Chevaleresse

One thing you don't seem to realize is that I am (and by extension, Sarcus is) incredibly arrogant and convinced of my own abilities. Besides, I don't know how to run that kind of character without getting too campy.

Now I want an Arcanine. . . I think I should run another character, but I don't really have a concept.

As he trudged through the forest, he let his mind wander a bit. It didn't get far, however. Gallant abruptly stopped and stiffened momentarily. Sarcus tensed, waiting for the Pokemon to go dashing off. He didn't, however, and Sarcus continued his leisurely pace through the forest. He came to a small, sandy clearing with a log occupying one edge. His legs aching, he thumped down heavily on the fallen tree, his team taking similar positions around him. Suddenly, there was a loud clang and a yelp of pain. He whipped his head around to see Blues with a large pair of jaws clamped about his foot. "Uh, Low Sweep!" The Pawniard swept his unoccupied leg, connecting solidly with his attacker and forcing it out of the previously unobserved hole. The offending Pokemon was revealed to be nothing other than the target of his search. The Gible was dislodged by the attack, and seemed off balance. He prepared to catch it using typical techniques, but noticed that it seemed to be in pain. It had bit a Pokemon made of blades, after all, and he recalled that Gible often hurt themselves when biting. He quickly dug a Sitrus Berry out from his bag, and held it out for the small Dragon-type. It quickly jumped toward the morsel, and Sarcus deftly removed his hand a split second before the powerful jaws clamped downward. "There's more where that came from. Feel like coming with me?" He wasn't sure if the Gible understood him, but it understood the second berry that he held out. He noted the lack of notching on the Gible's fin. A female? "Welcome to the team, Chomp." He headed back to his house as the sun fell from the sky.

So, do I succeed in finding Gible? If so, what level can it be? Except for Gallade and Absol, my entire team takes an eternity and a half to evolve.

Hmm. Guess she had other things to do. Ah, well. He searched about for his target. Initially having no success in his search, Sarcus consulted his Pokedex. "Gible lives in tunnels it constructs inside warm caves. Some also prefer to live in forests. It prefers heat similar to that of a tropical climate." Forests? Looks like I'm in the wrong place. He pulled out the island map Grace had given him, looking for the warmer, denser areas for the forests. Locating an area, he checked it against his own location. Ouch. This is gonna take a while. The area was a long way away from where he was. May as well start now. Sarcus set off towards the place, keeping alert of any sign of Land Shark Pokemon. Along the way, he trained his Pokemon against the wild ones he encountered. Upon beating a few, however, Beldum abruptly flew off wordlessly. "Where are you-" Xe was too far away. He thought for a moment. Well, xe is around that level. Perhaps xe is looking for another Beldum to fuse with. He continued his training, focusing on Blues after Beldum left. ((Everyone is now level 21 except Absolution, who is level 22.)

Sarcus took the hand and shook it briskly. "Thank you very much. I thought you fought well, too." He returned his hands to his pockets, fishing about. Sarcus dug out a small vial of medicine, holding it out to Flux. "That's a burn heal. I know there's a machine in the building, but..." He turned away, gesturing at Absolution, who followed, leaning for support. "I'm going to that healing machine, then I'm going to look for a place to bunk down." Sarcus walked toward the exit. He shook his head violently without any provocation, and left the room.

Damn. Despite the Aggron's burn, Head Smash would hurt. A lot. Absolution knew what to do though; as the Aggron drew his head back, he took his chance, viciously jabbing Ogre with his sharp horn. However, the Sucker Punch didn't halt the attack, and it collided solidly with the Dark-type, sending him reeling across the rocky floor of the battlefield. He collapsed momentarily, then stood weakly. Sarcus looked at him with concern. "What do you think? Call it here, or continue until one of them can't stand?" His instincts were kicking in; he didn't want to appear weak. However, he was worried about his partner. As a species, Absol don't possess extraordinary durability; they rely on staying out of trouble and a variety of tricks and attacks to survive.

Weakening the game? How so?

Man, Aggron vs. Absol is a really terrible matchup. Monster Attack vs. even more monstrous Defense.

The Absol didn't need Sarcus's advice. A particular gleam shone in his eyes, and he deftly dodged the torrent of stone, hardly moving. Hmm. Physical attacks won't do me much good; Aggron's defense is far too high. Let's try a different approach. "Absolution, use Calm Mind." The Dark-types didn't have an amazing special attack, but if he could manage to absorb or avoid Ogre's weakened attacks for long enough, he could prevail.

Braius, after dressing himself and undergoing his various morning rituals, strolled out of his room and toward the meeting area, a bit bleary-eyed but wide awake. When he arrived, Olrien was just beginning his tune. He closed his eyes contentedly, listening to the tune. "Ah, brings back memories. . ." he said when the song ended. "Haven't heard that one in a while; it's a lovely piece, but I can't recall the name of the tune." He fished about in his pack for a moment, but evidently did not find what he was looking for. "Must have forgotten it. Anyway, I'd love to hear more of that sometime."

so yeah, i got wrecked

Oh. I'm having some connection issues at the moment.

Signing up. When is this happening?

Completely offtopic: ERMAGERD SERENERD On topic: An option to use your own character sprites from the site (not that I don't like the ones in-game), and/or more forum members as battleable trainers. Preferably with their favorite OU team.

I might give this a shot.