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Battle #1: Home on the Range January 8, 2000
Participants:
Farmer Brown [No Record] prettycooleh@hotmail.com ICQ 56866214
Lani [No Record] lani930@aol.com ICQ 58941592
Jason Webmaster webmaster@pokebattles.com ICQ 45767234
PB Narrator Narrator webmaster@pokebattles.com ICQ 16494224
Edited ICQ Chat Transcript:
<Jason> I think we're ready
<Farmer Brown> yep.
<Jason> Let's see how this works out...
<Farmer Brown> so start....
<PB Narrator> FARMER BROWN, please select a shorter nickname
<Farmer Brown> FB
<PB Narrator> FB, please enter the arena!
<PB Narrator> LANI, please enter the arena!
<Farmer Brown> hello
<Lani> Hi
<Farmer Brown> nice weather eh?
<Lani> I suppose.
<Lani> So, you're a farmer?
<Farmer Brown> yes I am, what's it to ya?
<PB Narrator> FB wants to fight!
<Farmer Brown> farmers, buddy?
<PB Narrator> LANI wants to fight!
<Farmer Brown> go.... RED GREEN!
<PB Narrator> FB sent out RED GREEN!
<Lani> Hey! I didn't say that!
<Farmer Brown> too late.
<PB Narrator> LANI thinks she doesn't want to fight!
<PB Narrator> LANI is confused!
<Farmer Brown> I'm all angered up.
<PB Narrator> It hurt itself in its confusion!
<Lani> But.. but..
<Farmer Brown> I'll attack anyway -- muhahahahaha!
<Farmer Brown> DUCT TAPE, now!
<Lani> Gr.. Don't think you can laugh at me!
<PB Narrator> There is no enemy Pokémon to attack!
<Lani> haha! Go Ash Ketchum!
<PB Narrator> RED GREEN used DUCT TAPE on itself!
<Farmer Brown> curses! foiled again!
<PB Narrator> LANI sent out ASH!
<Farmer Brown> Rrr.. c'mon, ketchup!
<PB Narrator> RED GREEN is still standing...
<PB Narrator> RED GREEN used KETCHUP!
<Lani> Ash! use YOUMUSTBETHEPHOTOGRAPHER!
<Lani> Yum! Ketchup!
<PB Narrator> ASH's accuracy greatly fell!
<Farmer Brown> heh heh
<PB Narrator> ASH is enraged!
<Farmer Brown> use FIX IT!
<PB Narrator> RED GREEN used FIX IT!
<PB Narrator> ASH's vision was FIXed!
<PB Narrator> ASH is fully recovered!
<Farmer Brown> Noooooo!
<Lani> Ash use I'VEGOTTWOBADGES!!
<Farmer Brown> no he doesn't...
<PB Narrator> ASH used I'VEGOTTWOBADGES!
<Lani> Double haha!
<PB Narrator> FB is in denial!
<Farmer Brown> what.. two?
<PB Narrator> RED GREEN believes ASH!
<Farmer Brown> he does! traitor!
<PB Narrator> RED GREEN joined LANI!
<Lani> You need to watch TV some more, farmer boy!
<Farmer Brown> rrr... go SOCK!
<Lani> Welcome to the team!
<PB Narrator> FB sent out SOCK!
<Farmer Brown> Use LAMB CHOP!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used LAMB CHOP!
<Lani> I'd ask why you sent out a sock, but I don't want to hurt myself
<PB Narrator> SOCK chopped up a nearby lamb!
<PB Narrator> LAMB was used for food!
<Lani> Ash! Use.. Annoy!
<Farmer Brown> use EAT! now!
<PB Narrator> SOCK is getting pumped!
<PB Narrator> ASH used ANNOY!
<Farmer Brown> oh yah.
<PB Narrator> SOCK is annoyed!
<Lani> That lamb looks good
<PB Narrator> SOCK wants to kill ASH!
<Farmer Brown> use LOST IN THE DRYER!
<PB Narrator> SOCK is loafing around...
<Farmer Brown> what!
<Lani> Ash! use I'LLPAYYOUBACKLATER!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used KILL!
<PB Narrator> ASH died!
<Farmer Brown> heh heh!
<Lani> What?!
<Farmer Brown> way of the world, Lani old pal.
<Lani> But.. but.. he was doing so well!
<PB Narrator> LANI, use next Pokémon?
<Lani> AOL, go!
<Farmer Brown> no!
<PB Narrator> LANI sent out AOL!
<Lani> Mwahaha!
<Farmer Brown> SOCK use STENCH!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used STENCH!
<PB Narrator> It didn't affect enemy AOL!
<Farmer Brown> FB use gas mask!
<Lani> Aol! use KICKOFFDURINGCHAT!
<PB Narrator> FB cannot be used!
<Farmer Brown> sorry, smells too much.
<PB Narrator> AOL used KICKOFFDURINGCHAT!
<Farmer Brown> um sock, use untwine!
<PB Narrator> JASON was kicked off of ICQ!
<Jason> what?
<Farmer Brown> heh heh!
(ICQ System Message) User Jason has left the chat
<Lani> Um.. oops!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used UNTWINE!
<Lani> Wow.. must have been a powerful attack
<PB Narrator> It didn't affect enemy AOL!
<Farmer Brown> darn!
<Farmer Brown> now, sew yourself together...
<Lani> AOL! Use.. SENDJUNKMAIL!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used SEW!
<PB Narrator> SOCK recovered!
<Farmer Brown> Woo-hoo!
<PB Narrator> AOL used SENDJUNKMAIL!
<Farmer Brown> no!
<PB Narrator> SOCK doesn't have an e-mail account!
<Farmer Brown> oh yah...
<PB Narrator> JUNKMAIL kept going and crashed!
<PB Narrator> into AOL!
<Lani> What? I can't believe your sock doesn't have AOL
<Lani> Noo!
<PB Narrator> AOL is still standing...
<Farmer Brown> sock, use BLEACH!
<Lani> It can't do that! AOL is the one who sends out half the junk mail!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used BLEACH!
<Lani> AOL use.. IM
<PB Narrator> Critical hit!
<PB Narrator> It's super effective!
<Farmer Brown> oh yah!
<Lani> Grr..
<PB Narrator> AOL used IM!
<PB Narrator> It didn't affect SOCK!
<Farmer Brown> use swallow!
<PB Narrator> SOCK used SWALLOW!
<Lani> Socks don't have mouths..
<PB Narrator> AOL is too big to swallow!
<PB Narrator> AOL fainted!
<PB Narrator> SOCK fainted!
<Farmer Brown> yah!
<Farmer Brown> noo!
<Lani> AOL! use PAYFOREVERYMINUTEONLINE!
<Farmer Brown> GO FARMER BROWN!
<Lani> Oops
<PB Narrator> AOL is in no condition to do that!
<Lani> Too late
<PB Narrator> FB sent out FB!
<Lani> Go! Lani!
<Farmer Brown> heh heh! cattle prod!
<PB Narrator> LANI sent out LANI
<PB Narrator> FB used CATTLE PROD!
<PB Narrator> FB is PRODDING his cattle!
<Lani> Lani! Use.. IgnoreFB!
<PB Narrator> LANI used IGNOREFB!
<PB Narrator> FB doesn't like being ignored!
<Farmer Brown> FB -- USE STOP PRODUCING MEAT!
<PB Narrator> FB used STOP PRODUCING MEAT!
<PB Narrator> MEAT is no longer PRODUCED!
<Lani> Lani! Use STICKOUTTOUNGUEANDTEASEFB!
<Farmer Brown> you're gonna starve, bucko!
<Farmer Brown> not if I can help it!
<PB Narrator> LANI used... um... uhh... what the-?
<Farmer Brown> FB Poke!
<Lani> Never mind.
<PB Narrator> FB used POKE!
<Lani> Lani! Use IDON'TWANNAEATMEAT!
<PB Narrator> LANI was poked in the eye!
<Lani> Ouch!
<PB Narrator> LANI's accuracy greatly fell!
<Lani> You.. you..
<PB Narrator> LANI used IDON'TWANNAEATMEAT!
<Farmer Brown> FB STOP PRODUCING FOOD!
<PB Narrator> FB used STOP PRODUCING FOOD!
<PB Narrator> FB is hungry!
<PB Narrator> LANI is hungry!
<Lani> Lani! use ITHINKI'LLJUSTSTICKTODRINKINGWATER!
<PB Narrator> FB needs food badly!
<Farmer Brown> FB flannel shirt!
<Farmer Brown> eat it!
<Farmer Brown> and the lamb!
<PB Narrator> LANI used ITHINKI'LLJUSTSTICKTODRINKINGWATER!
<PB Narrator> FB ate FLANNEL SHIRT!
<PB Narrator> LAMB is already eaten!
<Farmer Brown> curses!
<PB Narrator> FB is feeling sickly!
<Lani> Lani, use I'MSOHUNGRYITHINKIMIGHTTRYEATINGFB!
<PB Narrator> LANI used PEOPLEEATER!
<Farmer Brown> no FB use big fork!
<Lani> Close enough..
<PB Narrator> FB's hand was eaten!
<PB Narrator> FB used BIG FORK!
<Farmer Brown> arrgh!! no!
<Lani> hehehe!
<PB Narrator> BIG FORK stabbed LANI in its other eye!
<PB Narrator> LANI is blind!
<Lani> Ow!
<Farmer Brown> take that!
<Farmer Brown> FB use Cliff!
<PB Narrator> FB used CLIFF!
<Lani> Lani! Use SUCKOUTFB'SBRAINWITHAGIANTSTRAW!
<Farmer Brown> umm...
<PB Narrator> CLIFF appeared!
<Farmer Brown> FB, use PUSH!
<PB Narrator> LANI used SUCKOUTFB'SBRAINWITHGIANTSTRAW!
<PB Narrator> While LANI was getting straw, FB used PUSH!
<PB Narrator> LANI fell off cliff!
<Farmer Brown> YEE-HAW!
<PB Narrator> LANI fainted!
<PB Narrator> FB wins!
<Lani> No I didn't!
<Lani> I can fly!
<Farmer Brown> Woo-hoo!
<Farmer Brown> If chickens don't use fly they fall of cliffs.
<PB Narrator> Please standby...
End Chat Transcript
Final thoughts: we talked about the battle afterwards, and there were a few factors that led to Farmer Brown's victory. First of all, Lani overused attacks that were simply too wordy. She may have feared the narration's interpretation of simpler attacks (and I can't blame her) but the overuse of those highly-detailed attacks cost her points. Also, though you can't tell by reading the battle, there was about a 15-30 second pause between the part when Lani fell off the cliff and when it said she fainted. This was a chance for her to use 'fly' or similar recovery move. She overlooked that fact, however (or thought of it too late) and that ultimately cost her the match.
Battle #2: Evolution Challenge January 8, 2000
Participants:
Farmer Brown [Record: 1-0-0] prettycooleh@hotmail.com
Evoluman [No Record] webmaster@pokebattles.com
PB Narrator Narrator webmaster@pokebattles.com
Spectators: Lani - lani930@aol.com Eric, MHE - Aqua Webmaster
Edited ICQ Chat Transcript:
<Lani> Hehehe.. this will be interesting
<Farmer Brown> it sure will
<Farmer Brown> I'll have to pick someone to replace red green.
(ICQ System Message) EVOLUMAN enters the chat
<Farmer Brown> it's him!
<Lani> Welcome!
<EVOLUMAN> Hmm... so who do I have the honor of defeating?
<Farmer Brown> ha! not so easy EVOLUMAN!
<EVOLUMAN> A farmer, huh? Well I suppose it could be worse
<Farmer Brown> yah?
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN, please pay attention to the following regulations
<Farmer Brown> well what are you?
<EVOLUMAN> go on
<PB Narrator> Each player gets two Pokémon
<PB Narrator> and you may send out yourself when both Pokémon faint
<EVOLUMAN> is that all?
<Farmer Brown> pretty sure.
<PB Narrator> That is about it
<EVOLUMAN> 'following regulations' Bah! That was only two sentences!
<Farmer Brown> hey! you leave the narrator alone!
<EVOLUMAN> Narrators aren't known for their brainpower I guess
<Farmer Brown> grrr....!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN, stop trying to lose and get ready to battle!
<Farmer Brown> yes!
<EVOLUMAN> Ha! Like I need the help of some all-powerful narrator to win!
<EVOLUMAN> I WANT TO FIGHT!
<Farmer Brown> me too!
<PB Narrator> BATTLE hasn't begun yet!
<EVOLUMAN> well hurry it up, slow one!
<PB Narrator> FB, please enter the arena!
<Farmer Brown> hey, he's doing the best he can!
<Farmer Brown> alright!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN, please enter the arena!
<PB Narrator> ---Hold, please standby
<Farmer Brown> k
<EVOLUMAN> I can't believe this!
<Farmer Brown> HOWDY PARTNER!
<PB Narrator> Inviting spectator to chat...
<Lani> Who?
<EVOLUMAN> excuses, excuses
<Farmer Brown> i'll shut that mouth up nice and tight when i get the chance!
<Farmer Brown> muhahahahahahahaha!
<Farmer Brown> coff* coff*
(ICQ System Message) Eric, MHE enters the chat
<EVOLUMAN> yeah yeah whatever
<EVOLUMAN> I grow tired of your endless chatter
<Farmer Brown> city boys, they never learn
<PB Narrator> Welcome Eric, MHE
<Farmer Brown> welcome.
<PB Narrator> The Aqua Version webmaster has graced us with his presence
<Farmer Brown> wow!
<EVOLUMAN> big deal, the guy never used ME on his site
<Eric, MHE> Sorry I'm late....
<Farmer Brown> shows good taste.
<EVOLUMAN> what the-? grrrr
<Farmer Brown> heh heh!
<Eric, MHE> I made reference to Da Evolution man on my site.
<Lani> Um.. am I allowed to say anything or must I keep quiet?
<EVOLUMAN> wha? Just a stinkin' REFERENCE? I'm the most popular character there is!
<PB Narrator> You can talk until the battle starts, Lani
<Farmer Brown> sure
<Eric, MHE> ...you want to try taking on Fanboy?
<Eric, MHE> I considered doing that battle...
<EVOLUMAN> I woulda won, hands down
<Farmer Brown> he's tough! but I can take him.
<Farmer Brown> you couldn't...
<Eric, MHE> How's it gone so far?
<PB Narrator> Eric, Da Evolution Man and Farmer Brown had just entered the arena when you came in
<Farmer Brown> yep.
<PB Narrator> Farmer Brown defeated Lani in a very close match before that
<Farmer Brown> so, are we gonna continue?
<Lani> I overused long named attacks..
<EVOLUMAN> *yawn*
<Farmer Brown> I'll shut that for ya!
<PB Narrator> Yes we're getting started right now
<Farmer Brown> good
<PB Narrator> FB, please enter the arena!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN, please enter the arena!
<EVOLUMAN> we already did that
<Farmer Brown> so what?
<EVOLUMAN> oh well, time for the small chat right Brownie?
<Farmer Brown> we already started to fight too!
<Farmer Brown> well, verbally, punk!
<Farmer Brown> I hate city boys!
<Farmer Brown> they smell.
<EVOLUMAN> Whatever Farmboy, I think we should just get to the battle already
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN wants to fight!
<Farmer Brown> sure sure
<EVOLUMAN> Time to show you who's boss around here
<Farmer Brown> I'll get him!
<PB Narrator> FB wants to fight!
<Farmer Brown> er.. you!
<EVOLUMAN> Venomoth, get'm!
<Farmer Brown> gooooooooo MRS. BESSIE!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN sent out VENOMOTH!
<PB Narrator> FB sent out MRS. BESSIE!
<Farmer Brown> Mrs. Bessie, MOO!
<EVOLUMAN> Venom, now!!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE used MOO!
<PB Narrator> It didn't affect VENOMOTH!
<PB Narrator> VENOMOTH used VENOM!
<Farmer Brown> curses!
<Farmer Brown> noo!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE is still standing...
<EVOLUMAN> haha, feel my wrath!
<Farmer Brown> mrs. bessie, use swat!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE used SWAT!
<EVOLUMAN> what a dumb attack
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE sent in the SWAT team!
<EVOLUMAN> what the-?
<Farmer Brown> heh heh heh..
<PB Narrator> VENOMOTH was shot out of the sky!
<EVOLUMAN> nooooooooo!
<PB Narrator> VENOMOTH fainted!
<PB Narrator> SWAT team withdrew!
<Farmer Brown> farmer's luck, I guess!
<EVOLUMAN> Blast! This time I won't hold back!
<Farmer Brown> sure
<EVOLUMAN> Pikachu, get'm!
<Farmer Brown> like you did before
<Farmer Brown> oh no!
<PB Narrator> You don't have that Pokémon!
<EVOLUMAN> what? But it was here a second ago!
<Farmer Brown> heh.
<PB Narrator> PIKACHU didn't want to see you lose!
<EVOLUMAN> hey, why's the narration dissing me?
<EVOLUMAN> what have I ever done to it??
<Farmer Brown> cause you dissed it
<Farmer Brown> gonna send out another pokemon?
<EVOLUMAN> That does it - Alakazam, he's yours!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN sent out ALAKAZAM!
<Farmer Brown> alright! MRS. BESSIE, NOBRAINER!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE used NOBRAINER!
<PB Narrator> ALAKAZAM figured out what MRS. BESSIE was doing!
<Farmer Brown> darn!
<PB Narrator> It didn't affect ALAKAZAM!
<EVOLUMAN> Alakazam, use Psychic!
<PB Narrator> ALAKAZAM is loafing around!
<EVOLUMAN> NO!!
<EVOLUMAN> NOT AGAIN!!!
<Farmer Brown> Mrs. Bessie use, breath!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE used BREATH!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE took a BREATH of fresh air!
<PB Narrator> HP recovered!
<Farmer Brown> ah...
<EVOLUMAN> You call THAT an attack!?
<EVOLUMAN> Ha!
<Farmer Brown> country air.
<Farmer Brown> better than loafing around buddy!
<EVOLUMAN> Alakazam, use your Supernova attack heh heh...
<Farmer Brown> Mrs. Bessie, use DUCK!
<PB Narrator> ALAKAZAM used SUPERNOVA!
<PB Narrator> ALAKAZAM's attack missed!
<PB Narrator> It kept going and crashed... into TREE!
<EVOLUMAN> Oh NO!!
<PB Narrator> TREE wants to fight!
<Farmer Brown> Oh yes
<Farmer Brown> where's my duck?
<PB Narrator> TREE used FALL!
<PB Narrator> Apples fell on MRS. BESSIE!
<Farmer Brown> uh- oh!
<PB Narrator> MRS. BESSIE fainted!
<EVOLUMAN> Ha ha ha!!
<Farmer Brown> NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
<PB Narrator> TREE used FALL!
<PB Narrator> Apples fell on ALAKAZAM!
<EVOLUMAN> what? no!
<Farmer Brown> Go Goosey Lucy!
<Farmer Brown> Hah!
<PB Narrator> ALAKAZAM fainted!
<EVOLUMAN> uhh... that tree's gonna kill us both if we don't attack it...
<Farmer Brown> fine then.
<Farmer Brown> lets do it
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN allied with FB!
<PB Narrator> FB allied with EVOLUMAN!
<EVOLUMAN> Go! Me!
<Farmer Brown> Go, Goosey Lucy!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN sent out EVOLUMAN!
<PB Narrator> FB sent out GOOSEY LUCY!
<PB Narrator> TREE used SWAY!
<PB Narrator> TREE is SWAYING in the wind!
<Farmer Brown> use HONK!
<EVOLUMAN> Well that seemed harmless...
<Farmer Brown> is that what you're afraid of?
<PB Narrator> GOOSEY LUCY used HONK!
<PB Narrator> TREE can't hear!
<PB Narrator> It didn't affect TREE!
<Farmer Brown> miscalculation!
<EVOLUMAN> Step aside
<EVOLUMAN> I'll handle this
<Farmer Brown> hah!
<EVOLUMAN> Time for my EVOLUTION attack!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN used EVOLUTION!
<PB Narrator> What? TREE is evolving!
<EVOLUMAN> Wh... what?
<Farmer Brown> Goosey Lucy, use Sky is falling!
<PB Narrator> TREE evolved into SUPERTREE!
<PB Narrator> GOOSEY LUCY used SKY IS FALLING!
<Farmer Brown> I'll take care of this.
<Farmer Brown> I hope.
<EVOLUMAN> Um... I wouldn't look up if I were you...
<PB Narrator> SKY FELL!
<EVOLUMAN> OW!
<Farmer Brown> Ooops!
<PB Narrator> SUPERTREE fainted!
<Farmer Brown> Not again!
<Farmer Brown> Yes!
<PB Narrator> EVOLUMAN fainted!
<PB Narrator> GOOSEY LOOSEY fainted!
<Farmer Brown> No!
<PB Narrator> ...
<PB Narrator> FB wins!
<Farmer Brown> Yes!
<EVOLUMAN> that was messed up!
<Farmer Brown> Oh yah!
<Farmer Brown> but I still won!
<EVOLUMAN> all you did was kill everyone who was sent out!
<EVOLUMAN> aaggghh no fair!
<EVOLUMAN> I can't lose! I am DA EVOLUTION MAN!
<Farmer Brown> suck it up
<Farmer Brown> I think.....
<EVOLUMAN> arghh If I weren't fainted I would teach you a thing or two...
<Farmer Brown> heh heh.
<PB Narrator> Thank you for attending the first ICQ Poké Battles Session
<Farmer Brown> it was fun.
<Lani> What? It's over?
<PB Narrator> The session has ended for the night - these battles will appear on the site tomorrow
<Eric, MHE> I think I'll fight next time...
End Chat Transcript
Final Thoughts: This was well-played by Farmer Brown. Though much of this battle was just dumb luck (Da Evolution Man is perpetually cursed with bad luck--that gave Farmer Brown an edge), there was one thing Farmer Brown did that ended up clinching the battle. When Da Evolution Man had Alakazam use its Supernova, Farmer Brown had his Pokémon duck before the narration had a chance to say anything. That was the reason the Supernova missed. Farmer Brown didn't realize at the time that this was why the attack missed, and was left asking what had happened to his 'duck' attack. Unfortunately, I had no time to explain.
ICQ Battle Session #1 lasted approximately 2 hours
<Eric, MHE> *quietly hides his EVOLUMAN #1 sign as he goes to congratulate FB*
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