4 vs 4 Singles
Style: Set
DQ: 5 days
Damage Cap: 40%
Move Restrictions: OHKO moves are banned, Evasion moves (Double Team, Minimize, etc) are banned, Weather moves are banned, Direct Healing moves limited to 1 / Pokémon, Chills limited to 3 / Pokémon.
Other restrictions: Only Pokémon at their lowest stage of evolution (single-stage Pokémon are banned).
Arena: Underground Forest
Several meters under the sands of the Sahara desert grows an otherworldly forest. Nourished by an underground river and lighten up by rays of sun coming from various holes in the vault, this forgotten ecosystem is the home of various plants and animals that live in perfect harmony.
The battle will take place in a vast and mossy plain, in the middle of this huge underground forest. The plain is divided in two halves by a river, wide enough to contain two Wailmers side by side. Since the current is quite strong, battling in the river will cost additional energy. The opposite half can be accessed by a wood bridge dammed by generations of Bibarels, however if the bridge is hit by a strong attack it may break apart. Sharp rocks are scattered throughout the arena, and one must be careful not to fall on those. The vault is high enough for any Pokémon to fly. Tall trees are also scattered on the plain, and home of various bugs and other arboreal Pokémon.
Effects:
-- Due to the high humidity rate, all Water moves will deal an additional 1% damage and all Fire moves will deal 1% less damage after all calculations, and every mushroom-y Pokémon will gain a permanent +1 boost in special Defense, which isn't erased by Haze and co.
-- An action spent in the river will cost an additional 1% energy for water-type Pokémon and 2% for other Pokémon.
-- A Pokémon thrown against a rock will take 3% rock-type damage.
-- A Pokémon thrown against a tree will take 3% bug-type damage for disturbing its various inhabitants.
-- If the bridge is hit by an attack with 120 base power or higher, it will fall apart and the user of the move will be attacked by a horde of Bibarels that will deal 10% Normal-typed and 5% Water-typed damage.
-- At the beginning of each round, one of each of the following events will happen with equal possibility:
1. A bunch of Combee will fly around the battlers and give some Honey to each, restoring 5% Energy.
2. A Tropius will land near a random battler, offering a banana. The banana restores 5% Health.
3. A group of Jumpluff and Whimsicott will fly on top of a random battler, dropping cotton spores. The affected battler will be considered under the effects of Cotton Spore (-2 Speed) and Cotton Guard (+3 Defence) for the rest of the round.
4. A Nosepass will come rolling around clumsily. It has a 50% chance of hitting a random battler, dealing 5% Rock-Type damage. It will then feel terribly sorry and to catch up it will try to shield the hit Pokémon. For the rest of the round, all attacks aimed at the shielded Pokémon have half of their original accuracy.
5. A Slowpoke will come out of the river and activate the effect of Trick Room for the rest of the round. If Trick Room is already in effect, its duration will be extended by three actions.
6. A Luvdisk will swim to the battlers in the river and give them some help. Each battler currently in the river will regain 3% Health and Energy and will be cured of every status except infatuation.
7. A baby Kangaskhan will come running to the field and will sit there for the rest of the round. If a battler uses a damaging move that is wide-spread or has a chance to expand anywhere else than on the target, the baby will be hit and the mother Kangaskhan will arrive at very high speed and will strike the meanie with a terrible punch, dealing 10% Normal-type damage. Ghost-types are affected by this attack because the said Kangaskhan has the ability Scrappy. She will then flee with her baby.
8. A very noble and snobbish Ninetales will come out of the forest and will brag about the merits of Fire-types. Every Fire-type on the field will gain a +1 boost in Attack and Special Attack because of their increased confidence. This boost is permanent and can only be removed through the use of Haze and other boost-altering moves.
9. A group of Sneasel will appear out of what seems to be nowhere and steal the battlers’ item. If no item is hold, they will deal 4% Ice-type damage the Pokémon instead. The items are recovered after the battle, unless they are consumable (Berries, Air Balloon, Battery, etc.).
10. A lonely Shedinja will appear behind a random battler and transfer some Ghost-type energy. The battler gains the ability Wonder Guard for the rest of the round.
Pre-round Notes
It is a strange group of travellers that falls into a hole in the ground and thinks "this is the perfect spot for a battle." These three were on their Saharan expedition when they fell in, and, of course, they had their Pokémon with them; so when they fell through the ground and emerged into the underground cavern - conveniently landing on some springy plants, so they didn't die - they could send them out and begin battle.
Team Lord of the Fireflies
Baron (Male)
Ability: Flame Body
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Too damp here for me.
Commands: Curse ~ Pain Split ~ Chill
Chills: 0/3
Healings: 0/1
Item: Dusk Stone
Team Blastoise Fortooate
Blaise (Male)
Ability: Torrent
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Nice and humid here!
Commands: Water Spout / Foresight ~ Hydro Pump / Foresight ~ Muddy Water / Foresight
Chills: 0/3
Healings: 0/1
Item: Expert Belt
Round 1 Begin!
Before anyone can do anything, a swarm of Whimsicott and Jumpluff fly overhead, drifting in the breeze and trailing millions of tiny cotton spores behind them. Many of those spores drift down onto Baron, sticking to his waxy exterior - though the ones that get caught up in his flame burn amusingly quickly.
Blaise looks up to the sky, then suddenly launches an enormous jet of water from his mouth straight up into the air; it jets up to a massive height, then comes straight back down to land on Baron. His flame very nearly goes out on the spot, and he screams in pain; he collapses, shaking, for a while, then finally gets up; he begins, in a weak voice, to chant a long and complex incantation, and as he does his voice gains power. By the end, it is resonating through the entire cave, and suddenly his flame turns jet-black. It grows and grows and suddenly engulfs Baron, burning the cotton away and searing the unfortunate Litwick, who screams once again.
When the flame finally returns to its normal intensity - though remaining jet-black, oddly - Baron simply sits there, seemingly inanimate. Blaise seizes on the opportunity, spitting a massive torrent of water at his opponent. The blast throws Baron back, slamming him into a nearby pointy rock; the Litwick just sits there, moaning, for a while. When he finally comes round, he glares at his opponent with sheer hatred, then begins another chant; both his and Blaise's eyes take on a purple glow, then a portion of Blaise's life-force tears itself away from him, a purple aura forming around him before hurling itself at Baron.
Baron remains insensate after this point, seemingly too tired to move. Blaise, meanwhile, begins concentrating his energy on the river; a wave begins to form, and then suddenly a massive, brownish tsunami emerges, shredding parts of the Bibarel bridge and hurtling for Baron. It goes wide, though, and hurls itself off to his left; it smashes itself to pieces on a tree nearby. Blaise glares at his failed attack, but his anger is suddenly interrupted as a massive black flame engulfs him, burning him up from the inside out. He screams, and drops to the ground, lying there as the round ends.
Round 1 End!
Team Lord of the Fireflies
Baron (Male)
Ability: Flame Body
Health: 64%
Energy: 71%
Status: Such pain...
Attacks Used: Curse ~ Pain Split ~ Chill
Chills: 0/3
Healings: 0/1
Item: Dusk Stone
Team Blastoise Fortooate
Blaise (Male)
Ability: Torrent
Health: 59%
Energy: 71%
Status: It burns... Cursed (1/10 health per round).
Attacks Used: Water Spout ~ Hydro Pump ~ Muddy Water
Chills: 0/3
Healings: 0/1
Item: Expert Belt
Damage / Energy Calculations
Water Spout - 36% damage, 11% energy (accuracy roll 92, needed 100 to miss)
Curse - 32% health (Baron), 4% energy (accuracy roll 65, needed 100 to miss)
Hydro Pump - 21% damage, 10% energy (accuracy roll 10, needed 80 or above to miss)
Pain Split - set both battlers' health to 64%, 35% energy
Muddy Water - 8% energy (accuracy roll 34, needed 85 or above to miss)
Chill - restored 10% energy (Baron)
Notes
- Snow being there was an oversight on my part, but Peach wasn't evolved when I copied it out and therefore can be used in this battle, as a Surskit.
- Water Spout was a critical hit.
- I assume by 'something ghosty' you mean phasing or invisibility? That's how I took it anyway.
- For the record, I only reffed Curse as burning the cotton away because it was not going to affect anything in the round. If he was going to be the target of a physical move, the cotton would have stuck around till the end of the round.
- ...That was an intense round!
Arena Notes
- This round, a group of Jumpluff and Whimsicott flew over Baron, dropping cotton spores.
Next Round
- Lord of the Fireflies attacks
- Blastoise Fortooate attacks
- I ref
