zarator vs. Rediamond (ref: smashlloyd20)

[smashlloyd20]

All right, we've got another battle here. Stats:

Originally Posted by Fat Clauses in effect

3v3 Singles
2 days
Two uses of Recover/Rest and 5 chills
Forest with high trees and nonexistant underwood, twilight after the sunset.

-Switch=KO
-All Abilities
-Items disallowed

Battle Order:
zarator sends out Pokemon
Rediamond sends out Pokemon and orders
zarator orders
I ref
zarator orders
Rediamond orders
I ref
Rediamond orders

So on and so forth. Get to it, guys!

[zarator]

Ok, time to start rolling. I will send out Gastly as my first Pokémon. He has no item attached.

[Rediamond]

All right, let's get things started. I choose Dreamer (Ralts). No, I'm not crazy.

Gastly's biggest advantage here is speed. So, strike first with Shadow Sneak as it makes it's first move. Following this, Calm you Mind to reduce the damage it can do and boost your offenses. Finish the tour with a Psychic. Also, if accuracy is a problem in the twilight, remember you can sense Gastly with your mind.

Shadow Sneak~Calm Mind~Psychic

[zarator]

Gastly, I know you can eat a Shadow Sneak, so let's get this. Ralts is apparently standing in there, so just fire two Shadow Balls in succession. You're faster, so you should be able to hit him twice before he calms his mind. Then, let's take care of the battlefield. Summon a Haze on the battlefield, in order to cancel the boosts before he strikes you with Psychic and reduce visibility. You're part Poison, so you should see fine.

Shadow Ball ~ Shadow Ball ~ Haze

[smashlloyd20]

Starting out the battle, zarator sends out a Ghastly named Cyric. Stats:

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Gastly* (Cyric) (M)
Nature: Modest (Attack reduced by *; Special Attack raised by *).

Type: Ghost/Poison
Ghost: Ghost STAB; brief intangibility that nullifies Normal and Fighting-type attacks, Pain Split, Psychic, Sucker Punch, Telekinesis, Trick, and Will-o-Wisp have Energy Cost reduced by one (1). (Gengar line and pure Ghosts only: moving through walls.)
Poison: Poison STAB; immunity to Poison/Toxic, see and breath through smog/smokescreens uninhibited. Dasutodasu, Muk, and Weezing inflict Toxic Poisoning with Solid/Liquid/Gaseous Poison attacks (respectively), Wrap, Haze, and Glare have Energy Cost reduced by one (1).

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: * (-)
Def: **
SpA: ***** (+)
SpD: **
Spe: 80

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
DC: N/A

Ability:
Levitate: (Innate) This Pokemon naturally floats above the earth when released or easily takes flight, evading Ground moves like Earthquake, Level Ground, and Magnitude. Other Ground moves can still hit.

Attacks:
Confuse Ray(*)
Curse(*)
Energy Ball(*)
Haze(*)
Hypnosis(*)
Lick(*)
Mean Look(*)
Night Shade(*)
Perish Song(*)
Scary Face(*)
Shadow Ball(*)
Spite(*)
Sucker Punch(*)
Thunderbolt(*)

For his part, Rediamond sends out a Ralts (oddly) named Dreamer. Stats:

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Ralts* [Dreamer] (Female)
Nature: Modest (+* Special Attack, -*Attack)

Type: Psychic
Psychic: Psychic STAB; less susceptible to blinding, more susceptible to sound-based assaults as far as locking on with Psychic attacks, can lift and throw opponents with Psychic attacks regardless of weight difference, Disable, Focus Blast and Recover have Energy Cost reduced by one (1).

Stats:
Hp: 90
Atk: *(-1)
Def: *
SpAtk: ***(+)
SpDef: **
Spe: 40



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

Abilities:
Synchronize: (Innate) Pokemon with this ability mentally link their condition to an opposing Pokemon and pass on any status inflicted on them to their foe. Due to their body structure, Poison types cannot be poisoned and Fire types cannot be burned in this manner.
Trace: (Can be activtated) This Pokemon can copy an ability of the opponent and replace Trace for six (6) actions. Wonder Guard cannot be Traced.
Telepathy: (Innate) This Pokemon has a mental link with its allies in multiple allies, allowing it to avoid taking damage from attacks that affect the whole field like Earthquake and Surf. (Dream Locked)

Attacks:
Growl*
Confusion*
Double Team*
Teleport*
Lucky Chant*
Magical Leaf*
Healing Wave*
Calm Mind*
Will-o-wisp*
Shadow Sneak*
Destiny Bond*
Psycho Shock*
Psychic*
Thunderbolt*

Round 1 Begin!

Dreamer starts off the round on the offensive, stretching its shadow over to the hovering Ghastly. It quickly enters and exits the shadow in one quick movement, hitting Cyric with a Shadow Sneak dead-on. The Ghastly shakes off its daze, firing off a Shadow Ball at Dreamer.

Dreamer then begins to Calm its Mind, focusing and meditating. By the time the Ghastly hits Dreamer with a second Shadow Ball, scoring a critical hit, the Ralts is fully calmed.

Not willing to let Dreamer keep its stat boosts, Cyric releases a cloud of Haze that obscures the battlefield, erasing Dreamer's stat drops. Unfazed, the Ralts uses its mental abilities to locate Cyric and slams it to the floor with a Psychic.

End Round 1

Stats:

Cyric (Ghastly) [M]
Nature: Modest
Health: 68
Energy: 85
Boosts: None
Other: None


Dreamer (Ralts) [F]
Nature: Modest
Health: 42
Energy: 85
Boosts: None
Other: None

zarator's order.

[zarator]

Good work Cyric! Time to turns his dreams into nightmares now. Call upon your dark powers, and fire off a quick succession of Shadow Balls.

Shadow Ball ~ Shadow Ball ~ Shadow Ball

[Rediamond]

This is it! Use Psychic... on the Shadow Balls! Use your Psychic powers to throw them back while they fly towards the air, taking advantage of your lower speed.

If this doesn't work for some reason *cough* physics *cough*, aim the Psychics at Gastly himself. Oh, and remember to sense him with your mind, not with your eyes.

Psychic~Psychic~Psychic
Payback Time!

[smashlloyd20]

Round 2 Begin!

Cyric goes straight for the kill, firing off three Shadow Balls at Dreamer. The Ralts concentrates, and uses its Psychic powers to fling each Shadow Ball back at the unmoving Cyric. The onslaught of its own attacks is too much for Cyric, which crumples to the ground, KO'd.

Round 2 End

Stats:

Dreamer (Ralts) [F]
Nature: Modest
Health: 42
Energy: 67
Boosts: None
Other: None

zarator, a new Pokemon please.

[zarator]

Damn. No one mocks us like that and lives to tell the tale!

Tiamat, destroy this fool!

Pokémon team:


Deino* (Tiamat) (F)

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Nature: Timid (Attack reduced by *; A 15% increase in Base Speed [Rounded Up] and a +5% flat increase in accuracy (e.g. 85 Accuracy becomes 90) on this Pokemon's attacks.

Type: Dragon/Dark
Dragon: Dragon STAB; Roar has have Energy Cost reduced by one (1). (Dragonite line can breathe underwater.)
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).

Stats
HP: 90
Atk: ** (-)
Def: **
SpA: **
SpD: **
Spe: 44 (38*1.15, rounded up)

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
DC: N/A

Ability:
Hustle (Can be enabled): This Pokemon puts immense force and speed in its physical attacks, increasing the base damage of all its physical attacks by three (3), but the haste lowers their accuracy to 80% of normal.

Attacks:
Bite(*)
Crunch(*)
Dark Pulse(*)
Dragon Rage(*)
Dragonbreath(*)
Earth Power(*)
Focus Energy(*)
Head Smash(*)
Headbutt(*)
Incinerate(*)
Roar(*)
Tackle(*)
Thief(*)
Thunder Wave(*)

Feast on him, Tiamat! Crunch him to death.

Crunch ~ Crunch ~ Crunch

[Rediamond]

Dreamer, your work is complete. However, there's still more trolling and annoyance to be done. Will-o-wisp to burn the monster, and Destiny Bond till you die.

Will-o-Wisp~Destiny Bond~Destiny Bond

[smashlloyd20]

Round 3 Begin!

Zarator sends out his next Pokemon, a Deino named Tiamat. The new arrival rushes at Dreamer, who tries to forestall the Deino by sending a Will-O-Wisp at her. But alas, Dreamer's aim goes wild and the attack misses. Reaching her target, Tiamat
opens its mouth full of dark energy and Crunches down hard on the Ralts.

Tiamat opens its mouth to strike again, which gives Dreamer enough time to link her soul with Tiamat in a Destiny Bond. Tiamat then Crunches Dreamer again, knocking the little Psychic-type out. The Destiny Bond then takes effect, ripping off a chunk of Tiamat's soul.

Round 3 End

Dreamer is unable to battle!

Stats:

Deino* (Tiamat) (F)
Nature: Timid
HP: 60
Energy: 90
Item: None
Other: None

New Pokemon please, Rediamond.

[Rediamond]

Gastly (Cloak), Let's go for yet another disadvantageous match-up.

Freeze part of your tail, and slam it into the opponent like a punch, more specifically, like an Ice Punch. While you're still close, hit him with a Will-o-Wisp at close range. Following this, slam him with another Ice Punch.

(Physical Gastly ftw)

Ice Punch~Will-o-Wisp~Ice Punch

[zarator]

Let's fight status with status, Tiamat. As soon as Gastly comes close to Ice Punch your butt, Thunder Wave him in the face. Then, try to disrupt his course of action with a couple of Dark Pulses. If worst come to worst, we'll limit ourselves to special attacks only to avoid the burn's worst consequences.


Thunder Wave ~ Dark Pulse ~ Dark Pulse

[smashlloyd20]

Rediamond releases his next Pokemon, a Ghastly named Cloak. Stats:

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Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)

Type:
Ghost/Poison: Ghost STAB; brief intangibility that nullifies Normal and Fighting-type attacks, Pain Split, Psychic, Sucker Punch, Telekinesis, Trick, and Will-o-Wisp have Energy Cost reduced by one (1). (Gengar line and pure Ghosts only: moving through walls.),
Poison STAB; immunity to Poison/Toxic, see and breath through smog/smokescreens uninhibited. Dasutodasu, Muk, and Weezing inflict Toxic Poisoning with Solid/Liquid/Gaseous Poison attacks (respectively), Wrap, Haze, and Glare have Energy Cost reduced by one (1).
Stats:
HP: 90
Att: ***(+)
Def: **
SpAtt: ****
SpDef: *(-)
Spe: 80

EC: 0/6
MC: 0

Abilities:
Levitate: This Pokemon naturally floats above the earth when released or easily takes flight, evading Ground moves like Earthquake, Level Ground, and Magnitude. Other Ground moves can still hit.

Attacks:
Hypnosis*
Lick*
Spite*
Mean Look*
Curse*
Confuse Ray*
Night Shade*
Sucker Punch*
Fire Punch*
Ice Punch *
Will-o-Wisp*
Energy Ball*
Psychic*
Thunderbolt*

Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 90
Energy: 100
Item: None
Other: None


Deino* (Tiamat) (F)
Nature: Timid
HP: 60
Energy: 90
Item: None
Other: None

Round 4 Begin!

Cloak freezes part of his tail and hovers rapidly towards Tiamat, hoping to freeze the Deino. But before he gets there, Tiamat releases a jolt of electricity in a Thunder Wave at Cloak, which paralyzes him. Unfazed, the Ghastly floats in to attack when he suddenly cramps up because of his paralysis, preventing him from delivering his Ice Punch.

Tiamat then releases a Dark Pulse from his mouth shooting a blast of solid blackness at the paralyzed Ghastly and striking Cloak dead-on. The strike makes Cloak flinch, forestalling his next attack.

Tiamat fires one more Dark Pulse at Cloak, who is knocked to the floor by the super-effective attack. The Ghastly rises into the air once more and freezes his tail again, hovering over to Tiamat and hitting him with an Ice Punch.

Round 4 End

Stats:


Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 56
Energy: 88
Item: None
Other: 25% Paralyzed



Deino* (Tiamat) (F)
Nature: Timid
HP: 46
Energy: 74
Item: None
Other: None

[zarator]

Good job Tiamat! Now chase him down and blast him with three Dark Pulses

Dark Pulse ~ Dark Pulse ~ Dark Pulse

[Rediamond]

Good, use your aggressive nature, boy. Let the hate flow through your veins. Show him no mercy. And then your path to the Dark Side will be complete. Bar HAX, we have this, Cloak. Don't let him believe otherwise. As he chases you, run straight towards him, establishing eye contact a he charges the Dark Pulse. You know the drill: Hypnosis. After this, it's time we give Jirachi one less chance to kill. Take all of the muscles in your body afflicted by electricity, and squeeze them all at once. Once the electricity is cackling through you, shoot all of it straight towards the hopefully sleeping foe. This should rid you of some of the charge. Use your somewhat freed mucked to strike him with another Ice Punch.

If you get HAXed, repeat Hypnosis. If you get HAXed twice, go to Sucker Punch to go out on a slightly high note while you weep knowing Jirachi hates you.

In short: Hypnosis~Thunderbolt~Ice Punch
HAXed once: Hypnosis~Hypnosis~Ice Punch
HAXed twice: Hypnosis~Hypnosis~Sucker Punch~Assassinate Jirachi

[smashlloyd20]

NOTE: THIS REFFING WILL NOT INCORPORATE THE RULE CHANGE, AS ORDERS WERE GIVEN BEFORE IT WAS APPLIED.


Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 56
Energy: 88
Item: None
Other: 25% Paralyzed



Deino* (Tiamat) (F)
Nature: Timid
HP: 46
Energy: 74
Item: None
Other: None

Round 5 Begin!

Tiamat goes right for an attack, dashing towards Cloak in an attempt to even the score between it and the annoying little ghost it really should have killed several rounds ago. But as it looks Cloak in the eye to find its aim on the Ghastly, the Ghost-type releases a wave of mental energy at the Deino's eyes, Hypnotizing it and sending it into a Deep Sleep.

Cloak is overjoyed that he's managed to overcome the many factors that could have stopped him from attacking, doing a small victory bounce in midair. The Ghastly then takes advantage of his opponent's crippling status condition, shooting a crackling Thunderbolt at Tiamat and scoring a direct hit.

Cloak then decides to go for another super-effective hit, refreezing its tail and slamming it into Tiamat with another Ice Punch. Meanwhile, Tiamat snores on peacefully, although he is starting to stir a little bit.

Round 5 End


Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 56
Energy: 65
Item: None
Other: 25% Paralyzed


Deino* (Tiamat) (F)
Nature: Timid
HP: 22
Energy: 74
Item: None
Other: Sleeping for two more actions

Apologies zarator for the hax, although this was going to be a haxy round one way or the other.

[Rediamond]

*celebrates for several hours*

Wow, that was awesome. Let's go for some punching while he sleeps.
Thunder Punch~Ice Punch~Fire Punch

Thank you RNG, and let's go for the second crazy lucky KO of the match.

[zarator]

mm, I'm kinda surprised Gastly outsped me despite being paralyzed...

Anyway, spam Dark Pulse as soon as you wake up, Tiamat

[smashlloyd20]

Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 56
Energy: 65
Item: None
Other: 25% Paralyzed


Deino* (Tiamat) (F)
Nature: Timid
HP: 22
Energy: 74
Item: None
Other: Sleeping for two more actions

Round 6 Begin!

Cloak decides to have some fun with the snoozing Tiamat. He sets his tail on fire, lazily floating over to the snoozing Deino and smashing it with the Fire Punch.

Cloak is annoyed by the pitiful amount of damage that the not-very-effective attack did to Tiamat, so he decides to go for a stronger hit. Freezing his tail once more, he spins around and rams it into Tiamat with a close-up Ice Punch.

Staying in close, Cloak now sets his tail on fire. That's when Tiamat wakes up suddenly and begins forming a ball of dark energy in his mouth. Before Cloak can launch his attack, Tiamat fires the Dark Pulse at the Ghastly. Cloakis knocked back, but not enough to keep him from slamming the Fire Punch into the unready Deino. The little Deino kneels over, knocked out.

Round 6 End

Tiamat is unable to battle!



Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 37
Energy: 47
Item: None
Other: 25% Paralyzed

[zarator]

Well, time to turn the odds^^ Go, Mask!

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Nohface* (Mask) (M)
Nature: Jolly (Special Attack reduced by *; A 15% increase in Base Speed [Rounded Up] and a +5% flat increase in accuracy (e.g. 85 Accuracy becomes 90) on this Pokemon's attacks.

Type: Steel/Ghost
Steel: Steel STAB; Immune to Sandstorm, highly insusceptible to toxic attacks, but can be corroded specifically by Acid and Acid Bomb, can be magnetized.
Ghost: Ghost STAB; brief intangibility that nullifies Normal and Fighting-type attacks, Pain Split, Psychic, Sucker Punch, Telekinesis, Trick, and Will-o-Wisp have Energy Cost reduced by one (1). (Gengar line and pure Ghosts only: moving through walls.)

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: **
Def: ***
SpA: * (-1)
SpD: ***
Spe: 11 (10*1.15)

EC: 0/4
MC: 0
DC: 0/5

Abilities:
Levitate: (Innate) This Pokemon naturally floats above the earth when released or easily takes flight, evading Ground moves like Earthquake, Level Ground, and Magnitude. Other Ground moves can still hit.
Levitate (DW): (Innate) This Pokemon naturally floats above the earth when released or easily takes flight, evading Ground moves like Earthquake, Level Ground, and Magnitude. Other Ground moves can still hit.

Attacks:

Curse(*)
Dig(*)
Faint Attack(*)
Featherdance(*)
Iron Defense(*)
Leer(*)
Lick(*)
Meteor Mash(*)
Odor Sleuth(*)
Psycif ho Shift(*)
Rock Slide(*)
Scratch(*)
Shadow Sneak(*)
Will-O-Wisp(*)

First of all, sneak upon him with Shadow Sneak. Then, slam him into the gaseous face with a couple Meteor Mashes. However, if he attempts to put you to sleep with Hypnosis after the Shadow Sneak, take cover underground with Dig

Shadow Sneak - Meteor Mash - Meteor Mash
if Gastly attempts to Hypnosis on his second action,
Shadow Sneak - Dig - Meteor Mash
if Gastly attempts to Hypnosis on his third action,
Shadow Sneak - Meteor Mash - Dig
if Gastly attempts to Hypnosis on both his second and his third action,
Shadow Sneak - Dig - Dig

[Rediamond]

Well, you did quite a lot. Before we let our trump card take over, let's go out with a bang. Fire Punch, Will-o-Wisp, Fire Punch, all at point blank as he gets up close to attack.

[smashlloyd20]

Gastly* [Cloak] (DeadBoss)
Nature: Naughty (+*Att, -*SpDef)
HP: 37
Energy: 47
Item: None
Other: 25% Paralyzed

zarator, getting slightly desperate, throws out his final Pokemon, a Nohface named Mask.


Nohface* (Mask) (M)
Nature: Jolly
HP: 100
Energy: 100
Item: None
Other: None

Round 6 Begin!

Mask, sick of the stupid Ghastly and wanting to avenge his fallen teammate, goes right on the offensive. Stretching his shadow over to Cloak, he quickly travels through it and smashes into the paralyzed Ghastly with a powerful Shadow Sneak. Cloak retaliates, setting his tail on fire once more and swinging it into Mask with a Fire Punch.

As Mask prepares for another attack, Cloak decides to disable his final foe once and for all. He shoots a ball of ghostly flame at Mask as it prepares for another attack, the Will-o-Wisp striking dead-on and giving the Nohface a severe burn. The little Ghost-type decides to keep pushing anyway, his tail glowing white before he slams it into Cloak's face in a Meteor Mash.

Cloak, realizing he's not going to be able to keep going much longer, decides to strike at Mask one more time. Setting his tail ablaze again, he smashes it into Mask with another Fire Punch. The burned, weakened Mask makes a final effort, his glowing tail slamming home onto Cloak with another Meteor Mash. The two Pokemon stare each other down, not willing to give in. Suddenly Cloak groans. The Ghastly silently falls to the ground, knocked out.

Round 6 End

Cloak is unable to battle!

Stats:


Nohface* (Mask) (M)
Nature: Jolly
HP: 72
Energy: 85
Item: None
Other: Burned

Rediamond, a new Pokemon and attacks, please.

[Rediamond]

Vulpix, go!

First, start off with a Flame Burst. Even if it hits Nohface directly, embers should still scatter behind him. If he tries to dodge the attack, don't even bother to hit, and simply light the forest on fire. Following this, use Quick Attack through Nohface and into the fire or embers on the ground behind him to activate Flash Fire. Finish things by shooting a flamethrower at Nohface. He will probably try to dig at some point, but aside from Flamethrower, none of our attacks really need to hit. If he uses evasive digging on action three, simply Chill.

Flame Burst~Quick Attack~Flamethrower/Chill

[zarator]

Mask, do your best to dodge Vupix's Flame Burst and take cover in the shadows (it's twilight, work it somehow, my lil' shade!). Once you're safe, get rid of your burn and Psycho Shift it onto a nearby tree. Then, burrow your way underground and hit the Vulpix from below with Dig. you're slower, so you should be able to avoid the Flamethrower and hit him hard.

Dodge and go to hide - Psycho Shift - Dig