in the air with Talonflame, Apollo using his new Psyshock analogue and his Telekinesis that always seems to crush anything he tries to move to sow confusion, and Talonflame using Ember, Razor Wind, and Natural Gift (with the bag of various berries Apollo has on him). They'll need to be careful, since the ranged moves they have access to are all potentially lethal, but they're both good enough fighters to be able to pull it off.
-Hippowdon will be on the ground and trying not to attract too much attention as he uses Yawn. If they need to pull out, Hippowdon can start up a sandstorm with his Sand Veil ability, but since it will hurt them as well that's something of a last resort.
-Shiftry will be ninjaing it up on the ground, using Nature Power (Earth Power on sandy terrain like here) to make the ground erupt, mostly under unoccupied tents and wagons since Apollo doesn't want anyone to die here.
-Tropius will be in the air using Sweet Scent to lower evasion in support of everyone else and using Whirlwind to make a mess of the enemy's response. In the event that Talonflame can't carry Apollo anymore, Tropius will act as Apollo's backup mount.
-Bellsprout is rather underleveled for this, but knows Sleep Powder and Stun Spore and will be putting them to good use.
Since Apollo's a Child of the Verdant Forest and will have an aerial view, he'll be able to direct and warn the Pokémon on the ground as needed.