Enemy Layout
Front Line
EX Flannery: Encounter Notes
- Torkoal is extremely tanky! It has particularly high Sp.Def, and will take a while to beat down.
- On Very Hard mode, Torkoal is immune to all status effects except for Flinch, making Crasher Wake & Floatzel a decent option.
Meditite Method + Video (Fastest Method)
Winona & Pelipper
Maylene & Meditite
Kris & Feraligatr
Left / Middle / Right
Host: Winona & Pelipper / Maylene & Meditite / Kris & Feraligatr
Both Guests: Any Water Sync Pair / Kris & Feraligatr / Any Water Sync Pair
- Winona & Pelipper: Casts Rain Dance to enhance Water damage and block Sunny Day.
- Kris & Feraligatr: Deals the bulk of the damage.
- Maylene & Meditite: Acts to buff up Kris & Feraligatr.
Battle Strategy
Credits to @Destiny6 Gaming for figuring out this optimized strategy!
A table version of the strategy can be found below.
| # | Player 1 (Guest A) | Player 2 (Host) | Player 3 (Guest B) |
| 1 |  Pick Up the Pace! | Target  Rock Smash | Pick Up the Pace! |
| 2 | X Attack |  Switch In! Rain Dance | X Attack |
| 3 | Target Mega Kick (Repeat Til Unity) | Switch In! X Attack | Target Mega Kick (Repeat Til Unity) |
| 4 | Target Mega Kick | Gloves Off! | Target Mega Kick |
| 5 | Target Right Mega Kick | Gloves Off! | Target Right Mega Kick |
| 6 | Do Nothing | Target Drain Punch | Do Nothing |
| 7 | Unity Attack! | ||
| 8 | Pick Up the Pace! | Switch In! Rain Dance | Pick Up the Pace! |
| 27 | Enemy Graveler Explosion! | ||
| 10 | Target Mega Kick | Switch In! Pick Up the Pace! | Target Mega Kick |
| 11 | Target Mega Kick | Target Mega Kick | Target Mega Kick |
Video Link
The video provided by Destiny6 Gaming (Credits to Destiny(suru) and "Zaimy RaiZa" RED•BLADE!) below demonstrates the speed at which this strategy can be executed.
Roxanne Method + Video (Always consistent, optimized)
Thorton & Bronzong
Roxanne & Nosepass
Left / Middle / Center
Host: Thorton & Bronzong / Kris & Feraligatr / Winona & Pelipper
Both Guests: Physical Attacker / Kris & Feraligatr / Roxanne & Nosepass
- Winona & Pelipper: Casts Rain Dance to enhance Water damage and block Sunny Day.
- Kris & Feraligatr: Deals the bulk of the damage.
- Thorton & Bronzong: Casts Telekinesis on Torkoal to ensure Mega Kick does not miss.
- Roxanne & Nosepass: Protects allies from Explosion damage. It is possible to run only one Roxanne & Nosepass, in which the second Wide Guard step should be changed to the fodder Sync Pair (Bronzong, or the pair that replaces Roxanne for Guests).
- Physical Attacker: Best candidate as a filler would be Crasher Wake & Floatzel or any other Water-type physical attacker.
Notes from ZedruuMD:
- This should be 100% consistent regardless of burns or critical hits.
- Attack windows are somewhat tight to reach 1st Unity Attack in time.
- Equipment Required: The Host must equip a lv15 2* Rock/Flying/Grass/Fire Pin to survive a critical Flame Wheel from Torkoal on Turn 3.
Battle Strategy
Check out the following flowchart by ZedruuMD!
Credits to @KuangYuCheng, @skipzz & @ObviousOwl for the optimization of the Nosepass strategy!
A table version of the strategy can be found below.
| # | Player 1 (Guest A) | Player 2 (Host) | Player 3 (Guest B) |
| 1 | X Attack | Switch In! Rain Dance (Queue last!) | X Attack |
| 2 | Pick Up the Pace! | Always Target Hurricane | Pick Up the Pace! |
| 3 | Always Target Mega Kick (Repeat til Unity) |  Switch In! Telekinesis | Always Target Mega Kick |
| 4 | Switch In! Mega Kick | ||
| 5 | Waterfall | ||
| 6 | Unity Attack 1! | ||
| 7 |  Switch In! Wide Guard | Switch In! Graceful Aerobatics! | Waterfall |
| 8 | (Guarding) | Graceful Aerobatics! If no second Nosepass: Switch to Bronzong to tank Explosion #2! | Switch In! Wide Guard If no second Nosepass: Switch to Fodder to tank Explosion #2! |
| 9 | Switch In! Waterfall | Rain Dance | Switch In! Pick Up the Pace! |
| 27 |  Enemy Sync Attack | ||
| 11 | X Attack | Switch In! Pick Up the Pace | X Attack |
| 12 | Pick Up the Pace! | Sync Move Queue First! | Sync Move (After host queues Sync) |
| 13 | Sync Move | Mega Kick | Mega Kick |
| 14 | Waterfall Finish them off! | Waterfall Finish them off! | Waterfall Finish them off! |
Video Link
The below video demonstrates the Nosepass strategy with 3x Kris & Feraligatr:
It is also possible to use this strategy if the host has Crasher Wake & Floatzel instead of Kris & Feraligatr:
F2P Friend(lier) Method + Video
Crasher Wake & Floatzel
Phoebe & Dusclops
Host: Crasher Wake & Floatzel / Winona & Pelipper / Phoebe & Dusclops
Guest A: Any Water (Misty & Starmie used in vid) / Thorton & Bronzong / Kris & Feraligatr
Guest B: Crasher Wake & Floatzel / Kris & Feraligatr / Rosa & Serperior
- Host starts with Winona & Pelipper to use Rain Dance and lock Flannery out of Sunny Day.
- Guest A starts with Thorton & Bronzong's Telekinesis to ensure Mega Kick doesn't miss.
- Guest B starts out with Kris & Feraligatr to deal out some pain.
- NOTE: This strategy, like the other Winona strategy, takes advantage of the fact that Flannery will always start off with "No Change In Forecast!", which prevents the weather from changing. Immediately starting out with Rain Dance will force the weather to be locked to Rainy, preventing Flannery from being able to use Sunny Day.
Battle Strategy
A table version of the strategy can be found below for your convenience.
| # | Player 1 (Guest A) | Player 2 (Host) | Player 3 (Guest B) |
| 1 | Target Telekinesis Torkoal Unable to Evade! | Rain Dance | X Attack |
| 2 | Switch In! X Attack |  Switch In! Dire Hit All + | X Attack |
| 3 | Target Mega Kick | Double-Edge | Target Mega Kick |
| 4 | Target Mega Kick | Unbreakable Bonds! | Target Mega Kick |
| 5 | Target Mega Kick | Switch In! Rain Dance (Prior Rain Dance Expires) | Target Mega Kick |
| 27 | Enemy Graveler Explosion! | ||
| 7 | Target Waterfall (Telekinesis expires) |  (Pelipper faints) Switch In! | Target Waterfall (Telekinesis expires) |
| 8 | Unity Attack 1! | ||
| 9 | Switch In! Analysis Complete! | Nothing |  Switch In! Time to Energize! |
| 27 | Enemy Graveler Explosion! | ||
| 11 | Target (Bronzong faints) Bubble Beam | Target (Floatzel faints) Double-Edge | Target (Serperior faints) Waterfall |
| 27 | Enemy Sync Move! | ||
| 13 | Pick Up the Pace! | Unbreakable Bonds! | Pick Up the Pace! |
| 14 | Target Mega Kick | Target Double-Edge | Target Mega Kick |
| 15 | Target Sync Move Finish them off! | Target Sync Move Finish them off! | Target Sync Move Finish them off! |
Video Link
Check out the video below by Faction demonstrating the Winona method!
Kris/Phoebe/Crasher Wake Method + Video (Slower, More safety)
Host: Phoebe & Dusclops / Kris & Feraligatr / Crasher Wake & Floatzel
Guests: Phoebe & Dusclops / Kris & Feraligatr / Any
- All members start with Kris & Feraligatr in the Center.
- Phoebe & Dusclops should be on the left. * Note a variant that only requires one member to have Phoebe & Dusclops is shown in the video section.
- The third member (Host: Crasher Wake & Floatzel) is on the right.
- Ideally the Guests' "Any" slot also is Crasher Wake & Floatzel.
- NOTE: On Very Hard, Flannery is IMMUNE to all status effects EXCEPT for Flinch! This is why Floatzel works very well: its passive increases the Flinch chance of Waterfall.
Battle Strategy
A table version of the strategy can be found below for your convenience.
| # | Player 1 (Guest) | Player 2 (Host) | Player 3 (Guest) |
| 1 | Pick Up the Pace! | Pick Up the Pace! | Pick Up the Pace! |
| 2 | Target Right Mega Kick | Target Right Mega Kick | Target Right Mega Kick |
| 3 | Pick Up the Pace! | Pick Up the Pace! | Pick Up the Pace! |
| 4 | Target Left Mega Kick | Target Left Mega Kick | Target Left Mega Kick |
| 5 | Target Waterfall | Target Waterfall | Target Waterfall |
| 6 | Unity Attack 1! | ||
| 7 | Target Waterfall (Til Unity) | Target Waterfall | Target Waterfall (Til Unity) |
| 8 | Switch In! Dire Hit All + | ||
| 9 | Dire Hit All + | ||
| 10 | Unbreakable Bonds! | ||
| 11 | Unbreakable Bonds! | ||
| 12 | Target Shadow Punch | ||
| 13 | Unity Attack 2! | ||
| 16 | Target Waterfall | Target Shadow Punch | Target Waterfall |
| 17 | Target Sync Move (Use to draw aggro) | Target Shadow Punch (If Dusclops faints, continue below. Ideally Dusclops faints vs Enemy Sync to pass on buffs) | Target Waterfall |
| 27 | Enemy Sync Move! | ||
| 19 | Waterfall (Til Faint) | Dire Hit + (Skip if Dusclops' buffs were passed on after Enemy Sync) | (Feraligatr faints) Dire Hit All + |
| 20 | CRASH! | Double Edge | |
| 21 | (Feraligatr faints) Unbreakable Bonds! | Waterfall | Unbreakable Bonds! |
| 22 | Shadow Punch | Waterfall | Shadow Punch |
| 23 | Unity Attack 3! | ||
| 24 | Dire Hit All + | Waterfall | Unbreakable Bonds! |
| 25 | Unbreakable Bonds! | Waterfall | Shadow Punch (Til Faint) |
| 26 | Double Edge | Waterfall | |
| 27 | Shadow Punch (Til Faint) | Sync Move | (Dusclops faints) Sync Move |
| 28 | Waterfall (Til Unity) | Waterfall (Til Unity) | |
| 29 | Unity Attack 4! | ||
| 30 | Shadow Punch Finish them off! | Waterfall Finish them off! | Waterfall Finish them off! |
Video Link
Check out the link below for a video posted by Destiny demonstrating the Kris/Phoebe/Crasher Wake method! This version only requires one Phoebe & Dusclops.
Check out the video below by Alterego131 demonstrating the Kris/Phoebe/Crasher Wake method (using 3x Phoebe & Dusclops)!
Winona/Thorton Method + Video (Semi-consistent, Whale only, not suggested)
Host: Thorton & Bronzong / Winona & Pelipper / Phoebe & Dusclops (Caution! Without promotion, this team will not have enough Team Strength to enter the quest [Hence the "Whale" in the name of the method]. Winona & Pelipper need to be upgraded to 5*. For this reason this strategy is not recommended for most players. It is possible to sub in Thorton with a Water-type such as Crasher Wake & Floatzel, and change the final Unity to an all-Water Unity Attack).
Guest A: Any / Thorton & Bronzong / Kris & Feraligatr
Guest B: Any / Kris & Feraligatr / Any
- The Host starts with Winona & Pelipper to immediately start with Rain Dance and lock Flannery out of Sunny Day.
- Guest A starts with Thorton & Bronzong.
- Guest B starts out with Kris & Feraligatr.
- All "Any" slots can be filled with Striker units, or Crasher Wake & Floatzel.
- NOTE: This strategy takes advantage of the fact that Flannery will always start off with "No Change In Forecast!", which prevents the weather from changing. Immediately starting out with Rain Dance will force the weather to be locked to Rainy, preventing Flannery from being able to use Sunny Day.
Battle Strategy
A table version of the strategy can be found below for your convenience.
| # | Player 1 (Guest A) | Player 2 (Host) | Player 3 (Guest B) |
| 1 | Target Telekinesis Torkoal Unable to Evade! | Rain Dance | X Attack |
| 2 | Switch In! X Attack | Switch In! Dire Hit All + | X Attack |
| 3 | Target Mega Kick (Repeat Til Unity) | Target Double-Edge | Target Mega Kick (Repeat Til Unity) |
| 4 | Unbreakable Bonds! | ||
| 5 | Switch In! Rain Dance (Prior Rain Dance Expires) | ||
| 6 | Unity Attack 1! | ||
| 7 | Target Mega Kick (Cue after Host) Finish Torkoal off! | Target Telekinesis | Target Mega Kick (Cue after Host) Finish Torkoal off! |
| 8 | Torkoal should fall. Gravelers will defeat themselves using Explosion. | ||
Video Link
Check out the video below by Faction demonstrating the Winona method!
Solo Method: Winona/Kris/Crasher Wake
Check out the below video by Destiny ( D•estiny(suru)#0878 ) for a video on how to complete EX Flannery solo!
- Note the usage of emotes to help direct the AI to act accordingly.
Credits and Acknowledgments
Credits toD•estiny(suru)#0878 and "Zaimy RaiZa" RED•BLADE for the Meditite method and video!
Credits to D•estiny(suru)#0878 for the solo method video as well as the Kris/1x Phoebe/Crasher Wake method video!
Credits to AlterEgo131 (Youtube) for the strategy and video for the Kris/Phoebe/Crasher Wake method!
Credits to EmmaNielsen#0001, Faction:sparkles:#0705, Megamanic#1877, and tetrafang#3870 for the Winona/Thorton method, for both the Whale Method and F2P method!
Credits to @KuangYuCheng, @skipzz & @ObviousOwl for the optimization of the Nosepass strategy, and to ZedruuMD for creating the strategy flowchart!
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