ATQ Regional R2 - Nitro vs Pyramid Head
Aug 30, 2010 11:09:47 GMT -8
Post by Nitro on Aug 30, 2010 11:09:47 GMT -8
So as we all know, the ATQ guys aren't known for being the most advanced of RBY players. The problem is, straightforward play, with a little luck, can still beat anyone in RBY. This is where RBY gets truly difficult imo, since you really don't have much time to feel out an opponent you've never played before.
pyramidhead vs Nitro [RBY]. Begin!
pyramidhead sent out Gengar (Lv.100 Gengar)!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
pyramidhead: gl
Nitro [RBY]: glhf
So right away I have Zam against Gengar lead. Gengar lead is oh-so-typical for poorer RBY players, so I'm not surprised here. Whether or not he keeps it in, though, will show whether I've got a real fight on my hands or not.
Begin Turn #1
pyramidhead withdrew Gengar!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Alakazam used Psychic!
(35% damage)
A critical hit!
Chansey's Special fell!
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End of turn #1
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
He switched to Chansey. So he's at least got some sense. CH special fall to start off is nice. I'm immediately interested in getting a sleep off.
Begin Turn #2
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Nitro [RBY] withdrew Alakazam!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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End of turn #2
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 703 HP
dm has started watching.
dm: good luck guys
dm: want me to leave?
He goes to Eggy...what the hell? Guess he wanted that special fall out of the way immediately, without even softboiling first. In any case, I feel pretty dumb here because I've lost the sleep advantage. Should have gone to my own Egg in the first place. Especially against Gengar teams, it's better to sleep with Egg since it doesn't just let Gengar come in without a sweat, giving me a better chance to sleep a better pokemon. It's not like Egg is scared of a special downed Chansey Ice Beam anyway. Mistake #1.
Begin Turn #3
pyramidhead withdrew Exeggutor!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Nitro [RBY] withdrew Chansey!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
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End of turn #3
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
I go back to Alakazam to take sleep, but he goes back to Chansey. I'm a bit puzzled here. Is eggy not a sleeper?
Begin Turn #4
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Alakazam!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(74 damage)
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End of turn #4
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 629 HP
Begin Turn #5
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Gengar (Lv.100 Gengar)!
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Chansey used Sing!
Gengar fell asleep!
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End of turn #5
pyramidhead's Gengar: 100% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 629 HP
pyramidhead: lol
pyramidhead: useless
Again, should have been going to Egg in this spot. Sing Chansey sleeps Gengars way too often when the opponent has them.
Begin Turn #6
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Chansey!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Gengar is fast asleep.
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End of turn #6
pyramidhead's Gengar: 100% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 393 HP
Another pretty dumb move in retrospect. I was trying to be a little aggressive and get an explosion going on something else. At the time, though, I was pissed that I'd slept gengar and half wouldn't mind if it woke up and exploded on my egg/switched out allowing me to sleep something else. Would also get rid of (what I thought was) his defense for exploders. But obviously putting in egg just invites in his own egg or chansey. Mistake #2.
Begin Turn #7
pyramidhead withdrew Gengar!
pyramidhead sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Exeggutor used Psychic!
(14% damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #7
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 86% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 393 HP
Begin Turn #8
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(55 damage)
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor used Stun Spore!
Exeggutor is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #8
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 86% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 338 HP
Begin Turn #9
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(14% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor used Psychic!
(58 damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #9
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 72% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 280 HP
Begin Turn #10
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(15% damage)
It's not very effective...
Exeggutor's Special fell!
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Exeggutor used Mega Drain!
(17 damage)
It's not very effective...
Exeggutor had its energy drained!
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End of turn #10
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 59% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 263 HP
Begin Turn #11
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(21% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor used Explosion!
(263 damage)
Exeggutor fainted!
Exeggutor fainted!
5-5
It was pretty clear he wanted to trade Eggs with me. I was still a bit confused. Is it REALLY not going to sleep me? Better play in retrospect would have been to go back to Zam a couple of turns earlier and set up reflect. I often don't mind trading Eggs anyway, since it opens up my Golem/physicals a bit more. The downside is that I'm also left open to Golem, and I didn't know at this point that he had one.
pyramidhead sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
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End of turn #11
pyramidhead's Golem: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
Begin Turn #12
pyramidhead withdrew Golem!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Alakazam used Reflect!
Nitro [RBY]'s team's Reflect raised Defense!
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End of turn #12
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
Begin Turn #13
Alakazam used Thunder Wave!
Chansey is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #13
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
I take the always-uncertain plunge of twaving Chansey. With his Egg gone, and clearly his defense for Alakazam being Chansey, I figured I had the physicals and stall advantage to open this game up.
Begin Turn #14
Alakazam used Psychic!
(20% damage)
Chansey's Special fell!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(40 damage)
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End of turn #14
pyramidhead's Chansey: 80% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP
Begin Turn #15
Alakazam used Psychic!
(28% damage)
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Chansey used Thunder Wave!
Alakazam is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #15
pyramidhead's Chansey: 52% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #16
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Slowbro (Lv.100 Slowbro)!
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Alakazam used Psychic!
(19% damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #16
pyramidhead's Slowbro: 81% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
Umm, crap. Slowbro is NOT something I want to see. Now I'm sweating. My egg is gone. My chansey doesn't have tbolt. My zam doesn't have stoss. My stance on Slowbro has always been that its rare enough that I can usually play around it through stuff like late game sleep and explosion. Explosion is going to be hard here since he has both Gengar AND Golem, and I've already slept his Gengar. This is actually really bad.
Begin Turn #17
pyramidhead withdrew Slowbro!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Alakazam used Thunder Wave!
Chansey is already paralyzed!
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End of turn #17
pyramidhead's Chansey: 52% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
He was just resetting Chansey's special. Good thing he didn't realize how open Slowbro was even at that moment. Fortunately this little misplay by him allowed me to go on offense...the best defense for being vulnerable to a non-active pokemon.
Begin Turn #18
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Alakazam!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #18
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Begin Turn #19
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Snorlax!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
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Chansey is paralyzed! It can't move!
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End of turn #19
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
Mistake #3. Should have gotten aggressive with Snorlax here. I don't want to get twaved, I was hoping for the FP on the switch in. Problem with going back to Alakazam is that it puts me on the defensive again since I can't stop slowbro and now he might also get an opportunity to switch a physical in on me...
Begin Turn #20
Alakazam is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(64 damage)
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End of turn #20
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 209 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #21
Alakazam is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(65 damage)
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End of turn #21
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 144 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #22
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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Alakazam used Recover!
Alakazam regained health!
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End of turn #22
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 300 HP (Par)
Yea...not good. Put in a tough spot here, lets roll the dice and try to get Tauros par'd. Zam can recover later against Chansey.
Begin Turn #23
Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(300 damage)
A critical hit!
Alakazam fainted!
5-4 Pyramid Head
Oh my god that's not good. I'm very curious with his choice to Hyper Beam, though. Max damage on that is 302, I had 300. Is this guy a gambling man or is he just wreckless/lazy about checking damages?
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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End of turn #23
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Begin Turn #24
pyramidhead withdrew Tauros!
pyramidhead sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
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Snorlax used Body Slam!
(12% damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #24
pyramidhead's Golem: 88% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Begin Turn #25
Golem used Earthquake!
(168 damage)
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Snorlax used Earthquake!
(36% damage)
It's super effective!
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End of turn #25
pyramidhead's Golem: 52% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 355 HP
Yea..crap. Golem is a very solid Lax counter in RBY (unless Lax surfs). Unless you paraslam Golem on the switch in, Golem will kill Lax first and then still be free to take an explosion later/explode itself later/wall Zapdos as long as needed. When your Lax is not AT LEAST trading 1 for 1 with something, that's very bad. I have to make a move here since Lax is too valuable. I've gotten Golem down to KO range for my other pokemon (Golem, Tauros, Chansey at this point), so lets try to force the thing out.
Begin Turn #26
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Snorlax!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Golem used Earthquake!
(341 damage)
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End of turn #26
pyramidhead's Golem: 52% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 288 HP
Begin Turn #27
pyramidhead withdrew Golem!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #27
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 639 HP
Yea, Chansey forces the golem out but...I'm still screwed here. My chansey can't fight his or it'll be frozen eventually. I'm not ready to risk Tauros. Guess it's back to lax...
Begin Turn #28
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Chansey!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(109 damage)
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End of turn #28
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 246 HP
But now I realize...what am I doing here? Golem is coming right back, and I can't even KO it with a predicted EQ. He's going to get an explosion off if he wants, but will he explode? He can EQ lax down to extremely low life, which a Tauros could then just come in and finish. I could try to anticipate Golem coming back in by switching to Tauros. That would have been really nice, but I can't afford to get Tauros twaved at all. I should have realized in retrospect that he was protecting his chansey, since it had the advantage over my own chansey.
Begin Turn #29
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
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Snorlax used Earthquake!
(42% damage)
It's super effective!
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End of turn #29
pyramidhead's Golem: 10% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 246 HP
Yea, I choose to EQ and pressure Golem into exploding. He really could have EQ'd here without too much consequence, but he has not seen that I even have Golem yet, so I banked that he would explode. Worst case scenario, he'd EQ my golem for a huge chunk of damage, but then he would not explode next turn, allowing chansey to switch into his EQ, force him out, and then next time Lax is in Golem can't switch in at all (even bslam would kill).
Begin Turn #30
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Snorlax!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
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Golem used Explosion!
(123 damage)
It's not very effective...
Golem fainted!
4-4
Sweet. That actually works out really nicely. Golem is still JUST outside Tauros Blizzard KO range, and Chansey Ice Beam will need an absolute perfectly max roll to KO. Golem is still a major threat which is crucial. I can't emphasize enough how far behind I am in this match even still at this point. My early game was incredibly sloppy.
pyramidhead sent out Slowbro (Lv.100 Slowbro)!
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End of turn #30
pyramidhead's Slowbro: 81% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Golem: 240 HP
Yea, Slowbro is a huge threat to me. Bait explosion much? All signs point to explosion bait here, but Slowbro DOES survive this explosion, so is he possibly leaving it in? He hasn't switched in Gengar at all to try to catch an explosion at this point, but honestly this would be the time... My sing chansey is walled hard by par'd chansey, so who cares if Gengar dies? I need to hit Slowbro, however, and this is about as good an opportunity as I'll have to do it.
Begin Turn #31
Golem used Explosion!
(81% damage)
A critical hit!
Slowbro fainted!
Golem fainted!
3-3
CH is very nice since it ends the threat. Tauros bslam was finishing that thing off anyway, though. I'm just much more fortunate to have hit Slowbro at all. So we've got sleeping gar, Tauros, and par'd Chansey up against Chansey, Tauros, and 48% health Snorlax. Suddenly I have the advantage.
pyramidhead sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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End of turn #31
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 246 HP
I figured Tauros was coming. With 246 HP, he needs a nearly-max damage Hyper Beam in order to KO me (250 max). I like those odds. I hesitate as this is yet another great time for him to bait explosion. But if he didn't bait the last one, as blatantly obvious as it was, I don't see him baiting this one. Plus, earlier he had wrecklessly Hyper Beamed my Alakazam, so I figure he's probably going to do that again. Self D time.
Begin Turn #32
Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(246 damage)
Snorlax fainted!
3-2 Pyramid Head
He got the max damage he needed...lame...oh well. My advantage is gone, just have to win Tauros vs Tauros to pull this off.
Nitro [RBY] sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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End of turn #32
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 353 HP
Begin Turn #33
Tauros used Body Slam!
(99 damage)
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Tauros used Body Slam!
(28% damage)
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End of turn #33
pyramidhead's Tauros: 72% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 254 HP
Begin Turn #34
Tauros used Body Slam!
(30% damage)
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Tauros used Body Slam!
(96 damage)
Tauros is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #34
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 158 HP (Par)
Man, I can't catch a break. I never win Tauros vs Tauros.
My last resort option is to switch to my otherwise useless Chansey to take Hyper Beam, par Tauros, and at least give me another 50/50 shot at beating his Tauros.
Begin Turn #35
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Tauros!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(487 damage)
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End of turn #35
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 152 HP
Begin Turn #36
Tauros must recharge!
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Chansey used Thunder Wave!
Tauros is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #36
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 152 HP
Begin Turn #37
Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(481 damage)
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End of turn #37
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 22 HP
Begin Turn #38
Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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Tauros must recharge!
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End of turn #38
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 373 HP
Begin Turn #39
Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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Tauros used Body Slam!
(294 damage)
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End of turn #39
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 409 HP
While a critical hit will kill me here, I'm actually sort of fishing for the FP/par slam as my chansey becoming par'd would then be able to stall his chansey. Chansey is largely useless to me in either case, but if he keeps screwing around with Tauros Chansey might actually beat his Tauros and save me a lot of trouble. He realizes this and switches.
Begin Turn #40
pyramidhead withdrew Tauros!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #40
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 703 HP
I have no choice here but to take the freeze really. My only hope is that I can maybe damage him into hyper beam range without him bothering to heal it off. There's also the outside shot that he doesn't get the freeze with the 12 or so Ice Beams he had left.
Begin Turn #41
Chansey used Ice Beam!
(11% damage)
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(69 damage)
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End of turn #41
pyramidhead's Chansey: 89% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 634 HP
Begin Turn #42
Chansey used Ice Beam!
(11% damage)
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(70 damage)
Chansey was frozen solid!
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End of turn #42
pyramidhead's Chansey: 78% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 564 HP (Frz)
Begin Turn #43
Chansey is frozen solid!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(78 damage)
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End of turn #43
pyramidhead's Chansey: 78% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 486 HP (Frz)
Yep, he gets the freeze. All up to Tauros now to win a 50/50.
Begin Turn #44
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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Chansey is frozen solid!
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End of turn #44
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 486 HP (Frz)
Begin Turn #45
Chansey is frozen solid!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(486 damage)
A critical hit!
Chansey fainted!
3-1 Pyramid Head
Nitro [RBY] sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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End of turn #45
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 158 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #46
Tauros is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(42% damage)
Tauros fainted!
2-1!
Lost the speed tie of course, but got a clutch FP. Now we have ourselves a game! Now I'm back in the driver's seat. I can 2 shot Chansey before it 2 shots me, and 2 shot Gengar as long as it doesn't wake up right away. Fragile advantage, as I can't afford any sort of bad luck at this point.
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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End of turn #46
pyramidhead's Chansey: 78% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 158 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #47
Tauros used Body Slam!
(39% damage)
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Chansey used Thunderbolt!
(100 damage)
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End of turn #47
pyramidhead's Chansey: 39% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 58 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #48
Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(38% damage)
Chansey fainted!
1-1
So far so good. Still not out of the woods yet, though. FPs, early wake ups could still allow him to win. Please sleep...
pyramidhead sent out Gengar (Lv.100 Gengar)!
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End of turn #48
pyramidhead's Gengar: 100% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 58 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #49
Gengar is fast asleep.
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Tauros used Earthquake!
(63% damage)
It's super effective!
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End of turn #49
pyramidhead's Gengar: 37% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 58 HP (Par)
pyramidhead: gg
Begin Turn #50
Gengar woke up!
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Tauros used Earthquake!
(38% damage)
It's super effective!
Gengar fainted!
End Battle! Nitro [RBY] wins!
Score: 0 to 1
Nitro [RBY]: gg
In the absolute nick of time, Tauros pulls it off. This wasn't my best work, and I was up against a difficult team for my team, but this is the danger of the ATQ players. They will use Tauros very wrecklessly, but if they get lucky in those spots, its incredibly difficult to overcome (imagine if you played like you knew exactly when Tauros would ch or par slam or max damage, and you were right about this all the time).
pyramidhead vs Nitro [RBY]. Begin!
pyramidhead sent out Gengar (Lv.100 Gengar)!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
pyramidhead: gl
Nitro [RBY]: glhf
So right away I have Zam against Gengar lead. Gengar lead is oh-so-typical for poorer RBY players, so I'm not surprised here. Whether or not he keeps it in, though, will show whether I've got a real fight on my hands or not.
Begin Turn #1
pyramidhead withdrew Gengar!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Alakazam used Psychic!
(35% damage)
A critical hit!
Chansey's Special fell!
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End of turn #1
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
He switched to Chansey. So he's at least got some sense. CH special fall to start off is nice. I'm immediately interested in getting a sleep off.
Begin Turn #2
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Nitro [RBY] withdrew Alakazam!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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End of turn #2
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 703 HP
dm has started watching.
dm: good luck guys
dm: want me to leave?
He goes to Eggy...what the hell? Guess he wanted that special fall out of the way immediately, without even softboiling first. In any case, I feel pretty dumb here because I've lost the sleep advantage. Should have gone to my own Egg in the first place. Especially against Gengar teams, it's better to sleep with Egg since it doesn't just let Gengar come in without a sweat, giving me a better chance to sleep a better pokemon. It's not like Egg is scared of a special downed Chansey Ice Beam anyway. Mistake #1.
Begin Turn #3
pyramidhead withdrew Exeggutor!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Nitro [RBY] withdrew Chansey!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
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End of turn #3
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
I go back to Alakazam to take sleep, but he goes back to Chansey. I'm a bit puzzled here. Is eggy not a sleeper?
Begin Turn #4
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Alakazam!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(74 damage)
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End of turn #4
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 629 HP
Begin Turn #5
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Gengar (Lv.100 Gengar)!
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Chansey used Sing!
Gengar fell asleep!
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End of turn #5
pyramidhead's Gengar: 100% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 629 HP
pyramidhead: lol
pyramidhead: useless
Again, should have been going to Egg in this spot. Sing Chansey sleeps Gengars way too often when the opponent has them.
Begin Turn #6
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Chansey!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Gengar is fast asleep.
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End of turn #6
pyramidhead's Gengar: 100% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 393 HP
Another pretty dumb move in retrospect. I was trying to be a little aggressive and get an explosion going on something else. At the time, though, I was pissed that I'd slept gengar and half wouldn't mind if it woke up and exploded on my egg/switched out allowing me to sleep something else. Would also get rid of (what I thought was) his defense for exploders. But obviously putting in egg just invites in his own egg or chansey. Mistake #2.
Begin Turn #7
pyramidhead withdrew Gengar!
pyramidhead sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Exeggutor used Psychic!
(14% damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #7
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 86% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 393 HP
Begin Turn #8
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(55 damage)
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor used Stun Spore!
Exeggutor is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #8
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 86% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 338 HP
Begin Turn #9
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(14% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor used Psychic!
(58 damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #9
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 72% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 280 HP
Begin Turn #10
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(15% damage)
It's not very effective...
Exeggutor's Special fell!
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Exeggutor used Mega Drain!
(17 damage)
It's not very effective...
Exeggutor had its energy drained!
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End of turn #10
pyramidhead's Exeggutor: 59% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Exeggutor: 263 HP
Begin Turn #11
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(21% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor used Explosion!
(263 damage)
Exeggutor fainted!
Exeggutor fainted!
5-5
It was pretty clear he wanted to trade Eggs with me. I was still a bit confused. Is it REALLY not going to sleep me? Better play in retrospect would have been to go back to Zam a couple of turns earlier and set up reflect. I often don't mind trading Eggs anyway, since it opens up my Golem/physicals a bit more. The downside is that I'm also left open to Golem, and I didn't know at this point that he had one.
pyramidhead sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
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End of turn #11
pyramidhead's Golem: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
Begin Turn #12
pyramidhead withdrew Golem!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Alakazam used Reflect!
Nitro [RBY]'s team's Reflect raised Defense!
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End of turn #12
pyramidhead's Chansey: 65% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
Begin Turn #13
Alakazam used Thunder Wave!
Chansey is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #13
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 313 HP
I take the always-uncertain plunge of twaving Chansey. With his Egg gone, and clearly his defense for Alakazam being Chansey, I figured I had the physicals and stall advantage to open this game up.
Begin Turn #14
Alakazam used Psychic!
(20% damage)
Chansey's Special fell!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(40 damage)
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End of turn #14
pyramidhead's Chansey: 80% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP
Begin Turn #15
Alakazam used Psychic!
(28% damage)
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Chansey used Thunder Wave!
Alakazam is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #15
pyramidhead's Chansey: 52% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #16
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Slowbro (Lv.100 Slowbro)!
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Alakazam used Psychic!
(19% damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #16
pyramidhead's Slowbro: 81% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
Umm, crap. Slowbro is NOT something I want to see. Now I'm sweating. My egg is gone. My chansey doesn't have tbolt. My zam doesn't have stoss. My stance on Slowbro has always been that its rare enough that I can usually play around it through stuff like late game sleep and explosion. Explosion is going to be hard here since he has both Gengar AND Golem, and I've already slept his Gengar. This is actually really bad.
Begin Turn #17
pyramidhead withdrew Slowbro!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Alakazam used Thunder Wave!
Chansey is already paralyzed!
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End of turn #17
pyramidhead's Chansey: 52% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
He was just resetting Chansey's special. Good thing he didn't realize how open Slowbro was even at that moment. Fortunately this little misplay by him allowed me to go on offense...the best defense for being vulnerable to a non-active pokemon.
Begin Turn #18
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Alakazam!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #18
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Begin Turn #19
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Snorlax!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Alakazam (Lv.100 Alakazam)!
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Chansey is paralyzed! It can't move!
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End of turn #19
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 273 HP (Par)
Mistake #3. Should have gotten aggressive with Snorlax here. I don't want to get twaved, I was hoping for the FP on the switch in. Problem with going back to Alakazam is that it puts me on the defensive again since I can't stop slowbro and now he might also get an opportunity to switch a physical in on me...
Begin Turn #20
Alakazam is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(64 damage)
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End of turn #20
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 209 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #21
Alakazam is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(65 damage)
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End of turn #21
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 144 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #22
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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Alakazam used Recover!
Alakazam regained health!
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End of turn #22
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Alakazam: 300 HP (Par)
Yea...not good. Put in a tough spot here, lets roll the dice and try to get Tauros par'd. Zam can recover later against Chansey.
Begin Turn #23
Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(300 damage)
A critical hit!
Alakazam fainted!
5-4 Pyramid Head
Oh my god that's not good. I'm very curious with his choice to Hyper Beam, though. Max damage on that is 302, I had 300. Is this guy a gambling man or is he just wreckless/lazy about checking damages?
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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End of turn #23
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Begin Turn #24
pyramidhead withdrew Tauros!
pyramidhead sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
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Snorlax used Body Slam!
(12% damage)
It's not very effective...
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End of turn #24
pyramidhead's Golem: 88% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Begin Turn #25
Golem used Earthquake!
(168 damage)
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Snorlax used Earthquake!
(36% damage)
It's super effective!
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End of turn #25
pyramidhead's Golem: 52% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 355 HP
Yea..crap. Golem is a very solid Lax counter in RBY (unless Lax surfs). Unless you paraslam Golem on the switch in, Golem will kill Lax first and then still be free to take an explosion later/explode itself later/wall Zapdos as long as needed. When your Lax is not AT LEAST trading 1 for 1 with something, that's very bad. I have to make a move here since Lax is too valuable. I've gotten Golem down to KO range for my other pokemon (Golem, Tauros, Chansey at this point), so lets try to force the thing out.
Begin Turn #26
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Snorlax!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Golem used Earthquake!
(341 damage)
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End of turn #26
pyramidhead's Golem: 52% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 288 HP
Begin Turn #27
pyramidhead withdrew Golem!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #27
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 639 HP
Yea, Chansey forces the golem out but...I'm still screwed here. My chansey can't fight his or it'll be frozen eventually. I'm not ready to risk Tauros. Guess it's back to lax...
Begin Turn #28
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Chansey!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(109 damage)
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End of turn #28
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 246 HP
But now I realize...what am I doing here? Golem is coming right back, and I can't even KO it with a predicted EQ. He's going to get an explosion off if he wants, but will he explode? He can EQ lax down to extremely low life, which a Tauros could then just come in and finish. I could try to anticipate Golem coming back in by switching to Tauros. That would have been really nice, but I can't afford to get Tauros twaved at all. I should have realized in retrospect that he was protecting his chansey, since it had the advantage over my own chansey.
Begin Turn #29
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
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Snorlax used Earthquake!
(42% damage)
It's super effective!
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End of turn #29
pyramidhead's Golem: 10% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 246 HP
Yea, I choose to EQ and pressure Golem into exploding. He really could have EQ'd here without too much consequence, but he has not seen that I even have Golem yet, so I banked that he would explode. Worst case scenario, he'd EQ my golem for a huge chunk of damage, but then he would not explode next turn, allowing chansey to switch into his EQ, force him out, and then next time Lax is in Golem can't switch in at all (even bslam would kill).
Begin Turn #30
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Snorlax!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Golem (Lv.100 Golem)!
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Golem used Explosion!
(123 damage)
It's not very effective...
Golem fainted!
4-4
Sweet. That actually works out really nicely. Golem is still JUST outside Tauros Blizzard KO range, and Chansey Ice Beam will need an absolute perfectly max roll to KO. Golem is still a major threat which is crucial. I can't emphasize enough how far behind I am in this match even still at this point. My early game was incredibly sloppy.
pyramidhead sent out Slowbro (Lv.100 Slowbro)!
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End of turn #30
pyramidhead's Slowbro: 81% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Golem: 240 HP
Yea, Slowbro is a huge threat to me. Bait explosion much? All signs point to explosion bait here, but Slowbro DOES survive this explosion, so is he possibly leaving it in? He hasn't switched in Gengar at all to try to catch an explosion at this point, but honestly this would be the time... My sing chansey is walled hard by par'd chansey, so who cares if Gengar dies? I need to hit Slowbro, however, and this is about as good an opportunity as I'll have to do it.
Begin Turn #31
Golem used Explosion!
(81% damage)
A critical hit!
Slowbro fainted!
Golem fainted!
3-3
CH is very nice since it ends the threat. Tauros bslam was finishing that thing off anyway, though. I'm just much more fortunate to have hit Slowbro at all. So we've got sleeping gar, Tauros, and par'd Chansey up against Chansey, Tauros, and 48% health Snorlax. Suddenly I have the advantage.
pyramidhead sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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End of turn #31
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Snorlax: 246 HP
I figured Tauros was coming. With 246 HP, he needs a nearly-max damage Hyper Beam in order to KO me (250 max). I like those odds. I hesitate as this is yet another great time for him to bait explosion. But if he didn't bait the last one, as blatantly obvious as it was, I don't see him baiting this one. Plus, earlier he had wrecklessly Hyper Beamed my Alakazam, so I figure he's probably going to do that again. Self D time.
Begin Turn #32
Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(246 damage)
Snorlax fainted!
3-2 Pyramid Head
He got the max damage he needed...lame...oh well. My advantage is gone, just have to win Tauros vs Tauros to pull this off.
Nitro [RBY] sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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End of turn #32
pyramidhead's Tauros: 100% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 353 HP
Begin Turn #33
Tauros used Body Slam!
(99 damage)
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Tauros used Body Slam!
(28% damage)
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End of turn #33
pyramidhead's Tauros: 72% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 254 HP
Begin Turn #34
Tauros used Body Slam!
(30% damage)
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Tauros used Body Slam!
(96 damage)
Tauros is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #34
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 158 HP (Par)
Man, I can't catch a break. I never win Tauros vs Tauros.
My last resort option is to switch to my otherwise useless Chansey to take Hyper Beam, par Tauros, and at least give me another 50/50 shot at beating his Tauros.Begin Turn #35
Nitro [RBY] withdrew Tauros!
Nitro [RBY] sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(487 damage)
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End of turn #35
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 152 HP
Begin Turn #36
Tauros must recharge!
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Chansey used Thunder Wave!
Tauros is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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End of turn #36
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 152 HP
Begin Turn #37
Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(481 damage)
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End of turn #37
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 22 HP
Begin Turn #38
Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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Tauros must recharge!
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End of turn #38
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 373 HP
Begin Turn #39
Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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Tauros used Body Slam!
(294 damage)
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End of turn #39
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 409 HP
While a critical hit will kill me here, I'm actually sort of fishing for the FP/par slam as my chansey becoming par'd would then be able to stall his chansey. Chansey is largely useless to me in either case, but if he keeps screwing around with Tauros Chansey might actually beat his Tauros and save me a lot of trouble. He realizes this and switches.
Begin Turn #40
pyramidhead withdrew Tauros!
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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Chansey used Softboiled!
Chansey regained health!
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End of turn #40
pyramidhead's Chansey: 100% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 703 HP
I have no choice here but to take the freeze really. My only hope is that I can maybe damage him into hyper beam range without him bothering to heal it off. There's also the outside shot that he doesn't get the freeze with the 12 or so Ice Beams he had left.
Begin Turn #41
Chansey used Ice Beam!
(11% damage)
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(69 damage)
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End of turn #41
pyramidhead's Chansey: 89% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 634 HP
Begin Turn #42
Chansey used Ice Beam!
(11% damage)
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(70 damage)
Chansey was frozen solid!
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End of turn #42
pyramidhead's Chansey: 78% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 564 HP (Frz)
Begin Turn #43
Chansey is frozen solid!
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Chansey used Ice Beam!
(78 damage)
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End of turn #43
pyramidhead's Chansey: 78% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 486 HP (Frz)
Yep, he gets the freeze. All up to Tauros now to win a 50/50.
Begin Turn #44
pyramidhead withdrew Chansey!
pyramidhead sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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Chansey is frozen solid!
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End of turn #44
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Chansey: 486 HP (Frz)
Begin Turn #45
Chansey is frozen solid!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(486 damage)
A critical hit!
Chansey fainted!
3-1 Pyramid Head
Nitro [RBY] sent out Tauros (Lv.100 Tauros)!
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End of turn #45
pyramidhead's Tauros: 42% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 158 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #46
Tauros is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(42% damage)
Tauros fainted!
2-1!
Lost the speed tie of course, but got a clutch FP. Now we have ourselves a game! Now I'm back in the driver's seat. I can 2 shot Chansey before it 2 shots me, and 2 shot Gengar as long as it doesn't wake up right away. Fragile advantage, as I can't afford any sort of bad luck at this point.
pyramidhead sent out Chansey (Lv.100 Chansey)!
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End of turn #46
pyramidhead's Chansey: 78% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 158 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #47
Tauros used Body Slam!
(39% damage)
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Chansey used Thunderbolt!
(100 damage)
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End of turn #47
pyramidhead's Chansey: 39% HP (Par)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 58 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #48
Tauros used Hyper Beam!
(38% damage)
Chansey fainted!
1-1
So far so good. Still not out of the woods yet, though. FPs, early wake ups could still allow him to win. Please sleep...
pyramidhead sent out Gengar (Lv.100 Gengar)!
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End of turn #48
pyramidhead's Gengar: 100% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 58 HP (Par)
Begin Turn #49
Gengar is fast asleep.
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Tauros used Earthquake!
(63% damage)
It's super effective!
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End of turn #49
pyramidhead's Gengar: 37% HP (Slp)
Nitro [RBY]'s Tauros: 58 HP (Par)
pyramidhead: gg
Begin Turn #50
Gengar woke up!
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Tauros used Earthquake!
(38% damage)
It's super effective!
Gengar fainted!
End Battle! Nitro [RBY] wins!
Score: 0 to 1
Nitro [RBY]: gg
In the absolute nick of time, Tauros pulls it off. This wasn't my best work, and I was up against a difficult team for my team, but this is the danger of the ATQ players. They will use Tauros very wrecklessly, but if they get lucky in those spots, its incredibly difficult to overcome (imagine if you played like you knew exactly when Tauros would ch or par slam or max damage, and you were right about this all the time).