[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

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....And Spira joins everyone else in 'How the Skull Ruins Turned My Life Downside Burning In HELL.' Yeesh.....

Of course, if he had two Pokemon out with him to both help take care of the coven/divide their attention, things may have gone a LOT differently for the Ghost Breeder. That's another piece of advice I have for you, mate: Always have two Pokemon out with you in a tough as nails area or fighting big threats, as you need all the bodies you can get to survive the punishment they'll dish out. I'd recommend you'd just run away from the witches and re-group with the rest, but they used Mean Look on you all, so.....you're screwed unless you have 'Mons that can do Spread Damage, or you can get a message out to the others to come bail you out while you stall for time. Also, even if you want to catch a Pokemon, sometimes its just better to Faint them than trying to procc Status with Attacking Moves, as you'll save yourself a bunch of trouble that way. Sure, you can't Sleep/Confuse a Pokemon if they are Fainted, but better that then half your team getting buried trying to fully status one or more of a particular fiend.

Gonna concur with Windos on thus one, @Mikaruge108.  Using only one mon is great for pooling the exp and all, but it makes things WAY harder than they need to be. Even just having multiple targets for the opposition to worry about can go a long ways towards making a barrage of enemy attacks easier to stomach.

When it comes to tougher encounters, holding back isn't usually in your best interest.  Focus on surviving the encounter first.