Pokemon Conquest, Conquest Seven (Terrera): Dirty Business (1/9)

One of the first things you should do on reaching the next month is check out Pugilis.  It has a couple of more standard buildings, but presents a new environment to meet wild Pokemon and independent Warriors- the Park.  This are is mostly flat, but has one major terrain feature and a couple of surprises.

The terrain feature is a huge bench or platform that runs across the center of the map.  This is a very important feature because it grants high ground, and it’s just barely in movement range of any enemies you face at the start of the battle.  This means that you get to make a choice- do you charge the bench and try to take it quickly and get your own advantage, or do you advance more cautiously and try to lure the enemy off of the high ground?  You have to be wary- both of the pit traps that are on this map are also near the bench, so watch your step.

Of course, this also is your environment for meeting Fighting-type Pokemon, which is a type you haven’t had a chance at yet- and Dark-type as well, in the form of Scrafty.  This is very important, because the Warriors you’ve had shots at so far who use Flying/Normal Pokemon are all specialized for Fighting or Dark types instead.  It also means you immediately get a chance to fix things like the fact that Tadatsune is running around with a Grass Pokemon (not that that’s entirely terrible, with the 70% maximum Link rating, but it certainly could be improved).

The next thing you need to to is take a look at Terrera, since you’ve chosen the battle with the higher power requirement.  This place is pretty daunting.  With the weakest pokemon present being a Charmander with a whopping 177 power rating, and Shingen’s terrifying Rhyperior, it looks to be a mighty battle.  While there are a few clear tactical options to take for the better (Water and Fighting pokemon particularly, as Grass types will be vulnerable to the Fire attacks brought to bear from Charmander and Tepig, and the majority of the pokemon in Shingen’s army are weak to Water attacks, Fighting attacks or, as with half of the army, both types.) It’s hard to say quite what will do you well otherwise.  Lighter Pokemon may stand to have an advantage in maneuverability, given the small Range typical to Rock-types, but Rhyperior is notorious in all forms of the Pokemon games for having immense power and hefty bulk, so power may be the way you need to go.