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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 16:02:22 GMT
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at least I only need two...

He didn’t know where the free ticket had come from.

All he could remember was finding it among his things after he’d gotten out of the Wintertide ball—and that was one crazy event in itself! He’d gotten the chance to see a Legendary Pokémon for the first time since… well, forever—but despite the fact he wasn’t chosen to be the avatar (was he even calm? No, definitely wasn’t, he was just a mess) there would always be another time…

For now, though, he knew he owed someone a favor.

Now that the Safari’s inhabitants had changed and a new ‘colony’ had populated the place, well, it was time to start searching for the two he wanted—and the third one, for a fellow Ranger who had a certain obsession with canid-like Pokémon.

Or maybe vulpine? But I already have Rijm, and she’s perfect as it is… he thought idly as he passed the ticket over, and got the three Safari Balls in exchange. Once he was cleared through the security check and let through the gate, he then squared his shoulder as he took in the vast expanse of land.

What would he find out here?



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POSTED ON Feb 1, 2019 0:42:26 GMT
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A WILD SALANDIT!


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one down!

Maybe it was a good idea he brought his old team with him.

Most of them were well-equipped to handle the current population of the Safari Zone; to be honest he only had one singular Water-type—well, he was a dual-type either way; but served the purpose of covering both types as effectively as possible.

So when he heard a buzzing noise coming from his PokéGear, he knew he’d at least sighted one of them! The first thing he’d noticed was a wilted patch of undergrowth—nothing could wilt that fast in a short amont of time. The Safari lands were well-maintained, that much he knew.

It wasn’t until he’d taken a few more steps forward did he realize where the wlted patches were coming from—and only then did he take a look at his PokéGear to check what he’d stumbled upon.

It was a Salandit.

Not just any kind of Salandit, mind. This one was spitting mad, hissing and releasing poisonous bubbles of toxins from its mouth, melting anything and everything in its path; determined to destroy everything in sight. Or was it just looking for a mate?

Another light was flashing on the display screen—and it was here he knew this was going to be a keeper: the Salandit causing trouble up ahead was a female.

She’s going to be a good one, I can tell, he thought, flicking Suijin’s Pokéball forward and watching as the Swampert burst forth from the flash of red light. “Sui,” he began quietly, “…deal with her whatever way you can, but stay away when she starts spitting out poison bubbles. Those look nasty,” he said, before the dual-type squared his shoulders and marched forward.

Right then and there the Salandit whipped around and emitted a Poison Gas—but the Swampert was smart to keep his distance. Instead of busting out and charging ahead, all it took was a single step—and a split-second warning—as a sudden Earthquake shook the clearing.

“Wh—whoa,” he blurted out as he felt his balance go all awry as the earth trembled. “Damn it, Sui, you really don’t mess around, huh,” he continued as the poison-spitting lizard was shaken senseless. Not content with what he’d done, the Swampert stepped back and released a sudden, turbulent Whirlpool, juggling the very angry Pokémon into the air.

Even if it mean to spit out a Flamethrower, the swirling vortex of water extinguished not only the attack, but cooled down its body as well. Once the water had subsided, he saw his chance, and chucked one of the Safari Balls he had with him at the fallen Pokémon, hoping it stayed inside without a struggle…



Catching Salandit!



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POSTED ON Feb 2, 2019 5:29:58 GMT
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YOU CAUGHT SALANDIT!


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A WILD FENNEKIN APPEARED!


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that's a pass, sorry!

Once the Salandit had been dealt with (and the Pokéball transported away to his storage system) the two then continued on their trek through the area.

It didn’t take too long for them to stumble upon another Pokémon, but unfortunately for them (and rather fortunately for the Fennekin, maybe?) it was already one that he actively owned.

“No, Sui. Don’t attack it. We already have Emma, remember?” he said as the Swampert was eager to bound forward and engage the Fennekin in a battle, hoping to be able to knock it out of the way with another well-timed Hydro Pump to the face.

“We’re not that violent, remember? Keep calm, Suijin. Don’t make me recall you and have someone else finish the job you’ve started,” he continued in a low voice, hoping that his threat would get the point across as the Swampert then huffed, before sighing and following him as they took another path deeper into the Safari Zone.

Would they be able to at least find another one of the two that they were looking for?

And then, possibly, hopefully find the other one that they were looking for as a favor to a certain dog-lover Ranger that he’d already worked with previously?



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POSTED ON Feb 2, 2019 22:01:47 GMT
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A WILD MANKEY APPEARED!


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A few moments would pass after they left the Fennekin behind, before another blur came rocketing forward and shrieking all manner of angry outcries in their direction.

“What the hell,” he said, blinking as the screaming noise came around his way, suddenly launching a Close Combat attack at the Swampert. The dual-ground let out a cry of surprise, curling up and using Protect at the very last second before the attack connected. This then caused the Mankey to rebound away from the defensive maneuver that the dual-type had resorted to, before letting out another angry scream.

“Sui, be careful! Deal with it as best as you can,” he continued as he backed away, giving the Swampert enough room so he could shake off the Fighting-type. Frustrated that its first attack didn’t connect, the Mankey then went into a sudden Stomping Tantrum because its previous attack hadn’t connected—before the Swampert retaliated with a swift Earthquake.

“Can you at least give me more warning before you do that?” Lars called out at his dual-type, getting knocked off-balance as the violent tremor shook the clearing—offering the Mankey no time to escape from the sweeping attack. Thankfully, the Mankey took the brunt of the hit, before the two travelers beat it out of the clearing—they didn’t want to encounter another insane Pokémon like that again.



Passing on the Mankey



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POSTED ON Feb 3, 2019 20:52:55 GMT
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A WILD TURTONATOR APPEARED!


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POSTED ON Feb 5, 2019 17:42:01 GMT
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two down and one more to go.

Now, normally Lars would’ve skipped over the next encounter.

But seeing as there was a certain fellow Ranger who was out looking for a Turtonator, he decided to humor the request. The moment he spotted one, his eyebrows then shot up as high as he could manage, silently wondering if Arceus was still in its right mind, making something so outrageous as this.

“Sui,” he began quietly “…take it out with an Earthquake attack. I’m pretty sure our Hydro Pump tactics aren’t going to work on this one. Says here on my PokéGear screen that this thing’s actually… part-Dragon? The hell?” he explained, waiting before the Swampert nodded and bolted forward.

He was hoping that this would be quick, seeing as he still hadn’t spotted his other target… wherever the hell it was. Over where the Turtonator was, it was enjoying itself in the sun’s warmth when it felt the ground tremble—a move that almost sent Lars off-balance as well.

Note to self… always make sure to prepare yourself when Sui does that. It’s still jarring… he thought privately as the Turtonator quickly lashed out with an Incinerating burst of flame. Fat load of good it would do to the Swampert, though, seeing as he was both a Water and a Ground-type at this point.

A few moments later, a sudden cascade of boulders—a Rock Slide—crashed down all around the Turtonator. Not content with just that attack, the ground shook again—and before Lars could fall on his ass he threw the second Safari Ball at the obviously passed-out Turtonator before he forgot to.



Catching the Turtonator.



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YOU CAUGHT TURTONATOR!




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A WILD TEPIG APPEARED!




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POSTED ON Feb 6, 2019 15:06:46 GMT
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unexpected catch!

Watching as the now-occupied Safari Ball was whisked away to his storage system, the sound of rusting caught his attention—and both human and Pokémon turned around to watch the source of the unexpected noise.

Now, while Lars was looking for a Cyndaquil, a Tepig had presented itself—was this like some kind of sign of luck? Wondering if this was meant to be, he then pointed at the Fire-type, before nodding in the Swampert’s direction. “Sui, be careful around it, I’m sure that it’s got something—“ he began to say before the Tepig suddenly came in with a Heavy Slam attack.

Wait a second, what?!

“How the hell does it—“ he trailed off, quickly checking his PokéGear to make sure that he wasn’t seeing things—and the display screen wasn’t lying, how did this Tepig know that attack?! Did it even affect the Swampert, though? Not really. As the Fire-type slammed into the dual-type, the Swampert made what he guessed was a snorting noise, before suddenly stamping one of its feet on the ground.

…and then maybe that wasn’t such a good idea, as an Earthquake shook the area and knocking him off-balance.

“Shit, Sui, what the hell?” he blurted out of surprise, barely catching his balance as the dual-type then blasted the incoming ‘little meteor’ with a Hydro Pump attack; cancelling out the Tepig’s Heat Crash attempt and causing it to smack rather hard against a rock.

“Seriously?” he said with a bit of a chuckle, before lobbing another Safari Ball at the fallen Tepig.



Catch attempt on the Tepig!



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POSTED ON Feb 8, 2019 0:29:05 GMT
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YOU CAUGHT TEPIG!

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sadly a pass! Cyndaquil where are you?!

Thankfully, the Tepig went down without too much of a fight. As the Safari Ball dinged; signifying that he’d captured the Fire-type—another flash appeared not too far ahead.

“Sui, wait for me!” he called to the dual-type that had run ahead, wanting to catch the one that had quickly turned tail and wanted to put as much distance between the two as possible. Hoping that Suijin would calm down, he sighed and squared his shoulders before following the dual-type as it ventured deeper and deeper into the undergrowth.

It didn’t take too long for him to catch a glimpse of the other Pokémon—but unfortunately it wasn’t the other one he was looking for. Sighing, he then waited for the Swampert to finish doing whatever it was the Pokémon was up to.

Eventually, the dual-type returned, letting out a snort the moment he saw his companion.

“What?” he asked the Swampert, to which the Pokémon snickered before pointing in another direction.

“You think we’ll be able to find what we’re looking for there?” he asked the other, skeptical at what the dual-type was suggesting.



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POSTED ON Feb 8, 2019 20:00:27 GMT
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YASSSSS

Apparently, Suijin was onto something.

Wondering what Las was going to find, he decided to follow the dual-type as he shot off into the undergrowth, thinking about what the hell the Pokémon was up to. He was about to recall the dual-type when he saw that the Swampert was locked in battle with a—

—a Cyndaquil; right then and there his PokéGear started vibrating but he didn’t need the notification. Seeing as Suijin was in the middle of fighting it, the best thing he did was hang back and watch.

A powerful Hydro Pump came rocketing out from the Swampert, catching the incoming Cyndaquil who was riding the crest of a Lava Plume attack. “Whoa, put that out, if you can,” was all he said in the Swampert’s direction. Nodding, the dual-type then poured out another powerful blast of water, extinguishing the steaming Fire-type attack in an attempt to quell the tide of rising flames.

Another rumbling shook the area—and Lars had a few moments to blink before a sudden Earthquake shook the area; forcing him to catch his balance while keeping his eye on the battle. The Fire-type then began to smack into the much-larger Swampert with its Rollout, but was batted back with another Hydro Pump barrage.

An Earthquake caught the Fire-type with a sharp yelp, almost falling into the chasm—but not before he threw his last Safari Ball at the Fire-type, hoping that it would settle down and come with him without any more argument…



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