Talk:Team Pokepals vs Shulk and Fiora/@comment-38637837-20191011013611/@comment-5808856-20191011015944

The reason I am using the team of Luxray and Lucario rather than Infernape and Empoleon is because I feel that this is the duo that has the most synergy. I have beated the game over a dozen times, and from my experiance I feel that this particular duo allows for the most diversity in a fight, as well as the aformentioned synergy between them.

I considered Chimchar and Piplup, no doubt, but in the end I had to go with Luxray and Lucario since I feel their abilities play off one another better. It was not an easy decision to make, tbh. I considered the canon duo, but no matter what duo I use, their feats will be the same. The big difference would be their moves. While Infernape can learn some solid moves thans to a great movepool, Empoleon lacks that. Empoleon's Gen 4 movepool (as I am giving them all level up and TM moves), is just lacking. However with Luxray and Lucario both have incredible abilities they can use to help them. I went with Luxray and Lucario as that's not just what I used on a chunk of my playthroughs, but it allows a lot more potential in the fight itself. The only real thing that changes between what Pokemon I use for this fight is what moves they can use, and I think these two have the perfect synergy to really make an interesting fight. Even if I did go with Piplup and Chimchar, they would have the same feats no matter what happens. The story stays the same no matter what species you are in the game, so things like beating Dialga are still applicable no matter what ones I pick.

There is a reason I am trying to give both sides every little detail I can find. Both sides have some strong things in their respective corners. It's kind of like picking a female Dragonborn in a fanon fight. It really makes no impact on the outcome.