[AnT]

Trainers would arrive, rather by flying taxi, or Pokemon of their own, to a cavern in the mountain lands, that Platina helped Ash locate. And this cavern is rather special, because it leads to some wonderful place...

BGM: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver - Dark Cave/Ice Path

It looks to be a forest within the mountains...let it feels like it has some sort of sunlight, for it feels warm as one. Yet it's hard to tell, for the vegetation tunnels, albeit massive, are far from the source. However, no sign of any Pokemon, so far, but it is still closer to the entrance for any to stick around near. So just some role-call for now.

[Ash Ketchum]

Ash Ketchum
HP: 170 / SH: 60

HP: 120 SH: 35	HP: 150 SH: 50	HP: 120 SH: 35

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After a quick flying taxi ride, Ash, with his trusty Pokemon on his back, rushed into the cavern...and was taken back by the lush environment around them...which was better looking than outside. It felt like clear skies was in the caves, even though there was no sky.

"Whoooooa! Just how are a bunch of trees going in the caves, Pikachu? There's gotta be a lot of good Pokemon living here!"

"Pi..." Yeah, no kidding. With the condition This World is under, he'd stick around here, too. He can sense his trainer wanting to bolt further into this underground ecosystem, but they are with a group. "Chu, pika!"

"I know, I know," he sighed. "We'll wait for everyone."

[Lady Platinum Berlitz]

"Huh, a forest growth inside a cave system. I didn't know this was here. Probably a good place to find some Pokemon. Plenty that can do construction or farm work," Platinum pondered. Her and Ash talked about providing Pokemon to the Life Sphere which is good charity work and an easy way to preserve man power and expand... some resources. Of course the Pokemon will require feeding so it didn't come without a negative but it provided aide. Besides, she won't say her reasons are entirely selfless. She really needed money to preserve her lifestyle and this was one of the ways she was most comfortable with doing that.

... Though getting these Pokemon out of the Starvia's hold range was good too. Pokemon were resistant but they weren't immune. She had a lot of reasons for suggesting this and will admit that unless Ash brought up the childish notion of getting paid catching Pokemon (What is this? Ancient Sinnoh?) she wouldn't of thought of it. You can find inspiration in the weirdest places sometimes.

Anyway there was a steady clop behind Ash as the Pokemon Trainer was riding a Pokemon. Specifically her family's prized Rapidash that helped her as a mode of transport for a lot of her journey. On her shoulder was a small electric squirrel that waved proudly. "Pachi! (Heya!)" It eagerly waved. "Hey, Ash. Looks like you got here just fine on your own," she smiled as the horse slowed to a stop.

The noble checked her Poketch. "... Says here we're waiting on Lusamine of the Aether Foundation and Lillie, right? I heard about them... They are a powerful organization based in Alola. Certainly wasn't expecting that but considering they pride themselves on Pokemon preservation it makes sense their head would find interest in this..." she notes out loud. She wondered if her family ever did business with Lusamine's family. They seemed well off to afford something like that. "... Oh, you did make sure to bring Pokeballs, right? I guess I can lend you some but..." she offered. She hoped he didn't need reminding you have to have those to catch Pokemon but she forgot to mention it so may as well check.

Lady Platinum Berlitz HP: 140 Shield HP: 45 Strategy: Divide Strength	Pachirisu HP: 90 Shield HP: 25 Riding Platinum-Back	Rapidash HP: 100 Shield HP: 30 Current Pokemon	Empoleon HP: 130 Shield HP: 45 Withdrawn

[Mr. Game & Watch]

It was a long trip from the Life Sphere, not exactly one that Lusamine made so lightly. After all, the Life Sphere’s own little Aether Paradise was never short of needing her undivided attention. Running a corporation was a lot like raising a child, she was never quite comfortable with not overseeing every second of its development.

Today was a different day though. Another group of children were about to undergo an expedition right into the heart of the Pokemon Cove. Mother’s intuition told her that they could always use a chaperone, heavens only knew what kind of a mess a group of unsupervised children could get into. More importantly, there were Pokemon to find and preserve in her little piece of paradise.

Upon the back of safety vested Charizard, Lusamine flew through the catacombs of the cavern. Her analytic eyes spanned across the greenery with curiosity and wonder. “This can’t be naturally occurring, can it?” she asked aloud, attempting to raise her voice over the rippling air flow.

The direction of her question went to her dangling assistant, the ever loyal and masked Aether Scientist Steve, who was being held up by his Charizard’s claws. His face was nearly pressed up against his digital datapad, mostly due to his awkward positioning. “Naturally occurring, maybe. Their light source, not so much. It’d have to be something pretty powerful for all these plants to sustain growth over time.”

“Mmm… something to watch out for” she replied longingly. As she did though, Lusamine’s eyes fell upon the gathering search party below. “Speaking of” she whispered under her breath. She proceeded to elegantly stroke the neck of the Charizard she was riding upon, adding “bring us down, my magnificent beast.”

“SHRONK” the beast replied, descending toward the cave floor. In preparation for his landing, Steve started peddling his feet, hitting solid ground soon afterward. The Charizard released him, allowing the masked man to jog along the ground, running his course until the momentum faded. The fire lizard himself though, he landed gracefully, setting down on all fours for his rider’s sake. His wing folded down, revealing Lusamine and her somehow flawless shell of hair. She stepped off with grace and elegance, as if she was exiting a limousine.

Her heels clacked against the rocky floor of the cavern as she approached the group, one hand placed on her hip like she was walking down a runway. Her eyes fixed on Ash first. “So you must be Mr. Ketchum. The Life Sphere’s latest Pokemon Master prodigy. Oh, and don’t you just have the cutest Pikachu” she complimented, showing physical restraint to keep herself from pinching the little rodent’s cheeks. “Oh, how I miss my Pikachu. Unfortunately, I left mine at home in Alola. What I would give to have ours meet” she added with a subtle shrug.

Lusamine then turned her attention over to the other party member, bowing with an arm at her stomach. “And it’s always an honour to be in the presence of royalty. A fine Alola to you, Lady Platinum.”

“I’m sure I need no introduction” she noted with a raised hand. In a pristine waving motion, she directed that hand over to her cohort. “So allow me to introduce you to my assistant, Steve.”

In the distance, Steve had his hands on his knees, still huffing and puffing from the entry landing he made. He took a brief moment to raise his hand and look at the two kids. “Sup?” he spoke breathlessly.

[Pokémon Trainer Lillie]

“Hi Steve~!” the distant sound of Lillie's voice called ... from the sky. If one were to look up, they'd spot the beginner trainer hanging suspended by an arm from the comparatively stringy arms of a drifloom, sluggishly drifting through the sky with her feet dangling and her free hand holding onto her hat. Travel by drifloom wasn't fast at all, but it worked up less of a sweat than running or biking, and was ...probably safer, from the perspective of someone who had never seen the airborne terrors the starvia could cook up. She had chosen to wear an old outfit of hers today, mostly she realized the hat would come in a lot of handy if a break in the cloud layer occurred. She'd have the sun in her eyes without any ability to protect herself! And wouldn't that be terrible. She continue drifting through the sky, feeling quite like Mary Poppins with her parasol. How delightful! ...Now how did she get down?

Lillie tensed slightly and looked around. ...Hmmm. Yes. This was a problem. She daintily kicked her legs a bit before waving for the drifloom's attention. “Down there..! ...Please!” she meekly requested, pointing down toward her mother. She could recognize her even from this far away. She just hoped the drifloom understood and complied. Otherwise her trip could turn a bit dangerous, and not in a fun or adventurous sense either. More like a where are you taking me oh Arceus Mom help sense.

Lillie 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield

Nebby Jr. 110/110 HP 30/30 Shield

[AnT]

Alright then, folks. Where you are is just the tunnels, where the vegetation stretched to. If you were to follow the vegetation, as well as the light down the tunnel, you would feel the heat as hot as the summer days...which is probably something you haven't experienced since being on Li. At least the calming summer heat, instead of the dreary heat from the barren lands the Starvia virus took over. Coming to the end of the tunnel, the light would blind you like the sun, but you would push forward and find...

...a green paradise, filled with Pokemon.

It's here, Pokemon thrived without a care for what is happening in the outside world. From over the giant rocky 'bridge', the 'sun' shined down on the land. For example...

...a Tropius fluttered down near a lake to quench its thirst...

Tropius HP: 150% AC: 15/18 Catch Rate: 22

...A stampede of Tauros charged through the clearing, as if the bulls were in a race with each other, or just out for a run...

Tauros HP: 120% AC: 13/15 Catch Rate: 18

...A massive crowd of Wooloo was just standing in the fields...

Wooloo HP: 100% AC: 8/12 Catch Rate: 14

...and Bidoofs were gathering woods they bit down to make dams in the river.

Bidoof HP: 100% AC: 6/12 Catch Rate: 14

---

Pokeballs: Catch Rate are not dice rolls. They remain the same, but it can lower the more the Pokemon is damaged (-10HP = -1 catch rate). Trainers roll a 1d20+/-DEX at the Pokemon to match or beat the current catch rate. Also, the official type advantage/disadvantage applies. Super-effective moves double the damage, and not very effective moves halves it. Pokemon that are Asleep will have their catch rate reduced by 5 while they're asleep. But a failed attempt to catch it will wake it up.

[Ash Ketchum]

Ash Ketchum
HP: 170 / SH: 60

HP: 120 SH: 35	HP: 150 SH: 50	HP: 120 SH: 35

Gastly's Hypnosis: 0/2 cooldown

---

Smiling, he held out a backpack filled with Pokeballs. "Yup. Never leave home without em."

And he noticed the blonde women arriving, via Pokemon...both of them were very familiar to Ash, but he could barely fathom how. It had something to do with a Pokemon school, but he couldn't remember any further...for this lady had to shower his ego with phrase. Being a Pokemon Master is what he strives to be. "Oh well uh...haha ha," he bashfully laughed, rubbing his head.

"Pikachu!" the little mouse chirped, always appreciated to be called cute. Being a mascot, he has to be cute and... "Pi?" Hearing some Pokemon cries far in the tunnel, Pikachu launched off Ash's shoulder and hurried down the tunnel.

"Pikachu, what are you doing?" Hurrying after him, Ash shielded himself from the blinding light when he reached the end of the tunnel...

...and then saw a massive sight of Pokemon wonder ahead. "Woooooooooooowwwwww!!!" Pokemon, not only are thriving, but are everywhere. It's like a buffet, foe he can't decide what to see. "This is so awesome, I gotta see all this!" And he hurried down the hill, trying to catch up to the stampede of bulls. Ash ran after them as hard as he could, but they were easily winding the gap between them. So...

"Go Gastly!!" Tossing a ball. "Use Hypnosis!!"

BON!!

"Gasssss!!" Popping out of the ball came the gas-spirit Pokemon chasing after one of the bulls. It zipped in front of the last one in the pack, unleashing a mind-wave from its eyes to cause instant drowsiness upon the bull.

Hypnosis - [non-damage WIS] Gastly emits a eerie yet smoothing sound, putting a foe to Sleep if the for is hit. 2-turn cooldown.

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1d20+2

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Without even looking up, Steve raised his hand another time, to acknowledge the one who called him out by name. “Hey, how’s it going?” he replied a bit nonchalantly. He was still a bit too busy catching his breath to really put two and two together, only realizing that the voice belonged to none other than Lusamine’s daughter, Lillie. His head zipped up, and swung to the source of the sound, his suspicions being confirmed. “How does she always seem to know where we are?” he muttered under his breath, his head slowly turning toward Lusamine.

After getting the introductions out of the way, Lusamine’s face twinged ever so slightly, primarily at the sound of Lillie’s voice. Every time she heard that girl’s voice, there was always a strange feeling that panged at the bottom of her heart. A mixture of emotions she herself wasn’t certain about. In this particular moment though, she seemed ever so slightly annoyed.

As she spun around though, her expectations on what she was about to see were immediately dashed. Her eyes bulged with fear, her mouth falling ever so gently agape. Lillie was there all right, but she was suspended Arceus knows how many feet in the air by a… Drifloon! Lusamine was no stranger to the old wives’ tales of Drifloon and their child abducting ways. Under normal circumstances, there would be a series of questions that Lusamine would be asking right about now, but the only thing that came out of Lusamine’s mouth was a panicked “Lillie!”

Lusamine swiped a pokeball from her backside and swiftly slung it forth with zero precautions. Her mighty Bewear sprung out from the small device, feet stamping onto the ground with purpose. The creature looked a bit confused for a moment, looking to the ground in front of it and expecting there to be a Pokemon for it to smash. “Snuggems! Rock Tomb on the Drifloon! Now!” she commanded hastily.

Stomping her foot into the ground, Snuggems summoned a boulder to launch out from the earth, reeling her mighty fist back before launching the massive rock through the air with a precise punch. As it hurtled toward the Drifloon, Lusamine launched her hand forward, spouting yet another hasty and somewhat frantic command. “Snuggems! Bear hug!”

The mighty bear beast simply nodded her head, bending her knees as if she was charging up energy. In a flash, she leapt into the air, a cloud of dust and dirt arising from her launchpad. As she flew into the sky, Snuggems expanded her arms as far as they could go, assuming a t-pose. Assuming that she successfully struck the Drifloon, the Bewear would attempt to catch the falling Lillie by way of bear hugging her massive arms around the dainty little girl.

Once she reached the peak of her jump, Snuggems would suddenly find her equilibrium changing quite drastically. Her body would very naturally flip, barreling back toward the ground headfirst. With Lillie presumably in her grasp, she would clench up, ensuring that her tiny body was completely encapsulated by the cushiony fluff of her own, right before they smacked directly onto the ground.

---

Steve was watching Lusamine’s frantic operation for a good little while, that was, until he noticed Ash’s Pikachu run off further into the cavern, followed quickly by Ash himself. His head darted back to Lusamine, then back to the tunnel. He groaned through the filter of his mask. Against his better judgement, he chased after the young boy, following through the tunnels until he reached it. The main cavern.

The intense scenery reflected off of Steve’s mirror-like visor, his running being halted by sheer awe. It was like something out of a picture book, a natural and true Pokemon paradise. The fluttering Tropius, the stampedes of Tauros, all within this strange and enclosed ecosystem. Something was definitely not right here. Before he could think further on that thought though, he was reminded of why he came all this way. That Ash kid was already in the thick of it, trying to chase down the horde of Tauros. “How has that kid not killed himself yet?” he muttered to himself.

It seemed that no matter how much he was going to try to play babysitter, he wasn’t going to be able to keep up with Ash. Fine by him really, as far as he was concerned, kids needed to touch a burning stove before learning that it was hot. As such, he began to survey the land, trying to pickup as many species as possible. Based on what was observable, Steve deduced that Lusamine would probably be the most interested in Wooloo, the rest were kind of eyesores comparatively. As such, he very gingerly descended toward the fields below, hiding within the tall grass just outside of the herd’s line of sight.

[Pokémon Trainer Lillie]

Snap! The drifloom carrying Lillie unceremoniously popped, a heavily distorted face of spectral fire bursting free and emitting a shrill scream as she was suddenly dropped from the sky. O-Oh. Uh oh. This... Lillie hoped this wouldn't hurt too much... She closed her eyes and curled up as if to protect herself, preparing for the worst, only to be caught in a pair of big, fluffy arms! ...Oh Arceus no. Did she just wake up as the protagonist of a romance novel?? Who knew the earth was cousins with the isekai truck?!

Thud! As the bewear and her cargo landed, Lillie cracked an eye open and came to the realization that she had not in fact died, but was in the arms of a familiar pokemon. “...Oh, thank you Snuggems.” Lillie apologetically greeted, lightly patting the bear pokemon in appreciation. If he was here though, that meant-- “...Hi Mom~ Thanks for the rescue.” Lillie fondly greeted. “...Hey, where'd the boys go?” she went on to ask, having taken notice that Steve and Ash had wandered ahead of them during her fall. The drifloom couldn't have kidnapped them ... could it have? Uh oh.

Lillie 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield

Nebby Jr. 110/110 HP 30/30 Shield

[AnT]

There was rather large Pokemon around where the Tauros usually gather, rather too much for them to handle. It made a loud noise that frightened the Tauros, causing them to stampede away. And when they start running, it'll take a long time to stop. They just need to burn off the extra energy.

nN_ZS1yWp_1d15 (Hypnosis check)

But all of a sudden, a creepy gas Pokemon appeared in front of one of the Tauros on the corner of the herd, gazing hard at its eyes that caused heavy sleepiness on it. The bull's face slammed on the ground, pushing a tread on the ground before it stopped.

However, some of the Tauros noticed this, and despite still feeling anxiety from being scared from their area, the idea of a puny ghost assaulting one of their own angered them. So, three of them slid to a halt and charged at the Gastly with their horns...

...but was futile, for ghost Pokemon cannot be touched by physical means, like Normal and Fighting attacks.

But one of the Tauros spotted a stupid-looking boy far ahead, meaning this ghostly punk was the kid's Pokemon. So, it rushed right for Ash, instead.

p_1d13 (Horn Attack on Ash)
1d15·1d13

[Pokémon Trainer Lillie]

The somewhat disorientated Lillie had been content to glance around from where she laid in Snuggem's arms, knowing full well that her body wasn't going to cooperate if she tried to tech that fall and start standing, let alone running, right away. However, upon the realization that several people were missing she did what she could and sat up, looking around while she took a moment to fix her hat. In truth, she hadn't really fully grasped what had happened to that drifloom. Really, who did? Ghost pokemon, right? But after a few moments she came to the realization that... no, not enough time had passed for such a slow moving pokemon to make a getaway with not one but two people. Which meant something else was afoot. She was entirely lost for a moment before an eerie sound accompanied by the distant thud of stampeding hooves caught her attention. Her brow furrowed slightly. There was a chance that was just a coincidence, but she kind of doubted it.

Lillie then jerked forward to hop out of Snuggem's arms and land on her feet! She promptly staggered, her knees buckling as she wobbled off balance, nearly falling immediately. Prooobably not what a concerned Mom wanted to see after a big fall like that. Lillie stuck out her arms as if to help herself balance and shifted her weight a few times before she was able to gain control over her legs. “Land legs! Land legs! ...Just land legs!” she softly yet urgently reassured, fully aware of how that looked. After a moment she shifted her weight to one leg and tapped the opposing foot against the ground, repeating the gesture using the opposite leg in a demonstration that she wasn't meaningfully hurt. She was rotating her arms as she did this in a similar gesture. “I think the boys just found trouble.” Lillie explained, brushing herself down and fixing her outfit briefly, making sure nothing was stuck in an odd position mostly. “I'm here to help! Let's go.” Lillie declared, striking an uncharacteristically enthusiastic pose with a pumped fist before turning and beginning to lead the way off at a modest pace. She briefly held out a hand in offering to Lusamine as she did so, just in case the other wanted to walk hand in hand with her. But regardless, she knew better than to expect that. She was also making an effort to hurry up, but well... with the rough natural terrain and recent lack of land legs, sprinting would be reckless. So she just did her best.

Lillie would continue her hurried pace until she caught sight of Ash, at which point she paused to take in what was happening. Alright, Ash wasn't in need of rescuing, which meant ... what was she here to do again? Lillie briefly flashed back to what she'd actually read on the mission sign-ups. Oh right! Lillie fished out a premier ball from her bag and primed it, eyeing it for a moment. Her eyes then scanned the scene again, this time focusing on the pokemon. Her eyes settled upon wooloo. ...Y'know, she kind of liked that pokemon! It was kind of cute. Made her feel really bad about the idea of battling it. Maybe if she just... hoped really hard it would just work and she wouldn't have to! Lillie crept forward in a nervous fashion, holding her ball up near her head with both hands, almost looking like she intended to run at a moment's notice until she felt more confident in her ability to actually make this throw. Finally, she primed the ball and gave it a toss. “I choose you!!” Lillie shouted at the cutest Wooloo she had spotted.

Ma157XXTp_1d20+1 (Wooloo catchin')

Lillie 150/150 HP 50/50 Shield

Nebby Jr. 110/110 HP 30/30 Shield

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[Mr. Game & Watch]

Upon landing, Snuggems would slowly adjust herself until she was flat on her back, as if resting after the sudden spark of action she endured. Of course, she didn’t even seem winded, just vacantly staring into the sky until Lillie broke free from her grasp and gingerly put her feet back on solid ground. The beastly bear merely looked at Lillie when she gave her a gentle pat, a lowly moaned sound of appreciation coming from the Bewear’s unopened mouth.

A wash of relief befell Lusamine as she saw Lillie step from her cushiony landing pad relatively… unharmed. She didn’t seem injured, but she was certainly walking in a funky manner, like a baby deerling taking its first steps. Though once Lillie was clearly out of immediate danger, Lusamine’s maternal instincts were much easier to put in check, her head slightly twitching when Lillie called her mom. “Well, it is what mothers do” Lusamine replied in a peppy, yet nonchalant manner. “I was certain I had told my children all about the dangers of trusting such ghost Pokemon, but I suppose we learn through experience.”

Lusamine dug out a Pokeball from behind her back and returned Snuggems back to her ball since she had served her purpose. In the meanwhile, Lillie had pointed out that the boys were missing, causing Lusamine to gaze back upon where Steve and Ash once were. “Oh, just like boys to rush off into danger without a second thought” she lamented with a wave of her hand.

Strangely, Lillie would see this as a call to action, rushing forward with a fist in the air which was… very much unlike her. In fact, if anything, it reminded her more of those other two she was hanging out with after she stole the Cosmog from the Aether Foundation. People she clearly idolized.

Deciding to go at her own pace, rather than rush through the brush as Lillie was, she wasn’t keen on taking her hand. She did walk into the open expanse, her eyes glowing as they feasted on the strange beauty of the cave’s ecosystem. She could only imagine this was how places in ultraspace must have looked.

It didn’t take long for Lusamine to find a Pokemon that tickled her fancy though. Ash could catch thirty Tauros for all she could care, it was the herd of Wooloo that attracted her eye, though it seemed that there were some things that her and Lillie still had in common. She stepped next to Lillie with a Pokeball freshly in her hand. “Pokemon need a little tough love before they’re willing to join you” she instructed before tossing the Pokeball out. “Go! Melody!”

From the Pokeball arose the majestic Milotic! Her eyes narrowed upon one of the Wooloo in front of her. Seductively, she waved her fan-like tail fin in front of her face before blowing a kiss at the tiny sheep, attempting to infect its heart with infatuation!

[Attract: j2OvFXFRp_1d20+2 // inflicts Infatuation status if successful]

Following that, the gills on the side of Melody’s neck began to vibrate to a lowly tune, until the pitch increased with a crescendo! When it could be contained no more, she released a melodious echo from her fishy lips, which threatened to soothe the ears, but pound away at the mind like an intense migraine!

[Disarming Voice: p_1d20+2 // 19% damage]

Pulling yet another ball from her backside, Lusamine grinned as this was finally her chance to snag the cuddly little sheep. “Now, let’s get you a proper home!” she called out before throwing the ball forward.

[Pokeball throw: p_1d20]1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20

[Lady Platinum Berlitz]

Platinum gave a sigh of relief he came prepared. "Pleasure to meet you, Lusamine. I am Platinum Ber-...." Platinum began to introduce herself to the Aether Foundation founder and her friend before catching site of a flying girl... Was she on a Drifloon? She did... not look in control-

Oh Mom ran off to help her. Cool, well that's taken care of... And Ash ran off to catch some Tauros. Well, she was getting left behind fast! She gotta pick up the pace. She glanced around for any helpful Pokemon... A Tropius! They grow nutritious Bananas. That should be good.

"Rapidash! The Tropius!" Platinum pointed and nudged her fire type. Rapidash neighed before speeding off for the thirst parching flying banana tree. "Open with a Fire Blast!" she declared, the Rapidash blasted the Tropius with a blazing Kanji on command for a Super Effective Hit!


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"And now give it a throw with Mega Horn!" Platinum declared as her Rapidash jumped through the remnants of the Fire Blast and attempted to slam into the poor Pokemon with a glowing horn and fling it back in the opposite direction.

p_1d20+3(Mega Horn on Tropius, 22 Bug-Type Damage. Neutral due to Grass and Flying)

Pachirisu reached into Platinum's bag and tossed her a Pokeball. The electric squirrel gave an encouraging cry to do it now. Platinum took the ball and nodded before tossing the Pokeball at the Grass-Flying Type.


p_1d20(Critical Capture? On the Tropius)1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20

[Ash Ketchum]

Ash Ketchum
HP: 170 / SH: 60

HP: 120 SH: 35	HP: 150 SH: 50	HP: 120 SH: 35

Gastly's Hypnosis: 1/2 cooldown

Gastly's Dark Pulse: 0/2 cooldown

Pikachu's Surf: 0/2 cooldown

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"Pikapi!" Of course, if you assault one Tauros, you'll anger a few more. And since they're Normal-types, Gastly's most powerful attack, Hex, won't even touch them. But that's not important at the moment. Look out, Ash!

DEX: xCorFv5Mp_1d20-1

"WAH!!" Ash dived and rolled out of the bull's horns. "Ha! Ya gotta be faster than that!" But...he probably was biting more than he could chew, dealing with three Tauros! And he probably would get in trouble for sending out all his Pokemon...but Gastly can take them down! It's pretty much untouchable, being a Ghost-type against Normals. "Gastly, use Dark Pulse on all of them!!!"

Oh, angry little bulls think they could hurt the amazing Gastly? Ha! Pitiful brainless fools. Of course, they would attack its trainer once they realize that none of them can hurt it. It supposes it should protect its simple trainer. "Gaaaaaasssss~!"

Focusing on all of them as best it could, it emitted a black wave upon them all.

Dark Pulse [Medium WIS DMG 12%] - Gastly unleashes an explosion of dark energy, striking up to three targets around it. 2-turn cooldown.

Tauros #1 p_1d20+2
Tauros #2 p_1d20+2
Tauros #3 p_1d20+2

"Return!!" Recalling his Gastly, he glanced at his trusty Pokemon. "You ready, Pikachu? Then hit them with Surf!!"

As he thought, Gastly's other attacks won't touch the Tauros. "Pika!" Leaping off Ash's arm, Pikachu's fur let out wild static, quickly gathering water particles in the air...

...enough to form a large wave upon the Tauros'. For good measure, Pikachu's electricity formed a constructed surfboard for him to ride on.

Surf: [Heavy WIS DMG 20%] Pikachu uses his electricity to form the water particles massively to create a large wave while making a light construct of a surfboard to ride on, striking up to three targets. 2 turn cooldown and 30% chance of those hit Soaked.

Tauros #1 p_1d20+1
Tauros #2 p_1d20+1
Tauros #3 p_1d20+1

30% chance of Soak: p_1d100 (Success!!)1d20-1·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+1·1d20+1·1d20+1·1d100

[AnT]

A flock of sheep Pokemon stood around in a grassy field, casually eating said grass without any worry. This was a paradise of a world without any humans mucking around and disturbing their peace. But they only have to worry about the food chain, i.e., bigger and nastier Pokemon that have them on their diet...which is much worse than humans. At least humans will feed you...well, if you're lucky. But humans don't even know about this place, and it's protected from that dreaded virus. So no need to-

BON!!
(Instant capture for Lillie!!)

Suddenly, a Pokeball hit the fluffy hide of one of them, which it didn't even feel it, until the ball opened up and turned it into energy for it to suck it in and trap it. The ball dropped on the grass and rattled...

Ding!

...and it wasn't long until the Pokeball rested.

"Baaaaaahhhh!!" Seeing that frightened the sheep and scattered away from the humans.

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But alas, one of the Wooloos was caught in the mesmerizing gaze of the beautiful giant serpent...

BAM!!

...completely sitting duck for the giant tail that batted it away before the Pokemon caught it, stopping it from being sent out of the land.

HP: 100 -> 81

Catch Rate: 14 - 1 = 13
(Catch failed)



POP!!!

"BAAAH!!" ...but despite the hit it took, it still had enough strength to break out of the Pokeball. Thankfully, it was still stuck in the Milotic's spell from running away.

---

A majestic dinosaur-like creature soared over the tropical woods, just soaking the winds blowing through it as it sought a body of water with little Pokemon crowding around it. It did need some nourishment to-

FLOOOSH!!

p_1d18

But flames suddenly slammed onto the creature, exploding in the form of a kanji. Its wings burned as it dropped towards the clearing...

RAM!!!

...where a mighty fire horse rammed it into a tree.

HP: 150 - 82 = 68
Catch Rate: 22 - 8 = 14
(CAPTURE!!)

And that gave Platnium a golden opportunity to hit it with a Pokeball, trapping it inside. The ball didn't need long to try to contain it before it completely locked up.

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(Via Gastly)
Tauros #1 p_1d15
Tauros #2 p_1d15
Tauros #3 p_1d15


(Via Pikachu)
Tauros #1 p_1d15
Tauros #2 p_1d15
Tauros #3 p_1d15


Tauros #1 HP: 88/120
Tauros #2 HP: 88/120

Tauros #3 HP: 100/120

The bulls charged at the ghost, but it wailed a black energy wave, knocking them back, while zapping most of them. When they shook the wooziness, the ghost fled and a little rodent took its place. The electric rat is nothing but a smear under their hooves...

...until it confused them on what type it really is when the Pikachu summoned a wave, crashing down on them; two hit a large rock. The third Tauros growled, charging its horns at Pikachu.

Horn Attack on Pikachu (10% DMG) -> p_1d13

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If they were done finding Pokemon in the grassy area, the trainers would spot a large body of water as if it were the ocean itself. Whatever powered this Pokemon oasis made it seem like the sunset lingers over the 'ocean'.

Scattered around the shore were many water Pokemon...

...like pudgy ducks that constantly had headaches...

Psyduck HP: 100% AP: 8/14 Catch Rate: 14

...crabs and lobsters waddling around, some fighting each other...

Krabby and Clauncher HP: 100% AP: 10/14 Catch Rate: 14

...and many birds flocking around the beach.

Wingull HP: 100% AP: 7/12 Catch Rate: 12

However, there are Pokemon found deep in the waters that normal trainers won't be able to reach without some sort of Pokemon to ride on.

(Pokemon that can't be reached without a Pokemon you can ride on by water or air)

Like many fishes shooting under the waters...

Arrokuda HP: 100% AP: 5/12 Catch Rate: 12

...Starfishes shooting out of the waters...

Staryu HP: 100% AP: 12/14 Catch Rate: 14

...including a larger purple one that seemed to be the leader...

Starmie HP: 140% AP: 12/16 Catch Rate: 22

...and a small pack of marine reptilians with large shells on their backs.

Lapras HP: 150% AP: 14/18 Catch Rate: 24

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