I had a mental struggle with Shoddy, between wanting to use fun teams of BL/UU and stuff, but no one ever wanting to battle me or having a team ready, so I decided to have another go at the ladder for more boring OU matches, but this one certainly kept me entertained and at some points on the edge of my set by not knowing what the outcome of the battle would be.
First up, the teams, in order of appearance throughout the battle:
PabloMeza:
vs
mITSYK:
These were the rules in effect (standard Ladder rules):
Rules:
Ladder Match
Sleep Clause
Freeze Clause
OHKO Clause
Evasion Clause
Species Clause
Strict Damage Clause
mYSTIK sent out Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
PabloMeza sent out Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Hmmm well I'm in a pretty good position here, because I have lots of EQ resistors/immunes, and the only thing that could force me to switch would be Yawn, so I think I'm in a good position here. I decide to Stealth Rock, as I rather save my Sleep for a different Pokemon.
mYSTIK switched in Spiritomb (lvl 100 Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Bronzong used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
There, the most this thing can do is Will-O-Wisp, and Bronzong doesn't mind Sleep that much due to its natural bulkyness. Spiritomb has no weaknesses though, so I will most likely have to 2HKO it, thus I think sleeping Spiritomb is the correct choice in this battle.
Spiritomb used Shadow Ball.
Bronzong lost 22% of its health.
Bronzong's special defence was lowered.
Bronzong used Hypnosis.
Spiritomb fell asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
There we go, the Defense drop I don't mind since my Bronzong has no business taking Special hits anyways. I wonder what his next move will be, but I decide to switch to Gengar to at least threaten Spiritomb.
mYSTIK switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Pointed stones dug into Hippowdon.
Hippowdon lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Well that worked out nicely. No clue why he switched Hippowdon back in, maybe he just didnt want Hippowdon asleep to make sure it could counter possible stuff like Garchomp or Tyranitar. I opt to not try and overpredict at this point, since I know only 2 Pokemon of his so I went with the obvious move.
mYSTIK switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Energy Ball.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 7% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
He made a smart switch in, and my Gengar lacks Focus Blast so it can't really do anything to Heatran. I switch out to my perfect Heatran counter.
PabloMeza switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Heatran used Overheat.
It's not very effective...
Vaporeon lost 47% of its health.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Wow that hurt alot more than I expected, but his Special attack has now been lowered, and since it did that much I assume Choice Specs, which comes into play later on, so I'm free to Wish to make any switch after this turn easier.
mYSTIK switched in Empoleon (lvl 100 Empoleon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Empoleon.
Empoleon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon used Wish.
Vaporeon made a wish!
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Its very rare to see an Empoleon used, and it certainly had the advantage here, but since Vaporeon is so light, I assume it won't do more than 50%, specially since it has Leftovers so I opt to absorb the obvious Grass Knot and Roar to scout a bit more.
Empoleon used Grass Knot.
It's super effective!
Vaporeon lost 45% of its health.
Vaporeon used Roar.
mYSTIK switched in Skarmory (lvl 100 Skarmory ?).
Pointed stones dug into Skarmory.
Skarmory lost 12% of its health.
The wish came true!
Vaporeon restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Ah, that Skarm everyone hates. So do I, since I hate predictable Pokemon, but I definately can't let it lay layers and layers of Spikes, so I bring Gegar back in to force a switch from him.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Skarmory used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered everywhere!
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
My team hates Sandstorm and any form of Spikes, because even with Vaporeon, alot of my Pokemon are very fragile and require alot of smart predictions for me to bring them in 'safely'.
mYSTIK switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Pointed stones dug into Hippowdon.
Hippowdon lost 6% of its health.
Gengar used Thunderbolt.
It doesn't affect Hippowdon...
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Well that may seem like a bad move, but I had pretty much 3 choices there: Shadow Ball since he would obviously switch, but he could go to Heatran or Empoleon, although less likely, then with Thunderbolt he only had 1 safe option, hippowdown, and finally Energy Ball he could've predicted and stayed in or switched in Heatran, so I tried to reduce the odds of him switching in a correct Pokemon and opted for Thunderbolt, but he predicted pretty well.
PabloMeza switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Vaporeon was hurt by Spikes!
Vaporeon lost 12% of its health.
Hippowdon used Stealth Rock.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
I needed to threaten Hippowdown immediately, so I went to Vaporeon to safely come in on the obvious Stealth Rock coming my way. With 1 layer of Spikes and Stealth Rock, I'd have to limit my switchins, and it specially hinders my other fragile Pokemon in the team.
mYSTIK switched in Empoleon (lvl 100 Empoleon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Empoleon.
Empoleon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon used Wish.
Vaporeon made a wish!
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Ah there is Empoleon again, and I had some very frustrating thoughts here: he could predict I would stay to try and heal and absorb the Grass Knot like last time, except I only had 46% health left, so I was in very shaky ground, or he could use Surf, assuming I'd switch, OR he could Grass Knot assuming I would assume he would use Surf. LOL yeah alot goes through my mind when playing, but I opt to switch out again just to play it safe.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Empoleon used Grass Knot.
It's not very effective...
Gengar lost 21% of its health.
The wish came true!
Gengar restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Yup, I made the right move, and I have an advantage again, but I only know of Grass Knot on his arsenal, so who knows what he'll do next, I again opt for the obvious choice.
Empoleon used Protect.
Empoleon protected itself!
Gengar used Thunderbolt.
Empoleon protected itself!
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Ah nice, I guess that is Empoleons best bet at trying to pseudo heal and help the team out by scouting, and it certainly helped him out this time. He probably assumes I'm Scarfed or Specsed with all my switching around, so I predict his switch to Hippowdown again and try to gain the advantage, only to be very very surprised.
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp was hurt by Spikes!
Garchomp lost 12% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Well if I stuck to my ScarfChomp hype, I wouldnt be in such a bad position, but seeing how I'm using Chain Chomp, I was most likely slower than his Garchomp AND just limited the number of attacks I can fire off due to Life Orb. I need to get Garchomp out, so I bring in my best bet against the physical variants of Garchomp.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 24% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Ah, my own creation used against me, good thing Bronzong is so bulky and such a good counter (if it carries HP Ice, which I don't), my only option here is to dent it a little with Earthquake and see what it switches into when it confuses itself.
Garchomp used Outrage.
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 22% of its health.
Bronzong used Earthquake.
Garchomp lost 20% of its health.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
The sandstorm rages.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
I did irrelevant damage in the end, but I really had no other option. Now I have no clue what he will be up to, but maybe he will go to Heatran so I just Earthquake again.
mYSTIK switched in Skarmory (lvl 100 Skarmory ?).
Pointed stones dug into Skarmory.
Skarmory lost 12% of its health.
Bronzong used Earthquake.
It doesn't affect Skarmory...
The sandstorm rages.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Yikes the metal tin bird again, and this time it means trouble because a second layer of Spikes is coming my way, limiting my Chain Chomp and other sweepers even more. This is though, the PERFECT opportunity to confuse my opponent and bring down 1 of my opponents walls.
PabloMeza switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp was hurt by Spikes!
Garchomp lost 12% of its health.
Skarmory used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
There he is, safe and sound I think, and now to Fire Blast Skarmory into oblivion.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's super effective!
Skarmory lost 99% of its health.
mYSTIK's Skarmory fainted.
Garchomp lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
6-5
Yup, at least my Pokemon wont be taking 25% from Spikes, but rather 18%. Any little bit counts right?
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Yeah I assumed so, because he has every advantage, and now he has seen my Life Orb so I can't bluff a Choice Scarf. Time to go to my counter wannabe Bronzong.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's super effective!
Bronzong lost 40% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Nice prediction on his part, gets rid of Bronzong next turn and is able to switch out again to Outrage afterwards where I have no apparent resists (he hasn't seen 2 of my Pokemon yet at this point). Knowing he is stuck though, I jump to Vaporeon, who seems pretty useless at this point.
PabloMeza switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Vaporeon.
Vaporeon lost 12% of its health.
Vaporeon was hurt by Spikes!
Vaporeon lost 19% of its health.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's not very effective...
Vaporeon lost 8% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Vaporeon laughs at the Fire Blast, but adding up the Spikes and Stealth Rock it took 40% damage just by switching in, so Vaporeon is left there to die.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's not very effective...
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza's Vaporeon fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
5-5
Another one down, after so many turns, and the battle is tied still. Now I bring in my own Garchomp, because I don't expect him to stay in and Fire Blast it lol, and Chain Chomp will shine once again.
PabloMeza switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp was hurt by Spikes!
Garchomp lost 18% of its health.
mYSTIK switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Pointed stones dug into Hippowdon.
Hippowdon lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Earthquake.
Hippowdon lost 31% of its health.
Garchomp lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Just as planned, Earthquake doing Slack Offable damage means he wont be switching out, and Hippowdown would definately prove trouble for either Heracross or Electivire towards the end, so I make sure it's gone for good.
Garchomp used Draco Meteor.
Hippowdon lost 69% of its health.
mYSTIK's Hippowdon fainted.
Garchomp's special attack was harshly lowered.
Garchomp lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
5-4
mYSTIK: most random garchomp iv ever seen
Guess he/she doesn't visit Smogon often =P. Now I know Garchomp's job is done, having taken down his two physical walls, he is now dispensable asset to the team. If Spikes and stealth Rock hadn't been down though I would have definately saved him for more action.
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Earthquake.
Garchomp lost 9% of its health.
PabloMeza's Garchomp fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
4-4
And that puts me down on the score again, but this last move worried me as I wanted him to Outrage, but he went with the safer choice and so he was able to keep Garchomp a threat to my team. I go to Bronzong to stall and see what his next moves would be.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
mYSTIK switched in Spiritomb (lvl 100 Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Spiritomb.
Spiritomb lost 12% of its health.
Bronzong used Earthquake.
Spiritomb lost 16% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Yuk Spiritomb, whom I think is udnerrated. Bronzong has no business in there, and I don't want it to wake up before it dies, so I go to a Pokemon he hasnt seen yet, to force a switch and have him sacrifice something since nothing could switch in safely to Heracross anymore.
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heracross.
Heracross lost 12% of its health.
Heracross was hurt by Spikes!
Heracross lost 19% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Once again a double switch and I'm on the loosing end here, as even Scarfed, my Heracross would surely die to an Outrage after so much residual damage. Good thing though, this fit exactly into my plan to get rid of that Garchomp and go to victory.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 5% of its health.
PabloMeza's Bronzong fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
3-4
Oh that's too bad, Bronzong died, but now he is stuck with Outrage, and in comes my perfect revenge killer. I just hope Sand Veil hax doesnt kick in.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Hidden Power.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 56% of its health.
mYSTIK's Garchomp fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
3-3
YES! Just as planned, and now all he has left are slow, Heracross weak, Pokemon. Gengar has also done his job, so I let him die in peace.
mYSTIK switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Hidden Power.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 6% of its health.
Heatran used Lava Plume.
A critical hit!
Gengar lost 61% of its health.
PabloMeza's Gengar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
2-3
Ah well, unecessary crit, I'm glad the battle has been hax free up until this point. Now I'm on the loosing end of the score, but certainly I have the upper hand.
PabloMeza switched in Electivire (lvl 100 Electivire ?).
Pointed stones dug into Electivire.
Electivire lost 12% of its health.
Electivire was hurt by Spikes!
Electivire lost 18% of its health.
Electivire used Cross Chop.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 63% of its health.
mYSTIK's Heatran fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Electivire is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Electivire lost 6% of its health.
2-2
In came Electivire over Heracross, sicne I didnt feel comfortable with Heracross vs Heatran's speed, you never know how much they run or how bulky they are, so thats why I revealed my last Pokemon there.
mYSTIK switched in Spiritomb (lvl 100 Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Spiritomb.
Spiritomb lost 12% of its health.
Electivire used Thunderbolt.
Spiritomb lost 39% of its health.
Spiritomb is fast asleep!
Spiritomb used Sleep Talk.
Spiritomb used Rest.
But it failed!
The sandstorm rages.
Electivire is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Electivire lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
Heh, Spiritomb came in, but not only did it fail to do anything all battle, it would surely die next turn. I think Sleep is so broken if you are not prepared for it, it can effectively make you battle 5-6 from the beginning.
Electivire used Thunderbolt.
Spiritomb lost 20% of its health.
mYSTIK's Spiritomb fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Electivire is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Electivire lost 6% of its health.
2-1
Now there's only Empoleon left, and unless it can survive the Cross Chop and then Protects against my Heracross AND has Aqua Jet to KO it, I should have this in the bag right?
mYSTIK switched in Empoleon (lvl 100 Empoleon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Empoleon.
Empoleon lost 6% of its health.
Electivire used Cross Chop.
It's super effective!
Empoleon lost 75% of its health.
Empoleon used Surf.
Electivire lost 51% of its health.
PabloMeza's Electivire fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
1-1
Yikes it did survive, I wonder if Thunderbolt would have been a wiser choice, but Empoleon's natural high Special Defense scared me away from that.
PabloMeza switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heracross.
Heracross lost 12% of its health.
Heracross was hurt by Spikes!
Heracross lost 19% of its health.
Empoleon used Protect.
Empoleon protected itself!
Heracross used Close Combat.
Empoleon protected itself!
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Yikes! All he needs to have is Aqua Jet and he will win. PLEAS PLEASE don't let him have Aqua Jet.
Empoleon used Protect.
Empoleon protected itself!
Heracross used Close Combat.
Empoleon protected itself!
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Second Protect, lucky it worked, but that simply showed it didn't have Aqua Jet in his moves, and thus securing victory for me.
Heracross used Close Combat.
It's super effective!
Empoleon lost 38% of its health.
mYSTIK's Empoleon fainted.
PabloMeza wins!
1-0
And that's that, I hope you enjoyed reading. I'm sorry I'm not Mexico's Next Top Comedian, but I tried to make the narrative interesting and tried to choose an interesting battle to write about.
Thanks for reading, and please leave comments, any and all are appreciated.
First up, the teams, in order of appearance throughout the battle:
PabloMeza:
vs
mITSYK:
These were the rules in effect (standard Ladder rules):
Rules:
Ladder Match
Sleep Clause
Freeze Clause
OHKO Clause
Evasion Clause
Species Clause
Strict Damage Clause
mYSTIK sent out Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
PabloMeza sent out Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Hmmm well I'm in a pretty good position here, because I have lots of EQ resistors/immunes, and the only thing that could force me to switch would be Yawn, so I think I'm in a good position here. I decide to Stealth Rock, as I rather save my Sleep for a different Pokemon.
mYSTIK switched in Spiritomb (lvl 100 Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Bronzong used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
There, the most this thing can do is Will-O-Wisp, and Bronzong doesn't mind Sleep that much due to its natural bulkyness. Spiritomb has no weaknesses though, so I will most likely have to 2HKO it, thus I think sleeping Spiritomb is the correct choice in this battle.
Spiritomb used Shadow Ball.
Bronzong lost 22% of its health.
Bronzong's special defence was lowered.
Bronzong used Hypnosis.
Spiritomb fell asleep!
The sandstorm rages.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
There we go, the Defense drop I don't mind since my Bronzong has no business taking Special hits anyways. I wonder what his next move will be, but I decide to switch to Gengar to at least threaten Spiritomb.
mYSTIK switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Pointed stones dug into Hippowdon.
Hippowdon lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Well that worked out nicely. No clue why he switched Hippowdon back in, maybe he just didnt want Hippowdon asleep to make sure it could counter possible stuff like Garchomp or Tyranitar. I opt to not try and overpredict at this point, since I know only 2 Pokemon of his so I went with the obvious move.
mYSTIK switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Energy Ball.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 7% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
He made a smart switch in, and my Gengar lacks Focus Blast so it can't really do anything to Heatran. I switch out to my perfect Heatran counter.
PabloMeza switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Heatran used Overheat.
It's not very effective...
Vaporeon lost 47% of its health.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Wow that hurt alot more than I expected, but his Special attack has now been lowered, and since it did that much I assume Choice Specs, which comes into play later on, so I'm free to Wish to make any switch after this turn easier.
mYSTIK switched in Empoleon (lvl 100 Empoleon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Empoleon.
Empoleon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon used Wish.
Vaporeon made a wish!
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Its very rare to see an Empoleon used, and it certainly had the advantage here, but since Vaporeon is so light, I assume it won't do more than 50%, specially since it has Leftovers so I opt to absorb the obvious Grass Knot and Roar to scout a bit more.
Empoleon used Grass Knot.
It's super effective!
Vaporeon lost 45% of its health.
Vaporeon used Roar.
mYSTIK switched in Skarmory (lvl 100 Skarmory ?).
Pointed stones dug into Skarmory.
Skarmory lost 12% of its health.
The wish came true!
Vaporeon restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Ah, that Skarm everyone hates. So do I, since I hate predictable Pokemon, but I definately can't let it lay layers and layers of Spikes, so I bring Gegar back in to force a switch from him.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Skarmory used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered everywhere!
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
My team hates Sandstorm and any form of Spikes, because even with Vaporeon, alot of my Pokemon are very fragile and require alot of smart predictions for me to bring them in 'safely'.
mYSTIK switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Pointed stones dug into Hippowdon.
Hippowdon lost 6% of its health.
Gengar used Thunderbolt.
It doesn't affect Hippowdon...
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Well that may seem like a bad move, but I had pretty much 3 choices there: Shadow Ball since he would obviously switch, but he could go to Heatran or Empoleon, although less likely, then with Thunderbolt he only had 1 safe option, hippowdown, and finally Energy Ball he could've predicted and stayed in or switched in Heatran, so I tried to reduce the odds of him switching in a correct Pokemon and opted for Thunderbolt, but he predicted pretty well.
PabloMeza switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Vaporeon was hurt by Spikes!
Vaporeon lost 12% of its health.
Hippowdon used Stealth Rock.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
I needed to threaten Hippowdown immediately, so I went to Vaporeon to safely come in on the obvious Stealth Rock coming my way. With 1 layer of Spikes and Stealth Rock, I'd have to limit my switchins, and it specially hinders my other fragile Pokemon in the team.
mYSTIK switched in Empoleon (lvl 100 Empoleon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Empoleon.
Empoleon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon used Wish.
Vaporeon made a wish!
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Ah there is Empoleon again, and I had some very frustrating thoughts here: he could predict I would stay to try and heal and absorb the Grass Knot like last time, except I only had 46% health left, so I was in very shaky ground, or he could use Surf, assuming I'd switch, OR he could Grass Knot assuming I would assume he would use Surf. LOL yeah alot goes through my mind when playing, but I opt to switch out again just to play it safe.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Empoleon used Grass Knot.
It's not very effective...
Gengar lost 21% of its health.
The wish came true!
Gengar restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Yup, I made the right move, and I have an advantage again, but I only know of Grass Knot on his arsenal, so who knows what he'll do next, I again opt for the obvious choice.
Empoleon used Protect.
Empoleon protected itself!
Gengar used Thunderbolt.
Empoleon protected itself!
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Ah nice, I guess that is Empoleons best bet at trying to pseudo heal and help the team out by scouting, and it certainly helped him out this time. He probably assumes I'm Scarfed or Specsed with all my switching around, so I predict his switch to Hippowdown again and try to gain the advantage, only to be very very surprised.
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp was hurt by Spikes!
Garchomp lost 12% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Well if I stuck to my ScarfChomp hype, I wouldnt be in such a bad position, but seeing how I'm using Chain Chomp, I was most likely slower than his Garchomp AND just limited the number of attacks I can fire off due to Life Orb. I need to get Garchomp out, so I bring in my best bet against the physical variants of Garchomp.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 24% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Ah, my own creation used against me, good thing Bronzong is so bulky and such a good counter (if it carries HP Ice, which I don't), my only option here is to dent it a little with Earthquake and see what it switches into when it confuses itself.
Garchomp used Outrage.
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 22% of its health.
Bronzong used Earthquake.
Garchomp lost 20% of its health.
Garchomp's rampage ended.
Garchomp became confused!
The sandstorm rages.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
I did irrelevant damage in the end, but I really had no other option. Now I have no clue what he will be up to, but maybe he will go to Heatran so I just Earthquake again.
mYSTIK switched in Skarmory (lvl 100 Skarmory ?).
Pointed stones dug into Skarmory.
Skarmory lost 12% of its health.
Bronzong used Earthquake.
It doesn't affect Skarmory...
The sandstorm rages.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Yikes the metal tin bird again, and this time it means trouble because a second layer of Spikes is coming my way, limiting my Chain Chomp and other sweepers even more. This is though, the PERFECT opportunity to confuse my opponent and bring down 1 of my opponents walls.
PabloMeza switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp was hurt by Spikes!
Garchomp lost 12% of its health.
Skarmory used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Skarmory's leftovers restored its health a little!
Skarmory restored 6% of its health.
There he is, safe and sound I think, and now to Fire Blast Skarmory into oblivion.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's super effective!
Skarmory lost 99% of its health.
mYSTIK's Skarmory fainted.
Garchomp lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
6-5
Yup, at least my Pokemon wont be taking 25% from Spikes, but rather 18%. Any little bit counts right?
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Yeah I assumed so, because he has every advantage, and now he has seen my Life Orb so I can't bluff a Choice Scarf. Time to go to my counter wannabe Bronzong.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's super effective!
Bronzong lost 40% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Nice prediction on his part, gets rid of Bronzong next turn and is able to switch out again to Outrage afterwards where I have no apparent resists (he hasn't seen 2 of my Pokemon yet at this point). Knowing he is stuck though, I jump to Vaporeon, who seems pretty useless at this point.
PabloMeza switched in Vaporeon (lvl 100 Vaporeon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Vaporeon.
Vaporeon lost 12% of its health.
Vaporeon was hurt by Spikes!
Vaporeon lost 19% of its health.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's not very effective...
Vaporeon lost 8% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Vaporeon is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
Vaporeon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Vaporeon restored 6% of its health.
Vaporeon laughs at the Fire Blast, but adding up the Spikes and Stealth Rock it took 40% damage just by switching in, so Vaporeon is left there to die.
Garchomp used Fire Blast.
It's not very effective...
Vaporeon lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza's Vaporeon fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
5-5
Another one down, after so many turns, and the battle is tied still. Now I bring in my own Garchomp, because I don't expect him to stay in and Fire Blast it lol, and Chain Chomp will shine once again.
PabloMeza switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp was hurt by Spikes!
Garchomp lost 18% of its health.
mYSTIK switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Pointed stones dug into Hippowdon.
Hippowdon lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Earthquake.
Hippowdon lost 31% of its health.
Garchomp lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Just as planned, Earthquake doing Slack Offable damage means he wont be switching out, and Hippowdown would definately prove trouble for either Heracross or Electivire towards the end, so I make sure it's gone for good.
Garchomp used Draco Meteor.
Hippowdon lost 69% of its health.
mYSTIK's Hippowdon fainted.
Garchomp's special attack was harshly lowered.
Garchomp lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
5-4
mYSTIK: most random garchomp iv ever seen
Guess he/she doesn't visit Smogon often =P. Now I know Garchomp's job is done, having taken down his two physical walls, he is now dispensable asset to the team. If Spikes and stealth Rock hadn't been down though I would have definately saved him for more action.
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Earthquake.
Garchomp lost 9% of its health.
PabloMeza's Garchomp fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
4-4
And that puts me down on the score again, but this last move worried me as I wanted him to Outrage, but he went with the safer choice and so he was able to keep Garchomp a threat to my team. I go to Bronzong to stall and see what his next moves would be.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
mYSTIK switched in Spiritomb (lvl 100 Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Spiritomb.
Spiritomb lost 12% of its health.
Bronzong used Earthquake.
Spiritomb lost 16% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
Bronzong's leftovers restored its health a little!
Bronzong restored 6% of its health.
Yuk Spiritomb, whom I think is udnerrated. Bronzong has no business in there, and I don't want it to wake up before it dies, so I go to a Pokemon he hasnt seen yet, to force a switch and have him sacrifice something since nothing could switch in safely to Heracross anymore.
mYSTIK switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Pointed stones dug into Garchomp.
Garchomp lost 6% of its health.
PabloMeza switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heracross.
Heracross lost 12% of its health.
Heracross was hurt by Spikes!
Heracross lost 19% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Once again a double switch and I'm on the loosing end here, as even Scarfed, my Heracross would surely die to an Outrage after so much residual damage. Good thing though, this fit exactly into my plan to get rid of that Garchomp and go to victory.
PabloMeza switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong).
Pointed stones dug into Bronzong.
Bronzong lost 6% of its health.
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 5% of its health.
PabloMeza's Bronzong fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
3-4
Oh that's too bad, Bronzong died, but now he is stuck with Outrage, and in comes my perfect revenge killer. I just hope Sand Veil hax doesnt kick in.
PabloMeza switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Hidden Power.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 56% of its health.
mYSTIK's Garchomp fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
3-3
YES! Just as planned, and now all he has left are slow, Heracross weak, Pokemon. Gengar has also done his job, so I let him die in peace.
mYSTIK switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Hidden Power.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 6% of its health.
Heatran used Lava Plume.
A critical hit!
Gengar lost 61% of its health.
PabloMeza's Gengar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
2-3
Ah well, unecessary crit, I'm glad the battle has been hax free up until this point. Now I'm on the loosing end of the score, but certainly I have the upper hand.
PabloMeza switched in Electivire (lvl 100 Electivire ?).
Pointed stones dug into Electivire.
Electivire lost 12% of its health.
Electivire was hurt by Spikes!
Electivire lost 18% of its health.
Electivire used Cross Chop.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 63% of its health.
mYSTIK's Heatran fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Electivire is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Electivire lost 6% of its health.
2-2
In came Electivire over Heracross, sicne I didnt feel comfortable with Heracross vs Heatran's speed, you never know how much they run or how bulky they are, so thats why I revealed my last Pokemon there.
mYSTIK switched in Spiritomb (lvl 100 Spiritomb ?).
Spiritomb is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Spiritomb.
Spiritomb lost 12% of its health.
Electivire used Thunderbolt.
Spiritomb lost 39% of its health.
Spiritomb is fast asleep!
Spiritomb used Sleep Talk.
Spiritomb used Rest.
But it failed!
The sandstorm rages.
Electivire is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Electivire lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Spiritomb lost 6% of its health.
Spiritomb's leftovers restored its health a little!
Spiritomb restored 6% of its health.
Heh, Spiritomb came in, but not only did it fail to do anything all battle, it would surely die next turn. I think Sleep is so broken if you are not prepared for it, it can effectively make you battle 5-6 from the beginning.
Electivire used Thunderbolt.
Spiritomb lost 20% of its health.
mYSTIK's Spiritomb fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Electivire is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Electivire lost 6% of its health.
2-1
Now there's only Empoleon left, and unless it can survive the Cross Chop and then Protects against my Heracross AND has Aqua Jet to KO it, I should have this in the bag right?
mYSTIK switched in Empoleon (lvl 100 Empoleon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Empoleon.
Empoleon lost 6% of its health.
Electivire used Cross Chop.
It's super effective!
Empoleon lost 75% of its health.
Empoleon used Surf.
Electivire lost 51% of its health.
PabloMeza's Electivire fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
1-1
Yikes it did survive, I wonder if Thunderbolt would have been a wiser choice, but Empoleon's natural high Special Defense scared me away from that.
PabloMeza switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heracross.
Heracross lost 12% of its health.
Heracross was hurt by Spikes!
Heracross lost 19% of its health.
Empoleon used Protect.
Empoleon protected itself!
Heracross used Close Combat.
Empoleon protected itself!
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Yikes! All he needs to have is Aqua Jet and he will win. PLEAS PLEASE don't let him have Aqua Jet.
Empoleon used Protect.
Empoleon protected itself!
Heracross used Close Combat.
Empoleon protected itself!
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Empoleon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Empoleon restored 6% of its health.
Second Protect, lucky it worked, but that simply showed it didn't have Aqua Jet in his moves, and thus securing victory for me.
Heracross used Close Combat.
It's super effective!
Empoleon lost 38% of its health.
mYSTIK's Empoleon fainted.
PabloMeza wins!
1-0
And that's that, I hope you enjoyed reading. I'm sorry I'm not Mexico's Next Top Comedian, but I tried to make the narrative interesting and tried to choose an interesting battle to write about.
Thanks for reading, and please leave comments, any and all are appreciated.
