A Little Late Edition. Archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Pokemon%20QuestTwitter: https://twitter.com/GobbleQMPokemon, items, and summary: http://pastebin.com/tSNKt0WmFAQ and general concepts: http://pastebin.com/Ht1Q5E1p Themes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4jkHr2MaRoNice playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kJ9wp-mog8&feature=share&list=PL361E683BA95898C0 General rules: There is a 10 minute voting period after each post, and 5 minute voting period for combat votes. Non-contradictory votes will be combined as best as possible. There are occasional roles to keep things organic, but mostly it goes by voters choice. Unless specified otherwise, the best of 3 rolls is the result, and rolling high is good. Write-ins for all votes or always welcome and encouraged. Put your own spin on it, suggest dialogue, add an addendum, or anything else. Just because some options specify to write in, doesn't mean that they aren't welcome for anything else. They may not all make it into the post or be altered to fit in, but I'll do my best to at least try to address the spirit of the write-in. Very important or contentious votes may be redone in a stricter voting system as it comes up. Badges: 3 Current Party:Devon (Houndoom)Destiny (Horsea)Vlad (Golbat)Zappy Dan (Magnezone)Trunks (Phantump)Nibbles (Tyrunt)
>>31548242Thanks for the hotel lewdbin Gobble.
>>31548247Oops! I knew I forgot something!http://pastebin.com/wdzjY3Jp
"Alright, if this is good with everyone, here's my plan."Vance, Robin, and Jeanine all look to you at attention.You take a breath and begin. "I agree with Jeanine, she should help Vance train his Pokemon." She nods. "You two should focus on getting them to listen well and quick and then worry about moves after that." Vance nods now too. "And Vance, when you're done, you and I will have a practice battle."He smiles confidently. "Don't underestimate me. I won't go easy." Good, he's got the right mindset. You were worried he'd let his lack of experience a trainer get to him.You turn to Robin. "I think would should let Dan and Golem help each other out. Lets have them wrestle. Not battle, but just push each other outside of a ring."The small redhead that makes life worth living nods. "That's a good idea!" Knowing that she's on the same page means a lot."I need your help with something too," you put a hand on her shoulder. "Can you and Houndour help me teach Devon Flamethrower?"She smiles. "Okay! That won't take long."You hope she's right. You have a lot of training to get done. You also plan on training Devon separately, as well as Trunks, Destiny, and Nibbles.The park by the Pokemon center looks too small for everyone to have that many Pokemon practicing new and potentially haywire moves at once. You need a large space.>It's a little out of the way, but you're too too far from the edge of town>This city has a ton of abandoned warehouse. Just find one of those. It'll be quick>Wait, change the training plan (Specify)>Something else.
>>31548379>This city has a ton of abandoned warehouse. Just find one of those. It'll be quickExpedient, even.>>31548304Thanks for writing!
>>31548379>It's a little out of the way, but you're too too far from the edge of townI'm assuming this is supposed to say "you're NOT too far from the edge of town"
Fuck yes, I'm on time for once!>>31548379>This city has a ton of abandoned warehouse. Just find one of those. It'll be quick
>>31548379>It's a little out of the way, but you're too too far from the edge of townLets avoid burning down any warehouses.
>>31548379>It's a little out of the way, but you're too too far from the edge of town
>>31548422Yeesh. I'm just starting and already have the bad typos going. You are correct.
>>31548475Are you high again?
>>31548304
Gobble, you didn't plug your quest in the stream!
You decide to head out of town. You'll have more space and privacy."Huh, Pokemon Vitamins Plus."You snap out of your thoughts and look where Vance is reading. There's a small, out of the way store on the way out of town. You wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't come this way. Vance just sort of wanders in as you get closer. You'd be upset with him for stalling the training, but you're a little curious too. You follow with the other girls.The shop is very plain. There's a kind looking skinny old man. It's not hot outside, but the cramped shop seems to be keeping the heat in. He waves at you then continues fanning himself with one hand and tuning an ancient looking television with the other.Everyone is already inspecting the rows of supplements and vitamins."I didn't know this was even a thing," Vance says, bending over to read the labels.(continued)
>>31548832Jeanine takes a package of supplements and inspects them. "These are pretty ideal, actually. You usually can't find these that often." She stops reading and notices everyone giving her a look. "What? I know a thing or two about pharmaceuticals. I'm not 'just' an Aura reader you know."She seems a little on edge. You know that she feels a little left out not having any PokemonYou turn to Robin. You don't even have to ask the question, she already knows where your head is at.Robin inspects it too. "Things like these, Iron, Zinc, Calcium, and the others are all legal and great for your Pokemon as long as you don't use too many at once. They're common with high level trainers. I didn't mention it before because we were new at this and these can be really expensive."Your eyes fall to the price tags. Expensive is right. There's a chart on the wall that has recommend doses for various types and size of Pokemon. A full regimen can really add up.Still, you do have a lot of money. You could buy enough for all of yours and Robins Pokemon and you'd still have a little safety net. If you got enough for Vance too, you'd be nearly out of money. Is it worth it?>Pills for everyone!>Pills for you and Robin.>Pills for just you.>You don't need these. You have training to do
>>31548832>EV trainingOkay guys, try to contain your autism.
>>31548867FEED EVERYONE CALCIUM UNTIL THEIR BONES ARE INDESTRUCTABLLLLEEEEE!
>>31548867>You don't need these. You have training to doPills are for the WEAK
>>31548867>You don't need these. You have training to doWe'll get by just fine without them
>>31548867>You don't need these. You have training to do
>>31548867NnnehCan we half it up and still have a noticable effect or is it an all or nothing kind of deal?
>>31548867>You don't need these. You have training to do.ehhh... lets get some more dosh before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMcOcJqhcE
>>31548867>you don't need these
>>31548877who needs indestructible bones when you have iron defense?
>>31548867>You don't need these... yet
>>31548867>You don't need these. You have training to doWe already have assorted trash EVs, there's no point in training unless you're going to reset them and do it properly.
>>31548867>You don't need these. You have training to doNaaah, no need.
>>31548867.... Later. We're probably going to need them if we go against the pros, but until then we'll be fine.
You clap your hands together. "Alright guys. Enough window shopping. We have training to do!"Nobody complain, it's stuffy in there. You four of you make your way to the edge of the city. There's a nice field with a large boulder in the middle and a few trees off to the side. Perfect.You and Robin send out Dan and Golem and explain the training idea. To make sure they have a clear goal, Robin has Joltik make a thin circle of web. "We'll be watching a bit. Remember, it's not a battle."Golem immediately begins to push Dan. Golem doesn't have a lot of grace or balance so he doesn't get far before Dan stops him. Dan looks amazing before loses balance and veers off to the left. You have to try not to giggle at the display. You don't want to discourage them, but it's like watching drunken sumo wrestling.Satisfied that they understand, you take out Devon. He's first on the list.You're still not used to how big and powerful he looks. When Robin releases Houndour, he's absolutely dwarf."Alright Devon. Houndour here is going to teach you how to use Flamethrower."Robin orders Houndour to do a demonstration. Houndour quickly and efficiently uses the move and sits back down when she's done. She's really been drilled well at that gym Robin's father ran.Devon snorts. He fires a very strong Ember at the large boulder then sticks his head up in contempt. It's a much stronger display than before he evolved.He's telling you that his Ember is better than Houndour's flamethrower. He's being prideful. You never would have expected that from Devon.>Gently remind him to be more humble. Houndour has more experience, even if she's not evolved.>Explain the benefits of being even more powerful by learning Flamethrower>Harsh reprimand! You won't have him getting like that just because he evolved first.>Something else
>>31548867>Pills for you and Robin.
>>31549204>>Explain the benefits of being even more powerful by learning Flamethrower
>>31549204>Explain the benefits of being even more powerful by learning FlamethrowerTell him he could melt clear through the boulder, that he would be even more powerful.
>>31549204>Explain the benefits of being even more powerful by learning Flamethrower
>>31549204>Gently remind him to be more humble. Houndour has more experience, even if she's not evolved.>Explain the benefits of being even more powerful by learning Flamethrower
>>31549204>Gently remind him to be more humble. Houndour has more experience, even if she's not evolved.
>>31549204>>Explain the benefits of being even more powerful by learning Flamethrowerif yah ember is that good, then just imagine how great yah flamethrowah will be!
>>31549268this
"You know Devon, you'd probably be able to melt that boulder if you got really good with Flamethrower." You cross your arms and lean your back against him. "But remember, power isn't everything. Experience is something to really respect." You gesture to Robin's Houndour. She's tossing leaves out into the air and her Houndour takes them out before they land with almost robotic precision.He lets out a small whine. Huh. Maybe he wasn't trying to show he was better, maybe he's just insecure and trying to show that he's just as good. You hug him. "Come on big guy, are you ready to train?"Devon barks. You pet him on the head.Robin has Houndour show the move off repeatedly. Devon watches closesly. Every once in awhile you see little looks in his eyes that show the small puppy you caught. He's still your Devon.You have him try. He picks it up fairly quickly. Houndour's Flamethrower is thin, but hot and precise. Devon's is strong, but wide and unfocused. You spend some more time helping him get it down. With Robin and Houndour helping, Devon is able to learn it quickly. It's not the perfect thin cord of fire that Houndour produces, but it's pretty close. You see Dan and Golem wrestling still. Dan sparks electricity uncontrollably when he pushes hard. If Golem weren't a ground type, that would be trouble.Vance and Jeanine are both instructing Ursaring and Stunky. It doesn't look like they're having any big problems. That's a relief.Devon barks after each Flamethrower. He's excited every time he does it.>Continue training Devon on Flamethrower. Make it exact>Teach Devon a new move (Specify) http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/229.shtml>Devon showed Thunderfang when he evolved. Make sure he masters it>Trunks is up next. Come back to Devon if you have time.>Something else
>>31549621>Teach Devon Nasty plot
>>31549621>Devon showed Thunderfang when he evolved. Make sure he masters itMake sure that was actually thunderfang first, it might of been a trick of the eye or something.
>>31549621>Devon showed Thunderfang when he evolved. Make sure he masters italways have a surprise move readyin case we ever got our back to the walls and its a water type bringing the pressure
>>31549621>Devon showed Thunderfang when he evolved. Make sure he masters it
>>31549621>Teach Devon a new moveLearn beat up, take advantage of our numbers.
>>31549621>Teach Devon a new move (Foul Play)
"Good job Devon!" You give him another hug, then stand up firm. "We're not done yet though. Show me that Thunderfang."Devon takes a stance and bites the air. That looks fine, but you want to be sure. You find a stick and toss it into the air."Thunderfang! Let's go!"Devon leaps after the stick and bites down on it savagely. His snarling teeth scare almost you. There's no electricity though."Are-" ZAP! The stick explodes as it finally goes off.You unsheild your face slowly. "Bit of a delay there."You begin coaching him on doing both the bite and the zap at the same time. It's a good thing you caught that early. It could have been a nasty surprise in the heat of a battle.It takes a little work, but he finally seems to get it.Devon proudly alternates between showing off Thunderfang and Flamethrower. You have to tell him to calm down before he exhausts himself."Great work. Now I need you to watch over Nibbles." You're feeling comfortable enough to let all of your current Pokemon out. They might as well enjoy the fresh air.They all begin to spread out. You stop the Trevenant. "Not you Trunks. We're going to be training."Trunks freshly evolved too. He acts just as he always has and cuddles against you. Trevenants have naturally scary faces, but he still manages to be adorable.>Try to learn Destiny Bond. Great for desperate situations>Phantom Force will hit hard.>There's a unique move that turns other Pokemon into grass types. Forest's Curse>Curse fits well with his moves that let him recover health>Focus on a stat (specify)>Something elseCurrent moves:>Tackle>Confuse Ray>Astonish>Growth>Feint Attack>Leech Seed>Horn Leech>Will-O-Wisphttp://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/709.shtml
>>31549958>Try to learn Destiny Bond. Great for desperate situations
>>31549958>Something elsehow about he gets used to at least doubling in size and weight?movement and such
>>31549958>Phantom Force will hit hard.I'm all for Curse and Destiny Bond, but in the short-run we should have a decent ghost STAB before this gym. With unlimited moveslots, Trunks is going to become unfair bullshit.
>>31549958>Phantom Force will hit hard
>>31549958>Phantom Force will hit hard.
Since he's new to evolve and his body is a lot different than before, you're worried about how he'll move."Trunks. Go there, now!" you point to a spot in the field. He rushes over there quickly. Each of his legs moves without any visible issue you can see. There doesn't seem to be any problems, but he's not as face or as graceful as he was when he was small and floating."Good job Trunks. Now there!" You point somewhere else and he runs."Now there!" He's forced to move again."Keep going Trunks! Move fast!" Trunks forces himself to go as fast as he can. "Alright, that's enough. Good work."He's still not as agile as he was, but he can get around. You're sure he'll get there soon. He's already becoming faster in this new body."Now I want you to go over there," you point to his original spot, "but no walking."Trunks looks confused. "No walking," you repeat. "Find another way. What would Raistlin do?"This gives Trunks the inspiration he needs to here. He crunches his eyes tightly and focuses. For a long time nothing happens. He does it again. Then again. Soon, he's able to blink out for a half a second. He doesn't move anywhere else, but it's a start."Keep working at it!" You should. You're actually a little scared to get too close when he's doing that. What if it goes wrong like a weird sci-fi movie?You blink and he's gone."Trunks?" You look around. "Trunks!"(continued)
>>31550154Ka-Crack! He appears behind you. The rock you were beside earlier is cracked in half.You fold your arms. "Let's see that again."You practice it over and over before your satisfied with the result. Each time he does it, you get scared he won't come back. When he does reappear though, he utterly destroys whatever he hits.Evolved Pokemon are scary! Trunks turns undeniably cute to you after he finishes, but when he blinks away, there's this terrifying grin of confident evil that chills you to the bone. He's even worse in the split second he reappears. You know he'll always be your special little guy, but in that moment you completely understand now why some people fear Ghost types. You don't fear for your limbs like what Levi tries to do. You fear for your soul and sanity.You can't wait to unleash him in a battle.It's Destiny's turn!>Hydro Pump! Pure power!>Dragon Dance! It's all the rage with your Pokemon>Ice Beam is a little harder, but would be good to have>Agility! She's already agile, this is icing on the cake>Disable! Control is the name of the game>Focus on a stat (Specify)>She's already perfectly agile on land, but maybe you can go beyond that with her unusual movement styleAbility: Swift SwimConfirmed Moves:>Water Gun>Smokescreen>Bubble>Outrage>Scald>Signal Beam
>>31550175>Ice Beam is a little harder, but would be good to have
>>31550175>Ice Beam is a little harder, but would be good to haveplus if she can learn to skate, it helps with mobility
>>31550175>Ice Beam is a little harder, but would be good to haveDragon Dance is tempting, but we don't have Waterfall yet.
>>31550175>Ice Beam is a little harder, but would be good to haveWe can hold Dragon Dance off till (if) we evolve her to a kingdra, then she'll have much better attack to justify physical moves
You pick her up and spin her. She froths out bubbles as her usual sign of happiness. "Let's learn Ice Beam today."There's something special about all of your Pokemon. You're sure every trainer says that, but you really believe it. The small Horsea your holding learned Outrage all on her own, but it's more than that. They really do feel like family lately. You feel like nothing can go wrong. Robin said she loves you, your training is going great, you don't have any money troubles or bullies making life harder, and even your friends all seem generally happier than ever."Basically, what you need to do is the opposite of Scald." You hope that makes sense, or even that it works that way. "Don't use your inner heat. Ice Beam isn't like that."With a little bit of practice, you have Destiny shooting thin streams of cold water. There's no real magic bullet or epiphany, just hard practice for this one."Again. Keep trying."Again, cold water. It's colder at least.This is tiring. The other Pokemon learned moves they were naturally inclined to. Destiny is taking on a move outside of her natural ones, so it's harder. You take a small break, let her rest, then keep going.It takes awhile, but she's starting to shoot thin beams of ice. It's not nearly as impressive as the small video display in Robin's Pokedex, but it's definitely Ice Beam."Good job Destiny! Keep practicing that." Just as you say that, Vlad flies overhead to harass her again. He narrowly misses a surprise Ice Beam when he comes around a second time. Looks like she won't need any more motivation to keep working on it.(continued)
You turn your attention to your Tyrunt. "Nibbles! Your turn! Come over here." He's playing with Devon and Cranidos who is being given a break from Vance's training. He's working his Pokemon hard today. You see Robin is doing the same too.Nibbles runs over and roars his cute little roar. You remember how he took on Eddie's Gyarados. He may be cute, but he's also a fierce scrapper when it comes to it.His bite is nothing to mess with. The elemental Fang moves might be tricky, but probably worth it in the long run. >Crunch! He'll need it for the upcoming Gym>Have Devon help him with Thunderfang>Attract. He's already got Charm down. Turn him into Tyrannosaurus Sex Appeal>Work on a stat (Specify)>He can learn Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Poison Fang too. Try one of those (Specify)>Something elseCurrent Moves >Bite>Roar>Stealth Rock>Stomp>Charm>Dragon Dance
>>31550330>Crunch! He'll need it for the upcoming Gymcrunch is a damn good move, and should help him with all the Fang moves too
>>31550330>He can learn Poison FangWe've got dark covered, let's get something to surprise a potential Gardevoir.
>>31550330>Have Devon help him with Thunderfangif we have time have vlad help with "poison fan" aswell
Is anyone having captcha problems? I'm getting some.>>31550330>Crunch!
It's really dead today. I'm told some people are experiencing a problem with captcha not showing up. I just checked in with various browers and only Firefox shows captcha for me. If you're having trouble, try switching browsers
>>31550433didn't work for me(updated java, adobe, tried my iPod touch and kindle, restarted the laptop times, nothing worked for like an hour)captcha just started working for me again (though its telling me to enable javascript but its been enabled since I first booted this POS up)captcha is flat out fucking up
>>31550433I can post manually, but holy shit after using quick reply for so long I just can't deal with it, so I am mostly lurking.Blame Moot for fucking 4chan again.
>>31550330>Crunch!It's crunch time!
>>31550330>Crunch! He'll need it for the upcoming Gym
>>31550433I'm not getting captcha on /a/, but only in quick reply. Posting manually works, but it's terrible.
>>31550433Oddly, Firefox doesn't work, but Chrome does.
>>31550479What the fuck is this shitExplain yourself, moot
>>31550433thanks for the pointer about firefox, you the man Gobble
>>31550330Now that that's sorted out, my votes for>Crunch! He'll need it for the upcoming Gym
>>31550330>He can learn Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Poison Fang too. Try one of thosepoison fang
"Let's work those jaw muscles! We'll work on Crunch. Are you ready?"He roars again.This is another one of those cases where you don't have all that much insight or inspiration to give. It's just plain old practice. Crunch comes fairly easily to him. That's no surprise, it's a lot like bite. You keep having to reference Robin's Pokedex to find the subtle differences and make sure he's not just doing a weird Bite instead.He's definitely using Crunch though. Because most of the moves you've been working on are ones that your Pokemon are naturally inclined towards, you have a little extra time.You spend the extra time on Thunderfang and Poison Fang. Those are much more slow going. Even with Devon helping out, you don't make that much progress. Still, it's a foothold.You've actually gotten a lot done today.Robin surprises you with a kiss on the cheek from behind. "Are you feeling as accomplished as me?"You kiss her back. "I am."She blushes when she notices Vance and Jeanine looking your way. She still gets hung up on letting other people see you together. At least when she's sober.Those two look like they got a lot done too. Same with Dan and Golem. Robin took Golem away to practice a move for a bit earlier. You didn't pay it much mind. She must be planning on using him in the gym though. Vance has a lot of energy. He's used to long training sessions. "So, ready for that match?">You'll battle him later. You want to train Vlad first.>Lets do it. One on one. You're more interested in testing him than all of his Pokemon>Three on three. Make it grueling.>Something else
This is really fucking weird.
>>31550677>Three on three. Make it grueling.
>>31550677>Lets do it. One on one. You're more interested in testing him than all of his PokemonI assume this will be the way it's done in the gym, so this is what he needs to practice.
>>31550677>Lets do it. One on one. You're more interested in testing him than all of his Pokemonmake sure he's mentally ready to take on his sister, his pokemon should be fine if he's fine
>>31550677>Three on three. Make it grueling.Gobble, name the final boss Captcha
>>31550713Seconding this.Also, holy SHIT moot, get it together. There are four text entry boxes at the top of my page, and I don't know which I'm supposed to be using right now.So like, if I quad-post this or something I'm sorry.
>>31550677>Three on three. Make it grueling.Hopefully he's got that sneasel under control.>>31550756I have already defeated the mighty captcha, using the great and powerful Pass
>>31550677>Three on three. Make it grueling.I want a chance to test Dan in a casual battle.
>>31550677>Lets do it. One on one. You're more interested in testing him than all of his Pokemon
>>31550777nobody cares about your amulet coin James
I just wanted you to know Gobble, that you inspired me to play Pokemon again. So last week I dug out my copy of X to see what adventures await.When I started playing it, I discovered that I had in my party a lv 80 Charizard, two Pikachu, and a Bidoof named 'Capt America'.I also had two full boxes of min-maxed lv 1 Squirtles, 1 badge, sixty hours of play time, and according to the Pokedex had never owned one of this generation's starter pokemon.So I'm kinda wondering what the fuck I was DOING when I last played pokemon as I started a new, hopefully saner game.
>>31550777check your captcha privilegenice trips though
Part of you wants to do a quick one on one because of all the training taking it's toll, but a three on three battle will really work to help find and iron out any issues. "Let's do three Pokemon each."Vance strokes his imaginary beard. "That sounds good to me. Jeanine and I have been working out some great strategies. Don't think this will be a cakewalk."No, you're pretty sure you'll be able to handle him easily. Vance is your friend and his Pokemon are all strong, but you don't think he'll catch up with just a day of training. Especially not with the gains you've been making lately. You don't want to crush his confidence though, so you stow the trash talk for now.You'd probably feel weird betting money with Vance, but he is acting pretty cocky. Maybe you can make a different kind of bet to keep it interesting and make sure he takes it seriously.>Don't bet anything. It's just for practice>Have fun with it. The loser has to do whatever the winner says for a whole day>You have a neat idea for a bet (write-in)>Change the battle format to doubles or triples (specify)>Something else>>31550874Have you considered a Wonder Trade run? It's a lot of fun. I've been playing again lately too, but I already have a big team. I'm getting rekted online nowadays. I used to dominate when everyone was still adjusting to the new metagame changes. Oh well, just more to learn.
>>31550955>>You have a neat idea for a bet (write-in)strip battle
>>31550874Why would you name it capt america?1
>>31550955>You have a neat idea for a bet (write-in)loser takes Jeanine to dinner
>>31550955>Don't bet anything. It's just for practiceFriendly battle here
>>31550955>You have a neat idea for a bet (write-in)"If I win, you do that thing we talked about, immediately."
>>31551006That is only one item on a very long list of good goddamn questions.
>>31550955>Don't bet anything. It's just for practice
>>31551031this sounds good
>>31551031Yeeeeeessssss......
Deadest pokemon quest thread I've seen, really shows how many poor people there are. How sad that they can't be part of glorious pass-masterrace. But seriously, I can't go back now. Pass is addictive, I won't be able to stand captchas any more.
>>31551088Nah, confessing after losing isn't romantic at all.>>31551112I know right? Especially if you're involved in quest stuff, I couldn't imagine my life without it.
>>31551112If it got rid of the 30 sec wait (that would storytiming on /co/ infinitely easier) I'd get it in a heartbeat.$20 dollars mang..., maybe next sale, this Bullshit is intolerable
>>31551112At this point, I'm refusing to buy one out of spite.I will leave the site if captcha gets irritating enough before I buy a pass. And I originally SUPPORTED the move.
>>31551148I got mine around Christmas for $15>>31551163Why the spite?
>>31551148I have a dumping program that you can use with your 4chan pass it automatically posts all your shit. Very handy for dumping, doesn't see much use though.
>>31551031>>31550955do it
>>31551176Shit like this.moot said captcha was a necessary evil when it was implemented, and would cause minimal problems. This was true.Some people bitched, and he made the incredibly intelligent move to monetize a bypass option for the Captcha.But now almost every goddamn day captcha gets more frustrating and retarded. For a week I couldn't post because it gave me nothing but colored stripes.And you know when these issues started? About two weeks after the pass became a thing. If moot wants to make the site subscribers only, that's fine. but a facade of free functionality going into the shitter every six hours and getting taunted by the possibility of the pass makes me wanna commit violent actions.
"Want to make it interesting?" You probe him. While the whole point of this battle is to give Vance experience with battling, you also have an ulterior motive.He eyes you suspiciously. "What do you have in mind?""If I win, you do that thing we talked about, immediately." You smirk to emphasize the last word.. There's definite fear in Vance's eyes, but he doesn't recoil. Good. Battling is about facing your fears. Alright, maybe you're making stuff up in your own head because you feel like the cool experience kid again just like you used to at the orphanage, but it's true.Jeanine arches an eyebrow, but doesn't say anything.Vance mulls it over. "What if I win?"You hadn't considered that. He already promised he'd ask her out, just not right away.>You'll do his campsite chores for the next week of camping>He gets one whole day where you'll do whatever he says. Not like he'll win anyway>You'll do whatever victory pose he decides from now on>Something else
>>31551298"Well..... What do you want?"Fish for something. We can barter it up or down afterwards.
>>31551298>Something elseVance gets to pick that (he ain't fucking winning)
>>31551298>He gets one whole day where you'll do whatever he says. Not like he'll win anyway
>>31551298Seconding these>>31551324>>31551326
>>31551324>>31551326Combine these. We'll let him pick as long as he doesn't go totally nuts.>>31551335See, I'm hesitant to pick that, because what if he DOES win?"Don't bet what you don't want to lose." Gambler wisdom from my forefathers.
>>31551346this
>>31551298>You'll do whatever victory pose he decides from now on
>>31551298>You'll do whatever victory pose he decides from now onAt least for the next gym.Darn, when I mentioned cross training in the last thread, I forgot to include Vulpix in the Flamethrower lesson.Silly victory pose means everybody wins.
You don't know. You shrug. "Well... What do you want?" You're down for a whole lot.Vance thinks really hard. You can tell he wasn't expecting that. You're usually the one to set the tone and make demands.You take off your extra top layer, revealing your bare arms. It's warmer here than you realized. Vance is smiling. Why is he smiling?"If I win, you have to work out with me every morning."It's your turn to look suspicious. "Why?""To be perfectly honest Kat, I think you could use some upper body strength and work on your core muscles."You can't help it when you look down on your body. You're not fat or flabby or anything. Are you? You're not sure if you should be insulted. "What about my Pokemon training? What if I get all huge?"He laughs. "One, you'll just have to get up at the same time as everyone else. Two, you won't get huge by accident. Trust me.""Well..." You look to Jeanine and Robin. Jeanine's expressions says she's actually for it. Robin just gives a look that says 'whatever you want.' What, do they think you lack discipline or something? You could keep up with Vance if you really tried. Probably. How hard could it be? "Alright. Fine." You don't plan on losing. You'll beat him, sleep in, and enjoy breakfast pancakes just like you have been so far. Sleeping in is a joy of life.There's one last thing you want to decide before starting. Vance isn't nearly as experience a trainer as you are. Maybe you're getting a little too full of yourself, but you have three badges and some fully evolved Pokemon. It wouldn't be an insult to send your Pokemon out first and let him choose his Pokemon after.>Toss out a Pokemon ahead of time (specify Pokemon)>Throw Pokemon at the same time as him>Wait, you changed your mind about the bet (Specify new bet)>Something else
>>31551593>Throw Pokemon at the same time as himTrainer battle. We treat him as an equal.
>>31551593>Something elseJust ask him which he prefers.
>>31551593>Throw Pokemon at the same time as himIf we're betting something this significant, we need to approach this in serious mode. Play it safe.
>>31551593>Toss out a pokemon ahead of time. (Trunks).
>>31551593>>Throw Pokemon at the same time as himDestiny
>>31551593>Throw Pokemon at the same time as himLet's do it
You hold onto a Pokeball. "Are you ready?"He sees what you're doing and nods. He reaches for his own Pokeball. "Let's do it." There's respect in his eyes, but also a little fear. He knows he's got an uphill battle.>Devon (Houndoom)>Destiny (Horsea)>Vlad (Golbat)>Zappy Dan (Magnezone)>Trunks (Trevenant)>Nibbles (Tyrunt)
>>31551799>>Destiny (Horsea)safest choicehe ain't got nothing for water
>>31551799> Vlad (Golbat)
>>31551799>Nibbles (Tyrunt)
>>31551799>Destiny (Horsea)
>>31551799>Destiny (Horsea)Good coverage.
You throw your Pokemon out at the same time."Go Ursaring!""Go Destiny!"Ursaring roars and bares her claws and teeth. It isn't the uncontrolled show you've seen her do before. It's intentional, practiced. Disciplined. She doesn't charge or try to do anything other than wait for her orders. She's come a long way.Destiny bubbles in happiness. She's come a long way too, but it's not as obvious.>Water Gun, hose her down>Smokescreen, mess her her accuracy>Bubble, you don't need anything more>Outrage, show Ursaring what power really is>Scald. Go for the burn>Signal Beam could use some practice>Try Ice Beam (d100)
>Smokescreen, mess her her accuracy
>>31551956>Smokescreen
>>31551956>Smokescreen, mess her her accuracy
>>31551956>>Try Ice Beam (d100)Might as well master it now
Rolled 69>>31552016dammit catchpa
>>31551956>Outrage, show Ursaring what power really isbig guns now>>31552017>Guts>Quick Feet>LETS BURN HIM!how about no?Ursaring is the worst match up for our usual strategy
>>31552017Yah. If you try status effects on an Ursaring, they usually get faster or stronger for you trying. Not a fun situation.
>>31552041>>31552122Oh, wasn't familiar with his abilities. Nevermind!
"Ursaring! Hit it with Slash!""Smokescreen! Quick!"Ursaring closes in with a powerful, wide slash, but at the very last second a cloud of smoke collides with her face and she misses by a hair.Close call. If that connected, it probably would have done a number on the little Horsea. Just because Ursaring doesn't have that much trainer battle experience doesn't mean she doesn't know how to lay on the pain.Vance doesn't look concerned.>Water Gun, hose her down>Smokescreen again, blind her>Bubble, that should tick her off>Outrage, Put on the big gun>Scald. Go for the burn>Signal Beam could use some practice>Try Ice Beam (d100)Sorry about delay. Had to do sudden fridge maintenaince
Rolled 29>>31552150>Try Ice Beam (d100)>sudden fridge maintenaince>see snack attack
>>31552150>Signal Beam could use some practiceconfusion (10% chance) doesn't count towards Guts/quick feetless risky than outrage
>>31552150>Outrage, Put on the big gunHey, why not
Rolled 48>>31552150>Try Ice Beam (d100)Come on, Destiny, you can do it!
Rolled 67>>31552150>Try Ice Beam (d100)Might as well
>>31552150>Signal Beam could use some practice
Rolled 40>>31552150Ice Beam
You're not too worried about actually losing. You decide it's a good time to make sure Destiny's latest move is battle ready. "Ice Beam!"Destiny digs deep and fires a small thin beam of ice. It connects just for a second before breaking into smaller shards. It wasn't a failure, but it wasn't as powerful as you hoped."Feint Attack!" Vance orders Ursaring stops trying to clear the smoke with her pawns and bursts into action. She approaches Destiny slowly, causing her to drop her guard. The second Destiny hesitates, Ursaring lands a powerful blow that knocks Destiny clear into the air.>Water Gun, soak her so she's easy to freeze>Smokescreen again, she'll be stuck with feint attack>Bubble, it might slow her down>Outrage, unleash the beast>Scald. Alternate the cold with this heat!>Signal Beam can confuse>Try Ice Beam again (d100)
>>31552365>Outrage, unleash the beast.Good try, Destiny
>>31552365>Smokescreen to hide your descent, then Signal Beam before you reappear!About fucking time Captcha got its shit in order!
>>31552365>Signal Beam can confuse
>>31552365>>Signal Beam can confuse
>>31552393>>31552365i like it
>>31552365>Outrage, unleash the beast
Rolled 63>>31552365Ice Beam?
>Outrage
Aw, crap! I'm 4 hours late also.
>>31552365>Outrage, unleash the beasttime to go out with a bang
>>31552365Outrage divebomber final attack?
Calling a quote only, 5 minute vote>Smokescreen to hide your descent, then Signal Beam before you reappear!>Signal Beam!>Outrage!
>>31552365>Signal Beam can confuseWill do more than outrage
Rolled 38>>31552474>>Smokescreen to hide your descent, then Signal Beam before you reappear!
>>31552474>Outrage!
>>31552474>Smokescreen to hide your descent, then Signal Beam before you reappear!
uhmm heads up guys smokescreen wont work anymore cus faint attack allways hits like arial ace
>>31552474>>Outrage!
>>31552474>Signal Beam!
>>31552474>>Signal Beam!
You have a plan! Feint Attack might be accurate, but even Ursaring has to have a limit. "Use Smokescreen again!" You'll follow up with a Signal Beam as soon as she's done.Vance yells. "I told you not to go easy on me! Ursaring! Feint Attack, again!"The large bear leaps into the smoke cloud. You don't see what happens, but you hear it. There's a loud Whomp noise and Destiny comes flying by up again. This time she's sailing even higher than before.The field just has grass and a few boulders. The trees are too far away to have any impact. There's nowhere for her to land.Ursaring doesn't land gracefully. Her large heavy body stumbles and hits the dirt. It isn't all that damaging, but it still looked like it hurt a little.Destiny is just about to reach her higher apex. You weren't able to get the extra quick Signal Beam off yet.The small Horsea might not be able to take a third Feint Attack.>Water Gun, cushion your blow and hurt Ursaring at the same time>Smokescreen again, she'll be stuck with feint attack for the next Pokemon>Bubble, it might slow her down>Outrage, use the momentum from falling to make it hit harder>Scald. Heat from above>Signal Beam, follow through with the plan!>Try Ice Beam, one more time! (d100)>Swap Destiny before she hits the ground (Specify)
>>31552790>Signal Beam, follow through with the plan!
>>31552790>Outrage, use the momentum from falling to make it hit harder
>>31552790>Signal Beam, follow through with the plan!After looking at the math, it does do more than outrage, so let's do it.
>>31552790>Outrage, use the momentum from falling to make it hit harderLots o' power.
>>31552790>Swap Destiny before she hits the ground (Specify)swap for trunks
>>31552790>>Signal Beam, follow through with the plan!
>>31552790>Outrage
>>31552871> TrunksFeint Attack is a Dark attack, which will ruin Trunk's day.
Quote only again. You know the rules>Signal Beam>Outrage>Swap to Trunks
Do we have any Fighting moves on the team?Also>Signal Beam, follow through with the plan!Stick to the plan, guys, stick to the plan.
>>31552930plus, ghost attacks don't effect it
>>31552989>Outrage
>>31552989>Signal Beam
>>31552989try to quote-only vote in battles right from the start, to avoid wasting a regular voting period.
>>31553079The problem with that is what if we have a plan not on the list of options?We've been able to do creative shit with write-ins before.
>>31553129>write in>other anon's copy/paste the exact post>???>PROFIT!
>>31553167you missed the creative part friend. the point is that write ins and battle strategies outside the norm have been critically useful so far, plus Gobble is a better QM than to just railroad us through a fight
>>31553189The quote only vote is just to determine the actual course of action. We definitely want to use a move, but which is unclear. Gobble is usually good about including interesting write-ins, which can still happen during quote only, they just won't count towards determining the course of action
>>31553189What part of write in do you not understand?
"Outrage! Let's go!" The small blue Pokemon rights herself as she begins to descend. A deep purple aura surrounds her and she fires off at Ursaring like a canonball. The hit lands right in the ring target on Ursaring's midsection. Ursaring holds herself in pain. She looks like she's going to topple over.She doesn't though. She's clearly hurt, but she stands up straight as Destiny bounces off of her. "Feint Attack! One more time!" The thing you notice about Feint Attack is it looks a little different each time. For example, this time it's a solid elbow.Destiny is struck on the head and sent right into the ground. Even from here you can see that it was a knockout blow. Ursaring is strong though. She's roughed up badly, but still standing. She lets out a primal roar. It's not the disciplined one you saw when she was first let out."Good work Ursaring!" Vance yells to her. She grunts a tired acceptance of his praise.You can't be losing to Vance. No way are you going to get up early every morning. The orphanage made you get up early and you hated it. Half the upside of sneaking away at night was waking up when you felt like it.But you have the experience. You see he's readying her Pokeball to take her back for now. It's a smart move. Probably what you'd do, except you wouldn't be so obvious about it.These are the things a trainers experience teaches them. If you're quick, you might get a surprise blow on whoever he's going to send out next. All you know for sure is that the next Pokemon you send out won't be facing his hurt Ursaring. At least his strongest Pokemon is all but taken out.>Devon. He's your main man>Trunks, nothing wrong with more practice before the gym>Zappy Dan. He's probably more under control now>Nibbles. His jaws can handle anything Vance throws out>Vlad. He's just been playing around all day>Something else
>>31553312>Zappy Dan. He's probably more under control nowswitch when finished cuz Machop will be next
This wouldn't have happened if we had Levi with us
>>31553312>>Vlad. He's just been playing around all dayhe needs to become a Crobat
>>31553312>Nibbles. His jaws can handle anything Vance throws out
>>31553339Cry?>>31553312>Vlad. He's just been playing around all day
>>31553339>Muh GyaradosFuck off
>>31553361>>31553364you can't smokescreen all your problems awayDestiny is a long term project
>>31553312>Vlad. He's just been playing around all day
>>31553312>Trunks, nothing wrong with more practice before the gymIf anything, our big mistake was the second smokescreen.
>>31553312Let's see.Machop [Fighting]Stunky [Poison/Dark]Sneasel [Dark/Ice]There's no hard counter in our team to all of that, but I'd go with Vlad.>Vlad. He's just been playing around all day
>>31553379Situation wouldn't have gone to shit if people didn't want to smokescreen a pokemon with faint attack and use outrage when Destiny's attack is shit
>>31553438and Cranidos
>>31553458so he has 2 pokes ready for vlad (cranidos and sneasel)2 pokes ready for devon (machop and cranidos)but only one ready for Zappy Dan (machop)
>>31553491but cranidos is undertrained and sneasel doesn't respect him
>ursaring knows faint attack>Better use smokescreen twice!ah well. Getting up early helps maintain a healthier lifestyle anyway
>>31553528we better hope it stayed that way
"Sorry Destiny. You did great. You deserve a good rest." You take her back. It wasn't her fault. She really did make you proud. "Vlad! Come on out!"Vance takes out Ursarings Pokeball and aims it. "Ursaring. Good job. Rest for now." You can hurry and issue a command for Vlad against his next Pokemon before it's out.It's not like you take turns. It's just that the majority of trainers and Pokemon take the same amount of time to command and complete moves. You've always been fast, but now that you're feeling more comfortable and confident battling, it's something you're slowly able to apply to battles.Maybe if you practice it, you can pull off moves significantly faster than other trainers. Didn't Robin mention the Ampberg gym leader is famous for sometimes acting twice as fast as his opponents? Maybe you'll get that fast and good with practice or specific training. Or maybe you'll decide to go a different route instead. Who knows? That's still a little more advanced than where you're at.He's about to send the next Pokemon out. You'll have time to give Vlad a command, but you can't wait to see who it'll be.>Wing Attack. It's a reliable Flying type move>Supersonic. Not as accurate as Confuse Ray, but sometimes you want soundwaves>Leech Life. Drain it's health>Bite. Put Vlad's big mouth to use.>Swift. It can't miss>Confuse Ray. It's your go-to strategy>Poison Fan. It hasn't had much practice, but you could try it (d100)>Something else
>>31553571>>Confuse Ray. It's your go-to strategywhatever it is, we need to step on the gaswe have cranidos beat in speed but if its sneasel and he obeys....just hope the confuse ray works
>>31553571>Confuse Ray. It's your go-to strategyBetter safe than sorry
>>31553571>Acting twice as fastTime to teach our pokemans some autonomy after this. Make them follow up on attacks instead of allowing the enmy to seize the initiative.
>>31553571>Poison Fan. It hasn't had much practice, but you could try it (d100)
Rolled 17>>31553571>Poison Fang. It hasn't had much practice, but you could try it (d100)
>>31553571>Confuse Ray. It's your go-to strategyonly thing that'll work well on all his 'mons
>>31553571>Confuse RayIt's something good that will work on anything he might throw out.
Rolled 38>>31553601Whoops. Wrong place.
>if Cranidosfollow up with bite>if sneaselfollow up with swift
Rolled 33>>31553571>Poison Fan. It hasn't had much practice, but you could try it (d100
>>31553571>>Confuse Ray. It's your go-to strategythen>>31553632damn, we're pulling some Giovanni-level shit now
>>31553648FUCK WAKING UP EARLY
>>31553571>Confuse Ray. It's your go-to strategyPoison would activate Ursaring's ability, confusion probably wont?
>>31553648what, you mean like in Pokemon Adventures when he figured out how quickly people could switch pokemon, and then attacked the trainers while they were doing it? Yeah, we're going to do things like that when we fight Team Imperium
>>31553648>>31553688if they play checkersthen we gotta play chess
"Vlad! Confuse Ray on whatever he sends out!"You don't have to tell Vlad twice. He moves as fast as you can talk. He times the Confuse Ray to It's Stunky! It's determined look only lasts a second as the readied Confuse Ray connects. His eyes spin.Vance shouts at you. "You've been teaching me a lot Kat. I haven't forgotten a single lesson."Huh. You kind of have. You learn and adapt your lessons on the fly. You hope you didn't forget anything important that you may have taught him.Get your head in the game and take this seriously. Your mornings and muscles are on the line!>Wing Attack. It's a reliable Flying type move>Supersonic. Not as accurate as Confuse Ray, but sometimes you want soundwaves>Leech Life. Drain it's health. Probably won't do much against Stunky though>Bite. It won't be very effective, but it can flinch>Swift. It can't miss>Confuse Ray. Just in case.>Poison Fan. It won't hurt much, but you could try it (d100)>Swap Vlad (Specify)>Something else
>>31553756>Wing Attack. It's a reliable Flying type movewhile its confuzzledi hope he doesn't have aftermath
>>31553756>Swift, stay at range
>>31553756>>31553775
>>31553756>Swift. It can't miss
>>31553756>Wing Attack. It's a reliable Flying type move
>>31553756>>Wing Attack. It's a reliable Flying type moveWe shouldn't drop it in one hit, so Aftermath shouldn't be an issue
>>31553756rescind >>31553771>Swift. It can't missaftermath works on contact
Quote only. Sorry>Swift>Wing Attack
>>31553882>Swift
>>31553882>Wing Attack
>>31553882>Wing Attackwe wont beat it in one hitWing Attack first and then finish it with Swift
>>31553916You do realise your vote doesnt count?
>>31553933yeah i just forgot to erase the vote off of that
You act quickly. "Vlad! Use Swift!"Vlad fires the unerring stars at Stunky. They connect without fanfare. It's a safe, reliable bit of damage."Stunky! Screech! Don't try to move, just Screech!" Stunky looks confused, but he manages to listen. The harsh, high pitched noise feels hard on your ears. That's clever! He's taking advantage of Vlad's sensitive hearing! Vlad's distance probably gave him a bit of a buffer.Stunky is still confused. Vance might not get so lucky a second time in a row.>Wing Attack. Probably your hardest hitting move in this scenario>Supersonic. Not as accurate as Confuse Ray, but sometimes you want soundwaves>Leech Life. Drain it's health. Probably won't do much against Stunky though>Bite. It won't be very effective, but it can flinch>Swift again! It can't miss and you can keep your distance>Confuse Ray again. Just in case.>Poison Fan. It won't hurt much, but you could try it (d100)>Swap Vlad (Specify)>Something else
>>31554012>Wing Attack. Probably your hardest hitting move in this scenario
>>31554012we must really keep our distance now, to avoid any physical attacks. keep using swift. War of attrition. Time is on our side.
>>31554012>Wing AttackWe need damage and we need it now.Just have Vlad take off again as soon as it hits.
>>31554012>Swift again! It can't miss and you can keep your distance
>>31554012>Swift again! It can't miss and you can keep your distanceWe have no reason to take a risk and move closer.
Gah! Quote only again>Swift>Wing Attack
>>31554108>Swift
>>31554108>Wing Attack
>>31554012Switch in Dan. Vlad can't land a good shot, and Dan's got a solid poison/dark defense...Ignoring flamethrower of course.
"Swift again! Don't let up!" Vlad begins to follow through with another Swift. You're glad you taught him it. It's come in handy a surprising amount.Before the move finishes though, Vance quickly switches out Stunk and replaces him with Sneasel. The Swift lands, but it looks like it hurt Sneasel a little less than it was hurting Stunky. He still looks upset though. "Shake it off in there Stunky."Vance grits his teeth. This must be a gamble for him. He let Vlad get in a free shot on Sneasel for that switch.>Wing Attack. Lay on the hirt>Supersonic. Not as accurate as Confuse Ray, but sometimes you want soundwaves>Leech Life. Drain it's health. Probably won't do much damage though>Bite. It won't be very effective, but it can flinch>Swift again! It can't miss and you can keep your distance>Confuse Ray. Sneasel is just as vulnerable as Stunky was>Poison Fang. Now's your chance (d100)>Swap Vlad (Specify)>Something else
Rolled 67>>31554228>>Poison Fang. Now's your chance (d100)
>>31554228>Swap Vlad (Specify)Zappy DanMachop has been eliminated from the equation
>>31554228>Swap Vlad (Specify)DanWe can bring him back in fresh if Dan goes down, with the stat decrease from screech gone.
>>31554228>Confuse Ray. Sneasel is just as vulnerable as Stunky was
>>31554228>Swap Vlad (Specify)Devon.Ice is powerful against flying, but fire is powerful against ice
>>31554248>>31554259While Dan might have moving down, I'm not sure if he is battle ready yet. why not use Devon and have the type advantage?
>>31554228He's got Ursaring (Hurt), Stunky, and Sneasel.I'd say switch in Zappy Dan.
>>31554228>>Swap Vlad (Zappy Dan)
>>31554281Dan's steel typing is effective against sneasel's ice, resists Stunky's poison, and great defense helps tank Ursaring.add in hard hitting moves and those status affliction we love.the second machop was no longer an option for Vance, Dan's value in this battle sky rocketed
>>31554302but Dan doesn't know any steel moves
>>31554228>Swap Vlad (Zappy Dan)The defensive typing here is good for every pokemon Vance is allowed to use at this point, so even though Devon has the fire against sneasel, Dan is a better choice.
Rolled 61>>31554310he knows Mirror Shot
>>31554310He doesn't need to know any steel moves. Electric is just fine for everything.
>>31554310>http://pastebin.com/tSNKt0Wmwe can still roll for mirror shotand even if its not an option, steel still gets partial resistance to ice
>>31554259Seconded
"Vlad! Come back! Dan, you're up!" You make the switch as quick as possible, wasting no time. If that was a gamble for Vance, you want to throw as big a wrench in it as possible for him.Vance issues his command while you're doing that. "Taunt! Just like we practiced with Jeanine!"Dan's usual calm demeanor vanishes at the sight of Sneasel making obscene gestures. Dan readies himself to attack.Vance really is stepping up his game. Since he's practicing to take on his sister, you're sure he's been pushing himself to improve. You look up to Jeanine to see how much she was involved. She flashes you her Pokedex and a smile.Well, it doesn't matter. He's shown some impressive tricks, but he's locked Machop out. You can rely on Dan for this.Dan wiggles a little, but it's much less pronounced than before. As long as you don't ask him to do anything too complicated or fancy, he'll probably be fine.>Thundershock. It'll probably be easier for him>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerful>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out his Pokemon>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)
>>31554385dont we have thunderwave? I wanna slow that sneaky little bastard down by 50%.
Rolled 48>>31554385>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)
Rolled 7>>31554385>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)why the hell not?>>31554400taunt fucked us on that
>>31554385>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerfulGG Sneasel
>>31554385>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100
Rolled 20>>31554385>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)Super effective!>>31554400Taunt only allows the use of directly damaging moves for three turns.
>>31554385>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerful
>Thunderboltmay still PRZ it.
Rolled 63>>31554385>>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)Critical Success!
Rolled 25>>31554385>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)
>>31554385>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerfulWe are already a pokemon behind, don't risk rolls until we take one of his out.
Rolled 11>>31554385>>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerful
Rolled 8>>31554385>You've only barely scratched Mirror Shot, but it might work. (d100)
>>31554468Aye, Ursaring is a REALLY powerful pokemon.
"Sneasel, use Feint Attack!"Do all of his Pokemon have that move? That's frustrating. Sneasel moves in with speed that can approaches Vlad's level, and delivers a strong uppercut. It makes a loud TONG as it connects with Dan.While it didn't look all that strong against Zappy Dan's mighty defense, it was a direct it."You're lucky we haven't had a chance to practice Brick Break yet. It was next on my list."You ignore him. Ifs and Buts don't matter to you. "Mirror Shot! Do your best!" You can take a gamble too.Dan spins his magnets in preperation. One magnet moves faster though, and he spins out.To his credit, he's able to right himself quickly. Still, a lot of time has been lost. Vance is preparing another attack.>Thundershock. It'll probably be easier for him>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerful>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out his Pokemon>Mirror Shot, try again! (d100)>Swap back to Vlad>Something else
>>31554558>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerful
>>31554558>Thundershock. It'll probably be easier for himSneasel's ain't tough
>>31554558>ThunderboltEnd this
>>31554558Thunderbolt!
>>31554558https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88-jChZGD5QGo Dan Go!
Rolled 43>>31554558>Thunderbolt
Rolled 99>>31554558If only this 1d100 counted for Thunderbolt.
Rolled 28>>31554663It's a good thing this one doesn't count for thunderbolt though.
Rolled 92>>31554558>>Thunderbolt. In Dan's new body, it must be really powerful
Rolled 16>>31554707>>31554686>>31554663>>31554636And finally one shit roll while I wait for Op.
"Sneasel! Hit it with Screech!"Do all of his Pokemon know that move too? Stunky, Ursaring, and Sneasel have a lot of overlap. You cover your ears, but the sound still puts your neck hairs up."It doesn't matter Dan! Hit back with Thunderbolt! Give it all you've got!"Dan charges up and fires an amazingly powerful blast. The power sends him back nearly a foot and his aim goes wild. The Thunderbolt blows up a trial of dirt in a line. Only for a second though. Dan does the same rebalancing maneuver you saw him practice against Golem. He focuses the remaining power of the Thunderbolt on Sneasel. If he hadn't spent the day on that, who knows where his aim would have ended up.It's a powerful attack. Even without any type advantage, Sneasel is blown away.Still, because Dan wasn't able to lay into him with full power, Sneasel isn't entirely out."You've got to me kidding me," you murmur.Sneasel falls over. He looked like he might be more unwilling to keep fighting in his condition than actually fainting, but it's good enough.Vance retrieves Sneasel. "Good job buddy. Thank you." He looks to you. "It's not over yet. Go Ursaring!"The bear appears once more. It's still in rough shape, but he needs something that can hit hard against Dan.Dan fires off a tiny arc of electricity into the ground as he faces Ursaring. He still looks mad from that Taunt.>Thundershock. It'll probably be easier for him>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe>Thunderbolt. Keep laying on the juice!>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out his Pokemon>Mirror Shot, try once more (d100)>Swap back to Vlad>Something else
>>31554750>Thunderbolt. Keep laying on the juice!slugfest it out. explosion if we start coming out on the losing end
>>31554750>>Sonic Boom, reliable and safeNo need to push him with a pokemon that's already on it's last leg
>>31554750>Thunderbolt. Keep laying on the juice!
>>31554750>>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe
>>31554750>Swap back to VladScreech + giant bear + easy target = ow.
>>31554750>Thunderbolt. Keep laying on the juice!Amusingly, magnezone is probably faster than ursaring too. Screech essentially makes Ursaring's moves normal effective against magnezone, but he has sick stats and can probably tank a couple hits regardless
Is there a move that makes keeps the electricity around Magneton? This would be the ideal time for a melee counter like that.
>>31554835It may have Static, I dont remember
Rolled 26>>31554860Probably Sturdy IIRC?>>31554750>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe
>>31554860>>31554875Dan's abilility is still ???If its static, then Ursasring might get a big power bonus soon........
>>31554860>>31554875We only know the abilities of Devon, Destiny, and Raslitn at this point. Early Bird, Swift Swim, and Synchronize.
Rolled 28>>31554893Analytic, Magnet Pull, SturdyI'm just saying.That's why I'm against thunderbolting.
>>31554895Also, I'm pretty sure that Levi's ability is Moxie, since her Bounce's power went up in that one gym after KOing another pokemon
so sleepypls gobble wrap it upits 4am here
"Ursaring! Hit him with Feint Attack!""Dan! Thunderbolt!"Feint Attack's main advantage is that it's one of the types of moves that Dan doesn't resist. There's a resonating WANG as Ursaring connects the powerful blow, then the loud snap of electricity as Dan fires back with Thunderbolt.Both Pokemon fall on top of each other.Unbelievable. Vance is really giving you a run for your money.Vance retrieves Ursaring. "Thanks girl. You really went all out for me."You're about to retrieve Dan too when you see him slowly rise up to levitate a few inches. Even after all that, he's still able to press on.Must be the benefits of that defensive training you've been doing. Small electrical sparks arc off of him. They look weaker and less controlled than before. Vance throws out his last Pokemon. "We can still win this Stunky. Stay positive!">Thundershock. He probably doesn't have much left>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe>Thunderbolt. Once more!>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win this>Mirror Shot, Third time's the charm.(d100)>Swap back to Vlad>Something else
>>31554948>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win thisIf you're about to die, Explode's a good way to take someone with you.Good work so far, Dan.
>>31554948>Sonic Boom, reliable and safe
>>31554948>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win thiseven if we don't take out Stunky we can finish him off with Vlad
Van your sister is going to slap your shit so hard if you have no move other than the most basic attack move.
>>31554948>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win thisWe may want to take cover.That was only two hits, right? Not as tanky as expected.
>>31554948>>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win thisits 4am man
>>31554948>ExplosionGood job Dan, time to take a little nap.
>>31554966Well, dark isn't 1/2 effectiveness against steel (anymore) and Dan was under the effects of screech as well
>Explode
>>31554948>>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win thisDan is barely standing, he deserves a rest after a hard day of practice and a battle. May as well take the opponent out while going to sleep.
>>31554948>>Sonic Boom, reliable and safeYou guys are jerks. Don't you want to get swole?
>>31554943>i will be sleeping, i don't want others to enjoy it when i am not there.stop being a faggot and go sleep if you want.
>>31554948>ExplosionGoodnight Stunky, goodnight Dan. GG Vance
Rolled 45>>31554948>Explosion. You're pretty much guaranteed to take out Stunky and win thisAnd Dan likes it, so it's a double win overall.
Can Stunky learn Dig or anything like it cause that would make me laugh.
>>31554992too much working out is bad for the body, man, because you can tear muscles. Dan has had enough for today, he deserves a nap
>>31554992swole is state of mind
>>31555031Tearing muscles is how they grow.Liquefying muscles is possible and will make you pee blood.If you ain't peeing blood, though, you do not even lift.
Stunky has Explosion as a levelup move.What the fuck. How does that work?
Question Gobble? How cruel are moves like self-destruct and Explosion considered to be? Because it is basically your pokemon blowing itself up on command. Does it result in a friendship decrease?
>>31555053it also learns flamethrowerJapan can't into skunks
>>31555056They are not cruel. The pokemon just goes to sleep.
>>31555056Go read the archives.>>31555053It self destructs with the terrible smell.
>>31555053>>31555062GF assumes it has ways of igniting its own farts, either before or after release.>TFW they will never animate stunky as shooting a flamethrower out of its ass
>>31555056yes, anon. Zappy Dan is going to run away from us and turn to prostitution to make make ends meet. Soon he'll develop a drug addiction and then he'll OD in truck stop bathroom, cursing your name with his dying breath.Because we voted to use explosion.
>>31555056It feels good. Dan likes getting to release that much energy and finally relax
>>31555056the way it's described here it's just the pokemon releasing massive amounts of energy at once, after which they take a nice long nap to recover from.
>>31555053You level it up. It learns explosion.Presumably, it builds up gasses inside its body until the pressure is too great for its body to handle, whereupon the pokemon tears apart to release gasses out of the newly-formed holes.This, of course, kills it.Thankfully Pokemon centers can heal death.
>>31555085>tfw no chili object to hold to increase the power of poison and fighting movesfeelsbadman.jpg
In this Quest, what would happen if two trainers used Explosion or a similar move at the same time?
>>31555130Draw.
>>31555130the fastest would go first and do damageif the slower is still up it would explode at nothing
"Dan! Explosion!"Vance calls out his attack. "Stunky! Use-Wait! Explosion? I surrender! I don't have a counter."You stop Dan as quick as you can. "Dan! Forget that! Abort! Stop!" You don't know if he can. It's too late. Dan goes off. Vance retrieves Stunky before the explosion reaches him though.The explosion is...small. Dan gently lowers and falls asleep after expending the last of his energy. Stunky might have been able to hold on. Dan must not be fully charged and at full strength yet. You saw electricity arcing off of him when he was wrestling Golem. Maybe because he uses electromagnetism to balance, and he was having issues with it, he wasn't able to store and release as much power.The match is over. You've won, but not nearly as comfortably as you assumed. You spent a little time taking risks and exploring options though. You feel that you and your Pokemon learned a lot. If what you saw today was Dan at his weakest...well, you can't wait to get Dan rested at a Pokemon center and back in the game with his practiced balance and control.Vance runs over to shake your hand. "That was a good match. I think I'll do a little more training before taking on Clair.">Tell him he's ready. He put up a good fight and you want to encourage him.>Tell him he needs a lot more practice. It might hurt his confidence, but he's got a ways to go before he's near your level.>Ignore that. "Well, what are you waiting for. You know the bet!">Something else>>31555056Just expends almost all of their energy at once. Not harmful to the user, and not considered cruel unless you abuse the hell out of it or never give your Pokemon a chance to do anything else. Voltorbs and Electrodes actually need to do it from time to time.
>>31555094I was just wondering. I just didn't want to use it that often and to be aware of the long term consequences if there are any. I like to make informed decisions.
>>31555144>Ignore that. "Well, what are you waiting for. You know the bet!"we'll give him a full report after his dateimo, he's got the power but lacks depth and variety. I think she'll beat him as he is now.
>>31555144>Ignore that. "Well, what are you waiting for. You know the bet!"Engage full hands on hip glaring.
>>31555144Also, last vote of the night. It's crazy late
>>31555146If you want to be informed, then actually read the archives.
>>31555144>>Something elseTell him to expand his individual pokemon's move pool. He has to many overlapping moves
>>31555144>Tell him he did good. But he needs a few more cards than spamming Feint Attack to win against her sister. As annoying as it can be, it is not enough to win.
>>31555165Thank God, it's bed time! Is it almost 5am for you too, Gobble?>>31555144>Ignore that. "Well, what are you waiting for. You know the bet!"
>>31555144>Tell him he needs a lot more practice."Your strategy is solid, but predictable."
>>31555144>>Ignore that. "Well, what are you waiting for. You know the bet!"
>>31555195This. His sis definitely has a counter.
>MFW his sister turns out to be a pushover and we've just fallen for rumors and hype
>Kat's advice/critiqueHe lost when he switched to Sneasel. once Machop went off the board, Dan had nothing to stop him. IMO, should have switched back to Ursaring and tried his luck there.Good choice with taunt. shows knowledge of his opponent and I wager he knows his sister quite well (safe bets are best bets). Destiny proved he can capitalize on opponents mistakes.he's almost ready. a little more polish. maybe add to the move pool to shake it up a little.
>>31555168I've been here for a while. I just forgot that part, hence why I asked. I now most of the important stuff I just needed to be reminded of a minor detail.
>>31555253Careful bro! If you get personally offended on an anonymous imageboard, you lose the internet!Stay cool yo
>>31555259I wasn't really I was just stating what was going on. I usually try to remain polite over the internet on any site.
>>31555253It's cool. I'd rather refresh memories than have people accidentally make uninformed choices. It's a lot of archives to remember.Good night everyone! Have a good one!
>>31555267That's good.>>31555276Next game when?
>>31555281Saturday
>>31554948>a resonating WANGheh
