Lawliet

I've had semesters like that, but this one wasn't one of them. I have lots and lots of free time that I used breeding and raising my team. Now I'm pretty much waiting for the start date before I even bother turning my DS on again.

A lot of types have been crossed off the list since the last time I looked at it, I'm excited. I totally beat Cynthia with my team today since I couldn't find anyone to play against except my friend who's the biggest jerk in existence (he used a team of only Grass and Electric types to stomp me). Also I'm jealous of White's banner. I never really cared enough to get an avatar/banner but I think I might post in the art thread later and see if I can't get one.

[quote name='Gavin' timestamp='1303201418' post='706678'] [font="Tahoma"][size="2"]*Coughs awkwardly* The level cap was 50 Lawliet. >_>[/size][/font] [/quote] I was really sad when I read this. I thought that I imagined reading that the level cap was raised. There is no way I am going to rebreed and reraise another team because of 10 levels. Is anyone else done, I would kinda like to play test my team and see if i need to switch their moves. I decided against adding a legendary in place of Phione. I like it to much and the ice dude isn't using one so I won't either. My laptop has started doing this weird thing where the cursor disappears and reappears a few seconds later cutting out the some of my words. I already struggle with grammar and spelling enough without my computer trying to sabotage me!

[quote name='Kei' timestamp='1303078655' post='706662'] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]This is the first I've heard of something like that, but I don't doubt what you're claiming (the last time I checked Smogon, it was down, so I can't research what the big boys are doing). For this tournament, I don't think we're going to do all that. I mean, it's a competition, but it's a competition for fun and bragging rights. It's not completely srs biz. =p[/color][/font] [/quote] Well then I think that its to late for me to redo my team anyway, all six of the ones I'm using are at level 60 already.

I think that they will give the Eeveelutions out the day the thing closes, so May 5 (if I am remembering correctly). Also I am almost done raising my team to level 60. I only need to do my Tentacruel and Phione. I have waited on Phione because I am thinking that I might replace it with Suicune, Phione's stats aren't really comparable to legionaries or pseudo legionaries and I feel like I'm gimping myself by using it in one's place. Also I have a question, I read a while ago that in the generation 5 meta using a team that has pokemon with the abilities Drizzle and Swift Swim will be illegal. Are the people competing in this tournament going to be held to that ban and other bans that the competitive pokemon community have laid out?

Yeah, dragon is pretty much entirely pseudo legionaries and legionaries. I almost though about using them but realized that I'd have no variety so I picked Kingdra's (my most favoritest duder) other type instead.

The only thing I am going to use the dream world for is getting a pokemon with its hidden ability every day. I don't really like the mini games and don't care about growing berries and decorating a house. Also its annoying that you can only log in once every 24 hours instead of once daily (like the swarms). I first got one last night at 11pm and then had to wait the entire day today to get one and snag another pokemon. That means that if I want my dreamworld to unlock at a decent time I have to skip a day which means I have to skip a free pokemon! Anyways, did anyone else do the Eevee event thing on the Global Link website? I guess if you play the mini game (brick break) and beat all four levels you get one of the Eeveelution that you can send over to your game. I was wondering if anyone knew when they were giving those out? I got Espeon and when I checked its hidden ability I was super happy! Yah for Magic Bounce! Jolteon and Vaporeon also have decent hidden abilities, but the other ones are kinda blah imo.

I claim water type! So I finally decided on my team. I was sad because I had my heart set on using Manaphy for my legendary but my Manaphy has been at level 100 since Pearl, so I'm having to settle with its super weak offspring. Phione Kingdra Ludicolo Tentacruel Swampert Starmie Also, generation five had whack water types. The only one that I almost considered using was Jellicent but I'm not really a fan.

Is the flat rule not going to be used to bump down pokemon that are higher than level 50? I only ask because I've started training my team already and my Kingdra, Lapras, and Milotic are all over that level, the latter two were caught in their 60's. Also, I might have wanted to trade over some pokemon from HeartGold and they are all definitely all over level 50. Breeding them and raising their babies wouldn't be to terrible. Anyways, you can put me down for water type pokemon. I was thinking, if the number of participants aren't divisible by four then couldn't we do like a round robin tournament and then the finals be between the two or four people that got the most wins out of the round robin part? Anyways just spit balling some ideas. I'm kinda excited about this, I've done a tournament where you could only use pokemon that were the same color, but I have never done one where you can only use pokemon of one type.

Congrats on the shiny. I've totally ran into two shiny pokemon in my experience, a Geodude in Platinum and a shiny Metapod in the original Gold version, but it doesn't do me any good since I can't trade it off.

White forest made me sad, I really had my heart set on a Ralts but when I got there it was all empty, I guess I need to use the Entralink garbage to get some grass in my forest :( . I totally have a Gothita that I'm done with, I wouldn't mind trading it to you. I just beat Cynthia for the first time with these dudes... Volcarona lv. 68 (I didn't use the one you can catch at level 70 because this one has a better nature) Kingdra lv. 71 Lapras lv. 69 Dragonite lv. 71 Emolga lv. 70 Escavalier lv. 67 I think I might be ready to challenge the Elite Four again and fight Alder.

All I have left to do is beat Ghetsis, and then I am done with the Pokemon League . Also I'd like to compete in the tournament with a water or poison team.

My friend traded me a Vullaby last night so I can trade you whenever! On another note, I like Volcarona whole bunch, so I've been using my Larvesta as my fire type. I got really sad when I looked at Bulbapedia and learned that Larvesta doesn't evolve until level 59. I do have a Darmanitan at a fairly high level that's a billion times more powerful than Larvesta, and I was wondering if the Elite 4 and N are difficult enough to warrant a change in my line up?

Yah Zorua eggs! I started with white and have only just beaten the final gym, so I don't have a Mandibuzz, and I started with Oshawott so I don't have a Tepig either... I can see about getting my friend to hustle through black but there is a lot of stuff that happens between twist mountain and route 10. I've got anything from white up until post-Pokemon League, and I think I have a Gothita from black that I used so that I could find some Light Clay (5% chance of being held by a Golett but I ended up with two) that I can trade. The final two gyms weren't that bad for me. Ice types have four weaknesses, and there are only three of them in the entire game all of them are pure Ice so you don't have to worry about any weird type combination's... I used my Larvesta to steam roll the whole gym. The Dragon gym was tricky for me, I had caught a Cryogonal for ice beam but its defense is to so terrible he would get one shot so I just sucked it up and used attacks that did normal damage. Also, the level difference between the seventh and eighth gym isn't that big and some plot happens between them so I didn't do any training for the gym at all, my battlers were all about 42.

Does anyone have a Zorua they are willing to part with? I know you can only get it if you got that special Celebi a while back, but I kinda stopped caring about Pokemon for awhile, but ended up getting White. I just decided that I'd like to complete the pokedex for once, but sadly I don't have this guy.

[b]Name[/b]: Shintate Masashi [b]Physical Description[/b]: Members of the Shintate clan usually end up as high end actors, models, or any other profession where they can show themselves off without coming off as too conceited. The members of the clan are known far and wide for their stunning good looks. Masashi is very handsome for an eleven and a half year old. He is average height and thin, all of his features are very angular. His dark brown hair is about six inches long always looking as if a powerful gust of wind had run through it. His eyes, also brown, are equally dark and perfectly shaped and placed on his face. Like all the members in his clan he has a tanned, smooth completion and is always wearing clothing made from the finest fabrics money can buy. [b]Strengths and Abilities[/b]: His nonchalant demeanor and half hearted attempts at anything difficult have landed him almost at the bottom of his class. He can perform the basic jutsu that the academy teaches but hasnâ??t gone out of his way to add any new techniques to his repertoire, and since he is the first ninja in his clan his family has no techniques to offer or anyone to turn to for advice. He is equally terrible in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu and doesnâ??t know much about how ninja techniques work or some of the most basic aspects of chakra. He doesnâ??t know what his elemental affiliation is, nor does he even know that everyone has different ones. [b]Bio[/b]: Though the Shintate clan is based out of Konoha they often away on trips to other lands, vacationing or visiting friends and family. While the entire Shintate clan is well off, Masashi was born into a particularly wealthy family. His parents were very famous actors, now retired directors, and his older brother is a rising star in the movie industry as well. Masashiâ??s parents were never supportive of him, and as an act of rebellion he decided to become a ninja. His father was not happy with the decision but allowed it. After receiving notice that Masashi was doing poorly he has all but shunned his son, regarding him as a failure. The family often leaves for distant lands, sometimes for months at a time, leaving him with the familyâ??s entire compound to himself. Most of the other kids are jealous of Masashiâ??s life, his mother buys him whatever he wants ,he is the most popular kid in the academy, he is the crush of every girl their age, and he gets to be home alone in a big mansion a lot. Masashi feels differently, though he never shares his true emotions with anyone and always puts up a cheerful front.

Calling cards and strange telephone operators, this is how Psyren started! Maybe bleach dude read Psyren realized how wonderful it was and borrowed some tricks in an attempt to have bleach bounce back. Also, why not have Inoue heal Ishida's wounds that way he can yell as loud as he wants without worry of ripping any stitches? I am ready for this arch to pick up a little bit, but at the same time I want this arch to be really good so if it needs 10 weeks of build up I guess I will endure it...

Well if Ichigo loses all of his powers, shinigami and otherwise, I would rather him remain powerless for the rest of the series and have the focus switched to his dad.

Maybe I don't understand exactly what happened while he was fighting in his inner world, but did he not master his hollow powers as well? If he did giving up his shinigami powers it wouldn't be the end of the world if he has access to the hollow that killed Ulquiorra. If he regains his lost powers I'd be irritated, like nothing bad actually happens to good guys, they can't be killed and the sacrifices they make to defeat people are always fixable. Plus we already had Ishida "lose" his powers. Anyways, did Zangetsu not want to teach the technique to Ichigo because it means he won't be able to protect him anymore? It's kinda sad seeing him throw away his zanpakuto like this although its probably better than him getting killed. Also with Orihime running around able to reject any event I'm sure that she can just reject his use of the final getsuga tensho meaning he could keep using it so long as she stuck around. Poor Orihime, she has lots of work cut out for her in the real world/ soul society, I'm not sure if she can bring back the dead, but if her power works like Aizen said it should be doable (if not at this point eventually she should be trained some more to increase her abilities because I'm ready for her, Ishida, and Chad to be important again).

OOC: Wow college eats up all my time. I kinda threw this together in between classes, I'll go back and read it later and make sure it makes sense. In his attempt to find human survivors Sabin was having little luck. Finding humans wasnâ??t a problem, but he was looking for ones that were still breathing, not casualties of the pokemon raid. He had entered the city from its west entrance, while getting to Goldenrod was his top priority, he had decided to travel north east first to visit the towers that Eruteak was so famous for. He had been sure that if any people where hiding out somewhere that would be the place but all he found there was a group of Magmar protecting their eggs. After being driven out of the tower but the over protective fire pokemon Sabin decided that he need to capture more pokemon for himself so that, if need be, he could rely on more than just his Steelix. After a few hours of searching he was able to find the remains of the pokemart. Using Phioneâ??s water pulse to smash the glass display he looted some potions and pokeballs. After leaving the ravaged shop he went towards the east part of the town, the last place he hadnâ??t look for potential allies. Upon coming towards the east entrance he was surprised to find a group of Exploud fighting with a lone Zigzagoon. Unconcerned why this battle broken out in the first place Sabin watched. The Zigzagoon was doing quite well for its self. It was frequently throwing up clouds of sand with its sand attack, blinding the fully evolved Explouds, and running through the ruins using itâ??s a fling attack to hurl anything and everything it could get its hands on at them. The Explouds were responding by using what Sabin could only imagine was hyper voice. Shockwaves of sound exploded towards the Zigzagoon who expertly dodged using double team. [i] â??Thank god for double team, or that pokemon would be finished. Itâ??s managing to dodge all of their attacks. â?? [/i] As Sabin continued to watch he noticed that the Tiny Raccoon was also using the terrain to its advantage, ducking in and out of cover to launch more rocks with Fling. â??Thatâ??s enough, Zigzagoon. Iâ??ve seen enough. Steelixâ? Sabin released the iron snake form its ball. â??Aqua Tail.â? Steelixâ??s tail turned a deep blue as it moved it in a long sweeping motion towards the group of normal pokemon. Zigzagoon managed to use Dig to avoid getting hit with the massive tidal wave that had formed around Steelixâ??s tail, but the Explouds were caught in it. They were pushed backwards with great force, smashing into the sides of the buildings and walls which were most likely part of buildings at some point. Irritated most of the Exploud (the ones that could still move) rose to their feet and unleashed a Hyper Voice again. Maybe if it had been one or two Steelix would have been able to shrug off the attack, but getting hit with fifteen was more that the pokemon could handle. It buckled and collapsed to the ground, unable to withstand the high pitched noise. Sabin was also having problems with the noise, immediately after the pokemon had begun their attack he had the worst headache of his life, shortly after that his vision began to go blurry and darkness filled his field of vision. He was losing conciseness. [i] â??What a stupid idea, helping this stupid pokemon- who cares if it was going to get killed. You shouldnâ??t have decided that you were going to catch it. How frustrating, to be killed for being kindâ? [/i] Sabin had no doubt in his mind that after he was knocked out the Exploud would kill him, and even if they didnâ??t all the noise would surly attract something that would . Just as he was about to go under, the ground beneath the Explouds collapsed. The cries didnâ??t stop, but they were muffled by the dirt and stones that where pouring in on the group. Phione (who had also been knocked out from the unison Hyper Voice) flung itself into the air above the sinkhole where the Explouds were trapped and used Whirlpool, trapping most of them in a swirling ball of water, further muffling the sound. By this point Steelix was charging towards the captured pokemon with Thunder Fang. As soon as he clamped down on one of the trapped Explouds the lightning rippled through the entire sphere hitting every pokemon trapped inside, cutting the unfortunate Exploud that was initially bite in half and fainting the rest. Sabin managed to get to a seated position before sighing a sigh of relief. He had trained his pokemon well, even Phione, who was not usually used for battle was able to coordinate with Steelix and turn the situation around the moment they had an openingâ?¦ but what caused the opening? Sabinâ??s head hurt too much to think, so he let the problem go. Phione returned to Sabinâ??s side as Steelix began to curl up around them, to protect them from the Spearow that were coming to investigate the commotion and anything else might attack them including the group of Magmar from earlier that had just appeared. In its coiled position around its trainer Steelix couldnâ??t use any of its physical attacks. Uncoiling would expose its trainer and his companion to the flock of Spearow that were now trying to rip him to pieces. But if Steelix didnâ??t take out the Magmar that were blasting him with flame thrower heâ??d not only faint but his trainer would be cooked. Launching Dark Pulse even now and then to try and get a lucky shot in on the fire pokemon was the best thing he could do at this point. This dilemma was solved by the Zigzagoon that started this whole mess. It burst from underneath one of the Magmar, distracting it long enough for Steelix to land a Dark Pulse, knocking it out. Zigzagoon then used another attack, Pin Missile to shower the Spearow with damaging hairs, scaring them away. Now that Sabinâ??s biggest danger was being cooked while trapped in the hollow part of Steelixâ??s coiled up body, Steelix uncoiled and used Aqua Tail to scare off the rest of the Magmar, afterward collapsing from exhaustion. Sabin was completely oblivious to the danger that he was just in, and the danger of more enemies appearing, drawn to the loud cries of the currently fainted Exploud. He had however come to a conclusion about the sinkhole that lead to the Explouds defeat. He was sure that it was the Zigzagoonâ??s doing, but there was not enough time for it to hollow out that entire hole during the battle. So Sabin decided that the hole was mostly dug out before the battle between the group of Whismer evolutions and the tiny raccoon even began. If that were so then it also explained why the Zigzagoon had such an ample supply of things to Fling at the enemies and his ability to dodge their attacks so well using the rubble. This little Zigzagoon had set a trap and learned the terrain prior to engaging the Exploud. Worthy of capturing. Sabin suddenly became aware of what was going on around him. His main weapon to use in battle was on the ground barely breathing. The Zigzagoon that he decided to capture for himself was also exhausted, panting heavily and hardly able to stand. Phione was also in bad shape from the Exploudâ??s attack was wouldnâ??t be able to defend him either. Cover. Sabin needed to find cover. He recalled Steelix, tossed a great ball at Zigzagoon which it was powerless to resist, and scooped up Phione in his arms and ran. Running right after almost losing conciseness was harder than he thought and he stopped after a few yards and slipped inside a the building that acted as the eastern entrance to the city. While most of the roof and walls were missing, he was able to find something of a closet and decided that was a good place to hide. He gently placed Phione on the ground and curled into a ball next to it. He needed to rest, his body was worn out and his mind wasnâ??t working. Rest, at least of a few hours, and hopefully nothing would find him here.

Perhaps if this was the first time witnessing the destruction brought on by the sudden sacking of the human cities one would be horrified. More than likely normal people, even those who had already experienced the sad sight of toppled buildings, corpses , fires, and countless other things that replaced the once grand cites, would be horrified. Sabin wasnâ??t even a little bit bothered by the scene. The ruins of Eruteak looked like the ruins of Olivine which looked like the ruins of Veilstone. Sabin had given up on trying to traverse the ruined walkways choosing to ride on his Steelixâ??s head as the giant metal snake slithered towards route route 37. In his lap sat his companion, Phione, who was clutching the egg that Cynthia had bestowed upon Sabin because she deemed him a safe place. Unfortunatlly for whatever pokemon was growing inside the egg, Sabin was headed for conflict and adventure. His constantly evolving plan to attain power, fame, and fortune would no doubt meet resistance from all kinds of things, some that can be planned for, some that Sabin would have to deal with then they presented themselves. First things first, he needed companions- human ones. What kind of fame could he acquire if no one knew of him? [i] â??Well people do â??knowâ? of me, but the fame that I want will make thisâ?¦ popularity that I have work so hard for look like nothing. After all I have been blessed, Iâ??m handsome, and I can fake friendship better than anyone I knowâ?¦Unless they are better at it than me, then I assume I wouldnâ??t be able to tell. I can be charismatic when I have to be, charming too. I might not be the brightest crayon in the box, but Iâ??m pretty darn close. And most importantly I am a genius trainer.â? [/i] That last thing might not be totally true, but there was no denying Sabinâ??s skills. He has taught his Steelix a number of complicated tricks and techniques, including a combination attack/defense/speed raising ability, many powerful attacks including flash cannon, aqua tail, iron head, and dark pulse. Such variety in attacks was required, though moves where quickly phased out depending on usefulness (Sabin was still searching for the perfect combination of abilities for maximum effectiveness) because Steelix was the only pokemon that Sabin could rely on to defeat any opponent that got in his way- and it was important to be able to hit enemies with an attack that they were weak too, it helped end battles quickly. Even though Steelix and Sabin where originally at odds with one another they quickly settled their issues when they realized that they needed each other. Steelix personal quest for power was greatly aided by the humanâ??s natural ability to teach and Sabin needed him for fighting. Steelix, while always showing slight hostility towards the human, began to feel a bond to its trainer. The bond was not mutual, and Sabin wasnâ??t trying to hide it. Phione was the only pokemon that he cared to befriend, and if not for Phioneâ??s constant producing of the dew that kept him healthy Steelix could only assume that the small blue pokemon would be subjected to the same hostility. Although this thought was entirely wrong, though Steelix didnâ??t know, Sabin was saved from drowning by Phioneâ??s parent, Manaphy, and he could never bring himself to be cruel to the family of pokemon that he owed his life too. Regardless Steelix was growing use to his trainers cold demeanor and understood that staying and obeying would lead to strength. The pokemon was also certain that this human had big plans in store for the world and he, despite the nagging urge to kill him, would be the weapon this human used to carry out said plans. There was no other paths that Steelix wanted to travel, gaining power and being significant, those where its only desires that the pokemon had ever felt, and Sabin would fulfill them both. [i] â??Gaining human allies is defiantly something that I canâ??t avoid. I need to befriend people, so that later they can become subordinates, and subjects after that to carry out my orders while I live the life of luxury.â? [/i] Sabinâ??s concentration was broken by Phione, apparently the egg was moving again. Soon he would have another tool to work withâ?¦ however, if Phione continued to show interest in the soon to be hatched baby he would have to treat it with the same kindness that he treated Phione or it might grow to resent him. [i] â??Maybe thatâ??s Phioneâ??s plan. It knows my true nature, but also knows that I can be gentle and kind with a little effort.â? [/i] And that was fine, it was not like Sabin purposely acted like a jerk, it was just his nature. He faked kindness during all of his human interactions due to the promise he made to Manaphy the day it saved his life, there was no reason that he couldnâ??t show the same kindness to this unborn pokemon that he showed to Phione. Having two companions might not be a terrible thing and in time the pokemon would learn to accept that he was the way he was, just as Phione had. Itâ??d lean that he simply treated it better because it was deserving of such treatment(Which hopefully it would). Luckily Steelix was easier to figure out and pleases such niceties where not necessary to have the behemoth cooperate. â??Phione, we need to look for survivors, Iâ??m sure there are some lurking around and it seems like most if not all the enemy pokemon have moved on to wreck the smaller towns that are nearby, so there should be little interference with any rescue operations. Finding friends. That is what weâ??ll do here. Hopefully we can get to Goldenrod with at least one â??friendâ?.â? Sabin looked down at the pokemon in his lap, who was looking up at him with its big eyes and smiled in approval. [i] â??Friends, if only such a thing existed for meâ? [/i]

Is this a thing that is still going on? Usually I try to post once every two days, but it seems like its been a while since I last posted and no one has gone after me I was just going to edit my post and add the post I was going to do tonight so I don't double post but I won't bother if it's not going to progress any further .

Sabin checked the map he had pilfered from one of the destroyed houses on the outskirts of Olivine. [i] â??Route 39 connects to route 38 and then Iâ??ll be in Ecruteak City, from there itâ??s southwest to Goldenrod.â? [/i] He had gone over his path to the famed radio tower over and over but his horrible sense of direction demanded that he refer to the map multiple times a day to ensure he wasnâ??t off the path heâ??d set. His focus was also split, the egg he had received a few weeks back was approaching its â??Hatch Dayâ?. Ever now and again the mystery pokemon inside would move a little. He had only actually felt the movement once while he was rewrapping it in the blanket but Phione, who had decided to hold the egg as much as possible (which was rather humorous to watch considering the egg was about the same size as it was), had felt the movement many times. The journey to Ecruteak had been uneventful at the best times and unbearably boring at the worst. Even the few battles he and Steelix fought along the way where simple wins. Interestingly enough, they had encountered wild pokemon as well as raging violent pokemon. The hostile pokemon seemed to be treating the regular wild ones as bad as they were treating the humans. This information, while Sabin found it fascinating didnâ??t help him come up with an explanation for what was going on with the pokemon. Just thinking about thinking about a solution gave him a headache. [i] â??To fix a problem you must first know the cause, and in this case, the cause is unknown. For all we know this could be the work of thousands of trainers trying to wipe out human kindâ? [/i] He hoped that wasnâ??t the case, he rather liked the humans, even if he couldnâ??t relate with them. He hardly even considered himself one, since he wasnâ??t troubled by that thing called a conscience. He would be arriving in Ecruteak by the end of the next day, which suited him fine. The city provided cover and an abundance of supplies that were scattered all around during the attacks, much better than the barren fields that made up the route between the port city and his â??halfway markâ? city. Although with all this open land it was impossible to sneak around so he had yet to be ambushed, instead the pokemon here preferred to charge right into battle. Too bad for of them, Steelix proved to be a very good charge stopper.

So I don't think that Oboro is going to have any trouble with that scourge guy. Not only was he the fastest (even if he does use a very tricky kind of Rise) but I can't see him struggling to beat some enemy who is less than a Star Commander. Also if I am remembering right when he was in disguise as Odo didn't he smash through one of Kyle's Material High barriers? I'm assuming that means that Oboro has become more talented in Rise which is nice, maybe now he will actually fight. Though we didn't see his whole body his face still looks normal which got me thinking... could the Oboro that Nemesis Q's creator showed us be different than the one that just appeared? Maybe this Oboro is the one that Shinner (also I'm very happy he is doing stuff again probably my favorite Star Commander) fought and teleported away and the one with he instant death power is the Oboro that survived through the meteor striking the world. Or I guess the opposite could also be true, but for some reason I am hung up on their being a future version of some of the main characters, which isn't totally crazy... I think.

Sabin had never been to any city in the Johto region before, Olivine City looked similar enough to any city from Sinnoh, based on the ruins anyway. The cruise liner that had brought them to the city had been severely damaged after several ambushes on the open sea and was forced to remain in Olivineâ??s port until the repairs to the hull were complete. Many of the trainers (including Sabin) had left the ship to search for supplies, mostly food, which had become dangerously scarce. Luckily there was a fish market right on the dock that still had plenty of fresh seafood and another group had discovered the cities super market where they were able to salvage some cans of food. Medicine was also running low, so low in fact that Phione was being politely forced to create as much of itâ??s special dew as possible so it could be bottled. Sabin was not happy about this, the dew Phione created was suppose to be for him alone, he drank a glass of it every day to ward off the sickness that would otherwise overcome him, but now Phione was so tired from producing all the extra that it struggled to make Sabinâ??s dose today. None of that was important to Sabinâ??s current problems though. While exploring the ruined city Sabin and his â??buddyâ? that he was forced to partner with before departing the dock had been ambushed by a Machamp . The buddy system didnâ??t help them from the sudden attack and the other trainer was punched through the wall of the nearby building. Uninterested in seeing whether or not the unfortunate individual was alive or not (though he doubted it) Sabin released his Steelix and began to do battle with the super power pokemon. The match was mostly even, thanks to the new stat boosting abilities of Steelix even the super effective fighting attacks where little trouble. [i] â??The real trouble is its counter, every time Steelix goes to use finish it off it gets man handledâ? [/i] Sabin was having problems coming up with a solution for this problem. Machamp had caused Steelix to become its own worst enemy. But how was Sabin suppose to use his pokemon to beat an adversary that turned all of his attacks against himself? [i] If only it had known at least one special attack, then I could catch it off guard.â? [/i] Machamp had launched a flurry of punches at his giant metal pokemon. â??Use Earthquake.â? Steelix obeyed and slammed the ground with its tail, causing the ground to crake , the shockwave knocking Machamp off balance â??Iron Tail, hit the building behind him.â? Steelix obeyed again, its tail started to glow and it swung it in a wide arch at the fighting pokemon. Machamp, was no longer off balance at this point and began to take the stance that told Sabin and Steelix that it would be using counter to reflect the attack. Machamp was probably surprised (it was impossible to Sabin to tell what the pokemon was thinking or feeling based on facial expressions, this particular Machamp had its face permanently contorted into a scowl) and the iron tail went right over its head and smashed into the building behind him, taking out a huge chunk of it as it sliced through the cement blocks and windows that made up the walls. â??Distract it, Iron tail again, this time straight down. Crush itâ??s head.â? Ordered Sabin and down came the iron tail. Right before it made contact with the pokemon it used its four arms to brace itself of the impacted and then with blinding speed got a good grip on the Iron Snake and threw it across the street. It collided with two more buildings causing the smaller of them to collapse on the spot. A second building began to fall forward was well, the one right behind the attacker. Machamp looked up just in time to see the building falling. [i] â??It is good that it got to see what would be the death of it. Dying and not knowing the reason or cause is probably a very unsettling thing.â? [/i] Sabin recalled Steelix never taking his eyes off the scowling pokemon was it was crushed under building. The crashing of all the building was pretty loud and Sabin was knocked to the ground by tremors that rocked ground zero of the building collapse. He was sure that the enemy was dead, he was also sure that all the commotion from the falling buildings would probably attract attention, and Sabin couldnâ??t think of anyone or anything that need to know his exact location nowâ?¦ except more hostile pokemon that were ready to rip him to pieces. He began to walk away from the wreckage when he heard a moan from a hole in the wall. He had almost completely forgot about his buddy, which seemed silly since the whole time he was mentally complaining about the buddy system the survivors from the ship were using to coordinate their ventures into the city. [i] â??If I go get him, Iâ??ll have to drag him the whole way to the boat, which is in the opposite direction from the exit of the city, plus anything with a powerful noise will be able to smell him out, and could possibly be drawn to him. He was kinda on the heavier side too, Iâ??m not sure if I could carry him the whole way back before sunset without taking all kinds of breaks. So, if I go and get him and take him to the ship for medical attention , which may or may not save his life, I would be a slowing moving target for any pokemon in the area. Easy pickings too, considering the shape Steelix is in.â? [/i] Sabin stopped, how inhuman was he, completely unconcerned about the value of this poor guyâ??s life. Still at this point he was closer to the exit of the city than the boat and there was no guarantee that this guy (who he couldnâ??t remember the name of) that dragging him all the way back would save him. Sabin continued down the now ruined road to the outskirts of the city, deciding against helping the other trainer. [i] â??No need to endanger myself or delay my own plans because he wasnâ??t paying enough attention to dodge that scowly Machampâ?¦ I wonder how the egg is doingâ? [/i] Sabin stopped to open the back pack he got from one of the other passengers. It wasnâ??t one of the fancy ones that could hold almost an endless supply of stuff just a plain old bag that he was using to carry his egg with. After it hatched he would probably toss the bag out. The egg hadnâ??t changed, still tightly wrapped in the blanket from the ship. [i] â??I wonder if itâ??s warm enough in there, or how close it is to hatching, or what species it is. Oh, I should remember to take a pokeball from the next wrecked Poke Mart I see, Iâ??ll need to carry it in something- or maybe a different kind of ball a Net ball and a Premier ball, what kind of ball would go well with those two astatically?â? [/i] Sabin rewrapped the egg and put it back in his bag, zipped it up, and began to walk down the middle of the deserted street again, wondering about what kind of ball he should choice for his soon to be (hopefully sooner than later) mystery companion.