[Ishikura Daiki]

"Two roads diverged in a wood..." Daiki had muttered, remembering a well-known poem that he had read some time ago. He had Poppy out with him this time around as they explored the dirt path, and it just so happened that they had come across a fork on the road. The Sliggoo had looked at him in a mix of curiosity and confusion, and in response her trainer had give her a few pats on the head and said, "It's the first line in a poem I read, Poppy. The person was talking about whether he wanted to travel through the path that seemed easiest, or the lesser known one, where he ended up gaining more from it despite being more difficult." he let out a small laugh, "Though it's not like these two paths look any different. Which way should we go?"

Poppy looked thoughtful at the question, not really understanding the explanation of the poem but nevertheless showed interest for her trainer. She then let out a small cry as she pointed at the left path. Daiki had nodded at this, "Alright then, left path it is. I sure hope we can find a new Pokemon to add to our team. It can get pretty risky having two Dragon types." he mused, remembering his past battle where the move Ice Punch posed a serious threat. Though, when he thought about it, if that Ralts had access to even more powerful moves, then he would've had trouble with her too. At this point he still had a long way to go before being able to build a personal team that was as powerful as his gym one. But, as the poet was trying to teach to his readers, the journey to that goal was what made it all worthwhile.

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Surprise me P:

[Kitten4u]

Behold!



Species: Nincada
Gender: Male
Ability: Compound Eyes
~Moves~
Scratch
Mind Reader
Dig
Bide

[Ishikura Daiki]

Without warning, a small creature had jumped from the trees and attacked Poppy, though it wasn't strong enough to actually move her from where she stood. The Sliggoo had just reacted badly at the sudden appearance of what looked like a bug type Pokemon, and squealed as she unleashed a strong Thunderbolt at it. Surprisingly enough, despite taking a direct hit, the Pokemon was completely unfazed. It then jumped back a sizable distance and seemed to ready itself for battle.

"Looks like he wants to see what you're made of, Poppy." he told her as he brought out his PokeDex to check on it. He recognized the Pokemon as a Nincada, but didn't know much else besides its species name. Since it didn't seem affected by his Sliggoo's Thunderbolt, he assumed it to be a Ground type. The PokeDex just confirmed what he suspected, "Huh, a Bug/Ground Type? That's interesting." he mused, "Alright, Poppy, use Ice Beam."

The Sliggoo had done as instructed, unleashing a powerful blast of ice that overpowered their opponent immensely. Daiki then tossed a Poke Ball and caught it with ease.

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Defeated Nincada!
Poppy gained 1 EXP!
Caught Nincada!