Eifie vs Eta Carinae

[Meowth]

=Eifie vs Eta Carinae: Round IV=

Eifie

Cirrus ♂ @Sachet
Ability: Natural Cure/Aroma Veil
Health: 47% | Energy: 82%
Base stats: [-1|0|-1|+2|50]
Adjusted stats: [+1|0|-1|+2|80]
scheming further gravity-based "accidents".
Status: Atk+2, Spd+2. Protected by Safeguard (2 more actions).

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
unbearably chilly.
Status: none​

The beginning of the round was delayed somewhat by Eta Carinae's rather selfish refusal to immediately get over seeing his Pokémon plummet to its probable death right before his eyes. (The fate of the suit-wearing stranger seemed to weigh eerily lightly on the minds of all in attendance, though the referee rather hoped it remained that way; the League could only buy him out of so many wrongful death accusations before the bribe money started coming out of his paycheck.) A short barrage of dispassionate reassurance and vague, loosely sincere promises of aquatic search parties combing the river finally snapped him out of it enough for the battle to continue, and he sent out his next minion to recklessly endanger in the pursuit of avenging poor Django, a Flabébé by the name of Chloris.

Cirrus regarded the new arrival before turning to his trainer across the canyon, questing for directions. It was hard to hear just what Eifie was yelling over such a vast distance in such a heavy snowstorm, but squinting through the clouds of smoke billowing up from the tonnes of rapidly extinguishing wood below, he made out an array of extraordinary arm gestures accompanying her words to aid the relaying of the message, and Cirrus nodded knowingly. His trainer was commanding him in semaphore! What an utterly brilliant and resourceful idea. Her only oversight was the fact that he didn't actually understand semaphore, and was left with the sole option of winging it. He shut his eyes and concentrated; this attack had to be conjured from deep within, and he began summoning a deep-hidden arcane power to the surface, orbs of energy appearing and falling into orbit around his body. Their gyration grew faster as a brownish hue flooded through them, and with a mighty chip Cirrus sent them hurtling into his opponent, bursting violently against her body and inflicting very mild discomfort.

Chloris squeaked in pain and annoyance. Almost entirely pain, truth be told, seeing as she was barely hurt at all, but she was miffed nonetheless. Some sort of disproportionate retribution was in order, she thought, as the moonlight glistened down on her through the thick driving snow. This put an idea in her head, and she turned her gaze skyward to face the pale white celestial body, concentrating on summoning its power. It responded by shining increasingly more intensely until its rays grew near-blinding, and Chloris gathered the light at the tip of her flower into an immense glistening orb of lunar energy. She swung forward and unleashed the radiant sphere upon her erstwhile assailant, but the wily bird ingeniously thwarted the attack by deftly hopping a foot to the side, the ball of light sailing past him and hurtling on down into the canyon.

Adrenaline filled his fluffy little body from the daring dodge, and he turned back to his trainer for directions on how best to unleash it upon his target. More undecipherable arm gestures, but alongside them he heard a faint, yet unmistakable voice through the howling wind… ”get the freaking hell back over here right now, you stupid f-”, it went. At once Cirrus took to the air and obliged, fluttering back towards his trainer as fast as his cottony little wings would carry him. By the sounds of it, he didn’t want to annoy her any more than she was already, though judging by the distance he had to cover she’d be given plenty of time to fume as he tried to hurry to her side. His progress was slowed further as something hurtled from the air and burst against him with a brilliant flash, Chloris’ blow having landed true this time.

Eifie tapped her foot impatiently against the snow as her faithful bird finally fluttered into view out of the storm of flakes bombarding the canyon and crash-landed exhaustedly at her feet. Tired as he was, he knew from the look in her eye that she spared him no pity after his disobedience and lollygagging, and with a sigh he looked to her for commands.
“What are you looking at me for?” she fumed. “Why don’t you do what you did before and improvise?!” Furrowing his brow in equal fury, Cirrus decided he’d do just that. He didn’t need no stinkin’ trainer! He could knock this stupid fairy dead all by himself! He hopped to his feet and turned away, channelling another attack out of his own inherent power and bringing an aura of potential to the surface. With a chirp he focused it into a thin beam and launched it blindly across the canyon, just happening to strike Chloris square in the chest. She squeaked with pain and reeled from the surprising force of the blast, the cry echoing even as far as Cirrus’ side. The resulting smugness was short-lived before a searing orb of blinding light rocketed out of the mist, exploding on contact with him and sending him tumbling several yards with the force of its eruption. He shakily roused himself, still dazed from the blast and finding it a little harder to think straight.

Eifie

Cirrus ♂ @Sachet
Ability: Natural Cure/Aroma Veil
Health: 29% | Energy: 74%
Base stats: [-1|0|-1|+2|50]
Adjusted stats: [+1|0|-2|+2|80]
”blugh guys can we have like a time out”
Status: Atk+2, SpAtk-1, Spd+2. Hidden Power type: Fighting.

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 84% | Energy: 85%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
intent on murdering birds. bird murder. burder.
Status: none​

Calculations
Cirrus' health: 47% - 9% (Moonblast) - 9% (Moonblast) = 29%
Cirrus' energy: 82% - 3% (Hidden Power) - 1% (flying across canyon) - 4% (Natural Gift) = 74%
Chloris' health: 100% - 2% (Hidden Power) - 14% (Natural Gift) = 84%
Chloris' energy: 100% - 5% (Moonblast) - 5% (Moonblast) - 5% (Moonblast) = 85%

Referee's notes

• I couldn't find a white flower variant of the Flabébé sprite I'm using, so Chloris is red flower now. Deal.
• Cirrus was unable to hear his commands on the first action, so his attack was randomised.
• the randomly-selected Hidden Power was Fighting-type.
• the first Moonblast missed.
• flying across the canyon consumed a token point of energy.
• the third Moonblast lowered Cirrus' SpAtk.
• I don't know whether this is just an oversight but the database lists Natural Gift's accuracy as 100%, not --% as in old ASB, meaning it does have the capacity to miss, from across a canyon especially.
• Eta Carinae attacks first next round.

 

[Eifie]

How did Moonblast manage to miss when Cirrus was still on Chloris's side of the canyon?

(The Natural Gift thing isn't quite an oversight: when the Pokémon using it has a signature move, the accuracy is the given 109%. Otherwise, it can never miss.)

 

[Meowth]

Under my scale attacks rated as having 100% base accuracy actually have a 1% chance of missing. The only stuff I don't roll for accuracy for are attacks that by nature can't miss (self-targeted attacks, Swift and friends, etc).

 

[Eifie]

Ohhh, okay. Damn, Cirrus, you're good.

 

[Eta Carinae]

Burder is such a burden.

Moonblast some more. If you can't hit him for some reason, Calm Mind.

Moonblast/Calm Mind x3

Sorry for lateness. And for having to ref boring mush, Sang.

 

[Eifie]

Sangfroidish I am so so sorry...

Natural Gift x3

(<3 best fluffbird. You've already done so much more than you needed to, Cirrus. eif is proud.)

 

[Meowth]

=Eifie vs Eta Carinae: Round V=

Eifie

Cirrus ♂ @Sachet
Ability: Natural Cure/Aroma Veil
Health: 29% | Energy: 74%
Base stats: [-1|0|-1|+2|50]
Adjusted stats: [+1|0|-2|+2|80]
”blugh guys can we have like a time out”
Status: Atk+2, SpAtk-1, Spd+2. Hidden Power type: Fighting.

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 84% | Energy: 85%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
intent on murdering birds. bird murder. burder.
Status: none​

The referee sighed and shook his head in response to the trainers' commands; two chains of repeated generic beam attacks? This was going to be so dull to write up in his summary after the match. He frowned at his notepad, sorely tempted to just write "BOOM POW PEW" and leave it there, but even he was just a little more professional than that. Thus he began to scribble the most painstaking description he could be bothered to as he watched Cirrus summon up a beam of pure potential energy from deep within his bosom and project it in a thin shaft across the crevasse, Chloris responding just a little later with a tremendous burst of moonbeams from the heavens. Just as the lunar burst from the tip of his flower ceased, her opponent's beam struck true against her torso, and she let out a shrill wail of pain as it erupted violently on impact. Honed with deadly precision and determination, no amount of distance could prevent it from landing. Her own offering had been fired off a little more haphazardly, a tiny blob of fluffy whiteness many hundred yards away being rather difficult to get a clear shot at through a raging blizzard, but nonetheless her effort was not wasted, a bright flash of moonlight from far across the way delivering the message that she'd made the hit.

Shuddering with pain after the hit, Cirrus let out a bleak warble and collapsed into the snow. His injuries were getting unbearable; he might last one more hit like that, but if Chloris' aim stayed this good he was toast for sure. All he could do was ensure he got her just as badly, and to that end he summoned all his will and hoisted himself upright with his wings. The rest of that determination he poured into another beam, maintaining it only for a matter of seconds before a sphere of blinding whiteness bowled out of the mist and struck him back, knocking him away onto his back again. A dimmer, though still immensely bright light was visible through less ailing eyes, as though some mystic artefact had activated itself to come to its holder's aid.

That was it. Pain was now coursing through every fibre of Cirrus' body, the urge to collapse and pass out now irresistible. If he could just sneak in one final hit with his last ounce of energy... panting and shivering, he collected every drop of what will remained within him and poured it into a last desperate shot, a faint squeal of pain from the distance offering him a last surge of pride before the blast his own beam had crossed struck him and put him out of his misery at last.

Eifie

Cirrus ♂ @Sachet
Ability: Natural Cure/Aroma Veil
Health: 0% | Energy: 62%
Base stats: [-1|0|-1|+2|50]
Adjusted stats: [+1|0|-2|+2|80]
knocked out!
Status: Atk+2, SpAtk-1, Spd+2. Hidden Power type: Fighting.

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 42% | Energy: 70%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
"burder accomplished"
Status: Shiny Stone activated (+2% final damage to all attacks).​

Calculations
Cirrus' health: 29% - 9% (Moonblast) - 9% (Moonblast) - 11% (Moonblast) = 0%
Cirrus' energy: 74% - 4% (Natural Gift) - 4% (Natural Gift) - 4% (Natural Gift) = 62%
Chloris' health: 84% - 14% (Natural Gift) - 14% (Natural Gift) - 14% (Natural Gift) = 42%
Chloris' energy: 85% - 5% (Moonblast) - 5% (Moonblast) - 5% (Moonblast) = 70%

Referee's notes

• Gummy and Godot will arrive to start repairs at the end of next round.
• Chloris' Shiny Stone activated on the second action.
• Eifie sends out and then attacks first next round.

 

[Eifie]

Oh nooo, I forgot about the Shiny Stone! I had this hilarious plan to send you off in style this round, too, Cirrus. :C (also Sangfroidish you should totally use unanimated sprites for knocked out Pokémon lmao)

Let's see if we can get you evolved, Nando!



You know what'd be hilarious? If you could Bounce across the canyon. Come on, you can totally do it! Misty Fey could do it! ... What do you mean she wasn't bouncing, she was totally bouncing. Flap those wings, Nando >:(

Before you go, though, remember this: if you can't hear what I'm screaming at you across the canyon, just Flare Blitz Chloris in the FACE. Those are also your orders for the rest of the round, but if she's unhittable, use Swords Dance. (try to remember this part as well! whenever you have no idea what I'm saying: Flare Blitz if you can hit her, Swords Dance if you can't. easy peasy, right?)

If you reaaaaally can't Bounce across the canyon (boooooring)... I'm really tempted to have you just Fling your Lucky Egg across instead, but that's a total waste of time. Try Focus Energy, then fire off some Natural Gifts Secret Powers. Natural Gift is by far the best option, but let's spare our ref, shall we? If you can't hit her, use Swords Dance.

BOUNCE ACROSS THE MOTHERFUCKING CANYON / Focus Energy ~ Flare Blitz / Secret Power / Swords Dance ~ Flare Blitz / Secret Power / Swords Dance



edit: ON SECOND THOUGHT NANDO I had a dream last night about what a horrible idea it was to try and bounce across the canyon and I totally agree, man. if it's not too late for this just ignore my orders about bouncing across and stay safe with me ok

 

[Eta Carinae]

Hmm. Well, if Nando does try to make that leap, use Psychic to stop her in midair. Your speed difference isn't too drastic, so you should be able to act before she makes it the whole way. Dropping her after her momentum is cancelled is the most important thing, but if you can, move her to the middle of the gap (and away from the repair crew) so there's no chance of her grabbing onto something.

If she does somehow make it across before you can act, just try and throw her around with three Psychics. If you can, try and drop her in the canyon, but just tossing her around is good too (that means no mental intrusion, Chloris).

If she does the lame thing and stays over with Eifie (boooo), it's a risky play, but Camouflage into the snow to make yourself a tough target to hit. Then let out some Echoed Voices.

Psychic/Psychic/Camouflage ~ Psychic/Echoed Voice x2

 

[Meowth]

=Eifie vs Eta Carinae: Round VI=

Eifie

Nando ♀ @Lucky Egg
Ability: Blaze
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Base stats: [+1|-1|+1|-1|55]
freezing her feathers off.
Status: none

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 42% | Energy: 70%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
"MORE BURDER"
Status: Shiny Stone activated (+2% final damage to all attacks).​

Her intrepid bird finally having fallen, Eifie plucked a second Pokéball from her belt and unleashed her next critter, another intrepid bird. Nando peered about the frozen canyon, shivering and turning up her break as she looked for her opponent… was that her, right on the other side of the canyon? It looked like it’d be hard to hit her at such a distance, but Nando was sure her trainer would have a brilliant, entirely sane plan in mind to… jump over the fucking canyon?! Was her trainer quite mad? Nando peered down into the bowels of the crevasse, shivering now with fear as her stomach churned at the thought of plummeting down to the bottom. She didn’t even want to think about it. Stepping back a good distance and squeezing her eyes shut, she forced the thought to the back of her mind and focused on something else until her skin stopped crawling, finding upon opening her eyes that her concentration had increased as a result.

Chloris had no idea what was going on on the other side, but since no painful projectiles seemed to be being hurled at her she didn’t really care all that much. All that really mattered to her was seeing to it that this trend continued for as long as possible. While Nando was busy doing… whatever she was doing, she set about keeping a low profile. Her body shone and absorbed the natural energy of her surroundings, altering the appearance and properties of her body accordingly as a persistent chill ran through her body, which bleached itself an even deeper snowy white.

Nando had no idea what Chloris was up to either, but the lack of assault upon her person gladdened her just as much as it did Chloris. Now, however, was the time to end the ceasefire. Sadly for the fairy, she was already so blended-in to the white background that her disguise made virtually no difference. Turning in the vague direction she assumed Chloris would be, Nando too summoned the inherent mystical power of her surroundings into a glowing icy-blue orb. Once it swelled to a certain size it burst forth into a glowing beam, streaking across the canyon and completely missing Chloris, disappearing harmlessly off into the trees surrounding the path to the Inner Temple behind her.

The spectacularness of this miss elicited a cackle from Chloris. Clearly she had rendered herself undetectable! Or so she quite erroneously supposed! The foolhardy overconfidence this filled her with prompted her to belt out a victorious chant ridiculing her enemy, the yawning chasm just happening to provide the perfect acoustics to make the song echo riotously across to the other side. Nando clapped her hand-wing-things to her ears and cringed from the pain the sound was wreaking on her ears, Chloris’ zeal making it notably more intense than it ought to have been.

Even when Chloris tired of her ridicule, the cruel, deafening laughter still echoed through the canyon and sent waves of pain through Nando’s aching skull, to the extent that she failed to even realise her opponent had ceased her mockery and therefore felt the need to lash out to put a stop to the noise. Tearing a hand-wing-earmuff away from her ear, she launched another beam of arcane latent energy, the ice-blue beam landing true this time and striking Chloris with a tremendous burst. An added dose of ferocity was lent to the attack by her urgency to end the perceived ongoing cacophony, to the point where her entire purpose was negated by the piercing shriek of pain the impact drew from Chloris. Again the sound reverberated through the canyon, mingling with the lingering echoes of before to produce an even louder, more painful sound.

In the midst of this back-and-forth, the trainers almost missed the approach of a second figure down the path from the Shrine. Fortunately he proved not to be another enterprising suicidal; he had the look of a detective, garbed in a brown trenchcoat and red tie, perhaps there to investigate the disappearance of the blue spiky fellow from before. The trainers hurried to devise ways out of having to give statements, but the detective seemingly ignored them, instead gazing across the canyon to another figure who had appeared on Eta Carinae’s side. This fellow was an enigmatic sort with bleached white hair and his face obscured by a bizarre visor, his hand clutching the handle of a mug of coffee, still steaming hot despite the frigid surroundings. He took no more heed of the trainers than the detective had, and with a swig of his drink he strolled to the flaming ruin of the bridge, the detective following suit as they set about beginning repairs to the structure. The referee frowned and gave a shrug; might as well leave them to it, he supposed.

Eifie

Nando ♀ @Lucky Egg
Ability: Blaze
Health: 82% | Energy: 85%
Base stats: [+1|-1|+1|-1|55]
”who invited these guys?”
Status: focused (20% critical hit chance).

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 29% | Energy: 59%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
extremely upset about not being invisible.
Status: Camouflaged (Ice-type, EVA+2 while across canyon).​

Calculations
Nando’s health: 100% - 9% (Echoed Voice) - 9% (Echoed Voice) = 82%
Nando’s energy: 100% - 5% (Focus Energy) - 5% (Secret Power) - 5% (Secret Power) = 85%
Chloris’ health: 42% - 13% (Secret Power) = 29%
Chloris’ energy: 70% - 5% (Camouflage) - 2% (Echoed Voice) - 4% (Echoed Voice) = 59%

Referee’s notes

• Bounce’s momentum is mainly upwards, so leaping a canyon in a single bound with it wouldn’t really work as far as I’m concerned.
• Camouflage has no effect on evasion even in ASB as far as I can tell, so the difficulty of hitting Chloris is unchanged.
• the first Secret Power missed. The second, though, was a critical hit, thanks to Focus Energy.
• the first Echoed Voice was also a critical hit.
• Chloris’ Shiny Stone deactivated on the third action, due to her HP falling below 33%.
• I’m going to ref attacks that miss across the canyon as having a 50/50 chance of going wide in one direction or the other, meaning misses have a 50% chance of striking the bridge and resulting in mug to the face.
• Eta Carinae attacks first next round.

 

[Eta Carinae]

The db says that "the user changes its chemical and biological makeup so that it blends in with its environment.". I can see Camouflage not being very evasive if Nando and Chloris were right beside each other, but across a canyon I think that Chloris would be at least a little bit harder to find.

 

[Meowth]

Eh, I was sorely tempted to tack on some evasion boost given the sheer distance in play, but I didn't want to take too much initiative there in case I got yelled at. It really doesn't seem to outrageous to ref it as, say, +2 to evasion as long as the Pokémon are on opposite ends of the canyon?

i mean eif's just gonna naturalgiftspam anyway but

 

[Eifie]

Hey! Maybe I'll use Swift! (I agree with it providing an evasion boost, also.)

 

[Meowth]

Well, if everyone involved in the battle is in agreement, I guess there's no issue. Edited into Chloris' stat string.

I don't remember the actual accuracy rolls I made but I definitely don't recall any of the hits being particularly close, so I don't think anything consequential in the round needs changing. Go ahead and command whenever, Eta.

 

[Eta Carinae]

Natural Gift is so laaaaame. And by lame I mean hard to counter. Why in the world is it a physical move?

Go down swinging, Chloris, you've got your evo. Though no promises that you won't be designated chewtoy in our next training session when I teach Django how to bite things while he's asleep.

Echoed Voice x3

 

[Eifie]

I was actually planning something more interesting, but those Echoed Voices are going to hurt. :( So, Nando, there's nothing else to do. Natural Gift away.

Sangfroidish I'm so sorry

Natural Gift x3

 

[Eifie]

My original intention was actually to have the battlers immediately reset back onto the bridge once it's fixed but technically I guess I never said that anywhere so nevermind

Eta Carinae can we do this, I don't really want to spend a tedious action getting our Pokémon back to each other

 

[Eta Carinae]

For sure!

 

[Meowth]

=Eifie vs Eta Carinae: Round VII=

Eifie

Nando ♀ @Lucky Egg
Ability: Blaze
Health: 82% | Energy: 85%
Base stats: [+1|-1|+1|-1|55]
”who invited these guys?”
Status: focused (20% critical hit chance).

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 29% | Energy: 59%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
extremely upset about not being invisible.
Status: Camouflaged (Ice-type, EVA+2 while across canyon).

As the two strangers started on their repairs, the referee creased his brow in distaste and gave an irritable sigh. Having the combatants on opposite ends of a freaking ravine just didn't make for exciting battling, he supposed. While he scribbled bored notes in his pad, the Pokémon stepped up to fulfil their dull orders, Nando raising a claw and firing off a brilliant white beam of energy. Before Chloris even saw it sparkle in the distance it had shot across the canyon and struck her, Nando's focus resulting in an unexpectedly powerful blast and eliciting a scream of pain that reverberated deafeningly even across the canyon. The sound even shook the foundations of the bridge, quickly drawing the incensed glares of the two working on it, but of primary concern to Chloris was the fact that it had Nando doubled over in pain, her hands clasped over her ears.

Only momentarily perturbed by the ungodly noise, Nando gritted her proverbial teeth and launched a second beam in retaliation, preserving enough of her concentration to strike another devasting hit. The downside was the extra-loud shriek of pain belted out by Chloris in response, her head pounding with agony as the deafening echoes of the scream pulsed through it. She could hardlly bear to pull her hand from her ear to retaliate, but she steeled herself and did it, firing off a final beam that produced one last squeal before the cries gradually faded to silence.

Eifie

Nando ♀ @Lucky Egg
Ability: Blaze
Health: 65% | Energy: 73%
Base stats: [+1|-1|+1|-1|55]
too disappointed in her trainer's lack of creativity to celebrate. shame on you eif
Status: focused (20% critical hit chance).

Eta Carinae

Chloris ♀ @Shiny Stone
Ability: Flower Veil
Health: 0% | Energy: 50%
Base stats: [-1|-1|0|+2|42]
knocked out!
Status: Camouflaged (Ice-type, EVA+2 while across canyon).

Calculations
Nando's health: 82% - 17% (Echoed Voice) = 65%
Nando's energy: 85% - 4% (Natural Gift) - 4% (Natural Gift) - 4% (Natural Gift) = 73%
Chloris' health: 29% - 14% (Natural Gift) - 14% (Natural Gift) - 11% (Natural Gift) = 0%
Chloris' energy: 59% - 9% (Echoed Voice) = 50%

Referee's notes

• gosh you guys are boriiiiiing
• the first two Natural Gifts were crits.
• Eta Carinae sends out, then Eifie attacks first next round.

 

[Eifie]

I'M SORRY OKAY, I WON'T DO IT AGAIN

(you know Natural Gift is physical though, right)