S.P.E.C.T.R.A. TRINITY TRIALS: RAYQUAZA

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Makoto Kurumi

S.P.E.C.T.R.A. TRINITY TRIALS: RAYQUAZA

POSTED ON Jun 28, 2023 21:11:20 GMT

Leave the pokemon behind? Ruby was on the money with her 'hell no' - and Makoto would similarly shake their head to themself. They weren't going to leave their pokemon behind here - not if they could at all help it.

But things were becoming a bit dire, when one of the team's hardest-hitters - Delphi - went down. Even if Kiha was a perfectly capable combatant, and had been able to get some poison in Rayquaza's system, a fire-type could only do so much against a dragon-type. And it was as if Rayquaza knew it, letting out a roar as the dragon became all the more emboldened with each fallen pokemon!

Makoto, however, wasn't going to back down - taking in a deep breath to steel their nerves as they reached for something on their belt. "Recall your pokemon and get the shuttles going!" They shouted to Ruby and Gerald both - and if the two hesitated or argued, they'd punctuate it with a suddenly-bold "Now! I got it handled!" Without hesitation, Makoto would bring forth their Tera Orb - and a bright and dazzling light from Tsukiko drew Rayquaza's attention.

The fox clad herself in crystals - and in doing so, would take on the Fairy Tera type. As if to show off, she would swish her tails with a flourish, the crown upon her head held high. She didn't even need a command to know what Makoto wanted of her; Tsukiko would simply take sudden control of the winds, a flurry of pink petals whirling up around Rayquaza in a Springtide Storm!

Between the weakness and the tera boost, the attack drew a snarl from Rayquaza - who was, perhaps, caught a bit by surprise. But the titan would not let this go unpunished. The serpent dove low to circle itself around Tsukiko - entrapping the fox, for as much as she would attempt to dance around it to play keep-away. The titan's tail took on a familiar steely glow, as it swung an Iron Tail down at Tsukiko, aiming to subdue her...

... But even as the strike sent up a cloud of dust and debris, when the titan drew back to check its handiwork, the ninetales had gone completely missing when the air cleared. A mound of dirt was the only evidence of where Tsukiko had gone.

The dragon had been duped.

But by the time Rayquaza would realize it, Makoto was already starting up the shuttle's engines - a certain dirt-covered ninetales emerging from Dig to slip in the closing door. Glancing back to the ice-type, Makoto smiled and nodded. "Good girl." They murmured - reaching back to scratch the fox behind the ear with one hand, as the shuttle began to lurch and move underneath them....

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- Things are getting tricky, and both Makoto + Rayquaza know it, the titan be getting all the more bold.
- Makoto shouts for Gerald and Ruby to recall their pokemon and escape on the shuttles. (personal prompt)
- Terastallizes Tsukiko into Fairy, and has her use Springtide Storm to grab Rayquaza's attention and stall for a bit of time.
- Rayquaza angy, coils around Tsukiko to trap her and attempts to strike her down with Iron Tail
- But once the dust settles, it's revealed Tsukiko escaped with Dig
- Tsukiko - upon reemerging - slips into the shuttle with Makoto while they start it up.

Tsume (Male, He/Him) || Illusion || Night Daze, Foul Play, U-Turn, Agility, Taunt, Nasty Plot

Tsukiko (Female, She/Them) || Snow Warning || Ice Beam, Springtide Storm, Dragon Hammer, Dig, Aurora Veil, Heal Bell, Confuse Ray, Disable

Ryuu (Male, He/Him) || Sniper || Dragon Pulse, Brine, Agility, Smokescreen, Focus Energy, Rain Dance

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Fortree City

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Gerald Kaiser

S.P.E.C.T.R.A. TRINITY TRIALS: RAYQUAZA

POSTED ON Jun 29, 2023 9:04:46 GMT

Gerald glared at both Ruby and Makoto. But he bit his tongue, fought the urge to point out the massive flaw in the plan that their bond to the Pokémon created. Their chances of survival were slim, but it would definitely grow slimmer with each moment they spent fighting each other.

However, Gerald had to give Makoto points for her certainty. A certainty which he had assumed they weren’t even capable of, from all of the previous interactions during this mission.

“Fine, but if we fail this, it will be because you two weren't willing to make sacrifices.” Gerald growled but otherwise followed the plan, The moment Decidueye came within the retrieval range of its Pokéball Gerald pulled it back. Then quickly hurried into the shuttle to get it moving.

He took position in the pilot seat, pressed the buttons, while cursing loudly, yet he somehow managed to make it turn on.

Now if only he knew how to fly one of these. How hard could it be? Grabbing the control stick fumbled about trying to make it take off from the meteor.

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- Gerald dislikes the plan, but agrees, though will blame Ruby and Makoto if it fails.
- Gerald recalls decidueye and gets to the Shuttle
- Gerald does not have a shuttle driver's license.
- Gerald "WTF does this work"

Male Decidueye Ability: Overgrow - Spirit Shackle, Phantom Force, Leaf Storm, Leaf Blade, Brave Bird, U-turn (Z-Move: THE END)

Male Charizard Ability: Blaze / Smokescreen, Dragon Breathe, Flamethrower, Slash, Flare Blitz, Air Slash

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Ruby Garcia

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POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 16:39:56 GMT

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Makoto called for Ruby and Gerald to recall their Pokémon and get in the shuttle. "What?!" Ruby shouted back. "That thing'll kill us!" But Makoto was firm and far more determined than they had been for this entire mission. The certainty with which they spoke and acted caught Ruby off-guard for a moment, but she quickly snapped out of it. Now wasn't the time to be gawking. As the light of Terastallization surrounded the Alolan Ninetales, Ruby recalled Kiha and ran for one of the shuttles.

[break][break]Thank Arceus most of the buttons and such inside were labeled. Ruby hadn't piloted one of these during Meteno's fall—she'd flown on Delphi, which wasn't exactly an option here—so she didn't have that prior experience to fall back on. Once she felt the engines roar to life, she glanced outside just in time to see Rayquaza slamming down an Iron Tail on Tsukiko. Ruby couldn't help the sympathetic wince, but she kept quiet. This had been Makoto's idea, so it was their problem to deal with. So much for not making sacrifices.

[break][break]Oblivious to the trick Tsukiko and her trainer had pulled on Rayquaza, Ruby pushed the lever to activate the thrusters. The craft shook beneath her, making Ruby mutter, "Come on, come on...!" Then, with a jerk, it began to rise. She looked back again to see Rayquaza looking around and no sign of Tsukiko on the surface. Before she could wonder what was going on, the Legendary's eyes flashed toward the launching shuttles. Its mouth curled in a snarl that Ruby could have sworn she heard even from inside.

[break][break]"Punch it!" she shouted over the shuttles' comms.

[break][break]Rayquaza began to slither upward again, but the flames and smoke from the shuttles obstructed its vision and slowed its progress. By the time it was airborne, the shuttles had already gotten some decent distance from it. Still, it wouldn't be deterred. With one last roar, it summoned another field of Draco Meteors.

[break][break]"Shit, on the left!"

[break][break]She called out directions while jerking her ship from one side to the other. The movement nearly tossed her out of her seat, but she managed to dodge the meteors. Were they slower than they had been before? Whatever; Ruby wouldn't look a gift Ponyta in the mouth. Once they were clear of the meteor field, Ruby looked back, expecting to see Rayquaza coming after them, but it remained curled up on the simulated Meteno. Maybe it was actually tired from the battle. Maybe it was a property of the simulation. Maybe it was just dumb luck. Whatever the cause, the three managed to breach Earth's atmosphere. There was a bright light, and when it cleared, they found themselves back in reality.

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Get to the ~~choppa~~ shuttle!
Rayquaza tries to stop them from escaping, but they manage to get away and end the simulation
Makoto Kurumi's player asked me to end it here since they might not be able to post today

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DELPHI ♀ rough skin / swords dance, dragon rush, bulldoze, fire fang, poison jab, crunch

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Ruby Garcia

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: The stubborn will to survive was good, but perhaps was too single-minded to realize the briefing actually intended for the group's escape. Possesses strong Pokémon, and also an unwillingness to sacrifice them if needed.

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S.P.E.C.T.R.A.[break]RAYQUAZA

Makoto Kurumi

STRENGTH: ⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐⭐⭐⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Showed attention to detail regarding the briefing and strategy throughout the battle with SMOKESCREEN and SPRINGTIDE STORM. While their Pokémon were not as physically strong, they were able to provide enough support fire to aid their teammates.

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S.P.E.C.T.R.A.[break]RAYQUAZA

Gerald Kaiser

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: The least strategically-minded of the three. He is much more suited to carrying out orders than giving them. His Decidueye was a poor choice against Rayquaza due the type disadvantage. Showed a willingness to sacrifice Pokémon if needed,

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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2023 5:12:52 GMT

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Ruby Garcia

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Don't charge in like an idiot, you hold your Pokémon and your allies back when you do. Your instincts are bad if you couldn't immediately tell victory wasn't an option. Surviving was victory. I at least like that you took initiative to lead your team, that's good, just make sure to brush up on your judgement skills.

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Makoto Kurumi

STRENGTH: ⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐⭐⭐⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Good use of moves to support yourself and your teammates upon realizing how you could supplement and support them. Remember to stay on your toes like when snow warning didn't work, you should have pivoted faster.

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Gerald Kaiser

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Good use of your z-move and spirit shackle to restrain rayquaza as much as you could. However, your type match up was atrocious, while this doesn't determine everything in a battle it could greatly change the flow of the battle. Despite the fact it had such a huge resistance to your grass moves, you could easily fix this with moves that change a pokemon's typing such as soak. It would greatly increase your combat capabilities I think. You have a potential to be a really hard hitter if you use that to your advantage, I liked how destructive your moves were

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Lex

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Ex-Rocket Beast

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Alexandra Briarwood

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POSTED ON Jul 27, 2023 21:20:00 GMT

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Ruby Garcia

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Rushing into the belly of the beast without a thought is not a strategy: It's a death sentence. It's no secret that I don't quite care what happens to idiots, but when it compromises the mission then I do. You're strong, with obvious potential, but strength means nothing when you don't have a plan. If you don't have a plan, you plan to fail. You got lucky. Keep training. Turn that luck into true skill and try to think about the whole picture.[break][break]

The group as a whole failed to form any sort of strategy. Things could have gone much smoother with communication. An aspect of stealth at the beginning may have afforded you all more time to formulate a plan to subdue the legendary. It's just a pokemon, after all. It's not invincible. I appreciate all of you recognizing the necessity of escape rather than victory. You may have to fight one battle many times to win.

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Makoto Kurumi

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐⭐⭐⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Attention to detail is important, and so is studying your opponent. That attention will give you advantage over your enemies. You had a good strategy, but you failed to recognize and adapt to one of Rayquaza's biggest strengths: weather control. Your little bout of camouflage likely saved your life. Bravo on being the only intelligent one of the group and setting them up for success by readying the ships.
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The group as a whole failed to form any sort of strategy. Things could have gone much smoother with communication. An aspect of stealth at the beginning may have afforded you all more time to formulate a plan to subdue the legendary. It's just a pokemon, after all. It's not invincible. I appreciate all of you recognizing the necessity of escape rather than victory. You may have to fight one battle many times to win.

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Gerald Kaiser

STRENGTH: ⭐⭐⭐[break]
INTELLECT: ⭐[break]
ADAPTABILITY: ⭐⭐[break]
SURVIVAL: ⭐⭐⭐[break][break]

FINAL EVALUATION: Take it from personal experience: There are no heroes in Team Rocket and you will never be rewarded for it. A willingness to sacrifice yourself is not noble, it's stupid. Pokemon are tools: use them. Offering to sacrifice yourself right off the bat was an immediate turn off. It's predictable and coy. You're not Eva Morales. Your willingness to sacrifice your pokemon is necessary and recognized. You are also strong, continue to train. You could afford to do a little more studying to understand typing and effectiveness better. No one likes muscle with brains. [break][break]

The group as a whole failed to form any sort of strategy. Things could have gone much smoother with communication. An aspect of stealth at the beginning may have afforded you all more time to formulate a plan to subdue the legendary. It's just a pokemon, after all. It's not invincible. I appreciate all of you recognizing the necessity of escape rather than victory. You may have to fight one battle many times to win.

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