Due to the genius of the Sinnoh league Jinx and co. didn't spend more than fifteen minutes in Hearthome, and that time was simply spent traveling through it; thankfully for the citizens of Hearthome they'd return, eventually, after all that was where the fifth gym leader was. Even though it was the next city one could visit after Eterna, the second gym, which made absolutely no sense. Why wouldn't it be home to the third gym leader? It made sense, you'd want to keep a sequence going wouldn't you? And yet the third gym leader was located in Veilstone City, which could be reached once you left Pastoria, a marshy city home to the fourth gym leader; there was going to be an annoying amount of backtracking in the future.
As irritated as she was, Jinx trudged on. There wasn't much that she could do about it, and it just meant that Opal had more time to train. All she knew was that they'd be up against fighting-type pokemon, not the exact species, and the last thing she needed was for her to have to repeat the challenge because, somehow, her pokemon were overpowered. Checking in on Opal's progress, Jinx watched her take care of yet another pokemon. It was just a shame that the candle didn't attract any stronger dragons, it would've made things go that much faster.
As if Arceus itself had heard her thoughts, a bulky figure flew across the sky, casting a shadow over the group. Jinx jerked her head up, catching only a glimpse of colors before the creature landed heavily on the ground beside them. It was certainly a dragon alright, with gigantic red wings atop an equally large, blue body. With a swivel of its head the beast settled its gaze onto Jinx, and stared long and hard at her before looking to Opal; it completely ignored Agate and Sphene, which relieved the former while angering the latter, what? Just because he was small he wasn't considered a threat?
"Oh." The scrunched up face Opal had started to make relaxed, and she released the breath she'd been holding. She turned to Jinx. "This is--""Kaeden's gift!" Jinx exclaimed, before running up to the pokemon and wrapping her arms around its neck, in a semi-hug. Opal failed to retort, her surprise robbing her of her words.
T Y P E: L E V E L: 34 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Calm: A loyal 'agent' of Team Imperium, has the personality of a single woman in her thirties ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Own Tempo: The Pokémon cannot be Confused while having this ability ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Water Pulse - 60: 4/10 Chance to Confuse Zen Headbutt - 80: 3/10 Chance to Flinch target Power Gem - 80 Earthquake - 100: Deals double damage to pokemon using Dig and dive. Deals half damage if Grassy Terrain is in effect
340/340 HP | Status: None | 16/19 EXP | Next Move; lv. 47 - Psychic; H. Scale - Signal Beam
⇨xxN A M E: Agate - Larvitar
T Y P E: L E V E L: 25 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Timid: She doesn't trust easily, but she's also lonely ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Guts: Attack stat is increased by three stages when induced with a status condition (Burn, Paralyze, Sleep, Poison, Freeze) ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Bite - 60: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Rock Slide - 75: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Chip Away - 70: Ignores any changes to the target's physical defense or evasion Earth Power - 90: 1/2 chance to lower target's special defense
250/250 HP | Status: None | 12/23 EXP | Next Move; lv. 32 - Dark Pulse; TM - Brick Break
⇨xxN A M E: Lazurite - Aklor
T Y P E: L E V E L: 24 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Lax: Simple-minded, when she's not trying to maul or devour, she's sleeping ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Strong Jaw: All biting attacks used by this pokemon do x1.3 damage ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Sharpen - Raise user's attack one stage Fire Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 4/10 Chance to burn target Bite - 60: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Ice Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 3/10 Chance to freeze
240/240 HP | Status: None | 11/29 EXP | Next Move; lv. 24 - Trap Jaw
⇨xxN A M E: Sphene - Sember
T Y P E: L E V E L: 21 G E N D E R: Male ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Rash: A kindred spirit, enjoys making a mess wherever he goes, and prone to throwing fits ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Sap Sipper: When a Pokémon with Sap Sipper is hit by a Grass-type move, its Attack is increased by one stage, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Headbutt - 70: 4/10 Chance of causing target to flinch Leech Seed - Sprays seeds on the target that sap 1/8 of their HP every round and restores that amount of HP to the user Magical Leaf: 60: unaffected by changes to accuracy stat and evasion stat Incinerate - 60: destroys the targets held berry
210/210 HP | Status: None | 21/26 EXP | Next Move; lv. 23 - Uproar
⇨xxN A M E: Tanzanite - Mega Salamence
T Y P E: L E V E L: 25 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Hasty: A risk-taking high-flier, with little concern for consequences ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Aerilate: Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves and do x1.2 damage ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: Salamencite: Mega Evolves Salamence: Atk 1.2, Def 1.1, Sp.Atk 1.2, Speed 1.1 ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Fire Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 4/10 Chance to burn target Fly - 90: Flies up into air for first turn, strikes on second turn. The user is semi invulnerable while in the air Dragon Breath - 60: 7/10 Chance to Paralyze Headbutt - 70: 4/10 Chance of causing target to flinch
250/250 HP | Status: None | 01/15 EXP | Next Move; lv. 29 - Dragon Claw
Jinx tilted herself back, just far enough so that she could hang from the pokemon's neck, to get a proper look at it. It looked back at her, with an expression devoid of emotion. "He got me something to fly with~" she breathed, before releasing the dragon from her grip. Rather than step away, however, she circled the creature, amazed at its size, and in the process of her examination she noticed a small pack strapped to the pokemon's back. A vague idea of what was contained within the pack, she wasted no time in getting in close enough to unzip the bag and pull from out of it her pokedex.
Without hesitation she turned the machine on and pointed it towards the dragon, and immediately it came to life and began spouting off several, generic descriptions, in a robotic voice. But, of the four the pokedex provided, only two stood out to Jinx. "Mega Salamence, the Dragon Pokemon." How original. "Anyone standing in its path gets sliced right in two, while this Pokémon continues its flight without interruption." She paused to look at the wings of Salamence, so not only were they large but they were deadly, that was fantastic. Once she'd gotten a decent look, she allowed the 'dex to continue, "Mega Evolution fuels its brutality, and it may even turn on the Trainer who raised it. It’s been dubbed “the blood-soaked crescent.”." From there the pokedex grew quiet, leaving behind an ominous silence. Jinx pursed her lips gently, though what she was thinking about was anyone's guess. All were still, save for Sphene who'd gone back to finding flammable items for himself.
"I think I'll call you Tanzanite, Tanz for short," Jinx proclaimed. From directly behind her, Opal started coughing -- choking, really.
Turn O1 Opal used Zen Headbutt! 80 + 20 = 100 100 - 100 = 0
Opal earned 7 exp.!
Active Party:
⇨xxN A M E: Opal - Slowking *
T Y P E: L E V E L: 35 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Calm: A loyal 'agent' of Team Imperium, has the personality of a single woman in her thirties ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Own Tempo: The Pokémon cannot be Confused while having this ability ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Water Pulse - 60: 4/10 Chance to Confuse Zen Headbutt - 80: 3/10 Chance to Flinch target Power Gem - 80 Earthquake - 100: Deals double damage to pokemon using Dig and dive. Deals half damage if Grassy Terrain is in effect
350/350 HP | Status: None | 05/20 EXP | Next Move; lv. 47 - Psychic; H. Scale - Signal Beam
⇨xxN A M E: Agate - Larvitar
T Y P E: L E V E L: 25 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Timid: She doesn't trust easily, but she's also lonely ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Guts: Attack stat is increased by three stages when induced with a status condition (Burn, Paralyze, Sleep, Poison, Freeze) ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Bite - 60: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Rock Slide - 75: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Chip Away - 70: Ignores any changes to the target's physical defense or evasion Earth Power - 90: 1/2 chance to lower target's special defense
250/250 HP | Status: None | 13/23 EXP | Next Move; lv. 32 - Dark Pulse; TM - Brick Break
⇨xxN A M E: Lazurite - Aklor
T Y P E: L E V E L: 24 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Lax: Simple-minded, when she's not trying to maul or devour, she's sleeping ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Strong Jaw: All biting attacks used by this pokemon do x1.3 damage ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Sharpen - Raise user's attack one stage Fire Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 4/10 Chance to burn target Bite - 60: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Ice Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 3/10 Chance to freeze
240/240 HP | Status: None | 12/29 EXP | Next Move; lv. 24 - Trap Jaw
⇨xxN A M E: Sphene - Sember
T Y P E: L E V E L: 21 G E N D E R: Male ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Rash: A kindred spirit, enjoys making a mess wherever he goes, and prone to throwing fits ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Sap Sipper: When a Pokémon with Sap Sipper is hit by a Grass-type move, its Attack is increased by one stage, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Headbutt - 70: 4/10 Chance of causing target to flinch Leech Seed - Sprays seeds on the target that sap 1/8 of their HP every round and restores that amount of HP to the user Magical Leaf: 60: unaffected by changes to accuracy stat and evasion stat Incinerate - 60: destroys the targets held berry
210/210 HP | Status: None | 22/26 EXP | Next Move; lv. 23 - Uproar
⇨xxN A M E: Tanzanite - Mega Salamence
T Y P E: L E V E L: 25 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Hasty: A risk-taking high-flier, with little concern for consequences ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Aerilate: Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves and do x1.2 damage ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: Salamencite: Mega Evolves Salamence: Atk 1.2, Def 1.1, Sp.Atk 1.2, Speed 1.1 ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Fire Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 4/10 Chance to burn target Fly - 90: Flies up into air for first turn, strikes on second turn. The user is semi invulnerable while in the air Dragon Breath - 60: 7/10 Chance to Paralyze Headbutt - 70: 4/10 Chance of causing target to flinch
250/250 HP | Status: None | 02/15 EXP | Next Move; lv. 29 - Dragon Claw
Opal slapped her chest while an unconcerned Jinx continued to look up in wonder at the newly named Tanz, who stared at the woman, unmoving. Since this was a pokemon from Kaeden, it was only right that she give it a nickname, and while she didn't truly care for keeping with Opal's theme she did like the Tanzanite gem, it was the only uncommon gem that she knew by name. She'd have to thank her brother the next time they spoke (which would hopefully be tonight), but until then she'd make good use of her newest member. She stretched up onto her toes to pat Tanz's forehead, which prompted her to swing her tail back; some form of acceptance.
While Opal cleared her throat, and Agate gingerly patted her back, Jinx strolled over to Tanz's side, looped one arm around her neck and hefted herself onto the pokemon's back. There was just enough room between her wings and the base of her neck for one or two humans, maybe three if one of them was small. She was conscious enough to return her team, and waited long enough for Opal to begrudgingly fight off a small bat, before she prodded Tanz to get her to take into the sky; she actually didn't know if it would work, but it was a good a guess as-- With a reverberating roar Tanz shot off into the air, setting Jinx's heart off and forcing her hair back as the wind buffeted her face. For several seconds she forgot to breathe, but remembered to suck in air once they'd broken through the clouds. Unable to help herself she looked down, and found herself giddily dizzy when she saw just how high up they were.
Turn O1 Opal used Zen Headbutt! 80 + 20 = 100 100 - 100 = 0
Opal earned 7 exp.!
Active Party:
⇨xxN A M E: Opal - Slowking *
T Y P E: L E V E L: 35 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Calm: A loyal 'agent' of Team Imperium, has the personality of a single woman in her thirties ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Own Tempo: The Pokémon cannot be Confused while having this ability ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Water Pulse - 60: 4/10 Chance to Confuse Zen Headbutt - 80: 3/10 Chance to Flinch target Power Gem - 80 Earthquake - 100: Deals double damage to pokemon using Dig and dive. Deals half damage if Grassy Terrain is in effect
350/350 HP | Status: None | 13/20 EXP | Next Move; lv. 47 - Psychic; H. Scale - Signal Beam
⇨xxN A M E: Agate - Larvitar
T Y P E: L E V E L: 25 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Timid: She doesn't trust easily, but she's also lonely ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Guts: Attack stat is increased by three stages when induced with a status condition (Burn, Paralyze, Sleep, Poison, Freeze) ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Bite - 60: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Rock Slide - 75: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Chip Away - 70: Ignores any changes to the target's physical defense or evasion Earth Power - 90: 1/2 chance to lower target's special defense
250/250 HP | Status: None | 14/23 EXP | Next Move; lv. 32 - Dark Pulse; TM - Brick Break
⇨xxN A M E: Lazurite - Aklor
T Y P E: L E V E L: 24 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Lax: Simple-minded, when she's not trying to maul or devour, she's sleeping ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Strong Jaw: All biting attacks used by this pokemon do x1.3 damage ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Sharpen - Raise user's attack one stage Fire Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 4/10 Chance to burn target Bite - 60: 4/10 Chance to Flinch target Ice Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 3/10 Chance to freeze
240/240 HP | Status: None | 13/29 EXP | Next Move; lv. 24 - Trap Jaw
⇨xxN A M E: Sphene - Sember
T Y P E: L E V E L: 21 G E N D E R: Male ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Rash: A kindred spirit, enjoys making a mess wherever he goes, and prone to throwing fits ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Sap Sipper: When a Pokémon with Sap Sipper is hit by a Grass-type move, its Attack is increased by one stage, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: N/A ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Headbutt - 70: 4/10 Chance of causing target to flinch Leech Seed - Sprays seeds on the target that sap 1/8 of their HP every round and restores that amount of HP to the user Magical Leaf: 60: unaffected by changes to accuracy stat and evasion stat Incinerate - 60: destroys the targets held berry
210/210 HP | Status: None | 23/26 EXP | Next Move; lv. 23 - Uproar
⇨xxN A M E: Tanzanite - Mega Salamence
T Y P E: L E V E L: 25 G E N D E R: Female ＮＡＴＵＲＥ: Hasty: A risk-taking high-flier, with little concern for consequences ＡＢＩＬＩＴＹ: Aerilate: Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves and do x1.2 damage ＨＯＬＤＩＮＧ: Salamencite: Mega Evolves Salamence: Atk 1.2, Def 1.1, Sp.Atk 1.2, Speed 1.1 ＡＴＴＡＣＫＳ: Fire Fang - 65: 3/10 Chance of causing target to flinch, 4/10 Chance to burn target Fly - 90: Flies up into air for first turn, strikes on second turn. The user is semi invulnerable while in the air Dragon Breath - 60: 7/10 Chance to Paralyze Headbutt - 70: 4/10 Chance of causing target to flinch
250/250 HP | Status: None | 03/15 EXP | Next Move; lv. 29 - Dragon Claw
