[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/200122/e953ebd7baa8b50eccbebc557e8aa65b.png[/img] [@PlatinumSkink] [hider=Inventory] Items: 6x Potion, 4 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, Black Belt, sketch of mirror (probably useless), Abundance Berry (An orange, pear-shaped berry from Landorus) Pokédollars: 10288 [/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: 12 Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip Ability: Overgrow. Boosts power of Grass-type moves when heavily damaged. 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]: 14 [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=Glory] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/44/701Hawlucha.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Nn2dmpj.png[/img][/url][/center] [b]Gender[/b]: ♂ [b]Type[/b]: Fighting/Flying [b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Level[/b]: 14 [b]Moves[/b]: Detect, Tackle, Hone Claws, Karate Chop, Wing Attack, Roost [b]Ability[/b]: Limber. Cannot be paralyzed. [b]Held Item[/b]: None. [/hider] [hider=Roxanne] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/89/299Nosepass.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/tZpneDo.png[/img][/url][/center] [b]Gender[/b]: ♀ [b]Type[/b]: Rock [b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Level[/b]: 11 [b]Moves[/b]: Tackle, Harden, Block, Rock Throw [b]Ability[/b]: Magnet Pull. Traps steel-type Pokémon. [b]Held Item[/b]: None. [/hider] [/hider] [hider=PC] [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] [/center] If the setting allowed for swearing, Basil would have used an expletive language. Roxanne getting poisoned was something that he did not even consider as a possibility so she would have to be switched out or she would have to deal damage faster to the Escavalier faster than the poison could act if to at least wear it down for someone else on his team to take it down. If he did switch then it was possible that Lorette would do the same to give herself the advantage again. [color=8882be]"Darn it."[/color] He grumbled to himself, cursing himself for his indecisiveness, but he would soon come to a decision. In the end, it came down to a simple numbers game; the more Pokemon that he had that were still standing even if they were inflicted with a status effect was still better than keeping them in a losing fight. [color=8882be]"Roxanne, return!"[/color] He called out as the rock-type was absorbed back into her Pokeball. Basil needed a better plan that just use type-advantages against her. Sending out Cecil would seem like the logical step, but would that actually be the best course of action? Would her weak fire-attacks be enough to beat an Escavilier even if it was quad weak to such attacks? That thing was a bloody tank so it could definitely eat a hit though it was slower than the Darumaka so there was a speed advantage, but overall that thing was superior in just about every way being an evolved Pokemon this early in Basil's career as a trainer. Brute force wasn't going to cut it. If raw strength wasn't going to be his friend then perhaps it was time for a different approach. [color=8882be]"Come on out, Crocus!"[/color] Basil threw the Pokeball high into the air and with a flash of white light a Bulbasaur came out. [color=00a99d]"Bulba!"[/color] It cried out and stared down its opponent.