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Post by Tiki on Jul 3, 2023 4:46:50 GMT 11
swapping raticate and charizard for Ninjask and Zigzagoon Teach HM Cut to Zigzagoon over Growl
After exiting the Burned Tower and resting for the night in Pokemon Center, Ethan wandered around the city until he heard a steady sound of metal clicking together. He paused to locate which direction the sound came from, and then followed the tune. He arrived at a run-down looking building that looked like centuries old, but with some modern technology like street light and a fan turning left and right to keep the area cool. He peered inside and saw a man hammering away at a metal, the source of repetitive sound that Ethan thought sounded cool.
"Hey there!" He spoke at a normal noise when the clanking seemed to have stopped, hoping he didn't have to raise his voice to be heard.
"I haven't seen a blacksmith before, this is pretty neat!" He complimented, but kept his distance because the furnace and anvil were pretty hot.
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Post by Marchbaby on Jul 5, 2023 10:12:32 GMT 11
The Blacksmith had been quite busy trying to set up his shop to produce a legendary sword he had heard rumors about and was not expecting a visitor however it could not have happened at a better time. " Ah welcome young one, please do come in. You have caught me at the perfect time as I could really use an assistant to gather some materials for a project I am working on." As the blacksmith walked over to a nearby table he unrolled a scroll with a design of an ancient sword depicted on it. He pointed the design out to Ethan before explaining how the young trainer could help him. " I recently came across this ancient sword design my ancestors would build centuries ago and I would love to make one. I do not have any strong Pokemon to help me gather the materials from local areas that I need but you look like you have quite a few powerful Pokemon. Would you mind helping me out?" Before Ethan can answer the blacksmith started to draw a vague map of the area and marked three locations where the ingredients for the sword could be found. He then pleaded the young trainer to help as he truly had no one else to turn to in order to create his family heirloom. " The three areas I have marked are the Cursed Cave, Macabre Mountain, and Shadowtrees Forest. The Cursed Cave is home to a vein of ore containing the metal I need for the blade, Macabre Mountain is where a fine silk for the hilt of the blade is found, and Shadowtrees Forest is home to the mighty wood used to decorate the sword. It does not matter which order you gain the materials in but until you collect all three I will not be able to do anything. I can promise you I will make your effort worthwhile." He then waited eagerly hoping Ethan would help him out. He had little doubt a long time would pass before he would get another visitor and there was no telling if his next visitor would be strong enough to help him or not. Pick your destination...
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Missingno.
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Post by Tiki on Jul 6, 2023 16:54:20 GMT 11
Ethan listened to the blacksmith as he spoke, and was bemused that the strong man hammering away at the anvil would not have any Pokemon. The man explained the proposition to replicate an ancient sword his ancestor had made, however, the ingredients were tucked inside the nearby mountain. He then would take out a crude map and described what materials to look for in each of the area. As he listened, the name of the three areas sounded like something an edgy teen would come up with, like Silver.
"Yes, I will help you. I'll be back with the ingredients, and lemme borrow your map." He replied the blacksmith finally, and grabbed the map as he ventured outside of Ecruteak City.
The task sounded simple enough, but the mention of strong Pokemon gave him the idea that there were probably Pokemon protecting the area from its resources being stripped. He looked around and then decided to head toward the cave first, because he didn't have to hike a mountain yet or explore another forest again.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Jul 8, 2023 12:24:17 GMT 11
Cursed Cave, whose name seemed like something a bunch of teenagers on a popular forum site might have come up with together as they chatted and passed the time writing stories together, was an odd sort. It was barren inside, where large boulders littered the sides and created obstacles inside. Old tracks ran through Cursed Cave with forgotten trolleys whose wheels were mostly busted up and wooden side were starting to break from previous wear and tear. Whenever a sharp gust of wind howled through the opening of the cave, it would screech inside with an ominous echo that helped shed like on how Cursed Cave might have received its name. “Leeaaaavvveee!” The winds howled from the opening of the cave, shooting past Ethan to ruffle his shirt as though it was trying to yank and tug him back in the direction he had come. It was quiet. Too quiet. Only silence met the young man’s ears whenever the winds died down, and whenever they kicked back up they would repeat the same phrase again. “Leeaaaavvvveee!” It was one of those strange sounds where you couldn’t be perfectly sure you’d heard it right, as though your ears might have been playing tricks on you. But nevertheless, every time you tried to listen, it would only repeat itself as though it were a broken record. Something shiny glimmered on the ground between the rubble and rocks. When Ethan approached it – the shiny object that obviously looked like a piece of ore poking from between the granite and limestone – the entire cave would stir to live. The ground shook underfoot, risking the possibility of knocking Ethan off his feet if he wasn’t careful. A large, monstrous sized serpentine Pokemon rose up out of the ground and turned its eyes angrily upon whoever or whatever had foolishly disturbed its sleep. “STEELIX!” The Pokemon bellowed and thrashed about inside of the cave, slamming its tail and head against the walls and rooftop, causing bits of rubble and debris to fall everywhere around them as it did so. A Wild Steelix is upset! Level 27. What will Ethan and his team do?
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Post by Tiki on Jul 8, 2023 16:34:44 GMT 11
Ethan wandered into the cave, which looked like an abandoned mine. He wondered briefly why it wasn't called cursed mine, as the tools were crumbling but still around. The wind was howling as if to say something, but the young trainer was doubting he heard correctly even if it was eerily quiet. If the wind howling like it was specifically saying a thing that made it "cursed", Ethan decided to chalk it up as "the weird way the nature resembled itself to something human recognize". What if it was howling in another language?
Soon enough, he spotted to requested ore on the ground, but the ground shook as it was guarded by the Steelix that wormed its way from underground. He smiled as he tossed a ball on his hand, thinking to use this as a practice for the infamous Jasmine's gym.
"Disco, use Psychic then Earth Power!" He ordered. The floating ground type carefully floated above the rocky ground that was shuffled by the Steelix, and prepared its mind first for a Psychic attack and then to use its mind to shook the ground or something.
OOC: USE BAR
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Post by Marchbaby on Jul 11, 2023 13:33:43 GMT 11
As Ethan sent Disco into battle the Steelix let out a loud roar before it started to curl itself up into a ball to attack. Though it had a good idea it failed to guess just how quickly a Baltoy could respond as Disco started to glow in a purple aura. Seconds later the aura transferred onto Steelix before the steel type was sent flying into a nearby wall. The attack was not the most effective but it did reduce the sturdiness it had just enough to no longer be able to guarantee it enduring any further attacks. Before Disco could strike again however Steelix had finally worked up enough speed and curled itself up enough to unleash it's own attack. The steel type was a near perfect sphere by now and as it rammed Disco it caused a decent amount of damage. While effective it was nowhere near enough to knock Disco out and after it recovered from the Gyro Ball it punched the ground in front of it causing a large fissure to appear. The ground in and around the fissure started to glow orange before the fissure headed right for Steelix. The iron snake Pokemon was not fast enough to avoid it and within seconds it fell to the ground in defeat. As it did a hunk of metal from the vein of ore fell down right in front of Ethan. With the metal acquired it was up to him where he wanted to go next. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Steelix LV 27 HP 0% [0/85]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/steelix.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Disco LV 33 HP 76% [60/79]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/baltoy.gif) Wild Pkmn [Sturdy]: KO'ed Trainer Pkmn [Levitate]: Normal, Holding Soft Sand SP51 Disco used Psychic then Earth Power! SP29 Steelix used Gyro Ball then was KO'ed! ![](https://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy/343.png) Disco defeated Steelix and gained 2625 exp (1750 + 875 bonus) and +1 happinesds. It now has 3639/3367 exp and grow to level 34 with 272/3571 exp towards the next level and +14 happiness. ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/gen4/kricketune-f.png) Kricketune gained 1 level and is now level 21 ![](http://s33.postimg.cc/8tkboehyj/Hunkmetal.png) Hunk of Metal has been acquired. ![](https://s19.postimg.cc/k0ibmluoj/Macarbe_Mountains.png) Will Ethan visit the Macabre Mountain or Shadowtrees Forest next?
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Post by Tiki on Jul 11, 2023 19:39:59 GMT 11
Ethan had never encountered a Steelix before, and the way it sort of curled into a ball was an interesting sight. Even if Jasmine's Steelix didn't have this move, it was interesting for him to observe how such a metallic solid snake maneuver. Even though the Steelix was slammed into the wall by the psychic attack, it quickly bounced back with a Gyro Ball. Then, the Earth Power split opened the earth and knocked the steel type unconscious. Ethan picked up the rare ore and returned to the fork road.
With the cursed cave behind him, he had a decision to make again, and this time it was down to two choices. Ethan still didn't feel like climbing the mountain yet, so he went ahead into the Shadowtree Forest. He thought to himself, seriously, who named these places, and why did they stuck? He smiled at his own thought, and had to withheld himself from giggling.
ooc: shadowtree forest
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Post by Marchbaby on Jul 16, 2023 14:17:51 GMT 11
As Ethan made his way to the Shadowtrees Forest the heat wave covering almost every part of Ecruteak pierced right though the shade the trees provided. Such warm weather was quite welcome by any fire types running about but water types would be very uncomfortable. Such a warm day was not quite as beneficial for the guardian of the Shadowtrees Forest but it certainly beat a blizzard or a downpour. As Ethan reached the area of the forest with the densest growth of trees there were quite a few that looked like their trunks would make a great log to decorate a sword with. Like the Cursed Cave however it would not be as simple as just chopping down a tree and taking a log as the guardian of the forest made itself known. " URRRRRRSAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG" The large bear like Pokemon cried as it ran towards Ethan claws extended ready for a battle. The bear was quite brave and had chased off many others who had sought to chop down any of it's trees and it was hoping to do the same thing to Ethan. If he wanted to take a log back to the Blacksmith he was going to have to best the Ursaring in a battle. The gutsy bear looked quite intimidating but Ursaring was clever enough to know looks alone were likely not going to scare Ethan off. It waited for him to select a Pokemon as it got ready for a battle. ![](http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/hgss/217.png) Ursaring (Level 27) is guarding the trees whose trunks can be turned into the logs Ethan needs. Please select a Pokemon.
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Post by Tiki on Jul 26, 2023 19:53:13 GMT 11
Ethan entered the dense forest, but he didn't make it that far before a loud roar was heard from an Ursaring. The normal type hastily identified the human, and stopped before him, unleashing its claws. The trainer waited no time, and tossed out a Pokeball to challenge the forest guardian.
"Come on out, Buzz-Step! Start with a Sword Dance and then Acrobatics!" He gave a quick and prepared order. The bug type got the zoomies and buzzed rapidly as he flew in the air in a strange dance to boost his fighting spirit. Then, when he got an opportunity, he would strike the Ursaring by maneuvering the air strategically.
Ethan took a good several steps back away from the battle, as he did not want to be caught in the midst of the battle. He watched carefully to see how strong this Ursaring would fare.
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Post by Rexman on Jul 27, 2023 22:59:45 GMT 11
The wild Ursaring watched carefully as if studying what the human trainer was doing. A flash of light revealed the human's selected partner and immediately the large insect began buzzing around the forest clearing. Grumbling at the speed of his opponent, the Ursaring readied himself for a strike but one didn't come, at least not yet. Instead, two large glowing swords of white energy appeared beside the Ninjask before they crossed, and were absorbed by the bug's body. Some kind of power up dance? Shrugging his large shoulders, the bear rumbled forward and his claws started to glow a purple color, before he snarled and swiped at the bug. His claws raked hard exoskeleton as he sent the cicada Pokemon spinning in the air, before the ninja bug righted himself and zoomed forward. Striking multiple hits with a combination of wings and legs, the Ursaring was sent forward into the nearest tree. The hit was amazingly powerful and the wild bear had no chance whatsoever of fighting back. It was a complete mismatch from the get-go, and the Ursaring was probably lucky it got a hit on the bug in the first place. With the guardian down, Ethan was now free to collect the wood pieces that were required. Once he had what was necessary, there was but one location left for him to visit, if he would choose to continue on his quest here. If he decided not, then surely there was a nice cool drink available at the Pokemon Center, to combat the heat wave that the town was facing. Wild Encounter Weather: Heatwave [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Ursaring LV 27 HP 0% [0/93]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/ursaring.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Buzz-Step LV 36 HP 70% [71/101]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/ninjask.gif) Ursaring [Guts]: Status: Healthy Buzz-Step [Speed Boost]: Status: Healthy SP131 Buzz-Step used Swords Dance SP42 Ursaring used Shadow Claw
Speed Boost activates
SP 196 - Buzz-Step used Acrobatics SP42: Ursaring is defeated
Shadow Claw Crit: qblh5zj31-100Buzz-Step earns 1,350 EXP for victory. Exp is now: 3,070/3,997 Buzz-Step feels a little closer to Ethan and gains +1 Happiness, now at +7 Kricketune gains 1 Level from Exp. Share, now Level 22. Kricketune wants to learn Focus Energy, forget a move? Will Alex move on to the Macabre Mountain? 1-100
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Post by Tiki on Jul 31, 2023 1:20:46 GMT 11
no focus energy
Ethan watched carefully at his Ninjask and Ursaring dueling out. The Ursaring stood amused preparing to defend against a strike, only for the bug to be dancing in the air. Afterward, it struck with a hard blow of Shadow Claw, but Buzz-Step was able to maneuver around and retaliate with a powerful Acrobatics instead. The normal type was quickly defeated, and retreated for recovery. The young trainer thanked his Pokemon for the help, and was able to retrieve the special wood for crafting the sword.
He made his way back to the crossroad, and sighed reluctantly as he now had to traverse the mountain, in this heat. He began walking up the trail as he could feel the elevation slightly increased. Thankfully, he didn't have to walk too far up in the mountain before meeting the next guardian. At least this was sensible, no need to climb a mountain top for this piece of ingredient!
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Post by Marchbaby on Aug 4, 2023 12:54:33 GMT 11
As Ethan made his way to the final ingredient he needed to obtain for the blacksmith it was not long before he found himself surrounded by cobwebs littering the inside of the mountain. Near the very center was a very fine looking silk. Near the silk a spider like Pokemon was already looking at him and within seconds it started quickly running towards him ready to protect it's precious silk from the young trainer. It stood on it's hind legs and fired off a large amount of silk surrounding Ethan blocking any chance for the trainer to escape. The only way he was going to be able to leave was to defeat the Ariados standing before him. Ariados was quite riled up at the very thought of a human taking it's silk and it was quite prepared to do whatever it took to defend it's prize. Ariados got ready to attack ready to show no mercy to whatever Pokemon he sent out. Ariados was more than ready for this fight the only question was if Ethan was ready for it? ![](http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen5/blackwhite/168.png) Ariados♀ (Level 27) appeared, please select a Pokemon.
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Post by Tiki on Aug 9, 2023 21:54:53 GMT 11
OOC: acrobatics, use bar on ninjaskTrekking up the mountain, he was surprised to see the Ariados protecting the silk, as he usually associated those bug types as forest dwelling. He briefly wondered if the Ursaring and Ariados switched places with the things they were guarding, as it would make sense to him that way. However, before he could finish his train of thoughts, the Ariados aggressively blocked off his path with its silky strings. Little did it know, Ethan had a Pokemon who could easily slice these strings and webs off like tearing a slice of pizza off from the whole as the melted cheese tear itself from the whole, freshly baked from your local and favorite mom and pop pizzeria. Wasting no time to get the last ingredient, as he was now thinking about getting pizza after helping this blacksmith, Ethan tossed out a Pokeball and summoned his Ninjask. Thankfully because of type advantage, the flying bug type did not need a sword dance to boost his monstrous physical capabilities. The trainer grinned and ordered him with an offense right away. "Buzz-Step, Acrobatics on the Ariados! We don't have time for silly strings!"
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Post by Pixel on Aug 10, 2023 6:35:19 GMT 11
The sneaky, sneaky Aridos wasn't going to go down without a fight. As soon as it saw the flying insect, its mandibles flexed with the creeping hunger of a predator that just saw potential prey. No matter how agile, surely, this flying bug couldn't escape being ensnared by its webs. Once caught and helpless. Then...then it could work on making a meal of it. As it contemplated its hunger-fueled desires, the spider vanished into the shadows, nothing more than a creeping blot of darkness until it leapt out and jumped at the Ninjask, hoping to startle Buzz-Step into entangling himself. Alas, the hunt was not meant to be fruitful. The ninjask was too agile and relatively unaffected by the spider's sneak attack. It bzzz, bzzz, bzzed out of the way before showing how acrobatic it could be, grabbing the spider and slamming it into a wall with such force that the spider was knocked out cold in an instant. Whelp. Ethan would be able to very easily retrieve that strand of silk by the look of it.
(27*50*1.5) Buzz-Step earns 2025 EXP for victory. Exp is now: 5095/3,997 Buzz-Step gained a level and is now level 37. 1098/4219 exp Buzz-Step feels a little closer to Ethan and gains +1 Happiness, now at +8 ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/gen4/kricketune-f.png) Kricketune gains 1 Level from Exp. Share, now Level 23
![](http://s33.postimg.cc/ogbl1rvqj/Spidersilk.png) You have acquired the last ingredient! You can now head back to the blacksmith!
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Post by Tiki on Aug 11, 2023 1:03:58 GMT 11
ooc: 1 sitrus berry to heal up ninjask
The Ariados looked dangerous and calculated with its mandibles ready to strike and jaw possibly dripping with saliva. Thankfully, Ethan's Buzz-Step made the opponent a zero hit wonder as the Ninjask acrobatically toyed with the crawling bug, and then knocked it out unconscious. Ethan thanked his reliable bug type, and summoned his Zigzagoon to slice out a decent sheet of silk and also sliced them an exit path from those gross sticky webs.
The trainer made his entire way back to Ecruteak City, and then the Blacksmith's little shop. He carefully placed the three ingredients on an empty table in the shop, and presented them to the man. "I am back with the ingredients you wanted me to locate them. Now what? Should I head home?" He jested casually, but seeing that Ariados's string spitting and web stringing skills made him really want to get some pizza right now, and bringing back those ingredients felt like a task completed.
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