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Post by Lucas Night on Aug 6, 2024 22:40:52 GMT
Lucas watched Sid’s response carefully. He seemed to be giving it a genuine try, everything else disregarded.
The spinarak, meanwhile, looked more than a little bewildered. He was meant to fight this big thing?! Yet, the unusual Tail Whip did disarm Iron…
… That didn’t stop him from skittering out of the way as the crystal-covered pokemon came at him. Chattering lowly, he’d spit sticky silk in the form of String Shot at the other pokemon. He’d pull on some of the string, as well, if any of it landed! Perhaps that would Constrict the other?
“I’m sure it’ll pay us back handsomely.” He was speaking little, as he often did when he felt things weren’t going especially his way. And, yet, the words were a bit of an olive branch. This venture could benefit both of them he’d deliberately said. The life style Lawrence enjoyed no doubt could only be better if his paycheck from Team Rocket was larger. The same was so of Lucas.
Shared profits was a fine way to make nice. Usually.
But, back to the battle: "Look at how dense Sid is. Do you actually think you'll be able to squeeze him, Iron?"
IRON the SHULIAN SPINARAK 50/50 HP male with the intimidate ability MOVES: pursuit, string shot, constrict, absorb, twineedle - 1 def TAIL WHIP hit! HORN ATTACK missed! Used STRING SHOT! Used CONSTRICT! (10 bp - 10 nve = 0 damage)
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Aug 7, 2024 13:29:06 GMT
His tail worked! It was smaller than Dashies and slower, and a lot stubbier too, but it worked! Only, then his attempt to try and use his tackle didnt work and the fairy type seemed to pause, lowering his head a moment only to find it stuck down against his feet by the string of the other pokemon. He tried to lift it up, only to find more around his head, pulling it down and he gave a small noise of distress at it all.
"Hey, im all for the Rockets getting a little stronger and if we need funding for that, sure. If we need bodies, sure. Anything to put those crystals in their place, and of course, cocktails" the blonde trainer replied to his co-worker, his words chosen clearly as he spoke before he turned his head, noting side trying to flick out his pebble of a tail at the other pokemon to get it to move back from him before jumping up, and trying to slam his now stuck down head on the bug. It seemed, he was not handling the battle well.50/50 - -1 Atk
CONSTRICT HIT SID USED TAIL WHIP SID USED HORN ATTACK - 65BP -5 (-1aTK) =60P
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Post by Lucas Night on Aug 11, 2024 15:05:24 GMT
Iron felt a small thrill of victory. He’d gotten his opponent tangled up, even if the effect was minimal. Now to figure out how to feed on him…! The inexperienced arachnid scuttled closer to his opponent as the two blondes spoke.
Lucas nodded. Now, that was the most fantastic thing he’d heard come out of Lawrence’s mouth in… Well. Focus on the positive. It was a fantastic thing that was said. “To cocktails and crushing Crystals,” he agreed.
Sid’s tail wasn’t an issue for Iron. The real problem was the fact the rhyhorn was coming at him. Lucas watched with unmasked disgust and frustration as the spinarak tried to scramble out of the way of the Horn Attack, only to get slammed into the ground.
He didn’t even bother to praise the thing for its efforts. At least Indigo hadn’t used such an ineffective move from the jump! “Ridiculous,” he muttered.
He’d need to use Ember eventually, but for now, it was Sumac’s turn. He nodded to the two-headed ekans. “You’re up.”
Finally. The poison type slithered forward, waiting to see who he would battle.
IRON the SHULIAN SPINARAK 0/50 HP male with the intimidate ability MOVES: pursuit, string shot, constrict, absorb, twineedle - 1 def TAIL WHIP missed! HORN ATTACK hit! ... IRON FAINTED! 75 win + (2 posts x 20 player) = 115 EXP for SID 30 lose + (2 posts x 20 player) = 70 EXP for IRON ANOTHER BATTLE IS OFFERED!SUMAC the S HULIAN EKANS120/120 HP male with the shed skin ability MOVES: wrap, leer, poison sting, glare, confusion, poison fangFirst turn offered to Lawrence's side for winning last round.
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Aug 12, 2024 14:25:13 GMT
Lars grinned, the battle was his and it seemed lucas even liked his sentiment too. Oh all the brownie points for him, even they did see the world differently, lars could appreicate that lucas sure as snorunt had his skills and it was good to see the blonde could see his too. Turning his head enough to see Sid wagging his tiny tail and nudging the bug type, lars rolled his eyes and returned the male in time to see lucas send out his own shulian pokemon.
Creepy looking thing, with the pair of heads, but seeing as the moment was offered, he'd work wit it. Lars sent out his water type, eyes narrowed in to a playful grin as he watched adaro flex out his arms. "Shall we show the boy your progress?" he asked, Adaro smirking as he muttered himself. "I heard your boss picked Charmander, i'd have been the natural foil to that, rumors are there was a squirtle out there "Night" in the name once" the water type called over to the snake pokemon, pulling his hands in to his shell before a blast of water jetted out from the inside.110/110- +1 Def ADARO USED WITHDRAW ADARO USED WATER GUN - 40BP + 11 (STAB) = 51p
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Post by Lucas Night on Aug 17, 2024 2:39:48 GMT
While one head focused on the way Adaro retreated into his shell and followed the arc of his water gun, the other processed the squirtle’s words. The water washed over the ekans’s scales with enough force to evoke a hiss from both mouths. Then, the body, obedient to the yellow eyed head with its yawning maw, slithered forward.
The white-eyed head Leered, but spoke rather than bit. “Maybe,” he supplied with all of the calm of a casual conversation. “I think he likes reptiles.”
Lucas didn’t hide his favoritism toward Ember any, at least. He also was protective of that other draconic thing that Sumac sometimes smelled. Or, at least, he had declined for most of the team except Ember and Sumac to meet him. Tom, at least, was a reptilian pokemon appreciator. With the lesser way Lucas treated Ichen and Sunday (previously) the snake wondered if that was true.
Perhaps he had a squirtle once. That would make sense. (The poison type hadn’t been told much about Lucas’s family.)
But, while this friendly chat was going on, the yellow-eyed head would try sinking its teeth into whatever fleshy bits it could find of Adaro. Venom would flow, too with Poison Fang’s strike. Would the blow hit and scrape anything except hard, protective shell? Would it taint his opponent?
Lucas watched thoughtfully. “I almost forgot you had that one.”SUMAC the S HULIAN EKANS69/120 HP male with the shed skin ability MOVES: wrap, leer, poison sting, glare, confusion, poison fangWATER GUN hit! Used LEER. Used POISON FANG! (50 bp + 12 stab - 5 adaro's def = 57 damage) (50% chance badly poisoned.)
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Aug 18, 2024 12:54:22 GMT
Adaro tucked his head out from his shell and smirked at the words of the snake pokemon, humming as he pulled himself out enough from the shell in order to plan his next attack, though the cover of the shell at least kept that leer away. It did not defend from the biting attack, the male unable to drag all his limbs back inside the shell with the time to keep any of them from being chewed on.
Wincing as he sheltered, the male reached out to the leg he could feel now sporting a new marking and he sighed softly. Turning the shell with his tail poking outside, he let off another blast of water with the hope of hitting the snake, and pushing himself away from it. "Oh thats it? Here i thought there was a fun story there" he called out from his confined space, as lars smirked to his co-worker. "Most do, its sort of the plan, stealth and snipers and all that" the man admitted, crossing his arms over his chest as he watched the battle continue.53/110- +2 Def LEER MISSED POISON FANG HIT nnfuCZ_Z (<50P) ADARO IS NOT POISONED ADARO USED WITHDRAW ADARO USED WATER GUN - 40BP + 11 (STAB) = 51p
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Post by Lucas Night on Aug 18, 2024 23:25:51 GMT
Adaro succeeded in putting space between himself and the primordial ekans. The beast dripped with water, setting off instincts which screamed to get clear of the magnetically charged plains while he was wet or risk disaster.
Now closer to being a wet blanket, the poison type stared blankly at his opponent. “How would a story be fun?” Two heads and no personality! What a shame! He really was just an ancient beastie, wasn’t he? And, the ancient beastie went right into lowering the golden eyed head for a Glare while the white eyed head rose to execute Confusion.
Lucas noted the way that Sumac had writhed uncomfortably when hit by Adaro’s Water Gun. In some ways, the ekans’s tendency to give into his instincts made him a natural at battling. In moments like this, though, the man was keenly aware of how it might make him unreliable when it came time to ignore those impulses.
“Our little secret then,” Lucas offered. Whatever ego-based issues he might have with Lawrence (anyone on the team, honestly) would never urge him to give away a useful member’s trade secrets. The Night man wanted Team Rocket to thrive.
Having strategies like Adaro’s hazy existence assisted in that. Ergo, he’d support it.
SUMAC the S HULIAN EKANS18/120 HP male with the shed skin ability MOVES: wrap, leer, poison sting, glare, confusion, poison fangWATER GUN hit! Used GLARE. Used CONFUSION. (50 bp + 12 stab = 62) (10% confusion chance.)
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Aug 20, 2024 14:44:05 GMT
Adaro sniggered as the other pokemon replied to him, "Well the way i hear it, your boss had a starter picked out and ready for him for years in his charmander. And a squirtle, waiting with the same name? Makes me wonder who had that waiting, or why. Dont think you ever wonder about things?" the male called back, laughing to himself as he tried to annoy the other male. He was a little too wrapped in his words though, getting caught in the glare of the pokemon and freezing in place for a few seconds before the blow came.
Lars rolled his eyes as Adaro began to wobble on his feet, looking up to lucas instead. "I had a choice when i started out, with the two i had. I had one shiny, easy to remember and notice and very much in to fighting and the like and one who likes the shadows. So, most people think Kossix was my sole starter and if that means we can strike as and when others forget, then thats all the more useful" the man explained as he reached for the pokeball of his water type, "Even if someone needs more work on the striking front" the man added s few seconds later as he returned the squirtle..53/110- +2 Def ADARO FAINTED
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Post by Lucas Night on Aug 22, 2024 23:50:34 GMT
“Yes.” What a dull, nothing of an answer. Yes, Sumac wondered about things. He wondered what he would eat next. He wondered when he would rest again. He wondered when he would get strong enough to evolve. He wondered when he might find it suitable to claim a territory. But, now, he wondered if he ought to wonder about more. No one else on his team had thought much of his single, simple-minded nature. Perhaps they found it pleasant that there was someone without a big agenda.
Maybe they just didn’t care as long as he wasn’t in their way. But, now he was curious. A squirtle for Lucas? Or, a squirtle belonging to another Night? He stretched his jaw in thought. That was going to bother him, which was rather annoying. He’d hoped a victory might be fully pleasant.
“That’s the closest thing to a legitimate reason to tolerate a shiny I’ve ever heard,” Lucas commented. “Is it worth the trouble?” He had to wonder. There were plenty of other flashy pokemon species that might have worked. Starters were not common by any means, but they also didn’t turn heads nearly as quickly as a shiny did.
Lucas found himself glad he didn’t have to try out Lawrence’s method. Even in this rare instance where one might prove a boon, he couldn’t imagine himself wanting to put up with an off-color pokemon. He was already picky enough as it was when a pokemon varied from their species standard.
“Good work, Sumac.” With that, the man returned the poison type, ignoring the long stare he’d given Adaro’s pokeball. He pulled out another pokeball. “Ember, you’re up.”
She appeared in a flash of white, looking eagerly about. "Jeez," she said, tail swishing behind her with its bright flame, "is it about to storm or something? Air feels gross."
EMBER the CHARMANDER160/160 HP female with the blaze ability MOVES: scratch, growl, beat up, ember, smokescreen, dragon rage 30 loss + (3 posts x 20 player) = 90 EXP for ADARO 75 win + (2 posts x 20 player) = 115 EXP for SUMAC I wanna call first turn for Ember since Sumac won last round, if that's okay.
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Aug 25, 2024 15:07:38 GMT
Lars shifted his pokeballs and settled one in his hand as lucas replied to him, chuckled as he took in the words. "Yes and no. Kossix isnt one of these useless shiny pokemon, he has issues but its nothing a warm towel cant fix and seeing as he can warm the towel and Adaro can wet it, most of the time, you barely notice his quirk. I know it'll get worse as he evolves, well, the lab suspects so, but we'll see" the man replied at first before he rolled the pokeball he had in his hands.
"Beyond that, he makes me easy to notice, and remember. Great for an alibi, great for telling a story or getting the idea on can be in a few places at once around too if you handle it right" he explained, the ball in his hand dropping from his fingers and hitting the ground, releasing another of his pokemon but not the one he intended. Shaking his head, he looked down to the kitten on the ground and moved to return her, only, then another of his pokeballs popped open and he rolled his eyes.
Seeing Lucas pick his next pokemon to battle, lars looked between the duo, the canine now checking over the kitten who was batting her away with her tail even if she was smiling softly. "Girls, Men talking. Battles happening" the man said in a clipped voice, the poochyena turning to growl softly at him while the skitty turned to the other female and waved her tail. "You battle? How nice for you, Lawrence tells me i need a stone to evolve so im not to dirty myself in the likes of fighting, do you enjoy it?" the feline asked the fire type, her mate beside her still locking eyes with their trainer as both glared at one and other.130/130 - Level stats
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Post by Lucas Night on Aug 31, 2024 18:00:18 GMT
That seemed paradoxical. Lawrence said Kossix wasn’t a useless shiny, and yet he had to quickly clarify the thing needed specific maintenance. Even worse, the issue would only exacerbate with evolution! Well, what was the point in that? Pokemon that could evolve were clearly meant to. Wasn’t that reality’s way of dismissing the poor thing?
Oh well. That was Lawrence’s issue, not Lucas’s. “I can see the merit in that,” he said, very polite and more than a touch condescending. The man was religious, wasn’t he? Actively so, that is. Everyone more or less believed in the nigh undeniable, but, well, Lucas didn’t have specific believes that influenced him.
Maybe dear ole pious Lawrence felt his god expected him to give some leeway to the unfortunate. Good for him, Lucas supposed.
… Well, that wasn’t true—that Lucas didn’t have any beliefs. His were just more rooted in the mundane and vintage. “Let them talk,” he encouraged. “Girls ought to be sociable. Ember, take a little time to say hello.” He owed the poor fire type after she couldn’t meet up with her vulpix friend so easily. Maybe this skitty might be compensation?
“It’s wonderful.” Ember swished her tail, examining the smaller female. “You’ll evolve without building up much strength… What are you for? Do you heal? Status moves, maybe?” She flexed her claws, showing off her sharper bits. “Lucas doesn’t ask me to battle anyone beneath me, so it’s always very nice.”
EMBER the CHARMANDER160/160 HP female with the blaze ability MOVES: scratch, growl, beat up, ember, smokescreen, dragon rage Leaving the formatting here 'cause I don't wanna do it again later.
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Sept 1, 2024 14:18:20 GMT
Morgren blinked a couple times as the fire type spoke, shaking her head at the females tone and words. "Well, sort of. I dont like to battle, i like to research and learn of the world, and the next one, so i guess i try to use my moves to assist my team mates rather than directly damage" the female explained, though by this stage, Grave had been listening and her glare moved from Lars to the other female.
"Sorry, what? Beneath you? Who decides whos lower than you, huh? And whos to say strength is all in someones level? I bet Momo knows stuff you aint never heard of, and thats real strong when ya need it" the dark type bristled, hackles beginning to raise on her back as she replied to the fire type. Morgren redded a little at the nickname before she moved her tail, trying to gently tap the canine on the head but she ducked under it this time, moving a little closer to the fire type with a low growl in her throat.130/130 - Level stats
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Post by Lucas Night on Sept 9, 2024 20:47:08 GMT
Oh, researcher. Ember listened with mild interest. All of that scientific (or, mystical, since Morgren had mentioned the next world) stuff wasn’t up her alley. Nor, necessary for her. But, good for the skitty that she had a role to play! So, you can imagine her confusion when Gravewolf snarled at her.
“... Obviously strength plays into how experienced you are,” she dismissed, attempting to use her tail’s fire to make the poochyena back off with a swish of it. “I’m sure she knows plenty. That’s her role. What are you acting so insecure for?” She further waved off the dark type’s questions with a literal flick of her wrist. “If you were beneath me, Lucas would have already returned me and sent someone else to deal with you. Really, all this blustering isn’t cute.”
True enough, Lucas hadn’t done a thing to intervene… Yet. He was wondering if this bit of socialization was going to devolve into the girls figuring out a pecking order or the like between themselves, though.
EMBER the CHARMANDER160/160 HP female with the blaze ability MOVES: scratch, growl, beat up, ember, smokescreen, dragon rage Leaving the formatting here 'cause I don't wanna do it again later.
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Post by Lawrence Moone on Sept 10, 2024 13:39:41 GMT
Growl still rolling through her, Grave stayed between her mate and the new female in front of them even as the other female seemed to try to keep her back. "Nah, i just got a real thing against showy types like you who seem to think someones strength and their ability are different things" she growled out, her tone not per-say relaxing but not getting any worse, for sure.
"We hear quite often how the fact I'll need an item to evolve, and Gravewolf here needs levels means she will end up stronger than me and its very common for some to look at myself and see a weak pokemon due to a lack of battling time and levels. My partner merely takes this personally due to her protective nature" the feline explained, trying to move beside the canine to calm her down and only managing to make her shuffle a little further and faster to hold the line between herself and the fire type. 130/130 - Level stats
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Post by Lucas Night on Sept 14, 2024 1:38:38 GMT
Were they mad? Ember tilted her head away. “You’re proving it, though. You’re stronger, so you’re protecting her.” Here, the effort to turn the growling poochyena away would turn from a wave of her flaming tail into Ember pointedly pressing the tip of her claw against the side of the dark type’s nose. If heat wouldn’t do the trick, maybe pressure on a sensitive bit would.
“There’s nothing wrong with it,” she insisted. “I’m sure you’re very talented in your area. Why shouldn’t I recognize that instead of lying about something you aren’t even trying too hard in?”
Lucas turned his gaze from the gaggle of girls onto Lars. “You’ve vaccinated your team against pokerus, right?” He was sure the other man had, but it was the skitty and his own charmander who were talking things out with seeming calm. The poochyena was the only one growling. He had to be sure.
EMBER the CHARMANDER160/160 HP female with the blaze ability MOVES: scratch, growl, beat up, ember, smokescreen, dragon rage Leaving the formatting here 'cause I don't wanna do it again later.
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