Like the parent of a spoiled child, half of Vic’s time in the tournament had been spent letting his Dragonite do just about anything he wanted. Punch a legendary pokémon to his heart’s content? He got it. Drag the rest of the team into a bloody and violent dodgeball game? No problem.
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Well, honestly, that last one had been as much for Vic as it had been for Pez, but here’s the thing: Vic didn’t want to battle.
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He absolutely didn’t. He had told himself he wouldn’t no matter how fun he knew it would be. And yet, here he was: battling. Since, unlike him Pez really wanted to battle. So, he compromised: maybe it would be fine, maybe if he just let the Dragonite do whatever he wanted and didn’t worry about how wrong his moveset was for this type of thing, it would be alright. It wouldn’t matter if he lost, he wouldn’t take it as seriously as he did in the past. Or, at least he would try.
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”Hey! How’s it going?” Funnily enough, the trainers stood as if reflected images; one with a giant Houndoom beside him, the other with an Arcanine that was way over six foot tall at the withers. The Arcanine looked serious despite his wagging tail, and to match, the pink-haired man smiled with nonchalant cheerfulness. ”Wanna take the first move?”
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Honestly, the Dragonite he called to the skies would have probably attacked the moment he saw his opponent with no care for decorum, but since none was there just yet, he just huffed, waiting.



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+ maverick noah ryder | First move is yours!
[break](Promise the next ones will be shorter, openers get long hehe)
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”Ha! Thanks, his name is Nougat. Your Houndoom’s pretty cool too!”
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Reaching up to pet his fluffy canine companion, Vic smiled, the Arcanine in turn wagging his tail happily in response to the gesture. Nougat had been Vic’s pokémon since he was ten years old, and as much as he adored battling, he was probably the most calm and obedient pokémon in his team – that is, of course, aside from his Dragapult. He just stood there, ever a good dog, a completely different story from the Dragonite flying above them all...
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”Nice to meet ya, Maverick. I’m Vic!”
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First of all, Pez didn’t see what the need was for all this chit chat, and when the Talonflame appeared in the skies before him, he just looked at her, huffing as if to imply he was unimpressed. He matched her Tailwind with a display of aerial acrobatics of his own in the form of a DRAGON DANCE, and although the Steel Wing came fast and hit his side before he could completely avoid it, he took the opportunity granted by the close distance between to quickly swing his whole body around and aim an AQUA TAIL at the fire bird.




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[break]Pez is hit! He uses Dragon Dance & Aqua Tail
[break]Move hits if 50 or higher, misses if lower
[break]Adding total of hits determines winner
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The Dragonite swang his tail with as much strength as his body would allow when in such a position; water swirled around it as if a dancing blade. But, the Talonflame was swift, and she managed to avoid the attack at the very last second before it hit. Pez wasn’t too happy with this, and in response he rolled his eyes before steadying himself in the air with a few flaps of his wing.
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”Oh! That was pretty good! Get her, Pez!”
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The Dragon watched his opponent closely, preparing for an oncoming attack, but proud as he was, Pez didn’t move out of the way when the Flame Blitz came – only avoiding it by a hair (or by a scale?) at the last moment.
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He bent backwards as if limbo dancing in the sky, and without wasting a single second, he tried to throw a quick electrified jab up towards the bird the moment she passed over his head. THUNDER PUNCH.




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[break]No worries about that first hit btw! I'll just count it as a flat 50 for you <3
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’Shake it off’.
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The Dragonite seemed to almost grin when seeing his punch land, clearly satisfied with the effectiveness of the attack. While the Talonflame recovered, he also swiftly turned in the air, dark eyes setting on the bird and preparing for anything she might throw his way.
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What she did throw was winds, and the Dragonite scoffed at this, appearing almost offended that for some reason this little chicken seemed to think she had more control over the skies than what he did. So, as if to mock her, he extended his own wings, batting them a few times in order to summon a HURRICANE under his own command.
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”Pez…” Vic sighed, knowing very well the pokémon was probably just being petty by doing that.
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Silly dragon.




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For as much as the Dragonite may have thought this red chicken was silly and lame, there was no denying that the Talonflame could fly well. It masterfully rode the winds created by both Hurricanes, charging towards her opponent.
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Thanks to the currents sweeping in all directions, he couldn’t avoid it.
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The Steel Wing hit at full force, and while clenching his teeth, the Dragonite withstood – beating his powerful wings and refusing to allow the attack to knock him back too far. It pissed him off and as a result, a red aura began to glow over every single scale in his body.
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Vic recognized it even from a distance.
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”Oh, Arceus…”
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There was nothing he could do, OUTRAGE overtaking as the Dragonite blindly attacked the Talonflame on a rampage.

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”Ah, sorry about that, he… kind of has a temper.” Vic chuckled, even though that was kind of putting it mildly when his Dragonite was currently rampaging in the skies up above.
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Pez let out a powerful roar, red aura glowing more and more intense as he chased after the Talonflame as if this was his only life goal. And, honestly, at the moment it may have just been – OUTRAGE burning red and blinding him from everything else.
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In his eyes, there was only the Talonflame, and in his mind, there were only thoughts about harming her.
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Sorry Talonflame.
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But, would he actually achieve anything when attacking while enraged?


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Pez wasn’t the kind of pokémon who was very fond of playing or joking around, much less when under the effects of OUTRAGE.
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He took things seriously, and his desire to harm the Talonflame was serious indeed – the Dragonite following after her when she fell from the skies, landing heavily onto the sand. His gaze met hers and in it, there was nothing but hatred.
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Nothing Vic could say would stop him, and this the trainer knew well, being left unable to do anything but watch as the Dragonite aimed to strike the fallen bird with a heavy swing of his tail.
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But the effects of the Outrage were also beginning to show, and the dragon’s body swayed lightly thanks to the increasing CONFUSION.



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[break]MAV'S CURRENT HIT TOTAL: 228 (Include first 50)
[break]VIC'S CURRENT HIT TOTAL: 214 (Include this roll)
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