How’s it going, Smogon?
I just adore warstories to no end. Right from the time I started getting more active in the competitive community I could tell just how much I was going to enjoy reading them. (And maybe even writing my own.) That being said, this is my first one ever, and while it was not the most amazing battle, I do hope you find some entertainment in reading it. I know I had a lot of fun playing it!
Disclaimer: I’m going to come out in the open and say I’m not a really good battler. My rating is constantly around 1100 and doesn’t really drop nor raise. I love competitive Pokemon, but I just have never been all that amazing at playing against other people. However, this battle against G00ble was an exception.
My Team:
This is a relatively new offensive team I was trying out, after getting bored of my previous rain stall team. It's not really what I'd call a sandstorm team, as Tyranitar is mainly there as a revenge killer and opposing weather check. The team focuses on getting the rocks up and keeping opposing hazards away, (Donphan) then proceed to break down the opposing team's Pokemon with Salamence and finally sweeping with Swords Dance Virizion. Scizor does what a Choice Band Scizor always does and Sableye provides team support by way of +1 Taunts and Burns. NOTE: Sableye almost always leads, and the only reason he's not in the start slot is because I hate the idea of my opponent thinking I'm going to lead with him. :P
Opponent's Team:
From team preview I see I'll be up against some really heavy hitters on this dude's team. I can deal with most of them, but it will require careful predictions and smart switches.
I'm going to send Sableye out first. Many of his Pokemon will not appreciate a burn and Breloom and Forretress get shut down pretty hard after a Taunt. I have ways to deal with Heatran if he goes with that. After a few minutes of thought, I send Sableye out into the fray.
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
(Sup.) Vs.
(Yo.)
He starts out with Breloom, which is to be expected as the mushroom-head would rip Tyranitar open, forcing me to swap and take a Spore to the face. My choices are really simple at this point: WoW (as he doesn't have his damnable Toxic Orb working yet) or Taunt. I click Taunt as I find it to be safer opening move.
Start of turn 1
G00ble called Breloom back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Strider used Taunt!
100%
Vs. 100%
Mainly because of reasons like this. His Breloom doesn't stay in to inflict any damage and if this Heatran is a defensive variant I just robbed him Stealth Rocks. Not too shabby. My next choice is, again, simple. I could swap out to Tyranitar who can take anything Heatran can dish out and threaten with Superpower, but my position with Sableye is too good to pass up. I click the move that makes this little Gremlin such a boss.
Start of turn 2
Strider used Trick!
Strider obtained one Leftovers!
G00ble's Heatran obtained one Lagging Tail!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
Strider lost 129 HP! (42% of its health)
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
64%
(Got a present for you, bro.) Vs. 100%
(You're too damn kind.)
Cool beans. If that had been a choice Heatran I would have neutered a big problem for my team. As it stands, I now know for certainty this guy is defensive, jugging by how much damage that Lava Plume did. Plus, Heatran just snagged a Lagging Tail. This makes it a hell of a lot easier for Donphan to deal with Heatran now, should it come to that.
Unfortunately, Sableye can't do much more against the walking firestorm. I contemplate sacking him, but I really need his fast Taunt for Breloom. I'd also be nice to burn some more stuff. I go ahead and risk a swap to TTar. I pray LP doesn't inflict a burn this early in the battle.
Start of turn 3
Anky Darkness called Strider back!
Anky Darkness sent out Tyranitar!
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
Tyranitar lost 39 HP! (11% of its health)
88%
(let's do this thing) Vs. 100%
(How's crime, bitch?)
Thank God that didn't burn. Superpower would seem like a good choice here, but before I pounce on the chance to click it, I think for a second. Superpower will do solid damage to his TTar, Heatran, and Hydreigon, but Stone Edge would nab his Gyara on the switch while still hitting some of the others for good damage. Gyara scares the crap outta me becuase I don't really have anything to stop him once he gets a boost.
Start of turn 4
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Forretress!
Tyranitar used Stone Edge!
G00ble's Forretress lost 31% of its health!
G00ble's Forretress restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
88%
(What am I looking at here?) Vs. 74%
That did not do as much as I hoped. Not a whole lot I can do here as I'm scarfed into SE. I swap to Sableye for them Taunts and burns.
Start of turn 5
Anky Darkness called Tyranitar back!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
G00ble called Forretress back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
64%
Vs. 100%
Oh...kay. That didn't go as planned. I never anticipated a double switch. Smart move on G00ble's part.
Here we are back to square one. I still don't want those unholy stones up, so I Taunt.
Start of turn 6
Strider used Taunt!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
Strider lost 129 HP! (42% of its health)
Strider was burned!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
10%
(Ow...) Vs. 100%
(Fun times.)
The burn finally kicks in. My hope of saving Sableye for some more Taunts is pretty much shot. I decided to sac the, little, gutsy, gremlin so I can get a free switch with Virizion who can Close Combat this bum into oblivion.
Start of turn 7
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Tyranitar!
Strider used Recover!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
48%
(I'm alive?) Vs. 100%
(Let's tango, ghosty.)
My opponent over-predicts here, and his TTar comes in. I have no idea why he would do that, but I guess I'll just roll with it. Are you ready to play with Sableye, TTar? That being said, I expect a double switch to Heatran to absorb any WoW. That seems to be the way my foe likes to do.
I swap to Scizor just to scout. The red bug will not take much from any of his TTar's attacks and Heatran is laggin' like a troll, so it seems like a safe play.
Start of turn 8
G00ble called Tyranitar back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Anky Darkness called Strider back!
Anky Darkness sent out Scizor!
100%
(*cracks knuckles*) Vs. 100%
(Um...you're not a purple ghost.)
So he goes ahead and swaps to Heaty. That's fine. I'm pretty sure a defensive Heatran can take a Superpower at 100%, so I pick U-turn to scout.
Start of turn 9
G00ble's Heatran used Protect!
G00ble's Heatran protected itself!
Scizor used U-turn!
G00ble's Heatran protected itself!
100%
Vs. 100%
He does a little scouting of his own. I just U-Turn again as it's still my best option.
Start of turn 10
Scizor used U-turn!
G00ble's Heatran lost 10% of its health!
Anky Darkness called Scizor back!
Anky Darkness sent out Tyranitar!
G00ble's Heatran used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around Anky Darkness's team!
88%
Vs. 100%
The rocks settle on my side of the field. I wish I had kept them off a bit longer, but what can you do? Same scenario as above. SE so Gyara doesn't come in and start to setup. I don't have anything that can deal with a bulky DDing Garya.
Start of turn 11
Tyranitar used Stone Edge!
G00ble's Heatran lost 42% of its health!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
A critical hit!
Tyranitar lost 75 HP! (21% of its health)
67%
(You are you such a troll.) Vs. 58%
(It makes me look prettier.)
Heatstuff stays in and takes some good damage from SE. LP didn't score a burn, which is really good. I go for another SE.
Start of turn 12
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Tyranitar used Stone Edge!
G00ble's Breloom lost 37% of its health!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom's Toxic Orb activated!
G00ble's Breloom was badly poisoned!
67%
(Oh, dammit)Vs. 63%
(Lol)
Shit! I did not see that coming, and now I'm going to pay for it. His swap leaves me in a bad position as Breloom can cause so much damage if it's left to setup. I pray to God he uses Spore and not Substitute as I swap to (a burned) Sableye.
Start of turn 13
Anky Darkness called Tyranitar back!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
Pointed stones dug into Strider!
G00ble's Breloom used Spore!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
24%
(Aw yeah.) Vs. 69%
(I hate the movie Gremlins.)
Yeah! Now I Taunt. At this point I really want the tempo on my side. Hopefully Breloom will just finish me off so I can swap into a sweeper.
Start of turn 14
Strider used Taunt!
G00ble's Breloom can't use Bulk Up after the taunt!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
12%
(Come at me, bro.) Vs. 75%
(Fuck you.)
Taunt does it's job, but Sableye still lives. I'll just Recover for some scouting action.
Start of turn 15
Strider used Recover!
G00ble's Breloom used Seed Bomb!
Strider lost 130 HP! (42% of its health)
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
8%
(You can't even kill me? Weakling...) Vs. 81%
(Fuck you.)
How did I survive that? Dammit Sableye! I love how you can be bulky as hell sometimes, but now I need you to die!
However...!
This gives me an idea. I notice that Breloom is still Taunted which means he will almost certainly use Seed Bomb again. After seeing how much Sableye took from that I'm certain Salamence will be able to survive one. I go ahead and swap to him. Even though Sableye can't swap back in again there's still a chance I could spin those damned rocks away and get one last Taunt or WoW.
Start of turn 16
Anky Darkness called Strider back!
Anky Darkness sent out Salamence!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence!
Salamence intimidates G00ble's Breloom!
G00ble's Breloom's Attack fell!
Salamence lost 24 HP! (7% of its health)
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
G00ble's Breloom's taunt ended!
62%
(Cry to your mommy, salad!) Vs. 81%
(Hehehehe...shit...)
Lookin' good. I Draco Meteor as I'm almost positive it will KO Breloom and not much else on his team is going to like taking one.
Start of turn 17
G00ble called Breloom back!
G00ble sent out Gyarados!
G00ble's Gyarados intimidates Salamence!
Salamence's Attack fell!
Salamence used Draco Meteor!
G00ble's Gyarados lost 80% of its health!
Salamence's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
Salamence is hurt by its Life Orb!
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Gyarados is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Gyarados restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
40%
Vs. 20%
If only I had found time to get the rocks up. This is still good, tough. Like I said earlier, Garya can be a bitch and now his is hurt like a wounded puppy. I DM again to finish this crappie off.
Start of turn 18
Salamence used Draco Meteor!
G00ble's Gyarados lost 19% of its health!
G00ble's Gyarados fainted!
Salamence's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
Salamence is hurt by its Life Orb!
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble sent out Hydreigon!
28%
Vs. 0%
>>>> 100%
One down five to go. No time to celebrate, though. In comes his Dragon. I'm going to guess it's scarfed, and even if it isn't a -4 DM isn't going to do a whole lot. Looking at my team, I try to decide which one I want to take a Draco Meteor. The choice falls down to TTar and Sableye. I go with TTar as Ghost Boy could be the difference between victory and defeat on that Breloom. Plus, if Hydreigon isn't scarfed I can get some good damage on it with Crunch.
Start of turn 19
Anky Darkness called Salamence back!
Anky Darkness sent out Tyranitar!
Pointed stones dug into Tyranitar!
G00ble's Hydreigon used Draco Meteor!
Tyranitar lost 165 HP! (48% of its health)
G00ble's Hydreigon's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
6%
Vs. 94%
That hurt...All I can really do is Crunch.
Start of turn 20
G00ble's Hydreigon used Draco Meteor!
Tyranitar lost 21 HP! (6% of its health)
Tyranitar fainted!
G00ble's Hydreigon's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Anky Darkness sent out Donphan!
Pointed stones dug into Donphan!
0%
>>>> 94%
Vs. 88%
Good bye, TTar. You did well. The good news is I now know he is, without a doubt, scarfed. I go to Donphan to finally get my rocks up and hopefully get rid of his. Better late then never, right?
Start of turn 21
G00ble called Hydreigon back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Donphan used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around G00ble's team!
Donphan restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
100%
(I love dem rocks!) Vs. 88%
>>>> 58%
(Meh.)
He goes to Heatran for whatever reason and I get my rocks set up. I could EQ here but he will most certainly go back to Hydreigon. (This guy loves switching.) I Ice Shard to pull some sick damage on his Dragon.
Start of turn 22
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Hydreigon!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Hydreigon!
Donphan used Ice Shard!
G00ble's Hydreigon lost 32% of its health!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
100%
Vs. 58%
>>>> 38%
I really...really should have RS'd this turn. Sturdy would have insured I'd survive to Ice Shard next turn. Damn my bad battling. Oh well...
I Ice Shard this turn. :(
Start of turn 23
Donphan used Ice Shard!
G00ble's Hydreigon lost 33% of its health!
G00ble's Hydreigon used Draco Meteor!
Donphan lost 383 HP! (99% of its health)
G00ble's Hydreigon's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Hydreigon fainted!
Donphan restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble sent out Tyranitar!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Tyranitar!
1%
(I live!) Vs. 0%
>>>> 88%
(Not for long you gray ass hole.)
He goes to his Tyranitar to finish me off. I EQ in case my opponent decides to get cute. Ice Shard will do pitiful damage anyways.
Start of turn 24
G00ble's Tyranitar used Crunch!
Donphan lost 25 HP! (6% of its health)
Donphan fainted!
Anky Darkness sent out Scizor!
Pointed stones dug into Scizor!
0%
<<DEAD >>>> 88%
Vs. 88%
The score is now 4-4. I bring in my red bug to clean up this mess. I go with Superpower as hits pretty much any of his Pokemon hard if he does anymore switching.
Start of turn 25
Scizor used Superpower!
G00ble's Tyranitar's Chople Berry weakened Superpower's power!
G00ble's Tyranitar lost 87% of its health!
G00ble's Tyranitar fainted!
Scizor's Attack fell!
Scizor's Defense fell!
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Breloom!
88%
Vs. 0%
>>>> 75%
He goes into Bre-fuckin-loom. There's only one thing to do here: swap to Sableye to prevent the Sporing. Looks like the gremlin can help my team stop Breloom one last time. I salute you Sableye.
Start of turn 26
Anky Darkness called Scizor back!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
Pointed stones dug into Strider!
Strider fainted!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Anky Darkness sent out Salamence!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence!
Salamence intimidates G00ble's Breloom!
G00ble's Breloom's Attack fell!
0%
(This...team...will...win...) >>>> 4%
(I'm going to roast you, salad!) Vs. 81%
(We'll see about that.)
Mence gets one last attack before sandstorm and LO recoil finish him. Sadly, I'm a fool and I clicked Fire Blast when I knew Heatran was waiting in the wings. Just another reason why I'm dumb. Looking back I guess it didn't make any difference, but still...
Start of turn 27
G00ble called Breloom back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Heatran!
Salamence used Fire Blast!
G00ble's Heatran's Flash Fire raised the power of its Fire-type moves!
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Salamence fainted!
Anky Darkness sent out Virizion!
Pointed stones dug into Virizion!
0%
(That was dumb...) >>>> 94%
Vs. 46%
(*pops neck*)
That ended exactly as one would expect. I go to the one Pokemon I hope can finish this: Virizion! From here it's just a couple of Superpowers (by way of screaming red mantis) and Close Combats to victory! I could Swords Dance to ensure victory but I'm confident a CC will KO Breloom when it comes back in.
Start of turn 28
Virizion used Close Combat!
G00ble's Heatran lost 34% of its health!
G00ble's Heatran fainted!
Virizion's Defense fell!
Virizion's Sp. Def. fell!
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Breloom!
94%
Vs. 0%
>>>> 75%
I Close Combat to finish off this shroom, who has been haunting me since turn 1.
Start of turn 29
Virizion used Close Combat!
G00ble's Breloom lost 62% of its health!
Virizion's Defense fell & Sp. Def. fell!
G00ble's Breloom used Spore!
Virizion fell asleep!
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
94%
Vs. 19%
It didn't kill him...
At this point I know it's game. If I swap to Scizor (my last Pokemon other than Virizion) he'll ether Bulk Up or Drain Punch. If a max attack CC from Virizion only did 62% I find it hard to believe a Bullet Punch is going to get the job done. No, I think my best chance is to hope Virizion gets his ass up, and CC this bastard to death.
Start of turn 30
Virizion is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Virizion lost 279 HP! (86% of its health)
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
8%
Vs. 58%
One last chance to wake up and finish this. Come on, Virizion! Close Combat this salad's ass!
And that's game. My opponent did the smart thing and Bulked Up right then. Even if I did wake up I couldn't KO.
While it's true that Scizor could finish it from there, he'd then be locked into Bullet Punch against Forretress. Good game, G00ble! You played well and never really made any mistakes! I on the other hand did make a few (Rapid Spinning, anyone?) but for the most part it was fun.
I just adore warstories to no end. Right from the time I started getting more active in the competitive community I could tell just how much I was going to enjoy reading them. (And maybe even writing my own.) That being said, this is my first one ever, and while it was not the most amazing battle, I do hope you find some entertainment in reading it. I know I had a lot of fun playing it!
Disclaimer: I’m going to come out in the open and say I’m not a really good battler. My rating is constantly around 1100 and doesn’t really drop nor raise. I love competitive Pokemon, but I just have never been all that amazing at playing against other people. However, this battle against G00ble was an exception.
My Team:
This is a relatively new offensive team I was trying out, after getting bored of my previous rain stall team. It's not really what I'd call a sandstorm team, as Tyranitar is mainly there as a revenge killer and opposing weather check. The team focuses on getting the rocks up and keeping opposing hazards away, (Donphan) then proceed to break down the opposing team's Pokemon with Salamence and finally sweeping with Swords Dance Virizion. Scizor does what a Choice Band Scizor always does and Sableye provides team support by way of +1 Taunts and Burns. NOTE: Sableye almost always leads, and the only reason he's not in the start slot is because I hate the idea of my opponent thinking I'm going to lead with him. :P
Opponent's Team:
From team preview I see I'll be up against some really heavy hitters on this dude's team. I can deal with most of them, but it will require careful predictions and smart switches.
I'm going to send Sableye out first. Many of his Pokemon will not appreciate a burn and Breloom and Forretress get shut down pretty hard after a Taunt. I have ways to deal with Heatran if he goes with that. After a few minutes of thought, I send Sableye out into the fray.
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
He starts out with Breloom, which is to be expected as the mushroom-head would rip Tyranitar open, forcing me to swap and take a Spore to the face. My choices are really simple at this point: WoW (as he doesn't have his damnable Toxic Orb working yet) or Taunt. I click Taunt as I find it to be safer opening move.
Start of turn 1
G00ble called Breloom back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Strider used Taunt!
100%
Mainly because of reasons like this. His Breloom doesn't stay in to inflict any damage and if this Heatran is a defensive variant I just robbed him Stealth Rocks. Not too shabby. My next choice is, again, simple. I could swap out to Tyranitar who can take anything Heatran can dish out and threaten with Superpower, but my position with Sableye is too good to pass up. I click the move that makes this little Gremlin such a boss.
Start of turn 2
Strider used Trick!
Strider obtained one Leftovers!
G00ble's Heatran obtained one Lagging Tail!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
Strider lost 129 HP! (42% of its health)
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
64%
Cool beans. If that had been a choice Heatran I would have neutered a big problem for my team. As it stands, I now know for certainty this guy is defensive, jugging by how much damage that Lava Plume did. Plus, Heatran just snagged a Lagging Tail. This makes it a hell of a lot easier for Donphan to deal with Heatran now, should it come to that.
Unfortunately, Sableye can't do much more against the walking firestorm. I contemplate sacking him, but I really need his fast Taunt for Breloom. I'd also be nice to burn some more stuff. I go ahead and risk a swap to TTar. I pray LP doesn't inflict a burn this early in the battle.
Start of turn 3
Anky Darkness called Strider back!
Anky Darkness sent out Tyranitar!
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
Tyranitar lost 39 HP! (11% of its health)
88%
Thank God that didn't burn. Superpower would seem like a good choice here, but before I pounce on the chance to click it, I think for a second. Superpower will do solid damage to his TTar, Heatran, and Hydreigon, but Stone Edge would nab his Gyara on the switch while still hitting some of the others for good damage. Gyara scares the crap outta me becuase I don't really have anything to stop him once he gets a boost.
Start of turn 4
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Forretress!
Tyranitar used Stone Edge!
G00ble's Forretress lost 31% of its health!
G00ble's Forretress restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
88%
That did not do as much as I hoped. Not a whole lot I can do here as I'm scarfed into SE. I swap to Sableye for them Taunts and burns.
Start of turn 5
Anky Darkness called Tyranitar back!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
G00ble called Forretress back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
64%
Oh...kay. That didn't go as planned. I never anticipated a double switch. Smart move on G00ble's part.
Here we are back to square one. I still don't want those unholy stones up, so I Taunt.
Start of turn 6
Strider used Taunt!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
Strider lost 129 HP! (42% of its health)
Strider was burned!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
10%
The burn finally kicks in. My hope of saving Sableye for some more Taunts is pretty much shot. I decided to sac the, little, gutsy, gremlin so I can get a free switch with Virizion who can Close Combat this bum into oblivion.
Start of turn 7
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Tyranitar!
Strider used Recover!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
48%
My opponent over-predicts here, and his TTar comes in. I have no idea why he would do that, but I guess I'll just roll with it. Are you ready to play with Sableye, TTar? That being said, I expect a double switch to Heatran to absorb any WoW. That seems to be the way my foe likes to do.
I swap to Scizor just to scout. The red bug will not take much from any of his TTar's attacks and Heatran is laggin' like a troll, so it seems like a safe play.
Start of turn 8
G00ble called Tyranitar back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Anky Darkness called Strider back!
Anky Darkness sent out Scizor!
100%
So he goes ahead and swaps to Heaty. That's fine. I'm pretty sure a defensive Heatran can take a Superpower at 100%, so I pick U-turn to scout.
Start of turn 9
G00ble's Heatran used Protect!
G00ble's Heatran protected itself!
Scizor used U-turn!
G00ble's Heatran protected itself!
100%
He does a little scouting of his own. I just U-Turn again as it's still my best option.
Start of turn 10
Scizor used U-turn!
G00ble's Heatran lost 10% of its health!
Anky Darkness called Scizor back!
Anky Darkness sent out Tyranitar!
G00ble's Heatran used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around Anky Darkness's team!
88%
The rocks settle on my side of the field. I wish I had kept them off a bit longer, but what can you do? Same scenario as above. SE so Gyara doesn't come in and start to setup. I don't have anything that can deal with a bulky DDing Garya.
Start of turn 11
Tyranitar used Stone Edge!
G00ble's Heatran lost 42% of its health!
G00ble's Heatran used Lava Plume!
A critical hit!
Tyranitar lost 75 HP! (21% of its health)
67%
Heatstuff stays in and takes some good damage from SE. LP didn't score a burn, which is really good. I go for another SE.
Start of turn 12
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Tyranitar used Stone Edge!
G00ble's Breloom lost 37% of its health!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom's Toxic Orb activated!
G00ble's Breloom was badly poisoned!
67%
Shit! I did not see that coming, and now I'm going to pay for it. His swap leaves me in a bad position as Breloom can cause so much damage if it's left to setup. I pray to God he uses Spore and not Substitute as I swap to (a burned) Sableye.
Start of turn 13
Anky Darkness called Tyranitar back!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
Pointed stones dug into Strider!
G00ble's Breloom used Spore!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
24%
Yeah! Now I Taunt. At this point I really want the tempo on my side. Hopefully Breloom will just finish me off so I can swap into a sweeper.
Start of turn 14
Strider used Taunt!
G00ble's Breloom can't use Bulk Up after the taunt!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
12%
Taunt does it's job, but Sableye still lives. I'll just Recover for some scouting action.
Start of turn 15
Strider used Recover!
G00ble's Breloom used Seed Bomb!
Strider lost 130 HP! (42% of its health)
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Strider restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Strider is hurt by its burn!
8%
How did I survive that? Dammit Sableye! I love how you can be bulky as hell sometimes, but now I need you to die!
However...!
This gives me an idea. I notice that Breloom is still Taunted which means he will almost certainly use Seed Bomb again. After seeing how much Sableye took from that I'm certain Salamence will be able to survive one. I go ahead and swap to him. Even though Sableye can't swap back in again there's still a chance I could spin those damned rocks away and get one last Taunt or WoW.
Start of turn 16
Anky Darkness called Strider back!
Anky Darkness sent out Salamence!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence!
Salamence intimidates G00ble's Breloom!
G00ble's Breloom's Attack fell!
Salamence lost 24 HP! (7% of its health)
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
G00ble's Breloom's taunt ended!
62%
Lookin' good. I Draco Meteor as I'm almost positive it will KO Breloom and not much else on his team is going to like taking one.
Start of turn 17
G00ble called Breloom back!
G00ble sent out Gyarados!
G00ble's Gyarados intimidates Salamence!
Salamence's Attack fell!
Salamence used Draco Meteor!
G00ble's Gyarados lost 80% of its health!
Salamence's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
Salamence is hurt by its Life Orb!
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Gyarados is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Gyarados restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
40%
If only I had found time to get the rocks up. This is still good, tough. Like I said earlier, Garya can be a bitch and now his is hurt like a wounded puppy. I DM again to finish this crappie off.
Start of turn 18
Salamence used Draco Meteor!
G00ble's Gyarados lost 19% of its health!
G00ble's Gyarados fainted!
Salamence's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
Salamence is hurt by its Life Orb!
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble sent out Hydreigon!
28%
One down five to go. No time to celebrate, though. In comes his Dragon. I'm going to guess it's scarfed, and even if it isn't a -4 DM isn't going to do a whole lot. Looking at my team, I try to decide which one I want to take a Draco Meteor. The choice falls down to TTar and Sableye. I go with TTar as Ghost Boy could be the difference between victory and defeat on that Breloom. Plus, if Hydreigon isn't scarfed I can get some good damage on it with Crunch.
Start of turn 19
Anky Darkness called Salamence back!
Anky Darkness sent out Tyranitar!
Pointed stones dug into Tyranitar!
G00ble's Hydreigon used Draco Meteor!
Tyranitar lost 165 HP! (48% of its health)
G00ble's Hydreigon's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
6%
That hurt...All I can really do is Crunch.
Start of turn 20
G00ble's Hydreigon used Draco Meteor!
Tyranitar lost 21 HP! (6% of its health)
Tyranitar fainted!
G00ble's Hydreigon's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Anky Darkness sent out Donphan!
Pointed stones dug into Donphan!
0%
Good bye, TTar. You did well. The good news is I now know he is, without a doubt, scarfed. I go to Donphan to finally get my rocks up and hopefully get rid of his. Better late then never, right?
Start of turn 21
G00ble called Hydreigon back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Donphan used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around G00ble's team!
Donphan restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
100%
He goes to Heatran for whatever reason and I get my rocks set up. I could EQ here but he will most certainly go back to Hydreigon. (This guy loves switching.) I Ice Shard to pull some sick damage on his Dragon.
Start of turn 22
G00ble called Heatran back!
G00ble sent out Hydreigon!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Hydreigon!
Donphan used Ice Shard!
G00ble's Hydreigon lost 32% of its health!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
100%
I really...really should have RS'd this turn. Sturdy would have insured I'd survive to Ice Shard next turn. Damn my bad battling. Oh well...
I Ice Shard this turn. :(
Start of turn 23
Donphan used Ice Shard!
G00ble's Hydreigon lost 33% of its health!
G00ble's Hydreigon used Draco Meteor!
Donphan lost 383 HP! (99% of its health)
G00ble's Hydreigon's Sp. Att. sharply fell!
G00ble's Hydreigon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Hydreigon fainted!
Donphan restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble sent out Tyranitar!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Tyranitar!
1%
He goes to his Tyranitar to finish me off. I EQ in case my opponent decides to get cute. Ice Shard will do pitiful damage anyways.
Start of turn 24
G00ble's Tyranitar used Crunch!
Donphan lost 25 HP! (6% of its health)
Donphan fainted!
Anky Darkness sent out Scizor!
Pointed stones dug into Scizor!
0%
The score is now 4-4. I bring in my red bug to clean up this mess. I go with Superpower as hits pretty much any of his Pokemon hard if he does anymore switching.
Start of turn 25
Scizor used Superpower!
G00ble's Tyranitar's Chople Berry weakened Superpower's power!
G00ble's Tyranitar lost 87% of its health!
G00ble's Tyranitar fainted!
Scizor's Attack fell!
Scizor's Defense fell!
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Breloom!
88%
He goes into Bre-fuckin-loom. There's only one thing to do here: swap to Sableye to prevent the Sporing. Looks like the gremlin can help my team stop Breloom one last time. I salute you Sableye.
Start of turn 26
Anky Darkness called Scizor back!
Anky Darkness sent out Strider! (Sableye)
Pointed stones dug into Strider!
Strider fainted!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Anky Darkness sent out Salamence!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence!
Salamence intimidates G00ble's Breloom!
G00ble's Breloom's Attack fell!
0%
Mence gets one last attack before sandstorm and LO recoil finish him. Sadly, I'm a fool and I clicked Fire Blast when I knew Heatran was waiting in the wings. Just another reason why I'm dumb. Looking back I guess it didn't make any difference, but still...
Start of turn 27
G00ble called Breloom back!
G00ble sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Heatran!
Salamence used Fire Blast!
G00ble's Heatran's Flash Fire raised the power of its Fire-type moves!
Salamence is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Salamence fainted!
Anky Darkness sent out Virizion!
Pointed stones dug into Virizion!
0%
That ended exactly as one would expect. I go to the one Pokemon I hope can finish this: Virizion! From here it's just a couple of Superpowers (by way of screaming red mantis) and Close Combats to victory! I could Swords Dance to ensure victory but I'm confident a CC will KO Breloom when it comes back in.
Start of turn 28
Virizion used Close Combat!
G00ble's Heatran lost 34% of its health!
G00ble's Heatran fainted!
Virizion's Defense fell!
Virizion's Sp. Def. fell!
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble sent out Breloom!
Pointed stones dug into G00ble's Breloom!
94%
I Close Combat to finish off this shroom, who has been haunting me since turn 1.
Start of turn 29
Virizion used Close Combat!
G00ble's Breloom lost 62% of its health!
Virizion's Defense fell & Sp. Def. fell!
G00ble's Breloom used Spore!
Virizion fell asleep!
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
94%
It didn't kill him...
At this point I know it's game. If I swap to Scizor (my last Pokemon other than Virizion) he'll ether Bulk Up or Drain Punch. If a max attack CC from Virizion only did 62% I find it hard to believe a Bullet Punch is going to get the job done. No, I think my best chance is to hope Virizion gets his ass up, and CC this bastard to death.
Start of turn 30
Virizion is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Virizion lost 279 HP! (86% of its health)
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
8%
One last chance to wake up and finish this. Come on, Virizion! Close Combat this salad's ass!
...
Start of turn 31
Virizion is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Bulk Up!
G00ble's Breloom's Attack & Defense rose!
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Virizion is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Bulk Up!
G00ble's Breloom's Attack & Defense rose!
Virizion is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Virizion restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
And that's game. My opponent did the smart thing and Bulked Up right then. Even if I did wake up I couldn't KO.
While it's true that Scizor could finish it from there, he'd then be locked into Bullet Punch against Forretress. Good game, G00ble! You played well and never really made any mistakes! I on the other hand did make a few (Rapid Spinning, anyone?) but for the most part it was fun.
Here's the rest of the battle for you guys.
Start of turn 32
Virizion is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Virizion lost 25 HP! (7% of its health)
Virizion fainted!
Virizion had its energy drained!
The sandstorm rages!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Anky Darkness sent out Scizor!
Pointed stones dug into Scizor!
Start of turn 33
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
G00ble's Breloom lost 38% of its health!
G00ble's Breloom used Spore!
Scizor fell asleep!
The sandstorm rages!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Start of turn 34
Scizor is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Scizor lost 177 HP! (51% of its health)
Anky Darkness: gg
Scizor had its energy drained!
The sandstorm rages!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
G00ble: gg
Start of turn 35
Scizor is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Scizor lost 82 HP! (23% of its health)
Scizor fainted!
Scizor had its energy drained!
My MVP: Sableye!
Who else? Sableye kept the rocks off my back for the first half of the battle as well as checked Breloom and crippled Heatran.
G00ble's MVP: Breloom!
This guy was a constant threat and finally won my opponent the game.
Pros:
Sableye and Breloom for being bros.
No Hax!
The players for doing well.
No Pokemon were truly worthless in this battle.
Cons:
Gayra kinda got skewered on Mence's DM.
My poor judgment with Donphan. (Why didn't you Rapid Spine?!)
I hope you guys enjoyed taking a look at this! Both players made some smart choices and there was limited Hax during the battle but in the end someone has to win, and this time it wasn't me!
Thanks for reading! Rate hate or whatever.
Virizion is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Virizion lost 25 HP! (7% of its health)
Virizion fainted!
Virizion had its energy drained!
The sandstorm rages!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Anky Darkness sent out Scizor!
Pointed stones dug into Scizor!
Start of turn 33
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
G00ble's Breloom lost 38% of its health!
G00ble's Breloom used Spore!
Scizor fell asleep!
The sandstorm rages!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
Start of turn 34
Scizor is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Scizor lost 177 HP! (51% of its health)
Anky Darkness: gg
Scizor had its energy drained!
The sandstorm rages!
G00ble's Breloom is buffeted by the sandstorm!
G00ble's Breloom restored HP using its Poison Heal!
G00ble: gg
Start of turn 35
Scizor is fast asleep!
G00ble's Breloom used Drain Punch!
Scizor lost 82 HP! (23% of its health)
Scizor fainted!
Scizor had its energy drained!
My MVP: Sableye!
Who else? Sableye kept the rocks off my back for the first half of the battle as well as checked Breloom and crippled Heatran.
G00ble's MVP: Breloom!
This guy was a constant threat and finally won my opponent the game.
Pros:
Sableye and Breloom for being bros.
No Hax!
The players for doing well.
No Pokemon were truly worthless in this battle.
Cons:
Gayra kinda got skewered on Mence's DM.
My poor judgment with Donphan. (Why didn't you Rapid Spine?!)
I hope you guys enjoyed taking a look at this! Both players made some smart choices and there was limited Hax during the battle but in the end someone has to win, and this time it wasn't me!
Thanks for reading! Rate hate or whatever.
