The First Ember Of An Inferno [Finished]

[Kataya]

Don knew now what he was up against. She may have just started, but Haley's Pokemon were pretty strong on their own, he could tell by just how much damage that Flounder had done to his Weedle. His own Pokemon was cringing a bit, and he could imagine why. There was no way it wanted another one of those Scratch attacks. Don blinked because well, that's exactly what Haley ordered next.

"Whoa, hold on there Weedle, this'll hurt!" He called out. Weedle already knew though, because it quickly crouched into a defensive position. Flounder sprung off his tail, making a quick dart towards the waiting bug type. He held his claws up and then quickly brought them down upon the Weedle. Weedle snuffed a few times before fainting, falling onto the ground with a soft thud.

"Aw man...geez Haley, you're pretty good." Don commented as he returned Weedle to its Pokeball. He placed it back onto his belt and ripped a second one from its place, holding it up for Haley to see. He then tossed it into the air, and upon hitting the ground, it opened and the light materialized into a young green and tan worm, the horn-like appendage on its head twitching as it registered that it had been sent out.

"Let's see how you handle my Caterpie!"
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Weedle was defeated! Bug Catcher Don sends out Caterpie ♂ (Level 3)! Will Haley switch Pokemon?


Flounder grew to Level 6!

[Blackbird]

‘C’mon Flounder, you can do it!’ Haley thought, crossing her fingers as she watched the battle with rapt attention. She really hoped that she would win this battle, for it was her first trainer battle and she wanted to start off her journey on a good note! Her Pokemon were doing well, and she could almost see them growing in both strength and courage as they fought and won- Honou having beaten Flounder and Flounder nearing the end of his battle with Don’s Weedle.

“Haley, you watching?” Flounder cried with a laugh. “Cause I want you to see me win my first battle!” The Sentret whooped, before leaping off his tail and plunging forward in a dash towards his opponent. On the last bound, which would bring him into contact with the Weedle, he brought up his claws and plunged them down in a Scratch. He chattered happily as he leapt back, staring at the Weedle as it managed to stay awake for a few more breaths before collapsing. “Haley, did you see that? Did ya? Huh?” Flounder squealed, spinning to look at Haley. She smiled, and he bounced over to her side, accepting a head pat happily.

Haley smiled at Don as he spoke, before responding- “Thanks, but it’s really Flounder you should be complementing. He’s the one doing all the work! And you and your Weedle are great, too!” She smiled.

She nodded when he raised a second Pokeball, eyes taking in the Caterpie he had called out. “Hana, it’s your turn. She spoke softly, holding Flounder back and gesturing towards the Caterpie. The fire-type bounded forward, waiting to see what Caterpie would do. "Whatever he does, try and dodge, then use Ember."

[Tiki]

"Your Flounder is pretty good," Don quickly complimented Haley's Sentret, given by her recommendation to compliment the normal type instead.

Don's Caterpie looked at Honou nervously, particularly her blazing tail. For a bug Pokemon, fighting a red-colored or orange-colored Pokemon would be a red flag for fire type Pokemon, and Caterpie knew that it wouldn't stand a chance. Needless to say, Honou pretty much went ahead and fired an ember.

"Caterpie, String Sh--" the kid ordered in horror as the fire went flying toward the jade worm. The inexperienced Caterpie shot a sticky string that was quickly burned by the incoming ember. Then, the bug Pokemon found its stamina scorched into exhaustion as soon as a single fire touched its body. It was fainted so fast.

"Aww man... Haley, you're pretty good! Here's your prize for winning our battle!" Don returned his Pokemon, handed Haley some cash reward, and departed with a smile on his face. Why he was smiling was kind of a mystery, but most likely, he did enjoyed this battle.

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Honou gained 2 levels for OHKO Caterpie!
She is now level 9!


Bug Catcher Don awarded 150 Pokedollar to Haley for winning!

[Blackbird]

“Thanks!” Flounder cried, hearing the trainer’s compliment. He glanced over himself for a moment, making sure he didn’t have too many wounds that couldn’t be healed. He nodded, noticing that the wounds were already beginning to heal.

Haley frowned as Honou ignored the first part of the command, instead going ahead and attack. ‘No, Honou. You were supposed to wait!’ She thought, but then sighed. ‘I should have expected that- Charmander is the hardest starter a trainer can pick. The lunar haired girl’s eyes widened as the Caterpie fainted after being hit by only a single small flame. ‘Was the Caterpie that weak, or was Hon that strong?’ She looked up as Don spoke, accepting the reward.

“Thank you for the battle, and for helping me train my Pokemon!” she called as he walked away. She sat back against a nearby tree, pulling out a water bottle and sharing sips of it with her Pokemon, before pulling out a couple berries to split between her and her Pokemon, having skipped breakfast that morning.

[Sacred Fire]

It wasn't uncommon for a pokemon to be out of place some times. A Hoothoot usually came out at night but something caused it to be woken up earlier than normal. The Hoothoot was starving as it hadn't eaten yet, and wanted something good before it went back to bed. The pokemon hopped from tree branch to tree branch to get to the lower part of the ground before landing on the grassy area. The Hoothoot looked up seeing a trainer and her pokemon as she was eating some berries and they looked tasty.

"Hoo-hoo-hoot!" It called out excitedly and also tried to act cutely in front of the trainer to see if she would let it have a berry or too before it went back to sleep. The berries looked very good and tasty so it'd do its best to try and get one. Even if it meant trying to battle for getting one.


Wild Hoothoot (Level 5) has appeared. Do you want to challenge it to a battle?

[Blackbird]

Haley smiled as she and her Pokemon shared the berries, merely relaxing in the sun, with no worries. It was nice to be able to spend time with her Pokemon, just sitting around. She moved to pass a berry to Honou, only for an out of place sound drew her attention. She jumped, looking around, before finally looking up and seeing the HootHoot standing in the tree. She noticed that it seemed fixated on the berry in her hand. “Isn’t it a bit early for you to be awake, my friend?” She looked at the berry in her hand, and held it towards the flying-type. “How about this? You battle with me, and if I win I get to capture you? And if you win, you get the berry and get to go free?” Guessing the birds choice, she turned to Honou. “Honou, if he agrees, I want you to use Ember, okay? But ONLY if he agrees!” She growled sternly, remembering the way she had disregarded part of her order.

“Okay, okay! Keep your tail on!” The Charmander rolled her eyes, but smirked. She was going to test her trainer- a newbie needed all the trials they could get! So, without waiting for the HootHoot, she pulled the flames up from her belly and launched them into the tree, hoping to hit the HootHoot.

“Honou!” Haley cried, anger beginning to shine in her eyes. “I told you to wait!”

[Kataya]

Honou's quick movements gave her trainer no time to react as she aimed an ember at a Hoothoot in the tree. The fire certainly startled the young Pokemon fully awake, scalding its feathers and knocking it right out of the tree. It got up and shook itself off, obviously terrfied of Honou and her fire power.

"Hooo!" Trembling, it shook in place but released a rather cute growl. Honout suddenly wondered why she felt like she wasn't as powerful. Moving her tail she tried to shake the feeling, but she couldn't it was like she tried climb a tree, an fell off, that kind of feeling. When scolded by Haley, she looked away. She was just doing what she was supposed to! Pokemon battled, something they had to do by natural instinct. Well, that's how she felt about it anyway.
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Wild Hoothoot |Level 5| |?|
Health: 10/22
Status: What was that?;Normal
Hoothoot used Growl!

VS.

Haley's Honou |Level 9||♀|
Health: 28/28
Status: Gotta strike while the iron's hot; Attack -1!
Honou used Ember!

[Blackbird]

Haley gave a low growl, reaching her hand up to rub the bridge of her nose. “Sorry, Hoothoot. I wanted to give you a chance. But the flames will flow as the winds blow them. She winced. ‘Another stupid metaphor.’ She cringed as the owl Pokemon was burned and knocked from it’s tree. She looked at Honou. “Though you weren’t supposed to attack yet, good Ember.”

‘What is it doing?’ She wondered as the Hoothoot shook itself off and gave a sweet little Growl. ‘Oh!’ “Hon, it’s a Growl! Be careful!” The lunar haired girl scowled as she could see the Charmander being affected by the attack. “Bad start aside, let’s show him what we can do! Use Ember, again!”

[Ŀėx.]

Another Ember was more than it could take. Hoothoot tried to dodge but was swallowed up in flames, instantly fainting. Charmander snorted with satisfaction, flexing her muscles, black smoke chugging out of her slightly parted mouth as she got a taste for her new move. Smokescreen. She looked back at her trainer to see if she was proud too.

There was a slight coo as Hoothoot began to wake up again, eyes flickering, too exhausted to move. Its stomach growled insistently, reminding it of why it had ventured out in the first place. Even though the trainer had won, perhaps she'd still spare a nibble of her treat? It's large eyes looked up hopefully.

Honou did a double take to make sure it wasn't getting ready to battle again. Satisfied that it was down, she grunted and came back to Haley's side, wondering what she'd do next.

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Honou is the Winner!
Charmander gained 1 level and grew to Level 10!
Honou learned Smokescreen!

The subdued Hoothoot can also be captured. (New Player Protection)

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[b]Hoothoot[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 5
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Foresight, Hypnosis
Ability: [Keen Eye] or [Insomnia]
Nature/Personality: [choose]

[Blackbird]

Hoothoot
Name: Sensei
Gender: Male
Level: 5
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Foresight, Hypnosis
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature/Personality: Brave

Haley gave a loud cheer, pumping her fist into the air. “Great job Hon! And you learned a new move, too!” was cried after the Hoothoot was felled and Honou began to release black smoke into the air. ‘Great job!’ Flounder laughed, bouncing up onto his tail before bounding up to Honou.

The lunar haired girl, along with the two Pokemon, turned to look at the Hoothoot as it cooed and began to awaken. She smirked at his pleading eyes, gesturing for her Pokemon to move out of the way. “Remember our deal, my friend?” She dug into her pocket, pulling out a tiny Pokeball and pressing the button to make it full size. She tossed it at the Hoothoot, watching as the red light sucked it in and claimed it. “I think I’ll cause you… Sensei!” She decided, taking out a permanent marker and putting his name on the Pokeball.

“Honou, Flounder, meet your new team mates, Stumpy and Sensei!” She pulled out the two Pokeballs, releasing the hungry Hoothoot and mutilated Bidoof. Earlier on, a man had approached her, offering the Bidoof for sale. Though he was shady, she had felt sympathy for the three-legged Pokemon, and had purchased it.

Haley grabbed some berries from her pocket, offering them to the R branded Bidoof and the Hoothoot. Stumpy watched her warily, while Sensei hopped forward and happily took some. ‘Don’t worry, these are really good!’ He offered, turning to Stumpy. After a few minutes of consideration, the Bidoof walked forward and grabbed several, chewing happily.

[Tiki]

While Haley and her team were enjoying a snack session and getting to know each other, something playful or plain rude was lurking among the trees. As the newly caught Hoothoot was hopping around and eating, a sudden breeze of wind tossed the round bird off his leg, as well as tossing some food from the ground.

The Hoothoot got back on his feet and looked around. Strange, the area wasn't windy to begin with. Sensei heard something fluttering and looked at the sky, a wild Pidgey! The rude flying bird swallowed what appeared to be a stolen food piece and then chirped, greeting the Hoothoot with taunt.

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A (Level 6) Pidgey is harassing Sensei!

[Blackbird]

Haley smiled softly as she continued to feed her team the berries she had stockpiled, glad that they all seemed to be getting along. She had heard stories of Pokemon whom had had to be released because they hadn’t gotten along with a core member, but all of hers seemed fine. She turned around to grab some more berries, but jumped slightly at the sound of a feathered Pokemon being knocked over.

“Sensei, you okay?” The snowy-haired girl asked, turning back around and seeing the owl Pokemon picking himself back up. She followed his gaze at the sound of flapping wings, and saw a Pidgey gulp down a berry that had been stolen from the Hoothoot. “Sensei, back off. Let’s give Stumpy some trainer.” The Hoothoot glared at the wild Pokemon, but hopped to stand behind her while Stumpy limped forward. “Stumpy, use Quick Attack.”

[Sacred Fire]

The Pidgey was a rude one that was for sure. It wanted the food all to itself. It didn’t even apologize towards the Hoothoot, it was just hungry. The wild pidgey didn’t seem to care that the pokemon did not get its fair share of berries like it had. It was fight or flight, and the Pidgey choose to flight. “Pid pid, pid pid, pid!” (Come on you guys aren’t scary! I’ll make sure that I get another one of those tasty berries away from your weak Hoothoot again!) The Pidgey taunted wondering if it could try and get some more food from this Hoothoot later. It was going to test their patience with everything it had. However while the Pidgey was focused on trying to distract the Hoothoot, Stump hobbled forward and soon disappeared into a brown blur.

Smack! It hit the Pidgey right in the chest as it surprised it at the last minute. The Pidgey had no room to dodge it as the bird pokemon fell onto the ground. It took awhile for a bit before it got up and stood back up. A new wound was on its chest from where Stumpy had hit it in the chest. But the Pidgey started to get mad now at Stumpy. How could it loose to such a weak thing? The Bidoof only had three legs and somehow it was doing a very decent job at keeping the Pidgey on its toes.

Soon the Pidgey flapped its wings as its turn came. And ascended into the air and flew straight at the Bidoof for a tackle attack. The Pidgey knocked Bidoof over this time as he fell over. He seemed to have a bit more of a struggle getting up since he lost a leg but was up in no time as he turned himself over. The Pidgey looked like it was ready for more. And it beckoned the Bidoof forward. It seemed that it was far too cocky for a small bird its size. Maybe it thought it was much bigger than it appeared. It was true that the Pidgey had a big heart for battling, but that did not compare it to its tiny size. In reality it looked like Stumpy towered over the avian pokemon.

Battle

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Wild Pidgey | Level 5|
Health : 14/20: 70%
Status : Normal
Successful Tackle!

Stumpy | Level 6|
Health : 19/24: 79%
Status : Normal
Successful Quick Attack!

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[Blackbird]

All the Pokemon grumbled angrily as the Pidgey taunted them, but knew not to interrupt. They backed up, leaving Sensei in front of the Pidgey, and making a sort of half-ring around their trainer in case the Pidgey decided to attack. Sensei, hearing Haley’s call, instead chose to hop in place, deciding to distract the wild Pokemon to give the handicapped Pokemon a better chance.

Haley’s team laughed and jeered, cheering on the normal-type as he launched himself at the Pidgey, catching it by surprise and knocking it down. Haley cheered as well, laughing softly at the bird Pokemon’s surprise. Sensei fluttered back, resting on her head like a hat and watching the ensuing fight. “Go Stumpy! Good job!” The luna-haired girl chuckled.

All the Pokemon flinched as the Pidgey landed a successful Tackle, sending Stumpy flying. The Bidoof was obviously having a hard time standing, but the cheers of his teammates egged him on, and he managed to stand, glaring at the Pidgey. The buck-toothed head turned to look at Haley, and she smirked. He hobbled back a little, and Haley reached for one of the empty Poke Ball’s in her pocket. She gave an underhanded lob at the Pidgey, and crossed her fingers in hopes it would catch it.

[Ŀėx.]

"Pid pid?" The wild Pokemon trilled as the Bidoof took a step back. Was it giving up? Had it managed to intimidate its foe with one hit? Pidgey puffed up its chest and landed on a branch, spreading its wings wide and crowing at the trainer. This only made it an easy target, which it soon found out as a red and white orb was flung toward it. The bird squawked in alarm as the ball tapped down and sucked it inside with a flash of light. The empty branch swayed up and down now that the weight was suddenly off it. There were strips of bark scraped off in a few places by the bird's talons, evidence left of the Flying type's sudden panic.

Now the Pokeball rolled back and forth as the battle raged inside. The Pidgey still had quite a bit of fight left in it, but luck was on Haley's side. There was a final ding and the button stopped flashing. The orb rolling to a stop...

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[b]Pidgey[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 5
Ability: [Keen Eye] or [Tangled Feet]
Attacks: Tackle, Sand-attack
Nature/Personality: [choose]

Stumpy is the Winner!
Bidoof gained 2 levels and grew to Level 8!

^{(deducted one Pokeball)}