Doubles with insane DQ: Terrador vs Charmander

Welcome to this fine battle between two ASB vets in the most... boring... arena... in...


What is it Cloak, can't you tell I'm sleeping?

"Gen gen GAR GENGAR GEN!"

The British are coming? What, this is madness!

A shadow ball to the face later, I'm finally awake and ready to ref in this arena that shall not bother to be described. Doubles. Insane DQ time while I'm busy camping. Fun, fun, fun.


2v2 Doubles
1 Day DQ (Rock-hard, and applies for refs too)
0 Chills/Recovers
ASB Tournament Arena
Switch = KO
no items
all abilities


Charmander:




Terrador:


Terrador, pokemon

You guys know what you're doing.

Nappa, Cyndel, end him!

Ugh I thought we agreed to use unevolved Pokemon.

Anyway, if that's how you want to play, we'll go ahead and play it your way! Go Machoke and Rhyhorn! I said I wouldn't but I guess I can now, so I'm evolving Rhyhorn into Rhydon!

Okay Machoke, this one should be fun. Start with DynamicPunch on Stunky. Then, use Foresight on Haunter and DynamicPunch on it. IF you are Taunted Action 1 or 2, THEN replace actions two and 3 is Vital Throw and DynamicPunch, both on Stunky.

Rhydon, this will be fun for you. Crunch ~ Rock Blast ~ Crunch, all on Haunter.

Char, I brought Haunter to balance Rhydon, but now this is going to have to be ugly.

Haunter: Bide ~ Hold ~ Release (Rhydon)
Stunky: Substitute (20 HP) ~ Foul Play (Rhydon) ~ Foul Play (Rhydon)

Funny enough, if Rock Blast hits Haunter (even with two hits!), this EXACTLY KO's Rhydon; then I'll have to have a battered Haunter and nearly-perfect Stunky to take your Machoke. This will be... interesting, to say the least.

Noobslay'd.

Rhyhorn (AlphaJolt)
HP: 100
Energy: 100
Other: None of consequence


Machoke [Mac] (M)
HP: 100
Energy: 100
Other: None of Consequence

vs


Stunky [Cyndel] (Female)
HP: 100
Energy: 100
Other: None of Consequence


Haunter (Nappa) [Male]
HP: 90
Energy: 100
Other: None of Consequence

Round One: Biding their time

And now begins a surely epic battle of skill, strategy, and power. Will Terrador, the second best poison trainer in ASB, be able to match the strength of a powerful Rhyhorn and Machoke? Only time will tell. Charmander starts things off by sending out a stone rhino and Machoke. But wait, there's more! Rhyhorn starts glowing almost immediately after being sent out, and in his place stands an erect, powerful golem that's plagued the world for five generations. Enter Rhydon! Terrador looks slightly hurt, but sends out his Haunter and Stunky, a powerful poison duo.

Haunter starts the round by building his focus, working himself into a deep state of concentration that leaves him almost oblivous to the world around him. Stunky follows up the lesson in non-aggression by spewing out a thick mist from his... yeah. The cloak begins to condense and solidify, until eventually a creepy, gaseous replica of Stunky stands in its place. Machoke decides that all of this non-violence is enough, and readies his fist for a major impact. As he rushes towards Stunky, the air starts to rush around his hand, until he eventually shatters down the aerodynamic punch straight into the fake Stunky's face. Most of the gasses from the Substitute dissapitate, but a smaller illusion remains. In the meantime, Rhydon has been lumbering across the arena towards his opponent. With every step, the earth shakes, yet the Haunter seems completely unphazed, even as Rhydon takes a bite into the ghost, leaving a lasting scar that lowers his defense.

Haunter continues to float in meditation, oblivious to the terrible scar on his arm. Or, at least it seems that way. Who knows what he's really thinking? In the meantime, the illusion Stunky appears in front of Rhydon, jumping around just when Rhydon is about to hit him. Several exchanges occur, and eventually Rhydon smacks his fist into Stunky who dissolves and reappears elsewhere. Unfortunately, the fist keeps going, and smacks Rhydon in the chest for massive damage. Machoke, in the meantime, is occupied with analyzing every detail of the unmoving Haunter. Eventually, he spots something. It's just a faint memory floating around, but the Machoke picks it up, and finds one link to connect Haunter to its past life. Unfortunately, that's just enough to let Machamp punch it confused. But that part's later. Enraged, Rhydon decides to unleash its anger on anything that moves. However much he wants to destroy the illusion Stunky, Rhydon begrudgingly follows his trainer's orders and slams his fist into the ground, sending three rocks flying towards Haunter, who is pinned to the ground the scar now open and burning with the connection to the pain of his death.

This is enough to awaken Haunter. The memory that Machoke opened up, the scar on his arm, the pain. Only the pain. In his concentration, he doesn't know why the pain is there. Simply that it is. The memory. Death. Pain. Rage. Rage is all he knows. In a fit of fury, he unleashes all of the suffering of death, aimed straight at the nearest living creaure. He slips through the rocks that bind him, and unleashes every ounce of power in his body straight toward's Rhydon, who stumbles back onto the ground in agony and defeat. Seeing how he isn't quite down, Stunky jumps on top of Rhydon, who weakly raises a fist to smack it. Once again, the fist doesn't quite hit it's intended target and Rhydon goes down for the count. Seeking to calm down Haunter and possibly save every living being in the arena, Machoke lunges forwards and strikes his fist into Haunter, who is still tethered to life by the memory of his death. The spiraling air currents and force of the blow combine with Haunter's mental anguish to confuse it, calming it down as it tries to sort things out. Machoke backs off, simply glad to have the immediate crisis over.


Rhydon (AlphaJolt)
HP: KO
Energy: KO
Other: KO


Machoke [Mac] (M)
HP: 100
Energy: 80
Other: None of Consequence

vs


Stunky [Cyndel] (Female)
HP: 80
Energy: 66
Other: 2 HP sub

Haunter (Nappa) [Male]
HP: 32
Energy: 55
Other: Confused (4 actions), visible (5 actions)

Terrador14, go.

Rediamond, nice to see that you think I'll trump Engineer in the running for Poison gym. \m/

Haunter: Hypnosis (Machoke) ~ Psychic (Machoke) ~ Psychic (Machoke)
Stunky: Sludge Bomb (Machoke) ~ Substitute (20 HP) ~ Sludge Bomb (Machoke)
@Haunter: If Hypnosis fails Action 1, use it again and push the queue back!

ok, this will be tough.

Stone Edge + DynamicPunch combo (Haunter) ~ ... ~ Earthquake

IF Haunter successfully uses Hypnosis action 1, THEN push all actions back until you wake up (use attacks in order of issue)

IF Haunter isn't fainted at the start of action 3, THEN use Stone Edge + DynamicPunch on it.

Round Two: Unpleasant Dreams

Haunter begins the round by lowering down to Machoke's level. Despite his mental confusion, Haunter rallies enough force to begin sending signals to Machoke through eye contact, and his honour won't let him avoid it. Fairly soon Haunter has complete control of Machoke's actions through the Hypnotising powers of the eye contact, and casts him into a state of sleep. The Stunky-illusion immediately follows this up by shooting some of the toxins inside of the substitute at Machoke, and he is unable to block his weak point in his sleep as the purple toxins strike for critical damage.

Haunter's previous success at focus breaks down, and he begins to scream in pain an trash himself across the ground as his mental panic and anguish settle in. To defend himself, Stunky begins to fortify his substitute, but the new black cloud around him just joins the old one, and the substitute does not grow any larger.

Finally coming back to his senses, Haunter glares at Machoke, wishing to finish the battle so he can get his thoughts together. His eyes glow once more, but this time Machoke is thrown against the ground, shaking him out of his sleep. However, Stunky shoots another spray of toxins at him before he can quite get all of the way off of the ground. Then Machoke roars. Anything Rhydon and Haunter did previously is dwarfed by the sound, and the ground itself trembles mildly, causing Haunter to rise into the air nervously. And then it begins. Machoke pounds his fists into the ground relentlessly, sending off shockeaves in every direction as the force of an Earthquake is unleashed. While Haunter avoids the worst, Stunky's substitute is shattered in the attack, leaving it fully exposed to face off with an angry Machoke.

Machoke
HP: 51
Energy: 73
Other: None of Consequence

vs

Haunter
HP: 25
Energy: 52
Other: None of consequence

Stunky
HP: 80
Energy: 36
Other: None of consequence

Ugh ok whatever.

Stone Edge + Ice Punch on Haunter ~ ... ~ Earthquake
IF Stunky is not behind a Substitute A3, THEN use DynamicPunch

Haunter: 20 HP Substitute ~ Psychic (Machoke) ~ Psychic (Machoke)
Stunky: 20 HP Substitute ~ Sludge Bomb ~ Chill

Machoke [Mac] (M)
HP: 51
Energy: 73
Other: None of Consequence

vs


Stunky [Cyndel] (Female)
HP: 80
Energy: 36
Other: N/A

Haunter (Nappa) [Male]
HP: 25
Energy: 38
Other: None of consequence

Round Three: Life behind a mask

As soon as the new orders are given, Haunter and Stunky are off and running. Both surround themselves with ominous black gas, just like Stunky's previous illusion. Machoke isn't phazed in the least, and begins an attack not often seen. Or ever seen, for that matter. Machoke picks up a large rock from the ground, and throws it up several dozen feet in the air. As it comes down, he summons more air currents around his fist, but this time they are very, very cold ones. Mac slams his icy fist into the rock, sending the combination of ice and stone particles at Haunter, whose substitute barely survives the hit.

Haunter retakes offensive momentum, and surrounds Machoke in another eerie blue aura that causes him mental pain. Stunky shoots out even more toxic sludge from behind his substitute, while Machoke still rests from the effort of the last attack.

Wishing to finish things off, Haunter strikes Machoke with another Psychic attack. Stunky, in the meantime, does nothing. At least it seems that way to any observer in the stadium. In reality, he's actually taking a brief power nap to restore some of his energy. Go figure. Machoke has regained his composure now, and wants to score at least one kill before he goes out. He summons yet another shockwave across the arena that demolishes Stunky's substitute, leaving him exposed for the final part of the showdown.


Machoke [Mac] (M)
HP: 1
Energy: 50
Other: None of Consequence

vs


Stunky [Cyndel] (Female)
HP: 60
Energy: 24
Other: N/A

Haunter (Nappa) [Male]
HP: 5
Energy: 3
Other: 2 HP substitute

Haunter: Lick ~ Chill ~ Lick
Stunky: Chill, chill, chill!

good job

go ~ to ~ heaven

Machoke [Mac] (M)
HP: 1
Energy: 50
Other: None of Consequence

vs


Stunky [Cyndel] (Female)
HP: 60
Energy: 24
Other: N/A

Haunter (Nappa) [Male]
HP: 5
Energy: 3
Other: 2 HP substitute

Round Four: The taste of Victory

Immediately following the rather pessimistic orders, Substitute Haunter glides over to Machoke, and licks it. They say the lick of a Haunter is a passage to death. In this case, it's only a passage to a KO and the end of the match.


Machoke [Mac] (M)
HP: KO
Energy: KO
Other: KO

vs


Stunky [Cyndel] (Female)
HP: 60
Energy: 24
Other: N/A

Haunter (Nappa) [Male]
HP: 5
Energy: 1
Other: 2 HP substitute

Refnotes: I think this battle (and every other one where the move was used) just shows how broken Bide is at the moment. An otherwise adventageous position was absolutely destroyed by a single move. While this can be said of several moves, the fact that it makes it impossible to use offense on a frail mon (normally by far the best strategy) while they can hit back full force is absolutely insane. Anyways, on to counters.

Charmander: 2TC
-Machoke: EC, DC, 2MC
-Rhydon: See above
Terrador: 2TC
-Stunky: See Machoke and Rhydon
-Haunter: 1 EC, 2MC, 2KO counters

Rediamond: 4 RC