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Ao, you can use Stone Edge once again on Larvesta, and combine Aqua Jet and Stone Edge to jettison yourself over to Larvesta and hit it with a stone's edge before either of them can move or dodge, and use the proximity to ensure you hit. Then you can die. Thanks for everything :) but seriously you did amazingly well.
Jormungandr, you can use Flail until Larvesta is knocked out. After that, Chill for the rest of the round.
EDIT: Also, I suspect that Solid Rock and Sturdy were not factored into damage calcs as well. I get less than 30.
Well, we're back to Aisenfield, Ivalice, as Athenodoros starts to get a grip on the match. Just what will happen? Read on.
Bella Luna opens the round with a Shadow Sneak on Ao! Nice Action! I'll waive the Energy cost of that! He does damage as Jormungandr Flails on Equinox, dealing a number. Equinox replies with Morning Sun to recover a chunk of health as Ao comes near & completely undoes the Morning Sun with Stone Edge, stripping Equinox of a lot of HP.
Now to Action Two & Ao continues his rampage on Equinox with a combo of Aqua Jet & Stone Edge! All this seems to do is give the Stone Edge priority & an increased velocity! Ao strikes Equinox before he even gets a chance to dodge, knocking the Larvesta out. Jormungandr then chills while Bella Luna strikes Ao with Faint Attack, dealing a number.
Nothing happens last action, Ao does nothing while Jormungandr & Bella Luna chills. All three are reasonably close to each other. Time for new actions, as Athenodoros gains a decisive advantage...
ACTION ONE
Bella Luna: Shadow Sneak (Ao): 6 Damage - 0 Energy
Jormungandr: Flail (Equinox): 8 Damage - 7 Energy
Equinox: Morning Sun: +35 HP - 15 Energy
Ao: Stone Edge (Equinox): 39 Damage - 7 Energy
ACTION TWO
Ao: Aqua Jet + Stone Edge (Equinox): 40 Damage (KO), +1 KO Counter - 9 Energy
Jormungandr: Chill: +12 Energy
Bella Luna: Faint Attack (Ao): 8 Damage (CH) - 4 Energy
ACTION THREE
Jormungandr: Chill: +12 Energy
Ao: Does Nothing
Bella Luna: Chill: +12 Energy
Athenodoros leads 3-1. Yes, I forgot to factor in Solid Rock & Sturdy on the previous round, that was my bad & I edited it (Ironically, I realised this before coming back online to do this...).
Anyways, go Athenodoros.
Random, can you post in your next reffing post where the base power you used to Flail is? I don't think you got it wrong, I just haven't actually found one myself yet.
Anyway, we can now just start an all-out attack on Bella Luna to try to close this out. Jormungandr, you can use Bubble => Bubble => Chill on Bella, and Ao, you can use Whirlpool => Whirlpool => Whirlpool also on Bella. If at any point Bella gets below 10 HP though, both of you should stop attacking because I still have a Pokemon who would like to see a battle. Instead you should just Chill for the rest of the round.
Can't be bothered doing flavour this time, but anyways, Everyone uses the same moves, Jormungandr with Whirlpool, Ao with Bubble & Bella Luna with Meteor Mash. Ao got KOed on the second action, while Jormungandr & Bella Luna are near the centre of the arena. Sorry I didn't come with flavour, but I can't be bothered at the moment. For the results check below.
Ao
HP: KO
Energy: 39
Atk: Rank 4
Def: Rank 3
SpA: Rank 2
SpD: Rank 2
Spe: 22
No Boosts
ACTION ONE
Jormungandr: Whirlpool: 2 Damage - 5 Energy
Ao: Bubble: 2 Damage, Bella Luna -1 Speed - 1 Energy
Bella Luna: Meteor Mash (Ao): 12 Damage - 6 Energy
Bella Luna takes 2 Damage from Whirlpool!
ACTION TWO
Jormungandr: Whirlpool: 2 Damage - 9 Energy (Movespam)
Ao: Bubble: 2 Damage - 5 Energy (Movespam)
Bella Luna: Meteor Mash (Ao): 12 Damage (KO), +1 KO Counter - 10 Energy (Movespam)
Bella Luna takes 2 Damage from Whirlpool!
ACTION THREE
Jormungandr: Whirlpool: 2 Damage - 13 Energy (Movespam)
Bella Luna: Meteor Mash (Jormungandr): 9 Damage - 14 Energy (Movespam)
Bella Luna takes 2 Damage from Whirlpool!
A few things. Concerning Flail, I just used the same power as Reversal.
Next, to save time, I'll release Athenodoros' final Pokemon. Go, Hephasteus (Piplup)!
Thirdly, an energy warning for Jormungandr, chill or die.
And finally, Go Solstice. Current Score: 2-1 Athenodoros.
Ok Bella Luna let's try using the arena to our advantage here! Start off by Will"O"Wisping Hephasteus, and then evasively Shadow Sneak to avoid damage! But if Jormungandr EVER tries to chill use Leer to keep him tensed up!
Will"O"Wisp-Shadow Sneak-Shadow Sneak
Replace any action with Leer if Jormungandr tries to chill.
If Flail is the same as Reversal, shouldn't it have left it with 1 HP after the Stone Edge?ie can Jorm have that KO counter pretty please :)
Anyway, Hephaestus can start off with a Hydro Pump against Solstice before it starts to try to dodge. Jormungandr, you can stop Solstice from attacking Hephaestus and then dodging by Chilling twice. While Jormungandr Chills the second time, Hephaestus can let off a Bubble at Solstice. Finally, Hephaestus can let of a homing Yawn (?) to put a use-by date on that metallic ghost thingy, and Jormungandr can just start trying to chase after him with Bubble, hoping to hit it if it doesn't make it work completely.
Alright, I have some good news! There is flavour this round! (Hooray...)
Last round, Bella Luna managed to get the KO on Ao during the last round, but Solstice still trails Athenodoros 2-1. Athenodoros also sends out his final Pokemon: Hephaestus the Piplup in place of Ao. Will Bella Luna make a comeback & pull off a dramatic win as Atheno chokes? Or will the endless stream of Water-Types get the better of Bella Luna & give Athenodoros an easy win? Read on.
Round 10 kicks off & Jormungandr decides to chill off by not flopping! He recovers some energy as Hephaestus responds with a Hydro Pump at Bella Luna! Thanks to the sunlight, which is still harsh, the Hydro Pump doesn't do much damage! Bella Luna sees Jormungandr chilling & decides to Leer at him, lowering his defences.
Action Two kicks off with Jormungandr chilling off again, restoring more Energy, as Hephaestus fires off a Bubble, dealing pitiful damage, but of course, the Sun is Shining...Bella Luna Leers Jormungandr again, lowering his Defences more.
Action Three now, & Bella Luna uses Shadow Sneak in preparation to evade some attacks! Good Action! I'll waive the Energy Cost for that! Unfortunately for the Nohface, Jormungandr fires a Bubble & manages to hit Bella Luna right in the face! A Critical Hit! Hephaestus rounds out the round with a Yawn, which Bella Luna repeats.
Jormungandr & Hephaestus are close to each other near the centre, while Bella Luna is 10 metres away near the edge of the arena. Will Athenodoros take out the win next round? Let's wait until actions are issued...
PRE-ROUND
Athenodoros sends out Hephaestus the Piplup
ACTION ONE
Jormungandr: Chill: +12 Energy
Hephaestus: Hydro Pump: 8 Damage - 7 Energy
Bella Luna: Leer (Jormungandr): Jormungandr -1 Defence - 4 Energy
ACTION TWO
Jormungandr: Chill: +12 Energy
Hephaestus: Bubble: 4 Damage - 1 Energy
Bella Luna: Leer (Jormungandr): Jormungandr -1 Defence - 8 Energy (Movespam)
ACTION THREE
Bella Luna: Shadow Sneak: Attempts to Evade an attack - 0 Energy
Jormungandr: Bubble: 4 Damage (CH) - 1 Energy
Hephaestus: Yawn: Bella Luna Yawning - 7 Energy
Bella Luna's Speed returns to normal!
Energy Warning for Bella Luna, chill or die. Other than that, go Athenodoros. Let's wrap this up!
Okay, we'll try to get him while he Chills. Jormungandr, you can Chill more as something to do than anything else, because immediately afterwards Hephaestus can use Hydro Pump at Bella. Then, Jormungandr can Chill once again, unless Hydro Pump was a critical hit in which case you should just use Bubble for the rest of the round. Then, Hephaestus can use Bubble on Bella unless Hydro Pump was a critical hit, in which case Chill for the rest of the round, or unless it missed, in which case Hydro Pump until it hits. Finally, Jormungandr can use Bubble to try to finish it off, and Hephaestus can just Chill at the end of the round.
EDIT: dammit, I actually ran out of chills. In that case, after the first chill, whenever Jormungandr should be chilling just sit there. You can pull funny faces if you like.
Alright, Athenodoros toyed with Solstice last round, but will he get that last KO Counter he wants? Or will Solstice deny him for another round? Either way, we'll find out in these next few paragraphs...
Jormungandr opens with his final chill for the match restoring his energy & getting ready for the final blow! In the meantime, Hephaestus launches a Hydro Pump at Bella Luna, dealing a number! Bella Luna finishes the opening action with a Meteor Mash at Jormungandr, dealing a number.
Action Two now & Jormungandr does nothing except yell out in Pokemon: "I swear, when I evolve, that I'm going to kill you all!!!". Hephaestus then fires a Bubble at Bella Luna, dealing a number & lowering her speed! Bella Luna then fires another Meteor Mash at Jormungandr, dealing sizable damage, but it left her at a scant 1 Energy!
Final Action of the round & Jormungandr fires a Bubble...
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Jormungandr uses Bubble, & out of all things, It's a Critical Hit! Dealing barely enough damage to KO Bella Luna, as the sun stops being harsh! Jormungandr & Hephaestus celebrate by dancing as a dejected Solstice accepts defeat.
ACTION ONE
Jormungandr: Chill: +12 Energy
Hephaestus: Hydro Pump: 8 Damage - 7 Energy
Bella Luna: Meteor Mash (Jormungandr): 17 Damage - 6 Energy
ACTION TWO
Jormungandr: Does Nothing
Hephaestus: Bubble: 4 Damage, -1 Speed - 1 Energy
Bella Luna: Meteor Mash (Jormungandr): 17 Damage - 10 Energy (Movespam)
ACTION THREE
Jormungandr: Bubble: 4 Damage (CH) (KO), +1 KO Counter - 1 Energy
Athenodoros wins!!!
Congratulations to Athenodoros, who won this battle 2-0.
PRIZES
I get 6 Ref Tokens
Both of you get 3 TC
All 8 Participants get 1 EC, MC, & DC
Astraea & Ao get 1 KO Counter
Jormungandr & Bella Luna get 2 KO Counters
That's all, gg you two, thank you for playing! I personally felt that Athenodoros had the advantage from the outset with some skillful play & a generally superior team, despite the uniform weakness. Concerning Bounce, I was unsure of how it worked in the beginning, & treated as 2 actions, mainly because I thought it was like Dig & similar moves. Sorry about that, but other than that, good battle & I do hope you enjoyed this battle.
