Format: 3 v 3 single
Style: set
DQ: two weeks
Damage Cap: none
Banned/Restricted Moves: Direct healing, chills, ohko, attract. Evasion and picking Pokémon with STAB type advantage is considered poor form, though not banned.
Arena Description: Outside the Battle Arena
The Hoenn Battle Frontier has seen many, many Pokemon battles. Which is why there should be no problem with hosting this one Pokemon battle, the referee argues with some Frontier officials. They're not having any of it though, and refuse to host the Trainers from Asber (which is, quite frankly, a bit discriminatory). So what if things.. and places.. tend to break in the vicinity of Asberian battles? Pokemon battles tend to be pretty destructive in general, don't they? Doesn't like 70% of your budget go towards reconstruction anyways?
It.. doesn't? What do you mean you don't have a portion of your budget dedicated to reconstruction? How do you pay for constantly rebuilding the streets after battles, then? ... ...Oh, no, that thing with the legendaries a couple years ago was an isolated incident- ...Well, that's an incredibly biased way of looking at what happened! In Asber, we like to think of it as getting a fresh start, and getting to.. update the architecture? ...Yeah, we had to rebuild everything! ASB Central was almost razed to the ground. The Bank, the Trainer databases, the Referee Headquarters, every single building in the city, really-
And the referee is promptly kicked out of the Battle Arena. She sits down on the wooden steps, and grumbles something about stupid bureaucracy and boring government regulated battles. Pfff, who needs fancy scoreboards and calculations anyways? She can tally the scores herself, with pencil and paper! Take that, Battle Arena.
When the Trainers arrive, it's not difficult to convince them to stage a sort of.. protest battle in front of the Arena. They would use similar rules to the Arena, and scare people away from the actual Arena by blocking the way with a typical Asberian battle! (It would have to be a quick battle though, because Gym Leaders like to hang around the Frontier, apparently. They might show up at any time to bring down the law, and no one wants that.) All parties quickly agree on the rules of the battle and shake hands, eager to get the battle started.
Meursault leads with Bass the Munchlax, who looks over at the Battle Arena, then towards the busy Battle Frontier street with excitement. The Soothe Bell tied around his neck jingles quietly as he rocks back and forth on his heels happily. Aletheia considers the Munchlax for a moment, before choosing to go with Tank the Shieldon, who paws at the ground absentmindedly. And with a wave of her flags and a quick look over her shoulder, the referee signals the beginning of the battle!
ROUND 1
Meursault (Ooo)
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[Bass] M <Pickup>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Excited to battle! (is drooling a bit)
Aletheia (Ooo)
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[Tank] M <Sturdy>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status:Very calm.
Immediately, Bass throws his arms up in front of his face and ducks his head down, completely shutting himself off from the world. A faint shimmer of green energy ripples through the air in front of him, if one squints. Tank pauses and examines Bass carefully, before shrugging and starting to do an odd dance-like movement. He continues the movement like he's casting a spell, until he freezes up suddenly and shivers violently. His eyes blearily focus on Bass as the Munchlax slowly drops his arms, and looks around with slight confusion.
Tank charges towards the Munchlax, his eyes slightly out of focus. He plants his short legs a couple of meters away from Bass, and inhales deeply. With a quiet whistling sound, Tank exhales a burst of flame towards Bass, eagerly leaning into the attack. Bass yelps and tries to shield himself from the flames by turning away, but can't really do much but bear the attack and hope for it to end. Tank pauses to take a breath, and the jet of flame from his mouth shuts off as he lumbers backwards.
Bass rubs his eyes and shakes a bit, but is glad to be free from the flames. He closes his eyes again and focuses on the ocean water not too far from where they're standing, and calls a bit towards him with some mental power. A thin stream of water flows up towards him, and he opens his eyes and directs the water in front of him. With a couple sharp snaps of his stubby fingers, Bass quickly finds a rhythm, and sends the water flying towards Tank to the beat of his fingers. Tank cries out as the water slams into him and
thrums, reverberating through his head and quickly giving him a headache.
The Shieldon winces but pushes forwards, and rubs at the metal bar-like structures on his face with a foreleg. It starts to secrete an almost metallic liquid substance, which Tank proceeds to smear all over his body. Soon, he is almost coated in the liquid, and is a lot more reflective than before.
Bass watches his opponent work with curiosity, before getting down to work himself. Some of the turf beneath his feet is a bit muddy, thanks to the Water Pulse he performed earlier, so he starts digging at it and mixing the wet soil around until the grass around his is ruined, and he has several handfuls of mud at his disposal. With a huff, he heaves a glob of mud towards Tank, making a small noise of approval as it lands directly over the Shieldon's eyes. Tank does his best to paw away the mud blocking his vision, but he can't really reach around the mask-like structure on his face to wipe it away completely. He makes a dejected noise, as the referee waves her flags to signal the end of the round.
Meursault (Ooo)
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[Bass] M <Pickup>
Health: 91%
Energy: 93%
Status: In high spirits.
Points: 16
Aletheia (Ooo)
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[Tank] M <Sturdy>
Health: 87%
Energy: 90%
Status: Annoyed at not being able to see clearly.
+1 Attack, +3 Defense, -1 Speed, -1 Accuracy
Confused (severe).
Points: 33
-Tank was confused by Water Pulse on the second action.
-Meursault commands first next round.
Malmö the female Ralts <Synchronize>
Timaukel the female Snorunt <Ice Body> @ Dawn Stone
Bastet the female Meowth <Technician>
Refraction the genderless Staryu <Natural Cure> @ Water Stone
Duke the male Grimer <Sticky Hold>
Georgia the female Swablu <Natural Cure>
Delve the female Gastly <Levitate> @ Petaya Berry
Berlin the male Larvitar <Guts>
Bass the male Munchlax <Pickup> @ Soothe Bell
Myryam the female Ferroseed <Iron Barbs> @ Lucky Egg
Turtlez the female Squirtle <Torrent> @ Dawn Stone
Prometheus the female Vulpix <Flash Fire> @ Fire Stone
God Killing Himself the female Rattata <Guts> @ Soothe Bell
Celestial Emperor the male Nidoran♂ <Poison Point> @ Razor Claw
Mistress the female Ledyba <Early Bird>
1-Up the male Shroomish <Effect Spore> @ Lum Berry
Tank the male Shieldon <Sturdy> @ Muscle Band
Atonement the genderless Lunatone <Levitate>
Francisco Franco the female Noibat <Infiltrator>
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