Battling 101: Mentor Frosty vs Pupil Iggy Azalea

[Frosty]

Rules:

2v2 Singles
DQ: 48h
2 Recoveries, 5 Chills per mon
Two Substitutions per pokemon excluding KO Substitutions.
Switch = OK
Abilities = ALL
Items = OFF
Arena: ASB Tournament Arena

About Battling 101:

The player has the right to fight the tutor in at most 3 battles (singles or doubles), being two 2vs2 and one 3vs3. In those battles the player can use either rentals, aka, copies of pokemon owned by registered players, or his own mons. The Tutor should respond with either rentals or pokemon of his own that match the level of the ones used by the player.

The battle will play out normally, with the tutor playing to win. During the match, the tutor should give tips on moves and what-not, but only after the player orders. Comment on why a certain strategy you/they used went right/wrong and why you/they won/lost the battle.

The Pupil isn't obligated to use all 3 battles, or to use them before or after registering. They can register their team and use the 3 battles to pratice with them. Or they can use the 3 battle solely to try on stuff. Or they can test with 2 matches, register a team and then use the last one as a final test. Or any other way that seems fit.


The Lucy Squad

Scarlet

Braixen [] [Scarlet]
Types: Fire

Abilities::
Blaze / Magician (H)

Nature: Timid (+15% Speed, +12% Accuracy, -1 Atk)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 1 (-)
Def: 2
SpA: 3
SpD: 3
Spe: 84 (+)(+12% Accuracy)
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 15

EC: 7/9
MC: 6
AC: 5/5

Attacks:
Level Up
Scratch
Tail Whip
Ember
Howl
Flame Charge
Psybeam
Fire Spin
Lucky Chant

Egg
Heat Wave
Wish
Hypnosis
Magic Coat

TM/HM
Flamethrower
Fire Blast
Will-o-Wisp
Sunny Day
Solar Beam
Psyshock
Protect

Silver

Lucario [] [Quicksilver]
Types: Fighting/Steel

Abilities::
Steadfast / Inner Focus / Justified (H) UNLOCKED

Nature: Naive (+15% Speed, +11% Accuracy, -1 SpD

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: 4
Def: 3
SpA: 4
SpD: 2 (-)
Spe: 104 (+)(+12% Accuracy)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 20

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

Attacks:
Level Up:
Extreme Speed
Dragon Pulse
Close Combat
Aura Sphere
Detect
Metal Claw
Foresight
Quick Attack
Endure
Counter
Feint
Force Palm
Power-Up Punch
Copycat
Swords Dance
Screech
Metal Sound
Reversal

Egg:
High Jump Kick
Bullet Punch
Blaze Kick
Vacuum Wave
Follow Me

TM/HM:
Earthquake
Shadow Claw
Focus Blast
Substitute
Sunny Day

Agatha

Gastly [] [Agatha Harkness]
Types: Ghost/Poison

Abilities:: Levitate

Nature: Timid (+15% Speed, +29% Accuracy, -1 Atk)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 1 (-)
Def: 2
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 92 (+)(+29% Accuracy)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 15

EC: 0/9
MC: 0
AC: NaN
Cost: 2CC

Attacks:
Level Up
Hypnosis
Lick
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Night Shade
Confuse Ray
Sucker Punch

Egg
Disable
Grudge
Will-o-Wisp
Perish Song
Haze

TM/HM
Shadow Ball
Sludge Bomb
Venoshock
Toxic
Thunderbolt

Team Frosty​

Growlithe

Growlithe [------] (-)
Type: Fire
Abilities: Intimidate/Flash Fire/Justified (L)
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Defense, +11 acc)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 3
Def: 1 (-)
SpA: 3
SpD: 2
Spe: 69 (+)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 14

EC: 1/6
MC: 0
AC: 1/5

Attacks (??/??):

Level-Up
Bite
Roar
Ember
Leer
Odor Sleuth
Helping Hand
Flame Wheel
Reversal
Fire Fang
Take Down
Flare Blitz
Heat Wave

TM/HM
Protect
Toxic
Substitute
Dig
Wild Charge

Egg:
Close Combat
Covet
Crunch
Thrash
Morning Sun

Muk

Muk [------] (M)
Type: Poison
Abilities: Stench, Sticky Hold, Poison Touch
Nature: Quiet (+1SpA, -Spe, -10% evasion)

Stats:
HP: 110
Atk: 4
Def: 3
SpA: 4 (+)
SpD: 4
Spe: 43 (-)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 3
Base Rank Total: 20

EC: 6/6
MC: 0
AC: 1/5

Attacks (??/??):

Level-Up
Pound
Poison Gas
Harden
Mud-Slap
Disable
Sludge
Minimize
Mud Bomb
Sludge Wave
Sludge Bomb

TM/HM
Protect
Toxic
Substitute
Taunt
Flamethrower

Egg
Imprison
Shadow Sneak
Curse
Haze
Acid Spray

Duskull

Duskull (F)
Type: Ghost
Abilities: Levitate/Frisk (H)
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe, -10% evasion)

Stats:
HP: 80
Atk: 3 (+)
Def: 3
SpA: 2
SpD: 3
Spe: 21
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 12

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

Attacks (??/??):

Level-Up
Leer
Night Shade
Disable
Foresight
Astonish
Confuse Ray
Shadow Sneak
Pursuit

Egg
Destiny Bond
Grudge
Imprison
Pain Split
Skill Swap

XYTM
Protect
Substitute
Sleep Talk
Toxic
Payback

Order of Operations:

Iggy Azalea sends out pokemon with item
Frosty sends out pokemon with item and orders
Iggy Azalea orders
I Ref

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Go, Gastly @ Lucky Egg!

 

[Frosty]

Go Growlithe with Heart Scale!

Heat Wave - Crunch - Heat Wave
IF Your move is disabled THEN Flare Blitz instead

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Hypnosis -> Confuse Ray -> Sludge Bomb

 

[Frosty]

While sleep at least pays off, by trading an action for an action, confusion is very unreliable, so I don't recommend going that route, even though there were a gym leader that used those strategies to some success. Still, when you are ordering last you are at an advantage point and it is best to try and abuse it either than just using an action to get rid of an action. Gastly could win the damage race (deal more damage and possibly poison) by simply spamming sludge bomb. Confusion and sleep are stall tactics, better used when you are on a disadvantage point (either ordering first or on a terrible matchup) or when Perish song is up. On this situation I would either spam sludge bomb or use perish song and then stall.

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 90
En: 100
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 90
En: 100
3/1/3/2/69
Other:
​

Round 1!​

ACTION 1!

Gastly used Hypnosis! (-6en)
Hit:3 (yes)
Duration: 2 (1a)

Growlithe is zzz

ACTION 2!

Gastly used Confuse Ray! (-4en)
Duration: 1 (2a)

Hit Self: 2 (no)
Growlithe used Crunch! (-6en)
Crit: 11 (no)
Effect: 4 (no)
Damage: (8+1.5)*1.5= 14.25hp

ACTION 3!

Gastly used Sludge Bomb! (-6en)
Crit:4
Effect:5
Damage: 9+3+3= 15hp

Hit Self:2 (no)
Growlithe used Heat Wave! (-6en)
Crit: 12
Effect:10
Damage: 10+3+1.5= 14.5hp

- - -

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 61
En: 84
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 75
En: 88
3/1/3/2/69
Other:
​

Iggy Azalea orders
Frosty orders
I Ref

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Sludge Bomb + Sludge Bomb -> Cooldown -> Shadow Ball

 

[Frosty]

So tips:
- Until you have an amazing grasp at this, I suggest you refrain from ever using combos while ordering first. They are very easy to avoid and the punishment for you is very considerable.
- Adding to above: if combos ordering first are bad, combos ordering first without subs to support them are pretty much forbidden.

Try your hand at subs when you can.

Case in point:

Protect - Crunch (Gastly) - Crunch (Gastly)

- - -

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 61
En: 84
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 75
En: 88
3/1/3/2/69
Other:
​

ACTION 1!

Growlither got rid of confusion!
Growlithe used Protect! (-7en)

Gastly used Sludge Bomb + Sludge Bomb! (-44.5en)
Damage: (9*2.25+3+3)= 26.25hp (-10.5en)

ACTION 2!

Gastly is cooling down!

Growlithe used Crunch! (-6en)
Crit: 3 (no)
Effect: 6 (no)
Damage: (8+1.5)*1.5= 14.25hp

ACTION 3!

Gastly used Shadow Ball! (-5en)
Crit: 9 (no)
Effect: 2 (yes)
Damage: (8+3+3)= 14hp

Growlithe's SpD was lowered!

Growlithe used Crunch! (-10en)
Crit: 9 (no)
Effect: 3 (no)
Damage: (8+1.5)*1.5= 14.25hp

- - -

​

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:​

- - -

Let's test something now.

SWITCH PHASE INITIATED!
Growlithe OUT
Muk with Heart Scale IN
Counterswitch?

Iggy Azalea

If you accept you can switch something of your own, but you will have to order first. If you refuse I will order first vs your Gastly with Muk.

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Counterswitch -> Lucario @ Amulet Coin
Earthquake + Earthquake -> Cooldown (Earthquake) -> Extreme Speed
IF Muk uses Protect A1, THEN use Swords Dance that action and push back.

combos while ordering first, this time with subs hopefully ;~;

 

[Frosty]

Uh...

Again: don't use combos ordering first. Also Extremespeed is weird. Yes you don't have many other options (barring eq), but at least metal claw can increase your attack (and is cheaper) and Blaze Kick can burn and has better crit. Extremespeed gives you in this battle nothing important. Keep it in mind.

Good part: at least you have guts to counterswitch. That is good.

15hp substitute - Acid Spray - Flamethrower

- - -

​

*Lucario*
Hp: 100
En: 100
4/3/4/2/104
Other:

bench

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*Muk*
Hp: 110
En: 100
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

bench

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:

Round 3!
​

DATA:

ACTION 1!

Muk used 15hp substitute! (-12en)

Lucario used Earthquake + Earthquake! (-31.5en)
Damage: sub faded!

ACTION 2!

Lucario is cooling down!

Muk used Acid Spray! (-4en)
Crit: 12 (no)
Damage: (4+3+3)= 10hp

Lucario is corroded!

Lucario's SpD was harshly lowered!

ACTION 3!

Lucario used ExtremeSpeed! (-6en)
Crit: 10 (no)
Damage: (8+1.5)= 9.5hp

Muk used Flamethrower! (-7en)
Crit: 15 (no)
Effect: 9 (no)
Damage: (9+3)*1.5+4= 22hp

- - -

​

*Lucario*
Hp: 68
En: 62
4/3/4/2/104
Other: -2SpD

bench

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*Muk*
Hp: 85
En: 77
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

bench

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:

- - -

Muk: Acid Spray - Flamethrower - Sludge Wave
IF Lucario is under Substitute AND that substitute has 22 or less hp THEN Flamethrower and push back
IF P/E AND this sub wasn't played on the action prior THEN Curse


Iggy Azalea

​

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

I keep forgetting about combo priority cri
okay okay let's see
Earthquake + Earthquake -> Cooldown -> Detect

 

[Frosty]

Combos can be enticing, but, more often than not, just using that move twice deals similar damage. And is much much cheaper. This is one of those cases, even though Double Earthquake only deals like 1 less hp of damage. Still, it costs 18 vs 31.5 from the combo.

*Lucario*
Hp: 68
En: 62
4/3/4/2/104
Other: -2SpD

bench

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*Muk*
Hp: 85
En: 77
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

bench

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:

ACTION 1!

Muk used Acid Spray! (-4en)
Crit: 11 (no)
Damage: (4+3+3)+4= 14hp

Lucario's SpD harshly lowered

Lucario used Earthquake + Earthquake! (-31.5en)
Crit: 16 (no)
Damage: (10*2.25+1.5)*1.5= 36hp

ACTION 2!

Lucario is cooling down

Muk used Flamethrower! (-7en)
Crit: 3 (no)
Effect: 8 (no)
Damage: (9+3)*1.5+8= 26hp

ACTION 3!

Lucario used Detect! (-7en)

Muk used Curse! (-6en)
-spe
+def
+atk

- - -


*Lucario*
Hp: 28
En: 24
4/3/4/2/104
Other: -4SpD. corroded.

bench

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*Muk*
Hp: 49
En: 60
4/3/4/4/43
Other: +1atk, def. -1spe.

bench

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:

Iggy Azalea orders
I order and ref

​

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Earthquake -> Earthquake -> Earthquake
IF a p/e move is used, THEN Chill that action and push back

 

[Frosty]

Flamethrower - Shadow Sneak - Shadow Sneak

- - - - - -

ACTION 1!

Lucario used Earthquake! (-7en)
Crit: 14 (no)
Damage: (10+3)*1.5-2= 17.5hp

Muk used Flamethrower! (-7en)
Crit: 7 (no)
Effet: 9 (no)
Damage: 26

ACTION 2!

Muk used Shadow Sneak! (-4en)
Lucario fainted!

- - - - - -

*Lucario*
Hp: KO
En: KO
4/3/4/2/104
Other: -4SpD. corroded.

bench

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

*Muk*
Hp: 31
En: 49
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

bench

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:

- - - -

Switching to Growlithe!

Heat Wave - Crunch - Heat Wave
IF Your move is disabled THEN Flare Blitz instead

Iggy Azalea

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Sludge Bomb -> Hypnosis -> Sludge Bomb

 

[Frosty]

I suppose with that movepool it was your best option. And it payed off.

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 32
En: 34
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

bench

*Muk*
Hp: 31
En: 49
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 61
En: 54
3/1/3/2/69
Other:
​

Round 6!
​

DATA:

ACTION 1!

Gastly used Sludge Bomb! (-6en)
Crit: 4 (no)
Effect: 9 (no)
Damage: (9+3+3)= 15hp

Growlithe used Heat Wave! (-6en)
Crit: 16
Effect: 10
Damage: (10+3+1.5)= 14.5hp

ACTION 2!

Gastly used Hypnosis! (-5en)
Hit: 10 (yes)
Duration: 3 (2a)

Growlithe is fast asleep

ACTION 3!

Gastly used Sludge Bomb! (-6en)
Crit: 7 (no)
Effect: 4 (no)
Damage: (9+3+3)= 15hp

Grwlithe is fast asleep!

- - -

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 17
En: 17
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

bench

*Muk*
Hp: 31
En: 49
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 31
En: 48
3/1/3/2/69
Other:​

Iggy Azalea
Frosty​

​

 

[Lucy Heartfillia]

Not much of a choice here now
Sludge Bomb -> Shadow Ball -> Sludge Bomb

 

[Frosty]

true

COMBO (Crunch + Crunch)*3


*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: 17
En: 17
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

bench

*Muk*
Hp: 31
En: 49
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 31
En: 48
3/1/3/2/69
Other:​

- - -

ACTION 1!

Gastly used Sludge Bomb! (-6en)
Crit: 1 (yes)
Effect: 1 (yes)
Damage: (9+3+3+4.5)= 19.5hp

Growlithe used Crunch+Crunch! (-28en)
Damage: (8*2.25+1.5)*1.5= 29.25hp

Gastly fainted!

- - -

*InsertGastlyHere*
Hp: KO
En: KO
1/2/4/2/92
Other:

bench

*Muk*
Hp: 10
En: 11
4/3/4/4/43
Other:

*insertGrowlithehere*
Hp: 31
En: 48
3/1/3/2/69
Other:​

- - - - -

Prizes:

Iggy Azalea: 4CC
Gastly: 5MC
Lucario: 5MC

Frosty : 3CC, 5UC
Muk: 4MC, 1AC, 2KOC (dunno if Classical can claim this tho)
Growlithe: 1EC, 4MC, 1AC, 2KOC