It was late at night, on Shoddy battle, and Colin was yelling at me for arguing with him about "hax" and for not knowing anything about Brawl. I eventually lost interest in the conversation going on in the main chat, and noticed that fostmeister was racking up some impressive wins. We had battled earlier in the day, both of us with new teams, and it ended in a massive win for him (0-4 I do believe). I wanted to see if my old, and somewhat outdated team was more effective than my new, more offensive ones and decided to see if he wanted a battle. He graciously accepted, even though I had battled his team before (heck, with my mediocre memory, I only remembered two of his Pokemon). Here are the teams as follows:
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Wedge's Team~
fostmeister's Team~
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Rules:
Evasion Clause
Freeze Clause
OHKO Clause
Sleep Clause
Species Clause
anthonyf sent out Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
_Wedge_ sent out Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
Swampert lost 42% of its health.
Swampert's special defence was lowered.
Swampert used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Okay, so it starts out as Swampert vs. Gengar. What happens here could potentially sway the entire match in one person's favor, if you get an early status or KO in. Losing one Pokemon can many times lose you the match. I felt that Swampert was the least useful member of my team in this instance (as all of it's walling capabilities could be emulated by my other Pokemon), I chose to sacrifice him to sleep. Oddly, this Gengar used Shadow Ball. I assumed here that it was most probably Scarf, as it wasn't a 2HKO and he didn't Hypnosis me. I proceeded to find out other members of his team. Also, getting Stealth Rocks up this early helps a good deal.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
Swampert lost 55% of its health.
Swampert used Roar.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Okay, well, this doesn't help me much. I already knew he had a Garchomp, but wasn't sure if it was Scarfed, Banded or SD. I knew it could potentially kill any member of my team, and with Swampert at a mere 15% health, it wasn't going to be doing much for me anyways. I chose to sacrifice my mudfish in order to bring in my real Physical Wall unharmed.
Garchomp used Earthquake.
Swampert lost 41% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Swampert fainted.
5-6 fostmeister
I lost a Pokemon really really early in the game, and that is never good. I'm just hoping that my next Pokemon will fill up the gap that Swampert left.
_Wedge_ switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
anthonyf switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Weezing used Will-o-wisp.
Heatran's Flash Fire raised its fire power!
Dammit! I completely forgot all about that! It's Weezing's Kryptonite! And as long as he has that out, I can't afford to status him. I also know that he'll OHKO Weezing if I stay in, which would effectively lose me that match, and I can't let Mence get burned, so I make the only viable switch (and hope he doesn't have Explosion/Taunt!)...
_Wedge_: lol i forgot you had heatran
_Wedge_ switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Heatran used Flamethrower.
Blissey lost 25% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Good! It's not even a 4HKO with lefties! I can kill him if he stays in...and doesn't explode...or something. But I can't switch anyone else into a FF Flamethrower, so I do the only thing I can.
anthonyf switched in Hulk (lvl 100 Machamp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Hulk.
Hulk lost 6% of its health.
Blissey used Seismic Toss.
Hulk lost 26% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
My god! It's the Pokemon that destroyed my other team last game! I know his Machamp is Sleep Talk, and I know that Dynamicpunch will OHKO me, so I have to switch. The question is, to what? Gengar will die horribly to Stone Edge, and Mence could get shot by a CH from it (or Confusion from Dynamic Punch), and Lucario isn't an option because it can't OHKO back. Weezing looks like my only choice.
_Wedge_ switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
Hulk used Dynamicpunch.
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Weezing lost 38% of its health.
Weezing became confused!
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
A critical hit with only 38%? Wow, Weezing's walling skills are showing here. This means that normal Stone Edge would do only about 45% or so, but a CH would spell my doom. I can't switch anything in safely, and I may hurt myself. This looks bad. I could try WoWing, but he knows about Blissey now and might explode if he switches Heatran in on me. I have to stay in.
anthonyf switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Weezing is confused!
It hurt itself in its confusion!
Weezing lost 5% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
I originally used Pain Split to do some damage and to be able to survive another Stone Edge, but that didn't happen at all. Time to make an obvious switch...again. The major problem with my team is that once you know the members, you will have a pretty easy time predicting what I do, and this is the primary reason for me wanting to build a new team. Predictable teams are defeated teams. Usually.
_Wedge_ switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Gengar used Hypnosis.
Blissey fell asleep!
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
That's...interesting. I can no longer assume it's a ScarfGar, because I don't see too many of them with Hypnosis. I'm not sure why he didn't use it at the start, but having Blissey in means I either have to sacrifice another, more important Pokemon to sleep, or stay in and see what happens. If he gets really lucky, he might be able to kill me with Focus Blast.
Let's recap what both players know at this point:
I know that:
Gengar used Hypnosis.
Gengar's attack missed!
Blissey is fast asleep!
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Okay, so he predicted a switch to something. But since Gengar can't really do all that much to Blissey, I opted to stay in.
anthonyf switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Blissey's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Blissey woke up!
Blissey used Flamethrower.
It's not very effective...
Gyarados lost 8% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Okay, this looks bad. Gyarados gets a free DD while I switch out, or try to meagerly attack him. Or he could taunt, then set up. I can't do anything but Toxic him, and would probably wind up getting Blissey either shut down or killed in the process. Weezing was put on my team for a reason, and that's to destroy Gyarados. I pray he doesn't have some CBDos or something that could 2HKO me where I stand.
_Wedge_ switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
Gyarados used Taunt.
Weezing fell for the taunt!
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
Phew. Good. He didn't waterfall me. I can now proceed to kill him with Thunderbolt. The problem is though, I have to Thunderbolt. Pain Split and WoW won't work because of Taunt, so I have to choose between Thunderbolt and Flamethrower. If I Flamethrower him, predicting a switch to Garchomp, he could potentially get a free DD or kill my Weezing with 2 Waterfalls, which would be game over for me. I have to say, he put his team together very very well.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Weezing used Thunderbolt.
It doesn't affect Garchomp...
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
Okay, so he switched, but since I went the "safe" route and Thunderbolted, I can't really do anything to him. In retrospect, my next two turns were probably my worst decisions in the game.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
Weezing lost 46% of its health.
Weezing used Flamethrower.
It's not very effective...
Garchomp lost 11% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
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Garchomp used Outrage.
Weezing lost 45% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Weezing fainted.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
4-6 fostmeister
No one could switch in to absorb an outrage...and not be immediately threatened. I sacrifice my only true Gyara counter... to save my sweepers and that fat pink egg thing.
_Wedge_ switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
anthonyf switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Salamence's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Salamence used Dragon Dance.
Salamence's attack was raised.
Salamence's speed was raised.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
This was a weird move on my part. I'll bet you're thinking "Wow Wedge. You're retarded. Garchomp can ohko you ya dingus!" I had a few things running through my mind though. First of all, Lucario would be a stupid switch in because I'd have to Swords Dance to have a chance of killing it, and Earthquake would get me. My Blissey is Calm with no Ice Beam and has no business taking on a Garchomp. Gengar could try and revenge kill, but I'm 100% sure he'd switch to Heatran to take HP Ice, and then I'd be out of options. I switch to Salamence, intimidating him. I'm feeling incredibly religious as I pray for that Confusion RNG to make him attack himself. Thankfully he took the safe route and switched to something that wouldn't kill me that turn.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
This team utilized a standard DDMence (Sorry, the old standard with Adamant over Jolly) with Substitute over a third attack. It has actually worked pretty well for dodging status and provides me with a safety net if I need to kill something faster than me, or with priority. I'm not really sure why I stayed in. I knew he couldn't kill me because I was faster, and I got to scout his set. I now know he has Taunt/Dragon Dance/Stone Edge/Waterfall. I can Substitute a few more times before I don't have enough HP, so I opt to out-stall his Stone Edges and hope for a miss.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
Gyarados's attack missed!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Wow, that worked out remarkably well. I have a Substitute up and should be able to 2HKO him, eliminating a major threat.
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Gyarados lost 46% of its health.
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
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Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Gyarados lost 41% of its health.
anthonyf's Gyarados fainted.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
4-5 fostmeister
Good, I'm not completely outnumbered now. With Gyarados out of the way, Lucario can have a chance at a clean sweep if I get the chance to set up against something. With the looks of it though, that isn't going to be happening soon.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
_Wedge_ switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
Blissey lost 69% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
My sweepers are absolutely key now, and since 2/3's of my defensive core are now out of commission, losing the last one to save my sweepers is the least self-damaging move I can make right now. From the damage, I'm guessing that he isn't banded, and probably scafed, but I can't say for sure.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Blissey lost 68% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Blissey fainted.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
3-5 fostmeister
Blissey is down, and my defensive core is dust, but there's that ever present confusion again. I switch in Salamence because I assume he'll switch just like last time, so I hopefully get a free turn.
_Wedge_ switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
anthonyf switched in Hulk (lvl 100 Machamp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Hulk.
Hulk lost 6% of its health.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
Machamp again? Well good thing my safety net is up. I'm pretty confident I can 2HKO this thing, and he can't switch to Heatran in fear of Earthquake, or Garchomp in fear of Dragon Claw, so I have his Machamp pinned down. I'm not sure about his last Pokemon yet, but I'm assuming it's frail because he doesn't switch it in.
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Hulk lost 51% of its health.
Hulk used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
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Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Hulk lost 54% of its health.
anthonyf's Hulk fainted.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
3-4
I'm still losing to him by one Pokemon, and Garchomp can OHKO any of mine, so things are definitely looking bad for me. Outrage will kill both Gengar and Salamence while Earthquake will kill Lucario. Gengar would be absolutely necessary in killing Heatran since it is probably Scarfed and faster than my Salamence while Salamence needs to be there to kill his Gengar if mine fails, or is locked into something else. Gengar trumps any Lucario without Bullet Punch, and with mine carrying Crunch, I don't think I'll be beating Gengar anytime soon.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
_Wedge_ switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 53% of its health.
Wow, that really didn't do much at all. I'm pretty much assuming his Garchomp is Scarfed now because it has made no attempts to set up at all, especially on Swampert who couldn't have OHKO'd it at all, and he has no Life Orb recoil.
Lucario used Extremespeed.
Garchomp lost 34% of its health.
Lucario lost 10% of its health.
Garchomp used Outrage.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 60% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Lucario fainted.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
2-4 Fostmeister
Again, I was forced to go with my only option. Outrage could one hit kill anything on my team now, so using Extremespeed was the only thing I could do. I'd been hoping that his Outrage would go on for one more turn so I could revenge it with Gengar, but no! It ends early, and he can easily switch away from my Gengar.
_Wedge_ switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
anthonyf switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
For the third time, I find myself switching in Salamence against his Garchomp. For the third time, he switches out. But hey, I have my safety net up, and I think I can win this match-up here. However, I can't win this with a mere 270 Speed. Since he isn't Specsed (I mean, no one uses Specs with Hypnosis -_-), I'm pretty certain I can live through at least one Shadow Ball, two if he doesn't drop my defense...oh that's right, I'm behind a substitute, so the drop won't be a problem.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence used Dragon Dance.
Salamence's attack was raised.
Salamence's speed was raised.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Excellent! I'm at about 55% health here, so I can survive another Shadow Ball, if it doesn't get a Critical Hit. I think I can I think I can I think I can!!! Yea!
Salamence used Dragon Dance.
Salamence's attack was raised.
Salamence's speed was raised.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
Salamence lost 44% of its health.
Salamence's special defence was lowered.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
I'm sweating profusely at this point- If I was killed, I'd lose because my Scarfgar can't take out all four of his Pokemon, one that I haven't even seen yet. At this point, I know (right?) that he isn't Scarfed...because I'm faster than him after one DD...if he had Hypnosis'd, he could have killed me while I was sleeping. It's a good thing he didn't. I know my opponent has a conservative style of gameplay because he always switched from confusion, and doesn't take a chance on the accuracy of a move. Unfortunately for him, there are times when boldness is called for.
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Gengar lost 182% of its health.
anthonyf's Gengar fainted.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
2-3 fostmeister
Okay. His Gengar, the major threat to my own (because I can't hit it with Focus Blast), has been taken out, and I now outspeed his Garchomp! I think I have this in the bag!!
anthonyf: nooooo
_Wedge_: yay!
_Wedge_: DAMN
anthonyf switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor.
Scizor lost 12% of its health.Scizor used Quick Attack.
Salamence lost 42% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Salamence fainted.
1-3 Fostmeister
DAMMIT!!!! I'm at about 12% health here, and I just now remember from our last game that his Scizor has Quick Attack and Technician...I'm pretty much screwed here. All he has to do is kill my Mence, then my Gengar is an easy picking for his other attackers, seeing as Focus Blast would be my only "reliable" attack against them. Damn damn damn. I was sooo close too!
anthonyf: haha
_Wedge_: I completely forgot you had that
_Wedge_: actually
_Wedge_: i only remembered your machamp and garchomp
_Wedge_ switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
anthonyf switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Gengar's attack missed!
Oh god. Here comes the string of misses with the very unreliable Focus Blast. I miss on the switch in.
anthonyf: whew
_Wedge_: T-T
Gengar used Focus Blast.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 99% of its health.
anthonyf's Heatran fainted.
1-2 Fostmeister
Good. That's one Pokemon down. If I had missed it would have been game over right then and there for me.
_Wedge_: sadface
anthonyf: scarfgar...
_Wedge_: das rite
anthonyf switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor.
Scizor lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Here I know I can't kill him with Focus Blast, and that his CB Pursuit will destroy me. It's gg for me T_T
A critical hit!
Scizor lost 99% of its health.
anthonyf's Scizor fainted.
1-1
Oh my god. Thank you so much Stealth Rocks! Even a critical couldn't do 100%!!! In retrospect, this would all have been avoided if he had used hypnosis on my Swampert on the first turn. This is also the first point in the game after the first two turns where fostmeister doesn't have a number advantage. Go figure.
_Wedge_: YES
anthonyf: NOOOOOO!!!
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
This is the climax of the battle. It all comes down to this move. If I hit, I'll surely destroy his Garchomp at it's meager 26% health. However, if my 70% accuracy decides to be very evil and not hit, I'll get destroyed by 103-112% Outrage. Garchomp and Gengar, possibly the two most potent threats in the entire metagame stare each other down, seizing each other up. Ghost vs. Dragon. The battle to end all battles. Who will triumph? The fast, agile Ghost, or the powerful, deadly Dragon?
_Wedge_: com on... DON'T MISS DON'T MISS IDON'T MISS
anthonyf: misss miissss!!!!
_Wedge_: don't miss
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Gengar's attack DID NOT MISS!!!!!!!!!
Garchomp lost 46% of its health.
anthonyf's Garchomp fainted.
_Wedge_ wins!
_Wedge_: please gengar!
_Wedge_: yes
_Wedge_: !yes
_Wedge_: YES
_Wedge_: YES
_Wedge_: GG
anthonyf: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
anthonyf: that was an amazing battle!
_Wedge_: i know!!!!
Props:
Gengar @ Choice Scarf
252 Special Attack/252 Speed/6 HP
Levitate
-Shadow Ball
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast
-Hidden Power Ice
For taking out half his team and winning me the match by not missing in the critical moments with Focus Blast!!!!
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fostmeister, thank you for such an epic battle, especially for the retirement of this team. Good game buddy.
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Wedge's Team~
fostmeister's Team~
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Rules:
Evasion Clause
Freeze Clause
OHKO Clause
Sleep Clause
Species Clause
anthonyf sent out Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
_Wedge_ sent out Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
Swampert lost 42% of its health.
Swampert's special defence was lowered.
Swampert used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Okay, so it starts out as Swampert vs. Gengar. What happens here could potentially sway the entire match in one person's favor, if you get an early status or KO in. Losing one Pokemon can many times lose you the match. I felt that Swampert was the least useful member of my team in this instance (as all of it's walling capabilities could be emulated by my other Pokemon), I chose to sacrifice him to sleep. Oddly, this Gengar used Shadow Ball. I assumed here that it was most probably Scarf, as it wasn't a 2HKO and he didn't Hypnosis me. I proceeded to find out other members of his team. Also, getting Stealth Rocks up this early helps a good deal.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
Swampert lost 55% of its health.
Swampert used Roar.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Okay, well, this doesn't help me much. I already knew he had a Garchomp, but wasn't sure if it was Scarfed, Banded or SD. I knew it could potentially kill any member of my team, and with Swampert at a mere 15% health, it wasn't going to be doing much for me anyways. I chose to sacrifice my mudfish in order to bring in my real Physical Wall unharmed.
Garchomp used Earthquake.
Swampert lost 41% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Swampert fainted.
5-6 fostmeister
I lost a Pokemon really really early in the game, and that is never good. I'm just hoping that my next Pokemon will fill up the gap that Swampert left.
_Wedge_ switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
anthonyf switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Weezing used Will-o-wisp.
Heatran's Flash Fire raised its fire power!
Dammit! I completely forgot all about that! It's Weezing's Kryptonite! And as long as he has that out, I can't afford to status him. I also know that he'll OHKO Weezing if I stay in, which would effectively lose me that match, and I can't let Mence get burned, so I make the only viable switch (and hope he doesn't have Explosion/Taunt!)...
_Wedge_: lol i forgot you had heatran
_Wedge_ switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Heatran used Flamethrower.
Blissey lost 25% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Good! It's not even a 4HKO with lefties! I can kill him if he stays in...and doesn't explode...or something. But I can't switch anyone else into a FF Flamethrower, so I do the only thing I can.
anthonyf switched in Hulk (lvl 100 Machamp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Hulk.
Hulk lost 6% of its health.
Blissey used Seismic Toss.
Hulk lost 26% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
My god! It's the Pokemon that destroyed my other team last game! I know his Machamp is Sleep Talk, and I know that Dynamicpunch will OHKO me, so I have to switch. The question is, to what? Gengar will die horribly to Stone Edge, and Mence could get shot by a CH from it (or Confusion from Dynamic Punch), and Lucario isn't an option because it can't OHKO back. Weezing looks like my only choice.
_Wedge_ switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
Hulk used Dynamicpunch.
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Weezing lost 38% of its health.
Weezing became confused!
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
A critical hit with only 38%? Wow, Weezing's walling skills are showing here. This means that normal Stone Edge would do only about 45% or so, but a CH would spell my doom. I can't switch anything in safely, and I may hurt myself. This looks bad. I could try WoWing, but he knows about Blissey now and might explode if he switches Heatran in on me. I have to stay in.
anthonyf switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Weezing is confused!
It hurt itself in its confusion!
Weezing lost 5% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
I originally used Pain Split to do some damage and to be able to survive another Stone Edge, but that didn't happen at all. Time to make an obvious switch...again. The major problem with my team is that once you know the members, you will have a pretty easy time predicting what I do, and this is the primary reason for me wanting to build a new team. Predictable teams are defeated teams. Usually.
_Wedge_ switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Gengar used Hypnosis.
Blissey fell asleep!
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
That's...interesting. I can no longer assume it's a ScarfGar, because I don't see too many of them with Hypnosis. I'm not sure why he didn't use it at the start, but having Blissey in means I either have to sacrifice another, more important Pokemon to sleep, or stay in and see what happens. If he gets really lucky, he might be able to kill me with Focus Blast.
Let's recap what both players know at this point:
I know that:
- His Gengar doesn't have Hidden Power Ice, because it has Hypnosis
- He has Gengar (Scarf or Wide Lens probably), Resttalk Machamp, some form of Heatran, and some form of Garchomp
- I have Weezing and Blissey
Gengar used Hypnosis.
Gengar's attack missed!
Blissey is fast asleep!
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Okay, so he predicted a switch to something. But since Gengar can't really do all that much to Blissey, I opted to stay in.
anthonyf switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Blissey's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Blissey woke up!
Blissey used Flamethrower.
It's not very effective...
Gyarados lost 8% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Okay, this looks bad. Gyarados gets a free DD while I switch out, or try to meagerly attack him. Or he could taunt, then set up. I can't do anything but Toxic him, and would probably wind up getting Blissey either shut down or killed in the process. Weezing was put on my team for a reason, and that's to destroy Gyarados. I pray he doesn't have some CBDos or something that could 2HKO me where I stand.
_Wedge_ switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
Gyarados used Taunt.
Weezing fell for the taunt!
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
Phew. Good. He didn't waterfall me. I can now proceed to kill him with Thunderbolt. The problem is though, I have to Thunderbolt. Pain Split and WoW won't work because of Taunt, so I have to choose between Thunderbolt and Flamethrower. If I Flamethrower him, predicting a switch to Garchomp, he could potentially get a free DD or kill my Weezing with 2 Waterfalls, which would be game over for me. I have to say, he put his team together very very well.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Weezing used Thunderbolt.
It doesn't affect Garchomp...
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
Okay, so he switched, but since I went the "safe" route and Thunderbolted, I can't really do anything to him. In retrospect, my next two turns were probably my worst decisions in the game.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
Weezing lost 46% of its health.
Weezing used Flamethrower.
It's not very effective...
Garchomp lost 11% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
---
Garchomp used Outrage.
Weezing lost 45% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Weezing fainted.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
4-6 fostmeister
No one could switch in to absorb an outrage...and not be immediately threatened. I sacrifice my only true Gyara counter... to save my sweepers and that fat pink egg thing.
_Wedge_ switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
anthonyf switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Salamence's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Salamence used Dragon Dance.
Salamence's attack was raised.
Salamence's speed was raised.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
This was a weird move on my part. I'll bet you're thinking "Wow Wedge. You're retarded. Garchomp can ohko you ya dingus!" I had a few things running through my mind though. First of all, Lucario would be a stupid switch in because I'd have to Swords Dance to have a chance of killing it, and Earthquake would get me. My Blissey is Calm with no Ice Beam and has no business taking on a Garchomp. Gengar could try and revenge kill, but I'm 100% sure he'd switch to Heatran to take HP Ice, and then I'd be out of options. I switch to Salamence, intimidating him. I'm feeling incredibly religious as I pray for that Confusion RNG to make him attack himself. Thankfully he took the safe route and switched to something that wouldn't kill me that turn.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
This team utilized a standard DDMence (Sorry, the old standard with Adamant over Jolly) with Substitute over a third attack. It has actually worked pretty well for dodging status and provides me with a safety net if I need to kill something faster than me, or with priority. I'm not really sure why I stayed in. I knew he couldn't kill me because I was faster, and I got to scout his set. I now know he has Taunt/Dragon Dance/Stone Edge/Waterfall. I can Substitute a few more times before I don't have enough HP, so I opt to out-stall his Stone Edges and hope for a miss.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
Gyarados's attack missed!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
Wow, that worked out remarkably well. I have a Substitute up and should be able to 2HKO him, eliminating a major threat.
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Gyarados lost 46% of its health.
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
---
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Gyarados lost 41% of its health.
anthonyf's Gyarados fainted.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
4-5 fostmeister
Good, I'm not completely outnumbered now. With Gyarados out of the way, Lucario can have a chance at a clean sweep if I get the chance to set up against something. With the looks of it though, that isn't going to be happening soon.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
_Wedge_ switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
Blissey lost 69% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
My sweepers are absolutely key now, and since 2/3's of my defensive core are now out of commission, losing the last one to save my sweepers is the least self-damaging move I can make right now. From the damage, I'm guessing that he isn't banded, and probably scafed, but I can't say for sure.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Blissey lost 68% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Blissey fainted.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
3-5 fostmeister
Blissey is down, and my defensive core is dust, but there's that ever present confusion again. I switch in Salamence because I assume he'll switch just like last time, so I hopefully get a free turn.
_Wedge_ switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
anthonyf switched in Hulk (lvl 100 Machamp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Hulk.
Hulk lost 6% of its health.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
Machamp again? Well good thing my safety net is up. I'm pretty confident I can 2HKO this thing, and he can't switch to Heatran in fear of Earthquake, or Garchomp in fear of Dragon Claw, so I have his Machamp pinned down. I'm not sure about his last Pokemon yet, but I'm assuming it's frail because he doesn't switch it in.
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Hulk lost 51% of its health.
Hulk used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Hulk's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hulk restored 6% of its health.
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Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Hulk lost 54% of its health.
anthonyf's Hulk fainted.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
3-4
I'm still losing to him by one Pokemon, and Garchomp can OHKO any of mine, so things are definitely looking bad for me. Outrage will kill both Gengar and Salamence while Earthquake will kill Lucario. Gengar would be absolutely necessary in killing Heatran since it is probably Scarfed and faster than my Salamence while Salamence needs to be there to kill his Gengar if mine fails, or is locked into something else. Gengar trumps any Lucario without Bullet Punch, and with mine carrying Crunch, I don't think I'll be beating Gengar anytime soon.
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
_Wedge_ switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 53% of its health.
Wow, that really didn't do much at all. I'm pretty much assuming his Garchomp is Scarfed now because it has made no attempts to set up at all, especially on Swampert who couldn't have OHKO'd it at all, and he has no Life Orb recoil.
Lucario used Extremespeed.
Garchomp lost 34% of its health.
Lucario lost 10% of its health.
Garchomp used Outrage.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 60% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Lucario fainted.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
2-4 Fostmeister
Again, I was forced to go with my only option. Outrage could one hit kill anything on my team now, so using Extremespeed was the only thing I could do. I'd been hoping that his Outrage would go on for one more turn so I could revenge it with Gengar, but no! It ends early, and he can easily switch away from my Gengar.
_Wedge_ switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Garchomp's attack!
anthonyf switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Salamence used Substitute.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Salamence made a substitute!
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
For the third time, I find myself switching in Salamence against his Garchomp. For the third time, he switches out. But hey, I have my safety net up, and I think I can win this match-up here. However, I can't win this with a mere 270 Speed. Since he isn't Specsed (I mean, no one uses Specs with Hypnosis -_-), I'm pretty certain I can live through at least one Shadow Ball, two if he doesn't drop my defense...oh that's right, I'm behind a substitute, so the drop won't be a problem.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
The substitute took damage for Salamence!
Salamence's substitute faded!
Salamence used Dragon Dance.
Salamence's attack was raised.
Salamence's speed was raised.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
Excellent! I'm at about 55% health here, so I can survive another Shadow Ball, if it doesn't get a Critical Hit. I think I can I think I can I think I can!!! Yea!
Salamence used Dragon Dance.
Salamence's attack was raised.
Salamence's speed was raised.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
Salamence lost 44% of its health.
Salamence's special defence was lowered.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
I'm sweating profusely at this point- If I was killed, I'd lose because my Scarfgar can't take out all four of his Pokemon, one that I haven't even seen yet. At this point, I know (right?) that he isn't Scarfed...because I'm faster than him after one DD...if he had Hypnosis'd, he could have killed me while I was sleeping. It's a good thing he didn't. I know my opponent has a conservative style of gameplay because he always switched from confusion, and doesn't take a chance on the accuracy of a move. Unfortunately for him, there are times when boldness is called for.
Salamence used Dragon Claw.
Gengar lost 182% of its health.
anthonyf's Gengar fainted.
Salamence's leftovers restored its health a little!
Salamence restored 6% of its health.
2-3 fostmeister
Okay. His Gengar, the major threat to my own (because I can't hit it with Focus Blast), has been taken out, and I now outspeed his Garchomp! I think I have this in the bag!!
anthonyf: nooooo
_Wedge_: yay!
_Wedge_: DAMN
anthonyf switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor.
Scizor lost 12% of its health.Scizor used Quick Attack.
Salamence lost 42% of its health.
_Wedge_'s Salamence fainted.
1-3 Fostmeister
DAMMIT!!!! I'm at about 12% health here, and I just now remember from our last game that his Scizor has Quick Attack and Technician...I'm pretty much screwed here. All he has to do is kill my Mence, then my Gengar is an easy picking for his other attackers, seeing as Focus Blast would be my only "reliable" attack against them. Damn damn damn. I was sooo close too!
anthonyf: haha
_Wedge_: I completely forgot you had that
_Wedge_: actually
_Wedge_: i only remembered your machamp and garchomp
_Wedge_ switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
anthonyf switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Gengar's attack missed!
Oh god. Here comes the string of misses with the very unreliable Focus Blast. I miss on the switch in.
anthonyf: whew
_Wedge_: T-T
Gengar used Focus Blast.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 99% of its health.
anthonyf's Heatran fainted.
1-2 Fostmeister
Good. That's one Pokemon down. If I had missed it would have been game over right then and there for me.
_Wedge_: sadface
anthonyf: scarfgar...
_Wedge_: das rite
anthonyf switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor.
Scizor lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Here I know I can't kill him with Focus Blast, and that his CB Pursuit will destroy me. It's gg for me T_T
A critical hit!
Scizor lost 99% of its health.
anthonyf's Scizor fainted.
1-1
Oh my god. Thank you so much Stealth Rocks! Even a critical couldn't do 100%!!! In retrospect, this would all have been avoided if he had used hypnosis on my Swampert on the first turn. This is also the first point in the game after the first two turns where fostmeister doesn't have a number advantage. Go figure.
_Wedge_: YES
anthonyf: NOOOOOO!!!
anthonyf switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
This is the climax of the battle. It all comes down to this move. If I hit, I'll surely destroy his Garchomp at it's meager 26% health. However, if my 70% accuracy decides to be very evil and not hit, I'll get destroyed by 103-112% Outrage. Garchomp and Gengar, possibly the two most potent threats in the entire metagame stare each other down, seizing each other up. Ghost vs. Dragon. The battle to end all battles. Who will triumph? The fast, agile Ghost, or the powerful, deadly Dragon?
_Wedge_: com on... DON'T MISS DON'T MISS IDON'T MISS
anthonyf: misss miissss!!!!
_Wedge_: don't miss
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Gengar's attack DID NOT MISS!!!!!!!!!
Garchomp lost 46% of its health.
anthonyf's Garchomp fainted.
_Wedge_ wins!
1-0 Wedge
That was one of the most intense matches I've ever played. The style of gameplay here is so different from what I'm normally used to facing, and the lack of variety on my team made my choices linear, but my team pulled through, in it's last battle before it is retired to my list of teams. Now it can rest in triumph at having won it's final battle.
_Wedge_: please gengar!
_Wedge_: yes
_Wedge_: !yes
_Wedge_: YES
_Wedge_: YES
_Wedge_: GG
anthonyf: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
_Wedge_: YES
_Wedge_: !
anthonyf: crap_Wedge_: !
anthonyf: that was an amazing battle!
_Wedge_: i know!!!!
Props:
- To Swampert for winning the game for me with Stealth Rocks
- To Salamence for scaring away Garchomp every time and taking out Machamp
- To Garchomp for being an absolute beast and taking out effectively 2/3s of my team.
- To fostmeister for bringing Heatran in on Weezing
- To Scizor for being red
- To Blissey for being my sponge
- To Swampert for dying so early
- To Gengar for not sleeping Swampert
- To Garchomp for running from Salamence
- To Weezing for not really doing anything at all
Gengar @ Choice Scarf
252 Special Attack/252 Speed/6 HP
Levitate
-Shadow Ball
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast
-Hidden Power Ice
For taking out half his team and winning me the match by not missing in the critical moments with Focus Blast!!!!
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fostmeister, thank you for such an epic battle, especially for the retirement of this team. Good game buddy.
