Saccharine Sweets Raid Battle 12: Vs. Bidoof

[Lil'twick]

Dynamax Boss Bidoof
★★★
Health Gauge: 100%
Shields Up: 0
Status: N/A

Raid Challengers:

• Zorchic, Dreepy: 300 HP
• KG, Meditite: 300 HP
• TKF, Stufful: 300 HP
• Dragons, Durant: 300 HP

It's the new Pokemon Mascot, Bidoof! Let the battle begin!
Dynamax Initiative: Dragons, Durant

• 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, April 6th to place your order.

[Zorchic]

Infestation (20 BP) coming right up! (Small reminder that Dreepy is holding Mummy Bandages.)

[sixdragons_in_atrenchcoat]

Durant, use Metal Sound(0BP) and open the way for the incoming hyperdeath!

[King Ghidorah]

Focus Blast (120 BP + Black Belt)

[TheKnightsFury]

"Welcome to another addition of Fizzybubble Raids, I'm your host of the Raid Report, Peter Starly. Our first match sees a party of four raiders up against the powerhouse known as Bidoof. This Route 1, Normal type hailing from the Sinnoh region has been a bit of a cult hero since its debut. While it appears rather unassuming, don't be mistaken, this thing can pack a punch! Now, let's get into our analysis of today's match up, starting with our Raid Boss.


While Bidoof is only a 3 star Raid Boss, it is important that our raiders don't underestimate its strength. Starting with abilities, they all revolve around stat changes. Moody doubling stat changes could prove beneficial for the Raid Boss, but clever raiders could also abuse it. Unaware is probably the least helpful ability here. Raiders have worked out that boosting themselves rarely proves beneficial, with a Shockwave from the Raid Boss capable of wiping away their hard work. Most likely ability of choice here is Moody, randomly boosting a stat by 2 stages while dropping another by 1 stage. Our raiders will need to capitalize on any opportunities they are given. When it comes to movepool, Bidoof is surprisingly diverse. Blizzard gives it a powerful spread move and with one of the raiders being weak to Ice, that could prove troubling. Thunder, Iron Tail and Superpower round out its powerful offtype access. STAB concerns include Echoed Voice, however a miss roll onto Dreepy could end its streak, as well as Skull Bash, a move that's surprisingly powerful on a Raid Boss.

Let's take a look at our raiders now. First up we have Dreepy, pitting a Ghost type up against a Normal type is a smart play. Focus Blast gives it a strong Super Effective move but the lack of STAB takes the sting out a bit. Some nice utility options there as well which may prove useful as the raid progresses. Meditite now is a really strong option, super effective STAB always is. Add in the fact that it can pop off STAB Focus Blasts and use Pure Power boosted Drain Punches and you'll see why Bidoof would be worried about this guy. Another Fighting type courtesy of Stufful makes things rough on Bidoof. Again, expect to see Focus Blast coming out of this crazy stuffed animal. It's Fluffy physique should help shield it from physical attacks, a smart play considering Bidoof lacks Fire moves. Another Pokemon happy to see no Fire moves is Durant. Resisting STAB is almost as important as having super effective STAB. While it won't be dealing the same amount of damage as the other raiders, expect this thing to be hard to take down.

That's it for the pre-raid analysis, buckle up and I'll see you later for our post-raid breakdown."




Focus Blast 120BP

Fluffy and Leftovers

[Lil'twick]

Dynamax Boss Bidoof
★★★
Health Gauge: 74%
Shields Up: 3
Status: +2 Sp. Atk, -3 Sp. Def, Infested [3-4 Turns remaining]

Attack 1: Max Darkness (130 BP)

KG, Meditite: 170 HP

Atttack 2: Blizzard (110 BP)

Zorchic, Dreepy: 135 HP
KG, Meditite: 49 HP
TKF, Stufful: 179 HP
Dragons, Durant: 209 HP

Raid Challengers:

• Zorchic, Dreepy: 135 HP
• KG, Meditite: 49 HP (-1 Sp. Def)
• TKF, Stufful: 198 HP (-1 Sp. Def)
• Dragons, Durant: 209 HP (-1 Sp. Def)

The trainers go about their way to try and ruin Bidoof's day. Well, it doesn't take that too well and tries to ruin their day back. It is quite Moody you know, and starts to change its stats. Bidoof!
Dynamax Initiative: Zorchic, Dreepy

• 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 Thursday, April 8th to place your order.

[Zorchic]

Let's Dynamax, and use Max Flare (130 BP) off of Mystical Fire (75 BP) to break two shields!

[sixdragons_in_atrenchcoat]

Durant, let's get this train a-rolling and smash a shield with a Fury Cutter(40BPx1)!

[King Ghidorah]

Drain Punch (75 BP + Pure Power + Blackbelt)

[TheKnightsFury]

Out of my way, big hit coming through!

Focus Blast 120BP, Fluffy and Leftovers are things.

[Lil'twick]

Dynamax Boss Bidoof
★★★
Health Gauge: 61%
Shields Up: 0
Status: Hail (4 Turns),-1 Atk, +2 Sp. Atk, -1 Def, -4 Sp. Def, + 2 Speed
KOs: 2

Trainer Healing Summary:
Drain Punch:
Kg, Meditite: 50 HP

Attack 1: Max Hailstorm (130 BP)

Zorchic, Dreepy: KO'd

Atttack 2: Thunder (110 BP)

KG, Meditite: 0 HP [KO'd]

Raid Challengers:

• Zorchic, Dreepy: 0 HP
• KG, Meditite: 0 HP
• TKF, Stufful: 198 HP (-1 Sp. Def)
• Dragons, Durant: 190 HP (-1 Sp. Def)

Trying to optimize their shiel breaks, the trainers have the Dreepy dynamax to take down shields and then have the durant help along with it. Well, unfortunately, due to Durant's hustling nature it misses shields entirely, causing the Meditite's drain punch to break the last shield instead. This just leaves it so the Stufful damages the boss. Yikes. Bidoof, not liking Stufful's leftovers, decides to unleash a Max Hailstorm for the healing gets neutralized out. Well, this also turns out to be bad news, as it nails the dynamaxed Dreepy and it falls after oen turn of Dynamax. It then scorches the air with Thundr, the bolt hitting the Meditite that so desperately wished to be healed and falls it too. Bidoof's Moodiness then kicks in, sharply raising its Speed but lowering its attack. Like it needs that at this rate. 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 Tuessday, April 13th to place your order.

[TheKnightsFury]

Focus Blast 120BP with Leftovers and Fluffy

[King Ghidorah]

Cheer Stufful

[Zorchic]

Cheering to heal sixdragons_in_atrenchcoat's Durant! *Wide tooth grin, but it can be seen that it's kinda fake*

[sixdragons_in_atrenchcoat]

Durant, hit it with an Iron Head(80BP), and make sure not to miss this time!