Murkrow Vs. Sangfroidish

[Murkrow]

I'll send out Nikki

 

[Meowth]

Darnit, I somehow completely forgot to even consider recoil damage on anything bar the first action somehow :v Ah well, at least we beat the berd. I'll send out Neku next.

Start setting up with a few Power-up Punches. If she protects or digs out of range, do so with Bulk Up instead.

Power-up Punch/Bulk Up ~ Power-up Punch/Bulk Up ~ Power-up Punch/Bulk Up

 

[Murkrow]

While he's concentrating on raising his attack, let's lower his defense.

Use Rock Smash. If it was effective in lowering his defense, use Flame Charge as your third move.

Rock Smash ~ Rock Smash ~ Rock Smash/Flame Charge

 

[TruetoCheese]

Nikki’s eyes were wide circles of white, with a pinprick of black darting across each. She traced circles in the dirt with her forelegs, swaying back and forth. What was this place? Her mouth an O, she turned her head from side to side, watching the really big walls fall down. She’d never been in a circley room before, and it was very strange. It was like one biiiiiig wall. A really big wall in the middle that wanted to hug the ground but couldn’t because the ground pushed back up and was being really mean and didn’t like the wall very much. So the wall just stayed friends with the ground and did that hug where it just touches the shoulders of the ground. Nikki sighed and her eyes drooped as she released the puff of steam. Her cheeks turned up in a smile, deciding to tiptoe around the notion that there were people here as well and not just wall and its friend.

Neku’s palm struck his face.

Round Seven

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Condition: ":o"
Rock Smash ~ Rock Smash ~ Rock Smash/Flame Charge

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Condition: ”(-_Q)”
Power-up Punch/Bulk Up ~ Power-up Punch/Bulk Up ~ Power-up Punch/Bulk Up
​

Neku decided it was about time to show that blithering nincompoop what’s what. He hadn’t been able to smack that bird around, and there had to be someone to blame. It certainly wasn’t Nikki, but she was the closest. He pretended to roll up his sleeves, a motion which left his pants unattended. And so they fell to his feet as he walked, but he did not slow, for he could not slow. His left arm jerked forwards and backwards, limbering up what he liked to call the swinger. His glare focused on the Numel, who had finally turned to greet him. She waved a stubby leg, and he began to spin his arm round. She waved harder, and he punched her in the face. Her perpetually open mouth closed for a moment, and her lips flattened into what could be described as an underscore. The glassy look in her eyes didn’t leave, however, and Neku squinted into them. Fire was in his eyes.

Nikki thought that was kind of unfortunate, maybe it was an accident; she knew that she sometimes got excited when waving. Murkrow himself had some markings, bruises, several warm pieces of furniture, several charred pieces of furniture, and a chip in his shoulder. He could attest to this. But it was still kind of mean and Nikki raised an leg and bopped the Scraggy on the head. He winced and gripped the patch of skin where she’d thumped him, the fire suddenly replaced with a puppy-like stare. Nikki’s mouth gaped in horror, how could she hurt someone so defenseless!

Neku snickered and uppercut her chin once again, having successfully made her open her mouth. Nikki’s teeth clattered against each other again. Well that was kind of mean, but two times are just coincedences, you know. Still, it kind of hurt and he should know that bad things happen to bad things…wait no bad people happen to…something like that. She bopped him on the head.

The Scraggy did not flinch this time, looking at her with a blank expression. He cocked his head to the side and Nikki would’ve sworn a question mark popped into existence next to his raised eyebrow. She oohed at his mystical punctuation conjurations. Neku sighed and contacted palm with face again, not even bothering to look at Nikki as he punched her again. It’s not like she’d move, he thought it was hard enough for her to notice.

Nikki grimaced and tried to frown at him again, this time she would use her eyebrows too! But not like he did, she would arch them down, yeah, and it would look really mean. But as she pulled her chin up into a pout she noticed it kind of hurt still. But Mr. Scraggy hadn’t punched her, how could it hurt? Maybe he did, maybe he had been hitting her all this time and that’s why sometimes she got hurt. That was really mean. Really, really mean. And bad people happen to bad things! She slid her feet to and fro across the ground while standing in place, building up speed and kicking up dirt. The volcanic hump upon her back burped to life, pouring a sizzling stream of fire across her back. She dropped her head low and let the lava flow down her neck and onto her head. She smiled, almost forgetting in the calming heat of the fire that there was actually a battle going on. And a moment later she did forget. But her feet were already in motion and she charged forward, colliding with the front of Neku’s chest and sending him flying off. Her feet continued to waddle quickly, and she gasped. She told them to stop, chiding them for their disobedience, but they just took her around in little circles.

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 82% | Energy: 91%
Condition: Speed +2
":O Mr. and Mrs. and grandma feet, please stop moving. You too, Heely!"
Rock Smash ~ Rock Smash ~ Flame Charge

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 79% | Energy: 94%
Condition: Attack +3, Defense -2
”Can you- hey, hello? Hey, we are battling. We are battling here.”
Power-Up Punch ~ Power-Up Punch ~ Power-Up Punch
​

Spoiler: Rolls:

A1:
Rock Smash: Effect Chance (8/100, DEFENSE LOWERED)

A2:
Rock Smash: Effect Chance (44/100, DEFENSE LOWERED)

Calculations:
Nikki’s Mr. Health:
100 – 5 (Power-Up Punch) – 6 (Power-Up Punch) – 7 (Power-Up Punch) = 82%

Nikki’s Mrs. Energy:
100 – 3 (Rock Smash) – 3 (Rock Smash) – 3 (Flame Charge) = 91%

Neku’s Health:
100 – 6 (Rock Smash) – 7 (Rock Smash) - 8 (Flame Charge) = 79%

Neku’s Energy:
100 – 2 (Power-Up Punch) – 2 (Power-Up Punch) – 2 (Power-Up Punch) = 94%

Notes:
-Damnit I will write every other Pokemon as a little derp, and you can’t do anything about it. I don’t know why, but blame Havel “rocksrocksrocks” the Aron. By god, if one of you sends out an Alakazam, I will make certain he has sporks.
-I mixed up Neku and Nikki’s names a whooooooole bunch, some might still be strewn here and there in the prose. Feel free to point at them and laugh, best way for me to find ‘em.
-We’ve got some fresh new mons on the field, so I decided it was time for a paint job. I’ve sent the BW sprites to assassinate the XY ones. So far they’ve done marvelously, but if you’d like them to stop oppressing the newer generation, just holler at me.
-I’m reffing speed changes as ± 10 to the base stat (at least as a test). So Nikki (55) is now faster than Neku (48) by just a smidge.

-Murkrow to command.

 

[Murkrow]

I want you to take advantage of your greater speed and use Iron Head twice. Then I think you should do something I know you're good at and take a big Yawn.

If you're in the middle of your trademark yawns and it looks like the opponent had erected some kind of Protect-ive barrier, keep your mouth open and use your breath to Howl instead.

Iron Head ~ Iron Head ~ Yawn/Howl

-I mixed up Neku and Nikki’s names a whooooooole bunch, some might still be strewn here and there in the prose. Feel free to point at them and laugh, best way for me to find ‘em.

The only thing I noticed is that before the round started you mixed up their moves.

 

[Meowth]

I'm all for having the gen V-style sprites. The Gen VI "sprites" just look way out of place in reffings, imo.

Anyway! Start by giving her a Low Sweep to knock her speed back down to size, then Drain Punch some health back and set up a small Substitute to stop her yawn from working on you.

Low Sweep ~ Drain Punch (health) ~ Substitute (10%)

 

[TruetoCheese]

Round Seven

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 82% | Energy: 91%
Condition: Speed +2
":O Mr. and Mrs. and grandma feet, please stop moving. You too, Heely!"
Iron Head ~ Iron Head ~ Yawn/Howl

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 79% | Energy: 94%
Condition: Attack +3, Defense -2
”Can you- hey, hello? Hey, we are battling. We are battling here.”
Low Sweep ~ Drain Punch (health) ~ Substitute (10%)
​

Nikki’s mouth still felt like it had caught some rust, and whenever she moved it to make an o with her mouth, a tingling spread across the base of her jaw. Her eyelids slanted forward and she gave Neku a kind of nasty but not too nasty look. Mr. and Mrs. and grandma feet, also Heely, helped Nikki speed towards her opponent. The pouting Numel lifted her head high-above as she approached. She wanted to show the Scraggy what he’d done, and how rude it was. Nikki had happened to think that some of the crusty metal had actually formed on the base of her jaw, and wanted to show it to Neku. This was all changed, but not really, when a red coating did form around her chin. The feet family stopped abruptly, sending Nikki’s head crashing down and into Neku’s. She struck like a meat tenderizer, the hardened iron bristles piercing the skin on Neku’s head and leaving several reddish spots. Some were wounds, some were pieces of rust. Nikki fell back, paddling her forelegs in the air in shock. She didn’t mean it, oh no that was very rude of her, she had hit him in the same place over and over again. She made an o face, not noticing the pain in her surprise, and wondered if Neku had rusted over. This had to be checked, of course, no Numel- nay, Pokemon, could leave such a ripe opportunity unplucked. She whispered an apology to Neku and hammered the scientific method down onto him.

The second strike didn’t manage to daze Neku; his eyes were still spinning and he was swaying like a suspended puppet on loose strings, yes. But the pain already flowing down from his head had helped numb the second experiment. A spindly arm went to massage his throbbing forehead, and noticed that the little cuts were oozing out some of his lifeblood. His head was as pocked as a red golfball, and almost dented as well. He needed that, you know, to keep living. Furious strides followed in his wake towards Nikki. His arm was glowing a faint green, and the faint afterimage of a thick bubble wrapped around it. The substance moved like it was in a lava lamp, throwing off globs that dissipated into the air, then reforming just as quickly. Neku raised his fist and punched Nikki in the cheek, the green glob coating the side of her face. The expressive o remained throughout. The glob stuck to Nikki and pulsed at the edges, eating away at her.

The o persisted. In fact, it was kind of calming for her, she felt a bit more at ease. She almost went as far to coo at the blob and try to get it to drain more. She puffed out her chest and a big yawn steamed from her mouth. The cloud was really big and large and puffy and pink, definitely pink. It settled onto the Scraggy’s half-confused, half-afraid forehead like a creamy cap. His eyes shifted from side to side as he felt the big cloud melt on his head, and the coldness of air trickled down his ears.

Neku tried to shake off the oppressive glob of fog, twisting he head around. Some flakes flew to the floor, and melted as soon as it struck, but the central mass seemed to stay put. He stomped her feet, fists balled at his side. He pointed at Nikki to get this stupid thing off him, but the Numel was the nirvanic embrace of awakedness, which was the feeling right after sleep where you’re more or less awake but you don’t want to be so you think you’re asleep. Neku emitted a chirp not unlike a curse, and a long, drawn-out sigh followed it. He unclenched his right hand and flung it up to his head, digging the fingers deep into the icy puff of cloud. As he pulled it off his head, it took some of the cold with it, but he introduced the rest to the floor. Unsatisfied with his defiance of Neku’s attack, he kicked at the cloud, and it sprung up in the shape of a Scraggy.

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 71% | Energy: 77%
Condition: Speed +2
":>"
Iron Head ~ Iron Head ~ Yawn

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 54% | Energy: 86%
Condition: Attack +3, Defense -2, Drowsy
*yawn*
Flinched! ~ Drain Punch ~ Substitute (10%)
​

Spoiler: Rolls:

A1:
Iron Head: Effect Chance (15/100, FLINCH)

A2:
Iron Head: Effect Chance (65/100, NO EFFECT)

Calculations:
Nikki’s Mr. Health:
82 – 11 (Drain Punch) = 71%

Nikki’s Mrs. Energy:
91 – 5 (Iron Head) – 5 (Iron Head) – 4 (Yawn) = 77%

Neku’s Health:
79 – 10 (Iron Head) – 10 (Iron Head) + 5 (Drain Punch Self-Heal) – 10 (Small Substitute) = 54%

Neku’s Energy:
94 – 3 (Drain Punch) – 5 (Small Substitute) = 86%

Notes:
-Kinda tired so if you do notice any errors, do so emphatically.
-Nikki didn't have to wait for Neku to make a sub, since she was still operating at high waddlespeed.

-Sangfroidish to *yawn* or…der…

 

[Meowth]

Damnit of all the actions to flinch on it had to be the one that made my sub useless

Okay, so sleep's happening. Savage her with a Super Fang before it does, then just Sleep Talk, since it's not like you can do anything else. If she protects or is underground when you're trying to Super Fang her, Iron Defense instead, and if she makes a sub try to break it with Focus Punch.

Super Fang/Iron Defense/Focus Punch ~ Sleep Talk ~ Sleep Talk

 

[Murkrow]

I don't want to get a super fang so it looks like I'll have to protect...

The heightened defense shouldn't be a problem if we stick to special attacks though.
Chill for a bit first, then use Flamethrower to get rid of the substitute.

Protect ~ Chill ~ Flamethrower

 

[TruetoCheese]

Round Eight

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 71% | Energy: 77%
Condition: Speed +2
":>"
Protect ~ Chill ~ Flamethrower

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 54% | Energy: 86%
Condition: Attack +3, Defense -2, Drowsy
*yawn*
Super Fang/Iron Defense/Focus Punch ~ Sleep Talk ~ Sleep Talk
​

Nikki didn’t need to use any protecting moves; she knew she would be absolutely okay. She had settled her differences with Mr. Lizardpants, so nothing bad could come of it, right? She burped out an ember, and immediately blushed, throwing a glowing pink shield up around her. No, she hadn’t done such an unsightly and rude thing. That was indecent and rude and mean and she didn’t do it. No one could see her, nope. Not a one.

Neku shrugged, guessing that Nikki enjoyed spending time alone with her gastronomic expulsions (If Nikki heard of that she would be quite saddened). A porous metal seeped from the tip of the red scale on his head, spreading across the top half of his torso. Neku took to rubbing his arms down with it, then applied the steely balm to his pants. Once he had gotten to the soles of his feet, Nikki had dropped the barrier. Curiousity had caused her to bite, or would’ve if her mouth wasn’t an o again, and she gazed in wonder at the lustre of Neku’s head. It was so shiny she could see her face in it! She waved at herself, and jumped back when she waved back. And then jumped back. Then her reflection drooped down, down and down still. She stepped up to it in confusion, wondering why her glassy companion was trying to go away, not noticing that Neku’s head had dropped into a deep sleep. A snore startled Nikki, and that was when she finally noticed. Maybe she should sleep as well? But her trainer wouldn’t approve of napping, that was for your opponents. Maybe just a quick one! She looked around then closed her eyes, thinking of how cool sleeping was.

Neku mumbled something in his sleep, rousing Nikki’s attention. One of the Numel’s eyes dared a glance, only to notice a large stone spurting out of the ground. Where Havel had blasted rocks out of, a sharp remnant flew out, arcing downwards. It slid across Nikki’s side, leaving a long gash in her bright yellow skin.

She tittered about, surely Mr. Lizardpants hadn’t meant it? He was asleep after all. Maybe he spoke the rock language like Mr. Stoneturtle did before. She had been watching the battle intently from her Pokeball, at least until it was naptime. She stamped her feet on the ground, trying to decide on what to do. Apparently the foot family, and Heely, were fed up with waiting. Nikki decided on a verdict, and nudged closer to the sleeping Scraggy. She half-whispered a sorry before a jet of flame spouted from her lips, bathing the shining dark type in red and orange. Nikki hurried back, muttering more apologies and looking sternly at her feet. She stopped her apologizing when she backed into Neku’s sleeping form. She turned her head to her victim and a revelatory aaah escaped her lips. Sat in front of her was a particularly glazed sack of folded skin, which was now slowly sinking into a half-liquid puddle like melting ice cream.

Neku mumbled something in his sleep again, almost exactly the same as his last little ramble, just a bit more distracted? Nikki watched as the great stone rose out of the earth where she stood and impaled the ground right next to her. Maybe he was asking her to sit down? She tried to perch her bottom on the stone, but found she kept sliding off and onto the ground. She frowned and tried again, Mr. Lizardpants had been nice enough to give her a chair in his underwater home. It would be much too rude to refuse his offer.

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 58% | Energy: 81%
Condition: Speed +2
"no Mr. Chair please let me help you"
Protect ~ Chill ~ Flamethrower

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 54% | Energy: 72%
Condition: Attack +3, Asleep (1 more action)
”do arondroids dream of elec…rocks”
Iron Defense ~ Sleep Talk (Stone Edge) ~ Sleep Talk (Stone Edge)
​

Spoiler: Rolls:

A2:
Sleep Talk: Move (67/100, Stone Edge), Stone Edge: Accuracy (61/100, HIT)

A3:
Flamethrower: Effect Chance (71/100, NO EFFECT)
Sleep Talk: Move (67/100, Stone Edge), Stone Edge: Accuracy (90/100, MISS)
Shed Skin: (96/100, NO EFFECT)

Calculations:
Nikki’s Mr. Health:
71 – 13 (Stone Edge) = 58%

Nikki’s Mrs. Energy:
77 – 2 (Protect) + 10 (Chill) – 4 (Flamethrower)= 81%

Neku’s Health:
54%

Neku’s Substitute:
10 – 11 (Flamethrower) = toasted.

Neku’s Energy:
86 – 2 (Iron Defense) – 6 (Stone Edge) – 6 (Stone Edge) = 72%

Notes:
-Even the RNG loves rocksrocksrocks.
-The end of round status last round incorrectly showed Nikki’s energy as 71%, even though I calculated it as 77%. Fixed the error.

-Murkrow commands next.

 

[Murkrow]

Use protect first since even if he uses sleep talk he can't choose to choose a status move.
Once he wakes up, start blasting him with Lava Plumes. If he gets burned, switch to Flamethrower.

Protect ~ Lava Plume ~ Lava Plume/Flamethrower

 

[Meowth]

The chances of Sleep Talk rolling anything that'll do us any good are pretty slim, so Chill first action. Then get off that Super Fang and nab some health with Drain Punch.

Chill ~ Super Fang ~ Drain Punch

 

[TruetoCheese]

Round Nine

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 58% | Energy: 81%
Condition: Speed +2
"no Mr. Chair please let me help you"
Protect ~ Lava Plume ~ Lava Plume/Flamethrower

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 54% | Energy: 72
Condition: Attack +3, Asleep (1 more action)
”do arondroids dream of elec…rocks”
Chill ~ Super Fang ~ Drain Punch
​

Nikki hiccupped and the helpful barrier of pink formed into place again. Starting from by her feet this time and curling through the air to form a perfect shining sphere. Neku was unfazed by the sudden bubblegumming of his enemy, mumbling something with a stupid grin plastered on his face. Nikki noticed it through the glassy pink, and tensed for a moment when she heard the mumbling. But nothing happened.

Nikki dropped the barrier and waddled forward. She placed her forehead against the Scraggy’s. The skin felt tingly and slick, like the sides of spikes instead of the points. She nudged forward and plopped him onto the ground, his arms fell onto the dust beside him, baring him spread eagled. She hobbled away and lifted up her forelegs, her cheeks puffing in preparation. As she brought down her hooves she exhaled a great steaming breath. Cracks poured out from beneath Neku, new ones appearing with each throbbing of the earth. Bits of magma flew up, their paths barred by the resistant earth. Nikki stomped her right foot down again, and the ground exploded. Neku opened her eyes just in time to see a circle of magma envelop him. Rocks floated in front of him, and the sound of lava crashed around him. He only realized he was being thrown into the air when gravity pulled the molten rock down and through him. His eyes shut as the heat sank through him, and then managed to open them in time to notice his trajectory towards Nikki. Neku opened his mouth in preparation, his bucktooth elongated several inches, and aimed at her back.

He collided with her tooth first, and chomped down on the Numel’s hard skin. The tooth cut right through her flesh and sent shocks of pain fleeing through her system. Nikki shrieked and tried to gallop away from the pain, throwing the still in-motion Scraggy partially off her back. Her fooftalls sent ripples of dust outwards, and the rumbling began again. Neku sighed, he was getting used to it now. The earth beneath him erupted, sending him arcing towards Nikki yet again. It was like she was playing badminton with herself. He cried out when the lava got under his pants, collecting at the bottom like a pot. It swilled about as he flew, continuing to burn until it sputtered out onto the ground mid-flight. Spurned by his pain, time he raised a fist, with a faint orange glow around it, as he flew towards her.

Nikki noticed just in time and made an o face. Neku pushed his fist out in front of him, making sure to use all the momentum he could muster. All he needed now to complete the set was a cape. He slammed hard into Nikki’s forehead, sending them both rolling across the ground like a lizard on a bowling ball. Nikki spouted a few reactionary blobs of lava, afraid of the sudden movement of Mr. Room. Neku just clang onto her, fist sapping as much of her life force as it could. They finally uncurled from their tumultuous journey by the center of the arena, having had quite enough of round trips at that point. Neku wobbled unsteadily to his feet, and Nikki tried to clear her head by way of shaking.

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 18% | Energy: 71%
Condition: Speed +2
":u"
Protect ~ Lava Plume ~ Lava Plume

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 35% | Energy: 57%
Condition: Attack +3
”so dizzy @.@”
Chill ~ Super Fang ~ Drain Punch
​

Spoiler: Rolls:

A2:
Lava Plume: Effect Chance (95/100, NO EFFECT)

A3:
Lava Plume: Effect Chance (75/100, NO EFFECT), Crit Chance (3/100, CRITICAL HIT)

Calculations:
Nikki’s Mr. Health:
58 – 29 (Super Fang) – 11 (Drain Punch) = 18%

Nikki’s Mrs. Energy:
81 – 2 (Protect) – 4 (Lava Plume) – 4 (Lava Plume) = 71%

Neku’s Health:
54 - 10 (Lava Plume) – 14 (Lava Plume, Critical Hit) + 5 (Drain Punch Self-Heal) = 35%

Neku’s Energy:
72 + 10 (Chill) – 22 (Super Fang) - 3 (Drain Punch) = 57%


Notes:
-I’d like to say the damage was capped, but it was much too calculated to demean like that.

-Sangfroidish up to command.

 

[Meowth]

Okay Neku, we're nearly there! Two more Drain Punches should do the trick. Work Up if you can't hit her. If she Rests, see if you can wake her up prematurely with your loudest Roar!

Drain Punch/Work Up/Roar x3

 

[Murkrow]

Okay, what I want is for you to use Lava Plume for two actions.
Don't use it twice though - I want you to stand in the exact centre of the field and use Lava Plume, and use it continuously, for that long. If we're lucky it'll make it hard to come close to you but why I want you to do this is to make sure that enough of the lava that bursts out of the ground and your body hits the water above to make a thin crust that'll block out enough light to make it hard to see you. If that works are you're still around, find a spot (just don't stay in the middle after you're done!) and Rest. If not, use Overheat to make your last stand.

Lava Pluuuu ~ uuuume ~ Rest/Overheat


(Came up with this idea in the shower this morning)

 

[TruetoCheese]

Round Ten

Murkrow
XOo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 18% | Energy: 71%
Condition: Speed +2
":u"
Lava Pluuuu ~ uuuume ~ Rest/Overheat


Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 35% | Energy: 57%
Condition: Attack +3
”so dizzy @.@”
Drain Punch/Work Up/Roar x3
​

Nikki heard the foot family groan to their neighbours, the legs. Their home was really wobbly, and Nikki could feel it. This wasn’t really a good thing, and Nikki thought they should get some rest after all their hard work moving her around really fast. Nikki closed her eyes and clenched the muscles around the miniature caldera on her back, emitting a fine strand of steam. It was a sign of greater things rumbling beneath the earth. The whole arena shivered, the psychic Pokemon keeping the dome intact stuttered for but a moment. The water came cascading downwards but was immediately pulled back to its normal form, followed by a few telepathic sighs. In a vague ring shape around Nikki, cracks in the earth appeared, flecked with red. Boiling blisters of the ground. She squeezed harder on whatever mental trigger kept the lava going. A thin cylinder of bright red and orange shot out of her hump, it took the lead and called to its brothers in the ground to rise. They did so. Towers of fiery lava, still bubbling with heat, poured into the dome above. Nikki hazarded a glance and the o of her mouth shrunk. As soon as the plumes struck the water, instead of cooling into a nice shell, they crackled and fizzed and sputtered outwards. Chunks of half-formed rock exploded from the contact point, parts still seared in fresh lava. Steam rose through the dome, causing the whole explosive area above Nikki to foam violently. Each column continued pouring into the water, only furthering the chaos. The impacts sent hissing splotches of water crying through the air, followed closely by the hot volcanic sludge. The blasts checkered the battlefield in red and hissing blue.

Neku lifted an arm to shield himself from the blasts, but a wayward stream cut into his skin and tore it right off. He clutched the open wound, crying in anger more than anguish. He took his one good arm and grabbed at the side of his pants, then waddled very quickly over to the Numel. He braced himself, and walked through the exploding geysers of flame and steam, clutching at his opened skin. The extraneous flaps from the tearing wound charred black in the heat, and some of Neku’s body had achieved the same finish when he walked out. Though, he didn’t walk out. He ran out, fist clenched with purpose. He rammed his knuckles straight into Nikki’s face. An orange light spread across it, coating the scrunched up c face momentarily before Neku pulled his fist away. Some of the blackened spots of skin faded away, like the brighter yellow was folding over it.

Nikki felt the sharp pain knock the insides of her head about, and she knew that this meant she was more or less at the end of her game. For the first time in her existence as a Numel, she glared at another Pokemon. Her pupils were maddeningly small, the effect of countless feats of endurance. She had waited, and been nice, and tried to be friendly. He was the mean one, she just accidentally hit him. It was hard to move around at such a speed, she wasn’t used to it! She even apologized, but he didn’t care. No. This was enough. Nikki bellowed like a volcano about to erupt, and the rising jets of lava around her stilled, their flow stopped. Whatever lava remained was dropping to the surface, when the rumbling resumed. Blasts of fire shot out from the empty holes, storming higher and higher. Neku was trapped in a living flame with an angry Numel. He gulped. Beneath his foot another column of fire erupted, searing him down one side of his face. Another behind him, charring his tail. Another, sending rock flying into the curtain of fire that surrounded him. Nikki stood watching in the center, living vengeance surrounded by the orange ire of the flame. Neku cried out as the burns tugged at his skin, pulling it off and away. He thrust his fist forward, through the spurts of fire ravaging the earth between them. He held back a scream when it passed through a full column, but he felt the compacting of something on the other side, followed by a gasp. He felt the momentarily coldness of the sapping fist seeping energy into him, all the more cold in the pits of hell. The curtain of red fell, the fire that the lava had stoked was now licking the edges of the ground as it receded back into the deep earth. Nikki stood with head bowed to the ground, unable to move.

Murkrow
XXo

Nikki
Numel (F) [Simple]
Health: 0% | Energy: 54%
Condition: Knocked Out!
would much like to rest on some pillow basalt
Lava Pluuuu ~ uuuume ~ Overheat


Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 16% | Energy: 48%
Condition: Attack +3, Burned (3% damage over the round)
”Through the fire and flames…”
Drain Punch ~ Drain Punch ~ Drain Punch
​

Spoiler: Rolls:

A1 & A2:
Lava Plume: Effect Chance (11/100, BURN)

A3:
Overheat: Accuracy (65/100, HIT)
Shed Skin: (81/100, NO EFFECT)

Calculations:
Nikki’s Mr. Health:
18 – 8 * 3 (Drain Punch) = dormant.

Nikki’s Mrs. Energy:
71 – 10 (Lava Pluuuu ~ uuuume) – 7 (Overheat) = 54%

Neku’s Health:
35 – 12 (Lava Plume) – 16 (Overheat) – 3 (Burn) + 4*3 (Drain Punch Self-Heal) = 16%

Neku’s Energy:
57 - 3 * 3 (Drain Punch) = 48%

Notes:
-There was a ruling on Psychic where it could be held continuously for three actions, I guess a Lava Plume could be the same if you just exerted a bit more energy to keep it going.
-Alrighty, research and learning time! I always love this part of reffing, I get so many random bits of knowledge. So, lava that has been erupted recently will be unable to cool in water. The mixture of steam rising from the eruption and the lava shooting out of the earth around Nikki would have caused the water above Nikki to boil, as erupted lava reaches insanely high temperatures. If the lava had poured into the water, then it could have formed pillow basalt, which are chunks of spherical rock. However, Lava Plume causes an explosive discharge of lava. When this happens there is no real chance for the incredibly hot, incredibly fast moving lava to cool, and the jets would simply enter the water above and cause more explosions of lava and water. Some chunks of rock could feasibly form, but they would be shot out immediately by the ensuing explosions. As this is the case, I increased the base damage of Lava Plume. Neku also had to get close to punch Nikki, so he would’ve taken damage regardless.
-I wrote the first two Drain Punches as one, since it seemed a more fitting reaction to the uuuuuuuuuuuume.
-I only did one burn roll for the Lava Plume, since it was a continuous stream. It managed to burn, of course...
-We hit double digit rounds, guys! What an explosive entrance into bigger and better place values.

-Murkrow sends out his last contender and commands.

 

[Murkrow]

I'll send out Raigu. I think we'd better play a bit defensively here.

You're slower than him so unless he Dug, start off with Reflect. If he did Dig, use Magnet Rise instead.
Then, use Thunderbolt on the next turn unless he didn't use dig on the first turn but did on the second, in which case Magnet Rise.

Lastly, if you did use Thunderbolt last time and it hit, use Protect, otherwise use Thunderbolt.


Reflect/Magnet Rise ~ Thunderbolt/Magnet Rise ~ Thunderbolt/Protect

 

[Meowth]

Great work, Neku! Not long now and you'll be a big, strong Scrafty. Let's just concentrate on roughing this sheep up for the next guy out.
Start with a Taunt to waste her first action. In all likelihood that'll mean she'll use both Thunderbolts and finish you off, but at least that annoying screen won't go up. Then hit her with a Toxic and Snarl to reduce her special attack.

Taunt ~ Toxic ~ Snarl

 

[TruetoCheese]

Not soon after Nikki had faded into a red beam of light did another Pokeball enter the fray. It clicked open and showered the arena in a flash of dazzling light, at the center of which was Raigu, the greatest Mareep you ever did see. Raigu’s eyes beamed at her opponent, little pearls of perfection set into her impeccable blue head. Neku raised an eyebrow, about to point and ask a question when he was interrupted by a crowdful of cheers. Raigu, Raigu, Raigu!

Round Eleven

Murkrow
XXO

Raigu
Mareep (F) [Static]
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Condition:
”That’s me!”
Reflect/Magnet Rise ~ Thunderbolt/Magnet Rise ~ Thunderbolt/Protect

Sangfroidish
XOo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 16% | Energy: 48%
Condition: Attack +3, Burned (3% damage over the round)
”The hell is this?”
Taunt ~ Toxic ~ Snarl
​

Neku didn’t entirely understand what was happening, and neither did the trainers. The crowd was going wild at the introduction of a sheep. Why hadn’t they applauded when Neku entered? Why didn’t they applaud when he punched a living volcano in the face? The Scraggy’s face scrunched up tight, creased with anguish and fury. He whistled to the sheep, who shut her mouth and watched intently with her sparkling eyes. Neku had learnt the burn, it was there on his arm, and it time to show his syllabic prowess.

“You should’ve been named Raigohome!”

The Mareep was stunned. Such brutality had never once touched her delicate ears. She almost swooned, unable to bear with the ruthless chiding. Tears bubbled in her eyes, accentuated by the glowing lines of the dome. Neku spat on the ground in front of him, arms folded in defiance. He had to weather the booing and jeering of the crowd now. Someone had to put that stick of cotton candy in her place, and damned if it wasn’t him. He heard a sizzling from beside him, and lifted his leg reflexively. By his side a puddle of scalding water had hissed to life when his saliva plunged into it. A sneer crawled onto Neku’s face, and some of the more observant snorkelers outside noted, with abject horror, that something was about to happen. The Scraggy lifted his pants and strode with confidence towards Raigu. His shoulders flung to and fro as he walked, splaying his determination everywhere. The sheep’s tearing up stopped as he approached, and she cocked her head to the side in apprehension. Neku swilled a glob of saliva in his mouth, sliding it across the inside of his cheeks. He spat. Right onto her face. He spat acid right onto her face.

Raigu’s shriek outstripped the crowds’. She shook her head furiously, but the slow burn of the poison had entered through her nostrils already. She yipped, and her fur crackled with electricity. Tufts of her coat rubbed together, channeling the current around them. Neku tried to back away, but the now purple muzzle of the sheep locked him in place. The tufts stop vibrating with energy. He braced himself.

Before he could close his eyes a bolt of lightning ripped through the air, he could hear it set the damp atmosphere alight. It jolted straight into his neck, and the shock spread throughout his body immediately. His arms and legs started shaking as soon as the bolt hit him, and he was unable to calm them. Neku feared opening his mouth, afraid that the locked jaw muscles might never recover if he forced them to try. His teeth gritted as the tingling reached his insides, and spread a cool throughout his body. It was the calm before the storm. A bolt of heat surged across his vitals, seizing up his insides. He contorted and twisted where he stood, his body flipping him and bending him at odd angles at the lightning’s mercy. The twisting finally upended his stomach, and the twisted gut caused him to crumple to the ground in a heap of singed skin. He strained his vision, only to see two black pearls sparkling above him…

Murkrow
XXO

Raigu
Mareep (F) [Static]
Health: 99% | Energy: 96%
Condition: Toxipoisoned (2% next round), Taunted ( 1 more action)
”my sheep face :c”
Nothing ~ Thunderbolt ~ derp

Sangfroidish
XXo

Neku
Scraggy (M) [Shed Skin] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 0% | Energy: 40%
Condition: Knocked Out!
”I’ve gotta Raigetoutofhere now…”
Taunt ~ Toxic ~ damn Raigu
​

Arena Notes:
-At the center of the arena there’s a ring of vents, still hot from the eruption. Cracked rocks covered in still warm lava litter the field, along with several hissing puddles that are slowly shrinking.

Spoiler: Rolls:

A2:
Toxic: Accuracy (63/100, HIT)
Thunderbolt: Crit Chance(6/100, CRITICAL HIT)

Calculations:
Neku’s Health:
16 – 1 (Burn) – 15 (Thunderbolt, Critical Hit) = toasted.

Neku’s Energy:
48 – 4 (Taunt) – 4 (Toxic) = 40%

Raigu’s Health:
100 – 1 (Toxipoison) = 99%

Raigu’s Energy:
100 – 4 (Thunderbolt) = 96%


Notes:
-Raigu was ordered to play defensive, so when she didn’t have any damaging moves on action one she just sat there instead of Struggling. Though, she defaulted to Thunderbolt on the last action…or she would’ve if not for a certain critical hit.
-Since there was a pretty explosive change to the battlefield last round...I should probably have mentioned it then :p You have it now at least!

-Sangfroidish sends out and commands.

 

[Meowth]

Bah, damn crits. Still, great job Neku! Oscar, you're up.

First we'll pack 15% health into a Substitute, just in case she gets any funny ideas about Thunder Waving or any such nonsense. Then we just spam Bulldoze. If she uses Cotton Spore, use Blaze Kick to burn off the fluff, and do the same if she's under the effects of Magnet Rise. If she protects or is otherwise unhittable, Work Up.

Substitute (15%) ~ Bulldoze/Blaze Kick/Work Up ~ Bulldoze/Blaze Kick/Work Up