So, after my last post about competitive Pokémon, I figured it would be pretty hard explaining just how competitive Pokémon works, so I decided that, instead of going over the basics and everything, to put up an example. Of course, for a battle, you need two players, and I thank my friend Melee_Mewtwo for battling me. This battle is in the Ubers tier, which bassicly means nearly everything is allowed.

The battle log is in normal text, my comments on what’s happening will be in italic, for this example, displaying all health number isn’t really needed, so I won’t. For each individual stats of every Pokémon, I recommend searching on http://www.smogon.com there are strategies for each Pokémon aswell.

Format:

Ubers

Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep

Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokemon

Moody Clause: Moody is banned

OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned

HP Percentage Mod: HP is reported as percentages

Darknesscrusher’s team:Groudon / Reshiram / Dialga / Palkia / Arceus-* / Darkrai

mkjmkdfj’s team:Tyranitar / Skarmory / Giratina-Origin / Heatran / Arceus-* / Excadrill

Battle between Darknesscrusher and mkjmkdfj started!

So, I notice that he has a defensive team, or a Stall team, and that none of his Pokémon are very fast. I decide to send out Darkrai, as fast and powerfull but not durable Pokémon. Darkrai is a great Pokémon as it has Dark Void, as move that puts the opponent to sleep.

Go! Darkrai!

mkjmkdfj sent out Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

Turn 1

He sends out his Arceus, and I see that it’s the Grass forme, most likely there to counter my Groudon. I decide to just go for Dark Void, putting him to sleep.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

Darkrai used Dark Void!

The foe’s Giratina fell asleep!

The foe’s Giratina is tormented!

Turn 2

He switches Arceus out and goes to Giratina-Origin, which most likely has Sleep Talk (a move which can be used to still attack while sleeping. Darkrai has a cool ability, Bad Dreams, resulting in Giratina getting damage. Fearing Sleep Talk, I decide to switch Darkrai out.

Darkrai, come back!

Go! Groudon!

Groudon’s Drought intensified the sun’s rays!

mkjmkdfj withdrew Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Tyranitar!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!

The sandstorm rages.

Turn 3

He doesn’t go for the Sleep Talk, but switches to his Tyranitar, giving him the advantage in weather. The sandstorm affects both of our Pokémon, and the effects are as follows: all Pokémon that aren’t Steel, Rock or Ground, get damage each turn (6%) and all Steel, Rock and Ground types get 50% extra Special Defense. I decide to use Stealth rock, which is a move that causes damage whenever an opponent switches, factoring Rock-weakness.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Tyranitar!

mkjmkdfj sent out Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

Groudon used Stealth Rock!

Pointed stones float in the air around the foe’s team!

The sandstorm rages.

The foe’s Arceus is buffeted by the sandstorm!

Turn 4

He switches to his Groudon counter, Arceus, and I decide to switch out again, to my own Arceus, Arceus-Steel.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Excadrill!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Excadrill!

The foe’s Excadrill floats in the air with its Air Balloon!

Groudon, come back!

Go! Arceus-Steel!

The sandstorm rages.

Turn 5

He switches Arceus-Grass out, to Excadrill. I predict he did this to spin Stealth Rocks away, and I decide to halve Excadrill’s attack by burning it with Will-O-Wisp.

The foe’s Excadrill used Rapid Spin!

It’s not very effective… Arceus-Steel lost 2.6% of its health!

The pointed stones disappeared from around the foe’s team!

Arceus-Steel used Will-O-Wisp!

The foe’s Excadrill was burned!

The sandstorm rages.

The foe’s Excadrill was hurt by its burn!

Turn 6

I was correct, my Stealth Rock is gone now, but Excadrill is not only taking 12% damage each turn, but also has an halved attack stat, which sucks major ass for him, it’s great for me though!



mkjmkdfj withdrew Excadrill!

mkjmkdfj sent out Skarmory!

Arceus-Steel, come back!

Go! Groudon!

Groudon’s Drought intensified the sun’s rays!

Turn 7

So, back to Groudon. I need to get sun and get Stealth Rock up again. He goes to Skarmory, a Steel type. I change my plans and decide to go for a Fire Punch. Fire is (obviously) Super Effective against Skarmory, which is a steel type. Fire type moves are also powered up by the sun, 50% extra damage, to be more precise.

Groudon used Fire Punch!

It’s super effective! The foe’s Skarmory lost 59% of its health!

The foe’s Skarmory used Spikes!

Spikes were scattered all around the feet of your team!

The foe’s Skarmory restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 8

Skarmory takes heavy damage from Fire Punch, and now doesn’t have more than half it’s HP. He does get Spikes up on my side of the field, though, which damages my Pokémon when they come in. I don’t think that he wants his Skarmory dead yet, and I predict that he will go to his Giratina again. My Groudon can’t do anything to it, but I do want to get Stealth Rocks back up, which I do.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Skarmory!

mkjmkdfj sent out Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

Groudon used Stealth Rock!

Pointed stones float in the air around the foe’s team!

Turn 9

I was right, he brings Giratina back in, and I get Stealth Rock up. My Groudon can’t do anything to Giratina, so I switch it out, to Arceus-Steel.

Groudon, come back!

Go! Arceus-Steel!

Arceus-Steel is hurt by the spikes!

The foe’s Giratina is fast asleep.

The foe’s Giratina used Sleep Talk!

The foe’s Giratina used Dragon Tail!

Arceus-Steel avoided the attack!

Turn 10

Arceus-Steel comes in, takes some damage from the Spikes, but luckily, Giratina-O misses with Dragon Tail. Dragon Tail is a move that not only does damage, but also switches the opponent’s Pokémon out, to a random Pokémon. I go for a Judgment, a move that does, in my case, Steel damage.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Skarmory!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Skarmory!

Arceus-Steel used Judgment!

It’s not very effective… The foe’s Skarmory lost 35% of its health!

The foe’s Skarmory fainted!

mkjmkdfj sent out Heatran!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Heatran!

Turn 11

He goes to Skarmory, which gets killed by Stealth Rock and my Judgment. Great! One Pokémon has been killed, and it’s not on my side. He switches in his Heatran, which my Arceus can’t really do anything about. I decide to go to Dialga, which has Aura Sphere. Dialga, can deal great damage to Heatran.

Arceus-Steel, come back!

Go! Dialga!

Dialga is hurt by the spikes!

Dialga is exerting its pressure!

The foe’s Heatran used Lava Plume!

Dialga lost 44.8% of its health!

The foe’s Heatran restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 12

Oof, Dialga takes some major damage from that. I don’t change my plan though, and go for the Aura Sphere.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Heatran!

mkjmkdfj sent out Excadrill!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Excadrill!

The foe’s Excadrill floats in the air with its Air Balloon!

Dialga used Aura Sphere!

It’s super effective! The foe’s Excadrill lost 82% of its health!

The foe’s Excadrill’s Air Balloon popped!

The foe’s Excadrill fainted!

mkjmkdfj sent out Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Arceus!

Turn 13

Not exactly what I was aiming for, but atleast something is dead! I’m in a 6-4 lead, but the match is far from decided. My Dialga is a Choice Specs Dialga, so I can’t change my moves now. I decide to go back to Arceus-Steel.

Dialga, come back!

Go! Arceus-Steel!

Arceus-Steel is hurt by the spikes!

The foe’s Arceus used Fire Blast!

Arceus-Steel avoided the attack!

Turn 14

I was lucky there! That Fire Blast would have dealed some good damage, being boosted by the sun and being super effective. I don’t like this, so I decide to switch out again. I go to Palkia, just to do damage with some Dragon moves.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Heatran!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Heatran!

Arceus-Steel, come back!

Go! Palkia!

Palkia is hurt by the spikes!

Palkia is exerting its pressure!

The foe’s Heatran restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 15

He goes for Heatran, which I have an answer for. My Palkia being water typed, I know that he knows that I have a water move, so I don’t think he will stay in with Heatran. Seeing his team, I decide that just going for a Hydro Pump won’t really do much damage, but still be effective. I don’t go for a Dragon move, as he still has Heatran.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Heatran!

mkjmkdfj sent out Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Arceus!

Palkia used Hydro Pump!

It’s not very effective… The foe’s Arceus lost 13% of its health!

Turn 16

Argh, I gambled wrong here, should have gone for the Dragon Pulse/Draco Meteor. I didn’t, but oh well, what is done can’t be changed. I go for Draco Meteor now, doing some damage to Arceus.

The foe’s Arceus used Recover!

The foe’s Arceus regained health!

Palkia used Draco Meteor!

The foe’s Arceus lost 61% of its health!

Palkia’s Special Attack harshly fell!

Turn 17

Arceus does Recover, giving him 50% of his HP back. I still do great damage to it, though, but my Special Attack is halved now. I can cure this by switching out, so I go back to my Darkrai.

Palkia, come back!

Go! Darkrai!

Darkrai is hurt by the spikes!

The foe’s Arceus used Recover!

The foe’s Arceus regained health!

Darkrai restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 18

Okay, I can’t use Dark Void because he already has one Pokémon that is sleeping, I decide to just put up a Substitute, paying 25% of my health but making it imposible to get attacked, just get my little doll thing destroyed. I do this to scout what moves he is going to use against my Darkrai.

Darkrai used Substitute!

Darkrai put in a substitute!

Darkrai lost 24.9% of its health!

The foe’s Arceus used Fire Blast!

Darkrai’s substitute faded!

Darkrai restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 19

Fire Blast, eh? I just go for another Substitute, as it’s likely that he doesn’t want to risk getting setup on once his Fire Blast misses.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Tyranitar!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Tyranitar!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!

Darkrai used Substitute!

Darkrai put in a substitute!

Darkrai lost 24.9% of its health!

The sandstorm rages.

Darkrai is buffeted by the sandstorm!

Darkrai restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 20

He misses, and I decide that there is no real reason not to use Nasty Plot and boost my Special Attack. Although the only attack I have is not very effective against Tyranitar, I can still do some damage against him. Darkrai is pretty useless at this point.

Darkrai used Nasty Plot!

Darkrai’s Special Attack sharply rose!

The foe’s Tyranitar used Stealth Rock!

Pointed stones float in the air around your team!

The sandstorm rages.

Darkrai is buffeted by the sandstorm!

Darkrai restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 21

So, Stealth Rock. Not too much harm done, my Pokémon are still in pretty good shape and I don’t think I’ll have to switch too much. I will have to watch out with my Reshiram, as with both Spikes and Stealth Rock, his Fire/Dragon typing will take a whopping 33% damage, just by switching in.

Darkrai used Dark Pulse!

It’s not very effective… The foe’s Tyranitar lost 17% of its health!

The foe’s Tyranitar used Superpower!

It’s super effective! Darkrai’s substitute faded!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Attack fell!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Defense fell!

The sandstorm rages.

Darkrai is buffeted by the sandstorm!

Darkrai restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 22

Well, that wasn’t all that much damage done, eh? He kills my substitute with Super Power, a move that lowers Attack and Defense, but deals good damage. I don’t mind Darkrai dieing at this point, but I want to lower Tyranitar’s Attack as much as possible, so I put up another Substitute.

Darkrai used Substitute!

Darkrai put in a substitute!

Darkrai lost 24.9% of its health!

The foe’s Tyranitar used Superpower!

It’s super effective! Darkrai’s substitute faded!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Attack fell!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Defense fell!

The sandstorm rages.

Darkrai is buffeted by the sandstorm!

Darkrai restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 23

I decide to just fire of one last Dark Pulse, to deal some damage to Tyranitar.

Darkrai used Dark Pulse!

It’s not very effective… The foe’s Tyranitar lost 16% of its health!

The foe’s Tyranitar used Superpower!

It’s super effective! Darkrai lost 24.9% of its health!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Attack fell!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Defense fell!

Darkrai fainted!

The sandstorm rages.

Go! Dialga!

Pointed stones dug into Dialga!

Dialga is hurt by the spikes!

Dialga is exerting its pressure!

Turn 24

I get Dialga in, which now doesn’t have to fear Super Power, for Tyranitar’s Attack is lowered a lot. I go for the most powerfull attack I have, Draco Meteor, to blow some stuff up.

mkjmkdfj withdrew Tyranitar!

mkjmkdfj sent out Arceus (Arceus-Grass) !

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Arceus!

Dialga used Draco Meteor!

The foe’s Arceus lost 74% of its health!

Dialga’s Special Attack harshly fell!

The sandstorm rages.

The foe’s Arceus is buffeted by the sandstorm!

The foe’s Arceus fainted!

mkjmkdfj sent out Heatran!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Heatran!

Turn 25

Dialga can’t do much to Heatran at this point, and I go to Arceus-Steel. I don’t really know why I did that again…

Dialga, come back!

Go! Arceus-Steel!

Arceus-Steel is hurt by the spikes!

Pointed stones dug into Arceus-Steel!

The foe’s Heatran used Roar!

Groudon was dragged out!

Groudon is hurt by the spikes!

Pointed stones dug into Groudon!

Groudon’s Drought intensified the sun’s rays!

The foe’s Heatran restored HP using its Leftovers!

Groudon restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 26

Luckily, no Fire move. Roar works just like Dragon Tail, but doesn’t deal any damage. Roar forces Groudon out, which is great against Heatran. I decide to go for Earthquake, aiming for some serious damage against Heatran.



mkjmkdfj withdrew Heatran!

mkjmkdfj sent out Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Giratina!

Groudon used Earthquake!

It doesn’t affect the foe’s Giratina…

Groudon restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 27

Okay, that wasn’t effective. It’s fine though, I just switch Groudon out to Dialga again.

Groudon, come back!

Go! Dialga!

Pointed stones dug into Dialga!

Dialga is hurt by the spikes!

Dialga is exerting its pressure!

The foe’s Giratina is fast asleep.

The foe’s Giratina used Sleep Talk!

The foe’s Giratina used Roar!

Palkia was dragged out!

Pointed stones dug into Palkia!

Palkia is hurt by the spikes!

Palkia is exerting its pressure!

Turn 28

Roar forces Dialga out again, to Palkia. I don’t mind, because Palkia is great against Giratina. he’s faster and does insane damage with it’s Dragon type. Now, it’s most likely that he won’t let his Giratina stay in on Palkia. I go for Hydro Pump, for the predicted switch towards Heatran.



mkjmkdfj withdrew Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Heatran!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Heatran!

Palkia used Hydro Pump!

The foe’s Heatran avoided the attack!

The foe’s Heatran restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 29

I miss, which is sad, but it’s fine. Now, I go for Draco Meteor, because I didn’t think he would stay in on Hydro Pump.

Palkia used Draco Meteor!

A critical hit! It’s not very effective… The foe’s Heatran lost 76% of its health!

Palkia’s Special Attack harshly fell!

The foe’s Heatran fainted!

mkjmkdfj sent out Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Giratina!

Turn 30

Ha, that makes up for my miss, I would say. I predicted wrong here, but the critical hit did end up killing Heatran. Great for me. So, Giratina again. I don’t think I can kill it with a halved special attack, so I switch Palkia back to Dialga. Dialga will faint from Spikes and Stealth Rock, but that doesn’t matter.



Palkia, come back!

Go! Dialga!

Pointed stones dug into Dialga!

Dialga fainted!

mkjmkdfj withdrew Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

mkjmkdfj sent out Tyranitar!

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Tyranitar!

The foe’s Tyranitar’s Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!

The sandstorm rages.

Go! Reshiram!

Pointed stones dug into Reshiram!

Reshiram is hurt by the spikes!

Reshiram is radiating a blazing aura!

Turn 31

So, I send out Reshiram to clean up the rest of his team. I go for Dragon Pulse, as it deals high damage and hits Giratina super effectively. Due to my Choice Scarf, I can’t switch in moves, but I’m 50% faster.Reshiram used Dragon Pulse!

The foe’s Tyranitar lost 24% of its health!

The foe’s Tyranitar used Crunch!

Reshiram lost 32.8% of its health!

The sandstorm rages.

Reshiram is buffeted by the sandstorm!

Turn 32

So, his Tyranitar survives. I just go for Dragon Pulse again, as it will kill now.

Reshiram used Dragon Pulse!

The foe’s Tyranitar lost 18% of its health!

The foe’s Tyranitar fainted!

The sandstorm rages.

Reshiram is buffeted by the sandstorm!

mkjmkdfj sent out Giratina (Giratina-Origin) !

Pointed stones dug into the foe’s Giratina!

Turn 33

Tyranitar is dead, so now it’s time for Giratina to die.

Reshiram used Dragon Pulse!

A critical hit! It’s super effective! The foe’s Giratina lost 51% of its health!

The foe’s Giratina fainted!

Darknesscrusher won the battle!

Giratina is dead, and I’ve won the battle.

