I liek Squirtles vs. Dazel

DQ warning for ILS. You have 48 hours to post commands.

If at any point Boris protects, Chill. If he tries using Swagger or Thunder Wave, Me First. Otherwise, Drain Punch for Energy x3

Drain Punch (energy)/Chill/Me First x3

Small substitute ahoy! Then use zen headbutt. If the substitute is gone on the last action, use protect, but otherwise, just keep using zen headbutt.

Substitute (small) ~ zen headbutt ~ protect / zen headbutt

I liek Squirtles (xOx)

Fisticuffs (m) <Regenerator>
Health: 37%
Energy: 18%
Currently: Not so sure about the odds any more. Burned (severe: 4% damage/round, -3% damage to physical attacks.)
Commands: Drain Punch (energy) / Chill / Me First x3

Dazel (Oxx)

Boris (m) <Snow Warning>
Health: 46%
Energy: 20%
Currently: Ready to finish his opponent, but more tired than he'd like. Surrounded by a Reflect (1 more action.)
Commands: Substitute (10) ~ Zen Headbutt ~ Protect / Zen Headbutt

Field Notes
-Movement order: Fisticuffs (65) > Boris (43).
-Due to the hail, the bank sign has been forcibly deprived of its supports and is now grounded, and many buildings further away have been damaged or destroyed.
-The roadway has been scorched and twisted by severe heat. The conflagration that consumed most of the nearby grass has faded away.
-The top half of a tree has fallen across the pedestrian crossing. The surrounding area is wet to the touch.
-There are two cracked holes in the ground connected by a gently sloping tunnel.
-Main Plaza destruction counter: 8.


Fisticuffs looks over at his opponent a little suspiciously, checking to see if the Amaura's going to shock or taunt him so he knows how to retaliate. When Boris instead starts to shape a small off-white glob of energy between his front legs, Fisticuffs begins to edge forwards with his fists up, still on guard in case the white blob turns into a counterattack, but Boris seems to be making a lookalike of himself, adding a head, legs, and noodly neck to the blob with expert precision. Hey, copying his tricks is a low blow! Fisticuffs scowls and breaks suddenly into a run—but then seems to trip backwards, skidding feet-first for the last few inches towards his opponent like a baseball batter sliding into home. As he falls the Mienfoo suddenly looks alarmed, gaze slightly to the left of Boris's face, and one of his paws is up, as if to shield his eyes from the sun, but the sunlight isn't especially strong at the moment…

Boris breaks from his blob-molding to glance quickly to where Fisticuffs is looking, only for the Mienfoo to smirk at the success of his stratagem, hiding a wince at the parts of his back that were rubbed raw by the accidental fall, and then aim a quick jab at him. Boris flinches back, momentarily forgetting the shields that would dampen the force of the blow, but his creation moves faster, darting in to take the hit. Fisticuffs is nearly too surprised to follow through with his punch and the attack almost fades, but he recovers his wits soon enough, knocks away the energy blob's protruding head and neck, and scoops up the remaining body parts for himself. The Mienfoo backs off as quickly as he can while burdened by the floppy stubs he'd scavenged from Boris's Substitute before converting them into an energy form that can revitalize him.

The newly legless dinosaur-doll averts its eyes, but its creator isn't so unnerved; Boris sees his own opportunity to attack and charges at his opponent with no heed for safety, his doppelgänger alternately waddling and hopping behind him. He's barely had enough time to finish charging his attack before he takes the final few steps towards Fistcuffs to slam his head into him. The point of impact glows suddenly, and glimmering waves of pink sparkles ripple out over Fisticuffs' body, producing an irritatingly faint sensation of tickling mixed with sharp slivers of pain across everywhere they touch. The Mienfoo growls and pats at himself, twitching, until the feeling finally fades.

Boris has already moved away, but Fisticuffs notes with grim satisfaction that the protective shields covering his body are starting to pop, flicker, and fade, one by one, as the Amaura becomes fatigued and his concentration breaks. Once the armor guarding Boris's most vulnerable parts has disappeared, his opponent closes in, intending to deal the finishing blow, but doesn't register the wary presence of Boris's steadfast doll at the edge of his vision. Fisticuffs' energy-siphoning punch instead obliterates what's remaining of the creation. Its binding force drained away, the Amaura lookalike proceeds to explode into motes of grayish energy, too many to count, that shower down over the scene of its death.

Boris looks on, a little bemused but not too sad—he didn't put that much effort into making it—as the swirling specks turn amber all at once and shoot in towards his opponent, absorbing themselves into the Mienfoo's fur and body. Although Fisticuffs doesn't seem very revitalized at all, Boris's creation is still down, so what should he be doing? The Amaura frowns, recalls his commands, and concentrates for a few seconds before pouring enough Normal energy into the air around him to make him glow with a slightly white sheen. The energy wavers for a second before coalescing and solidifying into an opaque white done, conjuring a stronger, albeit shorter-lasting, protective cover.

Seeing his opponent's all-encompassing shield, Fisticuffs seizes the opportunity to settle into a sitting position and just relax for a minute, taking himself through calming meditation exercises to reinvigorate himself. Soon, the Mienfoo feels completely untroubled and newly energized, with even the pain from his lingering burn reduced to a prickle at his side, but a sharp whistle from the referee shoots him back to the battle. With a few last deep breaths, he opens his eyes, grins at a fatigued-looking Boris, and readies to duke it out one last time with his opponent.

I liek Squirtles (xOx)

Fisticuffs (m) <Regenerator>
Health: 21%
Energy: 26%
Currently: Refreshed and wary. Burned (severe: 4% damage/round, -3% damage to physical attacks.)
Used: Drain Punch (energy) ~ Drain Punch (energy) ~ Chill

Dazel (Oxx)

Boris (m) <Snow Warning>
Health: 36%
Energy: 8%
Currently: Uncertain whether he can hold out much longer, but prepared to go out with a bang.
Used: Substitute (10) ~ Zen Headbutt ~ Protect

Field Notes
-Movement order: Fisticuffs (65) > Boris (43).
-Due to the hail, the bank sign has been forcibly deprived of its supports and is now grounded, and many buildings further away have been damaged or destroyed.
-The roadway has been scorched and twisted by severe heat. The conflagration that consumed most of the nearby grass has faded away.
-The top half of a tree has fallen across the pedestrian crossing. The surrounding area is wet to the touch.
-There are two cracked holes in the ground connected by a gently sloping tunnel.
-Main Plaza destruction counter: 8.

Action Notes
-Sorry for the wait!! I'm on winter break right now, though, so the next round or two shouldn't be as late. Also, merry Christmas if you celebrate it, and have a good day in any case!
-Fisticuffs had to wait to see if Boris would use Swagger or Thunder Wave before moving, so he moved second on all three actions.
-Boris's Reflect wore off after the first action.
-Fisticuffs's second Drain Punch broke Boris's substitute.
-KOs: Cuckoo 1, Fisticuffs 1, Von Chosais 0, Boris 1, Firethorn 0, Mercuria 1

Nira commands next.

Ah, dear, it seems i'm in a bit of a pinch here...

Well, thanks to the damage cap, we can't faint as a result of health loss. Let's chill out a bit. If Fisticuffs tries a drain punch for health, throw up a protect. Let's just try and stay kicking for this round, so that we can wrap up next round with an ultra-strategic comeback! :D

Chill / protect x3

Taunt~Drain Punch (health)~Drain Punch (energy)

Sorry for the short reply, on mobile.

I liek Squirtles (xOx)

Fisticuffs (m) <Regenerator>
Health: 21%
Energy: 26%
Currently: Refreshed and wary. Burned (severe: 4% damage/round, -3% damage to physical attacks.)
Commands: Taunt ~ Drain Punch (health) ~ Drain Punch (energy)

Dazel (Oxx)

Boris (m) <Snow Warning>
Health: 36%
Energy: 8%
Currently: Uncertain whether he can hold out much longer, but prepared to go out with a bang.
Commands: Chill / Protect x3

Field Notes
-Movement order: Fisticuffs (65) > Boris (43).
-Due to the hail, the bank sign has been forcibly deprived of its supports and is now grounded, and many buildings further away have been damaged or destroyed.
-The roadway has been scorched and twisted by severe heat. The conflagration that consumed most of the nearby grass has faded away.
-The top half of a tree has fallen across the pedestrian crossing. The surrounding area is wet to the touch.
-There are two cracked holes in the ground connected by a gently sloping tunnel.
-Main Plaza destruction counter: 8.


Immediately as the referee starts the round, Fisticuffs clears his throat and starts screaming at the top of his lungs, trying to get his zoned-out opponent's attention. Boris glares and keeps trying to relax, but the Mienfoo doesn't stop; when he finally looks over, weary of the pointless shrieking, Fisticuffs starts to berate every aspect of Boris he can think of, from his weird types to his more passive fighting style and relatively short stature when compared to the trainers (the Mienfoo conveniently leaves out his own height from the comparison.) But the erratic nature of Fisticuffs's put-downs doesn't prevent them from angering Boris to the point that he can't even try to sit still, and he's definitely not down with being called "passive". Intent on showing Fisticuffs how active he can be, Boris barrels heedlessly towards his opponent and tosses his head wildly around to strike everywhere they can reach, not caring at all about how tired he's becoming or how his reckless headbutts are hurting Fisticuffs only a little more than they're injuring himself. The battlers grapple for a few moments, at a standstill, until Fisticuffs draws back his fist and punches his opponent squarely in the face. Boris staggers back, reeling as life-force bleeds away in a flurry of amber energy, and his opponent uses the opportunity to shove him off and leap away.

Dimly, Boris remembers that he was supposed to throw up a shield to protect himself in case this happened, but he's too angry to care. Instead of relaxing, the Amaura redoubles his efforts to prove himself, throwing himself at his opponent and leveraging his greater weight to bear the Mienfoo to the ground, but his exhaustion rears its head and halts his attack midway through. Feeling as though his legs are becoming too heavy to lift and too frail to support him, Boris drags himself from Fisticuffs and shivers frantically in an attempt to clear his increasingly muddied thoughts. It's almost a relief when the Mienfoo approaches him for another life-draining strike and siphons away the last of his strength. Once Boris collapses, both trainers recall their Pokemon, and the referee raises one flag to indicate Nira's lack of remaining battlers and I liek Squirtles' resulting victory before handing out their respective prizes. The trainers shake each other's hands and then call a league Abra to teleport them out of the city, before its citizens get here and start complaining about the property damage.

I liek Squirtles (xOx)

Fisticuffs (m) <Regenerator>
Health: 16%
Energy: 17%
Currently: Victorious!
Used: Taunt ~ Drain Punch (health) ~ Drain Punch (energy)

Dazel (Xxx)

Boris (m) <Snow Warning>
Health: 17%
Energy: 0%
Currently: Out cold.
Used: Struggle ~ Struggle ~ (fainted)

And that's all! ILS gets $24 for winning, I get $15, and Nira gets $12. Fisticuffs gets 3 exp/happiness for his 2 KOs; Cuckoo, Mercuria, and Boris get 2 exp/happiness each (and the last two can now evolve); and Von Chosais and Firethorn get 1 exp/happiness each. Good game, everyone, and happy New Years!

Wow, that was a fantastic match and a great end to the year! Good game, Nira, and thanks for reffing, Keldeo! :D