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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 17, 2024 0:52:18 GMT 11
Calls of nature lifted their vocals skyward, singing songs of love and of grief. A strange quietness chased at their tunes, breaking in between the momentary moments of pause. Loud hooting sent shivers down the spines of tall oaks and rustled dark green leaves on their sturdy branches. A singsong lullaby carried a lilted beat through the tall grasses from some hidden cricket, serenading hopeful partners in the dead of night. The ground remained relatively still against the backdrop of gentle summer breezes, leaving a faint chill in the air under the pale moon's light. Aphrodite would notice that this pathway remained strangely barren in the wake of the other pathways. Nothing stirred beyond the usual night creatures. Playful hints of tawny brown and muted greys darted through the canopy overhead. The soft whisper of wings beating against the wind hinted underneath their screeching calls through the night. And yet, it would feel so eerie to remain so suddenly stil, lending nothing that could remain as a clue to the strange mysteries of the surrounding forest. A small green caterpillar with large red antennas popped its head out of the grass to stare at the young officer thoughtfully, decided she posed no immediate threat, and shuffled across her path into a stretch of grass on the other side. Sprinkles littered the ground in a neat row on either side and pointed away from the beatn path towards the orchards around them. During their normal course of daily use when the old farmer would no doubt through drenching sweat and aching bones toil the land, this path remained the driest of them all. The few berries sprinkled on the ground in odd, sporadic patterns remained a faint sight. One thing should be clear...if anything once stirred here, it was no longer hanging about. At least, not that even Aphrodite's trained police eyes could survey to see. Would she instead choose the last remaining path, in hopes of finding the would-be culprit? Center path is seemingly barren. Unless you count the stray Hoothoot, Caterpie, and Kricketot.
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on May 25, 2024 15:20:07 GMT 11
Aphrodite and Raina stood in the center of the barren pathway, with both of their eyes slowly blinking in confusion. "W-what this path did not lead us to the culprit either? I don't understand, I just knew that this pathway would take us to where we needed to go to track down the culprit," Aphrodite sighed, folding her arms underneath her chest as she continued stare off in the distance for a bit. Could the thick fog be clouding up her mind? She closed her eyes for a second and focused on the sweet lullabies of the night to help clear her mind.
"Alright. We have one more path to check out and that has to be the spot where we will find the culprit," she smiled, slowly opening her eyes then glancing down at her water-type. Raina let out an encouraging bark in response. "Let's go before it gets away!" She ordered, dashing off in the direction of the last path with Raina attempting to keep up with her as best as she can.
Taking the final path!
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 29, 2024 11:19:06 GMT 11
The night sky remained a mystery as it watched our young officer circling through the different pathways on the hunt for her illusive culprit. Something that seemed to get angry when the previous guy’s water flask. Something that was strong – strong enough to break through the shed and tear up berry bushes from their roots. Something that knew how to camouflage? As it seemed as though the trees themselves were alive? But what could that be? The stars shimmered against the midnight blue backdrop of the night sky, highlighting the moon’s quiet silhouette. Surely their culprit was still around somewhere, lurking? Aphrodite would notice strange red stains the further she walked on this remaining path. Something gurgled, like a strange cry of pain, and this dissipated back into silence. The tall oaks with their usually chiseled whitened trunks were muddied with crimson and maroon hues smeared across their trunks. The grasses bundled and swayed in a sea of greens only muddied by the crimson liquid dripping off some of their blades. What must have been through this area? A man impossible to discern off the bat laid sprawled on the ground. It would be too difficult for Aphrodite to tell if they were dead or alive, given the way their limbs were contorted and how the tall grasses, along with the darkness of the night, made it difficult to see if the chest was heaving from shallow breathing. His entire outfit was smeared with crimson hues muddying the usually dark blue hues of the uniform. It was tattered and torn in a few places, as well, speaking on the fact that there could have previously been a scuffle of some kind. What would Aphrodite do? Aphrodite has found a body! Will she INTERACT with the body and check vital signs or INVESTIGATE the area for clues?
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on May 30, 2024 14:30:47 GMT 11
Aphrodite and her sidekick seem to have been trying to track down the culprit for hours or at least that is what it feels like to her. She could feel her eyes becoming slightly tired from piercing through the thick mist that surrounded them earlier, and now the starry night above them cast its own shadow, too. It also does not help that she is starting to travel around in circles, trying to solve this mystery. It has been one of her toughest crimes to solve thus far since she became an official officer. Despite her body wanting to shut down for the night, Aphrodite continued to push through.
Her golden-brown orbs soon took notice of the strange red stains covering the path that she and her Pokémon were traveling up in hopes of finding the culprit. A slight frown shown over her face as she studied the red stains a little closer. Blood stains? No, it's not the right shade of red, right? Or is it? She thought to herself. Aphrodite quickly snapped out of her thoughts after hearing an unexpected cry not too far from her. She glanced down at Raina, then towards the direction of where the sound may have come from. Aphrodite and Raina moved towards the noise, taking notice of the stained tree trunks and blades of grass.
As the duo continued to travel along the path, they would soon encounter a person lying down in the sea of stained, tall grass. Without any hesitation, Aphrodite and her sea-lion like partner rushed over to examine the fallen body. She took a mental note of the deep red stains in his clothing, along with the random tears. She did not see any traces of blood leaking from any parts of his body. At least not the limbs that are visible to the eye. She would place her index finger underneath his nose to see if she could feel him breathing. She then placed two fingers on the thumb side of his wrist, just below the crease, to feel for his pulse.
"Come on, come on. Be okay! She thought to herself before she went into focusing on counting any pulses that she may feel from his wrist to indicate if he has a heart rate or not, and if so, how normal the heart rate is. If he is fine, then he may be able to explain to her what happened to him, and she will be able to determine if his information could be linked to the culprit or not. If he is not okay, then she would have to figure out something else to help him.
Aphrodite is checking his vital signs!
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Jun 3, 2024 4:57:50 GMT 11
The scene remained grim, as though propped out of your garden variety horror movie shows. The felled officer remained seemingly motionless in the dead of the night, overcast by the rips in his clothes and stains smeared all around him. Thick brownish-grey branches knocked against their neighbors, creating the semblance of footsteps on hardwood floor, though that had no time or place in a forest littered with decaying leaves sprinkled throughout its expansive bushes and wild grasses. A soft hoot called out of the knobby opening along the trunk of a nearby tree, then strangely stopped. Perhaps calling a mate in the dead of night? Or scared off by something else? Ahprodite would at least find that the man wasn’t beyond the living, at least not currently. The vitals would prove good upon the first scan and for someone who had no professional experience monitoring the health of others. His pulse at least thumped rhythmically against her own fingertips, letting her know he was still with them, albeit only slightly slower than one would expect. The strange red stains smeared all over his clothes would smell fruity and upon further inspection prove to be nothing more than berries, smashed up and stained across his outfit. The torn and tattered part of the clothes, though. They remained a mystery…for now. Eventually, the other officer stirred. He pressed one of his palms against the side of his forehead and slowly roused himself into a sitting position. A bit delirious and dehydrated, the man staggered whilst sitting, his whole body rocking first to one side and then to the other. “Oh…. jeez….owch!” He grumbled underneath his breath, blinking profusely to steady his vision. “Where…where am I?” When his eyes caught sight of Aphrodite – another police officer such as himself – he relaxed. “Oh…yeah!”Time would catch up with them both, allowing Aphrodite to help ensure that the man would be alright. He would easily give way to the mystery with a bit of prying and a quick flash of Aphrodite’s badge, to help reassure him that she was his backup. “I got the report of some hooligans vandalizing the local farm and decided to investigate it.” He sighed, slowly steadying himself up onto his two feet. “As soon as I arrived on the path to search for the criminals, something caught me completely off-guard! We both went flying into that berry tree over there, and I guess…that’s why I’m covered in berries!” The patrolman laughed hoarsely, pointing to a nearby berry bush. “When I tried to detain our criminal, his fists felt like they must have been made out of granite or something. Owch! But I managed to get these keys off him at least.” He fished out a small D-ring with a singular key dangling on it and a small label. He stretched his arm out to Aphrodite, offering her the keys to inspect further. Should she take them, she would very easily notice that the label read, ‘Supply Shed’ on them…just like the supply shed that the rancher had, perhaps? The Patrolman is alright! Now...what to do about these keys?
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Jun 4, 2024 6:18:53 GMT 11
A warm smiled found its way across Aphrodite's lips, after noticing the other officer's pulse. "He's still alive. This is a good sign," she said, speaking out to Raina, glancing over at the azure, sea-lion like Pokémon. The water-type Pokémon staring at the dark reddish stains covering the stranger's uniform. She took a close sniff with her powerful noise, taking in fruity scent of the stains before giving the man's pants leg a quick lick. "Raina!" Aphrodite scolded her Pokémon from a bit until she too noticed the sweet, fruity scent. "Berry juice?" She questioned. Raina nodded her head at her trainer's question. "I thought so or at least I should say that I knew that it was not actual blood," she admitted.
"Hey! Please, take it easy!" She encouraged the other officer, as she felt his body moving around a bit as he became conscious. She carefully helped him to rise himself up a bit. "You're in a berry field. I don't know how or why you're here, but I was kind of hoping that you could explain it to me," she added before digging inside her bag to pull out a small, bottle of water. "Please, drink up," She encouraged him as she carefully broke the seal over the water, then offered it to him.
She listened to the other officer's words. She took a few mental notes, the shifted her warm, amber-hued orbs towards the berry tree. His reveal is a little bit different from the previous individual that shared it with her, but at the same time, it is not too much different than the last one.
"Also, I am sorry that you had to experience a wild situation like that by yourself. It sounds like a very unpleasant event, but I will make sure to get down to the bottom of this," she assured him. Her piercing eyes were glancing down at the keys that the other officer offered her. Without a single hesitation, to obtain the keys from him, then focused her attention on the shed. "Alright. Sounds like we need to go check it out. Sir, you stay out here and best up. Take great care of yourself while I figure out what is going on here," She told him with a gentle smile. She then glanced over at Raina, signaling for her to follow her eyes to the shed.
Within a few seconds, she unlocked the shed with the key that the other office gave to her. Who or what would be wanting behind the door? She is not sure, but she is prepared to take anyone or anything at this point.
Aphrodite used the key to unlock the shed
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Post by Pixel on Jun 6, 2024 2:55:44 GMT 11
Aphrodite put the key into the lock, turned it and...click...click click. Rattle. She twisted and turned and tried to get the key to work to no avail. Upon double checking the key and the lock, neither looked damaged, but the key did look a little odd for this kind of lock. Maybe it was for something INSIDE the shed? This was on Bernie's property...surely he would know what this key was for! Or maybe the trick to getting the key to work.
If Aphrodite peered a bit through cracks between the various planks she would see what looked to be gardening tools inside...but it was a very big shed. There could indeed be something sinister laying await inside and she'd never be able to tell. Clearly this shed and this key were important, but she had not quite put together the clues.
Maybe there was another key?
Regardless, it might be a good time to ask the rancher who owned this property about that shed and tell him about what she had seen. Perhaps with more clues he could offer more information.
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Jun 7, 2024 17:14:13 GMT 11
Aphrodite was hopeful that the suspicious key would be able to unlock the shed. Unfortunately, her hope soon vanished after she inserted the key inside of the keyhole, then jiggled it a couple of times to see if it would unlock, and nothing happened. She carefully removed the key from the keyhole, then glanced down at it to take a closer look at it. A deep sigh of disappointment sounded off from her lips as she realized that she allowed her eagerness to unlock the shed to get the best of her to the point to where she overlooked the fact that the key did not even seem to be the correct shape in the first place. Oh well, lesson learned this time. She will have to pace herself a little bit more if she wishes to solve this crime.
Aphrodite's warm ambers glanced up from the key, then focused on the inside of the shed. At first glance, she did not notice anything unusual about it. There was a garden tool placed inside, but that is nothing too out of place, right? She turned her attention to Raina. "Alright. This key doesn't unlock the shed... So, there has to be another key somewhere or maybe there is another way inside of the shed that we do not know about just yet... Either way... We should probably try to find Rancher Bernie... He could be able to help us out," she stated with a soft smile. Raina nodded her head, then followed behind her trainer.
Luckily, it was not too difficult for Aphrodite and Raina to retrace their steps and locate the rancher from earlier. "Mr. Bernie. We haven't not been able to solve this mystery yet, but we're not going to give up just yet. While searching for clues, this key was given to us... Have you seen this key before? It says supply shed, but we haven't been able to find it yet... Does it belong to your shed?" She asked him, pulling out the golden key and presenting it to the rancher.
Aphrodite shows the key to Rancher Bernie.
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Post by Tarlar on Jun 14, 2024 4:46:52 GMT 11
Bernie wasn't far away, he had been scouring the area around the shed to figure out if anything had been missing from the destruction of it, although it obviously wasn't very visible on the front, and in the dark. It hadn't been easy for him to figure out without any real light though, most of his assessment would have to wait until morning. The first thing Aphrodite would see was something big and furry which popped out from a bush. "Ret!" The furret greeted her cheerfully, "what is it Wilbur?" Bernie's voice called to it from nearby and Wilbur gestured for Aphrodite to follow. "Oh, it's you! Have you solved the case?" He asked hopefully, and his face fell when Aphrodite admitted right away, that she hadn't. "I guess that if it had been that easy, we would have solved it us ourself ages ago," he mumbled with a joyless chuckled. He seemed pleased with Aphrodite's determination, it was good to know someone was on the case and would stay to the bitter end. That other police officer that had been around had disappeared and Bernie was sure he had run off or was lazy-ing around doing nothing.
The Rancher looked surprised when presented the key, "that's the key to the sprinkler system!" He exclaimed and took it. He turned it in his hands with a confused frown, "what does a thief want with this? Did they break into the shed to get this one? But you can only use it to turn the system on and off," he mused out loud. He looked up at Aphrodite, "perhaps they realized and dropped it afterwards, where did you find it?" He asked her. "It has no value by itself, unless you want to frolic through the water on a warm summer day," he added dryly and shook his head, "they must have thought it was something else."
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Jun 14, 2024 9:23:17 GMT 11
Aphrodite smiled as the Furret greeted her with a friendly smile. The Furret's sweet smile served as a breath of fresh air compared to the last time Aphrodite had encountered it in battle, when it almost knocked out her Mawile with a super effective move. Aphrodite turned her attention away from the normal-type as its trainer approached her. She carefully, yet quickly, explained to him everything that she had discovered, so far. She felt a little bit that she has not been able to solve the mystery just yet, but she remained hopeful. She explained the wounded officer and hiker that she encountered along the way, which reminded her... She was not able to make a phone call to request medical attention due to her phone not working in the area. Luckily, she seems to have better reception on this side. She quickly took out her cell phone to call for an ambulance to assist her with the wounded others. "Rancher Bernie, do you think that Wilbert and you will be able to look after the wounded others while I continue to solve this crime. The medical staff should be on their way shortly," she asked with a kind smile.
Aphrodite's amber eyes then stared back down at the key. "Hmm, I don't know... I feel like this key has to hold the answers to this crime. We should check out the sprinkler system to make sure that it still works. Would you mind setting it up and turning it on?" She asked him kindly, waiting for his response. "It's just. I believe that there is a Pokémon behind this one... One that is plant-like and could potentially camouflage itself as a plant or tree. The hiker mentioned that it felt like a branch, or something hit him. Maybe it is in need or water... Or maybe it does not want the sprinkler system to work, who knows, but we need to explore all options at this point." she added.
Aphrodite remembered to call an ambulance for the wounded. Aphrodite believes that a Pokémon maybe behind this mystery. Perhaps, a plant-like Pokémon, that can hide itself within other plants or trees. Maybe needs water or maybe it hates water? let's find out by turning on the sprinkler system."
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Post by Pixel on Jun 17, 2024 7:11:57 GMT 11
"I see," Rancher Bernie mused aloud, nodding along to Aphrodite's explanation. "A plant-like pokemon that looks like a tree or plant that likes or doesn't like water. That don't really narrow it down much...there's a lotta plant-like pokemon out there. But one that would go around doin' all this destruction? Now, I reckon that aint the work o' no hoppip or summin'." He fiddled with the key, "Furret, keep the officer company. I'll go turn on the sprinklers right quick." Given he had the keys to the shed itself, he was able to pop open the lock and enter the building. No intruders here...
He then used the key to turn on the sprinkler system. There. Done.
Aphrodite would hear the sputter and spray as the water started to rain down. Likely quite cooling for anyone caught in its influence.
Bernie trotted back, wiping sweat off his brow, "Now then. Iffin' ya wanna see what might be drawn to the water, I'd say to go down that there most middle path. That has the most coverage from the sprinklers."
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Jun 19, 2024 13:30:48 GMT 11
It is true that that there could be a lot of grass-type Pokémon wondering around the area, but there is no way that any of them could cause any harm. At least not a Hoppip of Oddish. To be fair, the majority of the grass-types that she has encountered overtime seem to have quite the gentle personality. "There is a Pokémon that is a lot bigger and stronger than a Hoppip or any other small grass-type," Aphrodite pointed out, agreeing with Rancher Bernie's words. She stood outside waiting patiently for Rancher Bernie to turn on the sprinkler system as she watched the Furret and Brionne interact and play with each other.
"Rancher Bernie, thank you so much! We're going to take your advice and explore the middle path once more. Raina, let's go! It's time to solve this mystery once and for all!" Aphrodite spoke out as she started to walk away from the rancher, then head off in the direction of the middle path. This time, her warm amber eyes would be more alert than before, making sure not to miss any sudden movements around the area.
"Keep your eyes peeled, Raina. If my hypothesis is correct, then culprit should be hiding around here somewhere." She told her Brionne as she continued to lead the way down the path.
Aphrodite took the most middle path.
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Post by Pixel on Jun 23, 2024 2:23:18 GMT 11
Rancher Bernie tipped his hat as Aphrodite ran off. He watched after he a little worriedly, but there wasn't much he could do at this point except continue to fix up his shed as he waited to hear back from the young officer. As she scampered down the center path, she would notice that the water was indeed raining down pretty heavily on the bushes lining it, with just a little overlap onto the path. There were no people running for cover from the unexpected shower, so a human culprit could certainly be ruled out at this point. And she would see no grass pokemon loitering under the water either. In fact, the area was suddenly quite quiet. Aphordite would get the sense of being watched for about five seconds before she would sense danger coming at her from the side. Whether it was her instincts sensing a shift in the shadows or hearing the rustle of branches to her side, she would be able to avoid the initial assault should she choose to react to those internal alarm bells going off. And it would be best if she did, as suddenly, one of the bushes seemed to come alive and lunged for her, smashing down a limb with violent intent.
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Oh no! An angry [LV 24] Sudowoodo is trying to smash you like a rock! Send out a pokemon to protect yourself!
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Post by ❤ Aphrodite ❤ on Jun 30, 2024 9:12:33 GMT 11
"There's no doubt about it! This sprinkler system works like its brand new!" Aphrodite stated, quickly pulling out her parasol, then popping it open to shield herself from the "downpour" as she continued to run along the path with Raina following closely behind her.
The young Beauty Trainer turned Police Officer soon slowed down her pace as she felt an uncomfortable feeling punch her in her stomach. Could it be that someone or something is watching her? She took a few seconds to carefully observe her surroundings with her dazzling amber eyes, trying her best to pinpoint the culprit. "They are around here somewhere... I know it... I can feel it." She spoke out more to herself than to anyone else. She soon heard an expected rustle in a nearby bush. "Over he-..." She began to say before her words were cut off as something or someone lunged for her. Luckily, she was able to use her parasol to block the attack. The force of the attack eventually knocking the parasol from her hands as she took a few steps away to see a Sudowoodo standing right before her eyes with angry burning through its eyes.
Raina swiftly leaped into action, preparing to protect her trainer from another attack. "Sudowoodo, please calm down. We just want to talk to you," she called out to the Wild Pokémon. It has to be the culprit. She thought to herself. Aphrodite noticed the false true raising its limb again and Raina released a powerful Bubble Beam at it. Thinking quickly and not wishing to hurt the Sudowoodo anymore Aphrodite grabbed an Ultra Ball and tossed it at Sudowoodo.
OOC: Raina used Bubble Beam x1 on Sudowoodo. With running shoes she will use her second move to toss an Ultra Ball. Hope running shoes can be used this way.
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Post by Tarlar on Jul 1, 2024 20:39:11 GMT 11
The sprinkler system was cleverly made, the main path which lead in between was more or less dry. It would be a waste of water to let it rain down here where there were no berry bushes, and as an added bonus, it was nice for the workers to not get soaked if they needed to work on some of the bushes while the sprinklers were active. There was of course a very light drizzle of stray damp like water on the path, but it was so light that most would describe it as dry. The Sudowoodo had been hiding well in the fields, making sure to keep things dry and nice even though all those humans for some reason kept trying to flood everything. It had done what it had to do although it hadn't been enough, at least it had barely avoided the manmade rain and hadn't Aphrodite sought it out it would probably have waited it out, so it later could try make sure it didn't start another time. All humans it had met had been water loving and this one clearly was too with that terrifying water pokemon at her side, it knew that if it chased the human off, the pokemon usually followed, so naturally it targeted her. It flinched and flailed when the colorful parasol was suddenly flapped open right in its face and it whacked it away hurriedly. To the fake tree, it didn't seem like it listened to any calming words, nor did it raise an arm threateningly before it got attacked. Afterwards it would swear, if asked, that it slapped the round thing away and the next thing which happened was it got blasted with water while the human said something it didn't hear. It wouldn't have made any difference anyway, it wouldn't have believed a word she said, not after they had started the rain (she was a human, and if one had done it, all had), and even brought a water pokemon, who as expected attacked it. Sudowoodo slammed its arms into the ground and rocky spikes protruded under Raina and injuring her flippers, making it harder for her to get around. The fake tree then rushed at her with its arms flailing in circles, which happened to crush the great ball as it came flying, probably without it even really realizing, and it brought them down on Raina with enough force to break rocks. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Sudowoodo LV 24 HP 7% [5/75]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/sudowoodo-f.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Raina LV 28 HP 71% [57/80]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/brionne.gif) Sudowoodo: Normal ( ![](http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/lumberry.png) Lum Berry held) Raina [Torrent]: Normal (-1SPD, -1DEF) SP41 Raina used Bubble Beam! SP26 Sudowoodo used Rock Tomb!
SP++ Aphrodite throws an Ultra Ball! It failed SP26 Sudowoodo used Rock Smash!
Raina crit: Qii30NnAp_1-16Caught(58%): p_1-100(ooc: running shoes is for two moves, but there is no reason to use them as you have always been able to do a move+item in one post ^^ I'm often doing what you're doing here, or a switch in of a weak pokemon and then immediately throwing a ball. ) ~1 Ultra ball deducted 1-16·1-100
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