Round One
The streets of Malie City were afternoon-peaceful in the warm glow of the sun. Water Pokemon called in the distance, breaking in and out of the water, and waves crashed faintly. A light breeze dusted past, rustling awnings of buildings and filling the noses of passerby with the scent of salt and spice. Four Trainers meandered casually into the middle of the road, eyeing each other. No words were exchanged, but the four suddenly shifted into two, locking eyes with their new partner and nodding with a confident smile.
People on the streets and in the shops pointed with excitement and gathered around the edge of the street, forming a wide circle around the Trainers. Shopkeepers busied themselves cleaning glass windows, taking their time so they could watch the battle too. Children dared each other closer to the edge, peering at the Trainers' belts and wondering what Pokemon they would send out.
With an unspoken signal, the four Trainers each tossed a Pokeball into the streets. Cheers and murmurs of anticipation heralded their arrival: a Mimikyu who stayed carefully near his Trainer, awed to be under so many eyes and hoping he could win some fans; an icy Alolan Sandshrew who shielded his eyes from the sun with a cold paw, shrugging at the heat of the city; a Litten carrying a large blue egg in his teeth, doing his best to growl and look intimidating around the object; and a colorful Drampa, who stretched out calmly, watching the crowd and the other Pokemon with graceful eyes.
Cynder (O)
Pierre the male Sandshrew (Alola Form)
Speed: 40
Ability: Snow Cloak
(Lowers incoming moves' accuracy by a flat 10% during hail.)
Item: Weakness Policy
(Raises Attack and Special Attack when hit by a super-effective move by one stage for each level of weakness. One use per battle.)
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: A little warm.
Commands: Icicle Crash @ Dramabase / Iron Defense / Iron Head @ Meme-ikyu ~ Icicle Spear @ Dramabase / Iron Defense / Iron Head @ Meme-ikyu ~ Leech Life @ Dramabase / Iron Defense / Iron Head @ Meme-ikyu
Keldeo (O)
Tybalt the male Litten
Speed: 70
Ability: Blaze
(Multiplies Fire moves' base power by 1.3 at 33% health or less.)
Item: Lucky Egg
(Gives the holder one extra experience point whenever it participates in battle.)
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Trying to keep a grip on the Lucky Egg.
Commands: Flamethrower @ Meme-ikyu / Shadow Claw @ Meme-ikyu / Swords Dance (drop Lucky Egg) ~ Flamethrower @ Meme-ikyu / Shadow Claw @ Meme-ikyu / Bulk Up ~ Flamethrower @ Meme-ikyu / Shadow Claw @ Meme-ikyu / Swords Dance
RedneckPhoenix (O)
Meme-ikyu the male Mimikyu
Speed: 96
Ability: Disguise
(Mimikyu has a Disguise with 10% health when it first enters battle.)
Item: ---
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Eager for a chance to please the crowd.
Commands: Thunder Wave @ Tybalt / Taunt @ Pierre / Thunder @ Pierre
Stryke (O)
Dramabase the male Drampa
Speed: 36
Ability: Cloud Nine
(Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.)
Item: ---
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Meditating. What a glorious sunny day.
Commands: Glare @ Pierre~Flamethrower @ Pierre~Rock Slide
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Meme-ikyu scuttled forward first, eager to please the crowd. At a safe distance, he took aim at the fire kitten and loosed a weak jolt of electricity, keeping his eyes on the Litten as if it could help the thunder hit. As Tybalt dropped his Lucky Egg (good riddance; how did his trainer expect him to fight with that in his mouth?!), his purr of relief changed into a sharp yowl of pain.
Move, Tybalt's mind said, but his body was slow to respond.
No no no, thought the Litten, thoughts frantic as his limbs seized up, fur standing on end with static. Desperate, Tybalt opened his mouth and spat flame at the offending Mimikyu, who shrieked reflexively. The flames engulfed his fabric costume and - with a horrifying
snap, his costume gave way and toppled over backwards.
Not again! thought the little Mimikyu, disappointed that his disguise broke. It took so much effort to fix it.
Meanwhile on the other side of the street, the Alolan Sandshrew was calming his mind and calling up icy swords from his claws. The ice grew, sparkling in the sunlight and clinking against itself with a glittering sound, until Pierre had a huge spear of ice that broke off from his hands. Hefting the icy high over his head, he threw it at the dragon with a
grunt of effort. The ice slammed into the Drampa, who recoiled with a wail of pain, but Dramabase was not to be defeated so easily; swinging around his dragony head, he fixed Pierre with yellow eyes in a horrible glare. Pierre's heart nearly stopped with the ferociousness of the expression, and he stood frozen as Dramabase curled up, nursing his wounds and keeping warning eyes on the Sandshrew.
A little discouraged by the Litten's violent attack on his costume, Meme-ikyu switched his focus to the icy Sandshrew instead.
Ha! cried the Mimikyu.
Bet you can't hurt me, Ice-types are ALLLWAYS slow in the sun! Pierre stomped his feet and yelled in response, prepping his next move, limbs still shaking with terror from the Drampa's stare. Before he did, Meme-ikyu was bowled over by another violent blast of flames from Tybalt's mouth, who shuddered a bit with the lingering effects of paralysis. Just as Pierre began to laugh smugly at Meme-ikyu,
Pierre was struck with fire as well. Dramabase chortled in satisfaction before Pierre finally mustered up the speed to toss three spears of ice at the Drampa. Each one struck deeply and the dragon roared in fury. To rub salt in the wound, Pierre flashed his Weakness Policy at the dragon, justification lending him more strength.
Seeing his chance to please the crowd and get in some great damage, Meme-ikyu swirled his wooden stick and cried out in a tiny, squeaking voice to the sky. Clouds above him darkened and crackled and
snapped down a spear of lightning, straight onto Pierre. Not to be outdone, Tybalt growled, trying to stretch a little (his limbs were slowly, slowly loosening up and he tried to hasten the process), and roared out more fire at the still-smoking Meme-ikyu. Tybalt sat back, purring with confidence, while Meme-ikyu flailed against the street in an effort to put out the scorching flames.
Dramabase was waiting for Tybalt to get too confident and snickered once before whipping up his dragony head in an earthy chant. Bystanders on the streets ran and ducked for cover as huge boulders from the beach shot up, shadowing the sun, and came crashing back down onto Tybalt and Pierre. Pierre's icy body reflected the rocks better, but he cried out louder than Tybalt; his hands shook and his breathing shuddered and he focused on his frustration;
slow, the Mimikyu called him! He raised his hands, tiny barbs growing from the center of them, but before he could shoot them at Dramabase, his limbs seized up in terror again at the memory of the dragon's burning yellow eyes. Pierre stood still, trembling.
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Cynder (O)
Pierre the male Sandshrew (Alola Form)
Speed: 30
Ability: Snow Cloak
(Lowers incoming moves' accuracy by a flat 10% during hail.)
Item: Weakness Policy
(Raises Attack and Special Attack when hit by a super-effective move by one stage for each level of weakness. One use per battle.)
Health: 66%
Energy: 92%
Status: Shaking and scared.
Severely Paralyzed. Taunted, 1 more action. +2 Attack, +2 Special Attack.
Used: Icicle Crash @ Dramabase ~ Icicle Spear @ Dramabase ~ Nothing (Fully Paralyzed)
Keldeo (O)
Tybalt the male Litten
Speed: 53
Ability: Blaze
(Multiplies Fire moves' base power by 1.3 at 33% health or less.)
Item: ---
Health:
88% 92%
Energy:
92% 88%
Status: Feeling good!
Severely Paralyzed.
Commands: Flamethrower @ Meme-ikyu (drop Lucky Egg) ~ Flamethrower @ Meme-ikyu ~ Flamethrower @ Meme-ikyu
RedneckPhoenix (O)
Meme-ikyu the male Mimikyu
Speed: 96
Ability: Disguise
(Mimikyu has a Disguise with 10% health when it first enters battle.)
Item: ---
Health: 78%
Energy: 84%
Status: Hoping his Disguise isn't too badly damaged.
Disguise busted.
Used: Thunder Wave @ Tybalt ~ Taunt @ Pierre ~ Thunder @ Pierre
Stryke (O)
Dramabase the male Drampa
Speed: 36
Ability: Cloud Nine
(Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.)
Item: ---
Health:
71% 68%
Energy: 86%
Status: Peaceful. What a beautiful ocean view.
Used: Glare @ Pierre ~ Flamethrower @ Pierre ~ Rock Slide
Pierre's Energy: 100% - 5% (Icicle Crash) - 3% (Icicle Spear) - 0% (Paralyzed) = 92%
Pierre's Health: 100% - 18% (Flamethrower) - 11% (Thunder) - 5% (Rock Slide) = 66%
Tybalt's Energy: 100% - 4% (Flamethrower) - 4% (Flamethrower) - 4% (Flamethrower) = 88%
Meme-ikyu's Health: 100% - 0% (Disguise absorbed Flamethrower) - 11% (Flamethrower) - 11% (Flamethrower) = 78%
Dramabase's Energy: 100% - 4% (Glare) - 5% (Flamethrower) - 5% (Rock Slide) = 86%
Houdini the male Zorua <Illusion>
Walter the male Ralts <Trace> @ Reaper Cloth
Relic the genderless Bronzor <Heatproof> @ Spooky Plate
Shadow the female Murkrow <Super Luck>
Halt the male Rowlet <Long Reach> @ Razor Claw
Pierre the male Sandshrew (Alola Form) <Snow Cloak> @ Weakness Policy
Tuls the male Phantump <Frisk> @ Link Cable
Parker the male Riolu <Inner Focus> @ Soothe Bell
Karina the female Eelektrik <Levitate> @ Thunder Stone
Laylah the female Gligar <Immunity> @ Razor Fang
Rose the male Nidorino <Hustle> @ Moon Stone
Guillaume the male Rowlet <Long Reach> @ Lucky Egg
Juno the female Popplio <Torrent> @ Lucky Egg
Paris the male Drampa <Sap Sipper> @ Snowball
Brigid the female Mareanie <Merciless> @ Lucky Egg
Tybalt the male Litten <Blaze> @ Lucky Egg
Katy Perry the female Fennekin <Blaze>
Brain 'Sploder 42 the male Espurr <Infiltrator>
BIDOOF the male Bidoof <Unaware>
Reverse Rat Poison the female Nidoran♀ <Poison Point>
Steven the male Psyduck <Damp>
Meme-ikyu the male Mimikyu <Disguise>
Doge the male Rockruff <Vital Spirit>
Dragonflycave.com the genderless Porygon2 <Download>
USB Charger the male Elekid <Static>
Saganaki (OPA!!) the male Magby <Flame Body>
Colbur the genderless Magnemite <Sturdy>
Tenorock the male Nosepass <Magnet Pull>
Dent the male Pansage <Gluttony> @ Leaf Stone
Pod the male Pansear <Gluttony> @ Fire Stone
Corn the male Panpour <Gluttony> @ Water Stone
