Dark Sage vs. Ace 64, Ref: RaZoR LeAf

[Dark Sage]

Hi, I have an odd open challenge for anyone who is interested. It has a lot of rules.

Pokemon: Three. One at a time. However, you are ONLY allowed to use young pokemon, ones who have not evolved yet beyond their first form. First forms only. Also, no pokemon who do not evolve at all (like Tauros). Young pokemon only.

DQ Time: One Week

Banned Moves: Not only is Rest, Substitute, and Attract banned, but so are other cheap moves, including Toxic, Destiny Bond, Perish Song, and so on.

Arena: The Beach outside of Dewford Town. Those who know Ruby/Sapphire know the place.

Also, so no one will gain unfair pokemon advantage over the other, we PM out first choice of pokemon to whoever refs. You post attacks first.

Sound good?

Any takers for an opponent or ref?

- Dark Sage

[Ace64]

I'll take your challenge, seeing as how my entire team is made up of young Pokemon.

[Dark Sage]

Great! Now we just need a ref!

Once we do, we'll PM our first pokemon to him/her.

[Dark Sage]

Blademaster, are you authorized? Did you pass the test and get permission from the moderators?

[Blademaster]

Test...?

...

Um, never mind... :redface:

[Dark Sage]

Sorry, Blademaster, but I only go with approved Refs, and I checked. You aren't one.

[RaZoR LeAf]

I'll ref this for you

[Dark Sage]

Great, Razorleaf! We'll IM you our first pokemon!

[RaZoR LeAf]

Dark Sage will be using Yumi, a female Smoochum
Ace 64 will be using Big Bertha, a female Wailmer

Coin toss says Dark Sage attacks first, Ace 64 attacks second

[Dark Sage]

Happy day! Pokemasters is back up! Now we can start!

Yumi, start with Double Team.

Then, give Bertha a Sweet Kiss!

Finish off with a Psychic.

[Ace64]

Alright then, Bertha.

Use Rain Dance to wash away the clones.

As Yumi approaches, line up with your target and use Hydro Pump.

Interrupt her attack with Astonish.

[RaZoR LeAf]

* Stats *

Dark Sage vs Ace 64
OOO|OOO



Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100% Energy
Status:



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100% Energy
Status:

* Pre-Battle *

On the coast of Dewford, between the city and the caves known to be a favoured breeding ground of the rare Nosepass, two trainers meet, greet and get read to fight. Crystal clear water laps against the golden sand, while the sun shines down upon two pokemon released onto the shore. Bobbing up and down in the water is a rotund Wailmer, while skittering around on the beach is a small pink furred Smoochum. The two pokemon look at ease with their conditions, Wailmer enjoying the cool water, while Smoochum wants to build sand castles. There's time for that later, for now, a battle is due to take place.

* Trainer Issued Commands *
Dark Sage & Yumi
"Double Team-Sweet Kiss-Psychic"
Ace 64 & Big Bertha
"Rain Dance-Hydro Pump-Astonish"


* Round One Begins *

What better way to build sand castles, than with a team that all have the same ideas as you. Yumi splits off not one, but two identical copies of herself, which busy themselves stretching and working themselves up for a big fight. Bertha on the other hand, isn't in the mood for castles, and prepares to wash away Yumi's hopes and dreams. The Wailmer sways back and forth with the waves, and the skies begin to darken. Though light at first, rain falls and gets heavier within seconds. Yumi's two clones frown and sigh as they are disintegrated by the rain. As the sand becomes heavy and clumps together, Yumi stares at her opponent, who is enjoying the change of weather.

The Smoochum puts one hand to her mouth and blows a sweet kiss to her opponent. The shock of being flirted with, despite what just happened surprises Bertha, and for a moment, the pokemon is unsure of what to do. Finally, she recovers, and sends a blast of water out without thinking. Yumi just about avoids the brunt of the attack, and it thrown backwards into a mound of sand, rather than all the way towards the caves, which is where the Hydro Pump is heading.

Angered by the attack missing, and being flirted with so callously, Big Bertha bounces out of the water onto land, and slams herself into Yumi. The poor Smoochum was just about to launch into a psychic onslaught, but the attack came out of nowhere and left her so utterly Astonished she couldn't even begin to get her mind back in order and finish off the command. Fortunetly for her, she realised that her aquatic opponent had just grounded herself, and despite the rain falling, she would be in a difficult position.

* Results *


Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 92% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 90% Energy
Statusurprised



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 86% Energy
Status:Grounded


* Arena Status *

Weather EffectStrength
IIIIIIIIII70%

[Ace64]

That could have gone worse...

Okay, BB, use Surf, to force her backward and allow yourself to retreat back into the sea. The receding water should pull her closer to the sea, too.

Our opponent uses special attacks. Let's go with Amnesia next.

Finally, end with Mist. Let's keep 'em guessing.

[Dark Sage]

Yumi, use Protect to shield yourself from the Surf.

Then, show him that you aren't all about physical attacks. Use Shadow Ball.

Then, while he's busy using Mist, put up some protection of your own, with a Light Screen.

[RaZoR LeAf]

* Stats *

Dark Sage vs Ace 64
OOO|OOO



Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 92% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 90% Energy
Statusurprised



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 86% Energy
Status:Grounded


* Trainer Issued Commands *
Ace 64 & Big Bertha
"Surf-Amnesia-Mist"
Dark Sage & Yumi
"Protect-Shadow Ball-Light Screen"

* Round Two Begins *

With the falling rain making the coastline generally wetter than usual, Big Bertha has no problem pulling the water in closer to her. As a large wave washes up the beach, Yumi creates a perfect spherical shield around herself, which the water flows around, avoiding her totally. The wave catches Bertha, and sweeps her back out into the sea as it recedes. Yum,i drops the shield, pulling her feet out of the wet and sticky sand that threatens to swallow her up. Bertha levels herself in the water and turns back to face the Smoochum.

Yumi smirks, and blows what looks like a bubble. The bubble however, is black, and what looks like a storm is raging within the thin membrane holding the shadows together. Bertha stares at her, mumbling words that Yumi doesn't understand, but still, they seem to affect her. She looks at the ball, puzzled. Quickly she slaps it, and the ball flies at Bertha, bursting open upon impact, the force of the explosion pushing the Wailmer underwater briefly. When she surfaces, Yumi has forgotten how she create the Shadow Ball.

Slightly confused as to why she doesn't feel any different, Bertha shrugs it off and starts breathing out a dense mist. The mist starts to spread out around Bertha, and intrude on the beach, leaving Yumi slightly bothered. Unfortunately, the falling rain did nothing to help the mist, infact it disrupted the vapour and washed much of it away. Smiling, Yumi projected a glittering golden light, forming a flat screen before her.

* Results *


Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 92% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 70% Energy
Status:Light Screen
Forgotten Shadow Ball




Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 92% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 73% Energy
Statusisappointed


* Arena Status *

RainfallStrength
IIIIIIIIII40%

LIGHT SCREEN
Duration - Inconclusive
Status - 50% Special Reduction
0% Mobility

[Dark Sage]

All right Yumi, time to bring on the chill...

First, use Flash to confuse her.

Then, use Hail.

Then, strike Bertha with Ice Beam.

Let it snow...

[Ace64]

Interesting...Yumi's Flash in the mist, from so far away, should act as a lighthouse does in a storm.

Wait until she Flashes, which will give away her location, then use we'll use a combo: Surf to reach her position and gain some momentum, and then Rollout to steamroll her and hopefully disrupt that Hail attack.Without mobility, she'll be a sitting duck.

Finally, use that increased speed from Rollout to evade her beam, and run her down once more.

[Dark Sage]

Making sure this battle isn't forgotten...

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Not to interfere, but come on it's only been 2 days since last reply. No need to remind IMO.

[Ace64]

I understand if you're busy, Razor. Just bumping this back up, making sure it doesn't get lost...

[RaZoR LeAf]

Absence Tower plsthnx

[Dark Sage]

Making sure this battle isn't forgotten. I hope Razor Leaf is back by now...

[RaZoR LeAf]

I can find the battles without them being bumped to the first page all the time thanks. Please don't do that again in future.

* Stats *

Dark Sage vs Ace 64
OOO|OOO



Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 92% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 70% Energy
Status:Light Screen
Forgotten Shadow Ball



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 92% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 73% Energy
Statusisappointed


* Trainer Issued Commands *
Dark Sage & Yumi
"Flash-Hail-Ice Beam"
Ace 64 & Big Bertha
"Surf-Rollout- Rollout"

* Round Three Begins *

With the falling rain beginning to let up, Big Bertha has every reason to want to put it to good use before the skies dry up entirely. She summons a huge wave, ready to wash up onto the beach. There's a little mist still hovering around on the beach, but nowhere near enough to totally hide Yumi's position, or to dampen the brightness of a Flash. A sudden pulse of light bursts out, blinding the Wailmer as she rides the wave up the beach. Yumi hops back away from the wave, as Bertha tries to shake off the unexpected blindess.

The waves reaches it's peak and starts to head back out. Bertha quickly starts to roll before the wave can take her back out to sea. On the sticky sand, moving is a little easier, but nothing is perfect in these condition. The porky whale skids around the beach, picking up momentum as she goes, before finally rolling into, and over, poor Yumi. The Smoochum is throw to the side where she growls to herself. A shimmering icy light surrounds her, and within a few seconds, the falling rain is intense once more.

This time however, it's not just water that's falling, but shards of ice too. The hail and rain combine into heavy sleet, that grazes against Bertha's skin, causing a constant pain. Bertha moans, but continues rolling around. She makes a lap of the beach before coming back for a second strike. This time, Yumi is prepared, and lets loose a beam of white light that streaks towards Big Bertha. Follwoing the ight, a spiral of frost catches up to the end almost instantly, and both slam into Big Bertha. It freezes a patch on the side of the pokemon and across the sand. Bertha slips across the ice and rolls off missing Yumi completely.

* Results *


Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 88% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 60% Energy
Status:Light Screen
Forgotten Shadow Ball



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 83% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 65% Energy
Status:Icy
Disappointed


* Arena Status *

HailStrength
IIIIIIIIII80%

LIGHT SCREEN
Duration - Inconclusive
Status - 50% Special Reduction
0% Mobility

[Ace64]

Agh. I would have posted sooner, had I known it was my turn to go first. Just forgot.

Anywho...we're iced up, so call a Rain Dance to melt the ice into water, and the sand into mud.It should make it easier to move.

Next, use Body Slam to smash Yumi into the newly formed mud, and scratch her up with your icy underbody.She won't be able to dodge with the barrier up...

End with an Earthquake on top of Yumi's body. If you've been knocked off of her, go with another Body Slam.

Rain Dance~Body Slam~Earthquake/Body Slam

[Dark Sage]

Yumi, while he's trying to change the Hail into Rain, use Sing to lull her to sleep.

If it works, just relax for your next move. If it doesn't, use as Ice Beam to blast her back.

Next, if she's asleep, pelt her with another Ice Beam. If she isn't, use Protect to avoid the Earthquake.

Sing/relax - Ice Beam/ Ice Beam - Protect

[RaZoR LeAf]

* Stats *

Dark Sage vs Ace 64
OOO|OOO


Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 88% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 60% Energy
Status:Light Screen
Forgotten Shadow Ball



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 83% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 65% Energy
Status:Icy
Disappointed


* Trainer Issued Commands *
Ace 64 & Big Bertha
"Rain Dance-Body Slam-Earthquake"
- / - / Body Slam
Dark Sage & Yumi
"Sing-Relax-Relax"
- / Ice Beam / Ice beam

* Round Four Begins *

Big Bertha rolls slowly around on the beach, ice still pelting against her skin she makes one of those loud bellowing noises that whales usually make, causing the sleet to fall slightly harder, but a little less icy than before. Beneath the noise of the rain falling and splashing on the sand and sea, a slight harmonious noise seems to wash over the beach, but it's impossible to make out over the noise.

Yumi groans, her song wasted, unheard over the racket of the weather. She turns to Big Bertha, who is bouncing across the increasingly more like syrup sand, heading for a collision with the little Smoochum. Yumi frowns and opens up her mind to attacking again. A beam of light and ice shoot out from Yumi's aura, slamming into Bertha and sending her skidding and rolling into Yumi. Flattening the little psiren, Yumi sits back up and shakes some sense into her head again.

Bertha grumbles and rolls around, bouncing back for another attack. Yumi shoots another ice beam at her enemy, this time the force of the attack freezes the Wailmer to the spot. Not completely, but enough to leave enough ice on one side of her body and the slushy sand, to render her immobile.


* Results *


Yumi(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 80% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 48% Energy
Status:Light Screen
Memory returning



Big Bertha(female)
Health:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 65% Health
Energy:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 52% Energy
Status:Frozen
Pissed off


* Arena Status *

Icy RainStrength
IIIIIIIIII70%

FROZEN
Duration - 2 rounds
0% Mobility

LIGHT SCREEN
Duration - Inconclusive
Status - 50% Special Reduction
0% Mobility

Beach very soppy now
Sea getting wilder
Tide washing closer

[Dark Sage]

Yumi, listen.

I want you to just keep your distance and relax this round until your opponent is able to move again.

Once she is able to move, give her a few jabs... Use Mega Punch at every option. Unless she tries to use Earthquake. In that case, use Protect.

Got all that? Good.

Now take it easy.

[Ace64]

Okay, this could be worse. Instead of making things worse, they're going to take it easy. We don't have that option.

Thrash to break free, and favor the side with the slushy sand. There's more slack there, so you should be able to generate some motion.

If you're free, use two Earthquakes. She can't block both, but she will use up energy for the first one. If you're not free yet, but can move slightly, use a [b]Water Gun to blast away the sand, which should free you. Then, use Frustration. With the ice and your weight, she hasn't a hope of knocking you away.

Thrash(favor sand side)~Earthquake~Earthquake

Subs: Water Gun sand away, if not free.
Frustration if no time for two Earthquakes.

[Ace64]

Dark Sage, do you wanna just forget about this battle for the time being? I know Razor Leaf's busy, but it's been 11 days (-3 for downtime on site) and I'd like to evolve Bertha. This is the only battle she's in.

We could always fight again.

[Dark Sage]

Okay, I'll call it quits.