[IC] Pokemon: Indigo League IC

[James Davy]

Shiranui led our heroes back to the Game Corner and he spotted the Rocket grunt guarding a poster.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam approached the Rocket, who blurted out "there's no switch behind this poster." He then called out a Raticate. Hydro was sent out. The battle went on for a few rounds, until Hydro won with an Iron Tail. It was replaced with a Zubat and Hydro was replaced with Growlithe. Growltihe used Fire Fang, achieving a burn. Zubat used Supersonic. Growlithe hurt itself in confusion a few times, which were partnered with two uses Leech Life from Zubat. Growlithe snapped out of confusion and used Flame Wheel and KO'd the Zubat. The Rocket fled.

[James Davy]

Shiranui looked behind the poster and, sure enough, found a switch. He flipped it and a secret door opened nearby.

[Azure Flame]

(Sorry guys, I don't know why, but I've completely lost interest in RPing Pokémon here. It might be because everything is too simple leading up to the Pokémon League, every Pokémon is captured, every enemy is defeated, every badge is earned without a hitch. And then all the twists and turns that are thrown in that just drag it out, like suddenly J appears and we have to stop her, for almost no reason whatsoever. It's more like the shows than the games, and the shows have gotten worse over the years, as its the same exact thing each and every time, that's why I liked Origins, and why I think I'll like the Mega Evolution special too, because it's different.)

[bowtiesrcool86]

(alright, we'll miss you.)

Liam pulled out some potions and healed up his team. He offered some to Shiranui.

[James Davy]

"Thanks Liam, they'll come in handy," said Shiranui.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Now, lets go." Liam said he entered through the opening.

[James Davy]

Shiranui nodded and followed Liam down.

[bowtiesrcool86]

A Rocket saw them and called on a Machop.

Machop, the Superpower Pokemon. It hefts a Graveler repeatedly to strengthen its entire body. It uses every type of martial arts. Its whole body is composed of muscles. Even though it's the size of a human child, it can hurl 100 grown-ups.

Liam called Sherlock the Kadabra.

"Sherlock, Confusion!" Liam called. The Machop was smacked with psychic energy.
"Machop, Seismic Toss!" the Rocket called. Machop grabbed Kadabra and swung him around and threw him into a wall.
"Sherlock, Psychic!" The Machop was slammed into the ground and KO'd. The Rocket switched it for Drowzee.

"Drowzee, the Hypnosis Pokemon. Puts enemies to sleep, then eats their dreams. If you think that you had a good dream but you can't remember it, a Drowzee has probably eaten it. Occasionally it gets sick from eating only bad dreams." Sherlock was swapped for Growlithe.
"Growlithe, Flamethower!" Liam called. Drowzee was hit and burned. The Rocket called for a Hypnosis. Liam recalled Growlithe and sent out Hydro, who finished the battle, evolving in the process.

Blastoise, the Shelfish Pokemon, and Squrtle's fully evolved form. It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. The pressurized water jets on this brutal Pokémon's shell are used for high-speed tackles.

[James Davy]

"Jean, we need some information on this place!" Shiranui called his Alakazam out and the psychic read the Rocket's mind and the minds of a few people below.
"This place appears to be one of their hideouts," she stated to both her trainer and Liam's minds, "A key is required to get to level B4 and the rest of the grunts will have much of the same Pokémon as this guy. Just be careful of their Raticate if you plan to use a psychic like Sherlock or me; otherwise you'll be fine." Shiranui figured a criminal team like Team Rocket would have more than one place to hide.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam thanked Jean for the information. The next Rocket stopped them and sent out a Raticate. Liam called on his Ivysaur. Ivysaur used Sleep Powder and kept Raticate from attacking. Ivysaur was swapped for Growlithe, who used Flamethrower. The Raticate remained asleep and was smacked with Iron Tail critically and KO'd. Raticate was swapped for another Raticate. Growlihte used Flame Wheel and was hit with Iron Tail. Liam recalled Growlithe for Hydro. "Aura Sphere!" Liam called. the unavoidable super effective attack hit and KO'd the Raticate.

[James Davy]

Our heroes proceeded downstairs and was once again stopped by another Rocket whom sent out a Zubat. "Zubat, the Bat Pokémon. It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echolocation to flit about in darkness." Shiranui responded with Tetsu. Zubat was KO'd with one Iron Head from Tetsu and the next Zubat fell in the same way.

A Raticate was sent out and immediately clobbered the Aron with a Quick Attack, though it only left a scratch. "Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon and the evolved form of Rattata. It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls." Tetsu used Iron Defense in time to fend off a Bite attack that left a scratch. Tetsu used Iron Head to knock Raticate out and a Koffing was brought out. "Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokémon. Lighter-than-air gases in its body keep it aloft. The gases not only smell, they are also explosive."

Koffing tried to use Clear Smog to nullify Tetsu's Defense boost, but the Aron was immune to the attack and a critical Iron Head took Koffing out.

Last was a Grimer. "Grimer, the Sludge Pokémon. Appears in flithy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories." Grimer tried a Sludge attack, but Tetsu shook it off. The Aron used Take Down and Grimer barely survived the hit. Grimer used Mud Slap and despite the move exploiting a double weakness, the damage was minor although Tetsu was rendered partially blind. Tetsu sunk a Metal Claw into Grimer and knocked Grimer out. Tetsu had evolved to a Lairon after sweeping the Rocket's team. "Lairon, the Iron Armor Pokémon and the evolved form of Aron. It loves iron ore. Groups of them fight for territory by bashing one another with their steel bodies."

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam took down the next Rocket easily using Sherlock and Ivysaur.

[James Davy]

"We'll have to keep taking these guys down until we find that key," stated Shiranui.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"This may take a while huh?" Liam asked.

[James Davy]

"Very likely," answered Shiranui as he looked around for any more grunts that have yet to be taken down.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Danny had Sherlock come out and try to locate the closest grunt. When he did Sherlock teleported them to the heroes' location.

[James Davy]

"What the…intruders! Machop, wipe them out!"
"Sapphire, Zen Headbutt!" The Machop that came out didn't know what hit it as Sapphire knocked it out in one hit. The other Machop suffered a similar fate, but that one got to see what Sapphire was before a Zen Headbutt knocked it out.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Well, lets keep investigating, we need to find that key card." Liam said. Sherlock pinpointed the next closest grunt. They were around the corner. They were a complete pushover, but did not have the key card

[James Davy]

Shiranui let Jean out and the Alakazam stated, "There's one more grunt here and he has the key card you seek. He also has a Zubat and a Koffing, which are no match for Sherlock or me."