Cotton Ball and a Fire vs Bug(s) and a Fire

[Vrin]

Or a potential Fire, in the case of the latter.

challenging Shiny Fairymon to a 2v2 singles

I guess I'll choose a standard arena and rules for this new battle.

Saleem S

Keeda

Burmy(M) [Keeda]
Types: Bug
Abilities:: Shed Skin / Overcoat (Locked)
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 2
Def: 2
SpA: 3 (+)
SpD: 2
Spe: 31 (-) (-10% evasion)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 12

EC: 3/5
MC: 22
AC: 3/5

Attacks:

Level Up before 26
Protect
Tackle
Bug Bite
Hidden Power (Water)

Level Up after 25


Egg

TM/HM


Tutor
Electroweb
Snore
String Shot

Magesh

Charmander [Magesh] (M)

Nature: Lonely (+1 Atk, -1 Def)

Type: Fire
Fire:Fire STAB; immune to burn, emit a low glow in dark places, takes additional damage if active open flames are exposed to a water attack. Superior senses in volcanic or brushfire areas.

Abilities:
Blaze: (Passive) When this Pokemon’s HP is lower than 33%, the base damage of any fire attack is increased by two (2). (eg Flamethrower goes from 10 to 12, Fire Blast from 12 to 14)
Solar Power: (DW) (Passive) (Locked) When in bright sunlight, this Pokemon burns solar energy and 1 HP/action to increase the Base Attack Power of all their special attacks by two (2).

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 3 (+)
Def: 1 (-)
SpA: 2
SpD: 2
Spe: 65
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 13

EC:4/9
MC:1
AC:4/5
KOC: 0

Attacks:
Level Up:
Scratch
Growl
Ember
Leer
Metal Claw
Smokescreen
Rage
Dragon Rage
Scary Face
Fire Fang
Fire Spin
Flame Burst

Egg:
Crunch
Counter
Dragon Dance
Focus Punch
Outrage
Dragon Pulse

Tutor:
Skull Bash
Endure
Iron Tail
Bide
Seismic Toss
Fire Punch
Thunder Punch
Dynamic Punch
Swift

Prev TM:
Mud-Slap

TM:
Dig
Double Team
Protect
Rock Slide
Substitute
Fire Blast
Brick Break
Toxic
Facade
Rest
Sleep Talk
Hone Claws
Rock Tomb
Will-O-Wisp

Akbar

Karrablast [Akbar] (M)

Type: Bug

Bug STAB; Adds an additional guaranteed attack on all multi-hit moves (does not include two hit moves) with a total hit cap of five (5).

Abilities:

Swarm / Shed Skin / No Guard (H)

When this Pokemon's HP is lower than 33% (flat), the Base Attack Power of any Bug-typed attack is increased by 2. (eg Silver Wind goes from 6 to 8, X-Scissor from 8 to 10)
This Pokemon regularly sheds its skin and any impurities contained in its body. If afflicted with a status condition, this Pokemon has a 33% chance of removing all status conditions at the end of a round.

Nature: Sassy (+1 SpD, Speed ÷ 1.15, -10% Evasion)

Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: 3
Def: 2
SpA: 2
SpD: 3 (+)
Spe: 52 (-)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1
Base Rank Total: 13

EC: 1/6
MC: 7
AC: 1/5
KOC: 0

Attacks (17):

Level Up
Peck
Leer
Endure
Fury Attack
Fury Cutter
Headbutt
False Swipe
Flail
X-Scissor
Bug Buzz
Swords Dance

Egg
Counter
Drill Run
Feint Attack
Knock Off
Megahorn

Tutor
Giga Drain

TM
Hidden Power(Rock)
Protect
Aerial Ace
Infestation
Facade
Sleep Talk
Rest
Struggle Bug
Substitute
Energy Ball
Poison Jab
Toxic
Rain Dance
Double Team
Frustration

Shiny Fairymon

Growlithe

Growlithe [Flannery] (F)

Nature: Hasty (+15% Speed, +11% Accuracy, -1 Def)

Type: Fire.
Fire: Fire STAB; immune to burn, emit a low glow in dark places, takes additional damage if active open flames are exposed to a water attack. Superior senses in volcanic or brushfire areas.


Abilities:
Intimidate: (Can Be Activated) When this Pokemon initially goes out into the battlefield, it generates an intimidating roar or war cry that shakes all opponents on the battlefield, reducing their Attack stage by one (1). The attack drop is maintained at the end of each round. If an opponent switches in a new Pokemon, Intimidate can be activated again as an Action, and will affect all opponents.
Flash Fire: (Innate) This Pokemon thrives in high temperatures, and takes the energy of any opposing fire attack, nullifies the damage, and uses the additional power to boost its own fire attack’s Base Attack Power by two (2). Self-targeted attacks do not give the boost.
Justified (DW): This Pokemon's body reacts to dark energy, invigorating its passions. When hit by a Dark-type move, the Pokemon's attack will increase one (1) stage. A boost gained this way by another Pokemon's attack will be maintained at the end of each round. Self-targeted attacks do not maintain boosts.


Stats:
HP: 90
Atk: Rank 3
Def: Rank 1 (-)
SpA: Rank 3
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 69 (60*1.15) (+)
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2
Base Rank Total: 14


EC: 1/6
MC: 0
AC: 1/5


Moves:

Level-Up:
Bite.
Roar.
Ember.
Leer.
Odor Sleuth.
Helping Hand.
Flame Wheel.
Reversal.
Fire Fang.
Take Down.
Retaliate.
Heat Wave.
Outrage.


TM:
Return.
Will-o-Wisp.
Sunny Day.
Wild Charge.
Façade.



Egg:
Flare Blitz.
Morning Sun.
Howl.
Body Slam.
Covet.

Swablu

Swablu [Jerome] (M)

Nature: Lonely (+1 Rank to Attack, -1 Rank to Defense).

Type: Normal/Flying.

Normal: Normal STAB; adapt comfortably to any surrounding after 3 actions. Able to use Outrage without losing focus.
Flying: Flying STAB; immunity to Ground attacks outside extremely odd circumstances even for ground-based flying Pokemon. Enhanced aerial mobility. Superior senses in open air arenas.


Abilities:

Natural Cure, Cloud Nine (DW Locked)
Natural Cure: (Innate) This Pokemon’s body has the ability to heal itself of status afflictions over time, it goes into effect six (6) actions after being inflicted with a status. In switch battles, this Pokemon heals all status effects when switched out.
Cloud Nine: (DW LOCKED) (Can Be Activated) This Pokemon dispels a misty aura which rises into the sky and nullifies any weather effect when it is ordered.


Stats:

HP: 90
Atk: Rank 3 (+)
Def: Rank 1 (-)
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 3
Spe: 50
Base Rank Total: 13
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1


EC: 1/6

MC: 0

AC: 1/5


Moves:
Peck.
Growl.
Astonish.
Sing.
Fury Attack.
Safeguard.
Mist.
Round.
Natural Gift.
Take Down.
Perish Song.
Cotton Guard.

TM:
Ice Beam.
Substitute.
Return.
Façade.
Double Team.

Egg:
Roost.
Dragon Rush.
Feather Dance.
Steel Wing.
Pursuit.

Saleem S sends and equips
Shiny Fairymon sends, equips, and orders
Saleem S orders

 

[Saleem S]

Burmy(M) [Keeda] with Exp Share

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

Flannery yipped with excitement as she was chosen for battle. Then she got a hold of herself, and let loose the intimidating roar that she was expected to. There. She expectantly looked back over her shoulder at her trainer for orders, silently hoping that Shiny Fairymon had learned from her mistakes last time. "Flannery! Start with Sunny Day, then use heat wave, and then follow it up with covet!"
Alright. Covet wasn't something she had expected, but Flannery supposed that with how few of her moves she knew, an experience share could definitely be useful. Flannery felt a small twinge of guilt, but then shook it off as she looked at the scoreboard and reminded herself that her opponent knew all of his moves already.

Activate Intimidate.
Sunny Day~Heat Wave~Covet

Edit: When I originally posted this earlier, I told myself that when Burmy evolved into Wormadam, it would still have an rather shallow movepool, and so it wouldn't be too much of a jerk move to use covet, but now I'm rethinking the jerk-ishness of doing something like that, especially considering how friendly Saleem had been earlier. I'm still learning the ropes of etiquette in these battles. If Saleem thinks it was rude to use covet for the exp. share I can change it to fire fang to avoid that.

 

[Saleem S]

electroweb
bug bite
hidden power

 

[Vrin]

Note to Shiny Fairymon: don't feel too bad about yourself because, when training items are stolen by Covet (at least according to IRC), they give counters to both parties (but don't stack with other training items).

Field
Nothing interesting.

Saleem S

EXP Share
HP: 90
EN: 100
Stats: 2/2/3/2/31 1/1 12
Type: Bug [HP Water]
Ability: Shed Skin
Other: -10% evasion
Shiny Fairymon

HP: 90
EN: 100
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy​

If either of you want me to write flavour, let me know. It's just a simple 2v2 singles so it won't be very detailed or interesting flavour, but I don't mind patching something together.

The Boring Stuff

Growlithe Intimidate
-1 Burmy attack

A1
Growlithe Sunny Day -9 EN
4 rounds
Burmy Electroweb -5 EN
crit 625: 1583 n
(6 + 3 - 3) = hard math (6)
spe drop
Burmy: 90/95
Growlithe: 84/91

A2
Burmy Bug Bite -3 EN
crit 625: 5238 n
(6 + 3 + 3 - 1.5) * 0.67 - (1 * 2) = 5.035
Growlithe Heat Wave -6 EN
crit 625: 3092 n
efct 1000: 8071 n
(10 + 3 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 26.25
Burmy: 63.75/92
Growlithe: 78.965/85

A3
Burmy Hidden Power -4 EN
crit 625: 8307 n
(6 - 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 6.75
Growlithe Covet -4 EN
crit 625: 3373 n
(6 + 4.5 - 3) = 7.5

Field
Sunny Day (3r)

Saleem S​

​

EXP Share (stolen)
HP: 56
EN: 88
Stats: 2/2/3/2/31 1/1 12
Type: Bug [HP Water]
Ability: Shed Skin
Other: -10% evasion, -1 attack

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 72
EN: 81
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, -1 speed
​

Saleem S is up, assuming I didn't overlook something like an idiot [edit: like how I forgot to round Growlithe's post-round HP :/].
Shiny Fairymon is after that.

 

[Saleem S]

Hidden Power
Hidden Power
Hidden Power

if p/e, chill

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

Oh! It's a definite relief to know that experience share will give experience to both parties. Also, thank you for the offer of flavor, but I don't think I need it if you don't want to- I already had it for my first battle. I'm mainly doing the flavor in my posts to get a handle on the personalities of my pokemon (and because I find it kind of fun).

Shiny Fairymon smiled at the excitement Flannery had shown for the battle. It was rare to catch the Growlithe in such a mood- she must have been really looking forward to this. She knew that Flannery would be annoyed if she said it aloud, but the experience share looked rather funny sitting on her head. Anyway, her next commands for the match were going to be simple- "Heat Wave, Fire Fang, and Heatwave!"

Heat Wave~Fire Fang~Heat Wave

 

[Vrin]

Field
Sunny Day (3r)

Saleem S​

​

EXP Share (stolen)
HP: 56
EN: 88
Stats: 2/2/3/2/31 1/1 12
Type: Bug [HP Water]
Ability: Shed Skin
Other: -10% evasion, -1 attack

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 72
EN: 81
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, -1 speed
​

As much as damage races are rather repetitive, at least they're easy to ref.

Round 2

I figured that, given the current state of affairs, "Burny" is a more appropriate name.

A1
Burny Hidden Power -10 EN
crit 625: 5114 n
(6 - 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 6.75
Growlithe Heat Wave -6 EN
crit 625: 7642 n
efct 1000: 6493 n
(10 + 3 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 26.25
Burny: 29.75/78
Growlithe: 65.25/75

A2
Burny Hidden Power -14 EN
crit 625: 3396 n
(6 - 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 6.75
Growlithe Fire Fang -4 EN
crit 625: 843 n
efctflinch 1000: 8025
efctburn 1000: 6589
(7 + 3 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 21.75
Burny: 8/64
Growlithe: 58.5/71

A3
Burny Hidden Power -18 EN
crit 625: 4445 n
(6 - 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 6.75
Growlithe Heat Wave -6 EN
who cares for rolls
(10 + 3 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = dead Burny

Field
Sunny Day (2r)

Saleem S​

​

EXP Share (stolen)
HP: KO
EN: KO
Stats: 2/2/3/2/31 1/1 12
Type: Bug [HP Water]
Ability: was useless
Other: What Burmy? You mean the KOC-giving ash pile?

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 52
EN: 65
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

Saleem S sends out a new mon and gives it an item
Shiny Fairymon orders
Saleem S orders

 

[Saleem S]

Karrablast [Akbar] (M) with Amulet Coin

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

Shiny Fairymon blinked. Why was Saleem bringing out his bug-type against her fire-type... Shiny Fairymon then froze as she saw rain dance listed as one of Karrablast's attacks. Not to mention that the shed skin would prevent Flannery from being able to reliably burn it... Flannery, not realizing any of this, stood confidently facing her opponent. It was obvious that she was going to treat this battle as simply as her battle with the Burmy!
"Flannery! Stop!" Shiny Fairymon yelled. Flannery looked to her, confused. Shiny Fairymon quickly explained the danger, and then gave her orders and substitutions.

Reactivate Intimidate~Morning Sun~Fire Fang

IF the opponent uses Rain Dance on A1, THEN use Morning Sun~Intimidate~Return.

IF the opponent uses Rain Dance on a2, THEN use Return on a3.

 

[Saleem S]

Protect
Drill Run
Counter

 

[Vrin]

Field
Sunny Day (2r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 90
EN: 100
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 52
EN: 65
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

Calcs

A1
Growlithe Intimidate -5 EN
Karrablast Protect -7 EN

A2
Karra Drill Run -6 EN
hit 9500: 3567
crit 1250: 8767
(8 + 4.5 - 1.5) * 1.5 = 16.5
Growl Morning Sun -15 EN
+35 HP
Karra: 90/87
Growl: 70.5/45

A3
Growl Fire Fang -4 EN
crit 625: 7968
efctbrn: 5679
efctflnch: 4110
(7 + 3 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) * 1.5 = 21.75
Karra Counter -16.875 EN
21.75 * 1.5 = 32.625

Field
Sunny Day (1r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 68
EN: 70
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 38
EN: 41
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

Saleem S is up

 

[Saleem S]

rain dance
drill run
drill run


if sunny day on action 2 or action 3, use drill run on all actions and use rain dance on the action sunny day is used.
if fire fang, use counter and push action back.

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

Shiny Fairymon gaped at the turn of events. She hadn't realized protect could protect from abilities- and she certainly had completely overlooked the existence of counter in her opponent's movepool. Before she could start to feel too bad for herself, she saw Flannery looking to her expectantly, and remembered she had a job she needed to do. "Right," she said, "Flannery, you're faster than Karrablast- take advantage of that!" Shiny Fairymon was sure they could get a morning sun in before Karrablast could use rain dance.

Morning Sun~Return~Return

 

[Vrin]

Field
Sunny Day (1r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 68
EN: 70
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 38
EN: 41
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

The Stuff That Happened

Growlithe Morning Sun -15 EN
+35 HP
Karrablast Rain Dance -10 EN
Karrablast: 68/60
Growlithe: 73/26

Growlithe Return -7 EN
crit 625: 7352
((8 + 2) + 4.5 - 3) = 11.5
Karrablast Drill Run -6 EN
crit 1250: 2101
(8 + 4.5 - 1.5) * 1.5 = 16.5
Karrablast: 56.5/54
Growlithe: 56.5/19

Growlithe Return -11 EN
crit 625: 1
A critical hit!
((8 + 2) + 3 + 4.5 - 3) = 14.5
Karrablast Drill Run -10 EN
crit 1250: 8273
(8 + 4.5 - 1.5) * 1.5 = 16.5

Field
Rain Dance (3r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 42
EN: 44
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 40
EN: 8
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

Shiny Fairymon is up.

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

Flannery lay down, completely exhausted. Shiny Fairymon bit her lip, knowing it was dangerous to rest in a battle, but also seeing Flannery couldn't help it. It looked like the battle was nearing its end, and Fairymon couldn't tell quite who the victor between the two of them would be- which made the whole thing oddly exhilerating. While Shiny Fairymon knew Jerome could likely finish things up (after all, this match had happened because her opponent was giving an easy fight to a newbie), the challenge of this battle on its own was fun. "Flannery, try intimidate again- if the opponent uses protect, switch to howl! Then attack again, with howl if they use counter!"

Chill~Intimidate~Return

IF the opponent uses protect on either a2 or a3, THEN use howl instead.
IF the opponent uses counter on a3, THEN use howl instead.

 

[Saleem S]

Drill Run
Knock Off
Drill Run

 

[Saleem S]

Vrin reminder

 

[Vrin]

Oops overlooked this.

Will ref by tomorrow.

 

[Vrin]

Apologies that I was slightly overdue with this, I thought I'd already reffed it.

Field
Rain Dance (3r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 42
EN: 44
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: 40
EN: 8
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

Calcs

Growl Chill +12 EN
Karra Drill Run -6 EN
crit 1250: 3225
(8 + 4.5 - 1.5) * 1.5 = 16.5
Karra: 42/38
Growl: 23.5/20

Growl Struggle -5 EN
[intimidate can only be used when the user or a foe entered play that round]
crit 625: 6164
(5 + 4.5 - 3) = 6.5
recoil: 2.6
Karra Knock Off -7 EN
crit 625: 8274
(10 + 4.5 - 1.5) = 13
Karra: 35.5/31
Growl: 7.9/15

Growl Return -7 EN
crit 625: 8808
(8 + 4.5 - 3) = 9.5
Karra Drill Run -6 EN
crit 1250: 1165 y
(8 + 3 + 4.5 - 1.5) * 1.5 = 21
Growlithe was KOed!

Field
Rain Dance (2r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 26
EN: 25
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion, 1 KOC

Shiny Fairymon

EXP Share
HP: KO
EN: KO
Stats: 3/1/3/2/69 1/2 14
Type: Fire
Ability: Intimidate / Flash Fire
Other: +11% accuracy, 1 KOC​

Shiny Fairymon sends out her replacement [Swablu, automatic]
Saleem S orders
Shiny Fairymon orders

 

[Saleem S]

Headbutt ~ Chill ~ Headbutt

if your HP is below 4 when you would act, use Flail+Flail that action
if double team clones are present when you act, use aerial ace that action

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

When Shiny Fairymon heard the order for knock off she had stifled a chuckle- turnabout was fair play, after all. She was much less amused, however, with her order of intimidate turning into struggle- she really needed to pay better attention to the details of the rules. "Flannery, return", she said as she withdrew her Growlithe inside of her pokeball. "Jerome, finish this battle off!" She cried out as she released her excited Swablu from his pokeball.

Return-Return (combo)~Cooldown~Dragon Rush

 

[Vrin]

Field
Rain Dance (2r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 26
EN: 25
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion, 1 KOC

Shiny Fairymon

HP: 90
EN: 100
Stats: 3/1/2/3/50 1/1 13
Type: Normal / Flying
Ability: Natural Cure
Other: Will grow up to be my favourite Dragon mega (screw zardx and tablemence)​

Merry Christmas

Karra Headbutt -5 EN
crit 2053
efct 704 yes
(7 + 4.5 - 1.5) = 10
Swab Flinched! [sorry :(]

Swab Struggle -5 EN
[in the future, I'd recommend putting "Cooldown (Chill)" or something like that just in case the combo fails, otherwise it's an illegal order and you're forced to struggle]
crit 7495
(5 + 4.5 - 3) = 6.5
recoil: 2.6
Karra Chill +12 EN
Karra: 19.5/32
Swab: 77.4/95

Karra Headbutt -5 EN
crit 1447
efct 9874
(7 + 4.5 - 1.5) = 10
Swab Dragon Rush -7 EN
hit 2456
crit 623 y [doesn't make up for the flinch but...]
(10 + 3 + 4.5 - 3) = 17.5

Field
Rain Dance (1r)

Saleem S​

​

Amulet Coin
HP: 2
EN: 27
Stats: 3/2/2/3/52 1/1 13
Type: Bug
Ability: Swarm / Shed Shell
Other: -10% Evasion, 1 KOC

Shiny Fairymon

HP: 67
EN: 88
Stats: 3/1/2/3/50 1/1 13
Type: Normal / Flying
Ability: Natural Cure
Other: Will grow up to be my favourite Dragon mega (screw zardx and tablemence)​

 

[Shiny Fairymon]

Jerome ruffled his feathers, perturbed at the way things had gone. Shiny Fairymon facepalmed, thinking the same thing. Still, Akbar was quite obviously reaching his limit. Even with that sort of mistake being made, it was still possible for the two of them to win this battle- nay, it was the most likely outcome.

Return~Return~Return

 

[Saleem S]

Endure
Flail
Flail