The celebration was quick, E didn't have enough enough energy to keep jumping around after catching such a cool yet rowdy pokemon. His wrist was hurting quite a bit, and it seemed red and swollen, "This doesn't look good." E had studied enough to know what to do, it was just a shame that there wasn't anywhere that seemed somewhat safe to stop.

It was uncomfortably hot, E now lifting his top up a bit and pouring a bit of water on his face. "Gotta stop for a bit." E hurried to another path, once that seemed to rise higher and branch off from the main road. The rocks here were large, casting some shade and also surprisingly cool. Not saying much, he would start pulling out bandages and creams from his bag. For someone who hated the outdoors, he sure seemed prepared.

Tearing bandages and tape off with his teeth, he'd create a haphazard wrist-guard. E already applied some cream to it underneath, but this should help with the pain and any other possible injuries. It didn't look good at all, there were bits of bandage poking out and three smiley plasters used as tape. Somehow, it worked though.

"Munch!" The pokemon pointed over to another rock, this one glowing red. "Munch munch!"

The glowing rock began to move, shaking a bit before a head and legs popped out. A docile pokemon, waking up from its afternoon nap. Damn, E would love a nap right now.

Eden D. Rain

And there it was. The looming sensation of fear towering above him, a shadow casting over E and the clamperl. They both exchanged a worried look to one another before slowly turning, confirming their suspicions. A giant pokemon, huge and round and radiating power. It had a wild look in its eyes, E knew he was in trouble. 

'Just what are they feeding the wild pokemon these days?' Part of him hoped he could stay still and it wouldn't notice them, but when it brought back its clawed fist to punch, he pushed clamperl across the ground with his foot and used the force to jump out of the way. The punch struck the ground, kicking up dust from the impact. This was a final evolution, no? Just what was an Emboar doing in the wilderness...

"Whirlpool, don't hesitate!" Still spinning, Clamperl opened its shell a little and spewed out large volumes of water. It instantly started spinning, rapidly growing and striking the emboar as it enveloped it as best as it could. Thankfully, it wasn't easily dispelled, it should whittle it down over time. Unfortunately, the power difference between them was huge. Charging towards the tiny pearl, it knocked it back and sent it flying. 

"Shell smash and water gun!" There was no point in playing defensively, E needed to finish this as soon as possible. Clamperl, jumping forth from its protective shell, leaped up and shone with power. The once little water gun jetting out with immense pressure, landing a critical hit. Too early to celebrate though, Emboar swatted it down, knocking it out immediately. 

"Oh f-" A mass of dirt and dust was hurled at E, winding him as he fell to the ground. He knew it might be a bit distasteful, but he'd need more help against this. "Mothim, Dratini, I need you!"

Balls flying everywhere, two pokemon jumped out, ready to fight. "Mothim, poison powder. Tini, aqua tail."

E felt bad sending out mothim for this, but without the poison, they'd lose. It fluttered forwards, splattering a cloud of poison before dratini swung violently with its watery tail. Emboar guarded against it, but the attacks still struck. Taking advantage of the typing, the emboar swung with a fiery fist, swatting it down and knocking him out.

“Outrage?!” He commanded desperately, the dratini hesitating for a second but still trying anyway. The draconic energy built up around it, and surging forth, it slammed into the back of Emboar, making it cry out in pain.

“N- Now’s my chance.” Fumbling for a pokeball, he’d hurl it forwards and smack it square in the face, capturing the giant pig.

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catching emboar

"Right." E nodded slowly, realising it might just be better to ignore them entirely at this point. Sometimes questions were better left unsaid, besides, he had a Raboot to catch.

The pokemon jumped up on its feet, freeing itself from the belly slam and reeling up for another kick. This time, however, it was moving at blinding speeds. A blur of red and white, dashing across the ground until and going in for a swift kick to the stomach. "Munchlax, stand your ground and use swallow!"

The little pokemon bent its knees a bit, devouring all the goodies it had stored and restoring a good chunk of its health. As the Raboot kicked, Munchlax managed to grab hold of the ankle before it could escape. "Bite it!"

With a might chomp, munchlax had a vice grip around Raboot's ankle, and E threw a pokeball. It was an easy target, but he hoped it would be enough!

Ding! Ding!

Ding!

"Yes!" E jumped up, still cradling his injured wrist. "Eden, did you see that? I caught it!"


catching raboot

Eden D. Rain

As E pulls out a pokeball to recall munchlax, it is immediately knocked from his hands. A hot pebble smacks into his wrist, making him yelp in pain and drop Munchlax to the ground. E pulled his wounded wrist into his stomach, "Ow, ow, ow!" He knelt down and looked up, seeing a pokemon he had never seen before. It was kicking up multiple stones, bouncing it around nimbly between its big feet. "The hell?!"

Another rock was launched, kicked by the creature and this time aiming for E's head. Ducking even more, he just missed it as it skidded across the ground behind him. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" The trainer screamed, eyebrows furrowed and steam blasting out his ears. This so called 'Raboot' was angry, and for what reason? "Ugh, it's because I'm cursed. All pokemon hate me." 

"Munch?" The munchlax looked confused at that statement, rolling its eyes and slapping some sense into E. 

"You're right, we'll catch it and teach it some manners!" Rolling and jumping back to his feet, E was ready for battle. 

Munchlax had already started charging, unhappy that his trainer had been so badly injured. "Stockpile for now!" Was the first command, E throwing random chocolate bars (melted) and two apples at Munchlax. He made a habit of keeping as much food on him, which was mostly eaten by Munchy. Dashing forwards, the Raboot jumped in with two solid kicks at Munchlax, E could see it hurt, but Munchlax had taken it well. Would he have to swap out this round maybe?

"Stockpile and belly slam!" E went to point, immediately regretting it as pain shot through his wrist. Munch heard the order, starting to gain more experience in combat now. With another mouthful, it was obvious he was feeling sturdier than usual. And with all that food, belly slam hit with a great hit. The Raboot was squished, kicking about as Munchlax bounced off and onto its feet again. 

"Keep it u- Dante?!" E looked very confused at the sight in front of him, no top, just shorts. "What is happening?"

PURCHASING

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E was slightly uncomfortable with the prospect of adventuring alone in a route such as this, with feisty pokemon that preferred to get up close. There had been one trainer run into the pokemon centre earlier, not only with a fainted pokemon but also a black eye - a gift left from a wild pokemon. It concerned E greatly, which is why he had a repel at the ready and his (maybe) strongest pokemon at the ready.

Clamperl, although not physically strong, could easily take a few attacks here and there. If it could withstand a few strikes, they E might stand a chance right? He was nervous, crouching at the edge of some grass and waiting for movement or sound to grab his attention. "Clamperl," he whispered, "Just let me know when you've had enough, okay? I don't want to re-enact what happened with that other guy."

The docile water pokemon let out a quiet "Cla~" sound, slowly opening and closing its shell as if it were waving. Did it just tell E not to worry?

E paused for a moment when asked why he became a trainer, glancing down to his munchlax who also looked at him with a confused look. Munchlax was also curious as to why, since it uprooted him from the comfort of a warm bed and lots of food, E was so strict with how much it ate. So yeah, E, why did you decide to take on the life of a trainer?

"Eh, got bored." That was all, E chuckled and scooped up Munchlax, carrying the lump surprisingly well. "Tried it once, failed, so might as well try again."

Pulling out a bottle of water, he would take a sip before pouring a bit in munchlax's mouth. "Maybe it's best if you stay in the pokeball. At least you'll stay cool in there and won't take all my water."

"...Lax?"

hardly an exciting response to the question, just an awkward laugh and strange shrug. How disappointing, E was hoping for some kind of tragic backstory, should he maybe ask about the whole dragon-type pokemon thing? Hm, maybe he'll hold on to that one for a later date. Waiting for a more juicier time to bring up the ol 'How's your Dad?' question. At least there was some explanation to why he was here, Eden must really care for his family.

"Yes, it is hot." E stepped out of the smog, "We're literally walking near magma. There's a volcano."

He smiled and winked, mocking Eden a little for the dumb statement.

Eden D. Rain

"Powerful ones maybe." E rubbed his hands together in anticipation, but overall knew he wasn't actually that bothered by it. He would take each day as it comes, including the pokemon and people he met. The trainer hadn't thought of any other way to acquire pokemon than to fight and catch them, hence his potentially 'violent' attitude towards them.

"Munchlax, when you see a pokemon, it's on sight!" He pointed ahead of him, to nothing. E remained in this pose for a moment again, "Eden, why do you want to be a trainer? And you said you're from another region too, why come here?"

Coughing slightly from the air, he tied a handkerchief over his mouth and hopped over to his travelling buddy, "Are you escaping a dark past?"

"Of course." E teased, giving Eden a wink before readjusting his cap. E was no fool, he saw what was on that phone, especially when Eden had then zoomed in even further onto the abs. So that's what the two of them were up to, he had wondered what Dante was doing after their strange encounter at meteor falls. "I wont pry." 

With that, E and Munchlax would skip ahead of them, humming a little tune to themselves with a cheeky smile on both their faces. There was something about knowing something you shouldn't that just made one feel smug. "I don't think many trainers come here, that doesn't matter. Besides, this place is huuuge."

Spinning around, E spread his arms along the rocky trail just to show how big the place was. Big open fields of rock and magma, a looming volcano in the distance spewing volcanic ash into the air. It was gorgeous yet scary, E was looking forward to catching some pokemon here. 

E was curiously watching the sandshrew, watching how Eden was using it to cool down. "Do you think it would melt into water if it got too close to the heat?" The trainer asked his pokemon, munchlax, who he felt was better suited to this climate than clamperl. If things got too tough, his newly acquired water type should be able to handle things here.

"Watcha doin?" E suddenly caught up, clearly not struggling at all but choosing to hang back a little earlier. Now, he was peering over Eden's shoulder, snickering at the topless photo they had just received. "Ah, sorry if you're busy."

E was so caught up in catching the clamperl, that he almost didn't notice the earth breaking nearby. It wasn't anything too large, or dangerous, but it had caused Eden to fall through it. One moment he was there, the next, gone!

"Eden?" a head peered over the edge of the open cavern, his hair hanging down, "Oh, you're okay."

After sliding down carefully and recalling burmy, E was now accompanied with his munchlax. Confident that the trainers and pokemon were okay to continue, they would station themselves momentarily in this hidden, underground pond.

A pond that seemed to be brimming with life.

Emerging from it was a tiny little thing, blue and slick as it slithered its way onto the land. A dragon, right? E immediately glanced over his shoulder, expecting Dante to swoop in and nab it before anyone else. "Munchlax, grab that pokemon!"

The hungry creature followed the command, so long as it was able to chew on some berries at the same time. With a mighty whack on its stomach, munchlax charged forwards with immense power, opening its mouth wide to gnaw on the dratini. This, of course, was not warmly welcomed. In retaliation, it lashed out with a tail of water and tried to get away. Munchlax tanked it quite well, and followed up with a looming shadow over the dratini.

"Body slam." E prepared a pokeball in his hands, reeling it back and throwing it just after dratini was semi-flattened.

Eden D. Rain
catching dratini

With the malamar poisoned and wrapped in sticky silk, E would have taken matters in his own hands to yank the pokemon to one side and throw it towards the water. This along with the poison that afflicted it would weaken it over time, causing it to run away and lick its wounds than stay and fight.

E noticed the bagon being caught by the stranger they had just met, raising an eyebrow. Turns out he wasn't just here to bathe, he was getting involved on the action as well. Eden was also now starting to get more involved, taking his aim at the new pokemon that just arrived.

"I won't let you have all the fun." E exclaimed, pointing at something that looked more like a rock in the water. "Attack!" Burmy swung off of his arm, using string shot to attach itself to the side of the cliff trail. From there, it released a puff of poison down on the pokemon - clamperl.

In retaliation to the purple spores infecting it, the shell opened up as the creature inside coughed, spitting out a jet of water at the burmy. It was faster than they both had thought, slamming into burmy but not knocking it down just yet.

"Bug buzz!" the command was set, and burmy's leaves rustled powerfully to release a wave of damaging vibrations. With the shell open, the attack hit well, and E didn't hesitate throwing a pokeball.

catching Clamperl