Post by Koa Leilani on Dec 17, 2020 11:56:13 GMT -6
After Koa's battle with the previous trainer, he rode ahead to catch up with Josh, only to see...the remnants of a disastrous battle. Even he was able to see the small army of Falinks scatter, those that weren't unconscious anyway "Oh..." was the only thing he could utter as he looked upon Josh's team as he recalled them "Josh I'm sorry...I should have been here to help out. If I was here then your team wouldn't be in this state." He said. He felt awful and blamed himself for not being able to help at all.
Koa was supposed to be a Ranger. Part of his job description was to help in situations like this. Why couldn't he have been there to help Josh? He grit his teeth as he felt utterly powerless to aid the other team. He didn't even have any revives to spare. Koa's self-deprecation wouldn't last long, however, as he noticed a dust cloud rapidly approach the two trainers. A wily bunch of Rockruff jumped out at them and circled around, barking and seeming unwilling to let the two of them past this point without battling them all.
With this, Koa adjusted his glasses and steeled himself "Not this time. You're not taking them all on by yourself..." He pledged as he took out three Pokeballs "Azura, Malik, Sakuya! Defend Josh!" He threw them out as all three of the selected Pokemon emerged before a respective Rockruff. They all prepared for battle and Koa trusted them all to fight with their best.
First up was Azura. As she sensed the worry in the air, she took the battle more seriously and barked angrily at the Rockruff for harassing a weakened group, though they just pridefully hopped around, too excited to do anything but prepare to fight. The Rockruff began the battle, dashing back and forth rapidly which made it difficult to keep track of where it was with Double Team. Azura, though, had a counter to that. She let out a Disarming Voice, the sound waves of which pursed Rockruff until they struck home. With a yelp, it growled and charged towards her with the intent to Tackle her. Azura hopped out of the way and sprayed a Water Gun towards the stampeding Rock type. Blown back by the force, it desperately tried to find a way to gain the upper hand and swiped sand in Azura's eyes. Though her vision blurred, she still howled out another Disarming Voice that threw the Rockruff off balance as it tumbled away. As it tried to get back up, it collapsed, exhausted.
Sakuya squared off with another one. The Rockruff Leered at her, which made her shiver slightly, but that wasn't going to stop her. She focused her energy into the arid land around her and launched several Seed Bombs towards the Rockruff, who sidestepped a couple of them only to be struck by the final one right in the side. It clawed at the ground and skid before it rushed for a Tackle. It threw Sakuya into the air with the force of its tackle, but she was able to plant more Seed Bombs underneath beforehand! They bombarded the Rockruff from below and sent it into the air along with her, and as they fell, Sakuya slashed at it with Fury Cutter. They both land with a thud onto the ground, though Sakuya was the only one of the two to stand back up. She seemed a bit unsteady, but it was clear she won over the now knocked out Rockruff.
Last up was Malik, who stared down his opponent for a time. Before this Rockruff could begin, Malik opened by jumping towards them. With a swift strike, he dashed past with a Quick Attack. In response, Rockruff dashed around, picking up speed to evade any further attacks. Malik leapt into the air and sprayed Bubbles across the field, but Rockruff was able to avoid each one with its swift motions before tackling Malik as he landed. It darted away just as quickly as Malik pursued with Quick Attack again. The two exchanged a dance of narrow misses for a time, dashing right past each other in an attempt to gain an upper hand. The two ran side by side for a moment before Malik took in a deep breath and launched a series of bubbles at an angle. Rockruff sprinted headfirst into them and tripped from the sharp stinging they caused. It growled as it stood back up. The ground shook as a chunk of rocks flew by and struck Malik as he ran. He took a pretty bad fall and rolled a few times before coming to a stop. Though he struggled, he stood up and lashed out his tongue at Rockruff. Now that he had it trapped, Malik pulled himself towards it and let go before spewing another stream of bubbles at it. This last assault sapped the last of the Rockruff's strength as it collapsed.
Though his team was exhausted from the ordeal, they all happily returned to Koa, who adjusted his glasses "The rest is up to you, Josh..." He said as knelt down to tend to his team. "I am a Ranger...I have to remember that it's my duty and responsibility to look after people and Pokemon alike..." He said. Confidence was still something he struggled with, but he would continue his work as best he could.
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Using this round to assist Josh. Will fight the trainer next post.
Azura the Popplio Lv. 8 2/3
Malik the Froakie Lv. 10 2/3
Toki the Mienfoo Lv. 7 2/3
Sakuya the Fomantis Lv. 8 1/3
Seina the Snom Lv. 7 2/3
Koa was supposed to be a Ranger. Part of his job description was to help in situations like this. Why couldn't he have been there to help Josh? He grit his teeth as he felt utterly powerless to aid the other team. He didn't even have any revives to spare. Koa's self-deprecation wouldn't last long, however, as he noticed a dust cloud rapidly approach the two trainers. A wily bunch of Rockruff jumped out at them and circled around, barking and seeming unwilling to let the two of them past this point without battling them all.
With this, Koa adjusted his glasses and steeled himself "Not this time. You're not taking them all on by yourself..." He pledged as he took out three Pokeballs "Azura, Malik, Sakuya! Defend Josh!" He threw them out as all three of the selected Pokemon emerged before a respective Rockruff. They all prepared for battle and Koa trusted them all to fight with their best.
First up was Azura. As she sensed the worry in the air, she took the battle more seriously and barked angrily at the Rockruff for harassing a weakened group, though they just pridefully hopped around, too excited to do anything but prepare to fight. The Rockruff began the battle, dashing back and forth rapidly which made it difficult to keep track of where it was with Double Team. Azura, though, had a counter to that. She let out a Disarming Voice, the sound waves of which pursed Rockruff until they struck home. With a yelp, it growled and charged towards her with the intent to Tackle her. Azura hopped out of the way and sprayed a Water Gun towards the stampeding Rock type. Blown back by the force, it desperately tried to find a way to gain the upper hand and swiped sand in Azura's eyes. Though her vision blurred, she still howled out another Disarming Voice that threw the Rockruff off balance as it tumbled away. As it tried to get back up, it collapsed, exhausted.
Sakuya squared off with another one. The Rockruff Leered at her, which made her shiver slightly, but that wasn't going to stop her. She focused her energy into the arid land around her and launched several Seed Bombs towards the Rockruff, who sidestepped a couple of them only to be struck by the final one right in the side. It clawed at the ground and skid before it rushed for a Tackle. It threw Sakuya into the air with the force of its tackle, but she was able to plant more Seed Bombs underneath beforehand! They bombarded the Rockruff from below and sent it into the air along with her, and as they fell, Sakuya slashed at it with Fury Cutter. They both land with a thud onto the ground, though Sakuya was the only one of the two to stand back up. She seemed a bit unsteady, but it was clear she won over the now knocked out Rockruff.
Last up was Malik, who stared down his opponent for a time. Before this Rockruff could begin, Malik opened by jumping towards them. With a swift strike, he dashed past with a Quick Attack. In response, Rockruff dashed around, picking up speed to evade any further attacks. Malik leapt into the air and sprayed Bubbles across the field, but Rockruff was able to avoid each one with its swift motions before tackling Malik as he landed. It darted away just as quickly as Malik pursued with Quick Attack again. The two exchanged a dance of narrow misses for a time, dashing right past each other in an attempt to gain an upper hand. The two ran side by side for a moment before Malik took in a deep breath and launched a series of bubbles at an angle. Rockruff sprinted headfirst into them and tripped from the sharp stinging they caused. It growled as it stood back up. The ground shook as a chunk of rocks flew by and struck Malik as he ran. He took a pretty bad fall and rolled a few times before coming to a stop. Though he struggled, he stood up and lashed out his tongue at Rockruff. Now that he had it trapped, Malik pulled himself towards it and let go before spewing another stream of bubbles at it. This last assault sapped the last of the Rockruff's strength as it collapsed.
Though his team was exhausted from the ordeal, they all happily returned to Koa, who adjusted his glasses "The rest is up to you, Josh..." He said as knelt down to tend to his team. "I am a Ranger...I have to remember that it's my duty and responsibility to look after people and Pokemon alike..." He said. Confidence was still something he struggled with, but he would continue his work as best he could.
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Using this round to assist Josh. Will fight the trainer next post.
Azura the Popplio Lv. 8 2/3
Malik the Froakie Lv. 10 2/3
Toki the Mienfoo Lv. 7 2/3
Sakuya the Fomantis Lv. 8 1/3
Seina the Snom Lv. 7 2/3