[IC]Hoenn Confirmed - A Pokemon RP

Mt. Chimney

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"I will only use the Pokemon I've just caught," Cipher set himself a restriction. "since it won't be fair to use a Pokemon I've been with for years against your Purrloin."

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Team Magma Cipher wants to battle!

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"Go." Cipher tossed his Pokeball, and out of it came a spherical seal-like Pokemon with white blubbers and light blue fur on top: Spheal.

Spheal Lv: 5

Mt. Chimney

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"A Spheal huh?" Juri mumbled under her breath. She arched her brow before chuckling. "Alright, this'll be fun! Ripley, give 'em the doubleslap!"

Whether or not the Purloin knew doubleslap was irrelevant. If she could scratch twice in quick succession, it was a doubleslap! The Purloin gave a low mwowr in response and lowered herself into a pouncing position, its feline eyes fixed on the spherical Pokemon before it. After a wiggle of her hindquarters, Ripley pounced forward to try and score a doubleslap on the Spheal.


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Mt. Chimney

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"Spheal, fall back."

First hit landed on the Spheal, who rolled backwards using his chubby roundness to dodge the second. The Spheal hung around, still tense on his blubbers to make sure he can roll about to dodge other attacks.

"What can I do..." Cipher looked around. The environment was hot and dry, the worst condition for a part Ice type like his Spheal. But the Spheal was also part Water type, which means he can cool down the battlefield using Water Gun, setting the groundwork for the Powder Snow to gain power. "Spheal, Water Gun. Aim for the Purrloin's feet!"

The Spheal did so. Using the everlasting source of water that all water types somehow seem to possess, the Spheal shot a blast of cold water, aiming for the Purrloin's feet and the heated ground around.

Littleroot

"Eevee, nice job, come back." Sela said and her Eevee pops out of the ground right in front of her. "Looks like that training worked. Great job." She said as she knelled down and petted her Eevee's head. Sela then stood up and looked at the Axew and its trainer. "Your Axew looked like it's newly hatched so how about we call it here?" Sela asked the trainer. Sela reached her arm down and Eevee ran up the arm and sat on her hat. Sela gestured to Treeko to jump onto her as well and Treeko jumped onto her left shoulder. "I heard you mentioning Professor Juniper earlier. Reminds me of my Unova days. So what does she have you doing?" Sela asks but Eevee takes its right front paw and bops Sela's forehead. "Ok, I got it. My name is Sela, sorry for the late introduction." Sela said as she extends her right hand out.

Littleroot Town

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"I guess." Glitch simply responded as her Axew's rage dissipated. The cute little dragon Pokemon toddled back to Glitch, who encased him into the Pokeball where there would be comfort and rest waiting for him.

"Pleased to meet you, Sela. Professor Juniper sent me here because of a recent discovery." Glitch greeted back when Sela introduced herself, reaching for the extended hand and shaking it. "You see, Professor Juniper and I excavated a particularly curious artifact that may be of ancient Hoenn in origin, so she sent me here to research about the cultures and legends of Hoenn to determine what the ancient artifact could be."

Mt. Chimney - ((@Wriggle))

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Whether it was because of the strength of the water-type attack or the inherent nature of most feline pokemon, the Purloin did not like the water at her feet at all. She hissed and ducked away from the blasts of water and only managed to get her paws wet from the attack. It wouldn't slow her down, but it did discomfort the cat. She flicked her paws one at a time and growled at the Spheal before the voice of Juri cut through the air.

"Stow your pride until the fight's over! The Spheal's playing the distance game; get up there and throttle 'em!"

While Ripley could not 'throttle' a chubby round pokemon with her bare paws, she could at least make it falter. The Purloin leapt for the few patches of heated ground left untouched and launched between them to get to the Spheal. When she was close she would smack her tail into the side of the Spheal's face; a move that wouldn't do any damage yet would probably startle the pokemon. A tail whip!

Mt. Chimney

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The skinny little tail didn't do much to Spheal. In fact, it caused the Spheal to roll back once, creating more distance between him and the Purrloin. Nevertheless, the Spheal, startled by the tail, failed his followed-up Water Gun attack. He instead curled his body and formed an even rounder ball, increasing his resistance to Purrloin's attacks by, albeit little, still significant amount.

Littleroot

Sela listened to what Glitch was saying about an ancient artifact. "If it's ancient Hoenn in origin, it might be related to Groudon, Kyorge and Rayquaza, since those are the more common legends in Hoenn but there are a few others too. I read up on ancient legends of regions I'm about to go to. Do you have a picture of it?" Sela asks curious about it.

Mt. Chimney - ((@Wriggle))

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"Oh, playing hard to get huh?" Juri taunted.

In a sense, she was speaking for her Purloin as well. Ripley was none too pleased at seeing her feint not do much other than stop the water gun. A lowered defense was just going to be raised up again by the Spheal's defensive curl. It was as if nothing happened at all, but that wasn't the case. Where the Purloin saw a failed attack, Juri saw a good opportunity. With the Spheal focused on its defense it wasn't about to go anywhere so soon.

Ripley looked up at Juri and noticed her competitive gaze. Taking the tacit order, the Purloin crouched down onto her haunches and leapt at the Spheal for a simple tackle. Unless stopped, the Purloin would bat the round pokemon around like a ball of yarn.

"Hey Cipher!" Juri called. She rocked about, her hips swaying as she smirked. "How about we make this fight interesting, huh? How about a little wager? If I win this fight, you tell me where I can get another good partner for my team, like that Spheal there."

Littleroot Town

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"I have a photo taken right here..." Glitch said as she reached into her bag. After rummaging through her bag, however, Glitch's face contorted into that of frustration and embarrasment. "Dammit, I forgot."

Glitch instead pulled out a watch-like machine and put it on. After tapping a few buttons, a live image of a middle-aged woman wearing casual clothes underneath a lab coat appeared.

"Glitch!" The woman shouted jovially. "Glad to see that you're well. I trust that you went to Hoenn just fine?"

"Yes, Professor, except I forgot to bring my manila folder regarding the artifact." Glitch responded to the image.

"I noticed." The woman, presumably Professor Juniper, chuckled and nodded. "It's quite alright. I've sent Bianca to deliver the folder to you. She'll arrive at Lilycove in a week."

"What should I do until then?" Glitch asked.

"Hmm... why don't you try taking the Hoenn gym challenge?" Professor Juniper suggested. "Just like Unova, Hoenn has Pokemon gyms that are sprawled across the region. While travelling to Lilycove, you can train in the gyms."

"That... doesn't sound like a bad idea..." Glitch gave a consideration before ultimately agreeing. "That sounds like fun. I think I will do so."

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Mt. Chimney

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"Alright, I'll tell you where you can find a new member for your team." Cipher agreed. The Spheal continued rolling about, dodging Ripley's tackles... or at least attempting to until Ripley's determined pounce knocked the Spheal off course and towards a large boulder. The blubber absorbed some of the blow, but that damaged.

"But if my Spheal comes out victorious..."

Cipher's Spheal splashed the ground around him with water, cooling the area. It was all part of Cipher's plan, of course, to intentionally make his Spheal miss his Water Gun by a slight bit, not that it would be enough to knock the cat out quickly.

"Tomorrow, you have to come with me to Slateport City."

"As a date."