Ongoing The Start of a Grand Adventure! (piscespixie vs TMan87)

[Doduodrio]

RULES:

B3P1 Level 0 Singles
Beginner battle backpack
All other rules standard

piscespixie

Backpack

1xOran Berry
1xLum Berry
1xMuscle Band
1xWise Glasses
1xWide Lens
1xLife Orb

Vulpix-Alola — Lv0

Vulpix-Alola
Level 0
EXP: 00 / 10
Techniques: None
Docile nature ( +None, -None )
Typing: Ice

Abilities: Snow Cloak
Hidden Ability: Snow Warning (Locked)

HP: 75
Attack: 3
Defense: 3
Sp.Atk: 4
Sp.Def: 5
Speed: 65
Size: 1
Weight: 1

Movepool
Level 0:
Dark Pulse
Dazzling Gleam
Facade
Fake Tears
Feint Attack
Heal Bell
Hypnosis
Ice Beam
Ice Shard
Nasty Plot
Play Rough
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Roar
Round
Sleep Talk
Snore
Substitute
Tackle
Tail Whip
Toxic
Zen Headbutt

Gothita — Lv0

Gothita
Level 0
EXP: 00 / 10
Techniques: None
Quirky nature ( +None, -None )
Typing: Psychic

Abilities: Frisk, Competitive
Hidden Ability: Shadow Tag (Locked)

HP: 80
Attack: 3
Defense: 4
Sp.Atk: 4
Sp.Def: 5
Speed: 45
Size: 1
Weight: 1

Movepool
Level 0:
Calm Mind
Dark Pulse
Energy Ball
Facade
Fake Tears
Feint Attack
Heal Bell
Heal Block
Hypnosis
Light Screen
Nasty Plot
Protect
Psychic
Reflect
Rest
Rock Slide
Round
Shadow Ball
Signal Beam
Sleep Talk
Snore
Substitute
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt
Toxic
Uproar
Zen Headbutt

Dratini — Lv0

Dratini
Level 0
EXP: 00 / 10
Techniques: None
Hardy nature ( +None, -None )
Typing: Dragon

Abilities: Shed Skin
Hidden Ability: Marvel Scale (Locked)

HP: 75
Attack: 5
Defen.: 4
Sp.Atk: 4
Sp.Def: 4
Speed: 50
Size: 2
Weight: 1

Movepool
Level 0:
Aqua Jet
Dragon Pulse
Dragon Tail
Facade
Flamethrower
Ice Beam
Iron Head
Leer
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Round
Sleep Talk
Snore
Substitute
Surf
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt
Toxic
Waterfall

TMan87

Backpack

Oran Berry
Lum Berry
Muscle Band
Wise Glasses
Wide Lens
Life Orb

Toko Fukawa the Shellder (Level 0)

Bio

A training partner for fledging Trainers. Crude and sharp-tongue, but while she can dish harsh words, she cannot take the same and will retreat within her shell.

Shellder | Toko Fukawa
Level: 0 | EXP: 0

Typing:

Abilities: Shell Armor / Skill Link | Hidden Ability: Overcoat (LOCKED)

Nature: Serious ( No changes )

HP: 75
Atk: 5
Def: 7
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 40
Size: 1
Weight: 1

Movepool
Level 0
Avalanche
Facade
Ice Beam
Ice Shard
Leer
Liquidation
Protect
Reflect
Refresh
Rest
Round
Screech
Sleep Talk
Snore
Substitute
Surf
Tackle
Toxic
Tri Attack
Waterfall

Kero the Cyndaquil (Level 0)

Bio

A training partner for fledging Trainers. Loves chocolate, especially dark chocolate, though he somehow gets drun on it...

Cyndaquil | Kero
Level: 0 | EXP: 0

Typing:

Abilities: Blaze | Hidden Ability: Flash Fire (LOCKED)

Nature: Serious ( No changes )

HP: 75
Atk: 4
Def: 3
SpA: 5
SpD: 4
Spe: 65
Size: 1
Weight: 1

Movepool
Level 0
Aerial Ace
Facade
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
Iron Head
Leer
Play Rough
Protect
Quick Attack
Rest
Roar
Round
Sleep Talk
Snore
Substitute
Tackle
Toxic
Wild Charge
Will-O-Wisp
Work Up
Zen Headbutt

Kanna Kamui the Dratini (Level 0)

Bio

A training partner for fledging Trainers. She prefers napping to fighting, but can certainly hold her own despite her tiny size.

Dratini | Kanna Kamui
Level: 0 | EXP: 0

Typing:

Abilities: Shed Skin | Hidden Ability: Marvel Scale (LOCKED)

Nature: Serious ( No changes )

HP: 75
Atk: 5
Def: 4
SpA: 4
SpD: 4
Spe: 50
Size: 2
Weight: 1

Movepool
Level 0
Aqua Jet
Dragon Pulse
Dragon Tail
Facade
Flamethrower
Ice Beam
Iron Head
Leer
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Round
Sleep Talk
Snore
Substitute
Surf
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt
Toxic
Waterfall

"Today, we see a brand new trainer, piscespixie, face off against BBP veteran TMan87. How exciting!"​

Turn Order (1: piscespixie, 2: TMan87): 1
TMan87 sends out and equips
piscespixie sends out, equips, and orders first
TMan87 orders second
Doduodrio refs

 

[TMan87]

"Aw, I wanted to order first to teach substitutions. Ah well."

Sending out Toko Fukawa the Shellder w/ Oran Berry!

 

[piscespixie]

“Come on out for your first battle, Vulpix! Let’s show them our special bond!”

Vulpix-Alola w/ Oran Berry

Hypnosis - Nasty Plot - Dazzling Gleam

IF Hypnosis misses, use Reflect on the second turn, then Dazzling Gleam on the third.

 

[TMan87]

piscespixie I'm not gonna go too in depth about sub rules, but your substitution is illegal due to:

• lacking a Timing Clause
• your Trigger Clause not being referenced in the "Trigger Clauses" section
• your Result clause not being valid since it mentions turns

I will let you redo your sub before ordering. If you're unsure about what to do, or simply don't want to take too much time, I'll put my proposed version below in a spoiler tag.

What I suggest

WHEN Hypnosis misses, IF able, THEN use Reflect if it is step 2, Dazzling Gleam if it is step 3

WHEN Hypnosis misses is a valid Timing Clause and checks whether Hypnosis misses
IF able is basically an always-true Trigger Clause, which in our case is here simply because it's necessary to have all three clauses. You'll see it used at higher levels to go around Disable and stuff
use Reflect if it is step 2, Dazzling Gleam if it is step 3: you cannot alter your moves based on turns, but you can do it based on steps. This functionally does what you want it to do!

 

[piscespixie]

Sorry about that, let me try this again.

Vulpix-Alola w/ Oran Berry

Hypnosis - Nasty Plot - Dazzling Gleam
WHEN Hypnosis misses, IF able, THEN use Reflect if it is step 2, Dazzling Gleam if it is step 3

 

[TMan87]

"A valiant effort! However, the counter to Sleep is Sleep Talk, so you might want to prevent your opponent from using it easily if you're going for Sleep."

Liquidation | Liquidation | Liquidation

Once at start of your turn, IF you are asleep THEN use Sleep Talk

Substitutions made ordering first are generally to restrict your opponent's options. Substitutions ordering second are here to minimize RNG and keep control over what happens in the round. Here, since I don't know whether Hypnosis will hit or not, I cover for the case it doesn't with my main orders, and use the sub to cover for the case it does. Perfect coverage!
I also highlighted the three parts of a common sub in different colors for your convenience. I do hope they play nicely on your screen.

 

[Doduodrio]

Beginner Battle, Round 1

piscespixie

Vulpix Oran Berry
HP: 75/75, EN: 30/30, Stats: 3/3/4/5/65, Typing: Ice, Abilities: Snow Cloak
Status: OK, Field: Clear

Battlefield: Clear​

TMan87

Toko Fukawa Oran Berry
HP: 75/75, EN: 30/30, Stats: 5/7/4/2/40, Typing: Water, Abilities: Shell Armor / Skill Link
Status: OK, Field: Clear​

Battle Log

Step 1

Vulpix used Hypnosis! (-3 EN)
Miss (4 - 5, d5): 3 (No)
Shellder went to sleep... (Sleep, next 2 turns)


Shellder used Sleep Talk! (-2 EN)
Shellder began talking in its sleep! (Sleep Talk, next 3 turns)

Step 2

Vulpix used Nasty Plot! (-3 EN)
Vulpix's Special Attack sharply rose! (+2 SpA, next 5 turns)


Shellder used Liquidation! (-3 EN)
Crit (1, d24): 22 (No), Drop (1, d5): 3 (No)
(9 + 3 + (5 - 3))*1 = 14
Vulpix munched on the Oran Berry! (+8 HP, -1 EN)
(Shellder's Sleep wore off)

Step 3

Vulpix used Dazzling Gleam! (-3 EN)
Crit (No)
(8 + 3 + (4 - 2))*1 + (2 - 0)*4 = 21
Shellder munched on the Oran Berry! (+8 HP, -1 EN)


Shellder used Liquidation! (-3 EN)
Crit (1, d24): 7 (No), Drop (1, d5): 5 (No)
(9 + 3 + (5 - 3))*1 = 14

Round Summary
HP: -14+8-14 = -20
EN: -3-3-1-3 = -10
HP: -21+8 = -13
EN: -2-3-1-3 = -9

piscespixie

Vulpix
HP: 55/75, EN: 20/30, Stats: 3/3/4/5/65, Typing: Ice, Abilities: Snow Cloak
Status: +2 SpA (4 turns), Field: Clear

Battlefield: Clear​

TMan87

Toko Fukawa
HP: 62/75, EN: 21/30, Stats: 5/7/4/2/40, Typing: Water, Abilities: Shell Armor / Skill Link
Status: Sleep Talk (1 turn), Field: Clear​

"The battle starts with Vulpix letting out a Hypnotizing cry... Shellder promptly falls asleep, but then she begins talking in her sleep! Then, Vulpix starts making a Nasty Plot, planning the best way to take Shellder down. The round ends with Vulpix and Shellder trading blows, although Vulpix has a huge +2 SpA boost that Shellder will need to watch out for!"​

TMan87 orders first
piscespixie orders second
Doduodrio refs

Note 1: You can put Pokémon sprites in your posts by putting :vulpix alola: for the small icons or :sv/vulpix alola: for the animated sprites! For items, you can put :oran berry:.

Note 2: If you think about it, the substitution that you wrote wouldn't actually work. You use Hypnosis on Step 1, so if it misses, then the Result Component happens. However, the Result Component only happens if it is Step 2 and 3. Instead, I would suggest writing it like this: WHEN Hypnosis misses, IF able, THEN begin using Reflect - Dazzling Gleam This way, you will start using a different chain of moves if Hypnosis misses. Don't worry if substitutions are confusing, you can always ask people for help with them!

 

[Doduodrio]

TMan87 Friendly reminder

 

[TMan87]

Liquidation | Liquidation | Liquidation

At start of step, IF Fairy-type attack THEN Protect
Once at start of turn, IF Vulpix has Protection THEN Substitute

Substitutions won't activate if the move they would call can't be attempted. This is important in case of the Protect sub above: using Dazzling Gleam thrice will only activate the substitution on steps 1 and 3, but not on step 2, since Protect cannot be attempted if you gained protection last step. In a sense, they kind of "take care of themselves".
Similarly, I will not attempt Substitute if I already have a Decoy, so I don't have to worry about you Protecting twice this round.