@Joshua Tamashii
Pichu stopped momentarily in confusion of where to look as Litwick jumped into his own Smog, using it as a smokescreen. However, it should be noted that Smog is made to poison and damage, not to smokescreen, hence Litwick took a little damage entering it. Not much, as Ghost-type resists Poison, but a little, and barely managed to avoid being poisoned. Joshua smiled at his little Pokémon being in a spot of trouble, and gave his command.
‘Don’t try to find him! You can handle an Astonish! Let it hit, don’t flinch, then burst out a Thundershock at him!’ He smiled happily and commanded. Pichu obeyed, electricity charging as he stared into the Smog… and then Litwick hit, from an angle Pichu hadn’t entirely been looking in.
'CHUUU!' The astonished Pichu let out a yelp from the hit and released his thundershock, which he still managed to get through, but due to Litwick’s minimized size the sparks failed to hit and the damage had been done only to Pichu. Litwick would also have felt the static electricity of Pichu, endangering paralyzis, but avoided being affected by it. But, Pichu wasn’t out of the fight yet…
‘Chase him down! Thundershock!’ Joshua tried again.
Pichu did his best, turning to the Litwick that had taken things to close combat, and lept with high speed towards Litwick intent on making him feel the consequences of bringing things into close combat. 'Pichu!'
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@Rune_Alchemist
Ledyba blinked, almost startled as the Tackle actually hit. It didn’t do all that much damage, as Ralia’s earlier Growl left its mark, but enough to be memorable and possibly important in the long run. Ledyba turned with the intention of tackling again, using the same strategy of trying to hit multiple at once by turning as he tackled. He attempted to keep track of which Ralia was the real one, when he was hit by a Confusion.
‘L-ledyba...!’ He made a noise, spinning a little in the air before getting control back, losing track of which Ralia was which. The Confusion left a considerable mark on him, the Ledyba was considerably damaged. Still strong, but it was unclear if he could handle another one or not. He flew in for another Tackle. … Thooough… he was going to miss, aiming at the wrong side.
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@Pink Madness
‘Hueh?’ Joe and Lotad was left standing there as Donna left, utter confusion in his eyes. ‘B-but, I just wanted a Pokémon Battle…’ He said, his voice sounding so crushed. Oh, no, Donna. You’ve crushed Joe’s spirit. This will undoubtedly result in his start of darkness, where he will eventually take out his anger against the world and become a fierce supervillain whom all fear. He might even step up his crimes… to littering. Oh, the horror.
Moving on a little bit, Donna eventually found a girl laughing by the side of the road, surrounded by birds.
‘Hahahaha! This is so much fun! They all love me! Maybe I should become a Bird Keeper?’ So, the only reason she was surrounded by so many birds was evidently the fact she had positively covered the area around her and her clothes with bird seeds, and the Pidgeys didn’t really care about coming close to her if it meant getting food. Numerous of them were looting the bag of seeds which she had simply placed behind her. A single Pidgey, standing aside looking up at her, appeared to be the only non-wild Pidgey of the group.
Pokédex Entry #16 – Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.
‘You!’ She pointed with gusto at Donna, walking by. ‘I’d like to try out my birds! Would you be up for a battle?’ She requested, her face bright with happiness.
Lass Audrey would like to battle!
That one single Pidgey that isn’t actually wild jumped around, looking at Donna and any eventual Pokémon she might be bringing with her, preparing himself for potential confrontation. The same goes for this trainer as it did for the last one. Of course, even if Audrey might want to battle with all her birds, only one at a time unless the trainers themselves have decided to use more. So that one Pidgey.
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@Pikmin Eye@Eklispe
The woman listened to the two boys for a bit, nodding to them and standing gracefully.
‘It was my pleasure to help. I am Laurinda, Pokémon Trainer from Highhill Town.’ She reached forward with a polite hand and shook Martin’s, as he offered his. Going by her age and the power of the Delphox, it was quite a given that she has been at this for a while.
‘Tips, huh?’ Laurinda mentioned as she retrieved her hand and looked away into the woods for a bit. Delphox, meanwhile, stood with arms crossed and looking at them, sparing a single glance at the Nincada looking at her before deciding that wasn’t worth her time, pulling out her wand again and starting to idly gaze into the fire on the end of it, looking at who knows what.
‘Then, allow me to say.’ Laurinda looked at the two boys once again. ‘Going through the Wet Caverns isn’t necessarily worth it. It’s a long, dark and hazardous tunnel with plenty of hard-to-traverse water and hostile Pokémon. As well, even if you reach Lakewatch Town, Route 6 and the Frozen Cave are both as treacherous, you’d be going against hardships after hardships unless you go north, which is the same direction you’d end up in if you took Route 1. In addition, the Lakewatch Gym is a Major League one, not the kind you could challenge at this time. That Gym Leader is… deceiving. You might be fooled into thinking she’s easygoing and kind, but her battle-style is ruthless…’ Laurinda shivered a bit, remembering some past event.
‘It is possible to traverse at your level, but I’d settle for perhaps catching some Pokémon around the entrance and then heading back for Route 1. If you want to go to Lakewatch Town, then getting a ferry from Highhill or taking the long route around the lake would be preferable over trying the Wet Caverns unless it’s for bragging rights. What I’d recommend, is to go for Highhill Town after getting some Pokémon from here and the entrance of Wet Caverns. There’s a nice little Minor League Gym there for new trainers to test their mettle against.’ Laurinda’s face broke into a little smile as she finished saying the last part before continuing.
‘That is, if you can find the Gym Leader. She’s usually lost in the Silent Forest around the Silent Shrine. If you don’t want to search, then she’ll be back. Eventually. She’s known to be gone for days at a time. But, yes. Unlike other Gym Leaders that tend to go all-out regardless of the opponent…’ There was a momentary sound of distaste in her voice during the last sentence, but it vanished again. ‘… she tends to adapt to her opponent, making her a good place to start.’ This was said with a note of fondness in Laurinda’s voice as she spoke of Highhill Town’s Gym Leader.
‘Other than that, do stock up on items. A failing of many stronger Pokémon Trainers is that they can handle most dangerous things by themselves and forget to stock up because they usually don’t need to be prepared…’ She briefly indicated herself with a little guilty smile. ‘… But you don’t have to fail at that just yet. Pureplain City should have a pretty good selection of Poké Marts for such. As you just learned, Repels can be pretty good to have around, if you have the money for it.’
‘And, for more immediate advice…’ Laurinda looked into the woods again, looking a bit worried about something. ‘… Infested Woods is placed way too close to Pureplain City where new trainers come from. I know the general consensus is “don’t tell them unless they ask, they’re to explore for themselves”, but in this case, I don’t agree. The depths of Infested Woods are way too dangerous for new trainers who just wander in. There is the Outer, Middle and Deeper Infested Woods. Outer Woods would be perfectly safe, if it wasn’t for “Queen”. New trainers CAN survive in the Middle Woods, assuming they’re prepared. It’s dangerous, but not excessively so. I’m not going to discourage going there. But the Deep Woods…’
‘Delph.’ The fox-Pokémon pulled on Laurinda’s sleeve with her free hand, the Delphox’s expression having turned a tad more focused and serious looking into the flame at the end of her stick. Laurinda sighed, looking defeated.
‘… Looks like another child is going to get deeper into Infested Woods than they can handle.’ Laurinda informed in a somber tone. ‘Then, guess it’s once again time for me to pick him up before-’ Delphox poked her trainer with two fingers. ‘-pick her up before she-’ Laurinda corrected, but the fox poked her trainer with two fingers again. Laurinda looked at Delphox with concerned eyes. ‘It’s more than one.’ She stated, and Delphox nodded. Laurinda sighed. ‘… I need to get them before they completely regret becoming Pokémon Trainers.’ Laurinda said, startíng to stride towards the deeper woods, determination in her steps. She stopped momentarily to look back towards the two boys.
‘Good luck, now. Take risks, but don’t be foolish about it. Think of how comfortable or challenging you want your trip before you make your choice. Don’t be afraid to ask around for information, but also don’t be afraid to make your own decisions. I’ve recommended the comfortable path, perhaps you think differently. Think about how you want to make your own journey. It’s yours, after all. ’ With that, she looked entirely intent on walking off, Delphox walking slightly in front of her and to the side lightly directing the way to go.
Of course, if any of the boys have further questions, they can just stop her and ask away. Otherwise, they’re free to continue on with their next actions.
Pichu stopped momentarily in confusion of where to look as Litwick jumped into his own Smog, using it as a smokescreen. However, it should be noted that Smog is made to poison and damage, not to smokescreen, hence Litwick took a little damage entering it. Not much, as Ghost-type resists Poison, but a little, and barely managed to avoid being poisoned. Joshua smiled at his little Pokémon being in a spot of trouble, and gave his command.
‘Don’t try to find him! You can handle an Astonish! Let it hit, don’t flinch, then burst out a Thundershock at him!’ He smiled happily and commanded. Pichu obeyed, electricity charging as he stared into the Smog… and then Litwick hit, from an angle Pichu hadn’t entirely been looking in.
'CHUUU!' The astonished Pichu let out a yelp from the hit and released his thundershock, which he still managed to get through, but due to Litwick’s minimized size the sparks failed to hit and the damage had been done only to Pichu. Litwick would also have felt the static electricity of Pichu, endangering paralyzis, but avoided being affected by it. But, Pichu wasn’t out of the fight yet…
‘Chase him down! Thundershock!’ Joshua tried again.
Pichu did his best, turning to the Litwick that had taken things to close combat, and lept with high speed towards Litwick intent on making him feel the consequences of bringing things into close combat. 'Pichu!'
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@Rune_Alchemist
Ledyba blinked, almost startled as the Tackle actually hit. It didn’t do all that much damage, as Ralia’s earlier Growl left its mark, but enough to be memorable and possibly important in the long run. Ledyba turned with the intention of tackling again, using the same strategy of trying to hit multiple at once by turning as he tackled. He attempted to keep track of which Ralia was the real one, when he was hit by a Confusion.
‘L-ledyba...!’ He made a noise, spinning a little in the air before getting control back, losing track of which Ralia was which. The Confusion left a considerable mark on him, the Ledyba was considerably damaged. Still strong, but it was unclear if he could handle another one or not. He flew in for another Tackle. … Thooough… he was going to miss, aiming at the wrong side.
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@Pink Madness
‘Hueh?’ Joe and Lotad was left standing there as Donna left, utter confusion in his eyes. ‘B-but, I just wanted a Pokémon Battle…’ He said, his voice sounding so crushed. Oh, no, Donna. You’ve crushed Joe’s spirit. This will undoubtedly result in his start of darkness, where he will eventually take out his anger against the world and become a fierce supervillain whom all fear. He might even step up his crimes… to littering. Oh, the horror.
Moving on a little bit, Donna eventually found a girl laughing by the side of the road, surrounded by birds.
‘Hahahaha! This is so much fun! They all love me! Maybe I should become a Bird Keeper?’ So, the only reason she was surrounded by so many birds was evidently the fact she had positively covered the area around her and her clothes with bird seeds, and the Pidgeys didn’t really care about coming close to her if it meant getting food. Numerous of them were looting the bag of seeds which she had simply placed behind her. A single Pidgey, standing aside looking up at her, appeared to be the only non-wild Pidgey of the group.
Pokédex Entry #16 – Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.
‘You!’ She pointed with gusto at Donna, walking by. ‘I’d like to try out my birds! Would you be up for a battle?’ She requested, her face bright with happiness.
Lass Audrey would like to battle!
That one single Pidgey that isn’t actually wild jumped around, looking at Donna and any eventual Pokémon she might be bringing with her, preparing himself for potential confrontation. The same goes for this trainer as it did for the last one. Of course, even if Audrey might want to battle with all her birds, only one at a time unless the trainers themselves have decided to use more. So that one Pidgey.
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@Pikmin Eye@Eklispe
The woman listened to the two boys for a bit, nodding to them and standing gracefully.
‘It was my pleasure to help. I am Laurinda, Pokémon Trainer from Highhill Town.’ She reached forward with a polite hand and shook Martin’s, as he offered his. Going by her age and the power of the Delphox, it was quite a given that she has been at this for a while.
‘Tips, huh?’ Laurinda mentioned as she retrieved her hand and looked away into the woods for a bit. Delphox, meanwhile, stood with arms crossed and looking at them, sparing a single glance at the Nincada looking at her before deciding that wasn’t worth her time, pulling out her wand again and starting to idly gaze into the fire on the end of it, looking at who knows what.
‘Then, allow me to say.’ Laurinda looked at the two boys once again. ‘Going through the Wet Caverns isn’t necessarily worth it. It’s a long, dark and hazardous tunnel with plenty of hard-to-traverse water and hostile Pokémon. As well, even if you reach Lakewatch Town, Route 6 and the Frozen Cave are both as treacherous, you’d be going against hardships after hardships unless you go north, which is the same direction you’d end up in if you took Route 1. In addition, the Lakewatch Gym is a Major League one, not the kind you could challenge at this time. That Gym Leader is… deceiving. You might be fooled into thinking she’s easygoing and kind, but her battle-style is ruthless…’ Laurinda shivered a bit, remembering some past event.
‘It is possible to traverse at your level, but I’d settle for perhaps catching some Pokémon around the entrance and then heading back for Route 1. If you want to go to Lakewatch Town, then getting a ferry from Highhill or taking the long route around the lake would be preferable over trying the Wet Caverns unless it’s for bragging rights. What I’d recommend, is to go for Highhill Town after getting some Pokémon from here and the entrance of Wet Caverns. There’s a nice little Minor League Gym there for new trainers to test their mettle against.’ Laurinda’s face broke into a little smile as she finished saying the last part before continuing.
‘That is, if you can find the Gym Leader. She’s usually lost in the Silent Forest around the Silent Shrine. If you don’t want to search, then she’ll be back. Eventually. She’s known to be gone for days at a time. But, yes. Unlike other Gym Leaders that tend to go all-out regardless of the opponent…’ There was a momentary sound of distaste in her voice during the last sentence, but it vanished again. ‘… she tends to adapt to her opponent, making her a good place to start.’ This was said with a note of fondness in Laurinda’s voice as she spoke of Highhill Town’s Gym Leader.
‘Other than that, do stock up on items. A failing of many stronger Pokémon Trainers is that they can handle most dangerous things by themselves and forget to stock up because they usually don’t need to be prepared…’ She briefly indicated herself with a little guilty smile. ‘… But you don’t have to fail at that just yet. Pureplain City should have a pretty good selection of Poké Marts for such. As you just learned, Repels can be pretty good to have around, if you have the money for it.’
‘And, for more immediate advice…’ Laurinda looked into the woods again, looking a bit worried about something. ‘… Infested Woods is placed way too close to Pureplain City where new trainers come from. I know the general consensus is “don’t tell them unless they ask, they’re to explore for themselves”, but in this case, I don’t agree. The depths of Infested Woods are way too dangerous for new trainers who just wander in. There is the Outer, Middle and Deeper Infested Woods. Outer Woods would be perfectly safe, if it wasn’t for “Queen”. New trainers CAN survive in the Middle Woods, assuming they’re prepared. It’s dangerous, but not excessively so. I’m not going to discourage going there. But the Deep Woods…’
‘Delph.’ The fox-Pokémon pulled on Laurinda’s sleeve with her free hand, the Delphox’s expression having turned a tad more focused and serious looking into the flame at the end of her stick. Laurinda sighed, looking defeated.
‘… Looks like another child is going to get deeper into Infested Woods than they can handle.’ Laurinda informed in a somber tone. ‘Then, guess it’s once again time for me to pick him up before-’ Delphox poked her trainer with two fingers. ‘-pick her up before she-’ Laurinda corrected, but the fox poked her trainer with two fingers again. Laurinda looked at Delphox with concerned eyes. ‘It’s more than one.’ She stated, and Delphox nodded. Laurinda sighed. ‘… I need to get them before they completely regret becoming Pokémon Trainers.’ Laurinda said, startíng to stride towards the deeper woods, determination in her steps. She stopped momentarily to look back towards the two boys.
‘Good luck, now. Take risks, but don’t be foolish about it. Think of how comfortable or challenging you want your trip before you make your choice. Don’t be afraid to ask around for information, but also don’t be afraid to make your own decisions. I’ve recommended the comfortable path, perhaps you think differently. Think about how you want to make your own journey. It’s yours, after all. ’ With that, she looked entirely intent on walking off, Delphox walking slightly in front of her and to the side lightly directing the way to go.
Of course, if any of the boys have further questions, they can just stop her and ask away. Otherwise, they’re free to continue on with their next actions.
