In what was one of the first battles of 2010, I came across a frightning opponent by the name of "rich boy". In fact, most of these battles were slightly intimidating because I was at the time testing out my squad of NU's built for the OU environment (the current NU ladder lacks much diversity in terms of players, so I brought it to the big stage). In a battle where almost every move matters due to the natural frailty of most NU pokemon, I found this one to be worthy of a warstory.
WackaWacka's team:
(Normal ladder rules)
--- indicate turn starts and ends. Switch ins after deaths aren't considered to be part of a turn.
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WackaWacka sent out Primeape (lvl 100 Primeape ?).
rich boy sent out Machamp (lvl 100 Machamp ?).
VS
Primeape: 100%
Machamp: 100%
The first obstacle was Machamp, who usually has enough bulk to take many an attack from my team. Now, due to having a sashed Primeape (beautiful lead, is only countered by about 5 OU leads), I though it would be worth testing the waters for what kind of opponent I had - predictable or predicting?
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Primeape used Close Combat.
Machamp lost 60% of its health.
Primeape's defence was lowered.
Primeape's special defence was lowered.
Machamp used Dynamicpunch.
Primeape lost 100% of its health.
Primeape hung on using its Focus Sash!
Primeape became confused!
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VS
Primeape: 0% (1HP), -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, Confused
Machamp: 40%
To be honest, it didn't tell me a lot actually. a Dynamic punch would mess up any non-ghost type, and I'm not in the mood for switching around too much yet, so it was a logical choice for rich boy. However, I thought I'd try the 50% chance to kill off one of the best overall counters in the game.
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Machamp used Bullet Punch.
Primeape lost 0% of its health.
WackaWacka's Primeape fainted.
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VS
Primeape: knocked out cold
Machamp: 40%
And it seems my knowledge of leadChamps is a bit lacking! I myself am seeming quite the predictable one here, and allow a vital member of my team to go. Enter Ace of Spades...
WackaWacka switched in Medicham (lvl 100 Medicham ?).
ready to bust some chops.
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Machamp used Bullet Punch.
Medicham lost 28% of its health.
Medicham used Ice Punch.
Machamp lost 31% of its health.
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VS
Medicham: 72%
Machamp: 9%
Okay, that went awfully as well. While I was expecting a switch to a counter, it seems that a last-ditch attack from Machamp was in order for rich boy (in retrospect, it was far too early in the match to start predicting for counters). I had previous experience with Medicham being pursuited to death by tyranitar switch-ins, and so switched to something else to take the punches of steel.
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WackaWacka switched in Magmortar (lvl 100 Magmortar ?).
luv ma body
Machamp used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
Magmortar lost 14% of its health.
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VS
Magmortar: 86%
Machamp: 9%
While Machamp is not going to do too much here, I've revealed half my team by simple overpredicting and worrying - not good. However, Magmortar is here to stay - and he's making sure that Champ goes down.
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Machamp used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
Magmortar lost 14% of its health.
Magmortar used Thunderbolt.
Machamp lost 9% of its health.
rich boy's Machamp fainted.
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VS
Magmortar: 72%
Machamp: doon an' oot
And the four-armed fighter finally hits the floor, but not before he's taken over 150% from my team - he did him proud. There's a whole lot which could switch in now though, even though my Magmortar is specs'd that thunderbolt can't beat everything.
rich boy switched in Aggron (lvl 100 Aggron ?).
bit horny
A risky move, but a good one from rich boy - a lot of Magmortars may carry Focus Blast, but he's sure that even more a choiced (which you've noticed mine is). I can switch or see how much it does, but I don't want to reveal anything else and Medicham is a bit too weak defensively to switch in to what could be a CB earthquake, so it's time to test the waters...
Magmortar used Thunderbolt.
Aggron lost 73% of its health.
Aggron used Thunder Wave.
Magmortar is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Magmortar: 72% (PRZ)
Aggron: 33%
Was that water? Seemed more like acid. Yup, any choiced sweeper will know that paralysis is a pain, but thunderbolt shocked off a huge percentage off the armored monster. Now, I knew that he couldn't possibly be choiced (could he?), and so Rock Smash seemed a bit more likely. hence, re-enter Medicham.
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WackaWacka switched in Medicham (lvl 100 Medicham ?).
Aggron used Substitute.
Aggron lost 25% of its health.
Aggron made a substitute!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Medicham: 72%
Aggron: 14% (SUB)
Pants. Again a lack of knowledge against the opposing pokemon's sets gives him a one-time limeline, for which he can do whatever he wants. He and I know that paralysing my Medicham would pretty much be game over for me, so time for him to waste a turn =).
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WackaWacka switched in Magmortar (lvl 100 Magmortar ?).
Aggron used Thunder Wave.
But it failed!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Magmortar: 72%, (PRZ)
Aggron: 20%, (SUB)
That went according to plan, now just to sac Maggy and bring in something else after his death.
Aggron used Head Smash.
It's super effective!
Magmortar lost 72% of its health.
WackaWacka's Magmortar fainted.
Magmortar's Flame Body burned Aggron!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
Aggron was hurt by its burn!
Aggron lost 12% of its health.
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VS
Magmortar: smoldering
Aggron: 14%, (SUB), (BRN)
Beeeeeautiful. The ability that rarely sees any use in OU comes in at a vital moment to let my next switch in come in even more safely. The only unfortunate part is that Aggron isn't worth that much to rich boy anyway =(.
WackaWacka switched in Lapras (lvl 100 Lapras ?).
beaming
Enter NU's answer to Blissey, Registeel, but Lapras has decent STAB's and an EXCELLENT movepool. Thanks to the burn it achieved last turn I think Aggron will just be putting up his last stand and attack, which is good as Lapras should survive and break his sub back.
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Lapras used Surf.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Aggron!
Aggron's substitute faded!
Aggron used Head Smash.
It's super effective!
Lapras lost 60% of its health.
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
Aggron was hurt by its burn!
Aggron lost 12% of its health.
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VS
Lapras: 46%
Aggron: 8%, (BRN)
Ouch! The turn went as well as I could have hoped (and I never thought my 0 speed Lapras could outspeed his Aggron, maybe the thunder wave is just to annoy?), but 60% is a big price to pay for any wall, especially as my Lapras is lacking any sort of recovery outside of leftovers. I don't want to let in any easy counters, so I go for Ice beam to finish the Aggron off.
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Lapras used Ice Beam.
It's not very effective...
Aggron lost 8% of its health.
rich boy's Aggron fainted.
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Lapras: 52%
Aggron: frostbitten
Boom headshot.
rich boy switched in Breloom (lvl 100 Breloom ?).
fruitful
And now I feel soooo stupid for letting Primeape go at the start of the match, probably one of the best Breloom counters out there. I know that he's going to sub or spore (if his Loom was one of the rare Mach-Punchers it would fail to KO), so I'll keep my Lapras in and just Ice Beam until he spores – I wouldn't be surprised if Lapras has played it's part in this battle.
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Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Lapras used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
Breloom was badly poisoned!
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Lapras: 58%
Breloom: 75%, (PSN)
Perfect, it was a wise move from rich boy to scout for the switch, but Lapras recovers some more HP to just beg for that spore.
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Breloom used Spore.
Lapras fell asleep!
Lapras is fast asleep!
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Lapras: 64%, (SLP)
Breloom: 88%, (PSN)
You snooze you lose? Not yet, as I bring in the another OU counter to take almost whatever attack that Breloom can dish out.
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WackaWacka switched in Butterfree (lvl 100 Butterfree ?).
stirring up a breeze
Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
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VS
Butterfree: 100%
Breloom: 75%, (SUB)
Yes, unless he's carrying Stone edge (it's rare that I'd see any Brelooms apart from my own in my OU team carry it), then Butterfree is safe. Now, my Butterfree is a scarf-disruptor, carrying Sleep Powder, Whirlwind, Shadow Ball and U-turn – it could be a lead set, but there's too many strong leads carrying Lum Berries or faster opponents (max speed timid B-Free with a choice scarf reaches 393 speed) in this tier. From that set, guess my next move =).
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Breloom is tightening its focus!
Breloom used Focus Punch.
It's not very effective...
Butterfree lost 47% of its health.
Butterfree used Whirlwind.
rich boy switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
wussup brah
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
The sandstorm rages.
Butterfree is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Butterfree lost 6% of its health.
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VS
Butterfree: 47%
Tyrannitar: 100%
Well Breloom was swept from the battleground, but only to be met by that mountain-guzzling monster Tyrannitar. There's no point staying in due to the negative priority, unless he's a DDTar – I don't mind if it is though, since Medicham deals with those like a hot knife through butter.
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Tyranitar used Pursuit.
Butterfree lost 47% of its health.
WackaWacka's Butterfree fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
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VS
Butterfree: chased down
Tyranitar: 100%
And as such Butterfree falls when fleeing. Now, Pursuit is usually present on CB teams (and also on CS teams), so I thought it wouldn't be a bad decision to stick in something which can take a puny base 40 attack?
WackaWacka switched in Ursaring (lvl 100 Ursaring ?).
cuddle me
Welcome my vicious teddy. I was running a Quick Feet version until I realised that it doesn't negate burn's effects like guts does, which felt a bit pointless for a physical attacker. Anyway, time to set up Swords Dance to bash the switch in – very little can break through 90/75/75 defenses on the first attack that isn't a fighting move.
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Ursaring used Swords Dance.
Ursaring's attack was sharply raised.
Tyranitar used Stone Edge.
Tyranitar's attack missed!
The sandstorm rages.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Ursaring: 100%, +2 ATK
Tyranitar: 100%
Wow, close call there! Stone edge would have seriously dented my staying power, and rich boy may well be kicking himself for relying on what seems the most innaccurate move in the game (People don' feel Focus Blast's effects enough). Anyway, time to down that tyrant.
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Ursaring used Close Combat.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 100% of its health.
rich boy's Tyranitar fainted.
Ursaring's defence was lowered.
Ursaring's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Urasring: 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF
Tyranitar: battered
A Tyranitar that can switch attacks, doesn't has Life Orb, has pursuit and doesn't run Jolly max speed? Confusion hits. Anyway, it's T-tar's down, and Ursaring is still at max health (albeit -1 defenses). I can only hope that the switch in isn't one of those poweful sweepers which OU hosts...
rich boy switched in Rotom-h (lvl 100 Rotom-h).
toasty
...And I am met with joy. Rotom cannot kill my teddy, as the most I saw from an unspecs'd Overheat was 50% - laughable to a full health Ursa. Best case would be that it attempts to burn me, for lol reasons (gogo guts power).
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Rotom-h used Thunder Wave.
Ursaring is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Ursaring used Crunch.
It's super effective!
Rotom-h lost 100% of its health.
rich boy's Rotom-h fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Ursaring: 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, (PRZ)
Rotom: out of order
Well, that could have gone better. In all the time I've spent in OU, I've only seen about 3 or 4 Rotoms with Thunder Wave, due to the amount of them that carry Discharge or Will-o-wisp. Since Guts activates anyway Rotom sees his doom, but now Ursa has no way of countering the rest of his team (at -6 speed, -1 defenses and essentially +4 attack, I can only hope a blissy is coming my way).
rich boy switched in Breloom (lvl 100 Breloom ?)
And in the mischievous mushroom comes. He can't sleep me, so he's just going to sub until I finally feel the effects of the paralysis.
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Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Ursaring used Facade.
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
The sandstorm rages.
Breloom is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Breloom lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Ursaring 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, (PRZ)
Breloom: 56%, (PSN)
This could go on for a while =/. taking away 18.75% from him each turn isn't too bad though.
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Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Ursaring is paralysed! It can't move!
The sandstorm rages.
Breloom is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Breloom lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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VS
Ursaring: 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, (PRZ)
Breloom: 37%, (PSN), (SUB)
And coming earlier than I hoped, the bear's nervous system breaks down and becomes useless for a turn, while Loom can finally get his sub up. Here comes the Focus Pawnch, and I'm left hoping that I can beat the 25% chance of being useless again.
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Breloom is tightening its focus!
Ursaring used Facade.
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
Breloom used Focus Punch.
It's super effective!
Ursaring lost 100% of its health.
WackaWacka's Ursaring fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Breloom is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Breloom lost 6% of its health.
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
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VS
Ursaring: knocked out
Breloom: 43%, (PSN)
And so with a mighty roar, teddy falls, but only after taking around 250% off the oppostition – a good run I'd say. Breloom's easily in range for any attack from super-sweeper Medicham, so in it comes.
WackaWacka switched in Medicham (lvl 100 Medicham ?).
Now, with one unrevealed poke left I'm left relying on my choiced sweeper for help. Looking at his revealed pokemon so far, I haven't noticed any dragons yet, which would surely fill in any resistive gaps in his team. Hence I go for the Ice Punch, which eliminates the likes of salamence and 0HP Latiai (what is the plural of Latias?).
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Medicham used Ice Punch.
It's super effective!
Breloom lost 43% of its health.
rich boy's Breloom fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Medicham is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Medicham lost 6% of its health.
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VS
Medicham: 66%
Breloom: decomposing
Down he goes, as the psychic sweeper prepares for the final onslaught...
rich boy switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Medicham's attack!
outrageous
Fiddlesticks. Yes, Ice punch will not be doing a lot to ironically, one of the only things that can be seen as a dragon that isn't one. My Medicham doesn't carry Thunderpunch, so there's no point switching in and out again. I can only hope for the 19% chance of freezing it over the 2 turns that I will likely have (It would need to be running max speed to outrun Medi after 1 DD, which is very rare nowadays).
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Medicham used Ice Punch.
Gyarados lost 28% of its health.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Medicham is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Medicham lost 6% of its health.
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VS
Medicham: 60%, -1 ATK
Gyarados: 66%, +1 ATK, +1 SPD
And the worst case scenario appears right at the end. I now have to rely on a 10% chance of freezing or a 6.25% chance of a critical hit to even have a chance of victory. That's not too small, is it?
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Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
Medicham used Ice Punch.
Gyarados lost 27% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Medicham is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Medicham lost 6% of its health.
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VS
Medicham: 54%, -1 ATK
Gyarados: 33%, +2 ATK, +2 SPD
Nope, my fate is essential sealed. I'm expecting him to be running Earthquake, Waterfall and one of the other two attacking moves (Ice fang or Stone Edge), with Waterfall chosen as his next move. I didn't see much hope at this point as you may have guessed, so I stayed in to be annihilated.
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Gyarados used Waterfall.
Medicham lost 54% of its health.
WackaWacka's Medicham fainted.
Gyarados lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
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VS
Medicham: soaked
Gyarados: 17%, +2 ATK, +2 SPD
Down Cham goes, and it's here I see my true folly – I could have won this match by switching in Lapras to take the Waterfall to heal up some more to take almost anything he could send at me (such is the bulk of Lapras, as you see in the next turn). Instead I am left with one sleeping beauty against the destroyer of many a team. I can only Thunderbolt in the hope Lapras wakes up...
WackaWacka switched in Lapras (lvl 100 Lapras ?).
Gyarados used Earthquake.
Lapras lost 62% of its health.
Gyarados lost 10% of its health.
Lapras is fast asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Lapras is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Lapras lost 3% of its health.
WackaWacka's Lapras fainted.
rich boy wins!
VS
Lapras: shaken, not stirred
Gyarados: 1%, +2 ATK, +2 SPD
Nope, and Lapras, as well as my team is beaten. As you can see, Lapras was not beaten by the +2 Earthquake, but instead by the residual damage of that pesky sandstorm. If only it was awake at the time!
A decent match in my opinion and extremely close (a running trend among these Warstoryable battles!), but as you could see a lot of the mistakes were on my side – with a result that close you can't help but think with correct foresight this team could hold its own against many OU teams.
Props:
Ursaring, truly a force against slower and unprepared OU threats.
Lapras, while although apparently useless, for being a sleep absorber and a thorn in rich boy's side for a length of time.
Rich boy's method of using a last-ditch method of attacking on a defensively-orientated team, a surprising technique.
Slops:
Lapras, Butterfree, Magmortar and Primeape for completely unfulfilling their potential – had they got the chance to, this battle would have likely been a bit more one sided (and less interesting). Proof that the lead pokemon and the first decisions of the battle carry through right to the end.
Machamp leads, and how often I am underprepared for them.
WackaWacka's team:
(Normal ladder rules)
--- indicate turn starts and ends. Switch ins after deaths aren't considered to be part of a turn.
my comments, yeah
WackaWacka sent out Primeape (lvl 100 Primeape ?).
rich boy sent out Machamp (lvl 100 Machamp ?).
Primeape: 100%
Machamp: 100%
The first obstacle was Machamp, who usually has enough bulk to take many an attack from my team. Now, due to having a sashed Primeape (beautiful lead, is only countered by about 5 OU leads), I though it would be worth testing the waters for what kind of opponent I had - predictable or predicting?
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Primeape used Close Combat.
Machamp lost 60% of its health.
Primeape's defence was lowered.
Primeape's special defence was lowered.
Machamp used Dynamicpunch.
Primeape lost 100% of its health.
Primeape hung on using its Focus Sash!
Primeape became confused!
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Primeape: 0% (1HP), -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, Confused
Machamp: 40%
To be honest, it didn't tell me a lot actually. a Dynamic punch would mess up any non-ghost type, and I'm not in the mood for switching around too much yet, so it was a logical choice for rich boy. However, I thought I'd try the 50% chance to kill off one of the best overall counters in the game.
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Machamp used Bullet Punch.
Primeape lost 0% of its health.
WackaWacka's Primeape fainted.
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Primeape: knocked out cold
Machamp: 40%
And it seems my knowledge of leadChamps is a bit lacking! I myself am seeming quite the predictable one here, and allow a vital member of my team to go. Enter Ace of Spades...
WackaWacka switched in Medicham (lvl 100 Medicham ?).
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Machamp used Bullet Punch.
Medicham lost 28% of its health.
Medicham used Ice Punch.
Machamp lost 31% of its health.
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Medicham: 72%
Machamp: 9%
Okay, that went awfully as well. While I was expecting a switch to a counter, it seems that a last-ditch attack from Machamp was in order for rich boy (in retrospect, it was far too early in the match to start predicting for counters). I had previous experience with Medicham being pursuited to death by tyranitar switch-ins, and so switched to something else to take the punches of steel.
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WackaWacka switched in Magmortar (lvl 100 Magmortar ?).
Machamp used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
Magmortar lost 14% of its health.
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Magmortar: 86%
Machamp: 9%
While Machamp is not going to do too much here, I've revealed half my team by simple overpredicting and worrying - not good. However, Magmortar is here to stay - and he's making sure that Champ goes down.
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Machamp used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
Magmortar lost 14% of its health.
Magmortar used Thunderbolt.
Machamp lost 9% of its health.
rich boy's Machamp fainted.
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Magmortar: 72%
Machamp: doon an' oot
And the four-armed fighter finally hits the floor, but not before he's taken over 150% from my team - he did him proud. There's a whole lot which could switch in now though, even though my Magmortar is specs'd that thunderbolt can't beat everything.
rich boy switched in Aggron (lvl 100 Aggron ?).
A risky move, but a good one from rich boy - a lot of Magmortars may carry Focus Blast, but he's sure that even more a choiced (which you've noticed mine is). I can switch or see how much it does, but I don't want to reveal anything else and Medicham is a bit too weak defensively to switch in to what could be a CB earthquake, so it's time to test the waters...
Magmortar used Thunderbolt.
Aggron lost 73% of its health.
Aggron used Thunder Wave.
Magmortar is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
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Magmortar: 72% (PRZ)
Aggron: 33%
Was that water? Seemed more like acid. Yup, any choiced sweeper will know that paralysis is a pain, but thunderbolt shocked off a huge percentage off the armored monster. Now, I knew that he couldn't possibly be choiced (could he?), and so Rock Smash seemed a bit more likely. hence, re-enter Medicham.
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WackaWacka switched in Medicham (lvl 100 Medicham ?).
Aggron used Substitute.
Aggron lost 25% of its health.
Aggron made a substitute!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
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Medicham: 72%
Aggron: 14% (SUB)
Pants. Again a lack of knowledge against the opposing pokemon's sets gives him a one-time limeline, for which he can do whatever he wants. He and I know that paralysing my Medicham would pretty much be game over for me, so time for him to waste a turn =).
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WackaWacka switched in Magmortar (lvl 100 Magmortar ?).
Aggron used Thunder Wave.
But it failed!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
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Magmortar: 72%, (PRZ)
Aggron: 20%, (SUB)
That went according to plan, now just to sac Maggy and bring in something else after his death.
Aggron used Head Smash.
It's super effective!
Magmortar lost 72% of its health.
WackaWacka's Magmortar fainted.
Magmortar's Flame Body burned Aggron!
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
Aggron was hurt by its burn!
Aggron lost 12% of its health.
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Magmortar: smoldering
Aggron: 14%, (SUB), (BRN)
Beeeeeautiful. The ability that rarely sees any use in OU comes in at a vital moment to let my next switch in come in even more safely. The only unfortunate part is that Aggron isn't worth that much to rich boy anyway =(.
WackaWacka switched in Lapras (lvl 100 Lapras ?).
Enter NU's answer to Blissey, Registeel, but Lapras has decent STAB's and an EXCELLENT movepool. Thanks to the burn it achieved last turn I think Aggron will just be putting up his last stand and attack, which is good as Lapras should survive and break his sub back.
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Lapras used Surf.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Aggron!
Aggron's substitute faded!
Aggron used Head Smash.
It's super effective!
Lapras lost 60% of its health.
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
Aggron's leftovers restored its health a little!
Aggron restored 6% of its health.
Aggron was hurt by its burn!
Aggron lost 12% of its health.
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Lapras: 46%
Aggron: 8%, (BRN)
Ouch! The turn went as well as I could have hoped (and I never thought my 0 speed Lapras could outspeed his Aggron, maybe the thunder wave is just to annoy?), but 60% is a big price to pay for any wall, especially as my Lapras is lacking any sort of recovery outside of leftovers. I don't want to let in any easy counters, so I go for Ice beam to finish the Aggron off.
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Lapras used Ice Beam.
It's not very effective...
Aggron lost 8% of its health.
rich boy's Aggron fainted.
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
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Lapras: 52%
Aggron: frostbitten
Boom headshot.
rich boy switched in Breloom (lvl 100 Breloom ?).
And now I feel soooo stupid for letting Primeape go at the start of the match, probably one of the best Breloom counters out there. I know that he's going to sub or spore (if his Loom was one of the rare Mach-Punchers it would fail to KO), so I'll keep my Lapras in and just Ice Beam until he spores – I wouldn't be surprised if Lapras has played it's part in this battle.
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Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Lapras used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
Breloom was badly poisoned!
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
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Lapras: 58%
Breloom: 75%, (PSN)
Perfect, it was a wise move from rich boy to scout for the switch, but Lapras recovers some more HP to just beg for that spore.
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Breloom used Spore.
Lapras fell asleep!
Lapras is fast asleep!
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Lapras's leftovers restored its health a little!
Lapras restored 6% of its health.
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Lapras: 64%, (SLP)
Breloom: 88%, (PSN)
You snooze you lose? Not yet, as I bring in the another OU counter to take almost whatever attack that Breloom can dish out.
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WackaWacka switched in Butterfree (lvl 100 Butterfree ?).
Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
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Butterfree: 100%
Breloom: 75%, (SUB)
Yes, unless he's carrying Stone edge (it's rare that I'd see any Brelooms apart from my own in my OU team carry it), then Butterfree is safe. Now, my Butterfree is a scarf-disruptor, carrying Sleep Powder, Whirlwind, Shadow Ball and U-turn – it could be a lead set, but there's too many strong leads carrying Lum Berries or faster opponents (max speed timid B-Free with a choice scarf reaches 393 speed) in this tier. From that set, guess my next move =).
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Breloom is tightening its focus!
Breloom used Focus Punch.
It's not very effective...
Butterfree lost 47% of its health.
Butterfree used Whirlwind.
rich boy switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
The sandstorm rages.
Butterfree is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Butterfree lost 6% of its health.
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Butterfree: 47%
Tyrannitar: 100%
Well Breloom was swept from the battleground, but only to be met by that mountain-guzzling monster Tyrannitar. There's no point staying in due to the negative priority, unless he's a DDTar – I don't mind if it is though, since Medicham deals with those like a hot knife through butter.
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Tyranitar used Pursuit.
Butterfree lost 47% of its health.
WackaWacka's Butterfree fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
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Butterfree: chased down
Tyranitar: 100%
And as such Butterfree falls when fleeing. Now, Pursuit is usually present on CB teams (and also on CS teams), so I thought it wouldn't be a bad decision to stick in something which can take a puny base 40 attack?
WackaWacka switched in Ursaring (lvl 100 Ursaring ?).
Welcome my vicious teddy. I was running a Quick Feet version until I realised that it doesn't negate burn's effects like guts does, which felt a bit pointless for a physical attacker. Anyway, time to set up Swords Dance to bash the switch in – very little can break through 90/75/75 defenses on the first attack that isn't a fighting move.
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Ursaring used Swords Dance.
Ursaring's attack was sharply raised.
Tyranitar used Stone Edge.
Tyranitar's attack missed!
The sandstorm rages.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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Ursaring: 100%, +2 ATK
Tyranitar: 100%
Wow, close call there! Stone edge would have seriously dented my staying power, and rich boy may well be kicking himself for relying on what seems the most innaccurate move in the game (People don' feel Focus Blast's effects enough). Anyway, time to down that tyrant.
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Ursaring used Close Combat.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 100% of its health.
rich boy's Tyranitar fainted.
Ursaring's defence was lowered.
Ursaring's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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Urasring: 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF
Tyranitar: battered
A Tyranitar that can switch attacks, doesn't has Life Orb, has pursuit and doesn't run Jolly max speed? Confusion hits. Anyway, it's T-tar's down, and Ursaring is still at max health (albeit -1 defenses). I can only hope that the switch in isn't one of those poweful sweepers which OU hosts...
rich boy switched in Rotom-h (lvl 100 Rotom-h).
...And I am met with joy. Rotom cannot kill my teddy, as the most I saw from an unspecs'd Overheat was 50% - laughable to a full health Ursa. Best case would be that it attempts to burn me, for lol reasons (gogo guts power).
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Rotom-h used Thunder Wave.
Ursaring is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Ursaring used Crunch.
It's super effective!
Rotom-h lost 100% of its health.
rich boy's Rotom-h fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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Ursaring: 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, (PRZ)
Rotom: out of order
Well, that could have gone better. In all the time I've spent in OU, I've only seen about 3 or 4 Rotoms with Thunder Wave, due to the amount of them that carry Discharge or Will-o-wisp. Since Guts activates anyway Rotom sees his doom, but now Ursa has no way of countering the rest of his team (at -6 speed, -1 defenses and essentially +4 attack, I can only hope a blissy is coming my way).
rich boy switched in Breloom (lvl 100 Breloom ?)
And in the mischievous mushroom comes. He can't sleep me, so he's just going to sub until I finally feel the effects of the paralysis.
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Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Ursaring used Facade.
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
The sandstorm rages.
Breloom is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Breloom lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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Ursaring 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, (PRZ)
Breloom: 56%, (PSN)
This could go on for a while =/. taking away 18.75% from him each turn isn't too bad though.
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Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Ursaring is paralysed! It can't move!
The sandstorm rages.
Breloom is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Breloom lost 6% of its health.
Ursaring is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Ursaring lost 6% of its health.
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Ursaring's leftovers restored its health a little!
Ursaring restored 6% of its health.
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Ursaring: 100%, +2 ATK, -1 DEF, -1 S.DEF, (PRZ)
Breloom: 37%, (PSN), (SUB)
And coming earlier than I hoped, the bear's nervous system breaks down and becomes useless for a turn, while Loom can finally get his sub up. Here comes the Focus Pawnch, and I'm left hoping that I can beat the 25% chance of being useless again.
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Breloom is tightening its focus!
Ursaring used Facade.
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
Breloom used Focus Punch.
It's super effective!
Ursaring lost 100% of its health.
WackaWacka's Ursaring fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Breloom is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Breloom lost 6% of its health.
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
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Ursaring: knocked out
Breloom: 43%, (PSN)
And so with a mighty roar, teddy falls, but only after taking around 250% off the oppostition – a good run I'd say. Breloom's easily in range for any attack from super-sweeper Medicham, so in it comes.
WackaWacka switched in Medicham (lvl 100 Medicham ?).
Now, with one unrevealed poke left I'm left relying on my choiced sweeper for help. Looking at his revealed pokemon so far, I haven't noticed any dragons yet, which would surely fill in any resistive gaps in his team. Hence I go for the Ice Punch, which eliminates the likes of salamence and 0HP Latiai (what is the plural of Latias?).
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Medicham used Ice Punch.
It's super effective!
Breloom lost 43% of its health.
rich boy's Breloom fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Medicham is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Medicham lost 6% of its health.
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Medicham: 66%
Breloom: decomposing
Down he goes, as the psychic sweeper prepares for the final onslaught...
rich boy switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Medicham's attack!
Fiddlesticks. Yes, Ice punch will not be doing a lot to ironically, one of the only things that can be seen as a dragon that isn't one. My Medicham doesn't carry Thunderpunch, so there's no point switching in and out again. I can only hope for the 19% chance of freezing it over the 2 turns that I will likely have (It would need to be running max speed to outrun Medi after 1 DD, which is very rare nowadays).
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Medicham used Ice Punch.
Gyarados lost 28% of its health.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Medicham is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Medicham lost 6% of its health.
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Medicham: 60%, -1 ATK
Gyarados: 66%, +1 ATK, +1 SPD
And the worst case scenario appears right at the end. I now have to rely on a 10% chance of freezing or a 6.25% chance of a critical hit to even have a chance of victory. That's not too small, is it?
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Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
Medicham used Ice Punch.
Gyarados lost 27% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Medicham is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Medicham lost 6% of its health.
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Medicham: 54%, -1 ATK
Gyarados: 33%, +2 ATK, +2 SPD
Nope, my fate is essential sealed. I'm expecting him to be running Earthquake, Waterfall and one of the other two attacking moves (Ice fang or Stone Edge), with Waterfall chosen as his next move. I didn't see much hope at this point as you may have guessed, so I stayed in to be annihilated.
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Gyarados used Waterfall.
Medicham lost 54% of its health.
WackaWacka's Medicham fainted.
Gyarados lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
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Medicham: soaked
Gyarados: 17%, +2 ATK, +2 SPD
Down Cham goes, and it's here I see my true folly – I could have won this match by switching in Lapras to take the Waterfall to heal up some more to take almost anything he could send at me (such is the bulk of Lapras, as you see in the next turn). Instead I am left with one sleeping beauty against the destroyer of many a team. I can only Thunderbolt in the hope Lapras wakes up...
WackaWacka switched in Lapras (lvl 100 Lapras ?).
Gyarados used Earthquake.
Lapras lost 62% of its health.
Gyarados lost 10% of its health.
Lapras is fast asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Lapras is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Lapras lost 3% of its health.
WackaWacka's Lapras fainted.
rich boy wins!
Lapras: shaken, not stirred
Gyarados: 1%, +2 ATK, +2 SPD
Nope, and Lapras, as well as my team is beaten. As you can see, Lapras was not beaten by the +2 Earthquake, but instead by the residual damage of that pesky sandstorm. If only it was awake at the time!
A decent match in my opinion and extremely close (a running trend among these Warstoryable battles!), but as you could see a lot of the mistakes were on my side – with a result that close you can't help but think with correct foresight this team could hold its own against many OU teams.
Props:
Ursaring, truly a force against slower and unprepared OU threats.
Lapras, while although apparently useless, for being a sleep absorber and a thorn in rich boy's side for a length of time.
Rich boy's method of using a last-ditch method of attacking on a defensively-orientated team, a surprising technique.
Slops:
Lapras, Butterfree, Magmortar and Primeape for completely unfulfilling their potential – had they got the chance to, this battle would have likely been a bit more one sided (and less interesting). Proof that the lead pokemon and the first decisions of the battle carry through right to the end.
Machamp leads, and how often I am underprepared for them.
