Pokemon Quest #154

That's a fair point too. Granted I doubt Kat would back down from a challenge, but strictly speaking at least Robin is 'the strongest' here, as long as we haven't had the time to fight her as champion.

Good plan, except how do the others communicate that they're out?

“I’ll go.” You step forward.

“What?” Robin protests. “You can’t just...no.” She gives you a firm look. She must have been practicing that in the mirror. “It’s too dangerous.”

Vernon taps his cane. “Robin. We talked about this.”

“Harris is strong,” Geno warns. “He used to be called the Wind Raptor.”

Clair audibly expels air from her mouth. “Yeah. Okay. Scary.”

An Air Slash strikes the cabin wall. “I’m waiting!”

You wave out the window. “I’ll battle you! But what do you get if you win?”

He swaggers around a bit as a show to his troops before answering. “Your surrender, of course. We’ll be putting you on trial, showing the public that we are the law and order now. Make sure everyone knows to fall in line.”

You head to the door. Robin stops you. “Be careful. We’ll start tunneling, and if you’re not ready to go, I’m coming back for you, okay?”

>Relax. You’re a great battler
>You’ll just stall him and bug out as soon as they’re ready
>Make her promise to keep going even if you’re captured
>Something else

>Relax. You’re a great battler
Are we though?

>You’ll just stall him and bug out as soon as they’re ready
Time for staller battle!

>>Relax. You’re a great battler

Wait, who is this General again?

>>You’ll just stall him and bug out as soon as they’re ready
"I'll pull out, promise. But it's not that I need to..."

"We're both girls, dummy."

I don't know, I don't really remember him at all.

[Kat is pretty highly regarded. She's seen as well rounded by most. Noted for having Pokemon that can take punishment and laying on status. Not someone you want to get into a battle of attrition with]

[Previously unmet character. A team Imperium officer that seems pretty highly regarded, though]

>Relax. You’re a great battler
>Kiss for good luck.
How goes the datebin Gobble?

>>Relax. You’re a great battler
>>You’ll just stall him and bug out as soon as they’re ready

That's quite the juicy front-butt!

I don't mind the overall idea, but I assume anons are ready for him to have some kind of safeguard against the possibility of Kat fleeing, right? Like setting up in an arena surrounded by pokemon-powered forcefields a la the E4 arena or whatever. I mean, he probably won't have access to that specifically, but something to stop us at least.

Tangently related new mons, forms, and team in pokenews. One of those mons is a sweep-stopper too.

We'll probably be surrounded by a bunch of bad dudes anyway

Yeah, but bad dudes are bad at stopping a charging Gyarados.

>Relax. You’re a great battler
And status stop the anti-sweeper

Durr, meant to reply to of course.
Also I'm staying unspoiled on anything pokemon, gotta get SOME surprises once they actually arrive.

“Relax. I’m a great battler. I’ll stall and bug out as soon as we’re ready.”

Robin relents. “As leader, I officially order you to keep your word.” She looks down. “O-okay?”

“I promise.”

You kiss her on the cheek.

You’re handed a pill for the drug that blocks psychic powers. “They don’t last too long, but it should take a lot longer than any battle.” There’s another warning that it might slow your reflexes slightly. Emma seems concerned that an altered state may make mega-evolution difficult, but she’s only speculating and isn’t sure.

They might now know about it. The group has only hammered out a few helmets so far. They’re crude and heavy, but can also probably do the job.

The signal that the tunnel is ready will be a Thunder strike. Can't miss that.

>Take it now. Don’t take any risks
>Save the pill and go. Keep it in reserve just in case
>Ask for a helmet instead
>Something else

>Take it now. Don’t take any risks

>Take it now. Don’t take any risks
Let's not take risks just in case something goes wrong. That's just backwards logic.

[Mostly done. Will have it in the next few days if not tomorrow]

>Take it now. Don’t take any risks

>>Save the pill and go. Keep it in reserve just in case

>>Take it now. Don’t take any risks
One, we should not need to Mega here anyway.
Two, let's not tip them on the helmets just yet.

>Ask for a helmet instead

I'm waiting very warmly! Constantly have to make sure my chair isn't melting!

>Take it now. Don’t take any risks

[Tell me about it. The heat this summer is insane. Canucks melt like snowpeople when it gets too warm]

Over here we've had a lot of blessed rain the past week at least, so that's been okay. But next week it's back to blistering heat again. Not sure I'm gonna live.

You swallow the pill quickly and head out the door. Team Imperium members surround you and the cabin in huge numbers.

“Kept me waiting.” General Harris says. He’s a large, strong looking man with a military look about him. Except for his smile. There’s a smug condescension glued on his face there.

“We weren’t expecting company.”

He grins some more. “I hope nobody is going to attempt to escape. We have you surrounded on all sides. Besides, it wouldn’t look too good to see the old guard be such cowards.” He gestures around to the huge numbers of Team Imperium members.

That’s when you notice it. These are all just regular people. Probably taken from local towns. You thought it was weird they’d have such big numbers.

And that’s probably why he’s making a show of this. He wants to make an example.

“Three on three okay with you? Since you’re not even a gym leader or anything like that, I’ll let you pick whatever works best for you. It’s a shame the OLD COWARDS are hiding behind a LITTLE GIRL.” He shouts at the cabin.

Dan floats up beside you. He’s only taken a minor hit.

>Three on three sounds fine
>One on one
>Let’s do a double battle
>Something else

>Three on three sounds fine
We want to stall so better than 1v1. And doubles gives a chance of a pokemon getting tag-teamed and blown up quickly.

>Three on three sounds fine

Can we see the Pokemon that used Air Slash?

>Three on three sounds fine
Bring it, jackass.

>Three on three sounds fine

>Three on three sounds fine
Who are we gonna use? Other than Dan, who's slightly injured, most of our pokemon seem fairly evenly durable in their own ways. I definitely think we should use Destiny as one of them for her dodging. Is Aria back in good shape yet?

>Three on three sounds fine
throw out a pokemon early, show him we're not worried about him at all. I'd say throw out Destiny for that evasion and ice moves

Do not.
I say we wait and see, no plan survives the enemy.

I suppose, just throw out whoever seems fairly well-matched with his pokemon I guess.

>Let’s do a double battle

“Three on three sounds fine to me.” You take what he suggested.

He looks incredibly confident. “You’re a fool for underestimating our strength.” He opens his arms wide and turns to the crowd. “The old power structure is no more. You can’t hide behind your corrupt laws and anti-progress ways. We’re building a new future. A human future! No longer will people be forced to slow down the march of civilization because of concerns about Pokemon. Are we not the natural rulers of this world?”

He points forward and a Charizard lands in front of him, roaring.

“Go on, little girl. Use whatever type advantaged Pokemon I know you’ll choose. See if your silly games matter.”

>Devon (Houndoom)
>Leviathan (Gyarados)
>Zappy Dan (Magnezone)
>Destiny (Kingdra)
>Aria (Meloetta)
>Raistlin (Alakazam)
>Try to get under his skin
>Try to appeal to the crowd
>Something else

>Leviathan (Gyarados)

>Raistlin (Alakazam)
>Try to appeal to the crowd
This guy is a psycho and probably a murderer, but you don't need to be afraid of him! Once I kick his ass you'll be free to go!

>>Try to get under his skin
The smallest Lillipups bark the loudest.

>Aria (Meloetta)
>Try to get under his skin

Raistlin (Alakazam)
Ill back the write in for

Changing >Raistlin (Alakazam)
>Try to get under his skin

>Raistlin (Alakazam)
>Try to appeal to the crowd
Thus guy sure is cocky. Let's hope his confidence is misplaced.

People do realize the crowd could easily be under mind control?

>Proffesor Douchebag not think highly enough of you to give you a proper army huh?

Could, but if so why would he need to appeal to them for Imperium's way of doing things too?
Presumably the MC can't be constantly active, everywhere at least.

>Leviathan (Gyarados)
By not choosing a pokemon with a type advantage, aren't we letting him get under -our- skin? Like do we have anything to prove to this guy?

It is mostly that Charizard can learn thunder punch.

“The smallest Lillipups bark the loudest.”

His face contorts slightly, but he brushes it off. “Like broadcasting a yearly tournament for all the world to see how strong you think you are?” He points forward. “Enough stalling, coward. Let’s get this started so we can show the world what you’re really made of.”

His Charizard roars. There’s something really weird about it, but it’s hard to tell in the dark.

“Raistlin! Go!” You throw out your Alakazam. He floats above the ground meditating.

Charizard flaps it’s wings and lifts itself into the air. It’s on.

You shake your head. They weren’t kidding about that drug slowing you down. It’s nothing too big, but it’s a distraction.

>Nothing but dodging with Teleport
>Psychic. Hit it with your strongest move
>Miracle Eye. He might try something
>Shadow Ball. There’s something weird going on
>Focus Blast. It won’t hurt much, but it’ll make him angry
>Energy Ball at it’s mouth right before it uses a fire move
>Something else

>Energy Ball at it’s mouth right before it uses a fire move
If there is an illusion, this will cancel it, and if there's not then we mess up his ability to attack.

>Nothing but dodging with Teleport
Observe first.

[Apology butt for forgetting a picture]

How exactly does Psychic work in this game Gobble? Because just holding Charizard's wings in place and just watching him fall to the ground in a heap would be pretty funny.

>Nothing but dodging with Teleport
He's baiting type advantage and the pokemon is acting weird, I'd guess its a weaker pokemon and wants to broadcast us wailing on it. If not, we still stall for people to escape.

>Nothing but dodging with Teleport

Maybe it's actually a Zoroark and that's why the Miracle Eye option is here?

>There’s something really weird about it, but it’s hard to tell in the dark.
fucker is mega evolved isn't it?

>Miracle Eye. He might try something

>Shadow Ball. There’s something weird going on

Not sure it would be able to fly if that were the case.

>Shadow Ball. There’s something weird going on
If we start off by just dodging, won't he catch on to our stalling plan?

>Destiny (Kingdra)

Try hitting something that can't be touched.

Also, sorry I'm late, glad to see I arrived when it's getting good though.

Incidentally Gobble, just how much of this latter half of the quest inspired by the Manga?

It is just taking the defensive.

>Nothing but dodging with Teleport

Let's see what we're up against.

We haven't heard anything about blue fire, so it's not Mega Z anyway.

Rolled 29 (1d100)

[Roll!]

Rolled 24 (1d100)

...

Rolled 66 (1d100)

Rolled 50 (1d100)

Rolled 67 (1d100)

Dice!

Rolled 68 (1d100)

Let's try this again.

Geez, anons.

It is more than a 29!

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>Dat pic
Damn. Kat and Jeanine Bully younger trainer when?

Also... Gobble.. if your next quest is running in a different setting, how will you post pokegirl butts?

Rolled 30 (1d100)

Testing my dice

We're just saving the good rolls for someone who ain't a chump.

avatar butts are just as nice

I kinda wish Jeanine had that gyaru coloring now...

Good rolls like 69?

Am I the only one who thinks the next pokemon quest ought to have a male protag?

There are fewer girls in Avatar though. Pokemon has a limitless number of pokesluts!

Nah. Also we voted on this. Gobble is apparently doing an Avatar quest next. Air Bender not blue cat people who should be exterminated.

Gobble would probably let us make a swagmaster bender that gets a harem

Those are for Robin.

Going to act like a dude either way so there's not much distinction.