[@Delta44][@Pyromaniacwolf] Rodger was desperately trying to blink to regain his sight as he heard Lucian’s taunt. He listened to the events of the battle, before… [color=9e8d77]‘[i]Helping Hand![/i]’[/color] He shouted. Champ seemed more than ready to obey his actual trainer’s orders. In a blindingly fast move, the Tyrogue clapped his hands together, resulting in a little glow before pressing his hand onto the floating Horsea speeding past him. The glow was transferred to Horsea, who no doubt became empowered by the act, somehow. [color=d9c3d4]‘Ty!’[/color] Champ sounded out pleased, grinning. Though, having broken off from Tackle to perform his high-priority move left him absolutely no time to try to avoid the incoming blaze. Houndour’s ember struck Champ in the face and he flew back, crumpling into a heap, too damaged to fight. Critical Hit! Champ fainted! However, Horsea was right behind, flying forward at considerable speed. Houndour might have been faster in an all-out dash, but he was currently turned towards his opponent and Horsea had already accelerated. He couldn’t avoid in time when Horsea unleashed a barrage of high-powered bubbles at him. Houndour took multiple hits of watery splashing bubbles, stronger than they’d be normally. It became too much. Houndour fainted! [color=7eab87]‘Did you get him?’[/color] Oaken asked, his eyes etched closed. [color=97d5e6]‘H-Horsea!’[/color] The water Pokémon sounded relieved, privately hopeful, slightly fearful, as it replied to his trainer. [color=9e8d77]‘Thanks for the tip.’[/color] Rodger smirked in Lucian’s direction, rubbing his eyes with his right hand. [color=9e8d77]‘Resorting to unpleasant tricks and personal attacks… I’m getting quite the bad impression of the Professor’s trainers, myself.’[/color] [color=7eab87]‘Quiet.’[/color] Oaken demanded, not acknowledging that Rodger’s change of tactics may have been what allowed him to take out Houndour. Bubble’s not a strong move, even super-effective it would have trouble actually taking out an opponent in one move. But, with Helping Hand… [color=7eab87]‘You have a wide-spread area attack. The enemy does not. Even the playing-field. Horsea, smokescreen the area between you, then stay mobile.’[/color] Oaken commanded, his eyes still shut, no doubt acting based on a mental image he had of how the battlefield looked. [color=97d5e6]‘Hors!’[/color] The Pokémon replied, and turned to the Shinx… and took his Leer, lowering Horsea’s defenses. A little shaken but yet determined not to disappoint his trainer, Horsea proceeded to use his remaining move to turn towards Shyn and shot out pellets of smoke which blew into size and encompassed the area in between the two Pokémon, before Horsea started moving around behind it, intent on listening for his trainer’s next command. [color=9e8d77]‘Well done, Champ.’[/color] Rodger spoke, as he returned the Tyrogue to his Pokéball. [color=9e8d77]‘You’ll grow strong, believe me.’[/color] He smiled to it, affectionately. _____________________ [@Eklispe] [color=4ca67a]‘Hoh. You’re welcome.’[/color] The Bug Catcher said when Dawkin said his thanks, the boy seemingly relieved that he had managed to cause some kind of consideration. His eyes lighted up at the mention of battle, and a huge grin that fit his face a lot better than the worried look earlier encompassed his face. [color=4ca67a]‘Oh! Yeah, sure! I caught a cool Pokémon earlier, I’d like to try him out!’[/color] The boy said happily, starting to retrieve a Pokéball from his bag. [color=4ca67a]‘Er. Well.’[/color] He looked a bit hesitant when Dawkin asked for information. Dawkin might get the sense that this kid didn’t know particularly much, either, but he DID know about the deeper woods. [color=4ca67a]‘Repels are good. Pokémon avoid them, you become less of an attractive target. Some strong Pokémon might attack you BECAUSE of the repel, though, because it annoyed them. The better the repel, the less of a chance that happens.’[/color] He shared. [color=4ca67a]‘Escape Ropes are good, too.’[/color] The Bug Catcher nods. [color=4ca67a]‘They’re ropes somehow enhanced by Psychic Pokémon. If you use one in a [i]dangerous area[/i], you’ll be teleported to the place where you entered it.’[/color] Because the GM is not going to try to explain how those would otherwise logically work. [color=4ca67a]‘Though, they only actually work in [i]dangerous areas[/i], so if you’re attacked outside one, and you can very well be, they’re not actually going to help.’[/color] [color=4ca67a]‘But if caught without any items, then…’[/color] He looked a bit unsure. [color=4ca67a]‘Run? They’re typically better climbers or flyers than you, so climbing a tree is not a good option. If there’s a river nearby diving into one can help, or maybe you can request help from other trainers around…’[/color] He frowned a bit, because he wasn’t sure what to say. [color=4ca67a]‘Tell you what. My parents were a little… overprotective, so I have more than I need. Here. Don’t go telling people I give stuff out for free, though.’[/color] He said, reaching into his bag and handing something over. [center][color=6ecff6][i]Dawkin received Super Repel![/i][/color][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Dawkin received Escape Rope![/i][/color][/center] [color=4ca67a]‘So! A battle, was it?’[/color] The Bug Catcher grinned. Bug Catcher Karlos would like to battle! [color=4ca67a]‘Go! Whatever-you-are!’[/color] Karlos called out, energetically throwing out the Pokéball he retrieved. From the ball, an oval roughly spherical purple/white silk ball showed up, spikes sticking out in a multitude of directions from it, eyes staring blankly forward. [color=4ca67a]‘I have no idea what it is, but it’s cool, isn’t it!?’[/color] Karlos said, eagerly. The Pokémon stayed unmoving, just staring blankly. [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a3/268Cascoon.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/vtNkSRj.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #268 – Cascoon, the Cocoon Pokémon. It’s protected by hardened silk around its body. All its cells generate energy for evolution. Until then, it will not move, even if attacked. It has perfect memory, and after evolution it will seek payback against those who hurt it as Cascoon.[/i][/color][/center] _____________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] [color=f2845c]‘Led…’[/color] The Ledyba shied away a little when Claire approached, but then it seemed to catch itself up in some kind of way, and then braved itself forward. [color=f2845c]‘Ledyba!’[/color] It stepped forward and extended its wings, not to fly but rather to look larger, looking towards the approaching Ralts and Claire, suddenly a bit aggressive. The eyes above still watched, closely. Didn’t look like he believed her. After all, she totally looks like one of those monsters from Poke Souls to him. Ralia, feeling the emotions present, would sense a bit of a scenario. The Ledyba in front of them was feeling frightened, and he was feeling a considerable amount of pressure, and a determination. Meanwhile, the bugs above were cautiously curious, but the emotions were not directed at her and Claire, they were directed at the Ledyba facing them. What Ralia made of this, was entirely up to her. _____________________ [@Pikmin Eye] Feeling good about himself, Martin decided to walk a bit off the more commonly traversed paths of the woods, seeking around. It was indeed quite the spectacle around, seeing the woods glow from the Volbeats, the sounds of wind, bugs and trainers doing trainer things sounding around the outer Infested Woods. Taking a path, he and Nincada took a better look around, seeing what could potentially be found. He might see the shapes of two other trainers from earlier, Dawkin starting a battle with a Bug Catcher and Claire investigating a tree, a smaller shape of a red Pokémon in front of her. Martin might have been distracted about that, when he realized a small shape had suddenly appeared floating in front of him. It was… an Illumise. A blue feminine face on a bug floating using her wings in front of him, quite intentionally having placed herself in his way. Her tiny hands were raised, holding onto the yellow whatever-that-is that curves around over the back of her head, and she was smiling rather sweetly at him… [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/55/314Illumise.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/PaNTEt7.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #314 – Illumise, the Firefly Pokémon. They draw complex patterns in the night sky using Volbeats by attracting them with their sweet aroma, and use this to gain respect among other Illumise. For every Illumise, there’s usually a swarm of Volbeats right behind.[/i][/color][/center] … Even if he hadn’t actually checked the Pokédex, Martin would be able to immediately tell something was off about this Illumise. The color-scheme did not match that of the image. What was right in front of him was… [center][url=http://trainerparshen.deviantart.com/art/Shiny-Illumise-Global-Link-Art-413349442][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZwukGkT.png[/img][/url][/center] After a few moments of floating there, the Illumise suddenly flew forward in considerable speed, and then gently took a step on Martin’s head. It would occur to him that she was considerably faster than the Volbeats he fought earlier, implying a higher level. [color=ffff8f]‘Illum~’[/color] The feminine Pokémon playfully sounded out, flying past him after having taken said step. As he might have turned around to face her again, he’d realize that he could smell something overpoweringly sweet. The Illumise had used her Sweet Scent… just as she stepped on his head. She turned around in mid-air, gave him a playful wink, and then escaped by soaring off straight up into the air. [@Eklispe][@Rune_Alchemist] For you two, not necessarily anything that bothered what you were doing currently, but the shining lights in the air suddenly started spinning around, and started heading in a single direction, a mildly sweet scent accompanying, spread over a ridiculously large area. [@Pikmin Eye] … So, there’s a tsunami of shining lights of Volbeat tails soaring in Martin’s direction. There is nothing saying exactly why she did it, but the strangely colored Illumise has sent what pretty much collectively amounts to every Volbeat in Infested Woods towards him. As he was skirting the edge of Outer Infested Woods and the inner parts a bit, the vast majority are coming from the direction he just came from himself. His next move is entirely up to him. Run? Where to, then? Stand his ground? Call for help? Some other plan to potentially solve this? Regardless, it didn’t look like he had a terribly large amount of time to make his decision on… _____________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] The sudden commotion with all the Volbeats suddenly triggering in a particular direction apparently startled the Ledybas in the tree, because they took off. A mixture of red mixed in with the shining lights, but they were heading somewhere else. However, it seems like the one in front of Claire didn’t get the memo. He stood there, facing her, until suddenly… [color=f2845c]‘Led?’[/color] The Ledyba blinked upwards, noting that the others of his kind had taken off somewhere. Of course, this realization also caused a huge mixture of apprehension and doubt in the Pokémon, leaving him pretty much standing there, frozen, unsure what to do. Meanwhile the Volbeats swirled through the air above towards whatever was over there that suddenly became so interesting, couldn’t see from here. _____________________ [@Eklispe] [color=4ca67a]‘Oh, wow. Looks like the “queen” is acting up again.’[/color] Karlos commented, gripping his hat as the Volbeats in the air suddenly spun around and all soared rapidly in one direction, though Dawkin couldn’t exactly see towards what. [color=4ca67a]‘Usually nothing to worry about. So, shall we?’[/color] The Bug Catcher grinned, still facing off with his Cascoon (that Karlos still didn’t even know what it was) stood immobile, facing exactly the same direction as it had when it had come out. _____________________ [@Joshua Tamashii] [color=668570]‘Alright!’[/color] Joshua jumped back, his expression privately proud of having caused such a reaction in the little lady, and now he took a stance as it became time for conflict, Pichu standing at the ready with a determined smile. [color=668570]‘Whenever you’re ready!’[/color] Joshua said, waiting until Amelia gave her call that she was ready to do battle. [color=faed96]'Pichu!'[/color] The little yellow Pokémon made a noise to follow up on his trainer’s call. [color=82c6cf]‘Alright. Good luck, Amelia!’[/color] Kalmia said with an encouraging smile, before stepping away to give her room for her to give it a go on. [color=EF284F]‘Fu-fu.’[/color] Jacques did his little laugh by the side before speaking to Kalmia. [color=EF284F]‘You didn’t mention our little-’[/color] [color=82c6cf]‘Shush.’[/color] Kalmia commanded him with a peaceful expression, no need to bother young Amelia with such petty details. Jacques gave her a look, then just smirked. [color=EF284F]‘As you wish.’[/color] He told. When Amelia gave her go that the battle was to start, Joshua quickly checked his Pokédex and smirked, reading Pichu’s moves off it. [color=668570]‘Tail Whip’s no good, can’t ram him to make use of lowered defense. Charm’s no good, pretty sure the candle is going to fry us rather than ram us. Guess there’ll be no clever plots to this one, eh? Make it a good old Thundershock, Pichu~!’[/color] Joshua reasoned himself to that there really was only one move he could use. [color=faed96]'Piiich!'[/color] The Pichu sounded out enthusiastically, the little cheeks sparking up as he was preparing for his attack, facing off towards Litwick. _____________________ [@Pink Madness] Flame approached the cherry-Pokémon and sent its ember at it. The Cherubi was unprepared to deal with that and took a direct hit. [color=e66a7e]‘CHERUUU…!’[/color] The Pokémon made a noise, bouncing back a bit, out of the bush. It had taken a considerable amount of damage from the Super Effective flame, the leaf and front of the Pokémon left with a bit of a burn-mark. It likely wouldn’t be able to take another one of those. The berry was back on its feet, and started dashing for Flame. [color=e66a7e]‘Cheruuubi!’[/color] The highly damaged Pokémon was trying to use Tackle, basic move it happened to know, in order to defend itself. Pretty much natural instinct among Pokémon to attempt attacking the offending Pokémon, unless there were specific reasons as to why running made a lot more sense. But that wasn’t the case right now, though.