[X] Giovanni
I need to hear him gripe about us destroying team rocket
I need to hear him gripe about us destroying team rocket
A Journey of Two, a Pokemon Story
- Thread starter Daemon Hunter
- Start date
- Location
- Elsewhere
Oh I haven't actually rolled that yet. I just rolled their first fights which had DC10s across the board.
Also an interesting and accurate point in regards to the after images, I'll have to remember that for the future.
[X] Lance
It seems like the most unconnected viewpoint, and thus the one with the most interesting view.
It seems like the most unconnected viewpoint, and thus the one with the most interesting view.
- Location
- Greece
- Pronouns
- He
[X] Lance
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] Sabrina
Vote Closed + Rolls
New
- Location
- Elsewhere
Alright, I'll be closing the vote here. Looks like it's a tie between Lance and Sabrina.
Willow (DC95)
Tetsuya (DC98)
Crystal (DC30)
1 - Lance
2 - Sabrina
Dragapult: Will-O-Wisp lands
Magnezone: DC55 to hit with Flash Cannon. If landed Magnezone wins
Dragapult: If Magnezone misses, DC20 to hit with Hex. If landed Dragapult wins
Repeat as needed
Magnezone: DC55 to hit with Flash Cannon. If landed Magnezone wins
Dragapult: If Magnezone misses, DC20 to hit with Hex. If landed Dragapult wins
Repeat as needed
Willow (DC95)
Tetsuya (DC98)
Crystal (DC30)
1 - Lance
2 - Sabrina
- Location
- Elsewhere
The first set were the rolls for your battle. So the 14, 68, 18.
The next set was for your friends, so everyone was bounced out of the group stage apart from Crystal who got really lucky with who she was facing.
Round 1 Dragapult: Dragapult used Will-O-Wisp (DC0: Autosuccess). Magnezone was burned!
Round 1 Magnezone: Magnezone used Flash Canon (DC55: 14). Dragapult avoided the attack! Magnezone lost 20 HP from their burn (140). Magnezone healed 10 HP from Leftovers (150).
Round 2 Dragapult: Dragapult used Hex (DC20: 68). Magnezone lost 145 of their HP (5).
Round 2 Magnezone: Magnezone used Flash Canon (DC55: 18). Dragapult avoided the attack! Magnezone lost 5 HP from their burn (0). Magnezone Fainted!
Round 1 Magnezone: Magnezone used Flash Canon (DC55: 14). Dragapult avoided the attack! Magnezone lost 20 HP from their burn (140). Magnezone healed 10 HP from Leftovers (150).
Round 2 Dragapult: Dragapult used Hex (DC20: 68). Magnezone lost 145 of their HP (5).
Round 2 Magnezone: Magnezone used Flash Canon (DC55: 18). Dragapult avoided the attack! Magnezone lost 5 HP from their burn (0). Magnezone Fainted!
Last edited:
Seems like the first training "flaw" we need to work on is our ability to 1v1 an opponent real fast. I guess at least we'll have plenty of time to train and explore now? And we can probably learn a lot from watching the rest of the matches!
Sir LagsAlot
Yandere Dice Magnet
- Location
- In the fridge
That's a shame. I thought we won because I applied the first roll to Will-O-Wisp.
Magnezone doesn't have a way to fight really fast opponents other than tanking their hit and hiting back harder. So, the only solution is to train up his stats more, and the level of his moves. But we already knew that was going to be our primary weakness going into this namely we were just going to have lower stats than all the veteran trainers along with lower move levels because we've only been traveling for a year.
Ultimately we just got stat checked and no amount of move swaps or anything would have changed that.
Last edited:
Indigo Plateau the Group Stage Part 3 - Sabrina Interlude
New
- Location
- Elsewhere
[X] Sabrina
The Indigo Plateau was a symphony of thoughts and emotions that washed over Sabrina like a tide. She stood apart from the crowd in a corner of the stadium, her gaze distant with her mind focused on several minds in the arena.
A seemingly normal trainer walked past her, only for Sabrina to psychically freeze him in place. She momentarily winced as she mentally kept his Pokeballs closed and released Alakazam to ensure there wasn't a fight. She didn't care, but Lance would be annoyed at any disruptions to the Group Stage.
'A disposable minion,' she whispered into the Rocket's mind. Feeling his fear at his predicament, she sifted through his memories. As Sabrina had expected, she only found the faces of other grunts with no one of importance. Team Rocket's shadow stretched across Kanto, their tendrils controlling the majority of the underworld in her region. She knew that Lance routinely conducted back-channel diplomacy with the Rockets, mostly to ensure they didn't support Johto. Sabrina never approved, nor did Surge or Giovanni.
Other incidents flickered within the Rocket's mind. An illegal Pokemon battle where fainting wasn't enough to end a fight, the poaching of Bug-types in Viridian Forest, an odd focus on the power plant. She'd have to look into a few of those.
And then there was Violet's battle.
When she first met the girl, Sabrina had taken her to be a meek trainer, incapable of ever reaching this stage. That changed the moment their battle began and Violet's mind shifted into what could only be described as battle mode.
Sabrina felt a pang of sympathy when Violet stepped onto the battlefield against Kaelin. Anxiety, hope, and resolve mixed together in a high that could make or break trainers. Then she felt what was more familiar to Sabrina. Cold, calculated plans mixed together with observations that felt almost impossible. From the slightest microexpressions in Kaelin's face to the scuff marks on his belt, nothing was beyond notice to Violet.
Then, barely a minute later, Sabrina felt a profound sense of loss from the girl before a ripple of emotion echoed within the collective consciousness of the crowd. Flicking through the memories of a random member of the crowd, Sabrina felt a sense of disappointment.
She never liked the way the League approached the Group Stage. It turned many battles into ones decided by chance with limited room for strategy. She'd seen favorites fall solely due to lucky Pokemon picks. It was difficult to win if one sent out a Charizard against a Blastoise, no matter how good you were.
It was a shame Violet had run into a powerful trainer in the Group Stage, Sabrina had been hoping for a rematch. She'd even considered asking Lance to rig the tournament bracket to ensure they fought in the elimination round.
And speaking of Lance … the frozen Rocket grunt was still suspended. She should do something about that.
'Lance,' Sabrina sent a telepathic whisper to the champion's aid. Mildly annoyed that his Deino prevented her from talking to his mind directly. 'I found our little disruption.'
A few moments later, Lance appeared. He strode towards her, his expression both concerned and pleased. "They're getting bolder I see."
Sabrina frowned, annoyed that he hadn't brought his aid. That'd make this harder. Flexing her psychic might, she wormed her way further into the frozen Rocket's mind. Forcing him to speak for her, the Rocket's words were slurred. "As always … our activities spread." Right, she had to deal with some input from his mind. "The Cage Balls almost spelled disaster."
Lance grimaced, mildly perturbed from her casual puppetting of a human being. "I'm aware of the reports, I'm working on it."
"Handling it?" Sabrina echoed through the Rocket, having him put on a mocking expression. "By ignoring it? By making deals to look the other way?"
"That's a gross oversimplification," Lance's jaw tightened. "We can't afford to send everyone after Team Rocket while Johto pokes at our borders. While you complain about a lack of focus on Team Rocket, Surge complains about a lack of focus on Johto."
"A convenient excuse for inaction," Sabrina retorted through the Rocket, unable to keep some of her displeasure from bleeding through. "If you're worried, simply let Giovanni off his leash."
She'd met the Viridian City gym leader only a handful of times, but she was impressed by the sheer level of scorn he had for members of Team Rocket. Not to mention the sheer level of calculation Giovanni did at every moment. "No," Lance said directly. "There is more to him than he allows us to see, I do not trust him."
Sabrina's nostrils flared at the statement. Giovanni was more effective than her when it came to discovering Team Rocket's plans. "Fine, let's discuss something else."
"The group stage has been set up this way for years," Lance said with a sigh. "I'm not changing the rules for you."
"Those rules favor luck over skill," Sabrina countered. "I saw a trainer with significant potential lose today because of those rules."
Lance raised an eyebrow. "Violet? The girl with the Dragonite?"
"Yes," Sabrina confirmed. "I was looking forward to fighting her."
Lance considered her words, momentarily thinking of dismissing her suggestion out of hand before thinking better of it. "I'll look into it." He eventually said.
"And for the Rockets?"
"You're not going to let this go, are you?" He asked, letting out another sigh. "I'll authorize a budget for you to hire a few trainers to look into it."
"That's it?" Sabrina asked with an irritated frown.
"Until I deal with Team Galactic and Johto's border raids, that's it."
Indigo Plateau the Elimination Round, Pick 2
Expert Trainer Actions
[] Create Prepared Battleplans - Tetsuya's impromptu stunts were unreliable but powerful. But with more experience under your belt, who knows what is possible?
[] 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.
[] Teach Umbreon how to command a Pokemon Battle - Umbreon's tactical skills surpass most trainers. Improving those skills via practical experience in commanding battles would do wonders.
[] Bring Magnezone to the Next Level - Magnezone is nearing a breakthrough in terms of elemental attacks. You just need to give them a little push …
[] Train Combination Moves - You've seen videos of incredible combinations, trying to plan some out would be useful for team battles.
Pokemon Actions
[] 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.
[] Train with your Pokemon - While it may be early, you just had a rather interesting battle with Willow from which your Pokemon could learn.
[] Teach your Pokemon TMs and HMs - You did recover a very large stash of TMs and HMs recently. While you have taught them a few moves, there's more for them to learn.
[] Train with Willow - While it would be nontraditional to train with your rival, both of you have unique skill sets that could complement each other. She would like to get your perspective on training this time around.
Battling Actions
[] Battle Lance - Champion Lance is holding a raffle for anyone to enter to challenge him. The odds of you getting it are low but it may be fun to enter… Wait, what do you mean you won?
Exploration Actions
[] See the Sights - The Indigo Plateau is a storied location in Kanto. Looking around at the various attractions would be worthwhile. Perhaps you can even find the Elite 4.
Traveling Actions
[] Head Out - While the championship is still ongoing, you could leave early if you wanted to. And figure out what you want to do over the next year until the next championship.
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)
[] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
[] Meet with Sabrina - Sabrina just sent you a message to meet with her. You didn't even know she had your number! Can you delay? Is that rude? What do you do now?
TimEd
Meteor maker
Of Course Lance would rig the raffle so the one with the Dragonite gets to face him. But frankly I'm tired of this regional political drama with the Rockets. Now that we're eliminated, I want Violet out of there and finally able to relax and enjoy herself with her (some still very new) team.
[X] Head Out - While the championship is still ongoing, you could leave early if you wanted to. And figure out what you want to do over the next year until the next championship.
[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] Head Out - While the championship is still ongoing, you could leave early if you wanted to. And figure out what you want to do over the next year until the next championship.
[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.
Sir LagsAlot
Yandere Dice Magnet
- Location
- In the fridge
[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] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
Honestly if the group stage format as it presently is, is the difference between proftiable and unprofitable they should just stick with it. It doesn't really teach the trainers involved any lessons but it sounds like they're hard up for money as is. Although implementing a losers bracket system has historically shown at least in other competitions to still bring the excitement of elimination style tournaments well allowing for skill to have a greater impact.
Regardless, I really, really want to spend time with our Pokemon. Its been a bit since we've done so after all and we straight up haven't spent time with the team at all since aquiring Slowbro so we have next to no idea what his actual personality is like at present plus Violet could probably use the love right now. After that well Sabrina has invited us to a meeting I don't think that's what we need right now.
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
Honestly if the group stage format as it presently is, is the difference between proftiable and unprofitable they should just stick with it. It doesn't really teach the trainers involved any lessons but it sounds like they're hard up for money as is. Although implementing a losers bracket system has historically shown at least in other competitions to still bring the excitement of elimination style tournaments well allowing for skill to have a greater impact.
Regardless, I really, really want to spend time with our Pokemon. Its been a bit since we've done so after all and we straight up haven't spent time with the team at all since aquiring Slowbro so we have next to no idea what his actual personality is like at present plus Violet could probably use the love right now. After that well Sabrina has invited us to a meeting I don't think that's what we need right now.
Last edited:
- Location
- Florida
[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] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
Last edited:
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
[X] Battle Lance - Champion Lance is holding a raffle for anyone to enter to challenge him. The odds of you getting it are low but it may be fun to enter… Wait, what do you mean you won?
I want to work for Sabrina later on plus we have plenty of time with our Pokemon later.
Might as well see how we fare against Lance, make him regret keeping the stupid group stage setup.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
[X] Battle Lance - Champion Lance is holding a raffle for anyone to enter to challenge him. The odds of you getting it are low but it may be fun to enter… Wait, what do you mean you won?
I want to work for Sabrina later on plus we have plenty of time with our Pokemon later.
Might as well see how we fare against Lance, make him regret keeping the stupid group stage setup.
Last edited:
[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] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
Hang out with everyone we care about after a disappointing defeat, and learn from the battles. And why not add our friends to the watching group since it won't take extra time? Maybe they'll help us with battle analysis, and I'm sure they'll be good for us (and vice versa) emotionally.
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
Hang out with everyone we care about after a disappointing defeat, and learn from the battles. And why not add our friends to the watching group since it won't take extra time? Maybe they'll help us with battle analysis, and I'm sure they'll be good for us (and vice versa) emotionally.
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Battle Lance - Champion Lance is holding a raffle for anyone to enter to challenge him. The odds of you getting it are low but it may be fun to enter… Wait, what do you mean you won?
[X] Battle Lance - Champion Lance is holding a raffle for anyone to enter to challenge him. The odds of you getting it are low but it may be fun to enter… Wait, what do you mean you won?
[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] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
- Location
- Greece
- Pronouns
- He
[X] Battle Lance - Champion Lance is holding a raffle for anyone to enter to challenge him. The odds of you getting it are low but it may be fun to enter… Wait, what do you mean you won?
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)
[X] Meet Your Parents - Your parents flew out to the Plateau in order to watch you battle. They still plan on watching the rest of the battles and would like to watch it with you.
[X] Watch the Battles - Willow and Tetsuya are going to be watching the Pokemon battles themselves, so it may be nice to join them. (Free if taken with Meet Your Parents)