[ti]private[/ti]MECHANICAL BATTLE <FINN> vs <ALLOTTA>

Allotta was so obvious she hadn't even noticed RIVAL FATGUT giving her the same treatment as Finnegan Fjord. She gives a wave to the guy but looks back to her actual Rival before she can get pulled into a Tutorial battle.

"Was that your cult thing, Stringbean?" She laughs and gives a wink, a little flame spitting from her eye. It makes the shape of a heart before vanishing.

"I've done this before so I'm, like, already super good. You're going down, Finn!" The guitar picks up in a fever pitch as she tosses out Blue. This was also to ignore the fact that Big Bee had won their match.

The Sobble shakes himself out before looking sound idly. He gives a little nod and wave to Finn and the Piplup.

"Well.... I guess it's okay. For, like, a religious thing like you're doing."

Allotta shrugs and flips her hair over her shoulder.

"You won't win a lot of awards with it, though! You're lucky you're cute! That'll draw in the crowds from all around!" She cackles out a laugh, hand over her mouth as she does so.

"Blue! Show him what a real Water type can do!"

The Sobble nodded, only to be instantly blasted with water. He shook himself off and frowned.

In his little graspers, a few lengths of flaming rope started to form. He flung rope after rope at the Piplup, trying to Bind the other pokemon.

SOBBLE used BIND
140 DAMAGE
100/200 HP

"Blue! You got this! You can deal more damage than it can heal!" Allotta cackled again, raising a hand in a dramatic fashion. Blue lunges, ready to strike-!

But then the pokemon freezes in mid-air. Like a video was paused.

[ ERROR. RESTARTING BATTLE. ]

A pleasant female voice spoke in their ears. This was followed by a pop-up; apparently some factors of their strength levels hadn't been scaled or something? Allotta didn't really understand it. But Blue seemed to rewind, back on the floor. The Sobble blinks, confused. His HP had been fully restored- and it looked like Finnegan Fjord's Piplup was also filled all the way back up!

"Huh... I guess we messed up. Well, whatever! I'll still win!"

Winking, she crossed her arms. Finn could have the first move again. He would need it!

"No way! Blue would have slapped you and your adorable penguin clean out of the water!" Allotta huffed, hands on her hips, still cocky- even with that hard hit! Ow! For a Support Pokemon, it sure knew how to beat some ass!

"Lucky shot! Blue, show Finn how you sizzle." Waggling her fingers and eyebrows, Allotta hissed out the last part in some vague attempt to sound cool. It did not work. Little sparks flew off her fingertips as she did it, though! Which was something!

Blue sighed but pounced forward, flames dancing over his graspers as he Pounded the Piplup over and over- but not as many times as he knew he could do. Odd.

Sobble used Pound!
104 Damage Dealt!
90/200 HP