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Post by Bayhound on Mar 7, 2012 21:38:51 GMT -6
"Yup, there'll be other pokemon down the road for sure. Snubbull won't stop snuffing around for the little pests, so don't feel too down" Mik said, feeling that he needed to encourage the little Tepig as well for some reason. It was... slightly awkward, talking to a pokemon that wasn't his in a semi-endearing manner, but whatever he could do to earn Fujimoto's trust, he guessed. He flashed the group a sheepish smile before turning to progress further down the road, eager to get out of the woodsy maze and continue on his journey.
"So..." he began, rubbing the back of his head as he tried at small talk. No need to travel in silence, eh? "Since we'll be making this trip to Gustella together, we should prolly give out more information about ourselves. Right? Is that what people do in these situations?" His pokemon stopped his 'tracking' efforts to fall in place beside the trainer, glancing up at him curiously before shrugging and crossing his paws. How did he get stuck with a person this unsure of the pokemon world?
"What made you decide to become a breeder anyway? I mean, you can't catch pokemon like I can - it's so much harder, in a way." He tilted his head at Rachana as he waited for a reply, hoping that it wasn't too personal of a question for him to ask. |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 7, 2012 22:57:54 GMT -6
Fujimoto cheered up at his breeders words and nuzzled her in an affection way. He glance at Mikhail and listen to his words before giving a nod to show he heard and accept his words. Hanato smiled and waited for Rachana to decide on how she will like to travel. Rachana looked at Mikhail and gave him friendly smile as she answered his question, "I wanted to make a change for the family then what my brother's do. All three of them are trainers though my favorite brother is also a Pokemon Connoisseur and he also encourage me to go my own way and go on my own kind of journey." Rachana smiled softly as she moved away from Fujimoto and gently scratch Snubbull behind his ears before she looked up at Mikhail and asked, "What got you to become a trainer?"
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 7, 2012 23:18:37 GMT -6
Huh. Seemed this chick wasn't faltered by him much, if at all. Not that he was the strangest person in Varaia, but Mikhail knew he could be unsettling. Anyway, he thought of leaning down to give the Tepig a pat, but decided against it when he noticed him nod in acknowledgement. Better not push the boundaries too far, or else he'd probably have to pay for it. The teen tried hard to pay attention to what the girl said, his brows furrowing as she spoke. All of her brothers were trainers? Yikes. Talk about shared interests. But...
Pokemon Connoisseur, what?
Not knowing the meaning of the term, Mik pretended to look ahead and nod in total understanding. At least he could see her reasoning for wanting to be a breeder, and encouragement from a more 'special' sibling never hurt. Siblings... he wondered what those were like. "Oh, me? Uh, well... it's complicated. Let's just say for the most part, I had worked around deceased pokemon for a long time before deciding that I might as well become a trainer and see what the alive ones were like." He chuckled, then realized she might not quite understand what he meant. "I should probably have let you know my family did upkeep for the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town before saying that." |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 7, 2012 23:35:21 GMT -6
Rachana listen as Mikhail spoke of what his family did in Lavender Town and was able to understand what he meant by his wording. She looked at him and said, "I see well being a trainer is a good way to spend time around the Pokemon that were still alive." She gave a smile to Snubbull before she stood back up and went over Fujimoto and gently removed the scarf off of him and said, "I believe I may be using you in battles more the Hanato for now Fujimoto so I'm going to have her wear this for now." She watched at Fujimoto nodded and let her take the scarf off. Rachana then went over to Hanato and tied the scarf, like a bow, in her fro which made her look really cute. Rachana smiled at her Bouffalant who smiled back at her and nuzzled her.
Hanato knelt down once more so that Rachana could get back on her back. Fujimoto followed after her right away and was soon sitting in front of Rachana on Hanato's back.
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 8, 2012 0:14:54 GMT -6
Again, Mik was astonished to see how understanding Rachana was when it came to that odd bit of his past. "You know, there's something about you that makes me really feel like you'll be a good breeder" he complimented, nodding to himself. "But don't let that get to your head. Arceus hates a bigot." Smug after his little comment, he added a bit of a bounce to his step, which was rather coincidental, since a very odd display was taking place just over the hill he and the others had just crested.
A Ralts and Abra were dancing, faces locked on each other as they twirled and spun around like true pros. The yellow pokemon's tail streamed perfectly behind Abra, as did Ralt's dress, but as he went to turn her again, he caught sight of the group and growled in shock. How dare they interrupt their practice! Mikhail took a step back in shock. How the Abra saw them in the first place made him guffaw, and the fact that an Abra wasn't sleeping was even more upsetting. Here he saw his first pokemon that was native to his region, and everything he thought he knew about it was wrong! Shaking his head, he patted Snubbull's head and sent him forward, waving towards the Abra.
"Show grumpy there that it's not nice to treat guests so badly. Try a Bite, okay?" The dog rolled his eyes, yet obeyed, giving the PSI pokemon a false charge before darting in and locking his jaws on squishy Abra meats.
[RESULT: 9] +1 Super-effective
Gender: Female
Level: 9
Ability: Synchronize
Moveset: Growl, Confusion, Shadow Sneak
Gender: Male
Level: 9
Ability: Inner Focus
Moveset: Teleport, Knock Off Ralts: 15/15 Abra: 5/15 Snubbull: 24/28 |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 8, 2012 0:33:20 GMT -6
Rachana smiled and said, "Don't worry I know it will take a lot of work to become a great breeder and I tend on working as hard as I can to become a good one. Also thanks for the complement Mikhail." Before she could say anything more the group came upon a dancing 'couple.' A female Ralts and a male Abra. This surprise Rachana because she knows that Abra are known to sleep for 18 hours a day so it was strange to see one awake and even stranger to see him dancing with a Ralts. The Abra seemed to have spotted them, judging by his growling, and Mikhail had Snubbull to attack him which left the Ralts for her. She looked at Fujimoto and figured she will give him a break since he had a pretty rough battle with Seedot. "Hanato I'll have you battle the Ralts this time so that Fujimoto can have a break," she said before she got off of her Bouffalant's back so that she could battle Ralts properly.
Hanato nodded and once she was sure her passengers were off she got in front of Rachana and was ready to battle. "Use Pursuit Hanato," Rachana called out. Hanato gave another nodded before a shadowy aura surround her and she moved quickly in for the attack.
[RESULT: 9] +1 Super-effective
That attack hit the Ralts hard but because of this it caused both Hanato and Rachana to worry that they may cause the Pokemon to faint on them which will cause them to miss out on another befriending that could help them on their journey.
Hanato: 36/36
Ralts: 7/15
Meanwhile, Abra wasn't about to go down without a fight. He came charging at Snubbull with his palms covered in dark energy in a Knock Off attack. Which did Critical damage to Snubbull and knocked him back.
[RESULT: 9] Critical-hit
Snubbull: 15/28
Abra: 5/15
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 8, 2012 0:57:28 GMT -6
Mikhail hated to be repetitive, so instead of another type-advantaged attack, he stroked his chin and decided on something else. "Mmkay, use--"
But when Hanato charged past and headed for the Ralts, he eeped inwardly and did his now-becoming-signature step back and flail, shocked at the sheer power of the Bouffalaunt at such a low level. Even Snubbull gulped and made a mental note to stay out of her way from now on and to never get on her bad side, looking back to his trainer while Abra snuck around and hit him while he wasn't paying attention. Hard. The fairy pokemon yelped and snarled as he hit the floor, shaking himself off and giving his opponent a stony glare. The hardest hit of the day given by an Abra? Shameful.
"Guess you'll learn from that one, huh?" The trainer laughed, feeling sorry for his pokemon for not warning him sooner of the incoming attack. "Now, finally, use Ice Fang!" Glad that Mik was giving out confident orders now, and with revenge on his mind, Snubbull gladly leapt forward to do the damage. Bam, another enemy down, hundreds more to go on their journey to... whatever it was they were going to achieve.
[RESULT: 6]
Meanwhile, Ralts had taken her time recovering from the brunt of the Bouffalaunt's attack, dusting herself off before sudden waves poured from her head and towards Hanato, obviously firing back with Confusion.
[RESULT: 2] Abra: 0/15Snubbull: 15/28 Hanato: 34/36 Ralts: 7/15 EXP: 5 > Snubbull |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 8, 2012 1:07:20 GMT -6
Rachana wasn't really paying attention to how Snubbull and Mikhail reacted when her Bouffalant went past them in a powerful Pursuit attack but she did catch a glance at their reaction and hid a smile as she watch her Bouffalant just shake off the Confusion attack, like it wasn't anything, and waited for her next command. Not wanting to defeat this Ralts and not become friends with it Rachana decided she will go with a normal attack move. "Great job Hanato but this time we're going to use a less super-effective attack. Use Stomp on Ralts," she called and hoped that this attack will be enough.
The Bouffalant nodded and once again charge at Ralts raising her hooves in the air in preparation of her Stomp Attack. It was another successful hit and it seems that the Ralts was weaken enough so Rachana asked her softly, "Ralts would you like to join us on our journey. I'll raise you really well and help you become the pride of your species of Pokemon."
[RESULT: 6]
Hanato: 34/36
Ralts: 1/15 *trying to befriend*
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 8, 2012 1:32:34 GMT -6
Seemed Mikhail and Snubbull had been getting the upper hand of the battles so far, and he could tell that his friend had been getting significantly stronger since they'd left Dust Town, but that was no reason to get cocky. That Abra, if left standing much longer, could have put them in the hole... and with Snubbull being his only pokemon, Mik didn't want to think about what could happen. Both of them were somewhat distracted and missed Hanato's Stomp, but when they heard Rachana talking to the fallen Ralts, they turned their attention to her and paused.
Dazed and confused, the small feelings pokemon looked up towards Rachana and sighed. Her dance partner was done for, but... maybe this girl could keep her promises. She could tell that she was no coordinator, so there went her chances of being in a Contest, but... in a way, that would make her shine more. And that was perfect for her.
Mikhail smirked and nodded, but frowned quickly afterwards. "Looks like she's in pretty bad shape. We'd better book it from here on out so she can get treated soon" he noted, tilting his head and Snubbull mimicking the action. But... would the pokemon in the forest allow that?
Pokemon Obtained:
Pokemon Name: Ralts
Pokemon Gender: Female
Pokemon Level: 9
Pokemon Ability: Synchronize
Pokemon Personality: Feminine, somewhat vain, creative, works well with others, nosy
Pokemon Moveset: Growl, Confusion, Shadow Sneak
Pokemon HP: 24 |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 8, 2012 1:52:38 GMT -6
Rachana smiled and went over to Ralts, who she decided to name Chouko, as Mikhail spoke and gently pick up the feeling Pokemon and held her close as she dig into her bag and pulled out a Potion. "This may sting a little Chouko but it will heal you up," she said to her softly before she gently sprayed the Potion on the wounds of Chouko. The feeling Pokemon seemed to tense up in her arms from the sting but soon she relaxed and look a whole lot better. Rachana then went over to Bouffalant and petted her muzzle as she said to her, "You did amazing Hanato. I'm so proud of you." Hanato smiled at those words and gave Rachana and affection nuzzle while Fujimoto came over and smiled at their new friend.
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 8, 2012 2:11:08 GMT -6
"Aw, isn't that sweet." Folding his arms across his chest, the trainer failed to mention that he'd totally forgotten about the potions and berries the Professor had given them. In truth, he could have used one on Snubbull, but... he had upcoming Gym Battles to worry about, and he was pretty sure his pokemon would feel offended if offered one so soon in his journey. Snubbull was tougher and more resiliant than that, right? Right. Or so he would like himself to believe. Either way, it was all the more reason to make him turn and face the path they hadn't yet traveled, however, as he feared, there were even more pokemon lying in wait.
Or rather, launching themselves at people's faces.
Mikhail quite noticeably squealed as a somewhat large, furry red thing attached to his face, running around in circles as Snubbull's lower jaw dropped in shock. What the Houndoom?! Since when did pokemon just fling themselves to people's faces? The teen fell to the ground and the dog urgently began trying to pull the fiend off of his human's face, both of them falling over when the bug freed himself of his own accord.
"Vestaa!" it hissed, wriggling his fanny before letting mock flames spurt from his horns. Without warning Snubbull growled and chased him down, finally landing a successful Bite to regain some lost composure.
[RESULT: 3]
Seemed like Rachana wasn't getting any relief either, and before any of them knew it, a mob of Bellsprout approached them, flailing and waving their leaves about as they surrounded them, the lead weed coming forward to challenge her. "Sprout!"
Gender: Male
Level: 9
Ability: Chlorophyll
Moveset: Vine Whip, Growth, Leech Life
Gender: Male
Level: 9
Ability: Flame Body
Moveset: Ember, String Shot, Zen Headbutt Bellsprout: 15/15 Larvesta: 12/15 Snubbull: 15/28 Hanato: 34/36 |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 8, 2012 10:06:08 GMT -6
Rachana glance over at Mikhail when she heard him speak, but before she could say anything she saw a white bug like thing had attach itself to Mikhail's face and had stayed there for a while before Snubbull pulled it off and began to bite it. When Rachana got a closer look at the bug she recognized it right away. "A Larvesta wow," she smiled upon seeing her home Region's Pokemon until she saw the many Bellsprout coming into their view. One came up to her and seemed to be challenging her. She looked at her Bouffalant to be sure the Bash Buffalo Pokemon is alright to battle the Bellsprout. Hanato didn't like the way the Bellsprout were acting and move to stand in front of Rachana ready to battle. "Alright Hanato use Stomp on that Bellsprout since he want's to challenge us," Rachana said.
With a nod Hanato charge at the Bellsprout and raised her hooves above it ready to battle. The attack did a good amount of damage to the Bellsprout when it hit him. Rachana tried to decide if she wanted to defeat the Bellsprout or befriend it.
[RESULT: 8]
Hanato: 34/36
Bellsprout: 7/15 *deciding weather to befriend or defeat*
Meanwhile, Larvesta just shook the Bite attack off when it hit him and counter with an Ember attack at Snubbull. But Snubbull saw it coming quick enough to be able to duck under the attack and waited for Mikhail's next command.
[RESULT: Miss]
Snubbull: 15/28
Larvesta: 12/15
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 9, 2012 0:04:48 GMT -6
"You mean that furry thing is a pokemon?!" Mikhail scoffed, frowning and furrowing his brows while patting his face, as if he still expected the critter to still be attached to it. Snubbull had just dodged the attack when his trainer spoke, and he couldn't help but facepalm again. Ugh! Of course it was a pokemon! What else would it have been, an angry ball of fluff bent on some sort of revenge for being stuffed in a Grimer pokedoll? Sometimes he wondered why he of people decided to become a trainer when he knew so little information about the actual pokemon themselves...
There was nothing Snubbull could do about that situation now, though. Sighing, the fairy pokemon snorted to try and get Mik's attention, surprised that the trainer actually looked his way. Apparently Mikhail was looking at the Larvesta in a new light, tilting his head to and fro before glancing at Snubbull curiously. The pokemon shrugged and tapped his foot. Whatever the teen was deciding, he'd like to know if he was supposed to be attacking or not!
"Well, if you're not so ready to tear this one's head off, then that must be a good sign" he mumbled, rapping his fingers across the sides of his legs. "Bite, one more time... er, before it latches back onto my body!" he shouted, stepping back as the bug rushed for Mik again, met half-way with Snubbull's jaws.
[RESULT: 7]
Just enough to send the Larvesta flying back after being spit out of dog jaws and sway back and forth, giving Mikhail the okay to do what he was so nervous about. His... first capture. Gulping, he rummaged a purple pokeball out from his pack and held his breath, throwing the sphere towards his target. The pokemon was withdrawn inside in no more time than it took for him to blink, and after what seemed to be an eternity... the pokeball rang a deep, successful noise. Had he really done it?
Bellsprout, even though he was hit rather hard, had no intentions on leaving his hoard for some measly little girl and her farm animals. He was the leader of a mob - what more could he want from life? Snuffling, he quickly recovered from Hanato's attack and snuck under her, latching to her nose in a surprise Leech Life attack, hoping to get some more health from the Bouffalaunt.
[RESULT: 6] +1 HP to Bellsprout
Pokemon Obtained:
Pokemon Name: Larvesta
Pokemon Gender: Male
Pokemon Level: 9
Pokemon Ability: Flame Body
Pokemon Personality: Clingy, pyromaniac, delusional, creepy, hoarder, animated, oblivious
Pokemon Moveset: Ember, String Shot, Zen Headbutt
Pokemon HP: 27 Hanato: 28/36 Bellsprout: 8/15 Snubbull: 15/28 Larvesta: 5/15 -caught- |
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Post by toryparthenopaeus6 on Mar 9, 2012 0:21:23 GMT -6
Rachana watch as this happen and realized that she didn't want a Bellsprout anyway, especially since it seemed he wasn't ready to leave his fellow Bellsprout behind. "Well then have it your way Bellsprout. Hanato shake that Bellsprout off and use Stomp once more on him," she called to her Bouffalant. She figured that it was best to finish this battle off soon. Sure, Hanato was tough but even she will need a break from all of these wild Pokemon.
Hanato gave a nod of her mighty head, secretly glad that the little bug Pokemon was caught and out of her sight, before she shook her head knocking the Bellsprout off of her face and charge in for a powerful Stomp attack. It hit the Bellsprout hard enough to knock him out. Hanato gave a cheerful moo when she beat the Bellsprout and stomped her hoof once more before she went over to Rachana and received a nice petting while her breeder continued to hold Chouko. Fujimoto was cheering and jumping up and down in joy.
[RESULT: 8]
Hanato: 28/36
Bellsprout: 0/15
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Post by Bayhound on Mar 9, 2012 0:39:23 GMT -6
Walking as if there were land mines under his feet ready to give way at any moment, Mikhail slowly made his way over to the untouched pokeball that held his newest member to the team, Snubbull rolling his eyes as all the attention was suddenly shifted off of him. Yeah yeah, swoon over the newest pokemon and forget who did all the work.... typical. For some reason Mikhail was thoroughly intrigued by the little contraption. Sure, he'd gotten Snubbull in the same way through the lab, but.. this just meant a little more. An accomplishment of sorts under his belt, perhaps? A small smile flitted over his features as he held the pokebal in tow hands, his odd trance interrupted by the Tepig's cheering and overall bustle of Rachana and her pokemon.
"Hm... they loom quite happy, don't they Snub?" he commented, observing them quietly. They were all so friendly and supportive of each other... it made him wonder if Snubbull felt mistreated or 'different' for the way they acknowledged and praised each other The teen tilooked at his first partner for a second before laughing at himself. Eh, who cared how they did things? It was their way - they didn't need to follow a certain set of rules. There wasn't any sort of 'how to treat your pokemon manual'. Or... was there? Gah, he didn't want to think about it.
"We've been pretty lucky this far" he spoke, feeling relieved as the confused Bellsprout, now without a leader, wandered back into the forest. "We should probably get to Gustella, and fast - our pokemon are getting a little winded." Still holding the pokeball in his hands, Mikhail eagerly motioned towards a now tell-tale view of a small town, hoping to encourage the girl to follow. |
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