Well, this is my first warstory, so please be gentle with me.
tito and I were first round opponents in a Gen IV OU tournament on Pokemon Online. What resulted was a surprisingly epic battle that brings the theory of luck vs. skill into question, and not in a way I'd expect. Read on and you'll (hopefully) see what the hell I'm on about.
Comments will be in light blue.
Apologies for the poor quality; the transfer of the warstory from Mac and Word 2008 to PC and Word 2003 failed, and I lost all formatting and images, and I could only fix so much before I was overcome by stress.
My team:
Opponent’s team:
Battle between tito and No. 1 Machop Fan started!
Tier: OU Gen 4
Rule: Unrated
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Species Clause
Rule: Self-KO Clause
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Aerodactyl!
tito sent out Zapdos!
The foe's Zapdos is exerting its Pressure!
vs.
100% 100%
Start of turn 1
Aerodactyl used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around tito's team!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Normally I'd begin with Taunt and then use Stealth Rock, but I thought Zapdos would start with Thunderbolt because of the old Electric vs. Flying type matchup. Costly misjudgement!
Start of turn 2
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan: I was afraid what I did was dumb :(
Start of turn 3
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 4
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 5
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
The foe's Zapdos avoided the attack!
The foe's Zapdos used Roost!
The foe's Zapdos landed on the ground!
The foe's Zapdos regained health!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 6
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
The foe's Zapdos avoided the attack!
The foe's Zapdos used Toxic!
Aerodactyl was poisoned!
Aerodactyl is hurt by poison!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan: you there?
tito: yeah
A bit of a long time of inactivity was enough to remind me: "I know, I'll use TAUNT!"
Start of turn 7
Aerodactyl used Taunt!
The foe's Zapdos fell for the taunt!
The foe's Zapdos can't use Toxic after the taunt!
Aerodactyl is hurt by poison!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 8
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Thunderbolt!
It's super effective!
Aerodactyl lost 247 HP! (81% of its health)
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Aerodactyl fainted!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
As a suicide lead, Aerodactyl did its job as always. Now the brunt of my Trick Room team gets to work.
vs.
100% 74%
Start of turn 9
tito called Zapdos back!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
sb the great is watching the battle.
Dusknoir used Trick Room!
Dusknoir twisted the dimensions!
vs.
100% 88%
Start of turn 10
No. 1 Machop Fan called Dusknoir back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Tyranitar!
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
It's not very effective...
Tyranitar lost 76 HP! (18% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
vs.
82% 88%
Start of turn 11
tito called Heatran back!
tito sent out Machamp!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Machamp!
Tyranitar used Earthquake!
The foe's Machamp lost 40% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Machamp is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Machamp restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
vs.
42% 54%
Start of turn 12
Tyranitar used Earthquake!
The foe's Machamp lost 38% of its health!
The foe's Machamp used DynamicPunch!
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 328 HP! (81% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Machamp is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Tyranitar fainted!
The foe's Machamp restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Slowbro!
sb the great stopped watching the battle.
vs.
100% 16%
How could I have forgotten that Machamp is a fighting-type? Machop I'd understand, but forgetting about Machamp was just silly!
Start of turn 13
Slowbro used Surf!
The foe's Machamp lost 14% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Slowbro is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Machamp fainted!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
tito sent out Zapdos!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Zapdos!
The foe's Zapdos is exerting its Pressure!
vs.
94% 49%
Start of turn 14
No. 1 Machop Fan called Slowbro back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
vs.
100% 24%
Start of turn 15
The foe's Zapdos used Roost!
The foe's Zapdos landed on the ground!
The foe's Zapdos regained health!
Bronzong used Trick Room!
Bronzong twisted the dimensions!
I should've remembered Zapdos' low HP and taken advantage with Earthquake. I should really learn to be observant!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 16
No. 1 Machop Fan called Bronzong back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos already has a substitute.
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
BnE is watching the battle.
ghfhfgg is watching the battle.
vs.
94% 74%
Start of turn 17
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Toxic!
Dusknoir was poisoned!
Dusknoir ate its Lum Berry!
Dusknoir's status cleared!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Now things start getting ridiculous:
Start of turn 18
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos lost 36% of its health!
The foe's Zapdos was frozen solid!
The foe's Zapdos is frozen solid!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: wow
tito: .......
tito: bs
Both of us were shocked at what had happened! I WAS planning to burn Zapdos with Will-o-wisp, but now there was no need. I continued with my attack, expecting Zapdos to thaw out at any point…
Start of turn 19
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
No. 1 Machop Fan: so much for my plan
The foe's Zapdos lost 37% of its health!
The foe's Zapdos is frozen solid!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
tito: ugh
Start of turn 20
The foe's Zapdos is frozen solid!
Dusknoir used Trick Room!
Dusknoir twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: are you serious
tito: bullshit
Start of turn 21
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
No. 1 Machop Fan: agreed
The foe's Zapdos lost 26% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos fainted!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
No. 1 Machop Fan: I'm not normally THIS lucky!
BnE: lmfao
vs.
64% 75%
…but it DIDN'T! The thing that frustrates me here is that this is just a game I'm getting lucky with. My luck isn't NEARLY this good in real life where it REALLY matters!
Start of turn 22
No. 1 Machop Fan called Dusknoir back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
It's super effective!
Bronzong lost 324 HP! (95% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Cool Trainer Todd is watching the battle.
vs.
11% 75%
Dumb switch was dumb. Now things start to get a little shaky with Bronzong.
Start of turn 23
tito called Heatran back!
tito sent out Rotom-w! (Rotom-W)
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Rotom-w!
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It had no effect!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Rotom-w is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Cool Trainer Todd: good ole heatran
Cool Trainer Todd stopped watching the battle.
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17% 82%
Start of turn 24
No. 1 Machop Fan called Bronzong back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
tito called Rotom-w back!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
vs.
52% 63%
Switching back to Heatran here frustrated me. After losing Tyranitar, I thought Bronzong was my best bet for taking out Heatran (I never thought about Slowbro). I decided the only way to have Bronzong come back and finish it off was via revenge kill, which meant sacrificing my Dusknoir. I figured it'd go down after two Fire Blasts, one of which could be used to set up Trick Room again. Suddenly...
Start of turn 25
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
The attack of the foe's Heatran missed!
Dusknoir used Trick Room!
Dusknoir twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
tito: wow
tito: are you serious
No. 1 Machop Fan: *sigh*
BnE: tito got wrecked by hax
No. 1 Machop Fan: again I don't do what I had planned
No. 1 Machop Fan: it's not over yet BTW
tito: everyone get wrecked by hax BnE
tito: moron
FIRE BLAST MISSED!!!!! And now tit is getting frustrated and a little abusive. I knew, though, that this was still anyone's game.
I knew I couldn't switch in Bronzong now because of the inevitable KO, but I finally remembered I had an alternative: my Slowbro! However, I didn't expect this to happen:
Start of turn 26
No. 1 Machop Fan called Dusknoir back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Slowbro!
tito called Heatran back!
tito sent out Rotom-w! (Rotom-W)
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Rotom-w!
The sandstorm rages!
Slowbro is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Rotom-w is buffeted by the sandstorm!
BnE: im just pointing it out sir mad
No. 1 Machop Fan: pwn'd :(
vs.
87% 82%
Start of turn 27
Slowbro used Ice Beam!
The foe's Rotom-w lost 32% of its health!
The foe's Rotom-w used Thunderbolt!
It's super effective!
Slowbro lost 346 HP! (87% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Rotom-w is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Slowbro fainted!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Magnezone!
vs.
100% 24%
Start of turn 28
Magnezone used Thunderbolt!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Rotom-w lost 24% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Rotom-w fainted!
tito sent out Jirachi!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Jirachi!
vs.
100% 94%
There, that's done. But now I have to deal with a Jirachi. Magnet Pull means that tito couldn't go back on this decision, so there had to be a good reason why this decision was made. I just didn't know what it was (nor did I bother to wonder).
Start of turn 29
Magnezone used Thunderbolt!
The foe's Jirachi lost 52% of its health!
The foe's Jirachi used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
Magnezone lost 288 HP! (83% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
Good lord that's a lot of HP! Hmm, it seems to be a bit too much for HP Fire, but not enough for HP Ground. Hmmmmm…
I decided to take a big gamble and switch to Bronzong at last, hopping against hope it was an underpowered HP Ground.
Start of turn 30
No. 1 Machop Fan called Magnezone back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
The foe's Jirachi used Hidden Power!
It had no effect!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan: just as I thought :p
vs.
24% 54%
Thank Arceus I was right! That could've been disastrous! Hopefully Bronzong can deal with Jirachi. It is on its last legs…
Start of turn 31
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 23 HP! (6% of its health)
Bronzong used Trick Room!
Bronzong twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: lol "just as i thought"
tito: you get one good prediction
tito: after lots of hac
tito: good for you
tito: !!!!
No. 1 Machop Fan: lol
Wow, that's not much, even for a x4 resistance! Suddenly I feel I can do this!
Start of turn 32
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It's super effective!
The foe's Jirachi lost 44% of its health!
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 25 HP! (7% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 33
tito called Jirachi back!
tito sent out Dragonite!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Dragonite!
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It had no effect!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Dragonite is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
reyscarface is watching the battle.
vs.
29% 63%
Uh ohh…
Start of turn 34
No. 1 Machop Fan called Bronzong back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
tito called Dragonite back!
tito sent out Jirachi!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Jirachi!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
vs.
66% 16%
>_< Not again!
Start of turn 35
Dusknoir used Will-O-Wisp!
The foe's Jirachi was burned!
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
A critical hit!
Dusknoir lost 132 HP! (44% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Dusknoir fainted!
The foe's Jirachi is hurt by its burn!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
matty is watching the battle.
No. 1 Machop Fan: bugga
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
Seriin-test is watching the battle.
vs.
29% 3%
Start of turn 36
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 26 HP! (7% of its health)
Bronzong used Trick Room!
Bronzong twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi is hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 37
tito called Jirachi back!
tito sent out Dragonite!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Dragonite!
Bronzong used Reflect!
Reflect raised No. 1 Machop Fan's team defense!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Dragonite is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
vs.
34% 38%
Well, I guess that makes this more worth it, though I am still considering replacing Reflect with an attack.
Start of turn 38
Bronzong used Gyro Ball!
The foe's Dragonite lost 26% of its health!
The foe's Dragonite used Roost!
The foe's Dragonite landed on the ground!
The foe's Dragonite regained health!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Dragonite is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 39
Bronzong used Gyro Ball!
A critical hit!
The foe's Dragonite lost 55% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Dragonite fainted!
And there's the trifecta! tito mad, me confused.
matty: ;p;
tito: wow
No. 1 Machop Fan: hax again :/
tito: no way
BnE: lool
No. 1 Machop Fan: bizarre
tito: 3 turn freeze
tito: fire blast miss
tito: and now this
tito: bs
matty stopped watching the battle.
reyscarface: owned
tito: stfu rey
tito: you piece of shit
No. 1 Machop Fan: lol
tito: scum
BnE: rage
No. 1 Machop Fan: breathe in...
reyscarface: thats what you get for haxing me
No. 1 Machop Fan: ...and out.
tito sent out Jirachi!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Jirachi!
No. 1 Machop Fan: breathe in...
No. 1 Machop Fan: ...and out.
BnE: lool
No. 1 Machop Fan: feel any better? :p
tito: srfu moron
vs.
46% 3%
Start of turn 40
Bronzong used Gyro Ball!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Jirachi lost 3% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi fainted!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
tito: ok i might still have this
BnE: inb4 f-blast miss
No. 1 Machop Fan: you can still win this
vs.
52% 50%
Start of turn 41
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
The attack of the foe's Heatran missed!
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It's super effective!
The foe's Heatran's Shuca Berry weakened Earthquake's power!
The foe's Heatran lost 42% of its health!
No. 1 Machop Fan's reflect wore off!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: wow
tito: are you serious
No. 1 Machop Fan: STILL... GOT... IT...!!!
reyscarface: get fucking owned
This hax doesn't count because both of us knew it, even at this late stage in the battle, was still anyone's game.
Start of turn 42
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
It's super effective!
Bronzong lost 192 HP! (56% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong fainted!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Magnezone!
tito: are you scarfed?
No. 1 Machop Fan: gg
No. 1 Machop Fan: and no
vs.
16% 8%
I knew it was over at this point, especially without Trick Room support. I figured I had a 20% chance of winning, but dismissed it because of my pathetic luck. However, it didn't matter because…
Start of turn 43
The foe's Heatran used Earth Power!
It's super effective!
Magnezone lost 56 HP! (16% of its health)
tito won the battle!
tito: G_G
No. 1 Machop Fan: Makes me look bad...
Magnezone fainted!
And it was game. In the end, the only real difference between win and loss was my decision not to use Trick Room just before Bronzong fainted.
And that's my warstory. Comments, advice and abuse welcome. Well, maybe not abuse but I figure I'll get some of that anyway...
tito and I were first round opponents in a Gen IV OU tournament on Pokemon Online. What resulted was a surprisingly epic battle that brings the theory of luck vs. skill into question, and not in a way I'd expect. Read on and you'll (hopefully) see what the hell I'm on about.
Comments will be in light blue.
Apologies for the poor quality; the transfer of the warstory from Mac and Word 2008 to PC and Word 2003 failed, and I lost all formatting and images, and I could only fix so much before I was overcome by stress.
My team:
Opponent’s team:
Battle between tito and No. 1 Machop Fan started!
Tier: OU Gen 4
Rule: Unrated
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Species Clause
Rule: Self-KO Clause
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Aerodactyl!
tito sent out Zapdos!
The foe's Zapdos is exerting its Pressure!
100% 100%
Start of turn 1
Aerodactyl used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around tito's team!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Normally I'd begin with Taunt and then use Stealth Rock, but I thought Zapdos would start with Thunderbolt because of the old Electric vs. Flying type matchup. Costly misjudgement!
Start of turn 2
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan: I was afraid what I did was dumb :(
Start of turn 3
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 4
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 5
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
The foe's Zapdos avoided the attack!
The foe's Zapdos used Roost!
The foe's Zapdos landed on the ground!
The foe's Zapdos regained health!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 6
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
The foe's Zapdos avoided the attack!
The foe's Zapdos used Toxic!
Aerodactyl was poisoned!
Aerodactyl is hurt by poison!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan: you there?
tito: yeah
A bit of a long time of inactivity was enough to remind me: "I know, I'll use TAUNT!"
Start of turn 7
Aerodactyl used Taunt!
The foe's Zapdos fell for the taunt!
The foe's Zapdos can't use Toxic after the taunt!
Aerodactyl is hurt by poison!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 8
Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Thunderbolt!
It's super effective!
Aerodactyl lost 247 HP! (81% of its health)
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Aerodactyl fainted!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
As a suicide lead, Aerodactyl did its job as always. Now the brunt of my Trick Room team gets to work.
100% 74%
Start of turn 9
tito called Zapdos back!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
sb the great is watching the battle.
Dusknoir used Trick Room!
Dusknoir twisted the dimensions!
100% 88%
Start of turn 10
No. 1 Machop Fan called Dusknoir back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Tyranitar!
Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
It's not very effective...
Tyranitar lost 76 HP! (18% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
82% 88%
Start of turn 11
tito called Heatran back!
tito sent out Machamp!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Machamp!
Tyranitar used Earthquake!
The foe's Machamp lost 40% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Machamp is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Machamp restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
42% 54%
Start of turn 12
Tyranitar used Earthquake!
The foe's Machamp lost 38% of its health!
The foe's Machamp used DynamicPunch!
It's super effective!
Tyranitar lost 328 HP! (81% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Machamp is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Tyranitar fainted!
The foe's Machamp restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Slowbro!
sb the great stopped watching the battle.
100% 16%
How could I have forgotten that Machamp is a fighting-type? Machop I'd understand, but forgetting about Machamp was just silly!
Start of turn 13
Slowbro used Surf!
The foe's Machamp lost 14% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Slowbro is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Machamp fainted!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
tito sent out Zapdos!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Zapdos!
The foe's Zapdos is exerting its Pressure!
94% 49%
Start of turn 14
No. 1 Machop Fan called Slowbro back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos made a substitute!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
100% 24%
Start of turn 15
The foe's Zapdos used Roost!
The foe's Zapdos landed on the ground!
The foe's Zapdos regained health!
Bronzong used Trick Room!
Bronzong twisted the dimensions!
I should've remembered Zapdos' low HP and taken advantage with Earthquake. I should really learn to be observant!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 16
No. 1 Machop Fan called Bronzong back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Zapdos used Substitute!
The foe's Zapdos already has a substitute.
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
BnE is watching the battle.
ghfhfgg is watching the battle.
94% 74%
Start of turn 17
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos's substitute faded!
The foe's Zapdos used Toxic!
Dusknoir was poisoned!
Dusknoir ate its Lum Berry!
Dusknoir's status cleared!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Now things start getting ridiculous:
Start of turn 18
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
The foe's Zapdos lost 36% of its health!
The foe's Zapdos was frozen solid!
The foe's Zapdos is frozen solid!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: wow
tito: .......
tito: bs
Both of us were shocked at what had happened! I WAS planning to burn Zapdos with Will-o-wisp, but now there was no need. I continued with my attack, expecting Zapdos to thaw out at any point…
Start of turn 19
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
No. 1 Machop Fan: so much for my plan
The foe's Zapdos lost 37% of its health!
The foe's Zapdos is frozen solid!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
tito: ugh
Start of turn 20
The foe's Zapdos is frozen solid!
Dusknoir used Trick Room!
Dusknoir twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: are you serious
tito: bullshit
Start of turn 21
Dusknoir used Ice Punch!
It's super effective!
No. 1 Machop Fan: agreed
The foe's Zapdos lost 26% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Zapdos fainted!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
No. 1 Machop Fan: I'm not normally THIS lucky!
BnE: lmfao
64% 75%
…but it DIDN'T! The thing that frustrates me here is that this is just a game I'm getting lucky with. My luck isn't NEARLY this good in real life where it REALLY matters!
Start of turn 22
No. 1 Machop Fan called Dusknoir back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
It's super effective!
Bronzong lost 324 HP! (95% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Cool Trainer Todd is watching the battle.
11% 75%
Dumb switch was dumb. Now things start to get a little shaky with Bronzong.
Start of turn 23
tito called Heatran back!
tito sent out Rotom-w! (Rotom-W)
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Rotom-w!
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It had no effect!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Rotom-w is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Cool Trainer Todd: good ole heatran
Cool Trainer Todd stopped watching the battle.
17% 82%
Start of turn 24
No. 1 Machop Fan called Bronzong back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
tito called Rotom-w back!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
52% 63%
Switching back to Heatran here frustrated me. After losing Tyranitar, I thought Bronzong was my best bet for taking out Heatran (I never thought about Slowbro). I decided the only way to have Bronzong come back and finish it off was via revenge kill, which meant sacrificing my Dusknoir. I figured it'd go down after two Fire Blasts, one of which could be used to set up Trick Room again. Suddenly...
Start of turn 25
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
The attack of the foe's Heatran missed!
Dusknoir used Trick Room!
Dusknoir twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
tito: wow
tito: are you serious
No. 1 Machop Fan: *sigh*
BnE: tito got wrecked by hax
No. 1 Machop Fan: again I don't do what I had planned
No. 1 Machop Fan: it's not over yet BTW
tito: everyone get wrecked by hax BnE
tito: moron
FIRE BLAST MISSED!!!!! And now tit is getting frustrated and a little abusive. I knew, though, that this was still anyone's game.
I knew I couldn't switch in Bronzong now because of the inevitable KO, but I finally remembered I had an alternative: my Slowbro! However, I didn't expect this to happen:
Start of turn 26
No. 1 Machop Fan called Dusknoir back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Slowbro!
tito called Heatran back!
tito sent out Rotom-w! (Rotom-W)
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Rotom-w!
The sandstorm rages!
Slowbro is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Rotom-w is buffeted by the sandstorm!
BnE: im just pointing it out sir mad
No. 1 Machop Fan: pwn'd :(
87% 82%
Start of turn 27
Slowbro used Ice Beam!
The foe's Rotom-w lost 32% of its health!
The foe's Rotom-w used Thunderbolt!
It's super effective!
Slowbro lost 346 HP! (87% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Rotom-w is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Slowbro fainted!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Magnezone!
100% 24%
Start of turn 28
Magnezone used Thunderbolt!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Rotom-w lost 24% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Rotom-w fainted!
tito sent out Jirachi!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Jirachi!
100% 94%
There, that's done. But now I have to deal with a Jirachi. Magnet Pull means that tito couldn't go back on this decision, so there had to be a good reason why this decision was made. I just didn't know what it was (nor did I bother to wonder).
Start of turn 29
Magnezone used Thunderbolt!
The foe's Jirachi lost 52% of its health!
The foe's Jirachi used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
Magnezone lost 288 HP! (83% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
Good lord that's a lot of HP! Hmm, it seems to be a bit too much for HP Fire, but not enough for HP Ground. Hmmmmm…
I decided to take a big gamble and switch to Bronzong at last, hopping against hope it was an underpowered HP Ground.
Start of turn 30
No. 1 Machop Fan called Magnezone back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
The foe's Jirachi used Hidden Power!
It had no effect!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
No. 1 Machop Fan: just as I thought :p
24% 54%
Thank Arceus I was right! That could've been disastrous! Hopefully Bronzong can deal with Jirachi. It is on its last legs…
Start of turn 31
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 23 HP! (6% of its health)
Bronzong used Trick Room!
Bronzong twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: lol "just as i thought"
tito: you get one good prediction
tito: after lots of hac
tito: good for you
tito: !!!!
No. 1 Machop Fan: lol
Wow, that's not much, even for a x4 resistance! Suddenly I feel I can do this!
Start of turn 32
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It's super effective!
The foe's Jirachi lost 44% of its health!
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 25 HP! (7% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 33
tito called Jirachi back!
tito sent out Dragonite!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Dragonite!
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It had no effect!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Dragonite is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
reyscarface is watching the battle.
29% 63%
Uh ohh…
Start of turn 34
No. 1 Machop Fan called Bronzong back!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Dusknoir!
Dusknoir is exerting its Pressure!
tito called Dragonite back!
tito sent out Jirachi!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Jirachi!
The sandstorm rages!
Dusknoir is buffeted by the sandstorm!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
66% 16%
>_< Not again!
Start of turn 35
Dusknoir used Will-O-Wisp!
The foe's Jirachi was burned!
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
A critical hit!
Dusknoir lost 132 HP! (44% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Dusknoir fainted!
The foe's Jirachi is hurt by its burn!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
matty is watching the battle.
No. 1 Machop Fan: bugga
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Bronzong!
Seriin-test is watching the battle.
29% 3%
Start of turn 36
The foe's Jirachi used Psychic!
It's not very effective...
Bronzong lost 26 HP! (7% of its health)
Bronzong used Trick Room!
Bronzong twisted the dimensions!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi is hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 37
tito called Jirachi back!
tito sent out Dragonite!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Dragonite!
Bronzong used Reflect!
Reflect raised No. 1 Machop Fan's team defense!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Dragonite is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
34% 38%
Well, I guess that makes this more worth it, though I am still considering replacing Reflect with an attack.
Start of turn 38
Bronzong used Gyro Ball!
The foe's Dragonite lost 26% of its health!
The foe's Dragonite used Roost!
The foe's Dragonite landed on the ground!
The foe's Dragonite regained health!
The sandstorm rages!
The foe's Dragonite is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 39
Bronzong used Gyro Ball!
A critical hit!
The foe's Dragonite lost 55% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Dragonite fainted!
And there's the trifecta! tito mad, me confused.
matty: ;p;
tito: wow
No. 1 Machop Fan: hax again :/
tito: no way
BnE: lool
No. 1 Machop Fan: bizarre
tito: 3 turn freeze
tito: fire blast miss
tito: and now this
tito: bs
matty stopped watching the battle.
reyscarface: owned
tito: stfu rey
tito: you piece of shit
No. 1 Machop Fan: lol
tito: scum
BnE: rage
No. 1 Machop Fan: breathe in...
reyscarface: thats what you get for haxing me
No. 1 Machop Fan: ...and out.
tito sent out Jirachi!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Jirachi!
No. 1 Machop Fan: breathe in...
No. 1 Machop Fan: ...and out.
BnE: lool
No. 1 Machop Fan: feel any better? :p
tito: srfu moron
46% 3%
Start of turn 40
Bronzong used Gyro Ball!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Jirachi lost 3% of its health!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Jirachi fainted!
The twisted dimensions returned to normal!
tito sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Heatran!
tito: ok i might still have this
BnE: inb4 f-blast miss
No. 1 Machop Fan: you can still win this
52% 50%
Start of turn 41
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
The attack of the foe's Heatran missed!
Bronzong used Earthquake!
It's super effective!
The foe's Heatran's Shuca Berry weakened Earthquake's power!
The foe's Heatran lost 42% of its health!
No. 1 Machop Fan's reflect wore off!
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
tito: wow
tito: are you serious
No. 1 Machop Fan: STILL... GOT... IT...!!!
reyscarface: get fucking owned
This hax doesn't count because both of us knew it, even at this late stage in the battle, was still anyone's game.
Start of turn 42
The foe's Heatran used Fire Blast!
It's super effective!
Bronzong lost 192 HP! (56% of its health)
The sandstorm rages!
Bronzong fainted!
No. 1 Machop Fan sent out Magnezone!
tito: are you scarfed?
No. 1 Machop Fan: gg
No. 1 Machop Fan: and no
16% 8%
I knew it was over at this point, especially without Trick Room support. I figured I had a 20% chance of winning, but dismissed it because of my pathetic luck. However, it didn't matter because…
Start of turn 43
The foe's Heatran used Earth Power!
It's super effective!
Magnezone lost 56 HP! (16% of its health)
tito won the battle!
tito: G_G
No. 1 Machop Fan: Makes me look bad...
Magnezone fainted!
And it was game. In the end, the only real difference between win and loss was my decision not to use Trick Room just before Bronzong fainted.
And that's my warstory. Comments, advice and abuse welcome. Well, maybe not abuse but I figure I'll get some of that anyway...
