Rock Pool: Zaiden and Matthew's encounter

[Tarlar]

Binacle [Lv 11] and Poliwag [Lv 11] are attempting to gather food for dinner.
Weather will be Snowfall (clear)
Encountered here

[Caramell 🍬]

MOD NOTE: Shurumu NOT IN ACTIVE PARTY in thread!

ZAIDEN KABILA Aspiring Champion Bike Mode: -- | Time: --- | Arriving from Palm Beach! The sounds of water splashing around against the ice that slowly tried to freeze it over caught the young teenager’s attention. His rich brown eyes glanced around for a split second, then cast their gaze back to the snow covered ground that lay between his feet. It was evident that he wasn’t alone in this frozen tundra. Zaiden had never dreamed that his silent plea for others to leave him far enough alone would be heard. Why would they care what the strange teenager whose anxieties often hijacked his heart and mind would want? They wouldn’t and had no way of knowing this. So when Matthew appeared with an electric yellow mouse at his side, Zaiden simply shrugged and focused off into the distance while his mind raced on. It wasn’t until something strange popped up amongst the ice and snow that Zaiden would finally stir. Those same rich brown eyes widened and softened, becoming a milky chocolate hue as hope glistened inside of their domain. The strange looking tadpole that might not have meant much to anyone else was like a beacon of hope casting its bright glow across the dying wasteland of ice and promising Zaiden greater and grander things on the horizon! Oh, he had to hope and pray that this wasn’t some sort of mirage caused by extreme hypothermia simply spinning his mind down wild trails that ultimately led to nowhere! “Poli…wag…” The words bounced softly off his tongue, like a whisper told only to himself. Zaiden slowly raised himself up onto his feet and walked towards the bright blue tadpole while one hand fumbled absentmindedly inside of the pockets of his rough denim jeans. “I’m…going to capture…you…” His words stuttered like a car trying to start with a dying alternator. The tumbled off his tongue in an odd pattern, with their inflections bouncing high and low awkwardly so. Zaiden would press nearer to Matthew in his fevered attempt to capture the otherwise not-overly-special Pokemon you would have sworn was anything but a simple polliwog. As his mind began to register the other lad wandering around the same rocky poolside, Zaiden glanced slowly over to Matthew with an awkward, not-quite-a-smile expression where the corners of his lips flickered slightly upwards in an awkward curve. “You’re not interested…in that Pokemon…right?” Zaiden gestured towards the bright blue tadpole hoping that Matthew would allow him the right to capture it. He wasn’t a fighter and would easily roll over if Matthew tried to start a fight over it, but the mousy-brown haired trainer had to hope that diplomacy would work itself out for them both. A bright beam of light shot from the Poke Ball that Zaiden had been dangling precariously between his fingers while striking the odd conversation up with Matthew as a mustelid Pokemon burst forth, kicking his legs up valiantly in the air while punching at invisible foes. “I’ve come to accept your challenge!” The bright yellow stoat folded his small, round ears against his head and narrowed his soft brown eyes suspiciously on his opponents. They must have been quite worthy adversaries for his trainer to approach them so easily and eagerly! Surely, Itachi was the only true candidate that was needed to teste their strengths. “One day I will help us win the Ultimate Fight of our lives! My goal is to become the strongest fighter there will ever be! Do you accept my challenge?!” It puffed eagerly and awaited their response. “You can only eat if you win. That is the way of a true warrior. You earn your keep!” Wise words that Zaiden obviously didn’t agree with. Luckily, he’d never know what his Pokemon was telling these wild Pokemon, so it was of little consequence what Itachi spouted off. Zaiden turned to his energetic Pokemon and smiled while fishing around inside of his bag for another item. “Keep them busy, Itachi! I’ve got the perfect item…somewhere…” He muttered underneath his voice. As soon as the teenager’s hands caressed the strange bluish orb with thick black netting over its dome, Zaiden would snatch it up and toss it at the Poliwag eagerly hoping to capture it as quickly as possible. OOC: Sending out Itachi and using 1 Net Ball. Self-Deducting will have 1 left! Words: 652 | Speech. Thoughts. | Pokedex Ūrua | Yofukashi | Shurūmu | Yasei | Itachi | Hiyokyu | Zaiden Sprite by Redwerecat!

[Avalon]

It looked as if Matthew and another Trainer had both been looking for Pokemon in roughly the same area, as they were both summoned by the sound of splashing water and chittering Poke-noises. Matthew was pretty sure he had seen the other boy in passing as he wandered around the island earlier, but they hadn't had much chance to socialize with one another yet. Still, he seemed a competent enough sort. Though the slight pause in his speech didn't do a lot to instill confidence in the youthful researcher.

The boy approached him, Poke Ball in hand and gaze flittering toward the small Poliwag that had emerged from the water alongside its rocky friend. He was essentially asking for permission to catch the Poliwag apparently, in his own socially stunted way. Poliwag was a fairly unremarkable Pokemon by most people's standards; Matthew had two of them, resting and waiting for their turn to be put into rotation with Watson and Eleanor and the others. As much as he thought the little tadpole was a cute little creature, he had no reason to deprive this boy of his desired catch. "Poliwag's all yours. I'm planning to take that Binacle for myself, though."

A fair trade, he figured. Each would get the Pokemon that they wanted, and all they'd have to do is a bit of working together to make sure it happened. Matthew wasn't entirely used to working with others in terms of battling, but with how weak-looking these Pokemon were, he didn't expect for them to get in one another's way too much. Matthew offered something between a smile and a smirk to the boy, turning from Zaiden to the two wild Pokemon. As he did so, Eleanor hopped down from his shoulder and waded into the nearby rock pool. It seemed Zaiden had sent out a Pokemon of his own, a little karate-user called a Mienfoo.

"Eleanor, keep it busy. I'm going to try something first, and if that doesn't work you can fight your heart out," Matthew advised the small mouse as she stood beside the Mienfoo. "Alright! Let me at 'em!" the Pichu squeaked, her cheeks beginning to spark and surge with her own excitement. She seemed to have barely even registered the presence of Zaiden or his friend Itachi in all of her excitement. All of her attention focused on the tadpole and living barnacle.

Matthew, completely unintentionally, reached into his bag and removed his own extra ball, a small blueish-green one marked with a net-like pattern. He had acquired the Ball some time ago, but he remembered it being particularly useful for Water types. Perfect for things like Binacle. As he saw Zaiden do much the same, he gave a genuine smile at the slight irony of the situation as two strangers did the exact same gesture. "Great minds think alike, I guess?"

With that, Matthew lobbed the Net Ball at the Binacle, hoping it would be enough and that he wouldn't have to risk letting Eleanor take any unnecessary damage.

((OOC: Sending out Eleanor the Pichu. Using my 1 and only Net Ball on the Binacle.))

[Tiki]

"HEY, why is he pointing at me? What is he saying?" The tadpole asked the barnacle, trying to make sense of the human. However, Zaiden was using his normal voice, and against the crashing waves and howling wintery wind, it couldn't hear a word. For some reason, it thought the Binacle would have better hearing.

"I don't know! Are they even Pokemon?" The Binacle muttered and replied, keeping its eyes fixated on them.

Soon enough, they're greeted with a Mienfoo and a Pichu. They definitely looked like Pokemon than the other two legged creature, but these two sea-dwelling Pokemon were also unfamiliar with these two.

"What? Challenge? Is a battle same as a challenge?" The young water Pokemon replied, asking his friend.

"Uh, technically, yes."

The Poliwag then didn't respond to the rest of Itachi's formal warrior speech, as it was confusing to him to comprehend.

The Pichu smiled cutely, and began trying to translate her trainer's words, and the other huamn's words. "They're saying, we're here to keep you busy."

"Keep us busy? We're just trying to look for food to survive the winter!" The Binacle growled, wasn't happy with the idea of its time wasted.

However, before they could hear a reply, two identical looking Net Ball were thrown into their direction. Each of the capture device absorbed the water Pokemons into another dimension. The sphere dropped to the ground, and began wobbling on the rocks as the wave recded.

They shook once to the left.

The wave was coming back again, but would they be powerful enough to wash a Net Ball away?

They shook once more to the right.

DING! The Net Balls successfully captured the two Pokemon. Now, perhaps these two could survive the winter in the coziness of Pokeball and PC. They have found a new home and new guidance. Their once short friendship was now gone, each going their own way. Matthew and Zaiden better grab the Net Balls quick before the wave come back pushing and rolling the spheres in mud!

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FOR ZAIDEN

Itachi gained 3 levels for breathing salty sea air!
He gained 1 happiness for that fresh nice air!
He is now level 11!
He can learn the move Reversal, delete a move?


Poliwag
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 11
OT: Zaiden Kabila
Moves: Water Gun, Hypnosis, Pound
Ability: Water Absorb or Damp
Nature/Personality: [choose]

[img src="https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire/dex/normal/poliwag.png"]
[b]Poliwag[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 11
OT: Zaiden Kabila
Moves: Water Gun, Hypnosis, Pound
Ability: Water Absorb or Damp
Nature/Personality: [choose]

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For Matthew

Eleanor gained 3 levels for breathing salty sea air!
He gained 1 happiness for that fresh nice air!
He is now level 12!


Binacle
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 11
OT: Matthew Jeeves
Moves: Water Gun, Withdraw, Mud-Slap, Scratch
Ability: Tough Claws or Sniper
Nature/Personality: [choose]

[img src="https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/x-y/normal/binacle.png"]
[b]Binacle[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 11
OT: Matthew Jeeves
Moves: Water Gun, Withdraw, Mud-Slap, Scratch
Ability: Tough Claws or Sniper
Nature/Personality: [choose]

OOC:
controlling pichu a bit for story.