> > Well, he's weak because he's stuck as a pokemon. And I'm pretty sure as a pokemon he still has more strength then most humans.
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> Not a vulpix, and not against John, as fire is kind of a thing he's used to. John also is one of those people who does fight pokemon himself and due to his special training, he is very good at it. Now this doesn't mean he can take out a steelix or anything like that, but he could definietly take on a lot of the weaker pokemon around with varying levels of difficulty. Plus, his mace is made out of Haxorus blades, so dragon types be wary.
Speaking of training, Claire trained against a Gallade for eight years of her life, or somewhere around there. She never really won a fight, but she could match him blow for blow for quite some time. Most of their matches ended in draws.
So yeah, she can handle herself in a fight against a few pokemon, and as you've seen fire doesn't affect her that much because of her bond with Groudon. You'll just give her a little tan at most.