Mockery Marsh
This vile swamp is so deeply covered in toxic gas and venomous beings, it's impossible to visit it without wearing a protective suit. As such, any non-Poison type Pokémon will take 5% Poison-type damage each round. Poison-types will thrive in this virulent enviroment, however, and heal 2% health per round. However, the shifting creatures of the marsh will constantly make fun of the Poison-type, and thus, any Pokémon of that type is constantly Tormented, and any Pokémon that uses a move of that type becomes Tormented for a normal duration.
Other: All Gen V Pokémon may use Sleep Talk.
Ultra-Saiyan Jace (Oo)
Drilly (f) <sand force>
Health: 68%
Energy: 95%
- "Just... wait..." Biding (one more action); poisoned (1% / action); stomach is frozen over.
Metallica Fanboy (Oo)
Safetymouse (f) <poison point> @Moon Stone
Health: 85%
Energy: 89%
- "Well... this is a nice change of events." +1 def.
Drilly's face contorted, either in pain or simply focusing; she stared at Safetymouse, waiting, just waiting. Safetymouse eyes the drillbur's strange behavior, but doesn't pay it too much attention, since she's been doing that for a while now, so it can't be that worrying. Instead she gathers up some of the toxic goop that makes up the arena, piling it up into a strange nidorina-like shape. She spits a bit of her own venom into it, enough that she can feel the drop in her energy; and the pile of sludge sloops upwards, a head and arms suddenly stretching out, ears popping out of the head as well as a tiny horn; it manages to waddle forwards on its little stubby legs, and even bobs its tail. It moves forwards, in front of Safetymouse, protecting its creator; and just in time, too.
Drilly's face contorts even further, her eyes squinting tight and her nose scrunching up; she just can't hold it any longer. She yelps as the energy explodes outwards, splitting through the ice that encases her and slamming hard into the substitute, ripping it apart and flinging sludge everywhere. The energy fades, revealing a sludge-covered, but still rather healthy Safetymouse; and the ice covering Drilly is still there, if a bit less solid.
Safetymouse grins; a short-lived substitute, yeah, but she escaped that pretty well. She gets down on al fours and braces herself, preparing for the incoming attack. It'll be a bit hard to prepare for, though, because Drilly plans on hitting from below. The drilbur claws its way underground, its journey made a bit cumbersome by the ice coating its stomach, but not too much so. She shoveled her way down, then forwards and finally up, right under the nidorina she intended to hit. She shoved her way out of the ground and slammed into Safetymouse, tossing the nidorina into the air; Safetymouse lands with a whumf, apparently prepared, and responds with a burst of energy in Drilly's direction. While the dig certainly hurt Safetymouse, it's nothing compared to this - Drilly is flung backwards, landing on her back and skidding to a stop in the sludgewater. She whimpers as she gets to her feet; the heat from the counter burnt off most of the remaining ice, but Drilly is far from grateful. She limps forwards, getting her pace back.
Safetymouse doesn't wait though, not this time. She takes a deep breath and screeches, a torrent of water flushing forwards with the screams; the water and echoes hit Drilly smack in the stomach. The poor drilbur curls up, looking so pained that she might just throw up. It's either that or faint, and she's quite close to the latter. The water stops coming, only a few drops dripping from Safetymouse's mouth, and she licks her lips satisfactorily. Drilly uncurls, walking hesitantly towards her assailant.
She raises a claw into the air, and it shimmers silver; Safetymouse eyes it, but has no time to react before Drilly swipes the claws across Safetymouse's thick hide, forming thin scratch marks. Though Safetymouse takes little notice of the attack other than to grunt in annoyance, Drilly's claws are noticeably sharper afterwards; perhaps the needed bonus she needs, at this point. And Safetymouse notices her hide isn't as thick as before - it held up against Drilly's claws, but it seems to be a bit softer now. Shame.
Ultra-Saiyan Jace (Oo)
Drilly (f) <sand force>
Health: 27%
Energy: 75%
- "Lemme alone ;_;" +1 atk; poisoned (1% / action); stomach is slightly frozen over.
Metallica Fanboy (Oo)
Safetymouse (f) <poison point> @Moon Stone
Health: 61%
Energy: 67%
- "Soon, you'll be finished."
Arena Notes:
There's two drilbur-sized holes leading to a small tunnel underground.
Final Notes:
- Other attacks can't be used while biding.
- Bide was released after Safetymouse created the substitute, and it effectively destroyed said substitute.
- Bide also created enough energy to melt some of the ice, though there's still some left.
- Dig cost Drilly extra energy due to the ice weighing her down.
- Metal Claw raised Drilly's attack.
- And Safetymouse's defense boost faded at the end of the round.
- Metallica Fanboy next.
