This is a battle I chose to warstory due to a unique sense of pressure and intensity that I never felt in a battle before. The battle was between my friend and fellow Ladderer, Enzo3254, and I. At the time (just out of interest) he was sitting in the mid 20’s on the Leaderboard, while I was just finding my way up from the Top 50. It was not my best battle in terms of early playing, allowing me to lose the advantage at the start of the battle. However, I did eventually pull myself together and start playing like a proper battler. This battle also taught me many lessons that allowed me to work me way into the top 15 soon after it occurred.
Tarquinmacdonald’s Team
Enzo3254’s Team
Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause, Soul Dew Clause
Enzo3254 sent out Azelf (lvl 100 Azelf).
Tarquinmacdonald sent out Starmie (lvl 100 Starmie).
Tarquinmacdonald: Nooo.. :o
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Okayyy, Starmie handles lead Azelf fairly well. If I Hydro Pump and get it to 1HP as it Stealth Rocks, then either switch to Gengar to take the explosion or risk a speed tie and rapid spin. It could be the rare ScarfAzelf, but I don’t want to bank on that. I will go for Hydro Pump which will just deal the most damage in whichever situation.
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Azelf used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Starmie used Hydro Pump.
Azelf lost 100% of its health.
Azelf hung on using its Focus Sash!
Starmie lost 10% of its health.
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Azelf - 100%
Starmie - 90%
Okay, I am feeling lucky, so lets try and round this off nicely by rapid spinning his last hitpoint away and remove those rocks.
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Enzo3254: ^^
Tarquinmacdonald: You are a scary battler lol
Azelf used Explosion.
Starmie lost 90% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Heavaness fainted.
Enzo3254's Azelf fainted.
5-5 TIE
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Azelf - 0%
Starmie - 0%
To all battlers inexperianced at laddering, this is what happens when you take unneccesary risks. Now I have both Salamence and Gyarados vunerable to Stealth Rock and I’ve lost a great special sweeper.
Now it comes to what to switch in. I don’t know Enzo’s current team, but I know he plays bulky offense. Therefore, he will probably send in a wall or tank to take my switch in, so I’ll send in Salamence, number 1 Wallbreaker!
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Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Ailsoofle's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Enzo3254: Lol
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Suicune - 100%
Salamence - 75%
This is a tricky situation. I don’t want to switch out of Suicune, as it will probably use this time to Calm Mind up. Also, with Starmie dead, the only pokemon that can land a super effective hit on Suicune is Gengar, who, being a Naive ScarfGar, lacks the raw power to hurt this thing. I decide that it may well not have Ice Beam and it’s unlikely to use it in this situation anyway, so lets try for the old Draco Meteor-Outrage one-two!
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Salamence used Draco Meteor.
Suicune lost 65% of its health.
Salamence's special attack was harshly lowered.
Salamence lost 10% of its health.
Suicune used Roar.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor.
Scizor lost 12% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 41%
Scizor - 88%
Excellent :) I have ripped into Suicune’s hitpoints and escaped without Ice Beam. Scizor has no real choice here but to U-Turn for a fair bit of Damage and Scout his move.
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Suicune used Rest.
Suicune fell asleep!
Suicune restored 59% of its health.
Scizor used U-turn.
Suicune lost 35% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 71%
Salamence - 40%
Rest is expected but it very useful for just immobilising Suicune, plus U-Turn has put Suicune in Draco Meteor Range. In hindsight, being less headstrong in this situation would have done me good, but instead I go straight for the D.Meteor, forgetting that the bulky, defensive player that is Enzo will almost ALWAYS switch...
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Enzo3254 switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
Salamence used Draco Meteor.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 69% of its health.
Salamence's special attack was harshly lowered.
Salamence lost 10% of its health.
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Lucario - 31%
Salamence - 30%
Lucario punishes me justly for my sillyness. Once again I don’t want to switch out incase he predicts this and Sword Dances for a potential sweep. Besides, Salamence is rapidly becoming hideously fragile thanks to Stealth Rock. However, Lucario has low Hitpoints and will expect me to stay in for the KO, so I switch in Scizor to take what I hope will be an Extremespeed.
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor
Scizor lost 12% of its health.
Lucario used Extremespeed.
It's not very effective...
Scizor lost 20% of its health.
Lucario lost 10% of its health.
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Lucario - 21%
Scizor - 56%
Excellent, Scizor comes in with impunity. I am certain that Lucario is in Bullet Punch KO range, and I reckon that Lucario will stay in to stop Scizor trying any funny U-Turn business. He might have a magnezone, but I thought, why not just risk it for a biscuit and bite the bullet, etc etc...
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Scizor used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Lucario lost 21% of its health.
Enzo3254's Lucario fainted.
5-4 TARQUIN
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Lucario - 0% <--- My first kill of the match!
Scizor - 56%
Not much to say here, except that this critical hit is unneccesary.
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Enzo3254 switched in Magnezone (lvl 100 Magnezone).
Scizor used Bullet Punch.
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Magnezone - 100%
Scizor - 56%
Em, I feel a bit guilty for stitching Scizor up here, poor little Alice (thats her name). I just hope that it isn’t a substitute, Magnet Rise sweeping sort of ‘Zone.
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It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 15% of its health.
Magnezone used Thunderbolt.
Scizor lost 55% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Alice fainted.
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Magnezone - 85%
Scizor - 0%
Thank goodness, no Life Orb Damage goes some way to indicating this is the ever popular ScarfZone. So I can switch in Swampert here with impunity, for several favourable results. 1. I can set up Stealth Rock on the switch. 2. I can scout his team. 3. If he sends in something like DD Gyarados, I can Roar it away and hurt it with Stealth Rock.
4-4 TIE
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Hoofle's attack!
Swampert used Stealth Rock.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Salamence - 100%
Swampert - 100%
Swampert may have set up Stealth Rock and also proved that Magnezone is indeed a Choice Scarf version (no Hidden Power Grass or Magnet Rise), but If that Salamence is a MixMence then it may try and Draco Meteor me. However, it’s not a OHKO and I could KO back with Ice Beam... However, Enzo doesn’t know that I’m not running it :O (keep it a secret!). I admit to be being very unsure of what to do here, so I send in Gyarados to Intimidate and Stone Edge.
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Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Suicune.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 65% <--- Still Snooozing
Gyarados - 75%
A strange and unexpected move, I’d rather not stay in, I can’t do much damage to Suicune and if I try and Dragon Dance, she’ll just roar me again. I will try Salamence one last time.
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Suicune is fast asleep!
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 71%
Salamence - 15%
Okay, here I made a crucial mistake. I know now that Suicune isn’t running sleep talk, or it would have used it. I used Draco Meteor the last two times, and Enzo can only assume I shall do the same this time. However, I presume what I was thinking was that is he switched in a Blissey or something to take it, I could hit it harder with Outrage. I somehow forgot Enzo’s most obvious switch in though, Magnezone. The next turn shows my folly.
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Enzo3254 switched in Magnezone (lvl 100 Magnezone).
Pointed stones dug into Magnezone.
Magnezone lost 6% of its health.
Salamence used Outrage.
Salamence went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 35% of its health.
Salamence lost 6% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Salamence fainted.
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Magnezone - 44%
Salamence - 0%
Salamence’s Outrage bounces off Magnezone, on which I could have scored a vital KO had I just earthquaked. Instead Salamence dies in vein. Without Salamence, things will be much trickier. In an attempt to get back on form, I decide to try and lure Magnezone into giving me a free turn.
3-4 ENZO3254
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
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Magnezone - 44%
Gengar - 88%
Zap me you tin can!
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Magnezone used Flash Cannon.
It's not very effective...
Swampert lost 20% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Magnezone - 44%
Swampert - 80%
Well, he didn’t get lured into Thunderbolt but Flash Cannon did no real damage to swampert anyway. Now to get clever. His best switch in to Swampert is Salamence, so if I switch in Gengar to counter it, I will regain momentum. I just have to hope he won’t somehow predict this and Flash Cannon again, but with Swampert’s Earthquake threatening to kill Magnezone but miss Salamence, I find this unlikely.
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Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Hoofle's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
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Salamence - 75%
Gengar - 76%
This is brilliant, as my switch has payed off. Now to get even cleverer, I need to try and repredict him. My obvious move here is Thunderbolt or Explosion, both will kill Salamence but both will barely scratch Magnezone. Magnezone is the obvious switch in, but just in case he doesn’t switch or switches in something else, I just go for my most powerful attack, that doesn’t own myself :P, Shadow Ball.
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Enzo3254 switched in Magnezone (lvl 100 Magnezone).
Pointed stones dug into Magnezone.
Magnezone lost 6% of its health.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 28% of its health.
Magnezone's special defence was lowered.
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Magnezone - 10%
Gengar - 76%
Magnezone comes in and takes the Shadow Ball, as I’d hoped, putting it in KO range. The Special Defense lowering is irrelevant but kind of nice anyway I guess.
Enzo3254: Very close battle
He is very right, I am feeling excited but also really really worried for some reason. He still has a mystery pokemon and one mistake will lose this for either player.
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Gengar used Shadow Ball.
It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 10% of its health.
Enzo3254's Magnezone fainted.
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Em, yay :)
3-3 TIE
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Enzo3254 switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Pointed stones dug into Tyranitar.
Tyranitar lost 12% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald: It's nerve wracking
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Tyranitar - 88%
Gengar - 76%
Oh dear... now Tyranitar is just awful for Gengar if it carries pursuit, which a third of Tyranitar do. However, the fact that he saved it till the end of the battle suggests that it could be a late game Boah or Dragon Dance sweeper, so lets switch to Swampert, who can combat these two, In the mean time, please don’t pursue my Gengar!
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Tyranitar used Dragon Dance.
Tyranitar's attack was raised.
Tyranitar's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 94%
Swampert - 80%
Hurrah! Dragon Dance Tyranitar is okay, just send in Scizor and kill it! Too bad Scizor was beaten by a Magnet some time ago :o. Swampert might weather two attacks and kill with Earthquake, so I hedge my bets on this chance.
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Tyranitar used Crunch.
Swampert lost 50% of its health.
Swampert used Earthquake.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 69% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 31%
Swampert - 30%
Tyranitar is dented by Swampert, whom is going to die next turn and that was my last reliable Tyranitar counter.
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Tyranitar used Crunch.
Swampert lost 36% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Swampert fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 37%
Swampert - 0%
My next switch is a no-brainer. Gengar is packing Focus Blast, is faster than Tyranitar and so I have a 70% chance of stopping this sweep. I could try and use Thunderbolt to finish Tyranitar off but with it’s boosted special defense, high hit points and Gengar’s neutral Special Attacking nature, I doubt It would work. Focus Blast is it then.
2-3 ENZO3254
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Gengar's attack missed!
Tyranitar used Crunch.
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
Gengar lost 63% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Gengar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 43%
Gengar - 0% <---- I'm sorry! I was wearing sunglasses!
Ahh, this is almost a sign from the gods :P Not only was poor Emily the Gengar thwarted in it’s attempts to destroy Tyranitar, but it was hit with a +1, critical hit Crunch. One can only imagine the kind of Black Hole of pain it is swimming through... Anyway, time for my last pokemon, Gyarados. Oh Dear...
1-3 ENZO3254
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Enzo3254: ...You can win
Tarquinmacdonald: Nooo
Enzo3254: Ohh sorry
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Tyranitar's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Tyranitar used Stone Edge.
Tyranitar's attack missed!
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 49% <--- Gengar gave me his sunglasses! :o
Gyarados - 44%
I am stunned at this moment, as, in some sort of weird karma, he misses as I did just a turn before. However, this miss will prove to be even more game destroying. I feel pretty guilty though, to be honest, after Enzo got a lucky break with Gengar’s Focus Blast. I Luckily decided to Dragon Dance just incase he missed, so lets try for the legendary Late Game Gyara sweep...
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Tarquinmacdonald: :o
Enzo3254: ...
Tarquinmacdonald: Now I'm sorry
Gyarados used Waterfall.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 49% of its health.
Enzo3254's Tyranitar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 0%
Gyarados - 38%
Tyranitar falls to waterfall, but Gyarados is now suffering from a lack of time, as Sandstorm chips away at his health, currently at 38%. Enzo still has an intimidator and A bulky water, niether of which Gyardos likes to face up against...
1-2 ENZO3254
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Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Gyarados's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
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Gyarados - 32%
Salamence - 75%
Already Gyarados’s Attack has been slashed. I can really struggling to keep in control at this point in the match, so terrified am I that even after successfully stopping Tyranitar from sweeping, I am still going to somehow throw this match away. I need to go for Stone Edge here, it will kill Salamence and severely damage Suicune, who is still at very high health (worryingly). I also need to avoid any Stone Edge misses, as I have just been reminded starkly of this moves’ unreliability.
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Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Suicune.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
Suicune lost 20% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Suicune is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Suicune lost 6% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 39%
Gyarados - 26%
Stone Edge does much less than I had hoped. I think Suicune will wake up this turn, but I also reckon Enzo is going to switch back in Salamence to get in another intimidate, neutering my Gyarados’s potential comeback. Therefore, to keep myself in the game , I choose Dragon Dance to conteract the intimidate. I just hope that either 1. Suicune won’t wake up or 2. Salamence Will switch in. Gyarados is looking pretty fragile at 32%
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Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Gyarados's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados attack was raised.
Gyarados speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Salamence is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Salamence lost 6% of its health.
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Salamence - 50%
Gyarados - 20%
Enzo does switch through to Salamence and I get my second Dragon Dance up, negating the effect of intimidate. Time to go for the Stone Edge, again. I have never been under so much pressure before.
Gyarados sitting at 26%...
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Gyarados used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
Salamence lost 20% of its health.
Enzo3254's Salamence fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
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Salamence - 0%
Gyarados - 14%
Enzo leaves Salamence in, concluding I presume that he is now useless, due to Stealth Rock and Sandstorm. Now he has Suicune, which could 1. survive my attack and hit back with surf or 2. rest for his victory, as he will stall me out. However, Stealth Rock will do me favour here, bringing her down from a dangerously high 38% to 26%, which may KO. Gyarados now at 20%.
1-1 TIE
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Enzo3254: Lol fair haxs
Enzo3254: gg
Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Suicune.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
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Suicune - 26%
Gyarados - 20%
Enzo thinks that it’s all over, but I’m still worried about him resting, if he survives my attack, therefore walling my glorious if nerve wracking comeback-sweep. Here’s a blow-by-blow account of these final moments.
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Gyarados used Stone Edge.
Suicune lost 22% of its health.
Suicune - 4%
First positive, Stone Edge has hit. Unfortunately, it hasn’t KOed, which I am finding a highly cutesy term at this high tension moment(at this moment I felt like breaking the soft rules of pokemon and smashing that Suicune throw a barbed-wire fence)
Suicune is fast asleep!
This was the moment that secured my victory! If I don’t kill it this turn then I can next turn.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Suicune is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Suicune lost 4% of its health.
Enzo3254's Suicune fainted.
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Suicune - 0%
Gyarados - 14%
Thank Goodness :) That was, for me, the best earned win I’ve ever had.
Ahh well, in the end the sandstorm that had been worrying me so much on Gyarados came in handy and finished off Suicune. I am left at the end of the battle feeling very relieved after a truly brilliant finish to a great battle. Gyarados will get extra Poke’nibbles tonight! And a trip to the pokemon center, as it ends the battle with a measly 14% of it’s health. (out of interest, the reason Gyarados didn’t get leftovers recovery was due to my running Lum Berry on it).
1-0 TARQUIN
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Tarquinmacdonald wins!
Tarquinmacdonald: wait
Tarquinmacdonald: Can I warstory this... only your my favourite person to battle lol
Enzo3254: Yerh sure just dont make me a bad person :p GG hope for a battle again
Tarquinmacdonald: awesome lol
Tarquinmacdonald: XD
Tarquinmacdonald: gg
Enzo3254: Lol you too cya
Enzo3254 has left the room.
I hope you enjoyed my warstory and especially got an impression of the immense pressure that defined it for me :)
SANDZ No Good for Gyara! -----
Tarquin.
Alternate Ending?
I have since wondered what would have happened if Focus Blast hadn’t missed. I hope Gengar would have been able to Thunderbolt Suicune before it set up, But I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had eventually lost this Ending. Strange how things work out.
Post what you think would have happened in this scenario :)
Good Points
Bad Points
Tarquinmacdonald’s Team
Enzo3254’s Team
Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause, Soul Dew Clause
Enzo3254 sent out Azelf (lvl 100 Azelf).
Tarquinmacdonald sent out Starmie (lvl 100 Starmie).
Tarquinmacdonald: Nooo.. :o
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Okayyy, Starmie handles lead Azelf fairly well. If I Hydro Pump and get it to 1HP as it Stealth Rocks, then either switch to Gengar to take the explosion or risk a speed tie and rapid spin. It could be the rare ScarfAzelf, but I don’t want to bank on that. I will go for Hydro Pump which will just deal the most damage in whichever situation.
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Azelf used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Starmie used Hydro Pump.
Azelf lost 100% of its health.
Azelf hung on using its Focus Sash!
Starmie lost 10% of its health.
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Azelf - 100%
Starmie - 90%
Okay, I am feeling lucky, so lets try and round this off nicely by rapid spinning his last hitpoint away and remove those rocks.
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Enzo3254: ^^
Tarquinmacdonald: You are a scary battler lol
Azelf used Explosion.
Starmie lost 90% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Heavaness fainted.
Enzo3254's Azelf fainted.
5-5 TIE
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Azelf - 0%
Starmie - 0%
To all battlers inexperianced at laddering, this is what happens when you take unneccesary risks. Now I have both Salamence and Gyarados vunerable to Stealth Rock and I’ve lost a great special sweeper.
Now it comes to what to switch in. I don’t know Enzo’s current team, but I know he plays bulky offense. Therefore, he will probably send in a wall or tank to take my switch in, so I’ll send in Salamence, number 1 Wallbreaker!
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Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Ailsoofle's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Enzo3254: Lol
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Suicune - 100%
Salamence - 75%
This is a tricky situation. I don’t want to switch out of Suicune, as it will probably use this time to Calm Mind up. Also, with Starmie dead, the only pokemon that can land a super effective hit on Suicune is Gengar, who, being a Naive ScarfGar, lacks the raw power to hurt this thing. I decide that it may well not have Ice Beam and it’s unlikely to use it in this situation anyway, so lets try for the old Draco Meteor-Outrage one-two!
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Salamence used Draco Meteor.
Suicune lost 65% of its health.
Salamence's special attack was harshly lowered.
Salamence lost 10% of its health.
Suicune used Roar.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor.
Scizor lost 12% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 41%
Scizor - 88%
Excellent :) I have ripped into Suicune’s hitpoints and escaped without Ice Beam. Scizor has no real choice here but to U-Turn for a fair bit of Damage and Scout his move.
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Suicune used Rest.
Suicune fell asleep!
Suicune restored 59% of its health.
Scizor used U-turn.
Suicune lost 35% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 71%
Salamence - 40%
Rest is expected but it very useful for just immobilising Suicune, plus U-Turn has put Suicune in Draco Meteor Range. In hindsight, being less headstrong in this situation would have done me good, but instead I go straight for the D.Meteor, forgetting that the bulky, defensive player that is Enzo will almost ALWAYS switch...
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Enzo3254 switched in Lucario (lvl 100 Lucario ?).
Salamence used Draco Meteor.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 69% of its health.
Salamence's special attack was harshly lowered.
Salamence lost 10% of its health.
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Lucario - 31%
Salamence - 30%
Lucario punishes me justly for my sillyness. Once again I don’t want to switch out incase he predicts this and Sword Dances for a potential sweep. Besides, Salamence is rapidly becoming hideously fragile thanks to Stealth Rock. However, Lucario has low Hitpoints and will expect me to stay in for the KO, so I switch in Scizor to take what I hope will be an Extremespeed.
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Scizor (lvl 100 Scizor ?).
Pointed stones dug into Scizor
Scizor lost 12% of its health.
Lucario used Extremespeed.
It's not very effective...
Scizor lost 20% of its health.
Lucario lost 10% of its health.
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Lucario - 21%
Scizor - 56%
Excellent, Scizor comes in with impunity. I am certain that Lucario is in Bullet Punch KO range, and I reckon that Lucario will stay in to stop Scizor trying any funny U-Turn business. He might have a magnezone, but I thought, why not just risk it for a biscuit and bite the bullet, etc etc...
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Scizor used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Lucario lost 21% of its health.
Enzo3254's Lucario fainted.
5-4 TARQUIN
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Lucario - 0% <--- My first kill of the match!
Scizor - 56%
Not much to say here, except that this critical hit is unneccesary.
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Enzo3254 switched in Magnezone (lvl 100 Magnezone).
Scizor used Bullet Punch.
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Magnezone - 100%
Scizor - 56%
Em, I feel a bit guilty for stitching Scizor up here, poor little Alice (thats her name). I just hope that it isn’t a substitute, Magnet Rise sweeping sort of ‘Zone.
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It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 15% of its health.
Magnezone used Thunderbolt.
Scizor lost 55% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Alice fainted.
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Magnezone - 85%
Scizor - 0%
Thank goodness, no Life Orb Damage goes some way to indicating this is the ever popular ScarfZone. So I can switch in Swampert here with impunity, for several favourable results. 1. I can set up Stealth Rock on the switch. 2. I can scout his team. 3. If he sends in something like DD Gyarados, I can Roar it away and hurt it with Stealth Rock.
4-4 TIE
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Hoofle's attack!
Swampert used Stealth Rock.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Salamence - 100%
Swampert - 100%
Swampert may have set up Stealth Rock and also proved that Magnezone is indeed a Choice Scarf version (no Hidden Power Grass or Magnet Rise), but If that Salamence is a MixMence then it may try and Draco Meteor me. However, it’s not a OHKO and I could KO back with Ice Beam... However, Enzo doesn’t know that I’m not running it :O (keep it a secret!). I admit to be being very unsure of what to do here, so I send in Gyarados to Intimidate and Stone Edge.
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Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Suicune.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 65% <--- Still Snooozing
Gyarados - 75%
A strange and unexpected move, I’d rather not stay in, I can’t do much damage to Suicune and if I try and Dragon Dance, she’ll just roar me again. I will try Salamence one last time.
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Suicune's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Suicune is fast asleep!
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 71%
Salamence - 15%
Okay, here I made a crucial mistake. I know now that Suicune isn’t running sleep talk, or it would have used it. I used Draco Meteor the last two times, and Enzo can only assume I shall do the same this time. However, I presume what I was thinking was that is he switched in a Blissey or something to take it, I could hit it harder with Outrage. I somehow forgot Enzo’s most obvious switch in though, Magnezone. The next turn shows my folly.
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Enzo3254 switched in Magnezone (lvl 100 Magnezone).
Pointed stones dug into Magnezone.
Magnezone lost 6% of its health.
Salamence used Outrage.
Salamence went on a rampage!
It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 35% of its health.
Salamence lost 6% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Salamence fainted.
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Magnezone - 44%
Salamence - 0%
Salamence’s Outrage bounces off Magnezone, on which I could have scored a vital KO had I just earthquaked. Instead Salamence dies in vein. Without Salamence, things will be much trickier. In an attempt to get back on form, I decide to try and lure Magnezone into giving me a free turn.
3-4 ENZO3254
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
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Magnezone - 44%
Gengar - 88%
Zap me you tin can!
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Magnezone used Flash Cannon.
It's not very effective...
Swampert lost 20% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Magnezone - 44%
Swampert - 80%
Well, he didn’t get lured into Thunderbolt but Flash Cannon did no real damage to swampert anyway. Now to get clever. His best switch in to Swampert is Salamence, so if I switch in Gengar to counter it, I will regain momentum. I just have to hope he won’t somehow predict this and Flash Cannon again, but with Swampert’s Earthquake threatening to kill Magnezone but miss Salamence, I find this unlikely.
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Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Hoofle's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
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Salamence - 75%
Gengar - 76%
This is brilliant, as my switch has payed off. Now to get even cleverer, I need to try and repredict him. My obvious move here is Thunderbolt or Explosion, both will kill Salamence but both will barely scratch Magnezone. Magnezone is the obvious switch in, but just in case he doesn’t switch or switches in something else, I just go for my most powerful attack, that doesn’t own myself :P, Shadow Ball.
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Enzo3254 switched in Magnezone (lvl 100 Magnezone).
Pointed stones dug into Magnezone.
Magnezone lost 6% of its health.
Gengar used Shadow Ball.
It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 28% of its health.
Magnezone's special defence was lowered.
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Magnezone - 10%
Gengar - 76%
Magnezone comes in and takes the Shadow Ball, as I’d hoped, putting it in KO range. The Special Defense lowering is irrelevant but kind of nice anyway I guess.
Enzo3254: Very close battle
He is very right, I am feeling excited but also really really worried for some reason. He still has a mystery pokemon and one mistake will lose this for either player.
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Gengar used Shadow Ball.
It's not very effective...
Magnezone lost 10% of its health.
Enzo3254's Magnezone fainted.
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Em, yay :)
3-3 TIE
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Enzo3254 switched in Tyranitar (lvl 100 Tyranitar ?).
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Pointed stones dug into Tyranitar.
Tyranitar lost 12% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald: It's nerve wracking
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Tyranitar - 88%
Gengar - 76%
Oh dear... now Tyranitar is just awful for Gengar if it carries pursuit, which a third of Tyranitar do. However, the fact that he saved it till the end of the battle suggests that it could be a late game Boah or Dragon Dance sweeper, so lets switch to Swampert, who can combat these two, In the mean time, please don’t pursue my Gengar!
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Tyranitar used Dragon Dance.
Tyranitar's attack was raised.
Tyranitar's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 94%
Swampert - 80%
Hurrah! Dragon Dance Tyranitar is okay, just send in Scizor and kill it! Too bad Scizor was beaten by a Magnet some time ago :o. Swampert might weather two attacks and kill with Earthquake, so I hedge my bets on this chance.
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Tyranitar used Crunch.
Swampert lost 50% of its health.
Swampert used Earthquake.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 69% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 31%
Swampert - 30%
Tyranitar is dented by Swampert, whom is going to die next turn and that was my last reliable Tyranitar counter.
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Tyranitar used Crunch.
Swampert lost 36% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Swampert fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 37%
Swampert - 0%
My next switch is a no-brainer. Gengar is packing Focus Blast, is faster than Tyranitar and so I have a 70% chance of stopping this sweep. I could try and use Thunderbolt to finish Tyranitar off but with it’s boosted special defense, high hit points and Gengar’s neutral Special Attacking nature, I doubt It would work. Focus Blast is it then.
2-3 ENZO3254
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Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Pointed stones dug into Gengar.
Gengar lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Focus Blast.
Gengar's attack missed!
Tyranitar used Crunch.
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
Gengar lost 63% of its health.
Tarquinmacdonald's Gengar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 43%
Gengar - 0% <---- I'm sorry! I was wearing sunglasses!
Ahh, this is almost a sign from the gods :P Not only was poor Emily the Gengar thwarted in it’s attempts to destroy Tyranitar, but it was hit with a +1, critical hit Crunch. One can only imagine the kind of Black Hole of pain it is swimming through... Anyway, time for my last pokemon, Gyarados. Oh Dear...
1-3 ENZO3254
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Enzo3254: ...You can win
Tarquinmacdonald: Nooo
Enzo3254: Ohh sorry
Tarquinmacdonald switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Tyranitar's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Gyarados.
Gyarados lost 25% of its health.
Tyranitar used Stone Edge.
Tyranitar's attack missed!
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Tyranitar's leftovers restored its health a little!
Tyranitar restored 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 49% <--- Gengar gave me his sunglasses! :o
Gyarados - 44%
I am stunned at this moment, as, in some sort of weird karma, he misses as I did just a turn before. However, this miss will prove to be even more game destroying. I feel pretty guilty though, to be honest, after Enzo got a lucky break with Gengar’s Focus Blast. I Luckily decided to Dragon Dance just incase he missed, so lets try for the legendary Late Game Gyara sweep...
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Tarquinmacdonald: :o
Enzo3254: ...
Tarquinmacdonald: Now I'm sorry
Gyarados used Waterfall.
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 49% of its health.
Enzo3254's Tyranitar fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
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Tyranitar - 0%
Gyarados - 38%
Tyranitar falls to waterfall, but Gyarados is now suffering from a lack of time, as Sandstorm chips away at his health, currently at 38%. Enzo still has an intimidator and A bulky water, niether of which Gyardos likes to face up against...
1-2 ENZO3254
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Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Gyarados's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
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Gyarados - 32%
Salamence - 75%
Already Gyarados’s Attack has been slashed. I can really struggling to keep in control at this point in the match, so terrified am I that even after successfully stopping Tyranitar from sweeping, I am still going to somehow throw this match away. I need to go for Stone Edge here, it will kill Salamence and severely damage Suicune, who is still at very high health (worryingly). I also need to avoid any Stone Edge misses, as I have just been reminded starkly of this moves’ unreliability.
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Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Suicune.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
Gyarados used Stone Edge.
Suicune lost 20% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Suicune is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Suicune lost 6% of its health.
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Suicune - 39%
Gyarados - 26%
Stone Edge does much less than I had hoped. I think Suicune will wake up this turn, but I also reckon Enzo is going to switch back in Salamence to get in another intimidate, neutering my Gyarados’s potential comeback. Therefore, to keep myself in the game , I choose Dragon Dance to conteract the intimidate. I just hope that either 1. Suicune won’t wake up or 2. Salamence Will switch in. Gyarados is looking pretty fragile at 32%
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Enzo3254 switched in Salamence (lvl 100 Salamence ?).
Salamence's intimidate cut Gyarados's attack!
Pointed stones dug into Salamence.
Salamence lost 25% of its health.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados attack was raised.
Gyarados speed was raised.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Salamence is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Salamence lost 6% of its health.
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Salamence - 50%
Gyarados - 20%
Enzo does switch through to Salamence and I get my second Dragon Dance up, negating the effect of intimidate. Time to go for the Stone Edge, again. I have never been under so much pressure before.
Gyarados sitting at 26%...
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Gyarados used Stone Edge.
It's super effective!
Salamence lost 20% of its health.
Enzo3254's Salamence fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
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Salamence - 0%
Gyarados - 14%
Enzo leaves Salamence in, concluding I presume that he is now useless, due to Stealth Rock and Sandstorm. Now he has Suicune, which could 1. survive my attack and hit back with surf or 2. rest for his victory, as he will stall me out. However, Stealth Rock will do me favour here, bringing her down from a dangerously high 38% to 26%, which may KO. Gyarados now at 20%.
1-1 TIE
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Enzo3254: Lol fair haxs
Enzo3254: gg
Enzo3254 switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Pointed stones dug into Suicune.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
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Suicune - 26%
Gyarados - 20%
Enzo thinks that it’s all over, but I’m still worried about him resting, if he survives my attack, therefore walling my glorious if nerve wracking comeback-sweep. Here’s a blow-by-blow account of these final moments.
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Gyarados used Stone Edge.
Suicune lost 22% of its health.
Suicune - 4%
First positive, Stone Edge has hit. Unfortunately, it hasn’t KOed, which I am finding a highly cutesy term at this high tension moment(at this moment I felt like breaking the soft rules of pokemon and smashing that Suicune throw a barbed-wire fence)
Suicune is fast asleep!
This was the moment that secured my victory! If I don’t kill it this turn then I can next turn.
The sandstorm rages.
Gyarados is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gyarados lost 6% of its health.
Suicune is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Suicune lost 4% of its health.
Enzo3254's Suicune fainted.
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Suicune - 0%
Gyarados - 14%
Thank Goodness :) That was, for me, the best earned win I’ve ever had.
Ahh well, in the end the sandstorm that had been worrying me so much on Gyarados came in handy and finished off Suicune. I am left at the end of the battle feeling very relieved after a truly brilliant finish to a great battle. Gyarados will get extra Poke’nibbles tonight! And a trip to the pokemon center, as it ends the battle with a measly 14% of it’s health. (out of interest, the reason Gyarados didn’t get leftovers recovery was due to my running Lum Berry on it).
1-0 TARQUIN
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Tarquinmacdonald wins!
Tarquinmacdonald: wait
Tarquinmacdonald: Can I warstory this... only your my favourite person to battle lol
Enzo3254: Yerh sure just dont make me a bad person :p GG hope for a battle again
Tarquinmacdonald: awesome lol
Tarquinmacdonald: XD
Tarquinmacdonald: gg
Enzo3254: Lol you too cya
Enzo3254 has left the room.
I hope you enjoyed my warstory and especially got an impression of the immense pressure that defined it for me :)
SANDZ No Good for Gyara! -----
Tarquin.
Alternate Ending?
I have since wondered what would have happened if Focus Blast hadn’t missed. I hope Gengar would have been able to Thunderbolt Suicune before it set up, But I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had eventually lost this Ending. Strange how things work out.
Post what you think would have happened in this scenario :)
Good Points
- Getting myself together half way through the match and finally taking the initiative.
- Gengar safely switching in and killing Magnezone
- Gyarados not becoming a sand castle :)
- Hax is the new Karma :o
Bad Points
- Gengar for wearing Sunglasses
- Tyranitar was wearing even bigger Sunglasses
- My lack of predicition and lateral thinking in the first half of the match
- I only lead the match at the very start and end :P
