[@Eklispe] Dawkin headed off from the waters and onto the next route. There, he was greeted with a slight kiss of cold, but otherwise a natural route. [hider=Route 5][center][h2]Route 5[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/ooiWtLz.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/ydwR9zd.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Just as Stillwood Village is the least visited settlement in Isson, Route 5 is among the least travelled routes on Isson main landmass. The route is a steady incline from Lakewatch Town to Stillwood Village, with some elements of the base of Mt. Chill nearby, the waters of Dragon Lake next to it too, sporadic forest from that surrounding Stillwood Village and some of the plain elements from route 6 as well, along with a very traveller-friendly road makes Route 5 perhaps one of the most naturally stunning routes of Isson. There are no roads for asphalt here, only travellers are explorers seeking or exiting Lakewatch Town for some reason, as well as Pokémon trainers on their journeys. A peaceful route without any real dangers, it still offers a lot of variation. Walk on the west side by the waters of Dragon Lake to potentially encounter some Pokémon of the lake. Walk by the mountains on the east and perhaps feel some of the radiating cold of the range of Mt. Chill to perhaps see some more mountainous Pokémon or maybe an ice Pokémon that stumbled out of their caves. The route is a bit cold, attributed perhaps best to the proximity to the Frozen Cavern, and it gets colder the closer the mountain you go. Multiple rivers run down from the mountains, part of Mt. Chill that melts, but efficient wooden bridges help passage over. And of course, patches of forest here and there. The south of Route 5 opens up towards what people call the Vast Plains, or simply Route 6. There parts of the Endless Forest spread out to make things a bit more covered in trees, but as soon as you leave this forest, all you’ll see is plains as far as you can see, and that’d be Route 6. On the other side of the route is the forest that covers Stillwood Village, you need to enter the forest to get to the village. At the middle by the lake is Lakewatch Town, resting a bit above Dragon Lake. And, of course, the passage up to the Frozen Cavern lies up that hill, for those who want to brave the range that leads towards the enclosed and frozen Route 9 on the other side.[/hider] … And as one travels Route 5, one might realize that the route’s grass contain many Deerlings walking around, enjoying the relative lack of humans and other dangers. Upon approach of any humans the timid Pokémon are however quick to run and hide in any patches of tall grass or forests they can find. Most of them are pink in color, not really helping them hide anywhere as their spring-form’s really colorful, but closer to the Frozen Cavern there are Deerlings that still haven’t shifted from their winter form. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/68/585Deerling-Spring.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/aWwOddi.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d4/585Deerling-Winter.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/iqjHr5s.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #585 – Deerling, the Season Pokémon. A Pokémon known to live in mountain grass, it changes it’s appearance based on current temperature and humidity, effectively giving it a new form for each season. People used them to foretell the current season. They live in herds and are very timid with other living beings, hiding quickly.[/i][/color][/center] And, also. Every here and there on the route there’s a couple of rather distinct leaves just sticking up at random, sometimes in very odd locations like in the middle of the road or right in the middle of nowhere. If wandering close enough, it’d be obvious. They’re sleeping Oddishes. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/43/043Oddish.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/7f0Qaw5.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #43 – Oddish, the Weed Pokémon. During the day, Oddish finds nutrient-rich soil to sleep in and absorbs, specially preferring cold soil. When touched by the moonlight, it then pulls itself up and starts wandering, spreading its pollen and looking for a new place to sleep. If it is pulled up by an aggressor during the day, it shrieks out loudly.[/i][/color][/center] … So, yeah, it’d find plenty of cold soil on this route next to the Frozen Cavern. Natural Oddish habitat. Then, as said, looking into the grass there were numerous bugs. [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d3/664Scatterbug.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/NOTmPPg.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #664 – Scatterbug, the Scatterdust Pokémon. Using a dust which covers its body and regulates its body-temperature, it can live in any region or climate. If attacked, it can release a poisonous black powder which paralyzes upon contact.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/5d/010Caterpie.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/68CZR5W.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #10 – Caterpie, the Worm Pokémon. It has a great appetite and eats green leaves larger than itself. Its feet has suction cups allowing it to climb on any surface. If attacked, it can release a stench from its antenna to ward off attackers. It is known to grow fast, and will create a cocoon out of silk for itself to evolve.[/i][/color][/center] For training, this was better for Atlas. The bugs and grass-Pokémon could be targeted by Headbutts, and his Steel-type protected against the Absorb of Oddishes. Wooper… not similarly, but there were bugs here to train against, so. Not as much experience in shooting down bugs with water, though. [center][color=6ecff6][i]Atlas grew to level 11! Atlas learned Metal Claw![/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Wooper grew to level 9! Wooper learned Mud Shot![/i][/color][/center] So, what now? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Seek trainers. [i]While not many, there are still trainers and explorers in the area, mostly trying to get to the next.[/i] 4. Talk. [i]You could seek someone out to talk to them, if you want to.[/i] 5. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i] 6. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i] 7. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 8. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 9. Area Specific: Random House. [i]Uh. There’s an excessively out-of-place red house in the middle of the route, the door standing wide-open. … Want to visit?[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Lakewatch Town. [i]Right behind you.[/i] Stillwood Village. [i]In the north lies the forest which hides the village, Mt. Strength lying behind it..[/i] Route 6. [i]Vast plains start in the south-east, this route leads towards Raremine Town.[/i] Frozen Cavern. [i]After an incline up to the ridge of Mt. Chill, a cavern of ice could guide the way to Route 9 and Cooldome City.[/i] Endless Forest. [i]To the south, a dark forest looms. There are no indications as to why you’d ever want to go there.[/i] [hider=Route 5, known Pokémon]Common: #10 Caterpie #43 Oddish #163 Hoothoot (night)(only by word) #585 Deerling #664 Scatterbug Uncommon: #25 Pikachu (forests)(only by word) Rare:[/hider] __________________________ [@Pikmin Eye] The girl smirked at the comment about the backpack. [color=f0b4a3]‘Oh, it’s sturdy alright. Otherwise I wouldn’t be using it. Okay, so let’s see.’[/color] She then said, thinking a bit about the things Martin had said he wanted to know about. [color=f0b4a3]‘Route 5. There are lots of Oddishes and Deerlings on the route. Look in grass for Scatterbugs and Caterpies. The route hoots with Hoothoots during night, same as Route 4. Look in forests long enough, and you can find small gatherings of forest-dwelling electric Pokémon in both Route 4 and 5, like Pikachu. Careful wandering those forests, though. It’s spring. Sawbucks are more active than in other seasons, and they’re more inclined to attack than Deerlings are. … Heh, I just told someone that. But, Moderate Tip, eh. Alright.’[/color] She smirked. [color=f0b4a3]‘Look carefully at the trees in the forests of Route 4 or 5. If you think they’re suspect, throw some water at them. You might face an interesting surprise.’[/color] She chuckled a little bit before thinking a bit more. [color=f0b4a3]‘Alright, I’ll count this as a minor tip for Endless Forest. So here’s the thing. Endless Forest messes with your mind.’[/color] The girl lifts a finger and pokes to the side of her head. [color=f0b4a3]‘Be it by Pokémon hijinks, by fairy-tale magic or whatever other mystical reason, you’re always going to find your way to the same pathway through the forest, and it’s never, EVER going to end. Doesn’t matter what direction you enter the forest, you end up on the same road. Leave the road and you’ll end up on the road again. Try to follow it to the end of the road? Well. You’ll find it never ends. Hence the name. Endless Forest. Fortunately, turning back means you’ll exit the forest before long, regardless of how deep you went. The Endless Forest is the same, regardless of how experienced you are.’[/color] She sighs a bit. [color=f0b4a3]‘But, it does have its share of interesting Pokémon, so feel free to have a look. If you like seeing Abras teleporting away from you before you can catch them, anyway.’[/color] She put her hand back on the table and went on to the next subject. [color=f0b4a3]‘The closest gym is Lesley’s Major League Gym, here in town, but I’m going to assume you’re looking for the Minor League Gyms. Well, there’s quite a few of them around here, actually. You could take a boat to Highhill for Lorette’s Gym, or go north to Stillwood for Archie’s Gym, or head east to Raremine for Kristy’s Gym. … But if you want to go to a contest, all wannabe coordinators have to start at the Normal Rank Contest Hall in Redcoast City, past Highhill Town and Rainrock City, and while you’re there maybe you want to challenge Hector’s Gym? Now I’ve mentioned four Minor League Gyms for you. Heh.’[/color] So she said. [color=f0b4a3]‘Directions to a specific Pokémon is a Considerable or a Masterful tip depending on the Pokémon. Considerable for Slowpoke, ‘cause there are Slowpokes in Wet Caverns, right next to here. They’re uncommon, but they can be found fishing in underground ponds. Search long enough and you’ll find one. Just make sure you don’t get lost, ‘lright?’[/color] She swung a little with her legs under the chair. [color=f0b4a3]‘If you make that one a Masterful Tip rather than a Considerable Tip and I’ll tell you where you’ll definitely find one~’[/color] She teased. Otherwise… [color=f0b4a3]‘So far, that’s been three minor tips and two considerable. That’ll be 550 P, so far.’[/color] She said with a slightly amused tone. __________________________ [@Joshua Tamashii] Jacques chuckled a bit at the mention of Joshua. [color=EF284F]‘He certainly is. And a natural at becoming friends with Pokémon. They just seem to instinctively like him. Quite an interesting case.’[/color] He mentioned, thinking on that trainer. Then… her teacher? [color=EF284F]‘Oh?’[/color] Jacques sounded interested. [color=EF284F]‘Without a name or description, I’m unsure. I’ve had plenty of challengers, after all. Fu-fu. But I’ll keep this in mind, and be prepared.’[/color] He said. And then… he noted that Amelia was not looking at the menus. [color=EF284F]‘Not going to eat? Despite sitting at our table? That won’t do. That won’t do at all.’[/color] Jacques glanced over the menu once again, and then… [color=EF284F]‘Unless you already have a dinner table at which you’re intending to eat at, for which I harbor doubts as you’re a Pokémon Trainer from Witchpeak, I will now be treating you. Select your meal, or I will pick for you.’[/color] There was finality in his voice, saying that Amelia had no choice unless she could come up with a decent enough reason not to. Then the other guy. [color=f08478]‘Oh, right!’[/color] The Move Changer’s eyes lit up as Amelia asked him about the very thing he was good at. [color=f08478]‘So, here’s the thing.’[/color] He said, as he picked up a Pokéball and let a Pokémon out of it. On his side, appeared a bipedal orange-red lizard Pokémon, standing and looking to Charl and Amelia, its tail raised and on fire. [color=f0ad84]‘Charmander!’[/color] The little Pokémon called out its name. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/73/004Charmander.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/KWToH7G.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #004 – Charmander, the Lizard Pokémon. A fire burns at the end of its tail from its birth, and the strength of the fire indicates its health and current emotional state. This fire cannot be put out, as it burns by fuel from within. It prefers living in very warm conditions. Caution is advised near newly born Charmanders, as they’re not careful with their fire yet.[/i][/color][/center] [color=f08478]‘So, Pokémon obviously cannot change the types of their moves all willy-nilly, they need to have the innate ability within them. As such, a Pokémon’s moves can only change type to the type of the Pokémon itself. It also needs to be an attack move that isn’t too strong (50 potential power max), but with all that, I can have a Pokémon learn to use their innate element to change the type of their basic attack moves. As a demonstration. Charmander!’[/color] The Pokémon smirked, as well as a lizard can smirk, and it already knew what was coming. [color=f08478]‘[i]Fire Scratch![/i]’[/color] [color=f0ad84]‘Chaaaaar…!’[/color] The Charmander held its claws to its mouth, where it breathed out small bits of fire… and then the fire remained at the claws, as it held up its tiny claws and saw them glowing in fire. Of course, Charmander wouldn’t actually attack anything right now, but if it clawed anything with that “Scratch”, it would certainly so Fire-type damage. Both Charl and Charmander looked happily to Amelia as the claws slowly cooled. [color=f08478]‘So, of course, Charmander eventually learns Fire Fang, making this pointless. But… I can do it. If for any reason you want to and you give me a bit of time and a payment, I can teach your Pokémon a version of their low-powered physical attack move that is of their Type. Pretty cool, eh?’[/color] Charl smiled happily to Amelia as he presented. [color=f08478]‘For 3000- er, 2900 P and some time to train, I could give it a try. It’s not ALWAYS possible, but hey! I can do it!’[/color] He kept his smile, and Charmander smiled right beside him. __________________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] Claire got a happy call of that she had excellent taste when she was buying the ribbon, and she was free to return to shop again. That aside. Time to ambush Yvonne. [color=d6d2a9]‘Eh.’[/color] Yvonne blinked in surprise and- [color=d6d2a9]‘AH!?’[/color] She yelped a little at the sudden impact, raising her hands in slight panic, but numerous seconds later she realized she hadn’t actually been bombarded by a pile of Pokémon, but one and her illusions. [color=d6d2a9]‘Oy.’[/color] If any had landed on her arm or anywhere else she could see, she’d hold that part in front of her and glare at the Ralias she could see, clearly not entirely appreciating the scare. She flinched a bit as she was then poked on the side by Claire, and then turned to frown at her, Ralia clones still on top of her. The frown… turned into a fairly blank stare as Claire showed off her Challenge Badge. [color=d6d2a9]‘Ooooh. Well done. Good for you. I knew you had it in you.’[/color] Spoken without a shred of enthusiasm. Then, onto what she was doing. Yvonne smirked confidently as she placed her hands on her hips and raised her chin in pride, despite still being covered in Ralias. [color=d6d2a9]‘Oh, ho-ho. Indeed, I was. They’re kids, showing up to a talent-show hoping to somehow make it big. But, to get to move on to Super-Rank you need to not only WIN, you need to convince the Judge you’re worthy of it, too. Winning is not a challenge at this stage. As such, it’s simply a matter of appealing to the Judge. Yes. This is the time.’[/color] Yvonne lifted one hand to the sky and held the other to her chest, in a pose that she might actually have been able to pull off while looking graceful hadn’t it been for the twenty Ralias. [color=d6d2a9]‘Me, as a complete unknown, will rise to stardom without being sponsored by anyone. I shall awe the crowd, and whispers shall be heard! Rumors will be spread! The whole region will be asking, just who is this wonderful-’[/color] [color=774a80]‘Oh, hey, Yvonne! Long time no-’[/color] Unless she was holding on Ralia would suddenly find herself falling (along with clones) , because Yvonne launched herself into the nearby accessory shop behind the lines of wares at a speed and angle that didn’t necessarily seem healthy to the human body when including sliding into the parameter. The one who had spoken… was Alberto, who was now walking over, Lucia in tow. He was now looking confused, however, looking around and seemingly not even seeing Claire. [color=774a80]‘-see… Huh? Where’d she go?’[/color] He asked, a bit dumbfounded. [color=867687]‘…’[/color] Lucia, however, was looking straight at Claire, analyzing her with a dull look. __________________________ [@Pirouette] [color=668570]‘I’m sure we got it for a reason~!’[/color] Joshua smiled happily as Erika sounded disappointed with the message. Regardless, moving on. Then there was the Pidgeotto. Ewan nodded, and pointed at the target Pidgeotto. [color=668570]‘Zubat!’[/color] [color=8f638f]‘Zbat!’[/color] The bat had heard, and aimed its Supersonic at the Pidgeotto. The waves hit before the bird could successfully blow them away, but the annoyed Pidgeotto tried to blow them off anyway. But, there was a bunch of Snos everywhere, for Double Team filling up parts of the pathway. The slightly confused Pidgeotto blew his Whirlwind a bit high, through numerous of Sno’s mirages but over their heads, and all seemed fine- [color=decdad]‘DUCK!’[/color] Ewan called, grabbing the head of anyone who was daring to look up and pushed them down. [color=f0c57f]‘Duck?’[/color] Duessel the Psyduck asked, raising his head, when suddenly Pidgeot flew past as impossible speed. A wind way stronger than that of the Pidgeotto’s Whirlwinds shook all their bodies as the bird flew over their heads in the trench, but fortunately most of the force simply pushed them further down into the trench. They were safe. … Except for Duessel, who blew over the edge. [color=f0c57f]‘DUUUUUuuuuck-’[/color] [i]splash[/i] [color=decdad]‘… Duessel, support us from down there.’[/color] Ewan commanded, thinking that he’ll recall him when they’ve gotten past the worst of it. [color=decdad]‘Keep going.’[/color] They were now past the first stretch, the bridge to the middle. One of the three Pidgeottos guarding the last part was behind them and confused. The two others were floating in the air, waving their wings and looking for opportunities to Whirlwind effectively. One was still on the right on the map, the other was in the middle (the one on the left of the three is behind you instead, with other words). Pidgeot was resettling in his place in the corner, but he was looking over, and the paranoid might say he looked like he was plotting something. Any adjustment in the actions?