[Agate Valyn]

Agate Party:
Riku (Riolu) lv 17
Randgris (Rookidee) lv 6
Azalea (Frillish) lv 15
Durandal (Honedge) lv 6
Fang (Shinx) lv 16
Rutile (Rockruff) lv 6

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Time to start a new journey! Well, he's not sure if just going around the west Arciel could be really said as travelling, but... here he is. Beside him is Riku the Riolu. He's getting stronger and stronger it seems! Following them today is Randgris the Rookidee who is told by her mother to be stronger for Agate... the little bird does not seem to mind that much as long as it's not so early in the morning, so Agate decided to travel closer to afternoon where the heat has died off somewhat. On his back, there's Durandal the Honedge. Its size is bigger than most Honedge, but not the biggest... even so, the blade is quite cooperative with Agate so far. Contrary to his previous belief that it would drink his life force willy nilly, this one seem to sap his stamina instead, the same way as when you got possessed and you suddenly feeling so tired. To his left, a Shinx that he got from wonder trade named Fang, interesting. The owner was someone named "Gabe"? Either way this one... often love to nip his hand or his leg then ran away, trying to get Agate to chase her while purring. Quite the impish one. The last one tried to appear bigger than she is usually, the Rockruff named Rutile. She's walking like a primadonna it seems, trying to "lead" the pack, barking at them to hasten their pace... Riku just shook his head in amusement. There's also Azalea, but the Frillish does not do well in arid situation like this, so she stayed in her Pokeball.

"Mmmm, today's air feel warm enough... But seriously, I wish we could bring more Pokemon on our journey... Like... twelve or so?"

...Probably a bad idea considering how cramped that would feel.

<Fire Incense, On>

[Josh Devlin]

Phew, what a weekend! The big city certainly kept Josh busy, having doubled down on events. Though he got a good night's sleep, the young man was still a bit tired - he could have slept for half a day with how much he did that weekend. Either the Gym match or the race alone would have been enough to wear someone out, but he did both. He was slowly climbing the ranks - maybe he would be able to get into Gold League next season! That would be so cool...to actually be on television and make money racing. It sure beat doing odd jobs, even if his line of work could be done remotely.

Having to rest his Absol after overstraining her yesterday, Josh knew he had to bring the rest of his A-team. Saber's bobbing up and down didn't make tacking him up any easier for the trainer. "Can you please hold still?" he asked. If Saber were still an Electrike, he probably wouldn't have listened...but as a Manectric he was well-behaved. Just excited was all. Even the hasty, somewhat rash Aslan had grown more mature. The cub's red fur was starting to expand, growing around both sides of his face - a sign he was on the cusp of evolution. The rest of his team was stowed for the time being. Josh mounted up and headed southeast along the dusty road.

No more than a half-mile past Ash's southern gate, Josh ran into a familiar face - a young, muscled boy with a Riolu at his side. It appeared he had brought a completely new team with him since Josh had taken some time off to let his Skarmory recover. Saber barked at the traveler and bolted toward him, catching Josh off guard. Aslan quickly followed. It did not take long for the two to catch him, Saber flashing a friendly smile toward the fighting-type. "Fancy running into you here!" Josh greeted Agate.

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Agate Valyn

NAME          SPECIES       LV     EP   STATUS
Saber         Manectric      34      5      Good
Aslan         Litleo         27      5      Good
Nitro         Skiddo         20      5      Good
Blitz         Luxio          21      5      Good
Bladestorm    Skarmory       27      5      Good
Resheph       Dratini         8      5      Good

{WC: 324}
{PC: 1}

[Jae]

Agate Valyn

A wild Torracat has appeared!

What will you do?

	Torracat Lv19
		5 Energy
	Average	Adamant
	Blaze
MOVES
Power Trip, Bite, Fury Swipes, Ember
NOTES
N/A

A wild Heatmor has appeared!

What will you do?

	Heatmor Lv16
		5 Energy
	Large	Timid
	Flash Fire
MOVES
Lick, Incinerate, Bug Bite, Stockpile
NOTES
N/A

Josh Devlin

A wild Xatu has appeared!

What will you do?

	Xatu Lv37
		5 Energy
	Large	Bashful
	Early Bird
MOVES
Air Slash, Tailwind, Teleport, Psycho Shift
NOTES
N/A

A wild Growlithe has appeared!

What will you do?

	Growlithe Lv27
		5 Energy
	Small	Impish
	Flash Fire
MOVES
Fire Fang, Agility, Helping Hand, Flame Wheel
NOTES
N/A

[Agate Valyn]

Hmmm, looks like he's not completely alone in some way? There's sound of footsteps? Agate tried to close his eyes again. It's becoming more and more of a habit to him lately, trying to find out who is coming by using Aura Sight. He have yet mastered it fully, and using it consciously is like breathing something... breathing consciously that is. The sensation is weird, almost like you're suddenly aware that you need to breathe to live, and that consciousness basically messes up with your rhythm sometimes. It's the same thing. But either way, Agate glanced toward that direction and found the... unmistakable aura color.

"Knew it," he muttered under his breath, as if proud of himself and his newfound ability. Immediately, he blinked and just like that, he turned off the aura sight. Turning off is easier than turning it on, he noticed... but wow, that was a bit straining for the eyes though. If after this his eyes somehow bled like in that certain love interest obsession emo plot device friend of the anime Sid cosplayed as, he wouldn't be surprised.

"Hi Josh!" he greeted. Riku raised his paw in a greeting. Meanwhile, Fang sniffed at Josh, wondering who's this new person is, the same with Rutile. Randgris just stared at him like saying "are you sure this is a coincidence?"... but it couldn't be, right?

"Fancy meeting you here. I'm going around to find this travelling aura using Pokemons that cousin Koa told me... while at it, I'm thinking of going on a journey, going around finding nice things while getting my pokemons stronger... Also getting myself stronger, that's important."

Just at that time, two Pokemons suddenly came and blocked the way. Whoops! "Ah just right on time, well then... uh..."

Agate called Azalea first and foremost. the second one would be... Before he could ordered Riku to come forward, Rutile and Randgris goes to the fore. Wow, talk about sudden... But with this, the level difference sort of evened.

"Alright you two. Good luck, don't strain yourselves too much."

Azalea challenged the Torracat, while Rutile and Randgris goes forward to challenge the Heatmor... It's huger than usual for some reason. Azalea opened the attack immediately with Water Pulse. There's no need for her to hold back on this one, which hits the Torracat. Agate wanted a Litten, but... This Torracat probably not quite the one he wanted to recruit. The wild Torracat tried to shake off the feeling of being wet, and on top of it the pulse's effect...

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Unfortunately it does not confuse! The Torracat grinned. It countered with Fury Swipes instead!

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Which unfortunately only hit once, and that one hit, was one that Azalea dodged, only for her to counter once more with Water Pulse! The fight was decided right there with two super effective moves! With the Heatmor though, it's more strategic. Randgris first attacked with a sand attack. She flew, blowing dusts at the Heatmor. Rutile quickly followed with another Sand Attack. This prevented the Heatmor to accurately hit them at all even with it Incinerate. Rutile next followed with Leer, which Randgris followed with Peck. The two Pokemons wasn't quite strong enough to quickly beat the Heatmor, which futilely tried to use its other moves. The two used Peck and Tackle respectively, which does built up damage, but the Heatmor is definitely too tough... but that's fine. Agate only need them to weaken it. He quickly tossed a Premier Ball at it!

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Premier Ball, go!
(is attempting to catch Heatmor)

Agate Party:
Riku (Riolu) lv 17 (5/5)
Randgris (Rookidee) lv 6 -> 7 (4/5)
Azalea (Frillish) lv 15 -> 16 (4/5)
Durandal (Honedge) lv 6 (5/5)
Fang (Shinx) lv 16 (5/5)
Rutile (Rockruff) lv 6 -> 7 (4/5)
Fire Incense: 4 encounters remain·

[Jae]

Go, PokeBall!

One... two... and...

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The Wild Pokemon was caught!
One Premier ball has been removed from your inventory.

[Josh Devlin]

Josh couldn't help but chuckle at the confused looks Agate's new Pokémon gave him. He smiled back. "They don't bite, I promise!" Blitz's Poké Ball started shifting. "You want to play with them, too? Sure, Blitz, come on out!" Emerging from the Poké Ball was a Luxio that stood rather tall - two-thirds of his trainer's height. The two swift cats circled after each other, Josh laughing as they seemed to chase each others' tails. "I've been raising them for months...and they still act like kids." Agate seemed surprised to meet Josh on the road. "Did you forget? We talked about this in the hotel room! I was going to follow you after Bladestorm's surgery. It was a success, and she'll be good to go. I just don't want to push her too hard, but knowing her..."

Two wild Pokémon jumped Aslan - a petite Growlithe and a Xatu. Josh's first instinct was to take out a Poké Ball for capture, then realized the Arcanine that it would evolve into would be too small for someone with his build. Sometimes, he wished he wasn't so big boned. The avian's eyes, then face, glowed a deep lavendar, a stiff headwind blowing into the faces of Josh's smaller Pokémon. The headwind grew until Josh's Pokémon could no longer run against it, blown back down the trail.

That was IT.

Driven to anger, the two Pokémon let out battle cries, Blitz's tail glowing so such a bright yellow that Josh's eyes started burning. Aslan's hot, red mane had surrounded the sides of his face completely by this point in his growth. It, too, grew with a red light so bright that Josh had to turn away or be blinded. Their entire bodies enveloped in yellow and red, the two swelled in size, both now just a little taller than Josh at the shoulder.

The two sounded simultaneous roars, Josh and even Saber flinching, not expecting how loud the two fully-grown lions would be. The Growlithe was rather intimidated by the two roaring cats and turned tail, its tail wagging far faster than a Growlithe should be able to. Xatu, on the other hand, ratcheted up its tailwind more, forming blades of air that added slash to whoosh. The impact made Aslan skid back down the trail, but Blitz powered through the air blades, an anger-fueled Sparking charge frying the psychic bird's feathers. Having seen enough, the Xatu left both of them a second wave of air blades before turning tail as well.

Once the windstorm had calmed down, Josh dismounted Saber and ran toward the newly-evolved Pokémon, Aslan running toward him at high speed as well. "Whoa, bud--" Too late - the hot-headed Pyroar slammed Josh into the ground. Thankfully the ground where Josh's head landed was primarily dirt and grass. While the impact was headache-inducing, there was no real harm done. "You're not little anymore - you can't just crash toward me like that!" Aslan began licking Josh's face incessantly and affectionately, slobbering Josh's face. "Hey, that tickles! Stop!"

After a few minutes of nonstop affection, the physically grown, but not mentally grown, Aslan finally let Josh atand. "Hey, Agate," he asked his friend, "Can I take these two back to town to get their tack fitted? I'll text you when I'm done and I'll catch up to you - I promise." Once he was able to stand, Josh noticed grievous, grievous wounds all over Aslan's face. "These are horrible!" Not bothering to even wipe his face clean, he frantically dug through his pack for a Super Potion and began spraying the cuts down, going through several bandages to make sure the wounds were at least dressed properly and wouldn't become infected...but they were so widespread that he couldn't fix them all with a single vial of the potent medicine. As much as he didn't want to leave the rest of the cuts alone, it would have to do. "On second thought, I'm also going to need to make a quick Pokémon Mart stop - Aslan's really badly hurt. I'll catch up, I promise!" With that, he packed up his supplies and recalled all his Pokémon except Saber. "Quick Attack, Saber! We gotta get back to town and fast!" Josh leaned low on his Pokémon as though he was racing him, pushing the Manectric to the limits of his speed.

---

Agate Valyn

Apply EXP. Share to Resheph.
Aslan's level is now 36!
Blitz's level is now 31!
Resheph's level is now 10!
Super Potion is used on Aslan - does not fully heal him.

NAME          SPECIES       LV     EP   STATUS
Saber         Manectric      34      5      Good
Aslan         Pyroar         36      5      Fair
Nitro         Skiddo         20      5      Good
Blitz         Luxray         31      4      Fair
Bladestorm    Skarmory       27      5      Good
Resheph       Dratini        10      5      Good

{WC: 752}
{PC: 2}

[Jae]

Agate Valyn

Scout Yazmin would like to battle!

76 Pen Chesto Berry x1, Wepear Berry x1, PokeBall x1 Dedenne Lv14 5 Energy Large Adamant Pickup MOVES Thunder Shock, Charm, Charge, Tail Whip

Josh Devlin

Scout Rob would like to battle!

77 Pen Pecha Berry x3, Wood x1, Wood x1 Gligar Lv38 5 Energy Average Bashful Sand Veil MOVES Screech, U-turn, Slash, Quick Attack  Emolga Lv30 5 Energy Small Modest Static MOVES Spark, Nuzzle, Pursuit, Double Team Darumaka Lv25 5 Energy Average Jolly Hustle MOVES Avalanche, Work Up, Ice Fang, Headbutt

[Agate Valyn]

"Well, yeah, I remembered, but I thought the surgery going to take a bit more while considering that... you know, Bladestorm is metal and all. I'm worried the same would happened to Schera sometimes, that they would take too long amount of time to get her patched up. Anyway, Schera is currently benched at this time. She requested me to train her daughter instead."

Did he just saw two evolutions going on at the same time? "Wow, that's.... that's cool!" Admittedly that was the first time Agate ever saw evolution happened in front of him at the same time. Fang walked up to him, then gently nib his hand. "What's wrong, Fang? Do you want to evolve too? ...Hmmm, I'm not sure if you can evolve soon, but... I'll try to get you there, alright?"

And looks like Josh wanted to return to the city first? Well, there's no better time. As for him, he'll go forward... Only for him to suddenly stopped by two Scouts.

"Oh, quite the party you have there! Why don't you do a Pokemon Battle with me?" the girl of the pair offered. "I happened to overheard you saying that you want to evolve your Pokemon... what's better time to do it than to fight?"

"Sounds good, then. What's the format?" Agate asked.

"I only have one Pokemon for the meantime, but I assure you he's strong!"

Hmmm, well, there's no fault in there. Immediately after, Scout Yazmin sent out Dedenne. Unfortunately the typing is a bit troublesome.... Fang... does not know anti electric or anti fairy moves huh... But Fang suddenly just like that goes to the front. "Are you sure?" Agate asked, to which the Pokemon nodded.

"Very well. Fang, start with Charge!"

"I don't know what you're doing, but Dedenne is a part electric type you know! Charm!"

The charming effect lowers Fang's attack by two stages... that harsh. But even so, the Shinx kept her ground and built up electricity. Her mouth crackled with electricity and the star on her tail shines. The next moment, Agate ordered Fang to release not a Thunder Fang, but Spark instead! It was only half effective, but even so, boosted with Charge, it becomes as effective as an effective move instead. Both Agate and Yazmin ended up repeating the strategy of Charge and their respective Pokemon's attack ability, Spark and Thunder Shock. Spark being higher in damage and the fact that Yazmin was late to call out the charge and Thunder Shock combo, added with the Shinx's higher level ends up being in Agate and Fang's win. However, obviously the Pokemon did not came out unscathed. But it was not significant.

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Riku (Riolu) lv 17 (5/5)
Randgris (Rookidee) lv 7 (4/5)
Azalea (Frillish) lv 16 (4/5)
Durandal (Honedge) lv 6 (5/5)
Fang (Shinx) lv 16 -> 17 (4/5)
Rutile (Rockruff) lv 7 (4/5)
Fire Incense: 3 encounters remain
OOC: Agate won against Scout Yazmin!

[Josh Devlin]

Thankfully the city wasn't very far back - certainly not for a Manectric who could Quick Attack faster than the legal highway speed limit...at least in Johto. It seemed like travel by Pokémon was far more common in Arciel due to how wild the terrain was. The Pokémon Mart was pretty empty, as was the tanner's shop. Unsurprising, given it was the middle of the morning on a weekday. Josh hummed for a while when browsing designs but ultimately decided on some more plain ones. The ones with flame designs on them would be cool for Aslan, but he was more concerned with speed and functionality rather than aesthetics.

Fortunately for him, the sizes he needed for his Pokémon were already in stock - just some minor adjustments needed to be made for Aslan's tack. The set for Blitz fit him perfectly. Once he had decided on what he wanted, Josh suited them both up. He took a lap around the block with Aslan, then with Blitz. There was no trouble whatsoever - no complaints from the Pokémon or from Josh himself. The purchase was set in stone, Josh nearly broke afterward. He would need to take on another gaming contract soon!

The owner had one request, though - he wanted a picture of every rider on their new Pokémon with every full tack set sold, the best going into a photo album. Once the pictures had been taken, he sent them to Josh's phone. Looking at them together, both of them gasped - Josh looked downright majestic on Aslan's back. After the two thanked each other, the smiling trainer hooked Blitz's reins up so the Luxray wouldn't trip over them, then jumped back astride his towering lion. He took out his phone and sent Agate a text indicating he was finished with his business in town and would be on the way. Slipping his phone back into his pocket, the excited young man was ready to see what the equally-excited fire-type was capable of. "Rah!" he cried, lightly jabbing into the Pokémon's soft fur with his knees and leaning into the fire-type's stunning, red mane.

"Whoa!" Josh couldn't help but cry as Aslan's powerful strides and flexing back bounced him quite a bit higher than with Saber. While Saber's superb acceleration made it easier to hold on during Aslan's running jump, his bounding was something that would take some getting used to. As the grass gave way to a dirt trail, Aslan really poured on the speed, even Josh letting out a scream of half-joy, half-fear that he was certain Agate could hear if the boy was nearby. This Pyroar was easily the fastest-running Pokémon on Josh's team - even the swift Luxray could barely keep him in sight. As Josh tugged hard on Aslan for him to slow to a stop, the two zoomed past Agate, the boy and girl scout nowhere to be found. They were pretty far ahead by the time the feline's claws let him skid to a stop.

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Agate Valyn

NAME          SPECIES       LV     EP   STATUS
Saber         Manectric      34      5      Good
Aslan         Pyroar         36      5      Fair
Nitro         Skiddo         20      5      Good
Blitz         Luxray         31      4      Fair
Bladestorm    Skarmory       27      5      Good
Resheph       Dratini        10      5      Good

{WC: 506}
{PC: 3}

[bone]

Agate Valyn

Breeder Mercurio would like to battle!

266 Pen Oran Berry x3, Wool x2, Razz Berry x2 Chimecho Lv4 5 Energy Large Serious Levitate MOVES Confusion, Astonish, Wrap, Healing Wish Elekid Lv11 5 Energy Average Timid Static MOVES Low Kick, Thundershock, Quick Attack, Leer

Josh Devlin

A wild Girafarig has appeared! 

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It's a palindrome.

	Girafarig Lv30
		5 Energy
	Average	Hasty
	Early Bird
MOVES
Psybeam, Double Hit, Power Swap, Guard Swap
NOTES
N/A

[Agate Valyn]

"Aw, I lost!" Yazmin sighed, her shoulders drooping in disappointment. " But that's alright, I guess I just need to train more! Well, I'll be heading back to the city!" ...and after giving their side of the bet to Agate, left alongside of their senior (it seems). Josh returned soon after, with Aslan the Pyroar. Interesting... But more than that, he... he passed through Agate somehow!? ...The red haired boy looked at his Shinx, Fang, who just shook her head as if she had no idea what's going on either. But, to his surprise, that last Pokemon Battle wasn't the only time that he would battle with a Pokemon trainer. Up ahead, a breeder seem to be waiting with an egg on his arm...

"Oh, hello! I'm actually looking for some rare Pokemons to breed here... I was going to wait for my coworker who is running toward the city to purchase incenses..."

"Incenses... Oh right! I do have them on with me right now."

"Heh, so you're looking for pokemon too, huh! Anyway, do you mind to battle?" the breeder asked.

"Oh, another battle? Sounds cool. My friend just... zoomed past me too, hah! But will you be alright? I mean, wouldn't you get in trouble if your Pokemon got all knocked out?"

"I got six, don't worry... But we'll be fighting with two. Double battle, how about it?"

Double battle eh... "Sure, you're on."

"As the older one, I'll be calling my Pokemon first then!" the two that he calls would be a Chimecho and an Elekid, it seems. In response, suddenly Durandal launched himself off Agate's back. As for the second one, Fang once again came to the front. Fang's Intimidate would lower both Pokemon's Attack. "...On three, two, one... Fang, Bite! Durandal, Shadow Sneak!" Fang was first to act, attacking with a Bite.

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It unfortunately fall short of making the Elekid flinch. "That was a good attack! Elekid, Low Kick! Chimecho, Astonish!"

The low kick managed to hit, although it wasn't as effective considering Fang's lighter weight. Chimecho's Astonish was quickly interrupted by Durandal taking the first action. He dived into the shadow and hits the Chimecho from behind. The decreased shock factor did dampen the damage somewhat, but considering how it was Ghost Type attack, it was Super Effective toward Durandal that's part ghost and dealt still considerable amount of damage. The battle continues with the similar strategy. Fang returned with another Bite, while Elekid attacked with a Quick Attack... that unfortunately offers little difference to Low Kick. Before long, Durandal would finish his battle with another Shadow Sneak. Right there, Fang ended up the battle with another Bite, winning her match.

...but that's not all. The Shinx's victory roar would soon accompanied by light of evolution! She had gained enough level to evolve into her next form, Luxio. Come to think of it, Fang already strong enough... it's no wonder that she evolved this fast without that much fight either.

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Riku (Riolu) lv 17 (5/5)

Randgris (Rookidee) lv 7 (4/5)

Azalea (Frillish) lv 16 (4/5)

Durandal (Honedge) lv 6 -> lv 7 (4/5)

Fang (Shinx) lv 17 ->  (Luxio) lv 18 (3/5)

Rutile (Rockruff) lv 7 (4/5)

Fire Incense: 2 encounters remain


OOC: Agate won against Breeder Mercurio!

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[Josh Devlin]

Blitz walked up to greet Fang with a smile, as to congratulate the same-family Pokémon on evolution. By the time the two were able to start a conversation between themselves, Josh had returned, having turned his newly-evolved Pokémon around to walk alongside Agate again. "Sorry that took so long!" the rider managed between breaths, the adrenaline rushing after his fastest ride on any Pokémon yet. Aslan let out another mighty roar, proud of his new power. He was fully grown now, and wouldn't let those larger Pokémon push him around. "Easy!" Josh cried, shifting around with the fidgety Pyroar. "He's still a Litleo in the head, Agate," he continued, his voice rising and falling as the restless Fire-type bounced him up and down.

Josh gave a thought to the Girafarig that crossed the dusty trail. Bladestorm seemed to not have noticed there was a wild - maybe she was still sleeping inside the Poké Ball? Maybe she couldn't see it from within because it was so far away? He gave a thought to letting Bladestorm battle or trying to catch the thing, then remembered that short distance Teleports were not allowed in races. Without them, the Girafarig would be rather slow. "So, did I miss anything?" Josh tilted his head toward his journeying partner, resting the reins at the tip of a saddle partially obscured by red fur. He showed Agate the two pictures he had taken at the tanner's store where he got his Pokémon fitted. "They look great now!"

---

Agate Valyn

NAME          SPECIES       LV     EP   STATUS
Saber         Manectric      34      5      Good
Aslan         Pyroar         36      5      Fair
Nitro         Skiddo         20      5      Good
Blitz         Luxray         31      4      Fair
Bladestorm    Skarmory       27      5      Good
Resheph       Dratini        10      5      Good

{WC: 255}
{PC: 4}

[Jae]

Agate Valyn

A wild Aromatisse has appeared!

What will you do?

	Aromatisse Lv12
		5 Energy
	Average	Brave
	Healer
MOVES
Heal Pulse, Fairy Wind, Disarming Voice, Sweet Kiss
NOTES
N/A

Josh Devlin

Rocker Wayne would like to battle!

169 Pen Bluk Berry x1, Wepear Berry x3, Bamboo x2 Tynamo Lv29 5 Energy Average Bold Levitate MOVES Tackle, Thunder Wave, Charge Beam, Spark Zebstrika Lv30 5 Energy Average Careful Motor Drive MOVES Iron Deluge, Quick Attack, Flame Charge, Shock Wave

[Agate Valyn]

Fang chittered at the Luxray when he approached. She does not seem to take her evolution all that much of a change, as if it's only natural for her. Rather than that, she's more interested to be fed! Not just her however, Randgris suddenly also demanded to be fed. Well that's... two baby food and the rest for Randgris, right? But suddenly the bird cheeped, as if she wanted to be fed the rare candies too. Oh well... He thought that he will get enough money to buy a farm too, but looks like that have to wait for the meantime and he have to work harder.

Just at that time, Josh came. "Hi, looks like you goes over your target huh?" both Fang and Randgris is currently enjoying their meal as he approached. Josh then asked if he missed anything... Hmmm, anything? Agate tilted his head, then looked at the other direction. An Aromatisse was just passing by. Doesn't sound like it going to ask for a fight either, which is great, considering that currently none of Agate's Pokemon could fight it... Well, Riku could, but the level difference no longer worth it for the high leveled Riolu.

"Nah, I don't think you're missing anything too significant. Good photo by the way! You looked cool."

But suddenly, Rutile pulled the hem of his pants."Ah? What is it girl? You want to be trained too? ...Yeah I know you're a bit late, but don't worry. I'll definitely train you too later alright? Yeah, it's a promise, really!"

...Hmmm speaking of which... "...By the way, how fast is a Lycanroc?"

Riku (Riolu) lv 21 (5/5)
Randgris (Rookidee) lv 16 (4/5)
Azalea (Frillish) lv 16 (4/5)
Durandal (Honedge) lv 7 (4/5)
Fang (Luxio) lv 20 (3/5)
Rutile (Rockruff) lv 7 (4/5)

Fire Incense: 1 encounters remain

[Josh Devlin]

"Thanks," Josh answered, heat from Aslan's majestic, red mane rippling toward Agate. Pyroar were apex predators of Kalosian plains. Though trainers had to be very brave to ride one, they looked about as natural as Rapidash carrying one. "He's really fast too - he can run even faster than Saber. My only concern is he still hasn't grown up in the head." Aslan laughed. "That wasn't a compliment, but okay," Josh addressed his Pokémon with an eye roll that the Fire-type thankfully couldn't see. "Lycanroc?" Josh started to answer Agate as they took to the road, the Pyroar walking alongside Agate and his Rockruff that seemed eager to battle. "You'll occasionally--"

Josh flinch as the sound of one gnarly electric guitar riff caught him off guard, a Tynamo on top of and a Zebstrika standing next to the source of the noise: a trainer just shredding away. It was impressive play - just unexpected, was all. When Josh passed by, the traveling performer asked if he had time to rock. And by rock, he meant battle. Not wanting to turn down a duel of electric Pokémon, he accepted the challenge, releasing Saber and Blitz to battle the Tynamo and Zebstrika. The smaller Pokémon hopped off the performer's head, levitating next to the larger one. Aslan trotted away, giving the four plenty of room to battle.

It was going to sound like a full blown thunderstorm by the time they were done.

All four Pokémon veiled themselves in fields of sparks, the four firing electric attacks at each other simultaneously. Saber smiled as all three, including Blitz's, were drawn into a maelstrom of lightning that crashed on top of him, the shock wave overpowering even the guitarist's devilish shredding. He was completely unharmed--if anything, it added fuel to the potent Discharge he unleashed upon all the combatants. It was like running his already potent electric attack through a giant amplifier...and with such little electrical resistance, the current flowed through all three would be greatly magnified--even dangerous for electric Pokémon. Blitz, already hurt from a previous battle, collapsed on the spot from an electrical surge that was blinding to even watch.

Seeing there was no point to his performance if it couldn't be heard anymore, the guitarist set down his instrument and focused on the battle. Though Saber was fast, this Zebstrika was even faster - his speed fueled by the potent Discharge. With Saber being race-oriented and the Zebstrika's speed being boosted, the Pokémon were moving too fast for even Josh to follow.

By the time the long battle was over, every piece of stray greenery on the road had been ignited in an electrical fire from the repeated exchanges of Flame Charges and Fire Fangs. Saber was in bad shape, though - really bad shape. Once they were a safe distance from the defeated trainer, Josh dismounted his Pyroar and checked on the electric duo's wounds. Though Saber's skin didn't need debridement through Burn Heal, there were a lot of soft spots from being exposed to electrical fire. Blitz had completely short-circuited - nothing but Revive and Super Potion would help him. At least the wager he had won would help reimburse the cost of treating these two while on the road. "Agate, are all the trainers out here like this? Dare I say he was one short circuit." Ba dum bum. Josh was smiling - hopefully his friend thought it was funny, too.

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Agate Valyn

338 Pen in prize money to be awarded.
Super Potion + Revive is used on Blitz. Super Potion is used on Saber.
Apply EXP. Share to Resheph.
Saber's level is now 35!
Blitz's level is now 32!
Resheph's level is now 12!

NAME          SPECIES       LV     EP   STATUS
Saber         Manectric      35      4      Good
Aslan         Pyroar         36      5      Fair
Nitro         Skiddo         20      5      Good
Blitz         Luxray         32      4      Good
Bladestorm    Skarmory       27      5      Good
Resheph       Dratini        12      5      Good

{WC: 575}
{PC: 5}

[Jenesis]

Agate Valyn
Fire Incense expired.

A wild Fletchinder has appeared!

What will you do?

	Fletchinder Lv25
		5 Energy
	Average	Hardy
	Flame Body
MOVES
Peck, Agility, Flail, Roost
NOTES
N/A

Josh Devlin
Prizes rewarded and items removed.

What's this? You've found...

Red Apricorn!

Can be cooked and crafted to make a Level Ball.

[Agate Valyn]

"He's a good lion is all," Agate answered, patting the big Pyroar without any care in the world. And... looks like this time around that Josh got his own match! Interesting... as for him though, he did not have the chance to further watch their battle however as he suddenly was... facing a Kalosian Pokemon too! Is that a Fletchinder? Agate readied a Pokeball, but... this one might be a more tough customer considering that even Randgris is thinking twice before actually going at it. Fang is eager to fight, but at the same time...

"...Are you sure you can defeat that one?" Agate asked to the Luxio, who seem to chitters at him, like saying that she could do it just fine. But even so... he have his doubts. Riku barked, like saying that this one is stronger than even him. Ooh drats... Then, should Randgris and Azalea double team it?

"...I'm thinking of capturing it," Agate told his team. "...But your growth are also important. Alright, Randgris, Azalea, go!"

Two against one, Rookidee and Frillish against Fletchinder. The one who got aerial supremacy was the first to attack. The Fletchinder attacked with Peck. Azalea quickly pushed Randgris out of the way! It hits her, damaging her quite significantly. Peck wasn't all that powerful, but against Pokemon of nine level lower, it's definitely powerful. Randgris, anticipating the second attack immediately blew sand toward the opposing avian's eyes. As the Fletchinder does not have Keen Eye, it got its accuracy dropped. Azalea used this moment to shoot out Water Pulse! It's super effective!

The battle continued with Randgris blasting sand toward the opposing Pokemon's eyes, and Azalea shooting Water Pulse. It takes them about three attacks before the Fletchinder weakened enough for Agate to toss a Great Ball at it!

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Great Ball, Go!

Riku (Riolu) lv 21 (5/5)
Randgris (Rookidee) lv 16 -> 17 (3/5)
Azalea (Frillish) lv 16 -> 17 (3/5)
Durandal (Honedge) lv 7 (4/5)
Fang (Luxio) lv 20 (3/5)
Rutile (Rockruff) lv 7 (4/5)

If catch successful, reapplying Fire Incense!

[Jae]

Go, PokeBall!

One... two... and...

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The Wild Pokemon broke free!

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The Fletchinder still has some fight left! 

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But your Great Ball broke! 
Great ball has been removed from your inventory.

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[Josh Devlin]

Aslan purred affectionately as Agate ran his hand through the warm, red fur--it was even a bit uncomfortably warm, but was it ever soft. "I think he likes you too!" Josh smiled. Who knew an apex savannah predator could be so docile simply by being under the care of a trainer? "I cannot wait to enter him in a race." A nod and a loud purr was enough for Josh to understand Aslan looked forward to it, as well. "I wonder if there's even a practice track up north? There were a bunch of them in the vicinity of Goldenrod - there was one south of the city limits built around Shauna's Day Care. Loved going there when I was younger."

Bladestorm's Poké Ball started to shake again as Agate lined up his Luxio and Rookidee to take on the Fletchinder. Talonflame was at one point a Pokémon Josh was considering for aerial races, but they were such tempermental birds that something like Pidgeot would be far easier to control. He wondered if he would run into one at some point in Arciel - they were common enough in his home region and plenty of others.

The Apricorn trees on the east side of the trail were plentiful, but most of them were inside a fence, Unsurprising, given how much farmland was in this area. Those trees probably belonged to someone. A red Apricorn fruit, though, had fallen outside the fence. Farmer's loss for planting so close to his fence! Aslan carried Josh toward the tree on the opposite side of Agate's battleground, the racer dismounting just long enough to stow this red one and the yellow one he had procured earlier with the rest of them in his bag. He had traveled quite far and still not found a Poké Ball crafter. Where were they?

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Agate Valyn

NAME          SPECIES       LV     EP   STATUS
Saber         Manectric      35      5      Good
Aslan         Pyroar         36      5      Fair
Nitro         Skiddo         20      5      Good
Blitz         Luxray         32      4      Good
Bladestorm    Skarmory       27      5      Good
Resheph       Dratini        12      5      Good

{WC: 305}
{PC: 6}

[Agate Valyn]

"I dunno if there is any sort of track practice, but around this place sounded just fine, right?" Agate asked back. "It's flat, unless you want more challenge, then I think somewhere around my secret base would be great. It's lately... uh... expanded," Agate commented, scratching the back of his head. "...I currently may have gone overboard with the number of Pokemons that I have? Anyway, Aslan sounds ready though! He can't just wait to be king eh?" he joked, now scritching the Pyroar's chin gently.

Though, it's not the time to relax it seems. The Pokemon just broke free from the ball! And worse, the ball broke! Frick, he's penniless at the moment! But there's no fear. Once again... "Water Pulse, Azalea!" Azalea released another Water Pulse before the Fletchinder could fully. Not done there, Agate would toss a Razz Berry! Afterward, he tossed another Great Ball!

"...If this one broke too, I think it'll flee... Well, so be it! Anyway, I'm hoping this one will come with us..."

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OOC Notes: Razz Berry used - 5% more chance of capture!
Great Ball, Go!
Using Fire Incense if capture success or the Pokemon flees.

Riku (Riolu) lv 21 (5/5)
Randgris (Rookidee) lv 16 -> 17 (3/5)
Azalea (Frillish) lv 16 -> 17 (3/5)
Durandal (Honedge) lv 7 (4/5)
Fang (Luxio) lv 20 (3/5)
Rutile (Rockruff) lv 7 (4/5)