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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 19:27:40 GMT

unironically, fighting the sandshrew as a dynamaxed pokemon was much easier to deal with.

"pog? are you going to do it, kilo?" he hypes his poochyena. "is he going to make the comeback?"

this was the ground-type's domain now. taking another hit at this point of the fight would take a miracle.

the poochyena wouldn't give up, however. it howls as a last hurrah and charges straight at the speeding ball of rollout. it faces the move head on with a wish on the way.

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VCT: Eva vs. Kyle

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 19:20:47 GMT

the poochyena would indeed be difficult to hit.

a future sight from the pokemon allows it to swerve just in time to dodge the predicted strike.

despite having the foresight of the move happening, its body still wasn't fast enough to move out all the way. the delayed explosion from the future sight that happens just before the hit pushes the poochyena out.

"you alright, bud?" he'd ask his poochyena, who was getting back to its feet.

kilo barks in response.

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Round Eleven: Josh vs. Kyle [VCT]

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 19:09:59 GMT

"i'd show you my tricks," he teases josh, "but this poochyena isn't made for those."

then again, most of his plans were made on the fly.

the poochyena rushes forward, closing the distance against a commonly closed-ranged fighter like a zeraora. its pace starts speeding up as it doesn't even attempt to swerve from the electro ball.

"let's see how you react to challengers with a similar battle plan as yours."

instead, it sinks into the shadows. it makes its way towards the zeraora and appears out from its shadow sneak for an attack of its own.

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vct: yuina vs kyle

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 18:56:55 GMT

as he watches his poochyena try to make another attempt for a hit, the conclusion of the battle flashes within the augmented reality of the vital gear.

"oi, oi, what are you doing, kilo?"

there's an amusement that comes with the poochyena getting confused why its trainer was effectively trying to stop it from continuing. the big flashing points awarded to the winner wasn't seen by the pokemon, after all.

"pretty thematic slaying the dragon with the sacred sword too," he'd comment to yuina following the match. kyle grabs his poochyena before it breaks from its trance and acts based on what it wants to do. "i'll have to get him to the healing station, so see you around?"

he moves the poochyena's paw to wave goodbye as they make their exit.

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vct: ana vs kyle

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 18:38:44 GMT

pokemon coming from the interdream mist being accepted as normal partners in a fight was a welcome irony that kyle will accept. if the drk triad was to call hoenn the origin point, he supposed being friends with what they label as anomalies was bound to happen.

"rose is a fitting name for an iron valiant," he'd comment on the paradox pokemon's nickname. he turns to his poochyena. "you know what you do to roses, right?"

kyle did unironically mean his previous statement despite using it as part of pre-game banter.

the poochyena barks and starts rushing in. there's one thing it does with flowers in its trainer's garden, and it was to play rough with it. as soon as it travels the right distance, it pounces at the paradox pokemon.

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VCT: Hideo vs Kyle

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 18:29:45 GMT

songs were dangerous for dogs. they have a habit of joining in with their howls, and with multiple of them, it just gets difficult for the ears.

thankfully, kyle is already used to sleeping with more than a dozen dogs howling at night. his pokemon, however, wasn't so keen on listening to the beheeyem's alien sounds.

"what is it now, boy?" he'd ask his poochyena. "what's your next move?"

it felt like cheating, especially with the way that kyle wouldn't be the only one that can tap in to the other end of the sync of the sygna suit. the poochyena steals its trainer's move rather than thinking for itself.

it rushes the beheeyem, and instead of listening to the entire song, it dives into the shadows to somewhat hide from it, moving beneath the ground with shadow sneak to strike the beheeyem.

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 18:20:55 GMT

kyle chuckles at his own pokemon's misfortune. it's the naivete of the poochyena that gets him struck easily by the samurott.

the wish it made grants it enough battery to get back up to its feet. it barks once or twice in defiance, raring to make another attempt to get a hit on the terastalized pokemon of the past.

"what will it be, kilo?"

it rushes once more, feet pummeling the ground hard as it takes everything it has with its attack. taking a running start, the poochyena rushes headlong in the most literal sense: attempting to hit the samurott with a headbutt for its dragon hammer.

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vct: razz vs kyle

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 18:15:39 GMT

"well, if you insist."

the poochyena charges forward, like most of its opening moves. kyle could have trained it with more finesse on how to approach its opponents, but the chaos of close quarters seemed attractive to him.

it pounces at the riolu, attempting to strike it down with a headbutt that resembles a dragon hammer.

"at least the people seem to take the tournament more casually now," as opposed to hoenn star tournament, at least, "no one's going to complain if you don't know the rules, i think."

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 5:48:55 GMT

"well, this might be more difficult now."

had his poochyena not have the support from the sygna suit, kyle was certain that the sandshrew could easily have the upper hand. unfortunately for genny, one on one battles was one of the scenarios where it shines.

kyle activates TRAINER MOVE: PHYSICAL SHIELD, giving the poochyena extra protection against the rollout.

the dark-type doesn't stop at just deflecting the attack. it turns around and hits the sandshrew away with its hip through dragon hammer to send it back.

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 5:42:15 GMT

kyle drags his poochyena away from his feet and pushes him to the center stage. he's seen plenty of charizard trainers before, but never had they been able to name theirs as cool as balmung.

"let's go then."

the signal is fired. his poochyena sprints towards the bigger opponent without fear. it barks and howls during its mad dash before it sinks underneath the ground, shadow sneaking behind the charizard for the first strike.

kyle's vital gear blocks the shine in his eyes when he borrows future sight from his poochyena through the suit's pseudo avatarship.

he isn't sure if that kind of fighting is allowed, but no one has called him out on it just yet so he assumes it's fair game.

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 5:34:20 GMT

"if it isn't the honorary fugger," he'd casually remark.

it was just him and Kazimir Wynter now. recruitment should be open, but the bond of being a fugger isn't one that can simply be found. no one knows the criteria for being one, however.

he takes his place on the side of his field, leaving his poochyena in front of him for the fight.

"if you're here, that means you're okay with a quick, little vital city fight, right?" kyle has his vital gear on, making it obvious he was a participant to the games of the tournament.

his poochyena barks, sharing the same enthusiasm as his trainer has through the sync from kyle's sygna suit.

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 5:25:24 GMT

with future sight shared, the poochyena manages to weave through the attacks, closing the gap once more after it had been thrown away by the quakes from the sandshrew.

it pounces again, this time, ready to play rough once more.

a sudden strike from nowhere manages to hit a blow on another side of the giant sandshrew, creating a diversion for the poochyena's attack to hit again.

kyle makes mental notes of dynamax as the battle goes on. despite being relatively new, genny manages to use it with tact. perhaps he'll borrow her techniques for this fight and refine it for his own later.

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 4:19:57 GMT

he shares a smile with his opponent, though the gentle nature of his expression belies the same amount of excitement as genny's grin.

"nice to hear that from you," he'd respond, "but watch this!"

through his sygna suit, pseudo avatarship comes into play. a future sight is unknowingly borrowed from his poochyena, which was difficult to ascertain without the visual cues of the move.

in the mean time, the poochyena continues the show with a leap. the max quake makes it difficult for him to land his move, but it won't stop its play rough at any cost.

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2024 3:56:36 GMT

kyle covers his mouth with a balled fist as he chuckles.

"i would've used genevieve the entire time if you hadn't corrected me," he'd tell her.

the poochyena, having been small from the start, appears to look even smaller once the opposing sandshrew dynamaxes. this wasn't his first experience with the phenomenon, but it certainly was the first time he saw it happen in a sanctioned match.

"well, do your best, kilo."

the pokemon trembles at the sheer difference in size, but its trainers voice brings it back to reality in a moment.

rocks start falling from the sky, and an attempt to dodge it with shadow sneak is made. it drops into the shadow, popping back up in an attempt to strike the giant sandshrew close up.

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