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This is incredibly funny to me, I'm very much looking forward to the writeup
A Journey of Two, a Pokemon Story
- Thread starter Daemon Hunter
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Kanto Week 23 Part 5 - A Perfect Run
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- Elsewhere
Magnemite will stay in. Otherwise, you're confident your Pokemon can handle themselves for the remainder of the battle. You'll simply spend the battle feeding them information on Sabrina's plans, and they can react as they wish. Spend any spare time you have thinking about how exactly you'll slightly change the placement of all the furniture in Sabrina's house later so that she stubs her toes for the next few weeks while walking around the place.
If Magnemite evolves Dratini is up next to try for his evolution, and Chansey is after him.
If Magnemite evolves Dratini is up next to try for his evolution, and Chansey is after him.
Something changed in Sabrina's posture, Violet noticed. Initially, she had noticed the planned Whirlwind from Butterfree and had planned on immediately sending Magnemite back in. But the gym leader already seemed to know that she knew. Perhaps she was simply being cold-read?
Taking a closer look, Violet frowned as she noticed that Sabrina's eyes were visibly glowing while her hair appeared to drift upwards. The gym leader locked eyes with her and raised an eyebrow.
The message was clear, she was taking the gloves off.
'Not all of them, just one.'
Violet flinched at the telepathic sound, surprised at hearing Sabrina speak to her again. Trying to think of a counter to her mind being read, she looked at Magnemite's pristine form before glancing at a battered Butterfree.
An idea came to her.
"Magnemite," Violet said, "have fun."
The Magnet Pokemon looked at her with a confused expression, then turned back towards Butterfree. The match was about to resume and they had been expecting a set of orders, not being given free reign to do what they wished. An amused expression slowly took over their form. This would be unique.
"Watch out for Whirlwind," Violet warned, adding her thoughts to the matter.
The battle resumed a second later, Butterfree darting into the skies as her wings beat furiously, channeling a Whirlwind as fast as physically possible. Violet on the other hand pointedly did her best not to look or think about Magnemite, a task that was far harder than she initially thought.
Trying to distract herself, Violet looked at Sabrina's chair. She wondered if the gym leader would notice if she shifted everything in the gym a few inches to the right.
'Wait, what?'
A thunderous crack could be heard as a streak of lightning shot out from Magnemite towards Butterfree. Having expected a second of warning from Sabrina, the Pokemon was caught off guard and thrown to the ground by the super-effective Thunder Shock. It took a few seconds for Violet to realize what happened as the bright flash had momentarily blinded her. And the odd white glow afterward had her furiously blinking her eyes until it finally died down.
When she could see again, Violet looked over at the scene in front of her. Magneton floated serenely above a fainted Butterfree while Sabrina looked like she desperately wanted to switch her fourth Pokemon to something stronger. A fifth Pokeball floated behind her as Violet held her breath. Then one of the attendants pointedly coughed, causing Sabrina to glare their way. A second later, she put down the fifth Pokeball, sending out the Slowpoke she had planned to use originally.
"Dratini," Violet said with a happy smile, "it's your turn now."
Having heard her prior order to Magneton, the Mirage Pokemon burst from his Pokeball and bowed toward the audience. Preening on stage, Dratini made it seem as if he was in the middle of a Contest Battle rather than a Gym Battle. Yet, Violet couldn't find it in herself to change his fighting style. She trusted him to know his limits. And if he lost due to showboating, it'd be a valuable lesson.
Sabrina visibly twitched at her thoughts, causing Violet to raise a hand to her mouth to suppress a giggle. This had been a challenging but fun battle. And right now, there was a chance she could win without taking a single hit. All she had to do was feed Dratini Slowpoke's plans while distracting herself by thinking of rearranging the Saffron Gym.
'I should have used my older Alakazam,' Sabrina complained in her mind.
It probably didn't help that Dratini had coated the field with Thunder Wave, allowing the move to unfold in a straightforward pattern that would have been trivial for most Pokemon to dodge. Slowpoke, however, wasn't most Pokemon. Yawning widely, she instead tried to use the reprieve to use Curse, only for the electricity to strike her, throwing off her timing.
Dratini took the moment to pose. While he was disappointed in the lack of a musical beat, he could improvise well enough. Coiling around himself, the Mirage Pokemon gathered together a Twister. The telegraphed strike gave Slowpoke enough time to boost her attack and defense with Curse, but in exchange, she was thrown backward.
Playing to the crowd, Dratini looked at the monitors and bowed, causing the audience to clap and applaud. Distracted, he would have turned around to use Outrage had Violet not been observing Slowpoke. "Incoming."
Dratini turned, using the move taught to him by Forretress. Zen Headbutt clashed with Protect and the latter emerged victorious. As both Pokemon were momentarily thrown back, Dratini ensured he landed smoothly.
Following the landing, the Mirage Pokemon coated his tail with Dragon-type energy. Clearly using Dragon Tail, it was little surprise that Slowpoke managed to avoid the blow, using Yawn to make Dratini drowsy whilst doing so.
However, the Mirage Pokemon thought this was where the fight should come to an end. Leaning forward in an imitation of a Tauros about to charge, he used Outrage.
Slamming directly into Slowpoke, the Dopey Pokemon flew backward into the wall while Dratini curled upon himself, beginning to glow a bright white. He'd won the fight, now it was time to get into a victory pose.
Somewhat distracted by the thought of rearranging the rooms within the gym to something more challenging, it took Violet a moment to realize Dratini was evolving. "That was incredible, Dratini!" She yelled out, watching her oldest friend evolve into Dragonair. His body grew in length and girth while his color shifted towards a brighter blue. Bulbs appeared on his neck and tail while he slept and his eyes grew larger.
All the while Sabrina sighed, hiding the expression on her face from the world. She hadn't even landed a hit on the girl's Pokemon. Three of them evolved during the battle and she just knew there were going to be memes about her expressions throughout the fight. For a psychic, she'd been surprised most of the fight.
That couldn't stand, her eyes glowed under her hand as she peered into Violet's mind. Looking at her goals and long-term plans, Sabrina was glad to see that she planned on fighting in the Indigo Plateau in the future. She hadn't fought in it for years, but perhaps it was time to return.
After all, Sabrina thought. She needed a rematch with the girl before her. This time at full strength. Smiling at the thought, she felt a twinge of fear go through the girl before her. Right … it probably wasn't comforting for the psychic you just beat in humiliating fashion to smile ominously with glowing eyes.
The following twinge of amusement from Violet was almost insulting.
The 24th Week, 1 Locked, Pick 1
Pokemon Actions
[] Catch a fifth Pokemon - Now that your team has its core members, a fifth and sixth member would be useful and have more possible options. You could add another member to your roster now.
[] Train with your Pokemon - All of your Pokemon are skilled in battle with unique skills. Three of them just evolved and may need some time to adapt to their evolutions.
[] Buy and Use TMs/HMs - You're a big enough trainer to afford TMs and HMs for your Pokemon. You should take advantage of it when you can.
[-] Train with Willow's Pokemon - While it would be nontraditional to train with your rival, both of you have unique skill sets that could complement each other. Unfortunately, Willow is busy this week.
[] Review Past Battles - You were so close to beating Flynn, and some of the tricks he tried are giving you ideas. As did Sabrina. Review them and see what you can learn.
Battling Actions
[] Challenge New Trainers - Now that you and your Pokemon have developed, fighting a few trainers in rapid succession would be easy.
[] Challenge an Experienced Trainer - Some trainers in the area have two badges, beating them may be a good experience.
[] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
Exploration Actions
[] See the Sights Inside the City - There are a number of interesting attractions in Saffron City. You saw a fair few last time you were here, but far from all.
[] See the Sights Outside the City - With Diglett Cave nearby, it could be fun to spend a few days exploring the cave system and see what interesting locations and Pokemon are within.
[] Explore Unorthodox Locations - Saffron City is a large metropolis with a number of rather unconventional places to explore. See what you can find.
Traveling Actions
[] Head to another City - Now that you've beat the Saffron Gym, you could leave. However, Willow would remain behind for a few days to her current plans.
Social Actions (For socials, it's assumed you keep up a basic level of contact through text, choosing a social means I write it up)
[X] Meet your parents - Your parents want to spend time with you before heading back to Celadon City. They hope that you'll have fun touring Diglett cave with them.
[] Meet Tetsuya - An old childhood friend of yours, the two of you drifted off recently. He will be at the gym to try and challenge Sabrina in the next few days. You could meet him before that.
[-] Meet Willow's Family - You're currently staying with Willow's family but they are rather busy with Willow who is herself busy visiting people she knows in the city. It'd be awkward to join her.
Round 9 Magnemite: Magnemite used Thunder Shock (DC60: 100). A critical hit! Butterfree lost 37% of her HP (0%). Butterfree fainted.
Magnemite evolves into Magneton!
Sabrina sent out Slowpoke. The rocks hurt Slowpoke. Slowpoke loses 13% of her HP (87%). The thorns dig into Slowpoke. Slowpoke loses 13% of her HP (74%).
Violet sent out Dratini
Round 10 Dratini: Dratini used Thunder Wave stylishly (DC10: 11). Slowpoke was paralyzed.
Round 10 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Curse (DC40: 13). But it failed!
Round 11 Dratini: Dratini used Twister stylishly (DC10: 62). Slowpoke lost 20% of her HP (54%).
Round 11 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Curse (DC40: 13). Slowpoke's Attack increased from C to C+. Slowpoke's Defense increased from C to C+. Slowpoke's Speed fell from E-- to F++. Slowpoke's Evasion fell from E– to F++.
Round 12 Dratini: Dratini used Protect stylishly (DC35: 58). Dratini protected himself!
Round 12 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Zen Headbutt (DC30: 60). Dratini negated the damage!
Round 13 Dratini: Dratini used Dragon Tail stylishly (DC10: 3). Slowpoke avoided the attack!
Round 13 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Yawn (DC25: 69). Dratini became drowsy.
Dratini evolves into Dragonair!
Round 14 Dratini: Dratini used Outrage stylishly (DC10: 97). A critical hit! Slowpoke lost 54% of her HP (0%). Slowpoke fainted.
Magnemite evolves into Magneton!
Sabrina sent out Slowpoke. The rocks hurt Slowpoke. Slowpoke loses 13% of her HP (87%). The thorns dig into Slowpoke. Slowpoke loses 13% of her HP (74%).
Violet sent out Dratini
Round 10 Dratini: Dratini used Thunder Wave stylishly (DC10: 11). Slowpoke was paralyzed.
Round 10 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Curse (DC40: 13). But it failed!
Round 11 Dratini: Dratini used Twister stylishly (DC10: 62). Slowpoke lost 20% of her HP (54%).
Round 11 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Curse (DC40: 13). Slowpoke's Attack increased from C to C+. Slowpoke's Defense increased from C to C+. Slowpoke's Speed fell from E-- to F++. Slowpoke's Evasion fell from E– to F++.
Round 12 Dratini: Dratini used Protect stylishly (DC35: 58). Dratini protected himself!
Round 12 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Zen Headbutt (DC30: 60). Dratini negated the damage!
Round 13 Dratini: Dratini used Dragon Tail stylishly (DC10: 3). Slowpoke avoided the attack!
Round 13 Slowpoke: Slowpoke used Yawn (DC25: 69). Dratini became drowsy.
Dratini evolves into Dragonair!
Round 14 Dratini: Dratini used Outrage stylishly (DC10: 97). A critical hit! Slowpoke lost 54% of her HP (0%). Slowpoke fainted.
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[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
Yay, Sabrina returning to the Indigo Plateau!
I would love to see Violet's rematch against a full strength League run Sabrina!
Yay, Sabrina returning to the Indigo Plateau!
I would love to see Violet's rematch against a full strength League run Sabrina!
- Location
- Florida
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
Sir LagsAlot
Yandere Dice Magnet
- Location
- In the fridge
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
An action that's a social with multiple characters, explores the surrounding area, and gets us a good battle? Sounds like perfection count me in. On an unrelated note, I'd be happy to provide a repeat performance on national broadcast during the Indigo League, Sabrina.
An action that's a social with multiple characters, explores the surrounding area, and gets us a good battle? Sounds like perfection count me in. On an unrelated note, I'd be happy to provide a repeat performance on national broadcast during the Indigo League, Sabrina.
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fun
There are worse ways to become an internet sensation.
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
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[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
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- He/Him
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
Oh, Sabrina...
Oh, Sabrina...
TimEd
Meteor maker
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
clean sweep
clean sweep
SaberFail
All Ideas. No Skills. a bit hungry
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[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
Darik29
Verified Delicious
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
I do hope theres a chance to actually talk with Tetsuya at some point. He's the childhood friend, i hope we can at least try to rekindle that friendship.
I do hope theres a chance to actually talk with Tetsuya at some point. He's the childhood friend, i hope we can at least try to rekindle that friendship.
Vote Closed
- Location
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Alright, looks like it's time for another adventure! But first, your mandatory slice of life exploration of a cave system.
Sir LagsAlot
Yandere Dice Magnet
- Location
- In the fridge
Here are the gains from the evolutions by the way.
Chansey wasn't used in the gym fight, and therefore obviously didn't level up let alone evolve but since I'm discussing the development of the rest of the team I might as well discuss her's.
Hm, considering we're about to hunt down some wild Evees, and that we've just unlocked our fifth Pokemon this is also a good opportunity to discuss our team as a whole again especially since it has been confirmed that we'll be able to catch up to eight Pokemon when previous plans have only taken into consideration catching up to six.
Dratini -> Dragonair (Level ~29 -> Level ~33)
Health +4
Stamina -
Attack +3
Defense +4
Special Attack +4
Speed +4
Evasion +4
Learned Aqua Tail
Future Development
Dragonair the team's resident bard (you can't convince me his plan with Slowpoke didn't boil down to "I roll to seduce") saw level gains across the board, improving by almost a full letter grade in every stat except Stamina, greatly aiding his role as our bulky physical sweeper considering he's now as bulky as Pineco was before her evolution with the damage to potentially OHKO anything with up to low B Physical durability/middling levels of bulk such as Rapidash.
He's also faster now, which is key for sweepers, and should therefore be capable of outspeeding anything that doesn't maximize Speed such as Alakazam. The main things he needs to work on are raising his Special stats as they're starting to fall behind his Physical ones hurting his capabilities as a mixed sweeper, fitting some well-trained coverage moves into his move pool, and increasing his proficiency with his existing move pool to improve accuracy.
His training should therefore be focused on mastering his current move-set for the time being with the resulting open move slots this will provide being filled with either Draco Meteor or Fire Blast/Flamethrower to provide him with a reliable Special option. After, that he'll look to master Aqua Tail to provide a Physical alternative to Outrage of a different type, and will look to learn whichever of the previously mentioned two Special moves he didn't learn earlier for the same reasons.
These plans alone will most likely be sufficient to cover Dragonair's development until his next evolution at which point our priorities will have to be re-evaluated.
Health +4
Stamina -
Attack +3
Defense +4
Special Attack +4
Speed +4
Evasion +4
Learned Aqua Tail
Future Development
Dragonair the team's resident bard (you can't convince me his plan with Slowpoke didn't boil down to "I roll to seduce") saw level gains across the board, improving by almost a full letter grade in every stat except Stamina, greatly aiding his role as our bulky physical sweeper considering he's now as bulky as Pineco was before her evolution with the damage to potentially OHKO anything with up to low B Physical durability/middling levels of bulk such as Rapidash.
He's also faster now, which is key for sweepers, and should therefore be capable of outspeeding anything that doesn't maximize Speed such as Alakazam. The main things he needs to work on are raising his Special stats as they're starting to fall behind his Physical ones hurting his capabilities as a mixed sweeper, fitting some well-trained coverage moves into his move pool, and increasing his proficiency with his existing move pool to improve accuracy.
His training should therefore be focused on mastering his current move-set for the time being with the resulting open move slots this will provide being filled with either Draco Meteor or Fire Blast/Flamethrower to provide him with a reliable Special option. After, that he'll look to master Aqua Tail to provide a Physical alternative to Outrage of a different type, and will look to learn whichever of the previously mentioned two Special moves he didn't learn earlier for the same reasons.
These plans alone will most likely be sufficient to cover Dragonair's development until his next evolution at which point our priorities will have to be re-evaluated.
Pineco -> Forretress (Level ~29 -> Level 31)
Health +5
Stamina -
Attack +5
Defense +5
Special Attack +4
Special Defense +6
Speed +1
Evasion -
Learned Magnet Rise
Toxic Spikes
Zap Cannon
Daemon removed Zap Cannon from the list of moves Forretress learns it's unequivocally over.
Future Development
Forretress the team's devourer of souls, and bird watcher gained a full letter grade in every single defensive and offensive stat except for Special Attack providing her moderate offensive threat in combination with fantastic bulk bringing the first of the team's two walls online. She'll still only be able to OHKO exceptionally frail Pokemon or those especially weak to Bug-type moves due to having a poor moveset for the job but she does enough damage now that only fellow walls can ignore her damage, and only the strongest of offensive threats can hope to get her off the field before she litters it with hazards.
Primarily what Forretress needs to work on at present is refining her moveset as her lack of open move slots along with the unrefined nature of her known moves is what's presently hampering her capabilities the most due to the sheer quantity of moves that she can make use of effectively as a support Pokemon. Otherwise, there is little for her to work on until we can acquire the Rest, and Sleep Talk TMs for her so that she can work on her mediocre stamina.
Health +5
Stamina -
Attack +5
Defense +5
Special Attack +4
Special Defense +6
Speed +1
Evasion -
Learned Magnet Rise
Toxic Spikes
Daemon removed Zap Cannon from the list of moves Forretress learns it's unequivocally over.
Future Development
Forretress the team's devourer of souls, and bird watcher gained a full letter grade in every single defensive and offensive stat except for Special Attack providing her moderate offensive threat in combination with fantastic bulk bringing the first of the team's two walls online. She'll still only be able to OHKO exceptionally frail Pokemon or those especially weak to Bug-type moves due to having a poor moveset for the job but she does enough damage now that only fellow walls can ignore her damage, and only the strongest of offensive threats can hope to get her off the field before she litters it with hazards.
Primarily what Forretress needs to work on at present is refining her moveset as her lack of open move slots along with the unrefined nature of her known moves is what's presently hampering her capabilities the most due to the sheer quantity of moves that she can make use of effectively as a support Pokemon. Otherwise, there is little for her to work on until we can acquire the Rest, and Sleep Talk TMs for her so that she can work on her mediocre stamina.
Magnemite -> Magneton (Level ~28 -> Level ~30)
Health +4
Stamina -
Attack +4
Defense +2
Special Attack +3
Special Defense +3
Speed -
Evasion -
Learned Electric Terrain
Future Development
Magneton the lazy sod didn't see quite the boost to his stats from the evolution directly that the others did but he's still ended up in roughly the same place due to having higher starting stats. This has left him with fantastic physical durability that puts him on the very edge of wall status for physical attackers although with only moderate special bulk that matches Dragonair's, and an insane special attack stat that could feasibly threaten to OHKO anything that isn't a dedicated special wall.
In stark contrast to our other two newly evolved Pokemon though who in Dragonair's case only requires moderate development in both stats as well as moves, and Forretress who requires little stat development but extreme development in her moveset. Magneton requires extreme stat development but little moveset development since his job as a bulky special sweeper requires him to be at least moderately fast putting him on par with Dragonair's present speed but in reality, he's presently over two whole letter grades below that goal with a speed stat close to that of Forretress.
Meanwhile, only one additional move in the form of Zap Cannon is required to get him into form for the gym challenge and a handful of additional moves such as Rest, and Sleep Talk being what's required to get him into Indigo Plateau form.
Health +4
Stamina -
Attack +4
Defense +2
Special Attack +3
Special Defense +3
Speed -
Evasion -
Learned Electric Terrain
Future Development
Magneton the lazy sod didn't see quite the boost to his stats from the evolution directly that the others did but he's still ended up in roughly the same place due to having higher starting stats. This has left him with fantastic physical durability that puts him on the very edge of wall status for physical attackers although with only moderate special bulk that matches Dragonair's, and an insane special attack stat that could feasibly threaten to OHKO anything that isn't a dedicated special wall.
In stark contrast to our other two newly evolved Pokemon though who in Dragonair's case only requires moderate development in both stats as well as moves, and Forretress who requires little stat development but extreme development in her moveset. Magneton requires extreme stat development but little moveset development since his job as a bulky special sweeper requires him to be at least moderately fast putting him on par with Dragonair's present speed but in reality, he's presently over two whole letter grades below that goal with a speed stat close to that of Forretress.
Meanwhile, only one additional move in the form of Zap Cannon is required to get him into form for the gym challenge and a handful of additional moves such as Rest, and Sleep Talk being what's required to get him into Indigo Plateau form.
Chansey wasn't used in the gym fight, and therefore obviously didn't level up let alone evolve but since I'm discussing the development of the rest of the team I might as well discuss her's.
Chansey remains a functional special wall although in comparison to her newly evolved teammates, she's lost the commanding lead she once had that made her such a constant presence in our battles even when she had a poor matchup. I expect some of this to return once she evolves soon but it's unlikely the gap will ever again be as wide as it once was.
It's difficult to comment on her stat development going forward considering her pending evolution but I would imagine that once she does evolve she will have little to no need for dedicated stat development considering she already has such a strong stat line. But, as is the case with Forretress due to her nature as a support Pokemon, Chansey is going to require extensive development of her moveset.
Luckily or from another perspective unluckily she can only learn approximately half as many useful moves for her role as Forretress, and almost all of the moves she'll want to learn she learns naturally during her development with the exception of a few that we'll be purchasing the TMs of for some of our other Pokemon already anyways meaning no dedicated actions will be required to acquire moves for her unlike other members of our team.
Taking the above into consideration Chansey unlike the other three members of our team shouldn't require any kind of focused training, and her progression should continue just fine through participation in regular training actions as well as battles.
It's difficult to comment on her stat development going forward considering her pending evolution but I would imagine that once she does evolve she will have little to no need for dedicated stat development considering she already has such a strong stat line. But, as is the case with Forretress due to her nature as a support Pokemon, Chansey is going to require extensive development of her moveset.
Luckily or from another perspective unluckily she can only learn approximately half as many useful moves for her role as Forretress, and almost all of the moves she'll want to learn she learns naturally during her development with the exception of a few that we'll be purchasing the TMs of for some of our other Pokemon already anyways meaning no dedicated actions will be required to acquire moves for her unlike other members of our team.
Taking the above into consideration Chansey unlike the other three members of our team shouldn't require any kind of focused training, and her progression should continue just fine through participation in regular training actions as well as battles.
Hm, considering we're about to hunt down some wild Evees, and that we've just unlocked our fifth Pokemon this is also a good opportunity to discuss our team as a whole again especially since it has been confirmed that we'll be able to catch up to eight Pokemon when previous plans have only taken into consideration catching up to six.
To catch up anyone unaware of where things previously left off in terms of team planning the team was supposed to be something along the lines of Dragonite, Forretress, Blissey, Magnezone as the core of a dragmag team with an Umbreon as our fifth due to their nature as a bulky wall/support Pokemon with access to high-value moves such as Taunt, Pursuit, Baton Pass, a variety of status moves, and a useful Dark STAB with decent offensive stats.
The sixth slot was meant to go to a synergetic sweeper with Dragonite, and Magnezone such as Lucario, Gengar, Machamp, Gyarados, Tyranitar, or any number of other similar options as it's generally unwise to have more than three support Pokemon on a team as you'll lack damage in most such cases with exceptions being rare. Out of the field of potential picks for this slot, I'd personally narrowed it down to either Gengar or Machamp on account of most other picks simply being unlikely to be found in Kanto such as Tyranitar, or having too much overlap with existing team members such as is the case with Lucario, and Gyarados.
Gengar and Machamp ticked all the boxes though with both being relatively easy-to-acquire Kanto Pokemon that offered a unique niche not covered by any of our other Pokemon. For, Gengar his niche was as an extremely fast offensive threat that helped to combat Kanto's powerful normal types with access to ghost, psychic, and poison type moves that no one else on our team uses well if they can use them at all.
By contrast, Machamp is simply a good all-around offensive powerhouse pick due to the abundance of fighting-type weaknesses prevalent within the early generations of the Pokemon meta-game a weakness our team fails to make good use of otherwise on account of fighting type moves not being available to any of our other offensive threats. Although that's not to say that fighting types are weak in later generations just that the meta-games of later generations simply don't have a pronounced fighting type weakness.
Our team composition therefore would have looked something like Dragonite, Forretress, Blissey, Magnezone, Umbreon, and Gengar or Machamp depending on what people voted for. But having a seventh, and eighth slot opens up several possibilities for our team composition if we can pick up a good generalist Pokemon for our sixth slot as it allows us to sit on our last two slots in order to fish for rarer Pokemon, Pokemon that are more conditional or ones that need more development than usual to be useful but are otherwise amazing as with our sixth slot filled we won't be weaker for such actions.
I would therefore put forward Lapras as our sixth slot choice, Tyranitar as an upgrade to Gengar, and Breloom as an upgrade to Machamp. Lapras' primary role in our team would be to act as a hybrid support/sweeper with their status, and ice moves along with their extremely impressive bulk that grants them a positive match up into many of Kanto's powerful normal types as well as the generally powerful dragon type that dominated early generations that could be a threat to Dragonite.
Tyranitar's purpose would be to fill the same synergetic sweeper role with Dragonite that Gengar would have except by comparison, he'll be far bulkier, and bring a wider variety of moves to the table including a devastating STAB Pursuit, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt and far more allowing him to act as an effective substitute for Dragonite, Umbreon or Lapras as needed. Although at the cost of being slower, and placing our entire ability to counter fighting types on Forretress, and Dragonite.
Breloom would fill a similar role as a synergetic sweeper for Dragonite but in comparison to Machamp he's bulkier due to his poison heal and provides significantly more coverage due to his grass typing as well as utility but at the cost of a lesser ability to use his fighting typing offensively due to not being able to learn Dynamic Punch although such a downside could most likely be corrected given sufficient training.
These refinements should provide a far bulkier team with significantly greater utility, and flexibility than what would have been provided by the original Gengar & Machamp composition so long as we're willing to sit on our last two team slots. And, those two picks still serve as perfectly fine fallbacks if things don't pan out nearer to the end of our journey, and we need to fill out our team before the Indigo Plateau so there's little to no risk to waiting for the better picks as I covered previously.
The sixth slot was meant to go to a synergetic sweeper with Dragonite, and Magnezone such as Lucario, Gengar, Machamp, Gyarados, Tyranitar, or any number of other similar options as it's generally unwise to have more than three support Pokemon on a team as you'll lack damage in most such cases with exceptions being rare. Out of the field of potential picks for this slot, I'd personally narrowed it down to either Gengar or Machamp on account of most other picks simply being unlikely to be found in Kanto such as Tyranitar, or having too much overlap with existing team members such as is the case with Lucario, and Gyarados.
Gengar and Machamp ticked all the boxes though with both being relatively easy-to-acquire Kanto Pokemon that offered a unique niche not covered by any of our other Pokemon. For, Gengar his niche was as an extremely fast offensive threat that helped to combat Kanto's powerful normal types with access to ghost, psychic, and poison type moves that no one else on our team uses well if they can use them at all.
By contrast, Machamp is simply a good all-around offensive powerhouse pick due to the abundance of fighting-type weaknesses prevalent within the early generations of the Pokemon meta-game a weakness our team fails to make good use of otherwise on account of fighting type moves not being available to any of our other offensive threats. Although that's not to say that fighting types are weak in later generations just that the meta-games of later generations simply don't have a pronounced fighting type weakness.
Our team composition therefore would have looked something like Dragonite, Forretress, Blissey, Magnezone, Umbreon, and Gengar or Machamp depending on what people voted for. But having a seventh, and eighth slot opens up several possibilities for our team composition if we can pick up a good generalist Pokemon for our sixth slot as it allows us to sit on our last two slots in order to fish for rarer Pokemon, Pokemon that are more conditional or ones that need more development than usual to be useful but are otherwise amazing as with our sixth slot filled we won't be weaker for such actions.
I would therefore put forward Lapras as our sixth slot choice, Tyranitar as an upgrade to Gengar, and Breloom as an upgrade to Machamp. Lapras' primary role in our team would be to act as a hybrid support/sweeper with their status, and ice moves along with their extremely impressive bulk that grants them a positive match up into many of Kanto's powerful normal types as well as the generally powerful dragon type that dominated early generations that could be a threat to Dragonite.
Tyranitar's purpose would be to fill the same synergetic sweeper role with Dragonite that Gengar would have except by comparison, he'll be far bulkier, and bring a wider variety of moves to the table including a devastating STAB Pursuit, Earthquake, Roar, Taunt and far more allowing him to act as an effective substitute for Dragonite, Umbreon or Lapras as needed. Although at the cost of being slower, and placing our entire ability to counter fighting types on Forretress, and Dragonite.
Breloom would fill a similar role as a synergetic sweeper for Dragonite but in comparison to Machamp he's bulkier due to his poison heal and provides significantly more coverage due to his grass typing as well as utility but at the cost of a lesser ability to use his fighting typing offensively due to not being able to learn Dynamic Punch although such a downside could most likely be corrected given sufficient training.
These refinements should provide a far bulkier team with significantly greater utility, and flexibility than what would have been provided by the original Gengar & Machamp composition so long as we're willing to sit on our last two team slots. And, those two picks still serve as perfectly fine fallbacks if things don't pan out nearer to the end of our journey, and we need to fill out our team before the Indigo Plateau so there's little to no risk to waiting for the better picks as I covered previously.
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- Elsewhere
...I don't know how I forgot to add it in to the sheet. I could have sworn I'd done so. Either way, it's been added now.
Kanto Week 24 Part 1 - Underground Socialization
- Location
- Elsewhere
[X] Look into the Surge in Wild Pokemon Encounters - An emergency has been declared due to an unusually aggressive pack of Eevees. The gym attendant who was sent has been missing for two weeks. The Saffron Gym is now mobilizing for this, trainers with 2 badges or more are requested to assist. Willow and Tetsuya are both planning to do so.
Violet rode the high of victory for a full day. Not having to even visit the Pokecenter was a massive ego boost both for her and all her Pokemon. Chansey was a little put out at not being given a chance to evolve, but a swift conversation alleviated her worries. After all, it was only a matter of time until she evolved into Blissey based on how everyone was developing.
With her gym battle completed, Violet made sure to track down her parents afterward. Finding them after the battle, her mother and father both congratulated her extensively. It was a nice feeling, albeit slightly suffocating. Tetsuya had left before she could find him, but she suspected she'd be meeting him soon again based on her plans for the week. However, while talking with her parents, her mother expressed interest in touring some of the caves nearby.
Feeling uncharacteristically confident, Violet volunteered to engage in extended social activity. "There's an entrance to Diglett's Cave nearby," she mentioned, "I can guide us through it."
"That would be wonderful," her mother replied after a moment of surprise at the offer. Usually getting Violet involved in a social activity required them to push for it. To have Violet volunteer it herself was clearly unexpected but welcome.
The three of them arrived at the entrance the next day. Despite Violet's initial plans to hike a few miles to the cave, her parents insisted on renting a car for the trip. "Not all of us have the stamina of a Pokemon trainer," her father had joked. "The hike there and back would be an all-day event for us."
"We could camp in the cave," Violet had responded. "I have the supplies for it."
"We aren't as adventurous as you Violet," her mother had said. "Camping in a cave is too much for me."
When they arrived at the cave, Violet made sure to go over the list of equipment she had asked her parents to bring. Each of them had a headlamp, a backup headlamp, a handheld flashlight, and a backup flashlight. All of them had good shoes and were in clothes that they could accept getting dirty. They'd brought food and water for two days in the cave, while Violet herself brought her usual caving gear including a climbing harness and rope. She didn't expect to use it, especially as Diglett Cave was flat without any verticality, but she wanted to be prepared.
Standing by the entrance, her mother finished adjusting her headlamp and put on her backpack. "It's nice to do something different," she began. "We've never done something like this before."
"It's … nice." Violet agreed after a moment of contemplation. Recalling that her mother had just bought her two high-end flashlights for the journey, the shy trainer remembered to thank her for it. "The new flashlight is cool."
Her father finished adjusting his backpack, "Your mother was so proud to have found that," his words caused her mother to blush slightly. "I hope it comes in handy."
"It …" Violet paused, glancing over at her parents' expectant faces wondering if she should tell the truth or embellish it slightly. "It's less weight to carry." The downside was that it wasn't as sturdy as her older flashlights, but that tradeoff was rather difficult to calculate. Was it worth it? She honestly couldn't say, but her mother wouldn't appreciate that answer.
"I'm glad," her mother said, grasping Violet's shoulder and giving it a slight squeeze. "You're growing up so fast, it's hard to do things for you."
"It always was," her father joked, causing Violet's mood to worsen. "We were happy to get more than five words out of you in a day a few years ago."
Violet didn't like how that sounded like a veiled insult. She could tell her father hadn't meant anything by it, but she didn't like his words. Taking a deep breath, Violet turned towards the cave. "We should get going."
With her parents following close behind, Violet led the way into the cold, dimly lit tunnel feeling more confident with each step forward. Behind her, her parents held a whispered argument over her father's words.
Inside the cave, the walls slowly began to close in, with the air growing colder. Every now and then there was the splash as one of them stepped into a small puddle or the sound of water dripping from the ceiling. Leading the way, Violet's headlamp cut a narrow beam through the darkness, revealing stone walls carved by Digletts and Dugtrios. Her senses felt amplified, as she scanned the surroundings for any sign of motion.
"Violet," her father uttered, distracting her from the silence. Slowing her pace but not turning around due in part to her emotions and the slightly poor terrain, she tilted her head so he knew she was listening. "I'm proud of what you've managed. Winning that battle so easily was incredible."
"Thanks, dad," Violet said neutrally, recognizing the indirect apology as her father trying to avoid bringing up the prior sentence that had clearly irritated her. Trying to push her negative feelings to the side, she was glad that they were coming to the first of the main sites in the cave.
"Really Violet," her father said, trying to push the point. "I didn't mean to upset you, you've come a long way and I'm glad to share this experience with you."
Violet wasn't sure how to respond to that, but some of her emotions must have shown as her mother interrupted. "This is a fun hike, I've never done anything like this before. Being underground is like visiting a whole new world."
The trainer allowed herself a small smile, feeling some of the tension melt away. "It's … different from the outside."
Continuing deeper into the cave, they arrived in a small chamber where the tunnel opened up and split apart. Now at the main cave itself, the walls sparkled faintly with hardened crystals that the underground Pokemon had struggled to remove entirely. The headlamps added to the effect, causing the crystals to glitter with each slight motion made.
They spend a while there, admiring the crystals and taking a few pictures. During this period Violet spotted a group of Digletts looking at them from a distance who immediately ran the moment they noticed Violet saw them. Smiling slightly, Violet was glad that this experience was turning out to be enjoyable for everyone.
After spelunking through more of the cave, the Mills family eventually called it a day. Traveling back to Saffron City, Violet said goodbye to her parents who had a late-night trip back to Celadon City. Violet herself had to sleep early due to her plans to join the trainers who planned to help with the aggressive wild Pokemon.
Pick 1 Group to Join
[] The Scout Group - Joining a small group of 3 trainers, Violet will be tasked with locating the Eevee groups and calling in trainers to converge on their location. She'll be among the first to meet the Pokemon, which puts her in a rather active area. Willow will be among the three trainers.
[] The Elite Group - Joining a group of 10 4-badge trainers, Violet is only allowed to join due to her performance against Sabrina. This group is tasked with battling the evolved Eevee and ensuring no one is injured during the battle. Sabrina is leading this group.
[] The Rescue Group - Three groups of 10 trainers tasked with finding and rescuing the gym attendant who has been missing for three weeks, this group will be out of the expected combat zone but should be ready for anything. Tetsuya will be present here.
[] The Main Patrol Group - The main group of trainers nearly 80 in number, this group is effectively intended to patrol the borders of Saffron City and ensure none of the Pokemon cause problems for the city itself.
Sir LagsAlot
Yandere Dice Magnet
- Location
- In the fridge
[X] The Rescue Group - Three groups of 10 trainers tasked with finding and rescuing the gym attendant who has been missing for three weeks, this group will be out of the expected combat zone but should be ready for anything. Tetsuya will be present here.
We get to be social with Tetsuya, the rescue groups get protection from an elite trainer, and Blissey gets to strut her stuff since she's an amazing healer after she didn't get to participate in the gym battle. This option sounds pretty much perfect.
We get to be social with Tetsuya, the rescue groups get protection from an elite trainer, and Blissey gets to strut her stuff since she's an amazing healer after she didn't get to participate in the gym battle. This option sounds pretty much perfect.
- Pronouns
- He/They
[X] The Rescue Group - Three groups of 10 trainers tasked with finding and rescuing the gym attendant who has been missing for three weeks, this group will be out of the expected combat zone but should be ready for anything. Tetsuya will be present here.
Would be cool to be in the Elite group but I think Sabrina needs to cool off a bit first.
Would be cool to be in the Elite group but I think Sabrina needs to cool off a bit first.
- Location
- Florida
[X] The Rescue Group - Three groups of 10 trainers tasked with finding and rescuing the gym attendant who has been missing for three weeks, this group will be out of the expected combat zone but should be ready for anything. Tetsuya will be present here.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] The Scout Group - Joining a small group of 3 trainers, Violet will be tasked with locating the Eevee groups and calling in trainers to converge on their location. She'll be among the first to meet the Pokemon, which puts her in a rather active area. Willow will be among the three trainers.
willow! Willow! WILlow! WILLOW!
willow! Willow! WILlow! WILLOW!
- Location
- madison
[x] The Elite Group - Joining a group of 10 4-badge trainers, Violet is only allowed to join due to her performance against Sabrina. This group is tasked with battling the evolved Eevee and ensuring no one is injured during the battle. Sabrina is leading this group.
I just got here and I crave violence.
I just got here and I crave violence.