Cynder vs. Crystal Tears (Ref: Greyfox)

[Cynder]

Rules
3 vs 3 (Double)

I'll send out my 2 first,
Challenger sends out 2 pokemon and attacks,
I attack.

DQ: 4 days

Banned Moves: None.

Arena: A grassy clearing in the middle of a forest, about 30 ft in diameter, and trees form a circle around the area. A curved ditch runs through the middle with a small stream at the bottom of it but not enough to surf, and there are rocks around the river perfect for hiding behind. There is also a small group of 3 trees in the middle of the clearing.

I'll send out:


Yurei
Vulpix
Gender: Female
Ability: Drought


Oashi
Tropius
Gender: Female
Ability: Chlorophyll

[Crystal Tears]

I'll battle you, just give me a minute to pick my pokemon.

[Cynder]

Cool, now we need a ref...

[Crystal Tears]

I choose Edimmu and Eden.


Edimmu ♀
Insomnia


Eden ♀
Shed Skin

Edimmu start with Rain Dance while Eden uses Safeguard to protect you both, then use Thunderbolt on Yurei. Eden use Ice Beam on Oashi. Finally end with Shadow ball Edimmu, at Oashi. While your ally uses Water Pulse on the Vulpix.
If for whatever reason Rain dance doesn’t work, Eden use flamethrower instead of Ice beam, and Dragon Pulse in Water Pulse’s place.

Edimmu: Rain Dance → Thunderbolt @ Yurei → Shadow ball @ Oashi
Eden: Safeguard → Ice Beam / Flamethrower @ Oashi → Water Pulse / Dragon Pulse @ Yurei

[Greyfox]

Dibs.

[Cynder]

Oh god, watch me fail >.<

Yurei, start off with sunny day, but wait until rain dance is used. Oashi use growth for the first action, and for the second fly up as high as possible to dodge the flamethrower, and attack Eden with twister. Then Yurei use dark pulse at Eddimu, and finish off with protect.

Yurei: Sunny Day ~ Dark pulse @ Eddimu ~ Protect
Oashi: Growth ~ Fly ~ Twister @ Eden

[Greyfox]

RANDOM BATTLE!

ARENA
A grassy clearing in the middle of a forest, about 30 ft in diameter, and trees form a circle around the area. A curved ditch runs through the middle with a small stream at the bottom of it but not enough to surf, and there are rocks around the river perfect for hiding behind. There is also a small group of 3 trees in the middle of the clearing.


Round 1
We enter a barren, albeit peaceful, field. On-again-off-again trainer Crystal Tears stands at one side, while newbie trainer Cynder stands at the other -- the two of them each release two of their three pokémon: Tears with shuppet and dragonair combo, and Cynder with a vulpix and tropius. As soon as the oddly-colored vulpix, Yurei, steps onto the field, her ability activates, causing the sunlight above to break through all the clouds in the sky [ @Drought activated ]. This, in fact, causes Oashi's own ability to activate as well, doubling her speed [ @Chlorophyl activated ].

Oashi begins the first round by stamping her feet on the ground and flexing her already bulky muscles [ +10% Atk, +10% SpA, -5PP Oashi ]. Eddimu ignores the brontosaur's strength display, and instead attempts to bring back the storm clouds -- but despite her best efforts, the strong sunlight above remains strong [ -7PP Eddimu ]. Yurei just smirks before slumping back just as a protective shield wraps around team CT [ -5PP Eden / Safeguard activated ].

Eden now takes aim at Oashi, attempting to use the sun's rays to increase the power of her fire whip. But just as she spurts it off, Oashi leaps into the air and allows the winds to carry her higher and higher, avoiding the attack [ -7PP Eden / -3PP Oashi ]. Yurei and Eddimu, meanwhile, are having their own battle -- Yurei shoots of a dark pulse; the hit causes Eddimu to reel back, completely forgetting what she was supposed to do next [ -12HP Eddimu, FLINCH / -5PP Yurei ].

Oashi remains high in the air, summoning a twister to ravish the fields below and rip through Eden's scales [ -7HP Eden / -3PP Oashi ]. The pink dragon does not take this lightly, however, and retalliates with a dragon pulse. The blade of draconic energy slices through Oashi's body [ -9HP Oashi / -5PP Eden ]. Eddimu, finally pulling herself together, hurls a wobbly shadow ball at Yurei, who quickly protects herself with a barrier -- the shadow ball explodes on contact, taking out the barrier in the process [ -5PP Eddimu / -7PP Yurei ].



SUNNY DAY
II ∞ II
150% Fir / 75% Wat

[Mew Master]

Hey, not to be nit-picking, but shouldn't Chlorophyll's Effect be listed in Oashi's stats?

[Cynder]

Oooh, that worked out better than I thought :3

[Crystal Tears]

Grey ♥... Edimmu is spelt with two M's, not two D's. >.>

Oi... Everyone is saying how I battle, once or twice a year... I'll become loyal to this place one day... One day...

Grrr Cynder... =.= Post yer moves and we'll see how lucky you are.. ♥

[Cynder]

Is that a challenge?

Yurei, set up a safeguard so that Oashi doesn't get confused after spamming Eden with outrage. Then use ominous wind and dark pulse on Edimmu.

If Eden uses anything like counter, protect, etc. switch the focus of outrage to Edimmu. Same thing applies with Yurei, if Edimmu uses anything like mirror coat, protect, or anything else that prevents damage, use flamethrower on Eden. If both pokemon use protect or any other move like that then use double team. If Eden tries to use water pulse, hide behind one of the rock or trees, just plain dodge the attack. If safeguard doesn't work for some reason on the first action, then carry on using it until it does. (Use it instead of ominous wind/dark pulse. Then use the other move in the next action.)

Yurei: Safeguard/ Dodge ~ Ominous Wind/ Safeguard/ Flamethrower/ Dodge/ Double Team ~ Dark Pulse/ Flamethrower/ Dodge/ Double Team
Oashi: Outrage @Edimmu/ Eden ~ Outrage @Edimmu/ Eden ~ Outrage @Edimmu/ Eden

Let's just hope that this works out as well as the first round... -.- And I hope that Greyfox can understand all of this... But not necessarily Crystal Tears, I'm hoping that I confuse you enough so that you find it hard to come up with a decent counter. xD

[Crystal Tears]

Hm.

Edimmu quickly Taunt Yurei before she can use safeguard, then Torment Oashi. Finally, use Toxic on Oashi.

Eden, Toxic on Yurei, then a nice point blank Blizzard on Oashi since she’s been kind enough to charge at you… Last, Aqua Tail on Yurei.

If safeguard gets up despite taunt, then Edimmu switch your toxic to Shadow ball on Yurei. Eden, your toxic gets changed to Blizzard on Oashi.

Edimmu: Taunt @ Yurei – Torment @ Oashi – Toxic @ Oashi / Shadowball @ Yurei
Eden: Toxic @ Yurei / Blizzard @ Oashi – Blizzard @ Oashi – Aqua Tail @ Yurei

[Cynder]

Umm, Greyfox?

[Greyfox]

Sorry guys, completely forgot to add this to my repertoire, so I naturally skipped over this battle when it came time to ref.

[Greyfox]

RANDOM BATTLE!

ARENA
A grassy clearing in the middle of a forest, about 30 ft in diameter, and trees form a circle around the area. A curved ditch runs through the middle with a small stream at the bottom of it but not enough to surf, and there are rocks around the river perfect for hiding behind. There is also a small group of 3 trees in the middle of the clearing.


Round 2
We enter the second round and watch as the mischeivous banette, Edimmu (not Eddimu) cackles derisively at her opponent, saying something about how vulpii aren't meant to look so odd [ -3PP Edimmu / Yurei Taunted ]. Yurei takes offense to this, and abandons her plot to keep her and her ally protected from ailments. Frutrated, Yurei charges at the ghost pokémon and... leaps right through her, causing no harm whatsoever. Blasted ghost!, she would wonder. The large brontosaur, Oashi, fills herself with rage and charges at Eden with a similar style to Yurei -- however, she manages to strike her target, dealing incredible dragon damage [ -18HP Eden / -10PP Oashi ]. Eden, however, responds by poisoning the assaulting pokémon [ +3% Tox Oashi / -5PP Eden ].

Oashi continues her outrage, striking at Eden with more incredible fury [ -18HP Eden / -10PP, -1HP Oashi ] while Edimmu slaps a tag on her [ -3PP Edimmu / Oashi Tormented ]. Suddenly, Oashi's rage subsides and confusion sets in [ +25% Con Oashi ] as Eden retalliates with a powerful blizzard made even more powerful against Oashi's weakness [ -24HP Oashi / -10PP Eden ]. Yurei, still angry with Ed, summons a gale of ghostly energy that sweeps across the field, engulfing the ghost pokémon [ -9HP Edimmu / -4PP Yurei ].

Oashi struggles, just trying to remember what it was she was doing as the venoms get deeper and deeper [ -1HP Oashi ]. Yurei begins suffering a similar problem as Ed poisons her [ +25% Tox Yurei / -5PP Edimmu ]. She responds with a wave of dark energy that slices through Ed's ethereal frame [ -11HP Edimmu / -5PP, -1HP Yurei ]. Eden is the last at bat this time, striking the six-tailed fox with her watery tail [ -9HP Yurei / -7PP Eden ].



SUNNY DAY
II ∞ II
150% Fir / 75% Wat

[Crystal Tears]

I'm slightly confused, since Cynder's pokemon never got to use safeguard, shouldn't it have kept trying to use it? And if it couldn't, it would have no order and thus lead to frustration? The order "Use ominous wind and dark pulse if you cannot use Safeguard for whatever reason" was never given.

Adding onto the fact Cynder gave a lot different subs, a pokemon thats taunted and angry somehow remembered what to do so clearly? I think frustration is the far more likely choice of action compared to what happened.

I could be wrong, but... Some clarification please! After I'll post my moves.

[DarkestLight]

:ops in::

Maybe cause Taunt forces the Pokmeon to attack, foregoing any other orders given for non offensive procedures? *Shrug* I'm rooting for the grasser so neener

:ops out::

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Just pointing out to Cynder that he (or she I dunno, don'tshootme) can edit the topic title to make it more clear.

[Cynder]

(I'm a she, BTW) How do I edit the title?

EDIT: Oh nevermind, I worked out how to do it.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

You can double click the topictitle on the forum, or just edit your first post in this thread here.

[Greyfox]

I'm slightly confused, since Cynder's pokemon never got to use safeguard, shouldn't it have kept trying to use it? And if it couldn't, it would have no order and thus lead to frustration? The order "Use ominous wind and dark pulse if you cannot use Safeguard for whatever reason" was never given.

Adding onto the fact Cynder gave a lot different subs, a pokemon thats taunted and angry somehow remembered what to do so clearly? I think frustration is the far more likely choice of action compared to what happened.

I could be wrong, but... Some clarification please! After I'll post my moves.

When under taunt, the pokémon will forgo using any non-damaging moves and instead use an attack similar to frustration. However, if the pokémon has orders to attack regularly (even said attacks are just substitutions), the pokémon will use those attacks in lieu of those frustration attacks.

[Crystal Tears]

Aiyyeee sorry, this one slipped my mind. @_@ So much going on in life! Thanks for the explanation Grey.

Eden use flamethrower on Tropius, then ice beam, and finally another flamethrower. If that Tropius comes at you with a dragon move, especially outrage, I want you blast it with ice beam. If it uses double team, use a wide spread blizzard to blast them away and do some damage. If Tropius flies, bring it crashing back to the ground with a fierce twister.

Edimmu, terrorize that vulpix, use shadow ball, then dark pulse, and finally psychic. If it uses faint attack, wait until after it hits you then use gunk shot.

Eden: Flamethrower → Ice Beam → Flamethrower (all @ Oashi)
Edimmu: Shadow Ball → Dark Pulse → Psychic (all @ Yurei)

[Cynder]

Oashi, start off with whirlwind to blow the flamethrower right back at Eden, or at least away from you. Since it will be using ice beam anyway, take advantage and use twister to do some real damage. Finish off by hiding behind the rock in the center of the arena and using swords dance.

Yurei, use payback just after it uses shadow ball, follow up with dig, but when you get out of the ground instead of attacking with the ground type energy (if it's possible of course) use a dark pulse of your own.

Oashi: Whirlwind ~ Twister ~ Swords Dance
Yurei: Payback ~ Dig ~ Dark pulse (if possible)

[Cynder]

Greyfox?

[Greyfox]

RANDOM BATTLE!

ARENA
A grassy clearing in the middle of a forest, about 30 ft in diameter, and trees form a circle around the area. A curved ditch runs through the middle with a small stream at the bottom of it but not enough to surf, and there are rocks around the river perfect for hiding behind. There is also a small group of 3 trees in the middle of the clearing.


Round 3
Ed starts out the third round by hurling a cursed shadow ball at the six-tailed fox, who merely accepts the blow gracefully [ -8HP Yurei / -5PP Edimmu ] before giving her ghostly foe some much-deserved payback [ -16HP Edimmu / -6PP, -1HP Yurei ]. Eden, meanwhile, uses the sunlight for power as she whips out a flamethrower. However, the flames are easily washed away by Oashi's powerful whirlwind [ -6PP Eden / -4PP, -1HP Oashi ]. The tornado carries the flames to a safer location.

Ed strikes Yurei with a dark pulse [ -8HP Yurei / -6PP Edimmu ] as she burrows underground [ -2PP, -1HP Yurei ]. Eden hits the flying brontosaur with a powerful ice beam [ -18HP Oashi / -7PP Eden ] while Oashi retalliates with a draconic wind [ -8HP Eden / -3PP, -2HP Oashi ].

Not sure where his foe is, Ed lofts patiently until Yurei emerges from underground and attacks the off-guard ghost with a dark pulse of her own [ -12HP Edimmu / -5PP, -2HP Yurei ]. Unsatisfied with the hit, Ed lifts up the fox with her mind and slams her into the ground [ -8HP Yurei / -6PP Edimmu ]. Oashi gets cover near a rock, but is easily found by Eden's second flamethrower [ -18HP Oashi / -7PP Eden ]; Oashi's attack power grows [ +20% Atk, -5PP, -2HP Oashi ].



SUNNY DAY
II ∞ II
150% Fir / 75% Wat

[Cynder]

Crystal Tears?

[Crystal Tears]

You go first Cynder... >_>

[Cynder]

Oops, sorry about that ¬¬'

Oashi: Outrage x3 @ Eden

Yurei: Dark Pulse ~ Shadow Ball ~ Dark Pulse (all @ Eddimu)

[Crystal Tears]

Eden blast Oashi with a blizzard to finish him off as he comes at you with outrage, if he survives, just keep hitting him with blizzards. When Oashi falls, hit Yurei with thunder wave, then if you have a move left, finish with using rest.

Edimmu, substitute, then confuse ray on Yurei, then take your time to aim and hit her with a gunk shot.

Eden: Blizzard @ Oashi → Thunderwave @ Yurei → Rest

Edimmu: Substitute → Confuse Ray @ Yurei → Gunk Shot @ Yurei

[Greyfox]

RANDOM BATTLE!

ARENA
A grassy clearing in the middle of a forest, about 30 ft in diameter, and trees form a circle around the area. A curved ditch runs through the middle with a small stream at the bottom of it but not enough to surf, and there are rocks around the river perfect for hiding behind. There is also a small group of 3 trees in the middle of the clearing.


Round 4
Oashi, in a rage, charges toward the slender dragonair with a mission to accomplish. Eden, meanwhile, gets ready and blows the brontosaur away with a powerful blizzard technique that nearly 86es all of Oashi's health [ -18HP Oashi / -10PP Eden ]. The grass pokémon, still angry, still frustrated, but very confused, slumps down as the venoms inside her eat at her again [ -2HP Oashi ]. Meanwhile, Yurei strikes at Ed with a viscious dark pulse that... strikes a substitution that Ed had quickly erected [ -15HP, -5PP Edimmu / +15HP, -12HP Substitute / -6PP, -2HP Yurei ].

Not satisfied until Oashi is completely done for, Eden fires off a weakened blizzard that finally offs the dinosaurmon [ -1HP Oashi / -4PP Eden ] while Yurei finishes off Ed's sub [ -3HP Substitute / -6PP -2HP Yurei ]. The sub now destroyed, Yurei now focuses on Ed, who lulls her into a subconscious confusion with her eyes [ +25% Con Yurei / -2PP Edimmu ].

Yurei fights off the confusion for a moment before firing off another dark pulse; it cuts through the ghost pokémon quite easily [ -12HP Edimmu / -6PP, -3HP Yurei ]. Eden, meanwhile, paralyzes the kitsune [ +25% Par Yurei / -5PP Eden ] as Ed hits her with a powerful gunk shot [ -12HP Yurei / -10PP Edimmu ].


SUNNY DAY
II ∞ II
150% Fir / 75% Wat

[Greyfox]

Bumping up for Crystal Tears.

[Cynder]

Can this be DQ'd or something? I'd like a slot back, and a few points as well

[Crystal Tears]

I thought this was DQed? It has to be, I already evolved my Shuppet. o_o;; Sorry Cynder, I got so busy and such ASB sadly dropped off my radar ><;

Maybe you'll get to kick my ass another time.

[Cynder]

Maybe xD