>>328044210- Atk Guts Heracross Megahorn vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Darkrai: 318-374 (92.4 - 108.7%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
Don't forget 0 IVs for Heracross
>>32804533That's not entirely true though. They didn't have to use someone with legendaries. They needed someone that can take out Ash's Pokemon out in a few hits each to wrap up the league. Now, which is more impressive for Ash, taking out a few fully evolved Pokemon, or duking it out with legendaries, assuming the fight would still play out the same?
The latter, obviously. So in that sense, having it be Tobias was actually beneficial to Ash, as stupid as that might sound.