>>20338225The major cast overhaul is due entirely in part to early story feedback that the then-current recurring cast was not as big as Yandere Rosa's.>>20337143It's a well-known fact to every trainer, even the newbies that only use Pokemon they like and have less than ten under their belt, that Bisharp is a complete monster when in the wrong hands. And that's no lie.
With an outrageous Atk stat, two fan-fucking-tastic STAB moves, priority, Swords Dance, and Knock Off, an already good Pokemon is turned into a devastating rape machine. Perhaps the ONLY thing keeping the pawn back from full potential are paper-thin defenses that can't save shit from one hit.
One Mach Punch is usually all that's needed to take a Bisharp down before the Knock Off game gets played. Unfortunately for Serena, that isn't the case here, the only punches that Helioptile gets to do are mere Pounds that are both shitty and resisted, and shitty even when /not/ resisted.
Bisharp runs with a rogue's speed towards the lizard. Helioptile's defenses are even worse than Bisharp's, a single Sucker Punch so early on could mean the difference between game over and success, so Serena makes plans to circumvent the opposition.
"BiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiSHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!"
>It missed!"Bi?!"
