[@Pikmin Eye]

Now, in the biggest and most prosperous city in the world, what kind of person would intentionally seek towards the slumiest, loneliest and diriest parts of that city? … A Pokémon Trainer looking for a Poison-type, that’s who!

The broken factories that would be the target of such an expedition looked like they had been broken due to some of their machines breaking apart due to physics working a bit differently around Mt. Edge, causing their perfectly calculated functions to go out of whack and breaking apart.

He saw more Trubbish, wild ones, which ensured that the recently released Pokémon wouldn’t have trouble making itself at home, or perhaps it had been returned where it came from? The wilder streets had Drowzees walking around like they owned the place, not even bothering to hide in any way, shape or form. They seemed to be flourishing here, with so many dreamers and Mt. Edge giving them power and all of that.

And, yeah. Poison-types, of the more common variety could be found here. Zubats lived in several factories, and here and there… A Grimer was sliding by, or a Koffing was drifting through the air smiling so happily.

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[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #96 – Drowzee, the Hypnosis Pokémon. It gains nourishment by consuming dreams. Fun or happy dreams are more delicious, and it can get a bad stomach from nightmares. In battle, it puts enemies to sleep and then eats their dreams. It remembers every dream it has eaten, and if you make friends with one it can show you its best dreams with psychic powers.[/i][/color][/center]

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[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #568 – Trubbish, the Trash Bag Pokémon. This Pokémon is born out of a chemical reaction between garbage bags and industrial waste. They like unsanitary places, eating garbage to fuel the poison within, and will stalk people who litter. The poison it belches out can put someone to sleep for a week.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/da/041Zubat.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/s7ni2th.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #41 – Zubat, the Bat Pokémon. It lives in colonies in dark places. It has no eyes, but when flying it is constantly emitting ultrasonic sounds which it uses to navigate through echolocation. As sunlight burns it, it’s usually only found in caves or at night.[/i][/color][/center]

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[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #88 – Grimer, the Sludge Pokémon. Said to be born when the light of the moon hits sludge pumped out of factories. It drinks wastewater along with the waste of factories and loves anything filthy. Each Grimer is composed of different germs, and Grimers share bits of each other to one another to create new poisons.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/1/17/109Koffing.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/1WQCnZi.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #109 – Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokémon. It fills itself with lighter-than-air gases to float, and concocts them into poisonous gases within. When agitated, it expels the gases within into a poisonous smoke-screen. However, it can fail the process and randomly blow up. At higher temperatures, it is especially prone to blowing up at little to no provocation.[/i][/color][/center]

Martin was walking around the emptier streets of the Industrial District watching for Pokémon. Perhaps he had just seen something that he perhaps wanted, or perhaps he had decided that he had enough and was just going to return and do something else, when suddenly he involuntarily froze in place. He found that his legs wouldn’t move as he wanted. He could still move his arms, or walk backwards, but going in the direction he intended became impossible.

Behind him, his shadow stretched, almost unnaturally so. There was a street-light that had initially caused the shadow, but the shadow was directed in the wrong angle, now. It looked distinctly unnatural, stretched out and bent. Like, something had bolted down his shadow and now he couldn’t walk anywhere because his shadow was stuck, somehow. And… just exactly where that theoretical bolt would be, stood a small shape. A small black-and-white humanoid with a purple face and two large eyes, staring intently at him, [i]fixated[/i] on him. It stood on his shadow.

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/71/574Gothita.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/jdvUXq8.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #574 – Gothita, the Fixation Pokémon. They’re always staring at something, especially trainers and their Pokémon, and can become so obsessed with watching that it doesn’t notice incoming attacks. It is said they’re watching something only they can see. Their ribbon-like feelers amplify their Psychic power.[/i][/color][/center]

[i]Notable Ability[/i]; Shadow Tag - Target cannot escape should this Pokémon step on its shadow.

[sub][color=cfabcf]‘Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~’[/color][/sub] The Pokémon was making a quiet, elongated sound as it stared at him.

Well. He had a tiny Psychic-type that had made him her latest obsession and now he couldn’t leave. Martin’s shadow currently worked as a rope tying him to that location, so he could move anywhere within fifteen meters of where Gothita was tagging it, but not anywhere away from there. What now?

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[@Eklispe][@Joshua Tamashii]

Upon being approached by Amelia, two of Dodrio’s heads looked at her. The one who had sneered at them was already looking, the right head, and the left head fell to curiosity as she approached. The middle head, raised above the others, refused to look at her. From here, one could tell which was which. The one who had sneered at them was anger, the right head which was taking pleasure in their pain. The left one was sorrow, eyes dropping in a different pitiful way, who was just looking on. Then, more by process of elimination than it actually looking at all happy, the raised middle head was joy, but it looked more like the “a little less angry than anger” head.

Anger sneered more as he was praised, looking rather smug and lifted himself a bit higher, daring to come to joy’s level while cackling with pride. The other two heads gave him momentary looks before-

[i]PECK, PECK[/i]

Joy first, unimpressed with anger’s prideful rise, pecked him and shortly after sorrow pecked him too, following joy’s example. Anger squawked out loudly, expression turning from earlier sneering to unbridled rage fitting its name as it turned towards the other two heads… and found them both facing him, staring at him purposely. Realizing he was outnumbered, anger turned and looked away, though looked a great deal more unhappy now.

Sorrow was minding his own business now, head low and just looking forward at Amelia. Joy, head pridefully raised like he hadn’t allowed anger to, looked down at Amelia and gave his own sneer. Like, he was confident he had shut down Amelia’s attempt. Though, yeah. Neither sorrow or anger looked very happy, perhaps befitting their names.

Any continued actions?

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[@Rune_Alchemist]

Anise simply smirked at the mention of her showing Claire nice things and probably would have responded hadn’t they then been distracted by sudden situation.

Standing behind Maple and Ellyn’s battlelines, Anise and Claire seemed to get basically the same idea. When Ralia was setting up Double Team, duplicating herself numerous times across the street, the disciple took out a Pokéball and Froakie was sent out before her.

[color=e04f4f]‘Bubble at Growlithe!’[/color] Anise commanded, and roughly at the same time Ralia’s Confusion was focused. Ellyn frowned in pain as she realized what was happening.

[color=507173]‘Bird, Sheep, Tree, Thing, over here!’[/color] she commanded her Pokémon, but they were too slow to actually turn around before the attacks went off. Ralia’s Confusion hit Growly, who yelped and jumped forward a bit, surprising Maple and causing her to go wide-eyed. Froakie unleashed a stream of bubbles at the same Growlithe…

However, Ellyn herself had dashed forward and then lifted her shoulder in defense as she placed herself in the way of the Bubbles. She grunted from the water’s impact, took a number of their splashes but then fell over from the collected force of it, though she had prepared her other shoulder to take the hit to the ground. Though, yeah, she wasn’t wearing anything on her shoulders. Her four Pokémon were quick to dash and place themselves in front of her where she fell, other bubbles floating away.

[color=507173]‘… Sneak attacks aren’t very nice,’[/color] Ellyn commented, sitting up, now dirty with mountain dust and clothes soaked from the Bubbles, staring at Claire and Anise. 

[color=db845c]‘Eh? E-Ellyn!?’[/color] Maple had grabbed and calmed down Growly, but was now turning her head and blinked in confusion, rather alarmed.

[color=db845c]‘Growly, keep Roaring! What’s-’[/color] Commanding so and letting her Pokémon continue the battle, who almost let the next few Fighting-types get too close, Maple let go of her dog and spun around. There, she saw.

[color=db845c]‘- Oh! Wait, you’re- you’re Claire, right?’[/color] Maple asked, gaining a happy smile with a sudden excitement. [color=db845c]‘Oh, I’m so happy to see you! We didn’t get to talk earlier, but you looked like such a cool and interesting person and I really wanted to talk to you! I’m so glad we-’[/color] -and there she stopped short, looking around and reading the atmosphere.

[color=db845c]‘- um, what’s going on?’[/color] She looked confused.

[color=507173]‘So what now? Do we fight?’[/color] Ellyn asked, a bit of challenge in her otherwise pained eyes where she sat, scrubbing the shoulder that had fallen into the ground with one hand.

Anise next actions can be influenced in case Claire has a strategy or so. She hadn’t been the one spoken to and was a little curious to that they apparently knew her, so she hadn’t said anything yet.

[hider=Should Claire command the next move of battle at any point]Ellyn reacted instantly to the sound of Claire starting to give a battle-command, giving hers on top of Claire's.

[color=507173]‘Sheep! Tree! Shock and Rock! After the frog!’[/color] Ellyn commanded, interrupting, still sitting.

At her command, the Mareep charged electricity and shot a bolt of Thundershock towards Froakie, after which the Bonsly grabbed a rock and threw at the same target, slightly after, slightly more adjusted to how Froakie was dodging.

Ellyn can only give so many commands at once, but the Natu and Cyndaquil were both ready for Ellyn’s next sentence, which might vary depending on what Claire actually said. Maple was looking so confused, hands tied as her Pokémon were still holding off the army behind her, now with half the numbers.[/hider]

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[@Pirouette]

[color=e6a8ae]‘Inkay…?’[/color] The squid-like Pokémon was calming down a bit, confident in the Reflect shields that was raised, but then another of Erika’s Pokéballs flew straight through the shields and hit Inkay straight on. The ball fell to the floor…

It shook o-

[hider=result]-nce, then twice, then thrice… 

[i]click[/i]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Erika caught Inkay![/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/70/686Inkay.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZE4ykQe.png[/img][/url][/center]
[b]Gender[/b]: ♀
[b]Type[/b]: Dark/Psychic
[b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player. Keep in mind she has been frozen in ice for an eternity, and she has never seen a human before. Pokéballs are also new, and oddly comfortable.)
[b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.)
[b]Level[/b]: 9
[b]Moves[/b]: Tackle, Peck, Constrict, Reflect, Foul Play
[b]Ability[/b]: Contrary. Stat-changing moves have the opposite effect on this Pokémon. Indirect stat-changes (as from burn, paralyzation, Reflect/Barrier) are unaffected.
[b]Held Item[/b]: None.

Currently at about 34% health.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]New Pokémon caught! Erika earned 1250 P![/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Would you like to give a nickname to Inkay?[/i][/color][/center]

[color=green]‘Bravo!’[/color] the miner said, grinning a bit. [color=green]‘Sorry, I would have warned earlier, but we miners are so used to that the Pokémon we mine out attack that we don’t always think of that maybe that it isn’t obvious.’[/color] So he says, looking like he felt a bit guilty.

So, what now?

[hider=Frozen Cave Mines, suggestions to action]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Note, there are more Pokémon in the tunnels than here. Unless you’re specifically searching the ice?[/i]
2. Talk. [i]This is basically a small settlement. They probably know a bit about mining in ice![/i]
3. Move along. [i]Either out of the cave, or deeper into it.[/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]Not many, but there’s a small base here![/i]
	6.1. Miner’s Lodge. [i]For maps, getting info or tools and learning how to mine![/i]
	6.2. Miner’s Shop. [i]Skip all the hard work of actually mining and buy what the miners are selling! Varies every day![/i]
	6.3. Comfy Igloo. [i]If you just want to rest, have a chat, relax, restore health.[/i]
7. Area Specific: Mining. [i]People here mine the ice for items and Pokémon caught in the ice. You could too![/i]
8. Wait for Joshua. [i]He’s in there looking for an Ice-type, apparently. Erika could wait for him, if she wanted to.[/i][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 5. [i]Exit the mines and you’ll be right there.[/i]
Frozen Cave. [i]The Frozen Cave proper awaits beyond the mine.[/i]

[hider=Frozen Cave Mines, known Pokémon]Common:
#225 Delibird
 
Uncommon:
#238 Smoochum
 
Rare:
 
In Ice:
#321 Wailord
#686 Inkay[/hider]

[hider=In case she continues mining, since I already checked this and won’t redo because that would be like giving you a second shot at a slot machine]After digging some, there is another item that seems to have a different shape than ordinary rocks. Is that a gem? … It IS a gem! A green gem! … Pale-green gem!

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Erika obtained Bug Gem![/i][/color][/center]

She’d probably feel the mining starting to take on her arms now, seeing how she isn’t used to mining. But she could probably continue for a bit longer, should she desire to.[/hider][/hider]