Karkat Vantas vs. Metallica Fanboy V (ref: Squornshellous Beta)

[Squornshellous Beta]

5vs5 singles
Style: Set
DQ: 1 week
Damage Cap: 55%
Banned Moves: Direct recovery, Pain Split, any moves that instantly faint a battler (Explosion, OHKOs, Destiny Bond, Perish Song, etc.). Chills are restricted to 5 per Pokémon.
Arena: MFvsKV V

Oh gog, will these two ever settle their gogdamn problem? Well, it's more fun if they don't. And to celebrate this being the fifth match, they'll fight using only Gen V Pokemon, in a five-colored, V-shaped platform. Each round, there's a 45% chance a Pokemon whose name starts with a V (listed below) will randomly attack one of the battlers with an (effective, so no Dream Eating awake Pokemon or using Swords Dance or one of the banned moves) attack from their movepool, and a 55% chance that one of the active Pokemon will turn into one at the end of the round (this effect ends after three actions). Pokemon with names starting with a V are: Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Vaporeon, Venipede, Venomoth, Venonat, Venusaur, Vespiquen, Vibrava, Victini, Victreebel, Vigoroth, Vileplume, Virizion, Volbeat, Volcarona, Voltorb, Vullaby, Vulpix.

Other: Gen V Pokemon are allowed to use Sleep Talk, dammit.

Karkat Vantas's Gen V Active Squad

Optica (Female)
Ability: Hustle
Held Item: EXP Share


Truflais (Male)
Ability: Aftermath
Held Item: Black Sludge


Sunstar (Male)
Ability: Flame Body


Bilinda Butcher (Female)
Ability: Rough Skin


Concrete Beater (Female)
Ability: Shell Armor


Machina (Genderless)
Ability: No Guard
Held Item: Earth Plate


Vitamin C (Female)
Ability: Iron Barbs
Held Item: Lucky Egg


Maribounta (Male)
Ability: Swarm


Almighty Electric Flounder (Female)
Ability: Static


J-Z-Ruggu (Male)
Ability: Shed Skin


Metallic Fanboy's Gen V Active Squad

Bastard (Male)
Ability: Anger Point


Hopkins (Female)
Ability: Compoundeyes


CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK (Male)
Ability: Sheer Force


Superstar (Female)
Ability: Chlorophyll


Sweet Bro (Male)
Ability: Inner Focus


Hella Jeff (Male)
Ability: Sturdy


Legal Alien (Male)
Ability: Synchronize


Beatle (Male)
Ability: Hustle


First Round
- Metallica Fanboy sends out
- Karkat Vantas sends out and attacks
- Metallica Fanboy attacks
- I ref, once I can

 

[M&F]

I'LL WARN YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO!!!! I'LL TELL YOU DOG!

Come out, Hella Jeff.

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Black hole Sunstar, won't you come(star), and toss Jeff down the stairs?

Flame Charge all the way.

Switch to Psychic if it's raining or he Counters, Calm Mind if he protects.

Flame Charge/Psychic/Clam Mind x3

 

[M&F]

Stone your head
Drown your fear
'Til you all just
Faint

You're not Stoner Lou, Hella Jeff, but let's rock n' roll.

Rock Slide ~ Rock Slide ~ Rock Slide

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

5vs5 singles
Style: Set
DQ: 1 week
Damage Cap: 55%
Banned Moves: Direct recovery, Pain Split, any moves that instantly faint a battler (Explosion, OHKOs, Destiny Bond, Perish Song, etc.). Chills are restricted to 5 per Pokémon.
Arena: MFvsKV V

Oh gog, will these two ever settle their gogdamn problem? Well, it's more fun if they don't. And to celebrate this being the fifth match, they'll fight using only Gen V Pokemon, in a five-colored, V-shaped platform. Each round, there's a 45% chance a Pokemon whose name starts with a V (listed below) will randomly attack one of the battlers with an (effective, so no Dream Eating awake Pokemon or using Swords Dance or one of the banned moves) attack from their movepool, and a 55% chance that one of the active Pokemon will turn into one at the end of the round (this effect ends after three actions). Pokemon with names starting with a V are: Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Vaporeon, Venipede, Venomoth, Venonat, Venusaur, Vespiquen, Vibrava, Victini, Victreebel, Vigoroth, Vileplume, Virizion, Volbeat, Volcarona, Voltorb, Vullaby, Vulpix.

Other: Gen V Pokemon are allowed to use Sleep Talk, dammit.

Pre-round Notes
There's nothing these trainers seem to like more than fighting each other. Indeed, they've just been discharged from the hospital after their disastrous last attempt - and they're still hiding from Doctor Kaminko. To that end, and to continue their rivalry, they've Teleported into this bizarre place, apparently in a seperate dimension. They're on a very large, grey platform, which vaguely reminds the referee of a Victini. As she approaches the edge, she notes that there seems to be some kind of invisible barrier preventing anything from falling over the edge. Wandering away just in case, she signals for them to send out; a Larvesta and a Sawk form, the Larvesta noticably giving off light as they do. Just in case there should be another explosion she sends out the Reuniclus, and then signals for the battle to begin.

Team Karkat Vantas

Sunstar (Male)
Ability: Flame Body
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Very nice.
Commands: Flame Charge / Psychic / Calm Mind ~ Flame Charge / Psychic / Calm Mind ~ Flame Charge / Psychic / Calm Mind
Chills: 0/5

Team Metallica Fanboy

Hella Jeff (Male)
Ability: Sturdy
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: IT KEEPS HAPPENING
Commands: Rock Slide ~ Rock Slide ~ Rock Slide
Chills: 0/5

Round 1 Begin!

Looking around in a way that somehow gives the referee the shivers that bad grammar brings her, Hella Jeff locates and glares at his opponent. Then, suddenly, he throws his arms into the air, and the ground under Sunstar begins to ripple. He looks down in concern and suddenly leaps out of the way, just before the ground underneath him explodes, disgorging what appear to be grey rocks which hurl themselves off the edges of the arena and into the void beneath. Sunstar screeches something indignant at Jeff, and then suddenly bursts into flames, apparently completely unharmed. As the referee stares on in disbelief at the flaming bug, it charges at Jeff at the fastest pace it can muster (not very) and headbutts him in the side, leaving him just slightly aching.

In an attempt to get Sunstar away from him, he throws his arms to the sky once more; the ground beneath Sunstar ripples and bubbles and, this time, he doesn't get out of the way in time. The rocks hurl him aside and land in a heap on top of him, leaving him unable to move. A couple of minutes go by where he struggles to free himself, until he finally manages to wriggle out; immediately afterwards, they fade away, leaving him looking increduously at the place where they were. Suddenly the referee notices for the first time that there's no hole or mark to indicate where the attack came from.

Leaving the ref to puzzle over this some more, Jeff once more dramatically throws up his arms. Once more, boulders rip themselves from the ground, leaving no disturbance; once again they bury the Larvesta, leaving him buried. This time, though, he manages to wriggle out significantly faster, and he once again bursts into flames; charging at Jeff, he headbutts him again, and then retreats to a safe distance.

Suddenly, as Jeff looks at his opponent, something very odd happens: his entire body takes on the same color as the arena, and begins glowing with that same-colored light. He begins to change shape, and within a few seconds he has a strange shape with some bizarre hexagon on the bottom. The glow fades away to leave a floating, yellowish insect-thing in his place. He - now she - looks at her new claws with some surprise: it would seem she's now a Vespiquen.

Round 1 End!

Team Karkat Vantas

Sunstar (Male)
Ability: Flame Body
Health: 74%
Energy: 94%
Status: I think this gives me the advantage. Speed +2.
Attacks Used: Flame Charge ~ [flinch] ~ Flame Charge
Chills: 0/5

Team Metallica Fanboy

Hella Jeff (Male Female)
Ability: Pressure
Health: 88%
Energy: 78%
Status: so im a vespquien now then?
Attacks Used: Rock Slide ~ Rock Slide ~ Rock Slide
Chills: 0/5


Damage / Energy Calculations
Rock Slide - 13% damage, 8% energy (accuracy roll 95, needed 90 or above to miss - missed)
Flame Charge - 6% damage, 3% energy (accuracy roll 82, needed 100 to miss)
Rock Slide - 13% damage, 8% energy (accuracy roll 95, needed 73 or above to miss)
Rock Slide - 13% damage, 8% energy (accuracy roll 95, needed 34 or above to miss)
Flame Charge - 6% damage, 3% energy (accuracy roll 65, needed 100 to miss)


Notes
- Karkat are you aware you misspelt Calm Mind as Clam Mind?
- The second Rock Slide caused a flinch.

Arena Notes
- This round, Jeff became a Vespiquen.

Next Round
- Metallica Fanboy attacks
- Karkat Vantas attacks
- I ref

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Shouldn't he have +2 speed?

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

I fixed that already.

 

[M&F]

A superficial glance makes this look like a setback, but, YOU HAVE LIFDOFF.

Let's see some acrobatic pirouettes off the fucking handle. If for some reason you're prevented from landing Acrobatics but still can land Power Gem, well, land Power Gem. Switch to Power Gem if you're burned, as well. If they try lowering our accuracy or boosting their evasion, Aerial Ace.

If you hit Acrobatics twice, finish with Power Gem instead.

Acrobatics/Power Gem/Aerial Ace ~ Acrobatics/Power Gem/Aerial Ace ~ Acrobatics/Power Gem/Aerial Ace

 

[Karkat Vantas]

You are the Sunstar.

Flamethrower x3

It's you.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

5vs5 singles
Style: Set
DQ: 1 week
Damage Cap: 55%
Banned Moves: Direct recovery, Pain Split, any moves that instantly faint a battler (Explosion, OHKOs, Destiny Bond, Perish Song, etc.). Chills are restricted to 5 per Pokémon.
Arena: MFvsKV V

Oh gog, will these two ever settle their gogdamn problem? Well, it's more fun if they don't. And to celebrate this being the fifth match, they'll fight using only Gen V Pokemon, in a five-colored, V-shaped platform. Each round, there's a 45% chance a Pokemon whose name starts with a V (listed below) will randomly attack one of the battlers with an (effective, so no Dream Eating awake Pokemon or using Swords Dance or one of the banned moves) attack from their movepool, and a 55% chance that one of the active Pokemon will turn into one at the end of the round (this effect ends after three actions). Pokemon with names starting with a V are: Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Vaporeon, Venipede, Venomoth, Venonat, Venusaur, Vespiquen, Vibrava, Victini, Victreebel, Vigoroth, Vileplume, Virizion, Volbeat, Volcarona, Voltorb, Vullaby, Vulpix.

Other: Gen V Pokemon are allowed to use Sleep Talk, dammit.

Team Karkat Vantas

Sunstar (Male)
Ability: Flame Body
Health: 74%
Energy: 94%
Status: I think this gives me the advantage. Speed +2.
Commands: Flamethrower ~ Flamethrower ~ Flamethrower
Chills: 0/5

Team Metallica Fanboy

Hella Jeff (Male Female)
Ability: Pressure
Health: 88%
Energy: 78%
Status: so im a vespquien now then?
Commands: Acrobatics / Power Gem / Aerial Ace ~ Acrobatics / Power Gem / Aerial Ace ~ Acrobatics / Power Gem / Aerial Ace
Chills: 0/5

Round 2 Begin!

Sunstar glares at his newly-Vespiquenated opponent, then begins glowing an even brighter color. Within a few seconds he seems like a miniature sun, and then an enormous jet of flame launches from the front; it spreads out massively and engulfs Jeff, who screams. It seems like an eternity before the attack ceases, but cease it eventually does, and immediately Jeff flits up into the air. She swoops towards Sunstar, who tries to get away; he's too slow, though, and Jeff begins a series of darting acrobatics, slashing at Sunstar at the apex of each one. She's briefly interrupted by Sunstar's second Flamethrower, but when the fire dies away she continues, slicing into her opponent's exoskeleton too many times to count.

When Sunstar uses yet another Flamethrower, though, Jeff decides it's time for a change. When he eventually ceases his firey blast - and the glow begins to return to normal levels - Jeff zips backwards, then raises her claws to the gem on her head. She touches her claws to it and closes her eyes, and suddenly a beam of gemlike energy shoots forth, sparkling and dhimmering in midair; it strikes Sunstar headon, and he screams.

Suddenly, from underneath the arena, a Vanilluxe darts up, hovering in the middle of the arena. It stays briefly motionless, and then begins to inhale; sucking in air through the straw in its head it inflates and expands until it's comically round. Then, with a shocking suddeness, it explodes, engulfing the entire arena in a cloud of ice crystals. This explosion seems far less violent than other explosions the trainers have been subjected to, but it's pretty bad: when the blue cloud fades away, Sunstar is completely unconscious and no longer glowing, and Jeff, now once again a Sawk, is clearly about to drop. Karkat Vantas recalls his Pokémon as the referee - who was safely Protected - makes a feeble attempt to get rid of the Vanilluxe's immobile form.

After a few minutes and with the aid of the League Staraptor, she manages to heave the unwieldy lump over the edge of the arena, and then she signals for the round to officially end.

Round 2 End!

Team Karkat Vantas

Sunstar (Male)
Ability: Flame Body
Health: 0%
Energy: 73%
Status: Knocked out!
Attacks Used: Flamethrower ~ Flamethrower ~ Flamethrower
Chills: 0/5

Team Metallica Fanboy

Hella Jeff (Male)
Ability: Sturdy
Health: 4%
Energy: 62%
Status: i won bro
Attacks Used: Acrobatics ~ Acrobatics ~ Power Gem
Chills: 0/5


Damage / Energy Calculations
Acrobatics - 22% damage, 6% energy (accuracy roll 32, needed 100 to miss)
Flamethrower - 17% damage, 7% energy (accuracy roll 55, needed 100 to miss)
Acrobatics - 22% damage, 6% energy (accuracy roll 42, needed 100 to miss)
Flamethrower - 17% damage, 7% energy (accuracy roll 68, needed 100 to miss)
Power Gem - 16% damage, 4% energy (accuracy roll 86, needed 100 to miss)
Flamethrower - 17% damage, 7% energy (accuracy roll 7, needed 100 to miss)
Explosion - 33% damage (accuracy roll 96, needed 100 to miss)


Notes
- Sorry for short round. Too little variety.
- I'd just like to note that I am absolutely not reading SBaHJ, characterization be darned.
- The Vanilluxe's Explosion was a critical hit.

Arena Notes
- This round, a Vanilluxe used Explosion.

Next Round
- Karkat Vantas attacks
- Metallica Fanboy attacks
- I ref

 

[M&F]

- I'd just like to note that I am absolutely not reading SBaHJ, characterization be darned.

Maybe the TV Tropes Wiki article then?

Also, I don't mean to ruin a perfectly good explosion, but, some parts of the reffing allude to the move used being Blizzard.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

I know it looks like Blizzard, but that's just because I couldn't think of another non-firey way to describe it, and firey doesn't work with Vanilluxe in my head.

 

[M&F]

I know it looks like Blizzard, but that's just because I couldn't think of another non-firey way to describe it, and firey doesn't work with Vanilluxe in my head.

I mean, not the description of the Explosion, but, some parts of the end notes.

EDIT: Now I see you've fixed those already. Oh well.

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

What are you talking about it never said that >.>
(Weird typo. It was always meant to be Explosion. Fixed.)

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Also I think it hit both Pokemon??

 

[Karkat Vantas]

Warn him about the seeds, bro. Tell him, plant.

Spread the shots out in case of Double Team.

Bullet Seed x3

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

Yes. Fixed. Argh.

 

[M&F]

shit

lets be really annoying

Protect ~ Reversal ~ Protect

 

[Squornshellous Beta]

5vs5 singles
Style: Set
DQ: 1 week
Damage Cap: 55%
Banned Moves: Direct recovery, Pain Split, any moves that instantly faint a battler (Explosion, OHKOs, Destiny Bond, Perish Song, etc.). Chills are restricted to 5 per Pokémon.
Arena: MFvsKV V

Oh gog, will these two ever settle their gogdamn problem? Well, it's more fun if they don't. And to celebrate this being the fifth match, they'll fight using only Gen V Pokemon, in a five-colored, V-shaped platform. Each round, there's a 45% chance a Pokemon whose name starts with a V (listed below) will randomly attack one of the battlers with an (effective, so no Dream Eating awake Pokemon or using Swords Dance or one of the banned moves) attack from their movepool, and a 55% chance that one of the active Pokemon will turn into one at the end of the round (this effect ends after three actions). Pokemon with names starting with a V are: Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Vaporeon, Venipede, Venomoth, Venonat, Venusaur, Vespiquen, Vibrava, Victini, Victreebel, Vigoroth, Vileplume, Virizion, Volbeat, Volcarona, Voltorb, Vullaby, Vulpix.

Other: Gen V Pokemon are allowed to use Sleep Talk, dammit.

Team Karkat Vantas

Vitamin C (Female)
Ability: Iron Barbs
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: This place. Is very strange.
Commands: Bullet Seed ~ Bullet Seed ~ Bullet Seed
Chills: 0/5
Item: Lucky Egg

Team Metallica Fanboy

Hella Jeff (Male)
Ability: Sturdy
Health: 4%
Energy: 62%
Status: i won bro
Commands: Protect ~ Reversal ~ Protect
Chills: 0/5

Round 3 Begin!

Jeff moves quickly, holding up his hands and allowing a green, flickering shield to form in the air around him. Vitamin C, the Ferroseed that Karkat Vantas sent out to replace his fainted Larvesta, begins spinning round rapidly, and suddenly a volley of spikes launches out from the spinning form. It dashes itself off the shield, as does the second volley; as she slows down, the shield fades away.

Suddenly, Jeff leaps towards her, his fist glowing a bright white color. He slams into her with massive force, a shockwave rippling out from the impact. He winces as her spikes embed themselves in his fist, and he jumps back; Vitamin C just lies there, aching. After a few minutes, she manages to pick herself up, and immediately launches into another spin; one last volley of spikes is launched at Jeff, this lot embedding themselves in his chest. With a pained cry, he keels over backwards.

As Metallica Fanboy recalls his Pokémon, Vitamin C suddenly glows that same grey color. Her spikes retract, her body becomes shorter and simeltaneously wider, and she becoes generally spherical. When the glow fades, a Pokéball-like creature sits in Vitamin C's place: a Voltorb.

Round 3 End!

Team Karkat Vantas

Vitamin C (Female)
Ability: Static
Health: 61%
Energy: 90%
Status: So what just happened?
Attacks Used: Bullet Seed ~ Bullet Seed
Chills: 0/5
Item: Lucky Egg

Team Metallica Fanboy

Hella Jeff (Male)
Ability: Sturdy
Health: 0%
Energy: 50%
Status: Knocked out!
Attacks Used: Protect ~ Reversal
Chills: 0/5


Damage / Energy Calculations
Protect - 4% energy
Bullet Seed - 2% energy (*4) (accuracy rolls 26 and 75, needed 100 to miss)
Reversal - 39% damage, 8% energy
Bullet Seed - 3% damage, 2% energy (accuracy roll 50, needed 100 to miss)


Notes
- Another short round. Derrrp.

Arena Notes
- This round, Vitamin C became a Voltorb.

Next Round
- Metallica Fanboy sends out and attacks
- Karkat Vantas attacks
- I ref

 

[M&F]

Go, Bastard.

For one thing, make sure you seize any chance to maul dat Voltorb with an Earthquake. It's unlikely, she's probably going to use Magnet Rise, but, should the opportunity arise (or, in this case, do anything but arise), seize the hell out of it.

Otherwise, get your swag on until it sticks, and then, spike with Foul Play.

Swagger/Earthquake ~ Foul Play/Swagger/Earthquake ~ Foul Play/Swagger/Earthquake