How would you make her team less of a pushover? Also NPC

>>32886415
I'd have to start by not making the entire game a pushover.

>>32886423
But what kind of things should be done to make the trainers more challenging? Giving the gym leaders and the E4 megas are obvious things, but how much should be done without being too much?

>>32886415
Game Serena (Rival)
- Chesnaught / Delphox / Greninja
- Meowstic (Female)
- Mega Absol
- Vaporeon / Jolteon / Flareon
- Altaria
- Clefable

Ashnine Serena
- Braixen
- Pancham
- Sylveon

Game Serena (Canon)
- Delphox
- Talonflame
- Mega Venusaur
- Medicham
- Sylveon
- Gliscor

>>32886546
Medicham and Gliscor? What's with those picks, Anon? Is this MC Serena or the team you're saying to replace it with?

>Falkner
Hoothoot
Murkrow
>Bugsy
Pineco
Yanma
Scyther
>Whitney
Clefairy
Teddiursa
Miltank
>Morty
Haunter
Mismagius
Gengar
>Chuck
Primeape
Hitmontop
Poliwrath
>Jasmine
Skarmory
Magneton
Forretress
Steelix
>Pryce
Dewgong
Lapras
Glaceon
Mamoswine
>Clair
Gyarados
Dragonair
Dragonair
Ampharos
Kingdra
>Will
Girafarig
Slowking
Exeggutor
Jynx
Xatu
>Koga
Venomoth
Muk
Weezing
Qwilfish
Crobat
>Bruno
Hitmontop
Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Heracross
Machamp
>Karen
Umbreon
Weavile
Honchkrow
Houndoom
Tyranitar
>Lance
Gyarados
Charizard
Aerodactyl
Ampharos
Kingdra
Dragonite
>Proton (1st battle)
Spinarak
Tentacool
Zubat
>Proton (2nd battle)
Ariados
Tentacruel
Crobat
>Petrel (1st battle)
Ditto
Voltorb
Sudowoodo
>Petrel (2nd Battle)
Ditto
Electrode
Sudowoodo
>Ariana (1st battle)
Jynx
Gloom
Murkrow
>Ariana (2nd battle)
Jynx
Vileplume
Honchkrow
>Archer
Dodrio
Donphan
Primeape
Granbull
Houndoom

This would be in a post game rematch or if contests were in X and Y
Tieno
>Venusaur/Blastoise/Charizard
>Ludicolo
>Roserade/Kingdra/Volcarona
>Hawlucha
>Jynx
>Dragonite

Trevor
>Venusaur/Blastoise/Charizard
>Florges
>Raichu
>Areodactyl
>Smeargle
>Poliwrath/Chandelure/Ferrothorn

>>32886511
Have the NPCs use some sort of strategy wouldn't be a bad thing

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Lysandre Team (Hard Mode)

Mienshao @ Focus Sash
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 54
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- High Jump Kick
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off

Dragalge @ Wise Glasses
Ability: Adaptability
Level: 54
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Dragon Pulse
- Focus Blast
- Scald

Skarmory @ Liechi Berry
Ability: Sturdy
Level: 54
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Tailwind
- Iron Head
- Drill Peck
- Drill Run

Trevenant @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Harvest
Level: 54
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- Shadow Claw
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake

Pyroar @ Life Orb
Ability: Unnerve
Level: 55
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Hyper Voice
- Dark Pulse
- Hyper Beam

Gyarados-Mega @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 55
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Crunch
- Iron Head

>>32887256
These are good ideas! I'm still not sure about Shauna, Calem/Serena, Diantha and so on but I think that this is a step in the right direction.

>>32887275
This is also really good too, it's miles better than regular Lysandre, makes much more of a threat and gives him more than just a mega.

>>32886415
Bump

>>32886415
Give Flareon, Altaria and Greninja a 4th move

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>>32886415
>Clefable +1 SpD
Moonblast
Cosmic Power
Moonlight
Stored Power
>Lilligant +1 SpA
Sleep Powder
Quiver Dance
Petal Dance
Teeter Dance
>Mismagius +1 speed
Shadow Ball
Power Gem
Mystical Fire
Psybeam
>Milotic +1 def
Hydro Pump
Dragon Tail
Safeguard
Recover
>Bewear +1 Atk
Hammer Arm
Double-Edge
Payback
Baby-Doll Eyes
Also, her AI is bumped up to the level of Kahunas.

>>32889352
seems about right
but i would give ice beam instead of safeguard to milotic

>>32889352
>Also, her AI is bumped up to the level of Kahunas.
This was a given, really. Not sure why GF didn't actually do it since it seems so obvious.

>>32886877
>Falkner without Noctowl
>Morty with Gengar
>Chuck without Heracross

everything else is good

>>32886415
Serena would be shit not matter her core team

I would change Silver's

>>32892546
All Silver really needs is to evolve his Sneasel and Magneton and he's pretty much fine, not sure what other changes could be made.
Maybe a dark type like Houndoom could replace something, but I'm not so sure that's a good idea.

I just realized that no one in this thread has actually made a Serena team. Huh.