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This was it. This was going to be the day he got his life back on track and started actually making something of himself, for himself. Ever since his old family had broken apart, he’d spent his days doing whatever was asked of him but otherwise moping around in his room. Grieving was important, but it wasn’t getting him anywhere, and the lack of progress in his life was adding restlessness on top of the hurt, anger, and sadness. Besides, a new focus in life would help him get happier sooner, which would help him better deal with…well…everything.

He sighed and shook his head, trying to shake the unpleasant thoughts from his mind. Focus. He needed focus. If he could complete this mission, he’d be halfway to ranking up. That’d make him feel good at least for a while.

Luke wandered the path, his gaze searching his surroundings for any hint of movement. Spotting movement would be the best way to spot a Pokemon, and the sooner he found one the sooner he could add it to his team. He could take the easy way out and just steal one from somewhere in town, but he needed the hike. The exercise and fresh air was helping him to clear his head a bit. Besides, he didn’t think he was capable of the stealth that theft would require in his current mental state.

He thought he heard a noise somewhere to his left and turned, his hand reaching for one of the two pokeballs attached to his belt. If that had been a Pokemon, then he was about to meet his new partner, and he needed to be ready.

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((Surprise me. ^.^ I have no idea what I’m doing for this guy’s team.))

[Kitten4u]

When in doubt, ask the RNG



Species: Sawk
Gender: Male
Ability: Inner Focus
~Moves~
Low Sweep
Close Combat
Quick Guard
Karate Chop

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A blue and white form came into view, and Luke let out a sigh. That was a fighting type, wasn’t it? He had the disadvantage, here. Still, he needed to try, so he sent River out to face the Sawk. At least the Froakie wasn’t a dark type yet.

“River, Bounce,” he ordered. If they weakened it right away, it might be more willing to join them.

The Froakie leaped into the air just as the Sawk tried a low sweep. She came down again square on its head, knocking it back a bit. He winced as the two Pokemon tottered dangerously close to a steeper part of the slope, but then the Sawk regained its footing and performed a Low Sweep on River. The water type croaked out a protest and hopped to Luke’s side.

“Lick it this time,” he ordered, hesitant to use the move but knowing it could be useful if it ended up paralyzing their opponent. Froakie hopped forward and jumped up to lick the Sawk’s face, but all that happened was the fighting type retaliating with a Karate Chop.

There went that idea, then.

“River, Water Pulse.” He studied the Sawk, trying to determine how much longer the fight should go on. If the Water Pulse hit, then that might be enough…

And hit it did. The Sawk tried another attack, but Luke couldn’t puzzle out what it was supposed to be since his opponent ended up hurting itself. Now it was definitely weak enough, he decided, and he tossed an empty ball at the fighting type. Sawk was pulled into the ball and seemed to fight against it for a while, but then the ball went still.

Sawk was captured.