Singing in the Rain

Singing in the R a i n

A battle log by Karpman

So basically this is my first ever battle log against our furry Moderator of CBC, Wolflare. I was using a variant of the famous Rain Stall teams that everyone is beginning to use now, while Wolf was using Weatherless Bulky Offense. I got hax that helped me quite a bit, but overall it was a p cute match. Wolf gave me his log, so I'll be known as 'The foe' in this match, since I lost my own log. x___x



Karpman vs. Wolflare

Battle between Makan and wolf started!

Karpman/Makan's Team

Wolflare's Team

Rules:
Tier: Wifi
Rule: Unrated
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Freeze Clause
Rule: Species Clause
Rule: Wifi Battle

vs.
wolf sent out Heatran!
Makan sent out Politoed!
The foe's Politoed's Drizzle made it rain!
Ege is watching the battle.

I noticed that Wolf had no Weather Inducing Pokemon on his team, so I figured I'd put some pressure on him by leading with Politoed. I immediately chose Hydro Pump, wanting Rocks off of my field and knowing that whoever switched in would be hit hard.

Start of turn 1
vs.
wolf called Heatran back!
wolf sent out Latias!
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The foe's Politoed used Hydro Pump!
It's not very effective...
A critical hit!
Latias lost 228 HP! (75% of its health)

Rain continues to fall!
Ege stopped watching the battle.
Makan: oops
Makan: :> sorry wolf
wolf: idc

A crit! Wow, definitely wasn't expecting that, but at least Wolfie didn't care about it much, but he soon would...because:

Start of turn 2
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The foe's Politoed used Hydro Pump!
It's not very effective...
Latias lost 74 HP! (24% of its health)
Latias fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
Makan: ;<
wolf: oh

This is a Scarf Politoed, kids! A lot of Rain Teams only have Blissey/Chansey as a means of beating Thundurus, but I like to keep a backup and having a good revenge killer is always useful.




wolf sent out Latios!
vs.

Makan: lol

Decided to go to Eviolite Chansey here to absorb whatever special attack it planned to use and possibly set up SR to limit how many times his Scizor can switch in and out.

Start of turn 3
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Makan called Politoed back!
Makan sent out Chansey!
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Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Chansey lost 59% of its health!

Rain continues to fall!
Makan: oh u
wolf: ohh yeah

But he predicts it and Chansey loses a huge chunk of her health, no LO damage on it, so it must be Choice Locked, accordingly, I go to Ferrothorn.

Start of turn 4
vs.
Makan called Chansey back!
Makan sent out Ferrothorn!
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Latios used Psyshock!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Ferrothorn lost 19% of its health!

Rain continues to fall!

It obviously does next to nothing, I decide to Spike next turn.

Start of turn 5
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wolf called Latios back!
wolf sent out Scizor!
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The foe's Ferrothorn used Spikes!
Spikes were scattered all around the feet of wolf's team!

Rain continues to fall!

Alright so he brings Scizor out, Quagsire is obviously my best answer to Scizor since Scald has the potential to burn and Unaware nulls any Swords Dance boosts. My Quagsire has 252 HP and Defense EVs with a Bold Nature, so it can obviously tank a hit from Scizor.

Start of turn 6
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Makan called Ferrothorn back!
Makan sent out Quagsire!
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Scizor used U-turn!
The foe's Quagsire lost 42% of its health!
wolf called Scizor back!
wolf sent out Latios!

vs.

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Quagsire restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: damn you!

It's evident that Wolf is using Choice Band Scizor, and Quagsire just took a big hit from it, clever move on Wolf's part. He probably knows my Quagsire is defensively EV'd at this point, so he brings in Latios to finish it off with Draco Meteor.

Start of turn 7
vs.
wolf called Latios back!
wolf sent out Scizor!
Scizor is hurt by spikes!
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Makan called Quagsire back!
Makan sent out Ferrothorn!
vs.
Rain continues to fall!

I go to Ferrothorn this turn, to absorb a Draco Meteor, but Wolfie, always the clever one, predicts the switch and goes to Scizor, I figure I'll stay in and see what he does.

Start of turn 8
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Scizor used Superpower!
It's super effective!
The foe's Ferrothorn lost 80% of its health!
The foe's Ferrothorn fainted!
Scizor is hurt by the foe's Ferrothorn's Rocky Helmet!
The foe's Ferrothorn's Iron Barbs hurts Scizor
Scizor's Attack fell!
Scizor's Defense fell!

Rain continues to fall!
Makan: wefioejfr
Makan: ughh IHU
wolf: ;)
Makan sent out Quagsire!
vs.

Ugh, wrecked, very smart play on Wolf's part and a foolish play on mine, now I lose my only means of defeating Latios if it's locked into Psyshock. At least Scizor dislikes the residual from Iron Barbs+Rocky Helmet.


Start of turn 9
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Scizor used Superpower!
The foe's Quagsire lost 29% of its health!
Scizor's Attack fell!
Scizor's Defense fell!

The foe's Quagsire used Ice Beam!
It's not very effective...
Scizor lost 29 HP! (8% of its health)

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Quagsire restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: I
Makan: HATE YOU
wolf: ;)

Wolf outpredicts me yet again and Scizor absorbs the Ice Beam meant for Latios, luckily he's at -2 Attack and I can Recover my health back.

Start of turn 10
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wolf called Scizor back!
wolf sent out Latios!
vs.

The foe's Quagsire used Recover!
The foe's Quagsire regained health!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Quagsire restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 11
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Makan called Quagsire back!
Makan sent out Tentacruel!
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Latios used Draco Meteor!
The foe's Tentacruel lost 83% of its health!
Latios's Sp. Att. sharply fell!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tentacruel's Rain Dish heals it!
The foe's Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Since Wolf has no Spikers or Pokemon that are countered hard by Tentacruel, I figure I can send it in to take a Draco Meteor and then recover off most of the damage via Rain Dish/Leftovers.

Start of turn 12
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The foe's Tentacruel used Protect!
The foe's Tentacruel protected itself!

Latios used Draco Meteor!
The foe's Tentacruel protected itself!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tentacruel's Rain Dish heals it!
The foe's Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
wolf: booooo

With all of the damage I've healed, Draco Meteor is probably not able to KO, so Wolf will probably switch out.

Start of turn 13
vs.
wolf called Latios back!
wolf sent out Scizor!
Scizor is hurt by spikes!
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The foe's Tentacruel used Scald!
Scizor lost 131 HP! (38% of its health)
Scizor fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tentacruel's Rain Dish heals it!
The foe's Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: this is one tough mofo
Makan: @ latios
Makan: ho ho ho
wolf: mhm

wolf sent out Gliscor!
vs.

Gotcha. I finally killed Scizor, which swings momentum greatly in my favor, I expect Latios to switch in, but instead he sends in Gliscor. I'm EV'd to outrun standard Gliscor and pretty much ready to sacrifice Tentacruel at this point, so I stay in and see what a rain boosted Scald can do, and perhaps null his Toxic orb with a burn.


Start of turn 14
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wolf called Gliscor back!
wolf sent out Latios!
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The foe's Tentacruel used Scald!
It's not very effective...
Latios lost 52 HP! (17% of its health)

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tentacruel's Rain Dish heals it!
The foe's Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: :>

Wolf switches to Latios, most likely expecting a Tangrowth or Quagsire to switch into Gliscor.

Start of turn 15
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The foe's Tentacruel used Protect!
The foe's Tentacruel protected itself!

Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Tentacruel protected itself!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tentacruel's Rain Dish heals it!
The foe's Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

I protect and see if I can get some insight into what he's thinking.

Start of turn 16
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Makan called Tentacruel back!
Makan sent out Tangrowth!
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Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Tangrowth lost 34% of its health!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tangrowth restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: obviously a large latios weak itt

This was actually one of the stupidest moves I made all game, because Wolf could have easily used Draco Meteor and dispatched Tangrowth, but luckily he stuck with Psyshock. Wolf is obviously pressured to switch out now and he knows he'll need Latios to break my stall.

Start of turn 17
vs.
wolf called Latios back!
wolf sent out Heatran!
Heatran is hurt by spikes!
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The foe's Tangrowth used Earthquake!
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 283 HP! (87% of its health)
Heatran fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tangrowth restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: tro
Makan: lo
Makan: lo
Makan: lo
wolf: nooo
Makan: lol
wolf sent out Gliscor!
vs.

Ho ho ho. Most Defensive Tangrowth only carry Hidden Power Ice and the STAB of their choice, but I decided to go with Earthquake over Leech Seed, as Tangrowth will be able to tank things like Infernape Flare Blitzes, in rain and then retaliate with Earthquake accordingly. In this instance, I managed to take out his Heatran, ultimately keeping rocks on my field and gaining me the advantage.



Start of turn 18
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Gliscor used Fling!
Gliscor flung its Toxic Orb!
The foe's Tangrowth lost 3% of its health!
The foe's Tangrowth was poisoned!

The foe's Tangrowth used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
Gliscor lost 288 HP! (81% of its health)

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tangrowth restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Tangrowth is hurt by poison!
Makan: tints provided by mosely tribe

Obviously Wolf has not played Tangrowth very often, nor is he familiar with what sets Defensive Tangrowth use, Toxic Orb isn't really a huge deal, since Tangrowth has Regenerator and generally high bulk, plus the big chunk of HP that Hidden Power Ice took was so worth it. He'll probably go to Lucario now, but I figure I'll take the safe route and use Hidden Power Ice, again. My comment is lyrics from a song, if anyone was wondering.

Start of turn 19
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Gliscor used Acrobatics!
It's super effective!
The foe's Tangrowth lost 40% of its health!

The foe's Tangrowth used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
Gliscor lost 64 HP! (18% of its health)
Gliscor fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tangrowth restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Tangrowth is hurt by poison!
wolf sent out Latios!
vs.

He stays in, obviously Sacrificing his Gliscor so that Latios can get in for free, I'm fine with that, Tangrowth has certainly done enough, although beating Lucario with it would have been nice.

Start of turn 20
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Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Tangrowth lost 27% of its health!
The foe's Tangrowth fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
Makan sent out Politoed!
vs.


I let Tangrowth die and send in Politoed, since he wouldn't have been able to do much, other than maybe get some LO damage on Lucario after surviving a Close Combat.


Start of turn 21

vs.

wolf called Latios back!
wolf sent out Lucario!
Lucario is hurt by spikes!
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The foe's Politoed used Ice Beam!
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 59 HP! (20% of its health)

Rain continues to fall!

Eh, I could have made the prediction, but I wasn't taking any risks with Latios.

Start of turn 22
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Makan called Politoed back!
Makan sent out Quagsire!
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Lucario used Agility!
Lucario's Speed sharply rose!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Quagsire restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Thank god he didn't attack here, but now it's imperative we kill Lucario here, as I don't want Politoed locked into anything but Ice Beam nor do I want it outsped.

Start of turn 23
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Lucario used Close Combat!
The foe's Quagsire lost 51% of its health!
Lucario's Defense fell!
Lucario's Sp. Def. fell!
Lucario is hurt by its Life Orb!

The foe's Quagsire used Scald!
Lucario lost 160 HP! (56% of its health)
Lucario fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Quagsire restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Makan: ho ho ho
wolf sent out Latios!
vs.

wolf: yeah
wolf: lol

Whooo, Quagsire takes that hit like a boss and retaliates, finishing off Lucario and putting me in great position to win the match.


Start of turn 24
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Makan called Quagsire back!
Makan sent out Chansey!
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Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Chansey lost 40% of its health!
The foe's Chansey fainted!

Rain continues to fall!
Makan sent out Politoed!
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Figured I'd sac Blissey so that Politoed can get in. Now, I'm a bit hesitant at this point, as I'm not sure Ice Beam will do enough, since Latios has a base 110 Special Defense Stat and Politoed only has a base 90 Special Attack stat. However...

Start of turn 25
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The foe's Politoed used Perish Song!
All Pokémon hearing the song will faint in three turns!

Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Politoed lost 84% of its health!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Politoed's perish count fell to 3.
Latios's perish count fell to 3.

OH HO HO, we aren't using Ice Beam. Even though I tanked that Psyshock, Latios is as good as dead.

Start of turn 26
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The foe's Politoed used Perish Song!
All Pokémon hearing the song will faint in three turns!

Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Politoed lost 15% of its health!
The foe's Politoed fainted!

Stallan.

Rain continues to fall!
Latios's perish count fell to 2.
Makan: gg homie
Makan sent out Tentacruel!
vs.

Start of turn 27
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The foe's Tentacruel used Protect!
The foe's Tentacruel protected itself!

Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Tentacruel protected itself!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Tentacruel's Rain Dish heals it!
The foe's Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Latios's perish count fell to 1.
wolf: aw

More Stallan.

Start of turn 28
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Makan called Tentacruel back!
Makan sent out Quagsire!
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Latios used Psyshock!
The foe's Quagsire lost 46% of its health!

Rain continues to fall!
The foe's Quagsire restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Latios's perish count fell to 0.
Latios fainted!

Aaaaaand it's dead! Well that's a gg, I had a ton of fun playing this match and Wolf kept me on my toes, luckily, I was able to emerge victorious.


Makan won the battle!
Makan: Great Game!
wolf: good game
Makan: ;(

Props:
My opponent, Wolflare, for the great match.
Politoed, for pulling off that Perish Song and putting a ton of pressure on Wolf.
Postman, for the Battle Recap boxes, thanks, bro.
Undisputed, for the idea to use Rock Helmet Ferrothorn as a Pseudo-Antispin, and the RMT which provides the archetype for Rain Stall, as well as for Tentacruel's EV Spread. Major props to this user.

Slops:
Quagsire, for being mediocre in bulk and prone to crits.
Me, for critting Wolf's Latias.
Arghonaut, for not being real, so we all have to use Quag.
Vrai, for being meen.
Wolf, for using skins with a Dark Background.

That was indeed a fun match! Looking back on it now, I should have used Close Combat with Lucario instead of Agility. But yes, good battle log. I don't have much criticism to offer though, I am not too experienced with logs.

Wolflare said:

That was indeed a fun match! Looking back on it now, I should have used Close Combat with Lucario instead of Agility. But yes, good battle log. I don't have much criticism to offer though, I am not too experienced with logs.

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Thanks Wolfie, in hindsight, maybe logging the match after would have been better, but oh well, this match was fun, too.