3v3 LC Singles - Chosen Saint vs Ascher

[Stary02939]

"Hello, all, and welcome to this 3v3 LC Singles match between Chosen Saint and Ascher! Both of these battlers, and the referee for that matter, are newcomers to ASB. As this was originally intended to be a beginner battle, I will be happy to (attempt to) answer any questions the battlers might have. Now let's take a look at the rules here:

Rules:
3v3 LC Singles
Arena: ASB Arena
72 HR DQ
3 Chills, 2 Recoveries
Training Items Only
Switch=OK

And anything that is missed here is assumed to be standard. Now let's take a look at the teams!"​

Team Chosen Saint:

Validus the Axew

Axew [Validus] (M)

Type: Dragon

Dragon STAB; -1 BAP on incoming neutral attacks Dragon itself would resist (e.g. -1 BAP on Aqua Jet against Garchomp.) Unable to have Thrash or Outrage disrupted by oncoming damage.

Abilities:
Mold Breaker / Rivalry / Unnerve (H)

Nature: Adamant (+Att, -SpA)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 4 (+)
Def: 2
SpA: 1 (-)
SpD: 2
Spe: 57
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 13

EC: 0/9
MC: 0
AC: 0/5

Attacks (18):

Level Up
Scratch
Leer
Assurance
Dragon Rage
Dual Chop
Scary Face
Slash
False Swipe

Egg
Iron Tail
Reversal
Focus Energy
Night Slash
Counter

TM/HM
Poison Jab
Dragon Claw
Dig
Swords Dance
Protect

Tutor

Other

Fidens the Pawniard

Pawniard [Fidens] (M)

Types: Dark/Steel

Dark STAB; ignores Attract and Confusion status entirely when using Dark-type damaging and non-damaging attacks.

Steel STAB; immune to Sandstorm damage, immune to Poison/Toxic status, but can be corroded specifically by Acid and Acid Spray, making them susceptible to Poison-type attacks and Poison/Toxic Status.

Abilities:

Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure (H)


Nature: Adamant (+Att, -SpA)


Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: 4 (+)
Def: 3
SpA: 1 (-)
SpD: 2
Spe: 60
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 14


EC: 0/6

MC: 0

AC: 0/5


Attacks (17):


Level Up

Scratch
Leer
Fury Cutter
Torment
Faint Attack
Scary Face
Metal Claw


Egg

Sucker Punch
Pursuit
Psycho Cut
Revenge
Stealth Rock


TM/HM

Retaliate
Protect
Aerial Ace
Swords Dance
Dig

Tutor


Other

Perfectus the Litwick

Litwick[Perfectus] (Male)

Types: Ghost/Fire

Ghost STAB; immune to the effects of full trapping moves and the Arena Trap, Magnet Pull, and Shadow Tag abilities. Ghost types can switch out while affected by a partial trapping move, but they will be damaged every action by their effect.

Fire STAB; immune to burn status. Brighten Command.

Brighten Command: For the next six (6) actions, all this Pokemon's attacks will have their accuracy increased by one stage. Type Exclusive commands can only be used by Pokemon that are naturally that type, and are still available if the Pokemon changes type.
Command Type: Type Exclusive | Accuracy: -- | Energy Cost: 5 | Priority: 0 | CT: None

Abilities:

Flash Fire / Flame Body/ Infiltrator(H)


Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Att)


Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: 1 (-)
Def: 3
SpA: 4 (+)
SpD: 2
Spe: 20
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total:12


EC: 0/9

MC: 0

AC: 0/5


Attacks (20):


Level Up

Ember
Astonish
Minimize
Smog
Fire Spin
Confuse Ray
Night Shade
Will-O-Wisp
Flame Burst
Imprison


Egg
Captivate
Endure
Haze
Heat Wave
Power Split


TM/HM

Calm Mind
Energy Ball
Protect
Shadow Ball
Fire Blast


Tutor


Other

Team Ascher:

Tori the Breezi

Breezi [Tori] (F)
Types: Poison/Flying
Abilities: Persistent/Vital Spirit/Unburden (H, locked)
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 2
Def: Rank 2
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpDef: Rank 2
Spe: 72 (-)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 14

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
AC: 0/5

Attacks (18):

Level Up (Arranged by LVL Acquired)
Gust
Tailwind
Encore
Razor Wind
Rapid Spin
Clear Smog
Knock Off
Copycat
Whirlwind

Egg
Acid Spray
Disable
Follow Me
Heal Pulse
Wish

TM/HM
Reflect
Substitute
Torment
Stealth Rock
Sludge Wave

Arthur the Karrablast

Karrablast [Arthur] (M)
Type: Bug
Abilities: Swarm/Shed Skin/No Guard (H, locked)
Nature: Adamant (+ATK, -SpA)
Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 2
SpA: Rank 1 (-)
SpDef: Rank 2
Spe: 60
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 13

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
AC: 0/5

Attacks (17):

Level Up (Arranged by LVL Acquired)
Peck
Leer
Endure
Fury Cutter
Fury Attack
Headbutt
False Swipe

Egg
Bug Bite
Counter
Drill Run
Knock off
Megahorn

TM/HM
Substitute
Protect
X-Scissor
Struggle Bug
Aerial Ace

Gegnar the Gastly

Gastly [Gegnar] (M)
Types: Poison
Abilities: Levitate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk, +29% Acc)
Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 1 (-)
Def: Rank 2
SpA: Rank 4
SpDef: Rank 2
Spe: 92 (+)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 15

EC: 0/9
MC: 0
AC: N/A

Attacks (19):

Level Up (Arranged by LVL Acquired)
Hypnosis
Lick
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Confuse Ray
Night Shade
Sucker Punch
Shadow Ball

Egg
Disable
Perish Song
Reflect Type
Scary Face
Clear Smog

TM/HM
Toxic
Venoshock
Taunt
Dark Pulse
Will-o-Wisp

"All of these Pokémon are brand new, and both sides have some heavy hitters. Gastly, of course, is the pre-evolution of one of ASB's top mons, but Chosen Saint has both Pawniard and Litwick to hit it with super effective STAB. Let's see how this turns out!"

Order:
Chosen Saint sends out and equips
Ascher sends out, equips and orders
Choesn Saint orders
I ref​

 

[Chosen Saint]

Validus@ Amulet Coin

 

[Ascher]

Gegnar the gastly w/ amulet coin.
Will-o-wisp - Perish song - Mean look + Hypnosis
IF axew was ordered to use a p/e move a3 AND axew did not use a p/e move a2 THEN change queue of actions to will-o-wisp - mean look + hypnosis - perish song
IF axew was ordered to look away when you are to use mean look + hypnosis THEN replace that action with toxic

 

[Chosen Saint]

Geez tough from the start. Hope this works

Focus Energy~Night Slash~close eyes and use Assurance

If the last action isn't viable I would like a redo and can there be flavor I would like some but it's up to you

 

[Stary02939]

"Battle begin!"
Round One​

Team Chosen Saint (AOO)

HP: 90
EN: 100
Atk: 4
Def: 2
SpA: 1
SpD: 2
Spe: 57
Size/Weight: 1/2
Type: Dragon
Abilities: Mold Breaker/Rivalry
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: None
Other: None

Team Ascher (AOO)

HP: 90
EN: 100
Atk: 1
Def: 2
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 92
Size/Weight: 3/1
Type: Ghost/Poison
Abilities: Levitate
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: None
Other: +29% Acc
​

"With both Pokémon out having a Rank 4 offensive stat, damage racing was not out of the question. Happily, though, neither combatant chose to go that route, and we see a much more interesting round. Ascher started out by ordering his confusingly-nicknamed Gastly to burn Chosen Saint's Validus. Validus responds by using Focus Energy to get guaranteed crits for a while, canceling out the burn drop. Validus then uses a powerful Night Slash on Gastly, who lets out a horrible shriek of pain. And now Validus is closing its eyes! Gastly realizes that to use Mean Look or Hypnosis would be futile, and so he spits out a glob of poison instead, inflicting toxic on top of Validus' burn. Validus then manages to land a hit despite having his eyes closed! Let's see how this all turned out!"

Calcs

A1
Gastly used Will-O-Wisp!
Axew was burned!
-7EN

Axew used Focus Energy!
-12EN

Axew is hurt by its burn! -2HP

A2
Axew used Night Slash!
A Critical Hit! It's super effective!
Damage: (7 + 3 + 6 - 3 - 3)*1.5 = 15dmg
-5EN

Gastly used Perish Song!
-15EN

Axew is hurt by its burn! -2HP

A3
Axew closed it's eyes!

Gastly used Toxic!
Axew is badly poisoned!
-6EN

Axew used Assurance!
Hit: 7830 YES
Damage: (6 + 3 + 6 - 3 - 3)*1.5 = 13.5dmg
-8EN

Axew is hurt by its burn! -2HP
Axew is badly poisoned! -1HP

Axew's toxic DPA increased!
Axew's perish counter fell!
Gastly's perish counter fell!

Axew: -7HP,-25EN
Gastly: -28.5HP,-28EN

"Well ... Ascher made the interesting choice of attempting Perish Song/Mean Look shenanigans while ordering first, which didn't go entirely as planned
because Chosen Saint's Validus closed his eyes when Mean Look would have been used and is therefore free to switch out at the end of this round,
which would render the Perish Song moot. At least Gastly inflicted a double status, right? Chosen Saint is up in both HP and EN, but also up to order first.
What will he do? Will he be able to hold onto his lead?"

After​

Team Chosen Saint (AOO)

HP: 83
EN: 75
Atk: 4
Def: 2
SpA: 1
SpD: 2
Spe: 57
Size/Weight: 1/2
Type: Dragon
Abilities: Mold Breaker/Rivalry
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: Burn, Toxic (2DPA)
Other: Perish Song (2r)

Team Ascher (AOO)

HP: 61
EN: 72
Atk: 1
Def: 2
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 92
Size/Weight: 3/1
Type: Ghost/Poison
Abilities: Levitate
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: None
Other: +29% Acc, Perish Song (2r)​

Order:
Chosen Saint orders
Ascher orders
I ref​

 

[Chosen Saint]

Stary02939 Gegnar still should have attempted to use mean look + hypnosis. To look away is a different action than to close eyes in the move description for mean look. If Asch had said

"IF axew was ordered to look away or close his eyes when you are to use mean look + hypnosis THEN replace that action with toxic

Then toxic would have been used

 

[Stary02939]

For Hypnosis/Mean Look:
The effects of this move can be avoided if the victim specifically makes an attempt to look away or close their eyes.

Does "if [target] attempts to look away" trigger if the target is ordered to close their eyes? If not, is it possible to sub for both eye-closing and looking away in one sub?

look away was a former flavor action that has been ruled illegal now thanks to people spamming it and basically stalling. The move description is a byproduct of that era and just hasnt been updated

"So, it looks like looking away isn't going to work. Ascher and Chosen Saint can both reorder if they like (Ascher first obviously) because Ascher might want to change that sub now that it's no longer needed. You can either post new orders or you can just post saying that you edited your orders above (or that you don't want to reorder)."
​

 

[Chosen Saint]

So does that mean it cannot be avoided?

 

[Ascher]

Will-o-wisp - Perish song - Mean look + Hypnosis
IF axew was ordered to use a p/e move a3 AND axew did not use a p/e move a2 THEN change queue of actions to will-o-wisp - mean look + hypnosis - perish song
IF axew would use dig when you are to use Mean look + Hypnosis THEN use Mean look that action.

 

[Chosen Saint]

_Mold Breaker On_
Focus Energy-Dig-Protect

Im still a little confused if I cannot toggle mold breaker I would like a reorder

 

[Stary02939]

"Battle begin! Again ..."
Round One​

Team Chosen Saint (AOO)

HP: 90
EN: 100
Atk: 4
Def: 2
SpA: 1
SpD: 2
Spe: 57
Size/Weight: 1/2
Type: Dragon
Abilities: Mold Breaker/Rivalry
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: None
Other: None
Team Ascher (AOO)

HP: 90
EN: 100
Atk: 1
Def: 2
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 92
Size/Weight: 3/1
Type: Ghost/Poison
Abilities: Levitate
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: None
Other: +29% Acc​

"Well, once again this battle is off to an interesting start. Three things I'd like to mention:
One, Mold Breaker is passive, which means it's always on except in Abilities = Zero or Abilities = Less than all and you choose not to use Mold Breaker. Otherwise, people would forget to toggle it all the time.
Two, Protect will not prevent Perish Song. Because, uh ... the handbook says so.
Three, combo priority is weird. It is the added priority of both moves, and then subtract two if neither move is a priority move. Perish Song is priority -1, Hypnosis is priority 0, so the combo has priority -3. Dig strikes at -2. This means that Ascher's combo could still hit a digging Validus."

Calcs

A1
Gastly used Will-O-Wisp!
Axew was burned!
-7EN

Axew used Focus Energy!
-12EN

Axew is hurt by its burn! -2HP

A2
Gastly used Mean Look!
-6EN

Axew burrowed under ground!
-6EN

Axew used Dig!
Critical Hit and Super effective!
Damage: (8 + 3 + 2 + 6 - 3 - 3)*1.5 = 19.5dmg
-4EN

Axew is hurt by its burn! -2HP

A3
Axew used Protect!
-7EN

Gastly used Perish Song!
-15EN

Axew is hurt by its burn! -2HP

Gastly: -19.5HP,-28EN
Axew: -6HP, -29EN

After​

Team Chosen Saint (AOO)

HP: 84
EN: 71
Atk: 4
Def: 2
SpA: 1
SpD: 2
Spe: 57
Size/Weight: 1/2
Type: Dragon
Abilities: Mold Breaker/Rivalry
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: Burned
Other: Perish Song (2r), Mean Look, Focus Energy (4a)

Team Ascher (AOO)

HP: 70
EN: 72
Atk: 1
Def: 2
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 92
Size/Weight: 3/1
Type: Ghost/Poison
Abilities: Levitate
Item: Amulet Coin
Status: None
Other: +29% Acc, Perish Song (2r)​

Order:
Chosen Saint orders
Ascher orders
I ref​

 

[Chosen Saint]

Is that with the rivalry bonus?

 

[Stary02939]

Yes.

 

[Ascher]

tagging Chosen Saint

 

[Ascher]

DQ Warning, Chosen Saint, I'd recommend not getting dqed .w.

 

[Ascher]

Aaaand I believe this is DQ Time.
I'm pretty sure Chosen Saint is now DQed.
Stary02939 no one gets rewards bc 1 round.

 

[Stary02939]

All right, DQ granted, Chosen Saint you've had a week and you haven't posted orders. No rewards are given because, as Ascher pointed out, there was only one round.

Chosen Saint, in the future, if you won't be able to post for a little while, you can post in Leave of Absences saying that you won't be on for X days, and then you won't get DQ'd unless it's truly egregious.