[IC] Pokémon: Start

[PlatinumSkink]

@Eklispe

Now, there’s not actually a physical Gym in Raremine Town. There’s a Gym Leader and a huge gate that says “Pokémon Gym”, with a sign and Gym Guy in front, except the gate leads straight out into the desert as an alternative way to exit Raremine Town into Route 7. Still, it was indeed closed, because there was no Gym Leader available. With that, Dawkin went and asked around for which direction that Kristy had gone. He was eventually directed to a specific section of town with a couple warehouses…

… and found one of them to have been completely and utterly demolished!

demolisher and Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #344 – Claydol, the Clay Doll Pokémon. It’s said to have awoken from a clay figurine of an ancient civilization when a mystic light shone upon it. It is a floating enigma, flying with psychic powers and firing beams from its hands. It sleeps while floating in the air, and even if it comes apart it can reassemble itself with psychic powers.

Kristy stood, in full fighting stance, facing off against two people in black suits and sunglasses looking utterly bewildered.

two foes

‘Ugh, w-we don’t stand a chance…!’ male grunt

‘I-it’s fine! We did our duties! We held them back…!’

‘Hahaha! Of course you’re losing, you’re facing a Gym Leader!’ Kristy said, smiling at them. ‘Now, I may have been too late to prevent you escaping with the Pokémon, but I’ll have the two of you tell me-’

‘Emergency Abras!’ the male called, and the two grunts picked out two hidden Pokéballs that cracked open and revealed two yellow humanoid fox-Pokémon…

Pokédex Entry #63 – Abra, the Psi Pokémon. Due to the strain of Psychic powers, it needs to sleep for 18 hours a day. However, even asleep it can use its powers, which reads the minds of beings close-by and teleports instinctively if it finds someone hostile. Someone wishing to catch an Abra must clear their mind as they approach.

‘-find- NO, WAIT I’M NOT-!’ she called, Claydol starting to use some Psychic power, but the Abras were faster and the two grunts teleported off somewhere. Kristy proceeded to do some wild arm movements in frustration, but ultimately sighed out, and then turned to see Dawkin there.

‘… Well. We found their lair, so we know it was Team Amethyst behind it now. Can put the accusations against the lab-people aside, I suppose. Unfortunately they all teleported away the Pokémon before we could catch them… but hey! Now we can start hunting them down!’ Kristy said with a grin.

‘Eh, now I have Gym Leader duties to attend to. Can’t be away for too long as a Gym Leader, you know? Only one of me, and a whole continent of youngsters that want their badges, hahahaha. Alright, back to base with me!’ Kristy said, putting her hands behind her head and starting to walk back towards the entrance of the Gym, Claydol floating mildly ominously behind following her.

That aside…

Does Dawkin want a sidequest? If not, disregard the existence of this hider. Otherwise…

Now, Kristy had a multitude of miners examining the warehouse where she’d routed the previous Team Amethyst members, and then walked off… but then Dawkin recognized someone passing by. He’d have looked like just any other traveller, if it wasn’t for the sake Dawkin had seen him before.

the guy

Just a guy in red hair, holding a cigarette as he inspected the ruins of the warehouse. Not dressed in the suit Dawkin saw him in last time, he was clad in a slim Hiker Trainer Class outfit, and it suited him terribly. Still, he looked like just any other traveler, and kept walking like he had. He was going to walk through town a while until he entered a visually uninteresting building with no clear purpose other than potentially living inside. The door was unlocked. There was a corridor beyond where the guy took a left and vanished through another door, after which voices could be heard talking to one another, if Dawkin for some reason followed this far.

Fortunately, he’d not seen Dawkin as he passed by. Would Dawkin want to do anything?

And if he’s just gonna send the authorities after the guy he’ll get away because that’s no fun. XD

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@hatakekuro

Lupin was, mildly put, superior to Donald’s Rattata in every conceivable way, and the battle didn’t last very long. Just Rattata charging headlong to try to crash into Lupin. While Lupin didn’t have much room to dodge left or right, what he did have was more than enough to counter-attack and take down the rat without much trouble.

The second rat noted Lupin coming at him at high speed during Tail Whip and made a squee of panic as it dodged out of the way, but still, Lupin could without issue dispatch this one, too. Not enough experience for a level from these.

Basil was victorious! Basil gained 112 P for winning!

‘S-sir! I lost!’ Donald reported to the king.

‘Hmpf! Fine, then! The bard seems to have some prowess! Mercenary, have at him!’ the king commanded, and then it was Lena’s turn! She nodded to the greeting, and it was on!

Fake Out indeed started with doing some damage, and then Skitty pulled back to Tail Whip. Cecil shot Incinerate at Skitty… and found it did very little damage, Special Attack is a Darumaka’s worst stat. As such, Skitty easily breached through Cecil’s Incinerate’s with but minor singe damage… and then she suddenly got hit with a Darumaka’s best stat, Attack. Skitty simply could not contend with Cecil’s a bit more powerful Tackles. Left with no other option, Skitty started to Sing! … And she hit! Cecil fell asleep!

‘Woah, that was close! Okay, Skitty, Tackle!’ Lena commanded.

Would Basil want to revise his strategy? Lena’s current strategy is going to be Tackle while he’s asleep…!

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@Rune_Alchemist

Nincada gave a slow little wave as they descended out of view from the bug and closed the lid behind them, and then… and then Claire managed to fall onto her butt right by the open doorway into a new, foreboding environment.

Welcome to

Hidden Raremine Base

A hidden base underneath Raremine Town, it’s defended by being officially part of Raremine’s floorplans yet hidden behind the stabilizing metal that forms the city’s bottom. The contents are moderately large corridors, filled with unsavory people hiding our as they conduct their less than honest pursuits, scheming and storing what’s needed for their next ill deeds. Fortunately, one does not need to walk without direction, for places like “cafeteria”, “research”, “teleport room”, “sleeping quarters”, “battle room” and more is clearly outlined by a map on the wall, showing that the place is not actually particularly big. That said, these are hostile environments for any well-meaning Pokémon Trainer in Isson…

‘You’re late, too!’ Claire suddenly found herself shouted at by a female voice.

If Claire looked around to look at the individual in question…

… she looked only like an incredibly generic Lass trainer. Yet, she was down here, surrounded by a couple more trainers who alike herself looked very generic, like they could have been any normal trainer on the streets. Among them was the mystery man, too, who was currently putting on a mask and not bothering to look over at Claire currently. The girl looking at Claire kept talking.

‘Anyways, no time to sit around! There’s a young infiltrator making a mess of our base and wreaking absolute havoc on our base! We need to stop her! Here, wear this so she won’t recognize you later! Come on, we gotta go…!’ she said, handing something over to Claire, before turning and dashing down one of the corridors with her company, expecting Claire to follow. They were heading for the Research section.

Claire obtained Delinquent Mask!

^{You may decide yourself what design it has!}

So, what will Claire do here?

She could follow… or she could head elsewhere and loot, or she could go back out. Yupp.

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@Savo

Alright, so Cyril eventually travelled through the streets of Pureplain suburbs to where the buildings ended, and a green plain started ahead of him. This was the only parts that remained of the original pure plain that the city was originally named after, when the city was first founded. Route 1.

Route 1

Route 1

Route 1 is a long, flat and grassy route where most trainers get their first taste of the world. From Pureplain you can see the hills of Highhill in the distance, from Highhill the scrapers of Pureplain looms in the distance, the start of the Silent Forest surrounding the Silent Shrine on the side. There is a larger road, a main road used for travelling in and out of Pureplain City, there are plenty of more mature travellers taking that road to get from point A to point B. But, young Pokémon Trainers usually much rather use the smaller path going out into the grassland. This is some remnants of the plain which Pureplain City was named after, although most of that plain is now swallowed up by buildings of people living around here. Small roads branch out, leading to different places where some individuals have made their houses.

There are many safe roads, yet take one step out of it and you’re immediately in tall grass, where you can already see many first-time Pokémon Trainers are challenging their first Pokémon. One could expect Pokémon Trainers to be searching for Pokémon either in the tall grass or the forest on the side, and also battling one another as they can. From the looks of it, there are plenty of young trainers sporting freshly caught Pidgeys and Rattatas. As one approaches Highhill Town, the forest becomes more plentiful, as beyond the town lies a forest.

Through the route also runs an indent, a drain surrounded by walls, seemingly made for the water to gather up inside it. It’s currently dry, whatever cause of that might be. Some trainers appear to be having fun battling inside it, and they’re running around challenging one another inside it. But, the drain also raised interesting questions about what kind of Pokémon or things one might find should one explore it further.

The most common here, as could be seen, are common Pidgey and Rattata, found pecking or scavenging among the grass.

Pokédex Entry #16 – Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.

Pokédex Entry #19 – Rattata, the Mouse Pokémon. It has impressive vitality that allows it to live anywhere there is food. It scavenges for food all day and reproduces quickly. Very cautious, it’s ears listen for trouble even when asleep. It’s teeth never stop growing, it will gnaw on things to keep their size in check.

Yet start searching among the tall grass it will quickly become evident at least two more species inhabit this plain, one being a poisonous snake hunting the unlimited amount of rats as well as fiery dogs frolicking or protecting their territory.

Pokédex Entry #23 – Ekans, the Snake Pokémon. It stealthily sneaks through grass to prey on small animals and bird-eggs. When born, it is short and has no poison, but the poison develops and it grows longer as it gets older. When it sleeps, it wraps itself around a tree to safely sleep high up from the ground.

Pokédex Entry #58 – Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Known to be brave and loyal to it’s trainer, but will bark threateningly at anyone entering its territory. It has superb sense of smell and will never forget a smell once it has picked up on it. Through smell, it can sense the emotions of others.

And here, Cyril wanted to train!

Though honestly, the low-level Pokémon around here’s not much of a match against his higher-level Pokémon. There was not a lot of experience hunting Rattata and Pidgey. Still, let’s bash Pokémon around for a bit and obtain at the very least one level for each, and a bit more for the smaller ones. Velvet could bash enough of them to grow two, and with some assistance Cation could train to a more capable level, which we skip over somewhat, let’s get some levels!

Aster grew to level 8!
Mimi grew to level 7!
Velvet grew to level 7! Velvet learned Endure!
Cation grew to level 6! Cation learned Leer!

They’ve all taken generic anime damage from training.

‘Cyril!’ Cyril heard called after him after he’d been training for a bit. It was Chloe, her eyes excited, hugging around the shape of a more than mildly disgruntled Growlithe, which she wasted absolutely no time lifting and shoving the face of at Cyril. ‘I got one! Isn’t he adorable~!’ she called, after which Growlithe growled a bit at him, an unsure little growl that told he wasn’t entirely sure about this yet.

Other than that, Chloe was in an entirely new outfit. She was in an orange jacket, black shirt, slightly redder pants, and… and her colours matched the Growlithe perfectly. As to when she’d actually obtained these clothes, who knows, but they were fancy and modern as well.

Except for this, there was also a Pidgey sitting curiously on her shoulder and a Rattata that was trailing after the Sentret that was stopping next to Chloe as she’d started talking to Cyril. It appeared she’d caught some other Pokémon on this route.

‘And it seems I got some money from catching them, too! Which’s perfect, I can have a look at whatever fashion they might have for sale in Highhill Town when I get the-’ and then she promptly shut up, eyes widening as she looked over Cyril’s Pokémon. ‘AAAAAAAAAAAH THEY’RE ADORABLEEEE-!’ and then she was on her knees having dropped Growlithe and lowered her head to ground-level by Mimi, Velvet and Cation!

‘Hiiii! I’m Chloe, Cyril’s friend, Chloe! Delighted to see you…!’ she called, reaching forth a little hand to greet the adorable Pokémon. Growlithe looked on confunded, Sentret scurrying over to stand next to her trainer, and Pidgey and Rattata were looking on curiously.

Cyril’s next actions?

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s searching in the tall grass, and there’s the forest in the left, then there’s the drain…
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.
4. Talk. There’s plenty of young trainers around. There are also houses and travellers. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Descend. There’s a drain. The kids are having a little tournament in it, challenging themselves to fight in a tight area. Perhaps you’d like to try becoming king of the drain? Or maybe you’d just like to explore it.

Connected areas:
Pureplain City. A bit south.
Highhill Town. A bit north-north-east.

Route 1, known Pokémon

Common:
#16 Pidgey
#19 Rattata

Uncommon:
#23 Ekans
#58 Growlithe

Rare:
#1 Bulbasaur

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Claire Blackwood~

@PlatinumSkink

Current Team

Ralia, Ralts
Level: 17
Status: 100%


Laurel, Larvitar
Level 14
Status: 100%


Lure, Combee
Level 16
Status: 100%


Zeal, Monferno
Level 17
Status: 100%
Held Item: Focus Band


Chikorita, Pip
Level 15
Status: 100%

Bronzor
Level 16
Status: 100%

Inventory

5,538P
Antidote x1
Great Ball x3
Super Potion x7
Tiny Mushroom x 1
Revive x2
10 Ultra Balls
Shiny Stone
Amulet Coin
Letter of Recommendation
Escape Rope
Mach Bike
Calcium

Important Items:
Castle Medal
Crystal of Knowledge
Coin Case - 970 Coins
Little Cup Ribbon

Badge Collection:
Challenge Badge - Redcoast Town, Hector. Minor League.

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Huh.

Claire took a moment to get off her butt and actually reply as she was forcefully handed a mask. Did...Raremine have an entire underground like this? The redhead mused briefly about exploring such a vast underground complex, but a light tap on her head from her partner quickly made her refocus. What even was this? Some sort of...delinquent group or something? And someone raiding their base? Hm.

Seemed like trouble, so this was perfect for her.

Claire quickly wrapped the black and white mask around her face, pulling her cap a bit lower down her forehead, trying to give herself a slightly more delinquent look.

Hm. She needed some bling for that. Maybe another shopping spree was in order.

"Ralts!~"

"Wahaha, right right. Sorry, I got caught up in a battle. Lets show this intruder how good we all are, yeah!" She replied to the lass. Who knows, maybe she'd learn something interesting by doing all this. A spy when people didn't even know there was a spy! Right outta some noire spy movie!

So Claire took off with the others, for now deciding to go along with this.

[Typical]

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Eryn Montero

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^{Flooded Lakewatch: The Drain || Day 5: Afternoon || @PlatinumSkink@Gardevoiran}

The visions Azelf showed her endowed her with a new sense of responsibility. She now knew what needed to be done and how it could be done, and all that was left was getting strong enough to be able to do it. Though she was not completely alone on this quest, there was no doubt that she and her team would have to shape up, and by the time the visions ended, she was left holding some crystals, her mind acutely focused on the path ahead.

After the Azelf finished its final address, Eryn nodded, glancing at the other trainers before giving it a secure grin. “Don’t worry, we got this. You keep doing whatever you need, and we’ll do the rest,” she said, her eyes drifting to the dormant giant towering above them.

At some point, Skylar asked permission to take a photo, which caught Eryn’s attention. She hadn’t even thought of taking photos, and when she saw him lining up his Pokedex with the camera, she couldn’t resist racing over with a grin.

“Cheese!” she shouted, leaping into the frame from the side with her arms raised. Landing in a stumble, she straightened, jogging over to check the picture out. It turned out that she was only half in the frame, but her face had made it in, and she was happy enough with that.

“I approve,” she said, giving Skylar a double thumbs up.

Skylar detailed his plan forward then, and Eryn frowned. As much as she liked the sound of heading along with him and Vivia, she still had some unfinished business in Lakewatch.

“Meeting Uxie sounds smart, but I still have some stuff I wanna do in town,” she said, flashing them an apologetic smile. “I still need to bring my Onix to meet her parents, and I’d planned on heading to Raremine next to challenge their gym. I guess that’d be taking the long way ‘round, but,” she said, glancing at Azelf, “I also think that’d help me prepare my team best.”

She shrugged, then looked back to Skylar with a grin. “That said, I definitely think we should coordinate heading into the base together. Mt. Strength sounds like the way to go for me, given that it’ll be like a surprise attack, but we don’t need to decide now. Let’s trade numbers and coordinate when the time comes,” she said, pulling out her Pokedex.

An Abra teleported in then, and Eryn turned to stare at it, grinning. “Sweet, I’ve always wanted to try teleporting!”

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Actions

Actions:
Talking and teleporting out after.

Pokemon

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Dei — Charmander Dei Charmander ◼ Level 15 ◼ ♂ ◼ Blaze ◼ 100% || Scratch || Growl, Smokescreen || Ember		Kyllene — Mawile Kyllene | “Kylie” Mawile ◼ Level 16 ◼ ♀ ◼ Hyper Cutter ◼ 100% || Astonish, Bite || Taunt, Growl, Fake Tears, Sweet Scent || Fairy Wind
Tula — Magikarp Tula | “Tutu” Magikarp ◼ Level 15 ◼ ♀ ◼ Rattled ◼ 100% || Tackle || Splash || N/A — Soothe Bell		Erebi — Zorua Erebi | “Eri” Zorua ◼ Level 15 ◼ ♂ ◼ Illusion ◼ 100% || Scratch, Pursuit, Fury Swipes || Leer, Fake Tears || N/A — Silk Scarf
Peri — Onix Peri | “Per-per” Onix ◼ Level 11 ◼ ♀ ◼ Rock Head ◼ 100% || Tackle, Bind, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb || Mud Sport, Harden, Curse || N/A

Inventory

Inventory:

Pokédollars — 13970

Key Items

• Old Rod

Consumables

• Potion — 1
• Super Potion — 1
• Pokeballs — 5
• Great Balls — 2
• Escape Rope
• Electric Gem
• Focus Sash
• Dusk Stone
• Dawn Stone
• Shiny Stone
• Moon Stone

Non-consumables

• Sharp Beak
• King’s Rock
• Heart Scale
• Big Pearl

Equipped

• Soothe Bell (Tula)
• Silk Scarf (Eri)

[Remram]

@PlatinumSkink

Inventory

Items: 1x Potion, 4 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg

Pokédollars: 2,362p.

Roster

Cecil

Pokémon Name: Cecil
Species: Darumaka
Gender: ♀
Type: Fire
Personality:A jolly, over confident creature that will sass the hell out of people and demands cuddles.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: It tries to mimic Basil drawing, but all that it makes are just scribbles and blobs. Also likes marmalade sandwiches.
Level: 7
Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate
Ability: Hustle
Held Item: None

Lupin

Pokémon Name: Lupin
Species: Sneasel
Gender: ♂
Type: Ice/Dark
Personality: An intelligent, sneaky, trouble making Pokemon that has way too much trouble keeping its mitts of other people's belongings. It is also a little cocky and likes to pick fights.
Level: 6
Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt
Ability: Pickpocket
Held Item: None

Seriously, was it okay for him to be beating up a preschooler's Pokemon? Those Rattata did not stood a chance so if he had to take a guess this group wasn't particularly strong...and soon enough he was eating his words.

Turns out Cecil's special attack stat was worth absolutely nothing; her attacks stung a little at best. She got a clean tackle in though it was not enough to take it down and as consequence, the Skitty used Sing to put her into a deep slumber. Cecil tucked her arms and legs into her body and chirped in her sleep.

Well crap.

"Cecil return!" Basil yelled out as he recalled his Darumaka back into her pokeball. Without skipping a beat, he tossed Lupin out and the general plan was to have him use Taunt, which were two obscene gestures he made with his fingers, to prevent the Skitty from using status moves and then rush in with Scratch.

[Savo]

Cyril Desrosiers

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Important Information

Location
Pureplain City => Route 1

Interacting With
Aster, Cation, Mimi, Velvet, Chloe(@PlatinumSkink)

Current Team
Aster - Budew - Lvl 8 - Happy Little Fwees
Mimi - Happiny - Lvl 7 - In My Restless Pi's
Velvet - Buneary - Lvl 7 - Sassy lil' Princess
Cation - Shinx - Lvl 6 - Ignorance is Bliss

Inventory
900 P

x1 Everstone
x2 Potion
x6 Pokéballs
x1 Pokédex
x2 Escape Rope
x20 Regular Stones
x1 Repel
x1 Antidote
x1 Paralyze Heal
x1 Extra Large Bento Box (Empty)
x1 Extra Large Bento Box (Filled)(Two flavor items for Cyril and the Team; doesn't really impact much)

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"Excellent work everyone," Cyril exclaimed, positively beaming as he crouched down and held a hand out, winking at his team. While it was plenty easy to bash most of the Pokémon on this route due to their relatively low level, he did have to coordinate with them all to minimize the damage, as well as speed up the battles.

Regardless, the team trilled and vibrated with excitement, even Velvet was in on this despite trying to maintain a relatively cool appearance. Instinctively, they all gave him a high-five in their own unique way (well, as unique as you could get). Aster hopped up and clasped his buds around Cyril's hand for a bit, with Mimi followed up by jumping and giving a quick high five before giggling with a blush. Velvet responded by giving his hand a light tap with one of her ears, and Cation mewled while pressing both his paws against it with a humongous smile on his face.

"So, how about a quick break before we check out the rest of the area, and maaaaaaaaybe head into those woods over there?" Velvet didn't dignify that with a response like the rest of the gang, at least yet as she bounced onto his shoulder "Bun," before hopping again, "bun," and doing a twirl in mid-air and landing on his shoulder.

She nearly toppled over after attempting that, though Cyril was able to stabilize her landing as she began to recline into his hand before giving her a little pat to push her back onto her perch. "Hmph, bun, bun," Cyril merely rolled his eyes at her claim before giving her a little boop on the nose, "Sure, sure, I believe you, hee~."

Velvet blushed a little, though she did have to clamp an ear over Cyril's neck as he deftly lunged to grab the little Shinx, who was about ready to make a mad dash over to the forest in the distance. "Easy there Cation! Gotta move as quickly as the slowest person in the group, especially since we are takin' a short break right now, a'ight," the professor-to-be reigned the little cat in, who quickly brought their shaking legs to a stop before looking up at Cyril and beaming with a small mewl.

Setting the energized kitty down, Cyril did a couple of stretches before a familiar, yet oh so lovely voice called out to him. The man cleared his throat, put on his best award winning smile, before pivoting around... only to have a Growlithe shoved directly into his face. While he was adorable, this did make him flinch just a tad bit back from having the Pokémon directly in his face; pretty sure they touched noses in the process.

"He's not just adorable," Cyril murmured with and impish smirk, chuckling as he backed off from the Growlithe's face, who didn't seem too comfortable being shoved in some random guys face. Velvet was somewhat in the same boat, despite not being the receiver, and promptly hopped down from her perch and joined the trio, waiting for this to end.

"He's absolutely, positively, preciously adorable," he asserted, puffing his own chest out before leaning in, not too close and slowly raising a hand to briefly giving a brisk wave to the Growlithe.

"I'm Cyril by the by, and there's no need to be worried lil' buddy, you're in good hands," there was a sudden whiplash in how he was acting, going from bombastic once more to acting much more collected and level-headed as he reassured the Growlithe before moving his hands back to his hip, before he noticed something very obviously off about her.

Before he got the chance to commentate on it, she was already at his newest partners, gushing at the sight and being absolutely awestruck. While she was busy interacting with them, Cyril moved by Chloe's shoulder, eyeing the Pidgey, "Enjoying your perch lil' guy~? I'm Cyril."

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All three Pokémon had brazenly different reactions to the sudden appearance of this lady, let alone her Pokémon. "Hapi?!" Mimi's reaction was to quiver a bit before scurrying behind Cyril and peaking out, taking shallow breaths as she peered from behind his leg. "It's OK, she won't bite," Cyril murmured as he spun around and quickly scooped up Mimi and turned back to face them, now cradling the Happiny in his arms.

"Sorry, she's a bit nervous 'round unfamiliar people; she'll warm up to you, give it some time." Well, she seemed a bit calmer now, though a little bit nervous as she stared up at the Pidgey and began fidgeting around in Cyril's arms before gulping and giving a bashful, tiny wave to the bird, "H-h-hapi..."

"Buneee..." Velvet reacted with feigned indifference as she 'ignored' the blonde girl and began to strut towards the Sentret. What followed probably surprised Chloe as Velvet reacted by pivoting around and swiftly walking right up to her and deftly shaking Chloe's hands with her ears before turning back and walking towards her first Pokémon and began sizing her up, "Buneary."

"Shiiiiiiiiiinx!" Cation was relatively more straight forward as he curiously stared at the girl, almost acting as awestruck as her as he inched towards her hand, giving it a sniff before rearing his whole body up and slapping his paws onto her hand, "Shiiiiii!" Despite this being the first time they met, Cation acted like they were old friends, before his attention was caught by these multiple Pokémon.

"Shinx?" His eyes lit up as he swiftly swapped targets, going from prancing towards and around the Growlithe and waggling his tail, to looking over and sniffing the Sentret Velvet was interacting with, before finally finding himself by the Rattata. "Shiiiiiinx!" Looks like someone wants to play.

"Fwee?" Despite being familiar with Chloe and her Sentret, the new faces caused Aster to shift around and shyly look away. He was going to go comfort Mimi, until Cyril did that himself, but he did take his partner's attitude into account. Open, courteous, yet still filled with mirth. Aster decided he would give a shot, gulping as he whipped his head around, his bud jiggling around as he trudged towards the Growlithe. "B-budee? Fwee, budee." Guess introductions were to be in order.

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Beyond introductions it seemed as though everyone was getting along, at least from Cyril's perspective. Most of his partners were pretty cordial, if not overly playful or just a little wary of Chloe's own partners. Nevertheless, the new duds did catch his attention and he had been meaning to bring it up a couple of minutes ago. Hmm...

Raising his eyebrow, he tilted his head as he leaned to the side, peering to see if all her articles of clothing were like that. Looking at her back, the jacket was still orange, with a small design on the back, evocative of some stripes; bringing it back up front, he took note of the pure black t-shirt she had donned. There were a bunch of other obvious things as well, but he did snoop around, scrutinizing and analyzing the lass.

"Hmm, something seems a bit different 'bout you Chloe," he murmured to himself as he continued appraising her, reveling in his own false ignorance as the Happiny looked up, confounded by the young mans insistence on looking at Chloe so much. "Happiny?" She raised her head up to glance at her, before taking a sidelong glance at Cation; she ended up having a stare that just said "of course."

"Aha, I got it," Cyril snapped his fingers, exclaiming as he glanced up at her pretty face, "you got your hair done, didn't you!" Of course!... not. He could only giggle, waiting to see her reaction before continuing, "Juuuuus' kidding~; you're rockin' those new clothes! Looking pretty good, sort of like your new friend down there."

She probably stored her main clothes somewhere away, like in her purse. Man, bags sure have changed over the years; couldn't carry too many items on him in the past, now suddenly he could whip out an exact copy of what he was wearing, as well as ten different types of clothes! Well, that was an over exaggeration; it was more like nine, but still.

His gut couldn't help but feel she had a pair of rocking new clothes for specific Pokémon she wanted to catch and couldn't help but feel curious about what this fashionista might bring out next.

Speaking of Chloe.

"Hey Chloe, while I was actually planning on heading to Highhill, I thought I might do a little more exploring and training in that forest over there before that," Cyril snapped his fingers and pointed to the lightly dense forest in the distance.

"Y'wanna join me on this excursion? It probably won't take too long, pluuuuus you might be able to find more adorable Pokémon to join you~," as Cyril invited her to join him, he glanced over to see how the other four were holding up before holding his own hand up, gesturing to the forest.

Join Cyril

"Then come on, the day isn't gonna last forever, and we still got clothes to checkout at Highhill~! What are we waiting for, lets go!"

Politely Decline

"Tsk, that's a shame, but I understand~... saaaaay, if you're still checking out Highhills fashion when I make it over there, how 'bout I join you?"

Regardless of her response, Cyril would either say his temporary good byes or begin dashing over to the forest while keeping a steady pace as to not let Chloe be left behind. Once they or he arrived, Cyril would probably start training while Chloe did her own thing, with the former keeping close to her should she accompany him.

[Eklispe]

Dawkin Trustram

_{@PlatinumSkink}

Did Krysty's team smash that entire warehouse? Holy Miltank. It seemed Kristy had gotten the upper hand but just as she was bringing the battle to a close her two victims managed to Abra away. Kristy gave him a brief explanation before heading back to the gym, leaving Dawkin to ponder the events. At least the culprits had been identified, it Team Amethyst's work again. As though prompted by this thought, Dawkin saw a familiar face flash through the crowd of miners. Cigarette guy! Dawkin immediately began walking after him without a plan in mind only to see him dip into a rather innocuous building.

Kristy was already headed back to the gym. Should he try to get her to help? Or perhaps some other authority? Last time his escape from this group had been a bit of a hairy affair and there was no guarantee he could get in and out of, what Dawkin was convinced was a secret hideout, unscathed. Screw it, no guts no glory. Dawkin approached the building, somewhat more furtively than cigarette guy, and stepped in. He would try to keep things on the down low. If Dawkin got discovered... Well he did have that Pichu, perhaps he could spin that as his ticket in. Or just run like hell.

Actions: Follow Cigarette guy and enter the very secret base, getting close enough to hear the voices better while trying to be stealthy.

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Inventory

Items:
x3 Pokeball
x2 Super-Potions
x1 Escape rope
x2 Repels
x1 Awakening
x1 Paralyze Heal
x1 Antidote
x1 Moon Stone
x1 Zygarde Cube x1 cell

Contact info for Dunstan, Amelia

Pokédollars: 8009p.

Pokémon

Aron

100%

Atlas
Gender: Male
Type: Steel/Rock

Species: Aron
Level: 16
Personality: A stubborn and sometimes disagreeable little fellow, he likes eating. A lot. He's smarter than he looks and can be quite devious in order to get what he wants.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Fill in as we go. Probably
Moves: Tackle, Harden, Mudslap, Headbutt, Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Protect
Ability: Sturdy. Allows the Pokemon to survive an attack that would otherwise knock it out.
Held Item:

Wooper

100%

Gender: Female
Type: Water/Ground
Personality:
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:
Level: 16
Moves: Water Gun, Tail Whip, Mud Sport, Mud Shot, Slam
Ability: Water Absorb, will regain health upon being hit with a water-type move.
Held Item: None.

Pichu

100%

Gender: Male
Type: Electric
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 13
Moves: Thundershock, Charm, Tail Whip, Sweet Kiss, Nasty Plot
Ability: Static, may paralyze other Pokémon on contact.
Held Item: Dragon Scale.

Tyrunt

Tyrunt

100%

Gender: ♂
Type: Rock/Dragon
Personality: Affectionate, likes to nibble on things, and gets distracted easily
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: To be discovered
Level: 15
Moves: Tail Whip, Tackle, Roar, Stomp, Stealth Rock
Ability: Strong Jaw. Increases the power of biting-based moves.
Held Item: None.

Cacena

100%

Gender: ♀
Type: Grass
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 16
Moves: Poison Sting, Leer, Absorb, Growth, Leech Seed, Sand Attack, Needle Arm
Ability: Water Absorb. Contact with water restores health, including water from any Water-type moves.
Held Item: None.

Feebas

100%

Gender: ♂
Type: Water
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 10
Moves: Splash, Dive
Ability: Adaptability. Powers up moves of same type as the Pokémon.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Rune_Alchemist

‘A battle? Not against someone who knew you’re with us, I hope?’ the lass asked with a frown as she put on her own mask, which was just the face of a Tympole plastered over the lower part of her face. ‘Ah, nevermind! Let’s go!’

So they ran through the base, and… yeah, some Pokémon battling had definitely happened here. A couple other random individuals were scurrying and escaping, and also pointing the way for the group Claire was now running with. There were damages after huge things had impacted the walls and torn up furniture, and the base itself seemed in a general state of evacuation, there were a couple Abras in the “teleport room” that were sending the refugees who knows where. Still, they entered the Research room, and…

There were busted up science machines all over, shattered glass and expensive-looking machines that had been torn apart. Scientist-looking guys were currently in a state of fleeing. There were a couple of ancient Pokémon just hanging out on the side…

Ancient Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #345 – Lileep, the Sea Lily Pokémon. It attached itself to rocks at the bottom of the seafloor using powerful suckers and disguised itself as seaweed until it caught prey swimming close with its tentacles shaped like flower-petals, devouring said prey whole. It went extinct over 100 million years ago, exists today only due to reanimation through fossils.

Pokédex Entry #408 – Cranidos, the Head Butt Pokémon. A primeval Pokémon, it lived in jungles 100 million years ago, alive today only through reanimation from fossils. Its skull is extremely hard, used for headbutting prey and enemies. It’s known to headbutt trees to snap and fell them for no apparent purpose. It noticeably lacks intelligence.

Pokédex Entry #696 – Tyrunt, the Royal Heir Pokémon. A Pokémon that was restored from a fossil, it originally lived 100 million years ago. It is largely known to be spoiled and selfish, if it doesn’t get what it wants it throws a temper tantrum. Such tantrums are highly dangerous as their jaws are strong enough to chew up an automobile.

There was an open door to a smaller room ahead. The lights within were out, yet all the scientists were looking in that direction with fear as they ran, and the group Claire had arrived with stopped short, holding their Pokéballs as they glared at the entrance. And there… There were calm steps of dark shape walking towards them from the other side of the doorway.

‘Sh-she’s coming…! The scourge of our lab is coming…!’ one of the scientists called as he immediately turned and fled, like this entity was somehow horrifying. The individuals by Claire also tensed up. Finally, out of the shadows came a girl, with blue hair and a thin outfit, holding a piece of paper. … Claire might recognize this person. Their interactions had been minimal, but she might recognize this person anyway.

‘“In ancient times, the Pokémon were worshipping and regularly interacting with the Legendary Pokémon that were their caretakers”,’ the girl read from the paper in her hand. ‘“Cells from their interactions may as such have been trapped in the fossils, and trace amounts may have been resurrected along with the Ancient Pokémon. We therefore research any cells on the Ancient Pokémon, to find these trace amount of legendary cells, using which we hope to track down the legendary Pokémon themselves”… what nonsense is this?’ Cathia asked, folding and then putting the page down into her bag before returning it to her back.

‘None of your business!’ the Lass that had led the group Claire was with shouted back. ‘Also, your luck just ran out! Unlike the rabble you’ve been facing so far, we’re a team gathered to defeat you! Say your prayers!’ the girl said, as she pulled a Pokéball, and so did the other three companions. Claire could potentially take a clue, but Ralia was already out, so.

‘… I’m sorry, but I cannot lose until I face my sister,’ Cathia said, shaking her head. ‘… and besides that…’ She then looked up, an unmistakable show of anger in her eyes. ‘I will never let the likes of you go without tearing you apart, Team Amethyst…!’

sooo

Pokémon Trainer Cathia would like to battle!

Cathia held out both her hands, and with four Pokéballs caught between eight fingers, there was a considerable recoil from one of the remaining scientists.

‘W-watch out! Her twin-tails are coming…!’

There may have been some doubt as to what he was referring to… when Cathia threw the Pokéballs into the floor. Instantly, the room became exceedingly smaller as two giant snakes took form, curling across the room, destroying machines and glaring at the challengers…

Pokédex Entry #208 – Steelix, the Iron Snake Pokémon. An Onix that digs deep finds itself compressed, tempered by high pressure and heat, and its composition changes to become exceptionally hard. Its composition becomes iron-like as it also eats iron-filled soil. It’s known to dig towards the planet’s core, growing harder as it goes…

Pokédex Entry #130 – Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokémon. A being of extreme aggression, they are drawn to places of conflict. When wars are fought, Gyarados are drawn to the surface, where they rampage for months and tear down villages and forests alike. Some claim the fear of the wrath of Gyarados is responsible for much of the peacefulness of our world’s history.

Along with those, a Pokémon with a flower floated up above Cathia’s head and a blue creature rolled to stand ready at her side, behind the giant snakes.

Pokédex Entry #670 – Floette, the Single Bloom Pokémon. It is attracted to fields of flowers and cares for them, ensuring they do not wilt. When flowers finally bloom, they appear with an elegant dance, much to the joy of a would-be gardener. In battle, it draws out the power of flowers with fairy-magic and uses it to attack.

Pokédex Entry #184 – Azumarill, the Aqua Rabbit Pokémon. It spends all day in water and rivers. It has magnificent ears, serving as long-range sensors hearing through water and air, making a map in its head. A kind-hearted Pokémon, it’s known to blow bubbles of fresh air to envelop those who are drowning so they may breathe until they’ve reached the surface.

The lass shuddered a bit seeing the sheer power of Cathia’s team, but regardless raised her Pokéball.

‘Come on! We outnumber her! Let’s crush her!’ she called, and numerous Pokéballs flew through the air.

Disguised Team Amethyst Grunts would like to battle!

Eight Pokéballs hit the floor. From the “tamer”’s balls, came a large bull and a fiery horse. From the “lass”’s ball came an electric squirrel and a black freezing thing. From the “scientist”’s ball came a bug with a rock on its back and a purple aquatic mammal. From the “rich boy”’s ball came a sentient sword and a rocky automaton.

A bunch of Pokédex Entries

Pokédex Entry #128 – Tauros, the Wild Bull Pokémon. Famous for their violent nature, Tauros are known to rampage endlessly. When charging, it whips itself with its three tails to fuel its anger. They fight among one another constantly by locking horns. The leader of the herd will have battle-scarred horns, that it’s very proud of.

Pokédex Entry #77 – Ponyta, the Fire Horse Pokémon. After birth it can barely stand, but chasing after its parent day after day makes it stronger and stronger. Their hooves are allegedly harder than diamond, and they’re known to jump unfathomable heights. Its fiery mane grows shortly after birth, giving it an impressive appearance.

Pokédex Entry #417 – Pachirisu, the EleSquirrel Pokémon. It makes electricity with pouches in its cheeks and shoots charges from its tail. It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity, and stores them with berries in tree holes. A pair may be seen rubbing their cheek pouches together in an effort to share stored electricity.

Pokédex Entry #361 – Snorunt, the Snow Hat Pokémon. They're found in snow-regions in groups of five. In warmer seasons, they tend to sleep deep in caverns. They can survive on only eating snow and ice. According to old folklore, a house visited or inhabited by a Snorunt is sure to prosper.

Pokédex Entry #557 – Dwebble, the Rock Inn Pokémon. It finds a rock of suitable size. It melts a hole in said rock using a liquid secreted from its mouth, then crawls in and lives in it. A rock-less Dwebble is known to be aggressive until a replacement is found, so be careful should the rock break.

Pokédex Entry #79 – Slowpoke, the Dopey Pokémon. Extremely slow and sluggish, it doesn’t feel pain until 5 seconds after the blow. It fishes by dipping its tail in water and then doing nothing all day waiting for something to bite. To assist, a Slowpoke’s tail is flavorful, and can break off with no pain and grows back after a while.

Pokédex Entry #679 – Honedge, the Sword Pokémon. They are ancient swords possessed by departed spirits, floating by mystical power. Should someone grab the hilt, its blue sash ties itself around the arm to hold it in place as the sword drains the energy of the one foolish enough to grab the hilt of a possessed sword.

Pokédex Entry #622 – Golett, the Automaton Pokémon. These Pokémon were created by ancient scientists and move using an unknown energy which it burns within itself. The source of this energy is unknown, and they’ve each been active for thousands of years. Constructed out of clay, it was meant to protect the civilization that constructed it.

… And so, they moved to clash, Ponyta, Dwebble and Slowpoke having determined Steelix as their target, Tauros, Pachirisu and Honedge floating to combat Gyarados, while Cathia’s Floette and Azumarill stood facing Snorunt and Golett. Cathia looked confident in her victory. Indeed, despite the sheer number of Pokémon facing her Cathia’s opponents weren’t anywhere near able to contend with the Pokémon Cathia had called forth…! She’d done some serious training!

What would Claire do here?

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@Gardevoiran@Typical

‘Um, land makes sense, doesn’t it?’ Vivia asked, looking to Skylar after his question. ‘Stillwood is just a stroll down Route 5, shouldn’t be too complicated. We might see some new Pokémon, too.’

‘… Hm. Very well. Trading numbers does sound sensible,’ Oaken says, if he hasn’t already with Eryn and I’m forgetting it. ‘I’m going to Route 6, because there’s a Pokémon there I want. Then I’ll wait for Rodger, who is in Stillwood Village until he gets defeats Archie, after which he’ll drive after me. Crossing Route 6 should be a lot less of a bother with his bike,’ Oaken figures, but that aside.

Anyways. Eventually, perhaps, they’d use the Abra…

If they do

With a quick flash of light, they suddenly found themselves at a new location. That is to say, back at the entrance of the Drain, with a-

‘Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag!’ Quagsire announced, the blue goofy face smiling so brightly at them.

‘Oh, you’re back!’ Wilhelm told, looking excited. ‘I’ve picked up all these strange rocks to study! I have no idea what kinds of breakthroughs I’m going to make, but this is really interesting! And this writing, too! I need to compare it to the records and see if I can find any matches in our history books…!’ Yeah, that’s an excited Ruin Maniac. Elsewhere, a Swimmer was trying to sleep on her Tentacruel, who in turn was resting in the water…

‘… … … Ah, is it time to return?’ Lin asked, yawning a bit as she looked up after Wilhelm’s sudden sporadic talking. ‘… And hello, Eryn. … So, where did your twin go?’ Lin asked with a little smirk. ‘Eh, no matter. Shall we?’ she asked, sitting up and reaching her limbs out to wake herself up, Cutiecruel reaching out to stretch tentacle limbs in a similar gesture.

This is when Oaken takes out a Pokéball and calls out Staryu, the Pokémon he used to traverse the waterways.

Pokédex Entry #120 – Staryu, the Star Shape Pokémon. It appears in large numbers by seashores. If any of its limbs is cut, it can regenerate instantly as long as the core is intact. At night, they gather at the surface with their cores flashing red, creating the illusion of red stars blinking across the water’s surface. They say this blinking is an attempt to communicate with the stars.

Now, if they’d like to just head off to Flooded Lakewatch…

Flooded Lakewatch

Flooded Lakewatch

Beneath Lakewatch Town lies a completely different world, one which was clearly constructed to stay. Monuments and pillars showing off the architectural skill of worlds past lie spread around the rocky buildings that to this day serve as the foundation of modern day Lakewatch Town. Countless little buildings stacked on top of one another with little openings for doors, their layout seemingly random creating what could best be described as an underwater labyrinth of buildings that cannot quite be described as ruins, on account that they are far too intact to be described by that moniker. Across the underwater floor countless little forgotten trinkets lie scattered, and in the middle of it all stands a mighty temple of some form… who even knows what it really is?

Suggestions to actions

1. Search the area. Maybe find a Pokémon that isn’t immediately obvious, look for items or inspect the place for interesting things?
2. Train Pokémon. Just be aware that most things here can probably eat you alive.
3. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
4. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
5. Area Specific: Go Deeper. There’s something calling in the depths of Flooded Lakewatch. Do you want to brave the depths and see what it might be?

Connected areas:
Lakewatch Town. Above you.

Flooded Lakewatch, known Pokémon

Common:
#60 Poliwag
#61 Poliwhirl

Uncommon:
#186 Politoed
#340 Whiscash
#537 Seismitoad

Rare:
#656 Froakie

Or maybe they’d like to head all the way back to Lakewatch already.

Lakewatch Town

Lakewatch Town

As one looks upon Lakewatch, it is clear it was once built by the side of the water. Yet, over time, Dragon Lake has actually increased in volume, the water-level rising and swallowing the town. Then the natural conclusion would be to move the town back, follow the water-level, and rebuild at the new shore, right? That, does not appear to have been the thought that went through the minds of the designers of this Town, which is essentially placed out in the water on top of older buildings, the streets of the town flooded in water and to get around one has to make use of their many canoes or get on the back of a Pokémon.

The town of Lakewatch rises fairly high for its size, and vegetation grows pretty freely around the buildings. Most buildings and streets have white floating cobblestone to walk on either side of the streets, with a river of water flowing in the middle. People here are highly accustomed to this, and the streets are constantly bustling with people heading back and forth, as well as people actually gliding down from the higher buildings from the roofs above using strange little paragliders. It appears people live in the higher floors, while business takes place on ground/water-level. There are canoes basically everywhere that anyone’s free to borrow, townspeople commonly jumping down on a canoe, using the force of the jump to drift it to the other side and then simply jump off.

Now, anyone could hear from the name that Lakewatch Town is the town that basically rules the Dragon Lake. The Lakewatchers are a group of people that regularly patrol the waters, and become friends with the dragons that live there. Tours by the Lakewatchers are the primary tourist attraction of the place, along with the fish that is procured from the same lake, and guides are trained to show the way in any surrounding areas. Their boats are also those who trade with the western side through Highhill, keeping the place alive and busy. Plus, there’s always the rumors of treasure or otherwise hiding deep in Flooded Lakewatch, and Descent Tower looms in the middle of town for those hoping to explore… but who really knows? It’s a nice and different place, definitely.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s plenty of water here. Could be any number of Water Pokémon in the different rivers through town.
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. ???
6.4. Lakewatcher Base. From where Lakewatchers embark to patrol Dragon Lake.
6.5. Lakewatch Docks. For getting tours of Dragon Lake, just taking a ferry or fishing!
6.6. Explorer’s Guide Service. With all these strange places around, Lakewatch offers guides to the surrounding areas!
6.7. Descent Tower. A tower in the middle of town, with stairs down to Flooded Lakewatch. Come prepared for the underwater.
6.8. Back Alleys. … What? Lakewatch has a darker section? What are you talking about?

Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.

Known Pokémon

In Town
Common:
#194 Wooper
#195 Quagsire

Waters outside
Common:
#60 Poliwag

Uncommon:
#318 Carvanha
#535 Tympole

Rare:

Regardless. What will Skylar and Eryn do?

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@hatakekuro

Basil called back Cecil and sent out Lupin, who the very first thing that happened to him was that he took a big Tackle because of the negative consequences of switching Pokémon as Skitty was charging at Cecil’s previous position. Faced with another adversary, Lena tried to make Skitty Sing this one too! … But got Taunted before it could happen!

‘Ah, no, Taunt! Skitty, no!’ Lena called, but Skitty already launched into another Tackle! _{Because Taunt is overpowered in this setting, I am going to let opponents use an offensive move instead of standing around doing nothing}

Still, Lupin was far faster than Skitty and the cat-Pokémon was already damaged by the encounter with Cecil. Eventually, Lupin’s scratches brought the opponent’s Pokémon down, with enough scratches.

Basil was victorious! Basil got 434 P for winning!

‘Oooouuugh! … Well, at least I didn’t make Skitty accidentally put me to sleep, this time…!’ Which had happened due to the tight nature of the drain and due to her opponent having got behind Skitty…

Then onto the princess’s Pokémon! … After having waken up Cecil!

To be frank, the mercenary was far more of a threat. Incinerate did some damage, and then Pidgey tackled and did some damage… Cecil’s going to win with just Incinerate, mostly because Pidgey’s level 3. A similar story happened against Buneary, Taunt making it so the bunny had to run forth and try to Pound at once, after which Lupin could once again just use his speed to scratch and run as previously. Yes, these low-level battles are going to go like this a lot.

Basil was victorious! Basil got 12 P for winning!
Cecil grew to level 8!
Lupin grew to level 7!

‘Aaaaah! I couldn’t repel him!’ the little girl cried as she went and ran behind her “king”, who was crossing his arms looking judgingly at Basil.

‘Hmpf! It seems the bard was hiding weapons under his cloak, and is really capable with them! Is he perhaps secretly an assassin?’ the king theorized, making some of his subjects and the princess cower a bit in fear, looking at Basil. ‘It would appear that I have no choice. I must release the horrible beast that once plagued these lands…’

‘N-no, not the monster!’ the princess called, positively shaking in fear.

‘Whelp, guess I’m out of here before it gets ugly!’ the mercenary said, winking to Basil a bit before lifting herself out of the drain.

‘A-are you sure this is wise, my lord?’ Donald asked, his childish little voice matching terribly with the seriousness he was trying to convey.

‘I understand your fears! But I fear we have no choice. Stand behind me! For I, alone, wield the power that can control the beast…’ the king said, lifting his Pokéball towards Basil as his subjects gathered behind him. ‘Are you ready, bard, to face the greatest monster of this kingdom!?’

youngster King Lewis would like to battle!

‘I call upon the might of the unspeakable horror!’ the king announced, and then threw the Pokéball in front of him…! ‘Go get him, T!’

And with that, a creature of countless tentacles took form in front of Basil…!

Lewis’ Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #114 – Tangela, the Vine Pokémon. It is constantly wrapped in countless constantly jiggling blue vines that never stop growing. The vines cloak its unknown contents, and are known to entangle anything that comes close. The vines easily detach if grabbed and grow back within a day.

Indeed, as the Pokédex said, the different vines cloaking around its body are all constantly moving, jiggling around as it blinks forward.

Lewis is going to start with Ingrain, to heal, and then follow a pattern of first trying to Sleep Powder and then Vine Whipping. However, at any attempt to attack Tangela in close combat, Tangela is going to attempt to constrict the opponent, using a lot of tentacles to hold the opponent in place as it next starts producing Sleep Powder!

Basil’s strategy?

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@Savo

Pidgey looked a bit curiously at Cyril asking enjoying his perch, and gave a little bird-sound in reply that could have meant absolutely anything.

‘Riight!?’ Chloe called happily about Growlithe being a whole lot of adorable. ‘Yes! Please do warm up to me so I can shower you with love, cuddles and happiness~!’ she then said about shy little Mimi, but then there was Velvet, which Chloe looked curiously at… and then got her hand shaken. ‘Ooh, what a cute little attitude~!’ Chloe grinned about Velvet. Then she was all squees of happiness and pats on Cation because happy Shinx! The Cation moved on, Growlithe looking a bunch at him moving about, Sentret looking a bit cautiously at the Shinx, too, and then he got to Rattata. The rat needed a moment to get it, but then jumped up to paw happily on Cation, and then they could play for a bit, because the Rattata was a most energetic playmate, heh.

‘Growl? Growlithe!’ Growlithe called when Aster introduced herself, causing the dog to lower its head and look curiously at her, waving its tail a bit and sniffed at her. Most Chloe’s Pokémon would warm up to them soon enough and get friendly enough.

‘Yes! I got new clothes, as a good-luck charm to catch a Growlithe! Don’t they look adorable?’ Chloe said, leaving out what the clothes must have cost.

Anyways. After all that. Cyril suggested they head over to the forest, and Chloe immediately looked even brighter than usual.

‘Oooh, yes! There’s bound to be a bunch of adorable Pokémon in the forest! We’ve just GOT to go check it out! Let’s go!’ Chloe said, skipping up on her feet and was then already on her way, her four Pokémon looking surprised for a bit before all four of them started skipping / running / flying after her, the Pokémon forced to keep up with their over-excited trainer. As Cyril dashed too, it probably meant they reached the forest pretty quickly!

Welcome To

Southern Silent Forest

The awaiting forest that greeted those who entered it was one of utter calm. The Silent Forest is a peaceful place where little in the way of violence or turmoil, giving credence to the name which it is now known by. Pokémon and people at peace with nature often walk among these trees, little noise other than the occasional sound of a Pokémon making their way or playing in the grass. In comparison to the other kinds of forests that one might find in Isson, this is without a doubt the least dangerous and absolutely least exciting one. Still, it is a boon to those of the calm Pureplain City who simply wants somewhere with fresh air to wander every once in a while.

Being off the map, few youngsters walk here, making it somewhat of a place for the somewhat older to make their home in. Still, the forest belongs to another kind of creature entirely. Because no matter where you look, there’s one out of two species of Pokémon all over. Those being innumerable Petilil playing about…

Pokédex Entry #548 – Petilil, the Bulb Pokémon. They prefer to live areas with moist, nutrient-rich soil. They’ve been known to be used by humans to find areas suitable for planting plants. The leaves on their heads come right back when plucked off, and while extremely bitter, they’re known to refresh a tired body.

… And Cottonees floating about.

Pokédex Entry #546 – Cottonee, the Cotton Puff Pokémon. They’re extremely light and mostly go where the wind guide them. They’re known to feel more at ease in a group, so they stick together with others of its kind and resemble clouds floating about. If attacked, they shoot cotton at their attacker to distract them.

However, Cyril immediately started training, so let’s see. After running around a bit fighting Pokémon to train, he realized it’s pretty important to be wary of when Southern Silent Forest stops being silent; because with all likelihood it’s a Jigglypuff or a Skitty singing and inducing sleep! Or, sometimes you start falling asleep anyway, because there may be a higher-leveled Glameow using Hypnosis with its tail! Perhaps Silent Forest is also the Silent Forest because people who tread it tend to end up asleep!?

Pokédex Entry #39 – Jigglypuff, the Balloon Pokémon. Looking into its eyes causes it to sing a lullaby which, due to its unique vocal cords, are able to find the exact frequency at which the opponent cannot help but fall asleep. This is its defensive mechanism, and will sing to the point it cannot breathe against an enemy that won’t fall asleep.



Pokédex Entry #300 – Skitty, the Kitten Pokémon. It lives in holes in trees of forests. It easily becomes fascinated with things and chase them, and it commonly seen chasing its own tail. While popular due to perceived cuteness, it is very difficult to earn a Skitty’s trust and friendship.

Pokédex Entry #431 – Glameow, the Catty Pokémon. It claws when displeased and purrs when affectionate. It can switch between the two very swiftly, this fickleness is very popular among some. When happy its tail makes beautiful movements, like a dancing ribbon. Its glare can put foes into a hypnotic state.

It’s a little harder to train here because some Pokémon are higher level, but otherwise training should go well.

Aster grew to level 9!
Mimi grew to level 8!
Velvet grew to level 8!
Cation grew to level 8!

What will Cyril do now?

Oh, and Chloe made a noise and vanished into the forest somewhere while Cyril was training. He can find her again if he wants to.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
4. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
5. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
6. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
7. Area Specific: Wander. This place… it’s so relaxing. Wouldn’t it be so nice to just… wander away… without thinking about it?

Connected areas:
Route 1. To the south.
Route 3. If you head north-east for a while.
Silent Shrine. Go north, you should be able to find the road there.

Southern Silent Forest, known Pokémon

Common:
#546 Cottonee
#548 Petilil

Uncommon:
#39 Jigglypuff
#300 Skitty
#431 Glameow

Rare:
#357 Tropius

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@Eklispe

Dawkin made his way inside the building and placed his ear where it counted, listening in on the conversation.

‘... in ruins,’ he could hear the guy say. ‘They appeared to believe it was our base in Raremine, now deserted.’

‘Excellent,’ said a mature, female voice, unknown as to its origin but by the tone one that was used to having its commands followed. ‘We’re currently suffering what appears to be a small one-trainer invasion at our actual base, but it’s of no matter. We already possess that which we came here to obtain. Allan, Mia,’ the voice told their names.

‘Yes, ma’am!’ Mia’s voice came immediately, the girl also present inside the room.

‘Deliver this to Bigfjord City. I’m going down there to destroy our little interloper. … I don’t need to make clear how important it is this reaches its destination unharmed, do I?’ the woman said, and there was the sound of something being handed over, and someone accepting the item.

‘Certainly not, ma’am,’ Allan says, in a serious enough tone.

‘Leave it to us! We’ll have it delivered safe and sound!’ Mia assured, somehow not sounding entirely convincing.

‘Good. Then be on your way at once. Avoid seeming suspicious, will you?’ the woman said, before what sounded like a hatch opening and the woman stepped down it, probably towards whatever base it was they had. As soon as she was out of earshot…

‘Ooooh, it’s our lucky break! Such an important mission entrusted to us…!’ Mia positively squeed in there.

‘Then let’s be on our way before we find a way to mess it up,’ Allan told, turning to start walking to the door.

‘Oh, have some faith! It’s just a delivery mission! What could we possibly do to mess up a delivery mission!?’ Mia ridiculous, following…

They’re heading for the door. Does Dawkin do anything?

There is a wall to hide behind a bit further in, curving left into another room, if so desired.

[Remram]

@PlatinumSkink

Inventory

Items: 1x Potion, 4 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg

Pokédollars: 2,808p.

Roster

Cecil

Pokémon Name: Cecil
Species: Darumaka
Gender: ♀
Type: Fire
Personality:A jolly, over confident creature that will sass the hell out of people and demands cuddles.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: It tries to mimic Basil drawing, but all that it makes are just scribbles and blobs. Also likes marmalade sandwiches.
Level: 8
Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate
Ability: Hustle
Held Item: None

Lupin

Pokémon Name: Lupin
Species: Sneasel
Gender: ♂
Type: Ice/Dark
Personality: An intelligent, sneaky, trouble making Pokemon that has way too much trouble keeping its mitts of other people's belongings. It is also a little cocky and likes to pick fights.
Level: 7
Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt
Ability: Pickpocket
Held Item: None

Jeez, these kids were really taking their roles a tad more seriously than he thought they would. Like really, an assassin? He was as intimidating as a Dunsparce and had the presence as one. Sure he defeated the first three trainers, but two of them were just kids so it's not like he should feel any ounce of pride over that. Not that he wasn't proud of his Pokemon, but uh, the only actual threat was just the girl with the Skitty though that "king" was making some pretty big claims about having the greatest monster in the kingdom.

Basil strummed a melodic tune with his mandolin. "May they sing tales of our battle." God dammit he needed to stop playing along.

From the kid's Pokeball came out a mass of living vines with two big eyes staring at his soul."Huh, what is that..." He pulled out his Pokedex and with its robotic, yet friendly voice it said,

"Pokédex Entry #114 – Tangela, the Vine Pokémon. It is constantly wrapped in countless constantly jiggling blue vines that never stop growing. The vines cloak its unknown contents, and are known to entangle anything that comes close. The vines easily detach if grabbed and grow back within a day."

So if its body comprised of vines did that mean that it was a grass type? If that was the case, the game plan was simple; throw Cecil in and spam the hell out of Incinerate from a distance. It did not look like it would be that fast and Sure, special attack wasn't Cecil's greatest stat, but it was still better to make use of the type advantage.

[Eklispe]

Dawkin Trustram

_{@PlatinumSkink}

A secret base in Raremine, an unknown intruder wrecking the base, and an important delivery. A goldmine of information that'd just uncovered, but what was he to do with it? Stop the delivery in its tracks! Dawkin released Pichu and Cacena and knelt down next to them, whispering, "Two trainers are going to come out of the door, Pichu Thunderwave them, Cacena use Sand Attack!" Pichu seemed eager to have the chance to zap someone, and Cacena more passively nodded and looked at the indicated doorway intently. His plan was to have the two Pokemon blind and paralyze the pair as they came out. After the two let their moves rip, Dawkin would move in their wake to take whatever this 'important package' was. Dawkin wanted to be fast in the event that Pichu's Thunderwave wasn't fully effective in paralyzing them, Cacena's Sand Attack should hopefully give him enough time to retrieve the package and flee. Of course if the pair did two out to be neutralized by Pichu, he might just stick around and see what else he could ruin! Dawkin might have felt bad for attacking two people with his Pokemon like this, but he simply he to remind himself that Team Amethyst had surely done the same to countless people, himself included!

Actions: Have Pichu and Cacena prepare to thunderwave/sandattack Allan and Mia when they leave the room, taking their package, and leaving if they're still active enough to resist or stay if they don't seem to be.

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Inventory

Items:
x3 Pokeball
x2 Super-Potions
x1 Escape rope
x2 Repels
x1 Awakening
x1 Paralyze Heal
x1 Antidote
x1 Moon Stone
x1 Zygarde Cube x1 cell

Contact info for Dunstan, Amelia

Pokédollars: 8009p.

Pokémon

Aron

100%

Atlas
Gender: Male
Type: Steel/Rock

Species: Aron
Level: 16
Personality: A stubborn and sometimes disagreeable little fellow, he likes eating. A lot. He's smarter than he looks and can be quite devious in order to get what he wants.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Fill in as we go. Probably
Moves: Tackle, Harden, Mudslap, Headbutt, Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Protect
Ability: Sturdy. Allows the Pokemon to survive an attack that would otherwise knock it out.
Held Item:

Wooper

100%

Gender: Female
Type: Water/Ground
Personality:
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:
Level: 16
Moves: Water Gun, Tail Whip, Mud Sport, Mud Shot, Slam
Ability: Water Absorb, will regain health upon being hit with a water-type move.
Held Item: None.

Pichu

100%

Gender: Male
Type: Electric
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 13
Moves: Thundershock, Charm, Tail Whip, Sweet Kiss, Nasty Plot
Ability: Static, may paralyze other Pokémon on contact.
Held Item: Dragon Scale.

Tyrunt

Tyrunt

100%

Gender: ♂
Type: Rock/Dragon
Personality: Affectionate, likes to nibble on things, and gets distracted easily
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: To be discovered
Level: 15
Moves: Tail Whip, Tackle, Roar, Stomp, Stealth Rock
Ability: Strong Jaw. Increases the power of biting-based moves.
Held Item: None.

Cacena

100%

Gender: ♀
Type: Grass
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 16
Moves: Poison Sting, Leer, Absorb, Growth, Leech Seed, Sand Attack, Needle Arm
Ability: Water Absorb. Contact with water restores health, including water from any Water-type moves.
Held Item: None.

Feebas

100%

Gender: ♂
Type: Water
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 10
Moves: Splash, Dive
Ability: Adaptability. Powers up moves of same type as the Pokémon.

[BlackMaiden]

Ryu looked at Fennekin before looking back at his opponent seeing the gift Ellyn got was a...Floating wad of cream.

He dug in his bag pulling out his pokedex, deciding that if anything it was good data to have at the least. He was surprised to see that it was a Fairy-Type pokemon but knew this might give him an advantage is it only knew moves of that type, since Fire was resistant to Fairy. But with their pokemon being such low level, it seemed unlikely that it would only know Fairy-type moves. Tackle or scratch were more likely.

"Alright here go, Finneikin! Dodge then use Ember!"He said as Fennekin nodded in agreement jumping out of the way at the last second before taking a deep breath and unleashing a cloud of hot embers at Milcery

[Gardevoiran]

@PlatinumSkink@Typical

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Inventory

+ Crystals of Emotion
+ Shrine Badge
+ 9020 Pokedollars
+ 7 Pokeballs
+ 1 Premier Ball
+ 5 Mysterious Herbs
+ 2 Super Potions
+ Wise Glasses (equipped to Seabreeze)
+ Draco Plate
+ Heat Wave Potion
+ TM86 U-Turn
+ Old Rod
+ Two collapsible umbrellas.
+ Relic Vase

Roster

Seabreeze the Wingull (♂)
Level 15
Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse
Keen Eye
Wise Glasses
Current Condition - Watching carefully!

Paradise the Tropius (♀)
Level 14
Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp
Solar Power
No Item
Current Condition - Back on her feet!

Jonathan / JoJo the Ralts (♂)
Level 14
Confusion, Growl, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant
Trace
No Item
Current Condition - Pearl Jam!

Mac the Torchic (♂)
Level 14
Scratch, Growl, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck
Blaze
No Item
Current Condition - Fired up!

Smiley the Murkrow (♂)
Level 14
Peck, Astonish, Pursuit, Haze
Prankster
No Item
Current Condition - Time to rough 'em up!

Celebrity the Jigglypuff (♀)
Level 14
Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice
Friend Guard
No Item
Current Condition - Healthy as ever!

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"Raremine's got a gym, huh?" Skylar said, completely forgetting that it did have that gym. "That actually sounds like a better place to go before Stillwood. Get it out of the way so we don't have to return. Mind if we do that instead, Vivia? We could get up top to the surface, go to Raremine, then it's a straight shot to Stillwood, Freecape, and Worrldedge from there without either of us going off the beaten path." Skylar suggested, stepping closer to the Abra. She could totally say no to the idea and Skylar would be absolutely fine with it. Regardless, Abra was Skylar and JoJo's way out of this part of Flooded Lakewatch, so he'd take it.

Then he was greeted by the dopey grin of a Quagsire. "Heheh. Nice." He looked over to Lin at the front of the cave, the same trainer that took him down if he remembered correctly, and he walked back over to her. For a moment, he stopped and looked down at JoJo in his arms.

"Rrall?"

"Did meeting Azelf help you figure out if you wanted to evolve into Gardevoir or Gallade?"

JoJo shook his head. Seems as if he didn't actually put thought into the choice yet.

"That's alright, we've still got quite a ways to go before then. We'll take our time." The boy rubbed his Pokemon's head as he stood by Lin, waiting for the others to get ready so they could all leave and continue their adventures through Isson.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Claire Blackwood~

@PlatinumSkink

Current Team

Ralia, Ralts
Level: 17
Status: 100%


Laurel, Larvitar
Level 14
Status: 100%


Lure, Combee
Level 16
Status: 100%


Zeal, Monferno
Level 17
Status: 100%
Held Item: Focus Band


Chikorita, Pip
Level 15
Status: 100%

Bronzor
Level 16
Status: 100%

Inventory

5,538P
Antidote x1
Great Ball x3
Super Potion x7
Tiny Mushroom x 1
Revive x2
10 Ultra Balls
Shiny Stone
Amulet Coin
Letter of Recommendation
Escape Rope
Mach Bike
Calcium

Important Items:
Castle Medal
Crystal of Knowledge
Coin Case - 970 Coins
Little Cup Ribbon

Badge Collection:
Challenge Badge - Redcoast Town, Hector. Minor League.

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Woah.

Hold up.

Team Amethyst?

Well, that was...good to know. So that's who these guys were. Claire didn't have long to consider the implications of this, however. Cathia had already loosed her pokemon on the others here. Steelix, Gyarados, Floette, and Azumarill. That was a pretty stacked lineup. Just how much training had she done? Jaques knew how to pick them at least.

In another other situation she'd straight up ask for a battle, but considering the situation she found herself in. Ngh, maybe she should have not went with these guys and looked around instead. Maybe there would be some useful info on these guys, still...

"Yare yare daze, she's got some strong ones eh." Snrk, she always wanted to use that line! She could have Ralia teleport herself out of here. Zeal or Pip might be able to take the Steelix, but Zeal would need to watch out for the Gyarados and Azumarill. If they could take out them, things would become mildly easier. But did she want to fight, though? She ground her teeth.

Welp.

Since when was she one to hesitate? If she could temporarily help these guys, she might get some neat info.

"Alright, Bronzor, Chikorita, Ralts! Lets get us some free EXP!" This was probably a terrible idea, but hey. Whatever worked.

"Raal!"

"Chiko!~"

"Brrrnz."

If she was gonna be using multiple pokemon, she might as well too, especially since she was playing the bad guy here. Just like fighting Hector.

"Ralts, Setup with Double team. Chikorita, weaken those two with growl. Bronzor, confuse ray on that Gyrados."

Ralia gave a friendly salute, before splitting off several clones and ready to focus on evading any attack sent her way. Chikorita hopped out into the front of the others, attempting to growl in a menacing manner and failing cutely. Bronzor spun in place, an odd beam of light snaking its way towards the water pokemon, intent on confusing it.

[Typical]

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Eryn Montero

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^{Flooded Lakewatch: The Drain || Day 5: Afternoon || @PlatinumSkink@Gardevoiran}

Eryn grinned. “Exactly! It’ll be a good place to test our strength and get stronger, and it’s on the way, too. The long way, but still.” She shrugged as she joined Skylar in stepping towards the Abra, eyes wide with delight as she watched the floating psychic-type closely. This was her first time teleporting, and she was both curious and excited, but she barely got a chance to react to the flash of light before it was over.

“Hey Quagsire! Nice to see you’re doing good too!” she said, grinning and waving excitedly back at the bipedal swimmer. Wilhelm’s smiling face kept her grin on her face as he rushed through his words, and she had half a mind to tell him to text her about his findings when she recognized the unknown third figure who’d no doubt come with Skylar and Vivia.

“L-Lin?” She hesitated, searching for some sort of excuse to give. Torchic pox? A terrible haircut? Some long-lost lover who’d called her home? None of those sounded right, and she sighed, giving the swimmer a sheepish smile. “You got me there,” she admitted as she rejoined Wilhelm and Quagsire, retrieving the trinkets. The knowing look Lin flashed her communicated her suspicions with a small but visible smirk, and Eryn could only offer a shrug back. Eri wasn’t here, and the gig was up anyway. She hadn’t meant to lie or mislead, but she’d done both to help keep Eri’s cover, and she’d do it again soon enough, no doubt. After all, she wasn’t about to go back on her word, and Eri needed to look like a trainer to get practice being a trainer.

Once they were back on the coast, Eryn reunited with her Pokemon with a big smile, calling out and picking up Tula so she could pull as many of her team as she could into a team hug. “I missed you guys,” she said as Dei gave a protesting “Char” from being mashed too close to Kylie, who looked more amused than anything despite her agreeable, singsong “Maw’s.”

While tucking away her new finds into her backpack, her eyes caught on something shiny in her bag, and she fished it out, jogging over to Skylar with a grin. “Here, take this,” she said, shoving the Dawn Stone at him. “I dunno whether you’re planning on a Gallade, but here’s something to help keep your options open. Consider this a helping hand from one quest buddy to another, and if you must know, I think Gallade’s pretty cool,” she said, winking at Jojo.

Turning to Vivia, she smiled. “Hopefully I’ll see you around then, and if I don’t, I’m only a call and some running away.”

The joke sounded better in her head, but she rolled with it, laughing. When she turned to Oaken, though, she paused. Earlier, she’d wanted to battle him, basically made up her mind to issue a challenge, but after everything in the cave, the thought gave her pause. Even if she hadn’t directly battled him, she’d still beat him by getting chosen by Azelf, and it seemed like bad manners to challenge him so soon after that. That said, she still wanted to see how she measured up against him, so she settled for a sort of middle ground—in her opinion, at least.

“So, you gonna wait in town then? I’m tired today, but what do you think about a Pokemon battle sometime tomorrow? Bright and early like the good trainers we are?” Her grin was genuine but it was also sharpened by an edge of competitiveness. Though she knew it was rather silly to consider someone so ahead of her a rival, she did. She could blame it on their first battle in front of Kalmia’s lab, or she could blame it on her competitive spirit, but either way that was the way she felt.

If Oaken Agrees

She nodded. “Right, text me where you wanna meet, and don’t you dare Torchic out on me,” she said, her grin curving into a challenging smirk.

Finally, the only people who were left were the people who’d brought her to the drain in the first place, and she turned to them with a grateful smile. “Thanks so much for taking us down, Quagsire. I couldn’t have asked for a kinder, or goofier, underwater guide,” she said, giggling. “And thanks, Wilhelm, for putting the idea in my head. Lemme know if you come up with any breakthroughs, but otherwise I’m just glad we both got something out of this!”

And with that, she bid the group goodbye, walking off, changing back into her normal clothes, and making for the Wet Caverns. “We’re gonna go find your parents, Peri! You excited? And please tell them good stuff about me. I’m too young to be a pancake!”

Peri’s grating laugh filled the air, and Eryn grinned, squeezing Tula with her Pokemon at her side. Today really was some sort of day.

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Actions

Actions:
Talked to basically everyone, (though did we ever get closure on those Mr. Mimes??) gave Skylar a Dawn Stone, and challenged Oaken to a battle the next morning. Now headed to the Wet Caverns to find Peri the Onix’s parents.

Pokemon

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Dei — Charmander Dei Charmander ◼ Level 15 ◼ ♂ ◼ Blaze ◼ 100% || Scratch || Growl, Smokescreen || Ember		Kylie — Mawile Kyllene | “Kylie” Mawile ◼ Level 16 ◼ ♀ ◼ Hyper Cutter ◼ 100% || Astonish, Bite || Taunt, Growl, Fake Tears, Sweet Scent || Fairy Wind
Tula — Magikarp Tula | “Tutu” Magikarp ◼ Level 15 ◼ ♀ ◼ Rattled ◼ 100% || Tackle || Splash || N/A — Soothe Bell		Eri — Zorua Erebi | “Eri” Zorua ◼ Level 15 ◼ ♂ ◼ Illusion ◼ 100% || Scratch, Pursuit, Fury Swipes || Leer, Fake Tears || N/A — Silk Scarf
Peri — Onix Peri | “Per-per” Onix ◼ Level 11 ◼ ♀ ◼ Rock Head ◼ 100% || Tackle, Bind, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb || Mud Sport, Harden, Curse || N/A

Inventory

Inventory:

Pokédollars — 13970

Key Items

• Old Rod

Consumables

• Potion — 1
• Super Potion — 1
• Pokeballs — 5
• Great Balls — 2
• Escape Rope
• Electric Gem
• Focus Sash
• Dusk Stone
• Shiny Stone
• Moon Stone

Non-consumables

• Sharp Beak
• King’s Rock
• Heart Scale
• Big Pearl

Equipped

• Soothe Bell [ Tula ]
• Silk Scarf [ Eri ]

[PlatinumSkink]

@hatakekuro

Tangela started with Ingrain… and got an Incinerate blasted in his face! Now, maybe Cecil had poor Special Attack, but Tangela has poor Special Defense in addition to fire being super-effective, so it cancelled out! Tangela regained some health with Ingrain, but he’d taken more damage from Incinerate. Cecil was out of range of Sleep Powder…

‘Tsk… distance attacker…’ Lewis grunted, because clearly Tangela was only the king against enemies trying to counter him in close combat. ‘ … Only one thing to do, then! Vine Whip, and PULL IT IN CLOSE!’ Lewis commanded, and Tangela replied by snapping across the drain and, it being hard to dodge in here, it snapped around Cecil’s red body! It then started pulling the Darumaka closer…!

‘That’s right! Pull it in close, and then use Sleep Powder…!’ the king commanded, and it was possible Tangela wouldn’t go down before Cecil was within range like this!

What would be Basil and Cecil’s actions?

__________________________

@Eklispe

So, an important detail is that you can only effectively Thunder Wave or Sand Attack a single target at a time. Another important factor is that paralyzation is not total immobilization in the Pokémon World, you’re just immensely slowed down and sometimes unable to act. And so…

The door opened and the two grunts of Team Amethyst stepped through and-

Their eyes immediately went wide as they were greeted by Pichu’s Thunder Wave and Cacnea’s Sand Attack!

‘Khk-!’ Allan raised an arm but still got the shocks of Thunder Wave drilled into his body! Allan was paralyzed!

‘KHAH!’ Mia shouted out as she got a blast of sand into her eyes, staggering back and raising her hands to her face!

As said, Allan was currently disguised as a young Hiker, while Mia was disguised as a Backpacker. In addition to the large backpack, Mia was holding a brown decently large handbag, that was the best bet for being the item they were transporting, albeit Allan too had a bunch of stuff on his back. If Dawkin went for anything else than the handbag, do tell, but otherwise we’ll assume he took the handbag. Because these two could still move. It was pretty easy to snatch out of the distressed Mia’s hand.

‘YOU LITTLE-!’ Mia cried, throwing out a missed punch and glaring through reddened eyes after him. Under the assumption this prompted Dawkin to run…

‘A-AFTER HIM…!’ the slowed Allan called, the stutter an effect of the paralyzation, as he grabbed a Pokéball to throw out. Mia also took a Pokéball and threw into the floor. A predictable duo came out, a dog and a duck.

Pokédex Entry #58 – Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Known to be brave and loyal to it’s trainer, but will bark threateningly at anyone entering its territory. It has superb sense of smell and will never forget a smell once it has picked up on it. Through smell, it can sense the emotions of others.

Pokédex Entry #580 – Ducklett, the Water Bird Pokémon. These birds are far better swimmers than they are flyers, and make excellent divers. When attacked, it defends itself by splashing water at the offender. Their favorite food is peat moss, and they’ll be found chewing on it constantly.

‘You won’t get away…!’ Mia dashed after him shortly after he started running (did he pick up his Pokémon? Pichu’s fine, but Cacnea wouldn’t be able to keep up with a running human), Growlithe running and Ducklett skipping while waving his wings. ‘Growlithe, Ember! Ducklett, Water Gun!’

And Dawkin and his Pokémon found themselves shot after by fireballs and waterballs as they came out again on the streets. Now, Mia had some problems seeing, but she could just follow her Pokémon that were fully capable of following. Then, of course, she could shout.

‘STOP THE THIEF!!’ Mia cried out loud when they got out on the streets again, making multiple passerbys turn to look curiously and in alarm at the situation. Some reaching for their Pokéballs.

Dawkin’s actions?

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@BlackMaiden _{@Joshua Tamashii}

The only attack-move that Milcery knew was Tackle! So the floating wad of cream came flying through the air towards Fennekin… who modestly easily just jumped out of the way and shot an Ember into the creature, as the fox-Pokémon was pretty much twice as fast and had access to a distance move. The fireball hit into Milcery, and…

‘Milcery…!’ the Pokémon cried out a bit as it was burned.

‘… Oh, no, cooked cream is the worst…’ Ellyn commented, looking down on her Pokédex for a bit. ‘… Sweet Kiss?’

Milcery continued to attempt tackling and occasionally kissing Fennekin with Sweet Kiss, but both moves required it to catch up to an inherently faster Pokémon. Fennekin could simply dance around Milcery's attempts to get into contact, while unloading the occasional fireballs into the slow wad of cream unable to dodge. It only took a couple laps during which Ellyn had no idea what she could possibly do before Milcery gave a weak cry and fainted.

Ryu was victorious! Ryu gained 500 P for winning!
Fennekin grew to Level 6!

‘Aaah, this sucks,’ Ellyn complained as she returned Milcery to the Pokéball. ‘I’m made to go back where I began just to lose to a kid that just got his first Pokémon, just because the Pokémon he was given happened to be inherently better,’ she continued, and then took out another Pokéball, and threw it forward to crack open before Fennekin. A yellow-bellied, significantly larger Pokémon with flames on the top of its head and read looked around curiously down at the fellow fire-type Pokémon.

Pokédex Entry #156 – Quilava, the Volcano Pokémon. It intimidates foes with intense gusts of flames and superheated air. Its quick nimbleness lets it dodge attacks even while scorching an enemy. It fires fire-type attacks from its back, meaning one should beware when it isn’t facing you, rather than when it faces you. The fur is practically immune to fire.

‘… Come back when you have as many badges as I have. Then we’ll see who wins,’ Ellyn stated, satisfied by having proven that she wouldn’t have lost a normal battle with Quilava here. She turned to talk with Jacques and Eugene, Jacques giving her a smile and some encouraging talk while Eugene stood ready to transport her back on the Skarmory. _{‘Gh, where’s that kid that promised me cake…?’ Ellyn complained over there.}

‘Well done!’ Kalmia said, stepping to Ryu’s side. ‘It seems you’ve got the basics down well enough. Then, it’s about time you depart on your own Pokémon Journey through Isson! I’ll be right here, do ask me questions either in person or through calling with the Pokédex and I’ll see how I can help you. From Pureplain City there’s both Route 1 and 2 to choose between, each giving a different experience. You have your Pokéballs, right? Then, you’re set to go! Good luck~!’

‘And if you meet our brother, make sure to challenge him to a battle!’ Tim(?) called from the door.
‘Make sure to win, too, so he’s driven to become stronger!’ Tom(?) called as well. Then the two chased one another into the lab with some chuckles.

So, he’s now free to do whatever. What would Ryu want to do?

And, yeah, then there’s Amelia here, too, sitting with all her ghosts. The battle just ended. Would she like to do something? Talk to the new guy? Anything else?

You are currently in Pureplain City.

Pureplain City

Pureplain City is placed on the south-west brink of Isson, with the town facing the water and spreading quite far. The further in-town you go, the higher the buildings become, but the suburbs spread quite far. In terms of sheer landmass, it might even compete with Worldedge City, although maybe not in height. Life passes normally within this city. Children grow up alongside their parents in houses in the long, friendly streets. Jobs come from the depths of the town in the taller buildings. Schools grow from the reasonably high amount of children in need of tuition. And of course, there are lots of Pokémon.

In Pureplain City, human and Pokémon work together. Be it for manual labour or just for company, Pureplain houses often contain at least one household Pokémon and there are many Trainer's Schools around the city have always been plentifully attended, not counting the recent drop of embarking trainers due to the Team Wars. In addition, Pureplain Harbor is known as the “Gateway of Isson”, as that’s where all the ferries from outside the region dock, giving life to quite the marketplace. A common attraction of the city is the Super Contest stage, but other than that, Pureplain remains what it has always been. Pure and plain.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in towns~
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Specify what kind you’re looking for.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Gym. ???
6.4. Super Contests. Rank 2 / 4. Where hopefuls become idols!
6.5. Trainer’s School. Where young trainers study to become better. Has a little park of wild Pokémon.
6.6. Kalmia’s Lab. You know you’re always welcome.
6.7. Pureplain Harbor. Known as the Gateway of Isson, it has a marketplace and ferries to places.
6.8. Pureplain Airport. The Gateway of Isson also has a way to dock your flying ships, apparently!
7. Familiar Faces. Kalmia, Cyril, Ryu/Amelia, Jacques, Chloe, Tim & Tom.

Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.

Pureplain City, known Pokémon

Common:
#16 Pidgey
#52 Meowth
#506 Lillipup

Uncommon:

Rare:
#353 Shuppet (night)

[Remram]

@PlatinumSkink

Inventory

Items: 1x Potion, 4 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg

Pokédollars: 2,808p.

Roster

Cecil

Pokémon Name: Cecil
Species: Darumaka
Gender: ♀
Type: Fire
Personality:A jolly, over confident creature that will sass the hell out of people and demands cuddles.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: It tries to mimic Basil drawing, but all that it makes are just scribbles and blobs. Also likes marmalade sandwiches.
Level: 8
Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate
Ability: Hustle
Held Item: None

Lupin

Pokémon Name: Lupin
Species: Sneasel
Gender: ♂
Type: Ice/Dark
Personality: An intelligent, sneaky, trouble making Pokemon that has way too much trouble keeping its mitts of other people's belongings. It is also a little cocky and likes to pick fights.
Level: 7
Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt
Ability: Pickpocket
Held Item: None

And first blood goes to Cecil! Incinerate was of course super-effective and it looked like that it just had enough of an impact to deal more damage than the Tangela could heal from. All they needed was one more solid hit and then it would be over... is what he would be saying if it weren't for the fact that that the living tentacle monster getting its grip on her.

Oh come on! "Cecil, throw yourself at it!" Cecil used the momentum of being pulled in by the Tangela to close the distance even faster for a Tackle attack. The intention was to knock it down to delay it from using Sleep Powder and then follow up with Incinerate to deal with the final blow.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Rune_Alchemist

‘Paaaaachiiiiiriiiiiii…!’ Pachirisu charged itself up for an electric Spark attack on the Gyarados…! … When a huge shadow suddenly overcame its whole being. ‘… su?’ it had time to ask before the entirety of Gyarados body-weight channelled into its tail slammed down into the tiny squirrel! Then again! Then it swung its giant face across the room, demolishing all that came in its way! Then the tail slammed down near Tauros, forcing the bull back! Pachirisu fainted! The “Lass” winced!

This was Thrash, an uncontrollable rampage by a giant Pokémon any close combat fighter would be hard-pressed to contend with…!

‘E-enough with the jokes! Take them out!’ the “Lass” demanded to Claire, pointing towards Gyarados.

Pip growled, reducing the Attack of both Steelix and Gyarados. Ralia was also allowed to Double Team without issue, as Cathia’s Pokémon were focused elsewhere. There’s now a bunch of Ralia clones about.

Ponyta and Slowpoke both started shooting fire and water at Steelix, doing a decent amount of damage both, but it was clear Steelix was way higher level. The giant metal snake responded by throwing a Rock Tomb over the fiery horse, Ponyta unable to dodge in time as the giant rocks came falling and buried it. Ponyta fainted!

And Azumarill just straight-up Bubble-Beamed Golett, causing the Ground-type ghost to fall back and faint at once. Snorunt decided it had picked the wrong opponent and scampered back…!

The “Lass” having pointed at Gyarados, the rest focused their firepower on the beast. Dwebble turned and fired Rock Blast at Gyarados, which did super effective damage but only hit twice. Tauros found an angle to Horn Attack Gyarados, doing some damage. Snorunt then shot Icy Shard at Gyarados, that also doing some damage, which would have been at the beginning of the turn because priority move but Snorunt had hesitated. Honedge took the time to Sword Dance, floating a bit back and preparing, swinging itself around. Altogether, the three attacking Pokémon did a not-insignificant amount of damage to the water serpent. In addition to this, Tez came with his own contribution of a Confuse Ray, hitting the Gyarados and causing it to be Confused ahead of time, much to Cathia’s irritation…

And this is when Floette so happily and unperturbed floated by with a huge smile, called out a happy ‘Floette!’ before a star of pure energy emerged from its flower, flying off into the air above Gyarados before Floette floated back into the backlines charging power to do that again.

‘Wish!? You’re kidding…!’ the “Lass” cried out looking up at the star that was soon going to descend down and heal the great sea serpent.

‘Hmpf. As I said, I will not be defeated,’ Cathia claimed confidently, eyeing Claire’s Pokémon a bit warily. She’d fainted three Pokémon already, but there were quite a few to go…

Claire and co’s new actions?

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@Gardevoiran@Typical

As they teleported away, the Mr. Mimes behind them gave them some happy grins and enthusiastic waves. Really, they’d just been part of the trial, to see how trainers would react to a neutral party / use their knowledge of their capabilities, they otherwise live here happily with the rest of the Pokémon in the Drain, just because.

So, later, they were taken along the ride homewards.

‘Um, every town and city in Isson has a gym, it’s just a matter if it’s Minor or Major, but yes, Raremine Town has a Minor Gym,’ Vivia commented to Skylar, looking like she was a little worried about being interpreted as a know-it-all. ‘Yeah, we could go there. Route 6 is a bit of an unbeaten path, though.’

They arrived back at the surface, and no sooner had they arrived, than…

‘Well, time for me to leave,’ Lin said, shrugging a bit. ‘Thanks for the adventure, you showed me something interesting,’ she told Skylar, and then looked to Eryn. ‘And don’t worry, I’m not about to go tell people you lost your twin somewhere along the way or something, heh. Have a happy adventure…’ Lin said, returning Cutiecruel to her Pokéball and then started walking idly away into Lakewatch town…

‘Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire!’ Quagsire happily called to Eryn’s thanks, looking as happy and goofy as ever.

‘Oh, but thank you for finding Quagsire and spurring me onto actually going! Who knows how far I’d actually come, if I’d actually have found what I did without you! Thank you! I’ll certainly tell you if I find something!’ Wilhelm told, enthusiastic and happy about this particular visit. Now, then.

Oaken looked Eryn, inspecting her as she suggested the battle. It took a moment longer than one would be usually known to have someone stare at you.

‘Very well. I will use that opportunity to gauge how far you’ve come and what you need to work on, seeing that it’s now relevant to the success of our mission. I warn that I am likely way ahead of you in the growth of my Pokémon, but if you are fine with that, then I accept your challenge,’ Oaken said, adjusting his glasses. ‘The south plain of Route 5, 8 A.M., tomorrow. Don’t be late,’ he simply states before he turns and wanders out towards the route, because as he said, he has a Pokémon to catch on Route 6. He can do that before the end of the day, he figures.

So with that, we have Skylar in Lakewatch Town.

Lakewatch Town

Lakewatch Town

As one looks upon Lakewatch, it is clear it was once built by the side of the water. Yet, over time, Dragon Lake has actually increased in volume, the water-level rising and swallowing the town. Then the natural conclusion would be to move the town back, follow the water-level, and rebuild at the new shore, right? That, does not appear to have been the thought that went through the minds of the designers of this Town, which is essentially placed out in the water on top of older buildings, the streets of the town flooded in water and to get around one has to make use of their many canoes or get on the back of a Pokémon.

The town of Lakewatch rises fairly high for its size, and vegetation grows pretty freely around the buildings. Most buildings and streets have white floating cobblestone to walk on either side of the streets, with a river of water flowing in the middle. People here are highly accustomed to this, and the streets are constantly bustling with people heading back and forth, as well as people actually gliding down from the higher buildings from the roofs above using strange little paragliders. It appears people live in the higher floors, while business takes place on ground/water-level. There are canoes basically everywhere that anyone’s free to borrow, townspeople commonly jumping down on a canoe, using the force of the jump to drift it to the other side and then simply jump off.

Now, anyone could hear from the name that Lakewatch Town is the town that basically rules the Dragon Lake. The Lakewatchers are a group of people that regularly patrol the waters, and become friends with the dragons that live there. Tours by the Lakewatchers are the primary tourist attraction of the place, along with the fish that is procured from the same lake, and guides are trained to show the way in any surrounding areas. Their boats are also those who trade with the western side through Highhill, keeping the place alive and busy. Plus, there’s always the rumors of treasure or otherwise hiding deep in Flooded Lakewatch, and Descent Tower looms in the middle of town for those hoping to explore… but who really knows? It’s a nice and different place, definitely.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s plenty of water here. Could be any number of Water Pokémon in the different rivers through town.
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. ???
6.4. Lakewatcher Base. From where Lakewatchers embark to patrol Dragon Lake.
6.5. Lakewatch Docks. For getting tours of Dragon Lake, just taking a ferry or fishing!
6.6. Explorer’s Guide Service. With all these strange places around, Lakewatch offers guides to the surrounding areas!
6.7. Descent Tower. A tower in the middle of town, with stairs down to Flooded Lakewatch. Come prepared for the underwater.
6.8. Back Alleys. … What? Lakewatch has a darker section? What are you talking about?

Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.

Known Pokémon

In Town
Common:
#194 Wooper
#195 Quagsire

Waters outside
Common:
#60 Poliwag

Uncommon:
#318 Carvanha
#535 Tympole

Rare:

And Eryn heading to the back entrance of Wet Caverns.

Wet Caverns

Wet Caverns

The Wet Caverns, known so for the sheer amount of water drenching the contents. It’s a large series of tunnels with no real large open rooms, dividing itself up into a fairly simple maze going from one side to the other. The water inside the tunnels thankfully lit up the contents due to some shining mineral in the liquid, giving rise to a mildly lit set of tunnels. Many people prefer not to travel through the Wet Caverns due to them being long and easy to get lost in, in addition to the large amounts of hostile Pokémon which might attack at any time. Yet, here you are…

Still. There are those who travel through it on a regular basis. Those who have learned the trick finds it a fairly easy shortcut between Lakewatch Town and Pureplain City. For enthusiasts there are always the options of delving deeper into the caverns, fishing or surfing to find out what kind of Pokémon might inhabit the depths and the shallow rivers that flow along the underground corridors. It is known to be fairly diverse when it comes to the Pokémon inhabiting it, giving trainers both water- and cave Pokémon to pick from when they want to catch something.

She specifically wanted to go back to the Onix tunnels, so she ignored the main tunnel and went left to the specific wall where she once came out of. Peri, though, instinctively saw the place to dig through, and could drill through without effort. Not going to let her dig through more than that without Dig, however.

Past that, they were in the tunnels again. Long tunnels, not all of them horizontal but could be quite the drop, dug out by Pokémon in various directions, and with a tiny brown mole Pokémon staring at her curiously.

♀
Pokédex Entry #50 – Diglett, the Mole Pokémon. They live underground and spend most of their time submerged. It’s weak to light, and will only pop up where shielded or in caves. They often exist a mere yard underground eating roots. They’re often raised on farms, because soil dug through by Digletts is left perfectly tilled for growing healthy crops.

‘Diglett!’ it then called happily. It’s the same Diglett.

Sooooooo. Nothing’s going to happen just hanging around here. Remember what caused all the Onix to show up last time?

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Move back Retreat back to the previous crossroad. Specify further if you know where you’re going.
4. Delve Deeper. Attempt getting deeper inside the caverns. Specify further if you know where you’re going.
5. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
6. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
7. Fast-Travel. You know the way, you can get to the other side without issue if you like.

Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.

Wet Caverns

Common:
#41 Zubat
#74 Geodude
#118 Goldeen
#283 Surskit

Uncommon:
#50 Diglett
#54 Psyduck
#75 Graveler
#78 Slowpoke
#170 Chinchou (deep well)
#194 Wooper

Rare:
#95 Onix
#302 Sableye

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@hatakekuro

‘Whoa-’ Lewis made a noise of amazement as Cecil leapt along with the vine-pull, the red ball of energy letting herself be flung straight into Tangela. Now, a thing to consider is that while a Darumaka is 2 feet/0.6 meters, a Tangela is 3 feet/1 meter tall, and ingrained into the ground. Cecil slammed into the bundle of tentacles, but actually didn’t do that much damage, a Tangela’s physical defense superior. Tangela’s vines bound around her and held her in place as Sleep Powder started scattering, but having taken Tangela by surprise she got off an Incinerate first, blasting fire straight into the core of the vine-covered Pokémon… but despite all of that, Tangela refused to faint! Ingrain had healed it enough to make it not fall just yet! Then the Sleep Powder settled… and Cecil fell asleep!

‘Yeah, we got her!’ Lewis called out excitedly.

So, what’s Lewis and Tangela’s next action?

‘Huh?’

I asked, what’s Lewis and Tangela’s next action?

‘W-wait, didn’t I just-’

Cecil is going to wake up next turn and Tangela’s not going to survive one more Incinerate. What do you do?

‘V-vine Whip!’

Cecil is currently embedded inside Tangela’s vines. Tangela can’t Vine Whip her without whipping itself.

‘Then, uh, Constrict…?’

Tangela tightened its vines around Cecil, doing barely any damage! Cecil then readily woke up next turn, and blasted another Incinerate directly into Tangela! The vine-covered Pokémon growled from its burns, before all the vines loosened from Cecil, freeing her as Tangela toppled backwards, revealing that under the vines was… more vines. Tangela fainted!

Basil was victorious! Basil gained 263 P for winning!
Cecil grew to level 9! Cecil learned Rage!

‘… Nnghgnngh-GUH!’ Lewis first made an unhappy noise because he’d 100% thought hitting the Sleep Powder would have been the key to victory, then he recoiled as if taken a blow to his shoulder, and fell down onto one knee, as if actually struck.

‘Big bro- I mean, my king! Are you alright!?’ the little girl skipped over to the defeated youngster king. Donald also looked over with a worried look. Lewis held up a hand to say that it was alright, and then gave Basil and Cecil a smile.

‘Finally, another traveller has been able to defeat me!’ Lewis claimed, like it was a rare occasion. ‘We originally started this tournament because a rare beast was sighted in the far reaches of Drainage Kingdom, and we wanted to check who’d earn the right to confront it… but a Dark Knight went and defeated it, so there was no more reason to hold our tournament. But then, lo and behold, another just like it appeared, and we were overjoyed to once again have a reason to hold our tournaments! But, you have now earned the right! Should you choose to, please proceed in this direction, confront the beast, and then… do as you wish! You have earned the honours!’ Lewis said with a great smile.

The choice was now up to Basil what he wished to do.

If he goes

The drain was long. It was never so deep that he couldn’t climb out of it without some effort, yet still, this thing felt like it ran most of the way from Pureplain City to Highhill Town. It might have felt endless, but there’s surely some form of pleasure in walking along this eternal little valley of rock. At some points, there was still some water from the last time it rained. Still, he could continue for a long time, occasionally ducking under the occasional bridges that allowed passage over the drain for normal people…

And it was at just such a bridge he found the Pokémon. A moderately small, green Pokémon, with a bud on its back, and currently looking up at the bridge, trying to reach up with its vines from Vine Whip to bind around the bridge to try to lift itself up. It had gotten its front-feet lifted, but seemed it was a little difficult to lift its whole body-weight up. It had its front towards Basil as he arrived, so it could blink at him as he arrived, looking a bit vulnerable where it was half-hanging from its own vines.

Pokédex Entry #1 – Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon. It is born with a seed planted on its back. At first, it survives on the nutrients from the seed, but then the seed and Pokémon starts growing side-by-side, taking in food and sunlight. Typically likes napping in bright sunlight.

What would Basil do here?

Otherwise. He’s still on Route 1.

Route 1

Route 1

Route 1 is a long, flat and grassy route where most trainers get their first taste of the world. From Pureplain you can see the hills of Highhill in the distance, from Highhill the scrapers of Pureplain looms in the distance, the start of the Silent Forest surrounding the Silent Shrine on the side. There is a larger road, a main road used for travelling in and out of Pureplain City, there are plenty of more mature travellers taking that road to get from point A to point B. But, young Pokémon Trainers usually much rather use the smaller path going out into the grassland. This is some remnants of the plain which Pureplain City was named after, although most of that plain is now swallowed up by buildings of people living around here. Small roads branch out, leading to different places where some individuals have made their houses.

There are many safe roads, yet take one step out of it and you’re immediately in tall grass, where you can already see many first-time Pokémon Trainers are challenging their first Pokémon. One could expect Pokémon Trainers to be searching for Pokémon either in the tall grass or the forest on the side, and also battling one another as they can. From the looks of it, there are plenty of young trainers sporting freshly caught Pidgeys and Rattatas. As one approaches Highhill Town, the forest becomes more plentiful, as beyond the town lies a forest.

Through the route also runs an indent, a drain surrounded by walls, seemingly made for the water to gather up inside it. It’s currently dry, whatever cause of that might be. Some trainers appear to be having fun battling inside it, and they’re running around challenging one another inside it. But, the drain also raised interesting questions about what kind of Pokémon or things one might find should one explore it further.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s searching in the tall grass, and there’s the forest in the left, then there’s the drain…
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.
4. Talk. There’s plenty of young trainers around. There are also houses and travellers. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Descend. There’s a drain. The kids are having a little tournament in it, challenging themselves to fight in a tight area. Perhaps you’d like to try becoming king of the drain? Or maybe you’d just like to explore it.

Connected areas:
Pureplain City. A bit south.
Highhill Town. A bit north-north-east.

Route 1, known Pokémon

Common:
#16 Pidgey
#19 Rattata

Uncommon:
#23 Ekans
#58 Growlithe

Rare:
#1 Bulbasaur

[Remram]

@PlatinumSkink

Inventory

Items: 1x Potion, 4 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg

Pokédollars: 3,071p.

Roster

Cecil

Pokémon Name: Cecil
Species: Darumaka
Gender: ♀
Type: Fire
Personality:A jolly, over confident creature that will sass the hell out of people and demands cuddles.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: It tries to mimic Basil drawing, but all that it makes are just scribbles and blobs. Also likes marmalade sandwiches.
Level: 9
Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage
Ability: Hustle
Held Item: None

Lupin

Pokémon Name: Lupin
Species: Sneasel
Gender: ♂
Type: Ice/Dark
Personality: An intelligent, sneaky, trouble making Pokemon that has way too much trouble keeping its mitts of other people's belongings. It is also a little cocky and likes to pick fights.
Level: 7
Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt
Ability: Pickpocket
Held Item: None

Well, that happened. It was great that they won, but as soon as Cecil was out of the Tengela's vines she had the expression that she had seen something that she was never supposed to have seen while she was wedged in it."You did well Cecil, take a nice rest." Basil recalled her back into her Pokeball as well as Lupin, who had been standing by his side watching the battle.

Jeez these kids were quite dramatic though he had to admire their dedication to play their roles. They even made their little tournament some big thing about determining who was worthy to go catch an apparently rare Pokemon from the drain.

Of course he was interested in what this mystery creature could be. Of course, it could have been that the kids were being dramatic and at the end of the drain is a really fat Rattata or something, but what did he have to lose?

"Thank you, my lord." Basil smiled and gave him a polite bow before he went further ahead into the drain.

So he had set off to search for the supposed rare Pokemon and boy, did the trek feel awfully long though there was definitely something relaxing about going down this path. Still, he must've crossed into Highhill Town at some point.

After awhile, he stumbled upon something quite odd; a Pokemon with a giant bulb on its back with vines from its body latched onto a bridge."What in the?" He took out his Pokedex and it said in its polite robotic voice:

Pokédex Entry #1 – Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon. It is born with a seed planted on its back. At first, it survives on the nutrients from the seed, but then the seed and Pokémon starts growing side-by-side, taking in food and sunlight. Typically likes napping in bright sunlight.

Wait a minute? Wasn't this one of those really rare Pokemon that are given out to trainers as starters in Kanto? Even there it's been said to be extremely hard to find and it was just hanging there helplessly in front of him. It would have been too easy to catch it, but Basil wasn't that kind of person.

"Don't worry little one, I'm not gonna hurt you." He smiled gently as he looked up at the bridge it was clinging onto. Well, it certainly wasn't going to be able to get up there on its own. "Do you want some help?" Well, it actually was not in any position to object so Basil had just gone ahead and grabbed the Bulbasaur delicately before he gave it a boost up to the bridge.

Basil had soon followed by scaling the walls with some effort, but he was out of the drainage.

[PlatinumSkink]

@hatakekuro

Lewis and the other kids of the Drainage Kingdom waved Basil good-bye, and then he was off to see what this rare beast was.

Now, Bulbasaur wasn’t actually quite as helpless as Basil had interpreted him to be, he could easily have retracted his vines, dropped back to all-fours and been ready to battle. But Basil quickly assured the Pokémon that he had no such intention, and at the question if he wanted help, Bulbasaur took a moment before giving a small, embarrassed nod. A Bulbasaur weighs… 15 pounds or 7 kg, lifting him up was a piece of cake, despite him being two feet tall and just about even longer horizontally than that. Very light for his decently large size. A Darumaka is just about the same size, slightly smaller even, but weighs like five times that. Huh.

Still, Basil successfully lifted him up on the bridge, and the grass-type was quick to skip a couple of meters into the wild grass to the side. After Basil climbed up, though, he could see that the Bulbasaur was still there, peeking out of the grass at him, momentarily analyzing him. If Basil wants anything more to do with this Pokémon, here’s a chance to do that.

If not

‘Bulba!’ Bulbasaur called to him, translating basically to “thank you” to any Pokémon that heard it, before the Pokémon turned and dashed back into the tall grass, making him difficult to follow.

Basil is on Route 1.

Route 1

Route 1

Route 1 is a long, flat and grassy route where most trainers get their first taste of the world. From Pureplain you can see the hills of Highhill in the distance, from Highhill the scrapers of Pureplain looms in the distance, the start of the Silent Forest surrounding the Silent Shrine on the side. There is a larger road, a main road used for travelling in and out of Pureplain City, there are plenty of more mature travellers taking that road to get from point A to point B. But, young Pokémon Trainers usually much rather use the smaller path going out into the grassland. This is some remnants of the plain which Pureplain City was named after, although most of that plain is now swallowed up by buildings of people living around here. Small roads branch out, leading to different places where some individuals have made their houses.

There are many safe roads, yet take one step out of it and you’re immediately in tall grass, where you can already see many first-time Pokémon Trainers are challenging their first Pokémon. One could expect Pokémon Trainers to be searching for Pokémon either in the tall grass or the forest on the side, and also battling one another as they can. From the looks of it, there are plenty of young trainers sporting freshly caught Pidgeys and Rattatas. As one approaches Highhill Town, the forest becomes more plentiful, as beyond the town lies a forest.

Through the route also runs an indent, a drain surrounded by walls, seemingly made for the water to gather up inside it. It’s currently dry, whatever cause of that might be. Some trainers appear to be having fun battling inside it, and they’re running around challenging one another inside it. But, the drain also raised interesting questions about what kind of Pokémon or things one might find should one explore it further.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s searching in the tall grass, and there’s the forest in the left, then there’s the drain…
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.
4. Talk. There’s plenty of young trainers around. There are also houses and travellers. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Descend. There’s a drain. The kids are having a little tournament in it, challenging themselves to fight in a tight area. Perhaps you’d like to try becoming king of the drain? Or maybe you’d just like to explore it.

Connected areas:
Pureplain City. A bit south.
Highhill Town. A bit north-north-east.

Route 1, known Pokémon

Common:
#16 Pidgey
#19 Rattata

Uncommon:
#23 Ekans
#58 Growlithe

Rare:
#1 Bulbasaur

[Remram]

@PlatinumSkink

Inventory

Items: 1x Potion, 4 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg

Pokédollars: 3,071p.

Roster

Cecil

Pokémon Name: Cecil
Species: Darumaka
Gender: ♀
Type: Fire
Personality:A jolly, over confident creature that will sass the hell out of people and demands cuddles.
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: It tries to mimic Basil drawing, but all that it makes are just scribbles and blobs. Also likes marmalade sandwiches.
Level: 9
Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage
Ability: Hustle
Held Item: None

Lupin

Pokémon Name: Lupin
Species: Sneasel
Gender: ♂
Type: Ice/Dark
Personality: An intelligent, sneaky, trouble making Pokemon that has way too much trouble keeping its mitts of other people's belongings. It is also a little cocky and likes to pick fights.
Level: 7
Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt
Ability: Pickpocket
Held Item: None

It only occurred to Basil that he may had screwed himself out of the chance to get the Bulbasaur; by the time he would climb out of the drain it would have probably ran off somewhere so when he saw it peeking its head out of the grass he was pleasantly surprised, but also slightly nervous about what to do. He couldn't go and stupidly toss out his Pokemon or else he'd probably scare it away! Maybe he could bribe it with food or maybe he could just be forward. Actually, maybe being forward was the better idea.

"Would you like to have a battle with me?" said Basil, smiling gently, yet a little nervously at the creature as it analyzed him. Hopefully, his action of kindness earlier would have persuaded it to agree to battle him and hopefully catch it.

[Gardevoiran]

@PlatinumSkink

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Inventory

+ Crystals of Emotion
+ Shrine Badge
+ 9020 Pokedollars
+ 7 Pokeballs
+ 1 Premier Ball
+ 5 Mysterious Herbs
+ 2 Super Potions
+ Wise Glasses (equipped to Seabreeze)
+ Draco Plate
+ Heat Wave Potion
+ TM86 U-Turn
+ Old Rod
+ Two collapsible umbrellas.
+ Relic Vase

Roster

Seabreeze the Wingull (♂)
Level 15
Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse
Keen Eye
Wise Glasses
Current Condition - Watching carefully!

Paradise the Tropius (♀)
Level 14
Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp
Solar Power
No Item
Current Condition - Back on her feet!

Jonathan / JoJo the Ralts (♂)
Level 14
Confusion, Growl, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant
Trace
No Item
Current Condition - Pearl Jam!

Mac the Torchic (♂)
Level 14
Scratch, Growl, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck
Blaze
No Item
Current Condition - Fired up!

Smiley the Murkrow (♂)
Level 14
Peck, Astonish, Pursuit, Haze
Prankster
No Item
Current Condition - Time to rough 'em up!

Celebrity the Jigglypuff (♀)
Level 14
Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice
Friend Guard
No Item
Current Condition - Healthy as ever!

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"Thanks, Eryn. We appreciate it." Skylar smiled, taking the Dawn Stone given to him and placing it in his bag. If JoJo wanted to use it, then he'd have it for the future. Now the choice was... really just up to JoJo. Regardless, as Eryn left the scene to go back to the Wet Caverns, Skylar waved her off, and he actually managed to get the correct direction that time! "Good luck on your journey! See you soon, Eryn!"

Welp, it was just Vivia and Skylar again. But, as always, Skylar fished around in his bag before the group headed back into Lakewatch proper and pulled out two more Pokeballs, out popping Seabreeze once again (who promply landed back on Skylar's head) alongside Little Mac, who looked up at the two trainers with as much of a smile as his little beak could muster.

"Wingull!" "Chiii~!"

"I'll leave Paradise, Celebrity, and Smiley in their Pokeballs for now. Let's keep the team out in shifts, for just a little while." Skylar noted to the group. He looked down at Mac in particular, though, before kneeling to gently push Mac towards Vivia. "Hey, Mac? Vivia and I got a little wet, do you think you could help keep Vivia warm as we go further?"

"Chichichic!" Mac sputtered with excitement as he bounded over to Vivia, looking up at her with his beady little eyes. If she wanted to pick him up and dry off due to his heat, she was more than welcome to do just that.

Skylar looked off towards the eastern side of the town. "If we're gonna get to Raremine, might wanna try and do that before night falls. We'll be back here eventually, so we don't have to do everything this town has right now. I think our best bet is to do that, unless we need to buy some items at the Pokemart or heal up at the Pokecenter." Skylar rubbed his Ralts head as he thought, the cloudy gray of his eyes shining against the sunlight while JoJo wore the boy's sunglasses again. "Ready to get going?" He asked Vivia. If she wanted to do some prep, they could certainly do that before setting out. There wasn't any major rush aside from nightfall, anyway.