Pikachu, I Choose You [Mission/James+Richard]

[Alice Geissler]

While the mires seemed a little odd to her compared to the manor, the swamp water did little to actually make her clean. She had never been to the mires before, but there were some Pokemon that she heard was quite rare in other regions. Well, some of them were hard to get due to being only one that could be caught. And on the mission board, it described a kid that wanted to catch a Pikachu in the misty mires. Certainly an odd request, but she had to take this one even if she didn't know any Pokemon in the mires that could be a Pikachu. Actually, Pikachu wasn't found in the mires, but its pre-evolved form could be found in areas near the Bolt dorm. What was that kid thinking when he decided to write up this request asking her to catch a Pikachu? She figured that this kid must be confused about what kind of Pokemon existed in the mires anyway. Releasing her Skrelp out of his Pokeball, the seahorse was eager to battle anything that might threaten his trainer. And so she stood, waiting for her partners to arrive.

Larvesta Egg +1

[Richard A. Lambton]

He hadn't been there before, and the name "Misty Mire" only told him so much, but Richard attempted to prepare himself for the mission as much as possible. Despite there being a path, he still wore boots on the off chance they needed to chase off road. And he wasn't going to risk anything else getting mucked up. 

As he looked around to examine the place further. It did not look like a place where a Pikachu would be. He couldn't even fathom how it'd actually survive here. 'Wouldn't it make more sense for it to hang around the Bolt dorm?' He thought as he headed towards the meeting spot. He realized he hadn't released a Pokemon of his yet, and wasn't entirely sure which one to. His Turtwig hadn't gotten any action, but he wasn't actually sure whether to bring him out here considering there were dead trees everywhere. But before he could even come to a decision, he saw who he assumed was one of the people he was there to meet with.

"Hey." Richard said as he walked up to the girl with the seahorse Pokemon. "You're here for the mission too, right? Oh, my name is Richard." He said, extending his hand. He kind of wanted to log that Pokemon next to her with his Pokedex but ultimately decided that it would be rude to do so, and he didn't feel comfortable asking.

[James Wharton]

With Gabby the Eevee trotting by his side James walked forward, staring down at his map.  According to the map he should almost be at Misty Mires, almost.  Looking up now it didn't look like he was at such a place, so he simply tried to figure out where he was on the map.  After a handful of minutes James finally found out where he was, before heading in the correct direction.  Thankfully he had left early, knowing that he didn't know the way to Misty Mires.  When he arrived at the arranged spot, or area, he met one of his partners for the mission.  It appeared as if one of them had just arrived, and had begun to chat with the the first person to have made it there.  He waited for them to stop talking, before he spoke.  "Uh, hey.  I'm James."  He said, before peering over towards all the dead trees and such.  Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to have let Gabby roam free by his side.  With a click of a Pokeball he corrected his small error, before looking at his partners.

[Eristotle]

After gathering and exchanging pleasantries, like the polite little children you all are, you proceed onward into the mires. It looks fairly, well, unlikely that a Pikachu would be there, but, hey! The kid said he saw one, so there must be one there, right? The mists grow thicker as you proceed. It really looks a bit foreboding. Good thing you're only here for a Pikachu! Right? Unfortunately, you do not find the Pikachu just yet. Instead, a bunch of the locals come out to greet you! How kind of them.



Ability: Compound Eyes
Gender: Male
-Moves-
Zen Headbutt
Poison Fang
Signal Beam
Tackle




Ability: Poison Heal
Gender: Female
-Moves-
Spore
Giga Drain
Growth
Headbutt




Ability: Poison Touch
Gender: Male
-Moves-
Gunk Shot
Acid Armor
Minimize
Sludge Bomb

[James Wharton]

James grumbled as the locals came to visit the little group.  The only good thing about their visit was that it was equal, kinda.  There were three Pokemon Pokemon, only two of which James recognized.  One of the locals was a Shroomish, while the other was a Grimer, and the last one was who knows what.  Some kind of bug who seriously needed glasses.  Any who, ignoring what the little bugger needed James claimed his target.  "Oh, oh, I call the Shroomish!"  He said excitingly before grabbing a Pokeball.  Within a few moments James had released a Houndour by the name of Lisa.  

"Lisa, Flamethrower!"  Cried the young teen excitingly, before the canine Pokemon followed out its orders.  Inhaling deeply for deeply it prepared the flames within its body, before releasing the shaft of flames at the poor Shroomish.  Within moments the Flamethrower made contact with the Shroomish, dealing a great toll upon it, along with knocking it down.  Struggling to get back upon its feat it was certainly clear that the battle would end soon.  Who would win still had yet to be decided, but the ecstatic teen had a feeling he would come out victorious.  With his eyes stuck to the Shroomish like glue he watched as it retaliated to the Flamethrower with a Headbutt, which hit Houndour right on the snout.  
Lisa yelped in pain for a few moments before regaining her cool from the Headbutt.  It was awfully mean of the Shroomish to hit a lady like that, and she was intending to make it pay.  "Come on Lisa, Flamethrower again!"  He said, before the Houndour inhaled deeply once more.  Opening her jaws Lisa released a shaft of flames directly at the Shroomish once more.  It hit directly once again, as expected, before the Shroomish hit the ground with a small thud as it feinted.  "That's a good girl!"  He said towards Lisa, as she came trotting towards her trainer.  James rewarded the Houndour with a belly rub which lasted for a good amount of time.

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Note | Houndour used Flamethrower, Shroomish used Headbutt, Houndour used Flamethrower.  Stab 90 base power, x2 due to grass typing.

[Alice Geissler]

And then, the first partner had come to the mires. He seemed to be a polite person and had a grass turtle with him. "Hello there. I'm Alice. And yes, I'm here for the mission." She shook his hand before another person had shown up in the mires. He seemed to be from the same dorm as the other guy, but she hadn't figured out what kind of dorm they were from. "Hi James. It's nice to meet you." And then, three Pokemon had appeared before them and already, James was taking care of the Shroomish which left the poisonous seahorse to deal with the Venonat. "Morgan, use Surf!" The seahorse summoned a huge wave of water which hit the purple bug. The purple bug toppled over before he hopped back up. The bug began to bite the Skrelp, poison tipping his fangs. However, the seahorse wasn't hurt much since he was also a Poison type himself. "Another Surf!" The seahorse summoned another large wave of water that hit the purple bug, causing the bug to topple over and cringing in pain. He hopped right back up and tackled the seahorse, causing Morgan to cringe in pain.

The seahorse waited for his next order as the Venonat was getting annoying. "Again, use Surf!" The seahorse obliged as he summoned another wave of water which hit the purple bug again. The bug toppled over from the attack, but hopped right back up to tackle the seahorse to the ground, causing the seahorse to cringe in pain as the tackle caused another bruise. She could tell that the purple bug was completely exhausted from the fight. "Once more. Use another Surf!" The seahorse summoned one last wave of water which crashed down at the bug and that was it. The purple bug went down to the ground, apparently unconscious now that it got washed completely. She felt sorry for the Venonat, so she took out an Academy Ball and threw it, so as to not let it be eaten by predatory Pokemon if they happened to pass by.

Actions:
Skrelp used Surf
Venonat used Poison Fang
Skrelp used Surf
Venonat used Tackle
Skrelp used Surf
Venonat used Tackle
Skrelp used Surf
Venonat fainted
Used an Academy Ball on it

[Richard A. Lambton]

She shook his hand and introduced herself, in which he just nodded in response. After that, he heard a voice behind him, which seemed to have been the last person to take on the mission. He said a simple "Nice to meet you, Mr. James" before taking out his notepad and writing down their names with a little drawing of them to the side. He put it away and suddenly three Pokemon had shown up out of nowhere. James "claimed" the shroomish, and Alice went straight for the Venonat leaving him with that...thing.

Grimer, the Sludge Pokemon. Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

It was ugly. It was beyond ugly. It wasn't even "so ugly it's cute", it just seemed straight up like muck. And he wanted none of it, though it didn't seem like it would just go away. He sighed, "Mordin, come out here." He said, tossing a Pokeball. The Dratini popped out and stretched its body, though it was still half asleep. "Mordin, hit that Grimer with an Aqua tail!" He commanded, and Mordin slammed it's tail down hard on the Grimer. Because of the Grimer's body it didn't actually look like the attack did anything though it did. The Grimer retaliated with a sludge bomb which hit the Dratini, but fortunately hadn't poisoned him.

"Mordin, Dragon rush!" He commanded, and with that the Dratini went in. The Grimer tried to be sneaky, and use Minimize. But that worked against it, as that made the Dragon Rush not only hit, but hit really hard. The Grimer clearly couldn't take much of it anymore, but just so his Dratini didn't get poisoned, he told it to Safe Guard. During this time, the Grimer used Acid Armor, trying to boost up its defenses. It didn't help though, as Richard commanded it to go in for a Dragon Rush yet again. He didn't even attempt to catch the thing. He wanted nothing to do with it. He just wish it'd stay down.

"Thanks for not holding that whole capturing thing against me," he told his Dratini while rubbing the side of its head.

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Dratini used Aqua Tail | Grimer used Sludge Bomb | Grimer used Minimize | Dratini used Dragon Rush | Dratini used Safeguard | Grimer used Acid Armor | Dratini used Dragon Rush

[Eristotle]

After viciously beating the welcoming committee, you assholes even kidnapped one of them. Geez, you're all horrible people. Fine. Let's get on with it. You proceed further into the misty depths of the mires. Something foul is in the air- like rotten eggs and milk, among other things, mixed into a “horrible mess” cocktail- and seems to be growing stronger the further in you go. Perhaps there's a party going on? Well, you weren't invited. Then again, maybe you would have been. If, you know, you didn't beat up the welcoming committee. Maybe the Pikachu is at the party? Well, whatever. Seems like you've got more company. Maybe try asking them for directions this time?



Ability: Liquid Ooze
Gender: Female
-Moves-
Sludge Bomb
Stockpile
Swallow
Wring Out




Ability: Infiltrator
Gender: Male
-Moves-
Crunch
Belch
Poison Jab
Gastro Acid




Ability: Run Away
Gender: Male
-Moves-
Giga Drain
Moonlight
Petal Dance
Sleep Powder

[Alice Geissler]

And the Academy Ball managed to kidnap capture the Venonat which was a good thing since moths were apparently a theme going along with her party except that he was only a purple bug. Oh well, she could always train him later as of right now, the mission was going good. And then, three more Pokemon had shown up and it was a snake, a green amorphous being, and a plant.She decided that the green amorphous being could be a less serious opponent as she recalled Morgan and released her Misdreavus.

Missy floated beside her trainer while she waited for an order. "Missy, use Psybeam!" The ghost shot out a beam of energy which greatly damaged the Gulpin. As the Gulpin shook with pain, she vomited at the ghost with a ball of sludge which didn't seem to hurt much. "Again, use Psybeam!" The ghost shot out another beam of psychic energy which greatly damaged the Gulpin once again. The amorphous being was badly hurt, but she vomited another ball of sludge at the ghost. Again, that didn't faze the ghost at all. "One more Psybeam!" The ghost shot out another beam of psychic energy which was the final blow. The green amorphous being sunk into the ground and had fainted. This Gulpin was not the target, so Alice left her there while Missy waited for the other trainers to be done.

Actions:
Misdreavus used Psybeam
Gulpin used Sludge Bomb
Misdreavus used Psybeam
Gulpin used Sludge Bomb
Misdreavus used Psybeam
Gulpin fainted

[Richard A. Lambton]

Richard felt like gagging. The putrid smell from the mire just got worse and worse as they proceeded, and he wasn't sure if he could take it. He wanted to take deep breaths but he knew he couldn't, and he decided to breathe through his mouth but at times he would actually taste the putrid smell making him want to gag more. But he had to press on, this was a mission, this wasn't something he could back away from. Mordin looked equally as miserable, and he silently apologized.

And then, three more Pokemon popped out. This green looking thing, this leaf looking thing, and this snake looking thing all approached them. Before he could even say anything, Alice had gone off to fight the green looking thing. He could only smile at the fact that he didn't have to deal with that thing. He chose the snake Pokemon, and went ahead and told Mordin to Slam it. Mordin picked up its tail and struck down directly at it. In return, the snake Pokemon went and crunched the Dratini's tail. "Mordin, Dragon Rush!" He told the Dratini, who went to charge at the snake like Pokemon. It was then that he realized he hadn't logged that Pokemon in, but he also realized that he could just do it later.

The Seviper couldn't dodge, and took the Dragon Rush head on. Not only had it hit, it caused the Seviper to flinch. He couldn't help but happily think 'lucky' as he asked Dratini to Aquatail the thing. The Seviper, as weak as it was, used its tail for a Poison Jab. While it hadn't poisoned him, it did show to Richard that the Dratini could probably only take a couple more hits. So in order to finish it up, he ordered another Dragon Rush.

It missed. And the Seviper used that advantage to Crunch again. Now the Dratini was really low on energy, though he decided not to play safe. He called out to the Dratini to Dragon Rush again, and it complied. This time it was a hit, and this time the Seviper was knocked out. Richard decided to capture it, so he tossed an Academy ball at it. He then used a Potion on the Dratini, before putting it back in its ball with a "thank you." If something was to go wrong, he wanted it to be at an OK health. It's proven to be pretty strong.

"This has to be some sort of practical joke," he said aloud, coughing due to the smell, "it just doesn't make sense. Would a Pikachu really be here?"

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Dratini used Slam | Seviper used Crunch | Dratini used Dragon Rush | Seviper Flinched | Dratini used Aqua Tail | Seviper used Poison Jab | Dratini used Dragon rush (Miss) | Seviper used Crunch | Dratini used Dragon rush | Academy Ball used | Potion used

[James Wharton]

James watched as his partners somewhat claimed their targets for this round of visitors.  Well, that was alright, considering how he claimed the Shroomish before.  Now he was left with a mighty beast that appeared to come from someone's garden, a Oddish.  The Oddish didn't seem too strong, and it was quite easy to tell that Lisa could take it down in a hit or two.  However he wanted some of his other Pokemon to get some experience from this mission.   Thus he he came up with what he thought was the brightest idea of all.  Double team the little bugger, that way someone else can get experience with an ensured victory.

Nodding James thought he came up with the best idea, and now it was time to put it into action.  With a few clicks of his Pokeballs he had released Lisa and Gabby, and he was finally ready for his master plan.  "Lisa, Flamethrower!  Gabby, Bite!"  He said, before the Pokemon followed out their orders.  Inhaling deeply Lisa produced a large amount of flames within her body, before releasing them in a shaft of flames towards the Oddish.  It sent the Oddish tumbling backwards, and it dealt a large amount of damage.  Struggling to get up now it was quite obvious how hard it was for the Oddish.  It had taken a huge amount of damage, and it didn't have arms, so it was pretty hard to get up.  But have no fear, Gabby the Eevee came dashing into the rescue, with open jaws.  Clamping down her jaws upon the Oddish Gabby shook her head, with her teeth clamped on the vegetable.  In a attempt of retaliation the Oddish began to wrap its leaves around Gabby's mouth.

As the Oddish wrapped its leaves around Gabby's mouth she felt a sudden stinging feeling.  It was unbearable, something she couldn't handle.  Opening her jaws in a struggle now Gabby sent the Oddish flying right in the direction of Lisa.  With a small thud the vegetable hit the ground, barely hanging onto life.  "Lisa, Flamethrower once more!  Gabby, Bite once more!"  He said, before the Pokemon followed out their orders once more.  Inhaling deeply Lisa created flames within her body, before launching them at the barely alive vegetable once more.  It hit the little guy directly, and sent it tumbling across the ground.  When it finally came to a stop the Oddish didn't get much peace, for Gabby came dashing towards it.  With jaws clamping down on the Oddish's head Gabby inflicted her revenge upon the Oddish.  Shaking the limp body in her mouth for a few moments she finally released it.  With a small thud the Oddish fell to the ground, fainted.  

Joyous about their victory the two Pokemon came dashing towards their trainer.  "Good job you two, very nice."  He said, with a smile on his face.  As a reward for defeating the Oddish he gave the Eevee and Houndour some belly rubs, and a few scratches here and there.

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Note | Houndour used Flamethrower, Gabby used Bite, Oddish used Giga Drain on Eevee.  Houndour used Flamethrower on Oddish, Eevee Used Bite on Oddish.  Oddish feinted.  Flamethrower stab, 90 base power, x2 due to grass typing.

[Eristotle]

Nope. You just continue destroying everything in your path. Geez. You're like the antagonists in some environmentalist-produced movie. Did I miss some cameras somewhere, or something? Well, whatever. You successfully abducted one of the party-goers. One of the other victims tried to crawl away in a brief bit of consciousness, but that faded. Sadly, it gave away the direction to you guys. Well, let's carry on. We already know what you're going to d-

. . . wait.

Holy crap.

The smell is worse, but. . .



O-oh my.

Th-there it is. . .

S-so many.

Oh my gosh.



I-I can't.



Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh.



IT'S NOT ONLY PIKACHU, BUT A RAICHU. HOLY SHIT. GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!





Pikachu x8

Gender: Male
Ability: Levitate
-Moves-
Self-destruct
Smog
Gyro Ball
Sludge

Raichu x1

Gender: Female
Ability: Levitate
-Moves-
Tackle
Smog
Sludge
Explosion

Options

A) Pass on because you see no Pikachu. (Why? They're right there!)
B) Give up and capture the bunch of Pokemon using the kid's Pokeballs. (Nine balls total)
C) Return home. You don't have time for this crap.

[James Wharton]

James heaved a sigh as him and his group came upon the group of Pokemon. Since he didn't have the best Pokemon, best meaning evolved, he simply took care of the disposable Pokemon in the group.  The disposable Pokemon being the Koffings.  Doing simply Math here James divided the group of Pokemon into three separate parts, for himself and his partners.  Two groups contained only Koffings, while the last one contained two Koffings and its evolution.  He wasn't going to assign these groups to his partners though, he was just going to let them stumble around until they figured things out.

With a few clicks of various Pokeballs James had released his whole team.  His team consisted of a Phantump, Eevee, Larvitar, and a Houndour.  "Lisa, Flamethrower the one to the left.  Connor, Stone Edge the one to the left as well.  Lucifer and Gabby, Wood Hammer and Bite the one to the middle!"  He said, before the Pokemon followed out their orders.  Inhaling deeply Lisa produced raging flames within her body, before releasing them in a shaft at the Koffing.  It hit the Koffing directly, causing it to hit the ground with a small thud.  The Koffing appeared to have taken quite a bit of damage judging by how hard it was to get up, however Connor only made it harder.  With a barrage of stones flying right into the Koffing it was somewhat obvious that the Larvitar had used Stone Edge.  However the Koffing still managed to get up, even if just barely.  In revolt the Koffing launched a Gyro Ball at Lisa, which sent her to the ground.  She managed to get up, however it took a fair amount of effort.

Moving onto the group against the middle Koffing things seemed to be going well.  Lucifer had formed a green aura around his hand, before smashing it down upon the Koffing's head, sending it smashing to the ground.  Moving quite fast Eevee decided to take this as the first change to bite upon the Koffing's head.  With jaws wide open she clamped her teeth down upon the Koffing for a few moments, before jumping off.  With an expression of pure hatred the Koffing floated up, but it appeared as if it was glowing slightly.  Was it, was it evolving?  Nope, it was using self-destruct.  Glowing brighter and brighter the Koffing prepared to take its two enemies with it.  It was easy to see that Gabby couldn't make it out in time to avoid the explosion, so her team mate dived in to the rescue.  

Placing himself between Gabby and the Koffing Lucifer took the hit from the explosion.  However this hit didn't do too much to Lucifer, due to his typing.  The self destruct was a normal type move, which was nulled when it hit Lucifer due to his ghost typing.  With a small thud the fainted Koffing hit the ground, and it appeared as if team two was safe.  However that false belief of safety was quickly demolished as Lucifer was sent flying to the ground by a Gyro Ball from the third Koffing. Maybe it wasn't such a great idea to  leave one Koffing alone, however wasn't something they could go back on now.

"Lisa, Flamethrower.  Connor, Stone Edge.  Lucifer, Feint Attack.  Gabby, Bite!"  Said James, before the Pokemon followed out their orders once more.  Inhaling deeply Lisa produced the raging flames within her body once more, before releasing them in a shaft of pure heat towards the Koffing.  It hit the ground with a great thud, and could barely get up.  It was clear that it was just hanging onto life, and it was clear Connor would end that struggle.  With a barrage of stones flying towards the Koffing it was clear that Connor had used stone edge.  With various thuds the stones hit the Koffing, which caused it to "faint."

Releasing several white orbs Lucifer used Feint attack.  The orbs slowly floated around the last Koffing, and they seemed to intrigue it.  However that was only for a few moments, before the orbs blew up.  While the Koffing was dazed and on the ground from the attack Gabby ran at it with open jaws.  Once more she clamped her saliva covered jaws on it, teeth sinking in.  She had her teeth sunk in for a few moments, before she yanked them out.  Now furious the Koffing used Gyro Ball, which produced a silver like ball.  This ball slowly grew and grew, before it was launched at Gabby.  She wailed out in pain as she hit the ground with a great thud.  The attack was certainly painful, and it dealt a good amount of damage.  It took Gabby a few moments before she finally managed to get back up on her feet.

"Come on, let's finish this.  Lisa, Flamethrower.  Connor, Stone Edge.  Lucifer, Feint Attack, and Gabby, Swift!  One after the other!"  He said, before the Pokemon began to form the elements needed to launch their moves.  Once ready they began to fire their moves one by one.  First the Flamethrower, which sent the Koffing into the ground.  Next came Stone Edge, which cancelled its attempts at getting up.  Then came Feint attack, which sent the Koffing back into the ground with a thud.  However that was only after Lucifer got a Gyro Ball to the face.  And last but not least came the stars from Swift, which finished the Koffing off.

"Very, good, and possibly overdone."  He said, before he rewarded his Pokemon with very belly rubs, and, or, scratches.  After he "Handed out" their rewards he took out three Pokeballs.  Two of which were the child's, and the last one was his own.  He threw the three balls, one at each Koffing, in hopes of catching them.  "This aint a Pikachu, but a bit of make up can change that."  He said, as he waited for the balls to come to a stop.  "One lucky one won't be stuck with that Pikachu kid though."

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Note | Houndour used Flamethrower on Koffing 1.  Larvitar used Stone Edge on Koffing 1.  Phantump used Wood Hammer on Koffing 2.  Eevee used Bite on Koffing 2.  Koffing 1 used Gyro Ball on Houndour.  Koffing 2 use self destruct on Phantump ((Koffing 2 fainted)).  Koffing 3 used Gyro ball on Phantump.  Houndour used Flamethrower on Koffing 1.  Larvitar used Stone Edge on Koffing 1 ((Koffing 1 fainted.))  Phantump used Feint Attack on Koffing 3.  Eevee used Bite on Koffing 3.  Koffing 3 used Gyro Ball on Eevee.  Houndour used Flamethrower on Koffing 3.  Larvitar used Stone Edge on Koffing 3.  Phantump used Feint Attack on Koffing 3.  Koffing 3 used Gyro Ball on Phantump.  Eevee used Swift on Koffing 3 ((Koffing 3 fainted.))  James captured two Koffings for the Kid, and one for himself.

[Alice Geissler]

And more Pokemon had appeared and there were actually eight Koffing and one Weezing. Not the Pikachu she was looking for, but the kid depended on them to catch them. Either this kid took a whole bunch of cough medicine or this was what he actually saw. And all of them had a move that could potentially make them faint and also destroy any Pokemon of hers in the way. Lovely. But, it was a good thing that she had a smart decision to use Missy to block those explosions and protect both of James' and Richard's Pokemon if needed.

And it looks like two of the Koffing and a Weezing needed to be taken care of. She sent out Isabeau the Doublade and Henry the Litwick. Since all three of her Pokemon were ghosts, their explosions won't hurt them. "Alright. Isabeau, Swords Dance! Henry, Flamethrower on the Koffing! Missy, use Psybeam on the other Koffing!" The dual swords amped up their attack with floating swords and the candle shot out a stream of flames towards the Koffing. The ghost shot out a beam of psychic energy towards the other Koffing and in response, the three purple poison Pokemon made their moves. The Weezing tried to vomit sludge on the dual swords, but it had no effect. The first Koffing blew out a smog of poison at the candle, but it didn't do much damage. The second Koffing vomited sludge on the ghost, but it didn't do much damage either.

All three ghosts waited for their next order. "Isabeau, use Shadow Claw! Henry, use another Flamethrower! Missy, use another Psybeam!" The dual swords slashed at the Weezing as the attack left a trail of ghostly energy behind. The Weezing cringed in pain, but nonetheless tried to vomit sludge on the dual swords, but it had no effect. The candle did a little twirl before shooting out a stream of flames towards the first Koffing. The Koffing cringed as the flames hit it, but blew out another smog of poison which did little damage. The ghost shot out another beam of psychic energy towards the Koffing. The second Koffing cringed in pain from the attack and it looked like it was exhausted. And then, it vomited sludge on her which did little to whittle down her health.

The three ghosts waited for the next order to attack. "Isabeau, another Shadow Claw! Henry, use another Flamethrower! Missy, another Psybeam!" The dual swords managed to slash at the Weezing, leaving a trail of ghostly energy in its wake. The female Weezing vomited sludge on her, only it had no effect once again. The candle shot out another stream of flames at the first Koffing, causing him to cringe in pain. In response, he blew out a smog of poison again which did little damage. And the female ghost shot out another beam of psychic energy which finally took down the second Koffing. He drifted down into the ground, spirals in his eyes.

Now, things were starting to look good. "Isabeau, another Shadow Claw! Henry, use another Flamethrower!" The dual swords slashed at the Weezing again, leaving a trail of ghostly energy and the female Weezing looked distressed as if she was in pain from the attack. The candle shot out another stream of flames which seemed to hurt the first Koffing again. The Weezing tried one last effort to vomit sludge on Isabeau, but nothing worked. The first Koffing vomited sludge on the candle which did little damage as the ghostly candle was resistant to poison. Meanwhile, the female ghost had decided to be on the sidelines for a while.

"Once more, guys. Isabeau, use another Shadow Claw! Henry, use another Flamethrower and finish that Koffing off!" The dual swords slashed at the Weezing which dealt the final blow. As the Weezing fell unconscious, the candle shot out another stream of flames which hurt the first Koffing and also dealt the final blow. The Koffing drifted down into the ground and just went unconscious. Well, at least she could tell the kid that they drowned in the swamp water.

Actions:
Doublade used Swords Dance
Weezing used Sludge
Doublade wasn't affected
Litwick used Flamethrower
Koffing 1 used Smog
Misdreavus used Psybeam
Koffing 2 used Sludge
Doublade used Shadow Claw
Weezing used Sludge
Doublade wasn't affected
Litwick used Flamethrower
Koffing 1 used Smog
Misdreavus used Psybeam
Koffing 2 used Sludge
Doublade used Shadow Claw
Weezing used Sludge
Doublade wasn't affected
Litwick used Flamethower
Koffing 1 used Smog
Misdreavus used Psybeam
Koffing 2 fainted
Doublade used Shadow Claw
Weezing used Sludge
Doublade wasn't affected
Litwick used Flamethrower
Koffing 1 used Smog
Doublade used Shadow Claw
Weezing fainted
Litwick used Flamethrower
Koffing 1 fainted

[Richard A. Lambton]

Now he understood where the rancid smell was coming from. There were eight Koffing, and a Weezing in front of them and they stunk to the high heavens. He wasn't sure how much he could take it, being here anyway. His head was throbbing because the lack of clean oxygen and he seriously just wanted out. But he still couldn't back down from this.

James was the first to jump to action, getting three of the Koffings to separate from the group, and then Alice followed suit, though it was the Wheezing she also got the attention of. So here was, having to deal with 3 of his own Koffing. He still couldn't believe that this was what the kid was confusing the Pikachu with, but he realized that now wasn't entirely the time to think about that. He grabbed a ball from his bag, and out popped an Dratini who he mouthed a "sorry" to. "Mordin," he said with a cough, "Dragon Rush!" She aimed at the Koffing to the left. They all were wondering where the others were going, so the attack turned out to be quite the cheap shot.

The Koffing angrily retaliated with a Gyro Ball, which ended up with the Dratini wincing in pain. The potion he had used earlier had helped, and he was tempted to do it again, but decided to hold that off. Then, suddenly, he heard a large "boom" noise, and looked to see that one of the Koffings that the other two were fighting had actually self destructed. At the time, another one of the Koffings had come in and tackled the Dratini, and it was then where he chose to return it and let out Kaidan, his Turtwig. He commanded it to Bite the first Koffing in hopes that it would knock it out, but it didn't. Instead, it, just like the one he saw, Self destructed doing some major damage to the Koffing next to him as well as Kaidan. Kaidan was still up and running, though very weak, so when the enemy Koffing used Smog, he simply fainted. The last of 3 Koffing joined the party after it happened.

It was then where he finally registered his mistakes. The other two partners had used multiple Pokemon for a reason. Fainting it before it could do anything that drastic would've been better. So, after apologizing to Kaidan, he returned him, and released both of the Pokemon he had left. "Mordin, use Aqua Tail, Liara, use bite!" He said, pointing to the weaker of the two that were left. It, fortunately, fainted. The remaining Koffing Tackled Liara, and he used that time to give the Dratini another Potion. "Baby doll eyes, go!" He told her, and she did it immediately, lowering the attack of the Koffing. The Koffing then went to Gyroball the Dratini again. "Liara, do it again! Mordin, Dragon Rush!" And they both did their thing. He was hoping that, with the Baby Doll Eyes, even if it decided to self destruct, both of them would survive.

The Koffing, instead, decided to Smog Liara, who got poisoned from the gas. He inwardly cursed, and then spoke up to his Pokemon again. "Liara, Double Edge, Mordin go Dragon Rush!" And with that, the last of the 3 "fainted." He tossed the kid's Pokeballs at them, inwardly cursing himself out for what happened his Turtwig. He felt like shit, and he could only say "Sorry" over and over.

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Dratini used Dragon Rush on Koffing 1 | Koffing 1 used Gyro Ball | Koffing 2 used Tackled on Dratini | Dratini was returned and Turtwig released | Turtwig Used Bite on Koffing 1 | Koffing 1 used Self destruct, fainting itself and damaging Turtwig and Koffing 2 | Koffing 2 used Smog on Turtwig | Turtwig fainted | Dratini and Eevee brought out | Dratini used Dragon Rush , Eevee used Bite | Koffing 2 fainted | Koffing 3 tackled Eevee | Potion used on Dratini | Eevee used Baby Doll eyes | Koffing 3 used Gyro Ball on Dratini | Eevee used Baby Doll eyes, Dratini used Dragon rush on Koffing 3 | Koffing 3 used Smog on Eevee | Eevee poisoned by Smog | Eevee used Double Edge, Dratini used Dragon Rush on Koffing 3 | Koffing 3 fainted | [self ridiculing intensifies]