[09] Full Metal Cookies vs Blastoise428 (Ref: Prettzel)

Battle Style: 1vs1
DQ Time: 3 Days
Damage Cap: 35%
Banned Moves: OHKO's; chills limited to three/pokémon; direct healers limited to one/pokémon
Terrain: The Battle Factory

The Battle Factory’s arena is simple but practical: a large clay arena bordered by a two-meter-wide, three-meter-deep trough of water to accommodate water-dependent pokemon and attacks. The ceiling is retractable, allowing weather attacks to be used. Other than that, there’s nothing of note: just wide-open brawling space with nothing to get in your way.

The Battle Factory’s stands are mostly empty, housing only a few bored-looking spectators and one old guy who has apparently fallen asleep. The only enthusiastic-looking attendees are probably members of one of the competitor’s families. The first round of the Championship tournament isn’t the most highly-anticipated event in the history of the League, but for the challengers loitering to one side of the arena, it is just as important as any other match. Doing their best not to show any nervousness they might be feeling, they crane their necks to watch a huge screen mounted on the side wall between them. For now, it shows only their own names and faces, but at a signal from the referee, images of pokemon flash at the bottom of the display, a dizzying cascade of different species.

The randomization seems to last an age for the competitors whose victory may rest on what the computer chooses, but it is really only a few seconds before six images settle on the screen and, with a rattle, six pokéballs are dispensed into depressions below the display. The two trainers step up and select one pokéball each before making their way to the boxes marked off on either side of the arena.

A brief, muted stir of activity sweeps the stands. The League Championship is about to begin, and even the most jaded of spectator’s can’t help but feel a little thrill as the referee calls out the match’s beginning and two pokéballs are hurled into the air.

For this battle, you will be using a rental Pokémon instead of one from your team. The six (only one of each) available to you are the following:

Numel (F) <Simple>, Weepinbell (F), Spearow (M), Gastrodon (M) <Sticky Hold>, Grovyle (F), Feebas (M)

1. Blastoise428 chooses
2. Full Metal Cookies chooses and attacks
3. Blastoise48 attacks

HI MOM!

Feebas.

*waves to her sister* hey Maria!

I'll claim Grovyle then!

Ok lil' lady, let's see what we can do. Start things off with Attract, seeing as you're a girl and that Feebas is male~ Follow up with Captivate, then finish with Thunderpunch. if at any time you cannot attack him due to Protect and similar, then use Swords Dance.

Attract/Swords Dance ~ Captivate/Swords Dance ~ Thunderpunch/Swords Dance

ETA: oh and i forgot; I'll call this here Grovyle 'Kusa' for this battle

I'll be sending Feebas into the water.

Dive underwater and keep your eyes closed tight, ignoring your opponent. Next action, rise to the top of the water and use a Hail attack, quickly diving back down afterwards. End the round with a Blizzard, or an Ice Beam if you think it'll hit, again rising to the surface to attack.

Ignore opponent underwater~Hail~Blizzard/Ice Beam

You're going down, FMC.

League Tournament '09 (Round 1)

Full Metal Cookies vs. Blastoise428


Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Chills: OOO
Status: Pumped up and ready to go
Commands:Attract/Swords Dance ~ Captivate/Swords Dance ~ Thunderpunch/Swords Dance

Blastoise428

(M)
Ability: Swift Swim
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Chills: OOO
Status: Somewhat intimidated by his opponent
Commands:Ignore opponent underwater~Hail~Blizzard/Ice Beam

The atmosphere in the arena is far from electric, what with the lack of a crowd, but Blastoise 248 and Full Metal Cookies don't seem to mind, anxiously scanning the screen to determine which choice they should make. After a moment's thinking, the two competitors pick out their choices and send them out. Kusa the grovyle welcomes being sent out, happy to be able to stretch his limbs—it's been a while since she's been out. The feebas Blastoise428 sends out is less enthused; he merely darts to the bottom of the trench and waits.

Round 1

Kusa dashes over to where her opponent was released, and leans over the water, looking at the fish. The grovyle musters up every ounce of charm she possesses, avidly attempting to convince the feebas that she is the most awesome guy in the world. Unfortunately, the effect is lost on him; he has his eyes shut tight and the water turns Kusa's words into a distorted, garbled mess.

The aquatic pokemon cautiously opens his eyes and, judging there to be no immediate threat to his self, hurriedly swims to the top of the trench, gathering an icy blue aura about herself as she goes. Kusa is more than a little surprised when a mottled brown shape pops out of the water and shoots a shining blue beam upwards. Dark clouds gather overhead, even as the temperature sharply drops. There is a tiny pause, before the heavens open up and an army of small hailstones fall towards the earth. By this time, the feebas has already retreated underwater, but Kusa has no choice but to shield her eyes and take it. Deciding that trying to get the fishy's attention probably won't work a second time, the lizard instead performs a rapid, rhythmic dance to boost his strength. It's a little harder to focus with all the ice striking him, but Kusa manages, leaping and bounding. A little while later, the grovyle finishes, panting slightly a bit but feeling invigorated and ready for some fish hunting.

The fish in question has once again risen to the surface, and seeing Kusa close by, aims carefully and fires off a beam of partially frozen ice and snow. The grovyle yelps in shock as the ice beam catches him right on his mouth, but soon collects herself. She's not about to let a little cold stop her. Kusa gathers a sizable amount of electricity around his left hand, and moves to beat up the fish. By this time, the feebas has already dived back down, so the grovyle can't reach him; instead, she sticks her fist in the trough, hoping that the electricity will do her job for her. This, however, does not go as planned—the water severely hampers its progress, and although the feebas shudders as the current passes through him, he is not harmed very much.

End of Round 1

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 86%
Energy: 93%
Chills: OOO
Status: A little less enthusiastic. Attack +2

Blastoise428

(M)
Ability: Swift Swim
Health: 95%
Energy: 90%
Chills: OOO
Status: Safe and sound at the bottom of the water trench.

Hail is pounding the arena. (3 rounds, 1 action remaining)

Notes:
-Feebas moved first on all actions due to Swift Swim.
-Attract failed because Feebas had his eyes closed and couldn't hear Kusa.
-Thunderpunch's damage was reduced because water doesn't conduct electricity very well, and physical strength doesn't do much to augment it.
-Blastoise428 attacks first next round.
-If there's anything I missed, please tell me.

yayfastreffing

Good job. Blizzard on the first action. Follow with an Icy Wind, then, if visibility is okay, Ice Beam. Otherwise, use Swift.

If the weather is changed, replace the next action with Rain Dance.

Also, try swimming around the pool when possible, so that he doesn't get too good of an idea of your location.

Blizzard/Rain Dance~Icy Wind/Rain Dance~Ice Beam/Swift/Rain Dance

You swapped their genders there. Kusa's female, the Feebas male.

Anywho.

graaarg. Damned fish. You'll show him, eh Kusa? Well, start with Detect - getting hit with a blizzard would suck, wouldn't it? Then wait for him to come up and nail him with Seed Bomb! Finish the round by waiting again and smacking down on that fishstick with Leaf Storm.

Detect ~ Seed Bomb ~ Leaf Storm

League Tournament '09 (Round 1)

Full Metal Cookies vs. Blastoise 428

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 86%
Energy: 93%
Chills: OOO
Status: A little less enthusiastic. Attack +2

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 95%
Energy: 90%
Chills: OOO
Status: Safe and sound at the bottom of the water trench.

Round 2

Kusa tenses, greatly heightening his senses and reflexes, ready for anything. The grovyle stays stock still as she scans the arena, waiting for the feebas to pop up. There's not going to be any more shenanigans with ice to the face now, she thinks. Sadly, Feebas has other plans. The ragged fish pokes his head above the water and notes what appears to be his opponent doing nothing. Well, so much the better, then.

Feebas closes his eyes, concentrating intensely—he doesn't want to mess this up. A pale blue aura begins to shine from the fish, and the temperature drops even further, prompting a few audience members to stand up and leave; this extreme cold and the constant hailstones just aren't worth it. Kusa, too, glares at Feebas warily—just what is he planning? Her question is answered with a loud howling, growing louder by the minute. The lizard looks up just in time to see a wall of whiteness bearing down on her. Shocked, Kusa tries valiantly to outrun the blizzard, but it's no use; it's like an entire storm front decided to go after her. Soon, the blizzard catches up to her, violently buffeting her back and forth and pummeling her with snow and ice. After a minute of this assault, the storm clears, revealing the grovyle lying on the ground, now sporting a block of ice encasing her right arm and part of her chest. Kusa struggles back to a standing position, seething with pain and rage. This is not how things are supposed to go.

Feebas peeks out over the water at Kusa; the gecko has gotten to her feet and—oh dear, she's rushing at him. Well, some more ice should solve that. Kusa is mere feet from Feebas when the fish blows out a frigid wave of snow, striking Kusa on her knees and leaving a thin coating of ice on her legs. The grovyle stumbles, almost falling, and lets out a string of curses. It's not enough that that bottom feeder froze her arm to her side, no, he has to freeze her legs, as well! Well, she's not going to stand for this. Quickly, Kusa generates a floating green ball, which forms itself into a group of seeds. The grovyle then hurls the bundle at the retreating form of Feebas, hoping that it will work. The seeds hit Feebas' back and explode forcefully, pushing the fish down to the bottom of the trench. Nursing his wounds, Feebas rises and swims off to the left, not wanting to have explosives thrown at him again.

Kusa would very much like to have a breather right about now to melt all this ice off, but she receives no respite. Feebas pops up again, this time in a different location, and fires another concentrated beam of snow and ice, smashing into Kusa's side. The grovyle shouts in pain and turns towards the fish, eyes narrowed. For a second she stays there, and Feebas wonders what she is waiting for. His answer comes n the form of an explosion of grass energy, searing at his body with deadly force. Feebas cannot resist the maelstrom of natural power and energy slamming him, and simply flops around uselessly, hoping that it will end soon. At last, Kusa gives out, panting and sweating. That attack was terribly draining, but damn it it was worth it to see Feebas suffer.

Round 2 End

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 51%(CAPPED)
Energy: 85%
Chills: OOO
Status: In pain and feeling tired from her Leaf Storm. Frozen(Severe), on her right arm and part of her chest. Attack +2, Sp. Attack -2, Speed -1

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 65%(CAPPED)
Energy: 69%
Chills: OOO
Status: Winded, but mostly okay.

Hail is pounding the arena (2 rounds, 1 action remaining)

Notes:
-Detect failed-it's pretty much impossible to dodge a blizzard, especially under hail where it has perfect accuracy. I did give it a small chance of succeeding, but.
-Blizzard froze Kusa.
-Full Metal Cookies attacks first next round.
-If there's anything I missed, please tell me.

the gender thing again. *points at the end stats*

...grrr. Not going how we want it!

Ok. Let's think here, Kusa. Start us off with a Sunny Day. You're faster, even partly frozen, so that should help. Next, if the fish starts to change the weather again (which it should have to come up to do), then use Solarbeam. If it doesn't, then relax; use Synthesis. We need all the health we can get. Then, if the fish surfaces again, stay where you are and fire off a Seed Bomb again. If he doesn't, Swords Dance, and try to break off some of that ice.

Sunny Day ~ Solarbeam / Synthesis ~ Seed Bomb / Swords Dance

Whoops, sorry about all the genderbending going on. Fixed, again.

Feebas, you're faster than that lizard with Swift Swim, so...

Hypnosis on the first action, and try to do it before that overgrown newt can use Sunny Day. Follow with a Mist, and finish with Surf if you think there's enough water, and Chill if not. Also, if you use surf, concentrate on riding the wave back into the water.

Hypnosis~Mist~Surf/Chill

League Tournament '09 (Round 1)

Full Metal Cookies vs Blastoise428

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 51%
Energy: 85%
Chills: OOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: In pain and feeling tired from her Leaf Storm. Frozen(Severe), on her right arm and part of her chest. Attack +2, Sp. Attack -2, Speed -1

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 65%
Energy: 69%
Chills: OOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: Winded, but mostly okay.

Round 3

Feebas was hurt rather badly by Kusa's last attack, and thinks that putting her out of commission is a fine idea. That idea in mind, the fish's eyes glow a deep purple, and he begins sending waves of psychic energy towards Kusa, trying to alter her brainwaves. Unfortunately, the relative distance and the constant presence of the hail weakens its signal, and Kusa has plenty of time to realize what's going on; she forces her eyes away from her opponent, light-headed, but mercifully not asleep. Feebas' consternation at his failure turns into wariness when Kusa starts glowing a fiery orange. Just when she appears to be almost consumed by the aura, it shoots upwards, breaking apart the clouds above and exploding far overhead. Moments later, the dark clouds disperse, leaving an intensely bright sun. The temperature in the arena rises rapidly to uncomfortable levels, particularly for Feebas, who sinks underneath the water's surface in an attempt to escape the heat.

Feebas hates to be above the surface with the sun shining as brightly as it is, but what he's about to to should be worth it. The fish opens his mouth, and a cloud of water droplets starts spreading out around him, shrouding his end of the arena in a pale fog. Meanwhile, Kusa sets to putting that sun to use. Her skin flares as her photosynthesizing abilities go into overdrive, and the ice on her body begins to melt at a slightly faster pace. Her wounds seem to get better before the audience's eyes, and when she's done, the grovyle appears quite healthy, if not exhausted from the effort and still sporting a coating of ice.

Feebas feels a bit better with his mist covering him, but he still feels the oppressive sunlight on his skin, and he isn't sure there's enough water here to make a huge wave under these conditions. Besides, the arena's rather large and his mist obscures his senses, and he doubts he can hit Kusa with a surf, and go back to the water at the same time. He'd also rather not leave his mist behind. Instead, Feebas sinks down to the bottom of the water trench and relaxes, letting some energy flow back to him.

Kusa squints she can't see that fish anywhere, not that she'd be able to, and she doesn't see any attacks forthcoming. Besides, she'd like to get this ice off. Kusa once again springs into dance, spinning and leaping to some ancient rhythm, intensifying her fighting spirit. With a great effort, the grovyle rips her right arm from its icy coffin. There's still some ice on her chest and legs, but eh, it'll go away soon with some luck.

Round 3 End

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 100%
Energy: 54%
Chills: OOO
Direct Heals: X
Status: Invigorated and healthy, but starting to feel tired. A thin layer of ice is coating her chest and legs, but is quickly melting under the harsh sun. Attack +4, Sp. Attack -2, Speed -1

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 64%
Energy: 74%
Chills: XOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: Feeling fine, but wishing the awful sun could go away so he can get back to beating up Kusa

Sun is scorching the arena (3 rounds, 1 action remaining).

A fine mist is cloaking the area around Feebas (3 actions remaining).

Notes:
-Mist didn't prevent Synthesis or Swords Dance because the arena is described as being large and I don't think an unevolved pokemon could cover all of it, especially when Sunny Day is in effect.
-Similarly, Mist won't last long under this weather.
-Kusa managed to break the ice around her right arm due to the sunlight and that +4 attack stat.
-Feebas decided against using Surf.
-Hypnosis missed.
-Blastoise428 attacks first next round.
-If there's anything I've missed, please tell me.

Rain Dance, then Swift mixed with Blizzard if you can. If you don't think that the combo will work, Swift and then Swagger. If the weather isn't rainy, Rain Dance instead of Swagger.

Rain Dance~Swift+Blizzard/Swift~nothing/Swagger/Rain Dance

woo. Ok, so this fishstick is getting annoying... First, quickly try to shatter the ice off your leg at least, then if the Feebas comes up to use Rain Dance, Seed Bomb, but if not, dive in and use Leaf Blade! Bwhaha. Then try to get out of the water before the second action and use Protect, but if you're in the water, it's ok. If you think you can, combine Safeguard with Protect, if not, then do it last action.

Seed Bomb / Leaf Blade ~ Protect + Safeguard / Protect ~ Nothing / Safeguard

League Tournament '09 (Round 1)

Full Metal Cookies vs Blastoise428

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 100%
Energy: 54%
Chills: OOO
Direct Heals: X
Status: Invigorated and healthy, but starting to feel tired. A thin layer of ice is coating her chest and legs, but is quickly melting under the harsh sun. Attack +4, Sp. Attack -2, Speed -1

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 64%
Energy: 74%
Chills: XOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: Feeling fine, but wishing the awful sun could go away so he can get back to beating up Kusa

Round 4

Feebas would dearly like to get rid of the painful sunlight, and replacing it with some rain seems to be the best way to do it. That idea in mind, the fish begins an intricate dance, weaving, twisting and even leaping into the air, pleading to the gods to send rainclouds and chase away the sun. Meanwhile, Kusa cautiously advances through the mist—even in this sun, it's still blocking her view of her opponent. After taking a few steps in, the grovyle recognizes the shadowy form of Feebas flopping around; what he's trying to accomplish, she doesn't know...at least, until a shadow forms over the arena, and torrents of rain hurtle downwards. Kusa hisses with irritation-she had just finished melting that ice on her legs-and turns towards Feebas, who has just finished his little dance. Kusa would prefer not to go swimming, even to escape the rain, and so prepares another bundle of volatile seeds and hurls them at where she thinks Feebas is. Her aim is true, and her seed bomb strikes Feebas and explodes. Feebas cries out in pain as the explosion sears his skin; this attack was noticeably more powerful than the last, and he's not sure how much more of this he can take.

Kusa steps back a little and focuses, channeling energy into a protective barrier. A shimmering green barrier slowly forms around her, and is quickly joined by another shield, this one with a grid pattern. Meanwhile, Feebas ponders his trainer's orders while nursing his wounds. He doubts there's a way to mix flying stars with an ice storm, and swims upwards as fast as his bruised body will allow him. Feebas surfaces after a moment and groans in exasperation. He can clearly make out the protect shield through the fading mist, and knows that he can't damage Kusa. His new trainer's orders are law, though, and Feebas resignedly shoots out a flurry of bright stars at his opponent. As expected, his attack uselessly pinks off of Kusa's shield, and the lizard allows one layer of her protection to fade away, a little miffed at expending energy on blocking such a weak attack, but still pleased nonetheless.

Feebas decides that if he can't beat up Kusa the straightforward way, he might as well send her into a rage. The fish shouts volleys of insults in the snidest tone he can imagine, laughing at how she's obviously so very ineffectual and cowardly at being afraid of a simple swift attack, trying to rile her up. However, when he pauses for air, Kusa is not rabid with anger as he had hoped, but instead looking back at him, a small smirk on her face. At the same time, the mist dissolves into a few wispy strands -- the combined effects of the sun and rain have dispersed it prematurely.

Round 4 End

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 100%
Energy: 42%
Chills: OOO
Direct Heals: X
Status: Confident, but still tired. Attack +4, Sp. Attack -2
Kusa's Safeguard: 3 actions remaining

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 43%
Energy: 65%
Chills: XOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: Frustrated at the failure of his attacks, and really feeling his injuries

Rain is coming down in sheets on the arena (3 rounds remaining)

Notes:
-Mist went away on the third action.
-A Swift+Blizzard combo doesn't sound very feasible; one's some stars flying at the enemy, and the other's an ice storm.
-Sorry for the delay.
-Full Metal Cookies attacks first next round.
-If there's anything I missed, please tell me.

Great! Much better than before, eh Kusa? So let's keep up this streak. Since you're tired, let's use one of those Chills. But if the little fish comes up to attack you, a Leaf Blade to the face should be a great way to punish him for daring strike you! If you pull off a chill the first action, and he doesn't surface, Seed Bomb the other two.

Chill / Leaf Blade ~ Chill / Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb ~ Chill / Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb

When Kusa is chilling, use Substitute underwater, and make it 15%. Try and make the substitute bouyant (I recommend making it out of bubbles or something.)
Attack with a couple of Blizzards for your last two actions.

Substitute (15%)~Blizzard~Blizzard

League Tournament '09 (Round 1)

Full Metal Cookies vs Blastoise428


Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 100%
Energy: 42%
Chills: OOO
Direct Heals: X
Status: Confident, but still tired. Attack +4, Sp. Attack -2
Kusa's Safeguard: 3 actions remaining

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 43%
Energy: 65%
Chills: XOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: Frustrated at the failure of his attacks, and really feeling his injuries

Round 5

Feebas gathers together water in a dense blob, and adds some air bubbles to its underside. He molds and shapes it until it looks admirably like a feebas, adding in clay from the trench to give it some substance. With a light tap, Feebas transfers some of his life energy into the construct, bringing it to life. The substitute gently floats upwards, rising to the surface. Kusa tenses when a Feebas-shaped object comes into view, but snorts derisively when she realizes what it is. That fish hoped to fool her with that? Really. Shaking her head, she lies down on the floor and relaxes, regaining some much appreciated energy. The substitute, for its part, simply stares blankly at the grovyle, bobbing up and down.

Feebas looks up at his double, slightly puzzled; wasn't Kusa supposed to attack it? Still, it's protecting him, and that's a good thing, considering what his opponent has thrown at him. Cautiously, he swims up to the surface, readying another blizzard. The room temperature drops once again, and the raindrops pelting the arena suddenly freeze into snow or blocks of ice. At the same time, a vicious winds picks up, hurling the snow and ice and Kusa and battering her with its freezing cold. Fortunately for her, none of the stuff stays on her thanks to her safeguard, a fact she is very grateful for. Even so, the attack was quite painful, and some vengeance is in order. Her leaves suddenly experience a rapid growth spurt, becoming longer and razor sharp. Kusa leaps at Feebas, trying to get to him before he disappears underwater. Before she can slash him to bits, Feebas' substitute throws itself in between the two, ready to take the attack. Kusa takes this in stride, and brings down her leaves on the construct. The blades easily cleave the substitute in two, destroying it in one blow. Feebas shudders as pieces of his substitute sink past him; he's lucky that didn't happen to him.

Perhaps another blizzard would drive the crazy lizard back. Feebas once again sends an ice storm at Kusa, and although she shivers painfully from the assault, she is not deterred. Before Feebas can retreat underwater, Kusa bounds forward and slashes the fish, cutting down the length of his back. The water type flails around painfully, staining the water with blood, and the grovyle smirks with satisfaction. Her safeguard meanwhile quietly fades away, no longer being fueled by Kusa's energy.

Round 5 End

Full Metal Cookies


Kusa (F) Overgrow
Health: 68%
Energy: 39%
Chills: XOO
Direct Heals: X
Status: Exhausted, but very satisfied. Attack +4, Sp. Attack -2

Blastoise428


Feebas (M) Swift Swim
Health: 8% (CAPPED)
Energy: 40%
Chills: XOO
Direct Heals: O
Status: In terrible pain, and bleeding from a large gash on his back.

Rain is drenching the arena (2 rounds remaining).

Notes:
-Kusa didn't consider a substitute floating in the water Feebas himself coming up to attack, and so continued chilling.
-Really sorry for the wait. I had writer's block, so this might be a little subpar.
-Blastoise428 attacks first next round.
-If there's anything I've missed, please tell me.

Use Rest, Feebas. Follow with two Sleep Talks. If you wake up, replace your actions with Hail and Icy Wind. Replace Icy Wind with Hail if it isn't raining.

Rest~Sleep Talk/Hail~Sleep Talk/Icy Wind/Hail

Don't let him get a moment's rest! Hit hard and fast with Leaf Blade, and hopefully that'll keep him awake. Then have a Chill. Finally, use a Seed Bomb on the feeshie, sleeping or not. Replace Leaf Blade with Seed Bomb if you can't get at him with Leaf Blade.

Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb ~ Chill ~ Seed Bomb