28 pokeballs filled (open)

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[this morning finds Ray and his Litwick on the outskirts of Castelia City, on Route 4 near the construction sites. Ray's got a brand new utility belt with plenty of pockets, and a few new Pokeballs, and some berries and sprays ...

... and an itch to do what scientists do best: FIELD WORK. he's crouched at the edge of some tall grass, goggles down, watching carefully for any sign of movement, keeping his voice low]

Okay. ... Okay, Litwick. I think I see one. This is cool. This is great, I know just what to do.

Wiiiiiick... [the poor Litwick is still just a starter, and it's not very happy about this, but Ray LOVES HER to pieces, so she can forgive how scary this is and be brave. also, he fed her french toast this morning. best trainer.]

Ready? ... Ready?! .... GET IT!

[and as the Litwick jumps into the tall grass .... A WILD (INSERT YOUR POKEMON HERE) APPEARS! shall we battle, residents?]

Comments

[waterproofed]

[Percy is already getting the hang of this, so he takes your challenge, Ray]

Alcaeus, let's go!

Tentacool!! [it looks eager for a fight]

[doublethefun]

[And here's a shiny Rapidash. Geez, Ray. Way to throw a baby pokemon against a large horse.

She stares at the candle. The heck does she want?]

[notjamesbond]

[Don't mind if Newt lets out a little shriek, because really, all this Pokemon jumping out of the tall grass is frightening stuff, okay? ;;]

[Once he recovers (and realizes its a moving candle thing, what the heck) he gestures for his Lunatone to notice the new threat and act accordingly.]

Arthur, um, this is your thing. Go on, battle!

Lunatooooooonnnneeeeeeee. [It slowly floats over. Quickness is not in Arthur's repertoire, nope.]

[littleharbinger]

[well! that poor little oddish that your creepy candle thing just jumped was only trying to hide from its owner, hoping its leaves would blend in with the grass. Said owner is now apathetically wandering over when he hears the sound of his surprised creature]

--Oddish Odd!!

[D:]

[needtoruleit]

[annnd it knocks over and lands right on top of a fat weird-looking duck... or maybe platypus? ...whatever it is, it's wearing goggles.]

PSY! ...Psyyyy...

[and, its owner is farther down the path in another patch of grass, completely oblivious to its plight]

--I found tracks! Quick, bring the notebook. ...Hurry up!

[checklist]

[ And as Twilight wanders around, she suddenly finds herself facing a candle!

....wait, what? ]

What a strange creature...

[ But to a human, it just sounds like she's saying "ponyta". Welp. ]

[youhavebeenflynned]

[Harry gladly jumps on a opportunity to battle]

Go Axew!

Axew!

[shepherdsveritas]

[The Teddiursa cocks its head at the Litwich, sucking on its paw]

Ursa?

[Connor facepalms. What the hell is he doing. Really. What is his life?]

[formercheerio]

[ Quinn had left the city for a walk, to see if there was anything else and to just... get away. Sitting in the grass and thinking for a bit? Hadn't seemed like a bad idea.

Until the candle came along.

And on top of that? It ended up spooking her Azurill, one that gives a babyish cry and curls into her.

She's not impressed with the candle ]

Oh, thanks.

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[oh! oh crap! Ray didn't realize that he was sending Litwick after someone else's Pokemon, but the little guy looks pumped, so he waves to Percy] Hi!

[the Litwick starts off with a nice, solid Astonish]

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[Litwick is just so excited. Mostly because her trainer is. She doesn't know any better and figures this is a battle, so she launches right into Astonish! ... Ray, meanwhile, is trying to figure out why this Pokemon looks familiar]

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Oh geez, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! I was just looking for wild Pokemon with Willow, here...

[...who is unimpressed with the pace here and decides to try to Astonish Arthur into hurrying it up]

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Hey, kiddo! [Ray smiles at the familiar face as Willow just sort of .... judges the Oddish. Dude, you're a wimp]

Wiiiick.

How's it going?

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Billy? ... [Ray BEAMS and waves] Hey, Billy, over here!

[Willow's about to go for an opening move when she spots those goggles and blinks, confused.]

Lit! Liiiiiitwick, wick? [Whoa! What's with the headgear?]

[doublethefun]

[and she gets hit because well. This was unexpected.

She rears, whinnying angrily and...dances back a few steps. How does one go about discouraging this thing without hurting it? And is that Ray? Hey! What gives, buddy?]

[waterproofed]

[Tentacool gets hit] It's okay, buddy, shake it off. Let's see if we can douse that flame. Use Bubble Beam!

[the Tentacool complies]

[needtoruleit]

[the psyduck kicks and flails, trying to roll itself over and back onto its feet, complaining something about its owner being crazy.

Meanwhile, said owner hears a familiar voice and finally spots the others, waving back before wandering towards them]

Oh! Hey!

[littleharbinger]

[the Oddish will take the insult and just... quickly wiggle itself down into the ground, only its leaves sticking out!]

I'm looking for my creature.

[notjamesbond]

Oh, um, no problem! Just startled easily, that's all. But um, thought this was a wild Pokemon, I had no idea it was yours...

[And Newt can't help but watch as Arthur is startled by the Astonish- but the Pokemon doesn't flinch, and immediately retaliates with Confusion at the little candle Pokemon.]

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... Sorry! I -- I didn't mean to scare you, I was looking for wild ones ...

[Ray winces] I mean - some of the people I run into like to do the ... what're they called, the training battles? But we don't hafta. I can just call Willow here back ...

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Oh, wow, I haven't seen one of those, yet! [Ray grins, as the Litwick edges closer. what's the matter, little dude, don't wanna battle?]

Lit!

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[Willow used Astonish! how effective is it?]

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["I'm not strange!" The Litwick almost seems to pout a little. Ray, meanwhile, is fascinated by the appearance of a new Pokemon, and fishes out his Pokedex]

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Good to see you, pal! [Ray grins, hooking his thumbs in his pockets] What'cha doin'? Lookin' for wild Pokemon, too?

[Litwick concedes that, and thinks that its owner isn't necessarily crazy. He just gets excited about ... random things. really, really excited]

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Oh! Well, uh, what's it look like? Maybe Willow and I can help you find it.