HOENNWEEN: BOSS BATTLE LOG

[these_balls]

Who: Hoennween Plot Participants!
Where: Tohjo Falls!
When: Thursday, October 30th
Summary: You've taken the Elite Four's estate and reaped the (stolen? borrowed? requisitioned) benefits waiting for you inside it. But come morning, an earthquake signals the arrival of two incredibly belligerent Legendaries and the Team Bosses who've summoned them.
Rating: PG-13 in general; please mark threads that go higher accordingly!
Log:



YOU ARE HERE. YOU'RE FIGHTING THESE GUYS.

THIS IS STILL YOUR BACKGROUND MUSIC, AND THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE AN EPISODE OF JACKASS.

KEY:

• GRAY areas in the north are a range of mountains that form a natural barrier around part of the Tohjo plain where the Elite Four's resort is located. This is where you will find and battle Maxie, his Team Magma Grunts, and also obviously that sure is Primal Groudon, all right.

• GREEN areas in the southeast and southwest are densely-packed forested areas interspersed by lakes and rivers that seem to be feeding into the main waterway into the area. It is both difficult and dangerous to venture into the woodlands proper, but this seems to be where a lot of the Team Aqua Grunts are stationed now.

• The BLUE area in the south is the massive lake that feeds the eponymous falls that give Tohjo its name. This is where you will find and battle Archie, his Team Aqua Grunts, and also obviously that sure is Primal Kyogre, all right.

• PINK diamonds in the east and west are the sites of massive formations of Mysterious Plot Crystals™ jutting up from beneath the surface; the Grunts will not be found around these today, so if your character is looking for a safe zone well away from the crossfire, they will want to hole up near these.

• The BROWN rectangle dead-center in the map is...the Elite Four's resort. It's even more unfortunately-located today than it was yesterday. However, people willing to risk the crossfire between the Legendaries and get into the house will have access to all of the battle and healing items discussed up here!

A FEW OTHER SETTING NOTES:

• As per Arceus's summon, there will be Gen VI Pokemon joining the battle on their own! You may NPC these Pokemon, within reasonable limits; you may not capture them in Pokeballs, and they are still wild so they will not take commands from characters the way a captured Pokemon would from its trainer. However, they do recognize that the portaled-in humans are fighting on roughly the same side as they are, so they won't attack player characters and might occasionally come to their aid if need be — you're free to NPC them as you like for purposes such as this.

• The aforementioned Gen VI Pokemon can be any Pokemon that swarmed during September, plus any of their evolved forms. They've had several weeks in the wild to get buff and settle in; now you can see what they've got to show for it!

• You may NPC the Team Aqua and Team Magma Grunts as you see fit; either one can reasonably be found anywhere on the map, though they're avoiding the crystals and keeping close to their bosses — that means Team Magma will be more highly-concentrated in the northern areas of the map, and Team Aqua will be staying to the south.

• Due to the nature of the battlefield and the fact that the team leaders are going to be defending their Legendary of choice, if you choose to fight the bosses, please select whether you are going after Archie or Maxie on this particular log - you may go after one but not both.

• However, there is no restriction on how many Aqua and Magma Grunts you may fight!

• You may forego Pokemon battling entirely and simply beat up the Grunts with physical violence yourself. If you KO a Grunt, they will white out and be warped to the nearest Pokemon Center back down in the regions proper, where they will be arrested by an officer of the Kangaskhan Police.

• FOR CHARACTERS INTENDING TO USE HONEDGES LIKE WEAPONS: due to the high volume of questions we have received on this topic (it's a popular inquiry!), we want to clarify for this Pokemon in particular —

If you choose to use a Honedge as though it were a traditional sword, the most that the Honedges will allow might be slapping the grunts with the flat side of the blade. They are still opposed to attacking/killing humans, opponents or not, and if you try to stab an opponent with them, you're going to get a really obstinate ghost sword going incorporeal and ineffectively going through them. There's also the fact that you're grabbing them by the head and swinging them around — they won't like that very much.

PLEASE NOTE: if you intend to use a Honedge in this manner anyway, we may ask that you experience light IC consequences for it later in the plot! We're not barring you from getting your sword skills on with your Honedges; we're simply pointing out that there may be natural outcomes that follow from those choices.

• UPDATE: if you would like to interrogate the grunts, check here for information you can learn from them!

~

☆ THE NUMBER TO MEET OR BEAT IS 37 PARTICIPANTS ☆.

REMEMBER: IF YOUR CHARACTER DOES NOT POST TO THE BOSS BATTLE LOG AT LEAST ONCE
(AS A TOP-LEVEL COMMENT OR IN RESPONSE TO SOMEONE ELSE'S TOP-LEVEL COMMENT)
BEFORE 9:00 PM EST on OCTOBER 30, THEY WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD THE 37-PARTICIPANT GOAL!

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QUICK LINKS

EVENT LINKS MASTERPOST | THE BOSS BATTLE INFOPOST | QUESTIONS FOR MODS | BOSS BATTLE PARTICIPATION CHECK-IN THREAD

☆ BATTLE THREAD WITH ARCHIE ☆ BATTLE THREAD WITH MAXIE ☆

☆ THE TEAM LEADERS MEET ☆

Comments

[pokestars]

[No kidding, Jimmy.

Mightyena gets blasted off of Manectric and maybe we shouldn't try and bite the giant electric discharging...thing.]

Take Down!

[But tackling it is apparently a fine strategy even if with the recoil...one more hit and Mightyena's probably going to faint.]

[awesmazings]

[The Crunch has left the Manectric reeling, sparks jumping from his body as he finally manages to struggle his way to his feet, shaking himself bodily. He turns his attention on the quickly advancing Mightyena, and Jimmy knows as well as he does that another direct hit is going to send both of them down.

So, the only thing he can do is try to hit harder. Faster.]

Wild Charge!

[Leader lowers himself to the ground, his body starting to burn bright with electricity once more as he suddenly takes off, running as hard as he can with his body as bulky as it now is, aiming to meet the Mightyena head on.]

[pokestars]

[Wild Charge connects! And between all the zapping and that last hit, that's definitely enough to bring Mightyena down. There went Archie's only Pokemon that wasn't weak to electricity.

Honestly, he's just sort of impressed Manectric was able to get back up in the first place.]

I'm not finished yet, kid. There's still plenty more Pokemon where that came from.

[Like the Sharpedo, he's swapping Mightyena out for. Which quickly digivolves Mega evolves into Mega Sharpedo.]

Focus Energy!

[He'll just have it store energy for now. Between that and Mega Sharpedo's Strong Jaw, he figures he can unleash a particularly nasty hit on his next turn.]

[awesmazings]

[By now, Leader is panting heavily with exertion. Mega evolution or not, all of those attacks are really starting to take a toll on him, as is all of this energy coursing through him. It's more electricity than he's ever channeled through his body, and it's a big strain.

Jimmy quickly calls out to him while the Sharpedo is storing energy, Leader's lips curling in a bit of a snarl. Gosh dangit he's dealt with a million Sharpedo today, and now this one is extra sharp.]

Thunder, one more time!

[He stands his ground and calls down another bolt of lightning similar to the first, directing it at Archie's Sharpedo.]

[pokestars]

[Thunder + Water-type = Not fun for Archie.

But Sharpedo's pretty fresh, so it's okay enough to attack in response, which it's going to with...]

Crunch!

[Mega Shark vs. Electrical Pseudoturtle. It's like a SyFy channel movie.]

[awesmazings]

[Yeah, nope, there's no way he's dodging that, and there's no way he's going to be able to withstand that attack, either.

Leader crouches beneath the blow, toppling over onto his side with a dull thud. His energy is spent, and the mega rhombus has been defeated.

Jimmy frowns and pulls out his Pokeball, quickly returning the Manectric.]

It's okay boy. You did a great job.

[He reaches down onto his belt, pulling off another Pokeball. He wants to fight with water? He'll give him water.

In a flash, a Floatzel stands on the ground facing the Sharpedo, his fangs bared.]

Lucky, Aqua Jet!

[He's off like a shot, rushing toward the Sharpedo for a full on tackle.]

[pokestars]

Fufufu, trying to use the sea's power against Team Aqua?

[In other words, that's not going to be very effective, Jimmy. It'll hit for sure, but it won't do as much as those electric attacks were doing, that's for sure.]

You'd be better off trying to fight the tide itself. Crunch!

[Sharpedo's going to try and take a bite out of that now too. Maybe it got the words Floatzel and pretzel confused, who knows?]

[awesmazings]

[HE- WELL, HE'S GOING TO TRY HIS DARN BEST, ARCHIE. The mega rhombus was the best ace he had, okay.

Lucky skids to a stop after colliding with the mega shark, reaching out with both paws to grab onto its head as it suddenly rushes him and clamps down on his shoulder. He yowls and thrashes, but keeps hanging on as best as he can as he waits for Jimmy to call out to him again.]

Razor Wind!

[The Floatzel digs his heels into the earth and whips his dual tails around in an arc in an attempt to whip the Sharpedo's side and dislodge his vice-like grip.]

[pokestars]

[So since Razor Wind is a two turn attack, Archie figures he's got time for one attack before the wind knocks Sharpedo away.]

Night Slash!

[And Sharpedo's just going to slash with its...teeth? Spikes? Fins? However that works, it's doing it, then getting blown back by the Razor Wind.]

[awesmazings]

[Thankfully that gets the shark off of him, but not without getting struck by his...sharp appendages, there we go.

He hisses and doubles over, hunching his shoulders as he glares at the Sharpedo opposing him. He's strong, but as stubborn as he is even he knows fighting this Pokemon is a vain effort. He doesn't fully know himself what mega evolution is, other than that it's pretty nasty.

Jimmy grimaces, looking back up at Archie.]

Giving up yet?

[The tone of his voice is teasing, mostly because even Jimmy isn't dumb enough to think he's winning this.]

[pokestars]

No way. Team Aqua never gives up!

[Between him and Archie, they're probably the most stubborn villain teams out there.

And Razor Wind hits this turn, sending Sharpedo back towards Archie. This would normally be the part where he retaliates with Aqua Jet, but there's that whole type thing, so let's see. What else could he use...]

Ice Fang!

[It's better than a water attack, right?]

[awesmazings]

Try to dodge it!

[Floatzels are fast, aren't they? Lucky braces himself when the Sharpedo comes rushing his way, making a move to attempt to leap clear. At the same time, Jimmy's wracking his brain, trying to think of attacks he could use. He has too many fire types, and his Furret wouldn't be a good match...Lucky is the best option other than Leader.]

[pokestars]

[Sharpedo zooms right past Floatzel. Curse you and your dodging abilities!]

Scary Face! Slow it down so it can't dodge like that again!

[...does there even need to be a sentence elaborating on the face Sharpedo makes? It's a giant torpedo shark, covered in spikes with razor sharp teeth, it's sort of terrifying enough as it is.]

[awesmazings]

[Oh God it's awful. Lucky makes a face of his own and takes a short step back, his tails drooping as he tries not to let the look get to him too much, but it's a bit of an effort in vain.

Before he has too long to think about that, Jimmy calls out again.]

Double Hit!

[No more two turn moves for him; with his speed cut as it is, he can't afford to lose any more time. And so the Floatzel rushes forward with his tails raised again, significantly slower, but still coming on strong and head-on.]

[pokestars]

[The twin hits are both criticals, so Sharpedo's definitely on the ropes now. One or two more hits like that, and it's done.]

Sharpedo!

[Uh, what actually should he go with here? Hmm. So many choices.]

Crunch!

[Apparently he's choosing to go with biting again.]

[awesmazings]

[Hey, biting is totally valid, especially since we're fighting water with water, here.

Without the speed he needs to dodge, Lucky takes the bite directly, reaching out with his paws to try to push the Sharpedo back. He's on his last legs himself, his body trembling as he struggles to continue to stand.]

Hang on! Double Hit, again!

[He swings his tails around a second time...but ends up overshooting and missing entirely, only sending himself further into the shark's gaping jaws.]

[pokestars]

[Sorry Jimmy, but Archie thinks he's got this one in the bag now. Especially with Floatzel being even closer now.]

Crunch!

[awesmazings]

[Lucky tenses up when the attack strikes him, his body shuddering once before he goes limp in the Sharpedo's mouth in a dead faint.

Jimmy is quick to return him in a flash of red light, pulling his hand back with a heavy sigh.]

...It's okay Lucky. You did a great job.

[pokestars]

[Having scored a KO, Sharpedo just swims back towards Archie, awaiting whatever's happening next.]

That's true. That Floatzel of yours definitely put up a good fight, but against Team Aqua, nobody stands a chance!

[The way Archie sees it, it'd probably take a literal act of god to stop Team Aqua today.

But what are the odds of that happening?]

[awesmazings]

Heh, you're not so bad yourself! That Sharpedo is super strong.

[A whole heckton of a lot stronger than the one he has, that's for sure. Maybe that's because he got his when you caused them to get sucked from the ocean in the first place, oh Team Aqua.]

[pokestars]

[You're welcome for that, Jimmy. See, Team Aqua are the good guys! They gave everyone pet sharks! ...just not probably in the way anyone wanted them and without asking first.]

Of course it is. As the leader of Team Aqua, everything Pokemon I have has to be strong enough to combat the Team Magma menace!

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy doesn't say anything else for a moment, feeling the balls on his belt. Two down, two would be a lost cause against a Sharpedo, especially a Mega one...]

Okay. One more. I've won one, you've won two. If I lose again, I'll leave you alone. Does that sound fair?

[pokestars]

Sure. Sounds fair.

[He wins, the kid goes away. He loses, well, Kyogre probably won't have a problem batting cleanup.]

[awesmazings]

[And with that, Jimmy throws his last Pokeball into the air, and in a flash a Furret appears on the field. She sits up on her haunches, eyeing the shark in the distance with a gleam in her eye. Well this is going to be...interesting.]

Quick Attack!

[She's off like a shot, darting over the ground with her head down, not nearly as fast as the Floatzel but significantly faster than he was under the effects of Scary Face.]

[pokestars]

[Okay, here we go. Final battle, probably. Team Aqua's come pretty far today what with fighting all these trainers and taking potshots at Team Magma, so Archie's relatively certain he can handle a Furret or two.]

Sharpedo, beat it to the punch with Aqua Jet!

[Sharpedo's zooming forward trying to cut off Furret's Quick Attack with a speedy strike of its own. However this works out, it's probably not going to be pretty.]