Individual RP: ChainReaction01 (Oktori)

BP

Ranger Chainy

OOC: Jakk kinda seems like a douche here but I decided he was getting to close to being a Gary Stu for my liking.

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Just after Jakk finished giving his orders to his Blaziken, he heard Ivy chuckle slightly. He turned around to see her leaning against Brin and hiding her grin behind her hand. He fixed a level gaze onto her and the humour in his eyes drained out. This wasn't the first time someone had laughed at the Blaziken's name, and it was one of Jakk's few berserk buttons.

"For your information, Stresser has that name because of her childhood," the Gym Leader informed the Ranger. "Her mother and father were killed by Pokemon Hunters and she spent the first few months of her life foraging in the woods and avoiding the hunters. They caught her one day, and just before they started plucking out her feathers I stumbled along and rescued her. It took her weeks to trust me, and even then she was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It wasn't until she evolved into a Blaziken that she really gained control of her stressful tendencies. I found that referring to her problems in a positive, joking way helped her to feel better, and so I named her Stresser. If you have a problem with me calling her Stresser or Stressey, that's fine, but I'd appreciate you keeping it to yourself."

As Jakk turned back to the battle, he knew he'd probably pay for that somehow, but at that moment he didn't really care. Everyone had hardship in their life, but Stresser had seen far more than her share, and she didn't deserve to be laughed at for any reason.

The Scraggy suddenly erupted out of the snow right in front of Stresser and flew upwards, headbutting the Blaziken right in her chest, knocking her to the side. Stresser was expecting this, though - her left foot blurred back into the snow to steady herself, and her right foot tapped the Scraggy's side, correcting its trajectory just like Jakk had expected her too. The Blaziken waited a half of a second and then lashed out with her left foot as her right foot slammed down into the ground to support her. Her kick caught the Scraggy clean in the chest, knocking it back into the snow. Unfortunately, the snow cushioned the Pokemon's fall, and enabled it to get up much faster. In fact, too fast - within a couple seconds, the Scraggy was back on its feet and in front of Stresser. It jumped up into the air and brought both of its hands down onto the Blaziken's head, sending it sprawling.

“Watch out: that was a Smack Down. If she doesn't get up, that Scraggy's gonna hit her hard with something,” Ivy said.

Jakk's grin re-emerged. This Scraggy was definitely a fighter, and he wanted it bad. Also, Ivy apparently didn't harbour any bad feelings towards him, although it was hard to tell without looking at her. The Gym Leader didn't have time to check, though - he had to act fast, like Ivy had said.

The snow was causing Jakk and Stresser a lot of problems, so Jakk decided to remove it. "Stressey, turn on your Flare Blitz to melt the snow around you," he called out. Not only would the lack of snow mean that the Scraggy couldn't hide in it, but Stresser's attacks would do more damage. In addition to this, Jakk was pretty sure that Scraggy was primarily a physical attacker, just like Scrafty, so if it attempted to strike the Blaziken it'd get burned bad. This command in and of itself wasn't enough, though.

"Once you're back on your feet, use your Strength to grab the Scraggy and throw it back this way," Jakk ordered. Hopefully Stresser's Speed Boost Ability meant that she would be able to attack before the fire wore out. Flare Blitz caused lots of stress and temporary damage to the body, but by moving fast Stresser should be able to incurr less damage and therefore maintain the technique for longer. Jakk reached into his pocket and pulled out a small sphere that was the size of a marble. At the press of a button it expanded until it was a full-size PokeBall, except the colouring was different - instead of a plain red top, the sphere had a camouflage pattern. The pattern must have been just for decoration, it didn't seem to serve a useful purpose, but Jakk didn't mind: he thought it looked cool. The plan was to have Stresser damage and throw the Scraggy back this way, and then Jakk could nail it with the capture device, hopefully securing it as his Pokemon.

@ChainReaction01; You got lucky with your roll XD I guess I didn't realize what you wanted to do with Flare Blitz at first.

BP#4

Ranger Ivy Frost

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No matter how well she tried to hide her amusement, Jakk seemed to lock onto it. He whirled around to meet her eyes, and her body immediately stiffened as a result. She could tell aggression when she saw it. In response, she felt Brin's muscles tighten behind her, and even Haji's mental awareness sharpened.

“For your information, Stresser as that name because of her childhood,” he started. Ivy didn't like his tone, but before she could interrupt with an 'I don't need the life story', he told her anyway. The Ranger hated stories like this. It wasn't that she didn't care, it was that she cared too much. If she got too involved with every single Pokemon on a personal level like that, she'd never be able to do her job. Then even more Pokemon would suffer.

Plus his tone bothered her. He acted like she had never gone through what he had, and it made her angry at his arrogance. She was a Ranger. She dealt with things like that on a regular basis. That's part of the reason she had signed up for the job. It was personal too, like Haji...

“That time is long gone,” the Espeon said soothingly against her mind. She hadn't realized her fists had clenched as she thought of his own dark history, and she smoothed them out against her red vest. She could take comfort in the knowledge that nothing would ever happen to him again.

The Trainer wasn't looking at her though, and she was glad. If he was in range she probably would've socked him. She understood him getting upset on his Pokemon's behalf, but didn't he just say that he was trying to be lighthearted with the Blaziken to help her get over her situation? Why the hell was he bitching? If he wanted to be that way, she could play his game. She tried to be friendly and relaxed on her runs so the Trainers wouldn't be nervous, but if he wanted absolute professional, she could do that too.

She folded her arms over her chest and leaned back against Brin nonchalantly as she waited to see how the battle had turned out. During her inner monologue, he had ordered a fire attack and a throwing attack, if she remembered right.

The Blaziken focused, and then she coated herself in fire. The technique wasn't being used to attack though, she found. Instead, the snow around the chicken started to melt rapidly, revealing the grayed dirt beneath. She'd have a lot better traction now. Water pooled in pockets on the ground, and the falling snow sizzled as it came into conflict with the Pokemon.

The Scraggy stood transfixed at the flickering flames. He probably didn't see much fire up here on the cold mountain. Just standing there wasn't good for him, though. In the time the little fighter kept gawking, the Blaziken was tensing up. Then, she streaked across the battlefield toward the Scraggy, leaving a trail of exposed ground in her wake as the snow deteriorated.

She slammed into the Dark-type, sending him sprawling through the snow. Following Jakk's command, she didn't stop to let him have a rest, though. She tried to get a hold on him, but he was lashing out in his momentary confusion. The Blaziken didn't really look like she minded, but it took a little extra energy to heave the yellow Pokemon up in the air.

Then, the Fire-type hefted the other Pokemon down the trail she just made, sending him to the ground with a thunk. He then rolled down the slight incline, heading back to where Jakk was waiting. She saw him pull out a regular Park Ball and time his shot, throwing it when the Scraggy came into range.

The device hit the Scraggy on his red-scaled stomach, and in a red beam of light, it sucked the Pokemon in. The Ball thrashed around as it dropped to the soil, fighting to break out. Ivy was a little surprised he had tried capturing the fighter so soon. It hadn't really looked that damaged yet, so it still had a lot of energy. Despite that, the device eventually stilled.

Ivy was silent as she went to pick up the ball and pocket it, making sure it stayed secure in her vest. Then, she went back to the path. She glanced over her shoulder at the Trainer and said in her most formal tone, “If we're done here, let's carry on, Mr. Carter.”

Then she started to walk up the jagged path without looking behind her. She figured Jakk could follow if he wanted. Haji was still beside her, and she could feel he was a little tense. That was a result of her, she figured, but she wasn't going to let go of her anger just yet, even if it was unprofessional. Brin could be heard sloshing behind her, so when she saw another Pokemon above the crest of the path, she wasn't worried.

This was probably where all the snow was coming from, she thought. There was a large tree-like Pokemon standing in a cluster of rocks. Snow was whirling all around it, thanks to it's ability that let it be in touch with the snowstorms all the time. It had a shaggy white coat, but the ends of its limbs were a forest green, giving away its part plant status. Purple eyes stared back at them.

Ivy waited for the rest of them to clear the slope, and then she stepped to the side and gestured to the Abomasnow. “It seems this is your next encounter.”

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Current Battle Stats:

??? ??? Abomasnow: 100%

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 7
Area Effects: It's a little windy.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy
MCR: 0/25,000 [Intermediate Rank]

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 80%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 91%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

OOC: Alright, time to finally DO this #gameface #boredinthecar #pokingfunativycoswhythehellnot

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Jakk grinned and pumped his fist into the air when he saw that the Scraggy had been successfully captured. Stresser's flames flickered and died, and she screeched loudly, informing the world of her victory. Nothing could ruin the good feeling that a successful Pokemon capture, he thought.

“If we're done here, let's carry on, Mr. Carter," Ivy said in a flat voice.

Good feelings gone. Jakk sighed and started to get upset at Ivy, but he decided that being upset was a waste of time. Just like how Ivy hadn't understood his feelings, he couldn't claim to fully understand hers. A rogue thought snuck into his head, and he grinned. If James was here, he would have accused her of being on her period, and she probably would have knocked him off the mountain.

The Ranger had already started walking, along with her Conkeldurr and the Espeon. Jakk cracked his shoulders and returned Stresser to her PokeBall. Just like most Fire-types, she didn't enjoy being cold. Once the red light faded, Jakk started pushing through the snow, following in Ivy's frosty footsteps. Thankfully, he didn't have to stay there for long - Ivy located an Abomasnow standing amongst a pile of rocks, watching our strange little group cautiously. The snow fell much quicker near the Abomasnow, like it was frenzied, and Jakk remembered that this was because of its ability.

“It seems this is your next encounter,” Ivy said coldly, stepping to one side.

"No thanks," Jakk replied. "I'm just here for the Fighting-types." He wished that Ivy would just cool off already. She seemed cool and definitely was easy on the eyes, but he couldn't understand how James could possibly be interested in her if she flared up at little things like this.

@ChainReaction01;

NBP#9

Ranger Ivy Frost

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Jakk replied a negative to her question, and she wasn't really surprised. Being a Fighting-type gym leader, he was only after those, although she suspected that he would make an exception if they came across something Jathan was looking for. The Breeder was the most timid of the trio of brothers.

What bothered her the most was Jakk's nonchalance about everything. In fact, he was pretty much ignoring her and pretending he hadn't pissed her off royally back down the slop, and that ticked her off even more. It was a typical man thing to assume that nothing was wrong if they pretended it wasn't. That wasn't exactly fair of her, but she had found that men could get away with changing the subject abruptly without acknowledging the previous issue.

She held onto her rage, because it was better than getting upset. She knew better to get friendly with any of her Trainers. In fact, she was loathing she had ever started that. Not only did it make her too attached to everyone she came across, but it made her seem more like a girl. That wasn't necessarily a horrible thing sometimes, but she hated being treated like just another girl. That usually resulted in others flirting like she was just another skirt. They had come a long way with gender stereotypes, but some things were still alive and well. She hated the assumption that she was sweet and compassionate to every little thing without any personality of her own.

She had seen enough dark things and had been in just as many awful situations as the next person. She expected that eventually she would see something she wouldn't be able to come back from all the way. She wasn't going to let people chide her like she didn't understand. She had rescued Haji from his abusive situation too, only she had also suffered at the hands of his torturers quite literally.

It usually took a lot to get her upset. She liked being laid back. Being angry just took up too much energy. Now she made the exception, though. For one, Jakk was being stupid. He had just said he wanted to make light of the Blaziken's situation, but it appeared that as soon as she did what he wanted, he started bitching. She couldn't allow emotions, good or bad, to get in the way of the job, however, so she was going to have to tough it out.

The Ranger looked back toward the Abomasnow to see if it was going to let them pass. It was standing there peacefully, looking on at them like she imagined grandparents did. She didn't know for sure because she didn't have any.

Before she could ask her question, she felt the air hum, and a flicker of energy warmed on the edge of her consciousness. Then, as she blinked, a tall green and white Pokemon appeared. Ivy just blinked at the Gallade. Why was Vergil here?

Her anger aside for the moment, she took a minute to look at him. She could tell it was Vergil and not Chainy's Dual not just by his energy signature but by the way he held his arms crossed across his chest sullenly. He was also a couple inches shorter than her colleague's Pokemon, which she suspected aggravated Vergil even more.

“Hey, Vergil,” she said, even as she felt Haji send his energy curiously over the Gallade. She spoke carefully since she could feel the anger rolling off of him too. What was he angry about now? With him, it was often hard to tell. It could've been anything. Since they had no telepathic link, she couldn't ask him. He wouldn't even talk to her mind-to-mind, and that was something she and Haji did even before they cemented that link.

She felt the large Abomasnow shift behind her, and as she turned back, she saw it lumber off across the snowy plain. Usually the weather dissipated after those Pokemon that could initiate it left the area, but the sky remained a dark, murky gray, and she could see snow still lightly falling down.

Vergil made some noise that brought her attention back to him, and she saw him gesturing at the sky. Since she couldn't read his thoughts, she had to resort to the normal way of communicating with Pokemon. She was glad she had some idea of what he was referring to, though, since they didn't have a close enough relationship for her to really understand him well. It was going to storm.

“You're right,” she said, nodding. Before she could add anything else, an important-sounding beep went off on her phone. She looked down and hit one of the buttons by habit only to see a weather warning flash across the screen. “It's going to storm,” she said. “We're going to have to travel through the caves for a while.”

To her surprise, Vergil stepped up next to her as she started to lead them toward the mountain, though he didn't look very happy about it. She returned Brin to his Pokeball so they didn't clog up the path. Besides, the big fighter had been working with her earlier in the day. He needed a rest.

She brought them to the nearest cave just as the snow started to fall pretty heavily. The wind picked up too, making the snow howl as it tried to enter the passage. Ivy brushed the show off her vest and made sure everyone was accounted for before acknowledging the Pokemon watching them curiously from behind a boulder.

The walls reflected a light coming from somewhere in light blues and soft pinks, like the crystals embedded in the walls were giving off their own shine. The caves were always beautiful, they were just dangerous. That gleam usually meant that the surfaces were icy, making it easy to slip and fall. The floor and walls here were no different. If Jakk wanted to battle, it could be tricky.

“There's a Mienfoo there,” she said as she gestured the cream and fuchsia marsupial Pokemon. She didn't want to move until the Trainer made up his mind. She didn't want to fall.

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Current Battle Stats:

??? ??? Mienfoo: 100%

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 6
Area Effects: In a crystalline cave.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow, Mienfoo
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy
MCR: 0/15,000 [Borderline Rank]

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1, Blue Apricorn x1

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 80%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 91%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

OOC: Male, please. Jakk is having enough woman trouble atm =P

If there was one thing Jakk knew, it was Pokemon battling. He was incredibly good at it, especially in his gym. There was only one thing he was almost as good at, and that was reading people. It was a skill he deliberately cultivated as it gave him a silent advantage in his gym. Body language and posture could be more telling than anything else if you knew what you were doing. If a Trainer commanded a defensive move but he was clenching his fists, you could be sure he was planning a counterattack, and the appropriate response would be to wait the defense out, infuriating the Trainer.

Of course, this ability was often just as useful off the battlefield. Jakk could tell by the way Ivy was stomping through the snow with her shoulders hunched that she was still incredibly pissed off about the earlier incident. A small sigh escaped from Jakk into the whirling snow - if she couldn't get over it he would have to apologise. Angry men punched you and made you bleed for a couple hours. Angry women lay silent for months before exacting an excruciating revenge on you at the exact moment it inconveniences you the most. Hell, for all Jakk knew, Ivy would take it out on James, and Jakk didn't want that. His imagination told him that she could give him bad assignments, or lock him in his office with mountains or paperwork, or perhaps simply clamp a boot around his genitals. If she hadn't already.

Randomly, Jakk looked up and saw that there was a Gallade speaking to the Ranger. For a brief second, Jakk thought it was Dual - the two of them both got on well, seeing as Dual had spent some time training in the Veilstone Gym - but the body language of the Psychic-type told a different story. The Gallade was not pleased to be out here, but he was because he felt it was his duty. Duty was usually a big part of any Gallade's makeup - at least it was for Dual and Jakk's Gallade, and it appeared to be in this one too.

Ivy turned back to address Jakk, and he could see in her eyes that his earlier assessment had been correct. “It's going to storm,” she informed the Gym Leader. “We're going to have to travel through the caves for a while.”

Jakk nodded but the woman had already turned away. She returned the large Conkeldurr to his PokeBall (probably because the large Fighting-type wouldn't fit in any of the caves we'd be travelling through) and started following the Gallade as it forged easily through the snow. Jakk trudged sliently after them, deciding how best to apologise. Some women didn't accept them well, and some didn't care about the apology because they enjoyed being angry. Jakk hadn't spent enough time with Ivy to tell what kind of woman she was yet.

The cave that they eventually entered was emitting a gentle blue light that was reflected by many crystals embedded in the cave walls. Jakk was glad to be inside - he had almost started getting cold, and he hated putting on jumpers.

"There's a Mienfoo there," Ivy said suddenly, pointing towards a large rock. It took Jakk a couple seconds to see the little Pokemon - it was watching the group from behind the rock. There was no fear in the Fighting type's eyes - it was curious and one-by-one evaluating all of the people that had entered its domain. It wasn't happy to see the Gallade or the Espeon (no doubt because of their superior Psychic-typing) and there was a slight begrudging respect for the Ranger, but it couldn't decide what to think of the large, muscle-bound man that was staring openly right at it.

"Alright, now we're talking!" Jakk grinned. "I've been wanting one of these guys for ages. You wouldn't believe how slow most of my Pokemon can be. A speedster would be a welcome addition to my Gym!"

Jakk immediately started subconsciously evaluating the battlefield he had found himself in. The tunnel was of decent size, but there were slippery ice patches all over the place. Unfortunately, this derailed Jakk's initial preference. He didn't want to ask Stresser to battle again so soon, especially because of the friction between him and Ivy. Jugg hadn't had a chance to battle yet, but he was a physical fighter, and no matter how careful he was, sooner or later he'd make a mistake and slip up on the ice. While this wouldn't really matter battle-wise, Jakk didn't want to look stupid in front of Ivy, and he didn't want to subject his Machamp to any pain or embarrassment that could possibly be avoided. This only left one choice.

"Alright Kai, come on out!" Jakk called as he threw the PokeBall containing his Electivire towards the Mienfoo. The large yellow beast emerged and rumbled a greeting. Interestingly, the Mienfoo still didn't show any fear, but neither did it prepare itself for battle. Maybe Jakk would have to push its buttons a little bit.

"Start with a Taunt then set up a Reflect," Jakk commanded. "If the Mienfoo comes close, nail it with a Thunderpunch; otherwise, use a Thunderbolt."

Kai grunted and started yawning. He stuck one of his giant black fingers into his ear and dug around for a few seconds before flicking some gunk towards the Mienfoo and grinning at it. Most Pokemon Taunted by utilizing some kind of battle cry. Kai was too old and calm to do anything like that, but he reasoned the whole point of a taunt was to piss the other Pokemon off. Few things could enrage an enemy than not taking them seriously and throwing earwax at them.

OOC: Well that's his problem lol. It has been forever and a day since I've done a post. Let's see if this even makes sense XD
@ChainReaction01;

BP#5

Ranger Ivy Frost

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The purple and cream-colored fighter was openly staring at them as the Gym Leader responded, but the little Pokemon didn't seem to be afraid. Instead, he was studying the mixed group of people and Pokemon and calculating.

“Alright, now we're talking!” he exclaimed, thinking this faster Pokemon would be a good addition in his Fighting-type gym. He became absorbed in his thoughts then, already thinking for the battle ahead.

Ivy got out of the way, treading carefully over the ice patches until she could lean up against the wall near the cave opening. It was starting to snow harder, as flakes of the powder were being washed into the doorway from the gusts outside. The Ranger settled back to watch as she crossed her arms over her chest and got comfortable. Sometimes battles took a while.

To her surprise, Vergil came and joined her, taking place a little farther down the wall than was necessary. He was near her, but not too near her, like he didn't want to be there. That was probably true. She had to hide a smile, though, as the Gallade almost slipped for a second. He looked indignant as he steadied himself and glared at the room as if it was laughing at him. She blanked her face as his gaze turned to her. She didn't want him to think she was laughing at him. Their relationship was poor enough as it was. Haji laid down by her feet.

“Alright, Kai, come on out!” Jakk called next, and he threw his Pokeball to reveal the large yellow and black Pokemon again. She wasn't sure if he had brought more than two Pokemon with him or not. She hadn't bothered to look at the paperwork before heading out.

The Mienfoo didn't seem intimidated by this other Pokemon. In fact, he had locked his beady eyes on it and wasn't looking away, studying his topic very closely. He didn't even twitch as Kai the Electivire stretched and yawned, loosening up his limbs for battle.

The yellow Pokemon then dug his finger into his ear and pulled out some gunk that didn't look appealing in the slightest. Ivy supposed that was one way to Taunt someone. He then flicked it toward the smaller fighter. She thought it was going to hit him, but at the very last second, he dodged to the side, showing off that speed that Jakk was looking forward to.

Then, the Mienfoo started to run up in a broken line while Kai held his hands out and generated a protective Reflect screen. The fighter darted and weaved from side to side as he ran, and Ivy noticed that his fur was sort of glowing a little. She wasn't exactly sure what it was from.

She looked over to her left to see that Vergil was intently watching the battle, almost zoned-out in his focus. That usually happened. He was a bit obsessed with getting stronger at times, so he tried to absorb all the battle knowledge he could from watching battles. She thought that was one of the only reasons he stuck around when he was a Kirlia instead of trying to make a break for it – she had promised to help him evolve.

The Mienfoo rushed up close to the Electivire, and at first Ivy thought he was going to kick the shaggy Electric-type. At the last second, though, she saw him pull up his momentum and do a smaller jump, and she figured he was aiming to use Kai as a springboard. Some of her Pokemon did the same thing.

The fighter hit the Electivire somewhere on the stomach, but just like Jakk had instructed him, Kai let off a Thunder Punch at the exact same time. Kai was knocked back onto the ground and the Mienfoo went flying back. The smaller Pokemon recovered fast, however, doing a flip in midair and landing on top of the rock it had been peeking behind when they first entered in.

The wind howled hard as snow blew into the room all the way to the end, and the Mienfoo let out a battle cheer that was all too happy. Even as she looked, Ivy could see his fur rippling with electric sparks. The strange part was that he didn't look hurt from that Thunder Punch at all. In fact, he waas moving a little more lively than he had been at first, like he was rejuvenated.

Vergil was amazed and took a step forward without him noticing. Then Ivy realized what it was. “Role Play,” she told the Gallade, motioning toward the Mienfoo. “Copies the foe's ability and recreates it with enough energy. I think you can learn something similar,” she said further. Skill Swap was what she was thinking of.

That could be a problem, she thought, since Electivire's strongest attacks were now not going to work on the wild Pokemon since he had finished his technique before the taunt spurred him into action. That increased speed might be dangerous in this icy cave, though.

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Current Battle Stats:

??? M Mienfoo: 100% [Spe+1][Motor Drive][TNt1][Used Role Play and U-turn]
Relaxed M Electivire: 88% Ref1 [Used Taunt, Reflect, and Thunder Punch]

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 6
Area Effects: In a crystalline cave.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow, Mienfoo
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy
MCR: 5,383/15,000 [Borderline Rank]

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1, Blue Apricorn x1

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 80%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 88%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

OOC: I couldn't be bothered reading too far backwards, so if Jakk seems a little less bothered about stuff than he should be it is because I am so incredibly lazy.

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Jakk wasn't even slightly listening to whatever Ivy was saying - he was sure it would have been helpful but he was too impressed by the Mienfoo's move. By anticipating what Kai was going to, the Wild Pokemon had not only negated his move but put itself into a great position to continue attacking. Besides, it's not like he could do anything more to pacify the woman. When bitches were pissed, they liked to be pissed, and there aint nothing a man can do to calm 'em down, like his dad often said.

An uproarious laugh exploded from Jakk almost before he realised it. This was a Pokemon worth capture. Few had instincts like this. He knew he would now have to battle carefully - none of Kai's Electric-type attacks were now usable, which locked out almost half of his movepool. Hell, he couldn't even use debilitating moves like Thunder Wave, so forget the battle: the capture was going to be hard.

Good. Jakk liked it when he was challenged.

What did he know? Kai's electrical attacks were now useless. It was out of physical range due to the move it had used to retreat. U-turn whore, Jakk thought as he continued to crunch. That was the bad part. The good part was that Kai's taunt would surely be bothering the Fighting-type, and so for a little while its attacks would be somewhat more predictable. But how to capitalise on that? Obviously, this would be the time to try and cause a status condition, but this was now impossible. If weakening statuses were out, capture-wise, there was only one choice - extremely low health. The kind of stamina loss only caused by lowered morale in addition to a pounded body. Mental warfare with a Fighting-type was next to impossible, due to their condition, but Jakk had to try.

"Kai, start off with a Leer," he commanded. His long-term plan relied on keeping the Mienfoo angry and off-balance. Considering Kai's Taunt was still in affect, a disapproving leer might add salt to the wound.

"Then, perform a Rock Slide, but the way we did in Johto," Jakk continued.

He was referencing the time before he became Veilstone's Gym Leader, when he took the Gym Challenge in the Johto region. He was a fairly new Trainer, although clearly one with talent. He and Kai had wandered into a cave to the south of Blackthorn City in which it was pitch black. They were battling a Golbat which kept using the darkness to hide. In a fit of ingenuity, Jakk commanded a Rock Slide by striking the ground, causing rocks to fall throughout the cave. It was a more diluted form of attack, but over a much wider area. The Golbat had been knocked to the ground and its keens had allowed Kai to locate and fry the irritating Pokemon.

This form of attack was being used now because Kai wasn't used to battling on partially frozen terrain. Until the Mienfoo was closer and weaker, Jakk couldn't risk his Pokemon slipping on the floor. This pair of attacks would minimize the chances of this accident, while enraging and damaging the Mienfoo.

Kai shook his shaggy head disdainfully before shooting a look at the Wild Pokemon. Like all of his techniques, the Leer was not directly offensive. The Electivire looked his opponent over slowly, snorting and occasionally rolling his eyes in an unimpressed manner. Nothing pissed off a Fighting-type more than being insulted or underestimated. Once he felt the time was right, Kai would raise his arms like a gorilla and smash them into the ground. The cave opening we were standing in would be stronger than the rest of the tunnel, so there was less danger of rocks falling, as opposed to further in where the Mienfoo was sitting.

@ChainReaction01;

BP#6

Ranger Ivy Frost

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The Mienfoo watched carefully from his rock perch, surveying the area. He looked eager to get moving though, probably due to both the Motor Drive boost he got from Thunder Punch and the Taunt that Kai had acted out when they started. He probably wasn't going to stay unmoving for long.

“Kai, start off with a Leer,” Jakk then said, which was likely to spur the little weasel into action sooner. “Then, perform a Rock Slide, but the way we did in Johto,” he added. His words echoing off the ice-plated walls.

Ivy wasn't sure what that meant, but it must've been a specific event to reference it so broadly without more explanation. She supposed she didn't need to know, however, since all she did was watch these battles and intervene if needed.

The Electivire held his ground and looked toward the little Fighting-type. Since he was standing further into the cave than she was, she couldn't see what kind of look he was giving. She imagined it was a stern or unimpressed look, though, much like ones Vergil always gave.

The Mienfoo responded with a feisty sound of his own, seeming like a challenge to the insult he had probably just received. He tensed his muscles and was about to bound off toward his target too, but that was when Kai started to move.

With a heavy heave of his body, he took both of his arms and slammed them, closed fisted, down onto the icy ground. Ivy heard the resounding crack as they made impact, and tiny fissures appeared on the surface. Normally, something like that would be the cause of an earthquake, but that wasn't what happened.

There was some shaking, and it made Ivy lean back on the wall with one of her arms to brace herself. It didn't last long, however, as she saw tiny cracks appear mid-height on the walls. They trailed upward like water running down a window pane in reverse, reaching up to the ceiling. That crackling noise sounded again, and it was sharp, as there was a lot of ice throughout the entire room.

Then, there was shattering, and rocks from the ceiling began to fall. She saw them scatter across the field, making the Mienfoo stumble hard. One of the rocks clipped him in the shoulder, and he went tumbling off his perch, down onto the ice. He spun around a little as he lost his balance and slipped, and another, smaller, rock hit him again.

Then, the after shocks hit. A shower of rainbow glass came spraying down next, knocked loose from the rock fall. It didn't discriminate where it fell because it coated the entire area. Ice rained down on the Mienfoo, and they thudded down onto the floor like bullets. Ivy tried to throw her free arm up in front of her to block the shards, but she knew she wasn't going to be able to block all of them. It would probably hurt even through her clothes.

She braced herself for impact, but it never came. When the sound of falling ice stopped, she looked to see that Vergil was standing near her, holding his arm out like a knight would a shield. She caught the semi-transparent energy of a Protect barrier as it faded away.

He glanced at her for a second, and then he went to stand against the wall again like nothing had happened. She could only look at him. She didn't say a thing. She could feel Haji's curious feelings brush against hers in her mind, but she didn't know if he was talking to the fighter or not. The purple cat seemed pleased about something, but Ivy didn't ask him what. She had expected protection from Haji, but not Vergil. They didn't get along on the best of days. Had something changed since the incident in the Woods?

“Watch it,” she said, not really knowing if Jakk was listening. Sure, the rocks may not have been an issue, but glass shards were almost as bad. She knew someone that had been blinded like that.

Her eyes were drawn back to the battlefield as the Mienfoo got up. He shook out his limbs and regained his feet with a grumbling sound, clearly not pleased to have been damaged. She could see tiny scratches along his body, particularly one cut that looked annoying above his left eye. He didn't let this bother him, however. He chose to strike.

The ice on the floor that the Ranger had been worried about before was now almost a non-concern for the fighter. Gracefully he used the fallen stones from the Rock Slide as springing points. Some of them had dug into the ground, becoming embedded into the ice, while others skirted around when the Mienfoo jumped off of them.

When he came near, he jumped up high off the last rock and did a spin in midair, twisting around like an airborne cartwheel. He smashed into Kai, who slid back a little on the still-slippery floor. Thankfully the big Pokemon didn't fall. That was probably due to the ice shards that had littered the ground. They provided good traction, but they probably didn't feel too great.

As quick as he attacked, he was gone. The Mienfoo retreated right after, choosing to take shelter behidn one of the larger rocks a good distance away from the Electivire. There was a field of obstacles between them. At first, she thought he was trying to hide. Then she saw him poke out from behind the rock to start throwing things at Kai. It looked to be pieces of rock and ice that had smashed into smaller bits. That was going to get annoying fast.

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Current Battle Stats:

??? M Mienfoo: 82% [Def-1][Spe+1][Motor Drive][TNT2][Used Acrobatics and Using Fling]
Relaxed M Electivire: 81% Ref2 [Used Leer and Rock Slide]

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 6
Area Effects: In a crystalline cave.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow, Mienfoo
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy
MCR: 8,981/15,000 [Borderline Rank]

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1, Blue Apricorn x1

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 80%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 81%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

OOC: SO MUCH FUN :D

Jakk expected the smashing fists and the cracks in the cave tunnel, and he expected the amount of initial destruction that occurred. Rocks fell and ice shattered and shards of both went flying everywhere. Jakk refused to look away - what warrior breaks eye contact? As it turned out, he was lucky: a piece of ice scored a thin cut on his cheek but he barely even noticed as a small line of blood began to make its way down to his chin. Jakk was much more interested in seeing whether or not Kai's attack had been successful.

As the Gym Leader expected, it had. What he did not expect was the after-shakes. Rocks groaned and ice shattered above the group, and little pieces almost like snow rained down onto the battlefield. Beautiful rainbows danced throughout the many tiny pieces of ice, but Jakk wasn't stupid - stepping on those little pieces would be both painful and dangerous. His intent had been to make the floor safe to walk on - he had just done the exact opposite. Jakk swore under his breath. Until Kai could move around freely, he couldn't retaliate against the Mienfoo. Almost all of his long-range attacks were electricity-based, and the Mienfoo's newly acquired Motor Drive negated them. No, it was worse than that - the Motor Drive empowered the Wild Pokemon.

Jakk's eyes found the Mienfoo, and he was pleased to see that the little weasel had taken some damage. Its head in particular was quite bloody, and injuries near the eyes were twice as bad as injuries elsewhere on the body. Jakk's teacher always said he'd take a sword to the leg before he'd take a punch to the face.

The Mienfoo started to approach Kai, jumping from rock to rock, avoiding the danger present on the floor. Jakk took a second to admire the Fighting-type's grace and speed, and rue the fact that Kai couldn't move that way. He could always return Kai and use Stresser, but he didn't want to re-open any grievances with Ivy. Furthermore, Kai wouldn't forgive him. Running from this little rodent? Unthinkable.

Finally, the Mienfoo jumped high into the air and performed a spin, striking Kai squarely in the chest. Kai grunted and slid backwards a little bit, but even that was impressive. The Electivire had to be at least four times the size of his opponent. The Mienfoo then used Kai's chest like a springboard: it flipped back into the air and landed on a large stone before retreating.

Jakk looked over at Kai and smiled. His friend's shoulders were shaking slightly. Something was happening, something that didn't often occur. Kai was old, very old: he was one of the first Pokemon Jakk had ever caught. He had been in many battles, most of the Gym Challenges, and as a result he was starting to tire. As much as it hurt Jakk to consider it, soon Kai would have to retire. His advanced age meant that he didn't often have the spark that most of Jakk's team seemed to dredge up at will, and while it was great to have a wise Pokemon, sometimes that just wasn't an acceptable substitute for the fire of youth.

Now, however, Kai was fired up. He had been shown up and insulted by this young rodent, one who had seen not a fifth of the summers he had. Kai might not have much longer in the battling world, but while he was still here, by God, he would fight.

The Mienfoo had retreated to the far end of the battlefield, and was scrounging around on the ground, apparently for things to throw at Kai. Big mistake. Jakk looked around and saw all the pieces of ice strewn around the field and smiled. It was time to turn things in his favour. He just hoped that the mountain wouldn't come crumbling down - apparently Rangers got a little bit pissed off when permanent damage was done to the Park. Still, worst case he'd endure another tongue lashing from the stern female Ranger and then have James bail him out.

"Kai, quickly, use Flash!" Jakk called out.

Kai roared and clenched his fists. Blue electricity crackled between his two black tails and his fur started to glow bright yellow.

"You might want to close your eyes," Jakk said to Ivy. He did so, and also plugged his ears for dramatic effect.

Kai roared once more, and there was a sound that could only be described as a quiet detonation. Jakk could imagine the bright light bouncing and refracting throughout the cavern, blinding the Mienfoo no matter where it looked, even straight through its eyelids - Kai could shine almost as brightly as the sun itself, after all.

After a couple seconds, Jakk opened his eyes. The cave still looked the same, except for some lingering light fading away. He already knew what he was going to do. Normally, Kai hated Jakk's speeches, but the Electivire's gritted teeth and raised fur spoke volumes. The theory behind Jakk's counter-attack was quite simple, and almost idiotic: the current situation and battlefield did not suit Kai. Therefore, Kai would have to make a new battlefield.

"Listen up, young Mienfoo and indeed, all of Mount Oktori!" Jakk cried. "Walking amongst you today is Jakk Carter, Gym Leader Extraordinaire! I have raised young and defeated the old; I have created and destroyed; and my proudest achievement is found in my Pokemon, and none more so than my Electivire, Kai. By stealing his abilities and attempting to throw pebbles at him, you have irritated him, young one. Now you shall see the true power of not only a Pokemon trained by me, but a Pokemon wise, courageous, and as strong as this mountain is tall! Watch as naught but his seething blood tears this very mountain apart. Hear how the rocks scream at our approach. Feel pride that we have encountered you and considered you powerful enough to battle, but do not entertain any chance of victory. Kai, I command you - use FISSURE!"

Kai roared once more, and huge wreaths of blue electricity surrounded his hands. He held his fingers straight, turning his hands into spades, and he jabbed both of them uncompromisingly into the ground. All of his muscles bulged as he ripped apart the very earth itself.

@ChainReaction01; Sorta gotta give you a warning/strike/thing here. Tsk tsk, you should know better =P Also, we have a Kai and a Haji in this room. All we need is a Saya and there's a party. Also think I went a little overboard.

BP#7

Ranger Ivy Frost

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Jakk was making some theatrical motions that Ivy found a little entertaining and even more ridiculous. He seemed to be having a good time, at least, though the Ranger wasn't sure about his Electivire. Although Kai hadn't battled a lot yet, he looked tired. Even more so than would be expected.

“He has seen many seasons,” Haji said against her mind, chiming in with the answer to her thoughts, as always. “His time of fighting is coming to an end.”

Hearing the Espeon's comments made her think about her own Pokemon, and what she would do when they were too old to fight or go on expeditions with her anymore. Jakk must be having a hard time with it, having his Pokemon so long, since Ivy didn't even want to think about it. She shook her head to clear the thoughts away. Although, she thought, glancing over at the somber Gallade leaning nonchalantly against the wall, Vergil would probably never start fighting. Right now, she wasn't sure that was a bad thing.

“Kai, quickly, use Flash!” the Gym Leader shouted. Then, turning toward them, he said, “You might want to close your eyes,” while simultaneously following his own advice on top of plugging his ears, which was probably completely unnecessary.

Ivy refrained from rolling her eyes – but only barely. Still, she pulled one of her black-covered arms up to hold over her face. When Trainers used Flash in caves or other dark spaces, they tended to use only a fraction of its power. She knew how bright it could get, and besides, there was way too much ice around for it to be dull.

The Electivire gave out a loud roar, and Ivy caught a glimpse of his fur starting to glow before she hid her sight completely, quickly checking to make sure Haji and Vergil did the same. She could still see illumination even while being slightly turned away, so there was no doubt it was intense.

The Mienfoo screeched, and she heard a thud, perhaps indicating that he had lost his balance from the blindness and ran into something. When she could look again, the little fighter had a stumble to his step even while he was trying to cover his face with his arms. It looked like he had averted his eyes too late. There was a shining brightness in them that clued in to his semi-blindness. That was going to make his attacks more difficult.

Jakk, however, wasn't done with his plan. Capitalizing on the precious time Kai had earned, he took a deep breath, puffed out his chest, and gave a very long and energetic speech.

Ivy listened and alternated between shaking her head and chuckling, only very quietly. Jakk couldn't hear her anyway since he was busy trying to inspire even the mountain itself. “I don't know, what do you guys think? Looks too young to be a father already,” she joked.

To her amazement, that earned an amused sound out of Vergil. What was up with him today? Not only had he came out to the mountain to comment about the weather, but he had stayed and even shielded her from the glass. What was going on? Normally she couldn't get two positive words out of him on any given day.

“He is behaving,” Haji informed her, but when she questioned him why that was, the psychic cat's mind went silent and impenetrable, like a steel safe. Haji must've had a really good threat on the Gallade for him to be this polite. Ivy shivered just imagining what it was.

Jakk sounded be be drawing to the end of his speech. The next thing Ivy heard from him was, “Kai, I command you – use FISSURE!”

“Wait-!” Ivy shouted, but it was too late to stop them.

The Electivire let out a rumbling roar and cloaked his hands in that lightning blue energy right before he jabbed both of his flat-formed hands right into the earth. The initial rumble that happened when Kai tried to pull the ground apart made Ivy crouch down onto her feet so she'd be more balanced. She could still feel the bottoms of her boots sliding around on the ice-covered ground, and she knew that was going to be trouble.

Then, the whole room started shaking as Kai continued with his attack, causing even more rocks to tumble from the ceiling. Ivy was the most worried about the floor, though. Deep cracks appeared, shooting from where the Electric-type had started and threading toward the center of the room. After that, it branched off in two other directions, making a Y in the floor. Now that the plate wasn't whole, it wasn't as strong. The depression in the middle began to sink in further, causing the floor that remained to tilt downward toward the center.

The Mienfoo lost his footing first, and his feet couldn't find traction on the ice to stop his fall. His body slid across the rock fragments and ice shards toward the center hole that went who knew how deep into the mountain below. Since there were other cave rooms and chasms buried away in this place, it could be a pretty far drop.

“Haji, Vergil!” she called while throwing her arm out to point, wanting them to be ready to rescue the little fighter if he started to drop into the abyss.

Thankfully, the weasel slammed up against a bigger rock that was still embedded into the floor, safe for now. As for Ivy, her flail had caused her own fragile footing to fail, and she found herself sliding toward the same fate that the Mienfoo had just worried about. It didn't matter if the drop to solid ground was one story or ten – either of them was likely to sprain a limb if it didn't break first.

The debris on the ground scratched at her exposed skin as she slid. She tried to find purchase on something, but nothing worked. She didn't have long to think about her demise, however, as suddenly she was being swept away at lightning-fast speeds across the room. She finally stopped up against the wall on the previous unoccupied third of the room.

Ivy unceremoniously was plopped to the ground, and she gave an “Ow” as she rubbed one of the arms that had been dragged on the floor. She was going to need to clean it well after the expedition to get all the grainy bits out. Vergil was slightly out of breath next to her, probably due to the quick action needed. It was just like him to save her and then dump her on the ground like that. Still, she was glad he had even helped at all, even if it was at Haji's insistence. “Thanks,” she said. He said nothing. Ivy could still feel Haji's pleased emotions in her mind.

Once the room had stopped, she found that all of them were somehow in one piece. Haji was still on the third of the floor where the Trainer was, while she and Vergil shared an empty one. The wild Pokemon was on a panel of his own. The fissure in the floor almost reached all the way to the wall. Fortunately, there was about a foot or two solid ring still around the floor. It was still too dangerous for others, though, and since there was no quick fix for something like this, she was going to have to file a report on it.

The Mienfoo was safe for now, and Jakk and Kai looked fine from what she could tell. She sighed and while everything was still quiet, she said, “Don't ever do something like that again.” She was aware she sounded a bit cross, but this was dangerous, and it was her job to protect both people that came here and the Pokemon that lived here. “I have to give you a warning for it – You'll have to fill out some paperwork when we get back to base. That could've really hurt someone, or maybe even caved in this part of the mountain. Please be more careful,” she tagged onto the end, just for politeness. She really wanted to bash his head in.

Ivy took out her phone and quickly sent a message to headquarters, using the GPS feature on the device to pinpoint their location. A notice had to be sent out immediately to anyone that might be on the mountain already and anyone planning to come here. When that was done, the Mienfoo started to stir.

He looked really worn out. The previous attacks plus this latest one really did a number on him. When he stood, he staggered and had a slight limp when he took the first careful step. It was still icy, and there was still the risk that he'd fall right into that crevice. Luckily, she thought her Pokemon were still aware enough to help if needed. Haji was standing now, with his forked tail swishing now and then. That usually meant he was focusing.

Seeing that the Mienfoo could no longer reach his opponent, he opted to attack long range. The quake had shaken off the effects of the taunting, but the little fighter still wasn't quite on. Ivy didn't blame him.

A red brown orb of energy began to form in front of him, seemingly held in midair between two outstretched paws. When the weasel fell down again, however, the orb stayed there, held in place by metaphysical energy. The Mienfoo got up again, stubborn has he was, at least enough to lob the attack in the Electivire's general direction.

To her surprise, his aim didn't really matter. That technique must've been an Aura Sphere, because even though she wasn't close to Haji, she could feel the energy coming off of it. Aura Sphere tended to be very accurate because it honed in on the opponents energy signal and used that as a guide.

The attack slammed into Kai's middle, but he didn't go down. He did grunt, and the technique had probably hurt, but he didn't fall. He was probably worried about landing on the debris or maybe sliding into the crevice himself. After all, he was probably the biggest one of them all.

The little fighter was the most tired. His eyes were opening and closing, like he wad drowsy. He was probably exhausted. His feet were slipping on the ice too, gradually moving his body. Soon he was going to be away from his rock cover, putting him in danger of falling down the hole.

“You should probably do something quick,” Ivy called out the Jakk. “He might slip and fall in.”

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Current Battle Stats:

??? M Mienfoo: 42% [Def-1][Spe+1][Motor Drive][Used Aura Sphere]
Relaxed M Electivire: 68% Ref2 [Used Flash and Fissure]

Area Effects. Y crack in the floor. Middle slants inward.

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 6
Area Effects: In a crystalline cave.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow, Mienfoo
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy
MCR: 14,970/15,000 [Borderline Rank]

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1, Blue Apricorn x1

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 80%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 68%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

The mountain screamed as Kai pulled it apart. His sculpted muscles tore open the ground, causing the Mienfoo to scramble backwards in shock. Soon its claws began scraping uselessly on the ground as the shaking rendered good grip unobtainable. Rocks fell from the ceiling and caves were revealed lower in the mountain. Jakk saw brief glints of gold and shines of blue as the mountain's innards were rearranged. It was amazing how the power of a single Pokemon could rearrange the very face of our planet. Kai wasn't even a Legendary Pokemon and yet he was causing such incredible motions. This was debatably even more impressive than the time Dual fought off a Kyogre.

Jakk thought he could could hear Ivy saying something but he shut it out. He was too busy enjoying the spectacle of being inside a mountain as it collapsed. At the same time, he was watching the Mienfoo to make sure that it wasn't being lost in all the commotion. Jakk was jostled around a lot but thanks to his boots he didn't move more than a few metres. He realised that Ivy was still speaking, but quit paying attention the instant he realised that she was chastising him. Nothing was going to bring him down right now – Jakk couldn't wait until the next Gym Leader Tournament and he could boast to all of the others that he had broken a mountain.

On the down side, Jakk's plan had failed. He had hoped that Fissure would level the battlefield and allow Kai to get a clear run at the Mienfoo. The floor was now completely ruined – there was a large Y-shaped crack in the floor – and Kai had sunk onto his knees and one hand. He was panting quite heavily. No doubt the effort of pulling off this attack in his advanced age had taken quite a toll. It was quite possible that he wasn't fit to battle any more.

This notion was only reinforced by the Mienfoo's retaliation. It summoned a glowing blue orb of energy, one that I recognised as an Aura Sphere. This little Pokemon must have been a true warrior in order to be able to use the purest of Fighting-type attacks. Still, despite its mental fortitude, it couldn't stop slipping and falling over as it threw the ball as Kai. The Aura Sphere acted like a homing missile as it automatically corrected its course to strike the Electivire directly in his stomach. Kai grunted in pain and his arm started spasming, but he didn't fall over. I looked at him for a long moment before reaching for my belt.

“You should probably do something quick. He might slip and fall in,” Ivy called out.

Jakk wasn't sure who she was talking about, but he turned his head and nodded. When he looked back, Kai was looking at him. The defiant spark in his eyes was still there, but there was a dullness behind them. It spoke of fatigue and ebbing will. Jakk knew that his friend could continue to battle if he needed to, but the Gym Leader refused to put the Electivire through that needlessly. He knew that Kai would probably be angry for a while, but it would be worth it. Jakk raised the PokeBall and returned Kai. He rubbed the ball for a couple seconds before replacing it on his belt and pulling another one off. Jakk glanced quickly at Ivy before throwing the PokeBall towards a relatively empty and safe-looking patch of ground. The ball burst open to reveal the form of a Blaziken.

Jakk didn't really want to use Stresser after the clash with Ivy earlier, but Jugg didn't have any long-range moves, and that was what this situation required. The Blaziken seemed to be in pretty good shape – she squawked a hello to Jakk, who smiled in return.

“Stressey, this Mienfoo has been giving Kai and me a little bit of trouble. Do you feel like helping us out?”

Stresser screeched and fluffed herself up. She had a good relationship with Kai: the Electric-type had taught her Fighting-type techniques after she had evolved. The Blaziken loved to help out Kai wherever possible.

“The problem here is that we need to bring the Mienfoo a little closer to us,” the man said. “I need you to use your Hidden Power to blast it away from the crack so it won't fall down. Then, you should probably hit it with a Flamethrower so that it's good and ready for a capture.”

Stresser bobbed her head and held her fists close together. Waves of compressed air began to gather between them until she was holding a miniature typhoon. She then threw her claws forward but also swung them around at the same time. This caused the wind to blast out towards the left but curve towards the right, like a boomerang. Hopefully the wind would knock the Mienfoo into a safer location and then Stresser would follow up with a withering torrent of flames from her beak. That would be the perfect time to finally end this battle with a well-placed Park Ball.

@ChainReaction01; I didn't know if you were actively throwing the ball this post, so I didn't. Next one should be super easy.

BP#8

Ranger Ivy Frost

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As she suspected, Jakk didn't listen to her at all. That was fine, she would just have to issue him a formal warning when the battle was done, since damage like this couldn't just be ignored. Other people and Pokemon had to travel and live here, and this would really inhibit some of them.

Kai was in rough shape too, kneeling down next to one of the fissures he had made. He was breathing heavily and really looked like he had seen better days. She knew a lot of Pokemon were stubborn in fights, though, like her Gallade. Vergil wouldn't have quit for anything. However, Jakk made the motion to call the Electivire back.

As he returned the Electric-type to his Pokeball and called on his next Pokemon, Vergil helped her up. Since the floor was slanted inward toward the crevice, she had to stand very close to the wall so she didn't slip. The Mienfoo was in a similar boat. He was barely bracing himself on the rock he was perched on, since his side of the field was slanted too.

The next Pokeball opened to reveal the Gym Leader's Blaziken once again. He probably needed some sort of long-range moves, thanks to the giant hole in the floor, and many fighters didn't have too many of those.

“Stressey, this Mienfoo has been giving Kai and me a little bit of trouble. Do you feel like helping us out?” The Fire-type fluffed up and nodded, clearly willing to do as her Trainer asked. “I need you to use your Hidden Power to blast it away from the crack so it won't fall down. Then, you should probably hit it with a Flamethrower so that it's good and ready for a capture,” he said.

The fighter nodded and focused, and orbs of energy formed around her. They were tinged a green and silver color, and they didn't stay contained as rounded objects for long. With a gust of wind they burst open, their energies swirling toward the little Fighting-type. Right on cue, the gusts blasted the weasel, sending him sailing toward the far wall. This was good, since he was away from the crevice, but the gust hit him hard and made him slam into the wall. When he came down, he was so tired from all the other attacks that he couldn't keep his feet, and he started to slide down the floor again.

This time, he took more action, with a cry and a pounding on the floor, rocks from the ceiling fell down in various places. Ivy pressed herself close to the wall as some fell near her. Stresser screeched too, as one clipped her right arm. This wasn't really to cause damage, however, as the little fighter needed something to brace himself on. Some fo the rocks had fallen on his side and stuck into the floor, and he slid to a stop next to a larger one that covered his body mostly when he ducked behind it.

This solved the problem of him falling into the floor, at least. He looked a little ticked off, though. The Mienfoo leaned around the rock and fired off a Focus Blast, an orb of reddish brown energy that was powerful, but inaccurate. Either due to his fatigue or the inconsistency of the move, the Blaziken was only hit by part of it as she tried to duck to the side.

In response, she opened her beak and let out a stream of billowing flames. The weasel shrieked and cowered behind the rock again, but from her angle on the other side of the field, she could see that he got singed a little bit before he managed to pull back.

Ivy looked toward Haji, still on Jakk's side of the field, to make sure he was alright. He reassured her mind-to-mind that he was. He was safely near the wall, sitting calmly like a cat on a ledge. Haji rarely panicked.

The battle now was probably drawing to a close. The Mienfoo was not going to be able to handle anything more really, and she wanted to get them out of this area and get it reported to headquarters before anyone else ventured this way.

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Current Battle Stats:

??? M Mienfoo: 21% [Def-1][Spe+1][Motor Drive][Used Rock Tomb and Focus Blast]
Quiet F Blaziken: 70% Ref3 [Used Hidden Power and Flamethrower]

Area Effects. Y crack in the floor. Middle slants inward.

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 6
Area Effects: In a crystalline cave.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow, Mienfoo
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy
MCR: 19,707/15,000 [Borderline Rank]

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1, Blue Apricorn x1

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 70%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 68%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

OOC: I did want to throw the ball but it wasn't clear enough, my bad.

Just like Jakk had planned, the winds blew the Mienfoo away from the hole in the centre of the battlefield and up closer to the walls. The floor was still slanted, though, and the Mienfoo's extreme fatigue meant that it couldn't quite get a purchase. This meant that it started sliding straight back down towards the hole. The Fighting-type thought fast, and it smashed its little fists into the ground. Rocks began to fall from the ceiling. A few clipped Stresser but she didn't seem too hurt. One of the rocks landed in-between the Mienfoo and the crack, so it was finally able to stop sliding. It then summoned another orb of energy and threw it towards the Blaziken. Due to the combination of the Wild Pokemon's lack of energy and the difficulty of performing the Focus Blast even in perfect conditions, the attack only just grazed Stresser's side.

That didn't piss her off any less, though. She screeched and opened her beak wide, and a torrent of flames leapt across the battlefield. The Mienfoo shrilled in pain and scampered around the rock to hide from the flames. Jakk could tell that the Mienfoo was very tired and hurt, and it was time for the capture. He pulled out a Park Ball and aimed for the Mienfoo. Thankfully, his shoulder, arm and leg was sticking out from behind the rock so the chance of it being hit by the sphere was pretty good, as long as the Gym Leader's aim was solid.

@ChainReaction01; +1 Blue Apricorn

NBP#10

Ranger Ivy Frost

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Jakk waited for Stresser's flames to die down before he threw his Park Ball. His throw was high, and the ball arced through the air, getting enough distance to actually land behind the rock the Mienfoo was using for cover. Ivy heard the smack of the ball hit the ground behind the fighter, but it must've been close enough to activate because the weasel let out a squeal as it was sucked up in a red light.

The device popped closed and barely shook as it sealed and lit up in the center. However, due to the slight wiggling, the ball rolled out from behind the rock and toward the crevice. Ivy had that instant of heart-stopping panic, but then the orb was cloaked in a cloud hazy blue energy.

Haji was standing slightly closer to the ravine, his eyes ablaze with psychic powers. The ball rose from the dangerous ground and hovered in midair, stopping for a few seconds before it was lobbed in her direction. The Ranger reached out to catch it and slipped it in her pocket. “Thanks, Haji,” she said.

Ivy then sighed and pulled out her phone. She sent a notice to headquarters about the wreckage, and while she entered information in, she looked over the device to the gym leader.

“When we get back to the outpost, I'll have to issue you a formal warning for damage in the park. Usually minor damage can be ignored, but this can't since it'll impact the Pokemon here and other Trainers. It'll go into your permanent file, and if you get three of them, you'll be marked a problem case and access might be restricted,” she said, hating the formal drabble she had to go through. Still, it was her job, and she couldn't just let people do what they wanted.

“We should probably get out of this room. We can rest in the next one,” she said as she indicated to the caves continuing on the other side of the room. “There should be enough room to slide around the edges of the room. I don't think the cracks go all the way,” she said to him. Then, she addressed Haji. “I suppose if he falls, you should catch him.”

Ivy followed her own advice and skirted around the edge of the room, Vergil following behind her. The next cave opening led to a well-lit tunnel lined with crystals, so she waited for her Trainer to cross the room there. Haji was following to make sure nothing bad happened. Then, once everyone was settled, they could move on.

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Current Battle Stats: N/A

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Trainer Stats

Name: Chainy
Location: Mount Oktori
Encounters Remaining: 6
Area Effects: In a crystalline cave.
Pokémon Encountered: Gurdurr, Snover, Meditite, Machop, Smoochum, Weavile, Scraggy, Abomasnow, Mienfoo
Pokémon Captured: Hardy M Scraggy, Mild M Mienfoo
MCR: 0

Items: 4x Park Ball; 3x SuperBall; 4x HyperBall; 2x Calming Fragrance Plus; 13x PokeDoll; 5x Honey; Squirtbottle; Pokeplayer; Digital Camera; Blank Disk x2; 7x Lava Cookie; Status Bomb x2; Pax-A-Punch; Oak's Trinket; Digital Camera Zoom Lens; Supreme Park Ball x2; Glossy Lens; Apricorn Box, White Apricorn x1, Yellow Apricorn x1, Red Apricorn x1, Blue Apricorn x2

Picture Value: 1,500

Pokémon Stats

Pokemon: Machamp
Nickname: Jugg
Gender: Male
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Brave
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM06-Toxic, TM18-Counter, TM26-Earthquake, TM27-Fissure, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM64-Protect, TM65-Rain Dance, TM74-Ice Punch, TM75-Swagger, TM80-Thunderpunch, TM85-Fire Punch, TM88-Focus Punch, TM93-Bulk Up, TM96-Light Screen, TM98-Brick Break, TM101-Rock Tomb, TM126-Stone Edge, TM159-Bulldoze, Bullet Punch, Superpower, Encore, Close Combat

Pokemon: Blaziken @ 70%
Nickname: Stresser
Gender: Female
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Quiet
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM01-Cut, HM04-Strength, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM03-Swords Dance, TM26-Earthquake, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM55-Roar, TM59-Hidden Power[FLYING], TM64-Protect, TM102-Aerial Ace, TM118-Will-o-Wisp, TM121-Shadow Claw, Thunderpunch, Baton Pass, Featherdance, Superpower, Agility, Feint

Pokemon: Electivire @ 68%
Nickname: Kai
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Relaxed Nature
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: HM04-Strength, HM05-Flash, HM08-Rock Smash, HM11-Rock Climb, TM26-Earthquake, TM33-Reflect, TM45-Thunder Wave, TM48-Rock Slide, TM50-Substitute, TM59-Hidden Power[DRAGON], TM64-Protect, TM74-Ice Punch, TM95-Taunt, TM98-Brick Break, TM147-Low Sweep, TM157-Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Cross Chop, Meditate, Barrier, Low Kick, Feint

Jakk grinned and gave the thumbs up to Stresser, who smiled back. The Gym Leader didn't waste much time in returning the Blaziken to her PokeBall - he'd done enough damage to the environment already, no sense adding weakened ice care of Stresser's ambient heat to the tally.

“When we get back to the outpost, I'll have to issue you a formal warning for damage in the park. Usually minor damage can be ignored, but this can't since it'll impact the Pokemon here and other Trainers," Ivy said in a strict tone. "It'll go into your permanent file, and if you get three of them, you'll be marked a problem case and access might be restricted." Finally, her gaze shifted. “We should probably get out of this room. We can rest in the next one. There should be enough room to slide around the edges of the room. I don't think the cracks go all the way.”

"Yeah, it looks okay to me," the young man replied. He was able to edge around and meet Ivy at the passageway through to the next cave without needing any help. The tunnel was laced with veins of purple crystal that carried and refracted light. The Gym Leader readjusted his shoes and brushed some flecks of dirt off of his top and waited for the Ranger to continue onwards.