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There. I'm not sure what to do with Mariette, but she won't be pulling out, at the very least. She can float about. That's about that. Have a nice day.
@Eklispe

Wooper VS Gulpin! Braden couldn’t decide if Wooper looked like a Special Attacker or not, so Gulpin took a Super Effective Mud-Shot before being able to get off Amnesia! After that, it was a Sludge VS Mud-Shot battle, and, well, it was a clear case of Ground VS Poison, in which case Ground wins! Gulpin fainted after two more Mud Shots and Wooper took minimal damage! She wasn’t even hurt by the sandstorm!

Atlas VS Sandshrew next. Atlas Hardened, increasing his already formidable defense, while Sandshrew threw sand at him and reduced his already reduced vision trying to find the sand-veiled Pokémon in a sandstorm! Next turn, Sandshrew curled up with Defense Curl, while Atlas charged in for a Headbutt! … And he hit, slamming Sandshrew back! The annoyed Sandshrew went Rollout on him! … Which wasn’t very effective! Despite reduced vision, Atlas hit his second and fourth Headbutts, missing only the third! The Rollout grew stronger, though, the second blow resulting in a Critical Hit against Atlas, and building in power! Atlas won out, fainting Sandshrew eventually, but took around 40% damage from the increasing power of Rollout!

Pichu VS Taillow! Taillow was the faster Pokémon, flashing in with a Quick Attack and doing damage… but managed to immediately Paralyze himself by Static! Though, this would increase his power next turn by Guts…! … But Pichu responded with an instant Super Effective Thundershock back at the paralyzed bird! Critical Hit! Taillow fainted!

Pichu grew to Level 11!


Dawkin was victorious! Dawkin earned 267 P!


‘Gaaaaaaaaah! I’m eaten!’ Braden shouted as he spun around and ran off with his Pokémon…

Next opponent!

Wooper VS Drilbur! Now, Wooper’s pretty slow, so Drilbur went first! Ground does not resist Ground, so he went for Mud-Slap… which Wooper somehow dodged! Wooper replied with Water Gun, hitting for Super Effective damage! The confused Drilbur tried to Mud-Slap again, and hit this time, doing some damage and reducing Wooper’s Accuracy! … Wooper hit the next Water Gun anyway! Drilbur fainted!

Wooper grew to Level 14!


Atlas VS Cubchoo! Enemy looks dangerous! Cubchoo uses Play Nice! Atlas attack was reduced! … Still slammed into the ice-bear for super effective Metal Claw attack! Ice being ineffective, Cubchoo tries to Bide! … Way too late! Atlas Metal Claws down the last of Cubchoo’s health with ease!

Atlas grew to Level 14!


Tyrunt VS Heatmor! Heatmor happened to be Fraser’s strongest Pokémon, so he figured he could Incinerate through the hide of the rock-dragon… not realizing the dragon part of the rock! It took some exchanges of Tackle VS Incinerate before Fraser realized his attacks were doing nothing! He then switched to telling Heatmor to Lick instead, hoping to paralyze Tyrunt, except four Licks in nothing had happened! Heatmor being stronger Tyrunt had taken a bunch more damage, but Heatmor’s lack of Ghost-type meant his tackles still did more damage. A desperate Fraser now commanded Heatmor to just Tackle! And, even if Heatmor’s Tackles were stronger… Tyrunt had a lead now, and rock resisted Tackle as well! Eventually, Heatmor fell! Tyrunt took serious damage, but managed to take out the far more powerful Pokémon all by himself!

Tyrunt grew to Level 11! Tyurnt learned Stomp!


Dawkin was victorious! Dawkin earned 239 P!


‘Ough, that’s not cool…’ Fraser complained, but turned and made his way away after having returned back his Pokémon.

‘Ah…!’ a ninja boy sounded out, getting a happy smile from Dawkin’s confirmation he could follow along this time. ‘Yes! I will! Thank you, you're a bro!’ he said, hopefully not unintentionally triggering bad memories about taking care of smaller family-members in Dawkin.

‘Oh,’ Florrie sounded ‘Y-you did it. Well done,’ she said, and then it was time to head through the sandstorm.

With the aid of the Go-Goggles, it was easy to see through the sand, but perhaps more of a task to navigate. The Vivillon seemed to change direction at random, but always seemed sure of what direction to go. Now, Vivillon would be buffeted by the sandstorm, so the bug-type would need to be healed, but assuming they had the means to do so, eventually, they found the way.

The Go-Goggles showed that ahead, the sandstorm was clearing. Overall, it was decently simple to get through with the tools purchased. As such, they were now getting close enough that they could see into…



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@Gardevoiran

Smiley soared ahead, quickly approaching Butterfree for a Peck. However, he had some distance to cross, meaning that Butterfly was allowed the first move.

‘Butterfree, Sleep Powder!’ Lorette called… and while the usual strategy for sleep powder was to fly over the enemy and scatter it on them, Butterfree did something different. Smiley perhaps knew to stay away from Butterfree during the time where it was releasing the powder… but Butterfree braced her wings, and then spun! The butterfly spun and waved powerfully with her wings, sending a mild gust of wind forth at Smiley along with the Sleep Powder!

… And it hit! Taken by surprise by the wind along with the Sleep Powder, Smiley couldn’t avoid and inhaled some of the powder, slowly falling down and asleep before being able to Peck his opponent.

‘There, that done. Phew, he didn’t have Insomnia. I remembered Murkrows could have that ability first after I’d made the command,’ Lorette sighed out in relief as she said. ‘Unfortunately, Confusion isn’t going to be very effective against a Murkrow, so I guess it’s signature move time for me, huh?’ Lorette said, smiling to Skylar.

‘Butterfree, U-Turn!’ Lorette commanded, and Butterfree dive-bombed towards Smiley with a little Butterfree cry, and it was up to Skylar if he wanted to switch Pokémon or hope for Smiley’s reawakening.

What would Skylar do?
@Typical

Eryn and her Pokémon entered towards the cave, and found it to be quite dark. However, they did not have to walk far before they were greeted with… moonlight?



A moon hangs high in the cave. It is a cave, correct? Regardless, a moon presented itself high above, shining down on a small grove of trees in the middle of the rocky cave. As strange as that sounded, the trees just kept on going, becoming a little underground forest, which the moon shone down on. Before the trees started, however, there was a sign right in front of them… and a bird which stood right on top of it.



Pokédex Entry #198 – Murkrow, the Darkness Pokémon. Commonly found near forests when it’s dark, they’re feared as alleged bearer of ill fortune upon those who see it. If spotted, it will attempt to lure the chaser onto mountain trials or forests where they’d get lost. It shows strong interest in anything that sparkles, and will attempt stealing it.


Murkrow turned and looked at Eryn for a second, and then, with a bird’s best impression of a smile, it spread its wings.

‘Mu-KROOOW…!’ it called out, probably audible to the entire cave. The signal was obvious. The trial had begun. Murkrow waved its wings and flew off among the trees…

The sound of a flute could be heard. It was a pretty flute, yet somehow there was something incredibly eerie about it, and even more so there was something even more chilling about the howl that could suddenly be heard from the far end of the cave, a more sinister sound difficult to find. While Eryn might maybe have a hard time placing the sounds, the Pokédex could easily recognize them.



Pokédex Entry #274 – Nuzleaf, the Wily Pokémon. It lives in densely overgrown forests, where it bores holes in large trees to live in. It pulls a lead from its head and makes a flute with. The flute, sometimes heard by forest-land travelers, have special powers that strike fear and uncertainty into people’s hearts. It dislikes having its long nose pinched.




Pokédex Entry #229 – Houndoom, the Dark Pokémon. The one with its horns raked sharply towards the back serves a leadership role. These Pokémon choose their leader by fighting amongst themselves. Their fiery breath is filled with toxins in that causes burns to hurt forever, supposedly. Their eerie howls have been likened to the call of the grim reaper and inspires fear in those that hears it.


… And then she identified something else. Something large and purple was resting by a tree over there, yet it was clearly not asleep. It had made no motion of recognizing that something had started, but there it lay anyway, large, and possibly threatening.



Pokédex Entry #24 – Arbok, the Snake Pokémon. It unnaturally transfixes prey using the face-like pattern on its belly, freezing them in fear. When frozen, it then constricts with a grip strong enough to flatten steel oil drums and poisons its prey. It has a vengeful nature, and rarely gives up chase once it has picked a prey.


And… eyes. There was eyes in the darkness. Looking at her from between the trees, were eyes, which should she meet them with her own it would certainly be a bit uncomfortable. The moon still hung above, lightly illuminating the underground woodland cave, yet it revealed nothing about those whose eyes she could see. Her Pokédex could, however, and in fact she’d already seen those kinds of eyes before.



Pokédex Entry #302 – Sableye, the Darkness Pokémon. They live quiet lives in dark caves where they dig for their favorite food, raw gems. These gems surface on their eyes as glittering jewels. They tend to be feared, for it is said that those who meet with these glittering eyes in a dark cave have their spirits stolen away.


The objective of the trial was to get through this forest, most assuredly, and quite a few Pokémon inhabited them. The sign before Eryn still stood, and it was a bit hard to read it with merely the moonlight, but the message when read was loud and clear.

”You walk upon the Trial of Fear.

Multiple Pokémon that are either known for or unnaturally causes fear are spread ahead. Some that could be fought, others that may be better avoided. How will you overcome the challenge?”


… What would Eryn and Pokémon do?

@Gardevoiran

‘Fire. I need to end this quickly,’ Lorette said with a smile, and pointed forward. ‘Escavalier, Double-Edge!’

And Escavalier charged forward! Needing the time to arrive to Mac, Mac got off his Ember first. It hit the armoured bug straight on, doing heavy damage as Escavalier cried out on the way towards Mac… but he did not faint. Glaring angrily, Escavalier charged on, and unable to dodge Mac took the Double-Edge straight ahead, sending the chic flying straight back to Skylar. With Escavalier’s boosted strength, it was far, far too much! Mac fainted!

… But!

Escavalier, exceedingly hurt from Chic’s Ember, stumbling back from the impact of Double-Edge. He tried to stand strong… but ultimately he couldn’t, the knight toppling back from his damage. Escavalier was hurt from the recoil! Escavalier fainted!

Mac grew to Level 14! Mac learned Peck!


Lorette chuckled lightly, as she stood up on the other side of the stage. She returned Escavalier, smiling towards Skylar.

‘You took down my vanguard. Well done. That’s two Pokémon down each. For your third challenge…’ Lorette said, and then lobbed out another Pokéball. It crashed open and a purple creature flew up into the air, giving out a little cry as it extended white wings, staring forward at Skylar with two little red eyes…



Pokédex Entry #12 – Butterfree, the Butterfly Pokémon. It loves honey and can locate flower patches that have even the tiniest amount of pollen. Its wings are covered in a toxic rain-repellant dust, which allows it to fly even through rain. Should it be endangered, it will flap its wings at the offender, scattering the toxic dust.


‘… Overcome a distance-attacker! Let’s go, Butterfree!’ Lorette called, as Skylar’s third opponent floated in mid-air before him.

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@Rune_Alchemist.

Klefki was more than happy to let Ralia hold onto its keys and fly around the room giving her a bit of a ride, eventually ending on Claire’s shoulder.

‘…’ Connor looked at Claire a bit, looking like he was considering what to say… ‘O-oh, okay then. It-it IS publicly available information, a-after all.’

He leaned back and sighed a little, letting his smile wane away a bit. The tone he then spoke with was calmer. Far calmer.

‘All I’m about t-to tell you… is a myth. The-there’s no evidence proving this to be true. R-regardless…’

‘Once upon a time, th-the Original One c-created two other Pokémon. O-one which would govern space, th-the other which governed time. Together, th-they brought forth the world as we know it. They made matter. A-afterwords, anoth- a trio was made, who would breathe spirit into the world. Th-this was the Lake Guardians, Mesprit, Uxie and Azelf. H-however, beyond blessing the world with emotion, knowledge and willpower, th-they have another extremely important task…’

‘The m-masters of time and space are vital… b-but also whimsical. They are living beings, w-with will and desires of their own. I-if any of them would decide to act out of line… the effects of the loss of time or space would be… n-nothing short of disastrous, wouldn’t you say?’ Connor smiled to Claire, though Ralia felt a certain amount of fear within him.

‘Th-therefore, the three of the Lake Guardians were gifted with the means to control the mighty beasts. W-with all three of their powers combined, they can calm down the fickle rulers of our very physics...’ Connor sighed out.

‘That’s why… th-they can never be meddled with. While, unlike the Pokémon of Creation, th-the Lake Guardians are sometimes seen by humans, we may never interact with them. F-for if even one of them is taken, they’ll lack the ability to calm either the master of Time and Space should one of them step out of line…’

‘A-and would all three of them be taken, along with their ability to control the beings that in turn controls the very essence of creation? W-well… that’s a nightmare of entirely different pr-proportions…’ Connor then shook his head, though.

‘But th-that’s just a myth. There’s no r-reason to believe the very f-fabric of existence is kept in check just be-because a Pokémon wills it to. B-besides, the Lake Guardians are V-VERY capable of defending themselves! Uxie c-can wipe the very identity of a-anyone who meets its eyes. With a mere touch, M-mesprit can leave an individual drained of all emotion. A-and Azelf…’ Connor shuddered.

‘Azelf can rid any who harms it of the willpower to do anything, leaving them a living being unable to ever move again, for they have no will to move. Th-those who would hunt them are risking everything. The duty of the Guardians, in addition to how dangerous th-they are when threatened, together make up the reason why it’s forbidden to even attempt to research them…’ Then, the researcher smiled at Claire again.

‘St-still,’ he smiled. ‘The universe as we know it h-has existed for millions of years. W-we have no reason to think it’d be in any danger a-anytime soon. You can c-continue your Pokémon journey in peace, a-and be proud that, even if you don’t remember it, y-you got to see one of the guardians of our universe up close. Th-that’s a rare honour. Congratulations.’ So Connor said, smiling. He was calming down, but Ralia could still feel the traces of fear from within him.

What would Claire say now?

@Gardevoiran

Lorette looked with a mildly unimpressed look as Escavalier charged ahead and was met with a Gust, which did not do all that much damage against the Defense-heavy steel armour of the bug-Pokémon.

‘Well, you live and you learn. Fell Stinger,’ Lorette commanded, and Escavalier rammed his lances at Paradise, doing the last pieces of damage against her causing the Tropius to topple over. Paradise fainted!

And because Fell Stinger caused an opponent to faint, Escavalier's Attack sharply rose! Escavalier's Attack, which is even higher than his defense, effectively doubled!

The knight-bug looked to his next opponent.
@Typical

Approaching the seemingly random house in the middle of the route, Eryn found that there was a sign in front of it. A sign with a huge arrow pointing at the door. “Inviting Pokémon Trainers!”, it says. So, would she enter?

It’s a regular one-room house. There’s a bed in the corner. A couple of shelves here and there with personal belongings and books. The floor is square plates of smooth mineral, heated from below. There are windows to the outside, and in the back is a large, white stone wall placed against the mountain. There’s a refrigerator and cooking area, with oven and all the things. A wooden table stands in the middle, with numerous chairs. Around the place, on window-shelves, in the book-shelves, and on the walls, there are framed photographs, all of the same man. A older man, bald on top of his head with a band of hair still clinging to the sides of his head, looking jolly and posing with a younger, extremely exhilarated kid.

The place appears utterly normal… Except…

You’re being watched…



What will Eryn and co do?

In case they just leave…



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.



One of Eryn’s Pokémon pointed out the individual out, and Eryn ran over to ask if he was alright, but as soon as the first syllable in his direction was uttered...

‘Argh!’ the bed shouted out and the whole thing rocked to. He aimed an accusing voice at her, but it wasn’t hostile. ‘You noticed me hiding under the bed!? Grrh… You’re sharper than you look!’ With that, suddenly the whole bed launched upwards, tied to an axis it rotated and placed itself against the wall, revealing the bottom of it to appear as a perfectly normal book-shelf, complete with books! There was also rows after rows of empty water bottles and empty cans… and a young man attached to the book-shelf by some sort of rope! A brown-haired young man with red-rimmed glasses looked at Eryn with a confident smirk as the ropes loosened and he fell down to his feet before her. It was an older version of the exhilarated kid in the framed photographs.

‘Ta-ha, did I surprise you? I am the mighty Trial Master!’ He announced, proudly adjusting his clothing and glasses after the sudden movement.



‘You heard that right! I’m the one and only Trial Master! The grandson of the famous Trick Master of Hoenn! … That nobody on Isson has ever heard of, but that aside! … He shook his head a bit, then took several steps to stand in front of the rock wall of the back the room, and from there he spun to point at Eryn. ‘POKÉMON TRAINER! You’ve come here to accept my trial, have you not!? Rejoice, then, for my trials accept YOU! ’

‘Your task is simple! Use your Pokémon to reach the end of my trial, and claim the reward I hold! This will be unlike any trainer battle, for this is a challenging TRIAL! Seek to overcome it only if you’re confident in your abilities! My only rules is no teleportation or digging around the trial, you need to actually get through the room! So, I’ll see you on the other side, if you win! Tahahaha…!’

And then he pulled an Escape Rope out of nowhere, and it pulled him through nowhere and he was suddenly gone.

Behind him… the white stone wall behind him swung open, because it was apparently a huge double-door, showing the dark entrance into a very finely carved-out cavern, inviting inwards, and it was very dark. In the distance, inside the cave… was complete silence.

The challenge had been made. What would be Eryn’s reaction?
@Joshua Tamashii

Nothing disturbed her as Amelia inspected the environment for a simple school life. There were desks on rows, a whiteboard for the teacher in the front with pens for them to write things. Books for the students to study was lying here and there on the sides, different projects by the students were hanging on walls, all of it feeling a bit lonely and dark currently as it was really late. After having finished her inspection.

She walked around school, the decently dark corridors without much activity, most activity at this hour is in the park or perhaps in the library, not the average halls. Amelia kept walking until…

Well. There’s ghosts in the school, she could feel. A floor above her, as well as on this floor…

It suddenly got cold. A chill went through the hall. Her Pokémon sensed it, too. The air itself got significantly colder. Now, this is the time a normal person might have gotten scared, like a draft going through the hall, and in the darkness beyond there was like something was watching… except, yeah, it's trying to affect Amelia, so. However…

The door of the classroom next to her slammed open! A brightly icy-coloured tuft of long hair flew out as a girl jumped out and stood on guard in front of Amelia, like attempting to protect her from the darkness! With her jumped moderately short blue dinosaur on all fours that looked and felt considerably cold, sending a chill even from there. Both stood in front of Amelia, facing the darkness.

‘Amaura! Aurora Beam!’ she called, pointing into the distance.

‘Amaaaaauuuuu!’ the blue dinosaur called as it shot a beam of aurora-coloured chill into the wall on the other side of the corridor… and froze it. They had decidedly missed.

‘… Missed again! Curses! You’re mine one of these days!’ the girl waved her fist in annoyance, before spinning around to Amelia…



‘Ah, well, hi! I’m Daisy, the Siren, Champion of the Trainers’ School, as well as future Ice-type Elite Four! That is, if I can’t make Champion!’ so Daisy called, giving a determined smile and a dramatic pose. ‘It’s been dangerous around here at night lately, but as long as you hold onto this, you should be able to keep away from potential dangers!’ Daisy told her, and handed over a piece of paper to Amelia…

Amelia received Seven Mysteries note!




‘I’m after the first one myself! The chilling hunter must be some loose Ice-Pokémon, and ice is what I’m all about!’ so Daisy confidently told. ‘Alright! Now where did it go!?’ she asked, as she spun and walked a couple of steps away from Amelia, Amaura following… and the chill left with them. For now? For now.

Rrrrrrrrregardless. What would Amelia do now?





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@Rune_Alchemist

Claire took a moment, and then showed the Pokédex entry for Uxie.



Pokédex Entry #480 – Uxie, the Knowledge Pokémon. A Legendary Pokémon. It was born from the same egg along with its kin, Mesprit and Azelf. Known as the “Being of Knowledge”, legends speak of that with its emergence it gifted humans with the gift of intelligence, allowing ancient humans to solve problems and improve their quality of life, leading to the civilization we know today. It has full control of the memories of those who see its eyes, which it uses to make people forget they’ve ever met it.


‘Oooooooooh!’ Connor sounded out excitedly. ‘You actually encountered Uxie and managed to get its data!?’ Where did his stutter go? ‘Nobody seems to actually encounter Uxie, because anyone who does leaves with their memories erased! Oh, wait, actually, could it be that you have no memory of encountering this being, yet you found its data in your Pokédex!? Phenomenal, if so! Glorious! Ah, you don’t need to worry about side-effects, if that’s what you’re here for! It’s a very caring Legendary Pokémon, it doesn’t harm people! In fact, it’s helped us form society as it is! How I’d love to learn its secrets…’ Connor quickly shook his head, though. Ralia’s feeling excitement, wonder, and a little bit of sorrow.

‘Unfortunately, that’s forbidden, no disturbing the lake-trio. They hold the sacred duty to protect our land from an even greater disaster. … O-oh!’ Connor suddenly stuttered again, as he realized what he’d just said.

‘Y-you d-don’t n-need t-t-to worry about a-any d-disaster, though! W-we’re perfectly safe, th-they’re protecting us? H-hahaha!’ he laughed, trying to ease any form of worry. Hopefully. Maybe. ‘St-still, um. Th-that Pokédex… Y-you’re one of K-Kalmia’s trainer, a-are you n-not? I-it’s an ho-honour to meet you! S-so, about th-this entry… wh-what can I he-help you w-with?’ he asked, his stuttering gotten worse. Ralia’s feeling a bunch of worry suddenly, but still amazement at the Pokédex entry.

‘Klefki~’ Klefki meanwhile sounded happy, more than happy to play and wave keys at Ralia.

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@Typical

After sleeping for the, morning, and making introductions it was off to Route 5 to train!



So, training against Hoothoots was a no-go, because there’s no Hoothoots out during the day. Caterpie? Knock yourselves out, the little bugs stood no chance against multiple of Eryn’s Pokémon. They were easy experience, even against Level 1 Peri. Being an Onix gave some advantages against their kinds.

Peri grew to Level 4! Peri learned Curse!


Oddish and Deerling were harder to level against, but there were Pikachu and Emolga in the forest-parts. So, train against those, too, they gotta give better experience than those poor Caterpie. Something Eryn quickly noticed was that when sending out two Pokémon, she almost exclusively met Pokémon in pairs, for some reason. Which, was fine, honestly, because there bugs and electric Pokémon could hardly do damage against Peri, level difference notwithstanding. A couple tackles later, and…

Peri grew to Level 7! Peri learned Rock Throw!


… a proper Rock-type move learned!

That’s when Peri accidentally knocked over a tiny tree. The tiny tree promptly stood up and ran, crying.



Pokédex Entry #438 – Bonsly, the Bonsai Pokémon. It prefers arid environments. If it gets excess water, it leaks out the water through its eyes, making it look like it’s constantly crying, which also serves to make enemies less willing to attack it. It is a fairly good mimic and are often mistaken for real bonsai trees. Somehow.


… That aside! Eryn could train a while longer with the same strategies… eventually getting some form of a result!

Peri grew to Level 11! Peri learned Rock Tomb!
Tula grew to Level 15! Tula learned Recoil-Free Struggle (Tackle)!


Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand with that she’s basically used her afternoon training, it’s approaching evening. Training takes time. And this has cut all the times she probably needed to go back to the Pokémon Center to get Peri back in shape again. Now, in a few more minutes the Hoothoots are going to be coming out. Regardless! What will Eryn be doing next?

Also, huh. There’s something lying here. Did a bird drop this? How a bird could possibly drop this aside...

Eryn found Sharp Beak!




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.



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@Eklispe

‘Oh,’ Florrie looked a bit surprised at the accepted offer. ‘Then let’s see what the sandstorm holds! I’ll just, um, go buy my own Go-Goggles, ha,’ she did a little awkward laugh as she headed of to purchase some. Dawkin went and hired a Sandstorm coloured Vivillon…

He got a smile from the clerk at that one. ‘It’s a fitting choice, isn’t it?’ the clerk said, walking over to the Vivillon and holding up and arm. The Vivillon immediately got what was going on and jumped onto the clerk’s arm, and then the clerk went back to Dawkin and took the payment and then handed over the arm with the Vivillon. ‘We’re counting on you to take care of him, alright?’



Vivillon happily jumped onto Dawkin, and now he had a scale Pokémon for the day.

Dawkin and Florrie departed into Route 7…

And then, it was out on Route 7. You can skip the following hider if you’ve already read it in the last post.



Current Condition; Relatively Clear - It’s still decently calm, but who knows about later today? The usual sandstorm blows over the path to the Mystic Oasis, though.



They were headed out with the intention to go into the sandstorm, did they not? As such, they turned an immediate right, suited on their Go-Goggles and let Vivillon fly free. Not his first rodeo, Vivillon flew against the sandstorm yet with determination in a single direction, which Dawkin and Florrie followed after.

‘I… should perhaps warn,’ Florrie says. ‘There’s quite a few that tries to get to the Mythic Oasis without paying the decently cheap price for hiring a Vivillon. Some by sheer willpower braving the sandstorm and searching, others by trying to use other Pokémon to counter the effects of the sandstorm, but some by-’

‘HEY, YOU!’

‘B-by taking the Vivillon of those who paid the fee…!’ Florrie said, a tad too late and realizing that she was too late. In fact, it is a sort of entry fee that each trainer that desires to enter the Mythic Oasis needs to battle a string of trainers…!

‘I’m in a PINCH! A great PINCH! And it’s a strong eat the weak world out here, I’M GONNA NEED THAT!’

Keep in mind, Dawkin can fight them himself… or make Florrie fight one or two of them!



‘Hey?’ said a roughish guy with a backpack. ‘I’ve been at this for hours, and yeah, be a pal, and just let me have that Vivillon, you get me?’



‘Aaah… I’m a ninja… but I’m stuck in the enemy’s trap…’ a boy dressed in a ninja was saying the sandstorm was the work of his would-be foes. ‘Y-you…! If I just use you, then…!’

And he approaches…!



What will Dawkin do?

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@Gardevoiran

Paradise spread her huge, leafy wings, and flashed them forward, sending a huge Gust forward at the opposing Accelgor. The ninja-like Pokémon made a dash to avoid, but she was way too close, and was caught by the blow. She was sent flying across the room, rolling and quickly standing up, having taken significant damage. Super Effective! Around half health? … Accelgor flashed back with a lightning quick dash and shot another Acid Spray into Paradise, burning at her leaves and doing even more Super Effective damage! It was a heavy blow…!

… But Paradise still stood! There was a moment there when Accelgor blinked up at the leafy (comparative) giant, hands forward in the position from having shot that second Acid Spray and just, like, remarking, “it didn’t go down, huh”.

‘Tough dino, huh,’ Lorette chuckled a bit on the other side.

Still. Special Defence harshly fell once again. No way Paradise can take another one of those. But… she’s got one more move in her! Or if Skylar takes her back, another move to use somewhere else!

What will Skylar and Paradise, and perhaps Seabreeze, do next?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Paradise slams down with another Gust! Accelgor was sent flying again, making laps across the room and crashing into the drink by where Lorette was sitting, the girl blinking a bit at it. Critical Hit! Accelgor fainted!

Paradise grew to Level 14!
Mac grew to Level 13!


Accelgor would not have fainted if that hadn’t been a Critical Hit.

‘You took out Accelgor. Well done,’ Lorette said, smiling. ‘But since you beat one of them, you have to know who’s coming next, right?’ the Gym Leader said, picking up and spinning another Pokéball. ‘Escavalier! Go!’ Lorette threw the ball forward, and with another blast of shining light a suit of armour wielding two lances took shape, and contained inside the armour was a bug.



Pokédex Entry #589 – Escavalier, the Cavalry Pokémon. Karrablast evolved my wearing Shelmet’s shell, the steel armor protecting its whole body. They fly around at high speed, striking with their two lances. Even when in trouble, they face opponents bravely.


‘For your second challenge. Beat something hard!’ Lorette challenged. Escavalier is slow, the first move is Skylar’s.


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Skylar switched Mac out and sent in Paradise, who took some immediate Water Shurikens that had been meant for Mac, and they did barely any damage. Paradise started her next turn by shooting out a Sweet Scent, which scattered among the cloned ninjas… and one of them wavered, clearly distinguished from the other as that sweet scent dazed Accelgor’s mind.

‘Tihi. Sweet Scent would do it. Now, should I be mean? Why, yes I should. Accelgor, Acid Spray,’ Lorette commanded, and the ninja Pokémon immediately got back in the game, alert eyes going, albeit which one is the real one is no longer a question. On the same round as Sweet Scent, Accelgor shot forward to right in front of Paradise, and at this range, there really was no dodging.

Accelgor’s hands slapped together and a spray of acid blasted into the body of Paradise, and it hurt! Super Effective, and in addition, her Special Defense harshly fell! Now, avoiding would be impossible, but the move from there would be up to Skylar and Paradise. Due to Accelgor’s lack of poison typing and Paradise’s respectable Special Defense, it didn’t hurt as much as it could have… but her Special Defense had been halved, the next Acid Spray would hurt twice as much if she was hit with another.

What would Skylar and Paradise do?

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Mac shot off his Ember at the Accelgors… and it went straight through one of the false ninjas! That apparently was not one of the correct choices. The multiple ninja copies used Quick Attack, flying forth at Mac, rocking the wooden platform that’s somewhat floating on the shallow water of the gym a bit…!

Mac tried to Ember again, but being the stylish ninja she was, Accelgor avoided the fireball and knocked into Mac from the side, her real self blended in among her copies as Mac took the first hit. It honestly didn’t do that much damage, but he was no closer to hitting the real opponent.

‘That’s an interesting strategy, but I think Accelgor is fully capable of outmaneuvering your Mac by knowing where the Ember is going to go,’ Lorette told. ‘I’d suggest you switch. And in order to further encourage such a decision…’ the Gym Leader smiled at Skylar. ‘Accelgor, Water Shuriken.’

With that command, the five lined-up copies of Accelgor lifted their right hands, and watery spinning shurikens took shape, ready to throw. Only one of them were real, but despite not being water-type these shurikens would certainly do a lot of damage if thrown at Mac. The line of ninjas would wait a few moments before their volley.

What would Skylar and Mac do?

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‘Tihi. Well met, Skylar. Alright, show me your all, and I’ll show you what I got!’ Lorette said, looking decently excited. So, just as Lorette might have expected, a fire-type came out to see her. Lorette smiled at little Mac.

‘Aw, cute little chicken. Good, you got the typing down, but are you sure you want to wait for me to attack?’ Lorette asked, before making her command. ‘Accelgor, Double Team!’

With that command, suitable for the ninja-like appearance, Accelgor vanished in a quick flash. In her place were now five different Accelgors, lined up side-by-side, and they were all preparing to dash in at Mac.

‘Quick Attack!’ Lorette’s next command rang, and the five Accelgors would blast forward at Mac at phenomenal speed, but only one of them was the real one…

However, notably, that was two commands. Quick Attack will be the first move of the second round, but Mac has a first-turn move that he can potentially make. He has time for that.

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