The ^<V Game

[sgbros1]

^ meh
< po-tay-toes
V po-tah-toes

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ to-may-toes
< to-mah-toes
v meh

 

[sgbros1]

^ hem
< potatoes
V tomatoes?

 

[lenscas]

^ has semi lost a character
< can somebody look at my body or do something?
V keh?

 

[sgbros1]

^Sure, I'll burn it
< keh
V potatoes

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ Has gone nuts
< Is too busy to look for lenscas
v Is trying to kill me

 

[lenscas]

^ Why would I
< I am right here
v what did I miss now?

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ Is not sgbros1
< Thought sgbros1 would post after me
v Is lenscas

 

[sgbros1]

* Well you have mistaken. Again.
<
V meh

 

[lenscas]

^keh?
< waited until sgbros posted
vkeh?

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ ...
< *argh*
v Bleh

 

[sgbros1]

^meh
< Potatoes
V Dolphins

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ Random nouns
< (nth nouns (rand-int (length nouns)))
v Meh

 

[WitherBlaster]

^ *meows*
< Was playing the Balanced Hackmons format on PokémonShowdown! yesterday... got my butt handed to me by a Lv1 Magikarp.
v Is curious as to how that's even possible.

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ Indeed.
< Likes combos with the Contrary ability and moves like Superpower or Leaf Storm that ostensibly lower your attack.
v What's a Balanced Hackmon?

 

[WitherBlaster]

^ Hackmon is a battle format where any Pokémon can have any Moves or Ability, including ones that would be impossible for that Pokémon to have legitimately.
< For example: A Lv1 Magikarp with Sturdy for its Ability. And knows Leech Seed.
v Do I need to explain further?

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ Ah. I see.
< So you can't kill it in one hit from full health, and it regens enough health from Leech Seed that it restores all of its health every turn?
v Should teach their pokes (or at least one of them) Destiny Bond.

 

[WitherBlaster]

^ Or just avoid fighting that guy again.
< I actually tried copying his strategy, but I can't get it to work for some reason.
v Either the Sturdy (and the Focus Band he's holding) doesn't work, or Leech Seed doesn't leech on the turn I used it. I feel like I'm missing something...

 

[Someone Else 37]

^ Is indeed missing something
< Got it to work fine- lv.1 Magikarp (or any weak Pokemon, really), with the ability Sturdy, and move Leech Seed.
v Perhaps tried to use Leech Seed on a grass type. They're immune to it.

 

[WitherBlaster]

^ No, Sturdy just didn't work. I even had it hold a Focus Band, and it STILL didn't work!
< Has returned from his WEEK-LONG CAMPING TRIP! GRAAAAAAAHH!!!
v Also dislikes camping.