Invitation to Saliplan Island

Chapter 1: First Steps into Saliplan​

Andy immediately noticed the sudden increase in temperature when they arrived at Saliplan Island. Glacian noticed it too and he showed his displeasure so much that Andy had to contain him in his PokeBall, where at least would be much cooler than being outside. Flarixa and Terrerth could cope with the hot climate. Andy went to his hotel room first to change into something cooler and lighter, before leaving Glacian's PokeBall in the room and setting the air-con to the maximum.

Andy decided to explorer parts of the town first. He walked along the streets, passing by gardens of Cacneas, Weedles and Kakunas and watching out for the occasional wandering Skorupi on the pavement. Thankfully he did not encounter any Meowths yet. He'd heard from the townspeople that they often steal travelers' money and items. Andy was not carrying much valuables so he did not have to worry, but still he kept an eye out for them.

He walked to the outskirts of the town where it was very sandy, almost like a desert, and there was moving cactus. Moving cactus! Cactus don't move! Wait, it's a wild Cacnea. The Cacnea definitely did not belong to anyone as it looked untamed and fierce. It seemed to be living in this vicinity for quite some time, enduring the harsh living conditions. The Cacnea showed signs of aggression and being cautious, Andy stepped back a few footsteps. The Cacnea looked angrily at him. Knowing that the Cacnea would attack sooner or later, he released Flarixa form her PokeBall. A Vulpix materialized from a figure of red energy atoms and purred at its Trainer.

Flarixa noticed the Cacnea glaring at her and Andy. "What are you looking at, you spike ball?" She hissed at the cactus. The savage plant replied dryly," Well, your Trainer was nosing about. He should keep to his limits and mind his own business."

"Hmmph! It's not his fault you're so touchy over nothing. We've just arrived in this warm country. What a welcome!" The Vulpix was getting impatient and wanted to show that Cacnea a thing or two for being rude. It replied sarcastically now, "Well, Saliplan doesn't need losers like you and your Trainer. Get lost before I make you." This time, the desert plant had gone too far, she was very agitated now. "Who are you calling a loser? Why if your so brave, you'd battled us now! I'll teach you, take that!" She released a strong red-orange stream of fire at the Cacnea. It tried to dodge by umping out of the way but was badly scalded by the fire. It started to swing its arms and kick up whirling dust at Flarixa's eyes. She squealed as grainy bits of sand stung her eyes and prevented her from seeing clearly. She stopped for a moment to wipe her eyes of the dirt and preened her fur before conjuring up a bluish fireball and launching it at the cactus plant. It was engulfed in flames for a while and suffered a wicked burn.

The Cacnea's eyes became red of anger and the needles on its arms glowed white, before shooting them like missiles at the Vulpix. Flarixa was barraged fiercely and there were cuts and grazes when the move ended. She countered back with a hunk of dark energy being hurled at the wild Cacnea that was intensified when she placed all her thoughts of anger in it. The desert Pokemon survived the hit. It released a strange seed which implanted itself on Flarixa's fur. "Eeek! What IS this?! Get it off!" The Cacnea merely replied, "Heh heh."

The seed grew vines are wrapped around her and immobilized her as it sapped her health out of her body. She struggled to break free, but to no avail. Managing to untie the vine around her muzzle, she blasted another beam of orange fire at the Cacnea. It surprisingly withstood the attack even though the move was super-effective against it. Andy was amazed to how the wild Cacnea could endure and decided that it would be a great addition to the team. He ordered Flarixa to halt her attacks, much to her disappointment, and fiddled around in his Bag for a PokeBall. He found one quickly and lobbed it at the Cacnea. It struggled for a moment before letting the red energy flowed into his body and pulled him into the Ball. The PokeBall vibrated ferociously as Andy hoped for the best.
 
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Not a story-line update.

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Yes it's okay to do that as long as it doesn't turn into a conversation and is just about something quick and minor.

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Harry caught a meowth, male, level 17.

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Ashva the ponyta gained 50% EXP.

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Melody caught a cacnea, female, level 24.

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Mightyena gained 50% EXP.

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Andy caught a cacnea, female, level 22.
 
"Hmm I wonder where everyone made of to?" inquired Trent as he walked down the street, his Umbreon following closely behind. He had just finished unpacking at the hotel and was now wondering the town to better know the area. He was quite happy for the time to walk around as the trip to the island was rather boring. Not to mention the intense heat had made the situation less than bearable. So much in fact that he had to abandon his jacket in his room. "You know what would make it easier to stay cool Crimson?" he asked his pokémon. Umbreon gazed up at the trainer and simply shrugged at the question. "Blading." Trent then reached behind him and quickly unhooked his roller blades from his backpack. As he was fastening his skates he noticed a Skorupi in a nearby alley eating some prey it must have taken down recently. "Hmmm, this may be a good time to try and train Lola. This fight seems easy enough" Trent quickly finished fastening his roller blades and tossed a white pokeball into the air revealing a stag beetle pokémon with a heart shaped horn. "Lola your target is that Skorupi .Do you think you can handle it?" The Heracross shook its head in an affirming manner when a loud caw from above. The Skorupi paused and quickly looked upward as a menacing black silhouette became more visible as it descended toward it. It was a vulture looking pokémon large brown wings and creamish plumage around its neck. The Skorupi quickly evaded the diving pluck from the bird and then began to stare at it angrily. The vulture doing the same after perching on a trash can. "Still up to the fight Lola?" Trent asked knowing this may be a bit much for the usually timid pokémon. "Hera!" cried the pokémon in a manner suggesting it at least wanted to try. "Alright then. Crimson you'll have to help her out too." The Umbreon nodded and took a fighting stance in front on the Heracross.

"Hey you two! Break it up already!" The two wild pokémon broke their staring contest and stared the maroon haired boy menacingly, ready to attack at any moment. "Now that I have your attention, let's have some fun. Crimson use quick attack on the bird! Lola follow up with a tackle!" Umbreon immediately took off trotting leaving a faint image of its path as a zigzagged toward its foe. The Barujiina in response flew up several feet and began to flap its wings vigorously forming a small whirlwind of air. The bird released the wind toward the Umbreon who avoided the attack by jumping off a wall slamming its head into the bird's stomach. Both pokémon fell to the ground Umbreon hitting the trash can on the way down causing a loud crash. Lola who was following behind Umbreon's charge however was hit with the gust attack knocking it down by Trent's feat. "You okay buddy?" Trent asked helping the pokémon to up. "Heracross." Whined the pokémon weakly now seemingly more unsure about that battle now than before. The beetle looked over at its partner who had just stood up and was shaking off scraps of garbage. The Skorupi was standing over the Barujiina quizzically as the needles on its tail began to glow. It then prodded the bird pokémon in several points on the back, and repeated the process for itself. Trent was familiar with this attack. It was acupressure; the only problem was he didn't know what affect it had on either of them. Within moment the Vulture got up and now seemed for more irritated than it had at the battles start. Both wild pokémon faced the weakened Heracross knowing this target would be the easiest to take down. The spikes on the scorpion Pokémon's tail once again began to glow white, its tail aimed for Lola. The Barujiina at the same time faded from sight, leaving no evidence of its motive.

"Quick Crimson use detect, Lola Endure!" Barked the trainer, the rings on Umbreon's ears beginning to shine a bright yellow, as the dark pokémon quickly surveyed the alleyway. Umbreon's ears gave a sudden twitch as it peered behind Lola at what seemed to be a forming shadow. The Umbreon rushed toward Heracross and knocked it out of the way of the faint attack. The Heracross stumbled to the side as Umbreon was smacked by the bird's wing. The Skorupi that had been charging an attack then let out a barrage of pin missiles each hitting the Umbreon dead on. The dark pokémon attempted to stand but was struggling to do so. Lola stood almost frozen taking in what had just happened. The two wild pokémon let out cries of triumph over the fallen pokémon, the Barujiina doing a sort of flying dance. The vulture pokémon after its short celebration moved its focus onto the beetle, who was now beginning to slip into its rare battle state. Trent smiled at the situation, almost excited to see what the bug fighting pokémon could do. The Barujiina hovered over toward Heracross and reared its head back for the start of what seemed like a pluck attack.

"Lola endure then follow up with counter!" The beetle pokémon then took a stance almost exactly resembling that of a sumo wrestler, its eyes now beaming with confidence. The vulture pokémon thrusted its beak at the Heracross only to be startled by its abrupt stop. The fighting bug pokémon had caught the attack before it landed on its chest. The Heracross gave a small smirk as the then bashed its head down onto the vulture pokémon, dealing a good amount of damage.

"Now launch it with a horn attack!" Yelled Trent. The beetle pokémon gave a quick nod as it hopped to the other side of its opponent and hitting it with its horn into the Skorupi that seemed to just be slightly intimidated at the display of power. "Finish it with aerial ace!" Lola then spread her wings and took to the air, her horn glowing white. Once in range the bug let down a powerful slash of the horn hitting both foes knocking them out.

"Great job Lola!" exclaimed Trent. "Umre, Umbreon!" cried Crimson who was sitting by Trent's side. Lola looked back puzzled as to how the Umbreon looked as if it had not even received a hit. Trent began to giggle as he began tossing an orange and yellow spray bottle between his hands. "Come on let's go find a place to eat. All this battling will make you hungry. The boy and his pokémon exited the alley to continue their day off.
 
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"All right, yeah!" said Harry, jumping with joy. "I couldn't have done it without you Da'd!" said Harry, facing the Pokémon beside him. The Glalie was jumping with joy. "All right, you can come back to your Pokéball now Da'd" said Harry, while bringing out a Pokéball. "Return!" he shouted. A beam of red light engulfed the Glalie, and seconds later he's gone.

"All right, now for our new companion, let's go Meowth!" he shouted, throwing the ball upward. A Meowth came out from the red ball. "Meow?" the Pokémon said, sounding very confused. "Hey there little guy, my name's Harry!" said Harry, "I will be your trainer from now on." The Pokémon jumped up and down, seeming very happy. "All right then, I guess I'll call you 'Glee' then." he said, "'cause you're full of it!" he continued. "All right, back to your Pokéball too, Glee. Moments later, Glee was back to his Pokéball.

Harry looked up, then to the path in-front him. "A hotel huh?" Harry thought to himself. "That sounds real fancy! I think its been a while since I've been on one." Harry continued to walk forward with a determined look in his face.
 
Last minor update - although we will be moving on in the story, if you still have a post from the previous section under construction, you can still post it once it's finished.

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Lola the heracross levelled up to level 34.



Today is the day that everyone on the team is assigned a job. There will be two groups this week.
Groups:

Group 1 - Led by Louise

Louise announces her group after agreement with Robin:

Andy Gleyersian,
Melody Bennett ,
Miharu Mizushima,
and Harigold (Harry) Miller.

Other staff arrived in Saliplan long before you did. These are: Francis, the one you met in Vermilion City, who basically oversees everything is running smoothly and that nothing is out of place; Leigh, a young tooled-up excavator and archaeologist with an almost annoyingly cheery outlook even in the uncomfortable conditions and a great enthusiasm for bits of fragmented ancient remains; a middle-aged geologist called Ben who admits "he doesn't like the heat" even though he worked in Nevada for much of his career; and finally the guide Yvonne who will lead you to the excavation site, also studies the wild flora and fauna (including pokemon) and is often stern and serious, and will even sometimes lecture people when they are irresponsible or don't follow her safety instructions.

"You will all be going to the Western part of the island. This is a very rocky, bumpy area, and the rocks can often get seriously hot. Here we are looking for an important part of the clue to the whereabouts of the Key of Drigt. We will avoid spending too much time out here, and we'll hide out in a designated cave when the sun reaches it's peak. We will only stay three nights maximum.

What we are looking for are particular landmarks that have as of yet been poorly studied, largely due to lack of resources and the uncomfortable climate. And partially, due to lack of interest. (The more closed-minded of the archaeological community tend to dismiss or cover up our ideas and findings.)

First, there are heiroglyphs to be found inside the caves. They've only been found once, but I'm almost certain there are more. We have to go deep into the caves to find them.

Second, there are clues to ancient civilisation found on the rocks. Bits of metal and any stone structures that don't look natural, report them straight to us.

Third, there are some dips in rock that trap sand and soil, and we believe there may be ancient fossil remains of our alien pokemon."

Group 2 - Led by Robin

Robin has decided who he will bring with him to the sand dunes:

Polio Fromage,
David Lawride,
and Trent Asahoshi.

Other staff arrived in Saliplan long before you did. These are: Jason, the guide, who has an excellent spacial memory and never seems to get lost even when the dunes are constantly changing and all look the same. He also keeps a camerupt to carry extra supplies on its back. He seems like the sensible and calm type, but will sometimes interrupt you if he thinks you're too dehydrated or hot and tell you to rest or drink. Then there is an archaeologist Vee, she seems quite nerdy and unsuited to the harsh weather, but her knowledge is unparalleled when it comes to this subject. She might complain a lot though. She will also take part in excavation. Then there is Cassandra, a support archaeologist and excavator, who will also help to supervise. She's kind of a jack of all trades, and is a busybody, always keeping herself busy and having no time for chit-chat.

"You three will be going to the Eastern, sandier part of the island. There are fewer of you since the environment is harsher here, it is more difficult to carry supplies for more people. It is said that the Key of Drigt was disassembled, with one vital part being carried into this part of the island back when it was a jungle and before it turned into desert. It's a bit like looking for a twinneedle in a haystack, but we have metal detectors to help us.

That's why you will each be provided with one, including the trainers. You're bound to find a lot of things since this desert was once home to an ancient civilisation that used metal. But no matter how useless it looks, bring it straight to either myself, Vee or Cassandra here.

Don't wander of too far. A sandstorm can brew up at any time, and we have to stick together if that happens. When a sandstorm hits, you can't see anything in front of you, and the sand can cause damage to your eyes and get in your breathing passages. I don't need to tell anyone how fatal that can be."


What you will be doing...

Each of you makes your way with your respective group to your destinations.

For Group 1, it's at the mouth of a cave in the early morning, just before the sun rises. There is enough light in the sky to tell it's morning. Canopies are set up with tables underneath to work on out of the full blast of the sun. You are instructed immediately to start keeping a lookout, which seems like it's going to be boring with all the empty and lifeless-looking space around.

A glint of light catches the eyes of the group, just where the sun has started to illuminate the top of a craggy hill. It looks like someone is spying.

Work starts immediately. A canopy is being erected between some rocks for added shelter, and the foldable table and laptop are being set up. Meanwhile, jobs you can take up:

1) Help investigate the caves with the geologist. He has torches and a walkie talkie. It is cooler and more damp. There seems to be a somewhat recently used camp fire in here, and the walls have gone a little smoky and black. There may be strong wild pokemon:

Zubat lvl 5-25 and Golbat lvl 20 - 45 - Common

Dunsparce lvl 5 - 40 - Uncommon

Ishizumai lvl 5 -25 and Iwaparesu lvl 30 - 40 - Rare

Unown lvl 5 - 10 - Common

You may find signs on the walls, such as writing or pictures that don't seem to have any meaning to you. You are asked to report them when you see them.

2) Help the others divide up the area outside for systematic searching while the sun is still low in the sky, break for lunch in the shade when the sun starts to peak. Report anything interesting such as strange bones, rocks and items. There seem to be some strong scavengers and other pokemon out here:

Barujiina lvl 40-45 Common

Minccino lvl 5-25 and Chillaccino lvl 10 - 45 - Uncommon

Skarmory lvl 10 - 45 - Rare

Vulpix lvl 5 - 40 Uncommon

3) Follow the source of the sun's reflection. Someone is watching you from a great distance. Try to find them, or tell the others, or ask the others to join you. Wild Pokemon:

Barujiina lvl 40-45 Common

Minccino lvl 5-25 and Chillaccino lvl 10 - 45 - Uncommon

Skarmory lvl 10 - 45 - Rare

Vulpix lvl 5 - 40 Uncommon

Murkrow - lvl 5 - 40 Rare


Group 2 trudge through sand in the early morning until you come across an area of flat ground with less sand, and an oasis - a small pool of sandy water with established, tall, tropical plants growing all around.. It looks rather out of place.

Some shelter is set up between the trees and work begins immediately on mapping out the area. The wind seems to be pretty calm and constant. It's impossible to be bare-footed on this sand, it's too hot. An argument springs up between the guide and the archaeologists over distances and measurements, and the guide is adamant that the next oasis is a few degrees further South than the instruments make it out to be.

There are a few jobs you could be doing:

1) You could try to resolve the dispute forming between the archaeologists and the guide.

2) You could keep a lookout for pokemon and people from the nearest dune tops. Just keep watch for approaching sandstorms also. You too, like Group 1, notice a glint in the distance that you could investigate. Wild pokemon:

Sandshrew lvl 5-25 Sandslash lvl 20 - 45 - Uncommon

Numel lvl 5 - 35 Camerupt lvl 30 - 40 - Uncommon

Ekans lvl 5 - 25 Arbok 20 - 40 Common

Skorupi lvl 5 - 40 Uncommon

Hippopotas lvl 5 - 40 Rare

3) You could check out the oasis while keeping guard. Robin has expressed an interest in oasis pokemon wildlife. You could catch something for his research (obviously you can still keep the pokemon after he has looked at it). Wild pokemon:

Above water:

Sandshrew lvl 5-25 Sandslash lvl 20 - 45 - Uncommon

Numel lvl 5 - 35 Camerupt lvl 30 - 40 - Uncommon

Cacnea lvl 5-30 Cacturne lvl 30 - 40 - Common

Marakacchi lvl 5 - 40 Uncommon

Budew lvl 5-20 Roselia lvl 20-40 Roserade lvl 40 - 50 Rare

Water:

Barboach lvl 5-30 Whiscash lvl 25-40 Common

Surskit lvl 5-35 Masquerian lvl 30 - 40 Uncommon

Feebass lvl 5-35 Rare

Milotic lvl 30 - 60 Very rare



[Once again, if you catch a pokemon, end the post just before the capture is decided.
Events in each area will be regularly updated from now on.]
 
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Chapter 2: The Challenge Starts​

Andy was assigned into Louise's group the following day. He made sure he had everything he needed for the expedition with him. He forced Glacian to come with him as he did not know how long the project would take and Glacian needed to learn how to adapt to this dry weather as they would be here for a long time.

The Cacnea was doing fine and mingled well with the others. Andy had named it Pinnea after its favorite move Pin Missile. Flarixa and Pinnea would have light-hearted quarrels but they were all in the good name of fun.

Once their group had arrive at the designated area, work had started immediately. There were tables set up with shades and several jobs were announced. Andy volunteered to be one of those who would help divide the area for systematic searching. The schedule was to break for lunch when the sun was at its zenith. Everyone was reminded again and again to report anything unusual in the ground and to keep an eye out for items that could help in the project.

Andy headed to the area outside where the archaeologists and excavators were. He could clearly spot numerous Barujinas soaring in the sky, hunting for carrion and prey. A wild Vulpix fluffed its fur warily before scurrying away when Andy came near the path. As he walked across the grainy sand, Andy thought that he saw a flash of light from a distance far away but paid no attention to it when he couldn't see it anymore.

All of a sudden he spotted a grey-white ball of fur down the dirt path. It seemed to be dusting the side of the road with its tail. Andy moved towards and it jerked its head up when it heard him coming. Andy recognized it as a Minccino. It did not move or budge when Andy cautiously took a few steps nearer to it. He had plans on catching one of these, they were quite cute too.

Andy sent out Terrerth who gave a tiny yawn under the warm temperature. The Minccino stood up, its tail had stop brushing. Andy ordered Terrerth to use Absorb and the Turtwig obeyed, emitting a red beam that pointed on the Minccino's fur and sapped its health. Seeing that it was attacked, the Miccino suddenly rushed forward and tickled Terrerth. Terrerth's back hardened in clay and the Turtwig withdrew in a tight clump. The Minccino tried to slap Terrerth but Terrerth was well defended and the attack did nothing. Terrerth then started to charge at the Minccino and slammed it. The Minccino then clap its hands and shouted joyfully. Terrerth couldn't stop and kept ramming the Minccino again and again. The Minccino swished its tail and stars flew out at the Turtwig. Terrerth's body was grazed. Terrerth then form a white orb in its mouth and multiple glowing seeds appeared and Terrerth used them to fire at the wild Miccino. Most of the seeds landed at their target and exploded with great impact. The Minccino was flung at the force and landed with a loud bump on the dusty ground. Before it was about to go down, it launched a fierce streak of shooting stars that burst around Terrerth and Andy and caused the sand to swirl up and block their vision.

Andy could faintly outline the Minccino who was lying on the path and in the sand cloud, he hurled a PokeBall at the chinchilla. The sand around Terreth and Andy cleared mostly as the Minccino was transported into the capsule. They couldn't see where the Ball was in the sand cloud around the other end of the path. Andy crossed his fingers for luck. As they waited for the dust cloud to slowly disperse, the Ball was still shaking under the guise of the sand.
 
It was a hot day, possibly hotter than the previous one. The only solace to be found was the cool breeze that occasionally blew as Trent and his group trudged through the sand. They were headed to their first excavation site where they would search for any signs of previous civilizations. Helping them were some new faces Trent had not seen until this morning when they were forming search parties. Their guide through the through this harsh terrain was Jason. From what Trent gathered he was a good man. He seemed genuine about how everyone was fairing in the heat. He wouldn't let Trent leave unless he changed from his regular attire. Trent ended up wearing brown cargo shorts with a plain white t-shirt with his jacket tied around his waist. The other two new people were Vee and Cassandra. Trent hadn't really spoken to either of them so he was still unsure of their demeanors. He did hear Vee complain about the heat every now and then though, which only bothered him slightly as the heat had started to get to him.

After a couple hours of travel the group came upon an area quite near an oasis, so they had the comfort of some trees to set up a base site. Trent released his Golem Maxi to aid in setting up a tarp by one of the trees before relaxing under the shade it created. A little while after camp was set up Trent heard the quarreling of a few of the trip superiors. He couldn't really make out what was being said, but it seemed rather serious so he decided it was worth checking out. As he approached the tarp where the group stood arguing he saw they had set up a table that had a map of the area. They seemed to be gesturing to it a lot with tools of some sort.

"I'm telling you that the tools are wrong!" Barked Jason. Vee and Cassandra exchanged looks that displayed their level of annoyance with the man. "Based on the route we used to get here and the landmarks the next oasis is a few more degrees south than what you have it marked as." Cassandra seemed to take offense to the last statement as her face started to cringe.

"Look I was working on this map most of our trip here. I also checked it several times with the instruments to be sure since there was not much else to do on the walk." Cassandra looked at Vee who gave an approving nod.

"All I'm saying is…"

"You know I can check for you guys if you want." Trent stated cutting off Jason midsentence. "That or you can keep bickering and not find anything useful in the area." The group looked at him as if not wanting to acknowledge his statement.

"Trent I understand your wanting to help but this is a little much to be traveling out here alone." Jason said taking his usual tone of concern. "Besides if a sandstorm were to hit there is no telling what would happen." At this Trent walked closer to the table and began to examine the map. It wasn't as detailed as the copy he had of Kanto but he could make out roughly where they were, and where the oasis they were arguing over would be.

"Well It looks like it Cassandra and Vee are right it would be a little under half a mile to the next oasis. And if they are wrong it would be over half a mile. Either way I think I should be able to comb that distance pretty quickly. At least I can with Maxi's help." Trent said signaling his rock pokemon to come over from resting under the tarp. "I'll just need two short ropes, an extra tarp and a copy of that map to chart.' With no further dispute Jason and Cassandra gathered the materials for Trent's short trip. Cassandra quickly copied the map while Jason got the extra supplies from his Camerupt. Jason returned first with the ropes and tarp handing them to Trent questionably. Trent had a small smirk as he then tied the ropes to two adjacent ends of the tarp and giving the other ends for Maxi to hold. By the time Cassandra walked over with the map and charting tools Trent was already sitting on the tarp ready for travel. "I'll be back in less than a couple hours so no need to worry." With that Maxi curled into a ball still holding the ropes and rolled away pulling the tarp with Trent behind him.

Trent certainly preferred this method of travel over walking. Though it was hot the nonstop breeze eased it tremendously. Also sitting on the tarp made it so that he could chart out the map as he traveled without missing anything important. It wasn't as difficult as he initially thought it would be. All he had to do was make sure the compass was pointed south, southwest by 10 degrees and he would eventually run into the oasis. "Hey Maxi stop for a bit. I think I see something in coming toward us." The rock pokemon slowly came to a stop and stood staring at the approaching creature. It was a yellow camel pokemon. "That's a Numel!" Trent exclaimed. "We don't have any fire types on our team; it would make a great addition." Trent reached into one of the pockets in his shorts and pulled out a black, yellow and white pokeball and tossed it in the air. The ball made a loud cracking noise as the red light formed into the shape of a star.

"Clay I'm going to need you to weaken that pokemon right there. It doesn't look like it has too much energy to begin with but we should be able to catch it no problem." The star pokemon hoped and twirled showing its understanding of the command. "Alright but first we have to get you better suited to this environment. Use camouflage then get in close enough for a few good water attacks. "Hya" responded Clay as he started to spin attaching grains of sand all over its body. The pokemon then hopped across the sand to its target that seemed to be enjoying its walk through the dessert. Noticing the strange object coming close the Numel examined the star with caution. It sniffed it several times, and even licked it once before losing interest and heading closer to Trent.

"Now use water gun!" called the trainer, his maroon hair flowing slightly from the wind. The Staryu tilted top ray at the opponent and let out a steady stream of water at the camel. For some reason the pressure seemed weaker than usual, most likely due to the climate. However, when the water hit the Numel the small camel pokemon let out an angry cry and faced the star. The Numel lifted up its forelegs and then stomped on the ground sending a small tremor in the sand.

"I think that was a magnitude attack. I guess the sand terrain must weaken its power some then." Trent said. He had knew terrain affected attacks but he didn't know it could even do this much to an otherwise powerful ground attack. "Alright try to hit it with a bubblebeam attack." The water pokemon again took aim and fired a barrage of bubbles toward the camel pokemon. The Numel without missing a beat countered the attack with a flurry of flames from its hump. The flames managed to pop the bubbles and even hit the water pokemon directly.

"Quick Clay use rapid spin to knock off the sand before it heats up." The Staryu started to hover and rotate at a high speed sending the send that once covers its body in each direction. Some had even managed to hit Trent in the face. "Okay now just wrap it up with a water gun tackle with as much power as you can manage. The star pokemon tilted back slightly leaping towards its opponent knocking it over with the force of the impact. The recoil of the hit knocking Staryu into the air where it began to shoot another stream of water at the camel. The water hit with more force than the first leaving the fire pokemon laying on the sand trying to force itself to a stand. Trent immediately reached into another one of his pockets and pulled out an empty great ball. He threw the ball and watched as the pokemon was encased in red light.
 
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