THE_IRON_...KENYAN?
Banned deucer.
February 16th, 2011 9:00 Am (approx) Pacific Standard Time. I wake up, and eat my morning breakfast of Peanut butter crunch with whole milk. Get on IRC.
Things were standard -- As standard as they possibly could be. In #dreamworld I see AJC relentlessly pegging away at some pokemon concept, flooding the chat with peppered lols and insights on his vast laddering experiences. I get a red highlight in #drachma and a loud to go along with it. I reluctantly click on the channel tab next to the chat bar and find out it was RODAN highlighting me to get me in order to get me to click on yet another link. I couldnt remember what it was because I honestly couldnt give a shit, but I think we can all assume it was mundane stupidity. Talking shit about the Cryonicles losing streak was the name of the game in #premier, but I decided to pass since there was no point in trolling a team already so far down. #wishmkr, although being a new IRC hotspot, continued the pattern. Mekkah was talking about TCG, but no one responded. He eventually took the hint, and shut the fuck up because nobody cared at the time -- Its one of the reasons hes a respected member and admin of this forum. Its just to bad zfs started talking about how we should go back to the good ol days and play GSC. 1 response from G80 was all he got. Just 1. Standard.
I was planning on closing up chatzilla when I forgot that it gives you an "Are you sure?" message before so. Panning my eyes down the screen to click the final quit button, I notice a familiar, yet exciting message:
drcossack (<B@seball.starting.soon>) has joined #wishmkr
I double back on the "Are you Sure?" and click the red x to cancel it. Maybe IBM is on to something. Maybe computers are getting smarter. Maybe, just maybe.
An opportunity that might have been my only chance at salvaging the days IRC experience came right in front of me, although it wouldnt be as simple as you might first suspect. Things had stagnated between me and drcossack that week, and I knew that if I wanted to make things entertaining for myself I would have to get creative.
It was at this point I realized I had an old VGC team in pastebin. Even though I played with the team a grand total of 1 time, I slapped that shit on PO teambuilder and gave drcossack an offer he couldnt refuse. A friendly VGC battle pitting the experienced drcossack -- The same man who said even BlueCookies was shit -- against little ol' me: The VGC beginner. He accepted just as I expected, and told me to get on PO's skarmbliss server. I happily obliged, thus starting the journey this thread is meant to cover:
The journey to IRC redemption.
My team:
The team was pretty old. I used it frequently last gen, and got positive feedback from Eo who used a similar team. Drcossacks team ended up being the same throwback style as mine, making my worrying at the start of the match unnecessary.
Battle between drcossack VGC and KENYAN started!
Tier: VGC 2011
Rule: Unrated
KENYAN sent out Palkia!
drcossack VGC sent out Weavile!
KENYAN sent out Hitmontop!
drcossack VGC sent out Metallica! (Dialga)
The foe's Weavile is exerting its Pressure!
Palkia is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Metallica is exerting its Pressure!
thecrusher555 is watching the battle.
Start of turn 1
The foe's Weavile used Fake Out!
Hitmontop lost 34 HP! (21% of its health)
Hitmontop flinched!
Palkia used Earth Power!
It's super effective!
The foe's Metallica lost 56% of its health!
The foe's Metallica used Trick Room!
The foe's Metallica twisted the dimensions!
An average turn. My team too was Trick Room based, but the suicide Weavile lead was a bit unsettling because I didnt get it to faint as it was intended to, but I put a nice dent in Metallica(Dialga).
Even with drcossacks past history on the site and dead giveaways of maturity and mental prowess, I knew I shouldnt underestimate anything because it has a dumb nickname. I learned that the easy way by watching makiri talk on IRC.
Start of turn 2
The foe's Metallica used Protect!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
Hitmontop used Mach Punch!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
The foe's Weavile used Ice Shard!
Palkia lost 51 HP! (29% of its health)
Palkia used Spacial Rend!
The attack of Palkia missed!
Getting out-predicted by a dude whose vocabulary only consists of "um, no?", "whatever.", and "lol." definitely didnt bring me any confidence. I lick my wounds and plan my next attack.
Start of turn 3
The foe's Metallica used Protect!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
Hitmontop used Mach Punch!
It's super effective!
dbolt is watching the battle.
The foe's Weavile lost 80% of its health!
The foe's Weavile fainted!
4-3 Breath of fresh air
Palkia used Earth Power!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
drcossack VGC sent out Abomasnow!
The foe's Abomasnow's Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!
Hail? Weavile? This could only mean one thing...
Start of turn 4
Palkia used Protect!
Palkia protected itself!
Hitmontop used Mach Punch!
It's super effective!
The foe's Abomasnow lost 73% of its health!
The foe's Abomasnow used Blizzard!
Hitmontop lost 73 HP! (46% of its health)
Hitmontop ate its Sitrus Berry!
Hitmontop restored some HP!
Palkia protected itself!
The foe's Metallica used Blizzard!
Hitmontop lost 60 HP! (38% of its health)
Palkia protected itself!
Hail continues to fall!
The foe's Metallica is buffeted by the hail!
Hitmontop is buffeted by the hail!
Palkia is buffeted by the hail!
SgtWoodsy is watching the battle.
I predicted the Blizzard spam and felt pretty good about it; however, my Hitmontop was on the brink and my Palkia wasnt looking too shabby either. I had to get creative if I wanted to stay in this game, as I knew I couldnt stand many more blizzards. My next controversial move set the set the game right in my hands.
Start of turn 5
KENYAN called Hitmontop back!
KENYAN sent out Cresselia!
KENYAN called Palkia back!
KENYAN sent out Dialga!
DOUBLE SWITCH
Dialga is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Abomasnow used Ice Shard!
Cresselia lost 24 HP! (10% of its health)
The foe's Metallica used Blizzard!
Dialga lost 64 HP! (30% of its health)
Cresselia lost 39 HP! (17% of its health)
Hail continues to fall!
Dialga is buffeted by the hail!
The foe's Metallica is buffeted by the hail!
Cresselia is buffeted by the hail!
Cresselia restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
KENYAN: nice moves dumbass
KENYAN: B)
drcossack VGC: nobody switches there
drcossack VGC: fuck off
I decided to throw a little trash talk in there to A: Entertain myself and B: Throw off my opponent emotionally. I knew if I could throw him off his grove he would be more prone to mistakes than he usually would be otherwise, and knowing my skills in those areas I decided to combine them with my previous knowledge of drcossacks general maturity and pokemon skills to deliver a decisive blow.
Start of turn 6
The foe's Abomasnow used Protect!
The foe's Abomasnow protected itself!
Cresselia used Psychic!
The foe's Abomasnow protected itself!
Dialga used Aura Sphere!
It's super effective!
The foe's Metallica lost 32% of its health!
The foe's Metallica fainted!
4-2
Hail continues to fall!
Cresselia is buffeted by the hail!
Dialga is buffeted by the hail!
Cresselia restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
drcossack VGC sent out Metagross!
JabbaTheGriffin is watching the battle.
Start of turn 7
The foe's Abomasnow used Protect!
But it failed!
Dialga used Protect!
Dialga protected itself!
Cresselia used Psychic!
The foe's Abomasnow lost 26% of its health!
The foe's Abomasnow fainted!
4-1 Blowout?
The foe's Metagross used Explosion!
Cresselia lost 164 HP! (72% of its health)
Cresselia fainted!
3-1. Comeback time for the good Dr?
Dialga protected itself!
The foe's Metagross fainted!
Nope. 3-0. Looks like the dr got schooled.
KENYAN won the battle!
KENYAN: I sure can handle my pokeballs well
drcossack VGC: GG
His team:
The heartfelt underdog making a bold statement on the back of an experienced, veteran VGC player set the tone for IRC the rest of the day. There was a little bragging, a good healthy debate on whether or not I was an idiot for making my controversial move, and many jokes. It was a complete turnaround of what I experienced earlier on IRC, and in the end im glad I didnt select "Yes, Im sure I want to quit" on Chatzilla. I guess the moral of the story is to give things a chance and pay attention because it might be an incredible experience ;)
Happy reading,
THE_IRON_KENYAN
Things were standard -- As standard as they possibly could be. In #dreamworld I see AJC relentlessly pegging away at some pokemon concept, flooding the chat with peppered lols and insights on his vast laddering experiences. I get a red highlight in #drachma and a loud to go along with it. I reluctantly click on the channel tab next to the chat bar and find out it was RODAN highlighting me to get me in order to get me to click on yet another link. I couldnt remember what it was because I honestly couldnt give a shit, but I think we can all assume it was mundane stupidity. Talking shit about the Cryonicles losing streak was the name of the game in #premier, but I decided to pass since there was no point in trolling a team already so far down. #wishmkr, although being a new IRC hotspot, continued the pattern. Mekkah was talking about TCG, but no one responded. He eventually took the hint, and shut the fuck up because nobody cared at the time -- Its one of the reasons hes a respected member and admin of this forum. Its just to bad zfs started talking about how we should go back to the good ol days and play GSC. 1 response from G80 was all he got. Just 1. Standard.
I was planning on closing up chatzilla when I forgot that it gives you an "Are you sure?" message before so. Panning my eyes down the screen to click the final quit button, I notice a familiar, yet exciting message:
drcossack (<B@seball.starting.soon>) has joined #wishmkr
I double back on the "Are you Sure?" and click the red x to cancel it. Maybe IBM is on to something. Maybe computers are getting smarter. Maybe, just maybe.
An opportunity that might have been my only chance at salvaging the days IRC experience came right in front of me, although it wouldnt be as simple as you might first suspect. Things had stagnated between me and drcossack that week, and I knew that if I wanted to make things entertaining for myself I would have to get creative.
It was at this point I realized I had an old VGC team in pastebin. Even though I played with the team a grand total of 1 time, I slapped that shit on PO teambuilder and gave drcossack an offer he couldnt refuse. A friendly VGC battle pitting the experienced drcossack -- The same man who said even BlueCookies was shit -- against little ol' me: The VGC beginner. He accepted just as I expected, and told me to get on PO's skarmbliss server. I happily obliged, thus starting the journey this thread is meant to cover:
The journey to IRC redemption.
My team:
The team was pretty old. I used it frequently last gen, and got positive feedback from Eo who used a similar team. Drcossacks team ended up being the same throwback style as mine, making my worrying at the start of the match unnecessary.
Battle between drcossack VGC and KENYAN started!
Tier: VGC 2011
Rule: Unrated
KENYAN sent out Palkia!
drcossack VGC sent out Weavile!
KENYAN sent out Hitmontop!
drcossack VGC sent out Metallica! (Dialga)
The foe's Weavile is exerting its Pressure!
Palkia is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Metallica is exerting its Pressure!
thecrusher555 is watching the battle.
Start of turn 1
The foe's Weavile used Fake Out!
Hitmontop lost 34 HP! (21% of its health)
Hitmontop flinched!
Palkia used Earth Power!
It's super effective!
The foe's Metallica lost 56% of its health!
The foe's Metallica used Trick Room!
The foe's Metallica twisted the dimensions!
An average turn. My team too was Trick Room based, but the suicide Weavile lead was a bit unsettling because I didnt get it to faint as it was intended to, but I put a nice dent in Metallica(Dialga).
Even with drcossacks past history on the site and dead giveaways of maturity and mental prowess, I knew I shouldnt underestimate anything because it has a dumb nickname. I learned that the easy way by watching makiri talk on IRC.
Start of turn 2
The foe's Metallica used Protect!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
Hitmontop used Mach Punch!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
The foe's Weavile used Ice Shard!
Palkia lost 51 HP! (29% of its health)
Palkia used Spacial Rend!
The attack of Palkia missed!
Getting out-predicted by a dude whose vocabulary only consists of "um, no?", "whatever.", and "lol." definitely didnt bring me any confidence. I lick my wounds and plan my next attack.
Start of turn 3
The foe's Metallica used Protect!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
Hitmontop used Mach Punch!
It's super effective!
dbolt is watching the battle.
The foe's Weavile lost 80% of its health!
The foe's Weavile fainted!
4-3 Breath of fresh air
Palkia used Earth Power!
The foe's Metallica protected itself!
drcossack VGC sent out Abomasnow!
The foe's Abomasnow's Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!
Hail? Weavile? This could only mean one thing...
Start of turn 4
Palkia used Protect!
Palkia protected itself!
Hitmontop used Mach Punch!
It's super effective!
The foe's Abomasnow lost 73% of its health!
The foe's Abomasnow used Blizzard!
Hitmontop lost 73 HP! (46% of its health)
Hitmontop ate its Sitrus Berry!
Hitmontop restored some HP!
Palkia protected itself!
The foe's Metallica used Blizzard!
Hitmontop lost 60 HP! (38% of its health)
Palkia protected itself!
Hail continues to fall!
The foe's Metallica is buffeted by the hail!
Hitmontop is buffeted by the hail!
Palkia is buffeted by the hail!
SgtWoodsy is watching the battle.
I predicted the Blizzard spam and felt pretty good about it; however, my Hitmontop was on the brink and my Palkia wasnt looking too shabby either. I had to get creative if I wanted to stay in this game, as I knew I couldnt stand many more blizzards. My next controversial move set the set the game right in my hands.
Start of turn 5
KENYAN called Hitmontop back!
KENYAN sent out Cresselia!
KENYAN called Palkia back!
KENYAN sent out Dialga!
DOUBLE SWITCH
Dialga is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Abomasnow used Ice Shard!
Cresselia lost 24 HP! (10% of its health)
The foe's Metallica used Blizzard!
Dialga lost 64 HP! (30% of its health)
Cresselia lost 39 HP! (17% of its health)
Hail continues to fall!
Dialga is buffeted by the hail!
The foe's Metallica is buffeted by the hail!
Cresselia is buffeted by the hail!
Cresselia restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
KENYAN: nice moves dumbass
KENYAN: B)
drcossack VGC: nobody switches there
drcossack VGC: fuck off
I decided to throw a little trash talk in there to A: Entertain myself and B: Throw off my opponent emotionally. I knew if I could throw him off his grove he would be more prone to mistakes than he usually would be otherwise, and knowing my skills in those areas I decided to combine them with my previous knowledge of drcossacks general maturity and pokemon skills to deliver a decisive blow.
Start of turn 6
The foe's Abomasnow used Protect!
The foe's Abomasnow protected itself!
Cresselia used Psychic!
The foe's Abomasnow protected itself!
Dialga used Aura Sphere!
It's super effective!
The foe's Metallica lost 32% of its health!
The foe's Metallica fainted!
4-2
Hail continues to fall!
Cresselia is buffeted by the hail!
Dialga is buffeted by the hail!
Cresselia restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
drcossack VGC sent out Metagross!
JabbaTheGriffin is watching the battle.
Start of turn 7
The foe's Abomasnow used Protect!
But it failed!
Dialga used Protect!
Dialga protected itself!
Cresselia used Psychic!
The foe's Abomasnow lost 26% of its health!
The foe's Abomasnow fainted!
4-1 Blowout?
The foe's Metagross used Explosion!
Cresselia lost 164 HP! (72% of its health)
Cresselia fainted!
3-1. Comeback time for the good Dr?
Dialga protected itself!
The foe's Metagross fainted!
Nope. 3-0. Looks like the dr got schooled.
KENYAN won the battle!
KENYAN: I sure can handle my pokeballs well
drcossack VGC: GG
His team:
The heartfelt underdog making a bold statement on the back of an experienced, veteran VGC player set the tone for IRC the rest of the day. There was a little bragging, a good healthy debate on whether or not I was an idiot for making my controversial move, and many jokes. It was a complete turnaround of what I experienced earlier on IRC, and in the end im glad I didnt select "Yes, Im sure I want to quit" on Chatzilla. I guess the moral of the story is to give things a chance and pay attention because it might be an incredible experience ;)
Happy reading,
THE_IRON_KENYAN