I can't not hear Virmir with Liam Neeson's voice in that first panel.

Taken up about 4 octaves. All of the gravitas, none of the pitch!

Heh, "Taken" up a notch. Though I was more thinking...

"The ability to speak does not make one intelligent."

So Liam Neeson's actual voice, aka the one he used for the Good Cop lines in The LEGO Movie. (Yes, according to the Director and Cast's Commentary, that's his actual voice and the gravelly voice is just a bit.)

Heh! I never knew that. Great actor! Yeah, the normal voice sounds a lot more like a deleveled Eevee might.

I'm not an expert on Pokemon but I'd guess Low Kick does poor damage vs. Eevees due to its damage increasing vs. heavier targets (Eevees don't seem like they'd be that heavy anyway), so he's just proving Virmir's point.

It'd have a power of about 20 against an Eevee, pretty much the bottom of the damage scale. He probably used it because it's 100% accurate, but his accuracy was already reduced, so he missed. Tackle has a power of 40 - twice Low Kick - and a PP of 35, so he can just hit him with it endlessly until he goes down. Tail Whip and Growl will possibly get used, because they debuff defense and attack stats. Normally a Level 5 Eevee would have zero chance against a Level 10 Machop, but Virmir's REALLY got a good grasp of Level 5 moves, and Mr. Machop absolutely doesn't know beans about Level 10 moves, or this would already be over.

I'm not a Pokemon fan! I just have one as a fiancee, and know how to read a Pokedex entry.

ETA: Virmir better watch out for Rock Smash and. especially, Revenge. That last one is a one-hit kill if it connects.

Thanks (looking over Machop's most recent moveset info, both of those seem to be possibilities).

If it were me I'd just Tail Whip him to lower his defenses even further, then keep alternating Tackle and Sand Attack where the opportunity presents, and not give him the time for a Revenge strike. You can win a football game with field goals if the other guy can't score a touchdown!

In this fight Virmir has it just right. The best defense is a fast offense.

Baaattle backgrounds and poses. Taking notes on how its done

For a Fighting-type Pokémon, if it loses its temper and concentration in a fight, it's toast.

Toothzonezz - The move, "Low Kick", Virmir, is a Fighting-type move and Normal-typed Pokémon are weak to Fighting-type moves like Low Kick. PoisonFangFur8444 (Account owner) - I know this because I play Pokemon games, in my most recent game, "Pokemon - Alpha Sapphire" and I have had 60 ATTEMPTS AT THE Pokemon League and EVERY ATTEMPT = Hall of Fame.