Rules said:
Okay, after a slight delay, we're back and ready to roll. For Round Two here today (and probably for the next month or so), we have SimonSays and akela!
SimonSays joined ASB in June 2011, giving him a fair bit of experience over akela, and is currently battling for the Normal Gym, against Maxim and Yarnus of Bethany. His team today consists of Absol, Hariyama, and Heracross. SimonSays's MVP at this stage is unclear, but it looks as though he'll pull through with brute strength alone. Will this strategy work, or will he be inundated by super effective attacks before he can?
SimonSays's Team said:
Absol (F)
Nature: Mild
+1 Special Attack, -1 Defense
Type: Dark
Dark:Dark STAB; immunity to all telepathic and telekinetic attacks, better performance in all darkened and especially twilight conditions. Can use any Dark-type attack regardless of Attraction.
Ability:
Super Luck: (Innate) This Pokemon’s natural skill increases its critical hit levels one stage above other Pokemon, making its normal moves inflict critical hits 12.5% of the time and its high critical hit moves inflict critical hits 25% of the time.
Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: Rank 5
Def: Rank 1 (-)
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 75
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 3
EC: N/A
MC: 0
DC: 5/5
Attacks:
#Level
Scratch
Feint
Leer
Taunt
Quick Attack
Razor Wind
Pursuit
Bite
Double Team
Swords Dance
Night Slash
Me First
Sucker Punch
Perish Song
Razor Wind
Slash
Double Team
Psycho Cut
#Egg#
Mean Look
Baton Pass
Megahorn
#TM/HM#
Protect
Substitute
Torment
Payback
Will-O-Wisp
Stone Edge
Thunder Wave
Rock Slide
Thunder
Fire Blast
Ice Beam
Dark Pulse
#Event/Tutor#
Snatch
Icy Wind
Bounce
Superpower
Knock Off
Zen Headbutt
Counter
Wish
Moves: 41
Hariyama (M)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -Spa.)
Type: Fighting
Fighting: Fighting STAB; ignore weight restrictions on Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Storm Throw, Submission, and Vital Throw. Superior reaction time in close quarters.
Ability:
Sheer Force: (Can be Enabled) This Pokemon can energize all its attacks with secondary effect chances less than 100%. When Enabled, the Base Attack Power of every move with an effect chance less than 100% increases by two (2), but they will never have a secondary effect.
Stats:
HP: 125
Atk: Rank 6 (+)
Def: Rank 2
SpA: Rank 1 (-)
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 50
Size Class: 4
Weight Class: 6
EC: 6/6
MC: 1
DC: 5/5
Attacks:
#Level Up#
Tackle
Focus Energy
Sand Attack
Brine
Arm Thrust
Vital Throw
Whirlwind
Fake Out
Knock Off
Smellingsalt
Endure
Close Combat
Force Palm
Reversal
Heavy Slam
#Egg#
Revenge
Bullet Punch
Counter
Focus Punch
Feint
Foresight
#TM/HM#
Protect
Substitute
Earthquake
Payback
Smack Down
Stone Edge
Poison Jab
Double Team
Brick Break
Rest
#Event/Tutor#
Roleplay
Iron Head
Fire Punch
Ice Punch
ThunderPunch
Superpower
Mimic
Moves: 38
Heracross (F)
Nature: Adamant
+1 Attack, -1 Special Attack
Type: Bug/Fighing
Bug: Bug STAB; more mobility in dense brush or forest conditions. Gains one extra attack on multi-hit moves, with a cap of five (5).
Fighting: Fighting STAB; ignore weight restrictions on Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Storm Throw, Submission, and Vital Throw. Superior reaction time in close quarters.
Abilitiy:
Guts: (Innate) This Pokemon is tenacious and will work ever harder when under a status condition, raising the Base Attack Power of all its physical attacks by two (2). Pokemon with Guts ignore the attack drop from burn.
Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: 6 (+)
Def: 3
SpA: 1 (-)
SpD: 3
Spe: 85
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 19
EC: N/A
MC: 0
DC: 5/5
Attacks:
#Level Up#
Night Slash
Tackle
Leer
Horn attack
Endure
Fury Attack
Aerial Ace
Chip Away
Counter
Brick Break
Close Combat
Megahorn
Reversal
Feint
#Egg#
Focus Punch
Revenge
Bide
Pursuit
#TM/HM#
Protect
Substitute
Earthquake
Facade
Stone Edge
Bulldoze
Shadow Claw
Smack Down
Retaliate
Rest
Bulk Up
Dig
Swagger
Struggle Bug
Toxic
Rock Slide
#Event/Tutor#
Knock Off
Low Kick
Seimic Toss
Sleep Talk
Moves: 38
Nanab Berry
Leftovers
SilverPowder
Steel Gem
Yache Berry
Pamtre Berry
Escape Button
Leppa Berry
Aguav Berry
Coba Berry
Leftovers
SilverPowder
Steel Gem
Yache Berry
Pamtre Berry
Escape Button
Leppa Berry
Aguav Berry
Coba Berry
akela joined ASB in March 2012, and has seemed to follow Leethoof's lead, collecting Rock-types and hipster Pokemon. His team consists of Gengar, Scyther, and Hitmontop. Gengar looks weak against the opposing Dark-type, but can definitely annoy them, while Hitmontop and Scyther are looking to destroy their opponents with their strong attacks. Will this be enough for akela?
akela's Team said:
Gengar (F)
Nature: Hasty
-1 Def, +15% Spe, +19% Accuracy
Type: Ghost / Poison
Ghost: Ghost STAB; brief intangibility that nullifies Normal and Fighting-type attacks. Can move through walls for a brief period of time but must remain in motion. Superior senses in low light and inside dark buildings. Have no vision reduction in hazes.
Poison: Poison STAB; immunity to Poison/Toxic, see and breath through smog/smokescreens/haze uninhibited. Able to use Wrap and Bind without losing focus. Superior senses in urban settings.
Ability: Levitate
Levitate (Innate):
This Pokemon naturally floats above the earth when released or easily takes flight, evading the Ground moves Bulldoze, Earthquake, Fissure, and Magnitude. Earth Power will have three (3) less Base Attack Power. Dig and Dive can strike a Levitating Pokemon if their user is over Size Class 4, has Levitate, is 3.5m or larger, or is a Flying-type. Otherwise Dig and Dive will miss. Ground moves can still hit.
Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 3
Def: 1 (-)
SpA: 5
SpD: 3
Spe: 127 (+)
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 3
Base Rank Total: 19
EC: 6/6
MC: 40
DC: 5/5
Attacks:
#Level Up#
Hypnosis
Lick
Spite
Curse
Confuse Ray
Night Shade
Sucker Punch
Shadow Punch
Hex
Nightmare
Dream Eater
Payback
Shadow Ball
Dark Pulse
#Egg#
Disable
Perish Song
Will-O-Wisp
#Tutor#
Giga Drain
Icy Wind
Knock Off
Pain Split
Skill Swap
Snatch
Trick
#TM/HM#
Protect
Substitute
Thunderbolt
Focus Blast
Double Team
Torment
Telekinesis
Psychic
Sludge Bomb
Toxic
Venoshock
Taunt
Scyther (M)
Nature: Adamant
+1 Attack, -1 Special Attack
Type: Bug/Flying
Bug: Bug STAB; more mobility in dense brush or forest conditions. Gains one extra attack on multi-hit moves, with a cap of five (5).
Flying: Flying STAB; immunity to Ground attacks except under the effects of Smack Down and Gravity, even for ground-based flying Pokemon. Will always hit foes with Dig (except other Flying types) and Dive. Cannot be hit by Dive unless the attacking Pokemon has a size class greater than four (4). Immune to Spikes and Toxic Spikes. Enhanced aerial mobility. Superior senses in open air arenas.
Ability: Technician
Filter (Innate):
This Pokemon is more skilled at performing weaker moves, causing any of their one-hit or two-hit attacks that normally have 6 or less Base Attack Power to have their Base Attack Power on each hit multiplied by 1.5. (e.g. Aerial Ace goes from 6 to 9, Mach Punch goes from 4 to 6, Double Hit to from 4 per hit to 6 per hit etc.) The Energy Cost for a one-hit or two-hit attack is increased by one (1). Each hit in a multi-hit move is boosted by one (1) Base Attack Power, and the Energy Cost for multi-hit attacks is increased by two (2). Because Technician is a multiplier on single hit moves, its effect is applied to Base Attack Power before any additive effects. Technician only applies to combos in the rare case that an initial hit will have 6 or less BAP.
Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: 5 (+)
Def: 3
SpA: 1 (-)
SpD: 3
Spe: 105
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 4
Base Rank Total: 19
EC: 6/6
MC: 40
DC: 5/5
Attacks:
#Level Up#
Vacuum Wave
Quick Attack
Leer
Focus Energy
Double Team
Pursuit
False Swipe
Agility
Wing Attack
Fury Cutter
Razor Wind
Double Hit
Air Slash
X-Scissor
Swords Dance
Feint
Night Slash
#Egg#
Counter
Endure
Steel Wing
#Tutor#
Bug Bite
Roost
Tailwind
#TM/HM#
Protect
Substitute
Light Screen
Attract
U-Turn
Frustration
Return
Aerial Ace
Toxic
Safeguard
Brick Break
Rage
Mimic
Bide
Hitmontop (M)
Nature: Adamant
+1 Attack, -1 Special Attack
Type: Fighting
Fighting: Fighting STAB; ignore weight restrictions on Circle Throw, Seismic Toss, Sky Drop, Storm Throw, Submission, and Vital Throw. Superior reaction time in close quarters.
Ability: Technician
Technician (Innate):
This Pokemon is more skilled at performing weaker moves, causing any of their one-hit or two-hit attacks that normally have 6 or less Base Attack Power to have their Base Attack Power on each hit multiplied by 1.5. (e.g. Aerial Ace goes from 6 to 9, Mach Punch goes from 4 to 6, Double Hit to from 4 per hit to 6 per hit etc.) The Energy Cost for a one-hit or two-hit attack is increased by one (1). Each hit in a multi-hit move is boosted by one (1) Base Attack Power, and the Energy Cost for multi-hit attacks is increased by two (2). Because Technician is a multiplier on single hit moves, its effect is applied to Base Attack Power before any additive effects. Technician only applies to combos in the rare case that an initial hit will have 6 or less BAP.
Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 4 (+)
Def: 3
SpA: 1 (-)
SpD: 4
Spe: 70
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 3
Base Rank Total: 17
EC: 6/6
MC: 40
DC: 5/5
Attacks:
#Level Up#
Tackle
Helping Hand
Fake Out
Foresight
Revenge
Rolling Kick
Focus Energy
Pursuit
Quick Attack
Triple Kick
Rapid Spin
Counter
Feint
Agility
Quick Guard
Close Combat
Endeavor
#Egg#
Bullet Punch
Hi Jump Kick
Mach Punch
#Tutor#
Low Kick
Snore
Rollout
Twister
#TM/HM#
Protect
Substitute
Aerial Ace
Bulk Up
Earthquake
Brick Break
Double Team
Attract
Thief
Rock Slide
Stone Edge
Low Sweep
Rest
Sleep Talk
Aguava Berry
Grass Gem
Icy Rock
Macho Brace
Metronome
Miracle Seed
Power Weight
Qualot Berry
Quick Claw
Ring Target
Grass Gem
Icy Rock
Macho Brace
Metronome
Miracle Seed
Power Weight
Qualot Berry
Quick Claw
Ring Target
Now that we've got all that administrative stuff sorted out, it's time to flip the coin.
Heads: SimonSays sends out first
And it is…
Tails!
akela sends out first
SimonSays sends out and orders
akela orders
I ref
SimonSays sends out and orders
akela orders
I ref
