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POSTED ON Jan 8, 2024 23:15:02 GMT
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After a quick boot from his most recent flight, Josh signed up for yet another one. There were some technical difficulties with the special arena set up for the top sixteen, giving him time to start another on-demand mini-tournament with seven others. Not knowing how long the delay would be, he signed up for the winner-take-all flight to minimize his chances of having to play all three matches.

The Gym Leader and his quadrupedal Zeraora lined up on their side of the assigned arena, Josh waving to his first-round opponent. "Hi there! Gym Leader Devlin, but you can call me Josh. Best of luck to you." Raikiri shot Aaron an intimidating stare; it seemed like the thundercat's patience was growing thin. He wanted to brawl.







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POSTED ON Jan 9, 2024 0:28:44 GMT
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"yo, master of faster. name's aaron."[break][break]aaron doesn't need an introduction to ; he's watched enough gym matches to recognize the gym leaders of hoenn. he narrows his eyes at raikiri, mean-mugging the electric-type right back. his pikachu slides off his shoulder, skitters down his shirt, then leaps off of him onto the battlefield. [break][break]"go ahead."[break][break]
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POSTED ON Jan 9, 2024 3:40:04 GMT
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As serious as the Zeraora was, Josh was relaxed. There was no stress of weeks or even months' worth of pay riding on the outcome of a single match. Aaron'a gesture of letting Josh have the initiative made him do a double-take. It was clear that Aaron knew who he was. Letting the speed specialist take the initiative felt like a concession in his eyes. Who did he think he was?

He wasn't going to turn a gift Ponyta down.

Knowing the Pikachu would be fast, as was Toralf, his Raichu, Josh winked to Raikiri, a signal for how to start the match. As soon as the starting horn sounded, Raikiri lunged at the Pikachu like a world-class sprinter pushing off from the starting blocks, slicing and dicing with his QUICK ATTACK-powered claws.





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aaron knows he should probably gigantamax his pikachu, but he wants to see what he's up against first. he doesn't even process the sight of the zeraora racing toward his pikachu with quick attack claws unsheathed, but he does sees the blur of his pikachu's agility as she tries to duck out from under the attack and deliver a quick attack headbutt of her own. [break][break]
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POSTED ON Jan 10, 2024 2:00:35 GMT
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While Raikiri was faster, the electric rodent's small size proved to be an asset in the lightning-fast battle. All of his paws whiffed with the whoosh of a baseball swing, the Zeraora reeling as Aaron's Pokémon and delivered a nasty headbutt to one of the mythical feline's blue faceplates. The mouse was winning their game of cat and mouse. That's not how it was supposed to go!

With a loud purr from having lost his pride, the Zeraora leaped at his fellow electric-type and pounced. While it may have looked like another Quick Attack with how fast all of his attacks were, this one was slower than the previous one, being more deliberate about piercing the Pikachu's skin with his front claws. The incoming DRAIN PUNCH threatened to turn the match around if Aaron's partner could not zoom out of the way!




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aaron releases the breath he didn't realize he'd been holding once his pikachu dashes out of reach of the zeraora's clawed strikes. her forehead smashes against her opponent's face, then she drops back to the floor, rubbing a paw against her temple. [break][break]"watch out!"[break][break]the warning comes too slow. his electric rat makes another breathless scramble, but claws connect with her haunch and knock her off her paws. as she gets back up, her fur sparks with a discharge to discourage immediate follow-up attacks.[break][break]
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POSTED ON Jan 10, 2024 17:08:22 GMT
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Aaron's Pikachu was incredibly well-trained, easily within the top one percent of their kind. Being able to not only keep up, but outpace, the Zeraora was inconceivable to the Gym Leader.

He was being beaten at his own game.

Raikiri was panting, blood dripping from his face as he changed tactics. He knew, and Josh knew, that his Gym's signature Z-Move would be the key to turning this match around. It had to be properly timed, and against such a small foe, there was no guarantee it would even hit, what with how hard it was for the Zeraora to control his supersonic movements the Z-Energy bestowed upon him.

He had to hold back.

For now, Raikiri would loose a barrage of ELECTRO BALLS in front of his foe. Their purpose was not to harm, but to corner the Pikachu and make the follow-up attack nearly impossible to avoid.



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aaron feels like he and his pikachu deserve an award or something for outmaneuvering 's zeraora like this. his pikachu sticks out her tongue at her bloodied opponent, taunting the mythical pokemon. [break][break]satisfied with their progress so far, aaron claps his hand over the dynamax band tied to his wrist, activating his pikachu's gigantamax. energy swirls around the little rat as she begins to grow, each electro ball smashing against her ever-expanding body. [break][break]in a way, aaron plays exactly into josh's plan by making his pokemon immobile. [break][break]with a confident point of his index finger, he commands his pikachu to use g-max volt crash on josh's ace. [break][break]
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POSTED ON Jan 14, 2024 22:59:39 GMT
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They did deserve an award; being able to outmaneuver Josh's very fastest Pokémon counted for something special. Even more special about the electric vermin was the colossal size it reached after Aaron's DYNAMAX BAND glowed red. Now, Raikiri was playing the role of the mouse, and the Pikachu, the cat.

Mobility did not matter when the G-MAX VOLT CRASH covered every unoccupied square inch of the battle court. Even Josh had to dive out of the Trainer's Box when the electricity came a bit too close to him for comfort. While the Zeraora's VOLT ABSORB left him ready and raring to go, he had slid out of bounds from the electric blast's recoil, disqualifying him from the match.

"You only won because of that... thing... on your wrist," Josh shook his head. "Don't you see all the health problems those things will cause Pokémon down the line?" Had Aaron been paying attention to Gym Leader sentiment, he would know how vocal Josh was about not using Dynamax Bands.





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"fuck yeah!" [break][break] 's zeraora slides out of bounds, earning him a clean sweep against the gym leader. he's practically glowing as the battle concludes, catching his pikachu as she transforms back into her regular form. [break][break]"i dunno, bro, i got you down to one hit without even touching it."[break][break] he shrugs. his pikachu mimics him, tiny shoulders rising and falling. [break][break] "you're just mad because i'm better."[break][break]he holds out his pikachu, hands under her armpits. she blinks her beady eyes at the gym leader. [break][break]"she looks fine to me after twenty of these fights, don't ya think?" then, with a scoff, he tucks his rat under his arm and gives josh a two-fingered salute as he turns to leave. "see you at your gym, bro."[break][break]
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