[center][color=EE82EE][h1]Faye Wrexlyn[/h1][/color]
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Pokédollars: 500
Egg in Egg Case
1x Potion
Camping backpack with a cold weather sleeping bag with a sleeping pad added to it, waterproof canvas tarp, 50 ft of rope, mess kit, extra clothes, a week of food (granola, jerky, a few canned soup, pokemon food for Sage, etc), water purification kit and canteen, compass and maps of the region, magnesium fire starter, multi-tool knife, and a camping saw.
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[hider=Sage][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/eff1d438-78da-49ea-9491-bc93a470ef66.png[/img][h3]♂[/h3]
[b][u]Species:[/u][/b] Eevee
[u][b]Type:[/b][/u] Normal
[u][b]Level:[/b][/u] 5
[u][b]Status:[/b][/u] 
[u][b]Moves:[/b][/u] Tackle, Tail Whip, Growl, Sand-Attack
[u][b]Ability:[/b][/u] Adaptability - Increases STAB from 1.5x to 2x
[u][b]Held Item:[/b][/u] [/hider]
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Sage's growl was far louder and more fierce than she ever expected. It certainly caught her off-guard how scary a noise her Eevee sounded, but the surprise vanished in a second with a quick blink. She was going to have to remember he could do that so she didn't betray the shock next time; fighting a more seasoned trainer would pick up on the unexpected aspect and assume she was an amateur. While being underestimated would be an advantage, she dreaded the idea of anyone assuming she didn't know what she was doing.

At least her assumption was correct: this wasn't going to be a quick fight. It was good the Nicket wasn't badly hurt from all Sage's attacks, but it meant there was still risk of Sage getting hit hard too. At least the kid sounded like this was the usual strategy - lower defense and hit it.

"[color=ee82ee]Sage, go in for another Tackle, then use Sand Attack to try to throw off its attack again.[/color]" While lowering the Nicket's attack ability further first would be helpful, the other pokemon could move faster than Sage if it knew Quick Attack already, which meant another attempt to try to throw it off again was going to be far riskier than the first time. She was better off trying to just beat it instead of trying to lower its defensive or offensive abilities.