[Best Veteran March/May 2011] A new professor in town - Kanto Adventure PG13

Warren looked up at the forbidding rock wall of the gym. At least he'd have the full team this time, not just one slightly psychopathic bear. His hand rested on one Pokéball, then flicked to another, then another. This new being nice to the Pokémon thing was conflicting with a few strategies. We could have just sent out Cannonball to crush them all, but if he just sent it out without having some stupid quality time with it first, it might just go into another sulk. He'd need something different. Taking a deep breath, Warren strode towards the door and pushed it open, gasping as the wall of oppressive heat rolled out. Flannery was already standing at the other end, grinning at him. Warren was beginning to understand why she only wore half a T-shirt, Not that he was complaining, mind.

"You're back, then? I hope you'll give me a proper fight this time." Warren nodded.

"Don't worry about that. Just worry about how to get crushed in a slightly less humiliating way." With that, he casually tossed a Pokéball and it instantly split down the middle with a burst of light that formed the shape of a small wolf. Silver growled, then looked up at Warren with a questioning growl. The trainer nodded.

"It's cool. No pressure. Just do what you can." Silver nodded, then drew its lips back in a snarl, facing Flannery. She released the same Torkoal that had destroyed Cuddles last time they'd faced off. okay, so maybe there was a little pressure. That thing was mean.

"Start it off with Ember!" Torkoal spat a few small flames and Silver quickly sidestepped to avoid them, before responding with a quick Tackle. Torkoal groaned, but both combatants looked unharmed as the wolf backed up. Flannery sniggered.

"Careful, Torkoal almost felt that one."

"At least he hit the target." Flannery narrowed his eyes.

"Well then dodge this! Smog!" Silver yelped as purple smoke gushed from Torkoal's throat, burning the Poochyena's nostrils with its acrid stench. Backing up to the walls, where the smog was thinner, Silver looked up at Warren, who was now breathing through his shirt collar. Flannery, on the clear side of the battle field, was grinning widely.

"Get out of this fog, runt! Try and subdue that turtle by creeping it out with Howl!" Silver nodded, then hopped forwards, howling loudly. Torkoal backed up a little - just enough for Silver to leap past, out of the smog. Still crouching, it and Torkoal circled each other warily, neither willing to make the next move and risk opening themselves up. Flannery snarled.

"Enough already! Overheat!" Torkoal stopped, stepped back, then let loose a torrent of flame from its gullet. Warren scowled.

"Dodge! Quickly!" Silver hurled itself sideways, but was still caught a glancing blow by the fiery blast. It tumbled to the floor, but scrambled up, wincing slightly. Torkoal, letting up with Overheat, was panting heavily. Warren grinned.

"Howl and Tackle!" Silver dashed forwards, letting loose a snarl as it sped at Torkoal. With a loud thud, it collided and Torkoal reared backwards, rising onto two legs. Flannery swore. Warren grinned.

"Quick, push it!" Silver gave one more tackle and Torkoal went crashing onto its back, flailing helplessly and exposing its relatively unprotected belly.

"Once more! Finish him!" Tired but elated, Silver leapt high into the air, aimed at Torkoal's stomach. Flannery scowled.

"Not just yet! Overheat!" Once more, flame poured out of Torkoal's throat, but this time it was in a wide spread cone and it seemed thinner. Not that this was of much comfort to Silver, who plunged right through the inferno and crashed into Torkoal. Both roared in pain, before crashing to the ground, unconscious. Warren and Flannery swore simultaneously. That had been unfortunate. Flannery grumpily returned her defeated turtle and picked out her next Pokémon. With a flash, the Slugma appeared for its second round against Warren. He looked over at Silver and returned the wolf. He hated to have to do this, but he had no real choice. Flannery was sure to have devised a counter strategy again Cuddles, Cannonball would just get pissed off and Violet might not react well to being thrown out again already. He couldn't risk that.

"Useless!" The bonsai appeared, then looked up at Warren. He bit his lip, remembering what he'd promised. He'd just have to go for it and hope.

"If you feel up for a fight, then great. If not, then it's cool. We can always give up and come back later." Useless growled at the mention of surrender, shaking its head vehemently. No way it would forfeit the match to a slug. Turning to face the slug, Useless let out an enthusiastic snarl. Warren grinned.

"Ok, good. Then let's go!"


OOC: It lives! :D
 
@I Laugh At Your Misfortune - Really nice post, it's interesting to see Warren trying to keep all of his pokemon happy... kind of limiting though. Can't wait to see how Useless get's on in what I believe is his first Gym Battle...

Congratulations Poochyena (Silver) grew to Level 13 and learned Bite
 
Lavaridge town: Cooling down

The night flew by , and morning came quickly as ever. David was lying in his bed with his eyes opened looking at the ceiling, he got down and went to look outside the window. He took a deep breath while looking around. A Taillow was looking for food on the ground while some children were looking silently at it. It was a normal day for the locals, but for David it was just perfect for a battle. He went toward the bathroom while getting his toothbrush from his bag. After brushing his teeth , he took his belongings ,looked once more around the room to see if he left something and then left.
He said goodbye to nurse Joy and went straight outside. But there was o problem, he knew that there was a gym in this town so he would probably have his battle today but there was a thing that he didn't knew………….the gym's location. There was nobody near he could ask so he started exploring the city.

David walked for about an hour and didn't find anything , even though he asked a few persons for directions , he stopped for a break on a bench. Watching the blue sky was relaxing and was the best thing for David at this moment , his thoughts were at his next battle , his excitement growing more by the minute. However he couldn't do a thing because the gym was nowhere to be found, so David said to him that what he could do for now was to build his strategy. The pokemon that he had so far were : Ralts, Wingull and his newly evolved Beautifly. The gym was a fire type so his first choice was Wingull , but the other ones didn't have any advantage over fire , moreover Beautifly was at a disadvantage being partial bug type, so he would use Wingull and Ralts. Even though only one of his pokemon was at an advantage David knew that type matching isn't the only thing needed to win a battle. He left Beautifly this one out because it had just evolved and didn't have much experience with it.
As he just finished his selection a girl sat near him with what looked like some kind of mineral. She was examining it every inch , looking at it from a close range and then from a further one, she didn't even notice David that was next to her. The thing that caught David's eyes was her blazing red hair , it was an intense red. She was wearing a black T-shirt with a red flame on the center of it , a pair of blue jeans and some black trainers.
"Hi……I'm……." said David but he was interrupted.
"It's perfect , just what I was looking for." the girl shouted.
"Um miss….you've dropped your pokeball."
In all of her examination she didn't notice one of her pokeballs slipping from her belt and landing on the ground under the bench.
"Now I can make more of them…………….Oh thank you , I can get clumsy when I'm concentrated on other things." the girl said as she noticed what had happened , and even more, noticing David.
"So how do you like our town?" the girl obviously telling that he wasn't from around the place.
"Yeah it's great…..a little confusing but great."
"Confusing? What do you mean?"
"Well I'm looking for the gym but I can't find it."
The girl's eyes were lit by a fire and her attitude suddenly had a change.
"The gym lies in the centre of the city , it's about 7 minutes from her."
"Thank you."
"I should be going , bye , see you later."
"Bye…………………………but I didn't get your name."
But the girl was already gone. David got up and was a bit confused of what the girl said: "see you later". She didn't say a meeting place or something, so David thought that she just slipped those words. Now David knew were he was going and was confident that he was prepared for his next battle. He made it quickly in front of the gym and entered the glass door that lead to a long corridor. As he was going it started to get hotter and hotter.
"Who let the oven on." were David's thoughts.
He finally reached the end of the corridor , opened the door and went in. The room was pitch black, you couldn't see a thing, but then the room started to get reddish and hot. The lights went on and David realized he was sitting near a moat of lava that surrounded what seemed like a battlefield. That was the cause of the high temperature. From the other said of the room a voice affirmed.
"So it wasn't that hard to get here."
"What? How did you know?" were his words that came from a confused face.
"Oh yeah we didn't get to introduce……………..i'm Flannery , the Gym Leader of Lavaridge Town and I specializes in Fire-type Pokémon."
Then David realized who was he talking too , it was the girl from before.
"So this is what you meant by seeing me later………. my name's David."
" Ok David enough talking let's start our battle , it will be a two on two battle, you having the possibility to switch at will."
"Couldn't agree more."
They both got serious and were looking into each others eyes , the room was getting intense but not from the heat but from their burning desire to battle. Flannery took a pokeball and threw it over the moat onto the battle field.
"Slugma let's show what our gym stands for."
David saw a red slug coming out of the pokeball so he got his pokedex and viewed the pokemon.
"It is a species of POKEMON that lives in volcanic areas. If its body cools, its skin hardens and immobilizes it. To avoid that, it sleeps near magma."
"Magma pokemon………….well Ralts your up first , be careful touching him."
"Make your move!"
"Don't mind if I do……. Ralts use Double Team."

Slugma was surrounded by Ralts in a second , he was David's first pokemon and has had a lot of battles and that's why it uses it's moves so easily. But Slugma didn't look worried at all.
"Slugma use Rock Throw. Find that Ralts and crush him."
It's magma drops around its mouth started cooling down and turned into rock. Slugma threw them into the air and other rocks started forming. Slugma kept throwing them and they fell like rain hitting every single Ralts except one.
"So there you were…. get him Slugma."
Two rocks were heading towards Ralts very fast. As the rocks nearly got Ralts, David shouted.
"Teleport!"
The rocks looked like they landed on Ralts and he didn't get to make his move.
"You should have acted quicker and your Ralts wouldn't be stuck under the rocks. Looking into the ground won't solve anything."
" What makes you so sure that the move didn't work." were David's as he raised his head looking towards Flannery.
"What!!! You're bluffing , he isn't anywhere on the battlefield."
"Ralts…….Confusion."
As David said those words Flannery realized what had happened , David was looked on the ground for a reason and that was for Ralts's shadow , if he were to look up his plan wouldn't have worked because she would have seen Ralts. Ralts was floating above Slugma and David knew that. Slugma got hit by the attack going back a few inches and Ralts got down to the ground due to another Teleport.
"I like your style but don't thing were done here…………..Slugma use Ember."
David commanded another Teleport but it wasn't enough , Slugma kept shooting at it with hot sparks of fire , following it wherever it popped out until it finally hit its target.
"That won't work again …..I assure you."
Ralts brushed itself from the ashes and was waiting to make its next move.
"Ralts use Double Team." this time not surrounding it's enemy but making a wall in front of it.
"Now Growl."

The attack was massive because of the multiple sound waves.
"Slugma send him to sleep."
David was a bit confused because he didn't knew what was coming , but as he watched he could see a little transparent bubble forming and going straight for Ralts, popping into him , but not doing anything.
"That was a bit odd …… Confusion."
Ralts landed it's attack on Slugma giving him a little present as well. Slugma started spinning in circles.
"It looks like it's confused…..what will you do now?"
"Firstly I'm not the only one with it's problems , look around." she said with a big grin.

David immediately looked at Ralts and was shocked to see him sleeping on the ground.
"That attack earlier was Yawn and it makes pokemon sleep on the next turn …….. now I'll deal with my problem and you with yours."
Flannery didn't look even a bit worried , she had a big smile on her face.
"Slugma Rock Throw."
The rocks flew into the sky and for David's relief they were heading for Slugma. The attack hit it dead on, Slugma stopping in its tracks.
"Perfect now you've come back to senses."
David realized that the attack was meant to give Slugma a shock, and Flannery intended it to be hit. He didn't know what to do because in his situation he couldn't do anything but wait.
"Wake up Ralts!"
"No use for that he'll be sleeping for a while , it's time to induce some pain………Smog."
A purple cloud formed from Slugma's mouth and floated into Ralts poisoning it.
"Now it will lose health little by little."
"I know that but it will not suffer alone." David said as he was pointing to Slugma.
"Ralts has a special ability called Synchornize, if it is affected by some status condition from another pokemon, the pokemon will suffer the same effect."

"Oh no." were her words as she saw that not only Ralts was losing health, but so was Slugma.

"Well that was my mistake, but i'll finish Ralts before it will wake up.....Ember."

Ralts was hit again by the attack, leaving him on the ground.

"Ralts........WAKE UP!!!!"

"Still useless..........just let use finish him and it will end......Rock Throw."

 A big pile of rocks landed onto Ralts blocking it inside.
"Seeeee? You can't do anything , you won't even see if it will recover."
A silence surrounded the area , David was looking straight at Flannery with a confident look. She didn't know what this meant but was sure that her plan had worked and that she will win. After that the silence was interrupted by David.
"You're right I can't see Ralts but our bond reaches far beyond sight and this is why you'll lose……….TELEPORT."
The pile of rocks shattered on the ground , rolling into the lava. Flanerry was very shocked , she knew that pokemon and trainers share a bond, but didn't think that David and Ralts would have such a strong one.

"Now the final blow ………your Slugma had its attack lowered earlier, so your recent attacks were not that strong so Ralts didn't get some much damage, moreover being also poisoned it kept loosing health and now we'll finish the battle…..Confusion."
Slugma was hit and just like David said it got knocked out landing near the edge of the field.
"I'm impressed , you planned so far even from the beginning , well done but that was just the warm up, the real deal is just about to begin and things won't be so easy this time."
The atmosphere was reaching high limits , David was at an advantage with two pokemon to one, but Ralts had received much damage. The two trainers were blazing with their fierce nature not even one wanting to lose. Flannery reached for her belt , grabbed her last pokemon and sent it to the field. The pokeball flew in the sky going towards the center of the field , as it landed the pokeball opened and a beam of red light came out reviling her final pokemon………….
 
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Vs. Flannery I

[OOC: Flannery's fighting 3 trainers at the same time? Respect.]

Having finally got everything ready for the day, Kliff found himself outside the gym, the five members of his team standing in front of him. For some reason, he had grown used to this 'pre-match briefing'. Pokedex in hand, he took his time in picking who would battle for him. Apparently this gym leader used the same 2-on-2 rule the previous three gyms had.

He pointed a pokeball at Gella, "You're a grass type, plus you've fought all the gym matches." With a click, she was absorbed in the red light. He turned to Tok next,

"Your attacks rely on chance mostly, plus you just seem too..."

"Prriii!" She chirped loudly as she did a little dance,

"Yea, that." She was retrieved next. Kliff had narrowed his choices down to Pan, Zabe and Baker. On one hand, both Pan and Baker had learned a new move, but Zabe was more experienced. Though, like Gella, he'd fought in the past three gyms. Mind you, Baker still wasn't Kliff's number one fan...

He simultaneously retrieved the rest of his pokemon, "Okay, let's do this."

Upon entering the gym, Kliff was met by a wall of steam. The heat immidiately clung to him, it was like a giant sauna. As if the 12 hour shift in the springs wasn't enough for him,

"Hello, and you would be?" a voice asked. Kliff looked forward, and was surprised to say the least. There stood a young woman, no more than a few years older than him by the looks of it. She wore her baggy jeans loosly around her waist, while her red hair exploded out in all directions at the ponytail.

And her black top looked ridiculously small for her.

"I would be Kliff," he replied eventually, "are you the gym leader?"

"What you think I'm too young or something?" the girl replied, suddenly on the defensive,

"No, not at all!" Kliff quickly protested (even though that was exactly his thoughts), "I just want to have a gym battle."

The girl smirked, "Then you got one! I'm Flannery, leader of the Lavaridge Town gym. You got a second name sweetie?"

"I, uhh..." Kliff stuttered, "Carterson."

Flanerry giggled annoyingly, "Nice name. Okay, enough dilly dallying," she threw her arm out, letting go of a pokeball and releasing what was inside. Before Kliff was a Slugma - a living pile of goopy magma.

"Gumaa..." the slug spat. Kliff clicked his own pokeball, causing it to expand in his hand,

"Okay Baker, go!" With an encouraging bellow, Baker materialized on the battlefield, grunting at his opponent.

"Challenger goes first," Flannery hinted,

"Let's try that new move Baker: Magnitude!" The numel grinned as it brought its two front feet up, before crashing them into the ground. A small yellow shockwave rippled across the floor, causing the ground it passed to shake and throw up debris lightly. Magnitude's power varied, and that one looked average.

Flannery gasped as Slugma wobbled side to side uncontrollably (and uncomfortably), "It's okay Slugma! Use Smog!" Opening its mouth wide, the slug belched out plumes of toxic gas, which quickly engulfed Baker. Kliff could hear the camel cough and splutter as the toxins burned its throat,

"Charge it with Tackle! Get out of there!" Kliff shouted. Baker kicked off, galloping as fast he could towards Slugma. Once he'd cleared the gas, he blasted a Flamethrower aswell. Slugma was struck by the flames, but relitavely unphased. Baker continued running, eventually ceasing fire and ramming into the slug with a full on Tackle.

Kliff sighed; Baker still wouldn't listen to him one hundred percent. But, if anything, he was improving.

"Use Yawn Slugma!" Flannery called out. The slug opened its mouth again,

"Quick!" Kliff yelled to Baker, "Magnitude!" As a large bubble left Slugma's mouth, Baker thumped the ground again, this time creating a bigger tremour than before. Kliff stedied his footing as cracks began appearing in the gym floor and Slugma was tossed and thrown from side to side. As the tremour calmed down, Baker inhaled, presumably for another Flamethrower, however the bubble Slugma yawned out hit his face and popped. Slowly, the camel's eyes closed, and he exhaled, letting out a small lick of flame instead. Baker slumped to the ground, snoozing.

"Oh for f..."

"Now pelt it with Rock Throw Slugma!" Flannery shouted. With a concentrated effort, the slug ripped out rocks surfaced by Baker's Magnitudes, hurling them at the sleeping camel. The Numel lay there motionless as the large rocks came hurtling towards it.

"Get back in here!" Kliff quickly shouted, thrusting a pokeball forward and retrieving Baker. The boulders crashed against the ground harmlessly.

Kliff sighed, taking his jacket off and tossing it aside as he realised how sweltering it was in the gym.

"Getting pretty hot in here, huh?" Flannery mocked,

"Well, yea. Of course it's hot!"

Flannery chuckled, "Well if you can't take the heat..."

"Get out of the kitchen yeah yeah, blah blah blah. Heard it all before." Kliff tiredly responded. He redied his second pokemon,

"Pan!" With another hurl, the pokeball popped open in midair, releasing the Sandshrew inside. It landed on the ground and growled at the Slugma.

"Another ground type," Flannery sighed,

Kliff wasted no time, "Scratch!" The shrew leapt and bound around and over the now rocky floor, lashing out with its claws, swiping Slugma across the forehead.

"Use Ember!" Flannery ordered. Slugma spat a flurry of embers at the rodent in front of it, causing it to scurry backwards in retreat,

"Now Smog!" With another huff and puff, Slugma released another cloud of toxic gas,

"Meet it with a Sand-Attack Pan!" Kliff shouted. Pan turned its back on the cloud, kicking up sand with his back legs as fast as they would allow. The constant plumes of sand were enough to subdue the purple gas.

"Yawn!" Kliff could hear Flannery shout. He cursed - that was so cheap. From the dust cloud, the daunting bubble appeared, heading right for Pan,

"Dodge it and get to Slugma Pan!" Kliff called out to his Sandshrew. The pangolin looked at him,

"Rapid Spin!"

The shrew grinned, hopping into the air and curling into a ball, immidiately rotating. Hitting the ground, he kicked up dust as he shot off away from the bubble and around the settling cloud in the middle of the battlefield. Slugma barely had time to registed what it was that was about to hit him, as within seconds of taking off, Pan struck Slugma full force, pushing the slug back and continually spinning madly against its body. Slugma couldn't help but let out a shrill, painful cry as Pan bounced back off and uncoiled.

"Quick Slugma, use Rock Throw!"

"Hit it first Pan! Poison Sting!"

As Slugma readied itself for an attack, Pan coiled up and rolled with great speed for the opponent. When he was no more than a few feet in front of the slug, he uncoiled and kicked off of the ground, charging into Slugma swiping both poisoned claws. Pan did a frontflip in midair before landing behind Slugma, who simply collapses into a gooey heap on the floor, knocked out.

Flannery huffed as she retrieved the slug, "Don't think you have me beat Kliff!"

Kliff simply smirked. He was now 1-0 up, however Baker was still sleeping inside his pokeball, and Pan cringed as he clutched a red mark on his arm.
 
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@Romdinner - Nice post, can't wait to see how the battle turns out :)

Congratulations Ralts grew to Level 16

@Zeph - Good start to your Gym post. Will be interesting to see how Kliff does now that both of his pokemon have status conditions to worry about!

Congratulations Numel (Baker) grew to Level 12
Congratulations Sandshrew (Pan) grew to Level 15 and learned Swift
 
The start of a journey...

I walked up to the large building, pokeball in hand. I could feel the heat from inside. That's what you would expect from a fire-type gym.

"Ready to do this Larvitar?" I said as I looked down at the little green pokemon.

"Lar" Came the enthusiastic reply.

"Good, let's go get this badge." I smiled and pushed open the doors. Inside it was fairly hot, my hoodie didn't help. On the other side of the large room was a girl with red hair. "Flannery..." I walked further into the gym, gazing at it's leader. "You've got to admit, she's pretty hot."

"Tar" The little pokemon grunted in agreement.

"Well then, you must be here to challenge my gym." Flannery took a few steps forward. "Ok, ready to battle?"

"Of course, if I wasn't, I wouldn't be here." I took my position on the battlefield.

Flannery grinned and took out a pokeball. She tossed it high and a Slugma came out. "Well, let's see if you can beat me."

I tossed a pokeball, and Psy popped out. "Oh, I will. Psy, use Confusion!" The little pokemon lifted Slugma into the air with its psychic powers, then slammed it into a rock.

"Slugma, use Rock Throw!" The pokemon lifted up the rock it was just slammed into and hurled it at Psy.

"Psy, dodge!" My command came too late, the rock hit Psy directly in the head, knocking it down.

"Ral..." The little pokemon groaned as it got back to its feet.

"Slugma, use Ember!" The slug launched a flurry of embers at Psy, poised to win.

"Psy, Double Team." Psy cloned himself multiple times, confusing Slugma and causing Ember to miss. "Now use Confusion again!" Psy lifted up Slugma again, slamming him into the ceiling and letting him fall to the floor, knocking him out.

"Grr...Slugma, return!" The pokemon disappeared in a flash of red light. "Torkoal, Ember!" A Torkoal appeared and used Ember, launching Psy straight at me.

"Psy!" I held out my arms and caught the little pokemon, it was unconscious. "Return." Psy disappeared into its pokeball. I nodded to Larvitar and he walked onto the field. "Bite." Larvitar charged Torkoal and barred his fangs, ready to clamp down on Torkoal's neck.

"Withdraw!" Torkoal hid in its shell, causing Bite to be ineffective. "Overheat!" Torkoal began glowing red, then it launched an intense blast of fire.

"Larvitar! Dodge!" Larvitar turned to jump out of the way, but was hit full force with Overheat. He fell to the ground, smoking. "Screech!" He got up and began screeching high-pitched and loudly. I covered my ears and so did Flannery. Torkoal withdrew into its shell, but that wan't enough. "Now Bite it again!" I yelled at the top of my lungs to be heard over screech. Larvitar ran in and Torkoal came out of its shell, startled and dizzy. Larvitar bit it on the neck and it let loose a cry of pain. It tried using overheat and ember, and even tried to withdraw, but none shook loose Larvitar. Larvitar bit down even harder and Torkoal went limp, we won. "GREAT JOB LARVITAR!" I cheered as the little pokemon ran over to me and cheered as well.

"Torkoal, return..." Torkoal disappeared and Flannery walked over to me. "You've earned this." She handed me a gym badge.

"Thanks!" I took the badge and walked out with Larvitar. We headed over to the Pokemon Center to heal up.

(OOC: Was it good? Was it too short?)
 
@Nakuzami - The writing style was quite good, but the post itself was far too short for a Gym Battle. I expect longer, more detailed battles for Gym Leaders than for normal trainer, as they are skilled trainers who have usually been in hundreds of battles, and as such should be a challenge. If you want a guideline of the sort of length I would expect from a Gym battle, see I Laugh At Your Misfortune or Zeph's posts on the previous page. Longer posts also have the benefit of allowing you to really develop characters for your pokemon and trainers. Don't worry too much about it, a lot of people have rushed through battles in the past and turned into great RPers, it's just a matter of practice :)
 
(OOC: OK, its just my computer is waaay too slow (rarely loads the pages completely) and I was rushing (school night, 10pm, not a good mix especially when you're wide awake) I also didn't have much to work with as my only attack moves were Bite and Confusion, but i'll try to make them longer in the future :)
and just so this post isn't a waste...: )

As we walked into the Pokemon Center, I let Wurmy, Dot and Psy out of their pokeballs. I kneeled down to Psy and Larvitar. "You two did great! How 'bout we go to the hot springs to celebrate?"

"Lar!" "Ral!" Cried the two pokemon in agreement.

"Good, let's go." I got up and headed through the back doors of the Pokemon Center, which led to the Hot Springs. I sat down and put my feet in the water. Larvitar layed down to take a nap on a rock and Wurmy, Dot and Psy started running around and playing.
 
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Route 135

Number of Posts: 2-3

Description: A newly installed route that runs West from Lavaridge Town to Meteor Falls. The route was opened to link Lavaridge town to the Western part of Hoenn, and more specifically to Rustboro City.


What can you do in a Route?

Generally the main two things you can do on a route are capturing pokémon and battling trainers. You can do many other things, you know free will and all that... Anyways, you cannot meet any of the other RPers, and everyone have fun.

Wild Pokemon
Commonly seen pokémon in this area
Zigzagoon
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*link removed*
*link removed* Level: 9-13
Gender: Male or Female
Type: Normal
Ability: Pick Up or Gluttony
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Headbutt
Nature: Random

Rattata
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Level: 10-13
Gender: Male or Female
Type: Normal
Ability: Run Away or Guts
Attacks: Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite (Level 10)
Nature: Random


Uncommonly seen pokémon in this area

Numel
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Level: 7-11
Gender: Male or Female
Type: Fire
Ability: Oblivious or Simple
Attacks: Growl, Tackle, Ember
Nature: Random


Slugma
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Level: 7-11
Gender: Male or Female
Type: Fire
Ability: Magma Armour or Flame Body
Attacks: Yawn, Smog, Ember, Rock Throw
Nature: Random

Note - the title specifying the rarity of a pokémon refers to how hard a pokémon is to catch. i.e. a much better post is required to catch an uncommon pokémon than to catch a common pokémon.
How I level the pokémon you're catching will depend on how good your post is. When you're trying to catch a pokémon, you cannot decide if you catch it. When trying to catch a pokémon you have to finish your post off when you throw the pokéball and wait for my response telling you if the capture was successful or not. You cannot continue until you know that it was caught. In battles, I will level up your pokémon depending on the quality of your battle post.
 
With a piercing cry, Useless bounded forwards to start the battle. Flannery narrowed her eyes.

"Ember!"

"Go through it! Tackle!" Bracing itself, Useless charged on, only wincing slightly as the fireballs burst against its rocky skin, before barging the Slugma shoulder-first. Flying back, it splattered against the ground in a puddle, before pulling itself back into shape. Warren grinned.

"I'm not stupid, Flannery. Ember won't do much against a Rock type." Flannery scowled.

"Fine then, Rock Throw!" Warren grimaced. The type was no problem, but it was still a powerful attack.

"Rollout, but stay on your feet!" Slugma flicked its tail, sending several balls of magma flying into the air, but Useless quickly spun on one foot, turning into a blur. The magma cooled into rocks as it fell, but they bounced off Useless and flew wildly around the gym, one striking Slugma a glancing blow. Useless slowed to a stop, its back to Slugma.

"Now, Copycat!" Bending over, Useless fired a few small rocks out of its own, right out of its...er...drainage hole. That's probably the best thing to call it. Slugma slid back, crying out in pain. Warren smiled. This was working. He needed one or two more hits, and that thing was finished!

"Not so fast. Yawn and Smog together!" Slugma's mouth gaped open and it yawned loudly, letting out a huge cloud of toxic purple smoke at the same time. Useless staggered from a mixture of tiredness and pain, before crashing to the ground where it lay, snoring. Flannery grinned.

"Now, use Ember again, but get up close!" Slowly, Slugma began to ooze forwards, creeping closer and closer to Useless. Warren could see it twitching in its sleep, reacting to the intense heat radiating from the slug's body.

"Come on! Wake up, you useless Useless!" Moaning softly in pain now, the Bonsly still did nothing more than rock slightly, back and forth. Now, Slugma was leaning over it and taking in a deep breath. Warren looked down. Useless was stirring, but not awake yet. Just one more second. But he didn't have one more second. Time was up, and Useless was about to be destroyed.

"Wait! I...I think I should...forfeit. " Flannery looked up at Warren in surprise.

"You mean it?" Warren grinned.

"Don't be stupid. Not when I'm winning! Copycat!" Useless's eyes finally flicked open and, leaving Slugma with nowhere to hide, it exhaled a thick cloud of noxious fumes right into its face. Rearing back, coughing and spluttering, Slugma fell almost to the ground. It quivered with the effort of remaining standing. Sort of standing, anyway.

"Finish it up, Useless! Rollout!"

"Ember!" Flannery yelled, but the desperation was clear in her voice. Useless spun forwards, flames bursting into nothing against his rocky exterior, crashing hard into Slugma and sending it crashing to the ground, defeated. Warren looked up and grinned.

"Game, set and match to us, I think." Flannery scowled, tossing the badge at Warren as she flounced out of them gym, muttering under her breath. Warren watched her leave, filled with several very different kinds of delight. With a grin, he looked down at Useless.

"Come on. We've spent long enough in this oven."


OOC: Sorry this is on the short side...but I do have plans for how to finish up in Lavaridge and I promise it'll work better as a separate post :D
 
@I Laugh At Your Misfortune - Nice post, glad to see Warren hasn't changed that much lol. I look forward ro reading your finishing post for Lavaridge :)

Congratulations Warren earned a Heat Badge

Congratulations Bonsly (Useless) grew to Level 9 and learned Low Kick
 
A new professor in town – Hoenn
Fight Fire with Poison

Andy blinked, and then sighed heavily. He wasn't entirely sure how well he'd do this time. Andrew King simply stared blankly at the entrance of the Lavaridge Gym, still a little hesitant about entering. He hadn't been worried about any of the previous matches he'd been in. But then again, none of them were this important. He was starting to wish that he had caught that Marill a few days earlier. Atleast then he would have a sure type advantage.

"Bell~sprout?" questioned the tiny Grass/Poison type, as she tilted her flower-like head.

Andy took this as a sign of confidence, despite her crippling weakness. He nodded, and charged forward into thew gym in his usual manner, but had begun to wish he had taken it a little slower. Less than a second into the hall and he was hit by a blinding ra of heat. It must have been at least ten degrees hotter in here than outside. "Bloody hell…" Andy muttered, before returning Bella, his Bellsprout. She was already withering in the heat, and frankly, Andrew was feeling much the same.

After recoiling from the heat, Andy tried to take in the sight of the gym interior, but was cut short. "Slugma, use Ember!" called the order from a feminine voice, as a few sparks of fire flew just over Andy's head. He froze, careful not to make any sudden movements. "What are you doing here?" asked the voice, which seemingly came from no-where.

"I- I'm here to battle the gym leader…" Andy stuttered. He knew something would go wrong, but he had thought it would happen during the battle, not before. It seemed whoever had been talking had taken a moment to think about Andy's statement, before tapping Andy on the shoulder.

He spun around, almost falling over in surprise. The girl chuckled slightly. "So, you're here to battle me then?" Andy nodded. "Yeah, then let's start- no, wait! I'm Flannery, the Lavaridge Gym-leader, who specialises in Fire-types!"

Andy raised an eyebrow, still a little confused about what had just happened. First he was in for a death threat, and now everything was cheerful again in a matter of seconds. Just as strange as usual then.

"Oh, yeah." Said Flannery, who claimed to be the gym leader. "The match will be two-on-two, and I will have no substitutions. You on the other hand, can swap out freely!" she cheered, as a small Lava-Pokemon oozed out from behind her. "Slugma, you're up!"

Atleast one thing he had heard was correct, and that she was indeed a Fire-type specialist. But now Andy needed a counter measure. Belladona wouldn't stand much of a chance against a Fire-type, let alone a GymLeader's Pokemon. Zephyr could be a useful choice, but he was designed to hit speedy target, which most of Andy's Pokemon wouldn't be able to hit. And that left him with one final choice, and one that would surely go down hill, leaving Zephyr as his final option.

"Zephyr, show 'em what you can do!" Andy exclaimed, as he threw the Pokeball high into the air, and watched as it exploded into a flurry of scarlet light, releasing the Poison/Flying-type more commonly known as Zubat.

The Bat-Pokemon flitted around the arena for a moment, before returning to Andy's side. "Zubat!" it beckoned, flapping its 'wings' violently.
"A Zubat, huh? Haven't fought one of those things in a while. Could make for an interesting change of pace."

This was a slight advantage in Andy's favour, as his opponent would have little experience combating this type of Pokemon. Unfortunatly, the scales were tipped even so. Andrew had never faced a Slugma before.

Much to Andy's dissapointment, and just as he had expected, Flannery took the first move. "Slugma, use Smog and end this quickly!" she ordered, as her Pokemon inhaled deeply, preparing to release a toxic gas known as Smog. The thick purple fog began to seep from the Pokemon's mouth, filling the room. Even Andrew had to cover his mouth to avoid breathing in any of it. Zephyr's typing was doing him good. "How do you expect to win now if you can't see?"

"Zephyr, Astonish." ordered Andrew, knowing well enough that something that blinded him would give any Zubat the upper hand.

Zephyr took the gas in her stride, propelling herself from the abyss. Within inches of the Fire-type, the Zubat screeched loudly, causing the Slugma to leap back in fear. Although it gave Andrew some time to react, the attack itself was rather pitiful. The tactic wasn't a new one of his, but was one that he came across when fighting a Swalot. It attempted to block Zephyr with PoisonGas.

Andy had crucial seconds to follow up. "Now, Leechlife!"

The tiny bat swooped in for another attack, this time to bite the foe, and hopefully drain some of its energy. Zephyr sunk her fangs into the foe's body, although the result was far from effective. Within seconds of the attack striking, the Poison-Flying-type reeled back in pain, trying to recover from the sheer heat of the Slugma.

Flannery grinned. "When you used the Smog to your advantage I thought I was going to be in for a decent battle, but you've just shown that you're a total rookie!"

Andy was never one to be insulted by much, but that single comment made his feel a little angry.

"Slugma, take it down with RockThrow!" Flannery ordered, which left both Zephyr and Andrew a little distraught.

The two drops of magma with fell from the Lava-Pokemon's mouth hardened, and cooled, leaving two large rocks in their place. A quick turn from the head of the Pokemon caused them both to fling towards Zephyr. An easy enough problem. As if this were simply a game, the Poison-type simply strafed to the side, making the attack miss by a mile.

Andy was expecting much more of a challenge than this. 'She must be planning something…' he thought, as Zephyr dodged another two rocks, which flew towards her direction. They both shattered once they hit the far wall, turning into a faint cloud of dust.

"Slugma, follow up with Ember."

The Lava-slug bellowed out a stream of tiny embers towards the small Zubat. "Dodge it Zephyr!"

The order was near enough useless, Zephyr knew when she was to dodge. But then it dawned on Andrew what Flannery's tactic was. Under normal conditions, Zephyr would have been able to avoid RockThrow end on end, but it was clear that the heat of the arena was starting to get to her. Each spark struck Zephyr dead on, being exhausted from the sheer heat of the stadium. She fell to the floor, struggling to pick up her weak body with her wings.

"Told you, rookie mistake." Flannery giggled once more. Now she was just being annoying. "Slugma, finish this with Yawn."

Andy was no stranger to this move. He often used it with one of his Pokemon to level the playingfield, and he had seen one or two ways to clear the way.

"Zephyr, SuperSonic!"

The Poison/Flying-type managed to gather enough strength to lift her head, to see a swarm of tiny pink bubbles emerge from Slugma's mouth, a drift towards Zephyr. Andy covered his ears, knowing what was about to happen next. Zephyr let out an ear-piercing screech, which released sonic waves from her mouth, heading straight for the Slugma. The Yawn from the Slugma was doing a good job at holding off the sonic waves, but it was only a matter of time before the ones closest to the Fire-type popped, causing the attack to take effect on the user.

"Slug~ma…" it yawned, clearly a little tired now. Andy grinned. His idea had worked; the battlefield was now even…

Flannery frowned a little, but shrugged it off, seemingly a little more excited that this wasn't a flawless battle. Zephyr had finally managed to pick herself off of the ground, but only kept at a low height to conserve energy.

"Use Astonish!"

"Use Ember!"

Zephyr darted in; preparing to screech loudly, while the Slugma began to launch tiny embers from its mouth. Every second the amount a fire produced increased, but Zephyr seemed to have caught her second wind, cautiously dodging each ember while closing in for the kill. She took one or two strikes from the flailing attack, but seemed to shrug it off.

Within inches of the target, Zephyr screeched. "Zu~bat!"

Slugma leapt backwards once more, although it seemed less afraid of the move this time around. It took this chance to deliver a final blow to Zephyr, who was shot back by the increasing blast of fire. Zephyr fell, cripled by the shot from the superior Fire-type. But all was not lost from the Zubat's strike.

"Slug~" it grumbled, before its head fell to the floor, exhausted by the already short match.

Andy sighed. "A stalemate…" he muttered. As both leader and challenger
retrieved their Pokemon.

"Well then, I guess it's down to our final Pokemon." Flannery announced, as she swapped round the Pokeball from her hand to the one resting on her belt.

Andy did the same, as he squared up for a second, and probably more dangerous battle. But which of his remaining two Pokemon did he use? Bella would have a severe type disadvantage, but she could use some kind of disabling move to provide the upper hand. But the chance was far too risky, which left Andy with one choice left, one he had hoped never to make in a competetive battle. Either way, he had no chance in a battle, so might as well go out all guns blazing.

Flannery threw the Pokeball dstraight into the centre of the arena.

"Tork…" it groaned, before it yawned slightly, releasing a very faint puff of white fog from its back.

"Do me proud kiddo, go Bella!" Andy encouraged, as he launched the sphere forward, releasing the tiny Grass-type into an arena warm enough to cook someone.

Flannery chuckled to herself. "Wow, rooo~kie…" she mocked, as her Torkoal seemed to perk up a little, thinking it was in for an easy fight,
Bella gazed at Andy with her beady eyes, seemingly a little confused.

"Don't worry Bella, we're going to give 'em hell." He took a quick glance at the Torkoal. "Looks like it's going to be a slow Pokemon, use Wrap!" If he could take any advantage of the situation, it would have to be slow down the foe as much as possible.

Bella launched two vines from underneath the leaves towards the opponent, flying in to subdue the opponent. They crept around the Torkoal, who seemed completely calm about the situation, and patiently waited for its master's orders.

"Torkoal, use Withdraw." Flannery said, just as patient as her Pokemon.

The Fire-type curled up into its shell, trying to protect itself from harm, which it did well. Its legs, head and tail retracted inside the safety of the shell, leaving the vines near useless. Bella's attack crept around the hard shell, and grabbed onto it tightly. Nothing.

"Torkoal, Curse." Flannery continued, as the Torkoal shell flashed, signifying that some variation of stats had increased, although Andy couldn't be sure which ones.

It was obvious to Andy that she was a GymLeader for a reason. Wrap had worked wonders against most targets, and she had found a way to avoid it. Bella whipped against the shell again and again, trying to break through its rock hide, which continually became tougher with each time Flannery yelled Curse. And then an idea came to mind, of how Bella could negotiate through the Pokemon's rock-hard defenses.

It was a long shot, but it could work. "Bella, move in close."

The Flower-Pokemon waddled towards Flannery's Pokemon with surprising speed, swaying from side-to-side as it did so. It was just inches from the shell before Andy ordered the next move.

"Now, use PoisonPowder!"

Andy's single hope would be that enough of the toxic spores would be able to enter the tough hide. If physical attacks didn't work, thinking outside the box probably would. The Grass/Poison-type coughed up a cloud of thick smog, infested with tiny (deeper purple) spores. They surrounded the Fire-type, meaning that it it took one tiny breath of air, it would be inflicted by the commonly used poison ailment.

The Fire-type sprung out its shell, dashing out of the poisonous spores, and into the fresh air –nearly trampling Bella-, where it would hopefully be safe. Luckily for Andy, it had worked without a problem. The Torkoal shone purple fpr a second, showing that its health was slowly being sapped by the ever painful poison. "TOOOR!" it groaned, barreling from the fog.

"Torkoal, use Ember!" Ordered Flannery, as a roar of fire erupted from the back of the Coal-Pokemon.

Belladona weaved her thin, string-like body around the fire, using her frail body to her advantage. It would never win the fight, but stalling would let the Poison do its work for a little longer. By this point, Flannery's fire-type affinity was starting to show, as her face turned red in annoyance and anger, being beaten by a Pokemon with a type disadvantage. And Torkoal was acting similar, belching out black soot from its back.

Flannery still stared at the tiny Grass-type with pure hatred. "Torkoal, use Overheat!"

Andy gasped slightly. How could a Torkoal of this level, even if it was a GymLeaders, know Overheat? He had only come across it once before, and that one Pokemon managed to wipe out both Bella and Zephyr in a double battle. The Torkoal gathered up its energy and flickers of fire emerged from its back, charging the attack. Andy had to think of some way to defend Bella, otherwise this would be disasterous. But then he had an idea.

"Bella, get in close!" Another risky choice. If the attack went off early, she would be hit by the full foce of the attack, and would be down in seconds. "Now, get underneath it!"

Bella had caught on to what he was planning, but he just hoped Flannery hadn't. Bella twisted and turned like some kind of twisted dancer, moving rapidly towards the Torkoal, while still avoiding the ocasional flash of fire. About a metre away she leapt forward, aiming to land just underneath the Fire-type.

"TORKOAL!" it screamed, as the Overheat took hold. Barreling waves of heat were lanuched in all directions away from itself, even Andy had to take a step back from the heat.

The invading warmth was painful even for Andy now, and Bella was no-where to be seen. Completely hidden by the heat phase, which spread throughout the room, making it impossible to see anything clearly. All that could be seen was the faint blur of a large turtle Pokemon, which had fallen to the ground, tired out from its own attack.

"C'mon Bella, you can do this…"
 
Lavaridge town: Cooling down (Part 2)

David was a bit intrigued by the fact of what pokemon will Ralts face next. He didn't even notice that during the battle with Slugma mist started to form from the boiling lava. It wasn't very dense but in a while it would start to be a problem for the trainers. Ralts was a bit tired from the previous battle and worse it was still poisoned from Slugma's attack. David knew this so he grabbed his pokeball and turned it towards Ralts but just as he was about to call him back the pokemon cried.

"Raaaalts." in a serious and sure tone.

David saw the confident look on Ralts and understood that he was still willing to fight. He looked down at the ground and with a subtle grin he nodded his head in sign of approval. In this time the red beam took shape of what looked like a turtle. It was red and its shell was made out of coal and had some holes in it. You could see that it's interior shell was just like a locomotive engine that had a continuous fire, that's why it released some steam from time to time. For a detailed explanation David got his pokedex and pointed towards Flannery's pokemon.

"Torkoal the coal pokemon: It battles using energy it gets from burning coal. When loosing smoke from its nostrils, it lets off a sound that is similar to a locomotive's horn."

"I see you're staying with Ralts, suit yourself it won't last to long."

"Ralts is were he should be , just watch and see."

"Ok enough chit chat , let our pokemon speak for us."

"Ralts use Confusion."

"Torkoal Withdraw."

Torkoal hid inside it's shell while it was lift up and smashed to the ground. The impact was quite strong , bit's of the ground flying in the air. Torkoal came out and didn't look that it got hurt very bad , the attack was good but the fact was that it's shell protected it from being hurt.

"Torkoal is a very strong pokemon and its shell makes him even stronger."

"We'll see about that…..Confusion again." David said with a sure attitude.

"That again…..oh well Withdraw."

Again Torkoal was hit to the ground , even more parts being taken from the field, but Torkoal receiving minimal damage.

"Confusion."

"You're a persistent one , but you just don't learn."

Flannery thought that David gave up , thinking that the reason why he kept using that attack and seeing that the only damage he was making was to the floor , was that he wanted to give up. However David had another thing in mind.

"What are the chances of a pokemon getting confused?" David asked Flannery a bit ironic.

"???"

"In your case ……. one out of three."

Torkoal had been confused and now was barely standing it's feet. Flannery was way of with her belief of David giving up , she understood that he was just playing with destiny and he had just won on the third try.

"Now Ralts Teleport……..get on Toarkoal's back."

"Ember."

But it had no effect leaving Ralts to easily appear on its back.

"Now Confusion, smash it to the ceiling."

The turtle was flying with Ralts on it , it was just like a UFO, or in this case UFP (Unidentified Flying Pokemon) and it was heading at high speed and approaching its target. Just as it was about to hit the ceiling David told Ralts to use another Teleport and go back on the ground. The reason why David told Ralts to get oh Torkoal's back was so the attack could be even more stronger being from close range.

"You're good , let's see if you're good enough."

"Confusion once again …..this time smash it to the ground."

Torkoal hit the ground smashing it hard , it's head was hit and the shock made it recover from its confusion.

"Torkoal on your feet and use Ember."

Ralts was hit and pushed back just near the edge. It was slowly going back and went it touched the edge Torkoal increased the power of its Ember pushing it in the air. Ralts was falling down towards the molting lava.

"Teleport …..quick."

Ralts used Teleport just in time, a second later and it would have been burned to a crisp. David asked if he was ok , Ralts replying in approval. It wanted to say that it was ok , a little hot but ok.

"Now Ralts ….. Double Team."

"Torkoal….. Curse."

"Nice move you're playing both on defense and offence."

"This is just the beginning , Torkoal will wipe the floor with your pokemon."

"Let's lower that stat change a bit……….Growl."

Another wave went toward Torkoal just like in Slugma's case. It's attack went down a bit but it's defense still remained the same.

"Ember those Ralts."

"Ralts use Teleport."

All of the Ralts disappeared and popped out dispersed on the field. Torkoal kept using Ember trying to get rid of some Ralts.

"Keep using Teleport and confuse Torkoal."

Torkoal felt like it was surrounded by a swarm of bees. The few duplicates of Ralts looked like they turned into a hundred, all of them were popping and disappearing very fast. Torkoal didn't know which way to look. It was turning like a merry-go-round.

"Torkoal go in the center of the field."

"Not so fast………..Confusion."

Torkoal was picked up in the air and just as it was about to fall down Flannery shouted.

"NOW OVERHEAT."

Torkoal turned red in mid air and was storing energy. Just as it hit the ground it let out that energy that turned into a massive fire burner that took out all the Ralts. The real one was also hit and knocked to the ground. Both pokemon were down and struggling to get back up , they were moving in sink until they were standing up. The two pokemon were looking into each other's eyes with a fierce determination. David and Flannery were doing the same, their strong relation with their pokemon making them be in sink. As they were about to go on a cry was heard. It was Ralts , due to the poison it kept loosing health and this was his limit , it fell on the ground and fainted. David felt a bit guilty for letting this happen as he knew it was poisoned but the decision wasn't just his to make but his and his pokemon and they agreed that they would fight 'till the end.

"Ralts return…….you did a great job until the end. We'll win for sure." were David's word as Ralts returned to its pokemon.

"Keep dreaming , Torkoal will burn you to a crisp."

David ignored those words and went for his next pokemon. It was one to one , Torkoal being a bit hurt from the battle with Ralts but that wasn't very comforting because Torkoal was very tough and well-trained as you would expect from a gym leader.

"Wingull this is it , let's show them what we're made of."

"Ok Torkoal let's make Wingull suffer like Ralts……Smog."

This time David wouldn't let Wingull get poisoned no matter what. He watched the smog coming towards his pokemon and he waited for the right second to make his move. As the smog was just about to touch Wingull he shouted.

"Supersonic while you spin."

"What are you doing?" Flannery said with a puzzled face.

"Just sending your present back."

Wingull lunched is attack and while spinning it formed some kind of sound barrier which not only kept the smog from reaching Wingull but also inversed its target. Wingull was safe and the Smog was going toward Torkoal being pushed from behind by the Supersonic.

"Withdraw quickly."

The turtle snuck inside its shell but it didn't have any use because the cloud of poison entered through the shells holes, as well as the Supersonic. It was a double attack combined into one. The poor turtle got poisoned and confused at the same time.

"Now you've got double the problems and more are coming……..Water Gun."

The strong stream of water hit Torkoal directly because it couldn't evade it being confused. The attack did some serious damage as the fire within is shell looked like it was fading but with a lot of luck due to the shower , Torkoal recovered from its confusion.

"You have to lose some health to gain some……..use Withdraw again."

"If you keep hiding you won't get anywhere. Wing Attack."

Wingull flew straight for Torkoal unleashing its powerful attack. The attack had been a success but there was a minor problem, during the attack Wingull caught its wing in one of the holes from the shell. Flannery didn't hesitate to make use of his situation and told Torkoal to use Overheat from within the shell. Fire came out of each hole with high intensity , Wingull being freed from its capture but being knocked on the other side of the field. The place were she landed got filled with dust and you couldn't see Wingull. Both Flannery and David were anxiously waiting for the dust to clear. As it settled down you could see a shadow staying in its feet ready for action.

"Wingull fly over Torkoal."

"Even if you're in the air you won't last long. Use Withdraw then Overheat."

It was the same combination move as before this time the shell spinning around so the flames would reach every bit of the field. Wingull started dodging the strips of fire , it was very tricky because the strips kept changing the direction of their trajectory. In spite of that Wingull was doing really good.

"It's just a matter of time until she'll get tired and lose her focus." Flannery said with a convinced tone.

And she was right, the continuous flight around the arena was putting its mark on Wingull, it was losing speed and it was getting harder and harder for her to evade Torkoal's attack. David had to act fast if he wanted to get Wingull out of this situation.

"Wingull go straight for its shell with a Wing Attack."

David saw Torkoal's movements and noticed that it had a blind spot near the top of its shell. Wingul went straight for that spot diving between the towers of fire that were forming from the shell. If Wingull wasn't so tired and focused you could actually say that she enjoyed it , she was dodging them with grace and accuracy. When it was close to Torkoal it hit it and knocked the spinning shell , throwing it near Flannery were it smashed onto the ground. It took it a bit to recover from its dizziness.

"You have a sharp eye but let's see what will you do without your sight."

"What do you mean?"

"Well you'll see or in this case won't see…………Ember." Flannery giggled.

"Quick counter it with Water Gun."

"Perfect……….."

The two attacks collided , the fierce sparks of fire and the strong jet of water. They were negating each other dispersing at the middle of the field. The thing was that in this mixture mist started to form and spread all over the field. David realized what Flannery was up to but it was too late the field was already filled with thick mist , he couldn't see Flannery nor Torkoal , he couldn't even see Wingull. He was put in a difficult situation and so was Flannery but he was a bit puzzled: "Why would Flannery make her lose sight as well?".

"Torkoal let's get started again use Withdraw then spin and use Overheat."

The pokemon did what it was told. The thing was that Flannery and Torkoal had trained in this kind of conditions with mist and low visibility and their sight was improved , David could only hear the cries from Wingull that was hit from all over.

"Wingull hold on……….try to fly anywhere."

She started flying in every direction but it had no effect because she was still hit by Torkoal's attack. It fell on the ground in the center of the battle field.

"One blow and the battle will end."

David didn't knew what to do , he was helpless , he couldn't see anything. He let his head down and tried to think of something. Nothing came to his mind , his mind was a blank page................... but then....................from nowhere the page started to be filled by words, David remembered the words the old lady from the Lavaridge springs told him : "The mist and spring hold many secrets and mysteries…….keep that in mind."

"Flannery this is not over.......we've trained hard and we won'y give up that easily."
"Bring it on."

"Wingull start spinning then fly up.........and after use Water Gun."

Wingull got up on her feet and started to spin , then flew up. The mist started to spin like Wingull and surrounded the pokemon. By the time it reached the top all the mist was concentrated in the center of the field , it was like a tornado , the source of it being Wingull. The field returned to normal as the mist was now under Wingull's control. Then as David said she used Water Gun. The water went up at the top of the tornado and then it got caught in it and spread all over it. The tornado now transformed into a waterspout. Flannery was amazed of what had just happened.

"Now Wingull fly to the top of it and go straight for Torkoal."

Wingull now was at the top and started to fly towards Torkoal followed by the waterspout, it was just like Wingull was the tip of the formation. Wingull was flying fast, aiming for the fire turtle , it was a magnificent thing to see , the pokemon being surrounded by the spinning waterspout. An even more spectacular thing was that Wingull could control what she had created. In a matter of seconds Torkoal was struck, the water hitting it full-on with an enormous force that send it flying to the wall behind Flannery, making a big crack in it. The battle was over , Torkoal had fainted while Wingull was flying back to its trainer. As she sat on David's shoulder he praised it.

"That was an excellent job , you're a fierce fighter." were David's words as he started patting Wingull on the head.

Flannery returned Torkoal to its pokeball and then went to David.

"I've never had such an interesting battle in ages , you and you're pokemon did a great job and you deserve this." Flannery said as she handed David the Heat Badge.

The badge was shaped like a wisp of fire , it was his fourth badge and it was good to know it was his at last.

"The badge was made fromt he piece of coal that i found today.....you remember.....the one i was looking at when i met you."

"Interesting , thanks , I enjoyed the battle as well…..i should be leaving to treat my pokemon."

"Ok maybe we'll see again someday and have a rematch." she said as she was waving to David that was exiting the building.

David was going toward the Pokemon Center , he was thinking only at two things. One was that he had just won his fourth badge and couldn't believe what he went through to get it and what he had just faced. He was so grasped by his thoughts that he didn't even notice that he was already at the Pokemon Center. This lead to the second thing that he was thinking , and that was to heal his pokemon , mainly the ones that helped him win against Flannery. David gave the two pokeballs containing Ralts and Wingll to Nurse Joy to check them, then went and sat on a nearby couch. The couch was next to a window , David could see that it was already sunset , his battle took a while. The wind was blowing slowly carrying some leafs from here and there. David kept seeing scenes from his battle , he kept feeling the thrill that he had experienced.

By the time Nurse Joy came with his pokemon it was dark so David asked the nurse to give him a room. In his room he let all his pokemon out and gave them some food. After that David went to have a bath while the pokemon started playing. The pokemon used a ball they found under the bed to entertain themselves. David got in the tub and sat there for about half an hour , it didn't compare to the hot springs but after his day it was just as good. Then he came out with only a towel around his hips covering about half of his legs while he was using another towel to dry his hair. He than put a white T-shirt on him and a pair of black pants and went to bed. The pokemon went on the bed above the one David was sleeping in. All of them fell asleep in about ten minutes.
Outside everything was silent , about all of the people were at home , most of them in bed. The wild pokemon were also trying to get some sleep , you could only hear some Poochyena howling at the moon but they eventually stopped and their cries faded in the darkness of the sky. Inside the Pokemon Centre, Nurse Joy was checking all of the halls turning the light off behind her until she came to her room and just as the others went to sleep leaving the building into a complete silence……… .
 
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@Grifspark - Welcome to the RP :) Nice post to start things off, can't wait to see the ending of that battle :)

Congratulations Zubat (Zephyr) grew to Level 14 and learned Bite

@romdinner - Welcome back to the RP. Nice post :)

Congratulations David earned a Heat Badge

Congratulations Ralts grew to Level 17 and learned Lucky Chant
Congratulations Wingull grew to Level 14


 
Vs. Flannery II

"Torkoal!!" Flannery shouted with newfound confidence as she threw her second pokeball into the battlefield. From it emerged a big tortoise - dark orange skin and grey shell.

"Koooaaaall!" The fire type bellowed, releasing smoke from the holes in its shell aswell as its nostrils. Pan faced his new foe, however a dash of flame blasted his whole body, before quickly dispercing, leaving the shrew hissing in pain.

"One's burned," Flannery snikkered, "and the other's asleep! Oh Kliff... you seemed to be doing so well too."

"You haven't won yet Flannery," Kliff replied, "Don't underestimate me."

"Whatever hun. Torkoal, start off with Curse!" Flannery pointed into the arena in a commanding fashion. Torkoal's body began glowing a deep blue, it groaned slightly, however the 'aura' flashed as it left the tortoise's body. Kliff tilted his head slightly in confusion. His pokedex beeped, coming to his aid,

"Curse lowers the users Speed. However it raises both its Attack and Defense."

"Playing the safe game then?" Kliff asked,

"It would appear so."

"So how do I combat that?"

"Who are you talking to?" Flannery asked, impatient to battle,

"Shush!"

"Well, Special Attacking moves will still do normal damage. And, given Pan's burn, the best option you have."

"But Pan dosen't know any-"

"On the contrary. He recently learned Swift. A Normal type attack, never misses."

Kliff grinned evily,

"Pan, use Swift!" The shrew rolled up into a ball and spun in midair, throwing a large flurry of small star shaped pieces towards Torkoal.

"Withdraw!"

Torkoal retreated into the confines of his shell, causing the stars to hit it, bouncing off harmlessly. Kliff cursed as Torkoal slowly poked its head back out,

"Use Smog!" Flannery shouted. With a deep breath, the tortoise exhaled more of the dreaded toxins in Pan's direction.

"Rapid Spin Pan! Get out of there!" The pangolin coiled up and was about to take off, however he was stopped in his tracks as the burn blasted him. This gave the purple cloud enough time to reach its target, causing Pan to cough and splutter madly,

"Use Rapid Spin again!" Kliff yelled. Pan successfully managed to escape the cloud, rolling at top speed for Torkoal,

"Use Withdraw then Curse!" Torkoal retreated inside again, before the shell began glowig with the effects of Curse. Pan struck the shell, bouncing back off of the larger, tougher shell. Kliff could feel his eyes narrow at Flannery's defensive play. He caught a glimpse of the tortoise's orange head emerging,

"Poison Sting!" Pan's claws turned purple as he took a step foward. Ramming the claw into the front opening of the shell, Torkoal could be heard inside grunting painfully. In retalliation, Torkoal stood tall above the small shrew, grunting aggressivley.

"Swift!" Kliff barked. Pan was about to spin, but again, it's burn halted it right in its tracks with a blast of flame.

"Ember! Now Torkoal!" The tortoise spat a flurry of embers at Pan, who could do nothing as he tried to recover from the blow of the burn. The Sandshrew cried out in pain as it was struck endlessly by small flames.

"Pan! Use Rapid Spin around Torkoal!" Kliff shouted as he began to improvise his ideas. Pan, hoping for the battle to end soon, did as told, quickly rolling up circling Torkoal with Rapid Spin until he was almost a blur kicking up dust. Torkoal watched tensley, now moving even slower due to the uses of Curse.

"Now hit it with Swift!"

The blur that was Pan suddenly began unleasing a rain of stars on Torkoal. The tortoise wailed helplessly as the barrage of small stars pelted it continuously from all directions.

But Flannery had other ideas, "Withdraw, then Smog!" Torkoal took haste in shrinking back into its shell, following it up by releasing more purple gas onto the field. Pan was forced to stop as the toxins choked him again. And if things couldn't get worse, the burn blasted him again, sending the shrew to its knees.

"Now for my specialty Kliff!" Flannery announced, "Overheat!"

With an audable inhale of breath, Torkoal thrust its head forward, blasting a white-hot jet of flame at Pan. Kliff winced as the blast struck the shrew, lifting him from his knees and pushing him backwards. As the flame died down, Pan hit the ground, rolling across the ruined floor knocked out.

Kliff wiped his sweaty brow as the wave of heat from the attack hit him. That was some serious heat. The path the attack was fired was singed, red hot with heat.

"I'd call that even." Flannery grinned as Kliff retrieved the fainted Sandshrew. He redied Baker's pokeball, knowing all to well that he was fast asleep.

"Please be awake," Kliff pleaded to himself as he threw the pokeball. Baker burst onto the field... slumping onto its belly as it snoozed away.

"Aww," Flannery remarked, "It's almost cute. Okay Torkoal, another Overheat - end this quickly!" With another deep breath, Torkoal blasted another white-orange flame from its gullet. The attack propelled straight into the camel, who was knocked back a few feet.

"Overheat's power decreases the more it's used." Kliff's pokedex beeped,

"Good," Kliff sighed in relief, "Baker! Get up!!" The Numel let out a snore,

"Use Smog Torkoal! Knock it out in its sleep!" Flannery ordered. Torkoal let loose another large cloud of toxins, which quickly surrounded Baker. The camel coughed painfully in its sleep, taking damage but unable to notice it.

"Baker!" Kliff yelled, "Flamethrower!!"

[Zomg Baker's POV?]

Amidst the relaxing surroundings of his slumber, Baker was sure he heard something.

Flamethrower!

<What? Did I just hear->

Flamethrower!

Flamethrower!!

The voice echoed in his head, as if triggering the on switch in his brain.

<Oh yea. Now we're talking.>

[Back to Kliff]

From within the purple cloud, Kliff could see a small, orange glow. Then, a large blast of flames boomed from inside, striking Torkoal off guard. With a frantic trot, Baker emerged from the Smog attack, giving Kliff a reassuring grin.

"I knew that'd get you going!" Kliff laughed, "What's say we prove to these two that you're the best fire type in here?"

Baker nodded, before facing the tortoise. Now he was talking.

"Flamethrower!" Baker took another breath and blasted a Flamethrower at Torkoal,

"Withdraw!" Flannery shouted. Torkoal hid inside his sturdy armour, letting Flamethrower glaze him harmlessley,

Kliff grinned, "Magnitude!" Baker raised his feet and slammed them into the floor, causing the ground to shake once more. The shell of Torkoal was tossed and rattled about, much to the contained reptile's discomfort,

"Another one Baker!" The camel stood on its hind legs in preperation for another blow,

"Overheat!" Flannery yelled. Torkoal's head appeared, and it blasted another jet of searing hot flame, hitting Baker square in the face. The Numel fell backwards, helpless as it balanced on its hump.

"Go for another Smog!" Torkoal puffed out another plume of gas. However Kliff had aother trick up his sleeve,

"Flamethrower Baker! From the back!" Baker grinned menacingly as he remembered their new technique. With an effort, the camel kept its mouth closed tight as flames and magma rumbled madly inside his back. With a final push, Flamethrower propelled Baker into the air, pushing against the ground below. The flames ceased, and Baker was falling forward, directly for Torkoal.

"How tough is that shell Flannery?" Kliff asked his opponent,

"Well, tough, but wh-" The gym leader's eyes widened as she realised Kliff's intention.

"Magnitude! Land on Torkoal!"

"Nuu-mel!!"

With a ground shaking impact, Baker excecuted a Magnitude attack as it landed directly on top of Torkoal. The ground below the pokemon cracked and shifted, throwing up rocks and whole chunks of concrete of all sizes. The ground below them shook, causing Kliff to almost loose his footing.

When the ground settled, Baker stood tall above Torkoal - who was pushed deep into the rubble. The camel let loose a triumphant Flamethrower into the air.

Kliff punched the air victoriously, "Yes!!"

Flannery sighed, returning the defeated Tortoise to its pokeball, and then walking over to Kliff,

She nodded to the camel, who was making his way over to them, "He's a stong willed fighter. Never backing down. The perfect fire pokemon."

Kliff nodded at the slightly cliche, poetic words, "Thanks Flannery. That was, well, awesome."

Flannery giggled as she pulled out a gym badge from her pocket, giving Kliff a wink, "Take the Heat Badge sweetie. You fought hard for it."

"Th-thanks," Kliff said, taking the badge.

"Awww!" said Flannery, "You're blushing!"

"I- umm... it's the heat."

"If you say so sweetie. Take care now!" Flannery returned to the back of her gym, dissapearing into the steam.

Kliff and Baker walked outside, sighing in relief as the outside air ventilated them. Kliff sat on the ground, facing Baker,

"I saw that in there," he began, the Numel looked at him inquisitavely, "You listened to me, and look what happened!" Baker grinned, signifying agreement,

"So then," Kliff began, "friends?" Baker paused, before grinning and releasing a few licks of flames from his hump. Kliff rubbed the camel's head,

"Nice one."

[OOC: =D]
 
@Zeph - Nice battle, glad to see Kliff and Baker finally getting along. Good strategy from Kliff to pick up the win there :)

Congratulations Kliff earned a Heat Badge

Congratulations Sandshrew (Pan) grew to Level 16
Congratulations Numel (Baker) grew to Level 13
 
A new professor in town – Hoenn
Forest Fire

Despite the weariness of the Fire-type, towering spirals of heat and flames still erupted from its coal-powered shell, and seemed to never end. But there was still no sign of Bella, and Andrew was starting to worry. He knew that if they lost Belladonna's confidence would shatter, much like it did if she ever ended up disappointing Andy. But still, Andy still had some sort of feeling that she would get through this.

"TOR~Koal..." it moaned, as it finally toppled to the floor, and the endless waves of fire ended. The Coal-Pokémon drooped its head, clearly tired from the recent attack.

Andy crossed his fingers. Despite the fact the arena was clearing, it was still impossible to pick out Bella from the steam, dust, and the slowly dying heat. Bella had always been a hardy Pokémon, and there was something that told him he didn't need luck.

Andy took a step forward, now being able to manage the heat. "Bella... use..." He began, a little desperation in his voice, although he ended, thinking he would get no reply. And there was no signal that Bella had made it through, just the continuous heavy breathing of Flannery's Pokémon. Maybe this battle really was over, and that Bella had been brought down.

Flannery chuckled to herself, seeing her victory. "Told'ya choosing a Grass type would make you lose. Better luck next time chump!" she mocked, grinning wildly.

It was then that Andy noticed something. The effect was so tiny, and almost unnoticeable, but it was their alright. The ever so faint wisp of Poison seeped out from underneath Torkoal, which quickly evaporated in the heat. This meant that Bella could still be conscious, but most importantly, it meant that Andy was still in the game.

"Bella, use Wrap!"

Four vines erupted from underneath Torkoal, each wrapping around the Pokémon's shell, and tying themselves to each other to gain a firm grip on the Fire-type. It looked around in a confused manner, a little bemused by what was happening, all until its feet left the ground. The Torkoal flailed its tiny limbs around violently, trying to find some surface to grab onto. The Pokémon was lifted higher and high into the air, until the Torkoal was being lifted higher than Andy was tall.

He grinned as he saw the source of the vine. Battered, bruised, and almost defiantly burnt, Bella struggled to stand, but she was doing so on her tiny root-like feet. Lifting Torkoal put an even bigger strain on her tiny body, but she seemed to be able to hold it. "Bellsprout!" she hummed.

And just like that, Andy knew how to avoid Overheat. The attack spread from the user in almost all directions (even if the main attack was the large spiral of heat from the users mouth), making it near impossible to dodge.The only safe space from the attack would be away from any possible source of the attack, which in Torkoal's case would be the bottom of its shell.

As if Bella had read Andy's mind, she threw the Coal-Pokémon over to its trainer, who still gawped on in shock. "I guess I underestimated you," muttered Flannery, trying to maintain her pride, "But you still can't win, Ember!"

"Bella, counter with Vine Whip, and then Wrap." Called Andy as a counter measure.

Two of the vines returned to Bella, and seemed to disappear, while the remaining two began to smash into the incoming fire, allowing the Flower-Pokémon to simply waltz around the others.

Bella used its long vines to strike forward to the Torkoal, slapping it across the face, ceasing the Ember attack, before wrapping themselves around the Torkoal once more. It lifted the Fire-type with more grunt this time, with Belladonna clearly catching her second-wind. "Torkoal, Withdraw quickly." Flannery ordered, as the Coal-Pokémon pulled itself back into its shell.

But Andy already had that opportunity covered. "Now Bella, slam it down!"
The tiny Bellsprout did as instructed, smashing the encased foe into the side of the gym, and then once again into the floor. While the attack shouldn't be too powerful, it should give them enough time for the poison to take hold. Belladonna threw the shell away once more, and then used the vines to help keep her upright, taking slow damage from the attacks.

Torkoal nudged its head outside of its shell, checking to see if the coast was clear. "Use Smog Tork-" The Coal Pokémon pulled itself out of its shield, and took two steps forward, before collapsing to the ground. It made no movements, and was clearly KO'd.

Andy grinned wildly, before running over to pick up Bella, who needed a well deserved rest. Meanwhile, Flannery returned her competitor, and even she looked a little tired from the battle. She smiled too, although it seemed a little fake, still showing that she wanted to win instead. "Fine, you win with your tiny flower thing." She yelled, as she stormed over to Andy, slamming something into his hand, and then charging out of the gym. "Take it, but don't tell anyone you beat Torkoal with that weird sprout!" she yelled as she left the doors.

He looked down into his hand, to see a tiny red badge. It much resembled a cinder flying from a campfire, although that was a little poetic for his taste. "Don't worry," Andy muttered, replying to Flannery although talking to himself. "I plan on telling everybody..."

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"SLAKOTH!" yelled the Normal-type into Andy's ear, a faint smile on the Pokémon's face.

The sound caused Andy to break from his strain of 'concentration', and was brought back into the real world. He patted Suffix, (the Pokémon who caused the sound) on the head, before it yawned violently. "You sleep far too much, kiddo..." Andy muttered to Suffix, who had already drifted back off to sleep on the Pokémon Centre table.

It had been about an hour since his Gym Badge, and he had already told two people about his victory. The nurse when she inquired about Bella's injuries and a passerby as he offered a battle, which Andy declined due to 'Bella's wounds from fighting the Gym Leader'.

"Excuse me, Andrew King?" Andy turned to the voice, revealing Nurse Joy, who pushed along a table. It had six indentations on it; each fitted to hold a Pokéball, although only two were filled in this occasion. "Your Bellsprout and Zubat are healed and ready for travel."

Andy picked up Suffix and let him climb over onto his shoulder, who fell back to sleep. He nodded politely, and then placed his freshly healed Pokémon on his belt. "Thanks." He muttered, before heading outside into the fresh air of Lavaridge.

Outside of the Pokémon Centre, Andy took a quick glance at a map of the local area, which showed Lavaridge, the desert, and a long stretch of path heading west. Andy shrugged, before officially deciding on that rough direction. He had no idea which was this headed, or to what it headed to, but that was never an unusual event for him. "Forward, that-a-way!" he exclaimed, ploughing west towards the unknown passage.

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The path wasn't too out of the ordinary. It was rather dusty, but so was the route up towards Lavaridge, so Andy had gotten used to it. The occasional patches of deep green grass made the terrain much more interesting to traverse over. But what really caught the attention of the 'champion-to-be' was the wildlife of the area.

A tiny purple rodent darted from one patch of grass to the other, running right in front of Andy. It was soon followed by two more, one carrying a sandwich in its jaws.

"Wow, that was a strange Pokémon..." Andy muttered to Suffix, who seemed to take very little notice of the action. A burst of flames flew above Andy, causing him to duck down in cover. "Déjà-vu or what?" he said, thinking back to his recent Gym Battle.

"Slug!" yelled, the Lave-Pokémon, as it oozed closer to Andy, who ran to the side to avoid the Ember attack.

In response, Andy placed down Suffix, who seemed to have perked up a little from being attacked, although still looked half asleep. "Go Suffix, use Yawn!"

The order really was unnecessary, as the Slacker Pokémon opened its mouth wide, and sprayed a row of clear bubbles towards the foe. They were quickly disintegrated by a row of flames, which hit the Slakoth on the shoulder. Suffix seemed to take this as an offense, and pushed himself up onto his hind legs, using his arms as supports.

Andy had gotten the boost he had hoped for. "Attack now with Scratch."
The Normal-type threw its front arms forward, before pressing them against the ground, and then swinging his legs forward to move. It wasn't very fast, but it saved energy, and that was good for any Slakoth. The Slugma tried to seep out of the way but was not quick enough even for the painfully slow Suffix. He slashed his long claws into the side of the Slugma, who seemed to flinch slightly from the pain.

"Use Scratch once more!" Andy instructed, and Suffix raised his left hand into the air to strike. He brought his hand down, which met with the front of the Slugma's face, at the same time it launched a Smog attack.

Suffix coughed violently at the thick fog, but continued to slash its way through the enemy Pokémon, using most of its pitiful energy in attacking. Suffix was always a difficult Pokémon to fight with, but if something happened to wake him up it wasn't too bad. The Slakoth seemed to deplete itself of its energy, toppling over onto the Slugma.

"Slug!?" it moaned as is squirmed in an attempt to get away, although Suffix seemed to have fallen asleep, and was oblivious to any harm done by the sheer of the opponent.

Andy sighed heavily, although he almost saw this happening. "Great, trust Suffix to sleep on the job..." Although, this could be easily considered a chance.

Andy felt though his bag, which was moderately empty, and gasped as small sphere. He pulled it out of his backpack, and the sphere expanded into a Pokéball. And empty one to be exact. He had only two spare, so he couldn't afford to miss this one and then be unable to catch something else. The Slugma struggled to escape, but was being crushed by the other Pokémon. Andy threw the sphere at the trapped Pokémon, and was absorbed almost instantly.

And now was the ever painful wait to see if it was successful. "C'mon..."
 
@Grifspark - Nice post, a good Gym Battle, and a nice strategy from Andy to protect Bella. In future the capture posts could do with being slightly longer, but since this was your first one, I'll let you have it :)

Congratulations Andy earned a Heat Badge

Congratulations Bellsprout (Belladonna) grew to Level 17 and learned Stun Spore

Congratulations Andy caught a Level 8 Slugma
 
Route 135

I walked into Route 135, Larvitar in tow. "So, what do we do next?" I asked Larvitar.

"Tar..." Came his confused reply.

"Well, the next gym would be...way back in Petalburg..." I said as I thought about the location of the gyms. "Then Fortree. But it shouldn't take too long to get to Petalburg, as this route connects to Rustboro." I added. "Lucky they made it..." I kept walking and began to think. I already have four gym badges but none of my pokemon are evolved, not even Wurmy. How do we plan on beating anymore? We know hardly any moves to damage the opponent and my pokemon are falling behind power-wise against the gym leaders.

"Lar?" Larvitar gave me a quizzical look.

"Oh, just thinking." I said to the little pokemon. "Whadd'ya say we get some training in?" I asked him.

"Lar-vi-tar!" Came his excited reply.

"Right." Perfect timing as a Rattata came out of the bushes. "Go, Wurmy!" I yelled as the little worm appeared out of its pokeball. "Use String Shot!" I commanded as a thread of silk came out of Wurmy's mouth. It had little affect as the Rattata countered with Quick Attack and used Tackle on Wurmy. Wurmy was hit hard by Rattata and flew back a few feet. "Wurmy, use Poison Sting!" I yelled. A needle was launched at Rattata and it went right in, poisoning him.

"Rat...ta..." The little pokemon cried weakly as it fell to the ground, unconscious from poison.

I turned and walked over to a rock. I sat down until a Zigzagoon appeared. "Wurmy, use Tackle!" Wurmy charged at the Zigzagoon and hit it, knocking it back a few inches.

"Goon!" The little pokemon cried as it came back with its own Tackle.

"Wurmy, use Poison Sting!" A needle was launched at Zigzagoon, but it just jumped out of the way. "String Shot!" I yelled and Wurmy launched a thread of silk that wrapped up the Zigzagoon. "Now, Poison Sting." Wurmy inched over to Zigzagoon and jabbed it, causing it to faint from poison. "Good job." I said as I lowered my arm for Wurmy to get on. She climbed onto my shoulder and layed down. I began to walk again and Larvitar followed.

We headed down the path a ways until we came upon a burning bush. "What the?" I asked as I stared at the bush. My question was answered as a Numel emerged from the nearby bushes. "Sweet." I grinned as I leaned over and let Wurmy off. "String Shot." I whispered to Wurmy as she shot the silk from her mouth. The Numel noticed us and countered with Ember, burning the silk and heading straight for Wurmy. "Dodge and use Poison Sting!" I yelled as Wurmy jumped up and launched the needle that jabbed the Numel, poisoning it. Though the poison seemed to have little effect as the Numel turned and launched another Ember at Wurmy. "Dodge!" I yelled a little to late as the embers hit Wurmy and threw her at me.

"Wurm!" She cried as she landed on me, burned from the Ember.

"Return." I said as the little worm disappeared in a beam of red light. "Larvitar, you're up." I turned my head towards the Numel. Larvitar walked out and took Wurmy's place. "Sandstorm." I commanded. Larvitar whipped up the winds that caused all the sand around us to begin swirling, eventually becoming a storm. "Now, let's give you a little company. Dot!" I threw my next pokeball and Dot appeared. "Bide!" I yelled. The little pokemon began storing energy, faintly glowing white. With the sandstorm constantly blowing, Bide constantly became stronger. The Numel launched an Ember at Larvitar. Larvitar just jumped out of the way causing the Ember to hit Dot, he began glowing more harshly. "Larvitar, use Bite on Dot!" Larvitar seemed a little hesitant at first, then he went over and sunk his teeth into Dot. When Dot began to glow bright white, Larvitar knew it was time to clear out. He ran back to me while an intense white beem shot out of Dot and went straight for Numel. Numel was flung straight into the air and the flames were extinquished. When Numel fell back down to the ground, he was unconscious. "Gotcha." I grabbed a pokeball and tossed it at the Numel. He disappeared into it and I waited, hoping he was caught.
 
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@Nakuzami - Better battle post for your capture post. You still needed to extend the Rattata/Zigzagoon battles a little. The better the battle post, the more experience your pokemon get :)

Congratulations Wurmple (Wurmy) grew to Level 11 and is ready to evolve

Congratulations Kris caught a Level 8 Numel
 
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