Completed Beginner Battle: Doduodrio vs Mowtom

[TheEver]

Rules

Beginner Battle:
3v3 Stage 1* Singles
2 Subs
Switch = OK
2 Recoveries, 5 Chills
Player accepting orders first on Round 1
Items: OFF
DQ Timer: 48 hours

Doduodrio

Sam and Eric - Doduo

Doduo: Sam and Eric - Male - Stage 1
Types: Normal/Flying
Abilities: Run Away / Early Bird / (Locked) Tangled Feet

Description

The two heads, Sam and Eric, always work perfectly together. It's almost as if they were synchronized with telepathy! They may not be able to fly, but they can run super fast.

Nature: Serious (no effect)
HP: 75
Atk: 6
Def: 4
SpA: 3
SpD: 3
Spe: 75
Size Class: 3
Weight Class: 3

Acupressure
Agility
Double Hit
Drill Peck
Endeavor
Fury Attack
Growl
Jump Kick
Leer
Lunge
Peck
Pluck
Pursuit
Quick Attack
Rage
Swords Dance
Thrash
Tri Attack
Uproar
Wing Attack

Sheldon - Slowpoke

Slowpoke: Sheldon - Male - Stage 1
Types: Water/Psychic
Abilities: Oblivious / Own Tempo / (Locked) Regenerator

Description

Slow and dopey, Sheldon chugs along at his own pace. If attacked, he probably wouldn't even notice. He has a sturdy body and enjoys staring blankly into space.

Nature: Serious (no effect)
HP: 95
Atk: 5
Def: 5
SpA: 3
SpD: 3
Spe: 15
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 3

Amnesia
Confusion
Curse
Disable
Growl
Headbutt
Heal Pulse
Psych Up
Psychic
Rain Dance
Slack Off
Surf
Tackle
Water Gun
Water Pulse
Yawn
Zen Headbutt

Node - Snugglow

Snugglow: Node - Female - Stage 1
Types: Electric/Poison
Abilities: Storm Drain / Vital Spirit / (Locked) Telepathy

Description

Node is cheerful and constantly bounces around with seemingly limitless energy. She loves to hug her friends. Her bubbly personality cheers up teammates, and helps encourage them in battle.

Nature: Serious (no effect)
HP: 75
Atk: 3
Def: 6
SpA: 7
SpD: 5
Spe: 70
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 1

Acid
Aqua Tail
Clear Smog
Discharge
Eerie Impulse
Encore
Ion Deluge
Parabolic Charge
Poison Sting
Poison Tail
Psywave
Supersonic
Thunder
Thunder Shock
Thunder Wave

Mowtom

Stumps the Solosis

Solosis [Stumps]

Stage: ★☆☆☆☆

Type: Psychic

Abilities: Overcoat / Magic Guard / Regenerator (Locked)

Nature: Quirky

Stats:
HP: 80
Atk: 3
Def: 3
SpA: 8
SpD: 4
Spe: 20
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1

Attacks (20):

Ally Switch
Charm
Confusion
Endeavor
Future Sight
Heal Block
Hidden Power (Fighting)
Light Screen
Pain Split
Protect
Psybeam
Psychic
Psyshock
Psywave
Recover
Reflect
Rollout
Skill Swap
Snatch
Wonder Room

Tenant the Turtwig

Turtwig [Tenant]

Stage: ★☆☆☆☆

Type: Grass

Abilities: Overgrow / Shell Armor (Locked)

Nature: Quirky

Stats:
HP: 80
Atk: 5
Def: 5
SpA: 4
SpD: 4
Spe: 31
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2

Attacks (14):

Absorb
Bite
Crunch
Curse
Giga Drain
Growth
Leaf Storm
Leafage
Leech Seed
Mega Drain
Razor Leaf
Synthesis
Tackle
Withdraw

Dodoes the Dorsoil

Dorsoil [Dodoes]

Stage: ★☆☆☆☆

Type: Ground

Abilities: Oblivious / Guts / Unnerve (Locked)

Nature: Quirky

Stats:
HP: 95
Atk: 5
Def: 4
SpA: 5
SpD: 4
Spe: 65
Size Class: 2
Weight Class: 5

Attacks (14):

Bite
Body Slam
Bounce
Crunch
Knock Off
Leer
Mud-Slap
Peck
Rapid Spin
Sand Tomb
Spit Up
Stockpile
Strength
Swallow

Welcome one and all to another beginner battle! This time, we see newcomer Doduodrio go up against not-newcomer Mowtom. Let's hope that Doduodrio can come away from this battle with some valuable insights about BBP!

Doduodrio sends out,
Mowtom sends out and orders first,
Doduodrio orders second.

 

[Doduodrio]

"Glad to be here. Mowtom has some interesting Pokemon, so we'll see how this goes!"
She seems pretty scary... do we have to fight her?

Sending out Doduo

 

[Mowtom]

"Stumps, why don't you start us off?"

"I can do that!"
Psychic~Future Sight~Psychic

"Sometimes, abilities in BBP have effects you might not expect them to. It might be worth your time to figure out why I'm mentioning this before you order."

 

[Doduodrio]

"Uh oh, that Solosis is really strong! We'd better be careful."


"We'll do our best!"

Thrash (2 turns) - Thrash (2 turns) - Rage

 

[TheEver]

Round One

Doduodrio

Doduo
HP: 75/75 | EN: 100%
6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 75
Normal | Flying
Run Away | Early Bird
Status: ~

Field: ~

Mowtom

Solosis
HP: 80/80 | EN: 100%
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20
Psychic
Overcoat | Magic Guard
Status: ~

Battle Calculations

Roll 20d600: 118, 280, 169, 282, 151, 503, 272, 467, 278, 237, 388, 35, 124, 351, 67, 151, 142, 264, 368, 282

Action One

Doduo used Thrash!
Doduo went on a rampage!
Crit [1-25/600]: 118 (No)
Damage: 12+3+6-3-1 = 17
7 EN

Solosis used Psychic!
Crit [1-25/600]: 280 (No)
Special Defense Drop [1-60/600]: 169 (No)
Damage: 9+3+8-3 = 17
6 EN

Action Two

Doduo used Thrash!
Crit [1-25/600]: 282 (No)
Damage: 12+3+6-3-1 = 17
Doduo's rampage ended!
Confusion Counters [1-200 = 2 | 201-400 = 3 | 401-600 = 4]: 151 (2)
Doduo: Confused (2)
7 EN

Solosis used Future Sight!
Solosis foresaw an attack!
7 EN

Action Three

Doduo: Confusion (2 -> 1)
Confusion [1-200/600]: 503 (No)
Doduo used Rage!
Crit [1-25/600]: 272 (No)
Damage: 4+3+6-3-1 = 9
2 EN

Solosis used Psychic!
Crit [1-25/600]: 467 (No)
Special Defense Drop [1-60/600]: 278 (No)
Damage: 9+3+8-3 = 17
Doduo: Confusion (1 -> 0), +1 Attack (Rage), -2 EN (Rage)
6 EN

Doduodrio | Future Sight

Doduo
HP: 41/75 | EN: 82%
6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 75
Normal | Flying
Run Away | Early Bird
Status: Confused (0), +1 Attack

Field: ~

Mowtom

Solosis
HP: 37/80 | EN: 81%
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20
Psychic
Overcoat | Magic Guard
Status: ~

Like Mowtom said, some abilities have added or modified effects different from the main games. If you haven't already, check out Overcoat's description to see why Doduo lost 1 BAP on its attacks.

Doduodrio orders first,
Mowtom orders second.

 

[Doduodrio]

"Overcoat and Magic Guard make a pretty scary combo; we'll have to push through with brute force then!"


"Rawr! Rawr! RAWR!!!"

Thrash (3 turns) - Thrash (3 turns) - Thrash (3 turns)

 

[Mowtom]

"In your position, I probably would have switched to your Slowpoke, since it resists the Future Sight and this battle is Switch=OK. Regardless, here's a move you might want to watch out for in future battles."

"Ow! Feel my pain!"
Pain Split~Psychic~Psyshock

 

[TheEver]

Round Two

Doduodrio
Future Sight

Doduo
HP: 41/75 | EN: 82%
6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 75
Normal | Flying
Run Away | Early Bird
Status: Confused (0), +1 Attack

Field: ~

Mowtom

Solosis
HP: 37/80 | EN: 81%
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20
Psychic
Overcoat | Magic Guard
Status: ~

Battle Calculations

Roll 20d600: 148, 297, 505, 94, 575, 290, 458, 545, 50, 335, 112, 495, 505, 72, 384, 67, 593, 343, 135, 439

Action One

Doduo snapped out of confusion!
Doduo used Thrash!
Doduo went on a rampage!
Crit [1-25/600]: 148 (No)
Damage: 12+3+6-3-1+2 = 19
7 EN

Solosis used Pain Split!
Doduo & Solosis: 29 HP
18 EN

Doduo took the Future Sight attack!
Crit [1-25/600]: 297 (No)
Damage: 12+3+8-3 = 20

Action Two

Doduo used Thrash!
Crit [1-25/600]: 505 (No)
Damage: 12+3+6-3-1+2 = 19
7 EN

Solosis used Psychic!
Crit [1-25/600]: 94 (No)
Special Defense Drop [1-60/600]: 575 (No)
Damage: 9+3+8-3 = 17
6 EN

Doduo is Knocked Out!

Doduodrio

Doduo
HP: KO/75 | EN: 68%
6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 75
Normal | Flying
Run Away | Early Bird
Status: Knocked Out

Field: ~

Mowtom

Solosis
HP: 10/80 | EN: 57%
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20
Psychic
Overcoat | Magic Guard
Status: ~

And now you get to experience what I consider to be a top five most annoying move in BBP.

Doduodrio replaces Doduo,
Mowtom orders first,
Doduodrio orders second.

 

[Doduodrio]

"I'll try to consider switching out next time. Sheldon, finish that Solosis off!"


"..."

Sending out Slowpoke

 

[Mowtom]

"One might think that Psywave, a fixed damage move, would do more to you than a resisted Psychic. But if you check the calcs this is not the case! Things like this are why it is often advantageous to calc before you order."

"I might be slow, but at least it isn't in my name!"
Psychic~Psybeam~Psychic
[CASOT] IF Psychic is disabled AND you are to use Psychic THEN Psywave
[CASOA] [ONCE] IF Slack Off THEN Snatch and restart queue

 

[Doduodrio]

"That Solosis is on the brink of fainting. Take 'em down, Sheldon!"


"...charge..."

Zen Headbutt - Headbutt - Zen Headbutt

 

[TheEver]

Round Three

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out

Slowpoke
HP: 95/95 | EN: 100%
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15
Water | Psychic
Oblivious | Own Tempo
Status: ~

Field: ~

Mowtom

Solosis
HP: 10/80 | EN: 57%
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20
Psychic
Overcoat | Magic Guard
Status: ~

Battle Calculations

Roll 20d600: 533, 213, 378, 522, 262, 85, 479, 330, 508, 373, 488, 321, 542, 258, 338, 313, 148, 58, 129, 163

Action One

Solosis used Psychic!
Crit [1-25/600]: 533 (No)
Special Defense Drop [1-60/600]: 213 (No)
Damage: (9+3+8-3)*0.75 = 12.75~13
10 EN

Slowpoke used Zen Headbutt!
Hit [1-540/600]: 378 (Yes)
Crit [1-25/600]: 522 (No)
Damage: (8+3+5-3-1)*0.75 = 9
5 EN

Action Two

Solosis used Psybeam!
Crit [1-25/600]: 262 (No)
Confusion [1-60/600]: 85 (No)
Damage: (7+3+8-3)*0.75 = 11.25~11
4 EN

Slowpoke used Headbutt!
Crit [1-25/600]: 479 (No)
Damage: 7+5-3-1 = 8
5 EN

Solosis is Knocked Out!

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out

Slowpoke
HP: 71/95 | EN: 90%
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15
Water | Psychic
Oblivious | Own Tempo
Status: ~

Field: ~

Mowtom

Solosis
HP: KO/80 | EN: 43%
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20
Psychic
Overcoat | Magic Guard
Status: ~

Slowpoke comes into avenge its fallen teammate. Solosis goes down, but not before taking a little bit off the top from Slowpoke's HP.

Mowtom replaces Solosis,
Doduodrio orders first,
Mowtom orders second.

 

[Mowtom]

"Hmm, if I didn't miscalc a Surf from you would have KOed Stumps in one action, rather than two. Either way, time for Tenant to take the field!"

"I feel like I know more moves than I used to. Did a new game come out or something?"

"Why didn't I use Pain Split last round? Well, honestly, I completely forgot about it! Sometimes even the best battlers make silly mistakes. It would have been a good teachable moment, to show you the absurd EN cost of a high HP difference Pain Split and also to point out a limitation on the move - it wouldn't have equalized our HP, but rather transferred 25 from you to me. And then I'd have wasted actions Chilling or promptly ENKOed, but still."

 

[Doduodrio]

"Uh oh, this isn't a good matchup for us. Sheldon, make a tactical retreat!"
"Does that mean I get some action? YAY!"
"oh... okay then..."

Switching to Snugglow
Mowtom to counterswitch or decline

 

[Mowtom]

"Did you know that you're not allowed to initiate a switch phase two rounds in a row? Otherwise you could just switch again next round in response to this counterswitch, and I'd end up ordering first every round. Dodoes, deal with this please!"

"Not like I have strong Ground moves, but ok."
Mud-Slap~Sand Tomb~Mud-Slap

"I probably should use subs, but I honestly don't know what I would sub for."

 

[Doduodrio]

"You did have something to sub for: that Sand Tomb will hurt in the long run, so we're going to have none of that!"


"Yeah! Get smacked!"

Aqua Tail - Encore - Aqua Tail

 

[TheEver]

Round Four

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out
HP: 71/95 | EN: 90% | ~

Snugglow
HP: 75/75 | EN: 100%
3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 70
Electric | Poison
Storm Drain | Vital Spirit
Status: ~

Field: ~

Mowtom

Bench

Knocked Out

Dorsoil
HP: 95/95 | EN: 100%
5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 65
Ground
Oblivious | Guts
Status: ~

Battle Calculations

Roll 20d600: 599, 134, 163, 408, 403, 545, 499, 351, 227, 418, 544, 487, 65, 117, 274, 259, 273, 292, 214, 550

Action One

Snugglow used Aqua Tail!
Hit [1-540/600]: 599 (No)
But it missed!
7 EN

Dorsoil used Mud-Slap!
Crit [1-25/600]: 134 (No)
Damage: (4+3+5-5)*2 = 14
Snugglow: -1 Accuracy
4 EN

Action Two

Snugglow used Encore!
Hit [1-450/600]: 163 (Yes)
Dorsoil: Encore (Mud-Slap, 1a)
15 EN

Dorsoil used Mud-Slap!
Crit [1-25/600]: 408 (No)
Damage: (4+3+5-5)*2 = 14
Snugglow: -1 Accuracy
5 EN

Action Three

Snugglow used Aqua Tail!
Hit [1-324/600]: 403 (No)
But it missed!
7 EN

Dorsoil used Mud-Slap!
Crit [1-25/600]: 545 (No)
Damage: (4+3+5-5)*2 = 14
Snugglow: -1 Accuracy
10 EN

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out
HP: 71/95 | EN: 90% | ~

Snugglow
HP: 33/75 | EN: 71%
3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 70
Electric | Poison
Storm Drain | Vital Spirit
Status: -3 Accuracy

Field: ~

Mowtom

Bench

Knocked Out

Dorsoil
HP: 95/95 | EN: 81%
5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 65
Ground
Oblivious | Guts
Status: ~

A sad round for Snugglow, as it misses both of its Aqua Tails and now has to deal with being at -3 accuracy.

Doduodrio orders first,
Mowtom orders second.

 

[Doduodrio]

"If only we could use Clear Smog on ourselves... That's fine. You're coming down with us!"


"Waaahh! I can't see!"

Encore - Poison Sting - Aqua Tail
[CASOA] IF Mud-Slap was used last action, use Encore
IF Dorsoil is in the evasive stage of a D/E move, use Chill

 

[Mowtom]

"...do you want me using Mud-Slap on you? Why? It does a lot of damage and lowers your accuracy!"

"Turns out weak Ground moves are enough."
Mud-Slap~Mud-Slap~Mud-Slap

"As for the other issue with that sub...eh, you'll see soon enough if you haven't already."

 

[TheEver]

Round Five

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out
HP: 71/95 | EN: 90% | ~

Snugglow
HP: 33/75 | EN: 71%
3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 70
Electric | Poison
Storm Drain | Vital Spirit
Status: -3 Accuracy

Field: ~

Mowtom

Bench

Knocked Out

Dorsoil
HP: 95/95 | EN: 81%
5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 65
Ground
Oblivious | Guts
Status: ~

Battle Calculations

Roll 20d600: 304, 306, 299, 53, 237, 172, 541, 465, 194, 396, 227, 183, 326, 160, 549, 104, 463, 515, 408, 64

Action One

Snugglow used Encore!
Hit [1-300/600]: 304 (No)
But it missed!
15 EN

Dorsoil used Mud-Slap!
Crit [1-25/600]: 306 (No)
Damage: (4+3+5-5)*2 = 14
Snugglow: -1 Accuracy
15 EN

Action Two

Snugglow used Encore!
Hit [1-3/7]: 1 (Yes)
Dorsoil: Encore (Mud-Slap, 1a)
19 EN

Dorsoil used Mud-Slap!
Crit [1-25/600]: 299 (No)
Damage: (4+3+5-5)*2 = 14
Snugglow: -1 Accuracy
16 EN

Action Three

Snugglow used Encore!
But it failed!
23 EN

Dorsoil used Mud-Slap!
Crit [1-25/600]: 53 (No)
Damage: (4+3+5-5)*2 = 14
Snugglow: -1 Accuracy
21 EN

Snugglow is Knocked Out!

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out
HP: 71/95 | EN: 90% | ~

Snugglow
HP: KO/75 | EN: 14%
3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 70
Electric | Poison
Storm Drain | Vital Spirit
Status: Knocked Out

Field: ~

Mowtom

Bench

Knocked Out

Dorsoil
HP: 95/95 | EN: 29%
5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 65
Ground
Oblivious | Guts
Status: ~

Note: The accuracy check on A2 used a special roll due to the hit chance not being a factor of 600.

Doduodrio replaces Snugglow (automatic, no post required),
Mowtom orders first,
Doduodrio orders second.

 

[Mowtom]

"And back to Tenant we go! This is technically me initiating a switch phase, you just have nobody to counterswitch to."

"Attack!"
Giga Drain~Razor Leaf~Giga Drain
[CASOT] IF Giga Drain is disabled AND you are to use Giga Drain THEN Mega Drain

 

[Doduodrio]

"Looks like this is the end for us; I forgot that using Encore bypasses the consecutive EN cost, so we couldn't cause Dorsoil to ENKO itself... It seems that now, the best option is just to use brute force!"


".....help"

Zen Headbutt - Headbutt - Zen Headbutt

 

[TheEver]

Round Six

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out
Knocked Out

Slowpoke
HP: 71/95 | EN: 90%
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15
Water | Psychic
Oblivious | Own Tempo
Status: ~

Field: ~

Mowtom

Bench

Knocked Out
HP: 95/95 | EN: 29% | ~

Turtwig
HP: 80/80 | EN: 100%
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31
Turtwig
Overgrow
Status: ~

Battle Calculations

Roll 20d600: 350, 377, 179, 191, 223, 340, 393, 263, 11, 480, 219, 542, 86, 377, 107, 205, 32, 113, 56, 471

Action One

Turtwig used Giga Drain!
Crit [1-25/600]: 350 (No)
Damage: (8+3+4-3)*1.5 = 18
Heal: 18*0.5 = 9~0
8 EN

Slowpoke used Zen Headbutt!
Hit [1-540/600]: 377 (Yes)
Crit [1-25/600]: 179 (No)
Damage: 8+3+5-5 = 11
5 EN

Action Two

Turtwig used Razor Leaf!
Hit [1-570/600]; 191 (Yes)
Crit [1-75/600]: 223 (No)
Damage: (6+3+5-5)*1.5 = 13.5~14
3 EN

Slowpoke used Headbutt!
Crit [1-25/600]: 340 (No)
Damage: 7+5-5 = 7
5 EN

Action Three

Turtwig used Giga Drain!
Crit [1-25/600]: 393 (No)
Damage: (8+3+4-3)*1.5 = 18
Heal: 18*0.5 = 9~5
8 EN

Slowpoke used Zen Headbutt!
Hit [1-540/600]: 263 (Yes)
Crit [1-25/600]: 11 (Yes)
Damage: 8+3+3+5-5 = 14
5 EN

Doduodrio

Bench

Knocked Out
Knocked Out

Slowpoke
HP: 21/95 | EN: 75%
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15
Water | Psychic
Oblivious | Own Tempo
Status: ~

Field: ~

Mowtom

Bench

Knocked Out
HP: 95/95 | EN: 29% | ~

Turtwig
HP: 53/80 | EN: 81%
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31
Turtwig
Overgrow
Status: ~

Usually going for ENKO is unreliable, it's more of a circumstantial thing.

Doduodrio orders first,
Mowtom orders second.

 

[Doduodrio]

"Keep blasting through, Slowpoke!"


"..."

Slack Off - Zen Headbutt - Headbutt
[ONCE] IF Giga Drain, use Disable (Giga Drain) pushing back
[ONCE] IF Leech Seed, use Amnesia first instance pushing back

 

[Mowtom]

"My last lesson for you? Combos are a cool thing that exist! For instance, if I'm worried about Leaf Storm missing..."

"Let's use this cool new move I just got!"
Leaf Storm+Leafage~Mega Drain~Mega Drain