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[Consulting_Angel]

Varius Pemton
52 | Male | Battledome Owner
Location: Outside Battledome
Tagged: Grunt

For some reason, Varius suspected that the tactics she was talking about were not quite those that would be in line with the Battledome rules - but he let it go. There was just the sort of vibe she had, like there was something about her that he couldn't quite put his finger on or figure out. But, whatever it was, he didn't have a particular concern for. As far as he was concerned, Asura and the Battledome were the places open for anyone to have a clean slate, a fresh start.

He nodded, with a hum of agreement at her first statement. He saw many, many people, tourists and trainers alike. And, of course, the team of referees, announcers and other staff that helped keep it all running. Varius beamed, at what he presumed was a compliment. "Well, thank you. That was my goal - I mean, sure Pokémon have to earn a ribbon each for the main Central Dome, but otherwise, I wanted something that could be entered without any pre-requisites, and to encourage trainers to return as many times as they'd like." Varius glanced towards the training grounds, able to see even from this distance - not that it was particularly far away - the battle that had commenced on it, and had garnered a small crowd of trainers. Glancing back towards the woman, he asked, "So - which ribbons do you have left to get?"

Ashton Delaire
22 | Male | Trainer
Location: Outside Hotel
Tagged: Cliff, Azriel

How what this guy so positive? "We'll see..." Ashton replied, not as confident as Cliff seemed to be. That didn't mean he wasn't going to try his best, of course, and he was still in with a chance to win the current round. And... well, if he didn't make it into the Central Dome tournament after all, he supposed that he could spend the free days exploring the island - there was much more to Asura than the Battledome, of course. Maybe extend his stay at the hotel, if there was space, even if not for the entirety of next month. Perhaps he would get a real chance to shine in a later tournament - that was what he wanted to happen.
He listened as Cliff and Azriel spoke, noting how different their teams were, and waited until there was a gap before telling them his team. "I have a Sceptile, Aggron, Seviper, Obstagoon, Flygon and Milotic." Ashton mentioned. His team was mostly Pokémon from his home region, Hoenn, with the exception of Obstagoon, of course.

Ashton then realised that he was really quite tired. He'd been meaning to go for a rest and had been stopped here. "Er... look - I'm really tired so I'm going to go to my room for a rest. Maybe I'll see you around." he suddenly said, and glanced at Azriel, "And you'll probably want to check in to your room. Before they think you're not coming."
With that, he started walking, into the hotel and making his way up to his room.

Juliet Rydell
21 | Female | Trainer
Location: Training Ground
Tagged: Chadwick, Giselle

She raised an eyebrow. Another Dragon-type? Didn't this guy remember her Shelgon had won a ribbon for going up against Dragon-types? She didn't want to get too ahead of herself, but she thought that this battle was going to be in the bag. "Appreciate it, but don't underestimate us!" Juliet called out, watching as the Kommo-o charged up an Aura Sphere. She had to think quickly - oftentimes, she'd have Shelgon use Rollout, which was a strategy that allowed for Shelgon to move faster than normal and still deliver high damage. Plus, the air that was generated around Shelgon created almost an extra shield. But, if she remembered rightly, Kommo-o was also a Fighting-type, which was strong against Rock moves... this was going to require a slightly different strategy.

"Okay, here we go, Shelgon - brace yourself!" Juliet called out, and then suddenly had an idea. "Rollout to get close enough, and use Zen Headbutt!" Shelgon let out a sound of recognition, and then set off, rolling across the battlefield, coming into contact with the Aura Sphere, which made it come out of the roll, relatively unharmed - though slightly dazed from the sudden stop - before launching into a Zen Headbutt at the Kommo-o.

[TheRegularTerrarian]

Cliff Blackwell | 22 | Male | Trainer | Outside Hotel | Tags: Ashton, Azriel
Cliff listens to both of their teams with interest. He always liked seeing what other trainers used, and the various regions they must've gotten their Pokemon from. He could tell that Azriel was from Paldea easily, what with their entire team being available somewhere in the region. Ashton though, was definitely from another region, however before he could ask further, he started going back to his room.
"Those are some cool Pokemon you two! But hey, if you're tired Ashton then go get some rest. Me, I'm gonna have a wander around this place and see who else I can meet. Good luck in your battles you two, and see you later!" He turns, about to leave, but quickly he turns back to Azriel. "Oh yeah Azriel, you should probably check in before it's too late." He waves to the both of them, and walks off to see what or who he could find.


Chadwick Aroyo | 25 | Male | Trainer | Training Ground | Tags: Juliet, Spectators
He watches the Shelgon use Rollout, and scoffs. A Rock move against a Fighting type? How amateur. However, before he can comment on it, Juliet calls out her plan. A surprisingly good plan, and not something he'd ever seen from, well, anyone he'd fought before. "Well I'll be, I've not seen anyone do anything like that before. Unfortunately, since we seem to be using super effective moves now..." He watches his Kommo-o brace for impact against the Zen Headbutt. "I think it's time for your little Shelgon to feel the full force of a Kommo-o's signature move." He grins smugly, and then calls out his next command. "Kommo-o! Use Clanging Scales!" Since the Shelgon had gotten so close, it was a simple matter for the Kommo-o to start rubbing its scales together and blast it with Clanging Scales. Chadwick pre-emptively covers his ears, and watches what happens next.

[InfectedHau]

Grunt||33||Female||Trainer||Outside Battledome||Tagged: Varius

"On my second run through the Poison Dome," Grunt said. "This one got hers, but I got one more who needs it." Seviper perked up at the mention, extending her neck for her trainer to scratch. Grunt obliged, the snake shifting slightly around her neck as she did. "After that i just need Ground and Psychic, and I'll be set."

As the organizer's gaze turned to the commotion in the training yard, Grunt turned to follow. "That'd be the girl you mentioned earlier," she remarked, observing the opening moves of the fight. "I like her style. She'll go far, I think." Combining moves to make up for an inherent disadvantage was a trick she was very familiar with. Back in Kanto, in the bad old days, it was the only way she could get by. She loved Raticate and Crobat (Golbat, back then) like her own flesh and blood, but there was no denying the odds were stacked against them.

[Spiritstar3]

Giselle Minnos- f- 20- Unova- Serpentine (Serperior), Lila (Liepard), Ziggy (Zebstrika), Ereena (Excadrill), Yami (Zoroark), Bearry (Beartic)- bi; Juliet- Amos x May: Cora and Ellis, (Giselle), Irre, Kori and Katie- Tags: Juliet, Chadwick, others too

The pretty strawberry blonde, brown eyed girl sighed. All these other people had showed up, well…two or three of them. They weren’t paying any attention to her, however. They immediately gravitated to each other, to talk about the mock battle. She rolled her eyes a bit…but told herself she really didn’t care. She glanced at the people a moment, then away. She looked to the battle which was going on. She focused on the battle, watching the Shelgon use Rollout then the Kommo-o used Clanging Scales.

She gasped as she realized what was goin to happen. Seeing Chadwick cover his ears, she figured it out pretty quick. She quickly put her Pokémon back in the ball for a moment. She covered her own ears, and waited for the move to happen.

Azriel Remonn- m- 22- Paldea- Kuroko (shiny Umbreon), Nina (Dachsbun), Anni (Mabostiff), Peypey (Persian), Hydra (Hydrapple), Pyrros (Pyroar)- homosexual; Ashton, Azazel maybe, Cliff- father x mother- Tags: Ashton, Cliff

The slender and shorter purple-black haired male sighed a bit…He found himself wanting to get to know this Ashton guy. However, the other seemed to have no interest sticking around them. He nodded s the other listed off his own Pokémon, at least. He said “Milotic is very pretty. Seviper, Sceptile, and Aggron are very cool Pokémon; oh…you’re right,” he then said. This was said to the part about needing to get checked in. He watched the other walk away, and shook his head a couple times…

Looking to Cliff once more, he smiled at the other male. He nodded as the other said he had cool Pokémon, and he said “Thank you.” He then looked a little down…when the other started to leave. Then the other turned back to him, and he nodded. “I will go do that, but…could I hang out with you?” he asked. Though the other then started to walk away once more. He shook his head, and turned to go into the hotel. Going to get checked in and get his room key, so he could put his stuff into his room.

[Consulting_Angel]

Varius Pemton
52 | Male | Battledome Owner
Location: Outside Battledome
Tagged: Grunt

Will fill in later I'm sorryyyy

Ashton Delaire
22 | Male | Trainer
Location: His Room
Tagged: Open

~Taking a rest, to be updated~

Juliet Rydell
21 | Female | Trainer
Location: Training Ground
Tagged: Chadwick, Giselle

"Signature move..?" Juliet murmured. She'd not been up against a Kommo-o before, so she didn't know what to expect, even after the other trainer had called out the move's name. Seeing Chadwick and Giselle covering their ears, though, Juliet quickly realised that this may well be bad. She also covered her ears, and shouted out, "Shelgon, get out of there!"
She knew that Shelgon could hold its own against super-effective moves of all types it was weak to, especially the first hit from one, but since she was unfamiliar with Clanging Scales, she wanted to try and lessen the impact as much as possible. Shelgon prepared another Rollout to get away from the Kommo-o, and as it was rolling away, a blue shockwave had emitted as the Kommo-o unleashed the attack. Juliet staggered back from the sound, even with her ears covered, and the shockwave collided with Shelgon's retreating form.

Shelgon was tossed into the air, and landed on it's back, legs in the air, creating a small crater on the battlefield where it had landed, a short distance in front of Juliet. When the dust cleared, Juliet hesitated. "Shelgon?" she called out, stunned. For a moment, there was nothing, until Shelgon slowly wiggled its legs and shifted so it rolled in the crater it was stuck in, facing the Kommo-o. It let out a cry - a very weak one, but determined. They were still in the game, but only just. "Okay! Flamethrower!" Juliet commanded, using the only moved that Shelgon had that could be used at a distance.

[TheRegularTerrarian]

Cliff Blackwell | 22 | Male | Trainer | Training Ground | Tags: Open
He waves the other two off as they leave to go into the hotel. It was nice getting to meet new people and seeing what they used. He wondered if he'd ever encounter either of them in a tournament, whether it be a type tournament or the main one for those who obtained all the ribbons they needed. Either way, he wasn't planning on standing around. Now that he had a good chance to look around, he saw a battle going on at the training grounds from a distance. Curious, he walks towards it, although he hangs back a little to try and see if he could ask what the fight was about. Not from the competitors obviously, they seemed quite into their battle, and he didn't want to distract them. "Yo! Anyone here know what this battle is about?" he asks, seeing if anyone would hear him and respond.


Chadwick Aroyo | 25 | Male | Trainer | Training Ground | Tags: Juliet, Spectators
Everyone else seemed to take heed of the fact that he covered his ears and covered their own, and rightly so. He watches Kommo-o use Clanging Scales, a move that made a terrible noise especially at this close a distance, but the damage it dealt was nothing to sneeze at. He smirks as the Shelgon goes flying. No way it survived that hit, right? Well, to his surprise, it gets back up and uses Flamethrower. "Well I'll be! Your little Shelgon actually survived that?" He pauses for a bit, deciding what he wanted to do. "Hmm... You want a long range fight? I'll give you a long range fight." Paying no heed to the damage Kommo-o was about to take, he calls out his next move. "Kommo-o! Use Flash Cannon!" He was confident that his Kommo-o could tank many Flamethrowers since Dragon resisted Fire. As long as he kept his distance, he reckoned it would be an easy win.

[Spiritstar3]

Giselle Minnos- f- 20- Unova- Serpentine (Serperior), Lila (Liepard), Ziggy (Zebstrika), Ereena (Excadrill), Yami (Zoroark), Bearry (Beartic)- bi; Juliet- Amos x May: Cora and Ellis, (Giselle), Irre, Kori and Katie- Tags: Juliet, Chadwick, others too, Cliff

The pretty strawberry blonde, brown eyed girl glanced over. Seeing someone new, who was calling out to anyone who might answer. She waved a hand at the guy, gesturing him over. Those other two people watching, they seemed focused on each other. Therefore, she wanted someone to talk to, too. She said “The guy there is named Chadwick, and…he was being kind of arrogant. He asked the girl, Juliet, to have a mock battle. She agreed, so…here we are,” she told the guy, as soon as he joined her.

Azriel Remonn- m- 22- Paldea- Kuroko (shiny Umbreon), Nina (Dachsbun), Anni (Mabostiff), Peypey (Persian), Hydra (Hydrapple), Pyrros (Pyroar)- homosexual; Ashton, Azazel maybe, Cliff- father x mother- Tags: nope

The slender and shorter purple-black haired male went back out. However, the other male had already left…so much for hanging out more. Sighing, he went back into the hotel. Taking his room key and going to his room to actually get settled in. He went up to the room. It was a pretty nice room, which made sense since this was the main hotel on the island. He went to put his bag on a chair. He wheeled the suitcase over between the bed and what appeared to be a desk with a phone on it.

[Consulting_Angel]

Varius Pemton
52 | Male | Battledome Owner
Location: Outside Battledome
Tagged: Grunt

"Ahh halfway there! Hopefully you'll get the rest soon - so you can take a few days to check out the rest of the island." Varius commented. He loved the attention and economy brought to the island, but he knew many trainers would stick to the main shopping district or the Battledome areas, so he liked to try and encourage trainers to also take the time to explore the rest of the island - whether to train or just visit the smaller towns and villages, or even explore a cave.

"Indeed, I expect that she will," Varius nodded. He loved watching trainers come up with unique strategies and ways to use their Pokémon's moves to their advantage. He hummed as he watched the battle as it came to an end - that Clanging Scales move could be heard from even where they were, and was very surprised that the battle had even continued, even if only very briefly.
"I shall have to keep an eye out for your next battle as well, won't I?" Varius added, glancing towards the woman again.

Ashton Delaire
22 | Male | Trainer
Location: His Room
Tagged: Open

~Taking a rest, to be updated~

Juliet Rydell
21 | Female | Trainer
Location: Training Ground
Tagged: Chadwick, Spectators

Juliet clenched her jaw slightly, as she watched the Flash Cannon approach. Shelgon's Flamethrower missed colliding with the Flash Cannon, instead going directly for the Kommo-o. But that also meant the other Pokémon's move would be heading directly for Shelgon as well.
Both moves seemed to impact the other Pokémon at the same time - to which Juliet shielded her eyes until the bright light and faded and the dust cleared.

In the small crater, Shelgon was unmoving, letting out a weak cry. It was evident that Shelgon was too exhausted to continue the battle, and Juliet was half tempted to try and push Shelgon on, to continue the battle and try to prevail. But she didn't want to push Shelgon too hard, or even have it get seriously hurt. She was a little stunned, the winning streak that Shelgon had had was broken. But. It was what it was.
"Shelgon, return!" Juliet held out a Pokéball, and Shelgon was returned back into it.

"Looks like you win." Juliet called out.

[TheRegularTerrarian]

Cliff Blackwell | 22 | Male | Trainer | Training Ground | Tags: Giselle, Juliet, Chadwick
Hearing someone reply to him, Cliff approaches Giselle. "So this Chadwick and Juliet are having a mock battle? Well I suppose it's always good to get in some practise." He thinks on his loss today. "I suppose I might need to do more practise as well. I just lost a fight today, you see, so I have to wait for the next round of tournaments to get a medal for one of my last two Pokemon. I know I'm not really cutting it all that close, but it really feels like it... But hey, enough about me. What's your name?" he asks Giselle, also watching the battle at the same time, although it seemed like it was over. The Shelgon had been defeated and returned.


Chadwick Aroyo | 25 | Male | Trainer | Training Ground | Tags: Juliet, Spectators
Chadwick watches as the Flash Cannon hits Shelgon. He wasn't fazed by the Flamethrower at all, maybe because it was resisted, maybe because he never really cared all too much about his Pokémon's wellbeing. As far as he was concerned, the only thing that mattered was fight, fight, fight. He does cover his eyes from the bright light, and looking back, he sees that his Kommo-o was still standing. That could only mean one thing.
He watches Juliet return her Shelgon and admit defeat. As she does, he gets a rush of adrenaline. He had never really been worried about losing before, but this Shelgon was unlike anything he had ever seen. "Yes! Ha ha! We did it! Kommo-o, return!" He returns Kommo-o, and then looks over to Juliet again. "I'll say this, Juliet. Your Pokemon are strong. I've not fought an opponent like you since my days gathering badges back in Kanto." He turns to the crowd of spectators. "So! Does anyone else here wish to challenge me? Or has my display of power proven too much? I understand, I do." He starts looking across the crowd, just waiting to see if anyone took him up on his challenge.

[Spiritstar3]

Giselle Minnos- f- 20- Unova- Serpentine (Serperior), Lila (Liepard), Ziggy (Zebstrika), Ereena (Excadrill), Yami (Zoroark), Bearry (Beartic)- bi; Juliet- Amos x May: Cora and Ellis, (Giselle), Irre, Kori and Katie- Tags: Juliet, Chadwick, others too, Cliff

The pretty strawberry blonde, brown eyed girl nodded at the guy. She said “Yup,” then turned her eyes back to the battle a moment. Before turning her attention back to Cliff as he spoke again. She nodded and said “Hmm…maybe we could train together? If you’d want to that I’d,” she said. Shaking her head a couple times, then smiling at him a moment. Saying “My name is Giselle Minnos.” She held out a hand for him to shake, if he so chose to do so, and looked to the battle again. She winced as Shelgon was defeated…She watched as Juliet returned the Pokémon back to its ball. She almost smiled as Chadwick spoke, then a moment later he ruined it…She narrowed her eyes after rolling her eyes, muttering “He’s so arrogant…”

Azriel Remonn- m- 22- Paldea- Kuroko (shiny Umbreon), Nina (Dachsbun), Anni (Mabostiff), Peypey (Persian), Hydra (Hydrapple), Pyrros (Pyroar)- homosexual; Ashton, Azazel maybe, Cliff- father x mother- Tags: nope

The slender and shorter purple-black haired male went -in his hotel room-