Mega Pokémon Grand Finale! Oslo v. Knight of Time

[Greyfox]

Alright, everyone, it's time for the final stage of the Mega Pokémon Grand Tournament! Oslo and Knight of Time have bested their respective opponents twice over and reached the final stage, and we're now going to do something a bit different. I'll play the role of referee.

Arena
Indigo Plateau

DQ Time
One Week

Banned Moves
None

Pokémon
1-on-1
*Mega Evolutions Allowed*

Battle Style
Prediction
Each trainer will PM the referee their chain of attacks. Once both PMs are sent, the referee will update the battle. This way neither trainer will have the advantage of knowing what the other person is doing. They'll have to out-predict their opponents and hope for the best! Substitutions will not be allowed.

Prize
4 Points
Mega Ring
-and-
Absolite
-or-
Kangaskhanite

[Oslo]

Ooh, this sounds awesome. Best of luck to you, Kyle!

*puts on strategy cap* This is gonna take some time...

[Knight of Time]

I had a hunch you would be reffing the finale, Greyfox, so I'm totally fine with that. I'll be PMing you soon.

Best of luck to you too, Oslo. Who knows, we might have a double KO like we did in the type tournament when we were first battling each other.

Also, I noticed something a little odd, Oslo...we're each using a Pokemon the other used in the type tournament.

[Greyfox]

MEGA EVOLUTION GRAND FINALE
OSLO v. KNIGHT OF TIME

Arena
Indigo Plateau
The standard arena.
Weather - Sunny blue skies.

POLKAROO ♀ @Scrappy [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 100 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 100 No status. - "You ready?" Fake Out + Dig > Mega Evolve	SABRE ♂ @Pressure 100 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 100 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] No status. - "Totally!" Mega Evolve > Thunder Wave > Dark Pulse

	Round ONE
-16PP UNDERGROUND	We find ourselves in the final round of the Grand Prix with veterans Oslo and Knight of Time meeting once more, releasing some of their most powerful pokémon. Polkaroo and Sabre eye one another down before the whistle blows, and immediately get ready to battle. The whistle blows and the commands come out. Battle start! Sabre shines brightly as her body becomes engulfed by a familiar light. Her body reshapes to account for her new wings as Polkaroo quickly leaps at him and slaps his face. He doesn't flinch as his opponent quickly retreats... underground.	M-EVOLVE -5HP
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+10PP	Polka takes a breather as Sabre shoots a Thunder Wave off. It fizzles and connects with the ground, leaving its target unharmed.	-5PP
	ARENA UNCHANGED
M-EVOLVE	I'm not quite sure what Polkaroo's doing underground, but I'm pretty sure Oslo's activating his Mega Ring. Sabre fires off a Dark Pulse that does nothing. The first round concludes with nothing really happening whatsoever. Fun.	-4PP
	ARENA UNCHANGED

POLKAROO ♀ @Parental Bond *MEGA EVOLVED* 100 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 094 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] Underground. - "Can't find me?"	SABRE ♂ @Magic Bounce *MEGA EVOLVED* [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 950 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 910 No status. +2 Atk +2 SpA "Where the funk are you!?"

Ref Notes:
~While underground, Polkaroo will be unable to attack or be attacked by her opponents until digging back up; after three actions, she will incur 5HP damage per additional action.~

[Greyfox]

MEGA EVOLUTION GRAND FINALE
OSLO v. KNIGHT OF TIME

Arena
Indigo Plateau
The standard arena.
Weather - Sunny blue skies.

POLKAROO ♀ @Scrappy 100 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 094 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] Underground. - "Can't find me?" Safeguard > Dig up > Earthquake	SABRE ♂ @Pressure [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 950 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 910 No status. +2 Atk +2 SpA "Where the funk are you!?" Swords Dance > Swords Dance > Me First

	Round TWO
-7PP SAFEGUARD -5HP	As Polka and Roo remain underground (doing something, I guess... I'unno), Sabre ups his ante with a quick Swords Dance that raises his attack power nicely.	-5PP +2 Atk
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-3PP	Polka and Roo are told to wait (even though they're totes slower than Sabre anyway) until after the Mega Absol raises his attack again. Once the Swords Dance is completed, Polka and Roo strike with their double-powered greatness!	-5PP +2 Atk -8HP -4HP
	ARENA UNCHANGED
-8PP -21HP	With a strange premonition, Sabre summons a tremorous earthquake that rustles Polka's jimmies terribly. It's pretty intense. And then Polka and Roo follow it up with two more of similar strength.	-8PP -10HP -5HP
	ARENA UNCHANGED

POLKAROO ♀ @Parental Bond *MEGA EVOLVED* 074 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 076 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] Safeguarded. - "Stupid futureseer!"	SABRE ♂ @Magic Bounce *MEGA EVOLVED* [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 680 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 740 No status. +6 Atk +2 SpA "Take that!"

Ref Notes:
~While under the effects of Safeguard, Polkaroo will be protected from all status ailments, including confusion; this will last four more actions.~

[Greyfox]

MEGA EVOLUTION GRAND FINALE
OSLO v. KNIGHT OF TIME

Arena
Indigo Plateau
The standard arena.
Weather - Sunny blue skies.

POLKAROO ♀ @Parental Bond *MEGA EVOLVED* 074 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 076 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] Safeguarded. - "Stupid futureseer!" Protect +Shock Wave + Focus Blast	SABRE ♂ @Magic Bounce *MEGA EVOLVED* [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 680 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 740 No status. +6 Atk +2 SpA "Take that!" Mimic > [Earthquake] > [Earthquake]

	Round THREE
-44PP	As Sabre remembers the terrible Earthquake attack that ruffled his feathers, Polka snaps her fingers and summons a protective veil to surround her and her youngling. Sabre then stamps his feet to the floor, sending a nice tremor around the arena that goes ignored by its targets. Sabre sighs before getting hit by a series of electric volts with twinges of fighting energy. Holy carps! And then Roo hits him again. Stupid Parental Bond!	-9PP -24HP -12HP
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+10PP -16HP	Having exhausted their attack energy this round, Polka and Roo take a breather, giving Sabre ample time to retaliate with a copied Earthquake.	-9PP
	ARENA UNCHANGED
+10PP -14HP	Polka continues to rest a bit, taking another Earthquake in the process. Unfortunately for Sabre, though, his memory on the attack is becoming quite fuzzy; its attack power suffers as a result...	-9PP
	ARENA UNCHANGED

POLKAROO ♀ @Parental Bond *MEGA EVOLVED* 044 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 052 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] Safeguarded. - "Stupid copycat!"	SABRE ♂ @Magic Bounce *MEGA EVOLVED* [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 320 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 470 No status. +6 Atk +2 SpA "Stupid Parental Bond!"

Ref Notes:
~Mimic copies the move last used by the defending pokémon; repeated use, however, will result in the copied move being less effective.~
~While under the effects of Safeguard, Polkaroo will be protected from all status ailments, including confusion; this will last one more action.~

[Greyfox]

MEGA EVOLUTION GRAND FINALE
OSLO v. KNIGHT OF TIME

Arena
Indigo Plateau
The standard arena.
Weather - Sunny blue skies.

POLKAROO ♀ @Parental Bond *MEGA EVOLVED* 044 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 052 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] Safeguarded. - "Stupid copycat!" Endure > Aerial Ace >Focus Blast	SABRE ♂ @Magic Bounce *MEGA EVOLVED* [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 320 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 470 No status. +6 Atk +2 SpA "Stupid Parental Bond!" Feint + Superpower + Superpower

	Round FOUR
-25PP -43HP	Knowing that the battle's closing out, Sabre readies his everything into one giant super move. Peppering in Feint in the advent of the shield twins, Sabre strikes with a fierce blast of two Superpowers, lowering his attack power in the process. However, while he was dilligent, he failed to anticipate Polka's ability to Endure. Uh oh!	-41PP -2 Atk -2 Def
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-4PP	Now Sabre must rest, giving Polka ample time to counterattack. The pair of Normal-typed pokémon leap high into the air and strike with a swift Aerial Ace!	+10PP -8HP -5HP
	ARENA UNCHANGED
-10PP	Sabre continues to rest as Polka and Roo charge up their final attacks. After several seconds of unrest, they release their combined efforts into one massive Focus Blast! The damage is enough to bring Sabre down! Sabre faints and reverts back to his base form, winning Oslo the final round of the tournament!	+10PP -19HP KOed
	ARENA UNCHANGED

POLKAROO ♀ @Parental Bond *MEGA EVOLVED* 001 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 013 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] No status. - "D:"	SABRE ♂ @Magic Bounce [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 000 [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII] 260 KOed. - "x_X"

Ref Notes:
~After a calculation error, Oslo is declared the winner!~
~Oslo wins 4 points, a Mega Ring, and a Kangaskhanite!~
~Knight of Time earns 2 points.~
~Greyfox earns 4 points.~

[Oslo]

Why no super effective modifier on Focus Blast?

[Greyfox]

Oslo is correct; the post has been edited.

[Knight of Time]

...ouch.

'looks down at the ground'

I came sooooo close to winning this tournament...but the style of this battle was something I just couldn't fully get the hang of. To me, it felt like an "ASB Final Exam" that I didn't "study" enough for, and just like many of the final exams I wrote in the past for school and college, I'm disappointed I "failed" here. But, it's still my best finish in a tournament, and I'm glad I was able to be in this battle. I just hope I'll be able to win a tournament someday in the future, though I don't think I want to contend with this battle format again (I don't hate it; I just am not a fan of total unpredictability).

Still, congratulations Oslo, and thanks for reffing, Greyfox.

'sigh' Sabre, I'm sorry that we didn't get your Mega Stone here. But, that's only going to make my desire to look for your Mega Stone in the Safari Zone much stronger. Someday if we find it and a Mega Ring, I'll make sure you become a legend among all the Pokemon still in this ASB.

'quietly recalls his Absol and exits the area'

[Oslo]

Good work, Polka and Roo! *returns*

You fought very well, Kyle, like always. I'm sure we'll cross swords again. Perhaps in another tournament, since that seems to be our thing.

Thanks for reffing, Grey. I really liked this battle style. It's always interesting when battlers have to improvise and adapt. Also, since you and DL haven't participated in a tournament in a while, I will be sure to give my spot to either of you next time.