Lucas755 vs ~JV~

[PichuK]

3vs3 single
Style: Default
DQ: Standard week
Damage Cap: 25%
Banned Moves: OHKO's, chills limited to 3/Pokémon
Arena: Construction Site

A grassy plain, slightly marred by the construction going on. There are a few cranes around, and in turn, there are some holes in the ground where they dug. Every other round, the cranes turn on and start digging, having a 15% chance of hurting a Pokémon fighting there each action. They can be turned off for the rest of the round with a water or electric attack.

Team Lucas
Bulbasaur, F, Overgrow
Ralts, M, Synchonize @Choice Specs
Diglett, M, Sand Veil @Soft Sand

Team JV
Tyrogue [Tyrol] M, Guts
Feebas [Milos] F, Swift Swim
Swablu [Swabie] M, Natural Cure
Sandshrew [Lemon] M, Sand Veil

1. Lucas sends out
2. JV sends out and attacks
3. Lucas attacks
4. Reffing

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

I'll send out Ralts.

 

[~JV~]

Ill send out Lemon [sandshrew]:

Lets start the battle using toxic, if it works use Swords Dance, if not a X-Scissor. For the third move, if toxic worked, use X-scissor, if not, use Poison Jab.

Toxic~Swords Dance/X-Scissor~X-Scissor/Poison Jab

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

Okay Ralts, stop jumping up and down. I know it's your first battle.
Alright, let's start off with a Psychic, then use Hypnosis! Then use Hypnosis again!

Psychic ~ Hypnosis ~ Hypnosis

 

[PichuK]

On the outskirts of the ASB is a small, wooded area. This area is busy with life and happiness, sweetness, joy, and... cranes. In fact, it's not a very happy place at all. There are many holes that have been caused by the construction, and the grass isn't fresh. Almost no pokemon live here.
Did I mention that the cranes are still active?
Of course, this just makes it more fun! Lucas chooses one of the pokeballs on his belt and throws it to the ground. A Ralts is silhouetted in red light before materializing. It takes a few steps and bows, ready to face anything that JV can throw at him.
JV frowns and takes one of his pokeballs from his belt. He throws it to the sky, and a Sandshrew appears in a flash of red light. He stares at his foe, growling.

Lucas755 OOO
Ralts (M), Synchronize @Choice Specs

Health: 100
Energy: 100
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Eager to start fighting.
Psychic ~ Hypnosis ~ Hypnosis

~JV~ OOO
[Lemon] Sandshrew (M), Sand Veil

Health: 100
Energy: 100
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Eyeing down his opponent.
Toxic~Swords Dance/X-Scissor~X-Scissor/Poison Jab

ROUND 1

Ralts taps in to his psychic energy and begins the match. He draws circles in the air, making Lemon perk up and watch. Ralts then stops, pushing outwards at seemingly nothing. Lemon is confused for a second - that was an attack? Hah! That was stupid!
He then regrets thinking that a second later, as he feels himself picked up into the air. He tries to squirm out of the Ralts' hold and back onto the safe, safe ground, but his attempts are useless as he gets slammed into a crane. He is then dropped onto the ground, resulting in a loud crunch. The Sandshrew gets up and growls madly at the Ralts, ready to rip it apart, but also aware that it is a lot stronger than it looks.

Lemon starts to mix the bacteria and chemicals in her body to make a toxic poison that would make this Ralts squirm, and give him an advantage for later. After a few seconds, he is finished and ready to attack. He runs straight to the Ralts, before spitting a purple blob of muck.
It hits Ralts squarely in the chest, burning into his flesh. He cringes and lets out a quiet cry, but keeps steady.
Ralts taps into Lemon's mind, changing his thoughts and feelings. Lemon suddenly feels very ill and tired, but he won't back down to this little runt!

Lemon curls up into a tight ball, and begins to spin and and twist, eventually uncurling again and preforming an odd dance, of sorts. Ralts is unsure of what to make of this, but he keeps his guard up and watches closely. When Lemon finishes his dance, he feels much stronger and ready to fight. He taunts waves his forepaws at Ralts in a "bring it" motion, ready to take whatever is thrown at him. (Or whatever he is thrown at).

Ralts, instead, delves deep into his psyche and draws several patterns in the air while muttering a chant. Lemon can't stop watching this, as it seems to be almost hypnotic. After getting Lemon's attention, Ralts stares up at him. Again, Lemon cannot find himself to pull away from staring at the Ralts, and his eyes stay fully open. Ralts taps into Lemon's mind, once again, but this time he changes it so that his foe is asleep.
And with a swish of his hand, Lemon falls to the ground, sleeping.

Ralts stares at the sleeping Lemon, standing ready for further orders. He does, however, continue to make patterns in the air but eventually stops as he decides that there is no reason to. He sits back and relaxes...

And is caught completely off guard when Lemon wakes up from his brief nap, and comes charging. He stops in front of Ralts, and slashes down with his forepaws in an 'x' motion, knocking Ralts down.
Lemon jumps a small distance away, his forepaws caked with blood and feeling pleased with his efforts, only looking back when he hears the cranes start to whir...


Lucas755 OOO
Ralts (M), Synchronize @Choice Specs

Health: 77
Energy: 75
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Getting worried that his opponent is much stronger than he thought. Badly poisoned, 3/this round, 4/next.
Psychic ~ Hypnosis ~ Hypnosis

~JV~ OOO
[Lemon] Sandshrew (M), Sand Veil

Health: 81
Energy: 86
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Feeling on top of the world, despite having serious injuries. Poisoned, 3/round. +2 strength.
Toxic~Swords Dance~X-Scissor

NOTES
- I am not kidding, Lemon got 98 on the wake-up roll.
- There is toxic, purple goop on the ground near Ralts.
- Lucas attacks first​

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

Okay Ralts! Good round! Start him off with a Will-O-Wisp! The Knock 'em with another Psychic! Then try another Hypnosis!

Will-O-Wisp ~ Psychic ~ Hypnosis

 

[~JV~]

You did great this round Lemon! Lets continue like that. For the first move use Safeguard to prevent more statuses. After that use swagger than a X-Scissor again ;p.

Safeguard~Swagger~X-Scissor.

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

(By the way, what would the Psychic have done if it hadn't been capped?)

 

[PichuK]

26% damage

 

[Negrek]

Oookay, I'm not aware of any situation where a psychic from ralts should be doing anywhere close to 26% damage. Why would it do that much?

 

[PichuK]

Gah! I've been using x2 for the specs instead of x1.5. That's what's happened. ._<
editing.

 

[PichuK]

Lucas755 OOO
Ralts (M), Synchronize @Choice Specs

Health: 77
Energy: 75
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Getting worried that his opponent is much stronger than he thought. Badly poisoned, 3/this round, 4/next.
Will-O-Wisp ~ Psychic ~ Hypnosis

~JV~ OOO
[Lemon] Sandshrew (M), Sand Veil

Health: 81
Energy: 86
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Feeling on top of the world, despite having serious injuries. Poisoned, 3/round. +2 strength.
Safeguard~Swagger~X-Scissor

ROUND 2

Lemon falls back down on to his forepaws, smiling. He lets out a taunting growl and hits the ground with his tail, eager to continue.
He then closes his eyes and hums softly in concentration. An odd, almost-transparent shield appears around him, and gives him a second to wonder if this is what the Ralts has to do every time he does that "Pick-up-and-smash-into-crane-attack". Lemon pokes his tongue out - that's so needlessly complicated. He peers over to his foe, to see him getting up slowly.
Ralts winces slightly as he gets up, trying not to make his cut worse. He stares at Lemon, glad that he's staying still. Ralts makes a pattern in front of him in the shape of an incomplete circle. However, instead of point outwards, he raises his hand up, as if he had caught a ball. A flame suddenly sparks up in Ralts' hand, though it glows an eerie purple-blue color and makes no smoke.
Ralts points his arm at Lemon, taking aim. He drops his arm down, and the fire starts careening to the left... and to the right. It slowly works its way forward, and then speeds up. Lemon takes a second to concentrate, and his transparent-green shield appears again, making the odd fire disappear into nothing on contact.

Cranes slowly whirr in the background, continuing their work. Both of the battles turn, unsure of the giant machinery.
Ralts turns back. The machines are too far away to interrupt them, so they continue. Ralts delves into his psyche, and makes patterns in the air again, pointing outward this time. Lemon floats into the air and tries to struggle out of Ralts' psychic grip, but to no avail. He is, again, slammed into a crane. Ralts drops him. Lemon stares at the machine, realizing that he'll have to move fast once he's on the ground, or else he'll get run over.
This is much harder than it sounds when you've been dropped from the air in front of said crane.
Lemon winces and tries to get away, but the crane catches his tail. He screams, trying to pull away. The crane, however, just moves completely over the poor Sandshrew. He darts back to Ralts, holding his bloody mess of a tail and cringing all the way.

He stares at his foe with hate in his eyes. What a dirty trick, he probably knew that'd happen! Lemon swallows his pain and toughens up, showing off his muscles and confidence for the rest of the match! He looks at the Ralts again, only pure certainty fills his eyes. He attempts to ignore the pain coming from his tail, and pompously walks around Ralts, keeping in front of him.
Ralts is annoyed. He attempts to not look at Lemon, but he's everywhere! How can he be so sure of himself? It's only the second round, nothing's set in stone yet! He growls quietly, ready to show what he's made of!
He looks up, and flinches.

Lemon towers over Ralts, his arms held up high. He slashes one forepaw down, across his foe's stomach. He arcs the second one across where he'd just attacked, leaving a very alarming red blotch on the Ralts' body. Ralts yells in pain, and puts one of his arms over his wounds.
Ralts looks up, trying to make eye contact with Lemon. He tries to manipulate his thoughts, only to be stopped by a barrier, of sorts.
Ralts tries again and again, eventually giving up after his third failed attempt.

Lucas755 OOO
Ralts (M), Synchronize @Choice Specs

Health: 53
Energy: 62
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Ow ow ow OW ow. Pain! Getting very mad at Lemon. Badly poisoned, 4/this round, 5/next. Confused (moderate). +2 attack.
Will-O-Wisp ~ Psychic ~ Hypnosis

~JV~ OOO
[Lemon] Sandshrew (M), Sand Veil

Health: 56
Energy: 73
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Tending to his excuse for a tail. Confident. Poisoned, 3/round. +2 strength.
Safeguard~Swagger~X-Scissor

NOTES!
- Lemon has a safeguard for two more actions, unless JV wants to cancel it.
- There is a blob of purple muck next to Ralts.
- JV attacks first.​

 

[~JV~]

Great, you are doing really great for your first battle Lemon! Now lets try to take some advantage of ralts confusion. Start using Double Team (3 copies) to confuse your enemy even more, than try using Thief to take out his choice spec advantage. After that, use Night Slash to finish the round ;p.

Double Team(3 copies)~ Thief~ Night Slash

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

Now that you've got an attack advantage, use Ice Punch twice! Then, use Will-O-Wisp! If for some reason his Safeguard is still up, use another Ice Punch!

Ice Punch ~ Ice punch ~ Will-O-Wisp/Ice Punch

 

[PichuK]

Lucas755 OOO
Ralts (M), Synchronize @Choice Specs

Health: 53
Energy: 62
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Ow ow ow OW ow. Pain! Getting very mad at Lemon. Badly poisoned, 4/this round, 5/next. Confused (moderate). +2 attack.
Ice Punch ~ Ice punch ~ Will-O-Wisp/Ice Punch

~JV~ OOO
[Lemon] Sandshrew (M), Sand Veil

Health: 56
Energy: 73
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Tending to his excuse for a tail. Confident. Poisoned, 3/round. +2 attack.
Double Team(3 copies) ~ Thief ~ Night Slash

ROUND 3

Ralts groans slightly at his current situation. He feels oddly groggy and a dull ache in his mind annoys him, making his thoughts wander. Meanwhile, Lemon isn't doing that much better as he holds his tail and whines quietly in pain. Ralts raises an eyebrow. What happened to his determination? Maybe he's not too sure of himse-... No! It's a trick! Definitely a trick!
Ralts draws a star in the air, though his arms shake and sweat begins to form his forehead. Ice forms around his hand and chills go up his arm. He begins to run toward Lemon, finding this activity to be rather awkward and annoyingly slow. Is this what Lemon has to do every time he attacks? It's so tiring!
Eventually, Ralts gets close enough to swing his arm clumsily. He makes contact, and Lemon recoils at the sudden change in temperature. He swallows a yelp of pain, and eyes down the Ralts, muttering swears under his breath. Ralts backs off, not wanting to give Lemon time to counter-attack.
Lemon takes a few deep breaths to calm down. He then runs in a tight circle, becoming faster... and faster...
Ralts bends down and holds his head. Too fast! Lemon reaches breakneck speeds, turning into an erratic blur and making Ralts even more dizzy. He eventually comes to a sudden halt, panting and accompanied by 3 more Sandshrews, all completely identical. Ralts is stumped. He blinks a few times, trying to make the Sandshrews disappear.

Lemon takes this time to run to the confused Ralts, letting traces of dark energy flow into his claws from the shadows of the trees and cranes in the area. Being surrounded by the multiple Sandshrews makes Ralts glance up, only to be slapped in the face by all four of them. If that isn't enough shame, Lemon also steals his snazzy glasses and puts them on. A sudden wave of power hits him like a bullet, giving him an extremely nice feeling and a slight surge of confidence while also slightly clearing his mind. He flexes, staring Ralts down again and growling triumphantly. The cranes' whirring echos his growl, making him feel even more mighty.
Ralts feels around his eyes, in disbelief that his amazingly stylin' specs could have been stolen. He frowns, anger welling up inside him. How dare he! Those things costed a lot of money!
His attention snaps back to the multiple Lemons. Probably another stupid trick. He draws another shaky star in the air, making ice appear over his hand again. He runs to one of the lemons, swinging madly. He hits the Lemon squarely in the face, only to trip through it and fall to the ground from his momentum. He turns around and gets up, becoming even more frustrated.

He draws another incomplete circle in front of him, making Lemon watch. Ralts pulls up his hand, and Lemon's pupils dilate slightly. It's the flame-attack-thingy. It looks like it wouldn't be fun to get hit by. However, the fire doesn't come. Ralts falls to his knees, screaming. The dull ache in his mind turns into a horrible, searing pain that breaks his concentration, an anomaly in his almost robotic mind. He feels absolutely useless. Should he try again? Give up? The pain intensifies, making the Ralts' scream go to an even higher pitch and making it absolutely bloodcurdling.

Lemon has no idea what to think of this. He's freaked out. He turns to his trainer, JV, and points to Ralts, shrugging. JV shrugs back and repeats his command.
Lemon turns back to Ralts, collecting energy from the shadows. He struggles slightly and plants his feet firmly into the ground. Once enough pure energy reaches his body, he redirects it to his claws. He then dashes toward Ralts, releasing his collected energy as he slashes down on his foe's body, with his clones mirroring him.

Lucas755 OOO
Ralts (M), Synchronize

Health: 28 (capped)
Energy: 50
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Furious at Lemon and having his mind blown. Badly poisoned, 5/this round, 6/next. Confused (moderate). +2 attack.
Ice Punch ~ Ice Punch ~ Confused

~JV~ OOO
[Lemon] Sandshrew (M), Sand Veil @Choice Specs

Health: 39
Energy: 61
Chills: 0/3
Notes: Feeling pretty good about the match, still weirded out by Ralts' fit. Poisoned, 3/round. +2 strength. 2 Double Team clones.
Double Team(3 copies) ~ Thief ~ Night Slash

NOTES!
- Lemon's Safeguard has faded
- There is a blob of purple muck next to Ralts, though it's starting to dry out.
- Lucas attacks first.​

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

Okay, were still only a little behind. Start off by using Hypnosis! Then use Will-O-Wisp! For the last action, just use Rest. If at any time he stops you from inflicting a burn or sleep condition, just use Ice Punch!

Hypnosis/Ice Punch ~ Will-O-Wisp/Ice Punch ~ Rest

 

[~JV~]

You are doing great Lemon! Also, it will be hard to ralts rest rest with a super headache, suffering from poison and with 3 sandshrews around him ;p. Start out using Ghost Claw to fright him out, them use X-scissor to make he bleed even more than use Night Slash to finish him off ;p. If for any reason he put you to sleep, use sleep talk:
Shadow Claw/Sleep Talk~X-scissor/Sleep Talk~Night Slash/Sleep Talk

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

Okay, it's been three weeks. I'm going to apply for an E-ref if PichuK doesn't respond by tomorrow.

 

[Exdeath]

Lucas755 OOO
(M)
Synchronize
Health: 28%
Energy: 50%
Chills: 0/3
Status: Furious at Lemon and having his mind blown. Badly poisoned; 5/this round, 6/next. Confused (moderate). +2 attack.

~JV~ OOO
@Choice Specs
Lemon (M)
Sand Veil
Health: 39%
Energy: 61%
Chills: 0/3
Status: Feeling pretty good about the match, still weirded out by Ralts' fit. Poisoned (Moderate), 3%/round. +2 Attack. 2 Double Team clones.

Round 4

The large cranes roar into action once again, and resume scooping up the earth and dumping it on a pile. Ralts takes no notice of this, however, being more focused on his pounding headache and the murderous sandshrew close by, along with two decoys. Putting Lemon out of commission seems good, at least if he doesn't wake up instantly first. Sighing, the ralts makes a guess and sends out hypnotic waves towards the sandshrew on the right, hoping that it's the right one.

Luckily for him, it is. Shocked, Lemon valiantly struggles against Ralts and pull away from his gaze, but Ralts' psychic hold is too strong; Lemon sinks to the ground again, his clones following him in unison. The sandshrew simply lies there, snoring softly, all thoughts of attacking completely absent from his mind. The glasses that he nabbed from Ralts are having a negative effect on his mind; he has lost the concept of alternatives. Meanwhile, Ralts allows himself to relax—maybe this time that stupid shrew will stay asleep.

Much to his horror, at the sound of the crane's neck passing overhead, Lemon opens his eyes and pushes himself up. Funny, he didn't remember lying down. Maybe that runt over there has something to do with it. Flexing his claws, the sandshrew dashes over to the Ralts; stunned, he has no time to react before Lemon brings his claws down on him, slashing an X-shaped pattern onto his face, but then winces as the poison in his system burns at his insides. Ralts whimpers slightly as pain sears into his forehead; his only consolation is that Lemon missed his eyes. Still, this is not helping his clouded mind as he turns to the trio of sandshrew facing him. He still maintains enough presence of mind to form a bluish-white flame; with a light push, he sends it bobbing along towards Lemon. The sandshrew isn't liking how Ralts is always sending abuse at him and not at his clones, but whatever. The flame dances jerkily back and forth, slowly floating to his general direction. Watching closely, Lemon sidesteps the will-o-wisp as it nears him, and it merrily passes him by before sinking into the ground. Ralts' disappointment is compounded by the toxic fluid in his veins giving him a jolt of pain.

Taking a rest seems like a fine idea to Ralts, but it seems that fate has a bone to pick with him, for his mind starts acting up at that very moment—all his thoughts turn to murdering Lemon, his vision swims and he feels nauseous; eventually, he topples over to the ground. Lemon chuckles heartily, enjoying the clumsiness of his opponent, and turns to further injuring Ralts. Unfortunately, he can't seem to think of what he's been ordered to to. He knows the words, but whenever he tries to visualize what to do, some force pushes the thought away, numbing his mind. After a few attempts, he gives up, frustrated.

Round 4 End

Lucas755 OOO
(M)
Synchronize
Health: 7%
Energy: 43%
Chills: 0/3
Status: collapsed on the ground, in a foul mood. Badly poisoned; 5/this round, 6/next. Confused (mild). +2 attack.

~JV~ OOO
@Choice Specs
Lemon (M)
Sand Veil
Health: 36%
Energy: 55%
Chills: 0/3
Status: Disappointed at his failure, but still feeling all right. Poisoned (Moderate), 3%/round. +2 Attack. 2 Double Team clones.

Notes
-Ralts was fully confused on the third action.
-Lemon's Choice Specs prevented him from using Sleep Talk and Night Slash.
-Ralts knew where Lemon was on the second action, so his clones had no effect.
- ~JV~ attacks first next round.

 

[Exdeath]

Late DQ warning for ~JV~. You have twenty four hours to post your attacks.