WELCOME TO THE SINNOH REGION, a massive island rich with exploration and Pokemon. Legends say that Sinnoh was the very first Pokemon region to come into being;
and so the nefarious Team Galactic has begun searching for the time and space Pokemon in an effort to destroy and recreate the entire Pokemon Universe. Will you step up, earn your badges,
and fight to defend the world? Or do you believe in Galactic ideals, wishing to follow their efforts in starting anew?
[ 08.15 ] Welcome to Sinnoh! Team Rocket have arrived in Sinnoh and have left a very daunting message here. With the introduction of a new class comes another promo!
Check out the rocket promotion here and stay tuned for many more exciting events!
major news alert!
witness reports from all over the region has been flooding in about strange happenings at the three lakes. what's more perplexing is that these occurrences seem to be happening spontaneously at the lakes. just moments ago, a burst of light erupted at the locations and residents in the vicinity have reported that the lake-side pokemon have turned aggressive and attack on sight.
However, there have been rumours and sightings of the legendary lake trio which has had trainers flocking in from all over the region.
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 7, 2016 6:02:36 GMT
It was always said that there was nothing like home, and Sylvester certainly couldn't argue with that. The wild terrain outside of Veilstone city was the perfect habitat for pokemon, and since it had been awhile, the trainer had decided to trace his way back to his roots to visit his hometown. Unfortunately enough, when Sylvester knocked on his parent's door, none of them appeared to be home. 'Curious.' He wondered to himself what exactly the two of them were up to, as it wasn't a workday. 'No matter, I will just look for some pokemon.'
Entering route 214, or rather the mess that was called a route, Sylvester eagerly stepped along the "path" that he had remembered from his days spent here as a mere child. Now Sylvester was a lot older, having acquired his license as a trainer, and even owning four badges to his name already. Nothing could stop him, right? Or so that's what he thought venturing through what might as well be memory lane.
Reaching a broader part of the terrain, Sylvester could now see further than twenty yards in every direction, and approaching him now was a girl. At least by the looks of it. Long brown hair and a dainty frame were all Sylvester could make out until drawing closer and witnessing her more clearly.
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
with some new pokemon in tow, nora was quick to explore everywhere she could. Apollo and roxie really seemed to enjoy the journey, as did her newest pokemon which she had trouble nicknaming. While she usually preferred female pokemon, her starter apollo and her new drowzee were both males, not that she really minded. Seeking out female pokemon was difficult, and usually she just caught whatever popped up in front of her. Restraighr was never her forte.
Veilstone was a nice change from the other places she visited, but she was quick to move on to the next route after healing up her pokemon at the center in town. Having not challwnged a gym yet, she wantes to train and collect pokemon for now until she had a fair amount of choices with all the different gym types. She wanted to be prepared, but she couldnt even estimate what a real gym battle was like. Maybe they weren't so hard, ir maybe she was underestimating the difficulty.
She was lost in thought when someone nearby started talking, but looked up to see that it was to her. Why was he talking to her? What had he said? Flustered, nora blanked for a few seconds, jaw parted, looking for words. Blinking a few times, she remembered how tto human again. " oh yes! I'm sorry, but yes, i am a trainer! A new one at that; you? " she probably spoke too fast, nerves nearly tripping her up over her words. smoooth. SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 7, 2016 22:02:33 GMT
The girl seemed taken back by the sudden inquiry Sylvester had made of her, almost appearing startled. She got back to her senses soon enough, however, and provided Sylvester the answer he had been hoping to hear. "Yeah, actually. I decided to pay my folks a visit, but they don't seem to be home." Looking her over once more, Sylvester gestured to the girl and then to the side of the path.
"Would you care to battle? I haven't exactly gotten a lot of practice as of late, save for my few bouts against the gym leaders." His right hand sought out a poke ball from the depths of his pocket, but soon retreated when the trainer realized his lack of courtesy. "Oh, right, our names. I'm Sylvester Blackburne. How about you?" Allotting her enough time to answer, Sylvester hesitated to reach for his poke ball just yet. After all, it wasn't like she had to battle him. That was just Sylvester's go-to method when it came to killing time...
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
so he was from around here, then? nora thought of ecruteak and her family, but she had no desire to visit them. honestly, she kind of hoped she never had to deal with them again, but she was still salty over the whole situation. " it's nice that you'll visit your family, " she smiled at him, pushing the thoughts of her family to the back of her mind.
the offer to battle threw her off a little. having never been in a trainers battle before, she was a little nervous but didn't want to turn the guy down. he did mention gym leaders, however, implying he wasn't new to being a trainer and would probably kick her butt in less than five seconds. swallowing, nora agreed. " i only have four pokemon - two of them i haven't even used in battle yet. " not wanting to mention her lack of one on one battling against another trainer, she left it at that. it wasn't just her new pokemon that were inexperienced however. apollo had evolved out of happiness and friendship, not training and experience. roxie probably had less experience all together, besides the recent battle when she caught her new pokemon. " my name's eleanor thorne, but everyone just calls me nora. " it was pretty much a call me nora or i'll skin you kind of tone she used, but it felt wrong not introducing herself as her real name. SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 8, 2016 6:37:54 GMT
"Hmm..." Sylvester began to second guess battling Nora when she made mention of how half of her pokemon had yet to battle. Although she had to start somewhere, right? "Well, I will be quite frank with you. I have four badges to my name, as well as six pokemon on my person. Only one or two of them would be a proper match for your own pokemon, at least I would guess as much." He probably came off as condescending, and while Sylvester was known to be an arrogant prick, that genuinely wasn't his intent. A smart trainer knew when a battle was already lost. When they needed to save their pokemon from pointless harm. And even Sylvester, as much of a cocky bastard he was nowadays, didn't want to hurt the young girl's pokemon. Or worse, kill them by accident.
"So if you have no interest in battling me, don't be afraid to say it. I'm sure I will find a wild pokemon to battle around here soon enough." Sylvester's hands relaxed at his sides, looking around the foliage nervously. Girls were not his strong suit, even though he was actually very fond of him. His parents always teased him about it, and now that he was back home...well, the memories certainly weren't helping him now. "Until then, do you mind me asking what brings you out here? I am kind of surprised that you got this far."
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
he seemed to be an established trainer, already having nearly half the badges he needed before moving on to the pokemon league. it made nora slighty nervous to battle him, but she needed to start somewhere, right? roxie and apollo wouldn't mind the battle, but what about the new zigzagoon and drowzee? she didn't even know what they were fully capable of yet, but she needed to find out soon enough. might as well be now.
" we can battle! I'm sure i need the practice, anyway. " she laughed, though still felt a little unease about it. it's just nerves. there was going to be a lot of battles in her future, but not if she let her anxiety and nerves get to her. she needed to push those thoughts away and focus on the battle soon to be at hand. " oh really? " she smirked, crossing her arms. " i like to wander, part of the reason i moved to an entirely different region. " really, she just wanted to be comfortable before doing anything major. wanting to know what was around, what to expect of each place really before she went battling everything that moved, even though she did have a hard time holding back from battling wild pokemon. not only that, it'd be easier for her to return to a town and get things down versus just getting there and being too anxious to function. SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 8, 2016 7:47:51 GMT
So Nora had some fighting spirit in her after all... "Alright then, but don't say I didn't warn ya." Sylvester's hand delved into the contents of his pockets once more, grasping a single poke ball from it's confines and lobbing it before him. After the device rebounded from the ground and back to his hand, the just-summoned Scraggy would manifest completely in plain sight. While Sylvester certainly looked sure of himself, the Scraggy looked between the two trainers inquisitively, as if not sure what exactly was taking place.
"You and your pokemon can have the first move. Scrapper, ready yourself for battle and don't let your guard down." The pokemon nodded reluctantly, and adjusted it's gaze back to Nora. It wasn't exactly prone to fighting, but it held up it's hands like a boxer and focused on the given task. At least until it had to keep it's pants from falling down any further than they already were...
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
As soon as the scraggy was released from it's ball and held up it's fists, Nora smiled. Perfect. Knowing the pokemon's weakness towards flying types, she quickly retrieved the pokeball from her bag containing apollo, her swoobat. her very first pokemon and already evolved, though probably not the strongest. either way, with apollo's fierce flying moves, nora had little worry about this specific match up. that was unless sylvester switched out midway, but nora didn't weigh that option yet.
Tossing the ball into the air, it released the large bat pokemon with the heart shaped nose." you ready for a real battle, apollo? " she caught the ball midsentence as apollo flapped around excitedly before focusing on the scraggy and other trainer before them. using the first move to her advantage, she was quick to set up and prepare for what was to come, despite having some amount of resistance to the typing of his scraggy. " use calm mind and follow up with air cutter! " she smiled as the swoobat focused, allowing his special attack and special defense to raise before flapping it's wings madly to send razor sharp air towards the little scraggy.
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 8, 2016 18:41:54 GMT
Nora certainly wasn't stupid, having selected a pokemon that would be effective against his Scraggy. Yet all the same, a smirk remained on his face. Since he initially held the advantage in terms of badges and experience, Sylvester would allow this battle to turn into a bit of a gamble. Remaining quiet and calm as Nora's Swoobat battered his pokemon with an attack, the trainer only spoke when it was their turn.
"Scrapper, use swagger on the Swoobat." The damage his pokemon had sustained was plausible, but the Scraggy was ready to go on, his eyes gleaming as it taunted the flying bat. "Now give it a taste of your headbutt attack." Keen on following Sylvester's orders, as he had gotten it through other battles the Scraggy did not think it could win, the pokemon jumped high into the air in order to make contact with the Swoobat. All the while Sylvester watched with a nigh blank expression, save for that smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
the scraggy was quick to use swagger, confusing her apollo quickly, although raising his useless attack stat. A serious downside. Watching the headbutt hit her swoobat hard afterwards, he shook off the blow. She gritted her teeth briefly, worried the confusion would cost her this round. Having the type advantage, she hoped to at least win one round of this battle. If her swoobat couldn't get the confusion under control, she feared losing all together.
" use air cutter twice more! " she called out, but it was evident the first attack wasn't going to happen. Confused, apollo suddenly hard a hard time keeping flight, and during the struggle he managed to hurt himself. Once he regained his balance, however, he sent a sharp wind at the scraggy again. at least one attack hit... she thought, but worried it may still not be enough.
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 8, 2016 23:40:57 GMT
The confusion had taken it's toll, but even still the affliction wasn't enough to secure a victory for his Scraggy. Instead the pokemon was under attack once more, and this time it didn't seem to take it very well. Having bolstered the Swoobat's abilities offensively, the Scraggy fell down flat on it's stomach, eyes completely closed soon after. The smirk on Sylvester's face had completely disappeared.
Retrieving his pokemon back into it's ball, the male trainer didn't speak a single word to his opponent. Instead his eyes lingered on that Swoobat, Sylvester being quite keen on having his...revenge, was it? Plucking another poke ball from the rest, Sylvester released his next choice pokemon. "Alright Meowth, start off by using fake out twice on that Swoobat." The feline was quick to pursue the opponent, it's trainer eyeing the movements carefully. Even if these were supposed to be Sylvester's weaker pokemon, he still had no intentions nor desire to lose. Quickly the girl and her Swoobat would come to understand that...
Scraggy is hurt by Air Cutter! Scraggy has fainted!
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
with the release of the meowth, nora wondered how much longer apollo could fight. he looked exhausted while the scraggy fainted and she worried about leaving him in the fight instead of switching out. the meowth was quick to respond to the commands, quickly attacking her exhausted swoobat and fainting it before the second round could really even get started.
grabbing the pokeball for the fallen pokemon, she quickly returned him. " you did a great job, apollo. it's your turn, roxie! " replacing the pokeball with roxie's, she released the vulpix who was as eager as ever to knock out the meowth that fainted her friend.
" use confuse ray, then quick attack! " the vulpix was quick to send a ray of light towards the meowth, some what of a revenge for confusing apollo. soon after, the vulpix sprinted for the meowth, hoping to catch it off guard.
apollo fainted! roxie used confuse ray! roxie used quick attack! SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE
Post by SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE on Oct 9, 2016 6:56:07 GMT
'Good.' Sylvester thought to himself as the Swoobat was returned after fainting. However, this little triumph of his didn't last long. Upon sending her Vulpix out to do battle, this time it would be Sylvester's pokemon who would become confused. Sylvester dreaded that, and watched without the slightest bit of amusement as the battle ensued, even going as far as to let out a defeated sigh. "Meowth...use slash twice, if you can even tell what I am saying."
The pokemon seemed to respond immediately, which should be a good sign, right? Except it scratched at nothing on the first attempt, managing to hurt itself on a nearby tree. The next attack, however, seemed to be a lot more focused on the given target, being Vulpix. The pain must have temporarily brought his Meowth to it's senses, but Sylvester knew not to trust that thought so quickly. Confused pokemon were much too unpredictable.
Meowth is confused! Meowth was hurt by Quick Attack! Meowth used Slash! (x2) Meowth hurt itself in it's confusion! (x1)
When I tell you I'll be fine I still want you by my side
thankfully the confuse ray didn't miss and now the opponents meowth was confused just as her swoobat had been. sending two slash attacks towards roxie, only one made contact while the meowth failed to do anything but hurt themselves on the other. roxie winced at the pain from the slash, but stood strong.
" use fire blast, the follow up with quick attack! " she commanded, watching the vulpix send out a massive blast of flame towards the meowth, then following close behind it for a sneak attack quick attack.
roxie was hurt from slash! roxie used fire blast! roxie used quick attack! SYLVESTER BLACKBURNE
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