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pathos vs Noctowl
- Thread starter Meowth
- Start date
shy ♡
whispers in gay
Ah Trigger, you did great n_n You're almost done, and you can be a nidorino! Let's see... We'll have to take that first tbolt, but Dig down as soon as you can and stay underground. Pop up at the last second and hit that pichu, you're slower anyhow so you should be able to out-wait it.
Dig ~ Chill ~ Dig
Dig ~ Chill ~ Dig
Meowth
but is a sheep entering.
=pathos vs Noctowl: Round Six= [✔]
pathos
Score: 172/200
Trigger ♂ @Eviolite
Health: 89% | Energy: 83%
Ability: Poison Point
rather smug.
Condition: none
Dig ~ Chill ~ Dig
Noctowl
Score: 113/200
Sonichu ♂ @Soothe Bell
Health: 59% | Energy: 74%
Ability: Static
ashamed and furious.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+2. Badly poisoned (2% damage this round), confused (mild).
Thunderbolt ~ Thunderbolt/Thunder Punch ~ Thunderbolt/Thunder Punch
Sonichu rubbed his bruised head and let out a deep breath. Now was not the time to be letting his rage get the better of him. He only had three more actions to claw his way into the lead, after all. A few calming deep breaths later, he closed his eyes and tensed, building up a potent store of electricity. All he could see once his eyelids closed, though, was Trigger's arrogant little strut replaying over and over in his mind's eye. Rage overcame him once again, his charging suddenly leaping into overdrive and building up a much more potent shock than he could control. With a tremendous boom and a wail of pain, he short-circuited, somersaulting across the field from the force of the blast and landing firmly on his face again, beaten and blackened. At least the shock finally managed to clear his head.
Tittering at this extraordinary display, Trigger suddenly set to thinking about what the consequences of being hit with a bolt like that himself might be. He didn't want to jeopardise his lead when he was so close to securing a nice wad of points... he'd be better off just tucking himself away somewhere snug and waiting for this round to just blow over. His claws kneaded the ground, feeling for a nice malleable clump of earth before he began quickly peeling chunks of soil aside. Before long he had kicked up a pile several times his own size and completely disappeared into the ground, travelling for a few feet until he felt sure he was safe and then curling up for a little snooze.
His opponent was stumped. How was he supposed to Thunderbolt him down there? You can't Thunderbolt through earth! In fact, there are very few attacks you can successfully pull off through earth. Half-heartedly he summoned a jolt and discharged it into the ground above where he supposed Trigger would now be, hoping just maybe there was a vein of native metal buried above that burrow that might somehow conduct the charge down to its mark. The only apparent result, however, was a slight blackening of the grass, and the blissful snoring now rising from the burrow's entrance suggested Trigger was anything but bothered by his attempts.
Well, that went about as well as expected, Sonichu thought to himself glumly. The crowd's mirth at his extraordinary antics was only growing as the rounds progressed, and was really beginning to grate on Sonichu. Bah, let them laugh, he thought with a scowl. One more attack and I'm out of this dump. He readied one last jolt of electricity and spent it apathetically into the ground, marking another charred patch of grass and achieving little else.
Quiet descended over the arena as all in attendance waited patiently for Trigger's final contribution, but no sign was seen or heard of him beside the slumberful snoring rising from his burrow. After a considerable length of time, the referee shrugged and raised his whistle, and the shrill blast that resounded as he blew it finally roused Trigger. How long was he even out?! Panicked, he rushed to make one last strike against his foe before being recalled, his paws slicing through the soil as fast as he could make them. The ground buckled under Sonichu, and the Pichu had just enough time to gaze quizzically at his feet before Trigger lunged out of the soil and struck him under the chin. Mere moments later, a red light surrounded Trigger and Sonichu, dissolving them into beams that soared away and back to their respective Pokéballs.
pathos
Score: 178/200
Trigger ♂ @Eviolite
Health: 89% | Energy: 89%
Ability: Poison Point
silently congratulating himself.
Condition: none
Dig ~ Chill ~ Dig
Noctowl
Score: 87/200
Sonichu ♂ @Soothe Bell
Health: 40% | Energy: 62%
Ability: Static
disappointed with his performance.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+2. Badly poisoned (3% damage this round).
confused ~ Thunderbolt (missed) ~ Thunderbolt (missed)
pathos
Score: 172/200
Trigger ♂ @Eviolite
Health: 89% | Energy: 83%
Ability: Poison Point
rather smug.
Condition: none
Dig ~ Chill ~ Dig
Noctowl
Score: 113/200
Sonichu ♂ @Soothe Bell
Health: 59% | Energy: 74%
Ability: Static
ashamed and furious.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+2. Badly poisoned (2% damage this round), confused (mild).
Thunderbolt ~ Thunderbolt/Thunder Punch ~ Thunderbolt/Thunder Punch
Sonichu rubbed his bruised head and let out a deep breath. Now was not the time to be letting his rage get the better of him. He only had three more actions to claw his way into the lead, after all. A few calming deep breaths later, he closed his eyes and tensed, building up a potent store of electricity. All he could see once his eyelids closed, though, was Trigger's arrogant little strut replaying over and over in his mind's eye. Rage overcame him once again, his charging suddenly leaping into overdrive and building up a much more potent shock than he could control. With a tremendous boom and a wail of pain, he short-circuited, somersaulting across the field from the force of the blast and landing firmly on his face again, beaten and blackened. At least the shock finally managed to clear his head.
Tittering at this extraordinary display, Trigger suddenly set to thinking about what the consequences of being hit with a bolt like that himself might be. He didn't want to jeopardise his lead when he was so close to securing a nice wad of points... he'd be better off just tucking himself away somewhere snug and waiting for this round to just blow over. His claws kneaded the ground, feeling for a nice malleable clump of earth before he began quickly peeling chunks of soil aside. Before long he had kicked up a pile several times his own size and completely disappeared into the ground, travelling for a few feet until he felt sure he was safe and then curling up for a little snooze.
His opponent was stumped. How was he supposed to Thunderbolt him down there? You can't Thunderbolt through earth! In fact, there are very few attacks you can successfully pull off through earth. Half-heartedly he summoned a jolt and discharged it into the ground above where he supposed Trigger would now be, hoping just maybe there was a vein of native metal buried above that burrow that might somehow conduct the charge down to its mark. The only apparent result, however, was a slight blackening of the grass, and the blissful snoring now rising from the burrow's entrance suggested Trigger was anything but bothered by his attempts.
Well, that went about as well as expected, Sonichu thought to himself glumly. The crowd's mirth at his extraordinary antics was only growing as the rounds progressed, and was really beginning to grate on Sonichu. Bah, let them laugh, he thought with a scowl. One more attack and I'm out of this dump. He readied one last jolt of electricity and spent it apathetically into the ground, marking another charred patch of grass and achieving little else.
Quiet descended over the arena as all in attendance waited patiently for Trigger's final contribution, but no sign was seen or heard of him beside the slumberful snoring rising from his burrow. After a considerable length of time, the referee shrugged and raised his whistle, and the shrill blast that resounded as he blew it finally roused Trigger. How long was he even out?! Panicked, he rushed to make one last strike against his foe before being recalled, his paws slicing through the soil as fast as he could make them. The ground buckled under Sonichu, and the Pichu had just enough time to gaze quizzically at his feet before Trigger lunged out of the soil and struck him under the chin. Mere moments later, a red light surrounded Trigger and Sonichu, dissolving them into beams that soared away and back to their respective Pokéballs.
pathos
Score: 178/200
Trigger ♂ @Eviolite
Health: 89% | Energy: 89%
Ability: Poison Point
silently congratulating himself.
Condition: none
Dig ~ Chill ~ Dig
Noctowl
Score: 87/200
Sonichu ♂ @Soothe Bell
Health: 40% | Energy: 62%
Ability: Static
disappointed with his performance.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+2. Badly poisoned (3% damage this round).
confused ~ Thunderbolt (missed) ~ Thunderbolt (missed)
Referee's notes
~ there is a tunnel a few yards long running from pathos' side of the field to Noctowl's.
~ final scores for the second three rounds; pathos: 89H + 89E = 178, Noctowl: 40H + 62E - 15 (poisoned) = 87
~ running total scores; pathos: 91 + 178 = 269, Noctowl: 128 + 87 = 215
Calculations
~ confused: 6% damage (self), 4% energy
~ Dig #1: 2% energy
~ Thunderbolt #2: 0% damage (missed), 4% energy
~ Chill: 10% energy restored
~ Thunderbolt #3: 0% damage (missed), 4% energy
~ Dig #2: 10% damage, 2% energy
Next round
~ Noctowl sends out
~ pathos sends out and attacks
~ Noctowl attacks
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shy ♡
whispers in gay
I have that pronoun issue too, pronouns are so annoying :c
I'm gonna go with Topher here, it's about time I got you out of my active squad... We're not gonna outspeed, unfortunately, but they can't really status us at least. We just gotta go straight for attacking I think, ah... Let's Shadow Ball as long as they're hittable. If there are clones, go for a wide-spread Icy Wind, and if you can't hit your opponent at all, Hone Claws.
Shadow Ball / Icy Wind / Hone Claws x3
I'm gonna go with Topher here, it's about time I got you out of my active squad... We're not gonna outspeed, unfortunately, but they can't really status us at least. We just gotta go straight for attacking I think, ah... Let's Shadow Ball as long as they're hittable. If there are clones, go for a wide-spread Icy Wind, and if you can't hit your opponent at all, Hone Claws.
Shadow Ball / Icy Wind / Hone Claws x3
Meowth
but is a sheep entering.
=pathos vs Noctowl: Round Seven= [✔]
pathos
Score: 200/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Ability: Clear Body
whirring eagerly.
Condition: none
Shadow Ball/Icy Wind/Hone Claws ~ Shadow Ball/Icy Wind/Hone Claws ~ Shadow Ball/Icy Wind/Hone Claws
Noctowl
Score: 200/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Ability: Unaware
getting in the zone.
Condition: none
Thunder Wave ~ Swagger ~ Super Fang
pathos
Score: 200/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Ability: Clear Body
whirring eagerly.
Condition: none
Shadow Ball/Icy Wind/Hone Claws ~ Shadow Ball/Icy Wind/Hone Claws ~ Shadow Ball/Icy Wind/Hone Claws
Noctowl
Score: 200/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 100% | Energy: 100%
Ability: Unaware
getting in the zone.
Condition: none
Thunder Wave ~ Swagger ~ Super Fang
Six rounds down, three to go. With the excitement in the audience reaching fever pitch, the humble lawn-battle now drawing an even bigger crowd than the festivities ongoing in the actual arena, the trainers snatched their final Pokémon from their belts. In a flash of light a Metang appeared on pathos' side, and Noctowl countered his choice with her Woobat, the two steadily hovering and looking intimidatingly into one another's eyes as the commands were called and the round began.
Immediately Muffin sent his flapping into overdrive, rubbing his leathery wings over his soft fur and building up a respectably potent static charge. He chittered happily and swooped at his opponent, the Metang ducking out of the way of an expected physical blow that never came. Instead Muffin simply shot a weak pulse of the electricity he'd built up, the jolt coursing through Topher's body and wreaking havoc with the circuitry controlling its limbs. It let out a grunt of protest, quickly firing a ball of dark energy after Muffin as he made good his escape before its arms grew too stiff to manoeuvre. To its delight the shot landed, leaving an ominous purple wound as it burst against Muffin's hide.
Muffin squeaked sharply, spinning around in the air in an attempt to get a look at the mark Topher had left. Whatever it looked like, it felt damned painful and rather tender to boot. Regardless, he disguised his discomfort and fluttered back to his foe, swooping right up in front of it and contorting his mouth into a sarcastic toothy grin. Hey, great work! he taunted in the most annoying voice he could muster, darting aside as Topher took a swing at him with its claw. A few more hits like that, and they might actually start to hurt. Topher bellowed, lashing out with another swoop of his claw which Muffin dodged handily by darting away to one side. How dare he! It swung its claws again and again, but each time Muffin fluttered out of the way and stuck out his tongue, making Topher more and more enraged each time. Finally, with a roar of fury, Topher pushed itself off the ground and leapt at Muffin with murderous intent, only for the bat to pirouette away at the last moment and leave it to plunge painfully to the ground.
Chittering with mirth, Muffin swooped round and watched his opponent gingerly pick itself up and push itself back into the air. It was a tiny bit scratched and dented, but nowhere near as roughed up as he'd like. But that was about to change. Summoning an enormous well of energy, Muffin charged a tremendous dose of power into his one fang, his mouth glowing brighter and brighter as he pumped more and more energy into the attack. When he could hold it no more, he swooped down and delivered the strike as a fatally powerful bite, easily powerful enough to snap even Topher's tough metal body clean in two. Thankfully it merely left a huge crack running right across its dome, eliciting a horrendous screech of agony as the Metang struggled wildly to shake its attacker off. When none of its flailing succeeded in throwing off the Woobat, his fang lodged deep in its head, it instead charged another ball of dark energy and flung it wildly into him, the shriek of pain he responded with finally causing his fang to slip away. Twittering with glee, he darted back to his own end of the arena before Topher could retaliate more brutally, leaving it sorely massaging its fissured body.
pathos
Score: 140/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 65% [CAPPED] | Energy: 90%
Ability: Clear Body
nursing its wounds.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (moderate), confused (moderate)
Shadow Ball ~ confused ~ Shadow Ball
Noctowl
Score: 132/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 75% | Energy: 57%
Ability: Unaware
already tuckered out.
Condition: SpDef-1
Thunder Wave ~ Swagger ~ Super Fang
Score: 140/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 65% [CAPPED] | Energy: 90%
Ability: Clear Body
nursing its wounds.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (moderate), confused (moderate)
Shadow Ball ~ confused ~ Shadow Ball
Noctowl
Score: 132/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 75% | Energy: 57%
Ability: Unaware
already tuckered out.
Condition: SpDef-1
Thunder Wave ~ Swagger ~ Super Fang
Referee's notes
~ there is a tunnel a few yards long running from pathos' side of the field to Noctowl's.
~ Topher is hovering a mere half-foot or so off the ground. To go any higher he will need to expend 1% energy for each action.
~ Muffin's Special Defense was lowered by the first Shadow Ball.
~ Topher hurt itself in confusion on the second action.
~ Super Fang hit the cap.
Calculations
~ Thunder Wave: 4% energy
~ Shadow Ball #1: 12% damage, 4% energy
~ Swagger: 4% energy
~ confused: 6% damage (self), 2% energy
~ Super Fang: 29% damage (capped), 35% energy
~ Shadow Ball #2: 13% damage, 4% energy
Next round
~ Noctowl attacks
~ pathos attacks
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shy ♡
whispers in gay
Hum, Sangfroidish, are you calcing Topher's exp into the damage?
Er, Topher, let's Swagger back, show 'em how confident you are, eh? Then set up a Light Screen and hit with Thunder Punch. If you're too confused or paralyzed to move at any time, Chill, and delay your attack until the next action.
Swagger / Chill ~ Swagger / Light Screen / Chill ~ Light Screen / Thunder Punch / Chill
Er, Topher, let's Swagger back, show 'em how confident you are, eh? Then set up a Light Screen and hit with Thunder Punch. If you're too confused or paralyzed to move at any time, Chill, and delay your attack until the next action.
Swagger / Chill ~ Swagger / Light Screen / Chill ~ Light Screen / Thunder Punch / Chill
Meowth
but is a sheep entering.
I am not! EXP hasn't come up in any reffing work I've done since the reopening so I just totally forgot it was a thing I had to consider. Apologies. I've fixed the damage figures.
=pathos vs Noctowl: Round Eight= [✔]
pathos
Score: 140/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 65% [CAPPED] | Energy: 90%
Ability: Clear Body
nursing its wounds.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (moderate), confused (moderate)
Swagger/Chill ~ Swagger/Light Screen/Chill ~ Light Screen/Thunder Punch/Chill
Noctowl
Score: 129/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 72% | Energy: 57%
Ability: Unaware
already tuckered out.
Condition: SpDef-1
Calm Mind ~ Heat Wave/Chill ~ Heat Wave/Shadow Ball/Chill
pathos
Score: 140/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 65% [CAPPED] | Energy: 90%
Ability: Clear Body
nursing its wounds.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (moderate), confused (moderate)
Swagger/Chill ~ Swagger/Light Screen/Chill ~ Light Screen/Thunder Punch/Chill
Noctowl
Score: 129/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 72% | Energy: 57%
Ability: Unaware
already tuckered out.
Condition: SpDef-1
Calm Mind ~ Heat Wave/Chill ~ Heat Wave/Shadow Ball/Chill
Flapping deviously away from his raging opponent, Muffin let out a squeak of discomfort as the spectral wound on his side sent a jolt of pain through his body. He squeezed his eyes shut and tried his best to ignore the pain, retreating into his thoughts and blocking it, as well as the rest of the external world, out. As his mental fortitude heightened, the pain of his wound ceased to trouble him, and the power of his mind-based attacks was amplified into the bargain.
Topher, meanwhile, wasn't feeling nearly as serene. It vaguely registered some sort of command its trainer had given it, but it was just too blinded with rage to recall. All it had in mind at the moment was flinging itself at its foe and rearranging as many of his facial features as possible. It pushed off the ground and hurtled through the air with a savage grunt, fist poised to strike, but its rage-fuelled haste made its aim clumsy and Muffin was easily able to duck away and send it crashing into the dirt.
It let out a groan of combined pain and fury, rubbing its sore head and scowling at the Woobat who swooped above it, twittering with mirth. Once he felt he'd gloated enough, he began to flap his wings frantically, whipping up a strong wind and heating the air it stirred up to a swelteringly high level, motes of flame igniting in the thin air and hurtling towards Topher. It shielded itself from the gale of flame with both arms in front of its face, but it was to no avail, the wind flipping it right over and tossing it to the ground before a wave of flame washed over it and the wind abruptly tailed off.
Picking itself up, Topher growled furiously and moved toward Muffin, intent on giving the troublesome little bat a piece of its mind. It held its claws aloft aggressively, hurling a torrent of beratements while waving its arms in a provocative manner. Despite himself, Muffin strayed from his mischievous, unflappable demeanour and became rather belligerent in return, screeching abuse right back at Topher and turning his back with a humph.
He then turned his back once more, because fighting an opponent with your back turned tends not to be productive, however much you have the hump with them. With the avenue of sulking denied him, Muffin instead opted to vent his rage in a more violent fashion, stirring up another firestorm with his wings and unleashing it on the source of his ire. Topher took the blow unflinchingly, but inwardly began to feel the strain of its opponent's onslaught. It had to preserve the last morsels of stamina it yet clung to if it was going to pull out ahead. To that end, it raised its claws and focused, a sheen of pale green protective energy wrapping around its body.
pathos
Score: 98/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 30% [CAPPED] | Energy: 83%
Ability: Clear Body
doubting whether it'll make it.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (mild), confused (mild). Protected by Light Screen (5 more actions).
confused ~ Swagger ~ Light Screen
Noctowl
Score: 107/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 72% | Energy: 45%
Ability: Unaware
in a right huff.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+1, confused (severe)
Calm Mind ~ Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave
Score: 98/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 30% [CAPPED] | Energy: 83%
Ability: Clear Body
doubting whether it'll make it.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (mild), confused (mild). Protected by Light Screen (5 more actions).
confused ~ Swagger ~ Light Screen
Noctowl
Score: 107/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 72% | Energy: 45%
Ability: Unaware
in a right huff.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+1, confused (severe)
Calm Mind ~ Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave
Referee's notes
~ there is a tunnel a few yards long running from pathos' side of the field to Noctowl's.
~ after some consideration I decided not to allow Chilling in conjunction with confusionfail. Laying down for a rest when your limbs are too numb to move is one thing, but doing so while simultaneously banging your head off the floor doesn't quite gel with me.
Calculations
~ Calm Mind: 2% energy
~ confused: 7% damage (self), 2% energy
~ Heat Wave: 15% damage, 5% energy
~ Swagger: 4% energy
~ Heat Wave: 15% damage, 5% energy
~ Light Screen: 1% energy initially, 1% to maintain per action
Next round
~ pathos attacks
~ Noctowl attacks
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shy ♡
whispers in gay
Ahg... okay... limited options here. Let's try and catch the bat in a Rock Tomb, then we'll Chill up. If Muffin has clones, skip the Rock Tomb and go for wide-spread Rock Slides instead until they're clear and try to Rock Tomb again; if you can't hit him at all, due to Protect or they're just not hittable or you just can't attack, just Chill.
Rock Tomb / Rock Slide / Chill x3
Rock Tomb / Rock Slide / Chill x3
Meowth
but is a sheep entering.
=pathos vs Noctowl: Round Nine= [✔]
pathos
Score: 98/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 30% [CAPPED] | Energy: 83%
Ability: Clear Body
doubting whether it'll make it.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (mild), confused (mild). Protected by Light Screen (5 more actions).
Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill
Noctowl
Score: 107/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 72% | Energy: 45%
Ability: Unaware
in a right huff.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+1, confused (severe)
Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave
pathos
Score: 98/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 30% [CAPPED] | Energy: 83%
Ability: Clear Body
doubting whether it'll make it.
Condition: Atk+2, paralysed (mild), confused (mild). Protected by Light Screen (5 more actions).
Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill
Noctowl
Score: 107/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 72% | Energy: 45%
Ability: Unaware
in a right huff.
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+1, confused (severe)
Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave
At last, the final round had come. It was the Pokémon's last chance to prove themselves, and the trainers' last chance to turn the tide of the battle and score a final points lead. Sadly, Muffin's anger was making him too gung-ho to strategise. He began beating his wings frantically, whipping up stronger and stronger winds; nothing but the strongest would be enough to smite his foe with the full force of his rage! Unfortunately for him, long before he was satisfied with the brutality of the gale, it grew too powerful for him to hold his tiny body still against it. With a squeak, he was blown off-balance, spiralling into his own windstorm and crash-landing hard on the ground.
Topher would have found this whole display rather amusing if the circumstances weren't far too tense for mirth. It thrust its claws into the dirt, pulling up huge chunks of soil and tossing them rapidly at Muffin's prone body. One by one they slammed onto him, encasing him in a living tomb of stones. Before he was able to drag himself off the ground he was fully encased, batting his head angrily against the stony ceiling of his new personal barrow and recieving a barrage of cascading stones from the ceiling for his trouble. One struck and painfully sprained his wing, making flying much more of an ordeal- if he could ever get out of there, that is.
Chittering sulkily, he peered through a crack in the stones at his opponent. Its target safely sealed away and apparently out of commission, it had settled down for a little nap. A nap! Muffin had never seen such flagrant arrogance. He began to flap furiously again, whipping up another wind against which he was safely sheltered by the rocks covering him. Instead, it streaked through the arena and buffeted Topher instead, the green forcefield surrounding his body handily absorbing the flames that crashed against it and subjecting him only to minor discomfort.
Muffin kept furiously whipping up the firestorm even into the next action, until a twinge in his sore wing made him pause just for a moment. He held it askew, the new position feeling much less uncomfortable, and began flapping again. Unfortunately for him, his new wing placement made the wind direction change, sending it all whooshing by right over Topher's head and leaving him unharmed, resting peacefully on the ground and feeling only the merest of breezes.
Finally, the sharp burst of a whistle pierced through the roaring wind, and both Pokémon were recalled. The referee stepped down from his podium and walked austerely into the center of the arena, thoughtfully reading through his notes as the trainers nervously strolled up to his side. He beamed at them before turning to the crowd, pausing tensely in the silence as every ear in the arena waited for his verdict. Finally, he raised a flag high above his head, announcing the result to the crowd to a roar of applause...
pathos
Score: 113/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 23% | Energy: 96%
Ability: Clear Body
delighted with himself and his teammates.
Condition: Atk+2. Protected by Light Screen (2 more actions).
Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill
Noctowl
Score: 80/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 57% | Energy: 33%
Ability: Unaware
"we did, good, guys~"
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+1, Spd-1, confused (mild)
confused ~ Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave (missed)
Score: 113/200
Topher @Lucky Egg
Health: 23% | Energy: 96%
Ability: Clear Body
delighted with himself and his teammates.
Condition: Atk+2. Protected by Light Screen (2 more actions).
Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill ~ Rock Tomb/Rock Slide/Chill
Noctowl
Score: 80/200
Muffin ♂
Health: 57% | Energy: 33%
Ability: Unaware
"we did, good, guys~"
Condition: Atk+2, SpAtk+1, Spd-1, confused (mild)
confused ~ Heat Wave ~ Heat Wave (missed)
Referee's notes
~ there is a tunnel a few yards long running from pathos' side of the field to Noctowl's.
~ final scores for the final three rounds; pathos: 23H + 96E = 119, Noctowl: 57H + 33E - 10 (confused) = 80
~ running total scores; pathos: 91 + 178 + 119 = 388, Noctowl: 128 + 87 + 80 = 295
Calculations
~ confused: 6% damage (self), 2% energy
~ Rock Tomb: 9% damage, 4% energy
~ Heat Wave: 7% damage, 5% energy
~ Chill: 10% energy restored
~ Heat Wave: 0% damage (missed), 5% energy
~ Chill: 10% energy restored
Final notes
By 388 points to 295, pathos is the winner! He gets $24, Noctowl gets $12, and I get $15. Also, Topher recieves 3XP and 2 happiness, Moist and Trigger recieve 2XP and 2 happiness each, Sonichu recieves 1XP and 2 happiness, and Nakki and Muffin recieve 1XP and 1 happiness each.
Good match, you guys! Certainly an interesting format, and pretty fun to ref too~
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