On the Horizon (Mod/Open)

[Kris Parker]

Tags: Mod Kurt/Mod Ninja/Mod Ava for a wild Pokemon or two, open!
Pokemon Happiness: Trek (Max), Fang (Max), Nani (1/5), Canvas (1/5), Scribble (1/5)

Kris breathed a sigh of relief when the Greenberry Woods eventually gave way to Route 2. The woodlands hadn't been too bad, and she wasn't too sure about the forest area that she knew wasn't too far away, but it was nice to see Falldale Town on the horizon. Hitting up the Pokemon Center was on her to-do list, then perhaps Kris would go back to the island to double-check on everything before making her way back to the mainland.

Training up her newest members would be a good idea, but maybe she would figure out a shorter route to Revihs City's museum. Even if it did involve boats...

She glanced at Trek, her Grovyle walking casually beside her. Trek seemed to still be fine, despite being the frontline Pokemon when her younger 'mons got a little tired from some training battles. Trek was powerful enough to deter the majority of the Pokemon around these areas.

"Shouldn't be too much longer," Kris said, and her Grovyle murmured a syllable of his species' name.

[Mod Ava]

Kris Parker

With the thinning of the trees came a light breeze, the wind able to blow freely amid the patches of tall grass. Floating along one such breeze was a small Sunkern. Although it could not have been flying with the wind on purpose, it doesn't seem very concerned that it was being carried by the wind.

As the Sunkern flew over one particular patch of tall grass, a Litleo tried to snag the Sunkern out of the air. The Litleo, being small and young itself, missed spectacularly and attempted to follow the Sunkern further down the path. The Litleo didn't get very far, for it crashed into a Jigglypuff that had been napping. The Jigglypuff rolled out from its hiding place in the grasses with the force and puffed out, glaring at the tall grass where the Litleo was no doubt now hiding.

As Kris and Trek continued along the path, the Jigglypuff turned its glare on them as if daring to interrupt. The very tip of the Litleo's head poked out from the tall grass, curious either about Kris and Trek or about whether the Jigglypuff forgot about it.

[Kris Parker]

Tags: Mod Ava, open!
Pokemon Happiness: Trek (Max), Fang (Max), Nani (2/5), Canvas (2/5), Scribble (2/5)

Kris watched with a small smile as the Sunkern floated overhead. At first, she was worried that the Sunkern was going on an unintended flight -- and maybe it still was -- but it didn't seem concerned or hurt. She would let nature do as it wanted without interfering.

And that is what she would try to do in regard to the Litleo and the Jigglypuff.

Kris had paused, signaling to Trek to do the same, as the other two young Pokemon looked as if they were going to start an argument. Unfortunately, the Jigglypuff spotted Kris and Trek, turning its ire on them.

"Just passing by," Kris said, trying to keep her voice low and soothing. Trek looked wholly unimpressed with the wild Pokemon as he stayed in between Kris and them while attempting to do just as Kris said. The pair wouldn't engage with the Jigglypuff or the other wild Pokemon unless the wild Pokemon did so first.

[Mod Ava]

Kris Parker

The Jigglypuff was not pleased with Kris and Trek moving closer and trying to go around them. Didn't the human and other Pokemon realize that she needed to teach the Litleo a lesson?

Well, she'd just have to scare off the human first.

The Jigglypuff puffed herself out, a shiny sheen covering her momentarily, before emitting a screech at Trek.

Jigglypuff

| female | competitive

Level: 5
Hold Item: none

Sing | Pound | Copycat | Defense Curl | Echoed Voice | ----

>> Jigglypuff used Defense Curl
>> Jigglypuff's defense raised
>> Jigglypuff used Echoed Voice

[Kris Parker]

Tags: Mod Ava, I'm not even bothering to put up Trek's stats. He lost, like, 1 HP to the Echoed Voice.
Pokemon Happiness: Trek (Max), Fang (Max), Nani (3/5), Canvas (3/5), Scribble (3/5)

Trek didn't even move against the Echoed Voice. Instead, the Grovyle gave the wild Jigglypuff the driest look he could muster before he glanced back at Kris, apparently waiting for permission to drop-kick the pink ball of a Pokemon out of their way.

"You can't, Trek," Kris said quietly, shaking her head. Trek rolled his eyes, but stepped out of the way as Kris called out Canvas. The Blipbug still had plenty of energy and Kris was eager to help him grow. "Canvas, use Struggle Bug."

Canvas spotted Jigglypuff and obliged, hitting his opponent squarely. The Jigglypuff was not pleased, puffed up even further, and rushed at Canvas with a Pound attack.

The battle between the two young Pokemon went in a similar fashion. Every once in a while the Jigglypuff would switch up her attacks, but Canvas held fast and dutifully performed a Struggle Bug in retaliation to every hit. Eventually, the Jigglypuff was too weary to keep going and retreated back into the tall grasses (with one last little shake of her fist).

"Excellent job, Canvas," Kris praised.

Canvas

| male | compound eye

Level: 9
Hold Item: none

Struggle Bug | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ----

>> Echoed Voice took off 1% of Trek's HP
>> Canvas was called out (starting HP 86%)
>> Canvas used Struggle Bug
>> Struggle Bug took off 21% of Jigglypuff's HP
>> Jigglypuff used Pound
>> Pound took off 17% of Canvas's HP
>> Canvas used Struggle Bug
>> Struggle Bug took off 29% of Jigglypuff's HP
>> Jigglypuff used Echoed Voice
>> Echoed Voice took off 15% of Canvas's HP
>> Canvas used Struggle Bug
>> Struggle Bug took off 21% of Jigglypuff's HP
>> Jigglypuff used Pound
>> Jigglypuff missed!
>> Canvas used Struggle Bug
>> 4HKO on Jigglypuff

[Mod Ava]

Kris Parker, Canvas gained 5 exp. points! Canvas grew to level 10! Canvas is starting to evolve! If you let Canvas evolve into Dottler, he will learn Reflect, Light Screen, and Confusion.

With the Jigglypuff retreating, the aftermath of the battle brought a hush over the pathway. The earlier Litleo also seemed to have disappeared, perhaps taking the opportunity while the Jigglypuff had been distracted to high-tail it out of there.

There didn't seem to be much else around, although there was a tiny mushroom sticking out by the path a few feet away. It may be worth a little money at a Pokemart.

(Side note that I totally at picturing a deadpanned Grovyle wanting to just bunt a Jigglypuff out of the way!)

[Kris Parker]

Tags: Mod Ava so you see this. Thanks very much for the thread!
Pokemon Happiness: Trek (Max), Fang (Max), Nani (4/5), Canvas (4/5), Scribble (4/5)

Canvas began to glow bright, a white light shining briefly for a moment before dissipating to reveal... a yellow polka-dotted cocoon-like Pokemon with the stubbiest feet Kris ever saw.

"...Canvas?" Kris bent down to try to look Canvas in the eyes, and he did shift to look at her in return. He gave a small chirp, sounding something like, "Dot!" before attempting to catch back up to Kris and Trek.

Trek, apparently not having the patience to wait for Canvas to shuffle back over to him and their trainer, picked up the tiny mushroom and went behind Canvas to try to push him forward faster. Kris marveled at the difference in size and shape between Canvas's stages of evolution, finding that this new version was about half of Trek's height and probably weighed almost as much as the Grovyle.

Nevertheless, Kris smiled at Canvas and said, "Well, it's good to meet the new you. Have a nice rest after that battle." She returned Canvas back to his pokeball, snickered at Trek's sigh, took the mushroom from her Pokemon, and the two continued on their way to Falldale Town.