Operation: Nightfall (Bike)

[Marchbaby]

As Oracle led the way onto route 33 the downdour only seemed to get worse with every step the group took. The night sky was nearly pitch black as the clouds covered any moonlight and there were few light sources along the path to make it even harder to get to the other end. Even with the poor lighting conditions Oracle had no trouble navigating the route as she locked onto her sister's aura off in the distance. Even Samantha started to sense Vör's power by now despite the rain sapping her focus as she tried her best to keep Corporal Crusty dry by carrying the poor Dwebble while following Oracle.

Along the way she picked up every decent looking dry stick she could find as they might prove useful even with the rain sapping the power of her fire type moves. " Come on everyone we are not too far away from my sister now, I know the weather is not great for some of you but we can rest once we catch up.with Vör." Before the group could reach their destination however the cry of a Pokemon off in the distance stopped everyone in their tracks. Oracle tried to hone in on the starge sounding cry as Samantha stood under a nearby tree taking advantage of what little cover from the rain she could.

It was not long before the cry got closer and Oracle could tell whatever the cry was the source was between them and her sister. One way or another they were going to have to deal with their visitor before the path to Vör was going to open up. " It seems something is not happy with us being here, I cannot tell what it is yet but it is blocking the path up ahead and we cannot reach my sistet untik we deal with whatever it is first. I hope whatever it is it is not too mean or else this could become pretty ugly really quickly. Such a poorly lit area could be home to who knows what at this hour."

As soon as she finished warning everyone the loud snap of a branch breaking caused everyone to go on alert. Kevin quickly got everyone set up so nothing would be able to catch them by surprise. " Oracle you stand right in front of the young ones just in case, Samantha take the right side and Eiskalt take the left. I will stand in the back. Hopefully one of us spots whatever is coming before the young ones can get attacked."


OOC: Cleanse Tag is active and this thread is set at night on route 33. Looking for a encounter.

[Caramell 🍬]

A Wild Level 15 Nidoran ♀ wants to know if you've prayed to Arceus lately?

Shiny? tjihnTn81-421-42

[Marchbaby]

The Arceus Witness Nidoran drew the attention of Corporal Crusty who even in this awful weather was quite annoyed by the young poison type. She leaped out of Samantha's arms and crawled towards the Nidoran while extending her pincers. The pattering of her tiny legs skimming the mud beneath her was the only sound besides the rain itself as she closed the distance. Once she was close enough she stopped and started pointing at the Nidoran challenging it to a battle before Kevin could stop laughing long enough ti intervene. Though he was aware this awful weather was not favorable to her he also knew the young Dwebble wanted a chance to prove herself and Kevin was not about to stop her.

" I thought for sure Corporal Crusty would avoid any battle in such awful weather but it looks as though I was wrong, I cannot say I am prepared to stop her either as she is so determined right now. I just hope this rain does not damage her rocky shell in any way as it is not meant to get drenched like this." As Kevin watched Corporal Crusty seemed to finally convince the religious Nidoran that she was not about to put up with her preaching any longer and got ready to strike with all of her might.

Kevin knew exactly what she was planning as the small rocky bug started to collect multiple rocks near her. It was a neat trick a number of Pokemon could perform and he quickly ordered her to attack to take advantage of the rock collection. " Perfect idea there, if you take advantage of those rocks you should be able to use Smack Down on Nidoran twice with no problem even in such a slippery enviorment." As soon as she received her orders Corporal Crusty went to work getting prepared for the attacks before Nidoran could realize what was happening.

Corporal Crusty grabbed the two largest rocks in her collection and sent them both flying into the air with her pincers before leaping up to join them. She then smacked both rocks as hard as she could aiming for the female Nidoran ready to give the poor poison type a very real religious experience in just a few moments. Kevin knew the rocks would take a few seconds to reach their target but if things went according to plan the rocks should be a huge help on a muddy battlefield such as this.


OOC: Corporal Crusty uses Smack Down x2.

[Rexman]

Wild Encounter

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Weather: Clear

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Nidoran F LV 15
HP 0% [0/46]

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Corporal Crusty LV 22

HP 93% [56/60]

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Nidoran F [Ability]: Status: Healthy 
Trainer Pkmn [Ability]: Status: Healthy

SP36: Corporal Crusty used Smack-Down
SP21: Nidoran F used Fury Swipes 

SP36: Corporal Crusty used Smack-Down
SP 21: Nidoran F fainted!

Corporal Crusty gains 1 level for her victory, she is now Level 23.

She gains +1 Happiness, she is now at +5

[Marchbaby]

After unleashing her first Smack Down Corporal Crusty managed to endure the desperate Fury Swipes Nidoran tried to use against her before her second Smack Down brought a quick end to the battle leaving the young Dwebble the obvious victor. She was quite pleased with her performance and even grew a little stronger from her efforts. She still had a long way to reach her full potential but she had held her own in a battle without needing any help and in fairly poor weather for a Dwebble to have to deal with. As she made her way back to Kevin Oracle continued to track her sister and Marchbaby hoping to find them soon.

She could sense there was still some distance between them but the closer they got the more Oracle could pick up on the aura of the rest of the young dragon tamer's Pokemon. As soon as Samantha piced up the poor water logged Corporal Crusty the group continued down the route trying to make up for the lost time that the previous battle had used. It was not long however before Oracle could sense the presence of another intruder and she took up a defensive stance just in case she had to battle whatever was up ahead.

" I can sense something else heading towards us, a shame we are running into so many obstacles on this route but it is helping to train the little ones at least. I have zero doubt they will need it after we get done with the next gym as I remember some of the Pokemon around Goldenrod being stronger than the ones around here. Oracle then turned her head towards Kevin who had to stop a few times to wipe the mud from his boots so that none of it would fling onto Samantha and send the vixen into a frenzy. The last thing he needed to worry about was a magical vixen taking her frustrations out on him for not keeping his boots as clean as he could in this weather.

" Poor Samantha is drenched between the rain and carrying Corporal Crusty, let's stop at this treeline here and use it to take some cover from the rain, hopefully whatever is up ahead will run right into us while we rest for a few minutes." The group then stopped and rested beneath the trees for a few moments as the rain showed no signs of stopping as they waited for the incoming intruder to show themselves.



OOC: Looking for another nighttime encounter on route 33. Cleanse Tag is still active.

[Caramell 🍬]

A wild Masquerain floated cheerfully around in the rain. It seemed to love this dreary weather!

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A Wild Masquerain appeared!

Level 26. What will Kevin do?
This is a post gym encounter roll based on the guide's rate.
Weather will be ⛈️ Raining ⛈️ !

Shiny? _39EhXw71-421-42

[Marchbaby]

As Kevin saw the Masquerain he knew he had run into quite a special encounter. Surskit sometimes were seen in the area but few were strong enough to evolve as they were either captured by trainers getting ready for their next gym battle or defeated for the experience and left to the mercy of the other nearby Pokemon. This Masquerain on the other hand had clearly seen quite a few battles and was far from a weakling by any measure. " My goodness, a Masquerain here? This is the perfect weather but boy I was not expecting such a majestic bug Pokemon. I need to minute to plan our next move." As he tried to decide which Pokemon to use first Corporal Crusty walked forward showing no regard for her safety at all.

Kevin nearly had a heart attack seeing the young Dwebble charge forward as Masquerain was far stronger than anything she had faced before but it was too late to stop her as such a weird looking bug Pokemon would surely get the Masquerain's attention. With no other choice but to start with her he decided to have her use the most effective move she knew hoping the intimidating pattern on the strong flying insect would not scare Corporal Crusty too much. " Corporal Crusty, that Masquerain is going to intimidate you so look out, try and use your Smack Down to weaken it enough so I can try to capture it."

If there was one thing he could count on it was the sturdy nature of Dwebble so he knew Corporal Crusty would endure any single hit so he could at least use this as a free turn to test the strength of Masquerain before making any other decisions. He did have a Net Ball in his backpack and he grabbed it just in case the opportunity presented itself to weaken Masquerain enough to attempt a capture but as it was his only one he was not going to try until he was sure he could not weaken it further without knocking it out as he doubted he would encounter another Masquerain anytime soon.

As he waited to see how well Corporal Crusty would do on the first round Samantha started to grab as many leaves off the ground she could to add to whatever protection from the rain she could get. The poor vixen just could not catch a break and by the looks of things she might be getting rained on for quite a bit longer.




OOC: Corporal Crusty uses Smack Down.

[Rexman]

Wild Encounter

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Weather: Rain

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Masquerain LV 26
HP 10% [8/80]

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Corporal Crusty LV 23

HP 27% [17/63]

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Masquerain [?]: Status: Healthy
Corporal Crusty [Sturdy]: Status: Healthy

SP54: Masquerain used Air Cutter
SP37: Corporal Crusty used Smack Down

[Marchbaby]

After a brutal first round Kevin had no doubt both Pokemon took a huge amount of damage as both Pokemon were breathing heavily from the respective impacts. Given the size difference between them Kevin was pretty impressed at how well Corporal Crusty had done so far but now he had quite a choice to make. He could switch out to a more durable Pokemon but Corporal Crusty would get less experience if he managed to capture Masquerain that way. On the other hand he could risk her being knocked out by tossing his Net Ball now as she would get quite a bit of experience if it worked while getting nothing if it failed.

The chance to gain so much experience in a single battle was so rare that Kevin could not pass up the chance to do so no matter how risky it was as he told Corporal Crusty the plan. " Corporal Crusty we are going to take a big risk here so I need for you to be brave and be ready to take one for the team if luck is not on our side. I hope it doesn't come to that but only time will tell if our Net Ball does it's job." Corporal Crusty raised her pincers in approval despite the huge risk to her own wellbeing as she watched the large bug Pokemon across from her.

There was no hope of keeping up with it's speed but so long as luck was on their side speed would not be a factor she would have to worry about. She just had to keep it's attention until Kevin could toss the Net Ball and to do so she started to swing her pincers from side to side while slowly walking towards the Masquerain hoping the bug would not notice what Kevin had planned. Given the amount of damage she had done in the first round Corporal Crusty had certainly proved she was a worth opponent.

" Just a little longer Corporal Crusty, I want to make sure I do not miss this one great chance we have. I cannot imagine just how lucky we got with this encounter and I am hoping we can cap it off with a jackpot capture as the final act." After a few more seconds Kevin wounded up his pitch and tossed the Net Ball as hard as he could before praying to Arceus that his good fortunes would continue a little longer.



OOC: Kevin tosses a Net Ball, as it is his last one I will not update until it is verified.

[Rexman]

Wild Encounter

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Weather: Rain

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Masquerain LV 26
HP 10% [8/80]

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Corporal Crusty LV 23

HP 27% [17/63]

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Masquerain [?]: Status: Healthy
Corporal Crusty [Sturdy]: Status: Healthy

Capture Success: 96%
1-100

Corporal Crusty gains 3 levels for victory! Grows to level 26. Corporal Crusty can learn Stealth Rock, replace a move?

Corporal Crusty gains +1 Happiness for winning, now has +5!

Corporal Crusty is now on the Medium Fast growth model and needs 2,269 EXP to level up.

Please complete the details for your new Pokemon. -1 net ball from inventory


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[b]Masquerain[/b]
Name: Choice
Gender: Choice
Level: 26
Ability: Intimidate
Moves: Stun Spore, Air Cutter, Scary Face, Gust
OT: Kevin Baker
Personality/Nature: Choice


1-100·1-100

[Marchbaby]

Kevin let out a massive sigh of relief as the Net Ball clicked shut. He knew he had taken a roll of the dice with his choice and he was so thankful that in this case those dice came up in his favor. " Whew that was a stressful encounter, great job Corporal Crusty. I can tell that battle made you quite a bit stronger. The other two now have some catching up to do." As the young Dwebble continued to celebrate her achievement Kevin turned to Jumbo and Barb trying to decide which of the two to try and focus training next.

After pausing for a moment he picked Jumbo to focus on as she would have a slightly easier time catching up to Corporal Crusty first. He still wanted to see what Barb could do at some point but he knew her time would come at one point or another. For now he wanted to nickname the Masquerain he had captured as the bug type would certainly be of some use at one point or another. " I think I shall call you Skimmer as with those wings I highly doubt you have any trouble skimming along the surface of water."

With the Masquerain's nickname settled Kevin went back to the business at hand of finding Marchbaby while also continuing to train his team in the process. Oracle was just about ready for the next gym as was Samantha but making sure he was fully prepared was never a bad idea. Just as he was about to take a step forward a loud crash could be heard in the distance followed by shuffling in the nearby bushes and trees. Kevin did not know if it was the storm or an approaching Pokemon but he was not going to take his chances either way.

" Ok, everyone be ready for anything, after running into the Masquerain I can only imagine what else might be lurking around in this storm. Until we know what else is out there everyone stay close and be on our guard. I sure hope we do not encounter another strong foe like Skimmer for some time so Jumbo can get some training in." The group then huddled together looking for any signs of something approaching. If something else tough looking did jump out at them they at least would not be caught by surprise. For now all they could do was wait and hope for the best.



OOC: Looking for another encounter. I will update Masquerain's code next time I switch over to my computer.

[Pixel]

A Wild Level 15 Mankey is doing a 'please stop raining' dance.
What will Kevin do?

Shiny? MLW0tpRt1-42

SPOILER: Click to show

1-4

1-42·1-6

[Marchbaby]

As the Mankey appeared Kevin was a bit worried about using Jumbo as she was weak against fighting types and did not know any great moves to counter them. At the same time most of his team was not well equipped to deal with fighting types though Corporal Crusty was weak enough that she might not knock the Mankey out as Kevin did have an interest in capturing it. After considering all of his options he decided to postpone Jumbo's training for a bit and use COrporal Crusty again to minimize the chance of one of his own Pokemon getting knocked out while also giving him a great chance of capturing Mankey.

" Well I was not expecting to have to use you again so soon but Corporal Crusty we need your help again. I want to try and add this Mankey to our team but I am quite sure at full health it will put up a fight. Could you do me a favor and weaken it a bit so I can capture it?" He asked the young bug Pokemon who nodded seeing it as another great opportunity to grow stronger. Facing such an angry opponent was always risky but she was quite prepared to take the risk as she slowly made her way towards the Mankey ready to strike with all of her ,ight once she was close enough.

" Try and use your Bug Bite first, I do not want to risk knocking Mankey out and that move should be enough of a strike to allow us to capture Mankey without an issue." As Corporal Crusty slowly closed the gap between her and Mankey Kevin grabbed a Ultra Ball from his backpack and got ready to toss it after seeing the results of the first round. While they waited for the results Samantha managed to find a pile of sticks hidden in a nearby bush that were dry enough to make use of and she was quite thrilled with the find.

" Oh happy day, I finally found more sticks that are not drenched by this blasted rain. I really hope for a nice sunny day about now instead of this mess for a change." As she gathered up all of the sticks and placed them in her fur for safe keeping she made her way towards another nearby tree that seemed to offer slightly better protection from the rain. It was far from ideal but better than being completely out in the open.



OOC: Corporal Crusty uses Bug Bite then Kevin tosses a Ultra Ball.

[Tiki]

Mankey used Retaliate against the Bug Bite, but it's not a good choice.


Corporal Crusty gained 750 EXP for winning! (750/2107) to next level!
+1 happiness, now +5!

-1 Ultra Ball used

[Marchbaby]

As the Ultra Ball clicked shut Corporal Crusty was beyond relieved to be finished with yet another battle. She got done just in the nick of time too as right after the battle ended the rain turned ice cold while continuing to drench all of Azalea Town and the surrounding areas. The poor young Dwebble was not a fan of getting wet in the slightest and the rain getting colder was even worse for her as she tried to use her rocky shell to stay as dry as possible from the merciless rain. The only one even more upset by the weather was Samantha who by now was fuming with anger as she shivered from the freezing cold deluge.

" Why, oh why do I always end up in rain like this? What did I do to deserve this? I have not hexed anyone yet though if this weather keeps up I am very tempted by the idea." Samantha tried her best to warm up by lighting a stick but the rain prevented her from even starting a spark and all she could do was cross her arms and continue to shiver as Kevin continued to try and find Marchbaby. Oracle and him could both sense they were very close and did not want to waste much time getting to him in this awful weather.

" Boy this rain is something else, we might all get a cold if we do not find Marchbaby soon. I sure wish there was a house we could duck in until this weather passes but until we reach Azalea there is not much else around here except the Slowpoke Well which won't help Samantha much as there is plenty of water in that as well." Just as he finished his thought Oracle picked up on yet another creature approaching. As useful as her aura powers were at detecting other Pokemon it was not something Kevin had hoped for given the worsening weather.

" Somewhat bad news, I can sense something else but it is not Marchbaby. I can feel his presence getting closer along with my sister but until we deal with what is heading our way we won't be able to reach him. I sure hope whatever it is isn't a huge threat like that Masquerain we encountered earlier." Kevin then waited hoping that it would not be anything too powerful as he also continued to hope that the rain would finally let up soon so no one would get sick.



OOC: Looking for another encounter. Cleanse Tag is active.

Mankey code from previous battle:


Mankey
Name: Captain Righthook
Gender: Male
Level: 15
OT: Kevin Baker
Moves: Fury Swipes, Mud-Slap, Seismic Toss, Retaliate
Ability: Anger Point
Nature/Personality: Adamant, A mean mannered Mankey with a love of punching, Captain Righthook wastes no time in throwing a punch with every chance he gets. He is easily angered and will fly into a fit of rage over the smallest of things and will not calm down until he has used his fists on the source of his anger.