Completed A challenger approaches! (Beginner Battle, Indigon vs TMan87)

[madayoshi]

Beginner Battle Rules:
3v3 Stage 1* Singles
2 Substitutions
Switch = KO
2 recoveries / 5 chills
The player accepting the challenge orders first on Round 1.​

Team Indigon

Yuki (Sneasel)

Name (Species): Yuki (Sneasel)

Gender: Female

Type: Dark/Ice

Abilities: Inner Focus / Keen Eye

Nature N/A

Stats:
Hp; 80
Atk; 7
Def; 4
SpA; 3
SpD; 6
Spe; 115
Size; 2
Weight 3;

Moves:
Agility
Beat Up
Feint Attack
Fury Swipes
Hone Claws
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
Leer
Metal Claw
Punishment
Quick Attack
Scratch
Screech
Slash
Snatch
Taunt

Baal (Houndour)

Name (Species): Baal (Huondour)
Gender: Female

Type: Fire / Dark

Abilities: Early Bird / Flash Fire

Nature N/A

Stats:
Hp; 80
Atk; 5
Def; 3
SpA; 6
SpD; 4
Spe; 65
Size; 1
Weight; 2

Moves:
Beat Up
Bite
Crunch
Embargo
Ember
Feint Attack
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
Foul Play
Howl
Inferno
Leer
Nasty Plot
Odor Sleuth
Roar
Smog

Sariel (Ralts)

Name (Species): Sariel (Ralts)

Gender: Female

Types: Psychic / Fairy

Abilities: Synchronize / Trace

Nature N/A

Stats:
Hp; 70
Atk; 2
Def; 2
SpA; 4
SpD; 3
Spe; 40
Size; 1
Weight; 1

Moves:
Calm Mind
Charm
Confusion
Disarming Voice
Double Team
Draining Kiss
Dream Eater
Future Sight
Growl
Heal Pulse
Hypnosis
Imprison
Life Dew
Lucky Chant
Magical Leaf
Psybeam
Psychic
Stored Power
Teleport

vs
​

Team TMan87

Toko Fukawa the Shellder (★ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒)

Shellder [Toko Fukawa] (Female)
Stage: ★ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒
Types: Water

Abilities:
Shell Armor / Skill Link / Overcoat (H)

Nature: Serious

Stats:
HP: 75
Atk: 5
Def: 7
SpA: 4
SpD: 2
Spe: 40
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1

Attacks:
Aurora Beam
Brine
Clamp
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Ice Shard
Icicle Spear
Iron Defense
Leer
Protect
Razor Shell
Shell Smash
Supersonic
Tackle
Water Gun
Whirlpool
Withdraw

Simeon the Croagunk (★ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒)

Croagunk [Simeon] (Male)
Stage: ★ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒
Types: Poison / Fighting

Abilities:
Anticipation / Dry Skin / Poison Touch (H)

Nature: Serious

Stats:
HP: 80
Atk: 5
Def: 3
SpA: 5
SpD: 3
Spe: 50
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 2

Attacks:
Astonish
Belch
Feint Attack
Flatter
Mud Bomb
Mud-Slap
Nasty Plot
Poison Jab
Poison Sting
Pursuit
Revenge
Sludge Bomb
Sucker Punch
Swagger
Taunt
Toxic
Venoshock

Himiko Yumeno the Hatenna (★ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒)

Hatenna [Himiko Yumeno] (Female)
Stage: ★ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒ ⭒
Types: Psychic

Abilities:
Healer / Anticipation / Magic Bounce (H)

Nature: Serious

Stats:
HP: 75
Atk: 3
Def: 4
SpA: 4
SpD: 4
Spe: 39
Size Class: 1
Weight Class: 1

Attacks:
Aromatherapy
Calm Mind
Confusion
Dazzling Gleam
Disarming Voice
Heal Pulse
Healing Wish
Life Dew
Play Nice
Psybeam
Psychic

Welcome, all, to the first battle of a new trainer: Indigon! Their love for dark-type Pokémon shines through in their starters, although that might cause problems given TMan87’s Croagunk and Hatenna. Good luck to both!

INDIG0N sends out their first Pokémon!
TMan87 sends out and orders
INDIG0N orders
I ref​

 

[INDIG0N]

I'll send out Sneasel first

*Yuki jumps off my shoulder and almost trips as it lands*

 

[TMan87]

"Ah, a new soul, I see. Welcome in this strange world of strange rules! I hope you'll like our ways."
"Breaking out the full sprite? You've got a knack for drama, you know that?"
"W-Whatever, I'm just going to roll into the field since you likely won't even b-bother sending me out!"

"You guys are totally ruining my jam. And now I'm small again. And I was going to send you out, if you'd just waited."

Sending out Toko Fukawa the Shellder!

Iron Defense | Hydro Pump | Hydro Pump

IF Taunt A1 THEN Razor Shell instead

"I am going to assume you know nothing of the battle system. This above me is my main orderset, which consists, for Singles, of three actions, resolved in three different rounds, comparable to the turns used in-game.
Now, the statement below that orderset is called a substitution. It's meant to prepare for the ways you would try to abuse my orders! For example, if you used Taunt A1, since you're faster, it would mean I can't use Iron Defense, and I really want to use Iron Defense. If you do try to Taunt, though, you'll get a Razor Shell to the face for your trouble!
So, I'm preemptively punishing you for attempting to punish me! It's pretty strong, but you usually get 3 substitutions maximum, so once the movepools are padded up a bit, you might want to really sit down and think about them."

"Now it's your turn to order! Use the same syntax, three moves per round. Try to think of ways you can gain the upper hand here. I intentionally left something to abuse in my orders, though you might or might not want to go for it. What is it, I wonder...?"
"And don't forget to have fun! That's the most important part! Much better than all these stuffy rules anyway~"

 

[INDIG0N]

Thanks for the rundown. I'm not very experienced with this battle style yet, but that doesn't mean I won't be taking advantage of your intentional mistakes ;) Yuki, why don't you set the tone?

With pleasure


Snatch | Beat up | Beat up

IF hydro pump at A2 misses THEN Screech A3

 

[madayoshi]

Round 1​

Dark/Ice | Inner Focus/Keen Eye
HP: 80/80 | EN: 100
7/4/3/6/115 | 2/3
Status: OK

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 75/75 | EN: 100
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK​

calcs

A1
Sneasel used Snatch!

Shellder used Iron Defense! (-7 EN)
Sneasel snatched the Iron Defense! (-10 EN)
Sneasel’s Defense sharply rose!

A2
Sneasel used Beat Up! (-5 EN)
No crits due to Shell Armor
(9 + 3) = 12 damage

Shellder used Hydro Pump! (-7 EN)
Hit (<=8): 1, hit
Crit (=1/24): 1, crit!
(11 + 3 + 3 - 2) = 15 damage

A3
Sneasel used Beat Up! (-9 EN)
(9 + 3) = 12 damage

Shellder used Hydro Pump! (-11 EN)
Hit (<=8): 8, hit
Crit (=1/24): 20, no crit!
(11 + 3 - 2) = 12 damage

Dark/Ice | Inner Focus/Keen Eye
HP: 53/80 | EN: 76
7/4/3/6/115 | 2/3
Status: OK
+2 Def

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 51/75 | EN: 75
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK
​

TMan87's Shellder hits both Hydro Pumps and a lucky crit, but the two Pokemon are just about as even as possible in terms of HP and EN (although make sure you notice the repeated move energy cost; it adds up quickly). However, Indigon's Sneasel snatched itself a nice Defense boost, which could come in handy.

INDIG0N and TMan87
Correct my errors, if any, and I'll fix them
INDIG0N orders
TMan87 orders
I ref​

 

[INDIG0N]

Ha, even here, I still can't escape random crits.

Honestly, I'm just glad to be somewhere I can survive any attack without a focus sash, much less a critical hydro pump.

. . .
. . .
. . . I can use lucky chant . . .

Or you could just . . . not.
. . . ok

Well in the meantime, let's see how well we can prepare for this.

Feint Attack | Beat Up | Beat Up
If opponent uses defense boosting move then snatch
if opponent uses defense debuff move then taunt

 

[TMan87]

"Let me show you an important part of BBP: matchup control. Here, I'll showcase trapping!"

Whirlpool | Hydro Pump | Hydro Pump

[CASOA] IF Whirlpool missed last action THEN Whirlpool

 

[madayoshi]

I don’t have time to ref this round yet, but I just realized I didn’t do the STAB EN reductions. Indigon, your Sneasel gets 3 more EN, and TMan, your Shellder gets 2 more.

 

[TMan87]

This does not affect my orders if Indig0n doesn't change either.

 

[INDIG0N]

All good here :)

 

[madayoshi]

Round 2​

Dark/Ice | Inner Focus/Keen Eye
HP: 53/80 | EN: 76
7/4/3/6/115 | 2/3
Status: OK
+2 Def

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 51/75 | EN: 75
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK​

calcs

A1
Sneasel used Feint Attack! (-3 EN)
6+3 = 9 damage

Shellder used Whirlpool! (-4 EN)
Sneasel was trapped in the vortex!
Hit (<=85): 71, hit
Crit (=1/24): 2, no crit
4+3-2 = 5 damage

Sneasel is hurt by Whirlpool! (2 damage)

A2
Sneasel used Beat Up! (-5 EN)
9+3 = 12 damage

Shellder used Hydro Pump! (-7 EN)
Hit (<=8): 3, hit
Crit (=1/24): 12, no crit
11+3-2 = 12 damage

Sneasel is hurt by Whirlpool! (2 damage)

A3
Sneasel used Beat Up! (-9 EN)
9+3 = 12 damage

Shellder used Hydro Pump! (-11 EN)
Hit (<=8): 2, hit
Crit (=1/24): 24, no crit
11+3-2 = 12 damage

Sneasel is hurt by Whirlpool! (2 damage)

Dark/Ice | Inner Focus/Keen Eye
HP: 18/80 | EN: 59
7/4/3/6/115 | 2/3
Status: OK
+1 Def
Trapped (1A)

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 18/75 | EN: 53
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK
​

TMan87's Shellder continues its storm of Hydro Pumps without missing a beat, and throws a Whirlpool in to whittle down Sneasel's health. However, Indigon's Sneasel is doing just fine in the damage department (along with some help beating up the Shellder from its teammates), and the battle is still very even. Sneasel's Defense boost decayed to +1, but it doesn't look like that will make a difference.

INDIG0N and TMan87
Correct my errors, if any, and I'll fix them
TMan87 orders
INDIG0N orders
I ref​

 

[TMan87]

"And this is where I would have switched... if I could! Well, just keep in mind trapping prevents you from being able to switch or respond to your opponent switching."
"And who do you t-t-think will have to pay for your mistakes? Me, of course!"

Brine | Ice Shard | Ice Shard

[3 subs] IF damaging Dark- OR Ice- OR Normal-type combo THEN Protect and push back

 

[INDIG0N]

I can't take you out this round, but who said I needed a stab combo? I don't even need a normal type combo. Yuki, USE METAL SLASH

Metal Claw + Slash | cooldown(ice shard) | ice Shard

 

[madayoshi]

Round 2​

Dark/Ice | Inner Focus/Keen Eye
HP: 18/80 | EN: 59
7/4/3/6/115 | 2/3
Status: OK
+1 Def
Trapped (1A)

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 18/75 | EN: 53
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK​

calcs

A1
Shellder used Brine! (-7 EN)
Crit (=1/24): 1, crit
(13+3+3-2) = 17 damage

Sneasel used MASSIVELY METALLIC SLASH!
Hit(<=975): 696, hit
(5+(7*1.5))*0.75 = 12 damage
Sneasel's Attack rose by 1 stage!

Sneasel is hurt by Whirlpool! (2 damage)

Sneasel fainted!

Dark/Ice | Inner Focus/Keen Eye
HP: KO/80 | EN: KO
7/4/3/6/115 | 2/3
Status: KO

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 6/75 | EN: 53
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK​

TMan87's Shellder does it again, pulling out a crit at the perfect time. It's still not enough to prevent Sneasel from almost KOing it, but it means that the Whirlpool damage takes Sneasel out before it can use Ice Shard. Luckily for Indigon, their next Pokemon will only have to do 6 damage to take out the Shellder, so the battle is still essentially even.

INDIG0N and TMan87
Correct my errors, if any, and I'll fix them
INDIG0N sends out and orders
TMan87 orders
I ref​

 

[INDIG0N]

I got this . . . I think


Sending out Sariel (ralts)
Magical leaf | magical leaf | magical leaf

 

[TMan87]

"Only one thing left to do!"
"You're telling m-me I should d-die, I suppose. F-Fine! But I'm not leaving quietly!"

(Ice Shard + Icicle Spear)

"Some combination rules: to be applicable, a combination must include two moves that:
a) share a Combo Class
b) share a Combo Subclass (find those two using %combo [move] on Discord)
c) share at least one target (no self-move + offensive move!)
And the rest is tied to specific properties, but let's not bother you with it just yet. You can find out in time. Just know that priority moves raise the priority of the whole combo from -2 to... whatever the priority move's priority is. In this case, it's +1, so I move before you do!"

 

[madayoshi]

Round 3​

Psychic/Fairy | Synchronize/Trace
HP: 70/70 | EN: 100
2/2/4/3/40 | 1/1
Status: OK

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: 6/75 | EN: 53
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: OK​

calcs

A1
Shellder used HAILSTORM OF DOOM! (-23 EN)
Crit: 23, 10, 23, 22, 5, no crits
(2 + 3*5 + 3) = 20 damage

Ralts used Magical Leaf! (-3 EN)
(6+2)*1.5 >= 6

Shellder fainted!

Psychic/Fairy | Synchronize/Trace
HP: 50/70 | EN: 97
2/2/4/3/40 | 1/1
Status: OK

Water | Shell Armor/Skill Link
HP: KO/75 | EN: KO
5/7/4/2/40 | 1/1
Status: KO​

Indigon's Ralts easily knocked out TMan87's Shellder, but not before it took a big chunk of damage from Shellder's last gasp. It'll be a bit of an uphill battle now for Indigon, but their Ralts is at almost full EN still and anything can happen. Oh, also: in BBP you have to specify that you're activating Trace when you send out the Pokemon. If you want to Trace an ability from TMan's next mon, you can, but it'll take an action.

INDIG0N and TMan87
Correct my errors, if any, and I'll fix them
TMan87 sends out and orders
INDIG0N orders
I ref​

 

[TMan87]

"Oops, I always forget about Trace too, ehehe... Anyway! Now get ready for... a slog!"
"Nyeh?"

Sending out Himiko Yumeno the Hatenna!

Dazzling Gleam | Dazzling Gleam | Dazzling Gleam

[ONCE] IF Calm Mind THEN Calm Mind

"You can add 'modifiers' to your substitutions. Here, the sub can only activate once, even if you Calm Mind multiple times. It can be useful against annoying moves like Volt Switch, or even crucial for subs against Bide! You might also want to use the [NONCONSECUTIVE] modifier when using Protect in subs..."

 

[INDIG0N]

Wow, this is gonna take a while


Well, you might as well roll the dice a little.

Not a bad idea, let's try it


I used to ROOOOoooolll the diiice . . .


Stop singing and get me that towel

Draining Kiss | Draining kiss | Double Team (2 clones)

 

[madayoshi]

Round 4​

Psychic/Fairy | Synchronize/Trace
HP: 50/70 | EN: 97
2/2/4/3/40 | 1/1
Status: OK

Psychic | Healer/Anticipation
HP: 75/75 | EN: 100
3/4/4/4/39 | 1/1
Status: OK​

calcs

A1
Ralts used Draining Kiss! (-6 EN)
Crit: 12, no crit
(5+3) = 8 damage
Ralts restored 6 HP!

Hatenna used Dazzling Gleam! (-5 EN)
Crit: 17, no crit
(8+1) = 9 damage

A2
Ralts used Draining Kiss! (-10 EN)
Crit: 19, no crit
(5+3) = 8 damage
Ralts restored 6 HP!

Hatenna used Dazzling Gleam! (-9 EN)
Crit: 15, no crit
(8+1) = 9 damage

A3
Ralts used Double Team! (-8 EN)
Illusory copies surround Ralts!

Hatenna used Dazzling Gleam! (-13 EN)
Crit: 10, no crit
Dazzling Gleam hits Ralts and both clones
(8*0.75+1) = 7 damage

Psychic/Fairy | Synchronize/Trace
HP: 37/70 | EN: 73
2/2/4/3/40 | 1/1
Status: OK

Psychic | Healer/Anticipation
HP: 59/75 | EN: 73
3/4/4/4/39 | 1/1
Status: OK​

Unfortunately for Indigon, as far as I can tell TMan87's Hatenna's Dazzling Gleam immediately destroys the Double Team clones, since it's a spread move. Indigon's Ralts might have to try a different strategy to pull this one out, although Draining Kiss heals enough HP that it might work out. We'll see what happens in the next round as the Hatenna and Ralts keep chipping away at each other.

INDIG0N and TMan87
Correct my errors, if any, and I'll fix them
INDIG0N orders
TMan87 orders
I ref
​

 

[INDIG0N]

Aaaaaand I forgot that dazzling gleam was a spread move, damm. Sorry Sari


. . .

No pun intended


In that case I accept

Draining Kiss | Draining Kiss | Draining Kiss
IF opponent uses Calm Mind OR Life Dew THEN Imprison (Disarming Voice, Calm Mind, Life Dew)

 

[TMan87]

"Oh my, it is going to be pretty slow, isn't it?"
"And for my next trick... Uhhh... What's for my next trick...?"

Psychic | Dazzling Gleam | Psychic

 

[madayoshi]

Round 5​

Psychic/Fairy | Synchronize/Trace
HP: 37/70 | EN: 73
2/2/4/3/40 | 1/1
Status: OK

Psychic | Healer/Anticipation
HP: 59/75 | EN: 73
3/4/4/4/39 | 1/1
Status: OK​

calcs

A1
Ralts used Draining Kiss! (-6 EN)
Crit: 19, no crit
(5+3) = 8 damage
Ralts restored 6 HP!

Hatenna used Psychic! (-6 EN)
Crit: 14, no crit
Effect (=1/10): 10, no effect
(9+1+3)*0.75 = 10 damage

A2
Ralts used Draining Kiss! (-10 EN)
Crit: 24, no crit
(5+3) = 8 damage
Ralts restored 6 HP!

Hatenna used Dazzling Gleam! (-5 EN)
Crit: 24, no crit
(8+1) = 9 damage

A3
Ralts used Draining Kiss! (-14 EN)
Crit: 10, no crit
(5+3) = 8 damage
Ralts restored 6 HP!

Hatenna used Psychic! (-6 EN)
Crit: 14, no crit
Effect: 8, no effect
(9+1+3)*0.75 = 10 damage

Psychic/Fairy | Synchronize/Trace
HP: 26/70 | EN: 43
2/2/4/3/40 | 1/1
Status: OK

Psychic | Healer/Anticipation
HP: 35/75 | EN: 56
3/4/4/4/39 | 1/1
Status: OK​

The damage "race" continues, as we determine the power of Ralts' kissing as compared to Hatenna's psychic powers. Indigon's Ralts is getting a bit lower on energy, but the healing from Draining Kiss is still helping to keep this pretty even.


INDIG0N and TMan87
Correct my errors, if any, and I'll fix them
TMan87 orders
INDIG0N orders
I ref​

 

[TMan87]

"Practice makes perfect, as they say. I don't have much else to teach you for now, so let's see who wins this race."

Dazzling Gleam | Dazzling Gleam | Dazzling Gleam

[ONCE] IF Calm Mind THEN Life Dew

 

[INDIG0N]

Even If I win this race, I'm not surviving a single hit form Simeon.

And he's faster too. Hmmm . . . I have an idea.


You having an idea? That's dangerous.


For us or them?


I'm not sure yet.

Future Sight | Draining Kiss | Draining Kiss