Down to the wire.

Right so this was a battle that enabled one of us to break into the top 500 of the UU ladder... and it was also pretty much the closest battle I've had yet with plenty of twists, so I hope you guys enjoy reading :)


WoShiDavid95's team:


RowDog's team:



Commentary: Right from his team preview, it appears I can sweep his whole team with a Crawdaunt if I could somehow sneak in a Swords Dance... but of course, any decent opponent is going to make it really difficult for that to happen and my opponent is one of them. Mega-Ampharos is also capable of sweeping if I can eliminate/weaken Chansey as well (presumably) Mega-Aggron... Hawlucha is also an option for sweeping if I can get rid of Reuniclus and Slowbro. So with that being said, I see that there are no Defog users and his only spinner is easily taken care of by Chandelure; I shall therefore lead with Metagross and get Stealth Rock up ASAP.

Battle between WoShiDavid95 and RowDog started!

Go! Metagross!

RowDog sent out Slowbro!

Commentary: So (s)he chooses to lead with Slowbro... my Metagross can't really hurt it and the worst-case scenario would be a Fire Blast to the face, but as there aren't any Fairy types or other threatening Pokemon only Metagross can handle, I shall simply set up Stealth Rock without a care.

Turn 1

Metagross used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around the opposing team!

The opposing Slowbro used Scald!
Metagross lost 24.2% of its health!
Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!


Commentary: It appears that his/her Slowbro is devoid of Fire Blast and does a pittance with Scald, but it's not like I can do much back either... luckily that 30% burn chance didn't screw me over yet. Now that Metagross has set up Stealth Rock, time to retreat and switch in Ampharos to scare away Slowbro.

Turn 2

Metagross, come back!

Go! Ampharos!

The opposing Slowbro used Scald!
Ampharos lost 34.5% of its health!



Commentary: May I just have a moment to thank the RNG gods that Scald's burn chance hasn't screwed me over yet :P OK now this will definitely scare away Slowbro and lure out Chansey... here is where my plan to sweep shall begin unraveling.

Turn 3

RowDog withdrew Slowbro!

RowDog sent out Chansey!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Chansey!
Ampharos has Mega Evolved into Mega Ampharos!
Ampharos breaks the mold!

Ampharos used Thunderbolt!
The opposing Chansey lost 18% of its health!



Commentary: Mega-Evolved or not, there is still no breaking past the pink blob even with a Modest nature and 252 EVs... if I intend to sweep with Ampharos I have to eliminate her ASAP. Still, at least I can now use Chansey to set up Spikes with Chesnaught. Ampharos, retreat.
Turn 4

Ampharos, come back!

Go! Chesnaught!

The opposing Chansey used Wish!



Commentary: So Chansey does her usual thing... a part of me wants to use Hammer Arm and get rid of this pink nuisance ASAP but I believe my opponent will probably retreat out of fear of that... either way it's not that it will do much damage since my Chesnaught is running a defensive spread. After some deliberation, I decided against Spikes and went for Leech Seed because in the off-chance that Chansey DOES stay in, I'll be healed by ridiculous amounts and if not, I'll still be getting free recovery on whatever switches in... Spikes can wait until later.

Turn 5

RowDog withdrew Chansey!

RowDog sent out Drapion!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Drapion!

Chesnaught used Leech Seed!
The opposing Drapion was seeded!

Chansey's wish came true!
The opposing Drapion's health is sapped by Leech Seed!


Commentary: So (s)he switches in Drapion... I presume Toxic Spikes, or maybe the offensive variant? Even if it's the latter, I'm confident I can survive a Poison Jab with my defensive EV spread to set up at least one layer of Spikes. So here we go, Spikes.
Turn 6

The opposing Drapion used Toxic Spikes!
Poison spikes were scattered all around the feet of your team!

Chesnaught used Spikes!
Spikes were scattered all around the feet of the opposing team!

The opposing Drapion restored HP using its Black Sludge!
The opposing Drapion's health is sapped by Leech Seed!


Commentary: Alright so it's the Toxic Spikes variant... this will put Ampharos and Crawdaunt on a timer but that's alright, I don't need a clean sweep with any of them as I have 3 potential sweepers and Hawlucha isn't affected anyways.
Turn 7

The opposing Drapion used Toxic Spikes!
Poison spikes were scattered all around the feet of your team!

Chesnaught used Spikes!
Spikes were scattered all around the feet of the opposing team!

The opposing Drapion restored HP using its Black Sludge!
The opposing Drapion's health is sapped by Leech Seed!
Turn 8

RowDog withdrew Drapion!

RowDog sent out Slowbro!
The opposing Slowbro is hurt by the spikes!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Slowbro!

Chesnaught used Spikes!
Spikes were scattered all around the feet of the opposing team!

The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!


Commentary: 3 layers of Spikes and Stealth Rock... I intend to attempt a sweep with Crawdaunt first as it can hopefully use Slowbro as an opportunity to use Swords Dance. Time to use Leech Seed and use Chesnaught as death fodder.
Turn 9

Chesnaught used Leech Seed!
The opposing Slowbro was seeded!

The opposing Slowbro used Toxic!
Chesnaught was badly poisoned!

The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Slowbro's health is sapped by Leech Seed!
Chesnaught was hurt by poison!


Commentary: Toxic? I'm guessing he doesn't have Psyshock/Psychic... change of plans, time to rack up as much entry hazard damage as possible by Roaring.
Turn 10

The opposing Slowbro used Scald!
It's not very effective... Chesnaught lost 15% of its health!

Chesnaught used Roar!

Drapion was dragged out!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Drapion!
The opposing Drapion is hurt by the spikes!

The opposing Drapion restored HP using its Black Sludge!
Chesnaught restored HP using its Leftovers!
Chesnaught was hurt by poison!


Turn 11


The opposing Drapion used Poison Jab!
It's super effective! Chesnaught lost 44.7% of its health!

Chesnaught used Roar!

Slowbro was dragged out!
The opposing Slowbro is hurt by the spikes!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Slowbro!

Chesnaught restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Chesnaught was hurt by poison!
Turn 12

Chesnaught used Leech Seed!
The opposing Slowbro was seeded!

The opposing Slowbro used Psyshock!
It's super effective! Chesnaught lost 16.1% of its health!

Chesnaught fainted!

The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!



SCORE: 5-6

Commentary: So he does have Psyshock after all... I'm guessing he thought I would switch just now? Oh yes remember when I said I wanted to sweep with Crawdaunt earlier on? That was with hindsight; here is where my inexperience starts to bite me (I only had 32 battles as of posting this... I won 26 of them but still); during the battle I was more concerned about luring out and removing Chansey from play >_> My impulsiveness and some bad luck has allowed my opponent to fight back several times as you guys shall soon see.

Go! Chandelure!
Chandelure was badly poisoned!
Turn 13

RowDog withdrew Slowbro!

RowDog sent out Chansey!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Chansey!
The opposing Chansey is hurt by the spikes!

Chandelure used Fire Blast!
The opposing Chansey avoided the attack!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!


Commentary: Oh f*** of all the times to miss -.- Chansey was at ~70% and after switching into Stealth Rock + 3 layers of Spikes she was at ~33%... had that Fire Blast hit (along the following Fire Blast) I would have been able to remove a dangerous threat... but yes, as mentioned earlier if I had switched in Crawdaunt instead of Chandelure I wouldn't have had to rely on 85% accurate moves so yeah, here is where my inexperience and impulsiveness shows.
Turn 14

Chandelure used Fire Blast!
The opposing Chansey lost 24% of its health!
Chandelure lost some of its HP!

The opposing Chansey used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Chansey regained health!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!

Commentary: Yeah like that's gonna actually work... if only the first Fire Blast connected. The next few turns are just pointless stalling so I shall fast-forward.
Turn 15

Chandelure used Substitute!
Chandelure put in a substitute!
Chandelure lost 24.8% of its health!

The opposing Chansey used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Chansey regained health!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!
Turn 16

Chandelure used Pain Split!
The battlers shared their pain!

The opposing Chansey used Wish!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!
Turn 17

Battle timer is now ON: inactive players will automatically lose when time's up. (requested by WoShiDavid95)

Chandelure used Fire Blast!
The opposing Chansey lost 23% of its health!
Chandelure lost some of its HP!

The opposing Chansey used Seismic Toss!
It doesn't affect Chandelure...

Chansey's wish came true!
Chandelure was hurt by poison!
Turn 18
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Chandelure used Pain Split!
The battlers shared their pain!

The opposing Chansey used Wish!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!

Turn 19
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Chandelure, come back!

Go! Metagross!

The opposing Chansey used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Chansey regained health!

Chansey's wish came true!
Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!
Turn 20
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Metagross used Earthquake!
The opposing Chansey lost 24% of its health!

The opposing Chansey used Wish!

Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!

Commentary: Blasted Toxic Spikes... otherwise it would have been a stalemate. So not even Metagross can break through Chansey now, I'll have to rely on Hawlucha and Crawdaunt then.
Turn 21
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

RowDog withdrew Chansey!

RowDog sent out Drapion!
The opposing Drapion is hurt by the spikes!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Drapion!

Metagross used Meteor Mash!
The opposing Drapion lost 7.0% of its health!
Metagross's Attack rose!

The opposing Drapion fainted!

Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!

RowDog sent out Slowbro!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Slowbro!
The opposing Slowbro is hurt by the spikes!


SCORE: 5-5
Commentary: So he decides to sack his Drapion... and I got a fortunate attack boost but I doubt that will be of much help against Slowbro. Oh well I have learned my lesson, NOW I shall patiently use Metagross as death fodder over the next few turns to safely get Crawdaunt to use a Swords Dance and sweep.
Turn 22
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Metagross used Earthquake!
The opposing Slowbro lost 30% of its health!

The opposing Slowbro used Slack Off!
The opposing Slowbro regained health!

The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Turn 23
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Metagross used Meteor Mash!
It's not very effective... The opposing Slowbro lost 21% of its health!

The opposing Slowbro used Scald!
Metagross lost 25.8% of its health!
Metagross was burned!

Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Metagross was hurt by its burn!
Turn 24
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Metagross used Earthquake!
The opposing Slowbro lost 16% of its health!

The opposing Slowbro used Scald!
Metagross lost 24.7% of its health!

Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Metagross was hurt by its burn!
Turn 25
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Metagross used Earthquake!
The opposing Slowbro lost 16% of its health!

The opposing Slowbro used Slack Off!
The opposing Slowbro regained health!

Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Metagross was hurt by its burn!
Turn 26
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Metagross used Earthquake!
The opposing Slowbro lost 16% of its health!

The opposing Slowbro used Scald!
Metagross lost 24.7% of its health!

Metagross restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Metagross was hurt by its burn!

Metagross fainted!
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Go! Crawdaunt!
Crawdaunt was badly poisoned!

SCORE: 4-5

Commentary: Am I glad that Toxic Spikes is actually on the field; no chance of a Scald burn ruining my sweep... but yeah, with Life Orb + Toxic in addition to the Scald damage, I estimate I can only take out 3 Pokemon at best before dying. No matter, time to use Swords Dance and start breaking his/her team apart >:)
Turn 27
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

RowDog withdrew Slowbro!

RowDog sent out Aggron!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Aggron!
The opposing Aggron is hurt by the spikes!

Crawdaunt used Swords Dance!
Crawdaunt's Attack sharply rose!

Crawdaunt was hurt by poison!

Turn 28
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Aggron has Mega Evolved into Mega Aggron!

Crawdaunt used Waterfall!
The opposing Aggron lost 69% of its health!
Crawdaunt lost some of its HP!

The opposing Aggron fainted!

Crawdaunt was hurt by poison!



SCORE: 4-4
Commentary: Let entry hazard do its magic :D Even with Crawdaunt, I don't think I would have been able to KO a full health Mega-Aggron with a +2 Life Orb Adaptability Waterfall but thank you Chesnaught for Spikes; you may have passed on but your legacy continues to live. Now time to sweep his whole team, I can do it before Crawdaunt ends up dead :D

RowDog sent out Cryogonal!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Cryogonal!
Turn 29
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

The opposing Cryogonal used Protect!
The opposing Cryogonal protected itself!

Crawdaunt used Aqua Jet!
The opposing Cryogonal protected itself!

The opposing Cryogonal restored HP using its Leftovers!
Crawdaunt was hurt by poison!


Commentary: Or not... blasted Protect >_>
Turn 30
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

RowDog withdrew Cryogonal!

RowDog sent out Slowbro!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Slowbro!
The opposing Slowbro is hurt by the spikes!

Crawdaunt used Aqua Jet!
It's not very effective... The opposing Slowbro lost 22% of its health!
Crawdaunt lost some of its HP!

The opposing Slowbro restored HP using its Leftovers!
Crawdaunt was hurt by poison!


Commentary: Props to my opponent for damage limitation, for a moment there I thought I could have a clean sweep but turns out I overlooked a few things... I could have used Knock Off back then but I didn't want to risk taking more damage from Ice Beam as my Crawdaunt is already dying REALLY quickly from Life Orb and Toxic or worse, getting the hazards spinned away as I still have Hawlucha and Ampharos in reserve.
Turn 31
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Crawdaunt used Knock Off!
It's super effective! The opposing Slowbro lost 47% of its health!
Crawdaunt lost some of its HP!

The opposing Slowbro fainted!

Crawdaunt was hurt by poison!

Crawdaunt fainted!
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Go! Chandelure!

RowDog sent out Reuniclus!

SCORE: 3-3

Commentary: At least Crawdaunt took down 2 problematic Pokemon before dying... you could have done better but your trainer let you down and for that, I apologize :/ So anyway, I see that my opponent only has a Reuniclus, Chansey and Cryogonal left... after careful deliberation I decided to send out Chandelure instead of Hawlucha and Ampharos as Chandelure can beat Cryogonal and Reuniclus one-on-one and simply be death fodder against Chansey for Hawlucha to switch in safely and set up a Swords Dance for cleaning up.

Turn 32
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Chandelure used Fire Blast!
The opposing Reuniclus avoided the attack!

The opposing Reuniclus used Calm Mind!
The opposing Reuniclus's Special Attack rose!
The opposing Reuniclus's Special Defense rose!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!


Commentary: Seriously, another miss -_- I was expecting a Chansey switch in (She had ~76% health and with Stealth Rock + 3 layers of Spikes + 2 Fire Blasts = dead Chansey) but even Reuniclus would have also been KOed 2 Fire Blasts or a Fire Blast followed by a Shadow Ball >_> Panic button activate, deploy Shadow Ball.
Turn 33
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Chandelure used Shadow Ball!
It's super effective! The opposing Reuniclus lost 68% of its health!
The opposing Reuniclus's Special Defense fell!
Chandelure lost some of its HP!

The opposing Reuniclus used Calm Mind!
The opposing Reuniclus's Special Attack rose!
The opposing Reuniclus's Special Defense rose!

The opposing Reuniclus restored HP using its Leftovers!
Chandelure was hurt by poison!



Commentary: So I got a redundant Special Defense drop and for whatever reason he didn't just outright kill my Chandelure with Psyshock/Psychic... but no matter, the following Shadow Ball shall dispose of it.

Turn 34
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

RowDog withdrew Reuniclus!

RowDog sent out Chansey!
The opposing Chansey is hurt by the spikes!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Chansey!

Chandelure used Shadow Ball!
It doesn't affect the opposing Chansey...

Chandelure was hurt by poison!


Commentary: Now you decide to show up... my opponent is really able to hang on for as long as (s)he possibly can; this pink blob is starting to annoy me a lot, with a bit more luck and some better prediction it would have been dead a LONG time ago instead of being such a nuisance up to this point.
Turn 35
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Chandelure used Fire Blast!
The opposing Chansey avoided the attack!

The opposing Chansey used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing Chansey regained health!

Chandelure was hurt by poison!

Chandelure fainted!
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Go! Hawlucha!

SCORE: 2-3
Commentary: So Chandelure's last attack also missed... all these misses are really starting to irk me. On the bright side, I can finally smash this pink blob into pieces >:D
Turn 36
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Hawlucha used High Jump Kick!
It's super effective! The opposing Chansey lost 80% of its health!

The opposing Chansey used Wish!

Commentary: Or I would have had the earlier Fire Blast hit >_> Oh well I shall use this moment to activate Unburden.
Turn 37
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Hawlucha used Sky Attack!
Hawlucha became cloaked in a harsh light!
Hawlucha's Power Herb activated!
The opposing Chansey avoided the attack!

The opposing Chansey used Seismic Toss!
Hawlucha lost 33.6% of its health!

Chansey's wish came true!


Commentary: &^%&^*o^*%(* This pink blob just lives to taunt me; yet ANOTHER freaking miss >_> But yes, on hindsight that was quite idiotic, I should have just used Acrobatics as it would have been enough to finish off a Chansey at ~10% and not risk the 10% chance of missing and also, there isn't anything faster than me left on his team; should have saved that Power Herb Sky Attack for Reuniclus... now I'm REALLY praying that the following High Jump Kick doesn't miss or it's over for me.

Turn 38
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Hawlucha used High Jump Kick!
It's super effective! The opposing Chansey lost 57.0% of its health!

The opposing Chansey fainted!

RowDog sent out Cryogonal!
Pointed stones dug into the opposing Cryogonal!


SCORE: 2-2

Commentary: Good riddance Chansey... now Cryogonal is just going to delay the inevitable but it'll go down with an Acrobatics after the following turn.
Turn 39
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

The opposing Cryogonal used Protect!
The opposing Cryogonal protected itself!

Hawlucha used Acrobatics!
The opposing Cryogonal protected itself!

The opposing Cryogonal restored HP using its Leftovers!
Turn 40
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Hawlucha used Acrobatics!
The opposing Cryogonal lost 63% of its health!

The opposing Cryogonal fainted!

RowDog sent out Reuniclus!

SCORE: 2-1
Commentary: So his/her Cryogonal goes down and his/her Reuniclus has ~38% health left... I click Acrobatics in anticipation of my imminent victory, however...
Turn 41
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Hawlucha used Acrobatics!
The opposing Reuniclus lost 37% of its health!

The opposing Reuniclus used Recover!
The opposing Reuniclus regained health!

The opposing Reuniclus restored HP using its Leftovers!

Commentary: ...it survives with ONE percent of its health left to use Recover D:< You bet I'm really annoyed now, I've been denied victory opportunities so many times already. Weighing my options, I have a fairly health Ampharos (~65%) left that could probably take out an unboosted Reuniclus at less than 70% health... I can't afford to risk letting Ampharos take damage by switching him in so I decided to Swords Dance; if Reuniclus kills Hawlucha I can safely switch in Ampharos to finish off a Reuniclus at ~65% health and if it Recovers, I can hit it with a +2 Acrobatics where Ampharos is guaranteed to finish it off.
Turn 42
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
RowDog: aha

Hawlucha used Swords Dance!
Hawlucha's Attack sharply rose!

The opposing Reuniclus used Recover!
The opposing Reuniclus regained health!


Commentary: From this point, the match has been decided.
Turn 43
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Hawlucha used Acrobatics!
The opposing Reuniclus lost 71% of its health!

The opposing Reuniclus used Psyshock!
It's super effective! Hawlucha lost 66.4% of its health!

Hawlucha fainted!

The opposing Reuniclus restored HP using its Leftovers!
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Go! Ampharos!
Ampharos was badly poisoned!
Ampharos breaks the mold!
Turn 44
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.

Ampharos used Thunderbolt!
The opposing Reuniclus lost 35% of its health!

The opposing Reuniclus fainted!

WoShiDavid95 won the battle!



FINAL SCORE: 1-0
Commentary: So I sacked Hawlucha for Ampharos to revenge kill Reuniclus and earn me one of my narrowest victories.

Overall: With this comes one of my narrowest victories... I had plenty of opportunities to win but a couple of misplays and bad luck has brought it down to the wire. Props to my opponent for damage limitation against my Crawdaunt which could have swept his/her entire team and for capitalizing on my mistakes to still have a chance of victory up until the final 3 turns :)

Props:
  • Down to the wire battle.
  • My opponent capitalizing on my misplays and bad luck to stay in contention until the very end.
  • Preventing my Crawdaunt from sweeping his/her whole team.
Slops:
  • A couple of misplays from me, such as not switching in Crawdaunt on Slowbro when I first got the chance or using Sky Attack on Chansey.
  • Plenty of hax against me... but then again, it made the battle interesting.
Hope you guys enjoyed the warstory, please leave your comments :)
 
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