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This week proved to be a lazy one so far. He knew he had work to do, but it was hard to find that motivation and he’d coasted by with only the bare minimum of effort. Then he woke up today and realized the week was already half over. If he wanted to show he was worthy of advancing through the ranks, he really had to get a move on with his work.

That was how he’d managed to coax himself out of HQ today. He wandered in a random direction, stopping as soon as he found himself at an old ruin. This was a place where Pokemon liked to gather, right? It’d do as well as anything. He moved through the ruins, his gaze searching out the world around him for any hint of movement.

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((I’m going to be a goof and request a Rotom, just to see if I get it. XD))

[Kitten4u]

Risks pay off sometimes



Species: Rotom
Gender: ~*~It's a mystery~*~
Ability: Levitate
~Moves~
Double Team
Thunder Wave
Discharge
Hex

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As he searched, something orange seemed to zap across the area in front of him. It had gone quickly – or he’d only noticed it at the last possible moment – and he found himself running after it, just catching sight of it as he turned a corner. It was definitely a Pokemon, but what kind? He’d never seen anything like it before. That meant it was possibly rare, and would be a good catch for Team Origin.

“Midnight, come on!” He released his Houndour from her Pokeball. He’d better do this quickly – who knew how much time he had before he lost the whatever-it-was. “Crunch it!”

The dark-type charged forward, catching the mystery Pokemon before it could disappear. She bit down as hard as she could manage, and the move seemed to do a fair bit of damage. Their opponent cried out and struggled until it was free of Midnight’s jaws. Then it turned to her, eyes glowing, and dark energy seemed to surround the Houndour.

There was a yelp and a couple barks before the energy dissipated, but the Houndour was still standing at the end of it, and Luke assumed she was fine for the moment. Once the battle was over, he’d check just to be sure. In the meantime, he had a Pokemon to subdue, catch, and identify.

“Crunch again, Midnight.” That had worked well the first time. Maybe re-using the move would make this battle a quick one. He watched as the Houndour bit down on the other Pokemon, who retaliated by touching its arms – or whatever – to her, freezing her in place with a Thunder Wave. He then tossed an empty pokeball and waited as it shook and eventually stilled.

His task done for now, Luke returned Midnight to her pokeball, retrieved his new Pokemon, and headed off.