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Awwww yeaahhh, it's a fine morning to be reffin' it up here in the CAP ASB Tournament Arena! Today we have Solstice and penguin344 duking it out (with their Pokemon) like all real men do! The fight will be three-on-three, with each fighter sending out their Pokemon one by one!

Will Solstice defeat penguin344 despite bringing a fish to a battle between men and dragons?

Will penguin344 ever make it back to the North Pole?

All this and more coming soon; so:

Let's rumble!

The Terms

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Originally Posted by Fat Solstice

Open Challenge

3 vs 3 Singles
First Stage Only, Training Battle
2 Day DQ
2 Recoveries/5 Chills per Pokemon
Arena: Tournament Arena

Originally Posted by Fat penguin344

^sure, I'll take it. (I assume training = no W/L/T count.)

abilities:1
items: nevar (unless you want to use exp share, amulet coin, and the like. those are fine)
switch: creepersplosion

Our battlers are in place! Over in the east corner of the Arena, we have Solstice, with his Mighty Mob of Murkrow plus Two!

Rogue the Murkrow

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Murkrow(M) (Rogue)
Nature: Hasty (A 15% increase (rounded up) in Base Speed and a +5% increase in accuracy (e.g. 85 becomes 90) on this Pokemon's attacks, Defense reduced by *.)
Type: Dark-Flying
Dark: Dark STAB; Immunity to all telepathic and telekinetic attacks, better performance in all darkened and especially twilight conditions. Can use more devious Dark-type attacks while attracted. Revenge and Vengeance have Energy Cost reduced by one (1).
Flying: Flying STAB; immunity to Ground attacks outside extremely odd circumstances even for ground-based flying Pokemon, Heat Wave, Icy Wind, Ominous Wind, Silver Wind, Twister, Whirlwind have have Energy Cost reduced by one (1).

Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 1
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 105 (91x1.15)

EC: 4/6
MC: 3
DC: 2/5

Abilities:
Insomnia: (Innate) This Pokemon is immune to sleep induced by other Pokemon. It's normal state of sleeplessness makes it take 1 less damage/action from Ghost Curse. If it is put to sleep by a Pokemon with Mold Breaker it will wake up the next action.
Super Luck: (Innate) This Pokemon’s natural skill doubles (x2) its critical hit levels above other Pokemon, making its normal moves inflict critical hits 12.5% of the time and its high critical hit moves inflict critical hits 1/3rd of the time.
Prankster(DW): (Innate)
The Pokemon is always prepared for engaging in sneaky tactics and trickery, giving its non-damaging attacks an increase in priority level.

Attacks:
Peck(*)
Astonish(*)
Pursuit(*)
Haze(*)
Wing Attack(*)
Night Shade(*)
Assurance(*)
Roost(*)
Confuse Ray(*)
Perish Song(*)
Snarl(*)
Shadow Ball(*)
Psychic(*)

Quickdraw the Remoraid

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Remoraid (M) Quickdraw
Nature: Quiet (+1 SpA, -15% Speed, -10% Evasion)
Type: Water
Water: Water STAB; Can breathe and have excellent mobility when underwater, are less capable on land unless they are entirely amphibious.

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 2
SpAtk: Rank 4 (+1)
SpDef: Rank 2
Speed: 57 (-10 Evasion)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 15

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
DC: 0/5

Abilities:
Hustle (Can be Enabled): This Pokemon puts immense force and speed in its physical attacks, increasing the Base Attack Power of all its physical attacks by three (3), but the haste used lowers their accuracy to 80% of normal.
Sniper (Innate): This Pokemon has deadly accuracy and strikes sensitive points, increasing its critical hit bonus from +3 to +5 on single attacks, +2 to +3 on two-hit attacks, and +1 to +2 on multi-hit attacks.
Moody (Dream World/Innate): This Pokemon's traits are always fluctuating from one strength to another. At the end of each round, one of the Pokemon's stats (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, Accuracy, Evasion) will be boosted by two (2) stages and another will be reduced by one (1) stage. This stat change lasts until the end of that round, where Moody is re-applied, overwriting the boosted and dropped stats. This stat boost/drop occurs outside the normal boosts/drops.

Attacks:
Water Gun
Lock-On
Psybeam
Aurora Beam
BubbleBeam
Focus Energy

Octazooka
Acid Spray
Water Spout

Flamethrower
Charge Beam
Smack Down

Total Moves: 12

Knockout the Machop

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Machop (M) Knockout
Nature: Adamant
Type: Fighting
Fighting: Fighting STAB; ignore weight restrictions on Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Storm Throw, Submission, and Vital Throw. Superior reaction time in close quarters.

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 4 (+1)
Def: Rank 2
SpAtk: Rank 1 (-1)
SpDef: Rank 2
Speed: 35
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 14

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

Abilities:
Guts (Innate): This Pokemon is tenacious and will work ever harder when under a status condition, raising the Base Attack Power of all its physical attacks by two (2). Pokemon with Guts ignore the attack drop from burn.
No Guard (Innate):This Pokemon has an immense confidence from perfecting each of its attacks, giving them all perfect accuracy. As a result, it feels it can weather every strike, and will not dodge an attack even if ordered to. Only when an OHKO move is issued by the opponent does sense return, and the Pokemon acts normally. Additionally, even with their extra skill, the power and exhaustion involved in using OHKO moves prevents them from being benefited by No Guard; they will have their normal accuracy.
Steadfast (Dream World/Innate): If this Pokemon is flinched, it becomes aware of the speed difference and increases Speed by one (1) stage to make up the difference. This Speed boost is maintained at the end of each round.

Attacks:
Low Kick
Leer
Focus Energy
Karate Chop
Low Sweep
Foresight
Seismis Toss
Revenge

Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Thunder Punch

Payback
Bulk Up
Bulldoze

Total Moves: 14

And over in the west, we have penguin344, with his team of sand dwelling critters!

Larvitar

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Larvitar (*) Dust Devil (M)
Nature: Brave (+1 Atk, -15% Speed, -10% Evasion)
Type: Rock / Ground
Rock: Rock STAB; Reduce damage from all special attacks by two (2) Base Attack Power during Sandstorm. Able to use Sand Tomb without losing focus.
Ground: Ground STAB; Immune to all electrical attacks, can Dig through almost any substance, Evasive Digging reduced from 3 per action Energy Cost to 2 per action, superior senses in darkened cave surroundings.

Abilities:
Guts: (Innate) This Pokemon is tenacious and will work ever harder when under a status condition, raising the Base Attack Power of all its physical attacks by two (2). Pokemon with Guts ignore the attack drop from burn.
Sand Veil (DW): (Innate, Locked) This Pokemon is used to reacting in desert conditions and gets a 20% evasion boost during Sandstorms. Pokemon with this ability are immune to Sandstorm damage.

Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 2
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 35 (41 / 1.15) (-)

EC: 1/9
MC: 0
DC: 1/5

Attacks:

Bite (*)
Leer (*)
Sandstorm (*)
Screech (*)
Chip Away (*)
Rock Slide (*)
Scary Face (*)
Thrash (*)
Earthquake
Stone Edge

Dragon Dance (*)
Pursuit (*)
Stealth Rock (*)

Brick Break (*)
Dig (*)
Protect (*)

Diglett

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Diglett (*) Monty (M)
Nature: Naive (+15% Speed, +27% Accuracy, -1 SpD)
Type: Ground
Ground: Ground STAB; Immune to all electrical attacks, can Dig through almost any substance, Evasive Digging reduced from 3 per action Energy Cost to 2 per action, superior senses in darkened cave surroundings.

Abilities:

Sand Veil: (Innate) This Pokemon is used to reacting in desert conditions and gets a 20% evasion boost during Sandstorms. Pokemon with this ability are immune to Sandstorm damage.
Arena Trap: (Innate) This Pokemon has great knowledge of the field and can always remain close to an earthbound foe no matter where it runs, flying opponents and levitating Pokemon are unaffected.
Sand Force (DW): (Innate, Locked) This Pokemon thrives in Sandstorm conditions, using the power of the swirling sand to augment its Rock, Ground, and Steel-typed attacks. Each of this Pokemon's Rock, Ground, and Steel-typed attacks will have the Base Attack Power increased by two (2). Pokemon with this ability are immune to Sandstorm damage.

Stats:

HP: 80
Atk: Rank 2
Def: Rank 1
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 1 (-)
Spe: 110 (95 * 1.15) (+)

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
DC: 0/5

Attacks:

Scratch (*)
Sand-Attack (*)
Growl (*)
Astonish (*)
Magnitude (*)
Mud Slap (*)
Bulldoze (*)
Dig (*)
Sucker Punch (*)
Fury Swipes (*)

Pursuit (*)
Uproar (*)
Reversal (*)

Rock Slide (*)
Aerial Ace (*)
Sludge Bomb (*)

Gible

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Gible (*) Bruce (M)
Nature: Lonely (+1 Atk, -1 Def)
Type: Dragon / Ground
Dragon: Dragon STAB; More in touch with legendary or special auras in arenas. Able to use Thrash without losing focus.
Ground: Ground STAB; Immune to all electrical attacks, can Dig through almost any substance, Evasive Digging reduced from 3 per action Energy Cost to 2 per action, superior senses in darkened cave surroundings.

Abilities:

Sand Veil: (Innate) This Pokemon is used to reacting in desert conditions and gets a 20% evasion boost during Sandstorms. Pokemon with this ability are immune to Sandstorm damage.
Rough Skin (DW): (Innate, Locked) When struck with a contact attack, this Pokemon’s abrasive skin causes pain to the opponent, dealing 25% of the damage received to the opponent.

Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 1 (-)
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 42


EC: 2/9
MC: 0
DC: 2/5

Attacks:

Tackle (*)
Sand-Attack (*)
Dragon Rage (*)
Sandstorm (*)
Take Down (*)
Sand Tomb (*)
Slash (*)
Dragon Claw

Outrage (*)
Iron Head (*)
Body Slam (*)

Earthquake (*)
Stone Edge (*)
Flamethrower (*)
Toxic
Dig

Are you ready?

Battle!

Turn order:
Solstice sends out and chooses abilities
penguin344 sends out, chooses abilities and orders
Solstice orders
Reverse
Rinse and repeat.

gl;hf

PS. SevenDeadlySins is my official tutor for this match.