06. DJ Berrythorn [F}

[Tiki]

Ethan could sense the impatience from Silver, or maybe it was his impatience passing onto Silver's current mood. He smiled as he had hoped that his opponent was genuinely giving the weaker Pokemon a chance to battle. He replied, "That's good! Your Zubat seems to be the typw who are weak at first but gets better over time if you train it long enough. Don't treat the Zubat too hard if it gets defeated. It isn't that worthless, just give it a chance!"

Then, Ethan proceeded to reply to Silve's next grumble, he replied optimistically, "Well, both of us are using weak Pokemon so the speed will be a bit slow. Don't worry though, Team Rocket would likely still have to defeat some wild Pokemon if they wanted to do anything. By the time we finished, you can catch up with them, okay?" Pausing for a bit, he then added, "And Team Rockets can't be that bad, I heard they just have Rattata and Zubat."

He kept his eyes focused on the battle, finally seeing the Zubat using another move besides Supersonic and Leech Life. While it's true that the poison Pokemon don't know a lot of strong moves yet, he had a feeling that this Pokemon would just take a bit more time to develop into a stronger foe.

"I am trying my best so speed up the battle. Buzz-Step, use Scratch on the Zubat again!" Ethan ordered, clearly trying to help out the situation, which he was the one who set it up. "Maybe we should just stop talking and get the battle quicker?" he suggested, wondering if this would be a good advise or not.

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[Morrigan]

Rival Silver
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Silver reeled his head back and pulled a look of frustrated confusion, "Just what is your deal?" The red head spoke out loud, his words not exactly aimed at Ethan for a reply but more that his thoughts just came right out of his mouth. Pulling his usual aloof and grumpy expression, he didn't want the foe to get the wrong idea. "Don't be stupid." He started, crossing his arms loosely, "This Zubat is useless and this battle has proved it. It has no good moves either. The only reason I caught it is because it was stupid enough to fly into my Pokeball." Potentially not telling the story correctly and that he probably did capture the Zubat in hopes of it being useful, he sighed. How could he get lumped with such a useless bat. He thought it would've known atleast one useful move. "I can't battle Team Rocket with something so pitiful." It had survived this entire time, however but that was also due to Ethan's own Pokemon simply using stat lowering moves. Maybe that was partially why Zubat came across as so weak. Still, the flapping bat itself didn't seem prepared to give up so Silver remained silent on the matter.

"It'll do for now. Until I find and capture better Pokemon, that is. I wont be stuck with a stupid, weak Zubat forever." It was then that Ethan went back to his talk on Team Rocket which caused Silver to tighten his grip. The DJ was probably clueless of the fact that the group of criminals were literally slicing off the tails of innocent Pokemon. That wasn't the entire reason Silver was so intent on going to battle them but it sure as heck was a part of it. Not wanting to come across as caring for the Slowpoke, Silver figured it would just be better to take Ethan's advice and just focus on the battle for now. "Hmph. Fine by me. It is getting boring listening to you drone on anyway. One day, maybe you'll have an experience with a Rocket and you'll understand why they need to be stopped." Glaring at Ethan with his silvery eyes, atleast the cold hearted boy was passionate about something.

Knowing that Ethan was on the path to victory as he started scratching down at Zubat's health, Silver finally bit the bullet and decided to try and turn things around. He hated slow battles but his pride was also at stake. He wanted to win, weak Pokemon or not. "Use Supersonic, Zubat!" Following with Silver's orders, the Zubat swooped in the air, creating a sound wave which rippled toward Buzz-Step and created a loud, confusing echo within his mind. Shaking it's head around in a confused manner, the small Nincada began to slash it's mandibles around, somehow managing to land a strike on the low down Zubat.

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Zubat: | Level 12 |
Health: 17% (6/35 HP)
Status: -2 Atk
Zubat used Supersonic!

VS

Buzz-Step: | Level 11 |
Health: 71% (22/31 HP)
Status: Confused (1/4)
Buzz-Step used Scratch!

[Tiki]

Ethan was speechless on how Silver was determined to keep the Zubat until he found a "better" Pokemon. He was curious now what would be considered "better", but after his suggestion of continuing the battle silently again, he decided not to ask this question. Not to mention, given Silver's attitude toward his Pokemon, maybe none of them would be worthy to his standard. He frowned and wrinkled his forehead to show his dismay of the redhead's response. Whatever Team Rocket had done, he wondered if he would meet this evil team himself eventually.

He then shifted his focus onto the battle, where his seemingly weak opponent had landed another successful Supersonic. His eyes widened as he realized his attempt to finish the Zubat was impeded by the confusion set on his Nincada, which could reduce the speed of this battle, if the bug attack himself instead of the Zubat. Part of him wondered if the opponent knew what he was doing. He muffled himself a gasp, and then spoke, "Looks like this Zubat is good at confusing opponent though. Buzz-Step, try again for a Scratch! You can do it!" He said hopefully, and watched his bug type moving the legs in a disoriented manner, and fluttering its undeveloped wings with no rhythm. Buzz-Step clicked his feet on the ground, but Ethan wasn't sure if his own Pokemon heard the order. He would have to hope for luck for his Nincada to end the battle with Zubat, and move onto the next Pokemon that Silver has.

"Alright, hopefully this scratch hits. In the meantime, if I see a Team Rocket, I'll ask them if they have met you. Maybe I can ask them about you, since you don't want to tell me," he added, smiling that this sounded like a good idea in his head. Perhaps Silver was someone notorious with the Rockets, and therefore asking the team members would be a good idea to get some information.

OOC:
327 words. Scratch agian.

[Tarlar]

When Zubat's super sonic hit its target Silver smirked. He was certain it would save his butt like in the last round, where it had saved his zubat from getting hit. He watched coldly as Buzz-Step managed to see through the confusion and give his flying bat some scratches.
His smirked became a frozen grimace when Ethan 'threatened' to ask Team Rocket about him.
"Don't you dare!" He snarled as his zubat fought to stay on its wings.
"Those grunt's know nothing! They just follows orders and can't tell you anything about anyone." He quickly added. The last thing he needed was for that gang to learn where he was and start to hunt him down. He needed time to become strong enough to take the bull at its horns.
Until then he had to stay low when it comes to them, and focusing on beating brats like this one.

Silver huffed.
"Beside, if you really think Team Rocket will listen to someone like you, with such pathetic pokemon, you are more stupid than you look." He said and ran a hand through his hair. "Have you ever heard anything about them, other than they steals pokemon?"

Buzz-Step had fought the confusion all the time since Ethan had ordered him to attack, and had tried to get closer to Zubat a lot of times, but had miscalculated and missed with his attacks. Some cut grass and a small rock with marks in it, showed where he had been.
Suddenly he heard beatings of wings and as he turned in the direction Zubat was right in front of his face. It made a horrible sound which made Buzz-Step strike with his claw in selfdefense, not knowing if he hit it or not.

Silver scowled when Zubat landed on the ground with a plop, before he recalled it.
"I said it was weak. I can't wait to find something worthwhile to replace it with." He said out in the air, mostly to himself but loud enough for Ethan to hear.
"That was time wasting, time for some real battle." Silver stated as he threw another pokeball.
As it popped open a hollow laughter filled the area and a cloud of shadow whirled up and around, until a pair of eyes materialised within it and scanned the area. When they spotted Ethan, a bloodred mouth with a pair of pointy teeth, opened and grinned venomously at him.

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Rival battle!

Silver's Zubat: | Level 12 |
Health: 0/35
Status: -2 Atk
Used: Fainted

Ethan's Buzz-Step: | Level 11 |
Health: 21/31
Status: Confused (2/4)
Used: Scratch

Buzz-Step won the battle and grows to level 14.
He can learn Fury Swipes! Forget a move?
He gets +1 happiness.


Wavy helped out and grows to level 13, which means she can learn Bubblebeam! Forget a move?
She gets +2 Happiness due to shell bell, which make her so happy!



Weecot grows to level 11 due to Exp share.


Silver isn't done yet.


He sends forth Gastly (Level 13), who laughs maniacally!
Please select a Pokemon for battle.

[Tiki]

Ethan watched the remainder of this round carefully, as he needed to know if the Zubat was knocked out, or his Nincada was still confused. He was not fully paying attention to what Silver said, but some things did struck him to give a response. Though he actually waited until the battle finished, as he could always talk in between actions.

"Buzz-Step you did it! Take a rest and return!" he cheered as he knocked the first of his opponent's Pokemon out. While he was switching out his Pokeballs and fiddling them around, he took the opportunity to answer his opponent's question. "Actually, I don't know of anything about Team Rocket besides stealing Pokemon. Do they rob a bank too? But wouldn't this be something that any thief can do? It's okay if you don't want to answer me. I actually want to finish this battle quickly as you are. So, why don't we just do this instead?" He smiled, trying to make his opponent to focus on the battle as well. His bug type disappeared in a ray of light.

Then, he swapped out his Pokeball and tossed out a rather equally small, purple, but different Pokemon. "Go Ratz!" Ethan yelled as he tossed, and the Pokeball revealed a purple and white colored Rattata. The normal type sniffed the air to examine the air in this Union Cave, and then took a few seconds to locate his opponent which was a Gastly.

"Aright, Ratz, now go for a Bite!" he ordered as he was ready for the next round. The rat squeaked loudly as he heard the comment, and began gently swaying the tail as he waited for an opportune moment to strike the foe with his sharp teeth.

"Okay, so you probably don't think Rattatas are strong, but this one helped me fought a Wooper few minutes ago before I found you in the Union Cave." Ethan commented for his opponent to hear, as he also gave his rodent Pokemon encouragement, that would probably help out in this battle. Ratz slowly began to move his feet, while still puzzled wondering if his teeth would go through a floating ball of gas with an evil face. Though from the fact that he's already moving slowly but closer to the foe, the Rattata was determined to give this Bite attack a try, even if the move may or may not miss the target.

OOC:
not learning fury swipes
and replace Bubblebeam over Bubble
still 400 words.

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As Silver's Gastly looked over at Ratz the ghost thought that Ethan had to be crazy. It was sure that being a specter would protect it from any attack the rat may try and use on it and Silver had similar feelings. " You must be crazy if you think that rat can do anything at all to my Gastly. Normal types cannot put a scratch on a ghost type and by the looks of that hideous monstrosity I doubt it knows any good moves." Feeling pretty confident that his Pokemon would have the upper hand this round Silver laughed at Ethan. That combined with Ethan's knowledge of team rocket assured Silver he would still win this battle.

" Team Rocket is a group of no good theives who will do anything for glory and power. Robbing a bank would be child's play to them and stealing Pokemon is just the start of what they do. It is not worth explaining to you however as I want to get this over as soon as possible. Gastly put that ugly rat to sleep with your Hypnosis attack." He said as the ghost began to make it's move. Ratz had other plans however and when the ghost Pokemon began it's attack he jumped over the Gastly and upon landing behind it chomped down on the back on the specters body with it's sharp teeth causing massive damage.

Gastly screeched in horror as the teeth nearly sliced it in half. As Ratz let go Silver was in disbelief that his Pokemon had taken so much damage. " I cannot believe this first the two weak Pokemon you used that wasted my time and now you suddenly have a worthwhile Pokemon. You drive me crazy with this back and forwards nonsense. I cannot believe my luck right now." He said as his Gastly was barely able to stay aloft after the attack. As mad as Silver was he was not going to give up just yet as he wanted to destroy Ethan for making him waste so much time.


Pokemon Trainer Battle

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Silver's Gastly : | Level 13|
Health: 23% (8/34 HP)
Status: Normal
How did you do that!
Move: Hypnosis (Failed)

Ethan's Ratz: | Level 14 |
Health: 100% (36/36 HP)
Status: Normal,
You Taste terrible!
Move: Bite

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[Tiki]

Ethan watched and listened closely to Silver as his opponent responded to his purple rat Pokemon. Surely for a common Pokemon like Rattata, they would tend to be underestimated of their abilities, and their strength and weaknesses. He chuckled for a bit as he watched his Rattata did not fall into the Gastly's hypnosis, and was able to strike out his own Bite attack. He smiled as he responded and cheered his own Pokemon, "Yup! Most people underestimate a Rattata that they commonly see, though Pidgey tends to be more popular with people than a Rattata, which I found that odd."

He nodded silently to the "Team Rocket" bit though, as he was finally learning a bit more about this nefarious organization. He was quiet and pondered about this, as he couldn't imagine people using Pokemon to mistreat other Pokemon. Or using technology to mistreat other Pokemon. Perhaps coming from such an optimistic and positive person, this would be something that he would have to meet an actual Rocket himself to face this reality instead of just acting surprised.

When the Gastly screeched in pain, Ethan focused himself back into the battle and assessed the situation after this round. He knew that Bite would be a super effective move, but he didn't expect the move to cause the floating gas of a ghost to scream. Perhaps a single Bite or two would be enough to bring down the floating menace.

"Good Job Ratz! Go for a Bite again! Let's hurry up this battle so Silver can fight some Team Rocket!" he gave his Rattata the order and encouraged the rodent. Then, the rodent squeaked as he heard the order, and began dashing toward the ball of gas as much as he could sense the Gastly.

Ethan wondered how long would this battle take now that he dragged out the earlier rounds. Would Silver have more Pokemon or the Zubat and Gastly were the Pokemon his opponent has? Ethan can't remember if Silver had another Pokemon before since it had been a while since they battled, and Ethan also couldn't remember if Silver had something like a starter Pokemon. Were there? He exhaled deeply and asked, "Is this Gastly your last Pokemon or do we have more Pokemon to battle before you can go fight some Rockets?"

Of course, it would be better to ask instead of holding the question inside your head eternally.

OOC:
400 words!

[Deleted]

With his Gastly in rather poor shape Silver had a plan in mind he hoped would give him a chance of making a comeback. Since he did not have much faith in Gastly after how badly he had underestimated Ratz. Silver had completely forgotten about Gastly's signature move last time but he was not going to pass up the chance to do so this time. " So I may have underestimated that Rattata but it is of no concern to me as I have a little nasty surprise of my own."

Gastly was a lot more alert this round not wanting to make the same mistake again. Sensing that it's master was about to order the move it dreaded using Gastly sighed. " Now Gastly use Curse on that Rattata to make this battle a bit more interesting and hopefully speed things up." As the order was given Gastly's eyes began to glow blood red as it looked directly at Ratz. The ghost Pokemon then began to chant as Ratz's own eyes turned blood red. Just as the attack finished Gastly fell to the ground unable to keep going due to the amount of energy the attack required.


Pokemon Trainer Battle

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Silver's Gastly : | Level 13|
Health: 0% (0/34 HP)
Status: KO'ed
KO'ed!
Move: Curse

Ethan's Ratz: | Level 14 |
Health: 75% (27/36 HP)
Status: Normal,
You coward!
Move: None
Affected by Curse

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With Gastly unable to battle Silver did not look worried at all as his plan seemed to work. Ratz seemed to go insane and began to bite his own paws causing himself great pain. After a few moments of chewing his own paws he regained a moment of sanity and was scared to death over what was happening. Silver saw the show as hilarious as he recalled Gastly and grabbed another Pokeball. " I still have one left and that Curse should effectively stop you from using that Rat much longer."

As he threw his last Pokeball to the ground a Totodile appeared in front of him. The water type was his strongest Pokemon and he was going to push the poor thing to it's limits. " You do have a choice to recall that worthless rat now if you wish but I do not care what your decision is either way as this little monster shall be your end. I look forward to crushing you this next round." He said as the his final Pokemon stood impatiently waiting for the next round.

Ratz gained 2 levels for his participation in the battle and he is now level 16. He also gained +1 happiness and he has +3 overall.
Ratz is trying to learn Hyper Fang Would you like him to forget a move and learn Hyper Fang?


Silver still refuses to give up.


He sends out a level 15 Totodile. Do you want to switch Pokemon?

[Tiki]

With his Rattata earning a minimal respect from his opponent by surprise, because Silver thought a Rattata would be unworthy, Ethan was glad that his small purple rodent was able to put a dent on the slightly darker purple Gastly. Technically two Bites attack would be what he needed to defeat this Gastly, but when the Gastly used Curse, Ethan had a feeling that his Rattata couldn't stay in the battle for long. He opened his mouth in surprise as his Rattata acted a little bit strange with the move Curse affecting him.

"Hey now, I thought we agreed not to insult Pokemon. Rattata may be worthless in your all mighty opinion, but this battle proves that Rattata have their own punch, right?" He responded, still not adjusted to Silver's condescending attitude. Then, commenting on the effect of Curse, he smiled, "Well, if you don't want me to use Rattata anymore, I won't. I could still use the Pokemon you saw previously, or the ones I haven't send out yet..."

Ethan watched as Ratz succumbed to the Curse attack, slightly disgusted by Rattata taking a bite of his own paws. He immediately grabbed a Pokeball and returned Ratz into the Pokeball. "Good Job Ratz! Return and you can stop biting yourself now!" he thanked his Pokemon and returned the poor cursed rodent. Then he watched the battlefield closely, as if he was starting to remember about the Totodile, about battling the Totodie the last time he fought with Silver back in New Bark Town.

"Oh!... Now I remember your Totodile now! It looks like it's gotten stronger too! Alright, I'll use..." Ethan subtly confessed that he actually forgot about the Totodile, and proceeded to dig into his pocket for another Pokeball to toss into the field. "This one. Go, Dynner! Start with a Dragon Rage!"

Out from the Pokeball, a rather cinnamon red colored lizard appeared, and Dynner have sharp claws and flame on his back ready to either battle the opponent or tease Ethan a bit first. The Charmeleon huffed a very light cloud of smoke toward Ethan, who tried to brushed it aside, only for him to comment about how foul that light smoke cloud smells.

"Your breath stinks Dynner! Okay you need to go and attack the Totodile with Dragon Rage for real now!" Ethan grumbled about the smell, and then pointed a finger toward the Totodile.

OOC: 400 words.
Hyper Fang replace Tail Whip
also Cottonee gained 1 level from exp share so now level 12
self-updating

[latani]

Vs. Silver
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Totodile gulped nervously, glad his back was turned to his trainer lest he get scolded for his reaction. Dynner was much taller than himself, and the taunting grin on the Charmeleon's face didn't inspire much confidence. Silver didn't seemed bothered by Ethan's choice, going so far as to smirk. "Really? Didn't they teach you type match-ups in school? Water beats fire, lamebrain," he said with a condescending snort. The Charmeleon might have the advantage of evolution, but his Totodile was brimming with power, being so close to evolving himself.

Dynner rolled his eyes, jaws parting to reveal a mouthful of mysterious blue flames, the sight enough to have Totodile shrinking back where he stood. Chortling, Dynner took a step forward and leaned out, spitting a single fireball at his foe that swept the blue crocodile off his feet. Landing with a dull thud, Totodile staggered to standing, amazed at the incredible power he'd felt in that one move. "Tch. You got lucky is all!" Silver snapped, not liking the sudden shift in battle one bit.

He'd never expected a Fire-type to be packing a move like that, and if he didn't act quickly, Totodile was done. "Make yourself useful! Scary Face!" Silver ordered, giving his dazed partner a harsh shove with his foot. Grimacing, Totodile faced down Dynner and fixed him with a menacing glare, eyes glowing an eerie red. Even Dynner couldn't repress a shiver of fear at this look, scowling at the unwanted sensation.

Trainer Battle

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Silver's Totodile | Level 15 |
Health: 9% (4/44 HP)
Status: When did you become a dragon...?; Normal
Totodile used a successful Scary Face!

VS

Ethan's Dynner | Level 17 |
Health: 100% (51/51 HP)
Status: I huffed and I puffed!; Spd -2
Dynner used a successful Dragon Rage!

[Tiki]

Ethan was satisfied with the surprise that he had given his opponent, as he kept true to his word by speeding up the battle, even though the method of expediting the battle may not be what the opponent would expect. He stared at Silver with a huge smile on his face, while folding his arm to hold himself steadily. He also fixed his posture to exude this confidence that he would win the battle. With a sudden new burst of energy, he watched the previous round of battle, his excitement about winning was making him charged.

"Oh, no, I didn't get lucky. I knew what I was doing sending an evolved fire type versus a water type," the trainer replied with blunt honesty, defending that the last round wasn't luck based. He moved his head downward a bit from looking at the opponent, and examined the fitness of his Pokemon and his opponent's Pokemon. The Totodile looked tired, while his Charmeleon seemed to be in good shape. He then added a comment referencing something that was said earlier in this battle, "Well, looks like this battle is almost over. I think we should wrap up in the next round, so you can be on your way to fight Team Rocket. How does that sound? Alright, Dynner! Finish this battle with a Scratch!" He said, assuming that Silver don't have anymore Pokemon for him to battle.

When Ethan finished speaking, the fire type stared at the Totodile deadly in the eyes, and began dashing as he prepared his claws for the scratch. The scratch to end this battle with the annoying Silver. Ethan watched the battle intently, wondering how would his opponent insult his own Totodile when he lose. He consciously blinked his eyes to clear his mind, and focused back into the battle, as that would be more important than worrying about how Silver raise his Pokemon.

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use Scratch

[latani]

Vs. Silver
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Ethan's smug smile was enough to incur Silver's wrath, his eyes narrowed in a look of pure spite. "Like you'd even stand a chance against me if you didn't have that Charmeleon. All you've shown me so far is a bunch of weak little Pokémon!" he spat, venom dripping from his words. If he'd dislike Ethan before, it was evolving into something darker now, more than just a bitter desire to crush him utterly and wipe that damn smile clear off his face. But just as Ethan was assured in his victory, Silver too was confident that his next ploy would pay off.

"News flash, your Charmeleon isn't the fastest Pokémon here now. Totodile, give that overgrown lizard a good soak with Water Gun," the red-haired teen ordered, crossing his arms and flashing a smug smile of his own. A faint blue aura enveloped the tiny crocodile as it stepped forwards, jaws parting to expel a high-pressure blast of water that struck Dynner right in the stomach as he charged forwards to finish the fight. Nearly doubling over from the sheer power, Dynner gasped for breath, front paws splayed on the ground as he recovered.

It wasn't enough to take the Charmeleon down completely, and Totodile knew it as soon as Dynner reared up with a glint in his eyes. He raised his arms to protect against the attack, but a single swipe from Dynner's claws cleaved off the last of his energy. Swaying on the spot, it seemed like an eternity until Totodile finally collapsed to the ground, eyes fluttering shut in exhaustion. Silver looked down at his Pokémon with a scornful expression before he directed his gaze to Ethan, his mouth twisted in anger from losing once again. He recalled his Pokémon and stormed by the other trainer without a word, money fluttering from his coat pocket to land at Ethan's feet.

Trainer Battle

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Silver's Totodile | Level 15 |
Health: 0% (0/44 HP)
Status: ...; Fainted!
Torrent activated!
Totodile used a successful Water Gun!

VS

Ethan's Dynner | Level 17 |
Health: 64% (33/51 HP)
Status: T'is but a scratch; Spd -2
Dynner used a successful Scratch!

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Dynner fought well and grew to Level 19!
Gained +1 Happiness!

Weecot learned from the battle and grew to Level 13!
Weecot can learn the move Mega Drain, but he knows four moves.
Delete one for Mega Drain?

Silver dropped £900 in his haste to leave. Score!

[Tiki]

As the battle was drawing to a close, Ethan was paying Silver half of his attention, as his other half was just watching the battle to visually confirm that the battle would be over. He had a feeling that his opponent would use a water type move, as he was the one who sent a fire type Pokemon into the fray. Part of him feared that it would be critical hit and ending the battle once and for all, but that didn't happen. Instead, Dynner merely was hit by a Water Gun and paused in his way. As soon as the Charmeleon got up, the fire lizard charged forward and finished the foe in a fiery scratch. He could feel the intensity of the battle as the Totodile seemed to be struggling to stay on its feet after that Scratch. It wasn't long until Silver departed the battle without a word and left some prize money for Ethan to collect, from the ground.

Just as he was picking it up, his Charmeleon teased him for a bit by spewing tiny specks of flame in his feet's direction. He dodged for what seemed like an entire minute before yelling his Pokemon to stop. Then, he thanked and congratulated his Pokemon and returned the fire type to rest. He kneel down and pocketed the prize money, sighing in relief, reliving the last few rounds of battle in his head again before maybe he would forget half of it. Then, he stood up and stretched his arms and body before continuing down his path in Union Cave.

He wondered now if his Pokemon would be ready for the next gym battle, or he would need to have more training. He assessed in his head that, between the Pokeon in his party and the ones in his box, some might be ready and some might be not. He also decided that, since his Charmeleon would be his strongest Pokemon now, he would have to save Dynner as his last reserve for the gym battle. Thinking about his previous battle with the Rattata, he decided that he would need to train Ratz, and a few of his party Pokemon for a bit before the next gym battle, as Falkner previously gave him a bit of a trouble with Roost. He thought to himself if the next gym leader too, would have something up in the sleeve.

OOC:
400 words.
well first evolving Azurill to Marill because it's enough happiness
Then boxing Nincada and take out Baltoy and put Exp share on IT.
also replace Mega Drain over Absorb on Cottonee

all self updating

[Sacred Fire]

The rocky cavern seemed pretty much dark as it was on occasions it up by the sun light that managed to trickle in from some other parts of the cave where a crack had managed to form. Otherwise, it was pretty much darkness. Even some of the pokemon there had difficulties trying to manuver through the cave, though it was hard to imagine a pokemon like Geodude that would get lost. The pokemon had no legs...so it just sorta levitated right there? It was an odd pokemon almost looking like it was totaly made out of rock except for having two eyes, a face and a nose to top things off.

Still it was a pokemon, and pokemon were pokemon....or the saying said something like this. This geodude roamed the floor grounds trying to find out where it was in this cave. It had gotten lost AGAIN and it seemed to have had some frustrating moments there. If it had been human there would've been some few choice words there that it would've said by now. However it seemed its confusion wasn't over yet as it felt its body starting to be lifted off the ground at an uncomfortable house, the pokemon looked back seeing that a Machop had decided to lift it into the air and managed to hurl it across the path way with relative ease.

The Geodude groaned as it clanged against the wall nearby and hit with a heavy thud. Well today was an awful day. It looked back trying to recover and figure out where it had been thrown. Its eyes soon fell upon a pokemon trainer, and noticed that Ethan wasn't far by at all. He didn't seem all that frightening to the pokemon, so it decided that maybe a battl ewould take out all this ease or the frustration that it had right now. After getting lost and being hurled into obliviou a battle sounded about good right now. "GEODUDE!" The pokemon called out as it began to make its way over towards Ethan to challenge him to a battle.

A Wild Geodude (Level 9) Wants to battle! Do you want to challenge it or flee?

[Tiki]

Ethan was walking slowly and carefully as he made his way through this Union Cave to make sure he makes the right turn and not get lost, but for someone who had never been to the cave before, he knew that there would be some experimentation should he come across a cross road. Moments after the last battle with Silver, he heard an audibly loud thud nearby him, and the sound made him stopped his peacefulness to become suddenly alert to the surrounding. He looked around the area, next to him and behind him, in his best ability to assess what the thud was and where the thud came from.

When he turned his head back around to the front, he heard an angry shout of "Geodude!" following the thud, and it didn't take him long to piece the two together. Though he wasn't sure if the Geodude caused the thud sound itself, or the thud sound cause the Geodude to show itself. He exhaled in relief as he realized from the look of the rock type that, the Pokemon just seemed angry and wanted a battle. Seeing that battling a wild Pokemon would actually be better than fighting this obnoxious Silver person previously, the trainer did not hesitate to accept the Geodude's body language for a challenge.

"Alright Geodude, here goes, a battle for you. Go, Weecot!" the young trainer tossed a Pokeball into the air, and in it revealed white and green colored grass type Pokemon. The cotton Pokemon wiggled his ears energetically while trying to stay in the air. However, the cave had so little wind moving through, and combined with the rocky ceilings, Weecot ended up sitting himself on the ground, which was unusual for his character.

"Weecot, use Mega Drain on the Geodude!" The trainer waited for a moment for his Pokemon to settle down for a bit in this unusual cave environment, and then ordered his first move. The Cottonee's head scalp region glowed white as the grass type mustered the move, which would drain the anger and energy out of that Geodude.


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349 words.