[color=#FFFACD][url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3625497][h3]Rowan Branchers[/h3][/url][/color]
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[i]Dewmeadow, Outside Dogwood's Lab[/i]

Rowan stood, stunned and pretty much dazed from not knowing what he should do in the situation at hand. Studying had prepared him for any status-effect and any type match-up, yet it had completely and utterly failed to prepare him for this. Purrloin and the rest of them were rolling on, their wills meaning nothing before the rolling ball of String Shot... How did that Caterpie even contain that much web!?

[quote=@Morose][color=#9900cc]“Rowan, let me know if you… need anything…” [/color]Mara stated awkwardly, continuing to watch the frenzy. [color=#9900cc]“I’m sure purrloin will be fine….”[/color][/quote]

[color=#FFFACD]'Ah... Yeah... Thanks...'[/color] Rowan replied, equally awkwardly. He couldn't really imagine anything Kira could help with right now, though. Getting out of the way was the right choice, as Lulu demonstrated moments later. Rowan started lightly jogging after the ball, keeping up with it before it exploded into the old oak. For a moment, Rowan was afraid the oak would have been torn down by the ball, THAT would have upset quite a few residents of Dewmeadow. But, as it was, it caused the ball to explode, and...

[color=#FFFACD]'Purrloin!'[/color] Rowan shouted out and ran, picking up his fainted Pokemon. Purrloin lay down in his arms, her eyes spinning and limbs helplessly and powerlessly clawing at the air above it as Rowan lifted it

[color=#856B90]'Pu-uuu-uurrrrr... looooiin...'[/color] Purrloin made an odd weakened noise where it lay, causing Rowan to breathe out in relief. She's still alive, thank Arceus. 

[color=#FFFACD]'… You did well, Purrloin. Good job.'[/color] Rowan told his Pokémon, daring to smile a bit. Though, there was the matter of being distracted like that, but Rowan was going to forgive his weakened Pokémon for it, he'd just inform her about it later. Yeah. That'd do.

[quote=@Morose][color=#9900cc]”Do you think we should rest your pokemon for the night? Give them a potion, perhaps? I’m sure either would suffice….”[/color] She suggested, looking at both Yasha and Rowan in turn. [/quote]

[color=#FFFACD]'Y-yeah, we should probably take our Pokémon to the Pokémon Center to be healed. Or, maybe even Dogwood has a place for that. In any case.'[/color] Rowan would then turn to the kids they had just battled, and smiled happily.

[color=#FFFACD]'That was a good battle! Thank you very much!'[/color] He'd tell them, before bowing a little before them. It felt important to him to show respect towards them, too. [color=#FFFACD]'And of course, you two did well, too!'[/color] He said, to Mara and Kira as well as to Yasha and Lulu. [color=#FFFACD]'This was a great first battle! Really taught a lesson of that anything can happen! Haha!'[/color] Rowan laughed happily, absent-mindedly stroking the furr of his fainted Purrloin, who was fainted in his arms...

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[hider=Pokémon][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/46/509Purrloin.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/rAs23Id.png[/img][/url]
[url=http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Purrloin_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][u]Purrloin[/u][/url]
[i]Level:[/i] 7
[i]Moves:[/i] Scratch, Growl, Assist
[i]Ability:[/i] Unburden
[i]Nature:[/i] Naughty
[i]Held Item:[/i] --- [/hider]
[i]Key Items: Dogwood Pokédex[/i]
[i]Items: 1 Potion, 1 Dogwood Ball[/i]
[i]682 P[/i]