(11-08-2020, 02:47 PM)Iron Wrote: [ -> ]The mons in the Hedge Maze are used to battling - sometimes during the year they even have Triwizard-style challenges in this maze.
I'd think this battle would make good use of cover and navigation! The tall mons can attack over the hedge, Furret can weasel between them, and Spritzee can perch atop them, so there's more room than you'd think!
Triwizard-style challenges! This sounds cool as heck.
Oh the excitement over the
grassy Gogoat and
huuuuuge Exeggutor expressing their willingness to have a friendly battle! \(^V^)/ In a swift movement two Pokeballs are tossed: From one
a loooooong and dexterous Furret unrolls, from another comes a scent as sweet and as flowerly as the Pokemon that gives off said scent: It's
a tiny and very pink Spritzee!~ Shiva looks very enraptured by this smol fairy of hers.
Behind that cloud of perfume lies insecurity however, Shiva can feel that much. Encouraged by the fae-enthusiast as well as the confidence the weasely battle companion radiates as if it too was a scent however, Spritzee will make sure to give her best on this first practical experience! This....huuuge and taaaall tree of a foe looks intimidating and strong, yet Spritzee doesn't falter under this looming. She must have instinctively understood that this tree is partly a
dragon, and
that she's a FAIRY! ( ÒωÓ)و☆
An intimidating exposure of his horns from
Gogoat's side marks the beginning of this fight -
Exeggutor cackles eeriely as he hauls off. Just when he's at the point of lunging forward with his whole head/crown/treetop an eager chirp is heard and something directly
SLAMS!!1! into Exegg's lower body: What's looks like a tightly curled-up furball is actually Furret, he uncurls and smiles very mischievously mid-air as the big dragontree-mon staggers back out of suprise from being hit so hard. Indeed,
going me-first is a lot of fun and a wonderful way to catch confident foes off-guard!~ Especially when you're able to display a stunning performance of this strategy and you're trained to do breathtakingly well on stage, hehehe!~ (◕‿◕) As both Spritzee and Shiva admire (or chuckle over) this ace up in the sleeve,
Shiva's Perform Speciality gains +1 for 24XP. It's on 5 points now, maxed out!
Giving himself unimpressed by that sudden strike Gogoat charges forward to seek revenge on that furry weasel, his horns ready to suck a good amount of energy from the extraordinarily long body. Spritzee chirps in eager, swings herself forward and bravey into the way, and
then places a kiss just as sweet as her aroma onto the grassy goat's nose. Looks like an easy crit and convincing charming given that Shiva's Allure Speciality is already at its max! Gogoat looses concetration and slams his impressing horns into the hedge instead of into Furret. Amused chuckling is heard.
Enraged as a tree can be Exeggutor aims to strike back by releasing
a calming even tiring gaze from all three heads at that annoying longbody-mon, Furret misses looking away by just a beat and comes to a landing atop of one of the hedges, snoozing peacefully. This turn of events startles smol Spritzee who now feels alone and vulnerable, on Shiva's word however
she releases a gust of wind that's brimmingly full of the pinkest of pink fairy dust at the attacker - once more Exeggutor staggers, caught off-guard by ANOTHER supper effective attack. Gogaot meanwhile continues to wonder about the meaning of that sweet kiss and accidently trips over his own hooves.
This marks the end of Round 1, and with it Spritzee's overwhelming aroma engulfs the own side of the battlefield. Furret sniffs in his sleep, rolls around and goes 'awwww!~', then flashes his beady eyes open and leaps off the hedge to Spritzee's side! The two share a thankful and happy smile.
Spritzee's Healer Ability at its finest.
Exeggutor now seems to loose it. He, a mighty and proud dragontree, has been humiliated by a longbody and pink thing, now way he'll let them get away like that!! ヽ( `д´*)ノHe tries a Wood Hammer this time, obviously at that nasty Furret. Him
having leapt back atop of a hedge and displaying himself as THE target to hit right here appears pointless... Until Gogoat has gotten a hang of himself again, and aims to get Furret down the hedge by ramming it with his horns in full zen mode!! The hedge shakes dangerously, Furret dives into its leafage for cover, Spritzee tries to follow but ends up being stopped from doing so as a Confusion that was aimed at Furret his her instead.
Eeeek! (>A< )
Immediately a Potion brings her back to being a semi-healthy perfume-y fairy.
The battle rages on and on, thanks to Furret's confident display of a fury of swipes and scratches, iron-y tails and quick-as-lighting attacks the HP of Gogoat and Exeggutor melt away. For a dramatic final act Furret takes a graceful stance atop of one of the hedges, raises to his full size and holds smol Spritzee as high and as directly into the spotlight as possible -
Having such a decent helping hand, Spritzee captures the moment and releases a MASSIVE wave of pink and sparkling fairy dust in a gust of wind: It hits Exeggutor into the face of all three heads and causes Gogoat to sneeze loudly.
They both stagger back and lower their head/heads, displaying their defeat and signaling honour towards the furry weasel and sweetish bird (Well, Gogoat moreso than Exeggutor) Said weasel and fairy bird cheer and eagerly return the embrace Shiva pulls them into. Being showered with love and compliments over the won battle and job well done feels as sweet as Spritzee's aroma. ❤
Exeggutor turns out to be fed up, he huffs and staggers away as quickly as a dragontree can after having snatched the offered Nanab Berries Shiva offers. Gogoat voices a melodic goat-like laugh, accepts his share of Nanab Berries and a Potion from Shiva's hands and lets Furret and Spritzee play fetch on his back as Shiva lovingly pets the huge grassy creature. Such a nice and gentle Gogoat! ❤
Shiva and her Pokemon wave him a thanks and goodbye as she makes a turn to head to the Pokemon Center for a quick healing.
Furret enjoys weaseling close to Shiva as they go while Spritzee has made herself a makeshift yet comfortable rest in Shiva's bag.
Halfway the way an excited chirping startles fae-enthusiasts and longbody, Spritzee leaps out of the bag a split second later and perchs on Shiva's shoulder. She (Spritzee) looks incredibly happy and starts to hums a pleasant melody into her caretaker's ears and a sugary scent into her nose. "Huh, having found something you like, my dear one?~ Let me see, will you...?"
The perfume-y bird gladly displays her find she's securely holding in her beak:
"Oh, do you like this specific herb? ☆(^v^ ) Now wonder given how exotic it smells, haha! ❤ I found it
deeeeeep down the Safari Zone, and couldn't get myself to not take a few leaves of this plant with me. *gentle patting of Spritzee*
What this nice plant can be used for I don't know.... But if you like it, you can certainly keep a hold of it for a while, yes!! Take good care of it, will you?~" (
Now counts as Spritzee's Held Item)
(Quick question... How possible is it actually for Shiva to get her hands on a Trade Stone Almanac created? Would a clerk at a store be able to tell her + the potential price of one? I'm still pondering how to evolve Spritzee in a fun scene, keeping options open.)