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Post by Niko Vesper on Apr 8, 2024 22:04:10 GMT
"Oh, yeah, this stuff is great!"
Nightwing glided excitedly above the sand-covered ground, brushing the sand with her wings here and there as she went. Obviously, she quite enjoyed being in her natural element, and Niko wasn't too surprised to see this. Nightwing had responded positively to the idea of becoming more "in touch" with her Ground typing, so to speak, and even seemed to think that she'd somehow learn how to do so just by playing around in it for long enough.
Niko would have to tell her eventually, though, that just wasn't going to happen. From his research, he learned it was unlikely that his Gligar would naturally learn any Ground moves at all. If she were to use any damaging Ground moves, he'd have to go to a tutor, or somehow get his hands on a TM. Neither sounded great to him, but he supposed he should've known what he was getting into when he brought a Gligar onto the team. After all, he also had a Kabuto, which would take ages to learn a single STAB move via simple training.
At least Nightwing was enjoying her time in the sand, and even seemed to be working well with it. She could kick up a good amount of it if she tried, and even seemed able to hide in the stuff. That was an interesting little detail.
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Post by Vulpix on Apr 8, 2024 22:42:01 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Apr 16, 2024 4:56:11 GMT
After being on the bench for quite a while, Niko was giving a rather interesting Pokemon in his possession a chance to prove himself. It was a Tropius that he'd won unexpectedly from the plaza, and he initially didn't think much of it...that is, until he learned a bit about just what the Tropius was potentially capable of.
Cavendish sent a few sharp leaves zooming towards a nearby target. He didn't seem to have much issue in doing so on the outset, and from what Niko could see, he was fairly accurate in his strikes. "Not bad," Niko said aloud, inspecting the target. "Looks like you have good aim, at least."
"Thanks," Cavendish replied. "I figured taking my time to aim would pay off. Don't want to rush things when it's just training."
Niko looked at the long-neck curiously. The big guy seemed pretty casual about the whole affair, which he wasn't really looking for himself. He was honestly hoping the Tropius would take the matter of training more seriously.
"Why don't you fire off a good few more? See how accurate you can link up multiple shots," Niko suggested, stepping away from the target. This seemed like a bit of a big ask for Cavendish, but nonetheless, he figured there'd be no harm in trying. Maybe his aim was even better than he thought.
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Post by Vulpix on Apr 16, 2024 9:08:54 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Apr 23, 2024 0:43:17 GMT
Xiphos spun in place, sending the metal jacks around him flying across the room in multiple directions. As they'd done before, they were training his Rapid Spin, his overall best attacking move. It was stronger than Scratch and it could clear away nearby hazards. The latter seemed like it would be a useful function in the future, even outside of combat...really, there was only one issue with the move that Niko could see. As it turned out, clearing ground hazards meant that they had to end up going somewhere, and after being hit in the face with a jack from across the room for the second time, Niko decided that Xiphos would need to work on his technique a bit more.
From behind a layer of glass, he felt a lot safer as the Kabuto practiced, and as he was getting back into it, it seemed like it'd be a very simple and straightforward training session. In fact, it would take a while for any sort of further problem to rear its head. With all that quick spinning, even Xiphos began to become a bit dizzy. Less so that a human would in his perspective, but still enough for Niko to decide that they'd gone on for long enough.
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Post by Gardeon on Apr 23, 2024 0:44:59 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Apr 29, 2024 22:08:14 GMT
It hadn't been long before Niko realized that Cavendish's capabilities were far beyond what he initially expected from a young Pokemon like him. Sure, he was a big guy, and didn't evolve into anything (he was pretty sure), but even still, he had access to some impressive attributes.
As the Tropius stood in front of a large wind turbine at the back of a room in the Dojo, he seemed...fairly nonchalant, actually. Sure, affecting such a large contraption might seem daunting, but with what he had, he stood a decent chance of getting it spinning. All he had to do was aim his wings ever so slightly, put a bit of muscle into them, and...
Sure enough, with each flap of his wings, large gusts of air were being sent out, alongside a veritable torrent of sharp leaves. The leaves were sharp, of course, but with how well-built the turbine was supposed to be, that didn't seem to be a big problem. As Cavendish continued, the gale of wind and leaves began to spin the turbine, albeit rather slowly. He was still fairly inexperienced, so it wasn't anything spectacular, and after a while, his wing flaps began to lose their power, but overall, Niko had to admit that he was intrigued. How did such a young Pokemon already know a move like Leaf Storm?
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Post by Vulpix on Apr 29, 2024 22:10:12 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on May 7, 2024 0:07:03 GMT
After having spent a good amount of time feeling frustrated, Shard was just about ready to try and prove herself with another round of training. After she sharpened up her claws and gave a few practice swings, she felt confident enough to start wrecking all sorts of stuff.
She brought her arms down on a large boulder, smashing it to pieces beneath her. She punched holes in sheet metal as if she were punching paper. She even got the opportunity to put her cutting skills to use, successfully cutting wood, cloth, and cardboard into small sections. It was a simple enough process, but it showed what she was capable of well enough.
The problem was, though...Shard wasn't all too satisfied with the whole ordeal. Sure, she got some satisfaction from what she was able to accomplish, but she couldn't help but feel like something was wrong. Maybe it was the fact that they were testing her strength again? Obviously, there were other things she could've been doing with her training than destroying more rocks and metal and such. But even moving past that, she felt like she could've been doing better somehow. Did she just have to try harder? Because she was trying as hard as she could! How much better could she really do?
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Post by Persian on May 7, 2024 1:42:48 GMT
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Important Info
Season
Good news, Autumn is here! The sticky heat of the summer is finally gone, but the bad news? Its gotten very cold very fast. Berrys have fallen early from their perches, fruit and food is getting caught in snap frosts and icy mornings and this is leading to very cold mornings, pokemon getting desprate quickly and dark and chilly evenings
Next season change ~ May 20th
Swarming Pokemon!
Encouraged Characters
Currently, our character numbers are pretty even, so aside from us gently encouraging more civilians and breeders...go nuts!
Numbers of Gijinka on site have dropped, too, so they're open to be applied for at the moment- though, if you're interested, go check out the adoptable threads for many wanted ones! They could always use players! ;-)
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Trainers
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♂ 07
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♀ 02
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Police
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♂ 03
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♀ 02
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Civilians
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♂ 02
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♀ 01
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Team Rocket Members
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♂ 06
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♀ 06
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Coordinators
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♂ 03
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♀ 02
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Rangers
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♂ 03
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♀ 06
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Breeders
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♂ 01
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♀ 03
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Gijinka
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♂ 07
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♀ 06
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Humans
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♂ 18
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♀ 16
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Total
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♂ 25
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♀ 22
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