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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2020 17:31:58 GMT
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He already had two Badges.

But he knew that there was room to improve and test himself further.

While the first two badges he had acquired were mostly the result of non-traditional challenges, he knew that he would have to face the music someday—battling against someone else in a controlled environment.

And who should he face next than the former Champion himself?

Lars found it amusing that the one who was considered to be the strongest in the region had actually relegated themselves to a much more manageable position. He couldn’t really blame the other man though.

His entrance was rather fantastic—astride the back of his silver Metagross, Ro.

“Could’ve told me it was the stadium in the middle of the lake,” he began with a chuckle as he dismounted from the silver beast’s back and took off the gloves he wore whenever he would take the Air Metagross express. “Anyway… well, here I am.”

A spin of a Moon Ball later, his Lucario, Alpha, joined his long-time training partner on the other side of the field.

“Gonna tell you now—I’m much more accustomed to non-traditional challenges. But we’ll see how we fare here.”






he’s here and he’s ready.


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POSTED ON Jul 5, 2020 14:41:54 GMT
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[attr="class","devonpost"]"i am excited to see you in action, head ranger."

alexander had done his research on the challenger. the two badges laurence received were for non-traditional challenges, and almost to his surprise, the head ranger has played his cards close to his chest. alexander was not able to find much else about his battling abilities besides that.

today will change that.

alexander's pokemon are already on the field by the time the challenger arrives. tentacruel has set up a BARRIER while brionne a MISTY TERRAIN. it has become almost the norm for his gym and he doesn't shy away from it. there's no reason to.

"good luck!"



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POSTED ON Jul 6, 2020 10:21:24 GMT
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He’d had enough of Tentacruel for a lifetime, to be honest. Most of the ones he’d encountered in the wild were kaiju-sized and not fun to contend with, considering their massive upgrade and destruction capability. Thankfully, the Tentacruel on the opposite side of the field is normal-sized.

I hope it stays that way! He thought to himself as he placed a hand on the Lucario’s shoulder. “Be—be careful of that one over there,” he gestured to the Brionne. “Who knows what that’s capable of. Just… just stay focused, okay?” he added before going back across the field.

Here goes nothing… he thought, cracking his knuckles for the briefest of moments. Squinting for a few moments, he makes out the shimmering shine of what he takes to be a ‘wall’ surrounding the opposite side of the field.

And there’s the thing we’re looking for, Lars continued to himself. “Alpha—Brick Break, smash your way through. Ro—I can’t believe I’m saying this—aim your Bullet Punch at her! No, not the kaiju, the Brionne!”

The chase was on.

The Lucario dashed forward, raising his fist back before attempting to shatter the barrier in what he hopes is the right move with its Brick Break attempt, before the Metagross followed right behind it and reared back one of its four ‘fists’ and attempted to hit the Brionne with a series of iron-fisted Bullet Punch attacks.






Lucario uses Brick Break in an attempt to shatter the Barrier, while Metagross launches itself forward and attempts to use Bullet Punch on the Brionne!


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POSTED ON Jul 7, 2020 9:56:24 GMT
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[attr="class","devonpost"]the name, however confusing it may be, works in their favor because BARRIER is not actually a barrier. the shiny sheen that had wrapped itself around tentacruel's body holds despite the BRICK BREAK that strikes it. the damage tentacruel takes is ultimately reduced because of it and allows her to stand her ground. or float in place.

brionne also makes no effort to dodge the BULLET PUNCH becauseof her natural resistance to the move. it connects cleanly and knocks the wind out of her, but she remains standing. brionne slides back and claps her flippers together, calling for an ENCORE from the metagross.

tentacruel takes advantage of the situation and pushes back with her tentacles. she creates distance and at the same time she summons a torrent of HYDRO PUMP at the lucario, looking to create space as she falls back into the water.



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POSTED ON Jul 13, 2020 20:30:30 GMT
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His eyebrows arched up in confusion for a few moments before he scoured the back of his head and realized that Brick Break worked only on two specific ones—those being Reflect and Light Screen!

Ah, shit, okay I miscalculated on that… he thought as the Lucario saw the incoming blast of powerful water. “Fall back, Extreme Speed!” he barked out, and the Lucario—rather than charging forward, used the resulting speed to propel himself backwards.

Looks like this is going to be a chase game… he thought before he spared a second look at Ro—who for some reason, felt compelled to use the same move on the Brionne once again.

“Ro, wait, what are you doing, why aren’t you using Psychic—“ he called out. Originally the plan was to use Psychic on the Brionne, but instead of the rainbow blast of energy, another series of iron-fisted Bullet Punches came flying from the Metagross.

Ah, crap, I was right to watch out for that one! I’ll have to deal with her first… but then I can’t lose concentration on the kaiju in the water… he thought for a few moments as he watched and waited for the two to move once more.






Lucario dodges the Hydro Pump and moves backwards with an Extreme Speed maneuver! Metagross, on the other while, wants to use Psychic however due to the effects of Encore instead used another round of Bullet Punch on the Brionne!


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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2020 9:42:54 GMT
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[attr="class","devonpost"]lucario breaks away at an EXTREME SPEED to avoid the force of the HYDRO PUMP. it's fast--they'll have to be careful. tentacruel allows the lucario to escape if only to shift her focus to the other threat on the field. the numbers game play in their favor now as tentacruel prepares an attack.

brionne takes another BULLET PUNCH that knocks the wind out of her and she almost loses her focus if not for the sudden HYDRO PUMP to the metagross from the side. tentacruel helps even from afar before sinking back into the water. it allows enough space for brionne to spit out her own HYDRO PUMP as she looks to use the momentum to push her into the water as well. 

alexander's pokemon know how to fight on their own. they need no orders but still he keeps a close eye on the battle. the lucario's far but he's sure it'll close the distance again soon.



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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2020 17:32:10 GMT
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The Lucario was now closer to where Lars stood, however the Metagross was still near the Brionne, feeling the irresistible urge to continue slugging into the Water-type with another series of Bullet Punch attacks.

Shit, when’s that going to wear off? When it faints? He thought as he did some quick math. Unless the effect lifted soon, he would be stuck on an endless one-way ticket to a roller coaster that only had a loop for its tracks. That was how bad Encore was, especially if the move the other Pokémon had last used wasn’t all that powerful.

The roaring blast of water (not one, but two) had caught the Metagross by surprise, however it still soldiered on, unable to do anything else but succumb to the annoying repetition of Bullet Punch—even though it wanted to lift the Brionne with Telekinesis and literally toss it sky-high.

Instead, the Lucario looked to him, before he nodded and gestured slightly. “You know what to do. Don’t hit Ro, though. Otherwise you’re not going to hear the end of it, he added as he chuckled for a few moments.

Concentrating, the Lucario took a deep breath, and this time aimed an Aura Sphere attack—at the Brionne. Anything to get the Metagross released from the constant looping attack it was stuck in.






Metagross is still stuck in the endless loop of Encore, unable to use anything else but Bullet Punch on the Brionne! Lucario takes aim, before releasing an auric blast of energy (Aura Sphere) at the Brionne this time!


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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2020 6:00:06 GMT
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[attr="class","devonpost"]the issue with attacking from range is that it allows a brief moment for a reaction. a counter. with how far lucario is, the AURA SPHERE has quite the distance to travel. it gives tentacruel ample amount of time to react to it.

the final BULLET PUNCH lands and this time it's enough to disrupt brionne's concentration over the ENCORE. the effects fade and the metagross is now free to do whatever it so wishes to. the momentum carries brionne back, plunging into the water. she's content with staying off land.

a large wave of SURF gathers to meet the sheer force of the AURA SPHERE. it doesn't render the attack useless but it does enough that by the time it reaches brionne, it does nothing more than annoy. the SURF travels across, targeting both pokemon.

from underneath the water, brionne shoots out another burst of HYDRO PUMP at the metagross.



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POSTED ON Jul 18, 2020 17:59:25 GMT
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If he did his math right…

This turn, you’re free! He thought as the Metagross was about to get walled by another burst of water from the Hydro Pump and the Surf attack…

It was time to shove the water back.

“Back!” he called out, and the Metagross dug one foot in before releasing a blast of Telekinetic energy, hoping to quell and drive back the incoming tidal wave of water. He’d learned early on that outside of making things easier to hit for a bit, this particular move had other uses too… and this was one of them, a way to repel attacks without outright using Protect, which unfortunately Ro did not know (at least not yet anyway).

“Move, Alpha!” he called out, and the Lucario somersaulted backwards before landing atop the Metagross on its two feet. Taking a few moments to recollect himself, the other dual-type then stood up and released another blast of auric energy, still homing on the threat that spelled more of a danger the longer it hung around—the Aura Sphere headed right for the Brionne.






Metagross is released from the Encore loop, and used Telekinesis in an attempt to drive the incoming tidal wave of water back! Lucario moves backward and lands atop Metagross before releasing another Aura Sphere on the Brionne.


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POSTED ON Jul 19, 2020 14:39:47 GMT
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[attr="class","devonpost"]all they have to do is brace against the returned SURF, and given their natural typing, it isn't so hard to do. the water washes past them that cools them more than anything. it does prove effective in distracting brionne for long enough for the AURA SPHERE to connect. she cries out in pain, coming closer to fainting. but she remains in the water.

despite that, the order is clearly heard--"ENCORE."

brionne repeats the same action as before and targets the metagross, forcing it to use TELEKINESIS until she loses concentration. tentacruel takes that as her mark to shoot another HYDRO PUMP at the metagross, hoping to knock it and the lucario out of the air.

ooc//
- brionne is hit by AURA SPHERE.
- brionne uses ENCORE on metagross.
- tentacruel uses HYDRO PUMP on metagross.



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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2020 7:04:58 GMT
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Again.

There it was, again!

A frown creased his features—at least the waves wouldn’t be targeting them too much. For now. Unless he had made a slight miscalculation and one of the two had a healing ability that allowed them to regenerate in the water.

Looks like it’s time to take the battle up close and personal, he sighed in the back of his mind. But he knew that there was still possibly, maybe a chance—he just needed to get as close as possible to the Brionne.

“Jump!” he shouted at Alpha, which the Lucario did—somersaulting into the air before gazing at the Brionne and coming in with an aerial attempt at a Meteor Mash attack. Bracing himself, the Lucario came diving downward from the maneuver, hardening his fists and resolve as he tried to knock the Brionne down and away, out of the water.

This, however, left Ro wide open—for the moment. Unable to do anything else, the Metagross then got crafty, deciding to use the Telekinetic forces he was compelled to use to divert the incoming tidal wave of water away from himself.






Metagross is once again trapped in the Encore loop, however he uses Telekinesis to drive away the incoming wall of water. like a waterbender. Lucario vaulted into the air and is coming down with a surprise Meteor Mash attack aimed at the Brionne!


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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2020 8:53:30 GMT
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[attr="class","devonpost"]the problem with shouting out orders is that it announces your plans, which leaves you vulnerable to being countered. which is exactly what happens in laruence's case.

tentacruel rushes through the water and leaps out just in time to take the METEOR MASH for the brionne. the damage is substantial despite her resistance and she coils in familiar pain.

tentacruel is quick to counter with a POISON JAB, lashing out with two of her tentacles before attempting to wrap them around the lucario's body to drag it under the water.

with the metagross stuck in a loop, brionne decides to jump into the water as well. she follows the tentacruel and shoots out a torrent of HYDRO PUMP to further drown the lucario.

ooc//
- tentacruel intercepts and is hit by METEOR MASH.
- tentacruel uses POSION JAB on lucario and attempts to drag it underwater.
- brionne uses HYDRO PUMP on lucario.



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