User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 379: Tartarus Arc, Part 3: Underworld King, Review/@comment-4449950-20140404073720/@comment-4449950-20140404095154

We've seen Gildarts in one fight... So I doubt he counts as an example at all (or, if you take KotSS to be canon, he did team up with Erza against Byro). Laxus did team up with Natsu... Heck, he surrendered his Magic power completely to Natsu so that Natsu could continue fighting. I don't see that as downgrading Laxus' character... if anything it made me respect him more.

As I've said in the past, it comes down to the enemies determination. Kyouka doesn't even appear to be trying in her fight with Erza. Heck, she hasn't even gone full Demon yet or done anything besides flick her claws about. Plus, I never said that Jellal and Erza teaming up would be a tough fight. They could wipe Kyouka in a matter of minutes together, so I don't see why you assume that teaming up means the fight still needs to be long and difficult, but I digress. I seriously don't care any more tbh >__>