Round 2 vs “Viper”
This time, Arcanine and Whimsicott were the opening foes. Radio Gaga and Cedella stepped up to the plate.
I opted for Baneful Bunker, because I honestly don’t know what else to do with my life, but it paid off. Arcanine’s Wild Charge bounced off harmlessly, poisoning the puppy in the process.
Gaga’s Flash Cannon, which basically nobody expects a Vikavolt to have, was the follow-up attack, and we soon discovered that Whimsicott does not appreciate being flashed at whatsoever, as it was downed in one hit.
Despite this, we still had an angry flaming doggo eying off my very flammable stag beetle, so Volt Switch seemed the next port of call. This was doubly true now that Galarian Darmanitan had joined its side, which was known to transform into an angry steaming snowman monster, when provoked.
Gaga bailed out on her partner like a craven coward, allowing Sarang the Alcremie to make her long-awaited debut (who I may or may not have named after my girlfriend, and that’s very sweet and not at all creepy despite what my sister tells me).
The Dynamaxed cream critter melted Darmanitan with a Max Flare, putting me up 2-0 but costing Sarang a chunk of her health thanks to her Life Orb.
Meanwhile, Arcanine, who had been poisoned for quite some time and clearly should have been taken to the vet, died of its wounds. One last competitor to go, and it was everyone’s favorite rotund chum, Snorlax.
This one had a Max Steelspike planned exclusively for Sarang, who survived with a sliver of health left. She responded with one last Max Starfall, succumbing to the Life Orb and proving that the only one who could kill Sarang was Sarang herself.
Baltimora stepped in, eager to finally pull off his Iron Defence + Body Press combo that he had been telling all his friends about, only for Cedella to steal the glory with a burn courtesy of Scald.
Result: 4-1 WIN
