The Birds and the Beedrills [BCC]

[Caramell 🍬]

The quiet young lad spent several previous seasons catching the random bugs that the National Park had to offer during their Bug Catching Contest. As each season would come and go, he seemed to find ways to be amazed by newer encounters that he didn’t know lurked within the National Park’s tall grasses. He gulped and pulled on the collar of his shirt as he followed a large crowd of people towards the entrance to the park, where two staff members stood at the front and checked each person in. They would go over the rules and explain how they would eventually judge the bugs that each person decided to enter as their official catch.

Beedrill spent several rounds chasing after Zaiden each time that he walked inside of the inner gates of the wild and wondrous National Park. He walked over to the tall fountain that was beautifully crafted and placed in the center of the park and largely ignored all the other trainers who rushed through bright green blades to try and scare out anything that they could find. There were plenty of bugs? As some trainers pushed and shoved each other out of the way, yelling obscenities at each other and raising their balled fists in a threatening manner, Zaiden only shook his head. Why would anyone want to fight over such a small and insignificant thing or even try to shove another out of the way?

They were all vying out of what they each assumed to be the ‘best’ catch within the whole park. They all wanted to claim the elusive Scyther or Pinsir as their own. Zaiden just wanted to see what the wild grasses had to offer. Hihi hopped about and popped up in front of different crowds of people, seeming more interested in the trainers and travelers than in the hunt. Zaiden smiled softly and watched his little monkey as it spun around and slapped its rear end in front of a young girl all decked out in a long, fluffy light blue dress carrying a parasol in her hands. She placed her gloved hand over her lips and giggled as Hihi rolled about on the ground and pretended to try and put her hands out as though the fires from her rear end had actually burned her.

Zaiden raised one hand up to his lips and whistled loudly. He needed to get his small Pokemon to focus on the task at hand. They had a competition to push through, which meant that they needed to be active participants. “What?” Hihi asked, tilting her head and scratching the side of her face. “Meowth got your tongue? I was really working the crowd!” Hihi protested. She swung up into a tree and hopped over to Zaiden’s shoulder but slipped. Gripping onto her trainer tightly and pulling on his shirt, they stumbled about a bit and stomped through the tall grasses in an awkward gait. “Come on, Hihi!” Zaiden coughed and gagged, trying to shake his Pokemon free from around his neck. “Ack! Stop! Please! I can’t…ACK!...I can’t breathe!”

Eventually, both of them would collapse in the tall grasses and roll around in a fit of laughter. Hihi popped up first, brushing herself off. She stared Zaiden in the eyes as she leaned over him and giggled. What fun! Sure, she had scraped her knees just slightly from the impact, but what fun! She jumped up and down with excited grunts and growls as she hooped and hollered at the top of her lungs. “We should do that more often!” Zaiden tensed as he pushed himself up and brushed himself off. Did he hear something lurking in the tall grasses, heading their way? “Shh, Hihi…” Zaiden spoke just above a whisper as he tried to listen closely.

Word Count: 639
OOC: Zaiden's Island threads are officially on hold until after his BCC event and he is not active in any island threads currently.

Hihi Level 9 Chimchar Ability: Blaze

Moves: Scratch Ember Leer Taunt

[Tarlar]

BCC Encounter

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Pinsir LV 13
HP 100% [43/43]

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Hihi LV 9
HP 100% [58/58]

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Sport Balls Left: 15
1/5 Encounters

Pinsir: Normal
Hihi [Blaze]: Normal

The other participants weren't playing a nice game, there were few ways you could get a scyther like Bugsy's and this was your best shot. Problem was most others thought so as well and you both needed to be lucky but also quick to spot one first, it was no fun running into a rare pokemon which someone else had already caught right before you arrived.
Zaiden was not the only one who heard the rustling and while some went quiet like him to listen, a few were too eager for that and shouted that it was theirs as they rushed towards where they had thought they had heard it.
A collectively gasp was heard as a pair of huge pincers grabbed the nearest trainer's taillow and flung it out of the way, then the pinsir rushed out and easily battered other challengers to the side, dodging a flamethrower and a jigglypuff was thrown to the side as well. The pinsir looked around, leaped forward and dodged a bug catcher's net to land neatly in the grass right in front of Zaiden. It looked at him and his pokemon for a moment before it straightened and pointed at him.



Shiny: vg2lOsb51-421-42

[Caramell 🍬]

Zaiden’s eyes widened as the competitors all rushed him from the sides. He immediately jumped out of the way and scooped his small Hihi up in his arms. One child with large gloves that swallowed his arms up rushed in front of the crowd, pushing, and shoving some older women out of his way. He pointed one finger bravely at the large Pinsir before ordering his tiny blue robin to dive up high into the air and fling down to peck viciously at the large Pinsir. The wild bug growled loudly, jumping up and clinching its large horns together until it snatched the small blue bird up inside of their grasps. The Taillow screamed in such a loud, pained voice that would cause your blood to curl.

The small child fell down on his knees and began to cry profusely as he watched the wild Pokemon trying to crush his small bird in half with his large horns. The beige teenager’s rich brown eyes widened in horror as he watched the Pinsir toss each Pokemon in succession. Trainer after trainer stepped up to the plate, only to be cast away or thrown completely out of the competition with one powerful blow. Hihi hopped up and down in Zaiden’s arms and struggled against the teenager’s long arms to break free. She could fight this powerful bug and she could win! The Pinsir looked way too angry and way too serious. She knew that all she needed to do was get it to loosen up and laugh a little, in order to truly enjoy its time.

As she managed to break away from Zaiden’s grasp, Hihi galloped in an awkward gait towards the large stag beetle. “Hey Mr. Slasher!” She called out as she came skidding to a stop at a ‘safe’ distance away from Pinsir. Hihi raised her long furry orange arms up into the air and waved them around wildly. “You want a battle? It looks like you need a makeover more!” Hihi giggled, covering her mouth with one hand. Her jokes were quite funny, and she was hoping that the large beetle would manage to crack a smile from her wit and humor. Was there a stick up its bum-bum or something?

Zaiden’s eyes widened in horror when he watched Hihi break away from his grasp. That Pokemon looked impossibly tough! He had hoped to come across something as rare and elusive as the Pinsir at a different point and time during their journey. Could they handle such a powerful Pokemon on their own? He gulped, placing his hands around his mouth as if to create a makeshift megaphone from his hands alone. A bunch of other trainers gathered around them and began to call out to Hihi as they cheered her on. Some whispered about how crazy Zaiden must have been to allow his Pokemon to battle against such a powerhouse of a bug Pokemon, with many speculating who would win in the fight.

The losers who managed to escape away from Pinsir and heal their Pokemon in time to stay in the battle cursed underneath their tongue. They were obviously upset that they hadn’t been successful in capturing the Pinsir for themselves. Zaiden immediately pulled one of the fifteen park balls that the judge had given him free from the collection of balls and focused his aim for the large stag beetle. With a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead and across his cheeks, Zaiden clicked the button on the center of the dome-shaped ball and tossed it after the wild Pokemon. He had to hope that they would manage to successfully capture the wild creature, and save his Pokemon before Pinsir could hurt Hihi too badly!

Word Count: 623
OOC: Using 1 Park Ball.

[Tarlar]

BCC Encounter

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Pinsir LV 13
HP 100% [43/43]

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Hihi LV 9
HP 55% [16/29]

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Sport Balls Left: 14
1/5 Encounters

Pinsir: Normal
Hihi [Blaze]: Normal

The pinsir sent Zaiden a reall? look as he threw the ball and simply swatted it away with a claw breaking it in two.
"I want a battle yes, and I had hoped you could have given a proper one instead of joking around," the pinsir said leaped at the chimchar. It grabbed her leg and spun around sending her flying through the air.
"Looks like the one getting a makeover is you," it said with a smirk, "a red and blue spotted one!"



Caught(17%): Rlwu9M2O1-100
(ooc: I have corrected Hihi's hp as I have somehow not gotten that corrected last time and it was far too high. I'm sorry)1-100

[Caramell 🍬]

The teenage trainer's warm brown eyes widened in alarm as he watched the large brown stag beetle swat the ball away. It managed to snag the ball in midair and toss it to the ground with one fell swoop, breaking the Sport Ball in half. Horror filled Zaiden's eyes and he gulped audibly while waiting for the inevitable. Would little Hihi manage to survive whatever the beetle had planned next? He pulled on the collar of his shirt and gulped, closing one eye while watching cautiously with the other.

Hihi jumped up and down on the ground. As the large bug clamped down on her leg and lifted her up high into the air, she screamed in pain. The torment from Pinsir's strong attack coursed through her veins, burning with an insatiable sensation that she couldn't quite shake. The stag beetle easily flipped the tiny monkey through the air. Hihi skidded through the tall grasses and harsh debris that littered the National Park's grounds. She jumped up and quickly dusted herself off while breathing heavily through labored breaths.

"You thought that would take me out?" The orange monkey laughed. She rushed across the griping on the tips of her toes. There was no way that she would let this fool of a Pokemon make a Baboon out of her - those were her cousins, after all, totally not "really" related, ya know? But Zaiden would swoop in ahead of her, tossing another Sport Ball in vain attempts to subdue the beast.

OOC: Using another ball. Will heal next round if that doesn't work lol

[Lamont]

BCC Encounter

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Pinsir LV 13
HP 100% [43/43]

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Hihi LV 9
HP 10% [3/29]

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Sport Balls Left: 13
1/5 Encounters

Pinsir: Normal
Hihi [Blaze]: Normal

SP+ Zaiden tossed a sport ball! Pinsir broke out!
SP31 Pinsir used Seismic Toss!


Moves: Vise Grip, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss

[Caramell 🍬]

The small orange primate stood in the tall grass laboring for her breaths. The pain she felt from Pinsir’s second seismic toss compounded with the fractures that radiated through her legs and arms from the first attack. Hihi turned her dark greyish-brown eyes to stare up at her tall trainer with a worried expression, hoping beyond all hopes that Zaiden had some kind of true blue strategy for her. She thought about simply hopping away from the fight entirely and leaving Zaiden vulnerable to the Pinsir’s attacks, but she knew that she simply couldn’t do that. “Come on? Is that all you’ve got?!” She retorted, kicking up large piles of dirt and debris with her feet that she slung at her opponent.

The Pinsir realed its head back and stomped its feet angrily in the sand. How could this small Pokemon keeping mockig it at every turn?! Even now, as the Chimchar’s health seemed to wane near the edge, she managed to sling nasty insults at the large stag beetle. It lowered its head, slamming its long pincher-horns together ominously as it kicked against the ground with its feet. “I said I wanted a real battle and all you’ve shown me was foolishness!” The Pinsir roared with anger. “If you do not show me a real fight, then I will simply make it so that you cannot fight again!” Hihi giggled, hopping up and down in the ground as she grabbed handfuls of dirt and began slinging it all around Pinsir. “Take your best shot then!” She pulled on the corner of her eye and stuck her tongue out, blowing raspberries at the other Pokemon.

Zaiden whistled, catching his Pokemon’s attention. When Hihi hopped over to his side, the young lad would pull out a small medicinal spray bottle and begin to generously lather Hihi’s wounds with the powerful liquids. He smiled sweetly as he watched in anticipation of the liquid spritz slowly mending the worst of Hihi’s injuries and helping to restore her usual fighting vigor. Hihi would jump up high and backflip in the air with joy after Zaiden finished spraying her down, before applauding enthusiastically with her hands. “I’m a million bucks again! Wee!” She giggled. Zaiden pulled out another sport ball and tossed it at the Pinsir with his fingers crossed and gulped, hoping it would work this time.

OOC: Using 1 Super Potion on Hihi (self-Updating) & would also like to use a Sport Ball after, please. ^^

[Tarlar]

BCC Encounter

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Pinsir LV 13
HP 100% [43/43]

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Hihi LV 9
HP 100% [29/29]

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Sport Balls Left: 12
1/5 Encounters

Pinsir: Normal (+2Crit)
Hihi [Blaze]: Normal

SP+ Zaiden used a Super Potion!
SP31 Pinsir used Focus Energy!

SP+ Zaiden tossed a sport ball! Pinsir broke out!
SP31 Pinsir used Bind! It missed!


Moves: Vise Grip, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss



Catch(17%):dwQwcQwx1-1001-100·1-100

[Caramell 🍬]

Zaiden watched the ball scoop the bug up and spit it back out with baited breath. What was this Pinsir made of? He turned his rich brown eyes to stare at another Sport Ball in his hand and blinked slowly. Were the balls the inferior object in this event? Were they supposed to be so easy to constantly break out of? Or, maybe it was Zaiden's approach. Though, looking at his now fully revitalized Chimchar, Zaiden knew that he didn't have too many options left. If that bug managed to get a decent strike on Hihi, then the game could be over before it truly started.

He had to take the risk. As Hihi darted all around the Pinsir, calling out to the large stag beetle, Zaiden prepared his throw. "Miss me, miss me, now you gotta kiss me!" She giggled, picking up random items such as leaves, sticks, and rocks, and throwing them all over the place. She jumped over really close to Pinsir and puckered up like she was expecting the eventual kiss, then leaped back away shaking her fanny at the large bug. "On second thought, we shouldn't kiss and tell! Too many witnesses and I'm on a strict no bug type kissing policy. I hope you understand!" While Hihi had Pinsir hopefully distracted well enough, Zaiden would toss another Sport Ball and pray to Arceus that it made its mark.

OOC: Using another Sport Ball.

[Tarlar]

BCC Encounter

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Pinsir LV 13
HP 100% [43/43]

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Hihi LV 9
HP 100% [16/29]

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Sport Balls Left: 11
1/5 Encounters

Pinsir: Normal (+2Crit)
Hihi [Blaze]: Normal

SP+ Zaiden tossed a sport ball! Pinsir broke out!
SP31 Pinsir used Seismic Toss!


Moves: Vise Grip, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss




Caught(17%):pvZXY0Fq1-1001-100

[Caramell 🍬]

A gentle wind blew. It shook the tall green grasses, causing them to dance under the hot sun. Their rhythm was almost hypnotic, the way the tall blades bounced and swayed in place – like silent lovers twirling with one another. Zaiden’s warm brown hues stayed fixed upon the large brown stag beetle with its long, sharp horns. How did this bug manage to break free from so many of the Park Balls that he tossed at it? Zaiden gulped in terror and fear as he watched the large bug rush over and seize his small monkey up inside of its pincers, only to flip Hihi over and toss her far off inside of the wild grasses.

She popped back up and wiped the side of her mouth with one of her paws. Hihi stood on all of her limbs, with her front hands curled so that the back of her hands rested on the ground. This Pinsir was strong. There was no denying the strength that lay curled up inside of the wild bug’s bones. But she was tougher and would endure much more than that. She had to, if not for herself than for Zaiden’s sake. Would he realize how heavily one-sided this fight was and pull her free from the battle to stalk after easier prey? Part of her hoped not as she aimed to go down in a blaze of glory. Fortune favored the brave and she wanted to prove how brave she was.

“Is that all you’ve got?!” Hihi hooped and hollered, jumping around on her back legs. “‘Twas only a flesh wound!” She scoffed. Hihi raised one hand and brushed off her shoulders as though she didn’t feel a single thing from Pinsir’s attack. The stag beetle narrowed its eyes suspiciously on the fire monkey. What was this baboon of a Pokemon even doing out here, battling the bug so heavily?! Why didn’t she stalk off to something easier?! She clearly wasn’t interested in giving the Pinsir a real fight. “You keep making jokes and acting like this is one big game!” Pinsir shouted, beating its hands against his chest. “I want a REAL battle!” Pinsir demanded angrily.

Zaiden fished around in his pockets as he pulled out yet another Park Ball. Was this ludicrous of him to keep repeating the same action over and over? He sounded like a broken record! What hope did he have that any of this would eventually work to capture the powerful Pinsir within one of this inferior Park Balls, anyways? Zaiden couldn’t even tell if the Park Balls worked as well as a Pokeball or if they were actually worse than a Pokeball, given how many times the powerful stag beetle managed to break out of the contraption as though it were nothing. Hihi also looked like she was worse for wear, even though she bounced around as though nothing bothered her at all.

“A battle?” Hihi raised one of her paws up and blew across the tips of her fingers as though she were trying to think of something. “You wanted a battle? And you think this isn’t one?” Sure, she was making a bunch of jokes and having a grand time in the midst of the fight. Hihi began to pick up that Zaiden only wanted her to distract the large beetle while he chucked a thousand and one balls after it. Wouldn’t it have been much easier on them if she burned the Pinsir with her hot flames? But what did she know, really? “This is me battling!” She giggled and watched as Zaiden chucked yet another Sport Ball after the Pinsir.

Words: 612
OOC: Using another Sport Ball.

[Lamont]

BCC Encounter

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Pinsir LV 13
HP 100% [43/43]

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Hihi LV 9
HP 100% [16/29]

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Sport Balls Left: 10
1/5 Encounters

Pinsir: +3 CRIT
Hihi [Blaze]: Normal

SP+ Zaiden tossed a sport ball! Pinsir broke out!
SP31 Pinsir used Focus Energy!


Moves: Vise Grip, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss



Catch? mHtgbWsh1-100
1-100

[Caramell 🍬]

The young adolescent teenager’s mind was wrought with frustration and anxiety. The longer the battle raged on, the more he questioned his methods. Should he have just battled the large Pokemon instead? Whittled its health down to nearly nothing to try and help him capture the large stag beetle? It felt as though Zaiden had gone about the battle in the wrong direction, and now he was stuck inside of a sand pit that was slowly pulling it down within its darkest depths. He could try to switch his tactics in the midst of the battle but…would that only further hurt his chances at seeing this battle to the end? Zaiden gulped with wide, worried eyes. How? How did this bug manage to thwart his best advances?

Hihi turned to her trainer and raised an eyebrow. What was the genius of a teenager thinking of now? She could have told him to let her burn the smart-aleck bug at least a couple of times to make things easier on them. And, to add injury to insult this bug kept demanding her to give it a ‘real battle’. As though its rough and tumble Seismic Toss hadn’t nearly managed to take her out of the census in the past! What was up with this bug? And what was up with her trainer? She shrugged, spinning around, and hopping across the ground as she rushed towards Pinsir to become the biggest distraction it had ever seen. “Come on, big guy!” She winked, blowing a fake kiss in Pinsir’s direction as she hopped up on the side of the large fountain’s statue. “Meowth’s got your tongue? Scareder than a Caterpie? Or did you forget how to aim?”

Hihi plopped back down and ran over to Pinsir waving her arms in the air to try and get the bug to look away from her trainer. She hopped behind the bug and began picking up whatever she could find to throw at Pinsir. Small, broken pieces of sticks. Various rocks and small pebbles. Discarded candy wrappers. And a million shattered pieces of broken sport balls that littered the tall grasses. Wait…so who cleaned up all this mess once the games were over? She definitely didn’t want that job! Ugh, must be quite the nightmare to imagine! “I’m right here tough guy. You’ve got this. Just focus!” She giggled, sticking her tongue out and shaking her head as she blew raspberries at Pinsir. Focus on me and not my trainer! Maybe this time it’ll work!

Zaiden gulped as he watched his Chimchar acting like a classic clown in the middle of the National Park. Many of the trainers that were also hunting for the ‘perfect bug’ stopped and pointed at Zaiden as they began to talk amongst themselves. Oh. They were all betting that he would be tossed out of the battle without managing to catch the Pinsir at all. That was…that was awkward to overhear. Well, he would just have to prove them wrong, huh? Zaiden shook his head and rummaged around in his on-hand supplies to pull out yet another Sport Ball. This seemed like a bad case of Déjà vu. Well, he couldn’t disappoint his fans, could he? He had to hope and pray that his little Hihi could hold on at least a couple more rounds as he tossed the ball through the air with the click of a button.

Come on, Sport Ball, work your magic! What does a trainer have to do around here just to catch one little bug? Well…considering its strength…this Pinsir wasn’t exactly ‘little’…but still!

Word: 601
OOC: Using ANOTHER Sport Ball!

[Tarlar]

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SUCCESS

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While Hihi clearly made the Pinsir crazy, Zaiden had somehow managed to impress it and show it he was worth its time. It watched him intently as he skillfully looped the sport ball at it, showing he was experienced in what he was doing and found ways to overcome the challenges he faced. It arm shot up and it grabbed the sport ball in its claws and for a heartbeat it just looked at him and then the ball activated and covered it in red as it sucked it in. The sport ball barely shook before it confirmed the capture with a loud ding.


If kept at the end of the BCC it will be added to Zaiden's PC.


Pinsir
Level: 13
OT: Zaiden Kabila
Moves: Harden, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss
Ability: Hyper Cutter or Mold Breaker

HP: 100%
Balls Broke: 6

[img src="https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/pinsir.gif"]
[b]Pinsir[/b]
Name: [Choose]
Gender: [Choose]
Level: 13
OT: Zaiden Kabila
Moves: Harden, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss
Ability: Hyper Cutter or Mold Breaker
Nature/Personality: [Choose]


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Hihi grew 3 levels to Level 12!
She's trying to learn Power-up Punch; forget an old move?
She will have 22/35 HP after level up


Sport Balls Left: 9

Catch: yAFpa2o01-1001-100

[Caramell 🍬]

A soft breeze swirled through the open park, stirring up and scattering dried leaves across the open park. The multihued leaves spun around in a delicate dance with each other and littered the brick floors that were carefully crafted around the tall grasses. The grasses were carefully cut back and archecturally crafted to similate the look of a Sport Ball, with a large water fountain placed in its center the same as the small button in the center of the various balls used to capture Pokemon with. Zaiden gulped and fidgeted. He anxiously watched the ball soar through the air as his heart sank deep in his chest and felt as though it fell down inside of his shoes. When the large brown stag beetle reached up and snatched the ball out of the air with its hands, Zaiden’s eyes widened in alarm.

He envisioned the large bug snapping yet another ball in half. Hihi hopped about, trying to gain Pinsir’s attention. She hooped and hollered as she pounded her balled up fists against the soft grassy ground underneath her. “Hey you overgrown nutcracker!” The fire monkey chattered at the top of her lungs. She waved her arms in the air in exasperation. Why wasn’t Pinsir focusing on her?! Her eyes widened in alarm when the bug spun away from her and stare coldly at her trainer. Oh no! Zaiden was in trouble! Hihi quickly turned her head around in different directions as her heart sped inside of her chest. What could she do? What should she do?! How could she protect him?! “Don’t forget your fight is with me, big bug!” Hihi laughed, scooping up small jagged pebbles and smooth stones which she would toss one at a time at different spots on the ground near Pinsir.

It didn’t work, however. The large bug remained fixed on Zaiden as it held the ball in its sharp claws and stared the lad down. It was hard to tell what the bug was thinking as its strange, sharp gaze remained steadfast and firm. Something in the Pinsir’s eyes seemed bonechilling, like a death wish that had been left unfulfilled and yet still beep like an alarm going off. Was the Pinsir trying to send Zaiden a clear message? Was each and every ball it had broken in the past just a clear message that the Pinsir had been trying to send to its opponent – the humans more so than the other Pokemon? Had it had enough of their tactics and strange ways of trying to trick it and play foolish games while Zaiden only chucked ball after ball at the Pinsir’s large head? Then, the bug pressed the button in the center, causing Zaiden to collapse in the ground.

A round of applause cheered all around him, with many people shouting loudly in praise at how well he’d captured the Pokemon. Somewhere in the distance, a strange hippo kicked up a wild gust of a sandstorm, causing dirt to stir up into the air. Zaiden coughed and nearly gagged on the gritty wind. What on earth…?! He snatched the Sport Ball up in his hands and spun around, nodding for Hihi to follow after him. Together, they would both move far away from the strange girl and her sandy hippo to search through other parts of the tall grasses around the National Park. Remembering that Hihi had suffered greatly from the previous fight, Zaiden hurriedly snatched a small medicinal bottle out of his bag and sprayed Hihi down generously. Would he ever catch anything else since he’d found a bug that so many had been aggressively seeking to begin with? Zaiden…really didn’t know. He didn’t even know how he’d finally managed to catch the Pinsir with no other strategy other than chucking various balls at the other Pokemon.

Words: 639
OOC: New encounter!