[Coolshaymin]

(This is a Pokemon Battle, so I am restricting opponents to trainer class characters... whether or not they are actually trainers of Pokemon)

Bianca decided to host a Pokemon Battle in the Stadium to help her and her team grow stronger. If they were going to be any help to White, or find the others, they needed to be at their very best. So now was the best time to work off some of that rust in an old fashioned trainer battle. The idealful girl hugged her rather large Serperior, who was rather long... and not even at it's biggest size. Her rather large Samurott stood on her other side with his eyes closed while the significantly smaller Mienshao took to meditating to focus it's fighting energy. "Alright, guys, let's do our best no matter who challenges us!" Bianca declared as she let go of her giant grass snake and waited.

Outside the arena was a sign for the match declaring a Trainer Only Battle. A thing the Stadium has never really had was an old fashioned Pokemon battle but Bianca figured the basics was a good way to start. Afterall, testing your bonds against another trainer was the ideal way to train.

[TartoonHand94]

Soon enough, like a Munchlax to honey, Bianca lured in her first challenger into the stadium.

Into the arena wandered a sole trainer with eyes obscured under the brim of his cap. He didn’t seem very interested in the stadium itself. It made no difference to him whether there were a thousand screaming fans at the edge of their seat waiting for a show, or if all the stands were completely empty. He’d seen one Pokémon Stadium, and he had seen them all. Besides, he and the crowd, be they there or not, were interested in the same thing: Who he’d be facing.
Halfway across the field he lifted his head to get a good hard look at his opponent’s Serperior, her Samurott and her Mienshao.
Lastly but not least, he raised his eyes to meet Bianca’s and examined them as if reading the profile of her very soul. He instantly recognized her motivations for being here and what she hoped to achieve from this endeavour. And he agreed.

Stepping backwards to his rightful place on the opposite side of the field from her, he fished in his pouch for his pokéballs, having already decided which he wanted based on observing her three Pokémon that were free.
He held his first ball out to her, twiddling and spinning it between his fingers, making clear he was ready to throw it as soon as she was.

“…!”
Trainer Red Wants To Battle!

[Coolshaymin]

Bianca did not have to wait long as a mysterious man in red walked in with his cap down... Did she know him?... Nah, she's pretty sure she has never met this trainer before. He would not be as mysterious or strong looking if she did. Still, she could tell that he might be a tough opponent from his demeanor. This may be a good challenge! Still, it looked like he was keeping all his cards up his sleeves at the moment... That won't let her get down though. Her Pokemon had tricks of their own afterall. Still, he was really quiet... maybe his voice was weaker than his look? Well, no use guessing, only one way to find out.

"Heya! My name's Bianca! I hope we both have a fun and exciting time! Dresses are comfy and easy to wear!" Bianca declared... Wait, what? What even was that last part? Oh well, did not matter, their eyes met so that meant that the challenge was sealed. The audience was full but Bianca did not seem to have any stagefright. Her Serperior slithered in front of her after observing Red for a moment. "You want to go first, Serperior? Alright~! Mienshao, Samurott, just continue your preparation while Serperior shows how strong a real Unova Friend Circle is!" she stated as she awaited Red to send out his Pokemon. Let's be real, she was not about to attack him. That was just disgraceful trainer battle ettiquete.

HP:130/130 Shield HP:40/40 Status: Normal Appeal:0	HP:160/160 Shield HP:55/55 Status: Normal, In Battle	HP:160/160 Shield HP:55/55 Status: Withdrawn	HP:120/120 Shield HP:35/35 Status:Withdrawn

[TartoonHand94]

“…”
Not wanting to rude to his new opponent, Red replied with a sportsman-like nod. He did a double take when Bianca spouted the non-sequitur about dresses. Where had he heard that before?...
So, her own Pokémon chose to go first? That’s a rare one. It was always nice to find a Pokémon with this level of enthusiasm for battle. Having already gotten a good look at all of Bianca’s team, Red took all the time he spent not talking and used it to strategize, which showed in that he didn’t change his ball.

Speaking of which, it was time to show who it was that Red chose to go first. He pressed the white button on the front and the ball between his fingers instantaneously grew large enough to fill his whole hand. He wound his arm back and pitched his pokéball at the ground. It bounced and split open, unleashing a spinning orange shell that skated to a halt.
Out of the shell emerged a pair of short blue arms, a pair of stubby blue legs, a curly tail and out of the front, a big bald blue head.

“Squirtle! I Choose You!” Red opened his mouth to shout in his scratchy yet commanding voice for the first time since he arrived. Is that what he sounded like? Was his cracking voice the result of him refraining to use it so often or the cause of it? Either way, there was no time to ponder about that, his first Pokémon was now on the field!

It was a Squirtle! A Squirtle? Against a Serperior? This was an unorthodox match-up to say the least, mostly because of everything.
Squirtle stood up on his hind legs and looked up at the loudest noise it heard; the stadium full of cheering battle fans. He stood proudly and waved before focusing on who he was facing; the Serperior. That was one big snake, several times his size even. Squirtle looked back toward his trainer, who stood firmly in his position with no sign of doubt on his face. This alone was enough for Squirtle to return to face Serprior and he proceeded to get into battle stance with confident smirk on his face.
“Squirtle!”

	Red	Squirtle	Ivysaur	Charizard
HP	140/140	150/150	120/120	140/140
Shield	45/45	50/50	35/35	45/45
Status	Normal	In Battle	In Her Pokéball	In His Pokéball

[Coolshaymin]

"A... Squirtle against a Serperior? A weird first matchup but hey, maybe this will still be fun! Me and Serperior have a few tricks of our own!" Bianca declared as her Serperior started staring down the Squirtle. "(... This shall be a quick show to show how foolish a fight you picked. Your shell may be strong, but let's see how strong that shell really is, hm?)" the Serperior taunted the water squirtle as he awaited his trainer's royal command. "Serperior, start off strong with that combination attack we practiced!" the girl pointed and declared... Not giving away what moves said combination was but the Serperior clearly knew what she meant as he wasted no time in slithering towards his opponent at high speeds before turning his back to them with a glowing and razor sharp tail swing to send him flying back with high force should the Leaf Blade land.

NVtjeUlFp_1d20+2(Serperior's Leaf Blade on Squirtle, 18% damage)

However, that was not all, as he slithered back for some distance, he coiled up and aimed his head at the turtle, whether he dodged, was sent reeling back, or knocked away in general, he spat an explosive seed at the turtle which would blow up for a powerful explosion which would singe the ground. It would appear this snake was less about tricks and more about brutal offense. After this attack, him and his trainer pulled a similar proud heads up pose simultaneously to woo the crowd with their sync, strategy and style.

p_1d20+3(Serperior's explosive Seed Bomb on Squirtle. 30% damage, unblockable and has a 50% chance to burn)

p_1d20+3(Bianca's appeal)

HP:130/130 Shield HP:40/40 Status: Normal Appeal:0	HP:160/160 Shield HP:55/55 Status: Normal, In Battle Cooldowns: Seed Bomb (2)	HP:160/160 Shield HP:55/55 Status: Withdrawn	HP:120/120 Shield HP:35/35 Status:Withdrawn

1d20+2·1d20+3·1d20+3

[TartoonHand94]

Red didn’t bat an eye at Bianca’s judgement of his first choice. He remained unwavering in his conviction and so did Squirtle. His trainer had confidence in him, so he had confidence in himself.
“Squirperior~.” (…This shall be quick to show how foolish a fight you picked~.) Squirtle mimicked the Serperior in Pokéspeak, fearlessly staring up at the big grass serpent staring down at him. (Like I’m gonna lose today, Dattebasa.) He knew just how hard his shell was, and he was glad to show it. But how he was going to show it fell to the whim of his trainer whom he obeyed to the letter.

Combination attack? Now they had both Red’s and Squirtle’s attention as Serperior slithered toward Squirtle. Squirtle was already fully braced for whatever Red’s command was.
As no such command came, Squirtle braced himself and took the hit, being sent flying backwards with high force. What was that? Why didn’t he dodge? What kind of trainer was Red, letting his Pokémon get hit like that.

Red pensively nodded at the result. Was he?... Was he taking notes of that attack? Did he just let his Squirtle get hit just so he could measure Serperior’s power?
Upon rolling to a stop, Squirtle stuck his head out of his shell, completely unfazed and ready for more. The look on his face said he had a new understanding of his foe too. And seeing the next attack coming he quickly retreated into his shell again.

Squirtle disappeared behind the explosive seed that set the area surrounding him on fire.
Bianca could feel Red’s gaze, even from behind the plume of fire. He didn’t seem worried in the slightest if Squirtle was hurt or not. All he seemed concerned about was Bianca and her Serperior.

“Squirtle! Use Waterfall!” Red used his vocal chords again to command.
Out from behind the fire burst a stream of water that extinguished it. Faster than a bowling ball came Squirtle’s shell gliding across the wet carpet up to the coiled Serperior.

(8YqD5pT5p_1d20+2 Squirtle's Water Fall @ Serperior. Does 18% Damage)

Squirtle’s shell collided with the Serperior coil, ricocheting upward into the air with his momentum.
“Use Ice Beam!” coming down head first Squirtle spat a minty fresh torrent of ice water down at the Serperior coil, intending to freeze him in position.

(p_1d20 Squirtle's Ice Beam @ Serperior. Does 10% Damage. 50% Chance of inflicting Frozen status.)

“Squirtle Squirtle!”
Squirtle stood up and did a back flip on the [frozen] grass coil and waved at the crowd with cute enthusiasm.
(p_1d20-2 Squirtle's Appeal Roll.)

	Red	Squirtle	Ivysaur	Charizard
HP	140/140	102/150	120/120	140/140
Shield	45/45	50/50	35/35	45/45
Status	Normal	In Battle/Burnt	In Her Pokéball	In His Pokéball

1d20+2·1d20·1d20-2