You are currently riding on Tensendur, getting out of the wood around 12.
Trees open up, and you are on a plain. The plain is enclosed by big mountains on the North/West half, and the forest on the South/East side.
Notable ones are the huge one on the north, the highest of the chain, and the one you have already seen thousands of time, on each Fresh Water bottle.
Close to this two mountains, the city of Clerk-Mountsmith is waiting for you. You make it there around 3 and half.
What do?
>Go directly to the professor. After all, you have to trade Kokonuts for the marill/Marowak fusion
>Go visit the city. You have time, after all
>There is no brake on the grind train! your team is full, time to grind harder!

>>5044884
>Go directly to the professor. After all, you have to trade Kokonuts for the marill/Marowak fusion

>>5044884
>Go directly to the professor. After all, you have to trade Kokonuts for the marill/Marowak fusion

>>5044884
>Go directly to the professor. After all, you have to trade Kokonuts for the marill/Marowak fusion
i guess we'll check out the city after

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>>5044908
>>5044934
>>5044940
You ping the professor, which indicate you where the lab is. It's quite close, in the south part of the town, on a rocky hill. There is the university, and the attached laboratories. You go toward the Pokemon Amelioration By Increase of Evolution (Non-Natural) , name of the research group of Pommier.
He tooks you toward his office, on the first floor.
"Alright, Purple, I hope you made a good trip. 2 Badges in like 10 days? You look like you're set for becoming an amazing trainer."
He gave you a cup of tea, and you tell him about your trip so far, people you've met, you show him the team.
"Your togepi/Pineco grew up well... Let me check my research note... Ok, with a bit more of training he should reach the next evolution step, then you might need a Shiny stone... Good luck to find that one."

"Alright, let me see your new specie... Oh, I see, impressive...
Well, here's the little guy I prepared for you.
>Purple accepted the trade. Purple sent out Kokonuts.
>Purple received Sipbone!

"Ok, so that you'll know, I can act as a storage for your... Interesting... Pokemons. So if you need Kokonuts again, I'll trade him for any delta or fusion pokemon of your team."

"Now, a last thing. Do you know what you want to do in the future? I mean, as a carrier or something"
>I have no idea yet
>I'd like to become a national-safety Ranger, to help defend people from lunatics
>I'd like to become a professional battler, like a gym champion or Pokemon Teacher
>I'd like to learn how to help people and become a Nurse
>I'd like to learn how to cook and become a pokemon Chief
>Write in

Also, Write in name for your new pokemon

>>5044959
>>I have no idea yet

Skellington

>>5044959
I don't know what I was expecting, but I hope those ears don't chaff

>I dunno, what about an architect?
Nidhogg

>>5044967
>I hope those ears don't chaff
I can't understand what this one mean, would you kindly reformulate?

>>5044959
>I have no idea yet

>>5044967
I think >>5044969 means that it looks like the skull would hurt Sipbone's ears

>>5044959
>I'd like to become a national-safety Ranger, to help defend people from lunatics

>>5044959
>I'd like to learn how to help people and become a Nurse

>Write in
Oslo

>>5044963
>>5044967
>>5044970
>>5044984
>>5044988

Well, you didn't really thought of your future yet. On short term, you want to find again the cult that tried to murder you for some good old self revenge, but for the long term?
a few ideas cross your mind, ranging from Ranger to help people, but you will mostly prevent too strong pokemons to get close to the roads and cities, and deter retards of CasteliaStockExchangeBet to do some illegal stuff instead of getting in the hard action. Or maybe Architect, building up houses could be nice. Or maybe Nurse, like Clémentine. You have no idea, really. You voice that out.
"Well, if you're concerned of not being really usefull, there's always the GIRN. But to join them, you'll need some good physical condition and good result in the league turnament."

You still have to settle for a name for your new pokemon, though.
For now, Skellington, Nidhogg and Oslo came to mind. You check him out

Azurill/Cubone.
Level 5
Sap Sipper
Moveset :
>Mud slap (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Tail whip
>Splash
>Water Gun
>Helping Hand

"Regarding your new pokemon, focus on his happiness first"

Tiebreak for name :
>Skellington
>Nidhogg
>Oslo

>>5044988
Oslo is a french pun : Os-l'eau
Os = bone
l'eau = the water

>>5044989
>Oslo

>>5044991
while Nidhogg is the bigass snake sucking on Yggdrasil's world-class sap

>>5044991
>>5045007
>>5045009

It is officially named Oslo.
It is now 4PM.
"Well, Purple, what's your plan now? Where do you sleep tonight? You can crash at my place if you need"
>There is no brake on the grind train!
>Take some time to bond with your new lil buddy
>Tourism time?

>>5045024
Also,
>Go at a shrine tonight
>Accept Prof's invitation
>Try to rent something with the band

>>5045024
>Take some time to bond with your new lil buddy
>Accept Prof's invitation
More chances to get a free and great breakfast

>>5045024
>Take on the gym!
>Accept Prof's invitation
get some updates on dem plot

So Pinekiss can learn Baton Pass. How many buffs can you stack doing that?

>>5045024
>>Tourism time?

>>5045024
>Take some time to bond with your new lil buddy
>Accept Prof's invitation

>>5045024
>Accept Prof's invitation

>>5045043
>>5045044
>>5045062
>>5045050
Prof invitation is a no-brainer.
His breakfast are just that great.
Now, you wonder about next step. About the local gym, Psychic or Fire, it will be a 4v4 for your next challenge with a level cap around 30. Champions just don't accept challenges of underleveled teams
Tiebreak between
>Bond with Oslo
>Tourism

>>5045076
ah, I thought it'd be more like 25. Looks like everyone needs more juicing up.

>Bond with Oslo

>>5045076
>Bond with Oslo

>>5045078
>>5045107
Allright, all. Roll d10. The more rolls, the better it will be.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>5045144

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>5045144

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>5045144

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>5045144

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>5045144

Sorry guys, lot of stuff going on tonight, will update after a good night of sleep

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>>5045170
>>5045183
>>5045191
>>5045244
>>5045429
You have quite a bit of time before the professor goes home, or so he tells you.
Welp, time to do some bonding with Oslo.
You take him out on a grass outside of the lab, while various students and researchers walk around.
He's really cute, and bonding goes well. However, it's far from enough to make it evolve.
You whip your pokedex out, notifying your friend you made it to the town and you'll be sleeping at the Professor's tonight. Maxine tries to make some dirty insinuation, but everyone in the chat is "...", in what you interpret a blank like would have happened in real life when a joke miss. Poor Maxine, maybe her pregnancy is messing up with her emotions?
Anyway, after the professor is done with his work, he takes you to a restaurant to make you discover Truffade, a dish made of potato, cured ham and cheese, served with some salad.
Delicious, although high in calories.
Then, you cross the town to go toward Professor's flat, in the North part of the town, just under the big mountain named Domswell.
Professor prepared a guest room for you, and you feel the comfort of the bed, the clean sheets, granting you a way better night than the ones in the forest.
You wake up in the morning.
After checking your pokedex, time for a solid breakfast : Pains au chocolat, berry juice, Rye bread (it is black, and totally different taste from wheat bread. Delicious with butter, and you guess it would be perfect for sandwiches) and some tea, and you're ready to go.

Lucas and Lea will try out fire gym in the morning.
You step out of the flat, and damn what a view.

What do?
>There is no brake on the grind train!
>Go spectate and cheer for your friends
>Priority is evolving Oslo, more bonding
>Tourism time!

>>5045867
>Go spectate and cheer for your friends

>>5045867
>>5045867
>There is no brake on the grind train!

>>5045867
>Go spectate and cheer for your friends

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>>5045872
>>5045873
>>5045890
You go to the fire gym, located not that far from Professor's place.
Lucas and Lea come soon.100
"Hey boss! you're coming to challenge? You're ready yet?"
You see a shade of gloom on Lucas' face.
"No, no... I came to cheer on you guys"
Lucas face is now bright.
"It's really nice of you, Purpeul... Say, Lea, could you start the fight?
- Of course. Watch this, boss!"
You get in the gym all together. It's actually... A spa?
"Welcolm to Laura Tonic! Are you in for some care, or pokemon league business?", an attendant ask you.
"We're here for the gym.
- Alright, I'll ring the boss... Noémie, please, could you take them to Laura? League Business."
An other attendant come, makes you go through changing room while providing swim suit and towels, and bring you to the gym leader, in a big Solarium. The glass window on the ceiling is amazing.
"Hello, I'm Laura. You're coming for challenge? 2 for 2nd badge, 1 for third... Dear, if you want we can fight but I'll wreck you at your current level
- No, no, I'm cheering my friends. Might come back later.
- OK... Which one will start?"
Léa steps forward.
"Alright, go Torkoal!
- Go, Funbro!" Léa sent Galarian-slowpoke
Sunlight go harsher as Torkoal enter the field, magnified by the glass ceiling.
"Torkoal, Stealth rocks!
-Funbro, block!" Léa starts grinning as pointed stones scatter on her side of field but electromagnetic waves block Laura's pokeballs.
"Torkoal, solar beam!
-Funbro, Slack off!"
Léa proceed to stall the 8 turns of sun this way.
"Well, nicely done with my weather, but your pokemon will eventually stop having stamina on that move... Why didn't you poisonned my pokemon?
Torkoal, ember!
- Funbro, Slack off!"
Funbro stamina starts to wear off. You notice he's holding a little sack though. He took out a berry and he starts eating it. He seems all pumped up.
"Leppa berry? What the hell is happening?
Torkoal, ember!
- Funbro, Recycle!
Funbro focused energy and the Leppa berry reformed in his sack. Wait a minute... Will she win by forcing the torkoal to struggle to death?
After a moment, Torkoal ran out of moves. He starts struggling.
"Torkoal, attack!
- Funbro, Heal pulse!"
By struggling, a pokemon take recoil damages because of the exhaustion. Funbro is healing him, and never running out of PP thanks to his item. Plus, he can heal himself and prevented the switch out.
Léa effectively blocked the champion in an endless battle.
"So you turn that into a game of who's willing to let it go first? And just with me having to deal with a second challenger right now? Nice try."
It turned into a battle of will. However, Léa remains calm and focused while the champion is losing more and more her calm.
After an hour and half...
"Fine! Fine! I'll concede... Let me heal my pokemon... Alright, you, she says pointing Lucas, let's fight!" (part 1)

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>>5045925

The fight is way more normal. Lucas lead with his local Rat pokemon, Jamécontent, which is setted up with a rock-type pannel. He deals fairly good damages and almost take the Torkoal down while he setted up weather and stealth rocks. Lucas switch on his Cinderace. The champion fights are level limited, but you're a bit impressed to learn he grinded that hard. Lucas used court change to set rocks for him, took down Chartor. Next pokemon is motisma-heat, that took fairly good damages on rocks. Lucas takes him out too with his starter. Then, Laura send out a Charmeleon. Charmeleon manage to take down the fire bunny, Lucas sent out togetic, and close the match.
Both of your friends are taken for the prize, and Lucas looks really happy; Léa is thoughtfull, maybe wandering about her next pokemon.
You go for lunch for celebrating. Today is hamburgers. Blaise is pinging about a rare pokemon hunt in the volcano.
What do for the afternoon?
>There is no brake on the grind train!
>Priority is evolving Oslo, more bonding
>Tourism time!
>Join Blaise. Although you don't have pokeballs it can be interesting.

>>5045927
>There is no brake on the grind train!

Also, just so you know the English name for Motisma is Rotom

>>5045931
Nice catch.

>>5045927
>Join Blaise. Although you don't have pokeballs it can be interesting.

>>5045927
>There is no brake on the grind train!

>>5045927
>Join Blaise. Although you don't have pokeballs it can be interesting.

>>5045942
>>5045941
>>5045939
>>5045931
You want to train, but you're also interested in joining Blaise. So you compromised, and you'll follow blaise and stay there to train.
>Choose a pokemon to train
Priority for now is XP training, and you need more EV for Pinekiss. You still didn't learned bug buzz to anyone, so there's also that to do.

>>5045944
Tensendur

>>5045944
anyone

>>5045944
Tensendur

and teach nanowatt that bug buzz

>>5045944
>Charmy
>Teach Nanowatt Bug Buzz
Pinekiss can't learn it, right?

>>5045944
Tensendur

>>5045946
>>5045976
>>5045989
>>5046020
You chose to train Tensendur
>Roll 1d4
>>5045990
Indeed, Pinekiss can't learn that move.
>Nanowatt is trying to learn Bug Buzz. But Nanowatt already know max number of moves.
Choose one move to replace
>Absorb (dice+1d100)
>Furry Cutter (dice+1d100)
>Electroweb (dice+1d100)
>Bug Bite (dice+1d100)
>Sucker Punch (dice+1d100)
>Thunder Wave
>Electro Ball
>Agility
Let's finish the training (and move change hell) first, then story time.


Btw, I hope you enjoyed the gym spectating and one of my favorite set ever.

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>5046029
>Bug Bite (dice+1d100)
Eating a berry on a special unit seems like such a niche thing

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>5046031
+1

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>5046029
>Bug Bite (dice+1d100)

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>5046029
>>Bug Bite (dice+1d100)

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>>5046031
>>5046037
>>5046042
>>5046046
This is settled for Nanowatt's moveset.

You follow Blaise to Vicwells, the volcano with an outstanding spring, and go near the grotto.
There is still lava reachable, although it's very dangerous because of the gas.
Inside the cavern, it's hot. Your trip is an opportunity to see and meet amazing pokemons, like Cindaquills, Combuskens, and even a Braixen. Blaise is clearly pondering caughting one of them, but is not set yet. Quite deep in the grotto, Blaise found out a rift... It's quite acrobatic to reach it, first some rock climb on warm stones, then crouching and crawling under the boulder blocking the path...
Light gets dim, then you see a myriad of stars

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>>5046050
A whole colony of a pokemon your dex fail to identify shine in front of your eyes. There is a hot stream nearby, you never seen fire pokemons so at ease with Water. Tensendur is made afraid of any liquid body, even drinking is hard for him.
Some of them, curious, goes toward you two.
"Alright, seems like I found my new team member"
Blaise caught one of them, after trying to play and bond a bit.
On the trip back, you send out Tensendur and grind a bit. It's made easier thanks to flash fire (+2 level from context awareness, congrats)

>Tensendur grew to level 27
>Tensendur is trying to learn flame wheel...
Current moveset :
>Tackle (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Ember (dice+1d100)
>Tail whip
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
>Agility
>Play Rough (dice+1d100)

>Update moveset, you know the drill.

>>5046056
I say we replace ember with flame wheel

>>5046056
>Ember (dice+1d100)
It's basically ember but more suited to a ponyta

>>5046056
>Ember (dice+1d100)

>>5046058
>>5046064
>>5046066
Moveset updated.
You get out of the volcano with Blaise. It is middle afternoon. What do?
>Grind a bit (EV Train), [write in]
>Spend time with [write in]
>Tourism?
>Bond with [write in]
>Write in

>>5046079
>Tourism?

>>5046079
>Tourism

>>5046079
>Tourisme

>>5046079
>Tourism?
fine. Need to expand MC's mind to resist mind control

>>5046079
>Tourism?

>>5046085
>>5046086
>>5046093
>>5046099
>>5046123
(damn, you guys really went for the joke option. /qst/general warned me this day would happen)

You decide to go for Tourism, for some reason.
You start with investigation of the Black stone church, dedicated to Giratina. You step in, wary of seeing sketchy stuff. No cult vibe at all inside though. The theological standpoint here is exposed as "Evil is the only thing in the world proving existence of good. By studying big evil, small, petty, evil, ordinary evil, stupid evil... we might know how to deter it, prevent it, contain it. But never get rid of it, because no absolute good can exist. If we eradicated all evil, the evil would be found in ourselves". That's what the sign said at least. Stained glass are extra neat, though. You are currently on a hill in the middle of town. A guided tour with your pokedex indicate you the town exist since Ancient times. There is nearby a really old battlefield where there was big victory of Kalosian against a way bigger and better equipped army. Apparently the town stayed quite small through middle age, Renaissance, and modern Time until before the Big War, where the autoritarian government setted up the biggest research center here, at the exact middle of the coutry for making it more strategically hard to reach. This is where TM have been invented. From that time, the research center remained, which is nowadays one of the biggest of the world.

And just like that, the afternoon is gone.
What do with your evening?
>Get back to Professor's, go to sleep early
>Spend the evening with the gang
>Go to a shrine, met "interesting" people

>>5046191
>Go to a shrine, met "interesting" people

>>5046191
>Check out how to make money.
Are we stuck with just fighting trainers, or are there side gigs we can leverage Tensendur for?

>>5046191
>Spend the evening with the gang

>>5046191
>Spend the evening with the gang
Teambuilding

>>5046223
I'm open to suggestions. For now, you can gamble with insider information from CasteliaStockExchangeBets.

>>5046212
>>5046223
>>5046235
>>5046367
You go and meet your friends. Maxine is obviously not there. Time for a night out, you eat some tapas on the go. Talk about the day, how Léa and Lucas ruled for the Fire gym, that the spa might be a good idea if anyone wants to bond more with pokemons... For money, how you plan to defeat Psychic gym next. Blaise keeps quiet about is finding, though.
Your friend rented out a flat. It's starting to be a bit late, Blaise and Clémentine are both starting to discuss with other people in the pub you are.
>Time to go to sleep, let's not worry the professor
>The night is only beginning! Send a message to professor to tell him not to expect you coming back tonight. You'll find something else after having a bit more fun.

>>5046399
>Time to go to sleep, let's not worry the professor

>>5046399
>The night is only beginning! Send a message to professor to tell him not to expect you coming back tonight. You'll find something else after having a bit more fun.

>>5046399
>>The night is only beginning! Send a message to professor to tell him not to expect you coming back tonight. You'll find something else after having a bit more fun.

>>5046399
>Time to go to sleep, let's not worry the professor

Alright, we'll need a tiebreaker.

>>5046399
>Time to go to sleep, let's not worry the professor
eh

>>5046456
>>5046459
>>5046767
>>5046957
>>5046986
You're tied between act well-behaved and go back to the professor's place, and experiencing a bit of the night life. However, the one that seems like could teach you how to enjoy that kind of things just left the bar with a band of guys, and Blaise seems quite busy too as he disappeared somewhere.
You walk back to the professor's place, alone, in the night of a city you don't know that well. No issues to report whatsoever, it's quite fast thanks to Tensendur. The utility of him as a mean of transportation is beyond words.
The professor is still working at his place, you jump in the shower and go to sleep.

It's a new day, in your new life, and you feel good.
What's the plan today?
>More Tourism
>Bonding with [write in]
>Grind time!
>Try to find a job for a bit of money [write in]

>>5046998
>Grind time!

>>5046998
>Grind time!
Gym first, then shiny stone and whatever else needs money/time.

>>5046999
>>5047000
Alright, who you wanna train?
for now you'll need XP.
Charmy : 26
Tensendur : 27
Nanowatt: 30
Pinekiss : 25
Oslo : 5

>>5047010
>Charmy

>>5047010
Pinekiss

>>5047021
>Charmy

>>5047021
>>5047023
>>5047025
Allright, where do you want to train?
If you find a location around with type advantage you'll get bonus XP.
Also, roll d6 + d4

Rolled 1 + 4 (1d6 + 4)

>>5047028
Dragons will take half damage to damn near anything in the volcano area. Any psychics near there? Charmy's gonna have some good grinding

Is it possible to level pinekiss to 29-30 and stop there?

>>5047034
If that's your intention to prevent evolution, you can completely stop at 29/30.
For information, evolution would grant you type change from insect/Fairy to steel/Fairy and base stat upgrade from 366 to 458

>>5047034
Ah right, we can't roll both of them at the same time.

So, some of you roll d6, other d4. Best rolls get tallied.

>>5047028

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>5047044

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>5047044

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>5047044

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>5047044
oh, thought it was a flat 4

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>5047044

>>5047047
>>5047048
>>5047053
>>5047055
>>5047207
The training went well.
>Charmy grew to level 32! He learned dragon breath
>Charmy is trying to learn shadow ball
Current moveset :
>Growl
>Scratch (dice+1d100)
>Twister (dice+1d100)
>Confuse Ray (dice+1d100)
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Shadow Sneak (dice+1d100)
>Screech
>Dragon Breath

Pinekiss grew to level 29!
He's trying to learn Spikes and after you!
Current moveset :
>Rapid spin (dice+1d100)
>Fairy Wind (dice+1d100)
>Yawn (dice+1d100)
>Protect (dice+1d100)
>Ancient Power (dice+1d100)
>Self destruct
>Bug Bite (dice+1d100)
>Charm

>>5047227
>Scratch

>Self Destruct
honestly, given Pinekiss' buff potential and low offense/speed, we're better off with a kit that keeps it alive forever.

>>5047234
whoops, forgot

Get spikes, don't get After You

>>5047227
>>5047234
>>5047237
+1

>>5047291
+2

>>5047234
>>5047237
>>5047291
>>5047372
Moveset updated.
Alright, what you want to do of your afternoon?
>Team is leveled enough, time for gym!
>squeeze more training : couple level for Tensendur and EV won't hurt, gym can wait tommorrow.
>Go make some money
>Bond with Oslo

>>5047406
>Bond with Oslo

>>5047406
>Bond with Oslo

>>5047406
>Bond with Oslo

>>5047406
>squeeze more training : couple level for Tensendur and EV won't hurt, gym can wait tommorrow.

>>5047406
>>Go make some money

>>5047411
>>5047456
>>5047570
>>5047576
>>5047650
You know the drill.
Roll me those d10, the more the better.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>5047762
We can just rely on passive bond gain right? It's going to take a long time to get 100 more points

>>5047765
I'm doing some "improved" bonding and friendship and made it grindable easily.
You're not the type of player mistreating pokemons so I make it quite fast to avoid longer grind.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>5047762

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>5047762

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>5047762

>>5047801
Nice crit, but you were supposed to roll d10

Sorry for slow update rate, Really busy those days with work; doing my best to keep giving some to you

>>5047762

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>5047806

>>5047771
>>5047784
>>5047801
>>5047864
>>5047765
You spend the whole afternoon playing and bonding with Oslo. At the end of the afternoon, he seems quite more friendly toward you. He especially like scratching at the edge of the skull, where skin is accessible.
Maybe, just getting him out with you tonight shall be enough to bring him to affection level trigger of evolution...
It's the end of the day. What do?
>Go back to professor's place.
>Go meet the other to party
>Go somewhere else [write in]

Secondary vote
>Let Oslo out
>Ball in Oslo

>>5047903
>>Go meet the other to party
>Let Oslo out

>>5047903
>Go meet the other to party
>Let Oslo out

>>5047903
>Go back to professor's place.
>Let Oslo out

>>5047905
>>5047928
>>5047938
You decide to spent a bit of time with the gang again. You notify the professor, which answers you "Have fun :)"

You go to the same bar as yesterday, where Blaise is already there. You order some Nachos; they're delicious even though Jalapenos are a bit hot for you.
"Hey, Peurple. Who's the little Fella?
- I swapped Kokonuts for him with the professor"
He is a bit the star of the show tonight, everyone from your friends to barmaid and strangers are interested in Oslo.
>Congratulation! You found out strange/rare pokemons are an ultimate conversation starter!
The conversation switch on the gym. You plan to go on the psychic gym, the question is when.
The psy gym is on the research center.
>Team is ready, tommorrow morning will do fine!
>Team could use a little bit more training : we need around 3 level on Tensendur and more EV, it could wait tommorrow afternoon
>Take a whole more day of training, it can wait 1 more day
>Actually, let's challenge Fire Gym

>>5048751
>Team could use a little bit more training : we need around 3 level on Tensendur and more EV, it could wait tommorrow afternoon

>>5048751
>eam could use a little bit more training : we need around 3 level on Tensendur and more EV, it could wait tomorrow afternoon

>>5048751
>Team could use a little bit more training : we need around 3 level on Tensendur and more EV, it could wait tommorrow afternoon

>>5048751
>Team could use a little bit more training : we need around 3 level on Tensendur and more EV, it could wait tommorrow afternoon

>>5048756
>>5048785
>>5048805
>>5048809
Alright, you guys got yourself a plan. You finish the night out, get back to the professor, sleep, wake up early, breakfast, then time for the grind.
>Roll 1d3 for Tensendur XP
>Aslo, Each player choose a pokemon and 2EV. Roll 2d10; so everyone make 2 posts please

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5048843

Rolled 10, 1 = 11 (2d10)

>>5048843
>Nanowatt
>Speed and special attack

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5048843

Rolled 3, 10 = 13 (2d10)

>>5048843
>Nanowatt
>Speed and special attack

I was going to suggest something else, but Nanowatt needs to get a hit in ASAP, and Pinekiss is really close to evolving. Charmy could also use some Special tho

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5048843

Rolled 9, 9 = 18 (2d10)

>>5048845
+1

>>5048844
>>5048850
>>5049193
>Ponyta grew to level 30
Tensendur is trying to learn double kick.
Current moveset :
>Tackle (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Flame Wheel (dice+1d100)
>Tail whip
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
>Agility
>Play Rough (dice+1d100)

>>5049710
learn double kick

abandon :
>>Tail whip

>>5049710
>Tail whip

>>5049710
Get rid of tail whip, get double kick

>>5049710
>Tail whip

Sorry all for the slow weekend, will update tomorrow morning

>>5049739
>>5049770
>>5049776
>>5049817
After an heavy morning of training, time to face the next Gym Leader.
You meet with your friend (and Maxine) at the lab, where Juan setted up his Psychic gym.
Now is the time to choose who will face him first. Lucas and Lea are with you, but their new recruits are not at a sufficient level yet to face the gym, so they only assist
>Go first
>You did it last time, wait for strategical advantage

>>5050560
>You did it last time, wait for strategical advantage

>>5050560
>Go first
Keep gooooooing

>>5050568
+1

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>5050568
>>5050571
>>5050574
You decide to wait a bit this time. Blaise agreed starting out.
You enter the university, in the genetics labs. It's actually the same building the professor got his office in, just a floor lower. When you ring for gym business, the clerc lady ask you to wait a bit. Then, Juan walks out of one lab in the end of the corridor on the left, and brings you to the gym itself, on the right.
"Hello everyone, I'm Juan. I'm researching genetical impact on moveset. You know pokemons are separated into "egg groups", right? You know sometime pokemon only learn moves by parental transmission? Well, I'm working on things like Technical Records able to open this possibilities to your pokemons. So, if you want to participate in the country research effort, feel free to volunteer!"
He leads with his Mollux.
"Go, Persilave"
"Go, Bronzong"
Blaise wins the fight on 40+

>>5050585
Blaise did it.
The gym leader team is made of a Bronzong-Hazard setter, a tank slowpoke, a Duosion and Combusken Psychic-type you didn't had time to figure out roles.
>Keeps watching
>Go for it

>>5050586
>Go for it
Those are a lot of words I don't know

uhhh so, Tensendur for the start, nanowatt for the slowpoke, and charmy/pinekiss will be generally good for most of them.

>>5050587
What are the words you don't know?

>>5050607
I'm just talking about the pokemon. I need to look them up every time, and noone seems keen on talking about what is common in competitive play

>>5050611
You're still "low level" so I won't fully draw out a full monotype real team.
Good starting points for you :
https://www.smogon.com/dex/sm/formats/ou/
https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/formats/ou/

>>5050586
>>Go for it

>>5050586
>Go for it

>>5050639
>>5050629
>>5050587
You step forward, ready to challenge Juan next.
You have to register your team for the match, but seeing your 5th pokemon is level 5, the helps of the gym leader register for you Tensendur, Nanowatt, Pinekiss and Charmy.
Time to choose your lead. Also, do you want to equip Molotov Cocktail?
>Go, Tensendur (With Molotov)
>Go, Tensendur (Without Molotov)
>Go Charmy
>Go, Nanowatt
>Go, Pinekiss

>>5050689
>Go, Tensendur (With Molotov)
Now's not the time to be stingy, and the bronzong is weak to fire

>>5050689
>Go, Tensendur (With Molotov)

>>5050694
>>5050726
The molotov trigger
>Tensendur absorbed the blaze with Flash Fire
>Bronzong is at 75%
What do?
>Tackle (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Flame Wheel (dice+1d100)
>Tail whip
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
>Agility
>Play Rough (dice+1d100)

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>5050791
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
I heavily doubt we'll win before stealth rocks are out, but we can always try

wait, isn't double kick supposed to be in this list?

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>5050791
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
>>5050798 Yeah instead of tail whip

>>5050798
>>5050839
You guys are right, fucked up the moveset. Fixed.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>5050938
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)

>>5050798
>>5050839
>>5051304
"Bronzong, Stealth rocks!"
"Tensendur, Flame charge!"
Your hit connect really good, but not enough to take him down (Bronzong 18%)
"Tensendur, flame charge again!"
"Alright, Bronzong, come back"
>Gym Leader Juan sent out Slowpoke (Water/Psychic)
Slowpoke tanks the flame charge like a chief
>Slowpoke is at 84%
Tensendur is at +2 speed
What do?
Ability : Flash Fire
Moveset :
>Tackle (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Flame Wheel (dice+1d100)
>Double Kick (dice+1d100)
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
>Agility
>Play Rough (dice+1d100)
>Switch

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>5051370
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
So we either pray for paralysis, or get a little extra damage with fairy. Either way, nanowatt's gonna die if we switch out now before tensendur faints.

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5051370
>Play Rough

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>5051370
>Play Rough

>>5051376
>>5051397
>>5051424
"Tensendur, Play Rough!"
"Slowpoke, Calm Mind!"
You inflict a correct 27% (Slowpoke is at 57%).
The opponent seems unfazed. He close his eyes, and open it again with some kind of newfound inner strength
>Tackle (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Flame Wheel (dice+1d100)
>Double Kick (dice+1d100)
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Flame charge(dice+1d100)
>Agility
>Play Rough (dice+1d100)
>Switch

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>5051541
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
The power difference doesn't matter, we just need a OHKO confirm for nanowatt, or get lucky and survive.

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>5051541
>Secret Power

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>5051541
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>5051556
>>5051656
>>5051719
Rolling for Slowpoke

>>5051556
>>5051656
>>5051719
>>5051780
"Tensendur, Secret Power!"
"Slowpoke, Surf!"
Your pokemon capitalize on builded up speed to deliver a hit fueled by the energy of the building itself.
>Slowpoke is at 35%
Meanwhile, slowpoke gathered strength in the form of a big water wave, which is enough to OH-KO (One hit KO) Tensendur
That, and wet your socks. You hate the feeling.
>"Go, Charmy!"
>"Go, Nanowatt!"
>"Go, Pinekiss!"

>>5051784
>"Go, Nanowatt!"

>>5051784
>"Go, Charmy!"

>>5051784
>"Go, Nanowatt!"

>>5051798
>>5051800
>>5052137
"Go, Nanowatt!"
>Absorb (dice+1d100)
>Furry Cutter (dice+1d100)
>Electroweb (dice+1d100)
>Bug Buzz (dice+1d100)
>Sucker Punch (dice+1d100)
>Thunder Wave
>Electro Ball (dice+1d100)
>Agility

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>5052189
>Electro Ball (dice+1d100)
....well that's an easy 150 power

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>5052189
>Electro Ball (dice+1d100)

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>5052189
>Electro Ball

>>5052211
I didn't know Nanowatt was a sith lord

>>5052201
>>5052206
>>5052211
"Nanowatt, electroball!"
"Slowpoke, Flamethrower!"
ZAAAAAAAAP
It's way more than enough to take the slowpoke down.
"Go, Duosion!"
What do?
>Absorb (dice+1d100)
>Furry Cutter (dice+1d100)
>Electroweb (dice+1d100)
>Bug Buzz (dice+1d100)
>Sucker Punch (dice+1d100)
>Thunder Wave
>Electro Ball (dice+1d100)
>Agility
>Switch

>>5052241
>Bug Buzz (dice+1d100)
Wow, it's seriously pure psychic. Is it anti-stealth rock or something?

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>5052241
>Bug Buzz

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5052247

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>5052247

>>5052252
>>5052253
>>5052254
"Nanowatt, Bug Buzz!"
"Duosion, Psychic!"
Your electrospider starts creating a commotion and a jolt of energy hurls towards the duosion.
>Duosion is at 47%
Damn, you expected that to hit harder.
"Don't worry, Boss! it's not that your pokemon is weak, the ennemy is holding an eviolite! It's a rock boosting a lot defenses of not fully evolved pokemons!"
Thanks, Lea. That clears it up.
In the meantime, Duosion gathered energy for a psychic attack on your insect pokemon. After stealth rock damages, it's enough to finish him.
>Go, Charmy!
>Go, Pinekiss!

>>5052282
>Go, Charmy!

>>5052282
>Go, Charmy
...forget the shiny stone, should we just get pinekiss an eviolite?

>>5052337
Depends, you prefer a bulk of
61/181/135
or a bulk of
81/125/96 with levitation?

>>5052282
>>Go, Charmy!

>>5052297
>>5052337
>>5052618
"Go, Charmy!"
What do?
>Growl
>Shadow ball (dice+1d100)
>Twister (dice+1d100)
>Confuse Ray (dice+1d100)
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Shadow Sneak (dice+1d100)
>Screech
>Dragon Breath (dice +1d100)
>Switch

>>5052629
>Shadow ball (dice+1d100)
So uh, are we dead? Nanowatt lost 75% hp on a resisted move.

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>5052871

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>5052629
>>Shadow ball (dice+1d100)

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>>5052871
>>5052880
>>5052888
You clearly outspeed him, and send a hit good enough to take him down.
>Charmy is at 87.5% after rocks
>Gym leader Juan send out delta-Combusken (Psychic)
What do?
>Growl
>Shadow ball (dice+1d100)
>Twister (dice+1d100)
>Confuse Ray (dice+1d100)
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Shadow Sneak (dice+1d100)
>Screech
>Dragon Breath (dice +1d100)
>Switch

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>5053005
....egyptian? Sure i guess.

>>5053005
>Confuse Ray (dice+1d100)

>>5053005
>Confuse Ray

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>5053029
Forgot to roll

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>5053005
>>Confuse Ray

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>5053016
>>5053030
>>5053066
Rolling for Combusken

>>5053016
>>5053029
>>5053030
>>5053066
"Combusken, Knock off!"
"Charmy, confuse Ray!"
Welp, your pokemon made it. The move of the enemy missed. Plus, you clearly outspeed him.
What do?
>Growl
>Shadow ball (dice+1d100)
>Twister (dice+1d100)
>Confuse Ray (dice+1d100)
>Secret Power (dice+1d100)
>Shadow Sneak (dice+1d100)
>Screech
>Dragon Breath (dice +1d100)
>Switch

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>5053147
>Shadow ball

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>5053147
>Shadow ball (dice+1d100)
so I guess Pinekiss doesn't need to come out

>>5053155
>>5053167
And it's a clean shadow ball shot, dealing with the Combusken.
Bronzong comes back on the field, but its slowness coupled with Charmy Awesomeness conclude the fight.
>Congratulation ! You won the psychic Badge!
>Choose one Psychic type TM
>Additionnally, choose either a mega-stone for a psychic type or the Psychic Z cristal

>>5053218
>Z Crystal
I don't expect to be picking up a psychic anytime soon though.

>Stored Power
We could go for a tank move, but I just can't see anything stronger than a fully buffed Steel Fairy firing nukes every turn

>>5053222
>Z Crystal
>Stored Power

>>5053222
+2

>>5053222
>>5053331
>>5053352
There is quite a consensus so let's move on.
"Alright, here are your rewards", said the champion while handling you the selected objects, with a brand new pokeball. Nice.
"For your information, next Leader team level should be around 36. They would all get items, too."
Alright, time to choose what to do with the rest of your morning.
>There is no brake on the grind train ! Let's train [write-in]
>Spectate your friends matches.

>>5053737
>There is no brake on the grind train ! Let's train
Gotta raise our new buddie to great heights!

And also start equipping everyone. It sounds like Nanowatt is just straight up gonna die if we don't gear them with something to compensate for stealth rock

>>5053737
>There is no brake on the grind train ! Let's train Nanowatt
>>5053741
How about Heavy-duty boots?

>>5053741
>>5053753
So, one vote for oslo and one for Nanowatt?
Regarding item you're chasing : Heavy duty boots and Thicc Club?
You know, there is also the possibility to bench some of your 'mons...

>>5053768
>>There is no brake on the grind train ! Let's train Oslo

>>5053775
>>5053753
>>5053741
Alright.
You wave good luck at your friends, and go on for training.
>Select place to train
>Roll 1d15 thanks to higher level pokemons acting as tutors

>>5053753
why does the wiki make it hard to view the actually useful items...

I don't think Heavy duty is worth it when it doesn't actually remove the hazard. We can use Shell Bell to heal back the damage and rely on a full health bar to survive. There's also Assault Vest, but it's only special defense.

We can use Focus Band or Bright Powder for maximum RNG, but I don't think anyone wants that.

And we could also just go all the way and grab Choice Specs for some real damage.

Rolled 6 (1d15)

>>5053776
I really can't complain about the amount of work Tensendur and Nanowatt are getting done, and nobody is suggesting a crazy baton pass user yet, soooo

>>5053778
I am indeed quite amaze about Tensendur.
Really thought you guys have screwed yourself at the first choice, but the out of combat mobility is to be taken in consideration.

Rolled 5 (1d15)

>>5053776
>>5053781
Yeah, our team is doing really well so far. We've only lost one battle IIRC

>>5053803
2 actually.
>Vs Maxine (First really hard fight)
>Vs Maxine (Azumarill Broken)

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>>5053803
>>5053778
What? Oslo is evolving?
>Oslo Learned Bubble Beam
>Oslo learned Charm
>Oslo is trying to learn False Swip
Moveset :
>Mud slap (dice+1d100)
>Growl
>Tail whip
>Splash
>Water Gun (dice+1d100)
>Helping Hand
>Bubble Beam (dice+1d100)
>Charm

>>5053827
Umm. Those bone ears are pretty nuts. Forget the giant bone, this little tyke is rocking a proper FLAIL

....wait are you serious, Z-splash gives 3 stacks of Attack?
>Growl

>>5053834
Depends, you prefer Attack stats *2 after EV passively with thick club or sacrifice your Z-move on him?
Thick club can get inside the flail to make it harder, thus the attack increase

>>5053827
Abandon
>Growl

>>5053834
>>5054155
Alright, moveset updated.
Morning finished, what do?
>Go meet with friends to check Badge result
>I didn't hear no bell! keep on the grind
>Try to make some money someway

>>5054426
>Go meet with friends to check Badge result

>>5054433
+1

>>5054426
>Try to make some money someway

>>5054426
>Try to make some money someway

Alright, find a way to defeat the tiebreak and we'll procead

>>5054636
>>Try to make some money someway
okay I will change my vote to make the story advance
>Try to make some money someway

>>5055049
>>5054529
>>5054527
>>5054433
You decide a good employment of your time would be making some dough. Now, you'll have to find a way. Your main asset would be Tensendur's speed, perfect for doing locals delivery. So, you head toward the town's PokéMart, asking them if they would need help.
>Roll d100 to check their need for delivery gals.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>5055418

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>5055418

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>5055418

>>5055423
>>5055460
>>5055478
Great thing! turns out some mechanic needs to deliver some tyres somewhere in the mountains on the West. Good thing stuff can be compacted and put in backpack, because it turned out aforementionned tyres are for tractor. Technology is clearly wonderful.
Anyway, you head West, get out of town, and start entering the mountains.
The place... Is strange.
You met a wide range of different pokemons. Most you never saw. A couple Lunatone and Solrock, the occasional Skorupi, Wooper and staryu in the water. Some Elgyem, a flock of flying Minior, and you're pretty sure to have seen a Clefairy from afar.
>This is great opportunity! [write in] would perfectly fill a slot on the team
>Eye on the prize. Focus on the mission

>>5056166
>Eye on the prize. Focus on the mission

>>5056166
>>Eye on the prize. Focus on the mission

>>5056166
>Eye on the prize. Focus on the mission

>>5056175
>>5056177
>>5056183
The local pokemons doesn't interest you that much. You advance on the road, turn toward a farm leaning against the mountain wall.
The place is fenced, with a few cattle here and there. It's quite huge. You can see a few dozen of people outside, men, women, children. They all sport the same cloth, a long off-white kind of bure.
>The place is creeping you out. Let's deal with the mission as soon as possible
>"Awww, look, Tensendur, they have other Ponyta here! and that mareep is sooooo fluffy!"
>Write in

>>5056253
>The place is creeping you out. Let's deal with the mission as soon as possible
>Ask if they're celebrating something if they stop you

>>5056253
>>"Awww, look, Tensendur, they have other Ponyta here! and that mareep is sooooo fluffy!"

>>5056253
>The place is creeping you out. Let's deal with the mission as soon as possible

>>5056255
>>5056266
>>5056288
You advance toward the gate of the property, quite unsure. The place is giving you really bad vibes. There is something strange in the attitude of people. A middle-aged woman noticed you, and step closer at the gate.
"Hello, delivery from the mart. I have your tyres
- My, Thanks a lot. Would you fancy to come inside and get some tea for your trouble?"
The woman seems nice and really peacefull. A kind of soothing glow emanate of her. Strangely, this doesn't feel safe for you at all. However, your pokedex seems to indicate the most powerfull trainer here only got 3 badges. One got 2, a few got one, but most don't seem to be registered. It shall be manageable at your current level, if the worst had to happen.
What do?
>Accept the offer. Investigate the place.
>Get the hell out of here.

>>5056295
>I'll help you install the tires if you're paying, but otherwise I'm in a rush to the next town(lie)
There's a lot of information to get, just seeing where such a huge vehicle is parked.

>>5056328
+1

>>5056295
>>5056328 +1

>>5056328
>>5056803
>>5056979
"Well, some work must be repaid somehow, but our community seldom use money bar from necessaries of the outside world. However, I can reward you for your time with some products of the farm"

>>5057016
>Accept to work for food. That less to buy
>Decline and abscond

>>5057379
Obviously I am the quest master and this are the proposed options

>>5057379
>Decline and abscond
work to do, places to be

>>5057379
>Decline and abscond

>>5057379
>Decline and abscond

>>5057724
>>5057726
>>5057762
You decide it would be better to go somewhere else. You don't feel like you need much informations on them anyway. It is now the beginning of afternoon. What do?
>I have a shiny pokeball, maybe I can try to catch something neat?
>I need some items for my pokemons. Let's search for [write in]
>Let's train! Oslo is still underleveled
>Let's train! Oslo has received no kind of specific training yet

>>5057778
>I need some items for my pokemons. Let's search for [write in]
Get dem bones. I'm guessing crafting specific items would get way too strong way too fast.

>>5057778
>Let's train! Oslo has received no kind of specific training yet

>>5057778
>I need some items for my pokemons. Let's search for a thick club

>>5057785
>>5057788
>>5057806
You decide to search for a thick club... But where can this kind of stuff be found in the wild?
>Write in where you're searching + roll 1d100

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>5057856
in the north ?