Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh Devlin
New Blood Duel [GYM]
POSTED ON Dec 26, 2022 23:12:03 GMT
It had been so long since Josh had been to a Gym as a challenger rather than as a Leader that he had forgotten what it was like to battle when he didn't have the home field advantage. He was used to wide open fields with ample visibility, where he could take advantage of his team's ludicrous speed. This was not the case; the sandstorm not only hampered visibility, but its sharp quartz grains would only pound at Josh's team more the faster they ran. While the Tyranitar's DARK PULSE was formidable, it was a strange attack to follow up with after a SCREECH.
Something wasn't adding up. The DARK PULSE, fired from the distance it was, had to be a bait. Was it truly the Tyranitar that was the threat, or the Ground-type Larvitar that could loose a match-ending EARTHQUAKE at any given moment? He had to answer one of them now, and nothing would change his mind about which one was the true threat. Resheph's AQUA TAIL, especially with his secret weapon, would be able to handle that Larvitar any time he wanted. "Cian, you should know me better than that by now. I'm not going to fall for your scheme," he smiled, trusting his partner's ability to withstand the Dark-type attack. Where he went wrong was not the power of the direct attack, but the shrapnel it had lifted into the air around it. That did just as much harm as being struck by the DARK PULSE itself. The sandstorm itself was a ticking time bomb, as well, wearing the Manectric further down.
"Now, DISCHARGE!" the Master of Faster shouted. Surrounding himself with a sphere of electricity, the racing-bred Manectric galloped toward Cian's larger Pokémon, barking loudly and expanding it around all the combatants. While the Larvitar would be unaffected and Resheph's scales would leave her mostly unscathed, at least in theory, Josh hoped the surge would be strong enough to pierce the rock-type's impressive defenses.
The reality was much more bleak: the friendly fire had left Resheph wrack with PARALYSIS. "Guess there's no holding this back now." Josh reached for his TERA ORB, the hand that grasped it glowed a sparkling blue. He hurled it toward his Dragonair, encasing her in a crystal pyramid for a second or two. When the pyramid shattered around her, a veil of water flowed over her new crystalline body, a water droplet-shaped TERA JEWEL adorning the weather orb on her neck. The flowing water soothed the PARALYSIS away and softened the blow of the Larvitar's IRON HEAD, Josh's quick thinking the only reason she was still floating. "Now, AQUA TAIL one more time! You're not getting away so easily this time!" The now Water-type serpent flung its Tera-enhanced tail toward Larvitar, trying to add splash to gash by flicking it into the Tyranitar. CIAN MAHER {WC: 474} {PC: 3} NAME SPECIES STATUS Saber Manectric Good | Deprotect Resheph Dragonair Fair | Deprotect
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