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Pokémon: Start

@Pyromaniacwolf Nicely posted. Also, I felt like it, so have a post.

@Pirouette Ooooh? I'm curious. Teh-heh.

Pokémon: Start

@Pyromaniacwolf

The Carvanha blinked a bit in realization as it was placed within the boat, but held tight to the oar, glaring forward. Maybe realizing that perhaps stubbornness wasn’t the best option when it was literally a fish out of water.

Houndour was able to repel the rest of the gang for now, mostly the remnants were targeting him, allowing him to bark and bit them off. Meanwhile, Ducklett got the command to strike.

‘… Leeeeett?’ Ducklett looked back with a look of “do I have to…?” when Lucian gave the suggestion, but regardless jumped forward at the Carvanha which was blinking in realization. The sound of Ducklett’s Wing Attack striking hard at the Carvanha, damaging the low-defense Pokémon considerably.

Though, this caused the Carvanha to let go of the oar and jump at Ducklett.

‘CARVACARVACARVA-!’ The fish’s teeth-shaped mouth opened and closed with fearsome ferocity as it went after Ducklett.

‘DUUUUUCK…!’ The duck cried out in frank terror and braced for immediate painful chomping.

However, before getting to bite at Ducklett, the piranha Pokémon was struck in mid-air by Lucian’s Pokéball, which then came down bouncing onto the floor of the boat, Ducklett sitting with closed eyes shivering with a wing protecting his face for the bite than never came.

‘… Lett?’ It eventually asked, peeking out.

It rolled once…

result

… Then twice, then thrice, and then…!

Click

Lucian caught Carvanha!

Gender: ♀
Type: Water/Dark
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 6
Moves: Leer, Bite, Rage
Ability: Rough Skin. Does damage upon physical contact.
Held Item: None.

Currently at about 45% health.

New Pokémon caught! Lucian earned 1000 P!

Would you like to give a nickname to Carvanha?

That done, the rest of the Carvanha swam away, leaving Lucian with his new Pokémon. He was still in the waters somewhat outside Lakewatch Town.

Lakewatch Town

Lakewatch Town

As one looks upon Lakewatch, it is clear it was once built by the side of the water. Yet, over time, Dragon Lake has actually increased in volume, the water-level rising and swallowing the town. Then the natural conclusion would be to move the town back, follow the water-level, and rebuild at the new shore, right? That, does not appear to have been the thought that went through the minds of the designers of this Town, which is essentially placed out in the water on top of older buildings, the streets of the town flooded in water and to get around one has to make use of their many canoes or get on the back of a Pokémon.

The town of Lakewatch rises fairly high for its size, and vegetation grows pretty freely around the buildings. Most buildings and streets have white floating cobblestone to walk on either side of the streets, with a river of water flowing in the middle. People here are highly accustomed to this, and the streets are constantly bustling with people heading back and forth, as well as people actually gliding down from the higher buildings from the roofs above using strange little paragliders. It appears people live in the higher floors, while business takes place on ground/water-level. There are canoes basically everywhere that anyone’s free to borrow, townspeople commonly jumping down on a canoe, using the force of the jump to drift it to the other side and then simply jump off.

Now, anyone could hear from the name that Lakewatch Town is the town that basically rules the Dragon Lake. The Lakewatchers are a group of people that regularly patrol the waters, and become friends with the dragons that live there. Tours by the Lakewatchers are the primary tourist attraction of the place, along with the fish that is procured from the same lake, and guides are trained to show the way in any surrounding areas. Their boats are also those who trade with the western side through Highhill, keeping the place alive and busy. Plus, there’s always the rumors of treasure or otherwise hiding deep in Flooded Lakewatch, and Descent Tower looms in the middle of town for those hoping to explore… but who really knows? It’s a nice and different place, definitely.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s plenty of water here. Could be any number of Water Pokémon in the different rivers through town.
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. ???
6.4. Lakewatcher Base. From where Lakewatchers embark to patrol Dragon Lake.
6.5. Lakewatch Docks. For getting tours of Dragon Lake, just taking a ferry or fishing!
6.6. Explorer’s Guide Service. With all these strange places around, Lakewatch offers guides to the surrounding areas!
6.7. Descent Tower. A tower in the middle of town, with stairs down to Flooded Lakewatch. Come prepared for the underwater.
6.8. Back Alleys. … What? Lakewatch has a darker section? What are you talking about?
7. Familiar Faces. While unlikely you’d just run into them in a town, they ARE here, so the possibility exists.
7.1. Dawkin. Was in the Pokémon Center, now talking to a bunch of people.
7.2. Martin. Just wandered into the back-alleys. You could have seen this.
7.3. Cathia. Is making her way out of the town eastwards, if you’d like to catch her that’s possible.

Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.

Lakewatch Town

In Town
Common:
#194 Wooper
#195 Quagsire

Waters outside
Common:
#60 Poliwag

Uncommon:
#318 Carvanha
#535 Tympole

Rare:

Pokémon: Start

Yeah, th-that’ll probably do. … This post, was 19 pages long in my documents. Yikes. Anyways. If anyone has questions, corrections, complaints or compliments for me, then please, share them. I’m mostly ears. Now, then.

@Joshua Tamashii So, what I’m currently thinking is, you do all those battles at the same time. Simply tell what Pokémon you’ll use for each battle, what your strategy for taking out each Pokémon is, and then I’ll tell you how well it works out. If you decide to do anything weird, tell me, and I’ll adapt to that too. In any case, do those six battles all at once, and then we can say she grinded her way to all her Pokémon being level 10 against trainers, with the assumption that all her Pokémon participate in the battling. Yeah. Haha.

@Rune_Alchemist I’m going to have Anise call after whatever you do next, which I’ve mentally prepared myself somewhat for that it may be contest related. … Oh, gosh. Time to consider strange things, I suppose. Hahahaha.

@Pyromaniacwolf … You DID bring the Ducklett, right? You didn’t leave him behind somewhere? Any case, assuming you did, this happens. Now, then. What’d you do now?

@Pikmin Eye … Okay, that was kind of fun. If Martin wants to spend time or do whatever he might feel like here, SURE, GO FOR IT! … Or run with your tail between your legs, that works too. This is not a street for children. XD

@Pirouette I intentionally did not consider what you had on you when I created the Trail Master’s trial, because he wouldn’t know. But, maybe, I should have thought out a potential way for you to clear it? … EH! Here you go! The Trail Master’s trail! Have fun! XD

@Eklispe A thought struck me while I wrote that. “Maybe he’d be extremely uncomfortable with this development and the consequences it might have”. If so, tell me, and I can pull some strings so you don’t have to worry about it and can focus on your own Pokémon journey.

Pokémon: Start

@Joshua Tamashii

Lorette bid her farewell and wandered back to her Gym, and some on the way saw her and greeted her happily. Lorette gave them small waves, as Ledian followed her. From how the people greeted her, seemed like she had a pretty positive reputation. A couple of trainers seemed to take note that she had returned, and started heading for her Gym as well.

In the maket of Highhill Town she bought herself 9 more Pokéballs, coming out at 1800 P. Add an umbrella for 50 P there, and that’s a total of 1850 P for all she was buying in town. Now, moving on.

So, Amelia headed for the Pokémon Center to get her Pokémon cared for.

nurse

‘Hello, and welcome to the Pokémon Center. Would you like to rest your Pokémon?’

Assumingly, yes.

‘Okay. I’ll take your Pokémon for a few seconds, then.’

She’d then accept the Pokéballs and put them into the machine, and…

Di, di, di-do-da!

‘Thank you for waiting. We’ve restored your Pokémon to full health.’

She says as she hands the Pokéballs back. She then bows to her customer and gives a friendly smile.

‘We hope to see you again!’

Then, Amelia went to the map in the Pokémon Center, which did have the routes marked. Route 16 is the ocean route between Raremine Town and Witchpeak City.

Map With Routes

Route 1: Pureplain to Highhill.
Route 2: Pureplain to Lakewatch.
Route 3: Highhill to Rainrock.
Route 4: Rainrock to Stillwood.
Route 5: Stillwood to Endless Forest.
Route 6: Endless Forest to Raremine.
Route 7: Raremine to Old Tombs.
Route 8: Route 6 crossroad to Freecape.
Route 9: Cooldome to Mt. Chill.
Route 10: Freecape to Worldedge.
Route 11: Rainrock to Redcoast.
Route 12: Redcoast to Bigfjord.
Route 13: Bigfjord to Worldedge.
Route 14: Lake Route.
Route 15: Redcoast to Sacred Ground.
Route 16: Raremine to Eerie Lighthouse.
Route 17: Freecape to Cycling Outpost.
Route 18: Worldedge to Witchpeak.
Route 19: Eerie Lighthouse to Mt. Allmass.
Route 20: Witchpeak to Justroad.
Route 21: Justroad to Goldshore.
Route 22: Goldshore to Gold Cave.
Route 23: Justroad to Gentlevale.
Route 24: Power Station to Gentlevale.
Route 25: Gentlevale to Unforgiving Caves.
Route 26: Bigfjord to Ironcliff.
Route 27: Travel Outpost to Magmagulf.
Route 28: Route 27 crossroad to Fairsea Outpost.
Route 29: Magmagulf to Shipwreck.
Route 30: Magmagulf to Magmagulf Volcano.
Route 31: Ironcliff to Victory Road.
Route 32: Victory Road to Pokémon League.
Route 33: Magmagulf to Lonely Island.
Route 34: Lonely Island to Steep Slope.

That aside. Amelia wandered back to Route 3, now with a new umbrella, and a new intention in mind. She was to seek out the trainers of the route, and battle them for experience.

This had a slight risk, however. With wild Pokémon, one could be pretty sure that you could defeat the Pokémon, and even if you couldn’t, you could always just run away. That did not apply to trainer battles. If the opponent turned out to be stronger than expected, then you’re out of luck. The risk of defeat hung high.

However, Amelia had an innate advantage. Her preference for the Ghost-type meant many of the trainers she’d fight didn’t yet have the means to handle her Pokémon, as most trainers on the route would be new trainers recently embarked from Pureplain City. Mostly. Now then.

How We’ll Do This

Amelia will be fighting trainers, which is inherently more dangerous than fighting wild Pokémon. As such, you may not just “grind” over them just like that. HOWEVER, beat the following six trainers, and we’ll say she defeated enough trainers to level up all her Pokémon, with the requirement that all her Pokémon need to be relatively active for each to reach the heights needed!

Each battle will be a 3 on 3, for relative fairness. For each Pokémon, type down the strategy Amelia will use and which Pokémon. My notes below each indicate what they’ll likely do in battle. You may go to the Pokémon Center if you wish between each battle, or indicate the terms needed for this to happen. Do keep in mind Amelia won’t know the next Pokémon or trainer ahead of time, but honestly, I don’t mind if you metagame a bit.

Amelia first approached what appeared to be a female trainer heading north to south with a determined expression. Or maybe she didn’t, but either way, she might be startled as the girl pointed her out, first!



‘I travelled through Wet Caverns, through Route 5 and 4 and back around Dragon Lake to here collecting Pokémon but avoiding trainers because I was afraid of losing! But now, I’m ready! You, little girl! Be proud, you’ll be the first trainer ever to be defeated by the future Pokémon Champion!’

Lass Audrey wants to battle!

Lass Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.

Does not know non-normal attack moves. It’s tough, though. Defense Curls.

Pokédex Entry #16 – Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.

Does not know non-normal attack moves. Will Sand-Attack until the end of time.

Pokédex Entry #43 – Oddish, the Weed Pokémon. During the day, Oddish finds nutrient-rich soil to sleep in and absorbs, specially preferring cold soil. When touched by the moonlight, it then pulls itself up and starts wandering, spreading its pollen and looking for a new place to sleep. If it is pulled up by an aggressor during the day, it shrieks out loudly.

ABSORB.

Next one would be a little boy. He recently came out of Highhill Town on his own, under a little umbrella, and looked a bit uncomfortable in the rain, yet determined to press through. As a Pokémon trainer, he could be targetted for battle.



‘E-eh? Y-you want to battle? … … _{She’s a bit creepy, but…} O-okay! Let’s do it!’

Youngster Kale wants to battle!

Youngster Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #19 – Rattata, the Mouse Pokémon. It has impressive vitality that allows it to live anywhere there is food. It scavenges for food all day and reproduces quickly. Very cautious, it’s ears listen for trouble even when asleep. It’s teeth never stop growing, it will gnaw on things to keep their size in check.

Only knows normal-type attacks. Will Tail Whip.

Pokédex Entry #23 – Ekans, the Snake Pokémon. It stealthily sneaks through grass to prey on small animals and bird-eggs. When born, it is short and has no poison, but the poison develops and it grows longer as it gets older. When it sleeps, it wraps itself around a tree to safely sleep high up from the ground.

Intimidate decreases Attack of her first Pokémon against it. Will Leer then Poison Sting.

Pokédex Entry #58 – Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Known to be brave and loyal to it’s trainer, but will bark threateningly at anyone entering its territory. It has superb sense of smell and will never forget a smell once it has picked up on it. Through smell, it can sense the emotions of others.

Intimidate decreases Attack of her first Pokémon against it. Knows Bite and Ember. Bite for normal ghosts, Ember for grass-ghosts. Ember has reduced strength because rain.

Then there was a lady that is… dancing? She’s dancing in the rain, humming, carrying around a parasol. She appeared to be a trainer? So…



‘Oooh, look at that cute little umbrella! Dance with me, we’ll be a perfect parasol pair~! … Oh, right, you want to battle. Sure~!’

Parasol Lady Penny wants to battle!

Parasol Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #506 – Lillipup, the Puppy Pokémon. The hair on its face senses extremely subtle changes in atmosphere and can be used as a radar. It’s known to bravely face off against terrible odds, but also to run away from battles it cannot win.

Knows Odor Sleuth, allowing it to hit ghosts with Tackle.

Pokédex Entry #535 – Tympole, the Tadpole Pokémon. By vibrating its cheeks, it can emit high-pitched sound-waves that can be imperceptible to humans. These are used to talk to others of its kind, warn of danger or similar purposes. They work best with allies, and therefore swim and attack in groups.

Swift Swim boosts its speed in rain! Would use Supersonic then Bubble.

Which immediately changed form, responding to the rain.

Pokédex Entry #351 – Castform, the Weather Pokémon. It has the ability to change its cellular structure to adapt to weather conditions, changing its type to take maximum advantage of the current surroundings. By channeling the weather, it gains the power needed to protect its tiny body.

Continuously uses Water Gun, powered up by the weather, unless facing grass-ghosts then it has Powder Snow instead.

In this particular case, Amelia would be stopped before having time to back to the Pokémon Center, because…

‘Heeeeeeeeey! You!’ Amelia suddenly heard a the voice of a young girl similar in age to herself approaching. Except, dressing way flashier. It was a…



‘I sense it on you… You’ve been to the fairy paradise! That makes me so mad! You have to tell me where it is! … After I’ve beaten you into the ground, because I’m feeling jealous!’

Fairy Tale Girl Celica wants to battle!

Fairy Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #300 – Skitty, the Kitten Pokémon. It lives in holes in trees of forests. It easily becomes fascinated with things and chase them, and it commonly seen chasing its own tail. While popular due to perceived cuteness, it is very difficult to earn a Skitty’s trust and friendship.

Cute Charm may make a male Pokémon making contact infatuated. Knows Sing, but only has Normal-type moves. Will flounder in panic.

Pokédex Entry #669 – Flabébé, the Single Bloom Pokémon. At the beginning of its life, this fairy picks a flower that then becomes a part of its body. It can draw out and control the hidden power of flowers, whatever that means. When it floats in the wind, any troubles in its heart is said to wane.

Sneaky flying Pokémon spamming Fairy Wind from a distance.

Pokédex Entry #39 – Jigglypuff, the Balloon Pokémon. Looking into its eyes causes it to sing a lullaby which, due to it’s unique vocal chords, are able to find the exact frequency at which the opponent cannot help but fall asleep. This is its defensive mechanism, and will sing to the point it cannot breathe against an enemy that won’t fall asleep.

Sings a lot, but doesn’t actually know any moves that aren’t Normal. At this point, Celica will demand Jigglypuff to use Disarming Voice, but Jigglypuff doesn’t know the move yet and will panic.

Then, there was a young Bug Catcher training against the wild Pokémon. While he looked busy with that, he was more than eager to get into a Pokémon battle!



‘I’m training to challenge Lorette, the Bug-type Gym Leader, with my own bug Pokémon! I must do my best to impress my senior bug-type lover…!’

Bug Catcher Greg wants to battle!

Bug Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #283 – Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon. Found on lakes or in puddles after evening downpours, feeding on microorganisms. It secretes an oil from its feet that enable it to move on water as if skating. When endangered, it secretes a sweet fluid from its head.

Swift Swim boosts its speed in rain! Will use speed and Bubble from a distance.

Pokédex Entry #167 – Spinarak, the String Spit Pokémon. It weaves traps of web in fine but durable silk, and then waits for days upon end for prey to be captured. Its webs are connected to its nerves, letting it know exactly what has been caught. Its web is used for fishing lines.

Will String Shot to attempt slowing enemies before Poison Stinging hoping for poison.

Pokédex Entry #165 – Ledyba, the Five Star Pokémon. Known to be timid, Ledybas group together for security and warmth. If on their own, they'll be rattled and uneasy. To communicate with others, it conveys its feelings by altering the scent of the fluid it secretes from its feet.

As it doesn’t know any damaging non-normal moves, will attempt Supersonicing the ghosts to Confusion defeat.

Finally, there was a lady walking about with a Shroomish on her side, seemingly enjoying having the supposedly toxic spores it releases circling her. Er. Well, Amelia still could challenge her?



‘Ooooh? You want to fight? Tihi… Alright, but I’m warning you. I’m pretty strong~!’

Aroma Lady Everitte wants to battle!

Aroma Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #69 – Bellsprout, the Flower Pokémon. A carnivorous plant, it traps and eats bugs to eat. It can root itself deep into the ground to drink, or uproot itself to move. It’s skinny body is extremely flexible to avoid attacks, and its speed with its Vine Whips at prey are said to be blindingly fast. It loves hot and humid places.

Will Vine Whip until the end of days.

Pokédex Entry #285 – Shroomish, the Mushroom Pokémon. It lives deep in dark, damp forest where it eats the composted soil and fallen leaves. By day it remains still in the forest shade, by night it moves to eat. If it detects danger, it can spout highly toxic spores from the top of its head, strong enough to make trees wilt.

Will attempt Stun Spore, then continuously Absorb after target is paralyzed. Effect Spore may cause poison, paralyze or sleep on contact!

Pokédex Entry #315 – Roselia, the Thorn Pokémon. It’s flowers release a scent known to cause extreme relaxation, the scent being stronger the healthier it is. Attempting to pick the flowers will result in it defending itself with its highly poisonous thorns, which it can launch as projectiles. It is drawn towards nutritious waters.

Will attempt Stun Spore, and then Poison Sting or Absorb depending on the opponent. May Growth to increase Absorb’s power. Poison Point may poison on contact!

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@Rune_Alchemist

‘Wa-!’ Anise was somewhat startled by suddenly being swept into a hug, and may have blushed a bit in embarrassment at the kiss on her cheek. ‘Ah- y-yeah, you did!’ She did manage to make a smile, trying to both pat Claire on the shoulder and gently push her off with the other hand.

There were smiles all around as the inhabitants of the Gym congratulated her on her victory while she was cheering with her Pokémon and seeing Del evolve, meanwhile…

‘Oh, geesh, boss. Can we try not destroying the Gym in every battle? Or, like, getting a better Gym?’ A Battle Girl asked overlooking the damages.

‘Ya know we can’t afford a better Gym, we’re always paying to repair this one!’ A Black Belt commented, grinning.

‘Yeah, I know, but maybe we, like… shouldn’t?’ She retorted.

‘Isn’t the destruction part of the charm by now?’ The Black Belt chuckled and went about his business.

‘Yeah, sure, but one day that “charm” is going to come tumbling down on our heads…’ … Yeah, that aside.

‘HAHAHAHA…!’ Hector was still laughing, and was joined by the Machamp and Pangoro on each side of him. Clearly, those two were ACTUALLY his, and they looked pleased with the battle as it was. ‘Sure, Claire! You’re welcome in my Gym at any time!’ He looked happy enough.

Anise, in the meantime, went to get her Froakie and Meditite, telling them that they did a good job. They got experience for that battle, too, so she gained something as well. Returning those to their Pokéballs, it was about here where Claire called her name again, and Anise turned to look.

‘Alright. I’ll call you a bit later, then.’ Anise affirmed, still a little embarrassed, but acknowledging Claire’s words. She may or may not have gotten a couple of stares from others in the Gym. Anyways. Then Claire was off.

She found the Pokémon Center distinctly Yvonne-less. But she could heal her Pokémon.

nurse

‘Hello, and welcome to the Pokémon Center. Would you like to rest your Pokémon?’

Assumingly, yes.

‘Okay. I’ll take your Pokémon for a few seconds, then.’

She’d then accept the Pokéballs and put them into the machine, and…

Di, di, di-do-da!

‘Thank you for waiting. We’ve restored your Pokémon to full health.’

She says as she hands the Pokéballs back. She then bows to her customer and gives a friendly smile.

‘We hope to see you again!’

Now, then. Redcoast City lies open for her once again. Where to now?

Yvonne’s probably somewhere contest-related. … Oh, and there appears to be a group of white-clad individuals moving back to their base right now. Huh.

Redcoast City

Redcoast City

Redcoast City. Named so for the beautiful twilights that this sea is said to provide on the nights by the sandy beaches to the immediate west. Perhaps it is due to the perpetual rain over Rainrock, but it almost never rains here, and what started out as simply a pathway between Worldedge and Pureplain grew into a small city in its own right. Here, people mainly gather for the outpost towards the sea and to spend a well-deserved vacation. The buildings here are a mix of old fancy styles rich people might appreciate and healthy modern buildings, many green trees and pools of water invite nature in here. But the city is also not big enough to intimidate the average visitor, many open spaces exist with fresh vacation-air going through town, a homely feeling. Redcoast is close enough to Pureplain to be able to partake in all sorts of worldly delicacies, and hotels as well as restaurants of the fanciest kinds exist along the streets. But these things isn’t the main reason why Pokémon Trainers would be coming to Redcoast City,

A Pokémon Gym exists, one which all Pokémon Trainers who wish to partake in the Pokémon League needs to enter eventually. It is said to be a run-down ware-house that emits an evil aura and cries of pain can be heard from within frightening those who’d wish to visit. For a Pokémon Coordinator, this is also the city where their adventure starts, with the Contest Hall allowing tryouts for the newest talents and Dreamer Studios allowing for training within the field for those wishing to take on the world. Closer to the water lies the Surfer’s Club, where one can partake in training and sports for those who wishes to ride their Pokémon across the waves along with other activities. And then, also closer to the sea, is a large building where Team Virtue resides in their West Base opposite their main base in Justroad City, reminding that this place us under their guard. They’re always accepting applicants.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in towns~
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. Hector, the “Fighting Challenge-Buster”. Minor League.
6.4. Normal Contest Hall. Rank 1 / 4. Where dreamers become hopefuls!
6.5. Dreamer Studios. Ready to catch any growing talent in their infancy. Offers training for wannabe coordinators.
6.6. Surfer’s Club. Vocal local presence who surfs the seas with their Pokémon.
6.7. Redcoast Hotels/Restaurants. You can’t afford them, but who knows?
6.8. Team Virtue, West Base. Taken residence here due to the former Team Amethyst presence here.
7. Current Events; Returning to Base. A small army of Team Virtue grunts are returning to the West Base. Not necessarily interesting, but it’s happening.

Connected areas:
Route 11. A semi-populated road east under heavy rainfall, where it quickly reaches a steep climb towards Rainrock. Abandoned buildings on the south side facing Silent Forest.
Route 15. A simple walk down to the beach, where the sea leads on towards the Sacred Grounds.

Redcoast City, known Pokémon

Common:

Uncommon:

Rare:

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@Pyromaniacwolf

The particular Carvanha on the oar would not give up, even when he started batting it at the water, glaring at him while biting down harder. As for hitting other piranha, they were very hard to hit while underwater. Lucky the flock of Carvanha started investing in jumping out of the water to attack the residents of the boat, then! … Or wait.

Houndour came out and gave a first Growl, lowering the attack of the whole pack, but upon him doing that, the piranha Pokémon seemingly identified him as a threat and started jumping out of the water to jump at him to attack. Now, he doesn’t actually know any physical attacks, but as this is hardly a regular Pokémon battle the logic of biting them off holds. But, there were quite a few of them-

‘D-duuuuck…!’ With the assumption that Lucian hadn’t just left him behind, Ducklett soared forth and delivered a Wing Attack at the incoming piranha, standing at the edge of the boat and waving wings back and forth. Turns out, most the Carvanha were pretty low level, so he could handle it…

‘Lett? … DUUUUUCK…!’ … And this is about the time the ability Rough Skin made itself known, as Ducklett flinched back from the damage done to his wings, and Houndour would also suffer a little damage from those he bit back.

Though, the Carvanha were starting to realize they probably weren’t getting any food from this and were likely going to be beat up. However, notably the one on Lucian’s oar was, like, “ya think I’ll be lettin’ ya go just with this? ya wish!” and stubbornly held on. Huh.

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@Pikmin Eye

So, the streets of Lakewatch Town are pretty active, there’s somewhat of a tourist center where there’s a bunch of shops and such. Apparently, the town being on-water somewhat sells it, and they need some way of bringing people here because there’s little reason for others to do so, and the main way in would be by boat from Highhill Town if you’re not a Pokémon Trainer. Anyways, moving on, Martin wandered… and wandered… and ended up…

Wait. Hold on. Where did he wander now? Suddenly he may have realized the surroundings wasn’t nearly as bustling with activity, the buildings were way closer throwing huge shadows over the alleys he now ventured inside, and everything lost… a lot of colour. And that’s not just the literal colour, the atmosphere felt like it had lost colour.

Entering

Lakebacks

Now, it was clear from the openings around that some people lived around here, and perhaps there were some people setting up flowers to try to make the place look better, but honestly, it didn’t work because the people wandering did not look like they were. It wasn’t empty, but the people wandering looked dirtier than out on the main streets and did not smile. Some activity was bustling by some entrances, which quickly turned out to be the main attractions of the back-alleys.

A tavern where they could gather to speak, play casual games, unwind or whatever else they did at a tavern, the whole atmosphere and average age spoke of a place where kids probably wouldn’t be welcome. The loudest areas where what appeared to be a small gambling parlor with machines and tables for the willing, as well as what appeared to be a hole in the wall where people hollered and… seemed like it was a place called the “Fighting Ring”, where people could come and attempt battle, while those around bet on who’d win. Despite it being Pokémon battling, the atmosphere wasn’t much different from the gambling parlor.

Then there was a couple of larger buildings. One was clearly a warehouse, but nobody was going in or out, and the place was locked with a card-key. The other place wasn’t very notable and didn’t give any hint on that there was anything special with it… hadn’t it been for the two punk-looking standing right outside, glaring at people passing by too close. Now, maybe they were just doing a weird form of hanging out. Or, perhaps they were standing guard. Perhaps.

Down ANOTHER alley, a back-alley in the back-alley, Martin might catch a glimpse of that there seemed to be a bit of an argument going on in front of a nondescript building. There was a red-haired boy dressed fairly nicely smirking a bit being shouted and pointed at by a similarly dressed blue-haired girl in a pony-tail. Looking at them was an amused-looking blonde woman in a casual clothes. Now, honestly, there wasn’t any evidence that there was anything going on there that Martin had anything to care about. But it was there.

Did Martin have anything he wanted to do here?

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. So, uh. I suppose you CAN, but…
2. Talk. If you feel like that’s the appropriate thing to do…
3. Exit. Very reasonable.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you. … You really sure you want to do that here?
6. Notable Buildings. … Places that look out of the ordinary that you COULD go to.
6.1. Gambling Parlor. There appears to be a casino of sorts here, without a doubt the busiest place back here…
6.2. Back-Alley Tavern. Um. How old do you look? You really sure?
6.3. Fighting Ring. There’s a place here where people have Pokémon battles, and they’re betting on who’ll win with wild leering.
6.4. Strange Warehouse. It gives a distinct feeling of that you’re not supposed to go there. What could be inside? … Well, you need a keycard to get in, so.
6.5. Shady building. … It wouldn’t even have been noticeable, if it wasn’t for the two punks standing just outside glaring at people wandering too close. There’s something in there.
7. Current Events; Backstreet argument. Blue-haired girl shouting at red-haired guy watched by blonde woman. No sign of anything that concerned Martin, but it’s there.

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@Pirouette

Joshua and Ewan were also kind of stunned by this.

‘Woah. That’s a character.’ Joshua smirked, apparently amused.

‘… How did he use an Escape Rope here? It’s a house, Escape Rope should bring you to the exit of a cavern, but he used it to be pulled deeper in? I… hm.’ Ewan considered.

Then Erika announced her intentions to accept the trial.

‘Yeah! Like we’d let an adventure like this pass us by! Let’s see it!’ Joshua smirked with excitement. ‘And if it comes to it, we’ll protect our fair maiden from whatever dangers this trial might pose to her! Right, Ewan!?’

‘… Right.’ Now, he probably WOULD protect her if she was in danger, but Ewan’s reply was kind of not taking Joshua seriously. ‘In any case, it should be interesting to see what this trial contains. Everything’s an experience.’

‘There we have it! Onwards!’ Joshua approved of Ewan’s reply, and onwards.

So, Erika entered the cavern before her…

‘This cave was sculpted out by Pokémon.’ Ewan analyzes, running a hand along the smooth wall. Indeed, it was too perfect to be a natural cavern. That, or someone had smoothed it out. Regardless. The sounds of wind came closer and closer, until they arrived into a larger room.

‘Pidgeooootto…!’ And the absolutely first thing that happens is a bird playfully blowing wind in their faces likely making them have to cover themselves.

Pokédex Entry #17 – Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokémon. It picks a large area to be its territory in which it makes its nest, patrols circling in the sky for prey and pecks intruders. It has amazing vision, known to spot the movement of prey even at its maximum altitude, and is also known to be able to fly 100 km without pause, prey in its talons.

The room is a cavern-room, with platforms of rock sticking out of a lake of water a couple meters down. Not lethally far down, but it may still hurt to fall. Also, you’re in a part of the Mt. Chill range, that water can’t be very hot. There are ladders out of the water on the far left and right. Now, those platforms don’t look terribly hard to traverse… But there are Pidgeottos sitting across the room on spires sticking out of the water, occasionally blowing Whirlwinds onto the platforms, turning their heads a bit and looking pleased with themselves.

The Pidgeotto right in front of them, after having blown some wind in their faces, then relaxes its wings and sits smugly, on top of a sign.

“Welcome to the Flying Trial! The birds in here are only allowed to use Whirlwind, use your Pokémon and brave their wild gusts! Oh, and the Pidgeot will make his rounds every two minutes. Gotta go fast!”

On cue.

‘PIDGEOOOOT…!’ Suddenly a powerful force flew through the room, perfectly following the path a hopeful trail-goer would have to go, almost too quickly to follow with the eyes as it soared through, shooting a powerful air around it as it flew that most certainly would throw the unsupported off the platforms. It then settled in the far end of the room, also looking towards the newcomers with a seemingly pleased look.

Pokédex Entry #18 – Pidgeot, the Bird Pokémon. This Pokémon is known to fly at 1000 meters height to spot Magikarp over water before soaring down to catch. It is capable of flying at Mach 2. If threatened, it spreads its wings to appear intimidating, and if that doesn’t work it can unleash gusts capable of bending trees.

Room Appearance

base for myself

The three Pidgeottos in the back were not Whirlwinding, they were simply sitting on their spires and looking pleased. They were likely simply waiting for them to get closer.

On the left was a platform with a Pidgeotto sitting on it. On it was… a scroll? It’s purpose was unclear.

In the far end of the room was the door, the exit. And if that was even the slightest unclear, there was a flashing purple neon sign over it saying “EXIT, TRAIL MASTER THROUGH HERE”. Huh.

Okay. … Would Erika attempt the trial? And if so, how?

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@Eklispe

Soooo. Talking to people. Be it inside or outside the Pokémon Center, the inhabitants of Lakewatch Town are a lively and talkative bunch, not much effort was needed to get their tongues wagging.

‘Lakewatch’s, like, WAAAY out of the way! To get here you need to go through either Wet Caverns, Vast Plains or Stillwood Village! And, like, NOBODY but Pokémon Trainers has reason to do that! … As a result, most people in Lakewatch become Pokémon Trainers ourselves and explore the world, gaining a wealth of knowledge in turn! Wanna make use of it, just head over to the Explorer’s Guide Service!’ … Oh, this guy was actually living advertisement standing in the Pokémon Center.
‘Lakewatch Town’s home to the Lakewatchers, our team of dragon protectors that patrol the Dragon Lake and hunt off those wishing to hunt them! They’re led by our very own Gym Leader, Lesley! Team Amethyst will claim no more dragons while the hunter of dragon hunters is in charge!’
‘… So, Lesley, “Dragon Watcher” of Lakewatch, is a Dragon-type specialist and a Major League Gym Leader. Wouldn’t recommend you to try challenging her unless you’ve already beaten the Minor League. Hey, both Stillwood Village and Raremine Town have Minor Gyms. Why don’t you start there?’
‘Hey, you know how there’s super-old mystical-seeming rocks in Highhill Town everyone’s interested in? Well, Lakewatch Town’s got some too! They’re just underwater, under the Descent Tower. We’re not sure what to make of them. They’re not exactly easy to research down there either. Wonder what they are?’
‘To get to Raremine Town from here you need to cross Route 6, also known as the Vast Plains. Now, the wildlife there is, how should I say? Very wild. You may want to consider hiring an expert from the Explorer’s Guide Service to show you how to get through without being charged by a horde of Tauros. There’s a reason why people generally travel to Worldedge City and then just go south to get to Raremine Town.’
‘You know, the main entrance to Cooldome City’s the eastern Tunnel, but you can go through the Frozen Cavern, too! In fact, Frozen Cavern can be a lot more fun, there’s a bunch of ancient things frozen into the ice in that cave if you start digging! Stones and fossils and the like! … Just make sure you don’t end up frozen by a Glalie! Haha!’
‘Endless Forest… No matter how you try to enter it, from the sky, main entrance, north, south, west, east, from below… You’ll always end up on the same road. It’s impossible not to get lost. That place messes with your mind, and is a great mystery. But, supposedly, someone in Stillwood Village could find the way…’
‘… … … … … … … … … …’

Something’s suddenly pressed onto his chest. The stranger who did it wore a green hood and swiftly slid into out, then ran for a back alley, and out of view. The item pressed into Dawkin’s chest was… an envelope. If Dawkin opened it…

contents

”Request: Pichu
Habitat: Forests of Route 4 and 5, rare.
Payment: 15,000 P.
Deliver to: <address in back alleys of Lakewatch>
Deadline: <four days from now>”

Then, in hand-written text.

”Figured you’d arrive at the Lakewatch Town Pokémon Center eventually. Now, while I have your attention. Do this task for me, and we’ll consider it even. You can have a third of the earnings. Or all of it, if you’d consider taking more requests in the future. You’re always welcome.”

The paper has been slightly burned by the end of a cigarette beside where the final text ended.

Dawkin is currently in Lakewatch Town.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. There’s plenty of water here. Could be any number of Water Pokémon in the different rivers through town.
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. Lesley, the “Dragon Watcher”. Major League.
6.4. Lakewatcher Base. From where Lakewatchers embark to patrol Dragon Lake.
6.5. Lakewatch Docks. For getting tours of Dragon Lake, just taking a ferry or fishing!
6.6. Explorer’s Guide Service. With all these strange places around, Lakewatch offers guides to the surrounding areas!
6.7. Descent Tower. A tower in the middle of town, with stairs down to Flooded Lakewatch. Come prepared for the underwater.
6.8. Back Alleys. … What? Lakewatch has a darker section? What are you talking about?

Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.

Known Pokémon

In Town
Common:
#194 Wooper
#195 Quagsire

Waters outside
Common:
#60 Poliwag

Uncommon:
#318 Carvanha
#535 Tympole

Rare:

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There we go. That should set the hero-team on the move.

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^Knight

Rosaline Buckner
Protectorate Headquarters

Knight blinked a little in surprise. Oh. So Gestalt only copied the most notable parts of any power, and skipped any sub-powers that came with it. That was… a severe limitation, that was potentially self-harming. Knight had failed to understand this.

‘A-ah.’ She staggered a bit from the weight of Praetor’s next words. Oh. Brilliant. She had started out her first time in charge by making a complete fool out of herself. Wonderful.

‘I-I’m sorry. I didn’t know. Let’s go.’ She said, nodding to the Wards and heading off, desperate to get out of Praetor’s sight. On the way, based on what Gestalt had said, she started undoing the clasps that were holding her helmet in place, pulling it off for just a moment while they were still in the base to let Gestalt touch her throat or face. After she had done so, Knight quickly put her helmet back, sighing.

‘A note of caution. With my power, it’s possible to stretch what you think you should be able to do. But, this comes at the expense of grave pain, and perhaps something more should it be stretched too far. Don’t tease it unless you absolutely have to.’ She knew this too well. She could always push her shapes to be a bit bigger, move a bit faster, shape a bit more detail a bit quicker… but all of that put pressure on her head, and past a certain limit was pain. Past that, who knows what, she predicted potential paralyzing migraines or, her more pessimistic side of her brain theorized, complete brain-death. She didn’t know how it would be to someone who wasn’t used to her power.

‘If pressured, focus on defending yourselves, your allies or civilians. Besides that, take out our enemies, but stick together in at least pairs of two. Watch out for each other.’ She tried to all the Wards as they headed for their ride, or in it, Knight not willing to waste another second as she made her way there as quickly as possible. But also, the Wards were her responsibility, she did not want them to be reckless. So, yes.

@Sickle-cell@Banana

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@Banana Geesh, you're fast. And I intentionally intended have this kind of fast exchange with @Sickle-cell to prepare Gestalt. Also, I kind of forgot to tag you both, so there.

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^Knight

Rosaline Buckner
Protectorate Headquarters

G-gangbangers… Praetor, you’re in the presence of underage girls, here! In fact, the whole team gathered here are girls under 20! … Too insecure to actually speak out against him, and sort of understanding the anger, Knight merely nodded as she heard the rundown and steeled herself. She had seen this coming when she realized she was the oldest of those summoned, but she was actually going to be in charge of an operation of this scale.

‘Affirmative, sir. We’ll be on our way.’ She said, turning towards the Wards. Okay. Now to not make it apparent that this was her first time ever in charge and that she was feeling massive pressure from this and hopefully wouldn’t make a fool out of herself. She had Wards that relied on her now! Rosaline took a deep breath. Before they left… Oh, Anomaly was already…

‘Hold on, Anomaly.’ There was something she wanted, first.

‘Gestalt.’ A girl with a power vastly more useful than her own… ‘What powers do you house currently?’ If the answer was any other than Praetor’s… ‘I believe Praetor’s would be extremely useful for dealing with a crowd.’ She’d look to Praetor, to of course ensure he was okay with this, but she could see no reason why this would be any trouble. ‘In addition, I believe mine would be useful, for your own protection and for the defense of those around you.’ Assumingly, Gestalt knew what Knight’s power was, and Knight made ready to tilt her helmet a bit to show her throat, which was the only actual place on her that currently showed skin for Gestalt to touch.

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@Pirouette Everyone loves a challenge! ... Maybe! Anyways. Nicely posted. Now let's see what this cave contains. Teh-heh.

@Eklispe Thaaaaaaaaank you. Alright, nicely posted. Now, let's see what I can type out.

It might take a bit before my next post is ready, but I'm working on it. I'll say in 30 hours, possibly. Heh.

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@Sickle-cell Question. When Gestalt absorbs someone's power, can the person it is absorbed from still use it freely like normal? As in, does she merely copy it or hard-core drain it?