[@Eklispe] Wooper VS Gulpin! Braden couldn’t decide if Wooper looked like a Special Attacker or not, so Gulpin took a Super Effective Mud-Shot before being able to get off Amnesia! After that, it was a Sludge VS Mud-Shot battle, and, well, it was a clear case of Ground VS Poison, in which case Ground wins! Gulpin fainted after two more Mud Shots and Wooper took minimal damage! She wasn’t even hurt by the sandstorm! Atlas VS Sandshrew next. Atlas Hardened, increasing his already formidable defense, while Sandshrew threw sand at him and reduced his already reduced vision trying to find the sand-veiled Pokémon in a sandstorm! Next turn, Sandshrew curled up with Defense Curl, while Atlas charged in for a Headbutt! … And he hit, slamming Sandshrew back! The annoyed Sandshrew went Rollout on him! … Which wasn’t very effective! Despite reduced vision, Atlas hit his second and fourth Headbutts, missing only the third! The Rollout grew stronger, though, the second blow resulting in a Critical Hit against Atlas, and building in power! Atlas won out, fainting Sandshrew eventually, but took around 40% damage from the increasing power of Rollout! Pichu VS Taillow! Taillow was the faster Pokémon, flashing in with a Quick Attack and doing damage… but managed to immediately Paralyze himself by Static! Though, this would increase his power next turn by Guts…! … But Pichu responded with an instant Super Effective Thundershock back at the paralyzed bird! Critical Hit! Taillow fainted! [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pichu grew to Level 11![/i][/color][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Dawkin was victorious! Dawkin earned 267 P![/i][/color][/center] [color=52a393]‘Gaaaaaaaaah! I’m eaten!’[/color] Braden shouted as he spun around and ran off with his Pokémon… Next opponent! Wooper VS Drilbur! Now, Wooper’s pretty slow, so Drilbur went first! Ground does not resist Ground, so he went for Mud-Slap… which Wooper somehow dodged! Wooper replied with Water Gun, hitting for Super Effective damage! The confused Drilbur tried to Mud-Slap again, and hit this time, doing some damage and reducing Wooper’s Accuracy! … Wooper hit the next Water Gun anyway! Drilbur fainted! [center][color=6ecff6][i]Wooper grew to Level 14![/i][/color][/center] Atlas VS Cubchoo! Enemy looks dangerous! Cubchoo uses Play Nice! Atlas attack was reduced! … Still slammed into the ice-bear for super effective Metal Claw attack! Ice being ineffective, Cubchoo tries to Bide! … Way too late! Atlas Metal Claws down the last of Cubchoo’s health with ease! [center][color=6ecff6][i]Atlas grew to Level 14![/i][/color][/center] Tyrunt VS Heatmor! Heatmor happened to be Fraser’s strongest Pokémon, so he figured he could Incinerate through the hide of the rock-dragon… not realizing the dragon part of the rock! It took some exchanges of Tackle VS Incinerate before Fraser realized his attacks were doing nothing! He then switched to telling Heatmor to Lick instead, hoping to paralyze Tyrunt, except four Licks in nothing had happened! Heatmor being stronger Tyrunt had taken a bunch more damage, but Heatmor’s lack of Ghost-type meant his tackles still did more damage. A desperate Fraser now commanded Heatmor to just Tackle! And, even if Heatmor’s Tackles were stronger… Tyrunt had a lead now, and rock resisted Tackle as well! Eventually, Heatmor fell! Tyrunt took serious damage, but managed to take out the far more powerful Pokémon all by himself! [center][color=6ecff6][i]Tyrunt grew to Level 11! Tyurnt learned Stomp![/i][/color][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Dawkin was victorious! Dawkin earned 239 P![/i][/color][/center] [color=687859]‘Ough, that’s not cool…’[/color] Fraser complained, but turned and made his way away after having returned back his Pokémon. [color=874144]‘Ah…!’[/color] a ninja boy sounded out, getting a happy smile from Dawkin’s confirmation he could follow along this time. [color=874144]‘Yes! I will! Thank you, you're a bro!’[/color] he said, hopefully not unintentionally triggering bad memories about taking care of smaller family-members in Dawkin. [color=b2dbb2]‘Oh,’[/color] Florrie sounded [color=b2dbb2]‘Y-you did it. Well done,’[/color] she said, and then it was time to head through the sandstorm. With the aid of the Go-Goggles, it was easy to see through the sand, but perhaps more of a task to navigate. The Vivillon seemed to change direction at random, but always seemed sure of what direction to go. Now, Vivillon would be buffeted by the sandstorm, so the bug-type would need to be healed, but assuming they had the means to do so, eventually, they found the way. The Go-Goggles showed that ahead, the sandstorm was clearing. Overall, it was decently simple to get through with the tools purchased. As such, they were now getting close enough that they could see into… [hider=approaching][center][h2]Mythic Oasis[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/eZWJ9kq.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/eZWJ9kql.jpg[/img][/url][/center] As the sandstorm stills, you find the eye of the storm to be eerily calm. Before you, the sands splits open and leads down to the calmest spring of water imaginable. Luscious plants grow freely around the spring, water flows freely out of cracks in the rocks surrounding it, and live Pokémon stir in the waters as well as on top of it. There’s some unnatural effect going on, with water Pokémon able to swim deep under the surface, yet humans and ground-based Pokémon can walk in the spring like it was merely ankle-deep. Fairies and water-Pokémon and not-desert Pokémon inhabit these springs freely, frolicing and enjoying their time in the water. This truly is what one would imagine when the words that present the place is “Mythic Oasis”. Such a peaceful place. … Or, so it would have been, if there wasn’t a dramatic battle of epic proportions taking place right now! And worst of all, all of those who were battling before Dawkin were familiar to him… The mighty form of Cresselia floated on the other side of the oasis, no doubt having used the hidden oasis as a place of refuge. Yet found she had been, by a man clad in black and his little sinister companion. She shot a beam at him, a powerful, moon-powered beam, yet seemingly a portal opened swallowing up the moonbeam which then flew straight back and struck the legendary Lunar Pokémon, which cried out in distress. Watching the battle to the trainer’s immediate right, but not doing anything, was a giant staring blue metal bell. It was not partaking in the battle, yet there it floated, like extra insurance. [hider=The Pokémon present][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/4a/488Cresselia.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/MfBiYae.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #488 – Cresselia, the Lunar Pokémon. A Legendary Pokémon. Shiny particles are released from her wings like a veil. Said to represent the crescent moon, she has the power to dispel nightmares and holding one of her feathers as you go to sleep is said to assure joyful dreams. A celebrated Pokémon, she is said to have spread her feathers at a time when Darkrai was causing nightmares throughout the land. While normally a very docile and friendly Pokémon, she becomes exceedingly hostile in the presence of Darkrai.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/X0EY78Q.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/hgJ7bebl.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/fb/720Hoopa.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/QQNTWS7.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #720 – Hoopa, the Mischief Pokémon. A Mythical Pokémon. A powerful conqueror powered by avarice among Pokémon, it is held back by being confined in a smaller yet still powerful form. A thief and a troublemaker, it uses its loop able to warp space for mischief, transportation and passage through hyperspace. The size of what it can move is massive, legends speak of that it once stole a whole castle only to lay claim to the treasure within. A resident of hyperspace, it is normally never seen by humans and only a handful of sightings have ever been recorded.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/aa/437Bronzong.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/OYlywyW.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #437 – Bronzong, the Bronze Bell Pokémon. It caused a buzz when it was first dug up at a construction site after 2000 years. Dug up from the ground, these Pokémon were in ancient times revered as a bringer of rain and plentiful harvest. It can summon rain clouds, allegedly by opening portals to another world, it is said. [/i][/color][/center][/hider] [color=8f7978]‘What’s wrong? You’re going to get yourself all knackered if you keep shooting yourself,’[/color] said the well-dressed man smirking towards the elegant but panicked legendary Pokémon. Cresselia turned and tried desperately to fly out of there… but flew into what appeared to be another portal that showed up in her way and came right back into the battle. [color=8f7978]‘Space is our ally, you can’t do a bunk, I’m afraid,’[/color] he continued, even as the Pokémon before him grinned and swung his golden rings. Cresselia, disturbed, tried once again to shoot a blast of moonlight at her enemy, only for it to once again be caught in a golden ring and sent flying back at her. The trainer sighed and lifted a ready Ultra Ball. [color=8f7978]‘Right, let’s finish this kerfuffle quickly, lest someone might come. Partner, Shadow Ball!’[/color] the trainer commanded, and his grinning companion threw a dark ball of destructive energy, which rippled through the waters and then arced up towards its target. Cresselia panicked and dodged, but another portal formed, redirecting the shadow ball and making it crash into the back of the moon beast, Cresselia crying out in pain… All Pokémon had dodged into bushes or dived deep underwater to escape the awesome might of the two legendary Pokémon clashing… except one. Right there, floating on the surface of the rippling water. Right in between Cresselia and her enemy. A green little thing that neither side could see, in constant danger of being accidentally blasted by a legendary-tier projectile. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/93/718Zygarde-Cell.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/K9qN4hd.png[/img][/url][/center] Faced with this rather perilous situation, Florrie will wide-eyedly hide, maybe along with Dawkin if he hid. Ninja Boy as well, because, like, nope, this is way out of their league. Nobody currently engaged in battle has currently seen them. … This might be a bit unfair to ask, but… What will Dawkin do, if anything?[/hider] __________________________ [right][sub][sub][url=https://youtu.be/Ui6wp7VV9VU?t=165]Gym battle in progress[/url][/sub][/sub][/right] [@Gardevoiran] Smiley soared ahead, quickly approaching Butterfree for a Peck. However, he had some distance to cross, meaning that Butterfly was allowed the first move. [color=7192de]‘Butterfree, Sleep Powder!’[/color] Lorette called… and while the usual strategy for sleep powder was to fly over the enemy and scatter it on them, Butterfree did something different. Smiley perhaps knew to stay away from Butterfree during the time where it was releasing the powder… but Butterfree braced her wings, and then spun! The butterfly spun and waved powerfully with her wings, sending a mild gust of wind forth at Smiley along with the Sleep Powder! … And it hit! Taken by surprise by the wind along with the Sleep Powder, Smiley couldn’t avoid and inhaled some of the powder, slowly falling down and asleep before being able to Peck his opponent. [color=7192de]‘There, that done. Phew, he didn’t have Insomnia. I remembered Murkrows could have that ability first after I’d made the command,’[/color] Lorette sighed out in relief as she said. [color=7192de]‘Unfortunately, Confusion isn’t going to be very effective against a Murkrow, so I guess it’s signature move time for me, huh?’[/color] Lorette said, smiling to Skylar. [color=7192de]‘Butterfree, U-Turn!’[/color] Lorette commanded, and Butterfree dive-bombed towards Smiley with a little Butterfree cry, and it was up to Skylar if he wanted to switch Pokémon or hope for Smiley’s reawakening. What would Skylar do?