[] Gym Battlers Open

Well... I don't think there is really enough time for another battle before work. So hopefully I'll catch you guys in the next two days. Not like I'm gonna win the tournament anyhow though.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Oh, dang. I was just about to IM you for our battle. Well, I'm off tomorrow also, so we can try for then. I.C. is waiting to fight too, so I'll skip directly to him.

Also: Crash vs. Kairyu!

Spoiler:

Round 1 - 6 vs. 6

The first match was rather lopsided. I almost OHKO'd Kairyu's opener, but not before it held on with a Focus Band and launched a Stealth Rock to annoy me. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to slow my momentum, as I polished off the next few Pokemon. Kairyu threw me off mid-game by using Roar, though the replacement I was given was equally capable of hurting his Ground types. I eventually lost that one Pokemon, but not before it took out a few of his. In the end, I won the battle handily, as my speed and special attacks were more than Kairyu's team could bear.

Winner: Crash
Crash: 1 lost; 6 defeated
Kairyu: 6 lost; 1 defeated

Round 2 - 3 vs.3

Pared down to the essential Pokemon, I led strong with a OHKO. But Kairyu managed to get a Sandstorm brewing, and his last Pokemon managed to dodge everything I could throw. (Friggin' Sand Veil) It was close, but Kairyu haxxed out the victory.

Kairyu wins.
Crash: 3 lost; 2 defeated
Kairyu: 2 lost; 3 defeated

Round 3 - 3 vs.3

This match was nearly a mirror of Round 2. Kairyu brought out the same team and I used two of the same from the previous match, with a third brought in for subterfuge purposes. My attempts at trickery didn't matter, however, as Kairyu chose not to play the hiding game but, rather, lashed out with direct attacks, killing my prankster before it could act. Luckily, I managed to land a heavy blow with my last fighter to claim the win.

Crash wins.
Crash: 2 lost; 3 defeated
Kairyu: 3 lost; 2 defeated

Round 4 - 3 vs.3

Again, Kairyu stuck with the strategy that would give him the best chance of avoiding my heavy attacks. I kept the same strategy as well, but chose to bring in some weather control. As anticipated, Kai hid behind the Sandstorm but I managed to clear the air. Despite his defenses being reduced, he still mysteriously dodged a couple attacks and took out my first two attackers. Thankfully, my finisher connected and victory was claimed.

Crash wins.
Crash: 2 lost; 3 defeated
Kairyu: 3 lost; 2 defeated.

Crash wins! 3-1
Total
Crash: 8 lost, 14 defeated
Kairyu: 14 lost, 8 defeated


This match is compounded proof as to why Sand Veil is broken as hell.

How ya doing, buddy?

Just be glad I decided not to use my ice storm dodging instead
It wouldn't have worked anyway there were Grass Knots everywhere! Nice matches though!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm free now, so if anyone wants to fight me now, please PM me.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I'm still hoping to catch Generic or radcliff tonight first. If they don't turn up for a while and I'm not feeling too tired, I'll give you a jingle, Chaotic.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Holy crap, Crash and I just had some epic games. The match was decided by one very small increment of HP!

Crash Landon vs. Identity Crisis:

Round One: (6v6)
Crash and I wound up exchanging each of our Pokemon over time. I'd KO his Pokemon, he'd retaliate by KO'ing mine, etc. Eventually, I came out ahead on an exchange in KO'd Pokemon and won by numbers. He almost had me, too, since I incorrectly assumed Eddy would be fast enough to outrace one of his Pokemon, and Eddy had to take another hit for the team.

Round Two: (3v3)
Boy, did I ever choose the wrong Pokemon for this match. I was mercilessly swept by one of his Pokemon without even so much as KO'ing it.

Round Three: (3v3)
I started off with one of my Pokemon with a bit more endurance this time. Unfortunately for me, so did Crash. His particularly unique strategy stopped my team dead in its tracks. I was even able to KO his deadly Pokemon at one point, but I incorrectly assumed he'd switch out. I paid the price, and his cleanup crew took care of whatever was left.

I'd hate to be this vague for the preceding match, but I want to hear about future matches with someone else getting squashed by this strategy.

Round Four: (3v3)
Even after a slightly discouraging KO from Crash's Pokemon, I managed to pull out of that slump thanks to Wyvern's endurance. Crash's Pokemon weren't able to outlast Wyvern's sweeping potential.

Round Five (3v3)
Closest round ever. Wyvern won the match with one HP left!

It's a good thing for me that I switched some of my items around because I wound up winning off of HP recovered from Leftovers and Focus Sash keeping my last Pokemon alive long enough to deliver the finishing blow. Life Orb still didn't really do as much as I'd hoped though.

I win! 3-2
Pokemon I defeated: 13
Pokemon Crash defeated: 13

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That was indeed an epic contest. Who'd expect Psychics to put up such a strong front against the dominant Dragons? I'm not even mad about losing, as it was one hair away from a victory. One life point. That's all that seperated us from exchanging win-loss records. How much closer can any pairing be?

I wish all my battles could be that close. One-sided victories and losses are so dull.

FELIPE NO

Crash~, what going on?

Do you still have my FC on your Pal Pad? I had to re-add a lot of people since it deleted almost half my list. I added you back on, and it's according to what the first post said.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I'm checking that now. Hold on one moment.

EDIT: Okay, apparently your friend code changed since last year? I saw your name in my codes and assumed it would be fine. I've updated the information and can see you now.

How ya doing, buddy?

Okay, so... Wisdom teeth suck. By tomorrow, I should be in the right frame of mind to play, so hit me up! I've already potentially got a match arranged with Crash, but beyond that, I'm completely open until sometime on Sunday afternoon.

So, excluding Crash, I have yet to battle... Black Mage, Generic, radcliff, and Chaotic.

[edit] I just noticed that Xardion is in my Pal Pad, but he's not on the front page anymore. Did he drop out?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well fuck me silly twice. ;_;

Chaotic vs. Crash Landon:

Match 1: 6v6
This was probably the closest I got to beating him. When my fastest Pokemon was outrun right from the get go, I knew it it wasn't going to go well. Still got trashed pretty badly though.

Winner: Crash

Match 2: 3v3

HE BEAT ME TO THE MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS. WHAT THE FUCK.

Winner: Crash

Match 3: 3v3

Took the first kill, but then was murdered after that.

Winner: Crash

Crash Landon wins against Chaotic 3-0!!
Crash loses 6 Pokemon.
Chaotic loses 12 Pokemon.

You're a good trainer. Even with the type advantage, I still got beat pretty badly. I need to work on my trainer skillz.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Sousuke

[edit] I just noticed that Xardion is in my Pal Pad, but he's not on the front page anymore. Did he drop out?

Well more like I dropped him out. The waiting game was getting a bit long on his end so I decided it was best to remove Xardion from the roster. I don't think anyone has actually battled him anyway =/

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I've decided to grin through the pain [the tylenol-4 is working tonight! yay!] and battle with Chaotic. I don't see you yet though! Unless you're just being slow... I thought I might not have had your FC right, but I just checked and it's the right one. Where are you?

Oh there you are! :3 Time for me to get pounded into the ground...

[edit]

Sousuke vs Chaotic:

Round 1 - 6v6:

I managed somehow to OHKO his first 2 Pokemon! I took some hits as well, losing one in the process.

Massive explosions. ._. Caused us both to send out a Pokemon, blind. Chaotic ended up switching his out, and then I started missing all my attacks for a few turns. I took him down, then a sandstorm brought me down to 1 hp. Lucky me.

It came down to the wire, 1v1... But I came out on top.


Round 2 - 3v3:

OHKO time again! I pretty much swept this round. I was quite surprised.


Round 3 - 3v3:

He took down my MONSTER HP Pokemon in one hit. ;_;

And then both of my other Pokemon in one hit each. He was damn fast. Or maybe I was just slow.

Nothing to see here. ._.


Round 4 - 3v3:

This battle started the same way as the last, with Chaotic taking my first down in one hit. I was surprised to see him switch out after that. I was able to take out both of his substitutes, bringing us to 1v1 again, but with me almost dead this time...

Of course, he easily broke me, bringing us to...


Round 5 - 3v3:

The one battle to rule them all! We both ended up switching out our originals in the first two turns, and each took down an opponent. After that, I was THANKFULLY able to OHKO Chief, and finally do away with him.

I took a lucky guess at what his third Pokemon would be, and I was right--Fang. Thankfully, I was right, because I had the perfect counter Pokemon, and ended the battle with him... But not before taking a heavy hit from Hidden Power.

Epic!

Sousuke wins, 3-2!

Sousuke lost 13.
Chaotic lost 14.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well fuck me silly thrice. ;_;

Chaotic vs. Sousuke:

Match 1: 6v6

YouTube Video

I still lost. Very, very close match though.

Winner: Sousuke

Match 2: 3v3
Messed up on this one. Besides killing off one with Reaper, I didn't do much from there.

Winner: Sousuke

Match 3: 3v3
And Chaotic makes a comeback! After some careful team organization, I managed to sweep his team.

Winner: Chaotic

Match 4: 3v3
This one was pretty close again. Came down to the last Pokemon again, but I managed to edge him out.

Winner: Chaotic

Final Match: 3v3
My biggest regret comes from this one. I could've easily killed a team member of his using Psycho Cut a second time, but I felt adventurous and decided to use Swords Dance. In return, he managed to take advantage of my bad judgement and kill Reaper. Because of several mistakes in the match, he took advantage of all of them and managed to nab the win needed to close the series against us.

Winner: Sousuke

Sousuke wins against Chaotic 3-2!!
Chaotic loses 14 Pokemon.
Sousuke loses 13 Pokemon.

Damn, that was too close. I REALLY REGRET THAT DECISION.

It's also odd that I do better with the type disadvantage match than I do with the type advantage match. o_o

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah, when I attacked Reaper and saw myself miss, I thought 'OHCRAPNOWIDIE.' And then you used Swords Dance and I was just like.

And the rest is history.

FELIPE NO

Crash Vs. Josiah!

Spoiler:

Round 1 - 6 vs.6

Josiah unexpectedly got the first strike with a Return, but it wasn't quite enough and I responded with a Close Combat to knock out his opener. We traded blows for a couple turns, waging a battle of attrition. The battle turned, however, when I managed to score a massive blow against one of his powerhouse Pokemon. He answered this by freezing one of my best defenders. I timed my switch well and screwed over his wall with a nasty support move. The rest of the match was spent trying to outpace his last Pokemon's ability to self-heal. It was slow but I took the win.

Round 2 - 3 vs.3

This was kind of unfair. Josiah was unprepared for my tactics and couldn't mount a defense. He went for broke on a switch but the risk failed, as my Pokemon was immune to his strategy. Josiah never recovered and the match was quickly over.

Round 3 - 3 vs.3

Our third battle was closer, as I chose not to reuse the same strategies as before. Josiah threw his most dangerous players at me, hoping to overwhelm me with power, I believe. I had good type coverage, though, and pushed my way through for the third win.


Crash Wins!!
Crash loses 4 Pokemon.
Josiah loses 12 Pokemon.

No explosions!?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Bah, that second round was dirty. Quite dirty from a pokemon that has nasty potential to begin with, just not in the way I expected. ..Oh well, I felt I was going to be pretty outmaneuvered and outgunned in this battle anyway, and so I was.

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Crash Landon Vs. DarkMageOzzie!

Spoiler:

Round 1 - 6 vs.6

I feel poorly for DMOzzie, this wasn't the fairest pairing for him. He opened with one of his fastest but I did too, and I earned a quick kill. Things didn't improve much for Ozzie, as my Psychics were generally too fast for him to fend. A particularly amusing moment came when he used Dig on the same turn that I used Earthquake. That spelled disaster for Ozzie, and the rest of the round was mercifully over within minutes.

Round 2 - 3 vs.3

Again, we did the "immunity shuffle" for a bit, until Ozzie landed a square blow and knocked out one of my better Pokemon. It gave me a chance to bring in something fast, allowing me to clean up the mess. I had the type and speed advantage for the remainder of the match and won.

Round 3 - 3 vs.3

I initially planned to use the same quirky strategy I'd used in previous matches but this wound up being unnecessary. I was able to play it straightfoward and force my way through. He tried to set up a Double Team defense but never got the opportunity. Ozzie also found his Dig thwarted by another Earthquaking Pokemon, and that was pretty much the beginning of the end for him.

Crash Wins!!
Crash lost 3 Pokemon.
DarkMageOzzie lost 12 Pokemon.

Ozzie did the best he could in an uphill battle. I came in with both a type and general speed advantage. I knew it was an unfair fight and don't feel as though I got to see his full potential. A shame there's no Grass leader for him to shine against. It shows how much Poison has been shafted by the designers.

Thanks for the match, Ozzie!


Crash Vs. Sousuke!!

Spoiler:

Round 1 - 6 vs.6

I was a bit apprehensive. In theory, I have the type advantage but I also know that Fighting types are often able to handle type coverage well. Our openers traded blows but neither succeeded in a one-hit-kill. I had the speed advantage and dropped his Pokemon the next turn, then swept another two before finding myself unable to finish off his fourth Pokemon. I was allowed to switch in a replacement and it was powerful enough to cripple Sousuke's defenses. I managed to clear his bench while losing only one of my own.

Round 2 - 3 vs.3

This match was basically an "All-Star" version of the previous match. The same Pokemon opened and swapped blows like before. His fell, then mine fell. I brought in the same finisher and Sousuke's team wasn't fast enough to get a move in edgewise.

Round 3 - 3 vs.3

See Round 2. This time, I tried a different opener, and that was a bad idea. It was slower and was levelled by a Shadow Claw. I brought the finisher out again; he did a good job but was thwarted somewhat when Sousuke brought out a Pokemon whose types made it neutral to my best offenses. I whittled it down but not before an X-Scissor chopped me in half. I was forced to bring in the backup plan. Fortunately for me, Sousuke's last Pokemon didn't have much remaining life, so one attack was the only requirement to victory.

Crash Wins!
Crash lost 4 Pokemon.
Sousuke lost 12 Pokemon.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

Ozzie did the best he could in an uphill battle. I came in with both a type and general speed advantage. I knew it was an unfair fight and don't feel as though I got to see his full potential. A shame there's no Grass leader for him to shine against. It shows how much Poison has been shafted by the designers.

Thanks for the match, Ozzie!

I still had fun inspite of the butt kicking I've recieved in every match I've had. It doesn't help that I didn't have more of the tough Poison types like Nidoking or Nidoqueen ready in time for the tournament. Doubt I would do much better against a grass trainer. Too many of the grass pokemon also have a type that negates their poison weakness. Like Grass/Poison or Grass/Bug.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Mind over metathorax:

Match 1 - 6 vs. 6
Interesting opener. It was very strategic at first, with both of us exchanging KOs for the first two pokemon. His third finished the rest, though.
Winner: Crash

Match 2 - 3 vs. 3
SHEDDY SWEEP
Recommended viewing material on the matter.
Winner: GB

Match 3 - 3 vs. 3
My God, was his leader fast. Not swept, but he had some fun with my guys before his leader finally went down. His number 2 handled the rest.
Winner: Crash

Match 4 - 3 vs. 3
Not much I could do to prepare, so I tried to stall long enough for a certain strategy. Unfortunately, luck would have nothing to do with it. Crash pulled out one last surprise to make sure I never saw his third and final pokemon.
Winner: Crash

Winner (overall): Crash
Crash lost six pokemon, GB lost 12.

Great matches, Crash.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Good god Crash
I think you're going to break Icy's win record at this rate. You built one hell of a team.

How ya doing, buddy?

That damned Shedinja was a problem throughout our entire match. Knowing it could appear forced me to automatically exclude three or four of my Pokemon from use, as they'd never beat it.

And if you didn't lead with the Shedinja, you'd lead with that other beast. There was no way I could let that thing get powered up. (I noticed you use the same opening combo with it that I do. Props for that.)

Kai: If I don't get any response from radcliff or Black Mage, I won't be able to break any records.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah, I was pretty much the broom used in Crash's ass-whooping sweep.

This leaves me with Generic, radcliff, and Black Mage to go. I haven't the last two around the thread or online, though.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

Kai: If I don't get any response from radcliff or Black Mage, I won't be able to break any records.

Yeah, I know. I'll drag out the round robin half for another day. If it'll help.

If they don't show up I can always cancel out any victories/losses gained from fighting them. Which will balance out everything. Problem is, it's not exactly the most fair solution to those that have fought them already. So at the same time anyone here could say in effect, "you snooze, you lose." Again, not exactly fair either given the circumstances.

So, how about a quick vote to those involved? Yes/No?

For the sake of getting results in by Sunday, I'll say yes to dropping some points. If you have a better suggestion I'd definitely like to hear it =).

How ya doing, buddy?

I wouldn't mind losing two points overall from that decision if it'll yield more precise results. At worst, I get knocked out of a high-ranking spot in a tournament with no monetary gain (oh noes, I face Miles that much sooner). I had fun at this tournament, and that's all that matters to me.

It'd be kind of a shame if Black Mage doesn't come in contact with Crash soon enough. That's probably the only match left I'm eagerly waiting to see the results for (no offense to the rest of the participants who still need to battle).

Jam it back in, in the dark.