@Joshua Tamashii Heh. Perhaps. The Pokédex does note that Oddish is apparently nocturnal, and this isn't night, is it? It's just that you see them all over anyway, haha.
@Pikmin Eye Alright, nicely posted. left, eh. Alright. Then you'll be seeing that, huh. Okay, that'll be fun. Maybe. Heh. Sprout laughing at you is amusing. Anyways. Yupp.
Alright, this is kind of an excellent opportunity for me to discuss what I do with moves that are supposedly learned on Level 1 by fully grown Pokémon. Firstly, if you look here.
Durant supposedly knows Guillotine, Iron Defense, Metal Sound, Vice Grip and Sand Attack, all on Level 1. However, I will be cutting all moves that come before the final four. In this case, it’d mean Guillotine is cut. In case of Ampharos, had it been an Ampharos from level 1, it’d mean all moves above Tackle are cut. Quite reasonably, might I add. However, in addition, I will also cut all moves the Pokémon then naturally learns by leveling up, which in Durant’s case is Iron Defence and Metal Sound at 56 and 66, meaning our level 8 Durant here is left with Vice Grip, Sand Attack and Fury Cutter. Quite reasonable, I believe. If you find a Pokémon for which this isn’t reasonable on, bring it to my attention and I may reconsider. Heh.
@Joshua Tamashii@Eklispe Yeah, you can meet up now, if you feel like it. With whatever excuse you want to use, heh. Nicely posted, but unfortunately ghosts are the only Pokémon you have a natural connection to. XD
@Pirouette You're also free to get into that mix if you want to. I'll leave it to you guys to figure that out. But, otherwise, Pikachu-hunting is a go. Nicely posted.
@Rune_Alchemist Nicely posted, I had to consider there for a bit. Edit: ... Wait. I changed my mind. He probably shouldn't be able to use it when he didn't even see it being used. Hah.
Okay, there. I initially had Stefan using Pursuit, accuracy-bypassing way of automatically catching up to Pokémon using moves specifically meant to get away (like Teleport), but then I decided that he wouldn't be able to do that if he didn't see her using Teleport. I still intend Pursuit to work like that, but I will say the Pokémon needs to be aware that the move is being used. Hah.
My apologies if any later writing is short or insufficient in quality. I was pressed for time. Moving on.
Sprout did need some more moments to sleep, but with Martin preparing for the optimum moment to strike, there was more than enough time to poke Sprout awake.
It was fairly easy to find a weak Durant and, unlike the Heatmors, they had no reason to watch one-another’s backs, they were basically assuming quite a few of their number was going to fall anyway. Since Martin waited until he could take advantage of the chaos of a Heatmor attack, the Durant he had chosen to attack had no allies backing it up for they were all scrambling for safety, and Sprout’s Leech Seed hit well.
‘Drant!’ the ant exclaimed, feeling its energy drained, before it realized that it wasn’t actually burned to a crisp by a Heatmor’s fire and it was something else entirely. It spun around and focused on Sprout, recognizing its attacker, and then violently went to attack. Sprout got off a Growl before the Durant could get close, and get close it could due to violent speed. And that’s when…!
… All its attacks went wide. Sprout, a more experienced combatant, was able to jump aside as Durant aimed powerful Vice Grips and Fury Cutters at him. But, there was something about how Durant was attacking. It was putting all its strength in every blow, and each of those blows came strong enough to make dents in rock. But, they were inaccurate, and Sprout was able to dodge basically all of them, partly because Durant was panicked by the nearby Heatmor. Regardless, Sprout hadn’t suffered a hit when Durant was weakened enough for Martin to throw the Pokéball.
It hit the tough hide of the ant-Pokémon, and the Pokémon was brought inside with a flash.
It shook once! It shook twice! It shook thrice…!
Click
Martin caught Durant!
Gender: ♀ Type: Bug/Steel Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 8 Moves: Vice Grip, Sand Attack, Fury Cutter Ability: Hustle. Pokémon’s attacks are more powerful, in exchange for accuracy. Held Item: None.
Currently at about 29% health.
New Pokémon caught! Martin earned 1500 P!
Would you like to give a nickname to Durant?
The Pokémon was inexperienced in battle, but thanks to Hustle, it delivered frighteningly powerful blows… but the same ability had allowed Sprout to dodge every move. It wasn’t completely all that, Durant had also been somewhat unfortunate, but Sprout also had a natural skill that came to his advantage. In any case, there, Martin had caught a Durant. What was the next cause of action?
Unfortunately, the naturally timid Deerlings weren’t Ghost Pokémon and felt no reason not to be frightened by Amelia’s approach and did what deer do, turn and dash away upon a human’s approach. Any secret ambitions of Amelia’s of becoming a fairy tale princess are hereby shattered.
Otherwise, Amelia would certainly find a hill of some kind closer up towards the mountains and a bit northwards on the route, where while the height may make it a bit cold, she’ll find herself a view of the lake, the forests, the mountains and all other things that Route 5 had to offer, giving her plenty of view to draw.
Ralia focused on the items lying around. A large sofa was excellent for the thing she wanted to do. The furniture blasted itself in-between Ralia and Stefan, allowing her to then commit to teleporting to another clone and remove herself from the situation. Stefan blinked with a frown, unable to tell what she was doing.
‘Tsk. After her! Pursuit!’ Yvonne commanded, and Stefan leapt forward. Pursuit was just that, enhanced pursuit. A move specifically for hunting down those who escape by the means of a Pokémon move. But the thing was, Stefan had not seen Ralia teleporting, and as such couldn’t use the more unnatural attributes of the move.
Though, Ralia couldn’t pin an Absol in full motion. Confusion is a weak telekinetic force. Although she could send various furnitures around, there simply wasn’t enough of it to pin the agile disaster Pokémon. Stefan quickly found that the Ralia behind the couch was no longer its target, and proceeded to continue his pursuit.
Except, he had no reliable way of finding the true Ralia. Despite this, now being aware of Ralia moving furniture, Ralia couldn’t manage to pin him. This… went on for a bit, Stefan dodging Ralia’s attempts to pin him and Stefan being unable to pursue Ralia’s true self.
Yvonne bit together in frustration. ‘I… I think the final exchange would be considered over by now.’ Yvonne frowns as she says, watching the two Pokémon draw this out without someone clearly coming out on top.
Dawkin manages to return Wooper to her Pokéball before Sawsbuck impacted, and then the repel combined with legging it leaving the proud stag behind, Sawsbuck not really feeling like pursuing when Dawkin had the repel on him. Satisfied that Dawkin had learned a lesson and wouldn’t be bothering him, Sawsbuck let him go and continued wandering the forest.
Eventually, Dawkin emerged from the forest. Yupp, back to regular Route 5.
Route 5
Just as Stillwood Village is the least visited settlement in Isson, Route 5 is among the least travelled routes on Isson main landmass. The route is a steady incline from Lakewatch Town to Stillwood Village, with some elements of the base of Mt. Chill nearby, the waters of Dragon Lake next to it too, sporadic forest from that surrounding Stillwood Village and some of the plain elements from route 6 as well, along with a very traveller-friendly road makes Route 5 perhaps one of the most naturally stunning routes of Isson. There are no roads for asphalt here, only travellers are explorers seeking or exiting Lakewatch Town for some reason, as well as Pokémon trainers on their journeys.
A peaceful route without any real dangers, it still offers a lot of variation. Walk on the west side by the waters of Dragon Lake to potentially encounter some Pokémon of the lake. Walk by the mountains on the east and perhaps feel some of the radiating cold of the range of Mt. Chill to perhaps see some more mountainous Pokémon or maybe an ice Pokémon that stumbled out of their caves. The route is a bit cold, attributed perhaps best to the proximity to the Frozen Cavern, and it gets colder the closer the mountain you go. Multiple rivers run down from the mountains, part of Mt. Chill that melts, but efficient wooden bridges help passage over. And of course, patches of forest here and there.
The south of Route 5 opens up towards what people call the Vast Plains, or simply Route 6. There parts of the Endless Forest spread out to make things a bit more covered in trees, but as soon as you leave this forest, all you’ll see is plains as far as you can see, and that’d be Route 6. On the other side of the route is the forest that covers Stillwood Village, you need to enter the forest to get to the village. At the middle by the lake is Lakewatch Town, resting a bit above Dragon Lake. And, of course, the passage up to the Frozen Cavern lies up that hill, for those who want to brave the range that leads towards the enclosed and frozen Route 9 on the other side.
If it’s of relevance, there’s one girl sitting on a hill over there drawing, and he MIGHT see Erika entering the forest on another side of the forest, but otherwise, yeah. Dawkin may act as he pleases.
1. Find Pokémon. Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search. 2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding. 3. Seek trainers. While not many, there are still trainers and explorers in the area, mostly trying to get to the next. 4. Talk. You could seek someone out to talk to them, if you want to. 5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally. 6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination. 7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result. 8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you. 9. Area Specific: Random House. Uh. There’s an excessively out-of-place red house in the middle of the route, the door standing wide-open. … Want to visit? 10. Familiar Faces: Amelia, Erika, Joshua, Ewan. Erika, Joshua and Ewan he’d recognize from that first day. Erika’s going into a forest looking for Pikachus. Amelia he maybe didn’t see back then, but she’s here, drawing on a hill.
Connected areas: Lakewatch Town. On the south-west of the route, Lakewatch Town lies adjacent to the lake on the road to the Wet Caverns. Stillwood Village. In the north lies the forest which hides the village, Mt. Strength lying behind it.. Route 6. Vast plains start in the south-east, this route leads towards Raremine Town. Frozen Cavern. After an incline up to the ridge of Mt. Chill, a cavern of ice could guide the way to Route 9 and Cooldome City. Endless Forest. To the south, a dark forest looms. There are no indications as to why you’d ever want to go there.
After having seen a couple during the training, Erika knew roughly how to wander in the woods to find another Pikachu. Soon enough, she finds a Pikachu sitting by a tree chewing on a berry. Its ears perks up as it hears her approach, turning its head to look towards her.
‘Pika?’ it asks.
Pokédex Entry #25 – Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It stores electricity in sacks inside its cheeks, which it unleashes if threatened. They live in forests, and use their electricity to roast berries. It monitors its surroundings by raising it tail and sensing electricity. If multiple Pikachu gather up, their power increases.
Suppose. It feels a BIT weird to have a conversation that takes place BEFORE an established posted post that is before the conversation, but I can potentially be fine with that.
Collab feels a bit more convenient, though, takes less effort per snippet for each response. Each person really only need to add four sentences each per exchange. One for reacting to what the other says, two for their actual words and then one for how they said it. It automatically becomes unnecessarily much when we all post normally. In fact, let's limit ourselves to five sentences each per exchange, if at all possible. Maybe more on the first one, because we need to analyze the other person and what's going on and have internal monologue and such. But after that, for regular exchanges? Five is PLENTY.
I'm open for whatever Skinny thinks, first, of course.
... Well. I have a great deal of reactions to write, and not a lot of free-time to write it in due to these being the most stressful days of the year...
@Old Amsterdam Indeed, it seems we need to do that to prepare. Collab or just summarization or whatever. Hah. The ones to tag are me and @SkinnyTy. Oh, geesh.
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