Talk:Hoenn Starter Pokemon Battle Royale/@comment-5808856-20160715173336/@comment-5808856-20160720011008

Problem is that with that large a speed differance, it will be near impossible for something as slow as Mega Swampert to hit Blaziken.

They all Mega Evolve at the start, I can easily see them all going at what they are strong against first. The only one I don't see tanking a hit from this would be Swampert due to having a 4x weakness to grass, even with being the bulkiest of the three

I easily see Swampert going down first, because a 4x weakness is just WAY to big a handicap. Not only that, but it's ability is useless in this fight, as there is not really a way to let Swift Swim activate. Plus, due to Speed Boost, it does not really matter, Blaziken would end up being way to fast for Swampert to even hit, or even be able to attack. Not only that but both combatants are way faster. The reason Blastoise won in the Kanto one is because all the things that Venusaur could do to it being way to slow to even manage itself. Sceptile however, just like Blaziken is quite a bit faster than Swampert, making it easy for Sceptile to just quickly wail on Swampert. The only thing Swampert has going for it in this fight is the type advantage over Blaziken, and that is not really an issue with a Pokemon that is not only faster, but can also boost it's speed even higher than that!

Blaziken (Winner)

+ Much faster due to Speed Boost

+ Best movepool

+ Deals most damage

- Not much defence

- Weak to Swampert

Sceptile:

+Type Combination helps against both

+4x damage against Swampert

+Dragon can make the fire attacks Neutral

+Good speed

-Lightning Rod has little use in this fight

-Weak to fire

- Weak to Brave Bird

Swampert:

+Most Bulk

+Strong against Blaziken

- 4x weakness

- Swift Swim is useless here

- Slower

- Worst diversity in move types

- Has an attck to make it even slower

Just like in the Kanto one, they are all going to be fighting without the game mechanic stuff like turns. Once Blaziken gets up to max speed, even if Sceptile is gone, it will be blitz Swampert with a constant barrage of attacks before it can even get a chance to attack. It all comes down to just how insane Blaziken's speed would be after max speed boost. Even then the 4x weakness is way to big a problem, and WAY to exploitable for Swampert to win.