Individual RP: Gliscorman

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: No, in the Park Wild Pokemon can use any move they can possibly know but once they leave they become blank-slate, like Pokemon from stories.

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"Gliscor! Hit the Croagunk with your Quickest of Attacks to throw it into the air. While you are sky high, grab him and slam him into the ground to cause a force like an Earthquake, but hold back! I want this little guy for my own."

Gliscor circled around, so he was moving quickly towards the Croagunk again. Suddenly, he blurred forward, almost doubling his speed. The Croagunk wasn't fast enough to avoid it - the Gliscor slammed into him and picked him up into the air. The Croagunk's hands started glowing purple, and he hammered the Gliscor all over. Despite this, the Gliscor did not let go. He struggled to rise a bit higher, and then suddenly started falling to earth. The Croagunk realised what was happening and he stopped his assault to try and shake free, but it was no good. Both Pokemon slammed hard into the ground, except Gliscor let go at the last second so he could skim away relatively unscathed.

The Croagunk picked itself up off the ground and croaked a challenge. It then assumed a martial arts pose, attempting to be ready for whatever was coming next.

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Current Battle Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor: 74%, SPD-1 (used Earthquake)

??? Male Croagunk: 43% (used Poison Jab)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 12 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); ??? Croagunk(M)
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 1786

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 100% <out of Ball, in battle> (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

OOC: Pity, that'd be way cool.

My Gliscor nodded its consent and circled around, so he was facing the Croagunk again. Suddenly, he charged forwardin a blur of purplish color, almost doubling his speed. The Croagunk wasn't fast enough to avoid it and Gliscor slammed into him and picked him up into the air. While he was carrying his foe into the air, the Croagunk's hands started glowing purple, and he hammered the Gliscor all over in a dangerous Poison Jab. Despite this, the Gliscor did not let go. He struggled to rise a bit higher, and then suddenly started falling to earth. The Croagunk realised what was happening and he stopped his assault to try and shake free, but escape from my trustworthy Gliscor's claws was futile. The Croagunk was slammed into the ground as Gliscor let go at the last second so he could skim away relatively unscathed.

The Croagunk picked itself up out of the samll crater in the ground and croaked a challenge. He then assumed a martial arts pose, in an attempt to be ready for whatever was coming next.

I contemplated deeply on what to do next. I had no moves that would inflict only a status problem on the foe.

"What to do, what to do?" I muttered to myself. There was no way that this would be any easier. Unless, of course, I was very, very lucky.

A brief flashback of my first battle reminded me of how necessary planning was.

It was at least a year ago. I had started out with Gligar at a small town on an island in the middle of no where. I was running around, playing with my brand-new pal, frolicking in the general area of a meteor crash site (which I was totally clueless about at the age of ten) when I saw my childhood friend and his starter Piplup being chased about by a small red Pokemon that looked vaguely similar to a duck. I checked ay Pokedex as the new creature spat small streams of fire at the two. The machine told me about its Fire type qualities and other useful tidbits about how it evolves and the like. I formulated a plan and charged.

The Magby then initiated a battle with me. It was a long fought battle where I tried my hardest to weaken it in similar ways as now: Quick Attacks and other slightly stronger slashing moves. It was hard, but I eventually captured him and now that same Magby was with me as a Magmortar.

The sharp screech of my Gliscor snapped me out of my flashback and alerted me to the battle which I needed to complete. Luck. That's what it all boiled down to and I accepted it as a fact. A lucky status injury would benefit my cause greatly and for that reason, my next move was set.

"Gliscor!" I called. "Charge the fighting frog Pokemon with a Thunder Fang and put more electricity than bite into it, if possible. Okay?"

Paralysis was just the thing that would help me at the moment. More electricity would greatly aid the chance.

Gliscor's fangs glowed with an intense yellow and crackled with an electric energy as he prepared to rush at the foe and bite down. I held my breath and hoped as he readied himself.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

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"Gliscor, charge the fighting frog Pokemon with a Thunder Fang and put more electricity than bite into it, if possible, okay?" Kyle asked his Pokemon. Gliscor replied with a keen and he swooped towards the Croagunk, who was coolly standing his ground. Large faux-teeth made of electricity formed in around Gliscor's head, and they were brighter and less-distinct than usual Thunder Fang attacks. I guessed Gliscor was focusing more on the lighting aspect of the attack than the physical damage.

As he got closer to the Croagunk, the lighting from the teeth began arcing outwards, striking the Croagunk before Gliscor even made contact. Gliscor opened his mouth wide, and the electrical jaws opened as well. Gliscor was all set to bring a world of pain to the Croagunk. The electricity was already zapping his foe, slowing him down.

Gliscor moved closer, preparing to whisk past the land-locked Fighting type. But it didn't happen that way. Faster than the eye could see, the Croagunk launched a straight right jab at the Gliscor's face. It crushed into him, dispelling the electrical jaws. The Croagunk then followed up with a downward strike of its left hand, sending the Gliscor spiraling past and into the ground. The Croagunk calmly brushed off a few sparks that were crawling around on his skin, and he started running towards the dazed Gliscor.

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Current Battle Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor: 58%, SPD-1 (used Thunder Fang)

??? Male Croagunk: 36% (used Poison Jab)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 12 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); ??? Croagunk(M)
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 4769

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 100% <out of Ball, in battle> (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

Gliscor charged the Croagunk, with lighting arcing in bright rays originating from my Pokemon's fangs, striking the Croagunk before he even made contact. Gliscor opened his mouth wide, and the electrical jaws opened as well in a marvelous display of obedience. Gliscor was all set to bring a world of pain to the Croagunk, and it looked like it would work, too. This pleased me. The wall of electricity already came in contact with the foe, zapping it with enough voltage to take down a human, and slowing the opponent down.

Gliscor moved closer, preparing to whisk past the land-locked Fighting type. But it didn't happen that way. Faster than the eye could see, the Croagunk launched a straight right jab at the Gliscor's face. To my dismay, the swift punch worthy of a Hitmonchan crushed into my Pokemon's face and through the barricade of electricity, dispelling the jaws of yellow lightning. The Croagunk then followed up with a downward strike of its left hand, sending the Gliscor spiraling past and into the ground. The Croagunk calmly brushed off a few sparks that were crawling around on his skin, and he started running towards the dazed Gliscor.

The events sent me into a state of panic; what could I do? There was nothing to prevent the toxic boxer from smashing into my Pokemon again. Gliscor was in a world of pain that had no relation to the outside world except for the influx of added pain. There was a chance that he would snap out of his state on his own, but the odds did not look good.

I pondered more and more until Croagunk became alarmingly close to Gliscor. That was when I realized that I had to do something and do it fast. Then, a thought hit me faster than a Breloom's Mach Punch. I could use the opposing Pokemon's calm advance to my advantage. There would be no more scare tactics from me. Just outright attack. That should work.

"Gliscor!" I called out, hoping he would be able to act in time. "Use Quick Attack on the Croagunk, snag it with your tail, flip it down into the ground and use your Ice Fang attack as you land on the other side of it."

It was a difficult combo, but Gliscor would like its originality. A had confidence that he would launch the combo with utmost precision. If it worked exactly as planned, Gliscor would catch Croagunk off guard with a swift smack from a claw, and flip and trip the foe with his tail. As the Croagunk would be working to recover itself, a blast of ice would then follow. The ice would come from Gliscor's Ice Fang attack. Hopefully it would freeze the frog in its tracks.

Gliscor still wasn't responding, but I had hope. A neat combo would surely work to my advantage. I stood back and held my breath.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

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I was surprised that the Croagunk was able to put up such a good fight against the Gliscor. I'd seen Gliscor used in many professional battling teams, and the Croagunk was at a type disadvantage to boot.

However, when Kyle called his next order, I knew the Croagunk was in trouble. Gliscor shook his head, and he saw the incoming frog barreling towards him. Like a flash of lighting, he darted towards his opponent, flying barely twenty centimetres above the ground. He shoved a claw at the Croagunk, who impressively managed to jink to the side and avoid the attack. But it couldn't avoid the tail that Gliscor shot out to the side. It tripped the frog up, but instead of moving on, the claw latched onto the frog's leg. This caused Gliscor to rotate at high speed.

Even as all this was happening, some fog began gathering around Gliscor's mouth, as it prepared its Ice Fang attack. But unlike last time, there were no external jaws of doom. As he swung around, just before he made contact with the Croagunk, the ice attack blasted out of his mouth like a shotgun. The pure force of the attack sent him flying into the air, and it pushed the Croagunk into the ground. The Croagunk tried to get up, but it couldn't. It fell flat on its face.

"Quick, it's flinching!" I shouted at Kyle. "Use this to your advantage!"

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Current Battle Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor: 58%, SPD-1 (used Ice Fang)

??? Male Croagunk: 23% (flinched)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 12 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); ??? Croagunk(M)
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 7456

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% <out of Ball, in battle> (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

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I was beginning to worry that Gliscor would not recover in time, but he came through and launched a pro attack. The attack's success pleased me greatly as I could do something similar to it with ensured success.

First, he lunged out with his claws and tail to trip up the weakened Poison Frog Pokemon. At the high speeds that Gliscor was traveling, this proved nearly impossible to dodge or block and the Croagunk tripped over Gliscor's tail, falling flat on his face.

While the Croagunk was tripped up and stunned, my Gliscor used the opponent's leg like a pole and swung around gracefully. He then fired off a powerful ray of ice down at the Croagunk. The blast was extremely powerful; it sent its user flying up into the sky in a display of Newton's laws. The beam caught its target head-on and caused the small fighting frog to collapse onto the ground, stunned by the blow.

"Good job, Gliscor!" I shouted out to my starter Pokemon. "One more hit should do it. Keep up the good work!"

Now was the chance. If I could get a good-sized hit on the frog, then I would be able to catch it with little difficulty. However, I thought more, I could not afford to hit it hard enough that it would faint or run away. I examined the situation thoroughly to find the best outcome for all of the parties involved in this battle. The best for the Croagunk I would not let happen for it involved the Pokemon defeating my Gliscor and fleeing from me and my Ranger. The best for Gliscor would be for this battle to end without it taking anymore damage. For me, the coolest outcome would involve capturing the frog Pokemon. I decided to combine a few of those and make a finishing blow.

"Gliscor! This is it!" I began to shout the order out to him. "Tuck your wings and dive bomb the frog with an Ice Fang attack!"

Unlike the previous Ice Fang, this attack would be in the form that the Thunder Fang took, with fangs that glow an icy blue.

I stood back and watched the scene, hoping that my plan would work. I held my breath yet again and waited for my Pokemon to execute the move.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

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"Good job, Gliscor! One more hit should do it. Keep up the good work! Tuck your wings and dive bomb the frog with an Ice Fang attack!" Kyle yelled.

Gliscor spread his wings wide, stalling in the air and halting his upwards movement. He then pulled them back in, falling into a backwards dive. He fell backwards, so his head was away from the Croagunk. As he fell, blue energy gathered around his head, and the energy took on the shape of a large pair of spiky jaws, just like the Thunder Fang from before had.

Just befote Gliscor was about to hit the ground, he opened his wings again, which jerked him up. He was now flying quickly just above the ground, but upside down. The Croagunk turned its head, and saw Gliscor approaching quickly. It managed to get onto its knee, but it got no further. Rather than biting with the faux-fangs, as that would slow his speed, Gliscor dragged the sharp teeth along the Croagunk's body, using them like slashing daggers. Small wounds opened up all over the Croagunk's body. I could see that it was almost done.

But not quite completely. Gliscor was also getting tired from pulling off complex maneuvers, and the Croagunk was gunna go down fighting. It got onto its knee, and spat a purple glob of poison at its retreating opponent. The glob hissed and let off purple steam as it flew through the air.

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Current Battle Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor: 58%, SPD-1 (used Ice Fang)

??? Male Croagunk: 5% (using Sludge Bomb)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 12 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); ??? Croagunk(M)
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 9529

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% <out of Ball, in battle> (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

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Gliscor spread his wings wide, stalling in the air and halting his upwards movement as the wind resistance grew. He then pulled them back in, falling into a backwards dive. He fell backwards, so his head was away from the Croagunk. As he fell, cold blue energy gathered around his head, and it took on the shape of a large pair of spiky jaws, similar the Thunder Fang from before had.

Just before Gliscor was about to hit the ground, he opened his wings again, which jerked him up. He was now flying quickly just above the ground, but upside down. The Croagunk turned its head and saw Gliscor approaching quickly. It managed to get onto its knee in an attempt to dodge the oncoming attack, but it got no further. Rather than biting with the faux-fangs, as that would slow his speed, Gliscor dragged the sharp teeth along the Croagunk's body, using them like several small daggers, slashing the frog's flesh. Small gashes opened up all over the Croagunk's body. My foe was weakened greatly.

The Croagunk turned slowly, gasping because of the serious damage done. At least that was what I thought. It inhaled sharply and, instead of letting out air, spat a large blob of purple sludge at my Gliscor, who was still flying the opposite direction.

I was impressed. This Pokemon was a true fighter; he wouldn't give up no matter what. He would make a great addition to my team. For now, though, I had to prevent my starter from taking any more unneeded damage.

"Gliscor!" I called. "Get back!"

I whipped out two Pokeballs and opened the first one. It was a blueish color, possibly a Moonball. Gliscor transformed into a flash of light and sped into my Pokeball, avoiding the incoming mass of unsanitary sludge. I opened the other, a standard Parkball and flung it at the Croagunk, my hope being that it was too injured and too absorbed in its final strike that it would become captured.

I held my breath yet again, but this time it was more important; this time fate would be deciding whether or not I would capture this fighting/poison frog Pokemon.

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

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Thinking quickly, Kyle returned his Gliscor to its ball before the Sludge Bomb could hit. He then threw a Park Ball at the Croagunk. For his sake, I hope it captured. If the Croagunk escaped from the ball, and there was no Pokemon immediately ready to battle it, it would be allowed to walk away.

The Park Ball shuddered on the ground. Finally, with a small clicking sound, the Pokemon inside was captured. A small red light light up on the pressure pad on the front of the ball.

"Congratulations, you just caught a Croagunk," I said to Kyle. I walked over to the ball and picked it up - Ranger regulations stated that Rangers held onto the balls of captured Pokemon until their Trainers left the Park just in case something went wrong. I stowed the ball in my pack, which was resting comfortably in the small of my back.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 12 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); Calm Croagunk(M)
Pokemon Captured: Calm Croagunk(M)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

The Park Ball shuddered and wobbled on the ground for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, with a small clicking sound, the Pokemon inside was captured. The ball began to glow with a faint red light and I could almost imagine, for an unfathomable reason, a short ring of nostalgic, electronic music. This puzzled me as I had never heard the tune and it seemed to only sound inside my head. I wondered if I might be going insane, but this wouldn't be the first time I had thought such.

"Congratulations," Chainy said to me, breaking my spell of thought. " you just caught a Croagunk."

He then walked over to the Parkball lying on the ground, picked it up and stuffed into his pack. Confused, I briefly flipped through a small handbook for the rule which said that he could do so. After a little bit of searching through the wrong letter of the alphabet, I found the rule. It said something vague about Rangers holding on to the captured Pokemon to avoid unmentioned and equally vague circumstances which seemed to involve peril to something important.

I shrugged the regulation off of my mind and pocketed the handbook. I looked up at my Ranger, expectantly.

"Do we move on, now?" I asked. "To search for some more Pokemon, I mean."

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

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"Do we move on, now?" Kyle asked. "To search for some more Pokemon, I mean."

"Yeah," I said, zipping my pack tight. I patted it twice, to make sure the recently captured Croagunk was secure, and then we moved off. The sun was coming out, and it was getting to be a bit hot, which was bad for me. I hated the heat, but I kept on walking without saying anything. If worst came to worst, we could go out onto a lake, or I could ride on Smash, or something.

We arrived at the saltwater lake. There was a small beach here, and the sunlight sparkled off the waves. As if greeting us, a Mantyke jumped up into the air and did a few somersaults before reentering the lake.

"How about trying to catch a Mantyke?" I asked Kyle.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 11 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); Calm Croagunk(M); ??? Mantyke(?)
Pokemon Captured: Calm Croagunk(M)
CC since last Encounter: 1238

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

"Yeah," he said, zipping his pack tightly. Chainy patted it as if to make sure that the Pokeball containing my new friend was still there. He led us over to another lake, this one more brackish than the last. It began to grow slightly warmer as we walked, but I took no notice as I have recently figured that I have an extra ten degrees of tolerance with weather. My ranger, however seemed to slouch a little as if he was desperately trying to ignore the heat. I took this into a mental note and decided not to create a Sunny Day with my Magmortar.

When we arrived at the salt lake, a Pokemon jumped out of the water, did several flips and landed with a loud splash in the lake. It kept frolicking in its natural habitat, and Chainy turned to me.

"How about trying to catch a Mantyke?" he asked me.

I looked over at the happy, blue manta ray in the lake and back to Chainy. I repeated this twice, shrugged and said:

"I think it looks happy enough in its own place," I said. "Let's find a different Pokemon."

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

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"I think it looks happy enough in its own place. Let's find a different Pokemon," Kyle said quietly.

I nodded, and led him away. The Mantyke did one more somersault and then disappeared below the sparkling waves.

Ten minutes later, it was too hot to take. "Screw this," I muttered underneath my breath. I tapped one of the Poke Balls on my belt twice, and a huge Swampert appeared in a white flash. I affectionately punched one of his forelegs.

"Hey there buddy, how you doing?" I asked him. He hooted happily in reply. I swung up on top of him, riding him like a horse. His skin was cool and clammy, with just the slightest sensation of wetness. The perfect antidote to mid-day heat.

"By the way, this is Smash," I said to Kyle, introducing my starter Pokemon. Smash gurgled his greetings, and then shot a little fountain of water into the air. Before Smash could show off more, however, a Poliwag emerged from some low-lying bushes, hopping slowly through the sand.

"Interested?" I asked Kyle.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 11 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); Calm Croagunk(M); ??? Mantyke(?); ??? Poliwag(?)
Pokemon Captured: Calm Croagunk(M)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 100% (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

At my words, Chainy nodded and led me away with the Mantyke still doing somersaults and flips in air.

After a little while, the heat must've gotten to my Ranger. He muttered something quietly and pulled out a Pokeball. Out of the ball came a Swampert: a big, blue creature with fins on its arms and head. He swung onto it and seemed to relax a little.

"Hey there buddy, how you doing?" He asked his Swampert while he did this.

"Swa!" his Pokemon replied happily.

"By the way, this is Smash," Chainy said as he turned to me.

"Wamp!" Smash called out his greetings. He let loose a small stream of water skyward that came down like heavy, concentrated rain which felt rather nice.

I was about to say hi to his Pokemon, when a Poliwag hopped out of the underbrush and started wobbling around.

"Interested?" my Ranger asked me.

The little blue creature didn't look like much, now, but something nagged at the back of my mind as being familiar. Maybe it was the swirling pattern on its belly? I couldn't place it exactly, so I flipped open my blue and yellow Pokedex.

I spun through several searches until I found the newly entered Poliwag. I then searched the nearby entries to find something that would've triggered the memory: an evolution.

I glanced up to see that it was still there, and it was. Thankfully, it was rather clumsy above water.

I looked back down to the screen of my 'dex and found what I was looking for; there was not one, but two evolutions that I had seen: Poliwrath and Politoed. They both looked very strong, so I flipped my Pokedex off and into my belt while pulling a Pokeball off with my other hand.

"Of course I am!" I told Chain. "Go, Raticate! Lunge at the Poliwag fast with your Super Fang attack!"

My large brown rat Pokemon appeared before me just in time for the order, which was the way it liked it. With any luck, this would go similar to the battle against Wooper; except that I would catch this small tadpole Pokemon before me.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

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"Of course I am!" Kyle replied. He flung a Poke Ball onto the ground, and a red flash revealed his Raticate. "Go, Raticate! Lunge at the Poliwag fast with your Super Fang attack!" Kyle shouted.

The large rat Pokemon shot forward, baring its large incisor teeth. It slammed into the Poliwag, who became disoriented by the sudden attack. Raticate began biting the little blue tadpole viciously. Reacting quickly, as its kind was known for, the Poliwag smashed its tail into its opponent, knocking it backwards. It then narrowed its eyes and stuck its tongue out at Raticate, taunting its opponent.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? ??? Poliwag: 50% (used Wake-up Slap)
Hasty Male Raticate: 88% (used Super Fang)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 11 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); Calm Croagunk(M); ??? Mantyke(?); ??? Poliwag(?)
Pokemon Captured: Calm Croagunk(M)
CC since last Encounter: 1974 / 4000

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 88% <Out of Ball, in battle> (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

The large rat Pokemon shot forward, baring its large incisor teeth. It slammed into the Poliwag, who became disoriented and was startled by the sudden attack. Raticate began biting the little blue swirly tadpole viciously. Reacting quickly, as its kind was known for, the Poliwag smashed its tail into its opponent, knocking it backwards. It then narrowed its eyes and stuck its tongue out at Raticate, taunting me and my Pokemon.

The Poliwag looked awfully cute and defiant while trying to insult my Raticate. My Pokemon had not yet picked itself up, but as soon as it did the hasty nature would kick in sending it flying at the Pokemon that was taunting it. I did not want this to happen, so it would be best to give the orders now so that there would be slightly less confusion.

I thought about what would be most effective against a Poliwag, but nothing came to mind. A few simple attacks would most likely deal enough to take it into easy-catching range. Too many would destroy the poor creature that was before me. It had to be the right balance and what did it hurt to do some small damage right now?

"Raticate!" I called out to my slightly injured friend. "Get up quickly and attack the Poliwag quicker! Get up close with a Quick Attack and Bite it!"

Small combos would do the trick of damage without total overkill. If I could just not get Raticate hurt so much... But that couldn't be avoided, could it? My best bet would be to use a Potion if I needed to, but I didn't need to at the moment.

Back to what was at hand, the Quick Attack would do the trick of getting up close and personal with the tadpole, Bite would do the rest. The period between issuing the orders to my Pokemon and the execution of them was always the worst as all I could do was watch.


((Let's make this Poliwag female. I also like what you did with the CC))

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

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"Raticate, get up quickly and attack the Poliwag quicker with a Quick Attack and Bite it!" Kyle called out.

The Raticate quickly returned to its feet and shot towards the its small opponent. However, the Poliwag was clever, and it was expecting this. Small purple lights began swirling around its eyes, and it looked directly at the incoming Raticate. Raticate looked straight into the Poliwag's eyes, but managed to fight off the hypnotic effect. It barreled straight into the Poliwag, and began biting it viciously. Throughout the attack, however, the Poliwag kept trying to make eye contact. Raticate was confused by the Poliwag's lack of resistance or cries of pain, so he stopped attacking to see what the Poliwag was doing. Unfortunately, he looked into the Poliwag's eyes a second time, and this time he couldn't fight off the waves of sleepiness emanating from the small tadpole Pokemon. He toppled over backwards and fell asleep.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Female Poliwag: 22% (used Hypnosis)
Hasty Male Raticate: 88%, SLP (used Bite)

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 11 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); Calm Croagunk(M); ??? Mantyke(?); ??? Poliwag(F)
Pokemon Captured: Calm Croagunk(M)
CC since last Encounter: 3746 / 4000

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 88%, SLP <Out of Ball, in battle> (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

Raticate leapt up onto its feet and charged at the Poliwag as fast as it possibly could. The little tadpole was ready, however and prepared to counter the swift attack. It let loose waves of purple psychic energy out of its eyes, trying to hypnotize Raticate. Thankfully, my rat Pokemon was not making eye contact at the moment, but who knew how lung that would last. My Pokemon seemed rather clueless to what the Poliwag was planning, so the attack could fall apart at any time.

While he was next to the small blue Pokemon, Raticate bit and tore at it with its fangs. Startlingly, the tadpole seemed completely unaffected, as it didn't cry in pain or even flinch. It kept staring at my Pokemon, trying to make eye contact.

Confused as to why his foe wasn't struggling, Raticate glanced at the Poliwag and immediately fell under the effect of the Hypnosis attack.

"No!" I shouted, staring unbelievingly as my rat Pokemon collapsed and fell asleep. I couldn't do anything about it; Raticate was sleeping like a baby and there was nothing I could do.

Different scenarios swept through my mind like white water rapids. Sloshing about and sometimes getting stuck in an eddy. The eddies were ideas and thoughts which stuck in my head. Things like: "What if Raticate wakes up and manages to do some extra damage?" or "Should I just throw a Pokeball at it?". They flashed through my mind and I couldn't concentrate. I looked out onto the battlefield again to see if I could notice something that would help me decide.

Poliwag was the first thing that I noticed. It was standing over my Raticate and I had no idea what it would do next. It could loose its strongest attack, according to my Pokedex: a Hydro Pump, or run away. Either would be horrible for me. Switching out would also give it a chance to get away or wreak havoc on whatever I put out to replace my rat Pokemon. Therefore, in my mind, the only logical (not quite logical as my logic is mostly flawed) course of action would be to throw a Pokeball at it. My chances didn't look good on their own, but maybe a better Pokeball would do the trick.

My hand went immediately to my belt where my Pokeballs were held. I fingered their smooth surfaces and picked up one that was slightly different than the majority that were there. A Super Ball.

I threw it into the air as it sucked in the blue tadpole Pokemon while it was waiting. It fell to the ground and began to wobble. I closed my eyes and hoped for a capture.

 

OOC: For future reference, you're not allowed to say that the ball hit the Pokemon.

NBP

Ranger Chainy

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Kyle decided to go for the capture. He unhooked a Super Ball from his belt and tossed it towards the tadpole Pokemon. It tapped the Poliwag gently on it's tail, and the Poliwag was converted into red light. The red light swirled into a sphere, which the Super Ball closed around. The capture device wiggled on the ground for a couple second, before lying still. The red confirmation light on the front of the ball lit up.

"Congratulations, you caught a Poliwag," I said to Kyle as I walked over and picked up the ball, which was lying next to the sleeping Raticate. I then tucked it into my pack and waited for Kyle to decide where to go next.

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Trainer Statistics:

Name: Kyle Zephyr
Location: The Great Lakes
Area Effects: 11 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Wooper(F); ??? Buizel(F); Calm Croagunk(M); ??? Mantyke(?); Naive Poliwag(F)
Pokemon Captured: Calm Croagunk(M); Naive Poliwag(F)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Quirky Male Gliscor 58% (TM Earthquake, MT Sky Attack <Sand Veil Ability>)

Jolly Male Tyranitar 100% (<Sand Stream Ability>)

Calm Male Magmortar 100% (<Flame Body Ability>)

Hasty Male Raticate 88%, SLP <Out of Ball> (<Guts Ability>)

Item Statistics:

Hyper Ball x1
Super Ball x1
Park Ball x3
Digital Camera x1
Max Potion x1

~~~~~

 

OOC: All right. I was treating it like a story, but I can understand why it'd be otherwise.

"Congratulations, you caught a Poliwag," Chainy said to me and I opened my eyes immediately to see if it were true. He walked over and picked up the ball, which was lying next to my Raticate, who was in Dream Land. He then tucked it into his pack, next to my Croagunk. My ranger then seemed like he was waiting to see what I wanted to do next.

"What should I do..." I thought. Raticate was sleeping and it would be a pain to wait for him to wake up. It would also be a generally bad idea to just return it and wait for an encounter with a wild Pokemon to try my luck with it waking up. Then a thought struck me.

"Could I bring Magmortar out and place him as a guard for Raticate until it wakes up?" I said, unclipping a Pokeball from my belt. "We could stay within sight of these two."