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Post by Pixel on Sept 12, 2024 1:53:07 GMT 11
Okay...this was getting outright embarrassing. Not only did Byte just sit there, paralyzed or flinched, just utterly stunlocked into uselessness, but the greatball he threw as a hail mary just sort bounced off uselessly. Okay. Well. That was a thing. What to do, what to do...
"Byte, sorry bud, this isn't working," he admitted. He lifted a ball and returned the paralyzed porygon2 to let the cyber duck rest off the paralysis. He had been hoping to get some training in, but at every turn, something seemed to push against them making progress. Maybe they'd find some more poison types later. Those would be easier to handle... Once the porygon2 was out of sight, he decided a familiar face was best to let back out to play. "Marci, you can handle this."
She could get flinched but not paralyzed, so...that would be better. The mudbray bucked when she had freedom again.
"Use strength!"
Assuming she wasn't flinch-locked into place by this bitey-yapper, she would do as she was told, eagerly charging forth to barrel into the pup and hopefully knock it into a more...catchable state. The pup was too energetic to be contained as is.
"Having trouble?" Freya queried with a bit of humor in her voice.
"No," Adrian grunted. "Just unlucky."
"Oh poor boy."
"..."
Freya laughed and motioned him to come over, "Let those two play for a bit. Why don't you introduce yourself to that Tinkatink I traded you? Start building a bond."
Adrian cocked a brow but nodded, releasing the small fairy and eying her curiously.
"So, about Tinkatinks. They are a fairy-steel type that are always female. They evolved to hunt corvoknight and use their steel feathers to craft their hammers. They aren't known for especially spectacular stats, but their typing and cuteness make them very desirable catches in Paldea," Freya explained. "So in lieu of actual feathers, you should probably provide scrap metal to her unless you want her to start hunting pokemon with metal adornment."
"They are a predatory species?"
"I know, weird right? Deceptively adorable. But yeah, they specialize in hunting avian prey. Even at this stage they can toss that little weapon of theirs pretty high up to knock down prey. It's fascinating!"
Said little tinkatink peered up at the two humans shyly, hiding behind the hammer, uncertain of this new, big place. It was all so strange and scary and—
"Don't be afraid, little one." Freya assured her soothingly. —Word Count: 408 | OOC:
Switch + strength Bike: ON
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Sept 13, 2024 9:57:38 GMT 11
Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Eletrike LV 24 HP 23% [14/60]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Merci LV 28 HP 89% [76/85]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] Electrike: Healthy Merci [Stamina] : Healthy [+1 DEF] SP+ Byte switched with Merci. SP43 Electrike used Thunder Fang! It had no effect.
SP43 Electrike used Bite! Merci avoided flinching. Merci's defense rose! SP38 Merci used Strength!
Moves: Quick Attack, Shock Wave, Bite, Thunder Fang Great Ball Notes: Byte HP 59% [55/94] - Paralyzed - Participated.
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Post by Pixel on Sept 14, 2024 4:09:00 GMT 11
"Will you name her?" Freya asked, peering over at Adrian as he reached out his hand to the small pokemon. "You nickname most of your pokemon, I've noticed."
"And you don't. Why is that, anyway?" Adrian asked.
The champion trainer hummed and leaned back, thinking about why for a good long moment. "I mean, I don't exactly not call my pokemon by nicknames, but I do tend to not call them by those nicknames exclusively... But it isn't like I have more than one of a certain species pokemon in my care and need to differ between them." She rubbed her chin. "And...I think understanding pokemon speech makes it...easier for us both to communicate regardless? None of my pokemon call me by name, that is for certain!" Freya laughed.
"Wait. What do they call you?"
"Mama," she grinned. "Or human. Not unlike how we call them by species name, they do the same. I've heard Master on occasion if they're more the formal sort. Some pokemon know creative insults and like humans will use them as affectionate nicknames."
"..."
"If you're worried about your pokemon being upset at being nicknamed, don't be. It's rare that one dislikes a name given by their human, and good luck getting a pokemon to respond to a name they don't like! It can be a good bonding experience, I'll admit. It's just not something I do or feel I need to do to be closer with my pokemon." She smiled. "But if a pokemon has a name, I certainly do use it. Star is Star, not clefable, and she is very certain of that."
"I am glad to know Star is still doing well."
"She is ever the handful, I will admit. Always doing things her own way. She has helped me in Raid battles and I think I'll be leaning on her for one of the alolan totem trials I want to do soon. I think it's dark type."
"So bringing a fairy is ideal."
"Exactly. Oh, looks like that electrike is starting to wear down."
Adrian glanced over to where she pointed and took out some great balls. "Thankfully I only need to catch one, but this ONE is very spirited."
"It'll be worth it," Freya laughed, amused by his frown and his evident frustration at the yappy doggo situation.
He cocked his arm back and started to throw the capsules, hoping one would actually hit.
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x3 greatballs, plz just stay in. Zappy puppy eating way more time than expected. xD If battle ends: Flabebe participated, Porygon 2 participated, Tinkatink is holding exp share Bike: ON
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Sept 16, 2024 0:41:43 GMT 11
Electrike jumps out of the way of the first ball and tries another electric bite! Nope, nada, zilch. It's not working, still?! Why can't electric bite...bite?! Second ball captures lil pooch-pooch with a happy lil click.
Marci gained +1200 EXP to [1200/2437 EXP]! Flabébé gained +1 level to [Lv 17]! Byte gained +400 EXP to [1600/2437 EXP]! Byte gained +1 level to [Lv 4]! Please fill out the form on your new Pokemon: [img src="https://pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/gen5/electrike.png"] [img src="https://johtophoto.com/sprites/items/greatball.png"] [b]Electrike[/b] Name: [choose] Gender: [choose] Level: 24 OT: Adrian Hartt Moves: Quick Attack, Shock Wave, Bite, Thunder Fang Ability: Static or Lightning Rod Nature/Personality: [choose]
-2 Great Balls from inventory. (4 > 2)
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Post by Pixel on Sept 16, 2024 7:02:05 GMT 11
The first ball was a miss. That dang yapper was determined to waste all of his pokeballs, it seemed. Adrian shook his head and readied another ball, throwing that one in quick succession after the other and finally, AT LAST, getting the electrike to stay in one. He let out a long sigh and slumped forward a bit, looking tired and a bit moody. Freya giggled at that.
"Well, I suppose I should be heading out soon," Freya confessed. "That Dark Trial won't complete itself."
"Careful, if you dither too long, I'll get ahead of you," Adrian warned.
"I look forward to seeing you try! You had two badges on me when i arrived and I'm ready to challenge Morty. I think I'm confident that even if you sneak ahead for a bit that I'll grab victory right back."
"...I have no doubts on that..."
"What IS your plan for Whitney anyway?"
"Oh, I have two. My scizor, Ace, is female, and would be immune to her miltank. But I have a gallade that hits quite hard...a little boost to his speed and he'd probably be able to handle matters..." Adrian shrugged. "Worst comes to worst, my Mudbray likely could handle her as well. I have options."
"And yet you don't forge ahead."
"I'm not in as much of a hurry as you are. What are your plans after Morty, anyway?"
Freya paused to think, "I think I'll cross the ocean and go challenge the fighting gym afterwards. Though, I guess I would be a little under leveled at that point... I need to do some training but preferably with higher level pokemon! Gotta maximize my training time! So don't loiter too long here!"
"I won't. I plan to challenge Whitney soon..."
"Better get on that! Feels like you're dilly-dallying."
"I'm not. I'm working. Between the ranch and my job, I don't have as much time as you do to focus on just training."
"Oh yeah, how is the police thing going?"
"Well enough. Helped reunite some lost kids with their mother the other day. Stopped a robbery."
"Oooh, fancy. They promote you yet?"
"Ah...no."
Before he could change the subject, Adrian saw something moving in the shadows. Was that a gulpin? He hadn't seen one of those yet though he knew they were supposedly native down here.
"One sec. Byte, use psybeam on that pokemon," he commanded, before throwing a greatball as well.
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Since I am on page 5, using the radar to find a gulpin! Psybeam + great ball If battle ends: Tinkatink is holding exp share, Porygon2 is holding dubious disc (please evo) Bike: ON
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Post by Lamont on Sept 18, 2024 13:15:30 GMT 11
It thought it had been safely concealed, minding its own P's and Q's, in the darker threads of the infamous tunnel range. Busily sucking the delectably sizzling juices of a group of old batteries, Gulpin wouldn't have a chance to smack its lips before the incoming wave of psychic energy completely overwhelmed the poison type. Something akin to smacking one's elbow, the wild pokemon immediately felt a paralyzing weakness that upshot all of its acidy goodness all over the floor. Whether it was some clever concealment or just a coincidence, the pokemon itself seemed to dissolve into the poisonous burst and other detris. There was nothing to throw a ball at. Byte gained 1200 EXP and grew to Lv 29! (363/2611) WHAT'S THIS?!? The Dubious Disc merged with Byte and it evolved! Tinkatink learned some things, growing to Lv 5! She learned Baby-Doll Eyes! z46dBRjUp_1-42T'was a not-shiny Lv 24 Gulpin, unwittingly crit'd1-42
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Post by Pixel on Sept 18, 2024 14:06:22 GMT 11
Adrian's great ball pinged off the wall, catching nothing as the gulpin had already vanished from sight. Well that was disappointing. He sighed and shook his head, raking a hand through his hair as he pondered how he would find yet ANOTHER one of those things as it took so long to find the first one. "You did a real number on that wild pokemon, Byte," Adrian mused, looking over at the Porygon2 in time to see the digital duck suddenly absorb the disc it had been carrying around for a while now.
Its almost rubber-like limbs started to whirl frantically and it twitched violently like it was having some sort of fit. Its form contorted and physically glitched out and Adrian felt a surge of panic rise in him. Did the second upgrade disc actually harm Byte?! Was Byte in pain?!
Suddenly, it started to glow, the process of evolution triggered by the incorporation of the dubious disc into its internal code. The artificial pokemon contorted further, swirling and shifting until its final form was revealed. There floating in front of him was a Porygon-Z in its odd, twisty glory. Byte's limbs now stuck out at all angles, its eyes gleaming with an oddly calculated focus. It seemed to have an almost manic energy to it—like it was eager for battle. Adrian had never seen it so...expressive before.
"Woah, Byte looks so much stronger now," Freya observed, coming up behind him. "Maybe too strong for training on the pokemon around here."
"You might be right there..." Adrian admitted. "Byte, you did great, how about you return?" Once the artificial pokemon was back in its ball, he looked down at it contemplatively. "I think I should train Guardian."
"Who is that?"
"My gallade..."
"Oooh a fighting type~ Someone finally going to train for Whitney?"
"I've been ready...but a little more training wouldn't hurt."
It was about then that the first gulpin returned with friends. Suddenly, a whole swarm of the things popped up around them!
"Woah. Well, uh, you did want to catch one, right?"
"One. Not half a dozen," Adrian grumbled. "Guardian, come on out and use night slash on one of the gulpin." That way he could focus on catching one before clearing out the rest. Adrian withdrew another great ball and readied to catch whichever of the poison gas bags that Guardian knocked down into catchable range.
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Since I am on page 5, using the radar to find a gulpin! Cleanse tag active. Swapping Byte for Gallade in my party. Night Slash + great ball If battle ends: Tinkatink is holding exp share Bike: ON
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