Side Events: Josh vs. Alexei [VCT]

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Side Events: Josh vs. Alexei [VCT]
POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 17:29:34 GMT
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"Attention all Vital City Tournament participants. Registration will be closing in one hour. Registration will be closing in one hour. Once registration closes, you will be expected to finish your current match and convene in the commons. Thank you."

This was it: Josh's final flight in the Vital City Tournament. It had been one long weekend. Just how many flights did he enter? It had to be at least ten. A win in this flight would be a great way to put the capstone on such a strong tournament performance.

His opponent for the first round of the flight would be . What a nightmare matchup between Gym Leaders. At least for Alex. Josh was using his very fastest electric Pokémon. Knowing the Birdfather, he would be using a Pokémon that Raikiri could clip the wings of. "Really waited until the last minute, didn't you?" he asked his friend and co-worker.







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Side Events: Josh vs. Alexei [VCT]
POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 19:00:56 GMT
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“Haha,” he cackled from his side of the stage as the Braviary came in for his traditional ‘entrance’ by circling once above the stage before landing right on his side of the field.

“What can I say? I’m scouting around for a potentially new non-traditional gimmick to use,” he continued with this smirk on his face.

What the other didn’t know was that the moment he brought out the big guns, it would be… well, wait and see, little Josh!



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POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 19:41:53 GMT
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"I've got a new special challenge cooking at Mauville Racing Grounds," Josh smirked as he waited to see which bird the aerial specialist would use. When he saw Kyouya, that smile turned to a frown. "Slider..." he trailed off. The loss of his Braviary was a hard pill to swallow. Catching another Braviary big enough to strap a saddle to would be little trouble. But it wouldn't replace Slider.

The starting horn would snap Josh out of his funk. Just because he was starting across from one of his best friends didn't mean he could hold back. If anything, it was a reason not to hold back. The thundercat came out of the gates in an ultrafast pounce laced with the high voltage of his PLASMA PAWS.







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POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 19:47:58 GMT
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And right out of the gate they were thrown straight into battle! Oh, boy.

“Alright, time to try this shit out…” he continued as he pulled something from out of his pocket, and practically yeeted it straight at the Braviary, who squawked and was enveloped in a powerful burst of light; before a funny-looking… ‘globe’ of the world appeared above the Braviary’s head.

“Why did I know you were going to come at me with an Electric-type attack? Simple: I know you that well!” he exclaimed; before the now-Ground-type Braviary let out a squawking noise; spread his wings; and then brought down a sudden avalanche of boulders in the form of a Rock Slide attack!

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POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 20:02:21 GMT
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What Alex had failed to take into account was the electric nature of the PLASMA PAWS were only half the attack's punch: the other half was from raw strength. Rather, strength fueled by speed. He should know Josh better: the Master of Faster didn't get to be an electric and fire Gym Leader by being defenseless against Ground-types!

The ROCK SLIDE grazed Raikiri, but more importantly, encircled him, restricting his movement. Direct strikes were impossible while inside the prison of boulders. There was one escape route left: directly above. It was one Josh came fully prepared for, the Zeraora BOUNCING out of jail and above Kyouya. If the bird wasn't careful, he would find himself boarded by the giant furball!







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Side Events: Josh vs. Alexei [VCT]
POSTED ON Jan 25, 2024 19:32:59 GMT
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If there was one thing the other didn’t know about him, it was how… how hardy (or in this case incredibly stubborn) his own Flying-types were.

They were no slouches, either; all things considered that this was Kyouya, one of his own best Pokémon in battle or outside of battle.

Never mind if that first attack stung and knocked the avian Pokémon upside the head, at least the funny diagram of a hat protected him somewhat from the other attack—

“Chase ‘em!” he called from his side of the field; watching as the Braviary then flew after the strange Pokémon and attempted to grab them in mid-air for a Sky Drop attack!

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POSTED ON Jan 26, 2024 4:45:45 GMT
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Kyouya's strength was incredible, snatching even the ultrafast Zeraora off the ground and somehow not being thrown off course from the tremendous momentum the blue bird had to stop! Josh could not believe a flying Pokémon could do that; even Slider could not pull off such a feat. For every bit of speed Josh's Pokémon had, Alex's were just as impressive in the air. Two all-in specialties clashed against one another in a battle that was poetry to watch.

"What strength Kyouya has!" Josh applauded, more than familiar with the Braviary. "But you've made one grave error. His speed will fuel Raikiri's. ELECTRO BALL!" Electric projectiles formed from the Zeraora's whiskers and blue faceplate, flying straight up at the bird's midsection from point-blank range. If the bird was flying fast, that would make the attack all the stronger!






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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2024 5:51:31 GMT
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“Speed isn’t exactly his best trait, you know,” he ribbed the other on while the two were fighting it out in the skies above.

“You’ll see in a moment,” was all he would say; while the Braviary cawed loudly in the feline’s face before attempting to throw them off with a surprise Aerial Ace attack!

Hopefully the trip down wasn’t going to hurt when they landed…

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2024 6:05:59 GMT
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Not only did Kyouya have great speed, but he had impressive strength, using the wild momentum shift of an AERIAL ACE to buck Raikiri off. Yeow, that looked like it hurt! He wondered for a bit if even Shalin's iron grip on Pokémon could withstand such a thrust. His thoughts did not idle away from the match for long, the glow of his Z-GLOVE reminding him of the not-so-secret weapon he had left.

Sliding toward the corner of the battle court, Raikiri roared, his QUICKINIUM-Z glowing lustrous whites and yellows. With a HYPERSONIC PLASMA CHARGE that he and Alex may have been the only Gym Leaders with eyes well-trained enough to follow, Kyouya would have to endure paw, lightning, and thunder in the ultrafast Z-Move's wake if he wanted to win the match!






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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2024 9:16:48 GMT
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He could only hope that Kyouya had that much power left in him because… the moment he saw the light rising from the feline Pokémon’s fur, he realized what was up—

“Brace!” he practically yelled in Kyouya’s direction; and the Braviary was hopefully fast enough to shift gears and protect himself with a Rock Slide, because holy shit that was a Z-move in mid-air if he ever saw one!

(And that was going to hurt on the way down, he was sure.)

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2024 15:26:37 GMT
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Josh was speechless after seeing Kyouya not only standing, but flying after being rocked by paws slicing and dicing too fast to see, by the most wicked lightning Josh's squad could muster, and by the thunderous vibration in the supersonic attack's wake. His mouth was gaping open long after the official waved the red flag in his face. While he had a podium spot all but locked up by now, the chance to take that top spot was slipping from his grasp.

"Are you sure you still need combat training?" were the first words out of Josh's mouth after a minutes-long gap of silence.







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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2024 15:44:25 GMT
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He had an answer to the younger man’s question.

“You forget. This isn’t exactly a full-on traditional match, plus Kyouya here did his own thing,” he replied once his Braviary came circling down from the aerial battle; though his wings were crackling with an excess of energy.

“We can talk about this over some more pasta if you want,” he added with this smirk on his face.

“You down? I’ll get us pizza.”



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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2024 21:11:12 GMT
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