[X] Look for Trouble Part 2 - Now that you have determined where the poachers are arriving from, you just have to spend a few days and wait for them to return.
[X] Hang out with Willow -Willow just managed to defeat Sabrina in a 6 vs 3 battle and earn her 8th badge. She's currently planning on spending a few days to celebrate which may be fun to join in on.
[X] Enter a Pokemon Contest - Both Dragonite and Blissey would enjoy a Pokemon Contest. It'd also help them develop their more unique attributes. At the cost of your nerves.
[X] Buy Items - Now that you've earned eight badges, you should start looking into buying items for your Pokemon.
[X] Look for Trouble Part 2 - Now that you have determined where the poachers are arriving from, you just have to spend a few days and wait for them to return.
[X] Hang out with Willow - Willow just managed to defeat Sabrina in a 6 vs 3 battle and earn her 8th badge. She's currently planning on spending a few days to celebrate which may be fun to join in on.
[X] Look for Trouble Part 2 - Now that you have determined where the poachers are arriving from, you just have to spend a few days and wait for them to return.
[X] Explore New Stances - A few ideas have been coming to you in terms of positioning and reacting in battle. Try and explore them.
Alright, I'll be closing the vote here. Apologies for the delay but I wound up being a lot busier yesterday than I expected. Looks like new stances and looking for trouble part 2 it is.
Scheduled vote count started by Daemon Hunter on Feb 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM, finished with 10 posts and 10 votes.
[X] Look for Trouble Part 2 - Now that you have determined where the poachers are arriving from, you just have to spend a few days and wait for them to return.
[X] Hang out with Willow - Willow just managed to defeat Sabrina in a 6 vs 3 battle and earn her 8th badge. She's currently planning on spending a few days to celebrate which may be fun to join in on.
[X] Spend time with your Pokemon - It's been a while since you simply enjoyed the company of your Pokemon. It'd be good to spend time with them outside of battle or training.
[X] Enter a Pokemon Contest - Both Dragonite and Blissey would enjoy a Pokemon Contest. It'd also help them develop their more unique attributes. At the cost of your nerves.
[X] Look for Trouble Part 2 - Now that you have determined where the poachers are arriving from, you just have to spend a few days and wait for them to return.
[X] Explore New Stances - A few ideas have been coming to you in terms of positioning and reacting in battle. Try and explore them.
Three days later, Violet was wet and miserable having remained in wait for the poachers. The first day was pleasant enough with Violet sending texts to her parents, Willow, and Tetsuya letting them know what she was up to. Moreover, she was able to experiment with her Pokemon, trying out new tactics and strategies throughout the day.
The day afterward, however, a storm front moved in and it began to rain. Then it kept raining until thunder and lightning started up in the skies. She'd initially hoped that the rain would stop, but based on the weather report it was going to be raining in the area for days. Violet was just happy that she had a waterproof tent and jacket.
Trying to start a fire though was far harder, especially since both Dragonite and Blissey were out of practice with Fire Blast. The less said about that attempt, the better (she'd almost lost both her eyebrows). Since then she had taken to manually starting it herself, a task that while difficult in the rain wasn't impossible, especially with her fire starters and lighters.
She didn't spend the time just complaining or being miserable, however. Instead, she spent it continuing the experimentation with her Pokemon, coming up with a few ideas and putting them into play. Focusing purely on accuracy aiming to ensure each hit was as powerful as it could be was one idea of hers. Another was a method of breaking through Blissey's guard, as a Pokemon that focused on mitigating damage and absorbing hits was a problem for most. But also predictable.
She'd made the most progress on integrating her perceptiveness into battle, however. Simply ensuring her Pokemon could react to moves before they happened allowed for much greater evasion which was valuable on its own. Then there were other ideas related to going all out in an unsustainable blitz. And another taking advantage of either terrain features or elemental effects like Electric Terrain. Overall, it was a productive few days.
Violet just wished it wasn't so wet.
By the fourth day, the novelty of a stakeout had thoroughly worn off. Her gear had kept her dry and relatively warm, but Violet wanted nothing more than a warm bed and a hot shower. Just as a particularly loud rumble of thunder echoed through the forest, a different more mechanical sound reached her ears.
Violet scrambled to her feet, hoping that this was what she had been waiting for. And as if Arceus had answered her unspoken prayers, she could see a dark shape through the curtain of rain. The rhythmic sounds of helicopter blades beat against the story backdrop as Violet methodically dismantled her campsite. "They're here," she murmured releasing her Pokemon who immediately prepared for battle themselves. Like they had practiced, they didn't attack immediately instead waiting to observe and ensure none of the poachers were of too high a level.
The helicopter descended into the clearing, a utilitarian grey machine that had any identifying features stripped away from it. The crew climbed out, all of them clad in nondescript synthetic fiber.
They moved with a practiced efficiency, quickly unloading crates and equipment from the helicopter. The poachers were organized, well-equipped, and clearly knew what they were doing. Violet noted the tools they carried, water filters, MREs, long-term tents, and medical supplies. This wasn't just about capturing a few wild Pokemon … this was about setting up a base for something.
One of the figures, younger and smaller than the others, seemed to be directing the others. A shrill teenage voice that reminded Violet of a significantly more annoying Willow complained about the rain and having to be here. As the poacher in question moved to lecture one of her subordinates, a flash of lightning illuminated her face. She was around Violet's age, but her eyes were sharp and filled with a sense of distaste for everyone around her.
Violet spotted 6 Pokeballs on her belt. Tearing her eyes away from the girl, she glanced at the other poachers finding a total of 20 other Pokemon albeit with trainers that she could likely ignore. Now she just had to come up with a plan.
[] Hit and Run - Destroying the helicopter and supplies would leave the poachers stranded in the forest and reliant on either running away themselves or waiting for help. Time where you could pick them off one by one. Plus you expect that the League would send help for you. At the same time, it gives the poachers time to think. And some of them likely have Pokemon that can fly or teleport.
[] Start a Fight - Having Dragonite open with Hurricane should remove the weaker trainers present, at which point you can battle with the opposing trainer in a one-on-one battle. She looks to be around your skill level, but you have 7 Pokemon versus her 6.
[] Just Call for Help - Waiting for League forces to arrive would roll the dice in terms of how long they would be. At the same time, it'd be extremely safe to do despite the likelihood that the helicopter and pilot would get away. Everyone else though is likely to remain here for the setup.
[] Write-in
So tentatively leaning towards
Calling For Help / taking photos,
then Starting A Fight with us having Umbreon blow up the helicopter while everyone else is busy?
Makes things much more dangerous for us when they feel cornered though.
Do they have radio comms or some form of signalling? Otherwise D&C might be a decent strategy for a while. But Teleportation...
How about screw aiming for the Pokemon. Dragonite should just Hurricane the trainers before they can release them. Or if that's too violent then knock the main trainer out with Psychic from Slowbro well Dragonite cleans up the chaff.
How about screw aiming for the Pokemon. Dragonite should just Hurricane the trainers before they can release them. Or if that's too violent then knock the main trainer out with Psychic from Slowbro well Dragonite cleans up the chaff.
[X] Psychic Sniper - Have Slowbro Psychic the main trainer from cover to knock her out after which Dragonite is to knock out the remaining trainers with Hurricane. If Psychic and the Hurricane don't knock out the main trainer then Gengar should Curse her.
Dragonite should have the fastest reaction out of anyone here to Slowbro's attack so he should still be able to get the drop on everyone with Hurricane after our one free ambush move. Between the guaranteed damage of Hurricane due to it raining and the almost guaranteed damage of Psychic considering we're using a well-trained move from the Ambush stance there's next to no chance that the main trainer will remain standing.
What? She can't even release her Pokemon if she's knocked out by Psychic and Hurricane same with all the chaff trainers who will be knocked out by Hurricane.
What? She can't even release her Pokemon if she's knocked out by Psychic and Hurricane same with all the chaff trainers who will be knocked out by Hurricane.
For Pokemon, they can self release from Pokeballs usually. That being said, the Mook Pokemon aren't willing to come out. And generally a Pokemon without a trainer is significantly less dangerous.
[X] Psychic Sniper - Have Slowbro Psychic the main trainer from cover to knock her out after which Dragonite is to knock out the remaining trainers with Hurricane. If Psychic and the Hurricane don't knock out the main trainer then Gengar should Curse her.
I wonder if we could attack the helicopter too while we are at it, but that's probably doing too much at once?
[X] Psychic Sniper - Have Slowbro Psychic the main trainer from cover to knock her out after which Dragonite is to knock out the remaining trainers with Hurricane. If Psychic and the Hurricane don't knock out the main trainer then Gengar should Curse her.
