Thread: Individual Run: Synthesis.

As the battle turn was about to commence between Togekiss and Kangaskha, I heard a rustlig coming fro the bushes a little back to my left, behind the oblivious Togekiss. It took me a few seconds for me to notice that the area where some bushes were was occupied by a Pokemon as well. I was a little alarmed as I realised that the Pokemon was a Venusaur, a powerful dual type Grass and Poison Pokemon and also the final evolution of a starter Pokemon, Bulbasaur.

I initially had thought that this was perhaps a wild Venusaur and might try and attack Togekiss from behind, leaving my Togekiss at a severe disadvantage having to fight against not just one but to fight against two of the most powerful Pokemon in the Botanic Gardens. However, there was a guy who looked a little younger than myself sitting down on the leafy back of the Venusaur.

I realised that this was my new Ranger for this run when I saw that my old one had suddenly mysteriously vanished into the surrounding shrubbery. The familiar looking Ranger gave me a brief salute after I nodded at him. When I looked back, Togekiss was just a bright speck in the sky, charging up hisr attack that was known as Tri Attack. Togekiss fired the attqck at the tough looking Kangaskhan as she was blinded by the bright light above. The force of thr beam knocked Kangaskhan back onto the luscious green grass but she was back up on her feet in no time. It didn't look like Kangaskhan had taken another stats condition from Togekiss and his moves.

Kangaskhan brought her big hands together as though she was praying or something. Gradually several images of Kangaskhan materialised in the air and ground around Kangaskhan, all looking nearly identical. I recognised this move as Double Team. It was mostly a move used by Pokemon who were prey and not predators. These Pokemon used this attack to create copies of themselves so they could have time to either run away from the predators or charge up moves to use to try and ward off the opposing predator. I could see why Kangaskhan knew this - it was clearly a method for her to protect her baby, something they were reknowned for doing.

Togekiss appeared quite confused by this, bt it certainly did not stop him firing off the final move I had commanded him to do, Water Pulse. After a ring of water had been formed, Togekiss fired it at one of the many Kangaskhan around the place. The Kangaskhan disappeared in a little puff of smoke, telling us this was not the real Kangaskhan.

"Don't worry Togekiss, I have a plan," I informrd him. It was true, I had an idea for a plan. Who knew whther it wold really work though.

Suddenly the Kangaskhan all turned around to face Togekiss at the exact same time in a rather creepy manner. They all spread their palm of their hands out and fired off a strong beam of electricity. I looked at the Togekiss, worried for him until the beam ended suddenly and Togekiss didn't really look too harmed.

Then the new Ranger explained the situation to me. He also introduced himself as Joe.

"Togekiss, Nasty Plot up. Follow up with a Magical Leaf powered by a Psychic attack. Those clones haven't got a chance!"

@gmandiddy

OOC: Taking this over cause I was asked, cause apparently it's still active @gmandiddy send me the mons

IC: Suddenly, from thin air, I drop from the sky and crash into the ground. "Gah, dammit Gardevoir, you need to stop randomly teleporting me like that. I don't see why you can't just teleport me on the ground," I said to my Gardevoir, who seemed to be happy with the results of her little joke. It was fine though, I was in one piece and whatnot. I'd been asked to take over this current run, so that this guy could finish his business here, and move on. I'd been given very little information, but based on what I did know his name was Jay, and he had came here with three Pokemon. A Togekiss, a Porygon-Z, and an Alakazam. I didn't know what he was particularly looking for though, since I showed up midbattle. He had been battling a Kangaskhan currently though, so once he was done here I intended to ask.

I had arrived in just enough time to here his command. "Togekiss, Nasty Plot up. Follow up with a Magical Leaf powered by a Psychic attack. Those clones haven't got a chance!" Based on what I saw before me both Pokemon were a little hurt, and Kangaskhan either walked through a cloning machine, or it had used Double Team. It seemed like Jay was attempting to do away with the clones quickly so he could return his attention to Kangaskhan, and attempt to fight it again. This strategy was a good one for trying to take care of that.

Togekiss got into a still state, closed its eyes, and started to think. Togekiss, or any Pokemon that used Nasty Plot was, or would stimulate its brain by thinking bad thoughts. Though what they thought of was something that I didn't want to know. In doing this though the user would boost their Special Attack by two stages, essentially doubling the damage to any Special Attack they use provided they only used Nasty Plot once.

Togekiss finished powering up, but before it could do anything else Kangaskhan made a fist, and threw it right in Togekiss' face knocking the creature down into the ground. It used Mega Punch, your basic no added bonus punch attack with a lot of force behind it. In all this confusion the real Kangaskhan had come forward and struck Togekiss, before it noticed. When it came to it still had no idea which one was real, and which one was the clones, but it was about to remedy that one.

Togekiss started to form leaves from thin air. These leaves were normally infused with Psychic energy that would single in on the opposing Pokemon's energy signature, but in this case Jay also sent Psychic along with it too, so that it wouldn't only hit everything, but it would also be sure to do some more damage than normally. As the leaves started to glow in front of Togekiss, its eyes also started to turn a shade of blue, and the entire surrounding area started to turn a shade of pink. This area was the range that Psychic hit. Psychic instantly disposed of all the clones, and make Kangaskhan try to cover itself up. Unfortunately for it though Togekiss wasn't finished. It now fired all the leaves at Kangaskhan, which knocked the creature down. It got back up, but between Psychic, and Magical Leaf it was showing that it was a little battle worn now.

Current Battle Stats

Rash M Togekiss 76% Sp Atk+2 Used Nasty Plot, Magical Leaf, and Psychic
? F Kangaskhan 63% Used Mega Punch and Focus Energy

CC: 14176/25000

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan.
Remaining Encounters: 10.

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x4, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss.
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z.
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.

"Gah, dammit Gardevoir, you need to stop randomly teleporting me like that. I don't see why you can't just teleport me on the ground," I heard a man say as he appeared to fall from the sky. I looked at him and realised that he was most likely my new Ranger for this run. My old one, Joe I believe his name was, had to leave unexpectantly after receiving an emergency phone call. When he told me the news with a grim face, I nodded in an understanding manner and turned my attention back to the battle to prepared against this very tough opponent. Being a very old Normal type Pokemon, it was bound to have a huge movepool full of many different types and styles of moves. Anything from physical moves, to status moves... The list really was endless. I opened my mouth and began to choose moves for Togekiss to use. Hopefully this strategy would defeat the incredibly annoying clones that the Kangaskhan had created thanks to Double team attack.

"Togekiss, Nasty Plot up. Follow up with a Magical Leaf powered by a Psychic attack. Those clones haven't got a chance!" I said, with a slight nervous edge to my voice. I looked to the new Ranger, but he was intent on figuring out what was going on in the battle. I would love to have explained it to him, but I didn't want to distract my Togekiss, who had just began using his moves. Togekiss' eyes closed tight and I could hear him start to murmur to himself as his face twisted up in a wicked manner. The contortions, I knew, were caused from Togekiss using the move nasty Plot. To an outsider it might even look like Togekiss' face was full of pain or something of the sort, but it was pure evil thoughts. Well, that's what I've been told anyway.

As his eyes shot open, he didn't have time to even register his surroundings again as the nimble kangaskhan had appeared out of nowhere and rammed a powerful fist into Togekiss, hitting it square on in the face. "Kiss," it grunted. Whether that was a cry of pain or maybe Togekiss had been startled. I really couldn't tell and hopefully it wouldn't put Togekiss off using his attack. However, being the true champ that it is, Togekiss continued with his plan, and, it might just have been me, but it sure looked like he was more determined on attacking now than before. It would be excellent if we could channel the pain into making Togekiss' moves stronger. I know it's a horrible way to think, but Togekiss was a very loyal friend to me and I wouldn't hurt it deliberately, or anything of the sort.

All of a sudden, blue leaves, infused with a glowing purple aura shot forward. they pierced the mutliple Kangaskhan causing the many clones to disintegrate into nothing but thin air. This left just the one true Kangaskhan to take the brute force of the remaining sharp leaves. The boost in power they received from psychic sure proved to be hlpful, as kangaskhan grunted a little in pain.

"Excellent," I muttered under my breath. I wasn't sure whether anyone heard me or not but it didn't really matter. I had a plan that would hopefully work, but first things first. It was of the upmost importance that this Kangaskhan gets a status condition, and what better option than thunder wave. It would definitely slow down the Kangaskhan which would give us more time to think and prepare. Not to mention it really would make Kangaskhan much easier to catch in the long run. If we ever get around to that anyway. So far it has been quite a long battle and a good portion of the day is already gone. I don't want to waste too long here. Hmmm...

"Togekiss, let's try and fuse Aura Sphere and Thunder wave. remember, we've done a lot of work on this so let's try and get it to work now when it matters!"

It's true. It was an attack we had spent several days working on before coming here. It merged the very compulsive electrical pulses from Thunder wave and the very strong Aura Sphere that always hit because it senses a Pokemon's aura. I wasn't sure whether it always hit int he National park, where just about anything could happen. But, hell, I could hope.

Jay seemed pleased with his little strategy. Couldn't blame him, since he managed to do away with the effects of Double Team, and deal Kangaskhan some damage in the process. Still thought he couldn't get too excited yet, because this battle wasn't over. It may not have been the most powerful thing out there, but a Kangaskhan could take a hit. Most likely due to the fact that they were generally protectors. I'm sure Jay knew that though, and was cooking up some sort of plan.

"Togekiss, let's try and fuse Aura Sphere and Thunder wave. remember, we've done a lot of work on this so let's try and get it to work now when it matters!" Jay commanded.

Togekiss turned and nodded. It took in a deep breath, and started to summon up energy from deep inside its body. An aura started to form around Togekiss, and it was beginning to form the attack, but Kangaskhan didn't wanna sit there and wait. Kangaskhan stuck its hands forward, and its claws stuck out and sharpened. It then slashed at Togekiss' midsection, trying to make it lose its concentration. It had used Crush Claw. This wasn't as powerful as Mega Punch was, but this also had a strong chance to drop the opposing Pokemon's defense. Togekiss came back to though, and it didn't look any weaker.

It refocused on its attack, forming a small sphere of energy from its mouth, that started to expand. You could see electricity surging around this blast of energy. This was because Thunder Wave was also merged in there. What Thunder Wave did was paralyze the opponent upon contact. If it went through, Kangaskhan would be slower, have a chance of not being able to attack, and be easier to capture. What Aura Sphere was was a blast of aura from the users body that would rarely miss. It was also a Fighting-type move which meant it would do some heavy damage to Kangaskhan. Fusing these two moves together was very smart.

Togekiss fired off the attack. Kangaskhan tried to avoid it, but its left arm, and chest got hit by the blast, and the Thunder Wave started to spread around. She knew what was coming, so in retaliation Kangaskhan attempted to attack again. It raced over at Togekiss, stuck up its foot, and stomped down. Togekiss managed to avoid it most of the way, only getting its wing slightly clipped, but still that stomp looked like it was intended to be very vicious. Stomp was known of causing opposing Pokemon to flinch, since they're basically being stepped on, so if that was used first than maybe that combo of Togekiss' wouldn't have been able to go through. But now it was a little too late though, since Kangaskhan was now paralyzed, giving Jay a distinct advantage.

Current Battle Stats

Rash M Togekiss 63% Sp Atk+2 Used Aura Sphere and Thunder Wave
? F Kangaskhan 39% Par Used Crush Claw and Stomp

CC: 18232/25000

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan.
Remaining Encounters: 10.

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x4, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss.
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z.
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.[/QUOTE]

Before Togekiss was fully done with the attack, I saw the Kangaskhan lunge forward and slash at Togekiss' stomach with those outstretched sharpened nails. Togekiss gave a grunt of pain, but he didn't seem to take too much damage from the attack and it seemed as though the side-effect of Crush Claw didn't happen. This was quite lucky for us because lowered Defense would basically make the Kangaskhan's attacks that much stronger.

Togekiss shot out the attack at the Kangaskhan. The sizzling ball of energy shot forward, straight towards the Kangaskhan's center. The Kangaskhan tried to dodge the attack by rolling out of the way, but it had just permformed the Crush Claw attack and I knew that it hadn't enough time to prepare for Togekiss' counter-attack in retaliation. The Kangaskhan did manage to avoid some of the attack, but as the blue ball of highly concentrated energy smacked the left side of its body and its arm, I saw the blue sparks shoot out and spread along the Mother Pokemon's body.

It gave a shudder as the paralysation set in. Being paralysed was quite an annoying ailment to be afflicted with, so it was only good news for us. Suddenly, Kangaskhan flung itself forward, clearly using some of the last remaining reserves of energy it had. As the powerful foot smacked into Togekiss, knocking it down. If Kangaskhan had not been paralysed, this attack would have really wrecked Togekiss, even though it was a weak enough move.

Kangaskhan had a lot more powerful moves, so J knew what we had to do. It was just an untested idea, who knew how effective it would prove to be exactly. I looked at Togekiss, who was beginning to show the strains and pain this battle had placed upon him. Because the Kangaskhan had been slowed down, I was quite sure this would work. It banked on Togekiss being faster than Kangaskhan so that it could do even a bit of damage before switching into something more suited to battling the tough Kangaskhan.

The idea was for Togekiss to shoot forward and hit the Kangaskhan before being called back to his Pokeball before he could get hurt much more. This was based upon a very well-known strategy that many competitivae Pokemon battlers used. The term was known as 'scouting' and was commonly performed by having a fast Pokemon use U-turn or Volt Switch in order to switch out to a Pokemon more suited to fight the opponent. Togekiss didn't have U-turn or Volt Switch, but that wouldn't be a problem if this worked out.

The speed was the first issue. Togekiss had one attack in the form of a priority move, Extreme Speed. It was perfect when combined with Kangaskhan's much slower speed thanks to the Thunder Wave paralysing it. When Togekiss gets to Kangaskhan, it has to do at least some damage and while Extreme Speed provided some momentum, it wasn't very strong. Togekiss could smack the Kangaskhan with enough force and bounce back. Hmm... Brick Break! It was the perfect physical move that would allow Togekiss to rebound off of the Kangaskhan. Next was the most important part, escaping. The answer to that was unusually, but still very straight forward... Baton Pass back to me and into its Pokeball.

Alright, that sounded like a plan. Togekiss shoots forward with Extreme Speed, use a powerful Brick Break to send itself shooting backwards after hitting into Kangaskhan and then fleeing back to its Pokeball with Baton Pass.

"Togekiss," I called him to get his attention, getting myself back in tune with the battle. Then I proceeded to explain the plan to him, before finishing with "and then we will switch Porygon-Z into Kangaskhan. Try not to hurt it too badly."

The truth was, I really didn't want for this Kangaskhan to get hurt too badly or anything. Kangaskhan had really protective instincts, something I've always been told and seen on the television, but it was only looking at this Kangaskhan in the flesh that really showed me how accurate these claims were. I can remember the only other time I've seen a Kangaskhan that wasn't on the television.

It was in a double battle against the then Petalburg Gym Leader. The Leader, Ataro, was very well known for using powerful and unique Pokemon an proving how useful they really are. On this particular occassion, I was battling against his Kangaskhan, and I was practically lost for words seeing the Kangaskhan. Whenever struck by an attack, its hands shot out to cover its baby instinctively. Even during battles, Kangaskhan kept their babies in their pouches because they were so nurturing and protective of their kin.

However, in this particular battle, my old Infernape, a Pokemon I no longer have unfortunately, was battling against the Gym Leader's very resourceful Kangaskhan. I had my Infernape use Fake Out on the Kangaskhan. Fearing an Encore into Protect, Ataro had let his Kangaskhan take the hit. Now, as everyone knows, Fake Out is a very fast move in the second stage priority and when it's used the opponent will more or less always flinch. Infernape shot forward like a blazing bullet, and rammed its fists into the Kangaskhan's stomach, knocking the poor baby flying out of the pouch.

Despite pretty much every Pokemon faced against a Fake Out, Kangaskhan refused to flinch. Something in its very genetic makeup prevented it from flinching and pausing right then and there like it should have. Kangaskhan, eyes shut and face contorted with concentration, forced its whole body forward and into a standing position, despite being knocked down into a kneeling position. Kangaskhan flung its body down, shielding its baby no matter how much it would have hurt itself. That in itself was surely awe-inspiring.

Of course, neither myself nor my Infernape would have hurt the baby, but seeing the Kangaskhan go to such an outstanding extent and defying what I thought was inevitable made me want one so much more. Even with Pokemon that appeared stronger at first, there was no way I could beat Ataro and his Pokemon with their intense bond. I wanted that bond for myself and my Pokemon, but it's just so hard to get and maintain.

Jay had quite the situation in front of him. Kangaskhan wasn't weak enough to be captured just yet, but at the same time Togekiss was pretty beefed up with its Special Attack being at plus two. If he wasn't extremely careful here he could very well knock this thing out, and therefore make it uncapturable. I'm sure Jay knew this though, what with this not being his first time inside the park, so I was sure he had something in mind.

"Togekiss," Jay called out, to get his Pokemon's attention. Whatever he was telling him though I could barely make out, all I could really catch was the ending, "and then we will switch Porygon-Z into Kangaskhan. Try not to hurt it too badly."

Oh well that's fantastic, I hardly caught any of that. Wish I knew what he was planning to do.

You should get your hearing checked, I caught all of that. It seems he wants his Togekiss to first use Extremespeed in order to get close to Kangaskhan quickly, and then he wants it to follow up with a Brick Break in order to deal damage. Once that's done he wants Togekiss to Baton Pass to his Porygon-Z, which is why you heard about him swapping it in.

Well I was glad Gardevoir knew what was going on at least. It seemed Jay wanted to do the old hit and run strategy, though I wasn't sure if he just wanted to protect Togekiss from further damage, or if he just thought that maybe Porygon needed to deal the final blow. I wasn't really sure here, but I guess I'd find out shortly.

Togekiss got in place, and started to build up some speed, by charging his energy into his wings. Extremespeed was a move that would quickly strike the opponent, generally before they could hit you first. Though in this case it seemed just that Jay only wanted the speed from Extremespeed, rather than damage. Maybe it was because he felt Kanagskhan was bulky, and might just bounce the attack right off, or maybe it was just because he wanted to use something he deemed as more power, and didn't wanna hit it with two attacks. I wasn't sure, but that didn't matter now.

Togekiss flew off at his foe, and before he connected head first, it took its right wing, and made it like it was a hand using a chop. Brick Break was a Fighting-type move that would chop at the foe, causing them some decent damage. In doing this it would also break away the barriers Light Screen, and Reflect. In this case though there were no barriers to smash away. Togekiss reached its opponent, and gave it a good chop to the midsection. In response to this, Kangaskhan took her right hand, and made it into a fist like it was was gonna punch him, but unfortunately for it Togekiss didn't hang around long enough. It then took its stats, hoped back into its Pokemon, and transferred them to the Porygon-Z who came in, and also glowed signalizing that it downloaded something. In this case it was Special Attack, meaning that the duck looking thing now had plus three in its Special Attack.

This wasn't a time for it to be happily in there though, since Kangaskhan threw an off balanced punch at Porygon. It was using Dizzy Punch, a punching move that wasn't the most powerful, but it could cause confusion. The punch seemed to have very little force behind it, and did almost next to nothing. This was a good opening for Jay, since Kangaskhan seemed to have a lot of trouble trying to catch her breath.

Current Battle Stats

G Rash Porygon-Z 94% Sp Atk+3 (Rash M Togekiss 63% Sp Atk+2 Used Extremespeed, Brick Break and Baton Pass)
? F Kangaskhan 18% Par Used Dizzy Punch

CC: 24301/25000

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan.
Remaining Encounters: 10.

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x4, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss. 63%
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z.
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.

Luckily for us, the plan had worked. As Togekiss chopped the Kangaskhan with his strong wing and used it to pivot, he was brought back into his Pokeball, and just at the right time too. Porygon-Z came in just to take the Dizzy Punch from Kangaskhan, that seemed to really lack in power compared to how strong that I knew the Kangaskhan could me. Porygon-Z looked practically unscathed and he had just lost the momentarily blue glow accompanied by his ability, Download. This meant his Special Attack stat, combined with the boosted Special Attack from Togekiss' Nasty Plot and Baton Pass was very high and I really couldn't afford to use a Special Attacking move.

What we needed was something fast and lacking in power. Something that was Physical and that always hit. One move came to mind. Aerial Ace. This involved Porygon-Z lunging forward and tapping into Kangaskhan, possibly knocking her over. It was blindingly fast, but did hardly any damage. This Kangaskhan was weak and I wanted to catch it after getting in even a little damage.

"Use Aerial Ace on Kangaskhan. But make it VERY weak," I said, putting a lot of emphasis on the very. I pulled out a Park Ball and flung it as Porygon-Z shot forward, straight towards the still paralysed Kangaskhan.

Jay looked over at this Kangaskhan, and then once at his Porygon, before once more looking at Kanga. He didn't seem like he was too pleased with how it looked. I was actually surprised by that, since it was both weak, and also afflicted by the paralyzed status, meaning it shouldn't have been too hard to secure a capture. Then again though some Pokemon put up tougher fights than others, and everybody wanted the secure captured feeling. I guess it wouldn't be too shocking if Jay had Porygon do an attack, but he'd need it to be something really weak, such as Tackle.

"Use Aerial Ace on Kangaskhan. But make it VERY weak," Jay commanded, making sure he was very specific in emphasizing the word "very". Well that was in fact not the best move in Porygon's reserves. Not only was it a lower power move, but it also was a Physical attack, and it didn't receive any STAB from it either. I guess this would be okay as long as Porygon really held back, and Kangaskhan didn't do something like Double-Edge. Oh that would be painful to watch. The Pokemon Jay spent a long while going for finishing itself off. If he was smart though he'd throw the ball instantly after said attack though.

Porygon-Z charged up its right arm, and slashed at Kangaskhan's chest in a very faint way. Aerial Ace was a Flying-type move that you generally don't see miss, but at this point that didn't even matter. Kangaskhan was so weak, and due to her dropped speed she had no effort to get out of the way. Before it could do anything though Jay pulled out what appeared to be an ordinary Park Ball, and threw it at Kanga. It sucked her in, and started to shake on the ground. Much to my surprise it seemed she still had fight left in here, since she wasn't instantly captured. What came next though was even more surprising. She actually broke free of the Park Ball, and appeared back in front of us, though now she was struggling to even catch her breath. She more or less exhausted whatever she had left in that last effort.

Though she was weak, Kangaskhan still had willpower. She tried to mount another attack, but alas it was pointless. The paralysis came into effect, and it prevented her from moving. "It seems you'll need to try again Jay," I said to him, as I took notice of the Park Ball he used being placed behind Kangaskhan. I'd go over and grab it for him, seeing as how it appeared to be perfectly intact, but due to how woozy she looked, I was afraid that Kangaskhan would fall on top of me when I went over there. It was okay though, if I remembered right Jay had more balls on hand, so he could just reclaim this one afterward.

Current Battle Stats

G Rash Porygon-Z 94% Sp Atk+3 Used Aerial Ace
? F Kangaskhan 7% Par Fully par'd

CC: 25559/25000

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan.
Remaining Encounters: 10.

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x4, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss. 63%
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z.
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.

Porygon-Z shot forward and slammed into Kangaskhan, stopping just before crashing into it. It slashed out with one of its two arm like limbs and the Kangaskhan grunted in pain. It looked like it was going to move or say something, but it was momentarily engulfed by some weak paralysis and this Kangaskhan was far too weak to do anything about it.

The Kangaskhan was sucked into the Parkball I had thrown, but after just two mere wobbles, it bounced out of it, looking rather defeated. The Park Ball was too far away for me to run over and grab it so I pulled out another one. I could hopefully pick up the ball I had just thrown in a minute. Right now though, I pulled out another Park Ball and prepared for another capture.

I tossed it at the very defeated looking Kangaskhan.

Jay looked surprised that he hadn't successfully captured this Kangaskhan. I couldn't blame him though, because I really thought it was done for the count, but it must have had some truly strong willpower to keep going. Jay didn't give it up at that though. He pulled out another Park Ball from his bag, realizing that the one he previously used was too far away. He tossed this one now, hoping for better results. This would be something truly outstanding if she managed to break free from this ball as well. It sucked in Kangaskhan, and though there was a little resistance, this time it was a success.

"Congratulations Jay, that was rather impressive," I said as I walked over to the newly caught Pokemon's ball, and placed it into my pocket. While right there I picked up the unused ball, and threw it at Jay. "Here you go, it seems to be in perfectly good shape in reusable," I said as I tossed it to him. "So since I came in mid-battle I never did get to properly introduce myself. My name is Gary, and I'll be taking you through here until you decide you want to leave. Once you're ready we can keep going," I said to Jay, unsure if he had a Voice Disk or something to use before I just instantly kept leading him along here.

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan.
Pokemon Capture: Brave F Kangaskhan
Remaining Encounters: 10.

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x3, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss. 63%
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z. 94%
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.

The Kangaskhan was sucked into the second Park Ball and it began to roll about again. This time however, it drew to a sudden halt, which told us that we had successfully captured the Kangaskhan. The Ranger picked it up and stowed it away before tossing me back the Park Ball I had used before. It was still in good condition it seemed, which was good.

After, he introduced himself as Gary and I shook his hand, telling him my name was Jay. He asked if there was anything I wanted to do before moving on. I nodded, and took out the PokePlayer with the Ferroseed Voice Disk intact. I then pressed the play button.

Jay walked over to me, shook my hand, and told me his name. I was glad I'd waited before I took him to find another Pokemon, because he pulled out his PokePlayer, and inserted his Ferroseed Voice Disc. Upon further examination I had noticed he had a Kangaskhan Voice Disc as well. I didn't know how many times he used it, but from what I saw that was his fifth encounter, so if he had only been using that one then it worked on its final try. That didn't matter right now though, and so I continued, or rather started to, lead Jay on his way.

We started to walk along. There was a nice breeze hitting the area, and the sun was shinning. It was a beautiful day to be out here. Course the scenery was nice and everything, but I knew we were here to look for Pokemon. I looked around, in every tree, and bush, and there wasn't really much of anything in sight that hung around for a battle. I was also doubtful that Jay's Voice Disc would work at this point since a Ferroseed wasn't showing up. Still though I kept my eyes peeled for anything, and in doing so a few minutes later I saw something there. The greatest Grass-type Pokemon of all time.

What we ran into was a little seed-like Pokemon, that had a small green sprout growing out of the top of its head. Its body was generally yellow, though it had three brown stripes on its body. One under its mouth, and one that runs across each eye to the bottom of its body. Its eyes were also brown in color. It seemed to resemble a sunflower seed, because well it would evolve into what appeared to be a sunflower.

"So Jay, it isn't a Ferroseed, but it is what some consider the greatest Grass-type Pokemon of all time. Want to face this Sunkern?" I asked, rather sarcastically.

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan, Sunkern
Pokemon Capture: Brave F Kangaskhan
Remaining Encounters: 9.
Character Count: 612

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x3, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc 4 uses left, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss. 63%
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z. 94%
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.

After playing the disc, the machine gave out a strangled sort of cry and I couldn't help but shudder. Ferroseed wasn't a Pokemon I liked very much, but I already had a disc of one so I figured why not at least try for one, as they are reasonably rare. I had a Kangaskhan disc and a Tropius disc that could be used in this area too, but the Kangaskhan one was disabled for now, and the Tropius one wasn't too helpful because I already had one waiting at home.

A light breeze began to blow as we strolled along. It was a nice relief from the warm sun's rays and it would surely encourage Pokemon to come out and enjoy the lovely weather. After a few minutes we found one of the most fearsome Pokemon I had ever seen. The yellow and brown Pokemon had menacing red eyes that seemed to bore into my soul.

"Wow, man. We need to get away from this tough Pokemon. I heard it turns you to stone by looking into its eyes. I don't mind having to pay to get rid of this fearsome monster! I have 17,000 which will be 16,500 if I have to buy a Pokedoll.

"Wow, man. We need to get away from this tough Pokemon. I heard it turns you to stone by looking into its eyes. I don't mind having to pay to get rid of this fearsome monster! I have 17,000 which will be 16,500 if I have to buy a Pokedoll," Jay said in response to look at this Sunkern. I could see the fear in his eyes as he gazed upon this clearly deadly creature. He didn't wanna get into a fight where he felt he was going to be outclassed, so he agreed to try to run away, or would buy a Pokedoll should he not be able to run.

I started to slowly lead him around this guy, trying to make no sudden movements. We were able to get around Sunkern, and quickly be on our way before it decided to try to fight us. I guess it figured we weren't worthy of fighting with it, which was fine by me. With this now we could keep going along, and see if we run into anything. At this time though I had noticed that Jay didn't press play on his Voice Disc again. I didn't know if that was because he'd given up on it, or if he simply just forgot after being terrified. Either way though it was now up to the hands of fate to see what he'd come across next.

We walked for about another ten minutes, until we reach a group full of trees. From one of the of the trees I noticed some shaking from the top, and some rustling leaves at the top. This made me believe that something was hanging around up there, but I didn't know what. The tree wasn't too high up, so I climbed up it, and shook the top. This either startled what was there, or intrigued it. It was a furry, gray colored Pokemon. It had scruffy spots of fur on its head, the inside of its ears, and its neck or chin. There wasn't really much to how it looked aside from that. The only other things were that it had a very furry, long tail, and particularly large ears. As well as large brown eyes. In a way, it kinda reminded me of an Aipom, only it wasn't a monkey.

"Would you care to face this Minccino?" I asked Jay.

Username: Synthesis.
Trainer Name: Jay.
Location: Botanic Gardens.
Pokémon Encountered: Lillipup, Gloom, Skitty, Virizion, Kangaskhan, Sunkern, Mincinno
Pokemon Capture: Brave F Kangaskhan
Remaining Encounters: 8
Character Count:

Items: Super Balls x2, Hyper Balls x2, Park Balls x3, Supreme Park Ball x1

Pokeplayer:
Porygon Voice Disc, Rotom Voice Disc.
Zorua Voice Disc.
Kangaskhan Voice Disc, Ferroseed Voice Disc 4 uses left, Tropius Voice Disc.
Torkoal Voice Disc, Drilbur Voice Disc, Litwick Voice Disc.
Mienfoo Voice Disc, Sneasel Voice Disc.
Blank Disc.

Weather: Sunny and Windy

Pokémon:
Species: Togekiss. 63%
Nickname: Perversity.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunder Wave, TM Water Pulse, TM Roost, TM Shadow Ball, TM Flamethrower, TM Work Up, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Protect, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Psychic, TM Drain Punch, TM Focus Punch, TM Brick Break, TM Sunny Day, TM Rain Dance, TM Secret Power, TM Hidden Power: Fire, TM Solar Beam, BM Nasty Plot, BM Psycho Shift, BM Stored Power, MT Tri Attack, MT Magic Coat, MT Counter, MT Endeavour, MT Heal Bell and MT Trick.

Species: Porygon-Z. 94%
Nickname: Cyber Duck.
Gender: Genderless.
Ability: Download.
Nature: Rash.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Thunderbolt, TM Ice Beam, TM Substitute, TM Psych Up, TM Rain Dance, TM Sunny Day, TM Solar Beam, TM Toxic, TM Hidden Power: Fighting, TM Shadow Ball, TM Thunder Wave, TM Double Edge, TM Protect, TM Psychic, TM Mimic, TM Double Team, TM Reflect, TM Light Screen, TM Aerial Ace, TM Curse, TM Teleport, TM Icy Wind, TM Thunder, TM Psyshock, TM Shock Wave, TM Endure, SM Barrier, MT Pain Split, MT Trick.

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Maestro.
Gender: Male.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Nature: Jolly.
TM/HM/BM/SM/MT: TM Substitute, TM Protect, TM Thunder Wave, TM Counter, TM Taunt, TM Focus Blast, TM Charge Beam, TM Energy Ball, TM Curse, TM Psych Up, TM Snatch,TM Psyshock, TM Torment,, TM Zap Cannon, TM Light Screen, TM Skill Swap, TM Hidden Power: Grass, TM Tri Attack, TM Swagger, BM Encore, BM Barrier, MT Magic Coat.[/QUOTE]

My Ranger Gary seemed to agree with me and I made a mad dash to get away from this horrifying creature. I ducked my head and began to sprint away from the horrifying beast, afraid to look at it anymore. I didn't know where Gary had gone too, but it was every man for himself right now. Finally, I stopped. I looked around to see Gary strolling along as if it wasn't the most terrifying thing he had ever seen.

"Mother of God," I muttered to myself.

We began to walk, both supressing memories of the horrible encounter. I shuddered at the thought, but within about ten minutes or so, we encountered another Pokemon. It was at a cluster of some tightly packed trees and we both heard rustling from above. Gary jumped up and began to climg the thick tree, shaking the branches when he had climbed up a little. A little grey furry Pokemon dropped down. It landed on the ground and looked up at me with bright chestnut coloured eyes.

"Would you care to face this Mincinno," Gary asked.

I took another look at the cute little thing and knew my answer immediately. "Sure, it seems like it could be a nice assett to my army of basics," I noted. "Come on out, Alakazam," I said.

I tossed his Pokeball and the wizened form of the highly intelligent Alakazam materialised. "Zam," it wheezed, eyes focusing on the opposing rodent Pokemon. It twisted the spoon around in his hand, clearly concentrating on the opponent. Probably assessing it and finding out its biggest weaknesses.

"Alakazam, I want you to start off with a Tri Attack." I knew that this would probably be our best bet in order to inflict a status condition on the Mincinno and do some damage too. Alakazam was a master of Specially based attacks and it could twist them to its whim. "I want you to focus on the Fire aspect of this attack," I finished.

Alakazam nodded and his brow slid down with concentration. The glinting silver spoon was spinning around as Alakazam's dark coal like eyes burned a dark red colour. He took a step back tentatively, before thrusting his two arms forward. I knew this from before and it was meant to channel all of the required energy into a form, such as a sphere, so that the Alakazam could manipulate it to shoot at the opponent. It was also rather intimidating on occassion.