Fight or Flight! [Finished]

[The REAL Joey]

OOC: Hey Scott, I appreciate the trouble you went to in replying to this RP but you might want to check the totals in terms of HP and everything again. Elekid's doesn't add up and was Pidgeotto's dramatic loss a critical? Thanks for fixing it in advance.

[revolvingscott]

Sorry about that. it was about 8 am and I had had no sleep by then. The Pidgeotto's damage was determined by a damage calculator and stat calculator. (all the IVs were RNGed). I edited the Elekid's damage though.

[The REAL Joey]

OOC: Thanks for looking over that Scott and thanks for confirming Pidgeotto's status too. Now, onto the reply! I handed you a mod point for your troubles too, don't worry.

BIC:

Joey let out a triumphant roar. "Oh man! Elekid's pretty dangerous when he gets going..." The Elekid watched on as Pidgeotto's wings were clipped horribly by the electrical Thundershock. Pidgeotto's attack, while quite damaging, didn't seem to dampen Elekid's mood all that much. Victory was on Joey and Elekid's doorstep and they weren't going to be deterred now. "Elekid, keep it up, charge up for the next round." Joey looked up to Falkner and could see he was becoming largely panicked. There was no way a Roost could save him now as that restored 50% of it's health at the very most. With Elekid dealing far more than that with his last blow, Pidgeotto and Falkner had their wings tied.

Elekid bounced himself up and down on the spot lightly to keep himself motivated and began flashing his body with short bursts of electricity as a warning signal to Pidgeotto. "Allllllriiiiiiighty Elekid! Let's finish this off, unleash your decisive blow, Thundershock!!" Joey pointed towards the fatigued Pidgeotto and Elekid jumped up into the sky and threw his arms in the direction of Pidgeotto, sending an astonishing current of electricity at that would surely maim the bird Pokemon if it connected. "Come on... Come on...!" Muttered Joey in his head. This all rested on this next attack.

[revolvingscott]

"Pidgeottooooooooo!" Pidgeotto cried as the electricity made contact with its left wing. It was all over.

Falkner watched as prized Pidgeotto plummet to the ground.

"Pidgeotto! Roost!" he shouted. He had to do something! Pidgeotto didn't respond to his command, instead its unconscious body crashed into the battle arena kicking up a great pile of dust and sand.

There was a short silence before Faulkner said, "Well, that was ironic. He used Sand Attack!"Faulkner chuckled awkwardly watching his pokémon's limp form. He recalled it and looked over at Joey.

"I guess you won. Well done." he said with a slight small before racing over to Joey. He pulled something out of his pocket that reflected the bright light that hung above them. It had been recently polished.

"Meet, the Zephyr Badge. This is the third time I've ever had to give this out. Ever." he said handing it to Joey.

"Hold on, need to pick something up." Faulkner rushed away and returned holding a small pocket of money and a Disc.

"This is one thousand, five hundred and sixty pounds, for you. I know what it's like to be a young trainer: you can run low on supplies to the point that you feel like stealing is the only way out. Because of that, I give this to you. You need it more than me. Pokémon League's paying me far too much anyway. Oh! And this TM is 51, Roost. You've seen it in action, right? Well, anyway. This is it, well done. I wish you luck!"

Well done, you defeated Faulkner! This gave you £1560, TM51 (Roost) and the Zephyr Badge. Your Elekid's win over Pidgeotto caused it to grow 2 levels, to Level 19, and it is trying to learn Shock Wave! Pick 4 of the 5 following moves: Shock Wave, Cross Chop, Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, Swift.

[The REAL Joey]

OOC: If Elekid could replace Thundershock with Shockwave that would be incredibly nice of you. I was looking for a 'Never miss' move for later on. ;D

BIC:

As Pidgeotto bit the dust Elekid and Joe looked towards one another and Joey ran to Elekid before kneeling down to pick him up and hug him tightly. "You were brilliant Elekid, brilliant! You've come such a far way since I first rescued you. What did I tell ya? You and me pal. We're gonna shake the Pokemon League to the very core." He dropped Elekid back on the floor by his feet and grinned triumphantly. Joey's first victory in a Gym League challenge. The exhilaration and thrill Sharada had so accurately described was now coursing through every fibre of his being. So this is what it felt like to be a victor after overcoming a strong opponent.

As Falkner ran over to him he watched him almost surprised by Falkner's sudden change in demeanour. He seemed much more approachable and less smug. Perhaps this was all a façade put in place as Leader of his Gym. As Falkner showered Joey in gifts he looked at him confusedly. "Seriously? You're just... Giving this all away to me?" Falkner's comments about Joey's activities as a thief made him slightly uncomfortable. "Heh well... I do have some morals pinning me in place but this money will be of great help. Not to mention the TM and the badge." He took the Zephyr Badge in hand and pinned it to the the lapel of his leather jacket. He moved it perfectly into place and looked down at it proudly. "This'll be a constant reminder of the tribulations I surpassed in this gym." As he put away the TM and money into his bag he raised his hand out to Falkner for a hand grip. "Thank you for the battle. I think i've seen just how important challenging yourself can be." They tightly gripped each others fists before Joey looked down to Elekid.

He nodded goodbye to him and began negotiating his way along the thin beams that created the floor at the top with his Elekid following behind him cautiously. They made it to the lift and Joey gave a small stomp of his foot to make it lower. They hit the floor with a small bump and with that Joey began to head out of the Gym. "I won... I won... I WON? I WON!" He excitedly cheered to himself in his head. The badge on his lapel gleamed almost as brightly as Joey's smiley. "So what's next Elekid? Feel confident in going to the next gym and stomping them out some?" He knelt down slightly and gave him a small little fist pump and smiled proudly of his Pokemon. "You and Charmander can be pretty devastating... Speaking of which..." Joey picked up Charmander's Pokeball and looked at it intently. "Wasn't Charmander supposed to evolve at a certain stage...?" He tilted his head and thought about it. "Maybe i'm confusing myself."

[Morrigan]

As Joe obtained his badge as proof of his victory of winning the Gym battle, a pokeball began to wobble gentle on his belt. A moment later, Charmander popped out. It was slightly unexpected, but a glint in Charmander's eyes suggested that it still had something to do. It gazed up at it's trainer proudly before slowly being enveloped in a burst of light. His silhouette could be made out slightly, but it seemed to be morphing into something a bit bigger and more built.

The light soon began to fade, a new pokemon was now standing in Charmander's place. It's body was a deeper shade of orange, the flame on it's tail was also larger and burned even brighter.

Congratulations! Charmander evolved into Charmeleon!