I'm thinking the key will be to get some of your figures leveled into the 16-20 range, fully upgraded, and then make sure you know their moves/comfortable.
May even take a little bit of testing the level and determining the right strategy.
Though losing stinks, it is actually nice to have areas that take extra work/effort/strategy to complete.
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