Battle Format: 3 vs 3 single
Battle Style: Set, except Baton Pass or similar are permitted
DQ Time: Six days, twenty-three hours, fifty-five minutes
Damage Cap: 45%
Banned and Restricted Moves: Anything can happen (Except healing moves)
Arena Description: The Second Anomaly
The Second Anomaly is, as its name suggests, an Anomaly. Arceus only knows how the battlers got there or how they'll get out, but such is the way of the universe. Also unknown is how anyone can see, being as there are no visible light sources, but it is as bright as a typical midsummers midday. It is, at least to begin with, an infinitely large plain white platform floating in nothing. As the battle goes on, however, that platform changes to whatever is required by the battle - if, for example, there is a fish Pokémon on the field, there will be a large pond to swim in. There will be air for everyone can breathe. If Sandstorm is used, sand appears. And so forth. The gravity there is only half of Earth's, so each Pokémon is only half as heavy for things like Grass Knot. This also removes any energy cost that Flyers or Hoverers would need to fly or hover, be they Inherently or Consentually.
The most important effect of this Anomaly is that at the end of each round, both Pokémon in battle will randomly 'evolve' into any other Pokémon. This can be any Pokémon in existence, including Legendaries. This means they gain the new species' ability, moveset, types, everything. Also, the Pokémon are dazed and confused after this 'evolution', so as soon as the first round is complete and the first 'evolution' has taken place, the Pokémon can't listen to any commands and their moves are selected randomly, similar to Sleep Talk.
Another of the major effects of the Second Anomaly is that at the end of every round, at the same time as the 'evolutions', both battlers' energy is restored to 100%. Not infinite energy, note, so if a Pokémon uses incredibly energy-intensive moves, it could, at least in theory, faint from energy loss. As though to compensate for this, and healing moves will automatically fail or, if indirect like Giga Drain, will only cause damage.
The last effect of note is that at the beginning of every third round, a random object will appear. Any object, from sardines to submarines, and they can appear in any manner the ref wants. What they do is also entirely up to the ref. They vanish at the end of the round, again in a manner of the ref's choosing.
In the beginning, there was nothing.
Then, there was Linoone.
The Linoone that had suddenly materialized in the vast nothingness and flailed around, trying to not die when it finally lands on the ground. It took the Linoone a good few minutes before it realized that it was not, in fact, falling, and it was somehow standing on nothing at all. The Linoone made a small squeaking sound and hoped that nobody saw it dancing around like a mad fish, only to find two trainers staring at it with eyebrows raised.
"Derp," the Linoone said and made a mental note to itself to read the arena descriptions
before deciding to ref the battle. Pulling out two referee flags from its crimson beret, the Linoone-now-turned-referee waved the cheap plastic flags in the air. "Stop looking at me like that. Send out your pokemon already so I can get my paycheck."
One of the trainers by the name of Squornshellous Beta (who has somehow turned into a giant robot) tossed out a pokeball first, a little clay doll materializing in a flash of light. The other trainer, who was, for some strange reason or the other, emitting pure evil vibes, followed up and sent out a blueish gray plate. The two genderless pokemon stared at each other (there wasn't much else to stare at in the nothingness), emotionless.
"Riiiight. Round one start!" With a wave of the referee flags, the RNG gods are officially summoned to the battle to drink tea and watch the misfortune and chaos that will occur. The Linoone had a nagging feeling that it had forgotten about something. Whatever. It sat down in the nothingness and started reading the arena descriptions.
Squornshellous Alpha Squad (OOO)
Ní Wá Wa (-) <Levitate>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: I heard evolution?
Boss Barubu's Minions (OOO)
China (-) <Levitate>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: There's nothing here...
Round 1
The Chinese-sounding clay doll moved first. Eyes glowing a mysterious red, Ní Wá Wa used its psychic powers to bend space-time, making Einstein turn in his grave (not like the existence of this arena wasn't doing so already, but). The battlers suddenly felt a powerful tug downwards towards where the ground would be, and the referee abruptly found itself sitting on the pure white platform, with a very sore butt. The Bronzor and Baltoy followed, the pull of Gravity too strong for them to stay hovering anymore -- Ní Wá Wa landed gracefully on its foot-thing while China hit the ground with a clash.
China, for one, was not amused. It stared at its opponent, eyes glowing red as it sent out mental waves to get the Baltoy to fall asleep. The Hypnosis would have worked if China could find the Baltoy's eyes. Alas, the Baltoy's squinty Asian eyes made the attempt useless, and Ní Wá Wa continued whatever it was trying to do before -- that is, jumping up and landing on the ground a lot harder than something with its mass should have been able to. The platform rippled as the shockwave from the landing surged across the whiteness, smacking the fallen Bronzor and making it bounce around, metal clashing against the platform. When the Earthquake finally passed, China was a lot more battered than before, as was the referee.
The Bronzor struggled against the strong Gravity and managed to stand itself up and locked eyes with the Baltoy. Or at least it was pretty sure that it locked eyes with the Baltoy. Eyes glowing an eerie red, China sent waves of calm thoughts and sleepy feelings toward its opponent, who seemed to blink and started slowly rocking back and forth. Then, the Baltoy fell forward with a small thud, landing on its face. China was pretty sure it meant that the Baltoy was asleep... Which meant that it was safe for now, right?
However, Ní Wá Wa wasn't done yet. It muttered something under its breath, and its eyes gained a soft, white glow. A beam of white light suddenly shot out from the clay doll's pointy head, smacking China on the side and bouncing off the shiny surface, leaving one referee flag sizzling. China blinked. The attack didn't hurt much, but it still wanted revenge for the Earthquake before. The thought of the pain it has just went through coursed through the Bronzor's mind, shaping itself into a dark glow of energy around the plate. Bouncing across the white platform with some difficulty (if only that stupid doll hasn't used Gravity...!), China finally reached its opponent and smacked it across the head with the dark energy, sending the clay doll spinning. The Baltoy wobbled, seeming disturbed, but the glow in its eyes stayed dark.
Then,
something seemed to happen, because all of a sudden, the sleeping Baltoy and the Bronzor disappeared. Standing in the Bronzor's place was a disheveled Noctowl with a very confused look on his face, and lying in front of that Noctowl was the sleeping form of a pink feline -- an Espeon.
The referee-Linoone suddenly snapped its fingers. "Oh! I remember what I was forgetting now! The pokemon are supposed to randomly transform into other random pokemon at the end of the round..."
The trainers watched with slight amusement as the implications of the rule slowly sank in.
"Oh snap," the referee-Linoone managed and suddenly turned into a Gastrodon.
Squornshellous Alpha Squad (OOO)
Ní Wá Wa (M) <Synchronize>
Health: 85%
Energy: 100%
Status: Zzzz...... Asleep (Moderate)
Moves: Gravity ~ Earthquake ~ Sleep Talk (Secret Power)
Boss Barubu's Minions (OOO)
China (M) <Insomnia>
Health: 78%
Energy: 100%
Status: Take that!
Moves: Hypnosis ~ Hypnosis ~ Payback
Notes:
- The first Hypnosis missed.
- Sleep Talk generated Secret Power.
- None of the attacks were critical hits or other special things.
- The Payback smacked Ní Wá Wa out from Severe to Moderate sleep.
- Ní Wá Wa is now an Espeon
- China is now a Noctowl
Arena Notes:
- Gravity is in effect (2 more actions)
Other Notes:
- I randomized the genders for both pokemon and the ability for China
- Veekun is god
- Squornshellous Alpha Squad twiddles thumbs
- Boss Barubu yawns
- Crazy Gastrodon oozes slime