Psychic Passions ;; Johto ;; Lucian

[KANE]

Feb 28, 2012 16:34:15 GMT -5 @lucian said:

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=style, width: 440px; background-color: #9a7f9f; -moz-border-radius: 0px 30px 30px 0px; border-radius: 0px 30px 30px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 30px 30px 0px; padding: 10px;] [style=float: right; -moz-border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 30px 0px 0px; background-image: url(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee454/_Bluechan/Misc/Lucian/23429749.png); width: 100px; height: 100px;] [/style] [style=float: right; margin-right: 5px;] [/style][style=color: #d792a4; font-family: georgia; font-size: 24px; font-weight: italic; text-transform: lowercase; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 2px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #b8d5b8; letter-spacing: 4px; text-align: center;]as your silence remains longer[/style][style=color: #a498d8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 24px; font-weight: italic; text-transform: lowercase; padding-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dashed #b8d5b8; letter-spacing: 4px; text-align: center;]I feel as if I heard your voiceless cry[/style][style=width: 420px; padding: 5px; font-family: verdana; background-color: #9d89a0; border: 1px dotted #6b586f; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; color: #584d5a;]Lucian was watching Wolfgang about as much as the battle itself, perhaps even more so. It was through this observation that he came to understand just what exactly was happening. When the young boy opened his mouth to finally speak to his pokemon, they were not commands at all, and Lucian’s hunch was fully validated. The boy was allowing his pokemon to do all the decision making. A curious strategy to be sure…it was generally only used by those inept at giving commands, or those with pokemon so well trained that their input was nigh unnecessary. He was more than confident it was the latter of the two. “Not at all. Your level of care and dedication to her is quite apparent. I am simply pointing out what is quite obvious.” He gave the lady in disguise another calm smile, but his mind was just as focused on the battle as her own. Carrying on a casual conversation in the midst of it was not actually that strange to him, since he was quite used to doing all of his command giving mentally, leaving his voice free to talk normally. He was curious about Espeon’s unwillingness to move and use her speed, but in this case it was going to work to his advantage. The little psychic type had boosted her special attack and special defense, but he was only truly worried about the boost in special attack - luckily Bronzong had high enough defense stats that he would not be wiped out in one hit. On the other side, he was quite pleased - Espeon’s normal defense stat was low, and the Calm Mind could do nothing about that. And though Bronzong had started off with a special type move, that was certainly not the huge steel pokemon’s real strength. The Bronzong had moved in quite close range by now, and it would seem his opponents were counting on this to give their next move more effect. The Shadow Ball appeared at the front of the purple pokemon’s tiny mouth, and then shot forth in a crackling orb of ghostly power. Bronzong could not dodge, and did not try - it was still pressing forward without pause. The orb smacked into it, causing it to wobble slightly, but the dual-type did not share Espeon’s weakness to Ghost moves - it only did the normal amount of damage. Meanwhile, the dainty psychic type had let herself become in range of Bronzong’s slower self, as his forward movement had not stopped. As if garbed in shadow, Bronzong’s outline suddenly became somewhat hazy, before it executed a Faint Attack - a move that allowed it to disappear for just that split second before all of it’s darkness enveloped mass would be thrown at Espeon. Of course the spritely psychic type could attempt to dodge out of range, though it was quite a bit different than trying to escape a small pin pointed attack - in this close-range attack, you were trying to get out of the way of what was, as far as size difference was concerned, a metal wall. Bronzong’s mass may have slowed him down, but it did give him a considerable amount of girth and reach when attacking. [/style][style=width: 420px; padding: 5px; font-family: verdana; background-color: #9d89a0; border: 1px dotted #6b586f; border-top: 0px; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; color: #584d5a;]words ☆ 539 tags ☆ Wolfgaaaang muse ☆ Random dance musics notes ☆ OMFG SO LATE I'M SO SORRY OTL credit to ZETTA of LS & BTN[/style][style=color: #c1c291; font-family: georgia; font-size: 26px; font-weight: italic; text-transform: lowercase; margin-top: 10px; ]and my heart would break[/style]

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[KANE]

As I expected… Alyssa thought, her eyes narrowing in concentration. Lucian’s tactic was to make use of Bronzong’s high defense to take many attacks head-on without worry for how his pokemon may be affected for a number of turns. A useful pokemon to have if one wished to wear another’s pokemon down. The shadowy power had left Daybreak’s mouth and flew straight for the massive Bronzong. As predicted, it took the full brunt of the attack, but levitated forward as though brushing off the attack like one would a fly from its shoulder. With any luck, the special defense of the Bronzong would have been lowered slightly from the attack.

Daybreak’s mouth closed and she watched the approaching pokemon through narrowed violet eyes. Its range was close enough now to make any long-distance attack such as Psychic useless. One of Alyssa’s eyebrows raised slightly. Lucian must be going for a physical attack. Then, undoubtedly he knows of an Espeon’s key drawback – the poor defense they sported. Although Espeons were notorious for their incredible special attacking power combined with decent speed, they generally lacked an ability to stand up to physical attacks.

”Aiming for a physical attack, I see.” she said pleasantly, a small smile on her lips. ”A strategy that was the bane of our existence for a while after she first evolved.” A small, approving nod came from Alyssa as her Espeon used another Calm Mind, this time standing at the ready, her tiny feet planted in the ground, head lowered, and her forked tail waving lightly behind her, reading air currents. She was waiting, as her trainer was, to see what attack the Bronzong was actually going to do.

Their question was answered almost instantly.

Shadow sprang from seemingly nowhere and cloaked itself over the Bronze Bell pokemon as it neared, its wide arms spread to prevent escape from the sides. Faint Attack! Be careful, Daybreak. When she had mentioned to Lucian that physical attacks used to be the bane of their existence, she still applied that to the present – though on a much lighter note. Strenuous working sessions and sleepless nights of training had allowed Daybreak to withstand physical attacks considerably better than she used to. Alyssa couldn’t count the number of hard-hitting pokemon she’d battled in order to help Daybreak gain more endurance.

The Bronzong’s entire mass was practically atop her tiny pokemon when the Sun Pokemon bolted forward, straight for the massive, shadow-cloaked pokemon attacking her. Keeping her head ducked, she did not try to stray to the side of the pokemon or defend herself – she charged head-first for the attack. Like a white-glowing streak, she kept her head ducked and skirted beneath the Bronzong, the shadows surrounding its body licking at her back as the fine, velvet fur came into contact with its steel body.

Alyssa saw the grimace on Daybreaks face, apparent by the stumble she took from taking the direct hit. She continued until she was about three strides away before skidding to a halt and spinning to face the back of the Bronzong, her body still-glowing with a fourth Calm Mind this battle, waiting for her opponent to make its move. ”However, like any trainer that respects their companions, I’ve strived to make sure she’s able to stand up to more than one physical hit. The long hours of training are much less bothersome when the pokemon is just as willing as the trainer to do so.”