Individual RP: Sorocoroto

OOC: @sorocoroto

I'll try to do a good job at this, but it's my first run as a ranger. Either way I'll try to post relatively fast.

IC: Ranger: Gary

Today was more or less just like any other day, I sat at my desk and was relaxing. I was fairly new to the world of being a ranger, and was eagerly awaiting the chance to take a trainer on a run through the park.

I had got a message asking me to take a trainer named Jesse through a run at the Abandoned Power Plant. I was asked to do this, because when being a new ranger it was best to start someone fairly simple to navigate around such as the Power Plant, before going somewhere that could be very dangerous like Mt. Deckbi.

"Come on out Ambipom, we have work to do," I said, as I reached at my belt, and threw its Pokeball in the air. Ambipom was my main partner Pokemon, though it wasn't the only Pokemon I'd be bringing with me on runs.

I sat and read information on my trainer. He'd be bringing six different Pokemon with me, some good for attacking, and some for defending, which was a nice spread to see. He also would be bring a nice variety of items with him, this showed that he knew what he at least knew to be prepared for anything.

"Jesse will probably be arriving soon, lets get outside so we can meet him there Ambipom," I said to the purple monkey, as I led it to outside the ranger post.

I was looking forward to taking on this run, I just hoped I'd do a good job of being a ranger.

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: N/A
Encounters Left: 15
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 0

Items: 5 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera


Pokemon: Lopunny @100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @100%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

OCC: No Problem, Been a while since I RP'd so we can take it nice an easy. BTW This character is the same one from my "Babel Boy" story, but don't worry, no prior knowledge needed.

IC: Trainer: Jesse

I found myself on the boat back to the National Park Island. After the short visit to Mt Oktori, I returned home with my new friends, but left them with Kitsu, my friend who worked at a berry shop in Kanto. I wanted to be as prepared for my next visit here as I could, and while Walrein was a great leader, he just wasn't ready to come back here. None of them were.

I wasn't thinking clearly last time, bringing two Grass-types to an icy mountain, but this time I was prepared. I came to the island this time to look for an Electric-type Pokemon, since I currently lack one on my team, but any new addition would be nice.

I researched the Power Plant and found that in addition to Electric- and Steel-types, Poison-types frequented the place. Knowing this, I picked five Pokemon that I knew had something to counter each one. But for the last spot, Punpun, my Lopunny and first Pokemon, was an obvious choice. He wouldn't let me NOT take him anyways.

The boat arrived at a familiar-looking dock. This time, I waited until I was on dry land to place the white beret, which my brother, Prose, gave to me when I started my journey, on my head.

I called Punpun out of his Pokeball. The large effeminate bunny, who has always been fine with HIS looks, popped out, stars and glitter shining all around him thanks to the Seals I put on his inverted Pokeball.

"So... we're back here," he said with a little bit of excitement and a little bit of sarcasm.

"You know that once we get inside, I can't talk to you as if I could understand you." I've lived with the knowledge that I was "special" all my life, but it gave me an unfair advantage sometimes. At first, I just thought that they were whispers in my head and that I was crazy. But the doctors concluded that my ears could pick up on the resonating frequencies of the Pokemon language and convert them into English. Later on, though, I learned that something much bigger was going on...

"Jesse! Come on, let's go. And I'll be good. Scout's Honor!" Punpun started hopping towards the path to the ranger post.

You were never a scout.

I arrived to see a rather tall man in his early 20s with long brown hair. He wore a t-shirt and shorts, a very relaxed look. Next to him was a purple monkey roughly half his size, which would have definitely have scared Kitsu if she was here, with two long tails with hand-like feature on each.

I assumed that he was my ranger, and I walked up to him and introduced myself.

"Hello, my name is Jesse Ignatius. I'm looking forward to travel through the island with you." I reached out my hand for a handshake.

 

@sorocoroto

I was only waiting about ten or so minutes outside with Ambipom before Jesse showed up. He looked rather relaxed, and he had his Lopunny standing next to him. I always thought that Ambipom, and Lopunny were very similar Pokemon, so seeing them together now was kind of funny, and cool.

"Hello, my name is Jesse Ignatius. I'm looking forward to travel through the island with you," Jesse said to me, as he extended his hand for handshake.

"Hello there, my name is Gary, and I'll be your ranger for this trip," I said, as I shook his hand.

"Alright, now that the formalities are finished, lets go get started," I said to Jesse, as I started to lead him to the front gate.

The path there wasn't so bad, but it would be a bit of a walk, because I didn't keep a Pokemon on me that knew Teleport, not yet anyway.

Ambipom was walking by my side along the way, enjoying the scenery. I could only assume that Lopunny was to Jesse, as to what Ambipom was to me, his most trusted partner. If that was the case then it would explain why Lopunny was coming along with Jesse, despite its lack of extra moves.

We continued to walk along the way, and before I knew it we reached the front gate of the Abandoned Power Plant. It was certainly a sight to behold, you could see from the outside that it was at one time a very useful, and handy place for scientists to do research. Though, that was a very long time ago. Now it was just a destination for trainers to come if they had any interest in; Electric, Steel, or Poison-type Pokemon, most notably Porygon, or a Rotom. In fact you'd have a very hard time finding a trainer who comes here without a Porygon Voice Disc.

I turned back to Jesse and said, "we're here, if you have anything you want to take care of before we begin, such as using a type repellent, or getting a voice disc ready, now would be the time."

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: N/A
Encounters Left: 15
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 2596

Items: 5 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera


Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 100%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

@Ebail


"Hello there, my name is Gary, and I'll be your ranger for this trip," the ranger said, shaking my hand. "Alright, now that the formalities are finished, lets go get started,"

He walked ahead of me to the front gate with a large sign adorned on top reading "Power Plant." We walked along a path that reminded me of the forested area east of Cerulean City. It wasn't really a forest, more like a bunch of trees that were planted to guide travelers along to their destination.

Soon the trees began to fade for a more suburban scenery. It made sense, given that the Abandoned Power Plant was now in front of us. It had a familiar aura to it, like the factories back in Kanto. I just hoped that I wouldn't run into any evil organization while I was here, though, I think the rangers keep good watch over the Island.

"We're here, if you have anything you want to take care of before we begin, such as using a type repellent, or getting a voice disc ready, now would be the time," Gary said.

I reached into my backpack that was fashioned to look like a Mawhile, a gift from my mom for me journey. I pulled out the Pokeplayer and looked for my Porygon Disc. I was about to activate the Pokeplayer, when I thought, How does this even work?

"I'd like to use this Porygon Voice Disc, and then I'll be ready. Can you show me how it works?"

 

@sorocoroto

"I'd like to use this Porygon Voice Disc, and then I'll be ready. Can you show me how it works?" Jesse asked.

"Sure, I'd be glad to. Its pretty simple, first just open up this area here," I said as I pointed the the open switch, "then just insert the disc, and hit the play button there. Since its your first time using it I'll be glad to do it for you," I said, hitting the play button. At that time a loud cry of a Porygon was let out, if one were to show up due to this disc it would show up as we walked into the plant.

"Lets get started," I told Jesse, as I turned to him and waved.

We walked into the plant, and the sound of crackling electricity could be heard coming from all side. This was a mix of some of the old machinery, and wires in here, as well as some Pokemon who were probably charging up there powers.

As we continued walking, I kept looking all over, but I saw no sign of a Porygon yet.

This isn't good, Jesse won't be too happy with this, I thought to myself, as I looked over at Ambipom.

Before we had the chance to get much further though, I could hear the sounds of a Pokemon coming. It was a small, half light blue, half black Pokemon, with yellow eyes, and a tail which seemed to have a star shape on the end. It was a little cub Pokemon, who seemed to playfully be charging its power.

"Well, it isn't a Porygon so I know it wasn't what you were exactly looking for, but have any interest in facing this Shinx?" I asked Jesse.


Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx
Encounters Left: 15
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter: 3929/4000

Current Encounter: ? ? Shinx

Items: 5 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera


Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 100%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

@Ebail

"Sure, I'd be glad to. Its pretty simple, first just open up this area here, then just insert the disc, and hit the play button there. Since its your first time using it I'll be glad to do it for you."

The familiar cry of Porygon was emitted from the PokePlayer. It was one of Father's greatest achievements working at Silph Co.

"Lets get started," Gary said, leading me into the plant.

Given that it has been abandoned, I expected it to be worn down more. The walls seems sturdy and the lights only flickered every so often. I could hear the ghosts of machinery, a low hum of the technology wanting to start again.

Soon, though there was a small Shinx that scampered into our path. While, it was smaller than the Shinx that Kitsu had back in the day, I could still recognize its blue and black fur, yellow bands around its front paws, yellow 4-pointed-star-like tail, and its yellow almost hypnotic eyes.

"Well, it isn't a Porygon so I know it wasn't what you were exactly looking for, but have any interest in facing this Shinx?" Gary asked me.

"Hells yeah I do!" I replied reaching for Kingst's Pokeball. My original intention for coming here was to capture an Electric-type after all. I just remembered that Father gave me the Disc after our last encounter.

I released my Gastrodon into the path of the Shinx. Kingst was a West Sea Gastrodon, meaning that his legs and underbelly were pink, while his shell and head were a muddy-brown. His horns were slightly larger than normal, remnants of his past life as a leader of a gaggle of Shellos.

Given Gastrodon's Ground-type moves, this was a perfect set-up, except that Gastrodon needed some ground to work with.

"Kingst, use Mud Bomb on Shinx." It was rather simple. Even if Shinx dodged the attack, there would be some residue mud for Gastrodon to use to accentuate his attacks.

Kingst pulled his neck down while his chest expanded. He then exhaled, releasing a barrage of mud clumps at Shinx's direction.

 

OOC: @sorocoroto Gender?

IC: "Hells yeah I do!" Jesse said excitedly, when asked if he wanted to face this Shinx. He reached at his belt, and pulled out one of his Pokeballs. From it a Gastrodon emerged, it was pink on the under half of its body, and its top shell was brown, signalizing that it was a West Sea Gastrodon.

Gastrodon, and Shinx stared off, and Shinx gave a powerful glance at Gastrodon, strangely this glance seemed to have a strange effect on Gastrodon. The only thing this could have meant was that this Shinx had the ability Intimidate, an ability that would reduce Gastrodon's attack power.

"Kingst, use Mud Bomb on Shinx," Jesse commanded his Pokemon.

Jesse seemed to have an understanding of his environment. Gastrodon was a dual Ground/Water-type Pokemon, and so as such it had neither much ground, nor water to work with here. Gastrodon was also the right Pokemon for this battle, because Shinx didn't get much in the way of non Electric-type moves, still I doubted very much that this little Pokemon would sit there and take some abuse.

Gastrodon looked down, and took in a deep breathe. Its chest began to expand to show it was creating the attack. Once it was ready it picked its head up, and fired out a clump of mud, in the form of a ball, and like its name said once it came on contact with Shinx, much like a bomb, it would explode unleashing the force of the attack.

Shinx, however was not going to just sit by and do nothing. As Gastrodon was charging up its attack, Shinx was boosting its own power. It stood its ground, and let out a loud howl which was in its nature. It was using Howl, to no doubt plan a counterattack.

Mud Bomb was approaching Shinx fast, and Shinx gave it its all to avoid the attack, but it couldn't entirely avoid the attack. A portion of it hit Shinx in its back legs, cause it to let out a yell, and land back on the ground. Still, it did manage to land on its feet, and looked like it was ready to get a revenge attack in.

It did what it could to get some damage in on Gastrodon. It opened up its mouth wide, to show off its sharp teeth. Just like that it then flung itself in the air at Gastrodon.

Shinx was closing in fast, and if Jesse didn't ask fast to protect Gastrodon, then Shinx would be taking a big bite out of it.

Battle Stats

Jolly ? Shinx @ 80% Atk+1, Used Howl, using Crunch
Serious M Gastrodon @ 100% Atk-1, Used Mud Bomb

CC: 5898/4000​

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx
Encounters Left: 15
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter:

Current Encounter: Shinx

Items: 5 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera


Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 100% Currently in battle
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

@Ebail

OCC: Female

IC: Shinx howled, resonating throughout the hallways of the plant. She knew that she couldn't just wait for the attack to hit her, so she opted on a battle cry, one that I feared would alert even more Pokemon to our location.

Maybe if she didn't, though, she would have had time to dodge my attack. The Mud Bomb struck Shinx's hind legs as she tried to jump away after her howl. She yelped in pain and was flung back, landing on her feet.

Her black fur was now muddied and wet, which hopefully would slow her down a hair. She didn't like this at all. Shinx bore her cute little fangs at Kingst. It was sort of cute, no wonder Kitsu loves hers. However, she didn't waste any time and pounced high in the air towards Gastrodon.

However, her choice was fatal. Now that she was in the air, Shinx couldn't dodge Kingst next attack.

"Muddy Water! Push Shinx back!" I commanded Kingst. He and I were not playing around. Kingst knew that this battle was important, as every battle is. He could see Shinx as a potential friend one day, but for now, she is his prey.

Muddy Water was one of Gastrodon's more unique moves. While it was classified as a Water-type move, it still used bits of dirt and grime accumulated within Gastrodon's body. Kingst could freely pass water through the grime if he wanted to. No use in wasting it when using a move like Surf.

The water passed out of the internal well that seemed to flow endlessly within Water-type Pokemon, through the layers and layers upon dirt hidden underneath Kingst's light-brown shell, and outwards like a spiraling whirlpool of mud. The streams radiated upwards, covering Gastrodon from all sides, until he focused them like a giant column towards the incoming Shinx. The swirling pillar of mud and water grew to incredible sizes, and I couldn't see how Shinx could move while in air in the middle of a hallway.

 

OOC: @sorocoroto A few words of advice for future encounters. First it isn't wise to say a wild Pokemon can't avoid an attack, because it can no matter what. Also, it'd be best to describe what a move looks like, not while the Pokemon is using it, but before it actually uses it. Just giving the warning since you haven't done an RP in a while, but otherwise you're doing a good job of describing how moves look and stuff.

IC: "Muddy Water! Push Shinx back!" Jesse yelled, as he gave his Gastrodon a command, and hoped it would be able to not only damage Shinx, but prevent it from getting in an attack too. Muddy Water was in fact a Water-type attack, though as its name stated the water was in fact brown in color, like mud, and it had dirt mix in with it as well.

Water Pokemon did have a reserve of water within their body, though when using a move that required a lot of water like Surf, when not being near a body of water would drain the user of a good portion of its energy. And at the same time, using a large Water-type attack in a place like this could end up being deadly. This was a power plant, a place filled with a lot of excess electricity, and a water attack could easily spark an electrical fire if not careful.

The attack was moving at a fast speed directly at Shinx, but Shinx wasn't going to just allow itself to be hit midair, it did something that could very well have taken its toll on Shinx. Shinx whole body became engulfed in a surge of bright yellow electricity. Its speed picked up in the air, and it charged right into the Muddy Water, rather than try to dodge. It was using Wild Charge to try to counteract any damage it took from Muddy Water, though the problem here was that even if Shinx was able to protect itself from half of the damage Muddy Water would cause, it would be feeling recoil from the Wild Charge.

As the two attacks collided the little explosions were occurring all around Shinx, and both moves were taking their toll on Shinx, you could see it was in pain by the look on its face, but it pressed on nonetheless. Eventually it was able to break past the entire Muddy Water attack, but it certainly didn't leave Shinx unscathed. This wasn't going to keep Shinx down though, it still flung itself right onto Gastrodon, using Crunch to take a big chomp out of Gastrodon's back. Whether it had a shell on its back or not, this attack hurt, and you could tell it did by the look in Gastrodon's eyes. Crunch had a chance of dropping Gastrodon's defense, though it didn't look any weaker than it looked before the attack hit it, so I took that as a good sign that Crunch didn't drop Gastrodon's defense.

After the attack Gastrodon turned its head around, and tried blowing on its back to soothe the spot where Crunch hit, while at the same time Shinx landed back on the other side of where the battle was taking place. Though now it was having a little trouble catching its breath. Using Wild Charge certainly drained it, and so now Shinx was going to need a few moments to gather itself. If Jesse was going to have Gastrodon attack now would be the perfect time, but I needed to give him a warning first.

"Hey, no harm done this time, but be careful with some move choices, we're in a power plant, so using a Water-type attack that covers a lot of ground isn't exactly the best idea, I'm sure you don't want to start an electrical fire, and put us, as well as the Pokemon living here in danger, right?" I asked Jesse, hoping that we could avoid any trouble.

Battle Stats

Jolly F Shinx @ 51% Atk+1, Used Wild Charge, and Crunch
Serious M Gastrodon @ 86% Atk-1, Used Muddy Water

CC: 7758/4000​

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx
Encounters Left: 15
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter:

Current Encounter: Shinx

Items: 5 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera


Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 100% Currently in battle
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

OCC: @Ebail Lol, no I did that on purpose this time around. Having Jesse assume that the attack couldn't be dodged helps add to the surprise later, when usually the Pokemon is able to counter somehow. I'll change "the telling the move" style; it's just the way my first ranger did it. .

IC:

Damn. Never underestimate a Pokemon at the National Park.

As Shinx was in midair, her fur sparked with electricity, causing a yellow sheen to coat Shinx. Shinx floated momentarily in the air before releasing the energy behind it, rocketing Shinx towards the the pillar of watered down mud.

A large zap-mixed-with-a-bang erupted when Shinx's Wild Charge and Kingst's Muddy Water collided, and I could just feel the pain the Shinx must have felt from the recoil, like belly-flopping into a large pool of water. But while it might have slowed Shinx down a fraction, the added power of Wild Charge let her pass through the Muddy Water.

I could see small pockets of water and mud shoot out as the currents reacted violently with each other. Gastrodon finished releasing his attack, which turned into small clumps leaving a trail to where Shinx was hit, but most of the water had evaporated. Shinx was bruised and burnt but also unwavering. She had enough propulsion to pass over Gastrodon's head and, opening her mouth wide, crunched into the back of Gastrodon's shell.

Gastrodon winced, since his shell wasn't as hard as a Blastoise's. Kingst could take it though.

Before I could command Gastrodon, my ranger commented, "Hey, no harm done this time, but be careful with some move choices, we're in a power plant, so using a Water-type attack that covers a lot of ground isn't exactly the best idea, I'm sure you don't want to start an electrical fire, and put us, as well as the Pokemon living here in danger, right?"

Didn't the rangers decommission the plant? I thought to myself. If they let the plant's machinery just linger here unattended or at least sealed, the toxins would have seeped through the ground polluting the surrounding environment. Though, as I looked around, I saw that even if they had did that, the foundation wasn't the best is could be. Some of the overhead lights were cracked, and up a head, the EXIT sign was off its hinges, causing wiring to be exposed. I couldn't begin to think of how much worse it would get as we ventured farther into the plant.

"Sure, sorry, just too caught up in the moment. I'll be good." I turned back to Kingst and planned my next move.

Shinx was getting pretty tired, and I had to end this quickly. Gastrodon's neck could curve around and release a Mud Bomb at point blank range. It would be damaging, but the last time it didn't seem like it did even a quarter of damage. Hopefully it would startle Shinx enough to release her grip. I could then use a Park Ball to try and catch it before it could take anymore damage. I couldn't let this little cute Pokemon just get beaten up without trying to catch her and fix her up.

"Kingst, use Mud Bomb at point-blank." I commanded as I readied a ParkBall in my hand.

 

OOC: @sorocoroto Ahh gotcha, I just wasn't sure cause you know you haven't done a run in a long time so.

IC: "Sure, sorry, just too caught up in the moment. I'll be good," Jesse said to me. I knew he meant no harm, its just that being indoors and all, having a flood wouldn't be a very good thing, especially in a place that still had some live wires.

"Kingst, use Mud Bomb at point-blank," Jesse told his Gastrodon.

Personally it wasn't such a bad idea, it didn't work the best before, but now Shinx was low on energy at the second after the last stunt it pulled.

Gastrodon, like before, inhaled deeply, and spit out a large ball filled with mud. Only difference now was Shinx would have a much harder time attempting to avoid it, though that didn't mean Shinx was going to quit. As its last act of defiance though it too took in a deep breath for an attack.

Shinx fired out a strange beam from its mouth, it was a mix of various colors such as pink, and purple, and it looked oddly distorted. Shinx had been using a Signal Beam to not only hurt Gastrodon, but possibly try to confuse it as well. Shinx was also crafty, it fired the attack under Gastrodon's attack, this was the attack wouldn't collide, rather they would hit the opposing Pokemon.

Gastrodon was able to take the Signal Beam head on, and not feel too much damage due to Shinx being weak now. Though the same thing could not be said about Shinx now, Mud Bomb hit it pretty hard, and was really taking its toll on it. It was down on the ground, and was having a very hard time getting back to its feet. Shinx may have been down for the count, and I saw Jesse get a Parkball ready, that was the best thing he could do in this situation.

Battle Stats

Jolly F Shinx @ 14% Atk+1, Used Signal Beam
Serious M Gastrodon @ 81% Atk-1, Used Mud Bomb

CC: 10528/4000​

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx
Encounters Left: 15
Pokemon Captured: N/A
CC since last Encounter:

Current Encounter: Shinx

Items: 5 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera


Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 100% Currently in battle
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

@Ebail


As I thought, Shinx needed to come up with a way to try to deal with the close ranged attack. Her mouth shone with a white brilliance as she eased her grip off Kingst’s shell. She jumped a bit, the light quickly refracting into waves of warm-colored beams interweaving, and fired the Signal Beam towards Gastrodon.

The light looked odd as it passed underneath Gastrodon’s Mud Bomb barrage, as the brown mud could be been seen reflected off the Signal Beam.

The Signal Beam hit a fraction-of-a-second first, though the Bug-type move didn’t have as much power, probably due to Shinx’s current condition. Gastrodon winced slightly, but his Mub Bomb plastered Shinx, flinging her to the floor. Shinx was tired and muddy, and it didn’t look like she would be getting up easily.

It was definitely time to use the Park Ball. I activated the ball for capture, winded up my arm like throwing a baseball and threw the Park Ball at the small cub. I prayed that Shinx wouldn’t be able to get out; I don’t think it would survive another attack from Gastrodon.

 

OOC: @sorocoroto

IC: Jesse knew that now was the best time to throw a Park Ball at Shinx. Jesse had already had his Park Ball ready to use, though he waited to make sure Gastrodon's attack had hit Shinx. That was understandable since last time it used Mud Bomb vs Shinx, Shinx was able to partly avoid the attack.

The ball hit directly on Shinx's forehead, and sucked it inside. The Park Ball hardly shook as it hit the ground, Shinx just didn't have the willpower, or energy to fight anymore, and was now captured.

"Congrats," I said to Jesse. "Its always nice when a trainer starts their run off by capturing the first thing they encounter. Now, I'll just go pick that up and hang on to it for you," I told Jesse, as I walked over, and put the newly captured Shinx into my left pocket. "I'm sure you know this, but in case you don't I'll tell you, once you capture a Pokemon I'm told hold onto it for you until your run is over, its mostly just to make sure no one leaves with any more Pokemon than you should. Now that that's done, shall we continue?" I asked.

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx
Encounters Left: 14
Pokemon Captured: Jolly F Shinx
CC since last Encounter:

Current Encounter:

Items: 4 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera

Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 81%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

OOC: @Ebail

IC: My throw landed square on Shinx's forehead. The green Park Ball opened up, released its light, engulfing the tired Shinx in a red glow, and sucked her into itself. The Park Ball landed on the ground and shook once, a sign of little resistance. The tone of capture rang out.

"Congrats," Gary said, "its always nice when a trainer starts their run off by capturing the first thing they encounter. Now, I'll just go pick that up and hang on to it for you."

My ranger picked up the Park Ball, reduced it to travelling size and placed it into his left pocket.

"I'm sure you know this, but in case you don't, I'll tell you, once you capture a Pokemon I'm told hold onto it for you until your run is over, its mostly just to make sure no one leaves with any more Pokemon than you should. Now that that's done, shall we continue?"

"Hold on," I said as I checked the PokePlayer. I almost forgot about it during the battle. It was still on, but the radiating midi-beeps that Porygon emitted from them wasn't. It got me wondering whether or not Porygon had mouths. I had to ask Father the next time we meet up, hopefully under better circumstances.

"Ok, well I guess I only have 4 more uses of this thing. I think I want to save it for later. I want to see what other kind of Pokemon around here." I recalled Kingst back into his Pokeball. He did a great job and needed a little relaxation. "Let's keep going."

As we start walking, I ask Gary, "So, what got you into becoming a ranger?"

 

OOC: @sorocoroto

IC: "Hold on," Jesse said, as he looked at his PokePlayer again. He was probably deciding whether or not he wanted to use the Voice Disc again right now, or just continue along and see what would come his way. It didn't matter too much either way, if something came his way that he wanted Jesse was probably more than ready to deal with it.

"Ok, well I guess I only have 4 more uses of this thing. I think I want to save it for later. I want to see what other kind of Pokemon around here," Jesse said, as he returned Gastrodon to its Pokeball for a rest. "Let's keep going," Jesse said, and with that I continued to lead him along the way.

We continued to walk along the main hallway, seeing various rooms all over, and downed wires that Electric-types enjoyed to feed off of. This was no doubt to charge their own power, and make their-self stronger.

"So, what got you into becoming a ranger?" Jesse asked out of the blue, trying to make some small talk.

"Nothing too specific, its just that in this world there will always be a need for rangers to take trainers around and capture new Pokemon. You can't rely on the same couple of rangers to take every trainer through the park, because they'll end up getting too swamped with work," I replied to Jesse as I tried to find a Pokemon for him.

Suddenly I started to hear the sound of some electricity, though it didn't sound like the sounds of the plant, it sounded more like a Pokemon was making the noise. I peaked my head up a bit further to see if I could find the Pokemon doing it, and over in the corner I saw a very tiny Pokemon, it had blue ears, as well as blue on its arms where its hand would be if it had them, two blue circles with a minus mark on each of them on its face, and a tail that resemble a minus. It was a Minun, though they were usually pretty rare to see alone, most usually hung around with a Plulse. Though this Minun could have just been separated from the Plulse it was with, because as I tried to get close to it it would growl at me.

"Well this one seems to be a little feisty. Would you like to face this Minun?" I asked Jesse.

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx, Minun
Encounters Left: 14
Pokemon Captured: Jolly F Shinx
CC since last Encounter: 1481

Current Encounter: Minun

Items: 4 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera

Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 81%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

OOC: @Ebail

IC: "Nothing too specific, its just that in this world there will always be a need for rangers to take trainers around and capture new Pokemon. You can't rely on the same couple of rangers to take every trainer through the park, because they'll end up getting too swamped with work," Gary said.

"Sounds nice..." I said before something caught Gary's attention.

His ears perked up, and I heard what he must have a second before. Small sparks rang out from one of the rooms off the hallway. It wasn't the same hum that was known for power plants nor was it the harsh sparks of the exposed wiring. Gary sneaked ahead, probably just in case a powerful Pokemon was lingering nearby.

I followed behind Gary to see him approaching a small yellow Pokemon. It was a Minun; you could tell by its blue features: ears, arms, tail with a minus-symbol shape and minus symbol on its cheeks. I looked around to see if a Plusle was nearby, since the two usually found together, but I couldn't see one.

Gary tried to get close, but the Minun too notice and growled at him. "Well this one seems to be a little feisty. Would you like to face this Minun?" He asked.

"No, let it be. It's cute and all, but I think it'll be best to leave it alone."

 

OOC: @sorocoroto

IC: "No, let it be. It's cute and all, but I think it'll be best to leave it alone," Jesse said, showing no interest in Minun. I guess I can't say I blame him, maybe he would have wanted it if it was together with a Plulse, but by itself it wasn't very popular.

The little mouse Pokemon saw Jesse had no interest in it, and it just turned its back to us. The little creature must have had no desire to battle either. It was probably just afraid, or lonely not having a Plulse by its side. Plus not every Pokemon in the park enjoyed a battle, some just wanted to play, and others wanted to just be left alone.

"Its going to give us no trouble, so we can keep going. Lucky for you, because now you don't need to use a Pokedoll to get away from it," I told Jesse as I looked over at Ambipom who seemed to keep its eye on the Minun. "But I need to ask where do you want to go next? Would you like to keep checking these hallways, or would you like to poke our heads into some rooms and see what we find? Different rooms could have different things, than the hallways," I told Jesse, as I waited for him to make his choice.

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: None
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx, Minun
Encounters Left: 13
Pokemon Captured: Jolly F Shinx
CC since last Encounter: 1226

Current Encounter:

Items: 4 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera

Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 81%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

OCC: @Ebail

IC: Minun squeaked. "Didn't want to fight you anyways," it said as it turned back to scavenging for food or other item. Pokemon didn't know that I could hear them, but I just treat it as I do whenever I eavesdrop, just walk away and pretend I didn't hear anything.

"Its going to give us no trouble, so we can keep going. Lucky for you, because now you don't need to use a Pokedoll to get away from it. But I need to ask where do you want to go next? Would you like to keep checking these hallways, or would you like to poke our heads into some rooms and see what we find? Different rooms could have different things, than the hallways," Gary said.

He had a much better lay of the land, so he was probably hinting at something. It might be easier to corner a Pokemon in a much tighter space, but then it would also be easier to cause some damage to the equipment within. Well, bigger risk, bigger reward.

"Sure, lets check some of the rooms farther in."

 

OOC: @sorocoroto

IC: "Sure, lets check some of the rooms farther in," Jesse said.

I started to lead him down the halls, I was trying to find a room that showed some life. Some of these rooms still had a lot of electricity flowing through them, because when this Power Plant became abandoned Pokemon started to flock here to make it their home, and rather than try to fix things up, which would have probably made a lot of Pokemon want to flee, it was left the way it was so the Pokemon wouldn't be disturbed.

We continued to walk, and I stuck my head in some rooms to see if there was anything, though I hadn't seen anything as of yet, but an idea did come to my mind. "Hey, lets check one of the old lab rooms. Some Poison-types have made that their home now, because of the fact that chemicals use to be used in the rooms," I told Jesse, as I lead him down a long hallway. This hallway though was kind of dark, many lights were either dim, or dead, and if it being dark was the case something could easily sneak up on us.

"Just a second, I'll get us some light before we go any further," I said as I reached at my belt. "Come out Chandelure," the dual Ghost/Fire type appeared from its ball. Being a Ghost-type it loved the dark, but it had to contradict itself by also being a Fire-type, a type that easily produced light. "Do me a favor, fly up the ceiling, and use your flame to light up the hallway," I told the Ghost-type, who was more than happy to help. "Alright, now that the hallway has light, lets go find you a room with something."

We reached the end of the hallway, and from behind a closed door I could see some brownish-yellow gas through the glass. "Wait here while I check this out," I told Jesse. I opened the door, and could faintly hear the sound "Weez..." coming from in here. I inspected a bit more, and I saw a purple Pokemon floating in the air, it had a second head attached to it, fangs, a skull and cross bone marking on its body, and was releasing gas from itself.

"Hey come on in here Jesse," I said as I signaled him to come over with my hand. "It's a Weezing, would you have any interest in facing it?"

Name: Jesse
Location: Abandoned Power Plant
Area Effects: Gas floating around in the room
Pokemon Encountered: Shinx, Minun, Weezing
Encounters Left: 13
Pokemon Captured: Jolly F Shinx
CC since last Encounter: 951

Current Encounter: Weezing

Items: 4 Park Balls
5 Super Balls
5 Hyper Balls
2 Calming Fragrances Plus
PokePlayer
Intermeditate Voice Disc Porygon
Blank Disc
2 Full Heals
9 Super Potions
10 Pokedolls
1 Revival Herb
Digital Camera

Pokemon: Lopunny @ 100%
Nickname: Punpun
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Nature: Jolly
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Encore

Pokemon: Metagross @ 100%
Nickname: Proton
Gender: N/A
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength, Earthquake

Pokemon: Gastrodon @ 81%
Nickname: Kingst
Gender: Male
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Serious
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Surf, Strength, Flash

Pokemon: Muk @ 100%
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Stench
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Strength

Pokemon: Chansey @ 100%
Nickname: Ally
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Psychic, Strength, Flash, Rock Climb

Pokemon: Charmeleon @ 100%
Nickname: Ender
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Hasty
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Cut, Strength

 

OOC: @Ebail Male Weezing Please!

IC: Gary walked ahead of me down the hallway checking each room for signs of Pokémon activity. He opened a few doors, some of which radiated a large hum of equipment and electricity, some of which held nothing but storage boxes.

All of a sudden, Gary said, "Hey, let’s check one of the old lab rooms. Some Poison-types have made that their home now, because of the fact that chemicals use to be used in the rooms."

"Sure." I had Muk with me, but I didn't mind expanding my Pokémon family by another Poison-type.

He led me down a long, dim-lit hallway. Flickering overhead lights added to the ominous feel of the maze like corridors of the plant.

Gary stopped in front of me reaching for a Pokéball on his belt. "Just a second, I'll get us some light before we go any further. Come out, Chandelure."

The Pokéball burst open revealing the silhouette of a chandelier. At first I thought that he just mispronounced the name for a common light fixture, but when the light dissipated, it revealed a literally living chandelier-like Pokémon. It had a large, squashed, striped, round head and pupil-less yellow eyes connected by what appeared to be its mouth, which reminded me old zombie movies. Under its head was a large black spike that was its torso, connecting to its arms, which curved up into a swirl, two lamp-fixtures on each. Atop each lamp-like limb and its head was a purple and blue flame.

This must have been one of those Unova Pokémon. I haven’t had the chance to see a lot of them, only the ones that trainers somehow manage to keep finding out of their native region. One day I have to go there; they seem like very interesting Pokémon.

"Do me a favor, fly up the ceiling, and use your flame to light up the hallway," the ranger asked his Pokémon.

Chandelure floated up, shining its bright blue and purple light into the hallway. It must have been part Fire-type and either Flying-type, like Driftblim, or Ghost-type. Either that or it just could levitate on its own. Oh well, it’s not like I was going to encounter any of those types here.

"Alright, now that the hallway has light, let’s go find you a room with something." Gary walked over to a door and peered through the window. He noticed something and went on to say, "Wait here while I check this out."

He opened the door and walked in. I could see a small haze of brown and yellow seeping behind him.

"Hey come on in here Jesse," he said waving his hand. "It's a Weezing; would you have any interest in facing it?"

“Sure, not many times you see one of these in the wild.” I walked in and saw the purple floating Pokémon. It had an aloof expression, but it was still intimidating. Each head bore fangs; the main one had larger lower fangs and a simplistic sort of skull and crossbones. It had knob-like holes that were releasing its natural smog.

The problem with Weezing though is that it was unaffected by most ground-type moves with its levitate ability. Also, Ender’s flame could spark the gas and cause a huge explosion. Though, I already knew the perfect Pokémon to use in this situation.

I released my Metagross into the room. Its steel-like body should be safe from Weezing’s gas, and its psychic moves would be good to use against a Poison-type. The large silver tank-like Pokémon hovered amongst the gas, the yellow “x” on its face glistening from the blinking lights within the room.

It turned towards me and hummed, “It is very nice in here. All the electromagnetic waves in the…” It saw Gary standing next to me and stopped talking. Proton knew better. He was a very obedient Pokémon.

I waved my hand stealthily by my waist, as if to say that I didn’t blame it.

Proton turned back around towards his opponent, Weezing.

“Proton, use Agility into a Bullet Punch,” I commanded.

Hopefully the added momentum of ability would be able to increase Metagross’s power. Proton would zoom through the air, causing the light gas to rush past its body. As it would get closer, its arms would start glowing red, it would start spinning through the air on its side, and the Bullet Punch would barrage Weezing with bullet-fast punches. Hopefully my large shiny Metagross would be fast enough to strike Weezing in time.