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How many times is missing beneficial? [Warstory]

I haven’t written a war story in quite a while, mainly because I haven’t had much time to battle at all, but I think you will find this battle enjoyable. It was quite frustrating for me, as the guy kept getting lucky, even missing was lucky for him.
I will omit Hail and Leftovers where irrelevant.

The teams (in order of appearance during the battle) were as follows:

Pablo
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darealdeal
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Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause

darealdeal sent out Abomasnow (lvl 100 Abomasnow ?).
PabloMeza sent out Abomasnow (lvl 100 Abomasnow ?).
Abomasnow's Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!
Hail began to fall!
Abomasnow's Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!
Abomasnow used Blizzard.
Abomasnow lost 49% of its health.
Abomasnow used Blizzard.
Abomasnow lost 45% of its health.

We had just battled, with him running when I had 6 Pokemon to his 3, so he knew his Substitute/Focus Punch strategy wouldn’t work.

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Abomasnow used Protect.
Abomasnow protected itself!
Abomasnow used Blizzard.
Abomasnow protected itself!

Just trying to heal a little bit, because for some reason his Blizzard does more than mine.

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Abomasnow used Blizzard.
Abomasnow lost 44% of its health.
Abomasnow used Blizzard.
Abomasnow lost 49% of its health.

This is a lost cause, so I might as well recover a bit and run, who knows when sacrificing Abomasnow will prove useful to scout/buy a turn of Hail?

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Abomasnow used Protect.
Abomasnow protected itself!
Abomasnow used Blizzard.
Abomasnow protected itself!

Recovered 6% more, so now off he goes.

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PabloMeza switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Abomasnow used Blizzard.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 14% of its health.
The hail continues to fall.
Heatran is pelted by hail!
Heatran lost 6% of its health.
Abomasnow's leftovers restored its health a little!
Abomasnow restored 6% of its health.

I’m thinking he won’t switch, as his Abomasnow is pretty much dead now, but he is thinking along the same lines as me and decides to save it for later.

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darealdeal switched in Cresselia (lvl 100 Cresselia ?).
Heatran used Flamethrower.
Cresselia lost 33% of its health.

Bleh 33% isn’t much, and I know it’s Calm Mind, which I really don’t have any sort of counter to, so I’ll do my best with one of my best sweepers.

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PabloMeza switched in Regice (lvl 100 Regice).
Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.
The hail continues to fall.
Cresselia is pelted by hail!
Cresselia lost 6% of its health.
Cresselia's leftovers restored its health a little!
Cresselia restored 6% of its health.

I know right? Regice a sweeper? WTH is he talking about? Charge Beam + Blizzard does wonders trust me. I’ve swept whole teams with this guy alone. P.S MoonLight Cress in Hail?

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Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.
Regice used Charge Beam.
Cresselia lost 5% of its health.

Boo, no boost.

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Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.
Regice used Charge Beam.
Regice's attack missed!

Now a miss, I hate my luck.

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Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.
Regice used Charge Beam.
A critical hit!
Cresselia lost 15% of its health.

CH but no Boost, I would’ve rather gotten the Boost. That’s +2 Sp. Def for him and no +Sp. A for me, need a new plan soon.

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Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.
Regice used Charge Beam.
Cresselia lost 3% of its health.
Regice's special attack was raised.
The hail continues to fall.
Cresselia is pelted by hail!
Cresselia lost 6% of its health.
Cresselia's leftovers restored its health a little!
Cresselia restored 6% of its health.

Finally one boost, so its +2 and +1.

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Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.
Regice used Charge Beam.
Cresselia lost 3% of its health.
Regice's special attack was raised.
The hail continues to fall.
Cresselia is pelted by hail!
Cresselia lost 6% of its health.
Cresselia's leftovers restored its health a little!
Cresselia restored 6% of its health.

+3 and +2, now when I get the Crit, it’s all over.

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Cresselia used Psychic.
Regice lost 41% of its health.
Regice used Charge Beam.
Regice's attack missed!

Another miss wow, I’ve missed the same number of times with a 90% accurate move as I have gotten boosts with the 70%. Whoever said trust the odds was really really dumb.

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Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.
Regice used Rest.
Regice fell asleep!
Regice restored 35% of its health.

+4 and +2, this isn’t going anywhere good, I’m going to get swept by a Cmresselia, but I guess that wouldnt make this warstory reading material now would it?

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Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.
Regice is fast asleep!
Regice used Sleep Talk.
Regice used Blizzard.
Cresselia lost 12% of its health.

Weak Blizzard, and he 2HKO’s me now, I’m in deep trouble.

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Cresselia used Psychic.
Regice lost 54% of its health.
Regice is fast asleep!
Regice used Sleep Talk.
Regice used Charge Beam.
Cresselia lost 4% of its health.
Regice's special attack was raised.

Another Boost, but seeing as how he has Moonlight in Hail, I wonder how much he really knows about sets, and decide to take a risky move.

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PabloMeza switched in Froslass (lvl 100 Froslass ?).
Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.

Now, my Froslass has Focus Sash and Destiny Bond, so that gives me one free turn for Spikes and then to get rid of this pesky beesh.

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Froslass used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered everywhere!
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
Cresselia used Psychic.
Froslass lost 100% of its health.
Froslass hung on using its Focus Sash!

Yup just as I planned, so now Destiny Bond seals this and gets rid of the stalemate.

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Froslass used Destiny Bond.
Froslass is trying to take its foe with it!
Cresselia used Psychic.
Cresselia's attack missed!

Are you KIDDING me? The few times Snow Cloak DOES work, it HURTS me? Seriously, how much worse can my luck get? Of course now my plan is out in the open, so I dunno what to do, I figure maybe he will predict my change in move to predict his switch and he will KO me, so I try to outpredict.

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darealdeal switched in Mamoswine (lvl 100 Mamoswine ?).
Mamoswine was hurt by Spikes!
Mamoswine lost 12% of its health.
Froslass used Destiny Bond.
Froslass is trying to take its foe with it!
The hail continues to fall.

My opponnent doesn’t think as far ahead as I do, but I know Frosslass will most likely be able to KO something at this point with Desinty Bond, so I gotta make sure to save her for later.

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PabloMeza switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 24% of its health.
The hail continues to fall.
Lucario is pelted by hail!
Lucario lost 6% of its health.

That did quite alot, but I’m in a good position now I think. I could Choice Specs Dark Pulse his Cresselia to death, but I figure he is better than that and he is going to try and scout, so I go with my strongest move.

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darealdeal switched in Abomasnow (lvl 100 Abomasnow ?).
Abomasnow's Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!
Abomasnow was hurt by Spikes!
Abomasnow lost 12% of its health.
Lucario used Aura Sphere.
It's super effective!
Abomasnow lost 25% of its health.
darealdeal's Abomasnow fainted.
The hail continues to fall.
Lucario is pelted by hail!
Lucario lost 6% of its health.

Well there you go, Abomasnow proved useful for him to scout out my Lucario and make a more safe choice.

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darealdeal switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
PabloMeza switched in Regice (lvl 100 Regice).
Yanmega used Protect.
Yanmega protected itself!
The hail continues to fall.
Yanmega is pelted by hail!
Yanmega lost 6% of its health.
Regice's leftovers restored its health a little!
Regice restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!

Yanmega can’t do anything to my Regice, as Sleep Talk and high Sp. Defense just laughs at it, so I know a switch is coming, better wake up soon.

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darealdeal switched in Cresselia (lvl 100 Cresselia ?).
Regice woke up!
Regice used Rest.
Regice fell asleep!
Regice restored 41% of its health.

Ah, I heal but I sleep again, and Cresselia has shown its ugly face again. It’s time for the mind games now, and the huge turning point of the battle.

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PabloMeza switched in Froslass (lvl 100 Froslass ?).
Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.

I knew he would try and start CMing up again, so I better make sure it wont do that for long and threaten with Frosslass so he switches out.

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Froslass used Destiny Bond.
Froslass is trying to take its foe with it!
Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.

He decides though, to play the ‘burn his PP’ game, which I can play too, Spikes go!

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Froslass used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.

That’s 2 layers down, maybe he will get greedy and try to KO me next turn, better be safe than sorry.

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Froslass used Destiny Bond.
Froslass is trying to take its foe with it!
Cresselia used Calm Mind.
Cresselia's special attack was raised.
Cresselia's special defence was raised.

Oh well, he wont stop Cming, so I will get the third layer and then switch and see how it goes from there.

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Froslass used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
Cresselia used Psychic.
Froslass lost 0% of its health.
PabloMeza's Froslass fainted.

Oops, huge misplay on my part, at this point, how can I win? Well this is when my opponnent’s skill shows its true face, and thus I am back in the battle, read ahead.

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PabloMeza switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Heatran used Explosion.
Cresselia lost 61% of its health.
PabloMeza's Heatran fainted.

Nope, that wont work. At this point Cress is at like 38% health, so maybe if Abomasnow pulls through with Wood Hammer I can somehow manage to take that thing down.

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PabloMeza switched in Abomasnow (lvl 100 Abomasnow ?).
Abomasnow's Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!
Cresselia used Psychic.
A critical hit!
Abomasnow lost 32% of its health.
PabloMeza's Abomasnow fainted.

How Cresselia was faster I’m still trying to figure out =/, I just wasted a Poke there that coulkd have maybe been valuable later on. I’ve pretty much lost all hope at this point.

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PabloMeza switched in Mamoswine (lvl 100 Mamoswine ?).
Mamoswine used Stone Edge.
Cresselia lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.

I needed a crit, luckily for me, my opponnent Moonlighted, so I have another chance.

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Mamoswine used Stone Edge.
Cresselia lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.

Again? OK… to each his own.

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Mamoswine used Stone Edge.
Cresselia lost 23% of its health.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.

What is he trying to do?!?!?! Is he waiting for a miss/for me to run out PP’s?

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Mamoswine used Stone Edge.
Cresselia lost 26% of its health.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
Cresselia used Moonlight.
Cresselia restored 25% of its health.

And he goes on, WHAT? That’s 4 times I’ve hit with Stoned Edge, so now if probability works the correct way, next turn I will either miss or get a critical, if that 20% chance for both holds.

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Mamoswine used Stone Edge.
A critical hit!
Cresselia lost 40% of its health.
darealdeal's Cresselia fainted.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
The hail continues to fall.

YES! My opponnents negligence to KO my Mamoswine ended up costing him his win condition, so now it should be a cakewalk from here on.

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darealdeal switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Yanmega used Protect.
Yanmega protected itself!
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Yanmega protected itself!
The hail continues to fall.
Yanmega is pelted by hail!
Yanmega lost 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!

I’m in no urge to switch out, trust me.

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darealdeal switched in Mamoswine (lvl 100 Mamoswine ?).
Mamoswine was hurt by Spikes!
Mamoswine lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Mamoswine lost 32% of its health.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
The hail continues to fall.

And of course he… switches again… ok… I wonder if we both run max speed, so it’ll be a coin toss to see who KO’s who.

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Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Mamoswine lost 31% of its health.
darealdeal's Mamoswine fainted.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
The hail continues to fall.

I won the coin flip! Luck is finally turning its face to me.

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darealdeal switched in Walrein (lvl 100 Walrein ?).
Walrein was hurt by Spikes!
Walrein lost 25% of its health.
Walrein used Protect.
Walrein protected itself!
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
Walrein protected itself!
The hail continues to fall.
Walrein absorbed the hail!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.
Walrein's leftovers restored its health a little!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.

Yucky Walrein, which is good but overrated I think, and obviously doesn’t work great against Hail teams.

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Mamoswine used Earthquake.
Walrein lost 42% of its health.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
Walrein used Substitute.
Walrein lost 25% of its health.
Walrein made a substitute!
The hail continues to fall.
Walrein absorbed the hail!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.
Walrein's leftovers restored its health a little!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.

I’m not going to let him get a Sub up before Mamoswine dies, so I’ll just keep on EQ’ing, as HP isn’t taken up by Life Orb due to Subs and Protect.

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Walrein used Protect.
Walrein protected itself!
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
Walrein protected itself!
The hail continues to fall.
Walrein absorbed the hail!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.
Walrein's leftovers restored its health a little!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.

Getting boring here, but I think I’m in for a win now.

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Mamoswine used Earthquake.
The substitute took damage for Walrein!
Walrein's substitute faded!
Walrein used Substitute.
Walrein lost 25% of its health.
Walrein made a substitute!
The hail continues to fall.
Walrein absorbed the hail!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.
Walrein's leftovers restored its health a little!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.

Well obviously a Protect is coming, so might as well set up Stealth Rock rather than waste EQ PP.

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Walrein used Protect.
Walrein protected itself!
Mamoswine used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
The hail continues to fall.
Walrein absorbed the hail!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.
Walrein's leftovers restored its health a little!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.

3 Spikes + SR is broken!

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Mamoswine used Earthquake.
The substitute took damage for Walrein!
Walrein's substitute faded!
Walrein used Surf.
It's super effective!
Mamoswine lost 21% of its health.
PabloMeza's Mamoswine fainted.
The hail continues to fall.
Walrein absorbed the hail!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.
Walrein's leftovers restored its health a little!
Walrein restored 6% of its health.

Finally he KO’s me. Now for the underrated star.

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PabloMeza switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
darealdeal switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Pointed stones dug into Yanmega.
Yanmega lost 50% of its health.
Lucario used Aura Sphere.
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Yanmega lost 38% of its health.
darealdeal's Yanmega fainted.
The hail continues to fall.
Lucario is pelted by hail!
Lucario lost 6% of its health.

Irrelevant crit, <3 Stealth Rock.

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darealdeal switched in Glaceon (lvl 100 Glaceon ?).
Glaceon was hurt by Spikes!
Glaceon lost 25% of its health.
Pointed stones dug into Glaceon.
Glaceon lost 25% of its health.
Lucario used Aura Sphere.
It's super effective!
Glaceon lost 50% of its health.
darealdeal's Glaceon fainted.
The hail continues to fall.
Lucario is pelted by hail!
Lucario lost 6% of its health.

I feared it was Scarfed, but I figured I have this anyways so I will just go ahead and attack.

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darealdeal switched in Walrein (lvl 100 Walrein ?).
Walrein was hurt by Spikes!
Walrein lost 25% of its health.
Pointed stones dug into Walrein.
Walrein lost 25% of its health.
Lucario used Aura Sphere.
It's super effective!
Walrein lost 8% of its health.
darealdeal's Walrein fainted.
PabloMeza wins!
darealdeal has left the room.
PabloMeza: gg

Guy doesn’t even say GG, oh well. I hope you enjoyed reading.

Props:
-Low skill opponnent's.
-Surgo's approval.

Slops:
-Luck
 
Thank you and Surgo for fixing the font. Were you the one who approved this, Surgo? You know how we are about needing the approval mentioned...

Anyway, Pablo, the hax gods didn't smile on you very much, but it was your opponent's apparent lack of skill that cost you a good war story, IMO.

You DID get it approved, right?
 
PabloMeza switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
darealdeal switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Pointed stones dug into Yanmega.
Yanmega lost 50% of its health.


Yeah! Nice, Muy Bien Hecho, Nice Hail Team BTW.
 
I this would have been a good Warstory if your opponent was a little better. As it is, it's just a "oh JEEZ that sucks for him" story... or something like that.
 
Pablo thanks for posting this and sharing it with us not the best warstory your opponent was lacking in skill(btw the guy's team looks familiar I've seen it before with the Yanmega in a hail team to the CMing Cress)
 
Between you and me I'd consider a low skill opponent a "slop" instead of a "prop", but hey different strokes for different folks.
 
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