[Battling 101 #1] Litten8 vs. Exclaimer

[Exclaimer]

Litten8's Team

Turtwig

Turtwig [Male] [Turty]
Types: Grass

Abilities::
Overgrow / Shell Armor (H)

Nature: Brave (+1 Atk, Speed ÷ 1.15, -10% Evasion)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 26 (-)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 14


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

Attacks:
Level Up
Tackle
Withdraw
Absorb
Razor Leaf
Curse
Bite
Mega Drain

Egg
Earth Power
Seed Bomb
Sand Tomb
Double-Edge
Body Slam

TM/HM
Solar Beam
Energy Ball
Grass Knot
Toxic
Swords Dance

Chespin

Chespin [Female]
Types: Grass

Abilities::
Overgrow / Bulletproof (H)

Nature: Brave (+1 Atk, Speed ÷ 1.15, -10% Evasion)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 33 (-)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 14

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

Attacks:
Level Up
Tackle
Growl
Vine Whip
Rollout
Bite
Leech Seed
Pin Missile

Egg
Belly Drum
Curse
Defense Curl
Spikes
Synthesis

TM/HM
Low Sweep
Brick Break
Toxic
Shadow Claw
Stone Edge

Exclaimer's Team

Kara (Carvanha)

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Kara [♀] [Carvanha]

[Type]

Water / Dark​

[Abilities]

Rough Skin
Moves that make contact against this Pokemon have 25% recoil.​

Speed Boost (✘)
Raises speed by 1 stage at the end of every round.​

[Stats and Nature]

Nature: Nature goes here. [+ Stat, - Stat]
HP: 90
Atk: 3
Def: 1
SpA: 4 (+)
SpD: 1
Speed: 56 (-10% Evasion)

Base Stat Total: 13

Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2​

[Counters]

EC: 3/6
MC: 13
AC: 3/5​

[Moves]

Ancient Power
Aqua Jet
Assurance
Bite
Brine
Crunch
Dark Pulse
Destiny Bond
Dive
Focus Energy
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Ice Fang
Leer
Protect
Rage
Scary Face
Screech
Substitute
Swagger
Swift​

Snagg (Zorua)

Snagg's self esteem issues plague him constantly, forcing him to rely on his disguising abilities to hide himself. Elizabeth has hardly seen Snagg's normal form, so she can barely recognize him, often relying on his voice to identify him. However, Snagg seems to have a faint affection for Elizabeth, because he often disguises as her other Pokemon to be pet from time to time. Elizabeth says that it's unnecessary; she'd pet Snagg whatever he looks like.

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Snagg [♂] [Zorua]

[Type]

Dark​

[Abilities]

Illusion
Can disguise itself as a benched Pokemon when sent out.​

[Stats and Nature]

Nature: Quiet [+ Special Attack, - Speed]
HP: 90
Atk: 3
Def: 2
SpA: 4 (+)
SpD: 2
Speed: 56 (-10% Evasion)

Base Stat Total: 15

Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2​

[Counters]

EC: 3/6
MC: 9​

[Moves]

Aerial Ace
Counter
Dark Pulse
Detect
Dig
Extrasensory
Fake Tears
Feint Attack
Fury Swipes
Grass Knot
Leer
Pursuit
Scratch
Scary Face
Substitute
Sucker Punch
Taunt
U-turn
​

Rules

2v2 LC Singles
DQ: 48h (The DQ of the pupil is by the discretion of the Tutor. If the Pupil asks for the DQ of the Tutor, the Manager of the Program should assign someone to replace them asap).
2 Recoveries, 5 Chills per mon
Two Substitutions per pokemon excluding KO Substitutions.
Switch = OK
Abilities = ALL. For the purposes of this match, Illusion is disabled.
Items = Training
Arena: ASB Tournament Arena

"Hello and welcome to ASB! I'm Elizabeth, and I'll be showing you around these parts, and introduce you to the finesse of battling! Today we'll be going over basic mechanics and strategies, such as how to structure orders and substitutions.

To begin, I'll order first. You'll send out and equip your first Pokemon, and then I will do the same, while ordering. You'll respond with your own orders. litten8 , you're up!"

litten8 Sends out and equips
Exclaimer sends out, equips, and orders
litten8 orders

 

[litten8]

Turtwig @ Exp. Share

 

[Exclaimer]

@ Heart Scale

Dark Pulse -- Dark Pulse -- Dark Pulse

If damaging Grass-type combination, then use Dig (Suspend) that action, and Dig (Attack) the next action.​

"For Singles, each combatant will use three actions per round, with a certain number of substitutions to use that can change your orders depending on what the opponent does. This battle has two substitutions you can use per round, but typically you'll get to use three. If you used a damaging Grass-type combination, like Solar Beam + Solar Beam, my Pokemon would use Dig, in this example.

Oh, combinations. In ASB, your Pokemon can combine two moves to perform a more powerful combination attack. Typically, the combination has to make sense, like Blizzard + Sheer Cold. You can also combine the same move with itself to get a very powerful version of itself, such as Solar Beam + Solar Beam. Same-move combinations have a Base Attack Power of 2.25x the move used, so Solar Beam's 12 BAP goes all the up to 27. Different move combos just combine the BAP together, so Blizzard + Sheer Cold is 11 + 25 = 36 BAP. Just be warned that combinations can be very expensive on the EN, so use them sparingly."

litten8 to order.

 

[litten8]

Turtwig: Swords Dance ~ Swords Dance ~ Seed Bomb

 

[Exclaimer]

@ Exp Share
Overgrow
90 HP | 100 EN
4/3/2/2/26 (-10% Evasion)
STATUS: OK

--------------------VS.--------------------

@ Heart Scale
Illusion
90 HP | 100 EN
3/2/4/2/56 (-10% Evasion)
STATUS: OK

This is what a typical pre-round summary looks like. You'll find the Pokemon's HP, EN, Stats, Abilities, Held Items, and Status here. Typically, that's all you'll see, but some other referees will include other information, such as Size and Weight, Typing, Gender, and on rare occasion, Nicknames.

Calcs

(All effects must be LESS THAN in order to activate. For HIT, has to be LESS THAN to hit. All rolls are out of 10,000.) Referees may use different dice for different rolls. However, a 10,000 dice will cover every chance in the game, so most referees will use that.

A1

Zorua uses Dark Pulse!
CRIT: NO (5391>625)
EFFECT: NO (5133>2000)
8 + 3 + 6 - 3 = 14 DMG
-5 EN

Turtwig uses Swords Dance!
+2 Attack
-7 EN

A2

Zorua uses Dark Pulse!
CRIT: YES (327<625)
EFFECT: NO (5055>2000)
8 + 3 + 3 + 6 - 3 = 17 DMG
-9 EN

Critical hits don't do as much damage as in-game. I will explain the damage formula later.

Turtwig uses Swords Dance!
+2 Attack
-11 EN

Note how these moves cost a lot more EN. If you use the same move twice (or more) in a row, it will cost 4 more EN. This stacks on itself, so the next Dark Pulse will be even more expensive.

A3

Zorua uses Dark Pulse!
CRIT: NO (806>625)
EFFECT: NO (3461>2000)
8 + 3 + 6 - 3 = 14 DMG
-13 EN

Turtwig uses Seed Bomb!
CRIT: NO (8476>625)
8 + 3 + 6 - 3 + 8 = 22 DMG
-5 EN

Turtwig: -45 HP, -23 EN
Zorua: -22 HP, -27 EN

@ Exp Share
Overgrow
45 HP | 77 EN
4/3/2/2/26 (-10% Evasion)
STATUS: +4 Attack

--------------------VS.--------------------

@ Heart Scale
Illusion
68 HP | 73 EN
3/2/4/2/56 (-10% Evasion)
STATUS: OK

"Okay, so you've got a basic strategy down, to spam attacks in a damage race. Swords Dance is a neat move, but honestly, in ASB, stat boosting moves are very niche and usually not powerful. In ASB, a stat boost such as +1 Attack will only add 2 damage to an attack, while +1 Defense will remove 2 damage. These boosts also aren't affected by super effective moves, so even if you use a super effective move, it only adds 2 more damage. I would say that using one Swords Dance here would have been effective, but 2 Swords Dance lets me have an early lead on you.

My criticisms aside, you seem to have a good grasp on the basics. Lets see how you write substitutions. If you need any help, ask away, either here or on Discord."

litten8 to order.

 

[litten8]

Turtwig: Mega Drain ~ Seed Bomb ~ Seed Bomb
IF you have less than 60 HP THEN replace all instances of Seed Bomb with Mega Drain

 

[Exclaimer]

"I would normally continue on my way to order, but I recommend you at least use one substitution, since Zorua has a move that could give me a massive advantage. If you have trouble writing subs, I can guide you on how to do so."

litten8

 

[Exclaimer]

Sorry for the delay litten8 , I've been in Ohio for a little while.

"That sub is a step in the right direction, but I was hoping you'd just sub for Counter directly. This round is gonna be a bit expensive on the EN for you."

Detect -- Dig -- Dig