Best of the Best Semi-Finals! Engineer Pikachu vs. Birkal! (reffed by Flamestrike)

[Flamestrike]

We are down to four. Some of the best battlers in ASB have come together to fight and determine who is truly the best of the best, and now only four remain. Here we will eliminate yet another competitor in what is sure to be an amazing match! Here our are two participants! First off, we have the Poison Gym Leader, and one of the old guard of ASB! Our first battler, give a big round of applause for Engineer Pikachu!

Tamama the Togekiss

Togekiss (Tamama) (M)
NATR: Bold (+1 Def, -1 Atk)

TYPE: Fairy / Flying
ABILITIES: Hustle, Serene Grace, Super Luck (DW)

STATS: 85 / 50 / 95 / 120 / 115 / 80

HP: 100
Atk-: * (1)
Def+: **** (4)
SpA: ***** (5)
SpD: **** (4)
Spe: 80

SC: 3
WC: 3
BRT: 20

EC: 9 / 9
MC: 0
DC: 5 / 5

ATTACKS [78]:
After You
Air Slash
AncientPower
Aura Sphere
Baton Pass
Bestow
Charm
Double-Edge
Encore
ExtremeSpeed
Fairy Wind
Follow Me
Growl
Last Resort
Magical Leaf
Metronome
Safeguard
Sky Attack
Sweet Kiss
Wish
Yawn

Future Sight
Mirror Move
Morning Sun (#)
Nasty Plot (#)
Psycho Shift (#)

Air Cutter
Covet
Drain Punch
Endeavor
Heal Bell
Heat Wave
Hyper Voice
Magic Coat
Role Play
Roost
Signal Beam
Sleep Talk
Swift
Tailwind
Tri Attack
Twister

Aerial Ace
Attract
Brick Break
Dazzling Gleam
Defog
Double Team
Dream Eater
Echoed Voice
Endure
Facade
Fire Blast
Flamethrower (#)
Flash
Fling
Fly
Focus Punch
Grass Knot
Hidden Power [Ground]
Hyper Beam
Incinerate
Light Screen
Pluck
Protect
Psych Up
Psychic
Psyshock
Reflect (#)
Rest
Shadow Ball
Shock Wave
SolarBeam
Substitute (#)
Sunny Day
Telekinesis
Thunder Wave
Toxic
Water Pulse

Samurai the Gallade

Gallade (Samurai) (M)
NATR: Quiet (+1 SpA, -15% Speed, -10% Eva)

TYPE: Psychic / Fighting
ABILITIES: Steadfast, Justified (DW)

STATS: 68 / 125 / 65 / 65 / 115 / 80

HP: 100
Atk: ***** (5)
Def: *** (3)
SpA+: **** (4)
SpD: **** (4)
Spe-: 69 (80 / 1.15)

SC: 3
WC: 4
BRT: 21

EC: 9 / 9
MC: 0
DC: 5 / 5

ATTACKS [113]:
Calm Mind
Charm
Close Combat
Confusion
Double Team
Dream Eater
False Swipe
Feint
Fury Cutter
Future Sight
Growl
Heal Pulse
Helping Hand
Hypnosis
Imprison
Leaf Blade
Leer
Lucky Chant
Magical Leaf
Night Slash
Protect
Psychic
Psycho Cut
Slash
Stored Power
Swords Dance
Teleport

Confuse Ray (#)
Disable (#)
Destiny Bond
Encore
Grudge
Mean Look
Misty Terrain
Shadow Sneak (#)

Body Slam
Dual Chop
Fire Punch
Hyper Voice
Ice Punch
Icy Wind
Knock Off
Low Kick
Magic Coat
Magic Room
Mud-Slap
Nightmare
Pain Split
Recycle
Signal Beam
Snore
Swift
ThunderPunch
Trick
Vacuum Wave
Wonder Room
Zen Headbutt

Sing
Wish

Aerial Ace
Ally Switch
Attract
Brick Break
Bulldoze
Calm Mind
Charge Beam
Dazzling Gleam
Drain Punch
Dream Eater
Earthquake
Endure
Facade
False Swipe
Flash
Focus Blast
Focus Punch
Frustration
Giga Impact
Grass Knot
Hyper Beam
Light Screen
Low Sweep
Poison Jab
Psych Up
Psyshock
Rain Dance
Reflect
Rest
Return
Rock Slide
Rock Smash
Rock Tomb
Safeguard
Shadow Ball
Shock Wave
Skill Swap
Sleep Talk
Snatch
Stone Edge
Substitute (#)
Sunny Day
Swagger
Swords Dance
Taunt
Telekinesis
Thief
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt (#)
Torment
Toxic
Trick Room
Will-O-Wisp (#)
X-Scissor

Shadow Mend [R]
Dispel [R]

Tenma the Sableye

Sableye (Tenma) (F)
NATR: Brave (+1 Atk, -15% Speed, -10% Eva)

TYPE: Dark / Ghost
ABILITIES: Keen Eye, Stall, Prankster (DW)

STATS: 50 / 75 / 75 / 65 / 65 / 50

HP: 90
Atk+: **** (4)
Def: *** (3)
SpA: *** (3)
SpD: *** (3)
Spe-: 43 (50 / 1.15)

SC: 1
WC: 2
BRT: 16

EC: —
MC: 1
DC: 5 / 5

ATTACKS [74]:
Astonish
Confuse Ray
Detect
Faint Attack
Fake Out
Foresight
Foul Play
Fury Swipes
Knock Off
Leer
Mean Look
Night Shade
Power Gem
Punishment
Scratch
Shadow Ball
Shadow Claw
Shadow Sneak
Zen Headbutt

Feint (#)
Imprison
Mean Look
Metal Burst (#)
Moonlight
Recover
Sucker Punch (#)

Counter
Dark Pulse
Endure
Fire Punch
Foul Play
Gravity
Ice Punch
Icy Wind
Low Kick
Magic Coat
Pain Split
Signal Beam
Spite
ThunderPunch
Wonder Room

Aerial Ace
Attract
Brick Break
Dazzling Gleam
Dig
Double Team
Dream Eater
Embargo
Flash
Focus Punch
Frustration
Hone Claws
Incinerate
Low Sweep
Payback
Poison Jab
Protect
Psychic
Rain Dance
Rest
Rock Tomb
Sleep Talk
Snarl
Snatch
Substitute
Sunny Day
Taunt (#)
Telekinesis
Thief
Torment (#)
Toxic (#)
Water Pulse
Will-O-Wisp

Engineer has brought three of ASB's strongest Pokemon to the table here today; he's certainly not messing around! Gallade is a beautiful mix of offensive power and disruption, Togekiss has an incredible set of abilities, a solid typing and an awesome movepool, and Sableye is well known for its near-infinite shenanigans. But is it enough? We'll find out! As for his opponent, he's a newer addition to the ASB community, but he makes up for his relative lack of experience with some incredible talent, and he's sure to give Engineer a run for his money! Introducing Engineer's opponent, the Fighting Gym Leader, it's none other than Birkal!

Savate the Gallade

Gallade (M)

[Nature]

Naive (+15% Spe | +10% Accuracy | -1 SpD)
​

[Type]

Psychic | Fighting
​

[Abilities]

Steadfast
Justified
​

[Stats]

HP: 100
Atk: Rank 5 (+)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 92 (+)
S&W: 3 | 4
Total: 21
​

[Tokens]

EC: 9 | 9
AC: 5 | 5
MC: 1
​

[Learned Moves]

[97 | 129]
Aerial Ace
Brick Break
Bulldoze
Calm Mind
Close Combat
Confuse Ray
Confusion
Dazzling Gleam
Destiny Bond
Disable
Doublt Team
Drain Punch
Dream Eater
Dual Chop
Earthquake
Encore
Endure
Facade
False Swipe
Feint
Fire Punch
Flash
Fling
Focus Blast
Focus Punch
Fury Cutter
Future Sight
Giga Impact
Grass Knot
Growl
Grudge
Heal Pulse
Helping Hand
Hidden Power [Fire]
Hyper Beam
Hyper Voice
Hypnosis
Ice Punch
Icy Wind
Imprison
Knock Off
Leaf Blade
Leer
Light Screen
Low Kick
Low Sweep
Lucky Chant
Magical Leaf
Magic Coat
Mean Look
Memento
Nightmare
Night Slash
Pain Split
Poison Jab
Power-Up Punch
Protect
Psychic
Psycho Cut
Psyshock
Rain Dance
Recycle
Reflect
Rest
Rock Slide
Rock Smash
Safeguard
Shadow Ball
Shadow Sneak
Signal Beam
Skill Swap
Slash
Sleep Talk
Snatch
Stone Edge
Stored Power
Substitute
Sunny Day
Swords Dance
Synchronize
Taunt
Telekinesis
Teleport
Theif
Thunderbolt
ThunderPunch
Thunder Wave
Torment
Toxic
Trick
Trick Room
Vacuum Wave
Will-O-Wisp
Wish
Wonder Room
X-Scissor
Zen Headbutt
​

[Unknown Moves]

[Current Gen]
Attract
Bulk Up
Charge Beam
Charm
Confide
Cut
Echoed Voice
Frustration
Psych Up
Retaliate
Return
Rock Tomb
Round
Strength
Swagger

[Previous Gen]
Ally Switch
Body Slam
Captivate
Defense Curl
Double-Edge
Headbutt
Magic Room
Mimic
Misty Terrain
Mud-Slap
Natural Gift
Secret Power
Shock Wave
Snore
Swift
Work Up

[Event]
Sing

[81 MC]​

Bzzt the Rotom-H

Bzzt | Rotom-H (-)

[Nature]

Modest (+1 SpA | -1 Atk)
​

[Type]

Electric | Fire (Ghost | Flying | Grass | Ice | Water)
​

[Abilities]

Levitate
​

[Stats]

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 91
S&W: 1 | 1
Total: 16

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 86
S&W: 4 | 5
Total: 20
​

[Tokens]

EC: 0
AC: 0
MC: 0
​

[Learned Moves]

[47 | 58]
Astonish
Charge
Charge Beam
Confuse Ray
Dark Pulse
Discharge
Double Team
Dream Eater
Electro Ball
Electroweb
Endure
Flash
Hex
Hidden Power [Fighting]
Light Screen
Mud-Slap
Ominous Wind
Pain Split
Protect
Rain Dance
Reflect
Rest
Shadow Ball
Shock Wave
Signal Beam
Sleep Talk
Snatch
Spite
Substitute
Sucker Punch
Sunny Day
Swift
Telekinesis
Thunder
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt
Thundershock
Toxic
Trick
Uproar
Volt Switch
Will-O-Wisp

Air Slash
Blizzard
Hydro Pump
Leaf Storm
Overheat
​

[Unknown Moves]

[Gen 6]
Confide
Facade
Frustration
Psych Up
Return
Round
Swagger
Thief

[Gen 5]
Nautral Gift
Secret Power
Snore

[25 MC]​

Crayons the Kecleon

Crayons Kecleon (M)

[Nature]

Rash (+SpA | -SpD)
​

[Type]

Normal
​

[Abilities]

Color Change
Protean (✓)
​

[Stats]

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (-)
Spe: 40
S&W: 2 | 2
Total: 17
​

[Tokens]

AC: 5 | 5
MC: 0
​

[Learned Moves]

[70 | 111]
Aerial Ace
Ancient Power
Aqua Tail
Astonish
Bind
Blizzard
Brick Break
Camouflage
Counter
Dig
Disable
Double Team
Drain Punch
Endure
Facade
Fake Out
Feint
Feint Attack
Fire Punch
Flamethrower
Focus Punch
Foul Play
Fury Cutter
Fury Swipes
Grass Knot
Hidden Power [Fairy]
Ice Beam
Ice Punch
Icy Wind
Incinerate
Iron Tail
Knock Off
Last Resort
Lick
Magic Coat
Metronome
Mimic
Mud-Slap
Power-Up Punch
Protect
Psybeam
Psych Up
Rain Dance
Recover
Rest
Rock Slide
Scratch
Screech
Seismic Toss
Shadow Ball
Shadow Claw
Shadow Sneak
Skill Swap
Sleep Talk
Snatch
Solar Beam
Stealth Rock
Substitute
Sucker Punch
Synchronize
Tail Whip
Thief
Thunder
Thunderbolt
Thunder Punch
Thunder Wave
Toxic
Trick Room
Water Pulse
Wonder Room
​

[Unknown Moves]

[Level-Up]
Slash

[Current Gen]
Attract
Charge Beam
Confide
Cut
Fire Blast
Flash
Fling
Frustration
Hone Claws
Retaliate
Return
Rock Smash
Rock Tomb
Round
Strength
Sunny Day
Swagger

[Previous Gen]
After You
Body Slam
Captivate
Defense Curl
Dizzy Punch
Double-Edge
Dynamic Punch
Headbutt
Low Kick
Mega Kick
Mega Punch
Nasty Plot
Natural Gift
Recycle
Role Play
Rollout
Secret Power
Shock Wave
Snore
Swift
Trick
Work Up

[Event]
Reflect Type

[104 MC]​

Birkal has brought a team that is certainly equal in strength to Engineer's, if not necessarily in name recognition. Like Engineer he brought his own Gallade, and Rotom has always been a strong and potentially underrated in ASB. And then there's Kecleon, who only recently has come into his own as a major threat in ASB thanks to the addition of the Protean ability among other things. This will certainly be an interesting fight between two of the best that ASB has to offer! Now then, let's do the ceremonial coin flip! If it's heads, Engineer will send out first, otherwise Birkal will send out first! And there's the flip! It is...

-> RNG roll for coin flip (1-5000=heads, 5001-10000=tails) -> 3437 (heads)

...heads! So Engineer will send out his first Pokemon, then Birkal will send out his own Pokemon and order, and then Engineer will order! I'll describe the action and then we'll go from there! Now then, without further ado. Here. We. GO!

Order of Operations

1) Engineer sends out and equips an item
2) Birkal sends out, equips an item, and orders
3) Engineer orders
4) I ref
5) Engineer orders
6) Birkal orders
7) I ref
8) 5-7 repeat with the order of 5 and 6 switching each time

Engineer Pikachu, you're up!

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

Alright, this looks to be a tough fight. Samurai, we'll start with you!

Samurai [Gallade] (M)
ITEM: Expert Belt

 

[Birkal]

Savate @ Expert Belt

Taunt | Aerial Ace | Shadow Sneak

If Magic Coat, use Aerial Ace that action. Push back actions.
If successful protective / evasive move, use Feint that action. Push back actions.​

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

GHOST BALL [Shadow Ball + Will-O-Wisp] – cooldown – Dazzling Gleam

 

[Flamestrike]

Gallade (Samurai) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 69 (-10%)
Energy: 100
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified

Gallade (Savate) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3 (-)
Spe: 92 (+10%)
Energy: 100
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified

The trainers are both ready, so it's time to get underway! Engineer sends out his Pokemon first, and in a flash of bright light, Samurai the Gallade appears! Looks like Engineer gave him an Expert Belt for this match; a good all-around choice of an item. Birkal considers his options for a minute, then chooses one of his Pokeballs and sends out his Pokemon! Oh man! It's Savate the Gallade, complete with his own Expert Belt! Looks like we have ourselves a mirror match folks! Looking at the file, the major difference here is that Samurai has a Quiet nature while Savate has a Naive nature; while ordinarily the Speed boost would be excellent on a Gallade, unfortunately most of the best coverage Gallade has in this matchup is special-based, which means that Special Attack boost for Samurai and that Special Defense drop for Savate puts Birkal at a bit of a disadvantage here! However, it's not about the Pokemon, but how you use them! Let's see what the trainers do!

One advantage that Birkal has is that Savate will be going first, so let's see what happens! Looks like Savate is quickly trying to shut down Samurai's massive bag of tricks with a Taunt! Good first move, does Engineer have an answer for it? Hmm, no, doesn't look like it! Samurai is taunted, which gives Birkal a nice advantage! But if Samurai wasn't countering that Taunt, then what was he doing? Oh, it looks like he was preparing something nasty! By generating a Shadow Ball and combining it with the flames of Will-O-Wisp, he's made a dangerous Ghost Ball! And he's firing it right at Savate! It connects! Looks like Will-O-Wisp's Fire typing dominated the combination, so it didn't hurt nearly as much as it could have, but the damage has been done; Savate is burned! Given Savate's tendency towards physical attacks, that could be a huge problem!

Unfortunately, for now Birkal can't do much about the problem, so instead Savate charges forward to carry out the offensive! A huge slash across the chest of the enemy Gallade as the Aerial Ace strikes true, and it's super effective, allowing it to deal some solid damage to Samurai. Meanwhile, as effective as that Ghost Ball was it did take a lot out of Samurai, and so Engineer can't do much but watch as Samurai recovers from his combo! However, he's probably perfectly fine with that as the burn continues to wear away at Savate and blunt his offense.

Birkal, seemingly looking to maximize the effects of his Expert Belt, calls for a Shadow Sneak from Savate! The Gallade melts into the shadows, and before Samurai can react, strikes with a rapid blow that's super effective! However, it still didn't do a whole lot between the burn and Shadow Sneak's naturally low BAP, and unlike last action this time Samurai can counter attack! Suddenly Samurai starts generating an incredibly bright light, and then fires it at Savate! Looks like a Dazzling Gleam, and it's super effective! That definitely stung, and looking at the stats Samurai has a slight edge in HP once everything is said and done, and with that burn on Savate Birkal is going to be hard pressed to change that! That being said, Engineer has to order first, and with Samurai taunted and Savate being faster, his options are rather limited! This is shaping up to be a great battle folks, so strap in and enjoy the ride!

Gallade (Samurai) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 79
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 69 (-10%)
Energy: 74
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified
Taunted (3a)

Gallade (Savate) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 67
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3 (-)
Spe: 92 (+10%)
Energy: 83
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified
BRN

Calculations

Action 1:
Savate used Taunt -> 10 energy, Samurai taunted fro 6 actions
Samurai used Ghost Ball
-> RNG roll to hit (1-8750 to hit) -> 7755 (hit)
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 3257 (no crit)
-> RNG roll to drop Special Defense (1-2000 to drop) -> 6520 (no drop)
8[BAP] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] = 9.5 damage, (6 + 7) * 1.5 = 19.5 energy, Savate burned (2 DPA, -3 BAP on physical attacks)

Savate -> -2 HP due to burn

Action 2:
Savate used Aerial Ace
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 3699 (no crit)
(6[BAP] + 3[Stat Dif.] - 3[Burn] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 1.5[SE] = 12 damage, 4 energy
Samurai recovered from his combo

Savate -> -2 HP due to burn

Action 3:
Savate used Shadow Sneak
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 1042 (no crit)
(4[BAP] + 3[Stat Dif.] - 3[Burn] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 1.5[SE] = 9 damage, 3 energy
Samurai used Dazzling Gleam
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 5976 (no crit)
(8[BAP] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 1.5[SE] = 17.25 damage, 6 energy

Savate -> -2 HP due to burn

Samurai -> -21 HP, -25.5, rounded to 26 energy
Savate -> -32.75, rounded to 33 HP, -17 energy

Engineer Pikachu, you're up!

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

Initiating Switch Phase

Tamama [Togekiss] (F)
ITEM: Expert Belt

 

[Birkal]

Bzzt @ Everstone

Thunderbolt | Charge Beam | Thunderbolt

If Hidden Power, use Light Screen on that action. Only do this once. Push back actions.
If Encore, use Dodge that action. Push back actions.​

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

Tailwind – Hidden Power – Hidden Power

 

[Flamestrike]

Engineer Pikachu's Bench

Gallade (Samurai) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 79
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 69 (-10%)
Energy: 74
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified

Birkal's Bench

Gallade (Savate) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 67
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3 (-)
Spe: 92 (+10%)
Energy: 83
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified
BRN

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80
Energy: 100
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 100
Abilities: Levitate

And we're back for round 2 of this exciting matchup! Last time Engineer took an early edge by getting a timely burn on Savate, Birkal's Gallade, but now his own Gallade, Samurai, is taunted and stuck ordering first! It looks like Engineer isn't a fan of this plan though, because he's switching out! Out goes Samurai and in comes Tamama the Togekiss! Looks like Engineer has eschewed the traditional Scope Lens/Super Luck combo in favour of an Expert Belt for his Togekiss. Interesting choice! Birkal meanwhile wants precisely none of this matchup, and for very good reason, so he's making a switch as well! Who's he going to bring out? Looks like it's Bzzt the Rotom-H! With an Everstone, it has beastly defenses, and the type advantage will certainly help as well! However, now Birkal has to order first, so let's see what he does!

Neither of these Pokemon are exactly Speed demons, but Bzzt is the faster of two and will get us started off! Looks like there's no pussyfooting around this round! There goes a Thunderbolt, a direct hit on Tamama! It's super effective, and according to the scanners that was a critical hit to boot! Nice shot by Bzzt to give Birkal an early edge in the matchup! However, it looks like Tamama isn't going to retaliate just yet! Instead she's summoning some strong winds coming from behind him and his and his trainer; it's a Tailwind! Suddenly Tamama has gone from being slightly slower than Bzzt to being much, much faster! It won't last forever, but for now it looks like Engineer has the Speed advantage! But what can he do with it?

Now that he's faster, it looks like Tamama's going on the offensive! Bzzt, sensing trouble, seems to be preparing to put up some sort of defense, but now Tamama's too fast! She summons up a few orbs of power and flings them at the Rotom-H! And ouch! Judging from Bzzt's incredibly pained reaction, that had to be a Hidden Power Ground! That's a super effective blow alright, a shame for Birkal that Bzzt wasn't quite able to get that shield up! Speaking of which, Bzzt now puts up the Light Screen that Birkal was clearly hoping would go up before Hidden Power struck; however, it'll still put a large dent in Hidden Power's already low BAP, which should help even the tides of this damage race!

Tamama cares little about Bzzt's shield though, as he goes right back to Hidden Power Ground! The orbs come flying in again, but this time most of their power is absorbed by the shield, and while it's still super effective, the damage isn't nearly as impressive as last time. And this time Bzzt is ready to retaliate! Looks like he's firing off a Charge Beam! But no! The attack missed! A rough turn of events for Birkal after that critical hit earlier! Lady Luck giveth, and Lady Luck taketh! With the round over, at first glance Tamama has the edge; however, with that Light Screen in place he'll be hard pressed to hurt Bzzt, and this time Engineer has to order first; he doesn't have the option to switch since he switched last round! It'll definitely be interesting to see what happens!

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 74
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80 (160 w/ Tailwind)
Energy: 79
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
Tailwind (4a)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 61
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 79
Abilities: Levitate
Light Screen (5a)

Calculations

Action 1:
Bzzt used Thunderbolt
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 98 (crit)
-> RNG roll to paralyze (1-1000 to paralyze) -> 2301 (no paralysis)
(9[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 3[Crit] + 1[Everstone]) * 1.5[SE] = 26.25 damage, 6 energy
Tamama used Tailwind -> 9 energy, Engineer Pikachu's team's Speed is doubled for 6 actions

Action 2:
Tamama used Hidden Power Ground
-> RNG roll to crit (1-1250 to crit) -> 6258 (no crit)
(6[BAP] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 2.25[SE] = 18 damage, 4 energy
Bzzt used Light Screen -> 10 energy, Birkal's team protected from Special Attacks for 6 actions

Action 3:
Tamama used Hidden Power Ground
-> RNG roll to crit (1-1250 to crit) -> 3903 (no crit)
(3[BAP] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 2.25[SE] = 11.25 damage, 4 + 4[CME] = 8 energy
Bzzt used Charge Beam
-> RNG roll to hit (1-9000 to hit) -> 9876 (miss)
Missed, 5 energy

Tamama -> -26.25, rounded to 26 HP, -21 energy
Bzzt -> -29.25, rounded to 29 HP, -21 energy

Engineer Pikachu, you're up!

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

Air Slash – Hidden Power – Air Slash
IF (Electric-Type Damaging Attack in combination on Hidden Power) THEN (Initiate string Protect – Brick Break)
[ONCE] IF (Thunder Wave) AND (You are faster) THEN (Use Safeguard and restart queue)

 

[Birkal]

No need to cross our fingers on this one.

Substitute (20 HP) | Pain Split | Thunderbolt

If flinched on A1, change remaining actions to Substitute (15 HP) | Pain Split.
​

 

[Flamestrike]

Engineer Pikachu's Bench

Gallade (Samurai) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 79
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 69 (-10%)
Energy: 74
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified

Birkal's Bench

Gallade (Savate) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 67
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3 (-)
Spe: 92 (+10%)
Energy: 83
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified
BRN

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 74
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80 (160 w/ Tailwind)
Energy: 79
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
Tailwind (4a)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 61
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 79
Abilities: Levitate
Light Screen (5a)

Here we go, time for round 3 of this Best of the Best battle! With Engineer unable to switch this round Tamama doesn't have much choice but to go on the offensive right away! Wasting no time, he's already distorting the air around Bzzt! And ouch! There's an Air Slash for you! And it was a critical hit, completely ignoring the Light Screen! But it's still not very effective, and more importantly it looks like Bzzt is still able to act! It seems to be draining its own life force, which can only mean one thing; it's a Substitute! It has 20 HP, and with that Light Screen blunting special attacks it might stick around for a while!

The substitute isn't going to deter Tamama anytime soon, though, and he goes right back to work, generating his orbs of energy once again! There goes another Hidden Power Ground, right at Bzzt! It hits the substitute, but the substitute holds firm, and now Bzzt can retaliate! And oh my, it's not going to be pretty! There's a Pain Split! And just like that Bzzt has orchestrated a 40 point HP swing! What a move! Tamama is going to be hard pressed to come back from that!

The Togekiss isn't going down without a fight though; he's rending the air with yet another Air Slash! It's still not very effective though, and this time, he doesn't get the crit, which means the substitute tanks the blow and still holds firm, keeping Bzzt from flinching! Looks like Bzzt is going to take advantage too, as he's firing off a Thunderbolt! Ouch! Tamama may have some solid defenses, but that still hurt! All of a sudden Birkal seems to be in the driver's seat here, but there's still plenty of time! What will Engineer do to get back into this one?

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 31
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80 (160 w/ Tailwind)
Energy: 65
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
Tailwind (1a)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 53
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 35
Abilities: Levitate
Light Screen (2a)
4 HP Substitute

Calculations

Action 1:
Tamama used Air Slash
-> RNG roll to hit (1-9500 to hit) -> 3148 (hit)
-> RNG roll to crit (1-1250 to crit) -> 240 (crit)
-> RNG roll to flinch (1-6000 to flinch) -> 6890 (no flinch)
(8[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 3[Crit]) / 1.5[NVE] = 9.333 damage, 5 energy
Bzzt used Substitute -> 18 energy, -20 HP, Bzzt made a 20 HP substitute

Action 2:
Tamama used Hidden Power Ground
-> RNG roll to crit (1-1250 to crit) -> 9546 (no crit)
(3[BAP] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 2.25[SE] = 11.25 damage to the substitute, 4 energy
Bzzt used Pain Split -> +21.1665 HP for Bzzt, -21.1665 HP for Tamama, 20.111 energy

Action 3:
Tamama used Air Slash
-> RNG roll to hit (1-9500 to hit) -> 5296 (hit)
-> RNG roll to crit (1-1250 to crit) -> 4879 (no crit)
(4[BAP] + 3[STAB]) / 1.5[NVE] = 4.667 damage, 5 energy
Bzzt used Thunderbolt
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 1952 (no crit)
-> RNG roll to paralyze (1-1000 to paralyze) -> 9554 (no paralysis)
(9[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 1[Everstone]) * 1.5[SE] = 21.75 damage, 6 energy

Tamama -> -42.9165, rounded to 43 HP, -14 energy
Bzzt -> -8.1665, rounded to 8 HP, -44.111, rounded to 44 energy

Birkal, you're up!

 

[Birkal]

Discharge | Thunderbolt | Discharge

If successful protective / evasive move, Chill that action. Push back actions.​

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

or not

Endure – Hidden Power – Roost
IF (Fully paralyzed A2) THEN (Use Hidden Power A3)

 

[Flamestrike]

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 31
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80 (160 w/ Tailwind)
Energy: 65
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
Tailwind (1a)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 53
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 35
Abilities: Levitate
Light Screen (2a)
4 HP Substitute

Time for round four! Birkal seems to have Engineer Pikachu in a rough spot! Will he be able to fight out of it? Let's find out! Low on HP, Tamama only has one option to survive the round, and he makes use of it immediately; it's an Endure! Tamama braced himself, hoping to survive for the round! Bzzt completely ignores it though, and fires off a powerful Discharge! It's super effective, and the extra electricity surges through Tamama, leaving him paralyzed! This could make an already bad situation even worse for Engineer!

Between Engineer's Tailwind wearing off and the paralysis on Tamama, Bzzt now finds himself the faster of the two, and continues his assault with a Thunderbolt! Another super effective blow, but Tamama endured the hit, staying alive for a while longer yet! However, that paralysis is already having its effect; Tamama is fully paralyzed! The Light Screen finally wears off, but Bzzt still has that substitute to shield it for a bit!

Despite the Endure, Bzzt is going full out on offense, nailing Tamama with another Discharge! It's super effective and a critical hit to boot! But Tamama endures the hit despite all that! However, the Discharge does refresh the paralysis, leaving Tamama just as likely to fail to attack as before! Can he finally get off a counterattack? He does! It's a Hidden Power Ground, and it's super effective! It nails the substitute, and the substitute fades! However, with the round over Tamama can no longer use Endure, which means his time is probably just about up! Will Engineer replace him and save him for a last gasp later, or will he keep Tamama in for a bit more offense against Bzzt?

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 1
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80
Energy: 46
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
PRZ (15%)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 53
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 19
Abilities: Levitate

Calculations

Action 1:
Tamama used Endure -> 15 energy, Tamama braced himself
Bzzt used Discharge
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 2319 (no crit)
-> RNG roll to paralyze (1-3000 to paralyze) -> 2743 (paralysis)
(8[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 1[Everstone]) * 1.5[SE] = 20.25 damage, 5 energy, Tamama paralyzed (20%)

Action 2:
Bzzt used Thunderbolt
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 2809 (no crit)
(9[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 1[Everstone]) * 1.5[SE] = 21.75 damage, 6 energy, Tamama endured the hit
Tamama used Hidden Power Ground
-> RNG roll for full paralysis (1-2000 for full paralysis) -> 1426 (full paralysis)
Tamama was fully paralyzed! (-5% paralysis level)

Action 3:
Bzzt used Discharge
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 224 (crit)
-> RNG roll to paralyze (1-3000 to paralyze) -> 1750 (paralysis)
(8[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 3[Crit] + 1[Everstone]) * 1.5[SE] = 24.75 damage, 5 energy, Tamama re-paralyzed (20%), Tamama endured the hit
Tamama used Hidden Power Ground
-> RNG roll for full paralysis (1-2000 for full paralysis) -> 9014 (success)
-> RNG roll to crit (1-1250 to crit) -> 2796 (no crit)
(6[BAP] + 2[Expert Belt]) * 2.25[SE] = 18 damage to the substitute, 4 energy, the substitute faded

Tamama -> -30 HP, -19 energy
Bzzt -> -16 energy

Engineer Pikachu, you're up!

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

that was suboptimal

Sableye @ Everstone

 

[Birkal]

Show us how it's done.

No switch.

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

Knock Off – Faint Attack – Payback
IF (chill is used) THEN (Use Snatch and push actions back)
[ONCE] IF (Will-O-Wisp is used) THEN (Use Imprison [Will-O-Wisp | Pain Split | Protect] and push actions back)

 

[Birkal]

Thunderbolt | Thunder Wave | Thunderbolt

If Sableye is already paralyzed when you would act on A2, replace that action with Discharge.
If Knock Off removes your Oven (for some reason that has no precedent both ingame or ASB), please let me reorder.​

 

[Flamestrike]

I'm assuming that Knock Off does not, in fact, remove Rotom's Oven form because that would make no goddamn sense. If someone tells me otherwise, then I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Engineer Pikachu's Bench

Gallade (Samurai) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 79
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 69 (-10%)
Energy: 74
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 1
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80 (160 w/ Tailwind)
Energy: 46
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
PRZ (15%)

Birkal's Bench

Gallade (Savate) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 67
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3 (-)
Spe: 92 (+10%)
Energy: 83
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified
BRN

Sableye (Tenma) (M) @ Everstone
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+) (6 w/ Everstone)
Def: Rank 3 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 43 (-10%)
Energy: 100
Abilities: Keen Eye, Stall, Prankster

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U) @ Everstone
HP: 53
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4 (5 w/ Everstone)
Spe: 86
Energy: 19
Abilities: Levitate

Engineer has decided that having a 1 HP Pokemon on the bench is worth more than any last-ditch offense he might get out of Tamama here, and he's making a switch! Will he go back to Samurai, or bring out his third and final Pokemon? Here it comes... It's Tenma the Sableye! With an Everstone to boost his Attack and Defense sky high, this is going to be a tough nut for Birkal to crack! However, he's confident in Bzzt's chances despite the low amount of energy, and he's sticking with his Rotom as a result! This should be interesting!

Bzzt is wasting no time welcoming Tenma to the battlefield, firing a Thunderbolt at him! It's a neutral hit, but with Sableye only having Rank 3 Special Defense and 90 HP that's still a solid chunk of damage! Looks like Tenma is hoping to make it a bit less damage next time though, as he moves in with a Knock Off! It's a solid hit, but more importantly Tenma has knocked away Bzzt's Everstone! That reduces Bzzt's defenses and reduces the power of Bzzt's Electric and Fire moves. That should be useful!

Hoping to limit Tenma's ability to successfully execute attacks, Bzzt is hitting the Sableye with a Thunder Wave! Tenma is paralyzed, which won't do much in terms of Speed but could screw up Engineer's plans at an inopportune time! And it pays immediate dividends, as Tenma is fully paralyzed! Tough break for Engineer, who's certainly hoping to put this Rotom away ASAP!

Running low on energy, Bzzt nonetheless finds just enough power inside itself to fire off one last Thunderbolt at Tenma! It hits hard, but now Bzzt has quite literally nothing left to give! Tenma takes advantage, fighting off the effects of the paralysis and smacking the Rotom with a powerful Payback to end the round! Bzzt is running on fumes at this point, but the Rotom has put a solid dent into Tenma's HP total, and still has the HP to come in and possibly do something later on! However, if he leaves Rotom in, while Rotom likely will go down, he'll have the all-important second order after Rotom faints! It'll definitely be interesting to see what Birkal does here!

Sableye (Tenma) (M) @ Everstone
HP: 59
Atk: Rank 4 (+) (6 w/ Everstone)
Def: Rank 3 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 43 (-10%) (10.75 w/ PRZ)
Energy: 88
Abilities: Keen Eye, Stall, Prankster
PRZ (15%)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U)
HP: 20
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 86
Energy: 1
Abilities: Levitate

Calculations

Action 1:
Bzzt used Thunderbolt
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 2750 (no crit)
-> RNG roll to paralyze (1-1000 to paralyze) -> 8128 (no paralysis)
9[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 3[Stat Dif.] + 1[Everstone] = 16 damage, 6 energy
Tenma used Knock Off
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 5009 (no crit)
10[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 1.5[Stat Dif.] + 1[Everstone] = 15.5 damage, 6 energy, Tenma knocked away Bzzt's Everstone

Action 2:
Bzzt used Thunder Wave -> 6 energy, Tenma paralyzed (25%)
Tenma used Feint Attack
-> RNG roll for full paralysis (1-2500 for full paralysis) -> 186 (full paralysis)
Tenma was fully paralyzed (-5% paralysis level)

Action 3:
Bzzt used Thunderbolt
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 2295 (no crit)
9[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 3[Stat Dif.] = 15 damage, 6 energy
Tenma used Payback
-> RNG roll for full paralysis (1-2000 for full paralysis) -> 8052 (success)
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 9996 (no crit)
10[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 3[Stat Dif.] + 1[Everstone] = 17 damage, 6 energy

Tenma -> -31 HP, -12 energy
Bzzt -> -32.5, rounded to 33 HP, -18 energy

Birkal, you're up!

 

[Birkal]

Groovy.

Discharge | Thunderbolt | Discharge

If Sableye is fully paralyzed when you would attack, Chill that action. Push back actions.
If Sableye is under the effects of a successful protective / evasive move, Chill that action. Push back actions.​

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

Moonlight [STALL] – Feint – Moonlight [STALL]

 

[Flamestrike]

Engineer Pikachu's Bench

Gallade (Samurai) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 79
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 69 (-10%)
Energy: 74
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified

Togekiss (Tamama) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 1
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 4 (+)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 80 (160 w/ Tailwind)
Energy: 46
Abilities: Hustle (OFF), Serene Grace, Super Luck
PRZ (15%)

Birkal's Bench

Gallade (Savate) (M) @ Expert Belt
HP: 67
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3 (-)
Spe: 92 (+10%)
Energy: 83
Abilities: Steadfast, Justified
BRN

Sableye (Tenma) (M) @ Everstone
HP: 59
Atk: Rank 4 (+) (6 w/ Everstone)
Def: Rank 3 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 43 (-10%) (10.75 w/ PRZ)
Energy: 88
Abilities: Keen Eye, Stall, Prankster
PRZ (15%)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U)
HP: 20
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 86
Energy: 1
Abilities: Levitate

With Bzzt on its last legs, Birkal nonetheless keeps it in the battle! Will it be the right choice? We'll find out before long! Gathering every last bit of energy it has, the Rotom barely manages to fire off a Discharge before falling to the ground! It does some decent damage, but Bzzt has fainted from exhaustion! As for Tenma, realizing that Bzzt was doomed even without his help, so he decided to instead prepare for the next matchup with a Moonlight! Tenma recovered some HP, as we now have to wait and see what Birkal will bring out next! Will he go back to his Gallade, or will Kecleon see his first action of the match?

Sableye (Tenma) (M) @ Everstone
HP: 70
Atk: Rank 4 (+) (6 w/ Everstone)
Def: Rank 3 (5 w/ Everstone)
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 43 (-10%) (10.75 w/ PRZ)
Energy: 73
Abilities: Keen Eye, Stall, Prankster
PRZ (10%)

Rotom-H (Bzzt) (U)
HP: KO
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 4
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 86
Energy: KO
Abilities: Levitate

Calculations

Action 1:
Bzzt used Discharge
-> RNG roll to crit (1-625 to crit) -> 854 (no crit)
-> RNG roll to paralyze (1-3000 to paralyze) -> 7009 (no paralysis)
8[BAP] + 3[STAB] + 3[Stat Dif.] = 14 damage, 5 energy, Bzzt fainted from exhaustion
Tenma used Moonlight
-> RNG roll for full paralysis (1-1500 for full paralysis) -> 4647 (success)
15 energy, Tenma recovered 25 HP

Tenma -> -5 energy
Bzzt -> +11 HP, -15 energy

Birkal, you're up!

 

[Birkal]

Crayons @ Everstone

 

[Birkal]

DQ Warning.