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This battle between Sucrose and Squidward is still going strong! The two Pokemon are using their strengths to their fullest to best one another! I wonder if the battle can get even more exciting?
Sucrose is still safe behind a substitute, so he harnesses electrical energy into a Thunderbolt which crashes into Squidward! Thhe Inkay is definitely worn down by this point, and the fact that he became paralyzed after the attack doesn't help! Luckily, he's able to shake off the paralysis and use Psychic to throw around the Monohm's Substitute, breaking it!
Without a Substitute to protect him, Sucrose goes for the only solution: make another Substitute! He does so, and Squidward is none the wiser as he shoots the doll with a Dark Pulse after staving off some more paralysis. You'd think that by now he'd be able to tell the difference...
Sucrose returns to his routine of shooting Thunderbolts as usual, and another one hits Squidward head on, bringing the Inkay's HP pretty low. Another Psychic attack from Squidward seals the deal for Sucrose's Substitute, breaking it once again. Back to the drawing board, huh?
Through Substitutes and a speed advantage, Sucrose managed to come out on top, but his energy pool isn't looking too well. How will Exclaimer make up for the fatigue, and how will Dkcpkmn make up for the damage?
action 1
monohm used thunderbolt! -6 EN
crit check =<625, 2345 NO
((9 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1) = 15 damage to inkay
effect check =<1000, 171 YES
inkay was paralyzed! [15%]
inkay is paralyzed!
full para =<1500, 6847 NO
inkay used psychic! -5 EN
crit check =<625, 2798 NO
((8 + 3 + 3 - 3) * 1) = 11 damage to monohm
the substitute took the hit!
monohm's substitute faded!
action 2
monohm used substitute (15 HP)! -12 EN
monohm set up a substitute! -15 HP
full para =<1500, 5019 NO
inkay used dark pulse! -5 EN
crit check =<625, 5626 NO
((8 + 3 + 3 - 3) * 1) = 11 damage to monohm
the substitute took the hit!
action 3
monohm used thunderbolt! -6 EN
crit check =<625, 2245 NO
((9 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1) = 15 damage to inkay
okay, so, here, i'm going to say this is infeasible. psychic involves using mental power to lift and throw objects and pokemon, whereas dark pulse is more of a projectile that you would shoot at another pokemon. trying to combine those two kinds of attack into one would be terribly inefficient. in the case of different-move combos, if the ref deems them infeasible (like i just did), they're treated as separate orders, so your order string would be psychic ~ dark pulse ~ psychic.
full para =<1500, 3119 NO
inkay used psychic! -5 EN
crit check =<625, 9455 NO
((8 + 3 + 3 - 3) * 1) = 11 damage to monohm
the substitute took the hit!
monohm's substitute faded!
Since Squidward is paralzyed, there's no possible way he could have enough speed to dodge Sucrose's final Dragon Pulse attack. That's another Pokemon down on dkcpkmn's side! Will Aron be able to turn the tables?
action 1
monohm used dragon pulse! -6 EN
crit check =<625, 859 NO
((9 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1) = 15 damage to inkay
inkay fainted!
Dkcpkmn sends out his last Pokemon, Riza the Aron! With Sucrose looking to be in tough shape, things are looking good for the entering Aron; how long can the Monohm make this matchup last?
Riza starts this round off by Protecting herself from incoming damage! The barrier effortlessly blocks the Hydro Pump that Sucrose fires, and the water harmlessly splashes around the arena. No damage on either side, but both Pokemon expend some energy. Sometimes you just need to warm up with a little bit of ultra high-pressure water blasts!
Without the speed advantage that Protect gives, Riza is left open to a Thunderbolt attack which sears her for moderate Electric-type damage. She retaliates by digging underground, then striking from below! A clean, super-effective hit!
Sucrose is on his last...bolts? And fires off another Hydro Pump, hitting Riza straight on, but also exhausting the last of his energy! Sucrose is down for the count!
It's down to one Pokemon left on each side. Sucrose got a small advantage over Riza, but it's still down to the wire!
action 1
aron used protect! -7 EN
aron protected itself!
monohm used hydro pump! -8 EN
it's super effective!
((11 + 6 - 3) * 1.5) = 21 damage to aron
aron protected itself! -8 EN
action 2
monohm used thunderbolt! -6 EN
crit check =<625, 7807 NO
((9 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1) = 15 damage to aron
effect check =<1000, 6403 NO
aron dug underground! -5 EN
aron used dig! -5 EN
crit check =<625, 5346 NO
it's super effective!
((8 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5) = 14.25 damage to monohm
action 3
monohm used hydro pump! -8 EN
accuracy check =<8000, 1008 YES
crit check =<625, 3855 NO
it's super effective!
((11 + 6 - 3) * 1.5) = 21 damage to aron
monohm fainted! (ENKO)
Riza@ Lucky egg use Hone Claws/Hone Claws/ Head Smash+ Head Smash.
IF P/E move, then Hone Claws and push actions.
IF a damaging water type move, then Protect but only once and push actions..
The final matchup of this battle is underway! Staryu's got the type advantage, but can it get through Aron's defenses?
Riza has the right idea in this matchup: Scout out your opponent's moves! Another Protect leaves her unscathed by CBrevan's Water Gun attack. Though, she kind of forced herself into a corner with that Protect, as she can't use it in the following actions!
CBrevan keeps up the pressure with a highly pressurized Scald, which blasts Riza and singes her armor, burning her! That's going to hurt for a while. On the other side, Riza is building her stats up with Hone Claws, increasing her attack power and accuracy at the same time! How efficient!
Efficiency isn't Staryu's game, though; his game is power. Another Scald washes over Riza, and it's another super-effective hit she isn't really willing to take. A second Hone Claws boost makes it easier for Riza to pull off her attacks, but spending that much time boosting instead of attacking kind of defeats the point...
Let's see what Riza can accomplish with those blisteringly high stats next round!
action 1
aron used protect! -7 EN
aron protected itself!
staryu used water gun! -2 EN
it's super effective!
((3 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5) = 11.25 damage to aron
aron protected itself! -5 EN
action 2
staryu used scald! -5 EN
crit check =<625, 4717 NO
it's super effective!
((7 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5) = 17.25 damage to aron
effect check =<3000, 1677 YES
aron was burned!
aron used hone claws! -6 EN
aron's ATTACK rose! [+1]
aron's ACCURACY rose! [+1]
aron was hurt by its burn! -2 HP
action 3
staryu used scald! -9 EN
crit check =<625, 5556 NO
it's super effective!
((7 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5) = 17.25 damage to aron
aron used hone claws! -10 EN
aron's ATTACK rose! [+2]
aron's ACCURACY rose! [+2]
Congratulations, Exclaimer ! Rewards: dkcpkmn - 3 CC
BASS LORD the Whismur - 1 EC/3 MC/1 AC
Squidward the Inkay - 1 EC/2 MC/1 AC/1 KOC
Riza the Aron - 1 EC/2 MC/1 AC/1 KOC/1 LEC (Lucky Egg produces either an EC or an AC upon claim) Exclaimer - 3 CC
Ethic the Abra - 1 EC/2 MC/1 AC/1 KOC/1 LEC
Sucrose the Monohm - 1 EC/2 MC/1 AC/1 KOC
C.B.Revan the Staryu - 1 EC/3 MC/1 AC/1 KOC
Iron Caliber - 10 UC