This is the official Blog of the 99.9FM Battleradio Hoenn channel, here to bring you a bit of much needed competitive battle fun to this side of the internet!
My name is Bob, but you won't see much from me! I'm just here to manage this blog, but if you ever have questions, i'll gladly answer them!
Instead, you will hear much more from our battle reporters and moderators who will travel all over Hoenn and even interregionally to report competitve Pokémon Battle-Tournaments, Gym- and E4- Fights and anything else worth reporting!
You are also welcome to send in battlecam footage of your own fights or send us notifications about tournaments, because sadly we can't always be up to date about everything!
ooc/rules under the cut (please read):
Hello, hi! This is a community-based blog, somewhat similar to @/pokeblr-confessions or @/rotomblr-item-bank but also a bit different!
My plan is to have people send in replays of pokémon battles, preferrably from Pokémon Showdown, but if you can figure something else out, go nuts! (you can DM me on discord as well. i'm @/justaplatypus there but like, tell me that it's about this blog).
I will textify these battles as if its a transcript for a radio show and, well, post it here!
So, you can just send an ask with a replay link of course, but you can also make a submission and tell me things i should mention in the post (like, if you have a character in the gym challenge at a certain point in their journey or so), or even write the whole thing yourself and submit it!
I'm kinda not sure on the planning part tbh, but fuck it, we ball. and figure it out as we go i guess?
I will also put a disclaimer here: i cannot know in advance how long i will need for a post, because writing these posts can be pretty long. I think i won't post more often than once every two days.
ALSO: mun comes from @fire-water-grass-core and my main pokeblog is @koffing-time if you want to find more from me.
tl:dr i'm placing all my blogs on indefinite hiatus, i'll be putting that in my pinned posts as well.
Well. I made the decision. it's been coming for a while tbh, i've taken a lot of breaks in the last few months, and if i'm honest i never really wanted to stop these breaks. I'm not having fun roleplaying here anymore. It's an ugly truth, but its a truth.
I don't want to blame anyone but myself, please don't get this wrong. But i want to explain myself and i want to be honest. And also, i'm very sorry about incoherent rambling, i can't really help it right now.
I feel like i had no involvement in this community anymore. Which is... objectively false, but that doesn't help me feel better. All the people that made me join rotomblr either left themselves or they evolved so much and so fast that i can't keep up. There are new people as well, and there are many that i like a lot, but in the end, rotomblr is changing way too fast for me to keep up and it simply kills all my joy and motivation. (again, i don't blame anyone here. I want you to have fun. It's just sad that i can't be part of the fun)
I have tried a lot to bring my motivation back to rotomblr by making A LOT of blogs, some have been very well received, some are not getting any attention. And again, i understand that. I don't want anyone to force themself to be into something they're not. And i understand much much better that i can't just expect a blog i created 5 minutes ago to get asks and followers in the hundreds. But this is, in the end, another reason for me to feel left out.
I also tried to plan an event, i tried making a story and none of it really went anywhere. I don't know how you do it. I don't know how you can go and plan something like this, and how you work together with people like this, and i just can't keep it up anymore. It's gotten so bad that i actually fear opening the app on my phone. I don't read my favourite blogs anymore. And since i realized that, i also realized i need to make a change.
In addition, there is also real life, and other hobbies, and all of it is draining the limited time i have as well as my mental capacity and lately have been getting REALLY depressed. Not specifically because of rotomblr, but i think it's been a part of it.
So. I have made the decision to put all of my blogs on hiatus. I don't want to delete them, because i had it often that i just gave up on a hobby or a game or a book and came back to it after a long time. And honestly, i like a lot of the characters. They are very dear to me, and most of them only live through tumblr, and i don't want to lose them. But i don't have concrete plans to come back anytime soon.
On the other hand, i won't leave the few discord servers i'm in, mostly because i still really like the community and i consider quite a few of you people good friends by now.
PS: I am so incredibly upset with myself it's unbelievable. When i made the blog and started having really a lot of fun, i said to myself that i want to keep this hobby up for one year. That was my goal. And i failed. FUCK. On the other hand i have been ignoring rotomblr for a bit already and it's been kinda freeing. so... yeah... meh.
Have you guys considered a segment reporting on newbie trainers to try and point out how not just they, but also the reader/listener can improve as a trainer as well? A constructive criticism segment, if you will.
That is a great idea! We do report on all kinds of gym battles, so battles in particular for 1st or 2nd badges probably fall into this category. But maybe we could send out a few reporters to take a glance battles specifically between rookie trainers and not between those and a professional gym leader!
Thanks for the suggestion, i'll speak with the team about it!
[an audio file starts playing. a woman with a hoennian accent starts speaking
HELLOOOO an welcome to 99.9FM Battleradio Hoenn! My name is Melanie Shuckle and i’m in the Studio today! I’m also all alone here, because the others have left me all alone. But that’s nothing that’ll hold me back! So, i’m looking at a battlecam today, sent in by none other than Kalosian Gymleader Clemont himself! Wow, that is really cool!
Before we get into the battle itself, some background info, because that is a little bit important here! This battle is between Gym Leader Clemont, obviously, and the Challenger is a Trainer called Naos! I don’t have much info on them, to be honest, but i don’t have access to Kalosian League documents, haha. In any case, Naos is challenging Clemont as their SECOND gym, but have requested to take on a stronger team! So the team used is more in line with a 6th or 7th badge in Kalos! In particular, Clemont will be using a Luxray, a Magnezone, an Emolga and of course one of the Gym’s signature Pokémon, Heliolisk! That is not all of course, and definitely not why this battle was sent in! No, Naos is a very special trainer, not only because they request such a strong team, but because of their own Pokémon! You see, Naos’ team consists of only 3 Pokémon. One is a Seel, the second is a Girafarig, and the third… I can’t build up the tension anymore, Naos third Pokémon is a Xurkitree! Yes, you heard me right, Naos is training a Xurkitree! One of the Pokémon first classified as “Ultrabeast” by the Aether Foundation of Alola! I certainly don’t know how Naos came to train this Pokémon, but i can tell you it is certainly a rare sight! Not many trainers have the opportunity to work with these Pokémon, they are heavily monitored and are often considered dangerous, so I’m sure Naos is not your ordinary trainer! And to make this even more exciting, let me tell you that Xurkitree are banned from usual competitive Tournaments! Yes, the species was placed in the Ubers tier!
Okay, okay i have taken enough of your time already! Let’s see how that battle went!
Okay, we start off with a pretty tame lead on both sides! Girafarig on Naos side is facing Emolga on Clemonts side of the field! Now, the battle does not start with a bang! Instead, Emolga goes for a Volt Switch and Clemont immediately takes back his active Pokémon! In comes Luxray! Oh, yes Naos, that will be dangerous! A Crunch could be very bad for Girafarig. OH my, Girafarig takes a moment to set up! That is an Agility-move here! And Girafarig uses it’s gained mobility to jump around Luxray and get a good look at her opponent! That is definitely a Nasty Plot, Clemont, i hope- No, no he does NOT ATTACK! I think that was a big mistake, not going for a Crunch here? Instead he sets up an electric field!
Clemont, that was a bad decision! I could have smelled that from a mile away! Naos recalls Giraf- no, i’m sorry Girafarig uses Baton Pass! And here comes the Xurkitree, and this Xurkitree has the speed and power of Girafarig! Ah, yes here comes the Crunch from Luxray, but it looks like Xurkitree is only tickled by that. That looks really bad for Clemont, even though he’s not lost a single Pokémon yet!
WHAT IS THIS??? Naos doesn’t even see the need to attack! Xurkitree is starting to boost itself even further with a Tail Glow! And Clemont is making all the wrong decisions here, i can only assume he’s distracted by this MARVELOUS Electric Type in front of him because he recalls Luxray to send in Emolga! There is no way Emolga will be able to do anything here. Well, i doubt any of Clemonts Pokémon can do anything anymore. That Xurkitree is fast like nothing else, it has been setting up its special Attack and on top of that it’s just a really really strong Pokémon already!
Yes. Yep, that is a thunderbolt. I- I’m going to be honest, i’m not sure what EXACTLY happened just now, because the screen was simply white for a moment, but Emolga is nowhere to be seen. That Thunderbolt has some power behind it, i hope Emolga is fine!
Well, Clemont decided his next Pokémon should be Magnezone! A good decision as it turns out because it can take another Thunderbolt thanks to its Sturdy-Abiltiy! But the following Flash Cannon is not enough, no it is not! Xurkitree is still standing there, MENACINGLY! There comes Luxray again- and just a flash later, it is gone again! I don’t know what to say, this Battlecam i have here is not epilepsy-friendly. Anyways, Clemont has no choice but to send in his last Pokémon, Heliolisk! And- Yes, yes that was the fight! Heliolisk can’t take a Thunderbolt from this Xurkitree either! Naos wins, and by a landslide!
Naos, that was an impressive battle! I know Xurkitree is just a really strong Pokémon, but we saw some good strategy as well! Considering that was their second gym badge, i’m sure Naos will make it far in the Kalos league!
That was it from me for the time being! I’m Melanie Shuckle, and thank you for tuning in to 99.9 Battleradio Hoenn!
the recording ends]
// battle from @naos-necrozma. replay available on showdown
[an audio file starts playing, a deep and calm voice with a strong hoennian accent is speaking:
Hello and good day everyone! We are now doing some foreign Gym Challenge Spotlights! You can call me Nakano Masumi, and I will go over a battle from the Sinnohan Gym Challenge now!
Well, let’s get to know our challenger and the baseline for the battle a bit before we start! We are looking at a rather curious trainer here, actually. It is a woman who goes by the name of Laura, and when i say woman, i should maybe say LADY because she is one of the oldest people i have ever seen try a gym challenge! She is originally from Alola and is currently travelling Sinnoh with her Wife and service Drampa while challenging the Gyms in the region!
Now, I SHOULD mention that this analysis was requested by her! So if YOU are a trainer doing a gym challenge, be it in Hoenn, Sinnoh or somewhere else in the world, you can also send us a message per Mail, to our Website or our brand new Rotumblr Blog and i or one of the other moderators will make an analysis of your Gym battles!
That being said, Laura is challenging the Grass Type Gym leader Gardenia of Eterna City today as her SECOND gym. So while i doubt we’ll see insane strategic plays like we see in the Elite 4 battles, i’m sure there will be lots of close calls and interesting decisions! Before we start, i know you can’t wait, i still want to go over the teams real quick: Gardenia is obviously bound to the gym challenge rules, and for the second Gym, she can only use 3 Pokémon! Those being a Turtwig, a Cherrim and one of her beloved Roserade! On Lauras side, we do see a full team of 6 Pokémon, but i have to say i doubt it makes a lot of sense to bring half of these. There are a Prinplup, probably her starter Pokémon from Professor Rowan, there is a Geodude who i REALLY do not expect to do anything in this battle, a Luxio who’s also a suboptimal choice and a Machop. The two promising candidates for this battle are no doubt Zubat and Staravia with their favourable typing.
Now, without further ado, let’s get this battle started! Gardenias first Pokémon is Turtwig, a classic! I should maybe mention that I do like watching battles of the Sinnoh league, big fan here. So i see my fair share of Gardenia battles. On Lauras side, we see Zubat on the field! Like i said, the favourable type is very good here. The Challengers start of strong with a Wing Attack that looks like it did considerable damage to Turtwig, i’m not sure if it could withstand one more of these hits! Zubat is common and often considered weak, but i tell you, do NOT underestimate these little buggers.
Well, Gardenia is going for a more strategic play than simply attacking, Turtwig uses Reflect! With this, it can probably take another Wing Attack, since Reflect acts as a sort of barrier for physical attacks! Laura doesn’t seem to care though and instructs Zubat to do another Wing Attack. Well, like I said Turtwig can take it like a champ and Gardenia uses Sunny Day! This is a very good decision, Tutwig will probably go down after-
WHAT IS THIS? No! No it hangs on by a thread! Turtwig is barely hanging on by the looks of it and fires a desperate Razor Leaf! That is merely tickling Zubat of course, but in the grass-type gym, this chip damage can be important later on! And now- I CAN’T BELIEVE IT! Gardenia uses a Super Potion to help Turtwig withstand the next Wing attack? Okay, a little analysis. I’m not sure if she did that to kind of give the challenger an easier time since it is just the second Gym or if that was a genuine misplay, BUT! If she would have let Turtwig get defeated here, she could have send out Cherrim with a good amount of Sun left and the Reflect would have held for a few more moments as well! This way, Cherrim would have been a dangerous foe! I am going to be honest here, i know this Turtwig and i do NOT see it do ANY work against Zubat AT ALL except to prepare the battlefield for Cherrim or Roserade! But now the Reflect is going to run out and it might be able to set it up again, but then the Sun will probably be faded away, because i can already see it getting dimmer in the room!
Well, maybe Gardenia has some other plans, let’s see what will happen next! Ah, yes Zubat is hitting another Wing Attack, but since the Reflect is still going, it’s not doing much, and Turtwig looks like its ready to put up some more resistance now! And there it goes, preparing a big attack and OH WHAT A HIT! Zubat just swooped in and took the perfect opportunity to strike at Turwigs vulnerable belly! He’s knocked out! What a turn of events! Oh and there fades the Reflect as well. I still think it was wrong of Gardenia to use the potion earlier.
Anyways, here we see Cherrim enter the field! And apparently the Sunny Day from Turtwig is still strong enough to let her bloom! This is potentially dangerous for Zubat because Cherrim in Sunshine form is more energetic and strong than the overcast form! But We simply see Laura repeat her simple strategy of using Wing attack after Wing attack, and while Cherrim is in a type disadvantage here, it takes the blow like a champ! But Gardenia is NOT using the little bit of sun to hit hard with an attacking move, instead she chooses to chip away at Zubat with Leech Seed! I do think this is the right strategy, Zubat is definitely a force to be reckoned with since it is incredibly resistant to the grass type moves that Gardenia is specialising in! Oh but we hate to see it, Cherrim can’t keep up the bloom and folds down its petals, the Sunlight is not strong enough anymore.
Well, Gardenia is still at it, this time she goes for the offensive Magical Leaf! But Zubat takes it like a champ, only a few leaves have hit him in the first place and it doesn’t look like he’s slowing down with the Wing Attacks! Honestly i think the Leech Seed gives Zubat more Trouble than the Magical Leaf! But any chip damage is good here and i think this is Gardenias strategy! wearing Zubat down and then clean the field with Roserade! Aaaah yes, it’s just like i said, two more Wing Attacks and Cherrim is DOWN for the count, and Zubat does look a little worse for wear, but i do think it can keep going a bit!
NOW it’s getting interesting though, Gardenias Ace, Roserade enters the field! OH what is this? Laura changes her strategy! That’s a switch! Zubat is recalled and Staravia comes out! And while it’s at it, Staravias intimidating warcry causes Roserade to WHIFF a stun spore! That would have been very dangerous for Laura, if that Stun Spore had afflicted Staravia, i think it would look very dire!
Now we’re at it, two fresh and energetic Pokémon, ready to fight! Roserade on Gym Leader Gardenias side, and Staravia on Challenger Lauras side!
AH! IT IS ROSERADE WHO IS FASTER! She fire a Magical Leaf and it seems Saravia does NOT like that at all, but it does swoop in to get a Wing Attack in! Roserade looks seriously hurt, Staravia are a force to be reconed with! But Gardenia did have a plan for this, Roserade is holding a Sitrus Berry to give her some much needed energy back! I don’t think she could have taken another hit without it, and even with this little boost it will be close! Staravia looks better though, maybe he can take another Magical leaf!
NO! NO HE CAN NOT! STARAVIA GOES DOWN! BY THE GUARDIAN OF THE SKY HE GOT PICKED CLEAN OUT OF THE SKY! THIS MAGICAL LEAF WAS JUST PERFECT, IT TOOK THE WIND RIGHT OUT OF ITS WINGS AND STARAVIA SIMPLY FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND! WOW! Laura is in some real trouble now! What will she do now? Zubat is tired and i doubt it could pack a punch like Staravia did, and even with the considerable type advantage, i don’t think it could take two of those Magical Leaves!
Aha! Laura has the same doubts as me, she doesn’t send in Zubat, it’s her Machop instead! What is her plan here? Surely it can’t do much against Roserade, but I’m very curious to see what her plan is!
Oh! Oh! This is too tragic! Machop fell to a single Magical Leaf! Well, Roserade is strong, it is very strong! A fully evolved Pokémon, you can’t forget that! Laura seems a little desperate, she’s taking her time thinking about the next Pokémon to send in against this MENACE of a Roserade!
There it is, she settles for Zubat! Will it take a Magical Leaf? It is flapping its wings trying to close the distance, but NO! Roserades Magical Leaf is too strong! Poor little guy, you did such a great job defeating Turtwig and Cherrim!
Well, if you recall Lauras Team, i don’t think there is anything she can do to turn the tides here! Roserade is looking rather healthy after eating that Sitrus Berry, and the Geodude Laura is sending in is not going to do much! No, no no no no, it is not! Roserade uses Grass Knot and Geodude is in such an entangled mess right now, it can’t move at all. I think it’s safe to say Geodude is unable to battle. I find it interesting to see Gardenia use Grass Knot here! She didn’t use it once before despite saying it is her favourite move to use! But she probably anticipated that Magical Leaf from Roserade and Cherrim would be stronger against Zubat and the other Pokémon.
In any case, here comes Prinplup, and i think Laura has accepted to be defeated here. But giving up is not something this Lady will do! Instead, Prinplup eats another Magical Leaf and goes down immediately as well! Ooooh you hate to see it. Here come her last Pokémon! It is Luxio! Will Luxio be able to tank such a devastating Magical Leaf? Yes! Yes i can’t believe it! Luxio hangs on! That’s incredible, i didn’t think it would! But the Tackle it set out for does not do much damage anymore, Luxio comes out of his Pokéball and immediately gets blasted like that! It nearly tripped after that strong attack, and with that the Tackle attack can’t even tickle Roserade. And now she is giving him the last with another Magical Leaf!
That’s it dear listeners, Gym Leader Gardenia won! What a shame for Challenger Laura! Her Zubat did so well, and Staravia too, but Roserade was just too strong to beat!
I do hope you had fun witnessing this battle! Despite it being just second-badge gym battle, i think it was very interesting to see! The skill difference between Laura and Gardenia was certainly noticeable, but the simple preparation on Lauras side to capture a Zubat was enough to nearly get her the victory!
Now, that’s all i have for you right now! My name is Nakano Masumi and thank you for listening!
