The title of this story was inspired by the fact that, IMHO, victory for both myself and my opponent depended upon one key member of each of our teams. Subsequently this battle became a real game of cat and mouse, with both sides sacrificing team members, in a vain attempt to ensure that their champion was in perfect position to secure victory ...
Just a quick note ... throughout the following battle I refer to my opposition simply as "opponent", as I forgot to ask whether they minded this being posted. Therefore, out of respect, I would rather not name them.
Oh and just in case it's not obvious enough for you, Not So Shiny Gloom..." is an alt of mine., my Shiny Oddish account had been "frozen" by disconnection at this particular juncture.
Rules: Evasion Clause, Extended Game, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Timed Battle
vs.
Not So Shiny Gloom sent out Pinsir.
opponent sent out Carnivine.
opponent switched in Mawile.
Mawile's intimidate cut Pinsir's attack!
Pinsir used X-Scissor.
It's not very effective... A critical hit! Mawile lost 36% of its health.
Mawile's leftovers restored its health a little!
As usual in the opening round I played safe. Unfortunately my opponent predicted accordingly and I was now locked into X-Scissor, as, for some reason, I was running a Choice Scarf set. Little did I realise that this would actually prove to be a blessing, because Pinsir was in fact my "key member", my success or failure resting squarely on its ugly shoulders.
vs.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Probopass.
Mawile used Swords Dance. Mawile's attack was sharply raised.
Mawile's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Probopass used Earth Power.
It's super effective! Mawile lost 77% of its health.
opponent's MAWILE fainted.
6-5 (Shiny Oddish)
Poor Mawile, its dancing did it little good, as it was rather embarrassingly out sped by its fellow Steel type, and promptly KO'd.
opponent switched in Carnivine.
Probopass used Protect. Probopass protected itself!
Carnivine used Sleep Powder. Probopass protected itself!
---
vs.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Noctowl.
Carnivine used Stun Spore.
Noctowl is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
My scouting failed to pay off this time, my opponent predicting my switch to some sort of sleep-absorber ... still Noctowl has a "nice" little surprise for those pokemon that like to throw nasty status attacks at her ...
Carnivine used Return. Noctowl lost 50% of its health.
Noctowl used Psycho Shift. Carnivine is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
Carnivine used Return.
Pinsir lost 43% of its health.
---
Well "Little Shop of Horrors" is paralysed, but two of my team have taken quite nasty hits. To be honest I switched Pinsir in expecting Carnivine would be recalled ...
&
vs.
opponent switched in Muk.
Pinsir used X-Scissor. It's not very effective...
Muk lost 22% of its health.
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
X-Scissor again hoping that STAB would give my attack a little boost ...
sadly my opponent seemed to have an abundance of bug resists.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Hypno.
Muk used Curse. Muk's speed was lowered.
Muk's attack was raised. Muk's defence was raised.
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
Some of you might be questioning why my team has yet another Insomniac special wall? In truth, it was a total accident. Despite many players considering Hypno to be one of UU's premier special walls, I personally don't rate it, and so rarely use it. However SkyPirateCoud had asked if anyone was willing to do some testing involving Skill Swap - which, for reasons that now escape me, this Hypno was carrying - so Mr. Burn's had been randomly added to this team for testing. Unfortunately whilst waiting for Coud to finish a battle I was challenged and in my giddy excitement at the prospect of a UU battle I forgot that it was still part of my team ... so Coud if you read this I hold you personally responsible for making me battle with Hypno.
Hypno used Psychic.
It's super effective! Muk lost 31% of its health.
Muk used Payback.
It's super effective! Hypno lost 82% of its health.
Hypno's leftovers restored its health a little!
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
And people wonder why I dislike Hypno ... I mean Muk may have a good special defence and all but honestly 31% !?! ... Does Hypno not know that Psychic's are supposed to own Poison types?
(Well apart from Drapion/Skuntank)
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Probopass.
Muk used Payback.
It's not very effective...
Probopass lost 13% of its health.
Probopass's leftovers restored its health a little!
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
Probopass used Earth Power.
It's super effective! Muk lost 27% of its health.
Muk used Curse. Muk's speed was lowered.
Muk's attack was raised. Muk's defence was raised.
Probopass's leftovers restored its health a little!
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
Probopass used Earth Power.
It's super effective! Muk lost 30% of its health.
Muk used Brick Break.
It's super effective! Probopass lost 115% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's PROBOPASS fainted.
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
(5-5) Even
Well because of Hypno's general suckiness, I was forced to sacrifice Probo. I knew that Muk couldn't OHKO it, which gave me a couple of shots and I was hoping to get lucky with a critical ... alas not.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Hypno.
Hypno used Psychic.
It's super effective! Muk lost 31% of its health.
opponent's MUK fainted.
Hypno's leftovers restored its health a little!
(5-4) Shiny Oddish
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vs.
opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Hypno lost 66% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's HYPNO fainted.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 9% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
(4-4) Even
Oh crap! Since this battle I've really come to fear Kangaskhan. It was at this point I came to the horrible realisation that Pinsir was the only thing standing between my team and complete annihilation ...
So the Hypno sacrifice was to allow Pinsir to switch in - although I must admit I enjoyed imagining Hypno being mauled by an angry Kangaskhan.
&
vs.
&
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
Eyriol9 has entered the room.
opponent switched in Rotom.
Pinsir used Close Combat.
It doesn't affect Rotom...
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Claydol.
Rotom used Thunderbolt. It doesn't affect Claydol...
---
Eyriol9: the predict is going wild
^ Says it all really ... ^
opponent switched in Carnivine.
Claydol used Psychic.
Carnivine lost 31% of its health.
---
&
vs.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Noctowl.
Carnivine used Return. Noctowl lost 47% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Noctowl used Roost. Noctowl restored 50% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
Good news: Noctowl is now back in decent health. Bad news: she's facing down Kangaskhan. Whilst in recent battles I have taken out almost entire teams with Noctowl (honestly, I have the logs to prove), I'm not going to bet on her winning this one ...
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Claydol.
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Claydol lost 43% of its health.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 11% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Claydol lost 42% of its health.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 11% of its health.
Claydol used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Claydol lost 44% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's CLAYDOL fainted.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 7% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
(4-3) opponent
Looking back I'm not quite sure why I was so convinced that getting Stealth Rock into play was worth the Claydol sacrifice. Unfortunately, even now, I can't really justify my decision one way or the other as I cannot decide whether SR actually contributed anything significant to this battle or not.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
opponent switched in Carnivine.
Pointed stones dug into Carnivine. Carnivine lost 12% of its health.
Pinsir used Earthquake.
It's not very effective... Carnivine lost 24% of its health.
---
&
vs.
&
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Seviper.
Carnivine used Stun Spore.
Seviper is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Seviper shed its skin!
---
Seviper used Crunch. Carnivine lost 34% of its health.
opponent's CARNIVINE fainted.
(3-3) Even
Carnie really got screwed over by abilities there didn't he? Pinsir's Mould Breaker allowed Earthquake to hit it despite it being able to Levitate, albeit for minor damage, and Seviper's Shed Skin activates at just the right moment. Oh I used Crunch over your bog-standard Poison attack because I was expecting a switch to Rotom.
opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Pointed stones dug into Kangaskhan. Kangaskhan lost 12% of its health.
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Seviper lost 101% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's SEVIPER fainted.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 23% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
(3-2) opponent
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Sacrifice was inevitable, it was just a matter of who? Pinsir? My only hope of stopping big momma roo? Not bloody likely. Noctowl? My current favourite pokemon? Bad luck hissy ...
vs.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
opponent switched in Rotom.
Pointed stones dug into Rotom. Rotom lost 12% of its health.
Pinsir used Earthquake.
It's super effective! Rotom lost 131% of its health.
opponent's ROTOM fainted.
(2-2) Even
Yay for Mould Breaker ... I can only assume that my opponent was struggling to decide whether Pinsir was banded or scarfed ... sadly he guessed wrong.
vs.
opponent switched in Octillery.
Pointed stones dug into Octillery. Octillery lost 12% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Noctowl.
Octillery used Surf. Noctowl lost 28% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Noctowl used Roost. Noctowl restored 50% of its health.
Octillery used Focus Energy. Octillery is getting pumped!
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Noctowl used Night Shade. Octillery lost 28% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Noctowl lost 39% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Noctowl used Night Shade. Octillery lost 28% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Noctowl lost 37% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Eyriol9: oh crap
Noctowl used Night Shade. Octillery lost 28% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Noctowl lost 41% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's NOCTOWL fainted.
(2-1) opponent
I could have left Pinsir in and hoped that it would KO Octillery, however with Kanga still running around I just couldn't risk. Noctowl could easily take at least one hit, and as it happens she took four, in the process weakening Octillery enough for Pinsir to easily rip it apart, leaving him primed to take down Kanga too ... phew!!!!
vs.
&
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
Eyriol9: Fear the sniper octilery
Pinsir used Close Combat. Octillery lost 54% of its health.
opponent's OCTILLERY fainted.
Pinsir's defence was lowered. Pinsir's special defence was lowered.
(1-1) Even
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opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Pointed stones dug into Kangaskhan. Kangaskhan lost 12% of its health.
Pinsir used Close Combat.
It's super effective! Kangaskhan lost 86% of its health.
opponent's KANGASKHAN fainted.
Not So Shiny Gloom wins!
Not So Shiny Gloom: gg
opponent: gg
Eyriol9: gg everyone
Yay to ...
* My opponent for one of my closest and most enjoyable battles in quite some time, and making me sit up and take notice of Kangaskhan's terrifying potential.
* Pinsir ... "KangaSlayer"
* Noctowl ... so underrated.
Boo to ...
* Hypno ... so overrated
* Seviper ... sadly she did not get to contribute that much.
* my rather strange decision regarding Claydol/Stealth Rock.
It's nice to know that I can finish on a relative high ... yes this is it folks, I'm out of the war-story business for good. (And I really mean it this time)
Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments and encouragement over the past few months ... I hoped these battles have at least encouraged people to consider using lower tier pokemon for their teams, if not giving UU a try.
Just a quick note ... throughout the following battle I refer to my opposition simply as "opponent", as I forgot to ask whether they minded this being posted. Therefore, out of respect, I would rather not name them.
Oh and just in case it's not obvious enough for you, Not So Shiny Gloom..." is an alt of mine., my Shiny Oddish account had been "frozen" by disconnection at this particular juncture.
Rules: Evasion Clause, Extended Game, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Timed Battle
Not So Shiny Gloom sent out Pinsir.
opponent sent out Carnivine.
opponent switched in Mawile.
Mawile's intimidate cut Pinsir's attack!
Pinsir used X-Scissor.
It's not very effective... A critical hit! Mawile lost 36% of its health.
Mawile's leftovers restored its health a little!
As usual in the opening round I played safe. Unfortunately my opponent predicted accordingly and I was now locked into X-Scissor, as, for some reason, I was running a Choice Scarf set. Little did I realise that this would actually prove to be a blessing, because Pinsir was in fact my "key member", my success or failure resting squarely on its ugly shoulders.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Probopass.
Mawile used Swords Dance. Mawile's attack was sharply raised.
Mawile's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Probopass used Earth Power.
It's super effective! Mawile lost 77% of its health.
opponent's MAWILE fainted.
6-5 (Shiny Oddish)
Poor Mawile, its dancing did it little good, as it was rather embarrassingly out sped by its fellow Steel type, and promptly KO'd.
opponent switched in Carnivine.
Probopass used Protect. Probopass protected itself!
Carnivine used Sleep Powder. Probopass protected itself!
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Noctowl.
Carnivine used Stun Spore.
Noctowl is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
My scouting failed to pay off this time, my opponent predicting my switch to some sort of sleep-absorber ... still Noctowl has a "nice" little surprise for those pokemon that like to throw nasty status attacks at her ...
Carnivine used Return. Noctowl lost 50% of its health.
Noctowl used Psycho Shift. Carnivine is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
Carnivine used Return.
Pinsir lost 43% of its health.
---
Well "Little Shop of Horrors" is paralysed, but two of my team have taken quite nasty hits. To be honest I switched Pinsir in expecting Carnivine would be recalled ...
opponent switched in Muk.
Pinsir used X-Scissor. It's not very effective...
Muk lost 22% of its health.
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
X-Scissor again hoping that STAB would give my attack a little boost ...
sadly my opponent seemed to have an abundance of bug resists.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Hypno.
Muk used Curse. Muk's speed was lowered.
Muk's attack was raised. Muk's defence was raised.
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
Some of you might be questioning why my team has yet another Insomniac special wall? In truth, it was a total accident. Despite many players considering Hypno to be one of UU's premier special walls, I personally don't rate it, and so rarely use it. However SkyPirateCoud had asked if anyone was willing to do some testing involving Skill Swap - which, for reasons that now escape me, this Hypno was carrying - so Mr. Burn's had been randomly added to this team for testing. Unfortunately whilst waiting for Coud to finish a battle I was challenged and in my giddy excitement at the prospect of a UU battle I forgot that it was still part of my team ... so Coud if you read this I hold you personally responsible for making me battle with Hypno.
Hypno used Psychic.
It's super effective! Muk lost 31% of its health.
Muk used Payback.
It's super effective! Hypno lost 82% of its health.
Hypno's leftovers restored its health a little!
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
And people wonder why I dislike Hypno ... I mean Muk may have a good special defence and all but honestly 31% !?! ... Does Hypno not know that Psychic's are supposed to own Poison types?
(Well apart from Drapion/Skuntank)
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Probopass.
Muk used Payback.
It's not very effective...
Probopass lost 13% of its health.
Probopass's leftovers restored its health a little!
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
Probopass used Earth Power.
It's super effective! Muk lost 27% of its health.
Muk used Curse. Muk's speed was lowered.
Muk's attack was raised. Muk's defence was raised.
Probopass's leftovers restored its health a little!
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
---
Probopass used Earth Power.
It's super effective! Muk lost 30% of its health.
Muk used Brick Break.
It's super effective! Probopass lost 115% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's PROBOPASS fainted.
Muk's Black Sludge restored a little health!
(5-5) Even
Well because of Hypno's general suckiness, I was forced to sacrifice Probo. I knew that Muk couldn't OHKO it, which gave me a couple of shots and I was hoping to get lucky with a critical ... alas not.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Hypno.
Hypno used Psychic.
It's super effective! Muk lost 31% of its health.
opponent's MUK fainted.
Hypno's leftovers restored its health a little!
(5-4) Shiny Oddish
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opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Hypno lost 66% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's HYPNO fainted.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 9% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
(4-4) Even
Oh crap! Since this battle I've really come to fear Kangaskhan. It was at this point I came to the horrible realisation that Pinsir was the only thing standing between my team and complete annihilation ...
So the Hypno sacrifice was to allow Pinsir to switch in - although I must admit I enjoyed imagining Hypno being mauled by an angry Kangaskhan.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
Eyriol9 has entered the room.
opponent switched in Rotom.
Pinsir used Close Combat.
It doesn't affect Rotom...
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Claydol.
Rotom used Thunderbolt. It doesn't affect Claydol...
---
Eyriol9: the predict is going wild
^ Says it all really ... ^
opponent switched in Carnivine.
Claydol used Psychic.
Carnivine lost 31% of its health.
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Noctowl.
Carnivine used Return. Noctowl lost 47% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Noctowl used Roost. Noctowl restored 50% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
Good news: Noctowl is now back in decent health. Bad news: she's facing down Kangaskhan. Whilst in recent battles I have taken out almost entire teams with Noctowl (honestly, I have the logs to prove), I'm not going to bet on her winning this one ...
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Claydol.
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Claydol lost 43% of its health.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 11% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Claydol lost 42% of its health.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 11% of its health.
Claydol used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Claydol lost 44% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's CLAYDOL fainted.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 7% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
(4-3) opponent
Looking back I'm not quite sure why I was so convinced that getting Stealth Rock into play was worth the Claydol sacrifice. Unfortunately, even now, I can't really justify my decision one way or the other as I cannot decide whether SR actually contributed anything significant to this battle or not.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
opponent switched in Carnivine.
Pointed stones dug into Carnivine. Carnivine lost 12% of its health.
Pinsir used Earthquake.
It's not very effective... Carnivine lost 24% of its health.
---
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Seviper.
Carnivine used Stun Spore.
Seviper is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Seviper shed its skin!
---
Seviper used Crunch. Carnivine lost 34% of its health.
opponent's CARNIVINE fainted.
(3-3) Even
Carnie really got screwed over by abilities there didn't he? Pinsir's Mould Breaker allowed Earthquake to hit it despite it being able to Levitate, albeit for minor damage, and Seviper's Shed Skin activates at just the right moment. Oh I used Crunch over your bog-standard Poison attack because I was expecting a switch to Rotom.
opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Pointed stones dug into Kangaskhan. Kangaskhan lost 12% of its health.
Kangaskhan used Double-edge. Seviper lost 101% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's SEVIPER fainted.
Kangaskhan was hit by recoil! Kangaskhan lost 23% of its health.
Kangaskhan's leftovers restored its health a little!
(3-2) opponent
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Sacrifice was inevitable, it was just a matter of who? Pinsir? My only hope of stopping big momma roo? Not bloody likely. Noctowl? My current favourite pokemon? Bad luck hissy ...
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
opponent switched in Rotom.
Pointed stones dug into Rotom. Rotom lost 12% of its health.
Pinsir used Earthquake.
It's super effective! Rotom lost 131% of its health.
opponent's ROTOM fainted.
(2-2) Even
Yay for Mould Breaker ... I can only assume that my opponent was struggling to decide whether Pinsir was banded or scarfed ... sadly he guessed wrong.
opponent switched in Octillery.
Pointed stones dug into Octillery. Octillery lost 12% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Noctowl.
Octillery used Surf. Noctowl lost 28% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Noctowl used Roost. Noctowl restored 50% of its health.
Octillery used Focus Energy. Octillery is getting pumped!
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Noctowl used Night Shade. Octillery lost 28% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Noctowl lost 39% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Noctowl used Night Shade. Octillery lost 28% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Noctowl lost 37% of its health.
Noctowl's leftovers restored its health a little!
---
Eyriol9: oh crap
Noctowl used Night Shade. Octillery lost 28% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Noctowl lost 41% of its health.
Not So Shiny Gloom's NOCTOWL fainted.
(2-1) opponent
I could have left Pinsir in and hoped that it would KO Octillery, however with Kanga still running around I just couldn't risk. Noctowl could easily take at least one hit, and as it happens she took four, in the process weakening Octillery enough for Pinsir to easily rip it apart, leaving him primed to take down Kanga too ... phew!!!!
Not So Shiny Gloom switched in Pinsir.
Eyriol9: Fear the sniper octilery
Pinsir used Close Combat. Octillery lost 54% of its health.
opponent's OCTILLERY fainted.
Pinsir's defence was lowered. Pinsir's special defence was lowered.
(1-1) Even
---
opponent switched in Kangaskhan.
Pointed stones dug into Kangaskhan. Kangaskhan lost 12% of its health.
Pinsir used Close Combat.
It's super effective! Kangaskhan lost 86% of its health.
opponent's KANGASKHAN fainted.
Not So Shiny Gloom wins!
Not So Shiny Gloom: gg
opponent: gg
Eyriol9: gg everyone
Yay to ...
* My opponent for one of my closest and most enjoyable battles in quite some time, and making me sit up and take notice of Kangaskhan's terrifying potential.
* Pinsir ... "KangaSlayer"
* Noctowl ... so underrated.
Boo to ...
* Hypno ... so overrated
* Seviper ... sadly she did not get to contribute that much.
* my rather strange decision regarding Claydol/Stealth Rock.
It's nice to know that I can finish on a relative high ... yes this is it folks, I'm out of the war-story business for good. (And I really mean it this time)
Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments and encouragement over the past few months ... I hoped these battles have at least encouraged people to consider using lower tier pokemon for their teams, if not giving UU a try.
