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Covering a yawn, Nolan looked up to check on his pokemon. It ended up that Snivy had just tagged Shinx after all, but Shinx ... still didn't seem to understand the game. The cub chased the Magikarp now, but didn't at all look like he was trying to tag the fish. Snivy was rolling her eyes now and again, trying to direct the Flash pokemon with a few short sounds of encouragement. Shinx didn't care, having tons of fun with his new friends. Well, at least they seemed to be getting along.

Fairly confident with his pokedex now, Nolan even got pretty adapt at checking what information it had picked up after he went inside the pokecenter. Standing up, he rubbed the back of his neck. But he had a serious problem - his pokemon team was looking really ... weak. They had vim and vigor, but just ... well, and poor Shinx, why, he was only level 2. That's just one level off from being the lowest level possible. Suddenly getting anywhere even near level 20 was an uphill challenge that he couldn't possibly win. How did the Elite Four do it? Nolan bet they just caught high level wild pokemon. How in the world was he supposed to do that without an expertly trained pokemon of his own first?

Nolan startled when he felt something touch his leg. Snivy must have noticed the look on Nolan's face, because she patted the trainer, trying to comfort him. For what reason exactly? Well, the Grass Snake didn't know, but she was starting to guess what kind of person Nolan was. She'd just have to take charge for now until he found his confidence, oh bother. She was a regular little usurper, but it was born out of necessity. Now she tugged urgently on Nolan's pantleg, making him look down in surprise again.
"Nivvv! Nivvv!"

It seemed like Snivy was pointing at something in distance, but when Nolan looked he didn't see anything out of the ordinary. But still the Grass Snake insisted until he finally caved. Recalling Dosu, Nolan thought about recalling Shinx too, yet that almost seemed cruel. This was the cub's home, so might as well enjoy it while they were in the area. 'Except we'll probably be here until I'm an old man anyway.' Bitter much? Yeah, Nolan let Shinx follow in his footsteps while Snivy led the way. He had no idea where they were going. Snivy was so excited about something, he didn't dare stop for long.

But getting a better feel for the lay of the land around Blyse was pretty nice.

"Wrong." Chael said simply. Bruce was blown back by the lightning attack. He wasn't an Elite Four member for nothing, as it seemed. Although the fighting type got back up, gritting his teeth. The greener trainer was hiding his own ground, not letting himself being beaten with nothing more than a Tackle against Max.

"Splash isnt worth it. Pound." Bruce nodded as he leapt at the eel and swung his log of wood at the sea creature. If wouldn't be a critical but It would do something. Chael was determined to take down at least two of the opponents Pokemon. Expecting to win, first battle, against an expert was foolish. But then again attempting to lower the standing of a move was just the same.



Totodile (Argos)/Male/Valerians Lab/Level: 11/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Torrent/
Atk:Scratch /Atk: Leer/Atk: Water Gun/Atk: Rage

Ratatta (Fear)/Female/Route 1 /Level: 11/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Guts/
Atk:Tackle/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk:Quick Attack /Atk: Bite

Eevee (Tsuki)/Male/Route 1 /Level: 8/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/
Atk:Tackle/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk:Helping Hand /Atk: Sand Attack

Timburr (Bruce)/Male/Route 2 /Level: 8/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Guts/
Atk: Pound/Atk: Leer/Atk:Focus Energy /Atk: Bide

Blitzle (Lizzy)/Female/Route 2 /Level: 9/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Lightning Rod/
Atk: Quick Attack/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Charge /Atk:   

Chael's Bag- 
1xPokedex 
2xPokeballs 
4xPotions  

Bruce was slashed across his body from the attack. But a miracle kept him conscious. In the knick of time he leveled up, growing stronger from all his recently passed battles. A sly smile grew on the Timburrs face as the Elite Four would soon eat his very own words. All Chael would do is say a single word. "Pound."

Bruce, being up front close to Corneelia, spun once and swung his plank of wood to the side of her head. As it seemed, the Focus Energy gave him a critical hit. Chael would raise an eyebrow at the ironic moment, deciding to say nothing as to not get over confident. The tide of battle was a finicky mistress.

Totodile (Argos)/Male/Valerians Lab/Level: 12/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Torrent/
Atk:Scratch /Atk: Leer/Atk: Water Gun/Atk: Rage

Ratatta (Fear)/Female/Route 1 /Level: 12/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Guts/
Atk:Tackle/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk:Quick Attack /Atk: Bite

Eevee (Tsuki)/Male/Route 1 /Level: 9/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/
Atk:Tackle/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk:Helping Hand /Atk: Sand Attack

Timburr (Bruce)/Male/Route 2 /Level: 9/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Guts/
Atk: Pound/Atk: Leer/Atk:Focus Energy /Atk: Bide

Blitzle (Lizzy)/Female/Route 2 /Level: 10/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Lightning Rod/
Atk: Quick Attack/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Charge /Atk:   

Chael's Bag- 
1xPokedex 
2xPokeballs 
4xPotions  

(( Excuse me for covering so much ground in such little time, but I feel a little silly RPing with myself in one little corner. Even if it is just to watch a pokemon battle, it sounds better than noooothing~ ))



There truthfully was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Snivy was making it all up, except every time Nolan wanted to turn back, or to just stop to look at an interesting branch or pebble, the Grass Snake pokemon kept tugging on him impatiently. It was hard to keep her trainer's attention, because he was spotting wild pokemon as they covered so much ground. Even Shinx got tired walking so far, and with a cute mewling sound, got Nolan to pick him up and carry him the rest of Route 1.

The sound of a battle was hard to miss though. Snivy decided it was better than nothing, and frankly, she was getting hungry after such a brisk walk. Good enough time for a break, but wow, did this situation seem amazing. Snivy had somehow 'detected' a pokemon battle from so far away, and Nolan was amazed, not knowing about her plot at all. Nor would he have guessed a pokemon was capable of such duplicity, but the oddity of it all was soon forgotten in favor of watching some kind of blue and yellow snake eel battling a fighter type with a thick plank of wood.

But as he approached, the eel was changed for a pokemon that Nolan had seen before in books at home - Dragonite! Knowing better than to get much closer, for his own safety, Nolan stayed to one side of the path, his electric cub in his arms. He and Shinx watched, transfixed, and Snivy, satisfied she had helped her human, trotted off into the underbrush to rustle up something to eat. Shinx would likely be hungry as well. A conniving Grass pokemon's job was never done.

Chael would proceed to switch his own party member as well. The Elite Four might not use the Absol again, having sand in her eyes that might make battling difficult. Then the Electross actually looked like it would pass out soon. Well he had filled his two Pokemon quite quick. Then came the Dragonite. Honestly out side he looked unfazed and observant. But inside the kid was flipping out. He'd battle that? From lovesick Sentrets to giant fire breathing dragons owned by one of the top four trainers in the county. Vayne, would hear from him.

But the worryness passed. He could do this, he WOULD do this. For his Pokemon, his friends. When it came down to it he didn't see a good strategy against the monstrosity. So Chael would rely on trust to go up against the opponent this round. Bruce walked back as....Fear the Rattaa stepped up! Like the trainer she was calm. She trusted Chael, through and through and he wouldn't let her down no matter the outcome. Within a single day, this boy had made the long journey of newbiehood and put together the best team that complemented one another. Only to train them enough to stand against a Pokemon League member.

Chael, nodded to Fear. "Tail Whip." he said as the rat started whipping her tail in front of the dragon. David and Goliath? Maybe with luck.

Totodile (Argos)/Male/Valerians Lab/Level: 12/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Torrent/
Atk:Scratch /Atk: Leer/Atk: Water Gun/Atk: Rage

Ratatta (Fear)/Female/Route 1 /Level: 12/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Guts/
Atk:Tackle/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk:Quick Attack /Atk: Bite

Eevee (Tsuki)/Male/Route 1 /Level: 9/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/
Atk:Tackle/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk:Helping Hand /Atk: Sand Attack

Timburr (Bruce)/Male/Route 2 /Level: 9/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Guts/
Atk: Pound/Atk: Leer/Atk:Focus Energy /Atk: Bide

Blitzle (Lizzy)/Female/Route 2 /Level: 10/
Holding: Nothing/Ability: Lightning Rod/
Atk: Quick Attack/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Charge /Atk:   

Chael's Bag- 
1xPokedex 
2xPokeballs 
4xPotions  

"Buh ...?"
An Outrage? No way could have Nolan seen anything like this in Lavender Town, and reading about the attack was nothing like witnessing it. This was a top move! Nolan was already starting to feel sorry for the little rat pokemon, just praying it would make it out alive, but that's when he felt something wet and warm on his shirt.
"Oh gross!"

Nolan held Shinx out at arm's length, but the damage had already been done. The poor tiny cub was so frightened he lost control of his bladder and had urinated on his trainer. Nolan couldn't really stay mad for long though, because Shinx was shivering, trying desperately to get back into Nolan's arms. Well, he didn't think he had signed up for anything like this. Quickly putting his bag down, and shedding his long coat, Nolan pulled off his shirt and undershirt. They'd just have to be cleaned later.

Self-consciously putting his coat back on, he zipped it closed, and then picked up the cowering ball of electric fuzz. The strangest thing though, is that Shinx's fur seemed to be glowing, pulsing with light. Flash pokemon, right? Nolan held Shinx a little closer, and looked back at the battle unfolding right in front of him. He'd worry about laundry later.

Now with two dog pokemon Alex decided that it was time to go see what was on the next route and started heading that way. Jenkins and Duskie were playing with each other running up ahead them back behind Alex and Lin and occasionally pouncing on one another. The only one that wasn't outside of their pokeball at the moment was the Spearow because it seemed to want to fight everything every time it was outside of its ball. Alex was almost over to the place where route 1, 2, and 3 met when he saw more people standing around. Two of them were fighting and farther away a third was standing, probably to make sure that he didn't get hurt by a stray attack. One of the two people fighting had a Dragonite. Alex had never actually seen a Dragonite outside of TV, and even from that far away it was a lot bigger then it looked like it would be.

Oshawott (Lin) / Female / Caught: Valerian's Lab / Level: 7 / Holding: Nothing / Ability: Torrent / Tackle / Tail Whip / Water Gun 3/10
Spearow / Male / Caught: Route 1 / Level: 4 / Holding: Nothing / Ability: Keen Eye / Peck / Growl
Poochyena (Duskie) / Female / Caught: Route 1 / Level: 5 / Holding: Nothing / Ability: Run Away / Tackle / Howl
Lillipup (Jenkins) / Male / Caught: Route 1 / Level: 2 / Holding: Nothing / Ability: Pickup1/5 / Leer / Tackle

Snivy reappeared from the underbrush, dragging behind her a broad leaf piled high with various berries. When in doubt, take the vegetarian approach before you learn what everyone likes to eat. This should satisfy the human. Smug with herself, Snivy popped a Cheri into her mouth. But even she hesitated when she saw the large orange dragon, and her brown eyes coolly glanced up at Nolan and the Shinx in his arms.
"Vee!"

That seemed to catch his attention, and even the glowing Shinx peeked one eye at Snivy when she had shouted at them. The appearance of food snapped Shinx right out of his fright, and the lion cub pokemon started to wiggle to be put down. Back on four paws, he bounded over to marvel in Snivy's berries, tilting his head this way and that, making small mewing sounds. Nolan didn't want to take his eyes off the battle, but gradually he groped for the strap to his messenger bag, as Snivy was loading it up with berries. She had already eaten the best for her own. What was left were just normal little berries, sweet and filling, but nothing special.

Nolan lifted up the bag just as Snivy closed it. While putting the bag back on his shoulder, he did look down to gingerly pick up the soiled clothes from one corner. Cautious still, but it seemed Nolan's small team were going to get going, least that Dragonite trainer do something insane like challenging him to a battle next. The mental image of Rattata taking a full-on Outrage was fresh in his mind, and even now the Eevee seemed doomed. None of his own pokemon would have a chance. But he certainly was learning a lot.

Making away like a thief, Nolan didn't even notice that there was another observer. Awkward. Nolan sort of half-smiled in greeting towards Alex, and then he started walking a little less like a creep, although, now he was horribly self-conscious for doing it in the first place. Nolan would have to pass Alex to double-back on Route 1 since the path was pretty much blocked now.

"Dragonite, yeah? Pretty cool, but I don't want the snot beat out of my pokemon. Seems kind of strange such a hot-shot trainer would be out over this way."
Nolan really was just saying the first things that came to his mind, trying to make small talk with Alex while he awkwardly shuffled past. But now that it had been said, just why was a hot-shot trainer over here with the newbies running amok? Snivy just rolled her eyes and with Shinx, the two pokemon walked with their trainer.

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