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Well, seeing as there's no break in the voting, I'll sit this week out if need be, and let Tadasuke and sparktrain go at it. Especially seeing as we need two votes to break the tie.
So I was obviously inactive for the beginning portion of my school year, but I'm comfortably in the swing of things and much more active now, so I'm going to go ahead and revive this!
Tadasuke and I will battle sometime this week for Week 4, and I'll go ahead and open up nominations for Week 5 in the meantime.
You know the drill, nominate three of your favorite CAP battlers!
I feel like it'll be good to revive this as it allows new players to look at what the CAP metagame looks like via replays + it showcases some of our better players
In response to the above posters, we're starting Battle of the Week back up (for real this time)! Tadasuke and I had our first battle tonight, and we're gonna finish up tomorrow, then we should be back on track. Unfortunately, replays are down, so our battles will have to be saved as pastebins... here's the first match for anyone interested. It was close.
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Format: CAP Baton Pass Clause: Limit one Pokémon knowing Baton Pass Swagger Clause: Swagger is banned Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned Moody Clause: Moody is banned Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages sparktrain's team:Rotom-Wash / Scizor / Sylveon / Colossoil / Tomohawk / Aurumoth Tadasuke's team:Manectric / Tomohawk / Talonflame / Colossoil / Clefable / Landorus
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Battle between Tadasuke and sparktrain started!
Tadasuke sent out Talonflame!
Go! Rotom-Wash! Turn 1
The opposing Talonflame used U-turn!
Rotom-Wash lost 24.8% of its health!
The opposing Talonflame went back to Tadasuke!
Tadasuke sent out Clefable!
Rotom-Wash used Hydro Pump!
A critical hit! The opposing Clefable lost 44% of its health!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 2
Rotom-Wash used Volt Switch!
The opposing Clefable lost 21% of its health!
Rotom-Wash went back to sparktrain!
Go! Sylveon!
The opposing Clefable usedFlamethrower!
Sylveon lost 10.4% of its health!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 3
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
The opposing Clefable lost 33% of its health!
The opposing Clefable used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Clefable regained health!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 4
Sylveon used Wish!
The opposing Clefable used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Clefable regained health! Turn 5
Sylveon, come back!
Go! Rotom-Wash!
The opposing Clefable used Calm Mind!
The opposing Clefable's Special Attack rose!
The opposing Clefable's Special Defense rose!
Sylveon's wish came true! Turn 6
Rotom-Wash used Volt Switch!
The opposing Clefable lost 13% of its health!
Rotom-Wash went back to sparktrain!
Go! Scizor!
The opposing Clefable used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Clefable regained health! Turn 7
Scizor has Mega Evolved into Mega Scizor!
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
It's super effective! The opposing Clefable lost 50% of its health!
The opposing Clefable usedFlamethrower!
It's super effective! Scizor lost 83.3% of its health!
Scizor was burned!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Scizor was hurt by its burn! Turn 8 ★Tadasuke: heh
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
It's super effective! The opposing Clefable lost 27% of its health!
The opposing Clefable used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Clefable regained health!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Scizor was hurt by its burn!
Scizor fainted! ★sparktrain: welp that sucks ★Tadasuke: you know what else sucks? ★Tadasuke: vacuums ★sparktrain: and black holes
Go! Rotom-Wash! Turn 9 ★Tadasuke: and nekkdi ladies ★sparktrain: kek
Rotom-Wash used Quiver Dance!
Rotom-Wash's Special Attack rose!
Rotom-Wash's Special Defense rose!
Rotom-Wash's Speed rose!
The opposing Clefable usedFlamethrower!
It's super effective!
Aurumoth lost 53.4% of its health!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 10 ★Tadasuke: silly rabbit ★sparktrain: mean
Aurumoth used Quiver Dance!
Aurumoth's Special Attack rose!
Aurumoth's Special Defense rose!
Aurumoth's Speed rose!
The opposing Clefable usedFlamethrower!
It's super effective! Aurumoth lost 43.4% of its health!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 11
Aurumoth used Psyshock!
The opposing Clefable lost 80% of its health!
The opposing Clefable usedFlamethrower!
It's super effective! Aurumoth lost 3.2% of its health!
Aurumoth fainted!
The opposing Clefable restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Go! Colossoil! Turn 12
Tadasuke withdrew Clefable!
Tadasuke sent out Tomohawk!
Colossoil used Earthquake!
It doesn't affect the opposing Tomohawk... Turn 13
Colossoil, come back!
Go! Sylveon!
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Sylveon lost 10.4% of its health!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 14
Tadasuke withdrew Tomohawk!
Tadasuke sent out Clefable!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
The opposing Clefable lost 24% of its health!
The opposing Clefable fainted!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! ★sparktrain: that clef was a pain
Tadasuke sent out Landorus! Turn 15 ★Tadasuke: you know what else is a pain? ★Tadasuke: rheumathoid arthritis
Sylveon, come back!
Go! Rotom-Wash!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
A critical hit! Rotom-Wash lost 84.5% of its health! Turn 16 ★Tadasuke: you're aware you can't bluff scarf, right? ★sparktrain: yeah
The opposing Landorus used Psychic!
Rotom-Wash lost 15.5% of its health!
Rotom-Wash fainted!
Go! Colossoil! Turn 17
Tadasuke withdrew Landorus!
Tadasuke sent out Tomohawk!
Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 15% of its health!
Colossoil knocked off the opposing Tomohawk's Leftovers! Turn 18
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Colossoil lost 11.8% of its health!
Colossoil used U-turn!
It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 4% of its health!
Colossoil went back to sparktrain!
Go! Sylveon! Turn 19
Tadasuke withdrew Tomohawk!
Tadasuke sent out Talonflame!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
It's not very effective... The opposing Talonflame lost 33% of its health! Turn 20
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The opposing Talonflame used Brave Bird!
Sylveon lost 99.2% of its health!
The opposing Talonflame is damaged by recoil!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
It's not very effective... The opposing Talonflame lost 23% of its health!
The opposing Talonflame fainted!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! ★Tadasuke: that ★Tadasuke: that's cheating ★Tadasuke: you're a cheater ★sparktrain: ik
Tadasuke sent out Tomohawk! Turn 21
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 22 ★Tadasuke: I want to say I killed that with a Tomo
Sylveon, come back!
Go! Tomohawk!
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Tomohawk lost 21.5% of its health!
Tomohawk was frozen solid! Turn 23 ★sparktrain: THAT'S cheating ★Tadasuke: that was fair and balanced
Tomohawk is frozen solid!
The opposing Tomohawk used Air Slash!
It's super effective! Tomohawk lost 56.3% of its health! Turn 24 ★Tadasuke: perfectly natural
Tomohawk, come back!
Go! Colossoil!
The opposing Tomohawk used Air Slash!
Colossoil lost 16.5% of its health! Turn 25 ★sparktrain: and on that day, sparktrain became the first man to switch colossoil into tomohawk
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Colossoil lost 10.6% of its health!
Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 11% of its health! Turn 26
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Colossoil lost 10.8% of its health!
Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 11% of its health! Turn 27 ★Tadasuke: let's get more hax pls
The opposing Tomohawk used Roost!
The opposing Tomohawk regained health!
Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 10% of its health! Turn 28
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
Colossoil lost 10.8% of its health!
Colossoil used Knock Off!
A critical hit! It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 17% of its health! Turn 29
The opposing Tomohawk used Nature Power!
Nature Power turned into Tri Attack!
A critical hit! Colossoil lost 17.9% of its health!
Colossoil was burned!
Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 18% of its health!
Colossoil was hurt by its burn! Turn 30 ★Tadasuke: critburn ★Tadasuke: and you're guts
The opposing Tomohawk used Roost!
The opposing Tomohawk regained health!
Colossoil used U-turn!
A critical hit! It's not very effective... The opposing Tomohawk lost 17% of its health!
Colossoil went back to sparktrain!
Go! Sylveon!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 31
Tadasuke withdrew Tomohawk!
Tadasuke sent out Colossoil!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 32
Tadasuke withdrew Colossoil!
Tadasuke sent out Landorus!
Sylveon used Protect!
But it failed!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 33
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 34 ★Tadasuke: Hi, I'm Tadasuke, and welcome to sludge wave
Sylveon, come back!
Go! Colossoil!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
It's not very effective... Colossoil lost 9.3% of its health!
Colossoil fainted! ★Tadasuke: on today's agenda, sludge wave
Go! Sylveon! Turn 35 ★Tadasuke: up next is the evening sludge wave with sludge wave
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 36 ★sparktrain: yeah i'm toast ★Tadasuke: now back to you, sludge wave
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
It's super effective! Sylveon lost 54.2% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 37 ★Tadasuke: lol
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 38 ★sparktrain: maybe i can stall it out ★sparktrain: pls no poison ★Tadasuke: I have three other moves ★Tadasuke: and pokes ★sparktrain: oh sheer force ★sparktrain: YAS
The opposing Landorus used Earth Power!
Sylveon lost 40.7% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 39
Tadasuke withdrew Landorus!
Tadasuke sent out Colossoil!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
It's super effective! The opposing Colossoil lost 51% of its health!
Sylveon's wish came true! Turn 40
Sylveon, come back!
Go! Tomohawk!
The opposing Colossoil used Earthquake!
It doesn't affect Tomohawk... Turn 41 ★sparktrain: unfreeze ★sparktrain: :( ★Tadasuke: nah
Tomohawk thawed out!
Tomohawk used Roost!
Tomohawk regained health!
The opposing Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... Tomohawk lost 17.8% of its health!
The opposing Colossoil is hurt by Tomohawk's Rocky Helmet!
The opposing Colossoil knocked off Tomohawk's Rocky Helmet! Turn 42 ★sparktrain: :D ★Tadasuke: you (BAN ME PLEASE) piece of shit ★sparktrain: :(
Tadasuke withdrew Colossoil!
Tadasuke sent out Tomohawk!
Tomohawk used Substitute!
Tomohawk put in a substitute!
Tomohawk lost 24.9% of its health! Turn 43
Tomohawk used Baton Pass!
Go! Sylveon!
The opposing Tomohawk used Air Slash!
The substitute took damage for Sylveon! Turn 44 ★Tadasuke: that new anim
The opposing Tomohawk used Air Slash!
Sylveon's substitute faded!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
It's super effective! The opposing Tomohawk lost 83% of its health!
The opposing Tomohawk fainted! ★sparktrain: ikr
Tadasuke sent out Landorus! Turn 45 ★Tadasuke: if you want to play it this way, I'll do it
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
It's super effective! Sylveon lost 55.0% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 46
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Landorus used Earth Power!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true! Turn 47
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
It's super effective! Sylveon lost 57.5% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 48
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 49
The opposing Landorus used Earth Power!
Sylveon lost 38.7% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 50
The opposing Landorus used Psychic!
Sylveon lost 26.7% of its health!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
The opposing Landorus lost 59% of its health!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 51
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
It's super effective! Sylveon lost 50.9% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 52
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true! Turn 53
The opposing Landorus used Sludge Wave!
It's super effective! Sylveon lost 54.2% of its health!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
The opposing Landorus lost 41% of its health!
The opposing Landorus fainted!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Tadasuke sent out Colossoil! Turn 54
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Colossoil used Earthquake!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 55
Sylveon, come back!
Go! Tomohawk!
The opposing Colossoil used Earthquake!
It doesn't affect Tomohawk... Turn 56
Tadasuke withdrew Colossoil!
Tadasuke sent out Manectric!
Tomohawk used Substitute!
Tomohawk put in a substitute!
Tomohawk lost 24.9% of its health! Turn 57
Manectric has Mega Evolved into Mega Manectric!
Tomohawk used Roost!
Tomohawk regained health!
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Tomohawk's substitute faded! Turn 58
Tomohawk, come back!
Go! Sylveon!
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
A critical hit! Sylveon lost 43.0% of its health!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 59 ★sparktrain: no ★sparktrain: no
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 60 ★Tadasuke: pero ★Tadasuke: senor ★sparktrain: 252+ SpA Manectric Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Sylveon: 84-100 (21.3 - 25.3%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon lost 26.7% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 61
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Manectric used Volt Switch!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 62
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon lost 26.7% of its health!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
The opposing Manectric lost 68% of its health!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 63
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon lost 28.2% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 64
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 65
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon lost 27.7% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 66 ★Tadasuke: the lack of para
Sylveon used Protect!
Sylveon protected itself!
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon protected itself!
Sylveon's wish came true! Turn 67 ★sparktrain: u already got a freeze ★sparktrain: ;;
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
Sylveon lost 25.4% of its health!
Sylveon used Wish!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Turn 68 ★Tadasuke: don't worry about it
The opposing Manectric usedThunderbolt!
A critical hit! Sylveon lost 38.9% of its health!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
The opposing Manectric lost 32% of its health!
The opposing Manectric fainted!
Sylveon's wish came true!
Sylveon restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Tadasuke sent out Colossoil! Turn 69
The opposing Colossoil used Knock Off!
It's not very effective... Sylveon lost 35.1% of its health!
The opposing Colossoil knocked off Sylveon's Leftovers!
Sylveon used Hyper Voice!
A critical hit! It's super effective! The opposing Colossoil lost 33% of its health!
The opposing Colossoil fainted!
sparktrain won the battle! ★Tadasuke: gg ★sparktrain: gg
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Here's a summary/my thoughts on the battle since I doubt people are gonna read the whole log.
We both brought balanced teams, with similar team structure. Our teams consisted of Tomo/Colo, a VoltTurn core, a Fairy, and a wallbreaker. Turn 1: I lead with Rotom-W. Tadasuke leads with Talonflame. He quickly identified my team's Clefable weakness, and U-turns out to Clefable. Turn 2: I Volt Switch to Sylveon. His Clefable begins to set up Calm Minds, which heavily threatens my team as I don't have a hard counter and end up losing two Pokemon to it. Turn 7: I send out Scizor and use Bullet Punch to deal heavy damage on Clefable and finish it off with something else. Clefable tanks it and uses Flamethrower, which burns me and leaves my Scizor alive. This sucks since Clefable can now recover HP next turn and I essentially lose Scizor for nothing. Turn 9: I send out my QD Aurumoth disguised as Rotom-W so I can attempt to get a boost or two on it. He predicts this, and uses Flamethrower. I manage to get two boosts and deal 80% with Psyshock, but it brings me down with a third Flamethrower. From this point on, I'm forced to play defensively and outlast Tada's wallbreakers since I've lost most of my offensive presence. Turn 20: His Talonflame deals 99% to my Sylveon, who I take out with Hyper Voice. This was pretty clutch, since Sylveon saves me later in the match. I calc'd, and Talon did get a fairly high roll. 252+ Atk Choice Band Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Sylveon: 334-394 (84.7 - 100%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO Turn 22: Tada's Tomohawk freezes my Tomohawk with Tri Attack. Turn 41: I'm forced into a tight spot with my only Pokemon left being Frozen Tomohawk at low health and Sylveon at low health. His Colossoil is about to KO my Tomohawk and win the match next turn, but my Tomohawk unfreezes at exactly the right time and gets a Roost off. From there to the end, I'm able to stall out his team with Sylveon+Tomohawk.
IMO we both played well, and it was a good game, barring the freeze/unfreeze hax.
We've had a few new and talented players join us recently, and I agree this project is definitely a great way to showcase them alongside seasoned veterans. I'll count any nominations above this post for this week's Battle of the Week, unless the above posters want to change them. With that being said, nominations are back open!
A note to battlers: Since the ORAS CAP meta is still quite new, you have the option to play some or all of your battles under XY CAP rules. Tadasuke and I agreed on playing our matches in XY CAP, for example.