Season 52, Week 2
Blastoise
(Pokémon Series)
 
Tank Turtle vs Ninja Rat. A match fit for the Pokemon arena! Slade's vocabulary is a bit more advanced than you might expect from one of those precocious critters, but he'll have his hands full trying to deal with the guns on this Pokemon! Blastoise's defense buffs and debuffs are also of high concern for Slade, especially with how stackable they are. And he can't take advantage of the turtle's water element, since his "lightning" magic isn't actually lightning-elemental at all! A few shots from Blastoise's cannons, and slow and steady WILL win the race, especially when it's backed up by Hydro Pumped jets of water!

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Shining Force fighters have traditionally gotten abused in the arena, but Slade seems like he could be quite the exception. Blessed with a fairly swift sword and surprisingly ridiculous strength for a wire-thin little rat, Slade has an appropriate set of tools he can use to crack the shell of this tortoise. Raijin isn't actually lightning elemental, despite all appearances, but it IS armor-piercing, which is nearly as good in this sort of fight. Of course, even better than that, in nearly all fights, is the Gisarme--a legendary sword that can bisect full-fledged bosses and more importantly, turtles. Blastoise on the half shell, anyone?


Taishyr
An epic fight between a ninja and an armored tank. A battle that would be long and grueling...

...if Blastoise didn't resign immediately after he saw Slade.

Hey, Blastoise knows his master when he sees him.

Blastoise: 21
Slade: 26