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pathos Vs. Lord of the Fireflies

Lord of the Fireflies said:
Uhm, pardon me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't Hook be a little higher in health? It was only hit by Whirlpool, right? Your calculations show 91% - 4% (whirlpool) -1% (whirlpool effect) = 80%, but it should equal 86%...

Cool! Athos, stay where you are and Encore Starbuck! Once that's done, throw a Scald at her face, then a Brine! If she Protects on the first action, go with Focus Energy instead and use your damaging attacks nonetheless, except if she tries to Mirror Coat it back at you, in which case try double Waterfall. If Starbuck starts a bide, go for Focus Energy too, then Toxic and Screech.

Encore@Starbuck / Focus Energy ~ Scald@Starbuck / Waterfall@Starbuck / Toxic@Starbuck ~ Brine@Starbuck / Waterfall@Starbuck / Screech@Starbuck

Hook, start with a Super Fang at Tinkle! If the Squirtle Protects / Detects / tries to use Counter / Bide, use Nasty Plot instead. Use Super Fang until it works, except if there is sub - in that case use Sludge Bomb - and under the same conditions as before. Once you've hit her with Super Fang, throw a barrage of Sludge Bombs, except if she tries to Mirror Coat/Bide, in which case set up a Nasty Plot. In any case, if you can't hit her directly with Super Fang, except for Protect/Detect/Bide, Sludge Bomb away.

Super Fang@Tinkle / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle / Nasty Plot x3
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Yeah I fixed that already, I saved it in between changing the damage calcs to just quickly look at the edits. *shrugs* Happy coincedence?
 
Starbuck, you first, as always... I don't mind focus energy so just Protect from the encore. Since we haven't hit Athos with Yawn before, it should be full powered, so do that now, then hit him with a Scald while he's falling asleep.

Tinkle, Hook shouldn't be able to get close enough to bite you while he's caught in that whirlpool, so just stay far away from him and he should be trying to super fang all round. That means you're free to Scald away.

Starbuck: Protect ~ Yawn @ Athos ~ Scald @ Athos

Tinkle: Scald @ Hook x3
 
Round Three

Team Pathos
OOo
marshtomp
Starbuck
Marshtomp (F) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 50% | Energy: 66%
Condition: Speed -1
”You hit my friend! I’ll hit you now!”
Protect ~ Yawn @ Athos ~ Scald @ Athos

squirtle
Tinkle
Squirtle (F) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 78% | Energy: 90%
Condition: Attack +1, Speed -1
”myyyyy eeaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrssssss”
Scald @ Hook ~ Scald @ Hook ~ Scald @ Hook


Team Fireflies
OOo
croagunk
Hook
Croagunk (M) [Anticipation] @ Muscle Band
Health: 86% | Energy: 87%
Condition: Trapped in a Whirlpool for 3-4 Actions.
”Rude awakening!”
Super Fang@Tinkle / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle / Nasty Plot x3

oshawott
Athos
Oshawott (M) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 51% | Energy: 80%
Condition: ”We’re going to fight on top of a skyscraper? :O”
Encore @ Starbuck / Focus Energy ~ Scald @ Starbuck / Waterfall @Starbuck / Toxic @ Starbuck ~ Brine @ Starbuck / Waterfall @ Starbuck / Screech @ Starbuck
​


The battlers were separated from their respective partners now, and each was on their own against their deadly foes. Athos looked down for a moment, off the edge of the skyscraper, to the duelling Squirtle and Croagunk below. Starbuck sure was taking a while to get up here, it was almost as if she didn’t realise they were underwater and she could just swim if she wanted. Athos shrugged, and that seemed to be the cue that the Marshtomp needed. He heard a thump against the structure, like a bat taking off. Soon enough, Starbuck floated down gently in a pristine green bubble, protecting her from all but the dustiest of landings. She brushed herself off and placed her hands on her hips. Athos grinned, this is gonna be aweeeesome! He pumped his fists in the air one after another. They were battling on top of a skyscraper! Underwater. On a skyscraper! On an underwater skyscraper! Made of diamonds!

Heating himself up wasn’t enough, he had to get this energy out into the world, show everyone how awesome it was to be awesome! Yeah! He launched a jet of steaming water at Starbuck. The Marshtomp didn’t react as it sploshed against her torso.

Starbuck had long left the age of excited mewling at every other thing that happened, and she merely raised a flat fin to her mouth and let out a gurgling, bubbly yawn. The noise moved through the water in a cascade of bubbles, each one popping by Athos’ face. Their bursts were in sequence, each adding to the melodius burbling of Starbuck’s inner workings.

The Oshawott’s shoulders sagged somewhat. Wasn’t this awesome? Maybe he needed to put more excitement into it! That’ll work! He shut his mouth and gurgled, preparing a shock of boiling water so hot even his insides were shaking. Starbuck’s lazed gaze perked up when the Oshawott leaped into the air, firing a large spurt of water from his mouth. Athos’ eyes were shut tight as the stream flung out of him, this would definitely do it! Starbuck, mouth agape, raised a hand to deflect the blast, but it was to no avail. The steam that hissed off the blast almost screamed like a kettle. Starbuck was bathed in wave after wave of boiling water. The shock hurt much more than she thought it would’ve, the sudden heat stung after her softened skin had grown used to the dull cold of the ocean.

As if to return the favour, she blasted Athos with a shock of hot water. Not as ungodly hot as his last attack, but it would do the trick. It was more of a lukewarm jet, enough to do the trick, Starbuck thought. From where she stood, the calming warmth of her attack had lulled her foe to sleep. She breathed out, steam coming off her mouth, and waddled over to the edge of the rooftop. She leant on the raised edge and watched the battle down below.

Hook, caught in a swirling mess of whipping waves, appeared to be trying to escape by biting through them. This was to no avail, as the thickened tides lashed at his mouth in response. Tinkle, chuckling from her side of the field, introduced her own fun to the stream and sent in short spurts of hot water at the Croagunk, almost playfully. Hook kept raising his arms to soak up the strikes of heated water, but the tugging of the whirlpool threw him off balance long enough that one jet landed right on his face. Starbuck couldn’t hear him grimace, but he must have, because even she winced from her perch on the roof. Hook rubbed his face, trying to get the heat off of it, but this time it stuck, and it was poking into his nose. He’d show her! His mouth opened immediately, but this time it was not the fangs that were bared but the vile liquids inside. He lobbed chunk upon chunk of half-digested gunk, thickly coated in purple slime. Tinkle cried out and tried to rub away the burning poison. This was heat of a different kind, it didn’t sting where she could feel it, but always just below where she could touch.

But her concentration waived when she noticed Starbuck viewing them from on far, and decided to wave at her to numb the pain in another way. The Marshtomp waved back and returned a thumbs up. Though Athos’ struggling snoring brought her back into the battle, and she backed away from the edge to their battlefield once more. The heat came back to her, but it wasn't painful, it was something inside her now, a spreading warmth that kicked her muscles into overdrive. This was a different heat, the heat of blood pumping through your veins. The steam she'd sighed out before was must've been a part of this, she thought, but the numbing of her pain must have masked itself. Funny, she chuckled. She turned smiled at her sleeping opponent. On the edge of consciousness, she began to feel more alive.


Team Pathos
OOo
marshtomp
Starbuck
Marshtomp (F) [Torrent Active] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 22% | Energy: 55%
Condition: Speed -1
”Huff. Hopefully it’s about to be over…”
Protect ~ Yawn @ Athos ~ Scald @ Athos

squirtle
Tinkle
Squirtle (F) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 43% (CAPPED) | Energy: 81%
Condition: Attack +1, Speed -1, Poisoned (3% damage over the round)
”HEY STARBUCK CAN YOU HEAR ME NO OKAY”
Scald @ Hook ~ Scald @ Hook ~Scald @ Hook


Team Fireflies
OOo
croagunk
Hook
Croagunk (M) [Anticipation] @ Muscle Band
Health: 55% | Energy: 72%
Condition: Trapped in a Whirlpool for 1 more Action, Burned (3% damage over the round)
”There’s a mark…on my face!”
Sludge Bomb @ Tinkle ~ Sludge Bomb @ Tinkle ~ Sludge Bomb @ Tinkle

oshawott
Athos
Oshawott (M) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 42% | Energy: 70%
Condition: Asleep (2-5 more actions), Focused (+1 Crit)
”zzZZz...ZZ? zzz”
Focus Energy ~ Scald @ Starbuck ~ Brine @ Starbuck
​


A1:
Sludge Bomb: Effect Chance (17/100, POISONED)
Tinkle’s Scald: Effect Chance (40/100, NO EFFECT)

A2:
Tinkle’s Scald: Effect Chance (45/100, NO EFFECT)
Athos’ Scald: Effect Chance (100/100, NO EFFECT)

A3:
Tinkle’s Scald: Effect Chance (1/100, BURN), Crit Chance (9/100, CRITICAL HIT)
Starbuck’s Scald: Effect Chance (73/100, NO EFFECT)

Starbuck:
50 - 11 (Scald) - 17 (Brine) = 22%
66 - 2 (Protect) - 4 (Yawn) - 6 (Scald) = 55%

Tinkle:
78 – 11 (Sludge Bomb) – 11 (Sludge Bomb) – 11 (Sludge Bomb) – 2 (Poison) = 43% (CAPPED)
90 - 3 * 3 (Scalds) = 81%

Hook:
86 - 8 (Scald) - 8 (Scald) - 11 (Scald, Critical Hit) - 1 (Burn) – 1 * 3 (Whirlpool) = 55%
87 - 5 * 3 (Sludge Bombs) = 72%

Athos:
51 - 9 (Scald) = 42%
80 - 5 (Focus Energy) - 3 (Scald) - 2 (Brine) = 70%

Notes:
-Brine cost 1% more energy because it’s an attack that has an added effect, bringing it to 2%.
-Tinkle’s Scald did a little less damage because the underwater whirlpool messed with the attack, since she was ordered to stay away from it. The energy cost was still the same, since she was using the same attack, it was just weakened by distance/a whirlpool.
-Hook's Sludge Bomb hit first, the description is for flavour purposes.
-Tinkle’s poisoning made her hit the cap this round.
-Starbuck’s Torrent activated before her third action, thus boosting her Scald damage.
-Surprisingly, no Focus Energy crits. Though considering you’ve cashed blank cheques for two actions, the next one should be a doozy.

-pathos’ turn at the periscope
 
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Lord of the Fireflies said:
Hook was ordered to use Sludge Bomb if he couldn't hit Tinkle with Super Fang O:
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And here I thought I'd covered every possible mistake. Goddamn it. Fixed.

In any case, if you can't hit her directly with Super Fang, except for Protect/Detect/Bide, Sludge Bomb away.
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I should've read through this bit one more time. Ugh... It seemed just like standard Protect conditionals because I CAN'T READ AT ALL, even though you mentioned it earlier... My apologies.
 
Okie Starbuck, you first as always. c: Catch Athos in a Rock Tomb, then go help Tinkle with Hook, start smacking at him with Water Pulse. If you can't hit Hook, Curse up.

Tinkle, Water Pulse for the last action Hook's in the whirlpool. Once he's out, Aqua Jet away from any Super Fangs, preferably aiming back to hit him, but evasion is key; otherwise, keep hitting with Water Pulse. If you can't hit him at all, due to protect or whatever, Curse up.

If Starbuck has already hit Hook with Water Pulse, just start Cursing instead, still evading any Super Fangs.

Starbuck: Rock Tomb @ Athos ~ Water Pulse @ Hook / Curse x2

Tinkle: Water Pulse @ Hook / Aqua Jet @ Hook / Curse x3
 
The damage cap is 35% right? Tinkle should be at 43%.

Athos, my sleeping beauty, start with a wild Snore as Starbuck is still close, then Sleep Talk away~

If you ever wake up, try a Encore on Tinkle, and if it's already done, hit him with a Brine!

Snore@Starbuck ~ Sleep Talk / Encore@Tinkle ~ Sleep Talk / Encore@Tinkle / Brine@Tinkle

Hook, you're gonna be quite harassed this round, but fret not, the damage cap is on our side! Begin with a last Sludge Bomb directed at Tinkle! Then, let Starbuck come at you, and when whirlpool releases you, go for a Revenge on the Marshtomp! For the last action, use Drain Punch on the Marshtomp if the last Revenge was successful and at full power. Use Revenge again if it was not. If for any reason you can't hit Starbuck, send some more Sludge Bombs Tinkle's way.

Sludge Bomb@Tinkle ~ Revenge@Starbuck / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle ~ Drain Punch@Starbuck / Revenge@Starbuck / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle
 
Round Four

Team Pathos
OOo
marshtomp
Starbuck
Marshtomp (F) [Torrent Active] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 22% | Energy: 55%
Condition: Speed -1
”Huff. Hopefully it’s about to be over…”
Rock Tomb @ Athos ~ Water Pulse @ Hook / Curse x2

squirtle
Tinkle
Squirtle (F) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 43% (CAPPED) | Energy: 81%
Condition: Attack +1, Speed -1, Poisoned (3% damage over the round)
”HEY STARBUCK CAN YOU HEAR ME NO OKAY”
Water Pulse @ Hook / Aqua Jet @ Hook / Curse x3


Team Fireflies
OOo
croagunk
Hook
Croagunk (M) [Anticipation] @ Muscle Band
Health: 55% | Energy: 72%
Condition: Trapped in a Whirlpool for 1 more Action, Burned (3% damage over the round)
”There’s a mark…on my face!”
Sludge Bomb@Tinkle ~ Revenge@Starbuck / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle ~ Drain Punch@Starbuck / Revenge@Starbuck / Sludge Bomb@Tinkle

oshawott
Athos
Oshawott (M) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 42% | Energy: 70%
Condition: Asleep (2-5 more actions), Focused (+1 Crit)
”zzZZz...ZZ? zzz”
Snore@Starbuck ~ Sleep Talk / Encore@Tinkle ~ Sleep Talk / Encore@Tinkle / Brine@Tinkle
​


It was about time that Hook’s merry-go-rounding in the whirlpool came to a close. Amongst the dying throes of the last whipping waves he spied Tinkle, lapping water in the distance. He was already crouched low in preparation for the cone around him to die out, so it wasn’t much of a problem lining up another chunk of gunk. Tinkle, rolling about on her shell, was silenced by a slop of goo sailing into her face. Hook snorted, half to get the rest of the gunk out of his facial orifices and half at how silly the Squirtle looked covered in his special blueberry jam (Hook quite liked naming his poisons, though it often lead to trouble when they went out for pie).

Up above, Athos was doing a bit of nasal cleaning of his own. Between great gulps of air a bubble stuck to his nose bounced about his face. It was like a balloon threatening to pop. Starbuck knew what kind of horrid sound could emerge from those things, and tried to cover her hears. She wasn’t fast enough, however, and the accelerated sound of a pop heralded her demise. The light pop was the singular warning that made her features and her heart sink, followed by a cacophonous blast of sound. It was like a banshee had been trapped inside a lawnmower. Starbuck gripped her ears tightly, trying to compose her thoughts. She just couldn’t, the only thing that could even stand to bounce around in her head, amongst the noise, was a simple how? How could something that small make something so…loud.

Tinkle felt the vibrations push the water away from her. Her upper lip drooped down, Starbuck must be having a hard time to close to that airhorn of a snore. To Tinkle, it was something of a wake-up call at least, if the blueberry jam hadn’t been enough. She inhaled a bout of water and spun her tongue about the inside of her mouth wildly, churning the waves. Deep in her gut rumbled a noise like a geyser waiting to erupt, and as it climbed up her throat it only increased in pitch. She threw open her jaw and unleashed a ravaging torrent of water laced with sound. Hook clenched his teeth as the wave of water washed over him, bathing his ears in the Squirtle’s cry. His skin vibrated with the sheer force of the noise rippling over it.

At the height of the tower, the pulsing noise was much too quiet to hear. Starbuck still shuddered from the inescapable volume of Athos’ snoring. Sweat was escaping off her brow and into the currents above. Suddenly, the Oshawott stirred. Starbuck locked up, frozen in place. Athos’ paws rose diagonally, and he spun about quickly, rushing towards the Marshtomp with eyes still closed. His footsteps were jerky, and he thumped one foot onto the ground, spun about on it, then thumped another and repeated. He twirled towards Starbuck at an alarming, albeit jerky pace. She tried to move to the left, but Athos followed, cawing wildly in reply. Starbuck tried to move to the right, but found herself stuck against a corner. A paw smacked her chin and thrust her jaw upwards. Her eyes darted upwards and she heard a muffled, satisfied caw from below. She looked down, terrified, and saw a sleeping Oshawott sat down in front of her.

Starbuck stood there with her mouth agape for a moment. Was it over? That was it? She huffed, having gotten all bothered for nothing. She swam upwards and off the corner of the rooftop, leaving the sleeping Oshawott to himself, instead deciding to swim towards Hook and Tinkle. As her paws thumped the water behind her and her fin sailed wigglingly through the surf, she thought she could assist from here. In transit, she lined up a strike at the Croagunk’s backside. Her mouth opened and a rumbling blast of water echoed forth, much more deep and guttural than Tinkle’s. Which the Squirtle noted as the sound smashed into the square of Croagunk’s back, throwing the poor frog forward, she should leave it up to Starbuck to handle this. She planted her feet on the ground and swirled her arms about over her head, muttering something into the dirt in front of her. As she chanted, the syllables sounding like blurted bubbles because of the water around her, her shape seemed to shift and grow. Her shell expanded outwards, becoming larger, her limbs grew thicker, like knots and folds of muscle had been added beneath.

Hook plucked his face off the ground, spitting dirt, his eyes landed on the wailing turtle, but his ears still picked up the rushing current of a Marshtomp behind him. Starbuck was almost to the battlefield now, and her descent picked up in pace, she wanted to help Tinkle dispatch their foe as soon as possible. Part of Hook’s lip lifted in a smirk, baring his teeth at nothing in particular. He waited for the rushing to draw close, still splayed across the ground. Starbuck wondered why Hook wasn’t moving, and swam a bit closer to him. The Croagunk sprung off one leg and into the water above Starbuck, grinned widely down at her. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion for the Marshtomp, she threw out her hands in an attempt to slow her movement, but Hook had already begun his. Using the moment from his leap, he spun midway through his jump, stretching his other leg to the fullest extent. Water rushed past right above Starbuck as the Croagunk spun, and she could barely gulp when the current slowed. Hook’s foot came crashing down on her forehead, smashing her body into the dirt. The world seemed to get back to its normal speed again, and her shifted trajectory threw her into the sea floor, where she skidded up tracts of dust and slowed right in front of Tinkle.

Hook guffawed at the opportunity and hurriedly bounded over, the energy in his legs putting leaping springs in his step. He twirled in midair as he approached his opponents, a flourish he felt he had earnt after that stunning display. At the completion of his spin he spat another chunk of undigest blueberry jam at Tinkle. The Squirtle fell backwards, stumbling on one foot as she tried to wipe away the gunk.

A speeding form followed the Marshtomp’s trail from the skyscraper, slamming into the Squirtle. Hook, at first startled, cheered from behind as Athos’ sleeping body rammed into their foe. Athos’ slumbering body bounced backwards from the impact and floated down to rest on Starbuck. The Marshtomp’s dazed head was thrust deeper into the dirt by the Pokemon-shaped missile. Athos rolled over on Starbuck’s limp back and snored with a smile on his face.

Tinkle shot back, confused, for a moment her instinct told her to hide in her shell and forget about all this. Hook smiled with wide open eyes at her from Starbuck’s unmoving form. The Croagunk chuckled. No! This couldn’t be! She thrust out her head and wailed another concentrated blast of water at Hook, who stumbled as it hit him, falling over onto the dirt. He shook his head and pulled himself back up, grimacing somewhat. He found his pains magnified, the drumming in his ears was continuous, not enough to disorient him, but enough to make him clutch his head in pain. How strong was that Squirtle when she was cornered?



Team Pathos
XOo
marshtomp
Starbuck
Marshtomp (F) [Torrent Active] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 0% | Energy: 51%
Condition: Knocked Out!
taking a dirtnap
Flinched! ~ Water Pulse @ Hook ~ KOed!

squirtle
Tinkle
Squirtle (F) [Torrent Active] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 8% (CAPPED) | Energy: 71%
Condition: Attack +2, Defense +1, Speed -2, Poisoned (3% damage over the round)
”oh noes what just happened”
Water Pulse @ Hook ~ Curse ~ Water Pulse @ Hook


Team Fireflies
OOo
croagunk
Hook
Croagunk (M) [Anticipation] @ Muscle Band
Health: 20% (CAPPED) | Energy: 56%
Condition: Burned (3% damage over the round)
”It’s a dish best served cold >:U”
Sludge Bomb @ Tinkle ~ Revenge @ Starbuck ~ Sludge Bomb @ Tinkle

oshawott
Athos
Oshawott (M) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 42% | Energy: 60%
Condition: Condition: Asleep (1-2 more actions), Focused (+1 Crit)
”zzZZzzZZ!”
Snore @ Starbuck ~ Sleep Talk (Aerial Ace @ Starbuck) ~ Sleep Talk (Return @ Tinkle)
​

A1:
Snore: Effect Chance (11/100, FLINCH)
Tinkle’s Water Pulse: Effect Chance (74/100, NO EFFECT)

A2:
Sleep Talk: Move (1/61, Aerial Ace)
Starbuck’s Water Pulse: Effect Chance (21/100, NO EFFECT)
Revenge: Crit Chance (7/100, CRITICAL HIT)

A3:
Sleep Talk: Move (38/61, Return)
Athos’ Return: Crit Chance (20/100, CRITICAL HIT)
Tinkle’s Water Pulse: Effect Chance (69/100, NO EFFECT), Crit Chance (9/100, CRITICAL HIT)


Starbuck:
22 – 5 (Snore) – 6 (Sleep Talk: Aerial Ace) – 20 (Revenge, Critical Hit) = Knocked Out!
55 – 4 (Water Pulse) = 51%

Tinkle:
43 – 11 (Sludge Bomb) – 11 (Sludge Bomb) – 12 (Sleep Talk: Return, Critical Hit) – 3 (Poison) = 8% (CAPPED)
81 – 4 (Water Pulse) – 3 (Curse) – 4 (Water Pulse) = 71%

Hook:
55 – 12 (Water Pulse) - 12 (Water Pulse) - 1 (Whirlpool) – 16 (Water Pulse, Critical Hit) – 3 (Burn) = 20% (CAPPED)
72 – 5 (Sludge Bomb) – 6 (Revenge) – 5 (Sludge Bomb) = 56%

Athos:
42%
70 – 3 (Snore) – 3 (Sleep Talk: Aerial Ace) – 4 (Sleep Talk: Return) = 60%


Notes:
-Revenge was a CRITICAL HIT, KOing Starbuck then and there.
-Tinkle’s last Water Pulse was also a CRITICAL HIT. Goddamn, RNG.
-None of the Water Pulses confused Hook. Goddamn, RNG.
-Athos was pretty happy at snoozing away, so Return was an 80 base power attack. I’d say CRITICAL HIT again, but he had two misses on while Focus Energied, he had it coming.
-Sleep Talk hit the nearest target, aka Starbuck.

-pathos sends out his next diver.
-Fireflies commands.
-pathos commands.
 
Okay dokay! We're picking up speed, guys, you're great!

Hook, begin with a Fake Out for Tinkle. If he Protects / Detect / Endure, aim a Sludge Wave at Apollo, and delay the Fake Out. Finish them with a Vacuum Wave if you used Fake Out successfully (if not, Fake Out), and once again if they Protect / Detect / Endure, Sludge Wave at Apollo. If for any reason you can't hit Tinkle, Sludge Wave at Apollo.

Fake Out@Tinkle / Sludge Wave@Apollo - Fake Out@Tinkle / Vacuum Wave@Tinkle / Sludge Wave@Apollo x2

Athos, Snore for as long as you're asleep, aiming for Tinkle until he's down. When you wake up, try some Iron Tails at Apollo, unless Tinkle is still standing - in which cas you shall use Aqua Jet, unless Tinkle Protect / Detect / Endure of course - in that case keep up the Iron Tails Apollo's way.

Snore@Tinkle / Aqua Jet@Tinkle / Iron Tail@Apollo x3
 
Hmm, Tinkle, while you've already flinched with Fake Out, it should still work as a priority move. So let's combo it with Aqua Jet for even more priority, and add in a Facade for power, aiming it all at Hook. If you can't combo one of those, just use the two that you can, and if you've done so and are still conscious on the final action, use whatever attack you haven't used yet on Athos.

Apollo, I'm not sure Athos's snores will reach you/Tinkle from up where he is... ah... But let's Camouflage ourselves while he's still asleep. When Athos wakes up, Encore that Snore if you can, otherwise Encore the Aqua Jet or Iron Tail, whichever he uses; use Hyper Voice if he's still asleep or you've already Encored.

Tinkle: Fake Out + Aqua Jet + Facade @ Hook

Apollo: Camouflage ~ Encore / Hyper Voice @ Athos x2
 
Hook hit the ground when Starbuck was pulled back into her Pokeball. He stood up and was dusting himself off when he noticed something in the distance. It was…a small blue ball. Yes. Just some rubber toy, nothing more. He paid it no need and began to stretch while he still could. Soon enough the next Pokemon would be out and it would be back to the action.

Apollo grinned.

Round Five


Team Pathos
XOO
azurill
Apollo
Azurill (M) [Thick Fat] @ Soothe Bell
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Condition: ”i am but a shade”
Camouflage ~ Encore / Hyper Voice @ Athos x2

squirtle
Tinkle
Squirtle (F) [Torrent Active] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 8% (CAPPED) | Energy: 71%
Condition: Attack +2, Defense +1, Speed -2, Poisoned (3% damage over the round)
”oh noes what just happened”
Fake Out + Aqua Jet + Facade @ Hook


Team Fireflies
OOo
croagunk
Hook
Croagunk (M) [Anticipation] @ Muscle Band
Health: 20% (CAPPED) | Energy: 56%
Condition: Burned (3% damage over the round)
”It’s a dish best served cold >:U”
Fake Out@Tinkle / Sludge Wave@Apollo - Fake Out@Tinkle / Vacuum Wave@Tinkle / Sludge Wave@Apollo x2

oshawott
Athos
Oshawott (M) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 42% | Energy: 60%
Condition: Condition: Asleep (1-2 more actions), Focused (+1 Crit)
”zzZZzzZZ!”
Snore@Tinkle / Aqua Jet@Tinkle / Iron Tail@Apollo x3
​


Hook watched as Tinkle rubbed her hands together by a rock jutting out of the seascape. There was a determined glare in her eyes, the light of fire where it should be extinguished. Not because they were under the sea, but because she shouldn’t be able to stand anymore. He whipped his hands around him, cracking them in preparation. A smile later and he was beside Tinkle. She was in the middle of a double-take when he slapped his palms together, turning into what could be described as a triple-or-greater-take. She stumbled back and fell onto her shell, gyrating in the small current caused by the shockwave. Athos’ nostrils purged a bubble from within whatever organ had managed to produce that. It sure as hell weren’t his lungs, unless the respiratory conspirators had summoned some otherworldly nasal demon. The vibrating bubble, still looking as if a shaky hand had tried to form a circle, lazed through the currents towards Tinkle. She opened one eye and looked out from inside the coziness of her shell. Her beating heart and her breathing thumped in the hollow casing, bouncing off its inner walls. She had never heard her own sounds before, and she squirmed to try and rid the noise of her own blood pumping. She didn’t have to. Pop went the bubble, right above her head; unleashing a compact, guttural blare upon her. Her head bounced about her shell.

Hook sat on top of her, using the underbelly of the shell to spin himself around. She was unconscious, he might as well use her as a swivel chair. A gurgle from beneath him alerted Hook that she was actually still awake, but just barely. He plopped his arm out while he continued to swirl, collecting a separate whirlpool around it. He prodded the shell lightly, and the squealing subsisted.

In the interim Apollo had found a piece of kelp and was wearing it as a hat. They would see nothing of the blue devil. Nothing! He had blended in perfectly with the landscape, a mere smudge in the eyes of the beholders. They would see nothing. Nothing but death! He pouted, now realizing he could open his mouth underwater. Damn, that was some fine camouflage.

A bulging bubble wandered its way over to Apollo, who, under his leafy cover, could not see it approach. Devious was the little bubble, it had enough of a life, given by pure whimsical chance, that it wandered right behind Apollo. It popped, blasting the newly formed water type forward. He shot out from under his kelp, which floated limply in place, and he sped facefirst across the dust. He rolled over and mewled, unable to rub the scars on his face.

Hook turned to Athos and pointed at the mouse, he was too busy spinning about to do anything. Athos still rumbled away, perhaps reading another jolt of sound. Hook shrugged, guessing it was Athos’ turn on the merry-go-round. It was only fair. He chuckled to himself as he placed his comrade onto the Squirtle’s gyrating shell and left them with a spin. He paddled over towards Apollo, floating over him for a moment. The Azurill squeaked with joy, his plan was a success. But then it dawned on him, and so did Hook’s wide open grin. He squeaked a bit more quietly this time. Hook’s shadow fell on him like some gigantic sea dweller, one that was offering Apollo some jam. The Croagunk’s head lunged forward and forced a thick purple wave of treacle to seep out of his mouth. The force was enough to cover Apollo in a deluge of slime, but the Azruill remained strong. He had to preserve his cover, the blast of sludge was mere chance. He was still completely and utterly invisible. Just in case he wasn’t, he alerted everyone around him. Well, he reasoned that he only needed to alert the one who was not immediately above him, and began to wail an ear-piercing cry in Athos’ general direction.

The shouting and spinning had driven Athos out of his napping, in his panic to try and shuffle off the shell he used whatever he could. He hardened his tail for balance and tipped it down. That may have been a mistake. His tail stopped, but the shell kept going, dragging him along and flinging him off towards Apollo. His tail was like a blade in the dust, not throwing up clouds like Starbuck had, but leaving a fine fog behind him like a car was cutting through a puddle. He twisted in the air, he might as well use the momentum to his advantage, since he was going to hit Apollo with it anyway. At his command, the Oshawott’s tail spun with him and slammed into Apollo. The Azurill was so small that he was lifted up along with Athos, and they travelled in slowed spins for a while. Athos’ tumbling finally drooped low enough and slow enough to drop Apollo on the ground. The Oshawott floated there for a bit, waking his still sleepy mind, though he wasn’t sure if it was drowsiness or disorientation at this point. Apollo bounced on his tail, squeaking it like a tiny horn. He grinned brightly at Athos and nudged an ear towards the Oshawott’s tail. Athos perked up, what was this? Apollo nudged harder. Athos pointed. Apollo nodded with his whole body, almost, upending him and leading to a faceplant. Athos caught him with a paw. Well, if he wanted to go for a wild ride, why not oblige? He felt it was kind of fun too, in a rollercoastery, high-velocity lunch expulsion kind of way.


Team Pathos
XXO
azurill
Apollo
Azurill (M) [Thick Fat] @ Soothe Bell
Health: 79% | Energy: 89%
Condition: Camouflaged (Water type)
”dude that was so cool dude”
Camouflage (Water) ~ Hyper Voice @ Athos ~ Encore @ Athos

squirtle
Tinkle
Squirtle (F) [Torrent Active] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 0%| Energy: 71%
Condition: Knocked Out!
”@.@”
Faquade @ Hook ~ @.@ ~ @˙@


Team Fireflies
OOo
croagunk
Hook
Croagunk (M) [Anticipation] @ Muscle Band
Health: 10% | Energy: 44%
Condition: Burned (3% damage over the round)
”blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh”
Fake Out @ Tinkle ~ Sludge Wave @ Apollo ~ Sludge Wave @ Apollo

oshawott
Athos
Oshawott (M) [Torrent] @ Lucky Egg
Health: 19% | Energy: 48%
Condition: Encored (3 more actions), Focused (+1 Crit)
”dude”
Snore @ Tinkle ~ Snore @ Apollo ~ Iron Tail @ Apollo
​


A1:
Snore: Effect Chance (51/100, NO EFFECT)

A2:
Snore: Effect (69/100, NO EFFECT), Crit Chance (6/100, CRITICAL HIT)

A3:
Iron Tail: Accuracy (9/100, HIT), Effect Chance (60/100, NO EFFECT)

Tinkle:
8 – 2 (Fake Out) – 5 (Snore) – 1 (Poison) = shellshocked.
71%

Apollo:
100 – 7 (Snore) – 8 (Sludge Wave) - 8 (Sludge Wave) - 6 (Iron Tail) = 79%
100 – 3 (Camouflage) – 4 (Hyper Voice) – 4 (Encore) = 89%

Hook:
20 – 7 (Hyper Voice) - 3 (Burn) = 10%
56 – 4 (Fake Out) – 4 (Vacuum Wave) – 4 (Sludge Wave) = 44%

Athos:
42 – 7 (Hyper Voice) – 8 (Sludge Wave) - 8 (Sludge Wave) = 19%
60 – 3 (Snore) – 3 (Snore) – 6 (Iron Tail) = 48%

Notes:
-EDIT: As per discussion with various refs and research on sources, the Fake Out + Aqua Jet’s combo being placed at +1 priority was more or less acceptable. However, as it is ultimately up to ref discretion, a water type performing Aqua Jet underwater would have a bit more leeway in terms of executing the combo, however clunky it may seem, so I placed it at +2 priority. I feel combos should cost a little bit more energy than just the moves combined, so I added on an extra 2%, not that it mattered here.
-Ooooof course none of this mattered at all since Tinkle fainted on action 1 because I didn't remember that regular poison did damage at the end of each action, unlike Toxipoison. My profuse apologies. The prose has not been updated to reflect these changes, but the calculations have.
-Earlier in the battle, I reffed Hook waking up right before performing his move for that action. I’ve kept to the same vein, as I’ve been informed waking up times are the ref’s discretion.
-It looks like I reffed Camouflage as going after Vacuum Wave, but let me assure you no such thing happened. Apollo is just so good at disguising himself that no one noticed him. Yeah, that.
-Camouflage made Apollo a pure Water type
-Fixed Errors regarding Hyper Voice and Sludge Wave hitting multiple Pokemon.

-pathos commands.
 
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I did specify that if Tinkle couldn't combo one of the attacks, she should only use the two she could combo - and honestly, I can't see two attacks that would combine better than fake out and aqua jet? They both ... just make the user slam quickly into the opponent. Also, I don't see why aqua jet wouldn't lend its +1 priority, since it is a combo...?
 
Fake Out by itself doesn't actually have you hit the user at all. The other problem is that Aqua Jet is already at an incredibly high speed, and adding priority with a move that doesn't fit the execution won't add more than +2 in the hypothetical best case scenario. And I reffed it as +1 priority because the execution at that speed is wonky. So even when Tinkle used Aqua Jet and Fake Out together, Hook's Fake Out and Vacuum Wave were faster.
 
Uhm.... Fake out doesn't hit the user, obv, it hits the target? Same as aqua jet? I don't see your reasoning that adding speed wouldn't add +2. It seems like the opposite. And it does fit the execution.
 
Alright, as per discussion, Fake Out + Aqua Jet would not sit at +4 priority but at best a +2 underwater (normally being a +1). Leading to a...net change of nothing as Tinkle still fainted from poison.

I've edited the reffing to reflect this, but not the prose.
 
aaah I totally forgot about commanding first sorry. Er - just wondering though, shouldn't focus energy have faded by now...?

Okie Apollo, we're just gonna Surf our way to the end. If Hook has fainted and you've got time left, switch to single-action Uproars.

Surf / Uproar x3
 
Alright, pretty simple round - Hook, now that Apollo is only water-typed, you should be able to deal good damage with Drain Punch thanks to STAB and Muscle Band. So do that. Wait for Athos to attack before using them, though, but before Apollo.

Drain Punch ~ Drain Punch ~ Drain Punch

And, well Athos, try not to miss and to inflict some Defense drops. May your aim be true! If for some reason you realize it DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO USE THAT MOVE, go for Waterfall. And sorry about Sludge Wave hitting you :(

Iron Tail / Waterfall ~ Iron Tail / Waterfall ~ Iron Tail / Waterfall
 
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