Originally Posted by Kratos Aurion
1v1 single
1 week DQ
Banned moves: see arena description
Restricted moves: Chill (2 per Pokémon), direct-healing moves (1 per Pokémon)
Banned Pokémon: see arena description
Arena: The Castle Oubliette
The oubliette is a tiny, cramped room sunk into the floor, buried far beneath the castle's foundations. It's about six feet wide, eight feet long and eight feet high, so only small- to medium-sized Pokémon can fit inside. The entire room is made of heavy, indestructible stone--none of it can be dislodged or moved for things like Rock Slide or Dig, and there's nothing to shake if Earthquake is used. There is also no water or sand or anything like that available for use in moves like Surf or Sand Tomb, and all weather moves will fail because the sky is completely inaccessible. There are no doors or windows, the only way in and out being the long, slick and narrow tunnel leading up about 30 feet up to the dungeon above. (And the reinforced steel trap door is locked from the outside.) The only light comes from a single torch, flickering weakly in the room's north wall; the arena is quite dim already, so I would advise against putting it out unless you want to risk bumping into stone walls in total darkness.
And good luck dodging attacks, flying around or building up speed--the tight, uncomfortable space makes anything more than hopping around and swinging some moderate punches understandably difficult. Anything larger than a Pichu is going to need to rethink the range and execution of many its attacks. Only one way in, no way out and no room to run away... can you survive a battle in the oubliette with your sanity intact?
The castle oubliette was eerily quiet this morning, the flickering and sputtering torch only enhancing the spooky atmosphere. The janitors had spent the entire night sweeping the room, kicking out any inhabitants, human or not, in the process for the upcoming battle. In fact, it was about time the battlers had arrived – ahh.
A whoop sounded from the slick metal tunnel leading to the oubliette, echoing and re-echoing off of the walls of the room. A few seconds later the referee tumbled out of the mouth, hair slightly disheveled and a ridiculous grin plastered on her face. Most would argue that she was a bit less than sane. The two battlers came in after, one stopping to yell at the guard to lock the door before half-staggering, half-slipping down the tunnel. They looked warily around the room before taking their places, and after several minutes of the referee going over rules nobody cared about, threw their Pokeballs.
On Kratos Aurion’s side emerged a strange creature: a blue and pinkish… thing that stared intently at its opponent. Grass King’s Gastly responded by sticking his grotesquely long tongue at Ghost in the Machine. The bundle of data made no response, instead saying in a mechanical voice, “Opponent analyzed. Physical control enhanced. Begin termination?”
Round One
Kratos Aurion (OOO)
@Dubious Disc
Ghost in the Machine (N/A) Download
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Beeping and clicking. +1 Attack
Commands: Magic Coat ~ Substitute 20%/Lock-On ~ Dream Eater/Zap Cannon
Grass King (OOO)
@Lucky Egg
Spooky (M) Levitate
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Slightly amused by the arena choice.
Commands: Hypnosis/Thunderpunch ~ Curse/Thunderpunch ~ Dream Eater/Giga Drain
Not letting the size of the oubliette deter him – he could phase through the walls, after all – Spooky began to rock from side to side, willing Ghost in the Machine to follow his movements with psychic signals. However, the waves couldn’t reach his opponent fast enough, and Ghost in the Machine turned its head away before he got a ticket to Dreamland. Really, it would’ve been preferable for the Hypnosis attack to hit, but the Porygon2 had avoided eye contact out of instinct. It obeyed its commands anyway, altering the data of its cells to make them a glimmering silver. The attack did little more than reflect the torchlight, though, and after a few moments Ghost in the Machine let its cells resume their natural state. It sighed, slightly disheartened by the wasted energy. Spooky, unaware of his opponent’s thoughts, pouted at the failure of his attack.
The Gastly began to cackle, and the sound was so sudden that Ghost in the Machine rocked back like something had pushed it. “You think, hee hee, you can get away,
do you? Ha ha ahe hee!” His words sounded like crackling flames, and the wicked laughter continued, growing ever louder and rising in pitch. In between maniacal chuckles, Spooky chanted an arcane phrase over and over, commanding vengeful spirits to sap his opponent’s vitality. As the words were repeated, the torchlight seemed to dim, and the shadows the fire threw on the walls took the shape of dancing ghostly specters. Eventually the ghost’s screaming cackle rose to such a volume that the sound bounced off of every surface and seemed to come from all directions, prompting the battlers to cover their ears in fear of going deaf. The Porygon2 began to shudder, feeling an awful presence descend on him, but Spooky didn’t seem to be faring much better; the high-pitched laughter finally broke off, and he was bobbing about half a foot lower than he was before. The angry souls had demanded a hefty price for the curse laid upon his opponent.
Ghost in the Machine was positively vibrating at this point, feeling really under the weather as a result of the curse. Nevertheless, it swept the area with its unblinking eyes for its opponent – it didn’t take that long due to the size of the arena – and muttered something under its breath. At that, the Porygon2’s eyes turned blood red and remained locked on Spooky, no matter how much he swung his semisolid head around.
Undeterred by this, Spooky surrounded both Pokemon with a faint, greenish glow; Ghost in the Machine let out a surprised hum. The hum was replaced by twitches of pain as little, shining orbs separated from its body to gather in a shimmering heap in front of the Gastly. With a grin, the ghost’s tongue lolled out and swiped up the glowing spheres, the appendage retreating hastily into his mouth before the precious life energy was lost. Spooky cackled to himself, albeit less menacingly than before, and smacked his lips.
Ghost in the Machine, on the other hand, was preparing a devastating attack as Spooky enjoyed his meal. Ribbons of electricity surrounded its blue-pink form as it raised its internal voltage. When it was satisfied with the amount of electrical power, it let loose with a powerful bolt of energy that jumped sporadically. Without the aid of Lock-On, the erratic bundle of electricity would have most certainly missed, but just as it was about to hit the wall it swung around three hundred and sixty degrees and hit Spooky square in the back. The incredible attack momentarily blew the ghost into wispy fragments which recollected themselves in seconds, but even then the potent electricity had Spooky in its grasp. His formless muscles seized at random, and he felt sluggish and uncoordinated.
Kratos Aurion (OOO)
@Dubious Disc
Ghost in the Machine (N/A) Download
Health: 87%
Energy: 84%
Status: Feeling positively horrid. Cursed, +1 Attack
Grass King (OOO)
@Lucky Egg
Spooky (M) Levitate
Health: 41%
Energy: 83%
Status: Very uncomfortable, and cursing the paralysis. Paralyzed (severe)
Terrain notes
Nothing to note.
Final notes
Kratos Aurion attacks first next round.
Hypnosis missed, thus Magic Coat failed.
Also, Magic Coat cost slightly less energy since well, there was nothing to reflect.
