Introduction:
It was a typical Thursday morning. I was hanging around a BR NetBattle server, trying to find a decent battle, while ignoring the horror that was the chat at the same time. Not an easy task, mind you. Why NetBattle you ask? Well, for nostalgic reasons mainly, and I prefer NetBattle’s interface. I don’t recommend it over ShoddyBattle purely as an emulator though; there’re still plenty of bugs. Anyway, I challenged someone and he accepted. Seeing as he came from a somewhat established clan, I expected a challenging battle, but what I got certainly exceeded my expectations.
Note:
I always liked reading war-stories, and finally got a chance to write one. While it was not a battle of the highest quality, along with some mistakes on my part, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hope you do too. I did not have a chance to ask my opponent for permission to make a war-story, so from henceforth he shall be known as Dude.
Pokemon Red's team:
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Metagross (Lv.100 Metagross)!
Dude sent out Tyranitar (Lv.100 Tyranitar)!
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
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A Tyranitar lead, I have an advantage here. I can 2HKO it with Earthquake and Bullet Punch, so I don’t see any reason why it would stay in. I took this time to set-up Stealth Rock.
Dude withdrew Tyranitar!
Dude sent out Jirachi (Lv.100 Jirachi)!
Metagross used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around Dude’s team!
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 364 HP
Dude’s Jirachi: 100% HP
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How weird, switching Jirachi into a Metagross. Perhaps he thought I wasn’t running Earthquake? From what I see, he has two options here; he could trick a scarf to Metagross, or he could Fire Punch. Either way, Heatran stops them.
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Metagross!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Heatran (Lv.100 Heatran)!
Jirachi used Trick!
Jirachi switched items with Heatran!
Jirachi obtained Choice Scarf.
Heatran obtained Choice Scarf.
PKMN Trainer Red's Heatran: 324 HP
Dude’s Jirachi: 100% HP
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Ah ha, so trick it was. It’s going to switch, but I didn’t know the rest of his team, so I could only damage the switch-in. I Earth Power in fear of an opposing Heatran.
Dude withdrew Jirachi!
Dude sent out Blissey (Lv.100 Blissey)!
Heatran used Earth Power!
(20% damage)
A critical hit!
PKMN Trainer Red's Heatran: 324 HP
Dude’s Blissey: 68% HP
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In came the blob of fat that is Blissey. I giggled a little, as I remembered another match involving my opponent and his friend. Apparently, they think Blissey is tight and will totally do her. Alas, it’s a story for another time. I’m locked into Earth Power and Dude knows it, he’s probably going to status my switch-in and there’s nothing I could do about it. I switch in Scizor, it’s immune to Toxic, doesn’t mind Thunder Wave (although parahax can be annoying), and can scare it off with Brick Break.
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Heatran!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Scizor (Lv.100 Scizor)!
Blissey used Thunder Wave!
Scizor is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 68% HP
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Well, that was expected, to say the least. Shame, because I was really hoping for a Toxic. Get real. There’s no way Blissey’s going to stay, so I Sword Dance on the expected switch.
Dude withdrew Blissey!
Dude sent out Dusknoir (Lv.100 Dusknoir)!
Scizor used Swords Dance!
Scizor's Attack sharply rose!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Dusknoir: 88% HP
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It’s been awhile since I faced a Dusknoir, I don’t know if a +2 Bullet Punch can KO it. It’s late and I’m sleepy, I really couldn’t be arsed to run calcs. Sensing a fire move of some sort, I switched Heatran.
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Scizor!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Heatran (Lv.100 Heatran)!
Dusknoir used Fire Punch!
Heatran's Flash Fire raised its Fire power!
PKMN Trainer Red's Heatran: 324 HP
Dude’s Dusknoir: 88% HP
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Success! From experience I know a boosted Fire Blast hurts even bulky waters, not to mention Dusknoir, so he’s probably going to switch. Blissey will come in, and we’ll be back to square one. Prediction time, I know Blissey is coming in, and I really hate that pink whore. What better to get rid of her then an Explosion?
Heatran used Explosion!
It doesn't affect Dusknoir...
Heatran fainted!
Dusknoir used Pain Split!
But there was no target!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Jolteon (Lv.100 Jolteon)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Jolteon: 271 HP
Dude’s Dusknoir: 88% HP
Score: 5 - 6
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Holy crap! I’m at a loss for words, I would’ve bet my balls Blissey is coming in. Very nice prediction, Dude! Most Dusknoir packs Will-O-Wisp, a special sweeper is probably my safest bet now. Celebi is weak to ghost, so Jolteon it is. Normally I would Baton Pass to Scizor on the expected switch to Blissey, but after what happened last turn, Dude probably saw it coming
Jolteon used Thunderbolt!
(63% damage)
Dusknoir used Fire Punch!
(143 damage)
A critical hit!
PKMN Trainer Red's Jolteon: 112 HP
Dude’s Dusknoir: 25% HP
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Gah, annoying crit. Now Jolteon’s going to live even shorter then usual. The Fire Punch confirms my suspicion last turn that he expected me to switch to Scizor. I should’ve Shadow Ball, but I wanted to deal some damage on the off-chance that he switches to Blissey. Now Dusknoir have been pretty useful, I doubt Dude would let it die. I smell a Blissey switch-in, so I decided to go Scizor. A risky gambit, as if he decides to sacrifice Dusknoir and Fire Punch again, I’ll be losing Scizor for nothing. You would’ve have thought I’ll learn my lesson after that blotched Explosion, right? Hell no!
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Jolteon!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Scizor (Lv.100 Scizor)!
Dude withdrew Dusknoir!
Dude sent out Blissey (Lv.100 Blissey)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 56% HP
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Bingo! Now I Set-up and sweep, I can only pray that he doesn’t run Flamethrower or something.
Dude withdrew Blissey!
Dude sent out Dusknoir (Lv.100 Dusknoir)!
Scizor used Swords Dance!
Scizor's Attack sharply rose!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Dusknoir: 13% HP
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With only 13% HP left, I don’t need no silly calcs to know this is one dead… ghost?
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
(13% damage)
A critical hit!
Dusknoir fainted!
Scizor is hurt by its Life Orb!
Dude sent out Jirachi (Lv.100 Jirachi)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 261 HP (Par)
Dude’s Jirachi: 94% HP
Score: 5 - 5
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A fairly unnecessary crit, I’m sure you’ll agree. Why do I always get unnecessary crits? This marks the beginning of a series of bad plays made by me. I wasn’t thinking clearly at this time, my head just screams “KILL”. This is why you shouldn’t be playing Pokemon at 3 am.
Jirachi used Trick!
Jirachi switched items with Scizor!
Jirachi obtained Life Orb.
Scizor obtained Choice Scarf.
Scizor used X-Scissor!
(89% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 261 HP (Par)
Dude’s Jirachi: 5% HP
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I should have seen this coming a mile away. Now I lost my Life Orb, locked into X-Scissor, and gained a useless Choice Scarf. Oh well, at least I’m taking Jirachi down.
Jirachi used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around PKMN Trainer Red's team!
Scizor used X-Scissor!
(5% damage)
Jirachi fainted!
Dude sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 261 HP (Par)
Dude’s Zapdos: 81% HP
Score: 5 - 4
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Dude took this chance to set-up Stealth Rock, looks like Jolteon isn’t going to be playing a big part in this match. Enter Zapdos, one of the best counters against Scizor. Why didn’t he switch it in earlier? At this point I thought Scizor’s usefulness was at an end, so I wanted to deal as much damage as I can. Yes, I actually thought that my Scizor was faster because of the scarf that got tricked to it; I totally forgot that it was paralyzed. What was I smoking?
Zapdos used Heat Wave!
(261 damage)
It's super effective!
Scizor fainted!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Jolteon (Lv.100 Jolteon)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Jolteon: 79 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 81% HP
Score: 4 – 4
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I’m pretty pissed at myself. Then again, Gyarados aside, none of my Pokemon can take a Heat Wave now. I didn’t want to go Gyarados on the off-chance that Zapdos doesn’t run Heat Wave and Thunderbolt my Scizor instead. Jolteon is almost dead; sandstorm will wreck it next turn. I wanted to blast off one last final Thunderbolt.
Jolteon used Thunderbolt!
(65% damage)
Zapdos used Hidden Power!
(65 damage)
The sandstorm rages.
Jolteon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Jolteon fainted!
Dude’s Zapdos: 16% HP
Score: 3 – 4
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I will avenge you, Jolteon. To be honest, I thought I lost this match by now. My remaining Pokemons are Metagross, Celebi and Gyarados. All of them are either weak to Heat Wave or Thunderbolt. Celebi is my best bet now, but wait, something is wrong, I couldn’t send in a Pokemon!
Zapdos used Roost!
Zapdos regained health!
Wolf O'Donnell has started watching.
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Celebi (Lv.100 Celebi)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 379 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 66% HP
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Wait, did he just get a free Roost? Yup, you read that right. This is one of the bugs that happen quite commonly in NetBattle. Sometimes, when one of the Pokemon faints, the opponent gets a free turn. While it doesn’t matter if he uses an attack, as I have no Pokemon on the field, it would’ve no effect, the problem occurs when the opponent use it to gain a free stats-up, heal off damage, or even switch Pokemon! As a show of sportsmanship, the player that receives the free turn usually just attack as to not gain a strategic advantage. Who am I kidding, this is NetBattle, nobody cares.
Celebi used Leech Seed!
Zapdos was seeded!
Zapdos used Heat Wave!
(176 damage)
It's super effective!
Zapdos's health is sapped by Leech Seed!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 251 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 54% HP
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Thank god, Heat Wave is a 3HKO. With renewed hope, I decided to seed-stall like a man.
Dude withdrew Zapdos!
Dude sent out Donphan (Lv.100 Donphan)!
Celebi used Grass Knot!
(94% damage)
It's super effective!
Donphan fainted!
Dude sent out Tyranitar (Lv.100 Tyranitar)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 251 HP
Dude Tyranitar: 94% HP
Score: 3 - 3
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Why did he do that, I have no idea. Perhaps he thought I wouldn’t Grass Knot, Zapdos resists it x4 after all. Or he predicted a Thunder Wave, but that wouldn’t have made any sense, Ice Shard is a 2HKO at best while Grass Knot is definitely a 1HKO. Hooray for free kills! Tyranitar finally makes a reappearance, which puts me into a dilemma. Pursuit will definitely spell doom for Celebi if I switch, but I can probably beat it with Grass Knot if he does and I stay in. Decisions, decisions. A coin-flip dictates that I switch, and I’m generally a lucky person, so a switch it is!
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Celebi!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Metagross (Lv.100 Metagross)!
Tyranitar used Substitute!
Tyranitar made a Substitute!
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 342 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 75% HP
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A sub? All that coin-flipping was for naught! What type of Tyranitar uses a sub anyway? Either way, I don’t see how Tyranitar can hurt Metagross much; it’s still holding an Occa Berry. Should it run Earthquake, I’m fairly sure I can kill it before it does.
Metagross used Bullet Punch!
The Substitute took damage for Tyranitar!
Tyranitar's Substitute faded!
It's super effective!
Tyranitar used Thunderbolt!
(168 damage)
A critical hit!
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 174 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 81% HP
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Another crit, this time it can really cost me. Wait, Substitute and Thunderbolt… a Boah? I thought they were extinct! Now I’m sure it can’t do anything back to Metagross.
Dude withdrew Tyranitar!
Dude sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
Metagross used Bullet Punch!
(9% damage)
It's not very effective...
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 174 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 20% HP
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Damn, I should’ve predicted this. That sitting Tyranitar was too tempting. Now I’m in another dilemma, I could Earthquake on the obvious Roost, but I’m not sure if Metagross can survive a Heat Wave with 174 HP, even with Occa Berry. If there’s one thing I learnt though, when in doubt, go boom! Now this is why Stealth Rock is so important, had I not set them up, Zapdos will have over 25% HP and a Substitute now will screw me over.
Zapdos used Roost!
Zapdos regained health!
Metagross used Explosion!
(70% damage)
Zapdos fainted!
Metagross fainted!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Celebi (Lv.100 Celebi)!
Dude sent out Tyranitar (Lv.100 Tyranitar)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 226 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 75% HP
Score: 2 - 2
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Mortal enemies, face to face again. I’m very happy now; I’ve turned the match around. I have a Celebi and a fully fresh Gyarados against Dude’s Tyranitar and Blissey. I’m fairly sure Celebi can survive one Crunch and 2HKO back with Grass Knot, while Leech Seed will break Blissey down eventually. I’ve this in the bag!
Celebi used Grass Knot!
(44% damage)
It's super effective!
Tyranitar used Dark Pulse!
(226 damage)
It's super effective!
Celebi fainted!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Gyarados (Lv.100 Gyarados)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 37% HP
Score: 1 – 2
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No! No no no no no! I was too lazy to check the analysis page, I’ve no idea a Boah runs Dark Pulse. Looking back now, it wouldn’t have made much difference. I could switch in Gyarados, but Tyranitar would’ve fried it with Thunderbolt all the same. Good game Dude.
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(38% damage)
It's super effective!
Tyranitar fainted!
Dude sent out Blissey (Lv.100 Blissey)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP
Dude’s Blissey: 50% HP
Score: 1 – 1
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Wow, my Gyarados that ran no speed EVs was actually faster? An emotional roller-coaster, Pokemon truly is. You would’ve have thought I’m happy, but actually, no. Had I known Gyarados was faster, I would’ve switch it in on the obvious Dark Pulse, KO back with Waterfall, and destroy Blissey with a combination of Leech Seed and Waterfall. I didn’t run Dragon Dance, while I will win eventually with a crit or flinch-hax, I could be in for a long stall-war. You can probably guess what will happen now, so as to not bore you…
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(32% damage)
Blissey used Thunder Wave!
Gyarados is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 18% HP
Blissey used Softboiled!
Blissey regained health!
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(34% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 34% HP
Blissey used Softboiled!
Blissey regained health!
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(31% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 53% HP
Blissey used Ice Beam!
(56 damage)
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(33% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 264 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 20% HP
Blissey used Softboiled!
Blissey regained health!
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(34% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 264 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 36% HP
Blissey used Ice Beam!
(63 damage)
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(33% damage)
The sandstorm rages.
Blissey is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Blissey fainted!
My opponent was gracious enough not continue the stall-war and concede the victory. Good game Dude, I had fun.
End Battle! PKMN Trainer Red wins!
Score: 1 to 0
PKMN Trainer Red: gg
Dude's team:
So here it is, my first war-story. I hoped you had as much fun reading it as I had writing it!
It was a typical Thursday morning. I was hanging around a BR NetBattle server, trying to find a decent battle, while ignoring the horror that was the chat at the same time. Not an easy task, mind you. Why NetBattle you ask? Well, for nostalgic reasons mainly, and I prefer NetBattle’s interface. I don’t recommend it over ShoddyBattle purely as an emulator though; there’re still plenty of bugs. Anyway, I challenged someone and he accepted. Seeing as he came from a somewhat established clan, I expected a challenging battle, but what I got certainly exceeded my expectations.
Note:
I always liked reading war-stories, and finally got a chance to write one. While it was not a battle of the highest quality, along with some mistakes on my part, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hope you do too. I did not have a chance to ask my opponent for permission to make a war-story, so from henceforth he shall be known as Dude.
Pokemon Red's team:
- Leftovers will be removed.
- Nicknames will be removed.
- Sandstorm/hail damage will be removed.
- Scores will be shown after each KO. (Pokemon Red - Dude)
- Sleep Clause
- Freeze Clause
- Self-KO Clause
- Apply PP Ups
- Battle Timeout
- Unrated
- Evasion Clause
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Metagross (Lv.100 Metagross)!
Dude sent out Tyranitar (Lv.100 Tyranitar)!
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
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A Tyranitar lead, I have an advantage here. I can 2HKO it with Earthquake and Bullet Punch, so I don’t see any reason why it would stay in. I took this time to set-up Stealth Rock.
Dude withdrew Tyranitar!
Dude sent out Jirachi (Lv.100 Jirachi)!
Metagross used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around Dude’s team!
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 364 HP
Dude’s Jirachi: 100% HP
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How weird, switching Jirachi into a Metagross. Perhaps he thought I wasn’t running Earthquake? From what I see, he has two options here; he could trick a scarf to Metagross, or he could Fire Punch. Either way, Heatran stops them.
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Metagross!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Heatran (Lv.100 Heatran)!
Jirachi used Trick!
Jirachi switched items with Heatran!
Jirachi obtained Choice Scarf.
Heatran obtained Choice Scarf.
PKMN Trainer Red's Heatran: 324 HP
Dude’s Jirachi: 100% HP
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Ah ha, so trick it was. It’s going to switch, but I didn’t know the rest of his team, so I could only damage the switch-in. I Earth Power in fear of an opposing Heatran.
Dude withdrew Jirachi!
Dude sent out Blissey (Lv.100 Blissey)!
Heatran used Earth Power!
(20% damage)
A critical hit!
PKMN Trainer Red's Heatran: 324 HP
Dude’s Blissey: 68% HP
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In came the blob of fat that is Blissey. I giggled a little, as I remembered another match involving my opponent and his friend. Apparently, they think Blissey is tight and will totally do her. Alas, it’s a story for another time. I’m locked into Earth Power and Dude knows it, he’s probably going to status my switch-in and there’s nothing I could do about it. I switch in Scizor, it’s immune to Toxic, doesn’t mind Thunder Wave (although parahax can be annoying), and can scare it off with Brick Break.
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Heatran!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Scizor (Lv.100 Scizor)!
Blissey used Thunder Wave!
Scizor is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 68% HP
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Well, that was expected, to say the least. Shame, because I was really hoping for a Toxic. Get real. There’s no way Blissey’s going to stay, so I Sword Dance on the expected switch.
Dude withdrew Blissey!
Dude sent out Dusknoir (Lv.100 Dusknoir)!
Scizor used Swords Dance!
Scizor's Attack sharply rose!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Dusknoir: 88% HP
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It’s been awhile since I faced a Dusknoir, I don’t know if a +2 Bullet Punch can KO it. It’s late and I’m sleepy, I really couldn’t be arsed to run calcs. Sensing a fire move of some sort, I switched Heatran.
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Scizor!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Heatran (Lv.100 Heatran)!
Dusknoir used Fire Punch!
Heatran's Flash Fire raised its Fire power!
PKMN Trainer Red's Heatran: 324 HP
Dude’s Dusknoir: 88% HP
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Success! From experience I know a boosted Fire Blast hurts even bulky waters, not to mention Dusknoir, so he’s probably going to switch. Blissey will come in, and we’ll be back to square one. Prediction time, I know Blissey is coming in, and I really hate that pink whore. What better to get rid of her then an Explosion?
Heatran used Explosion!
It doesn't affect Dusknoir...
Heatran fainted!
Dusknoir used Pain Split!
But there was no target!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Jolteon (Lv.100 Jolteon)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Jolteon: 271 HP
Dude’s Dusknoir: 88% HP
Score: 5 - 6
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Holy crap! I’m at a loss for words, I would’ve bet my balls Blissey is coming in. Very nice prediction, Dude! Most Dusknoir packs Will-O-Wisp, a special sweeper is probably my safest bet now. Celebi is weak to ghost, so Jolteon it is. Normally I would Baton Pass to Scizor on the expected switch to Blissey, but after what happened last turn, Dude probably saw it coming
Jolteon used Thunderbolt!
(63% damage)
Dusknoir used Fire Punch!
(143 damage)
A critical hit!
PKMN Trainer Red's Jolteon: 112 HP
Dude’s Dusknoir: 25% HP
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Gah, annoying crit. Now Jolteon’s going to live even shorter then usual. The Fire Punch confirms my suspicion last turn that he expected me to switch to Scizor. I should’ve Shadow Ball, but I wanted to deal some damage on the off-chance that he switches to Blissey. Now Dusknoir have been pretty useful, I doubt Dude would let it die. I smell a Blissey switch-in, so I decided to go Scizor. A risky gambit, as if he decides to sacrifice Dusknoir and Fire Punch again, I’ll be losing Scizor for nothing. You would’ve have thought I’ll learn my lesson after that blotched Explosion, right? Hell no!
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Jolteon!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Scizor (Lv.100 Scizor)!
Dude withdrew Dusknoir!
Dude sent out Blissey (Lv.100 Blissey)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 56% HP
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Bingo! Now I Set-up and sweep, I can only pray that he doesn’t run Flamethrower or something.
Dude withdrew Blissey!
Dude sent out Dusknoir (Lv.100 Dusknoir)!
Scizor used Swords Dance!
Scizor's Attack sharply rose!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 289 HP (Par)
Dude’s Dusknoir: 13% HP
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With only 13% HP left, I don’t need no silly calcs to know this is one dead… ghost?
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
(13% damage)
A critical hit!
Dusknoir fainted!
Scizor is hurt by its Life Orb!
Dude sent out Jirachi (Lv.100 Jirachi)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 261 HP (Par)
Dude’s Jirachi: 94% HP
Score: 5 - 5
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A fairly unnecessary crit, I’m sure you’ll agree. Why do I always get unnecessary crits? This marks the beginning of a series of bad plays made by me. I wasn’t thinking clearly at this time, my head just screams “KILL”. This is why you shouldn’t be playing Pokemon at 3 am.
Jirachi used Trick!
Jirachi switched items with Scizor!
Jirachi obtained Life Orb.
Scizor obtained Choice Scarf.
Scizor used X-Scissor!
(89% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 261 HP (Par)
Dude’s Jirachi: 5% HP
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I should have seen this coming a mile away. Now I lost my Life Orb, locked into X-Scissor, and gained a useless Choice Scarf. Oh well, at least I’m taking Jirachi down.
Jirachi used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around PKMN Trainer Red's team!
Scizor used X-Scissor!
(5% damage)
Jirachi fainted!
Dude sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Scizor: 261 HP (Par)
Dude’s Zapdos: 81% HP
Score: 5 - 4
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Dude took this chance to set-up Stealth Rock, looks like Jolteon isn’t going to be playing a big part in this match. Enter Zapdos, one of the best counters against Scizor. Why didn’t he switch it in earlier? At this point I thought Scizor’s usefulness was at an end, so I wanted to deal as much damage as I can. Yes, I actually thought that my Scizor was faster because of the scarf that got tricked to it; I totally forgot that it was paralyzed. What was I smoking?
Zapdos used Heat Wave!
(261 damage)
It's super effective!
Scizor fainted!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Jolteon (Lv.100 Jolteon)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Jolteon: 79 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 81% HP
Score: 4 – 4
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I’m pretty pissed at myself. Then again, Gyarados aside, none of my Pokemon can take a Heat Wave now. I didn’t want to go Gyarados on the off-chance that Zapdos doesn’t run Heat Wave and Thunderbolt my Scizor instead. Jolteon is almost dead; sandstorm will wreck it next turn. I wanted to blast off one last final Thunderbolt.
Jolteon used Thunderbolt!
(65% damage)
Zapdos used Hidden Power!
(65 damage)
The sandstorm rages.
Jolteon is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Jolteon fainted!
Dude’s Zapdos: 16% HP
Score: 3 – 4
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I will avenge you, Jolteon. To be honest, I thought I lost this match by now. My remaining Pokemons are Metagross, Celebi and Gyarados. All of them are either weak to Heat Wave or Thunderbolt. Celebi is my best bet now, but wait, something is wrong, I couldn’t send in a Pokemon!
Zapdos used Roost!
Zapdos regained health!
Wolf O'Donnell has started watching.
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Celebi (Lv.100 Celebi)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 379 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 66% HP
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Wait, did he just get a free Roost? Yup, you read that right. This is one of the bugs that happen quite commonly in NetBattle. Sometimes, when one of the Pokemon faints, the opponent gets a free turn. While it doesn’t matter if he uses an attack, as I have no Pokemon on the field, it would’ve no effect, the problem occurs when the opponent use it to gain a free stats-up, heal off damage, or even switch Pokemon! As a show of sportsmanship, the player that receives the free turn usually just attack as to not gain a strategic advantage. Who am I kidding, this is NetBattle, nobody cares.
Celebi used Leech Seed!
Zapdos was seeded!
Zapdos used Heat Wave!
(176 damage)
It's super effective!
Zapdos's health is sapped by Leech Seed!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 251 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 54% HP
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Thank god, Heat Wave is a 3HKO. With renewed hope, I decided to seed-stall like a man.
Dude withdrew Zapdos!
Dude sent out Donphan (Lv.100 Donphan)!
Celebi used Grass Knot!
(94% damage)
It's super effective!
Donphan fainted!
Dude sent out Tyranitar (Lv.100 Tyranitar)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 251 HP
Dude Tyranitar: 94% HP
Score: 3 - 3
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Why did he do that, I have no idea. Perhaps he thought I wouldn’t Grass Knot, Zapdos resists it x4 after all. Or he predicted a Thunder Wave, but that wouldn’t have made any sense, Ice Shard is a 2HKO at best while Grass Knot is definitely a 1HKO. Hooray for free kills! Tyranitar finally makes a reappearance, which puts me into a dilemma. Pursuit will definitely spell doom for Celebi if I switch, but I can probably beat it with Grass Knot if he does and I stay in. Decisions, decisions. A coin-flip dictates that I switch, and I’m generally a lucky person, so a switch it is!
PKMN Trainer Red withdrew Celebi!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Metagross (Lv.100 Metagross)!
Tyranitar used Substitute!
Tyranitar made a Substitute!
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 342 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 75% HP
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A sub? All that coin-flipping was for naught! What type of Tyranitar uses a sub anyway? Either way, I don’t see how Tyranitar can hurt Metagross much; it’s still holding an Occa Berry. Should it run Earthquake, I’m fairly sure I can kill it before it does.
Metagross used Bullet Punch!
The Substitute took damage for Tyranitar!
Tyranitar's Substitute faded!
It's super effective!
Tyranitar used Thunderbolt!
(168 damage)
A critical hit!
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 174 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 81% HP
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Another crit, this time it can really cost me. Wait, Substitute and Thunderbolt… a Boah? I thought they were extinct! Now I’m sure it can’t do anything back to Metagross.
Dude withdrew Tyranitar!
Dude sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
Metagross used Bullet Punch!
(9% damage)
It's not very effective...
PKMN Trainer Red's Metagross: 174 HP
Dude’s Zapdos: 20% HP
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Damn, I should’ve predicted this. That sitting Tyranitar was too tempting. Now I’m in another dilemma, I could Earthquake on the obvious Roost, but I’m not sure if Metagross can survive a Heat Wave with 174 HP, even with Occa Berry. If there’s one thing I learnt though, when in doubt, go boom! Now this is why Stealth Rock is so important, had I not set them up, Zapdos will have over 25% HP and a Substitute now will screw me over.
Zapdos used Roost!
Zapdos regained health!
Metagross used Explosion!
(70% damage)
Zapdos fainted!
Metagross fainted!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Celebi (Lv.100 Celebi)!
Dude sent out Tyranitar (Lv.100 Tyranitar)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Celebi: 226 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 75% HP
Score: 2 - 2
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Mortal enemies, face to face again. I’m very happy now; I’ve turned the match around. I have a Celebi and a fully fresh Gyarados against Dude’s Tyranitar and Blissey. I’m fairly sure Celebi can survive one Crunch and 2HKO back with Grass Knot, while Leech Seed will break Blissey down eventually. I’ve this in the bag!
Celebi used Grass Knot!
(44% damage)
It's super effective!
Tyranitar used Dark Pulse!
(226 damage)
It's super effective!
Celebi fainted!
PKMN Trainer Red sent out Gyarados (Lv.100 Gyarados)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP
Dude’s Tyranitar: 37% HP
Score: 1 – 2
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No! No no no no no! I was too lazy to check the analysis page, I’ve no idea a Boah runs Dark Pulse. Looking back now, it wouldn’t have made much difference. I could switch in Gyarados, but Tyranitar would’ve fried it with Thunderbolt all the same. Good game Dude.
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(38% damage)
It's super effective!
Tyranitar fainted!
Dude sent out Blissey (Lv.100 Blissey)!
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP
Dude’s Blissey: 50% HP
Score: 1 – 1
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Wow, my Gyarados that ran no speed EVs was actually faster? An emotional roller-coaster, Pokemon truly is. You would’ve have thought I’m happy, but actually, no. Had I known Gyarados was faster, I would’ve switch it in on the obvious Dark Pulse, KO back with Waterfall, and destroy Blissey with a combination of Leech Seed and Waterfall. I didn’t run Dragon Dance, while I will win eventually with a crit or flinch-hax, I could be in for a long stall-war. You can probably guess what will happen now, so as to not bore you…
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(32% damage)
Blissey used Thunder Wave!
Gyarados is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 18% HP
Blissey used Softboiled!
Blissey regained health!
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(34% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 34% HP
Blissey used Softboiled!
Blissey regained health!
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(31% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 320 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 53% HP
Blissey used Ice Beam!
(56 damage)
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(33% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 264 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 20% HP
Blissey used Softboiled!
Blissey regained health!
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(34% damage)
PKMN Trainer Red's Gyarados: 264 HP (Par)
Dude’s Blissey: 36% HP
Blissey used Ice Beam!
(63 damage)
Gyarados used Waterfall!
(33% damage)
The sandstorm rages.
Blissey is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Blissey fainted!
My opponent was gracious enough not continue the stall-war and concede the victory. Good game Dude, I had fun.
End Battle! PKMN Trainer Red wins!
Score: 1 to 0
PKMN Trainer Red: gg
Dude's team:
So here it is, my first war-story. I hoped you had as much fun reading it as I had writing it!
