[@Gardevoiran]


Skylar headed off to the Desert Mines to train. 


Very frankly, most of his Pokémon were pretty high level for the higher levels of the Desert Mines, but here's 15 levels for your troubles. Just keep away from Rollouting Geodudes and Sandshrews, mind the Biting Samdiles and make a living on Mud-Slapping Digletts and Drilburs, and you should be fine.


[center][color=6ecff6][i]Seabreeze grew to level 20! 

Paradise grew to level 20!

Jonathan grew to level 19! Jonathan learned Heal Pulse!

Mac grew to level 19! 

Pretzlcoatl grew to level 15! Pretzlcoatl learned Double Team! Pretzlcoatl learned Scary Face! Pretzlcoatl learned Pluck!

Royal grew to level 18![/i][/color][/center] 


What will Skylar do now?


[hider=Desert Mines][center][h3]Desert Mines[/h3][/center]


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The Desert Mines is what the town of Raremine was created for. Outside the entrance exists a small gathering of tents and buildings to supply the people passing through, where different people gather to potentially purchase the findings of the mines. There are different mines for the various metals that are used throughout Isson for construction, but the place people think of when heading to the Desert Mines is the one specific where trainers are allowed to pick up their own pickaxes and head down to dig! The miners tend to use their Pokémon to help with the digging, and a lot of the Pokémon they use are native to the cave itself, so for some help just catch one and go at it!


There are maps showing where you’re more likely to find different things, be they stones, fossils or remnants of ancient civilizations. The mines themselves are well-lit, with lamps in the ceiling letting people wander free. The Pokémon here are very used to humans walking about and are constantly maintaining the structural integrity of the tunnels, making it a very safe working environment, despite being a mine. But, deep in the mines is a place where people stop going, lamps no longer light the place up, a place where Pokémon are allowed to live free. What sort of secrets might await in the deepest depths of the Desert Mines? Are you here to find out?[/hider]


[hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i]

2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i]

3. Seek trainers. [i]The miners around here commonly have Pokémon and could totally take you.[/i]

4. Talk. [i]There’s plenty of miners and some researchers one could talk to.[/i]

5. Mine. [i]Grab a tool, and get to chopping! The miners always appreciate the extra help! Your chances may increase with a Pokémon helping![/i]

6. Brave the Cave. [i]Seek deeper into the cave, see what form of secrets the depth of the mine might hold.[/i]

7. Mine Sellers. [i]People on the outside of the mine willing to buy scraps you may have found![/i]

8. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i]

9. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i][/hider]


[i]Connected areas: [/i]

Route 7. [i]Right behind you.[/i]


[hider=Desert Mines, known Pokémon]Common: 

#27 Sandshrew

#50 Diglett

#74 Geodude

#529 Drilbur

#551 Sandile


Uncommon:


Rare:[/hider]



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[@hatakekuro]


Basil chose to switch Pokémon, eliciting a smile from Lorette. 


[color=7192de]‘Teh-heh, nice choice,’[/color] she said, and Roxanne took Butterfree’s Confusion… and got very unlucky! It struck some nerve, and did more damage than it should have! Critical Hit! Still did less than half her health, though.


[color=7192de]‘In fact, I think I’ll do something similar. Butterfree! U-Turn!’[/color]


Now, Butterfree is WAY faster than the statue known as Nosepass, and as such blasted forth first and hit into Roxanne… for basically no damage, and then flew back into its Pokéball. Lorette smirked at Basil, before taking out another Pokéball and throwing it out.


[color=7192de]‘Escavalier, it’s all yours!’[/color]

 

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[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #589 – Escavalier, the Cavalry Pokémon. Karrablast evolved my wearing Shelmet’s shell, the steel armor protecting its whole body. They fly around at high speed, striking with their two lances. Even when in trouble, they face opponents bravely.[/i][/color][/center]


… And it immediately got caught in Magnet Pull, making it unable to escape! In any case, free turn for Roxanne, kinda.


What does Basil and Roxanne do?