A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

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orion

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thirty

august 9th

lilycove

homosexual

ranger

elite

heat stroke

'cause baby i can burn you if you get too close to me

437 height

i'll wreck this if i have to; tell me, what good would that do?

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Orion Lykos

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 9:40:05 GMT

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Their attacks are not doing as much as he'd hoped... except for one.

Orion's eyes are drawn to Annie Mei's Type: Null: a Pokemon both familiar and foreign. The realisation is accompanied by a chill down his spine. She'd created one, too. The third one he knew of, including his own.

He remembers the title of the document.

Project: Beast Killer.

His priorities shift like the ball upon the lighthouse. He turns to Annie and catches her eye with a look that conveys both understanding and dread. There's no time for questions or deeper discussion here, but if they survive this...

(— and that's seeming less likely, isn't it, with shreds of a departed Pokemon raining from the sky —)

"Keep that Pokemon safe. We've got to catch that thing."

We, because she's his priority, now.

Swampert is recalled and in its place emerges a Hydreigon, the three-headed dragon snarling and snapping at the air. His ferocious temperament is calmed by Orion's touch on one of his taut necks, and the ranger climbs aboard. Hydreigon LEVITATES above the ground, avoiding the ground-bound mines... but the aerial ones would still be a threat.

Whether Annie Mei elected to climb aboard, go on foot, or release her own method of aerial transport, Orion would spur his Hydreigon in the direction of the lighthouse. As they fly, the dragon formulates a NASTY PLOT; citizens and Pokemon alike fled in terror from the Ultra Beast, but the dragon knew no fear. It knew only battle and conquest, to win or to lose.

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tldr:
- recognizes Annie Mei's Type: Null for what it is, offers to PROTECT ANNIE/FRANKIE
- RECALLS SWAMPERT and sends out his HYDREIGON
- flying through the AERIAL MINEFIELD on Hydreigon; likely just high enough not to clip the debris on the ground, since Orion witnessed what happened to @nicole's Gardevoir from their height.
- Hydreigon's SPECIAL ATTACK ROSE as a result of Nasty Plot!

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A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 10:17:16 GMT

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His heart sinks upon seeing his pokeball roll straight off the clown. Its annoyance apparent as it mercilessly destroys it with another miniaturized bomb, the Drakloak quickly retreating back to his side to protect him.

"Oh for the love of- Might've taken the piss with that one." he mutters under his breath, fear and frustration starting to set in upon realizing everyone's attacks did little to stop the jovial clown from reaching the light house. His attention shifts to the sudden mine field and he grimaces at the sight of the minefield blocking their path. He looks to Orion who sets off on his Hydreigon - daring to trek through it. "Mate, you're off your trolley if you think you can get through that fine!"

Yet the ranger ignores him. Seeing this, Pierce lets out a loud groan, grabbing onto his Drakloak as he chases after once more. It holds onto him and carefully maneuvers around it with its Dragon Dance, increasing its speed as it goes forward.

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tldr; getting to the light house while riding his Drakloak.
Drakloak uses dragon dance to better maneuver through the minefield.

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Tagger

Arbok Nine

he/him/his

October 31

Shalour City, Kalos

Heterosexual

Ranch Owner

Ex-Elite 4

Desiree Blooms

"My guiding light."

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Thomas Benoit

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 12:08:28 GMT

As Thomas and Kalameet race towards the Lighthouse, the Kalosian can't help but anxiously look back, taking notice to the bomb bouncing between trainers, until it lands in the hands of one unlucky trainer, and her Gardevoir. Thomas looks on in horror as he watches the Fairy-type perish from the explosion.

Were it not for the urgency of the situation, Thomas would stop to comfort the trainer who lost her Gardevoir. Having lost his Pokemon in the past, the former Interpol Agent knows what sort of pain she was going through. But even if he wanted to stop, the Gym Leader knew that stopping that bomb was the most important task at hand.

But that was only if they could navigate the minefield before them. Gritting his teeth, Thomas used the footholds of the saddle to signal to Kalameet to fly through carefully. Crying out in affirmation, Kalameet would begin to make more calculated and deliberate movements through the minefield, attempting to navigate the perilous skies as carefully as he could, lest he trip one of the many explosives floating throughout.

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notes: Thomas looks on in horror as the ball kills Nicole's Gardevoir
Kalameet attempts to maneuver through the minefield deftly

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perse

she / her

twenty-four

november 23

sootopolis

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lorekeeper / elite four

elite four

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persephone amavi

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 12:23:24 GMT

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♂ aftermath / tailwind, phantom force, minimize, strength sap, payback, shadow ball

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Time seems to move differently when adrenaline surges in her veins. Persephone remembers the ball, remembers looking to Bailey, remembers knocking it away without a care for where it went because it stood between her and her destination. [break][break]

In the aftermath, after the blast ripped through space, through the smoke and rain, Persephone's gaze searches where she had deflected the bomb to. She sees remnants and can't make them out, but the only thought remains pervasive and crystallised. [break][break]

She should have aimed better. [break][break]

Persephone watches, dismayed, as how the barrage of attacks seems to have little effect on the beast - other that one. She can't tell what the Pokemon is, but it seems to be on their side so she pushes the confusion to the side. [break][break]

Uncertain that her Pokemon will be any use where others have failed, she figures the best she can do is ask her Drifblim to weaken it as best it can with a STRENGTH SAP. [break][break]

Persephone braces herself as the beast stalls their approach with innumerable mines, fingers tightening around Drifblim's arms as it rushes on ahead, careening around airborne mines. [break][break][break]

» feels bad about the gardevoir. sorry! [break]
» drifblim tries to weaken the clown with STRENGTH SAP [break]
» they dodge the mines as best they can? [break][break]

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Balder

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February 12

Alola

Pan?

Dark Avenger

Bodyguard of Dahlia

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On the road again

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Balder Schwartz

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POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 19:14:39 GMT

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Sadly, the portal didn't work as intended. As the beast seemed to plot something, Solgaleo reacted accordingly, as if he felt a disturbance in the force. The duo of light emerged amidst the debris of the Night Market. Balder disembarked from his lion, observing the surroundings. Thanks to his connection with the legendary pokemon, he knew something was wrong, but couldn't tell what exactly.[break][break]

His eyes glanced around the field, until he noticed the glowing orb that people kept smashing around, the explosive potato, land in the arms of a Gardevoir. The orb was blinking, sign of an upcoming detonation. As the pokemon made one last look towards her trainer, Balder started to run towards the duo, hoping he could reach them in time and potentially stop another death from happening...[break][break]

Yet it was too late. The orb detonated, destroying the existence that was Gardevoir, and sending the lady that served as her trainer flying towards Balder's direction. The man, in his glorious Super Saiyan form, decided to at least prevent any harm to the trainer after such a sacrifice. Jumping into the air, he proceeded to close his arms on Nicole to catch her and landed back on his feet a bit further due to the propulsion. Holding the lady in his arms, he hurried back towards the legendary lion that was still observing the beast's actions.[break][break]

"Hey, young lady, are you alright? Any injuries?" asked the man as he kept running and holding her close to him. Reaching the legendary lion, he saw the clown bastard start laying mines everywhere on the field and in the sky to prevent any advance and to cause more destruction... This thing was clearly toying with them, especially when it took an empty pokeball and made it explode on a mine to prove his point. Balder pulled a pokeball of his own and recalled his Alolan Raichu who, luckily, was close-by.[break][break]

"Leo, we got no choice but to keep moving and intercept that ball. Are you willing to take the risk?" The solgaleo hesitated. Knowing what had happened to his trainer in that nightmare... He didn't want to see it happen in real life. But it was a fact that staying put would be a bad idea. The lion finally nodded and lowered himself to be able to have Balder embark upon him. The man gently dropped Nicole on the ground and held her shoulders gently.[break][break]

"Don't do anything crazy now. What happened to you is something rough, something incredibly sad. But you need to move forward, for her. If you want to follow, you can ride with me on Solgaleo. But if you wish to stay behind and fight that monster, or do something else, be extremely careful, alright? If something happens, scream my name: Balder. I'll try to assist you." With a somewhat apologetic and understanding smile, Balder patted the lady's head gently before getting on Solgaleo's back. If she were to follow, they would wait for her to get on. Then, the solar lion proceeded to move forward, trying to be careful not to touch any mines.[break]

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[attr="class","niknikpkmn3"]LEO, THE SOLGALEO

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Portal doesn't exit at the right location.[break]
Potato explosion, Balder goes to catch Nicole and sees the final stand of Gardevoir[break]
Notices Blacephalon's mines and calls back Chosuke.[break]
Tries nonetheless to go towards the lighthouse, atop Leo's back

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0000 WORDS FOR @event @nicole [break]
TAKE COVER!

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[attr="class","niknik3"]IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-D-D-D-DDDDDDD-DUEL!

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A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 19:36:51 GMT

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she, like the other pokemon who stood with her, watch in horror as the gardevoir takes the hit for herself. the trainer watches, in horror, as the psychic pokemon takes the explosion at full force. one of the rare times where nicole's expression turned from a subtle coldness in demeanour to warp into sheer horror as the pokemon offers the trainer a mellow, apologetic smile. [break][break]

this wasn't supposed to happen. [break][break]

"epil--" before her scream can reach the ears of the sacrificed pokemon, she's immediately blown away by the impact of the bomb. thankfully, the rain dance dampened the blow, slightly, and so she wasn't flung to a dangerous amount, and was caught by the young man. but though her body was scraped and bruised, the young woman was left sitting on her ground, on her knees, with the shock of her gardevoir's death haunting her mind. it's not until she's able to fully able to process what happened, where her tears began to well up in the young woman's head. [break][break]

"don't leave me.." she whimpers, beginning to hide her eyes beneath her cloak. it was the first time any of her pokemon have been murdered - it was cruel. this was too cruel, wasn't it? she couldn't bring herself to get up, even with the landmines beginning to be placed around. [break][break]

but it had the gall. [break][break]

the gall to bow, so proudly where it stood. how dare? how dare it kill her gardevoir? they were a joke to it, certainly. they were just playthings. they meant nothing to them, she assumes. her gardevoir was just a point to it, wasn't it? [break][break]

the grief reaches unbridled anger, yet the tears didn't stop. after all, epil--[break][break]

she's temporarily rendered a victim to her mind, unable to form any proper words to speak. the metagross had caught the togedemaru, both pokemon witnessing their friend's death with their own eyes. the tiny steel/electric pokemon tears up, crying on top of the larger pokemon who'd used magnet rise. it tries its best not to succumb to grief. not right now. nicole on the other hand? Balder Schwartz 's words fall onto deaf ears, but they will most certainly be kept in mind. though it would have been smart to follow him, she opts to stay behind. [break][break]

she'll kill it. [break][break]

nicole shakes her head. "nicole will stay behind," a foolish course of action, that was solely fuelled by vindictive rage. with that said, she glances to the metagross who hovers above the ground and hops onto its back. the other pokemon of hers climbs onto her back. "get us closer. i-i'm.." she stumbles over her words, as her steel pokemon tries to comfort her. meanwhile, the metagross does its best to maneuver around the aerial minefield. the togedemaru also acts as a compass, and helps by using its electricity to pull the metagross in subtle directions as they approach.

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tldr:[break]
- gardevoir is deded and she cri[break]
- nicole can't properly respond rn, but takes balder's offer to heart[break]
- hopping onto metagross' back to fly through the mines w magnet rise, with togedemaru riding her shoulder[break]
- we coming for that ultra beast and THERE WILL BE BLOOD--[break]
- following Annie Mei & Orion Lykos to the beast

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the crown prince

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twenty-eight

may 20

hammerlocke, galar

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archaeologist

aqua/ex-admin

my kingdom for a kiss

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Remiel Calcifet

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 20:02:43 GMT

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A wide-ranging cluster of glowing polychromatic orbs suddenly appeared through the haze of the clouds and smoke. Before descending into the deadly maze that surrounded the lighthouse, Remiel unclipped a luxury ball from his belt and sent out his Dragapult, Mephistopheles. The beast rumbled with a pensive growl, encircling its master and the Flygon he rode. The man was wearing a fox mask that obscured its face, but the Dragapult could acutely sense his presence anywhere. Hearing his voice only served to further confirm it.

"Lock-On to me," Remiel commands. "Then wait for my next command. Understood?"¹ Unlike the Solrock, whom Remiel had only just bought from the black market and was impossible to read, there was no doubt behind Mephisto's understanding. It was the type of comprehension that didn't need to be conveyed through the gesture of a nod or any verbal affirmation. It was all in its thin yellow eyes.

Satisfied, the dragon rider tapped his heels against the sides of his Flygon and prompted it to enter the aerial minefield. "Dragon Dance!" Avoiding the explosive orbs floating around didn't need to be explicitly said. If Psamathe didn't already know (which she mostly certainly did), the subtle gestures made by her rider guided her through the deadly airborne maze nonetheless.²

¹ Obscured partly by the clouds, Remiel sends out Dragapult, and commands it to Lock-On to himself!
² Flygon uses Dragon Dance and descends with Remy, maneuvering through the aerial minefield and towards the lighthouse (top window)!

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sadsoda

sea witch

she/her

thirty two

september 23

snow point

???

175 height

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Olivia Abbiati

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 20:22:52 GMT

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olivia witnessed balder transform before her eyes into a being of light and power; the avatar of the sun. it was terrifyingly beautiful, the power he now held; and it would appear this power had led to balder becoming bold. he dared to chastise her for the decisions she made, orders she had given. she narrowed her icy blue eyes into a scowl of sorts, before looking past the glowing man and at the market of death and destruction. lips pursed, she flicked her wrist at him and his portal. "go, then, but do not tell any others of this. dahlia goode is under my custody and you are seeking her out with a warrant given by my authority, Balder Schwartz. that is an order from the league. remember that should you find her." olivia muttered before the others could approach, her voice chilled with expected obedience.

with that, she and her super fast kingler went to work evacuating. a quick call was made, and soon crown members and emergency service began to arrive on the outskirts of the market. the others chased after the beast or followed balder through his portal. then she witnesses the worst: self sacrificed. she winces as the explosion fills the air with gore and unease, then as she rides atop her accelerated crab, the area surrounding the lighthouse is doused with bombs. it was a damned minefield.

yet, her kingler was agile having used agility, the pair crab walked through the minefield and were nearly at the lighthouse... when a rainbow of neon lights began to blimp. they had activated one of the mines, and olivia looked at the door which had been so close moments before. it was still close, she knew, and with a kick - propelled herself off her kingler as he did what he knew: smash.

kingler used crabhammer to send the flashing bomb skyward, inadvertently catapulting the disco ball of doom towards Remiel Calcifet and his flygon. with the chaos ensuing around her, olivia wrapped her coat tight as she made her way off towards the light house - back turned to the actions of her kingler.

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[attr="class","ooc"]Remiel Calcifet

+ olivia is baffled by balder talking back!
+ olivia helps evacuate!
+ crown members roll up and take over emergency services!
+ olivia winces as gardevoir goes boom!
+ kingler used agility to crabwalk through the minefield with olivia on top! (SPD +6)
+ bomb activated!
+ olivia ditches kingler!
+ kingler hurls bomb skyward with crabhammer!
+ bomb is sent to Remiel Calcifet!
+ olivia slips off towards the lighthouse!
+ N|OjvfEQ

ADDY ☆

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the crown prince

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hammerlocke, galar

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aqua/ex-admin

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Remiel Calcifet

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POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 21:27:15 GMT

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When he was confident (to a certain extent) that they were moments away from reaching their destination, he called out to his Dragapult.

"Dragapult, Phantom Force!"¹

The draconic specter was quick to heed the command, creating and sinking into a shadowy portal that lead into parts unknown. Meanwhile, though drawing closer to the lighthouse, Flygon (and, in turn, Remiel) were quick to notice that one of the mines below had been detonated by a Kingler and its white-haired trainer below. It flashed rapidly and, if it hadn't blown up in the Kingler's face, Psamathe would swiftly turn herself towards it as it flew upward— shielding her rider and sparing him the brunt of the explosion if the worst came to pass. Furthermore, without being told, she would unleash a torrent of draconic blue fire downward to try and blow it back.² Remiel braced himself, vexed by the interruption.

"Tch!"

¹ Remy commands Dragapult to use Phantom Force! It disappears into a shadowy portal...
² Flygon attempts to blow the bomb backward with Dragon Breath!

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sea witch

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thirty two

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snow point

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Olivia Abbiati

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 11, 2020 22:08:13 GMT

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olivia kept up her pace, racing towards the lighthouse and ignoring the carnage and bombs. she felt the heat of dragon fire at her back, even as far as she was, and could only wish for the best. her kingler was strong, quick, and had a thick shell. surely that was enough?

whether it was enough or not would be hard to tell, as the bomb was launched back with draconic flames at its backside. instinct took over as the kingler held up its claw defensively, and a protective barrier was summoned around the crab. would it hold? the flames masked the bomb and he could not quite tell if the bomb was sent spiraling back or not.

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[attr="class","ooc"]Remiel Calcifet

+ olivia slips off towards the lighthouse!
+ kingler uses protect to try and reflect the bomb back!
+ kingler SPD +6, SPDEF +2
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Fonz

Masculine

October 19

Sootopolis City

Bisexual

N/A

MERCURIAL

in my solitude

6'1" height

I picked the stitches, now I can't stop bleeding

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Adrian Malcolm

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 12, 2020 0:40:46 GMT

The Ultra Beast dashes, cartwheels and pirouettes like a mad acrobat dancing in the devil's circus, causing nigh every attempt on it to graze past it, careening off in the distance only to add to the devastation. It gives Adrian a reason for caution, to not light up the wreckage like kindling with Howitzer's flamethrower. Not that it'd help all that much against this foe. What to do, then?

Adrian's arcanine is more than capable of keeping up with the Blacephalon, its extreme speed more than adequate, but the beast has splayed its heads like a field of mines. It forces them to navigate around, marginalizing Howitzer's advantageous agility, but the beast can move freely among them. The trainers are fighting an uphill battle despite the blows of a few pokemon, namely the Type: Null that landed a Tri-Attack of some significance.

They needed to restrict its movements somehow, or they were sure to watch it sashay its way into the new year, on a road their charred bones would pave for it. Doom-driven as they were, it was becoming increasingly clear they couldn't afford to hold back on any account, lest they doom themselves by way of their own indolence.

A detonation rattles bystanders as a trainer's gardevoir is rendered helpless in an explosion, safeguarding its trainer before scattering as tatters in the wind, with not so much as a body to bury or mourn. It's regrettable, really, and it only puts to proof the stakes of this desperate debacle.

Two more of his pokemon were released, the weakened Gyarados and his yet revealed Vileplume. Gyarados couldn't afford to slither into the foray, but that suited him just as well. Although perhaps not a very good one, he had a plan.

"Rover, treat Furor's wounds," he gestured to his red beast with an elbow, and the Vileplume understood, quickly tending to its weakened state with Moonlight and Aromatherapy. It would take time, but Gyarados should be good as new after.

"Howitzer, get its attention and don't let it run away!" With Adrian astride her she bolted for the Ultra Beast, attempting to corner it between her flank and the trainers encroaching on her, always dashing around it like a wolf circling its prey. She would Snarl and bark at it, aiming to keep it fearful of any swift reprisal she might inflict.

Only when they had been able to harry it, challenging its path of escape with its every turn, did Adrian give his Gyarados and Vileplume further instructions. Over the tumult of the battling, he was forced to strain his voice, exclaiming as loud as he could: "FUROR, THUNDER WAVE!" From its vantage point Gyarados was able call down the storm's fury on Blacephalon, hoping to stun the already cornered Blacephalon. Should it succeed, he hoped to render the Ultra Beast vulnerable.

"Rover, Sludge Bomb!" Adjusting the tilt of its petals like a mortar, it makes a precision lob of the toxic gunk spewed from its flower, which would rain down on the indisposed Blacephalon with impunity.

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tl;dr Arcanine used Extreme Speed to tail Blacephalon as it continues to maneuver.

Vileplume used Moonlight & Aromatherapy to treat Gyarados, remedying its weakened state. Hopefully the rain water has rejuvenating effects for Gyarados as well, being dried up as he was.

Arcanine used Extreme Speed & Snarl to Intimidate Blacephalon in order to keep it fixated on her, and to keep facing off against it when it inevitably tries to turn away from it, flee from them, etc.

Gyarados used Thunder Wave on the cornered Blacephalon, hoping to score a direct hit while it is taunted/intimidated by Adrian's Arcanine.

Vileplume used Gunk Shot on the stunned* Ultra Beast, hoping to land a critical hit.

The storm system from Gyarados' Rain Dance is hopefully at the point of self-sustaining, with a steady rain and darkened clouds beginning to blot out the night sky in the immediate area.

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giz

emilee, vivian, brianne

she/her

twenty-three

october 17

Castelia City, Unova

n/a

admin/businesswoman

executive

151 height

It ain’t easy being mean. In effete morality, I maintain a masquerade of earnestness and modesty.

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marie jules

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 12, 2020 4:37:44 GMT

Great. It seemed the ball clown had its own aversion to balls being thrown at it, must be a sort of- “When I do it it’s funny, but when someone else does it it’s not funny anymore-” type of deal.

Marie could only watch as the creature threw a tantrum, scattering it’s mines throughout the already ruinous fairgrounds that she once aimed to move through without much worry, a live action game of battleship being set before her very eyes.

The beings deterrent would only get a suck of the teeth from Marie, releasing a Salazzale to scout a path through the fields, the slender figure of the pokemon allowing it ease of passage and in turn showing her master less treacherous routes she could take. Marie nods to the pokemon slowly catching up with it in a careful attempt to not blow her damn self up in the process of moving towards the lighthouse. If she was going to die at the very least she could see what was in that lighthouse.

The Umbreon keeps on the clowns tail, bounding from surface to surface and attacking with Feint Attack, keeping on the beings metaphorical tail with Pursuit.

- sent out Salazzle to scout a route through the minefield for her

- keeps moving towards the lighthouse to at least see what the view is like before she dies in the ensuing explosion

- Umbreon is still attacking that clown fucker with a barrage of Pursuits and Feint Attacks

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Razost

Luke / Boomer

He/him

Twenty Nine

October 21

Lacunosa Town

rocksexual

Geneticist

Head Scientist

Noelle Bellemore

my body is regi

291 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

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Lucas Lane

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 12, 2020 4:59:00 GMT

Machoke rushes to the aid of his patient. Running to catch the scientist it doesn't allow anything to slow it down. Not even for the children or elderly. Fleeing guests are shoved to the side as the musclebound creature dashes after its patient. With arms outstretched it manages to minimize damage to both the scientist and his wheelchair.

Taking control of the situation machoke throws its trainer into their wheelchair and rushes towards the mega beast. With the precision of a Fast & Furious driver it weaves Lucas Lane around the mines. When his attempts at stopping the machoke prove in vein Lucas releases his Aegislash as a meager means of protecting himself.

tldr;
-machoke shoved guests aside to catch lucas
-machoke drives lucas into the mine area
-lucas lane prays to god he'll live and releases aegislash
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kodiak

Pokkenger

he/him

Nov. 25

Ballonlera, Galar

bisexual

vigilante

ex-elite four

single

6 ft 3 in height

victory is in the pocket!

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Kazimir Wynter

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 12, 2020 19:29:11 GMT

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he watches in amazment and disbelief as the alien clwon somehow manages to skip over slitty's shadow and twirls through the falling rocks around it. just what was this thing? that was a question for later however, because the sight of a gardevoir holding onto the bouncing ball seconds before exploding was a sight that cemented something inside Pokenger's mind.

this thing needed to go down.

"shine on taiyo!" kazimir commanded as he hopped of the solrock, managed to land with both of his feet on either side of a mine as the stone sun floated backwards and its body began to glow with energy. it was a dim light obviously since a solar beam need some really bright sunlight to be able to be a quick strike. plus staryu had moved from its position of protecting one of the councilmen to trying to cartwheel its way back to kazimir across the minefield, the distance and trip making for a dangerous mix that meant he couldn't rely on the star to help him out. so to compensate kazi needed to buy time himself, the only way pokenger knew how. "slitty!"

the honedge retreated to kazimir's side, more specifically to his open hand that welcomed it as it laid its handle against his palm and was met with a firm grip. in return the honedge wrapped its small tail of cloth around his forearm in a loving and trusting embrace.

Pokenger was about to unleash his signature move!

"night slash!" the honedge's blade turned a dark shade of black as purple mist oozed out of it while the pokenger shot out running towards the clown as they brought the sword of justice down in a heavy vertical slice at the clown.

tldr;

solar beam

night slash

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Kyoukon

Annie!

She/Her

Employee at the Stray

Cadet

189 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

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Annie Mei

A RACE TO RESOLUTION (RAID)

POSTED ON Jan 12, 2020 22:45:14 GMT

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It was the mark of a truly extraordinary day when a man turning into a living glowstick wasn’t even the most shocking sight she’d seen that minute.

Heated arguments, a Pokemon torn to shreds, portals opened and shut, the mad bomber deftly dodging their attacks, a field of mines standing between them and it-

Her brain forced her to do exactly as Balder said: Prioritize. She wouldn’t be allowed to dwell on the half a dozen spectacles around her. Only two events stuck out to her. Her Type:Null landing a blow on the beast. The market was loud – screams, Pokemon flying, trainers yelling -, which made it all the more concerning that she heard her friend growling. A Pokemon she’d considered mute had its gazed fixed on the Ultra Beast, for it understood the purpose of its creation far better than its trainer ever could.

The girl’s gaze fell from Frankenstein’s Pokemon to a man staring back at her. She had several uncomfortable realisations. She knew the man. The man knew what Frankie was. He knew how Frankie came to be; his look said as much. That was a conversation she had no interest in having, so it was a small blessing that they had no time for it. Yet.

He didn’t need to tell her twice. She nodded, a stubborn determination in her eyes, and retrieved a Pokeball. “Frankie, Gem, I’ll bring you back out when we’re close!” She wasn’t sure if the chimera heard her, since it continued to stare and growl at the clown rather than acknowledge her. It was returned to its Pokeball anyway (as was Gemini), leaving Annie to figure out her ride. Her Yanmega could fly faster than most of her team, but she’d be clinging to its legs rather than riding on its back. In a game of precision… It wasn’t the most comfortable option.

And so she chose to go with the experienced rider. Without a word, and the slightest hint of guilt on her face, she climbed aboard Air Hydreigon, putting faith in the dragon to see them through the danger. She could only hope that the pair and Nicole would make it through without any further bloodshed…

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TL;DR: Annie withdraws her Pokemon, and lets Orion Lykos 's Hydreigon attempt to carry them to safety,

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