[PKMN FULL] Hearts Reborn - A Johto Journey

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Marcus

Route 29 | Age 17 | On the Hunt

"Let's see what those fuzz balls can do!" Vi shouted, pulling her hat down and making an odd pose with her hat over one eye and her other arm outstretched with her first Pokeball.

"Uhh," Marcus stammered, a little lost by his friend's actions. "What are you doing?"

"This is a fighting pose, duh."

"Looks a little... no... very dumb."

"Shut up, this is going to look awesome on TV." She retorted, dropping the pose. "Now are we going to chatter, or are we going to battle?"

Tossing her first Pokeball out into the open field, the light faded to reveal a black bird like Pokemon, a Murkrow.

"This isn't a great matchup." Marcus muttered to his team. "Think you can handle him Mirabi?"

The Hoppip looked nervously up at her trainer, then over to the opposing Pokemon, before giving a small nod. Mirabi jumped out into the field, on Marcus' side of the imaginary arena.

"I'll even let you get the first attack." Vi announced, giving an exaggerated bow.

"You know this doesn't tend to work out well for you, right? But oh well, Tackle him Mirabi!"

The little pink grass Pokemon cleared the gap with several large hops, the final one connecting with the Murkrow, who only attempted a dodge at the last second. The Murkrow used its wings to stop himself from tumbling back, before taking off, finally in fight mode.

"Very cute, very cute." Vi chuckled. "Now that things are even, let's get started. Hoffa, give them a good Astonish."

The bird pokemon changed his trajectory from just aimlessly circling in mid air to a collision course with Mirabi. The hoppip stood there, frozen in place while the Murkrow swooped close to the ground. Just before connecting, the crow suddenly started flapping its wings in reverse and loudly cawing. Although the momentum was mostly killed, Mirabi was still buffeted by the wings and appeared to be paralyzed in fear.

"Get him back Mirabi, Seed Bomb!" Marcus shouted, but despite the command, Mirabi still stood there, shaking in place, while her opponent took off again into his circles in the sky.

"Looks like the poor girl is too scared to even move. Let's make this quick, Pursuit!"

Hoffa dive bombed again, this time his beak glowing a slight purple color, while Mirabi finally broke her fear induced paralysis and tried to run. The bird Pokemon swerved across the grass in a large serpentine pattern before finally making contact with Mirabi's back, sending her rolling towards Marcus. Picking her up off his legs, and placing her back right side up, Marcus consolidated the teary eyed Pokemon.

"Do you still think you can fight?" He asked her, kneeling down and rustling her little head leaves. The little pink puffball gave a small nod in approval. "Okay then, let's keep him at a distance, and not let him hit us."

Wiping her eyes on his pants, Mirabi straightened up and bounced back towards the fight.

"Okay, Fairy Wind him!"

"Twirling the leaves above her head, a small amount of pink tinted wind began swirling above Mirabi. Taking aim, she tossed it at the Murkrow, managing to land a glancing blow.

"Okay, let's turn that back around! Another Astonish!"

Hoffa regained his balance and dove once more at Mirabi, this time on a direct path.

"Remember this is a trick! Let him get close and then hit him with a Seed Bomb!"

Sure enough the Murkrow killed its momentum at the last second, opting instead to screech and hit Mirabi with its wings. This time, however, Mirabi didn't shut down, and during the wing buffet she managed to produce two hard-shelled seeds in her leaves, launching them both at Hoffa. The bird Pokemon was nailed by both seeds at it's wing joint, losing it's balance and falling to the ground. The crow took a second, but it eventually managed to stand back up and brushed the dirt off its wing.

"Ouch, you alright there big guy?" Vi shouted, getting an affirmative caw in response. "Well, let's finish this with our big secret move. Brave Bird!"

Wait.. BRAVE BIRD? Where did she find a Pokemon with such a powerful move this early?

The Murkrow's wings shone with a bright light as he took off an began a steep climb into the sky. If this hits, there's no way Mirabi could shake this off. He had to stop it. Hoffa reached the apex of his ascent, and suddenly changed directions, going for a direct dive bomb, and picking up speed, fast.

"Mirabi, you have to act quickly! Fairy wind it when it can't dodge!"

Staring down the speeding bullet of a bird, Mirabi replaced the look of panic on her face with one of pure concentration. Creating another mass of pink wind, she held the attack above her for a moment, and then, second before impact, released the storm. The impact seemed unavoidable, and sure enough Hoffa flipped in midair, suddenly changing course. falling on his back, the bird looked up for a brief moment, before collapsing once more. Mirabi looked at her collapsed foe triumphantly, and promptly fell down herself.

Both trainers rushed to their companion's side and checked their status.

"Hoffa is fine. Just passed out." Vi announced, returning the crow pokemon to his Pokeball."What happened to Mirabi? It doesn't look like she got hit..."

Marcus rolled his companion over, and found her slightly snoring.

"Looks like she passed out from exhaustion and maybe a bit of fear. It looks like she's fine, but I don't think she can battle."

"Ah, that's a shame. Well, we both still have two Pokemon left. Ready for the next round?"
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Marcus

Route 29 | Age 17 | On the Hunt


Reaching for his next Pokeball, Marcus was suddenly told to stop by his friend.

"Actually," She began, looking up towards Marcus with a mischievous glimmer in her eye "I do have an idea…"

"I know that face." He responded, sighing. "This is either going to super dumb, or complicated with no real payoff. What is it?"

"Now I almost don't want to tell you." She responded in mock offense. "But there is something a certain member of our teams both have in common... Your Joltik and my Spinarak"

"Are you suggesting a Spider-Fight?"

"I am suggesting a Spider-Fight."

Pretending to sigh but actually a little intrigued by the premise, Marcus changed his plans to have Sylvi jump in, motioning towards the Joltik in his hair instead. The Joltik crawled out of his improvised nest, moving the hair to cover the little hole he left with his entrance before jumping to the ground. On the other side of the field, after ensuring her Murkrow was safely secured, Vi pulled out her second Pokeball and released her Spinarak. Both arachnids stared each other down, waiting for the first move.

"I guess I'll go first this time. Sampson, Night Slash them!"

The Spinarak's horn started to glow with a purple aura, leaving a small trail behind as it rushed towards Ixod. Unable to dodge, Ixod took the hit directly, catching itself from stumbling.

"It's pretty fast…" Marcus muttered to himself. "Okay, slow it down with a Thunder Wave!"

Sparks shot across the little Joltik's fur, building in quantity before suddenly discharging. The sudden discharge caught the Spinarak who, despite not actually showing any signs of pain, seemed to struggle moving it's limbs the way it wanted.

"Don't let that get in your way!" Vi shouted. "Night Slash him again!"

"Don't let him hit you" Marcus shouted in return. "Counter it with a Cross Poison!"

The Spinarak's horn once again shone the strange light as it awkwardly tried to finagle its limbs in a running position. This time, Ixod was able to dodge the attack almost effortlessly, doing a little roll to the side for emphasis. Taking advantage of the missed attack, Ixod's lifted his front two legs, seeping with a dark toxin, and made an "X" shaped cut towards the Spinarak's body. Sampson winced back, hurt but not affected by the poison itself, and retreated back a little.

"Okay, you don't have to be close to attack. Don't let him hit you like that again, Poison Sting!"

Large poison needles sprayed from the Pokemon's mouth in the direction of Ixod. Ixod attempted to dodge some of them, but ultimately was hit with a few of them. The needles broke as soon as they hit, but Ixod stumbled trying to take a step forward, wincing in pain. It looked like he was hit worse than he expected, and actually got poisoned by the attack.

"We've got to finish this quick, Cross Poison them once more!"

Rushing forward despite the pain, Ixod jumped forward, baring his front claws once more. Little droplets of poison dripped as Ixod flew through the air at his target, swinging wildly.

"Gotcha." Vi Smirked. "Hit him with a Night Slash."

Once it was too late for Ixod to change his trajectory, Sampson's horn glowed once more. Rushing forward into the attack, the twin claws hit their X shaped attack on the Spinarak's back, but Ixod caught the Night Slash attack directly across his exposed stomach. The momentum and location of the attack seemed to have amplified the damage done, and Ixod hit the ground, hard. Giving a few attempts to stand back up, but the combination of the attack and poisoning caused it to collapse each time, finally lying down, dejected.

"Sorry Ixod. Bad way to introduce you as the Destroyer of Worlds, huh?" Marcus said, withdrawing Ixod into his Pokeball. "Well, looks like we're one and two."

"Sorry, but I did say I wasn't holding back."

"Don't blame you, I wouldn't either." He admitted, before turning to Sylvi. "You good to go?"

A proud squeak told him all he needed to know, and the little Azurill rushed ahead to the field.
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Marcus

Route 29 | Age 17 | On the Hunt

Marcus was ready to issue his first command to the eager Azurill when Vi put up her hands to ask for a time out.

"Things are getting a little late," She started, fiddling with Sampson's Pokeball. "Should we just swap to our last Pokemon?"

"I mean, it benefits me more than you…" He replied, a bit taken aback she wasn't ready to press every advantage. "But if you want this to be a fresh battle, go ahead."

"Thanks. I think having our starters go all out would be a lot more interesting than Riley fighting an already poisoned Pokemon."

With a low whistle she called back the large spider, and after a second whistle the little Jackal like pokemon took its place. If he remembered correctly, it should be both Fighting and Steel type, and the fighting type meant he would be worse off with Sylvi's Normal typing. Heck, even if she was evolved and replaced the Normal with Fairy it was still a one sided match. Still, Sylvi was enduring and with a few clever plays he could maybe swing the tides a little. The Riolu slipped into a loose fighting stance, while Syli merely tried to stare down her opponent.

"Start off with a Blaze Kick!" Vi shouted, taking the initiative.
The Riolu broke into a short run, one of his bottom paws catching flame. Doing a small flip, Riley planted his foot firmly into the ground, leaving a smoking hole where Sylvi stood before a last second roll.

"Was that flip really necessary?!" Marcus shouted, realizing the only reason the attack missed was due to the unnecessary showboating.

"Hey, you can't deny it wasn't cool." Vi shouted back, grinning widely.

"Cool doesn't work if you can't hit anything." He finished, breaking into his own smile. "But thanks for the attack."

"Wait… what do you mea-" Vi managed to mutter before getting cut off

"Use Copycat!"

At the sound of the command, the little green mouse shimmered with a faint white light, fading everywhere except her foot. The light concentrated, growing brighter and brighter before it turned into a patch of raging flame similar to the Riolu's. Sylvi wasted no time bouncing up and slamming the ablaze foot into Riley's face chest, knocking him back significantly. The Riolu landed on his feet and took up another fighting pose, but the smell of burnt fur remained alongside a singed outline of a foot.

"Woooow!" Vi joyfully shouted, not even caring her Pokemon was the one who took the attack. "I did not see that coming at all."

"You can't be the only one with fancy moves." Marcus boasted, sweeping his hair back.

"Well, we just gotta make sure you can't do that again." Vi proclaimed. "Hit her with a Quick Attack!"

Wasting no time, Riley rushed into a full blown sprint, landing a rough body check before Sylvi could even react. The little mouse rolled back a little, before standing back up and shaking off the hit.

"Don't let him close, keep your distance with water gun!"

Perking up, the Azurill let forth a torrent of water from her mouth, buffeting the Riolu. The little Jackal was thrown back even more, leaving line of torn grass from where it tried to maintain its position. Whenever the first blast ended, and Sylvi went to take a breath before continuing the assault, the Riolu took off, running in a large circle around the Azurill. Sylvi let loose several more torrents of water towards the speeding figure, but Riley either outran the stream or suddenly changed directions. Vi watched with an analytical eye, sizing up the situation.

"Okay, go for the quick attack now!" Vi suddenly commanded. Sure enough, Sylvi needed to end the Water Gun and grab some air right when she yelled. Taking advantage of the small window, Riley dashed forward and rammed the Azurill with his shoulder, sending her rolling once more.

"We can't keep them at bay then…" Marcus muttered, thinking to himself. "Go all in; Copycat!"

The white light returned as soon as his Pokemon gained her footing, focusing once more on her feet. She suddenly began to close the distance once more, moving at a much faster speed.

"Hit with your own Quick Attack!" Vi shouted towards her partner.

Both pokemon sped towards each other, violently colliding and throwing each other back. Both the Riolu and Azurill seemed to have hit the ground hard, and took a few seconds to get back up, but it was Sylvi who was first to her feet.

"Finish it!" Marcus shouted excitedly. "One more Water Gun!"

"Not on my watch!" Vi barked back. "Endure it!"

Sylvi let loose one more torrent of water, buffeting the Riolu. Riley braced for the impact, digging both feet and even one of his paws into the ground to prevent being dragged back. The impact of the water stung, but right before he collapsed the pain itself seemed to fade to nothing but slight annoyance.

"Quick Attack!" Vi calmly stated, giving her final order.

Sylvi's torrent ended, and within that second window Riley launched himself forward once more. The little jackal collided with the mouse, and they both rolled back. Once the two pokemon finally managed to stop themselves, Riley was the only one who stood up before falling to one knee.

"Looks like this one is mine." Vi smiled, triumphantly.

"Okay, okay." Marcus muttered back, a faint smile on his face. "You got me. That's an impressive Pokemon."

"Come on," Vi deflected, hitting Marcus lightly on the shoulder. "Sylvi held her own well. One more water gun and I would be done for."

Sylvi blinked back into consciousness on the ground, a little dazed but no worse for wear. A small set of paws pressed up on her back, sitting her up once more. Looking behind, she saw the Riolu pushing her up off the ground. At first she wanted to spray him with water for winning, but that would be a little too tiring in her state. Instead she accepted the help, her sore legs secretly appreciative of the help, and the two sat back to back, supporting each other.

"Cmon," Vi said, motioning towards the two Pokemon, quickly falling asleep. "We can talk on the way to town. Let's get these two checked out."


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