A few of you may remember my "Harley" team from a few war-stories back, well it's back. This battle actually took place a while ago, not long after this teams first appearance in fact, but as I'm at a loose end I thought it might be fun to revisit this battle ...
To those expecting a deeply profound, highly skilled battle, you might be better searching elsewhere, it is safe to say that during the early rounds I offer a perfect example of how not to play ...
I'm afraid this is also one of those battles that owes a little to whims of the poke-gods, although hopefully not to the extent that it's not enjoyable. In any case it is a part of the game, whether we like it or not so it rally is rather pointless complaining.
Oh and to anyone disappointed by the lack of Octillery related action in the last story, fear not, I can reveal that he is actually involved in this battle.
So just sit back, relax, and let the silliness wash over you ...
Rules: Evasion Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Timed Battle
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Shiny Oddish sent out Cacturne.
skap sent out Vileplume.
Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados.
Vileplume used Sunny Day - The sun began to shine!
There's nothing like a good start, and this is nothing like a good start. Fearing a Sludge Bomb/Sleep Powder onslaught I foolishly switch to Ariados without ever considering that this might be a SunnyPlume. Oh well only one possible solution ...
skap: lets make a warstory xD - as it turns out we did, although I doubt it's the epic skap had in mind.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Vileplume used Hidden Power.
A critical hit! Shuckle lost 39% of its health.
The sun continues to shine.
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Shiny Oddish: You'll be writing it ... - as it turns out, I was wrong, a re-occurring theme throughout the early stages of this match.
Vileplume used Sleep Powder.
Shuckle fell asleep!
The sun continues to shine.
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skap: :(
skap: xD
Vileplume used Solarbeam. Shuckle lost 37% of its health.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Vileplume used Solarbeam. Shuckle lost 39% of its health.
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Rest. Shuckle restored 95% of its health.
And so after a stressful couple of rounds of sleeping, Shuckle wakes up only to decide it fancies another nap ... lazy b$%^*rd.
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skap switched in Kingler.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
The sun continues to shine.
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Shiny Oddish switched in Wigglytuff.
Kingler used Swords Dance.
Kingler's attack was sharply raised.
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Kingler used Brick Break.
It's super effective! Wigglytuff lost 103% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Wigglytuff fainted.
The sun faded.
6-5 skap
With Kingler threatening to disturb Shuckles beauty sleep, and let's face it the ugly little thing needs as much as it can get, it was left to Wigglytuff, this groups back-up "wall" to deal with it. Unfortunately the term wall is grossly inappropriate when applied to Wigglytuff, and the fat pink rabbitends up flat on its back, legs in air, quicker than you can say Lopunny.
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It's super effective! Kingler lost 70% of its health.
Kingler used Brick Break.
It's super effective! Cacturne lost 181% of its health.
Cacturne hung on using its Focus Sash!
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skap switched in Hitmontop.
Cacturne used Seed Bomb. Hitmontop lost 49% of its health.
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Cacturne used Sucker Punch.
It's not very effective... Hitmontop lost 27% of its health.
Hitmontop used Bullet Punch. Cacturne lost 48% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Cacturne fainted.
Hitmontop lost 10% of its health.
6-4 skap
Had I been smart, I would have taken a cue from skap/Kingler and got Cacturne out of there ... unfortunately I seem to forget that not only is Hitmontop resistant to dark type attacks, it carries super effective attacks of its own.
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Shiny Oddish switched in Banette.
Banette found Hitmontop's Life Orb!
skap switched in Ninetales.
Banette used Shadow Sneak. Ninetales lost 31% of its health.
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Ninetales used Fire Blast. Banette lost 72% of its health.
Banette used Thunder Wave.
Ninetales is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
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Banette used Sucker Punch. Ninetales lost 45% of its health.
Ninetales used Fire Blast. Banette lost 68% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Banette fainted.
6-3 skap
Now this one was deliberate. Nothing on this team can outspeed Ninetales, or even risk switching into to it, so Banette's sacrifice really was necessary. Unfortunately skap's team now outnumber's mine 2-1. We're I a betting man I'd be betting every last penny on skap right about now ...
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Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados.
Ariados used Sucker Punch. Ninetales lost 38% of its health.
skap's Ninetales fainted.
5-3 skap
Wha...? I actually got one?
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skap switched in Dodrio.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Dodrio used Substitute. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
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skap switched in Kingler.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Shiny Oddish switched in Octillery.
Kingler used Swords Dance. Kingler's attack was sharply raised.
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Octillery used Energy Ball.
It's super effective! Kingler lost 145% of its health.
skap's Kingler fainted.
4-3 skap
The cogs had obviously started turning a bit more quickly ... as I came to the shocking realisation that Ariados is probably not my best choice for battling the three headed bird, and so Shuckle makes another appearance.I'm not quite sure why skap didn't go on the offensive with Dodrio, perhaps Shuckle's nap was too tempting a set up opportunity.
Given that Octillery is only margianlly faster than Ariados I was already preparing for a Kingler sweep ... what was that crab made of skap? Lead?
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skap switched in Vileplume.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Vileplume used Sunny Day.
The sun began to shine!
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Vileplume used Solarbeam. Shuckle lost 37% of its health.
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Stealth Rock. Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Ooh how novel Shuckle is awake ... and he's actually done something constructive ... still probably best not to get your hopes up about it doing much else ...
Vileplume used Sleep Powder. Shuckle fell asleep!
The sun continues to shine.
There we go. Anyway we'll gloss over the next few round as they are a re-run of the earlier Vileplume/Solar Beam Shuckle/Rest scenario.
skap: grr
skap switched in Pinsir.
Pointed stones dug into Pinsir. Pinsir lost 25% of its health.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
Anyone want to offer odds on Shuckle surviving a Pinsir Stone Edge onslaught ...
Pinsir used Stone Edge.
It's super effective! Shuckle lost 43% of its health.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Pinsir used Stone Edge.
It's super effective! Shuckle lost 43% of its health.
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Rest. Shuckle restored 80% of its health.
The sun faded.
Rinse and repeat for a couple more turns until at that vital moment ...
Pinsir used Stone Edge. Pinsir's attack missed!
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Rest. Shuckle restored 78% of its health.
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skap: omg
skap: xDDD
Shiny Oddish: :p
Perhaps I should have found a more tasteful way of celebrating my good fortune, but alas ... skap must have been pulling his hair out by this point, as unable to fell the godly Shuckle Pinsir turned-tail and fled, crying like a little girl ...
skap switched in Hitmontop.
Pointed stones dug into Hitmontop. Hitmontop lost 6% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam. Hitmontop lost 5% of its health.
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Hitmontop used Mach Punch. Shuckle lost 22% of its health.
Hitmontop lost 10% of its health.
skap's Hitmontop fainted.
Shuckle used Body Slam.
3-3
Aah Hitmontop, there is a certain nobility in choosing suicide over inevitably defeat at the hands of Shuckle's incredible maniless ... I mean with five percent damage from body slam, Shuckle would have KO'd it sometime by the next milennium.
skap switched in Vileplume.
Pointed stones dug into Vileplume. Vileplume lost 12% of its health.
Vileplume used Sleep Powder. Vileplume's attack missed!
Shuckle used Encore. Vileplume got an encore!
Hmm now let's see Vileplume is stuck chucking up Sleeping Spores ... what to do? what to do? Oh yes I still have an Insomniac bug scurrying round out back ...
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Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados. Vileplume used Sleep Powder.
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Ariados used Pursuit. Vileplume lost 33% of its health.
skap switched in Pinsir.
Pointed stones dug into Pinsir. Pinsir lost 25% of its health.
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Ariados used Shadow Sneak. Pinsir lost 16% of its health.
Pinsir used Earthquake. Ariados lost 58% of its health.
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Ariados used Sucker Punch. Pinsir lost 32% of its health.
skap's Pinsir fainted.
3-2 Oddish
Tee-hee, poor Skap, he was obviously expecting a switch, or trying to conserve those precious Stone Edge PP's for Shuckle. In any event Stealth Rock and only taking neutral damage from ground attacks allowed my sneaky little spider to off UU's top tier bug.
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skap switched in Dodrio.
Pointed stones dug into Dodrio. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Dodrio used Substitute.
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Dodrio used Roost. Dodrio restored 50% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam.
A critical hit! The substitute took damage for Dodrio!
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Dodrio used Drill Peck. Shuckle lost 22% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam.
A critical hit! The substitute took damage for Dodrio!
Dodrio's substitute faded!
Would that substitute have faded if not for that second critical? I honestly don't know ...
Dodrio used Substitute.
Shuckle used Encore. Dodrio got an encore!
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skap switched in Vileplume.
Pointed stones dug into Vileplume. Vileplume lost 12% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam. Vileplume lost 7% of its health.
Vileplume is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Hmm by this point I get the feeling that skap must really want to kill me ... or himself.
Vileplume used Sleep Powder. Shuckle fell asleep!
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados.
Vileplume is paralysed! It can't move!
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Ariados used Pursuit. Vileplume lost 28% of its health.
skap switched in Dodrio.
Pointed stones dug into Dodrio. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
Is Dodrio weak enough to be taken out by a Sucker Punch ?
Ariados used Sucker Punch. Dodrio lost 39% of its health.
Dodrio used Drill Peck.
It's super effective! Ariados lost 115% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Ariados fainted.
3-2 Skap
Obviously not.
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Shiny Oddish switched in Octillery.
skap switched in Vileplume.
Pointed stones dug into Vileplume. Vileplume lost 12% of its health.
skap's Vileplume fainted.
Octillery used Ice Beam. But there was no target!
2-1 Oddish
Yay for Stealth Rock I suppose ...
skap switched in Dodrio.
Pointed stones dug into Dodrio. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
skap: lol
skap: gg :)
Shiny Oddish: gg
Dodrio used Drill Peck. Octillery lost 51% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Dodrio lost 171% of its health.
skap's Dodrio fainted.
Shiny Oddish wins!
Yay! for ...
* skap for accepting this absurdity with grace and good humour ... take heed people. (If you think I'm talking about you than I probably am)
* skap again for actually having a good team ...
* Shuckle whose contribution of sleeping and stealth rock somehow saved my ass.
* Ariados for well just being itself really ... come on it needs the self-esteem boost.
Boo! to ...
* Me ... I really sucked in the opening rounds.
* Wigglytuff ... my god, useless does not even begin to cover it.
Hope this has proves mildly amusing ... I certainly had a lot of fun writing it.
Oh and remember Don't Fuckle With Shuckle ...
To those expecting a deeply profound, highly skilled battle, you might be better searching elsewhere, it is safe to say that during the early rounds I offer a perfect example of how not to play ...
I'm afraid this is also one of those battles that owes a little to whims of the poke-gods, although hopefully not to the extent that it's not enjoyable. In any case it is a part of the game, whether we like it or not so it rally is rather pointless complaining.
Oh and to anyone disappointed by the lack of Octillery related action in the last story, fear not, I can reveal that he is actually involved in this battle.
So just sit back, relax, and let the silliness wash over you ...
Rules: Evasion Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Timed Battle
Shiny Oddish sent out Cacturne.
skap sent out Vileplume.
Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados.
Vileplume used Sunny Day - The sun began to shine!
There's nothing like a good start, and this is nothing like a good start. Fearing a Sludge Bomb/Sleep Powder onslaught I foolishly switch to Ariados without ever considering that this might be a SunnyPlume. Oh well only one possible solution ...
skap: lets make a warstory xD - as it turns out we did, although I doubt it's the epic skap had in mind.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Vileplume used Hidden Power.
A critical hit! Shuckle lost 39% of its health.
The sun continues to shine.
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Shiny Oddish: You'll be writing it ... - as it turns out, I was wrong, a re-occurring theme throughout the early stages of this match.
Vileplume used Sleep Powder.
Shuckle fell asleep!
The sun continues to shine.
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skap: :(
skap: xD
Vileplume used Solarbeam. Shuckle lost 37% of its health.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Vileplume used Solarbeam. Shuckle lost 39% of its health.
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Rest. Shuckle restored 95% of its health.
And so after a stressful couple of rounds of sleeping, Shuckle wakes up only to decide it fancies another nap ... lazy b$%^*rd.
skap switched in Kingler.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
The sun continues to shine.
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Shiny Oddish switched in Wigglytuff.
Kingler used Swords Dance.
Kingler's attack was sharply raised.
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Kingler used Brick Break.
It's super effective! Wigglytuff lost 103% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Wigglytuff fainted.
The sun faded.
6-5 skap
With Kingler threatening to disturb Shuckles beauty sleep, and let's face it the ugly little thing needs as much as it can get, it was left to Wigglytuff, this groups back-up "wall" to deal with it. Unfortunately the term wall is grossly inappropriate when applied to Wigglytuff, and the fat pink rabbitends up flat on its back, legs in air, quicker than you can say Lopunny.
Shiny Oddish switched in Cacturne.
Cacturne used Seed Bomb.It's super effective! Kingler lost 70% of its health.
Kingler used Brick Break.
It's super effective! Cacturne lost 181% of its health.
Cacturne hung on using its Focus Sash!
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skap switched in Hitmontop.
Cacturne used Seed Bomb. Hitmontop lost 49% of its health.
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Cacturne used Sucker Punch.
It's not very effective... Hitmontop lost 27% of its health.
Hitmontop used Bullet Punch. Cacturne lost 48% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Cacturne fainted.
Hitmontop lost 10% of its health.
6-4 skap
Had I been smart, I would have taken a cue from skap/Kingler and got Cacturne out of there ... unfortunately I seem to forget that not only is Hitmontop resistant to dark type attacks, it carries super effective attacks of its own.
Shiny Oddish switched in Banette.
Banette found Hitmontop's Life Orb!
skap switched in Ninetales.
Banette used Shadow Sneak. Ninetales lost 31% of its health.
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Ninetales used Fire Blast. Banette lost 72% of its health.
Banette used Thunder Wave.
Ninetales is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
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Banette used Sucker Punch. Ninetales lost 45% of its health.
Ninetales used Fire Blast. Banette lost 68% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Banette fainted.
6-3 skap
Now this one was deliberate. Nothing on this team can outspeed Ninetales, or even risk switching into to it, so Banette's sacrifice really was necessary. Unfortunately skap's team now outnumber's mine 2-1. We're I a betting man I'd be betting every last penny on skap right about now ...
Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados.
Ariados used Sucker Punch. Ninetales lost 38% of its health.
skap's Ninetales fainted.
5-3 skap
Wha...? I actually got one?
skap switched in Dodrio.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Dodrio used Substitute. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
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skap switched in Kingler.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Shiny Oddish switched in Octillery.
Kingler used Swords Dance. Kingler's attack was sharply raised.
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Octillery used Energy Ball.
It's super effective! Kingler lost 145% of its health.
skap's Kingler fainted.
4-3 skap
The cogs had obviously started turning a bit more quickly ... as I came to the shocking realisation that Ariados is probably not my best choice for battling the three headed bird, and so Shuckle makes another appearance.I'm not quite sure why skap didn't go on the offensive with Dodrio, perhaps Shuckle's nap was too tempting a set up opportunity.
Given that Octillery is only margianlly faster than Ariados I was already preparing for a Kingler sweep ... what was that crab made of skap? Lead?
skap switched in Vileplume.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Vileplume used Sunny Day.
The sun began to shine!
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Vileplume used Solarbeam. Shuckle lost 37% of its health.
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Stealth Rock. Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
Ooh how novel Shuckle is awake ... and he's actually done something constructive ... still probably best not to get your hopes up about it doing much else ...
Vileplume used Sleep Powder. Shuckle fell asleep!
The sun continues to shine.
There we go. Anyway we'll gloss over the next few round as they are a re-run of the earlier Vileplume/Solar Beam Shuckle/Rest scenario.
skap: grr
skap switched in Pinsir.
Pointed stones dug into Pinsir. Pinsir lost 25% of its health.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
Anyone want to offer odds on Shuckle surviving a Pinsir Stone Edge onslaught ...
Pinsir used Stone Edge.
It's super effective! Shuckle lost 43% of its health.
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Pinsir used Stone Edge.
It's super effective! Shuckle lost 43% of its health.
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Rest. Shuckle restored 80% of its health.
The sun faded.
Rinse and repeat for a couple more turns until at that vital moment ...
Pinsir used Stone Edge. Pinsir's attack missed!
Shuckle woke up!
Shuckle used Rest. Shuckle restored 78% of its health.
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skap: omg
skap: xDDD
Shiny Oddish: :p
Perhaps I should have found a more tasteful way of celebrating my good fortune, but alas ... skap must have been pulling his hair out by this point, as unable to fell the godly Shuckle Pinsir turned-tail and fled, crying like a little girl ...
skap switched in Hitmontop.
Pointed stones dug into Hitmontop. Hitmontop lost 6% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam. Hitmontop lost 5% of its health.
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Hitmontop used Mach Punch. Shuckle lost 22% of its health.
Hitmontop lost 10% of its health.
skap's Hitmontop fainted.
Shuckle used Body Slam.
3-3
Aah Hitmontop, there is a certain nobility in choosing suicide over inevitably defeat at the hands of Shuckle's incredible maniless ... I mean with five percent damage from body slam, Shuckle would have KO'd it sometime by the next milennium.
skap switched in Vileplume.
Pointed stones dug into Vileplume. Vileplume lost 12% of its health.
Vileplume used Sleep Powder. Vileplume's attack missed!
Shuckle used Encore. Vileplume got an encore!
Hmm now let's see Vileplume is stuck chucking up Sleeping Spores ... what to do? what to do? Oh yes I still have an Insomniac bug scurrying round out back ...
Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados. Vileplume used Sleep Powder.
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Ariados used Pursuit. Vileplume lost 33% of its health.
skap switched in Pinsir.
Pointed stones dug into Pinsir. Pinsir lost 25% of its health.
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Ariados used Shadow Sneak. Pinsir lost 16% of its health.
Pinsir used Earthquake. Ariados lost 58% of its health.
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Ariados used Sucker Punch. Pinsir lost 32% of its health.
skap's Pinsir fainted.
3-2 Oddish
Tee-hee, poor Skap, he was obviously expecting a switch, or trying to conserve those precious Stone Edge PP's for Shuckle. In any event Stealth Rock and only taking neutral damage from ground attacks allowed my sneaky little spider to off UU's top tier bug.
skap switched in Dodrio.
Pointed stones dug into Dodrio. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
Shiny Oddish switched in Shuckle.
Dodrio used Substitute.
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Dodrio used Roost. Dodrio restored 50% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam.
A critical hit! The substitute took damage for Dodrio!
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Dodrio used Drill Peck. Shuckle lost 22% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam.
A critical hit! The substitute took damage for Dodrio!
Dodrio's substitute faded!
Would that substitute have faded if not for that second critical? I honestly don't know ...
Dodrio used Substitute.
Shuckle used Encore. Dodrio got an encore!
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skap switched in Vileplume.
Pointed stones dug into Vileplume. Vileplume lost 12% of its health.
Shuckle used Body Slam. Vileplume lost 7% of its health.
Vileplume is paralysed! It may be unable to move!
Hmm by this point I get the feeling that skap must really want to kill me ... or himself.
Vileplume used Sleep Powder. Shuckle fell asleep!
Shuckle is fast asleep!
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Shiny Oddish switched in Ariados.
Vileplume is paralysed! It can't move!
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Ariados used Pursuit. Vileplume lost 28% of its health.
skap switched in Dodrio.
Pointed stones dug into Dodrio. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
Is Dodrio weak enough to be taken out by a Sucker Punch ?
Ariados used Sucker Punch. Dodrio lost 39% of its health.
Dodrio used Drill Peck.
It's super effective! Ariados lost 115% of its health.
Shiny Oddish's Ariados fainted.
3-2 Skap
Obviously not.
Shiny Oddish switched in Octillery.
skap switched in Vileplume.
Pointed stones dug into Vileplume. Vileplume lost 12% of its health.
skap's Vileplume fainted.
Octillery used Ice Beam. But there was no target!
2-1 Oddish
Yay for Stealth Rock I suppose ...
skap switched in Dodrio.
Pointed stones dug into Dodrio. Dodrio lost 25% of its health.
skap: lol
skap: gg :)
Shiny Oddish: gg
Dodrio used Drill Peck. Octillery lost 51% of its health.
Octillery used Ice Beam.
It's super effective! Dodrio lost 171% of its health.
skap's Dodrio fainted.
Shiny Oddish wins!
Yay! for ...
* skap for accepting this absurdity with grace and good humour ... take heed people. (If you think I'm talking about you than I probably am)
* skap again for actually having a good team ...
* Shuckle whose contribution of sleeping and stealth rock somehow saved my ass.
* Ariados for well just being itself really ... come on it needs the self-esteem boost.
Boo! to ...
* Me ... I really sucked in the opening rounds.
* Wigglytuff ... my god, useless does not even begin to cover it.
Hope this has proves mildly amusing ... I certainly had a lot of fun writing it.
Oh and remember Don't Fuckle With Shuckle ...
