River VS The Arbiter [Ref: Mew Master]

[Pichu Luver]

My last battle besides my Gym Match is almost over so I would like another fight. If anyone would be so kind?

1 VS 1 (but it can be longer if you like)
Banned Moves: Non-damaging healing moves and Toxic. (add as many others as you wish)
DQ: 1 week
Arena: Well I'm open to anything but let's try an ocean eh? Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

I'll use my Dratini♀ Oolichan

So set up your Pokémon and attacks please. A Ref would be great too.

[Greyfox]

I'll battle you, if you don't mind. I need a rematch anyway... ;-)

I choose my porygon, Inverted Duckbot!

Attacks will come once we find a referee.

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

A battle with you will be fun. ^^ A rematch it is, and from Weez I hear Porygon's are notorious, so this shall be an interesting battle no doubt. Lol.

[Greyfox]

Aye; I was pondering using my sneasel for this battle, but I didn't want to be cheap with type advantage. Plus, I decided that I wanted to evolve porygon sooner than sneasel...

Oh, and before I forget, can we add Toxic to the list of banned attacks?

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Yes I appreciate that. ^^' And sure, no problemo I shall add it to the list.

[Mew Master]

Guess what... you have a Ref Now. Post yer attacks!

[Greyfox]

Alright, Duckbot, let's begin by using Agility to boost your speed, followed by Tri-Attack! Finish the round with Signal Beam. However, if she tries using Thunder Wave or any other attack of that nature, Magic Coat the effects back to her!

Agility / Tri-Attack / Signal Beam
Magic Coat

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Thanks MM!

Ok Ooli let's do this, btw I'm releasing her into the ocean.

First use a Safeguard to protect from any nasty status stuff. Then use a Surf to sweep that Porygon off his island and into the ocean, stir him up a little if you can. Then while he's floundering in the water use a Agility of your own to raise your speed and keep up with him.

Safeguard/Surf/Agility

[Mew Master]

Round 1! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 100
MP: 100
Status: Swimingly.
Safeguard~Surf~Agility

Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 100
MP: 100
Status: Computerized.
Agility~Tri Attack~Signal Beam (Subs: Mirror Coat)

The Arena

Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

Ready! FIGHT!

Ahh the Caribbean, where the waters are clear, the sky is blue, and small coral reefs dot the sea-scape. This is where we find our Ref, laying back lazily on an inflatable tube-raft. As two floating platforms make their way to the area, River and Arbiter release their Pokémon. Oolichan, a nice little Dratini swims playfully in the water as the Inverted Duckbot , floats like… well… a duck on seawater.

The match begins just as the Ref disappears in a splash of water, the iner-tube deflated and floating on the top of the water.

Oolichan starts off by curling her body up, a shimmering white dome of energy surrounding her as she lowers herself in the water (-9). The Duckbot floats on the water, until his two legs start to spin around like paddles, giving it a burst of speed (-6) as the water becomes choppy in it’s wake.

With its new round of speed, Duckbot takes a dive… literally as it searches for the little Dragon. Finding an unusual white glow in the middle of a blue sea, the Porygon cuts loose with a trio of elemental beams (-7). Granted, the beam of flame fizzles out after immediate contact, the freezing one leaves shards of ice in the vicinity, and the electric beam zaps directly towards the hexagon-domed Dragon Pokémon.

After a massive concusion as elemental forces meet an immobile defense, Oolichan is sent flying towards the coral bed through the dust and shockwave (-3, -5), the swirling hexagons following her. Righting herself in the sea before crashing on the coral reefs, she glares up at the wading Duckbot and her eyes begin to glow (-8). The Duckbot, on the other hand is confused. What once was calm seas, starts to become turbulent and then chaotic as a maelstrom. Being rolled along waves 20 feet high, the Porygon is dunked under the water, to rise, and then dunked again, being battered by the massive waves (-9).

Its eyes spinning, Duckbot shakes its head, snapping it back to… well its version of reality. Ducking under the water, the Porygon finds its target and releases a burst of charged up energy (-8). It flows difficultly through the still turbulent water, nearly refracting off target, dealing a glancing blow (-4). To try and keep up with the speeding artificial Pokémon, Oolichan, relaxes herself, letting her muscles become spring-like in effect (-6).

End for Round 1… and the ref is still missing <-<U

Round 1! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 88
MP: 77
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 2 more Rounds.

Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 91
MP: 79
Status: Row-boat (SPD +), trying to target the sea-Dragon.

Ref Notes: Water has a weird ability to refract and bend light. It does the same with Energy to some degree. Electricity has a hard time traveling in salt water, and it takes more of a decrease in temperature to freeze it, and fire can’t really exist underwater, which is why the Tri Attack only had two of three beams hit at less damage. There IS a danger of hitting the coral Reefs in the area, which would cause -3 HP damage.

River Attacks First

[Pichu Luver]

*snicker* Porygon refered to as a row-boat. Lol.

Alrighty then, thanks Mew man! You be fast ^^. So Oolichan I think we are going to be staying under the waves. First use a Shock Wave followed by a Double Team if that's possible to do underwater. If not, use a Twister and a Thunderbolt.

If he tries a Psychic, Mimic it.

Shock Wave/Double Team or Twister/Thunderbolt

Sub: Mimic

[Greyfox]

She's gonna have a hard time shooting off an electric attack in water, Duck, let alone two of 'em. I want you to retreat to the top of the ocean and use Magnet Rise to levitate over the calm seas. Hopefully, the electric attacks will do more harm to herself than to you.

If she successfully pulls of Double Team under water, use Thunder! The water will carry the electricty and should hopefully destroy them all. However, if she uses Twister instead, use another Agility to dodge it! Finally, use Swift to guarantee her a barrage of hits!

Magnet Rise / Thunder / Swift
Agility

-Grey

[Mew Master]

Round 2! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 88
MP: 77
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 2 more Rounds.
Shockwave~Double Team~Thunderbolt (Sub: Mimic)

Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 91
MP: 79
Status: Row-boat (SPD +), trying to target the sea-Dragon.
Magnet Rise~Thunder~Swift (Sub: Agility)

The Arena

Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

Ready! FIGHT!

Hmm… what’s that weird red spot on the waves? Eh? Oh yeah! Round 2!

Wirling its feet like a row-boat who’s directors don’t know where to go, Duckbot starts to rise above the sea water, hovering several feet above (-11). Oolichan, on the other hand, starts to constrict and writher around like a burning snake. Sparks start to collect around her as she sends a blast of multiple electric sparks up through the sea water (-9/-3) and hitting the Porygon.

Glowing slightly, Oolichan starts to split into multiple images underwater, the refractive properties of the water making it even harder to find the real Dratini (-5). Sparking with concentrated energy, Duckbot releases a massive lightning bolt that’s wider than its whole body, channeling through him like a hunk of copper wiring. The lightning bolt hits the sea water, there’s a fizz and sizzle as salt-water is turned to steam (-9). However, the attack had little effect, (-5), it did manage to dissolve the Dragon Pokémon clones.

Opening a panel somewhere on its artificial body, dozens of tiny stars blast forward, splashing into the ocean and causing a small bit of turbulence. Underwater, Oolichan’s hit as the stars try to keep on target (-3/-2) under the still wavy sea. Mumbling in response, the Dratini convulses again and unleashes a larger electric attack than before, managing to get through the water and blast out at the Porygon, who hovers out of the way of the attack, because of the delayed time between discharge (-7).

End of Round 2… hey… what’s that dark shape over there?

Round 2! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 81
MP: 56
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 1 more Rounds.

Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 88
MP: 56
Status: Row-boat (SPD +), trying to target the sea-Dragon. Curse you Physics!

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower. Also, lightning bolts that hit the surface of the water are usually instantly discharged and nullified due to the immense size of the body of water in question (Ocean). However things in the immediate vicinity of the strike would take some damage, although greatly reduced. The transfer of energy from outside and into water is great, thus many attacks that don’t either originate from under water will do less damage to those under the water’s surface.

Arbiter Attacks First

[Greyfox]

Hm... perhaps sending a porygon out into the ocean wasn't the most well-thought out plan. Unfortunately, I have no other water pokemon that aren't battling aside from Leviathan, and that'd be overkill.

No matter; Duck, dive into the water and Lock-on to Ooli so you can keep track of her. Then, use Agility + Skull Bash; charge at her no matter where she is, building up momentum, then bash her as hard as you can! However, if Ooli does something foolish like using Protect or Detect, relax instead!

Lock-on / Agility + Skull Bash
Relax

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Alright Ooli, let him Lock-On while you just take a breather. Then as he comes for you with the speedy Skull Bash, fry him with a Thunderwave when he's close enough. Then, as he is right beside you in the water, use a Thunder.

Relax/Thunderwave/Thunder

[Mew Master]

Round 3! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 81
MP: 56
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 1 more Rounds.
Relax~Thunderwave~Thunder

Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 88
MP: 56
Status: Row-boat (SPD +), trying to target the sea-Dragon. Curse you Physics!
Lock-on~Agility~Skull Bash

The Arena

Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

Ready! FIGHT!

Hmm… no one’s seen the Ref… In any case, Round 3!

Cursing the science that gave him life, Duckbot plunges down into the water, and searches for the little Dratini who’s been using the ocean for her own personal shield! Once he spots her, little red-laser-like beams search and then converge on the Dragon Pokémon, who’s just sitting there, content with herself (-2/+5).

Finding its target the Inverted-one starts to spin his legs… feet, lower appendages? around faster, giving him momentum as his head lowers and resembles a Transformers battle sequence (-3 (Agility), -7 (Skull Bash), -3 (Combo)) as the Artificial Pokémon’s head gains a glow of white burning energy before he blasts off like a dead-headed torpedo. Watching this, Oolichan starts to twist her body, electricity charging up for a counter attack (-6)?

Ramming right into Oolichan, the Duck scores a direct hit (-10), however, the Dratini releases her attack as he connects and starts to rebound back. A net of electrical energy, dampened by the water ensnares the Porygon, scrambling his circuits (Paralyzed).

Continuing to contort and twist, Oolichan unleashes a massive underwater lightning strike (-10/-5) that doesn’t seem to do as much damage as it should… damn salt water.

As we end Round 3, does anyone else hear eerie music?

Round 3! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 71
MP: 40
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguard dispensed.

Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 83
MP: 41
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed. Curse you Physics!

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower.

River Attacks First

[Pichu Luver]

Ok, hmm so let's use:

A Double Team followed quickly by a Safeguard. Finish with a Dragon Pulse. Simple but I'm out of elborate devious plans . . . for now. Hey is that the Ref? *peers*

Double Team/Safeguard/Dragon Pulse

[Greyfox]

None of the attacks you're going to use require movement, so hopefully paralysis won't stop you from using them. Start out with Thunder to get rid of the clones as well as damage her! Then relax; right as she fires off her Dragon Pulse, Teleport to the top of the water so she wastes her energy.

Thunder / Relax / Teleport

-Grey

[Mew Master]

Round 4! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 71
MP: 40
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguard dispensed.
Double Team~Safeguard~Dragon Pulse


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 83
MP: 41
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed. Curse you Physics!
Thunder~Relax~Teleport

The Arena

Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

Ready! FIGHT!

Ya know, that music is starting to get… closer. Round 4!

Glowing faintly, the Dragon Pokémon starts to split off into multiple copies again (-6). The Duckbot is getting sick of this trick and starts to gather energy from the ions in the sea water (-11), however, he’s lost sight of which Oolichan’s the real Oolichan. Trying to pick apart the illusions from the real thing, he discharges the gathered electricity at one. The burst doesn’t hit the Dratini directly but it does dissolve the rest of the clones from the surrounding charge (-6).

Taking a breather, the Porygon just slowly sinks there in the ocean, not needing to breathe is an asset right now (+5). While Oolichan starts to re-set up her defenses (-8), small hexagons floating around her snake-like form.

With her defenses in place, the Dratini charges up a sphere of pure draconic energy and then unleashes it directly at the Inverted Duckbot (-9). The Duckbot, its body still twitching tries to flash out of the way, but is too late as the beam hits him, jarring him enough to teleport before he’s hit too much by the blast (-3, -5), and is now floating on the surface, somewhat content but still spasmy from the electricity buzzing through its system.

Duna… dunna… dunna dunna. Round 4 completed… still no sign of that blasted Ref.. <-<U

Round 4! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 65
MP: 17
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguard for 2 more Rounds.


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 80
MP: 30
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Curse you Physics!

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower. 0 Energy will not mean an instant KO. Instead it will mean that the Pokémon will start using Health in place of the Energy for a 2-for-1 basis.

The Arbiter Attacks First

[Greyfox]

Duck, if we win this, you're moving up on the evolution priority list - even higher than Danae and Perseus, and I've wanted them to evolve ever since I got 'em...

Anywho, here's what we're gonna do: Lock-on to Candlefish and Teleport inches away from her. Finally, use Ice Beam from point-blank range to make her very uncomfortable. However, if she uses Protect before you fire off Ice Beam, relax instead.

Lock-on / Teleport / Ice Beam
Relax

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Hmmm ok Ooli, Protect against the Lock-On, then go and hide in the coral reef and Relax for two turns. If however he is paralyzed the first round, hit him with a Draco Meteor, then go hide.

Protect/Hide and Relax x Two
Sub: Draco Meteor

[Mew Master]

Round 5! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 65
MP: 17
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguard for 2 more Rounds.
Protect~Relax~Relax (Sub: Draco Meteor)


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 80
MP: 30
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Curse you Physics!
Lock On~Teleport~Ice Beam (Sub: Relax)

The Arena

Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

Ready! FIGHT!

And once again the Round is off!

Now contently sitting on top of the water the Inverted Duckbot tries to duck (*snicker*) its head down to lock onto the Dragon Pokémon but it hits a computer glitch error as paralysis kicks in, causing the Porygon’s head to twitch in ways you wouldn’t think it could. Oolicahn, seeing her chance lets out with a high-pitched roar (-15). The Duckbot’s sensors start going haywire as a large… massive… object comes inbound for it. In a classic case of “Oh I am so… WHAM!” The meteor slams into the Duckbot and the ocean, causing massive turbulence in it’s wake Oolicahn gets hit into the coral reef just as the Duckbot does as well (-15 (Draco Meteor), -4 (Coral)/-5 (Coral)).

With that out of the way, Oolichan tries her best to get to an outcrop and hide and rest, however the aftermath of the meteor strike is making it difficult to navigate the now-murky waters. She bumps and whacks into outcroppings of coral before finally finding a place to hide and rest (-4 (Environmental Hazards), +5). The Duckbot, swirling around in the aftermath of that one attack, bonks its head and various other parts along the ocean bottom (-4 (Environmental Hazards)), but now has a new problem. With the water so murky after that attack, it has no clue where its opponent is… or where ANYTHING is for that matter. Maybe it’s opponent is…. THAT way! (-9). Well, now its outta the murk, but is now staring at a murky cloud that’s filled with chunks of coral and rock, slowly moving towards him.

Charging up a blue sphere of freezing cold, the Duckbot lets loose with a powerful Ice Beam (-9) at the oncoming cloud. The beam freezes bits of the water as the Duckbot sweeps it in a wide arch, literally shooting in the dark. Oolichan, sitting in her little safe spot relaxes again (+5). Until a glancing blow from an Ice beam sweeps right above her head, chilling the water around her and making her jump.

The Duckbot starts to freak as it can feel the water start to push backwards, drawing the cloud into him. A few seconds of getting pelted (-2 (Environmental Hazards)) the Porygon finds itself laying on the ocean floor, with no ocean around it. The Dratini also looks confused as it sees the water recede back a ways. Both of them have a bad feeling about this.

I think I see the Ref’s shorts over there… why are they shredded? End of Round 5!

Round 5! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 56
MP: 12
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguard for 1 more Rounds. Sitting in plain site without the cloud or the ocean around her.


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 55
MP: 12
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Sitting on the ocean floor, without an ocean.

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower. 0 Energy will not mean an instant KO. Instead it will mean that the Pokémon will start using Health in place of the Energy for a 2-for-1 basis. Odd things happen when you crash a meteor into the ocean… Science is fuuuuuun ^^U.

River Attacks First

[Pichu Luver]

Well this is a dilema. *ponders* Ok Ooli we'll give our foe some options shall we? If he chooses to work together to get through this (eh dude a tsunami's coming!) go next to Porygon and use Protect with him so we can hopefully survive the coming wave and get back to fighting. If there are enough turns left, and he attacks use Dragonbreath if not Relax.

Otherwise, Agility to rush out after that water, to get into deeper water and hopefully take minimal damage. If however Duck uses Teleport, Mimic it and Teleport out to deep water.

1. Protect with Duck then Relax or Dragonbreath
2. Agility or Mimic

[Greyfox]

Teleport out of harm's way, deeper in the ocean. Oolichan will mimic it, but because she's not an adept teleporter, it'll be very taxing and cause quite a bit of fatigue. Then trick her into attacking you by shooting off a very weak Shock Wave; relax afterwards.

Teleport / Shock Wave / Relax

-Grey

[Mew Master]

Round 6! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 56
MP: 12
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguard for 1 more Rounds. Sitting in plain site without the cloud or the ocean around her.
Protect~Relax~Dragonbreath (Subs: Mimic/Agility~Relax~Dragonbreath)


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 55
MP: 12
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Sitting on the ocean floor, without an ocean.
Teleport~Shockwave~Relax

The Arena

Caribbean, near the coral reefs. So we can swim around them and use them as cover or other attacking stuff. There are small islands of white sand (a few have palm trees) dotted about if any of the more land based Pokémon want to fight.

Ready! FIGHT!

Wow… there is no ocean. That kinda… sucks for the beginning of Round 6.

Sitting without an ocean, the two Pokémon stare each other down, wondering who’ll be the first to take an action. As they stare at each other, there’s a rumbling as the ocean itself returns to this island chain. The water rushes in fast, very fast and the Duckbot takes his leave.

In a flash of artificial light, the Porygon disappears (-12, -1 (Energy Substitute)). Snarling under her breath, Oolichan copies the attack (-12 (Copy and execution of move), -3 (Energy Substitute)). This finds BOTH Pokémon in deep water, with a blackened abyss below, and the shining light of the sun above.

Severely weakend by copying Duckbot’s Teleport, Oolichan floats in the now calm sea (+5). The Duckbot, however has other plans as he unleashes a burst of electrical impulses that arch and twitch towards the Dratini (-5 (Energy Substitute)/-4).

Letting out a snarl, Oolichan lets loose with a blast of flame at the Duckbot (-5, -2 (Energy Substitute). As the Duckbot sits there and tries to regain energy (+5, -7).

Ahhh the abyss… don’t stare too long, or it will stare right back at you. End Round 6!

Round 6! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 51
MP: 5
Status: Agile (SPD +). No longer Safeguarded. Heavily Winded.


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 42
MP: 5
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower. 0 Energy will not mean an instant KO. Instead it will mean that the Pokémon will start using Health in place of the Energy for a 2-for-1 basis.

The Arbiter Attacks First

[Greyfox]

Oolichan used less energy in teleporting than Duckbot did?

-Grey

[Mew Master]

Actually More. She was copying the move as well as the same ammount. however the Duckbot only used 15 total energy (-1 health to cover the extra energy) and Oolichan used 17 energy (12 + an extra -3 Health to cover the energy drain).

*checks post really quick however...*

Okay... there's a slight Math problem... let me fix it...

[Greyfox]

Recharge your batteries for a few turns, then use Ice Beam!

Relax / Relax / Ice Beam

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Ok renew your Safeguard then swim far enough away that the Ice Beam will fizzle out before it hit you and Relax x Two. If moving takes an action then move and Relax.

Safeguard/Move and Relax or Relax x Two

[Mew Master]

Round 7! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 51
MP: 5
Status: Agile (SPD +). No longer Safeguarded. Heavily Winded.
Safeguard~Move~Relax


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 42
MP: 5
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.
Relax~Relax~Ice Beam

The Arena

Started in the Caribbean, near the coral reefs. Now currently out in open ocean.

Ready! FIGHT!

Floating in open ocean, the Fight gets a whee bit more intense.

Sitting and twitching as its systems are still scrambled, the Duckbot rests for a short bit (+5). While Oolichan instead sets up her defenses in an all too familiar hexagonal options (-5, -2 (Energy Substitute)).

Wiggling her serpentine body, the Dratini makes her move, dashing as far from the Porygon as her snake-like body will allow. The artificial Pokémon, however, just continues to float there in the water (+5).

Energy gathered back once again, the Duckbot summons a beam of intense cold from within its own systems, blasting it towards the swift moving Dratini. The salt-water freezes on contact, jetting forward towards Oolichan (-9). The Dragon Pokémon swam far, but not far enough to get out of range. Slamming a chunk of frozen salt water into her, her only saving grace is that she was far enough not to get the full brunt of the attack (-6). After taking the hit, Oolichan just floats in the water trying to recoup (+5).

Well with us in the open sea… where’s the Ref. He got tossed up onto the beach with the tsunami, a small dog-fish (which is actually a shark) biting and hanging onto his butt, snarling. Round 7’s over for now!

Round 7! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 43
MP: 10
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 2 more Rounds. Heavily Winded. That ice chunk HURT!


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 42
MP: 7
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower. 0 Energy will not mean an instant KO. Instead it will mean that the Pokémon will start using Health in place of the Energy for a 2-for-1 basis.

River Attacks First

[Pichu Luver]

Evil smeavile Ice moves, ok use Double Team Relax then use Secret Power.

Double Team/Relax/Secret Power

[Greyfox]

Aye, this battles just going to last forever if we just attack once a round while retreating to retain energy. Duckbot, as soon as she uses Double Team, Lock-on to her precise location, then lay waste to her with a double Ice Beam assault!

Lock-on / Ice Beam / Ice Beam

-Grey

[Mew Master]

Round 8! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 43
MP: 10
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 1 more Rounds. Heavily Winded. That ice chunk HURT!
Double Team~Relax~Secret Power


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 42
MP: 7
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.
Lock-On~Ice Beam~Ice Beam

The Arena

Started in the Caribbean, near the coral reefs. Now currently out in open ocean.

Ready! FIGHT!

Floating in the open ocean. Two Pokémon, numerous sharks, will any of them survive?! Or will they end up chum? Wait? There aren’t any sharks? Crud. There goes my plug for Shark Week at the end of the month…. Round 8!

In a quirky spurts of electrical discharge, the Duckbot takes aim on Oolichan just as she splits into multiple copies (-5). Holding fast and scanning through the copies and finding the real thing (-5).

As she floats there, just content, another chunk of ice blasts through the sea and slams into her, causing her clones to dissipate like food coloring in water (-2, -4 (Energy Substitute)/-8, +5).

Growling to herself, Oolichan sets up another flying set of hexagons to protect her from getting frozen at this rate (-9). The Duckbot shoots another blast of icy goodness… er… coldness (-5 (Energy Substitute)). Each hit is sending Oolichan floating further and further out of range, and the sea’s taking the energy of the moving ice, and acting as an opposing force (-7).

Well, in the words of a famous pig, that’s all for Round 8 folks!

Round 8! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 28
MP: 1
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 2 more Rounds. Heavily Winded. Those ice chunks HURT!


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 33
MP: 0
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.

Ref Notes: Water has a much lower electric conductivity than fresh-water, thus electric attacks are going to be slower. 0 Energy will not mean an instant KO. Instead it will mean that the Pokémon will start using Health in place of the Energy for a 2-for-1 basis. Ice Beam is actually freezing the sea water which is why ice chunks are hitting Oolichan instead of the beam itself due to range, and steadily doing less and less damage.

Arbiter Attacks First

[Greyfox]

Relax twice, then Ice Beam! However, if she attempts to dodge using Agility or Double Team or whatever, use Thunder instead!

Relax / Relax / Ice Beam
Thunder

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Ok so I agree with Grey this round for the energy thing. Go forward Ooli and Wrap around Duck. then use two Thunder's. Hopefully being in physical contact will null that negative effect on the electricity.

Wrap/Thunder x Two

[Mew Master]

Round 9! Pre-Round Stats
Banned Moves: Non-Damaging Healing Moves, Toxic.
DQ: 1 Week
Pokémon: O vs. O
Theme: Life is a Highway (Chris LeDoux)


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 28
MP: 1
Status: Agile (SPD +). Safeguarded for 2 more Rounds. Heavily Winded. Those ice chunks HURT!
Wrap~Thunder~Thunder


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 33
MP: 0
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.
Relax~Relax~Ice Beam

The Arena

Started in the Caribbean, near the coral reefs. Now currently out in open ocean.

Ready! FIGHT!

So the Round begins again, with the Ref Missing and Both Pokémon running on near empty, pushing their bodies to their limits.

The Duckbot, tiring due to the massive expenditure of energy, floats in the water, relaxing (+5), while Oolichan bursts forward, getting next to the Porygon and wrapping her serpentine body around it (-1, -3 (Energy Substitute)).

Holding tight onto her prey, Oolichan unleashes a massive bolt of pure lightning, zapping the Duckbot without the need for accuracy, because proximity will do that just fine (-5 (Energy Substitute)/-9), and the Porygon just takes it while trying to regain more energy (+3).

Starting to charge up for another close range discharge, Oolichan isn’t ready for the point-blank shot from the Duckbot’s freezing beam (-8, -1 (Energy Substitute)/-15), as she discharges her stored up energy at the Duckbot (-5 (Energy Substitute)/-7). This last exertion, causing Oolichan to finally give up to the strain and is officially TKO’D.

Both at the ends of their ropes, this was a very close match, but The Arbiter is Victorious!.

Round 9! Post-Round Stats


Oolichan (Dratini, Female, Team River)
HP: 0
MP: 0
Status: TKO’D


Inverted Duckbot (Porygon, Team Arbiter)
HP: 14
MP: 0
Status: Uber-row-boat (SPD ++). Paralyzed, a literal sitting duck. Realizes it’s not physics… CURSE YOU CHEMISTRY! Exhausted.

Ref Notes: The Victor is The Arbiter

Point Allocation:
The Arbiter (Victor): 2 Points
Mew Master (Ref): 2 Points
River: 1 Point

[Greyfox]

Wow, I really didn't expect things to work in my favor; well-done, Duckbot!

Thanks, River, for an exciting match, and thank-you, Mew Master, for reffing. Now I have to buy an Up-Grade...

-Grey

[Pichu Luver]

Indeed, fun battle Grey ^^, thanks for your super fast reffing too Mew Master. ^^ *pats Ooli* Sorry buddy, but let's go get you evolved.