+ Crystals of Emotion + Shrine Badge + 15020 Pokedollars + 2 Pokeballs + 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 + Dawn Stone
Seabreeze the Wingull (♂) Level 15 Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse Keen Eye Wise Glasses Current Condition - Tides are high!
Paradise the Tropius (♀) Level 14 Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp Solar Power No Item Current Condition - At full!
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!
Jeebs the Scatterbug (♂) Level 5 Tackle, String Shot Friend Guard No Item Current Condition - Buggin' about!
Royal the Emolga (♂) Level 7 Thundershock, Quick Attack, Tail Whip Static No Item Current Condition - Ready to rumble!
"Nice!" Skylar cheered at Dawkin's success. He didn't have a lot of doubt that he couldn't actually do it, but he was still kind of happy to see that the trainer was successful. Now that the whole kerscuffle was over with, Skylar could get on his own personal mission.
"Alright, well, now that he's got everything under control, I think I'm gonna head off and get to the Pokemart. Gotta restock on Pokeballs, grab some goggles for the gym, and then I'm heading to the shore to hopefully find some fossils." Skylar told Vivia his plan of action as to move forward, and he turned towards the Pokemart. "You're more than welcome to come with, Viv, but I totally understand if you wanna catch up with your friend here."
Regardless of Vivia's decision, Skylar's heading to the Pokemart to buy some items. - Ten Pokeballs of the best quality there (probably Great Balls, since he only has one badge), so he can cop that extra Premier. - Go Goggles!
... and after that shopping was done, Skylar was off to the Stone Shore to find some fossils! Hopefully a Plume one would turn up.
"Rrrallal." JoJo looked up at Skylar, admittedly looking slightly worried about the upcoming battles.
"Don't worry, bud. We'll be fine so long as we're all together. We're gonna try and keep this town like the last - seeing the sights, training in our free time." Skylar assured to Seabreeze and JoJo of his master plan. He certainly had no idea if this gym leader was willing to go all out on the battle like Lorette was, but he'd take his chances.
Items: 4x Potion, 5 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella
Pokédollars: 5788
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. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
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. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None
Gender: ♀ Type: Normal/Fairy Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 12 Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. Held Item: None
Oh dear god he had never walked more in one day than he had in his entire life. Sure he wasn't the most active person in the world with his spindly legs and all, but he thought all the times he snuck out and ventured through Worldedge would at least give him some more stamina! When this adventure is over he is going to have some seriously toned legs. At least this trek through the wood was thankfully not fraught with peril unless someone counted the flabebe and shroomish going about their lives and staring at the visitor walking through their woods.
It was not long until he found himself shielding his eyes from the sudden bit of sun cracking through the sky. Basil had spent long enough in those dark, rainy woods that he had almost forgotten what the sun looked like. Considering that this place wasn't engulfed in rain, he assumed that this place was Route 11. Actually, he had heard of this route before mainly because it leads to Route 12, the that route breaks off to many major cities, and for its numerous vacant buildings. "What a waste." The homes of Pokemon were torn down for these buildings and now they aren't even in use. Perhaps nature was beginning to reclaim what had been lost.
Okay, so where to begin his search? There were any number of side roads that lead to god knows where so unless he wanted to spend his time using the process of elimination by going down each path, he was at a bit of a loss where to even start. It's not like he could ask a random passing person if they knew anything about a lost shrine because if any layman could provide clear cut instructions of where it was then it would not be exactly 'lost.' Lorette really didn't give him much to work with did she? What exactly did he need to find on Route 11 in order to find the Shrine?
Perhaps he needed to get a better view of the route to find whatever he's looking for. There were plenty of buildings so if he went on the roof of the tallest building then he would definitely have a wider field of view. With that idea in mind Basil searched for the tallest building in the area and if there was nothing stopping him, enter it.
Dawkin's teeth ground against each other as he watched the two moves soar across the battlefield, both Pokemon taking the full impact. Dawkin crouched down on one knee and used his hands to cushion Pichu as he came sliding back from the Waterpulse. "Hey little guy you ain't gonna let something like that take you out right? You and I both got something to prove to these bozos!" Pichu let out a little ~chuuu, and shook himself like a wet dog, managing to get to his two feet. Upon looking across the field and seeing his opponent not so fortunate he let out a triumphant ~pii... ~piii....
Then a glowing light enveloped him and his shape changed slightly, the light faded followed by a smug ~PIKACHU. Oh, he'd evolved! Pikachu was excited about it too, and ran in circles for a bit to make sure everything was working. Meanwhile Mia, in a rage at her loss, suddenly jumped at one of the encircled miners like an animal and leapt off him, escaping the circle and leaving his sight rather rapidly, though she was followed by a rampage of miners. Dawkin wasn't confident they could catch her, but that was ok. It looked like the other guy had also given them the slip. Dawkin looked inside the package to see... Something? Sciency? "Good work Pikachu, now let's get you feeling all better soon!" after Pikachu seemed content with his running about, Dawkin returned him to his Pokeball.
Well it seemed like he should probably visit the lab one more time. Then there was the matter of the secret base and what not... Argh there sure was a lot going on in this little town. First thing's first though, he needed to visit the Pokemon Center!
Actions: Heal up at the Pokemon Center, then head to the lab to ask Dustan about the vial and where he got it.
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:
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.
Slightly Damaged
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
Heavily Damaged
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.
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.
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.
Amelia looked in the direction that the Palpitoad had pointed and after hearing the trainers squabble over what appeared to be a missing Water Stone that the Palpitoad was the owner of. Frowning, she looked between the three before turning back to the Palpitoad. She didn't feel like getting washed away. If she was honest, she had never been swimming before and going for one now did not seem like a good idea. So, she would need to handle this in a way that wouldn't result in her getting washed away. Thinking for a bit, she eventually turned back to Palpitoad. "Hey, how about we let them present their cases? If none of those three took your Water Stone and it was simply moved, you could be washing it away with all these tidal surges. So, how about we let them come down and give them a fair trial, okay?" She said to upset pokemon in as soothing and calm a tone as she could. "If we find out any of them took it, I'm sure the others will punish them for getting them involved in this situation. So, let's do this calmly and carefully and see if we can't get your Water Stone back."
‘Eh… We’re… not exactly friends, I just happen to know who he is…’ Vivia said, and eventually decided to hang along with Skylar on the way. Still would have been cool to perhaps talk with Dawkin about what had been going on, but he was heading off somewhere so maybe not.
Skylar went to the Pokémart, that despite the kinda desert setting looked exactly the same.
Go-Goggles was 1,200P. 10 Great Balls is 6,000P. Minus 7,200P.
Then, they headed off to the Stone Store, a rather big and crowded enough place. It was one of those things that brought outsiders to Raremine Town, after all. The walls were yellow, like they wanted to inspire gold and riches, combined with red carpets and rocks hanging around on pedestals where people could inspect and decide if they wanted to buy them or not. Anyways, here’s the available stuff.
Fire Stone - 1,500P
Water Stone - 1,500P
Thunder Stone - 1,500P
Leaf Stone - 1,500P
Sun Stone - 5,000P
Dusk Stone - 5,000P
Dawn Stone - 5,000P
Oval Stone - 5,000P
Hard Stone - 5,000P
Eviolite - 15,000P
Damp Rock - 5,000P
Heat Rock - 5,000P
Light Clay - 5,000P
Smooth Rock - 5,000P
Lagging Tail - 2,500P
Float Stone - 2,500P
Rocky Helmet - 10,000P
Everstone - 2,500P
Standing Stone - 1,500P
Odd Keystone - 30,000P
Dome Fossil - 10,000P
Helix Fossil - 10,000P
Skull Fossil - 10,000P
Armor Fossil - 10,000P
Jaw Fossil - 10,000P
Sail Fossil - 10,000P
‘Awfully pricy, some of these stones, aren’t they? Not to mention they don’t have everything. The things they have available vary from day to day, they don’t know what they’ll mine. But you know, you could go to the Desert Mines and dig some up yourself! Then you’d get them for free, AND you could find things they don’t even have! Isn’t that cool?’
What will he do next?
Raremine Town
no cat-eared girls here, sorry
Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town.
The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live.
Overall, it’s busy, with people walking and talking all over, an active town indeed.
1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in cities~ 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 Places. Visit any of the places in 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. Desert Miner’s Hangout. The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert! 6.5. Research Lab. For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils. 6.6. Stone Store. Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones! 6.7. Bug Garden. A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis! 6.8. Warehouses. Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens. 6.9. Familiar Faces: Dawkin. Currently visiting the lab.
Connected areas: Route 6. The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town. Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.
Nature was indeed starting to reclaim what had been lost, as multiple Pokémon on the route had started nesting inside the area of the abandoned buildings, a couple Blitzles running away as he came close. There was a bunch of Zigzagoons as well, their heads popping up here and there. Still, Basil ignored those and went up to the tallest building that he could find. It wasn’t hard, and he found most doors to be open. Assuming he was fine with climbing an abandoned, unlit staircase he eventually found his way to the roof, able to gaze across the area, see across the buildings, and…
There. On the south side of the route, barely touching the edge of Silent Forest (not where he came out, of course), was something that definitely stood out as out of place.
If he went there…
Abandoned Shrine
So. There’s a shrine, standing on the edge between the abandoned buildings in the southern area of Route 11 and the Silent Forest further south. It’s positively tiny, and despite the markings all over around it. A few Chinglings jumped about, just looking happy and not minding anything at all, making their little ringing sound as they did.
Pokédex Entry #433 – Chingling, the Bell Pokémon. An orb in the back of its throat chimes each time it jumps, making a ringing sound. When endangered it defends itself by emitting deafening high-frequency cries. When it starts crying, it’s hard to make it stop.
Inside the tiny shrine was a podium. On top of the podium stood a strange mirror. It was adorned with an odd frame that had varying colors adorning it. As for what it was or what it was doing here, there were no particular answers for.
So, that’s what was here, as far as Basil could tell. What would he do, here?
And if he didn’t want to do that, what would he do next?
Route 11
Those heading to Route 11 by any other route than from Rainrock may receive a warning of the weather conditions by the clouds gathering overhead to release before climbing over Mt. Strength. Route 11 consists mainly of one big road leading in-between Rainrock City and Redcoast City, two cities with very close ties and bonds due to many reasons. Aside from the main road there are farmlands below as well as plenty of small patches of forests and plains around, all under the spotty clouds that sometimes shower the area in a blanket of light rain, sometimes shine down with a hopeful sun through the cracks in the sky but mostly both at the same time.
Route 11 is somewhat of a crossroad. To the east lies Rainrock City, and the path there leads on an incline to the high altitude of the mountain-laid city from the coastal Redcoast City in the west. Should one decide that one does not wish to head in either direction, the path north to Route 12 exists and is considered the main road to bigger places like Bigfjord or Worldedge City or perhaps out over the seas of Route 27. Route 11 is also fairly known for a high amount of abandoned buildings, as those who lived in them moved to neighboring cities in recent times. They stand, looming, free to explore for those who rejoices in emptiness. But, one famous building that perhaps isn’t as abandoned is the Pokéball Factory in the north-east, just off-road in the direction of Route 12.
The route is decently well-trafficked, with trainers and others coming down from Route 12 to Rainrock or Redcoast or onwards, and as such trainers might want to stay off the main road. Plenty of side-roads, though. Due to the rains many hurry past these terrains… but perhaps they’re missing out on a few rare Pokémon in the process?
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. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of travellers around. 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: Explore Buildings. There’s abandoned buildings. Why not have a look?
Connected areas: Redcoast City. To the west. A pretty straight road. Rainrock City. To the east. Requires a bit of a climbing road. Route 12. Requires crossing Route 11 on the way north, also pretty well-traveled. Pokéball Factory. A turn east on the path north should bring you there. Northern Silent Forest. Going south, one can breach into the rainy forest.
A bright, glowing flash originating from Dawkin’s encouragement enveloped the little yellow critter, and…!
Pichu evolved into Pikachu!
Pokédex Entry #25 – Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It stores electricity in sacks inside its cheeks, which it unleashes if threatened. They live in forests, and use their electricity to roast berries. It monitors its surroundings by raising it tail and sensing electricity. If multiple Pikachu gather up, their power increases.
Because missing out on moves because you weren’t a Pikachu at that level makes no sense.
New Pokémon evolved! Dawkin earned 1500 P!
And that was that. Afterwards, some of the remaining audience congratulated him on his victory as well as Pikachu on his evolution, and asked if he was alright. Assuming everything was fine, Dawkin then took this weird vial he’d found and brought it to the Pokémon lab.
He found Dunstan sitting at his table, examining a couple samples. He blinked a bit as Dawkin showed up into this decently dark lab lit only by the green samples around here.
‘You’re back sooner than I expected. What are you…’ Dunstan started, then his eyes went to the vial, containing something that looked blue compared to the green all around Dunstan’s lab.
This was the first time Dawkin saw Dunstan with wide-open eyes.
Then it was like the professor had used the Pokémon move Snatch, because all of a sudden Dawkin wasn’t holding the vial anymore. Dunstan spilled some of the contents of the vial on a tiny glass platter, put it under a microscope, and peeked down at it.
‘These… are cells,’ Dunstan said. ‘Pokémon cells. But… that’s…’ He then grabbed a different machine and directed it at the sample, frowning as he was getting data to his computer, which was saying things that Dawkin couldn’t possibly interpret.
‘These should be long dead. They’re far too old to have survived on their own. They’re from a multitude of different Pokémon, yet the ones in the middle…’ he said and then looked over into the telescope once again.
‘… Are shimmering in varying colours, and as I look at them, it feels like I’m-’ Dunstan suddenly tore himself from the microscope. He lifted his glasses, placed them back in front of his eyes, then lifted them again. He blinked a couple of times.
‘… The cells are keeping the other cells alive. Healing cells. Cells of the life-giving Pokémon…’ he said, breathing out heavily as he lifted up the vial of blue once again, staring at it. Eventually, having taken his samples, he hands the vial back to Dawkin.
‘Where did you get this?’ he asked, utterly serious.
If he feels like it afterwards, Dawkin can head off to do other things.
Raremine Town
no cat-eared girls here, sorry
Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town.
The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live.
Overall, it’s busy, with people walking and talking all over, an active town indeed.
1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in cities~ 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 Places. Visit any of the places in 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. Desert Miner’s Hangout. The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert! 6.5. Research Lab. For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils. 6.6. Stone Store. Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones! 6.7. Bug Garden. A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis! 6.8. Warehouses. Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens. 6.9. Familiar Faces: Skylar & Vivia Maybe not familiar,but they’re here..
Connected areas: Route 6. The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town. Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.
‘Palpa…!’ the Palpitoad blinked at Amelia about the idea that he might be washing away the Water Stone. He promptly stopped washing water everywhere, but regardless glared at the three trainers and called out at them. ‘Palpitoad!’
‘Wait, why must WE present our cases? If all three of us were occupied, why can’t mean that you weren’t-’ the Bug Catcher randomly started asking Amelia.
‘She wasn’t even on Route 2 at the time, blockhead,’ the Lass said, sighing a bit, and the Bug Catcher halted his accusation. ‘Okay, if we have to start somewhere, why don’t the one who found it missing start?’ she continued, looking towards the Backpacker.
‘Uuuuuh… I mean, if I must…’ the Backpacker said, looking somewhat worried for whatever reason.
Palpitoad looks at the inquizically... but encounters the problem that he's unable to question the witnesses himself. As all three of them are the suspects, the only one around he could turn to was Amelia. ‘Palpitoad!’ he tells to her, skips over, and gives her a small yellow stone.
‘So, the three of us are friends. We came to Route 2 together.’ ‘We came across the Water Stone, but Palpitoad protected it.’ ‘I went with Annica, and checked the waters for rare rocks while she set up camp.’ ‘I can confirm Annica was with me the entire time, until I left.’ ‘I did so to check on the Palpitoad and the Water Stone, and found both to be gone.’ ‘Nothing else of note happened.’
Leila submits her Pokémon, a Barboach, as evidence. She also submits her belongings.
‘I went to set up camp for us for later, because we were going to spend time here.’ ‘I didn't do much else, just watched Leila nearby by the waterside.’ ‘There was this odd earthquake out at the water at one point, maybe a different Palpitoad?’ ‘Leila eventually left towards the site where we found the Water Stone and Palpitoad.’ ‘It was shortly after that Palpitoad started washing over the route with water.’ ‘Anyways, I don't particularly have a reason to want a Water Stone.’
Annica submits her Pokémon, a Murkrow and a Fletchling, as evidence. She also submits her belongings.
‘Yeah, while those two were doing boring things, I went Pokémon hunting!’ ‘I was battling the wild Pokémon of Route 2 the entire time!’ ‘There was that weird earthquake at one time, and I saw Palpitoad depart to investigate.’ ‘So there was a time there when the Water Stone was unguarded.’ ‘… I was tempted. I would have wanted to gift Amy a Water Stone for her Staryu...’ ‘But I'm in no rush! I'll find her another one!’
Eric submits his Pokémon, a Surskit and a Ledyba, as evidence. He also submits his belongings.
… And now it was time for Amelia to cross-examine. Want to Press any of them for additional information on any point? Present evidence as to that they might be lying? If so, go ahead!
Attorney's Badge. … This is a Sun Stone.
Leila's Barboach. A healthy Barboach. Has inherited a bunch of moves from parents.
Leila's Belongings. Hiking equipment. A fishing rod. A ridiculous amount of peculiar rocks and stones. A diary with a ton of writing about wanting to compete in contests.
Annica's Murkrow. A healthy Murkrow. Looks pleased with itself.
Annica's Fletchling. A slightly damaged Fletchling. Looks a bit nervous.
Annica's Belongings. A couple Pokéballs and Potions. A phone. The wrapped-up-in-a-hurry remains of the tent they were going to camp in. A pair of tickets for a ferry from Pureplain City to Sunyshore City.
Eric's Surskit. A damaged Surskit. Still pretty peppy.
Eric's Ledyba. A damaged Ledyba. It's suffered a Burn.
Eric's Belongings. Bug catcher net and cage. Bunches of Pokéballs and Potions and Repells and anything else a good Pokémon Trainer needs. A photo of a young girl together with Annica.
Or she could leave. That, too. If so, here.
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. Seek trainers. There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless. 4. Talk. There’s some other travelers around. 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: Fishermen Huts. See what the fishermen over there's got going. 10. Current Event: Palpitoad Flooding. Random event.
Connected areas: Pureplain City. You can get back without complication. Infested Woods. You’re right next to it. Wet Caverns. May need to cross a bridge or two to get there.
Items: 4x Potion, 5 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella
Pokédollars: 5788
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. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
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. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None
Gender: ♀ Type: Normal/Fairy Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 12 Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. Held Item: None
There was totally nothing nerve wracking about walking up a flight of unlit stairs in an abandoned building. It was totally fine that he went up with no possible clue that something could have been watching him the entire time, waiting for the chance for him to let his guard down. The thought of being stalked by something or someone was totally a comforting thought.
By the time Basil had reached the roof, his legs shook like jello and was just about ready to fall onto his back. Stairs, not even once.
"Heck of a view." He muttered to himself as he approached the edge of the roof. It was almost immediate that Basil saw something stick out like a sore thumb on the south side of the route. Could it be...? "Let's check it out, but first..."
Basil had already made the effort to scale the building so while he was already there, he had two things he wanted to do: one was he wanted to look around the building and see if there any items that he could scavenge that may be of use to him. He also wanted to see if he could find any hints of any Pokemon living in the building that he would not find out normally. To aid him with this, Basil tossed Lupin's Pokeball and out came the Sneasel. Since this was a Pokemon that used the cover of night to shroud itself, perhaps it would be able to aid him in exploring the darker parts of the abandoned building.
Basil and Lupin started going through the abandoned rooms. A Sneasel, indeed, was pretty good at getting through the darker rooms and could investigate with relative impunity. What could be interpreted from the various things, various magazines and various items, is that they were definitely big on contests around here. Still, there wasn’t that much useful around here, but Sneasel still managed to find one or several things that could maybe be of use.
Basil obtained Red Scarf! Basil obtained Blue Scarf! Basil obtained Fighting Gem! Basil obtained Rock Incense! Basil obtained 2 Potions! Basil obtained Pokéball! Basil obtained TM57 Charge Beam!
As for Pokémon, there was a lot of the same that can be obtained across Route 11. There were Budew that had their plants take over various rooms and enjoyed their time, often having brought in water for no apparent reason, causing floodings. There were Pidoves flying about a bit of everywhere and Zigzagoons making nests here and there in the buildings where they probably weren’t meant to, and the scratch-marks from their fur was everywhere.
Then there were rats. … Small, part-fairy part-electric rats.
Pokédex Entry #702 – Dedenne, the Antenna Pokémon. Through its tail it can connect to power outlets and other sources of electricity to absorb. The whiskers serve as antennas, which Dedenne can use to communicate with others of its kind over vast distances.
Mostly running out of sight and laying low before they could run off to Redcoast City to poach some electricity. Still, they gathered and looked kind of curiously at the strangers walking about on the compound.
Then, they entered a specific room…
Basil and Lupin entered a room, which had a mock ring built in the middle. There was human training equipment spread across the modestly large room. There was posters haphazardly attached to the walls, all depicting strong humans and Pokémon that had competed in boxing, wrestling, or battling. Everything looked modestly haphazard, the posters were attached by debris being rammed into the walls holding them in place rather than more elegant solutions. The battle “ring” in the middle consisted of a mix of scavenged rope and vegetation from the forest.
That… was when a Pidove jumped up onto the side of the net, and a spotlight lit down on it.
‘Pi! Pi-pidove! Pi, pipidove! Pidove!’ it made little noises, like if it was holding a speech. If one looked up, one could see that the “spotlight” was a flashlight held by a Dedenne sitting on an unlit ceiling lamp. A small crowd of Dedennes cheered from various hiding places in the room. ‘Pi, pipi! Pido, pidove, pidopi-DOVE!’ the bird called, and waved a wing towards a door on the other side.
‘Welcome, everyone, to today’s competition!’ called the bird, translated because Lupin could understand it. ‘One one side, our reigning champion! He’s the magnificent, the brilliant, the amazing HIM!’
Dedenne pointed the flashlight onto the door on the opposite side of the room. It swung open, and on the other side stood something in a cape. Said cape blew, because the entity was standing on the railing of a balcony with wind blowing past, it’s arms crossed and back turned towards the battle. Then, it jumped backwards! It made a backwards somersault, twice, before spinning in midair, skipping on the net of the ring once, feathers flying all over the place, as the dramatic Pokémon that looked like it was wearing a mask landed in the midst of the ring in a battle stance. It turned towards Basil, looking ready to fight.
‘Hawlucha…!’ it called in challenge. The Dedennes cheered.
Pokédex Entry #701 – Hawlucha, the Wrestling Pokémon. Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama. With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.
‘Pipipi, pidove…!’ the bird called, and the flashlight was turned to an empty section of the ring in front of the Hawlucha
‘And his challenger is…!’ sounded the Pidove’s translated announcement, and the eyes of every Dedenne in the room turned to Basil.
What would Basil and/or Lupin do now?
Route 11
Those heading to Route 11 by any other route than from Rainrock may receive a warning of the weather conditions by the clouds gathering overhead to release before climbing over Mt. Strength. Route 11 consists mainly of one big road leading in-between Rainrock City and Redcoast City, two cities with very close ties and bonds due to many reasons. Aside from the main road there are farmlands below as well as plenty of small patches of forests and plains around, all under the spotty clouds that sometimes shower the area in a blanket of light rain, sometimes shine down with a hopeful sun through the cracks in the sky but mostly both at the same time.
Route 11 is somewhat of a crossroad. To the east lies Rainrock City, and the path there leads on an incline to the high altitude of the mountain-laid city from the coastal Redcoast City in the west. Should one decide that one does not wish to head in either direction, the path north to Route 12 exists and is considered the main road to bigger places like Bigfjord or Worldedge City or perhaps out over the seas of Route 27. Route 11 is also fairly known for a high amount of abandoned buildings, as those who lived in them moved to neighboring cities in recent times. They stand, looming, free to explore for those who rejoices in emptiness. But, one famous building that perhaps isn’t as abandoned is the Pokéball Factory in the north-east, just off-road in the direction of Route 12.
The route is decently well-trafficked, with trainers and others coming down from Route 12 to Rainrock or Redcoast or onwards, and as such trainers might want to stay off the main road. Plenty of side-roads, though. Due to the rains many hurry past these terrains… but perhaps they’re missing out on a few rare Pokémon in the process?
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. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of travellers around. 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: Explore Buildings. There’s abandoned buildings. Why not have a look?
Connected areas: Redcoast City. To the west. A pretty straight road. Rainrock City. To the east. Requires a bit of a climbing road. Route 12. Requires crossing Route 11 on the way north, also pretty well-traveled. Pokéball Factory. A turn east on the path north should bring you there. Northern Silent Forest. Going south, one can breach into the rainy forest.
Items: 6x Potion, 6 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella, Red Scarf, Blue Scarf, Fighting Gem, Rock Incense, TM57 Charge Beam
Pokédollars: 5788
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. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
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. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None
Gender: ♀ Type: Normal/Fairy Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 12 Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. Held Item: None
Man, having Lupin out was definitely a great idea! Lupin did not leave any pile of trash, leave, and old furniture unturned and what he brought back was pretty useful. He even found a TM for Charge Beam, which was a pretty good to find lying around in the dust and clutter of an abandoned building.
Basil looked at Lupin and then the TM, flipping it around in his hand as he inspected it in puzzlement. How exactly do Pokemon learn moves from TMs? Eh, he'll ask a Nurse Joy or Lorette when he sees her again.
The two of them began their search for Pokemon that can exclusively be found residing in the buildings and well, there wasn't much luck there. There were the Budews that reminded him of Aster and Cyril and many Pokemon from outside have made their nests in crooks and crannies that were definitely not meant to be inhabited. Basil did catch glimpses of the Dedenne scurrying about, trying to stay out of sight though there were some peeking at him with curiosity
Then they found an odd room with exercise equipment and what he could only guess to be a ring of some sort in the middle of the room. There were any number of sports memorabilia plastered haphazardly on the wall. Upon closer inspection, the ring was made out of worn rope and vegetation from the forest nearby. "The heck?" He muttered to himself, but his attention was brought to a Pidove with a spotlight on it. The little bird acted as if it was announcer for some big time event and there were Dedenne cheering in the makeshift stands. Did...did he just stumble upon a fight club? Was this a fight club for wild Pokemon?
As if this was completely rehearsed, the spotlight shone on the door and it slammed open with some caped figure standing on the other side before it put on an acrobatic display. It was fast, real fast, but its dexterity and nimbleness was also a sight to behold. The Pokemon was stanced up and if there was thing that Basil was certain of it was that it wanted a fight.
Lupin glowered at the mucho macho Pokemon. "Snease snease!" What a blowhard!
Meanwhile Basil was more curious than anything else. "Hawlucha?" That really was one showy Pokemon. Basil grabbed his Pokedex and looked for its entry.
Pokédex Entry #701 – Hawlucha, the Wrestling Pokémon. Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama. With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.
So judging by the Pokedex entry it was a fighting/flying type? If that was the case then Hawlucha hard countered almost his entire team then! Lancer and Crocus would get blown away by a flying type attack and Lupin was quad weak to fighting type moves so he was not an option either... Speaking of which.
"Oh no you don't!" Basil grabbed Lupin's Pokeball and with a beam of red light, retrieved him before the cocky little Sneasel could recklessly jump into the ring.
He stepped up to the ring with a Pokeball in hand. This was a challenge and he certainly was not going to be one to back down. "Don't underestimate me."
Okay, so his only options then were Cecil and Aria. Cecil had the attack power and modest physical defense for eating hits, but if the entry was true and it prefers to attack from the air then she would be in a world of trouble. Aria was literally a balloon, but when he checked her move set there were buffs, debuffs, and status moves along with Disarming Voice.
He weighed his options and there really was only one choice to make.
"Take the stage, Aria!" Basil tossed out a Pokeball and with a flash of white light the Jigglypuff he had just caught has now made her debut.
"Jiggly!" She puffed up and glared at the Hawlucha who was hogging the spotlight.
So the strategy for this was simple; Basil would order Aria to use Sing on the Hawlucha and if it worked then he would have her use Defense Curl as many times as she could just so when it wakes up, she would be able to fight without getting absolutely one shot by this beast of a bird.
There were some cheers from various Dedennes as Aria took to the stage.
‘Pi-pi-pidove! Pidoooove!’ ‘A diva of the southern forest! A Jigglypuuuuuuff!’ sounded the Pidove. ‘Pi-DOVE!’ ‘And FIGHT!’
With the match having begun, Aria immediately began singing! Hawlucha, wary of the balloon Pokémon’s signature ability, immediately darted towards her before leaping into the air to avoid the immediate front of the singing Pokémon! Aria attempted to track after the leaping fighter, but the wrestling Pokémon was just too fast! He descended upon one of the four poles holding up the ring, bending his knees, preparing for a leaping tackle on Aria and-
and the pole broke.
‘Haw-!?’ Hawlucha cried out in alarm as the not-exactly-stellarly-made pole beneath him collapsed, the net snapping a bit around him as he descended prematurely into the floor. The pole, too, had been made from scavenged material by the Pokémon themselves, it appeared. Hawlucha collapsed onto the floor, slamming into it not by his own choice as his balance was shot on account of his footing collapsing under him, and then Aria was free to put him to sleep with a sweet lullaby.
Pidove had to momentarily relocate, having been sitting on the net on a side connected to said pole. Momentary break in announcements. After that, Hawlucha had the ill fortune of being asleep for the full three turns that are possible, letting Aria Defense Curl, making her already round form even rounder, somehow.
How many times exactly will she Defense Curl?
As soon as he wakes up, Hawlucha’s definitely going to charge directly at her for a Karate Chop/Wing Attack!
What does Basil and Aria do?
Route 11
Those heading to Route 11 by any other route than from Rainrock may receive a warning of the weather conditions by the clouds gathering overhead to release before climbing over Mt. Strength. Route 11 consists mainly of one big road leading in-between Rainrock City and Redcoast City, two cities with very close ties and bonds due to many reasons. Aside from the main road there are farmlands below as well as plenty of small patches of forests and plains around, all under the spotty clouds that sometimes shower the area in a blanket of light rain, sometimes shine down with a hopeful sun through the cracks in the sky but mostly both at the same time.
Route 11 is somewhat of a crossroad. To the east lies Rainrock City, and the path there leads on an incline to the high altitude of the mountain-laid city from the coastal Redcoast City in the west. Should one decide that one does not wish to head in either direction, the path north to Route 12 exists and is considered the main road to bigger places like Bigfjord or Worldedge City or perhaps out over the seas of Route 27. Route 11 is also fairly known for a high amount of abandoned buildings, as those who lived in them moved to neighboring cities in recent times. They stand, looming, free to explore for those who rejoices in emptiness. But, one famous building that perhaps isn’t as abandoned is the Pokéball Factory in the north-east, just off-road in the direction of Route 12.
The route is decently well-trafficked, with trainers and others coming down from Route 12 to Rainrock or Redcoast or onwards, and as such trainers might want to stay off the main road. Plenty of side-roads, though. Due to the rains many hurry past these terrains… but perhaps they’re missing out on a few rare Pokémon in the process?
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. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of travellers around. 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: Explore Buildings. There’s abandoned buildings. Why not have a look?
Connected areas: Redcoast City. To the west. A pretty straight road. Rainrock City. To the east. Requires a bit of a climbing road. Route 12. Requires crossing Route 11 on the way north, also pretty well-traveled. Pokéball Factory. A turn east on the path north should bring you there. Northern Silent Forest. Going south, one can breach into the rainy forest.
Items: 6x Potion, 6 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella, Red Scarf, Blue Scarf, Fighting Gem, Rock Incense, TM57 Charge Beam
Pokédollars: 5788
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. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
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. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None
Gender: ♀ Type: Normal/Fairy Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 12 Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. Held Item: None
Oh no, he knew that the Hawlucha was fast, but he did not think that it would be running around Aria in circles and dodge her attack with absolute ease. This was bad, this was real bad... And then the Hawlucha accidentally broke the pole it was bouncing from and hit the floor with relatively loud slam.
That...that was just unfortunate.
Still, this was a moment of opportunity! Basil had ordered Aria to use Defense Curl for the full three turns to boost her defense as much as possible. Now Aria could probably eat one non-critical hit, but he was not done yet.
"Aria, Play Nice and follow up with Disarming Voice!"
+ Crystals of Emotion + Shrine Badge + 7820 Pokedollars + 10 Great Balls + 2 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 + Dawn Stone + Go Goggles
Seabreeze the Wingull (♂) Level 15 Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse Keen Eye Wise Glasses Current Condition - Tides are high!
Paradise the Tropius (♀) Level 14 Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp Solar Power No Item Current Condition - At full!
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!
Jeebs the Scatterbug (♂) Level 5 Tackle, String Shot Friend Guard No Item Current Condition - Buggin' about!
Royal the Emolga (♂) Level 7 Thundershock, Quick Attack, Tail Whip Static No Item Current Condition - Ready to rumble!
Skylar, though definitely pressing his face against the glass of the fossil cases to see if there was one that piqued his interest, sighed at the sight of the ones available. While 100% all great investments, no doubt, but none of them were the birds that Skylar was looking for. He remembered what colors the fossils from his childhood books were, and none were close. Not to mention that he didn't even have the money for any of them anyway, what with the recent purchases of Great Balls and Go-Goggles. All that said, the Dusk Stone was a little tempting, since Skylar did have Smiley in the PC. Maybe that'd be a worthy investment in a little while...?
He waved his way out as he made his choice. "I think I'm going to go check out the mines first before I make any decisions. Thank you!"
... and with that, off Skylar went to the- wait a second...
"Um, actually, before I leave..." Skylar walked back over to the counter of the Stone Shore, reaching into his bag and aimlessly feeling around for an item before JoJo's horn vibrated and shone in the light, the Relic Vase appearing in Skylar's other hand.
"Thanks JoJo! Um, would you happen to be interested in this vase?" Skylar held it up for whoever was behind the counter to inspect. "Forgot that I had this, and I wouldn't exactly know where to take it."
(No matter how this interaction continued, Skylar's heading to the Desert Mines after this.)
Aria used Play Nice, making her opponent somehow subconsciously hold back a bit by just looking so dang pure! Still, that did not stop Hawlucha from reaching her and striking with a ferocious Karate Chop from above! Fortunately for Aria, she’d boosted her defense significantly, but a poor defense boosted meant it still couldn’t keep up with a Hawlucha’s attack, even with that attack lowered! Still, being a balloon meant Aria bounced straight up in the air after the wrestler’s attack. He blinked up at her, and up there Aria had a perfect chance to unleash her Disarming Voice down at him!
Disarming Voice cannot miss, so it didn’t matter that Hawlucha dodged aside as if to dodge it like sing, the sound-waves of the charming cry converged on its target regardless! Hawlucha gave a cry of emotional pain, somehow, the Super Effective damage coursing through his head. He glared up at Aria, and then jumped after her for a Wing Attack…!
Hawlucha had far more Attack than Aria had Defense, even with Aria’s thrice Defense Curling. However, Aria was dealing Super Effective damage with Disarming Voice. While Hawlucha was still the one who did the most damage, as a Jigglypuff Aria could take advantage in the single stat that was superior to that of a Hawlucha; Health. Hawlucha did more damage, but Aria could take more damage. That, and Aria would never miss with Disarming Voice, while Hawlucha had to chase the balloon Pokémon down. As a result…
The battle was even. If the two kept just trading blows, there was no telling who’d win. Hawlucha was definitely just going to charge after Aria and Karate Chop or Wing Attack interchangeably.
What does Basil and Aria do?
Route 11
Those heading to Route 11 by any other route than from Rainrock may receive a warning of the weather conditions by the clouds gathering overhead to release before climbing over Mt. Strength. Route 11 consists mainly of one big road leading in-between Rainrock City and Redcoast City, two cities with very close ties and bonds due to many reasons. Aside from the main road there are farmlands below as well as plenty of small patches of forests and plains around, all under the spotty clouds that sometimes shower the area in a blanket of light rain, sometimes shine down with a hopeful sun through the cracks in the sky but mostly both at the same time.
Route 11 is somewhat of a crossroad. To the east lies Rainrock City, and the path there leads on an incline to the high altitude of the mountain-laid city from the coastal Redcoast City in the west. Should one decide that one does not wish to head in either direction, the path north to Route 12 exists and is considered the main road to bigger places like Bigfjord or Worldedge City or perhaps out over the seas of Route 27. Route 11 is also fairly known for a high amount of abandoned buildings, as those who lived in them moved to neighboring cities in recent times. They stand, looming, free to explore for those who rejoices in emptiness. But, one famous building that perhaps isn’t as abandoned is the Pokéball Factory in the north-east, just off-road in the direction of Route 12.
The route is decently well-trafficked, with trainers and others coming down from Route 12 to Rainrock or Redcoast or onwards, and as such trainers might want to stay off the main road. Plenty of side-roads, though. Due to the rains many hurry past these terrains… but perhaps they’re missing out on a few rare Pokémon in the process?
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. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of travellers around. 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: Explore Buildings. There’s abandoned buildings. Why not have a look?
Connected areas: Redcoast City. To the west. A pretty straight road. Rainrock City. To the east. Requires a bit of a climbing road. Route 12. Requires crossing Route 11 on the way north, also pretty well-traveled. Pokéball Factory. A turn east on the path north should bring you there. Northern Silent Forest. Going south, one can breach into the rainy forest.
‘Ooh. That’s pretty cool vase. Looks really old,’ the shopkeeper said, looking over the offered vase. ‘Not something I’m personally interested in. After all, it’s not a stone,’ he said, shrugging. ‘But I do think I know who might be interested. There’s an eccentric super-rich dude in Freecape Town who fancies himself a collector of interesting things. I bet if you take that to him, you’d fetch yourself quite the price. … That, or maybe the researchers in town would be interested in it?’ He chuckles a bit. ‘It looks old, so maybe they’d like to do research on it. Don’t expect a particularly handsome reward from them, though. At best, maybe they have a fossil around they don’t need anymore.’
To go to the Desert Mines, Skylar needed to pass through Route 7. So…
Route 7
A rocky desert stretches out behind Raremine Town. Route 7 is located in somewhat of a basin, surrounded by giant cliffs that cause all the clouds to empty themselves of water before passing this single area, causing the single most potent desert of Isson, the sun eternally glaring down with heat echoing from the sand beneath. While this desert contains a lot more rocks than a regular vast desert does due to the cliffs sometimes falling down into it and the boulders rolling about, there is somewhat of an influx of air soaring down into the valley, regularly blowing sand up into the skies. Sandstorms are a semi-regular occurrence on Route 7, and one in particular is always covering up the path that is said to lead to the Mystic Oasis, which can only be reliably found through the assistance of a Vivillon, which was found out a while ago by the citizens of Raremine Town. Still, the path to the Desert Mines is usually clear and populated by miners walking back and forth, and those fortunate can pass all the way to the Old Tombs without any issues…
Yet those crossing the desert do need to keep their wits about, for sandstorms are not the only things that might potentially lie in wait in the sands. Here and there, there’s the swirl of creatures on the hunt swims through the sand, looking for prey…
Pokédex Entry #551 – Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. They live hidden in hot desert sands to keep their body temperature from dropping. It’s capable of submerging itself and swimming in sand, only its nose and eyes sticking up occasionally. Due to not being confident in hunting, it usually goes after things that have collapsed in the desert.
Every once in a while stands a green plant emitting a strong aroma, alluring prey to walk close. It wouldn’t take a long time to find one, their green stands out in this environment.
Pokédex Entry #331 – Cacnea, the Cactus Pokémon. It lives in arid environments such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days without additional intake of water. It lures prey in with a strong aroma, before shooting its prey full of thorns or slamming them down with its thorny arms. Once a year, a yellow flower blooms on it, the more beautiful the more arid the conditions.
And occasionally there are little red balls that are supposedly Pokémon that are either running about like their butts are on fire or remain so still standing on the desert that one would think they’re asleep, which they are, they’re just standing up anyways.
Pokédex Entry #554 – Darumaka, the Zen Charm Pokémon. When its internal fire burns, it cannot calm down and has to run around. When the fire diminishes, it falls asleep and pulls its limbs into its body to form a state where it will always right itself no matter how it is pushed or pulled. Because the droppings of a Darumaka never cools down, they can be used to heat clothes by those who doesn’t consider that disgusting.
Current Condition; Mostly Clear, slightly windy - There’s a swirl in the winds, throwing the occasional sand into the air. It might grow more intense, it might cool down. Only the future will tell. The usual sandstorm blows over the path to the Mystic Oasis…
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. Seek trainers. There are miners and the occasional archaeologist around here to potentially seek out. 4. Talk. They can also just be chatted to! 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; Delve into the Sandstorm. If you think you’re prepared! 10. Area Specific; Search the sands. There may be ancient items submerged in the sands around.
Connected areas: Raremine Town. Right behind you. Desert Mines. What Raremine Town stands here for! These mountains are filled with dough!. Old Tombs. Across the desert, an old and chilling place awaits those who wants to visit… Mystic Oasis. Somewhere within that sandstorm, that is.
If he’d like to just head over to the Desert Mines, here we go.
Desert Mines
The Desert Mines is what the town of Raremine was created for. Outside the entrance exists a small gathering of tents and buildings to supply the people passing through, where different people gather to potentially purchase the findings of the mines. There are different mines for the various metals that are used throughout Isson for construction, but the place people think of when heading to the Desert Mines is the one specific where trainers are allowed to pick up their own pickaxes and head down to dig! The miners tend to use their Pokémon to help with the digging, and a lot of the Pokémon they use are native to the cave itself, so for some help just catch one and go at it!
There are maps showing where you’re more likely to find different things, be they stones, fossils or remnants of ancient civilizations. The mines themselves are well-lit, with lamps in the ceiling letting people wander free. The Pokémon here are very used to humans walking about and are constantly maintaining the structural integrity of the tunnels, making it a very safe working environment, despite being a mine. But, deep in the mines is a place where people stop going, lamps no longer light the place up, a place where Pokémon are allowed to live free. What sort of secrets might await in the deepest depths of the Desert Mines? Are you here to find out?
Most common Pokémon around here were some mice with brick-patterned yellow dry hide, tiny moles sticking their tiny heads out of holes, living floating rocks with arms, small desert crocodiles and somewhat larger moles with digging claws, longer noses and the ability to actually get out of their holes. As mentioned, they’re pretty used to humans and won’t really bother anyone as long as they’re not attacked.
Pokédex Entry #27 – Sandshrew, the Mouse Pokémon. It lives in arid regions burrowing deep underground. It emerges only to hunt for food, which it catches by lounging out of their burrows. If threatened, it curls into a protective ball and bounces off from enemy attacks. If it gets cold at night, its body will coat itself with a fine dew.
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.
Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.
Pokédex Entry #551 – Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. They live hidden in hot desert sands to keep their body temperature from dropping. It’s capable of submerging itself and swimming in sand, only its nose and eyes sticking up occasionally. Due to not being confident in hunting, it usually goes after things that have collapsed in the desert.
Pokédex Entry #529 – Drilbur, the Mole Pokémon. They and Excadrills dig out mazelike nests underground in which they live. Drilbur is known for being able to travel very fast through soil, able to reach 30 mph by putting its claws together and spinning rapidly, drilling through earth. They’re known to be rather friendly around people.
So, what would Skylar like to do here?
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. Seek trainers. The miners around here commonly have Pokémon and could totally take you. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of miners and some researchers one could talk to. 5. Mine. Grab a tool, and get to chopping! The miners always appreciate the extra help! Your chances may increase with a Pokémon helping! 6. Brave the Cave. Seek deeper into the cave, see what form of secrets the depth of the mine might hold. 7. Mine Sellers. People on the outside of the mine willing to buy scraps you may have found! 8. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result. 9. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
+ Crystals of Emotion + Shrine Badge + 7820 Pokedollars + 10 Great Balls + 2 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 + Dawn Stone + Go Goggles
Seabreeze the Wingull (♂) Level 15 Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse Keen Eye Wise Glasses Current Condition - Tides are high!
Paradise the Tropius (♀) Level 14 Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp Solar Power No Item Current Condition - At full!
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!
Jeebs the Scatterbug (♂) Level 5 Tackle, String Shot Friend Guard No Item Current Condition - Buggin' about!
Royal the Emolga (♂) Level 7 Thundershock, Quick Attack, Tail Whip Static No Item Current Condition - Ready to rumble!
Upon entering the Desert Mines (Skylar overlooked the previous route for now, since he'd have to go back through it anyway), Skylar immediately was faced with not knowing what to do exactly. There was certainly a lot to do, definitely, but as it stood at a moment's glance... well, maybe he could do a lot at once. At least, for the immediate moment, Skylar grabbed a tool, gave his sunglasses to JoJo, and reached into his bag to grab a bandanna he might have had. "I doubt any of these miners would want to trade a fossil with me right now, seeing as I'm empty handed and low on cash, so..." Skylar's brows furrowed over his cloudy grey eyes. "I guess I better get to mining! Whole team's coming out, get ready guys!"
Skylar knew JoJo and Seabreeze were out, so he took out the last four Pokeballs he had and sent each of his other buddies out, one by one. "Tro~!" "Torrrrchic!" "Scattabattabee!" "Emu!"
... and while he was releasing, Seabreeze and JoJo chimed in as well. "Wingull!" "Rrrallal~!"
Skylar looked at all his pals, everyone perching onto Paradise in some way. "Alright, buds! Let's get some training done!"
Ah yeah, here we go!
So the plan is kind of simple. We're just gonna train off wild Pokemon while Skylar mines a bit. Need to raise up the levels of Jeebs and Royal namely, so the truth is that Skylar's probably going to switch-train them using Paradise, Seabreeze, and Mac (and JoJo occasionally, if there seems like a good battle). Paradise and Seabreeze have great type matchups against everything here basically, while Mac has a good matchup against Drilbur at times, so maybe he could get in a few good mons and possibly evolve. If that happened, then he'd immediately start being useful against Sandiles and Geodudes as well, which is an absolute force.
Maybe after a few battles there'll be a good groove going on and the Pokemon of the Mines will start to vibe with Skylar's attitude.
All this time, Skylar's gonna probably be mining to get whatever he can in this area. Since Jeebs and Royal will mostly be on the sidelines initially, as well as JoJo, they can help sift through anything that Skylar finds since, let's be real, Skylar is just as liable to pick up a random rock and think Oh this must be a Hard Stone! since he's nearly blind. Maybe with those three helping he could pick out a few of the items better from the crowd.
If some of the miners want to come and brawl, too, Skylar wouldn't be opposed to having a few bouts with them. Earn some money, and maybe some clout, could be pretty fun!
Some training was done against the predominantly Ground-type Pokémon of the Desert Mines! Truth was, both Jeebs and Royal was a bit underleveled compared to the Pokémon of the mines, but they had some handy help from their fellow Pokémon and could get some experience in!
They had to be careful, though. The Sandshrews and Geodudes around both knew Rollout, which coincidentally is Super-Effective against ⅚ of Skylar’s Pokémon and could keep going. In comparison, Sandile’s most dangerous move was Bite, while Digletts and Drilbur were pretty harmless with Mud-Slap and Fury Swipes being their currently most dangerous moves. Drilbur isn’t Steel-type yet, so Mac wasn’t Super-Effective yet, but he could still engage them for a modestly fair fight! I will interpret this as that he’s being intentionally trained to level 16.
With Seabreeze and Paradise taking out many of the Pokémon around here in one shot to save their lower-leveled allies to let them level up…!
Seabreeze grew to level 16! Paradise grew to level 16! Paradise learned Magical Leaf! Mac grew to level 16! Jeebs grew to level 9! Jeebs learned Stun Spore! Royal grew to level 10! Royal learned Charge!
…
What?
A swirl of light passed over Mac as he began to glow. His limbs grew longer, his talons larger, and overall gained far more of a humanoid figure than the chicken-like one he’d previously had, and…!
Congratulations! Mac evolved into Combusken!
Pokédex Entry #256 – Combusken, the Young Fowl Pokémon. It toughens up its legs running across fields and mountains. Its legs possess both speed and power, said to be able to deliver ten kicks a second. During a battle, the hot flame in its body increases, allowing to spew powerful fire from its beak.
New Pokémon evolved! Skylar earned 2000 P!
Mac learned Double Kick!
…
What?
A swirl of light passed over Jeebs. His body is surrounded by a tough, fuzzy exterior, made to keep him safe until his next evolution, his head still strangely enough sticking up through the fur cocoon that had formed, and…!
Congratulations! Jeebs evolved into Spewpa!
Pokédex Entry #665 – Spewpa, the Scatterdust Pokémon. It lives in thicket shadows, where it hides until evolution. It’s body is tough to avoid predators eating it, and if attacked it attempts to scare its enemies away by rustling its fur. If all else fails, it can spew a powder at an attacker.
New Pokémon evolved! Skylar earned 1250 P!
Jeebs learned Harden! Jeebs learned Protect!
While that was happening, the blind guy took to mining! He took to striking at the wall and needing to have JoJo next to him to know if he was making any progress or not. It took a significant amount of time and was a pretty tough work-out, but he got plenty of encouragement from miners around, telling him he was owning that wall and that he’d have a great future as a miner if he wanted!
Numerous hours into the process…
Skylar must have hit a frickin’ vein or something, because wow.
Then he went on to challenge a couple miners to battle.
Wasn’t any “Miner” trainer class, so here’s two Hikers.
‘Being a miner is all mining and battling! You got the mining down! How’s your battling?’
Hiker Jase would like to battle!
Pokédex Entry #529 – Drilbur, the Mole Pokémon. They and Excadrills dig out mazelike nests underground in which they live. Drilbur is known for being able to travel very fast through soil, able to reach 30 mph by putting its claws together and spinning rapidly, drilling through earth. They’re known to be rather friendly around people.
Metal Claw and Rapid Spin! No sandstorm means Sand Force will not do much.
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.
Will Rollout against any bird or bug in Skylar’s party, and Shadow Punch at JoJo. Klutz does nothing.
Pokédex Entry #524 – Roggenrola, the Mantle Pokémon. First discovered around a hundred years ago in an earthquake fissure, it was compressed to be hard as steel underground. Inside each there is an energy core that keeps it moving. It’s only anatomy is the hexagonal ear in front, making out the world through sound. It has a tendency to move towards sounds.
Knows Rock Blast, which it will use against any foe it’s even mildly effective against. Sand Attack against close enemies. Sturdy prevents it from being downed with a single attack.
‘I had the scientist dudes make Pokémon out of the fossils I brought them! Want a look?’
Hiker Brendon would like to battle!
Pokédex Entry #140 – Kabuto, the Shellfish Pokémon. A Pokémon who inhabited beaches long ago. The eyes on its back were used to see out as it hid in the sand under its protective shell. While thought to be extinct and commonly found in fossils, rare living specimens have been found, unchanged even after 300 million years.
Knows Mud Shot, that most of Skylar’s team is immune to. Otherwise, Scratch and Harden. It’s not raining, so Swift Swim will make no difference.
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.
Headbutt. Sincerely hope you didn’t expect a more advanced strategy. Has Mold Breaker, though there’s no Pokémon in Skylar’s team affected by this.
Pokédex Entry #529 – Drilbur, the Mole Pokémon. They and Excadrills dig out mazelike nests underground in which they live. Drilbur is known for being able to travel very fast through soil, able to reach 30 mph by putting its claws together and spinning rapidly, drilling through earth. They’re known to be rather friendly around people.
Fury Swipes! No sandstorm means Sand Rush will not do much.
What does Skylar do?
Desert Mines
The Desert Mines is what the town of Raremine was created for. Outside the entrance exists a small gathering of tents and buildings to supply the people passing through, where different people gather to potentially purchase the findings of the mines. There are different mines for the various metals that are used throughout Isson for construction, but the place people think of when heading to the Desert Mines is the one specific where trainers are allowed to pick up their own pickaxes and head down to dig! The miners tend to use their Pokémon to help with the digging, and a lot of the Pokémon they use are native to the cave itself, so for some help just catch one and go at it!
There are maps showing where you’re more likely to find different things, be they stones, fossils or remnants of ancient civilizations. The mines themselves are well-lit, with lamps in the ceiling letting people wander free. The Pokémon here are very used to humans walking about and are constantly maintaining the structural integrity of the tunnels, making it a very safe working environment, despite being a mine. But, deep in the mines is a place where people stop going, lamps no longer light the place up, a place where Pokémon are allowed to live free. What sort of secrets might await in the deepest depths of the Desert Mines? Are you here to find out?
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. Seek trainers. The miners around here commonly have Pokémon and could totally take you. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of miners and some researchers one could talk to. 5. Mine. Grab a tool, and get to chopping! The miners always appreciate the extra help! Your chances may increase with a Pokémon helping! 6. Brave the Cave. Seek deeper into the cave, see what form of secrets the depth of the mine might hold. 7. Mine Sellers. People on the outside of the mine willing to buy scraps you may have found! 8. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result. 9. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
Items: 6x Potion, 6 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella, Red Scarf, Blue Scarf, Fighting Gem, Rock Incense, TM57 Charge Beam
Pokédollars: 5788
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. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
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. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None
Gender: ♀ Type: Normal/Fairy Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 12 Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. Held Item: None
Even with those Defense Curls and those blows looked like they were dealing some heavy damage! Aria's HP stat is very high, but it can only hold out for so long against a bruiser like that Hawlucha. If this keeps up she's was going to kept bouncing around like a balloon with every hit.
Wait a minute... Balloon?
"Aria, deflate to dodge and follow up with Disarming Voice!" What Basil ordered her to do was to forcibly force out the air in her body so that she could propel herself in the air away from the Hawlucha as to avoid the incoming attack and maintain distance so that he could whittle away at it with fairy type attacks.
+ Crystals of Emotion + Shrine Badge + 11070 Pokedollars + 10 Great Balls + 2 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 + Dawn Stone + Go Goggles + Armor Fossil + Helix Fossil + Cover Fossil + Icy Rock + Fire Stone
Seabreeze the Wingull (♂) Level 16 Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse Keen Eye Wise Glasses Current Condition - Tides are high!
Paradise the Tropius (♀) Level 16 Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp, Magical Leaf Solar Power No Item Current Condition - At full!
Jonathan / JoJo the Ralts (♂) Level 14 Confusion, Growl, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant Trace No Item Current Condition - Pearl Jam!
Mac the Combusken (♂) Level 16 Scratch, Growl, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick Blaze No Item Current Condition - Fired up!
Jeebs the Spewpa (♂) Level 9 Tackle, String Shot, Stun Spore, Harden, Protect Friend Guard No Item Current Condition - Buggin' about!
Royal the Emolga (♂) Level 10 Thundershock, Quick Attack, Tail Whip, Charge Static No Item Current Condition - Ready to rumble!
"Aw yeah! Now we're cookin' with gas!" Skylar pocketed the fossils he had just acquired, smiling at the bounty and putting them neatly into his bag along with the Fire Stone and Icy Rock. Solid grabs, and not to mention that Skylar had two new stronger team members at his side.
"Combuuuusken!" "Spewpew!" The two evolved Pokemon cheered in confidence, Mac running up to Skylar and offering a boastful pose of confidence to the young trainer, who returned it with pleasure.
"Let's go! With a fighting type on you, we've got nothing to fear for quite a while!" Skylar smiled at the progress this group was making. No doubt the crew would be more than able to keep this momentum up going forward. Tomorrow's plight for a second badge looked great as it stood.
Onto the more current problem, if you could call it that, the Hikers nearby were ready to rumble with Skylar's new teammates, and the boy was happy to deliver.
First up, against that Drilbur. Now, honestly, Skylar's team is lookin' pretty great right now, so we're actually gonna use this time to start hitting the Pokemon around here with the big guns of moves. Mac's coming out, at least for this first fight, and we're gonna waste no time and just go for the Double Kicks right out of the gate. Repeating those kicks until we take out the Drilbur.
This Golett... not gonna lie, is the worst. Rollout decimates everything on this team but one specific bird, and Mac is already out, so we're working with basically nothing here for strategy on different mons, but we have Mac so that's good enough. Turn 1 we're outspeeding this thing for sure, so we're gonna start with a Sand-Attack and see if we can maybe get a little lucky. Turn 2 depends on if we can keep up that luck because we're going to try and whittle it down with Embers. Maybe we get lucky with a burn, but otherwise we're just going to Ember, hope we can maybe dodge some of these attacks, and get through this fight okay. - If Mac goes down, switch into Seabreeze and Water Pulse the rest of the way to victory. - If Seabreeze goes down, Paradise and Magical Leaf.
Round 3 depends on two things, and can go two ways as a result. - If Mac is still up, we're just going for Double Kicks in hopes of taking this Roggenrola down quickly. 2 should be enough, not because of sturdy but because Roggenrola is friggin tanky. - If Mac goes down/is down, switch to Seabreeze and Water Pulse the way to victory. - If Seabreeze goes down, Paradise and Magical Leaf.
Assuming we have full team, we're starting this fight with Royal actually. Might not be the safest play, but Thundershock does good damage to this Kabuto I think. If the going gets rough for Royal, we're switching into Paradise and hitting this with a Magical Leaf to take it down swiftly.
Cranidos next up, and we're probably gonna switch Royal out for Paradise if we haven't already. Simple fight, Magical Leaf and hopefully blast right through it in a single turn, maybe two. If we can't use Paradise, then we'll just pull out ol' reliable with Seabreeze and Water Pulse this boy, or Mac and Double Kick if Mac is still up and fighting.
Lastly, another Drilbur. - Paradise with Magical Leaf, same as before. - Mac with Double Kick, unless he's down. - Seabreeze with Water Pulse, same as before.
Assuming that's where Skylar leaves the battles, we're going back to mining and training. Hopefully these battles go well, since Rollout as a move is completely destructive on his team.
So, funny thing about Jigglypuffs and deflating. While they CAN deflate, it’s not something they’re naturally taught to control.
Upon being commanded to deflate, Aria did indeed open the metaphorical valve to let out air… and promptly started blasting around the room like a balloon with a leak and no control whatsoever where she was going. Pidove had to dodge to the floor to avoid a particular arc, the Dedennes had to scatter as she bounced around the audience, Hawlucha had to come to a complete stop to try to track where she was going and probably heading, and at one point Basil probably had to dodge her because she took a wrong turn towards him (or maybe she hit him, who knows).
As soon as she came to a stop in the corner of the room, Hawlucha jumped towards her. This was when Aria was supposed to use Disarming Voice. But, funny thing #2 about Jigglypuffs, she needs to have her disproportionately large lungs filled to use her voice, and as such, she cannot use that move in a deflated state. She opened her mouth to refill herself with air, but the amount of time that took was enough for Hawlucha to reach her and deliver a FLYING TACKLE (qualifies as Struggle, but Hawlucha isn’t picky atm) straight into her corner, resulting in a slam and a crack in the wall.
It was silent for a couple of seconds, Hawlucha having seemingly crushed Aria against the wall…
When he was suddenly blasted off and the “charming cry” of Disarming Voice sounded out, a damaged but not out Aria filled with just enough air lying about under. Critical Hit! Hawlucha fainted!
Aria grew to level 14!
‘PiDOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!’ Pidove gave a cry that needed no translation, and the crowd of Dedennes gave a cheer for their crowned victor, the almost-fainted Aria. A couple Dedennes ran down and presented her with a black piece of garment for her victory…
Aria obtained Black Belt!
A couple Dedennes brought a bucket of water and poured it down on Hawlucha’s head, somehow making the Fighting/Flying-type flinch and restoring him to 1 health. The wrestling Pokémon flew up on his feet, stumbled a bit, and then crossed his arm-wings as he nodded respectfully to Aria.
‘Haw. Hawlucha!’ he congratulated her on her victory. Then, he turned to Basil, looking mighty pleased with himself.
‘Hawlucha!’
Weather he actually got that across with his announcement or not, basically he’s offering to join Basil on his journey!
Gender: ♂ Type: Fighting/Flying Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 14 Moves: Detect, Tackle, Hone Claws, Karate Chop, Wing Attack, Roost Ability: Limber. Cannot be paralyzed. Held Item: None.
New Pokémon caught! Basil earned 2500 P!
Would you like to give a nickname to Hawlucha?
‘Haw!’ Hawlucha seemed entirely alright with this. Instead, he turned to Aria…
‘Hawlucha! Haw-haw-haw…!’ he said, walking over to grab her tiny arm and then bring her along to behind the ring…
She was suddenly subjected to a very quick, very intense training work-out, whether she wanted it or not. If she needed it, there was a couple dozen Dedennes cheering for her. Regardless of the impossibility of it, Hawlucha had her exercise her tiny hands, going from snapping pieces of straw, to wooden planks and then suddenly there were bricks that for some reason were no match for her tiny hands…!?
Aria learned Karate Chop!
Unless she, like, completely refused to cooperate with the past paragraph, of course.
With that, the residents of the little room were satisfied and ready to wave Basil farewell, unless he has more business here.
Route 11
Those heading to Route 11 by any other route than from Rainrock may receive a warning of the weather conditions by the clouds gathering overhead to release before climbing over Mt. Strength. Route 11 consists mainly of one big road leading in-between Rainrock City and Redcoast City, two cities with very close ties and bonds due to many reasons. Aside from the main road there are farmlands below as well as plenty of small patches of forests and plains around, all under the spotty clouds that sometimes shower the area in a blanket of light rain, sometimes shine down with a hopeful sun through the cracks in the sky but mostly both at the same time.
Route 11 is somewhat of a crossroad. To the east lies Rainrock City, and the path there leads on an incline to the high altitude of the mountain-laid city from the coastal Redcoast City in the west. Should one decide that one does not wish to head in either direction, the path north to Route 12 exists and is considered the main road to bigger places like Bigfjord or Worldedge City or perhaps out over the seas of Route 27. Route 11 is also fairly known for a high amount of abandoned buildings, as those who lived in them moved to neighboring cities in recent times. They stand, looming, free to explore for those who rejoices in emptiness. But, one famous building that perhaps isn’t as abandoned is the Pokéball Factory in the north-east, just off-road in the direction of Route 12.
The route is decently well-trafficked, with trainers and others coming down from Route 12 to Rainrock or Redcoast or onwards, and as such trainers might want to stay off the main road. Plenty of side-roads, though. Due to the rains many hurry past these terrains… but perhaps they’re missing out on a few rare Pokémon in the process?
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. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of travellers around. 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: Explore Buildings. There’s abandoned buildings. Why not have a look? 10. Shrine. Basil saw one over that direction before. 11. Basil Specific: Pokémon Fight Club. So, does one talk about what one found in that building?
Connected areas: Redcoast City. To the west. A pretty straight road. Rainrock City. To the east. Requires a bit of a climbing road. Route 12. Requires crossing Route 11 on the way north, also pretty well-traveled. Pokéball Factory. A turn east on the path north should bring you there. Northern Silent Forest. Going south, one can breach into the rainy forest.
Common: #263 Zigzagoon #406 Budew #519 Pidove
Uncommon: #522 Blitzle #702 Dedenne
Rare: #433 Chingling #701 Hawlucha
On a final note. While a Jigglypuff straight from the wild will not be able to effectively use her balloon-features well in a fight, Basil perhaps saw the glimmer of a hope that she could be trained to do so?
Fortunately for Skylar, didn’t seem like Jase realized his Drilbur’s steel claws would be ineffective against Mac, because the Drilbur and Mac charged one another, one with Metal Claw and the other with Double Kick. They trades slices and kicks, and it became pretty immediately obvious who had the upper hand as Mac successfully kicked down the Drilbur. Not so baby bird now, huh.
Mac definitely outsped Golett and immediately shover a handful of sand into the ghost automaton’s eyes, staggering it. How much the Golett is actually using its eyes when it curls up into a ball and rolls at its enemy is probably kind of debatable. Still, despite the reduced accuracy the first roll successfully impacted Mac, despite his attempt to dodge and the sand lowering accuracy. They then exchanged an Ember and a Rollout, as Golett hit again. However, the turn after that the loss of accuracy finally showed itself and Rollout missed!
After that Mac was hit with one more lowest-power Rollout, but managed to dodge the next accuracy-deprived roll, hitting two more Embers in the process, and then with a final fourth Ember Golett fainted. Mac was kind of beat-up after taking slices and three Rollouts, though. That new Fighting-type was serving him well.
Then, he kept Mac out against Roggenrola! … which may have been a mistake, because Roggenrola precisely managed to survive the two kicks of Double Kick, and then proceeded to Rock Blast him thrice, the second time which became a Critical Hit! Mac fainted. Not without getting some juicy exp, though.
Mac grew to level 17!
Seabreeze then promptly showed up and Water Pulsed for an instant victory.
Skylar was victorious! Skylar got 1008P for winning!
‘DEFINITELY got your battling down! What would you say to becoming a miner? It’s tons of fun, and you’ll be in good company!’ Jase says, before taking his leave.
Then, against Brendon.
Kabuto doesn’t know any Rock-type moves, yet. Best he got is Scratch and Mud-Shot. Royal flies. Royal has Thundershock that is Super Effective. In a thorough display of unmistakable type-advantage, Royal wins a basically flawless victory!
Royal grew to level 11!
Paradise VS Cranidos is a bit rougher, simply because of the Pokémon’s massive attack. It survived the first Magical Leaf and delivered a painful Headbutt that did a decent amount of damage, and then turned out to be faster and headbutted her AGAIN, before going down to the next Magical Leaf.
Then the next Drilbur wasn’t able to do enough damage to her with just Fury Swipes and went down quick to more Magical Leaf.
Paradise grew to level 17!
Skylar was victorious! Skylar got 775P for winning!
‘Hahaha! Figures my newly resurrected untrained Pokémon would lose a real fight!’ Brendon laughed at his little incident, then inspected Skylar about to go mine some more. ‘Hey, say, I happened to see you bag an Armor Fossil, didn’t I? I’ve been looking for one of those. Could I perhaps ask if you would like to trade? Lesse, I got a Dusk Stone, a Shiny Stone, a Helix Fossil, a Plume Fossil, and a Sail Fossil…’ Brendon said, going over his findings…
If Skylar continues to mine or train, do write in a bit more detail what he’s focusing on then.
What will Skylar do now?
Desert Mines
The Desert Mines is what the town of Raremine was created for. Outside the entrance exists a small gathering of tents and buildings to supply the people passing through, where different people gather to potentially purchase the findings of the mines. There are different mines for the various metals that are used throughout Isson for construction, but the place people think of when heading to the Desert Mines is the one specific where trainers are allowed to pick up their own pickaxes and head down to dig! The miners tend to use their Pokémon to help with the digging, and a lot of the Pokémon they use are native to the cave itself, so for some help just catch one and go at it!
There are maps showing where you’re more likely to find different things, be they stones, fossils or remnants of ancient civilizations. The mines themselves are well-lit, with lamps in the ceiling letting people wander free. The Pokémon here are very used to humans walking about and are constantly maintaining the structural integrity of the tunnels, making it a very safe working environment, despite being a mine. But, deep in the mines is a place where people stop going, lamps no longer light the place up, a place where Pokémon are allowed to live free. What sort of secrets might await in the deepest depths of the Desert Mines? Are you here to find out?
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. Seek trainers. The miners around here commonly have Pokémon and could totally take you. 4. Talk. There’s plenty of miners and some researchers one could talk to. 5. Mine. Grab a tool, and get to chopping! The miners always appreciate the extra help! Your chances may increase with a Pokémon helping! 6. Brave the Cave. Seek deeper into the cave, see what form of secrets the depth of the mine might hold. 7. Mine Sellers. People on the outside of the mine willing to buy scraps you may have found! 8. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result. 9. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
Items: 6x Potion, 5 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella, Red Scarf, Blue Scarf, Fighting Gem, Rock Incense, TM57 Charge Beam, Black Belt
Pokédollars: 8288
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. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
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. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None
Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None
Gender: ♀ Type: Normal/Fairy Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 14 Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. Held Item: None
Gender: ♂ Type: Fighting/Flying Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 14 Moves: Detect, Tackle, Hone Claws, Karate Chop, Wing Attack, Roost Ability: Limber. Cannot be paralyzed. Held Item: None.
He didn't think this through; Aria was flying around in every other direction with absolutely no way of controlling it. Heck, she almost hit him square in the face if it were not for the fact he was able to duck in time. Even when she got away from the previous, the Hawlucha was still able to smash her into a wall since she needed time to refill her lungs with air. It looked like it was going to be their loss, but they.. they won? Holy crap they actually won! "Aria, you did amazingly well." He walked over to her and scooped the worn out puffball into his arms.
The Hawlucha approached him and made a declaration, which he was not exactly sure it was, but assumed that it wanted to join his team considering he just defeated it in combat and that's kind of how it goes with wild Pokemon."Welcome to the team." He poked the Hawlucha with the Pokeball, allowing itself to be absorbed into the device in a beam of light. The young trainer looked at the ball, shaking with absolute joy as he pumped his hand in the air as he was completely unable to hide his elation at his latest accomplishment. "Awesome! I caught a Hawlucha!"
Returning the audience's friendly goodbye, Basil had made it out of the building with his spoils though it certainly was not without any scratches. It would be dangerous for Glory, his new Hawlucha, and Aria to be at such low health so it would be in his best interest to heal with, but the issue was that the Jigglypuff's health stat was simply too large for just one potion to take care of it, and Glory was not in much better shape either. There was a simple solution to this, however; he simply had Hawlucha use Roost as many times as needed to heal himself while Basil would use as many potions that was required to heal Aria.
"There, all patched up now." Basil patted Aria's head.
"Jiggly!"
He did take note that while her deflation was definitely out of control, there probably was a possibility that he could train her to do it later. She only was just caught so it's not like it would be a natural thing she would need to do in the wild.
Well, he definitely side-tracked from his main objective, but there was still daylight to burn. After returning his Pokemon to their respective balls, he headed towards the direction where he saw the shrine when he was on the roof earlier.
+ Crystals of Emotion + Shrine Badge + 12953 Pokedollars + 10 Great Balls + 2 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 + Dawn Stone + Go Goggles + Plume Fossil + Helix Fossil + Cover Fossil + Icy Rock + Fire Stone
Seabreeze the Wingull (♂) Level 16 Water Gun, Supersonic, Growl, Wing Attack, Fowl Flap, Mist, Water Pulse Keen Eye Wise Glasses Current Condition - Tides are high!
Paradise the Tropius (♀) Level 17 Razor Leaf, Gust, Sweet Scent, Leer, Growth, Stomp, Magical Leaf Solar Power No Item Current Condition - Not looking so hot.
Jonathan / JoJo the Ralts (♂) Level 14 Confusion, Growl, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant Trace No Item Current Condition - Pearl Jam!
Mac the Combusken (♂) Level 17 Scratch, Growl, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick Blaze No Item Current Condition - Boofed.
Jeebs the Spewpa (♂) Level 9 Tackle, String Shot, Stun Spore, Harden, Protect Friend Guard No Item Current Condition - Buggin' about!
Royal the Emolga (♂) Level 11 Thundershock, Quick Attack, Tail Whip, Charge Static No Item Current Condition - |Not too shabby.
When Mac fell, Skylar winced pretty hard. Though Seabreeze cleaned up the battle easily, it was still a little hard to see Mac go down like that. Mac could take a good rest in his Pokeball for just a little bit from there. He'd probably head on to the Pokemon Center anyway after this for a quick rest before returning.
Then Brendon went down handily by Paradise and Royal's combined efforts. Cranidos was a little unnerving, but everything ended pretty well, even better after Brendon asked if he could trade for Skylar's armor fossil. As he went through his list, Skylar heard Plume and immediately got a wide smile on his face.
"If you don't mind passing up on that Plume Fossil, I'd be more than happy to trade my Armor fossil for it. That being said, mind if I trade my Fire Stone for your Dusk Stone? I've got a Murkrow in the PC that sure could use it, heh." Regardless on whether the Dusk Stone trade went through or not, Skylar'd hopefully get his 'grimy' little hands on the Plume Fossil, and from there he would immediately know his next steps.
... so, immediately upon receiving the Plume Fossil, Skylar put up Jeebs, Royal, and Paradise for just a little bit. They'd be back here soon, no doubt, but he had another step to do first. He packed up his bag and began to walk out of the mines, waving to the miners as he left. "I'll be back! I just wanna go heal up my Pokemon real quick!"
He left the Mines, and to say he was hustling through Route 7 was an understatement. That boy was schmovin' on through to Raremine, not stopping for anyone or anything. He was on a mission of friendship! Nothing was stopping him.
"Ral?"
"Don't worry, JoJo. I think you're a mainstay on the squad. I don't wanna do it to Jeebs, but with all those Rock types in the mines I think that it'd be better to put him up for just a little while." Skylar smiled as he saw the blurry skyline of Raremine. "I wish I could have the whole group out and about together, but it's a lot to handle. You and Seabreeze are mainstays for sure. Maybe we'll find some Pokemon to train you in the deeper parts of the mines, when we get back." He looked up at Seabreeze. "Either that or we'll have Seabreeze help you out a little bit."
"Wingull!" Seabreeze cawed affectionately, confirming his opinion on the matter.
"Then it's settled. We might need to grab some kind of dinner on our way out of town, but we'll be juuust fine." It did seem to be getting dark for the trainer. To be fair, they've had quite the journey today, for sure.
After a few more minutes, Skylar made it back into Raremine, and with no brakes he went to the Pokemon Center to heal up his squad and put Jeebs into the box. He had the feeling he might need a free team slot for this next member, so he had one open just in case.
After the center, he started off to the Research Lab. His first priority? Resurrecting the Plume Fossil, and adding another Pokemon to his team.
(Whatever happens in the Research Lab can 100% happen, but Skylar's going to resurrect the Plume Fossil as soon as he can when he's in there. Since I don't know how it looks, uh, just assume when he walks in he's going straight to the resurrection person.)
