3vs3 single
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 33%
Battle type: Set
Banned Moves: OHKO's, suicide moves, direct healing, weather moves, most Ground-type moves (Earthquake, Mud-Slap, etc.)
Arena: A Bowl of Lucky Charms
Either everyone has been shrunken temporarily or this is one seriously huge bowl of Lucky Charms cereal! Typically, only one Pokémon could fit comfortably on a single marshmallow or oat bit, but if they are small enough or are flexible enough to position themselves appropriately, both battlers may stand on the same piece of cereal. Every edible platform in this gargantuan bowl is floating in creamy, cold, white milk. While this milk is as smooth as and can be used in the same ways as water, Pokémon submerged within it are virtually blind, as you can't exactly see through such an opaque white liquid. Any Pokémon with a flame on its body will receive 1% damage for every action that its flame is submerged. An invisible force-field is in the form of a dome above the bowl, completing it to make a sphere shape - because of this, the Pokémon cannot exit the cereal bowl. The ceiling of a kitchen can be seen far above the bowl.
The oat bits are either an X-shape or in the shape of the number 4. There are various kinds of marshmallows, including pink hearts, blue half-moons, green clovers, purple horseshoes, shooting stars, red balloons, orange "pots of gold", "rainbows" (actually just an arch of pink, yellow, and blue), and golden doors. While it won't happen if the marshmallow is simply floating around, a key-shaped hole will appear in the golden doors if they are drenched with water and/or milk.
At any time, either Pokémon may use one action to consume part of an oat bit (never a marshmallow!) or some milk. The oat will heal 5% health, while the milk will restore 3% of both health and energy. Every round, there is a 5% chance that a giant will eat some cereal with a proportionate silver spoon. While neither Pokémon nor humans within the bowl will be eaten, some bits of cereal may be scooped up and a tiny wave will travel throughout the bowl, which would probably knock most Pokémon into the sea of milk. After this, the cereal will not be replaced, so it will be a bit more difficult to maneuver with less to stand on.
At the end of the round, there is a 20% chance for both Pokémon to munch on an adjacent marshmallow. What type of marshmallow is chosen at random, and they have the following effects:
- Pink heart: Restores 7% health
- Blue half-moon: The effects of Gravity take place for the duration of the next round.
- Green clover: The Pokémon's attacks will all start at a critical hit domain of one higher than normal for the duration of the next round.
- Purple horseshoe: For the next round, the Pokémon's speed is increased by 1.
- Shooting star: For the next round, the Pokémon take the form of each other. They have access to each other's ability and movepool, but the health and energy remains based upon who is commanding the Pokémon. If both nibble on shooting stars, nothing happens.
- Red balloon: For the next round, the Pokémon gains the ability to consensually hover. If it could already hover or fly, its speed is increased by 1 instead.
- Orange pot of gold: The Pokémon's trainer gains an extra $1 at the end of the battle, not exceeding a maximum of $3 as a result of this bonus. If the $3 limit is reached and this marshmallow is nibbled again, the Pokémon instead regains 5% health.
- Rainbow: The Pokémon's type changes each action of the next round to ensure it doesn't receive super-effective damage. At the end of the next round, its typing is returned to normal.
- Golden door (solid): Safeguard is activated for this Pokémon during the next round.
- Golden door (keyhole): The Pokémon gains +1 Attack and Special Attack for the next round.
Other: Only basic- or baby-stage Pokémon may be used.
Concerning the marshmallows, I do mean both Pokémon. So if they nibble on marshmallows at the end of the round, both Pokémon will do so, though the marshmallow nibbled will probably be different for each. In essence, there will never be a round where one Pokémon nibbles a marshmallow while the other doesn't.
Also, just as another note, all Rock-type moves that require the rocks to already be present use cereal pieces instead. As a result, they do 2% less damage after all other calculations.
Round 7
Munchkin XOO
Health:
84%
Energy:
91%
(Ryui-Ryoku) Abra [M] <Synchronize>
Commands: Substitute (15%) ~ Light Screen ~ Psych Up/Toxic/Shadow Ball
Status: Soaked.
Aletheia XOO
Health:
100%
Energy:
100%
(Brian Eno) Elekid [M] <Static>
Commands: Thunder Wave/Charge Beam/Feint ~ Charge Beam/Feint ~ Signal Beam/Feint
Status: Lively and determined.
Aletheia recalled her valiant Nidoran, the ice on his oat still mostly intact as Cel’s legs sublimed, transitioning into red light that was quickly sucked back into Aletheia’s outstretched Pokeball. From her belt she grabbed another ball. This one contained an incredibly energetic creature, Brian Eno the Elekid. Though small, Eno was not intimidated at all by his opponent, who continued to shake milk out of his orifices. Eno began to spin his arms at a blistering speed, and soon sparks were jumping back and forth between his two horns.
Ryui saw Eno start charging up, and knew he had to work fast in response. He drifted over to a clump of oat bits, held together by some congealed sugar. Purposefully he smashed the oat clump to bits, creating a miniature cereal shard and milk volcano. Gathering the fragments together, he used the milk and sticky sugar to begin moulding a mannequin, one that was vaguely Abra shaped. The doll he fashioned was nearly complete, the ears all that needed some adjusting, when Eno began to send his arms whirring again. Soon the bolts of electricity between his horns became more numerous as Eno took control of more energy. As Ryui put the finishing touches on his mushy clone, Eno released one streak of electricity that advanced jaggedly through the air towards Ryui. About to pour lifeforce into the figure, Ryui froze as he felt the electricity strike his back, static charges quickly spreading throughout his body. He felt his limbs clamp up, and he had to use his new model to stay afloat.
Ryui new how to react in situations like these, and he quickly disconnected from his aching physical form and descended into his mind. Before it would be expected, he launched a mental blitzkrieg against Eno, trying to balance their physical states. Unfortunately, as Ryui tried to transfer static electricity back towards Eno, he noticed no resistance. To the contrary, Eno seemed to crave the electricity, feeding off of it. Ryui opened his eyes slightly and saw Eno’s arms whirling once more, his face euphoric. Realizing his attempts were futile, Ryui turned back towards his substitute and, through his claws, shifted lifeforce into the doll. As Ryui let go and struggled to tread milk, the sub did not waver in the choppy milk, instead bobbing to the no-man’s land between the two battlers, like a protective buoy.
Eno did not seem to tire even a smidgeon. His arms began to rotate even faster, now appearing as complete blurs to all watching, like neon fans. From his horns a concentrated beam was unleashed, darting straight for Ryui, who felt helpless as crippled as he was. At the last second, Ryui’s likeness jounced in front of the gleam, taking the attack. Ryui breathed a sigh of relief, not having to suffer through more of a shock. Still, he could see the pain was going to come later. A quick look at Eno’s horns saw that they now emitted a white glow, the power skipping back and forth between them now wrapping around the protrusions. With a sinking feeling, Ryui realized how pumped Eno was becoming.
Coincidentally, Ryui had just the strategy to render that charge null and void. Awkwardly jerking over to a lone marshmallow, the Abra rested upon the treat while he concentrated elsewhere. His eyes squeezed shut again, he began to summon a glimmering shield, ivory in color, that sunk into the milk and stretched up to the edge of the dome. Effectively, the screen cut the bowl in half, Eno on side, Ryui on the other. Eno’s sculpture continued to bounce up and down, fluctuating between the two sides of the barrier, showing that physical objects were unhindered by the wall.
The only hint that Eno’s next attack would be any different was the change in colour of the pulses above his head. No longer white and yellow, they transitioned to bright blues and reds, the colours appearing in alternating flashes. With another few spins for good measure, two beams burst forth from Eno’s head, one red and one blue. They seemed to leapfrog each other through the air, each beam edging ahead of the other for a millisecond or two before it was overtaken again. Ryui’s sub lethargically moved behind the divider. When the beams crashed into said buffer, a good chunk of their energy was absorbed by the barrier, red and blue splotches appearing, before quickly melting away. The beams were much less potent as they passed the barricade, appearing more as threads than ropes. Still, they impacted Ryui’s second line of defense, the cereal statue, and sent it spinning backwards counter clockwise. The beams ripped a solid chunk of oat off of the figure, the coagulated mess falling back down into the milk. Ryui’s creation was just barely intact.
But it was enough to give him protection for at least one action more. Still keeping a firm hold on his marshmallow, a slightly deformed rainbow, he made noises that sounded to Eno as if he was clearing his throat. Rather, he was bringing something up his esophagus. Laced with stomach acid, he had coughed up his last meal. Before the gastric liquid started to corrode his tongue, he spat the amorphous sludge at Eno. The blob shot through the air, past the dilapidated substitute, through the dimming boundary, and right for Eno, who was thrown off by the fact that he was actually being attacked. He tried to raise his arms to block the goop, but it splattered against his hands and on his face. In seconds, the muck had disappeared, all absorbed into his skin. In its wake, Eno was left only with a few purple stains on his bright fur.
End of Round 7
Munchkin XOO
Health:
69%
Energy:
77%
(Ryui-Ryoku) Abra [M] <Synchronize>
Status: Safe, for now. Paralyzed (severe), Light Screen active (4 more actions)
Ryui-Ryoku’s Substitute
Health:
3%
Aletheia XOO
Health:
99%
Energy:
90%
(Brian Eno) Elekid [M] <Static>
Status: Chipper. Special Attack +1, Badly poisoned (1% this round, 2% the next).
Arena Notes:
-N/A
Ref Notes:
-I haven’t heard any complaints, so yes, Thunder will work.
-Elekid is a teensy bit faster than Abra, so Thunder Wave got in before Ryui could make a sub.
-Charge Beam raised Special Attack.
-Munchkin commands next.
