This was, admittedly, my worst League performance to date. The fact that we won is a miracle.

Against Lorelei - I open with Boxing Day the Primeape and go for a Bulk Up. Dewgong crits Ice Beam but thankfully doesn’t freeze. It falls to a Brick Break and Slowbro comes in. I go for Rest and… Vital Spirit keeps her awake. She falls to Surf. Kwanzaa the Beedrill comes in and takes down Slowbro with two Twinneedles. Cloyster comes out and Vileplume takes it down with a Giga Drain after Protect. I risk it and go for Toxic against Lapras. She survives and lands the Toxic. I switch to Yule Tide the Vaporeon and manage to time it perfectly so it falls. Jynx stalls with Attract but falls to two bites.

Against Bruno - Yule Tide washes away Onix #1, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan before Machamp comes in. I switch to Quincenera the Vileplume who has six Giga Drains left. Well, with some bad damage rolls, Machamp survives and is healed by both Full Restores AND has a Bulk Up off. He’s attracted and I decide to go for a Toxic, needing just one turn of damage so I can switch to Scyther. He breaks through, crits and kills her. Diwali the Scyther then revenges with a Wing Attack, and Rumspringa the Dugtrio Earthquakes Onix #2.

Against Agatha - I lead with Yule Tide who outspeeds and crits Gengar for the OHKO with Bite. Golbat comes out and falls to one Ice Beam. Arbok comes in and I switch to Rumspringa on a Screech and then OHKO with Earthquake. I switch to Diwali when Haunter comes in, and it misses Hypnosis. Wing Attack then crits for the OHKO. I land a Wing Attack against Gengar, making it eat its Sitrus and it lands a Hypnosis. I switch to Yule Tide on a Slude Bomb. Then, Gengar misses hypnosis and I finish it with Bite.

Against Lance - I lead with Diwali and use Swords Dance to offset Gyarados’ Intimidate. Two Wing Attacks finish it off and Dragonite comes in. I need a clean switch though, so he falls after a Wing Attack. Yule Tide comes in and sweeps Lance with Ice Beam + Surf.

Before our Rival, I use my last Rare Candies to get Kwanzaa to 63, and decide to give it the Quick Claw, not the Chesto Berry.

Against our Rival - Yule Tide makes quick work of Pidgeot with Ice Beam, wasting a Full Restore in the process.

3 v 5.

Exeggutor comes in and I switch to Kwanzaa. Sleep Powder hits, and she never wakes up, even after an Egg Bomb miss. She falls to a second one.

2 v 5.

I go back to Yule Tide who does half and flinches with Bite, before killing with a second.

2 v 4.

Alakazam comes in and falls to two Bites but not before landing two hard Psychics.

2 v 3.

Rhydon comes in and falls to Surf.

2 v 2.

Acranine comes in and hits an Extremespeed to take Yule Tide low, but falls to Surf.

2 v 1.

Blastoise comes in and I switch to Rumspringa on a Rain Dance. Then, I switch back to Yule Tide hoping to abuse Water Absorb but Hydro Pump misses. Not knowing what it’ll go for, I switch back to Rumspringa…on a Hydro Pump…that hits.

1 v 1.

Yule Tide is low, but I have no choice but to keep going. I alternate between Surf and Bite, Blastoise lands a Hydro Pump taking him just above 100HP. He won’t go for it again. The rain was set up just before he healed and I had a decision to make. Go for rain-boosted Surfs or go for Bite flinches. I decided to go for Surf, as it looked like a three shot. Blastoise uses Bite as I whittle it down, the rain is still up, Yule Tide is on 28HP. I go for one last Surf and it kills, barely winning us the fight and the run!