[PPC]Dex (Injury) vs Nicholas "Crime Spree" Despain(Despian)

[Injury]

'So this is it, huh? The big Poke'mon league, eh?' Dex thought. Then again, it was hard to think with the crowd roaring over another trainer getting toasted in the ring. It wouldn't happen to Dex this time. He knew what he had to do to win, and he'd stop at nothing to get the big prize...

"Son, are you ready?" asked an employee at the arena.
"Yea," Dex replied. "I am."
"Okay, your on after this next pair. Be ready with your three Poke'mon, and let me know about it before you go out!"

Dex looked around backstage. He wasn't for standing out in the crowd, mucking around while he could be studying his enemies. He let out a sigh as he looked down at his belt. 'Only three' he thought...

'Lets do this' he said as he walked towards the roaring arena entrance. The last two competitors had stepped of the stage, it looked as if a small girl was beaten brutally and the whole crowd laughed. Looking over to the other side, he could see the back of a haughty trainer, reeking of cruelty. 'Gah. I'll win this for you, cutie pie' he said as he took position next to the stage. He was announced first, with a murmur of the crowds former volume, now a idle dull roar.

"And now, from the beautiful Kanto region, comes a solid trainer with a steady head and a determined look! All the way from Viridian, it's DEX BELIX!"

The crowd cheered, not to much though.

"And now..."

 

[Despain]

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"And now, a man who needs no introduction. He's been competing regularly on the circuit for years. You know him and you love him. From Solaceon Town, Sinnoh... Nicholas 'Crime Spree' Despain!"

Nicholas was jaded to the sounds of the crowd in the stadium. In his first couple of battles, it was something that distracted him from the task at hand. Soon, though, he realized that the only way to battle properly was to ignore the setting. It was just Nicholas and his opponent. Often he didn't even hear the commentator.

On cue, he launched his first pokéball into the center of the arena. It released without any flash or surprise. Seals--Despain thought--were the sign of an amateur. Real trainers just did their best in the fight. There was no need for effects.

The boomerang mechanism within the ball pulled it back towards his hand and he caught it by reflex. "Okay, old boy, you've told yourself that this is going to be your last tournament," he said to himself. With his nephew as the season's big rising star, Nicholas was ready to call it quits. Even though he wasn't even 30 years old, he'd been competing for a long time in comparison to other trainers, and with only mild success. His only tournament win was a regional Pro Tour in Sinnoh three years previous, during the finals of which he defeated six pokémon with only one, earning him his nickname of Crime Spree.

"Yeah, okay..." He turned his wide-brimmed hat to get a better view of the field. "If this is my last national tournament... I'm going out with a bang!"

The black dog, standing impatiently in the center of the arena, pointed its red muzzle toward the sky and let loose a signature howl. It was going to be a day that neither of them would forget.

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[Injury]

This had taken long enough. "Lets do this, Golem!" Dex yelled, throwing his choice to the air! The pokemon came out and cried, delighted to be chosen for battle...Catching the ball in his hands, Dex stood back, and waited for the breeze to stop.

"Now without further aDoDuo, haha, lets get this match underway! Poke'battle START!"

Dex yelled out his first command to the ball of rock and fury! "Attack with Seismic Toss , Golem! Toss him high!"

Golem ran over to the black dog!

 

[Despain]

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"Houndoom, brace yourself. Counter it with a Roar and lets see what else he has up his sleeve!"

Seismic Toss was a fighting-type move, Nicholas knew, and would normally be super-effective against the dark-type Houndoom. But the move was special in that it only did a fixed amount of damage. Houndoom could withstand the blow without taking any serious harm.

The golem shuffled towards Houndoom, its massive bulk forcing it to tumble more than run. Houndoom stood its ground, waiting for the rock beast to catch up to it. The golem slammed hard into the dog, sending Houndoom sliding back a couple of feet in the dirt of the arena. Golem grabbed Houndoom by the tail and began spinning it around in a wide circle, releasing the Pokémon and sending Houndoom flying into the air.

"Roar, now!" Nicholas yelled. Still in the sky, the dog opened its mouth and let loose a terrible howl, amplified by the position of the dog over the Golem's head. The rock monster curled up into a ball and was retracted into its Pokéball. The red beam of light faded just as Houndoom landed on the ground.

"Let's see what else you have, champ," Nicholas said with a smirk.

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[Injury]

The last of Houndoom's roar filled the stadium, causing the also roaring crowd to roar in agonizing pain due to the amplification of such an attack.

"Good move, but that won't save you twice, cowboy!" barked Dex, staring across the field as his poke'ball returned to his hand...This trainer knew his stuff, he'd give him that. Dex decided to put him through his paces and bring out his favorite of Poke'mon...

"Ok, lets show em how to rock this place, go Pinsir!" yelled Dex, throwing the ball into the air and watching his Pinsir appear on the field. "Back to the action I suppose..." said the announcer, who was rubbing his ears from Houndoom's Roar attack.

"Pinsir, stay on your toes and get in there with a Cut!"

Pinsir ran forth, his large spiked pinsirs ready to attack Houndoom.

 

[Despain]

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Nicholas' plan was going well. He was half-ready to Roar again, just to see what else his opponent was packing. but the bug-type Pinsir was weak to Houndoom's flame, and even though bug-type attacks had an advantage over Houndoom, the oppurtunity to burn the horned beetle was too good to pass up.

The Pinsir sped towards Houndoom faster than Nicholas expected. It snapped with its spiked horns, making clicking noises that echoed throughout the stadium.

"Houndoom, take it out quick! Flamethrower!"

Houndoom pulled its head back in preparation to unleash the attack, but Pinsir was too fast. It came in close by the hound pokémon and lowered its shoulders, snapping Houndoom in the midsection with hits ferocious pincers. Houndoom twisted its body and pulled away just as the attack closed, but the spikes scraped its sides considerably. If it weren't for the bony rib-armor that protected its sides, the battle would have been over then and there.

The Pinsir hobbled backwards, leaning forward on one arm to gather its balance after the mighty snapping attack.

"Try it now, Houndoom!"

Houndoom opened its mouth, unleashing a wave of bright red flame. It washed over the bug's body, coating the brown exoskeleton with fire, and Nicholas suddenly snapped back into reality as he heard the cheering and applause of the crowd as they watched the bug pokémon burn. Houndoom lifted its head and let loose a loud howl, riling up the crowd even further.

The Pinsir shook off the fire, but it was considerably damaged by the time it managed to settle back into an upright position. Large portions of its body were charred black, and Nicholas knew that he had gotten lucky and inflicted a serious burn. He was surprised that the Pinsir was able to stand at all after a super-effective blow like that. It seemed like his opponent had more determination than Nicholas had anticipated.

Houndoom shrunk low to the ground, anticipating the next move.

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That's right- you got burned! Pardon the pun, heh.

 

[Injury]

"Crap." said Dex. He knew that maneuver was a long shot, but he thought it was worth it.

"It's OK Pinsir, you don't have to fight anymore." said Dex. He raised it's poke'ball and pressed the button, recalling the Pinsir from battle! "This is going to far for you!" said Dex, hurling the next ball onto the field!

A red beam of light shone through as the Golem came back out from his ball!

"Get to it Golem! Use your Rollout!" yelled Dex to the massive poke'mon.

Golem bounced into the air and spun rapidly, causing dust to be blown around, then he rolled forward and hit the Houndoom in the side!

 

[Despain]

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Houndoom let loose a high-pitched bark as the megaton boulder slammed into its side. The dog twisted and managed to pull away before getting run over, but the damage was done. The rock-type attack had taken its toll on the fiery pokémon. Houndoom had collapsed before Golem had stopped spinning.

The sounds of the crowd fell deaf to Nicholas again as he toned them out, holding out his pokéball and allowing Houndoom to return. His fingers gently brushed the tops of the other balls clipped to his belt, playing with his choices. He was only allowed to use three of his six registered pokémon, and one was already out for the count.

He didn't know whether or not the Pinsir would be able to come back into the game. It definitely wasn't completely knocked out, but he doubted there was enough energy in the thing for it to really hold any ground if it were brought back out. That left a roughly equal match.

He had no water-types in his team, a lack of a very common type that he was often criticized for. He did, however, have steel-types available, which would be able to pack a punch against Golem. But still, hi opponent had one more pokémon that he wasn't sure of. And with Houndoom out of the match, he couldn't shuffle through and take a look at his opponent's roster.

His hand settled on a particular pokémon that was housed in a teal and red great ball. There was one move that would be more than enough to handle the Golem...

"Cradily, I choose you!"

The ancient barnacle pokémon emerged from the ball and once again Nicholas tuned into the sounds of the crowd. Cradily was one of his staple fighters, and fans of the Pro Tour had seen it plenty of times and knew what was in store.

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[Injury]

This didn't look good for Dex and Golem, their worst fears answered when the steel type entered the field in a flash of brilliant red light, streaking across the arena, reaching as to say you were next...

"OK Golem! You've gotta do what you gotta do! Self Destruct!"

Golem nodded, and turned around. He started to glow bright white, and then in a brilliant flash exploded in front of Cradily!

KAboooooom!

The crowd had started to cough on the dust and debris was flying everywhere. Tiny rocks fell from the sky as the dust seteled, revealing the crater that Golem had left. "Good work buddy! That shoulda' dented that hunk of metal!"

 

[JD_Slasha]

As per Despain's request, this match defaults to Injury. Anyone with questions please see the Pokemon pro Circuit main topic. Thanks.

-JD

 

[DJ Jack]

Topic Closed at Creator's Request.