Should I use Mienshao or Chandelure against the Ice Gym in White?

(Sorry for my inglish, I don’t speak this lenguage so good)I am playing Pokemon white, and I am forming my team and I am in doubt about which Pokemon I use for beat the ice type gym, Mienshao or chandelure?I am at the Celestial Tower so chandelure go be an good option, but Mienshao go be goog at the dark type elite 4.Help please.

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I’m guessing you want to keep whichever you choose around for the end of the game, so some of the reasons I point out will relate to the Elite 4 and Champion, not just Brycen’s Gym.

Mienshao-STAB attacks super effective against Brycen, Grimsley, and quite a bit of N’s team-Resists Grimsley’s main STAB-Can learn moves like U-turn for Caitlin, Acrobatics for Marshall, and Stone Edge for N’s Reshiram-Excellent Ability in Regenerator, especially when paired with U-turn-Wide movepool, with things like High Jump Kick, Acrobatics, and Fake Out-Incredible Attack and very good Speed-Very frail

Chandelure-STAB attacks super effective against Brycen, Shauntal, and a bit of N’s team-Resists Brycen’s and Marshall’s main STAB-Can learn things like Energy Ball to cover many of its weaknesses, Psychic for coverage, Will-O-Wisp for crippling, and Shadow Ball and Flamethrower for STAB-Flash Fire allows it to switch in on expected Fire moves without taking damage-Pretty solid move variance-Phenomenal Special Attack, respectable defenses, and decent Speed-Less-than-decent HP-Learns no moves by level up once a Chandelure

Both are very, very good. I used both in my Unova playthrough, as a matter of fact. I’ll give sets for both:

Mienshao @ no itemAbility: Regenerator- Fake Out- High Jump Kick- Acrobatics- U-turn

Chandelure @ Charcoal / Spell TagAbility: Flash Fire- Shadow Ball- Flamethrower- Energy Ball- Psychic / Will-O-Wisp

Hope I helped!