One more time [F]

[Morrigan]

A Level 8 Starly has appeared !!

The ash coloured bird which was flying rather low and in perfect range of Joe's eyeline was that of a Starly. The Sinnoh based bird was an odd sight to be seen in Johto, but it wasn't exactly the rarest either. For the bird's case, it seemed completely and utterly lost. Flapping it's wings, it continued to fly, circling around tree trunks a number of times believing it was finding it's way back home. It was truly daft.

Perching itself on a near by tree, the Starly began plucking it's beak at it's stretched out wing, picking at an itch or rearranging it's feathers. Either way, it didn't matter to the ball of gas Joe had recently tossed out. Flapping it's tongue excitedly, Dante's eyes latched onto the target Joe had pointed out for him. The bird already seemed tired as it was so it didn't take the ghost type to long to take control of it's mind. Flipping on the sleep switch, Starly's eyes slowly began to close, it's legs slowly giving way as it tumbled to the hard ground below.

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Wild Pokemon Battle

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Starly: | Level 8 |
Health: 100% (26/26 HP)
Status: Sleep
Starly is sound asleep !!

VS

Dante: | Level 10 |
Health: 100% (29/29 HP)
Status: Normal
Dante used a successful Hypnosis !!

[The REAL Joey]

Upon getting a good view of the bird, Joe turned to his trusty tourist guide and saw this was indeed a section dedicated to this bird identified as 'Starly'. He considered what was on the page for a few moments before giving the bird a satisfied look. "Heh, so you're a migratory bird? Must be winter in Sinnoh or wherever it is you're from." He checked his pouch for how many Pokeballs he had left and realised he had just enough to spare. "I'm sure an exotic bird like you'll come in handy!" Despite what he had said, he had failed to realise the bird was indeed now sleeping. Joey looked to Dante and laughed. "Haha oh man, oh man. I can tell you're gonna be handy." He pointed towards the bird and issued a different command. "You've got quite a mix of moves but let's try out Dream Eater!" He watched as the gaseous ghost drifted towards its prey and Joey began to wonder. "I wonder what dreams taste like..."

[Morrigan]

Even after hitting the floor as such speed, the Starly was well and truly dead to the world. It's eyelids were shut tight and breath was heavy, it seemed that it probably was about to fall asleep even without Dante's hypnosis attack. Flying from another region entirely had obviously worn the poor bird out. Continuing to sleep peacefully, the last thing it was expecting was the devilish ghoul to start invading it's dreams.

As the ghost approached the bird, his locked his eyes onto the target and stared intently, expressing a great look of concentration. Dante was now invading the Starly's dreams and it was only a matter of seconds until they were going to be wrecked. The darkly shaded bird was indeed having happy dreams, floating about in a clear blue sky of fluffy whites clouds. As it ascended higher into the blue paradise, the exterior of the Starly began to twitch.

The sky around him slowly began to morph into nothing but a dark mass, swirling in a tornado like motion before engulfing the Starly completely. Back in reality, the Starly had began flailing wildly on the floor as if in a great deal of pain.

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Wild Pokemon Battle

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Starly: | Level 8 |
Health: 16% (4/26 HP)
Status: Sleep
Starly is sound asleep !!

VS

Dante: | Level 10 |
Health: 100% (29/29 HP)
Status: Normal
Dante used a successful Dream Eater !!

[The REAL Joey]

Impressed by the move, Joey couldn't help but clap to the ghost's excellent execution of the move. "We have some serious fire power here, obviously. I'll have to use the good ol' Hypnosis-Dream Eater combo on some Rocket grunts for a laugh and see what sort of sordid dreams they're having." With the Starly within an inch of fainting, Joey could tell it was time to snag himself a little birdie for his collection. "Not too big a fan of birds but i'm sure I can find you an owner who'll look after ya! Come to daddy!" He extended the safety lock on the Pokeball and allowed it to grow into its normal size. With a lean back and then a over the shoulder throw the ball hurtled far in the air, even going straight through the body of Dante who had sneakily appeared in front of the line and shot and stuck his tongue out. "Bloomin' maniac." Joey muttered under his breath.

OOC:

Item used:

x1 Pokeball

[Morrigan]

Already having fallen into a deep slumber, the cheeky ghost type invaded the Starly's dreams, leaving him completely useless. Even if he were to wake up, there was no way he would be able to defend himself now. Putting up with his nightmareish dreams, the pokeball which was tossed landed with a thump on his head. His eyes squinted open to see a glance of the trainer who had put him through this pain.

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Wobble. Wobble. Wobble. TING~


Congratulations!
The Starly has been successfully captured!

[img]http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen5/blackwhite/396.png[/img]
[b]Starly[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [Male | Female]
Level: 8
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature/Personality: [choose]

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Dante grew an amazing 4 Levels and is now Level 14 !!
Dante gained 1 Happiness point !!
Dante would like to learn the move Curse, you would like to forget a move?
[ Hypnosis | Lick | Dream Eater | Mean Look ]

OOC: Taken Pokeball, added happiness and added level.

[The REAL Joey]

Joey grinned and placed away the newly caught Pokemon in his belt pouch. "Sleep easy, fella. Well that's good. Always nice to have a rare foreign Pokemon on hand as you never know when you might need an ace up yer sleave." He looked to Dante who was vanishing about in the bushes as if trying to scare something. Joey put it down to Dante being simply insanity incarnate and looked down to his guide. "Not much else i'm after. Good thing too i'm nearly outta Pokeballs." He made a mental note in his head, the nearest Pokemart was Cherrygrove, so he would undoubtedly stop off there on his way back to Azalea.

Stuffing away the guide, Joey looked back over to the bushes and realised Dante had not stopped acting like a lunatic. He slowly made his way over and realised there were some familiar sounding cries in the long grass. He stepped in and to his surprise saw that the spooky Ghost type was frightening a Meowth that was jumping to and for. Joey let out a sigh and got Dante's attention. "Looks like we found a new sparring partner, huh? Let's put this one t'sleep too." Dante cackled and whizzed around the Meowth. Eventually it stopped completely in front of it and seemed to be using its eyes to hypnotise it into a deep sleep.

OOC:


Starly
Name: Birdie
Gender: Male
Level: 8
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature/Personality: Having only recently been born, Birdie is still new to the ways of the world but seems to have inherited a knack for fighting from his parents. Despite this, Birdie prefers not to fight and is arguably more of a pacifist. Only time will tell if a love for fighting is developed. One problem the bird suffers from is it weakness to sleep. Once it falls asleep it will take the patience of a saint to wake him up.

Dante won't learn anything as Curse is far too useless on such a frail Pokemon. I shall update myself.

[Alex]

The Meowth wasn't sure how to feel at this point, some Ghost-Type had randomly come up to it and started to torment the poor cat. It was trying to attack, and get away at the same time, failing at both since it couldn't do a thing to the Gastly, and it was unable to get away because of concentrating on the Gastly so much due to it's fear. The Meowth had never seen a Ghost-Type before in it's life, not much call for it in these parts, so the fact that it's attacks literally did nothing added immensely to the feline's fears.

Not long after the Gastly appeared, the Meowth saw a human, a Trainer walk over, and for a second the Meowth though it was about to be saved from this horrible monster that had begun tormenting it. But the Trainer, this "savior", indicated for the Gastly to attack, or to put the Meowth to sleep anyway. At which point the Meowth simply froze, it's mouth falling open, arms slack at it's sides while tears started falling down it's cheeks.

Dante didn't care of course, he wasn't necessarily mean, but he didn't have a problem with scaring the Meowth either. He did have an order to follow though, so he flew toward the Meowth to look in it's eyes. Once next to the wild Pokemon, Dante decided to mess around with it even more, and flew through it's head, appearing in front of the Meowth, who seemed to be growing pale, but since it had fur it was just a trick of the light.

So once he turned around, Dante looked into the Meowth's eyes, wanting to put the thing to sleep so that he could, most likely, use his Dream Eater attack as his next attack. His eyes began to glow red as he started to use Hypnosis to put the Meowth to sleep. But the Meowth had closed it's eyes in fright as soon as the Gastly's eyes began to glow red, and as a result it managed to stay awake!

In it's panic, the Meowth did the only thing that popped into it's mind, the thing was close, and it couldn't move it's arms, or that's how it felt anyway. So the Meowth opened it's mouth, and attempted to bite the Gastly.

The attack had managed to hit, and while it had been able to "feel" the Gastly, it was slightly disturbed that it didn't taste anything or really feel a physical body. This of course also boosted the thing's confidence in the Battle, and it grew less scared of the Gastly after causing what appeared to be a great deal of damage to the thing. Dante wasn't pleased at all with how that turned out, sure Hypnosis wasn't the most accurate move in the world, but his own actions had prevented it from working in a way. The Meowth had been too scared to look at him. Either way he was left waiting for his next orders.

Battle

Meowth | Level 8|
Health : 100% [26/26 HP]
Status : Normal
Attack : A successful Bite. It was Super Effective!

Vs.

Dante | Level 12|
Health : 62% [20/32 HP]
Status : Normal
Attack : A failed Hypnosis.

[The REAL Joey]

Joey's eyes twitched at the surprising turn of events. "Ho' damn, the really backfired on us. I figured this'd be a cakewalk but instead we got the tables turned on us." He paused and looked at how unnerved Dante had become. The once cocky prankster was now facing the Meowth with a much more gaunt look on its face, all signs of its wide grinning smile now disappeared. Joey could sense Dante wasn't too pleased with what had just happened and leaned forward to it and gestured another command. "Ergh, okay... How about we try again? Now you're not giving it the frights so much anymore it might be a bit more responsive to yer eyes?" Dante seemed to narrow its eyes upon Joey's order. There were few times this joker of a clown got serious and when it did things usually got very ugly. In its past life it went so far over the edge it ended up dying but the effects of death proved to be nothing more than a mere stumbling block for it.

As it floated there looking at the Meowth with its sternly sardonic stare its mouth moved almost as if it was whispering "YOU'RE DEAD!" over and over. Joey rubbed the stubble on his chin and blinked. "Not seen him do that before..." He didn't quite know what to make of it. Perhaps it was just another ruse the ghost was playing but this was too good an act, even for Dante. It dispersed and appeared right in front of the 'fraidy cat. With a blink, it opened its eyes again and did its best to lure its line of sight to it for Hypnosis to take effect this time. One way or another, it was going to try and succeed, even if it meant another bite through its ghostly form. If it tried closing its eye this time it was half tempted to shout boo for the sake of it.

[Morrigan]

The spooked Meowth rested it's eyes on the rather mischievous ball of purple gas which floated before it. The thing didn't look real, it was a ghost after all, right? The bite attack even seemed to startle him but what was even more creepy was that the Meowth hadn't even felt anything when it clamped down it's jaws. Shaking it's head it confusion from side to side, he began to try and convince himself that he was just seeing things still.

Only, when his eyes reopened the sight of a now more serious Dante made the Meowth's tail stand on end. Shuffling backwards in a panic, he felt his eyes being, almost forcibly, drawn to those of the Gastlys. If only he had a bit more speed and courage, he would've pounced forward and tried biting the paranormal being once more to put it in it's place! Only now, the Meowth was feeling his eyelids getting heavier. One back leg shook violently before he felt his body give way. The little kitty had succumbed to the power of sleep.

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Wild Pokemon Battle

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Meowth: | Level 8 |
Health: 100% (26/26 HP)
Status: Sleep
Meowth is now sleeping peacefully !!

VS

Dante: | Level 14 |
Health: 62% (20/36 HP)
Status: Normal
Dante used a successful Hypnosis !!

[The REAL Joey]

Watching the battle, Joey couldn't help but delight over how the little Meowth tumbled over and curled up into a deep slumber. "D'awww, ain't that the cutest thing you ever saw in yer entire life?" He realised he was speaking to Dante who needless to say didn't look too enthused. There was now a serious blood lust in its eyes and Joey didn't feel quite comfortable with how murderous he had become. "I guess you're not a cat person. Thing. Ghost." Joey shrugged and shook his head. "Or whatever it is you are. Either way..."

Contemplating his options, Joey wasn't too sure if the best course of action was using Dream Eater. It was powerful in its own right when Dante was being his usual prankster self but now that he had become overtly sinister it would've resulted in one comatose Pokemon. Reaching into his bag for a spare Pokemon, he extended it by the lock and eyed the sleeping bounty. "Time to see if what they said is true. If you can catch sleeping Pokemon any easier!" He threw it forward as gently as possible and questioned what he had heard. "He may be still at full stamina but the fact he's sleeping so soundly, it might work... It might just work."

OOC:

Items used:

x1 Pokeball.

[Morrigan]

Although he didn't know it, the small Meowth who was now comfortably curled up in a ball had it pretty easy. A similar scenario had previously happened between the exotic bird Starly and Dante, his dreams being invaded and ripped to shreds. For this fragile little Meowth, the already scared cat would most likely faint in his sleep if the ghost were to dare enter, which Joe seemed to have picked up on. Instead, the slumbering cat had been drawn into a Pokeball, it could either wake up now and resist or sleep in safety.

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Wobble. Wobble. Wobble. TING~


Congratulations!
The Meowth has been successfully captured!

[img]http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen5/blackwhite/052.png[/img]
[b]Meowth[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [Male | Female]
Level: 8
Attacks: Scratch, Growl, Bite
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature/Personality: [choose]

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Dante grew an amazing 2 Levels and is now Level 16 !!
Dante gained 1 Happiness point !!
Dante would like to learn the move Night Shade, you would like to forget a move?
[ Hypnosis | Lick | Dream Eater | Mean Look ]

OOC: Taken Pokeball, added happiness and added level.

Was pretty sure that you were gonna miss that Followed the Catch calculator and did the RNG 3 times and each were caught, so if anyone complains, meh, hang me.

[The REAL Joey]

That was it! Another successful capture. Joey grabbed the Pokeball as it drifted its way back to him with great velocity to his hand. He stuffed the newly acquired Pokemon into his Pokeball and nodded. "I'm sure someone will be interested in purchasing a kitty cat." Placing it away he noticed that Dante was furiously closing in on the Pokeball and wasn't going to let it end there. Joey clicked his fingers and got its attention. "Hey! Dante. Cool it for now, 'k? You did a good job and the cat got barred away. No more fighting now alright?" Dante considered ignoring its trainers commands as that cat had irked it the wrong way. Instead it gradually simmered down and returned to its playful self. Joe nodded and grinned. "That's what I thought. Right... Time to train our last squadie."

He picked out another Pokeball and sent out Hoodlum and returned Dante in the process. "Yo! Wake up Hood." Hoodlum had appeared out of the Pokeball head first into the grass with its tail up in the air and was seemingly out of it. "Bloody stoner..." He murmured. He looked around and noticed that a flying bird was heading towards them at incredible speed. Joey stood back but couldn't quite get Hoodlum out of his laze. "WAKE UP YER DOPE!" The loud yell stirred it somewhat and it turned over, looking into the sky. Only then did it see the bird coming in closer and it quickly scrambled out of the way. "Great, bird Pokemon attackin' things at random. Next thing y'know and it'll be that Hitchcock movie."

OOC: Replaced Lick with Night Shade, any random wild flying type Pokemon will do for the next battle and...


Meowth
Name: Whiskers
Gender: Male
Level: 8
Attacks: Scratch, Growl, Bite
Ability: Technician
Nature/Personality: Whiskers is the epitome of the saying scaredy cat. When it was first encountered, Joey's Dante was having the time of its life spooking it into cowering nonstop. Even without the ghoulish antics of Dante making the cat shake with fear, Whiskers is very cautious and shy of others anyway. Isn't a very big fan of loud noises.

[Morrigan]

While the bird seemed to be flying headfirst for Joe and his newly sent out Hoodlum, the brown coloured bird actually swooped right over his shoulder, narrowly missing his face and perching itself on a nearby branch. For a moment, it sat perfectly still, almost as if thinking what he had just flown by. Quickly forgetting it, the Pidgey began ruffling up his feathers, making his body seem more podgey than it really was. Stretching out it's wings at great lengths, the bird began moving it's head from right to left, then back again. This went on back and forth a number of times before he suddenly fluffed himself back up again, shooting it's beady black eyes to the floor as if spotting something. "Oooooooohhhh!" It cooed, fluttering down from the trees onto the dirt path below.

Yet another stupid bird who didn't notice Joe presence, this one was surely doomed. He began picking up leaves and twigs, tossing them powerfully to one side as if trying to clear the area. "Piidoo! Piidoo!" it chirped deeply every time its head moved. Every now and again a twig was seem somewhat tasty and instead of chucking it straight away, began dragging it's small beak across it, as if eating the bark, "Pi-pi... PIIDOO!" As the area around it became clear, the Pidgey began oddly spreading its wings out once more, fluttering hem about manically whilst chirping up to the sky. This one was another weird one.

A Wild Pidgey (Level 6) appeared !!

[The REAL Joey]

Joey let out a sigh of relief as his face narrowly missed the swooping dive bomb from the newly identified Pidgey. After regaining some decorum, he looked down to see Hoodlum was taking things and inched back a little as the tiny gangsta was absolutely steaming. If you placed a bit of broccoli on top of his head it would have been steamed in no time. "Hoodlum, you okay, man?" Hoodlum turned to Joey and for the first time ever his typical dopey looking face wasn't there but a face of absolute anger. "Nah, nah, nah son. I ain't down wit' dat." He turned to the Pidgey nearby and lifted one clenched fist and shook it at it before pretending it was a gun, holding it sideways while letting loose a few rounds. All the while his other hand was holding up his baggy trousers.

"BRAP, BRAP SON! I'd shank ya B@&%$ ASS IF YOU WERE DOWN HERE!" The gangsta tripping Hoodlum had certainly shown a different side to Joe. "Nah son, I ain't aight wit' dat. Yo, baller dawg, hold mah toof, son!" He took off his golden tooth and slung it over to Joey. "I will F%#@ YOU UP, B@%$£ NIGGA!" He looked to the ground and began gathering some rocks. "EAST COAT FOREVER, BUSTAAA! Dis this mutha F%$@&!!!" Scratching his head, Joey merely surveyed the situation from behind Hoodlum's point of view. "I would've said Rock Slide myself but daaaamn... I didn't think he had this in him." Hoodlum was certainly living up to his name. After collecting all the rocks, the baggy lizard was now lobbing them up in the sky one by one having stored them in his oversized trousers. "I am all up in yo' grill, B@#&%$!!! Get yo' scrubby ass down here now, mang!"

[Morrigan]

The Pidgey displaying it's amazing wings in some sort of dance soon had it's courage destroyed as several rocks began to fly by it's head. Turning slightly, it's eyes locked onto the culprit, a strange lizard in bright yellow pants. The Pidgey had never seen such a strange creature before but the real thing on it's mind was why rocks were getting pummeled in it's direction. The poor bird, it didn't have much time to think let alone attack as a fairly large rock landed smack bang in the middle of it's beak. Toppling backwards, the probably now dead bird crashed into the deep grass which surrounded the tree trunk. Everything soon became silent... Poor, poor Pidgey.

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Wild Pokemon Battle

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Pidgey: | Level 6 |
Health: 0% (0/22 HP)
Status: Ded
What Pidgey? There was a Pidgey here?

VS

Hoodlum: | Level 5 |
Health: 100% (21/21 HP)
Status: HighNormal
Hoodlum *****ed your shit up with Rock Slide !!

Hoodlum jumped an amazing 6 levels after doing practically nothing !! He is now Level 11 !!
Hoodlum is trying to learn the move Faint Attack, would you like to replace a move?
[ Leer | Low Kick | Sand Attack | Rock Slide ]
Hoodlum also gained +1 Happiness !!

OOC: Updated, yo.