[Battling 101] Ooraloo vs Kippyster

[Ooraloo]

3v3 FE Singles
DQ: 48h
2 Recoveries, 5 Chills per mon
Three Substitutions
One Mega Evolution, even though neither of us brought one.
Switch = OK
Abilities = ALL
Items = ALL
Arena: ASB Tournament Arena

Both challengers have access to ANY item they wish.

Team Ooraloo

Tormeldon the Camerupt (OT: Its_A_Random)

Camerupt [Tormeldon] (M)
NATURE: Quiet (-10% Evasion)

TYPE: Fire / Ground
ABILITIES: Magma Armour / Solid Rock / Anger Point (H) / Sheer Force (Mega)

STATS (NORMAL)
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 4
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 5 (+)
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 34 (-)
Size Class: 4
Weight Class: 6
Base Rank Total: 19

STATS (MEGA)
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 4
SpA: Rank 7 (+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 17 (-)
Size Class: 4
Weight Class: 7
Base Rank Total: 23

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

ATTACKS (80/80)
PHYSICAL
Body Slam
Bulldoze
Dig
Double-Edge
Earthquake
Explosion
Facade
Fissure
Flame Charge
Frustration
Giga Impact
Headbutt
Iron Head
Magnitude
Natural Gift
Return
Rock Slide
Rock Smash
Rock Tomb
Rollout
Secret Power
Self Destruct
Stomp
Stone Edge
Strength
Tackle
Take Down

SPECIAL
Ancient Power
Earth Power
Echoed Voice
Ember
Eruption
Fire Blast
Flame Burst
Flamethrower
Flash Cannon
Heat Wave
Hidden Power (Ice)
Hyper Beam
Incinerate
Lava Plume
Mud Bomb
Mud-Slap
Overheat
Round
Snore
Solar Beam
Spit Up

OTHER
After You
Amnesia
Attract
Captivate
Charm
Confide
Curse
Defence Curl
Double Team
Endure
Focus Energy
Growl
Growth
Howl
Mimic
Nature Power
Protect
Rest
Roar
Rock Polish
Sandstorm
Scary Face
Sleep Talk
Stealth Rock
Stockpile
Substitute
Sunny Day
Swagger
Swallow
Toxic
Will-O-Wisp
Yawn

Erufuun (Whimsicott) (OT: Elevator Music)

Whimsicott [Erufuun] (M)
Nature: Modest (+1 SpA, -1 Atk)
Type: Grass/Fairy

Abilities: Prankster / Infiltrator / Chlorophyll (Unlocked)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 2 (-)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 116
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 19

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

Moves: (66/66)
Absorb
Attract
Beat Up
Captivate
Charm
Confide
Cotton Guard
Cotton Spore
Covet
Dazzling Gleam
Double Team
Dream Eater
Encore
Endeavor
Energy Ball
Facade
Fairy Wind
Fake Tears
Flash
Fling
Frustration
Giga Drain
Giga Impact
Grass Knot
Grass Whistle
Growth
Gust
Helping Hand
Hidden Power (Ground)
Hurricane
Hyper Beam
Knock Off
Leech Seed
Light Screen
Mega Drain
Memento
Moonblast
Natural Gift
Nature Power
Poison Powder
Protect
Psychic
Razor Leaf
Rest
Return
Round
Safeguard
Secret Power
Seed Bomb
Shadow Ball
Sleep Talk
Snore
Solar Beam
Stun Spore
Substitute
Sunny Day
Swagger
Switcheroo
Tailwind
Taunt
Thief
Tickle
Toxic
Trick Room
U-turn
Worry Seed

Odolwa the Ludicolo (OT: Frosty)

Ludicolo [Odolwa] (M)
Nature: Quiet (Adds One (1) Rank to Special Attack; Divides Base Speed by 1.15 and gives a flat 10 point decrease in evasion, effectively adding 10 accuracy (e.g. 85 becomes 95) on an opponent’s attacks)
Typing: Water/Grass

Abilities: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo (H) [UNLOCKED]

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4(+)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 60 (70/1.15) (-)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 19

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

Moves (91/91 - Movepool Completed!):

Absorb
Astonish
Attract
Blizzard
Body Slam
Brick Break
Bubble
BubbleBeam
Bullet Seed
Captivate
Confide
Counter
Dive
Double-Edge
Double Team
Drain Punch
Dynamic Punch
Echoed Voice
Endure
Energy Ball
Facade
Fake Out
Fire Punch
Flail
Flash
Fling
Focus Blast
Focus Punch
Frustation
Fury Swipes
Giga Drain
Giga Impact
Grass Knot
Growl
Hail
Headbutt
Hidden Power Rock
Hone Claws
Hydro Pump
Hyper Beam
Hyper Voice
Ice Beam
Ice Punch
Icy Wind
Knock Off
Leech Seed
Mega Drain
Mega Kick
Mega Punch
Metronome
Mimic
Mist
Mud Slap
Natural Gift
Nature Power
Power Up Punch
Protect
Rain Dance
Razor Leaf
Rest
Return
Rock Climb
Rock Smash
Round
Scald
Secret Power
Seed Bomb
Seismic Toss
Sleep Talk
Snore
Solarbeam
Strength
Substitute
Sunny Day
Surf
Swagger
Sweet Scent
Swords Dance
Synthesis
Teeter Dance
Thief
ThunderPunch
Tickle
Toxic
Uproar
Waterfall
Water Gun
Water Pulse
Water Sport
Whirlpool
Zen Headbutt

VS​

Team Kippyster

Ruination the Heracross (OT: Its_A_Random)

Heracross [Ruination] (M)
NATURE: Jolly (+11% Accuracy (Normal), +9% Accuracy (Mega))

TYPE: Bug / Fighting
ABILITIES: Swarm / Guts / Moxie (H) / Skill Link (Mega Only)

STATS (NORMAL)
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 1 (-)
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 98 (+)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 19

STATS (MEGA)
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 8
Def: Rank 4
SpA: Rank 1 (-)
SpD: Rank 4
Spe: 87 (+)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 24

EC: N/A
MC: 0
AC: 5/5

ATTACKS (41/83)
PHYSICAL
Aerial Ace
Arm Thrust
Bide
Brick Break
Bulldoze
Bullet Seed
Chip Away
Close Combat
Counter
Dig
Earthquake
Feint
Flail
Focus Punch
Fury Attack
Horn Attack
Knock Off
Low Kick
Megahorn
Night Slash
Pin Missile
Pursuit
Revenge
Reversal
Rock Blast
Rock Slide
Shadow Claw
Smack Down
Tackle

SPECIAL
None

OTHER
Detect
Double Team
Endure
Helping Hand
Leer
Mimic
Protect
Rest
Sleep Talk
Substitute
Swagger
Toxic

Rob the Crawdaunt (OT: Matezoide)

<Crawdaunt> [Rob] (Male)
Nature: Brave (+Attack, -15% Speed, -10% Evasion)
Type: Water/Dark

Water: Water STAB; Ignores arena restrictions on Water attacks that require an external water source. Evasive Diving reduced from 6 per action Energy Cost to 5 per action.

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

About: Rob was the first pokemon ever caught by Matt ,using it's Double-Team and Trump-Card techniches, he slowy gained an advantage against Steve and was about to easily defeat him, until being caught off-guard by an extremely powerfull Reversal combo, weakning him enough to be captured. Being prety much powerless against the lobster pokemon, Steve grew determined to become stronger.
Similary to the others, he cares deeply about his friends, and is willing to risk his life for them if necessary.....he is also a huge nerd, his favorite super-heroes being Superman, Spider-Man and Aquaman.
After a battle with Itsumo and his minions, Rob was left in the brink of death, which led his teammates to seek revenge on Itsumo. After several weeks, Rob fully recovered from the damage to his spine and is back to action, still determined to save Chuck.

Abilities:
Hyper Cutter (Passive): This Pokemon always keeps its claws/teeth/pincers extremely sharp, and thus cannot have its attack reduced.


Shell Armor (Passive): This Pokemon’s thick, bony outer shell prevents it from taking critical hits.


Adaptability (HIDDEN ABILITY UNLOCKED, Passive): The moves that match this Pokemon’s type have their Base Attack Power increased by two (2).

Stats

HP: 100
Atk: Rank 6 (+)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 47 (-)
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 3
Base Rank Total: 18


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



Moves: - MAXED - 5 CC Bonus
Bubble(*)
Harden(*)
Vice-Grip(*)
Leer(*)
BubbleBeam(*)
Protect(*)
Knock Off(*)
Crunch
Swords-Dance
Crabhammer
Taunt
Guillotine
Swift
Night Slash
Double-Hit
Razor Shell

Aerial Ace
Attract
Avalanche
Blizzard
Brick-Break(*)
Captivate
Counter
Confide
Cut
Dark Pulse
Dig
Dive
Double-Team(*)
Endeavor
Endure
Facade
False Swipe
Fling
Frustation
Fury Cutter
Giga Impact
Hail
Hidden Power (Fire)
Hone-Claws
Hyper Beam
Ice-Beam
Icy Wind
Iron Defense
Metal Claw
Mimic
Mud Slap
Natural Gift
Nature Power
Payback
Rain Dance
Rest
Retaliate
Return
Rock Slide
Rock Smash
Rock Tomb
Round
Scald
Secret Power
Sleep-Talk
Sludge Bomb
Sludge Wave
Snarl
Snore
Spite
Substitute
Superpower
Surf
Swagger
Toxic
Water Pulse
Water Sport
Waterfall(*)
Whirlpool
X-Scissor


Dragon Dance (*)
Mudsport(*)
Trump Card(*)
Double-Edge
Body-Slam
AncientPower
Chip Away
Aqua Jet
Switcheroo

Gouen the Magmortar (OT: Frosty)

Magmortar [Gouen] (Male)
Nature: Hasty (+15% to speed, +11% accuracy; Subtracts One (1) Rank From Defense)

Type: Fire

Abilities: Flame Body/Vital Spirit (H) [UNLOCKED]


Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 2 (-)
SpA: Rank 5
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 96 (+)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 20

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

Moves (98/98 - Movepool Completed!):
Attract
Barrier
Belch
Belly Drum
Bide
Body Slam
Brick Break
Bulldoze
Captivate
Clear Smog
Confide
Confuse Ray
Counter
Covet
Cross Chop
Curse
Detect
Double Team
Double-Edge
Dual Chop
Dynamic Punch
Earthquake
Ember
Endure
Facade
Faint Attack
Fire Blast
Fire Punch
Fire Spin
Flame Burst
Flame Charge
Flamethrower
Flare Blitz
Fling
Focus Blast
Focus Energy
Focus Punch
Follow Me
Frustration
Giga Impact
Headbutt
Heat Wave
Helping Hand
Hidden Power Ice
Hyper Beam
Incinerate
Iron Tail
Karate Chop
Lava Plume
Leer
Low Kick
Low Sweep
Mach Punch
Mega Kick
Mega Punch
Metronome
Mimic
Mud-Slap
Natural Gift
Overheat
Power Swap
Power-Up Punch
Protect
Psychic
Psywave
Rage
Rest
Return
Rock Climb
Rock Slide
Rock Smash
Rock Tomb
Round
Screech
Secret Power
Seismic Toss
Skull Bash
Sleep Talk
Smog
Smokescreen
Snore
Solar Beam
Strength
Submission
Substitute
Sunny Day
Swagger
Take Down
Taunt
Teleport
Thief
Thunderbolt
Thunderpunch
Torment
Toxic
Uproar
Will-o-Wisp

"Looks like you've picked out a well-balanced team for yourself. Let's see how you use it. Be careful of which Pokemon you use against whom; match-up control is one of the most important elements of singles battling."

kippyster sends out
I send out and order
kippyster orders
I ref​

 

[kippyster]

Agh these typings

Kipyster sends out Gouen the Magmortar @ Magmarizer

 

[Ooraloo]

"How are you going to get yourself out of this predicament?"

Ludicolo @ Water Stone
Surf | Scald | Surf
[Once] IF Fire Spin AND Magmortar is not behind a substitute, THEN Whirlpool.
IF Bide A1, THEN Protect A3.

 

[kippyster]

Fling ~ Thief ~ Protect

Fling has 12 BAP and 6 EN cost for magmarizer, trust me

 

[Ooraloo]

Your Fling/Thief strategy was interesting and one I certainly did not see coming. However, overall, the orders you made last round were not optimal.

First, the Fling/Thief strategy was somewhat underwhelming. Yes, Fling had 12 BAP, but the lack of STAB, super-effectiveness, and Magmortar's unimpressive Atk stat made the damage rather low. And losing your item is not something to be taken lightly. Magmarizer has great effects, boosting both of Magmortar's offenses and offering a nice boost to the punch moves that Magmortar relies on for coverage. I'd say that the meager 13.5 damage from Fling was not worth it. Neither was the Thief. Thief did even lower damage, and the loss of Ludicolo's Water Stone was not overly detrimental to Ludicolo. Water Stone's activations of Rain Dish and Swift Swim are nice, but not enough to merit a two-turn combo.

Case in point, you're already behind by 20 HP, which is not insignificant, and you are still stuck in a bad-matchup.

Ludicolo vs Magmortar is not a good matchup for you. When you're in a bad matchup, your first priority should be escaping the matchup while minimizing the damage that you take. Yes, you can switch out since you order first next round, but I can counterswitch and put you in a bad matchup all over again. The best thing to do is to switch without letting me counterswitch, through trapping (i.e. Fire Spin), switch-forcing (i.e. Roar), or self-switching (i.e. U-Turn) moves. Magmortar doesn't have switch-forcing moves, and I locked you out of trapping moves by making a substitution for Fire Spin, but Magmortar does have an excellent self-switching move in Teleport. In our ASB, Teleport (Switch) functions as a non-damaging U-Turn, letting you switch out next round and denying me the opportunity to counterswitch.

Magmortar can't keep up with Ludicolo's damage. How do you keep yourself from losing the damage race? Easy: don't damage race at all! If your orders were Protect | Teleport (Switch) | Protect, I'd still have an HP lead, but you'd avoid taking too much damage and you'd be in a much better matchup for the next round, giving you the opportunity to dish out a lot of damage to me in return.

Round One

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: Water Stone
HP: 100
EN: 100
Stats: 3/3/4/[5]/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Magmortar (M) [Gouen]
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body/Vital Spirit
Item: Magmarizer
HP: 100
EN: 100
Stats: [4]/2/[6]/3/96 (+11% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/20
Status: Healthy

Calculations

Action One
Ludicolo used Surf! (6 EN)
Crit: 15/16 NO
Damage: (9 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 20.25

Magmortar used Fling! (6 EN)
Crit: 12/16 NO
Damage: (12 + 6 - 4.5) = 13.5
Magmortar lost it Magmarizer!

Ludicolo recovered 2 HP from its Rain Dish.

Action Two
Ludicolo used Scald! (5 EN)
Crit: 5/16 NO
Damage: (8 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 18.75

Magmortar used Thief! (4 EN)
Crit: 16/16 NO
Damage: (6 + 4.5 - 4.5) = 6
Magmortar stole Ludicolo's Water Stone!

Action Three
Magmortar used Protect! (7 EN)
Magmortar is getting ready to protect himself.

Ludicolo used Surf! (6 EN)
Damage: (9 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 20.25
Magmortar protected himself. (8.1 EN)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 82
EN: 83
Stats: 3/3/4/4/60 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Magmortar (M) [Gouen]
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body/Vital Spirit
Item: Water Stone
HP: 61
EN: 75
Stats: 3/2/5/3/96 (+11% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/20
Status: Healthy

kippyster orders
I order and ref

"Be flexible. Adapt to the situation. Let's see how you'll respond to being at a disadvantage."​

 

[kippyster]

Sunny Day ~ Rest ~ Sleep Talk (Fire Blast, Fire Spin, Flame Thrower, Lava Plume)

IF awake on A3, AND Sunny Day is in affect, use Solar Beam on A3

IF awoke on A3, AND Sunny Day is not in affect, use Thunderbolt on A3

IF the first or second subs do not trigger and Sunny Day is not in effect, replace A3 with Sleep Talk (Sunny Day, Thunder Bolt, Toxic, Thunder Punch)

 

[Ooraloo]

"There's no doubt that Sunny Day helps you out quite a bit, by increasing your Fire damage and decreasing my Water damage. But using status moves like that in your main orders when ordering first can be tricky, since it leaves you vulnerable for an action. That means that it gives me a free action to use my tricks as well, say, Rain Dance. Same goes for Rest. It's powerful, but it leaves you open for an action. And if I wake you up A2 by dealing 18 or more damage, then you won't recover any HP, since recovery occurs at the very end of the action. So I'd have gotten a free action of damage. Also, combos are fun. They're useful for the higher damage they deal, the adjusted -2 priority, and abusing substitutions. Here, I'm making use of the higher damage to make you wake up from Rest and the -2 priority to make the attack hit after you go to sleep so that you don't get to take advantage of Rest's recovery."

Ludicolo @ Water Stone
Rain Dance | Surf + Surf | Surf

 

[Ooraloo]

"The best choice for this round would have probably been to switch out. Yes, I would've counterswitched, but then you'd at least get to order second again and try again for matchup control. The only thing worse than ordering second in a bad matchup is ordering first in a bad matchup."

Round Two

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 82
EN: 83
Stats: 3/3/4/4/60 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Magmortar (M) [Gouen]
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body/Vital Spirit
Item: Water Stone
HP: 61
EN: 75
Stats: 3/2/5/3/96 (+11% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/20
Status: Healthy

Calculations

Action One
Magmortar used Sunny Day! (9 EN)
The sunlight intensified.

Ludicolo used Rain Dance! (9 EN)
Rain began to fall.

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.

Action Two
Magmortar used Rest! (15 EN)
Magmortar fell asleep.

Ludicolo used Surf + Surf! (30.5 EN)
Crit: 16/16 NO
Damage: (20.25 + 3 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 41.625
Magmortar woke up.

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.

Action Three
Ludicolo is cooling down.

Magmortar used Thunderbolt! (7 EN)
Crit: 12/16 NO
Effect: 32/100 NO
Damage: (9 + 7.5 - 6) = 10.5

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.

Field Effects
Rain (3 rounds)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 77
EN: 43
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Magmortar (M) [Gouen]
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body/Vital Spirit
Item: Water Stone
HP: 19
EN: 44
Stats: 3/2/5/3/96 (+11% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/20
Status: Healthy​

 

[Ooraloo]

"Can you endure Ludicolo's fearsome damage?"

Ludicolo @ Nothing
Scald | Surf | Scald
[Once] IF Endure, THEN Whirlpool.
[Nonconsecutive] IF P/E, THEN Chill.

kippyster orders
I ref

 

[kippyster]

Sunny Day ~ Protect ~ Toxic

 

[Ooraloo]

"Scald does enough damage to KO Magmortar, and Swift Swim allows Ludicolo to outspeed ad kill Magmortar before it could act. Since Whirlpool does enough damage to KO you as well, so you couldn't use Endure, the best thing for you to have done would be a priority move, Mach Punch (or Mach Punch + Mach Punch combo) to get some damage on Ludicolo before Magmortar dies. On the flip side, if you ever find yourself in my situation, where you're battling a Pokemon that's going to die before it acts A1, it'd be in your best interest to make a substitution for damaging priority combos."

Round Three

Field Effects
Rain (3 rounds)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 77
EN: 43
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Magmortar (M) [Gouen]
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body/Vital Spirit
Item: Water Stone
HP: 19
EN: 44
Stats: 3/2/5/3/96 (+11% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/20
Status: Healthy

Calculations

Action One
Ludicolo used Scald! (5 EN)
Crit: 4/16 NO
Damage: (8 + 3 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 23.25
Magmortar fainted.

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.

Field Effects
Rain (2 rounds)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 79
EN: 38
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Magmortar (M) [Gouen]
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body/Vital Spirit
Item: Water Stone
HP: KO
EN: KO
Stats: 3/2/5/3/96 (+11% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/20
Status: KO

kippyster sends and orders
I order and ref​

 

[kippyster]

Sends out Ruination the Heracross @ Heracrossite, mega evolvedd

Megahorn ~ Pin Missile ~ Megahorn

If D/E, then use Counter and push back actions
If Bide, then use Toxic on A1, Double Team on A2, and Mega Evolve on A3

 

[Ooraloo]

"Having a good match-up doesn't mean that you can let your guard down. Always check your opponent's movepools before writing your subs. Ludicolo does not learn Bide, even though you subbed for it. Ludicolo does learn Counter though, which you forgot to sub for. And trust me. Counter hurts. Endure hurts too, since it lets me survive your attacks and continue dealing massive damage with Counter."

Ludicolo @ Nothing
Endure | Counter | Counter

 

[Ooraloo]

Round Four

Field Effects
Rain (2 rounds)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 79
EN: 38
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Heracross (M) [Ruination]
Type: Bug/Fighting
Ability: Swarm/Guts/Moxie/Skill Link
Item: Heracronite
HP: 100
EN: 100
Stats: 8/4/1/4/87 (+9% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/24
Status: OK

Calculations

Action One
Ludicolo used Endure! (15 EN)
Ludicolo is bracing itself.

Heracross used Megahorn! (7 EN)
Crit: 12/16 NO
Damage: (12 + 3 + 11 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 32.25

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.

Action Two
Heracross used Pin Missile! (9 EN)
Crits: 7/16 | 1/16 | 3/16 | 13/16 | 5/16 ONE
Damage: (15 + 3 + 1 + 11 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 38.25

Ludicolo used Counter! (25.125 EN)
Damage: 38.125 * 1.5 = 57.1875
Ludicolo endured the exhaustion.

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.

Action Three

Heracross used Megahorn! (7 EN)
Crit: 14/16 NO
Damage: (12 + 3 + 11 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 32.25
Ludicolo endured the attack.

Ludicolo used Counter! (26.125 EN)
Damage: (32.25 * 1.5) = 48.375
Heracros fainted.
Ludicolo endured the exhaustion.

Ludicolo's Rain Dish restored 2 HP.​

Field Effects
Rain (1 round)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 3
EN: 1
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: Cannot Endure (1 round)

VS

Kippyster

Heracross (M) [Ruination]
Type: Bug/Fighting
Ability: Swarm/Guts/Moxie/Skill Link
Item: Heracronite
HP: KO
EN: KO
Stats: 8/4/1/4/87 (+9% Acc)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/24
Status: KO​

kippyster sends
I order
Kippyster orders
I ref​

 

[kippyster]

Sends Crawdaunt @ Rare Candy

 

[Ooraloo]

"Show me what you've got!"

Ludicolo @ Nothing
Fake Out | Fake Out | Fake Out
IF P/E, THEN Sunny Day.

 

[kippyster]

Fury Cutter ~ Fury Cutter ~ Protect

 

[Ooraloo]

Round Five

Field Effects
Rain (1 round)

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: 3
EN: 1
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: Cannot Endure (1 round)

VS

Kippyster

Crawdaunt (M) [Rob]
Type: Water/Dark
Ability: Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor/Adaptability
Item: Rare Candy
HP: 100
EN: 100
Stats: [7]/3/3/2/47 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 2/3/18
Status: OK

Calculations

Action One
Ludicolo used Fake Out! (4 EN)
Damage: (4 + 4.5 - 4.5) = 4
Ludicolo fainted.

Crawdaunt flinched.

Field Effects
None

Ooraloo

Ludicolo (M) [Odolwa]
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim/Rain Dish/Own Tempo
Item: None
HP: KO
EN: KO
Stats: 3/3/4/4/[120] (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 3/4/19
Status: KO

VS

Kippyster

Crawdaunt (M) [Rob]
Type: Water/Dark
Ability: Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor/Adaptability
Item: Rare Candy
HP: 96
EN: 100
Stats: [7]/3/3/2/47 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 2/3/18
Status: OK

I send
kippyster orders
I order and ref​

 

[Ooraloo]

"Let's see if you can turn the tide!"

Whimsicott @ Sun Stone

 

[kippyster]

Sludge Wave ~ Sludge Bomb ~ Sludge Wave

[Once] If a Fairy or Grass type move is used, use Protect

If a status-healing move is used, replace the action with Toxic

 

[Ooraloo]

"Good orders. Damage spam is the way to go in many situations, especially since you have a 4x weakness to take advantage of."

Whimsicott @ Sun Stone
Razor Leaf | Solarbeam | Giga Drain

 

[Ooraloo]

Round Six

Field Effects
None

Ooraloo

Whimsicott (M) [Erufuun]
Type: Grass/Fairy
Ability: Prankster/Infiltrator/Chlorophyll
Item: Sun Stone
HP: 90
EN: 100
Stats: 2/[4]/4/3/[232]
S/W/BRT: 1/1/19
Status: OK

VS

Kippyster

Crawdaunt (M) [Rob]
Type: Water/Dark
Ability: Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor/Adaptability
Item: Rare Candy
HP: 96
EN: 100
Stats: [7]/3/3/2/47 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 2/3/18
Status: OK

Calculations

Action One
Crawdaunt used Protect! (7 EN)
Crawdaunt is preparing to protect itself.

Whimsicott used Razor Leaf! (3 EN)
Damage: (6 + 3 + 3 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 11.25
Crawdaunt protected itself. (4.5 EN)

Action Two
Whimsicott used Solarbeam! (7 EN)
Damage: (12 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 27

Crawdaunt used Sludge Bomb! (7 EN)
Crit: 4/16 NO
Effect: 26/100 YES
Damage: (9 + 4.5 - 4.5) * 2.25 = 20.25
Whimsicott was poisoned.

Whimsicott took 2 damage from its poison.

Action Three
Whimsicott used Giga Drain! (11 EN)
Damage: (8 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 21
Recovery: (21 * 0.5) = 10.5

Crawdaunt used Sludge Wave! (7 EN)
Crit: 15/16 NO
Damage: (10 + 4.5 - 4.5) * 2.25 = 22.5

Whimsicott took 2 damage from its poison.

Field Effects
None

Ooraloo

Whimsicott (M) [Erufuun]
Type: Grass/Fairy
Ability: Prankster/Infiltrator/Chlorophyll
Item: Sun Stone
HP: 54
EN: 79
Stats: 2/[4]/4/3/[232]
S/W/BRT: 1/1/19
Status: Poison

VS

Kippyster

Crawdaunt (M) [Rob]
Type: Water/Dark
Ability: Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor/Adaptability
Item: Rare Candy
HP: 48
EN: 76
Stats: [7]/3/3/2/47 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 2/3/18
Status: OK

I order
kippyster orders
I ref​

 

[Ooraloo]

"This battle's nearing its finale. Give it your all!"

Whimsicott @ Sun Stone
Solarbeam | Energy Ball | Solarbeam
IF Taunt OR Torment, THEN Taunt.
[Nonconsecutive] IF P/E, THEN Synthesis.

 

[kippyster]

Dive ~ Sludge Wave + Sludge Wave ~ Combo Recover

 

[Ooraloo]

"Sorry. Dive isn't going to help you here. Because Whimsicott outspeeds Crawdaunt and because Sun Stone allows Whimsicott to use Solarbeam without charge at priority 0, you still get hit. The Sludge Wave combo is a nice idea, since it deals more damage than using Sludge Wave twice. Keep in mind that combos incur cooldown. Even if you'd lived to use Sludge Wave combo, you wouldn't be able to use Recover Combo because you'd be in cooldown on the next action. Also, it's usually a bad idea of combo A3, since that means you have to have your cooldown on the next round, leaving you especially vulnerable, since your opponent can take advantage of it. The best course of action should probably have been Endure | Sludge Wave | Sludge Wave, since Endure would allow you to survive Whimsicott's attacks and counter back with your Sludge Waves."

Round Seven

Field Effects
None

Ooraloo

Whimsicott (M) [Erufuun]
Type: Grass/Fairy
Ability: Prankster/Infiltrator/Chlorophyll
Item: Sun Stone
HP: 54
EN: 79
Stats: 2/[4]/4/3/[232]
S/W/BRT: 1/1/19
Status: Poison

VS

Kippyster

Crawdaunt (M) [Rob]
Type: Water/Dark
Ability: Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor/Adaptability
Item: Rare Candy
HP: 48
EN: 76
Stats: [7]/3/3/2/47 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 2/3/18
Status: OK

Calculations

Action One
Whimsicott used Solarbeam! (7 EN)
Damage: (12 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 27

Crawdaunt dove underwater. (6 EN)

Crawdaunt used Dive! (3 EN)
Crit: 13/16 NO
Damage: (8 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 10 - 6) * 0.67 = 12.06

Whimsicott took 2 damage from its poison.

Action Two
Whimsicott used Energy Ball! (6 EN)
Damage: (8 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 21
Crawdaunt fainted.

Whimsicott took 2 damage from its poison.

Field Effects
None

Ooraloo

Whimsicott (M) [Erufuun]
Type: Grass/Fairy
Ability: Prankster/Infiltrator/Chlorophyll
Item: Sun Stone
HP: 38
EN: 63
Stats: 2/[4]/4/3/[232]
S/W/BRT: 1/1/19
Status: Poison

VS

Kippyster

Crawdaunt (M) [Rob]
Type: Water/Dark
Ability: Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor/Adaptability
Item: Rare Candy
HP: KO
EN: KO
Stats: [7]/3/3/2/47 (-10% Eva)
S/W/BRT: 2/3/18
Status: KO

Congratulations on completing your first battle, Kippyster. Here are your rewards. Practice battling some more, and let me know when you're ready to start your next lesson.

kippyster: 7 CC

Me: 7 CC, 5 UC
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"You had a rocky start, but you did much better near the end. Here are some tips to keep in mind."​

• When you're up against a VERY bad match-up, your priority is get out with as little damage as possible. Spam Protect if necessary to get to a better match-up.
• Learn the most dangerous moves and what they can do. In this battle, it was Counter that was extra dangerous, but in the future, you'll encounter Encore, Endure, Taunt, Torment, and much more.
  
• If you want to use tricks like Sunny Day or Rest, especially when ordering first, watch out for ways that your opponent can abuse your the turn of vulnerability that those moves create, and always ask yourself whether those moves will actually do a better job than spamming STAB or super-effective moves. Rest and Sunny Day created openings for me to abuse in this battle, so try not to let those happen again. Use substitutions to prevent me from using Rain Dance when you Sunny Day, for example.