Chaon vs superbird

On a lonely looking steel raft, three insane humans gather for a battle. If any appear to be having second thoughts about the chosen spot, none of them voice it, but they nervously try to avoid the edge of the cold, steel sanctuary. The fact that the sea surrounding them is in fact a seething, boiling mass of acid may have something to do with it.
The referee can only wonder hopelessly if the health and safety committee in asber was nothing more than a cruel joke. They didn't exactly make the raft very extravagant did they? Although they did provide masks to protect against any acidic fumes, which was nice. He can only presume that they think Pokémon are made of much sterner stuff.
The raft in question is more of a platform, big enough to provide a reasonable amount of space for a fight and then some. The hissing acid lapping up against its side seems to do no damage to it, much to everyone's relief.

Both trainers try their best to ignore the bubbling sea of doom surrounding them from all angles, and instead focus on the impending battle.
Chaon starts things off, and carefully lobs a Pokéball near the center of the raft, as far away from the seething acid as possible. In a clang of metal, the Pokéball bursts open and a Teddiursa appears on the cold steel. The little bear Pokémon blinks rapidly, immediately raising her paw to her mouth as she surveys her surroundings. She doesn't look overly happy by what she sees, and stares at the bizarre stretch of sea in disbelief, sucking anxiously at her paw.
superbird responds with his battler: a Groagunk. The poison type ribbits as he looks around with a similar sense of disbelief. Shaking his head, he turns to face his opponent, who stares back uncertainly.

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: A bit perturbed by the chosen battle spot.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: ... ribbit.

Round one

After everyone has found their footing, the referee shakily signals to start things off.
Dokon utters a resounding croak, then begins flexing his muscles, clenching and un clenching his fists as he prepares himself for battle. The movement sends energy flowing through his body and sends his metabolism into overdrive, visibly boosting his muscle mass. Dokon stretches out his limbs and examines the results, looking pleased with himself.
Theod cringes a little as she sees Dokon muscle up; combined with the unstable area, this is a bit much. She slowly withdraws her drool soaked paw, before she plucks up her courage and faces her opponent with a determined glare. She and races towards Dokon with her claws bared, showing her teeth for good measure. With a harsh growl, Theod lashes out at Dokon, slicing his arm with her claws. Dokon hastily pulls his arm back, scowling and rubbing the sore spot while Theod nimbly backs off.

However, no sooner has she put distance between herself and her foe, when she is surprised to see Dokon’s scowl abruptly turn into a wide grin. Although his change of demeanour looks a little forced at first, Dokon manages to soften his expression and quickly starts flinging out the best compliments he can manage.
He praises Theod on managing to land such a magnificent strike against such a seasoned fighter as he, how wonderful her fur looks and how deadly her claws are. He can only imagine how powerful she'll be when she evolves!
As he rambles on to the perplexed Teddiursa, he puts a hint of malicious dark energy behind his words, effectively making his speech sweeter to the ears and much more persuasive. The dark energy clouds the puzzled Theod's mind, and she gradually finds herself giving into the array of compliments, grinning from ear to ear as she savours the ego boost.
Feeling relieved that he doesn't have to think up any more silly compliments, Dokon looks on in amusement as Theod dances about happily, giggling like a loon and looking very pleased with herself. Her mind still effectively addled by the dark energy from Dokon's deceptive compliments, she completely forgets herself for a moment and almost topples into the seething acid in her fit of glee. A comical yelp escapes her before she quickly pulls herself back and furiously shakes her head, wondering what on earth came over her. I'm in a battle here for goodness sake!

While Theod splutters with embarrassment, Dokon rolls his eyes and takes a defensive stance, waiting to see what she’ll do. When Theod turns her attention back to Dokon, she tries to pretend nothing happened, struggling to gain control of her addled throughts. Her mind is still clouded by Dokon’s deceitful compliments, but nevertheless, she manages to pull herself back together long enough to focus on the battle at hand. She snarls, then charges towards Dokon with her claws outstretched, delivering another slicing strike with vigour.
Dokon irritably draws back, facing down Theod with an icy glare. Drawing power from the strike he received, Dokon springs forward, uttering a loud blubbering sound as he lashes out viciously with both fists. Theod’s eyes widen in surprise at the sudden outburst, and she raises her paws up defensively, but the crashing blow easily shatters her defences, sending her sprawling.
Dokon croaks satisfactorily as Theod struggles shakily back up, whimpering in surprise and pain. Her newfound confidence definitely took a knock there, though she looks far from out of it.

End of round one

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 81%
Energy: 94%
Status: "...ow." starting to come to her senses again. + 2 special attack, Confused (Moderate)

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 90%
Energy: 88%
Status: Feeling in control. +1 attack, +1 defense

Arena notes

None.

Battle notes

- Theod failed to make a substitute due to confusion. Some moves are just really awkward to translate to battle in a believable way, bleh.
- Chaon attacks first.​

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 81%
Energy: 94%
Status: "...ow." starting to come to her senses again. + 2 special attack, Confused (Moderate)

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 90%
Energy: 88%
Status: Feeling in control. +1 attack, +1 defense

Round two

It isn't too difficult for Theod to start the waterworks, that horrible bruising she received would be enough to make anyone sniffle. She abruptly bursts into tears, howling loudly and waving her tiny fists. However, the Teddiursa also adds a hint of dark energy behind her bawling, just to make it more persuasive of course.
Unfortunately, her act doesn't quite get the desired effect. Looking almost bored, Dokon simply waves an arm, and a shimmering, translucent dome surrounds his body. The barrier blocks out the racket Theod is making, and Dokon remains oblivious to his adorable opponent's misery. When Theod runs out of breath, she takes a moment to survey Dokon's reaction. She isn't pleased when she sees him hiding behind the shimmering dome and not paying her any attention.

Looking thoroughly put out, Theod sulkily wipes the tears from her eyes and stops snivelling. Dokon simply looks on impassively, much to her annoyance, so she tries to keep herself busy with her next command. Her mind is feeling a lot clearer now at least, and she manages to summon up her own protect shield with a quick swipe of a paw.
Theod glowers at Dokon through the shimmering shield, but Dokon can only see a blurry, wavering orange figure. He pays the Teddiursa no mind, and begins to flex and pose again, which definitely doesn’t set well with Theod. The Coragunk lets loose another loud blubbering sound as energy rushes through his body, and his muscles grow further. When Dokon stops to examine the results, he’s left looking noticeably bulkier, his whole form looking much broader.
Slowly, Theod lets her shield drop, and her annoyance gives away to disappointment and fear. The hulking Craogunk is a pretty intimidating sight, and she can’t help but back away a little.

Theod is quick to summon up another protect shield, and she feels somewhat relieved to have a barrier between her and that nasty Croagunk. Maintaining the shield for the second time in a row takes quite a bit more effort than before, but she manages to keep the shimmering dome surrounding her while she keeps an eye on what Dokon is doing.
Nothing new as it turns out. His cheeks puff in and out rapidly as he flexes once again, his muscles rippling as they grow further. He looks extremely confident now as he clenches his fist and gives a few air punches in his foe’s direction. Looking dismayed, Theod lets her shield fade away, and leaving her face to face with her considerably more larger opponent.

End of round two

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 81%
Energy: 84%
Status: No longer feeling addled, but definitely feeling rather small.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 90%
Energy: 78%
Status: Considerably hulked up and looking very confident. +3 attack, +3 defense

Arena notes

None.

Battle notes

- I don't think he'd be able to enter the acid completely unharmed, but it be fair to say he'd take a least half the regular damage.
- The special attack boost wore off when Theod snapped out of confusion.
- superbird attacks first.​

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 81%
Energy: 84%
Status: No longer feeling addled, but definitely feeling rather small.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 90%
Energy: 78%
Status: Considerably hulked up and looking very confident. +3 attack, +3 defense

Round three

As the monstrous Croagunk looms, Theod hesitantly takes a step towards him, trying her best not to show her fear. Dokon eyes her, waiting to see what move she’ll make. Drawing in a deep breath, Theod straightens herself up and smiles sweetly at Dokon, waving at him shyly.
Dokon blinks rapidly, emitting a quizzical croak. Well, he certainly wasn’t expecting that. Even more surprising, Theod suddenly begins gushing about how handsome and strong Dokon looks, all while giving him her most adorable look ever, her eyes wide and her paws clasped together in adoration. Even her tiny stub of a tail begins wagging.
Dokon is a little reluctant and puzzled and first; did he suddenly get teleported to a different battle here? But he quickly begins to warm up to Theod; her compliments seem genuine and she really is quite a cutie…
Theod sighs in relief as she sees Dokon’s fists drop to his sides and his expressions changes to something far more pleasant. She isn’t overly happy about this ugly bulky brute pining after her, but if it’ll stop him punching her lights out…

After a few moments of staring wistfully, Dokon abruptly snaps back to attention when he remembers he supposed to be in a battle. Feeling guilty about ignoring his orders, Dokon looks mournfully over at his new love interest, who stares back with wide eyes. He shakily raises a fist, croaking unhappily, but ends up dropping it again as Theod utters a tiny whimper. Dokon grimaces, wondering how on earth he managed to punch such an adorable little face like that once before. Unthinkable! …but he is supposed to be in a battle here. Urgh, what to do?
While Dokon is caught up in his terrible dilemma, Theod takes the opportunity to approach the distraught Croagunk. As Dokon looks up and smiles at her, Theod quickly zooms in and gives him a slobbery lick on the cheek. Dokon freezes, then suddenly shivers from the nasty sensation the chemicals in the saliva sends through him. He rubs the drool off his cheek, feeling slightly repulsed. Sure, he’s seen worse, but that definitely was not ladylike at all.
He looks over at Theod quizzically, trying not to show his hurt, but she simply responds with a happy grin. Dokon smiles back weakly, reminding himself that Teddiursa probably have vastly different displays of affection. Yeah, that’s probably it…

Despite managing to convince himself of Theod’s love, Dokon can’t help but notice that he’s disobeyed his orders twice in a row. He shuffles around uncomfortably and hangs his head, then reluctantly takes a fighting stance, trying not to look Theod in the eye.
Oblivious to the danger, Theod dives in again, starting to regain some confidence. She gives the Croagunk another slobbery lick on the cheek, and her bravado seems to pay off, as the result is noticeably more effective than before. Dokon’s cheeks puff out and he utters a loud croak of pain as the chemicals from Theod’s saliva seep into his skin, causing him to shiver and his limbs to seize up.
Dokon grits his teeth and draws back his fists, struggling to regain control of his numb muscles. He eventually manages to get himself moving, and much to Theod’s surprise, he lashes out with both fists for a powerful strike, sending her barrelling backwards in a painful heap. Dokon lowers his fists again and surveys the damage he's caused with disdain.
Theod looks badly hurt, and she whimpers pitifully as she shakily props herself up. Dokon groans and tries to ignore her, but he looks very conflicted.

End of round three

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 59%
Energy: 77%
Status: Wearing down and in a lot of pain.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 88%
Energy: 70%
Status: Feeling horribly guilty. +3 attack, +3 defense | Attracted (Moderate), Paralyzed (Moderate)

Arena notes

none.

Battle notes

- The second lick caused paralysis.
- Chaon attacks first.​

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 59%
Energy: 77%
Status: Wearing down and in a lot of pain.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 88%
Energy: 70%
Status: Feeling horribly guilty. +3 attack, +3 defense | Attracted (Moderate), Paralyzed (Moderate)

Round four

As Theod continues whimpering, Dokon struggles to try and get in the right frame of a mind for a focus punch. It isn't easy after seeing the damage he's already caused. He's feeling guilty from ignoring orders and guilty about obeying orders, talk about a catch 22.
As she sees Dokon reluctantly start to prepare himself for another attack, she reacts as quick as she can. Once again, it’s easy enough for her to turn on the waterworks, that last strike has left her in a lot of pain, and she’s definitely feeling down hearted. She collapses dramatically and begins bawling, holding her head in her paws as tears run down her cheeks.
With Dokon’s unstable emotions, the manipulative tactic proves to be effective this time round, much to Theod’s relief. The Croagunk’s attempt at a stern expression quickly softens into one of concern and guilt. Abandoning all reason, he rushes to console her. Even though it’s all an act, Theod can’t help but feel a little disgruntled at Dokon’s poor attempts at consoling her. He’s really just standing around awkwardly, not sure of what to do. Obviously he doesn’t have much experience with this sort of thing…

With a hiccupping sob, Theod slowly wipes her tears away, snuffling quietly to herself all the while. Trying to ignore the dull ache in her limbs, she stretches out towards the nearby Croagunk and once again gives him a slobbery lick on the cheek.
Dokon’s concerned expression quickly to turns into one of disgust and irritation as he’s soaked in that nasty drool again, causing him to shiver violently and his body to seize up. He’s seriously wishing she would stop doing that already.
He shudders again, struggling to will his body to move, but his limbs refuse to respond. He utters a panicked croak as he shuffles around erratically, but fails to overcome his paralyzed muscles. Defeated for the moment, Dokon is forced to awkwardly sit himself down to try and regain control of his movement again. As he waits, he feels his admiration for Theod starting to dwindle. In fact, he's feeling a bit silly for not listening to his trainer's words. If trying to get close to Theod means getting nothing more than a icky, paralyzing lick on the face, he really doesn't want any part of that, as heartbreaking a realisation as that is.

Still feeling sorry for herself, Theod does get some slight enjoyment on seeing Dokon’s discomfort; serves that horrible Croagunk right! Unfortunately, he definitely doesn’t seem as captivated by her as before, if that sour look he’s giving her means anything. She nervously prepares herself to see if he’s going to dish out any more nasty punches.
For a moment, Dokon simply does nothing, he merely eyes the Teddiursa with a mixture of hurt and anger. He then abruptly darts forward with a loud croak, his hefty arms outstretched to attack. Theod utters a terrified squeak, and hastily throws up a shimmering protect shield.
However, the barrier she conjures quickly begins to falter and blur, blinking in and out of existence. Panicked, Theod struggles to strengthen her shield, until she notices that Dokon has stopped his mad charge, and is simply standing there. Slowly, she lets the weakened barrier fade away completely, letting out a sigh. However, her relief is short-lived, for as soon as she lets it drop, Dokon seizes his chance and darts in with a quick smack across the head. Theod can only manage a muffled yelp of pain, and she staggers drunkenly from the impact, holding her head.
Although part of him winces at the damage he's dealt, Dokon puts on a brave face and repeats his trainer's words in his head like a mantra. Also, he has to admit that Theod's shocked expression is pretty funny.

End of round four

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 52%
Energy: 66%
Status: Still somewhat dazed by the sudden attack.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 87%
Energy: 65%
Status: Starting to get his head back into the game, though still has a few lingering feelings. +3 attack, +3 defense | Attracted (Mild), Paralyzed (Moderate), - 2 special defence

Arena notes

None.

Battle notes

- Dokon was fully attracted on action one and fully paralyzed on action two. RNG isn't feeling very generous at the moment I guess. :X
- Superbird attacks first.​

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 52%
Energy: 66%
Status: Still somewhat dazed by the sudden attack.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 87%
Energy: 65%
Status: Starting to get his head back into the game, though still has a few lingering feelings. +3 attack, +3 defense | Attracted (Mild), Paralyzed (Moderate), - 2 special defence

Round five

Theod isn’t exactly appreciating the look she’s getting. Dokon’s lovestruck gaze has been replaced by a battle ready glare, and his bulky form is tensed in preparation for an attack.
With a gulp, Theod reluctantly moves forward, trying to ignore her aches and pains as well as Dokon’s icy glare. However, before she can even begin to make a move, Dokon immediately darts forward with an outstretched fist, blaring out a deafening croak. Particles of dark energy surround his hand in an inky aura of black, and Theod yelps in surprise as Dokon connects with a punch to her head.
Dokon looks on grimly as Theod is sent head over heels, trying to ignore his lingering feelings towards her. For a moment, Theod simply lies there, panting heavily, but she gradually begins to stir, and Dokon tenses as he notices her paws starting to flare up with inky black power of her own. Theod grits her teeth, then gathers up her energy and rushes forward with a snarl, channelling her resentment towards Dokon into a psychical strike. Dokon manages to get his hands up to shield his face, but he’s still shocked by the force and bitterness behind the attack. He winces in pain and stumbles backwards, but manages to keep his footing.

After landing the strike, Theod falls down, breathing heavily and looking drained. Dokon pulls himself upright and glares at her, any lingering feelings of affection are gone and he’s all business now. He stretches out his limbs, hoping they wouldn’t seize up again at a crucial moment, then crouches down and begins to concentrate. Gradually, an aura of fighting energy flares up around him, simmering with intensity.
Theod looks on nervously, then tries to pluck up her courage again to let out a roar that sounds more determined than she feels. She thinks about how she managed to startle Dokon with that venomous payback, and how easy it would be to startle him again in such a vulnerable state…
Theod utters a warning snarl then takes a deep breath, and looses out the loudest and most vicious roar she can. The noise is surprisingly loud coming from such a cute, tiny creature, and Dokon jumps up in surprise, his eyes wide with shock. The aura surrounding him wavers, and the panicked Croagunk hastily lashes out in the direction of the loud noise, his powered up punch hitting Theod on the chest. The unfortunate Teddiursa is completely bowled backwards by the force of the strike, and although Dokon was interrupted before he could fully focus, it still hurts. Theod lands just on the edge of the metal raft, hanging perilously close to the seething acid. Slowly and gingerly, she manages to roll away from it, looking really out of it.

Dokon is still looking somewhat shell-shocked by the loud noise suddenly breaking his concentration. Did that seriously come from Theod? He looks at her in disbelief, then slowly approaches his injured foe, looking tense and apprehensive.
Theod shifts position slightly to face her opponent, her face contorted in pain. Dokon’s expression turns cold again as he seizes the opportunity and his fingers begin to glow a dark purple as they fill with poison.
Theod can only manage a breathless gasp as Dokon delivers a swift jab to her stomach with his venom tipped touch. Theod curls up into a ball, and takes a few deep breathes in attempt to get herself moving again. She eventually manages to stand upright, albeit with a lot of effort, and quickly charges towards Dokon before she loses her nerve. Although the charge is more like a stagger, she manages to grab Dokon by the shoulders, much to his surprise, and hurl him forward, though not very far. Nevertheless, the Croagunk lands harshly on the steel, and gets to his feet a little gingerly, rubbing his banged shoulder. The battle weary Theod is disappointed when she sees he looks more angry than hurt, and she's actually starting to prefer the creepy lovestruck look over the nasty glare she's getting.

End of round five

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 14%
Energy: 54%
Status: In very bad shape and barely managing to stay upright.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 76%
Energy: 46%
Status: Annoyed at himself for getting frightened and looking a bit more determined. +3 attack, +3 defense | Paralyzed (Mild)

Arena notes

None.

Battle notes

- Focus punches base power was halved since Dokon was distracted before it was fully charged.
- Dokon's attraction has worn off and the special defense from fake tears has worn off with it.
- Chaon attacks first.​

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 14%
Energy: 54%
Status: In very bad shape and barely managing to stay upright.

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 76%
Energy: 46%
Status: Annoyed at himself for getting frightened and looking a bit more determined. +3 attack, +3 defense | Paralyzed (Mild)

Round six

As Theod struggles to get moving, Dokon closes his eyes and crouches down in a defensive looking stance, deep in concentration. Theod looks over at him blearily, and groans as she sees the fighting aura flare up around the Croagunk, flickering with ominous intensity.
It does at least encourage her to get moving however, and despite her limbs feeling as heavy as lead, she manages to get herself standing. Looking shaky and unfocused, she slowly waves her paws, and a glob of bubbling acid flows through the air, landing on the platform with a loud hiss. Waving her paws around in random directions, Theod moulds the blot of acid like clay, gradually managing to form it into a vaguely Teddiursa looking shape. She backs away a little to survey her haphazard work, feeling even more drained than before, and not really liking the look of the messy shape in front of her. She couldn’t find the strength to make it the right size either, but it’ll have to do…
Flopping down onto the cold steel, Theod turns around to see what Dokon is doing, and immediately buries her face in her paws. The Croagunk’s fists are both raised and the aura surrounding him is blazing at the peak of its power. With a resounding croak, Dokon charges towards Theod, and swings his fist with tremendous force, the fighting aura surrounding blazing even more fiercely.
Before the punch can connect with the cowering Teddiursa, Theod’s substitute jumps in the way, and is smashed into a shower of acidic pieces. Dokon growls in irritation, shaking his fist as the glow around him fades away. He starting to feel tired out himself now, but he isn't going to let her win.

Theod slowly raises her head, unaware of what exactly happened. Next thing she knows, Dokon has grabbed her the scruff of the neck and hurled her forwards, not even giving her time to react.
She barely manages a startled yelp before she is plunged into the acidic sea and immersed in burning pain. For a moment, she splashes about wildly, running on Adrenalin, but her remaining strength is quickly sapped away by the corrosive liquid, and she simply lies drifting in the unfriendly waters. The referee hastily signals for Chaon to recall her, but he doesn't need telling twice. The defeated Theod is zapped out of danger and back into the safety of her pokéball.
Although he's glad to see the back of that manipulative care bear, Dokon can't help but feel a tiny but guilty about the nastily violent nature of her defeat. But can't Teddiursas swim anyway?

End of round six

Chaon (OO)
[Theod] (F) <Quick feet>
Health: 0%
Energy: 54%
Status: Knocked out!

superbird (OO)
[Dokon] (M) <Anticipation>
Health: 76%
Energy: 32%
Status: "...So yeah, don't do acid." +3 attack, +3 defense | Paralyzed (Mild)

Arena notes

None.

Battle notes

- Theod didn't have enough health to make a medium substitute, so she made the smallest amount instead.
- not proofread and written somewhat hastily so hopefully no embarrassing typos this time roundskhfh3URGH
- Chaon sends out.
- Superbird attacks.
- Chaon attacks.​