JudgeApatow

Pokemon: Lurking Darkness

Wim waited patiently for the Proffessor to come back down the stairs, and while she came back with the Pokedexes, he walked directly towards the box with the Pokéballs.

Growing up on Vermillion City, Lt. Surge had always been a sort-of role model, at least in a "I want to be as cool and respected as him when I grow up!" kind of way. And part of being as cool and respected as Lt. Surge would be by following his footsteps and having an Electric-type Pokémon, at least as a starter.

Wim started looking through the boxes, "thoroughly" considering his options. "Pichu? Too fragile. Mareep? Too cutesy. Shinx? Not very intimidating." Suddenly, his eyes started glowing. He knew he had found his perfect match. He knew he had found the coolest, raddest, most lovable Pokémon in the bunch. "ELEKID!"

After raising the Pokéball into the air and posing triumphally for several seconds, Wim left his new partner-in-crime out of his Pokéball.

"Kid-kid, Ehh-lekid!"

"Look at those forearms..."

As Elekid crossed his arms smugly, Wim had an idea, "You need a nickname!"

"Kid!"

"How 'bout... Static? No. Shocker? Don't think so... BUZZER! YOU'LL BE BUZZER!"

And so the Elekid, newly baptized Buzzer, started hopping cheerfully and chirping with joy.

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@JudgeApatow It is the Fire gym. I can do whatever I want, you are correct. I could have a Delta Trapinch typed with Grass/Rock and wonder guard but I wont because that would be over-powered. I'm going to get a Grass Type somewhere along the way.

HEADS UP to everybody, each Gym Leader has 6 pokemon so be prepared.

@Ryuzaki

Jesus, that Wonder Guard ability is kinda OP. No wonder they only use it on a Pokémon that's otherwise under-powered.

Also, jesus, 6 Pokémon. That will be interesting (and make more sense than only three, like in the games.)

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Well, I could possibly pick up a Carnivine in the forest, which could plow through a weak water gym.

@Ryuzaki

I mean, you're the GM, so you could do whatever you'd like, but that does seems a little difficult to do if at that point you only had a Trapinch... So I guess you'd need to catch something else as well? You did tell me at some point that there was a choice of two gyms for the first badge, as both connected to the same route. I don't remember which was the other one, but I guess that would also be a good option for anyone who doesn't feel comfortable with having Water-types be their first gym.

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Just realized, unless I get a Grass type, i'm going to have a huge problem with Cleardale Town.

@Ryuzaki

And that's the one that would be the easiest for someone with an Electric-type starter. I can feel the forthcoming ego trip from here.

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@JudgeApatow Sure, surprised that you didn't go for one of the slightly over-powered Kalos Starter megas.

@Ryuzaki

Eh, maybe I'm being dumb but it feels weird to go with a starter from the games. Also, I think Abomasnow looks kinda cool (I tend to like biped or strong-looking Pokémon, Abomasnow is both).

Second also, both Snover and Abomasnow are pretty good against the Flygon family. But that's a secondary thing I don't even take into consideration. ;)

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@Ryuzaki After looking through the existing Megas (and the ones you've added), I think I might want a Mega Abomasnow. Please ignore all the previous "claimed" jokes.

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"Wim Ceiba. And that's Wim with a W. And before you say anything, dweeb doesn't even starts with a W, it starts with a D."

Within a couple of seconds, open came the doors and in between them stood Proffesor Maple. "That's a total babe if I've ever seen one...", Wim whispered to himself, trying his best to keep his cool guy posture.

Wim skipped several steps and heartbeats as he walked into the office. He stood quiet next to Percy and Viola for a couple of seconds before making sure he was standing slightly closer to the Proffesor than the other two. He grinned and waved, letting out a "Hiya!" before substituting his grin with a full-on-smile.

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@Ryuzaki Cool, then I should really think it through.

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Sorry guys I have to withdraw from this rp due to real life issues. Good Luck!

@Ryutic

:( Hope everything gets better.

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"Then, this other time, I looked up to the skies and saw the guardian of the skies, Ho--", Wim kept putting himself in a higher and higher pedestal, until he noticed the blond one had gotten up and spoken. "Hey kid, are you alright?"

He felt partly responsible for Devon's aggressiveness, given he had engaged him. Wim wondered if Devon thought his actions made him cool or intimidating. He also reminded himself that, so far, he was the oldest of the group, and he shouldn't encourage bad behavior.

"Yeah, he's gone. Got in and out of the office, got a Pokémon and the whole shebang. Maybe if we started screaming and kicking the professor would get to us quicker." Wim didn't want to encourage bad behavior, but he wasn't good at preventing it.