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Well, that's...a...neat drawing of Amaria...

Alright, I'll name off the games that I'm playing right now. - NHL 13 just might be the only hockey I get this year. - I've always loved the Mario Kart series, and I'm playing MK6 (wii) and MK7 right now. Just got Wii so I'm still going through the Grand Prix mode, but I'm primarily playing online in MK7. - I'm not putting down Pokemon Black until I catch 'em all. I'm at 599 right now. Finding a Thunderstone and evolving my Eelektrik will get me to 600. - I'm not a big fantasy guy, so I tend to steer clear of games like Final Fantasy and Tales of the Abyss, yet I find myself playing Dragon Quest IX. Does that make sense to you? - My favorite non-Nintendo series is by far the Gran Turismo series. Currently playing the fifth installment. - Kid Icarus: Uprising got easier once I fixed the controls to use A/B/X/Y instead of the Touch Pad. - My siblings and I are best matched in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, so that never gets boring.

While I think about, let's take some time to give my future X-League pokemon some consideration for BL. Cobalion has 129 base Defence, 9 resists including 3 4x resistances, and probably the best movepool I've seen on a legendary aside from the 100-base-across-the-board guys. The reason why it hasn't been higher is because it's been rivaled (and some would say outclassed) by Metagross and Lucario, but those guys have specific roles. Cobalion's movepool gives it the ability to go physical or special (although I would recommend physical) or even mixed, be a defensive wall bested in its generation only by Cofagrigus, run support sets and Choiced offense due its impressive Speed. While it does have a number of counters, especially in OU, its Defence will be relied on more than its Special Defense due to its weaknesses being Fire, Fighting, and Ground, not to mention it has the moves to work around them. Oh, and it gets Volt Switch for a hit-and-run option that can dent Politoed and other common rain Pokemon, like Tornadus. Overall, Cobalion not only can be unpredictable, but its ability is sweet, it's perfectly usable on a Sandstorm team, and being able to have the support movepool that it does while resisting damage from over half of the game. All of that put together is incredible when you think about it.

I'm not sure why we're even talking about Amoonguss. I bet you even Ken Sugimori is surprised at how much use this Pokemon gets in competitive play when it's weak to what it can't counter. It's such a hit-and-miss Pokemon that it belongs in LU. No matter how bulky you make Shaymin-S, while it is a cool Togekiss, it's also far more fragile. If you're using it, it should be for sweeping, anyway. No matter if you give it 252 EVs in Defense, it's toast if it meets any of its weaknesses. Tornadus-T turns it into mulch, so does Blaziken and even a strong Outrager, and the common Ice-types will seriously hamper its usefulness, especially with the Dragon-infested Ubers tier. That double weakness to Ice seriously hurts it in Ubers. That's why Salamence isn't there. Personally, I prefer the normal Shaymin because, although Shaymin-S is faster, not to mention stronger, it doesn't have a 4x weakness, and it has 100/100/100/100/100/100 bases, making the adorable little football very verastile.

Darkrai will not leave ubers so long as it has the combination of Speed and Dark Void. That move alone is broken as hell, especially in doubles and triples. Mach Punch won't take it out before it can use Dark Void, and almost every Pokemon that can use Megahorn is slower than it.

Alright, here's some responses to some arguments. - I still insist that although Machamp may be outclassed by ol' Conker, doesn't mean that it's not as useful. Keep in mind that the Special Defense at 85 base (indeed passable) makes it a viable switch in for something that's about to take a Bug Buzz, Dark Pulse, or even the odd Power Gem, which I've seen a lot more of recently, all like a boss. It also learns...Fire Blast!? This attack makes no sense being available for Machamp and Rampardos, but if you think about it it's a valuable attack, especially with No Guard, as it lets you deal some supreme damage to Skarmory and Ferrothorn without recoil damage from Iron Barbs or a Rocky Helmet, which I'm startin' to see on Skarmory a bit. - Chandelure has a place in OU. There's been some debate to put it in Ubers, but as the great Amethyst said, "It's what makes Reborn what it is" (Sorry Edge, I'm not with you here). Shadow Tag is cool. For sure. It has twin 90 base defenses. Even cooler. But the bulkiness doesn't sound as cool when you find out that its base HP is 60. Let's not hear arguments about banning Chandelure at least until we ban Excadrill, Garchomp, and Blaziken...which won't be...ever. - All this talk about Swift Swim...if you move Armaldo up to OU because of Swift Swim, it'll do its thing and get destroyed by a good Water, Rock, or Steel. A good STAB Aqua Jet or Bullet Punch shall silence it. Now Ludicolo I could see some argument for due to its versatility and its three weaknesses...Flying, Bug, and Poison we don't see too much of in OU (maybe Bug). But my stance on the Great Leaf Sombrero is neutral, really. - I think the person that suggested Shaymin-S be brought down to OU may be onto something. I mean, it's a Grass-Flying? How much worse can a typing get in Ubers? Weak to Ice, Rock, Fire, Flying and Poison! You're not going to take ANYTHING down up there besides maybe Kyogre and Groudon. But it can use its niches in a tier that finds itself scarce of both Grass and Flying pokemon Its unique move, Seed Flare, really, is nothing more than a Grass-type Hydro Pump. Oh, and its defenses are mediocre. Sashers will shrug it off... - If Chansey is in OU, why on earth isn't Blissey? Unlike Chansey, Blissey actually has some respectable Special Attack, so it can do some damage in ways not named Toxic or Seismic Toss. Moves like Flamethrower, Ice Beam and others are viable options, or better yet...STAB Hyper Beam. Yyyyeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhhh.

Kyurem-B has been test unbanned by the main Pokemon Online server, so Clouds and Puddles has a point there. However, Kyurem-W will remain Uber in all likelihood due to the ever-so-slight advantage Kyurem-W has over Kyurem-B (Fire moves as opposed to Electric, and Kyurem has super high Special attack, which gives a great boost to moves like Dragon Pulse, Ice Burn, Fusion Flare and Ice Beam). Anyway, here's what I propose - Genesect to BL (poor defenses, Bug Buzz and Flash Cannon = only usable STABs) - Abomasnow to OU (summons Hail, which is the best weather in the game if it's harnessed right) - Sharpedo to OU if it's not there already (High Attack + Speed Boost = Oh my.) - Tornadus-I to BL or OU as well (twin 100+ base offenses with great speed) - Rotom-H to BL or OU (just as good as Rotom-W although weak to Stealth Rock, Overheat gets ridiculous in sun and it has the Special Attack to OHKO almost everything under the sun [haha...get it?] that doesn't resist it, even without Specs.) - I would disagree about Machamp being outclassed by Conkeldurr. With No Guard and decent Special Defense, it has its niches that make it viable in OU. I separate the next one from the others because this is probably the most underrated pokemon on Reborn. - Sawk to UU (A fighting Pokemon with Sturdy/Mold Breaker as its abilities and 125 base Attack is something that does not simply sit in LU, no matter how bad its defenses are. Oh, and it's got the elemental punches thanks to the B/W 2 move tutors so it can even destroy Skarmory. Incredible revenge killer.)

vs. Shade 3 I forgot to turn on logging. This battle was a little different. My favorite Ghost-type Pokemon, Spiritomb, made an appearance. Basically it was all about the switch game and Shade dropping Will-o-Wisps like they're hot (which they are). It was close, but not nearly as close as the other Shade battles.

vs. Sigmund 2 The Replay Feature doesn't support Triples. Ever heard of tried-and-true methods? Apparently, Sigmund has. His infamous Raichu/Rotom-W/Electivire/Manectric/Lanturn/Eelektross team has frustrated many and I am no exception to this incredible Triples team's list of victims. EDIT: I've edited this log because super-effective and not very effective and what not can get confusing in Triples. Battle between [Reborn]Sigmund and [ironfist] Ryan C started! Tier: OverUsed Mode: Triples Rule: Unrated [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Raichu! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Salamence! [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Rotom-W! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Mamoswine! [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Electivire! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out JSC! (Heracross) Oscrawr! is watching the battle. akaFila is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C: no offense, but i hope this is my final appointment. [Reborn]Sigmund: understandable. Let's see how much your condition has improved. Start of turn 1 The foe's Raichu used Fake Out! Mamoswine lost 36 HP! (9% of its health) [ironfist] Ryan C: Enough to make that statement. JSC used Close Combat! The foe's Electivire lost 95% of its health! JSC's Defense fell! JSC's Sp. Def. fell! The foe's Electivire used Rock Slide! Mamoswine lost 80 HP! (22% of its health) JSC lost 137 HP! (45% of its health) Salamence used Dragon Dance! Salamence's Attack rose! Salamence's Speed rose! Mamoswine flinched! The foe's Rotom-W used Discharge! The foe's Raichu's Lightningrod raised its special attack! The foe's Raichu's Sp. Atk. rose! The foe's Electivire's Motor Drive raises its speed! The foe's Electivire's Speed rose! Salamence lost 109 HP! (32% of its health) It doesn't affect Mamoswine... JSC lost 150 HP! (49% of its health) Lobos is watching the battle. Start of turn 2 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! The foe's Electivire lost 4% of its health! The foe's Electivire fainted! Salamence used Outrage! The foe's Raichu hung on using its Focus Sash! The foe's Raichu lost 99% of its health! JSC used Close Combat! The foe's Rotom-W lost 59% of its health! JSC's Defense fell! JSC's Sp. Def. fell! The foe's Raichu used Hidden Power! It's super effective! Salamence lost 222 HP! (67% of its health) Salamence fainted! The foe's Rotom-W used Discharge! The foe's Raichu's Lightningrod raised its special attack! The foe's Raichu's Sp. Atk. rose! It doesn't affect Mamoswine... JSC lost 14 HP! (4% of its health) JSC fainted! The foe's Rotom-W restored a little HP using its Leftovers! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Espeon! [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Lanturn! [AO]Dark Desireღ is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Jolteon! The foe's Lanturn is floating on a balloon! Start of turn 3 [Reborn]Sigmund called Raichu back! [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Luxray! The foe's Luxray is floating on a balloon! The foe's Luxray intimidates Espeon! Espeon's Attack fell! The foe's Luxray intimidates Mamoswine! Mamoswine's Attack fell! Jolteon used Magnet Rise! Jolteon levitated on electromagnetism! Espeon used Hidden Power! It's super effective! Kite is watching the battle. The foe's Rotom-W lost 46% of its health! The foe's Rotom-W fainted! Mamoswine used Earthquake! Espeon lost 123 HP! (45% of its health) [星] KuroNeko is watching the battle. Jolteon makes Ground moves miss with Magnet Rise! It doesn't affect the foe's Luxray... It doesn't affect the foe's Lanturn... The foe's Lanturn used Confuse Ray! Jolteon became confused! Espeon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Lobos stopped watching the battle. [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Raichu! Megan! is watching the battle. Start of turn 4 The foe's Raichu used Fake Out! Mamoswine lost 36 HP! (9% of its health) Mamoswine flinched! Jolteon is confused! Jolteon used Shadow Ball! A critical hit! The foe's Lanturn lost 57% of its health! The foe's Lanturn's Air Balloon popped! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! Espeon used Psychic! The foe's Luxray lost 64% of its health! The foe's Luxray's Air Balloon popped! The foe's Luxray used Superpower! It's super effective! Mamoswine lost 209 HP! (57% of its health) Mamoswine fainted! The foe's Luxray's Attack fell! The foe's Luxray's Defense fell! The foe's Lanturn used Icy Wind! Jolteon lost 39 HP! (14% of its health) Jolteon's Speed fell! Espeon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Tentacruel! Megan! stopped watching the battle. Start of turn 5 [Reborn]Sigmund called Luxray back! [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Eelektross! Espeon used Psychic! The foe's Eelektross lost 44% of its health! The foe's Raichu used Thunderbolt! It's super effective! Tentacruel lost 216 HP! (59% of its health) Jolteon is confused! It hurt itself in its confusion! Jolteon lost 38 HP! (14% of its health) Tentacruel used Scald! The foe's Raichu lost 0% of its health! The foe's Raichu fainted! The foe's Lanturn used Icy Wind! It's not very effective... Tentacruel lost 11 HP! (3% of its health) Tentacruel's Speed fell! Jolteon lost 29 HP! (10% of its health) Jolteon's Speed fell! Espeon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Black Sludge! The foe's Eelektross restored a little HP using its Leftovers! [Reborn]Sigmund sent out Luxray! The foe's Luxray intimidates Espeon! Espeon's Attack fell! The foe's Luxray intimidates Tentacruel! Tentacruel's Attack fell! The foe's Luxray intimidates Jolteon! Jolteon's Attack fell! Start of turn 6 Espeon used Psychic! The foe's Eelektross lost 49% of its health! The foe's Luxray used Crunch! It's super effective! Espeon lost 196 HP! (72% of its health) Espeon fainted! Jolteon is confused! Jolteon used Shadow Ball! The foe's Lanturn lost 25% of its health! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! The foe's Lanturn used Attract! Jolteon fell in love! Tentacruel used Scald! The foe's Luxray lost 29% of its health! The foe's Eelektross used Dragon Claw! Tentacruel lost 87 HP! (23% of its health) Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Black Sludge! The foe's Eelektross restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Start of turn 7 The foe's Luxray used Crunch! Jolteon lost 111 HP! (40% of its health) Jolteon fainted! The foe's Lanturn used Icy Wind! It's not very effective... Tentacruel lost 14 HP! (3% of its health) Tentacruel's Speed fell! Tentacruel used Scald! It's not very effective... The foe's Lanturn lost 9% of its health! The foe's Eelektross used Dragon Claw! Tentacruel lost 74 HP! (20% of its health) The foe's Eelektross restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Black Sludge! Oscrawr! stopped watching the battle. Start of turn 8 The foe's Luxray used Wild Charge! It's super effective! [ironfist] Ryan C: hm. Tentacruel lost 28 HP! (7% of its health) Tentacruel fainted! The foe's Luxray is hit with recoil! [AO]Dark Desireღ: dang .-. [Reborn]Sigmund won the battle! [ironfist] Ryan C: Well... [星] KuroNeko stopped watching the battle. [AO]Dark Desireღ stopped watching the battle. akaFila: Close [Reborn]Sigmund: Much closer. Post-mortem: Gotta remember that Sigmund is Air-Balloon happy, and have Mamoswine use Ice Shard or Stone instead of Earthquake until balloons get popped. Next time I'll hold off using Jolteon and Salamence early, maybe throw Jolteon in later for the element of surprise and ambush since Electric attacks aren't the only thing it can do well. I'll keep Espeon in while Mamoswine Stone Edges something, probably Rotom with the help of Espeon's Hidden Power, with JSC working on the side.

[uPM]Darkness Thgil: ok [Reborn]Hardy: I don't think Adfox will mind if I get this next song out before sis comes. Should be a quick one. Darkness, you ready? [uPM]Darkness Thgil: yeah Battle between sprite and Tornado started. [uPM]Darkness Thgil: ass I'll ever be Lobos: ... [星] KuroNeko: lul ass Battle between [Reborn]Hardy and [uPM]Darkness Thgil started. [星] KuroNeko: orz Lobos: hahah Lobos: a* [uPM]Darkness Thgil: sorry Lobos: a$$ [uPM]Darkness Thgil: as I'll ever be

Swimming95: I am getting milkshakes Swimming95: be back soon [ironfist] Ryan C: ...milkshakes...? DR.TRAN: Boys in the yard? [星] KuroNeko: suddenly Battle between [AO]Dark Desireღ and Densetsu! started. [ironfist]Ayame: im dring a smootjie which is the only thing i will eat from burger king [星] KuroNeko: boys have flooded in swi's yard [星] KuroNeko: Swn [星] KuroNeko: ... [星] KuroNeko: Swim's* ±Leader Availability: Laura, Sigmund, Shade, Hardy, Samson, Serra, Luna, Titania, Charlotte, Ciel ±Reborn League: Please PM Wizard Howl the name of the leader you wish to battle. *** [ironfist] Ryan C decides he doesn't want what Swimming95 is having. ***

Washman: when are you ungrounded, ame? *** [ironfist] Ryan C leaves Ame alone so she can stay covert. *** +Amethyst: October, at latest. Washman: ok Skeleton: ... Skeleton: My Skeleton: My grandma [ironfist] Ryan C: yiked Pandora: Balls. [ironfist] Ryan C: yikes* Skeleton: GAVE ME A BUCKET OF CANDY Skeleton: asjcbas Skeleton: adhvsdbv ~~~ Skeleton was driven to sheer madness by their unrequited love for the below person, and took their own life. ~~~ [星]Jago: Hi +Mashew: LOL +Amethyst: ...lol. >>

+Amethyst: ...au. +Mashew: Though ame doesn't know any tricks.. Except how to run in a circle and play dead. Battle between [DR] Batᴌent and akaFila started. Kharma: Ame play dead for us +Amethyst: wolie ≠ doggiepet Skeleton: Wolie? +Amethyst: *wolfie *** Kharma fake shoots ame *** +Mashew: You still know tricks. ~~~ Amethyst was infected by the X-Parasites. ~~~ +Mashew: See. Enigma: ... +Mashew: Ame is a great actor.

Skeleton: Death isn't funny. Anyways; PKB-Blonde: I agree with Mashew. +Mashew: Death is funny on Reborn! ~~~ Mashew was swallowed whole by Shade. ~~~

Oh my god, Carly Rae Jepsen is beautiful. Anyway...

Vs. Noel 2 The replay feature isn't compatible with doubles/triples battles. Mamoswine and Salamence...the pain they have wrought together in Doubles is inmeasurable. I took a gamble reordering my team to start with those two and JSC, preparing for the same team before that I had lost so badly to. It was kind of the same team...just not Triples. With Doubles, that took Porygon2 out of the picture, opening the way for Salamence and Mamoswine to batter the door to victory so JSC could ram it open with its horn. I ended up seeing Porygon2 later, but since Trick Room has the priority of Counter, it got snuffed and...yeah. That was it. Battle between [Reborn]Noel and [ironfist] Ryan C started! Tier: OverUsed Mode: Doubles Rule: Unrated [Reborn]Noel sent out Smeargle! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Salamence! [Reborn]Noel sent out Slaking! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Mamoswine! Start of turn 1 Salamence used Dragon Dance! Salamence's Attack rose! Salamence's Speed rose! The foe's Slaking used Substitute! The foe's Slaking made a substitute! Mamoswine used Earthquake! It had no effect! The foe's Smeargle hung on using its Focus Sash! The foe's Smeargle lost 99% of its health! The foe's Slaking's substitute faded! The foe's Smeargle used Skill Swap! The foe's Smeargle swapped abilities with its target! The foe's Slaking now has Moody! The foe's Smeargle now has Truant! The foe's Slaking restored a little HP using its Leftovers! The foe's Slaking's Moody sharply raises its Evasion! The foe's Slaking's Moody lowers its Sp. Att.! Swimming95 is watching the battle. Start of turn 2 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! The foe's Smeargle lost 0% of its health! The foe's Smeargle fainted! Salamence used Outrage! The attack of Salamence missed! The foe's Slaking used Rock Slide! It's super effective! Salamence lost 198 HP! (59% of its health) A critical hit! Mamoswine lost 204 HP! (56% of its health) The foe's Slaking restored a little HP using its Leftovers! The foe's Slaking's Moody sharply raises its Accuracy! The foe's Slaking's Moody lowers its Defense! [Reborn]Noel sent out Ambipom! Swimming95: O.O Start of turn 3 The foe's Ambipom used Fake Out! A critical hit! Salamence lost 133 HP! (40% of its health) Salamence fainted! The foe's Ambipom is hurt by its Life Orb! Mamoswine used Ice Shard! The foe's Ambipom lost 36% of its health! The foe's Slaking used Rock Slide! Mamoswine lost 129 HP! (35% of its health) The foe's Slaking restored a little HP using its Leftovers! The foe's Slaking's Moody sharply raises its Sp. Att.! The foe's Slaking's Moody lowers its Attack! Swimming95: moody slaking XD Oscrawr! is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C: that's the look on my face right now. but if i stay cool, I can have this. [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Espeon! Start of turn 4 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! The attack of Mamoswine missed! The foe's Ambipom used U-turn! It's super effective! Espeon lost 248 HP! (91% of its health) The foe's Ambipom is hurt by its Life Orb! [Reborn]Noel called Ambipom back! [Reborn]Noel sent out Togekiss! Espeon used Psychic! The foe's Togekiss lost 45% of its health! The foe's Slaking used Substitute! The foe's Slaking made a substitute! Espeon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! The foe's Slaking restored a little HP using its Leftovers! The foe's Slaking's Moody sharply raises its Evasion! The foe's Slaking's Moody lowers its Defense! Start of turn 5 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! It's super effective! A critical hit! The foe's Togekiss lost 54% of its health! The foe's Togekiss fainted! Espeon used Psychic! The attack of Espeon missed! The foe's Slaking used Rock Slide! Espeon lost 39 HP! (14% of its health) Espeon fainted! Mamoswine lost 28 HP! (7% of its health) Mamoswine fainted! The foe's Slaking restored a little HP using its Leftovers! The foe's Slaking's Moody sharply raises its Sp. Att.! The foe's Slaking's Moody lowers its Defense! [Reborn]Noel sent out Ambipom! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out JSC! (Heracross) [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Jolteon! Start of turn 6 The foe's Ambipom used Fake Out! JSC lost 139 HP! (46% of its health) The foe's Ambipom is hurt by its Life Orb! JSC flinched! Jolteon used Thunderbolt! The foe's Slaking's substitute faded! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! The foe's Slaking used Rock Slide! JSC lost 68 HP! (22% of its health) Jolteon lost 74 HP! (27% of its health) The foe's Slaking restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Condemned is watching the battle. The foe's Slaking's Moody sharply raises its Defense! The foe's Slaking's Moody lowers its Accuracy! Start of turn 7 JSC used Close Combat! It's super effective! A critical hit! The foe's Slaking lost 86% of its health! The foe's Slaking fainted! JSC's Attack rose! JSC's Defense fell! JSC's Sp. Def. fell! Jolteon used Thunderbolt! The foe's Ambipom lost 33% of its health! The foe's Ambipom fainted! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! [Reborn]Noel sent out Porygon2! [Reborn]Noel sent out Clefable! The foe's Porygon2 traced Jolteon's Volt Absorb! [ironfist] Ryan C: oh...NO! Start of turn 8 JSC used Close Combat! It's super effective! The foe's Porygon2 lost 100% of its health! The foe's Porygon2 fainted! JSC's Attack rose! JSC's Defense fell! JSC's Sp. Def. fell! Jolteon used Thunderbolt! The foe's Clefable lost 46% of its health! [ironfist] Ryan C: whew. Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! The foe's Clefable used Toxic! Jolteon was badly poisoned! Jolteon is hurt by poison! The foe's Clefable's Flame Orb activated! The foe's Clefable was burned! Swimming95 stopped watching the battle. Start of turn 9 JSC used Close Combat! It's super effective! The foe's Clefable lost 53% of its health! The foe's Clefable fainted! JSC's Attack rose! JSC's Defense fell! JSC's Sp. Def. fell! [ironfist] Ryan C won the battle! [ironfist] Ryan C: Better luck next time.... [ironfist] Ryan C: Good match, Noel. See you again in X-League. Condemned stopped watching the battle.

Enigma: But I like ryzey-poo [ironfist] Ryan C: ... Skeleton: Then you go Mage or something [ironfist] Ryan C: oh.

vs. Bennett 2 Relive the gruesome battle here: http://pokemon.aesoft.org/replay-RebornBennett-vs-Ironfist-Ryan-C--2012-09-06 Bennett must be writing a note to himself, saying something along the lines of "Don't rely on luck". If he had switched out Volcarona in favor of Heracross and instead not relied on Stone Edge to miss (it was quite apparent he was taking that chance), he would have won. Handily, too, since two of my big guns were out early. Oh well, a win's a win, and I am certainly not (intentionally) complaining. Although that battle really was handed to me on a silver platter. Battle between [Reborn]Bennett and [ironfist] Ryan C started! Tier: OverUsed Mode: Singles Rule: Unrated [Reborn]Bennett sent out Galvantula! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Salamence! [ironfist] Ryan C: We meet again, Bennett...let's hope this battle sees me walk off with the Monarch Badge. Start of turn 1 The foe's Galvantula used Hidden Power! It's super effective! Salamence hung on using its Focus Sash! Salamence lost 330 HP! (99% of its health) The foe's Galvantula is hurt by its Life Orb! Salamence used Fire Blast! It's super effective! The foe's Galvantula lost 90% of its health! The foe's Galvantula fainted! Salamence's Attack rose! Swimming95 is watching the battle. [Reborn]Bennett: We'll see. [Reborn]Bennett sent out Scizor! [ironfist] Ryan C: A good start, at least! Start of turn 2 The foe's Scizor used Bullet Punch! Salamence lost 1 HP! (0% of its health) Salamence fainted! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Mamoswine! Start of turn 3 Mamoswine used Earthquake! The foe's Scizor lost 49% of its health! The foe's Scizor used Swords Dance! The foe's Scizor's Attack sharply rose! The foe's Scizor restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Start of turn 4 The foe's Scizor used Bullet Punch! It's super effective! Mamoswine hung on using its Focus Sash! Mamoswine lost 360 HP! (99% of its health) Mamoswine used Earthquake! A critical hit! The foe's Scizor lost 56% of its health! The foe's Scizor fainted! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Volcarona! Start of turn 5 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! It's not very effective... The foe's Volcarona lost 10% of its health! The foe's Volcarona used Fiery Dance! It's super effective! Mamoswine lost 1 HP! (0% of its health) Mamoswine fainted! The foe's Volcarona's Sp. Att. rose! The foe's Volcarona restored a little HP using its Leftovers! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out JSC! (Heracross) Start of turn 6 JSC used Stone Edge! It's super effective! The foe's Volcarona lost 95% of its health! The foe's Volcarona fainted! JSC's Attack rose! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Yanmega! [ironfist] Ryan C: whew. I hate going up against Volcarona. Start of turn 7 [ironfist] Ryan C called JSC back! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Jolteon! The foe's Yanmega used Protect! But it failed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed rose! [Reborn]Bennett: Why can that never miss when I need it to miss... Start of turn 8 The foe's Yanmega used Hidden Power! It's super effective! Jolteon lost 176 HP! (64% of its health) Jolteon used Thunderbolt! It's super effective! The foe's Yanmega hung on using its Focus Sash! The foe's Yanmega lost 99% of its health! The foe's Yanmega is paralyzed! It may be unable to move! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! The foe's Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed rose! [Reborn]Bennett: ... Oh dear. Σκιά the Hedgehog is watching the battle. Start of turn 9 Jolteon used Hidden Power! It's super effective! A critical hit! The foe's Yanmega lost 0% of its health! The foe's Yanmega fainted! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Crustle! [ironfist] Ryan C: Hmm...this is starting to unfold like Aya's battle... Start of turn 10 Jolteon used Thunderbolt! The foe's Crustle lost 92% of its health! Jolteon is hurt by its Life Orb! The foe's Crustle used Shell Smash! The foe's Crustle's Defense fell! The foe's Crustle's Sp. Def. fell! The foe's Crustle's Attack sharply rose! The foe's Crustle's Sp. Att. sharply rose! The foe's Crustle's Speed sharply rose! The foe's Crustle restored its stats using White Herb! Start of turn 11 The foe's Crustle used Earthquake! It's super effective! Jolteon lost 14 HP! (5% of its health) Jolteon fainted! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out JSC! (Heracross) Start of turn 12 JSC used Stone Edge! It's super effective! A critical hit! The foe's Crustle lost 7% of its health! The foe's Crustle fainted! JSC's Attack rose! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Heracross! [ironfist] Ryan C: this was the matchup i was hoping for! [星]Raiden is watching the battle. Start of turn 13 JSC used Stone Edge! The foe's Heracross lost 74% of its health! The foe's Heracross used Earthquake! It's not very effective... JSC lost 77 HP! (25% of its health) [Reborn]Bennett: Well, luck seemed to dislike me in this match... [Reborn]Bennett: But it was a valiant fight nonetheless. Start of turn 14 [ironfist] Ryan C called JSC back! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Espeon! The foe's Heracross used Earthquake! Espeon lost 172 HP! (63% of its health) Espeon restored a little HP using its Leftovers! Start of turn 15 The foe's Heracross used Earthquake! Espeon lost 115 HP! (42% of its health) Espeon fainted! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out JSC! (Heracross) Start of turn 16 JSC used Close Combat! It's not very effective... The foe's Heracross lost 25% of its health! The foe's Heracross fainted! JSC's Attack rose! JSC's Defense fell! JSC's Sp. Def. fell! [ironfist] Ryan C won the battle! [ironfist] Ryan C: Better luck next time.... [ironfist] Ryan C: Very good match, Bennett. You definitely live up to your reputation. May we battle again soon!

vs. Bennett See the replay here: http://pokemon.aesof...n-C--2012-09-05 Much to my surprise, Bennett gave me less of a challenge than Shelly and that damn Volbeat...but I still lost. There is a reason I chose Heracross to be on my team: Lots of sweeping potential...and I got administered some of my own medicine. Battle between [Reborn]Bennett and [ironfist] Ryan C started! Tier: OverUsed Mode: Singles Rule: Unrated [Reborn]Bennett sent out Venomoth! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out JSC! (Heracross) fml is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C: so you're the infamous Bennett i've heard so much about. [sBL]Dusk is watching the battle. [Reborn]Bennett: Is that so? What have you heard? HeroiclyLogical is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C: many things. almost entirely positive. [sCM]Baird is watching the battle. [Reborn]Bennett: I would hope so. [ironfist] Ryan C: seems you were missed here. fml: cept for owen having his negative thoughts on you walling him [ironfist] Ryan C: but that's owen. haha [Reborn]Bennett: It is... rather surprising. [ironfist] Ryan C: anyway, let's get this going. [Reborn]Bennett: But, in my time away from here, I've become a living example of how many different forms of change exist in our world. Allow me to show you. Start of turn 1 JSC used Stone Edge! It's super effective! The foe's Venomoth hung on using its Focus Sash! The foe's Venomoth lost 99% of its health! The foe's Venomoth used Sleep Powder! JSC fell asleep! [ironfist] Ryan C: alright. let's see. Start of turn 2 JSC is fast asleep! The foe's Venomoth used Quiver Dance! The foe's Venomoth's Sp. Att. rose! The foe's Venomoth's Sp. Def. rose! The foe's Venomoth's Speed rose! Izman is watching the battle. Start of turn 3 The foe's Venomoth used Baton Pass! [Reborn]Bennett called Venomoth back! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Yanmega! JSC is fast asleep! Start of turn 4 The foe's Yanmega used Protect! The foe's Yanmega protected itself! JSC is fast asleep! The foe's Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed rose! Start of turn 5 The foe's Yanmega used Air Slash! It's super effective! JSC lost 301 HP! (100% of its health) JSC fainted! The foe's Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed rose! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Mamoswine! Start of turn 6 The foe's Yanmega used Protect! The foe's Yanmega protected itself! Mamoswine used Stone Edge! The foe's Yanmega protected itself! The foe's Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed rose! Start of turn 7 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! It's super effective! The foe's Yanmega lost 48% of its health! The foe's Yanmega used Bug Buzz! Mamoswine lost 336 HP! (93% of its health) The foe's Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed! The foe's Yanmega's Speed rose! Start of turn 8 Mamoswine used Ice Shard! It's super effective! The foe's Yanmega lost 51% of its health! The foe's Yanmega fainted! [Reborn]Bennett: Interesting... [Reborn]Bennett sent out Scizor! Dan9277 is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C: indeed. Start of turn 9 The foe's Scizor used Bullet Punch! It's super effective! Mamoswine lost 25 HP! (6% of its health) Mamoswine fainted! The foe's Scizor is hurt by its Life Orb! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Salamence! Start of turn 10 [Reborn]Bennett called Scizor back! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Volcarona! Salamence used Dragon Dance! Salamence's Attack rose! Salamence's Speed rose! Start of turn 11 Salamence used Outrage! The foe's Volcarona hung on using its Focus Sash! The foe's Volcarona lost 99% of its health! The foe's Volcarona used Quiver Dance! The foe's Volcarona's Sp. Att. rose! The foe's Volcarona's Sp. Def. rose! The foe's Volcarona's Speed rose! Start of turn 12 [Reborn]Bennett called Volcarona back! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Scizor! Salamence used Outrage! It's not very effective... The foe's Scizor lost 53% of its health! Start of turn 13 The foe's Scizor used Bullet Punch! Salamence lost 171 HP! (51% of its health) The foe's Scizor is hurt by its Life Orb! Salamence used Outrage! It's not very effective... The foe's Scizor lost 26% of its health! The foe's Scizor fainted! Salamence's Attack rose! Salamence calmed down! Salamence became confused! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Crustle! Start of turn 14 Salamence is confused! Salamence used Outrage! The foe's Crustle held on thanks to Sturdy! The foe's Crustle lost 99% of its health! The foe's Crustle ate its Salac Berry! The Salac Berry raised the foe's Crustle's Speed! The foe's Crustle used Shell Smash! The foe's Crustle's Defense fell! The foe's Crustle's Sp. Def. fell! The foe's Crustle's Attack sharply rose! The foe's Crustle's Sp. Att. sharply rose! The foe's Crustle's Speed sharply rose! Start of turn 15 Salamence is confused! Salamence used Outrage! The foe's Crustle lost 0% of its health! The foe's Crustle fainted! Salamence's Attack rose! Salamence calmed down! fml: +3 speed wasnt enough? [ironfist] Ryan C: crustle's speed sucks. [Reborn]Bennett: I had hoped it would have been... [Reborn]Bennett sent out Heracross! Start of turn 16 Salamence is confused! It hurt itself in its confusion! Salamence lost 137 HP! (41% of its health) [ironfist] Ryan C: salamence's speed is 492 right now The foe's Heracross used Stone Edge! It's super effective! Salamence lost 23 HP! (6% of its health) Salamence fainted! The foe's Heracross's Attack rose! fml: i know it does crustle is one oof the stars on my bug mono Washman is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Espeon! [Reborn]Bennett: Hm. A very slight margin, then, but just enough. [Reborn]Bennett: Noted... Start of turn 17 [Reborn]Bennett called Heracross back! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Venomoth! Espeon used Psychic! It's super effective! The foe's Venomoth lost 0% of its health! The foe's Venomoth fainted! [Reborn]Bennett sent out Heracross! [ironfist] Ryan C: i'm surprised my "luck" strategy is paying off. Start of turn 18 The foe's Heracross used Megahorn! It's super effective! Espeon lost 271 HP! (100% of its health) Espeon fainted! The foe's Heracross's Attack rose! [ironfist] Ryan C: never did vs. shelly. [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Jolteon! Start of turn 19 The foe's Heracross used Megahorn! Washman: that feel when megahorn hits in tough times Jolteon lost 271 HP! (100% of its health) Jolteon fainted! The foe's Heracross's Attack rose! [ironfist] Ryan C sent out Tentacruel! Start of turn 20 The foe's Heracross used Megahorn! It's not very effective... Tentacruel lost 252 HP! (69% of its health) Tentacruel used Scald! The foe's Heracross lost 29% of its health! Tentacruel restored a little HP using its Black Sludge! Izman stopped watching the battle. Izman is watching the battle. [ironfist] Ryan C: looks like this is. I commend you for your skill... Start of turn 21 The foe's Heracross used Megahorn! It's not very effective... Tentacruel lost 134 HP! (36% of its health) Tentacruel fainted! The foe's Heracross's Attack rose! [Reborn]Bennett won the battle! [ironfist] Ryan C: Well... [Reborn]Bennett: Time well spent. Maybe you'll learn from this. [sBL]Dusk stopped watching the battle. Post-mortem: This would have been a different battle if JSC had woken up sooner. Seriously, it made that much of a difference. From there it could have Stone Edge-d everything except for Yanmega - that would have been left to Mamoswine, but the sleep really was a difference maker.

something Pocky posted, i believe

Pandora: Oh god Phoenix grabbed Ragonai Izoku by the leg, threw him around the room like a ragdoll, and walked away muttering to himself.