Squornshellous Beta vs. Barubu

Karkat Vantas said:

This site is called the Cave of Dragonflies.

Linoone, why are you using the copyrighted name of this highly prestigious website for such nefarious purposes

???

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Because dragonwalks and dragonswims are boring, that surely is the reason.

Guys
This is not your battle
Get out

Squornshellous Beta said:

Guys
This is not your battle
Get out

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You're no fun. :(

*vanish*

Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.

The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they gain the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.

Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.

The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.

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Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Sturdy>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: ........m'okay.... Confused (slight)
Moves: Flamethrower ~ Nothing ~ Nothing

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Swift Swim>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: omg i'm tots high on sugar right now
Moves: Focus Punch ~ Water Pulse ~ Brine

Round 10​

There was a moment of confusion when two random people popped into existence in this Arceus forsaken place. Nobody quite knew how they were able to do that, or even find this place in the first place, but they seemed intent on butting into the battle and making snide comments. Needless to say, none of the battlers were amused. Squornshellous Beta grabbed the two random people by their collars and tried to toss them out, while Boss Barubu temporarily withdrew the flying squirrels and went to help.

Brittany bounced around from foot to foot, feeling pretty awesome at this moment. She's gonna beat up a giant solid metal snake! Yeah! Focusing energy into her right paw, the Buizel tensed herself as she charged for the Focus Punch. Her fist started glowing a dull red, then orange as the fighting energy concentrated. Bactrian wasn't about to let the attack go lose, however, and she jumped (alright, crawled slowly, but close enough) in front of the Buizel, trying to tackle her or at least Block her attack or something. Bactrian wasn't thinking too straight at this moment, with the image of the dragonfly still buzzing in her head.

That didn't quite work out, however. With a loud scream, Brittany leapt up, fist glowing a bright orange, and punched the Steelix in one of the larger steel chunks that made up its body. A large "POW!" appeared in bright yellow bubble letters for a split second above the two, then Bactrian went flying backwards at a speed that's way faster than the laws of physics would allow. The white platform had to stretch out to allow the Steelix to land, skid, and come to a painful stop a few dozen yards from where she was before. Brittany pumped her fist in the air. Victorious! She is king! Queen! Whatever!

Orders are orders, and Brittany opened her mouth and spat out a stream of water at the fallen Steelix. The water whirled and spun around the sound waves trapped inside, before smacking the Steelix in the face. Bactrian let out a roar of pain and swept her tail, sending a metallic ball that came out of nowhere spinning towards Brittany. The Buizel was so caught up in her victory dance that she didn't notice the ball until it was too late, and the Gyro Ball smacked her off her feet, making her land on her butt.

Annoyed that her fur was getting messed up, Brittany jumped up immediately and let out her next attack -- a stream of extremely salty water. The referee was briefly reminded of a horrible memory of ruined tea and a certain fish, but quickly shook the thought away. The Brine hit Bactrian in the chest, the salt sinking into the little cracks made from the Focus Punch earlier, and Bactrian felt like she was on fire. The Steelix swore, and, just like last time a certain somebody swore, ancient spirits rose out of the ground, bringing with them rocks and other pieces of painful hard things. The rocks, glowing with an eerie ghastly energy, went ahead and throttled Brittany with perhaps more force than before.

Somebody doesn't like swearing in this arena.

After successfully messing up the Buizel's fur, the ancient spirit rocks, apparently satisfied, disappeared in a little "poof". At the same time, Bactrian and Brittany, too, changed forms. Bactrian was not very amused with her new form, however.



Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Levitate>
Health: 55%
Energy: 100%
Status: ........ow.
Moves: Block ~ Gyro Ball ~ AncientPower

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Leaf Guard>
Health: 87%
Energy: 100%
Status: squeeee this is, like, totally fabulous
Moves: Focus Punch ~ Water Pulse ~ Brine

Notes:
- Unlucky Bactrian used Block. It didn't do much against that Focus Punch
- Bactrian's confusion faded after the first action. Being punched does that to you.
- Brine just barely missed the damage cap, totaling the damage at 45%
- AncientPower was a critical hit
- SB needs more RNGgodshrines, I say.

Arena Notes:
- The platform is a few feet longer than usual.

Other Notes:
- Since school is starting tomorrow, I won't be reffing as fast as I am now.
- I Wikipedia Random Article'd the dragonfly. Don't look at me; look at the RNG gods.
- Karkat Vantas and Metallica Fanboy butt into battle
- SB and Barubu band together and defeat common enemy with THE POWER OF LOVE
- Meanwhile, I'll be filming this

RNNNNNNGAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Why is my luck so bad D:

*Utilizes the adaptiveness of the platform to make it impossible for Karkat Fanboy to appear*

Attack with your leaf-on-head-ness!

Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.

The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they ain
the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.

Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.

The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.

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Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Levitate>
Health: 55%
Energy: 100%
Status: ........ow.
Moves: Block ~ Gyro Ball ~ AncientPower

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Leaf Guard>
Health: 87%
Energy: 100%
Status: squeeee this is, like, totally fabulous
Moves: Focus Punch ~ Water Pulse ~ Brine

Round 11​

With the random viewers gone for good, Squornshellous Beta and Barubu settled back to beating each other up. The referee just stood to the side, trying to put the fire out.

Her last round being a mix between horrible failure and pain, Bactrian the Chingling was obviously not amused. A dark, shadowy energy built itself around the small bell, and Bactrian prepared herself for whatever attack was to come. She had no idea what the dark energy was supposed to do, but she was in too much pain to really care.

Meanwhile, Brittany seems to be completely in her element, like, totally. Gathering grass energy into her mouth, she opened her muzzle and shot out a brightly glowing green sphere of energy. Being a Leafeon isn't too much unlike being a Buizel -- after all, they're both quadrupedal (even if Buizels can stand on their hind feet better than Leafeons can), and attacks were all the same, if you get down to it. Gather energy into your mouth and shoot it out. Simple like a pimple. The Energy Ball struck Bactrian with a little bright flash of green light, and the poor Chingling was sent flying backwards once again, the dark energy dissipating.

As Bactrian was still trying to gather her thoughts, Brittany bounced forward, eager to try Attack Plan Number Two: gather energy into a part of her body (it all flowed into her tail for some reason) and then smack her opponent with said part of body. It took a while to get across the arena, which seemed to shrink behind her, but that was right because it gave her time to build up momentum. Upon reaching the little yellow bell, Brittany spun around and whacked the Chingling with her tail, covered with a brightly glowing energy and a thin layer of something hard and shiny.

What happened next should be taken with a bucket of popcorn and a large, foam hand.

Like a pro-baseball player hitting a baseball, the Iron Tail smacked Bactrian up in the air, and off the Chingling flew across the platform, dearly wishing that she was someone else. Like the Leafeon, for example. If only, if only... The crowd roared as the Chingling started to fall, and Brittany ran around, panicking. Should she head for a home run? It doesn't seem like she will make it! She's barely at third base! The referee blew the whistle, and the Leafeon made up her mind and Protected her spot, deciding that running would not be worth it.

Bactrian managed to put up a golden wall of protective energy before she hit the ground and thus didn't hurt herself, but the round was over and the only thing that happened was that she was in a lot more pain than before. And she was also a Pichu.



Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Static>
Health: 33%
Energy: 100%
Status: WHY RNG WHY Reflect (4 more actions)
Moves: Snatch ~ Role Play ~ Reflect

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Sand Veil>
Health: 87%
Energy: 100%
Status: Third base! And the crowd roars!
Moves: Energy Ball ~ Iron Tail ~ Protect

Notes:
- Iron Tail wasn't a critical hit. If it was, Brittany would've gotten a few more home runs.
- An Electric type vs a Ground type. I sense fun times ahead.

Arena Notes:
- The platform is back to normal size

Other Notes:
- Barubu picks his nose
- SB builds RNG god shrines. A lot of them.
- Crazy Onondo does something about its Gen-five-ness
- FYI, Gen. 5 pokemon won't roll for anyone besides me, since the moves aren't officially integrated into the ASB system yet

>:( RRRRGGH
I am going to lose this battle. Hey Linoone, how would you like to ref the rematch?

(Also my Pokémon is not a baseball >:/)

HAHAMYSHRINESAREWORKINGMETHINKS!

Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.

The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they gain the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.

Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.

The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.

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Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Static>
Health: 33%
Energy: 100%
Status: WHY RNG WHY Reflect (4 more actions)
Moves: Snatch ~ Role Play ~ Reflect

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Sand Veil>
Health: 87%
Energy: 100%
Status: Third base! Oh yea!
Moves: Energy Ball ~ Iron Tail ~ Protect


With a wave of the smoldering referee flags, the 12th round officially started. The first thing that happened, however, wasn't violence accompanying a baseball match.

It was a pepper bush.

Between exclaims of "peppers grow on bushes?!", "Oh snap", and a crapload of sneezing from the trainers and referee, Bactrian charged up some energy to deal some pain to her opponent. Her body glowing with some Secret Power she didn't know she had, the Pichu ran across the arena that was too long for its own good and smacked into her opponent. Too bad she wasn't massive enough to send anyone flying... Brittany, who the RNGgods seemed to have favored so far, jabbered something incomprehensible. It was probably the pepper getting into her nose and clogging up whatever attack she was trying to use, but, whatever she said -- or was trying to say -- it wasn't working.

Bactrian gave a little sigh, thanking the RNGgods that she wasn't totally mobbed again this action. Her body was bruised and sore from the last few rounds, and, while she wasn't feeling tired, it still hurt. Gathering up energy, Bactrian prepared to have revenge. Her body crackled with electricity, and just when she was about to send out a powerful, sky-shattering jolt, she sneezed. What was supposed to instantly KO Brittany became a tiny little wave of sparks that the Gible absorbed without any damage at all. The electricity might've fried some muscles, but Brittany was part Ground type and the Thunder Wave passed through her body harmlessly.

Brittany wasn't about to be out done. That little spark was pathetic! She was much better than that! Gathering energy into her stubby little paws, the Gible soon had a large, glowing ball that looked as if it could explode any moment. Just when she was about to throw it at the Pichu and set the little rat on fire, she sneezed. The ball of energy went flying upwards and exploded in the sky (uh, where the sky would be if there were a sky), probably breaking more laws of physics and causing nuclear fission or something, because there was suddenly a large sun overhead and the temperature in the... space... anomaly... thing... rose dangerously.

Bactrian seemed to have breathed in some of that pepper powder that was probably floating in the air, because she suddenly sneezed very loudly, and a large blob of something gross and purple flew out of her mouth, landing on the arena with a splat. The purple Toxic sludge sat on the edge of the arena, for what might as well be a mile away from its target. Ew, purple sludge! Brittany was mighty glad that the Toxic didn't hit her and ruin her fabulous fur, uh, scales.

And then she sneezed.

Her legs jerked uncontrollably as her sinuses clogged up, and the Gible went flying, head-first, into her enemy and effectively Headbutted the Pichu. The simmering yellow dome of energy around Bactrian that wouldn't go away for some reason softened the impact though, and both pokemon came out alright, if slightly dazed.

With a few now familiar "poof" sounds, the nose-irritant disappeared from the arena and the battling pokemon were once again replaced with another species.



Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Torrent>
Health: 29%
Energy: 100%
Status: An upper hand? Maybe? Reflect (1 more action)
Moves: Secret Power ~ Thunder Wave ~ Toxic

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Compound Eyes>
Health: 81%
Energy: 100%
Status: like, omg, i'm a bug, this is, like, totally gross, omg
Moves: Sleep Talk ~ Sunny Day ~ Headbutt

Notes:
- Secret Power again???
- Thunder Wave failed due to Brittany being part Ground type
- Toxic rolled a 100 and therefore missed.
- Just wanted to point that out because I haven't seen 100s in a while.
- Yanma again??? RNGgods like bugs, I guess. And Secret Power.
- A pepper bush sprouted in the middle of the arena, giving everyone a 20% chance of sneezing uncontrollably (flinching) every action
- But nobody did flinch, so it might as well as not existed.

Arena Notes:
- The sun is shining brightly. Wait, since when was there a sun in this place?! (7 more actions)
- There's a blob of Toxic sitting on the arena really far away from the battlers.

Other Notes:
- OH SNAP I'm so late :< sorry guys
- Actually it's not that late, but
- Build some RNGgodshrines, SB. Really.
- Barubu sets ants on fire with magnifying glass
- Crazy Aianto catches on fire

*Build* *build* *build* *build*

*Sends out Kuitaran to make friends with Crazy Aianto*

Behold the Mighty Glass of Magnification!

Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.

The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they gain the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.

Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.

The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.

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Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Torrent>
Health: 29%
Energy: 100%
Status: An upper hand? Maybe? Reflect (1 more action)
Moves: Secret Power ~ Thunder Wave ~ Toxic

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Compound Eyes>
Health: 81%
Energy: 100%
Status: like, omg, i'm a bug, this is, like, totally gross, omg
Moves: Sleep Talk ~ Sunny Day ~ Headbutt

Round 13​

With one of the trainers busy building RNGGodshrines, the referee (who was ON FIRE) waved a flag, and the round officially started.

Brittany was very unamused with her new form. She doesn't have her totally awesome and pretty fur anymore, and she was now a totally icky bug. The Yanma flapped her wings, trying to figure out how to use those gross things. Meanwhile, Bactrian decided to attack. She was in pain, but she wasn't about to go down without a fight. Gathering energy into her wing-blade-things, the Prinplup charged forward as her wings gained a metallic sheen. Yielding her wings like swords, Bactrian tried her best to use Metal Claw despite not having claws. The attack mostly worked -- mostly, because, while Bactrian got the gist of it, her opponent managed to squeeze out a burst of energy that absorbed the damage.

Brittany mentally wiped away a mentally constructed drop of sweat from her forehead. That was a close call... The Protective energy dome glowed faintly in the bright sunlight and faded away. At the same time, the yellow-green shield of energy surrounding Bactrian, too, dissipated. Brittany observed the battle for a bit, trying to figure out how to attack, or, at least, use her wings. Since she is a bug now, she might as well as try to fly. Flapping her clear dragonfly wings as fast as she could, Brittany started a strong breeze, welcoming in the hot weather, but she still stayed grounded. Perhaps she would have taken off if she flapped for longer, but plants suddenly burst out from underfoot and wrapped themselves around the Yanma. Combined with the forward momentum from the flapping wings, the Grass Knot flung Brittany forward, making the Yanma land hard on her face. Very hard, in fact. Brittany winced, trying to rub her non-existence nose and failing epically because her little insect legs were too short. Bactrian had the time to let out a little snicker, but Brittany sent her a Clique Queen Death Glare, and the Prinplup clamped her beak shut.

The heat was starting to get to everyone. With a nuclear reaction happening overhead, Bactrian felt as if she was going to die of a heat stroke. The heat seemed to be getting to Brittany as well, because she seemed to be trying her best to look pretty. Or flirt. Or something. It was too hot to tell. Bactrian just stared at the bug, confused. It would probably be better if she just attacked the bug and get it over with... Flippers once again covered with a metallic sheen, Bactrian performed the only move she knew how to do properly. This time, there was no weird energy shield to protect the Yanma from the incoming attack, and the Metal Claws hit home, making a nasty crunch sound that definitely was not a good sign.

Squornshellous Beta finally finished building the RNGGod shrines now, and sat back, wiping condensation from its forehead (giant robots don't have gender). The familiar "poof" sound should be happening around now, the referee notes.

What happened next was something that nobody expected but have been secretly hoping for.

There was a "poof" sound, the same as all the rounds before. But what was different was the wave of DOOM that washed over the arena. The place Bactrian was standing was suddenly covered in a whirling cloud of shadows. The feeling of DOOM seemed to emit from the center of the dark vortex, which spun faster and faster. Then, the creature inside the shadows let out an unearthly screech, and the shadows shot outwards and disappeared.

Where a little Prinplup once stood was now a grand, black-and-red worm, with piercing red eyes and magnificent wings that seemed like it was made from pure darkness itself. Golden armor covered its head and torso, glinting dully in the bright sunlight. Its tail, thick and powerful yet extremely agile, flickered behind it, as the Renegade pokemon hovered, a few feet off the platform.

Now would be a good time to build RNGGodshrines, the referee noted.

Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (-) <Levitate>
Health: 29%
Energy: 100%
Status: THERNGGODSDEMANDYOURSACRIFICE
Moves: Metal Claw ~ Grass Knot ~ Metal Claw

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Natural Cure>
Health: 73%
Energy: 100%
Status: OH SHI-
Moves: Protect ~ Defog ~ Captivate



Notes:
- OH SHI-
- Grass Knot was a critical hit

Arena Notes:
- OH SHI-
- The sun is shining brightly (4 more actions)
- There's a blob of Toxic sitting on the arena really far away from the battlers.

Other Notes:
- OH SHI-
- Hurrdurr I was just going to post a DQ warning, Barubu. You posted just in time...
- Barubu builds RNGGodshrines
- SB builds RNGGodshrines
- CL builds RNGGodshrines

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YES GIRATINA

*Builds more shrines*

OH SHI-

Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.

The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they gain the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.

Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.

The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.

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Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (-) <Levitate>
Health: 29%
Energy: 100%
Status: THERNGGODSDEMANDYOURSACRIFICE
Moves: Metal Claw ~ Grass Knot ~ Metal Claw

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Natural Cure>
Health: 73%
Energy: 100%
Status: OH SHI-
Moves: Protect ~ Defog ~ Captivate

Round 14​

Before anybody realized what was going on, a bright orb of draconic energy gathered at the Giratina's mouth, swirling as it grew bigger and bigger. Soon, the energy reached an enormous size, bigger than an Altaria, and still growing regardlessly. Brittany made a small squeaking sound, and the Giratina turned its flashing red eyes toward the poor bird.

Space itself seemed to warp from the massive amount of energy as, with a ear-shattering screech, Bactrian fired. Twisting and crackling, the Dragon Pulse headed straight toward Brittany. The beam was a brilliant green, brighter than the nuclear fission going on overhead and thicker and stronger than anything the referee had seen before. Brittany could do nothing as the super-effective dragon energy tore into her skin, the sheer force of the beam thrusting her against the hard, white ground. The Altaria found herself in a world of pain.

The beam lasted all too long, and, when Bactrian finally decided that it was enough and slammed its mouth shut, Brittany was a mere sizzling form on the ground. The Altaria was obviously bruised and battered by the attack, her previously beautiful cotton feathers now a sizzling mass of gray. She managed to muster up enough energy to throw herself at the Giratina, but the attack did little damage, since she wasn't exactly thinking highly of her trainer right now. Bactrian just glared at the pathetic Return wordlessly as Brittany flopped to the ground, feeling like she had just died.

Her worries weren't over, however, as Bactrian lifted its heavy tail and slammed it into the arena with so much force that the referee was pretty sure that the whole dimension was bout to fall apart at this rate. The white platform shuddered from the impact and dropped about two feet where the attack hit, bending as if it was made of rubber, then suddenly flexed back, sending clearly visible seismic wave toward Brittany and the poor referee. The grounded bird was sent flying from the impact, before slaming back onto the heavily shaking ground. The Earthquake seemed to be hot aimed at the platform, but the whole space itself, because the referee could've swore that the nuclear fission going on overhead just blinked. Brittany was left bouncing around on the arena, getting completely throttled by the shaking ground and unable to regain a footing or take off.

When the Earthquake finally stopped, the Altaria was left lying on the ground again, resembling a floppy dishrag more than anything else right now. After taking a long second to regain her bearings, Brittany opened her beak and sent out a flurry of star-shaped energy, in too much pain to physically go after her opponent now. The Swift attack struck the Giratina's golden scales and bounced off, sending up little sparks as they left tiny scratches behind.

For a while, the Giratina floated there, red eyes glowing and not doing anything. If the referee were an Kadabra, it would've seen psychic tendrils coming out of the Renegade pokemon's body as it attempted to copy its opponent's stats. Alas, as the referee was more or less dead right now, it couldn't.

Brittany used this time to try to recover. Although the previous attacks were definitely overboard and more painful than anything she's experienced, her nails were, miraculously, not broken. Feeling a lot better about herself, the Altaria stood up (her feathers were still burnt though) and sent a burst of energy into the platform, trying to deal some damage back at the legendary. If she fainted that Giratina this round, she would get epic bragging rights! Her clique would love her!

The arena shook, not as crazily as it did from Bactrian's attack but still enough to knock the referee off the plaform (AHHHHhhhhhh *poof*)regardless, but the Earthquake didn't seem to do anything. In fact, the Giratina was looking at Brittany with a smug grin on its face as the seismic waves passed harmlessly beneath its floating form.



Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Levitate>
Health: 19%
Energy: 100%
Status: THERNGGODSDEMANDYOUR-- oh, darn it.
Moves: Dragon Pulse ~ Earthquake ~ Psych Up

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Serene Grace>
Health: 42%
Energy: 100%
Status: :(
Moves: Return ~ Swift ~ Earthquake


Notes:
- Bactrian's Earthquake hit because Brittany is a consensually flying pokemon and didn't roll Fly
- I didn't know that Altarias can use Earthquake either...
- Return was at 20 base damage. Altarias have a base happiness of 28-Return-damage, and Brittany wasn't exactly feeling pleased about the battle.

Arena Notes:
- The sun is a red giant (1 more action)
- There's a blob of Toxic sitting on the arena really far away from the battlers.

Other Notes:
- I think the RNGGodshrines are working. Or at least yours are, SB...
- Roll Metronome next round roll Metronome next round please roll Metronome next round
- Barubu builds RNGGodshrines
- SB builds RNGGodshrines
- I build RNGGodshrines
- Er, yeah, go get an e-ref, guys ;; My eyeball is dying and it's not pleasant.

I. NEED. SHRINES!

Oh yeah, I need to post here.
*Builds even more RNG-god shrines*

Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.

The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they gain the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.

Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.

The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.

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Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Levitate>
Health: 19%
Energy: 100%
Status: THERNGGODSDEMANDYOUR-- oh, darn it.
Moves: Dragon Pulse ~ Earthquake ~ Psych Up

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Serene Grace>
Health: 42%
Energy: 100%
Status: :(
Moves: Return ~ Swift ~ Earthquake

Round 15​

The nuclear fusion going on overhead seemed to be reaching an end, for it had been expanding steadily for the past action as its core turned the lighter elements of hydrogen and helium into the heavier carbon and metals. The sun -- if it can be called that -- was giving off a ominous red glow now, as its outer hydrogen layer rapidly moved away from the contracting core and cooled down.

With the referee down for the count (it seems like it was flailing around somewhere under the arena, trying to float back up and failing horribly), the battlers decided to go back to beating the crap out of each other. Bactrian, who had shrunken to a more manageable size, waved her floating root things around and tried to dig them into the arena in order to suck out some nutrients from the hard, probably-cement arena floor. The referee, from its vantage point under the arena, seemed to have noticed what the Carnivine was up to and yelled loudly (heals are against the rules!), flailing even more, before finally resorting to blowing the referee whistle. Upon hearing the sound, Bactrian sighed and retreated her wiggly root things. She was hoping to gain some health back this round... Brittany the Togepi sighed, too, because she had been holding her stubby little arms steady, ready to copy whatever Bactrian was going to use because she was too lazy to think up a strategy of her own. She still had an obvious health advantage, after all...

And then the sun exploded.

The inner core of the red giant finally lost enough energy to keep on fusing elements anymore, and, with a anticlimactic "poof", ejected its outer shell of random elements. The powerful stellar winds knocked the battlers off their feet as the tiny particles battered their bodies. Bactrian and Brittany could feel the radiation burning into their DNA, but they could do nothing but brace themselves against the hard white floor as the star pieces that will, eventually, form a nebula rushed past them (and sometimes through them, because neutrinos are weird like that), pinning them against the ground.

The platform, which was definitely not made of concrete, seemed to be blocking all the radiation and wind from the star, leaving the referee in relative safety.

"Usually the red-giant stage in stellar evolution lasts for a few million years, but this is the pokemon world, so we can ignore the laws of physics for the moment," the referee noted helpfully as the battlers screamed in pain. "Also, it's not technically an explosion. It's just dust particles drifting away from the core due to radiation and stellar wind, but 'exploded' sounded cooler."

Wait. Could the referee had planned for this to happen and fell off the platform on purpose?!

No way.

The bloated red giant had mostly dissipated, leaving only its white, shining core left. The star, which slightly nerdy people can instantly recognize as a white dwarf, glowed softly overhead. After what seemed like a few million years, the powerful onslaught of particles finally slowed down enough for the battlers to stand up and resume their battle. Yet something seemed different...

Bactrian found that she had grown sharp, pointy spikes all over her body.

Brittany now had long, slender legs.

"This is slightly disturbing," the referee noted.

Despite being able to move faster, due to finally growing legs, Brittany found that ankles are an evolutionary hazard and faceplanted. Bactrian wasn't about to give that opportunity up. Inspired by the great light show of an exploding sun, the Carnivine tried to emulate what she had felt before she grew spikes all over her body. Letssee.... It was a great powerful beam of energy, wasn't it? Charging up her infinite energy source into a little sphere, the Carnivine opened her great, gaping mouth and tried to create another sun just so she could see that awesome explosion again.

Sadly, she failed. The glowing orb of energy, before it could start melding atoms together, released itself in a beam of terrifying white light.

Let's just say that it wouldn't be very pleasant to be in Brittany's shoes right now.

After sliding back a good few feet, Brittany didn't even bother standing back up again. Instead, she just spread out her mind and grabbed Bactrian by its metaphorical ankles with her Psychic power. With a surprised yelp, the Carnivine was flung into the air and then slammed into the ground, hard. The battering repeated a few times (Bactrian was sure that a few of her spikes broke off), until Brittany finally got tired of it and let the fly trap pokemon go.

Not at all discouraged by the attack, Bactrian decided to try nuclear fusion again. This time, instead of focusing the energy into her mouth, she decide to charge up in her body and release it all at once instead, so it stays more stable.

Alas, it still failed. A little burst of energy escaped, and Bactrian found herself being propelled at the Togepi at a very high speed. A purple orb of pure energy enveloped the Carnivine's body, followed by orange streaks.

"POW! WHAM! SLAM!" The referee said as Brittany went flying from the Giga Impact. In fact, Brittany was flying so fast that she seemed to left clones of herself as she went, and those clones stayed behind as the Togepi flaceplanted into the ground.

With a poof, the white dwarf and the nebula disappeared, and the radiation stopped. Brittany still looked mildly disturbing though.



Squornshellous Alpha Squad (XOO)

Bactrian (F) <Levitate>
Health: 11%
Energy: 100%
Status: All hail the RNGGods! Attack +1
Moves: Ingrain ~ Hyper Beam ~ Giga Impact

Boss Barubu's Minions (XOO)

Brittany (F) <Levitate>
Health: 8%
Energy: 100%
Status: IT BURNS Speed +1, Double Team (2 clones)
Moves: Mirror Move ~ Psychic ~ Double Team (2 clones)


Notes:
- Whoa. Hyper Beam and Giga Impact?!
- They actually didn't use up that much energy...
- Ingrain and Mirror Move both failed because Ingrain is a healing move
- Togepi has crappy speed and thus didn't make many clones
- Hyper Beam and Giga Impact did not use up enough energy for Bactrian to faint.

Arena Notes:
- The sun asploded at the end of the first action...
- ...and turned into a white dwarf, which emitted radiation and caused the pokemon to mutate, which randomly raised one stat
- There's a dried blob of Toxic sitting on the arena really far away from the battlers.

Other Notes:
- The RNGGodshrines really are working :o
- I swear, I am not tweaking with the results, even though it looks like I might be
- Er yeah. I can see now (yay), but I also have craploads of homework, so reffing might be a bit slow (understatement of the year)
- Or I could write less, but that doesn't seem like it will happen anytime soon...
- I had too much fun describing exploding stars
- What do you mean that I'm a nerd?
- SB builds RNGGodshrines
- Barubu builds RNGGodshrines
- I build RNGGodshrines

Almost late!

DQ Warning for Squornshellous Alpha Squad, uh, Squornshellous Beta. You have 24 hours.