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Meursault vs The Omskivar

Totodile

up to no good
Pronoun
she
[size=+2]Meursault vs The Omskivar[/size]

And an open challenge, I guess.

Format: 2 v 2 singles
Style: switch
DQ: two weeks
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned/Restricted Moves: ohko, direct recovery, rest, chill limited to 3 per pokemon
Arena Description: A stand of tall evergreen trees are covered in snow. The hill they're standing on is covered in snow. I'm covered in snow. Everything is covered in snow. The snow isn't very deep yet, only about 4 or 5 inches, but it's still coming down at about an inch or two every round. If the snow gets to be over a foot deep, non-Ice Pokémon on the ground are reduced one stage in speed. Rain Dance has the same effect as Hail, and both last for 8 actions instead of the usual 5. The clouds are too thick for Sunny Day to take effect.
Profile link: http://asb.dragonflycave.com/trainers/36-meursault

Meursault's active squad

ralts Malmö the female Ralts <Synchronize>
snorunt Shivers the female Snorunt <Ice Body> @ Dawn Stone
meowth Bastet the female Meowth <Technician>
staryu Refraction the genderless Staryu <Natural Cure> @ Water Stone
grimer Duke the male Grimer <Sticky Hold> @ Lucky Egg
swablu Georgia the female Swablu <Natural Cure>
gastly Delve the female Gastly <Levitate> @ Petaya Berry
larvitar Berlin the male Larvitar <Guts>
munchlax Bass the male Munchlax <Pickup> @ Soothe Bell
swirlix Schwyz the female Swirlix <Unburden> @ Whipped Dream


The Omskivar's active squad

lotad Grockle the male Lotad <Swift Swim>
torkoal Hephaestus the male Torkoal <White Smoke>
aron Tyrell the male Aron <Rock Head>
vespiquen Buzzcomb the female Vespiquen <Pressure> @ Expert Belt
panpour Whoopi the female Panpour <Gluttony> @ Water Stone
elekid Rerun the male Elekid <Static>
tyrogue Iron Legs the male Tyrogue <Guts>
chespin Bronn the male Chespin <Bulletproof>
tyrunt Drogon the male Tyrunt <Strong Jaw>
gothita Marilyn the male Gothita <Competitive>


To start:
- The Omskivar sends out
- Meursault sends out and commands
- The Omskivar commands
- I ref
 
It's SWIRLIN' TIME, SCHWYZ.

First off, go for a Yawn. If they protect, use Cotton Guard. Then, use Cotton Guard if you didn't last turn. Otherwise, set up a Calm Mind. Finally, use Calm Mind if you didn't the previous turn, Dazzling Gleam if you did and Drogon is not protecting, and set up a 15% Substitute if Drogon is Protecting.

Yawn/Cotton Guard ~ Cotton Guard/Calm Mind ~ Calm Mind/Dazzling Gleam/Substitute (15%)
 
Alright Drogon, I've got a plan, and here it is: we're going to try to drown out that Yawn. Use Hyper Voice to be louder than it; your Speed is only 4 less than hers, which is really close, so if you close your eyes and focus on being loud, hopefully you should be able to stave off the drowsiness. If you feel drowsy before you manage to get the attack off, use Attract instead. Maybe she'll think it's cute when you're sleeping. After that, if you're asleep, use Snore, and if you're not, here's the move.

If you're awake, that means the Yawn didn't work, which means the next move is Cotton Guard. Your next move is Fire Fang; try to burn as much of the cotton as you can, but make sure the attack actually connects, because flinching is important. On the last action, use Stone Edge.

Hyper Voice/Attract~Snore/Fire Fang~Snore/Stone Edge
 
Round One

Meursault (Oo)
swirlix @ Whipped Dream
Schwyz (F) Unburden / Sweet Veil
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Catching snowflakes on her tongue.
Commands: Yawn/Cotton Guard ~ Cotton Guard/Calm Mind ~ Calm Mind/Dazzling Gleam/Substitute (15%)

The Omskivar (Oo)
tyrunt
Drogon (M) Strong Jaw
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Raring to go.
Commands: Hyper Voice/Attract ~ Snore/Fire Fang ~ Snore/Stone Edge


The snow glows white on the mountain, not a footprint to be seen. But that soon changes as a pair of trainers make their way through the snow, led by a ref, all of them bundled in warm winter clothes. Soon they reach a hill, and though trees surround them, one can still catch sight of the further snow-covered reaches between the branches.

The battle begins with little fanfare: two Pokemon seldom seen in Asber previously now make their appearance. On one side, a Tyrunt flares his nostrils, pulling in the crisp chill. On the other, a Swirlix licks up snowflakes as they fall, clearly enjoying the atmosphere here. At their trainers’ commands, though, both focus themselves and size each other up.

Schwyz opens her mouth wide, yawning broadly as she makes herself looks as sweet and cute as possible … and then a roar blasts from Drogon’s maw, pummeling the fairy to the point that she squeaks in surprise and struggles to keep from skidding through the snow. When Drogon stops, he’s pleased with himself. Even if he does feel a tad like resting. Maybe he’ll just lie down here for a second …

Shaking herself to stop the ringing in her ears, Schwyz is pleased to see Drogon’s eyes slide shut, though he remains standing. Her little arms start to move, and soon she has a thick coat of cotton insulating her. She looks proudly at her work, noting in particular its similarities to the rising snow. Meanwhile, Drogon snorts loudly - very loudly, in a grating Snore.

Schwyz squeaks in protest at the noise. Still, she forces herself to Calm her Mind, closing her eyes and letting serene thoughts boost her mental abilities. Across from her, Drogon snorts again, but this time it’s a snort to wakefulness. He blinks, wondering why he dozed off all of a sudden, and notices his opponent being oddly calm. Deciding to change that, he rushes forward, reaching down without stopping to yank a strangely large rock out of the ground through the snow. Pulling his little arm back, he slams the rock into her, though its momentum is slowed considerably by the thick cotton. Nevertheless, it’s enough to leave a slight bruise, and Schwyz is jolted back to reality by the impact. Drogon grins at her discomfort as the round ends.


Meursault (Oo)
swirlix @ Whipped Dream
Schwyz (F) Unburden / Sweet Veil
Health: 80%
Energy: 91%
Status: Smarting a little. Def +3, SpA +1, SpD +1
Actions: Yawn ~ Cotton Guard ~ Calm Mind

The Omskivar (Oo)
Tyrunt
Drogon (M) Strong Jaw
Health: 100%
Energy: 86%
Status: Eager to fight.
Actions: Hyper Voice ~ Snore ~ Stone Edge


Arena Notes:
- The snow continues to fall. On the ground, it’s 5 inches deep.

Calculations:
- Schwyz’s health: 100% - 7% (Hyper Voice) - 4% (Snore) - 9% (Stone Edge) = 80%
- Schwyz’s energy: 100% - 4% (Yawn) - 3% (Cotton Guard) - 2% (Calm Mind) = 91%
- Drogon’s health: 100%
- Drogon’s energy: 100% - 5% (Hyper Voice) - 4% (Snore) - 5% (Stone Edge) = 86%


Other Notes:
- Swirlix is literally one point faster than Tyrunt, so Yawn got off first. Because of this, there was just enough time for Schwyz to make Drogon a little sleepy before he hit her with Hyper Voice; Hyper Voice caused 1% less damage due to early drowsiness, but Yawn only inflicted light sleep due to the noise.
- Drogon woke up on the third action.
- Questions or concerns? Let me know.
- I keep reading Drogon as Brogon, what

Next Round:
- The Omskivar commands
- Meursault commands
 
Awesome that totally worked. Alright Drogon, let's try Attracting them this time; if Schwyz Protects, use Dragon Dance. If there's a Substitute up, use Ancient Power.

Second action, use Fire Fang like I said before and try to burn off some of that cotton. If for whatever reason you can't reach Schwyz, up to and including Protect, use Hone Claws. Third action, use Fire Fang if you didn't yet, otherwise use Iron Tail. Unless they Protect, then use Hone Claws.

Attract/Dragon Dance/Ancient Power~Fire Fang/Hone Claws~Fire Fang/Iron Tail/Hone Claws
 
... yeeeesh, I forgot how stat boosts work it seems. Sorry there Schwyz, I thought that cotton would have been a lot thicker!

Now first things first: do not fall in love with dinosaurs. They might look cute, depending on tastes, but really, who wants to date someone who went extinct in the wild thousands of millennia ago? No, Schwyz, not us. Set up a Safeguard against his affections. From there, spam Draining Kiss.

Safeguard ~ Draining Kiss ~ Draining Kiss
 
Round Two

Meursault (Oo)
swirlix @ Whipped Dream
Schwyz (F) Unburden / Sweet Veil
Health: 80%
Energy: 91%
Status: Smarting a little. Def +3, SpA +1, SpD +1.
Commands: Safeguard ~ Draining Kiss ~ Draining Kiss

The Omskivar (Oo)
Tyrunt
Drogon (M) Strong Jaw
Health: 100%
Energy: 86%
Status: Eager to fight.
Commands: Attract/Dragon Dance/Ancient Power~Fire Fang/Hone Claws~Fire Fang/Iron Tail/Hone Claws

One would imagine that, what with the softly falling snow and the quiet scenery, this would be a perfect place for a romantic moment. Drogon certainly seems to think so, as he casts Schwyz a surprisingly charming smile and winks, puffing out his chest and generally looking handsome for a dinosaur. Schwyz, however, has already set up a shimmering green barrier that disrupts the effects of Attract. Realizing this. Drogon grumbles to himself about cheaters and considers what to do next.

Then Schwyz leans in and gives him a long, drawn-out smooch. Drogon’s eyes widen. Did it work after all? Maybe he’s still got it. He’s a little disoriented, though, thanks to the draining effects of the kiss. Schwyz pulls back, feeling somewhat refreshed from the stolen health. Then she squeaks in pain: Drogon, having decided that this is too confusing, has decided to just leap in and deal some good old-fashioned damage with flaming fangs. When he lets go, some of the cotton has burned away, a fact that Schwyz takes in with no small measure of dismay.

So she kisses him again. Drogon’s eye twitches as she leeches more of his health, and he pushes her away. Enough of this nonsense, he decides, and he swings his tail at her with glowing metallic energy. At this, she falls under the weight of the cold iron, making a Swirlix-shaped indentation in the rising snow. After a moment to recover from the shock, she gets up again. So that’s how he wants to play? Well, then, she’ll be happy to oblige.

Meursault (Oo)
swirlix @ Whipped Dream
Schwyz (F) Unburden / Sweet Veil
Health: 82%
Energy: 84%
Status: Wants to dish out some damage. Safeguarded (2 more actions). Def +2, SpA +1, SpD +1.
Actions: Safeguard ~ Draining Kiss ~ Draining Kiss

The Omskivar (Oo)
Tyrunt
Drogon (M) Strong Jaw
Health: 80%
Energy: 73%
Status: Wants this does-she-or-doesn’t-she thing to stop.
Actions: Attract (failed) ~ Fire Fang ~ Iron Tail


Arena Notes:
- The snow continues to fall. On the ground, it’s 6 inches deep.

Calculations:
- Schwyz’s health: 80% + 7% (Draining Kiss) - 2% (Fire Fang) + 7% (Draining Kiss) - 10% (Iron Tail) = 82%
- Schwyz’s energy: 91% - 1% (Safeguard) - 2% (Draining Kiss) - 1% (Safeguard) - 2% (Draining Kiss) - 1% (Safeguard) = 84%
- Drogon’s health: 100% - 10% (Draining Kiss) - 10% (Draining Kiss) = 80%
- Drogon’s energy: 86% - 4% (Attract) - 3% (Fire Fang) - 6% (Iron Tail) = 73%

Other Notes:
- Fire Fang burned away some of the Cotton Guard.
- Questions or concerns? Let me know.

Next Round:
- Meursault commands
- The Omskivar commands
 
10% damage on Draining Kiss should translate to 6% healing, if you're rounding down; I could be dumb and completely wrong, but generally everything is rounded down, isn't it?
 
Okay, you know what I have declared unacceptable, just now? That 10% hit from Iron Tail. Yeesh. Set up another Cotton Guard to replace what was burnt by that Fire Fang, and then set up a 15% Substitute. Finish off with another Draining Kiss, or a Calm Mind if he's protecting.

Cotton Guard ~ Substitute (15%) ~ Draining Kiss/Calm Mind
 
Note to self, stop trying to ASB on your cell phone ;>.>

Alright, so that Safeguard is annoying. And that Cotton Guard is going to happen whether we like it or not. So while they're beefing up, you are also going to beef up, using Dragon Dance. Since you're a big scary dragon dinosaur, and since you've been doing hella damage even though you were asleep, use Roar the second action to flinch away that Substitute. Can't have any of that! On the third action, Safeguard will be gone, so use Attract.

If for whatever reason the Substitute is active after all, use Iron Head to get rid of it.

Dragon Dance~Roar~Attract/Iron Head
 
Round Three

Meursault (Oo)
swirlix @ Whipped Dream
Schwyz (F) Unburden / Sweet Veil
Health: 82%
Energy: 84%
Status: Wants to dish out some damage. Safeguarded (2 more actions). Def +2, SpA +1, SpD +1.
Commands: Cotton Guard ~ Substitute (15%) ~ Draining Kiss/Calm Mind

The Omskivar (Oo)
Tyrunt
Drogon (M) Strong Jaw
Health: 80%
Energy: 73%
Status: Wants this does-she-or-doesn’t-she thing to stop.
Commands: Dragon Dance ~ Roar ~ Attract/Iron Head

Though indignant about the damage dealt by Drogon’s Iron Tail, Schwyz has to admit that having defensive cotton helped with that. Deciding she wouldn’t be going amiss in improving that further, she whips up another thick layer of cotton, increasing her transition into a living puffball … which she was already, but even more so. Drogon eyes this with contempt and a little envy — it’s probably great at keeping out the cold — before twirling about in a sudden dance, flexing his muscles as he channels the spirit of his ancestors. When he’s done, his limbs feel a little stronger, and his claws point a little sharper.

Schwyz doesn’t much like the look of that, even with her cottony armor. She decides to put together a construct made of cotton and snow, all the while heedless of the massive breath Drogon is taking in. When she's finished her work, she steps back to admire it, A sudden roar makes her jump, and the scare isn’t helped by her Safeguard shield flickering out a second later. She lays there on the ground, stunned by the unexpected noise. What just happened? Where is she? What made that horrible sound?

Drogon nods to himself. Now that she's not doing anything for the moment, he's free to deal with her weird doll. His head shines with a silver light, and he slams right into the Substitute. Upon impact, it buckles under the metallic force, and snow goes flying everywhere. It manages to stay together, with a threadbare structure of cotton threads keeping it in roughly the same shape. Schwyz, still trying to calm herself, feels a pang of dismay, though she doesn't know why.

Meursault (Oo)
swirlix @ Whipped Dream
Schwyz (F) Unburden / Sweet Veil
Health: 63%
Energy: 71%
Status: Composing herself. Has a Substitute (3%). Def +5, SpA +1, SpD +1.
Actions: Cotton Guard ~ Substitute (15%) ~ flinch

The Omskivar (Oo)
Tyrunt
Drogon (M) Strong Jaw
Health: 80%
Energy: 63%
Status: Wanting to rip the Substitute to shreds. Att +1, Spe +1.
Actions: Dragon Dance ~ Roar ~ Iron Head


Arena Notes:
- The snow continues to fall. On the ground, it’s 7 inches deep.

Calculations:
- Schwyz’s health: 78% - 15% (Substitute) = 63%
- Schwyz’s energy: 84% - 3% (Cotton Guard) - 1% (Safeguard) - 8% (Substitute) - 1% (Safeguard) = 71%
- Schwyz's Substitute: 15% - 12% (Iron Head) = 3%
- Drogon’s health: 80%
- Drogon’s energy: 73% - 2% (Dragon Dance) - 3% (Roar) - 5% (Iron Head) = 63%

Other Notes:
- As of the first action, Drogon outspeeds Schwyz (58 > 49).
- Roar caused Schwyz to flinch on the third action.
- Questions or concerns? Let me know.

Next Round:
- The Omskivar commands
- Meursault commands
 
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Oh okay, thanks!

Drogon, things are looking up. Let's hope they stay that way; use Metal Sound, then Ancient Power all the way. If Metal Sound misses, use it again; if there's ever a Substitute, use Ancient Power instead, if Metal Sound never ends up working, use Poison Fang on the last action. If there's any action where you can't hit Schwyz, barring Substitutes, use Dragon Dance.

We can do it!

Metal Sound/Ancient Power/Dragon Dance~Metal Sound/Ancient Power/Dragon Dance~Ancient Power/Poison Fang/Dragon Dance
 
crap I always forget something!

Okay Drogon, use Bite to get rid of that Substitute. See if you can't throw it at Schwyz for a little extra damage. Either way, get rid of it, then use Stone Edge. If there's any Protect, use Hone Claws.

Bite/Hone Claws~Bite/Stone Edge/Hone Claws~Bite/Stone Edge/Hone Claws
 
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