Individual RP: Captain Dude

BP#10 (Vs. Rotom Post 1)



[FONT=&quot]Ed pressed for an advantage; Rotom's advantage was in its appliances, and Ed wanted those out before the match got too out of hand. Diddy aimed at the Washing Machine. It was certainly the smartest target, as a Hydro Pump would wipe the Infernape out, but… leaving Rotom alone to take out the appliances probably wasn't the best idea; Rotom, even at its most straightforward, was crafty, and it had multiple ways to fight even without the most obvious of type advantages.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The Fire Blast hit the Washing Machine with no problems. Though the move was inaccurate, most of it was the slow movement of the flames; it was almost impossible to miss a completely stationary target, and Rotom wouldn't have enough time to possess it and move. The Washing Machine, as a result, was incinerated; Ed had removed Water attacks from the fight. Instead, Rotom jumped towards the fan, possibly aiming for a separate type advantage but more likely looking for a purely tactical one.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Rotom spun its new blades, creating a great burst of wind. It hit all of us, but Diddy was closest to the origin; the gust knocked Diddy off his feet. The Infernape took to the air, completely involuntarily, and was hurtling towards us. It could possibly recover on its own, but a move would possibly change its momentum; I wanted to see whether Ed would use momentum or range to his advantage.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Area Effects: Dark [/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Fan Rotom: 100%[/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Infernape 82% Airborne[/FONT]​

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Characters: 16192/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

The inaccurate attack hit the stationary target dead on. Thankfully, Rotom wasn't quick enough to possess the washing machine and move it. The initial impact of the wall of fire was almost enough to destroy the appliance in it's own, then the flames just completely incinerated it. One point Diddy, zero points Rotom.

The Ghost-type wasn't stupid though. It quickly jetted from the light fixture to the fan and possessed it, becoming Rotom-Fan.

I cursed under my breath, as the fan was certainly my next target to destroy. I had to think of a way to get Rotom to leave the fan, but before I had time to think, it shot a gust of wind with it's rotating blades. Diddy was the closest to the dual Flying/Electric-type, and was lifted off of his feet and thrown across the room as a result.

Diddy was traveling through the air at a high velocity and headed directly for the lawn mower. What could I do to make the best of this situation.

Should I use Acrobatics to try and have Diddy get control of his body and then attack? Or should I use Flare Blitz and combine the velocity that Diddy was traveling at and then the power of the attack to destroy the appliance?

Using Flare Blitz seemed like a bit of overkill, especially since it caused recoil damage. I need Diddy to last as long as possible, so I decided I should use Flame Wheel instead.

"Diddy, use Flame Wheel, make sure you hit the lawn mower!" I shouted to Diddy as he reached the apex of his, er, flight.

Diddy's body became cloaked in a bright orange fire as he began to spin. The spinning allowed him to manipulate the direction of his flight so that he would land directly on the lawn mower, destroying it with the impact and then incinerating it with the flames just as he had done with Fire Blast and the washing machine.

This Rotom was smart, and I wasn't sure if I could leave it alone for much longer without it completely taking control of the battle. I would have to even the playing field very quickly, or else I could be in for an impossible battle. After the lawn mower is destroyed I would still have to take care of the freezer and the oven, as well as find a way to get Rotom the hell out of it's fan mode. I had an idea on how to do it, but I would save it for the right moment. I was itching to get this portion of the battle over with and just do battle with the Electric-type and see what it was capable of.

It had only been a couple minutes since I entered the room, and I was already starting to feel like I was in over my head.

 

BP#11 (Vs. Rotom Post 2)



[FONT=&quot]Rotom in its fan form had a significant mobility advantage; despite its lower ability to react due to the bulk of the fan, Rotom was much more capable of aerial movement even compared to its normal form, and it could further propel itself if it had to with the fan blades. It didn't help too much while it wasn't the primary target, but it would be able to use its natural abilities until the mobility was necessary and then be able to move without wasting time changing forms. Though it was slowly losing the advantage of items to possess, it didn't need all of them for the battle; its fan form had advantages over all of Ed's Pokémon, though I was sure Rotom only considered Infernape, as it wasn't Psychic, just tricky.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Diddy spun in the air, completely changing the direction of his momentum and casting a flame that lit up the whole room for the instant. Rotom let it hit the lawn mower unimpeded, losing it in the process, instead using the time to rotate its fan blades to build up static electricity. In addition, lights formed on the fan's blades, though they weren't formed of electricity. The instant Infernape connected, Rotom let out a powerful stream of electricity in all directions. I grabbed Ed behind a pillar so he didn't get hurt, but I couldn't afford Diddy the same luxury; even if I was close enough, I wasn't going to interfere in the battle without good reason, as it was a test between the Trainer and the Wild Pokémon.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]When we both got back, it was clear Diddy had been hit, but the glowing orbs were still on Rotom's fan blades. Whatever the attack was, it wasn't used yet, and Rotom was just waiting for the perfect moment.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Area Effects: Dark, attacks are lighting up room[/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Fan Rotom: 100% Used Discharge, Using Confuse Ray[/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Infernape 66%[/FONT]​

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Characters: 18709/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

Diddy carried his fiery momentum right to the lawn mower, destroying it on impact.

Rotom didn't seem affected, he casually floated around the room, getting used to his newly acquired flying abilities. I think Rotom could sense how nervous I was that I wouldn't be able to defeat it in it's fan form, so that's why it didn't mind me destroying it's other appliances. With the Water and Grass type appliances destroyed, I could certainly rely on Skip for the battling, although I was nervous to do so considering the battle he had just been through.

Rotom hardly flinched at the lost of the lawn mower, it began to rotate it's blades quickly and spark off electricity. The only reason I could see it was because the electricity naturally protruding from it's body lit up part of the room. The same deal was with Diddy, the flame on his head was the only way I could see where he was.

The Rotom's attack grew larger into a big circle as it shot a burst of electricity all through the room. Siless grabbed me by my arm and pulled me behind a pillar to protect me from the attack. This pissed me off, since I hated taking my eyes off the battle even for a split second, and I wasn't able to command Diddy to defend himself.

I looked back out at the battle and saw that Diddy had been hit by the Discharge attack. The electrical energy had convulsed his muscles and caused him to drop to a knee. The damage looked a lot worse than it actually was, though. I was still impressed by the strength of the attack, though.

Now, what appliance to destroy next? There was the oven, the freezer, and of course the fan left. If only I could destroy that damn fan.

Maybe... if I shot a Stone Edge at Rotom, he would bail out of the fan, fearing taking huge damage. Then while he was out of it, I could destroy it quickly.

"Infernape, use-" I started to say, but then I stopped myself when I saw two orbs starting to form in front of Rotom.

The balls had an ominous glow to them, and at first I thought it was a Hidden Power attack, but when I looked closer I realized it was Confuse Ray, and Rotom was about to launch that shit. Who would of thought a wild Pokemon would be haxxing noob.

What should I do? Should I attack? Should I just get out of the way? Or maybe... I know! Substitute blocks status causing moves, including ones such as Attract and Confuse Ray. Using Substitute is pretty much giving me a free move! It was perfect. Then the Substitute Infernape would be able to take damage for Diddy while he works on getting Rotom the hell out of it's fan form. It seemed like a fool proof plan.

"Diddy, use Substitute, quick!" I called out.

Diddy looked up at Rotom and saw the Confuse Ray attack about to be launched. Quickly analyzing the situation, he realized why I was calling for a substitute and began to execute. He stood calmly and put his head down, closing his eyes and focusing. He looked like he was becoming weaker and losing health, but then another Infernape appeared in front of him, standing as a body guard between him and Rotom. When Diddy moved his left hand, so did the substitute. It mimicked his motions, but he could also make it move independently if he really tried.

That simple move had given me a huge advantage in this battle. With momentum and confidence on my side, if I could get Rotom to ditch the fan form, then I would pretty much have this battle in the bag. But that was a big if.

I couldn't help but notice a second side effect from the Infernape substitute, the room was even more lit now that there were two fires and not just one. This could help Diddy and I in the long run, as Rotom was used to seeing and navigating in the dark, while we were not.

 

BP#12 (Vs. Rotom Post 3)



[FONT=&quot]Substitute was draining on the user, but while it was active, it was able to take just about any blow for it. It also allows for a good range of motion, though it lacked the strength of the original, so any damage done by it would be incredibly low. Thankfully, that wasn't the point of Substitute, or else it'd be useless in battles; the whole point was to intercept attacks and allow for diversions, and the intercepting of attacks is what made it a popular move. Ed used a pretty common strategy, as Substitutes were particularly useful in taking status moves, making most of them almost useless as the Substitute itself was immune.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The orbs of light left Rotom's fan blades and launched towards the Infernape at high speed, though by then the Substitute was ready; the second Infernape took the blow from the orbs without flinching or even being dazed. Confuse Ray had no effect. This didn't stop Rotom from fighting, though; it just kept rotating the blades of its fan and starting to charge electricity in them.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Area Effects: Dark, attacks are lighting up room[/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Fan Rotom: 100% Charging Charge Beam[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Infernape 41% SUB[/FONT]​

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Characters: 22404/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

The substitute Infernape took form just as Rotom launched it's Confuse Ray attack. The ominous balls of darkness traveled in a swirly line towards the substitute Infernape, who simply absorbed the attack for Diddy.

Bingo! Now Diddy pretty much would get a free move. What to do with it...

My thoughts were cut short when Rotom began to charge up a Charge Beam attack. Charge Beam was a pretty weak electric attack that had a good chance of making the opponent's special attacking abilities stronger. After seeing the small amount of damage that Diddy had taken from Discharge, I assumed that the substitute Infernape would have no problem absorbing an even weaker attack, and possibly even avoid shattering. But how could I take advantage of this situation? Should I have Diddy give himself a nice stat boost? A strategy I commonly used in battles. Or should more tactically and attempt to destroy another appliance, or even finally try to get Rotom to ditch the fan.

I looked around the dark room that was being vaguely lit by Diddy's fire and Rotom's electrical energy. The remaining appliances were the oven, which would make Rotom part Fire-type, and the freezer, which would make Rotom part Ice-type. Neither was much of a threat to Infernape at all, but they were both huge threats to Kushy the Sceptile if I planned on bringing him into the battle. But then again, Kushy wouldn't even be able to come in if I didn't get Rotom to ditch this damn fan form.

I began to think of ways to make that happen, and two things came to mind: Roar and Stone Edge. Stone Edge was super-effective against Flying-types, and hopefully when Rotom saw the attack coming it would bail out of it's fan form to avoid the super-effective damage. But another option was Roar. If Diddy could produce a loud enough Roar, he could not only strike fear into the heart of the Rotom, but the main cause of Roar was making Pokemon forcefully pull out of battle. If Diddy could somehow make his Roar loud enough to produce enough sound waves and force from his breath that it would scare Rotom as well as forcefully remove him from the fan, Diddy would have a perfect opportunity to destroy the fan and take the lead in the battle. Destroying the fan would mean check mate, and the rest of the battle would just be getting it done.

Roar seemed like the more likely plan to work. But that wasn't saying much, as it was extremely unlikely to work out, but it was worth a shot. Worst case scenario, Rotom gets a free hit on the substitute Infernape and a stat rise. That wouldn't be the end of the world. Atleast he would be more tired than he was before the attack.

As Rotom continued to charge up it's attack, I decided it was time to call out my order.

"Alright Diddy, use Roar, as loud and scary as you can. But don't let him flee the battle!" I called out to the Fire-type.

Diddy puffed his chest out and tried to make himself appear bigger. His eyes narrowed as he began to put an extremely angry and intimidating look on his face. He began to snarl a bit before letting out a mighty roar. He flexed his muscles as he was yelling so hard that smoke began to leak from his mouth due to the flame sacs in his body. I had to cover my ears to avoid severe ear damage from the attack, as the high pitched tone of it pierced my ears.

 

BP#13 (Vs. Rotom Post 4)



[FONT=&quot]"Alright, Diddy, use Roar!"[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]…I figured the ability to dig in my pack to find and put on a pair of noise cancelling headphones in less than a second would be helpful at some point (aside from trying to block out a couple battles when I was trying to do my work)… Rotom didn't exactly have that luxury, lacking a pack, noise cancelling headphones, and ears to put them over (its whole body seemed to receive audio stimuli just fine... it seemed a Roar may cause some damage).[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Ed was apparently still commanding as I finished, as Diddy hadn't done anything, but as soon as I looked, Infernape let out a huge shout sending a visible shockwave through the room. Rotom was hurled back into the wall, the fan snapping in two, but the ghost emerged just fine from the ruined appliance, if a bit dazed, and still had the electrical charge going. It quickly launched its energy at the Substitute, keeping some for itself, and dove into the boxes. Diddy's Substitute seemed to be just fine, as it was still existing, but with Rotom on the defensive, the Substitute might not get much use for a bit.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Area Effects: Dark, attacks are lighting up room[/FONT]​

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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Fan Rotom: 90% SP.ATK+[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Infernape 41% SUB[/FONT]​

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Characters: 25717/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

The deafening Roar boomed through the dark room. I noticed Siless swiftly put a pair of earplugs in his ears; I'm not sure how the hell he managed to do that so quick.

Just as I had hoped, between the sheer fear that overcame Rotom from the Roar, and the sound waves that were so powerful they were visible, it was enough to throw Rotom back into the wall behind him. As a result of the collision, the fan broke in half and Rotom had no choice but to escape the appliance or suffer permanent damage. Not only had Diddy and I managed to get Rotom free of the fan, but we also managed to destroy it all in the same move. That was certainly a win for us.

However, despite all the action, Rotom had managed to keep it's focus and was still charging up his Charge Beam attack. The attack shot swiftly at Diddy and the Substitute Infernape, with some of the electrical energy staying behind to power up Rotom. Diddy's Substitute intercepted the electric attack and took minimal damage from it. Just like that, Diddy and I had taken a huge lead in this battle, and were ready to take it home.

I was doubtful that Diddy would be able to battle Rotom one on one when the time came, so I still had to stick to my original plan of destroying the appliances. The freezer and the oven were the only appliances that remained intact and capable of being used by Rotom.

With Rotom clearly on the defensive, I knew it would starting thinking strategic. There was no way it would attempt to possess the freezer, as becoming part Ice-type would put it at a severe disadvantage against Diddy, being both Fire-type and Fighting-type. But, a good defensive move would be to possess the oven, making it part Fire-type and giving it a resistance against Diddy's Fire-type moves. I had to act quick and get Diddy to destroy the oven before Rotom could get to it, or else the huge advantage that I just had would slip away, and I'd once again be battling an uphill battle.

"Diddy, quick, use Brick Break on the oven!" I called out in a hurry.

Brick Break, a Fighting-type move, was capable of breaking Reflect barriers, Light Screen barriers, and of course, bricks. I wanted to avoid using a Fire-type move to destroy the oven, as ovens are obviously built to be heat-resistant. However, ovens are rather flimsy, and a powerful Brick Break would surely cause severe damage to it, and at the very least make it unusable. It wouldn't be incinerated like the washing machine and lawn mower had been, though. Destroying the oven could possibly mean checkmate for this battle.

Diddy quickly located the oven and leaped into action. No, literally, leaped into action. He jumped towards the air in an attempt to get to the oven as fast as possible, just in case Rotom tried to get to it as well. At the apex of his leap, he pulled his right hand up next to his head and positioned it like he was ready to perform a karate chop. It began to give off a faint white glow as he plummeted towards the ground right where the oven was located. As he was about to reach it, he reared his arm back all the way. Diddy clenched his teeth and snarled as his target was in arm's length, preparing to put all his weight and strength into the attack.

 

BP#14 (Vs. Rotom Post 5)

[FONT=&quot]Diddy hit the oven with the side of his hand, breaking it in two. Rotom… was still hidden. It didn't seem like it was going to counter. Its last choice for appliances was the fridge, and that wouldn't help Rotom in this situation at all unless it got daring enough to freeze the floor or something. And I had yet to see Rotom do… really, anything at all in its base form beyond releasing the charge from the fan blades. I expected Rotom to fight on the defensive from now on, since it lacked the power of the appliances.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Suddenly, the lights shot on, and plasma started jumping from light to light. Rotom wasn't yet attacking, but with a more direct connection to whatever power supply remained in the plant, any blows from its current position would be powerful. I couldn't say I expected Rotom to fight like this, but it seemed to know what itw as doing.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Light Rotom: 90% SP.ATK+[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Infernape 41% SUB[/FONT]​

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Characters: 28926/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

Diddy swung his arm down with all his might and chopped the oven, crushing it down the middle until the metal snapped and it was in two pieces. Now, Rotom's only option was the freezer.

I waited for Rotom to take advantage of the open opportunity, but I couldn't see him anywhere. Had the Roar attack caused him to flee? But then I realized that Rotom hadn't done much offensive action at all, save for Charge Beam and Discharge. Apparently, Rotom wanted to stay on the defensive.

Just as the thought crossed my mind, the lights all turned on. This was weird, as the power in the Power Plant was out. Rotom started jumping from light to light, similar as to what it did when we first entered the room. It had excellent positioning on Diddy and could end up causing major damage to any Pokemon I sent in.

I wasn't sure if Rotom was planning to fight this way for the rest of the battle, but even if he wasn't, I had to continue my plan of destroying his advantages.

"Diddy, use Flamethrower on all of the lights!" I called out.

Hopefully Flamethrower would be able to damage all of the light fixtures on the cieling, taking away another part of Rotom's home field advantage.

Diddy inhaled, gathering oxygen in his lungs to ignite a fire inside his body with help from his flame sacs. Once again, steam poured out of his mouth and nose as the fire grew inside him. He would need a lot of fire to cover the entire area of the ceiling. When his lungs reached max capacity, he let the red hot column of fire out, whipping his head back and forth to hit and destroy every light fixture.

 

BP#15 (Vs. Rotom Post 6)

[FONT=&quot]Electricity surged in between each light fixture as Diddy struck each one with a powerful pillar of flame. Eventually, the room was dark once more, lit only by Diddy's natural light. Rotom emerged from a heavily damaged light fixture, dazed but not very much hurt. It quickly disappeared, with what seemed to be a plush Rotom sitting in its location. It didn't have the same image quality as Diddy's Substitute, almost seeming to be taunting it. The doll itself started pulsing with electricity; though it wouldn't have the same force as a bolt from the actual creature, it would still be annoying in a fight. And I doubted that Rotom would come out except for ambushes while the Substitute sat there.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Rotom: 61% SP.ATK+ SUB[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Infernape 41% SUB[/FONT]​

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Characters: 30512/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

OOC: Sorry about the wait. Also, I hope it's okay that I imagined how the attacks would happen. That was the best way I could think of to describe them.
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Diddy moved his Flamethrower attack all over the ceiling, attempting to hit and destroy each individual light fixture, but Rotom did a great job of avoiding damage and getting out of each fixture just before Diddy destroyed it. Eventually, each light fixture was severely damaged, and just as quickly as they had lit the room, it was back to the only light in the room coming from the fire in and on Diddy's body.

Rotom emerged from one of the damaged light fixtures, levitating wobbly. It regained it's composure when it made eye contact with Diddy and jetted into the dark, leaving behind a rather low-quality Substitute Rotom.

The Substitute Rotom began to pulse with electricity, similar to how Rotom does naturally. The Substitute Rotom would surely be annoying, but I did not expect it to be a large factor in this battle, as it wouldn't have as much strength as the already weakened Rotom.

Rotom was clearly still playing defense, and I had to end this battle quickly before it took a turn for the worse. It was time for me to get offensive, stop messing around and start hitting this Rotom hard. First thing first, I had to break that damn Substitute. But, maybe there was a way I could bypass the Substitute and damage Rotom directly... nah, I doubt it, seeing as how I would first have to find Rotom.

I began to think logically about the situation. Typically, Pokemon preferred to hide behind their Substitute, seeing as how the whole point of the move is to avoid direct and heavy damage. So, maybe I could use brute force to not only destroy this Substitute, but possibly break through it and attack Rotom directly as well.

It would take a powerful move for such a feat to be accomplished. What was Diddy's strongest move? Obviously, it was Overheat. However, after using Overheat, a Pokemon has trouble using other special attack moves for the rest of the battle. This wasn't a big factor though, as Diddy was perfectly capable of running a battle with physical moves. Not only that, but he could get his special attack stat back to normal by beefing it up with a Nasty Plot.

Overheat wasn't enough. I need something else to do damage, just incase Overheat wasn't enough to damage Rotom itself. What's a good move to follow up Overheat with?

Flare Blitz.

Diddy would be able to use the fire energy left on him from the Overheat to get a jump start on charging Flare Blitz. The light from the Overheat will light up the entire room, exposing Rotom and allowing Diddy to directly attack him. It seemed like a perfect storm, I could only hope it would work.

"Diddy, listen up, use Overheat, fire it THROUGH the Substitute, not just AT the Substitute. Then spot Rotom and head at it full power with a Flare Blitz attack. You got this!" I called out to the Infernape.

Diddy nodded and began to attack, and I couldn't help but imagine what this would be like if it worked out perfect...

<Diddy held his chin up, inhaling oxygen just as he usually does with a Flamethrower or Fire Blast attack. But the charge up was much longer. Once the smoke began to pour from his mouth and nose, he kept charging. His whole body began to glow from the heat of the fire, and the temperature in the entire room instantly rose, and I couldn't help but break a sweat. I hate the heat... this is going to be a rough few minutes. Just as you began to wonder if he was about to explode from the amount of fire and energy building up inside of his body, he snapped his head forward with his jaw gaping. He let out a high pitch battle cry as a solid column of white hot fire burst from his mouth and traveled directly at the Substitute. The attack lit up the entire room as if the sun had just fell through the roof, revealing Rotom's hiding spot a few yards behind it's Substitute. The Substitute was no match for the immense fire attack, it completely incinerated the fake Rotom and continued to travel at full strength at Rotom, who was hit directly by the attack. Diddy cut off the attack and began to collect his breath and thoughts as the tail end of the column of fire made it's way to Rotom. Just as the fire faded away and the room became dark, Diddy began to clench his fists and contract his muscles, looking like Goku going into Super Sayan mode. The flame on his head grew to a few yards in height as a blue fire protruded from the rest of his body and encloaked him. He whipped his head around, making himself completely encased in blue and red flames, and launched off the ground, seemingly flying to exactly where Rotom was located, at full speed and full strength, showing no mercy for the Ghost-type.>

 

BP#16 (Vs. Rotom Post 7)

[FONT=&quot]Diddy flared up and released a powerful flame at the Rotom doll. The result; Rotom was forced out of the Substitute, and the Substitute itself fell to the ground as a pile of ash. Rotom didn't look hurt from it, but it still had the electricity…[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Streams of electricity shot out from Rotom reaching out to the entire room. Once again, I grabbed Ed and brought him behind the pillar; Rotom was charged this time, and if it hit him, he'd be out cold. Or electrified. Either way, I wasn't willing to drag an unconscious Ed out of the Power Plant.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Diddy took the Discharge attack hard, and his Substitute was as gone as Rotom's was. Despite the pain, Diddy was able to cloak itself in a harsh flame and charge at the Ghost-type. The blow itself created a light so bright that I couldn't see through, but when it faded, Rotom and Diddy were on opposite sides of the field, both panting in exhaustion. The battle was ending, it seemed, but it could easily go either way; I would actually say Rotom had an advantage looking at pure statistics. It'd be interesting to see if Ed could use his training to his advantage.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Rotom: 23% SP.ATK+ Used Discharge[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Infernape 21% SP.ATK--[/FONT]​

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Characters: 35127/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

Diddy launched his Overheat, completely incinerating the pathetic Substitute. While catching his breath, Rotom launched a Discharge attack, and Siless once again pulled me behind a pillar for protection again.

The Discharge struck Diddy's Substitute and shattered it, but left Diddy relatively unharmed. Diddy immediately followed up with a Flare Blitz, making direct contact with Rotom and creating a burst of light so bright that it temporarily blinded me. When the light faded, Infernape and Rotom were on opposite sides of the room, staring each other down. The battle was clearly coming to a close, and it was going to be a close one. I had to make this thing catchable, ASAP.

"Diddy, hit it with an Ember to distract it, then fire a Will-O-Wisp!"

Ember was a weak attack, and considering Diddy's special attack was severely lowered, the attack wouldn't do much power even at full power. Then hopefully, the inaccurate Will-O-Wisp would be able to hit with Rotom distracted by the annoying Ember attack.

Diddy inhaled weakly and ran towards Rotom as he snorted and let out a burst flames. Immediately after launching the Ember, he planted his feet and began to hold his hands out in front of him, strongly concentrating as a tiny blue ball of fire formed in his palms. It grew with every second that passed, until it was the size of a softball. Two more balls appeared on each side of it as Diddy made a pushing motion with his arms, launching the Will-O-Wisp attack directly at Rotom from point blank range. Hopefully, the attack would hit and burn Rotom and I would be able to capture it afterwards.

 

BP#17 (Vs. Rotom Post 8)



[FONT=&quot]Diddy spit small, quick flames at the ghost-type. Some flames grazed the ghost, though most were just wide; Rotom however, had to spend time dodging the flames, and Diddy could make his way closer while pressing on with the quick, light attacks. Before Rotom knew what was happening, Diddy hit it with a powerful flash of flame at close range; though the flame did no damage itself, it had applied a burn to the ghost-type's body. Rotom was dangerously close to fainting, having one to two attacks tops with the burn, but it still wasn't done. A dark wind emanated from the ghost, hitting Diddy just as hard, though for actual damage.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Rotom seemed to rally as the wind hit, though it still didn't have much vitality left. The battle would certainly be over soon.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Battle Stats:Rotom: 7% SP.ATK+ ALL+ Burn, used Ominous Wind[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Infernape 8% SP.ATK--[/FONT]​

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Characters: 36737/35000[/FONT]​

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Trainer Stats:
Trainer: Ed Fitch[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Items: Parkball x5, Superball x2, Hyperball x2, Pokeplayer, Porygon Voice Disk, Energy Powder x4, Energy Powder Plus, Rotom Voice Disk (Used Up)
Area: Power Plant
Encounters: 11[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]Captures:Klink/GL/Bold, Porygon2/GL/Brave

Trainer's Pokemon
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"Diddy" Hardy Male Infernape @ 82% (Iron Fist)
EMs: TM Grass Knot, TM Earthquake, TM Substitute, TM Focus Punch, TM Stealth Rock, TM Stone Edge, TM Brick Break, TM Shadow Claw, TM Swords Dance, TM Fire Blast, TM Will-O-Wisp, TM Protect, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fake Out, Counter, Encore


"Skip" Hardy Male Swampert @ 79% (Torrent)
EMs: TM Ice Beam, TM Stone Edge, TM Stealth Rock, TM Toxic, TM Roar, TM Return, HM Waterfall, HM Surf, Counter, Curse, Yawn, Mirror Coat, Refresh


"Kushy" Hardy Male Sceptile @ 100% (Overgrow)
EMs: TM Substitute, TM Drain Punch, TM Earthquake, TM Return, TM Focus Blast, TM Dragon Pulse, TM Acrobatics, TM Swords Dance, Leech Seed, Grass Whistle, Thunder Punch, Counter[FONT=&quot][/FONT]​

 

OOC: If the capture is successful then I'd like to leave the park, thank you for rangering ^^
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The Ember attack barely hit Rotom; the Ghost-type did a good job of dodging the moves, but the effort it put into doing so distracted it from the big attack: Will-O-Wisp.

Will-O-Wisp hit dead on, surrounding Rotom's body in a veil of fire and burning it. Rotom retaliated with an Ominous Wind attack, hurting Diddy pretty bad.

Both Pokemon were tired out. Diddy stood at one end of the room, on one knee with his head down and breathing hard. Rotom was on the other, finding himself dropping to the ground a couple times and having to recover. I knew the battle would be over after the very next turn, so I had to capture this Pokemon quickly.

I pulled a basic Parkball l out of my pocket and spun it around between my thumb and middle finger as it grew from the size of a beer pong ball to a baseball and tossed it side arm at the Ghost-type, immediately crossing my fingers when it left my hand.

 

Ed finished his capture, and I picked up and pocketed the ball. It was pretty obvious to me that he was pretty much happy with his run, and when I asked him, he confirmed that he wanted to leave. Now all there was left to do was help him with his claims and he could be on his way with his new Pokémon. And we had already cleared a path, so going back shouldn't be a problem...

Run Ended By Trainer Request