{It's} Ea {Time} Geth {To} Mo & co. {Shine}

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Well, I shall be creating a training post here shortly x3 Will be edited as I go... hopefully to be finished before long =) I'm aiming to gain at least 7 levels with Mo, so he can evolve and learn some awesome new moves and not know just Teleport The rest are just along to train a bit as well.

PART I - EA
PART II - GETH
PART III - MO


A small woods area came into view of Ea, Mo, Geth, and Ironhide. +I really hate to quote things, but... this looks like it really is off the beaten path,+

[/color] Mo said. "I chose 'off the beaten path' for a reason, Mo," Ironhide said. +Well, it can't get any worse than this, right? I mean, I don't even see a wild Pokemon anywhere around here. Ever since we passed that fence, I haven't even seen a Pidgey, Tailow, or Starly even, and those are the most populous around here it seems,+[/color] Geth commented. "It's like that for a reason, Geth," Ironhide said, answering each comment and question with ease, as if she had prepared the answers to any and all possible questions and or comments. +So, this is where we begin our solo training, Darvy?+[/color] Ea asked. "Yes, Ea. Now, I'll decide who goes first in training. Take a seat on that log over there," Ironhide said, pointing to a log a few meters away. The Cyndaquil, Abra, and Shiny Bagon all did their own means of transportation of reaching their destination. Mo teleported, Geth ran quite slowly and with heavy steps, and Ea ran quite fast for not even trying.


PART I - EA[/size][/color]
Stats Before[/size]

Name
Ea
Species
Cyndaquil
Gender
Female
Level
6
Attacks
Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, Quick Attack
Personality
Ea is sort of shy and reserved. She doesn't like Pokemon battling, but loves to train. When an arguement arises, she usually tries to stay out of it. However, if she must get in an argument, she always wins. If a battle is inevitable, she will fight, or if she just wants to for a change of things. Ea is not fond of hurting other Pokemon, and would rather be friends than enemies.
Other
Traded Skeet the Scyther for her at the Quick-Trades. Skeet was caught on route one.

+I Speak In This Color+[/color]

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"Alright Ea, you will be up first. What do you think you need to work on?" Ironhide asked. Ea thought for a while. She wondered why she was first, but then got to thinking, so as not to make an awkwardly long silence. Her speed was pretty good, her attack was decent, her balance was good as well... her defence, though... that definitely needed some work. +My defence?+[/color] she suggested, unsure of whether there was a right or wrong answer. "Good idea, Ea. Alright, you three, let's go," Ironhide said, heading into a thick-looking part of the woods. +Go? Go where exactly? There's probably nothing in there but thick trees, bushes, and booby traps,+[/color] Geth complained as he hopped off the log and trailed behind Ironhide, Mo hovering beside him. +Booby traps are no longer used in present-day civilized places, Geth,+[/color] Mo said. +Well, this ain't exactly civilized, now is it?+[/color] Geth asked, making a point. +No, it's not civilized, but it's organized, meaning someone has been around here. I mean, look around; the trees aren't wildly huge, there aren't over-grown bushes, and not many fallen branches litter the floor of the woods,+[/color] Ea pointed out. Geth grumbled something about girls and arguing and didn't make another comment until they came upon the first... something or other.

"This one, I call Strike. Simply because of what he can do. He is one of my many contraptions I've made. Before I started my life as a Trainer, I came here and built a few things so I could train my Pokemon accordingly. And now, they actually get to be used. Ea looked at the thing before them; it looked a machine that launched things, and by the huge metal sheet ten yards in front of it, along with many indentations in it, she assumed that's what it was. +How does it work?+[/color] Ea asked, eyeing some metallic-looking balls scattered about the ground. "When I start it up, depending on what level or speed I put it on, it will launch this balls towards the metal sheet. The higher the speed, the smaller the balls. The lower the speed, the bigger the balls," Ironhide explained. Geth bust out into laughter at the mention of 'the bigger the balls'. +Pull yourself together, Geth,+[/color] Mo said, rolling his eyes, but couldn't help from laughing when he heard Geth's unusual laugh. "Alright, you two, knock it off," Irohide said with a smile, not able to help herself from chuckling at Geth's weird laugh.

Ea inspected the metallic-like balls that were scattered about, ignoring the two rowdy males and their perverted minds. She discovered that each were hollow, and as they looked, the bigger ones were heavier and the smaller ones lighter. Ea put two and two together... she would be hit with these things! The very thought made her sink to the ground, all legs sprawled out... she knew she was going to regret this... but, it would help her defence out though, wouldn't it? And she would grow even stronger... and maybe even evolve into a Quilava! That got her going, and she got up and scurried to the metal sheet, standing firmly in place while she waited for Mo and Geth to stop laughing and Darvy to notice she was ready.

Ironhide turned around to see Ea ready. She sighed and smiled as she turned to the machine, leaving Geth and Mo to laugh until their sides hurt. "I'll start off slow; the bigger ones will be coming at you, Ea," she said, as she pressed a button and the machine whirred to life. A few loud clanks and clunks were heard before the first large, metallic-like ball was flung at Ea. She quickly closed her eyes and embraced herself for the impact, which she thought would be extremely painful, but all she felt was something like a rubber ball being thrown at her. Ea oepned her eyes to see a few more flung at her, bouncing off of her and leaving not so much as a little red mark. This made her confident, and she stood tall on all fours, embracing the balls that were flung at her, each one impacting with a small thwack. This isn't as bad as I thought it would be... Ea thought to herself.

"Alright, I'm moving it up a level," Ironhide said, switching it up a notch. Now, the metallic balls felt a little smaller, and hit with a greater force, now feeling as though it was a small, piercing cold wind pricking her. This wasn't so bad, either, Ea decided.

Ea didn't know how long she was going at the machine, but it seemed like hours later for some reason. With the metallic balls getting smaller and smaller, and hitting her at faster and faster speeds, she wasn't sure how much more she could take when it suddenly... ended. "Wow! Well done, Ea! You made it through that whole machine! Your defense is much better than I thought!" Ironhide said happily. Ea managed a small smile before collapsing, exhausted, to the ground. Mo and Geth exchanged glances; Mo teleported while Geth made his way slowly over, Ironhide in front of him. She cradled the exhausted Cyndaquil in her arms and carried her back to the machine, switching it off. +That wasn't... so... bad...+[/color] Ea said, panting in between words. "You're a whole lot tougher than I thought you would be, and that's good. Now I know not to underestimate any of you," Ironhide said proudly. "Do you feel like staying out and walking to the others, or do you want to rest?" Ironhide asked. +Rest would be nice,+[/color] Ea said. "Well, you certainly deserve it. Take a nice, long rest," Ironhide said, taking Ea's Pokeball and returning her to it. She turned to Geth and Mo. "Who's next?"

TRAINING COMPLETE

PART II - GETH[/size][/color]
Stats Before[/size]

Name
Geth
Species
Shiny Bagon
Gender
Male
Attacks
Rage, Bite
Personality
This Bagon thinks highly of himself, but not much of others. He doesn't like following orders and only does things his way. Geth hates the way he acts, but can't help it. He doesn't think before he speaks, and would rather not apologize for the things he says.
Other
If anyone finds out about his 'act' problem, then he'll definitely deny it. He tries to act as tough as possible.
+I Speak In This Color+[/color]

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Ironhide, Geth, and Mo made their way to the next training area, after discussing what Geth needed to work on. It didn't take long, and it was quite obvious what he needed to work on; speed.

"Alright, Geth. This machine I call Speedy, for a good reason. She can fire objects faster than they were fired at Ea earlier. Except here, the only thing that increases is speed. The objects being thrown are rocks a little larger than your eye, Geth. With your defense pretty high, it shouldn't hurt you much, if at all. If all else fails, use your head for protection. Now, your goal is to dodge as much as you can. You want to completely get started, or do a test run first?" Ironhide said. +Let's get this party started!+[/color] Geth said enthusiastically, confident he could impress Ironhide as much as Ea had impressed her.

Ironhide flipped a switch, and the machine whirred to life. A few stones from different angles at the front of the machine were hurled at him, quite slowly, and he side-stepped and ducked to avoid them, quite easelessly. +Aww, come on, don't you have something better than that?+[/color] Geth called out, rolling his eyes. "Alright, I'll up it a few notches, then," Ironhide said with a small giggle after she had said it. She pulled a different lever, the levels marked by color. A few in green, a few in yellow, a few in orange, and, of course, the last few in red. She upped it to the first level in yellow. She watched as Geth jumped, rolled, and ducked to get out of the way. Well, now he was looking pretty fast, but this was one of the easier levels, too, so... she held her breath as she upped it another notch, and then another. She watched as Geth struggled to dodge the flying rocks halfway through the yellow level. She hoped he made it at least halfway through orange; that would be his goal.

Geth finally got hit; directly between his eyes. It hadn't hurt, really, but it stunned him, causing him to be hit a few more times before coming to hise senses. He realized he would soon be unable to dodge much of anything, but he still made an attempt. On the beginning of the orange level, he was getting hit every other few shots or so. "Come on, Geth! You're going to embarrass yourself!" Ironhide called out, hoping to get him to do better. Geth glared at Ironhide through the many jumps, twists, turns, rolls, ducks, and many other moves that he attempted to dodge the rocks. Well, maybe he was a failure at this particular thing... maybe he should just give up before he embarrassed himself even further. +Well, a little embarrassment is better than a lot of it at least,+[/color] Geth called back, a few beads of sweat appearing on his brow. Ironhide sighed, not knowing what would encourage Geth. +Geth, come on! Even your mother could've been faster than you!+[/color] Mo called out. Geth narrowed his eyes; nobody made jokes about his parents.

Ironhide was quite surprised when she got to the first level of red, and he was doing better than he had on the first level of orange. He seemed to be going faster now, concentrating harder. She didn't dare speak as she upped it a notch on a timely interval. On the second to last level on red, Geth gave up; he collapsed to the ground, panting, quickly curling up so that only his head would take impact from the rocks. He could barely feel a thing as the rocks made contact with his head, and he took the time to take a breather. Shortly afterward, the machine came to a halt, the only noise the wind blowing through the trees, reminding Geth of how deserted this place was. "You were amazing Geth! You did a whole lot better than I expected! I should get Mo to insult you more so you can do better," Ironhide said nearby. Geth opened his eyes to see Ironhide standing over him and Mo hovering behind her. +Insult? Hardly the word for it,+[/color] Geth grumbled as he got to his feet. +Well, you sure would've beat me at that,+[/color] Mo said encouragingly. +Surely not, Mo. I mean, I'm as slow as slow can get... well, excluding Slowpoke and Slakoth, that is,+[/color] Geth said. "Point well made, but you sure are moving up, Geth. You made a huge improvement today! You can return to your Pokeball if you wish, or you can watch what I have planned for Mo," Ironhide said. +What? I don't get to choose?+[/color] Mo asked in disappointment. "You wouldn't have much choice, Mo. Trust me though; it'll be good, and maybe you'll even evolve after it, or maybe after a couple battles following this training," Ironhide said. +Well, alright...+[/color] Mo said, hanging his head and feeling embarrassed that he didn't even know a physical move.

TRAINING COMPLETE

PART III - MO[/size][/color]
Stats Before[/size]

Name
Mowanzanhanel (Mo for short)
Gender
Male
Level
11
Attacks
Teleport and Barrier.
Personality
Mo usually prefers to stick to himself. As an Abra, he knows he is weak and prefers not to get into too big of fights; however, he does like to anger Pokemon every now and then. Using Teleport, he can avoid many attacks. Along with that, he can also be really good at Hide-And-Go-Seek, which is his favorite game even though he is a bit old for it. He dreams of becoming an Alakazam one day and being all-powerful.
Other
Mo was transferred from the original Sinjoenn region; it was a hard choice for me to make, but I finally decided on him =)
+I Speak In This Color+

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+Well, what exactly do you have in mind for me?+[/color] Mo asked uneasily as he sat with his short legs apart in the air, hovering behind Ironhide. "Well, since you'll likely be an Abra for a while, I've got some double-training for you. Something to help you with Barrier and Teleport," Ironhide said. +Heheheh, this ought to be good,+[/color] Geth said as he chuckled. Mo ignored him and proceeded to perch on Ironhide's shoulder. "Geth, I'd love to see you fight with only two non-physical moves for a few battles," Ironhide said to Geth. +Well, I have more than two moves, and I don't have any that are non-physical, so I can't. Sorry to disappoint,+[/color] Geth said smugly. "That wasn't the point, Geth. Get it through that thick skull of yours, will ya?" Ironhide said, rolling her eyes. Geth imitated her behind her back as he followed behind her, thinking about grumbling about meaningless stuff but deciding against it.

+You think Ea is rested enough? It feels... weird... without her out, since, you know, I've gotten used to her being out,+[/color] Mo said, trying to hide his blush by turning away. Ironhide got the point; Mo liked Ea. "Oh, I'm sure she's rested up and wouldn't mind watching you," Ironhide said cheerfully, completely hiding that she had noticed Mo's feelings for Ea. She tossed Ea's Pokeball in the air, and Ea materialized before the three. +Boy, that was a good rest! Are we done?+[/color] Ea said, looking happily up at Ironhide. "No, not quite done. Mo still has his training to go through. I thought you might want to watch before we head back on our way," Ironhide said. +Oh, I'd love to watch! I'm sure Geth's training went well,+[/color] Ea said respectfully towards Geth, nodding at him to acknowledge him. Ironhide glanced at Mo, who was apparently too embarrassed to look over as he looked at what he was to do.

"Alright, Mo. You are to dodge as many of the moving objects that swing towards you as possible," Ironhide said. +With what, my speed, or teleport? Because, that seems pretty... easy... to me,+[/color] Mo said uncertainly. "There are a couple of catches, Mo. One, you will be blindfolded, and two you will use Teleport. Things will be coming at you from all directions, but try to stay in the area designated for your training. If you think something is coming to fast, or you won't be able to teleport out of the fast enough, use Barrier. That is where both of your moves get their work. If you know you absolutely cannot dodge something, Barrier is the key to your... help, I guess," Ironhide said as she scratched her head not sure if 'help' was the right word to be used. +You can do it, Mo! I have confidence in you,+[/color] Ea squealed from behind the designated training area lines as Ironhide tied a blindfold around Mo, who was quite jittery and nervous. +And this will help me... how, exactly?+[/color] Mo asked. "You might be temporarily blinded in the heat of battle, and you need to rather use your senses than sight if you wish to stand a chance. Mud-slap or Sand-attack, for example. If they hit you, you're... toast, unless you know what to do blinded," Ironhide said. +Oh.. well, bring it on, then!+[/color] Mo said, trying to get himself pumped up, though he felt quite nervous. What if he didn't please Ironhide like Ea and Geth had? What if he was a failure? "Get ready, Mo! They'll be coming at you from every direction! Use your senses, not your sight!" Ironhide called from the sidelines, as Mo heard something roar to life.

It was as if everything happened at once. First second, Mo was hovering there, trying to blot out the machine's roar and single out the other things, and the next he was flying through the air, being hit by an unknown, but hard, object. Mo quickly used Teleport to avoid hitting anything that he might make contact with. As soon as he had Teleported, however, he was hit by a similar object again. That made him quite frustrated as he quickly used Teleport again, this time using Barrier just as he heard something run into it, shielding him from being hit again. "Great, Mo! You're a fast learner, keep it up!" Ironhide called from the sidelines, watching the metal poles and small, skinny logs fly through the air in every which way.

Mo finally singled out the sounds of the objects moving through the air; there were two different objects. One sounded metallic-like, and the other sounded more... well, heavy, solid, and natural. He assumed metal rods and something like wood or the likes. Mo began dodging them with ease after a few minutes, using Barrier every now and then with too-close-for-comfort encounters. "Alright, they'll be moving a little bit faster now, Mo. Keep your senses alert!" Ironhide called out, upping it to the second level. Two more levels to go, she thought as she looked at the green, yellow, orange, and red spots on the machine that designated levels like on her others. Mo looked a little more alert now, and was having more too-close-for-comfort encounters, but still managing. He hadn't been hit a single time yet. +Keep it up, Mo! You're doing great!+[/color] Ea said with enthusiasm from the sidelines. That distracted Mo for a moment, enough to be pummeled by both a log and rod at the same time, being thrown to the ground. In a daze, he stared at the whiteness before his eyes, wondering if he was blind, then remembered he was blindfolded. In the distance he could hear Geth howling with laughter, Ea gasping, and Ironhide shutting down the machine. +I'm fine! Turn it back on!+[/color] Mo said as he forced himself back up, a definite bruise on the side of the lower half of his body. "You sure?" Ironhide asked nearby. +Yes, I'm sure. I need to complete my training,+[/color] Mo said. "Well, alright..." Ironhide said. She knew that the impact from both of the objects must have been really painful, but obviously he wasn't giving in. Not yet, at least.

The machine whirred back to life, at the same speed at which it had been shut off at; yellow. Mo began dodging with hesitance at first, unsure since it had been quiet for a while, but getting back into the groove. His side really hurt, but he didn't really care. He wanted to get this over with, and as quick as possible. All he really wanted to do was impress Ea... he did, in fact, like her. What was there not to like? She always won the arguments if she stepped in, and knew how to settle them if she wasn't involved. There was something about her that was just... very attractive. On top of that, she always seemed to have a gleam about her; part of it her beauty, and the rest from just her overall happiness and positive attitude that she carried. He was finding the Teleporting thing much easier when he thought about Ea. He hoped he wouldn't get too distracted, though, and disappear off of the map or something of the sort. He concentrated on the moving objects more now, focusing his energy and everything else on dodging the flying objects.

A speed change, Mo noted. Things were coming faster, and a few times already he had been grazed by something. He almost just felt like taking the blindfold off, since he had his eyes closed anyways, but it might look like he was cheating, and Ea wouldn't like that, he assumed. So, despite the sweat building as the sun beat down on him, melting the remaining snow from a few days ago, he slipped it back into its place before it fell off. As he was doing so, one of the logs caught a weak spot on his arm and he was thrown very off-balance, thus almost colliding with a rod, as he had when Ea had spoken earlier. He was smart enough, though, to use Barrier, and continue his training. He could feel his arm was quite weak now, and he tried not to clutch it as the speed increased again. "Almost through, Mo! You can do it!" Ironhide called, not noticing that he had been hit by a log. Mo strained to finish, not noticing the trickle of blood steadily running down the back of his arm.

Somehow, someway, the objects were moving a whole lot faster, again. Mo struggled to keep up, but did not give in. "You can stop anytime you like by Teleporting outside of the designated area, Mo!" Ironhide called above the roar of the machine. Mo heard, but didn't acknowledge what she had said. He wanted to finish it completely, with a strong finish, no matter how weak he was. A saying came to mind... 'It's not how you start. It's how you finish'. Mo then realized he would, in fact, finish, if it was the last thing he did. He was no quitter, no matter how hard anything was. He had never been a quitter before, and he wouldn't be one now. Using a couple of Barriers at the same time to dodge a few coming towards him at once, he Teleported into the path of another. By now, he had gotten into the knowing that they could be anywhere at any time. As far as he knew, he was extremely slow. In the eyes of the other three, however, they could barely keep up with his movements. Mo got a little overconfident when he sensed that it was about time to finish, and made a drastic mistake. While Teleporting, he used Barrier and simply Teleported to the other side of his Barrier he had made, thinking the log or rod had made contact already with a few other smashes he heard nearby from other Barriers. Next thing he knew, he was on the ground with a very sore back and a throbbing headache.

When Ironhide saw Mo Teleport before the rod had even made contact with his Barrier, and Mo get right in the path of it, she wanted to yell something, but she knew he wouldn't have enough time at the speed the rod had been travelling. She watched with great pain as her Abra was hit dead-on with the rod, in the back, thrown head-first into his own Barrier and fell to the ground, unmoving. She quickly shut off the machine and rushed over to him. She took his blindfold off and saw his eyes were closed, and his breathing was definitely that of a pain-induced Pokemon. "Geth, get me a Potion from my pack," Ironhide called to Geth. Hesitantly, Geth obeyed and, not with much effort, ran over to Ironhide, who sprayed the potion on the most injured parts of Mo. Mo opened both eyes after a while. +I got over-confident and didn't pay attention to the noise closest to me,+[/color] Mo said, sighing. "Well, that sure is a way to use your head," Ironhide said in good humor. She noticed a bit of red on Mo's right arm and turned it over to see a huge splinter sticking out of it. "Mo, when did that happen?" she asked. +Oh, I forgot about that... happened on the second speed, I think,+[/color] Mo said, shrugging with a bit of embarrassment.

After applying a bandage around Mo's arm and using what was left of the potion, he was good to go. +You forgot you had that huge piece of wood stuck in your arm?+[/color] Ea asked in amazement. +Yeah... I guess so. It's nothing though, really,+[/color] Mo said, shrugging. He winced slightly at the pain, but it was unnoticeable by the other three. "Well, that completes your training, Mo. I'm hoping within a few more battles you'll be able to evolve, so you can learn Confusion," Ironhide said.=purple]+Oh, I'm certain it'll be soon. I can feel it,+[/b][/color] Mo said truthfully. He had felt himself get stronger; i]much[/i] stronger, after he had finished training. He was on the verge of evolution; the question was, though... when? When would he evolve into a Kadabra? One battle, two battles, or even more? It was very uncertain at the time. "Well, let's get back on the road. We can train some other time if we must," Ironhide said as she stood up. Geth was glad, and quickly headed back the way they had come. Mo hovered beside Ea, and the two were having a quiet conversation. Ironhide smiled; the same old stuff, she knew.

TRAINING COMPLETE


I am leveling my Pokemon according to how many paragraphs I have per Pokemon, excluding the one before Ea.
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[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

((Ea gains 6 levels, Geth gains 5 levels, and Mo gains 10 levels.
Mo will not quite yet evolve; I will have him evolve after a battle later on.))

Ea

Name
Ea
Species
Cyndaquil
Gender
Female
Level
12
Attacks
Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, Quick Attack, Ember
Personality
Ea is sort of shy and reserved. She doesn't like Pokemon battling, but loves to train. When an arguement arises, she usually tries to stay out of it. However, if she must get in an argument, she always wins. If a battle is inevitable, she will fight, or if she just wants to for a change of things. Ea is not fond of hurting other Pokemon, and would rather be friends than enemies.
Other
Traded Skeet the Scyther for her at the Quick-Trades. Skeet was caught on route one.

+I Speak In This Color+

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Geth

Name
Geth
Species
Shiny Bagon
Gender
Male
Level
10
Attacks
Rage, Bite, Leer, Shadow Claw
Personality
This Bagon thinks highly of himself, but not much of others. He doesn't like following orders and only does things his way. Geth hates the way he acts, but can't help it. He doesn't think before he speaks, and would rather not apologize for the things he says.
Other
If anyone finds out about his 'act' problem, then he'll definitely deny it. He tries to act as tough as possible.
+I Speak In This Color+[/color]


Mo

Name
Mowanzanhanel (Mo for short)
Gender
Male
Level
21
Attacks
Teleport, Barrier, Confusion, Disable
Personality
Mo usually prefers to stick to himself. As an Abra, he knows he is weak and prefers not to get into too big of fights; however, he does like to anger Pokemon every now and then. Using Teleport, he can avoid many attacks. Along with that, he can also be really good at Hide-And-Go-Seek, which is his favorite game even though he is a bit old for it. He dreams of becoming an Alakazam one day and being all-powerful.
Other
Mo was transferred from the original Sinjoenn region; it was a hard choice for me to make, but I finally decided on him =)
+I Speak In This Color+
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[~/Birdybot\~]

Normally I would say that you have to let a mod descide this for you, but it's really long, and you are the admin, so I'll let you have this. Although I'm not sure why you'd need a level 21 Pokemon at Route Two, but meh.

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Yeah, I probably should've asked you first... my bad =/
...
I don't know why either, but for some reason I couldn't stop typing for Mo's He won't be immediately level 21, though. I'll try to make it interesting on how he evolves, and try not to do it until either later on in route two, or even on a later route.

[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

Trying to Catch Up With Mo Are...

Name
Geth
Species
Shiny Bagon
Gender
Male
Level
10
Attacks
Rage, Bite, Leer, Shadow Claw
Personality
This Bagon thinks highly of himself, but not much of others. He doesn't like following orders and only does things his way. Geth hates the way he acts, but can't help it. He doesn't think before he speaks, and would rather not apologize for the things he says.
Ability
Rock Head: Does not receive recoil damage from recoil-causing damages.
Other
If anyone finds out about his 'act' problem, then he'll definitely deny it. He tries to act as tough as possible.

+I Speak In This Color+

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First up, is Geth, the Shiny Bagon.

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+Really, must we do this again?+[/color] Geth asked, exasperated. "Yes, Geth, we must. If you want to stay how you are forever, though, let me know, and we'll skip this whole training thing. Mo has already evolved, showing he's had much more experience and hard work than the rest of you. Yes, you've worked hard, but he's work a lot more than you have, which is why he has evolved, and you haven't. I'm not trying to put you down, but I think that a little more training would suffice. I don't favor having one really strong Pokemon and then the rest are much less strong than he or she," Ironhide said. Geth didn't say anything, didn't even mumble. He had learned not to complain around Ironhide by now. Besides, she had mentioned him staying the same; whenever that was mentioned, he wouldn't argue, no matter who it came from.

They were in the same area they had been in last time they trained, or it looked like it at least. The only difference is that a few wild Pidgey, Wingull, and Tailow were clearly visible in the trees, peering down at them. +May I ask what I'll be doing this time?+[/color] Geth asked curiously. All the other Pokemon were in their Pokeballs; Ironhide had decided to change the style around a bit. The only person to see your training would be her; the other Pokemon would be in their balls. Well, all except Mo, who would assist in some of the training if needed. She had given him the option of staying out of his Pokeball if he wished the entire time, but for Geth's he had chosen to stay inside, since there was still the rivalry between the two despite Mo being the upper hand now. "We will be working on your physical attacks for now, meaning for you Rage, Bite, and Shadow Claw," Ironhide said. Great. And I haven't even been in a battle yet... Geth thought to himself, exhaling loudly, but not protesting.

"Alright, Geth. You see that large fallen tree over there? I want you to use Rage on it, and try to see if you can break it in two for as long as your attack lasts," Ironhide said, pointing to a long-dead tree nearby. Was that supposed to be a joke? That would be easy, thought Geth. He didn't say anything, but walked slowly over to the fallen tree, sizing it up. He pictured it as an enemy, as... Mo. Ah, that did it. Concentrating hard, Geth began to glow brighter and brighter, until finally he gave a cry of battle and rammed his head into the tree, only to be bounced back, his Rage building. "It's harder than it looks, Geth! Put some effort into it!" Ironhide said from the sidelines. Growling, Geth took a few steps back, stopped glowing momentarily, then was glowing again as he charged at the fallen tree, this time hearing a crack as he made contact, but this time not bouncing back.

Two more times Geth did it, each time hitting it more powerfully, until the last time he rammed completely through it, nearly ramming into a non-fallen tree on the other side as he fell forwards from trying to keep his balance. "Alright, Geth. Not bad. From you, though, I would have expected better. But, I could be expecting too much from you," Ironhide said. Geth got back to his feet, unhappy with what Ironhide had said; that fallen tree was more like a solid 10-foot thick brick than a hollow log! "Alright, hopefully what I'm hoping from you isn't too far beyond what you are capable of. I want you to use Bite on the three logs over there. Each log gets a little thicker, meaning you'll have to bite harder every log you successfully bite through," Ironhide said, pointing to a set of three logs by each other not far from where they were. Oh, so this had been completely planned out... no wonder it was quite hard. If Ironhide had planned it out, then it was bound to not be easy. And... for Shadow Claw? What was he supposed to do with that?

Geth moved towards the logs, inspecting the first one carefully before attacking it. Biting down as hard as he could, he bit the center of the log. Surprisingly, he bit through quite easily, and he stepped back, looking at the two pieces of the log that he had gotten. "Great job, Geth! One down, two to go," Ironhide said. Geth didn't even so much as glance at her before he bit the second one, meeting a little more resistance, but still biting through quite easy. He didn't hear Ironhide's comment before the last one, but he stood before it, a blaze in his eye. He would get this one, he would. Opening and closing his mouth in light practice before he lunged for it, he closed his eyes as well. Upon opening them again, he jumped at the log, and bit down as hard as he could, meeting quite a bit of resistance, but eventually biting through. Now that had hurt his teeth. He let go, letting half of the log roll a few feet away as he gingerly rubbed the inside of his mouth and spat out a few small pieces of wood. "Alright, Geth. That was great. Better than I expected," Ironhide said. Geth looked at her to see if she was just saying that to make him feel good, or if she really meant it. By the looks of it, she meant it. Well, hopefully that made up for his 'not-so-good Rage training'. Now all he had to do was whatever it was with Shadow Claw. "Alright. You're nearly finished. You only have one thing left to do. And, trust me when I say it'll be pretty easy, but it lasts a bit longer if you go slow," Ironhide said. +Well, spit it out already! What do I have to do? I'm missing my mid-afternoon nap doing this crap,+[/color] Geth said, unable to hold in his usual personality any longer. Ironhide smiled, glad his old self was there for the last one. That meant he'd fly through this next one with ease.

"Alright, Geth. Here's your last task; cut each one of the logs you just bit in two into half again, meaning you'll now have twelve logs instead of three or six," Ironhie said, not knowing how good Geth's math was. +Whatever,+[/color] Geth grumbled as he turned to face the logs yet again. He tested his Shadow Claw a few times in the air, since he had never really used it before now. He slashed the air a few times before moving closer to the logs, ready to dominate them. It would be easy; his hands were stronger than his teeth, anyways, so that made sense. Though, he'd still have to do twice the work hsi teeth did... but that didn't matter. The prospect of taking a long nap afterwards seemed quite appealing to him and made him want to finish all the sooner.

Being quite still as he looked at the position of each and every log, memorizing its location, he suddenly sprung into action. The first log was slashed in two by black extended claws with a purple glow on the outside, then the second, finishing the original first log. The next two were just as easy, thickness not making a difference when it came to hands-on work, literally. He looked at his work as he finished, his stance like that of a ninja as his Shadow Claws retracted, his hands turning to normal again. "Alright, Geth! You're finished. Nice work! You can take a nice, long afternoon nap now," Ironhide said. Geth turned around and walked proudly over to Ironhide. +You have to get it right. It's mid-afternoon nap, not just 'afternoon',+[/color] he said, returning himself to his Pokeball that Ironhide was holding out. "Boy, he's one tough cookie... Alright, who's next on the list?" Ironhide said, checking off a mental list.

Training for Geth: Complete.

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Name
Ea
Species
Cyndaquil
Gender
Female
Level
12
Attacks
Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, Quick Attack, Ember
Personality
Ea is sort of shy and reserved. She doesn't like Pokemon battling, but loves to train. When an arguement arises, she usually tries to stay out of it. However, if she must get in an argument, she always wins. If a battle is inevitable, she will fight, or if she just wants to for a change of things. Ea is not fond of hurting other Pokemon, and would rather be friends than enemies.
Ability
Blaze: When HP is below 1/3, Fire's power increases to 1.5 times.
Other
Traded Skeet the Scyther for her at the Quick-Trades. Skeet was caught on route one.

+I Speak In This Color+[/color]

Next, is Ea, the Cyndaquil.

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Ea blinked her eyes in the sunlight, being awakened from a short nap she had just begun to have. She knew she shouldn't have started to have one, but she had because it had been so boring inside the Pokeball. Or, at least more boring than normal. "Alright, Ea. It's your turn to train. You can go back to napping or whatever is you do inside of Pokeballs afterwards, alright?" Ironhide said. +Alright,+[/color] Ea said as she yawned. Before she could ask what it was she was doing, Ironhide told her. "We'll be working on your physical attacks... or, well, attacks that directly cause damage to opponents, anyways," Ironhide said. Ea yawned again, trying to make herself more awake, but to no avail.

"Alright, since you just woke up, or at least seem quite tired, we'll warm you up since I don't think your fire is ready yet," Ironhide said. Ea tried getting her back ablaze, but all that came out was smoke. Embarrassed, she turned away from Ironhide. "That's alright, Ea. We'll try warming you up with a few Tackle attacks," Ironhide said. Ea nodded in agreement enthusiastically. +What will I be using Tackle on, exactly?+[/color] Ea asked quickly before Ironhide could tell her. "Try it on that large rock over there. See if you can either one; send it flying or two; break it," Ironhide said, pointing to a wanna-be boulder nearby. +Alright. I think I can manage that,+[/color] Ea said, yawning. She ran towards it and rammed into it, sending it skidding back a few feet. "Good, Ea, good. That was great for having just woken up," Ironhide said. +Yeah... but I can do better!+[/color] Ea said with confidence as she backed up a bit and ran at it again, this time with a little more determination and speed. When she hid it, the large rock was sent flying into the air, but still not broken. "Much better, Ea! Great job!" Ironhide said.

Ea glared at the rock, still unsatisfied with herself. Determination boiling up inside of her, she backed up even more than she had before and charged again with another Tackle, this time as fast as her little legs could carry her. When she made contact with the rock this time, it shattered into much smaller pieces, and Ea continued onwards for a bit, skidding to a stop, finally pleased with herself. "Fantastic! You warmed up yet?" Ironhide asked. Ea tried setting her back ablaze again, but still only smoke came out, though a bit more than before. +No, not yet. Almost, though. I know I'll get it soon!+[/color] Ea said confidently. "That's what I like to hear, Ea! Alright, then. Let's try your Quick Attack," Ironhide suggested.

+Do you want me to do anything in particular?+[/color] Ea asked after a while of awkward silence. "Honestly, no. I didn't really think ahead for your Quick Attack... feel free to do anything you think might get you warmed up with it. And feel free to do it as long as you need," Ironhide said. Wow, that was a first. Ironhide not having a plan? That was unlike her... of course, she was getting much more busy than she usually was anyways, so... that made sense. Ea had a few ideas as to how to get her warmed up. Looking at her surroundings, she found a few lower trees she might be able to jump to and from without hurting herself if she fell. Dashing off, leaving Ironhide in the dust, quite literally, she ran up the trunk of a smaller tree, and on the first branch, rang on it and launched herself in the air towards the next smaller tree she had taken note of. Successfully landing, she continued this for a while, jumping from tree to tree, hoping to get her fire going.

After about five minutes of doing that, Ea ran back down the trunk of the tree she had originally started on, panting. "That was genius, Ea. And you were great at it, too," Ironhide commented. +Thanks...+[/color] Ea said. "Alright, now let's see if you're warmed up," Ironhide said. +If I'm not warmed up by now, I don't know what will warm me up,+[/color] Ea said. Standing on her two hind legs at an angle, she lowered her head as she tried setting her back ablaze. Finally, it was lit. Her own fire didn't affect her, of course, so the only way she knew it was lit was the openness her back now felt since it was lit. "Alright! Now we can get your Ember worked on," Ironhide said excitedly. "Ok, I know your Ember isn't quite that powerful yet, but I'm hoping this will still work," Ironhide said, gazing over Ea at a large boulder. Ea turned around to follow her gaze, and one could only wonder what Ironhide was thinking.

"Ok, Ea. I see you know what I'm thinking. Or, well, what I have in mind for your training. I want you to use Ember either as long as you can to try and melt that rock, or as powerfully as you can to try to make it explode," Ironhide said. Ea cocked her head at Ironhide. Had she gone mad? Of course her Ember wasn't that powerful, as Ironhide had said, but... that was just ridiculous! +But, Darvy... I don't think I can do that,+[/color] Ea said, very unsure. If the rock were half the size, she'd have much more confidence, but as it was... she was quite un-confident. "Ea, I know you can. Trust me," Ironhide said. Ea turned to face the boulder and moved towards it. It was about twice her size. She gulped, and reared up on her hind legs, taking a huge breath before releasing a strong Ember.

To Ea's surprise, the top of the boulder, where she had aimed her Ember at, was chipped off after only a few seconds. She stopped, surprised. "See Ea? That wasn't too bad, was it? Now aim it at the center of the boulder and keep it there for as long as you can, or until it breaks," Ironhide said. Ea backed up a bit, reared up on her hind legs again, took a huge breath, and exhaled her Ember again. It seemed like forever to Ea, but only about a minute later, after various cracks had been appearing, and when Ea was near out of breath, the rock shattered, sending rock parts flying to the side and behind. Ea quickly backed away in case any small parts of the boulder flew towards her. "Great job, Ea! That was excellent," Ironhide said. Ea felt good about herself, and proudly scampered back to Ironhide, jumping into her arms. "Alright, now that you've been warmed up... you get to take a nice, long rest, without having to worry about warming up anytime soon," Ironhide said, taking out Ea's Pokeball and returning her. Ea done, she noted mentally. Two down, two to go.

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Name
Dong
Species
Spheal
Level
5
Gender
Male
Attacks
Water Gun, Powder Snow, Growl, Defense Curl, Yawn
Personality
This Spheal is very optimistic and think too much of himself. He is very young.
Ability
Thick Fat: Fire and Ice-Type moves deal 50% damage.

+I Speak In This Color+[/color]

Next, we have Dong, the Spheal.

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Ironhide took a deep breath before releasing Dong. He was quite young, and had very little battle experience. She wasn't even sure if he would understand what to do. Well, she would find out sooner or later. Pressing the center button, she released Dong, who immediately observed his surroundings, as he usually did. +Where's everyone else?+[/color] he asked curiously. "Dong, don't you remember me saying I was going to try and train you today?" Ironhide asked. Dong looked thoughtful before bouncing up and down eagerly. +Oh! Yeah, yeah! Can we get started now?+[/color] Dong asked eagerly. Dong had certainly gotten a little more mature, but was much too energetic for his own good. "Of course, Dong," Ironhide said, hoping this would go at least halfway decent.

"Ok, Dong. We are going to work on just two or your attacks; Water Gun and Powder Snow. Which would you like to do first?" Ironhide asked. Dong, who was presently rolling in a ball on the grass snapped to attention. +Powder Snow!+[/color] he squealed eagerly. "Alright, then. Powder snow it is. Since there isn't really anything that you could use Powder Snow on, I'm going to have Mo help us out, alright?" Ironhide said. +Wow! Mo gets to help out? He's so cool!+[/color] Dong said with enthusiasm. Oh boy... maybe this wasn't the best of ideas... Ironhide thought, releasing Mo from his Pokeball. "Alright, Mo. I want you to make a Barrier for Dong here to practice on. Each time it wears out or he manages to either one; break it, or two; freeze it, make another," Ironhide said. +Sure thing,+[/color] Mo said, turning to face Dong.

As Dong faced the Kadabra before him, he was mesmerized. Why couldn't he have been born an Abra or something? Kadabra's were so cool! Mo made a Barrier in front of him, and Dong was curious as to why he had done so. "Alright, Dong. Since we're working with Powder Snow first, I want you to try and cover the entire front part of the Barrier with one breath," Ironhide said. Dong looked at Ironhide, puzzled. Why did she want him to do that? Oh, but he wanted to impress Mo, so he would comply with his trainer's wants. Taking a large breath, making his small, yet largely round body puff up even bigger than it already was, he exhaled towards the Barrier. When one section was finished, he quickly moved to the next, hoping he would be able to hold his breath out that long. With one last effort, have gave the last of his breath to finish a small spot in the middle, and finished panting, gasping for air. "Wow! That was amazing, Dong! Great work!" Ironhide said. Really, she was quite impressed. She didn't think that Dong would be able to do that... perhaps Mo being present helped to that? "Alright, Mo. You know what to do," Ironhide said. Mo nodded, and made another Barrier a few feet away from the other.

Ironhide had Dong continue doing so until he could easily cover an entire Barrier without having to strain the least bit, each time his attack getting a little stronger and covering more area than the last. Dong was feeling good about himself; this was the best he had ever done! With great glee, he finished the last Barrier in record time, having quite a bit of breath left over even. "Great work, Dong! Alright, then. Now, we will move onto your Water Gun attack. Since you've learned how to control your breathing with Powder Snow, Water Gun should be that much easier," Ironhide said, watching the Snow melt slowly off of the Barriers as the sun beat down on them. With a wave of Mo's hand, the Barriers disappeared and the remaining snow fell to the ground, small piles scattered throughout their present location. "We'll do something similar to what we did with Powder Snow, yet still very much different," Ironhide said.

Mo made another Barrier, and Dong waited for what Ironhide had to say for him to do. "You might recall the battle against Mo when he was an Abra, before he evolved into a Kadabra," Ironhide said. Dong remembered all too well; he hadn't really learned his lesson even after that and would likely make the same mistakes unless he was told what to do. Now that he had a trainer, though, it would be much easier and he would learn more common sense things easier, right? "Alright. I want you to use Water Gun on the Barrier. While we're working on that, we might as well work on your speed as well," Ironhide said. +What do you mean?+[/color] Dong asked, not understanding the 'working on his speed' portion. Ironhide sighed, and Dong felt bad. "What I mean, Dong, is that the Water Gun will... bounce off of the Barrier and come back toward you. I want you to dodge it and keep using Water Gun on the Barrier until it fades away," Ironhide said. Oh. Now that made a lot more sense to him. He turned to face the Barrier, took a large breath, and shot a powerful Water Gun at the Barrier.

The first time, even though he tried to dodge it, he still got a bit of his own attack. "That's alright, Dong. It was your first time. Try it again," Ironhide said. Dong nodded, recovering from his own attack. He tried it again, quickly rolled into a ball, dodged, and felt good about himself. "Great job, Dong! Now, see how long you can keep that up without stopping or getting hit," Ironhide said. Dong was pleased with himself for figuring out how to dodge his own attack that bounced back to him. Now, if he really wanted to impress Ironhide... and Mo... he would have to do this for a while. Bouncing up and down a little bit, getting ready to start, he stopped, taking a short breath before exhaling, shooting a stream of water towards the Barrier. He curled up into a ball and rolled out of the way, which he realized he was using Defense Curl afterwards without even knowing it, dodging the water that bounced back to him. This was actually quite fun, he decided.

Dong kept up the process until the Barrier wore out, not so much as taking a breath inbetween to take a break. "Amazing, Dong! That was great!" Ironhide said. +That was fun! Let's do it again!+[/color] the little Spheal said, bouncing up and down with glee. "Alright, Dong. We'll do it again. This'll be the last time, though. Alvaro still needs to do his training, or I'd have you do it until your heart was content," Ironhide said. +Ok, ok. We can get started now?+[/color] Dong asked. Ironhide nodded to Mo, who made another Barrier. The little Spheal continued his work on that one, too, until it faded. Ironhide was quite amazed at how fast the Spheal could move when he wanted to.

After that Barrier had finished, Dong sighed. His training was, well... finished. And it would be Alvaro's turn soon. +You did excellent, Dong. You should be proud. You've improved much from when we first met,+[/color] Mo said. Dong beamed at the compliment coming from the Kadabra; to him, a compliment from Mo was the highest of praises. He knew that Ironhdie sometimes just said things to make him, and the others, feel good, but when Mo complimented you... you knew you were doing pretty good in his viewpoint. And Mo's viewpoint was a lot harsher than Ironhide's most of the time. +Thank you, Mo!+[/color] Dong said, as he bounced over to Ironhide. "Well done, Dong! You did great today, and even Mo says so," Ironhide said, rubbing the Spheal's head affectionately. Despite his young age, and slow thinking, she couldn't help but adore him. She returned him to his Pokeball, content with what he had accomplished. "Thanks a lot, Mo. Without you, I don't think Dong would have done much. He really looks up to you and likes you," Ironhide said. +So I've noticed. It feels... unnatural... for me being a role model, especially for a Spheal, of all Pokemon,+[/color] Mo said. "Well, at least you have a fan. I want you to stay out, perhaps help me with Alvaro's training," Ironhide said. +Sure. I have nothing better to do, anyways. I dislike mid-afternoon naps,+[/color] Mo said. Ironhide giggled a bit, realizing he meant he didn't like Geth always wanting to sleep at this time of day.

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Name
Alvaro
Species
Riolu
Level
10
Gender
Male
Attacks
Quick Attack, Foresight, Endure, Counter, Detect
Personality
This Riolu loves to train. If he isn't participating in a battle, he is either energetically cheering his teammates on, or fighting air by himself. He is very attached to Ironhide, and like Ea, calls her Darvy. He is very protective of her and the rest of his teammates, especially Dong. Mo and Alvaro get along very well.
Ability
Inner Focus: This Pokemon will not flinch. Does not prevent flinch with Focus Punch.

+I Speak In This Color+[/color]

And last, but not least, we have Alvaro, the Riolu.

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Ironhide placed Dong's Pokeball on her belt, next to Ea's, and before Alvaro's. She hadn't really had time to get to know Alvaro, so she hoped he wouldn't be too much trouble. She didn't even know his personality completely yet, for that matter. Taking his Pokeball, she pressed the center button, releasing him. Alvaro materialized before Mo and Ironhide, and the first thing he saw was Mo, then Ironhide. "Alvaro, we're going to be doing some training today. We're working on your physical attacks that do direct damage... which would be, uh... Quick Attack and Counter for you," Ironhide said, trying to remember his moveset. Alvaro, not being familiar with Ironhide quite yet, was curious as to how they would train exactly. "Do you have a preference on which attack to work on first?" Ironhide asked. Alvaro thought for a moment, looking down at the ground, then looked up again. +Quick Attack?+[/color] he said, unsure. "Ok, then. Quick Attack it is," Ironhide said.

"Ok, Alvaro. I'm not the greatest with how to train Quick Attack, so... Just do whatever you might think will help you get better at it," Ironhide said. +Um... alright,+[/color] Alvaro said uncertainly, not sure what he would either. He looked around, not even paying attention to Mo as he watched Alvaro curiously. Alvaro looked around, seeing what he had to work with. The only thing he saw that would help him with his Quick Attack was, well... nothing, really. But, he had to do something and not just stand there looking like an idiot. He looked at the trees and got an idea. One second he was standing there, and the next he was dashing up the trunk of a tree, one much bigger than Ea had scaled. He climbed to the top branch, and began hopping from branch to branch, getting lower and lower.

Alvaro continued this process until he reached the lowest possible point, then would go back up the way he had come down. After he scaled it again, he jumped to the next tree and repeated the same pattern. Alvaro did every tree that was closest to where they were in a matter of minutes. By the time he was finished, he was not the slightest bit tired, and his Quick Attack to get back down was not slowed. "Wow, Alvaro. That was great!" Ironhide said. And, really, she did mean it. It was not unlike what Ea had done, but yet still a little bit the same. It had involved trees, but Alvaro had done quite a bit more work, which showed he did have quite a bit of stamina and energy. Well, if Ironhide remembered correctly, a Riolu could scale three mountains and two deserts in one night... or, something like that, anyway.

The Riolu looked up at Ironhide expectantly, waiting for his next command, hopping from foot to foot. Now that he was warmed up, he couldn't stop moving. "Alright, Alvaro. We'll work on Counter," Ironhide said. Alvaro gave a squeal of delight and quickened his hopping from foot to foot. "Find any large rocks within our sights and attempt to smash them," she said. Alvaro immediately dashed off, smashing the littlest rocks first, resulting them turning to dust. He moved onto the bigger ones, and had absolutely no trouble with them, either. Ironhide was quite impressed at this little energetic Riolu. When Alvaro had finished, he continued to use Counter on the ground, making large impact points the size of a small boulder if he tried hard enough.

"Alright, Alvaro, alright! That was great!" Ironhide said to try and get him to stop from tearing down this part of the training area. Alvaro stopped and looked up at her expectantly again, hopping from foot to foot again. "That was both of your attacks, Alvaro," Ironhide said. Alvaro looked sad, and plopped down onto the ground and sighed. +Well, he could work on using Detect for a while,+[/color] Mo suggested. Irohide looked over at Mo, curious as to how he would do that. Her questioning look was all Mo needed. +All I would need to do is use Confusion, and Alvaro would use Detect as much as possible until it wouldn't work anymore, and work on him getting it to work to the max. Of course, it won't work every time, but get it to work for three times in a row would be a good start,+[/color] Mo said. Alvaro looked up from his sulking, hoping Ironhide would allow him to do what the wise Kadabra had suggested. "Well, alright... but make sure you don't treat it as a battle, Mo. After all, Fighting-Types are very weak to Psychic-Types like you, and your only move you know that would do any direct damage is Confusion," Ironhide said. Mo nodded, and turned to face Alvaro, obviously ready for this training to begin.


From what Mo knew, he knew that Alvaro wouldn't want him to go easy. But, he didn't want to hurt his own teammate, either. So, he would go inbetween what he would consider as 'extremely weak' and 'battle power'. Raising both his hands, a sthingy held tightly by all three fingers in his left hand, his other one with all three fingers pointing straight at Alvaro, his eyes momentarily glowed a purple color. A second later, a wave of purple was unleashed towards Alvaro. Before Mo had even let loose his attack, Alvaro had begun his Detect. He sat with his ears raised, arms and legs folded. As the attack hit the spot where he was, it went right through him; a temporary copy of him. He appeared in the same position a few feet to the right. He opened his eyes and was happy to see that his attack had worked. "Great job, Alvaro! Now, let's try it a couple more times!" Ironhide said.

Alvaro got back to where he was and got in the same position. He watched Mo carefully, and when his eyes began to glow purple he used Detect. Again, he appeared a few feet away from where he had been. He jumped in the air and pumped it with his fist in excitement. ~He sure does have a lot of energy, but doesn't talk a lot~[/color] Mo commented to Ironhide. ~Yeah, I noticed that, too. Give him time, though. Of course, he might not be as talkative as the rest of you are~ Ironhide said with a small chuckle. Alvaro glanced at Ironhide, almost as if he knew what she and Mo were talking about. He didn't say anything, but Ironhide could've sworn she saw a smirk on his face temporarily as he prepared for Mo's next attack.

The same pattern happened as Mo's eyes glowed a purple color. However, when the attack hit where Alvaro was, it stayed there, seeming to press against a barrier. Alvaro squinted his eyes, his brow furrowing as he tried harder to make the attack go away. "Come on, Alvaro! You can do it!" Ironhide said. That seemed to encourage him quite a bit, and a few seconds later, the attack passed through, going off behind him and fading away. "Great job, Alvaro!" Ironhide exclaimed. Alvaro opened his eyes again, and jumped up, happy with his progress. He ran toward Ironhide and leapt into her arms, catching her off-guard. ~Oh, I think he's warming up to you~ Mo said, smiling. ~Warming up? Not even close~ came Alvaro's voice. His mouth hadn't moved, but Ironhide then realised something; all Riolu and Lucario could use telepathy. She had forgotten about that.

"Well, you are definitely going to be a great member of my team. I've never had a Riolu before, and the ones I've known warm up to me, but then get taken away. Of course, I've never been a trainer before, so now that won't happen. I'm content with who I have right now," Ironhide said. +I'm content with you. I can't wait to get on the road with you. I thought I'd never find a trainer to go with,+[/color] Alvaro said, beaming at Ironhide. +Oh, and would it be alright if I stayed outside of my Pokeball? I like feeling the breeze against my fur. It's just so... dark and boring in there,+[/color] Alvaro said. "Sure, Alvaro, no problem," Ironhide said. Alvaro seemed extremely happy with that, and climbed onto the back of her shoulder, clinging on. It felt as if he wasn't even there. Ironhide turned around and headed back towards where she had come from, Mo following beside her and Alvaro clinging to her shoulder as he enjoyed the ride and freedom outside of his Pokeball.
Training Complete.

Pokemon Who Caught Up To Mo: None.
Pokemon Who Were Off By Less Than Five Levels: A Few
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[{ ~ Ironhide ; ; }]

SAT
(Stats After Training)

As before, I'm going by paragraph number.

Geth gains Seven levels.

Name
Geth
Species
Shiny Bagon
Gender
Male
Level
17
Attacks
Rage, Bite, Leer, Shadow Claw, Headbutt
Personality
This Bagon thinks highly of himself, but not much of others. He doesn't like following orders and only does things his way. Geth hates the way he acts, but can't help it. He doesn't think before he speaks, and would rather not apologize for the things he says.
Ability
Rock Head: Does not receive recoil damage from recoil-causing damages.
Other
If anyone finds out about his 'act' problem, then he'll definitely deny it. He tries to act as tough as possible.

+I Speak In This Color+

[/color]

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Ea gains Seven levels.

Name
Ea
Species
Cyndaquil
Gender
Female
Level
19
Attacks
Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, Quick Attack, Ember, Flame Wheel
Personality
Ea is sort of shy and reserved. She doesn't like Pokemon battling, but loves to train. When an arguement arises, she usually tries to stay out of it. However, if she must get in an argument, she always wins. If a battle is inevitable, she will fight, or if she just wants to for a change of things. Ea is not fond of hurting other Pokemon, and would rather be friends than enemies.
Ability
Blaze: When HP is below 1/3, Fire's power increases to 1.5 times.
Other
Traded Skeet the Scyther for her at the Quick-Trades. Skeet was caught on route one.

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Dong gains Eight levels.

Name
Dong
Species
Spheal
Level
13
Gender
Male
Attacks
Water Gun, Powder Snow, Growl, Defense Curl, Yawn, Encore, Ice Ball
Personality
This Spheal is very optimistic and think too much of himself. He is very young.
Ability
Thick Fat: Fire and Ice-Type moves deal 50% damage.

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Alvaro gains Nine levels.

Name
Alvaro
Species
Riolu
Level
19
Gender
Male
Attacks
Quick Attack, Foresight, Endure, Counter, Detect, Force Palm, Feint, Reversal
Personality
This Riolu loves to train. If he isn't participating in a battle, he is either energetically cheering his teammates on, or fighting air by himself. He is very attached to Ironhide, and like Ea, calls her Darvy. He is very protective of her and the rest of his teammates, especially Dong. Mo and Alvaro get along very well.
Ability
Inner Focus: This Pokemon will not flinch. Does not prevent flinch with Focus Punch.

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Oh! And guess who evolved??? Ea!!!
Ea's New Stats:


Name
Ea
Species
Quilava
Gender
Female
Level
19
Attacks
Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, Quick Attack, Ember, Flame Wheel
Personality
Ea is sort of shy and reserved. She doesn't like Pokemon battling, but loves to train. When an arguement arises, she usually tries to stay out of it. However, if she must get in an argument, she always wins. If a battle is inevitable, she will fight, or if she just wants to for a change of things. Ea is not fond of hurting other Pokemon, and would rather be friends than enemies.
Ability
Blaze: When HP is below 1/3, Fire's power increases to 1.5 times.
Other
Traded Skeet the Scyther for her at the Quick-Trades. Skeet was caught on route one.

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