User blog comment:Cfp3157/Pokémon Tournament: Ken Fukusaki vs. Roger Morrison/@comment-422690-20150102051756

Round 1: Killer Croc v Cerberus

Ken: Roger:

Cerberus has two super effective moves though one will require charging. Croc has two super effective moves and one ½x resisted. Torrent is going to help out if Croc is in a bind, while Flash Fire won’t be triggered. Killer Croc also has that scope lens to increase his crit chance, though Cerberus’ assault vest will help reduce that somewhat. Overall, though, Killer Croc has enough damage output to pull through with a victory.

Round 2: Fists O’ Fury v Stymphalian

Ken: Roger:

Stymphalian has one super effective move to Fists’ one super effective and one ½x resist. What makes the key difference here is that Fists’ super effective move is boosted by Iron Fist and Muscle Band. That will add enough extra power to his moves that Stymphalian will be crushed, despite the quick claw, active heal from Roost, and the passive damage from Sandstorm.

Round 3: Elefun v Stripe

Ken: Roger:

Elefun’s key move, Rollout, won’t hit; that’s the only one of its moves that’s affected, however. Stripe has no modifiers. Unfortunately for Stripe, however, it won’t get to use Focus Punch thanks to Elefun’s quick claw. The question becomes, then, a simple tank and spank. Elefun takes a bit to get moving, but once it does, those stat boosts will make it hit incredibly hard as well as resilient to damage. It’s a close one, a very close one. In fact, I’m calling this as a double KO.

Round 4: LitLeolab v Snug

Ken: Roger:

LL has 3 (!) ¼x resisted moves, while Snug has 3 (!) super effective moves, two of which are boosted by his item. This one is such a hardcore stomp it’s not even worth writing three sentences for.

Round 5: Phantom v Heartwood

Ken: Roger:

Phantom has two ½x resisted moves, one super effective, and one that won’t hit. Heartwood has one ¼x resisted move, though Forest’s Curse makes that super effective. The question becomes, now, if Phantom can bring down Heartwood with poison and Shadow Ball before the burn of Will-O-Wisp and dot from Curse kill her. The answer to that is yes, given the fact that Toxic administers the Deadly Poison status effect and the fact that Curse depletes half of Heartwood’s health. Phantom will die the next time she exits that Pokeball, though, since Stealth Rock will take its toll.

Round 6: Art v Grootslag

Ken: Roger:

Art has no modifiers to his moves, while Grootslag has 2 ½x resisted, one that won’t hit, and one that’s 4x super effective. Throw that mega evolution in there and this becomes another complete stomp.

Round 7: Killer Croc v Snug

Ken: Roger:

Killer Croc has two ¼x resisted moves, one ½x resisted, one 2x super effective, and one 4x super effective moves. Snug has no modifiers. Croc’s Scope Lens will increase critical chance, which will rip Snug to shreds.

Round 8: Fists O’ Fury v Grootslag

Ken: Roger:

Fists O’ Fury has one move that won’t hit and one that’s ½x resisted, while Grootslag has no modifiers to his moves. Fists has Mach Punch to spam, which has an increased priority and is supported by both his ability and his item. Grootslag has no such synergy, as he’s designed solely to counter Art and Shale, which will be his downfall here.

Overall

Ken: Roger:

Ken Fukusaki wins.