Individual RP: White Knight

BP-2: Venusaur VS Horsea

Ranger John Shay

Ryan seemed to be in deep thought. He must've been thinking about the situation. "Oh, I know Vienna! Use Vine Whip, and tie it up!"

Vienna nodded. Two vines stretched out of her back, and rushed towards Horsea. The Pokemon, glad to use his new ability to his advantage, glided around the vines gleefully. He was clearly enjoying himself.

However, Horsea was having too much fun. As amazing as his ability to weave in between the vines was, ultimately one of them did land a hit. Horsea was struck by that vine, and then the other began to beat on it as well.

"Horsea!" the Pokemon cried, dropping about a foot in the air. Vienna pressed the opportunity, and wrapped Horsea up in her vines.

Horsea looked around, realizing the predicament he was in. However, something seemed off. There was a calm look on his face - what reason did he have to be calm right now?

The red aura around Horsea from the Dragon Dance started forming a more defined shape. Recognizable edges formed, and the aura began spinning around Horsea aggressively. Vienna had to release Horsea to avoid taking any more damage - the minimal exposure to the move had already done a little bit of damage. This move had to be Twister. Since Dragon Dance was a Dragon-type move (like Twister), the same kind of energy could be used for Twister, another Dragon-type move.

Horsea began flying towards Vienna. The Twister was still spinning wildly around him. Horsea tackled Vienna, and the bulky Pokemon stumbled back a few steps, a bruise visible on her forehead where Horsea had connected.

"Horsea!" the Pokemon squeaked happily, pleased to see his move had landed. However, it seemed to me that Vienna had only taken a bit of damage. It seemed Horsea noticed this too, as he began charging another move. Some of the red aura around him from Dragon Dance suddenly blasted off from Horsea, and was launched towards Vienna in a wild blast. This was Dragon Pulse, a much stronger Dragon-type move than Twister had been.

Battle Statistics
Venusaur VS Horsea
Venusaur: 83%, used Vine Whip
Horsea: 46% ATT+1 SPE+1, used Twister, using Dragon Pulse

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 7810/15000
Park Items:
1x Super Ball
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (100%, in battle)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

OOC: This is done now. @Nitro

I was constantly being blown away by the diversity of this thing's movepool, and its latest feat had certainly proved my thoughts right. It had countered my attack by focusing its energy into a tornado, forcing Vienna to release it to avoid damage. Although I had not told her to do it, I was happy she did; healing items were very rare in these areas, and I couldn't risk either of the two getting seriously injured. Horsea giggled as Vienna eyed him with disgust, obviously offended that she was almost getting beaten by this tiny little creature. It opened its cannon-like mouth again, that similar color of energy yet again forming in its mouth. According to the Pokedex, it was a Dragon Pulse; one of the most powerful Dragon-type moves there was. The energy from his previous Dragon Dance flew towards the helpless grass-type, who needed orders now if she wanted to survive.

"Break it with Hidden Power! Then use Razor Leaf!" I called out, hoping that she would get to it in time. Instantly complying, Vienna formed a metallic grey ball in her mouth. It was Hidden Power, and unlike Erik's hers was of the Steel type. It grew for a quick second until she was forced to launch it, knowing that if she didn't it would seriously risk her chances of getting hurt. I knew she would still be taking some damage, but at least we could prevent the absolute worst from happening.

Vienna took that time to yet again sharpen her leaves, powering them up with the huge amount of light in the area. It was covered in water, after all. The sharp grass bullets were primed and ready as she turned to the seahorse. The move wasn't going to be all that accurate thanks to its increased speed and small frame, but what did hit was going to be a rather unpleasant experience for all of us. Oh man, this was really going to hurt! I just hoped that this wasn't going to knock it out; Pokemon could not be captured after they were knocked out. It had done a huge amount last time, but I wasn't sure how great this was going to work out.

 

BP-3: Venusaur VS Horsea

Ranger John Shay

OOC: Shortish and crap post because I'm sick and tired.

"Break it with Hidden Power! Then use Razor Leaf!" Ryan commanded.

Vienna nodded, wasting no time. Gray energy formed into a ball in Vienna's mouth. Judging from the hue of the move, it was a Steel-type Hidden Power. Vienna didn't have a lot of time to charge the move, but did get the Hidden Power off in time to break up the Dragon Pulse. Splash damage did drop on to Vienna, but she avoided taking too much damage.

Vienna immediately transitioned into Razor Leaf. Once again, sharpened leaves were launched at Horsea. Horsea tried weaving his way around them, but was still scratched by about half of them.

"Horsea!" the Pokemon cried. He dropped to only a few inches above the ground, but quickly picked himself back up. I studied the Horsea carefully. He was showing signs of fatigue, and I could tell he was almost ready for capture.

Horsea eyed Vienna. He still had some willpower left. Energy began manifesting itself in Horsea's snout. I looked at it curiously. It was impossible to discern the colour of the energy - it seemed to be changing colours every second. What attack could this be?

Horsea launched the beam at Vienna. It zoomed towards the Venusaur, and I realized what attack this was. It was truly changing colours every second, transitioning between the colours of the rainbow every moment. It was Aurora Beam.

I stared at Ryan. Aurora Beam was an Ice-type attack, meaning it would deal super-effective damage to Venusaur. He had time to do something, but what were his options?

Battle Statistics
Venusaur VS Horsea
Venusaur: 78%, used Hidden Power, used Razor Leaf
Horsea: 34% ATT+1 SPE+1, using Aurora Beam

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 9833/15000
Park Items:
1x Super Ball
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (100%, in battle)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

I watched as the Hidden Power collided with the Dragon Pulse, creating a huge cloudy explosion. Vienna cringed a little as she was hit with a little bit of energy, but she obviously took less damage than if she had let the Dragon-type attack hit her. However, Horsea looked as if he wasn't done yet. He opened his snout, letting out a small orb of light. It was impossibly to tell what type it was, as it kept changing colors. I didn't exactly know what it was, but the radiating cold coming from it made me feel like it was going to take some real damage. I knew that I had to move Vienna away from the move, and fast; otherwise she was going to take some serious damage.

Oh boy, this was going to be hard. I needed to do something before this got too intense, as an Ice-type move would be super-effective on Grass types like Vienna. How could I possibly get it away? I had to use the one strategy that I knew, and hopefully it would work.

"Use Sleep Powder! Try to put Horsea to sleep before it can launch whatever it's trying to do!" I said, trying to hurry. She rustled her leaf again, releasing a fine green powder in the air. It floated gently towards Horsea, who didn't see it as much of a threat. Hopefully it would work, as I didn't have any other way that it would work. Vienna only had one status move that would cripple the seahorse for long enough for a capture, and he was already pretty weak.

 

BP-4: Venusaur VS Horsea

Ranger John Shay

Ryan saw the Aurora Beam charging in the Horsea's nozzle-snout, and yelled an instruction to Vienna. "Use Sleep Powder! Try to put Horsea to sleep before it can launch whatever it's trying to do!"

Vienna wasted no time, either. The Pokemon secreted a fine, light-green powder from the flower on her back. The powder floated over to Horsea, and the Pokemon eyed it cautiously. It seemed to me that Horsea knew what the Sleep Powder was and,more importantly, knew he had to avoid it.

"Horsea!" the Pokemon cried, suddenly releasing the Aurora Beam. It was clear to me that he had simply been aiming at the Sleep Powder in an effort to dispel the spores so that they would not affect him. Horsea's attack had gone straight through the powder, clearing it away. While the powder had originated from Vienna, the Aurora Beam ended up merely skinning the side of the Pokemon. More importantly to Horsea, it had not fallen asleep. If that had happened to it, it would have fallen asleep, and that essentially would have been a worst case scenario for it.

Suddenly, Horsea swooped a little. I looked at the Pokemon. He had a very sleepy look in his eyes. What had happened? He had not taken any of the Sleep Powder, and even if he had, he would've fallen into a deep slumber, not simply a drowsy state such as this. I quickly thought it through, and figured a few spores must have landed on Horsea. There was no other logical explanation for it - hopefully, Ryan could come to the same conclusion on his own.

"Horsea!" the Pokemon piped resiliently, clearly fighting to stay awake. He piped a cloud of smoke from his mouth, and the thick smoke enveloped him and the rest of the battlefield. From my vantage point below them, I could not see anything. However, I believed that Horsea had used Smokescreen - probably to buy some time to try and shake off his sleepy state.

I wondered if Ryan or Vienna could navigate within the thick smoke - I doubted it. However, I was sure they could find a way to work around it - the question was how? Different methods would lead to different outcomes, obviously, and in an unusual situation like this, just about anything could happen.

Battle Statistics
Venusaur VS Horsea
Venusaur: 77%, used Hidden Power, used Razor Leaf
Horsea: 34% ATT+1 SPE+1, using Aurora Beam

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 11242/15000
Park Items:
1x Super Ball
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (100%, in battle)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

I watched in horror as the measly seahorse Pokemon deftly avoided my attack, countering with his own. The rainbow beam of ice flew over towards Vienna, who had nowhere to go. She closed her eyes, but after a minute she opened them again, surprised to still be standing. I had watched the whole ordeal go on; Horsea had not been aiming for her. He had been aiming at the spores of Sleep Powder, and his attack was just enough to block them all. I swore under my breath as I watched them fall away, then raised my voice as it grazed Vienna's side. She didn't seem too hurt, but had taken some damage anyways; this Horsea was even smarter than I had guessed. He had made very good decisions with what he knew so far, and I was frankly more impressed than I had been with any other Pokemon I had seen on this trip.

"Oh no!" I cried as I noticed Horsea's brilliant plan. He had opened his turret-like mouth and let out plumes of black smoke, covering the stadium in a screen of foul-tasting smog. I wheezed loudly as I saw Horsea's eyes begin to flutter, looking quite tired. Realizing that my Sleep Powder had worked, I figured out that I had more of an advantage in this battle than I thought. However, if I wanted to do anything I was going to have to get rid of all this smoke.

"Lugia, can you help me out?" I asked, hoping this wouldn't be too much to ask for. The legendary beast acknowledged my presence, but I wasn't sure if it would react too kindly to being ordered around by a human. I turned, reaching for its body blindly; and luckily it touched me with its massive wing. Transmitting my thoughts into its mind, I hoped that my strategy would work; Vienna would basically be rendered useless in this kind of fight, unless she found some way to see. Maybe Lugia could help me with that...

"Lugia! I know you're a Flying type, so can you blow away this smoke with a gentle Gust? Don't make it too powerful, or you'll blow us all away!" I joked, hoping that praising it would make it follow. In the meantime, I turned back to Vienna. She had her eyes and mouth firmly shut, but luckily she could still hear me. If I let her go on with no move, Horsea would surely shut her down with another Ice-type move.

"Alright Vienna! We're gonna get the smoke to clear, then I want you to use Vine Whip. In the meantime, just reach in his general direction with your vines until I say it's okay to open your eyes!" I said, hoping that she would listen. Luckily for me, she had heard. Her vines emerged from her flower, disappearing into the smoke in Horsea's direction; it wasn't the smartest plan, but it was the only one I had.

 

BP-5: Venusaur VS Horsea

Ranger John Shay

"Lugia, can you help me out?" Ryan asked, reaching for the Pokemon's wing. "Lugia! I know you're a Flying type, so can you blow away this smoke with a gentle Gust? Don't make it too powerful, or you'll blow us all away!"

I looked at Lugia. I didn't know how a legendary Pokemon would take to being ordered around - it could turn hostile quickly. Lugia sniffed, but obliged. It seemed to me that the Pokemon had become fond of Ryan - it must have to do this for him.

Meanwhile, Ryan began ordering instructions to Venusaur. "Alright Vienna! We're gonna get the smoke to clear, then I want you to use Vine Whip. In the meantime, just reach in his general direction with your vines until I say it's okay to open your eyes!"

I heard Vienna growl an approval, and I imagined Vienna must have begun extending her Vine Whip into the smoke, blindly reaching for Horsea. Meanwhile, Lugia began to softly flap its wings at the smoke, blowing it away gently.

The smoke quickly cleared. I quickly spotted Horsea. There was a faint bruise mark on the Pokemon's face, but he was quickly weaving in and out of the vines. It seemed one of the vines had managed to land a glancing hit on him, but Vienna was having trouble catching him again.

Horsea quickly grew bored of this game, and ended it. The Pokemon started blowing a BubbleBeam in front of himself, and swiftly weaved through the bubbles. Vienna's vines were not agile enough to follow, and popped the bubbles. Vienna winced in pain, and withdrew her vines gingerly.

Horsea dove into the square cube of water, probably to recuperate. He had been flying for a while - it was only natural that he wanted to take a quick breather. As incredible as flying was, I'm sure the Pokemon was not accustomed to staying out of water for long periods of time. However, Horsea only stayed in the cube for a few seconds, wading around in the water anxiously before flying right back out.

"Horsea!" the Pokemon called with renewed energy. While the water shouldn't and couldn't have regenerated his health, it was likely that Horsea had caught his breath while he was in the water. Horsea fired a stream of water at Vienna - Water Gun.

Battle Statistics
Venusaur VS Horsea
Venusaur: 74%, used Vine Whip
Horsea: 28% ATT+1 SPE+1, used Bubble, using Water Gun

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 13869/15000
Park Items:
1x Super Ball
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (100%, in battle)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

"Thanks, Lugia!" I said as the Diving Pokemon cleared the smog, revealing Horsea on the other side. He seemed to have a faint bruise on his face; one of Vienna's vines had probably hit him in the smoke. Well, it was better than nothing. However, I watched again as the seahorse outsped her outreached vines, dodging Vienna's attack with ease. It was going to be tough weakening him more, but I knew that he could probably escape my Pokeball if I threw it now. I was about to tell Vienna to just keep going, but obviously Horsea had other plans.

"Hors!" he cried, his mouth surging. The vines were catching up to him, but he obviously had a plan to stop them. A huge stream of countless bubbles flew out of his mouth, covering his body. It was a Bubble attack; not the most powerful, but more useful than it sounded. They looked pretty harmless, but I had seen this attack before; it really packed a punch if used correctly. Vienna's vines kept trying for Horsea, but they were getting smashed with the bubbles and she couldn't keep it up. Her vines retreated as she yelped in pain, obviously injured. I was about to give her some more orders before I saw Horsea still moving, his shield of bubbles long gone.

"What is he doing?" I wondered aloud, watching the Dragon Pokemon return to his original cube of water, not sure what he was planning. The water seemed to heal him, and when he came out he had some new found energy that I had not seen in the battle before. Horseas were water-types, after all; maybe he had some ability that healed him in water.

I later discovered that this wasn't the case. Horsea had actually been charging up for his next attack, which would be a very bad thing if we didn't stop it now. However, luckily for me it was only a Water Gun. A fast moving stream of water came out of his mouth, headed straight for Vienna. I knew that I had to do something, and fast.

"Vienna! Take the Water Gun, then use your Seed Bomb!" I exclaimed, knowing that she wouldn't be too happy. We had no way to deflect the attack, and I was planning on healing her after this battle anyways; it wouldn't make much of a difference. Vienna gave me the evil eye before preparing her next move. It was a rather uncommon one that she had learned as a Bulbasaur, but I was hoping that she still remembered it. She proved me right when the crown of her flower released a huge number of seeds into the air, as well as her vines. They smacked the seeds towards Horsea, moving at a quick pace as they darted towards the Dragon Pokemon. This was going to pack a punch...and be just enough for me to catch him.

 

BP-6: Venusaur VS Horsea

Ranger John Shay

"Vienna! Take the Water Gun, then use your Seed Bomb!" Ryan commanded.

Vienna eyed Ryan with an unhappy look in her eyes - clearly, she was less than excited with this self-destructive strategy. Still, she stood her ground as Horsea's Water Gun slammed into her. Fortunately for her, the Water-type move was a pretty weak one, and she had natural resistances to it as well.

Vienna used Seed Bomb next. A seed was launched out of the flower on her back, and it flew towards Horsea. The Pokemon, just having landed a successful hit, was not prepared for a response so quickly. The Seed Bomb slammed into the Pokemon for a solid hit, and Horsea fell down, dropping to the battlefield.

"Horsea," the Pokemon grunted.

I looked at the Pokemon. He was clearly in a weakened state; Ryan had a golden opportunity to try for a capture, and judging from the look on his face, he was going to go for it. I anxiously waited to see if he would indeed toss a Pokeball.

Battle Statistics
Venusaur VS Horsea
Venusaur: 70%, used Seed Bomb
Horsea: 13% ATT+1 SPE+1, used Water Gun

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 15477/15000
Park Items:
1x Super Ball
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (100%, in battle)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

"Alright, time to wrap this up." I said, watching the Horsea fall back onto the field. It had taken a really bad blow from the Seed Bomb, and judging by the loud grunt that it made Horsea was ready for a capture. He gave just the smallest whine as he sat weakly on the psychic stage, and that was really what made me realize. I looked through my pack, trying to see if I had any Park Balls left.

"Damn!" I exclaimed as I realized that I had none left. Taking stock, I quickly figured out that I only had a Super Ball and two Hyper Balls. Both of them would be more than enough to capture the weakened Dragon Pokemon, but I wasn't sure what else I would be seeing on my trip. I really didn't want to be stuck with a great Pokemon, then not have the correct ball to catch it. Hyper Balls could catch anything, so I figured that the Super Ball would be fine. I pulled it out of my pack, then beckoned to Lugia to let me back on the field. The legendary Pokemon let me on with no complaints, giving me the perfect opportunity to capture it. I threw the ball, just hoping that I wouldn't have to use another...

 

BP-7: Venusaur VS Horsea

Ranger John Shay

"Alright, time to wrap this up," Ryan said, digging into his bag. He swore, and took out a Super Ball with an annoyed look on his face. I recalled that he should be out of Park Balls now, meaning he would have to use his other balls from here on out.

Ryan tossed the Super Ball at the downed Horsea. Horsea was sucked into the capsule, and it began shaking. I held my breath. Would Ryan's fourth capture attempt lead to his fourth capture?

Yes. The Super Ball stopped shaking. I smiled, and Lugia screeched happily. Lugia took down the battlefield, and gently dropped Ryan and Vienna onto its back. The Super Ball containing Horsea was dropped into my palm, and then I dropped it into my backpack.

"Great job, Ryan, every capture attempt has been successful for you thus far," I congratulated, smiling at my Trainer. "Ready to continue?"

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag, Horsea
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 0
Park Items:
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (70%)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

I watched as the tiny Dragon Pokemon was sucked back into the ball, dropping to the ground. It shook once, twice...and stopped. Horsea was mine! Lugia scooped us back on its back, removing the psychic battlefield. The Super Ball containing my newest companion floated into John's hand as he stuffed it in his backpack with the others. It must be pretty full in there; I had made 4 capture attempts and 4 captures, so I was going to have to leave someone behind. I didn't know who yet, but that was a decision for a later moment...

"Great job, Ryan, every capture attempt has been successful for you thus far," John said. "Ready to continue?" he got back on Dragonite, who was looking a bit bored. We had stayed here for quite a while battling the Horsea, and she looked very bored. I motioned to Lugia that we would be moving soon, transmitting the legendary Diving Pokemon my thoughts. I then turned back to John, smiling broadly.

"Let's go!"

 

NBP-10

Ranger John Shay

"Let's go!" Ryan yelled excitedly with a grin on his face. I smiled, and we continued making our way towards the islands in the distance.

We made good progress towards the islands. Dragonite had no problem travelling through the water, and Lugia, the master of the seas, was leisurely keeping up. I yawned. This was so relaxing. I probably shouldn't be slacking off, but there was really nothing as comforting as this. The wind breezed gently, and the sun shone overhead. Wingull flew above, and I smiled blissfully.

We were not interrupted by any more Pokemon. Dragonite carried me to the shore of the islands, and Lugia stopped as well to allow Ryan off.

I turned to Lugia. "I guess this is fare-"

I was suddenly interrupted. Unbeknownst to Lugia, it was standing on something. Something bright pink.

"Slowpoke!" it moaned in pain, finally realizing something ten times its size was crushing it. Lugia balked, and immediately stepped off of it. There was a sheepish look in the legendary's eyes, and I laughed.

"Ryan, are you interested in battling this Slowpoke?" I asked my Trainer.

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, Slowpoke, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag, Horsea
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 945
Park Items:
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (70%)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

We made it the rest of the way to the islands with no Pokemon at all, with the two Flying-type Pokemon moving at a leisurely pace. It was admittedly a little bright for my taste, but that was understandable based on the amount of water in this place. I tried to shift myself into a more comfortable position, but it was pretty tough; Lugia had giant scale-like ridges that went down its spine, and they were a lot harder than they looked.

"I guess this is fare-" John began to say as I dismounted the Diving Pokemon, but as I got off I realized something. A little whine was heard as Lugia realized it was stepping on something. The Legendary Pokemon quickly jumped back, and a small pink Pokemon was revealed underneath. It was a Slowpoke; bleh. I had never liked them, and they seemed fairly useless to me. I wrinkled my nose as John asked me the usual question.

"Ryan, are you interested in battling this Slowpoke?" he inquired, but I already knew my answer.

"Nah, let's keep moving. Hopefully with Lugia around, it won't put up much of a fight."

 

NBP-11

Ranger John Shay

"Nah, let's keep moving. Hopefully with Lugia around, it won't put up much of a fight," Ryan said.

I nodded. We bode our farewells to Lugia, and I led Ryan into the cave on the beach. Looking behind us, I saw that Slowpoke was not following. Instead, it seemed to be chatting with Lugia, clearly flabbergasted to meet such an inspiring Pokemon. I smiled.

The cave smelled like salt water. We hiked along the path, following it deeper underground.

"This route is inhabited by very few Pokemon, and is a straightforward path. It stretches underwater, and back to the shore. We should be topside again very quickly." I told Ryan.

We began walking down the cave. I didn't expect to see many Pokemon around, but I kept my eyes peeled just in case. Since this was an underwater route, Water Pokemon did find their way here every once in a while. Small pools were visible alongside the main path - these pools, if one were to swim into them, should lead to an underwater tunnel that led back into open water. Pokemon did appear in these pools on occasion.

Suddenly, a spray of water rushed into my face and knocked me over. I heard laughter - laughter that did not belong to a human.

I got up. A Shellos was slowly crawling out of one of the pools. Unlike the first one we had encountered, this one was blue with green accents - an East Sea Shellos. There was a satisfied look on the Pokemon's face. It seemed it had thought what it had done to me was funny. As much as I wanted to, I avoided mean mugging the annoying Pokemon. I had to appear professional for Ryan.

"Want to battle this one?" I asked Ryan, wiping my face dry.

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, Slowpoke, Shellos, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag, Horsea
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 1052
Park Items:
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (70%)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

I saw John nod as we said good-bye to Lugia, who wasn't leaving quite yet. Surprisingly, the Slowpoke did not follow us as we head for the caves; it seemed to be talking with Lugia, obviously flabbergasted to meet such a famous Pokemon. John and I kept walking, entering this strange cave. I wrinkled my nose as we entered; it smelled like putrid salt water. Hoping that I wouldn't have to open my mouth, I followed my ranger as we hiked farther underground in the cave.

"This route is inhabited by very few Pokemon, and is a straightforward path. It stretches underwater, and back to the shore. We should be topside again very quickly." John explained to me, obviously not affected by the smell. I gave him a grunt in agreement, not willing to have that foul taste in my mouth for the rest of my adventure. The cave was an interesting one; it was in fact underwater, and there were a bunch of pools on either side. They seemed to lead back to the open water, and I guessed that those pools would be where Pokemon appeared. Suddenly, John tumbled over onto the ground, blown back by a blast of water. I heard laughter coming from another side as he got up, looking a bit angry but trying to hide it. I turned around to see a slug Pokemon not unlike the Shellos I had caught earlier; it must have been the other form that John had been talking about.

"Want to battle this one?" he asked as he wiped the water off of his face. I had already caught a Shellos, so I wasn't interested in this one.

"Nah, I already have one; colors don't really matter to me. Let's keep moving before it does something worse, but I'm prepared to buy a Pokedoll if something worse happens."

 

NBP-12

Ranger John Shay

"Nah, I already have one; colors don't really matter to me. Let's keep moving before it does something worse, but I'm prepared to buy a Pokedoll if something worse happens."

I nodded, and led Ryan past Shellos. The Pokemon, to my surprise, made no move to follow us. It simply watched us, and then dove back into the pool, clearly looking for something more exciting to do.

We continued walking. No more Pokemon approached us, and we made our way out of the cave very quickly. The sun's rays sparkled through the cave's exit, and I graciously stepped back out on to the beach.

"This is the center of the Great Lakes. We just crossed the first lake - there are three in total. From a topographical point of view, the lakes were arranged in a way that seem to almost represent an upside-down peace sign. A Y-shaped shore splits up the three lakes, and we are in the very center right now. This area of the Great Lakes is the most densely populated area, so expect to see a lot of Pokemon around here," I said to Ryan, showing him on my map as I explained things to him.

From here, we could see all three Lakes. They stretched out in all directions. Without Lugia or any other means of travelling across the water, we would have to walk across the shore again.

I heard splashing to my left. I walked over to where it had come from - the water was rippling. Something must have disturbed the water - but what.

A Mantyke suddenly surfaced, flying out of the water. It went straight up into the air before falling back down into the water.

"A Mantyke!" I exclaimed. In some circles, these Pokemon were very popular. As Mantyke poked its head out of the water, I asked Ryan, "Do you want to battle this Pokemon?"

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, Slowpoke, Shellos, Mantyke, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag, Horsea
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 1670
Park Items:
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (70%)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

Gladly, Shellos made no attempt to follow us; the Mudfish Pokemon simply dove back into the pool where it had came, and we continued walking. We saw no more Pokemon in the cave; this was probably a good thing, as I wasn't sure how sturdy the roofs were and it was fairly small. Stepping outside, I started blinking wildly. The harsh water-reflected light was much more intense than the general darkness in the cave, and it was hard to keep looking. John began to explain, pulling out a map to explain to me where we were.

"This is the center of the Great Lakes. We just crossed the first lake - there are three in total. From a topographical point of view, the lakes were arranged in a way that seem to almost represent an upside-down peace sign. A Y-shaped shore splits up the three lakes, and we are in the very center right now. This area of the Great Lakes is the most densely populated area, so expect to see a lot of Pokemon around here," he said, pointing at the places as he talked about them. I nodded, and we continued walking along the shoreline. It was too bad that Lugia wasn't here; it was nice to be able to go on the water. My thoughts were interrupted when a little blue animal burst out of the waves, flying around before returning back to the water.

"A Mantyke!" John exclaimed, but I was not familiar with the name. "Do you want to battle this Pokemon?"

"Nah, I'll pass again. They don't look too powerful, and I kind of hope that we can see some more...err... exciting Pokemon."

 

NBP-13

Ranger John Shay

"Nah, I'll pass again. They don't look too powerful, and I kind of hope that we can see some more...err... exciting Pokemon," Ryan muttered.

I laughed a little. "What, you haven't seen enough already? Don't worry, with your luck we'll probably see a few more by the end of this run."

I led Ryan along the shore, keeping an eye on the Mantyke. Would it allow us to escape?

Nope. Mantyke, realizing we were trying to walk away from it, blew a stream of bubbles at us. One popped into my face. It hadn't hurt much, but I got the message Mantyke was sending: it wasn't going let us leave.

"This Pokemon isn't going to allow us to escape," I said. "You'll have to battle it, Ryan."

Trainer Information
Name: Ryan Chambers
Location: Great Lakes
Pokemon Encountered: Gyarados, Shellos, Lugia, Feraligatr, Poliwag, Horsea, Slowpoke, Shellos, Mantyke, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Pokemon Captured: Gyarados, Shellos, Poliwag, Horsea
Character Count Since Last Encounter: 1503
Park Items:
2x Hyper Ball
2x Energy Powder

Pokemon Information

Pokemon: Venusaur (70%)
Nickname: Vienna
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Docile
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Steel

Pokemon: Luxray (62%)
Nickname: Erik
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Hardy
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: Hidden Power Dark

 

OOC: 1000-500=500

John laughed a little as we tried to escape the Mantyke, but it wouldn't let us leave. I groaned as it blew a stream of bubbles towards us, popping on our faces. They didn't hurt, but it was obvious that Mantyke did not want us to leave.


"This Pokemon isn't going to allow us to escape. You'll have to battle it, Ryan." John said, but I was a little worried. Both of my Pokemon were quite worn out, and I figured that it would be worth the money to just buy a doll.

"Have any more of those dolls? I'll take one, if you don't mind."