Rumble in the Battle Tower~
So, I just beat 152 in the Battle Tower, a Garchomp sweep, and tied for 28 - 30 on the Smogon record list. Two more battles before the run is over and I can relax from an already hectic battle tower streak. I rest my Pocket Monsters and get ready for Battle #6. A Fisherman walks out and I already knew I was ready to face a water-type themed team. Usually, Garchomp finishes them off with ease and we're on to the next battle. However, the tide changed once the battle actually got under way.
[ 3 ALL ]
BeachBoy sends out Yellow Hat. (Uxie)
Fisherman Bryon sends out Dewgong.
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vs.
Almost immediately, my heart begins to race, because if he has the one set (Dewgong 3) then I'm in for a world of trouble from the start. Something no Battle Tower player enjoys. I start by commanding Uxie to Knock Off the item, if it's leftovers, I'm screwed, if not I can breathe a little easier, set up Light Screen. Happy dandy sweep time. Right? Wrong, the item knocked off was indeed leftovers. So now I'm like "<censored>!" Because the going gets tough here...
Dewgong 3 Calm Leftovers (Stats: 186 81 121 90 149 90) Sheer Cold / Horn Drill / Rest / Sleep Talk (Evs: HP/Def/Sp. Def)
Here's the problem; Uxie is a Yawn Duel Screen Lead. This set has Sleep talk, so right away I know I can't just sleep it 'n' sweep like all my other battles. I can't simply switch, either. I don't want to chance the risk of bringing in a sweeper, and getting OHKOd by Sheer Cold or Horn Drill. So what do I have to do? Sit there and die for Scizor to at least get a clean come in. "Why should Scizor come in first?" The Uber, Garchomp, is my trump card in the BT. Sure, Water-types resist steel, and some resist fighting, but I only want to accomplish getting Dewgong off the field.
When I knocked off, Sheer Cold missed. Thankfully, Uxie has a Focus Sash, although that doesn't accomplish much except waste PP. I set up Light Screen because I can't Yawn this thing, mine as well drain PP for Scizor... Horn Drill misses. That's 4 / 4. (PP Left) I set up reflect, Sheer Cold misses again. But then I realize I shouldn't be Knock Off any more. (Boy, that's a sentence that sure sounds wrong, doesn't it?) The reason is I don't want it to Rest. And that little damage over and over might perk the Battle Tower to go "Oops, time to rest!" then I've got Sleep Talk to deal with and that's not helping my "PP Drain Stall War." 3 / 4 is the current PP setting, Sheer Cold & Horn Drill respectively. It Sheer Colds again, as I fail to set up screens, still deadlocked. [ 2 / 4] Then Horn Drill misses, and then Sheer Cold hits! I begin to feel a more relaxed at this point, but I'm at 1HP due to Focus Sash. [ 1 / 3 PP count ] So 1HP Uxie, prepared to faint on purpose, and then Horn Drill misses, and then Sheer Cold.
Meanwhile I'm failing to set up screens in this stall war. Count is [ 0 / 2 ] then...
Uxie used Reflect(But it failed!)
Dewgong used Horn Drill!
It's an OHKO (or something like that)
BeachBoy's Uxie fainted.
[ 2 - 3 | Bryon winning ]
So it was time for Scizor to enter the battle field, hopefully to set up a substitute (or even some Swords Dances)
BeachBoy sends out Aridity! (Scizor)
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I set up substitute, and as predicted, it Horn Drills (final PP)... misses. That leaves it with Rest & Sleep Talk. Dewgong uses Rest as Scizor sets up one Swords Dance. Now here I wanted to set up a second Swords Dance. Because I was afraid +1 wouldn't put enough of a dent into the remaining Pocket Monsters. I use Bullet Punch (it may OHKO, it may not OHKO) it was a risk I wanted to try. Have a substitute & +4 for the next two party members would be awesome.
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
Dewgong lost around 98% health (... :|)
Dewgong is fast asleep!
Dewgong used Sleep Talk!
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... Sheer Cold, of course, hits 'n' breaks the sub. I Bullet Punch again, to finish the threat off. However I am worried, seeing as Water-types have a resistance to steel, and I can't go freely switching in Chomp due to the fear of Ice.
[ 2 ALL ]
Fisherman Bryon sends out Slowbro!
vs.
This... is a big problem. One of the few water-types that is also combined with a type to resist Superpower, Psychic. :| Let's look at the Slowbro Battle Tower sets that Bryon could possibly have.
Slowbro's Quick Claw Activated!
Slowbro used Flamethrower
Scizor lost 75%
BeachBoy's Aridity fainted. ( <insert bad word>! )
[ 1 - 2 | Bryon winning]
Well well, that went exactly the way I didn't want it to. But all hope isn't lost just yet, looking at that Slowbro moveset again, it doesn't have Ice Beam! Which is a bit relaxing because Garchomp has a Lum Berry.
BeachBoy sends out Jet Stream!
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(Shoddy Chat)
Vance: Can Uber Chomp save you? (I think you said something like that. XD)
Beachy: I hope so.
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vs.
Well, there's two things here, it'll either A: Setup Calm Mind, or B: use Psychic. It needs to use CM for me to win. So I go to set up Substitute, and it calm minds! +0 Garchomp does 46.53% - 55.45% (Remember, this is lv. 50 damage in the Tower) so I need to set up. Quick Claw activates for the third time in a row and breaks the substitute. +2 Garchomp to this Slowbro does 93.56% - 110.40%, so there is a chance, yes a chance it doesn't OHKO. Not only that, but if Quick Claw activates. :/ Well... I can kiss my improving record good bye.
Garchomp used Outrage!
Slowbro lost 100%!
Fisherman Bryon's Slowbro fainted!
[ 1 - 1]
Wow, just wow. Everything went right for once. QC didn't activate for the fourth time in a row and the damage was just enough to beat it. I'm still nervous as heck though, becuase the battle is by no means over yet. ;_;
Fisherman Bryon sends out Gyarados!
Gyarados' Intimidate weakens Garchomp's attack.
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vs.
Before I can even react to the new Pocket Monster freshly against Garchomp, I scream curse words on Shoddy and hope that Garchomp's Outrage can get the job done!
Garchomp used Outrage!
Gyarados lost 100%
Fisherman Bryon sends out Gyarados fainted~!
[ 1 - 0 | BeachBoy is victorious ]
... Wow, how in the heck did I just win that battle? o_o; I fudging love Garchomp, end of story. Pulling out a seemingly impossible win. ;_; This was too awesome.
Props
I really don't care about anything else. This had to be posted. Have a nice day, everyone. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to relax now."image removed""image removed"
So, I just beat 152 in the Battle Tower, a Garchomp sweep, and tied for 28 - 30 on the Smogon record list. Two more battles before the run is over and I can relax from an already hectic battle tower streak. I rest my Pocket Monsters and get ready for Battle #6. A Fisherman walks out and I already knew I was ready to face a water-type themed team. Usually, Garchomp finishes them off with ease and we're on to the next battle. However, the tide changed once the battle actually got under way.
BeachBoy's Battle Tower Team
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BeachBoy sends out Yellow Hat. (Uxie)
Fisherman Bryon sends out Dewgong.
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Almost immediately, my heart begins to race, because if he has the one set (Dewgong 3) then I'm in for a world of trouble from the start. Something no Battle Tower player enjoys. I start by commanding Uxie to Knock Off the item, if it's leftovers, I'm screwed, if not I can breathe a little easier, set up Light Screen. Happy dandy sweep time. Right? Wrong, the item knocked off was indeed leftovers. So now I'm like "<censored>!" Because the going gets tough here...
Dewgong 3 Calm Leftovers (Stats: 186 81 121 90 149 90) Sheer Cold / Horn Drill / Rest / Sleep Talk (Evs: HP/Def/Sp. Def)
Here's the problem; Uxie is a Yawn Duel Screen Lead. This set has Sleep talk, so right away I know I can't just sleep it 'n' sweep like all my other battles. I can't simply switch, either. I don't want to chance the risk of bringing in a sweeper, and getting OHKOd by Sheer Cold or Horn Drill. So what do I have to do? Sit there and die for Scizor to at least get a clean come in. "Why should Scizor come in first?" The Uber, Garchomp, is my trump card in the BT. Sure, Water-types resist steel, and some resist fighting, but I only want to accomplish getting Dewgong off the field.
When I knocked off, Sheer Cold missed. Thankfully, Uxie has a Focus Sash, although that doesn't accomplish much except waste PP. I set up Light Screen because I can't Yawn this thing, mine as well drain PP for Scizor... Horn Drill misses. That's 4 / 4. (PP Left) I set up reflect, Sheer Cold misses again. But then I realize I shouldn't be Knock Off any more. (Boy, that's a sentence that sure sounds wrong, doesn't it?) The reason is I don't want it to Rest. And that little damage over and over might perk the Battle Tower to go "Oops, time to rest!" then I've got Sleep Talk to deal with and that's not helping my "PP Drain Stall War." 3 / 4 is the current PP setting, Sheer Cold & Horn Drill respectively. It Sheer Colds again, as I fail to set up screens, still deadlocked. [ 2 / 4] Then Horn Drill misses, and then Sheer Cold hits! I begin to feel a more relaxed at this point, but I'm at 1HP due to Focus Sash. [ 1 / 3 PP count ] So 1HP Uxie, prepared to faint on purpose, and then Horn Drill misses, and then Sheer Cold.
Meanwhile I'm failing to set up screens in this stall war. Count is [ 0 / 2 ] then...
Uxie used Reflect(But it failed!)
Dewgong used Horn Drill!
It's an OHKO (or something like that)
BeachBoy's Uxie fainted.
[ 2 - 3 | Bryon winning ]
So it was time for Scizor to enter the battle field, hopefully to set up a substitute (or even some Swords Dances)
BeachBoy sends out Aridity! (Scizor)
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I set up substitute, and as predicted, it Horn Drills (final PP)... misses. That leaves it with Rest & Sleep Talk. Dewgong uses Rest as Scizor sets up one Swords Dance. Now here I wanted to set up a second Swords Dance. Because I was afraid +1 wouldn't put enough of a dent into the remaining Pocket Monsters. I use Bullet Punch (it may OHKO, it may not OHKO) it was a risk I wanted to try. Have a substitute & +4 for the next two party members would be awesome.
Scizor used Bullet Punch!
Dewgong lost around 98% health (... :|)
Dewgong is fast asleep!
Dewgong used Sleep Talk!
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... Sheer Cold, of course, hits 'n' breaks the sub. I Bullet Punch again, to finish the threat off. However I am worried, seeing as Water-types have a resistance to steel, and I can't go freely switching in Chomp due to the fear of Ice.
[ 2 ALL ]
Fisherman Bryon sends out Slowbro!
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This... is a big problem. One of the few water-types that is also combined with a type to resist Superpower, Psychic. :| Let's look at the Slowbro Battle Tower sets that Bryon could possibly have.
- Slowbro 2 -- Adamant Lum Berry (Stats: 202 139 130 108 100 50) Yawn / Zen Headbutt / Earthquake / Brick Break (EVs: HP/Atk)
- Slowbro 3 -- Modest Quick Claw (Stats: 202 85 130 167 100 50) Calm Mind / Psychic / Shadow Ball / Flamethrower (EVs: HP/Sp. Atk)
- Slowbro 4 -- Quiet Leftovers (Stats: 202 95 130 167 100 45) Trick Room / Surf / Psychic / Ice Beam (EVs: HP/Sp. Atk)
Slowbro's Quick Claw Activated!
Slowbro used Flamethrower
Scizor lost 75%
BeachBoy's Aridity fainted. ( <insert bad word>! )
[ 1 - 2 | Bryon winning]
Well well, that went exactly the way I didn't want it to. But all hope isn't lost just yet, looking at that Slowbro moveset again, it doesn't have Ice Beam! Which is a bit relaxing because Garchomp has a Lum Berry.
BeachBoy sends out Jet Stream!
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(Shoddy Chat)
Vance: Can Uber Chomp save you? (I think you said something like that. XD)
Beachy: I hope so.
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Well, there's two things here, it'll either A: Setup Calm Mind, or B: use Psychic. It needs to use CM for me to win. So I go to set up Substitute, and it calm minds! +0 Garchomp does 46.53% - 55.45% (Remember, this is lv. 50 damage in the Tower) so I need to set up. Quick Claw activates for the third time in a row and breaks the substitute. +2 Garchomp to this Slowbro does 93.56% - 110.40%, so there is a chance, yes a chance it doesn't OHKO. Not only that, but if Quick Claw activates. :/ Well... I can kiss my improving record good bye.
Garchomp used Outrage!
Slowbro lost 100%!
Fisherman Bryon's Slowbro fainted!
[ 1 - 1]
Wow, just wow. Everything went right for once. QC didn't activate for the fourth time in a row and the damage was just enough to beat it. I'm still nervous as heck though, becuase the battle is by no means over yet. ;_;
Fisherman Bryon sends out Gyarados!
Gyarados' Intimidate weakens Garchomp's attack.
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Before I can even react to the new Pocket Monster freshly against Garchomp, I scream curse words on Shoddy and hope that Garchomp's Outrage can get the job done!
Garchomp used Outrage!
Gyarados lost 100%
Fisherman Bryon sends out Gyarados fainted~!
[ 1 - 0 | BeachBoy is victorious ]
... Wow, how in the heck did I just win that battle? o_o; I fudging love Garchomp, end of story. Pulling out a seemingly impossible win. ;_; This was too awesome.
Props
- Second consectutive intense battle log were Garchomp defeats the opponent's Gyarados to seal or receive a victory.
- Garchomp. 'nough said.
- Battle Tower AI OHKO misses. :>
- The Fishman deserves his props for having an awesome team that could have EASILY defeated my (what I though was perfect) Battle Tower team.
- Luck & chance played a major factor, but you know what? Screw that, it's the freaking Battle Tower.
- Wow
- Scizor getting screwed over by QC Slowbro. D:
- Uxie for being unable to start off like usual.
I really don't care about anything else. This had to be posted. Have a nice day, everyone. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to relax now.
Fisherman Bryon's Team
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