October Contest: Final up!

[Saffire Persian]

Question: What happened to the substitute? >.>

[Chris 2.1]

Huh, how about that! Umm I'll fix it tonight.


Edit: Going to have to edit both rounds. Sorry.

[Chris 2.1]

Edited. God that was confusing x_X

[Elec Man EXE]

[color=#FFDD11]Excellent Wyv, keep it up. Now then, your still pretty close to him I'd guess, so I want you to nip the water type with a powerful Crunch. Then, use Fly and get into the air again, stay up there for the remainder of the round to make it harder for Rast to aim. And while your up there, fire off a Dragonbreath at him. If she conjures up a Double Team on one of your attacking turns, then sub in your own Swift to cut them down to size.

Crunch / Swift ~ Fly ~ Dragonbreath / Swift

[Saffire Persian]

All right, Rast, when Wyvern flies towards you for a Crunch, use Blizzard . That should stop the Crunch well enough, even if she does get through. If the Vibrava has her mouth open while she flies towards you, it'll be even better, and ice and snow being pushed down your throat wouldn't be too nice.

As she flies up Swift to follow her retreat. And when the Dragon Breath comes raining down towards you, block it like you did last time with Water Pulse .

Rast (Vaporeon, Male): Blizzard ~ Swift ~ Water Pulse

[Chris 2.1]

October 2006 Contest

Battle Stage
Elec Man EXE VS Saffire Persian

Round Three /Five

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Wyvrhen – Virbava [F]
Health: 86%
Energy: 71%
Crunch / Swift ~ Fly ~ Dragonbreath / Swift

VS

Rast – Vaporeon – [M]
Health: 72%
Energy: 66%
Blizzard ~ Swift ~ Water Pulse

Arena: Indoor Contest Hall

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BEGIN!
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Vibrava was determined not to close the gap between her opponent and herself. She flapped her wings and swept in for a devestating crunch, but Rast had a trick up his sleeve. Well, the metaphorical sleeve, since Rast was wearing only his birthday skin today.

A devestating whirling cone of frosty wind and shattering chunks of ice slammed into Vibrava. She flapped back hastily, suffering extreme damage. Her muscles ached from the cold. Remembering her instructions, she flapped upwards out of the way. As she went, Rast fied off a sweeping stream of golden stars that flew up to the dragonfly, tearing into her and dealing discomfort.

Opening her mouth wide, Wyvrhen unleashed a cannon of flame. Greens and silvers melted within each other as they whooshed at Rast. The draconian attack was met with a stream of cold water; the two attacks battled and waged, but ultimately the cool water doused the fiery wrath and the water slammed into Wyvrhen.

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End!
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Wyvrhen – Virbava [F]
Health: 64%
Energy: 60%
Attack second next round

VS

Rast – Vaporeon – [M]
Health: 72%
Energy: 52%
Attack first next round

Arena: Indoor Contest Hall

[Saffire Persian]

Just a quick question, how did Wyvern gain energy? XDXD

[Chris 2.1]

Because my maths sucks XD. I'll edit that now.

[Chris 2.1]

Your turn SP

[Saffire Persian]

Okay, Rast. Lets start off with Water Pulse against Wyvern, nothing like a good chance and confusing the opponent while doing good damage. Then fire an Ice Beam at him to try and slow her down - after that Blizzard, I doubt she wants to experience the same thing again. Finish up by another Water Pulse .

However, if our Vibrava friend decides to try any evasive moves (Double Team, Faint Attack, Fly... etc.) use Swift to find him.

Rast (Vaporeon, Male): Water Pulse ~ Ice Beam ~ Water Pulse
Sub: Swift

[Elec Man EXE]

[COLOR=#FFDD11]Gah, I hate having so few moves to choose from. Bothersome indoor arena.

Alright Wyv. Start with a Giga Drain, always good to heal yourself at his expense. Then, wait until the Ice Beam is about to fire (so he can't sub the Swift) and use Quick Attack to dodge the blast and tackle him. End with another Giga Drain, prey on the only weakness you can.

Giga Drain ~ Quick Attack ~ Giga Drain

[Chris 2.1]

October 2006 Contest

Battle Stage
Elec Man EXE VS Saffire Persian

Round Four/Five

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Wyvrhen – Virbava [F]
Health: 64%
Energy: 60%
Giga Drain ~ Quick Attack ~ Giga Drain

VS

Rast – Vaporeon – [M]
Health: 72%
Energy: 52%
Water Pulse -- Ice Beam -- Water Pulse {Sub: Swift}

Arena: Indoor Contest Hall


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As the match raged on, both Rast the Vaporeon and Wyvrhen the Vibrava were showing signs of fatigue. It had become apparent both Saffire and Elec Man wanted the ribbon as badly as the other; the friendliness had faded and competetiveness took the reigns.

Wyvrhen, in the sky, darted down, face contorted with fury as she leeched onto the foe. Rast opened wide and blasted a washful of cold water at his enemy; despite the force of the attack, Wyvrhen sank his teeth into Vaporeon and drained his health.

This time, Rast opened his mouth as an icy orb grew in size. Watching, Wyvrhen darted to the left in a silver trail, sweeping around the arena and slamming into Vaporeon. The beam flew to the rafters, freezing it and causing much irritation for Alf, the resident Janitor.

Finally, after Vaporeon fired off another blast of water (which subsequently struck Wyvrhen with considerable force), the lecherous dragonfly chomped down and drained more energy from the foe. Staggering back, flapping up and swallowing the juicy juicy nutrients, Wyvrhen felt his head spin, and it didn't take a tone-deaf janitor to realize that the cold water had given Wyvrhen a headache, leading to considerable confusion.


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End!
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Wyvrhen – Virbava [F]
Health: 58%
Energy: 52%
Confused
Attack First

VS

Rast – Vaporeon – [M]
Health: 51%
Energy: 44%
Attack Second

[Elec Man EXE]

[color=#FFDD11]Hmm... ok Wvy, lets keep at it. Start off with Focus Energy to clear your mind of that ever annoying confusion. Then, wait for a moment and see what that thing is going to do. If its an Ice attack, then dodge and attack with Faint Attack. If its something else, then I want you to dash forward and pummel him with Double Edge. Same deal with the next action, wait and see. Dodge Ice with Quick Attack. If its not one of those, then let loose with a powerful Hyper Beam. Blow a widespread Gust to destroy any Double Team attempts, but not if your confused.

Focus Energy ~ Faint Attack / Double Edge ~ Quick Attack / Hyper Beam
Sub: Gust

[Saffire Persian]

All, right, Rast, lets do this, shall we?

First, while our little dragonfly is focusing his energy send a nice Hydro Pump at him. He should be trying to stay hovering in the air, and maintaining his focus as well as possible, so he shouldn't be hard to hit. Next, lets go out with a bang and catch him off guard. Lets Bide . Usually it lasts one or two actions so we should be okay. Lets him hit you with that Double Edge and take that nasty recoil as well. Then, if you feel the need to release the energy, release it right back at him. If not, hold on for one more move and take that massive Hyper Beam, and release the energy then, since.. well, you'll have no other time in which to do it. However, if, by chance, you release the Bide after absorbing the Double Edge, use Protect for the third action instead.

Also, if the Vibrava proves to still have his confusion, and can't preform his Double Edge attack due to his confusion, hit him with a Water Pulse instead of Biding to confuse him further, and follow up the last move with Protect.

Rast (Vaporeon, Male): Hydro Pump ~ Bide/Water Pulse ~ Bide/Protect

[Chris 2.1]

[center]October 2006 Contest

Battle Stage
Elec Man EXE VS Saffire Persian

Round Five/Five

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Here it is. Despite taking a month-and-a-half, the contest had whittled down to the final round of this struggle. In Round Four the field had been evened out, and the gap between the healthy and the tired foe had shortened. Now the match could go either way.

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Wyvrhen – Virbava [F]
Health: 58%
Energy: 52%
Confused
Focus Energy ~ Faint Attack / Double Edge ~ Quick Attack / Hyper Beam

VS

Rast – Vaporeon – [M]
Health: 51%
Energy: 44%
Hydro Pump ~ Bide/Water Pulse ~ Bide/Protect

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Wyvrhen narrowed her eyes. She was focusing, trying to concentrate thoroughly. As she did this, flapping in the air, Rast began to glow an odd, sea-blue colour. She gave off a cry and a horrendous torrent of water was blasted from her mouth. The attack slammed into Wyvrhen, hurling him from the sky. He clattered against the ground, retaining his focus.

In no time, Wyvrhen’s wings flapped briskly; she soared low across the arena at impeccable speed, tucked in neatly and zooming at Rast. His eyes widened. He was slammed into and thrown back.

Vibrava, happy with the attack, rose into the air as energy (aided by the focus earlier) collected in his mouth. In a screeching bang, he blasted a speeding orange beam to plough right into Rast, driving the Vaporeon into the ground with the force of the attack. Wyvrhen smirked and flapped back. The round was finished.

But was it? Vaporeon suddenly became overtaken with a fierce silvery glow. She got up, albeit weakly, and raced across the arena. As she got faster, the silver glow got longer, hotter, brighter…

Leaping into the air, Rast swung herself around in mid-air, almost like a shimmering blue-and-silver Catherine wheel. One spin. Two spins. Three spins. She was exorcising the damage she had taken and as she leapt out her spin, she slapped her beautiful tail into Wyvrhen with an almighty crack.

Wyvrhen, startled, fell out the sky and slammed into the ground. Rast landed, staggering, having consumed so much energy.

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End!
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Wyvrhen – Virbava [F]
Health: 17% DAMAGE CAPS
Energy: 28%


VS

Rast – Vaporeon – [M]
Health 30%
Energy: 24%
Winner!

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SaffirePersian is the winner! SP you get 4 points and the October Ribbon, to be used in sigs, websites or (if you really want) you can print it off, stick it to card, laminate it and wear it at school. You are also now eligible for the next Grand Festival.

[Elec Man EXE]

[color=#FFDD11]Bide... lol, it figures. Darned first gen pokemon and their biding.

Well done SP. Congrats, twas a hard fight and a well earned win. This does mean that I'm going to have to enter the next contest, though :p

[Saffire Persian]

XD was biding really that popular back in the day? ^^ Good luck in your next contest. And It was a close battle, too.