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Opelucid Gym

Lina: Heh... Drayden still has his edge, I see.

Gino: <He's giving Tagg a run for his money, nyan!>

Opelucid Gym

[CA] Oh? What are they? Also, I just noticed your words... What's with their strange form?

-The Altaria is sliced by the boosted rocks-

<Drayden!Altaria: "Oof! How uncivilized! Throwing rocks at a bird like that!">

-Still, given the 5-level disparity of buffs, it doesn't do nearly as much as one would have hoped. We'll say somewhere between 12-15%, plus another 1/16 to the sandy winds-

Drayden: "... That should probably stop around now... Altaria's defense is excellent, but that means nothing if his foe can bring himself up back to his normal level... And... Higher attack will make manuvering later more... Challenging."

Drayden: "Altaria, move in close to your foe and project your voice with Sing!"

<Drayden!Altaria: "Still, I think your tenacity merits a reward, yes?">

-And moves in, circling over Rotor... And begins to sing a few more stanzas of his earlier tune in a voice directed at his target below-

<Drayden!Fraxure: *holds up a '0'*> >:(

Opelucid Center

Jacob: -To Herbert- "Heh. Yes, there are, I haven't implemented them yet, but yes, there are. Also I plan on eventually making it so if you have a Pokedex and you connect it to the game, you can add any of the Pokemon you've seen to your team in-game. And heh. I like my set up." -Neglects to tell Herbert he already had the aformentioned system set up and is testing it successfully-

-To Joseph- "Around 64 per-player is the most the game can handle right now."

Unovan Cave

Edge: <.... What do you mean lost, a couple?>

Opelucid Pokémon Center

-Lanie enters.-

And if you haven't? What Pokemon are available to use?

Opelucid Pokémon Center

It was possible to hear singing outside, and from the sounds of it, the source was coming to the Pokémon Center, the voice was also clearly Sakura's.

Rotor: -Falls asleep-

Darn it.

-Recalls Rotor-

Go Darner!

Darner: -Appears- <Whee!>

Signal Beam!

Darner: -Fires a multicolored beam of energy from her mouth at Altaria-

edited 22nd May '13 1:07:29 PM by rmctagg09

Opelucid

Shale: <Yeahgreatletsgobyeguys!>

-Shale waves a claw farewell at those in the Center, then follows Wrex-

Hasslemon

AG: I can think 0f cl0udySensati0n and pugnati0usReferee 0ff the t0p 0f my head.~

AG: Y0u sh0uld be able t0 find 0ut the m0nhandles 0f the 0thers if y0u dink ar0und en0ugh.~

AG: And I d0n't kn0w. It just seems to be a preset feature f0r s0me 0f us.~

Opelucid Pokemon Center

Herbert: Huh. Well, I don't even have a Pokedex, so as cool as that feature sounds, I don't think I'll be making much use of it. My random team is alright, I guess. Anyway, let's see what I can do with my team...

-He sends out his Bibarel to dam up the river in the middle of the map, with the Gallade he was lucky enough to acquire guarding them. He simply gives an absent wave at Lanie as she walks in, focused on the game.-

Herbert: Hey, Lanie.

Opelucid City

-Wrex wanders up to Sakura.-

Wrex: <Oh hello there! Why are you singing? We're looking for a Pidove! Have you seen one?>

A cave, somewhere in Unova

Deimos: Died. Little runts couldn't take the heat and refused to get out the frying pan. Still, it was only two or three. No big loss. And those that are left seem to have hardened up. A few even evolved. But let's see how they handle a real challenge...

-He presses a button on a nearby console, and a door in the arena slides open. A Salamance charges out, smashing into the brawling Pawniard and Bisharp and sending several flying.-

Titan: So that's what you needed to borrow Alpha for, Deimos? You have no imagination. You could have decreased the level of oxygen in the environment, see how well they fought when deprived of air. Or perhaps added some hazardous materials into the arena.

Deimos: Eh. Your half-feral Salamance seems like good enough motivation to evolve or die.

-looks over Herbert's shoulder-

What do you do in the game?

Opelucid

Nico: -Hears the singing- Hmm?

-Moves toward it-

Opelucid Pokecenter

-Umbra may be noticed by Herbert as he walks in with a drink-

Opelucid Center

Jacob: -Turns towards the exit- "........" -Pauses the session and stands up- "I have to go see something." -Walks outside towards the source of the singing-

"Sakura...?"

Unovan Cave

Edge: <...You let some of my soldiers die? To train them?> -Unnervingly calm-

Opelucid Gym

[CA] Huh... I'll note that. Wait a minute, just how many mons USE this thing anyways? ._.

-The Altaria is hit by the Signal Beam... Which while not blocked by 6 defense buffs...-

<Drayden!Altaria: "Oof!">

-But given tinted lens, it might as well have been normally effective anyways-

-Who at this point, is looking a bit fatigued, and down into what's probably the high red / low yellow from Rotor's combined shots, the boosted Signal Beam, and 4 turns of Sandstorm, which given no Sandstream, probably fades somewhere around here-

Drayden: "Excellent."

Drayden: "Altaria, use Roost!"

<Drayden!Altaria: *pant pant* "Give me a second to rest, I'll try to squeeze in a performance for you too.">

-And rests on the arena floor-

edited 22nd May '13 1:18:28 PM by TracerBullet

Opelucid Pokemon Center

Herbert: Well, it's an RTS. You gather resources, send out units, and eventually try to destroy your opponent's base. Now let's see...

-He takes advantage of Jacob's absence to farm resources and set up his troops, but looks up with a scowl upon seeing Umbra.-

Herbert: Oh. It's you again. Your Latios friend help change your diaper and tuck you into bed after your incident last night?

A cave, somewhere in Unova

-Titan's response is likewise deathly calm.-

Titan: I may not always agree with Deimos' methods, but they are certainly effective. I used similar methods to train my own team, in fact, although I may not have been quite so... aggressive.

Deimos: Aw man, look at the little bastards run! They think they can get away. Ah, this stuff is hilarious. I'm gonna have to start filming it.

-pokes Herbert sharply on the arm-

Opelucid Pokémon Center

Lanie: What game is that? I don't think I've ever seen it before.

Opelucid

Sakura was wearing headphones at the time and had her eyes closed, as such, she didn't hear or notice Wrex, fortunately, Seth and Hercules were with her and shook their heads at Wrex's question, Sakura just remained singing cheerfully as she entered the Pokémon Center

"... I will stretch out my hands

To hug you

I'm not letting anyone destroy

This colorful reality

I'm always going to believe it...

For a fabulous truth!

But if one day

Our shaken hearts start to get confused

Let's hold hands and run without hesitation

Because our friendship will always be present!''"

She sung, as she failed to notice everyone else around her.

edited 22nd May '13 1:23:25 PM by FullMoon

Well that's annoying, hope this works, even if it's not super effective as of yet. Ancientpower!

Darner: -Fires a number of rocks at Altaria while it's still Roosting-

Opelucid Center

Umbra: ...

-Twitches, but regains his composure-

Just to let you know, next time you try to kick me or anything like that I'll be glad to hand your ass to you myself. That is all.

-Sits down and sips his drink-

Don't worry.

Opelucid Pokemon Center

Herbert: Forgive me for not taking your threats seriously when I've seen you crying on the floor like a toddler who's dropped his Casteliacone, Umbra.

-He looks back at his screen, ordering a pair of Tauros to guard the entrance to his base.-

Herbert: You probably wouldn't have, Lanie. It's one Jacob made himself. I don't know if it's as good as Stellar Creation, but it's pretty good for a game made over a couple of weeks by a Metagross and his trainer. Although as I don't have an opponent at the moment, I'm stuck here just...

-He is interrupted by Sakura walking in, singing, and simply looks at her blankly.-

Herbert: ...You know, I'm certain there's a story behind this, but I'm probably better off not knowing it.

Opelucid City

Wrex: <Aw...>

-He wanders off, failing to notice that a Pidove has nested on his head and is now chirping happily.-

Opelucid Pokemon Center

-Having determined Herbert would do this, had set up building already, and a notification popped up on Herbert's screen-

Jacob: -Has become content to sit and listen, only midly paying attention to the game-

Unovan Cave

Edge: -Walks up to Deimos- <You know what I'd like to film? That seven hundred and eighty two ways I can fatally cut your body in this position. You know, test out how being made of swords really works.>

edited 22nd May '13 1:29:57 PM by Verax

-pokes him sharply again-

Hasslemon

AG: N0t sure~

AG: I did install it for quite a few members 0f the gr0up we're travelling with, th0ugh.~

Opelucid

-Shale however, does notice the Pidove-

Shale: <OhheyareyouthePidovewerelookingfor?>

Opelucid Gym

[CA] "Oh? What does it even take to install it?"

-The Altaria takes the AncientPower. Which isn't immediately affected by the boost-

<Drayden!Altaria: "Oof!">

-Who thanks to the effects of Roost, doesn't have its Flying subtype for that turn, and takes around 12-15% damage-

-Holding up a '7' in response-

<Drayden!Fraxure: "Not bad, but put more oomph into it!">

Drayden: "Use Fire Blast!"

<Drayden!Altaria: "Aww... But I wanted to show off my new son-">

<Drayden!Fraxure: "NO ONE CARES!">

-And a large plume of fire is sent towards the Yanmega-

edited 22nd May '13 1:31:00 PM by TracerBullet