Crystal Tears vs Spike [Ref: Elec Man EXE]

[Crystal Tears]

[font=sylfaen][color=lightblue]Alright Freya, lets teach this bug a lesson!

First, since it won't be moving anywhere on its first turn, hit it with a powerful Thunder attack, then lets see is dodge a Shockwave, and finally, when it comes in for a slash, blind it with Flash!

Thunder ~ Shockwave ~ Flash

[Elec Man EXE]

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 10

*Pre-Round*
Finus(Male)
100% HP
Status: Pumped
Safeguard ~ Agility ~ Slash

Freya(Female)
59% HP
Status: Badly Burned, in immense pain
Thunder ~ Shockwave ~ Flash


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

*Battle*
Grinning as he reaches down, Spike grips another pokeball and chucks it hard into the middle of the charred arena. Out of the ball appears a strong looking mantis, who rubs his scythes together and grins at the pained giraffe. Spike issues his orders to Finus, while Crystal talks to the injured Freya and coaches her on the round.

Possessing incredible speed, Finus wastes no time getting right into this battle. Lowering his scythes and entering a calm pose, his eyes close as he concentrates carefully. A series of spinning lights flow from his body, encircling him in a protective aura. Even as the lights dim, a faint glow remains, providing a lasting protection. During the same time, Freya cringes in pain, but fights the stinging bite of the burns and starts to build up electrical current. The high voltage energy hops across her charred fur, building stronger with each passing moment. Then with a cry, she raises her head to the sky and releases the power. A jagged yellow bolt flies up, and then turns and arcs toward the calm Scyther. He tries to sidestep the bolt, but it catches his arm and he is engulfed in the powerful electricity. The sparks flow across him, stinging his exoskeleton but prevented from entering his body by his protection. The green bug shakes his head as the attack finally exausts itself, shrugging of the pain well.

Keeping up the pace, Finus crouches down. A brief moment of focus, and suddenly he speeds off in a random direction, unleashing his full speed. The swift mantis dashes here and there, almost an invisible blur, almost as though taunting Freya to try and hit him. She takes that dare, and electricity starts to charge once more across her body. The charge takes much less time that before, and soon she fires off a series of small electrical blasts through her horns. The barrage of sparks fires over a large area in a scattered formation, and even the ninja bug can't dodge so many bursts. Finus grunts as a good number of sparks pepper his body, each causing a mild shock on contact. He comes to a temporary stop after the attack ends, and glares at Girafarig with vindiction.

Then, in the blink of an eye, and well before Freya has a chance to respond, Scyther dashes right up to the psychic type. He flashes a wicked smile, before raising one scythe. With impressive speed, he whips the blade across Freya's chest, leaving a deep gash and causing her to screech in pain. He jumps back a few feet and looks toward the wimpering giraffe, tauntingly rubbing one scythe against the other. The damage done, a preventive attack is rather pointless, but regardless Girafarig closes her eyes tightly. She wraps herself in a blanket of psionic power, and then causes the power to erupt into a bright strobe. Finus yelps in suprise as the blinding pulse impairs his vision, causing him to see nothing but bright balls of light. The mantis squirms uneasily as he uses the backs of his claws to try and rub his eyes, with little success mind you.

With her opponent distracted for the time being, Freya bends her head down and licks at the painful chest wound, wincing as she does. She wimpers as the pain from her heavy burns resurfaces, entire body feeling as though on fire and causing a deal if discomfort. Finus on the other hand is still blind and struggling, rather annoyed in general.

*Post-Round*
Finus(Male)
80% HP
Status: Blinded (3 turns), Speed Boosted (1 turn), Safeguarded (2 rounds), annoyed

Freya(Female)
46% HP
Status: Badly Burned, chest gashed and hurting


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

[Crystal Tears]

[color=lightblue][font=sylfaen] Wow... My moves only did 20 damage? Eh, maybe its just me, it just seems a bit low.

Good job anyways Freya, now since he’s completely blind, lets take advantage of this, use Future Sight, then Shadow Ball, and finally Psychic, torment that bug. If it tries to swivel out of the way of Shadow Ball, then shock it with shockwave, if it protects, use Amnesia.

Future Sight ~ Shadow Ball ~ Psychic

[Elec Man EXE]

[color=#FFDD11]Probably because of the way I ref Shock Wave and weaknesses... I don't do weaknesses as 2x damage, makes battles too fast IMO. Instead I add around 30%, still makes using a weakness a good thing but not so much that you could kill an opponent in 5 powerful moves. And as far as SW, since Scyther was moving so fast it was used as a wide spray so naturally it didn't do full damage. I don't do the whole "heat-seaking electricity" thing.

But anyway, Thunder did 15% with weakness, 12% is normal damage. Shock Wave normally does 6%, would go to 8% or so with weakness but because the speed of Scyther I reduced it. So downed it to 5%.

[Spike]

Ok Finus, you are doing good. Now, annoy him with Swagger. You don't need your eyes for that. Then, raise a Light Screen and finish using a Silver Wind. You may be blind, but you still can hear pretty well, can't you? I bet a Girafarig is pretty noisy. Use it all the round.

[Elec Man EXE]

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 11

*Pre-Round*
Finus(Male)
80% HP
Status: Blinded (3 turns), Speed Boosted (1 turn), Safeguarded (2 rounds), annoyed
Swagger ~ Light Screen ~ Silver Wind

Freya(Female)
46% HP
Status: Badly Burned, chest gashed and hurting
Future Sight ~ Shadow Ball ~ Psychic
Sub: Shock Wave / Amnesia


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

*Battle*
Round 11 comes up upon the scarred battlefield, and the combatants are fighting fiercely as ever. Each trainer gives a series of attack commands to the pokemon, who both nod in reply.

Hoping to aggrivate his opponent despite his visual impairment, Finus tries to locate the giraffe, listening carefully. But he hears nothing, so he simply hopes for the best and starts his taunt. Pointing his scythe toward what he assumes to be his foe, he starts to shout some rather obscene things. And Freya would be rather insulted, if not for the fact that Scyther is pointing at a rock. Instead, she's rather amused at the bug hurling his best disses at the inanimate object. She grins to herself, and then focuses. Her eyes start to glow white, as she gazes into the future. Sensing the perfect time for a strike, Freya releases a psionic charge set to explode at that particular moment, and then smiles as her eyes return to normal. Even while she completes the vision of the future, Scyther is taking out all his annoyed rage on the rock, going on about how its mother slept with a Shedinja or some such foolishness.

Freya can't help but laugh at that final insult to the poor rock, and Finus realizes that something didn't work out quite right there. He grumbles something incoherent, and then raises his scythes up. Focusing his energy through the sharp appendages, a barely visible pink screen is erected before the mantis, providing some well-needed protection against energy of all types. Paying little attention, Girafarig starts to siphon ethereal energy from the ghostly realm, pooling it between her small horns. Glowing an eerie yellow shade, the orb pulses and grows in size till its proportional to a basketball. Then, Freya whips her head around and sends the apparitional projectile on a crash course with the blinded green insect. Scyther hears a strange explosion as the ball slams into his barrier, and is then overtaken by a wave of ghostly power. He shudders and shrieks as the strange burst of energy flows straight through his body, causing intense pain but no visible damage to his anatomy. With the energy quickly dissipating back to the realm from which it came, Finus opens his eyes to find his sight restored a fair deal, and can make out his opponents sillouette in the distance.

And thats all the annoyed Scyther needs. He stands tall and starts to beat his wings rapidly in that general direction, whipping up a signifigant gust. As his wings flap at high speed, a silvery energy releases from them, being blown with the wind toward the unsuspecting Freya. She's a bit suprised by the decent accuracy of the attack, and quickly finds the wind whipping across her body. The sparkling silver particles flow into her as the wind blows, causing her to cringe in discomfort while she stumbles back from the wind force. Finus' wings soon slow, and the wind dies down, leaving Freya free from the annoyance. The giraffe calls upon her psychic ability, and a blue glow envelops Finus. He feels the psionic grip squeezing him, pushing in on his exoskeleton from every angle while Girafarig grunts softly in concentration. And even as Freya's telekinetic grasp holds him, the forseen charge placed by the clever psychic goes off, causing a psionic explosion behind the bug type. He is thrown forward by the burst, letting out a suprised shout as he crashes into the ground face first. Finus pushes himself to his feet as the sapphire glow fades, feeling sore all over. Meanwhile Freya seems overjoyed that her look into the future was a successful endeavor.

But her happiness is short lived, as the burns inflicted upon her causing a constant sting all across her body. While she squirms in discomfort, Finus fully regains his vision and looks toward his trainer, still embued with a faint protective glow and his newly errected shield.

*Post-Round*
Finus(Male)
59% HP
Status: Safeguarded (1 round), Light Screened (2 rounds), sore and a bit stiff

Freya(Female)
33% HP
Status: Badly Burned, pained but glad


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

[Spike]

Silver Wind - Slash - Quick Attack to dodge anything that might come.

[Crystal Tears]

Freya, use Astonish to rush forward and hopefully stun the bug into not striking you. Then quickly use Flash again to blind it once more, then finish with Rest since that Quick attack is to dodge.

Astonish ~ Flash ~ Rest

[Elec Man EXE]

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 12

*Pre-Round*
Finus(Male)
59% HP
Status: Safeguarded (1 round), Light Screened (2 rounds), sore and a bit stiff
Silver Wind ~ Slash ~ Quick Attack

Freya(Female)
33% HP
Status: Badly Burned, pained but glad
Astonish ~ Flash ~ Rest


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

*Battle*
Both pokemon remain determined to defeat the other, and the trainers issue their orders hoping to help them with their goal. Round 12 begins as the combatants start to fight again.

After taking a brief moment to loosen his wings, Finus starts to beat them rapidly. The wind starts to kick up, but Freya isn't just going to stand and take the attack. With an ethereal boost of speed, so fast its almost instantaneous, she dashes straight for her opponent. Before he knows whats happening, Scyther stumbles back in suprise as the psychic rams him from the side. He raises his eyes, questioning just how she managed to do that, but he still intends to attack her. His quad wings flutter furiously, sending a strong gust toward Freya as silvery particles of energy shed from the wings and are carried with the wind. Its Girafarig's turn to be suprised, expecting to have stopped the attack but clearly she didn't as the sparkling powder surrounds her. The insectous energy digs into her, and she lets out a pained cry while Scyther keeps flapping, hoping to prolong her pain. But inevitably the mantis finds his wings needing to rest, and as they slow it stops the shining windstream.

Intent to keep the pace of battle, Scyther raises one sharpened blade and rushes toward a stunned Freya. As the swift, ninjalike insect reaches his prey, his razor sharp weapon is brought down on the psychic. The swift slice leaves Girafarig with a long gash across her body, and her wimpers of pain accompany the sound of the scythe whooshing through the air. Finus pulls his scythe back to its resting position and grins at the hurting giraffe. Seeing the wicked grin, Freya pushes the sting of the wound to the back of her mind and lets her psychic energy envelop her. In moments, Finus' cruel smile is met with a burst of white light, leaving him seeing nothing but a blob of white. He lifts his arms and instinctively starts to rub them, hoping to rid himself of the impairment. But its not quite so easy, and the splotter of light remains firmly in his field of vision.

Now forced to the defensive, Finus tries his best to concentrate. Without vision, he's relying purely on his sense of hearing to detect any possible attacks incoming. Crouching down, he prepares himself to dart out of the way at a moments notice. But the wounded Freya has no intention of attacking, firm in the knowledge that she has to rest herself or risk falling too soon. And with that, she closes her eyes and lets her mind enter a state of nothingness. While her mind meditates, the natural healing process is boosted and her body starts to repair the damage its endured. Most noticably, the cut sustained earlier immedietly seals itself, and internally the systems are regenerating.

Even the healing trance isn't enough to heal the intense burns just yet, and they start counteract the surface healing with ongoing damage. As Finus senses the round drawing to a close, he erects himself to a full stand and again starts to rub at his eyes, hoping to relieve the discomfort and restore his sight. The trainers watch as both pokemon struggle to cope with their individual difficulties, and think about the next round's attacks carefully.

*Post-Round*
Finus(Male)
55% HP
Status: Blinded (2 turns), Light Screened (1 round)

Freya(Female)
22% HP
Status: Badly Burned, in a healing trance


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

[Crystal Tears]

Um… Is your Rest still considered sleeping? If so..

Freya use Sleep talk this entire round!

If its not.

Then keep resting until/if you wake up. Then use Thunderbolt, unless there’s clones or he’s trying to dodge, then use Shockwave.

[Spike]

Shoot a Silver Wind everywhere. Pay close atenttion to the sound where it hits and to Freya's cry. Dash and hit her with slash twice.

Silver Wind - Slash - Slash

[Elec Man EXE]

[color=#FFDD11]Yah, its still "sleeping" for all intents and purposes, at least as far as Sleep Talk and whatnot.

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 13

*Pre-Round*
Finus(Male)
55% HP
Status: Blinded (2 turns), Light Screened (1 round)
Silver Wind ~ Slash ~ Slash

Freya(Female)
22% HP
Status: Badly Burned, in a healing trance
Sleep Talk ~ Sleep Talk ~ Sleep Talk
Sub: Thunderbolt / Shock Wave


Arena Status: Arena badly torn up by repeated quakes, ground black and grass gone

*Battle*
With Freya entranced and her opponent debilitated, the round is shaping up to be rather interesting. The trainers give their commands, hoping for the best. Finus nods in reply, while Girafarig stands silently.

Finus closes his blinded eyes and hopes to rely on sound alone to find his target. He starts to flutter his wings again, picking up the wind. This time, however, its in a much more widespread fasion, rather than a focused stream. The gust blows in a wide 180 degree arc, and as it picks up the shimmering silver dust starts to spread all around. Flowing on unhindered on the breeze, the bug energy particles create a pretty scene, but not so for Freya. She shifts uncomfortably while the energy cuts into and across her body. But being in a trance, she makes no sounds, much to Scyther's dismay. However, she does start to mutter something in her sleep soon after. The bug picks up on the sound and turns toward it, as a blue glow surrounds the giraffe. What Finus hears next is a rumble of thunder, as overhead the clouds start to roll in. A cool rain starts to pour down upon the charred arena, creating a sooty black mud (Rain Dance). As the water washes over Freya, the burns across her body are soothed, quelling the constant pain.

With Girafarig's body working hard to restore itself, the lime mantis thinks he has a general idea of where his immobile foe is. Dashing through the black mud toward the location of the sounds he heard just moments ago, Scyther hopes to get a bit of luck. As he nears what he thinks to be the location, he opens his eyes and glances around. The blurr still persists, but its lessening, and he sees the outline of the ungulate just in front of him. Grinning, he pulls one of his razor sharp scythes and rakes it across Freya's chest, knowing he hit the mark as he feels the weapon against a solid object. A trickle of blood is quickly washed from the claw by the falling rain as he lowers it to his side. The damage done, Finus relaxes, but in moments Girafarig stats to mumble again. Then unexpectedly, she rears up on her hind legs. Scyther can't see clearly, but he sees movement coming toward him just as the entranced Freya kicks the mantis in the shoulder with some force (Stomp). He stumbles back and shouts in pain, taken by complete suprise.

While Finus examines the cracked exoskeleton of his shoulder, the sleeping giraffe awakens. She's a bit groggy and blinks her eyes, yawning a bit. She's immedietly aware of the cool rain falling around her, and takes a moment to enjoy the shower against her sore flesh. But the calm is short lived, as Scyther growls at her, vision now crystal clear. Lifting his uninjured arm, he crouches down and leaps toward Freya. The metallic scythe flies through the air, cutting across Girafarig's burnt flesh without remorse. Freya shrieks in pain while her insectoid opponent steps back, looking satisfied. Snapped back to the painful reality of the battle by the assault, she wastes no time preparing for her own attack. A static charge builds across her body, sparks flashing across her. With an annoyed cry, she releases the lightning bolt from her horns toward Scyther. The voltage cuts through the damp air with ease, slamming into Finus and flowing through his anatomy. Bright yellow electricity lights up the area as the mantis twitches under the attack. Freya starts to cringe as the current dissipates, feeling the pain of the attacks sustained while in her trance rush back all at once.

With the pain rapidly increasing, the psychic type groans softly, but continues to take brief comfort from the chilly rain against her wounds. Finus rotates his injured shoulder as a few stray sparks jump across his damp skin, and slits his eyes toward Freya. Even in her sleep she's quite annoying, and he's not too happy.

*Post-Round*
Finus(Male)
39% HP
Status: Annoyed, sore shoulder

Freya(Female)
12% HP
Status: Badly Burned, rain soothing her wounds but weakening


Arena Status: Rain falling (2 rounds), black mud all over the ground

[Spike]

Hm, weren't there more posts after this reffing? I'm kinda confused.

[Elec Man EXE]

I think there were, but they must have gotten lost in the forum jump (see the ASB News topic thats stickied on the main ASB page for details). I'll see if TBA can salvage anything from the "backup" version.

[The Blue Avenger]

Spike: Sunny Day, then Swift x2

Crystal Tears: Alright Freya, lets show them your magic. While that bug is busy calling out for the sun, and utterly distracted, hit him with the ultimate electric combo! Thundaga (Thunder + Thunder + Thunder)!

Thundaga

---

That's all you guys were missing. Cheers!

[Elec Man EXE]

Ah, excellent. Thanks TBA, have a cookie (::}. Not thrilled about reffing this big' ole combo, though...

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 14

*Pre-Round*

Finus(Male)
39% HP
Status: Annoyed, sore shoulder

Sunny Day ~ Swift ~ Swift

Freya(Female)
12% HP
Status: Badly Burned, rain soothing her wounds but weakening

Thundaga

Arena Status:
Arena Status: Rain falling (2 rounds), black mud all over the ground

*Battle*
With the arena fast turning into a black swamp under the falling rain, both trainers quietly consider their next moves. Having thought briefly, each orders their pokemon for the upcoming Round 14.

Lingering memories of the painful electric shock of the last round, Finus raises his head to the sky. This rain has to go, he thinks to himself as he concentrates. With a bright orange aura radiating across his body, the skies begin to clear as though being shoved aside by the sun god. As the clouds move away, the rain subsides and the bright sunlight is fully exposed, bathing the arena in a warm glow. Scyther smiles with satisfaction, letting the heat wash over him. Freya is much less happy with the change, the beating sun aggrivating her burns and causing her a deal of distress. Still, her body starts to glow with electricity as she builds up a current. Pumping out so much power at one time will be a difficult feat, but with confidence she prepares, steadily increasing the voltage.

But Finus isn't just going to wait for his opponent to fry him. Opening his jaw, a pale yellow glow shimmers inside. Then with a shout, the mantis sends out a flurry of star shaped energy rays. They cut swiftly through the air, heading straight for an electrified Freya. She winces as the multitudes of stars pelt her, causing minor cuts across her body. Miniature bloody wounds appear across her injured form, and the immense pain tells her that she won't be able to keep up for much longer. With an increasing volume of sparks dancing across her, but not enough for the desired combo, she faces a decision. Fire prematurely, or face the chance of falling before she can fire at all. The palindrome pokemon airs on the side of caution, raising her head and letting what electricity she has built fly into the air. Twin bolts of immense power circle one another as they rise, and then curve downward toward Scyther. He steps back and looks on with horror as the mass of voltage speeds toward him. Thinking quickly, he uses his agility to leap to the side as the bolt comes down. It slams into the ground as Finus breathes a sigh of relief, but unfortunately for him the earth is still wet... enough so that it conducts a good portion of the powerful energy. He shrieks as the electricity flows across the ground and through him as he lands. His body becomes engulfed by the flow of electrons, sparks rushing across his exoskeleton. Twitching under the attack, he feels a mild sensation of paralysis through his muscles. When the current finally runs dry, the psychic lets the pain take over and she wimpers, while a few stray bolts jump across Finus' body and he groans loudly.

Pushing the agony of the attack to the back of his mind, the bug slits his eyes toward Freya with rage. His mouth opens again as he lets fly a second splash of energy shurikens. She barely sees the attack coming, cringing in the pain she's already under. The giraffe cries loudly, feeling the swarm of rays dash across every part of her skin. The mounting pain from the flying stars pushes Girafarig over the edge, and she drops into unconciousness, falling immobile to the mud with a slosh. Finus sighs deeply, content with having finally defeated the formidable psychic.

Crystal Tears pulls out her pokeball and recalls Freya, smiling at the good job the pokemon did. While she thinks about her next choice, Finus looks to be in a deal of pain brought on by the giraffe's last assault. He stands, ready for whatever comes next, masking the pain.

*Post-Round*
Finus(Male)
16% HP
Status: Mildly Paralyzed, relieved but hurt

Freya(Female)
0% HP
Status: Unconcious

Arena Status: Sunny (2 rounds), black mud all over the ground but drying

I never liked the idea of combo's consisting purely of very powerful energy attacks. Always seemed like a cheap attempt to cram as much damage as possible before getting KO'd. Plus, you figure it'd be hard to prepare that sheer amount of energy. So instead of the normal combo mechanic, where the combo fires immedietly, instead a large combo like this requires time to "charge".

[Crystal Tears]

You did good Freya, don’t worry about...

I choose my almighty Quale!


Quale
Snorlax
♂

Quale, start with a wide spread Blizzard to hit that thing no matter what it does. Then use Shockwave, if it isn’t down by then finish it with another Blizzard. If it protects, then use Harden to strengthen your defence.

Blizzard ~ Shockwave ~ Blizzard

[Spike]

Fly up high, the sun should make it hard for his attack to reach you abd attack with toxic. Then, hit him with reversal and finish with Protect.

[Elec Man EXE]

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 15

*Pre-Round*

Finus(Male)
16% HP
Status: Mildly Paralyzed, relieved but hurt

Toxic ~ Reversal ~ Protect

Quale(Male)
100% HP
Status: Pumped... as a Snorlax can be, anyway
Blizzard ~ Shock Wave ~ Blizzard

Arena Status: Sunny (2 rounds), black mud all over the ground but drying

*Battle*
After congratulating her psychic on a good battle, Crystal Tears eagerly pulls out her third pokeball of the match. Tossing it to the ground, a bright streak of light emerges, growing to an impressive size before dissipating to reveal a large Snorlax. The beast, named Quale, rubs his stomach and looks lazily at Scyther. The mantis looks on at the large normal type with awe, then glances nervously at his trainer. Both he and Crystal issue their commands to the waiting pokemon.

Even effected by paralysis, Finus proves to be the faster of the two combatants. Not taking any chances, he rapidly beats his wings and takes to the air, hoping to use the sun as a buffer against attacks. As he soars upward, Quale covers his eyes with one hand against the glare of the sun, and takes a deep breath. A bunch of chilly energy starts to build in his mouth, in the form of a frosty blue orb. But Scyther has drawn up his own attack, a concoction of fluids combined into a toxic stew. He spews the purple blob down at Quarl, like some punk kid hocking a loogie off a building. The mess splatters over Snorlax', seeming ineffective at first, and in moments he blows out a strong, ice and snow blast up toward his assailant. The bug's strategy proves sound, as the intense sunlight melts much of the frosty blast, but even so the wind and chilly water splatters against him, tossing him about. As the wind gradually dies down, a loud groan is heard as the poisons work there way through Quale's thick skin and into his bloodstream. The large pokemon shifts uncomfortably, trying to ease the irritation of the toxins.

While the normal type struggles, Finus sees an opportunity to get a good hit in. He turns down and starts to fly toward Snorlax, but lets out a worried stutter as he feels his wings lock up. Unable to move, the mantis falls helpless toward the ground as gravity takes its toll. He smashes into the damp dirt near Quale with a thump. The lazy pokemon turns his head and looks at the battered bug, nonchalant. Mouth widening to a grin, sparks start to jump across his body as a current builds. He extends one huge arm toward Scyther, guiding the barrage of bolts at the downed flyer. Though he can't feel it through the paralysis, each spark eats away at his injuries, further weakning him.

After the high voltage attack, the injured Scyther finally regains control over his body. Pushing himself to his feet with his scythes, pained expression on his face, Finus grunts weakly. Still, he lifts his arms and closes his eyes, intent on defending himself with everything he's got. His energy flows from his body, forming a solid cirular barrier around him. Quale shrugs, and then his body starts to glow a faint white. The glow fades away in moments, but leaves his hide looking somewhat more rigid than before. Sensing no oncoming attacks from his round foe, Finus releases his energy, the shield shattering and fading away.

Feeling the pain wash over him again, Finus falls to one knee, propping himself up on his scythes. Quale looks to be in fat... er, good form, but he squirms a bit as the poisons work there way through his bloodstream. The trainers look on anxiously, ready as always for the next round while the sun beats down on the field.

*Post-Round*
Finus(Male)
4% HP
Status: Mildly Paralyzed, badly bruised and hurting

Quale(Male)
98% HP
Status: Intoxicated, Hardened (3 rounds), feeling good

Arena Status: Sunny (1 round), dirt is now barely damp

[Spike]

Excellent Finus. Now, use all your power in this last round. Start with a Agility and Reversal combo. You know, dash, appear behind him, and hit with all your might. Finish with Hyper Beam.

[Crystal Tears]

Annoying scyther >_>

Alright Quale use Protect to stop that agility and reversal combo from hurting you, then use a Shockwave to finish it before it can use Hyper beam. It is somehow manages to live, use a Blizzard.

Protect ~ Shockwave ~ Blizzard

[Elec Man EXE]

Spike vs Crystal Tears
Round 16

*Pre-Round*

Finus(Male)
4% HP
Status: Mildly Paralyzed, badly bruised and hurting

Toxic ~ Reversal ~ Protect

Quale(Male)
98% HP
Status: Intoxicated, Hardened (3 rounds), feeling good

Blizzard ~ Shock Wave ~ Blizzard

Arena Status: Sunny (1 round), dirt is now barely damp

*Battle*

Though up against a threatening foe, Spike orders his wounded bug with determination. He nods weakly, while Crystal Tears gives her own orders for extermination.

Hoping his speed will allow a swift attack to the large normal type, Finus shuts his eyes. Spreading energy through his muscles, he feels them limber up. His eyes shoot open as he stands, then pushes off with his feet and rushes for the oppenent with great agility. He dashes around Quale, coming to a quick halt behind him. The green mantis takes a deep breath before lunging toward the blob, intent on spreading his pain to the foe. But even from behind, and with swift excecution, he finds himself smashing directly into a faintly glowing barrier around Snorlax. After crashing into the shield, he stumbles back a bit, stunned and surprised. Quale chuckles as the energy breaks and dissipates.

But Scyther remains determined, shaking his head and narrowing his eyes toward the rotund pokemon. He opens his jaws, revealing a growing sphere of gold energy. Pouring everything he has into the blast, he shouts as a beam streaks from his mouth at Snorlax. The sleeping pokemon (classification, not actually sleeping ) takes the mighty blast, his stomach shaking violently as the energy plows into him. Quale looks relatively sturdy despite the powerful attack, and as it narrows a scattering of electrical current builds across his body. To lazy to even face the opponent, he merely sweeps his hand behind his head, releasing a number of sparks that jut through the air. Finus breathes heavily, having exausted himself with the immense energy release, and screeches when the electrical projectiles hit home. The small discharges each cause a localized sting, and the insect soon finds himself woozy under the pain. He sways forward a bit, dropping his scythes to his side before collapsing to the ground.

With the battered bug lying in a heap on the ground, Spike reaches for his pokeball. Quale smiles lazily, but at the same time his eyes cringe while the poison keeps working inside his body. Overhead, a few clouds start to blow in as the weather returns to its normal cycle.

*Post-Round*

Finus(Male)
0% HP
Status: Collapsed

Quale(Male)
78% HP
Status: Intoxicated, Hardened (2 rounds), content

Arena Status: Now dry, but sunlight no longer intense

[Spike]

Well done, Finus. Return.

Go, Enigma!

*Staryu appears*

[Elec Man EXE]

So... since Spike is on a long hiatus, are you going to go ahead and call the DQ on the battle?

[Crystal Tears]

Finally my silence has been broken, and though very overdue.

I call the DQ

Sorry Spike, but I need the points.

[Elec Man EXE]

*deep voice from the sky* So be it!

Eh... sorry, had a god-complex moment there. Its passed. Points as follows.

Crystal Tears ~ 4 points
Spike ~ 2 points
Elec Man EXE ~ 4 points

It was a heck of a battle, too bad it couldn't be finished. And with that... POW! I'm gone.