Fizzy Power Co. Raid Battle 9: VS Gigantamax Pikachu

[Sneaze]

Gigantamax Boss Pikachu
★★★★★
Health Gauge: 45%
Shields Up: 8
Status: Def +2, SpAtk +2, SpDef +1
Raiders: Safeguard (2 Rounds)
Arena: N/A
Weather: Rain (2 Rounds)
Terrain: Electric (1 Round)
KOs: 3

Raider Healing Summary:
Pearl's Perap, Venusaur: Full Restore

Pearl's Perap, Venusaur: 500 HP

Raid Boss Attack Summary:
Attack 1: Max Knuckle (100 BP)

Lil'twick, Dragonite: 0 HP

Attack 2: Surf (90 BP)

Sneaze, Alolan Raichu: 0 HP
Zorchic, Palpitoad: 400 HP [Water Absorb]
Sandaa, Flygon: 9 HP
lilboocorsola, Pichu: 0 HP

Attack 3: Signal Beam (75 BP)

Zorchic, Palpitoad: 340 HP

Raid Challengers:

• Pearl's Perap, Venusaur: 500 HP [SpDef +1]
• Lil'twick, Dragonite: 0 HP [Must sit out one round to recover]
• Sneaze, Alolan Raichu: 0 HP [Must sit out one round to recover]
• Zorchic, Palpitoad: 365 HP [SpDef +2, Aqua Ring]
• Sandaa, Flygon: 9 HP [SpDef +2, Dynamaxed (1 Round)]
• lilboocorsola, Pichu: 0 HP [Must sit out one round to recover]
• Raves, Alolan Marowak: [Disqualified]
• Zelphon, Dragapult: 278 HP [Paralyzed]

Determined to take the boss down, yet more attacks begin to fly, accompanied by a Full Restore to heal Venusaur and clear the Grass type of status. The attacks that make it through aren't quite enough to push the boss to put up shields, at least, not until Flygon unleashes a massive Max Quake, shaking Pikachu to its core and and causing it to throw up shields again, and granting Special Defense boosts to itself, Palpitoad, Raichu, and Dragonite. Unfortunately, Raichu once again finds itself too infatuated to do anything. The boss pulls one of its fat arms back for a moment before reeling forward with a Max Knuckle, striking the Dragonite and tallying up this raid's first KO. But certainly not the last as another Surf washes over the group, taking out both Raichu and Pichu, while bringing Flygon insanely low. Finally, a Signal Beam strikes Palpitoad, dealing the first actual damage the Pokemon has taken so far before healing from Aqua Ring occurs as Infestation ticks the boss.

Dynamax Initiative: Sandaa, Flygon.

• Trainers may only list 1 order per round. They are also permitted to using 1 item in lieu of an attack.
• Dynamax Initiative will select a trainer at random. If a trainer has initiative, they may choose to Dynamax their Pokemon for a duration of 3 turns. Dynamaxed Pokemon may only select a Max Attack of a corresponding type from their registered moveset, or Max Guard in place of status moves.
• When issuing an attack, please state the attack's unbuffed Base Power (BP).
• If a hold item or ability’s effect is activated in the present round as a result of the previous round’s damage calculation or the present round’s orders, please state it clearly in your response.
• Roleplaying your orders is optional, but $250 may be collected for responses of 250 words or greater, and Bond will accumulate only for the trainer’s active Pokemon in battle.
• You have until Sunday, 24th of January to place your order.

[Sneaze]

Cheering to heal Flygon

[Lil'twick]

Cheering for a shield breaker~

[Zelphon]

Dragon Darts (50x2)

[Sandaa]

Max Quake to pop some shields (130 BP though it doesn't really matter) powered by Earth... PowerQuake it doesn't really matter there either lol.


power i guess

[Zorchic]

No burn? No problem! Let's just break a shield with an Earth Power (90 BP).

(I forgot to mention this for the past few rounds, but Palpitoad is holding Mummy Bandages.)

[lilboocorsola]

Cheering to heal Gary's Flygon.

[Pearl's Perap]

Whilst Zak tended to Nancy the Venusaur’s wounds with a Full Restore, the remaining raiders continued their barrage of attacks against the Gigantamax Pikachu. Despite their best efforts, though, the monstrous mouse does not seem all too fazed, choosing not to set up another circle of defences. That is until the similarly Dynamaxed Flygon launched its ordered attack against the rodent, unleashing an epic Max Quake below the beast. As the ground shook beneath it, the Pikachu quickly mustered its defences once more to prevent any further damage.

Much like the previous round, the Raichu found itself entirely enchanted by the rotund rodent before it once more, preferring to admire the beast instead of attacking as it should. Eyeing its chance to finally retaliate against the raiding party, the Gigantamax Pikachu throws back one of its chubby arms in preparation for a Max Knuckle, which it swiftly delivers with a smash into the Dragonite. With this attack, the dragon finally succumbs to its wounds and is knocked out. The mouse isn’t done yet, though, once again summoning a surf to hit multiple raiders at once. This attack works even better than the Max attack as it manages to knock out both the infatuated Raichu as well as the Pichu. In one final movement, the Gigantamax Pikachu delivers a Signal Beam to the otherwise untouched Palpitoad and with that the round comes to a close.

The raiders suffered more than ever in the latest round, managing to temporarily lose two of the party thanks to the Pikachu’s skills with summoning the surf as well as the Dragonite succumbing to a mighty Max Knuckle. Despite this, Nancy was looking in much better shape than she had done and Zak hoped that she could help to avenge the knock-outs of her fellow raiders. That was once the shields were dealt with, anyway.

“Since there’s still safeguarding measures in place, it’s time to give that mouse’s shields a good whacking with Power Whip (120BP), Nancy!”

[Sneaze]

Gigantamax Boss Pikachu
★★★★★
Health Gauge: 44%
Shields Up: 2
Status: Def +3, SpAtk +2, SpDef +1, Infestation (2-3 Rounds)
Raiders: Safeguard (1 Round)
Arena: N/A
Weather: Rain (1 Round)
Terrain: Misty (4 Rounds)
KOs: 4

Raider Healing Summary:
Sneaze, Alolan Raichu: Cheer

Sandaa, Flygon: 309 HP

lilboocorsola, Pichu: Cheer

Sandaa, Flygon: 600 HP

Raid Boss Attack Summary:
Attack 1: Max Starfall (130 BP)

Zelphon, Dragapult: 63 HP

Attack 2: Surf (90 BP)

Pearl's Perap, Venusaur: 403 HP
Zorchic, Palpitoad: 400 HP [Water Absorb]
Sandaa, Flygon: 483 HP
Zelphon, Dragapult: 0 HP

Attack 3: Skull Bash (130 BP)

Pearl's Perap, Venusaur: 273 HP

Raid Challengers:

• Pearl's Perap, Venusaur: 273 HP [SpDef +1]
• Lil'twick, Dragonite: 400 HP [Fully recovered]
• Sneaze, Alolan Raichu: 300 HP [Fully recovered]
• Zorchic, Palpitoad: 400 HP [SpDef +2, Aqua Ring]
• Sandaa, Flygon: 322 HP [SpDef +2]
• lilboocorsola, Pichu: 300 HP [Fully recovered]
• Raves, Alolan Marowak: [Disqualified]
• Zelphon, Dragapult: 0 HP [Must sit out one round to recover]

With a few cheers and a lot of strikes, the raiders push the boss most of the way through its final shields, leaving just two to take out for now. Pikachu unleashes a Max Starfall, managing to hit one of the two Pokemon remaining weak to the attack in Dragapult and replacing the current terrain with Misty Terrain once more. Another Surf washes over all of the remaining raiders, dealing a fair chunk to Venusaur and Flygon while healing Palpitoad again and managing to knock out Dragapult. Then comes another Skull Bash, raising Pikachu's Defense yet again while dealing a blow to take Venusaur close to half health. Infestation ticks again as Dynamax energy leaves Flygon, returning the dragon to normal size.

Dynamax Initiative: Expired.

• Trainers may only list 1 order per round. They are also permitted to using 1 item in lieu of an attack.
• Dynamax Initiative will select a trainer at random. If a trainer has initiative, they may choose to Dynamax their Pokemon for a duration of 3 turns. Dynamaxed Pokemon may only select a Max Attack of a corresponding type from their registered moveset, or Max Guard in place of status moves.
• When issuing an attack, please state the attack's unbuffed Base Power (BP).
• If a hold item or ability’s effect is activated in the present round as a result of the previous round’s damage calculation or the present round’s orders, please state it clearly in your response.
• Roleplaying your orders is optional, but $250 may be collected for responses of 250 words or greater, and Bond will accumulate only for the trainer’s active Pokemon in battle.
• You have until Tuesday, 26th of January to place your order.

[Sneaze]

Light Screen (0 BP)

[Lil'twick]

Aqua Tail (90 BP)

[Sandaa]

Earth Power (90 BP)!

[Zelphon]

-5 Clarity for being KO'd

Shield Breaking Cheer in celebration!

[Zorchic]

Since shields should be down, let's use Earth Power (90 BP, 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage (forgot to mention this earlier)) and hope for a Special Defense drop!

[lilboocorsola]

Originally Posted by Zorchic

Since shields should be down, let's use Earth Power (90 BP, 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage (forgot to mention this earlier)) and hope for a Special Defense drop!

HELPING HAND (0 BP)!

[Pearl's Perap]

With a series of shields to get through before they could hit the Gigantamax Pikachu, Nancy and the rest of the raiding party fought or cheered to bring down as many of them as they could. Even with their efforts, though, a pair of panes remained between them and the massive mouse as their firepower dwindled.

As the raiding Pokémon’s attacks came to an end, the rotund rodent began its retaliative strikes. First of all, a flurry of small stars shot from the sky to smash in unison into the susceptible Dragapult in the form of a Max Starfall attack. As the celestial bodies crashed down onto the Fizzy Power Co., the terrain around the party became cloaked with a thick mist. Not wasting any time, the Gigantamax Pikachu launches into its signature Surf, dealing a decent amount of damage to a number of the party whilst taking down the Dragapult once and for all. Its final attack was another familiar one with the massive mouse lowering its head to heighten its defences and deliver a Skull Bash directly to the Venusaur who had also taken a soaking from the summoned surf.

The Gigantamax Pikahu’s attacks having left their mark, the infestation within its fur struck once again with minuscule organisms taking a moment to dine on the meaty mouse. With the round at its end, the Dynamax energy that had overtaken the Flygon’s whole body begins to quickly dissipate, the dragon shrinking back down to its regular size once more in the blink of an eye.

Before Zak could call out any orders to take down the shields to his Pokémon companion, a number of the other raiders co-ordinated their strategy to take out what remained of the Gigantamax Pikachu’s shields. With enough firepower in place to vanquish them once and for all, Nancy would be free to attack the giant rat directly and the man chose his next command accordingly:

“Now that the vermin’s shields have been brought down, it’s time to sap some of its life force with Giga Drain (75BP), Nancy!”