[Battling 101] Stary learns Doubles!

DA RULEZ
- 2v2 Doubles
- DQ: 48h (The DQ of the pupil is by the discretion of the Tutor. If the Pupil asks for the DQ of the Tutor, the Manager of the Program should assign someone to replace them asap).
- 2 Recoveries, 5 Chills per mon
- One Substitution per pokemon excluding KO Substitutions.
- One Mega Evolution
- Switch = OK
- Abilities = ALL
- Items = OFF
- Arena: ASB Tournament Arena
Stary 02939
Marill [Blubber] [F]

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Type: Water/Fairy

Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat / Sap Sipper (H)

Nature: Adamant (+Atk, - SpA)

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: 2+ (4 Huge Power)
Def: 2
SpA: 0-
SpD: 2
Spe:40
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 11 (13 with Huge Power)

EC: 6/9
MC: 0
AC: 3/5

Moves:
Level Up
Splash
Tackle
Defense Curl
Water Gun
Tail Whip
Water Sport
Bubble
Charm
BubbleBeam
Slam
Bounce
Helping Hand
Rollout
Aqua Tail
Double Edge
Play Rough

Egg Moves
Body Slam
Encore
Tickle
Soak
Refresh
Perish Song

TM Moves
Protect
Waterfall
Double Team
Facade
Toxic

Tutor Moves
Knock Off

Past Gen Moves
Endure

Necturine [Alice] [F]

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Type: Ghost/Grass
Abilities: Anticipation / Telepathy (H)
Nature: Rash (+SpA, - SpD)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 2
Def: 2
SpA: 3+
SpD: 2-
Spe: 51
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 13

EC: 0/6
AC: 0/5
MC: 0

Moves:

Level Up
Leer
Vine Whip
Absorb
Ominous Wind
Shadow Sneak
Toxic Spikes
Will-o-wisp
Hex
Pain Split

Egg Moves
Sketch
Future Sight
Curse
Leaf Blade
Swift

TM Moves
Energy Ball
Shadow Ball
Protect
Torment
Substitute

Tutor Moves
Skill Swap

Monferno [Cheeky] [M]
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Type: Fire/Fighting

Abilities: Blaze / Iron Fist (H)

Nature: Hasty (+Spe, +15% Accuracy, -Def)

Stats:
HP: 100
Atk: 3
Def: 1-
SpA: 3
SpD:2
Spe:94+
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 16

EC: 4/9
MC: 0
AC: 2/5

Moves:
Level Up
Scratch
Leer
Ember
Mach Punch
Taunt
Fury Swipes
Flame Wheel
Nasty Plot
Torment
Feint
Slack Off

Egg Moves
Fake Out
Thunder Punch
Encore
Counter
Heat Wave

TM Moves
Will-o-Wisp
Dig
Protect
Shadow Claw
Power-Up Punch

Past Gen
Endure

tavok
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Dientes (Croconaw (M))
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe, -10% evasion)

Type:

- Water: Water STAB; Ignores arena restrictions on Water attacks that require an external water source. Evasive Diving reduced from 6 per action Energy Cost to 5 per action.

Abilities:

- Torrent (Passive): When this Pokemon's HP is lower than 33%, the Base Attack Power of any water attack is increased by two (2). (eg Water Pulse goes from 6 to 8, Hydro Pump from 11 to 13)

- Sheer Force (Passive) (LOCKED): At default this Pokemon can energize all its attacks with a secondary effect (These are damaging moves that either lower the target's stats, raise the user's stats, or inflict a status condition on the target). The Base Attack Power of every move with a secondary effect increases by two (2), but they will never have their usual secondary effect. When toggled, no effect.

Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 50 (-) (-10% evasion)
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 14

EC: 5/9
MC: 0
AC: 3/5
KOC: 0



Moves (24/??):

- Aqua Jet
- Bite
- Block
- Crunch
- Dig
- Dive
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Dance
- Flail
- Ice Fang
- Iron Tail
- Leer
- Mud Sport
- Protect
- Rage
- Razor Wind
- Rock Slide
- Scary Face
- Scratch
- Superpower
- Toxic
- Thrash
- Waterfall
- Water Gun
Found along Frogger in a cave near a spring, the two shiny water types had stolen some food from the group before being found.

With their hideout discovered, the two of them prepared for their last stand.

Dientes, being the brute force, took the front row and charged towards the enemies.
Even when working in tandem, they where no match for Gambo.

After being defeated, the water types were surprised to see that the trainer didn't finish them off: instead, he just took half of the provisions and left, leaving the other half for them.

Touched by tavok's actions, the two little guys decided to join him in his journey.

Dientes tends to be reckless, rushing into battle without thinking much about his acts. He likes fighting and eating. Which one he likes the most, who knows.

When he is with the group he likes going in training spars with the other bigger, older members, who take it easy on him for being so small and unexperienced.

He looks up to Gambo, wanting to someday be as tough as him. And eat as much as he does.
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Wartortle (Wartortle (M))
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe, -10% evasion)

Type:

- Water: Water STAB; Ignores arena restrictions on Water attacks that require an external water source. Evasive Diving reduced from 6 per action Energy Cost to 5 per action.

Abilities:

- Torrent (Passive): When this Pokemon's HP is lower than 33%, the Base Attack Power of any water attack is increased by two (2). (eg Water Pulse goes from 6 to 8, Hydro Pump from 11 to 13)

- Rain Dish (Passive) (LOCKED): This Pokemon collects water in the rain and absorbs it into its body, healing two (2) HP/action.

Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 4 (+)
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 50 (-) (-10% evasion)
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 16

EC: 7/9
MC: 0
AC: 3/5
KOC: 0



Moves (23/??):

- Aqua Jet
- Aura Sphere
- Bide
- Bite
- Bubble
- Dive
- Dragon Pulse
- Endure
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Mirror Coat
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Scald
- Skull Bash
- Substitute
- Surf
- Tackle
- Tail Whip
- Toxic
- Water Gun
- Water Pulse
- Withdraw
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Sandy Oreo (Sandshrew (M))
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)

Type:

- Ground: Ground STAB; immune to Sandstorm. Ignores Arena restrictions on Dig and Seismic Attacks for Arenas in which any land mass exists, Evasive Digging reduced from 6 per action Energy Cost to 5 per action.

Abilities:

- Shield Veil (Passive): This Pokemon is used to reacting in desert conditions and gets a 20% evasion boost during Sandstorms. Pokemon with this ability are immune to Sandstorm damage.

- Sand Rush (Passive) (LOCKED): This Pokemon thrives in Sandstorm conditions, feeling more at home in them than all other Pokemon. This Pokemon's Base Speed is doubled (x2) in a Sandstorm. Pokemon with this ability are immune to Sandstorm damage.

Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 4 (+)
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 0 (-)
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 40
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 13

EC: 0/6
MC: 0
AC: 0/5
KOC: 0



Moves (22/??):

- Bulldoze
- Counter
- Defense Curl
- Endure
- Flail
- Fury Cutter
- Fury Swipes
- Magnitude
- Mud Shot
- Night Slash
- Poison Sting
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide
- Rollout
- Sand Attack
- Sand Tomb
- Scratch
- Slash
- Swift
- Toxic
- X-Scissor

Ugh Doubles with 1 sub vs those mons. This is going to be annoying @.@
Expect flavor later because school > ASB

HOW THINGS WILL HAPPEN
Stary02939 sends out.
tavok sends out and orders.
Stary02939 orders.
tavok refs.​
 
Sandy Oreo and Wartortle

Ugh, how am I supposed to order vs those two with one sub (and a matchup disadvantage and such shallow movepools...)

Sandy Oreo:
Night Slash (Alice) - Rock Slide - Night Slash (Alice)

- IF Alice is under the effects of a P/E move when you would use Night Slash THEN Poison Sting [Contact] (Blubber) instead and restart queue.

Wartortle:
Ice Beam (Alice) - Dragon Pulse (Alice) - Ice Beam (Alice)

- IF P/E move by Alice THEN Fake Out (Blubber) the first instance and Scald (Blubber) the second, restarting queue each time. Only do so once in a row.
 
Blubber: Waterfall + Waterfall (Sandy Oreo) - Cooldown (Aqua Tail on Sandy Oreo) - Waterfall (Sandy Oreo)
Alice: Energy Ball (Sandy Oreo) - Energy Ball (Sandy Oreo) - Pain Split (Wartortle)

I decided on spamming Waterfall rather than changing moves and saving some EN because it means that I can't miss and I won't get flinched A2.
 
ROUND 1
Stary02939
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Blubber the Marill (F)
HP:
100
EN: 100
Stats: 2 [4]/2/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing

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Alice the Necturine (F)
HP:
90
EN: 100
Stats: 2/2/3/2/51
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Anticipation
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing
tavok
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Wartortle (M)
HP:
90
EN: 100
Stats: 3/3/4/3/50
Size and Weight: 2/2
Abilities: Torrent
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: -10% eva

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Sandy Oreo the Sanshrew (M)
HP:
90
EN: 100
Stats: 4/3/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/2
Abilities: Sand Veil
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing​
Field:
Nothing

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"Gotta go fast.

While the miss is an acceptable concern, the way speed ties work in ASB means you should have not been worried about the flinch.

Here in ASB, when a speed tie happens, whichever Pokémon is spending less EN that action gets to move first. Therefore, you using something like Aqua Tail - Waterfall - Aqua Tail would mean Marill would move before Sandshrew (5 EN from STAB Waterfall vs 6 EN from Rock Slide). When both speed AND EN spending is equal, THEN you RNG who moves first. Heck, you could have been the one getting a flinch!

Apart from that, you got the right idea about doubles: focus one mon down, specially if it lets you get a 2v1 advantage. Which most of the time means GG.

Try to focus down the largest threat you can take down. You can also try and leave a mon really near fainting while ordering second and pick it off next round ASAP in order to have your opponent only have 1 Pokémon while ordering second, meaning there's way less stuff he can do. Whoever, only do so if you are absolutely sure you can pick it off without it dealing much harm. Here are two examples: a failed one, and a succesful one the round after (same battle just scroll down).

This can also work in singles as a way to not having to order first, as seen here (just make sure your opponent can't just do the same to you next round, which happened there)."
Turn order:
Necturine -> Wartortle -> Sandslash = Marill
Action 1
Alice used Energy Ball (Sandy Oreo)!
Crit (<= 625) = 6520: NO
(9 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 20.25 Dmg
SpD Drop (<= 1000) = 6011: NO
-6 EN

Wartortle used Ice Beam (Alice)!
Crit (<= 625) = 9050: NO
(9 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 18 Dmg
Freeze (<= 1000) = 3291: NO
-7 EN

Sandy Oreo used Night Slash (Alice)!
Crit (<= 1250) = 9392: NO
(7 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 15 Dmg
-5 EN

Blubber used Waterfall + Waterfall (Sandy Oreo)!
Crit (<= 625) = 1758: NO
([8*2.25] + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 33.75 Dmg
-27 EN

Action 2
Alice used Energy Ball (Sandy Oreo)!
Crit (<= 625) = 2644: NO
(9 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 20.25 Dmg
SpD Drop (<= 1000) = 2881: NO
-10 EN

Wartortle used Dragon Pulse (Alice)!
Crit (<= 625) = 1418: NO
(9 + 6 - 3) = 12 Dmg
-7 EN

Blubber is cooling down!

Sandy Oreo used Rock Slide!
Hit Blubber (<= 9000) = 9339: NO -.-
Hit Alice (<= 9000) = 6608: YES
Crit Alice (<= 625) = 9992: NO
(8 + 6 - 3) = 11 Dmg
-6 EN

Action 3
Alice used Pain Split (Wartortle)!
+25 HP Alice, -25 HP Wartortle
(90 - 34) / 2 + 6 = 34 EN

Wartortle used Ice Beam (Alice)!
Crit (<= 625) = 4039: NO
(9 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 18 Dmg
Freeze (<= 1000) = 3192: NO
-7 EN

Sandy Oreo used Night Slash (Alice)!
Crit (<= 1250) = 546: YES
(7 + 3 + 6 - 3) * 1.5 = 19.5 Dmg
-5 EN

Blubber used Waterfall!
Crit (<= 625) = 2422: NO
(8 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 18.75 Dmg
-13 EN
Sandy Oreo fainted!

Totals:
Blubber: -40 EN
Alice: -69 HP (68.5), -50 EN

Wartortle: -25 HP, -21 EN
Sandy Oreo: -90 HP (93, KO), -16 EN
Stary02939

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Blubber the Marill (F)
HP:
100
EN: 60
Stats: 2 [4]/2/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing

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Alice the Necturine (F)
HP:
21
EN: 50
Stats: 2/2/3/2/51
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Anticipation
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing
tavok
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Wartortle (M)
HP:
65
EN: 79
Stats: 3/3/4/3/50
Size and Weight: 2/2
Abilities: Torrent
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: -10% eva

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Sandy Oreo the Sanshrew (M)
HP:
KOed
EN: KOed
Stats: 4/3/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/2
Abilities: Sand Veil
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing​
Field:
Nothing

HOW THINGS WILL HAPPEN
Stary02939 issues orders.
I issue orders.
I ref.​
 
Alice: Pain Split - Leaf Blade - Leaf Blade all on Wartortle
IF P/E A1 THEN Chill and push back

Blubber: Play Rough x 3 on Wartortle
IF Wartortle is in the evasive stage of dive when you would act, THEN use Surf instead
 
Aqua Jet + Dive - Cooldown - Aqua Jet (Alice)
Gotta get at least 1 KOC.

Hope it works, I calced nothing.

EDIT: ok, actually made calcs now because I am supposed to "play to win" (altho I don't really think I can at this point).
 
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ROUND 2
Stary02939

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Blubber the Marill (F)
HP:
100
EN: 60
Stats: 2 [4]/2/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing

NecturineNormalFront.png


Alice the Necturine (F)
HP:
21
EN: 50
Stats: 2/2/3/2/51
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Anticipation
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing
tavok
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Wartortle (M)
HP:
65
EN: 79
Stats: 3/3/4/3/50
Size and Weight: 2/2
Abilities: Torrent
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: -10% eva​
Field:
Nothing

Tavok4.png


"Priority D/E moves are lovely. Not much you could have done about it with only 1 sub. Then again, Anticipation gives you one extra sub you should have really used, allowing you to sub for D/E AND P/E, giving you a pretty much guaranteed Pain Split. So yeah, you should use that :)"
Turn order:
Necturine -> Wartortle -> Sandslash = Marill
Action 1
Wartortle dove underwater!
-10.5 EN

Alice used Pain Split (Wartortle)!
But it mised!
(65 - 21) / 2.5 + 6 + 4 = 27.6 EN

Blubber used Surf!
Crit Wartortle (<= 625) = 814: NO
Crit Alice (<= 625) = 2522: NO
([9*2] + 3 + 0 - 4.5) * 2/3 = 11 Dmg (Wartortle)
(9 + 3 + 0 - 3) * 2/3 = 6 Dmg (Alice)
-6 EN

Wartortle used Jet Submarine!
Crit (<= 625) = 7941: NO
([4*0.5 + 8] + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * (2/3) = 9.6666 Dmg
-10.5 EN

Action 2
Alice used Leaf Blade!
Crit (<= 1250) = 7490: NO
(9 + 3 + 3 - 4.5) * 1.5 = 15.75 Dmg
-6 EN

Wartortle is cooling down!

Blubber used Play Rough!
Crit (<= 625) = 9610: NO
(9 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) = 13.5 Dmg
Atk Drop (<= 1000) = 7768: NO
-6 EN

Action 3
Wartortle used Aqua Jet (Alice)!
Crit (<= 625) = 3850: NO
(4 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 2/3 = 5.6666 Dmg
Alice fainted!
-7 EN

Blubber used Play Rough!
Crit (<= 625) = 388: YES: NO
(9 + 3 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) = 16.5 Dmg
Atk Drop (<= 1000) = 9367: NO
-10 EN

Totals:
Blubber: -22 EN
Alice: -21 HP (21.333), -34 EN (33.6)

Wartortle: -46 HP (45.75), -28 EN
Stary02939

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Blubber the Marill (F)
HP:
100
EN: 38
Stats: 2 [4]/2/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing

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Alice the Necturine (F)
HP:
KOed
EN: KOed
Stats: 2/2/3/2/51
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Anticipation
Item: Nothing
Status: KOed
Other: Nothing
tavok
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Wartortle (M)
HP:
19
EN: 51
Stats: 3/3/4/3/50
Size and Weight: 2/2
Abilities: Torrent
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: -10% eva​
Field:
Nothing

HOW THINGS WILL HAPPEN
I issue orders.
Stary02939 issues orders.
I ref.​
 
Uh ... anticipation doesn't give me an extra sub. It reduces BAP of super-effective attacks by 2. Which I should have known earlier. Also, Fairy STAB please (Consecutive use penalty is only 2EN).

I'm not totally clear on how long endure's effects last, so just to be safe:

Toxic - Play Rough - Play Rough
 
OOh yeah that's Forewarn, got confused because Necturna has Forewarn -.- Sorry about that. Will ref once I come back on monday.
 
ROUND 3
Stary02939

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Blubber the Marill (F)
HP:
100
EN: 38
Stats: 2 [4]/2/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing
tavok
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Wartortle (M)
HP:
19
EN: 51
Stats: 3/3/4/3/50
Size and Weight: 2/2
Abilities: Torrent
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: -10% eva​
Field:
Nothing

Tavok4.png


"Great game, Stary! You sure played your strenghts and took advantage of that second order. I think you have the very basics of doubles well figured out :)"
Turn order:
Necturine -> Wartortle -> Sandslash = Marill
Action 1
Wartortle used Endure!
-15 EN

Blubber used Toxic!
Wartortle was badly poisoned!
-7 EN

Wartortle is hurt by poison! (-1 HP)

Action 2
Wartortle lowered his head! (+1 Def)

Blubber used Play Rough!
Crit (<= 625) = 8647: NO
(9 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) - 2 = 11.5 Dmg
Atk Drop (<= 1000) = 990: Way to add insult to injury
-6 EN

Wartortle used Skull Bash!
Crit (<= 625) = 4478: NO
(13 + 4.5 - 3) - 2 = 12.5 Dmg
-8 EN

Wartortle is hurt by poison! (-1 HP)

Action 3
Wartortle lowered his head! (+1 Def)

Blubber used Play Rough!
Crit (<= 625) = 8920: NO
(9 + 3 + 6 - 4.5) - 4 = 9.5 Dmg
Atk Drop (<= 1000) = 9212: NO
-8 EN

Wartortle used Skull Bash!
Crit (<= 625) = 3029: NO
(13 + 4.5 - 3) - 2 = 12.5 Dmg
-12 EN

Wartortle is hurt by poison! (-1 HP)
Wartortle fainted!

Totals:
Blubber: -25 HP, -21 EN

Wartortle: -19 HP (24, Endure, KO), -25 EN
Stary02939

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Blubber the Marill (F)
HP:
75
EN: 17
Stats: 2 [4]/2/0/2/40
Size and Weight: 1/1
Abilities: Huge Power / Thick Fat
Item: Nothing
Status: Healthy
Other: Nothing
tavok
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Wartortle (M)
HP:
KOed
EN: KOed
Stats: 3/3/4/3/50
Size and Weight: 2/2
Abilities: Torrent
Item: Nothing
Status: KOed
Other: -10% eva, +2 Def, -1 Atk​
Field:
Nothing

Stary02939 Wins!
Stary02939 gets 2 CC.
Blubber the Marill gets 1 EC, 5 MC and 1 AC.
Alice the Necturine gets 1 EC, 4 MC and 1 AC.

I get 2 CC and 5 UC.
Wartortle gets 1 EC, 4 MC and 1 AC.
Sandy Oreo the Sandshrew gets 1 EC, 4 MC and 1 AC.​
 
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