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Post by Venominon on Oct 3, 2021 23:40:22 GMT 11
The sky over route 33 was still dark and filled with stars, and with the disappearance of the fog, the temperature seemed to drop a little bit as well. Even so, none of this made any difference to Venom or the Scorpion Pokémon that clung to his shoulder. Before calling it a day, Venom had one more stop he wanted to make for some special training. The Slowpoke Well. As the name implied, the well was home to a large number of wild Slowpoke, and being that Slowpoke was a Psychic type Pokémon, Venom figured they'd make fine opponents for Team Toxic to test themselves against. Of course, it wasn't Venom's intention to cause the Slowpoke any serious harm, especially given how important they were to the people of Azalea Town. Rather, Venom's goal was to have his Poison type Pokémon battle the wild Dopey Pokémon as a means to help get them in shape for future battles against far stronger Psychic types.
Even in the darkness of the night, it didn't take Venom very long to find the one and only entrance to the Slowpoke Well, as he proceeded to climb down the ladder located inside said well. However, as he and Skorupi looked down into the well, they quickly saw that it was pitch black, making it impossible for them to see the bottom, even with Venom's highly trained vision. "Skorupi. Skor, Skor?" Skorupi asked her trainer if they'd be okay going forward, or down in this particular situation. "It'll be fine, Skorupi. As soon as we get closer to the bottom, my eyes should adjust to the low light. Worst case scenario, we can always call out Ivysaur and have him use his Flash attack to brighten things up in here." The Poison type trainer answered the small Poison/Bug type as he continued to climb down the ladder, showing absolutely no fear or concern regarding the increasing levels of darkness all around them.
However, as soon as they made it about halfway down the ladder, the poisonous pair suddenly started to hear some moans of pain echoing through the tunnels. This caused Venom to come to a complete stop right away, as he quickly turned and narrowed his eyes, doing his best to spot anything at all through the darkness. Not long after that, a voice was heard, but this wasn't the voice of a Pokémon. It was definitely a human's voice, and it was warning the ninja not to go any further for some reason or another. Not only that, but it sounded like whoever the voice belonged to was injured. Even though Venom didn't care much for humans, this was something even he couldn't ignore. So, in spite of the voice's warnings, the purple-haired trainer continued to climb down the ladder, moving faster than he was before.
Unfortunately, Venom was forced to stop once again not long after that, noticing that the last few rungs of the ladder were all broken. Nevertheless, this didn't stop Venom for very long at all, as he once again put his ninja training to good use. "Hold on tight, Skorupi." Venom gave his Pokémon a heads up, then took a single deep breath, and proceeded to jump right off the ladder. As one would expect, the darkness made it a bit difficult for Venom to land safely, but thankfully, he managed to pull it off and land on his feet. Literally. Now that that was done, Venom took a moment to let his eyes adjust to the lack of light in the well, keeping them narrowed the entire time. A path became clear to Venom's snake eyes mere seconds after that, and the trainer was quick to run down it, beginning his search for the injured human that he'd heard on the way down.
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Post by Marchbaby on Oct 7, 2021 12:18:48 GMT 11
As Venom headed down the path it was not long before he saw a man lying on the floor in quite a bit of pain. " Ah hey you are not one of those Rocket punks are you? I sprained my ankle trying to chase those idiots out of here. Argh I am not going to be able to do anything about them now. My name is Kurt and you can consider me a friend of the Slowpoke here." Though he knew he was not going to be able to chase Team Rocket away he thought that maybe Venom would be willing to help him out. He had no one else he could ask and it was not likely anyone else was going to explore the well anytime soon. He then started to explain the situation hoping his desperate plight would not fall on deaf ears. " Young lad, these Team Rocket hooligans have invaded this peaceful well that the local Slowpoke call home. They have been using a poor Totodile who lived peacefully with them to cut off their tails. Slowpoke Tails are worth a lot of money on the Black Market and the evil fools who run it do not care about the harm they cause to make money. Please would you do me a favor and chase these heartless fools out of here? I saw at least two grunts up ahead and I know their leader is named Proton from a conversation I overheard but that is all I know." After he finished speaking Kurt tried his best to hop towards the entrance hoping to find some way back up to the surface. The broken rungs on the ladder would make it hard but he would not give up trying as he left Venom to clear out Team Rocket. While Kurt was busy with that Venom could hear footsteps up ahead along with whistling. If he was quiet he might be able to slip past the Team Rocket Grunt up ahead or he could choose to battle. Regardless of his choice there would certainly be more trouble up ahead. A Team Rocket Grunt is not paying attention. Would you like to try and slip past (50% chance) or battle? If you choose to battle he will send out his Rattata (Level 14).
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Post by Venominon on Oct 10, 2021 18:36:45 GMT 11
Venom's serpent eyes were all he needed to see through the darkness of the cavern, and as soon as he spotted the old man on the ground, he ran right over to him and carefully helped the elderly gentleman up. "Are you alright? What happened here?" The ninja asked the old man, then listened to his response. Upon hearing the words "Team Rocket" from the old man, a single gasp escaped Venom's lips, before his face slowly began to contort in anger. Venom hadn't crossed paths with Team Rocket very often at all, but since his father Koga used to be a Team Rocket admin, he knew all about them. Needless to say, Venom wasn't amused by the things his father told him about this evil organization one bit. And if they were really here, causing trouble in the Slowpoke Well, then Venom needed no further invitation to put a stop to whatever it was that they were up to.
Even so, the purple-haired trainer maintained his composure, and waited for the old man to finish speaking. Venom was a little surprised to find out that the old man was Kurt, the one and only poke ball expert and crafter of Azalea Town, but he kept his focus on Team Rocket for the time being. The more Venom listened to Kurt's explanation, the angrier he got, knowing that the Slowpoke must certainly be suffering as a result of Team Rocket's tail-collecting mission. A few angry hissing sounds escaped Venom's lips after that, but he was able to keep his cool, as he offered Kurt a response. "I see. It's an honor to meet you, Kurt. I was hoping to pay you a visit while I was here in Johto, but that can wait. My name is Venom, this is Skorupi, and no. We are most certainly not with Team Rocket."
Skorupi could sense her trainer's anger, so she remained silent for the time being, but still hoped that Venom would be okay. From there, both Venom and Skorupi listened to Kurt's plea for help, even though Skorupi didn't really understand the majority of it. Venom wasn't the slightest bit surprised by what Team Rocket was doing here, already well aware of how much money Slowpoke Tails could be sold for on the black market. The part about the Totodile was a bit of a surprise though, as the ninja found himself wondering how such a rare Pokémon came to be living in the Slowpoke Well of all places. Regardless, this only served to pour more fuel on the fire of Venom's rage. Venom didn't recognize the name "Proton", so he figured that he must've joined up with Team Rocket sometime after Koga left the evil organization.
It made no difference who Team Rocket had among their ranks though, as Venom responded to Kurt's plea shortly after the old man finished speaking, turning to face the tunnel ahead of him as he spoke. "If Team Rocket is really here, then it's Team Toxic's job to stop them. You can leave them to us, Kurt. We'll get every single one of them out of here, and bring the suffering of the Pokémon that live here to an end. I give you my word as a trainer, a ninja, and a friend to all Pokémon." With that, Venom began to venture further into the well, staying quiet and keeping to the shadows, hoping to get the drop on Team Rocket. His words did well to make Skorupi smile, as she knew right then and there that her master was perfectly fine.
Almost immediately after that, Venom heard the sounds of footsteps and whistling up ahead, and quickly came to a stop, staying hidden as he did. He knew that this had to be a Team Rocket grunt, and while the ninja could easily sneak past this lone grunt with his ninja skills, Venom had absolutely no intention of letting even one of these criminals off easy. So, after pondering his options for a moment, a smirk suddenly appeared on Venom's face. He'd gotten a rather devilish idea. One that he figured would give Team Rocket a little taste of their own medicine. The Poison type trainer proceeded to whisper his plan to Skorupi, and after she responded with a nod and a smile, Venom grabbed another poke ball from his waist and suddenly tossed it out in front of the passing Team Rocket grunt.
"Salandit, come on out and use your Smog!" From the orb Venom tossed out in front of the grunt, the Toxic Lizard Pokémon emerged, and began to spray her poisonous gas all over the place without missing a beat. "Sal! Sala!" However, the purpose of this Smog attack was not to cause harm to the grunt, but rather, gave Venom and his Pokémon all the time and cover they needed to get into position for what Venom had planned. "Like poison ivy breaking through the cracks, or the noxious bite of a cornered Ekans, we are the poison that courses through this world. Fighting poison with poison, we are the cure for what ails it and its creatures. Venominon Ouroboros and his Pokémon friends appear before you now, you foolish humans. We are Team Toxic! Surrender now or prepare to fight!" "Skorupi! Skor!" "Salandit! Sala!"
Venom continued to smirk through the entire routine, doing his own version of Team Rocket's motto, which Skorupi and Salandit were more than happy to join in on at the end. When the Smog finally cleared away, there they all were, standing proudly before the lone Team Rocket grunt. Venom may have hated Team Rocket very much, but even he couldn't resist putting on a little show like that one, demonstrating absolutely no fear in doing so. And now that their performance had come to an end, Venom waited for the grunt to send out his first Pokémon. Once he had, the fight was on. "Looks like you're up, Skorupi. Use Dig!" Skorupi was up first, quickly tunneling her way underground, while Salandit moved back and stood at Venom's side on standby for now.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Oct 14, 2021 7:30:15 GMT 11
The pinkish-haired grunt stood at his watch station, twiddling his thumbs and whistling amongst himself. He had begun with Team Rocket just a couple of months ago and had turned to a life of crime because he was sure that there was ‘easy money’, so long as you picked the right jobs and played your cards right. While the other grunts were all busy scaling through the underground network of the Slowpoke well, this lanky grunt kept to himself and played ‘watchman’. It was the best way to secure your bag with minimal work necessary to involve yourself in the ‘particulars’ of the situation. Besides, no one even asked his name! He could be Frank, Gerald, Mike, or even James! Who cared, right? He was just a grunt – no one important who needed to be known or whose name should be memorized. Just, ‘ hey, you’ and ‘ do this’ or go stand over there’! Whenever they checked up on him, it was easy - “Oh yeah, everything’s clear here boss!” He loved it! He didn’t even memorize the names of the other grunts or really anyone inside of the organization! He was so bored, in fact, that the grunt hunched down on the ground and began collecting the small pebbles around him. He would toss them across the ground to skip them along, laughing to himself as he did so. When the thick plumes of thick black smoke billowed up out of seemingly nowhere, the grunt was equally shocked and surprised. He jumped back and cupped his hands before lifting it to him mouth as he coughed. “Who’s there?!” He roared at the top of his lungs. “show yourself at once! Do you know who you’re messing with?!” He demanded. As the tall, spiky purple haired ninja began to rise up from the fumes and take form, the grunt began livid. What would this mean for his pay if the boss found out?! No, this was going to be handled here and now. He wanted his full paycheck for this heist, and this ‘Team Toxic’ or whatever he wanted to call himself wasn’t going to stop that! “Why you...I’ll show you not to mess with Team Rocket! Ratty use Quick Attack then Let’s give them a lesson in ‘hospitality’, shall we!!” The purple rat raced forward, slamming against the purple scorpion. Skorupi rolled over and shook it off easily, before tunneling underground. “Why you....! No good, dirty stinkin’, wanna-be goodie-two-shoes wearin’...and I’m the ‘bad guy’ here! You really ought to join Team Rocket, kid!” He began raving, throwing his hat on the ground and stomping on it, before calming down and even offering Venominon to ‘switch teams’ and join Team Rocket. “No use doin’ anything whilst she’s underground. Focus Energy and wait for the lil’ tyrant to emerge!” The grunt instructed as Ratty began to glow brightly. Then, Skorupi dug herself back up and slammed up against Ratty, tossing the rodent into the air and across the ground effortlessly. Rocket Grunt Battle Weather: Inside Cave [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Ratty ♂ LV 14 HP 53% [19/36]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Skorupi ♀ LV 17 HP 87% [39/45]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] Rocket Grunt's Ratty [Guts]: +2 CRIT Venominon's Skorupi [Sniper]: Normal Sp++ Ratty used Quick Attack! SP32 Skorupi used Dig! SP29 Ratty used Focus Energy!
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Post by Venominon on Oct 15, 2021 0:14:59 GMT 11
The grunt's threats failed to intimidate Venom even a little, as the ninja simply remained silent and listened to the grunt yell at him through the darkness of the cavern. Salandit wasn't as quiet though. The Toxic Lizard Pokémon started laughing as soon as the grunt started coughing and yelling, sticking close to Venom's side the entire time. "Salalalalalalalala..." Through it all, Venom shot the Team Rocket grunt a very strong look of discontent. The more the evil man spoke, the more displeased the purple-haired ninja became. And given this man's obvious lack of training or experience, Venom knew that he could easily take care of him with his own two hands, but he held himself back, wanting his Pokémon to gain as much experience as they could from the battles that were sure to unfold within the Slowpoke Well.
Thankfully, all of Skorupi's training paid off. The Scorpion Pokémon suffered very little damage from the Mouse Pokémon's Quick Attack, quickly shrugging it off before beginning her own assault. And unlike Rattata's attack, Skorupi's attack had far more power behind it, resulting in a much stronger impact and far more damage. This exchange of blows caused a new grin to appear on Venom's face, very pleased with the results of the first round of this battle. However, the next words that left the Team Rocket grunt's mouth caused Venom to not only lose his grin, but also start glaring at said grunt with a very intense glare that could even paralyze a Gyarados. As his eyes went from round pupils to narrow slits, Venom bent over and picked up a small rock from the ground.
Almost immediately after he did, Venom used his heightened vision and ninja prowess to chuck the stone right at the lone grunt. The rock didn't hit him, but that's because Venom wasn't actually trying to. Instead, the stone shot right passed the grunt's head at high speed, passing so close to his head that he felt a few of his hairs fall out from the sheer force of the rock alone. "I'd never join Team Rocket, is that clear? How dare you even suggest something like that to me. Say anything like that again, you disgusting piece of human garbage, and the next one won't misssssssss." Venom already had another stone in his hand and ready to go, and ended up speaking with a lisp at the end of his sentence as a result of his enraged state at that particular moment.
Now that his own threat had been made, Venom refocused himself on the battle at hand, turning his serpentine gaze back towards Skorupi and giving her her next order. "Skorupi, use Dig again, and show this revolting human not to mess with Team Toxic!" Both Skorupi and Salandit didn't like seeing their master so angry, but both Poison types knew quite well that he had reasons for his anger. And they both knew that defeating Team Rocket and driving them out of this well was the best way to make Venom's smile return. So, after pushing those thoughts aside for the time being, Skorupi refocused herself on the battle at hand as well. "Skorupi! Skorupi!" Just like before, Skorupi burrowed her way underground the first chance she got, then waited for her chance to strike Rattata with all the power she could muster.
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Post by Tarlar on Oct 21, 2021 1:52:52 GMT 11
"Ratty!" The grunt exclaimed as his rodent flew through the air, he shot Skorupi a quick nervous glance as this might risk his paycheck. "Come on! Don't leave me hanging! Get up!" He pleaded nervously already fumbling for another pokeball should Ratty fail him. The rattata pulled itself up but looked a bit groggily, it stumbled a few steps and shook its head. The attack from Skorupi had taken so much of the grunt's focus that he saw nothing of Venom's reactions to what he had suggested, but to be fair, it was dark and facial expressions was easy to miss. The pebble on the other hand wasn't, and the grunt's head snapped around to stare at the intruder. "Alright alright, it's your loss man," the grunt said disarmingly and waved his hands, "weirdo," he added under his breath. "You like your own team that much? Toxic was it? Does it pay any good?" The grunt asked casually, his bosses didn't really know him after all, so if Venom's team paid better for little work, then he had no qualms of switching himself. He eyed the cool pokemon at Venom's side of the battlefield, he certainly would complain of getting pokemon like that. Ratty and Zoom were alright for the kind of work he usually did, this was the first time he even used them in battle but it was clear they weren't that strong. The grunt wasn't one who liked spending a lot of time training them, it wasn't like he dreamed of getting stronger and increase his rank within the organisation. As for now though, the battle would continue and the grunt fidgeted uncomfortably, usually people ran off when he shouted of them and they saw his attire, Venom was just unnerving. "Ratty, quick! Before it gets underground again!" The grunt ordered and the rat was off, the grunt clenched his fists as he watched his rat zoom over the ground and slam into the rear of Skorupi just before she disappeared under ground. A few moments later she popped out right below the rattata and sent it flying once more, it dropped like a plushie and didn't move. The grunt frantically recalled it and let out his zubat, "good luck trying to use dig now!" The grunt boasted but did not sound confident at all. Skorupi won without a sweat and grows +2 levels to [LV 19]! She can learn Bug Bite if she forgets another move. She also gets +1 happiness (+8) The grunt doesn't dare to give up yet and sends out Zoom, his Zubat [LV 14] Notes: Skorupi has 37/50 HP after level up
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Post by Venominon on Oct 21, 2021 23:54:01 GMT 11
Even though the grunt said it under his breath, Venom's highly tuned ears were still able to pick up the word "Weirdo" from his lips. While most people would be offended by that, it didn't really bother Venom all that much. Given his history, wild child mannerisms, and his all around attitude towards his own kind, he'd heard that word, and many others, for most of his life. However, even though the ninja was used to it, that didn't soften the glare he had locked on the grunt even a little. The grunt and his allies could throw as many insults as they wished at Venom, or even try to befriend him, but it was all meaningless to the Poison type trainer. Team Rocket could say whatever they wanted, but Venom would still despise them and stop at nothing to put a stop to any and all plots they devised.
The next words that came from the grunt's lips did cause Venom's snake-like glare to intensify though, as another angry hissing sound escaped his lips before he gave the lone grunt a response. "First of all, not that it's any business of yours, but yes. I do love my team very much. There's nothing I wouldn't do for them." Venom's words caused both Skorupi and Salandit to glance at their trainer and smile, as said trainer continued to speak. "Secondly, I'd never revolting human filth like you into Team Toxic. We're not some evil organization that enjoys bringing harm to Pokémon for money. Rather, we stand for Pokémon, against humans like you."
"Which is exactly why I do feel sorry for your Pokémon. Having to be raised by humans like the ones in Team Rocket and forced to do all kinds of evil things to their fellow Pokémon. I can only imagine how horrible they must feel at times. Pokémon by nature are not evil creatures. If they do evil things, it's only because their trainers told them to. Which is exactly why I don't blame them for what's been happening in this well. The only guilty ones here are you humans of Team Rocket." With that, Venom's explanation finally came to an end, but he doubted his words would mean anything at all to the Team Rocket grunt.
Regardless, the battle continued from there, and Venom was pleased to see Skorupi emerge victorious from her bout with the grunt's Mouse Pokémon. However, once the grunt sent his Zubat into battle, Venom quickly decided to change things up a bit. "A Zubat. This won't work. Skorupi, come back for now!" At her trainer's command, Skorupi quickly crawled back over to his side, taking a well-deserved breather. "Skor. Skorupi. Skor." Under normal circumstances, Venom would be gushing over the Bat Pokémon before him, but the rage that Team Rocket had stirred up within him was simply too strong for Venom's love of Poison type Pokémon to overcome at that moment. "Salandit, you're up! Get in there and let's wrap this one up quick! Show 'em your Dragon Rage attack!" Salandit was quick to switch places with Skorupi, excited to be battling, and wasted no time in carrying out her trainer's order. "Sal! Sala! Salandit!" From the Toxic Lizard Pokémon's mouth, a stream of dragonic flames bellowed out, heading straight for the grunt's second Pokémon.
OOC: I'd like Skorupi to learn Bug Bite and forget Pin Missile in place of it please. Thanks.
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Post by antonius on Oct 27, 2021 3:28:53 GMT 11
Before the grunt could call out a move for Zoom to use, the salandit uses dragon rage on the zubat. It is so powerful the zubat flies across the cave and hits a wall. Zoom crumbles down to the floor. The grunt calls out for a wing attack but gets no response. Zoom is unconscious and the grunt recalls the Pokemon. Being rejected doesn't sit well with the grunt but at same time he wonders if he could actually do legit work. Team Rocket may not pay the best but the work can be fun at times.
"You say you care about Pokemon but you use a powerful move like that and not give Zoom a chance to battle? Yeah, I think you would fit in with Team Rocket just fine if it wasn't for your self righteous attitude. Your Pokemon would fit in nicely with us and this is after we take them from you!"
BOOOMMM!!! A loud sound echoes in the cave which makes the grunt jump several inches. In the process, his wallet flies out of his back pocket landing on the ground. He doesn't even notice the missing item as he looks around scared. He looks back into the deeper part of the cave thinking what failure could mean and then looks past this new trainer to the small amount of light. The grunt decides to run past the trainer towards the light.
"I...I...always preferred being above ground. I am going to report you to people at headquarters. Before you know it, you will be surrounded by grunts and your Pokemon will be forfeit."
(OOC: I took care of the move change for skorupi. Salandit gets +1 Level, 23 -> 24, +1 happiness, 11 -> 12 which is also done; +$360)
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Post by Venominon on Oct 28, 2021 12:08:22 GMT 11
After a single attack, the battle was over, just like that. The grunt's Zubat was down in a flash. Literally. Still, Venom took no pleasure in this particular victory, not enjoying bringing harm to a Poison type Pokémon like Zubat one bit. Salandit, on the other hand, smirked and started to laugh a little as a result of her victory, sounding quite proud of herself. "Salalalalalalalala..." With this battle now over and done, Venom began to calm down a little, as his eyes returned to normal. However, the Poison type trainer knew that the war was far from over, and had a strong suspicion that his eyes would be turning snake-like again before said war finally came to an end.
Venom then listened as the grunt spoke to him again, then proceeded to offer a retort once he had finished speaking. "Yes, I did. And I apologize to Zoom, but not to you. Truth be told, I have little to no desire to waste my time dealing with a lowly grunt like yourself. The more time I waste on you, the more Slowpoke are harmed by the rest of your team that are down here. And as I told you before, I have absolutely no desire to join Team Rocket. I would rather bite off my own tongue and bleed to death."
"Frankly, it disgusts me that so much of Team Rocket uses Poison type Pokémon to aid them in their criminal endeavors. You're all a disgrace to the good name of Poison type Pokémon, and you will never get my Pokémon from me. I do welcome you to try though. The more of you grunts come after me, the more of you I can defeat in battle and hand over to the police. Hopefully, after some time in prison, you'll choose to put forth the effort to better yourself. Just as my father did." The ninja spoke to the grunt in a firm and unyielding tone, but was able to keep his cool this time around.
But then, the loud booming sound echoing through the caves caught even Venom and his two Pokémon by surprise, as they all quickly turned in the direction the sound came from and wondered what it could be. Whatever it was though, Venom was sure that it definitely wasn't good. Unfortunately for the grunt, this surprise alone was not nearly enough to guarantee his escape as he ran past the ninja. As he did, Venom quickly turned his gaze towards the grunt yet again, then made like a Fighting type Pokémon and low swept him before he made it very far. The grunt hit the ground after that, giving Venom the opportunity he needed to pin his arms behind his back with one hand, grab some rope from his bag with the other, and tie the grunt's hands behind his back and his feet together as well. Given that the only way out of the Slowpoke Well was an old ladder, Venom knew that there was no way the grunt could make it out in his current condition, especially with his only two Pokémon currently out of commission.
Venom then stuffed some cloth in the grunt's mouth to keep him quiet, then stood back up and dusted himself off, looking down at the grunt as he spoke. "Sorry, but you won't be telling anyone anything." The ninja said to the grunt in a rather cold tone, as Skorupi crawled over to her trainer with something in her claws. "Skor. Skorupi." Hearing this, Venom turned to face the Scorpion Pokémon, then bent over to grab the item she presented to him. "What's this? A wallet?" Venom questioned out loud before opening the wallet and taking a look inside, deducing very quickly that it belonged to the grunt. The purple-haired trainer then searched the wallet for anything that might be useful in his battle against Team Rocket, then tossed the wallet back onto the ground beside the grunt it belonged to. "Count yourself lucky that I'm not like you. I'm a lot of things, but a thief is not one of them."
With that, Venom decided that it was time for him and his Pokémon to be moving on. He knew that there were more Team Rocket members inside the well, and he had absolutely no intention of letting even a single one of them escape. Especially not with any more Slowpoke Tails. "Skorupi, Salandit, let's go. Our work here is far from done. You two did great in your battles here, and I hope you're both ready for more." In response to their trainer's words, both Poison type Pokémon smiled at him and proceeded to climb onto his shoulders. "Skorupi! Pi!" "Salandit! Sala!" Venom returned their smiles and nodded at them, then turned towards the caves that led deeper into the well. "Glad to hear it, you two. They won't know what hit 'em." With Skorupi on his left shoulder, and Salandit on his left shoulder, Venom began to venture further into the Slowpoke Well, making sure to stay as quiet as possible and keep his wits about him as he did.
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 2, 2021 19:46:10 GMT 11
The male grunt grunted a bit as Venom left and struggled against the bindings but to no avail. Venom could leave him assured that he wouldn't get anywhere. He didn't get far before dust began swirling in the air pushed forward by whatever had set it into motion in the first place. Soon there were enough for it to make a thin layer on the ground in which Venom's footprints could be seen. It had fallen recently so the dust were undisturbed in front of him. Movements was seen behind some stalagmites and and a grunt stepped out wiping her face which was full of dust. She had goggles on which had protected her eyes and she didn't seem surprised at all. A rather grey looking blob which was probably a grimer followed her calmly. "Did we hit jackpot?" She called over her shoulder as she dusted off the joypad in her hands off, a thin wire ran from it and behind her. "I can't see much, there is rocks on the way," another female voices answered and the one visible looked at the ceiling tiredly. "Then remove them so we can see if there is slowpokes in there or not!" She snapped back, "I need to know if I have to make another round ready for another wall."The out of sight grunt said something which was not possible to hear for Venom, it seemed like the one visible had had trouble hearing it as well, as they stomped back out of sight saying they had to speak louder. The grimer stayed where it was and could have been mistaken for a rock if Venom hadn't seen it move already, and that if it hadn't moved around warily. It seemed to have noticed something although the chances of it having heard Venom was very slim with how experienced he was in moving silently. Perhaps it just had a six sense? "Griiii," it called out quietly and the female grunt popped back out instantly, she was sweating now and had pushed her goggles to her forehead. "What is it?" She whispered as she scanned the area warily. A grunt has blasted a hole in a wall to get to more slowpokes, she has a grimer [LV 15] at her side.
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Post by Venominon on Nov 3, 2021 20:46:46 GMT 11
Venom continued to move through the cave very stealthily, keeping to the shadows and making sure that his breathing, as well as his footsteps, were light and silent. Although Skorupi and Salandit lacked the ninja training of their master, the poisonous pair just sat quietly on his shoulders and did their best to mirror his breathing patterns. Unfortunately, as soon as the dust was stirred up, it nearly caused Salandit to sneeze. "Sa...Sa...Sa..." The Toxic Lizard Pokémon did her best to hold it in, but it was a losing battle. Fortunately for the three of them, Venom quickly, and gently, grabbed her snout and held onto it until the feeling subsided. With that small crisis averted, the trio continued onward to the source of the dust.
Needless to say, when they discovered that both the sound they heard earlier and the dust were caused by a Team Rocket grunt blowing a huge hole in the wall of the cave, Venom was anything but pleased. His eyes narrowed into a glare once again and his fists clenched in anger, but thankfully, he was still able to keep himself from making any noise. Not long after that, Venom caught sight of the female grunt that had emerged from the hole in the cave wall, and did his best to listen in on the conversation she was having with a person who was likely a fellow Team Rocket member. As he did this, Venom's highly trained nose picked up a scent that was unmistakable to him. Even through all the dust, the ninja knew the scent of a Poison type Pokémon very well. Especially one that gave off a very strong aroma, like Grimer.
To most people, this was a truly foul stench, but having grown up around Poison types for most of his life, Venom was used to it. As a result, it didn't bother him in the slightest. And being Poison types themselves, Skorupi and Salandit didn't display much reaction to the smell either. However, at the moment, none of that really mattered, as the trio remained focused on the matter at hand. Now that they knew what they were up against this time around, Venom decided to take a more stealthy approach to the battle that was about to unfold. And so, after formulating his strategy in his head, Venom moved his head closer to Skorupi and whispered his first plan of attack to the Scorpion Pokémon.
"Skorupi, listen carefully. Salandit and I are gonna come out of hiding and distract the grunt and her Grimer. While we do that, I want you to use Dig and attack the Grimer while their attention is on us. Understand?" As always, Skorupi listened to her trainer's orders, then gave him a single nod and slowly climbed down off his shoulder, still doing her best to stay silent. "Skorupi. Skorupi." Venom returned the Poison/Bug type's nod, then began to whisper to Salandit. "As for you, Salandit, give us another round of Smog. But only to cover our entrance and Skorupi's exit." The next phase of Venom's plan brought Salandit's mischievous smirk back, as she was more than happy to comply with the orders she was given. "Salandit. Sala."
While maintaining her position on Venom's shoulder, Salandit happily released a large amount of toxic fumes from her jaws, spraying them in the direction of the female grunt and her Grimer. Once the cloud of smog was thick enough, Venom emerged from his hiding spot, using the Smog as covered to close the distance between himself and the enemy. "Surprise!" Venom said out loud upon reaching the grunt, his face just inches from her own. Once Skorupi heard this, she figured that was her cue, and quickly burrowed her way underground. From there, the plan was simple enough. This new grunt didn't know which Pokémon Venom had with him. So, while the attention of her and her Grimer was on Venom and Salandit, Skorupi would strike Grimer from below with a super effective attack.
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 7, 2021 19:11:54 GMT 11
The grunt narrowed her eyes as a sickly looking gas began to spread, but she too had knowledge about poison types and she knew how criminals was thinking. It wasn't like she hadn't done something similar in the past to hide what she was doing. "The ghost is moving," the grunt called back quietly while she pulled down her goggles and up a cover for her mouth to protect herself against whatever that smoke was. "What?!" The grunt out of sight shouted back, and the visible grunt rolled her eyes of the others stupidity, didn't she know the coded warnings? While the grunt was prepared for something, she was not expecting man with slit-pupils and fang-like teeth suddenly being in her face. A gasp escaped her and her clenched fist flew towards Venom's jaw, which probably wouldn't even come close to him before he reacted. He did not escape the kick to his shin which came at the same time. "Mud-slap!" She barked as she backed off, still ready to try punch Venom some more if he got close, and sludge filled mud was thrown at him from the grimer who had moved forward to face him. His overall plan had worked as none of them had any idea Skorupi was on the way, but they would probably just include it as a part of the mayhem Venom had started. Grimer looked down sharply as it felt the ground move beneath it but it was far too late, Skorupi erupted from below and sent the grimer flying and it landed inside the smog Venom had spread and ended out of sight. The grunt snarled silently. "Grimer! Get over here and disable that thing!" The grunt called and the pile of sludge came gliding back and got hold of Skorupi's claws and made them too sore for her to dig with again. "Who the hell are you?" The grunt snapped at Venom, "What do you want?!"Rocket Grunt Battle Weather: Inside Cave [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Grimer LV 15 HP 35% [19/53]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Skorupi LV 19 HP 87% [37/50]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] Rocket Grunt's Grimer [Sticky Hold]: Normal Venominon's Skorupi [Sniper]: Normal (Dig disable 1/4) SP35 Skorupi went underground! SP17 Grimer used Mud-slap On Venominon! SP35 Skorupi used Dig! SP17 Grimer used Disable!
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Post by Venominon on Nov 9, 2021 16:57:17 GMT 11
After all this years of training and living with Poison types, it was a simple task for Venom to track his foe through the Smog. No matter how thick it was. And as he quietly made it was towards the female grunt, he overheard the coded phrase she spoke to her fellow grunt, as well as the puzzled response that came from the grunt she spoke to further inside the well. Honestly, the fact that a member of Team Rocket didn't know their own code was rather amusing to the ninja, as a small smirk appeared on his face as he approached the female grunt. Of course, he was still very careful not to make any noise at all. Even so, this level of amusement was nowhere near enough to make Venom's eyes return to normal, as his anger for the evil organization continued to burn hotter than the flame of any Fire type Pokémon.
Venom also found the female grunt's reaction to his little surprise to be rather amusing, as another smirk appeared on the purple-haired trainer's face. Still, that smirk didn't last long, as Venom quickly dodged the incoming punch thrown by the lone grunt. Unfortunately for her, the ninja's reflexes were simply too fast for her. However, even trained ninja's slip up sometimes. The kick that followed the grunt's punch connected with Venom's shin, causing the Poison type trainer to wince in pain and grit his fangs. Nevertheless, Venom was more than capable of taking a hit or two, as he quickly jumped backwards after said kick, putting some distance between the grunt and himself.
The ninja then heard the grunt call for one of her Grimer's attacks, and was quick to retaliate with one of his own. Or rather, one of Salandit's own. "Ember!" At her trainer's command, Salandit sprang into action. "Sala! Salan...dit!" The Toxic Lizard Pokémon fired her Ember attack right at Grimer's Mud Slap attack, causing the two to collide in midair. Almost instantly after they did, the heat from the Ember caused the Mud Slap to dry up and crumble away before it got anywhere near Venom. With that, Salandit smirked at her handy work, quite proud of herself once again.
Not long after that, Skorupi emerged and attacked, causing Grimer some serious damage, just as Venom had planned. And even after Grimer's Disable, Venom's confidence didn't waver. "I thought you might do that." Venom simply remarked, knowing very well that Disable was among the moves that Grimer was capable of learning, even at a low level. "No matter. Dig did what it was supposed to do. Cut Grimer's stamina down to size. This next move is all Skorupi needs to finish the job. Skorupi, use Feint Attack back to back!" Given that Grimer also knew Mud Slap, a move which lowered the target's accuracy, Venom called for Skorupi's Feint Attack. A move which never failed to hit its target.
"Skorupi! Skor! Skor!" Like always, Skorupi heard her trainer's words loud and clear, fighting back against Grimer's grip, and then striking the Sludge Pokémon with her next attack. While Skorupi carried out the orders she was given, Venom faced the female grunt just as the Smog finally cleared away and gave her a response. "First of all, the name's Venom. And secondly, I think that would be obvious. I'm here to put a stop to your plans. It's a shame you've chosen to side with Team Rocket. It's not every day someone other than my father or sister manages to land a hit on me, and you seem to know your Pokémon quite well. Unlike your fellow grunt I left tied up near the entrance." After all the chaos he'd already set into motion, Venom had absolutely no qualms with answering the grunt's questions, maintaining a cool and collected composure as he did, as his serpentine eyes gazed straight into her own eyes.
OOC: Running Shoes used.
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 13, 2021 19:48:48 GMT 11
The grunt had not expected that Venom to dodge her blow and her initial glee of her successful kick soon diminished as well as Venom reaction so little to it. In the gloom and with the gas still swirling around she couldn't see his grimace, had she even hit him? She had kicked something but perhaps it had just been a protruding rock, she did not dare look down to check. "You think you can scare me by telling me what you plan to do?" She growled, "You really think you know all about me and has it all planned out? You don't know whom you are dealing with mister!"She stared at Venom and spat at the ground when he finished introducing himself, "you really are on the high horse, aren't you? Anyone can beat down that guy, he's useless and there is a reason he's on lookout, although he can't even figure out that.""Hit it hard Grimer! No! Not with mud, feint hits anyway, hurt it!" she snarled agitated to her poison type, who dropped the mud it had been picking up, took the attack from Skorupi and then threw its entire body over her. It wouldn't be enough to hold Skorupi down and she struggled against the deadweight for quite some time until she finally made it out. The grimer laid still as it hadn't managed to endure her attacks from below. "Why? Are you a copper?" The grunt asked as she recalled her grimer, taking her time putting the pokeball back in her pocket and finding the next one which she rolled in her hands. She was tense though, which Venom surely would see. She smiled faintly and waved her eyelashes as she tilted her head cutely as reaction to Venom's praise, she might be pretty but being full of dust and mud, and wearing the thick googles really ruined the picture. "I know, and you certainly aren't without any skills either," she cooed and a confused looking head of the other female grunt popped out from behind a rock. Her mouth formed in a "oh!" And her eyes widened as she realized what was going on, she popped out of sight again and from the sounds of it disappeared into the hole they had just blown in the wall. "What do you get by stopping this? With your help we could be done in no time and you could be rich!" The grunt offered and winked. She hesitated slightly and let out an ekans who instantly coiled up and hissed at him, "if not I'm afraid I have no choice than to get on your way," she said theatrical regretfully. Skorupi overpowered the grimer and grows +2 levels to [LV 21]! She can learn Venoshock if she forgets another move! She also gains +1 Happiness (+9) The grunt still believes she has a chance to swing things around and sends out her Ekans (LV 15) (ooc: Running shoes exhausted. Skorupi has 35/54 HP after level up.)
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Post by Venominon on Nov 15, 2021 15:25:52 GMT 11
Once again, Venom remained silent as he listened to everything the grunt before him had to say with a mildly exasperated look on his face. He also watched as she spat at the ground in front of him, but he didn't let it bother him at all, and simply gave her his response. "My, how very lady-like of you." The ninja spoke in a sarcastic tone at first, but then lost it as he continued to speak. "I suppose a lack of class is to be expected from a grunt of an evil organization. In any case, I wasn't trying to scare you. Believe me, you'll know when I'm trying to do that."
"Also, I know more about you and your organization than you think. And I assure you, I know exactly who I'm dealing with. If that was your attempt to scare me, then you've failed as well." As Venom spoke to the female grunt, his snake eyes stared right into hers, even through the darkness of the well, and they almost seemed to glow. Even in the feintest light. The Poison type trainer was also not surprised by the female grunt's feeling towards her fellow grunt that Venom left tied up near the entrance, maintaining his composure as he listened to her belittle her own teammate. "I see. Well, there's no doubt that he was quite weak, but he's still your teammate. First that weak minded fool, and now you. A woman who knows nothing about comradery. Team Rocket must really be desperate for new members these days."
After he finished speaking, Venom found himself once again thinking back to the stories Koga told him about his days as a Team Rocket admin. Based on those stories alone, it was easy for Venom to see that Team Rocket was truly a force to be feared back then. Especially with gym leaders like Lt. Surge, Sabrina, and Koga as admins in their ranks. But now, it was just as easy for Venom to see that the overall quality of Team Rocket has greatly diminished. Of course, it's not like Venom was complaining about that at all. Still, the fact that Team Rocket was still around made Venom more than a little angry and uneasy.
At any rate, Venom's attention was recaptured by the bout between Skorupi and Grimer, as it ended rather quickly after the ninja's most recent order, with Skorupi as the victor. "Skor! Skor! Skorupi!" The little Scorpion Pokémon smiled and raised her claws in the air, very happy to have won yet another battle. Her trainer smiled too, quite pleased with her performance as well, giving his newest Pokémon a few nods. Unfortunately, Skorupi's Dig attack was still disabled, and with so many Poison type Pokémon among their ranks, Venom decided that Skorupi had done enough for now. "Good work, Skorupi. Take a rest for now. The others and I will finish this." Venom reached into his bag, pulled out Skorupi's poke ball, and called her back to it before putting it away for the time being.
Once that was done, Venom took another look at the female grunt, and immediately noticed that she was growing rather tense. However, when the grunt suddenly smiled at him and paid him a complement, Venom was rather surprised himself. Thankfully, the purple-haired trainer once again managed to maintain his composure. And even though the grunt was covered in dust and mud, it didn't really bother Venom at all. Having grown up in the safari zone in Kanto, he'd spent most of his time covered in mud himself after all. Be that as it may, Venom was not looking for a relationship at this time, especially not one with a Team Rocket grunt.
"I appreciate the complement, but I'm afraid I have no interest in things like romance right now. Maybe in another life. Preferably one where you're not a member of Team Rocket. Still, I feel I should tell you that it's not too late for you. My father was able to turn his life around, and he was in much deeper than you are now. Take my advice. Turn around, walk away from Team Rocket, and don't look back." Venom wasn't normally one for giving advice, especially to those that he didn't feel deserved it, but perhaps there were other ways of taking down Team Rocket besides just beating all the members and their Pokémon into submission.
As he spoke to the female grunt, he also glanced off to the side, noticing another female grunt peaking in on their battle before doing her best to sneak away. Venom made a mental note to deal with her late, and turned his gaze back towards the female grunt that stood before him, and listened as she questioned him yet again. "I get assurance that all the Pokémon that live in this well will be happy and safe from the likes of you people. And that's the only reward I need. Unlike you despicable humans, I have no interest in things like money. And I would rather bite off my own tongue and die than join Team Rocket." Venom tone of voice, as well as the look in his eyes told the grunt that he was very serious and would not be swayed by words or winks alone.
Venom and Salandit then watched as her second Pokémon made its appearance, but neither of them were intimidated by its hissing in the slightest. Even if Intimidate was its ability. Not that it mattered to a special attacker like Salandit, as she stuck her own tongue right back out at the Ekans, then laughed at the Snake Pokémon. "Salalalalalalalalala!" The poisonous pair then heard the threats that came from the Ekans' trainer, but they could both still tell that she was getting nervous, which did well to diminish the impact of her words. "Words are meaningless if you lack the courage and skill to back them up. This battle is over. Salandit, use Dragon Rage!" Just as she did before, Salandit opened her mouth up wide, and fired a powerful stream of dragonic flames towards her serpentine opponent. "Salan...dit!"
OOC: I think I'll pass on having Skorupi learn Venoshock, but thanks.
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