[Samuel Brookes]

Well, he was back again- back at the graveyard, a place that was more than a little bit creepy to Samuel after his encounter with the sableye. Still, maybe this time he would be more lucky, right? He certainly hoped so. He couldn't have the misfortune of encountering a ghost pokemon twice, after all.

Still, just to be safe he had let Striker out to search ahead. Hopefully the Shinx would chase off any ghostly pokemon before Samuel had the chance to see them. Or at least, that was the plan. And with a plan like that, what could possibly go wrong?

(Looking for: Houndour, Vulpix or Poochyena)

[Kitten4u]

At least it's less creepy



Species: Koffing
Gender: Female
Ability: Levitate
~Moves~
Explosion
Belch
Self-Destruct
Smog

[Samuel Brookes]

Striker let loose a sudden, savage snarl as a wild pokemon appeared in front of him, and Samuel raced to catch up to his Shinx, anxious about what they had found this time. It was an odd-looking thing, that was for certain, and one he wasn't familiar with. But at the same time, it wasn't something that he found particularly creepy- or at least, it didn't look like a ghost. Quickly he fumbled in his pocket and pulled out his pokedex, pointing it at the pokemon.

So, it was a Koffing. He had heard of them, but never seen one before. And it was a poison type immune to ground moves. Given his current emphasis on electric types, what with Striker and Tempest, something like that would probably be useful, even if it wasn't really his type of pokemon. And if he decided he didn't want it, he could always trade it later on.

"Use Crunch!" Samuel ordered his Shinx. Striker growled before leaping forwards, his teeth bared. As he bit down on the Koffing's body, it began to emit a thick cloud of smog from its body. The smog engulfed Striker's body. Samuel held his breath.

After a few seconds, the Shinx leapt backwards out of the smog, looking slightly worse for wear but still growling persistently.

"You okay?" Samuel called to him. The Shinx growled again, a clear affirmative. "Good! Then use Thunderbolt!"

Striker nodded, eyes narrowed in concentration. Electricity surrounded his small body, before firing at the Koffing. There was no time for the poison pokemon to get away- it was hit directly, and Samuel wasted no time in capturing it.