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Pokemon: Storm

@Balthazar007 I had a question...
so I'm not sure where you mentioned this, but our IC battles don't have to match our pokemon showdown battles, correct? we can even use moves IC that are within reason for our pokemon, even if they aren't moves we can use in showdown?

so for example-- in the IC battle against sydney, if I had written it out in more detail, I could have had Hawka use fire spin or perhaps an egg move like Last Resort. correct? i just wouldn't be able to use those moves in showdown.

I'm curious because I really want to write some awesome combinations for the upcoming contests, but I was wondering if I could use egg moves to write them. off the top of my head, I wanted Hawka to know Last Resort or Feather Dance and Mimzy, Cosmic Power or Copycat. these wouldn't be moves that I use in showdown. these are just for IC purposes such as training, battles we don't need showdown for, and for contest appeals.

or perhaps even tutor moves? maybe i could write a post about how indigo's pokemon are taught by a move tutor and they gain a new move to use for strictly IC purposes, not showdown. or maybe you would rather set these events up?

so I guess I'm trying to clarify-- it seems our IC moves can be different from our showdown moves. and I'm wondering how creative we are allowed to be with them, if that makes sense. I'm sure we have to write about our pokemon learning these moves, right? For example if I wanted hawka to eventually learn feather dance, could I make it established as an egg move or should i write about how a move tutor taught it to her? again, these moves will not be for showdown! just for IC...

hopefully that all made sense! I don't mind using showdown, but I just want the ability to have my pokemon learn whatever moves they can for story purposes and writing interesting battles/appeals for fun, if that's makes sense.

Pokemon: Storm

posted! excited to meet the npc!

Pokemon: Storm

"Um," Indigo said as Dan ran off to train. "Erm, cool, I guess." Did that mean he had to train more too? Hero and Hawka seemed just about capped for the day, their last training session had pushed them and they were tired. But the newest addition to his team, the Buneary, he wondered how she felt. He needed to get to know her better.
"Mimzy, come out," and the newly named Buneary came out of her ball. She stood, shyly and just a smidge far away. It was as though she was nervous and Indy out stretched his hand.
"Hey it's alright. You know, you don't have to come along..." Secretly he felt glad about catching a Buneary, but he also felt like it went against his plans. He couldn't just abandon her after she had insisted on coming with him though. Gah, it was so confusing.

Mimzy hopped up to his hand, sniffing cautiously. Indy gently patted her head. Her fur was luxuriously soft. "You're okay. See?It's not a big deal." Mimzy then batted his hand away, but she remained closer than where she had been standing before. Maybe she'd feel better with Hero and Hawka around... So he released his other pokemon. He'd just returned them before letting Mimzy out, thinking she would be overwhelmed, but perhaps he had been wrong.

She perked up considerably meeting Hawka and Hero. Their little chitters and squeals were more than enough to let anyone know they were getting along just fine. There seemed to be a bit of a rivalry between Hawka and Mimzy, albeit a friendly one.

As it ended up being, Mimzy wanted to train too. She was determined to settle the score with Hawka once and for all, and so she showed off and practiced her moves. She certainly wasn't going to be falling behind! While Indy coached her, he managed to stumble upon three Kee berries and three Cheri berries. After an hour had passed of Mimzy training while Indy and her other teammates coached her, he found himself being approached by Dan.

"Oh, yeah?" Indigo hadn't noticed the smoke in the distance, but sure enough, there it was. "Okay yeah, let's see if they wouldn't mind sharing their tent. By the way, this new pokemon found me." He gestured towards Mimzy, who had just pulverized a hard rock into smithereens with her powerful ears. "This Buneary actually pressed the button on my pokeball. I didn't even throw it. Crazy, right? I feel like we haven't seen each other all day. Anything new with you?"

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Current

Hawka the Torchic F- lvl 14
Hero the Burmy M -lvl 12
Buneary 13+1=14

Items: small pearl ×1
Kee Berry ×3+3 =6
pokeball ×3
Cheri berry x3

Actions: trained some more. Buneary gained a level. found 3 kee berries and 3 cherri berries. heading towards the smoke from the NPC camp

Pokemon: Storm

@Balthazar007thanks for understanding! @TheForgottenArcmight as well have indigo train buneary and find some items too. Then they can call it a night?

Pokemon: Storm

alright, was hoping I could squeeze in a level with Buneary! I do know that Hawka and Hero have reached their limit though. @TheForgottenArc do you want to make them camp out and start again the next day?

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As the Buneary approached Indigo, he couldn't help but forget his attitude momentarily and inwardly squeal. The pokemon was adorable! All fluffy and cuddly looking with a smile on its face. Wait, he wasn't supposed to like cute pokemon so much. He needed tougher, cooler looking ones didn't he? Hawka was already cute, and Hero was kind of gross looking, so he couldn't just get another cutesy pokemon. His Team had to have some kind of aesthetic, didn't it? He shoved his hands in his pockets and turned away. It's probably for the best...

He wasn't sure what he wanted to do. Training seemed like a lot of effort... But he'd lost twice today. He knew he needed to train. But why bother? If it was just going to end in a loss...

Hawka chirped and Hero rustled his leaves loudly, getting Indigo's attention. "What?" He asked. "I know, I know, we lost. I'm sorry. I'm not good at this stuff."

The Buneary watched, intrigued. She had seen the battle earlier, and though she had had her own fair share of battles against trainers and fellow wild pokemon alike, this one had intrigued her. She wasn't sure why, though she knew she wanted to leave her burrow soon and explore the rest of the world. She leaned forwards, her ears twitching. The human seemed to be communicating with his pokemon.

Hawka squawked furiously in response, shaking her bright crest and Hero wobbled side to side in tandem. It seemed they were telling Indy he was wrong.

"Hm... You mean you guys aren't mad?" He asked. "How can you say that? I lost twice today... I mean, I'm pathetic." He sank to the ground, wanting to fall asleep under his spell of self-inflicted misery and exhaustion. But Hawka pecked at his fingers and Hero jumped on his stomach. "Ow! Okay... Okay. What? You guys want to train?" His pokemon nodded enthusiastically and he didn't resist the urge to grumble. "Ugh I'm so tired though... But fine."

So they began exchanging blows, just like earlier, and as the Buneary saw the close-knit teamwork of the pokemon, she decided she wanted to be on this very team as well. But! She would first see if they were worthy of her. So she slipped away first, to say goodbye to her little burrow. She'd miss them all but it was a common occurrence in the pokemon world. They all left the nest eventually.

On the way, she trained herself, prepping for her eventual trainer battle. About an hour passed during the time she readied herself and Indigo had his pokemon train. She finally hopped back onto the scene, ready.

"Hm? Oh hey another Buneary... Or wait, are you the one I saw before?" Indy asked outloud, mostly to himself. He wasn't sure about this newcomer but she leapt forwards, punching menacingly with her ears. Woah! This Buneary wanted to fight!

Hawka took the tenacious rabbit on, being a more proud and brash fighter than Hero. She came at the Buneary with her newly learned Peck move, her beak glowing with energy and jutting forwards. The Buneary caught Hawka's beak in between both of her strong ears, however, and flipped Hawka back mercilessly.

"Hawka! From the air, launch an Ember!" Indy shouted. Hawka opened her mouth to spew a flurry of crackling fireballs at the Buneary. She couldn't defend with her ears this time! Instead, the rabbit pokemon rolled into a Defense Curl.

"Try a Sand-Attack!" Yet as Hawka tried to kick up dusts of sand towards the Buneary, the clever bunny countered with a Foresight attack, making it so her accuracy was unaffected. Not that Indigo exactly knew. All he could tell was that the rabbit wasn't any easier to dodge than before.

The battle went on as both sides gained the upper hand and lost it. Finally, the Buneary decided she had had enough and went straight for Indy.

"Woah, woah, hey!" He yelped, scrambling back. But the Buneary was faster than him, and suddenly-- she reached up and pressed the button on one of the pokeballs by his waist. To his utter surprise, the Buneary disappeared in a flash of red. "Hey, wait a sec..." Before it could even register, the pokeball clicked with a satisfied ding and stopped shaking. He stared dumbfounded. He had... caught a Buneary?

After it was all said and done, he met up with Daniel again. "Hey, what a day... Let's catch up. Anything new with you?"

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Current

Hawka the Torchic F- lvl 13+1=14
Hero the Burmy M -lvl 11+1=12
Buneary??? +1 level?

Items: small pearl ×1 Kee Berry ×3 pokeball ×4

Actions: On Quiet Road route. Hawka and Hero trained so I made them gain a level. Though Buneary wasn't Indigo's yet, I hoped to make her gain a level through training as well. Hope that's okay!

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@Balthazar007awww i love buneary! Yay! Are there different pokemon at night too on this route??

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you're okay, Arc. Your posts are understandable and it's not a big deal. @Balthazar007 I noticed that the game time says 6:30 AM afternoon in the first IC post, just wanted to mention that really quick.

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"Oh hey, uh, we found the Spewpa," Indigo said sheepishly. He didn't want to mention he'd lose another battle, especially to two lame pokemon. "I'm just gonna look around for some stuff for longer, I dunno, maybe there's a pokemon here or something." He stood up to be alone; why did he feel so awful? Maybe he would talk about it later, but for now, Indy wanted to be alone.

He went to go try and search for other pokemon he hadn't seen yet. From the grass, a pokemon he hadn't seen before showed up!

@Balthazar007

Pokemon: Storm

my last post was a bit rushed, hope it's okay! indigo's pokemon can level up from that right? you don't necessarily have to have sydney do anything, although I would like if he said some additional words! but as it is, indigo could just sit and think about it. will sydney be following them to shamba?