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Greyson can't help himself—he laughs.

"You think so? The way I see it, you're out of options." What better way to counter a Pokémon's speed than to simply wait for them to come to him?

There were counters to this, of course—peppering the Samurott from range would make this strategy nearly impossible to implement. But, short of AURA SPHERE, did Blaziken actually have range attacks?

"You can still surrender," he offers.

bene ✨ ♂ | shell armor/hydro pump, encore, retaliate, fury cutter, sacred sword, megahorn

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POSTED ON May 23, 2024 19:26:24 GMT

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"surrender? the fuck do i look like?" [break][break]aaron shakes his head. surrender is certain death in this world, either that of the body or of the ego. he can't afford to lose either — and neither can his blaziken. he raises his chin haughtily, sliding his attention toward his pokemon. his pikachu crosses her chubby arms, looking serious. [break][break]"you hear that? he thinks we're pussies!" [break][break]blaziken takes a breath and squares its shoulders. pain still makes its home in the slight trembling of muscles, but determination returns to the sharp angles of its beaked face. [break][break]in a blink, the fighting-type is upon the samurott, a perceptibly slower crush claw reaching out, then sharply pulling back. instead, the blaziken lets out an exhausted grunt, throwing its opposite leg, electrified, toward the side of the water-type's head.[break][break]

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Greyson would've been disappointed if Aaron had given up—that didn't exactly scream champion material.

Samurott tenses as the Blaziken's focus sharpens, and in a blink, the Fire-type is upon him.

Something prickles at his mind—a sixth sense, or something akin to it—as he watches the CRUSH CLAW descend at a snails pace. Adrenaline floods through him at the realization and, much slower than he'd like, Samurott raises the flat of his blade in defense, but hes too slow.

An electrified kick sends nauseating vibrations through his SHELL ARMOR and into his skull, rattling his thoughts. Samurott finds himself temporarily lifted off the ground and sent spinning a half-a-dozen feet away.

Pushing himself to his feet, blood pooling beneath his armor, he blinks the tears and disorientation away best he could.

"Bene. Are you good?" His trainers look of concerned agitated the swordsman. He didn't need pity. He needed to win.

Staring down Blaziken, maw quirked, he slaps his paw against the dirt as he urges his opponent for an ENCORE. All the while, his grip tightens around his blade.

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the kick connects. aaron gasps out a shocked laugh as the samurott is flung away by the blow. his blaziken has neither the energy nor the disrespect to mirror its trainer, watching with silent judgement as its opponent rises once more. [break][break]come, says the gesture it makes with its talons, just as it made at the start of the battle. fight me.[break][break]the water-type slaps the ground, demanding an ENCORE. breathing hard, the fire-type obliges. it closes the two meter gap, then snaps out an electrified kick. [break][break]

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Perfect. A final RETALIATE would seal the dea-

Why couldn't he move?

Eyes dart to catch a small trace of electricity dancing across bruising flesh.

He was PARALYZED. Just fully, but just enough so that his arm was like moving through molasses as it rises to meet the kick.

It never gets there. The kick sends the Samurott spiraling further, painful scream dying on a throat too pinched to acquiesce.

Bene struggles back to his feet, succeeding at getting to a knee, but that's it. At Aaron's side, Greyson frowns. It's not one of disappointment, but of how dissatisfied he knew the water-type would be.

With an appreciative nod, but nothing else, he returns the Samurott.

"Not bad." He offers in way of compliment.

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POSTED ON May 31, 2024 4:03:22 GMT

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even though aaron has been clenching his butt cheeks through the last few exchanges, he acts like he has always known his strategy would lead to this narrow victory. Greyson Connors has finesse, experience, the works — but aaron has the indomitable spirit of an idiot who really wants to get his childhood dream off the ground.
[break][break]"tch." [break][break]the light work that should've followed is implied by the hiss through his teeth. before his blaziken can lose its coolness factor and fall to bended knee, he quickly recalls the swaying fighting-type. [break][break]"thanks, bro! that's just a taste of the full course meal i'm gonna serve your ass ... uh, sometime."[break][break]his prospect of even being able to challenge the elite four is looking pretty bleak right now. [break][break]"appreciate the training, man," he says out the side of his mouth, bashful as a child being coaxed to say thank you to a stranger. "next time we do this, you'll be facing the rat™."[break][break]he motions flippantly toward the rat™ in question.

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He was used to Aaron's idiosyncrasies which is why he barely gave him more than a glance as he leans to around him to look at the Piakchu.

Aaron was an idiot, terrible with women, probably suffering slightly from ED, but he wouldn't underplay his skill on the field.

"That your strongest then?"

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"huh? my rat?"[break][break]surely Greyson Connors wouldn't debase the awesome power of his pikachu by suggesting his blaziken is his best. he quirks a brow at him. [break][break]"i'm not telling you shit, bro. i've seen you cheat in video games — i ain't letting you cheat in my elite four match, too."

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In response he offers Aaron a coy smile.

"Guess I'll find out the hard way." But not that hard, he reassures himself.

"I'm hungry, let's go eat. You can buy since I offered my time so humbly.

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