@Eklispe@Pikmin Eye@LasreverMaple nodded happily as everyone gave their names.
'Let's have a good match~!'Simon grinned at Martin's response, meeting his gaze with determination.
'We'll see about that...!''…' Ellyn was silent to Martin's words to her, but she did meet his gaze with a blank look. Eventually, she gave a small nod to him, whatever it could mean, but she did look a bit more focused now. A bit.
'Alright! This battle is on!' Simon made a grab into the air with his fist seeing the two first opponents coming out and hardening. He grinned widely, looking forward...
'#2! Use...' He suddenly silenced, his excited expression dawdling. He reached into his pocket and took out a Pokédex, clicking on it and looking at the screen, his Hoppip jumping with light steps on the ground in front of him. … Simon's expression suddenly went pale, staring down at the Pokédex which was telling it Hoppip's moves.
'… JACQUES!' He cried out towards the Elite Four, who smirked back at Simon's despairing expression.
'SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANY DAMAGING MOVES! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO-!?' Simon demanded, wide-eyed.
Jacques chuckled by himself, looking back at Simon with a calm, almost pleased expression.
'I seem to remember you specifically asking me for ”the Greatest Challenge”, did you not?' He replied, in a pleased voice.
'KH-!' Simon recoiled, waving his arms around.
'I-I did say that! And I meant it! But-' He waved his arms around some more, panicking lightly.
'…' Kalmia gave Jacques a very disapproving stare from the side, while Jacques just smiled proving that the games he was playing most certainly did not exclude his own hopefuls...
'Tah-hah, don't worry about it...' Maple smiled to him from the side, though she seemed a little disheartened that her ally was...
'Ah!' Maple suddenly flinched as Abigail pointed her out as someone who was going down, and then commanded to water-gun the Magby.
'… Magby!' Maggy clenched her fists and stared forward at the Wooper, looking focused but troubled.
'Ah! Oh, no!' Maple suddenly exclaimed.
'Maggy's weak to water! What to...''…!' Simon's panic came to a dead-stop as his eyes refocused and was filled with a purpose. It appeared he had come up with something.
'… #2!' He shouted out.
'TAKE THAT WATER-GUN, AND THEN USE SYNTHESIS!' He commanded, and immediately after, without delay...
'HOP!' The few seconds of a pause between the actual command and the water gun gave the Hoppip the time it needed to jump in front of the Magby, the light Pokémon gripping the ground before taking the beam of water to the face, Maggy looking on with a surprised face behind. … Not very effective! #2 smiled, as it absorbed the sunlight from above and healed the damage it had taken with Synthesis, a green little glow coming over it!
'Maple!' Simon commanded, the girl blinking with realization, looking surprised at Simon, who was gleaming with fierce determination.
'Maggy's the only Pokémon we have that can harm that Aron! #2 will defend you from the Wooper, so go ahead!' Simon grinned, his fist closing with his new-found goal in hand.
'Alright, #2! Be ready to heal, 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA TANK! WE'LL BE THE VERY BEST TANK, LIKE NO-ONE EVER WAS!''HOP!' #2 smiled ever so happily, the Hoppip starting to jump playfully in-between Winston and Maggy, looking like it wanted to tease the Water/Ground Pokémon.
Jacques chuckled in personal amusement at Simon's determination. Seems like he found a way.
'O-OKAY!' Maple grinned in excitement as she looked forward at the Aron.
'Increasing your physical defense, eh? … That's not gonna help! Maggy, EMBER THE STEEL-THING!' Maple pointed forward at Aron with the shovel, and Maggy reacted.
'Maaaaaag!' The Magby smirked, before leaning it's head back and then spitting forward a fast single-burst of fire directed at Aron. It'd be difficult to dodge unless Aron focused entirely on dodging, but that would make it difficult to perform more actions. The part Rock-type meant the fire attack would not be super effective, but regardless, Magby's family are known for fairly powerful fire-attacks, and Aron's might not be as known for its Special Defense, which could make this dangerous.
'More embers, more embers, MORE EMBERS! BURN IT!' Maple demanded, waving her shovel almost dangerously through the air around her, her demands to burn Aron somehow not filled with any malicious tones at all, sounding just plain excited. While Maggy couldn't fire more than one fireball before Aron's next move, it was clear they weren't currently planning on using any other move in the future, either. More embers were on the way.
'…' Ellyn looked over towards Martin, looking like she was considering something. The Natu also turned, looking at Nincada.
'...' While it was difficult to read the Natu's expression, there was an impression that the two Pokémon might have thought something similar. Then...
'Bird. Avoid the Aron if it approaches you. Otherwise, peck the bug.' She commanded.
'...' Without a sound, the Natu jumped forward. For a flightless bird, it was really fast, and it was making a beeline for Nincada, likely faster than what Nincada could dodge. While Peck was super-effective, Nincada has excellent defenses and had also just recently used Harden, raising said defense additionally. Still, Natu's flying-type Pecks could possibly very quickly build damage if left unattended.
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@Pink Madness'Donna. I am pleased to have this battle with you.' Cathia said, nodding earnestly, before looking with a serious expression at Flame as she appeared. … Cathia blushed just a slightest.
'… Your Vulpix is beautiful, too.' She reported, looking down at it. Then... she nodded.
'Then let's begin.''Flabébé, Tackle.' She said with a calm voice, commanding her Pokémon to use... the only real move it could use in this situation, regrettably. Cathia's expression might have been a little troubled as she gave the command.
'Flaaaaaa~' The Pokémon was having none of it! It looked so incredibly happy as it drifted into the air, before catching speed somehow and glide-tackled down towards Flame with the happiest expression on the planet.
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@Rune_AlchemistEwan nodded at Claire's words to start, and seemingly completely ignored the comment about crying when he lost. That wasn't likely, instead he was just going to immediately start give commands to his Swinub at the same time as Claire was.
'Sven. The opponent will attack from afar. Run directly for the target, always. Tackle.' Ewan showed off that he knew a bit of what the opponent was capable of already through his studies that got him to earn his Pokémon.
'Swi!' Sven confirmed that it understood, and wasted no time immediately dashing headlong towards Ralia when the battle began. And... the pig-Pokémon was faster than one could have thought, leaping headlong and was closing the distance disturbingly fast.
The cry came out fast. The Growl echoed over the field of battle, and Sven twitched mid-run as it was unable to avoid having its Attack be softened by the move. However, it didn't stop. Sven would quickly be approaching Ralia's position when she was charging up her next attack...
If she continued with that, it looked like they'd likely hit each other at the same time.
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