Zetsubou Student
01-22-2008, 04:47 PM
Even In a Sandstorm the Light of Hope Still Shines!
Zetsubou Student's team
-Flygon
-Blissey
-Swampert
-Forretress
-Jirachi
-Heatran
Orpheus' Team
-Hippowdon
-Forretress
-Garchomp
-Gengar
-Zapdos
-Heracross
- - -
The Zetsubou, Despairing, Student walked onto the battlefield, his second battle at the Pokemon League was about to begin! In his first battle he had been able to win against Shadow Pichu, who proved to be a fierce opponent. Now, in the second round, the trainer he faced would be even stronger.
Once he reached the red marker in the center of the field, Zetsubou Student looked up and faced his next opponent, Orpheus. The two trainers nodded at each other, there was no time for words, the battle would begin now!
Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause
orpheus sent out Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Zetsubou Student sent out Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Flygon used U-turn.
Hippowdon lost 10% of its health.
Zetsubou Student switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Hippowdon used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student started with his most loyal Pokemon, Flygon, while Orpheus began with his Hippowdon. Fearing an Ice Fang, the student called a U-turn and sent out Swampert. Hippowdon took advantage of the switch by placing Stealth Rocks on the field.
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orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Swampert used Stealth Rock.
The sandstorm rages.
Knowing that Hippowdown would switch in case of a Water attack, Orpheus switched to his Forretress. Swampert set up its own Stealth Rocks, however, it would all be in vain.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
Forretress used Rapid Spin.
Forretress blew away the spikes!
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Forretress cleaned up the Stealth Rocks that Swampert had set while Zetsubou Student switched to his Flygon once more.
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orpheus switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 100% of its health.
orpheus's Garchomp fainted.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
6-5
The student had guessed that Orpheus would switch his Pokemon out in fear of Fire Blast or Flamethrower so he chose Draco Meteor which would severely damage anything that was sent out. Unfortunately for Orpheus it was the wrong time to send in Garchomp.
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orpheus switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Hidden Power.
Blissey lost 11% of its health.
Gengar lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Orpheus chose Gengar to take Garchomp's place while the student switched Flygon with Blissey, fearing a Hidden Power [Ice]. Blissey absorbed the predicted attack like no other Pokemon can.
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orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Blissey used Softboiled.
Blissey restored 23% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Blissey was commanded to Softboil in case Gengar had something to surprise Blissey with. It didn't, and Forretress took Gengar's place.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
Forretress used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered everywhere!
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
The student switched back to Flygon as Forretress spiked. The field was getting crowded.
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orpheus switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Flygon used Fire Blast.
A critical hit!
Hippowdon lost 58% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
The student still didn't know whether Orpheus had something that resisted Draco Meteor so he used Fire Blast, which scored a Critical Hit on the incoming Hippowdon.
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Flygon used Fire Blast.
Hippowdon lost 27% of its health.
Hippowdon was burned!
Hippowdon used Slack Off.
Hippowdon restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Hippowdon was hurt by its burn!
Hippowdon lost 12% of its health.
Knowing that Hippowdon didn't know Ice Fang, Flygon was commanded to use Fire Blast once more. The attack was not effective, and Hippowdon restored its energy.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Pointed stones dug into Forretress.
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Forretress was hurt by Spikes!
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Hippowdon used Slack Off.
Hippowdon restored 39% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon was hurt by its burn!
Hippowdon lost 12% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student switched to Forretress while Hippowdon continued to heal.
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orpheus switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Forretress used Gyro Ball.
Gengar lost 57% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student was about to call a Rapid Spin, however, he quickly remembered that his opponent held a Gengar, and instead, ordered a Gyro Ball. "Hmm.. Needs more attack evs," thought the student.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Blissey was hurt by Spikes!
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Like before, the student switched to Blissey. However, it was a trap. Orpheus sent out a Heracross. The student cursed himself, he shouldn't have left his Gliscor in Oak's lab!
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Zetsubou Student switched in Jirachi (lvl 100 Jirachi).
Pointed stones dug into Jirachi.
Jirachi lost 6% of its health.
Jirachi was hurt by Spikes!
Jirachi lost 12% of its health.
Heracross used Megahorn.
Jirachi lost 46% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student switched to Jirachi, who had taken down many a Heracross before. However, the Stealth Rock and Spikes damage proved to be too much.
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Heracross used Megahorn.
Jirachi lost 35% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Jirachi fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
5-5
Jirachi succumbed to the attack and the student realized how dire the situation had become.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
orpheus switched in Zapdos (lvl 100 Zapdos).
Zapdos is exerting its pressure!
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
Zapdos lost 48% of its health.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
Flygon took flight once more. A Draco Meteor was commanded and this time the opponent sent out the powerful Zapdos!
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Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Blissey was hurt by Spikes!
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Zapdos used Roost.
Zapdos restored 48% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Flygon was locked into a Draco Meteor, which would prevent it from KOing Zapdos anytime soon. He switched to Blissey, in case it tried to atack with Hidden Power [Ice].
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Blissey used Softboiled.
Blissey restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Heracross reared its head once more. Blissey almost dropped its softboiled egg in fright!
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Zetsubou Student switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Pointed stones dug into Forretress.
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Forretress was hurt by Spikes!
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Heracross used Close Combat.
Forretress lost 38% of its health.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
It was time for Forretress to come out and try to stop Heracross. However, damage from the harsh enviorment was piling up and Forretress was hit hard with a Close Combat.
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Heracross used Close Combat.
Forretress lost 31% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Forretress fainted.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
4-5
Like Jirachi, Forretress fell to the attack. Things were getting ugly for Zetsubou Student.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Swampert was hurt by Spikes!
Swampert lost 12% of its health.
orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Swampert used Stone Edge.
Forretress lost 14% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Swampert was sent out and ordered to Stone Edge, in case Zapdos came out. Forretress came out instead, and absorbed the attack like it was nothing at all.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Heatran was hurt by Spikes!
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Forretress used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
This was it, the opportunity that the student was looking for! He switched in Heatran, who would avenge its teammates as best it could.
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orpheus switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Heatran used Overheat.
Hippowdon lost 72% of its health.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Hippowdon was hurt by its burn!
Hippowdon lost 12% of its health.
Overheat was ordered, the attack took away more than half of the Hippowdon's energy.
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Heatran used Overheat.
Hippowdon lost 9% of its health.
orpheus's Hippowdon fainted.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
4-4
A second Overheat was ordered and Hippowdon fainted. The battlefield was even once more.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Swampert was hurt by Spikes!
Swampert lost 19% of its health.
Heracross used Close Combat.
Swampert lost 44% of its health.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Heracross was sent out once more. Zetsubou Student gulped, he had realized exactly what he had to do if he wanted to win..
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Heracross used Close Combat.
Swampert lost 24% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Swampert fainted.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
3-4
..Sacrifice his Pokemon.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
It's not very effective...
Forretress lost 40% of its health.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Knowing that Flygon was faster, Orpheus switched his Heracross out and summoned Forretress who got hit by a Draco Meteor in the process.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Heatran was hurt by Spikes!
Heatran lost 19% of its health.
Forretress used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Another chance for Heatran to switch in. At this point, whatever he tried to switch it would be KOed by Overheat.
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Heatran used Overheat.
It's super effective!
Forretress lost 71% of its health.
orpheus's Forretress fainted.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
3-3
Orpheus had decided to sacrifice Forretress. Like the student feared Heracross, Orpheus feared Heatran.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Blissey was hurt by Spikes!
Blissey lost 25% of its health.
Heracross used Close Combat.
It's super effective!
Blissey lost 62% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Blissey fainted.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
2-3
Heracross came in once more, meaning that now it was the student's turn to choose a Pokemon to faint. He chose Blissey, and shed a tear as the jovial Pokemon fainted to an attack that would traumatize it for life.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
orpheus switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
Gengar lost 21% of its health.
orpheus's Gengar fainted.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
2-2
Now Flygon had a free switch it. It Draco Meteored, and Orpheus chose to sacrifice his Gengar.
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orpheus switched in Zapdos (lvl 100 Zapdos).
Zapdos is exerting its pressure!
Zetsubou Student switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Heatran was hurt by Spikes!
Heatran lost 25% of its health.
Zapdos used Hidden Power.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 5% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
Zapdos came in. Predicting a Hidden Power [Ice], the student switched to Heatran.
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Heatran used Explosion.
Zapdos lost 75% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Heatran fainted.
Zapdos used Thunderbolt.
But there was no target!
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
1-2
Heatran exploded, just in case an Overheat would not finish the bird off. However, the Explosion failed to KO.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
Flygon used Fire Blast.
Zapdos lost 25% of its health.
orpheus's Zapdos fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
1-1
The student returned the fainted Heatran and sent out Flygon, his last Pokemon. He commanded a Fire Blast, and Zapdos fainted from the awesome power of the heat wave.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Flygon used Fire Blast.
It's super effective!
Heracross lost 46% of its health.
orpheus's Heracross fainted.
Zetsubou Student wins!
1-0
Orpheus winced and sent out Heracross, his last Pokemon. If Flygon's Fire Blast connected with Heracross the battle would be over. The student's chance of victory was dangling on an 85%. Zetsubou Student called the attack, and Flygon released the largest Fire Blast it had ever created. The attack hit dead on. The student had won his second battle in the Pokemon League.
Both the student and Orpheus nodded their heads. Words could not describe the tension and excitement they had experienced during that battle, and probably never would be able to.
Props:
Flygon and Heatran
Orpheus for being a great opponent
Slops:
Me for not having a Heracross counter and making Forretress, Jirachi, Swampert, and Blissey suffer because of it.
Zetsubou Student's team
-Flygon
-Blissey
-Swampert
-Forretress
-Jirachi
-Heatran
Orpheus' Team
-Hippowdon
-Forretress
-Garchomp
-Gengar
-Zapdos
-Heracross
- - -
The Zetsubou, Despairing, Student walked onto the battlefield, his second battle at the Pokemon League was about to begin! In his first battle he had been able to win against Shadow Pichu, who proved to be a fierce opponent. Now, in the second round, the trainer he faced would be even stronger.
Once he reached the red marker in the center of the field, Zetsubou Student looked up and faced his next opponent, Orpheus. The two trainers nodded at each other, there was no time for words, the battle would begin now!
Rules: Ladder Match, Sleep Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Evasion Clause, Species Clause, Strict Damage Clause
orpheus sent out Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Zetsubou Student sent out Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
A sandstorm brewed!
Flygon used U-turn.
Hippowdon lost 10% of its health.
Zetsubou Student switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Hippowdon used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around your foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student started with his most loyal Pokemon, Flygon, while Orpheus began with his Hippowdon. Fearing an Ice Fang, the student called a U-turn and sent out Swampert. Hippowdon took advantage of the switch by placing Stealth Rocks on the field.
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orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Swampert used Stealth Rock.
The sandstorm rages.
Knowing that Hippowdown would switch in case of a Water attack, Orpheus switched to his Forretress. Swampert set up its own Stealth Rocks, however, it would all be in vain.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
Forretress used Rapid Spin.
Forretress blew away the spikes!
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Forretress cleaned up the Stealth Rocks that Swampert had set while Zetsubou Student switched to his Flygon once more.
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orpheus switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
It's super effective!
Garchomp lost 100% of its health.
orpheus's Garchomp fainted.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
6-5
The student had guessed that Orpheus would switch his Pokemon out in fear of Fire Blast or Flamethrower so he chose Draco Meteor which would severely damage anything that was sent out. Unfortunately for Orpheus it was the wrong time to send in Garchomp.
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orpheus switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Gengar used Hidden Power.
Blissey lost 11% of its health.
Gengar lost 10% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Orpheus chose Gengar to take Garchomp's place while the student switched Flygon with Blissey, fearing a Hidden Power [Ice]. Blissey absorbed the predicted attack like no other Pokemon can.
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orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Blissey used Softboiled.
Blissey restored 23% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Blissey was commanded to Softboil in case Gengar had something to surprise Blissey with. It didn't, and Forretress took Gengar's place.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
Forretress used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered everywhere!
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
The student switched back to Flygon as Forretress spiked. The field was getting crowded.
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orpheus switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Flygon used Fire Blast.
A critical hit!
Hippowdon lost 58% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
The student still didn't know whether Orpheus had something that resisted Draco Meteor so he used Fire Blast, which scored a Critical Hit on the incoming Hippowdon.
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Flygon used Fire Blast.
Hippowdon lost 27% of its health.
Hippowdon was burned!
Hippowdon used Slack Off.
Hippowdon restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Hippowdon was hurt by its burn!
Hippowdon lost 12% of its health.
Knowing that Hippowdon didn't know Ice Fang, Flygon was commanded to use Fire Blast once more. The attack was not effective, and Hippowdon restored its energy.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Pointed stones dug into Forretress.
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Forretress was hurt by Spikes!
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Hippowdon used Slack Off.
Hippowdon restored 39% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Hippowdon was hurt by its burn!
Hippowdon lost 12% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student switched to Forretress while Hippowdon continued to heal.
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orpheus switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Forretress used Gyro Ball.
Gengar lost 57% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Gengar is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Gengar lost 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student was about to call a Rapid Spin, however, he quickly remembered that his opponent held a Gengar, and instead, ordered a Gyro Ball. "Hmm.. Needs more attack evs," thought the student.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Blissey was hurt by Spikes!
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Like before, the student switched to Blissey. However, it was a trap. Orpheus sent out a Heracross. The student cursed himself, he shouldn't have left his Gliscor in Oak's lab!
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Zetsubou Student switched in Jirachi (lvl 100 Jirachi).
Pointed stones dug into Jirachi.
Jirachi lost 6% of its health.
Jirachi was hurt by Spikes!
Jirachi lost 12% of its health.
Heracross used Megahorn.
Jirachi lost 46% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Zetsubou Student switched to Jirachi, who had taken down many a Heracross before. However, the Stealth Rock and Spikes damage proved to be too much.
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Heracross used Megahorn.
Jirachi lost 35% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Jirachi fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
5-5
Jirachi succumbed to the attack and the student realized how dire the situation had become.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
orpheus switched in Zapdos (lvl 100 Zapdos).
Zapdos is exerting its pressure!
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
Zapdos lost 48% of its health.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
Flygon took flight once more. A Draco Meteor was commanded and this time the opponent sent out the powerful Zapdos!
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Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Blissey was hurt by Spikes!
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Zapdos used Roost.
Zapdos restored 48% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Flygon was locked into a Draco Meteor, which would prevent it from KOing Zapdos anytime soon. He switched to Blissey, in case it tried to atack with Hidden Power [Ice].
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Blissey used Softboiled.
Blissey restored 50% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Blissey is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Blissey lost 6% of its health.
Blissey's leftovers restored its health a little!
Blissey restored 6% of its health.
Heracross reared its head once more. Blissey almost dropped its softboiled egg in fright!
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Zetsubou Student switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Pointed stones dug into Forretress.
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Forretress was hurt by Spikes!
Forretress lost 12% of its health.
Heracross used Close Combat.
Forretress lost 38% of its health.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
It was time for Forretress to come out and try to stop Heracross. However, damage from the harsh enviorment was piling up and Forretress was hit hard with a Close Combat.
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Heracross used Close Combat.
Forretress lost 31% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Forretress fainted.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
4-5
Like Jirachi, Forretress fell to the attack. Things were getting ugly for Zetsubou Student.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Swampert was hurt by Spikes!
Swampert lost 12% of its health.
orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Swampert used Stone Edge.
Forretress lost 14% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Swampert was sent out and ordered to Stone Edge, in case Zapdos came out. Forretress came out instead, and absorbed the attack like it was nothing at all.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Heatran was hurt by Spikes!
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Forretress used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
This was it, the opportunity that the student was looking for! He switched in Heatran, who would avenge its teammates as best it could.
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orpheus switched in Hippowdon (lvl 100 Hippowdon ?).
Hippowdon's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Heatran used Overheat.
Hippowdon lost 72% of its health.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Hippowdon's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hippowdon restored 6% of its health.
Hippowdon was hurt by its burn!
Hippowdon lost 12% of its health.
Overheat was ordered, the attack took away more than half of the Hippowdon's energy.
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Heatran used Overheat.
Hippowdon lost 9% of its health.
orpheus's Hippowdon fainted.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
4-4
A second Overheat was ordered and Hippowdon fainted. The battlefield was even once more.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Swampert (lvl 100 Swampert ?).
Pointed stones dug into Swampert.
Swampert lost 6% of its health.
Swampert was hurt by Spikes!
Swampert lost 19% of its health.
Heracross used Close Combat.
Swampert lost 44% of its health.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
Swampert's leftovers restored its health a little!
Swampert restored 6% of its health.
Heracross was sent out once more. Zetsubou Student gulped, he had realized exactly what he had to do if he wanted to win..
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Heracross used Close Combat.
Swampert lost 24% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Swampert fainted.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
3-4
..Sacrifice his Pokemon.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
orpheus switched in Forretress (lvl 100 Forretress ?).
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
It's not very effective...
Forretress lost 40% of its health.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Knowing that Flygon was faster, Orpheus switched his Heracross out and summoned Forretress who got hit by a Draco Meteor in the process.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Heatran was hurt by Spikes!
Heatran lost 19% of its health.
Forretress used Spikes.
Spikes were scattered around the foe's team!
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Forretress's leftovers restored its health a little!
Forretress restored 6% of its health.
Another chance for Heatran to switch in. At this point, whatever he tried to switch it would be KOed by Overheat.
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Heatran used Overheat.
It's super effective!
Forretress lost 71% of its health.
orpheus's Forretress fainted.
Heatran's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
3-3
Orpheus had decided to sacrifice Forretress. Like the student feared Heracross, Orpheus feared Heatran.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Zetsubou Student switched in Blissey (lvl 100 Blissey ?).
Pointed stones dug into Blissey.
Blissey lost 12% of its health.
Blissey was hurt by Spikes!
Blissey lost 25% of its health.
Heracross used Close Combat.
It's super effective!
Blissey lost 62% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Blissey fainted.
Heracross's defence was lowered.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
Heracross is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Heracross lost 6% of its health.
2-3
Heracross came in once more, meaning that now it was the student's turn to choose a Pokemon to faint. He chose Blissey, and shed a tear as the jovial Pokemon fainted to an attack that would traumatize it for life.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
orpheus switched in Gengar (lvl 100 Gengar ?).
Flygon used Draco Meteor.
Gengar lost 21% of its health.
orpheus's Gengar fainted.
Flygon's special attack was harshly lowered.
The sandstorm rages.
2-2
Now Flygon had a free switch it. It Draco Meteored, and Orpheus chose to sacrifice his Gengar.
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orpheus switched in Zapdos (lvl 100 Zapdos).
Zapdos is exerting its pressure!
Zetsubou Student switched in Heatran (lvl 100 Heatran ?).
Pointed stones dug into Heatran.
Heatran lost 12% of its health.
Heatran was hurt by Spikes!
Heatran lost 25% of its health.
Zapdos used Hidden Power.
It's not very effective...
Heatran lost 5% of its health.
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Heatran's leftovers restored its health a little!
Heatran restored 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
Zapdos came in. Predicting a Hidden Power [Ice], the student switched to Heatran.
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Heatran used Explosion.
Zapdos lost 75% of its health.
Zetsubou Student's Heatran fainted.
Zapdos used Thunderbolt.
But there was no target!
The sandstorm rages.
Zapdos is buffetted by the sandstorm!
Zapdos lost 6% of its health.
Zapdos's leftovers restored its health a little!
Zapdos restored 6% of its health.
1-2
Heatran exploded, just in case an Overheat would not finish the bird off. However, the Explosion failed to KO.
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Zetsubou Student switched in Flygon (lvl 100 Flygon ?).
Pointed stones dug into Flygon.
Flygon lost 6% of its health.
Flygon used Fire Blast.
Zapdos lost 25% of its health.
orpheus's Zapdos fainted.
The sandstorm rages.
1-1
The student returned the fainted Heatran and sent out Flygon, his last Pokemon. He commanded a Fire Blast, and Zapdos fainted from the awesome power of the heat wave.
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orpheus switched in Heracross (lvl 100 Heracross ?).
Flygon used Fire Blast.
It's super effective!
Heracross lost 46% of its health.
orpheus's Heracross fainted.
Zetsubou Student wins!
1-0
Orpheus winced and sent out Heracross, his last Pokemon. If Flygon's Fire Blast connected with Heracross the battle would be over. The student's chance of victory was dangling on an 85%. Zetsubou Student called the attack, and Flygon released the largest Fire Blast it had ever created. The attack hit dead on. The student had won his second battle in the Pokemon League.
Both the student and Orpheus nodded their heads. Words could not describe the tension and excitement they had experienced during that battle, and probably never would be able to.
Props:
Flygon and Heatran
Orpheus for being a great opponent
Slops:
Me for not having a Heracross counter and making Forretress, Jirachi, Swampert, and Blissey suffer because of it.