Typhlosion vs. Feraligatr vs. Meganium
(Pokémon Battle Royale)
(Cue Death Battle Intro)
H20Flame: (sighs) This just had to happen, didn't it?
TyForestWrites: You know it. And since they're three combatants, I figured it would only be appropriate to get a third cohost!
H20Flame: What do you-Oh!
Skrooker: Sup, guys?
H20Flame: Of course you brought her. You're both Pokémon fanatics after all.
TyForestWrites: Precisely. But onto the special battle royale we're having today! And it shall be between the three Johto region starter Pokémon.
Skrooker: And this particular battle is interesting because this is the only generation where the starters have pure typing. As in, the only final-evolution starters with no secondary types.
H20Flame: Such as Typhlosion, the fire type starter.
TyForestWrites: Feraligatr, the water type starter.
Skrooker: And Meganium, the grass type starter.
TyForestWrites: And just so you readers are aware, we will be looking at just the basics of these Pokémon, so no moves learned by breeding, no held items, or anything that needs the assistance of a trainer. Just to keep things as even as possible.
H20Flame: He's TyForestWrites, I'm H20Flame, and she's Skrooker.
TyForestWrites: And it's our job to research their powers, abilities, and weaponry to find out who would win a Death Battle!
Typhlosion
Background
-Name: Typhlosion
-Alias: The Volcano Pokémon
-Type: Fire
-Originally Cydaquil, then Quilava
-Ability: Blaze
—Fire attacks grow stronger the lower the user's HP is
-Height: 5' 7"
-Weight: 175.3 lbs.
-Based on the honey badger and other similar creatures
-Pokédex Description: Typhlosion obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This Pokémon creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.
H20Flame: Johto's fire type starter is Cyndaquil, which evolves into Quilava, and then finally into Typhlosion, the Volcano Pokémon.
TyForestWrites: You know a Pokémon's gonna be freaking awesome when it not only has flames shooting out of the back of its neck, but also its name is a combination of the words "typhoon" and "explosion"!
Stats
-HP: 78
-Attack: 84
-Defense: 78
-Special Attack: 109
-Special Defense: 85
-Speed: 100
-Total: 534
Skrooker: Its appearance based off of weasels and honey badgers, Typhlosion makes good use of its fire type status, considering its highest stat is Special Attack, as well as its second highest being speed. This Pokémon was obviously designed for attacking targets from afar, dealing with them quick, fast, and in a hurry. Even if the opponent fights back, it still has decent Defense and Special Defense.
H20Flame: And though stats are an important part of a Pokémon, we all know what you want us to talk about: the moveset, and Typhlosion certainly has a plethora of strong attacks.
Moveset
-Leer
—Normal Type attack
—Lowers target's defense
-Tackle
—Normal Type attack
-Smokescreen
—Normal Type attack
—Lower's target's accuracy
-Ember
—Fire Type attack
—10% chance of burning the target
-Gyro Ball
—Steel Type attack
—The slower the user is compared to the target, the more damage the attack does
-Quick Attack
—Normal Type attack
—Always attacks first
-Flame Wheel
—Fire Type attack
—10% chance of burning the target
—Can thaw the user out of ice of the user is frozen
-Defense Curl
—Normal Type attack
—Raises defense
-Swift
—Normal Type attack
—Never misses
-Flame Charge
—Fire Type attack
—Raises speed
-Lava Plume
—Fire Type attack
—30% chance of burning the target
-Flamethrower
—Fire Type attack
—10% chance of burning the target
-Inferno
—Fire Type attack
—Immediately burns the target
-Rollout
—Rock Type attack
—Continuously attacks for 1-5 turns, and gets stronger after each turn
—The streak breaks if it misses
-Double-Edge
—Normal Type attack
—User receives 1/3 of the damage it dealt
-Burn Up
—Fire Type attack
—User is no longer a Fire Type after use
-Eruption
—Fire Type attack
—Inflicts more damage the higher the user's HP is
TyForestWrites: It can lower an opponents defense with Leer, as well as raise its own with Defense Curl, Smokescreen to lower the target's accuracy, attack first with Quick Attack, and use Swift, a move that never misses. It can also use Gyro Ball, but it's not that useful of a move for Typhlosion, considering its a move that's stronger the slower the user is, and Typhlosion is certainly not slow. Rollout attacks continuously, getting stronger with each turn until five turns go by or if it's interrupted, and Double Edge is a very strong normal type move, but it deals the user damage equal to one third of the damage dealt to the target. But onto the main course: the fire type attacks.
Skrooker: Ember's the simplest of its fire attacks, with a ten percent chance of burning the target. Flame Wheel has the same percentage, but it can also thaw the user out of a frozen state. There's also Flame Charge, which raises Speed with each use, Flamethrower, which is basically Ember with a higher damage output, Lava Plume, which can attack multiple targets and has a thirty percent chance of burning them, and Inferno, which immediately burns the target.
H20Flame: Wait, what does getting burnt do to a target?
TyForestWrites: It halves the inflicted Pokémon's Attack, as well as that Pokémon losing one eighth of its HP every turn.
H20Flame: Oh... that's dangerous for an RPG... don't play with fire, kids.
TyForestWrites: But Typhlosion's most powerful moves are Burn Up and Eruption. Eruption deals the most damage when Typhlosion's HP is full, while Burn Up is so powerful that it literally burns out Typhlosion, making it no longer a fire type, aka typeless in its own case!
Feats
-Great against Grass, Bug, Ice, and Steel Types
-Resistant to Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, and Fairy Types
-Jimmy's Typhlosion could take on attacks from Raikou
-Ash's Cyndaquil defeated Team Rocket, Sandslash, Bugsy's Scyther, Skarmory, Jasmine's Steelix, and Pryce's Dewgong
-Ash's Quilava defeated Team Rocket and tied with Nando's Armaldo
Skrooker: There's not a whole lot to go off of when it comes to other sources as to what a Typhlosion can do. In fact, Typhlosion itself has only appeared in one anime special, though its previous evolutions have multiple appearances, so we're gonna have to take a liberty or two with those.
H20Flame: Ash's own Cyndaquil has had a track record of beating opponents who it has a type advantage against, such as Scyther and Skarmory, but it's also defeated other Pokémon, like Sandslash and Dewgong, who have the type advantage against it. Not to mention Jimmy's Typhlosion was able to stand up to the Legendary Pokémon Raikou! Dang, this badger is powerful!
Weaknesses
-Weak to Water, Rock, and Ground Types
-Fire attacks weak against Fire, Water, Rock, and Dragon Types
-Double Edge's recoil
-Burn Up removes STAB for Fire Type attacks
-Low Defense and HP
TyForestWrites: Buuut not without it's own flaws. It's still weak to water, rock, and ground types, as well as its own fire attacks aren't very effective against fire, water, and rock types. Add that to the fact that its lowest stats are HP and Defense, and it becomes pretty clear that Typhlosion is more of a glass cannon, especially against physical attackers. Not to mention that once it uses Burn Up, it loses its STAB with fire type moves.
H20Flame: Did I hear that correctly? "STAB"?
Skrooker: Same Type Attack Bonus. Basically, if the move has the same type as the user, its damage output is given a small boost.
H20Flame: Ah. Well, nevertheless, Typhlosion is a powerful Pokémon, one that would be a great addition to any team.
Pokédex: Typhlosion, the Volcano Pokémon. If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames.
Feraligatr
Background
-Name: Feraligatr
-Alias: The Big Jaw Pokémon
-Type: Water
-Originally Totodile, then Croconaw
-Ability: Torrent
—Water attacks grow stronger the lower the user's HP is
-Height: 7' 7"
-Weight: 195.8 lbs.
-Based on the alligator and the crocodile
-Pokédex Description: Feraligatr intimidates its foes by opening its huge mouth. In battle, it will kick the ground hard with its thick and powerful hind legs to charge at the foe at an incredible speed.
TyForestWrites: Johto's water type starter is Totodile, which evolves into Croconaw, and then finally into Feraligatr, the Big Jaw Pokémon.
H20Flame: While the inspiration is pretty obvious, and not too original, I doubt anybody is gonna look at Feraligatr and go "Yeah, that's not terrifying at all.". I mean, come on, it's a giant alligator standing on its hind legs! You see that thing coming at you, you're gonna run.
Stats
-HP: 85
-Attack: 105
-Defense: 100
-Special Attack: 79
-Special Defense: 83
-Speed: 78
-Total: 530
Skrooker: A wise decision too. While it may not have the best Special Attack, especially for a water type, it boasts an incredibly high Attack stat, as well as an almost equally high Defense stat. And if it's anything like a regular alligator, its bite strength could be approximately 3700 psi! And since it's a freaking Pokémon, its bite is probably much stronger.
TyForestWrites: Why are we talking about its bites? Well, it's pretty appropriate for its moveset.
Moveset
-Leer
—Normal Type attack
—Lowers target's Defense
-Scratch
—Normal Type attack
-Water Gun
—Water Type attack
-Agility
—Psychic Type attack
—Greatly raises Speed
-Rage
—Normal Type attack
—After use, if the user is attacked, the user's Attack stat rises
-Bite
—Dark Type attack
—30% chance of causing the target to flinch if the target has not yet moved
-Scary Face
—Normal Type attack
—Greatly lowers target's Speed
-Ice Fang
—Ice Type attack
—10% chance of freezing the target
—10% chance of causing the target to flinch if the target has not yet moved
-Flail
—Normal Type attack
—Deals more damage the lower the user's HP is
-Crunch
—Dark Type attack
—20% chance of dropping the target's Defense
-Chip Away
—Normal Type attack
—Ignores stat changes
-Slash
—Normal Type attack
—2 times as likely to deal a critical hit
-Screech
—Normal Type attack
—Greatly lowers opponent's Defense
-Thrash
—Normal Type attack
—Attacks for 2-3 turns and then the user becomes confused
—The streak breaks if it misses and the user doesn't confuse itself
-Aqua Tail
—Water Type attack
-Superpower
—Fighting Type attack
—Lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats
-Hydro Pump
—Water Type attack
H20Flame: For a plain water type, Feraligatr boasts a rather versatile set of moves. While it may be slow, it can use Agility to greatly increase its speed, or even slow its victims down greatly with Scary Face. And to add onto its high Attack stat, it can lower its opponent's Defense with Leer or Screech, or even raise its own Attack by using Rage after the opponent already hit it. Not to mention Slash, which is twice as likely to land a critical hit, or Chip Away, which ignores any stat changes the target made to itself.
Skrooker: Back to its biting prowess, it knows Bite, which has a thirty percent chance of making the victim flinch, as well as Crunch, a stronger Bite with a twenty percent chance of lowering the target's Defense, further helping its Attack stat. It also knows Flail, which does more damage the lower its HP is, Thrash, which attacks for two to three turns, but then causes Feraligatr to become confused if it's not interrupted, and Superpower, an incredibly strong fighting type attack, but at the cost of Attack and Defense.
TyForestWrites: And it knows Ice Fang for dealing with those pesky grass types, and this move not only has a ten percent chance of making the target flinch, but also has a ten percent chance of freezing the target! As for water type moves, it actually doesn't know too many, only three, but enough to get the job done. Water Gun is the most basic water type attack, but Feraligatr also learns Aqua Tail for a physical STAB move, and Hydro Pump, its most powerful move.
Feats
-Great against Fire, Ground, and Rock Types
-Resistant to Fire, Water, Ice, and Steel Types
-Raiden's Feraligatr defeated Golem and Blastoise
-Ash's Totodile defeated Team Rocket, Kingdra, Charizard, and Harrison's Sneasel
H20Flame: There isn't a whole lot of other sources to draw from either, but from what we have seen, the Feraligatr line has done some pretty impressive stuff. Raiden's Feraligatr deafeated not only a Golem, which should be expected from it, but also a Blastoise! Ash's Totodile even defeated it's fair share of powerful opponents, like Kingdra and even a Charizard! Feraligatr's got to be one of the most powerful non-Legendary water types out there!
Weaknesses
-Grass and Electric Types
-Water attacks weak against Water, Grass, and Dragon Types
-Thrash confuses it if successful
-Superpower lowers Attack and Defense
-Low Speed and Special Attack
Skrooker: Well, technically so, if we're talking physically attacking. But that's if it can hit you. It has pretty low Speed, which doesn't exactly work well with its almost equally low Special Attack. Not to mention that while it has high Attack and Defense, using Superpower lowers them. Not to mention that Hydro Pump, its most powerful water type move, isn't very accurate, which is pretty bad when combined with its Special Attack.
TyForestWrites: But nevertheless, Feraligatr is a beast of a physical attacker and still a very powerful water type. Picking this starter is certainly far from a bad choice.
Pokédex: Feraligatr, the Big Jaw Pokémon. When it bites with its massive and powerful jaws, it shakes its head and savagely tears its victim up.
Meganium
Background
-Name: Meganium
-Alias: The Herb Pokémon
-Type: Grass
-Originally Chikorita, then Bayleef
-Ability: Overgrow
—Grass attacks grow stronger the lower the user's HP is
-Height: 5' 11"
-Weight: 221.6 lbs.
-Based on the Apatosaurus
-Pokédex Description: The fragrance of Meganium's flower soothes and calms emotions. In battle, this Pokémon gives off more of its becalming scent to blunt the foe's fighting spirit.
Skrooker: Johto's grass type starter is Chikorita, which evolves into Bayleef, and then finally into Meganium, the Herb Pokémon.
H20Flame: You know, I don't think I'm quite as impressed with this Pokémon like the last two. It's a freaking dinosaur, but it looks kinda... weird.
Stats
-HP: 80
-Attack: 82
-Defense: 100
-Special Attack: 83
-Special Defense: 100
-Speed: 80
-Total: 525
TyForestWrites: Well, that's Pokémon for ya. But don't let its looks fool you. Meganium is quite obviously a tank, with its highest stat a tie between Defense and Special Defense. Though that might be to make up for its low HP, as well as Speed. And its Attack and Special Attack aren't too great either.
H20Flame: Yeah, you aren't making a good argument for it right now.
Skrooker: I believe I could make a better explanation. And I believe looking at its moveset can help me prove that.
Moveset
-Growl
—Normal Type attack
—Lowers target's attack
-Tackle
—Normal Type attack
-Razor Leaf
—Grass Type attack
—2 times as likely to deal a critical hit
-Poison Powder
—Poison Type attack
—Poisons the target
-Petal Dance
—Grass Type attack
—Attacks for 2-3 turns and then the user becomes confused
—The streak breaks if it misses and the user doesn't confuse itself
-Synthesis
—Grass Type attack
—Recovers HP
—How much HP recovered depends on the weather
-Reflect
—Reflect
—Greatly raises team's defense for 5 turns
-Magical Leaf
—Grass Type attack
—Never misses
-Natural Gift
—Normal Type attack
—Type and power depend on what berry the user is holding
-Sweet Scent
—Normal Type attack
—Lowers the target's Evasion stat
-Light Screen
—Psychic Type attack
—Greatly raises team's special defense for 5 turns
-Body Slam
—Normal Type attack
—30% chance of paralyzing the target
-Safeguard
—Normal Type attack
—Protects team from status ailments
-Aromatherapy
—Grass Type attack
—Cures team of any status ailments
-Solar Beam
—Takes one turn to charge up
—Fires immediately in sunny weather
-Petal Blizzard
—Grass Type attack
—Hits all opposing Pokémon on the field
Skrooker: Meganium is definitely more of a team player, with a lot of its moves based on healing teammates or raising the team's stats. Reflect greatly raises the team's Defense, while Light Screen greatly raises the team's Special Defense. Safeguard protects the team from status ailments while Aromatherapy, on the other hand, cures the team from status ailments.
TyForestWrites: It also has moves that help only itself, as well as inflict the targets with status ailments and lower their stats. Poison Powder poisons the target, obviously, but it has low accuracy, but Meganium makes up for it with Sweet Scent, which lowers the target's evasion. It also knows Synthesis, which recovers its own HP, though how much depends on the weather. Such as if it's cloudy out, Synthesis won't recover that much HP, but if it's particularly sunny out, Synthesis will recover more HP than normal.
H20Flame: So, a support Pokémon. Got it. Strange for a starter Pokémon. But nevertheless, it has some powerful attacking moves too. Razor Leaf is good grass move that's twice as likely to land a crit (a very powerful move for early on), Magical Leaf, which never misses, Body Slam, which has a thirty percent chance of paralyzing the target, and Petal Blizzard, another power grass move that hits all opponents on the field. But arguably its most powerful move is Solar Beam, and although it takes time to charge, it's practically a Dragon Ball Z move!
Feats
-Great against Water, Rock, and Ground Types
-Resistant to Water, Electric, Grass, and Ground Types
-Vincent's Meganium could go up against Raikou
-Ash's Chikorita defeated Bugsy's Spinorak, Misty's Staryu, and Jessie's Arbok
-Ash's Bayleef defeated Team Rocket, Gym Leader Chuck, and Harrison's Houndoom
Skrooker: A shame that the Johto starters' final evolutions don't get that much screen time in the anime. But the time Meganium did, and actually got to fight, it, while owned by Vincent, could help take on Raikou! Not to mention Ash's own Chikorita, who defeated Gym Leader Bugsy's Spinorak and Jessie's Arbok, despite having the type disadvantage, as well as defeating Misty's Staryu. And when it evolved into Bayleef, it took on Harrison's Houndoom, a very powerful fire type, but it also singlehandedly defeated Gym Leader Chuck and his assortment of fighting types!
TyForestWrites: Which includes Poliwrath, and while Poliwrath has the type disadvantage, a Poliwrath has enough endurance to cross the Pacific Ocean and back without effort! Not to mention Machoke, who not only never tires, and not only can lift a sumo wrestler with a single finger, but can also lift up a dump truck with one hand, which can weigh about thirty two metric tons! If a Bayleef can defeat that, surely Meganium is a freaking powerhouse, right?
Weaknesses
-Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug Types
-Grass attacks weak against Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, and Steel Types
-Petal Dance confuses it if successful
-Natural Gift is useless in this battle
-Still more of a team player
-Low HP and Speed
H20Flame: Well, it is impressive, I'll give it that. But it's still a grass type, having a lot more weaknesses than its starter companions, as well as a lot more types resistant to its grass attacks. Not to mention, it's more of a support Pokémon, which while great with a team, not so much on its own. Not to mention its low Speed and HP, the latter preventing it from being a more effective tank.
Skrooker: But nevertheless, underestimating Meganium is a very bad move.
TyForestWrites: Yeah, just ask TeamFourStar. Mr. Stake just refused to die...
Pokédex: Meganium, the Herb Pokémon. Anyone who stands beside it becomes refreshed, just as if they were relaxing in a sunny forest.
TyForestWrites: Alright, the combatants are set!
Skrooker: Let's end this debate once and for all!
H20Flame: It's time for a Death Battle!
A wild Meganium stepped out of a forest and into a clearing. In front of it was its destination: a river, where it could finally get something to drink. It marched over to the water happily, and then leaned its neck down to drink. After getting its fill, it lifted its head back up and began to turn around...
Only for a wild Feraligatr to burst out of the water behind it! More than startled, the Meganium dashed back a good few yards away before stopping to look at its opponent. The Feraligatr stared at the Herb Pokémon menacingly, wanting justice for this intruder in his territory. Meganium took a step back, but only for its soon to be retreat to be blocked by a blast of fire from its left and the Big Jaw Pokémon's right. They turned to see that a wild Typhlosion had now entered the fray, staring the two down.
The three wild Pokémon eyed each other. Untamed beasts they may be, but they knew one thing: only one was leaving this battlefield alive.
Fight!
Typhlosion acted first, the flames on its back flaring up and it immediately starting off strong by setting off a full-powered Eruption. A flame blast shot out of the fire and into the air, before raining down flaming rocks on its two targets, specifically Meganium. The grass type managed to dodge the incoming attack, just barely, and then its body glowed yellow for a moment, Light Screen activating. Feraligatr then moved in on Typhlosion, opening its mouth wide, preparing for a Bite.
But flames began to spin around Typhlosion very quickly before the fire type collided with the water type's body with a Flame Charge. The stronger move overpowered Bite, knocking away Feraligatr and raising Typhlosion's Speed. Taking advantage of Feraligatr's midair position, Meganium jumped into the air above it before crashing down on it with Body Slam, slamming it to the ground. Now trapped, Feraligatr's claws glowed white, and it unleashed a few Slash attacks, only for Meganium to counter by using Reflect.
Typhlosion then took a breath before unleashing a Flamethrower at the two. Meganium managed to jump out of the way, and though Feraligatr wasn't as lucky, it still managed to not suffer a direct hit by rolling out of the way and back into the river. Meganium retaliated by using Magical Leaf, only for it to be countered by Typhlosion using Swift. Meganium then began to charge up, preparing to use Solar Beam, while Typhlosion breathed in again, this time using Inferno. And just before Inferno reached the Herb Pokémon, Solar Beam was unleashed, completely blasting through the fire attack and slamming into the Volcano Pokémon at full force, creating a large explosion and a big plume of smoke surrounded the fire type.
Meganium focused on the smoke, waiting for Typhlosion to strike again, knowing that wasn't enough to take it out. Unfortunately, Meganium had temporarily forgotten about its other opponent. Feraligatr burst out of the river next to Meganium, catching the grass type completely off guard. Its hand glowed as it prepared for Chip Away, before slamming Meganium in the side, sending it sprawling since Reflect had been completely ignored by the attack.
Just as the grass type recovered, Feraligatr swooped in and bit into the Herb Pokémon's neck using Ice Fang. Meganium cried out in pain, even if Reflect was still somewhat protecting it. And just as ice began to form on the bite, Feraligatr's teeth glowed as it switched to using Crunch. Meganium's Defense fell, and soon, its cries were silenced by its windpipe getting crushed until finally...
SNAP!
Feraligatr let go, and Meganium's body fell to the ground, lifeless. The Big Jaw Pokémon growled before turning its attention to the smoke as it began to subside. Typhlosion was still there, still a bit shaken and on one knee due to the very powerful grass type attack, but it then got to its feet, still ready to fight. It glared at Feraligatr, who returned the expression. Typhlosion glanced down at Meganium's dead form before looking back to Feraligatr, now even more angry that the water type had taken its kill. Now it was only them. The two Pokémon roared and charged.
Typhlosion got to Feraligatr first, curling into a ball and using Rollout, and slamming into the water type. Though Feraligatr was not one to back down that easily, grabbing Typhlosion and stopping the attack, and then one of its arms flowing red as it used Rage. The arm lifted up and knocked Typhlosion to the ground, but the fire type then used Eruption, albeit a weakened one, to knock away the Big Jaw Pokémon. Once they both got back to their feet, their bodies started to glow, red for Typhlosion and blue for Feraligatr. Their Abilities, Blaze and Torrent, had been activated, vastly increasing their fire and water type moves respectively.
Feraligatr quickly took advantage of this, leaping into the air and its tail swirling in water, Aqua Tail being activated. Typhlosion countered by curling into a ball again, though this time using Flame Wheel, and the two attacks collided. The two knocked each other back before the two began to glow again, this time Typhlosion glowing white and black, powering up for Double Edge, and Feraligatr glowing red, powering up for Superpower. The two charged again, one of Feraligatr's fist reeling back as Typhlosion tackled at it, and the two collided again, creating a very powerful explosion, dust blowing everywhere.
The dust cleared, both Pokémon breathing hard, knowing one last attack will decide this fight. Typhlosion began to breath in deeply, preparing for its last resort attack, while Feraligatr did the same. And then Typhlosion unleashed a large torrent of flames, otherwise known as Burn Up, while Feraligatr unleashed its own blast of water, aka Hydro Pump. The two attacks met, the two about on even grounds... at first. Then, the water overcame the fire, pushing it back until finally, the Hydro Pump struck the Volcano Pokémon, slamming it into a tree.
One the water faded, Typhlosion barely had time to look up. Feraligatr zoomed in front of it, glowing red by using Superpower, and it's fist crashed into Typhlosion's skull, breaking it and the tree trunk behind it. Once the fire type's body fell, Feraligatr let in a deep breath and roared into the sky, victory achieved.
K.O.!
(Cue Ending The End-Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver)
Typhlosion
-Advantage over Meganium
-Special Attack
-Speed
Feraligatr
-Advantage over Typhlosion
-HP
-Attack
-Defense
-Ice Fang against Meganium
-Versatility
-Chip Away ignores Meganium's Reflect and Typhlosion's Defense Curl
Meganium
-Advantage over Feraligatr
-Defense
-Special Defense
-Self-healing
-Poison Powder
-Reflect Light Screen
H20Flame: Well... that was savage... don't go into the tall grass, kids.
TyForestWrites: First, let's explain why Meganium loses. While it was very tank-y, with it being the best in defensive capabilities due to Reflect and Light Screen, as well as self-healing with Natural Gift and Synthesis, Meganium just didn't have what it took to survive an onslaught from both Typhlosion and Feraligatr, especially with its lower HP. Even though it would survive long enough to deal lasting damage to both of them.
Skrooker: Unfortunately, its greatest strategy was its biggest weakness. Meganium is more of a team player, the team medic, so to speak. Great when in numbers, not so much when fending for itself. And when Typhlosion and Feraligatr come to the realization that Meganium is the bigger threat, all the grass type could do was prolong the inevitable against such powerful attackers.
H20Flame: But even with Meganium gone, it still leaves quite an impact. Since it had access to moves such as Poison Powder and the potential of a Body Slam, it could leave one or both of the remaining Pokémon poisoned or paralyzed. But the bottom line is that it all comes down to Typhlosion vs. Feraligatr.
TyForestWrites: And while Typhlosion would put up quite the fight with its insanely high special attack, it's still up against one of the most powerful non-Legendary water types out there. Any moves that could've given it an advantage could only be learned through breeding or TM. And since Typhlosion has the weakest defense and special defense out of the three, combined with the beating taken from Meganium, it was only a matter of time before it succumbed.
Skrooker: Not to mention Feraligatr's more versatile attacks gave it more options for attacking efficiently. Chip Away flat out ignores Meganium's Reflect and Typhlosion's Defense Curl, added in with the super-effective Ice Fang against Meganium, and then it's water type moves took care of Typhlosion. In the end, Feraligatr's pure power and versatility won this battle.
TyForestWrites: Feraligatr really took a bite out of this fight!
Skrooker: Is he... always gonna make those puns?
H20Flame: Unfortunately, yes. The winner is Feraligatr.
TyForestWrites: Next time on Death Battle!
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