Moveset help, anyone? D:

[srsly_smrt]

Okay, I'm posting again because obviously, I have no life.

Alrighty, so I'm at the Pokemon League right now, and frankly I have some troubles about deciding what moves to teach my pokemon, and what moves should be deleted. Especially since I want this to work okay with my WiFi battles against friends later. Help a helpless trainer with some advice?

Comments

[kassichu]

replace fire wheel on infernape with swords dance.

[srsly_smrt]

Motivation? I'm not very good with movesets, I just kinda go for what feels safe and what I'll be likely to actually use. I can't say I'm one to generally spend a turn on moves like Swords Dance, so if you could explain it for me I'd be glad. O: Though I do understand the obvious benefit of sharply raised Atk stat on a karate monkey... x'D But wouldn't raised Atk mean the recoil from Flare Blitz would increase as well?

[kassichu]

infernape already has a fire-type move: flare blitz, and it's better than flame wheel. I personally don't use flare blitz except in "oh shit if I don't do something quick I'm gonna be screwed" situations. obviously if you use it whenever you face a grass-type, you'll lose your ape early. swords dance on a physical sweeper is a+. with that boost plus infernape's already high attack, you could hit grass-types with neutral-damage attacks and still knock them out in one hit without wasting your flare blitz.

[kassichu]

I should also add that if you use swords dance once in the beginning of a battle against an elite four member, you're good for the rest of the battle. losing one turn in order to beef yourself enough to sweep the rest of the team with ease is a good trade-off. you don't have to max your attack in order to make it worthwhile.

[srsly_smrt]

I get all of this, and you're about to get to swoop over to the Game Corner and fetch me that TM, but... I'm having doubts about if this would still work with my main attack being Mach Punch. Unless I instead use that Brick Break TM I found, which would be an obvious choice if I wasn't so ridiculously attached to my precious TMs. x'D

[kassichu]

brick break would definitely be favorable, as would close combat.

ask pokewifi for the brick break tm if you don't want to use yours.

[srsly_smrt]

I don't have access to WiFi for my DS right now, but I'll remember that for future reference. And I think I'll go use my Brick Break. ;3

[holzerhedrpca]

If you have FR or LG, you can buy as many Brick Breaks as you want and migrate them over on carrier Pidgeys.