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POSTED ON Feb 25, 2020 7:53:53 GMT

[attr="class","spiral"] DAZZLING GLEAM is immediately blinding and serves as a meaningful distraction. The Smeargle is robbed of its sight and steps backwards in a faltering daze. Luckily, it's CALM MIND keep the Pokemon's mental game strong. It doesn't panic and immediate regains its stature.

"ALTER ROUTINE, MYSTICAL FIRE."

Unable to see the approaching Hatterene, the Smeargle plants is body into place before releasing another torrent of flames directly in front of itself. It does nothing to evade or block the unseen attack, unaware of what's coming. It can only obey the machine with a faux confidence on its analysis.

As Whisper comes in to close the gap and entering physical striking distance with BRUTAL SWING, a sweeping wave of MYSTICAL FIRE fans out from the Smeargle. Should she brave through the fire, her attack will find purchase with a brutal blow.

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POSTED ON Feb 27, 2020 22:28:22 GMT

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The flames were getting hot, even for Ruby who was standing across the arena. The Smeargle certainly seemed to enjoy the usage of Whisper's Mystical Fire attack, using it to essentially comb the arena to make sure she would be hit, even if they couldn't see. What Ruby simply couldn't understand, however, is why they simply didn't use Dazzling Gleam themselves. Dazzling gleam was incredibly difficult to dodge by its very nature, so perhaps she should simply be grateful they didn't think of it.

Regardless, Whisper moved back as much as she could before the flames hit, once again singing away at her hair and burning away at her exposed face. All the pain was beginning to wear away at her and her confident smirk faded into a ticked-off expression. This body-double was irritating her more than she would have liked.

"Come on! You got this!" Ruby called out to her pokemon, holding her hands close to her chest as the nerves were starting to get to her. Just how long could this Smeargle hold on? It was likely trained by the Gym Leader himself, but without the actual trainer here to gauge reactions of it was impossible to tell.

"Keep up the pressure! Blast again!" Whisper was sensing her trainer's nerves as she called out and quickly attacked. Using Dazzling Gleam yet again, before quickly using her short teleportation in short bursts to attempt to circle behind the Smeargle to prepare for another attack.

Notes: The flames stung and burned away at Whisper's skin/hair and Ruby's growing worried. Whisper uses Dazzling Gleam once more, before attempting to circle around the Smeargle.

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[attr="class","spiral"] The BRUTAL SWING lands and the physical blow sends the Smeargle tumbling backwards, unprepared and momentarily losing its footing. With a way of its limber body, the Smeargle plants itself onto its spot and recomposes itself with an increasingly CALM MIND.

It knows the flow of battle well and Fernando's instructions aren't something easily dismissed. The fundamental of basic battling demands a retaliatory response after a successful offense and the Smeargle braces itself from what is undoubtedly a follow-up attack.

DAZZLING GLEAM spills into the arena once more and this time the Smeargle doesn't try to resist. It closes its eyes as the energy burns through its eyelids. It refrains from turning away because it needs to face forward in order to coat the field in another stream of MYSTICAL FIRE. The best offense to something you can't see is to blot the entire battlefield with an attack, and the Smeragle picks up on the machine's previous intention with the counter of MYSTICAL FIRE.

This time, the Smeargle has a better idea of where the Hatterene is and the aim proves a little more true. It's not a direct attack by any means but the way the fire spreads threatens to wash over Whisper should she commit to her attack.

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POSTED ON May 3, 2020 17:39:33 GMT

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The flames were getting hot, even for Ruby who was standing across the arena. The Smeargle certainly seemed to enjoy the usage of Whisper's Mystical Fire attack, using it to essentially comb the arena to make sure she would be hit, even if they couldn't see. What Ruby simply couldn't understand, however, is why they simply didn't use Dazzling Gleam themselves. Dazzling gleam was incredibly difficult to dodge by its very nature, so perhaps she should simply be grateful they didn't think of it.

Regardless, Whisper moved back as much as she could before the flames hit, once again singing away at her hair and burning away at her exposed face. All the pain was beginning to wear away at her and her confident smirk faded into a ticked-off expression. This body-double was irritating her more than she would have liked.

"Come on! You got this!" Ruby called out to her pokemon, holding her hands close to her chest as the nerves were starting to get to her. Just how long could this Smeargle hold on? It was likely trained by the Gym Leader himself, but without the actual trainer here to gauge reactions of it was impossible to tell.

"Keep up the pressure! Blast again!" Whisper was sensing her trainer's nerves as she called out and quickly attacked. Using Dazzling Gleam yet again, before quickly using her short teleportation in short bursts to attempt to circle behind the Smeargle to prepare for another attack.

Notes: (Accidentally edited my last post, instead of posting it this round. A brief summary of it: Whisper followed through with her brutal swing and used Dazzling Gleam.)

The flames stung and burned away at Whisper's skin/hair and Ruby's growing worried. Whisper uses Dazzling Gleam once more, before attempting to circle around the Smeargle.

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POSTED ON Jun 14, 2020 1:38:47 GMT

[attr="class","spiral"] Another DAZZLING GLEAM proves less effective this time. The raw heat from the energy still burns the same but beyond the damage the blinding effect is diminished by the constant flames of the MYSTICAL FIRE. The repeated use of the attack has allowed the fire to settle, burning as it spreads, lighting up the field in a less intensive light.

Althought the Smeargle is able to withstand the attack it also starts to wear down in the same manner as Whisper. That's why it refrains from moving and expending stamina. While Whisper continues to hop from place to place with teleportation, the Smeargle remains stationary, turning accordingly in place as the MYSTICAL FIRE continues to spew forth, adjusting to the enemy's position.

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POSTED ON Jun 22, 2020 1:50:07 GMT

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This wasn't working. The Smeargle was simply moving around, the constant flames not giving her an opening. Even if they didn't need to be aimed accurately, the intense heat was still burning away at Whisper's skin, her hair threatening to catch fire itself. The sheer fact that this pretender hadn't gone down yet was only proving to infuriate Whisper even more, and it showed.

"Whisper!" Ruby called out, quick to understand the look of annoyance on her face. Fighting to keep herself from biting her lip as the anxiety of the battle grew, Ruby took a deep breath herself. "Keep calm! Don't let them get under your skin! Stay strong, and look for an opening!"

Whisper clearly wasn't in the mood to take instructions, but she did so anyway. She let out a deep breath as she forced herself to remain calm, once again using Calm Mind. Despite the flames simply burning straight away at her body, her defenses were up. Her psychic powers fueled by her previous uses of the move, attempting to deflect at least some of the intense heat.

There was no way to get around it without wasting even more of her energy, but Ruby noticed that the Smeargle was content to simply blast at her from afar. Hopefully, if they got in close and stayed in close, the Smeargle would be forced to fight once again on their terms. It was still deciding the battlefield, and that didn't suit her one bit.

"Get in there! You can take it! Swing hard and stay close!" With the flames still burning away, Whisper blinked right in and charged straight for the Smeargle. Swinging her tentacle around for a Brutal Swing, it would hopefully slam straight into her opponent. Immediately following up on the attack she would press in even closer, her tentacle arm quickly attempting to grab their small body within their hair.

Notes: The flames continued to burn away at her body, the damage taking its toll. Using Calm Mind again to keep her infamous temper in check, her defenses were raised. Charging right in through the fire, she'd use Brutal Swing and then move in to simply grab at the Smeargle's small body in their Hatterene form.

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POSTED ON Jun 22, 2020 2:04:13 GMT

[attr="class","spiral"]The initiative to come in closer is rewarded when the BRUTAL SWING knocks the Smeargle onto its backside. The Pokemon topples over and is prime position for a followup attack. "ALTER ROUTINE: DAZZLING GLEAM." The command is determined the moment that Hatterenne comes in close but there's a delay in issuing it. Still reeling on the ground, the Smeargle retaliates by lighting up in a blinding display. Much like Whisper did earlier, the Smeargle looks to burn anyone exposed to its luminous rays.

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POSTED ON Jun 22, 2020 2:25:20 GMT

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The light was blinding, burning away at her eyes with an intense ferocity from being so close to the attack. Even Ruby had to shield her eyes and look away. However, Whisper didn't hesitate to continue to follow through even though she couldn't see or was in pain. While the defenses built up from Calm Mind certainly helped, she couldn't simply rely on taking and attempting to shrug off damage. The Smeargle was down and on the ground and she would be foolish if she didn't follow through and end this battle as quickly as she could.

Using Brutal Swing once again, her entire body swinging with the intense force of the dark move. Simply aiming where he had been upon the ground, she'd attempt to slam her claws straight into them and hopefully rip them apart.

Notes: Blinded, but with the Smeargle knocked onto the ground she immediately retaliates with another Brutal Swing.

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POSTED ON Jun 22, 2020 7:41:35 GMT

[attr="class","spiral"]The follow-up BRUTAL STRIKE is what does the trick. It's enough to dispel the TRANSFORMATION and Fernando's Smeargle is knocked flat on its back, unconscious. "RETURN." The command sounds off and a Pokeball is held in the hand of the projector. It snaps the Smeargle up into a beam of red light and the field starts to die down, leaving Whisper in the background of mystical flames.

"Congratulations! You have conquered the One Versus One Mirror Match. Please return your Pokemon and claim your badge at the front desk. A Silph badge will be waiting for you upon your return. Good job, trainer!"