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JUNE 18TH, 2015
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Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jun 18, 2015 6:57:50 GMT
with the high from the event over, natalie was back on the road. she had her pokeballs securely fastened on her belt. she had left levi and mikasa out. the two zubat communicated in a series of high pitched shrieks, but as far as she could tell, they weren't being hostile with one another. she could imagine if they were both related or something, since they had come at the group in the cave in a pack. a shame that she couldn't have caught the rest. the only reason she had levi was because rory gave him to her, too.
that wasn't the point, though. the two circled nat's head, keeping a steady distance from each other as they flew. nat laughed. "alright, nice job, you two. let's see if we can get someone to battle you guys." she hooked her hands into her pockets, letting the breeze pick her hair up and let it dance into a mess. the first step was accustoming them to a less nocturnal sleep cycle. nat couldn't keep napping just to stay up late for them to learn to hunt.
Bunny had just been moseying around Petalburg with no real intent in mind when she passed by a pretty-looking lady with two Zubats. She heard the lady talking to them, and mention something about trying to find a battle. Bunny's ears perked at this, and she looked the the lady with curious, excited eyes.
"Battle?" she asked, and then immediately began to blush and avert her eyes in embarrassment. That was so rude! "I-I mean, I'm sorry, I don't mean to intrude. I heard you mention a battle and it made me kind of excited, aha...."
She looked down to the two pokémon at her feet, a Deerling and a Meowth. The two were looking at her trainer with curious eyes.
"I mean, if you're looking for a battle, though...." Bunny glanced back up at the pretty lady while motioning to her pokémon.
And then she jumped after realizing that she hadn't introduced herself. "Oh! I'm Bunny, and these are Sophie and Primrose," she pointed to the Deerling and the Meowth respectively. The two nodded in greeting to the other trainer and her two Zubat.
Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jun 18, 2015 7:28:40 GMT
nat's eyes went straight to bunny when she heard a voice repeat her words. "oh!"cute girl alert. her eyes flitted towards her deerling and meowth, two very precious and sweet pokemon. they made her zubats look a little savage. nothing wrong with that, though. they looked wimpy now, but nat was prepared to prove that they were worth so much more.
"um, sure! we can battle, yeah!" she nodded, not too sure how to go about this. the two zubat echoed shrieks at each other, using echolocation to form an image of their prospective opponents. "let's do it, then! i've got two more pokemon as well... how about we do this as a double battle? with two switchouts in reserve?"
she wasn't really big on battling, but she was aching to get levi and mikasa going. "mm, you can call me nat. this is levi and mikasa." she gestured to the male and female respectively. one shriek was notably higher pitched than the other - mikasa's. "we're ready when you are!" she called out, skipping out some distance and grinning.
ooc levi + mikasa on standby! bunny has the first move.
Bunny perked up when the pretty lady accepted her battle. Well, that made things a lot less awkward, right? "That sounds great!" she replied to the battle rules. "I'm totally down. Get into position, guys," she told her pokémon cheerily, taking a good many steps away from this lady. She said her name was Nat.
"Nice to meet you! Nice names, by the way," Bunny said with a wide grin and Prim and Sophie stood together and nodded at each other with determination seeping into their eyes. The two of them looked to the two Zubats excitedly. They growled at each Zubat respectively, each ready to actually attack whenever their trainer commanded.
Bunny watched her opponent with focused eyes, planning out her strategy.
"Scratch! Tackle!" She said the attacks sharply, pointing in the direction of the two Zubat with confidence. Her pokémon rocketed forward, Prim's claws extended aggressively and Sophie's head ducked in a full-body brace of the impact about to happen.
Primrose: Lvl. 5 Meowth — Healthy — used growl on levi, used scratch on levi! Sophie: Lvl. 6 Deerling — Healthy — used growl on mikasa, used tackle on mikasa!
Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jun 18, 2015 8:32:32 GMT
nat kept her hands balled in fists, calming her nerves. it was her first real trainer battle! she hoped she wasn't screwing herself over with this. she didn't want to make some sort of rookie mistake or anything that might betray her position as a magma grunt. she didn't thave any noticeable identification on her that proved otherwise, and her belongings were back in the center. she mentally hit herself for getting so worried over nothing. everything would be fine! she reassured herself of the fact as she faced her opponent.
the pair of bats flapped their wings furiously as they circled the air again, keeping some distance from their opponent. the growls attracted both bats attention as they oriented their bodies to face their opponents. sound had betrayed their positions to the zubats, who would otherwise have had to use echolocation to pinpoint them accurately. they continued to communicate through shrieks.
"they're coming!" nat warned, and the zubat were sent flying backwards from the attack. "levi!" she called, the scratch attack leaving nasty gashes along its deep blue body. mikasa was slightly more unscathed, having gotten away with just a bruises blooming into life on her skin. "fight back, you guys! supersonic! then leech life!"
the zubat regrouped. their fang mouths emitted a high pitched cry with jarring frequencies, proven to confuse foes that picked up on it. they kept their distance from their opponents, rapidly firing a venomous dart at the deerling and meowth each. nat gritted her teeth. zubat didn't know many moves at this point in time... it might be more advantangeous for her to switch out to a more suitable battler. she did want to train the two of them together for purpose of teamwork. she watched their leech life attacks soaring through the air, straight towards their targets.
LEVI the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic MIKASA the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic LEVI USED SUPERSONIC + LEECH LIFE MIKASA USED SUPERSONIC + LEECH LIFE
Bunny bit her bottom lip as her attacks landed, eagerly awaiting Nat's move. She wasn't happy at the supersonic, squinting in pain herself as the powerful screeches radiated against the pavement. Prim seemed to be the one most affected by this, shaking her head and grinding her feline teeth while tottering around in confusion. Sophie, however, was on the ground covering her ears with her hooves. Although mildly disorientated, the Deerling wasn't completely confused. At least Bunny had that on her side.
"Prim, use growl, then scratch!" She watched in relief as the Meowth growled at Levi again, this time with more ferocity. But when she moved to scratch, the poor thing landed flat on her face. "Ouch, Bunny squinted before reverting her gaze to Sophie.
Both of her pokémon were darted now with Leech Life. Although a fairly weak move, it would still allow the Zubat to regain life each turn. Chewing the inside of her cheek, Bunny decided on her next attacks. "Sophie, use tackle twice, once on Mikasa and once on Levi! Try to keep it even!"
Primrose: Lvl. 5 Meowth — Healthy — became confused, used growl on levi, hurt herself in confusion! Sophie: Lvl. 6 Deerling — Healthy — dodged supersonic [ 1/2 ]! used tackle on mikasa and levi!
Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jun 18, 2015 12:51:03 GMT
the two zubat chittered noisily as they swarmed the air, trying to establish aerial dominance over the field. levi swooped through the air, quickly becoming aware that he was being targeted to try and dwindle their numbers.
"supersonic on the deerling!" she cried out to no zubat in particular. having been left behind by her opponent to pursue levi, mikasa was busy aiming at prim, leveraging on her confusion to herd the meowth where she could try and take it down after recovering from the tackle. leech life was proving to be useful in regaining health. she fired two darts in succession to try and leech off more of the meowth's life while her comrade was busy with the deerling.
levi tried his best to flee from his opponent, but alas, the deerling was quick on her feet. he spun around in mid flight, aiming another supersonic at sophie to try and stun her in mid attack. a leech life followed after, quick to try and take whatever he could from the deerling before his attack fell too low to render the attack useless.
LEVI the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic MIKASA the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic LEVI USED SUPERSONIC + LEECH LIFE MIKASA USED LEECH LIFE x2 BUNNY BECKETT
Post by BUNNY BECKETT on Jun 22, 2015 19:53:29 GMT
She grimaced as Sophie took the full brunt of the Supersonic, immediately wobbling and becoming dizzy. This wasn't good — what if she lost between two Zubat! That'd be pretty pathetic, wouldn't it?
Huffing out a sigh she looked between her two pokémon with worry. "Prim, try to use scratch! Sophie, tackle!"
The Meowth seemed to be getting better, despite her health being drained and replenished for the Zubat. Both of her scratches launched at Mikasa in the air before the cat-like pokémon wobbled onto the ground, still uneasy. Sophie, on the other hand, was struggling. She couldn't even stand up straight, and for her first tackle the poor thing ended up just toppling over and hurting herself. However, she regained her compure quickly and began to sprint at the Zubat, tackling it with sheer force and determination.
Well, Bunny guessed that was better than nothing.
Primrose: Lvl. 5 Meowth — Healthy — used scratch x2 on mikasa! Sophie: Lvl. 6 Deerling — Healthy — became confused, hurt herself in confusion, used tackle on levi!
Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jun 27, 2015 6:26:08 GMT
the battle was getting heated. levi and mikasa took towards the air, knowing that there was a limit to how far the deerling and meowth could chase after them from above. "keep going, you two!" nat ordered, at a loss as to what else she could do. they didn't know any other attacks and it was clear that her opponent was evidently stronger...
"okay, mikasa, return!" she called, knowing that they were just going to keep going at each other. the two scratches effectively knocked the zubat into the reds. mikasa looked like she still had fight left in her, but nat didn't want to risk it. "erwin!" she called out, flinging the pokeball high into the air. the beldum materialized with its new name, watching his opponents.
nat pointed ahead at the meowth. "take down!" maybe erwin hadn't been a good choice. it only knew one single move, and it would prove to be a problem later. the beldum charged at the meowth in all its 200 pound glory, with the strength to dole some serious damage. levi chittered at the entrance of a different pokemon, accustoming to erwin's shape and presence. "levi! get outta there!" she instructed, giving him ample time to sense the deerling's blunder and slip out of the way.
"leech life!" she said again. the zubat, hardened, zipped overhead and fired more darts towards the grass-type to bleed her dry.
LEVI the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic MIKASA the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic ERWIN the beldum / lv 9 / take down LEVI USED LEECH LIFE x2 MIKASA WAS RETURNED! ERWIN USED TAKE DOWN x2! BUNNY BECKETT
Post by BUNNY BECKETT on Jun 29, 2015 19:44:48 GMT
The battle was getting heated, and quickly. Bunny found herself forcibly slipping into submission as the two Zubat kept her pokémon down and almost out. Glancing at Nat, she chewed the inside of her cheek. This trainer seemed to really know her stuff, despite having two Zubat on her team. Guess she shouldn't judge.
But then Nat did something Bunny hadn't even considered — she withdrew one of the Zubat, the one attacking Prim, and replaced it with a Beldum. She looked wildly between her Meowth and the rock-like pokémon, unsure of what to do as the Beldum began to dash forward in a Take Down. Bunny was about to shout, but too late, as the pokémon's body was practically on top of Prim, ready to strike —
But she had dodged! Well, Bunny didn't really know if it was a dodge, since the confused pokémon simply fell face-first onto the ground, but regardless the Beldum's move didn't hit. Rushing and spluttering, Bunny quickly recalled Prim using her pokéball, shouting, "You did amazing out there, but it's time for a rest!" Immediately after, she sent out Diana, who slithered up to the scene of the battle with intense determination.
"Ice Beam!" Bunny called, the Dratini focusing on the Beldum and sending a large beam of ice it's way. Bunny looked back to Sophie with a grimace, seeing her pokémon quickly wearing down. "Two more tackles! You can do it!"
Primrose: Lvl. 5 Meowth — somewhat injured — dodged take down [ 1/2 ]! was withdrawn! Diana: Lvl. 11 Dratini — Healthy — was sent out! used ice beam on erwin! Sophie: Lvl. 6 Deerling — somewhat injured — used tackle twice!
nat had been hoping that withdrawing mikasa and replacing her with a healthy pokemon would give her some sort of edge to the battle, but it seemed like her opponent had been thinking the same. she grimaced as the beldum's reckless tackle flew right past the meowth, who was understandably, more nimble and agile to get out of the attack.
the meowth was quickly replaced by another creature, and judging from the move she used, it was already stronger than she'd initially thought. the ice beam struck erwin, sending the beldum to the side from the force of the attack. thankfully, it wasn't very effective, and with beldum's defenses, it was tanking just fine. "keep trying with that take down!" nat ordered, pointing at the dratini. they were being backed into a corner, but nat didn't want to go down without a fight.
"levi! supersonic! erwin, intercept!" she called, the zubat swooping about swiftly. the beldum proceeded to take the deerling's hits, the attack barely putting a dent in the beldum's health. the zubat capitalised on his swiftness as he released high pitched sounds towards the dratini and another leech life at the deerling. erwin proceeded a step slower with take down aimed at the dratini.
LEVI the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic ERWIN the beldum / lv 9 / take down LEVI USED SUPERSONIC & LEECH LIFE! ERWIN USED TAKE DOWN x2! BUNNY BECKETT
Bunny was finding this battle much harder than she anticipated. That Beldum was a powerhouse on it's own, especially considering that she didn't really have a pokémon with a type advantage. Not to mention the Zubats —
And Diana was confused. Bunny groaned, struggling to find a way out of this situation. Becoming flustered, she cried out, "Tackle, Ice Beam!" but the two pokémon promptly landed on their faces, hurting themselves in their confusion. No, no, no! This wasn't working out! She was going to lose!
But then she tried to focus. Calm yourself Bunny, she would think, you can do this. Looking over the situation, Bunny considered all of her chances.
And then, as she looked over to Sophie, she realized the Deerling was no longer confused.
"Get rid of that Zubat, now! Tackle!" Bunny called out, watching as Sophie leaped into the air to tackle the Zubat to the ground. "Now get out of there, quick —!"
Bunny took another once-over of the battle before calling out to Diana, who was teetering dangerously with unfocused eyes. All or nothing. "Diana, Twister!"
And thank Arceus, the Dratini was able to muster enough strength to unleash a powerful mini-tornado at both opponents. It was her newest attack — and her first that was a dragon-type.
Bunny bit her lip as she watched with baited breath, hoping this would somehow work in her favor.
Diana: Lvl. 11 Dratini — Moderately Healthy — was hit by take down x2! became confused! hurt herself in confusion! used twister on erwin and levi! Sophie: Lvl. 6 Deerling — Severely injured — hurt herself in confusion! snapped out of confusion! used tackle on levi!
Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jul 8, 2015 13:52:54 GMT
strong winds blew and before natalie could react to it, the flimsy zubat was caught in the vortex. "levi!" she cried out, but it was too late. battered from the twister, the deerling's tackle was the finishing blow, easily knocking out the zubat. "r-return!" she called out, fishing out the zubat's pokeball and pulling him back in before he could hit the ground. that was one pokemon down. her opponent had all four of hers in shape, too.
she wasn't prepared to go down, but she was running out of pokemon to use. "ymir!" she called, releasing the pokemon in a burst of bright light. the drilbur presented herself and wasted no time in charging into battle. she charged forward, claws locked together like a drill as she spun with fierce velocity towards the dratini, charged up to battle. once she got close enough, her claws sprang open, raking her opponent forcefully.
erwin was still dizzy from the twister. "you okay, erwin?" she called out. the beldum dipped its head slowly, before locking onto his opponent. "one more time, take down!" she called out, watching the pokemon charge forward again. man, when would the take down spam ever end?
LEVI the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic ERWIN the beldum / lv 9 / take down YMIR the drilbur / lv 6 / scratch, rapid spin, mud sport LEVI FAINTED! YMIR USED RAPID SPIN AND SCRATCH! ERWIN USED TAKE DOWN x2! BUNNY BECKETT
Bunny rejoiced at the fainting of one Zubat. That was fantastic! Now she wouldn't have to deal with so many Supersonics. Though Nat did still have Mikasa on her team....
She watched as a new pokemon appeared on Natalie's side — a Drillbur. Bunny shook her head as Sophie went down, unable to take another couple Take Down from the Beldum. Diana was doing pretty well, despite being barraged by both a Rapid Spin and a Scratch from Ymir. Their level differences seemed to be working in her favor.
Bunny looked back to Natalie, wondering vaguely if the blatant level difference was unfair. Probably, but she wasn't going to withdraw Diana just yet. The Dratini was probably her best bet so far. Maybe.
"Twister, Diana!" Bunny called to her pokemon, watching with relief as the move was executed (though she forgot to see if it even hit). She ordered the Dratini to attack again if she could, but all Diana could do was twirl around and land flatly onto the ground, looking more confused than ever.
Throwing out another pokeball, Bunny called out one of the more recent members of her team — Garnet. The Ralts appeared in front of Erwin, braced for attack already. Garnet and Bunny didn't even start speaking telepathically before the trainer called out an attack, in which Garnet complied eagerly. The Ralts unleashed a psychic wave of Confusion in the Beldum's direction, humming quietly as she did.
Diana: Lvl. 13 Dratini — Somewhat Injured — was hit by rapid spin & scratch! used twister! hurt herself in confusion! Sophie: Lvl. 10 Deerling — Fainted Garnet: Lvl. 7 Ralts — Healthy — used confusion on erwin!
Post by NATALIE OSWALD on Jul 20, 2015 6:53:42 GMT
the only thing she could be thankful for was perhaps erwin's sturdy defenses. the beldum had taken several hits by now, but he was still holding strong. "quick, get out the way!" she ordered the drilbur, not willing to watch her pokemon get hurt by the exact same move again. she was mentally cheering when she saw erwin take down the deerling (with take down, no less.) that left one less pokemon for her to worry over.
"let erwin handle the dratini!" she instructed, glancing at the new pokemon that was released. "take care of that one!" the drilbur nodded, realising that this foe was probably easier to take out than that beast of a dratini. she changed targets swiftly. body spinning at a high velocity, ymir went straight for the ralts without a second thought, going so far as to take the confusion blow by intercepting it before it could reach erwin.
that left erwin with the dratini to deal with. the beldum was outmatched in level, but it would just have to do what it could. hopefully mikasa could finish it up... honestly, nat didn't have very high hopes, given her team's current condition. "take down, once more!"
erwin was getting sick of take down itself. nonetheless, the beldum pressed on with a reckless tackling action at the bulky serpent.
LEVI the zubat / lv 5 / leech life, supersonic ERWIN the beldum / lv 9 / take down YMIR the drilbur / lv 6 / scratch, rapid spin, mud sport YMIR DODGED USED RAPID SPIN ON GARNET ERWIN USED TAKE DOWN ON DIANA BUNNY BECKETT