[h3][color=LightSlateGray]Ardanata “Dana” Stamos[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]France  ||  Paris Proper  ||  May 13th, Afternoon[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
Having turned in the Togedemaru to the Professor’s assistants the night before, Dana set out for the city on her second afternoon, intent on tracking down some psychic-types for her Duskull and Scizor. Simply being fully-evolved made her Scizor one of the strongest on her team currently, but its reduction in strength was still apparent during inter-team sparring sessions.

Paris itself rivalled many Pokemon cities in beauty, which surprised Dana a bit. However, she’d come to train, not to admire scenery, and her Duskull was quickly able to locate its first target: a talented Mr. Mime folding dollar bills into animals without use of its hands. It’d gathered a decent crowd of admirers, but isolating a wild Pokemon was a simple matter of chasing it to a secluded area—something that her Duskull specialized in.

[color=LightSlateGray]“Will-O-Wisp it over,”[/color] Dana said, turning to head to the empty lot she’d passed by earlier. Her Duskull disappeared into the ground, blue-white wisps of flame appearing in its wake as it moved towards its target. Dana hadn’t had to wait long before the Mr. Mime rounded into the lot, a spinning flurry of small flames on its tail.

[color=LightSlateGray]“Shadow Sneak,”[/color] Dana called, pulling out a Pokeball. The flames vanished, and her Duskull’s red eyes appeared in the Mr. Mime’s shadow.

[i]Challenging another trainer would be less of a hassle if I have to catch every wild I battle,[/i] Dana thought, tossing the Pokeball up and snatching it out of the air as it came down. [i]Although I do miss the feeling of actually capturing Pokemon.[/i]

[indent] [/indent][hider=Notes][h3] [/h3][u]     Pokemon:          [/u]
[list][*]Duskull ♂ — Lvl 34
[*]Ivysaur* ♀ — Lvl 34
[*]Combusken* ♂ — Lvl 34
[*]Scizor ♂ — Lvl 34
[*]Marshtomp ♂ — Lvl 34
[*]Clefable ♀ — Lvl 34
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[@Balthazar007] turned in Togedemaru; Mr. Mime, lvl 16. Dana will throw the Pokeball if she wins.
[indent] [/indent][hr][h3][color=Khaki]Camden Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]France  ||  Paris Proper  ||  May 12th, Sunset[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
Ruby liked Chesto berries, as Camden discovered later with delight. Dry flavors corresponded with Beauty Contests—Camden’s favorite, despite the fact that he’d only had pixelated images to help picture most of the moves in the category. Future plans were running through Camden’s head, and though he was sure he was getting ahead of himself, he couldn’t wait for when he evolved the Cherubi. However, evolution required training, and training required battling wild Pokemon, which in turn provided a chance to catch another Pokemon.

So, while he was less irritated during his second day of lessons, he was equally distracted, but this time by the possibility of a second Pokemon. Sure he was wary of Gothitelle’s overused theme, but the black-and-white design was also rather elegant as well, and none of its three forms could be called outright ugly—hideous hairstyles aside. As such, he was equally quick in setting out the second day, excited by the prospect of another Pokemon. 

[i]Well I guess I shouldn’t get my hopes up too much,[/i] he thought, glancing at Ruby bouncing along beside him. He’d rehearsed a few mock battles with his Pokemon the previous night, but the Pokemon’s moveset was limited to begin with. Still, with a clever script of Leech Seed, Tackle, and Morning Sun, winning was a definite possibility.

Finding a Gothita, however, turned out to be more of a challenge than he’d previously thought. Despite searching through the afternoon, he’d seen nothing but a few Rattata and Mr. Mime. The only upside of the aimless wandering was that Ruby, rather than showing signs of tiredness like himself, became perkier through the day. 

[i]Photosynthesis?[/i] Camden wondered, dribbling some more water into Ruby’s mouth. [i]I guess he can both consume and make his own food.[/i]

It wasn’t until the sun touched the skyline that Camden finally found his first Gothita: a timid little thing that fled as soon as it spotted him. He gave pursuit, scooping up Ruby and running after the small psychic-type, but just as he was about to catch it, a small pebble hit his leg.

[color=Khaki]“Ow!”[/color] Camden uttered, hopping back on one leg in alarm. Ruby jumped out of his arms, landing between his trainer and the attacking Pokemon: another Gothita.

[i]This one’s stronger,[/i] Camden thought, glancing at the setting sun. The Morning Sun routine could still work.

[color=Khaki]“Alright, Ruby. Let’s do this,”[/color] he said. [color=Khaki]“Start off with a Leech Seed!”[/color]

[i]Leech seed to set up, Tackle to wear it down, then Morning Sun to heal,[/i] Camden recited to himself, watching as Ruby spat out a series of small seeds. 

[indent] [/indent][hider=Notes][h3] [/h3][u]     Pokemon:          [/u]
[list][*]Ruby // Cherubi ♂ — Lvl 10: modest
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[hr][@Balthazar007] Gothita lvl 11. Camden will throw a Pokeball if he wins.