Teamwork - Leo/Wild

[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD

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WORDS: 194  ||  TAG: Hallie Narina Gigalith

Leo watched as the two pokemon continued to converse between themselves and the group, noting the surprised look on the Pansage caused Leo to cock his head to one side in a quizzical manner. Arceus it was difficult not knowing what they were saying. Thankfully, following Sunburst and Peef's input, Hallie explained to Leo the words that had been said, causing the teen to let loose a soft sigh before crouching down to the two pokemon again. "Hey... We all have things we would like to work on when it comes to ourselves. Having a friendship like you two have brings that support network and encouragement!" Leo spoke softly as a warm smile stretched across his face. "There is no pressure for you to do what you do not wish to do. The main focus right now is getting you better. So why don't we get going?" With that the teen reached down in an attempt to gather the Beldum into his arms. "I'll give you that lift so you can conserve your energy!" Turning to the Pansage he smirked slightly. "You can ride on my shoulder of you want so you don't feel left out." he chuckled.

[Gigalith]

Hallie Narina  Leo Lockward

Though the Pansage was acting rather bashful in regards to his capabilities, the encouragement he received from both sides seemed to help a bit. He might not have been league battle-ready by any means, but it wasn't like a Pokemon had to be in order to be worthwhile to their trainer, and being reassured of this fact helped reassure the Grass monkey. "Yeah, okay, that's all good to hear," he said. "Whenever Dummy's ready to make the decision, I'll follow him, I guess. For now, though..."

Since the Beldum was going to be carried around by the humans, the Pansage wasn't going to be left out just yet. At Leo's offer to carry him on his shoulder, the small simian gave a quick nod and went to climb up onto the teen. Doing so would prove to be a bit of an awkward affair, like having a Meowth climb up one's pants, but fortunately, once the Pansage got up onto Leo's shoulder, he only needed a few seconds to steady himself.

"There we go. C'mon, then, folks, let's get going! The longer we wait, the longer Dummy has to spend all scuffed up!"

Level - 15

Gender - Male

Ability - Gluttony

Moves - Scratch, Fury Swipes, Lick, Leer, Play Nice, Disarming Voice

Level - 11

Gender - N/A

Ability - Light Metal

Moves - Take Down

[Hallie Narina]

Hallie Ashley Narina

A hazy little sapling

Hallie looked between leo and the pair of pokemon, a soft smile on her face before she turned to her own pokemon and then reached out to them. In the time it took the grass type to scale her new freind and settle itself on him, as comfy as it could for the journey. She stroked both of the males, taking a moment to ground herself and take a breath before she turned at the chirpy tone of the grass type and nodded.

Taking her chance to lead the way, seeing as she didnt have a pokemon to carry or one to offer a ride to, she darted in front of the elder trainer and started to skip up the path with Peef quickly moving to copy her movements behind her. Sunburst on the other hand, or hoof, stuck closer to leo and began to glance around the ground, seemingly remembering where he was now the first worry had been addressed and curious what else was out around them right now, and worried for it.

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	Leo Lockward Gigalith

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[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD

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WORDS: 190  ||  TAG: Hallie Narina Gigalith

Leo offered the small grass type a warm smile as he began to respond to the teen's words, as he scooped up the small robot pokemon. Waiting a moment for the Pansage to decide what he wanted to do, he was almost taken by surprise as the felt the back of his shirt being tugged at quite aggressively. Shuffling around himself, Leo made efforts not to drop the Beldum as the Pansage used him as a climbing frame before eventually perching himself down on the teen's shoulder. "Are you both comfortable?" Leo queried, chuckling slightly as he shifted his gaze between the Beldum and Pansage and offering both a soft smile.  Hallie had gone charging ahead with Peef causing the teen to chuckle softly before taking a deep breath and made a start, following in her steps. Sunburst stayed back with Leo and the two newbies and Ember dashed to walk alongside the Ponyta. "I'm guessing you know where you're going?" the teen called across to Hallie who was cheerily skipping up the path. Leo was lost to begin with so he had absolutely no idea where the nearest pokemon centre was.

[Gigalith]

Hallie Narina  Leo Lockward

With both wild Pokemon looking fairly content with the current arrangement they had with the trainers, there was little else to worry about beyond moving towards the nearest center. Of course, getting there hinged on them actually knowing where it was, so if Leo didn't know where to go...well, hopefully, if nothing else, they'd figure things out.

At least for a little while, the group would be able to make their way through the jungle in relative peace. With no more Pokemon jumping out at them or, for that matter, rocketing towards them, Hallie and the others could skip to their hearts' content.

Eventually, though, things would change. In the distance, the sound of a shocked human scream would become audible, along with the sound of a commotion that sounded like a very one-sided Pokemon battle. Perhaps someone was in danger, or simply losing a Pokemon battle really badly? In any case, it didn't sound like an all-too innocent affair...

[Hallie Narina]

Hallie Ashley Narina

A hazy little sapling

Hallie chuckled as she head leo's question, turning her head back to him and raising an eyebrow. "hey, who was out here to train their team and get stronger and who got their butt lost? Follow the breeder, shes got mental maps" the girl called back, lifting one hand up and tapping a finger to the side of her head before she giggled and turned back to keep moving forwards.

She was for the most part able to move quickly, darting here and here around logs and trees that she knew her freinds would not be able to pass until she paused and noted Peef looking off to one side, the girl focusing in this direction before she frowned softly. Tilting her head to one side, she stopped moving entirely and looked towards the sounds, pointing one finger to the path. "You only need to go a bit more this way, but something sounds....funny" she directed before started to walk slowly and carefully towards the source of the sounds, giving leo the choice on what to do next.

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	Leo Lockward Gigalith

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[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD

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WORDS: 138  ||  TAG: Gigalith Hallie Narina

Listening to the younger girls comments, Leo couldn't help but laugh, almost awkwardly. "Well... I can't argue with that... I did get lost!" he chuckled before taking a deep breath and continued on the path that he was being lead on. Arceus this girl was fast! Leo followed as quickly as he could, but slow enough that the Pansage didn't fall off his shoulder. "Hey slow do-" she stopped. A moments silence before a scream became more apparent. "Something definitely sounds funny alright..." the teen responded to the young girls comments. Pausing to think for a moment, he looked to the Beldum and Pansage he was currently carrying. "How are you feeling little one?" he questioned the small robot. "It sounds like someone may be in trouble... Do you think you have it in you to come with us to check it out?"

[Gigalith]

Hallie Narina  Leo Lockward

Though the two wild Pokemon in the trainers' possession were rather startled by the surprising screaming sound, they seemed to calm down before too long. The Pansage on Leo's shoulder attempted to look out to see what the commotion was, but too much of the jungle was in the way. Nonetheless, he and his Beldum friend seemed curious about whatever was happening, and though there was some hesitance, they seemed to be in general agreement with each other.

"Sounds like it could be pretty bad. Maybe we should go check to see what's going on." 

"Yeah, we may as well. For all we know, it could be someone who's in as much of a bad spot as I was."

So right there, they had two votes for going to see what was happening near them. If Leo were to agree with them, then the group could probably make their way there right away. And if they were to do so...they would come across quite the startling scene. 

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A short while away, two trainers and their Pokemon could be found. One was a woman with a small fairy for a companion, while the other was a much more sinister-looking woman with two whole Pokemon...both of which had just finished off the first girl's poor Pokemon 

"How could you do this?!" the first girl rebuked. "Using two Pokemon to fight one?"

The woman in black shrugged. "At least I'm not the one using a Pokemon whose only attacks are completely randomized."

            

Level - 14

Gender - Female

Ability - Battle Armor

Moves - Bite, Acupressure, Leer, Knock Off, Pin Missile, Whirlwind

Level - 15

Gender - Female

Ability - Water Compaction

Moves - Absorb, Harden, Astonish, Sand Attack, Sand Tomb, Swallow

[Hallie Narina]

Hallie Ashley Narina

A hazy little sapling

Hallie turned her head as she heard the chatter of the pokemon behind her, looking between them and leo and then catching the nod from Sunburst beside them, Taking the given hint, she took off at much more of a run towards the sound, concerned that indeed someone else was in a state and needing helping. What would the grass type have done if she and leo hadn't come by after all, what if that happened to someone else?

Shaking the thought away, she pulled up in her run just before running in to the other trainer. pale green eyes scanned the scene in front of her, ears processing the comments offered before she heard leo catching up behind her and therefore, her pokemon too. Peef snorted at her side, seemingly a little confused by the scene before him but hallie was happy to correct the record. "Hey! Bully! Cut that out! You know thats cheating! How would you like it if we evened the scores!" she called over, pointing a hand to the uniform she knew all too well.

Of course he didnt take the cue, but a turn of his brother and trainers head told sunburst that was meant for him, the male trotting forwards a little on edge before he took a breath and then growled softly, a small comment to himself really, but it was able to hit both of the other pokemon. In the next moment, he rushed the one he knew, the one he knew was a bug type no less, and tried to wrap it, and himself, in flames.

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	Leo Lockward Gigalith 150/150 - Level Stats SUNBURST USED GROWL ON BOTH POKEMON SUNBURST USED FLAME WHEEL ON SKORPI - 60BP + 15 (STAB) + 10 (SE) = 85P

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[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD

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WORDS: 239  ||  TAG: Hallie Narina Gigalith

Stopping to listen to both the Pansage and the Beldum who were in agreement with the idea of checking out the source of the sounds heard in the distance, Leo nodded affirmatively, before noting Hallie who had already shot off in the direction. "Hey wait up!" picking up the pace as much as he could without putting the two pokemon at risk of falling he proceeded along the trail until he came cross two trainers who had clearly just battled and in an obviously unfair manner. That outfit... this was a Team Rocket attack. Leo cast a glare towards the opposing trainer and was about to speak when Hallie called out, labelling the trainer a bully and a cheat. Pausing for a moment, Leo shifted his gaze to the young breeder before letting loose a soft sigh. "Well. I guess that's one way of wording it!" turning back to the Team Rocket member. It took a moment, however Sunburst began to advance on the opposition, before rushing the Skorupi. "Ember, could you go and help?" the teen spoke to his young fox pokemon who looked up to him and nodded before she rushed over to the Ponyta, She looked towards the sandy creature with glowing eyes, in an attempt to disrupt the pokemon, before turning to the bug type and making a flame covered dash. Stepping closer, Leo shifted his gaze to the stranger that had recently been defeated. "Are you okay Miss?"  EMBER used Confuse Ray on SANDYGHAST EMBER used Flame Charge on SKORUPI - 40 + 13 (STAB) + 10 (SE) = 63   Name - Ember Level - 13 HP - 130/130 EXP - 20/169 Gender - Female Ability - Flash Fire Moves - Ember, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Flame Charge (EM), Confuse Ray

[Gigalith]

Hallie Narina  Leo Lockward

The Team Rocket member leered at the poor girl in front of her, beginning to tap her foot in an impatient manner as she tried to address her. "Alright, lady, you know how it goes," she said, reaching her hand out as if expecting the defeated trainer to give her something. "Your Togepi's coming with me. Plus whatever else you've got, too-"

She was barely able to finish her sentence before the two trainers arrived. The Team Rocket member scowled, as if silently cursing her bad luck, as the other girl gained what looked to be a spark of hope. "Seriously?" the Rocket asked frustratedly as Hallie and Leo sent out their own Pokemon to engage hers. 

Getting the first turn in before the Rocket could would prove beneficial, to say the least. Though both of her Pokemon were quick on their feet, the two focusing their attacks on the one weak to Fire would prove overwhelming to the Skorupi. Sunburst's Flame Wheel was narrowly dodged, but this ended up mattering little when Ember came charging in and knocked the bug aside. Compounding the trouble the Rocket's Pokemon were in, though the Sandygast wasn't technically harmed, it ended up being hit with confusion and began sloshing and sliding around haphazardly.

Suffice to say, the Rocket was frustrated with how things were already turning out for her, but as for the other girl, she seemed quite relieved. "Yes, sir, and thank goodness you two came!" she replied to Leo. "I'm afraid I just wasn't ready to defend myself against two whole Pokemon at once-"

"Quiet!" the Rocket interrupted her. "Venom, Pitfall, counterattack! Now!"

Growl and Flame Charge hit the Skorupi, and Confuse Ray hit the Sandygast!

Skorupi uses Leer on both and Knock Off on Ember (65BP-5atk=60, 65 if Leer hits, removes items)!

Sandygast uses Harden and Sand Tomb on Sunburst (WnOG0ayP Sand Tomb fails)!

            

Level - 14

Gender - Female

Ability - Battle Armor

Moves - Bite, Acupressure, Leer, Knock Off, Pin Missile, Whirlwind

77/140 | Status: -1atk

Level - 15

Gender - Female

Ability - Water Compaction

Moves - Absorb, Harden, Astonish, Sand Attack, Sand Tomb, Swallow
145/150 | Status: +1 def, Confused (4 more turns)

[Hallie Narina]

Hallie Ashley Narina

A hazy little sapling

Her anger entirely taking her focus, hallie paid little attention to Leo and the other trainer, to other pokemon really but her eyes did dart to the vulpix as it dove in to help. It was not her pokemon, she knew this, but all the same she pointed to the bug type and she found words just coming. "Focus on one, take it out so the other will then be over-whelmed" she said to the pokemon, not the trainer, and then caught herself.

As tempted as she was to begin giving off orders to a Pokémon which was not her own, she didnt want to be that much of a overbearing die hard who just stepped in to these things. As such, her eyes focused on her own pokemon only to find sunburst seemingly having been spared by the by this turn, or maybe, luck. Lifting his head to growl again, hopefully he could weaken the duo before he moved in for another of the same attack, trying to at the worst force the bug to be much more open to being hurt and at best, take it out.

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	Leo Lockward Gigalith 150/150 - Level Stats SUNBURST USED GROWL ON BOTH POKEMON SUNBURST USED FLAME WHEEL ON SKORPI - 60BP + 15 (STAB) + 10 (SE) = 85P

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[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD

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WORDS: 211  ||  TAG: Hallie Narina Gigalith

Leo nodded to the girl as she spoke to him of the actions of the team rocket thug. "Don't worry. We can take it from here, no one is stealing your pokemon today." Leo spoke firmly before turning to the ensuing battle. Hallie was clearly not calm about the situation and she began to speak to Ember as if she was her own. Ember looked to her for a moment then to her trainer as if to seek his confirmation that she was to do as the young girl said. In doing so, the small fox had avoided the leer of the bug type, however she was not quite so lucky with the follow up attack which collided with her before Leo had a chance to warn her. Taking a moment to shake off the hit, Ember scowled slightly before leaping froward again. Whipping her tails initially in an attempt to catch the two opponents off guard before once more dashing forward in a fiery charge towards the Skorupi. Hallie was right, they needed to focus on one at a time to make the fight easier. "Good job Ember! Keep it up!" Shifting his gaze to the Beldum and then to the Pansage. "Are you guys alright? We should be able to get going shortly!"   LEER MISSED KNOCK OFF HIT EMBER used Tail Whip on SANDYGHAST & SKORUPI EMBER used Flame Charge on SKORUPI - 40 + 13 (STAB) + 10 (SE) = 63 (68 if Tail Whip is successful)    Name - Ember Level - 13 HP - 70/130 EXP - 20/169 Gender - Female Ability - Flash Fire Moves - Ember, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Flame Charge (EM), Confuse Ray

[Gigalith]

Hallie Narina  Leo Lockward

"Pitfall, stop being useless!" the TR member demanded petulantly. Obviously, the two trainers had showed up at an inconvenient time for her, and with the Sandygast's confusion and the Skorupi being weak to the attacks thrown at it, it was an uphill battle for her. The Skorupi at least seemed confident, given it managed to get a hit in, but it was also the main focus of both trainers, so it was only a matter of time before it went down.

And sure enough, it did, as it tried and failed to scuttle out of the way of Sunburst's attack and was left lying on the jungle floor. By the time Ember even reached the Skorupi, it was already down for the count. That meant her and Sunburst now had to deal with the Sandygast, who was now all alone. That Pokemon at least had an advantage over both of them individually, but having to fight both, the odds weren't in its favor. The Rocket seemed to know this, as pretty much right after her Skorupi went down, she started looking around, as if trying to find a good escape route.

As for the two wild Pokemon, they were pretty much along for the ride. The fight breaking out so suddenly seemed to startle them a bit, but seeing the two trainers put in some serious work seemed to bring them some peace. The Pansage met Leo with a look of confidence, while the Beldum waited wearily to see when the fighting would be over.

"We're fine, I think," the Pansage replied. "With the rate you're at, I'd imagine that woman in black will be running soon."

Growl and Flame Wheel hit the Skorupi, and Tail Whip hit the Sandygast!

Skorupi fainted!

Sandygast uses Harden and Sand Tomb on Sunburst (Sst_9x8V 35BP+10SE+15STAB=60, traps for 4-5 turns)!

            

Level - 14

Gender - Female

Ability - Battle Armor

Moves - Bite, Acupressure, Leer, Knock Off, Pin Missile, Whirlwind

0/140 | Status: Fainted

Level - 15

Gender - Female

Ability - Water Compaction

Moves - Absorb, Harden, Astonish, Sand Attack, Sand Tomb, Swallow
145/150 | Status: +1 def, Confused (3 more turns)

[Hallie Narina]

Hallie Ashley Narina

A hazy little sapling

Her plan worked, well it seemed either leo was agreeing with her plan and tactics or his pokemon was at the very least. They had the bug down and now it was for the harder of the other pokemon, though seeing the confuse ray fire off, the breeder grinned a smug little smirk and then nodded her head. "Not so fun when the shoe is on the other foot, is it?" she called over to the woman in black, her tone as smug as her face now.

Sunburst for his part now felt a little stuck, hitting that thing with fire type moves was not going to go best well but the fox beside him seemed to have aided with her weird confusing attack. Using that as cover, the male risked getting in closer, growling as he went before he twisted around and tried to kick a back hoof as hard as he could in to the pokemons side.

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	Leo Lockward Gigalith 90/150 - Level Stats SAND TOMB HIT (1/4) SUNBURST USED GROWL SUNBURST USED HIGH HORSE POWER ON SANDYGAST - 90bp -5 (+1Def) = 85p

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