CardsOfTheHeart vs. Bossyball
(Warning: contains mild language; That is not like my real-life self, at all...)
Most of my Shoddy Battles go one of two ways: either I win quickly or lose even quicker. This battle started out like most of those do…
Team CardsOfTheHeart:
Team Bossyball:
Bossyball sent out Jolteon (Jolteon ?).
CardsOfTheHeart sent out Donphan (Donphan ?).
Jolteon, huh? I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a Jolteon lead that didn’t have Hidden Power [Grass], so it’s easy enough to figure out what Bossyball will do. It matters not that Jolteon possesses HP Grass; my priority is setting up Rocks, as it seems unlikely that HP Grass will OHKO Donphan.
Jolteon used Substitute.
Jolteon made a substitute!
Donphan used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Jolteon: 75%
Donphan: 100%
Well, that complicated things. Time to get rid of the Sub…
Jolteon used Hidden Power.
It's super effective! (82% damage) (That much? Really?)
Jolteon lost 10% of its health. (Oh, Life Orb. Gotcha.)
Donphan used Stone Edge.
Jolteon's substitute faded!
Donphan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Donphan restored 6% of its health.
Jolteon: 65%
Donphan: 24%, i.e. one HP Grass from being screwed x_x
Donphan’s mission may be accomplished, but I’m not about to sacrifice her, just yet…
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Blissey (Blissey ?).
Jolteon used Shadow Ball.
It doesn't affect Blissey...
Jolteon: 65%
Blissey: 100%
Shadow Ball? The hell? That’s quite the surprise factor. To this day, I still try to figure out why that Jolteon had Shadow Ball...
VyseV1 has entered the room. (Ah, a witness. Please, enjoy the show.)
Bossyball switched in Lucario (Lucario ?).
Pointed stones dug into Lucario.
Lucario lost 3% of its health. (down to 97% health)
Blissey used Thunder Wave.
Lucario is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Lucario: 97% Paralyzed
Blissey: still as pink as ever
Forced the switch AND got the paralysis; good, but here comes Close Combat…
Bossyball switched in Jolteon (Jolteon ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 53% health)
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Spiritomb (Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Jolteon: 53%
Spiritomb: 100%
Hmm, good switch, but why Jolteon?
Jolteon used Thunderbolt. (65% damage)
Spiritomb used Hypnosis.
Jolteon fell asleep!
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Jolteon: 43% Sleep
Spiritomb: a little worse for wear at 41%
Okay, that should let me Nasty Plot on the switch and sweep.
Bossyball switched in Starmie (Starmie). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 88% health)
Spiritomb used Nasty Plot.
Spiritomb's special attack was sharply raised.
Starmie: 88%
Spiritomb: 47% and possibly threatened O_O
Oh… Well, maybe I can still get in a Shadow Ball…
Starmie used Surf. (67% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Spiritomb fainted. (Bitch…)
CardsOfTheHeart 5 – 6 Bossyball
Yeah, there’s me forgetting Starmie’s Special Attack. D’oh! I would’ve been better off switching to Vaporeon and retaliating with Hidden Power [Electric]. Water under the bridge, now. (No pun intended.)
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Tangrowth (Tangrowth ?).
Bossyball switched in Togekiss (Togekiss ?). (25% Stealth Rock damage; down to 75% health)
Tangrowth used Power Whip.
It's not very effective... (16% damage)
Togekiss's leftovers restored its health a little!
Togekiss: 65%
Tangrowth: 100%
Aww, I thought Starmie would stay in and hit me hard with Ice Beam…
Well, let’s leave a parting gift before I get Air Slashed to death.
Togekiss used Thunder Wave.
Tangrowth is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Tangrowth used Stun Spore.
Togekiss is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Togekiss: 71% Paralyzed
Tangrowth: healthy, yet not healthy… :\
Oh, so you expected a switch and status’ed me? Okay then. Let’s re-evaluate this…
I’ve seen Jolteon, Lucario, Starmie, and Togekiss.
My team is down 1 Pokemon, and Donphan is at 24%. I really doubt Donphan will be of any more use at her health. Time to sacrifice… :(
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Donphan (Donphan ?).
Togekiss used Air Slash. (39% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Donphan passed out.
Togekiss: 77% Paralyzed
4 - 6
Well, I suppose I’ll set up a Pokemon to get the upper hand before this gets out of hand. Blaziken can Pass Defense + Speed to Blissey and also Attack to Tangrowth; that should help.
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Blaziken (Blaziken ?).
Blaziken used Bulk Up.
Blaziken's attack was raised.
Blaziken's defence was raised.
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss: 83% Paralyzed
Blaziken: in tip-top shape and +1 Atk/Def ready to Pass
So far so good…
Blaziken used Bulk Up.
Blaziken's attack was raised.
Blaziken's defence was raised.
Togekiss used Thunder Wave.
Blaziken is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Togekiss: 89% Paralyzed
Blaziken: +2 Atk/Def ready to Pass, but with a problem… :(
That’s unfortunate.
Blaziken used Bulk Up.
Blaziken's attack was raised.
Blaziken's defence was raised.
Togekiss used Air Slash.
It's super effective! (76% damage)
Blaziken's Salac Berry raised its speed!
Togekiss: 95% Paralyzed
Blaziken: in trouble at 24% Paralyzed, but with +3 Atk/Def & +1 Spd ready to Pass
3 Bulk Ups + Salac? Wow, maybe I should’ve Endured the last one to be safe. But what an opportunity to pass; can’t PASS this up! XD
Blaziken is paralysed! It can't move!
(Oh shoot…)
Togekiss used Air Slash.
It's super effective! (“Who cares?”% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Blaziken fainted. (How could you tell, genius?)
Togekiss: ‘It’s Paralyzed on the spot.’ (wanted it to kick in last turn, though XD)
3 - 6
That… was awful. Let’s Beam it to death, then.
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Vaporeon (Vaporeon ?).
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (37% damage)
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss: 69% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: in prime Togekiss-wrecking position
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (39% damage)
Togekiss used Thunder Wave.
Vaporeon is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Togekiss: 36% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 100% Paralyzed
Aww, I can’t coast to the win. I should need one more Beam, though.
Togekiss used Roost. (50% healing)
(Son of a…)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam. (18% damage)
Togekiss: 74% Paralyzed, but as annoying as usual
Vaporeon: Paralyzed, but still confident
Crap. This won’t be easy. It’s not like I can switch in much of anything, though, so let’s plow through.
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Vaporeon is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss's leftovers restored its health a little!
Togekiss: 80% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 100% Paralyzed
Togekiss used Aura Sphere. (19% damage)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (35% damage)
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Togekiss: 51% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 87% Paralyzed
Togekiss used Aura Sphere.
Vaporeon lost 20% of its health. (67%)
Vaporeon is paralysed! It can't move!
(God dang it…)
Togekiss: 57% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 73% and afflicted with the most annoying status in Pokemon (IMO)
Okay, at this rate, I could use some healing in 2 turns, so time to do what Vaporeon does best.
Togekiss used Aura Sphere. (18% damage)
Vaporeon used Wish.
Vaporeon made a wish!
Togekiss: 63% Paralyzed (It… won’t… die.)
Vaporeon: 61% Paralyzed
Bossyball switched in Ambipom (Ambipom ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 88% health)
Vaporeon is paralysed! It can't move!
The wish came true!
Ambipom: 88%
Vaporeon: ‘It’s gripped by Paralysis.’
Ambipom; curse you and your Fake Out. I’d like Spiritomb to switch into it, but NO, that little bitch Starmie fucked him up. (Okay, I admit, that was uncalled for.) Well, Vaporeon has outlived her usefulness…
Ambipom used Fake Out. (25% damage)
Ambipom lost 10% of its health. (78%)
Vaporeon flinched!
Ambipom: 78%
Vaporeon: 81% Paralyzed
Ambipom used Brick Break. (20% damage)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam. (44% damage)
Ambipom: not where the Life Orb user wants to be at 24%
Vaporeon: 74% Paralyzed
Holy crap, Vaporeon just might be able to get this one.
Ambipom used U-turn. (21% damage)
(U-turn? Darn…)
Bossyball switched in Starmie (Starmie). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 76% health)
Ambipom lost 10% of its health. (14%)
(Life Orb still did damage, there? Why do I find that interesting?)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's not very effective... (19% damage)
Starmie: 57%
Vaporeon: 59% Paralyzed
Well, Vaporeon’s battle life is flashing before her eyes. We know Thunderbolt’s coming; just take it like a man—or a woman. Hey, wait a minute…
Starmie used Thunderbolt.
It's super effective! (61% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Vaporeon is down!
Starmie: 57%
2 - 6
Crud, it’s down to a paralyzed, full-health Tangrowth and a full-health Blissey. Considering that Starmie and Togekiss can own Tangrowth with Ice Beam and Air Slash, respectively, and Lucario has Close Combat for Blissey… well, this looks bad. Plus, I haven’t even seen Bossyball’s last Pokemon, yet. Well, maybe Tangrowth can Power Whip that bitch.
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Tangrowth (Tangrowth ?).
VyseV1 has left the room. (Hey, where are you going? This is a war story; you’re missing the best part!)
Bossyball switched in Gliscor (Gliscor ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 88% health)
(Ah, there’s his last Pokemon…)
Tangrowth is paralysed! It can't move!
(Crap, that Power Whip could’ve hit Gliscor for quite a bit, too.)
Gliscor's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor: 94%
Tangrowth: 100% Paralyzed
Well, this sucks. And I can’t really switch Blissey into Gliscor, despite her Ice Beam. Guess it’s time for “another” parting gift…
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (22% damage)
Tangrowth used Stun Spore.
Tangrowth's attack missed! (…)
Tangrowth's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor: all set for the kill
Tangrowth: 84% Paralyzed
Oh, that’s a load of crap!
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective!
A critical hit! (41% damage)
Tangrowth is paralysed! It can't move!
Gliscor: not going anywhere, anytime soon
Tangrowth: 49% Paralyzed
Give me a break. T-T Please, just let me paralyze him so Blissey won’t die so fast, later.
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (20% damage)
Tangrowth is paralysed! It can't move!
Gliscor: How do you think he’s doing?
Tangrowth: 35% Paralyzed
What the fuck is that?! I could’ve realistically had 2 Stun Spore chances, by now. Geez…
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (22% damage)
Tangrowth used Stun Spore.
Gliscor is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Gliscor: Paralyzed; took you long enough…
Tangrowth: ready to be executed
Finally… Maybe Blissey will be able to Beam Gliscor to death before she gets pwned by Lucario.
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (22% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Tangrowth was struck down.
1 - 6
That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.
But now I’ve got one Blissey to Bossyball’s 6! Now the question is: how long until she croaks?
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Blissey (Blissey ?).
Blissey used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (89% damage)
Gliscor used Earthquake. (30% damage)
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor: 17% Paralyzed
Blissey: 76%
Okay, Gliscor is manageable, now.
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (28% damage)
Bossyball's Gliscor was thrown out of the battle.
Blissey: 82%
1 - 5
One down… 5 to go. :(
Bossyball switched in Ambipom (Ambipom ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 2% health)
Ambipom used Fake Out. (28% damage)
Bossyball's Ambipom fainted from the fatigue!
Blissey flinched!
Blissey: 60%
1 - 4
Well, the Life Orb backfired, there. Vaporeon’s efforts weren’t in vain, after all…
Bossyball switched in Starmie (Starmie). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 45% health)
Starmie used Surf. (24% damage)
Blissey used Softboiled. (50% healing)
(Isn’t that timely? ;) )
Starmie: 45%
Blissey: 92%
Saving Lucario a little more for the revenge kill, huh? Starmie shouldn’t put up much resistance, then.
Starmie used Surf. (22% damage)
Blissey used Thunder Wave.
Starmie is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Starmie: 45%
Blissey: 76%
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (38% damage)
Starmie used Surf. (23% damage)
Starmie: hanging on by a 7% thread
Blissey: 59%
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (38% damage)
Bossyball's Starmie fell down and could not get up.
Blissey: 65%
1 - 3
Well, well, Blissey has finished off 3 Pokemon; she’s halfway there. As legendary sportscaster Chris Berman would say, “CAN—SHE—GO—ALL—THE—WAY?” This is a war story, after all, so we’ll find out.
Bossyball switched in Jolteon (Jolteon ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 31% health and asleep)
Jolteon is fast asleep!
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (37%)
Bossyball's Jolteon was tossed aside!
Blissey: 71%
1 – 2
Well, it seems Spiritomb’s Hypnosis way-back-when helped Blissey take out something else. (And I thought Spiritomb didn’t accomplish anything…)
At this point, Bossyball’s down to Togekiss… and Lucario. Does he lay the hammer down now or have Togekiss wear me down and finish me later? Let’s find out…
Bossyball switched in Lucario (Lucario ?). (3% Stealth Rock damage; down to 94% health and paralyzed)
Okay, he laid the hammer down. One Close Combat should do it, now.
[Going through the numbers as I type this, one Close Combat from a Lucario with no +Attack nature or Attack EVs would inflict 74-87%; Blissey’s at 71%.]
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (36% damage)
Lucario used Swords Dance.
Lucario's attack was sharply raised.
Lucario: 58% Paralyzed
Blissey: 77%
Swords Dance?! The hell? Now I REALLY can’t take a Close Combat!
(No Close Combat, no Close Combat, no Close Combat, no Close Combat…)
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (36% damage)
Lucario is paralysed! It can't move!
Lucario's Salac Berry raised its speed!
Lucario: 22% Paralyzed
Blissey: 83%
Whew! This one should be in the bag, then. Since Lucario is paralyzed, the Salac doesn’t matter, at this point.
[Note: Since that Lucario was holding Salac Berry, it was probably the SubSalac Sweeper; i.e. it had max Atk. A Close Combat from that without the Swords Dance would’ve OHKO’d Blissey without question. That makes the Swords Dance, the turn before, even more puzzling…]
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (36% damage)
Bossyball's Lucario ‘is down AND out!’
Blissey: 89%
1 - 1
From 1-on-6 to 1-on-1; unbelievable. It’d be a shame to lose, now, especially since it’s Blissey vs. Togekiss. Oh wait, this Togekiss has Thunder Wave and Roost; ugh, this could be a long stall war…
Bossyball switched in Togekiss (Togekiss ?). (25% Stealth Rock damage; down to 38% health and paralyzed)
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (27%)
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss: 17% Paralyzed (It’s bye bye, birdie!)
Blissey: 95%
Oh my! This might actually happen! Will the next Seismic Toss do it?
Blissey used Seismic Toss.
Togekiss lost 27% of its health.
Bossyball's Togekiss is out of there!
CardsOfTheHeart wins 1 - 0!
Yes! I won!
…
…hm?
Are you kidding me?! Did Blissey just sweep an entire team? Sure, there were Rocks and status (and a Life Orb) involved, but… did that really just happen? Wow, what a match! Bossyball’s team gave me a run for my money, there.
But, come to find out, Bossyball was using a brand new team. Figures… T-T
Anyway, I wanted to share with you this story of adversity and triumph. (And a Blissey sweep!)
Props:
-Donphan for laying down the Rocks and the foundation for making this victory possible.
-Spiritomb for putting Jolteon to sleep.
-Tangrowth for paralyzing 2 Pokemon to make Blissey’s life easier, later on.
-Vaporeon for the 44% damage Surf that eventually made Ambipom a non-factor.
-And, of course, Blissey, the hero! From paralyzing Lucario early on to plowing her way through 6 Pokemon, she went far above and beyond the call of duty to do her part. Her effort shows one of the reasons why she’s clearly an OU.
…
-Oh, and LordS for letting me post this.
Slops:
-Blaziken did absolutely NOTHING for me. I’ve since gone to a different Baton Passer.
-Togekiss’s Thunder Wave, combined with the 75% Stun Spore accuracy, made it so that Tangrowth had to wait FIVE turns before ultimately paralyzing Gliscor. However, I am glad that my max Defense Tangrowth was able to survive FOUR Gliscor Aerial Aces (including 1 critical) in that span.
-It was a little depressing that all this effort went against a newly put-together team, but it still made for a compelling battle, don’t you think?
Well, hope you enjoyed it!
(Warning: contains mild language; That is not like my real-life self, at all...)
Most of my Shoddy Battles go one of two ways: either I win quickly or lose even quicker. This battle started out like most of those do…
Team CardsOfTheHeart:
Team Bossyball:
Bossyball sent out Jolteon (Jolteon ?).
CardsOfTheHeart sent out Donphan (Donphan ?).
Jolteon, huh? I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a Jolteon lead that didn’t have Hidden Power [Grass], so it’s easy enough to figure out what Bossyball will do. It matters not that Jolteon possesses HP Grass; my priority is setting up Rocks, as it seems unlikely that HP Grass will OHKO Donphan.
Jolteon used Substitute.
Jolteon made a substitute!
Donphan used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Jolteon: 75%
Donphan: 100%
Well, that complicated things. Time to get rid of the Sub…
Jolteon used Hidden Power.
It's super effective! (82% damage) (That much? Really?)
Jolteon lost 10% of its health. (Oh, Life Orb. Gotcha.)
Donphan used Stone Edge.
Jolteon's substitute faded!
Donphan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Donphan restored 6% of its health.
Jolteon: 65%
Donphan: 24%, i.e. one HP Grass from being screwed x_x
Donphan’s mission may be accomplished, but I’m not about to sacrifice her, just yet…
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Blissey (Blissey ?).
Jolteon used Shadow Ball.
It doesn't affect Blissey...
Jolteon: 65%
Blissey: 100%
Shadow Ball? The hell? That’s quite the surprise factor. To this day, I still try to figure out why that Jolteon had Shadow Ball...
VyseV1 has entered the room. (Ah, a witness. Please, enjoy the show.)
Bossyball switched in Lucario (Lucario ?).
Pointed stones dug into Lucario.
Lucario lost 3% of its health. (down to 97% health)
Blissey used Thunder Wave.
Lucario is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Lucario: 97% Paralyzed
Blissey: still as pink as ever
Forced the switch AND got the paralysis; good, but here comes Close Combat…
Bossyball switched in Jolteon (Jolteon ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 53% health)
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Spiritomb (Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Jolteon: 53%
Spiritomb: 100%
Hmm, good switch, but why Jolteon?
Jolteon used Thunderbolt. (65% damage)
Spiritomb used Hypnosis.
Jolteon fell asleep!
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Jolteon: 43% Sleep
Spiritomb: a little worse for wear at 41%
Okay, that should let me Nasty Plot on the switch and sweep.
Bossyball switched in Starmie (Starmie). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 88% health)
Spiritomb used Nasty Plot.
Spiritomb's special attack was sharply raised.
Starmie: 88%
Spiritomb: 47% and possibly threatened O_O
Oh… Well, maybe I can still get in a Shadow Ball…
Starmie used Surf. (67% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Spiritomb fainted. (Bitch…)
CardsOfTheHeart 5 – 6 Bossyball
Yeah, there’s me forgetting Starmie’s Special Attack. D’oh! I would’ve been better off switching to Vaporeon and retaliating with Hidden Power [Electric]. Water under the bridge, now. (No pun intended.)
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Tangrowth (Tangrowth ?).
Bossyball switched in Togekiss (Togekiss ?). (25% Stealth Rock damage; down to 75% health)
Tangrowth used Power Whip.
It's not very effective... (16% damage)
Togekiss's leftovers restored its health a little!
Togekiss: 65%
Tangrowth: 100%
Aww, I thought Starmie would stay in and hit me hard with Ice Beam…
Well, let’s leave a parting gift before I get Air Slashed to death.
Togekiss used Thunder Wave.
Tangrowth is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Tangrowth used Stun Spore.
Togekiss is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Togekiss: 71% Paralyzed
Tangrowth: healthy, yet not healthy… :\
Oh, so you expected a switch and status’ed me? Okay then. Let’s re-evaluate this…
I’ve seen Jolteon, Lucario, Starmie, and Togekiss.
My team is down 1 Pokemon, and Donphan is at 24%. I really doubt Donphan will be of any more use at her health. Time to sacrifice… :(
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Donphan (Donphan ?).
Togekiss used Air Slash. (39% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Donphan passed out.
Togekiss: 77% Paralyzed
4 - 6
Well, I suppose I’ll set up a Pokemon to get the upper hand before this gets out of hand. Blaziken can Pass Defense + Speed to Blissey and also Attack to Tangrowth; that should help.
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Blaziken (Blaziken ?).
Blaziken used Bulk Up.
Blaziken's attack was raised.
Blaziken's defence was raised.
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss: 83% Paralyzed
Blaziken: in tip-top shape and +1 Atk/Def ready to Pass
So far so good…
Blaziken used Bulk Up.
Blaziken's attack was raised.
Blaziken's defence was raised.
Togekiss used Thunder Wave.
Blaziken is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Togekiss: 89% Paralyzed
Blaziken: +2 Atk/Def ready to Pass, but with a problem… :(
That’s unfortunate.
Blaziken used Bulk Up.
Blaziken's attack was raised.
Blaziken's defence was raised.
Togekiss used Air Slash.
It's super effective! (76% damage)
Blaziken's Salac Berry raised its speed!
Togekiss: 95% Paralyzed
Blaziken: in trouble at 24% Paralyzed, but with +3 Atk/Def & +1 Spd ready to Pass
3 Bulk Ups + Salac? Wow, maybe I should’ve Endured the last one to be safe. But what an opportunity to pass; can’t PASS this up! XD
Blaziken is paralysed! It can't move!
(Oh shoot…)
Togekiss used Air Slash.
It's super effective! (“Who cares?”% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Blaziken fainted. (How could you tell, genius?)
Togekiss: ‘It’s Paralyzed on the spot.’ (wanted it to kick in last turn, though XD)
3 - 6
That… was awful. Let’s Beam it to death, then.
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Vaporeon (Vaporeon ?).
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (37% damage)
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss: 69% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: in prime Togekiss-wrecking position
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (39% damage)
Togekiss used Thunder Wave.
Vaporeon is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Togekiss: 36% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 100% Paralyzed
Aww, I can’t coast to the win. I should need one more Beam, though.
Togekiss used Roost. (50% healing)
(Son of a…)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam. (18% damage)
Togekiss: 74% Paralyzed, but as annoying as usual
Vaporeon: Paralyzed, but still confident
Crap. This won’t be easy. It’s not like I can switch in much of anything, though, so let’s plow through.
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Vaporeon is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss's leftovers restored its health a little!
Togekiss: 80% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 100% Paralyzed
Togekiss used Aura Sphere. (19% damage)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (35% damage)
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Togekiss: 51% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 87% Paralyzed
Togekiss used Aura Sphere.
Vaporeon lost 20% of its health. (67%)
Vaporeon is paralysed! It can't move!
(God dang it…)
Togekiss: 57% Paralyzed
Vaporeon: 73% and afflicted with the most annoying status in Pokemon (IMO)
Okay, at this rate, I could use some healing in 2 turns, so time to do what Vaporeon does best.
Togekiss used Aura Sphere. (18% damage)
Vaporeon used Wish.
Vaporeon made a wish!
Togekiss: 63% Paralyzed (It… won’t… die.)
Vaporeon: 61% Paralyzed
Bossyball switched in Ambipom (Ambipom ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 88% health)
Vaporeon is paralysed! It can't move!
The wish came true!
Ambipom: 88%
Vaporeon: ‘It’s gripped by Paralysis.’
Ambipom; curse you and your Fake Out. I’d like Spiritomb to switch into it, but NO, that little bitch Starmie fucked him up. (Okay, I admit, that was uncalled for.) Well, Vaporeon has outlived her usefulness…
Ambipom used Fake Out. (25% damage)
Ambipom lost 10% of its health. (78%)
Vaporeon flinched!
Ambipom: 78%
Vaporeon: 81% Paralyzed
Ambipom used Brick Break. (20% damage)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam. (44% damage)
Ambipom: not where the Life Orb user wants to be at 24%
Vaporeon: 74% Paralyzed
Holy crap, Vaporeon just might be able to get this one.
Ambipom used U-turn. (21% damage)
(U-turn? Darn…)
Bossyball switched in Starmie (Starmie). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 76% health)
Ambipom lost 10% of its health. (14%)
(Life Orb still did damage, there? Why do I find that interesting?)
Vaporeon used Ice Beam.
It's not very effective... (19% damage)
Starmie: 57%
Vaporeon: 59% Paralyzed
Well, Vaporeon’s battle life is flashing before her eyes. We know Thunderbolt’s coming; just take it like a man—or a woman. Hey, wait a minute…
Starmie used Thunderbolt.
It's super effective! (61% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Vaporeon is down!
Starmie: 57%
2 - 6
Crud, it’s down to a paralyzed, full-health Tangrowth and a full-health Blissey. Considering that Starmie and Togekiss can own Tangrowth with Ice Beam and Air Slash, respectively, and Lucario has Close Combat for Blissey… well, this looks bad. Plus, I haven’t even seen Bossyball’s last Pokemon, yet. Well, maybe Tangrowth can Power Whip that bitch.
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Tangrowth (Tangrowth ?).
VyseV1 has left the room. (Hey, where are you going? This is a war story; you’re missing the best part!)
Bossyball switched in Gliscor (Gliscor ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 88% health)
(Ah, there’s his last Pokemon…)
Tangrowth is paralysed! It can't move!
(Crap, that Power Whip could’ve hit Gliscor for quite a bit, too.)
Gliscor's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor: 94%
Tangrowth: 100% Paralyzed
Well, this sucks. And I can’t really switch Blissey into Gliscor, despite her Ice Beam. Guess it’s time for “another” parting gift…
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (22% damage)
Tangrowth used Stun Spore.
Tangrowth's attack missed! (…)
Tangrowth's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor: all set for the kill
Tangrowth: 84% Paralyzed
Oh, that’s a load of crap!
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective!
A critical hit! (41% damage)
Tangrowth is paralysed! It can't move!
Gliscor: not going anywhere, anytime soon
Tangrowth: 49% Paralyzed
Give me a break. T-T Please, just let me paralyze him so Blissey won’t die so fast, later.
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (20% damage)
Tangrowth is paralysed! It can't move!
Gliscor: How do you think he’s doing?
Tangrowth: 35% Paralyzed
What the fuck is that?! I could’ve realistically had 2 Stun Spore chances, by now. Geez…
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (22% damage)
Tangrowth used Stun Spore.
Gliscor is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Gliscor: Paralyzed; took you long enough…
Tangrowth: ready to be executed
Finally… Maybe Blissey will be able to Beam Gliscor to death before she gets pwned by Lucario.
Gliscor used Aerial Ace.
It's super effective! (22% damage)
CardsOfTheHeart's Tangrowth was struck down.
1 - 6
That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.
But now I’ve got one Blissey to Bossyball’s 6! Now the question is: how long until she croaks?
CardsOfTheHeart switched in Blissey (Blissey ?).
Blissey used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! (89% damage)
Gliscor used Earthquake. (30% damage)
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor: 17% Paralyzed
Blissey: 76%
Okay, Gliscor is manageable, now.
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (28% damage)
Bossyball's Gliscor was thrown out of the battle.
Blissey: 82%
1 - 5
One down… 5 to go. :(
Bossyball switched in Ambipom (Ambipom ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 2% health)
Ambipom used Fake Out. (28% damage)
Bossyball's Ambipom fainted from the fatigue!
Blissey flinched!
Blissey: 60%
1 - 4
Well, the Life Orb backfired, there. Vaporeon’s efforts weren’t in vain, after all…
Bossyball switched in Starmie (Starmie). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 45% health)
Starmie used Surf. (24% damage)
Blissey used Softboiled. (50% healing)
(Isn’t that timely? ;) )
Starmie: 45%
Blissey: 92%
Saving Lucario a little more for the revenge kill, huh? Starmie shouldn’t put up much resistance, then.
Starmie used Surf. (22% damage)
Blissey used Thunder Wave.
Starmie is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Starmie: 45%
Blissey: 76%
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (38% damage)
Starmie used Surf. (23% damage)
Starmie: hanging on by a 7% thread
Blissey: 59%
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (38% damage)
Bossyball's Starmie fell down and could not get up.
Blissey: 65%
1 - 3
Well, well, Blissey has finished off 3 Pokemon; she’s halfway there. As legendary sportscaster Chris Berman would say, “CAN—SHE—GO—ALL—THE—WAY?” This is a war story, after all, so we’ll find out.
Bossyball switched in Jolteon (Jolteon ?). (12% Stealth Rock damage; down to 31% health and asleep)
Jolteon is fast asleep!
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (37%)
Bossyball's Jolteon was tossed aside!
Blissey: 71%
1 – 2
Well, it seems Spiritomb’s Hypnosis way-back-when helped Blissey take out something else. (And I thought Spiritomb didn’t accomplish anything…)
At this point, Bossyball’s down to Togekiss… and Lucario. Does he lay the hammer down now or have Togekiss wear me down and finish me later? Let’s find out…
Bossyball switched in Lucario (Lucario ?). (3% Stealth Rock damage; down to 94% health and paralyzed)
Okay, he laid the hammer down. One Close Combat should do it, now.
[Going through the numbers as I type this, one Close Combat from a Lucario with no +Attack nature or Attack EVs would inflict 74-87%; Blissey’s at 71%.]
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (36% damage)
Lucario used Swords Dance.
Lucario's attack was sharply raised.
Lucario: 58% Paralyzed
Blissey: 77%
Swords Dance?! The hell? Now I REALLY can’t take a Close Combat!
(No Close Combat, no Close Combat, no Close Combat, no Close Combat…)
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (36% damage)
Lucario is paralysed! It can't move!
Lucario's Salac Berry raised its speed!
Lucario: 22% Paralyzed
Blissey: 83%
Whew! This one should be in the bag, then. Since Lucario is paralyzed, the Salac doesn’t matter, at this point.
[Note: Since that Lucario was holding Salac Berry, it was probably the SubSalac Sweeper; i.e. it had max Atk. A Close Combat from that without the Swords Dance would’ve OHKO’d Blissey without question. That makes the Swords Dance, the turn before, even more puzzling…]
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (36% damage)
Bossyball's Lucario ‘is down AND out!’
Blissey: 89%
1 - 1
From 1-on-6 to 1-on-1; unbelievable. It’d be a shame to lose, now, especially since it’s Blissey vs. Togekiss. Oh wait, this Togekiss has Thunder Wave and Roost; ugh, this could be a long stall war…
Bossyball switched in Togekiss (Togekiss ?). (25% Stealth Rock damage; down to 38% health and paralyzed)
Blissey used Seismic Toss. (27%)
Togekiss is paralysed! It can't move!
Togekiss: 17% Paralyzed (It’s bye bye, birdie!)
Blissey: 95%
Oh my! This might actually happen! Will the next Seismic Toss do it?
Blissey used Seismic Toss.
Togekiss lost 27% of its health.
Bossyball's Togekiss is out of there!
CardsOfTheHeart wins 1 - 0!
Yes! I won!
…
…hm?
Are you kidding me?! Did Blissey just sweep an entire team? Sure, there were Rocks and status (and a Life Orb) involved, but… did that really just happen? Wow, what a match! Bossyball’s team gave me a run for my money, there.
But, come to find out, Bossyball was using a brand new team. Figures… T-T
Anyway, I wanted to share with you this story of adversity and triumph. (And a Blissey sweep!)
Props:
-Donphan for laying down the Rocks and the foundation for making this victory possible.
-Spiritomb for putting Jolteon to sleep.
-Tangrowth for paralyzing 2 Pokemon to make Blissey’s life easier, later on.
-Vaporeon for the 44% damage Surf that eventually made Ambipom a non-factor.
-And, of course, Blissey, the hero! From paralyzing Lucario early on to plowing her way through 6 Pokemon, she went far above and beyond the call of duty to do her part. Her effort shows one of the reasons why she’s clearly an OU.
…
-Oh, and LordS for letting me post this.
Slops:
-Blaziken did absolutely NOTHING for me. I’ve since gone to a different Baton Passer.
-Togekiss’s Thunder Wave, combined with the 75% Stun Spore accuracy, made it so that Tangrowth had to wait FIVE turns before ultimately paralyzing Gliscor. However, I am glad that my max Defense Tangrowth was able to survive FOUR Gliscor Aerial Aces (including 1 critical) in that span.
-It was a little depressing that all this effort went against a newly put-together team, but it still made for a compelling battle, don’t you think?
Well, hope you enjoyed it!
