The Kanto Biregional Tournament: get your matchups here!

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The below matchups are final and will not be changed, unless one participant is in the wrong bracket due to an oversight. Participants will have 7 days to give us Round 1 winners, at which point we'll be posting the next round's matches. Each round will be randomized to provide some diversity.

Due to the large number of rounds — 6 for Elite — we will be shortening the amount of time players will have to give us their answers, so that the last few Elite rounds will be spaced 3 days apart. If you're afraid of missing a date, just check the calendar for more information!

In the case that one partner goes missing, the person who attempted contact will win by default. If extenuating circumstances come into play, such as a personal emergency requiring a hiatus (with due warning to the mods and the battle partner), we will flip a coin.

Update: players facing off against gym leaders can have a coin flipped (default) or choose to strategize, in which case they should use the post here.

To post winners, please see this screened post! BOTH partners must comment with the name of winner in order for the victory to be valid. If not, see the above paragraph. If neither player comments, there will be no victor.

You can use this post to discuss your matches. If no consensus can be reached, the mods will flip a coin upon request.

Playing out the matches is highly encouraged, but optional! Here is an open log for all your battling needs! Bugsy, Whitney, Brock, Misty, Blaine, Surge and Blue will be competing in the tournament and will also be participating in the open log, under the account these_guys.

The prizes at the very end of the tournament will be one (1) fossil and one (1) reusable Unova TM, both chosen by the winners.

Without further ado, here are the matchups for round 1!

Junior Cup Winner

Saber cashcow

Standard Cup Winner

Ryo Akizuki gyaoon

Advanced Cup Winner

Riku islandshore

Elite Cup Round 5 Decision deadline: Nov 22 *Dates were pushed back by one (1) day
Solf J Kimblee explosivecombat Mamoswine ("Carlisle", LV100) Ninetales ("Dorian", LV100) Absol ("Ramsay", LV100)		vs		Saber autocratic Gyarados ("Praetor", LV100) Metagross ("Machina", LV100) Scizor ("Gladius", LV100)

Newest matchups will be listed on the screened post as soon as all the results have come in for that bracket, or on the deadline of the round (whichever comes first.) They will not be announced on the OOC community, because we don't want to spam.

If you have any questions, let us know!

Comments

[explosivecombat]

...I actually asked the mods about the attack-dampening berries for another match and was told that they're unacceptable for the tournament; we're only allowed the ones that cure status ailments, as well as HP/PP-recovery ones.

[autocratic]

Huh, that's... news to me, indeed. Okay, after a few damage calculations from a third neutral party (just to double check), Gyarados would be severely wounded and landed in the critical state. Seeing as she's not gonna last another attack, Praetor will perform a Rain Dance before summoning a last hurrah by using Surf.

[explosivecombat]

Yeah, it was news to me as well, but I asked Sunny, who double-checked with Mei, because this is something Kimblee would have looked into as well; that was the answer I got, and there was kind of a lot of headtilting and "...okay then", but yeah. A...pparently not.

However, that said...at this point he's aware that it's cheap, but there's going to be more spamming of Protect followed by another shock from on high. (...onto a ridiculously soaked battlefield because WHY NOT, THIS IS POKEMON AND THEREFORE A GOOD IDEA, but.)

[autocratic]

Thanks for the heads up, at least! It would've been nice to know from the get go, but... I can understand the confusion a bit, considering other tournametns (at least in the games) don't seem to mind 'em much.

Since Ninetales has been done away, their Imprison goes out with them. Gyarados will use Protect to save herself from the Thunderbolt before firing a Thunder Wave at his Absol.

[explosivecombat]

...neither of them are seeming too willing to hedge any on this, good lord, but that Thunder Wave will be met with Protect, followed by another Double Team; he's going to be attempting to get a Night Slash in after that's dealt with, to at least get STAB in on it, though there's obviously no guarantee of connection there.

[autocratic]

It'll be Protected against, yes. But Gyarados had to deal with this sort of stalemate before and knows it could turn out bad in the long run. Well! Praetor will forego defense and use Toxic and Thunder Wave to have something land on that Absol.

[explosivecombat]

Well, Kimblee actually got...half a clue from Archer, who at one point has mentioned that just about everyone has managed to inflict some sort of horrific status ailment on that Absol at one point or another, to the point where both of them are starting to think the Super Luck ability is just being ironic at this point. He's been introduced to the general glory that are Lum Berries, and he'll be using that to deal with the effects of Toxic; he'll be firing off another Thunderbolt before...promptly...getting...hit in the face with Thunder Wave yeahno seriously, that ability is just being ironic by now.

[autocratic]

Maybe it's actually called Lancer Luck in disguise!

Down goes Praetor, and up comes Gladius the Scizor who... hasn't seen much action, come to think of it, so he'll be ready. It'll notice the downpour of rain and the fact that the Absol is inflicted with paralysis before going on the move. He'll Swords Dance upon arrival then use X-Scissor for its good accuracy.

[explosivecombat]

Honestly, that'd be the most accurate name for this thing at this point...

Well, given that the Absol now has slightly more speed than a person in a coma, it's in Kimblee's best interests to keep the Scizor in close as opposed to doing anything that will require dodging from a distance - there's also next to no point in continuing to put up a defensive front, given that there's a chance that'll fail on him so at least going down swinging will be mildly less embarrassing than "I attempted to Protect and failed hard."

He's assuming Saber remembers the attempts at giving the Metagross a face full of fire from the beginning of the battle; similar tactics are being employed here - waiting until it gets close, then Flamethrower to the face. He'd try for something with higher attack power than that, but he's preferring the accuracy be...not lowered here for poor damn Captain E-Rank here.

[autocratic]

Indeed, she does remember. She'll call out Scizor's name once and he'll stop in his charge to put up a Protect against that Flamethrower (really, thank you, Archer). Her Scizor was hoping the Thunder Wave would give that Absol a bad shake, but... hmm. He'll use a Double Team after then go for a familiar Bullet Punch to be backed up with STAB, Technician, and the Swords Dance.

[explosivecombat]

You have yet to see how these people train, Saber - sheer force of will is an amazing thing and something that they...uh...encourage, let's say it's encouragement, it sounds nicer that way...

That said, however, the level of Very Screwed on this Absol is kind of ridic, given the fact that it has no means by which to recover HP and it did take a Bullet Punch from the Metagross before this (albeit from before all the stat-boosting, but still). What with all that's being put in by the Scizor, the paralysis, the fact that the Absol was already damaged and the fact that Absols are kind of glass cannons to begin with, it certainly seems that a winner is, in fact, you. Well done.

[autocratic]

... what's not a nicer way?

Whoa, seriously? Huh! Kimblee was a fine opponent to end this all off for Saber! She'll let out some form of 'whoop,' check herself, then clear her throat and cross the stage to give Kimblee a handshake and a good word over the entertaining battle don't mind her shortness, and offer him another battle if he was ever up for it again and if they were both in the same vicinity.

It was fun planning this out with you!

[explosivecombat]

...horrible, trust me.

And he'll certainly be accepting that handshake as well as the offer, and you are officially being invited out for drinks afterwards, should you like and not find that too forward. He's covering.

And likewise! I've put the comment in already; congratulations!

[autocratic]

Trust!

... do you know what dangerous thing you just offered this woman, Kimblee? She loves going out for parties and drinks, especially with people she's conquered - like her old Roman ways!

Thank you!

[explosivecombat]

...oh goodness, haha. Well, in that case, Kimblee and Isaac will both be joining you later; they will refrain from dragging Archer along, as I doubt that particular conquest of hers would be too thrilled, but otherwise tonight is being spent on the town - as was said at the beginning, no hard feelings actually. She was a good challenge for him and it was very entertaining; might as well celebrate!

[autocratic]

Not to worry; she can bring in her own personal Archer (AKA Mr. Nameless Hero) so she can gloat at and make sure she gets back in her bed safely after some heavy partying and drinking. She'll be very curious about Kimblee and his ways (especially the manic laughing) before going... on about herself. Lemme tell you this one time I ruled most of the known world...

[explosivecombat]

...woman, keep this up and he will be proposing marriage to you by the time the night is over.

[autocratic]

Well! Mr. Kimblee, I didn't know you had a taste for tyrants... and it's usually she that has to do all the seducing.

[explosivecombat]

Honestly, he has a thing for incredibly badass women, and he has a thing for very tiny cute blondes. He has been presented with a very tiny yet incredibly badass blonde who ruled most of the known world. And amusingly enough, his...ah, boyfriend's taste usually tends to run toward tiny and cute and badass as well -

...

...speaking of seducing, Saber, we are going to need to work something out here because good lord...

[autocratic]

It'd be easy to set up something like that because it does sound fun and with Saber... er, it's hard to restrain her blazing pansexuality (or anything that's beautiful; beautysexual?), seriously. Though she has a love interest waiting in the wings (who is also blonde and no less badass) and she pines for her adorable Master, what's the harm in some fun?

... speaking of things, Kimblee, she should introduce you to King Arthur... who also looks like her (just a bit taller and, um... less developed).


Sometimes it's better to not ask.

[explosivecombat]

...best. night. ever.

And good god, whatever version of the world you people wandered out of, he wants in on it. Everyone is tiny and adorable and badass, what does he do with this knowledge.

[autocratic]

That is usually the case whenever partying is involved with this Saber. /sagely nod

Interact with anyone and everyone that comes from their world? AND I JUST HAD AN IDEA, BUT... Kimblee, when 4th Wall, she should show you how she can summon her personal palace/theater out of the ether...

[explosivecombat]

...if he gets any idea of how Saber fights, he will want to throw down on fourth-wall. You have no idea how badly he tends to want to fight everyone when he's powered-up again; fighting Fate/whatever servants is probably the worst idea he's ever had and so of course he's going to want to do it when it presents itself.

[autocratic]

... oh god, Kimblee, why? Would he be a danger to Servants, though? I'm not familiar with Kimblee's abilities...

[explosivecombat]

Because he's astoundingly stupid.

No but really, his powers are based around energy manipulation, which is FMA-speak for "he's capable of making literally everything he touches explode and creating shockwaves through the air that explode on contact." Of course, his reflexes are also shot to hell so he's wicked slow in physical fights, and he's only used his powers at all for about six months out of the last eight years total (seven years in prison + year in Johto, with those six months between his release and his death); he normally...wouldn't be at the peak of his power with all that going on, but he has two Philosopher's Stones on his person.

With only one of them, he's capable of, uh. That. That is him at the bottom of the panel, in all his shirtless 5'10" glory. He doesn't use it often, though, it's - ...you know, my friend and I actually sat down and worked out that FMA could actually be AUed into Fate/ frighteningly easily. The closest way I can describe it is to consider Kimblee Berserker-class (complete with Mad Enhancement because he has a tendency to lose it on the battlefield, which just kind of kills his restraint and...leads to destruction along the lines of the abovementioned image), what with the Philosopher's Stone being the Noble Phantasm and the personal skill being akin to Battle Continuation (he has a ridiculous capability to live through things and just not die until he is good and ready to die, thank you very much). It's pretty much the best way I can think of to describe it. But yeah, he's...actually alarmingly powerful, his abilities are incredibly broken for FMA and he's primarily hindered by his lack of speed/reflexes, otherwise...yeah.