Main RP: Meteor Valley

Akinai looked over at the Baltoy, a small frown forming on her face. “Never thought I'd see a Baltoy here of all places, thought they preferred more arid regions?” Akinai wondered out loud. Baltoy were powerful, there was no denying that; she had fought her fair share in a desert when exploring Hoenn a year or so ago. Their immunity to sandstorms made them durable, and a near-complete immunity to Ground moves in general kept other trainers on their toes. There was one fatal flaw, however: they were a hybrid. While she did prefer a versatile team, most of her teammates were already critically weak against the Ice and Water-type moves that Ground types despised.

“Defense or not, let's try to get past without a fight,” Akinai responded to Chainy, “Call me picky, but I'd prefer to not grab any more Ground Pokemon if possible.”

Jade glanced over to the wild Pokemon a moment then glided away, disinterested. Baltoy were quite common from where she had hatched; you've seen one, you've seen all.

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

“Defense or not, let's try to get past without a fight,” Akinai said. “Call me picky, but I'd prefer to not grab any more Ground Pokemon if possible.”

"Makes sense," I replied. It seemed that I was right - she was trying to raise a well-rounded team. It was true that with a Claydol on her team she'd have two Pokemon with an Ice weakness, but then again most teams did have that. Still, it was Akinai's choice, so I nodded.

"Excuse me little one, we'd like to pass," I said to it.

The Baltoy stopped moving around and went stock-still, as if it was offended. It backed up a bit and blue lights began to play around its body, like it was charging up a Psychic attack. I rolled my eyes and sighed before leaning in towards Akinai.

"Looks like it wants to fight anyway," I muttered to her. "If you're absolutely sure you don't want to battle it, I've got another one of those PokeDolls."

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 5 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 1003

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] 85% (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 100% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

Baltoy, hearing that the two humans intended to pass it, went as still as a statue for a moment, then moved backwards, as if it was indeed going to let them move. This appeared to be a ruse though, as it's entire body began to glow azure, possibly charging up a Psychic move.

"Looks like it wants to fight anyway," Chainy muttered to Akinai. "If you're absolutely sure you don't want to battle it, I've got another one of those PokeDolls."

“Wait, why are you carrying so many dolls around anyway?” Akinai muttered back. Still, she sighed and forked out the required money for a Doll. She had been musing on battling the Baltoy if it had tried to block their path, but thought better of it; her team would need their strength if they ran into any tougher wildlife.

Jade, who had been exploring the upper area of the path approached Akinai and pointed upwards, towards the cliff face. Apparently she had seen something interesting up there, and wanted the others to see.

“Sorry, but not happening,” Akinai said to Jade, and pointed at the nearby cave. “We have a better chance of defending ourselves in there, and it's easier to reach.”

Jade landed and drooped her wings a little, but nodded back. She had just gotten out of those musty caves, and now she had to go back? Today was not fair at all.

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

"Why are you carrying so many dolls around anyway?" Akinai asked me, sounding a little peeved.

"So Trainers can run from Pokemon who just want an honest battle," I shot back in a hushed tone.

I passed her the doll and she swapped it for the cash. As I stuffed the cash inside my coat, she tossed it towards the Baltoy. My psychic vision idea held up under what happened next - the doll stopped falling in mid-air and hovered over to sit happily on the Baltoy's head. The Psychic-type then turned and floated off without making a noise.

Jade buzzed down from on top of the cliff - it looked like she had been exploring over the cliff. Akinai was quick to cut her off, though. “Sorry, but not happening,” Akinai said to Flygon, pointing to the nearby cave. “We have a better chance of defending ourselves in there, and it's easier to reach.”

The Dragon-type landed unhappily, but didn't protest her Trainer's decision. Just as we were about to enter the cave, there was a flash of blue and my Gallade reappeared.

"Where have you been?" I asked him.

<Later,> he waved me off.

I shrugged and led our little group into the cave. Dual definitely had a good reason for going off, and he'd tell me when he was ready. He probably didn't want to distract me from my Rangering. The thought knocked me back into reality, and I took a look around the cave. The walls were circular and smooth, almost like they were man-made. In fact, there were small hollows that I could swear used to hold torches.

A cream-coloured Pokemon bounced out of the darkness. It had black-tipped ears and spiky pink wings which fluttered slightly as it hopped. It called a greeting in a voice laced with moonbeams - it was tingly and echoing, and yet straightforward.

"Want to try and catch a Clefable?" I asked Akinai.

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 5 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] 85% (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 100% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

“Was just curious,” Akinai muttered back, mollified. She didn't think Chainy had overheard her however, for something seemed to have caught the Ranger's eye; the Gallade from before had returned. Wonder what he had been up to? She mused silently. Seeing that they had were getting ready to enter the cave, she decided now was not the best time to ask, especially if there were any powerful Pokemon lurking within.

Jade followed her Trainer hesitantly for a few steps, then stopped, still sulking. She had no desire to re-enter any more caves for today, wanting to soar the skies instead. If she had preferred traipsing about underground, she would have stayed a Trapinch! After all... what were the point of wings if one could not fly?

Akinai stopped and sighed, pulling out the Flygon's Pokeball. “If you really don't want to go, I can recall you. I know you don't like it, but it's either this or walk around in the cave.

Jade twitched her tail, mulling over the situation. Finally, the Flygon nodded in resignation and lightly tapped the Ball with her nose, recalling herself.

Akinai secured the Pokeball back to her belt, and quickened her pace to catch up with Chainy and the Gallade. She didn't have far to go, for they had stopped in place; another wild Pokemon had been spotted. Peering out from between the Ranger and Gallade, she saw that it was a Clefable.

“Isn't this a rare sight! First a Cleffa, and now a Clefable,” Akinai said. From what she had read in the past, Clefairy and their evolutions were pretty uncommon. Come to think of it, she had seen quite a few uncommon creatures today... was the entire Park like this?

"Want to try and catch a Clefable?" Chainy asked Akinai.

“Couldn't hurt to try,” Akinai shrugged, then froze. Wait a moment... Realizing that she had made yet another mistake, she covered her face with a hand and groaned. “If I had remembered to grab the correct Ball. Clefable is a final evolution, correct? I won't be able to catch it.” She eyed the Clefable, trying to see if it had come for a battle or was just greeting them as they entered it's home. It seemed friendly enough, but so had the Cleffa from before. “Let's try to get by if possible. If things go from bad to worse though, I'm staying this time. I'm tired of running away.” She made a silent promise to grab some of those dolls next time she was at the Park Shop, along with an entire slew of Ultraballs.

 

NBP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

“Isn't this a rare sight! First a Cleffa, and now a Clefable," Akinai said in wonder when the Pokemon bounced out of the darkness. After I asked her, she apparently intended to capture it, but paused.

“If I had remembered to grab the correct Ball. Clefable is a final evolution, correct? I won't be able to catch it,” my Trainer said bitterly. “Let's try to get by if possible. If things go from bad to worse though, I'm staying this time. I'm tired of running away.”

"Ah, no Hyper Balls, that sucks," I said sympathetically.

The Clefable smiled at Akinai, and I somehow knew that it was fine with not Pokemon. The Clefable's smile fell for a second and it looked at us seriously. It pointed down the tunnel and muttered a warning before bouncing off towards the entrance. I blinked a couple times.

"Well, that was ominous," I said, surprised. "Let's head onwards."

I led Akinai down the path, with Dual at my side. The path sloped downwards, but I was surprised when a light appeared at the end of the tunnel. I eagerly moved towards it, and an interesting sight revealed itself to me. We emerged in a cavern that was lit up by multiple old-style wicker torches. The floor was flat and made of smooth stone, like marble, and the ceiling was rocky and interspersed with stalactites. On the opposite side of the room there was a raised section, almost like an altar. Sitting on it was a very familiar stone that was already beginning to emit purple gases.

"Wow, a second Spiritomb," I gasped. "This battlefield looks a bit more friendly - wanna take it on?"

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 0

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] 85% (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 100% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

As the Clefable skipped past the two humans, Akinai watched the fairy Pokemon walk away in silence. Something about that Clefable's warning seemed foreboding, as if nothing short of a terrifying ordeal awaited them in the dark passage ahead.

"Well, that was ominous," Chainy remarked, appearing to be as stunned as Akinai.

“You're telling me. I always assumed the Clefairy line was joyful no matter what,” Akinai replied back. Caves meant little to no access to sunlight. Less sunlight meant that they would meet Pokemon with a more nocturnal, carnivorous lifestyle. And of course, yet more Ghosts. Jade might have had the better plan on suggesting to scale the cliff face; it meant a long and tedious climb, but at least they were out in the sunlight. She continued to follow Chainy further into the cave, hoping that she would not regret this decision. Maybe the wild Pokemon was over-reacting, that the only thing that lie ahead was a Golbat or something!

Akinai noticed that the path was going even further downhill then before, and had finally noticed the strange hollows in the walls. They appeared as if someone had cut them out, and were far too smooth. Erosion could not have done all of this; someone or something must have lived here in the past. Before she could ask if this area of the island had ever been populated by humans before, she noticed a strange light far ahead of them, flickering steadily as if was a beacon for travelers to find. “Are there any other Rangers or Trainers in this area of the Park today?” she asked Chainy. She moved ahead, and was absolutely dumbfounded by what they had discovered.

The cavern was large; not enormous enough to be considered unreal, but was definitely man-made. The floor was made out of a smooth material, and had been placed by one who had been completely dedicated to their work. The walls, lined by ancient torches that still burned after being lit an almost incalculable number of years, were the source of the earlier lightsource. In front of the far wall, lying completely opposite of them, lay a slab of rock made from the same material as the floor. Resting in the exact center was a stone, one now all-too familiar to Akinai.

"Wow, a second Spiritomb," Chainy gasped. "This battlefield looks a bit more friendly - wanna take it on?"

“You have got to be kidding me,” Akinai whispered. She had just barely managed to escape one of these not even an hour ago, and now there was another one? This had to be a dream, or even a set-up. “Alright, whoever set this up! You can come out now, joke is over,” she gave a weak laugh, trying to ignore the fact that there was absolutely no way anyone could know that she would take this specific path, “And you even set the mood! This place basically screams 'Ancient Temple to an Ultimate Evil.'” She clammed her mouth shut, knowing that she would continue babbling forever if she continued on. Instead she nodded, hoping that Chainy would catch the motion. He also had a point; while this cavern had bad news written all over it, it definitely beat trying to fight on a very narrow, extremely far up bridge.

As if trying to set the already-foreboding mood into grimdark territory, the Spiritomb began to show signs of activity. An eerie, violet gas began to spill out from a crack at the top of the stone, and was growing by the second.

Come on, think fast! There was much more room to move around, sure, but there was still one major problem: how to hit a Ghost? While the majority of them had a crippling weakness to Dark-type moves for some bizarre reason, Spiritomb was part Dark itself. Did that mean that the two canceled out, or would it grow more powerful if struck by one? It was a risky move, but it beat trying to box shadows all day. If things go to worse, she would try it out. For now, she would try to go on the defensive and attempt to read the spirit's attacks. She pulled out her Aggron's Ball and took a deep breath, steeling herself for the imminent battle.

“Let's go, Cryrosant.... Try to be careful with this one and start things off with an Iron Defense,” Akinai said in a low voice, trying not to aggravate the Spiritomb any more then necessary at the current moment. She lightly tossed the Pokeball about a foot away from the still-materializing Pokemon.

Cryrosant was released from the Ball in a white light, blinking a couple times to get adjusted to the dim light of this unfamiliar place. She looked around, and eventually noticed the Spiritomb. Growling lowly, she began to shine a brilliant silver once more. That Pokemon she had fought from before had tossed the Aggron around like a ragdoll; she had no desire for it to happen once more, even if the opponent was different.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: Spiritomb gender?

~~~~~

“You have got to be kidding me,” Akinai whispered, seemingly to herself. “Alright, whoever set this up!" she called out, louder. "You can come out now, joke is over. And you even set the mood! This place basically screams 'Ancient Temple to an Ultimate Evil.'"

I couldn't suppress a chuckle - Akinai wasn't kidding. This place had practically been set up with 'The Final Battle to Defend Light from Darkness' in mind. I knew that Farnsworth had originally intended to develop the island that was now the National Park into a resort, so perhaps some of the construction had taken place here. At least, that was the reasoning I chose to believe.

I consulted my PDA - thankfully, I had reinforced and modified it heavily, so the signal was still at half-strength, even underground like this. "Don't worry, there are no other Rangers or Trainers in the area," I said to Akinai. "You can do this. I believe in you."

Akinai nodded shakily and summoned out Cryrosant. The Aggron appeared in a white flash of light. She looked around, taking in the eerie setting, before glancing at the now fully-formed Spiritomb. The Steel-type started to growl, and I couldn't say that I blamed her.

“Let's go, Cryrosant," Akinai said, but in a subdued voice. "Try to be careful with this one and start things off with an Iron Defense.”

The Aggron started to glow bright silver as she reinforced her physical defenses - this seemed to be a standard move for Akinai. It wasn't completely invalid either. While Spiritomb were mostly special attackers, they did have access to a few nasty physical moves, most notably Sucker Punch. With an Iron Defense up, Akinai wouldn't have to worry about any close-ranger attacks.

The Spiritomb blinked a couple times, watching the Aggron carefully from up on its pedestal. Finally, it chuckled, one long string of menacing noise. The purple gas that was the majority of its being began to expand, until it was twice its normal size. Suddenly, I heard a whooshing sound, and the gas began to shrink. However, as it did so, a black gas erupted from the Ghost-type's mouth, completely obscuring its half of the room. It was a Smokescreen - Akinai would have to be very careful if she intended to get close and personal with the Wild Pokemon.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? ??? Spiritomb: 100%, EVA+1 (used Smokescreen)

Docile Female Aggron: 100%, DEF+2 (used Iron Defense)

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 4724 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] 85% (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 100% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

OOC: Male, please.

Cryrosant's action had definitely obtained the Spiritomb's attention; the torches on the wall easily displayed the metallic sheen from the Aggron's Iron Defense. While she was now extremely protected from physical attacks, her hide now stood out like a sore thumb. Realizing that the ghost Pokemon had finally fully materialized, Cryrosant matched the Spiritomb's gaze evenly. She thumped her massive tail once on the ground with a loud thud, showing her opponent that she wasn't just a lost creature that had accidentally wandered in.

Spiritomb stared as well, it's expression unreadable. The Ghost waited a moment, as if trying to discern what this odd, ironclad creature was doing here. If the Pokemon had noticed the two humans and Gallade nearby, It gave no sign of recognition. After seeing that the Aggron was waiting, threatening that the Spiritomb should make the first move, it began to do something unexpected: it laughed.

While the tone was low, the sound alone sent a chill up Akinai's spine. It sounded cold and surreal, as if the speaker (or speakers? It was like multiple voices were trying to laugh at once...) believed that the Aggron was foolish for wanting to battle it. “It's just trying to intimidate us, ignore it,” Akinai muttered, though the words were more for her benefit then Cryrosant's. This thing was nothing like the Dusknoir that they had encountered earlier; she doubted this one would let them easily pass, even if they desired to do so.

As if it had sensed Akinai's unease, the Forbidden Pokemon began to swell in size. It grew larger and larger, until it finally reached a height roughly the same level as Cryrosant. The Spiritomb froze a moment, holding it's current size. During this entire time it had never taken it's eyes off the Aggron; scanning the Pokemon's face for any sign of fear or uncertainty. Seeing no change at all, it suddenly released a thick, black smoke from it's mouth, the Spiritomb shrinking as more smoke was released. By the time the Smokescreen was complete, the spirit was nowhere to be found. The black fog covered half of the spacious room quite well, allowing near-perfect cover.

Akinai, who had taken an involuntary step back upon seeing the Spiritomb grow in size, could only stare at the Smokescreen obscuring the other side. It had not been what she had expected the Ghost to do at all; Smokescreen was primarily a move used by Poison-types, or at least she had assumed. Then again, the Pokemon in this Park had already proven that they knew far beyond the normal array of techniques that their landlocked kin knew. Either way, she could deal with this; she doubted the Spiritomb could move far beyond their rock, and a little smoke would do little to help a motionless opponent. Plus, the smoke could work both ways. Unless Ghosts could see through smoke, the Pokemon had hindered it's eyesight as well. She decided to keep the screen up for now, and go from there; if things went from bad to worse, she could attempt to remove the obstruction.

“Well played, but no dice,” Akinai murmured, trying to stay upbeat despite the fact that she was fighting yet another wildcard. It could have made a fatal mistake... or was setting them up for a trap. She decided to risk it, seeing if the Spiritomb would show it's hand, so to speak, early. “Let's try to get a feel for what it can do. Cryrosant, head for where you originally saw Spiritomb and use Iron Tail! Use that altar as a guide.” The stone had to be a weakpoint on the creature; it appeared anchored to it after all.

Cryrosant moved steadily forward, lifting her tail from the ground as it slowly glowed with a pure white light. When this light encompassed her entire tail she quickened her pace, running straight into the smoke. When she felt the raised surface that the Spiritomb's stone had been resting on, she swung her body hard to the right, adding momentum to her tail as it moved straight ahead.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

Akinai was muttering something to herself. I sneaked closer but couldn't quite pick up what she said. If I had to guess, she was trying to reassure herself. Apparently, my Trainer had a fear of Ghost Pokemon. If that was the case, battling this Spiritomb would be the ultimate test. It would also explain why she had been a little cold towards the Dusknoir earlier.

“Let's try to get a feel for what it can do. Cryrosant, head for where you originally saw Spiritomb and use Iron Tail!" Akinai called out, trying to make her voice stronger. "Use that altar as a guide.”

The Aggron began to walk forward slowly, approaching the Smokescreen. She raised her tail as she did so, and the metal-coated appendage began glowing pure white. Cryrosant's speed increased, and she disappeared inside the smoky black cloud. I put my hand up to my visor and turned on heat vision - a common trick for me. An orange / white blob was Cryrosant, rushing towards a much bluer blob that I could only assume was the Spiritomb. Cryrosant approached the altar and spun, intending to smash her tail into the Ghost-type. Unfortunately, the Spiritomb began to tilt to one side - including its rock - and the Iron Tail was only a glancing blow.

The Ghost-type's stone rose off the ground and the entire Pokemon floated away to the left. I heard a crackling sound and I saw some electrical sparks rise up around the Forbidden Pokemon. They expanded outwards, striking Cryrosant and causing her to growl unhappily. Now that the Spiritomb had moved, probably using its telekinetic abilities, Akinai had no idea where the Pokemon was. She was in trouble, but I decided to help her out a bit.

"The Spiritomb has gone mobile," I said to her. "If I were you, I'd get Cryrosant out of that Smokescreen - she's at a severe disadvantage in there."

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Male Spiritomb: 92%, EVA+1 (used Shock Wave)

Docile Female Aggron: 94%, DEF+2 (used Iron Tail)

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(?)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 8660 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] 85% (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] ACTIVE (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

Akinai tried to keep track of Cryrosant's enormous form as the Iron Armor Pokemon lumbered into the Smokescreen field, hoping that the creature's massive form would be somewhat visible compared to a semi-transparent Ghost. Unfortunately, the field was too thick; as soon as Cryrosant fully entered the Spiritomb's side of the room, the ink-hued gas appeared to envelop the Aggron completely, with not a single plating exposed. That smoke must be ultra thick, Akinai mused. For now, her only guide to this fight was sound alone.

Cryrosant had reached her target destination and had swung her massive tail around eagerly, knowing that the Spiritomb must be near. As her tail completed it's arc however, something felt wrong; it felt like she had indeed struck something, but it had... moved? The Aggron vainly attempted to look around in the smoke, growling lowly in confusion. How could a rock move?

The Spiritomb had indeed managed to move in the nick of time, only getting nicked by the Aggron's attack. It was now completely mobile, thanks to it's spiritual powers, and out of the Aggron's long reach for now. Seeing that it's opponent was completely lost on what to do next, the Forbidden Pokemon struck back. It began to focus and emit a crackling electrical field, it's sky-blue shade lost in the fog. Once it had built up enough of a charge, it directed the field to head straight towards the ironclad Pokemon.

Cryrosant, despite being part Rock, could easily feel the effect of electrical attacks. The sudden strike came from nowhere, taking her completely by surprise. While it had been a minor shock, Cryrosant gave a low grunt of surprise; the attack did not appear to come from straight ahead, but from the side. She crouched down, trying to keep as few vital areas exposed as possible.

Akinai had not seen the Shock Wave go off, but she still heard it. Electricity had a somewhat unique sound to it; the way they moved through the air sounded nothing like the sudden fwoosh of a Flamethrower or an incoming torrent like Hydro Pump. Judging by the sound that attack had made at the end, it had struck true; it didn't sound anything at all like the Thunderbolt that had missed Lunaris in the last battle.

"The Spiritomb has gone mobile," Chainy said to Akinai. "If I were you, I'd get Cryrosant out of that Smokescreen - she's at a severe disadvantage in there."

“How in the world-,” Akinai looked over at Chainy, and noticed that he had some strange sort of visor over his eyes and was looking straight into the Smokescreen, “Now that is nifty. I'm assuming that device lets you see through the smoke?” Either those are for Rangers only, or I have to get ahold of the store he got those from! Waitasec, something seems off. “Wait, what do you mean it moved?” This battle just went from trivial to downright difficult, and downright disastrous for Cryrosant. She had fallen completely into the Spiritomb's trap by assuming it could not move.

Akinai could recall the Aggron and send out another teammate to deal with the situation, that would be the most ideal option. Cryrosant only had one or two long-range attacks, and the stone here was too smooth and hard to allow a Mud-Slap attack, unless she ordered the Pokemon to try smashing into the stone for access to the ground below. Such a tactic would take time though, and every second mattered on that field; the Spiritomb could just keep shooting long-ranged attacks at Cryrosant, leaving her a sitting duck while she dug. There was one fatal flaw to recalling at the moment however: she couldn't see. One needed to aim the Ball at their Pokemon and have an unobstructed view; Akinai had no clue where her teammate was currently. Chainy was right, she would need to get Cryrosant out of that Smokescreen, and fast.

Time to sound the retreat. But first, plan an escape method and a tactic to get out of there as quickly as possible. “Cryrosant, there has been a change of plans,” Akinai called out to the Aggron, “apparently that thing is on the move. Use Metal Sound to disorient it, and use Autotomize to get out of there!” Sacrificing some armor would be a somewhat risky tactic, but it would help Cryrosant move out of there faster. Akinai motioned to Chainy and covered her ears, hinting that the next attack might be loud.

Cryrosant backed forward a step and rose fully up on her hind legs, moving out of the crouching position she had taken after being struck by the Shock Wave. Holding up her two front claws, she began to vigorously rub them together, producing an earsplitting screech throughout the air. As soon as her attack was complete, Cryrosant began to grab ahold of a steel brace on her left rear leg and pulled, straining as she did so. In a moment, the brace broke off, crumbling as it fell to the ground. She repeated this process with the brace on her right rear leg as well, with the same result. As soon as both had been removed from her body Cryrosant attempted to turn completely around and ran straight forward, using all four limbs for extra speed.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

“Now that is nifty. I'm assuming that device lets you see through the smoke?" Akinai asked, apparently seeing my lens for the first time.

"Yeah, it's an Aura Reader," I replied. "Originally it was only used for checking the life signs of Pokemon inside eggs, but I've modified it. Fairly heavily, too. It's a pity the Park Shop doesn't stock them any more, this thing is easily the most useful tool in my arsenal."

“Hmmm. Wait, what do you mean it moved?” my Trainer asked suddenly, like what I had said before only just sunk in.

"Spiritomb can use the move Telekinesis," I explained, "so this one is likely using the move on its base stone. Quite clever, actually. It'll be tiring the Ghost-type out, though - the tricky part is going to be making sure the Spiritomb is in a hard-to-defend spot when its Telekinesis ends."

Akinai seemed to be considering a change in plans, so I just watched the battlefield quietly. The small sparks were crawling over Cryrosant, and the Spiritomb appeared to be watching the Aggron very carefully. Despite doing a great job of affecting an air of carelessness, I was pretty sure the Spiritomb was at least a little intimidated by Cryrosant's sheer bulk.

“Cryrosant, there has been a change of plans. Apparently that thing is on the move. Use Metal Sound to disorient it, and use Autotomize to get out of there!” Akinai called out to her Pokemon. She covered her ears and looked meaningfully at me. I didn't need the hint - I remembered Cryrosant's Metal Sound from her battle with the Absol. I covered my ears, and the Metal Sound began. It was just as violent as I remembered it - the screeching filled the entire cavern, echoing and reverberating and making it that much worse. The Spiritomb backed up a little bit, clearly taking as much or more pain than I was.

The noise died out, and a couple seconds later I heard a loud thud. Not long after the crash Cryrosant erupted out of the smokescreen. Pieces of her armour were missing, but their lack didn't make her look weaker or threadbare - the missing parts were peeled off in swirling and jagged patterns, making the Aggron look even more war-like, and dare I say it - badass. Unfortunately for the Aggron, it was being pursued. Not by the Spiritomb, but by a few rings of water that burst out of the cloud. Apparently the Spiritomb wasn't done with Cryrosant yet.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Male Spiritomb: 92%, SATK+1, SDEF-1, EVA+1 (used Calm Mind, Water Pulse)

Docile Female Aggron: 94%, DEF+2, SPD+2 (used Metal Sound, Autotomize)

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(M)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 13708 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] 85% (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] ACTIVE (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

“Telekinesis, huh? Interesting,” Akinai responded back to Chainy, mulling this new information over in her mind. Telekinesis, along with Autotomize, were part of a group of moves that she was not fully familiar with yet. Judging from the move's name, she assumed it had something to do with lifting objects. Either this Spiritomb was improvising, or had this planned all along. She was willing to bet money on the latter in this case. Regardless, it was nice to know that such a move would tire out the Ghost. Covering her ears again, she watched the area where Cryrosant had entered the Smokescreen, and hopefully where she would be exiting as well. She pulled out the Aggron's Pokeball, waiting for the right moment to recall the creature. Her other hand rested on Lunaris' Ball, which was still secured on her belt. Using her Mightyena was part of her key plan in getting rid of this Smokescreen once and for all.

Moments after the Metal Sound barrage had been completed, Cryrosant dashed out of the darkness, heading towards the two humans. Without the excess armor weighing her down, she was actually quite fast; while the Aggron would never beat anything like a Jolteon in a footrace, she would definitely not be left in the dust. In her rush to leave, however, Cryrosant had forgotten to sense if the Spiritomb was preparing a counter-move.

Spiritomb, while it's nonexistent ears were surely ringing from such a close-range Metal Sound attack, managed to recover just long enough to see Cryrosant's tail leaving the inky murk the spirit had created. In retaliation, and to give the Aggron something to remember, it quickly spat a few aquatic rings at the iron giant.

Akinai, upon seeing seeing Cryrosant safely leave the darkness, let out a sigh of relief. Aside from the chunks missing from her armor, the Aggron looked relatively unfazed. She held up the Ball, ready to return her teammate, when she saw the pulsing rings heading straight for Cryrosant. Wait a moment, is that a Water-type move? She might be able to use this move to her advantage, if she was quick about it. She completed the action, recalling Cryrosant in silence, then shifted her other hand to Jade's Pokeball instead. She threw the sphere, aiming it so it would land close to the Water Pulse's path. As soon as Jade's form began to materialize, she finally called out her command.

“Use Supersonic, dead ahead! Try to bounce back that pulse. If you pull that off, whip up a Sandstorm!” Using Sandstorm indoors was yet another risky move, Akinai was well aware of it. Even though this battlefield looked strikingly familiar to a temple, there was bound to be sand in here; she only hoped there would be enough for the Desert Spirit to work with.

As soon as Jade had fully formed, she took a deep breath and blew a retaliating wave at the Water Pulse. This counter-pulse, however was made of a powerful force of sound. The two forces appeared to battle in mid-air a moment. This attack finished, Jade began to powerfully move her wings back and forth, being lifted slightly off the ground from the movement. Her wings began to buzz loudly than ever, and sand began to swirl around the room.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

Akinai reacted quickly upon seeing the incoming Water Pulse. She held up a Poke Ball and returned Cryrosant. I knew that the dropped sections of Cryrosant's armour would fade into nothingness as this happened. Akinai then threw a different Poke Ball out into the arena and Jade appeared in the Water Pulse's path.

“Use Supersonic, dead ahead! Try to bounce back that pulse. If you pull that off, whip up a Sandstorm!" Akinai ordered.

Jade whipped her head around and inhaled deeply before screeching loudly at the incoming attack. I covered my ears like before, but thankfully, Supersonic was a highly directional attack unlike Metal Sound, so the noise wasn't as bad.

The Supersonic crashed into the Water Pulse. A couple of the rings bounced back the direction they had travelled, but then the rest detonated. A spray of foam splattered Jade, but by the looks of it the water was more an inconvenience to the Dragon-type than anything else. A sudden screech told me that the reflected Water Pulse rings had hit the Spiritomb - it must have not been expecting its attack to return.

The Flygon began to flap her wings, and small motes of dust and sand started to swirl around her. I covered my face with my trenchcoat and watched as Jade created a full-sized Sandstorm. The moving winds and sand slowly began to tug at the Smokescreen, eventually starting to blow it away. Soon, the Spiritomb would be revealed.

Apparently the Ghost-type knew this, so it decided to go on the offensive. Its base stone hurtled out of the diminishing cloud at an incredible speed, trailing black and purple streams of energy, slamming into Jade's chest. As soon as it made contact, the purple gases erupted, but this time the Spiritomb's gaseous body was covered with a black aura. The aura shimmered and moved around until it was in the shape of a sphere in-between the Wild Pokemon and the Dragon-type. When the Shadow Ball was ready - it took mere seconds - it blasted in Jade at point-blank range. The Flygon was blasted into the air and landed on her back near the cavern walls, over thirty metres away.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Male Spiritomb: 83%, SATK+1, SDEF-1 (used Shadow Sneak, Shadow Ball)

Serious Female Flygon: 67% (used Supersonic, Shadow Ball)

SAND-1

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(M)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 16881 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] ACTIVE (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 94% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

As the Pulse/Supersonic waves battled each other, one had finally lost the match. Most of the water rings simply imploded on themselves, some of the residue landing on Jade. A small amount of them, however, had been successfully pushed back to the creature that had sent the move. They disappeared back into the inky fog they had came from.

Jade, while she didn't appear to be hurt, shook herself as the water struck her. She looked around the temple with a look of utter distaste on her face, trying to see who was responsible. No one would get her wet and walk away unscathed! She landed as she finished the Sandstorm, and looked straight into the Smokescreen that she had just directed the Water Pulse towards.

Akinai, holding up one of her arms to help guard her eyes from the Sandstorm winds, couldn't help but smirk a bit. A wet Jade was almost as fierce as a soaked Skitty, and this wild Pokemon was about to learn this lesson the hard way. Even better, thanks to wind and sand swirling about in the air, it appeared as if the Smokescreen was beginning to dissipate. She had shuddered a bit upon hearing the Spiritomb screech in surprise as it's attack had rebounded, but it had also meant that the spirit was starting to learn that long-ranged attacks were useless. For now, this arena was entirely in the Flygon's favor.

Spiritomb, unfortunately, was thinking the same thing as well. Seeing that it's defensive Smokescreen shelter was being blown away, it began to take the initiative. As soon as the smoky haze was completely gone, it had sretreated back into it's stone and shot out from it's hiding place at an insane velocity, heading straight for Jade. Before the Flygon could even react, the Forbidden Pokemon had struck the creature full-on in the chest. As soon as contact had been made it burst out from the keystone, it's gaseous form outlined by an aura dark as midnight. Forming this aura into a perfect sphere, the Shadow Ball shot straight at Jade, sending her flying on the opposite of the field.

Akinai watched the entire display in shock, stuck between the feelings of despair of seeing her starter suddenly in trouble and being reminded that she was fighting a very smart, extremely vengeful, spirit. Jade had seemed to have the entire fight under control, and in less then ten seconds had been blown away as if the Dragon-type was made of paper. Even Absol, a creature known for their intelligence and speed, had been unable to pull off a move so rapidly. “Jade, are you alright?” Akinai called out to her Pokemon, trying her best to keep her voice calm and even. She would not let this wild Pokemon know that it had scared her.

Jade, who had landed hard on her back, managed to register Akinai's voice. Slowly she rose, testing limbs to see if anything had been broken from the attack. The Flygon's chest ached and it felt like she had forced into a boxing match with a Hitmonchan, but everything seemed to be in working order. She nodded to her trainer, then focused her gaze on the Spiritomb.

“Thank the gods,” Akinai breathed, keeping her voice low. The combination attack had done a number on Jade, but she seemed to still be able to battle for a while more. She swore that as soon as they left this Park, they would head for a large, open region, full of places to fly around and plenty of sunlight – especially sunlight, she shuddered. She would be done with Ghosts a long, long time after this match.

Spiritomb had not appeared to move after unleashing it's devastating attack. Whether it had been tired out from pulling off such a combination or was waiting for the Flygon to make the first move, Akinai was unsure. For now, it seemed perfectly content with waiting.

Akinai glared at the keystone holding the malevolent spirit, furious that it acted as if this battle was something not worth it's while. Was it angry, annoyed, upset? Or was it possibly, for the lack of a better word, bored? Akinai was not sure which of these it was, nor was certain on which emotion would be the worst. For now, it was time to strike back.

“Show that Spiritomb that we're not to be taken lightly, Jade. Trap that stone with a Sand Tomb, then close in with a DragonBreath,” Akinai ordered Jade, still keeping her eyes on the Spiritomb. Let's see how it handles this, she thought vehemently, trying all the while to keep her face a neutral mask.

Jade began to beat her wings once more, manipulating the sandy winds around her with skillful care into a small tornado. Once the dust devil had advanced to a height roughly half of the Flygon's height, she moved her wings once more, this time, moving them backwards and forwards once to push her creation at the Spiritomb. As the Sand Tomb closed in, Jade took another deep breath and blew forward, releasing a fiery, cerulean blaze at the Ghost Pokemon.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

~~~~~

"Jade, are you alright?" Akinai called out worriedly to her Pokemon. The Flygon got to her feet slowly, taking time to test out her limbs. When everything was found to be in working order, she nodded to her Trainer and concentrated back on the Spiritomb.

"Thank the gods," my Trainer murmured. I raised an eyebrow slightly - not many people in this day and age were religious. Then again, it was probably just a saying. Either way was fine with me.

“Show that Spiritomb that we're not to be taken lightly, Jade. Trap that stone with a Sand Tomb, then close in with a DragonBreath," Akinai commanded.

Jade began to beat her wings, and a small tornado of sand rose up in front of her. The Spiritomb began to chuckle again and it started to glow lime green. When the Sand Tomb was ready, it swirled towards the Ghost-type, becoming even larger. As the tornado approached, the green light left the Wild Pokemon and blasted through the tornado, wrapping around Jade. The Sand Tomb wrapped around the Spiritomb not long after, and both Pokemon were completely obscured for a couple of seconds.

Grudgingly the glow faded from around Jade, and she didn't seem too hurt. Her wings started to buzz even stronger, and she took to the air, approaching the trapped Spiritomb. Her jaw opened and blue flames swirled around inside her jaws before boiling out over the Spiritomb. As she approached, the purple gas reached up and swatted at Jade, knocking her further into the air. It tried to follow her, but suddenly jerked back into its regular shape. The Spiritomb screeched in rage - something it hadn't expected had occurred. I tried to scan the Wild Pokemon, but the sand threw off my visor's sensors. Maybe Akinai knew what was going on - she spent more time around Flygon than I did.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Male Spiritomb: 62%, SATK+1, SDEF-1, PRZ (used Silver Wind, Faint Attack)

Serious Female Flygon: 53% (used Sand Tomb, Dragonbreath)

SAND-2

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(M)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 21712 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] ACTIVE (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 94% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

As the Sand Tomb was being formed, Spiritomb readied it's own counter-move as well. It began to glow with yet another aura, this time one of a sickeningly green hue. It watched the dust devil grow larger and larger, and when it was finally released the spirit let his own move fly forward as well. The two moves crashed into each other with impressive force, yet reached their designated targets regardless. Both Pokemon were obscured from these attacks; Jade by being covered in a blindingly green light, and the Spiritomb completely trapped by the sand tornado.

Akinai watched the green light warily seeing what exactly the move would do. She had thought she had heard the wild Pokemon let off a small laugh when it had released the attack, so it was apparently nothing good. She was not even certain what that move was supposed to be; judging by the hue, it could be either a Bug or Grass-type move. She only thing she could do was watch and hope the light would not hurt Jade too badly.

Finally, the light faded away from Jade, the Dragon-type blinking a moment to get re-adjusted to the torchlight. While the attack seemed to hurt the Flygon somewhat, there seemed to be no other ill effects. She took off, opting to approach the Spiritomb in an aerial assault, and released her DragonBreath straight at the Forbidden Pokemon.

Spiritomb appeared to shudder a moment, the azure flames from Flygon's attack swirled over it's body a moment before dying out. In retaliation it stretched out a portion of it's gaseous form forward, making it solid a moment as the portion struck Jade. The unexpected attack knocked the Flygon further upwards, surprising the creature. Seeing that it's annoying, pesky adversary was temporarily unable to react, it stretched forwards, planning another combination move. Before it could fully reach Jade, however, it had snapped back to it's original form, giving a howl of frustration.

“Excellent job, Jade. It worked perfectly,” Akinai said to her Flygon, grinning with triumph. While it didn't happen often, DragonBreath had a miniscule chance to hinder a target's movement, creating an effect similar to paralysis. Judging from the Spiritomb's reaction, this effect had indeed kicked in, and worked beautifully. Let's see it pull off any combos now!

The Spiritomb was partially crippled at the moment, there was no denying that. Add to the fact that the rippling Sandstorm created by Jade was still going strong was surely doing continuous minimal damage to the spirit meant that the wild Pokemon was way more then likely taking the battle a lot more seriously now. It would be weakened, but Ghosts tended to have countless tricks up their sleeve.

Crippling it further now while the Sandstorm was still raging would be the best method of attack. Only crippling would win the day though; Akinai needed a way to damage the creature as well. While she had struck the Spiritomb with a few moves, it still looked fairly healthy. Jade, on the other hand, looked like she was starting to tire. She had been unable to heal the Flygon between battles, so she was still hurting slightly from the earlier Absol fight. While Akinai did have a Potion or two left, she would rather not try to heal during this conflict unless absolutely necessary. Jade needed to keep full eye on her opponent, and Akinai wanted to stay as far away from the Spiritomb as possible.

Time to give that Ghost a taste of it's own medicine. “Jade, you're doing great so far! Strike back with a Faint Attack, then cover your escape with a Sand-Attack!” Akinai called out to the Flygon. Normally, using a Ground-type move in the air was next to impossible. With all the sand swirling about, however, made this not a problem.

Jade flew upwards, angling herself so that she was directly above the glowering Spiritomb. Suddenly she folded in her wings, dive-bombing straight towards the Ghost-type. Once she had reached her target, the Flygon lifted off once more, blowing a large amount of sand at the creature's face as she took off.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: Sorry for the delay, was studying for an exam. And now Skyrim and Saints Row 3 have come out e_e

~~~~~

“Excellent job, Jade. It worked perfectly,” Akinai called out excitedly as the Dragon-type returned to her side. Apparently she wasn't as confused by the Spiritomb's sudden paralysis as I was - there was probably a secondary effect of one of Jade's moves that I was overlooking. I didn't spend much time with Dragon-type.

The Spiritomb's gaseous cloud thrashed around angrily, not able to extend past five metres or so. It then tried to hop forwards with its stone, but the Sand Tomb held it tight. The Ghost-type emitted what could only be called a furious roar. Ghost Pokemon loved freedom and battled using their dexterity. Trapping it in place like this was incredibly clever of Akinai - the Spiritomb's main strength had now been nullified.

“Jade, you're doing great so far! Strike back with a Faint Attack, then cover your escape with a Sand-Attack!” my Trainer ordered.

Jade flew high into the air, over the raging Spiritomb. At the zenith of her arc she tucked her wings in and fell towards the Ghost-type, divebombing it. The Wild Pokemon looked up and saw the incoming Flygon and launched waves of dark energy. The Dark Pulses struck Jade repeatedly, but her speed and the fact that Faint Attack was a Dark-type attack as well helped her to shrug them off without losing too much speed. The Flygon crashed into the Spiritomb's gaseous body, causing it to recoil, and as it flinched Jade flapped her wings again, pushing sand from the sandstorm into the Spiritomb's eyes. The Ghost-type screeched and flailed around as Jade started back towards Akinai.

The Spiritomb wasn't going to let Jade get away scot-free, though. It howled and suddenly caught alight. The fire blazed high around the Ghost Pokemon before shrinking down into little balls. The Spiritomb was surrounded by perhaps thirty small fiery orbs, which it launched towards the fleeing Flygon with a shrill scream. They chased after Jade, growing closer and closer, tracking her like heat-seeking missiles. Akinai would have to act fast to save Jade from the attack.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Male Spiritomb: 49%, SATK+1, SDEF-1, PRZ, ACC-1, S_TOMB-2 (used Dark Pulse, using Will-O-Wisp)

Serious Female Flygon: 43% (used Faint Attack, Sand Attack)

SAND-3

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(M)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 25748 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] ACTIVE (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 94% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~

 

OOC: No worries XD Skyrim alone is probably going to eat everyone's soul.

Akinai couldn't help but wince as she saw the Spiritomb retaliate with another attack of it's own, releasing shadowy pulses of energy as Jade dive-bombed the Wild Pokemon; at so close a range, it had to really hurt. As the Dark Pulse subsided, however, she was surprised to see that the Flygon had no trouble finishing her combination attack and still have plenty of energy to fly away. Maybe the Spiritomb is starting to finally tire, Akinai mused to herself. Something did not seem right about this- for such an infamous Pokemon, it should have a lot more fight in it. Either it was already weakened before they had encountered it, or it was planning something.

Jade, slightly trembling as an aftereffect of the Dark Pulse barrage, slowly flew back to her trainer. Judging from the screeching and thrashing sounds behind her, the Spiritomb sounded like it would be busy quite a while. After all, it was caught in one of her always-effective sand tornados, and it was unable to react quickly due to the spirit feeling the full force of her Breath attack. It was with the utmost confidence in her victory that Jade flew back to Akinai instead of keeping an eye on her opponent; a quick Pokeball throw at the Ghost, one of those miraculous Potion-devices to heal her wounds, and they would hopefully be out of this cursed place.

Akinai was kneeling down, indeed reaching for her bag, deciding on what to do next. She had two Superballs left; she could try to catch the Spiritomb now and see how things went. If it was indeed truly hurt, any further action could faint the Pokemon. In addition, ending this battle as quickly as possible was an ideal action. Her entire team was hurting, and the Sandstorm was not going to last all day to whittle down the Spiritomb's health. Sand Tomb also lasted a limited time as well; she would probably not have another chance to immobilize the Wild Pokemon so well later on in the battle.

And yet... a more paranoid side of Akinai was practically screaming at her to play things safe. Though her starter seemed ready for more, Jade had taken quite a few hits in this conflict, along with dealing with a deadly Ice-type move earlier. Despite any protests that the Dragon-type would make, healing now while the Spiritomb was occupied would be the best bet; those Super Potions weren't in her pack for show, after all! Unsure on which move would be the best way to proceed, Akinai looked up from her pack and stole a look at the battlefield.

Jade was making her way back, flying about in a way that Akinai could swear was a swagger. Apparently the Flygon had no worries at all in her move's abilities to immobilize her current opponent, spirit or no spirit. Akinai made a mental note to later tease her teammate for such arrogance. After all, whenever she got overconfident about something the draconic creature would end up whopping her on the head with a tail or wing, depending on if the Flygon was airborne or not.

The Spiritomb, watching it's enemy glide away so smugly, let out a screeching howl of outrage. The Ghost-type had defeated many opponents during it's existence, and caused countless others to flee away in absolute terror as well. To have this giant green gnat utterly blind, humiliate and, the absolute worst thing of all, trap his form to a completely stationary location was damage enough... but now it had the gall to just calmly leave? This transgression could not, would not go unpunished. It screeched louder, and suddenly the Forbidden Pokemon was completely aflame.

Akinai's gaze darted a moment to Chainy, noticing a sudden increase of brightness in the room. Did he see something in and had lit the area up to better see it? Almost immediately she nulled that thought; the Ranger had nothing new out and seemed to be keeping a close eye on the Spiritomb. “Crap, don't tell me-” Akinai said, realization dawning on her as she switched her attention to the wild Pokemon. She caught the tail-end of the action, watching the blaze break off into smaller, yet numerous, flaming wisps. While their size seemed to be around the same as a candle flame, these seemed to have a foreboding aura to them, and floated in the air unnaturally. With another howl, the Spiritomb loosed his attack and the flames darted towards Jade.

Not for the first time, Akinai cursed the flooring of this temple. Under normal circumstances, she would order the Flygon to simply use Dig to avoid the incoming attack. With such a hard surface, however, such an action would probably just leave her Pokemon tired, along with an odd dent in the ground that would surely leave future Park-goers confused. Recalling Jade would also have consequences; the Sand Tomb would surely disappear, leaving the Spiritomb with more mobility. The only option she saw left was to somehow extinguish the flames or push them away.

“Quickly, turn around and use Sonicboom!” Akinai warned Jade, seeing the fiery orbs rapidly approach. “Try to push yourself back so they can't get you from behind.” She grabbed one of her Super Potions in a firm grip, ready to apply the spray to her Flygon once her move was complete and all the flames dispersed.

Jade turned herself about in midair, her relaxed stance replaced by surprise. Seeing the wisps home towards her in deadly accuracy, The Flygon landed and stretched her wings back, as if charging energy into them. After holding this pose a moment she blew a mighty gust of wind forward, propelling her body backwards from the force as well. The gust made a loud booming noise as it rushed forward, on a collision path with the orbs and, ultimately, to the trapped Spiritomb.

 

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: So far, not addicting. :/

~~~~~

“Quickly, turn around and use Sonicboom!” Akinai called out. “Try to push yourself back so they can't get you from behind.”

Jade pushed powerfully against the air with one of her wings, spinning herself around. Her body hit the ground with a thump, and she sent a huge roiling wind towards the incoming fire orbs. The wind made a thudding booming kind of sound as it broke the speed barrier. The Sonicboom blasted into the fire orbs and blew them off course. It continued into the Spiritomb, carving a hole through the raging Sandstorm and blowing a huge chunk of the Spiritomb's gases out of its body. The Ghost-type screeched loudly, apparently in pain.

The fire orbs were scattered in all directions and they began wobbling, underlying evidence of their instability. They gradually recovered from the Sonicboom interruption and swung back towards Jade. Luckily for the Flygon, they detonated before they made contact, resulting in only minimal damage. Akinai ran forward and sprayed the Flygon with a Super Potion, healing the Dragon-type's wounds. Jade's eyes closed a little as the potion stung, but it wasn't long before she was looking much better.

The Spiritomb shrieked again, but the pillar of sand had surrounded it again and I couldn't see what it was doing. All was silent for a couple of seconds, and then a vicious Snarl erupted from the Ghost-type. I could almost see the noise's killing intent as it spread throughout the room. Jade whimpered a little bit, flinching and backing away from the horrible noise. I didn't blame her - the only thing keeping me from running was my duties as a Ranger.

~~~~~

Current Battle Statistics:

??? Male Spiritomb: 38%, SATK+1, SDEF-1, PRZ, ACC-1, S_TOMB-3 (used Will-O-Wisp, Snarl)

Serious Female Flygon: 70%, SATK-1 (used Sonicboom)

SAND-4

~~~~~

Trainer Statistics:

Name: Akinai
Location: Meteor Valley
Area Effects: 3 Encounters Remaining
Pokemon Encountered: ??? Chingling(?); Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M); ??? Dusknoir(?), ??? Cleffa(?); ??? Poochyena(?); ??? Spiritomb(?); ??? Chimecho(?); ??? Spoink(?); ??? Baltoy(?); ??? Clefable(?); ??? Spiritomb(M)
Pokemon Captured: Naive Kirlia(F); Careful Absol(M)
CC since last Encounter: 31386 / 35000

Pokemon Statistics:

Serious Female Flygon[Nicknamed Jade] ACTIVE (HM Fly, HM Strength <Levitate Ability>)

Hasty Male Mightyena[Nicknamed Lunaris] 73% (HM Strength <Intimidate Ability>)

Docile Female Aggron[Nicknamed Cryrosant] 94% (HM Strength, TM Earthquake <Rock Head Ability>)

Item Statistics:

x2 Superball
x2 Super Potion

~~~~~