I challenge Lady Vulpix! (Subsubref: River)

[The Blue Avenger]

Gilgamesh, focus on getting closer to the center of the stage. If Ruby tries to block you, muscle your way through with Strength. Next, attack more with Crabhammer, and finish with Slam.

Intercept Toxic with a Toxic of your own, and close your eyes versus Confuse Ray.

Move/Strength ~ Crabhammer ~ Slam
Subs: Toxic, shut eyes

By the way, I was using the manga's definition of Amnesia, where a Pokemon could forget a blow and keep on going. But the matter's entirely up to the ref, so don't worry about a thing.

[Lady Vulpix]

Ruby's already badly poisoned, would more Toxic make any difference?

Ruby, use Toxic and then Dig (assuming the arena is diggable, it wasn't clearly described).

[The Blue Avenger]

My intent was to fire a Toxic at the enemy's Toxic, hopefully firing it out of the air, or at least knocking it off its trajectory.

[Lady Vulpix]

Ah, ok.

[Pichu Luver]

There's another definition of it? Oo''' Gah confusion is the name of the game here it would seem, heh.

-~*Hypotenuse Man VS Lady Vulpix*~-

Round Eighteen
Three on Three
------*3/3~3/3*------

Disqualification Time: One Week.

Banned Moves: Direct recovery (eg, Recover, not Giga Drain), Attract.

Arena: Final Destination.

A wide, flat arena with no obstacles. If a Pokemon falls off the edge into the void, a giant glove, Master Hand, will put them back on stage at a penalty of 5% health.

Pokémon

Gilgamesh Krabby ♂
Trained by: Hypotenuse Man
HP: 71%
Energy: 77%
Status: Annoyed. Burned, 3% a round. Captivated {SA -2}. Forgotten Amnesia, {SD +2}. Focused. {ATT +1}
-:Attacks:-
Toxic/Crab Hammer/Slam

~~~~~~

Ruby Lady Vulpix ♀
Trained by: Lady Vulpix
HP: 30%
Energy: 52%
Status: Owwww. Toxiced 8% next round. Slightly tired.
-:Attacks:-
Toxic/Dig

------******------

Both Poké's are glaring metaphoric daggers at each other, while trying to nurse their wounds. Hearing that they at least don't have to stir much for their next move, they are pleased. Even if it does mean upset stomachs all round. They turn their attentions inward and think all manner of queasy things, getting their stomach to roll and gurgle. As to what they thought, I'll leave that up to you, but before long their stomach were full of unpleasantness. They glared one last time at each other and spat the spew at one another. It smacked in midair and the bulk of it plopped to the ground with a few drops flying everywhere. It missed both Poké's and they hastily moved away from it.

Now Ruby turned her attention to the platform and began to dig furiously at it. It was not like dirt but rather like some sort of wet sand. It wasn't wet but cool to the touch and came away in a pile as clumps. Gilgamesh skittled sideways toward her, his claw rose again, but he was much to slow. He slammed his claw down just as her tail disappeared into the hole. He sent Krabby-curses after her but he didn't have orders to go down the hole. So he scuttled around the edge, grumbling.

He backed away from it, waiting now, as he didn't have a target. It wasn't long before the ground below his feet sunk suddenly before Ruby burst up under it, slamming him high into the sky. He screeched, and waved his appendages helplessly as he became airborne. Ruby smirked as he crashed back into the earth. He groaned as he got back to his feet, and limping, made his way towards Ruby once more. She has been so annoying there is no way he likes her anymore. His captivation for her has been lost in that last attack.

He didn't have much in the way of leaping power (being a crab) so his version of a slam was almost like a very harsh fall onto Ruby. She yelped as he crashed onto her paws and smashed into her nose. She jumped back as he waved his claws gleefully. She growled back and rubbed her much abused nose.

---------******---------

Pokémon

Gilgamesh Krabby ♂
Trained by: Hypotenuse Man
HP: 62%
Energy: 63%
Status: Annoyed. Burned, 3% a round. Forgotten Amnesia, {SD +2}. Focused. {ATT +1}

~~~~~~

Ruby Lady Vulpix ♀
Trained by: Lady Vulpix
HP: 13%
Energy: 44%
Status: Rrrrr. Toxiced 13% next round. Slightly tired.


Gilgamesh was hurt 6% for Dig.
Gilgamesh was fatigued 3% for Toxic, 5% for Crabhammer, and 6% for Slam.

Ruby was hurt 9% from Slam.
Ruby was fatigued 3% for Toxic, and 5% for Dig.

Lady Vulpix posts attacks first.

[Lady Vulpix]

Oh, poor Ruby. There's not much she can do now.

Ruby, please make one last effort: use Energy Ball, then use Faint Attack so you can get close enough to Gilgamesh without obstacles, and finish with Flail. Then we'll go back home.

(In other words, I know I have no chance to win, so I'm going to test how much damage Ruby can deal.)

[The Blue Avenger]

Dig to avoid Energy Ball and then attack; finish with Crabhammer.

[Pichu Luver]

-~*Hypotenuse Man VS Lady Vulpix*~-

Round Nineteen
Three on Three
------*3/3~3/3*------

Disqualification Time: One Week.

Banned Moves: Direct recovery (eg, Recover, not Giga Drain), Attract.

Arena: Final Destination.

A wide, flat arena with no obstacles. If a Pokemon falls off the edge into the void, a giant glove, Master Hand, will put them back on stage at a penalty of 5% health.

Pokémon

Gilgamesh Krabby ♂
Trained by: Hypotenuse Man
HP: 62%
Energy: 63%
Status: Annoyed. Burned, 3% a round. Forgotten Amnesia, {SD +2}. Focused. {ATT +1}
-:Attacks:-
Dig/Crabhammer

~~~~~~

Ruby Vulpix ♀
Trained by: Lady Vulpix
HP: 13%
Energy: 44%
Status: Rrrrr. Toxiced 13% next round. Slightly tired.
-:Attacks:-
Energy Ball/Faint Attack/Flail


------******------

Poor Ruby is on her last legs. The poison is just getting to much for her and this clickity clacking foe of pinching pain is not going down as easily as she hoped. Nothing left for it, she powers up a ball of plant energy. Gilga does not want any of that oh no, he scrabbles at the strange clay dirt group and soon he is disappearing underground. The dirt is still flying fast when Ruby releases her attack. It streaks; leaving an afterglow on the watchers eyes and zooms to the hole. Gilga is almost fast enough but his left claw, flinging dirt, is caught by the blast. The bottom of the ball smashes into it, while the rest spins off into oblivion. Gilga screeches, but continues his downward descent.

Now Ruby decides to be clever. Instead of waiting for her foe to come, she goes to him. She leaps and slips into the shadow realm, looking around for Gilga. She finds him and slides down to him and crashes into him from behind. His cries of pain are muffled by the dirt he has been shoved into. He flails before getting himself free and turns to see Ruby behind him, looking pleased if tired. If he could snort, he would, but as it is he looks at her shocked before picking up some dirt in his claws. He tackles her, failing having a real dig attack and she leaves through it, though not to well.

The trainers are watching this contest through a Dirt-O-Scope 2006 (2007 had many glitches). Ruby is starting her next attack when suddenly, she keels over. Gilga blinks in surprise, poking her but the poison has evidently taken its toll. He, as courteously as a crab can manage, pulls Ruby's fainted form up above ground and Lady Vulpix returns her with praise. Hypo also praises Gilga as he is returned. The Ref salutes, and goes back to studying.

---------******---------

Pokémon

Gilgamesh Krabby ♂
Trained by: Hypotenuse Man
HP: 52%
Energy: 58%
Status: Me won, me happy.

~~~~~~

Ruby Vulpix ♀
Trained by: Lady Vulpix
HP: 0%
Energy: 34%
Status: Out.


Gilgamesh was hurt 2% for part of the Energy Ball and 6% for the Faint Attack and 2% from Burn.
Gilgamesh was fatigued 5% for Dig.

Ruby was hurt 7% from the not-Dig and was fainted by the Toxic.
Ruby was fatigued 6% for Energy Ball and 4% for Faint Attack.

So Hypotenuse Man wins and gets 6 points! Lady Vulpix 3 points and the ref gets nuthin but her own arse kickin for bein so late.

[The Blue Avenger]

Good game, Gabi. Thanks.

And also, thanks for your quick reffings, River.

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks, River, and good luck with your studies.

I liked the dirt-o-scope.

Wow, I've doubled my points by losing a battle!

Good battle, Jeff. It was fun, even if we've had to wait through several months and 3 different refs to see it completed.