Ancient Dynasty; A Viper's Promise

[Alter Ego]

OOC: Don't worry, Kogenta, I think the pace of this RP will stay suitably slow until the end of your finals, just drop me a PM when you've got those sorted out and I'll give you a summary and orchestrate a way for your character to get back into the action. ^^

Anyways, I practice Jujitsu yeah, but that doesn't mean I'm too good at it. xD Sure, I know the basic throws, locks, and chokes, and how to keep the various positions, but that's about it I'm afraid, my fighting during free practice is mostly intuitive, meaning that I go for whatever feels good and just try to put as much pressure on my opponent as I can (I'd wage having my whole weight balanced on top of one's stomach via my knee probably isn't too pleasant). The problem is, most of the guys around are either so much heavier and stronger that they can break straight through or so technically skilled that I'm the one who ends up on the defensive. Oh well, it's still good excersise. ^^

As for Lance's Kingdra moveset...Surf and Ice Beam I don't mind, but...Hyper Beam?!! And Dragon Dance only for the sake of powering up Hyper Beam?! No!! Just, no!!!

Ahem, the best moveset for Kingdra (In my opinion) is this one;

Item: Leftovers
Nature: Modest (-Attack, +Sp.Attack) or Calm (-Attack, +Sp.Defense)
Surf
Ice Beam
Hidden Power [Grass/Electric]/Dragonbreath/Substitute/Toxic
Rain Dance

Although I've heard that Flaildra can be decent enough, meh, as I recall it was something like this;

Item: Petaya Berry
Nature: Lonely (+Attack, -Defense), or Rash (+Sp.Attack, -Sp.Defense)
Trait: Swift Swim
Surf/Hydro Pump
Substitute/Ice Beam
Dragon Dance
Flail

Hydro Pump is offered as an alternative here because it's only there to blast away physical walls like Skarmory and Weezing. Bleah, I dunno...I just can't picture Kingdra as a physical attacker. xP

Anyways, the point is that Lance has molested his Kingdra and must be punished. *Drags away Lance and tosses him into a pit of ferocious, man-eating Spindas* We'll consider that a warm-up...as for his obsession with Hyper Beam. That's Gamefreak for you...they want to promote one of the crappiest moves in the game so they stick it on one of the 'toughest' opponents in the game (I'm refering to R/B/Y of course), it's so overhyped...same in the anime. Bleah, all their fault that every annoying little N00B I run across has a Mewtwo with Hyper Beam. Strongest pok?mon, strongest attack, right? Clueless, clueless, clueless... ~_~

And you do wrestling, BB? To each their own, I suppose, but isn't professional wrestling kind of...you know...faked? Meh, it's a living too, I suppose. And anyways, as long as you find it fun...^_^

Oh, and you don't need to have level 50 pok?mon for the level 50 segment. 50 is just the upper limit for pok?mon that can enter it, and the opponet's pok?mon will always be of the same level as your strongest (I.e. Highest leveled) one, same goes for open level, although they have a minimum of 50 for opponents there, I think. Anyhow, the arena you describe is the Battle Dome. I agree, it's all so fancy it rules. xD Ohh...just wait until you get to face Tucker, and don't you dare loose to that jumped-up fairy-puff princess, ya' hear?

IC:

"True..." Valen replied to Reina's comment concerning people and labeling, "People fear everything different, and what they fear they try to trample...I guess that's why I've always preferred pok?mon, myself." he affectionately stroked Kachiko's head a bit while the Mawile was preoccupied with watching the 'funny dance' which was Cespenar's urge to scratch struggling desperately with his determination not to and resulting in the peculiar wobbling motions of various parts of his body, primarily the arms.

"I...guess you're right..." he confessed at Reina's later statement, unable to resist smiling a bit as well, although he still wasn't quite sure what the girl was alluding to. Was she talking about him? Had he been acting like an idiot? Or was it someone else? Someone like that blonde-haired guy? Or Rosairie? No, he just couldn't picture the snobbish little brat as anything else than insufferable "Sometimes people can turn out to be far better than one has expected..." he concluded at last, "It has...happened before." he sighed very quietly, "I suppose I've just given up on trying to find those people..."

 

[Baker's Bulbasaur]

OOC -

lol ''to each there own'' good line, im not gonna be happy till i've used that in a sentence now lol.

anyway, sorry about this but *RANT TIME!!**

Ok, as far as wretsling goes, on a professional level it is the same as at an ametuer level, assuming both are with the proper ring of course.
Now you are right when you say ''fake'' in a couple of terms, but so wrong in others. it is a mistake that many people make, but duely noted it is understandable that they dont really care cos there not wrestling fans, that, is understandable.
Now the way it works is basically, the winner of the match is predetermined, and so is the way it is going to be done, especially if it is going to somehow relate to a current storyline, such as perhaps one of the wrestlers friends turning on him and costing him the match with low blow or something.
The guys are also, all of course playing characters, it is acting, they either write there own promos (segments where they will use the mic) themselves before hand, or have it written by an expert, and it will always contribute to the storyline of the time.
the wrestlers before the match will sit down and discuss the match they are going to have, if it is a huge match then they may talk it through and script the entire thing, but often they will just come up with a few ideas to make it entertaining, wrestlers have enough experience to know what the other guy is doing and can prepare themselves for it. (know how to land with the least physical damage for example)

Now, moving onto the actual wrestling itself, it is true that the ring is specially enforced to not be as painful as it sounds, it is however also true that it still bloody hurts :)
any surface is going to hurt you when your being picked up and slammed down onto it with extreme power, but imagine, throughout an entire match, lasting anything from 10 minutes to an hour, constantly being slammed down and having to get back up to continue......pretty exhausting well heres another one for ya, having to do this 6 days a week. With wrestling, it isnt just the shows seen on TV, you are wrestling nearly every day, in house shows, on tours etc, and when your not doing that, theres time for little else, i mean, your famous, multiple autograph signings, interaction with the fans, trying to get as many meals in a day as you can, and hours in the gym to keep the neccacary fitness for the career, but at the gym, your gonna have fans all over you, putting you off to try and talk or get an autograph, and you cant exactly go out in public to shop or have a nice meal at a restaraunt, it would be the same thing with fans. oh yes in many many many ways wrestlers have the hardest career that you can possibly imagine, all famous people have the same kinda thing with fans, and they get on with it, but with wretslers it is so much more. and the stuff that they put there bodys through, can you even possibly imagine, ontop of all that, trying to live your life with your family? many wretslers are fortunate enough to have kids and wifes, who all have to put up with so much time away from there husbands and fathers, they dont have to of course but they do, thats something to be admired IMO.

If you have dreams of becoming a wrestler, it cant just be a top of the hat career choice, it must be as important to you as anything else in your life, i travel hours and hours on trains when i get places in wretsling shows to wrestle for little or no money, just for 2 things, the publicity in hoping to be spotted by a pro company talent agent, and 2ndly, the love of the sport, oh yes wrestling is my deepest passion.
In short, the only things fake about wrestling is that one, it is indeed like a soap opera, and ther are actors, and two, the image people have of it, which in reality is more off the mark then they could even possibly begin to imagine. ''Why do they do it then?'' you may ask, well the answer seems utter stupidity to a lot of people, only wrestlers truly understand it, the passion of the sport, I mean, the guys even cut themselves with blades for the blood effect in a match, oh yea, its real, thats commitment if you ask me.

My deepest apologies for my rant, i didnt mean to go this far, just i ended up going on and on and couldnt stop typing, even now im going at the speed of light so i'll have to check for typos lol. Titan, please dont think i was angry and having a go at you because of what you saud, i wasnt, i just wanted to point out a couple of things...which turned into a LOT of things lol.

 

[Light_Azumarill]

OOC: Wow BB... I had no idea you were such a serious wrestler. O.O And I've always wondered about what's fake and what's not in Pro-wrestling. I saw this really funny scene when I was flipping around the TV the other day and some guy was in a headlock and his face was turning purple. He kinda looked like a baby being born out of a man's armpit. XD Pro-Wrestling has always been something that's never really appealed to me. No offense to the sport itself, it's just not for me. Though those guys must have a very stressful life. Good luck with your passion.

Ack! I don't know what to write for an IC!! X____X *is braindead*

I'm sorry, I'll have to post later. Apologies to Alter for littering his thread with my OOC post.... >_> I'll give you one free total OOC post for my RP that you just joined. You can post a big block of absolute nothing anytime you want in there.

 

[Mika]

ooc

but I'm still suffering from a partial writer's block, in addition to being tired

??; Oh I hear you. My friggen doctor gave me the WRONG MEDS and got me sicker... But the new pills are helping.... Anybody wanna sue my doctor? =D Sueing people is FUN because you get MONEY which you can use to buy Pokemon IMPORTS from Japan

>>; And my brain is fried from that WH assignment.

FRIED I TELL YOU FRIED

Hyper Beam
Dragon Dance
Ice Beam
Surf

>.>; Weren't you the one who insisted that I teach my fluffeh Dratini Dragon Dance?

>.> But Hyper Beam bad.... very badddddddddd..... Yesh I agree on that.... -slaps sister with a stick- >:O PLAY MORE POKEMON XD I NEED TEH DRAGONITE. NEEEEEEED I TELL YOU NEEEEEEEEEEEEED.

And um... >_> Alter... you kinda have an obsession with Hidden Power... -cough-Crappy move on all but normal types-cough- And it's starting to scare me....

Then again.... >> If there's Flamethrower... things will be blasted so I can't really speak can I? ^o^;;;; Anyways, typing IC.... Which will be like... PUT ON HERE once my brain comes back from hitaus.... which it should after I eat my lil sister's cake... (Ish her 10th bday today. >:3 FREE CAKE)

 

[Random Plushie]

OOC:

OMG HOMEWORK DONE FINALLY

Plushie's brain be fried, too. ;.;

Oh, and concerning teh Chansey, Alter, I dunno if I'll raise it. Perhaps when me Alakazam reaches Lv. 100, which is only five levels away. ^.^

Then I'll work on raising another one.

But for the record I dun like Blissey very much. It scares me. D:

Chansey ish prettier. >O

>.>; Weren't you the one who insisted that I teach my fluffeh Dratini Dragon Dance?

Yesh, but that was because the Dratini evolution line PWNS when it comes to Attack. Kingdra doesn't have a need for Dragon Dance acause it's more of a Sp. Attacker. :3



IC:



"Hmm?" Avery said foremost at Lori's comment, beginning to do as told and wander into the area protected by guardsmen. She didn't quite feel comfortable doing this.. Which was pretty much the exact opposite of how she was supposed to feel. "Oh, his name is Fable!" She responded, a bit of an optimistic touch returning to her voice when she began to think more about her Sableye rather than recent events. "Yes, he's very cute.."

{Why yes, Fable is the name of me. Me is what is named Fable.} Fable finally spoke up, wearing his usual toothy grin at this point. So many people were noticing him today.. It made him so very happy!

Both the Sableye and Avery tried to move in time with the guards as the group moved onwards, although the Trainer was now focusing Lori, mainly wondering why she seemed so interested in the Sableye now that he was out.

Well, a lot of people around here seem to think he's cool-looking. I shouldn't think much of it. Avery thought to herself, while Fable began darting here and there on the ground, occasionally focusing his glance back on the receptionist.

 

[Ibuberu]

Cona frowned as Vincent decided to ignore her first question. That was definately proof, was it not? Something was up. Course, the girl still had a small bit of sense left, like Valen, she had to wait for real evidence. Then she'd catch them and the cheese market would be safe once more. Where were the others anyway? Bah, they'd probably find them sooner or later, Cona just hoped that they weren't really injured or anything. As if Jeffery's knee wasn't enough already.

"Right.."the girl sighed, following the man's orders to stay near them, her arms were getting a tad tired from holding a Marshtomp. She loosened her grip on the mudfish, not anything too noticable. If anything were to happen, Krystal's arms were still around her neck. She just hoped that her neck wouldn't go snap.Ouch.

Meanwhile, Kuner was settled on his trainer's shoulder, waiting for Tailow's reply. The Pidgey yawned taking note of how the new people dressesd. The pretty lady was interested in Fable who had been released from his pokeball. Though, it didn't seem that Avery was thinking the same thing. What did he know anyway? He was just a Pidgey.

 

[Alter Ego]

ooc
>.>; Weren't you the one who insisted that I teach my fluffeh Dratini Dragon Dance?

Yes, but like Plushie already answered; the Dratini evolution line has greater Attack than Sp.Attack (Whereas Kingdra has an equal amount of both) and has a wide selection of physical moves (Whereas Kingdra, excluding favourable Hidden Powers, only gets Normal type physical attacks). So yeah, there's a slight difference...

And um... >_> Alter... you kinda have an obsession with Hidden Power... -cough-Crappy move on all but normal types-cough- And it's starting to scare me....

No offence but, um...Mika, you have a really scary misconception about Hidden Power and still can't seem to see the difference between it and Secret Power! XO I said Hidden power! Okay?! HIDDEN! NOT THE CRAPPY NORMAL TYPE MOVE THAT LETS YOU GET A SECRET BASE!!! Hidden Power does not equal Secret Power! Secret Power does not equal Hidden Power! Hidden not the same as secret! Secret not the same as hidden! Hidden Power good, Secret Power crap! Secret Power crap, Hidden Power good! Hidden, good! Secret, crap! UNDERSTAND?!!!! HOW MANY FRIGGIN' TIMES DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS FOR ANYTHING TO GET THROUGH?!!! Seriously, stop mixing those two up...~_~ Hidden Power is a useful move on any pok?mon provided that you get the right type and a high enough power, ask any Netbattler/Moveset maker with even half a brain and the slightest part of practical experience on the matter and they'll tell you the same. <.< No, Hidden Power isn't as good as T-Bolt/I-Beam/F-Thrower/T-Punch/I-Punch/F-Punch, but it's a great substitute for them. The statistics for an optimal Hidden Power are;

Hidden Power
Type: Varies
Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15
Additional Battle Effect: N/A
Out-of-Battle Effect: N/A
Attack Classification: Physical
Direct Attack: No
Targets: Single
Affected by King's Rock: Yes
Affected by Accuracy and Evasion modifiers: Yes
Attack Priority: Normal

That's definitely nothing to sneeze at. What you're STILL doing, despite my best efforts to correct that misconception, is equating it with

Secret Power
Type: Normal
Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20
Additional Battle Effect: Occurs sometimes (Don't have a percentage) and depends on the battle ground.
Grass: Poisons target
Tall grass: Puts target to sleep
Ocean: Drops target's Attack by 1 stage
Underwater: Drops target's Defense by 1 stage
Pond: Drops target's Speed by 1 stage
Sand: Drops target's Accuracy by 1 stage
Cave: Causes target to flinch
Rocky area: Confuses target
Any other areas: Paralyzes target
Out-of-Battle Effect: Opens up/creates a Secret Base from suitable bushes, trees, or openings in cliff walls
Attack Classification: Physical
Direct Attack: No
Target: Single
Affected by King's Rock: No
Affected by Accuracy and Evasion modifiers: Yes
Attack Priority: Normal

For the last time, don't mix those two up!!! >_<

Aaaanyhow, now that I've got that off my chest. No worries BB, I see what you're talking about, and although I don't share your interest in it (Saw a couple of matches on a school camp-thing as we were too lazy to move ourselves from the TV by that time of the day. It was entertaining in its own way, but not really my thing. I like spectacles where the 'spectacle' aspect is a bit better concealed, myself.) I still wish you good luck on your career and I didn't mean to give off the impression that I don't consider it hard work (Because I know how hard it is to fall without being hurt, even on a relatively soft surface, and being a celebrity just has to be a pain in the behind). Thanks for enlightening me about the secrets of pro wrestling. ^^

Well, there isn't very much to write an IC about at the moment, so I'll do that a bit later. Stay tuned.

 

[Charon]

{ooc| *clings to Mika* my sweetie's all drugged up today xDDD
Though, lassie, you need to calm down and post an IC... ^^;;;; Currently Rosairie is trying to pull Kyoko onto her feet, if you don't remember. Pwease post IC? For Mousie? 'Cause I know you love me <3
Also, in case I don't get to talk to you otherwise today, I just wanna say there is a new arc of Bleach! The guys are now out of Soul Society.

ANYWAY... BB, I think it's cool that you love something so passionately. I rarely ever watch wrestling - except when it's on Sky One directly after Futurama and I can't find the remote xDD
The only sport I would like to play on a professional level is Taekwondo, which is a....weird...martial-arts-type sport. It's basically lots of hopping on the spot, kicking, blocking, dodging, and hopping. The thing is, it actually gets really boring really quickly, and it tires you out so easily. It's quite challenging because there's a lot of feinting and dodging involved, and you also have to know how to take advantage of a situation. It's also quite dull because you can go for ages without either person getting a hit...I'm not passionate about it and I'd never watch it on TV, but I guess if I was asked to do it professionally I would.}

 

[Light_Azumarill]

OOC: Hey! I'm posting! XD Yeah, figured I could squeeze in a little something before my class starts.

And Mika, I think you almost made Alter combust. o.o We should all confuse Hidden Power with Secret Power and say that Hyperbeam is the best attack ever just to see what happens. *grin*


Reina
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"Ow...," Reina grunted, as she tried to use her right hand to adjust her body's position a bit, "I forgot how much it hurts to punch someone. It wasn't hurting a moment ago... must've been the adrenaline." That man's jaw was pretty hard, and her knuckles felt sore and a bit swollen. It was nothing she couldn't handle, but it was still painful.

"Well, it's too bad that you've given up on looking for people who aren't idiots. You must have really met some stupid people to feel that way," Reina said to Valen, smiling a bit. She knew it was a serious subject, she just couldn't help but smile as she thought of various ridiculously stupid people coming up to Valen at different times in his life. They were probably nothing like the people he had met, but she didn't really know any better.

Tabansi watched Cespenar with a slight chuckle, {Oh the experiences of life! My apologies Cespenar, but you look quite amusing. I'm afraid it'll have to do though, there really isn't a cure for itchiness; you simply have to put up with it.}

 

[Baker's Bulbasaur]

JJ frowned as the security guards all formed lines either side of them.....why so much need for protection? there were plenty of other trainers out there who weren't being given these sort of safety measures. True that Jeffery Cona and Avery has specifically said that they were off looking for answers, and it seemed only sensible that Wai wai inc's security would accompany them, theres safty in numbers yes....but as security, shouldn't they be also putting efort into helping others?
JJ was considering asking Vincent about this, but he didn't want to push his luck, he may have already appeared rude enough when he attacked him about why he wanted the help of three teenagers.

{Dude you're doing fine, you are a total natrual} Taillow said to pidgey while on his masters shoulder and looking backwards as the group walked.
{Ok...now try this} he said, and with a wink, he stretched out his wings and flew off of JJ's shoulder and straight upwards, the wind ruffled his feathers cooly and he closed his eyes in bliss, once he had reached about 5 metres up, he raised his wings to stop very aruptly in midair, before changing position, so his beak was pointing straight down, and he elegantly flew straight back down and round the head of Cona 4 times before landing gracefully back onto his trainers shoulder

JJ rolled his eyes
''show off'' he muttered with a slight smile.

''Vincent'' he suddenly said.
''I think if we were to take that staircase there, it would lead us straight to the Aggron's pen'' with a point to the staircase, when all of a sudden, a shot of great pain cracked down his leg from his knee and he stumbled and began to fall backwards...unable to keep his balance....


OOC - Thanks people....It means a lot that you would show respect to something which is nowhere near a joke for me. a lot of people do.

*hides*
Titan's gonna blow :| HES GONNA BLOW!!!
*hides behind pie*
COME ON EVERYONE, TAKE COVER!!!

 

[Mika]

ooc

:3 Wee hee I'm answering this from SCHOOL dangit.

>.> Alter.... Please put the shiney red text away... you might hurt somebody with that. And to your hidden power rant (Which was bloody hilarious I might add in a ranty sort of way... reminds me of my KH rants. >___>; Charon understands.... Yesh.... Charon understands.....) I actually didn't type that part of my post. o.o My Mom made me. -nodnod- She's been playing Pokemon Games as long as I have (Since I was 8 and I'm 16 so that's 8 years. :3) asked me to point that out. She's a bit confused as to why you use Hidden Power (Not Secret.<.< She has less than pleasant things to say about that move...) when it could be replaced with a move that has more pp and does more damage. o.o Her email is [email protected] so if you don't believe she actually said this, give her a ring. (She goes by Sonechka or Sonee btw. xp)

And she said other things

But I don't want Alter to hate me

So I'll shut up

And post IC

And I was just being well, less than tactful, with the Dragon Dance comment, so please find it in your heart to let that slide. :o As I was trying to make a joke. Mm yes..... Sorry the IC is short btw, I'm at school after all. ~.~


IC

She blinked lightly, letting out a soft high pitched squeak when she'd been pulled from her safe-haven so abruptly and in her opinion, very rudely, but it was apparent from the girl's tone that this subject would no longer be discussed and that Kyoko would follow as she'd been told to. She certianly was a mess. Her hair was falling to pieces, her clothing was covered in dirt, her eyes had lost a bit of sparkle, dried tears were matted to her face and to top everything off, she'd just gotten yanked out of her hole and all but shoved into the light when she just wanted to hide. But she couldn't now. She couldn't pull her wrist free of Rosairie's grip who seemed to have no intention of letting her go nor letting her duck away from her problems.

Some people...

Letting out a defeated sigh, she stared at the ground and shifted her bag and leaned from one foot to another, getting her footing back, "Shouldn't... we go then?" Her voice was meek and barely audible.

 

[Ibuberu]

OOc-

Ouchies at Titan and his near combustion.O_O *takes cover behind BB and her Feebas*

And, is tha really such a good idea, Melissi?!XD

Ic-

Cona blinked as JJ's Tailow proceeded to swoop down and fly in circles round her head. He was cute, though the girl would've most certainly swiped it away if she didn't know it was a Tailow.

"Whoa, your Tailow. Its pretty fast. Faster than Kuner here atleast."she commented, giving the Pidgey on her shoulder a playful flick with one finger. The Flying type on the other hand scoffed, getting ready to mimic Tailow's stunt, he flapped his wings to get airborne.

{Like, I can so do that, you whipper-snapper, dude!}Kuner said confidently, immediately darting upwards after the statement, closing his eyes to feel the wind brush itself against his many feathers, it was relaxing, yes. Eyes still shut, the Pidgey turned so his back faced the ground, proceeding to fall head first towards the pavement at an increasing speed. At the last possible moment, the bird pulled up from his dive, his left wing however, scratching itself against rough road. Kuner ignored his mistake, continuing by rounding himself at Jeffery's feet before stumbling on the pavement.
One foot still in the air, the Pidgey held out his two wings to maintain his balance. When he was sure, the bird slammed his foot onto the pavement, placing one wing on a puffed out chest.

{I used to be like, a great contest pokemon in my day!} Kuner declared proudly, glad that he finally had a chance to show off his skills. Cona however, sweatdropped before placing the Pidgey back onto her shoulder.

"Don't mind Kuner, seems like he wanted to do a stunt all of a sudden."the trainer shrugged, shooting a glare to the grinning Flying type on her right. She was then taken by surprise when the JJ who was talking to Vincent, started falling backwards.

"Oi! What do you think you're doing?!" Cona called out franticly, taking hold of the boy's right sleeve and pulling him up from the fall before any 'thump' or whatever scary sounds could be heard. Krystal was lucky that his flippers were wrapped tightly around her neck, if not, he would have fallen down at that very moment. The girl brought his arm over her neck so that she could support him if he had any other intention of falling down again.

"Are you okay?! Its your knee, is it?! Evil spirits!! Begone! Begone!!"she asked, before turning to look at the rest. "Well? Isn't anyone going to take the other arm?!"it wasn't a question, it sounded more like a demand.

The Marshtomp on her chest slowly climbed off and got onto the pavement. Krystal yawned a couple of times as he tried to regain his footing.

 

[Alter Ego]

UUURGH, combusting! How could I forget that?! >.< Yes, I'm going to...no, must...not...combust...not...repeat...gods and mortals incident...find the happy place...find the Cradily...*Takes a deep breath* Okay...looks like I'm not combusting after all. And nope...*Twitch*...making me combust is not a good thing...*Twitch*...I'm afraid the RP would detonate with me...

*Twitch*

I actually didn't type that part of my post. o.o My Mom made me. -nodnod- She's been playing Pokemon Games as long as I have (Since I was 8 and I'm 16 so that's 8 years. :3) asked me to point that out. She's a bit confused as to why you use Hidden Power (Not Secret.<.< She has less than pleasant things to say about that move...) when it could be replaced with a move that has more pp and does more damage. o.o H

Your mum? o.O Whoa, this is just going to be case SubZer() (Certain people would know who I'm talking about) all over again, isn't it? ~_~ Well why don't you tell your mum that if she wants to argue about it then she should get her own dang account and PM me or something rather than force you to type out the bloody stuff? At any rate, much like mr.Zero (Whom I incidentally beat on Netbattle a long time ago, despite that haxxy critical hit that KOed my Snorlax), she has completely missed my point. Of course there are better moves than Hidden Power in certain instances. Yes, Thunderbolt > Thunderpunch > Hidden Power [Electric], but the fact is; Kingdra can't learn Thunderbolt or Thunderpunch, and in the category of Grass moves, an optimal Hidden Power [Grass] is the third strongest available, the only ones with greater power being Solarbeam and Frenzy Plant. 1. Kingdra can't learn either of those, and 2. Even if it could only a complete moron would go for either of those considering that Frenzy Plant leaves you to recharge (Which is definitely not good for a sweeper), and Solarbeam is a charge first move which looses half its power in rain. And before anyone says Dragonbreath, do the friggin' math. That third move is meant to counter the types that Surf and Ice Beam can't hurt properly, meaning, in effect, Water types. Now let's see the damage modifiers against your average Water type;

Dragonbreath: Power X STAB = 60 X 1.5 = 90

Hidden Power [Grass:]: Power X Weakness Modifier = 70 X 2 = 140

140 > 90

Hidden Power [Grass] > Dragonbreath

Yes, I know that the true formula is a lot more complicated than that, but since the same variables are present in both (User's level, target's level, random number, user's Sp.Attack, target's Sp.Defense) they are irrelevant for this comparison and can be ignored.

Now then, if your mum thinks that Hidden Power is worthless, what, pray tell, are those 'better' damaging moves for pok?mon like

Raichu
Kingdra
Espeon
Magneton
Moltres
Electrode

Just to name a few...<.< Hidden Power is a saving grace for pok?mon like these because they've seriously gotten the shaft movepool-wise and some clearly Sp.Attack oriented ones (Like Magneton and Moltres) would otherwise only get special attack moves of their own type, which obviously isn't a good base for a moveset. Yes, there are stronger moves than Hidden Power out there, but you have to realize the fact that not all pok?mon can learn them, and as such, other moves have to be found to provide the needed type coverage (Unless you are one of those "OMG! I'll give this Thunderbolt, Thundershock, Thunder, and Shockwave"-type people, in which case you're a very sad individual who doesn't have a clue about what a proper moveset looks like and probably hasn't even heard of Volt Absorb.).


Aaargh! Now I've ranted for so long that I need a small pause before I get back into the RPing mood again! >_< Bleah, IC to come as soon as I have gathered my thoughts.

IC:

"Fable..." Lori repeated as Avery introduced her Sableye, continuing to watch the imp with an almost greedy glint in her eyes, "Such a delicious name...and such an adorable pok?mon too..." she continued, restraining the urge to reach out and touch the creature as she knew from experience that ghost types tended to phase right through people they weren't familiar with if they tried to touch them, it was only with their trainers or other friends that they tended to relax and remain solid.

At JJ's suggestion, Vincent merely cast a quick glance in the direction that the boy indicated then shook his head, "You'd think so, would you?" he replied, "But I'm afraid that that particular staircase leads to one of the VIP lounges up above, which is completely isolated from the actual pen, and as such, would do us no good. We'll just continue forward, it's only a short walk to-"

As the boy suddenly lost his balance and fell backward, only to get caught rather awkwardly by Cona, the security chief quickly turned around, allowing the girl to finish her rant before taking action, reaching for one of the pok?balls on his belt and clipping it loose before releasing it in a curt, well-honed motion quite strikingly similar to the one Valen employed.

"Whisper, I choose you." he said in an even voice, the ghostly form of a Misdreavus soon spawning in the air, the creature casting a shy glance at all of the strangers around it before hovering a bit closer to its master, never once uttering a word even as it raised its eyes towards Vincent in anticipation of a command.

"Support the boy with Psychic." Vincent said simply, nodding towards JJ, "Not full carrying or anything, just enough to keep him in balance."

The ghost type gave an almost inaudible reply, closest in resemblance to the quiet rustle of wind among dry leaves, as it turned around, focusing its power on JJ, a thin aura of light blue energy soon surrounding the boy, ready to support him should his balance fail again.

"Are you in a condition to continue?" Vincent inquired, "If not then I'm afraid that I will have to ask you to leave the group and have one of my men escort you to safety, the immediate treath might be over but I'm still not ready to take the risk of carrying wounded children along."

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Valen looked up at Reina's remark concerning her fist, it did look a bit swollen, and considerably red. For a moment, the boy considered offering some of his herbs for the ailment, but with Cespenar's plight being plain for the girl to see and Reina's headstrong attitude seeming quite clear to him, he somehow got the feeling that the offer might not get appreciated "Something cold would do wonders for that." he commented at last, "But failing that, try keeping it pointing upwards. If a minor vein has been broken or damaged there might be excess liquid gathering up inside, and it's not a good idea to let it build up...I learned that the hard way..." he took a pause, briefly wondering wether he had still exceeded his bounds. His words could very well be interpreted as him believing that Reina didn't know these things and was incapable of looking after herself, which was certainly not what he had thought, but the fact of the matter was, Valen was simply so unused to caring about anyone who wasn't himself or one of his pok?mon that he had a hard time at getting the words to come out right.

"Yes, quite stupid indeed..." he replied, a slight tinge of bitterness at the memory entering his voice as Stonewall Orphanage sprang back into his mind, and along with it, the memories of his childhood tormentors. He had got them back in the end of course, yes, there was quite a string of freak accidents involving loose shelves, precariously located objects of heavy nature, and accidental stumbles down staircases which strangely abated the day Valen had left, but still, he couldn't help but feel that they had still gotten the better end of the bargain, taken something he could never get back, and it only served to make him more bitter about it, "Stupid and cruel..." he concluded, feeling like his last sentence had just left the whole thing hanging in the air, "And narrow-minded to boot, but that's all in the past..." he shrugged as if to signify his indeference to the matter, although something in his expression seemed to be contradicting his words, "All in the past..."

{Hey, that's what papa used to say too!} Kachiko exclaimed at Tabanasi's statement, {Umm...well, except for the apologies part.} she added as an afterthought, {He says that if taking medicine dun' feel right then you dun' want to take it again so you dun' want to get hurt an' you become more careful in battle an' all.}

{I-I...never...t-thought about...it li...like that...} Cespenar managed to get out in between his twitches, {The...boss...i-is...very-very...wise...l-l-like..mi-mistress...A-Ada...I-I think...it's..getting a-a...bit...better now...} he added, and sure enough, his forcefull motions did seem to be subsiding, and the ache in his leg was practically gone, as was that in his head, a small smile spread across the Cubone's face, even as he still had to constrain an urge to scratch now and again.

 

[Light_Azumarill]

OOC: OMG! Alter did almost combust...! And it's kinda scary, methinks you're right Yibber, I should take back my plan to make Alter combust. It's just too dangerous. O.O

Anyway...


Reina
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Reina almost snapped back with a comment about Valen's help, but as she was going to say it, the boy seemed to slip into what Reina had learned to be "Memory Lane", as she often visited there herself, and saw others do the same. It wasn't too hard to recognize the various emotions in Valen's comments, the trick was to figure out why they were there. Reina tried not to wonder about it; that wasn't like her, but for some reason the more he commented, the more interested she became. As she found herself thinking of these things, she seemed to forget her snappy comment on Valen's help, and instead frowned at her now throbbing hand. She tipped it up-- though she had been aware of that move to stop swelling before he had said it.

She wondered what she should say to Valen's odd comments about stupidity and cruelty, and found herself speaking before she could stop herself.

"You're not talking about yourself anymore, are you?" she said smartly, her frown of pain changing into a look of slight skepticism. She had a feeling that he was probably talking about others that were stupid and cruel. It could very well have been himself, but she just didn't believe that from what she had heard.

Tabansi clicked his wings absentmindedly as he observed Cespenar's happiness. {Oh... and just when the dance was getting interesting too,} he said jokingly, poking fun at the Cubone's strange wriggling that had now ceased.

 

[Baker's Bulbasaur]

JJ felt very embarssed, and he knew that his face was proberly showing this which he defenitely didn't want if he hoped to gain the trust of this man. He forced a confident look onto his face and a slight smile at Vincent
''I'll be quite alright thankyou, a slight knee injury is nothing I canot handle, holy feebas knows I have had to deal with worse'' He closed his eyes and bowed his head very slightly, before resting his knee back down to the ground. He began to move it around a bit to try and get some more feeling into it, the cause behind the slip was proberly from his ranting taking away from his concentration at treading carefully like he had been doing up until then. As he started to feel confused that he was able to move his leg without effort or pain, he turned his eye to the newly summoned ghost pokemon that had appeared, a Misdrevous, Jeffery defenitely didn't wnat to look as if he needed that sort of help....

''Your pokemon's assistance will not be neccacary sir....'' he said gratefully ''but i offer my utmost grattitude for the thought, and i must say that is a very impressive pokemon there, very rare too....anyway, i'll be fine to walk on my own.

He cast a back glance at Cona so that no one else could see and mouthed the word ''Thankyou'' at her with a grateful face, before turrning back o Vincent again........he felt like the man of a thousand faces.

''VIP area you say eh........very well, i have no doubt you know where you're going, let us continue.

{Like dude that was very narly, you soared with total elegance and landed with......a little bit of grace.....but still duuuuude very good very very very, you look like you could tell an interesting story or 2, old as you are...no offence} Taillow said to the Pidgey, finishing with a wink.

 

[Ibuberu]

OOc-

Yeah, don't want to see that now, do we?>D

Anyway,Ooh!Nice new banner, Bulba!!^^
*wonders when you'll do a Feebas one*

*brick'd before getting buried by Ludicolo*

Ic-

Cona relaxed her grip on the boy's shoulder as Vincent called out his Misdreavus to help. Jeffery had however, requested that he needed no help in walking at that it was just a 'slight knee injury'.

"No worries.."the girl had a weak smie on her face as she reluctantly let go of the boy. Hopefully what he said was true, and that he wouldn't be falling over anytime soon. Cona then held her hands out to the Marshtomp sprawled out on the pavement with his eyes closed. Krystal's eyes brightened as he jumped back into his trainer's arms, glad that he wouldn't need to put up with the cold, hard ground. Feebas, someone had acutally had actually thanked her. It was giving the girl a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, something which she hadn't really felt for a long time now.

{No..like, no offence taken at all..whipp- I mean..dude.} Kuner shook his wings before pausing to correct his sentence, then grinning happily towards Tailow. How long had it been since someone had appreciated him and his feats? Way too long for the Pidgey's taste. Bleh.

{Yes, I did use to retell stories to young Pokemon when I was, like, younger. Dude, you are good at this.}he continued, nodding in approval.

"If Jeffery says he can go, he can go. Though, if the evil spirits come back again.."Cona turned to Vincent before shooting JJ a sideways glance.

"-Don't say I didn't warn you."she finished simply, starting to tap her foot impatiently on the pavement, waiting for the group to get on their way.

 

[Alter Ego]

Yeah, don't want to see that now, do we?>D

Trust me, you don't. xP

But yeah, that's a pwnsome Dusclops banner you made, BB. ^-^

IC:

Valen looked up at Reina's comment, taking a small pause before replying;

"You would be correct in that observation." he said, his voice completely neutral again, working at concealing whatever emotions he held when saying the sentence, "If you must know, I was refering to a certain group of children from the orphanage I used to live in..." he took a small pause, "And if you meant to suggest that I have some traits in common with them then you might be right." his voice went a bit bitter again, "Maybe. Sometimes one must adapt to survive..." he went silent after the last sentence, his gaze once again locked onto the distance, quite clearly signifying that he didn't wish to elaborate on his words.

{Was-was what I was just doing interesting?} Cespenar asked in surprise, completely missing Tabanasi's joke, {I-I'm sorry...} he muttered, {Oh me, oh my, yes, sorry indeed...I didn't know that you wished me to continue...maybe I could try again?} he suggested.

{Yes! More funny dancing!} Kachiko cheered enthusiastically, jumping down on the pavement and clapping her hands in excitement, {Ohh! Can I join this time, maybe?} she asked, adressing the question to Tabanasi as she seemed to have deduced that he was the leader figure in this instance.

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Vincent shook his head ever so slightly at JJ's prompt refusal of help. It was obvious that the boy was downplaying his injury in an attempt to look tough, the security chief had encountered this kind of situation countless times before in his years of working for the team, and he knew equally well that trying to change the boy's mind was futile.

"As you wish." he replied at last, carefully concealing his thoughts as usual "And thank you for the compliment, I'm sure she appreciates it. Whisper, you may stop."

The Misdreavus nodded, opening her eyes and turning to her trainer for further instructions.

{What now, master?} she asked in her quiet, thin voice, the sounds once again so weak and carefully silenced that they were barely audible.

"Just stay on your guard and scan our surroundings for potential treaths for now..." Vincent replied before lowering his voice so that none other could take part of the conversation, "And my son as well." he concluded in a voice just as quiet as Whisper's, recieveing a barely noticable nod in confirmation from the Misdreavus.

"Well, let's get moving again." he said, consciously ignoring Cona as he took up a brisk stride again.

 

[Light_Azumarill]

OOC: Oh yes, I certainly don't want to see it anymore. XD

And I agree, lovely banner BB. You are quite good at making them! ^-^


Reina
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An orphanage? To most it would cause a great deal of pity and sympathy for Valen, him having had grown up without parents and probably without friends. Reina though, was not one to pity anything really; and instead of pitying people who had been through trying times in their lives, she usually just got a sense of admiration for them, and left it at that. Things that happened in the past were, well, in the past to her. If that wasn't true then... she would still think about her mother's death all of time. She did occasionally, but she her father had always told her that bad times were something to learn from if there was anything to learn, and then to save for a sob story when needed in a good speech or something. Reina knew, not to forget the bad things, but to just think on them once in a while; not dwell on them.

She looked at the boy sitting next to her and nodded, "Okay then, say no more, I won't pressure you into doing so. How're those scratches doing anyway? Maybe you should try to move around a bit, to see how your head's doing." She figured a change of subject was in order, things were getting too serious for her taste, and she was curious as to how Valen was feeling. They hadn't been sitting for too long, but it was about time to have a little check-up of how his body was getting along. Reina's hand had stopped hurting so badly though, and her stomach was calming slowly as well.

Tabansi chuckled at the little Cubone and Mawile before him. {Heh. Oh, well, of course you can dance with him Kachiko. As long as it doesn't annoy your Papa too much. However, it looks like he needs a funny dance to cheer him up. Does that boy ever laugh?} the Heracross pondered, trying to picture the boy by Reina laughing. {Probably not, I would assume,} he thought to himself.

OOC: I wonder what Valen would do if a bunch of circus clowns came up to him and tried to make him laugh? XD

 

[Baker's Bulbasaur]

OOC: I wonder what Valen would do if a bunch of circus clowns came up to him and tried to make him laugh? XD

OOC - Knock one out with a flying kick, and then proceed to squeeze the red noses of one more until it turned purple, he would then use Mawile to tiggle it to death, while taking care of the 3rd with the all mighty power of language......he would resite a paragraph about the galactic system, using no word with less then 3 sylables :P

and thankies tankies thankies for the compliments on teh duscliops banner peepz XD much appreciated *gives bulbasaur and pie*
I will make banners only for myself and close friends, anyone in this RP, if you want a banner then let me know and I shall do it for you XD
and teehee'ness Yibber, it will be done asap :)

cant think of an IC right now, not much for me to do atm.

 

[Alter Ego]

OOC: Ohh...you take requests? A Cradily banner would totally pwn, maybe with a Victreebel in it too for good measure. The man-eating plant-thingies united. XD

Anyways, Valen and clowns? *Tries to picture that* o.o
Ohh my poor head...~_~ Meh, I'll try to think about that tommorow, because my comp time is up once again.