As the title suggests, this story will include a harrowing tale of strategy, luck, loss, submission, and comeback. It is the story of how you are never done until your last Pokemon is down. It is the story of victory against all odds. It is the story of the intervention of some sadistic god. But I'll let you experience it for yourself.
Bosstone's team:Volcarona / Conkeldurr / Sigilyph / Heatran / Scizor / Terrakion
Perdoni's team:Gliscor / Trevenant / Genesect / Clefable / Rotom-Wash / Pinsir
As we start out, he leads with one of my least favorite leads: Rotom-W. Don't get me wrong; it's awesome on your side. It's one of the most annoying things to face if an opponent is packing it, though.
Thoughts: "Okay, so far so good. I'm only down to 65% health, I can probably still Bulk Up next turn."
is now at +2 Atk +2 Def. I'm feeling good, and Trevenant only makes me feel better.
In my short experience with
, it will typically be Specially Defensive, and run Harvest+Sitrus+WoW+Leech Seed. Aside from Leech Seed, Conk should have no issues with this.
Ha! Standard fare for Conk. Hopefully they don't make this into a sub war, though...
Well, that was...unexpected. It's okay though. It's down. Conk's a lost cause at this point, so I'll just sack him to get the kill on the obvious Mega Pinsir. I'd rather be down 1 with a way to squish that bug than to still have Conk looking in the eye(s?) of a boosted Mega-Pinsir.
Score: 6-5 Bosstone/Dakar
As expected, even with +2 Conkeldurr couldn't take the heat. So, time for my utility counter/revenge killer Terrakion to come in. I'm pretty much screwed if SE misses, but that's a risk I'm going to have to take.
Score: 5-5
Score: 5-4 Bosstone/Dakar
is at about 64%
right now. He's scarfed, so... nothing on the opposing team outspeeds him. The obvious switch-in is Gliscor, and...
...no surprises here. Since I can keep Terak alive, there is absolutely no reason to stay in. Predicting the obvious EQ, a switch to Sigilyph is my best option right now. Heck, it may even set up a sweep!
Alrighty, looks like we're playing someone with a practical knowledge of Sigilyph. Lots of players would have stayed in, only to be progressively doing less and less damage until an entire sweep of their team had gone down.
Clefable is an interesting beast this generation, what with its boost in stats and new typing. This could be more interesting than expected...
The stage has now been set for the main part of our story. Everything up to here was simply petty early game play. All of it stands in awe of what happens over the next 20 turns. I'll cut out the chaff, and move you, my beloved reader, to that point.
...
At this point,
and
are at +4 Def/ +4 Sp. Def. Clefable is packing an extra +3 Sp. Atk from repeated Charge Beams. If this was simply a battle of Cosmic Power/Stored Power vs. Cosmic Power/Stored Power, Sigilyph would have an obvious type advantage, and come out on top. The boosts from Charge Beam throw a major wrench in that hope, and almost guarantee that I'm set to loose, and fast.
This is the beginning of the end. Clefable only needs one more boost to have a 140 Base Power move coming off of x4 Sp. Atk. That's 560 effective base power. NOTHING can take that. It will also have the defenses of a god, so there will be no way to hit back if you can survive something of that power.
Ha! Clefable LAUGHS at your puny Roost. NOTHING can stop its wrath! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Here comes the boom.
The gg before the storm.
With not a hope in sight,
Into the battle charged the Light (Metal) Brigade
Score: 4-4
Scizor has Mega Evolved into Mega Scizor!
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
A critical hit! It's super effective! The opposing Clefable lost 90% of its health!
The.
Opposing.
Clefable.
Fainted!
Perdoni: ormdosf
Perdoni: odfomk
Perdoni: fokokfkd
Perdoni: kf
Bosstone: OR NOT!
Perdoni: [pkfS
Perdoni: K
Perdoni: KCSKPF[P[AF
Perdoni: [PO
Perdoni: F[
Perdoni: [pd
Perdoni: p[fdp
Perdoni: o[fposdop
Perdoni: dop[
Perdoni: fpdok[op
Perdoni: [PFi fukin knew it aswelll
Bosstone: HOLD THE FREAKIN' PRESSES.
Perdoni: fukin knew it!
Perdoni: i lose
Perdoni sent out Genesect!
The opposing Genesect's Download raised its Special Attack!
Expecting a Flamethrower, I removed Scizor from the equation to let it fight another day. No way I would let this battle out of my grasp.
At this point, it's better to let Heatran die than to keep it in.
As expected,
goes down. This gives me a beautiful opportunity to get one or two kills with Terrakion before its time comes.
Score: 3-3
Another streak of luck; the RNG gods either love me, or hate him. One more CC and it's done.
As with any reasonable player, this is some shit. With the sucker punch to the luck Perdoni recieved, this is just the icing on the cake. For him, I'd recommend a daily dose of rabbit's feet for the next 7 years.
Score:3-2 Bosstone/Dakar
With this, I know that Genesect isn't running a special set, but it has >3%, so that information isn't even pertinent. Scizor can easily off it, and can set up on Gliscor to win (even though set up probably isn't required). At this point, the battle has TRULY wrapped.
Score: 2-2
Bullet Punch does its job, and finishes off Genesect.
Score: 2-1 Bosstone/Dakar
At this point, Scizor is at x3. Gliscor has quite the defense, but this is not his time to shine.
Apparently the gods felt sorry for the loving spoonful they dished out to Perdoni. They gave him 2 crits in a row, but that didn't even dent Scizor.
And that's it.
Final Score: 2-0 Dakar/Bosstone
The story of the most well timed critical hit possibly in the history of the world. Without it, and another lucky Hydro Pump miss, I would have definitely lost this match. It seems that lady luck had other plans.
Surprisingly, this battle offers a life lesson: It's not over until you give up. Even when the odds have been turned against you, if there is still time on the clock there is always the ability to come back. Sometimes it requires luck. Sometimes it needs skill. Regardless, you can overcome the odds.
Ladder updating...
Bosstone's rating: 1771 → 1799
(+28 for winning)
Perdoni's rating: 1676 → 1667
(-9 for losing)
Bosstone: very gg
Perdoni left.
In closing, if you see Perdoni in passing on PS, make sure to wish him luck.
He needs it.
Bosstone's team:Volcarona / Conkeldurr / Sigilyph / Heatran / Scizor / Terrakion
Perdoni's team:Gliscor / Trevenant / Genesect / Clefable / Rotom-Wash / Pinsir
As we start out, he leads with one of my least favorite leads: Rotom-W. Don't get me wrong; it's awesome on your side. It's one of the most annoying things to face if an opponent is packing it, though.
Perhaps he'll make the rookie mistake of burning me? If not, I can still tank anything he throws at me, and I can miss fish while getting a boost off.
Thoughts: "Okay, so far so good. I'm only down to 65% health, I can probably still Bulk Up next turn."
I really should have gone for the Drain Punch after this turn; +1 on Conk is enough to make a pretty big dent in almost anything. However, I was feeling cocky, and expected another Hydro Miss.
In my short experience with
Ha! Standard fare for Conk. Hopefully they don't make this into a sub war, though...
Well, that was...unexpected. It's okay though. It's down. Conk's a lost cause at this point, so I'll just sack him to get the kill on the obvious Mega Pinsir. I'd rather be down 1 with a way to squish that bug than to still have Conk looking in the eye(s?) of a boosted Mega-Pinsir.
Score: 6-5 Bosstone/Dakar
As expected, even with +2 Conkeldurr couldn't take the heat. So, time for my utility counter/revenge killer Terrakion to come in. I'm pretty much screwed if SE misses, but that's a risk I'm going to have to take.
Score: 5-5
Score: 5-4 Bosstone/Dakar
right now. He's scarfed, so... nothing on the opposing team outspeeds him. The obvious switch-in is Gliscor, and...
...no surprises here. Since I can keep Terak alive, there is absolutely no reason to stay in. Predicting the obvious EQ, a switch to Sigilyph is my best option right now. Heck, it may even set up a sweep!
Alrighty, looks like we're playing someone with a practical knowledge of Sigilyph. Lots of players would have stayed in, only to be progressively doing less and less damage until an entire sweep of their team had gone down.
Clefable is an interesting beast this generation, what with its boost in stats and new typing. This could be more interesting than expected...
The stage has now been set for the main part of our story. Everything up to here was simply petty early game play. All of it stands in awe of what happens over the next 20 turns. I'll cut out the chaff, and move you, my beloved reader, to that point.
...
Sigilyph used Cosmic Power!
- Charge Beam
Power
- 50Accuracy
- 90%PP
- 70% chance to boost the user's Sp. Atk by 1.
But it failed!
The opposing Clefable used Charge Beam!
It's super effective! Sigilyph lost 18.4% of its health!
The opposing Clefable's Special Attack rose!
At this point,
and
This is the beginning of the end. Clefable only needs one more boost to have a 140 Base Power move coming off of x4 Sp. Atk. That's 560 effective base power. NOTHING can take that. It will also have the defenses of a god, so there will be no way to hit back if you can survive something of that power.
Ha! Clefable LAUGHS at your puny Roost. NOTHING can stop its wrath! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Here comes the boom.
The gg before the storm.
With not a hope in sight,
Into the battle charged the Light (Metal) Brigade
Score: 4-4
Scizor has Mega Evolved into Mega Scizor!
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
A critical hit! It's super effective! The opposing Clefable lost 90% of its health!
The.
Opposing.
Clefable.
Fainted!
Perdoni: ormdosf
Perdoni: odfomk
Perdoni: fokokfkd
Perdoni: kf
Bosstone: OR NOT!
Perdoni: [pkfS
Perdoni: K
Perdoni: KCSKPF[P[AF
Perdoni: [PO
Perdoni: F[
Perdoni: [pd
Perdoni: p[fdp
Perdoni: o[fposdop
Perdoni: dop[
Perdoni: fpdok[op
Perdoni: [PFi fukin knew it aswelll
Here we can see the opponent break down into babbling hysterics. If it were to be compared to something, one could compare the feeling felt here to seeing your fresh off-the lot Ferrari completely totaled by a Samba bus careening down the road.
After finding out your fiancee was cheating on you.
With your best friend.
And you were adopted.
And then, for good measure, it begins to rain, and you are struck with lightning.
After finding out your fiancee was cheating on you.
With your best friend.
And you were adopted.
And then, for good measure, it begins to rain, and you are struck with lightning.
Bosstone: HOLD THE FREAKIN' PRESSES.
Perdoni: fukin knew it!
Perdoni: i lose
Perdoni sent out Genesect!
The opposing Genesect's Download raised its Special Attack!
At this point, the opponent had lost the ability to can. There was no spirit left in that man. It was torn to shreds and stamped down by a vicious RNG. But, he tries to gather his last shreds of spirit into a well-played rest of game.
Score: 4-3 Bosstone/Dakar
Expecting a Flamethrower, I removed Scizor from the equation to let it fight another day. No way I would let this battle out of my grasp.
At this point, it's better to let Heatran die than to keep it in.
As expected,
Score: 3-3
Another streak of luck; the RNG gods either love me, or hate him. One more CC and it's done.
As with any reasonable player, this is some shit. With the sucker punch to the luck Perdoni recieved, this is just the icing on the cake. For him, I'd recommend a daily dose of rabbit's feet for the next 7 years.
Score:3-2 Bosstone/Dakar
With this, I know that Genesect isn't running a special set, but it has >3%, so that information isn't even pertinent. Scizor can easily off it, and can set up on Gliscor to win (even though set up probably isn't required). At this point, the battle has TRULY wrapped.
Score: 2-2
Bullet Punch does its job, and finishes off Genesect.
Score: 2-1 Bosstone/Dakar
At this point, Scizor is at x3. Gliscor has quite the defense, but this is not his time to shine.
Apparently the gods felt sorry for the loving spoonful they dished out to Perdoni. They gave him 2 crits in a row, but that didn't even dent Scizor.
And that's it.
Final Score: 2-0 Dakar/Bosstone
The story of the most well timed critical hit possibly in the history of the world. Without it, and another lucky Hydro Pump miss, I would have definitely lost this match. It seems that lady luck had other plans.
Surprisingly, this battle offers a life lesson: It's not over until you give up. Even when the odds have been turned against you, if there is still time on the clock there is always the ability to come back. Sometimes it requires luck. Sometimes it needs skill. Regardless, you can overcome the odds.
Ladder updating...
Bosstone's rating: 1771 → 1799
(+28 for winning)
Perdoni's rating: 1676 → 1667
(-9 for losing)
Bosstone: very gg
Perdoni left.
In closing, if you see Perdoni in passing on PS, make sure to wish him luck.
He needs it.
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