[Jodie Rey]

A cave, said to be full of dragons, hidden beyond a grand waterfall and rarely visited by anyone? How could she not go? Jodie had set aside the afternoon to swim out to the cave with Nanami, and after a bit of travel, they were nearing their destination. Unsure of how strong the pokemon there would be - powerful, from what she’d heard and gathered by the place’s restricted status - the two of them approached the cave carefully. Only the eyes and nose of the greninja stuck out from the surface of the water, and Jodie was submerged up to her neck.

Jodie wasn’t sure how necessary being quiet was, but when they reached land, they were alone. Nanami shook off and Jodie found a suitable rock, and she swapped her soaked outfit for one of the two dry spares she’d brought with her. A waterproof bag was a must, always, as she’d learned from a young age.

Nothing quite feels like putting on a nice, warm, and dry scarf after swimming in cold water. With a small flash of light, Caliburn appeared from her pokeball. Jodie slipped the honedge’s sheath into the latch on her bag, and then the bag over her shoulder.

“You guys ready to go see some dragons?” Jodie whispered. Even with her voice down, it felt loud in the echoing chamber. Nanami gazed down into the darkness of the cave and nodded, and Caliburn gave her a thumbs up. And so they quietly went off, as they wanted to see dragons significantly more than they wanted to fight them.

Looking for the noibat line!

[Kitten4u]

Behold!



Species: Electabuzz
Gender: Male
Ability: Static
~Moves~
Swift
Electro Ball
Shock Wave
Low Kick

[Jodie Rey]

What they found was not, as they had hopped, a dragon, but instead what was one of the worst things they could’ve run into. Jodie had brought a total of two pokemon with her today; Nanami, a water type, and Caliburn, an unevolved and relatively untrained pokemon. Looking back on it, this was probably a very bad call, but at her departure she had figured that was all she would need. Nanami was strong enough to fight most wild pokemon, and Caliburn was very good to have around for running away.

Which, after a loud roar from behind and turning around to see crackling electricity and a very angry pokemon, was exactly what the three of them were doing. The smokescreen Nanami had thrown after being struck with a sudden shock wave was fading. The three of them were crouched against a rock, hopping they still had some time before the electabuzz spotted them.

Jodie’s mind was churning out a plan. “Nanami, I want you to use double team followed by smoke screen, and we’re going to hope he doesn’t use shock wave too many more times.” She whispered. “Replenish the double team whenever necessary and get in a night slash whenever you see an opening, but don’t take any risks you don’t have to. I can’t have you getting knocked out or we’re stuck here.” She shrugged. The greninja glanced over the rock at the wild pokemon still searching for them, and nodded. Still, she hesitated, and looked expectantly at Jodie. “Me?” Jodie asked. She grinned. “I’m going to chuck pokeballs at him until one of them works.”

The greninja agreed. While several copies of the water type split off and hopped away from the original, Jodie slipped her backpack over her shoulder to grasp it by its top handle. Jodie unzipped the top pocket of the pack, smoke filled the room, and the first pokeball flew.

The results were made obvious a moment later when a flash of electricity erupted from and dispersed the black cloud, striking the frog down from the stalactite from which she hung. Jodie swore under her breath. This wasn’t going to work - a change in tactics was needed.

New plan. The trainer hefted her bag onto the rock offering a semblance of cover, angling the honedge towards their electric foe. “Attack strategy, guys! Hydro pump and flash cannon!”

Nanami braced herself and, holding two fingers to her mouth, let out a column of rushing water. The area around Jodie’s backpack grew bright before a high-pitched hum filled the air and a beam of light shot at the electabuzz. The two attacks collided, both hitting their mark. Jodie chucked another pokeball. It clicked, and the fight was over. Trainer and greninja shared a sigh of relief. Jodie caught an electabuzz in the Dragon’s Den, who would’ve thought.

Electabuzz caught!