Badge Dojo · Rock 3-2

Here Rockshell finally gets to do what it is best at. It stands in row 3 of lane 1, directly behind Cobbledon in row 2, so every shell it throws flies past Cobbledon on the way out and gives it a protective shell shield.

That pairing is the heart of the stage. As the evolved form of Rubblet, Cobbledon has no healing of its own, but with a shield from Rockshell refreshed from behind it can hold the left side far longer, and its splitting beams keep thinning the groups that pile up against it.

The middle is the weak spot. Rockfu stands in row 3 of lane 2 with no one ahead of it, so it is the first thing enemies in that lane reach. It hits a small area with its club and may call a clone, which buys a little time, but it cannot hold the middle for long by itself.

Lane 3 pairs Puncharoo in row 2 with Watchroo behind it in row 3. Puncharoo softens targets with its charged punches, and Watchroo can keep firing mud because Puncharoo stops enemies first.

The alternative layout replaces the right pair with Turtuff, Rockwu, Rattlecoil and Humbleetle down lane 3, and puts Cobbledon at the front of the middle instead.