I challenge The_Missing_Link (ref: Saffire Persian)

[The_Missing_Link]

I'll use Ares, my male Haunter

[Knight of Time]

Great, another Ghost Pokemon. Only in one battle have I been successful in knocking out one of these type of Pokemon, but I'll still do my best.

Blazer, immediately use a Foresight on Ares to lock him into this world, then give him a Flamethrower. Finally, end with a scorching Fire Blast.

If at anytime Ares uses Psychic, Mimic it.

Foresight ~ Flamethrower/Mimic ~ Fire Blast/Mimic

[The_Missing_Link]

Put him to sleep with a hypnosis then use toxic and shadow punch

Hypnosis~Toxic~Shadow Punch

[Saffire Persian]

ROUND TWENTY-ONE
Knight of Time vs. The_Missing_Link
ØØO | ØØO

Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 70%
EP: 85%
Status: Relieved.
Foresight ~ Flamethrower/Mimic ~ Fire Blast/Mimic


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 100%
EP: 100%
Status: Confident
Hypnosis~Toxic~Shadow Punch

Arena Status: Muddy from the rain.

~Round 21 Start~

With Nightshade finally out and down for the count, The_Missing_Link sends out another pokémon to take the Psychic's place. This time, it's a ghost-type -- a very confident, grinning Haunter, to be exact. The ghost snickers at his tiny opponent, eyes gleaming excitedly as the twenty-first round begins anew.

The agile hedgehog darts forward a few paces first, eyes glowing with a red aura as he sweeps a translucent red beam around the area. Ares shivers, feeling the Foresight go through him and render his firm entirely and completely corporeal, and vulnerable to more attacks.

Blazer's red eyes flicker back to their normal glow, while Ares' begin to pulse with a light purple hue. Blazer finds himself unwillingly drawn in to the hypnotic gaze, finding it suddenly harder to move coordinately, and barely able to concentrate as he suddenly wants nothing more than to sleep... which he does, three seconds later.

Ares, knowing he has bought himself some time, opens his mouth wide, spitting a clout of purple poison at the Cyndaquil, watching gleefully as the Toxic soaks through his skin, causing Blazer to shudder and turn in his sleep.

Seeing his opponent is still sleeping, Ares grin widens in a Cheshire fashion, as his unattached fist jets forward through the air, smacking the sleeping fire-type in the chin, sending him nose over tail as his eyes flutter open drowsily in surprise and shock, before spewing flame out of his mouth as his mind races to grasp what's going on and attacks. The fire takes shape of a huge kanji symbol, rushing forward and hitting the Haunter, who has no time to react, still surprised over his foe's sudden wakening. The Fire Blast leaves the Haunter still relatively chipper, though his purple body bears a few ashy singe marks.

Post-Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 61%
EP: 72%
Status: Poisoned (2% this round, 4% next).


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 88%
EP: 89%
Status: Charred but still in a good mood. Body fully in the corporeal realm.

Arena Status: Muddy, ground torn up a bit from the Earthquake. Some foliage a bit charred from the explosion

Notes:

~ TML attacks first.

[The_Missing_Link]

Send off a rain dance then use confuse ray and sludge bomb

Rain Dance~Confuse Ray~Sludge Bomb


If he tries to go underground, use lick to grab him and squeeze tightly

[Knight of Time]

Blazer, don't let the rain stay long, use a Sunny Day to end it ASAP, then close your eyes against the Confuse Ray while making sure he's in front of you to hopefully take another Fire Blast, finally, dodge that Sludge Bomb as fast as your legs can carry you, while fighting back with another, more carefully aimed Fire Blast.

Sunny Day ~ Close eyes while using Fire Blast ~ Dodge Sludge Bomb while using another Fire Blast

Rebecca, just a friendly reminder for you, but you might want to check your PMs if you haven't already.

[The_Missing_Link]

I saw the message. No one else has asked me for it aside from you so I chose not to reply

[Saffire Persian]

ROUND TWENTY-TWO
Knight of Time vs. The_Missing_Link
ØØO | ØØO

Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 61%
EP: 72%
Status: Poisoned (2% this round, 4% next).
Sunny Day ~ Fire Blast ~ Fire Blast


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 88%
EP: 89%
Status: Charred but still in a good mood. Body fully in the corporeal realm.
Rain Dance~Confuse Ray~Sludge Bomb

Arena Status: Muddy from the rain.

~Round 22 Start~

Still confident from last round's results, Ares uses his ghostly hands to beckon to the sky, pulling in a mass of dark storm clouds that block out the sun's light. From them, rain begins to fall, starting out as nothing but mere pinpricks of rain gathering intensity and volume by the second. However, the Rain Dance was not to be, as Blazer gladly interrupts it with a weather dance of his own. This time, the sun finally breaks through the dark clouds with a vengeance, bathing the combatants' fighting arena in harsh sunlight.

Blazer, however, seems quite happy with his work, and even happier to be in the scorching sun. He turns to where Ares is hovering, closing his eyes just as the Haunter sends out a brilliant flash that Blazer is able to detect as it strobes across his eyelids, though there are no ill effects so far. Taking a deep breath, he releases a Fire Blast at his ghost-type opponent, praying that it will hit. And from the screech of pain, it did.

Opening his eyes, he finds Ares screeching as he tries to put the empowered flames out of his ghostly form, glaring at the Cyndaquil as he launches a Sludge Bomb from his gaping, ghostly maw.

Squeaking, Blazer moves to evade the ball of sludge, managing to get away from most of it as the orb splatters upon the ground -- the acid from it getting him somewhat, but still manages to evade from pretty much all of it. As he runs, he turns around as shoots off another Fire Blast towards the Haunter as best he can, but such a fixed direction move while being launched while moving often proves to be more difficult than need be. And though the Fire Blast pursues a straight course, Ares manages to evade the fire kanji unharmed. Blazer grimaces, before groaning as he feel the sharp pang of poison becoming steadily stronger by the round.

Post-Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 55%
EP: 46%
Status: Poisoned (4% this round, 6% next).


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 73%
EP: 76%
Status: Charred and blackened.

Arena Status: Completely bright and sunny.

Notes:

~ KOT attacks first.

[Knight of Time]

Okay, I think it's safe to say, this battle will not end in my favour, but it's going to be only my second loss here.

Blazer, despite the dilemma you're in, let's give it our best shot.

Aim a Flamethrower at Ares, if you can, try and hit him in a burnt area.

Second, I want you to give that ghost some physical payback for what he did earlier, give him a Facade for poisoning you earlier. With the fact he's solid for the rest of the battle, you don't have to worry about going through him.

Finally, give him another Flamethrower.

Sub: If the Haunter uses any move that requires eye contact to work (e.g. Hypnosis or Confuse Ray), close your eyes immediately while you're doing your action (or if it happens to be your second action, let the move subside first).

Flamethrower (closing eyes if necessary) ~ Facade (closing eyes if necessary, before using the move) ~ Flamethrower (again, closing eyes if necessary)

[The_Missing_Link]

Double team then two psychics, both picking him up and slamming him into the mountain side

Double Team~Psychic x2

[Saffire Persian]

ROUND TWENTY-THREE
Knight of Time vs. The_Missing_Link
ØØO | ØØO

Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 55%
EP: 46%
Status: Poisoned (6% this round, 8% next).
Flamethrower ~ Facade ~ Flamethrower


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 73%
EP: 76%
Status: Charred and blackened.
Double Team ~ Psychic ~ Psychic

Arena Status: Muddy from the rain.

~Round 23 Start~

With toxic still coursing through his veins, Blazer can't help but feel a bit nauseous as he summons up a burst of flame from the fire pouch within his body. Ares, his body a little bit black from ash and smoke, grimaces, before dashing about quickly, creating three clones of himself, all leering and taunting their mouse opponent.

Confused, Blazer has no idea which Ares is the real one. So he chooses one at random, takes aim, and fires. The stream of flame hits one of the ghosts, causing it to vanish, while the remaining two and the real Ares cackle in dark amusement.

Frustrated, the Cyndaquil moves to the physical offensive, dashing towards the ghost he believes is real, but before he can reach him, a strange, purple aura takes hold of him, lifting him up mid-run, and flinging him into the mountain slope.

Frustration turning into anger, he shoots off another angry ribbon of red flame, but once more, he's picked up by the Psychic aura and thrown back to where he came from, letting the flamethrower take its own course as he chocks down the remaining flames. The Flamethrowr does seem to find a real one, judging from the cry of pain, but due to its ill-aimed nature, it seems to have only scathed the real Ares, not inflicting enough damage or loss of concentration for the clones to vanish.

Post-Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 31%
EP: 36%
Status: Poisoned (6% this round, 8% next).


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 70%
EP: 58%
Status: Charred and blackened. 2 clones remaining.

Arena Status: Completely bright and sunny.

Notes:

~ TML attacks first.

[The_Missing_Link]

Sludge bomb, psywave then relax. Psychic if he tries to go underground

Sludge Bomb~Psywave~Relax

[Knight of Time]

Blazer, there isn't much left that you can do at this point, so I want you to go all out on the offensive. I want you to go with a Swift to leave Ares clone-less, followed by a couple of Fire Blasts.

I'll make sure I avenge your forthcoming defeat, after Hydronix becomes a Blastoise (Rebecca, Saffire Persian, incase either of you noticed, Hydronix evolved into a Wartortle after I recalled him earlier in this battle, and he gained some experience in another battle of mine, one against Silencer, so he's ready to evolve again), the time will eventually come for you, Blazer, to become a Quilava.

Swift ~ Fire Blast ~ Fire Blast

[Saffire Persian]

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ROUND TWENTY-FOUR
Knight of Time vs. The_Missing_Link
ØØO | ØØO

Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 31%
EP: 36%
Status: Poisoned (6% this round, 8% next).
Swift ~ Fire Blast ~ Fire Blast


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 70%
EP: 58%
Status: Charred and blackened. 2 clones remaining.
Sludge Bomb ~ Psywave ~ Relax

~Round 24 Start~

A barrage of five-pointed stars make quick work of Ares' two clones, as well as making a mark of Ares' forcibly corporal form as well. But he bears the brunt of the physical assault, grinning as he lobs a perfectly round ball of sludge at the mouse Pokémon not far away from him, chuckling as it explodes all over the already poisoned Cyndaquil, coating him in a good coat of gloop.

Still, the gloop stuck all over his fire-retardent coat, doesn't stop Blazer from breathing in and releasing a stream of hot flames that form into a large, formidable kanji that cuts across the turf, burning a lot of the grass to ash in its wake. Ares, too busy concentrating on the Psywave, is unable to dodge the powerful blow, grimacing as his body burns from the searing heat. Still, Ares manages to ignore the new burns across his foot-less body, using his inherent psychic abilities to send wave after wave of Psychic energy that prove to be very effective in damaging the fire-mouse.

Head swimming from the psychedelic waves of psychic light that he could feel more than see he readies another Fire Blast, sending an identical attack to plow through the mountainous terrain, easily striking the resting Ares, who can do nothing to retaliate, mentally cursing the hot sun as he sits and waits as he suffers from burns, while the Blazer does likewise from poison.

Post-Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 6%
EP: 12%
Status: Poisoned (8% this round, 10% next). Physically and Mentally exhausted. Drained.


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 31%
EP: 53%
Status: Burned (3% Round)

Arena Status: Extremely bright and sunny. (2 more rounds)

Notes:

~ KOT attacks first.

[Knight of Time]

Okay Blazer, no matter what, you're going to be out this round, so there really isn't anything you can do more at this point. But, we still cannot let this battle end without one final surprise for your opponent. Give him the most powerful Blast Burn you can conjure, using your remaining energy in the process.

'shrug' I guess sometimes you have to lose a battle if you want to give experience to a Pokemon who may not fare as well in battle as others.

[The_Missing_Link]

Double team then double psychic

Double Team~Psychic x2

[Saffire Persian]

ROUND TWENTY-FIVE
Knight of Time vs. The_Missing_Link
ØØO | ØØO

Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 6%
EP: 12%
Status: Poisoned (8% this round, 10% next). Physically and Mentally exhausted. Drained.
Blast Burn


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 31%
EP: 53%
Status: Burned (3% Round)
Double Team ~ Psychic ~ Psychic

~Round 25 Start~

Knowing full well how the match is likely going to end, Blazer the Cyndaquil nevertheless puts up a brave front, wobbling on his paws as he stands, knowing he has just enough energy stored to pull off one last, powerful attack. Inhaling in air, he exhales, fire surging out of his throat, growing hotter and hotter by the second as it forms a gigantic, molten fireball. Ares grimaces, already feeling the heat from his place a few feet away. Hearing his trainer's orders, his body phases and wavers until three identical copies of himself are born, flying in different directions as the raging heat of Blast Burn continues, until the fiery orb is perhaps 5 - 10 times the size of the tiny Cyndaquil.

Fearing moving would cause his attack to go off kilter, Blazer aims his attack at the Haunter closest to him, sending the massive fireball hurtling through the terrain, grass and dry brush sparking with fire. The Blast Burn finally hits, followed by a Shriek as the real Ares catches flame, his clones disappearing upon full contact.

The Blast Burn leaves Ares charred and blackened to the point that his coat seems more black than purple, and he coughs soot out of his mouth, while his burns singe painfully. Still, he's alive, and he's about to give Blazer what for, when he notices the limp form of the Cyndaquil, spread-eagled on the ground on which he had been standing a second ago--fainted, from pure exhaustion.

Post-Stats


Blazer the Cyndaquil (Male)
HP: 6%
EP: 0%
Status: KOED


Ares the Haunter (Male)
HP: 10%
EP: 49%
Status: Burned (3% Round), victorious.

Arena Status: Extremely bright and sunny. (2 more rounds)

Notes:

~ The_Missing_Link wins the battle. She and I receive six points. Knight of Time receives 3. Nice match, guys.

[Knight of Time]

Wow, despite this battle being only my second loss since joining the new ASB, at least I made the final result of this battle a close one. Still, good battle, Rebecca. I admit this battle challenged me throughout, but the experience for Blazer (and Hydronix) was badly needed. I look forward to battling you again someday, when Surge (my Electabuzz) can legally evolve into an Electivire.

Thanks for reffing, Saffire Persian. Now to use those extra three points (along with the one I had prior to the battle ending) for a major purpose here.