PEPPERTON / / level: 92
[h1][/h1]"Nidorina, Double Kick!"
"Raticate! Quick Attack!"
The two Pokémon charged at the same time, Raticate with the upper edge in speed. It collided with Nidorina, causing her to cry out but not before she poked it with one of her Poisonous Spines. While the Raticate was close, she landed one, two kicks on its stomach. It cried out and jumped back, limping back to its trainer.
"Super effective
and Poison Point. Good job, girl." Pepperton gave a smile to his partner. The opposing trainer didn't give up so quickly though.
"Raticate! Hyper Fang!" The Raticate dashed again, and Pepperton repeated the last attack, Nidorina dashing right back at Raticate. Nidorina was first this time, kicking Raticate once in the chin and once in the stomach. It took its chance for a bite, grabbing Nidorina on the leg and biting down hard. She let out a shriek again, pulling back and swiping the Raticate on the face, instinctively using Fury Swipes. The Raticate whined again, limping back to its trainer before it finally fainted. The poison must have been too much for it.
"Nice job, girl." He smirked at the trainer, giving Nidorina a pat on the head. She chirped and panted, obviously tired. Pepperton would keep her in though. For now, anyway. If it was a serious type disadvantage, she would definitely swap out.
"You've bested my Raticate, but how do you think you'll go against my Pidgeotto? Go!" The girl pulled a PokéBall off her belt and threw it forward, releasing the Flying Pokémon, Pidgeotto. It shrieked loudly, immediately ready to attack. "Sand Attack!"
"Poison Sting!"
The Pidgeotto blew sand into Nidorina's face, temporarily blinding it. When Nidorina spat a poisonous spine, it completely missed. Pepperton swore under his breathe. If this kept up, Nidorina would be out of action and unable to attack. Maybe this would luck would be on his side?
"Nidorina! Fury Swipes!" Nidorina jumped at Pidgeotto, swiping viciously into the air. The first swipe hit but the sand irritated, Nidorina missing the second and third but landing the fourth. She landed back on the ground, only for her trainer to order a Gust, followed by a Quick Attack to take Nidorina out. Pepperton scowled, returning his precious Pokémon. He grabbed the next one off his belt. If she wanted to play with feathers, he'd play with feathers.
"Noctowl! Go! Hypnosis, right off the bat!" Noctowl came busting forward, staring straight at the Pidgeotto with waves of Psychic energy emitting from them. The Pidgeotto suddenly became droopy and fell to the ground, fast asleep. Its trainer tried to wake it with no avail, giving Noctowl another chance to attack. Launching another wave of Psychic energy. This time, a Confusion, hurting the Pidgeotto mentally. It cringed in its sleep, but refused to wake. Noctowl took it upon itself to attack again, using Tackle then Peck on the Pidgeotto. It finally awoke, only to use a Quick Attack on Noctowl becfore it was defeated by a Confusion.
The girl returned her Pidgeotto, looking a little more flustered and upset than the last defeat. Pepperton too, returned Noctowl and grabbed her last usable (other than Rattata, but who would want to use him?) Pokémon, regardless of the trainer's last Pokémon.
"Try this one out for size! Go!" She threw another PokéBall, this one releasing a Kadabra. Pepperton grinned. There was no way he was losing. Why hadn't she brought out Kadabra against Nidorina? The type advantage would have had Pepperton at a loss! The AI in this trainer obviously wasn't the smartest and Pepperton was a little disappointed. He had wanted a more challenging battle but what they hey, he wanted the gold.
"Go! Charmeleon!" The red, fire lizard burst forth, growling angrily. "Fire Fang!"
"Teleport out of the way!" Charmeleon charged forward, but like its trainer commanded, the Kadabra disappeared out of sight, reappearing a few feet back. It seemed some abilities had alternative ways to use them. Pepperton kept this in mind for his next battle. "Confusion!"
Charmeleon started to cringe, its claws going to its brain. Luckily, the attack didn't actually confuse, otherwise that would have been a disaster. It was time for Pepperton to play a little more tactically.
"Smokescreen!" Charmeleon blew dark smoke from its mouth, blinding everyone in the area. Although Pepperton couldn't see, he knew the Kadabra would not be able to as well.
"Psybeam!" Pepperton saw a beam of light pierce the smoke veil, obviously missing its target. Smoke and ash were a Charmeleon's playground, so the Smokescreen didn't bother him a bit. Infact, Pepperton wouldn't doubt if he could see through it, or at least be able to smell anything that wasn't smoke to track down anyone inside it.
"Fire Fang, buddy!" There was a flash of red and the smoke was dispelled by a gust of wind. When Pepperton could see properly again, Charmeleon was back by his side with a hurt Kadabra by its own trainer's.
"Don't give up now! Use Disable!" The Kadabra gripped its temple, sending out a Psychic wave at Charmeleon. The lizard gripped his own head, looking slightly confused. Dammit, he would have to rely on his other abilities. Not that they wouldn't do damage, just not as much.
"Scary Face!" Charmeleon roared at the Alakazam, it (somehow) causing it to slow down. As it prepared for the next attack, Pepperton managed to fit in another one. "Now, Ember!"
"Teleport to dodge!"
Charmeleon let forward a ball of fire hurtling at Alakazam. It concentrated, body disappearing into nothing but the Ember was now too fast and it too slow, burning the Kadabra just before it completely disappeared. It reappeared as it did before, blown back by the impact and landing on the ground. It twitched in pain as it got back to its feet and Pepperton quietly cheered. A burn! This match was close to over!
"Burn Heal!" The trainer pulled an item from her bag, spraying the Kadabra until its burns were gone. Pepperton swore. Oh well, he still was going to win.
"Buddy, use Dragon Rage!" Charmeleon nodded, opening its mouth to let out a loud roar. He charged forward, claws and eyes glowing and slashed at the Kadabra, sending it flying yet again. Still slowed, Charmeleon managed to fit in one final attack to finish it. "Ember!"
He sent forth another ball of fire, this one knocking Kadabra just as it got to its feet. It didn't rise this time, defeated. The trainer though, had one last Pokémon. She returned her Kadabra with disdain, throwing the last ball forth. And out came.... !
A Caterpie.
At first, Pepperton was suspicious, but then he realised that one had to have been auto adjusted to Rattata's level. Charmeleon barely had to take a command to just stomp on it, instantly defeating it.
"You've bested me! Here, take this Nugget. You've earned it." The trainer said before the Quest Complete pop-up appeared. Pepperton grinned, inspecting the Nugget. He could sell this for a bit of money, he bet. Gold wasn't exactly the rarest thing to come by. Oh, and his Pokémon had levelled up a bit too! How nice!
Instead of pushing forward, like Pepperton was so prone to do, he started to make his way back. He wasn't sure what trainers were up ahead and had to make sure he could destroy every single one of them.
