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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 15, 2019 2:50:58 GMT
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"well, well, well."

the battle draws to it's inevitable resolution. each trainer only has one pokemon left. despite how close the battle is, with only a hair between victory and defeat, fernando can't help but break out in an ecstatic grin. his early lead was single-handedly reversed by arian's gallade. but they both know better then that; the moment fernando laid down his trap arian was stuck playing catch up. the boy wanted to gamble with everything on the table so what better than to play with all chips still in the pile, teasing the lilycove gym leader with the chance to conquer his undefeated mentor?

"we're down to the wire and i still have one pokemon left. unfortunately, this is the strongest one i have when it comes to a one-on-one."

the dust of the battlefield settles and both sides become visible to the other. fernando keeps his last pokeball in his hand, idly tossing it up and down playfully, full of arrogance, full of reassurance.

"your turn arian. show me what you've saved for last."

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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 15, 2019 3:44:48 GMT
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everybody's starry eyed

[attr="class","starrytext"]tightening the grip upon his ball. rosy cheeks enveloped arian's expression. he was near the point of reaching a euphoric climax. heavy breathing grew as he began to undo the tie around his neck. "i'm feeling so overwhelmed right now. this is the point of climax; will you help me reach the ultimate true bliss, fernando?" the ecstasy of this battle had been so overwhelming that it was time for the final bout.

arian was going all in.

"i knew you were going to be a ride." and so, gripping his ball, he'd toss out his final pokemon: gengar. the snickering ghost who smiled with glee was ready to bring on the pain.


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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 15, 2019 20:47:18 GMT
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fernando's eyes narrow at the sight of the gengar. he's familiar with the ghost from kanto but what does that mean for the battle? he's unsure, unable to make a confident hypothesis until he sees what techniques this particular gengar has.

"let's see how you do against my trump card."

fernando fails to catch the last toss of his pokeball. it lands with a solid thud against the gym floor, activating as the capture mechanism unwinds and lets out his last pokemon: smeargle.

"battle routine set."

the bipedal beagle stands in place, actively whirling its tail in a circle like a chain sickle.

"execute."

on command, the smeargle follows up with the same routine as it always does. a psychonic blue hue overtakes the pokemon's eyes as it DISABLES one of gengar's moves.

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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 17, 2019 6:00:10 GMT
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everybody's starry eyed

[attr="class","starrytext"]in return, arian ordered, "lock it up." burning, magenta hues indicated gengar was using an ability. using DESTINY BOND, gengar could see the smeargle's very soul. tethering them together in mind, body, and spirit. they were now one in two and two in one.

"and let's follow up with CONFUSE RAY!" his next command was given. gengar stared intensely into the smeargle's eyes. had it not chosen to divert its gaze, it would come to be afflicted with a sinister ray that would trigger confusion.



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gengar used confuse ray.
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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 17, 2019 6:08:22 GMT
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"ignore ENCORE. TAUNT."

fernando recognizes the call for CONFUSE RAY. that's why he interjects with his own count command, informing his smeargle to deviate from their normal practiced routine. unfortunately, the smeargle won't be able to respond before the gengar could attack.

the gengar's CONFUSE RAY stares a hole straight into his smeargle's head. the sinister ray lights both of the pokemon's eyes up in a blinding flash but it doesn't seemed effected by it. without missing a beat, the smeargle continues like normal, operating at its OWN TEMPO. unopposed, it draws a mocking tongue emoji on the floor with its tail, TAUNTING the enemy pokemon.

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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 17, 2019 6:16:18 GMT
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everybody's starry eyed

[attr="class","starrytext"]oh. gengar became enraged. gengar would utilize, without command, SHADOW BALL. generating a black sphere of dark energy, gengar would toss it directly at the smeargle.



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mean look is unable to be used 2/5.
taunt. 1/2
shadow ball.
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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 17, 2019 6:40:43 GMT
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no matter how mad the gengar gets that doesn't change the fact that ghost type attacks don't work on normal types. the ball of spectral energy phases right through the smeargle as it finishes face painting itself with its tail. one last dot on the nose is all it takes for the pokemon to TRANSFORM into gengar.

"disable it and then go for the kill."

no longer constricted to the ground, the g!smeargle takes flight, rising as it glares down at arian's gengar. a blinding flash of CONFUSE RAY blanket those beneath, shifting to NIGHT SHADE as the g!smeargle casts them in a sinister light.

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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 17, 2019 7:18:28 GMT
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everybody's starry eyed

[attr="class","starrytext"]the smeargle shifted into gengar. "that was transform...what an annoying pokemon." but that didn't mean arian was down for the count. the one thing fernando was most famed for was training his pokemon to the point they were neither partners nor pokemon, but simple soldiers. whether this was true or not could be proven based on how the match started.

there were little to some commands being given. he had a strategy. from how he spoke earlier, arian was able to tell that he had a battle plan but had to shift his order. even he's human, so there was bound to be an upset every now and then; no plan was ever foolproof. there were things he could factor in what the no-longer-smeargle knew: transform, encore, taunt. arian was unaware of disable for the time being.


and now that he shifted into gengar, it meant they were both on equal footing. but gengar was still under the effects of taunt. arian just had to trust his pokemon, so there wasn't much for him to do as his tamer. gengar was so focused on hurting the copycat that it began to charge a shadow ball. once constructed, it would release it toward the g!smeargle simultaneously as confuse ray was used consecutively with night shade following right after.

gengar was taken aback by the surprise of confuse ray, but upon shifting to night shade it would collide with the shadow ball. causing the energy to clash and dissipate one another. the night shade saved g!smeargle, shockingly, by an accident.

gengar was now confused.



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gengar used shadow ball.
gengar is now confused 1/4: a dice roll will now be used to indicate when gengar has harmed himself. if it is ABOVE 50, it will harm itself and continue to be unable to function properly due to vertigo. if it is BELOW 50, it will not harm itself in confusion and will be able to function temporarily for retaliation or other means.
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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jun 19, 2019 4:44:33 GMT
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fernando observes, waiting. he can only gauge so much by the enemy's reaction. he thinks he catches sight of the gengar being startled by the CONFUSE RAY but can't confirm its CONFUSION status. well, that doesn't matter. he trusts the smeargle enough to handle it from here. at least until another variable comes into play.

"gen."

the NIGHT SHADE neutralizes the SHADOW BALL. that provides the g!smeargle an opportunity to follow up. while gengar may be a new form, fernando has multiple froslass among his roster. the ghost type and physiology is nothing new. from deep within the g!smearlges book of shadows comes a terrible HEX. its eyes turn red as a demonic energy reaches out, twisting with a corruptive touch. anything plagued by the bile energy will take extra damage from being afflicted by a STATUS CONDITION.


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gambit [closed]
POSTED ON Jul 28, 2019 1:58:59 GMT
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everybody's starry eyed

[attr="class","starrytext"]there was no chance for gengar to escape. arian could take a gamble and continue the fight. hoping that, upon being confused, there was some chance for gengar to fight back. the percentage was there after all. but the gamble wasn't exactly fun for arian. a good trainer knows when he's been outmatched--this time.

"no point in dragging it." raising gengar's ball capsule, he'd return the pokemon. "next time i'll use my strongest pokemon on you." he'd forgotten who challenged him. it wasn't some random trainer, it was . "this wasn't as fun as i thought it'd be. we'll have to have a rematch." offering his badge, he'd toss it to the silph mentor.

"when you're not busy and wanna have a proper gym battle befitting someone of your strength. come back--make sure you have something to bet on. i'll definitely give you a run for your money." winking, arian smiled. sending him off with the chance to return for a greater fight. one that needn't require an official to oversee it.



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