it would not surprise Siobhan when she lost. she knew it would happen the moment the ape was sent against her much smaller Pokemon. there had been no time to train Flapple, no bonding... she would be surprised if they won.

but Flapple tried his best. he rushed at the ape best he could, trying to withstand the assault of Knock Off. he was hit, however, and almost cascaded to the earth from the force. "Acrobatics" Siobhan calls out.

once more, he'd grin and bear it. once more, he zipped toward the other Pokemon. he hoped to at least go down swinging.

the ape's attack did hit. Flapple cries out and haphazardly flaps away from the larger Pokémon. "Wing Attack" but Siobhan was quick to give another order. cooing almost sadly, it would shoot toward the ape.

it's little wings were no match for the bulk of the other, but it tried to fly at it's head and hit it around the ears. y'know, just to get some sort of attack in. Flapple didn't expect anything, not even a victory.

the avian was hit dead on.

squawking in pain due to her typing, Nevermore backed away from the Mareep. she more or less flapped erratically until distance was placed. "Foul Play." said Siobhan from behind.

the bird looked like it would refuse for a split second, not wishing to get that close again. it was a new Pokémon to her team, so she could not blame the hesitation. trust had to be built.

nonetheless, the Pokemon shot forward, trying to use it's dark type attack.

"Hypnosis."

the Light Screen would be troublesome, but she could also make it annoying for the man and his fossil too. Dybbuk would glow eerily before unleashing a sleep spell on the other Pokémon. he hoped to slow them down in any way possible. an unknown foe was a threat.

Nevermore's attack hit a fluffy target. the bird squawked in surprise before Siobhan whistled from behind, indicating to keep up the attacks. it aimed a Wing Attack at the Mareep instead, being so close to its target. the woman watched with soft amusement, wondering how this fight would go.

Route 123 was perused again. Siobhan glanced around, wondering what she would find fleetingly before it happened. the last few times she encountered the wilds on her own, it did not bear much fruit. time to change that.

the abandoned fishing hut was the only thing of interest here. she approached it, frowning. yes, she had come here last week... but had found nothing important save for old documents. her hand reached for the open door frame...

and paused.

there was someone behind her. and it was no spirit.

ooc; looking specifically for fairy and dark
poison/dark/fairy route!

such a polite young lady.

"Nevermore." Siobhan says quietly to the Pokeball she had plucked out, the new Murkrow being gifted a chance. she threw the sphere, casting the bird out. it squawked in welcome to the Mareep before the human uttered an order.

"Sucker Punch." the little crow shot forward, aiming a darkened cheap shot at the Mareep. the type disadvantage was there, electricity versus flying... but Siobhan hoped the added dark type would give some sway.

Tyrant was having a field day.

the Starmie would faint from the poisonous attacks, leaving only Greninja. he would release another Venoshock, being built for sneaky attacks and recovery over long drawn battles. he was getting tired.

the Night Slashes were evaded, his body nimble in the depths. Siobhan avoided the cloud of poison best she could. she did hope Lars would not be caught up in such a state either. but it wasn't like she could signal to the Pokémon.

he was too focused on the battle anyway.

Siobhan watched as her Pokémon gave their best self in their natural habitat. Selkie was the first to fall, the attacks coming at her too strong to withhold. she had tried to Life Dew again, giving the healing move to Tyrant as she got hit. 

the small bit of health she managed to get was not enough. she floated upward, to which Siobhan recalled her quickly. energized by the Life Dew and angered at his partner fainting, Tyrant used Venoshock on the Starmie again.

he didn't even see if it hit before turning a Toxic on the Greninja, hoping to make it suffer too.

ooc;
5 bp - battle underwater (pending)
5 bp - inflict poison (complete)
5 BP - 3/5 - pokemon faint (primarina)
Laurence Anderson

screeching under the depths, Tyrant used Venoshock again. the Starmie's slowing down was enough for him to take the offensive, trying to hit the spinning star successfully.

the Primarina would rush away in a flurry, keeping a short distance between herself and the Greninja. she turns on the spot suddenly, shooting a Moonblast. hopefully it would hit this time.

ooc;
5 bp - battle underwater (pending)
5 bp - inflict poison (complete)
Laurence Anderson

the Toxapex was hit with the Psychic, causing him and Siobhan to flinch. she watched as the poison time shuddered in pain, before light engulfed his body. he Recovered from some of the damage.

Selkie would dodge the incoming Night Slashes by using several Hydro Pump to push her quickly in the water. now Siobhan's team was on the defensive. interesting.

ooc;
5 bp - battle underwater (pending)
5 bp - inflict poison (complete)
Laurence Anderson

beautiful was one word to describe the fossil Pokémon. Siobhan debated sending out a more suitable Pokémon before a gentle shrug caused her to throw Dybbuk's ball.

the Spiritomb stood quietly, shaking out his ghostly aura as if stretching before the battle began. "your move" Siobhan says to boruta maher . it was only fair, considering she had approached him.

"one on one is fine."

she was a bit surprised to see the young Rocket actually in Rocket. but she did not have a very motherly role toward children. not like she had to Pokémon. to each their own.

taking her place on stage, Siobhan gestured for Eris to begin. she'd only take out her Pokémon if the other did so first. calculating all the moves she could use, the species available to her...

well, it was battle prep.