Trucking On - [F]

[Kataya]

Battle!

Jormun was still confused as hell. He wasn't sure which was was up, which way was down, and even more importantly, which way to attack. The Stantler stood there, marveling at the work it had done of bringing the strange large fish on land to its knees (Knees? It had KNEES?). It thought, just a few attacks more, and it would win for sure, just as long as Cthulu's minion was distracted with its own confusion for a while longer.

But it was the human with the strange fish that ruined everything, talking to it in a strange human tongue that the Pokemon from the wild had little chance of understanding all of, it seemed to motivate the sea dragon, and motivated it enough that it suddenly faced Stantler, long enough to unleash a swirling rage of energy at Stantler that was too large to dodge, and Stantler was knocked to the floor.

The Stantler lay on the ground for a few moments, stunned, before it slowly got onto its hooves, however wobbly. Stupid fish, it wasn't worth all the trouble. Well past defeated, the Stantler fled into the brush.
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Wild Stantler |Level 24|
HP: 0/76
Status: KO'd
Stantler did not attack!
Stupid Fish...

VS.

Justin's Jormun |Level 30 ♂|
HP: 84/106
Status: Confused!
Jormun used Dragon Rage!
I'm both annoyed and confused.

Kat says- Hey look at that! Jormun's won the battle! He gains 1800 exp (Lucky Egg, 1200+600), while Riika gains 1 level and is now level 24 (EXP Share)!

(Jormun and Riika have been updated.)

MADE BY ★MEULK

[Tyger]

Moving to Route 38 (with double check from Lamont as it's not singled out by badge requirement and same levels)
Pignite using Arm Thrust x2 on whatever comes up next (Running Shoes)

"Great shot!" Justin shouted, watching the Stantler get knocked out. Whatever it was, be it Justin's shouting or the familiar shutter of his camera or just pure will from Jormun, the match was over and his Gyarados had come out victorious. "That's how you show that damn buck!" The photographer walked forward to place his hand on Jormun's slick flank. The Gyarados was slowly coming back to his senses, wading through the foggy confusion until he was whole again. The creature extended his neck to look down at Justin, breath ruffling his trainer's hair. A happy gurgle came from his throat, so that had to be a good sign. Stroking one of the whiskers that came down from the face of the Gyarados, Justin spent a few more moments with the candy culprit before returning him into his pokeball. The rest of the team would soon follow. "We've spent enough time out here, let's go ahead and make our way into Ecruteak again. There's another route I want to check out." 

With that, the team was off. Healing, food and a little rest was on the menu. They'd have to grind up individually to make sure that they were ready for Morty, plus whatever else this city had to offer. There was a strange feeling that seemed to tug him towards the Burned Tower. His tattoo seemed to itch for some strange reason, and he couldn't shake the feeling 'something' was there. He'd have to head there soon as well. Who knows what he could find? If anything, good pictures awaited them. After the quick rest stop, Justin plugged forward to Route 38. From what he'd heard it was a great place to train Rhoan. Another trainer he'd spoken with seemed to agree with him; she was close to evolving. The Pokemon here were weak to her, so why not go ahead and work our way up that evolution ladder? She didn't have far to go, hopefully. 

When he found a nice grassy knoll, Justin released his fiery hog. "No words. We're gonna focus on training today. No snarky comments, don't belittle your opponents. Today is about respect, okay?" Perhaps this last lesson would stick when she evolved. Rhoan looked as though she were about to argue, but closed her mouth and slammed her fist into her palm obediently. She gave her trainer a little bow and turned to see what was coming. She needed to learn how to control her temper. Maybe that's what was holding her back from evolving? "Arm Thrust." Was all he said, and the pig nodded, eyes scanning the horizon. 

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Kataya]

Battle!

A magnemite had been watching the team from the bushes. It moved through them, nothing but a near silent whirring could be heard as the magnets of it's mechanical body twisted every which way. It wanted to take them by surprise, but soon it would discover...

NOT THIS PIG.

Rhoan had heard the sound of something coming up on them, reacting quickly, effortlessly delivering a flawless arm thrust right into the Magneton's eye, causing it to go whirringback into the bushes. 
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Wild Magnemite |Level 23|
HP 0/51
Status: DEAD AND GONE
Not a chance.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

VS.

Justin's Rhoan |Level 33|
HP: 112/112
Status: Normal
Rhoan used Arm Thrust!
Where's my easy button?

Kat Says-
 

A Wild Magnemite (Level 23) has--
I uh...you didn't even need a second attack, um...

Kat Says- No, you know what? If you're going to interrupt me like that,I quit! You kids and your new fangled running shoes and making me waste a perfectly good battle template! I won't stand for this! I QUIT. WHERE IS MY UNION?!?!?!


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Congratulations, you've won! Rhoan fought effortlessly and gained 1,725 exp (Lucky Egg!)




Riika has also gained 1 level and grown to Level 25 (EXP Share)!


(All Updated~)

MADE BY ★MEULK

[Tyger]

Switching team around, Pignite using Arm Thrust x2 on Whatever Comes Up

Wimpod now holding Experience Share

There hadn't been much to coach Rhoan on. Given that this was a new area the hog was on all alert, waiting anxiously for the next available opponent. It hadn't taken long for a Magnemite to appear, and had taken even quicker than that to down it. With a swift jab from Rhoan's stubby paw, the metal contraption had already been knocked out. Power swelled from her in waves, it was almost to the point that Justin could feel it as well. 

"Wow, Rhoan. You're uh, you're getting pretty good." He grunted, trying not to give her too much praise but definitely let her know that he'd noticed. She had an ego the size of a freight train so it was best not to give that train too much coal. Justin could tell she was trying to control herself, and he respected that. "You're doing good. Magnemite didn't even have a chance to attack back. That was quick and efficient, but the hooting and hollering isn't respectful. I'm proud of you for staying down to earth. Now, again!" He suggested, watching the Pignite take a more comfortable fighting pose to hold until something else appeared. 

He wondered what was going through her mind. Was she irate? Perhaps this was another challenge to her. It was really easy to beat the Pokemon around her, so she'd found. It was less easy to control her wild emotions. The thought troubled him, but also excited him. How much stronger of a bond would they have when Rhoan was fully down to earth? If he could help her evolve, which is what she truly wanted, then he'd helped her take that last step on her physical journey by helping with the mental. It was some karate-kid level shenanigans going on here.

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Marchbaby]

Rhoan had indeed been doing very well so far however hiding in a nearby patch of grass there was a Pokemon native to the route who was tired of watching the fire type pig pick on Pokemon who did not stand a chance against her. Enough was enough and the mighty Snubbull stepped out to face her and her trainer to try and put a stop to the massacre. It did have the advantage of being a fairy type after all so Arm Thrust might not work as well on it as it had Magnemite. As soon as the fairy dog started to approach Rhoan the pig wasted no time in trying to pummel it with that very same attack.

With each trust into its face Snubbull only grew madder and by the second thrust it had built up enough anger to ram Rhoan with a Headbutt before she could time another strike sending her flying backwards and causing considerable damage for such a small Pokemon. Rhoan was pretty shocked from the impact however she was nowhere near ready to give up on her attempts just yet. She ran forwards and started to thrust into its face yet again this time managing a third hit before Snubbul was enraged enough to use another Headbutt to break her concentration yet again.

The impact had managed to get Rhoan far enough away for Snubbull to try and think of a plan to put a stop to this battle before things got out of hand as tensions flared between the two Pokemon. If one of them did not find a way to chill out soon there is no telling what might happen as they were currently enraged at their foe for such sneaky attacks. Given the violent nature both Pokemon could have at times one of them could be seriously injured in the next round. The next round was right around the bend as both Pokemon were a trigger hair away from completely losing their tempers. 




Battle

---

Snubbull | Level 28 |  
HP: 59% (47/80)
Status: Normal
Used Headbutt!

VS.

Rhoan | Level 33 |Blaze
HP: 66% (74/112)
Status: Normal
Used Arm Thrust x2 (2 hits then 3 hits)!


Weather: Normal

---

[Tyger]

Pignite using Heat Crash

 The next challenger appeared and Justin held his breath. He'd instructed Rhoan to use her Arm Thrust attacks, which would theoretically destroy any Pokemon on this route just about, but this particular Pokemon wouldn't be taken down by fighting moves. Rhoan had two full turns of angry hits ahead that she wouldn't really be able to get anywhere with. As much as it helped him teach the lesson of respect and temper management... it didn't bode well for anyone in the fight. 

"Rhoan, be prepared. Your hits aren't going to do much!" He tried to call out to her, but the angry pig began to charge forward to slam her stubby fists into the pink dog in front of her. With each hit her anger grew and grew. She was used to everything falling at her feet, this was a change of pace she didn't want. But then... something -clicked-. It was... It was part of the challenge! She'd found a worthy opponent on this seemingly barren wasteland of weak normal types. The glee and anger wafted off of her as she tried a few more hits, landing one more than before but still baarely wearing down the pup. 

Rhoan opened her mouth to speak, turning to Justin in the process, but then remembered the rules. No speaking. Her actions had to speak louder than her words. After she'd received the last attack from the enemy, she sat down and crossed her legs momentarily, allowing both of them to catch their breath. While the Snubbull fumed and sputtered angrily, Rhoan was doing her best to calm herself. She'd think better on a level head. 

Justin watched her curiously. "Atta girl! Tha's how yer supposed to do it!" He hollared, grinning from ear to ear. Rhoan stood, turned to her trainer with a calm grin, and then jumped into the air. "Heat crash it is!" The trainer said with a shrug. Rhoan was running this battle herself, for the most part. That's one thing he'd never be able to work out of her. Justin assumed all she needed was a worthy opponent she couldn't beat with pure strength. She'd need something else rather than punching. Granted, Heat Crashing was still a strength based deal, but the symbolic nature wasn't lost on him. She couldn't punch through, so instead of getting angry and punching -harder,- she worked -smarter.-

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Blazey]

Now with a calmer mind Rhoan was ready to keep battling and went onto the attack. Covering herself in flames she charged at the Snubbull that was still angry. The poor snubbull however did not expect this coming.  It took a few seconds to realise another attack was coming and by then, it was too late. It braised itself for impact knowing there was no change dodging the attack now. Rhoan hit into the snubbull making it go flying back with flames on it, inflicting pain. Rhoan waited to see if the snubbull would get back up, but it didn't. it stayed on the ground, laying there. The heat crash had been to much, the pokemon had what people called fainted. It would wake up later or be found by other pokemon but for now, it wasn't going to continue the battle. Rhoan has won, and without using anger to do it. 

Battle

---

Wild Snubbull | Level | 28
Health : 0% (0/80)
Status : Normal
Wild Snubbull Fainted!

VS

       
Rhoan | Level | 33
Health : 66% (74/112)
Status : Normal
Rhoan used Heat Crash!

---

Weather Status: Normal

---

You won the battle!

Rhoan fought well and gained 2100 EXP! (+700 Lucky Egg!)
Rhoan is now level 34.

Wimpod gained 1 level from EXP Share!

OOC: i believe you tyger will update the exp wont you? as i can't do it myself.
OOC Tyger: Updated. Don't forget to look at items, Pignite has a Lucky Egg.

[Tyger]

Using x2 Rare Candies on Pignite, level 36. Learning Assurance, evolving. Self-updating.
Switching team around, now using Gyarados. x2 aqua tail on whatever is up next.

Snubbull had been a decently worthy opponent, but with the Heat Crash... it was all over. The smoldered remains of Snubbull would lie dormant until it eventually came back to its senses and managed to drag itself to safety. The Pignite allowed her breathing to slow to a normal pace before standing up off the ground, dusting a bit of dirt off of her legs from where she'd landed. Something felt... different. She turned over her shoulder to look over at Justin before a bright light engulfed her. No words were still spoken, but her eyes said everything Justin needed. 

She was evolving. 

Justin watched as the light grew to it's peak before the trainer finally had to close his eyes, hoping his camera was focused in on the right area to take the video. He could practically still see the light through his closed eyelids, causing him to physically turn his head to the side, still holding the camera towards the evolution. When he couldn't see the light through closed eyelids anymore, he opened them to reveal the hulking creature before him. A soft gasp escaped his lips. "... whoah.."



"Hah-HAH! You did it Justin! You helped me evolve!" Rhoan grunted, voice considerably deeper than her Pignite form. She took hulking steps toward him before picking him up into a crushing hug. It was only luck that Justin managed to use one hand to move his camera to the side so the contraption didn't break. "I couldn't figure out what was blocking me. But it was me all along! Hah! We've got this now. Any Pokemon you put in front of me i'll be sure to pummel down with ease. We'll learn a lot from it, too." Still grandiose in her gestures, the Emboar let her trainer down to flex a bit before sitting down on the ground, crossing her stubby legs as best she could. 

"Really though. I couldn't have done it without you. I've always been the strongest. Hell, even that dog was easy to take down once I started thinking about it. But you helped me open my eyes to that. I hope you never doubt your worth as a trainer, even if you like to take photos on the side." Rhoan said with a wink. Justin walked over and put his hand on her shoulder (doing his best to avoid the flames.) 

"You should be proud, it wasn't just me. You're the one that learned the lesson after all. I knew you could do it. How does it feel?" He asked her, mesmerized by the living flames around her neck. 

"Ah-MAY-zing. But take it from me. I'm gonna need some time to rest. Let someone else bash their head against some of the Pokemon around here. Trust me. When you need me, i'll be ready." She said with a grunt before disappearing into her pokeball, leaving Justin all alone. His chest swelled with pride for his Pignite, now Emboar, and the adrenaline ringing in his ears kept him from feeling completely alone. It was true though, the rest of the team could use some work too.

"C'mon out, Jormun." Justin called, summoning the dragon to his side. Jormun materialized in a flash of light from his ball and glanced down at his happy trainer. Hopefully that glee was infectious. "Alright, now it's your turn. Rhoan's evolved, and even if you don't evolve further, no reason to shirk the training. Aqua Tail the next Pokemon to come up, alright? The Gyarados gave a hearty nod.

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Noerd]

The triumphant feeling of having his partner finally evolve into a powerful Emboar would probably be one that never left Justin's mind, however he'd have to try and focus on the battles ahead for the time being. And one such battle was just around the corner, as a cautious little Meowth watched the trainer and his Emboar chatting. The big pig was quite a scary thing, and Meowth wasn't keen on these scary things. Meowth really wasn't a huge fan of battling at all, in truth. It walked through the tall grass of Route 38, keeping a close eye on Justin and his Pokémon. This human was clearly a threat, but what could a poor little Meowth do to him and his pig? The feline waited and hoped that Justin would pass by. Instead, what happened was Justin recalled Rhoan, and there was some talk about using other Pokémon. This filled Meowth with renewed confidence. If it wasn't going to have to face that Emboar, it might stand a chance! The Meowth raced out of the grass to take Justin on. It was time to scare the threat off.

A wild Meowth (Level 26 has appeared to defend its territory!
Will Justin figh- oh... OK then.

Justin's choice of Pokémon was something just as scary as the Emboar, though, and Meowth almost wet itself when it saw the ferocious Gyarados tear out of its Pokéball. Just Meowth's luck. This is why it didn't like battling. Trainers tended to be strong things. And here was another strong thing that it had to deal with. Jormun made the first move of the battle, and it'd be his newest attack. His tail lit up in a bright, blue light, as he covered it in a thick coat of water. The gravity-defying water stuck to Jormun's body by methods unknown, which alone caused Meowth even more stress. It hadn't seen such physics-bending in its quiet, uneventful life. Were all humans so ignorant of the laws of the world? Before the Normal type could consider this any further, the Aqua Tail was swinging down dangerously close. But Meowth wouldn't lose out here. Not to this hacker! That's what this was. It was a video game, and he was hacking. This is the most logical explanation. He jumped up and out of the way of the powerful attack, landing on all fours a metre or so away from the impact site. Phew. That was close.

Meowth then cleared its throat and prepared a speech with which to educate Justin and Jormun. It was time to teach them how to behave in the world. How to fight fairly. It screeched loudly, talking about various things such as 'thermodynamics', 'laws of gravitation' and a few other subjects that frankly neither Gyarados nor trainer would have cared to hear about. Jormun, in particular, looked quite bored from the lecture, and couldn't help but yawn at the Meowth. This enraged the little feline, despite the Screech doing its job quite handily. How dare the big fish yawn at this educational rant! Why, back in Meowth's day, this would be applauded by everyone who heard it. But the new crowd, with their Lucky Eggs and their Aqua Tails, would just charge up another attack and swipe straight back at Meowth while it was still internally seething. They'd smack it silly with a second strike, sending it flying back into the grass behind and knocking it unconscious. And while all of this happened to poor ol' Meowth, it didn't really notice. It was too busy thinking about how ungrateful people had become. Oh well, at least it no longer had to put up with all of that.

Wild Battle

---

Wild Meowth | Level 26
HP: 0% (0/64 HP)
Status: KO'd
Meowth used Screech!
"YOU KIDS AND YOUR 'LEET HAXORZ'!"

VS

Justin's Jormun | Level 30
HP: 100% (108/108 HP)
Status: -2 Def
Jormun used Aqua Tail! But it missed! He tried again!
"The literal eff are you on about?"

---

Congratulations! Jormun has taken out the wild Meowth!


Jormun fought well and gained 1950 experience (50% extra from Lucky Egg)!
He reached Level 31! [1019/2977]
He also gained +1 Happiness! Or he would've done if not for being at maximum!


Guzma gained 1 level from the Exp. Share!
He reached Level 17!

[Tyger]

Gyarados using x2 Aqua Tail on whatever comes up next!
NOTE: GUZMA IS NOT GETTING EXPERIENCE FROM THIS THREAD RIGHT NOW
INSTEAD HE'S GETTING EXP FROM AN ESTATE THREAD

The territorial Meowth was no more, thanks to Jormun's excellent sense of accuracy (eventually.) The feline had hissed it's last - at least for now - and Jormun was free to return back to his trainer a level stronger and relatively happier after having worked off some of those candies prior. "Good job, Jormun. Ya know, you don't say much, but it's still appreciated what you do. It's almost like you speak through your battles. Strong silent type and all that." Justin murmured, patting the side of the large water type. Jormun seemed to take all of it as a compliment and hissed happily, tail slamming against the ground with about as good accuracy as his first attack. Startled, Justin jumped off to the side to avoid any accidental tail slaps.

"Whoah! Easy there buddy, save it for the next thing that comes around, not me!" Justin chuckled, snapping a picture of the amused Gyarados before watching the behemoth inch forward without legs to get back into a battling position. How he'd managed to find an even tempered Gyarados was beyond him. At least Jormun cooperated. He'd seen the beast angry and didn't ever want to see it again. Justin shuddered just to think about it. Some things were best left alone. Hopefully nothing made the beast angry around here...

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Noerd]

Jormun's aim might have been something to work on for the future, but his trainer seemed quite pleased with the Gyarados's power nonetheless. For the time being, the accuracy would probably not be an issue if he kept up that same destructive force. Justin and his sea snake waited in position for something to arrive, the wind softly blowing through the tall grass of the Route as time passed. Fog was starting to pick up quite considerably now though, limiting vision more and more with every second. In other words, I didn't add it to the last post's pre-battle blurb and am now making up for it. With the poor visibility, it would only be a matter of time before something stumbled into view. That something turned out to be a large Raticate, which semeed to be running away from something. It had a panicked expression on its face, fleeing at top speed. There'd been a Tauros stampede not too far from Justin's location which was the cause for this creature's worry, not that anyone'd be any the wiser. Seeing its path blocked, the rodent jumped straight for Jormun teeth bared. Bad idea.

A wild Raticate Lv 26 has appeared!

Raticate flew at the barricade in front of it. It was not having a great day, but it knew that if it could get past this scary-looking sea monster it'd probably be home and dry. Unfortunately, it hadn't quite registered that it should probably take a path that led it around said threat. This was likely due to its panicked state, just in case anyone cared about that at all. The rat sadly wouldn't get much of a chance to do anything with Jormun immediately readying for battle. He drew back his tail, waiting for an opportune moment to slap this Normal type silly. Eyes focused entirely on the target, he swung another Aqua Tail in the right direction. It probably wouldn't surprise you to know how much easier it is to hit a target that's already left the ground, and Jormun took this chance quite gratefully. His watery back end slammed into Raticate, sending it back in the direction from whence it came. It fell to the ground quickly, failing to get back up. It would have to hope that the aforementioned stampede had changed direction by now.

Wild Battle

---

Wild Raticate | Level 26
HP: 0% (0/72 HP)
Status: Normal
Raticate issued a fruitless challenge!
"RUN! RUN FOR THE HILLS!"

VS

Justin's Jormun | Level 31
HP: 100% (109/109 HP)
Status: Normal
Jormun used Aqua Tail!
"But, m'lord, they're coming from the hills!"

---

Another easy KO!


Jormun gained 1950 experience (50% extra from Lucky Egg)! [2969/2977]
Maximum happiness already!

Guzma magically does not gain anything due to shifts in the space-time continuum or something. I don't know, come up with your own excuse here. This is here primarily as a note to myself when editing EXP.

[Tyger]

Fyarados using x2 Aqua Tail

Zorua/Guzma are back in party now and Guzma will gain experience.

Jormun had taken out another opponent easily, causing the serpent to turn to it's trainer with a happy gaping smile that just HAD to be photographed. Justin spent a few seconds snapping a few photos after lining up some impressive shots. They were making good progress out here in Ecruteak. Rhoan had evolved, Justin had been working with a few new Pokemon, hell, even Jormun seemed to be having fun working off all that candy as well as within the battles. It was a good day for them all, or at least by Justin's standards. He was beginning to enjoy being a trainer photographer. Photgraphing trainer? Whichever his title, it was fun now.

"Jormun, I gotta say. You've come a long way from that Magikarp I got a while back. You've grown so much, literally! I mean, look at ya, you're huge! On top 'a that, you're getting stronger and stronger." The blonde photographer reached out and put his hand on one of the large stomach scales on the Gyarados. "I guess I just wanna say you're doing great, and i'm proud of ya. Thanks for putting up with me, and I really hope appreciate the work that you put into your battles, even if you do eat all my sweets." Justin snickered while Jormun reached his head down to messily lick the side of Justin's face. Jormun wasn't an untidy Pokemon, often cleaning his own scales when there was down time, which meant he was just going out of his way to bother Justin. "Heh, love you too." the trainer grunted, attempting to wipe his face off.

"Oi! By the way. We've got a gym battle soon. Checked up with the Ecruteak gym. I think I may end up using you so we need to be tip top shape. Do you want to rest, or keep going?" Jormun wildly slammed his tail on the ground, causing it to shake for a moment while Justin tried to keep his balance. "Uh... okay! More battles it is. I don't blame you. I think we've got a good team going in, but the stronger the better, yeah?" Justin grinned with a wink. "Keep your eyes peeled then, and use that Aqua Tail a time or two to make sure we knock out whatever's coming our way. Unless it's a human of course. Please don't kill someone." 

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Blazey]

Jormun kept an eye open and thier ears peeled? Ears were always one mystery with a Gyarados, but it wasn't long till Jormun heard something. He looked to the source of the sound and found something pink. "Gyarados!" He called out making the pink pokemon turn around. It was a Snubbull, a rare pokemon it seemed around here. But before the Snubbull could do anything, an Aquatail came its way. The attack sent the dog like pokemon flying as it did one cry. "Snubbull!" It landed a bit away, not moving as the attack knocked it out.

It has fainted as Trainers called it. Jormun did a little nod to himself before looking at Justin and smiling a little. "Gyarados!" It seemed Jormun was still having fun, and was gaining more strength for the future gym as well. Some pokemon that were nearby quickly came over to the Snubbull. They didn't want to stay long as they helped the fallen Snubbull away before Jormun was ordered to attack them too. For now, it was Justin's move on what to do next. And Jormun was ready for his next order.

Battle

---

Wild Snubbull | Level | 28

Health : 0% (0/80)

Status : Normal

Wild Snubbull used-

oh, it fainted...

VS

Jormun| Level | 31
Health : 100% (108/108)
Status : Normal
Jormun used Aqua Tail!
Looks like it didn't need to two...

---

Jormun fought well and gained 2100 EXP! (+700 Lucky Egg!)
Jormun is now level 32!
Jormun also gains +1 happiness but however it seemed Jormun is already at Maximum.

Wimpod gained one level from Exp Share!

(If i worked it out correctly your Gyarados' new EXP should be 2092/3169 Tyger. As I know you'll most likely update your pokemon.)

[Tyger]

3x Candies on Gallade, now level 32 (learning Psycho Cut)
x5 Candies on Zorua, now level 30. Evolving (learning Night Slash)
Zoroark using Night Slash x2 on whatever comes up

The Pokemon that came up next was one that Justin had mixed feelings about. Snubbull were thought to be normal types, until they discovered that there were more types like it under a fairy classification. He had done research before becoming a trainer, and yet it still confused him to this day. Regular tactics to take down a fairy type couldn't be used. He always wanted to take down these dogs with fighting moves, but was thankful that water would still do the trick. Jormun showed a knack for battling, and a knack for winning, which was fine by both of them. Justin meant what he said when he praised the fish on the growth he'd shown. It was something to applaud, for sure.

"Great job, Jormun!" Justin smiled, reaching forward to pat the dragon. The enemy was all but eliminated, so why was Jormun on edge? A strange rumbling sound began to fill the air as dread filled Justin's belly. His Gyarados roared angrily and slammed his tail down, almost hitting Justin in the process as the trainer tried to shamble away. What was happening? "Jormun, what do you see?!" 



The ever so silent Gyarados didn't answer, and instead thrashed his head forward in an attempt to intimidate the large cloud that was coming towards them. Upon further investigation, it was the herd of Tauros Justin kept hearing in the distance! They'd be passing by here he knew, but he didn't expect it to be so soon! "Jormun, return!" The flash of light engulfed the angry Gyarados, probably worried for the trainer about to be in the middle of a Tauros stampede. But Justin always thought of his Pokemon, first.

That's why his Pokemon didn't obey.

Two Pokeballs opened up. One held Surreo, his Gallade, the other the newest addition to the team, Kuuma. The Zorua snarled and nodded at Surreo, who both seemed to share a small bit of communication before charging forward into the fray. A strange light engulfed Kuuma as they ran and an eruption of shadow energy (Kuuma's Dark Pulse) erupted around the dust cloud that held the Tauros. The steer roared and brayed with fury as they were knocked aside by the Gallade and shining Kuuma, who seemed to shift around into different forms. Probably another trick to throw the Tauros off guard. Justin didn't know he could make himself look bigger though. That was definitely cool.

The steer changed their course as the two Pokemon successfully caused enough ruckus for them to do so. Surreo returned, looking over at Justin smugly. 

"What?"
"Oh nothing. It's just cute how you try to protect us when it's obviously the other way around."
"I just don't want ya'll getting hurt anymore than you already do battling... I mean, listen to you. You sound pretty rough. Must've been a tough battle." 

Justin scratched the back of his neck sheepishly and then looked for Kuuma. The fox was nowhere in sight, but as the dust settled... another Gallade stepped from the cloud of dust?

"Whoah whoah, wait a minute. I'm confused. Uh.."

"Oh come now Justin. Do you really think there could be a copy of this?" The second Gallade asked, raising an eyebrow before pointing to the two scars on his neck from the Zubat bite when Justin found Surreo. Justin's eyes widened and he turned his head back to the first Surreo, who crossed his arms angrily. 

"Maaan! I knew I had forgotten something. Drat."

The imposter Surreo gritted his fangs before turning back into Kuuma. Or... almost. A much larger Kuuma with a long, thick mane held together by a bead at the end. Long claws adorned his hands and he was bipedal and almost as tall as Justin. "Kuuma, is that you? Did you evolve in the midst of that?"

The Zoroark smirked and crossed his arms. "Damn straight! I figured I could probably keep messing with you and be a Zorua for a little while longer as an Illusion but i've messed with you enough. Thanks for helping me get to this point! That Tauros herd was exactly what I needed to evolve." The Zoroark said with a flex. "In fact... Let's see what else is out here! I'm ripped, roaring, and ready to go!" 

Justin glanced over at Surreo, who simply shrugged before disappearing back into his Pokeball relatively smug still. "Alright. Let's see whatcha got then, Kuuma!"

GRAYE'S MARINADES

[Noerd]

The newly evolved Zoroark was raring to go and there were plenty of viable targets to practice against in Route 38. With the Tauros stampede having finally passed by, the wildlife of the immediate area finally felt safe enough to leave their habitats, and the plains were filled with wild Pokémon as a result of that. The first to wander a little too close was yet another Snubbull. The Fairy type was a little dazed from the disturbance of the stampede, it would seem. It tottered about slowly, trying to gain its bearings as quickly as possible so it could start to enjoy the nice weather and generally calm environment. Unfortunately, the calmness would soon be disturbed.

Snubbull teetered this way and that before eventually bumping into something big. Big and furry. It looked up to see a Zoroark. Hm. Strange. The fox-like creature quickly transformed into a Snubbull. The wild bulldog stared at the impostor with a confused look on its face. It wasn't quite sure what was going on, but it was sure that it didn't like it. This was probably offensive. Probably. Fortunately, this fake Snubbull wasn't in the mood for making friends, and he slashed across the real article with a powerful Night Slash. Snubbull winced in pain, despite resisting the hit, and rubbed its face. It was still fazed from the ruckus earlier, so it was quite slow to respond.

Despite its disorientation, Snubbull replied soon enough. It opened its adorable mouth and licked Kuuma across his nose. Well, the nose of the model that he was currently adopting. Kuuma cringed as the rough tongue ran up his face, a tingling running down his body. This tingling lingered for a while after, paralysing him slightly. Kuuma did his best to resist the locking of his muscles and quickly repeated his earlier Night Slash. He fought the paralysis successfully, and his claws dug into Snubbull's skin once more. The canine creature fell to the floor, though this could easily have been a lack of balance. It wasn't until a few moments later that it was clear that Kuuma had come out on top already. A good first match, it would seem.

Wild Battle

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Wild Snubbull | Level 21
HP: 0% (0/62 HP)
Status: Normal
Snubbull used Lick!

VS

Justin's Kuuma | Level 30
HP: 96% (82/85 HP)
Status: Paralysed
Kuuma used Night Slash twice!

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Knock Out!

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Kuuma gained 1575 experience for his first showing since evolving (extra due to Lucky Egg)! [1575/2791]
He also gained 1 Happiness (up to +7)!


Guzma gained 1 level from EXP Share! He reached Level 25!