[@prettydrops][@Gardevoiran]

Qwerty attempted to dodge, however Growlithe had more in both levels and speed. He didn’t go for Ember, on account Bite is just as strong and Allan had this notion that Porygons probably had pretty good Special Defense, not to mention flinching could help. As such, it became a pure Psybeam VS Bite match… however, Qwerty was losing in the long run. While she was impressively keeping herself from flinching, Growlithe’s higher level meant his bites were doing more damage. Growlithe took a lot of damage from repeated Psybeams, too, but Growlithe looked like he was taking this battle. Not to mention, Allan was retrieving another Pokéball.

[color=b35647]‘I’m sad. We had such a good thing going,’[/color] Allan, commented, glaring at Valen.

Things were going even worse for Vivia, who had sent a bug to deal with a bird. Mia’s Ducklett sent Venonat flying with a single Wing Attack, causing Venonat to fly way off and Vivia to flinch backwards.

[color=6aa697]‘What, is that it? After that little shout about taking my challenge in turn for your friend, THAT’S what you attack me with?’[/color] Mia asked, sounding condescending. [color=6aa697]‘I’d laugh, but honestly all I feel is pity.’[/color]

[color=85c8de]‘Ducklett!’[/color] the duck called, looking similarly confident.

[color=b5e6e2]'Gh, I…!'[/color] Vivia took put a second Pokéball… except yeah, that was Scraggy’s Pokéball, Skylar might know. Fighting-type, when the opponent was flying. It wasn’t really the best of match-ups. She had tried to send out Rotom… but at a time when Rotom might be needed, the electric ghost was bothering the shopkeeper for souvenirs over there, possessing his cash-register and spitting money out all over over there so the man had to gather it all again. She threw a bit of a panicked look in Rotom’s direction, and then at Skylar. She clearly hadn’t thought this through.

Valen and Skylar’s actions?

__________________________

[@Ephemeral]

[s]funny you should say that[/s]

Princess flew around to throw a Gust into Castform’s face, who spun out of control for a bit but returned with a Powder Snow move it was hiding somewhere. Hit with it, Princess took some heavy damage, but still held herself in the game. That's when Erza maybe switched Pokémon, if so add a bunch of additional damage from some Water Guns on that Pokémon. Regardless, the result should be the same.

Otherwise, Princess flew in for a Tackle and hit Castform back for additional damage, which pulled the Castform to return with another Powder Snow. Unfortunately, this caused too much damage, freezing Princess’s wings and causing her to fall and faint, but Erza was able to throw and hit with a Pokéball at this time. The little water-drop cloud was absorbed into the ball with a red light, after which it fell onto the ground beneath it.

It shook once. It shook twice. It shook thri-

[hider=result]-ce.

[i]click[/i]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Erza caught Castform![/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f3/351Castform.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/TkDYH9C.png[/img][/url][/center]
[b]Gender[/b]: ♂
[b]Type[/b]: Normal
[b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.)
[b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.)
[b]Level[/b]: 10
[b]Moves[/b]: Tackle, Water Gun, Ember, Powder Snow
[b]Ability[/b]: Forecast. Changes form and typing in different weather.
[b]Held Item[/b]: Reveal Glass

Currently at about 40% health.

[center][color=6ecff6][i]New Pokémon caught! Erza earned 2500 P![/i][/color]

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

With that, Erza was free to continue adventuring.

…

[color=e04f4f]‘HOLD IT!’[/color] A voice shouted, and a human suddenly descended at high speed from one of the nearby trees. The girl that bent her knees to absorb the impact had red hair, an angry frown, and was looking with rather fierce determination at Erza. She was wearing a pretty telling ninja/martial arts uniform. 

With her, she had a group of three Pokémon, which all landed behind her as she faced Erza. Her Pokémon was a small blue frog with one hand on the floor which also was frowning determinately forward at Erza, a humanoid baby-like creature in a yoga-pose floating a foot over the ground and a weasel that took an exceedingly similar pose to its trainer.

[hider=Trainer and Pokémon][center][url=http://i.imgur.com/aIlwGgb.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/iupf2qF.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/1/18/656Froakie.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/Nd1DXEG.png[/img][/url] [url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/71/307Meditite.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/QzaKLiU.png[/img][/url] [url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/41/619Mienfoo.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/TFL9mn1.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #656 – Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. It secretes flexible and delicate bubbles from its chest and back which absorb damage that would otherwise damage it. While it is known for a happy-go-lucky attitude, it has astute awareness of its surroundings.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #307 – Meditite, the Meditate Pokémon. It is found deep in mountains, meditating for hours on end and surviving on a berry a day. It trains its spirit, and by heightening its inner strength it somehow achieved levitation. It also enjoys daily yoga workouts.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #619 – Mienfoo, the Martial Arts Pokémon. While not very strong, it’s very fast and has mastered the art of elegant combos using claws to increase damage. As it concentrates, it grows in speed and efficiency. They have a tendency to start acting like their trainer’s personal body-guards.[/i][/color][/center][/hider]

[color=e04f4f]‘That Castform stole something of mine. I was hunting it in order to retrieve the item. Give it back to me. Castform should be holding it.’[/color]

So she demanded. What would Erza do?

Here’s a reminder that it’s still raining.[/hider]

__________________________

[@Dusksong]

[color=8484c2]‘Chandelure…!’[/color] Chandelure announced, more than happy to get out of here as quick as physically possible. They turned and escaped, Chandelure sending out numerous Flame Bursts to clear the way of any Gourgeists that placed themselves in the way. The Trevenants watched silently, but never interfered with Eryn’s escape out of the woods. Soon the Gourgeists stopped trying to follow, and they were back into the Deep Infested Woods.

Here, Chandelure released another Inferno, clearing a path through the Dustox poison clouds so they could run through. While they had to watch out for more Dustox on the way, they were soon able to get back into True Infested Woods.

[hider=Picture][center][h2]True Infested Woods[/h2]

[url=https://i.imgur.com/bEcHqK6.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/MT6pPtF.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider]

Even here, Chandelure proved invaluable, as the chandelier Pokémon led Eryn so she didn’t walk right under a Pineco tree where Pineco’s would surely fall down on her and explode, he burned through some Ariados web, and they went on. However, for some reason the chill hadn’t entirely left Eryn. They were still travelling through the tight woods of True Infested Woods… when suddenly Chandelure spun around. There was rustling among the bushes behind them. They had been followed.

Assumingly, Eryn or her Pokémon would at least spin around to maybe catch a glimpse of the one which was following her, and…

[hider=Her Pursuer][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/W8pxSTH.jpg[/img][/center]

… Eryn found herself staring at herself. A complete replica of herself, down to the smallest detail of what she was wearing, gave Eryn a smile from over there. That wasn’t the only similarity. Like Eryn, she had a party of three Pokémon with her, one of which was held to her chest… though it wasn’t the same three. In fact, two of them were ghosts and one was a bug. A Phantump floated on the right of her head, a remarkably large Pumpkaboo stood to the left of her feet, and in her hands she held the oval pinkish form of a Cascoon.

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/72/708Phantump.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/d4QKbKK.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #708 – Phantump, the Stump Pokémon. Said to be stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died lost in forests. Found mainly in lonely forests where humans don’t tread, they can lead humans astray with their eerie cries that imitate a human child’s. The leaves on its head are said to have healing properties.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/710Pumpkaboo.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/71xboGl.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #710 – Pumpkaboo, the Pumpkin Pokémon. A pumpkin body inhabited by spirits trapped in this world. It is said to carry such wandering spirits to where they belong so they can move on. They turn restless at night. They comes in many varying sizes, from 7 lbs to over 30.[/i][/color][/center]

[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]

The last without spikes right now, they do have the ability to pull those in.

Eryn(?) smiled, a happy, proud and maybe slightly mischievous smile, looking towards Eryn. She held a hand up towards Chandelure… and then waved four fingers horizontally in the universal gesture for “out of the way”. Eryn(?) then proceeded to point towards Eryn, the happy look that mimicked when Eryn herself looked happy now changing to a confident, challenging look. 

[color=9c8873]‘Phantump!’[/color] Phantump called, floating forth and placing itself in front of Eryn(?), like a Pokémon following the command of her trainer.

Pokémon Trainer Eryn(?) would like to battle!

… What would Eryn do?

[hider=in case she actually wants to battle and wants to make it a quick-battle]Phantump will start out with Confuse Ray and then just Astonish for all its worth. If the opponent recovers from Confusion, another Confuse Ray.

Pumpkaboo will ALSO Confuse Ray, then do Trick-or-Treat, making its enemy a Ghost type. From there, Astonish.

Cascoon will start out with Harden, then Poison Sting. … Unless it faces Dei, in which case it’ll have no use of Harden, it’ll just go Poison Sting. If the enemy becomes poisoned, switch to Tackle.[/hider][/hider]