[@Joshua Tamashii] Smog hit the ground as Litwick shot it, and as Smog is a move that hits all adjacent Pokémon, it’s a move with plenty of capability to spread as intended. The cloud of poisonous smoke spread around the Pokémon. Now, an experienced trainer would know it wouldn’t hurt THAT badly to go through and could be worth it to get a decisive blow, buuut… Pichu stopped short, and started jumping backwards to avoid being enveloped by the smoke. It was fairly easy to avoid, but it kept the Pokémon from making this a close-range fight. [color=668570]‘Ooooo-kaaaay!’[/color] Joshua smirked with an amused look from over there. [color=668570]‘Well, then, Pichu, guess we’re just gonna have to Thundershock from a distance, eh? Be wary of flames, but directly after any flames it should be safer to aim and fire! Take the initiative!’[/color] [color=faed96]'Pichu!'[/color] The Pokémon acknowledged, taunting Litwick by running back and forth to make it harder to aim, and if enough time passed without action he’d aim a Thundershock in. _____________________ [@Pikmin Eye] Martin’s shaking off the Pokémon did manage to temporary wave off some of the bugs, but there were always more to take their place. Backing up against a tree did help ensure that they couldn’t completely climb onto him there, though multiple landed on the tree instead to crawl closer and search for the source of the smell. Nincada greatly benefited from from his increased defence as the very low-level Volbeats did almost no damage, but there were a lot of them. His tackles could temporarily get some bugs off his trainer, but this also resulted in him getting more Volbeats who wanted to fight rather than just sniff after Sweet Scent. … Then there was an odd noise of startled Volbeat shouts as Atlas came charging through, the short Pokémon running headfirst into multiple bug-Pokémon that were flying at low altitude and sent them spiraling out of formation, sending parts of the carefully crafted tornado into disarray. Soon enough, Atlas had knocked enough out of the way that he came up to Martin’s leg, Super Repel in his mouth. Though, an Aron’s mouth is located beneath that shield-head of his, so it likely looked like it was sticking out from under his shield-face. It was free for Martin to obtain if he wanted to. [center][color=6ecff6][i]Martin received Super Repel![/i][/color][/center] [@Eklispe] It had likely looked fairly interesting, how the extremely solid Atlas had charged into the tornado and suddenly low-level Volbeats had been sent flying in multiple directions like a huge set of bowling pins as the unstoppable force that was Atlas’ headbutt charged through them. Still, yes. Atlas managed his mission easily enough, approaching Martin. It helped that there were fewer Volbeats on that low altitude, and that they were all so low-leveled that it barely mattered. Still, they weighted a bit… but Atlas weighted more, and as such came with more force. Dawkin could just watch from his position for now. … That is, until he heard the buzzing of some wings that got a little closer than the others. The Illumise had descended, an Illumise with golden details, floating down until she was about a head’s height over Dawkin’s height and several meters away. [hider=If he Pokédexed][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] But of course, what was in front of him would not match the image. [center][url=http://trainerparshen.deviantart.com/art/Shiny-Illumise-Global-Link-Art-413349442][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZwukGkT.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] The feminine Pokémon was looking at him, blankly, with neither amusement nor annoyance or any other emotion, other than perhaps supreme regal confidence in herself. She wasn’t actually doing anything, just hanging there in the air, staring at him from a somewhat higher vantage point. Something about his recent action might have spurred her to come down. His next action was up to him, but Atlas was kind of not here right now. The focused stare might have looked something alike to what someone who was asking “and what might you be doing”. If he figured this was the “queen” Karlos had been talking about or not, is of course up to him. _____________________ [@Delta44][@Pyromaniacwolf] Horsea was becoming desperate, trying to bubble in the direction of Shyn. When Shyn got closer, it became harder to avoid them all due to the sheer amount of powered bubbles, but while he took some minor damage from the sheer spread he never took the brunt of any shower. It wasn’t long until he could do as his trainer had commanded, and Tackled the Pokémon. [color=97d5e6]‘SEA!’[/color] The Pokémon shouted out, startled at the impact. However, Horsea wasn’t out just yet, and was so then flashed afterwards, sending the Pokémon sprawling a bit. It was now even blinder than before. Oaken had his fists clenched as he listened to how the battle was going, and was daring to try open his eyes to attempt viewing the scene again, though his vision was still a little shaky. [color=7eab87]‘Smokescreen the ground.’[/color] He commanded, his tone calm yet still. Horsea did not hesitate, following commands was one thing he could, and quickly spat out a shot of smoke which quickly enveloped around him. Oaken would then give his next command, but Ren could likely have given a command in-between the Smokescreen command and the next one. [color=7eab87]‘Move around in the smoke, make yourself a hard target. Bubble en-masse. Don’t bother aiming too much, the general direction will do.’[/color] Oaken commanded, staring as well as he could at the situation, and Horsea would start to follow the command, blinded enough so that the fact he had a fairly large-scale if low-powered move would come in handy. Bubbles would come flying soon enough. With the amount of damage Horsea had sustained, this was the last stand. _____________________ [@Pink Madness] Donna moves on, seeking to make progress on Route 2. It doesn’t take long before she needs to cross one of the many bridges around to get over a river to get closer to the Wet Caverns. And, on said bridge, someone was standing in wait. [url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/8d/ORAS_Youngster.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/FvBb4J1.png[/img][/url] [color=faeb19]‘You! Yes, you!’[/color] A young boy in a cap and an overly confident expression as he points at Donna. [color=faeb19]‘You’re a Pokémon Trainer, right? Our eyes have met! This means we must have a Pokémon Battle! Prepare to battle!’[/color] Youngster Joe would like to battle! [color=faeb19]‘Go! Lotad!’[/color] Joe didn’t even wait for a confirmation before he threw a Pokéball, which hit the wooden bridge and caused a light to flash before a blue Pokémon with a large tadpole on its head took shape, looking determined and potentially ready to fight. [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ee/270Lotad.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/4R1z2EH.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #270 – Lotad, the Water Weed Pokémon. They live in clean ponds and lakes, where they float with their large leaves above the surface, and they serve as ferries to smaller Pokémon. They rise climb ashore only in search of cleaner water. If it’s dehydrated, the leaf will wilt.[/i][/color][/center] They were totally ready and awaiting Donna’s first move. … However, as this isn’t actually a video-game, Donna can decline if she wants to, assuming Joe isn’t a violent villain who attacks her anyway. And Joe’s not that bad. Probably. Maybe. Hopefully. You don’t really know with Joe. Joe may just be secretly wicked. Don’t trust Joe. Joe might be a scary person when you get to know him. He might be a jaywalker. Eeep. _____________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] Double Team creates illusionary copies in the immediate vicinity, which likely cannot exist too far from the main body unless the move is practiced. Of course, only the real one could do actual attacks. Experienced Pokémon likely knew how to tell the signs of the real body in the midst of the copies, while experienced Double Teamers knew how to hide those same signs. Ledyba… was not one of those experienced Pokémon. [color=f2845c]‘Led...!?’[/color] The Pokémon sounded out, startled, as it suddenly approached more enemies than it had been expecting. It steeled itself and aimed for one, passing straight through the illusion and scrambled to turn back around, to Tackle the next. Of course, this would give Claire and Ralia plenty of time to consider their next move.