User blog comment:Cfp3157/Pokémon Tournament: Ken Fukusaki vs. Lysander Summers/@comment-422690-20150322181910

Round 1: Killer Croc v Gabriel

Ken: Lysander:

Killer Croc has one ½x effective move, where Gabriel has no modifiers to his moves. This actually works against him, as his item will only boost super effective moves. Killer Croc, on the other hand, has an item that will improve his crit chance, letting him do more damage semi-reliably. His only real issue is Giga Impact, which requires him to rest a turn. Overall, Killer Croc should take this one without too much of a problem.

Round 2: Fists O’ Fury v Willow

Ken: Lysander:

Willow has two 2x effective moves, where Fists has 3 ¼x effective moves. This alone will guarantee Fists’ loss; you can’t offset that huge of a type disadvantage with anything. Gardevoir’s Life Orb will take its toll far more effectively than Fists’ attacks, as she will lose at least 10%, maybe 25% of her health from the orb in this fight alone, on top of the other two attack moves Fists can use. Willow takes the win, but takes more damage than she should against this foe.

Round 3: Elefun v Brahm

Ken: Lysander:

Neither Elefun nor Brahm have any modifiers to their moves. That quick claw will help Elefun greatly when combatting Brahm, and his defenses are formidable enough to potentially make this fight quite long, and frankly not that entertaining for those in the spectator stand. Brahm has the advantage in a long fight, thanks to the healing from Drain Punch. Elefun, however, has a fairly easy route to victory. Use Curse several times to increase his attack and defense to the point where he’s pretty much invincible to Brahm’s comparatively weak attacks and then use Rollout, which can hit hard enough to offset Brahm’s healing and end the battle quickly.

Round 4: LitLeolab v Angelus

Ken: Lysander:

LitLeolab has 2 ½x effective moves and 3(!) that won’t even hit, while Angelus has 3 ½x effective moves and 2 that won’t hit. This is going to be one massive pain of a battle. LitLeolab has a slight advantage in attack power thanks to Charcoal, but that’s not enough to be decisive. Stat-wise, LL has the higher speed and the higher health, letting him whittle down Angelus slightly faster. I’m probably going to have to call this one a double KO.

Round 5: Phantom v Salazar

Ken: Lysander:

Phantom has one 2x effective attack, while Salazar has one 2x effective and 3 ½x effective attacks. The type advantage itself will cause trouble for Salazar, but on top of that most, if not all, of his moves make contact, which will lead to him getting poisoned at some point during the fight. As if that wasn’t enough of a disadvantage, he also has a Life Orb, meaning he can attack ten times at most, though in practice this should limit him to about three, thanks to Phantom’s super effective move and the poison. On top of that, Phantom can heal with Leech Seed. This is a fairly easy win for Phantom.

Round 6: Art v Soma

Ken: Lysander:

Neither opponent has any modifiers to their moves. This is a battle between two tanks, so it’s going to last quite a while. Overall, Art has just enough power to outpace Soma’s passive and active healing to get a long, boring win.

Round 7: Killer Croc v Willow

Ken: Lysander:

Willow has one 2x effective move, while Croc has no modifiers to his moves. Willow has a slight edge with type effectiveness, but that’s completely nullified by the Life Orb. Croc has more attack power than Fists, which should bring Willow down, though not without sustaining heavy damage.

Overall

Ken: Lysander:

Ken Fukusaki wins