I sure hope this works... {For Melebi's sake.}

[~/Birdybot\~]

Mareep gave a low bleat of pain as Geth's Shadow Claw traced a line through her wool. Puffing the soft yellow fluff back up, she closed her eyes for a brief moment and regained focus and her breath. Phew... well, that Bagon must be a Rock or Ground type, or something, for him not to be effected by Electric type attacks. Oh, no.

Mareep loweded her head again, pawing at the ground and very much resembling a bull before it charged. Another wavering battle cry, and the sheep Pokemon had began to run forward. Tackle.

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Geth inwardly congratulated himself for getting an attack on the Mareep. Ah, it felt good to battle again. And... he had found out that electric-type attacks didn't work on him so well. That was a big plus, because Mareep was an electric-type; she'd have to resort to normal-type or other attacks if she wanted a chance at defeating him. Of course, she was one tough cookie, he could tell. Well, may the best man/woman win, he thought, landing in a stance that was ready to make any move at a signal.

"Alright, Geth. Use your Headbutt!" Ironhide said as the Mareep charged with a Tackle. Joy. Another way he would get hurt in the process of attempting an attack on the Mareep. OK, now he was beginning to think that she was, in fact, nuts. Ragardless, he charged forward with his head lowered in a Headbutt, ready to meet the Mareep. Well, at least my head is sturdy, Geth thought.

[~/Birdybot\~]

Mareep had an idea. She allowed their two forms to collide with the Headbutt, then, when Geth was becoming more confident and relaxed, for Mareep was slipping backwards fast with the strength match, she made her move. Thin streaks of yellow electrical energy snaked out from her body, although they were so tiny, as was the light they gave off, that one might not even notice. It certainly wouldn't hurt. This was Thunder Wave, and Mareep had used it close range so it might have the usual effect for one resistant to Electric types.

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Geth was pleased when his Headbutt hit- and, he hadn't felt a thing hardly from the Mareep's tackle. Perhaps that was a good sign. As he stood his ground and waited for Ironhide to give him his next order, he wasn't aware of those thin yellow pulses of electricity snaking toward him. Only just before it hit was he aware.
+Oh, sh-+

[/color] but he cut himself off as it hit him and he felt his body paralyze. Ironhide hadn't even noticed it- they had been so small, and there were so many other things that would disctract her from seeing them if she had been looking for them. When she saw the electricity pulse through Geth, she knew that she had been stupid enough to not pay close attention. Dangit! she thought to herself.
"Alright, Geth. Hang in there. You can still do this!" she said encouragingly. "Use a Leer!" she said. Oh, yeah, definitely hang in here. Psh. This battle is not going the way she planned it... I had my doubts...[/color] Geth thought, as he stared down the Mareep and his eyes changed slightly as he used a Leer at the Mareep.
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[~/Birdybot\~]

Mareep fell silent as the Leer pierced it's focus. Oh, that was soooo scary. Mareep was shivering in fright. It looked as though that was all she would be able to do for this turn, then something happened to turn that around.

Mareep began to glow, light twisting into a new shape. The hazy electrical mist had cleared up in time with the evolution of the sheep. Perhaps there was something about it that stopped evolution, or something? Who knows. Well, before them now stood a Flaafy, on her hind legs as the light faded and her colour changed from yellow to pink. Flaaffy was excited, of course, but she allowed Geth the next move. She had evolved because of him, and so would probably not use attacks like Thunder Wave.

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Geth shuddered as he felt his muscles lock in place and he was unable to move. Though, he wouldn't have been able to if he would have been able to move- what he saw before him gave him a more dreadful feeling. Well, the Leer had worked, but now... it would be useless. Alright, so, what exactly was the point of this battle? The Mareep had evolved into Flaafy, he was paralyzed... oh, he had never felt so helpless before...

Ironhide was not completely surprised that the Mareep had evolved while battling- if it had been delayed for as long as she had said, then it would be easy to evolve during any battle. "Alright, Geth. This will be tough, but I know you can do it! Use another Shadow Claw!" she said with enthusiasm. +I can't do it!+

[/color] he protested, unable to move. He closed his eyes and concentrated, drowning out what Ironhide was trying to tell him. He found the will to move deep down inside, but disobeyed the order given- instead of a Shadow Claw, he rushed forward, glowing, apparently making a random-looking attack that looked like a mix between a tackle and slash- Rage.
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Flaafy watched Geth's desperate attempt to break free of the paralysis. A weird mixture of emotions coursed through her; she didn't want to lose because of pride and because right now she was having so much fun, but she wanted to lose because she wanted to be caught and she wanted Geth to be stronger. Better just fight and see what happened.

Flaafy whimpered in little pain as Geth's Rage struck. It wasn't the strongest of attacks. Flaafy hoped her next move would knock the paralysis right out of the shiny Bagon; that way, the battle would be more even and fun for both of them. All Flaafy's attacks were 'not very effective' against Bagons, but that really didn't matter right now. That would give Geth an advantage, but Flaafy didn't mind. The fluffy pink sheep Pokemon charged, bleating, towards the rock-headed Pokemon in a Tackle.

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Geth was satisfied when his attack hit, and he felt himself become slightly stronger with the hit. He hopped backward, willing the paralysis to just disappear. He closed his eyes momentarily, thinking about what to do that would help him be more 'flexible'- if that was possible for him. He wasn't the most agile Pokemon, but to be able to move a little bit more with this paralysis would be wonderful.

Ironhide had no idea what to do- Geth was paralyzed, the Flaaffy was much stronger, and... well, she had just plum run out of ideas. Perhaps Geth could figure out how to do the rest of the battle? There- that would work! ...wouldn't it? "Geth! Finish the battle on your own!" she said from the sidelines. Geth opened his eyes, watching the Flaaffy charge at him with a Tackle. He embraced himself so as not to go too far back, and allowed the Tackle to hit. This had been an idea for loosening up- and, it had worked! He felt his body muscles come loose, and almost all of the paralysis slip away. As soon as he got the chance, he lunged at the Flaaffy with his head lowered, ready for a Headbutt. "That a way, Geth!" Ironhide called from behind him encouragingly.

[~/Birdybot\~]

Flaaffy couldn't help but laugh out loud when the Headbutt hit. She was having lots of fun! Happy! Happy! Happy sheep! She was also glad that the battle would be better now that Geth had got the use of his limbs back. Fun was getting more fun! Flaaffy was in pain, of course. She had almost forgotted how hard Geth, and rock headed Pokemon in general, could hit. It was startling to her how much pain sizzled through her when the shiny Bagon made impact, and the Electric type bleated in agony. She stood up shakily when it was over, and was panting heavily. If she just stopped... to catch... her breath...

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

"Alright, Geth. Come on, let's try and end this! Use Shadow Claw!" Ironhide said with enthusiasm. It had been a while since she had been this excited. Geth nodded and backed up a bit, then ran at the weakened Flaaffy, jumped up above it and drew one of his arms back and brought it down- three long, black claws extending his his hand.

[~/Birdybot\~]

ooc// I'm museless too right now. You should have seen how short my replies were when I got back from holiday! Just get back into the habit of replying by forcing yourself to reply, and you'll soon be active again! Pwease? For your site?

ic// Flaafy teetered from one side to the other, swaying dangerously. The attack slashed easily, for she made no effort to stop it. She gave a final, defeated bleat, groaning as she began to fall to the floor. She collapsed, sighing. It wouldn't do too much harm to have a little nap now, would it? She swallowed as her eyes closed. She was out now, and Geth was the winner of the battle. That shadow claw had done the trick, no?

Flaafy was defeated! Geth gains two levels! Catch the Flaafy?

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

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Sowwy Birdy :c It is extremely difficult for me to get on now =( My school got laptops for all of the kids, but, as you would expect, it has filters... and Proboards is /permanently/ blocked *sobsob* Right now, I'm on the home laptop. Only on because it's a day off of school (End of the first quarter), and both of my parents are working. I will try extra hard to get on now, though. For the site, I must!

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"Great job, Geth! You should take a rest now." Ironhide said with a smile. Geth didn't protest; in fact, he basically begged with his eyes to be returned to his Pokeball. Ironhide complied, and returned him. She took out one of her Pokeballs with her free hand that wasn't holding the Bulbasaur and she tossed it at the exhausted Flaaffy. That had been quite the tiresome battle. She knew that the Flaaffy would come in great use in the near future.

[~/Birdybot\~]

The Pokéball absorbed Flaaffy with ease, and started to judder and shake about, as Pokéballs generally do. After a few tense filled seconds, however, the Pokéball slowed in it's movements, Flaaffy inside becoming less and less able to put up a fight against it's walls. Finally, at long last, the device pinged, and Flaaffy was at rest, now a part of Ironhide's team. The sheep had been caught.

Congrats! You caught a Flaaffy!


Name:
Species: Flaaffy
Gender: Female
Level: 20
Ability: Static
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Thundershock, Thunder Wave, Cotton Spore
Personality:

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b] Flaaffy
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Level:[/b] 20
[b]Ability:[/b] Static
[b]Attacks:[/b] Tackle, Growl, Thundershock, Thunder Wave, Cotton Spore
[b]Personality:[/b]

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

(( Hooray for Proboards NOT being blocked anymore on school laptops! ... Hopefully it isn't just a glitch in the system >.> *does Ikkaku lucky dance*
Also, I have to ask... what are the stats and such of the Bulbasaur that hatched a longlonglong time ago? xD))

Ironhide sighed a sigh of relief as the Pokeball stopped shuddering and signaled that she had caught it. This Flaafy would make an excellent addition to her team if she was trained up right. She would do that soon enough. Right now, she had to go to her first Gym and obtain her first Gym Badge; having an Electric-type would be a big advantage, but it would make it much too easy. She would only use type-advantages as a last resort.

[~/Birdybot\~]

Sure.

Name:
Species: Bulbasaur
Gender:
Level: 5
Ability: Overgrow
Attacks: Tackle, Growl
Personality:

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b] Bulbasaur
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Level:[/b] 5
[b]Ability:[/b] Overgrow
[b]Attacks:[/b] Tackle, Growl
[b]Personality:[/b]