pathos Vs. Lord of the Fireflies

[size=+2]pathos vs Lord of the Fireflies[/size]

Format: 3 vs 3 doubles
Style: Set
DQ: 1 week
Damage Cap: 35%
Banned/Restricted Moves: Attract, OHKO's, direct-healing moves
Arena Description: Atlantis

Although most likely not the real Atlantis, the drowned city of Atlantis in which this battle takes place shares a frightening amount with its namesake. The fact that both ended up underwater, for example - and that both were tremendously prosperous beforehand. The city was so well-built that most of its buildings have not been too badly harmed, even at such great depths; rust and algae coat the majority of the structures, sure, and sponges grow on the smaller houses, but towards the upper limits of the buildings things look shockingly pristine. Since most of the city is made of skyscrapers - thousands of feet high on average, towering way above the miniature houses below and many made of pure glass, made hard enough that many of the walls remain intact; here and there, the tallest of skyscrapers was made of actual diamond, and nothing has managed to corrode those. This leads to quiet a beautiful underwater view.

Of course, so far underwater - the tallest of skyscrapers being nearly 3,000 feet tall and still not even nearing the surface of the ocean - none of this would, normally, be seen. No sunlight reaches this far down, and the fish and pokemon are all used to darkness. This is one of the most brilliant aspects of Atlantis: it's a city of light.

Each of the skyscrapers is topped with a lightningrod, acting much like the pokemon ability. The rods are connected to dozens of gemstones fitted into the building walls, making it appear as if the buildings themselves glow. Since, of course, lightning doesn't often strike so deep below the surface, it's common courtesy for pokemon to come by and flash a thunder wave or two to light up the area.

Since Atlantis is nearly always bathed in light, it's considered poor hunting grounds - and by the same means, great protection for young. It's a rare day to not find tiny newborn chinchou flitting about, or a wailmer hiding in one of the taller skyscrapers, holding its breath before it needs to return to the surface.

Additional Rules: For the duration of this battle, a protective force-field has been erected surrounding Atlantis. The field lets in/out all but living creatures, so pokemon that need to breathe will not be able to get through and reach the surface (meaning yes, they will suffocate). Pokemon that are generally known to dwell in water will be able to hold their breath for as long as the battle takes place.

The lightning-rods that cover the multiple towers will attract all electric attacks towards them, making electric attacks (aside from those that are self-directed) useless.

All attacks used by water-type pokemon do 1% more damage and cost 1% less energy; attacks used by pokemon not used to being in water do 1% less damage and cost 1% more energy.

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pathos's active squad

Zoom the genderless Magneton <Magnet Pull> @ Lucky Egg
Papayawhip the female Ivysaur <Overgrow> @ Lucky Egg
Karpad the male Croagunk <Anticipation> @ Lucky Egg
Shriek the female Snorunt <Ice Body> @ Dawn Stone
Lebos the female Gyarados <Intimidate> @ Weakness Policy
Starbuck the female Marshtomp <Torrent> @ Lucky Egg
Apollo the male Azurill <Thick Fat> @ Soothe Bell
Tinkle the female Squirtle <Torrent> @ Lucky Egg
Tsiot the female Pichu <Static> @ Soothe Bell
Dratini the female Dratini <Shed Skin> @ Lucky Egg


Lord of the Fireflies's active squad

Chime the female Zorua <Illusion> @ Wise Glasses
Hook the male Croagunk <Anticipation> @ Muscle Band
Aramis the male Treecko <Overgrow> @ Big Root
Athos the male Oshawott <Torrent> @ Lucky Egg
Lupin the male Ralts <Trace> @ Lucky Egg
Icarus the male Togepi <Serene Grace> @ Soothe Bell
Harlequin the male Slowpoke <Own Tempo> @ King's Rock
Waulter the male Gligar <Immunity> @ Razor Fang
Autumn the female Snorunt <Ice Body> @ Dawn Stone
Keyrielle the female Klefki <Prankster> @ Sitrus Berry

-pathos sends out!
-Lord of the Fireflies sends out and commands!
-pathos commands!
-Oh dear I'm about to ref a double battle, here goes!

Omg I'm so excited ty for taking this ;n; I'll go with, ah... Starbuck and Tinkle!

I'll go with Hook and Lupin!

Alright, you two, let's begin with style.

Lupin, I want you to burn that Marshtomp as soon as possible, so use Will-O-Wisp on her. If she has a Substitute up or use Protect / Detect, try a Future Sight instead. Use it again until she's burned, with the same conditionals, but use Draining Kiss on Tinkle if you already have a Future Sight up. Also use Draining Kiss on Tinkle if the Marshtomp is burned.

Will-O-Wisp / Future Sight / Draining Kiss (Tinkle) x3

Hook, begin with a Bounce (up) to get on top of one of those lightningrods. Once there, use Swords Dance, and Bounce (down) on Tinkle. If at any moment they try to summon a Substitute, boost their stats, or summon a protective barrier of any kind, Snatch that! If for some reason you didn't Bounce on the first action or can't use Bounce on the last, throw some Dark Pulses at Starbuck and hope for a flinch!

Bounce (up) / Snatch / Dark Pulse@Starbuck ~ Swords Dance / Snatch / Dark Pulse@Starbuck ~ Bounce (down@Tinkle) / Snatch / Dark Pulse@Starbuck

Hah, okay, interesting... That ralts should only last a round or two before it drowns >_> Strange choice.

We'll go with you first, Starbuck. I don't mind the burn, so we'll take it in stride and throw a Yawn Lupin's way. Then we can leave it alone entirely and pay attention to that croagunk. Since there's no way snatch should be able to reach you while he's bounced out of reach, set up a 20% Substitute; we'll see if he tries snatching anyhow. Then wait for him to bounce down again and hit him with a Scald.

As for you, Tinkle! Let's start with a Water Spout. Then Iron Defense up, just to confuse that croagunk even further, and Counter the bounce.

Starbuck: Yawn @ Lupin ~ Substitute (20%) ~ Scald @ Hook

Tinkle: Water Spout ~ Iron Defense ~ Counter

Oh shit, I think I badly misunderstood the rules of the battle - I thought the protective force field was, like, around atlantis, and if you got out you would drown...

Damn, finding a way to get around this will be quite the challenge!

wow reading this again I feel beyond stupid

Ah, if you'd like, you can change your pokemon choice n_n;

For the sake of not drowning poor little Lupin, you are free to re-send out and re-order, Fireflies. Pathos can then do his orders again and we'll pretend no one almost drowned today.

Whew, that was close. Thanks to you both!

Oké Lupin, stay safe in your pokéball, Athos the Oshawott will take your place (along with Hook)!

Alright Athos, start with a nice Icy Wind to chill their butts. If Starbuck uses Substitute before you can hit them with the attack, Encore the attack instead. If any one of them Protects / Detects, use Swords Dance. Afterwards, use Scald on Starbuck twice. If she has a substitute up, use Grass Knot instead. Again, use Swords Dance if they use Protect or Detect.

Icy Wind / Encore / Swords Dance ~ Scald@Starbuck / Grass Knot@Starbuck / Swords Dance x2

Hook, use Sludge Bomb at Tinkle, then Icy Wind and another Sludge Bomb at Tinkle. If Tinkle tries to use Mirror Coat or Protect / Detect, Nasty Plot instead.

Sludge Bomb@Tinkle / Nasty Plot ~ Icy Wind / Nasty Plot ~ Sludge Bomb@Tinkle / Nasty Plot

And you two, for the duration of the round, try to avoid staying too close to the ground, we don't want Starbuck's nasty earthquake / bulldoze / whatever to eat us alive.

Okie, this won't be as nice as those previous commands, but let's see what we can do, ah...

Starbuck, you first again. Start with a Yawn in Hook's direction, then Mirror Coat twice. ... that's rather simpler than I expected, oh well.

Tinkle, give Hook a nice Fake Out. Set up a 10% sub while they fall asleep, then hit Hook with a Power-up Punch, that shouldn't be hard enough to nudge 'em awake.

Starbuck: Yawn @ Hook ~ Mirror Coat x2

Tinkle: Fake Out @ Hook ~ Substitute (10%) ~ Power-up Punch @ Hook

It had been a calm day at the beach, Asberian trainers and their Pokemon flitted about the waves, some choosing to race on their larger water-types, others frolicking with their smaller companions and one guy explaining to his Bidoof what drowning is. This all changed when pathos was shot underwater by an unintentionally forceful jet of water from his Marshtomp. Said Marshtomp gasped and floundered about for help when pathos sank to the depths of the sea. Fortunately, there was a trainer nearby, Lord of the Fireflies was his name (he had a very peculiar heritage), and he dove downwards to rescue his fellow trainer. All of this was for naught, however, as the thick undercurrents drove him down and down, spiraling into an endless void of blue.

He awoke with a thump. There was pathos, standing above him with hands on his hips and a smile on his face. Fireflies was confused, until he looked around. Outside was a sheer wall of black. Wait…outside? He climbed out of his lying position and tapped at a glass wall, something inconceivable, but it was something solid and something to tap on to check if it would remain solid. Several Chinchou that had been nesting below it flew in terror, throwing light across a…battlefield. Athos and Hook waved from beside a clamshell, while Starbuck and Tinkle chased each other around a bed of kelp. As if to signal the beginning of the most insanely unsafe menagerie of fighting and stupidity, a vent blew out hot bubbles of air by the house where the trainers sat.

Fireflies turned to pathos, who shrugged. Why not? We’re Asberians. They slowly nodded, and began formulating commands. It would be a bit more finicky to relay them, of course, but they had coincidentally taught their Pokemon morse code before the beach trip. Who knew?



Tinkle, while normally being a bit of a slow starter- she’d lost a race to a very lazy Buneary once- felt a bit more energetic in the most natural of natural environments. She swallowed a bout of water like it was air and shot it out of her nostrils. Filled with excitement, she bent her stubby legs and leapt off the ground, tucking her round head partway into her shell for maximum nautodynamic efficiency. Hook was concocting a batch of his finest poisons on the other end of the battlefield, more because he was wondering what would happen if he released them underwater than because of some commands, when he was absolutely shellshocked by Tinkle’s unwelcome entry into his face’s local area. The Squirtle rounded off back towards where she came, spinning contentedly in her shell. Hook grimaced and rubbed his face with his orange finger, snickering all the while at his clever yet devious gesture. His rudeness did not go unnoticed, however, and Starbuck lumbered over, stamping on the ground instead of wading across the field. Her weighted footfalls threw up fine clouds of dust that fanned out and shook with the sway of the sea. Hook’s eyes widened when she set upon him out of a nearby cloud. He gulped, which led to a high-pitched croak by causal instinct. Starbuck stared at him with the crossest expression a Marshtomp could muster. Hook shivered in anticipation of something horrific. Starbuck opened her mouth, Hook anxiously noted the cavernous red of her insides, and yawned. A great puffy cloud of yellowish white smacked into where Hook had been shelled before. He blinked, his vision was slightly more blurry now. Was that it?

Athos the Oshawott, noting the proximity of the large amphibian to his friendly, albeit smaller, amphibian, decided the best course of action was to send an attack the Squirtle’s way. No sooner than Tinkle settled her spinning back down and floated gently to the seafloor had a blast of chilled water stormed past her. The wave of left a trail of ice behind it, and a chunk of solid ice wrapped around Tinkle and thumped onto the floor. She blinked inside her shell, there was a bit of the dark sea peering out the top of the cylindrically container of frost she was now in. She poked out her arms and legs and nudged herself out of the ice, bring her head out first and gulping another mouthful of air. She wrestled free of the cold only to be hit by another blast of ice, this one seemed weaker and sloshed coldly about her face in a semi-solid state. She shook away the scraps of frozen water, and sneezed as a shiver poured down her spine. She turned to follow the wave of ice as it trailed into Starbuck, who had dusted her way back to her original position. The Marshtomp waved and found her hand encased in ice. She squeaked and then her expression darkened. She tightened her hand into a fist and the ice shattered, leaving only the sense of cold. Athos looked to Hook, raising his paw in preparation for the highest of fives, but the Croagunk was snoring peacefully. A bit miffed, Athos frowned at the Marshtomp. Starbuck waved. Athos narrowed his eyes, if the cold won’t teach you, then heat sure will. He inhaled some water and steamed out a jet of what could be acquainted to liquid magma. It wasn’t, of course, but Athos thought it would be pretty cool if it was.

The steam smacked into Starbuck, stopping her waving. That wasn’t nice, she thought. You shouldn’t interrupt someone’s greeting, it was mean. What if she stopped his waving, how would that feel? The water around her gleamed and tightened into a shining coat. She raised her arm and stepped forward. She moved her whole body forward, spinning the arm down and twisting around in place, bringing the other arm up to throw. The mirror sheen flung off her and zoomed towards Athos. Halfway through it boiled and bubbled into a fine steam of white, searing across the Oshawott. Tinkle handed a bit of kelp to a friendly Squirtle statue he’d made out of discarded coral. The statue nodded happily and popped a bit of the green into its shell. This was good eatin’ and a show, they thought.

They were about to have a rerun, as Athos performed the exact same series of movements and threw another glob of steam at Starbuck. The Marshtomp, still pouting, whirled about acrobatically and returned the blast with greater force. It all looked quite like one of those shows where the characters power up for a very long time then pose aggressively. Tinkle thought those were cool, because they are, and wanted to join in. But the others were busy in their steam beam battle, so who would she play with? Her substitute helpfully pointed towards Hook’s snoozing shape. Without a second thought, Tinkle bounded towards the prone Croagunk, pumping her arm in preparation. She landed beside him softly, letting up a localized ring of dust, and punched him in the chin. She giggled when his head moved to the side from the blow and quickly swam away. Her arm felt warmer now, as if her body was telling her that was good and she should hit people more. At least, her substitute said that, and she nodded and sat down for more of the show.





Notes:
-There's a block of ice by Tinkle and fragments of ice by Starbuck. Some of the kelp and dead, discarded coral around Tinkle has been suspiciously removed. *cough* Substitute *cough*
-Tinkle's speed is now 33, Starbuck's is 40. I'll subtract or add 10 per speed stage for the purposes of this battle, consider it a test of sorts.
-Using a different format for the calcs, since my god there are four Pokemon now that can get messy.
-The RNG is a tsundere.
-Though Icy Wind missed Starbuck, for flavor purposes I wrote it as Athos purposely not doing it at Starbuck so old Hook wouldn’t be chilled too.
-Icy Wind has…interesting effects underwater.
-Mirror Coat hits the last ‘mon that did special damage to the user, meaning Athos got a face full of MIRRORS.
-My god three of these Pokemon have Torrent, this is going to get dicey...
-Notice any errors? Bring 'em up! Any questions? HOW DARE YOU QUESTION ME Shoot! Critique? Welcome!

-pathos, get your snorkel on.

Huh... how did Scald do only 8%?

pathos said:

Huh... how did Scald do only 8%?

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Oh bother, I always forget Marshtomp is a ground type as well. Fixed, my bad.

I believe Athos would take more damage from Mirror Coat as well.

Lord of the Fireflies said:

I believe Athos would take more damage from Mirror Coat as well.

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That too, my bad.

Okie ladies, this round is obviously gonna be more difficult, cause commanding first sucks ahaha, but we'll see what we can do! Hrrm.

Starbuck, you first again. I think we're... largely gonna ignore Hook, and focus on Athos... Since you don't have too many support moves, you've gotta attack, mostly, so just wack away with Earth Power while they're near enough to the ground, and swap with Waterfall if you can't hit with Earth Power. If you can't hit at all, due to protect or fsr they're just not hittable, Curse up.

Tinkle, as long as Starbuck is using Waterfall, hit Athos as well, first with Skull Bash, then with Water Pulse. If Starbuck is using Earth Power, though, I want you to Curse up, then Rock Tomb Athos, those diamonds making up the towers should do nicely. If you can't hit Athos at all on the second action, Curse again. No matter what, though, catch Hook in a Whirlpool on the last action - unless they're awake and Protecting or are otherwise unhittable fsr, then set up a Reflect.

Starbuck: Earth Power @ Athos / Waterfall @ Athos / Curse x3

Tinke: Skull Bash @ Athos / Curse ~ Water Pulse @ Athos / Rock Tomb @ Athos / Curse ~ Whirlpool @ Hook / Reflect

Alright, Athos! First of all, Aqua Jet up at the last moment to avoid those nasty attacks! When Starbucks catches up with you with her Waterfall, reward her with two Scalds! If the first Scald causes a burn, switch to Hydro Pump instead! She shouldn't be too far from you if she hopes to hit you with a contact move, so I counting on you to take your time and aim true!

Aqua Jet up to dodge ~ Scald ~ Scald / Hydro Pump

Hook, as long as you're asleep, Snore (sound-based huehuehue) wildly at Tinkle and hope for a flinch! As soon as you wake up, though, Sludge Bomb away at Tinkle!

Snore / Sludge Bomb x3

Something inside the dozing mind of Hook was still awake, a sort of developed instinct that comes with training, that comes with practice, that comes with a strong Pokemon-trainer bond, but more importantly, it comes with being a frog. He knew what he must do. He must snore. Completely incapacitated he may have been, but that did not deter his purpose. His mouth opened, water tried to rush in immediately, but it was stopped. It actually looked like something was forcing the liquid back, the whole force of the ocean shoved away by a single vocal thrust. A bubble, the surface rippling and crackling like someone had taken energy in its purest form and managed to stretch cling film across it, flew from his mouth. It waded across the battlefield, swimming along a path that appeared random, but was aimed at Tinkle with deadened purpose. As it neared, the Squirtle’s substitute poked its owner, who was too busy gorging on kelp to notice. Tinkle took one look at the orb lazing towards her, turned to her substitute. They both nodded in unison and she raised her arms above her head. The substitute spread eagled and leapt onto Tinkle’s outstretched paws. She huffed and flung her substitute like a javelin. If the substitute could have spoken, and in its brief glimpse of sentience it wished it could, it would be shouting “Cowabunga!” in the highest of pitches. The rocky coral of a foot struck out in the most pizzatastic pose manageable and smacked into the bubble. The ripples exploded across the coral body, but had no immediate effect. The makeshift Squirtle landed, more slid lower down, since it was still holding the same pose. What it hadn’t noticed was that Tinkle was clutching her ears tightly.

Starbuck noticed the rocky engagement, and felt she should assist. She flapped her arms about and kept stomping on the ground rhythmically. Every smash of her foot sent up larger and larger rings of dust, which the other battlers had now assumed was her natural environment, and the ground almost growled like it was growing hungry. Athos blinked and set into motion almost immediately. The Oshawott set his body into a spiral and started to whirr across the city’s darkness, using the fleeing lights of Chinchou and irritated flashes of a Lanturn’s luminescence to guide him. Starbuck was somewhat startled, but the manoeuvre was complete and the ground where Athos had been shuddered emptily.

Another bubble flew out from the Croagunk. The substitute settled on the ground again and sat back up instantly. It was still confused as to why everyone was afraid of the bubble, and so it poked it again. Starbuck winced but Tinkle shrieked again. Her ears were throbbing, and no matter how hard she held them shut, the sound still pulsed inside them, like it was bouncing off her palm and back into her eardrum. Starbuck frowned, she couldn’t help her teammate against that monstrous pop, but she could keep her safe from any sneak attacks. Ribbons of water twisted about her feet, she bent her knees somewhat in preparation. With a salute, she shot off into the city, it was time to find that Oshawott before he found Tinkle.

Athos was gliding about the diamond towers. Everything was supposed to be pitch black, but everywhere he went he found the buildings shone with a faint, ghostly glow cast from a faraway Chinchou or its evolution. He closed his eyes and spread his arms out, twisting and churning through the water. He smiled in his own personal jet. However dark it got, he could always sense where the currents turned and shifted, if there was a big ol’ block there…well, it probably wasn’t water.

A big ol’ block did manage to appear, though. He opened his eyes just in time to see a grinning Marshtomp in front of him. She had her fist raised, and the only thing he saw was a surge of blew before his vision was deftly smacked downwards. His stream of water was thrown off course, and he struggled to escape from tumbling into the ground. Starbuck followed him down, readying another punch. Athos rolled as he hit the sea floor, he bounced for a bit, enough to see the amphibian charging towards him again. He squealed, both at how awesome this was and how scary this was. In the blinking darkness cast by nearby Chinchou going to sleep, he shot another spike of heated water at his foe. The Marshtomp cringed as it seared her left cheek, but not enough to leave a nasty burn. Athos, noticing the continued inexorability of his foe, twirled his tail about once more. With one spin he flew upwards, leading the Marshtomp on a wild chase.

The Oshawott curved through the cityscape, Starbuck hot on his tail. He spiralled around one of the blocks of pure diamond, running his hand across the cold, dead surface. Some of his jet withered away as he lost concentration. The glares of light shone on the walls, increasing in intensity. The Chinchou were awake now, why? He mused. In the smooth face of the skyscraper, his hand ran across the reflection of a Marshtomp. He squeaked and his hand stilled against the diamond, he pushed it in for a moment before using the gained potential to shove himself upwards. As Starbuck wheeled towards his original position, she spun about, twisting her arm so that the shock of compacted water thrust upwards at Athos, but not before the offending Oshawott struck her with another jolt of heated steam. The Oshawott spiralled upwards, his cries silenced by the gurgling of inhaled water. He spun to the top of the skyscraper, where he slapped his paws onto the roof and jumped over. Placing a hand on his chest, he heaved out a sigh of relief. The whole structure rumbled. He froze. She was climbing it.

Back amongst the sea of discarded coral, Hook blinked repeatedly. Wha- where did Athos go? He wriggled about, trying to shake off the dust and kelp that had settled on him while he was asleep. He chuckled at how funny he must look. The nasal tones of the Croagunk’s guffawing alerted the substitute, who sat up immediately and assumed the pose of true battle, hands on hips and looking defiantly upwards. Hook looked straight at the golemic movements of the substitute. What was he doing before he decided to nap? Oh yeah, making some poisons. What a good time to try it out. He inhaled, his nostrils bulging larger than his eyes. His jaw unhinged and he upchucked a glob of purple. The toxin flew towards the substitute, casting off purple tendrils into the water. Enough that it looked like a cloud of purple mist was left in its wake. The weakened blob of poison smacked into the substitute, seeping into the cracks in its coral and eroding it from the inside. The substitute, of course, could not feel, and stood there as chunks fell from it and into the dust. It stood valiant as every part of it fell to dust.

Tinkle shrieked, what the heck was this?! She’s been trying to nurse her headache from that stupid snoring frog, and said stupid amphibian broke her statue friend? How dare he! She inhaled a storm of water, churning it about in her mouth and shot a bubbly sphere of light blue at the Croagunk. Curves of water spiralled off the sphere as it flew, like arms unsettling from a long slumber. They wrapped around the still disoriented poison-type and began to whip about around him, encasing him in a vortex of water. He felt a force stronger than gravity pin him to the ground, and he feared moving his feet, afraid that they’d get swept up in the current. He stood there and flinched as tendrils of water spun out of the vortex to slice across his torso.






-Fireflies to command.

Uhmm, a few mistakes. n_n; Earth Power was not supposed to target Hook... The description in the reffing makes it seem like Hook is trapped by a rock tomb, while the actions under Tinkle say she used whirlpool, and in Hook's status it doesn't say that he's trapped in either?

"-Water Pulse cost slightly more energy because Tinkle had to get closer to the duelling duo."

Unsure if you docked energy for this since Tinkle didn't use Water Pulse? o.o

"-Water Pulse cost slightly more energy because Tinkle had to get closer to the duelling duo."

Also unsure what this means... who was hit by snore? Snore is a single-target attack so only Tinkle should've been hit by it n_n;

pathos said:

Uhmm, a few mistakes. n_n; Earth Power was not supposed to target Hook... The description in the reffing makes it seem like Hook is trapped by a rock tomb, while the actions under Tinkle say she used whirlpool, and in Hook's status it doesn't say that he's trapped in either?

"-Water Pulse cost slightly more energy because Tinkle had to get closer to the duelling duo."

Unsure if you docked energy for this since Tinkle didn't use Water Pulse? o.o

"-Water Pulse cost slightly more energy because Tinkle had to get closer to the duelling duo."

Also unsure what this means... who was hit by snore? Snore is a single-target attack so only Tinkle should've been hit by it n_n;

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Oh god I read the targetting squares wrong. My apologies, will be fixed in a bit. There's a bunch of stuff that needs recalcing, I am incredibly sorry, I will get to it soon, I have some work to do right now.

Fixed. Dear god I need to just sleep on these reffings to notice errors, my double battle reffings are poor :/

Uhm, pardon me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't Hook be a little higher in health? It was only hit by Whirlpool, right? Your calculations show 91% - 4% (whirlpool) -1% (whirlpool effect) = 80%, but it should equal 86%...

Cool! Athos, stay where you are and Encore Starbuck! Once that's done, throw a Scald at her face, then a Brine! If she Protects on the first action, go with Focus Energy instead and use your damaging attacks nonetheless, except if she tries to Mirror Coat it back at you, in which case try double Waterfall. If Starbuck starts a bide, go for Focus Energy too, then Toxic and Screech.

Encore@Starbuck / Focus Energy ~ Scald@Starbuck / Waterfall@Starbuck / Toxic@Starbuck ~ Brine@Starbuck / Waterfall@Starbuck / Screech@Starbuck

Hook, start with a Super Fang at Tinkle! If the Squirtle Protects / Detects / tries to use Counter / Bide, use Nasty Plot instead. Use Super Fang until it works, except if there is sub - in that case use Sludge Bomb - and under the same conditions as before. Once you've hit her with Super Fang, throw a barrage of Sludge Bombs, except if she tries to Mirror Coat/Bide, in which case set up a Nasty Plot. In any case, if you can't hit her directly with Super Fang, except for Protect/Detect/Bide, Sludge Bomb away.

Super Fang@Tinkle / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle / Nasty Plot x3