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The loud, unintelligible murmurs of the stadium audience awoke into excited cheering when someone stepped onto the field. It was a lone figure, a Pokémon Trainer, a legend among them in fact; Red of Palate Town. He was recognized far and wide for his deeds in the Kanto Region and his subsequent career in the competitive battling circuit. Most recently, he had been managing the Battle Tree in the Alolan Region before winding up here. While the look on his face spelled indifference to the spectacle of the stadium, Red actually felt rather at home, for the first time in a long time.
Knowing what the people wanted, he reached into his pocket and held up a single pokéball in his hand. The cheering spiked into a roar of hype, as Pokémon battle fans raved in anticipation of which of his Pokémon would emerge when he tossed it.

“Step aside, kid. Your pets are gonna get in the way.” A voice behind Red turned the cheers into murmurs of confusion. Turning around, Red found a tall, strapping man with an even taller pompadour and an air of self-confidence greater than the sum of his parts; Groose of Skyloft.
“It says something about the kinda fights going on around here when a frilly pink princess is holding the champion’s belt.” Groose scoffed at the ridiculous state the Sunshine Stadium was in.
“I mean, what happened to this place? What happened to honor and glory? What happened to the fights my pops used to brag about when I was a boy?” Groose began to ask, turning the boos from the stands into nods of agreement. “What happened to the sport where warriors, tough, true and gritty, armed with nothing but their muscles, their swords, and their sheer determination, punched, kicked, beat and wrestled each other to the floor in a rough, sweaty struggle to prove which of them was the true alpha male?” Groose’s speech of grew into a battle cry that roused the nods in agreement into thunderous applause. Even the ladies in the audience seemed particularly excited at what he described. “Well that’s what you’re gonna get when the Great Groose Let’s Loose!” He posed heroically, unsheathing his sword and raising it skyward, as the crowd went wild.

“That’s cute, But~” An unexpected hip-check knocked Groose off his feet and sent the audience into a fit of laughter. “I think you’re looking for all of that in the wrong place.” Princess Daisy of Sarasaland shook her head condescendingly.
“But you do have a point there. That frilly pink princess has been holding onto that spot at the top for quite a long time now…” She pondered out loud for the whole stadium to hear, tapping her chin for emphasis. “Too Long if you ask me, and I’m so glad you did~.” She winked, rousing agreeing smiles all across the crowd. “So it’s about time Another beautiful battler blossomed and gave her a run for her coins!” He announced with a flourish. “The time has come for a glorious new age for Sarasaland! Princess Daisy’s reign starts today!” She battle cried, igniting the third thunderous applaus in the last few minutes. “You hear that, Bonbon~? I’m coming! And these heels are gonna be sharpened on 9 other butts by the time they kick yours!” Daisy announced her plans to rise through the stadium rankings before finally dethroning Peach herself.
“So who volunteers for the glorious honor of being the first butt?”

“Hey!” Groose reasserted himself confrontationally. “Didn’t you hear what I just said?”
“Nobody cares about your dumb pompadour measuring contest!” Daisy retorted with a pout. The stadium began to rumble with hoots and sneers anticipating a fight between the two.
Before either could swing, Red got between the two and pushed them apart with stern condemnation on his face. Being the mature adult on the field, he pointed them at the other side of the stadium where the actual challenger was due to appear.

“Well fine, Princess. Let’s let Them decide who they wanna scrap with.” Groose relented with a cocky arm fold.
“That is how Open Challenges work, after all…” Daisy reminded him with a roll of her eyes.

If you’re just tuning in, welcome to the first Tartoon Kaboom Open Challenge! I trust you’ve met your challengers, and you may pick one of them to face off in a Grudge Match.
(Although Red came looking for a Pokémon battle, he’ll also settle for a single opponent. In such case, his whole Pokémon team will share a single health meter.)

Choose Your Challenger!

A traditional gladiator descended from the knight sky.	A Pokédex Pioneer and Pokémon Master.	A princess who works out her problems instead of just eating them.

[Therider]

"OH MY ARCEUS! IT REALLY IS BATTLE LEGEND RED?!?!? Oh man, I've never been so scared in my life..."

Hau stood kinda nervously, shuffling his feet as he clenched and released his fists. The boy was right, he was extremely nervous and he knew exactly what he was getting himself into. Red was a name that struck a large chord of fear and also of wondrous awe when it was spoken in conversations, at least, it was in Hau's home. Even Gramps would admit the boy had talent battling, and Gramps was the one of the strongest trainers Hau knew! Well, besides Moon. And maybe Gladion? Hau shook his head. Red was no normal contender; he was a Pokemon Champion and an expert battler. Who cares if the guy barely spoke? His Pokemon knew what to do, and do it really REALLY well, that's the important thing.

Despite the fear and anxiety, Hau stepped forward. The young man, slightly shaking, felt a reassuring touch at his leg, as the Alolan Raichu Hau called his friend floated by his side. Rai-Rai looked up at his Trainer, and shyly fist-pumped the air. "Rai... Rairairairai!", was the response from the Electric-Type. Hau watched his friend, and then smiled and rubbed between Rai-Rai's ears. As his Pokemon cooed softly from the relaxing touch, Hau's smile softened and warmed up.


"Thanks, bud. Let's have an awesome battle and win, OK?" Rai-Rai nodded and began to look determined. Hau chuckled as he turned to face Red. A finger pointed at the Pokemon Master should have indicated which one he was willing to face.


"...R-Red! I'm Hau, the first challenger to the Pokemon League Champion of Alola. I challenge you to a Pokemon Battle, here and now! Since... Well, I kinda... left the other 3 behind when I got here..." Hau began to stumble and mutter, his face growing darker by the second. Rai-Rai, concerned, nuzzled Hau's leg, unconsciously sending a shock up said leg to Hau. He straightened up immediately, and continued, "AS I WAS SAYING, since half of my party is back in Alola, I wanna suggest doing a 3v3, first Pokemon to faint wins? Keeps the folks in the crowd happy, plus it'll be short, quick and fun! Whatd'ya say, Pokemon Master Red?"

And with that, the Electric-Psychic Type floated forward in front of Hau, a determined look on his face. Hau smiled wide, before stepping back with one foot and narrowing his eyes slightly. This... This was gonna be a fun battle for sure!

Hau! HP: 160/160 Shield:55/55	Rai-Rai! HP:140/140 Shield:45/45 Currently Out	Pri-Marie! HP:130/130 Shield:40/40	Taur-Hala! HP:190/190 Shield: 70/70

[TartoonHand94]

Red squinted when the challenger step into the ring. This kid looked familiar…was that? Hey it’s that kid from Alola! Moon’s friend Hau! His eyes widened with recognition. When did he get here? Who else is here? He’d have to make a point of finding out when this was over.
Groose and Daisy shared groan in disappointment as Hau chose Red over either of them.
“The Reign of Daisy begins…next time, I guess…” Daisy stretched before heading back out of the ring.
“Wanna share a drink while we watch the match?” Groose offered as he caught up to her.
“Don’t push your luck.”
Just as Red suspected and hoped, Hau chose to face him. A familiar face in this place, this was already shaping up to be a good day. If only he could smile accordingly. Instead, he flicked the brim of his cap up in recognition, accepting Hau’s challenge.

“…!” Stepping back to where trainers stand, Red reached into his pocket and pulled out a pokéball which he tossed at the ground in front of Rai-Rai. Up and out of the pokéball sprouted a pink bud, followed by a flourish of big green leaves growing out of the back of a teal quadruped.
“Ivysaur!” Ivysaur grunted as she stretched and stepped into battle stance. Looking up at the source of the thousands of screaming cheers, she nodded to the crowd as if to bow before lowering her eyes to the Alolan Raichu and the trainer behind him. “Ivy!” She smiled in recognition before turning around to see her trainer. Red stared back at her with a seriousness in his eyes that told her they were there on business. Knowing just what to do, she nodded and turn to face her opponent.

To start things off, Ivysaur just stood there in battle stance, staring intently into Rai-Rai’s eyes, making clear she could move at any instant, but giving absolutely no hints at what her first attack would be. The only move she made was to open the pink bulb flower on her back to soak up the sun bearing down on the stadium that day.

(Ivysaur charges Solar Beam. Solar Beam increased to 20% damage.)
(Ivysaur charges Solar Beam. Solar Beam increased to 30% damage.)

“…Saur!” Ivysaur suddenly broke the silence by jumping back and flinging a series of leaves, sharp as blades at Rai-Rai.

(3oRmEM9Ap_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Leaf Storm @ Rai-Rai; Does 8% Damage)
(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Leaf Storm @ Rai-Rai; Does 8% Damage)
(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Leaf Storm @ Rai-Rai; Does 8% Damage)

(p_1d20 Ivysaur's Appeal Roll.)

	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 His Pokéball	In Battle Solar Beam charge: 30%	In His Pokéball

1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20

[Therider]

LFDOG0eKp_1d20+3(Rai-Rai's failed dodge! Takes 8%)
p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's successful Dodge!)
p_1d20+3(Rai-Rai's successful dodge!)

Rai-Rai was... a bit unnerved by Ivysaur's presence. Wasn't Hau talking up this Trainer as being one of the best in the world? Why would a Trainer want to keep their Pokemon at a pre-evolved state? Wouldn't it be easier for them to win if they were stronger? Rai-Rai had no time to think further, however, when the Grass-Type erupted into a storm of leaves. A few scratched at the Electric-Type, but nothing that the Alolan Raichu couldn't handle. Surfing through the storm of leaves, Rai-Rai deftly dodged the last few leaves through careful and deliberate small movements. Sliding to a slow, Rai-Rai kept his arms out and grinned at Ivysaur. "Rai, Rai Raichu! Raaaaaaichu. (That was pretty cool, man! Let's see if I can keep up with a Pokemon Master's trusted friend!)

Hau watched carefully, and thought he saw a potential opening. Ivysaur was opening her bud to the sunlight... Was she planning on using Solarbeam? Oh man, Rai-Rai better act quick! "Rai-Rai, get in close and force Ivysaur back! Make sure she can't stay still!"

Rai-Rai nodded, before bursting forward at breakneck speeds, peppering Ivysaur with swift tackles, made to distract and hurt. Quick Attacks of this variety were Hau's idea; keep hitting and they'll forget what to do! As Rai-Rai passed each time, he left a scratch against Ivysaur's skin, meant to sting and hurt; however, it was only a temporary distraction, set to keep Rai-Rai moving and Ivysaur distracted. 

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Critical Quick Attack! Deals 9%.)
p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Quick Attack! Deals 6%.)
p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Quick Attack! Deals 6%.)

Rai-Rai slowed down, landing on the side of Ivysaur again, grinning. He... may have gotten a bit excited during the attack. But no big deal! This was not life or death; this was for fun, right? Rai-Rai caught himself; of course this was life-or-death; Hau's reputation was on the line! This was important stuff. Plus, if they made it big, maybe they could get free Malasadas!... Mmmmmmm, Malasadas...

"Buddy, don't let up now! Let's do this!"

Snapping back into reality, Rai-Rai began to reverberate the energies inside his tail, eyes aglow with a blue energy, before swinging the tail downward, creating an odd wave of energy directed at Ivysaur. Were the wave to hit, the Grass-Type would sudden feel the sensation of heavy fatigue and tiredness emerge from seemingly nowhere. It wouldn't be enough to cause the Pokemon to faint, but it would make a nice nap seem like a much better idea.

p_1d20+3(Rai-Rai's Psyshock! It targets CON, and deals 15% damage.)

Finally, Rai-Rai would ride the tail forward, almost as if he were charging directly at Ivysaur. Immediately coming to a complete stop, Rai-Rai focused, and as his eyes glowed the light blue, the tail he rode in on began to glow of its own accord as well.  The tail then spun abruptly Rai-Rai around in a circle, before swinging directly at the Grass-Type's head!


p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Iron Tail! Does 16% damage.)

Rai-Rai, landing on the tail, did not move back much, instead hoping to keep the pressure up on Ivysaur. "Rai, Rai Raii, Rai Raichu! (Not bad, huh? Big Bro is a great Trainer, and we've been partners since he began his training! Plus he feeds us really good food too!)

Hau jumped up and fist-pumped in the air. "Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Rai-Rai! Let's keep this pressure up, buddy!"

p_1d20+2 (Hau's appeal! The audience isn't sure they like the overly excited 11-year-old yet. One thing's for sure, Red's has their heart for now.)

Hau! HP: 160/160 Shield:55/55 Appeal:0	Rai-Rai! HP:132/140 Shield:45/45 Currently Out	Pri-Marie! HP:130/130 Shield:40/40	Taur-Hala! HP:190/190 Shield: 70/70

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(PSCES0uBp_1d20 Ivysaur's Dodge of Quick Attack! Failure! Takes 9%)
(p_1d20 Ivysaur's Dodge of Quick Attack! Success!)
(p_1d20 Ivysaur's Dodge of Quick Attack! Success!)
(p_1d20-3 Ivysaur's Resistance of Psyshock! Failure! Takes 15%)
(p_1d20 Ivysaur's Dodge of Iron Tail! Failure! Takes 16%)

“Ivy… (Let us see indeed...)” Ivysaur smiled with an agreeable nod. Trusted friend, huh? She liked this kid. He had optimism, he had enthusiasm, and he just seemed to be joyed to be there. A breath of fresh air compared to other Pokémon she’s grown used to facing.

As soon Hau announced the strategy, the experienced Ivysaur knew what to do. It was much easier to dodge as an Ivysaur than it would have been as a much larger and heavier Venusaur. Still, as strong as her legs were, they were no match for the sheer speed the tale surfing Raichu naturally had. But the nature of Quick Attack meant Ivysaur didn’t have to chase Rai-Rai down. He was coming right to her. All it took was to use this to her advantage. With a clenching flex of her back, a cloud of dust erupted from her bud, scattering seeds into the air that with any luck, would latch onto the Raichu as he zigged and zagged around her.

(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Leech Seed @ Rai-Rai! Does 3% Damage and inflicts Flower status)
(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Leech Seed @ Rai-Rai! Does 3% Damage and inflicts Flower status if not already inflicted)
(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Leech Seed @ Rai-Rai! Does 3% Damage and inflicts Flower status if not already inflicted)

Raichu may have stopped Quick Attacking, but the relieved Ivysaur couldn’t sigh in relief just yet. Seeing the tail glowing and understanding there was no way to avoid the waves like she could have avoided the Raichu himself, Ivysaur stood there and tanked the psychic waves. Thanks to frequent mediation sessions with Espeon, Ivysaur was able to suppress the induced fatigue.
She shook her head just in time to see Rai-Rai coming right at her, blue eyes aglow. Recognizing the arch that he spun his tail in, she did her best to back out of the way of him swinging it at her head.

“Iye!” Ivysaur groaned at the Iron Tail to the noggin, but her skull was hard as a nut shell. She was dizzy, but her concentration wasn’t broken enough to miss the fact that he was right where she wanted him.
Shaking it off immediately, Ivysaur retaliated by lashing out a pair of vines that wrapped around the Raichu.

(p_1d20-1 Ivysaur's Grapple @ Rai-Rai.)

“Ivy…Saur. (You are talented, I’ll give you that… But both you and your trainer have much to learn.)”
She smiled as she held him in place, lifting her hind legs into the air and took aim. Making good on her stance in the beginning of the battle, Ivysaur shot Rai-Rai with Solar Beam point blank.

(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Solar Beam @ Rai-Rai! Does 30% Damage)

(p_1d20 Ivysaur's Appeal)

	Red	Squirtle	Ivysaur	Charizard
HP	140/140	150/150	80/120	140/140
Shield	45/45	50/50	35/35	45/45
Status	Normal	In His Pokéball	In Battle	In His Pokéball

1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20-3·1d20·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20-1·1d20+2·1d20

[Therider]

(Rai-Rai bubble shields the Leech Seeds! After tax, it’s a total of 19%.)

Zooming around the battlefield, the Alolan Raichu was amazed when Ivysaur launched out the waves of Leech Seeds falling from the sky. Quickly whipping up a small field of electricity to zap and fry the seeds before they land, Rai-Rai was able to catch the seeds and lay them out in front of Ivysaur. “Rai, rairairairairairai! Raaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiichu rai raich-” (Wow, that was a clever move! But I’m glad I can keep up with a Champion’s Pok-)
DdnnfpwRp_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai’s grapple dodge!)

Suddenly, Rai-Rai was swung off it’s tail and held in the air by Ivysaur! Struggling to get free, Rai-Rai and Hau both noticed Ivysaur switch into a flower-exposing pose, and begin to glow. “Whooooaaa, Rai-Rai, get out of there! That’s a Solarbeam!” Hau, waving his hands, looking around for something, ANYTHING to do, was left to watch as the beam of light blast through Rai-Rai.

(Rai-Rai can’t dodge/block Solarbeam! 30% damage!)

Rai-Rai hung limp as the dust cleared, and Hau watched with bated breath to see if the Pokemon was out of commission. Noticing something odd, Hau smiled a bit and relaxed a lot. “OK… Let’s see what this means, buddy. Show me what you’re thinking.”

Rai-Rai’s eyes opened, already glowing blue. “Rai rai!” (Just kidding!) Just then, Rai-Rai's tail started to wag... until it flew around from the other side, aiming to bash into Ivysaur’s head once more! Rai-Rai was grateful the vines holding him were only around the arms; it made sure he could retaliate with his tail!

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai’s Iron Tail! Deals 16% damage.)

The tail wagging a bit, the Alolan Raichu projected powerful psychic waves at Ivysaur! Should the attack not be resisted, Ivysaur would feel like she was floating a bit before being slammed back down on the ground.

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai’s Psychic! Targets INT and deals 26%, breaking the grapple if it succeeds! Has a cool down of 2 posts.)

Hau grinned as Rai-Rai made a good idea and tried to make the most out of being grappled. Another idea came to mind as the young man noted the situation. “Rai-Rai! Thunderbolt through the vines! She’ll have to let go if she wants to keep you there!”

Rai-Rai perked up and grinned, and soon the Electric-Type was coursing with electricity. Grunting, Rai-Rai sent the electric energy coursing through the vines, attempting to shock Ivysaur!

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai’s Thunderbolt! Deals 18% damage.)

p_1d20+2 (Hau’s appeal roll!)

Hau! HP: 160/160 Shield:55/55 Appeal:0	Rai-Rai! HP:102/140 Shield:26/45 Currently Out	Pri-Marie! HP:130/130 Shield:40/40	Taur-Hala! HP:190/190 Shield: 70/70

1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+2

[TartoonHand94]

(DmMy4BInp_1d20 Ivysaur's dodge of Iron Tail! Failure! Takes 16%) 
(p_1d20 Ivysaur blocks Psychic! Failure! Takes 26%)
(p_1d20 Ivysaur's dodge of Thunderbolt! Failure! Takes 18%)
Rai-Rai shielded the Leech Seeds. There went Ivysaur’s contingency plan. For now, anyway. They still served a good purpose for distracting the Raichu and leaving him open to be grabbed.
Red and Ivysaur both squinted at the unconscious Raichu. The Solar Beam was powerful, but there was no way he’d be put out of commission so soon…
She was staring at the wrong end. Before Red could shout a warning, Ivysaur was slapped with an Iron Tail. Hardened and disciplined, this wasn’t enough to make her let go of him.

With her vines still wrapped around the Raichu, Ivysaur was in no position to dodge his powerful psychic waves. In addition to a headache, Ivysaur’s feet could not feel the ground anymore. “Saur?” she gasped, paddling her feet in the air, before being slammed back down onto the field. “Vy!” She grunted in pain, her vines going limp and losing their grip on the Raichu.

Good thing Ivysaur’s ears weren’t for show. Hearing Hau shouting to his Pokémon, she knew she had less than a second to let go of the Raichu before he used the move she was risking since she grappled him: Thunderbolt. She was fast, but not faster than lightning.
“Ivy!” Ivysaur grunted, gritting her teeth and bearing the brunt of Raichu’s electricity. Instead of doing the conventional thing and letting go, she maintained her grip on him and squeezed, pulling him toward her and opening her bulb again.

(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's Sludge Bomb @ Rai-Rai; Does 24% damage, 60% chance to inflict Poisoned status.)

Instead of the power of the sun, Ivysaur splatted him with what could be described as foul-smelling nectar-like goop.
“Saur!” (Phew! That was a close.) Ivysaur panted, shaking it off. Opting to keep her distance while she regained her bearings, Ivysaur showered Rai-Rai in a hail of seeds.
“Ivy!” (Here, let me get that for you!)

(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's tries Leech Seed again@ Rai-Rai; Does 3% damage and inflicts Flower status.)
(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's tries Leech Seed again@ Rai-Rai; Does 3% damage and inflicts Flower status if not already inflicted)
(p_1d20+2 Ivysaur's tries Leaf Storm @ Rai-Rai; Does 8% damage.)

(Ivysaur charges Solar Beam +10%)

(p_1d20 Ivysaur's appeal roll)

	Red	Squirtle	Ivysaur	Charizard
HP	140/140	150/150	20/120	140/140
Shield	45/45	50/50	35/35	45/45
Status	Normal	In His Pokéball	Sludge Bomb CD: 3 turns left.	In His Pokéball

1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20

[Therider]

_NBZe3wtp_1d20+3(Rai-Rai's Poison Sludge Dodge: Fail! Takes 24% and will roll for poison.)

p_1d20+3 (Leech Seed Crit Dodge!)

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's failed Leech Seed Dodge! Takes 9% and is Flowered! He'll take 1% the beginning of every turn.)

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's successful Leaf Storm Dodge!)

p_1d100 (Rai-Rai's d100 roll for Poison: Pass!)

Rai-Rai, in the last few moments of the grapple Ivysaur had on him, was assaulted suddenly by a blast of ooey, gooey, disgusting sludge. Trying to move of out the way, Rai-Rai was soaked in the disgusting sludge. Rai-Rai slid back, shaking his tail so the gunk would get off of him. "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIII! Rairairairairai!" (EWWWWWWWWWWWWW! That's... That's disgusting! I never thought a Grass-Type like you would have such a terrible gunk to it! Gross!)

Fortunately, having gained a bit more distance, the Alolan Raichu would notice the falling seeds once more and move to evade them, not noticing one landing ever so gently on his tail. Sliding his way through the torrent of leaves, Rai-Rai suddenly felt part of his energy sapped from him. Looking up to find a flower of sorts had sprouted on his head, Rai-Rai shook from the pain. While he was tough, it was clear that Rai-Rai was feeling the damage of this fight. "Rai, Rairairairairairairairairai." (Wow, you are definitely incredible. This was fun! We should try this again sooner!)

Rai-Rai then dhased forward in the blink of an eye, and began to pelt Ivysaur with quick strikes from all sides!

p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Quick Attack! Deals 6%)
p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Quick Attack! Deals 6%)
p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Quick Attack! Deals 6%)


Coming to a stop, suddenly Raichu's eyes started glowing. First Rai-Rai used Psyshock, the waves of fatigue smashing into Ivysaur.


p_1d20+3 (Rai-Rai's Psyshock! It targets CON, and deals 15% damage.)

Rai-Rai turned back to Hau and made a motion with his paws. Hau immediately recognized it, and began panicking. "No, Rai-Rai, if you're thinking what I'm thinking, don't do it!" Rai-Rai pouted a bit, and Hau sighed. "...Alright, but let me say one thing first buddy." Hau cupped his hands around his mouth and called out, "HEY RED! YOU GOT ANY GOGGLES? YOU'RE GONNA NEED THEM!"

"RAI-RAI, TIME FOR OUR SURF TECHNIQUE!"

Rai-Rai grinned and turned back to Ivysaur, eyes glowing even brighter than before. "Rai... RairairairairairairairairaiRAI!" (Alright... Allow me to show you the trust Hau has in me! LET'S GO!)

Out of seemingly thin air, a wave of water began to form around Rai-Rai, who began floating ever so gently into the air. As the water splashed and crashed beneath the Raichu's tail, Rai-Rai raised a paw, and the wave surged forward, catching everything in the Arena's floor with it. Hau, now sporting some goggles, was quickly enveloped by the wave, and while he was roughly tossed around, this wasn't new for Hau. In fact, the look on his face was...



...precisely what you'd think it'd be. The wave surged forward, only now, Rai-Rai was in the midst of it, riding his tail like the surfboard it looked like as he led the massive wave over both Red and Ivysaur. With a cry of pure glee, Rai-Rai rode the wave down, and the water smashed into the Grass Type and it's Trainer, enveloping them in a quick watery pool. Hau slid to a stop over by Red and looked up, a sheepish grin growing on his face. "Uh... We're working on making it less painful. For everyone." 

The young man just laughed as he flashed a peace sign, and turned back to the battlefield, wondering how the Pokemon made out.

p_1d20+3(Rai-Rai's Surf! Deals 32%... To all combatants!! Hau, Red, and Ivysaur will need to dodge this as well. Bystanders simply get a sprinkling of water across their faces.)


p_1d20-1(Hau's failed dodge of Surf! Takes 32%.)

p_1d20+2(Hau's appeal roll! Maybe the audience likes the flashy special effects of a tsunami in the middle of the Life Sphere...)

Hau! HP: 128/160 Shield:55/55 Appeal:0	Rai-Rai! HP:66/140 Shield:31/45 Currently Out CD: Psychic (1) Surf (3) Status: Flower (3)	Pri-Marie! HP:130/130 Shield:40/40	Taur-Hala! HP:190/190 Shield: 70/70

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[TartoonHand94]

(Ivysaur bubble shields the Quick Attack. Her shield takes 18% damage)
(Y6|XhVgbp_1d20-3 Ivysaur's constution against Psyshock! Failure! Takes 15%)
(p_1d20 Ivysaur's Dodge of Surf! Success!)
(p_1d20 Red's dodge of Surf! Failure! Takes 32%)

“Ivy~. Ivysaur.”(We’re full of surprises too. A Roseilla by any other name would be just as sweet.) Ivysaur bantered as she stretched her forelegs, hind legs and leaves while Rai-Rai was distracted with her gunk. The punishment she had endured was starting to catch up with her.
“Saur. Ivy!” (Agreed. You are by far the most spirited Pokémon I’ve battled in a while!) She nodded, bearing no ill will toward the Raichu despite the battle still in progress. He sure pushed her to the top of her game, and she liked it.
But on top of her game was where she had to be as Raichu was about to unleash a familiar attack onto her. Seeing this coming, she lashed out a new set of vines, curling them around her to create a makeshift shield to parry the quick attacks. While they kept him off of her, her vines were stung none the less.
Looking out from behind her receding vines, she found the familiar glow of Rai-Rai’s cute little eyes once again.
She once again needed to call upon her meditation skills acquired curtesy of Espeon.And even when not in battle, proper training made Espeon Ivysaur’s perfect ally in this fight, as she successfully managed to mentally cancel out Rai-Rai’s psychic waves. Such a thing required absolute focus, so this wasn’t an ability she’d spam any time soon.

Taking the time Rai-Rai granted her by looking back at Hau, Ivysaur groggily got up and looked back to her trainer, whom despite his silence gave her his full attention. Red, whom you wouldn’t be blamed for forgetting about with all the non-stop action from his Ivysaur was keenly aware of the state his Ivysaur. Strangely, however, he didn’t seem distressed by it. In fact, he was intrigued. This was the first time in a long time they’d been in a battle that wasn’t one-sided. This was the first time in a long time she had to try harder than usual to dodge and still got hit by something. She really had a work out, and he was proud of her. Seeing the pride in his eyes reinvigorated Ivysaur’s resolve. She decided not to whimper or whine or even tag out. If he believed in her, she believed she could finish this.

They both looked back up at Hau when he called out to Red to announce the Surf Technique. The look back at each other communicated wordlessly that there was a change of plans.
Leaves trembling, Ivysaur and trainer looked up at the massive wave bearing down into the stadium.
Her jaw dropped and her eyes gazed wide open. This was amazing! With everyone’s eyes on the incoming wave, nobody saw the secret smile on Red’s face.

Ivysaur and trainer both disappeared under the waves crashing down upon them.
When the water level lowered back down from over their heads, Hau would find Red completely drenched in water, but his composure as dry as ever.
“…” The brim of his hat, soaked and dripping, was down over his eyes. He stoically turned to face Hau…and flicked it up with to everyone’s surprise a big grin on his face. That was fun!

“Squirtle~!” (Cowabunga dude!) A Squirtle came gliding across the waters surface toward Rai-Rai.

(Red has swapped out Ivysaur for Squirtle in the ensuing chaos!)

“Squirtle squirt, Squirt Squirtle! (Old lady Ivy might be slow and steady, but I don’t feel like losing today!) Squirtle battlecried before ducking into his shell and ramming into the Raichu causing a big splash.

(p_1d20+2 Squirtle’s Waterfall @ Raichu; Does 18% Damage)

“Squirt~!” (Thanks for the water, dude.) Squirtle winked, ready to repay the favor.

(p_1d20+2 Squirtle’s Waterfall @ Raichu; Does 15% Damage and has a 10% chance of inflicting Soak status.)

(p_1d20-2 Squirtle’s appeal roll. Too cheesy for this crowd. And what's a Squirtle doing here? Where's Blastoise?)

	Red	Squirtle	Ivysaur	Charizard
HP	108/140	150/150	5/120	140/140
Shield	45/45	50/50	17/35	45/45
Status	Normal	Active	In her Pokéball Sludge Bomb CD: 2 turns left.	In His Pokéball

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