Raju nodded in agreement. That's how these types of fights should be! Even with the dim setting...to him, it made it more climactic with the thunder overhead.  A sense of awe and movie worthiness to this tournament. A Froakie was cute...but also very smol and fast. BB had difficulty with those types of opponents. Let's get some speed on this joint! BB's Intimidating presence should already scare the poor frog a little, maybe enough to make it hesitate. "Scary Face!" He fully intended to get a speed advantage. Hopefully allowing his big bull to actually hit the little water type. The blonde had to get any advantage he could get.

The bull gave an even more scary look to hopefully slow down the frog. The less it moves, the more chances that BB could end this quickly. "Flame Charge!" The follow up was a rushing bull engulfed in flames that increased BB's speed. Unless the Froakie was significantly weaker, it should resist it. Although, BB was a very big Tauros...hence the name...


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CIAN MAHER

VH13|ZGn

Seriously?! How could she miss a gigantic Kilowattrel and a Gyarados! Even if the latter was smaller than typical...you know what, never mind! With a glare, he pointed in a direction as if to tell her to just gtfo. Then something plopped right on his head. Irritated he grabbed what it waas and held it out in front of him. A...Togetic? It chirped happily and patted his forehead. For as hard as he tried to make himself out to be...even the blonde couldn't help but make googly eyes at the cutie and hug it gently. Giving it a berry, he then gently tapped it with a pokeball. Josh had a Togekiss, and it was...formidable to say the least. He was super worried about dealing with it, but managed to snag a win. But only because Typhon protected Jigawatt.

Capture/befriending attempt on Togetic



Shalin Nariya

This time, Josh didn't mess around. Starting with flashing lights that released a ring of light balls at Mage. "Agility." If that wouldn't be a sign that one of them wasn't what it seemed, he didn't know what would. The next move from Mage definitely would be. With strange movements, the left "Golisopod" zipped around the Confuse Ray and behind the Lanturn on Josh's part of land, ready to strike back. The goading nawing of the shark's jaws did make Samurai mad, increasing her attack power as well. And by a lot too. Well, time to compound problems and hope for the best. "Sword's Dance." Swords surrounded the bug as she danced with them, increasing her attack even more. She was definitely a sweeper at this point. Problem was...if that confusion got to her, she may just know her own ass out! Risky, but could very well be worth it...


Josh Devlin

A tournament? Raju wasn't battle hungry, but it would be good practice. Especially if he was going to be a gym trainer. This was mostly on land, however. Which was perfectly fine by him. His opponent was Cian. With a nod, he readied his Pokeball and tossed it, revealing a big Paldean Blaze Breed Tauros. With a red bull ring in his nostrils. With a roar, the big guy did a motion like he was ready to charge. "Raju Mystic. And this is Big Bert." His main ground battler. The big guy seemed enraged, ready to plow down anyone or anything in his path. The five foot six trainer was used to that though. And had tempered BB enough to get him to listen his trainer.

Raju was a host at Club Olympus, as well as its bouncer. Well, one of its bouncers. He also participated in several underground fighting rings. Despite his small and thin frame, he had proven himself to be a fiesty and deceptively strong fighter himself. Heck, he personally trains his Pokemon via his own body. Too many people relied on thier Pokemon for everything. The blonde didn't recognize the guy, but he did see a lot of people in and out of the club in Mauville.


CIAN MAHER

VITAL TRACKER

GOOD LUCK, COMPETITOR!

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VITALS EARNED:
2 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH CIAN MAHER (WIN)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH blue murtagh (LOSS)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH Noel Parker (LOSS)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH ollie morales  (LOSS)

2 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH Shalin Nariya (WIN)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH Josh Devlin (LOSS)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH Alexei Ivanov (LOSS)

2 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH lam logan (WIN)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH MATIAS SILPH (LOSS)

1 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH Gwyar Wledig  (LOSS)

2 VITALS FROM This battle here WITH John Sullivan (WIN)

TOTAL VITALS:
14

REWARDS OBTAINED:
1 x Ability Capsule
1 x Free Evolution
3 x TM/TR
1 x Root of Pugnus (Close Combat)
1 x Premium Gachapon
1 x Tera Shard
1 x Salac Berry
1 x Kasib Berry
1 x Shiny Swap
1 x Mega Stone
1 x Dynamax Candy
1 x Zeraora
30 PD

Partner Pokemon: Paldean Blaze Breed Tauros

Also Confirmed! The muddy boi even already has a playmate!

Did she not hear him? Was it the suit? Or maybe that humming was making her deaf. The blonde huffed at her. "Couldn't you have done that somewhere else! I'm trying to hunt over there!" Raju pointed at the area where he was hunting. How oblivious was this lady! It was also a whisper yell, now that she didn't have ear plugs in. He did have free reign on whatever Pokemon around him, granted. But the only ones of special note was the Ludicolo and Shellos, neither of which appealed to him for a gym trainer use. They weren't fast, nor did they learn any fast move. At least he didn't think so. Even if they did, they looked rediculous and had no value to him as an Orthrus Gang member.

Shalin Nariya

Thankfully it worked, and the Togekiss went down. Jigawatt squaked in victory, Raju nodding and returning her back to the pokeball. He was more thinking type matchups, but Jigawatt was fast as well and able to move quickly. He just needed a good partner for her with double battles. Typhon was definitely better in the water. But this was also a test in how good of a battler he was. The win still felt good though, not gonna lie. The cleanup gave the two a breather, with Josh asking a question. "Water. Give Big Bert a little more time to rest." The water one was going to be interesting, since he had to use Mage and Samurai.

When the place was cleaned up, the field was switched to the water one. He was kind of nervous on on this one. Taking out two Pokeballs, the threw them at the channel closest to him, revealing a pair of Golisipods. Though the one on the left was really his Hisuian Zorua that was Mage. The other one named Samurai. "Ready whenever you are." Josh revealed his own duo. A Lanturn and a Sharpedo. Uh oh. That last one concerned him. Dark type, rough skin or speed boost for abilities. Likely speed boost considering the gym. Lanturn being part electric was interesting...similar line of thinking to his in the flying round. He had an idea on an opening gambit. But it depended on who Josh wanted to go first.


Josh Devlin

The quiet location soon broke by the droning noise of something large buzzing. A tick formed on the side of the blonde's head. Raju started to look around. What he saw...kind of took him by surprise. A Flygon was standing behind a tree stump, but in front of it was a Yanmega. The drum wasn't actually grating, and actually attracted a few wild Pokemon around. And those that got too close seemed to fall asleep right then and there. Seriously? Was that an insectoid song of some sort? Interesting...maybe something he could use in his gym battles...or battles in general. That was actually cool. Then it got wierd. A lady was on the wing! How did the creature's wing not crumble! And she looked completely oblvious! Plus...will he even get any Pokemon with his bait?

Stomping over to her, he almost too loudly gave her a loud "Shhh!" Honestly, didn't she not see him?! His Kilowattrel and Gyarados glared at the trio. "Have you no courtesy, woman!" The smol blonde whisper yelled at her. Although...she didn't look real tall herself, did she? Well, whatever, she was ruining his hunting! And deserved a tongue lashing! How dare she!



Shalin Nariya

Raju had learned quick that he needed some fast flyers and some fast water types. Sadly, the controlling the speed of battle wasn't a viable thing for the Mauville Gym. Josh Devlin wanted speed. So speed he shall seek. What he needed most was flying types and water types. Typhon wasn't the greatest in the air, and Mage had issues with water. They were better off in water and land respectively. Samurai was honestly probably better on land than in water. So he was out here looking for Pokemon to train. Jigawatt the Kilowattrel was on a cliff face. Typhon the Gyarados was in the water. And both of them was ready for whatever showed up. He had food out on a plank of wood that he was keeping near the shore, a little bit dangling off the edge into the water. It was bait. Maybe not the most...honorable of ways to catch Pokemon, but he wasn't entirely sure what he was looking for yet. So the blonde waited for the opportune moment...

Flying//water spawns

Typhon's Ice Fang was a resounding success, taking down the enemy Kilowattrel. But the Togekiss was still a bit haughty and confident...strong as it was, surely it didn't think it could take down both of them. Right? Then it soared up and unleashed a devastating Dazzling Gleam. The light from the attack actually blinded him. Typhon zoomed to take the attack for Jigawatt, slamming into the far ground. And getting knocked out in a single hit. Gulping, Raju returned the downed Gyarados. The knock out sucked, but at the same time, gave him a consistant damage dealing move. "Discharge!" Zooming up to be as close as possible, Jigawatter unleashed an outwardly expanding sphere of electricity. A strong area of effect electrical attack. Hopefully that would be the deciding attack. Or if it paralyzed the normally happy go lucky Pokemon...it would be a game changer.


Josh Devlin

Raju didn't react to the praise. Now as the time to battle, it was time to focus. The Aqua Tail hit hard, but didn't knock out the yellow bird. It did fling the flyer up and towards his head...where most of his attacks originate. But Etali recovered well, and countered with Pluck at his whiskers, making him scream in pain. But the bird was also in perfect range! "Ice Fang!" Typhon's fangs glowed silvery blue and tried to chomp down on Etali. Hopefully that earlier Dragon Dance was worth it...with balance between speed and power boosting. Guess he'll see if it works.

Extreme Speed was just one "signature" attack of the gym. Or so he would imagine. The big fairy gave a sonic boom, startling him. "Agility!" The blonde could have used Quick Attack, but he doubted that would do anything but feed the Togekiss more damage. Jigawatt blurred around, but wasn't fast enough to dodge the Extreme Speed. Jigawatt got clipped, making her flip over the Togekiss, and recovering below the fairy. Hopefully the Ice Fang would fling the enemy Kilowattrel towards the bloodthirsty thing...


Josh Devlin

The Electro Ball grazed the Togekiss. Check seen. No Volt Absorbe on the other Kilowattrel. Good. The opposing Kilowattrel had the same opening gambit, but their's was absorbed by Jigawatt. Electric type attacks weren't going to work as long as Jigawatt was on the field. Speaking of Kilowattrels, Josh's used Agility to get behind Typhon! "Aqua Tail!" It may not be the most effective of moves, but most of the others would require too much movement. And that Kilowattrel would learn that even a neutrally effective hit from a boosted Gyarados were not to be trifled with. A watery tail lashed out at the yellow blur.

It was still surprising that the Togekiss knew Ancient Power, though. That was a move to be cautious of. "Jigawatt, Hurricane!" With a single, large flap of her wings, Jigawatt sent a torrent of whirling winds that clashed with the rock-type move with no one gaining ground there. That did show how strong the Togekiss's attacks were going to be. That made him nervious. Ancient Power was a decently powered attack, and with the possibility of it increasing Togekiss's already impressive powers...that was going to be a challenge. Then came the coaching. "Jigawatt doesn't know any other electric-type move that targets a single combatant. It was a check on your own Kilowattrel's ability. It doesn't have Volt Absorb. Jigawatt does. Electric-type attacks from yours will only help her." Thunderbolt was another intention of his...Discharge was nice in certain situations. Just not in this battle. Maybe if he got a Flygon, Vikavolt, or Gliscor...


Josh Devlin