Denryu vs. Whirlpool

As Whirlpool selected her next choice--a female Sandile--a Vibrava flitted about, searching for insects to snack on. One of its eyes oglied the Sandile warily while the other inspected the underside of the large brick the Hippopotas had previously hid behind.


Chelsae curled her tail around her to serve as a headrest and relaxed a bit, but was shaken back into focus by a tremendous trembling tremor that caved in her entire tunnel network with sand. On the surface, Chelsae practically danced back and forth, stomping the ground with the left feet, then the right feet, then the left, then the right--it was a rather jolly scene. Finally, she let up on the sand, wading through it to find another spot before she accidentally buried herself. Chelsae struggled to clear a space around her in the engulfing sands, then tediously begam to scrape a new tunnel to the surface.

Topside, Scarlet bounced onto her tail, then flipped backwards to slam the ground with her entire stomach, interrupting Chelsae's efforts about halfway to the surface. Fortunately, she was in the wrong location on the sand to cave in the tunnel completely, but Chelsae did lose her footing and fall to the bottom again. She scrambled up the side determinedly, resumed digging, and had almost reached the surface when a third seismic shakedown sent her descending the tunnel again. This time, she managed to spread her legs and stop her fall about halfway down; next time, she was sure she was going to get to the surface. Then by God reptilian heads would roll.

Finding nothing to eat, the Vibrava zoomed elsewhere.




Calculations
Earthquake- 24% damage, 5% energy
Dig (up)- 4% energy
Earthquake- 24% damage, 5% energy
Dig (up)- 4% energy
Earthquake- 24% damage, 5% energy
Dig (up)- 4% energy

Notes
-You are so goddamn lucky you didn't hit like a Darmanitan or a Maractus with all of those Earthquakes. Vibrava's Levitate negated the damage.
-Chelsae was only two Digs away from the surface, until the tunnels were collapsed. Then, it took forever.
-Sandile aren't incredibly inspiring to ref.
-Second Earthquake cleared the cap, third was obsolete.
-Sunny Day is in effect.

Next Round
-Whirlpool attacks.
-Denryu attacks.
-I ref.
-I hope to God I got that right this time.

oh right damage caps and arena effects are a thing

Chill for a bit, then Fire Fang. If it missed, then Fire Fang again (shouldn't have to, but safety nets). If Chelsae decides not to surface the second or third actions, Hone Claws twice; whenever she comes up, continue with the Fire Fangs.

Chill ~ Fire Fang/Hone Claws ~ Fire Fang/Hone Claws

Also, 5% energy for 24% damage seems incredibly overpowered.

Welcome to Negrek's new scale. It was 12% but underground means double the power. Which wouldn't make sense to need more energy. If anything sand is easier to move, but I kept it at 5%.

Well, just Faint Attack to get back on the surface (why did I not do that earlier grah). Then try a Toxic (hopefully the speed tie falls in your favour). And if you're somehow still alive on the third action, Screech, or Toxic if it failed the first time.

Faint Attack ~ Toxic ~ Screech/Toxic

waitwaitwait

Did Scarlet lose the speed tie (seems kind of obvious but the reffing describes both of the actions occurring at once so I'm rather confused)?

Scarlet did lose the Speed tie. Lately my reffing flavor tends to play with the order of things but yes Chelsae moved first.

EDIT: Also I lied, Sandstorm is in effect, not Sunny Day.

A mite early, but only by a couple of hours. DQ warning for Denryu.

I'll use Preveza, my Horsea, and have her start in the little pond.

Alright, start with Focus Energy, then Agility, and finish with Scald. If you're taunted on either of the first two actions, switch out your commands for Scald, then Hydro Pump respectively. If on the third action you can't hit Scarlet, try a Dragon Dance. If on the first two actions you're taunted and unable to hit Scarlet, conserve energy and use Water Gun.

Focus Energy/Scald/Water Gun ~ Agility/Hydro Pump/Water Gun ~ Scald/Dragon Dance

Fantastic job, Scarlet. Scary Face first to neutralize the effects of Agility, then Sludge Bomb! Do try to get some into that pond; poisoned water is always nice. After that, Facade.

Scary Face ~ Sludge Bomb ~ Facade

Ampharos tucked Chelsae's Pokeball back into place, his other hand hovering over his remaining Pokemon. Which one would be best-suited for desert combat? Of course! The aquatic one! He tossed his Pokeball towards the oasis, and with a small splash, Preveza the Horsea appeared in the pond. She looked around, wide-eyed, until she spotted the wild Sandile lapping up water nearby. The Sandile spotted her back, and glared; a bit unnerved, Preveza began to paddle towards the opposite shore as the referee waved his flags.


Winking nonchalantly at her wild brethren, Scarlet trotted over to the pond and gave a magnificent glare of her own. Breathing a sigh of relief, Preveza gave a shrill squeal as she turned around to be startled by yet another Sandile--this one clearly more battle-worn and...hungry. Trembling in the water, Preveza swallowed and tried to see her opponent through the sandstorm, which needled her above-water scales. Where was the weak spot? Where to hit for massive damage?

Scarlet smirked, seeing her opponent's movement slowed. Her nictitating membrane cleared some stray sand from her eyes as she convulsed, drawing out every toxin from her innards into her mouth. Eyes watering from the god-awful taste, she spat a gurgling mass of poison onto her marine opponent, the excess falling into the water and clouding the pond. Preveza squealed some more, unsure of how this would play out; there wasn't really anywhere to go with no legs. Instead, she shook the poison off of her head (though she felt some of it seeping in through her orifices) and sprang her tail downwards. Slowly at first, then with building speed, she continued her rhythmic galloping, taking rapid curves and zooming around the little pond as precisely as she could. The noxious clouds dissipated in her wake, although she was sure it couldn't be healthy to just charge through them. When the water was clear, she came to a halt, breathing heavily but feeling like she was on fire, baby!

Scarlet growled. She had thought the poison would be enough to slow her opponent down; instead, the Horsea was just as fast as she had been before, and the poison was gone to boot. Scarlet took a couple of steps back, then leapt angrily at her foe, clamping down on her back fin and scratching with her claws. If it were a cartoon, there would be a dust cloud, broken intermittently with emerging body parts. Instead, there was only a frenzied Sandile, and a Horsea trying to protect her eyes. Twisting around in protest, Preveza frothed at the mouth, then twitched her fin to throw her opponent directly in front of her face as she blasted a stream of hot water from her snout.

Scarlet gave a raspy cry as she sailed over the pond, coming to rest next to the onlooking Sandile. As she rubbed her snout with a claw, the wild Pokemon said something highly inappropriate to her, and she slapped him, causing him to storm away huffily.

The sandstorm raged on, and both Pokemon shuddered as their respective poisons coursed through their veins.


Calculations
Scary Face- 2% energy
Focus Energy- 4% energy
Sludge Bomb- 7% damage, 6% energy
Agility- 3% energy
Facade- 13% damage, 8% energy
Scald- 13% damage, 6% energy

Sandstorm- 6% damage on Preveza

Notes
-A sleazy Sandile was hanging around this round, but no attacks hit it.
-Sludge Bomb lost 1% damage because of the part focused on the water.
-Agility-swimming through the poison clouds mixed them into the water enough to dilute them.
-Swimming around really fast in poison-clouded water, in addition to a very near miss on Sludge Bomb's poison roll, lightly poisoned Preveza.
-Scald did not burn.
-Sandstorm is still in effect.
-According to the arena, Horsea uses 1.5x energy for everything now.
-Whirlpool commands next.
-Welcome back guys!

It's good to be back :')

Nice job, Scarlet! We're gonna try to limit Preveza's visibility as much as possible with a Sand Tomb. Combined with the Sandstorm already up and the fact that you blend in pretty well already, that'll hopefully lower her accuracy a few notches. If she Protects the first action, Toxic the pond. If that won't work either, just Chill out. Next, you're going to want to Snarl to weaken those nasty Hydro Pumps and Scalds a little, then Earth Power to finish up. Try to stay as far away from the pond as possible to make aiming even more difficult for her!

If she Protects the second or third actions, Rock Tomb around the oasis to try to create as good a barrier as you can between you two, and shift Snarl down an action if possible.

Sand Tomb/Toxic/Chill ~ Snarl/Rock Tomb ~ Earth Power/Rock Tomb/Snarl

I second that!

Alright Preveza, let's start off by taking advantage of that lowered priority and trying a Hydro Pump. Next, if that Sand Tomb did work in water, use Twister, which should get rid of that sand on its way to Scarlet. If you can see fine, another Hydro Pump seems fitting. Finally, if you used Twister on the second action, or if your first action missed, Hydro Pump. If you used Hydro Pump on both actions, take a break and Chill. You will have done enough.

Hydro Pump ~ Twister/Hydro Pump ~ Hydro Pump/Chill

Rhythmically, just as bizarre as before, the same Sigilyph hovered in from the horizon, tracing its instinctual path once more.

Gritting her teeth through the poison, Scarlet waited to see what her opponent would do. She squinted through the sand, and immediately regretted even looking in that direction when an ungodly powerful blast of water hit her directly in the face, sending her flying backwards into the palm tree. Gasping for air, she kicked up sand frantically, attempting to trap her opponent underneath it, but it fell short, settling slowly onto the bed of the oasis' pond. The raging sand emulating her seething rage, Scarlet glared at her opponent, letting out a guttural, terrifying snarl. The malice behind the sound rattled Preveza to her very bones, and she shuddered, then squirted another jet of water at the Sandile, though this one wasn't nearly as potent as the last.

Scarlet shouldered the brunt of the water, letting it wash the sand from her scales. She reared up on her hind legs, then slammed her front claws into the ground with a bark. Beneath Preveza, in the pond, the packed sand erupted upward, clouding the water and stinging like hell on soft Horsea scales. Tumbling over, Preveza swam out a little bit, then tried to relax, treading water as lazily as possible.

The Sigilyph disappeared over the horizon as the sand cleared and the sun shone down, almost distracting the battlers from their infected founds.


Calculations
Hydro Pump- 26% damage (critical), 9% energy
Sand Tomb- missed, 1% energy
Snarl- 6% damage, 3% energy
Hydro Pump- 15% damage, 9% energy
Earth Power- 9% damage, 4% energy
Chill- 10% energy recovered

Sandstorm- 6% damage on Preveza

Notes
-The Sigilyph came back!
-The first Hydro Pump was a critical hit.
-Sand Tomb missed, but couldn't hit the Sigilyph.
-Hydro Pump had somewhere around 70 accuracy accounting for the sand, natural camouflage and distance, but did not miss.
-Earth Power did not lower Sp.Def. I also took 1% damage off because of the water.
-Sunny Day is now in effect.
-Ampharos commands next.

Atta girl, Preveza! Let's keep pouring it on!

Scald, Brine, Hydro Pump. If you can't hit him for whatever reason, Curse.

Scald/Curse ~ Brine/Curse ~ Hydro Pump/Curse

Sunny Day <3

Snarl again, then Foul Play. That way, burns won't matter! Finally, Substitute (15%) to hopefully get a good start for next round.

Snarl ~ Foul Play ~ Substitute (15%)

Also, don't critical hits only deal 1.5x damage in Gen VI? I might be completely confused, though, haha.

Edit: I forgot about Sniper, ignore me.

Sniper's current mechanics give a flat 10% extra crit damage. Otherwise, I have no idea, I've never played Gen VI. ASB crit mechanics as they currently stand are an additional base damage of the attack, though.

Soft, shuffling footsteps announced the arrival of a hurried-looking Sandshrew, who started digging shallow trenches nearby. After burrowing for a foot or two, it would stop, sniff the air a moment, then trundle over to another patch of sand and repeat.

Assured that the wild Pokemon was no immediate threat, Scarlet sneered and gave a glottal growl to preclude her sudden, boisterous snarl. The raw negative emotion behind the attack startled Preveza, who fumbled a bit before spouting a stream of steamy water at the source of the noise. Foam and hot water dripped from her snout as she watched the steam dissipate to see Scarlet's scales glistening as her attack continued to run down them. The Sandile shook lightly, then neatly snapped her entire body to throw the rest of the water off in an impressive burst. Preveza blinked, then arched her eyes at Scarlet, snorting forcefully.

The Horsea charged at her opponent with a burst of speed, galloping through the pond in a blind fury that she herself didn't quite understand. All she knew was that her opponent's continued nonchalance was infuriating--but Scarlet was prepared for her bumrush, and gave a sharp yap-type noise as she threw sand into Preveza's eyes. Preveza cried out in surprise, and her eyes stung as her beeline ran askew. She faceplanted in the sand at the edge of the pond, slipping slowly backwards into the water as she let out a soft moan. When she resurfaced, her eyes clean, Scarlet was grinning at her--no, laughing at her.

That. Was.

IT.

In true anime-battling style, a red anger vein appeared on Preveza's forehead as she stuck her snout in the water and began to suck it in. Drawing from her own body's salt, she let her attack out in one burst with a scream. Less of a stream than a violent liquid buckshot, the salty, sandy water collided with its target, getting in her nose, her ears, seeping into her numerous wounds. Her easygoing facade shattered, Scarlet cried out in tortured pain as the most painful water she had yet experienced wreaked its havoc.

This was how she was going to die. Nothing could be worse than what she had just experienced. When it was over, she was amazed at her own consciousness. That could not happen again. Quickly, hurriedly, gasping for breath as her whole body stung, she scooped the sand around her into a pile and tried to stay calm enough to imbue it with some of her own life force. The sand on the top of the pile began to crawl across it, then the sand underneath that, until it had built itself into a smaller Sandile. Turning back to her opponent, Scarlet attempted a defiant growl, but only managed a sort of aggravated purr. Her vision began to lose focus.

Preveza smiled (don't ask me how a Horsea smiles). She sucked in more water and let one final blast of water loose at the teetering Sandile. The sand-Sandile leapt in front of the attack with an air of unsettling glee. Immediately, the entire head was vaporized in the pressurized stream, except for the bottom jaw, which jutted out uselessly from its neck. A moment later, as the referee waved his flag, it crumbled horrifyingly back into its original shape of useless sand, as Scarlet's vision clouded over and she succumbed to her wounds and infections.

The Sandshrew gave a chirp of delight as it held up its unearthed Quick Claw, then disappeared...quickly.


Calculations
Snarl- 6% damage, 3% energy
Scald- 8% damage, 6% energy
Foul Play- 11% damage, 4% energy
Brine- 15% damage, 4% energy
Substitute- 15% damage (self), 8% energy
Hydro Pump- 9% damage, 9% energy

Notes
-This round a Sandshrew was wandering about.
-I gave Scald an extra 10% burn chance in the sun, but it still didn't roll.
-Foul Play was...really hard to flavor.
-Added a Chill counter.
-Poison knocked Scarlet out at the end of the round.
-Sunny Day is still in effect.
-Whirlpool sends out and attacks
-Ampharos attacks
-I ref!

Curses, it looks like you added stats for a Curse that did not happen in the end of round summary.

Oh god I did do that

not anymore