[center][h1][color=DB7E07]Jason Connor[/color][/h1] [hider=Inventory] Pokédollars: 500p 1x Potion 5x Pokeballs Camping Kit Spelunking Equipment [/hider] [hider=On hand] [center]Slayer[/center] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/b7e864e4-28fe-4e82-9f1e-7ec0faf851df.png[/img][/center] Species: Ralts Gender: ♂ Type: Psychic/Fairy Personality: Jolly Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Takes great interest in watching Jason’s bladework Level: 5 Moves: Disarming Voice, Growl, Double Team Ability: Telepathy-Allows avoiding friendly fire from allies. Held Item: Oran Berry [/hider] [hider=PC] Empty for now [/hider] [/center] Jason frowned as the more time he spent searching for signs of a rare Pokemon, the more he realized he didn't know as much about the ruins as he would have liked. [i]Suppose I should have seen that coming after all, I haven't spent that much time learning the Pokemon as I have out in the forest and other wilderness areas learning the lays of the land...[/i] Eventually consigning himself to needing to talk to regulars along the trail and others who might live in the area, Jason was about to go try and catch one of the Golett's wandering around when he heard someone approaching from behind. [color=f26522]"Ho there! Hey stranger!"[/color] The voice belonged a young man around Jason's age, wearing a brown Stetson hat, matching brown boots, and rather worn-out, sun- bleached jeans, and an orange button up with the last button left open to show a white t-shirt, with looks that looked like they belonged on an actor from the 1930s instead of the young man facing him. "Afternoon, what can I do for ya?" The young man continued speaking and Jason, being the respectful person he was, paid attention. [color=f26522]"Sorry, I was explorin' the ruins and I couldn't help, but notice that you have one of them Pokedexes that grump Kapoc gave out."[/color] As the young man reached for his orange pokedex, Jason chuckled quietly to himself at Kapoc getting called a grump. [i]Certainly a mild way of putting it, without a shadow of a doubt.[/i] He brought his attention back to the other trainer as he resumed speaking and waited for another chance to speak. [color=f26522]"I guess we're rivals of sorts. The name is Connor, Connor Hagen."[/color] Jason accepted the proffered handshake and returned the hydraulic level handshake with a firm shake of his own, keeping the mental grimace off his face. His hand was rough and calloused, as if his palm was covered in a layer of it, which lead Jason to believe the man spent a lot of time working with his hands. "Jason Connor. Pleasure." Introductions out of the way, Hagen got to his point. [color=f26522]"How about we celebrate our meeting with a battle? After all, if trainers lock eyes with one another, then we must battle."[/color] Connor tossed out a Pokeball and what came out was a strange bipedal lizard with saggy yellow skin that acts like pants that it always has to hold up. Jason's response was to hold out the Pokedex he'd been using to scan the surroundings to scan Connor's pokemon while retrieving Slayer's ball and tossing it to let his partner free. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/XXjElNX.png?1[/img][/center] [color=6ecff6][i][center]Pokedex Entry #559-Scraggy, the Shedding Pokemon. If it locks eyes with you, watch out! Nothing and no one is safe from the reckless headbutts of this troublesome Pokémon. It protects itself with its durable skin. It's thought that this Pokémon will evolve once its skin has completely stretched out. [/center][/i][/color] Jason couldn't believe his luck for his first match up against another trainer. Slayer, as the Ralts looked as determined as the cute little guy could, was a Psychic and Fairy type that, according to his Dex, already knew Disarming Voice. Conversely, the Scraggy was a Fighting and Dark type, which meant it was exceptionally weak to the one Fairy type move his partner knew. [i]Still, defensively, Slayer doesn't have a lot going for it...Right then, I know![/i] Coming up with a quick plan, he started to give his partner battle commands. "Alright Slayer, this is our first step towards getting stronger, so let's win this! Start with Double Team and Growl, confuse it visually and audibly! Then trust your instincts and use Disarming Voice to take out Scraggy!" Nodding back to his trainer, Slayer sets to it, numerous visual doubles appearing in a matter of seconds all around the Scraggy as Growls ring out all around it. After a few seconds the signature pink sound waves of Disarming Voice move towards the Scraggy, with seemingly no real rhyme or reason to their pattern. Jason held his breath involuntarily as he watched, hoping he'd made the right call.