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He hadn’t been waiting for long when he was told the gym leader was ready to see him. Hand-ghosting over the signs, the blind youth followed them as well as any verbal directions he was given in Main Sector. Josh’s voice would be the first to greet him upon his arrival at his destination, and he would shoot the older male a grin.
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“I’ve been good; been getting out more; well, trying anyway,” he admitted, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck.
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He was trying, at least. However, deep down, he would always be a workaholic. But wasn’t the fact that he was actually trying all that mattered?
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"How have you been?” he asked, deciding to return the question.
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Soon enough, the time for small talk was behind them, as if Josh were fully ready to face him. As he went on to explain how the match would work, he nodded. “Sounds good to me.”
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Once the signal to start was given, he would send out his Pokémon, a Marowak and a Metagross, his rotom phone helping him know what Pokémon the older male had sent out. After all, knowing who was sent out would help you know how to play the battle out.
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Speaking of…
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“We’ll see about that,” he said in response to the taunt. “Start things off, Marrow.”
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The Marowak, apparently named Marrow, would kick things off with the move Sandstorm, providing the Isis, the Metagross, and the cover to come at Saber with a Zen Headbutt.
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Sandstorm: Will last five turns or until the battle draws to an end whichever comes first. The sandstorm can also be ended if another weather condition is put into place.
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“Congratulations; being a champion is a big deal,” the red head pointed out, sounding impressed. Perhaps he would reach that rank someday. However, for now, it was best to stick to the present and deal with the battle about to occur in front of him.
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Though the Thunder Wave would get Isis, it wouldn’t come soon enough to stop the Zen Headbutt directed towards Saber, though even he wouldn’t be sure if it would hit the electric type. Chances were Saber might just be able to dodge at the last second; hopefully that wouldn’t be the case though.
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As Isis slowed down due to paralysis, he frowned. “Don’t worry, we’ll use the power of love to break through that paralysis.”
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It took a few minutes for him to realize he had voiced that out loud instead of just thinking about it, causing his face to heat up in embarrassment. "Ugh, that sounded so lame.”
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'Okay, he really needed to stop voicing his thoughts out loud now.’
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Mentally shaking himself, he directed Marrow to use Thrash on Etali, which was a risky move considering what it could lead to but was the best he had at the moment.
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Isis, on the other hand, had hidden itself among the swirling sand until it could get rid of the paralysis and execute a move of its own.[break] Josh Devlin

[attr="class","oocnotes"] + Marrow: Good [break] Isis: Good (paralyzed, trying to gather energy to dispel it)

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Assuming Josh had missed his lame response he was relieved. Deciding to keep his attention focused on the match with the help of his rotom phone he went through battle strategies he could do. Battle strategies with Marrow went more towards brute force while the ones for Isis relied more on speed.
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If only there was a good way to combine the two. Before he could think too much on the matter Saber would latch on to Marrow this would enable Etali to get free while also disrupting the Thrash attack. In most cases that would be a good thing but considering a Marowak’s weakness and the change of getting frozen it was definitely not a good thing.
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Marrow seemed to realize this and did the only thing she could think of to dislodge the Manectric, try to his the electric type with her bone. Realizing Marrow might have things handled by using Bone Rush turned his attention to Isis.
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“You hanging in there Isis,” he called out in response to his question the Metagross would use the chance to try and use Confusion on Etali.[break] Josh Devlin

[attr="class","oocnotes"] + Marrow: Poor [break]
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With the Manectric out of commission, Marrow would move closer to Isis, ready to aid them if need be. Especially since Etali was still going strong despite being thrown by the Isis Confusion attack. Knowing that Etali had a good bit of fight in her, Shin wasn’t at all surprised when he heard the unmistakable sound of an electric attack being fired off, which he found out to be an Electro Ball thanks to his rotom phone.
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Despite the power behind such an attack, Shin wasn’t worried. In fact, Shin was pretty resigned when Marrow jumped forward to intercept the attack before it could even get close to Isis. This would give Isis the time to prepare its attack using the sandstorm as cover for as long as possible before aiming the Meteor Mash at Etali.
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While Isis focused on Etali, Shin would return Marrow to her pokeball. She had been knocked out when the Electro Ball sent her flying, and the impact with the ground had been enough to knock her out. [break] Josh Devlin

[attr="class","oocnotes"] + Isis ~ Good [break] Marrow ~ KO

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They needed to get closer to the kilowattrel, though that would be easier said than done. Bird Pokémon were all quite agile. Though he supposed if they tricked it on where they were going to strike, they could play things that way. "Isis, don’t stay still; we don’t want you to be an easy target,” the red-head pointed out.
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With the way he spoke, it could mean he was wary of another electric attack that could strike from a distance. While that wasn’t completely off-the-mark, most of what he said had a double meaning. Luckily, he was good enough at controlling his emotions not to make it obvious that was the case.
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Isis knew him well enough to understand what he meant and started moving around, sticking to the ground, making sure it would be hard to pinpoint where he might attack or what that attack may be. When Isis felt they could pull off an attack, they would suddenly shoot towards Etali's fist, swinging as it performed the move Bullet Punch.[break] Josh Devlin

[attr="class","oocnotes"] + Isis: Good [break] Marrow: KO

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From the sound, it seemed like Etali was going to use the move Electro Ball. It was the same sound he had heard earlier in the battle, so he figured it might’ve been the move used earlier. As he heard the pings on Isis’ metallic body, he had to resist the urge to wince at the sound it made, setting his teeth on edge.
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Mentally shaking himself, he returned his focus to the battle just as Isis got a hit. That was a relief. He had been a bit worried about how the Metagross would do, considering the fact that it wasn’t a very fast Pokémon. The fact that his smarts were able to make up for it was a weight off his shoulders.
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It wasn’t over yet, though. From what he had gathered, Etali was still holding on, hopefully not for too much longer.
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“Isis, let’s try to finish this,” he said, trusting the Metagross to come up with the best move to use. Hopefully, it would be enough to give them the victory. If not, well...
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While its trainer seemed to lapse into his own thoughts about the way the battle could go, Isis continued on with the battle. Knowing a head-on attack might be easy to dodge, the Metagross resorts to using Confusion, hoping the force from the attack will be enough to knock him out.[break] Josh Devlin

[attr="class","oocnotes"] + Marrow: KO [break] Isis: Decent

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