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Empolea's Sea Breeze

Discussion in 'Stories' started by Robrajow, Apr 19, 2010.

  1. Robrajow

    Robrajow I trip over flat surfaces

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    This story starts on a small island called Empolea. This island's inhabitants are kind and caring, people and Pokémon. One day, I was walking down the beach, when suddenly, a breeze flew past me. I continued on, ignorantly, and I felt the breeze again. I glanced to my right over the sea, and I spotted a Wingull, using Agility in random directions. Irritated, I sent my Eevee out to fight it. "Eevee use Quick Attack!" I said. The Wingull dodged. "Eevee used Bite!" I said. The Wingull dodged again. I started to think of a different strategy. "Eevee to use Sand-Attack!" I said, smiling, and so it was. As Wingull spit out the sand, Eevee sneaked up and used Bite. "Eevee, use Quick Attack to stop it!" I yelled as Wingull tried to pick itself up. Hurriedly, Wingull used Water Gun at Eevee, and Eevee fell into the sand. "Eevee stand up!" I encouraged, and Eevee used all of its strength, and stood up. I said, "Eevee to use Take Down on Wingull!" Eevee hit, and Wingull fell to the ground. Wingull pushed itself up, as well as Eevee. I threw a Poké ball at the Wingull. The Wingull was pulled in, and the ball started rocking.

    I cracked a smile. All was going well. Suddenly, the ball burst. The Wingull broke free. Angered, I was about to tell Eevee to attack it, but it flew away. I was not about to give up on this one. I chased it down the beach, until I came upon the dock. It turned, as did I. It came to the end of the dock. Instead of flying away, it tried to maneuver around me. I knew it was toying with me. "Eevee, use Quick Attack!" Suddenly, Wingull stopped flying. It dropped to the wooden dock. It used Roost. Eevee flew over Wingull. I ran over and grabbed Eevee, and pulled it in. I was so enraged by that Wingull I had Eevee use Take Down once more. I then noticed Eevee's weakness. "Uh oh. This might go terribly if I don't be careful." I thought. "Oh, wait a minute!" I pulled a Potion out of my backpack. I sprayed Eevee, and it was back in the game. I then returned to the attack. Wingull was still healing, so it was caught off guard. The Wingull fell into the water. I was worried. After a few seconds, I saw a burst of water. Wingull flew up. As fast as I could, I pulled a Poké ball out of my backpack. Ball number two was tossed. Wingull was pulled in. The ball started shaking.

    Another cracked smile, and another burst. This Pokémon would be the only one I have ever thought twice about catching. I decided to try so hard that Wingull would not even have the energy to get out of the Poké ball. "Eevee, use Quick Attack three times!" I said. This was a good choice. First, the Wingull swiftly dodged. Next, the Wingull barely dodged the attack. Lastly, the Wingull had a split second to even look before Eevee slammed into it. Wingull fell the ground. After a bit, Wingull pushed itself up on its wings. Wingull didn't start flying again. "This is the trickiest wild Pokémon battle I've ever been in. This thing doesn't want to be caught!" I told myself. I knew that if I had Eevee try too hard, Wingull would either faint, or use Roost again. I decided to be very predictable. I know Wingull would think that I would use some strategy, so Wingull would be tricked. "Eevee, use Quick Attack!" I said. Wingull looked both ways, watching to see if Eevee would show up somewhere else. When it looked back over at Eevee, Eevee was right in front of it. Wingull fell to the sand. A third Poké ball was tossed.

    Wingull dodged the Poké ball! "WHAT IN THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD OF POKÉMON IS GOING ON HERE!?" I screamed as I stomped, pushing several rocks and shells into the ground. What I didn't know was Eevee had ran over to the Poké ball and tossed it to me. I just happened to glanced at the Poké ball in time for me to catch it. I caught it and took another chance at throwing the ball at Wingull. Wingull was sitting by the dock and twiddling its thumbs, so to speak. Wingull was surprised when it was hit. It was pulled in. I had more confidence in this than any other Poké ball I had thrown all day.

    The ball started shaking. And another burst. "OH COME ON! DID I EVER DO ANYTHING TO YOU!? DID I!?" I screamed uncontrollably. This Wingull was pushing my last nerve. "Eevee! Quick Attack! Bite! Take Down! ANYTHING!" I yelled. Eevee decided to use Bite. Wingull flapped around like crazy trying to get Eevee off, but Wingull did not have much luck. Once Eevee was off, Wingull used Agility to outrun Eevee. "Eevee, use Quick Attack!" I said, calming down. Eevee did so, catching up with Wingull. It was a direct hit, sending Wingull flying to the ground. Wingull then got up and started using Agility again. "This thing's tough. It will not weaken for anything. I'll need some strategy to weaken it. Being predictable is not going very well." I muttered to myself, waiting for a miracle. Then, it was that time. My friend showed up with a Pikachu, using Thunderbolt in front of Wingull. Wingull flapped back into my sight. "Eevee, Quick Attack!" I told Eevee. It was successful. Wingull fell, and then got up with only one eye open. I threw a fourth Poké ball. The ball dropped to the ground and started shaking.

    TO BE GRADED!
     
    Last edited: Apr 20, 2010
  2. MagicTricksKill

    MagicTricksKill Life In Your Time

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    For wingull i think its 3,000 - 5,000 charecters needed.
     
  3. Lord_Celebi

    Lord_Celebi Zhu-Quiao

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    You need a bit more to your story than that, my friend. Wingull required 5k to 10k characters for a successful capture.
     
  4. Jack of Clovers

    Jack of Clovers URPG Veteran

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    The Good

    Plot:
    Er.... there isn't any here. I did laugh at the third Pokeball missing, causing you to be quite angry. A little humor in a serious situation is always fun! haha. You do a great job expanding from your original post, even if the entire thing is still one big battle.

    Detail:
    Hmmm... the depth of your battle is a plus.

    Effort for Pokemon:
    I must say, this is one long battle, better than most I've glanced at here. The determination you go through in this battle is also very strong: I like it. A good battle for a Simple Pokemon.

    Improve Upon

    Grammar:

    sneaked -> Snuck

    'Wingull fell to the ground.'

    Paragraphing 101-- Your first paragraph should be made into about 15 smaller paragraphs. Speech typically has its own paragraph, followed by any action the speechmaker took. When Eevee or Wingull attack, that should go in another paragraph. Having all these speeches and actions from different people/Pokemon in one chunky block of words is confusing to the reader. And if a story isn't easy to read, it will likely not be read.
    Example fix:

    Irritated, I sent my Eevee out to fight it. "Eevee use Quick Attack!" I said.

    The Wingull dodged.

    "Eevee used Bite!" I said.

    The Wingull dodged again.​

    Plot:
    Yea, you don't have one. And you really need one if you plan on continuing the story (or any story for that matter). A random no-name person isn't very exciting. Who are you? What are you doing? Where are you going? Why are you doing/going? Where is Empolea located? When you first start a story, you need to give the background of the main character first and not just jump straight to the capture point. 1) It makes your story 10x better. 2) Longer. 3) And more interesting to read. URPG stories are more than catching Pokemon, it's about creating an adventure in the Pokemon world. Catching is just the main purpose, but don't let that be its only purpose.

    Detail:
    Not much is known about your world. I know it's difficult to describe yourself in first person, buy you can describe the world around. Look is just one part, but there's feeling and smelling too. I get the feeling that you have an interesting character and idea for him to experience, but we don't see it here. This is where that background and good introduction come in handy.

    Details will also fill those short paragraphs to be bulky and meaningfull. I'll get to that soon.

    Effort for Pokemon:
    What can I say, this is the best part with a lot of attacks and counters. Way to go. But..... bad paragraphing and no details. The battle was boring to read. Rather than say Wingull was hit by Quick Attack, show it. Tell us Eevee dug its heals in the ground and leapt forward at an incredible speed.
    Using the Example fix I shared above, you could have this:

    Irritated, I sent my Eevee out to fight it. "Eevee use Quick Attack!" I said.

    Eevee quickly responded to the command, starting with a quick jump then a full sprint. It leapt into the air toward Wingull, but missed as it easily flew to the side.

    "Eevee used Bite!" I said.

    Eevee hit the ground and turned around. It jumped from underneath the flying Pokemon with its jaw open for bite. Its teeth glowed sharply as it chomped down on the foot. Wingull simple flapped its wings which brought it higher in the air, and easily evaded the second attack.​

    If you can do that level of detail during attacks, you'll have an easy time with catching Pokemon. Even if it starts getting repetitive, it's better than reading 'attack hit' or 'x Pokemon used this attack'.

    Personal Review and Tips

    You will need a plot, there's no way you can get around it. I guess this would be a good intro for your character showing off his battling skills, but we need to know more about you. Once you create a background, give your story some depth, and add lovely details to your battle to make it more interesting to read, you should have no problem with catching Pokemon. However, without any plot, you will not succeed any more than this.

    Outcome- Wingull Captured!