Talk:Cerulean Gym/@comment-2024620-20120522062752

2 pikachu, thunderbolt/thunderwave

1 beedrill, twinneedle/rage/focus energy

2 butterfree, whirlwind/psybeam

all level 30

beedrill on upper right, butterfrees on the bottom, rest are pikachu

butterfrees default to whirlwind, upper left pikachu defaults to thunderwave, rest are on atk mode

This setup should easily wipe everything until the staryu shows up on wave 13.

Staryu (left): as soon as he's hit with thunderwave, change upper left pikachu to thunderbolt; as soon as he's hit with whirlwind, change butterfree to psybeam; as he's retreating, revert upper left pikachu to thunderwave (it sometimes wears off); once he's dead make sure everyone is in their default state

Starmie (right): make sure rage/focus energy are active on beedrill; start middle pikachu on thunderwave; as soon as he's hit, change to thunder bolt; as soon as he's hit with whirlwind, change to psybeam; as he's retreating, revert middle pikachu to thunderwave (it sometimes wears off); once he's hit, revert middle pikachu to thunderbolt; once he's dead make sure everyone is in their default state

The obvious drawback of this strategy is the insane amount of micro required, and the occasional goldeen/magikarp will slip by if unattended on 4x.