Munchkin vs Eifie

Zzz... too tired to put much thought into this, so here we go.

Lena, you have done amazingly and you deserve a nice, long rest. And Riba deserves some experience. So you're just going to do support duty for as long as you can hold out. No conditionals for you to think about because even if things go wrong, you have absolutely done more than enough. So try to grab and hold Riba in place with a Vine Whip (she's literally tied for lightest Pokémon so it should not be too much trouble!). Then renew the Sunny Day and if you're somehow still around for the third action... honestly you haven't got much to do. Just make an impressive light display with Flash or something. Enjoy your rest!

Wheelbarrow Dumpling, it's your turn to get a KO now! Without that pesky ground immunity, Riba's vulnerable to some super-effective damage from Earth Power. I don't feel like doing calculations to check when the damage cap will happen, so just have fun with it. If she's out of range or unhittable in some other way (kill subs though), just scatter some Stealth Rocks everywhere you can but where Nando and Lena are.

Nando, you are adorable and hilarious and I have no idea what I want you to do. Just give Wheelbarrow Dumpling a Helping Hand if he's not using Stealth Rock because that's just so adorable. If he's using Stealth Rock, try to Flamethrower Riba if you can; if she has clones, sweep the attack around. If you can't hit with Flamethrower either, go with Swords Dance.

Lena: Vine Whip (hold in place) @ Riba ~ Sunny Day ~ Flash @ Riba

Wheelbarrow Dumpling: Earth Power @ Riba / Stealth Rock x3

Nando: Helping Hand @ Wheelbarrow Dumpling / Flamethrower @ Riba / Swords Dance

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Well that's just... embarrassing ._.
Sorry I got you guys slaughtered, Nai and Hera!

Now, Riba, it's important that you do not panic here. There's a nifty damage cap so you'll live to see another round, at least. That Light Screen is a little annoying, but we'll deal. So um Ice Punch Lena first. Then she'll have her vines on you so Sludge Bomb until she's out, which should be the second action?
If you've knocked out Lena before the third action, end with Giga Drain on Wheelbarrow Dumpling to attempt to keep your health up.

Ice Punch @ Lena ~ Sludge Bomb @ Lena ~ Sludge Bomb @ Lena / Giga Drain @ Wheelbarrow Dumpling

But all was not lost. So said Riba’s trainer, as she called out commands, and the Gastly took the encouraging words to heart. Now was not the time to give up! With a hiss, Riba quickly began to float towards Lena, her purplish fog following her black spherical body. As she approached, the fog began to take on a light-blue color, and it began to collect itself in a dense clump. Before the tired Lena could really react, she had gotten an icy makeshift fist to the side of the head.

The Chikorita squealed in annoyance, and immediately two vines began to emerge from the dark green gems on her neck, moving with surprising speed towards the retreating Riba. The Gastly, however fast she was, could not move quickly enough to escape the vines, which coiled tightly around her black orb of a body. There wasn’t much Riba could do to squirm, so she just glared at Lena, and began to prepare another attack.

Wheelbarrow Dumpling, watching this exchange, shot a glance towards Nando. The Torchic nodded back, and with this confirmation Wheelbarrow Dumpling let out a soft cry. The moment he did, the surface of the chessboard beneath Riba exploded, and out spurted a blast of molten limestone that quickly engulfed Riba. The super-effective attack was incredibly powerful, even more so with Nando adding more energy to the mix with a few bursts of his own fire towards the base of the attack, but Riba only cringed in pain, enduring the attack. All she had to do was make it past this.

But as soon as the attack disintegrated, Riba released another attack - a large ball of sludge, almost half the size of the Gastly’s body, which she threw through the air towards Lena. The Chikorita was already gritting her teeth, her vines having felt that last attack, but just the impact of the Sludge Bomb, and not even the poison, was enough to force the Chikorita’s vines to release Riba, as the poor creature wobbled back and forth and soon fell to the ground, exhausted. Smiling, Eifie recalled her pokémon, praising it for its good work.

Riba only had a second to smile and enjoy her freedom of movement, though, before another blast of molten limestone and ground-type energy erupted beneath her. This time, the attack didn’t do nearly as much damage as before, though Riba was still forced to cringe at the damage. Due to the intense energy and the fact that she was totally surrounded by it, no one seemed to notice the faint red aura surrounding the Gastly.

When the attack faded away, though, Riba seemed more determined than ever. She was getting weak now, she realized, but she wasn’t down yet. She still had a chance, and this was it. Screeching at nowhere in particular, and glaring at Wheelbarrow Dumpling, Riba tried to pull greenish orbs of energy out of her porcine opponent, and succeeded - a little bit. The still-absentminded Swinub released less energy than expected, and the veil of light surrounding him bounced half of that small supply back into his body. Only a single blob of energy ended up making it all the way back to Riba, and by that point Wheelbarrow Dumpling and Nando were already preparing their third attack of the round. The chessboard exploded once more beneath their opponent, this time sending her flying straight up into the air. But Riba didn’t seem to feel the attack this time - she simply stared vengefully at her opponents, convinced that she could still win.


Arena Notes
~Eifie’s team is protected by Light Screen for 1 more action.
~Somehow, the chessboard is still completely unharmed and pristine, even after those explosions and the Earth Powers.

Referee Notes
~Lena was knocked out at the beginning of the second action.
~Riba hit the damage cap on action 2, then hit it again on action 3 after a huge 1% health recovery from giga drain.
~Munchkin commands first next round.

Ok, Riba, you're doing just fine! Now, we've been neglecting Nando a bit, so let's go ahead and use Pain Split on her. If she's Protecting or otherwise avoiding your move, and Wheelbarrow Dumpling is the only one attacking you, you should survive at least one attack anyway so Secret Power him in that case, for the first action. Apparently it's a beam but it's physical..? So maybe you can reach him with it I hope? Anyway, if they're both attacking you, Protect.

Damn it, I want to give you like five commands right now but you'll get confused D:
If Pain Split worked, use Lick on Nando. If it didn't work, and no one is going to hurt you, try Pain Split again. If it didn't work and they want to hurt you, use Destiny Bond.

Finally, Protect if either one of them is attacking you. If no one is going to attack you, and Nando is wide open and it still hasn't worked, then do Pain Split again now. If no one is attacking you and you can't hit Nando for whatever reason, try using Haze.


Pain Split @ Nando / Secret Power @ Wheelbarrow Dumpling / Protect ~ Lick @ Nando / Pain Split @ Nando / Destiny Bond ~ Protect / Pain Split @ Nando / Haze

Oh no! We can't have you taking damage, Nando! You must Protect yourself at once! Actually, if you can, wait until Wheelbarrow Dumpling uses Earth Power, then Protect, so Riba won't use Secret Power until after you move. plzzzz don't let me get haxed by secret power

Then, well, if Wheelbarrow Dumpling does get paralyzed by Secret Power, give him a freaking Smelling Salts to the FACE. >:( Otherwise, just Helping Hand. Wheelbarrow Dumpling, another Earth Power after Nando moves should do it, and then go ahead and die. Sorry man. Riba deserves it.

Finally, if I screwed up and Riba's still standing, I want Nando to Mimic the Taunt that Nai tried to use a while ago so we can use it later if we need to. Wheelbarrow Dumpling, use Mud-Slap to get Riba to Protect.

If you win, it would be cute if you guys Held Hands. You can do that, right?!

Nando: Protect ~ Smelling Salts @ Wheelbarrow Dumpling / Helping Hand @ Wheelbarrow Dumpling ~ Mimic (Taunt) / Celebrate / Hold Hands @ Wheelbarrow Dumpling

Wheelbarrow Dumpling: Earth Power @ Riba ~ Earth Power @ Riba ~ Mud-Slap @ Riba / be dead / Hold Hands @ Nando

Munchkin’s words were enough to encourage Riba. She had to keep it up, because her trainer believed in her! She took a quick glance at her opponents before acting, sizing up their actions. Wheelbarrow Dumpling seemed to be about to attack, but Nando, that innocent little Torchic, didn’t seem to be doing the same. So, with a shriek very characteristic of a Gastly, Riba began to form a small white orb in her mouth, just as Wheelbarrow Dumpling lifted his front feet off of the ground.

The Swinub and the Gastly launched their attacks at the same time. The chessboard once more exploded beneath Riba, but before the explosion had even had time to blossom, a sturdy white beam shot out of it and smacked Wheelbarrow Dumpling right between the eyes – a direct, though, unfortunately for Riba, not crippling, hit. When the smoke cleared from the small explosion, Riba was gritting her teeth, still hanging on to the last shreds of consciousness, and Nando was letting down a spherical green barrier she’d prepared the moment the Gastly had launched an attack.

Of course, that wasn’t the end. The moment the Protect was down, Nando began to cheer for his ally, praising his last attack and promising that she’d help him finish Riba off. Wheelbarrow Dumpling nodded back, and raised his feet off of the ground, in preparation for the final attack of the battle.

Riba saw the attack. She knew how this was going to end. At the very least, she could take her opponent down with her. In the final seconds before the Earth Power erupted from the surface of the tile beneath her, Riba glowed with a fierce black glow - one of vengeance, and hatred...and defeat. It had not been there for a second when the chessboard burst open beneath her, spewing out chunks of melted limestone and ground-type energy. The attack was too much for Riba to withstand - with her teammates down, it hadn’t taken long for her to fall as well. As her vision began to disappear, and her rook hat fell off of her head, she only hoped she had at least accomplished enough for her trainer.

The referee held up both of his flags, declaring the defeat of both Riba and Wheelbarrow Dumpling – the latter, having succumbed to the Gastly’s final attack, just as unconscious as the former. And as soon as both of the fainted pokémon had been recalled, just one flag went down. Nando breathed out a lick of flame, triumphantly celebrating his victory, as the two trainers shook hands, and Eifie’s ELO rating rose 30 points while Munchkin’s dropped a little bit.


Referee Notes
~Riba got Destiny Bond off in time mostly because of her 30-point Speed lead over Wheelbarrow Dumpling.
~Eifie is the victor, with one pokémon remaining. Somehow, Nando took no damage that entire fight.
~Well done to both of you. I’m glad I took this battle - it was quite fun to ref, albeit a bit confusing, and also very profitable.
~Prizes should be $24 to Eifie, $9*1.3=11 to Munchkin, and $15 to me, with 1 EXP for Nai, 2 EXP each for Hera and Wheelbarrow Dumpling, and 3 EXP each for Riba, Lena, and Nando. Due to that thing with the items and active squads at the beginning of the battle, I’m going to try to make the database do this by adjusting kill counts to compensate, but I’ll leave a note for Zhorken to fix it if it goes wrong.

Thank you so much for reffing this, Superbird, and thank you Munchkin for a chaotic and ridiculous battle! Getting all of my team caught up in the pledge explosion as well was one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen. :p Good game!

Yes, thank you very much for opening up my battle slot dealing with the headache this battle must have given you, Superbird! And thanks for this battle Eifie, I wasn't expecting to win but I think I've learned a thing or two from you :)