Get these motherfucking bugs off this motherfucking plane!

rediamond said:

Open Challenge
1 vs 1 Strongmon singles (PM one to ref)
2 Day DQ
2 Recovers/5 Chills
3 Subs
Arena=Verde Insect Park

arena

Inside of a prominent Insect Research Center, one huge room rises up seven floors to the top of a massive dome. The trainers will fight five stories up in it, on a gigantic web system that effectively traps all Pokemon on it and prevents easy escape. As such, digging and flying will be extremely difficult for Pokemon not used to navigating webs or strong enough to break through it. The web is used as a research facility for all kinds of bugs, and has a climate control system to recreate any types of weather. The director has generously allowed both sides to use it for the battle, and all weather will work. However, there are no rocks or water pools and the web is completely fireproof.

Summary:
-Grounded Pokemon (bar bugs) will have -10% evasion and -5 base speed
-Only levitating/flying ground types and any bug may use fly, sky drop, or dig successfully
-Bounce will fail
-No natural rocks
-No natural water

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Tempermantia said:

Taking this.

Training Items
All Abilities
Switch=!no

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Rediamond said:

Heracross

Heracross [Corpus] (M)
Nature: Adamant (+1Att, -1SpAtt)

Type:
Bug/Fight: Bug STAB; More mobility in dense brush or forest conditions. Gain an extra guaranteed attack on multi-hit moves. Fighting STAB; ignore weight restrictions of throwing/grappling moves. Superior reaction time in close quarters.

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk+: Rank 6
Def: Rank 3
SpA-: Rank 1
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 85
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 19

MC: 0
DC: 5/5

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.
Swarm: (Innate) When this Pokemon’s HP is lower than 33% (flat), the Base Attack Power of any Bug-typed attack is increased by 2. (eg Silver Wind goes from 6 to 8, X-Scissor from 8 to 10)
Moxie:(Innate) This Pokemon gets psyched after it earns a KO on an opposing Pokemon, increasing its attack by one (1) stage. This boost is maintained at the end of each round. [DreamLocked]

Attacks: 53
Night Slash
Tackle
Leer
Horn Attack
Endure
Fury Attack
Ariel Ace
Brick Break
Counter
Megahorn
Close Combat
Reversal
Feint
Take Down
Chip Away

Bide
Revenge
Flail
Double Edge
Focus Punch
Pursuit
Seismic Toss

Vaccum Wave
Bug Bite
Iron Defense
Helping Hand
Body Slam

Earthquake
Rock Slide
Double Team
Shadow Claw
Rain Dance
Frustration
Smack Down
Dig
Rock Tomb
Return
Facade
Rest
Attract
Thief
Focus Blast
False Swipe
Fling
Retaliate
Giga Impact
Stone Edge
Struggle Bug
Bulldoze
Swagger
Substitute

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Temperantia said:

Iseria the Vespiquen

Vespiquen- Iseria (F)
Nature: Sassy (add * to Special Defense, divide Speed by 1.15; increase in opponent's acuracy by a flat 10%)
Type: Bug/Flying
Bug: Bug STAB; More mobility in dense brush or forest conditions. Gain an extra guaranteed attack on multi-hit moves.
Flying: Flying STAB; immunity to Ground attacks except under the effects of Smack Down and Gravity, even for ground-based flying Pokemon. Will always hit foes with Dig (except other Flying types) and Dive. Cannot be hit by Dive unless the attacking Pokemon has a size class greater than four (4). Immune to Spikes and Toxic Spikes. Enhanced aerial mobility. Superior senses in open air arenas.

Abilities:
Pressure: (Innate) This Pokemon’s presence fills the air with intense anxiety, and any damaging or status attack launched at this Pokemon costs the opposing Pokemon two (2) more energy to perform.
Unnerve (DW=Unlocked): (Innate) The Pokemon's presense causes immense tension in the opponent, preventing them from eating a held Berry. Natural Gift may still be used.

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: 3
Def: 4
SpA: 3
SpD(+): 5
Spe: 34 (40/1.15= 34.78, rounded down)
SC: 3
WC: 3
BRT: 19

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

Attacks:
Sweet Scent
Gust
Poison Sting
Confuse Ray
Fury Cutter
Bug Bite
Defend Order
Pursuit
Fury Swipes
Power Gem
Heal Order
Toxic
Attack Order
Destiny Bond

Ominous Wind
Mud-Slap
Tailwind

Acrobatics
Hidden Power (Fire, 7)
Venoshock
U-Turn

Total Moves: 22

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Turn order
-Rediamond sends out Heracross (automatic)
-Temperantia sends out Vespiquen (automatic)
-Temperantia orders
-Rediamond orders
-I have sexy time
-I write a Smog article
-I spend time perusing the forums
-I put off reffing this
-I go on vacation for three weeks
-I ref
-Rediamond orders
-Temperantia orders
-Continue ad infinitum

"Oh dear, this may not end well."

No Item

Acrobatics->Gust->Acrobatics

If Heracross uses an Evasive Action a1 or a3, use Defend Order
If Heracross uses Counter a1 or a3, use Gust
If Heracross is under the effects of Bide, use
Confuse Ray->Defend Order->Toxic starting on the action that he begins focusing

Attract~Rock Slide~Smack Down

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arena said:

-No natural rocks

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I believe this means Rock Slide and Smack Down are illegal orders and Red needs to reorder

edit:

12:01 Alchemator disallow rock slide for sure
12:01 Alchemator allow smack down imo

I forgot my own arena notes...

Attract~Smack Down~Smack Down

Based on Stone Edge's typing (Rock) and the impossibility of any way of creating a rock source (breaking the ground, ceiling etc due to battling on webbing) I am saying no to Stone Edge as a legal action unless a decision from alch/sds/deck overrules it based on the specific restrictions of this battle.

We start of this battle of the Bugs between Rediamond and Temperantia suspended 50 feet in the air inside a insect research centre. The two battlers are precariously perched upon a mass of webbing serving as a trainer platform as they prepare to release their pokemon. The battle starts and a Heracorss and a Vespiquen appear among the webbed battlefield primed for battle. Heracorss appears to be at a disadvantage with rocks to help him!

Immediately, heracross shows off his large strong horn (cough*penis*cough) making it shiny and alluring and what's this? Vespiquen seems unusually horny thanks to its attraction to Heracross and refuses to attack! Its too busy preparing itself for a hot night. Heracross then repays the lull in the action by Smacking Down Vespiquen, causing it to be unable to fly. Suitably pissed off Vespiquen no longer wants Heracross's horn and retaliates with a powerful Gust, critically striking Heracross. Oblivious to the pissed off women standing opposite him, Heracross follows up with another Smack Down, not noticing the increased pressure on his attack. With all the power of the 7 hells behind her, Vespiquen shows what happens when you really piss off a women and quite Acrobatically slams into Heracross dealing massive damage; leaving Heracross much worse for the wear.

As both contestants back off for a short breather Vespiquen is firmly in the driver's seat in this match; can heracross make a comeback?

Return~Smack Down~Return

Attract needs buffed from a worse confusion that is much harder to find a scenario to be used in.

"Quite the interesting use of hormones! I'll have to remember that strategy myself..."

Acrobatics->Acrobatics->Acrobatics

(not going to bother to calc, temp wins in every scenario)

Sensing the end is near, Heracross resigns itself to the inevitable, using its bond with Rediamond to Return some damage taken to Vespiquen, before once more futilely smacking dat bitch to the ground. Not appreciative of being treated like a ho', Vespiquen summons all of its might to Acrobatically bounce around the webbing, before striking Heracross twice with crushing might, leaving it fainted as it slowly falls the five stories below.

Temperantia wins!

Temperantia's prizes
1 CC
3 MC and a KOC for Vespi

Rediamond's prizes
1 CC
3 MC

I get 2 UC

Arena's already been fixed to clarify that moves dependent upon Earth do work. That's what arena test battles are for.