Individual RP: AmericanTreeFrog

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog I'm assuming the Wild is female.

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Garth wore a strange smile for a couple of seconds as he watched the Alomomola weave through the water. Finally, he came to a decision. “Fine, you wanted this,” he informed the Water-type firmly. “Gyarados, come forth and wage battle.”

My Trainer threw a PokeBall into the air over the lake, and a white flash revealed the long sinuous form of a Gyarados. The Atrocious Pokemon wasn't too uncommon here in the Great Lakes - there was one old one in particular that had been a common fixture until it had been captured several months ago. The Gyarados roared and took a quick look around. It wasn't long before the Flying-type realised that his Trainer was on top of a huge unknown Pokemon. He roared again and prepared to do battle with Kyogre.

Garth waved his Pokemon off quickly. "Hey, you're not fighting this guy, you're fighting her," he said as he pointed to the Alomomola, which had stilled and was watching the fearsome Gyarados quietly. Now that Garth had accepted her battle request the Wild Pokemon had to start preparing for the fight of its life, especially if it was going to take on a Gyarados.

“Now, we’re trying to catch the Pokemon, so let’s be careful. I mean it,” Garth continued, his voice firm. “We’re going to start with a simple Taunt and Thunder Fang combo.”

Gyarados raised his finned tail out of the water and began to flick it insultingly, half-covering his face. It reminded me of the way a high-born lady of old would hide her face from men she deemed unworthy. From my vantage point behind and to the side, I could see that electrical sparks were charging up inside the Gyarados' mouth. I doubted that the Alomomola could see it from her position, though.

The Taunt worked. The Alomomola frowned and began swimming towards Gyarados at top speed, despite appearing a little frightened by the large beast. She launched herself out of the water and brushed past Gyarados' tail, smacking the Flying-type right in the face. She spasmed her body, which resulted in Gyarados being slapped repeatedly by her sinewy form. Garth's Pokemon didn't take this for long, though - he roared, and a sphere of yellow expanded from his maw. It struck the Wild Pokemon and threw it backwards into the air.

The Alomomola landed back in the lake with a splash, and she began swimming around in circles. It didn't look like she had been hurt too much, but she was still enraged by the Taunt. Garth could probably find a way to work that to his advantage.

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Current Battle Statistics:

??? Female Alomomola: 77%, ATK-1, TNT-1 (used Doubleslap)

Bold Male Gyarados: 91% (used Taunt, Thunder Fang)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 9 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); ??? Alomomola(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M)
CC since last Encounter: 8771 / 15000

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - ACTIVE
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Parkball, Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x2), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

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OOC: @ChainReaction01 Yep female.

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The Taunt attacked worked. The normally friendly face of Alomomola twisted into a frown before it charged the Gyarados; moving at a high speed. When she neared Gyarados she leapt from the crystal clear waters and smacked my Pokemon twice in the face, using her body as the weapon. But that punishment didn’t last very long; Gyarados didn’t have much patience and he immediately lashed out at the fellow Water type with his fangs. The charged fangs unloaded all the built up energy into Alomomola, flinging the Pokemon away and into the water once more.

I quick assessment showed me that Gyarados hadn’t sustained much damage from the weak attack and that Alomomola had lost a decent chunk of health, but was still able to battle with vigor. At this juncture I had planned a few strategies to use on the Pokemon, I just had to decided what would be the best course of action. Every decision opened up new pathways that would change the entire layout of the battle. This meant that every move had to focus upon a specific goal, this also meant I had to be able to predict or guide the opponent’s moves. But since this was a wild Pokemon there was no way I could predict what move it would use next, that was limited to trainer battles. Since I couldn’t predict that left my move to guiding. Taunt helped that goal to begin with, now I just needed to pick my next move. Gyarados had under his arsenal three Electric typed moves, two of which were damaging. Thunder and Thunder Fang were the damaging ones and Thunder Wave was the non-damaging one. Thunder Wave was a no brainer, it would increase the odds of capture as well as decreasing its speed and giving it chance to not moving.

“Alright, Gyarados. We’re going to be using Rain Dance followed up with your Thunder Wave attack.”

I wanted to go with a Dragon Dance and Thunder Fang combo, but I felt that a Rain Dance plus Thunder might do more for me than the other combo. And if Thunder did too much damage I could use one of my weaker Water attack to drop its health even further without too much risk of hurting the Pokemon. Plus the added benefit of using Thunder Wave now would enable Gyarados to use Taunt again if it wore off the first time.

But while I thinking through the process Gyarados was already starting his attacks. The tri-pronged bone formation that decorated his head had began to glow a vibrant yellow in color. Once Gyarados had channeled enough static he fired the built up charge at Alomomola. The attack came out in a burst of light that resembled a ball of fluff, only yellow. No sooner had the Thunder Wave been fired then Gyarados began his second attack. Rain Dance was a relatively easy move to pull off for Gyarados seeing as how he was a Water type. The long serpent-like body Gyarados coiled up in a ball of pure muscle before the Pokemon began to move about like a snake.

Non-attacking moves weren’t Gyarados’s strong suit but he could pull them off easily enough. It only took a few seconds but in no time at all thunder heads were beginning to build up over the lake. The air was soon filled with the low rumbling as the dark rain clouds started to increase in number. At first rain began to fall in a pitter-patter of light showers, but that soon gave way to rain that was falling in sheets that resembled a hurricane or monsoon. The once calm lake was soon filled with rolling waves that more resembled an ocean than a lake. The long form of Gyarados had now become obscure as the rain cut down visibility dramatically. I could barely see my Pokemon but his roars were apparent enough.


“Now, try your Thunder attack!” I yelled over the din, hoping that Gyarados had heard me. When I heard an answering roar I knew that he had. I couldn’t see exactly what was going on, but I could visualize what ‘Dos was doing because I had seen it numerous times enough.
Without the rain Gyarados would normally start the attack just like he would have with the Thunder Wave attack. But because Rain Dance had been used there was already Lightening in the clouds as jumped around. My Pokemon just had to harness the power already there. It started just like Thunder Wave had, but instead of a strong charge Gyarados fired a small bolt of electricity up at the sky. When he did that the lightening would come down to strike Gyarados on his spud bones, charging them. Then it would only take a small amount of energy to fire the electricity at Alomomola.​

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog

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“Alright, Gyarados. We’re going to be using Rain Dance followed up with your Thunder Wave attack," Garth ordered.

Gyarados roared. His tri-shaped crown began to glow yellow as the Thunder Wave attack charged. It was always surprising to me that so many Water-types could learn electric attacks, especially bulky brutish ones like Gyarados.

The Alomomola stuck her head out of the water to get a clear look at what was going on. Her eyes widened as she saw the incoming attack. She began to sing in ululating tones, a haunting melody that rose and fell, causing a slight headache to rise between my temples. By the way Gyarados was turning his head to one side, I could see that it was hurting him even more than it was me. It wasn't often that I felt pity for a Gyarados.

Finally, the Thunder Wave was ready. Gyarados fired it towards Alomomola like a beam. Small fragments of electricity flaked off, but the majority of the yellow laser struck the Wild Pokemon, and she keened uncomfortably as sparks crawled across its body and through the water around her. Gyarados wasn't going to waste any time - he immediately began thrashing his long sinuous body around in the water. It took a while, but I began to discern patterns and repetitions in his movement. It truly was a dance, albeit a primeval, vicious one.

It wasn't long before rain was pouring down over the battlefield, obscuring our vision. The squall was just as strong as anything the Kyogre we were riding on could have summoned. I knew Garth would have problems seeing, but the visor over my right eye had heat vision, which cut through the storm pretty effectively.

“Now, try your Thunder attack!” Garth yelled. My eyes widened - Thunder was an incredibly powerful Electric-type attack, which would be further boosted by the rain, and it had the potential to spread even further in the lake. Before I had a chance to call out, Gyarados roared again and a yellow light cut through the storm. I saw the Alomomola-shaped red blob dart under the water and begin swimming towards the Gyarados. She shot out of the water and collided with the Flying-type just as a spear of lightning dashed down. Thunder cracked and I didn't see what happened, but both Water Pokemon were sent flying apart from each other.

"Be careful with powerful attacks like that out on the lake," I called to Garth over the smashing sounds of the rain. "They can be unpredictable out on the lake, and you don't want to hurt any of the other Pokemon around here." A low grunt from Kyogre punctuated my statement - the Legendary Pokemon wouldn't be happy if any of the beings under its charge were hurt by thoughtlessness.

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Current Battle Statistics:

??? Female Alomomola: 42%, ATK-1, PRZ (used Round, Waterfall)

Bold Male Gyarados: 67% (used Thunder Wave, Rain Dance, Thunder)

RAIN-1

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 9 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); ??? Alomomola(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M)
CC since last Encounter: 13205 / 15000

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - ACTIVE
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Parkball, Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x2), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

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OOC: @ChainReaction01 - If Thunder Fang hits use the Park Ball.
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Just before Gyarados could unleash his powerful Thunder attack, the small Alomomola jumped from the water and rammed Gyarados. But this didn’t come without consequences, because just as she hit, a bright spear of lightening came from the heavens and struck. I couldn’t see what happened, but a loud crack of thunder and an explosion of thunder greeted my senses. When I could focus my eyes once more I saw that both Pokemon had been repulsed back by the Thunder attack.

“Be careful with powerful attacks like that out on the like. They can be unpredictable out on the lake, and you don’t want to hurt any of the other Pokemon here,” I heard Carter call to me. The sounds of the waves and thunder were creating such a noise that I could barely hear the ranger.

But he didn’t need to worry that much. Using Thunder was a big risk because of all the water, but I did feel that the benefits outweighed the risk. That didn’t mean I was going to try the move again. Things were looking good though. Although I couldn’t see Alomomola I knew it had to be reeling after suffering through both the Thunder Fang and Thunder. I just now had to cripple the Pokemon further without injuring it too much.

“Don’t worry,” I said to the ranger, addressing him first. “I’m not entirely without compassion. This will be under control shortly.” Next I turned to Gyarados. “You’re doing fine so far. She can’t take much more, so we’re close to the end. Just hang in there a little longer.” I just need a moment to think before I called out my next moves in haste. Taunt had probably wore off by now, that meant Alomomola could use some of its more potent moves, which in turn meant I had to resolve the situation quickly. I could use Taunt again, but that wouldn’t achieve much because the battle was nearing the end; I wouldn’t need it for the time-frame. It also wasted a move, and Gyarados was already beginning to tire, adding useless moves would please him. “OKay, ‘Dos. Time to end this, use your Thunder Fang attack once more.”

With Thunder Fang I predicted Gyarados could bring Alomomola’s health to a range that was beneficial to a capture. I just had to hope it didn’t KO or miss. I reached for my belt and removed an empty Pokeball. If the Thunder Fang connected this ball would be sent sailing towards my hopefully new Pokemon. I depressed the Pokeball’s button to make it normal size and waited for Gyarados to attack.

When Gyarados had first used Thunder Fang he was setting up for a combo set of moves and had waited for Alomomola to initiate contact. That wasn’t going to happen here. When he heard my command, he wasted no time. His sharp fangs immediately started to spark, then with another one of his loud roars he dived underneath the wild waves. This sort of surprised me because that meant he was going to attack his prey underwater, when he could didn’t need to. But by going underwater he could probably see Alomomola better and if the Pokemon tried to dodge by jumping in the air, Gyarados could do the same without losing some momentum. As the large tail of ‘Dos disappeared beneath the waves I lifted the Pokeball to the air, ready to fling it as soon as I saw the two Pokemon.​

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog

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“Don’t worry, I’m not entirely without compassion. This will be under control shortly,” Garth reassured me. I wasn't completely buying it, but I decided to hold off on stepping in for a little while longer.

“You’re doing fine so far. She can’t take much more, so we’re close to the end. Just hang in there a little longer," my Trainer called out to his Pokemon. He fell silent for a moment before speaking up again. “Okay, Dose. Time to end this, use your Thunder Fang attack once more.”

Gyarados dived under the water, and I saw the long heat blob approach the mostly-contained one of the Alomomola. No doubt the Wild Pokemon wanted to avoid that attack, but it did something that surprised me. It swam upwards and broke the surface of the water, jumping up into the storm. With a twist of its body it turned so that its mouth was pointing down, and a sudden torrent of water blasted down towards the lake. Such was the power of this Hydro Pump that the Alomomola was kept suspended out of the lake. Gyarados reared up out of the water and was struck cleanly in the face by this attack. He roared unhappily, but kept his head where it was. Slowly but surely he swam up into the Alomomola's Hydro Pump. Electricity gathered around his mouth as he got closer, and sparks fell down the cascade around him. Finally, the Flying-type blasted out of the column of water and bit the Alomomola viciously. A sudden explosion of electricity erupted out of Gyarados' mouth, escaping around the gaps in its bite. The Alomomola shrieked and cut the flow of water, and both Pokemon fell back down into the lake together.

Gyarados was the first to rise, looking a bit tired but ready to continue. When the Alomomola broke the surface, however, it was flopping limply and there were teeth marks all over its delicate pink skin. Gyarados had obviously avoided drawing blood, but it was a close thing. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Garth throw a regulation Park Ball towards the Wild Pokemon. The storm did not impede the device, and the sphere drew its target inside. The Park Ball's flotation devices activated, and the capture device wriggled around on top of the heaving water for a minute or so. Finally, it settled down, and a red light was just barely visible.

"Congrats," I said to Garth. I held out my hand and the Park Ball slowly made its way towards me. As it did so, the storm began to die down, and by the time the Alomomola was stored away inside my pack the lake had returned to its normal state.

"Where to now?" I asked the young man.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 9 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x2), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

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OOC: @ChainReaction01
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As I waited to throw the Pokeball that would hopefully give me my new prize, I was caught off guard when I saw Alomomola spring from the water. I was about to throw the device when I realized that Alomomola wasn’t fleeing or in pain at that moment. It had reversed course so that it was facing the water. A moment later a strong blast of water shot from its mouth and collided with the lake waters. I didn’t have time to wonder what it was doing because a moment later a very angry roar directed to my attention to Gyarados, who was just coming out of the lake waters to be blasted in the face with the boosted Hydro Pump. The scene resembled that of a Pokemon trying to swim upstream against a heavy current.

But Gyarados didn’t give up. He continued to fight for every inch forward until he was within biting distance of his foe. With another roar he moved forward and viciously bit at the flesh of Alomomola. Alomomola screeched and fell back into the water, Gyarados right behind her. I waited a tense moment, but Gyarados surfaced soon after. An ugly snarl across his features, he was clearly tired but more than willing to continue the fight. Alomomola surfaced not more than a second later moving slowly as teeth marks dotted its pink skin. When I saw that, I chucked the Pokeball and waited to see what happened. I saw a brief flash, but couldn’t see much more than that because of the still pouring rain.

“Congrats,” I heard Carter saw a moment later. I felt a small twinge of elation, because that must have meant I had captured the little tyke. As he retrieved the Pokeball from the water I recalled Gyarados, giving him a few words of praise and encouragement. The hold Gyarados had on the weather was starting to die down and in no time at all the lake had returned once more to its restful state. “Where to now?” asked Carter.

“Well, Kyogre responds to your touch, why don’t you or the Pokemon guide our way forward?”​

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog

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“Well, Kyogre responds to your touch, why don’t you or the Pokemon guide our way forward?” Garth responded.

"We'll just stay on the lake for now, then," I suggested, and when Garth didn't object I nodded to myself. I rubbed the Legendary Pokemon's tough hide, and once more it set off in a random direction, roughly at a right angle to the direction we had been travelling when the Alomomola had found us.

Thankfully, the sun wasn't too hot today. Contrary to popular belief, it can get pretty damn warm on the surface of a body of water, and I usually went far out of my way to avoid heat. The sun wasn't high up in the sky, though - it must have been about three o'clock. I could have pulled out my PDA to check, but I was too lazy to. I didn't have any pressing matters, and if this Expedition turned out to be an over-nighter, I could live with that.

I heard a trilling call, and Kyogre slowed down. The call echoed across the lake again, and it sounded a little bit like singing. Suddenly, a long white Pokemon broke the surface of the water, and began swimming playfully in front of us. It was an Ice-type I hadn't seen for quite a while - a Dewgong. They usually preferred the colder part up near the mountains, but this one was out here for some unknown reason.

"I don't suppose you want to try and capture this one?" I asked, admiring the Water-type's beautiful horn as it knifed through the water.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 8 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 1934

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x2), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

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OOC: @ChainReaction01
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“We’ll stay on the lake for now, then,” Carter said after thinking for a moment. With a silent signal between Kyogre and Carter we were off.

We had only been traveling for a minutes in the mild summer weather when a sound came echoing across the water. I felt the speed of Kyogre slow down and I started to look around for the origin of the sound. There was another sound and a moment later white Pokemon broke the surface of the water and swam over to us. It was all white and it sported a single horn atop its head. It was a Dewgong, a Water-Ice type Pokemon.

“I don’t suppose you want to try and capture this one?” the ranger questioned.

I didn’t have to think much about concerning this Pokemon. “No thanks, I have owned one before. Traded it away a long time ago. Let’s let it go and if not we can give it a doll.”
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NBP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog Double post lol

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“No thanks, I have owned one before," my Trainer replied. "Traded it away a long time ago. Let’s let it go and if not we can give it a doll.”

"Alright, sounds like a plan," I said, and we ignored the seal. Kyogre swum onwards, but the Dewgong continued to frolic in front of us, being sure to match the Legendary Pokemon's speed so it stayed in the same place relative to us. After a few minutes of this, I sighed.

"Looks like it isn't going to go away. You're going to have to throw a doll to get rid of it," I said to Garth.

He grimaced, but pulled a PokeDoll out of his pack. It was shaped like a Nidorino, but I doubt that placed any modifier on its effectiveness. With a powerful throw, the young man had the doll land in the water near the Dewgong. It immediately stopped playing and inspected the plush toy for a moment, alert for any tricks. When none were found, the Ice-type grabbed the toy with its mouth and dove underwater. It did not re-emerge. I nodded, satisfied, and we moved on.

The water was slowly getting colder, and I knew we were near the upper network. It wouldn't be long before we had to get back onto the shore, and then Garth would need to make a concrete decision about where he wanted to go, but for now we were fine.

I spotted a Lapras off to our right in the distance, but it didn't appear to have noticed us yet. It was far more interested in something on a small rock spire sticking up out of the lake. I pointed to it, asking Garth silently if he wanted to go investigate it or not. My bet was not.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 7 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?); ??? Lapras(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x1), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

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OOC: @ChainReaction01 - running, if not I buy doll in humble sacrifice.
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“Alright, sounds like a plan,” Carter said. Another silent message passed between him and Kyogre adn the legendary Pokemon began to move through the waters once more. However, the Dewgong, just like the Alomomola, was content to follow us. After a few minutes of watching and listening to the Dewgong I heard the ranger sigh. “Looks like it isn’t going to go away. You’re going to have to throw a doll to get rid of it.”

Jeez, Pokemon seemed in the mood to hang around today. I pulled the last Pokedoll out of my bag and tossed it to the white creature. Dewgong inspected the toy for danger before it grabbed it and disppeared underwater, not surfacing again.

We soon came across a large Lapras. It was busy doing something else and hadn’t seen us yet. I felt the gaze of Carter and shook my head. Lapras was my favorite Water type but I already had one.​

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog You still have a doll left, you know.

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Garth shook his head, indicating that he had no interest in the Lapras. I wasn't very surprised - even though he was supposedly a Water Pokemon collector he'd come looking for specific Pokemon. I was willing to bet that he already had one - Lapras was a pretty standard rare Pokemon in that they weren't common, but if you were someone you had one.

"Alright, let's just move on and hopefully it won't see us," I murmured. I tapped Kyogre with my foot and we sailed past. Thankfully, whatever the Lapras was interested in must have been a whole lot more fascinating than we were, so we sailed past it without a problem.

A couple of minutes later, the shoreline faded into sight, complete with the small cluster of mountains where the strongest and rarest Water and Ice types were found. I pointed it out to Garth - seeing as he didn't seem to care where we went, I figured that'd be the best place to go. If he had a problem that, he could speak up and we'd go somewhere else, no hard feelings.

Kyogre rumbled, and I realised that something was watching us from in the water. I looked to the right, and saw a yellow-brown rock following us. It was segmented and had spikes. It wasn't until I saw some blue tentacles moving along beside it. The rock was actually an Omastar, a rare and powerful Fossil Pokemon. I pointed it out to Garth and asked him if he wanted to try and catch it.

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 6 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?); ??? Lapras(?); ??? Omastar(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x1), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

~~~~~

 

OOC: @ChainReaction01 - Cool.
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“Alright, let’s just move on and hopefully it won’t see us,” Carter said.

I was glad to see that the Lapras didn’t pay us much mind as it was totally engrosed in what it was doing. Which was good because I didn’t want to use a doll and because Lapras could be tough to take down.

A few mintues after leaving the Lapras behind we started to come acros a small cluster of mountains. I was too busy looking at them that I didn’t notice Kyogre communicate something to Carter until he talked to me. It turned out an Omastar was following us, its rocky shell barely visable. It yellow eyes, blue body and short tentacles were hidden underneath the waves.

“Want to catch it?” I heard Carter ask.

“No thanks, I already have one. Let’s see if it will leave us alone, if not Pokedoll time.”​

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog well, not now xD

~~~~~

“No thanks, I already have one. Let’s see if it will leave us alone, if not: Pokedoll time," Garth replied.

"Fair enough." I nodded.

We continued onwards, ignoring the Omastar, but it kept on following us. Finally Garth grunted disgustedly and pulled out his PokeDoll, throwing it into the ocean behind us. The Fossil Pokemon flew off in pursuit of the plush toy, trying to reach it before it sunk too far towards the bottom of the ocean.

We finally arrived at the lake's edge. Kyogre extended its fin and we walked off of it onto solid ground. I thanked the Legendary Pokemon and it sunk below the ocean. A spout of water shot up by way of farewell, and then the Water-type was gone from our sight. Another one was quick to take its place, though: a small turtle rose to the surface and yapped a greeting at us. It was another Fossil Pokemon - a Tirtouga. It smiled playfully at us.

"Well, interested in this one?" I asked.

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 5 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?); ??? Lapras(?); ??? Omastar(?); ??? Tirtouga(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x1), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

~~~~~

 

OOC: @ChainReaction01 - run, or I'll buy a doll.

Fair enough," the ranger replied.

We started to move along again but the Omastar was content to follow us and stayed on our tail. "Great," I muttered under my breath when the Pokemon wouldn't leave. I reached into my pack and withdrew my last Pokedoll. I chucked the toy at the Pokemon and watched as Omastar swam after the toy frantically.

After we left the fossil Pokemon behind us we didn't see any more Pokemon. Once we reached the shore Carter bid the legendary Pokemon farewell. After Kyogre had sank beneath the waters we made ready to leave the shoreline but a yapping sound was heard from the water. It was a small blue turtle Pokemon, Turtouga.

"Well, Interested in this one," Carter asked.

"No thanks, it's not on my list to catch right now."​

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog Escape was successful.

~~~~~

"No thanks, it's not on my list to catch right now," Garth replied.

"Fair enough," I replied. Despite being incredibly rare, Fossil Pokemon weren't especially powerful. Most Trainers that came to the Park didn't catch them, unless they were ultra-rare, like Relicanth. I was instantly reminded of the time my good friend Cameron had come looking for a Relicanth to the exclusion of all else.

The Tirtouga yapped at us again as we made to set off, clearly unhappy that we were leaving it. I glanced at the turtle a little sadly, but there was nothing to be done. I shrugged an apology to the Water-type and I led my Trainer inland, away from the water so that the Tirtouga could not follow us.

It wasn't long before we encountered a winding dirt trail leading down from the mountains. The other direction seemed to head back towards the entrance. I couldn't decide which way to go, so I figured I'd ask Garth.

"Where do you want to go?" I asked him. "The mountains has more powerful and rare Pokemon, but more of them are Ice-typed."

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 5 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?); ??? Lapras(?); ??? Omastar(?); ??? Tirtouga(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x1), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

~~~~~

 

OOC: @ChainReaction01 - awesome.
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“Fair enough,” Carter said, his voice had some sort of tone, but one I couldn’t place. I was wondering if he was a little put off by the Pokemon selection I had put off. If this had been a normal trip, I might have caught some of the different Pokemon on the list. Despite this he led us safely away from the Tirtouga, who yapped unhappily as we left it. I almost felt sorry for the little guy, but I knew he would find another trainer or different Pokemon.

Carter made his way through the brush until we came to a fork in the road. One led to the park entrance and the other up to the mountain. “Where do you want to go?” the ranger asked. “The mountains has more powerful and rare, but more fo them are Ice-Typed.”

“Let’s go to the mountain, I can still catch one more guy.”​

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog

~~~~~

"Let's go to the mountain, I can still catch one more guy," Garth said.

"Alright, off we go," I huffed.

Together, we walked up the trail leading into the mountains. The trail passed through a small patch of trees. I led Garth right into it, somewhat foolishly. Every single time I'd gone through one of the few tree patches in the Lakes, a powerful Pokemon accosted us. This time was no different. About halfway through the plot, a humanoid Pokemon stepped out with a big toothy grin on its face, blocking our way.

It was a Toxicroak. Its body was almost completely blue, except for the big red blowsac on its upper chest. Its grin got even toothier as it looked Garth all over. Apparently, it liked what it saw. I knew Toxicroak was a rare Pokemon, but something told me Garth wouldn't be interested. What a pity. I would have loved to own a Toxicroak.

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 4 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?); ??? Lapras(?); ??? Omastar(?); ??? Tirtouga(?); ??? Toxicroak(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 778

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Pokedolls (x1), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

~~~~~

 

OOC: @ChainReaction01
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“Alright,” Carter said. He started up the trail that led deep into the mountains. Most of the mountain was bare and rocky with caves, but a few spots had groves of trees. Carter led us right into one grove. We had almost made it halfway through the cluster of trees when a Pokemon emerged. It was my favorite Poison type, a Toxicroak. Toxicroak were a blue frog that stood on two legs and had a large pouch of red skin beneath its mouth.

The look on Carter’s face told me he would love to have one under his control. This wasn’t too surprising as Toxicroak was a rare Pokemon and not many owned one. I knew of only two other trainers who had a Toxicroak. But while Toxicroak were rare and powerful they had a big weakness to Psychic type Pokemon. However, none of my Pokemon were Psychic, and only one of my guys knew a Psychic attack, Ludicolo. But if I sent out Ludicolo, Toxicroak could hit back hard with his numerous Poison attacks. That totaled gave me a few ideas to battle this guys.

“Tentacruel, you’re up first.” I grabbed his Pokeball and tossed it out. With a flash the large octopus Pokemon appeared. Tentacruel had a bulbous blue head with red poison sacks on either side of its head. Many gray and brown tentacles held the Pokemon up like legs. Tentacruel, like Gyarados, always tended to look a little mad during every occasion; today was no different. He fixed his eyes on Toxicroak and made a wheezing sound in greeting. It took him a moment to realize it wasn’t my Toxicroak flipper. He fixed me with a questioning stare. “I like frogs. Now, let’s start things off with your Confuse Ray and Icy Wind moves.”

I wanted Toxicroak to be confused in the hope that he would smack itself and do some damage because I didn’t have that many moves that could damage the Pokemon anyway. Icy Wind was just incase I had to send somebody out who was slower than Toxicroak.

To use Confuse Ray took Tentacruel a fair amount of concentration to use because it was a BM that I had taught him a long time ago. I mostly used Tentacruel to set up for stall battles or to end a stall battle. Hence his many non-damaging moves.

The Confuse Ray attack started with my Pokemon waving his tentacles about, and because he had a lot of the things it looked like a swirling mass of snakes moving about in synchronization. It almost resembled a living wall. The idea behind all the movement was to confuse the Pokemon momentarily while Tentacruel prepared to fire the orb of energy. It only took the Water Pokemon a few seconds to fire the attack before he moved onto the next one.

Unlike Confuse Ray, Icy Wind was not a BM but a TM that I used to reduce the speed of any Pokemon so I could use someone else to a greater advantage, like I wanted to do in this situation. Even though he was not an Ice type, his Water type background was the closest thing to an Ice type one could go, so it wouldn’t take much to use the attack. The other thing that gave him a slight edge was that we were near water and high in the mountains. Moisture was everywhere. With a small wave of his appendages a sudden gust of light wind sprang up over the lake, lifting drops of water from the surface and sending them towards the mountain, where the frosty air chilled the water until ice crystals had formed. With another wave Tentacruel sent that blast of winter air right at Toxicroak.
​

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: @AmericanTreeFrog Gender?

~~~~~

“Tentacruel, you’re up first,” Garth said, tossing a PokeBall out in front of him. A white flash revealed a Tentacruel - it was using its tentacles to hold its soft body off the ground. Most people wouldn't have thought that the aquatic Pokemon could walk on land, but a disastrous attack on a beach-side resort had taught us differently. The Tentacruel made a deep-toned wheeze in greeting. It looked over at the Toxicroak and smiled for a second, before turning back and looking questioningly at Garth.

“I like frogs," Garth said offhandedly by way of explanation. "Now, let’s start things off with your Confuse Ray and Icy Wind moves.”

Tentacruel raised about half of its tentacles off the ground and began waving them towards the Toxicroak. The Wild Pokemon inclined its head, apparently confused. The moving wall of gray lengths was almost hypnotic and served to distract the Toxicroak while Tentacruel charged the attack. After a few seconds a glowing, multi-coloured orb launched from the red jewel on the Water-type's forehead. It wobbled through the air and danced around the Toxic Mouth Pokemon. It turned around, trying to catch the orb, and after twisting around for a couple seconds it fell heavily onto its rump.

Tentacruel then began waving its tentacles in a different fashion. The air grew colder, and some visibly white air drifted throughout the trees to gather around the Water-type. It swirled mysteriously around Garth's Pokemon before blasting towards the Toxicroak. The Poison-type was knocked over onto its face. It got to its feet and grumbled unhappily before turning to face its opponent. Its tongue stuck out cheekily at Tentacruel and it hopped from foot to foot, grinning evilly. It was a Taunt, and a very effective one - even my blood was boiling from watching it.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? ??? Toxicroak: 87%, SPD-1, CON-1 (smacked, used Taunt)

Naughty Male Tentacruel: 100%, TNT-0 (used Confuse Ray, Icy Wind)

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Garth Crysis
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 4 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Bidoof(?); ??? Lotad(?); Naughty Psyduck(M); ??? Piplup(F); ??? Samurott(?); Careful Alomomola(F); ??? Dewgong(?); ??? Lapras(?); ??? Omastar(?); ??? Tirtouga(?); ??? Toxicroak(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naughty Psyduck(M); Careful Alomomola(F)
CC since last Encounter: 4141 / 15000

Pokemon Statistics:

Bold Male Gyarados [Nicknamed One Tail] - 56%
Ability: Intimidate
TMs: Surf , Waterfall, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt, Substitute
Avalanche, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail
BMs: Outrage

Quirky Male Ludicolo [Nicknamed Musashi] - 79%
Abilities: Swift Swim
TMs: Surf, Waterfall, Substitute, Sword Dance, Icebeam, Giga Drain, Solarbeam, Sunny Day, Toxic, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Hidden Power ~ Water
BMs: Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Thunder Punch

Naughty Male Tentacruel [Nicknamed Raine]
Abilities: Clear Body
TMs: Waterfall, Surf, Swords Dance, Attract, Swagger, Thief, Giga Drain, Hidden Power[Flying], Sludge Bomb, Icy Wind.
BMs: Confuse Ray, Mirror Coat, Rapid Spin, Haze

Jolly Female Toxicroak - 95%
Ability: Dry Skin
TMs: Rock Climb , Swords Dance, Protect, Substitute, X-Scissors, Rain Dance, EQ, Focus Punch , Brick Break, Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball.
BMs: Fake Out, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Gunk Shot

Item Statistics:

Superballs (x2), Hyperballs (x2), Energy Root, Energy Powder Plus (x2)

~~~~~

 

OOC: @ChainReaction01 - Male.
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The orb of energy that represented Confuse Ray sped towards Toxicroak’s head where it spun about lazily. The Poison type Pokemon tried to catch the orb, hitting and biting at it, but it couldn’t seem to make contact. After a few seconds it fell to the ground heavily, a dazed look on its face. The Pokemon tried to shake the cobwebs and rose to its feet in a shaky manner, but as it did the Icy Wind attack Tentacruel had been preparing made an appearance. The gust of freezing wind blasted into Toxicroak and knocked the Pokemon onto its face, hard.

Toxicroak wasn’t going to give up, though. The Poison Pokemon rose up and croaked something before turning to face Tentacruel, who just stood there stoically waiting for my next command. Toxicroak must have determined I didn’t plan to attack it much so it decided to take some of my moves away by using Taunt. It did this by sticking his thick tongue out and hoping from foot to foot, an wicked grin on his face. It was a perfect goading move for Tentacruel.

I wasn’t too fazed by the attack, but Taunt always made me want to put the Pokemon in its place, but that couldn’t happen here if I was to catch it. I forced that emotion aside and decided to think on the situation. With Taunt in effect, Tentacruel couldn’t use a good third of his moves and that left only his attacking moves. The only problem was that Tentacruel’s damaging were mostly limited to Poison and Water typed attacks, which weren’t at all effective against this Pokemon. The Poison attacks wouldn’t even dent it, and the Water attacks would serve to only heal the Pokemon. That pretty much left me with two attacks for Tentacruel, Wring Out and Hidden Power.

Wring Out could do some damage because Toxicroak still had a high amount of health left, but Hidden Power was of the Flying type, the perfect choice for facing a Fighting type like Toxicroak.

My other options were to switch out to Gyarados, Ludicolo or Toxicroak. Each of them could use super effective moves also. Gyarados and my frog each knew the powerful Earthquake while Ludicolo knew Zen Headbutt, which would be most effective against the Poison-Fighting combo of the wild Pokemon.

I decided to stick with Tentacruel because he was still on the field and his Hidden Power wouldn’t harm the wild frog too much. “’Cruel, strike back with your Hidden Power move.”

Hidden Power was a move that all Pokemon could learn, either by TM or it was a level up move. Getting the technical machine and giving it to the Pokemon was easy, the trick was for the Pokemon learning it to achieve a calm inner self. The move was achieved by focusing the Pokemon’s power and then channeling it into something new. It took a lot of time and effort, for both trainer and Pokemon, to develop and then use the move.

It took no more than a few seconds for Tentacruel to achieve a sense of calm after being inflicted with the Taunt move. When he did though, a shimmering ball of light appeared over his head. Tentacruel then reached two of his tentacles skyward and grabbed the ball and moved it to where it settled in front of him.

“Tentacruel,” he said. It was a sharp and barely there motion, but I saw a subtle shift of the air around the orb. That distortion rushed towards the Toxicroak. Sometimes Hidden Power resembled other moves and right now it reminded me of a Air Cutter attack.​