>>58817754After Dozer cleared the trainers on Routes 14 and 15, it hit level 40 and was ready for Blue. Dozer learned Body Slam, replacing Headbutt, and I also taught Dozer Hyper Beam, giving it absurd physical power.
Dozer opened the fight by dropping Blue’s Sandslash with Body Slam. When Ninetales came out, I used Amnesia three times, and from that point on Dozer was basically immune to non-crit special attacks. Dozer swept the rest of Blue’s team with Body Slam, then one-shot his final Pokémon, Jolteon, with Hyper Beam, but not without taking heavy damage from a super-effective critical hit Double Kick.
I picked up the gift Lapras and named it Nessie. Sandman swept Jessie and James with Confusion and Headbutt, and then handled Giovanni too. Despite being seven levels under Giovanni’s ace, Sandman still cleaned the fight without much trouble. I got the Master Ball from the Silph Co. president. I’m saving it for Articuno or Zapdos later, although with the reduced level caps the legendary birds are locked until after all eight badges.
It was time to prepare for Sabrina. I trained Sandman to the level cap by clearing the remaining trainers on Routes 12 and 13, Cycling Road, and the Saffron Gym trainers. Sandman also learned Psychic along the way, which is a huge upgrade.
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