2vs2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 7 days
Damage Cap: 80%
Banned Moves: OHKO's
Arena: Large Bowl of Shio Ramen
You knew it was coming. When it's a Linoonian battlefield, it's gotta be food. And what's better than a bowl of hot, freshly made, delicious shio ramen made with the finest ingredients and love for ramen-lovers?
The ramen bowl, for those of you unfamiliar with ramen, is a large, porcelain bowl with the top opening diameter about twice as long as the bottom diameter. For battling purposes, it is a few hundred times bigger than your average bowl and can fit two wailords smugly side by side. The bowl is black, with beautiful designs on the side and a large Japanese kanji character meaning "noodle" on the bottom, although it's not like anyone will see it.
This particular battle field was made with the good stuff -- not those icky store-bought instant noodles, but actual ramen made with actual noodles and actual meat and actual soup. The noodles fill almost the whole bowl, and are quite long and delicious. Cooked to a perfect al dente, the yellow ramen noodles are firm to the bite and slightly chewy, just like ramen noodles are supposed to be. The noodles are soaked in a light, clear Shio broth that has been made from boiling plenty of vegetables, chicken, fish, seaweed, and, of course, salt. The broth is light to the taste and savory, and, despite being called "shio ramen" (meaning salt ramen), the soup is not very salty at all. Instead, its flavor is perfectly balanced between light and salty, giving it a pleasing taste. The ramen is topped with six slices of thinly cut pork, tender enough to seemingly melt in one’s mouth, and some fresh vegetables: cabbage, bean sprouts, and a sprinkle of green onions and leeks.
The Large Bowl of Shio Ramen, being freshly made, is still steaming hot, and any pokemon stepping on the ramen or in the soup will be dealt 5% damage per round and hovering pokemon that are still relatively close to the surface will be dealt 2% damage per round for the first five rounds. Afterwards, the ramen will have cooled down slightly and will deal 1% damage per round for all pokemon directly on the ramen and no damage for hovering pokemon for the rest of the battle. The ramen is, of course, edible, as well as everything else inside the bowl, and each item has a different effect upon being ingested. Eating the pork slice will give the pokemon +1 Attack, eating the vegetables will give the pokemon +1 Special Attack, eating the noodles will give the pokemon 10% energy, while drinking the soup will give the pokemon 5% health. The attack and special attack boosts act like regular boosts and cannot exceed the +- 6 limit and can be lowered by moves such as Growl. The food items don’t magically grow back after being eaten, so they will gradually disappear as the battle progresses. This can be used strategically to a battler’s advantage: one can order one’s pokemon to drink lots of soup and leave the opponent’s water-dependent pokemon flopping on dry ramen. There is a catch though: a pokemon can only eat 10 times before it becomes too full to eat anymore, so eat wisely.
Other: Extra soup can be requested for water-dependent pokemon.
In a whoosh of displaced atmosphere and Psychic energy, a young, brown-haired boy appears, clutching the arm of a bemused-looking Mr. Mime. After making sure that the referee is okay, the League-issued Mr. Mime disappears again. Clutching his stomach queasily, Blastoise looks around for the first time. Where
did Crazy Linoone get these giant meals? This one smelled
heavenly.
What was that speck on the horizon? As he waited, the speck became more and more detailed, until it revealed itself to be a… Linoone? Oh, yes, that was right: Crazy Linoone was an actual, walking, talking Linoone, and a trainer, for that matter. And she was being held around the waist by a pair of Drifloon, by the looks of it. And there was Kratos Aurion, famed referee and the single richest ASB citizen, flying in on a Dragonite.
After some brief greetings, the battlers take their sides of the field. Kratos carefully treads her way left, nearly falling into the fragrant soup at least once or twice. Crazy Linoone, however, goes right, reverting to all fours to manage. The referee pulls out a set of car keys and presses the bottom button twice.
A trio of narutos float into view, presenting themselves for the participants to clamber onto, which they reluctantly do.
Kratos pulls a Pokéball off of her belt, feet unsteady on the fish product, and carefully raps it against the rim of the bowl. A rabbit forms from the white light. The Buneary shuffles her feet in surprise at the stifling warmth, but quickly manages to get her sweaty game face firmly in place.
Linoone pulls a Pokéball from the folds of her star-spangled cloak. Experimentally tossing it into the bowl, she releases Riley. The Riolu smiles goofily before noticing the
food. Mmmm… Wait. The delicious food was also
very hot. It hurt his feet…
Team Linoone
Riley
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Hungrily eyeing the delicious-smelling food. And being burned.
Team Aurion
Marta
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Why is it so hot? Why does it smell so good? Why is the sky so blue?…
Marta, after curiously glancing around again, shuts her eyes tightly and focuses. A green shimmer appears around her, barely visible in the steam and heat haze of the ramen. She smiles contentedly and waits for her next cue.
Still hopping from foot to foot, and looking as much a rabbit as Marta, Riley channels Fighting-type energy into his paw. But wait. Was that a Protect? It
looked like one… Hmmph. Better safe than sorry, Riley supposes. Concentrating on speeding his metabolic rate, the Riolu visibly grows, layers of thick muscle sprouting beneath his fur. How
powerful he felt. And, plus, his feet didn’t hurt quite so much anymore!
Rather disappointed that her move didn’t work, Marta employs a different tact. Fluffing up her coat, she begins clapping wildly, almost tripping in the process. Quickly recovering from her klutziness, the Buneary begins to shout to her opponent about how she was so impressed by that last move and oh couldn’t he just do it one more time it was so
awesome!
Rather flustered at the rabbit’s sudden approval, Riley thinks; He
had looked pretty impressive, and it had helped with his heat problems… What could it hurt? His master probably didn’t know just how
awesome Bulk Up made him look. As if on an instant replay, Riley speeds his body again, gaining another layer of impressive muscle.
Grinning from her position on the side of the bowl, Marta rubs her arms against her cottony ear; a spark loosed from her body, almost invisible, and shot into the sky. A moment later, white lightning snaps down, seeking its target: Riley. The Thunderbolt strikes true, and fries the poor Fighting-type.
Blinking groggily as thunder rolls above, Riley shakes his head to clear his thoughts and immediately regrets it; his brain is in an uproar of Loudredian proportions. He would show that two-timing, passive-aggressive rabbit that tricks, well, weren’t meant for bunnies! Managing to concentrate yet again, the addled canine add yet another thick layer of muscle to his now-hulking body. How did she like that, eh? But this bulk was starting to get a bit old... He'd like to actually start attacking next round.
Team Linoone
Health: 87%
Energy: 90%
Status: Cross at the trickster Buneary, and feeling quite powerful. +3 Attack +3 Defence
Team Aurion
Marta
Health: 100%
Energy: 86%
Status: Why is it so steamy? What’s that noise? When can I eat?…
Notes:
- There is a burnt patch of ramen where Riley is standing, from the Thunderbolt.
- Anyone on the edge has a 10% chance of falling every action, which I ramped up to 15% for Marta, due to Klutz. She got lucky, but almost fell on the second action.
- Encore has ended.
- Kratos Aurion attacks.
- Linoone attacks.
- I ref.
- No one falls off of the narutos.
