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Post by Tarlar on Oct 16, 2020 7:56:12 GMT 11
The furret might not seem like much, but it had been chosen for this task and it was no ordinary furret. It glared at Essence as she mocked it and called it unimpressive, and it stretched to its full height and could look her evenly in her eyes. It was easy to forget how big furrets actually were and if you included the tail it was certainly bigger than even the tall Essence and Zeke would seem small compared to it. Size wasn't all though and time would tell what this totem was able to dish out for Essence and Zeke. Furret narrowed its eyes when Essence mumbled about wanting to get going fast and then it smirked, she wasn't going to be the only one having a say on that matter. It stayed in its upright position as Zeke was called out and it looked regally down on the strange looking pokemon it had never seen before. "Welcome to my Trial, your trainer had made it this far, let's see if you have what it takes," Furret challenge Zeke directly and would give the cufant a moment to answer if he dared wished. Furret then fell down on all fours and rolled around into a tight ball, was this really what this mighty totem wanted to do? Hide and defend? Zeke trotted forward and slammed his trunk down into the side of the Furret with a sickening thud, which really must have hurt the normal type although it didn't move. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Totem Furret LV 12 HP 73% [34/46] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/furret.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Ezekiel LV 10 HP 100% [37/37] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/cufant.gif) Totem Furret [Keen Eye]: +1 DEF Essence's Ezekiel [Sheer force]: Normal <Furret used Defense Curl, Zeke used Rock Smash> (ooc: eggcount updated)
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Apr 10, 2023 11:35:30 GMT 11
Essence waved off the Furret as it stretched its body out even more to look her in the eyes. Yeah, the Totem Pokemon was pretty big and tall, but at the end of the day it is still just an oversized rodent. "Don't know that it's not polite to make eye contact with others unless you want a fight," she stated with a smirk, shaping her hands into fist as if she was preparing to take on the Totem Pokemon with her bare fist. Luckily for the Furret, it backed down and turned its attention onto the Pokemon that Essence had called out onto the field.
Zeke nodded his head at the Furret's words as it looked eyes with his opponent. Unlike his trainer, the Cufant was not worried about trying to intimidate the Totem Pokemon, he simply just wanted to prove to his new trainer that he has what it takes to remain on her team. "You might be better than I am, but do not underestimate me! There's a lot of power lying inside this small body!" Zeke spoke out, gently stomping his heavy feet against the ground.
"Rock Smash! Knock some sense into this oversized rat!" Essence commanded her Pokemon.
Essence sends out Zeke (Cufant). Zeke used Rock Smash.
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Post by Tiki on Apr 11, 2023 11:04:33 GMT 11
The Furret let out a chuckle, and then curled itself into a furry round ball of fluffy softness to cushion the blow from the incoming Cufant's Rock Smash. The normal type held onto her friend shaped position, and waited patiently as the Cufant ran forward with the intent to smash the brown and tan striped Furret like another rock in the great outdoors. When the Cufant left to keep their distance, the Furret uncurled itself and stood tall, glancing at the trainer and her Pokemon before speaking again. "I'm not starting fight if you're the one coming to challenge yourself," it grinned, although not sure if the human could understand. "After all, you did faced the Sentret first."It continued. "I am not underestimating you, I am simply a measure for your skills. Sometimes a battle, and life, will test your patience, and you cannot get through it quick." It lectured. "I see that you have the energy, and the power, but what about patience?"Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Totem Furret LV 12 HP 54% [25/46] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/furret.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Ezekiel LV 10 HP 100% [37/37] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/cufant.gif) Totem Furret [Keen Eye]: +2 DEF Essence's Ezekiel [Sheer force]: Normal SP30 Furret used Defense Curl! SP12 Ezekiel used Rock Smash!
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Apr 12, 2023 11:38:20 GMT 11
A grunt of frustration left Essence's mouth as she watched the Furret roll into a ball to cushion itself from Zeke's incoming attack. "Ugh! Is that all you're going to do? This isn't a game of hide and seek!" She yelled out at the Totem Pokemon, taunting it a bit. A couple of soft chuckles soon escaped from her mouth as she watched the Furret turn its attention towards her and start to speak to her. She had no idea what the normal-type Pokemon was saying, but she had an idea that it was probably being a little cheeky with her. "Fine, if you don't wanna fight back then you're just gonna make this easier for us," she added, shrugging her shoulders.
"Zeke! Give it another blow! This time harder than the last one and I mean it! We should have seen a defense drop by now!" She called out to her Pokemon. The Cufant nodded his head before charging towards his opponent yet again.
Zeke used Rock Smash.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Apr 23, 2023 23:58:36 GMT 11
Furret stood up straight on its hind legs and stared at Essence from behind her massive elephant. This trainer seemed to be impatient and had an inner need to jump to the end of the fight. This test of skills would prove her will and determination, so that Furret could see if Essence had what it took to muster through the battle with her Pokemon and stand against the arduous trails tossed at them, or if she would give in and fold to run away in defeat. “Your human seems….” It turned to Ezekiel and hummed thoughtfully. “Pretty…quick to react. That can be a detriment in the wrong moments.”Then Furret would shook across the ground at the top of its heels. It used its long, nimble body to wrap around the backside of a tree, scale up a medium sized boulder, and dart underneath and overturned log. When it climbed on top of the log, it would launch itself off and slam headfirst into Ezekiel from the side, causing the large elephant to trumpet loudly in pain. Furret stood back up on its hind legs and licked its front legs to clean itself. It would rub its small paws over its head and ears, then alongside its side and throughout its tail idly while waiting to see what the human and her Pokemon would do. Ezekiel almost predictably caused the rocks around the area to begin to float up in the air. A strange light surrounded them as they floated and spun, before he would launch them repeatedly at the long ferret. Furret hissed and barked in pain and shook itself, fluffing up its fur to make itself look a bit larger for a second. “You have this sheer force about you…” Ferret commented thoughtfully, wincing from the pain. “Your attacks can really pack a punch. There’s a reason why I had to curl up into a tight ball first, to prepare for our fight.” He nodded, staring at Ezekiel expectantly. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Totem Furret LV 12 HP 37% [17/46] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/furret.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Ezekiel LV 10 HP 84% [31/37] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/cufant.gif) Totem Furret [Keen Eye]: +2 DEF Essence's Ezekiel [Sheer force]: Normal SP30 Furret used Quick Attack! SP12 Ezekiel used Rock Smash! Just as a note Sheer Force won't have the defense drop from Rock Smash. You're trading the additional effects your moves could have had for more power essentially. Though it's perfectly fine and kinda funny as rp fluff.
Edit: Also ❤ Aphrodite ❤ remember to include your word count for your Skorupi egg if you want us to help you hatch it! <3 I see this last post of yours had 165 words, so I added it to your egg. Lemme know if for any reason you didn't want that.
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Apr 30, 2023 11:15:41 GMT 11
Ezekiel chuckled a bit at the Furret's comment regarding his trainer and her personality. Oh, the poor Furret had no idea. "Yeah, it takes some time to get used to her, but I suppose she's not too bad. She's very ambitious and sassy." The steel elephant Pokemon replid back to the Furret. Ezekiel then found himself becoming slightly impatient with his trainer and her lack of knowledge regarding his ability. The Cufant turned his body towards his trainer before picking up a small pebble from the ground with his trunk. He would then use his powerful trunk to launch the peddle at his trainer's arm.
"Hey Zeke! Have you lost your damn mind! I should come out there and kick your as-..." Essence's words were soon cut off as she felt the pain of the pebble fired her arm started to sink in a little bit. She grabbed her injured arm and held on to it for a few seconds as she glared at her Pokemon. "Sheer Force... Are you kidding me! I should have know that by now!" Essence replied, placing the palm of her hand over her face in embarrassment. She considered herself to be a professor in the future, yet she made the mistake of overlooking her own Pokemon's ability!
Zeke chuckled some more at his trainer's delayed reaction to his antics. However, he soon found himself turning back around to face his opponent after he noticed the pissed facial expression shown over her face. Yeah, she would more than likely get revenge on him later. "Now that my trainer has noticed her mistakes you should prepare to lose this fight. You're a clever opponent, but my punches are going to continue to punch hard!"
"Zeke, you know what to do! Smash 'em like street rat!"
Zeke used Rock Smash.
Egg Count: 299 totally forgot about the egg in her party.
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Post by Tarlar on May 6, 2023 4:11:25 GMT 11
The Totem watched Zeke thoughtfully for a bit, wondering what kind of pokemon it was it was facing. With the move Zeke kept using, and with how little he was hurt by the Totem's own moves, he had to be a fighting type. It also required a special kind of pokemon to be okay with a less than nice trainer, and Essence seemed to be both impatient and harsh. This trainer would need a lot of training if she shouldn't wear down her pokemon completely, the furret wondered if it could help push her in the right direction or not. Zeke seemed to be knowing what he was doing, hopefully he would be able to get Essence to listen and learn, so they could get a proper team work up and running. The Totem decided it was a good sign, that Essence at least could accept that she made mistakes. The totem bowed its head politely at Ezekiel's warning, "I would expect that, that is the goal of any challenger of my Trial," it said calmly, no shame in losing a battle, it didn't make it a less of a Totem. "If it would, using the same move over and over, would be a great tactic, but my apologies for saying it so bluntly, it is a bit uncreative." "This is not a test of brute strength, the goal is to test you and your trainer's teamwork and how you handle pressure," it said calmly and looked at Essence a little smirk, "and I think I know how to do that."It grinned and growled cutely, lowering itself down to look smaller and as a less of a threat, "come along now, follow her orders and attack me. I promise I won't retaliate!"True to its word, it didn't. Ezekiel trotted over at slapped it hard with his trunk, but its behavior made him use less force than otherwise might could have. How would Essence handle a battle that was dragged out to last forever? Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Totem Furret LV 12 HP 24% [11/46] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/furret.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Ezekiel LV 10 HP 84% [31/37] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/cufant.gif) Totem Furret [Keen Eye]: +2 DEF Essence's Ezekiel [Sheer force]: -1ATK SP30 Furret used Growl! SP12 Ezekiel used Rock Smash!
(ooc: words added to egg)
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Dec 22, 2023 10:29:17 GMT 11
Essence could be a bit impatient and quite rough around the edges, but Zeke and his friends admired their trainer for her clever mind and ambitious spirit. She could be a little too tough of them at times, but she truly never meant them any physical harm. Maybe a little bit of emotional harm here and there, but that is only to toughen them up, right?
Zeke chuckled a bit at the Totem Pokémon's words. The wise Totem Pokémon made just another valid point, but still, Zeke would stay true to his trainer's words and trust her ability to lead him to victory. Despite the fact that he is quite tired of using the same move over and over again. "Call it what you want, but this tactic will lead us to victory soon enough, and that is what matters most to my trainer," he informed his opponent. To be honest, he did not expect the Totem Pokémon to under his trainer nor her harsh style of training her Pokémon.
"Less talking and more action, Zeke! You're here to grow stronger. There is no time to make friends!" Essence yelled out at her Pokémon. She took a quick glance at the Furret and simply shook her head in disappointment as she watched their opponent fail to inflict damage against them. She was hoping for more exciting battle than this one. "Rock Smash!" She commanded the Steel-type Pokemon.
Zeke trumpeted loudly before rushing towards the Furret once more with his glowing tuck, hoping to deliver another powerful slap to its body.
Zeke used Rock Smash.
Egg Count: 260
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Post by Rexman on Dec 25, 2023 0:39:48 GMT 11
The Totem Pokemon had seen many things in its time in its position here. Granted, it wasn't always called forth to test the humans and their partners, but on the occasions that it has done so, this was easily the most boring of its battles. However, if the challenger was so adamant about behaving and fighting in such a manner, it was simply what was going to happen. [Maybe, but it's definitely not normal. I hope your training is not always like this,] the totem responded. Ezekiel charged the Furret and the normal type Pokemon took a more appropriate battle stance before opening its claws. Just before the trunk of the Cufant made contact, the Furret lashed out with sharp claws, scoring small marks on the steel skin of the elephant Pokemon. It wasn't a deterrent, though, as the trunk of the Cufant smashed down on the head of the totem, knocking it to the ground, before it rolled away to avoid any extra damage. The attack definitely hurt, though, and the Furret was starting to get worn out by all of the direct hits it was taking. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Totem Furret LV 12 HP 6% [3/46] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/furret.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] [attr="class","qkt-clip"]Ezekiel LV 10 HP 68% [25/37] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/cufant.gif) Totem Furret [Keen Eye]: +2 DEF Essence's Ezekiel [Sheer force]: -1ATK SP30 Furret used Scratch 6 damage SP12 Ezekiel used Rock Smash 8 damage
Scratch Crit? 1QZ8TRx2p_1-16Rock Smash Crit? p_1-16Words added to Eggie 1-16·1-16·1-100
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Dec 25, 2023 11:26:19 GMT 11
Essence smirked, watching her Cufant strike the Furret with another solid hit. Her chocolate brown eyes locked on the opponent, noticing that it is barely holding on right now. "That was a better hit, Zeke. I'm confident that one more hit is going to do the trick and we can finish off his rodent then continue on with the rest of our day!"
Zeke did not want to believe that the Furret meant any harm with its words, but Zeke did not like the fact that it seems to be doubting his trainer's training techniques. "She knows what she is doing, and I do trust her," he replied back. Still, he did not expect the Furret to fully understand.
"Finish this with one last Rock Smash!"
Zeke used Rock Smash.
Egg Count: 126
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Post by Pixel on Dec 28, 2023 6:33:16 GMT 11
This was the end. Perhaps Essence had learned what the heart of the trial was about, or perhaps not. The totem had done what it could do. The furret lunged forward with another swipe of its claws, slashing into the cufant's side, and then...that trunk crashed down again and the furret went limp. Though just for a moment. Its lithe body shivered as it righted itself and with a silent, long look at its opponent, it bowed its head and scurried off, vanishing from sight. Unable to be followed or found. That meant Essence could go to where the totem rested. Easy to pick up. No further obstacles in her way. Upon grabbing the amulet, she would be able to retreat from the wilds and return to the start of the trial where the old couple waited for her return. Her pokemon would be returned and they would explain what the amulet did. How having it in her possession would draw pokemon not native to johto and rarely seen by trainers to her.
TRIAL COMPLETE!
Ezekiel gained +3 LVs for defeating the totem.![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/items/custom/trialamulet.png) Totem Amulet (1)
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Dec 28, 2023 11:11:42 GMT 11
It seems that her observation would be correct. Essence smirked, watching her small, yet powerful Steel-type Pokémon take down the so-called "Totem" Pokémon for good. If her heart is not so frozen then maybe she would have felt a little sympathy for the Furret due to it not being able to inflict much damage on her Pokémon. How could such a pathetic Pokémon consider itself to be a guardian?
Zeke was relieved to learn that he had managed to take down his opponent without embarrassing himself. Now, he does not have to worry about disappointing his strict trainer. The Cufant gave his opponent a small smile and a quick head bow back in returned as he watched it flee from the scene. Perhaps in another world, the two of them could have become friends with one another. So far, Furret has been one of the wisest Pokémon that he has encountered, and that was more than enough for the young elephant-like Pokémon to admire it.
"You defeated your opponent, but it shouldn't have taken you that long to do so. Anyway, I suppose that win is a win," Essence told Zeke. It may not seem like it, but it is still considered to be a compliment coming from her. She returned Zeke back to his Poke Ball for a break before moving forth to claim her treasure before traveling back to the elder couple's home to retrieve her other Pokémon.
Zeke used Rock Smash.
Egg Count: 240
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