Five years ago... A man's fantasy became a reality. A place on the internet where pokemon trainers can watch and battle each other in the traditional art of competitive pokemon battling! That place... was Pokemon Stadium! (NetBattle then, now Shoddy Battle).
(Pokemon stadiums sure were primitive 5 years ago, it looks more like a kitchen stadium)
To complete his dream, the current "chairman" (Colin) instituted a ladder system that allows trainers to seemlessly battle each other with the click of a button. To make things more interesting, he also has also kept track of statistics on his website to indicate the top 100 players based on their winning records.
And now, it is time to meet the competitors! First off is our "Iron Trainer", a man who needs little introduction, who has at one point made it to the top 20 players of the ladder and is able to hold his own against heavy hitters like Obi and goofball, he is... The Legendary... Curt!
(Quite intimidating, I must say.)
Our challenger is the little engine that could of the competitive battling world...A man who clearly has the odds set against him this battle, a potential rising star who has been under the tutelage of the almighty SePh, he is... myself! (Bass)
(Looks more like the little Engine that can't do shit =()
Comments: I honestly have high respect for my opponent, Curt. I have battled him maybe fifteen times and have only won once or twice without any luck hax. After SePh became my tutor, he has taught me several interesting things, but I have always desired to make it to the top 100 of the shoddy ladder. So, SePh gave me some inside tips to making it to the top and we came up with a team. And so, I was sent off to practice via the trusty find tab, but I did not expect to run into Curt so soon! Good luck, Curt!
And now, the moment of truth! The battle itself. Will battling superstar Curt come out on top? Or will I (Bass) pull an upset? Who takes it? Whose prediction reigns supreme!?
Bass's Team:
Curt's Team:
Allez Pogeymans!
Combatants:
"Iron Trainer" Curt (Sanguine)
"Challenger" Bass (sandurz12345)
Important Spectators:
"Coach" SePh (ImaBeast)
Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause
Sanguine sent out Roserade (lvl 100 Roserade ?).
sandurz12345 sent out Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Roserade's attack!
sandurz12345: Curt!
Valvalias has entered the room.
sandurz12345: So, let's see if SePh is a good tutor
ImaBeast has entered the room.
lolteamtesting has entered the room.
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And so, the battle commences! I have been curious about the increased Roserade usage lately, but I was pretty sure he would start off with Sleep Powder. I do not have a trusty sleep absorber like Machamp on this team, and I didn't want to show my hand so early, so I stayed in and DD'd, hoping to gain an advantage in case Sleep Powder would miss.
Roserade used Sleep Powder.
Gyarados fell asleep!
Gyarados is fast asleep!
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Just as I thought. At that point, I knew it was safe to bring in my Roserade counter, Heatran, with Sleep Clause in effect.
sandurz12345 switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Roserade used Leaf Storm.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 15% of its health.
Roserade's special attack was harshly lowered.
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Wonderful. I know for sure now he will switch, but knowing Curt, he probably won't be using Blissey. I wasn't quite sure what he would use to counter Heatran. So instead of trying to predict, I Lava Plume, though thinking back now, I really should have used Earth Power since he would definitely send in something to resist fire.
Sanguine switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Heatran used Lava Plume.
Heatran's Flash Fire raised its fire power!
This was bad. I didn't expect another Heatran, but either way, that mistake could have been easily avoided. Regardless of whatever attack he had, I knew Vaporeon would be a reliable switch in, even with the flash fire boost. Indeed, Curt's prediction is reigning supreme right now.
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Einlager has entered the room.
sandurz12345 switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Heatran used Overheat.
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Vaporeon lost 91% of its health.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
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That critical hit really sucked. At this point, even with the special attack drop, that critical hit left Vaporeon with only 15% HP, enough for Heatran to easily finish me off with another Overheat. Snorlax or Gyarados would probably be able to take the hit well, but knowing for sure he would attack, I felt I might as well protect to reduce his PP a little and gain some health back with Leftovers.
sandurz12345: ...
Vaporeon used Protect.
Vaporeon protected itself!
Heatran used Overheat.
Vaporeon protected itself!
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
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Good, just as planned. But I can't stall forever. Perhaps Vaporeon had a chance of surviving another Overheat now, but I didn't want to risk it, so I switched in Snorlax.
Sanguine switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
sandurz12345 switched in Snorlax (lvl 100 Snorlax ?).
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Go Snorlax go! I really owe SePh some gratitude for recommending me to use CB Lax, it has worked very well in the other battles I have tested, and now all the better since he decided to switch to Milotic, which makes things even easier for the tub of lard. I was expecting him to switch to something that resists Snorlax's attacks (Probably a rock or steel type) so I EQ'd.
sandurz12345: Sanguine exhausted his or her time!
sandurz12345: sandurz12345 wins!
sandurz12345: =(
Note: Curt was taking an awfully long time to make a move, so I was hoping he would use up his time (this battle was timed) and earn me a free win. But that wouldn't make a good story now would it?
Sanguine switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Snorlax used Earthquake.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 74% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Snorlax is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Snorlax lost 6% of its health.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Finally, I manage to out-predict him once, and land a heavy hit on his otherwise menacing Tyranitar. I knew he wouldn't have any attack to OHKO me with, but knowing how my team is pretty weak to tar, I wanted to finish it off as soon as possible.
Sanguine switched in Gliscor (lvl 100 Gliscor ?).
Snorlax used Earthquake.
It doesn't affect Gliscor...
The sandstorm rages.
Snorlax is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Snorlax lost 6% of its health.
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That wasn't good. Being stuck on Earthquake, he had a free turn to set up, so I had no reason to stay in, but my Gliscor counters were crippled, so I felt it would be a good opportunity to bring in Vaporeon now and hope for the best.
sandurz12345 switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Gliscor used Agility.
Gliscor's speed was sharply raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
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So, it is a baton passing Gliscor. I could have used Protect to gain more Leftovers recovery and gain a chance to survive Earthquake, but I didn't want to let him get a free baton pass, so with that in mind, I decided to Wish and hope to get a free turn of my own to heal.
Gliscor used Earthquake.
Vaporeon lost 22% of its health.
sandurz12345's Vaporeon fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
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Score: 5-6
Damn, now I'll have a hard time taking down Gliscor later on, but Vaporeon's sacrifice wasn't in vain. His Gliscor was now at x2 speed, so I had only one option in my eyes.
sandurz12345 switched in Snorlax (lvl 100 Snorlax ?).
Gliscor used Baton Pass.
Sanguine switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Snorlax used Selfdestruct.
Milotic lost 100% of its health.
Sanguine's Milotic fainted.
sandurz12345's Snorlax fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
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Score: 4-5
I was positive that he would baton pass, and I knew I was taking a big risk, but as SePh taught me, Exploding can solve many problems. With Milotic gone, Gengar will have a nice opportunity, so I send him in.
Sanguine switched in Gliscor (lvl 100 Gliscor ?).
sandurz12345 switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
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Gliscor eh? Well, since I know he can't hurt me, I want to prevent him from gaining an opportunity to set up some agility boosts, so I use hypnosis.
Sanguine switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Gengar used Hypnosis.
Tyranitar fell asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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A good move on Curt's part, since sending in something with low HP to absorb sleep is a good idea. But still. he doesn't really have anything that can wall Genar, so I try to finish his Tyranitar off once and for all with Focus Blast.
Sanguine switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Gengar used Focus Blast.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 100% of its health.
Sanguine's Heatran fainted.
Gengar lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
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Score: 4-4
Not 100% behind the reasoning of this move, perhaps he was hoping I would use Shadow Ball or miss my Focus Blast, and then attack first since he was probably scarfed. Oh well, that move really helped me since my main Heatran counter was dead.
Sanguine switched in Roserade (lvl 100 Roserade ?).
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I didn't have any good reason to stay in against Roserade, since it could survive all of my attacks unless I exploded, and I wouldn't want to risk losing Gengar now when it can put some pressure on his team. At the same time, I didn't think he would try to out predict me and switch since he would risk losing another pokemon to Gengar.
sandurz12345 switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Roserade used Hidden Power.
Heatran's Flash Fire raised its fire power!
The sandstorm rages.
Roserade is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Roserade lost 6% of its health.
Roserade's leftovers restored its health a little!
Roserade restored 6% of its health.
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Perfect, an extra boost to my Special Attack makes it harder for him to switch in. So I might as well Lava Plume again and hope to finish his Roserade.
Roserade used Leaf Storm.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 16% of its health.
Roserade's special attack was harshly lowered.
Heatran used Lava Plume.
It's super effective!
Roserade lost 100% of its health.
Sanguine's Roserade fainted.
Heatran lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Sanguine switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?)
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Score: 4-3
Well, I hope he is choiced so I can get a free kill from either Gengar or Heatran, depending on his moveset. Since Heatran is out, and he would likely EQ, I thought I should switch to Gengar.
sandurz12345 switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Garchomp used Substitute.
Garchomp lost 25% of its health.
Garchomp made a substitute!
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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Not good, he is using the Substitute + Swords Dance strategy, so I had no choice but to sacrifice Gengar to break his sub. Looking back at this now, I probably should have just kept Heatran in and let him die to break the sub since it would have opened me up for a Gengar sweep.
sandurz12345: ahh
sandurz12345: I hate this strategy
ImaBeast: curt is fat
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
The substitute took damage for Garchomp!
Garchomp's substitute faded!
Garchomp used Dragon Claw.
Gengar lost 72% of its health.
sandurz12345's Gengar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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Score: 3-3
sandurz12345 switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Sanguine: What "strategy"
Sanguine: Using substitutes?
sandurz12345: Sub + BP?
Sanguine: I don't use brightpowder.
Well, that's a relief, at least my attacks have a decent chance of hitting him. He pretty much knows he can't win without Garchomp, and I can't win without Gyarados. For that reason, he will probably switch to Gliscor since he wouldn't want to risk his Garchomp. So I decide to switch to Heatran to scare Gliscor.
Sanguine switched in Gliscor (lvl 100 Gliscor ?).
sandurz12345 switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
The sandstorm rages.
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As I expected, and since he needs Gliscor to wall my Garchomp, he won't risk losing him either. But I wanted to beat Garchomp in case he switched him in, so I used HP Ice.
Sanguine switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Heatran used Hidden Power.
Tyranitar lost 19% of its health.
Heatran lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Well, I guess he didn't want to risk losing either Chomp or Gliscor, though this helps me anyway, so instead of trying to finish off tar, I decide to switch to Gyarados and rack turns to wake him up.
lolteamtesting has left the room.
sandurz12345 switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Tyranitar's attack!
Tyranitar is fast asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Good, now all I can do is sit back and wait until Gyara wakes up.
Sanguine switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Gyarados is fast asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
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Well, he is probably going to sub again, so I have no choice but to switch in Garchomp to break his sub.
sandurz12345 switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Garchomp used Substitute.
Garchomp lost 25% of its health.
Garchomp made a substitute!
The sandstorm rages.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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And now I go berserk, desperate to break his sub.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Garchomp!
Garchomp's substitute faded!
Garchomp used Dragon Claw.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 81% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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Yes, thank god he isn't running Life Orb, surviving along with being stuck on Outrage forces him to retreat.
Sanguine switched in Gliscor (lvl 100 Gliscor ?).
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp's attack missed!
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
The sandstorm rages.
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Good, now I can repeat and bide time with Gyarados.
sandurz12345 switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Gliscor's attack!
Gliscor used Agility.
Gliscor's speed was sharply raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
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Yeah, thankfully Gyarados is intimidating in its sleep! That means he won't baton pass that boost, allowing me to switch in my own scarfchomp to break his sub one last time.
Sanguine switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Gyarados is fast asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
sandurz12345: WAKE UP
sandurz12345: Damn you
sandurz12345 switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Garchomp used Substitute.
Garchomp lost 25% of its health.
Garchomp made a substitute!
The sandstorm rages.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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Sanguine: It has only been asleep for two turns
Three, actually.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Garchomp!
Garchomp's substitute faded!
Garchomp used Dragon Claw.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 19% of its health.
sandurz12345's Garchomp fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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Score: 2-3
Ok, at least the death of Garchomp gives me an opportunity to give Gyarados one more safe turn to wake up, thanks to trusty intimidate.
sandurz12345 switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
Valvalias has left the room.
Garchomp used Swords Dance.
Garchomp's attack was sharply raised.
Gyarados woke up!
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Garchomp's leftovers restored its health a little!
Garchomp restored 6% of its health.
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Sanguine: Of course.
sandurz12345: Yes
Sanguine: God fucking hates me.
God doesn't hate him, it just makes up for that bad critical hit on Vaporeon he got earlier, and besides, having been my fourth attempt to wake up, odds were in my favor. Being awake and with a boosted Ice Fang at my disposal, I was ready to sweep.
Gyarados used Ice Fang.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 81% of its health.
Sanguine's Garchomp fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
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Score: 2-2
That's game.
ImaBeast: go student go
Sanguine switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Sanguine has left the room.
sandurz12345 wins!
End Result: 2-2, Bass Wins.
Einlager has left the room.
ImaBeast: imo warstory
sandurz12345: Me?
ImaBeast: lol it'd be funny
ImaBeast: but i dunno
ImaBeast: I didn't watch the whole battle
ImaBeast: but I'd comment on it
sandurz12345: Eh It was a good battle
sandurz12345: but
ImaBeast: you beat curt
ImaBeast: and it was a good comeback
ImaBeast: everybody will like it
sandurz12345: Well
sandurz12345: ok
sandurz12345: tutor lesson no. 99
sandurz12345: How do I write a warstory?
And now, let's recap the battle.
Props:
+SePh, for tutoring me, helping me with the team, cheering me on, convincing me to write a war story, and being a good friend and beast in general.
+Snorlax for being the only pokemon to have an opportunity to explode on this team, and such a good time too.
+Gengar, for shutting down Heatran and Tyranitar, my number one enemies on the team.
+Gyarados for keeping the pressure on Curt with Intimidate and finally waking up after four turns to sweep.
Slops:
-Curt for not fighting the battle out at the end nor even stay on to talk. A disappointment because I expected better sportstmanship from an "Iron Trainer", a battler of his calibre.
-Vaporeon to succumbing to an almost game breaking critical hit.
-Me for making some dumb moves early on in the game.
And so, on behalf of SePh, the chairman, and pokemon stadium, I bid you a good night.
