[C/Alkaid][Arena] Psychedelic Warfare

He was in the middle of scrambling resources to unlock the Ironsmith class (so he could get a physical weapon back in some form); because looking down at things, equipping the Fighter subclass gave him access to close-quarters, physical combat with the use of his fists and legs.

(The Ironsmith gave him access to a weapon, and he missed having the feeling of swinging one around! Though the last time, he’d done an axe… what would he do this time around, though?)

He would stare at the message for a while, before realizing that between himself and all the other friends that they’d made online they were the closest to each other in terms of power.

‘Hey, I wouldn’t mind having a showdown like that. How many Pokémon do you have with you that you can use?’

There, that message should be sufficient.

At the same time, he would make his way over to the battle location to meet up with the greenette.

Shalin Nariya

“You really starting with the big guns, right out of the gate?” he would chuckle the moment he saw the Pheromosa hit the field.

“Guess I should hit you as well with mine, too.”

The Celesteela—easily the single largest Pokémon he owned so far—would make her grand appearance, rocket ‘arms’ unfurling from the beam of red light.

The invasive species’ companion for today would be Max, the overly-friendly Growlithe who would immediately make a mad dash for him first; wanting pets and chin scratches!

“Wha—whoa, Max, not now! We have to practice battling first!” he yelped as the Growlithe then began slobbering all over his hands the moment the Fire-type had yeeted themselves straight at him.

“Sorry! Overly friendly canine here!” he would apologize her way once he’d managed to calm the excitable Growlithe down and send him back towards the ‘arena’…

He then belatedly realized…

“Let me guess, you don’t have any levels in Kindler?”

No wonder he didn’t feel the cold at all.

Shalin Nariya

The ringing noise would catch the Growlithe by surprise; yelping as the loud noise got to them. For a few moments, they would totter around drunkenly, before trying to blast the Yanma out of the air with a surprise Flamethrower!

However with the way the Growlithe were wobbling, the flames would completely and totally miss the point; which was because the Fire-type had reacted on instinct.

The Celesteela, on the other hand, would move before he could even say anything, attempting to drop a boulder on the Pheromosa in an attempt to Smack it downwards!

What was up with his own Pokémon doing things before he could even give orders? Was today an, oh, I don’t know, ‘fuck around and find out’ kind of mood?

---

Growlithe; take an action on reflex
Celesteela; act without orders

AP: 4

Shalin Nariya

“Max! Can you hear me?!” he would shout over the Celesteela’s whistling noise that had started acting up again… holy hellballs, what the fuck.

The Celesteela had seen the incoming attack and made to swing one of their rocket arms towards the incoming attack—was it even possible to block something like this—before the entire body started moving in an attempt to land a Heavy Slam on the incoming—the spindly roach on two legs!

(What, there was nothing else to it!)

“And now you’re laser-firing on one of my ‘mons? Really, girl?” he would cackle, unimpressed at the strategy—all it would take would be for the Growlithe to shake his head a few times; before swinging his head around and attempting to catch both Pokémon that were attempting to converge on his Celesteela with another Flamethrower attack!

At the same time, he would whistle, and bark at the gigantic rocket-ship, [tangent=“Fly!”]“Voler!”[/tangent] and hoping that it wasn’t a fluke he’d experienced several times during the Asper Cup.

He was hoping to at least get one of his two Pokémon higher into the air and hopefully start raining down attacks on the next pass…

---

Growlithe; use a fire or electric-type move
Celesteela; take a hit on a non-essential part of your body

AP: 8

Shalin Nariya

In due time, the Celesteela would finally take off from the ground—which all but confirmed his suspicion: maybe his own invasive species wasn’t inclined to communicate in English—when he got around to that point.

(That would be a very interesting development should that be the case.)

The Growlithe, on the other hand, would start sneezing the moment he’d inhaled the… uh-oh. One sneeze became two, which would become three, which would then—

The shaking of the ground would catch Max off-guard as well as the sneezing, and so now he knew he was on a timer—all things considered.

“Max! Don’t waste more energy than you have to!” he would warn the canid Pokémon, who was now clearly fighting through the pain brought by the noxious spores he’d inhaled. Despite the urge to bark like crazy at the Bulbasaur, a vortex of fire would come from the canid’s maw; an attempt to trap either one of both of them in a Flame Wheel attack!

Meanwhile, the Celesteela, now airborne—would cause even more of a racket with a nails-on-chalkboard, screaming, screeching Metal Sound effect!

“Ow!” he would hiss, gritting his teeth through the really loud noise that shook the entire arena.

---

Growlithe; fight through the pain
Celesteela; create a loud sound

AP: 12

Shalin Nariya

It wouldn’t take long before the—whoa, what happened to the Phanpy?

Luckily, he was familiar with this phenomenon happening (having already encountered it in a dungeon previously) and was wise to whistle sharply in the direction of his Growlithe, at least.

(He knew his Celesteela was off in the skies, doing their own thing, so he’d get to that later.)

“Max! Don’t go forward—go backward! And not left—go right!” he would warn the canid Pokémon, who was now barking like mad a t the Bulbasaur—if this was going to be a double knock-out, then so be it. Making sure to adjust to how his human companion wanted him to move, the canid Pokémon’s body would wreathe itself in blazing flame, before charging in the direction he’d mentioned—which would have the opposite effect since Wonder Room was in effect—

A literal comet of fire on four legs would then come slamming into the Bulbasaur, a literal Flare Blitz of desperation. While the Vine Whip attacks would lash at it, the radiating heat would incinerate them into ashes as the canine barreled closer and closer to their intended target—

While this would produce the intended effect, it would also knock out the Growlithe as well; which he would then recall not too long afterward.

“You did well, Max. You’re up.”

The next beam of red light would then transform into—

‘You wake me up, for this?’

“I know, I know,” he would sigh in the Murkrow’s direction. “Look sharp, will you?”

From up above, the circling Celesteela would then drop Leech Seeds towards the ground; pelting them at random to wherever it would land on the opposite side of the battle arena.

The flying shards of glass were not missed, either!

“Whoa, be careful!” he would yelp in the greenette’s direction, raising up his arms to shield himself from whatever glass shards had made it through the heat haze left behind in the knocked-out Growlithe’s wake.

---

Growlithe; use a move with recoil
Celesteela; use a healing / draining move

AP: 16

Shalin Nariya