[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/200122/e953ebd7baa8b50eccbebc557e8aa65b.png[/img] [@PlatinumSkink] [hider=Inventory] Items: 6x Potion, 6 pokeballs, 3 antidotes, 3 paralyze heals, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg, Umbrella, Red Scarf, Blue Scarf, Fighting Gem, Rock Incense, TM57 Charge Beam Pokédollars: 5788 [/hider] [hider=Roster] [hider=Cecil] [img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/thumb/4/4c/554Darumaka.png/240px-554Darumaka.png[/img] Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Personality:A jolly, over confident creature that will sass the hell out of people and demands cuddles. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: It tries to mimic Basil drawing, but all that it makes are just scribbles and blobs. Also likes marmalade sandwiches. Her goal is absolute domination on the battlefield and help Basil out of his shell. Level: 10 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate, Rage Ability: Hustle Held Item: None [/hider] [hider=Lupin] [img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/thumb/7/71/215Sneasel.png/375px-215Sneasel.png[/img] Pokémon Name: Lupin Species: Sneasel Gender: ♂ Type: Ice/Dark Personality: An intelligent, sneaky, trouble making Pokemon that has way too much trouble keeping its mitts of other people's belongings. It is also a little cocky and likes to pick fights. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Likes listening to rock music. Wants to be a world class thief. Ironically, Lupin's favorite foods are spicy. Level: 9 Moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack Ability: Pickpocket Held Item: None [/hider] [hider=Crocus] [img]http://i.imgur.com/gNHbSqv.png[/img] Pokémon Name: Crocus Species: Bulbasaur Gender: ♂ Type: Grass/Poison Personality: Crocus is a curious, friendly creature. A bit too friendly and trusting for its own good. Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: His goal is to be an adventurer and go where no Bulbasaur has gone before! Smells like freshly cut grass. Level: 11 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. Held Item: None [/hider] [hider=Lancer] [img]http://i.imgur.com/FPjmMlO.png[/img] Pokémon Name: Lancer Species: Karablast Gender: ♂ Type: Bug Personality: The most arrogant bug Pokemon you will ever meet. Lancer hates to lose and thinks of itself as a knight. Does not ever back down from a duel. Level: 12 Moves: Peck, Leer, Endure Ability: Swarm Held Item: None [/hider] [hider=Aria] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3e/039Jigglypuff.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/T3bL9eT.png[/img][/url][/center] [b]Gender[/b]: ♀ [b]Type[/b]: Normal/Fairy [b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Level[/b]: 12 [b]Moves[/b]: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice [b]Ability[/b]: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies. [b]Held Item[/b]: None [/hider] [/hider] [/center] Man, having Lupin out was definitely a great idea! Lupin did not leave any pile of trash, leave, and old furniture unturned and what he brought back was pretty useful. He even found a TM for Charge Beam, which was a pretty good to find lying around in the dust and clutter of an abandoned building. Basil looked at Lupin and then the TM, flipping it around in his hand as he inspected it in puzzlement. How exactly do Pokemon learn moves from TMs? Eh, he'll ask a Nurse Joy or Lorette when he sees her again. The two of them began their search for Pokemon that can exclusively be found residing in the buildings and well, there wasn't much luck there. There were the Budews that reminded him of Aster and Cyril and many Pokemon from outside have made their nests in crooks and crannies that were definitely not meant to be inhabited. Basil did catch glimpses of the Dedenne scurrying about, trying to stay out of sight though there were some peeking at him with curiosity Then they found an odd room with exercise equipment and what he could only guess to be a ring of some sort in the middle of the room. There were any number of sports memorabilia plastered haphazardly on the wall. Upon closer inspection, the ring was made out of worn rope and vegetation from the forest nearby. [color=8882be]"The heck?"[/color] He muttered to himself, but his attention was brought to a Pidove with a spotlight on it. The little bird acted as if it was announcer for some big time event and there were Dedenne cheering in the makeshift stands. Did...did he just stumble upon a fight club? Was this a fight club for wild Pokemon? As if this was completely rehearsed, the spotlight shone on the door and it slammed open with some caped figure standing on the other side before it put on an acrobatic display. It was fast, real fast, but its dexterity and nimbleness was also a sight to behold. The Pokemon was stanced up and if there was thing that Basil was certain of it was that it wanted a fight. Lupin glowered at the mucho macho Pokemon. [color=0054a6]"Snease snease!"[/color] What a blowhard! Meanwhile Basil was more curious than anything else. [color=8882be]"Hawlucha?"[/color] That really was one showy Pokemon. Basil grabbed his Pokedex and looked for its entry. [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #701 – Hawlucha, the Wrestling Pokémon. Although its body is small, its proficient fighting skills enable it to keep up with big bruisers like Machamp and Hariyama. With its wings, it controls its position in the air. It likes to attack from above, a maneuver that is difficult to defend against.[/i][/color][/center] So judging by the Pokedex entry it was a fighting/flying type? If that was the case then Hawlucha hard countered almost his entire team then! Lancer and Crocus would get blown away by a flying type attack and Lupin was quad weak to fighting type moves so he was not an option either... Speaking of which. [color=8882be]"Oh no you don't!"[/color] Basil grabbed Lupin's Pokeball and with a beam of red light, retrieved him before the cocky little Sneasel could recklessly jump into the ring. He stepped up to the ring with a Pokeball in hand. This was a challenge and he certainly was not going to be one to back down. [color=8882be]"Don't underestimate me."[/color] Okay, so his only options then were Cecil and Aria. Cecil had the attack power and modest physical defense for eating hits, but if the entry was true and it prefers to attack from the air then she would be in a world of trouble. Aria was literally a balloon, but when he checked her move set there were buffs, debuffs, and status moves along with Disarming Voice. He weighed his options and there really was only one choice to make. [color=8882be]"Take the stage, Aria!"[/color] Basil tossed out a Pokeball and with a flash of white light the Jigglypuff he had just caught has now made her debut. [color=f49ac2]"Jiggly!"[/color] She puffed up and glared at the Hawlucha who was hogging the spotlight. So the strategy for this was simple; Basil would order Aria to use Sing on the Hawlucha and if it worked then he would have her use Defense Curl as many times as she could just so when it wakes up, she would be able to fight without getting absolutely one shot by this beast of a bird.