[@Gardevoiran]

Under its mask, Type: Null’s eyes twitched a little at Skylar’s statement, but still just gazed at him.

Seabreeze easily blasted off another Water Pulse at the opponent’s Archen before it got off another Rock Throw, and it fainted, collapsing to the ground. The female Amethyst grunt grunted (heh) as she recalled both her Pokémon, and she was all of a sudden left with no Pokémon at all. She glared around for something she could do anyway…

Mac blocked Mankey’s Karate Chop with one of Double Kick’s two kicks! That… still hurt! Karate Chop is a stronger move than a single Double Kick is, and this isn’t a badly trained Mankey, either! So damage was taken to Mac’s leg… but he was still able to kick Mankey with the [i]other[/i] leg for a clean hit, sending Mankey staggering away a bit. Far enough for Paradise to hit it with a Gust! Powerful winds decked the Mankey, sending it rolling over for Super Effective damage… but the angry monkey refused to give in! It leapt back onto its feet, its eyes shaking in anger! Highly damaged, though.

[color=857d65]‘Okay! Vulpix, Ember the Tropius! Mankey, take advantage of the confusion and Karate Chop that Combusken’s head!’[/color] the male grunt pointed forward, and his Pokémon did so, Mankey leaping forward at Mac to Karate Chop, while Vulpix sent a blast of fire (not a fire blast) at Paradise, clearly with hope to take them out…

But Vulpix then took a rock from the side, yelping a bit in damage from Pretzl’s Rock Throw that did some Super Effective damage, and then there was Seabreeze who was likely circling around to end the fight…

[color=dbd1b4]‘We’re not winning,’[/color] the female grunt observed, and her eyes quickly scanned for something that could help them… and they locked onto Excadrill. Now, sure, it was true that the big metal mole wouldn’t do anything for this dofus over here, but wasn’t there something else that had motivated him, earlier?

[color=dbd1b4]‘Hey, Excadrill!’[/color] the girl shouted at the mole, who didn’t even bother reacting to being addressed. [color=dbd1b4]‘If you help us claim that quadruped Pokémon in the big mask, Isabella will [i]LOVE[/i] you!’[/color]

[color=796A60]‘Ex-CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!’[/color] the Excadrill suddenly screamed out, smashing down its feet into the ground with enough force to crack the floor, getting onto its feet and taking a fighting stance, the fire of passion burning brightly in his eyes.

[center][url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e3/0530Excadrill.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/mwMBk2R.png[/img][/url][/center]
[color=dbd1b4]‘Alright!’[/color] the female grunt grinned victoriously while the male grunt once again stared at Excadrill with just a “seriously?” kind of look, but the girl was just too excited to mind him. [color=dbd1b4]‘Use-’[/color] 

[color=796A60]‘EXCA-!’[/color] … And the Pokémon dashed forward, unceremoniously knocked the female grunt aside for no other reason than that she was slightly in his way, sending her [color=dbd1b4]‘ACK-!’[/color] flying aside, not that hurt but very surprised.

Also in his way were Mankey, Mac and Vulpix, who unless they moved also would be knocked aside as the Excadrill rampaged forward like an unstoppable force through the warehouse, dashing towards a singular target.

Type: Null turned its head as it realized it had a giant high-level rampaging metal mole dashing directly at it, metal blade imbued in its arm raised to strike. For whatever reason, the masked wasn’t moving.

What would Skylar and his Pokémon do?

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[@hatakekuro]

Roxanne VS Venipede! Venipede and Nosepass has the exact same HP and Attack stats. That is somewhat amusing.

Albeit, Defense is then way in Roxanne’s favour, not to mention the typing. Venipede Defense Curled, but was then swiftly paralyzed by Roxanne’s Thunder Wave. Then, with the Venipede being too unlucky to get a move in from paralyzation, Roxanne Rock Throwed until her opponent fainted.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Roxanne grew to level 14![/i][/color][/center]

Crocus VS Geodude! Interestingly enough, Geodude’s defense is high enough that it survives a single Vine Whip, but because it used Defense Curl on the first turn instead of trying to strike back, the point is moot.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Crocus grew to level 14![/i][/color][/center]

In the Crocus VS Marill fight, Marill started with Defense Curl! That’s when Crocus sent out Sleep Powder… which failed to take effect! Perhaps being curled up like that protected Marill from the effect of the powder? … How does a Marill “curl up”?

Regardless, it meant that Marill could start rolling next turn! Rollout was powered up, rushing towards the Bulbasaur! Crocus hit it with Vine Whip as it approached, doing Super Effective damage… but not enough to 2-hit-KO, not with Defense Curl increasing defense! That said, Marill’s hit to Crocus did [i]substantial[/i] damage due to Defense Curl and Huge Power combined, and he could faint with the next one, since it’d have double the firepower! And then… then Rollout would be [i]really[/i] scary.

Would Basil like to reconsider his strategy?

Next battle!

Crocus VS Pikachu. Unfortunately, Pikachu used Quick Attack and managed to dodge the Sleep Powder pretty cleanly. It struck Crocus with its body, doing slight damage. Crocus Vine Whip back actually didn’t do that much damage either, but it did MORE damage. After numerous exchanges, where neither side managed to do critical hits or anything of the following, Crocus eventually ended up on top.

Lancer and Paras were sent out, and proceeded to have a super-slow charge towards one another as a base speed 20 and a base speed 25 dashed for one another… albeit when they arrived the battle was swift and one-sided. Paras managed to hit with two Fury Cutters, doing miniscule damage both times despite the second being more powerful, but one Peck from Lancer left Paras almost fainted, and the second finished the job.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Lancer grew to level 13! Lancer learned Twineedle![/i][/color][/center]

Then there was Lupin the Sneasel VS Kadabra. In a moment, it looked completely hopeless for the Kadabra. That’s when Victor the Schoolkid focused his mind, and…

[color=80D0C8]‘Hey, you’re Psychic, right!? Use your powers to send rocks from the earlier fights at him!’[/color] Victor commanded, and since Confusion is described as “a telekinetic force”…

[color=F2D948]‘Kadabra!’[/color] the Pokémon charged its psychic powers, picking up small pieces of debris that had been torn from the stage from earlier fights (especially Rollouts from Boey) at Lupin!

Fortunately for Basil, Sneasels are agile creatures and the small pieces of debris didn’t really do a lot of damage, so while it might have been a tougher battle than he’d initially expected because of his opponent going for unconventional strategies, his level 11 Sneasel still beat the level 16 Kadabra. That’s a bunch of exp.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Lupin grew to level 14! Lupin learned Icy Wind![/i][/color][/center]

[color=80D0C8]‘Aw,’[/color] Victor just gave a disappointed little noise.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Basil was victorious! Basil gained 526P for winning![/i][/color][/center]

Next battle!

Roxanne VS Ponyta. Ponyta doesn’t have any effective moves and instead kept ramming into Roxanne with Flame Wheel, which didn’t do a whole lot of damage. Roxanne handedly won the battle with several Rock Throws.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Roxanne grew to level 15![/i][/color][/center]

Rhyhorn, with that Pokédex entry, is basically one of the most abusable Pokémon ever and Crocus easily outmaneuvered it to Vine Whip the thing to fainting with impunity. Rhyhorn eventually fainted.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Crocus grew to level 15! Crocus learned Take Down![/i][/color][/center]

Lancer VS Cacnea. Lancer got himself Leech Seeded! Which caused him to take some damage twice before having Pecked the Cacnea twice, fainting the little cactus, taking an insignificant Absorb on the way.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Lancer grew to level 14![/i][/color][/center]

[color=80D0C8]‘Ouch. Well, I think you’re going to be just fine if you head that way!’[/color] Ella said, smiling cheerfully.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Basil was victorious! Basil gained 381P for winning![/i][/color][/center]

Right, one battle more that needs to be dealt with, but what would Basil want to do afterwards?

[hider=Lakewatch Town][center][h2]Lakewatch Town[/h2]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/DChhkfk.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/QQcVLfQ.jpg[/img][/url][/center]
As one looks upon Lakewatch, it is clear it was once built by the side of the water. Yet, over time, Dragon Lake has actually increased in volume, the water-level rising and swallowing the town. Then the natural conclusion would be to move the town back, follow the water-level, and rebuild at the new shore, right? That, does not appear to have been the thought that went through the minds of the designers of this Town, which is essentially placed out in the water on top of older buildings, the streets of the town flooded in water and to get around one has to make use of their many canoes or get on the back of a Pokémon.

The town of Lakewatch rises fairly high for its size, and vegetation grows pretty freely around the buildings. Most buildings and streets have white floating cobblestone to walk on either side of the streets, with a river of water flowing in the middle. People here are highly accustomed to this, and the streets are constantly bustling with people heading back and forth, as well as people actually gliding down from the higher buildings from the roofs above using strange little paragliders. It appears people live in the higher floors, while business takes place on ground/water-level. There are canoes basically everywhere that anyone’s free to borrow, townspeople commonly jumping down on a canoe, using the force of the jump to drift it to the other side and then simply jump off.

Now, anyone could hear from the name that Lakewatch Town is the town that basically rules the Dragon Lake. The Lakewatchers are a group of people that regularly patrol the waters, and become friends with the dragons that live there. Tours by the Lakewatchers are the primary tourist attraction of the place, along with the fish that is procured from the same lake, and guides are trained to show the way in any surrounding areas. Their boats are also those who trade with the western side through Highhill, keeping the place alive and busy. Plus, there’s always the rumors of treasure or otherwise hiding deep in Flooded Lakewatch, and Descent Tower looms in the middle of town for those hoping to explore… but who really knows? It’s a nice and different place, definitely.[/hider]

[hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]There’s plenty of water here. Could be any number of Water Pokémon in the different rivers through town.[/i]
2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i]
3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/i]
4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i]
5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i]
6. Notable Buildings. [i]Visit any of the facilities of the city![/i]
	6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i]
	6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i]
	6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]???[/i]
	6.4. Freecape Ferrymen Office. [i]Fly you to any settlement you’ve already been for 500P![/i]
	6.5. Lakewatcher Base. [i]From where Lakewatchers embark to patrol Dragon Lake.[/i]
	6.6. Lakewatch Docks. [i]For getting tours of Dragon Lake, just taking a ferry or fishing![/i]
	6.7. Explorer’s Guide Service. [i]With all these strange places around, Lakewatch offers guides to the surrounding areas![/i]
	6.8. Descent Tower. [i]A tower in the middle of town, with stairs down to Flooded Lakewatch. Come prepared for the underwater.[/i]
	6.9. Back Alleys. [i]… What? Lakewatch has a darker section? What are you talking about?[/i]
7: Lakewatch Town Trades: Dragon-type
	7.1. [color=BDCCAA]‘I got Drampa because he looked goofy, but he’s just too large. I’d trade him for a Musharna.'[/color]
	7.2. [color=92E42A]‘I got Duraludon as bait for trainers. What I truly want… is a Smeargle! A Smeargle for my Duraludon!’[/color]
	7.3. [color=65A1A2]‘I got Cyclizar to ride over Route 6… but I realized I’m still scared. Trade me a Sableye for my Cyclizar? Because… pretty gem eyes.’[/color]
8: Familiar Faces: Eryn will be arriving back in town heading for the Pokémon Center, walking with an armored woman.[/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Wet Caverns. [i]Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.[/i]
Route 5. [i]The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.[/i]
Route 14. [i]The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.[/i]

[hider=Known Pokémon][i]In Town[/i]
Common: 
#194 Wooper
#195 Quagsire

[i]Waters outside[/i]
Common:
#60 Poliwag

Uncommon:
#318 Carvanha
#535 Tympole

Rare:[/hider]

__________________________

[@Typical]

As they walked, the woman in armor smiled happily as they kept walking, also taking Eryn’s Trainer Card as she offered it, looking at it closely before handing it back.

[color=edbf8e]‘I see, I see. A trainer that got a Pokédex from Professor Kalmia, huh? Well, that makes you easy to find,’[/color] she commented as they kept walking. [color=edbf8e]‘School, haha. I never needed school, and I did pretty well for myself, I think!’[/color] she said, chuckling a bit.

[@Joshua Tamashii] If you two would like, Eryn and her current armored companion is going to pass by the entrance of the Wet Caverns. 

[hider=person walking with Eryn][url=http://i.imgur.com/XHG6r14.png][img] http://i.imgur.com/AoZNmnG.png[/img][/url][/hider]

Amelia could hang onto them to head to Lakewatch Town, if she so wishes, or just talk to Eryn.

That all aside, what happens should there not be such an encounter.

[color=edbf8e]‘Oh, me? I’m just some dragon breeder. The dragons of Dragon Lake were very few due to poaching some time ago, but I’m helping with growing the population again! It’s nothing special, but it does make me happy,’[/color] the woman replied, specifically ignoring the question of what her name was.

After wading a certain amount of water and going through the caves strangely unbothered by Pokémon, they’d eventually be back to Lakewatch Town.

[hider=Lakewatch Town][center][h2]Lakewatch Town[/h2]
[url=http://i.imgur.com/DChhkfk.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/QQcVLfQ.jpg[/img][/url][/center]
As one looks upon Lakewatch, it is clear it was once built by the side of the water. Yet, over time, Dragon Lake has actually increased in volume, the water-level rising and swallowing the town. Then the natural conclusion would be to move the town back, follow the water-level, and rebuild at the new shore, right? That, does not appear to have been the thought that went through the minds of the designers of this Town, which is essentially placed out in the water on top of older buildings, the streets of the town flooded in water and to get around one has to make use of their many canoes or get on the back of a Pokémon.

The town of Lakewatch rises fairly high for its size, and vegetation grows pretty freely around the buildings. Most buildings and streets have white floating cobblestone to walk on either side of the streets, with a river of water flowing in the middle. People here are highly accustomed to this, and the streets are constantly bustling with people heading back and forth, as well as people actually gliding down from the higher buildings from the roofs above using strange little paragliders. It appears people live in the higher floors, while business takes place on ground/water-level. There are canoes basically everywhere that anyone’s free to borrow, townspeople commonly jumping down on a canoe, using the force of the jump to drift it to the other side and then simply jump off.

Now, anyone could hear from the name that Lakewatch Town is the town that basically rules the Dragon Lake. The Lakewatchers are a group of people that regularly patrol the waters, and become friends with the dragons that live there. Tours by the Lakewatchers are the primary tourist attraction of the place, along with the fish that is procured from the same lake, and guides are trained to show the way in any surrounding areas. Their boats are also those who trade with the western side through Highhill, keeping the place alive and busy. Plus, there’s always the rumors of treasure or otherwise hiding deep in Flooded Lakewatch, and Descent Tower looms in the middle of town for those hoping to explore… but who really knows? It’s a nice and different place, definitely.[/hider]

There were numerous inhabitants of Lakewatch Town that randomly waved the woman walking with Eryn, and she happily waved back. Regardless, Eryn found herself led to the Pokémon Center.

[color=edbf8e]‘Now, heal up the dragon, and let me talk to her!’[/color] the woman requested. Eryn could decide to do so, or perhaps not. Will she?

[hider=Suggestions to actions][color=edbf8e]‘Come on, now. Don’t be shy!’[/color][/hider]

[hider=Known Pokémon][color=edbf8e]‘The dragon in that Pokéball!’[/color][/hider]

__________________________

[@Eklispe][@Rune_Alchemist]

[color=b2dced]‘I’m willing,’[/color] Cathia replied to Dunstan. [color=b2dced]‘I already despise Team Amethyst, I want nothing more than to help you end whoever these villains are,’[/color] Cathia said, looking more focused than she did before.

Then, though, Claire told her little thing, and Cathia looked towards her with a bit of alarm. She let Claire speak until she was done, and… 

[color=b2dced]‘That… does explain something. I thought that was a strangely strong grunt. I was wondering if I’d have encountered one of the elites without knowing it…’[/color] she commented. [color=b2dced]‘But you were not winning. Had we not been interrupted, I would have won,’[/color] she so simply claimed.

[color=8a685f]‘You got what-’[/color] Dunstan, instead, reacted to the later part of what Claire was saying. He took a moment to think about that. [color=8a685f]‘Okay. If you decide to make use of that, do keep me informed. I’m not sure I trust all the backup I could give you, but I could buy you some items. If nothing else, I could be your backup. I’m at least moderately strong,’[/color] Dunstan said.

[color=b2dced]‘I could help. Though, if it’s Isabella… Isabella is one of the Admins of Team Amethyst. A cruel lady, she’s not afraid of commanding her Pokémon to attack the opposing trainer in battle. The fact her Golbat is not a Crobat says something about how she treats her Pokémon, too. If she’s going to be there, it’s probably a good idea to get somewhat stronger, first…’[/color] Cathia said, and in the background of that Dunstan grabbed a pen, started writing down some notes, then looked at Cathia like “how do you know that”, but didn’t actually ask it. Right now, anyway.

Then with what Dawkin said…

[color=8a685f]‘I deeply appreciate that. Give me a call whenever you decide to go, and I’ll see how I can help,’[/color] Dunstan said. With that, they could share communication info if they didn’t last time.

[color=8a685f]‘With that, I guess that’s all I got for now. Do you have any questions?’[/color] Dunstan asked. If not, they could be on their way.

[hider=Raremine Town][center][h2]Raremine Town[/h2]

[url=https://i.imgur.com/saVwpPm.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/rhaACBx.png[/img][/url][/center]
[right][sub][sub][sub]no cat-eared girls here, sorry[/sub][/sub][/sub][/right]

Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town.

The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live.

Overall, it’s busy, with people walking and talking all over, an active town indeed.[/hider]

[hider=Suggestions to actions, Raremine Town]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in cities~[/i]
2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i]
3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/i]
4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i]
5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i]
6. Notable Places. [i]Visit any of the places in the city![/i]
	6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i]
	6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i]
	6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]Minor League Gym.[/i]
	6.4. Freecape Ferrymen Office. [i]Fly you to any settlement you’ve already been for 500P![/i]
	6.5. Desert Miner’s Hangout. [i]The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert![/i]
	6.6. Research Lab. [i]For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils.[/i]
	6.7. Stone Store. [i]Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones![/i]
	6.8. Bug Garden. [i]A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis![/i]
	6.9. Warehouses. [i]Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens.[/i]
	6.10. Team Amethyst Base. [i]Claire had been there once, she could find it again.[/i]
7. Familiar Faces: Vivia, Skylar. [i]Vivia, one of Jacques’ trainers, is walking around window-shopping rare rocks and such. Skylar is… well, read the first section of this post. Oh, and Dawkin/Claire/Cathia is right here in this room.[/i]
8: Raremine Town Trades: Ground-type
	8.1. [color=35C5CD]‘Hey, do you have a Burmy? Would you like to trade it for my Mudbray?’[/color]
	8.2. [color=yellow]‘Hi, I really like snakes, so I got two of these Silicobras. I could trade you one for an Ekans!’[/color]
	8.3. [color=B045A4]‘This is a Toedscool. I thought it looked funny, so I bought it, but… I’d much rather have an Abra.’[/color][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 6. [i]The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town.[/i]
Route 7. [i]The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.[/i]

[hider=Raremine Town, known Pokémon]Common:
#290 Nincada
#529 Drilbur
#664 Scatterbug 

Uncommon:
 
Rare:
[/hider]