Avatar of jujube
  • Last Seen: 1 yr ago
  • Joined: 8 yrs ago
  • Posts: 493 (0.16 / day)
  • VMs: 0
  • Username history
    1. jujube 6 yrs ago
    2. ███████████ 8 yrs ago

Status

User has no status, yet

Bio

User has no bio, yet

Most Recent Posts

Indigo nodded as the professor explained the details of their region. All in all, he still hadn't gotten an exact answer from the Professor, but he figured he could always call the lab later. The professor thought he was admirable, and that made Indy feel guilty while wanting to laugh. Yeah, right, Prof...

After Indy had spent countless weeks lounging around Cinnabar in fine establishments and eating the most expensive food he could find, he'd racked up quite the bill. And truthfully, this had been his whole life, having the opportunity to always buy what he wanted whenever he wanted without so much as a blink. But when his parents had found out, they had been angry-- rightfully so. He nearly shuddered at the memory, the bleeding disappointment dripping from their words and the tangle of lies that were unraveled from his own. They'd nearly pulled him from his journey, but Indigo had begged and begged and eventually, they'd conceded-- miraculously so. But not without a deal. And that was that he had to show his progress by getting a ribbon or a badge or some kind of proof that he was actually working, training, not just lounging about like he had been. And he had to pay them back for all of his tomfoolery. Suffice it to say, Indigo had his work cut out for him. But that was enough time dwelling inside his head.

Indigo slugged Dan playfully on the shoulder. "Let's blow this popsicle stand, Dan." And he held open the door once more, sunlight pouring from the sky onto the first steps they would be taking as trainers.

Once they were out, Indigo immediately consulted the map on the pokedex. "So, look here," he said pointing. "Says we can take either Quiet Road to Shamba Town, the closest city to here. But we could also go to Breezy Forest which'll take us to Muzin Beach." Indigo folded his arms across his chest, thinking. "They're both gonna take around a full day to get to. I dunno... You pick."
@Balthazar007 I think I can make that work!
i didn't mean that they'd start off with everything in their movepool? I also thought the moveset would stay the same for them the entire battle, not that they could change it constantly. however as I said, I'm fine with whatever :)
@Solahow does it defeat the purpose of typing?? but oh well. I'm fine with whatever!
i think also it might be a good idea to have pokemon learn and retain all their moves but maybe league sanctioned rules allow trainers, coordinators, anyone in an official battle to use four moves each or something like that. with gym battles, it might be four moves, one move more or less depending on the gym leader, contests the same, trainer vs trainer battles might depend more on the trainers themselves. So essentially they're basically making movesets. I think it keeps things from getting too op and also challenges the trainers as they see which moves will be best for their particular battle! Just a suggestion tho!
@Balthazar007so, i don't expect lukoo to say yes, really. it's up to you, GM. but as i mentioned in indigo's history, his parents aren't funding him at all for his journey and he def didn't try hard enough in school for something like a pokemon research scholarship haha.

so i thought, as part of his character development, he got some type of income to help keep himself afloat. i doubt he's going to be so good at battles that he;ll just be able to make enough money in the beginning haha. hopefully my idea for character development makes sense? i also think jobs in the pokemon world would be super interesting. i was thinking he could have something like collecting field samples... or if lukoo doesn't give him one, something could come up later from a poke fashion place or something. maybe something where he takes pictures of pokemon...? im actually digging the picture idea but yeah, could be anything!

Indigo sheepishly smiled at the Professor’s comments after heading back inside. It had been some serendipity, nothing more, he was sure. Still, he appreciated both Dan and Lukoo’s comments and encouragement.

As the professor first introduced the technology, Indigo had been about to walk out the doors without receiving anything. Stuff that heavy? No thanks! It all cleared up however when the professor revealed his joke. Indigo was disappointed in himself; I actually believed that? Come on…

The tech was pretty incredible, and as a teenager, Indigo was of course drawn to the sleek, functional looking backpack and pokedex. It acted like a phone too? He wondered if he could put games on it… As he thanked Lukoo, a nagging question gnawed at his mind. How could labs just give this stuff out for free? He’d seen the models for the pokedexes and packs— they were expensive, even the ones on the cheaper end of the spectrum. He knew this because when he’d started his journey, he’d looked for the models he had wanted… So who paid for this? He instantly realized it as he asked himself his question.

Ma and Dad, he recognized, feeling a fresh surge of guilt. Of course— parents helped pave the way for many of their children's journeys. He was lucky, and he had nearly squandered it. He swallowed. Suppose this stuff broke? Especially with a rambunctious Torchic like his. He was supposed to be funding himself for most of his journey, at least until he somehow convinced his mother and father he wasn't a slacker. Money... He needed money. So after setting up his pokedex, he took a deep breath and faced Lukoo.

"Hey Prof..." Indigo said slowly. "Do you uh, well, need any help remotely or something? I mean, what I'm trying to say is-" he swallowed. "Do you have any jobs for newbie trainers like me available?"

<Snipped quote by prettydrops>

No, Ember is totally fine.

I liked your post a lot. That being said, let's get back to shorter posts again. But this does go to show, we can have a longer post every now and then.

I'll wait for @TheForgottenArc's next post before I post again.


cool yes, shorter posts for sure! alsoooo we talked about pokemon contests and a lot of times I see how the move is done in the anime or see the game animation to describe it in rp. In the game animation the tail whip move is pretty and sparkly so I just thought i'd capitalize on that because of the whole pokemon contest factor xP
@Balthazar007 just wanted to say I used torchic's moves from 5 and below. according to bulbapedia she learns ember at 5. if you want her to learn it at level 6 or something, I can edit my post!
Had Indigo not cared about mussing up his hair, he would have worn hats, and if he had worn a hat, he would have turned it backwards dramatically. Well-- it looked cool in his head at least. After heading outside to conduct the battle, and hearing Tepig's current moves from the professor, he knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.

As it was, Indigo was feeling pretty nervous even though his expression seemed composed, if a little irritated. "Tepig, right? Cool." He jabbed a finger towards Torchic. "Let's jump into it, then. Tackle!" The grunting pig charged with ferocity, but he seemed slower than Torchic, who sidestepped him with an arrogant little puff.

"Round back! Torchic's not gonna expect you to keep your momentum!" Indigo commanded, hoping that his plan would work. Indeed it did. The Tepig made a sharp turn, building up some speed and barreled into the Torchic. He oinked in triumph while Torchic skidded back on the ground, her talons leaving visible grooves in the soil. Oof, and I thought this pokemon was harmless. Man this Torchic's more trouble than I thought! Torchic ran towards Tepig with a Scratch, which connected and sent Tepig shying back.

"Alright uhh..." Indigo mumbled, trying to compose himself and think of whether to use Tail Whip or not.

But Torchic didn't hesitate; and to Indy's surprise, she puffed up and let out a flurry of brilliantly blazing, hot fire balls from her beak. The move was Ember, though Indy certainly didn't know it. All he knew was this this little chick could already breathe fire. The Tepig seemed surpised too and was hit with the flames. Indy gawked. Even if he won this battle, this Torchic knew a fire move already? This pokemon was going to be tough to handle. Why, why, why hadn't he gone with a grass or water type?

The hearty Tepig let out a snort and grunt, digging and scraping the ground with his black hooves. The move had caught him by surprise but he wasn't going down. Indigo snapped back in concentration. He had to catch this Torchic!

"Tail Whip," he called out. Tepig's tail seemed to let off a trail of sparkles as he wagged it. Huh, interesting... Torchic seemed taken aback, but then she charged forwards with her beak glowing. It was going to be Peck again. She grabbed Tepig's tail with her beak, but Indigo suddenly had an idea.

"Swing her around!" He said quickly, and Tepig did just that, gritting and bearing the pain while moving his tail and throwing her. Torchic didn't expect it at all and went flying. "Tackle her while she's clueless!" Tepig didn't need to be told twice, and shoved into Torchic with an aerial Tackle. She let out a shriek and Indigo took the opportunity to toss the ball. Torchic's expression was shocked before she vanished in a flash of jagged red light.

Indigo's heart was beating with anticipation. Had it worked? The ball shook.

Come on...

It shook once more.

Please... Just...

Once more.

Get inside your ball!

There was a ping of confirmation. The Tepig crowed in delight immediately but it took Indigo a minute to register what had happened. I... I got her? He stood up, half expecting the ball to burst open but it remained motionless. He let out an exhausted sigh, a triumphant smile on his face anyway though. "Finally. Sheesh." He wanted to jump with joy but he felt like that would have been uncool. So instead he picked up the ball and high-fived Dan with a grin before turning to the professor. "Thanks for the loaner pokemon. That was intense... Think we can heal this girl up?"

© 2007-2026
BBCode Cheatsheet