Round 2- The Star Gazers vs. Cruel Britannia: waterwarrior vs. Objection! (4v4 Dubs)

(Curse the thread title character limit! D:<)

In what promises to be an exciting and Phoenix Wright-pun-filled match, waterwarrior of underdog team The Star Gazers will be taking on Objection of heavy-favourite-to-win-it-all Cruel Britannia! (I'm not British, but I figured I should spell "favorite" that way because of the team it's talking about. :P) Let's get this show on the road!

(By the way, I'm trying out a slight variation of my standard reffing format for this match, so I apologize in advance for any errors with anything.)



waterwarrior addresses the chairman:

Objection seconds waterwarrior's motion:

waterwarrior had no preference in switch style, while Objection selected Switch = OK. Therefore, this match will be Switch = OK! Both of you PM me your starting 'mons and we can get this match going!

waterwarrior will open with Kippy the Swampert and Beast Boy the Ditto!
Objection will lead off with Oogie Boogie the Dusknoir and Scar the Tomohawk!
Dummy007 sends out his American coin!
[Heads = waterwarrior, Tails = Objection]



Looks like Objection will be ordering first! Let the festivities commence!

Oogie Boogie: Taunt (Beast Boy) - Future Sight (Beast Boy) - Psychic (Beast Boy)
If Beast Boy (or whatever pokemon Beast Boy transforms into) uses a protective/evasive move on action 1, change action 1 to Will-O-Wisp (Kippy) and push actions back.
If Beast Boy (or whatever pokemon Beast Boy transforms into) uses Taunt on Oogie Boogie on the action Oogie Boogie uses Taunt, change that action to Psychic (Beast Boy).

Scar: Taunt (Kippy) - Air Slash (Beast Boy) - Hidden Power (Beast Boy)
If Beast Boy (or whatever pokemon Beast Boy transforms into) uses Rain Dance on action 1, change action 1 to Sunny Day and push actions back.
If Beast Boy (or whatever pokemon Beast Boy transforms into) uses Taunt on Oogie Boogie on the action Oogie Boogie uses Taunt, change action 1 to Taunt (Beast Boy) and push actions back.

Are you a gambling man, Santa Objection?

Beast Boy, use your Imposter and transform yourself into Oogie Boogie the Dusknoir!

Kippy: Waterfall Oogie -> Stone Edge Oogie -> Waterfall Oogie
Beast Boy: Imprison (Taunt, Future Sight, Psychic) Oogie -> Toxic Oogie -> Shadow Ball Oogie
If Taunted, change actions to Shadow Ball Oogie -> Psychic Scar -> Shadow Ball Oogie

Round 1: Will the Real Oogie Boogie Please Stand Up?

Rules:
-4v4 Doubles
-ASB Arena
-All Abilities
-No Items
-5 recovers/5 chills
-2 Substitutions
-2 Day DQ for battlers
-2/3 Day DQ for refs
-Self-KO clause; in the event of a double KO to end the match, the Pokemon that KOed itself through whatever means (self-KOing move, energy exhaustion, etc) loses.

waterwarrior's Star Gazer-er-ers:

Objection's Cruel Brits:

Round 1 Begin!

As soon as he exits his Poke Ball, Beast Boy pulls out a Dusknoir costume and puts it on, somehow gaining its powers in the process. Scar then gives the evil eye to waterwarrior's team, reducing their attack stats and sending waterwarrior to the corner to once again mourn the loss of Mufasa. We'll check on him in a minute...

Scar opens the action here in the arena by shouting something about "haeting Mudkipz" at Kippy. Kippy takes offense at this, as he was once an adorable Mudkip, so he runs quickly to Venezuela, picks up Angel Falls, runs back, and drops the whole thing on Oogie Boogie's head. (Or was that Beast Boy? I can't tell anymore...) Somehow, it does pathetic damage. One of the Dusknoir (SO CONFUSED) taps into the other's mind, fusing the two together temporarily! When the two break apart, the other one just kind of floats there, not doing anything. According to my calcs here, that was an Imprison. Okay, sure, let's go with that! *is banned from ASB for breaking the fourth wall* (I've got the moves like Ullar, I've got the moves like Ullar, I've got the moo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooves like Ullar...)

*returns after decade-long hiatus* All right, what happened here while I was gone?...Nothing? What is wrong with you people? Can't you battle with a referee? HAVE YOU NO FREE WILL? /endrant Anyway, Scar calls forth the power of the wind to slice at Beast Boy/Oogie Boogie (I haven't gotten any better at differentiating between them in ten years), which prompts Kippy to leap (albeit a little more slowly now) to his partner's defense. For some inexplicable reason, though, he decides to attack a Dusknoir instead of Scar; I don't know which one he hit, but the hit was a critical one! One of the Dusknoir sprays some toxic gas at the other one...who responds by flailing his arms around a bit. How that did damage, I will never understand, but at least I can kind of tell them apart now!

Scar conjures up his hidden power, culminating in a freezing blast that actually doesn't do a whole lot to the Dusknoir he attacked. Kippy gets defensive again, picking Angel Falls back up and dropping it on a Dusknoir's head. (I hear angry Venezuelans in the distance; they don't like it when people steal their waterfalls.) One of the Dusknoir then smashes the other with a ball of shadows (a "Shadow Ball," as they're called), prompting an instinctive response of more flailing. Yeah, folks, this is the kind of action we on Smogon live for!

It seems that waterwarrior has finally convinced himself that Mufasa is in a better place. Fortunately, he's come out ahead this round despite not seeming to have done anything. Can he keep this lead up, or will the advantage of ordering second allow Objection to take the lead? Find out next reffing!

End Round 1

waterwarrior's Star Gazer-er-ers:

Objection's Cruel Brits:


(Check the summaries and facts to be sure I didn't miss anything; this round had a lot happening!) waterwarrior, you're up!

Hmm... Kippy, you may not be doing much, but I'd still rather keep you in. Can't let that Dusknoir run away now that we've almost got him on the ropes!!

Beast Boy: Taunt (Scar) -> Hex (Oogie) -> Shadow Ball (Oogie)
If Taunted A1, change actions to Hex (Oogie) -> Shadow Ball (Oogie) -> Psychic (Scar)
If Oogie uses Pain Split AND you are not Taunted, change that action to Taunt (Oogie) and push back

Kippy: Stone Edge (Oogie) -> Waterfall (Oogie) -> Stone Edge (Scar)
If Oogie uses Pain Split on you AND he is not Taunted, change that action to Dig (Oogie)
If Scar uses Solarbeam on you, change that action to Dive (Scar). The first sub takes precedence.

Imprison shenanigans, huh? Well two can play at that game!

Oogie Boogie: Imprison (Beast Boy [Hex, Shadow Ball, Taunt]) - Pain Split (Beast Boy) - Toxic (Beast Boy)

Scar: Quash (Beast Boy) - Sunny Day - SolarBeam (Kippy)

Round 2: Expecting waterwarrior to have an easy win? TOO BAD! WALUIGI TIME!

Rules:
-4v4 Doubles
-ASB Arena
-All Abilities
-No Items
-5 recovers/5 chills
-2 Substitutions
-2 Day DQ for battlers
-2/3 Day DQ for refs
-Self-KO clause; in the event of a double KO to end the match, the Pokemon that KOed itself through whatever means (self-KOing move, energy exhaustion, etc) loses.

waterwarrior's Star Gazer-er-ers:


Objection's Cruel Brits:

Round 2 Begin!

One of the Dusknoir (I'm guessing Beast Boy?) starts yelling derogatory comments at Scar, but Scar cuts him off, saying:



While the Dusknoir pauses to consider this, Kippy runs up to the other one and hits him with a bunch of pointy rocks that don't really do anything. That Dusknoir then...umm...what was that move again? It's been so long...Incarcerate? Impersonate? EXTERMINATE?!?! *reads calcs* Oh, Imprison! Yeah, that. The Dusknoir that got Imprisoned then determines his opinion on Scar's statement, but all that thinking/being Imprisoned causes him to forget his list of insults, so he just sits there.

Scar then does some sort of mystic tribal dance before flying up to the Sun and turning up its thermostat. Kippy, apparently unaware that some of its water has now evaporated, picks up Angel Falls again and drops it on a Dusknoir, although the lower mass and therefore lower force resulted in less damage...hey, does anyone else smell scrambled eggs? And why am I going blind? *puts two and two together* MY EYES ARE BURNING! TURN OFF THE SUN! FIND A DOCTOR! GET SOME HOT WATER! GET SOME DISINFECTANT!

One eye correction surgery later...

I'm back! What's happened since I left?...Nothing? Again? Geez, I feel so important. Anyway, the two Dusknoir each conjure up a strange glowing ball, and the two balls gradually become the same brightness. Weird. At least it's not as bright as the Sun, though! One of the Dusknoir then flails at the other one in a rather pathetic fashion. Whoo.

Scar summons forth a magical glowing beam and nukes Kippy with it. Kippy looks really shaken after such an intense boot to the head, but he successfully leaps into the water and starts swimming towards Scar, Jaws-style. More flailing ensues from one Dusknoir, which prompts the other one to spray the first with some sort of poisonous gas. Kippy then emerges from the water in Shamu-style fashion...but Scar flies two inches out of reach and Kippy falls to the arena floor with a thud.

The tide has really turned this round! Both players are on about equal footing now; how will the next round pan out?

End Round 2

waterwarrior's Star Gazer-er-ers:


Objection's Cruel Brits:


Objection, make your move!

Shouldn't my Dusknoir have a bit less HP than his Ditto, since after the Pain Split, my Dusknoir takes 2 struggles and 4 Toxic damage, whereas his Ditto takes the recoil damage and only 1 Toxic damage. By my calculations, my Dusknoir should have 36 HP.

You are absolutely correct. Fixed.

Bah... Where's a pack of hyenas/ loose thread/ pit of fire/ Mickey Mouse where you need one (sorry, couldn't resist~)?

Kippy, you're practically useless until the sun goes away, so Houdin will come out and take the spotlight!

Houdin: Psychic -> Zap Cannon -> Psychic (all Scar)
If Quash is used AND you are not Taunted, change that action to Taunt (Scar)
If Protect is used, change that action to Shadow Ball Frollo, but not twice in a row
Beast Boy: Will-o-Wisp (Frollo) -> Confuse Ray (Frollo) -> Psychic (Scar)
If Taunted, change remaining actions to Psychic (Scar) -> Fire Punch (Frollo) -> Psychic (Scar)

Not what I was hoping you would do, but close enough.

Frollo: Light Screen - Foresight (Beast Boy) - Hi Jump Kick (Beast Boy)

Scar: Safeguard - Air Slash (Beast Boy) - Aura Sphere (Beast Boy)

No paralysis, burn or confusion for you!

I hate you so much right now -.-

Round 3: Frollollollollollollolloll

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
And the sun is still up, I'm up against a Flying-type, Light Screen is up... My god am I screwed.

Fluttershy, try your hardest to get me out of this mess I made?

Seriously, what the hell could Swampert even do here?

Decline to counterswitch

Really? Aw, I was gonna set up Rain Dance.

Oogie Boogie: Combo: Shadow Ball + Shadow Ball (Houdin) - Cooldown (or Combo: Shadow Sneak + Shadow Sneak (Houdin)) - Shadow Ball (Houdin)
If Houdin uses Ally Switch, change the target of that action to Fluttershy to negate Ally Switch's effect.
If Houdin uses a protective/evasive move and didn't use one on the previous action, change that action to Fire Punch (Fluttershy).

Scar: Taunt (Fluttershy) - Chill - Chill
If Fluttershy uses Taunt on you on action 1, change action 2 to Air Slash (Fluttershy) and action 3 to Aerial Ace (Fluttershy).

-sigh- If only Zam had the other 37 moves I claimed outside the tournament... But let's hope this goes right!

Houdin: Psychic (Scar) -> Psyshock (Scar) -> Psychic (Scar)
Fluttershy: Hurricane (Scar) -> Taunt (Scar) -> Hurricane (Scar)

Oh god I'm so screwed...

Round 4: When Hax Attacks

Rules:
-4v4 Doubles
-ASB Arena
-All Abilities
-No Items
-5 recovers/5 chills
-2 Substitutions
-2 Day DQ for battlers
-2/3 Day DQ for refs
-Self-KO clause; in the event of a double KO to end the match, the Pokemon that KOed itself through whatever means (self-KOing move, energy exhaustion, etc) loses.

waterwarrior's Star Gazer-er-ers:

Objection's Cruel Brits:

Round 4 Begin!

waterwarrior sends Fluttershy the Whimsicott in to battle, prompting Objection to pull out Frollo (there went all my jokes ;_;) and send Oogie Boogie back in. The blinding sunlight of death (brilliant band name right there) is beginning to fade, but it remains strong enough for Fluttershy to photosynthesize at an unusually quick rate.

Scar, ever the practical jokester (I guess killing other lions counts as practical joking?), begins rapidly yelling obscenities at Fluttershy. Nothing seems to be working until Scar yells something about "worthless girly #@$*! ponies," which greatly offends both Fluttershy and waterwarrior. The following image depicts Scar's reaction to this, with the image afterward depicting Oogie Boogie's reaction to Scar's reaction:





Fluttershy is so mad, in fact, that she runs up, infiltrates the Light Screen, and nukes Scar with a hurricane in the middle of a sunny day. Scar looks a little dazed from that attack, but the winds weren't violent enough to confuse him. Houdin adds his own attack to the war on terrorism Scar, throwing him so hard against the ground with psychic energy that Scar Special Defense actually falls! Oogie Boogie, who wants to get in on the action, throws a massive bomb at Houdin, resulting in an explosion of shadowy power. Oogie Boogie looks really tired after that attack, but it did take a giant chunk out of Houdin's health.

Fluttershy tries her hand at some insults now, but she is still too mad at Scar to think or speak coherently, leading to a barrage of harmless "your mom" insults. Scar simply chuckles at this and takes a breather, regaining some of his spent energy (additionally, his mom really was all the things Fluttershy said, reducing their impact greatly). Houdin concentrates his psychic energy into a blast shaped like a fist, sending it smashing into Scar and cutting his health to dangerously low levels. That even looked like a critical hit from my perspective! Oogie Boogie looks like he really wants to fight back, but he's too worn-out from his combo to do anything at the moment. Who knew bombing things took so much work?

Scar continues to chill out, thinking that waterwarrior's Pokemon won't waste their time finishing off his one-and-a-half HP. Fluttershy is angry, though- so angry, in fact, that not only does she finish Scar off but she does it in the most overkill way (I can't help but feel that using 'overkill' as an adjective is some kind of sin) possible: with ANOTHER Hurricane! Scar is thrown in a series of several full-circle tours of the arena before coming to rest. In one of the side walls. After moving at 80 mph. Face first. Objection recalls Scar with a grimace while Houdin attempts to lift Scar's Poke Ball to no avail. Perhaps a KO sub would have helped? Anyway, Oogie Boogie ends this round by slamming Houdin with another Shadow Ball, which, due to some magical rulings that I just learned about, actually expends the last of Oogie Boogie's energy! What a surprise!

With waterwarrior now leading 3-2, the balance of power in this game has shifted once again. Can waterwarrior taek advantage of his lead, or will Objection object to this and take home a win? Find out next round, when I stop ending the round with rhetorical questions!

End Round 4

waterwarrior's Star Gazer-er-ers:

Objection's Cruel Brits:


Objection automatically sends out Frollo and Pete, meaning it's immediately waterwarrior's turn to order!

Straight from the list of unlisted rulings (which I can't c/p for some odd reason), the STAB bonus in combos applies at the end and the consecutive energy penalty applies to Oogie's Shadow Ball A3, so the combo cost (6+10)1.75 -1 = 27 EN. The third Shadow Ball should cost him 13 EN, adding up to 40 EN total, meaning Oogie Boogie is KO'd due to EN exhaustion.

Which also means that I'm currently winning 3-2. How the fuck did this happen.

Fortunately, the unlisted ruling list is in Objection's sig. ^_^ You are correct, waterwarrior, and the necessary changes have been made.

Alrighty then. Now that the sun is down (I think), your Safeguard is gone, and your Light Screen is destroyed as well, time to fuck some shit up! USA! USA! USA! USA!

Houdin: Psychic (Pete) -> Shadow Ball (Pete) -> Psychic (Pete)
If Pete successfully uses a Protective action AND Frollo is not using a protective action, redirect to Frollo
If Houdin is targeted by Payback, change that action to Counter (Pete)

Fluttershy: Hurricane (Pete) -> Shadow Ball (Frollo) -> Hurricane (Pete)
If Pete successfully uses a Protective action AND Frollo is not using a protective action, redirect to Frollo
If targeted by Fake Out, Absorb (Frollo) and push actions back. Only activate once.

Do your worst!

Actually, sun is still up for 1 round and Safeguard is still up for 2 rounds. Light Screen is gone though.

Frollo: Fake Out (Fluttershy) - Combo: Focus Punch + Fire Punch (Fluttershy) - Cooldown

Pete (enable Sheer Force): Combo: Focus Punch + Payback (Houdin) - Cooldown - Combo: Focus Punch + Fire Punch (Fluttershy)

If any of the combos are illegal, please get in touch with me before reffing so I can change them.