Pokémon Umbral Discussion 5: Gardevoirs Gone Wild!

[Astral Harmony]

http://th08.deviantart.net/fs44/300W/i/2009/058/d/4/Gardevoir_Gijinka_ContestEntry_by_archus7.jpg

You guys sure like to talk about one-upping each other. Maybe the third mission really should be an arena competition?

And since I forgot to produce a Gardevoir picture last thread:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn280/IceyMarth/Gardevoir51.jpg?t=1268634518

Gardevoir: replacing real women in your perverted desires since Ruby and Sapphire. Now I'll get to work in the RP.

[Menarker]

*Takes in the fanservice*

Speculation ahoy! Then again, PvP was debated in the last thread. Bragging right prizes for the winner! ^^

Slayers
Geminex (Ray Green:Impact) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015565&postcount=25)
Armored Bishoujo's NPC (Rayleen) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1018064&postcount=6)

Trainers
Bard (Charlotte Beaufort: Madame Ursurang) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015435&postcount=14)
Menarker (Renny Tresserhorn) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015554&postcount=23)
Dracorion (Pierce Granger) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015686&postcount=29)

Pokebrids
DanteFalcon (Matthias Sona: Oberon) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015494&postcount=19)
Armored Bishoujo's NPC (Rachel McConnelly:Princess) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015813&postcount=41)

Name: Dormond Ferguson
Alias: None
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Class: Pokébrid (Mawile)
Appearance: Imagine your standard butler. Grey hair, small mustache, gentlemanly stature and superb manners. Now imagine him with a giant set of jaws hanging from a fleshly black protrusion on the back of his head. He dyes his mustache black because the genes turned his hair black, and wears gloves to hide the fact that his hands are black as well.
Backstory / Personality: A butler serving in Rayleen's family for at least three generations, Dormond personally blames himself for Rayleen's suffering when her father and fiancé were killed. His relationship with Rayleen is deep and he considers himself her personal champion, protector of body and mind.

Name: Lola Phelps
Alias: Queen of Hearts
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Class: Pokébrid (Lopunny)
Appearance: Lola is a bombshell in Nurse's whites. Strangely enough, her naturally pink hair has affected the Lopunny genes somewhat, turning the brown fur as pink as her hair. One would expect her to have other features, but do to adding hair removal in undesireable places as part of her personal care regimen, there are no tufts of furr on her wrists, eyebrows, or on the sides of her knees.
Backstory / Personality: Lola has been working as a trainee nurse for about five years, and as a registered nurse for less, but she's damn good at the job of healing others. One of the small disappointments in her life is that far too many people come to see her just to see her. Seriously, a stomacheache? Your leg fell asleep, that's all. I'm sorry, I don't see an open head wound. Yeeeeah. Lola wants to prove her potential by dealing with the worst injuries a man could ever suffer from without dying, yet for this professional, she may get bored quickly.



Absent:
Pokebrid:Naqel (Rakald Essertle: Bone Knight) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015307&postcount=7)
Pokebrid:Raptor200 (Isaac Lucius) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015754&postcount=34)
Snagger: Arcanum Darkfire (Mike Kenno) (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=1015758&postcount=35) (Might still be around)


ALSO! Thread Links!

SignUp and Discussion (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37249)
First Discussion (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37314)
Second Discussion (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37359)
Third Discussion (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37403)
Fourth Discussion (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37444)

First Mission Thread (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37265)
Second Mission Thread (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37347)
Third Mission Thread (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=37442)

I'M A HELPER!

[Geminex]

Then again, PvP was debated in the last thread. Bragging right prizes for the winner! ^^

Bragging rights? What bragging rights? The purpose would be subjugation!
Charlotte: Fight savagely, beat up after battle
Pierce: Fight with focus, show competence, but restraint
Renny: Fight nice, congratulate on good battle afterwards, try not to hurt pokemon too much

Hearts and minds, people, hearts and minds

Also, I like the top picture more than most previous. Not sure why. Still,
*appreciates the fanservice*
*takes credit for fanservice*

[Astral Harmony]

I'll let you guys discover how best to defeat those two new dual types. Just think about the individual types of each and how they effect each other when combined. I'm almost certain that this is the first time for a Ghost/Steel and Fire/Bug dual type.

Trainers and Snaggers can select to have these Pokémon in their parties between missions after completion of this mission. You won't be restricted in selecting those moves the Pokémon bring into this fight. There's no concrete list of the moves they know, so if you decide you want to use those, run some ideas by me and I'm sure it'll be easy for you.

As for me, I gots chores...and then duty tomorrow. The Navy would suck so much if they weren't paying so damn well.

[Geminex]

Ornamor will be fun. Hell of a lot of weaknesses and resistances. Still, weak to fire or ground. I'd suggest another focused earthquake from tyranitar.

As for fire/bug...
Less resistances than ornarmor, and rock attacks do quadruple damage. I'm sure Renny can think of something.

Also, do we have new scouters yet? Because I thought that Ruin radiation made the old ones inoperable? But we're still getting info. And, I just realized, communicating using them. I'm confused.

[Dracorion]

You're kidding me. I bitchslapped Toxicroak damn near to death and only Gengar runs away? I mean, I get that the fucker is quite literally spineless, but I was hoping to drive off two or three of them.

Anyway, here's some info on Ruin-types:

Ruin pokemon strengths, weaknesses and known moves

Strengths: Quad damage dealt to Fighting types. Double damage dealt to Grass, Ground, Rock and Ice types. Half damage received from Fire, Ice and Rock types. No damage received from Fighting and Ground types.
Weaknesses: Half damage dealt to Fire, Water, Electric and Poison types. Quad damage received from Dragon types. Double damage received from Psychic, Ghost, Dark and Steel types.

Narcham
Spiral Dive - Ruin type, physical attribute. 110 power, 80 accuracy. Ignores defense. Can make target flinch. An attack using the mandibles where the Narcham rebounds off of a surface and hits the target like a big, spinning bullet of slicing blades.
Star Ray - Ruin type, special attribute. 90 power, never misses. Can confuse target. Five beams are emitting by the sensory sphere cluster and converge on the target.
Bloody Flurry - Ruin type, physical attribute. 25 power, 100 accuracy. High critical hit ratio. Slashes and gashes the target with three to six claw strikes from its foot claws.
Terror Weapon - Ruin type, no attribute. Lowers all statistics by one.
Ability: Sniper

Pulverot
Body Wrecker - Ruin type, physical attribute. 120 power, 80 accuracy. Lowers attack and defense two levels. Can also cause paralysis. A brutal strike with both arms.
Mind Eraser - Ruin type, special attribute. 120 power, 80 accuracy. Lowers special attack and special defense by two levels. Can also cause confusion. A power spherical bullet fired from the sensory sphere.
Soul Crusher - Ruin type, physical attribute. 40 accuracy. One-hit KO. A devastating strike that obliterates the target.
Sweeping Ray - Ruin type, special attribute. 90 power, 70 accuracy. Strikes all enemy targets. A long, thin beam that slices into the ground, causing a line explosion a few dramatic seconds later.
Ability: Battle Armor

Omnisroth
Knuckle Sweep - Ruin type, physical damage. 160 power, 60 accuracy. Single target. A powerful backhand swipe with a massive claw. The ultimate bitchslap.
Beam Ball Cluster - Ruin type, special damage. 110 power, 50 accuracy. Four random targets. A fire-and-forget grouping of glowing energy spheres that arc up and smash down on the enemy.
Gargantuan Leap - Ruin type, physical damage. 140 power, never misses. All targets. This Pokémon somehow manages to get airborne and then crashes down with all the grace and power of a giant Pokémon. Given the current tight conditions, Gargantuan Leap cannot be performed by this Omnisroth.
Laser Show - Ruin type, special damage. 120 power, never misses. All targets. Syncstrike capable. Omnisroth gets the party started by blasting the area with big ass laser beams from its eyes. This is usually joined by Pulverot's Sweeping Ray and Narcham's Spiral Dive.
Ability: Filter

Gendom
Piercing Ray - Ruin type, special damage. 50 power, never misses. Single target. The only means by which a Gendom can defend itself without generating Narchams.
Power Boost - All allied targets. Slightly increases physical attack of allied units.
Force Boost - All allied targets. Slightly increases special attack of allied units.
Strike Boost - All allied targets. Slightly increases critical hit chance of allied units.
Ability: Narcham Generator - deploys one Narcham Pokémon per round.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I could post right now, but it would just be 'Charlotte is waiting, Spitz is digging.' So feel free to skip me this post around.

And I am totally going to save Hammond for a PvP battle. It would give a serious wtf/oh crap moment to whoever was against Charlotte.

[Menarker]

Of course, it's entirely possible we'll get more upgrades and/or a 6th pokemon. (In which case, it might be an idea to just PM it along with moveset to AB so it'll be a wild card of sort during the PvP match.)

EDIT: Of course, we gotta think of some way that Impact and Matthias as well as the NPC charactes can be in the tourney or else the chapter without being left out.

>_> Which I hope isn't forming a betting pool and then trying to sabotage a team, or being announcers with an obvious bias against a trainer with scathing comments and all that.

[Dracorion]

Not trying to be that guy that gets off the hook on a technicality or anything, but Tyranitar gets downed by a move that deals half damage after I use a Full Restore on it?

Also, about made-up pokemon. Do we only get to include in our teams the ones you introduce, or can we make up our own?

[Menarker]

Yeah, it does look really weird that that happened.

It's one of the reasons why I take the little extra time to put little summary of the actions to be noted by AB because he has to take everyone's posts in account all at one time. Makes it easier not to miss any of the details like whether someone used a Full Restore. (Which was barely half a line in your post). So yeah, easy to miss details.

EDIT: I have been getting the slight feeling lately that Togekiss is being mistaken for being easy to knock out just because it looks fluffy. It's defence and special defence and HP are significantly higher than average for many evolved pokemons and even some legendaries that don't focus on defence. Of course, its physical attack stat is crap to make up for it, but Togekiss don't use those attacks anyhow.

For comparision, Spitz (a Manetric) is holding on barely after taking a STAB Bug Buzz and STAB Hydro Pump when they only get 70/60/60 for HP/Defence/Special Defence respectively. Togekiss gets knocked out from two Mononokes attacks (which is hard to explain since their attacks don't have a specific power levels like most pokemon.) when his stats are 85/95/115 for HP/Defence/Special Defence. So unless Mononokes attacks are like 200ish power or something, Togekiss seems to be treated like a glass cannon, which it is really the opposite. (All of Renny's pokemons have strong defence and special defence stats. You can say that Renny is the defence trainer compared to the other trainers that might focus on offence.)
I know it isn't REALLY a big deal, but it's a bit of pride to me especially since Togekiss is my leader pokemon, and while it isn't exactly the powerhouse that Tyrannitar is, it's still supposed to be quite sturdy.

*Thinking of grabbing all the trainer's pokemon and putting up the Bulbapedia stats to see how they can be compared... after breakfast.* ^^ Should be a neat conversation starter.

Mind you, I'm not trying to get a strict adherence to the stats. Quite a few of Charlotte's pokemons are slightly low power in terms of total stats, so I can imagine letting the stats be pumped up in her favor to level the playing field and all, but a bit of proportions would be nice, since none of her dog pokemons were given stats that could make it a viable tank. (And given Charlotte's personality, she's more of a fighter anyhow)

BTW, should/can we opt to get stats that are skewed in one favor or another in a manner similar to nature? 10% bonus to one stat with a 10% penalty to another stat. (I rather not have to force-roleplay my pokemons to their appropriate nature though)

[Geminex]

EDIT: Of course, we gotta think of some way that Impact and Matthias as well as the NPC charactes can be in the tourney or else the chapter without being left out.

Wait, what tournament? The origninal idea was that Impact challenges Charlotte, to secure her loyalty, and then goes on and fights Renny and Pierce in a similar manner?

That's what I had planned since the middle of mission 1, anyway. Could've sworn I'd mentioned it as well.
Ah well.

And in the matter of Togekiss, I'm guessing the monokes attacks are fairly powerful and besides, they'd already life-drained togekiss for decreased stats. Maybe it could have taken one more attack, but what happened seems about right.

And Drac, I'm guessing AB either missed your use of a full restore, or didn't let it count, because you used a restore and attacked in the same turn. Usually, when you're healing, you lose a turn, don't you?

[DanteFalcon]

Convincing Matthias to fight in a tourney for any reason would be difficult. He simply doesn't engage in 1v1 fights on fair terms unless he has no choice.

[Dracorion]

And Drac, I'm guessing AB either missed your use of a full restore, or didn't let it count, because you used a restore and attacked in the same turn. Usually, when you're healing, you lose a turn, don't you?

I dunno about that. I've used healing items before without losing a turn. Anyone can spray a potion on a pokemon and shout orders at the same time. I get Slayers and Pokebrids losing a turn when they heal, because they're the ones taking actions, but not trainers.

[Geminex]

I get Slayers and Pokebrids losing a turn when they heal, because they're the ones taking actions, but not trainers.

Nah, in terms of balance its the other way around. Trainers have 4-6 pokemon, if they really need to heal it should cost them a turn. Pokebrids and Slayers have only themselves, so healing's gonna be necessary a lot, if they have to spend a turn on that they'd be even less effective. Trainers are the powerhouses of the fight already, they don't need more power.

Besides, for the trainer to apply the potion, the pokemon in question has to be standing still until it's been administered. That doesn't leave much time for battle in the same turn.

[Menarker]

Stats up! Listing the trainers' pokemons in questions from highest to lowest by using stats from Psypokes which I also trust for pokemon data along with Bulbapedia.
Mind you, this is only for discussion and reading and stuff, and perhaps a bit of tactics.


But first, the list of pokemons!
Pierces: Tyranitar, Blaziken, Skarmory, Metagross, Kingdra, Starmie
Charlotte: Arcanine, Manetric, Houndoom, Mightyena, Aerodactyl
Renny: Togekiss, Swampert, Magnezone, Umbreon, Shaymin (Land or Sky).

Hitpoints:
1st: Tyranitar/Swampert/Shaymin Land and Sky (100 for all)
2nd: Umbreon (95)
3rd: Arcanine (90)
4th: Togekiss (85)
5th: Blaziken, Metagross, Aerodactyl (80)
6th: Houndoom, Kingdra (75)
7th: Magnezone, Mightyena, Manetric (70)
8th: Skarmory (65)
9th: Starmie (60)

Attack:
1st: Metagross (135)
2nd: Tyranitar (134)
3rd: Blaziken (120)
4th: Arcanine, Swampert (110)
5th: Aerodactyl (105)
6th: Shaymin Sky (103)
7th: Shaymin Land (100)
8th: Kingdra (95)
9th: Mightyena, Houndoom (90)
10th: Skarmory (80)
11th: Starmie, Manetric (75)
12th: Magnezone (70)
13th: Umbreon (65)
14th: Togekiss (50)



Special Attack:
1st: Magnezone (130)
2nd: Togekiss, Shaymin Sky (120)
3rd: Blaziken, Houndoom(110)
4th: Manetric (105)
5th: Arcanine, Starmie, Shaymin Land (100)
6th: Tyranitar, Metagross, Kingdra (95)
7th: Swampert (85)
8th: Umbreon, Aerodactyl, Mightyena(60)
9th: Skarmory (40)

Defence
1st: Skarmory (140)
2nd: Metagross (130)
3rd: Magnezone (115)
4th: Umbreon, Tyranitar (110)
5th: Shaymin Land (100)
6th: Togekiss, Kingdra (95)
7th: Swampert (90)
8th: Starmie (85)
9th: Arcanine (80)
10th: Shaymin Sky (75)
11th: Mightyena, Blaziken (70)
12th: Aerodactyl (65)
13th: Manetric (60)
14th: Houndoom (50)

Special Defence
0th: Tyranitar (150) *Due to innate ability Sandstorm buffing this stat by 50%. Lower if sandstorm is disrupted.*

1st: Umbreon (130)
2nd: Togekiss (115)
3rd: Shaymin Land, Tyranitar without sandstorm (100)
4th: Kingdra (95)
5th: Swampert, Magnezone, Metagross (90)
6th: Starmie (85)
7th: Arcanine, Houndoom (80)
8th: Shaymin Sky, Aerodactyl (75)
9th: Skarmory, Blaziken (70)
10th: Mightyena, Manetric (60)

Speed:
1st: Aerodactyl (130)
2nd: Shaymin Sky (127)
3rd: Starmie (115)
4th: Manetric (105)
5th: Shaymin Land (100)
6th: Arcanine, Houndoom (95)
7th: Kingdra (85)
8th: Togekiss, Blaziken (80)
9th: Mightyena, Metagross, Skarmory (70)
10th: Umbreon (65)
11th: Tyranitar (61)
12th: Swampert, Magnezone (60)

Total (This I decided to list to compare if for any reason a pokemon really needed to be buffed to keep competitive and in keeping with the story. The ones on top hardly need buffing at all. :3)

0th: Tyranitar (650) Due to ability pumping his Special Defence higher than his listed stats.

1st: Tyranitar, Metagross, Shaymin Land and Sky (600)
2nd: Arcanine (555)
3rd: Togekiss (545)
4th: Kingdra (540)
5th: Swampert, Magnezone (535)
6th: Blaziken (530)
7th: Umbreon (525)
8th: Starmie (520)
9th: Aerodactyl (515)
10th: Houndoom (500)
11th: Manetric (475)
12th: Skarmory (465)
13th: Mightyena (420)

So overall:
Hitpoints: Renny is a leader with Pierce and Charlotte fighting hard, Pierce having some of the worst in this regards but also some better than Charlotte's consistantly mid-range stamina.

Attack: Pierce crushes all opposition, with Charlotte holding her own while hapless Renny only has one or two pokemon that can fight well on this scale.

Special Attack: Renny zaps his foes with the DESTRUCTIVE POWER OF LOVE, with Charlotte and Pierce fighting rather evenly, Charlotte with more power in the select few and Pierce having weaker but more consistant supply.

Defence: Pierce has undeniable first class defence, while Renny is not far behind with a very solid defence of his own, with poor Charlotte's pokemons watching their fleshy back for the foes that their master's personality creates.

Special Defence: Pierce in most given situation has the single pokemon with the most powerful special defence, but the majority of Renny's pokemon follow very closely behind with powerful defence against energy attacks thus making Renny incredibly adept surviving against special attacks, with the rest of Pierce's pokemon trying hard to wedge into the high tier while Charlotte fares no better than she did with Defence.

Speed: Charlotte is ruler of this mountain without a doubt, with Pierce in second and Renny trailing behind, with only one or two pokemons worth a blip on this scale.

Overall, Pierce is like the Warrior type, Charlotte the speedy rogue and Renny a sort of Priest/Mage character of this RP. :3

I hope you all enjoy this. (No flaming or bragging please.) And if you have any thoughts or concerns about how I "evaluated" the outcome overall, let me know what you think it is. ^^ And yes, I know Pierce had 6 pokemons while Renny and Charlotte only had 5, unless you count Shaymin twice due to her two forms, which she can only be one at a time... and also there is no telling what the 6th pokemon in each trainer's team will be like, or if any of the ones mentioned will be switched out. :3


EDIT: Also, while I did think something like a tournament would be easy to implement, it doesn't have to be that. :3 Plus, it's entirely possible that what could happen is...

Impact studies up on his team-mates secret data prior to the match or so. Pierce fights Renny in the tourney first round, Charlotte waiting for her turn but Impact talks to her and draws her away from the area and fights in a more secluded location. If Impact wins or if Charlotte agrees/submits to Impact, everything continues and Impact can decide who to fight next depending on the results/observation of the match-up of the duel between Pierce and Renny.

Mind you, it's a bit early to tell, and we might do something else later on or something.

[Astral Harmony]

Sorry, I missed a few things. I'll correct.

Wow, only two posts tonight. Maybe I can take the night off, think of how the arena will work (I'm thinking that Slayers and Pokébrids may work in groups or have additional support), and correct my mistakes from the previous post.

And then it's back on Final Fantasy XIII. It's odd, though. I don't really like the story nor do I give a damn about the characters, but the battles are really fun.

EDIT: I think that fixes everything. I use the Synopsis so that nobody has to read my full post. As each post generally takes an hour and a half to two hours total, I tend to think of them as rather big, though they don't seem that way when finished. Additionally, I use those to help me keep track of the action. And they could help those forumers who don't post as often catch up without reading the entire thread.

[Dracorion]

Gonna post this again Also, about made-up pokemon. Do we only get to include in our teams the ones you introduce, or can we make up our own?

Because I have a really cool idea for a pokemon to annoy Pierce. Which is always nice.

Did Chizuru like, run away or something? Nevermind, she was probably the one that weakened the Hariyama that Bronzong downed.

[Geminex]

I use the Synopsis so that nobody has to read my full post.

Oh, no, I get why you write them, and they're quite helpful. It's just when Menarker reiterates what he did this turn, and tells you what his attacks should be doing, that I get slightly confused. But never mind.

Though, wait, what? Trainers can use items and attack in the same turn, now? What happened to balancing?

[Menarker]

Well, I just overlay the basics stuff like super effective or STAB so AB doesn't have to think as hard over all the math. Makes it easier for him to figure out the overall results. Also a good way to sum up any other actions such as him giving orders to Lola or such.

And I find the ability to use items and attack at the same turn suprising too. A welcome thing given that I'm a trainer too, but suprising. *Wonders if I'll ever find a use for X Accuracy or Dire Hit or any of the stat boosting items.*

[Geminex]

Hey, DanteFalcon, Impact's already hitting Mothim with a 4x effective attack. I think thunder might be better elsewhere. If it hasn't gone down yet, AB can always have Chiruzu follow up on it.

Perhaps hit Skuntank, to soften it up?

Edit: Also, in regards to the tournament (if it turns out to be a tournament at all) I'd prefer to have Impact fighting on his own. Shouldn't be too hard to even the playing field, though, depending on the next upgrade we get, I'm guessing it'd be somewhat fair if trainers simply used only 4 pokemon.

[Astral Harmony]

For Slayers, my mind is decided on the inclusion of Autoboosters, special items which give off their effects each round (effects go away at end of battle). Attack Autoboosters, Defense Autoboosters, Evasion Autoboosters, Immunity Autoboosters, Healing Autoboosters...just some nice, pretty items that make Slayers more and more dangerous the longer the battle drags on.

Post up eventually. Hey, these things take time, y'know?

[DanteFalcon]

My reasoning Gem is that even with the stamina boost Matt isn't so slow as to wait for Impact to take all of his shots and throw the boomerang before attacking. And presuming that attacks all happen at the same time it would be odd for him to wait to see what Impact did.

Other reasoning. I'm lazy and don't feel like typing up an entirely new post as he would be pokeshifting back to psychic the Medichams.

[Geminex]

Very nice. I like it. Like it very much.

And, take your time. As long as quality remains high and plot remains fascinating, waits are more than acceptable.

And @ Falcon: We've never let logic or game mechanics stop us from coordinating our attacks before. But whatever.
And besides, Impact's using an adrenaline boost as well. Meaning all his stats are up by 1 stage. Meaning that assuming his base speed was 75 (which, I think, is about mid-range) or even just 70, he's faster than Matt.

Edit:
Also, I'm getting the feeling that the rest of the kimono girls are a bad influence on Chiruzu.
Then again, the likelihood of her using an aggressive pole-dance to eliminate the Joker of Doom, or whatever we decided to call it, seems pretty high, so I'll just shut up now.

[Menarker]

Is it possible/feasible for Renny (or maybe Charlotte) to summon a pokemon in Shannon's place since the battle is not exactly suitable for grass types?
If so, I'll edit my post to summon another pokemon. (Or make a new post if someone else posts after me.)

[Astral Harmony]

Sure, I'll bite on the whole "I'll use my Pokémon in place of Shannon's wuss-assed shit" thing.

Fortunately Shannon's not the prideful type. Chicks like Evangaleen, however...

As for Chizuru, maybe all these teachings will finally land her a husband. It's tough enough to get one when you're a crossover character. You always have to go back to your original series just as sparks start to fly.

[Geminex]

We could always clone her!

[Menarker]

We could always clone her!

Repeatably. :3

Also, which game series are they from again? I could have sworn you said it was some obscure RPG game of sort.

[Astral Harmony]

They had their start in Soldiers of Light, that RP Raiden started back in the day when forumers like Dragonsbane were still around.

Just be careful with the cloning. You've seen Multiplicity, right? Next thing you know, you'll have a Chizuru so dumb that you can make her do anything you want for some Pepsi and M&Ms or something. She's naive enough as is that someone could conceivably bend her desires to his will, all for the sake of everlasting love and happiness. Chizuru's a real softie for that kind of sugary sweet crap. Just bring her roses and stuffed animals and an engagement ring and make promises like she'll get to wear a western style wedding dress and all her friends will be there to celebrate and she'll be putty in your hands.

Of course, because she's so easy to fool into a relationship, badasses like Tsubasa and Rio are keeping their eyes on her (Rio for more reasons than just to watch out for her), and anyone she may have an interest in. It's mainly because Chizuru would be the perfect wife that her friends want to make sure she has the best possible husband ever.

[Dracorion]

... Yeah, Pierce's definitely gotta hit that.

[Geminex]

Pierce and Renny can fight for Chizuru, Impact'll see if Rio can't be persuaded.

[Menarker]

We could always clone her!

Repeatably. :3

... Yeah, Pierce's definitely gotta hit that.

Pierce and Renny can fight for Chizuru, Impact'll see if Rio can't be persuaded.

Pierce isn't getting one. I'm getting about 5 or 6 for myself. ^___^

=P

But seriously, this is going to be interesting. :3

[Dracorion]

If Renny's going to go after Chizuru, Pierce is going to force himself extra hard to get past his crippling fear of human contact.

EDIT: It's not really all that crippling, he just gets extremely uncomfortable when there are people in his personal space.

[Astral Harmony]

Kirie: "How come Chizuru gets all the attention? I've got loads of sex appeal!"
Tsubasa: "Yeah, but Chizuru has even more than you. Plus there's the matter of your...ahem...personality."
Kirie: "What's that?"
Tsubasa: "Face it, Kirie. You can really be a bitch sometimes, and that's only brushing the tip of the iceberg on all the negative things about you. You're egotistical, confrontational, homicidal, you can't cook worth a shit-"
Kirie: "My cooking packs a lot of nutritional value! I always make sure to put lots of vitamins and other good stuff in my cooking."
Tsubasa: "Yeah, but it's kind of difficult for anyone to draw out that nutritional value when they can't keep the food down long enough."
Kirie: "Oh, yeah!? Well I don't see a whole lot of guys lining up at your door!"
Tsubasa: "I'm already married."
Kirie: "Whaaaaaaaaaaah!?"
Tsubasa: "To my job."
Kirie: "Oh. I hate you."
Tsubasa: "Come to think of it, Chizuru may be the only Kimono that the guys would want. The reasons you and I will probably never be married are out there for all to see. Rio's flirtatious to the max and is already involved with Kiyomi. Kiyomi's a straight lesbian. Takano thinks she's too good for any man..."
Takano: "I am."
Tsubasa: "As I was saying, Nyoka's an android who isn't a sexualoid, Mika's only twelve years old, Shizuka's even more of a workaholic than me, and Fujiko is fucking hideous."
Kirie: "You'd better be glad Fujiko isn't around to hear you say that."
Tsubasa: "Why? It's not like I let some cat out of the bag. Fujiko is ugly because she experimented with demonic rituals beyond the norm of what transformed the human Kimonos into half demons. Hell, her whole current focus is to become beautiful again and she'll gladly and without hesitation backstab anyone to achieve that goal...which actually makes her quite ugly inside and outside."
Kirie: "Man...you're absolutely right. Kinda makes you think, huh? I mean, there's so many beautiful women here and yet only Chizuru gets the guys because she's agreeable on all possible levels."
Tsubasa: "Which is why some people tend to believe that it's more than just Rio and Kiyomi who do the yuri thing. I'll bet there's people who believe you and me are hot for each other instead of just being heated rivals."
Kirie: "We're not?"
Tsubasa: "Quiet, you."

And now for the long awaited next segment of Pokégeddon Legends!

Pokégeddon Legends! ...Pokémon at the Apollo

Regina: "Well...here we are."
Gardevoir: "Took long enough. Wait, is this a Contest Hell?"
Lopunny: "I believe you mean 'Contest Hall', Garde."
Seaking: "Fuck yeah, Gardevoir said it better!"
Gardevoir: "So, this favor we're doing for you is just being in a contest, right?"
Regina: "Yeah, that's it."
Gardevoir: "Well, if we gotta. Four contestants, coming right up."
*several minutes later, inside the Contest Hall*
Regina: "Okay, I signed you guys up for-"
Rapidash: "Wait, you signed us up already? Dayumn, 'Gina. Can a Pokémon get an choice up in here?"
Regina: "Relax, you're just doing a comedy bit."
Lopunny: "Comedy? You're kinda putting us on the spot, here."
Gardevoir: "Comedy, eh? Sounds perfect."
Lopunny: "There goes Gardevoir. Why does that chick want to be a comedian?"
Seaking: "Fuck yeah, flashback?"
Lopunny: "But there's no underlying reason. I've known Garde ever since she was a Kirlia, but she didn't have any specific reason for wanting to be a comedian then and I don't think she's changed any."
*roughly a half-hour later*
Announcer: "Ladies and gentlemen, presenting entry number thirteen! Give it up for Pokégeddon!"
*audience claps as the team minus Regina goes on stage*
Gardevoir: "Good evening, Fainas Metropolis! Man, I teleported here all the way from Gespenst Beach and boy, am I outta PP or what!? Y'know?"
*audience is silent*
Gardevoir: "Uhhh...hey, you all know how it's said that people confuse Voltorbs for Pokéballs? I mean, what's up with that, y'know? Voltorbs are so much larger and they have eyes and they move on their own. How in the heck're people confusing Voltorbs with Pokéballs? I mean, that's just so dumb, right?"
*deathly silence about the audience*
Gardevoir: "Wow, tough crowd. I may have struck a personal nerve with some of these people. Oh, wait, there's hardly any Voltorbs at all here in Honmyr. Seriously, what's up with that? Almost no first evolution Pokémon to speak of around this whole region. I guess Pokémon must be in a hurry to be legally able to drink and have sex, eh? What do y'all think about that? Crazy, right?"
*A Kricketune starts to sing*
Rapidash: "Geez, Garde. Your comedy is mo' whack than watching a Pokémon battle between Dittos."
*audience starts to chuckle*
Gardevoir: "Oh, like your comedy is any better, Rapidash! Remember that time you farted in that guy's open mouth?"
*audience laughs harder*
Gardevoir: "Can you believe it, people? We're walking around looking for some good karaoke or something and Rapidash here sees this drunk guy passed out on a park bench, mouth wide open. And what do you think he does? Backs right up over the guy and lets it rip right into his mouth. Dis-fuckin'-gusting! We didn't wait around for the guy to wake up, but I'll bet that was some morning breath."
Rapidash: "Oh, like you're any better, Gardevoir! Peep this, yo! Garde gets drunk this one night, and when I say drunk, I mean fuckin' plastered, yo! Anyways, Froslass is driving us home and get this. She uses her psychic ability to throw up out of the window and make it circle around to the driver's side, pass around Froslass and hit me in the face."
*audience is starting to really enjoy the show*
Gardevoir: "Believe it or not, I wasn't using any psychic powers at all. Oh, hey, remember when Lopunny tried to become a stripper?"
Lopunny: "Hey, now."
Rapidash: "Oh god, that was hilarious. Halfway through her routine one night, she somehow tied her own ears in a knot on the other side of the pole, tries to leave really fast and falls back against it and knocks herself out. I thought that was a strip club, not a comedy club."
Lopunny: "Oh, yeah!? Well, what about that time you got pulled over and tried to make the dialogue with that officer the same as that Jay-Z song?"
Seaking: "Fuck yeah, ninety-nine problems but a bitch ain't one!"
Rapidash: "God, I was so arrested that night."
*event over*
Gardevoir: "How did it go?"
Regina: "Not bad. Sixth place."
Gardevoir: "Sixth place!? That's terrible! Wait, out of how many?"
Regina: "Twenty, I think."
Gardevoir: "Damn it, I know I could've done better."
Lopunny: "Well, we kinda didn't have any material beforehand."
Regina: "Considering that probably all of them signed up for the comedy contest knowing they were going to do it days in advance, sixth out of twenty is really good."
Gardevoir: "I won't accept sixth place! I shall begin a new journey at once!"
Lopunny: "You're gonna become a traveling comedian?"
Gardevoir: "Traveling, yes. The comedian part will be a work in progress."
Lopunny: "So you've finally decided to do something with your life, huh? Well, I'd be bored as hell without you to put up with so I guess I'll better come along."
Rapidash: "Aw, the both of you are goin'? Well, shit, count me in, too."
Seaking: "Fuck yeah, new adventures!"
Gardevoir: "Regina, if you'll have us, we'd like to continue traveling with you."
Regina: "Really!? You don't know how much this means to me!"
Gardevoir: "Oh, I have an idea. I am psychic, after all. I know everything."
Lopunny: "Oh, really? Then how come you didn't know any good material before the contest kicked off?"
Gardevoir: "Because fuck you, that's why."

[Menarker]

^_^

This is amusing to say the least.

[Astral Harmony]

I'll get to posting now. I was playing Pokémon HeartGold and dozed off.

EDIT: Done. I'm glad I started this RP. Many of the posts are actually fun to type up with the right music, of course.

And in case you're itching to know, Moera works for Faynoc alongside Wyatt and Whitney, those twin Gallade and Gardevoir Pokébrids.

In fact, if you're facing a powerful Pokébrid, nine times outta ten that bastard works for Faynoc. Faynoc's got the monopoly on powerful Pokébrids and Battle Mages.

EDIT 2: To answer an ancient question, yes, you players can envision up your own Pokémon, including Pokébrids and Slayers.

[Menarker]

Well, I just got home from work. Interesting post. :3

I had a weird thought. Since the person we're fighting is both a pokebrid AND a pokemon trainer, if we somehow put her to sleep, then finished off her pokemon without waking her up, then what would stop us from sneaking her pokeballs away while she's asleep before laying the beatdown on her. (Hopefully one of us has a move that prevents her from running away for interrogation purpose. Somehow, I doubt anything but moves like Mean Look would trump Teleport.)

Unless the Mononokes decide to smack her while she is asleep to wake her up again or so.

[Dracorion]

To answer an ancient question, yes, you players can envision up your own Pokémon, including Pokébrids and Slayers.

Mwehehehehe.

I'm waiting for Geminex to post to see if Impact's plan differs from Pierce's so he can be insubordinate. Pierce has been far too complacent so far.

[Geminex]

Mew Pokebrid, Fuck Yeah!
I'm glad I'm not fighting it, of course. That bitch must know 60% of all attacks. Still, you either took my suggestion, or, at the very least, I called it.

And the Omake was awesome.

Though one question: I believe I had Impact use a full restore. He should have been healthy again. Was the demon blood necessary? Unless it's plot related and he's gonna turn demonic later in the RP, in which case, never mind.

[Bard The 5th LW]

You know what, from every mission after this, Charlotte will have a camera with her to prove she has really killed the things she gets to kill. It will be a necessity to her character.

I can even make a little omake, where Charlotte shows Pierce or Impact (or maybe even Renny) a scrap-book she compiled of all the people and pokemon she has killed/maimed.

[Menarker]

Well, I'm making my post, and Renny is going to get Charlotte to attack that Metagross with a fire move. :3

Renny can vouch for Charlotte's kill of THAT one at least. :3 (Still making the post)

Also, we're in a room, so I'm pretty sure each trainer can use two pokemons.

EDIT: Damn, you ninjaed my post. ^^;

[Bard The 5th LW]

Sorry Menarker, but this isn't something Charlotte would back down from in-character. Its a decent moral event horizon to cross also.

[Menarker]

Well, one of her pokemons can attack the girl no problem and the other attacks Metagross. Both are rare and powerful and no insuboridnation risk. :3

You do have two fire types after all. :3

Anyhow, it's up to you. If a second pokemon doesn't get sent out, I'll have helping hand target your attacking pokemon. Hopefully we don't accidently knock her out...

It would be a interesting battle/character development, especially if Renny gets all upset that Charlotte behaved as she does.

[Bard The 5th LW]

OH! I Forgot I can have two pokemon out! Buck will serve up one fireblast on that Metagross in just a moment.

Edit: I am currently editing Buck's attack to my post, which is already up, in case it wasn't clear.

[Astral Harmony]

I didn't know Impact used a Full Restore. Must've missed reading that. I'll post later after I go get something to eat...and play some Final Fantasy XIII...and watch some YouTube Poop...

[Dracorion]

I'm just about done with my new pokemon. Just gotta think of a name, which is always the hardest part. I suck at making up names.

Anyone got any ideas on a name for a badass female-only Dragon/Electric pseudo-legendary?

[Geminex]

Another pseudo-legendary? That makes 3 now, doesn't it?

So requesting that if we fight, you're only allowed to use one of those.

[Menarker]

Well, let me help by listing all the things I can assciocate with dragons and electricity. You can combine them as you like.

Electric: Volt, Amp, Shock, Zap, Surge, Lightning, Crackle, Thunder, among other stuff...

Dragon: http://dragonsinn.net/say.htm (For different ways to say Dragons in other languages). Also consider Wurm, Drake, Draco among other things...

And yeah, definately noticing that you're trying to ramp up all the powerful stuff for yourself. :3

Personal favorite would be "Rainaga".

Rai (Japanese for Lightning) and Naga is a word for dragon in Indonesian myth (Although it also appears in Sanskrit and a few other places perhaps as a sort of hybrid of snake/human/dragon)

Combine the two and it seems to mean create a new word "Rain" as in Rain Storm or such...

(And if you wanted to go Final Fantasy about it, "ga" is a suffix added to a spell when it reaches the highest level such as "Firaga (Fire spell) and "Thunderga" (Thunder Spell).

So basically, the highest level of a female thunder dragon which creates storms or something?

[Bard The 5th LW]

Impact may just want to lay off the adrenaline boost, who knows what kind of addictions he might get.

And if we do have a PvP, I think the trainers will probably be restricted to just one pokemon when fighting Impact or Matthias, to even it out. Or that you get to heal between rounds and switch weapons.

[Menarker]

I'm starting to think that the Ruin pokemon's existance might very well be a result of one or more of the less moral of the Kimono girls aiding the other side such as Fujiko. Crystalized demon blood and all that.

Then again, the girls have supposably been fighting ruin types for a long time according to Chizuru... although Rio said she came from a location with no pokemon whatsoever...

:3 interesting...

[Astral Harmony]

Maybe Nagarai. Rainaga just makes me think of the strongest downpour ever. The kind of downpour which causes a mudslide big enough to consume a whole village.

[Menarker]

Even better (or at least more fitting.)

[Dracorion]

In my defense, it's not my fault pseudo-legendaries are the toughest motherfuckers out there and they fit Pierce's style.

[Menarker]

Well, technically, Pseudo-Legendaries just require
A: 600 base stat points
B: Two types
C: Two evolution stages

Although I would personally say anything 600+ base points is powerful enough to be considered a pseudo-legendary given how only those pokemons can have stats that high without being either a full legendary (such as Shaymin whose stats are equal to 600 but no evolution or double type) or having huge drawbacks (Regigigas and Slaking).

That saying, not all of them LOOK tough (Shaymin as example) but yeah, I can see the appeal. :3

Anyhow, did the names we suggest help out?

[Dracorion]

Yeah, they helped. I'm not sure I like Nagarai. Maybe Naga-something.

I'm assuming Chizuru's taunt doesn't do as much damage as her normal attacks because if she could make anything waste an attack and then hit it back with full power why ever attack normally?

As for Ruin-types, if Chizuru and pals have been fighting them for a while, then maybe they came from the netherworld. Of course, if they came from the netherworld, and there are no pokemon in the netherworld, then they're not really pokemon. So we probably couldn't catch or snag them.

After STAB and super-effective damage, Metagross gets 20% more from Metal Coat.

[Menarker]

Actually, AB said that they could be snagged and he did allow us to capture Gendom (after a bit of nudging) even though we killed it right after.

I think they got some vested interest in the pokemon world for some reason (a threat to their lives from our world or just a sense of responsibility if something from their world is influencing ours.) and that they just have been more in direct contact with the actual big bad of this RP more than our group and thus know about Ruin pokemon just because they had been fighting them before our group ever did.

[Dracorion]

I know AB said we could snag 'em, I'm just sayin'.

And I don't think they'd take responsibility for something from their world coming to ours unless they caused it. And if Ruin pokemon were in our world before the bank incident, wouldn't we have known about it? I mean, they're not exactly criminal masterminds. Not very subtle.

Hmm, Nagalyn, Nagastrele, Nagastrell? Fuck, I might just go with Nagarai.

[Astral Harmony]

Nagarai does sound pretty bitchin'.

Here's some tactical intel on Chizuru: Her Signature Technique (or at least one of them), Solidarity Guard, causes all enemy Pokémon of a type (that type can be one of a dual-type) to attack her, miss in trying to do so, and get counterattacked. Basically, they forfeit their turns with stupid shit and get punished for it. Unfortunately, she can't use it every turn. It's like an accessory, she can only use it once per battle or maybe more if the battle is really dragging out, so you'll most likely want her to use it when A, the enemy is going to do a Syncstrike that turn or B, you have a number of badly wounded allies who need a one-turn breather to regroup. Think hard before you tell her to use that technique.

[Dracorion]

See, how are we supposed to know that in-character?

EDIT: Oh yeah, and I'm assuming that Metagross was cured of Sleep after the last fight ended.

[Geminex]

Once a battle?
...

It'd have been real helpful to know that beforehand...

...

Ah, well. Assume that Impact isn't asking Chiruzu to use her Taunt attack anymore, but he still wants to focus fire on Pulverot.

And wait, when did we Snag the Gendom? If I remember correctly, Spitz super-fanged, Skarmory Shadow-Winged and Impact finished it off?

[Menarker]

We never snagged the Gendom. We were allowed to do so, but we killed it off. =P

[Geminex]

To chip in on the speculation regarding Ruin pokemon and the Kimono Girls' universe, I doubt that Ruins are demonic in origin. AB said somewhere that they have something to do with the "Truth Behind Pokemon", and I think that that "truth" is going to be kept in-universe. Much better that way.

And besides, do we know that the Kimonos have already fought Ruin types? I know that Rio's lover seems to know a lot about them, but is there anything besides that?

Also, Impact isn't gonna get addicted to adrenaline boosts. He might get addicted to demon god's blood though. Perhaps he'll wish for a transformation himself.

*Pictures semi-demonic vengeful Impact, intent on separating humans and pokemon once and for all, no matter the cost*

...

Yeah, I'm definitely gonna pursue that.
Because you can only do so many missions before wanting supernatural powers, and tearing the fabric of reality asunder.

[Menarker]

And besides, do we know that the Kimonos have already fought Ruin types? I know that Rio's lover seems to know a lot about them, but is there anything besides that?




"Chizuru, please be careful against the Ruin Pokémon. They're capable of uniting their attacks into a powerful Syncstrike."
"Don't worry, I know all about them. My friends and I fight them a lot. Did you know that in pincer formations like this, their attacks that hit everyone can't hit you and Matthias since you're on the other side?"

This quoting is direct proof that the Kimono girls have fought them and often (Unless Chizuru is lying which I quite doubt at this point). Word of God from AB to say the least. :3

[Astral Harmony]

Sorry, I'll get right on the post after work today. Goddamn Final Fantasy XIII and it's characters finally getting interesting and the battles getting more fun than they were before. It's tearing me apart, man!

[Dracorion]

*Pictures semi-demonic vengeful Impact, intent on separating humans and pokemon once and for all, no matter the cost*

Yeah, I'm definitely gonna pursue that.

Pierce would have to go half-demon as well to oppose Impact. Hilarity ensues.

Five bucks says Moon dies. Shannon is in love with him, and that’s this RPs version of wearing a red shirt. We could get an easy win if we make Shannon fall in love with the big bad.

Do weather changes affect both sides of a corridor battle?

Now, new pokemon time!

Dragon/Electric (female)

Name: Nagarai

Ability: Drizzle

Stats

HP: 90
Attack: 100
Defense: 85
Special Attack: 115 (Thought about making this 120 to spite Menarker, but decided against it)
Special Defense: 110
Speed: 100
Total: 600

Appearance: (Ideally, a picture would go here, but I can't draw worth a shit.)
Height: 5'2"; Weight: 129.7 lbs (I just picked these numbers randomly so for all I know the height/weight ratio is off and she's a stick figure. Corrections would be appreciated)
Think of her like he bastard child of a Luxray and a Dragonite, but with definite human female characteristics. Nagarai has a long slender build, and while she lacks visible breasts, you can see the curve of her bust. She stands on two legs and has three-clawed hands and feet. Her skin is blue, with a long lizard-like tail and large dark blue dragon wings on her back. Her face is very much like a human's; no snout, but no nose either, just slits for nostrils, two fangs poking out of her mouth, and piercing yellow eyes. She has long spiky black hair on her head, with similar tufts of fur on her shoulders and thighs. Running from her chest all the way down to the tip of her tail is a yellow-colored striated underbelly.

Personality: Nagarais are strong-willed Mistresses of Thunder, and usually difficult to catch since they like to short-circuit pokeballs. It's said that when their presence causes thunderstorms (I.E. Rain Dance). Pierce's Nagarai is relatively young by her species's standards, barely coming out of childhood, though she is very much older than Pierce. She's been in love with Pierce ever since she met him, though he never reciprocated. At first, he didn't want to catch her, but she stalked him for months, never leaving his side no matter how hard he tried to lose her, until he finally gave in and caught her. He figured she couldn't stalk him from a pokeball.

HMs: Fly, Cut, Defog, Rock Smash.

See why I was iffy on Nagarai? It's a bitchin' name alright, but Pierce's Nagarai isn't exactly bitchin'.

Yes, I went for a comedy pokemon. Fuck all if I'm going to let Renny and the NPCs take all the fun.

EDIT: Added HMs.

[Geminex]

This quoting is direct proof that the Kimono girls have fought them and often (Unless Chizuru is lying which I quite doubt at this point). Word of God from AB to say the least. :3

Ah. Must have missed that. NEVER MIND.

Though still, Rio didn't seem to know too much about them personally, just what she heard from Kijomi. I would be very disappointed if it turned out that Ruins were demonic in origin.

Edit:
And Nagrai is quite awesome. More Omake fodder, too.

[Dracorion]

Though still, Rio didn't seem to know too much about them personally, just what she heard from Kijomi. I would be very disappointed if it turned out that Ruins were demonic in origin.

Well, she is a blonde. And while she's not a dumb blonde, she ain't the smartest pea in the pod. She's probably too busy flirting with everything that has a pulse to pay attention.

And me not liking the name is probably just my problem with this specific Nagarai. Others are probably all kinds of badass.

[Geminex]

Why not give her an endearing nickname, or, better yet, have her want to be called by said nickname. She won't answer to anything else. Not sure what the nickname should be, but I'm envisioning the following:

Nagrai, use thunder!
*silence*
I said thunder!
*silence*
Oh for god's sake... [Nickname, perhaps something along the lines of "Rainy" or "Raindrop"], use Thunder!

[Dracorion]

Pierce isn't the kind to give nicknames to his pokemon, and especially not her since she annoys the hell out of him.

However, someone else could give her a nickname and she ends up liking it and won't answer to anything else.

EDIT: But please, nothing emo like "Raindrop". She's supposed to be chipper and optimistic and all that crap, so something along those lines.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Pierce isn't the kind to give nicknames to his pokemon, and especially not her since she annoys the hell out of him.

However, someone else could give her a nickname and she ends up liking it and won't answer to anything else.

EDIT: But please, nothing emo like "Raindrop". She's supposed to be chipper and optimistic and all that crap, so something along those lines.

Renny should be all over that. Oh what fun you will have! Although, Charlotte does seem to like nicknaming pokemon, especially after characters from books.

[Geminex]

However, someone else could give her a nickname and she ends up liking it and won't answer to anything else.
Well, I was thinking that she'd choose her own nick-name, or perhaps Pierce sarcastically calls her... I dunno, Sparky? and she likes it.

But yeah, we need to get Menarker in here. I'm not good at nicknames, and I don't think that Jack London ever mentioned a name that'd be appropriate for a thunder dragon of happiness, so Bard's out as well.

[Dracorion]

How could she choose her own nickname? All she can say is her own name. I suppose we could get a psychic all up in there, though.

I'm very, very tempted to make it Sparklesnatch.

And I dunno, I think AB might have to do it. Pierce would hate any name Renny come up with and Nagarai might hate it aswell if Pierce promises that he might maybe make out with her sometime in the possible future.

Hm, actually, Renny would have to do. Most of AB's NPCs are females and Nagarai will absolutely hate on any girl that comes near Pierce.

[Menarker]

Back! Just came home from work, so I'm sorry if I seem inattentive to all this new change.

So, there is a demand for an endearing cute name for a female dragon with prominence on rain and lightning with a personality slightly similar to Renny. (No wonder Pierce rejected her constantly given how he hates Renny.)

... Did I just read that Pierce may have to make out with said Nagarai?

Anyhow to be honest, I tend to find nicknames harder for me, since in my past history of making character names, I give somewhat unique names to my familiar/animal companions/avatar pulled from other locations rather than just dereivitives of traits they use. (I used Mero in dead Magical Fracas, Mageta in the short lived Yugi-Oh RP, Jugan in the dead Final Fantasy one...) In Nagarai's case, I just pulled up some words from other languages and tried to suggest ways to put them together, since that's the entire theme of Pokemon naming like how Articuno is basically "Arctic" which is ice and "uno" which is spanish for number 1 since it is one of the trio of legendary birds which also use spanish numbers in their names, (Dos in Zapdos is spanish for two while Tres in Moltres is spanish for three.)

Anyhow, unless you want to do some "clever" name rhyming like Rayne for "Rain" or something like that...

Anyhow, I'll keep thinking...

[Dracorion]

Well, it doesn't have to be Menarker to come up with the name. Someone could come up with a good name and he's the one that introduces it. I'm still thinking.

Sparklesnatch is all I got.

[Menarker]

Delutia? (Combined Deluge which means HEAVY DOWNPOUR or extreme pressure with Tia meaning Tear)
Tempestcaller?
Stormsiren?

*Thinking of more...*

Also, yes, your pokemon's height/weight thing does look odd. I'm only a few inches taller than it, and I definately weigh more than Nagarai, and I'm pretty darn skinny compared to the peers my age group.

Most pokemons are smaller than full grown adults when you look up their stats... but then again the pokemon world is weird about all that sort of things.

[Geminex]

I think the weight is fine. It is sorta skinny, but considering that it's a magical thunder dragon that changes the weather, I think minor errors in the height/weight ratio are the least of our problems.

And all of Menarker's names sound too badass. We want something endearing. Pretend you were naming a powerpuff girl.

[Menarker]

... a Powerpuff girl? Like Bubble?

Well, I didn't think Delutia sounded badass, more serene to me...

But yeah, naming nicknames I believe I suck at. Sprinkle? Dew? Showersplash? Water-Balloon? (To rib on lack of boobies) =P

Yeah, I suck. ^^;

[Dracorion]

Try something with less rain. Rain is depressing.

[Bard The 5th LW]

.....hmmmmm? Perhaps Dracorianne? http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p280/zerglin/Smileys/animesweat.gif

[Menarker]

Well... what comes after a rain is a rainbow... maybe something there...

Prism? Iris? Rainbow?

Maybe a name with clouds, since that's where thunder/lightning comes from.

Billow? Breeze? Zephyria? (Just stuck "ia" after Zephyr.)

[Dracorion]

I'm between Sparklesnatch, Dracorianne, Dazzler, Iris (but only by virtue of being a name on its own) and Sparky.

More names!

Try to come up with something thunder-related while still fitting if you can.

[Menarker]

Well, I give up on trying to figure out nicknames. I suck like i said with that and I got homework as well.

Wish you luck with that.

... and I just found out that Zephyr (God of Wind) is the husband of his sister Iris (Goddess of Rainbow)... funny how that works out...

Luckily, that won't translate in Pokemon, since if this Nagarai of yours is a female only species, only Ditto can breed with her (and create another of her kind). :3

[Dracorion]

Luckily, that won't translate in Pokemon, since if this Nagarai of yours is a female only species, only Ditto can breed with her (and create another of her kind). :3

Unless my Nagarai and a Ditto have two daughters and one of them is born a hermaphrodite!

Yeah, I really should be thinking names instead.

[Menarker]

Might as well, since we can't exactly progress without AB posting and he probably won't until Dante posts or some more time passes.

[Dracorion]

Yeah, been thinking. Nagarai's nickname doesn't have to be a nickname. Could be a proper name, like Iris. Or Aria.

I think I like Aria better, so let's go with that unless someone comes up with something better.

[Menarker]

Aira is nice. Sounds more like a flying type name to me, but that doesn't matter. :3 Nice Italian name.

It's a good choice. ^^

So is Pierce going to give her the name, or are you going to get Renny or someone else to suggest the name and all that?

[Dracorion]

Well, Aria the Nagarai does have wings, so...

And not every name has to mean something. Joey doesn't secretly mean "earth", Mark doesn't mean "lava", and Jennifer doesn't mean "fart".

Someone else is gonna have to suggest the name. Since it's the kind of name that Pierce might like, AB could suggest it and Nagarai would have to take it, despite it being suggested by another woman, because Pierce likes it.

Or Renny could suggest it and Nagarai would like it despite Pierce's objections.

Or maybe Nagarai is a manipulative mastermind tricks Pierce... somehow.

[Geminex]

Nice name. Though I thought our purpose was to make your Nagrai seem more childish, and force Pierce to drop the "untouchable badass" exterior, not to make Nargai more human for (I can only assume) the purpose of making out.

[Menarker]

>_> Almost all names mean something... but they don't always match up with the reality of the character. And interpretions vary from place to place.

(The fact that Renny's name DOES mean something was accidental. It means Small and Mighty in the Gaelish language.)

Benjamin for example may be a fairly respectable name in USA, but travel to Japan and you'll be laughed at endlessly, because the "Benja" in the name sounds like "Benjo" which literally translate to "Shit-House".

[Dracorion]

Though I thought our purpose was to make your Nagrai seem more childish, and force Pierce to drop the "untouchable badass" exterior, not to make Nargai more human for (I can only assume) the purpose of making out.

Dunno what you were thinking, but I was just looking for a name and you all suggested nicknames and I thought it would be a good idea and here we are.

I suppose we could always drop her height a bit and call her little Aria. But making her a full-on child would make her relationship with Pierce waaaaaay more innapropriate and make him much less likely to open up.

[Menarker]

Nah, you don't need to have a small build to be childish or innocent or full of admiration.

>_> Even if the admiration may be hasty or based on the wrong emotions.

Hell, in the anime, multiple of Jame's pokemon gave plenty of unwanted attention (typically because contact with said pokemons would hurt him) such as the catcus hug or the Victrebell's only possible way to hug... via partial ingestation.

[Dracorion]

And no, the purpose was never to make out with Pierce either. Though she might force herself on him and he would push her off if I deem it funny enough and it doesn't seem creepy or make him look like a huge jerk.

[Menarker]

Pierce: "Aira, for this coming battle, I want to teach you Thunder Wave to deal with the foes we'll come across."
Aira: Excellenttttt... With this move... Soon at the right time Pierce will be unable to resist I'll shower him with all the affection that has been welling up inside me."
Pierce: "On second thought, never mind. I'll teach you Dragonbreath instead."
Aira: "FUCK!"

*The shower and welling puns was accidental at first, but now intentional.*

[Dracorion]

She'd never use Thunder Wave, he'd go limp down there. Not to mention everywhere. She's not the kind to use Pierce as a doll.

Although thinking about it, Aria is going to be very affectionate with Pierce, which, considering his personal space issues, would probably force him to either get over it, kill himself, or kill her.

Of course, Pierce won't open up until he deals with issues from his past and I'm not sure how he's going to do that yet. Or if it'll happen at all.

[Geminex]

kill her

Impact Extermination Services! For all your Pokemon-Eliminating needs!

[Dracorion]

Pierce ain't that cruel. He'd probably kill himself rather than kill her.

...

You're going to offer Impact Extermination Services for that too aren't you?

[Menarker]

... Renny's Pokemon Adoption Center? Because I Care.

The pokemon games and the anime DO have a release option :3

And I dunno about Impact killing you, but I'm pretty certain you can talk Charlotte into it.

EDIT: Sheesh, we talk so much that this discussion thread which only started when the Hononmyr and Feuerant was introduced is probably already near its accepted maximum and ready for another thread... Especially about Kimono girls, Ruin types, naming pokemon, pokemon sex and assisted character suicide. ^^;

[Dracorion]

If he released her she'd go right back to stalking him. Difference being, he couldn't put her in a pokeball for misbehaving.

[DanteFalcon]

Apologies on the delay. Had to look up Rachel's pokemon and consider which course of action to take. Combined with Real Life it was difficult to find the time.

[Menarker]

No problem. Glad you could make it at last.

And now we're ready for the next round. ^^

AB? *Cues the lights*

[Astral Harmony]

Next thread, fellas. (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?p=1026530#post1026530)