As the two trainers arrive to the designated battlefield, the sun is gently sliding down the western hemisphere, leaving the park with a warm afternoon glow. One of the trainers begins to make his way across Evergreen Park, impeded only by a couple of swings. He turns and faces the other trainer, a grim look of determination upon his face. His opponent, however, is less focused upon the match and looks around, enjoying the scenery immensely. He glances over at her, wondering if it even mattered whether the referee showed up or not.
Out of the bramble comes the referee, hurriedly trying to pry himself off of a branch. He runs into the clearing where the trainers are standing, and trips over a low swing, landing face-first into the grass. "Right, right, sorry.." he says, standing up and brushing himself off. "Alright!" He points over to the male trainer, and signals him to select his first Pokémon. The male trainer tosses out a red-and-white Pokéball, and sends out a Sneasel. It dances on its feet, hopping from one to another, eager to fight. The referee signals to the female trainer, who picks out a Pokéball from her belt. Out of the ball came a Mudkip, smacking its lips and yawning. The referee stands out of the way, and whistles for the match to commence!
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Prettzel's Party (OO)
Phazon (M) <Inner Focus>
Health:
100%
Energy:
100%
Status: Eager to begin.
Skymin's Party (OO)
Scooter (M) <Torrent>
Health:
100%
Energy:
100%
Status: Just waking up from his nap.
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BEGIN ROUND ONE!
The shrill noise that came from the referee's whistle (who, by the way, was sitting on a swing next to Scooter) was enough to snap his attention onto the battle at hand. Hearing his trainer's command, Scooter the Mudkip surveyed his surroundings, looking over most of the playground equipment before he located the duck pond. Turning, he darted towards his left, headed for the pond. Unnoticed, Phazon expelled dark energy, wrapping it around himself. It was only a moment before he disappeared completely into the afternoon sky.
Meanwhile, Scooter dove into the pond, enjoying the gentle caress of the summer water. Although splashing into the warm water was fun, the Mudkip had a mission; and that mission was to play in the mud. Scooter prodded the mud in the pond with his foot. Unlike the clay-ish dirt that was around the rest of the park, this mud was nice and soft. Easy to kick out at people. He turned around, scouring the arena for his opponent. But there was no one: to the Mudkip, Phazon had evaporated into thin air. Scooter looked around feverishly; maybe he was hiding behind a tree or something? He kicked out mud, splattering it all over the grass outside of the pond. When none of it made contact with the Sneasel, Mudkip genuinely looked frantic.
Where did he -
Whatever thoughts Scooter was having were cut short as Phazon emerged from his cloak of darkness and thrust himself into Scooter. To the Mudkip, the attack came out of nowhere; his feet came out from under him as he slid across the pond, landing near the island in the center. Looking rather pleased with himself, Phazon jumped out of the pond, leaving the Mudkip alone. Casting a quick glance, Phazon assured himself that Scooter would not be standing any time soon, much less attacking him.
Clearly feeling confident, he began the mutterings of an ancient ritual. Sacred energy begin flowing through his body, shaping it, making it stronger, faster, sharper. Phazon closed his eyes and relaxed his body, allowing the ritual to perform its magic upon him. As the glowing energy began to fade, the Sneasel opened his eyes, knowing that his physical attacking skills had hence multiplied.
Meanwhile, Scooter the Mudkip was no longer in a slump at the edge of the small island; rather, he had crawled up onto it. Shaking himself free of mud much like a wet dog, Scooter took his chance to roll backwards into a ball, covering all of his weak spots. After a full three seconds of sitting in fetal position, he risked a glance at his opponent. Unexpectedly, the Sneasel was sitting there, apparently not interested in attacking him. In fact, on closer inspection, he was covering his ears with his paws and had his eyes tightly shut.
Well, if he needed some motivation to fight, perhaps Scooter himself should deliver. Taking advantage of the Sneasel's momentary ceasefire, Scooter uncurled himself and splashed into the pool, letting the water's current wash over him. He began to pool up water from his deepest reserves, taking longer than he normally would to see if Phazon would suddenly attack. But the Sneasel still sat on the bank, motionless.
For whatever reason Phazon didn't want to attack, Scooter now did not care. He unleashed a powerful jet of water laced with sound waves at his opponent, deliberately aiming for the Sneasel's large head. Even as the impending attack came closer, Phazon still did not move; covering his eyes and ears had rendered whatever ability he had to dodge the attack useless. He took the Water Pulse head-on, rolling backwards and up a small hill.
It took a moment for Phazon to stand, but he shook his head clear. The Sneasel grimaced bitterly as he began to spiral dark energy around himself once more. He had gotten nailed by the stupid Mudkip's last attack, but we would get his revenge for that momentarily. With a broad leap, Phazon landed near the centre of the pond, close to Scooter. Scooter's broad face of triumphing in his previous attack quickly fell to a downcast frown as the Sneasel released a bolt of dark energy along with his fist, impacting the Mudkip in the stomach. Groaning, Scooter stumbled backwards a few steps, while Phazon grinned, awaiting his next orders.
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Prettzel's Party (OO)
Phazon (M) <Inner Focus>
Health:
93%
Energy:
86%
Status: Standing confidently over his bruised opponent. +2 Attack
Skymin's Party (OO)
Scooter (M) <Torrent>
Health:
82%
Energy:
91%
Status: Stumbling backwards, caught off-guard by that Payback attack. +1 Defense
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Ref's Notes:
- Scooter's Mud Slap missed entirely
- Field around the pond is slightly muddy
- I apologize for the delay, and tell me if I screwed up again, kthx
- Prettzel attacks first
