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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 4:27:14 GMT

At some point the shame would be overwhelming, and he might not even deign to show his face. But for now he remained adamant that he could still prove his mettle, despite the slate of losses on his ledger. " 'M Adrian. You ready to get started? "

Not that he was. For every battle, there was a handful pokemon that needed to be left in the care of a Pokemon Center, causing his roster to dwindle down to an inexperienced few. It seemed desperate to call on pokemon whose training paled compared to others, but if nothing else it would serve the perfect exercise.
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(T) ♀ SKILL LINK / Icicle Spear / Hydro Pump / Spikes / Toxic Spikes / Protect / Supersonic

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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 8:54:16 GMT

moriaen / female / overgrow / safeguard, magical leaf, synthesis, solar beam, body slam, poison powder

Was he scrambling for last-minute battles? Maybe.

Mercifully the next one wasn’t in the air (to be honest he couldn’t understand how his friend could stay up in the air for hours on end and not get sick of it) and then it was a—

Cloyster? Well I might be walking into a trap but—let’s see, he thought as he was accompanied by his Meganium, Moriaen.

“Hey, aren’t you—” he began to say, although maybe he was mistaken… unless he really thought hard about it.

“Let’s go, Moria. Like we practiced.”

And right off the bat she stated by putting up a Safeguard wall.

Meganium used Safeguard! (1 / 5)

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"I am. Good to see you." Adrian's eyes matched theirs, and he quickly mouthed: Jury. Himself and Thomas were sworn to silence, and he hoped this one to be of a similar mind, suppressing the memory of that day rather than reflecting upon it.

"Cobalt, Supersonic." But as the frequency pierced the air, he could tell Meganium was unafflicted, confirming his suspicion. So that was a Safeguard. But that was just as well, as it would give him insight as to which moves to avoid next.
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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 9:11:19 GMT

Whenever there was a Safeguard available: use it right away.

That was one thing he was taught from the moment he’d started getting tangled in Pokémon battles—even if they were secondary to what the Rangers really did in the wild. Safeguard really did get a lot of mileage.

The clue wasn’t missed, either.

Even if he was legitimately a part of the ‘trio’ that had met the cocoon out on Mount Pyre, it was well-understood that had he not been chosen by the deity of ice he would be one of the harbingers of the ‘Agent of Death’, as a certain missing member of their little triad put it.

“Executioner,” was the only thing he mouthed in return, knowing the other would understand.

Unaffected by the familiar noise he now knew to be Supersonic, he decided to let the Meganium handle this.

Let’s see how far she can go, he thought as the Grass-type suddenly let spray a cloud of Poisonous Powder toward the Cloyster.

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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 9:24:42 GMT

"Spikes." A quadruped could do a lot of damage if it was allowed to run freely, so he scattered caltrops across the arena to limit their points of approach. Even with that measure in place he could do nothing but watch as Cloyster was afflicted by the poison gas, immediately retreating within its shell at the faintest contact.

Oysters could detect even the faintest of contaminants, so he hoped that poison it had contracted would be slight. Anything beyond a mild case would be debilitating.
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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 9:30:50 GMT

“Careful there,” he called out as the Meganium was surprised by the sudden appearance of the caltrops across the battle field—but it was here there was something the other may have overlooked—

His Meganium was more built for long-distance attacking.

“Dance,” he said next.

At first it was quiet—before a sudden storm of Leaves of the Magical variety whirled and appeared around the Meganium, before being thrown across the arena at the Cloyster.

Small they may be, they were rather numerous too. And a pain in the ass to deal with if they came en masse.

Meganium used Magical Leaf! (Safeguard: 3 / 5)

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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 9:35:50 GMT

It seemed both sides suffered terribly from lack of critical information. Even as Cloyster's paltry preparations did nothing to avert the incoming storm of magicked leaves, its calm wouldn't break, as its forte lied in controlled bursts of fire. SKILL LINK allowed it to manifest and propel round after round of ICICLE SPEARS towards the Meganium, allowing them both to cancel out the bulk of the other's attacks.

Even so a few leaves made it through, lacerating and softening the shell where they struck. But so too would Meganium have been subjected to its own attack. Adrian couldn't help but feel invigorated by the battle, pleased with how it was developing.
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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 10:05:10 GMT

“Incoming!” was all the warning he would give, before the Meganium backed away at the sudden arrival of the spikes of ice.

This also made Lars raise his eyebrows at the—well, the audacity of ‘his’ element being used against him. What could he say.

“Blow ‘em up,” he went on, once the onslaught of ice had ended (but not without injury) as she stood her ground and began charging up energy in her maw for a powerful Beam of Solar energy.

Meganium is preparing a Solar Beam (charging this turn)! (Safeguard: 4 / 5)

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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 10:13:33 GMT

"Keep firin'!" He could've shifted gear, maybe even tasked Cloyster with protecting itself, but this was their best shot for an open attack. ICICLE SHARDS continued to stream forward unimpeded, battering the Meganium as it became swollen with solar energy. Though it wasn't enough to finish them, he wore a smug grin as he looked on.

But that would be his worst mistake as the energy was refined further...
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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 10:23:47 GMT

Maybe it was providence he timed his attack just as the Safeguard shield would dissipate the next turn.

“Bear it!” he called out as the Meganium continued to be pelted by ice from the Cloyster—at least until the attack was ready.

The Grass-type then released the Solar Beam in a singular powerful breath of solar energy, screaming right down on the Cloyster.

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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 10:40:31 GMT

"Withdraw!" Cobalt began retreating into its shell seeking refuge, hoping to PROTECT itself, but the attack bypassed its physical defenses. It could feel its body burning where the light touched it, searing against its exterior shell, causing it to wobble around while it experienced this anguish. "Hang in there...!" Well, crap.

Adrian wondered how he could have handled that better; maybe using hydro pump to expend some of the heat evaporating the water, but it did little for him now to dwell on past mistakes. Cobalt refused to budge, tucked away within its closed shell.
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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 11:18:12 GMT

The behemoth of an attack came screaming down on the Cloyster’s shell—however it was still standing.

Rather resilient for a mixed-type that shared Ice and Water.

The Meganium, much as she wanted to rush toward the Cloyster, the caltrops scattered around the field prevented her from moving forward—so they would have to whittle down the dual-type from a distance!

“Fire,” was all he said as the Meganium summoned a new storm of Leaves of the Magical kind.

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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 11:21:57 GMT

It was still PROTECTING itself, and faring much better against the magical leaves, but Adrian knew this battle was going nowhere fast. Ripping a pokeball from off his belt he withdrew the Cloyster in an act of surrender. A referee called the match, and he was free to approach his opponent. Holding a hand out, he thanked them for the battle before pulling them close, that he could whisper in their ear.

"Have you heard from Thomas lately?" It'd been quite some time, and he'd caught nary a glimpse of Thomas upon the summit of Mt. Pyre, nor had he seen anything through their shared vision. Not that he could explain how unnatural that seemed to Laurence, who was wholly cut off from them. "Things have been getting... out of pocket."
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POSTED ON Jul 28, 2021 11:35:01 GMT

The whistle breaks out, shatters the silence—and the Cloyster is recalled.

He recalls the Meganium as well—but blinks in surprise as the other approaches him for a handshake—and then a sudden movement.

He doesn’t miss the question.

“Not lately,” he whispered back. “And you can say that again about shit hitting the fan,” he added.

Shit, there were too many people listening in—they had to go somewhere more private to converse about this.

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