Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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Things were going as Martin expected. Every time he ordered Leech Seed, Flabebe withdrew and cancelled its attack. While this was amusing to issue the same order again, Bagon was still going after Wooper. Now it was using Rage, which wasn't a Fire type move. "Got you now. Sprout, stay behind Wooper and use Vine Whip on Bagon. We'll finish him off with style. If Flabebe wants to interfere, you'll take the hit instead of Wooper." Bagon didn't look too good, so a few more hits will eliminate him from the fight, which will make his team ready to fight back without a problem. Ignoring Flabebe was risky, but Sprout had a shot at it, being still fresh to the fight. He had the tools to keep it off of them after this if it got annoying.
Sprout turned away from the flying Fairy. Behind him was a charging Dragon, which he would greet with Vine Whip. Tendrils of vines protruding from his back going past Wooper to hit its mark. His eyes looked back, almost challenging Flabebe to try something on him.
Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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It looked like Martin struck a nerve on Cathia. Her moment of panic told him what he was guessing. All he needed to do was land the Leech Seed and the battle would start turning. Coming up next was Bagon again, which could burn up Sprout quickly. Since Cathia picked Marill, that would be a low threat if they could hold long enough to force it back out again. "Sprout, use Wooper as cover from the Ember, keep it between you and Bagon. Use your body to block Fairy Wind and use another Leech Seed on Flabebe." He might be seeing things, but using that move might force another withdrawal from Flabebe, buying them time. Being forced to stay together to handle the fight, this was a double battle. It kept Martin excited to show that he was ready for his journey.
Sprout leapt back a few steps, to get next to Wooper. Already firing more Leech Seeds at the Fairy. He was already focusing on the threat, as it would have been more work handling Bagon. If Martin was guessing right, Wooper would also be doing his best to hold off Bagon from Sprout. A fight on both sides, and with them in the middle.
Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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The Pokemon was swapped, as followed by Dawkin. Now that Sprout was here, the Bubble attack didn't matter. Flabebe was already targetting Wooper out of the gate. Marill was trying to distract Martin from helping out Dawkin. "Sprout, use Leech Seed on Flabebe and follow it up by showing it how to do a real Vine Whip." Now was the time for offense. Unlike Marill, who had no ability to worry him, he could apply pressure to Flabebe and hit hard.
Sprout ignored Marill, moving towards Flabebe, seeds flying off of his body towards the flying Pokemon. Already following it up with vines looking to punish it for trying to get out of the way. If the Water type attacked him, oh well. He had his eyes on the foe who was mocking him with Vine Whip. Only he could do it better, and no one would take this from him. Martin was pumped, Sprout was following orders, without having to ask a second time. He felt that they were finally getting along. "No more hiding, get down here."
Kept the post short. Had plans to do more things, but rather sit back and see what happens first before calling my next move. Hope that's fine here. Also Martin would be too into the battle to notice Ducklett and Lucian sneaking by the exit. So off you go Pyro. May we cross paths another time. Hopefully not with you explaining why you have Ducklett with you.
Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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Nincada dove in to attack Marill, following up after Aron's hit. They sent the blue puffball flying backwards, a great attack. "Nice hit, Nincada." Now it was using Bubble and Aron was being targetted by Flabebe. He could stop and help Aron, but the Bubble didn't look that strong. No, Nincada was at too much of a disadvantage. "Nincada, good job, but it's time to switch. Back away from Marill, let's clean it up, Sprout."
Nincada was begrudgingly moving away from the enemy Pokemon to be called back. Martin was already reaching for his Pokeball, recalling Nincada and grabbing Sprout's Pokeball. No one was going after him this second, so he felt it was safe to swap right now. With two flashes of red, the party was swapped. In Nincada's place was Sprout looking fresh and ready for a fight. All Martin had to worry about was if Aron was going to hold on a bit longer.
Swapping out does have it's own rewards and consequences, but we don't really know all the rules. As much as I'm sure hot swap dodging would be all the rage to avoid damage, I understand there being rules. So if I put a Pokemon out of harms way and swapped with an attack declared. How many rounds would that be considered using? Sometimes I need to queue up a lot of actions and aren't sure how many is too much for one post.
The situation isn't present anymore, but I was pressed to use my own judgement if I should or if it would be too many things happening at once.
Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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Nincada pulled off the plan as expected. He got the hit in, and healed off some of the damage from Fairy Wind. Things were looking good, then Cathia exchanged Bagon for a new Pokemon. Martin already was pulling out his Pokedex to scan it. A Water and Fairy type. Vine Whip and Water Gun were incoming on Aron, time to come up with a new plan. "Nincada, take the Vine Whip attack for Aron, then charge Marill with a Scratch attack." He can't afford to take all of the attacks, but splitting the damage would be a good idea, as Nincada can handle Vine Whip a lot better than Aron. If this kept up, he might have to consider using a potion. He bought a few of them, and this was starting to look like one of those situations.
Nincada was getting used to the strategy by now, rushing between Flabebe and Aron, making sure to stop the hit with himself. As soon as it hit him, he would run as fast as he could to attack Marill with his claws. Stop and go with this fight for Martin. They were in a disadvantage in almost every way. Tank a hit, deal a hit. With two tough Pokemon, they just had to hope the enemy couldn't handle their attacks better than them.
Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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Nincada moved with a speed faster than Martin expected. He was going to be impressed, if he wasn't trying to think ahead. With Flababe occupied, it was a matter of time until Bagon was worn down by Wooper. That was when the plan changed. Bagon and Flabebe were both concentrated on him now. This was more than he wanted for aggro. They left Wooper all alone in the water. Nincada may be fast, but they were going to team up on him. If he dodged the ember, Fairy wind got a free shot. If he did it the other way, that would be worse. Nincada can handle more than a few hits, but this was asking too much. Nincada didn't have range or the type advantage, just defense.
He moved his free hand back to the Pokeballs on him. If he needed to swap, this was looking like a good time. It was a two Pokemon each fight, so he only had one back up. Sprout couldn't be used with Bagon, and Flabebe would crush Goldeen. Which one could give him that edge. He was reaching for Goldeen, being a pure water type and the advantage of using the water on the side. Sprout could use Leech Seed and use it to sustain the fight through. Bagon would still be a problem. He did have the range, but not a type advantage. None of his picks had a type advantage, a difficult situation. Sprout was a better choice for this, if Wooper could provide some cover. All he had to do was get Nincada into a better spot to swap out, even if it meant taking another hit in the process.
His thoughts were broken when Dawkin burst out with his own strategy. He swapped Wooper out with Atlus and was coming to back him up. Martin shook his head, finally a break. "Nincada, avoid the Ember and use Leech life on Bagon. What's a bit more damage from Fairy Wind at this point?" He couldn't stop Flabebe right now, so he had to take out Bagon. A bit of healing while dealing damage. A dangerous move, but the risk was worth the reward.
Nincada looked at the charging dragon and gave another nod. He ran towards Bagon, jumping sideways at the last second to dodge the attack , already opening his mouth up for a bite from his opponent. He was ready to take the hit from above, the noisy Pokemon above him. If Nincada hit Bagon while he was distracted, the healing will offset the pain of Fairy Wind. His chance was hinging on getting rid of Bagon first, and hoping the next Pokemon weren't even better at ruining his plan. He needed to go back to training after this. No, heal up first, then train.
Type:Water Moves: Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic Ability: Water Veil. Prevents burns Level: 5 Held Item: None Status: 50% health.
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Martin was taking this pretty well. The opponent was out of the way, leaving Nincada unable to pursue. On the bright side, it wasn't going after Wooper. He was biting off a bit trying to solo this. The match up was better on defense, but he was struggling to come up with an answer to it being so high. Nincada was a short range fighter who relied on grounded opponents. Flabebe can stay at a distance, so he didn't have a good idea. If he switched out, it would have to be Goldeen. Sprout was going to be his last shot. So all he could do was waste Flabebe's time until Bagon went down. "Nincada, stay on the move. Avoid the attack. If it comes close enough, hitch a ride and use Leech Life." Dodging would work for a while, at least until he saw his chance.
Nincada gave his usual nod, listening for Flabebe and moving to get out of it's attack. While his sight might be limited, the other Pokemon was quite loud about announcing itself. Martin was considering a swap out, but nothing lined up any better. Nincada was great at defending, and Sprout was a good attacker. No, it was too early to be giving up. Nothing can beat his Nincada, who shrugs off blows and conversations alike. He looked at his opponent, already coming up with a Taunt, "Not a bad idea taking to the air, but it won't be saving you. Caves only go so far up, while you have nowhere to go but down." Just stay focused on me, and it should be fine.
@PlatinumSkink While I do agree from a logical point, it would be impossible to hit a flying enemy. I was going for keeping it occupied at the very least. Although flying from that stand point would be immune to a lot of physical attacks by simply floating in the air. I don't have a move that can do range, so it was still the best choice I could do. It is a cave, and I'm not sure how high up it goes at this point. Flabebe does have to come down eventually for Vine Whip, and that was the time I was going to hit it.
Actually, how does anything compete with this logic? Also, if a Pokemon can naturally fly, why does it not have the Flying type? Guess this is why that is a move named Fly to ease the stress of using logic. Pokemon is kind of weird if I think too hard about it.
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