>>1930924
>>1930238
>>1929411
>>1929106
>>1929099
>>1929093

You think it's pretty likely she's going to call for another thundershock. You call back Beldum, then toss out Larvitar's ball. He bursts onto the battlefield to be hit with a blast of lightening, which he grounds out without any effort. The sandstorm seems to be petering out a bit, but there's still enough left over to damage Pikachu further.

There's a good chance you can win with the next blow if you get lucky, so you prepare your command.
>Bite
>Screech
>Dragon Dance
>Chip Away
>Sandstorm
>Something Else

>>1931657
>>Bite

>>1931657
>Sandstorm

>>1931657
>Bite

>>1931657
>Bite

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>>1931660
>>1931668
>>1931671

ROLL 1d100

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>>1931685
Cursed dice in this quest.

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>>1931685

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>>1931685

>>1931692

I wish I rolled this well in quests that I follow.

>>1931700
>>1931693
>>1931692

You call out, "Bite!"

As the sands fade from around the battlefield, you are able to see your opponent clearly for the first time in a while. She looks relaxed, like she's having fun with the battle despite her dire predicament. Her pikachu has a sudden birst of speed, doing a lap around the battlefield at an alarming swiftness before vanishing from sight. The yellow rodent appears only after it connects with Larvitar for a perfectly executed critical quick attack that barely scratches your pokemon, who's mouth is swirling with dark energy.

He bites down halfway on Pikachu's tail, it's not a spectacular attack but it does the job well enough. As you asses the status of the pokemon, the Pikachu vanishes back into the blonde lass' pokeball. You relax and call Larvitar back, while your opponent walks over to meet you.

"Good match, you're really something," she says, "I'm Claire by the way. Thanks for the battle, and for your help with before."

You tell her it was no problem, and bid her and Lana goodbye while you look around for Oliver. She grabs her friend and they run off somewhere. You hear a chime from your pokedex, seeing that you have received 1,600 for winning and that Claire has given you her contact information. You find Oliver doing training drills with a very tired looking Nidorina, she seems to be learning the basics of Bite and very tired.

Oliver tells you his pokemon are spent for now, and you make your way back to the pokemon center. You leave your pokemon with the attendent and contact Mina, who lets you know she'll meet you later in the evening for dinner. You discuss your plans for the next few hours with Oliver over sandwiches.

>Go to a place in the city (Shopping, Gym, etc)
>Go check out a nearby route for trainers or pokemon
>Look for a city pokemon
>Wander around
>Something else

>>1931777
>Look for a city pokemon

>>1931777
>>Go to a place in the city
Gym

>>1931777
>Nearby Routes
or
>Look for a City Pokemon

Trubbish, what art thou?

>>1931847
>>1931821
>>1931814

ROLL 1d100

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>>1931852

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>>1931852

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>>1931860
no
no!
NOOOOOOO

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>>1931860
You fucking fuck.

>>1931860
CURSED

>>1931854
>>1931867
>>1931860

You tell Oliver you want to take a look around the city for pokemon, and he tells you he's heard rumors of a location with plenty of them. You pick up your pokemon and he leads you out of the center. You walk for a half hour, with Oliver tight-lipped on the location the entire time. He stops in front of a massive waste treatment plant.

You split up and creep around for a few minutes to see what's in the area. You find several Grimer next to a water pipe, some are purely purple but most of them are multicolored and lumpy. You avoid them and make your way to the back, where you find a bunch of Koffing frolicking in smokestack fumes.

You walk back to the front and meet up with Oliver. He tells you he found Grimer too, as well as some Trubbish here and there.

>What do you do?

>>1931860

This wasn't something you could crit-fail

>>1931907
Catch a Koffing they could be interesting to research

>>1931907
Koffing is extremely relevant to our interest in neurology, considering it grows an extra head upon evolution. We should catch one and take it back for scans.

Those lumpy grimer would be potentially powerful additions to our team if that's what you guys are into. I'm also interested in the "power of alchemy" ability. (It'd be really interesting to research, assuming we can find one with a Hidden Ability.)

And I hold a personal love of trubbish.

>>1931918
Also grimer and trubbish neurology might be interesting, considering their weird bodies.

>>1931907
>Multicolored and Lumpy

Alolan Grimers/Muks. We in Alola I guess.

I do kinda want a Muk, but I'd prefer a Swalot to that if we could find it.

>>1931912
>>1931918
>>1931933

You decide to go for a Koffing first, and then take a look at those Grimer, so you make your way by the smokestack. Oliver starts scouting for particularly strong ones with good traits.

ROLL 1d100

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>>1931954
Come on power of alchemy...

Nuh-uh, I ain't rolling.

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>>1931954

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>>1931954

>>1931962
>>1931968
>>1931970

Oliver directs you to an isolated Koffing near the cliff behind the building, and you note it to be particularly large and tough looking. It has a very thick cloud of smoke surrounding it, almost like a Gastly. You shout at it, and it floats over to you slowly.

Send out

>Beldum
>Larvitar
>Deino

>>1932009
>>Beldum
Duh.

>>1932045

You send out Beldum against the floating purple pokemon, and call out for

>Hidden Power (Ice)
>Take Down
>Something Else

>>1932108
>Hidden Power (Ice)
It's a defense Pokémon, so...

>>1932108
>Hidden Power (Ice)

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>>1932209

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>>1932209
Damn son

>>1932212
>>1932215

You call out for a hidden power, and Beldum begins charging blueish energy. The Koffing focuses itself oddly, with its eyes closed. Beldum unleashes an abnormally powerful blast that coats the Koffing with a layer of frost. The purple pokemon steadies itself, then blasts off a beam of purplish force from the center of its forehead that pushes Beldum back as it hits. He barely felt that attack though, and Koffing is looking a little slower.

>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Something Else

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>>1932232
>Hidden Power

>>1932232
>>Hidden Power

>>1932232
>Hidden Power

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>>1932268
>>1932273

You order another hidden power, and Beldum delivers. It's a direct hit and does a fair amount of damage, though not quite as much as the last shot. The Koffing seems to close its eyes again, and both it and Beldum are bathed in a strange light. They're knocked around in the air by an invisible force coming from various directions. After the odd attack ends, for some reason Beldum seems a bit healthier while Koffing is even weaker than before.

>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Throw a ball (Poke, Great)
>Something Else

>>1932292
>Throw a ball (Poke)

>>1932292
>>Throw a ball (Poke)

>>1932292
Poke

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>>1932303
>>1932326

ROLL 1d100

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>>1932348
SATAAAAAAANNNNNNNN

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>>1932348
Rollan

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>>1932348

>>1932367
>>1932360
>>1932357

You decide the Koffing has had enough, and you toss out a pokeball. The purple blob is pulled in and the ball seals shut. It shakes around a few times, but you hear that familiar click. You have caught a Koffing, and a particularly interesting specimen at that. There's no doubt it has an interesting heritage.

>Would you like to give a nickname to the captured Koffing? It is male.

>What next?

>>1932387
Go to the gym.

>>1932387
Scan the Koffing for a baseline of the morphology far before the evolution.

>>1932387
>>Would you like to give a nickname to the captured Koffing? It is male.
No. Because the only name I can think of is Mr Stinky.
It is not a name with dignity.
>>What next?
This >>1932396

>>1932404
I'm okay with this too. Kinda figured we'd do it after beating a gym guy and scheduling an appointment with Argyle.

>>1932396
>>1932404
>>1932431

You let your captured Koffing out of the pokeball and speak to it. The purple blob is bold, but it respects you for defeating it. It has excellent stats all around, besides a middling speed, and truly excels when it comes to health and defenses. You study its form, it's bigger than its fellows and also passively produces considerably more smoke from the many pores on its skin. Taking a closer look and comparing to the database on your pokedex, it has a darker grey to it than usual and your type analyzer finds traces of ghost energy amidst a lot of poison.

The pokemon is essentially just a skull surrounded with numerous bladders, the pokedex tells you. The bladders mix their contents to cause various chemical reactions, an through their use the Koffing also derives its ability to move as well as attack. The brain is highly developed compared to animal-like pokemon, but less so than most human-like ones. They feed primarily on hydrocarbons produced by factory air waste, but can scavenge from many other sources. They are highly resilient creatures.

It demonstrates its abilities for you, adapting very quickly to a battlefield mindset. It produces various gasses for most of its attacks, showing you smokescreen, poison gas, smog, and clear smog. It can also vomit forth a potent sludge, as well as attack with the dark attack assurance. It demonstrates the two moves it used during the battle, the first was psybeam and the second you find out is called pain split.

You write your findings down in your research notes, and find Oliver fighting with one of the colorful Grimer. It disappears into a pokeball as you walk over toward him, and you soon hear it click. You both exchange congratulations, and he points out a second Grimer and tells you it's almost as good as the one you just caught. It looks like it was weakened by something previously.

>What do you do?

>>1932493
Hmm...
1. Catch it, then investigate what weakened it.
2. Question it with your pokemon to investigate what weakened it, then let it be, provided it can recover on its own.

>>1932493
Power of alchemy, please...

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>>1932509
Forgot my dice...

>>1932509
>>1932512

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>>1932540

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>>1932540

>>1932546
>>1932553
>>1932574

You decide to act quickly and throw out a pokeball a the Grimer he pointed out. It has a surprised look on its face as it disappears into the ball. The ball shakes a few times and clicks closed. You've caught a Grimer, so you decide to check him out.

You do your best to communicate with him, asking about how he became injured. He gestures to some purple Grimer nearby and punches his hand a few times, it seems he was attacked. He seems to be in good spirits about the whole ordeal though, and is a jolly creature.

You compare him with your pokedex database and learn that Oliver was correct, he has outstanding attacking potential and above average stats otherwise. You also learn about the species in general.

It seems they move along by expanding and contracting various pseudopods from its amorphous bottom half. The creature grows more solid the furthur up its body, with a system of bone and muscle deep within its torso coated by layer upon layer of slime-flesh. They're similar in intelligence to a Koffing, between animal-like and human-like pokemon.

You have it show you its attacks, and the first thing it does is a bite. It then demonstrates a poison coated version he seems particularly proud of. He then proceeds to perform pound, poison gas, harden, and disable. When he vomits up an acid spray, you nearly hurl your own stomach contents.

When you question him on his ability, he doesn't identify with either of the common ones. He doesn't eat berries any faster than anyone else, and he's never poisoned anyone with a pound. He expresses both of these things with a solemn face as though he is embarrassed.

You give him a thumbs up and tell him not to worry about it, he laughs at your gesture and nods.

What next?

>Look for more pokemon here
>Go somewhere else
>Something else

>>1932616
Get our new boys brain scans. It'll be good to compare these two, since they're both poison types with similar intelligences, but only weezing gets another head by merging. We can see if he has any unique structures in his brain, especially ones that remind us of beldum.

Then let's do a double battle with Oliver and try these new buddies out. And if we get to find out grimer's ability, that'd be kickass.

>>1932616
>Something else
The gym, motherfucker

>>1932630
This, also lineage on the Koffing

>>1932639
It's gotta be part ghastly or something.

>>1932640
Never hurts to be sure.

>>1932639
Probably Misdreavus.

>>1932616
I'd like to hit up the gym

Can we find a Metal Coat on the way? Like, is there a store that sells them?

>a guy you taught goes out into the real world for the first time
>man is he gonna spend 6 months stumbling before settling somewhere
>wait
>within a week he's sent you a fuckin Dratini, and he's caught a Deino that he's writing a paper on

>>1932639
>>1932630

You and Oliver decide to head back toward the pokemon center and then over to the Lab to check out your new pokemon. You look through your BreedDex as you go for possible parentage for your Koffing, and with the moves it knows and its general appearance you conclude it must have had a Misdrevous or Mismagius as a recent ancestor.

You wave at the receptionist as you pass, and head on through to the lab. Professor Gum greets you warmly and you tell him the purpose of your visit.

"Well, feel free to use the machines," he tells you, "I'm a bit busy at the moment, but let me know if you need anything."

You scan the two poison pokemon and find a number of similarities in their general tissue. Surprisingly, Koffing's brain is more liquid than the amorphous Grimer. You postulate it's likely they evolve through some type of division.

You add the data to your research and head out the door. As you do, you spot Mina coming out of the Museum of History and wave her over. She walks up to you seeming excited and pulls you close for a hug and a peck on the cheek.

"I've made a lot of progress on my research, and I think I have an idea of where to go next," She tells you, "When we finish up here, I'd like to travel to the Ruins of Ket in Fina City. We'd be going through Roz Town and likely be traveling through the desert for a while. If that's still alright."

You explain your intention to head over to the gym, and both Oliver and Mina sort of cheer a little.

"I wasn't going to say anything, but I think you're too strong a trainer not to take the gym challenge," he tells you, then looks away, "I'd kind of hoped you and I could be rivals. Or you, me, and Harold anyway. It's your decision, but you've got a lot of potential and a great team."

The three of you chatter on for a bit as you take the walk to the gym. You make your way there quickly enough, and walk up to the receptionist.

"Hey, it's that tough trainer from the other day," she says, "Come to train? Or did one of your friends want to take the challenge?"

>Take the Gym Challenge
>Something Else

>>1932651

You never could find one at the market.

>>1932666

>Take the Gym Challenge
Right. This guy's a rock trainer.

Deino with Earth Power is a good choice.
Let's rock

>>1932666
>>Take the Gym Challenge

>>1932666
>>Something Else
Challenge a gym trainer.

I wanna see grimer get levitate.

>>1932666
>Take the Gym Challenge

>>1932683
>>1932671
>>1932669

You tell the receptionist that she is correct, you would like the Gym Challenge. She reminds you that you will face a Jr. Trainer and if you defeat them you will be eligible to face Argyle at any time. You are lead to one of the plain battle arenas, number two, and told to wait.

In a few minutes, a young man walks in and introduces himself as Louis. He tells you you will have a two-on-two battle and, after you confirm everything, he starts the automatic countdown on the scoreboard.

>Who do you send out?

>>1932693
Deino + Larvitar

>>1932693
Our new poison boys.

>>1932693
>>1932695
this

>>1932695
>>1932697

Not a double battle. You both can only use two pokemon, but they fight one at a time.

>>1932701
Oh.
Deino please!

>>1932701
Deino then.

>>1932693
koffing

>>1932701
Deino

>>1932703
>>1932704
>>1932709


He sends out a Nosepass, which spins around upon entering the battlefield. You release Deino, who snorts and glares at the uncaring rock pokemon.

>Tackle
>Earth Power
>Dragonbreath
>Bite

>>1932711
earth power

>>1932711

>Headbutt
>Something Else

>>1932711
Earth Power

>>1932711
>>Earth Power

>>1932712
>>1932714

"Earth power!"

Your opponent looks a bit startled by Deino, but he shakes his head and shouts, "Go Nosepass! Rock throw."

Deino seems to be moving like lightning compared to her opponent, who is slow even to lift its arms. She stops near him and focuses, then a blast of dirt flies up around Nosepass. He is worn down to nothing in the one hit, only his innate sturdiness holding him together. He throws the rock, which barely does any damage to Deino.

Seems like he's using some pretty weak pokemon here. There's no way he can even scratch you.

"Dragonbreath," you command, hoping to just quickly finish the poor thing.

But instead of that, a blast of blue fire launches out from Deino's mouth. It engulfs the Nosepass and burns for a few seconds before vanishing entirely. The enemy has been vanquished and it seems Deino learned dragon rage.

>Switch Pokemon?

>>1932720
Nah.

Also, Jesus.

>>1932720
No, tell Deino she's doing well and we're proud of her.

>>1932720
No.

>>1932721
You currently do not have a Jesus.

You know that, were a Jesus to exist, it would likely be extremely rare and also located in a very hard to access location.

>>1932720
No

>>1932725
>>1932723
>>1932722
>>1932721

"Good Job, Deino," you call out, "Keep it up."

The shocked Jr. Trainer regains his composure and throws out a second pokeball. Out pops a weird star-shaped rock pokemon that floats in the air.

>Tackle
>Dragonbreath
>Earth Power
>Bite
>Headbutt
>Dragon Rage
>Something Else

>>1932736
>a weird star-shaped rock pokemon that floats in the air
Scan it, and Dragon Rage it.

>>1932736
Dragon rage, bypass those defenses.

>>1932736
Solrock? Bite, then.

>>1932736
Scan and Dragon Rage

>>1932741
I assumed it's the meteor one. Um... Minior.

>>1932744
Oh yeah, that exists. Sorry, I never played S/M.

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>>1932741
>>1932738
>>1932740
>>1932742

You scan the pokemon with your pokedex. It's Minior, a rock and flying meteor pokemon. You decide to test out Deino's new move.

"Dragon Rage"

It blasts off at Minior and seems to drastically reduce its power. It's lagging in the air, but still rolls toward Deino and smacks into her. The attack does barely any damage. You shrug, and shout out for Deino to finish her opponent off with a bite. The trainer realizes it's over and calls back his pokemon.

"Damn, you've got some serious pokemon," he says, "You're more like a two-badger. I've got to tell the boss."

He bids you follow him, and your party makes its way to the main stage. Argyle is overseeing some training there, giving tips to the various trainers present. A big Tyranitar is doing drills on a steel slab, denting and damaging it with various attacks.

He smiles as he sees your group, "Another strong challenger in your group, huh?"

"Mister Argyle," the Jr. Trainer cuts in, "This guy wiped the floor with me. You're going to have to use your level 2 or even level 3 team."

"Oh is that so," he says, turning to you, "What do you think? You need more of a challenge than your average no badger?"

>Well, that last battle was a little too easy
>Yeah, give me the best you've got.
>I don't think so, sir. I got lucky
>Something Else

>>1932750
>I trust your judgement. This is my first gym battle though.

>>1932750
>Something Else
I'm willing to try a level 2 team.

I don't think I can handle level 3 tho, and certainly not your famous Tyranitar.

Scan the Tyranitar, and introduce Larvitar to it.

>>1932757
this

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>>1932750
Flip a coin.

>>1932756
>>1932757
>>1932759

"I trust your judgment," you tell him, "Would you mind if I introduced my Larvitar to him."

"No problem," he says, smiling brightly.

You let Larvitar out of his ball, and he is totally taken with the much larger green dinosaur. She seems just as taken with him, and the pair exchange an affectionate reaction to each other. You can't help but notice Argyle checking your Larvitar out, he seems to like what he sees as well.

"I think you can handle the level 2 team for sure," He says finally, "And it's my job to test you, not defeat you. I could do that easily, as you can see. So, shall we begin"

He walks up to a platform and pushes a button. Suddenly, a bunch of platforms raise up. You count nine in total, an they all contain six slots for pokeballs. All but one of them is missing varying numbers of pokeballs with the smallest having two.

--------------------------------------------------------------

That's it for tonight everyone. Thanks for playing. I'll try to update tomorrow after 12AM EST. Will stick around for a while to answer any questions.

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>>1932771
dice?

>>1932771

Also, Pastebin updated
https://pastebin.com/H8KrgyJL

>>1932774
Deino is lacking Dragon Rage on the pastebin

>>1932771
Thanks for running.

>>1932771
My A-Muk was a champion in my sun team. I’m excited to discover the power of alchemy.

I think the pokedex says weeding are made by two jogging joining together over years. Is that how ours is going to work?

I’m on pacific time so it always seems like I get to see your quest early. It’s nice.

How is Hickory feeling about his research so far?

Is EXP a scientifically recognized thing?

I’m excited for our gym battle.

>>1932775
Thanks, fixed

>>1932783
>My A-Muk was a champion in my sun team. I’m excited to discover the power of alchemy.

I am glad, A-Muk was definitely one of my favorite S/M pokemon. poison is my favorite type

>I think the pokedex says weeding are made by two jogging joining together over years. Is that how ours is going to work?

No, it's going to be more like budding.

>I’m on pacific time so it always seems like I get to see your quest early. It’s nice.

I'm on EST myself, I just have a bizarre schedule.

>How is Hickory feeling about his research so far?

I'm sure he'd be glad to have gotten so much data and be looking for some way to direct his focus. Some sort of hypothesis to test.

>Is EXP a scientifically recognized thing?

The effect of battle on pokemon growth is, that's one of the things training specialty involves.

>I’m excited for our gym battle.

Me too.

Dunkle? You there?

>>1933526
Wait, 12AM is midnight, not noon.

Dunkle, you absolute madman.

>>1934590
>adhering to a socially acceptable sleep schedule
Faget

>>1934819
>>1934590
>>1933526

I'm home, update coming in a few

>>1935084

You take your position across the large, rocky battlefield. Argyle shouts something unclear, than coughs and tries to clear his throat for about a minute.

"Scuse me," he says, "What I was trying to say was, this'll be a three on however many you got battle. Items allowed, but I'm limited to two of these."

He holds up a pair of super potions and smiles. Well this should be interesting, you think. You confirm the rule set and the countdown timer begins ticking. As it reaches one, you each throw out a pokeball.

>Beldum
>Larvitar
>Deino
>Koffing
>Grimer

>>1935182
>>Larvitar

>>1935182
>Larvitar

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>>1935191
>>1935199

Larvitar bursts forth onto the battlefield, and swiftly makes his way to cover in a jagged area to the left. Argyle has sent out an Omanyte, a revived fossil pokemon according to your pokedex, and a water type. You're at a bit of a disadvantage already.

>Bite
>Screech
>Sandstorm
>Dragon Dance
>Chip Away
>Something Else

>>1935225
>>Screech

>>1935225
>Bite

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>>1935228
>>1935231

1- Screech
2-Bite

Roll 1d100

>>1935250
Bite

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>>1935253

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>>1935250

>>1935256
>>1935257

"Bite," you call out.

"Water gun," Argyle shouts, pointing at Larvitar.

The little green pokemon jumps out from it's hiding spot, running in a serpentine pattern toward Omanyte. The squidfaced creature puffs up a little and tries to take aim at Larvitar. He charges up dark energy and bites down hard on the top of the creature's head. Your pokemon jumps back, fearing retaliation, but none comes. It seems that Omanyte flinched and lost its water, as it dribbles out of its mouth. He took a decent hit, too.

>Attack
>Some other command
>Change Pokemon
>Use Item
>Something Else

Is this a better battle interface?

>>1935266
>>Attack
Use Screech

>>1935269
This
And no, I prefer the other one

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>>1935269
>>1935274

ROLL 1d100.

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>>1935284

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>>1935284

>>1935294
>>1935295

You order a screech, and hear Argyle call for another water gun. Larvitar manages to dip behind rocky cover and emits a piercing screech that chills you even at a distance. The Omanyte is shuddering and distracted, and fires off a water gun directly at a rock. Larvitar is still at full health, and Omanyte is mildly injured and shaken by screech.

>Bite
>Screech
>Sandstorm
>Dragon Dance
>Chip Away
>Something else

>>1935309
>>Dragon Dance

>>1935309
>Dragon Dance

>>1935309
>>Dragon Dance

if we don't make any progress soon, i think we should just send out Beldum and smash him with the electric hidden power

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>>1935319

ROLL 1d100

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>>1935322

>>1935322
oh wow he just can't catch a break huh.

>>1935324
>>1935325
>>1935326

You call out for a dragon dance, and Larvitar immediately shifts itself into a series of perfectly executed poses. He then seems to glow with a blueish light. Omanyte fires off another water gun, which Larvitar dodges nimbly. The little green dinosaur takes advantage of the situation and manages to get in a few extra poses after his dodge. Poor Omanyte looks frustrated, but Argyle is taking it in stride.


>Bite
>Screech
>Sandstorm
>Dragon Dance
>Chip Away
>Something else

>>1935329
>Bite

>>1935329
>Bite

>>1935329
>>Bite

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>>1935331
>>1935332
>>1935333

Roll 1d100

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>>1935336
>Rolled 100 (1d100)
HACKER!

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>>1935336
Help

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>>1935336
Oh shit

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>>1935336

>>1935339
>>1935341
>>1935344

"Bite," you shout.

Larvitar rushes out toward the Omanyte for another bite now that its defenses are lowered. The shelled creature braces itself as your pokemon runs toward it. Larvitar charges its dark energy and chomps on Omanyte, delivering a devastating blow that almost takes it out. Omanyte hangs on defiantly and launches a point-blank water gun directly into your pokemon's chest for an impressive critical hit. Larvitar collapses, and Omanyte is barely standing.

>Beldum
>Deino
>Koffing
>Grimer

>>1935362
Beldum is up for the clutch.

>>1935362
>Beldum

>>1935362
>>Deino

>>1935364
>>1935366

You throw out Beldum's pokeball and the creature jumps out and floats toward Omanyte. He seems even more stern than usual, and is ready to go.

>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Something Else

>>1935371
>Hidden Power

>>1935371
>>Hidden Power

>>1935382
>>1935372

Going to call it a night, since I'm fading. I'll try to run again tomorrow around 12AM EST again. Thanks to everyone for playing. I'll be around for any questions for a while.

>>1935386
Do you mean 12 PM? AM is midnight.

>>1935402

No, I mean midnight

fuck i missed it

>>1935414
oh, okay then.

Anyone around?

>>1939161
Yes

>>1939161
yep

>>1939161
yeah.

So long as your thread isn't in autosage you don't have anything to worry about.

>>1939161
Yeah but I have diarrhea

>>1939161
Yep

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>1939166
>>1939175
>>1939205
>>1939213


ROLL 1d100

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>1939223

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>1939223

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>1939223
HA

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>1939223

>>1939236
>>1939239
>>1939240

You call out for Beldum to use its hidden power and finish the Omanyte off. He begins charging his attack and you see the blue energy pulse in front of him. As he hovers toward the Omanyte, the poor thing just collapses. Argyle looks a little surprised, but retrieves his pokemon. He sends out the same sort of odd electric geodude he used against Oliver, only this one is a little bigger.

Just as it enters the battlefield, Omanyte blasts of the icy sphere toward his opponent, doing a decent bit of damage to the surprised rock pokemon.

>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Something else

>>1939266
>>Hidden Power

>>1939266
>>Hidden Power

>>1939266
hidden power

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>1939274
>>1939279
>>1939281

ROLL 1d100

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>1939285

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>1939285

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>1939285

>>1939266
So whats with the omanyte blast?
wasn't he already defeated?

>>1939287
Get rekt scrub

>>1939287
>>1939289
>>1939290

You hear Argyle call out for a spark, and you order another hidden power. Beldum charges up his attack as Geodude does the same, and the two pokemon rush toward each other. Beldum launches an icy blast directly at Geodude as he moves to tackle your pokemon. The electric rock takes a good deal of damage and his attack goes wide, missing entirely.

>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Something else

>>1939307
hidden power

>>1939307
>>Hidden Power

>>1939307
>>Hidden Power
We are never gonna use Take Down, are we?

>>1939307
>>Hidden Power

>>1939318
Against the rock gym? Doubt it.

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>1939309
>>1939310
>>1939318
>>1939323

ROLL 1d100

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>1939324

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>1939324

>>1939328
SHIT ROLL

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>1939324

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>1939324

>>1939328
>>1939330
>>1939332

You and Argyle share a look with each other, as you repeat your previous commands. Your pokemon both charge up their attacks and Beldum lets off his blue sphere first. Geodude takes a hit, and he's really looking tired now, but he still soldiers on and launches into Beldum for a solid spark attack.

Beldum definately felt that one, but he's still looking good. Geodude is looking very worn by contrast and one or two more solid attacks might be enough to take him out.

>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Something Else

>>1939357
>>Hidden Power
Keep plugging away.

>>1939357
Why change a winning strategy?
>>Hidden Power

>>1939357
>Hidden Power
do you even need to ask at this point?

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>1939367
>>1939372
>>1939380

ROLL 1d100

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>1939382

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>1939382
It can't be worst that my last roll, right?

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>1939382

>>1939386
That's more like it

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>1939382

>>1939386
It was like 46.5x times better

>>1939384
>>1939386
>>1939389

Again, you and Argyle order your pokemon to attack each other with the same attacks. Beldum and Geodude stare each other down and begin to generate their various energies. They charge toward each other, but Beldum is faster that Geodude and his attack is especially strong this time around. Geodude takes the hit and falls to the ground mid-attack. Argyle smiles and recalls him, you see him mouth something to the ball.

You expect his Larvitar is next, and you have time to change pokemon.

>Switch Pokemon?
>Hidden Power
>Take Down
>Something Else

>>1939397
Switch to Deino

>>1939397
let's keep the Hidden Power train going

>>1939397
Switch to Deino

>>1939397
>>1939406
this

>>1939406
>>1939411
>>1939413

You return Beldum and throw out Deino's pokeball.

"Go Larvitar," Argyle shouts, throwing his own ball.

The two pokemon burst onto the battlefield. Deino begins to run around while Larvitar stans still and readies itself.

>Tackle
>Dragonbreath
>Earth Power
>Bite
>Headbutt
>Dragon Rage
>Something Else

>>1939424
>>Earth Power

We gotta work on baby girl's combat discipline.

>>1939424
>Earth Power

>>1939424
>Dragon Rage

>>1939428
>>1939424
this

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>1939428
>>1939432
>>1939434

ROLL 1d100

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>1939436

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>1939436
God this guy is suddenly unlucky. What is with the weighted dice?

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>1939436

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>1939436

>>1939438
>>1939440
>>1939443

"Rock Slide," Argyle shouts.

"Earth Power"

Larvitar is quick, and he begins to stomp its feet and pull out stones from its back. He trhows them toward Deino, who is already charged up energy for her own attack. The rocks come toward her just as a blast of earth rips the ground up around Larvitar and engulf it in dirt and sand. The rocks pass by Deino with no effect, and Larvitar is torn up terribly by an apparent critical hit. You've taken an early lead and the match may already be over.

>Tackle
>Dragonbreath
>Earth Power
>Bite
>Headbutt
>Dragon Rage
>Something Else

>>1939454
>>Dragonbreath

>>1939454
>Headbutt

>>1939454
Dragon Rage

>>1939464
I'll switch to this.

>>1939454
>Dragon Rage
>>1939461
This fucking guy...

>>1939454
>>Dragon Rage
More effective at this level

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>1939464
>>1939472
>>1939484
>>1939499

ROLL 1d100

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>1939503

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>1939503

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>1939503
ffffff

>>1939484
what? would be a nice way to end this imo

You there dunkle?

>>1939507
>>1939508
>>1939512

You call out for a dragon rage, hoping to finish this match. The enemy Larvitar is preparing another rock slide. The two pokemon look determined, and Deino more so than you had seen her ever before. The rocks come crashing all around her, damaging her a fair amount, but she launches off the blast of blue fire at her opponent without hesitation. Larvitar falls to his knee, and he is returned to Argyle's pokeball a second later.

"Well I think I've seen enough," the gym leader says, "You've more than earned this."

He hands you a smooth, round badge just like Oliver's, which he tells you is the Pebble Badge. He also hands you the TM for Rock Polish. The two of you discuss the battle for a while, and you admit you got lucky with his Omanyte's constant issues.

"Well, I got your Larvitar in the end," He says with a laugh, "On the subject, let him out."

You do as Argyle asks and Larvitar is looking weak before you. He sprays it a few times with a super potion, which takes effect soon enough. He brings you and your pokemon over to his big Tyranitar, who is still hard at work. The massive dinosaur and your own little guy share some noises with each other.

Just then, Argyle asks his Tyranitar to demonstrate rock slide. He obliges, and your Larvitar tries it out for himself. In a few minutes, he has picked it up well enough for battle.

"He was going to learn it on his own soon anyway, figured I'd help him along. I've got another challenger in a few minutes so I have to rest these guys up and get ready. Please, come back any time for training.

You've managed through your first gym, and your friends approach you now to offer their congratulations. Oliver pats you on the back, and Mina hangs off your arm. They drag you out of the gym and to a restaurant not far from the pokemon center. You sit and enjoy a nice meal, celebrating both you and Oliver's victories at the Aulder City Gym. You plan the next step of your journey tomorrow.

>Do something in the city
>Go to a nearby route
>Leave for the next place as soon as possible
>Something else

>>1939587
>>Leave for the next place as soon as possible

>>1939587
Have a double battle with Oliver or Mina to get some practice with your new poison boys.

>>1939589
>>1939599
>>1939587


Going to call it a night and leave this open for now. If you guys want to come up with a plan for things to do in Aulder before you want to leave, that'd be great. If there are any, or if you even want to leave Aulder.

Thanks everyone for playing. I may run again tomorrow at 12AM EST. Will be around for any questions.

>>1939587
>Leave for the next place as soon as possible
I like Mina's plan, so let's take whatever route leads us towards that ruin she wanted to visit.

>>1939587
>Leave for the next place as soon as possible.

>>1939587
>Do something in the city
Heal our Pokes up at a poke center, then
>Leave for the next place as soon as possible
Rock Polish might be helpful for Larvitar, but it already knows Swords Dance.
Give Larvitar a Hard Stone to hold, now that it knows a rock move.
Koffing knows Psybeam? Might be worth having it hold the Twistedspoon for now, if we're having Beldum hold the Nevermeltice.
I'd say we'd be trying to sell 1 Hard Stone, the Oval Stone, and the Rock Polish TM.

>>1941128
I thought we were gonna ask someone if they want the Oval Stone?

>>1941828
That chick with the Happiny? Whi knows where she is by now?

Anyway, it's stupid to sell things we could end up using when we don't even have anything we really want or need to buy right now.

Got caught up with some stuff after work, not going to run tonight. Maybe tomorrow sometime after 2PM EST

>>1942944
You gotta get a twitter man. This quest is awesome but I have no idea when you start running.

>>1943764

I'll get one.

Going to be starting some time before 8.

>>1945408
thank god I have had to leave the tab open all the time and i really don't like having extra tabs open

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You, Oliver, and Mina discuss your plans for the following day while you sit enjoying a few drinks after dinner. Everyone feels as though they have done as much as they can in Aulder, and that it is time to move forward. You'll be taking the interegional route 117 south, and it is known to have very developed roads for automobile transport. You imagine you could find automobile transport through the route if you wanted to, and that would cut down on your travel time at the expense of your wallet.

You also would be missing out on the trainers that are known to populate the route, though their aren't many pokemon there. Thinking of trainers, you have been thinking about challenging Oliver to a pokemon battle. You could do that tonight before you have to head off to bed, you think.

>Get a ride
>Walk
>Get a ride partway.

AND

>Challenge Oliver
>Not right now.

>>1945769
>Walk
Time to train for glory

>Not right now, but maybe before going to bed.
If we’re gonna walk, then fighting right now would not be good for later.

>>1945769
>Walk
>Not right now.

>>1945836

To clarify, you will be leaving in the morning. The battle would be this evening before bed.

>>1945769
>Walk