PokePath TD Route 2-3 Ultimate Guide: Beating Suicune with Absol
Welcome to the final challenge of Region 2. Route 2-3 is a deceptive map. It looks like a simple winding path, but the final boss, Suicune, is a speed demon that has ended countless runs.
In this guide, we will break down the map's unique geography, analyze Suicune's stats, and provide a step-by-step walkthrough of the "Absol Swap Strategy" that guarantees victory.
📊 Boss Profile: Suicune (Wave 100)
Before we build our team, we must understand our enemy.
- Name: Suicune (The Aurora Pokémon)
- Type: Water
- Speed: 1.5 (Extremely Fast). This is the highest speed stat you will face so far.
- Health: 69,000 HP.
- Armor: 0.
- The Threat: Suicune moves so fast that most "high damage, slow fire rate" towers (like Rampardos) will miss him entirely or only get one shot off.
🗺️ Map Strategy: The "Z-Turn" Trap
Route 2-3 features a Z-shaped path that winds through rocky terrain.
- The High Ground (Perimeter): The map is surrounded by mountain tiles. This is excellent for Flying-types like Honchkrow, Noivern, and Xatu. They can provide global vision and damage.
- The Central Platform (Grass): This is the heart of your defense. Units placed in the center grass patch can hit enemies on the top path (Wave 1-50), the middle turn, and the bottom path (Wave 51-100).
- The Choke Point: The turn between the middle and bottom path is where Suicune is most vulnerable.
🏆 The Best Team: "The Absol Swap"
Our strategy involves using a standard AOE team for waves 1-99, and then making a tactical swap for Wave 100.
Phase 1: Wave Clearing Team (Waves 1-99)
For the majority of the level, you need Area of Effect (AOE) damage to clear swarms.
- Sunflora (Center): Provides +20% Damage Aura to everyone in the middle.
- Maractus (Center Grass): Your main wave clear. Its Grass-type attacks are super effective against the many Water types on this route.
- Staraptor / Hawlucha: Good physical damage dealers to clean up leaks.
Phase 2: The Boss Killer Team (Wave 100)
When Suicune appears, AOE damage is useless. We need focused, scaling single-target damage.
- Absol (Level 100):
- The Mechanic: Absol's passive ability is "Consecutive hits on the same target increase damage."
- Why it counters Suicune: Suicune has 0 Armor. This means Absol's damage isn't mitigated. As Absol keeps hitting Suicune, the damage ramps up from 200 -> 400 -> 800 -> 1600. It becomes an exponential damage curve.
- Ditto (Copying Absol):
- Strategy: Place Ditto next to Absol. Now you have TWO units ramping up damage. This melts Suicune twice as fast.
Phase 3: Speed Control
Damage means nothing if the target runs away.
- Corsola (Level 100):
- Why? With a 300 Range, Corsola's Slow Aura covers the entire Z-Turn. It reduces Suicune's 1.5 Speed to roughly 0.8, effectively doubling the time your Absols have to attack.
📝 Detailed Walkthrough
Early Game (Waves 1-40)
- Deploy Maractus in the center grass.
- Deploy Honchkrow on the top left mountain to catch invisible units.
- Start building your Corsola for slow support.
Mid Game (Waves 41-99)
- Add Sunflora to buff your Maractus.
- Add Staraptor or Hawlucha for extra DPS.
- Ensure your Ditto is leveled up and ready.
The Boss Fight (Wave 100)
- PAUSE the game as soon as the Wave 100 warning appears.
- SELL Sunflora. You need the slot and the money.
- BUY Absol. Place it in the most central position possible.
- CONFIGURE Ditto. Make sure Ditto is transformed into Absol.
- UNPAUSE.
- Watch as Suicune enters the map.
- Corsola applies the slow immediately.
- Double Absols lock on. The first few hits will be small, but watch the red damage numbers grow huge as Suicune rounds the first corner.
- Victory!
❓ Alternative Strategies
"I don't have Absol yet. What can I use?" If you lack Absol, you can try:
- Electric Types: Use Manectric or Ampharos. Electric is super effective against Water (Suicune). A Level 100 Manectric deals massive damage.
- Grass Burst: Keep Sunflora and stack multiple Maractus or Sceptile. Grass is also super effective.
- Stun Lock: Use Ampharos and Lapras to try and permanently stun Suicune so he can't move.
