TML vs Spike (Ref: darktyranitar)

[Spike]

[font=papyrus]Good work Finus, good work. Now, start with Agility to raise speed and evasion. Then, dash towards Shade and attack with Fury Cutter twice. Dash and attack, dash and attack.

Btw, the name Shade sounds familiar. Did you name him after the once gym leader of ASB? (whom our battle never finish now that I remember...)

[The_Missing_Link]

No, most of my ASB Pokemon are named after my AC Pokemon (including Shade), and they were adopted around the summer of 2001, before I came to ASB


Double team then sludge bomb him twice


Double Team~Sludge Bomb x2

[darktyranitar]

Okay, I'm not too sure if the Double Teaming Pokemon would lose their clones when attacking, but here goes:

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Eleven


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 74%
Energy: 74%
Status: Face on the ground
Attack Command: Double Team ~ Sludge Bomb ~ Sludge Bomb


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 72%
Energy: 73%
Status: Satisfied
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Safeguard: Remain for next 3 round
Attack Command: Agility ~ Fury Cutter ~ Fury Cutter


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Round Eleven~ Begin!

Both Shade and Finus had moved towards defensive move in their first turn… Finus began to move really fast, appearing and disappearing around Shade. Shade paid no attention to Finus as he focused his mind to create copies of himself. His attack worked, as 5 perfect copies of him now stands beside him. Finus momentarily slowed down, contemplating on his how he would execute his next move.

He then took his chance and dashed towards one of the Shades, his scythes bared. But the attack passed through the Shade, shattering the clone into nothingness. He quickly dashed away to safety, just inches from being hit by Shade’s Sludgebomb.

Repeating the process, Finus dashed and slashed Shade, and this turn also turned out like the last one, with Finus destroying yet another clone. But this time, he was a bit late to dash away, and so the result was a clear shot of Sludgebomb from Shade (10% damage). Finus reeled back, tending over the spot where the sludge had make contact.


End of Round Eleven

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 74%
Energy: 58%
Status: Okay, 3 clones remaining


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 62%
Energy: 62%
Status: Dumbfounded
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Safeguard: Remain for next 2 round


The_Missing_Link first
Spike attack second


Arena Status:
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground.

[The_Missing_Link]

Put up a reflect then relax and razor wind

Reflect~Relax~Razor Wind

[Spike]

[font=papyrus]Wait until he sets up his reflect to dash behind him and attack all of them with Silver Wind. Then, wait until he turns around to dash behind him and attack with Wing Attack. Finally, when he starts his razor wind attack, I want you to dash behind him again and Slash his bulb with both your scythes.

[darktyranitar]

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Twelve


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 74%
Energy: 58%
Status: Okay, 3 clones remaining
Attack Command: Reflect ~ Relax ~ Razor Wind


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 62%
Energy: 62%
Status: Dumbfounded
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Safeguard: Remain for next 2 round
Attack Command: Silver Wind ~ Wing Attack ~ Slash


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Round Twelve~ Begin!

Shade immediately begins to produce a flat translucent barrier in front of him, attempting to block attack off from Finus. He sighed, as setting up the barrier has taken off some considerable energy from him…

But Finus’s trainer has some other idea. Shade’s barrier was set in FRONT of him, which meant that he was vulnerable from the behind. Finus, with his speed, sneakily dashed behind Shade, letting loose a gust of bug energy towards the unaware Shade (8% damage). All of Shade clone was immediately dispelled, leaving behind the one and only, real Shade.

Shade grumbled; he knew he should be attacking Finus, but he has to follow his trainer order to relax. Finus took advantage of this and gave Shade a beating from a Wing Attack (8% damage).

Now gaining some of his lost energy, Shade collects two gust of wind around him. Finus quickly dashed behind Shade and lashed his scythes over Shade’s bulb, causing Shade to lose control over his attack. Both Shade and Finus roared from the aftermath of the attacks: Shade’s bulb was slightly bleeding from Finus scythes, while Finus’s scythes was slightly cut from the failed Razor Wind attack (9% damage to Shade, 6% damage to Finus). Both Shade and Finus reeled from the last attacks, tending to the little cut that they received.


End of Round Twelve

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 49%
Energy: 54%
Status: No more clones remaining, bulb slightly bleeding
Reflect~ Up for 2 more turn


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 56%
Energy: 51%
Status: Scythes bruised
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Safeguard: Remain for next 1 round


Spike attack first
The_Missing_Link second


Arena Status:
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground.

[Spike]

[font=papyrus]Well done, Finus. Now, dash behind him again and attack with a Quick Attack + Steel Wing combo. Use that speed to dodge too. Then, keep your distance and attack and counter anything that may come with Razor Wind.

[The_Missing_Link]

Defense curl, get behind the shield and relax during razor wind and then use razor wind

Defense Curl~Relax~Razor Wind

[Spike]

All set for you, mr. ref.

[darktyranitar]

Ack! Sorry, I was away for a week.

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Thirteen


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 49%
Energy: 54%
Status: No more clones remaining, bulb slightly bleeding
Reflect~ Up for 2 more turn
Attack Command: Defense Curl~ Relax (Behind shield)~ Razor Wind


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 56%
Energy: 51%
Status: Scythes bruised
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Safeguard: Remain for next 1 round
Attack Command: Quick Attack + Steel Wing ~ Razor Wind


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Round Thirteen~ Begin!

Finus wing began to shimmer, similar to those of metal, and his feet were coiled up, ready to spring into action. Seeing this, Shade immediately curled himself into a ball, bracing for the attack. Moments later, Shade was struck by the both scythes and wing from behind. Much to Finus frustration, the attack damage was slightly lowered due to Shade defensive position (5% damage).

Using his speeed, Finus dashed away from Shade, stopping after he was at a considerable distance from him. He began to charge a Razor Wind attack, but in doing so, he forgot about the mauve barrier set in front of Shade. The sharp cutting wind was released, but the barrier slowed most of the wind power down before it could reach Shade (3% damage). Shade sighed, as he was just relaxing all the while behind the shield, which by now was slowly starting to dissipate.

Shade then charged up a Razor Wind, and with ease, he fired at Finus, receiving no opposition from him (8% damage). It was then that the Safeguard around Finus began to falter.


End of Round Thirteen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 41%
Energy: 50%
Status: Bulb slightly bleeding, slightly satisfied
Reflect ends


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 48%
Energy: 42%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Safeguard ends


The_Missing_Link first
Spike attack second


Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground.

[darktyranitar]

*Wander around helplessly* TML, it's your turn to attack...

I promise I will ref quick for the upcoming rounds! Sorry for the ten days delay...

[The_Missing_Link]

Wow, I didn't even see the reffing


Use sludge bomb, relax and then razor wind


Sludge Bomb~Relax~Razor Wind

[Spike]

Dodge the sludge bomb with quick attack. Then, relax also and counter his Razor Wind with one of your own.

[darktyranitar]

See? Told you it'd be fast! (err.. hope there isn't a ny big mistake in the reffing)

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Fourteen


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 41%
Energy: 50%
Status: Bulb slightly bleeding, slightly satisfied
Reflect ends
Attack Command: Sludgebomb~ Relax ~ Razor Wind


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 48%
Energy: 42%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Safeguard ends
Attack Command: Quick Attack (Dodge) ~ Relax ~ Razor Wind


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Round Fourteen~ Begin!

Shade started by firing a Sludgebomb attack towards Finus, but to his dismay the swift Scyther used a Quick Attack to dodge out of harms way.

Next up, Shade and Finus both did the same thing, as both sat down and relaxed. It seems fine so far, as no one is hurt yet.

Then came the attack part. Both Pokemon began to charge gust of wind around each of their leaves and scythes respectively. But as one can see, both Pokemon suffered some slight injury on their body, and so when the attack connected… it held in the middle for a few moment, before each reached their intended target, both low in its damaging power than what both Pokemon asked for (6% damage to Shade, 5% damage to Finus).

Such short and simple commands from both trainers!


End of Round Fourteen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 35%
Energy: 47%
Status: Bulb slightly bleeding


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 43%
Energy: 39%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2


Spike attack first
The_Missing_Link second


Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground.

[Spike]

Relax, Silver Wind, Wing Attack. Remember, use your agility to try dodge things while attacking.

[The_Missing_Link]

Take advantage of his relaxing by using toxic. Then use defense curl and double team

Toxic~Defense Curl~Double Team

[darktyranitar]

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Fifteen


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 35%
Energy: 47%
Status: Bulb slightly bleeding
Attack Command: Toxic ~ Defense Curl ~ Double Team


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 43%
Energy: 39%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Attack Command: Relax ~ Silver Wind ~ Wind Attack


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Round Fifteen~ Begin!

Finus started by relaxing, but Shade was having other idea. Instead of relaxing, he fired a glob of toxic towards Finus, which easily went down his bloodline, slowly eating the health out of him.

Finus began to cough up due to the effect of the poison. After he regained himself, he shook his wing, sending gust of bug energy towards Shade. Hoever, Shade had quickly rolled himself into the shape of a ball, causing the wind to brush slightly against his skin (3% damage).

Frustrated, Finus flew towards Shade, his wing spread out. To his surprise, Shade suddenly split into 5 identical images during his attacking phase. Not expecting the move, Finus went through a clone, dissipating it upon contact.


End of Round Fifteen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 32%
Energy: 34%
Status: Bulb slightly bleeding, 4 clones remaining


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 43%
Energy: 38%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body, badly poisoned
Toxic~ 2% damage next turn, increasing damage
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2


The_Missing_Link first
Spike attack second


Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground.

[The_Missing_Link]

Use sludge bomb, sweet scent and then razor wind


Sludge Bomb~Sweet Scent~Razor Wind

[Spike]

Attack with Razor Wind when he is sending the sludge bomb to send it back. Then, send the sweet scent back with Silver Wind and, finally, use your high speed to dodge his final attack, go behind him and Slash his bulb.

Razor Wind - Silver Wind - Slash

[darktyranitar]

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Sixteen


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 32%
Energy: 34%
Status: Bulb slightly bleeding, 4 clones remaining
Attack Command: Sludgebomb ~ Sweet Scent ~ Razor Wind


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 43%
Energy: 38%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body, badly poisoned
Toxic~ 2% damage next turn, increasing damage
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Attack Command: Razor Wind ~ Silver Wind ~ Slash


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation


Round Sixteen~ Begin!

Finus began to whip up a gust just as Shade fired a glob of sludge towards him. The razor-sharp wind was then launched, easily cutting through the glob, sending it flying all over the ground. Unfortunately for Shade, two of his clones were taken out by the Razor Wind attack.

Shade’s bulb then puffed up and down, emitting a strange pinkish powder in the air. The powder floated slowly towards Finus, and the Scyther, wanting to produce a dramatic effect, waited until the powder was only a short distance from him, before he whip up another gust; only this time, it was laced with bug energy. The gust, immediately mixing with the powder flew back towards Shade, depleting all of his clones (6% damage), and upon contact, he slowly lied down, appearing to calm down.

Taking advantage of his opponent slightly dazed state, Finus swiftly make his way behind Shade. Shade realised this, and began to produce a gust of wind. Alas, a sudden sensation of pain exploded from his bulb (9% damage), sending Shade roaring with pain. The attack was released, but of course, it never met its target…

Shade looked behind- a deep gash was carved on his bulb, and the wound was bleeding profusely. As if on cue, Finus dashed back to its previous place, ready for the next round. Slowly, the poison in his body began to take its effect on his health and energy…


End of Round Sixteen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 17%
Energy: 26%
Status: Bulb bleeding profusely, no more clones remaining


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 41%
Energy: 25%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body, badly poisoned
Toxic~ 4% damage next turn, increasing damage
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2


Spike attack first
The_Missing_Link attack second


Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground. The ground is stained by newer glob of poison.

[Spike]

Safeguard - Razor Wind - Silver Wind

[The_Missing_Link]

You'd think that even though Finus pumped up his attack and speed 5-6 rounds ago, the boost would be fading by now. Remember that this is based on the anime and boosts don't last forever. As Pokemon use up their energy, they become more tired and their reflexes aren't as sharp, hence moving more slowly and having attacks become less powerful


Shade, use flash to blind Finus then use vine whip to grab ahold and slam him into the ground. Then relax

Flash~Vine Whip~Relax

[darktyranitar]

Good gosh! I've never thought it that way!

Hmm... I guess I based it more game-like, so I neglect those aspect...

[darktyranitar]

All I can say is... I somehow found a loophole for the speed and attack of Finus!

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Seventeen


Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 17%
Energy: 26%
Status: Bulb bleeding profusely, no more clones remaining
Attack Command: Flash ~ Vine Whip ~ Relax


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 41%
Energy: 25%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body, badly poisoned
Toxic~ 4% damage next turn, increasing damage
Sword Dance ~ Attack +2
Agility ~ Speed +2
Attack Command: Safeguard ~ Razor Wind ~ Silver Wind


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation


Round Seventeen~ Begin!

Giving Finus no chance, Shade let loose a bright flash of light, temporarily blinding Finus. It was then that Finus’s Safeguard was created, and even then, the damage had already been done.

Finus began to charge up a Razor Wind attack- even if he was still a bit blurry on where Shade was. And before he knew it- POW! Shade’s Vine Whip lifted him up, slamming him next, towards the ground (7% damage). The Razor Wind went off, only that it didn’t reach its designated target.

It was then that Finus realised something. Somehow, he felt a little fatigued, and he didn’t seem as strong as before. Is it the effect of Toxic? Surely, that couldn’t be the only reason why he suddenly felt this weird sensation…

With a bit of trouble, Finus then began to charge up a gust of bug energy. Shade gave a slight growl as he set himself down on the ground- relaxing. He hoped that Finus would somehow miss, as the after-effect of the Flash that he had taken. True to his intuition, the attack missed him terribly. Okay, so no that terrible, but the gust was only inches away from touching him. Talk about luck, eh?

Not fully aware that he missed, Finus continued to wonder what had caused him to felt this way. Then, he felt a sharp pain, caused by the toxic in his body. This time, he also felt his energy slowly diminishing…


End of Round Seventeen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 17%
Energy: 25%
Status: Bulb bleeding profusely, relaxed


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 30%
Energy: 12%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body, badly poisoned, fatigued
~Speed and attack gradually dropping
Sword Dance ~ Dropping
Agility ~ Dropping
Toxic~ 8% damage next turn, increasing damage


The_Missing_Link attack first
Spike attack second


Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground. The ground is stained by newer glob of poison.

[The_Missing_Link]

We don't want him to relax so vine whip x3 (no lifting). Don't strain yourself that much though

Vine Whip x3

[Spike]

Slash his wips. Then, keep your distance and relax. Finish with Wing Attack.

[darktyranitar]

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Eighteen

Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 17%
Energy: 25%
Status: Bulb bleeding profusely, relaxed
Attack Command: Vine Whip ~ Vine Whip ~ Vine Whip


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 30%
Energy: 12%
Status: Scythes bruised, new cuts on body, badly poisoned, fatigued
~Speed and attack gradually dropping
Sword Dance ~ Dropping
Agility ~ Dropping
Toxic~ 8% damage next turn, increasing damage
Attack Command: Slash ~ Relax ~ Wing Attack


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation


Round Eighteen~ Begin!

Shade immediately whips up two vines from his side, only to be caught by Finus’s Slash attack, sending them reeling back towards Shade (4% damage).

Taking advantage of the retracing of the vines, Finus got himself as far as possible from Shade before he plopped himself down to relax. No sooner than that, Shade’s vines lashed out, finding their way towards Finus. Finus barely have the time to react, resulting in a whipping on both his scythes (4% damage).

The vines then retraced back towards Shade, and it was then that Finus went to attack Shade, his wings spread open. The vines then lashed out again, but Finus surprisingly brush over them, planting a Wing Attack right on Shade’s face (4% damage to Finus, 8% damage to Shade).

The toxic in Finus’s body continued to eat away his health and energy, leaving him low on energy…

Now, it’s the battle between HP and energy!


End of Round Eighteen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 05%
Energy: 15%
Status: Bulb bleeding profusely, face bruised, low on health


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 14%
Energy: 03%
Status: Scythes bruised, badly poisoned, low on energy
~Speed and attack gradually dropping
Sword Dance ~ Dropping
Agility ~ Dropping
Toxic~ 16% damage next turn, increasing damage


Spike attack first
The_Missing_Link attack second


Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground. The ground is stained by newer glob of poison.

[Spike]

Oh boy, this doesn't look good. Well, whatever happens, im happy that after more than 4 years of ASB, I've finally battled you, TML.

Finus, let's finish this. Relax to regain some energy. Then, Silver Wind and Swift to hit everything.

[The_Missing_Link]

What's the status of safeguard cause Finus used it in round 17 but I don't know how much longer it'll be up

[darktyranitar]

Uh... uh-oh...

The Safeguard is still up.

[The_Missing_Link]

The last thing we want him to do is relax so prevent that by slapping him around with your vines. Don't exert yourself too much but we can't let him regain energy. Put up a protect and hope it'll do its job but if he's still up by the next action use the vines to wrap his mouth tightly to prevent him from using swift

Vine Whip~Protect~Vine Whip

[darktyranitar]

The_Missing_Link VS Spike

Round Nineteen

Arena: Grassy Field


Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 05%
Energy: 15%
Status: Bulb bleeding profusely, face bruised, low on health
Attack Command: Vine Whip ~ Protect ~ Vine Whip


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 14%
Energy: 03%
Status: Scythes bruised, badly poisoned, low on energy
Safeguard: Up for 3 more round
Toxic~ 16% damage next turn, increasing damage
Attack Command: Relax ~ Silver Wind ~ Swift


Background music: Rewrite: Asian Kung-Fu Generation


Round Nineteen~ Begin!

Finus tried to get his distance from Shade to relax, but Shade then used another Vine Whip attack, making it hard for Finus to relax (4% damage). In the end, Finus never got a chance to regain his energy.

Using his last remaining energy, Finus whipped up a gust of bug energy. The gust was send towards Shade, but to the utter disappointment of Finus, the wind crashed harmlessly over a translucent shield of energy, set up at a moment just before the gust would reach Shade. Finus then collapsed due to the combination of fatigue and toxic in his body.


End of Round Nineteen

Stats:

The_Missing_Link Team

Shade (M)
HP: 05%
Energy: 03%
Status: Winner!


Spike Team

Finus (M)
HP: 00%
Energy: 00%
Status: Knocked out



Arena Status: Grassy Field
Glob of poison stained the sandpit that is left on the ground. The ground is stained by newer glob of poison.

*****

Whew, that wraps up the match. Man, I can't believe that I did a lot of mistake in this reffing without me realising it... I should be more careful in my reffing.

The points received are as followed:
TML: 4 points
Spike: 2 points
dt: 4 points

Enjoy your points!

~Faiz

[The_Missing_Link]

Wow, that was one battle where it could've gone either way. Definitely one of the closest I've ever been in. I'm surprised I never battled you before Spike but it was a pleasure doing so now. And dt, this was just another learning experience. As long as you keep yourself aware of what's going on and try to reason in common sense and such, you should be fine

[Spike]

Pleasure was mine. Im proud that I battled one of the legends of TPM ASBL and be so close to victory. Still, expect a challenge from me sometime on the future, and don't worry, I'll be more of a challenge.

On the other hand, dt, although you made some mistakes your reffings were great. Thanks for your services.