Scyther vs. Darksong

[Scyther]

Supersonic. Toxic. Ancientpower.

 

[Darksong]

This might be tough, Cicada. First, create 3 clones with Double Team, to up the chance that Supersonic won't reach your ears. Then, use Protect to defend yourself against Toxic. Finally, since there's ice on your scythe, take advantage of that and use Slash.

Double Team (3 clones) ~ Protect ~ Slash (with the scythe that has ice on it

 

[Dragon]

3 vs. 3
Single Battle
DQ: 3 days
Damage Cap: 40%
Banned Moves: OHKO's
Area: Simple Stage

Just a plain, clay arena. It has a small pool for water-only Pokemon

ROUND 12
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 64%
Energy: 87%
Supersonic~Toxic~Ancientpower
-Still amazed by Cicada's luck, and starting to sting. Her eyes have an oozing cut.
+1 Atk, +1 Def, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 69%
Energy: 70%
Double Team (3 clones) ~ Protect ~ Slash (with the scythe that has ice on it)
-"What was that rock?" Right scythe is covered in ice, an inch thick.
+2 Atk​

Lazily, the referee motions for the Trainers to continue, and after a short pause for drinks, they call commands out to their Pokemon. The battle continues with no unusual happenings, which is unusual in itself, the referee notes.

Buzzing, Yanma darts forward again, buzzing her wings at a pitch so high the humans can't hear it. She's not taking any chances now, with Cicada's unusual luck she'll probably turn deaf for a turn or something. This is not the case, however, and Cicada is very obviously effected. The Scyther shakes her head furiously, trying to clear it of a ghost noise, and slashes invisible, nonexistent spirits in front of her with her scythe. Yanma smirks, and minding her injured eye, quiets down and hovers uneasily. Cicada is very restless now, a ringing in her head distracting her from her commands for a second.

But this can't be, she decides, and pushes the thought of the noise out of her head for a second. She has.. to.. Double Team, was it? Cicada takes off at a run, and quickly begins to fly rings around Yanma. This matchup was definitely abusing Double Team, the referee decides, like the last was abusing sleep. Grumbling to herself, she watches as Cicada leaves images of herself at perfect intervals, and all the Cicadas dash another ring, before pausing. Around Yanma are four Cicadas now, the real and clones all grinning unsettlingly. They each take a defensive stance, one ice-covered scythe forwards, the other slightly behind.

Yanma buzzes unhappily, this won't do. Poisoning one might be a good idea.. she turns slightly to her right, facing a Cicada. Wincing, she gathers up some toxins she had partially digested, and spits it forwards at the Cicada she is facing, all of them rather confused looking. The circle closes in on her as they stumble forwards, the Cicada into the poisonous drops.. and with a quiet popping sound, the clone dissolves into the air. Yanma grumbles something under her breath. This is going well, for sure, she thinks sarcastically.

The Cicadas, meanwhile, are having some unlucky moments as well. The real Cicada (and clones) has put a scythe to her head, not the ice covered one, and accidentally cuts herself. With a yell, she returns to reality, the humming in her head clear for a second.

In the few seconds Cicada is not paying attention to anything, Yanma has gotten busy with her next command. Her eyes flash purple-blue and the ground rumbles quietly, catching Cicada's attention. Out of the ground in front of her, a rock coated in the aura of her eyes rises out of the ground and Cicada winces, her clones following. She remembers this, oh yes, and hopes to hell her clones are assaulted by the rock instead of her. Once again, the wicked spike on the rock lowers itself as Yanma turns to look at the real Cicada, before whirling around, the rock flying towards a clone. The image of Cicada fades out as the rock passes through it, and the remaining two Cicadas laugh. Yanma is extremely frustrated now, how come she has to work so hard and gets nothing for it?

Cicada quietly stops to laugh and holds her scythe up, the one with the ice on it. Dashing towards Yanma, Cicada leaps into the air and brings her scythe down on Yanma, the ice cracking. With a slashing movement, she pushes herself back, the ice sliding off of her scythe onto the ground. Yanma cries out, and tries to figure out which Cicada attacked her. Both of them had run towards her, and it felt like two scythes.. Yanma glares at the Cicada across from her before whipping around to see the Cicada behind her, both of which are blank looking, the noise back in their heads.

ROUND 12
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 56%
Energy: 74%
-Frustrated and confused. Her eyes have an oozing cut.
+1 Atk, +1 Def, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 67%
Energy: 59%
-"Take this!" Confused (light)
+2 Atk​

Referee Notes
-So I'm leaving on Saturday morning, this might be my last reffing for a while, depending on how fast you command. So yeah. Don't bother getting an e-ref, unless you must continue since your life depends on it.

-Cicada was confused and hurt herself on the second action.
-Slash did a bit more damage because of the ice.
-Darksong attacks first next round.

 

[Darksong]

Hm... so Cicada is confused. Better not do any more Swords Dances until that fades. Cicada, since your energy seems to be running low, let's evade some attacks. First, use Double Team and create four clones. Then, Chill. Finally, Steel Wing, to see if Defense will increase. If the Yanma uses Toxic on the second or third turn, use Protect.

Double Team (4 clones) ~ Chill / Protect ~ Steel Wing / Protect

 

[Scyther]

First, use sonicboom to try to fish out the original Scyther. Then, use Swagger. Lastly (grins at evil mind) use Psyych Up.

...And we don't stress you out that much, do we?

 

[Dragon]

FUUUU- Confusion is such a pain in the ass to work out and write

Yanma doesn't learn Psych Up, 'ccording to Veekun and Serebii. You're getting this 'cause you're the last attacker, so fix plz~

 

[Scyther]

ARE YOU CALLING BULBAPEDIA A LIAR?!

TM 77, LOOK IT UP, SOLDIER!

Anyway, if I'm somehow wrong, use... Chill! Yes!

 

[Dragon]

Well, Veekun, Serebii and Marriland say no, so Bulbapedia is overruled. Unless you want me to check another three Pokedexes, I'll go with Chill. and remember Earthquake

 

[Scyther]

And you're the ref so it was your descion to trust my judgement

*licks*

 

[Dragon]

3 vs. 3
Single Battle
DQ: 3 days
Damage Cap: 40%
Banned Moves: OHKO's
Area: Simple Stage

Just a plain, clay arena. It has a small pool for water-only Pokemon

ROUND 13
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 56%
Energy: 74%
Sonicboom~Swagger~Chill
-Frustrated and confused. Her eyes have an oozing cut.
+1 Atk, +1 Def, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 67%
Energy: 59%
Double Team (4 clones) ~ Chill / Protect ~ Steel Wing / Protect
-"Take this!" Confused (light) Has 1 clone
+2 Atk​

Both Pokemon are about evenly matched now, Yanma in bad physical shape and Cicada mentally, as the Trainers give out commands. The referee wishes she had a popsicle or something as the sun heats up the arena suddenly and disappears behind a cloud, and nods for the Pokemon to continue. Being a referee is serious business, she supposes.

Yanma looks unhappily at the two Cicadas, making a quick decision on who she thinks is the real one... Turning towards one of them, Yanma buzzes her wings again, this time creating a sound wave that flies towards the Cicada in front of her. Keeping an eye on the other Scyther, Yanma is pleasantly surprised as the one behind her disappears, the real Cicada yelping as a loud sonic blast passes her head, booming in her ears.

Cicada winces, and looks unpleasantly at Yanma. Well, if she was so happy that she had no clones left.. Shaking her scythes, the buzzing now completely gone from her mind, Cicada runs forwards and starts to sprint around her opponent, leaving images of herself at intervals once more. Yanma screeched, obviously unhappy with this. And right after her last one disappeared.. Five Cicadas stand in a circle around Yanma now, a sadistic glint in their eyes.

Yanma buzzes, and tells Cicada what she can do with her clones, and where she can shove them. Yanma flied around at the Cicadas, telling them like it is and how great she herself is. She pauses to brush away a speck of dirt with her underused legs, and continues on about herself, bragging about anything and everything. Cicada and her clones are steaming now, pissed as possible. They jump, screaming, towards Yanma, and fall onto their faces, Yanma laughing.

Cicada pushes herself up with a growl, and thinks through her commands. She was told to chill.. but all she wanted to do was kill that bug. Still, her Trainer knew best.. With a rasping sigh, Cicada sits down and takes a kind of nap, hissing to herself. As she takes a rest, Cicada calms down somewhat and clears her head, as some energy flows back into her. Standing up, Cicada glares death at Yanma.

Yanma catches Cicada's death glare and returns it in full, grinning. She lays back in the air, and relaxes her wing beats to a speed where she can comfortably lay back and take a break. Cicada looks questioningly at her opponent, waiting.. before flying towards her opponent once more.

Yanma yawns and flares up her wings, and is slapped across the face by steel hard wings. With a yell of shock as Cicada collides into her, Yanma is battered and tossed about in the air, as Cicada dashes back to her side of the field, clones at her side. Life is good.

ROUND 13
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 45%
Energy: 84%
-Frustrated and confused. The wound on her eyes is starting to clot, and is not dripping anymore.
+1 Atk, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 66%
Energy: 56%
-Pleased with her efforts. Confused (mild) Has 4 clones.
+3 Atk​

Referee Notes
-Cicada's Chill regained 15% energy.
-Yanma's Chill regained 15% energy.
-Scyther attacks first next round, see you guys inna week.

 

[Dragon]

DQ warning for Scyther, you can have two days.

 

[Scyther]

*ahem*

YATAAAAA!!!! DRAGON!!!!!

Ehh, OK, back to buisiness. First, use Sonicboom, for reasons, well, you know. Then, use roost. Lastly, it's ancientpower time! (Unless, of course, Scyther uses Double Team again, then you use sonicboom.) If at any point Scyther protects, use Feint (if you're allowed to do that...)

Sonicboom/Feint~Roost~Ancientpower/Sonicboom/Feint

 

[Darksong]

I have this down, Cicada. I think you should Chill first, actually. Then, to see if that Yanma can flinch, use Headbutt. And then, use Morning Sun to heal a bit.

Chill ~ Headbutt ~ Morning Sun

 

[Dragon]

3 vs. 3
Single Battle
DQ: 3 days
Damage Cap: 40%
Banned Moves: OHKO's
Area: Simple Stage

Just a plain, clay arena. It has a small pool for water-only Pokemon.

ROUND 14
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 45%
Energy: 84%
Sonicboom/Feint~Roost~Ancientpower/Sonicboom/Feint
-Frustrated and confused. The wound on her eyes is starting to clot, and is not dripping anymore.
+1 Atk, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 66%
Energy: 56%
Chill ~ Headbutt ~ Morning Sun
-Pleased with her efforts. Confused (mild) Has 4 clones.
+3 Atk​

After returning from a stress free kind of vacation, the referee is reffing once more, and returns to her safe platform, nodding to the Trainers. The insect-like Pokemon snap back to attention as their Trainers yell out commands, and after a quick stretch, the two are at each others' throats again.

With a high pitched, unhappy buzz, Yanma flares up her wings and looks around at her opponents. With a grumble, she turns towards a Cicada who she has noticed has moved a split second earlier than the rest, and buzzes her wings together, creating another sound wave. It flies towards the Cicada and she screeches as it painfully booms in her ears. Yanma lets her wings settle and buzzes happily as the clones around her fizzle out of existence, and Cicada plops onto the ground.

The Scyther grumbles angrily, and closes her eyes. Well, that was all pointless, she decides. All her clones are gone, and this annoying thing in front of her still refused to explode or something.. With an angry hiss, Cicada settles down, breathing rapidly as she finally manages to calm down. With a slight smile, she lays back, bracing herself on her scythes. She turns over to face away from Yanma and is quiet, waiting. Yanma looks expectantly at her opponent, and shrugs as she appears to fall asleep..

She slows the beating of her wings, and comes to land on the ground for the first time in a while, on her underused legs. Folding her wings back slightly, Yanma shuffles about and settles down, resting as Cicada is. With a pleased buzz, Yanma closes her eyes for a second, relaxing, when a sudden blow knocks her backwards. She screeches and flails her wings, trying to get back into the air.

Cicada leaps back and shakes her head, looking at her winded opponent. While Yanma had laid down, she had run forwards and smashed her head into Yanma's side. Now somewhat satisfied with herself, Cicada laughs at her opponent and leaps around happily.

Yanma buzzes her wings again, quickly becoming airborne. With a quick look towards Cicada, Yanma nods to herself and blinks. In the blink of an eye, her eyes flash blue-purple and the ground rumbles quickly and quietly. Looking down, Cicada yelps as a large pointed rock covered in aura the same colour as Yanma's eyes passes through the ground and cuts into her, the tip snapping off in her chest. The aura around the rock fades and it shatters against the ground, Cicada wincing.

Rasping out a low note, she raises a scythe towards the sun and glows faintly green. The sun around the arena flashes an odd bright yellow as the glow around Cicada intensifies for a few seconds, and both fade. As the glow leaves Cicada, it becomes obvious that she's more refreshed and ready to fight than ever, Yanma notes with an annoyed buzz. Why couldn't she just fade away and disappear? With a grim look at her Trainer and back, the insects make eye contact and glare at each other, waiting for their commands.

ROUND 14
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 56%
Energy: 67%
-"Are you kidding me?". The wound on her eyes is starting to clot, and is not dripping anymore.
+1 Atk, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 80%
Energy: 54%
-Refreshed and ready to go! Confused (light)
+3 Atk​

Referee Notes
-Cicada's Chill regained 15% energy.
-Yanma's Roost regained 20% health.
-Cicada's Morning Sun regained 25% health.
-Darksong attacks first next round.

 

[Scyther]

:P (Not spam. Just seeing if the thread will work again).

 

[Darksong]

I'll think about this. First, use Safeguard to keep yourself from becoming confused again. If you hurt yourself on the first turn, use Safeguard on the second turn. If you successfully use Safeguard on the first turn, use Double Team to create 3 clones. Finally, hit that Yanma with an Aerial Ace regardless of what happens before, unless that Yanma protects; then just Chill...

Safeguard ~ Safeguard/Double Team (3 clones) ~ Aerial Ace/Chill

 

[Scyther]

Kill, her, Yanma.

Ancientpower~Sonicboom (After Scyther attacks)~Ancientpower

 

[Dragon]

3 vs. 3
Single Battle
DQ: 3 days
Damage Cap: 40%
Banned Moves: OHKO's
Area: Simple Stage

Just a plain, clay arena. It has a small pool for water-only Pokemon.

ROUND 15
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 56%
Energy: 67%
Ancientpower~Sonicboom (After Scyther attacks)~Ancientpower
-"Are you kidding me?". The wound on her eyes is starting to clot, and is not dripping anymore.
+1 Atk, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 80%
Energy: 54%
Safeguard ~ Safeguard/Double Team (3 clones) ~ Aerial Ace/Chill
-Refreshed and ready to go! Confused (light)
+3 Atk​

A cloud rolls over the sun above the battlefield, causing it to darken for a moment as the Trainers command their Pokemon. An omen, maybe?

Without any hesitation, Yanma launches into her commands, and hums quietly as her eyes flash purple-blue. Again, the ground rumbles under Cicada's feet and quiets as a boulder passes through the ground, coated in the purple-blue aura of Yanma's eyes. Cicada says something under her breath, lost as the rock races towards her, point forwards. With a pained cry, Cicada takes the point to the chest, and the aura leaves it as it falls to the ground and shatters. Cicada rubs her crest with the back of her scythe, wishing Yanma would do something different.

Snorting, she summons up her inner strength, and starts to glow pale green just a few shades lighter than her own shell. The aura twists away from her body, now floating about a foot around her. A kind of green mist floats in the air around Cicada now, and with a smile, she turns to face her opponent once more.

Yanma is not to happy about her commands, oh no. Why wait for Cicada, when she's standing perfectly still and just asking to be struck by lightning, or slashed in the face? Letting a high pitched whine emit from her wings, Yanma glares at her opponent and waits for her to make a move.

Cicada smirks at Yanma and slashes a scythe down in front of herself, taunting her. Still grinning, she takes off at top speed around the ring, running circles around the dragonfly. Yanma flares up her wings as Cicada becomes a blur around her, and suddenly four Cicadas stand around her, a scythe in the ground. Together, they pull their scythes out, and stand in defensive positions.

Turning in a slow circle, Yanma picks a Scyther out at random and buzzes her wings so a sound wave flies towards the Cicada. It winces as the sound wave flies by its head, and disappears, to the dismay of Yanma. She's had quite enough of this guessing game, and just wants to rip into Cicada's hide!

The three remaining Cicadas laugh, and casually stepping backwards, push off the ground to fly at high speed towards Yanma. Taken completely by surprise by this, Yanma can do nothing but be battered around and slashed by Cicada, buzzing quietly. Bracing herself against Yanma, Cicada jumps away from her victim and stands still, laughing at the confused face on Yanma.

Yanma shakes slightly, and her eyes glow blue-purple once more. The ground rumbles beneath the Cicadas as a rock passes through the ground, still covered in blue-purple aura, and somewhat bigger than before. The real Cicada is careful not to make eye contact with Yanma, her clones following suit as she turns in a circle once more, and aims the boulder towards a Cicada. It flies forwards, passing through the clone who disappears, and shatters on the ground a few meters away. The aura leaves her eyes and she buzzes some swear words at Cicada, who laughs them off and tries to ignore the tired feeling that's starting to wash over her.

ROUND 15
Scyther(xOO)

Yanma (F) <Compoundeyes>
Health: 43%
Energy: 52%
- Pissed, in bad shape.
+1 Atk, +1 Satk, +1 Sdef, +1 Spd

Darksong(xOO)

Cicada (F) <Swarm>
Health: 69%
Energy: 38%
- Amused, but pretty tired now. Safeguard (3 more rounds) Has 1 clones.
+3 Atk​

Referee Notes
-Short, crappy reffing is short >_>
-Scyther attacks first next round.

 

[Scyther]

Ancientpower it into oblivion.

 

[Dragon]

Ancientpower x3, okay.