bulbasaur vs. Byrus (ref: Squornshellous Beta)

[bulbasaur]

All right, Bismuth. Good work. Force Palm all the way. If Lobh uses any attack that looks like it might be damaging, Detect if it's on the first action, Substitute (10) if it's on the second action, and Endure if it's on the third action. Earthquake if Lobh produces Double Team clones or if he sets up a Substitute.

Detect/Force Palm/Earthquake ~ Substitute (10)/Force Palm/Earthquake ~ Endure/Force Palm/Earthquake

 

[Byrus]

OK, you got this.

Taunt ~ Sludge bomb ~ Sludge bomb

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

10v10 singles
Style: Set, except moves such as Baton Pass, Roar, Volt Switch, etc. are permitted.
DQ: 3 days (lest it last forever)
Damage Cap: 25% per action to a maximum of 33% per round
Banned: OHKO, Attract, direct healing. Chills permitted.
Arena: A flat grassy plain with a water source (a slowly flowing, but quite wide, stream) in the middle.

Team bulbasaur

Bismuth (Female)
Ability: Inner Focus
Health: 11%
Energy: 65%
Status: Victory! Defense +2.
Commands: Detect / Force Palm / Earthquake ~ Substitute / Force Palm / Earthquake ~ Endure / Force Palm / Earthquake

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: There's no poison here :c
Commands: Taunt ~ Sludge Bomb ~ Sludge Bomb
Item: Black Sludge

Round 13 Begin!

The next thing to be sent out of Byrus' Pokéball is a pile of purple goop, which opens up two eyes and then, suddenly, rears up, displaying two arms and a mouth.

Bismuth darts towards the new combatant quickly, holding her palm out for another attack. Energy concentrates around it, and she slams into the sludgy being; while the non-Newtonian nature of the sludge allows a strike, it quickly turns back to a liquid, allowing her hand to sink into it. She pulls it out, shaking it madly to try and get the sludge off her fur; Lobh cackles and begins taunting her, carefully chosen insults sending her into a crazed frenzy.

Unable to think, Bismuth smashes her hands into Lobh's gluey side once more, a resounding smack ringing out. Lobh winces, but quickly revorers; she clenches her hand into a "fist" - a sphere-like blob of goo, more accurately - and punches Bismuth as hard as she can in the face. The impact hurls Bismuth back, and when she lands she's unconscious; bulbasaur quickly recalls her, picking another Pokéball off his belt to send out next.

Round 13 End!

Team bulbasaur

Bismuth (Female)
Ability: Inner Focus
Health: 0%
Energy: 52%
Status: Knocked out!
Attacks Used: Force Palm ~ Force Palm

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 88%
Energy: 89%
Status: That Riolu was quite annoying, even in that short time.
Attacks Used: Taunt ~ Sludge Bomb
Item: Black Sludge


Damage / Energy Calculations
Force Palm - 7% damage, 6% energy (accuracy roll 71, needed 100 to miss)
Taunt - 4% energy (accuracy roll 45, needed 100 to miss)
Force Palm - 7% damage, 6% energy (accuracy roll 94, needed 100 to miss)
Sludge Bomb - 11% damage, 7% energy (accuracy roll 93, needed 100 to miss)


Notes
- Neither of the Force Palms inflicted paralysis.
- Current EXP count for my later convenience: Chlorine 1, Lobh 2, Ruaig 2, Glucinum 2, Shardik 2, Bismuth 2.

Arena Notes
- There are a couple of pits in the ground, and some slugey purple mud scattered around the place. There's also a large pile of salty mud sitting near the other mud.
- There's a massive crater in the ground, connected to the river and having filled up to make a little pond.

Next Round
- bulbasaur sends out
- Byrus attacks
- bulbasaur attacks
- I ref

 

[bulbasaur]

Let's go, Aurum!

 

[Byrus]

Start with acid spray, then use giga drain (for health) twice. Use rain dance if there are any double team clones about, or if he changes the weather to a sandstorm. If he's out of range (like underground) then use acid armour.

Acid spray/Rain dance/Acid armour ~ Giga drain/Rain dance/Acid armour ~ Giga drain/Rain dance/Acid armour

 

[bulbasaur]

Pity that Lobh wasn't paralyzed last round. Ah well. Let's make the most of what we have. Which is, actually, quite a lot. Who says we can't use sleazy tactics like Byrus does?

Substitute (15)~Super Fang~Chill

(Since Lobh was holding the Black Sludge last round, she should have gained 2% health.)

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

10v10 singles
Style: Set, except moves such as Baton Pass, Roar, Volt Switch, etc. are permitted.
DQ: 3 days (lest it last forever)
Damage Cap: 25% per action to a maximum of 33% per round
Banned: OHKO, Attract, direct healing. Chills permitted.
Arena: A flat grassy plain with a water source (a slowly flowing, but quite wide, stream) in the middle.

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Ew! Slimy!
Commands: Substitute ~ Super Fang ~ Chill

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 88%
Energy: 89%
Status: That Riolu was quite annoying, even in that short time.
Commands: Acid Spray / Rain Dance / Acid Armour ~ Giga Drain / Rain Dance / Acid Armour ~ Giga Drain / Rain Dance / Acid Armour
Item: Black Sludge

Round 14 Begin!

The next Pokémon to emerge onto the field is a small, yellow pangolin-like creature, which looks at its opponent with significant distaste.

Its very first move is to begin digging its claws into the ground. Within a few seconds, it has torn up a respectable chunk of dirt, which it smacks in a few strategic places to form a remarkably accurate model of a Sandshrew. He jabs his claws into its stomach, and the thing suddenly begins to move; it raises its arms to the sky in a dramatic pose before rushing in front of Aurum. Lobh, meanwhile, pulls a handful of goop out of her body, hurling it at the dirt-clone; it converts in midair to a horribly caustic acid, splashing over the clone and dissolving away a full third of it in a matter of seconds. It doesn't seem to disheartened, though; despite being missing most of its left side, it's still got a cheerful air.

Suddenly, Aurum gets down on all fours, running towards Lobh at top speed. As he goes, his teeth begin to elongate and sharpen, and he reaches Lobh and chomps down on her as hard as he can, releasing a massive surge of energy into her body. Immediately, he reels back, horrified by the foul taste; while Lobh reels from the intense pain, Aurum runs away, still gagging. It takes a few seconds before either party is in a fit condition to continue battling, and when they do, it's Lobh who moves next. Bizarrely, a large portion of the Substitute's life-force suddenly reverts to pure energy, pouring towards Lobh; she happily absorbs it, feeling as her own energy is restored by it. What little energy remains isn't enough to maintain the Substitute, though; the dirt crumbles, leaving a little pile of earth and a disappointed Aurum.

Suddenly, Aurum curls up into a ball, remaining completely motionless. Lobh - as well as the opposing trainer, and a referee - wonder what's going on, but Lobh at least doesn't dwell on it - instead, she repeats the same trick as before, converting a portion of Aurum's energy into a useful form. When this process is complete and Lobh has taken in this energy, Aurum remains curled up; he remains this way for a few more minutes, and just before the referee is forced to call an end to the round he uncurls, looking visibly rested.

Round 14 End!

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 74%
Energy: 70%
Status: I love naps.
Attacks Used: Substitute ~ Super Fang ~ Chill

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 75%
Energy: 72%
Status: His energy, it's... delicious.
Attacks Used: Acid Spray ~ Giga Drain ~ Giga Drain
Item: Black Sludge


Damage / Energy Calculations
Substitute - 15% health (Aurum), 7% energy
Acid Spray - 7% damage, 3% energy (accuracy roll 24, needed 100 to miss)
Super Fang - 44% damage, 33% energy (accuracy roll 40, needed 90 or above to miss)
Giga Drain - 11% damage, restored 5% health, 7% energy (accuracy roll 96, needed 100 to miss)
Chill - restored 10% energy (Aurum)
Giga Drain - 11% damage, restored 5% health, 7% energy (accuracy roll 93, needed 100 to miss)


Notes
- That would be correct, yes. Held items: just another reason I'll likely never be an advanced ref.
- Current EXP count for my later convenience: Chlorine 1, Aurum 1, Lobh 2, Ruaig 2, Glucinum 2, Shardik 2, Bismuth 2.

Arena Notes
- There are a couple of pits in the ground, and some slugey purple mud scattered around the place. There's also a large pile of salty mud sitting near the other mud.
- There's a massive crater in the ground, connected to the river and having filled up to make a little pond.
- Just in front of Aurum, there's a little pile of dirt.

Next Round
- bulbasaur attacks
- Byrus attacks
- I ref

 

[bulbasaur]

Was the Acid Spray a critical hit? I think that unless you changed scales from the Altered Origin calculator, a critical hit would be the only way for >4% damage. Of course, I could be wrong and you could have changed scales. In any case, I can't think right now and I'll edit in my commands 2 days and 22 hours later.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

Remembering type charts is generally a helpful thing. Fixed.
Ironically enough, when recalculating it actually did come out a critical hit; good thing for me, too, since otherwise I'd have had to rewrite a section of the round.

 

[bulbasaur]

Defense Curl on your first action. Then, set up a Sandstorm. Finally, Hone Claws.

Defense Curl~Sandstorm~Hone Claws

 

[Byrus]

Well then... Hit him with an acid spray, then wait for him to use sandstorm, and then use rain dance. Finish with a giga drain for health.

Acid spray ~ Rain dance (Wait) ~ Giga drain (Health)

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

10v10 singles
Style: Set, except moves such as Baton Pass, Roar, Volt Switch, etc. are permitted.
DQ: 3 days (lest it last forever)
Damage Cap: 25% per action to a maximum of 33% per round
Banned: OHKO, Attract, direct healing. Chills permitted.
Arena: A flat grassy plain with a water source (a slowly flowing, but quite wide, stream) in the middle.

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 74%
Energy: 70%
Status: I love naps.
Commands: Defense Curl ~ Sandstorm ~ Hone Claws

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 75%
Energy: 72%
Status: His energy, it's... delicious.
Commands: Acid Spray ~ Rain Dance ~ Giga Drain
Item: Black Sludge

Round 15 Begin!

Quickly, Lobh reaches into her body once more, pulling out another clump of muck and hurling it at Aurum. Once again, in midair it melts into a stingy acid, splashing over Aurum's skin and quickly causing an itchy, annoying rash. Grimacing, Aurum concentrates hard, and his scales begin to harden; once they're sufficiently hard, he grins and faces Lobh once more.

Since his opponent doesn't act, he moves again, raising his arms into the air and muttering a chant. Suddenly, from nowhere, a sandstorm begins, whipping horribly irritating sand around; Lobh grimaces, the gritty substance being absorbed rather irritatingly into her body, and she quickly begins a chant of her own. Within seconds, the sandstorm abates, and moreover rainclouds suddenly roll in; water begins falling from the sky, and Lobh grins while Aurum winces.

Quickly, Lobh concentrates, and begins converting Aurum's energy to a form useful to her. A green aura quickly envelops him, tearing itself away and floating to Lobh, who absorbs it; Aurum winces, and then begins to dash his claws together, sharpening them to a point against one another. This done, he grins, waiting for something else to happen.

Round 15 End!

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 58%
Energy: 57%
Status: Ooh, pointy. Attack +1, defense +1, special defense -1, accuracy +1.
Attacks Used: Defense Curl ~ Sandstorm ~ Hone Claws

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 85%
Energy: 57%
Status: I love rain.
Attacks Used: Acid Spray ~ Rain Dance ~ Giga Drain
Item: Black Sludge


Damage / Energy Calculations
Acid Spray - 3% damage, 3% energy (accuracy roll 24, needed 100 to miss)
Defense Curl - 3% energy
Sandstorm - 5% energy
Rain Dance - 5% energy
Giga Drain - 13% damage, restored 7% health, 7% energy (accuracy roll 96, needed 100 to miss)
Hone Claws - 5% energy


Notes
- Sorry for the short round. I have writer's block. :/
- Current EXP count for my later convenience: Chlorine 1, Aurum 1, Lobh 2, Ruaig 2, Glucinum 2, Shardik 2, Bismuth 2.

Arena Notes
- The rain is pouring (three more rounds).
- There are a couple of pits in the ground, and some slugey purple mud scattered around the place. There's also a large pile of salty mud sitting near the other mud.
- There's a massive crater in the ground, connected to the river and having filled up to make a little pond.
- Just in front of Aurum, there's a little pile of dirt.

Next Round
- Byrus attacks
- bulbasaur attacks
- I ref

 

[Byrus]

I think you forgot the special defense drop from acid spray.

Eh, not feeling too creative at the moment, so let's keep at it with giga drain, as it looks like it'll be our best bet right now. If he's out of range (like underground) or if he uses protect, detect or bide, just chill. Change the weather back to rain if he creates a sandstorm.

Giga drain/Chill/Rain dance x3

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

I only forgot to note it, it still factored into the damage calculations.

 

[bulbasaur]

I can't believe how stupid I was last round.

Captivate~Rollout~Rollout

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

10v10 singles
Style: Set, except moves such as Baton Pass, Roar, Volt Switch, etc. are permitted.
DQ: 3 days (lest it last forever)
Damage Cap: 25% per action to a maximum of 33% per round
Banned: OHKO, Attract, direct healing. Chills permitted.
Arena: A flat grassy plain with a water source (a slowly flowing, but quite wide, stream) in the middle.

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 74%
Energy: 70%
Status: I love naps.
Commands: Defense Curl ~ Sandstorm ~ Hone Claws

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 75%
Energy: 72%
Status: His energy, it's... delicious.
Commands: Acid Spray ~ Rain Dance ~ Giga Drain
Item: Black Sludge

Round 15 Begin!

As the round opens up, Lobh once more "borrows" some of Aurum's energy, a greenish aura forming around him and peeling away to be absorbed into Lobh's body as usual. As Lobh feels the relief, Aurum looks at her as sadly as he can; doing his best to sound both adorable and sad, he starts pleading with her, claiming that she's hurting him and he only wants to spend time with her; she looks distinctly uncomfortable with the situation, and promises to try and weaken her attacks somewhat in future.

But, regardless of Aurum's wishes, she does still have to attack. A noticably smaller green aura surrounds him, and quickly transfers his energy to Lobh; he winces, making sure it's visible to her, and then curls himself up into a defensive posture. He slowly begins to roll forward, circling a couple of times to build up momentum before rolling into Lobh, sinking into her side a little but quickly extricating himself and rolling away. He rolls around for another strike when, briefly, he's yet again surrounded by the green aura; when he rolls into her again and bounces off, he leaves the green stuff stuck in his side, where it slowly soaks in.

Round 15 End!

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 27%
Energy: 43%
Status: Rolling, rolling, rolling... Attack +1, defense +1, special defense -1, accuracy +1.
Attacks Used: Captivate ~ Rollout ~ Rollout

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 90%
Energy: 40%
Status: Ouch. Well, at least he's not a Sandslash... Special attack -2.
Attacks Used: Giga Drain ~ Giga Drain ~ Giga Drain
Item: Black Sludge


Damage / Energy Calculations
Giga Drain - 13% damage, restored 7% health, 7% energy (accuracy roll 50, needed 100 to miss)
Captivate - 5% energy (accuracy roll 54, needed 100 to miss)
Giga Drain - 9% damage, restored 4% health, 5% energy (accuracy roll 36, needed 100 to miss)
Rollout - 5% damage, 4% energy (accuracy roll 11, needed 90 or above to miss)
Giga Drain - 9% damage, restored 4% health, 5% energy (accuracy roll 10, needed 100 to miss)
Rollout - 8% damage, 5% energy (accuracy roll 74, needed 90 or above to miss)


Notes
- Sorry for the short round. Repetitive attacks + writer's block = boring rounds.
- Current EXP count for my later convenience: Chlorine 1, Aurum 1, Lobh 2, Ruaig 2, Glucinum 2, Shardik 2, Bismuth 2.

Arena Notes
- The rain is pouring (two more rounds).
- There are a couple of pits in the ground, and some slugey purple mud scattered around the place. There's also a large pile of salty mud sitting near the other mud.
- There's a massive crater in the ground, connected to the river and having filled up to make a little pond.
- Just in front of Aurum, there's a little pile of dirt.

Next Round
- bulbasaur attacks
- Byrus attacks
- I ref

 

[bulbasaur]

Hmm... Just keep rolling until you miss or you hit twice-in-a-row, whichever comes first. If you miss, Captivate then Earthquake. If you don't, Protect.

Rollout~Rollout/Captivate~Earthquake/Protect

 

[Byrus]

Kinda feeling reckless, so Giga drain twice, then throw in an ice punch for some variety. Swap giga drain for ice punch if he uses captivate on the second action. Chill if he protects on the last action.

Giga drain (health) ~ Giga drain (health)/Ice punch ~ Ice punch/Chill

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

10v10 singles
Style: Set, except moves such as Baton Pass, Roar, Volt Switch, etc. are permitted.
DQ: 3 days (lest it last forever)
Damage Cap: 25% per action to a maximum of 33% per round
Banned: OHKO, Attract, direct healing. Chills permitted.
Arena: A flat grassy plain with a water source (a slowly flowing, but quite wide, stream) in the middle.

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 27%
Energy: 43%
Status: Rolling, rolling, rolling... Attack +1, defense +1, special defense -1, accuracy +1.
Commands: Rollout ~ Rollout / Captivate ~ Earthquake / Protect

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 90%
Energy: 40%
Status: Ouch. Well, at least he's not a Sandslash... Special attack -2.
Commands: Giga Drain ~ Giga Drain / Ice Punch ~ Ice Punch / Chill
Item: Black Sludge

Round 16 Begin!

As Aurum continues to roll around wildly, his trajectory becoming increasingly difficult to control, Lobh yet again makes his energy manifest itself as a green aura around him. Of course, he angles his rolling back towards her, smashing into her and actually punching through the slime that makes up her back; he leaves behind the semisolid energy that was once his, though, and she absorbs it at the same time as irritably moving over the parts of herself that were removed so as to rejoin them to her body.

And the situation repeats itself: while she manipulates his energy into something more solid, he rolls around back towards her, smashes straight through her face this time, and continues rolling on. As she reclaims the majority of herself, he slowly comes to a halt; after about thirty seconds when his intertia won't just hurl him forward and end-over-end, he uncurls and digs his claws into the ground, stopping in place and turning to face Lobh again.

Quickly, his eyes take on a shimmering green glow, and the air around him begins to ripple. A translucent greenish dome appears in the air around him, and he grins, completely safe from any threat that may come his way. He's dismayed to see Lobh doesn't make a move to attack him: rather she simply sits there, allowing her body to regenerate what it's lost throughout the battle. After a couple of minutes, when it's clear she won't be attacking him, he lets his shield drop with a disappointed look on his face.

Round 16 End!

Team bulbasaur

Aurum (Male)
Ability: Sand Veil
Health: 9%
Energy: 20%
Status: I didn't get to test out my shield :c Attack +1, defense +1, special defense -1, accuracy +1.
Attacks Used: Rollout ~ Rollout ~ Protect

Team Byrus

Lobh (Female)
Ability: Sticky Hold
Health: 68%
Energy: 42%
Status: I feel pretty good considering my face was just smashed to pieces. Special attack -2.
Attacks Used: Giga Drain ~ Giga Drain ~ Chill
Item: Black Sludge


Damage / Energy Calculations
Giga Drain - 9% damage, restored 4% health, 5% energy (accuracy roll 21, needed 100 to miss)
Rollout - 14% damage, 8% energy (accuracy roll 66, needed 90 or above to miss)
Giga Drain - 9% damage, restored 4% health, 5% energy (accuracy roll 92, needed 100 to miss)
Rollout - 26% damage, 11% energy (accuracy roll 29, needed 90 or above to miss)
Protect - 4% energy
Chill - restored 10% energy (Lobh)


Notes
- For the record, Rollout's final strike would have dealt 50% damage for 11% energy, if it had been used and hadn't been affected by the damage cap.
- Current EXP count for my later convenience: Chlorine 1, Aurum 1, Lobh 2, Ruaig 2, Glucinum 2, Shardik 2, Bismuth 2.

Arena Notes
- The rain is pouring (one more round).
- There are a couple of pits in the ground, and some slugey purple mud scattered around the place. There's also a large pile of salty mud sitting near the other mud.
- There's a massive crater in the ground, connected to the river and having filled up to make a little pond.
- Just in front of Aurum, there's a little puddle of mud.

Next Round
- Byrus attacks
- bulbasaur attacks
- I ref

 

[Byrus]

oh no Lobh what happened to your pretty face

I really hate spamming moves (sorry Squorn, you're probably getting really tired of describing this move), but we're nearly there, so Giga drain some more. If he uses endure, go for his energy instead. Chill if he protects or detects.

Giga drain (Health)/Giga drain (energy)/Chill x3