[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Spiritmon]

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Shadow? Absol Round 2

Absol's the fastest thing on this battlefield, so question number one is: does it flee successfully?

Flee 1
A: (5)(5)(1)(1)(5)
K: (1)(2)(5)(4)

Kogeki barely manages to outmaneuver Absol as it trips on a small rock in its haste.  That feline isn't getting away now.

Heracross immediately moves in for the Knockout, determined to get this KO no matter what.  (Spend that Will Point!)

Arm Thrust 1-4 (you forgot the +1 Str surprise)
(5)(1)(5)(4)(4)(4)(3)(4) Crit.
(5)(2)(1)(5)(6)(3)
(5)(3)(1)(6)
(3)(5) 4 hits!

(3)(4)(4) Absol takes 3 damage and eats its Sitrus Berry.
(2)
(2)
(6) Absol takes 4 more damage! 3/9 HP -2 Pain

While Heracross backs up and repositions, Susano'o charges, cloaked in water.  This feline isn't going to get away this time!

Waterfall 1
(6)(4)(6)(2)(3)(4)(5) Get soaked!  That's a crit!
(3)(5)(2)(1)(4)(3)(3)(1)(3) Absol takes 0 damage, however, much to Susano'o's disappointment.

Kogeki's all up in Absol's face.  He's still not entirely used to wielding the Sword two handed again, however, and still needs to deal with a -1 Accuracy penalty.

Strike 1
(1)(4)(2)(4)(1)(1)(5)
(6) Absol takes 1 damage 2/9 HP -2 Pain

Susano'o tries to soak Absol again and end this fight sooner rather than later.

Aqua Jet 2
(5)(2)(3)(6)(5)
(1)(6)(3) ...to no effect.  Absol takes 0 damage once more.  Kogeki's closest partner is pretty few up with trying to use Water in this sunlight.

Absol tries to fight back, trying to inconvenience the bug so it has a better chance to get away.

Bite 2
5 + 4 + 3 - 4 - 2 = 6
(1)(2)(3)(3)(4)(4)
3 + 2 + STAB - 3 - NVE = 3 - 1
(3)(4)(3)
(3)(2)(4) No damage, no Flinch.  Better luck next time, Absol.

Strike 2
(5)(1)(3)(6)(5)
(4) Absol takes 1 damage. 1/9 HP -3 Pain

Kogeki's sword slashes are careful and precise, and the fight's at a point where any one solid hit from Kogeki or his pokemon could end this battle immediately.  Absol's getting desperate, so it tries one last trick.

Me First 3
5 + 2 + 2 - 3 - 6 = 0
However, Absol can't fully anticipate Susano'o's next attack because of being unable to focus due to extreme pain, so the attack fails.

Susano'o opts to use raw power instead of fancy techniques this time.

Iron Head 3
(6)(2)(3)
(3)(3)(2)(6)(5)(2)(5) Absol takes 3 damage and finally faints!

Susano'o sends the Dark type flying with his brutally powerful Iron Head attack.  It slams into the side of the mountain, losing consciousness instantaneously.

No dark aura evaporates into the air, however.  Instead, the Absol begins to change.  It shrinks, begins changing color from white to pink...

...until eventually, it's revealed that it was actually a Ditto all along, not an Absol.  ;P

Heracross, Nagi, and Susano'o all get 3 exp.  Kogeki gets 4.