Dogfish44 vs. shadowbone66: Fighting for Peace (Korski refs)

Two trainers silently enter an immense temple. Large statues line the great hall, leading up to an immense, marble likeness of Balder, the Norse god of peace and joy. The trainers approach the statue and kneel out of grave respect for the magical aura they feel pulsing through their veins. They ask for the god’s blessing before turning to each other and shaking hands, again, out of respect for each other and for the honor of the imminent battlers. They then silently move to opposite ends of the Temple to square off.

Battle On!

Arena:
Temple of Balder. The Norse god of peace and joy, this temple was built out of respect. It is said that being here can enforce a stronger willpower or improved health, and it has yet been unknown for any maladies to be obtained here. The temple is sacred, but the courtyard is suitable for battling on.

Arena effects: All pokémon have a permanent safeguard. Pokémon also learn the following actions:

Prayer for Peace: You regain 10 HP and 5 EN.
Prayer for Power: All stats are boosted by 1, similar to the effect of an Ominous Wind boost (10 EN).
Prayer for Justice: You lose 5 HP, and a Heavenly Anvil falls from the sky, doing 12 damage (10 EN).
Prayer for Courage: If you are below 50% of your original HP, this will give all attacks a +1 bonus to base power for the next 9 actions. If above 50%, this fails.

Rules:
Switch = TRULZY (KO)
One Ability
Items = Popple (None)

Teams:

Dogfish44:
Dogfish44 will be cashing in Fledermaus’s 1 DC at the start of the match to unlock its Dream World ability, Simple!


shadowbone66:

1. Dogfish44 sends out Pokemon + ability
2. shadowbone66 sends out Pokemon + ability, issues actions
3. Dogfish44 issues actions
4. Korski refs

Let's see who can best curry the favor of the gods!

Sunkool, my Sunkern with Solar Power, let's go!

Go! Leslie the-wait. What the- LESLIE IS EVOLVING! B'D


He also learns Double Hit, but whatevs.

Now, that new head may seem strange, but work with him! (Him? o3o)

Taunt that Sunkern! Make it FURIOUS. Then, make a combo of Crunch and Fire Fang!

Good Sunkern, you've already achieved your purpose by getting Zweilous out.

Now to deal with him - Solarbeam, then Sludge Bomb. Then finish off with another Solarbeam.

Peace is abandoned early on in this battle, while, after being Taunted, Sunkool draws in what little energy it can from the sun through a crack in the Temple's ancient infrastructure and fires off a Solarbeam! Leslie, only slightly phazed, starts plotting something devious while Sunkool fires off a Sludge Bomb for some good damage! Finally, Leslie unveils its hidden plan and lunges at Sunkool, trapping it in the left head's jaw while the other clamps down with a mighty Fire Fang! Ouch, that hurt! Leslie arrogantly drops Sunkool to the floor. That's not very respectful! Let's hope Balder didn't see. It takes a moment to admire the increasing sun energy coming in through the ceiling, but that's not just high noon, it's another Solarbeam right to the face!

~ROUND 1 BEGINS~

Sunkool
HP: 90
Energy: 100
Boosts: None
Other: None


Leslie
HP: 100
Energy: 100
Boosts: None
Other: None

Action 1:

Leslie: Taunt (-10 energy)

Sunkool: Solarbeam (12 damage, -8 energy, crit fails)

Action 2:

Sunkool: Sludge Bomb (11 damage, -7 energy, crit fails, poison fails)

Leslie: Crunch-Fire Fang combo (29 damage, -13 energy, crit fails, burn fails, flinch=non-factor)

Action 3:

Leslie: Rests on laurels

Sunkool: Solarbeam (12 damage, -8 energy, crit fails)

~ROUND 1 ENDS~

Sunkool
HP: 61
Energy: 77
Boosts: None
Other: Taunted (3 more actions)

Leslie
HP: 65
Energy: 77
Boosts: None
Other: None

For Leslie's combo I gave it both STAB for Crunch and 1.5x damage for a SE hit. Let me know if I did anything wrong.

1. Dogfish44 issues actions
2. shadowbone66 issues actions
3. Korski refs

When in rome, do what the Romans do! And for our example, let's assume that's winning!

Sludge Bomb ~ Mega Drain ~ Sludge Bomb

Heh...let's get CRAFTY.

Make a 12 HP Substitute to start out with. Then, get all Worked Up! HOW DARE THAT LITTLE SEED DIRTY THE DOLL YOU WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE. Punish it with a FANG OF FIRE!

shadowbone66 prepares his Leslie for another skirmish in the ancient temple by ordering a 12 HP Substitute, which Sunkool promptly smacks with another Sludge Bomb that can't seem to break the ugly doll version of the ugly monster (no offense, this temple is just so beautiful in comparison)! Leslie takes this advantage to get Worked Up for a period of intense action. Sunkool, meanwhile, musters up a Mega Drain enough to break Leslie's Substitute. Looking for a little HP in return, the poor little thing only gets a face-full of fuzz. Womp womp. To add insult to injury, Leslie fires off a brutal Fire Fang, clutching Sunkool in its jaws yet again! Sunkool manages to get free and get it together enough to send another Sludge Bomb at the now-exposed Leslie to finish out the round!

~ROUND 2 BEGINS~

Sunkool
HP: 61
Energy: 77
Boosts: None
Other: Taunted (3 more actions)

Leslie
HP: 65
Energy: 77
Boosts: None
Other: None

Action 1:

Leslie: Substitute (-12 HP, -9 energy)

Sunkool: Sludge Bomb (11 damage, -7 energy, crit fails, poison=non-factor)

Action 2:

Leslie: Work Up (-7 energy)

Sunkool: Mega Drain (breaks Sub, -9 energy)

Action 3:

Leslie: Fire Fang (14 damage, -5 energy, crit fails, burn fails, flinch fails)

Sunkool: Sludge Bomb (11 damage, -7 energy, crit fails, poison fails)

~ROUND 2 ENDS~

Sunkool
HP: 47
Energy: 54
Boosts: None
Other: None

Leslie
HP: 42
Energy: 56
Boosts: None
Other: +1 Atk/SpA (3 more actions)

No prayers, huh.

1. shadowbone66 issues actions
2. Dogfish44 issues actions
3. Korski refs

Ok, first things first. Get behind a 15 HP Substitute. Then, Pray for Courage! And with said Courage, Rush at him like the Dragon you are!

15HP Sub -> Prayer for Courage -> Dragon Rush

No Taunt? WOO!

Sludge Bomb ~ Mega Drain ~ Leech Seed

And the battlers are starting to get worn down. Leslie, apparently finding the events of the prevoius round worth a good chuckle, makes another Substitute and ducks behind it! Sunkool goes with its trusty Sludge Bomb again, which CRITICAL HITS and obliterates Leslie's Substitute into a million pieces (Balder's revenge from round 1, perhaps?) Leslie looks a little jarred from that and vows never to anger the gods again, so it Prays for Courage and swells with an enormous, ethereal light! What faith! Sunkool connects with Mega Drain for unimpressive damage, unfortunately, while soaking up a little in return. Finally, coming down from the Work Up in the previous round and infused with the courage of the gods, Leslie slams forward with a mighty Dragon Rush and knocks Sunkool back against one of the statues! The brave Sunkool responds by Leech Seeding Leslie! What an intense round!

~ROUND 3 BEGINS

Sunkool
HP: 47
Energy: 54
Boosts: None
Other: None

Leslie
HP: 42
Energy: 56
Boosts: None
Other: +1 Atk/SpA (3 more actions)

Action 1:

Leslie: Substitute (-15 HP, -12 energy)

Sunkool: Sludge Bomb (breaks Sub, -7 energy, crit successful)

Action 2:

Leslie: Prayer for Courage - this will give all attacks a +1 bonus to base power for the next 9 actions (no energy cost specified, so +/- 0 energy

Sunkool: Mega Drain (8 damage, +4 HP, -9 energy, crit fails)

Action 3:

Leslie: Dragon Rush (17 damage, -7 energy)

Sunkool: Leech Seed (3 HP sapped, -10 energy)

~ROUND 3 ENDS~

Sunkool
HP: 37
Energy: 28
Boosts: None
Other: None

Leslie
HP: 26
Energy: 37
Boosts: None
Other: +1 boost to Base Power (8 more actions), Leech Seeded (5 more actions)

1. Dogfish44 issues actions
2. shadowbone66 issues actions
3. Korski ref

Is Leech Seed not in the status for an major reason?

Fixed. I also noticed I forgot to add 4 HP to Sunkool after Mega Drain. That is also fixed. You may proceed.

Sludge Bomb ~ Prayer for Justice ~ Sludge Bomb

Sub Move: If Taunted action 1 or 2, replace Prayer for Justice with Mega Drain.

15HP Substitute -> Taunt -> Fire Fang

Keeping in line with the strategy, Leslie builds up another Substitute, just in time for Sunkool to throw a Sludge Bomb at it! Leslie, safety behind its Substitute, once again Taunts the seedling before it Mega Drains the remainder of Leslie's Sub. Shaking off the deja vu, Leslie flies at Sunkool with a Fire Fang, which Sunkool follows up with another devastating Sludge Bomb, Knocking Out the two-headed beast! But boy, does Sunkool look winded! That was a hard-fought KO, and the gods have surely taken note!

~ROUND 4 BEGINS~

Sunkool
HP: 37
Energy: 28
Boosts: None
Other: None

Leslie
HP: 26
Energy: 37
Boosts: None
Other: +1 boost to Base Power (8 more actions), Leech Seeded (5 more actions)

Action 1:

Leslie: Substitute (-15 HP, -12 energy); Leech Seed -3 HP

Sunkool: Sludge Bomb (11 damage, -7 energy, crit fails), LS +3 HP

Action 2:

Leslie: Taunt (-10 energy); LS -3 HP

Sunkool: Mega Drain (breaks Sub, -9 energy, crit fails); LS +3 HP

Action 3:

Leslie: Fire Fang (14 damage, -5 energy, crit fails, burn fails, flinch fails)

Sunkool: Sludge Bomb (9 damage, -7 energy, crit fails) --> KO

~ROUND 4 ENDS~

Sunkool
HP: 29
Energy: 5
Boosts: None
Other: None

Leslie
HP: 0
Energy: 10
Boosts: None
Other: Kaput

shadowbone needs a new Pokemon.

And it shall be provided. Go, Raptor the Scratchet!

And you attack ^_^

Yes. YES I DO. I MOST DEFINITELY KNEW THAT. :3

Return -> Brick Break -> Return

Prayer for Peace ~ Bide ~ Bide

Well it looks like shadowbone66's second Pokemon is going to be Raptor the Scratchet (please select an ability before the next round, btw)! Sunkool looks like it’s about to collapse from fatigue, but it sings a beautiful Prayer for Peace, which looks like it rejuvenated Sunkool a little! Raptor responds with a quick Return, followed by a Brick Break! Wait, why did Sunkool just sit there for that? Raptor doesn’t waste time asking questions and connects with another Return! Wow! Sunkool must’ve just given up on hope, because it continues to sit there as the final blow Knocks it Out for good.

~ROUND 5 BEGINS~

Sunkool
HP: 29
Energy: 5
Boosts: None
Other: None

Raptor
HP: 90
Energy: 100
Boosts: None
Other: None

Action 1:

Sunkool: Prayer for Peace (+10 HP, +5 energy)
Raptor: Return (14 damage, -6 energy)

Action 2:

Sunkool: Bide
Raptor: Brick Break (14 damage, -5 energy)

Action 3:

Sunkool: Bide
Raptor: Return (11 damage, -6 energy)

~ROUND 5 ENDS~

Sunkool
HP: 0
Energy: 10
Boosts: None
Other: None

Raptor
HP: 90
Energy: 88
Boosts: None
Other: None

Dogfish44 (Pokemon + ability + actions) --> shadowbone66 (raptor's ability + actions) --> Korski

Fledermaus! Let's go!

Fledermaus (F ; Simple), begin with an Imprison. Then Prayer for Power, then Psychic.

The reaping begins shortly ^_^

Use your inner Prankster to bring him down!

We need to get tricksy to win this matchup, Raptor.

Confuse Ray -> Prayer for Power -> Return

~ROUND 6 BEGINS~ and suddenly it becomes clear why Dogfish44 chose these "prayer" rules

Fledermaus
HP: 90
Energy: 100
Boosts: None
Other: None

Raptor
HP: 90
Energy: 88
Boosts: None
Other: None

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Dogfish44 sends out his Fledermaus the Woobat for a heart-to-heart of PAIN! It goes for an Imprison on Raptor, but the little cub's Prankster ways allowed it to sneak in a Confuse Ray first! Fledermaus becomes severely confused, hurting itself in confusion (and thus failing on Imprison) by flying around in circles and into walls, seemingly unable to understand what's going on! Raptor takes this time to pray to the great Balder for Power with just that, a Prayer for Power. Fledermaus, despite its confusion, manages to do the same and gets real pumped up! Boosting must be pretty Simple awesome pun, Korski! (thanks!) for the little bat, because it had all its stats raised by 2! Uh oh, will things get too powerful for this ancient building? Will Balder end up aiding in the destruction of his own temple? Let's hope not. Finally, after playing mind games with each other and praying a bit, the two competitors actually decide to battle, with Fledermaus firing a mighty Psychic at Raptor, hitting it hard despite its confusion! Raptor fires back with a beefy Return, finishing out the round with a bang!

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Action 1:

Raptor: Confuse Ray (-5 energy)
Fledermaus: hurts self in confusion (-3 HP, -3 energy)

Action 2:

Raptor: Prayer for Power (All stats are boosted by 1, -10 energy)
Fledermaus: Prayer for Power (All stats are boosted by 2 (Simple), -10 energy)

Action 3:

Fledermaus: Psychic (23 damage, -7 energy)
Raptor: Return (16 damage, -7 energy)

~ROUND 6 ENDS~

Fledermaus
HP: 71
Energy: 80
Boosts: +2 to all stats (+1 after next round)
Other: None

Raptor
HP: 67
Energy: 66
Boosts: +1 to all stats (+0 after next round)
Other: None

Fair enough. Let's play the Prankster-abuse this turn, Raptor. Use your epic Rays of Confusion again, followed by an ear-piercing Roar. Finish by Roosting on the ground comfortably.

Confuse Ray -> Roar -> Roost