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019 | Video/Action for Goldenrod

[Good morning, Johto! The first thing visible on the feed coming through is a rather close shot of Jimmy's face as he seems to be adjusting his Gear, turning it this way and that while the mic picks up his voice a tad too loudly.]

Okay, this is good. Bring it back, Clover!

["Grovyle!" a voice calls out as the Gear bounces back, quickly revealing Jimmy standing in the center of a large open field with a full belt of Pokeballs. There's a whole host of Pokemon standing behind him: a Manectric, Floatzel, and Furret on his right, and a Lopunny, Volcarona, and Goodra on his left. Every single one of them looks like they're anticipating something, the Lopunny bouncing on her paws in place while the Floatzel does the same, even occasionally punching at the air just to show off.]

Alright! Who wants to battle this morning? It's been forever since I've battled somebody in person, and I really wanna see how good you guys have trained your Pokemon! Mine are all ready for a good fight!

[All of his Pokemon give a cheer in unison, even the Grovyle on the other side of the Gear, holding it up so the video can be recorded.

Jimmy grins widely, jerking a thumb towards his chest.]

I'm in Goldenrod right now on the grounds of the Eve's Garden Circus, if you think you've got what it takes! I've got a team of my strongest Pokemon, but I've also got Pokemon at levels all across the board, if you wanna battle and haven't trained a whole lot yet.

And if you aren't in Goldenrod, I'm totally cool with flying down to Ecruteak or Azalea to meet you! Anywhere else might be a little too far to fly...but, we could always schedule something for later, too!

[Someone has gotten a liiiittle bit stir crazy lately, looks like.]

I'll be around all day, if anyone's interested!

[After he gives a short nod, the Grovyle turns off the feed.]

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_{[Y'know, it's been a good few months since she beat Claire. That's enough of a vacation, right?]

[She can't remember having talked to Jimmy before, but judging by that lineup, he's obviously got plenty of battles under his belt.]}

... I might take you up on that.

You're at the circus, huh?

What kind of levels are you sporting there?

_{[A PRACTICE BATTLE IS NO FUN IF SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY BRINGS A LEVEL 100 TO A LEVEL 25 FIGHT...]}

These guys?

[Jimmy gives a wide, sweeping gesture to indicate the Pokemon standing behind him.]

All level 100!

[Another chorus of cheers goes up from them before he continues.]

But I do have some Pokemon at lower levels, depending on what kinda battle you're looking for!

Oh-hooo, nice!

_{[WELL THAT SOLVES THAT, THEN!]

[She pauses to do some quick calculating in her head. That's one, two, three, four, fi-- ... oooh no. She's not gonna try and battle with Slightly. Never mind.]}

What do you say to a best-three-outta-four?

You're on!

[That's said with absolutely no hesitation whatsoever. Jimmy's in it to win it, man.]

So, when and where do you wanna do this?

Well, if we're using level-100's, might be a good idea to do it somewhere with a lot of open space.

Think there's enough around the tent ooooor should we move somewhere else?

_{[SHE'D RATHER NOT ACCIDENTALLY DESTROY THE PLACE THAT TWO OF HER HOUSEMATES (ONE OF WHOM IS HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER) WORK.]}

Weeell...there should be enough space outside here? But if we just wanna be safe, we could always go outside of town on one of the routes!

[People battle out there all the time, and he doubts that it would be too busy for them to occupy for just a little while.]

If you say it's enough, I believe it.

Meet you there iiiiiiin... an hour? How's that sound?

Sounds great! I'll be ready for you then, for sure!

Sweet, I'll see you there!

--oh.

I'm Heather, by the way.

I've seen you around but I honestly forget if we've talked before or not.

Yeah, I've seen you too! I guess we've kindof just missed each other, huh?

Nice t'meetcha', Heather. My name's Jimmy!

Hah, yeah, I used to know who everybody was, but I apparently don't have nearly as much free time to hang out on the network as I used to.

_{[That's not true, time is an illusion and Heather now spends most of that free time being an idiot with a bunch of other idiots. Last night the gang spent forty-five minutes tipsily trying to toss bits of popcorn into the open mouth of Lust's Spheal and Heather yelled "HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS" at least seven times, unprompted.]

[GOOD TIMES.]}

Nice t'meet you too. See ya in a bit!

_{[BOOP, end feed!]}

[...you know, that sounds like a good time to Jimmy, even though he's never drank.]

See you!

[And Jimmy will be heading right for their agreed upon meeting place, then, all six of his level 100 pokebeasts in tow.]

_{[RIGHT ON TIME, if maybe a little fashionably late, Heather comes strolling onto the circus grounds. Given how often Envy and Lust come here, she knows the way pretty well by now.]

[She only has one Pokemon out at the moment-- a Manectric obediently trotting at her heel, tongue lolling. But her other three Pokeballs are on her belt. WAITING!]}

Hey there!

Against all odds, I made it through all that afternoon Goldenrod sidewalk traffic.

Oh, hey! Look at that, Leader!

[Jimmy says to his own Manectric, who perks up at the sight of another of his kind. He walks forward a little, curiously sniffing at the air while Jimmy follows him forward.]

Haha, I woulda' felt pretty bad if you got caught up in all that. So, are you ready for a battle?

_{[The Manectric following Heather is visibly excited at the sight of another one of her kind, sniffing right back and kind of wiggling energetically, but she stays next to her trainer. If nothing else, she has the 'Heel' command down pat.]}

Super ready!

Got my four picked out already-- if you wanna pick four out to make things fair and square before we start, go for it. I won't peek.

Okay! Lemme see...

[Jimmy waves his Pokemon over before returning them to their balls one by one, just to make things fair. Leader stays out, of course, because he always does. Once he's done that, he scans the balls in his hands before picking the ones he's going to use, clipping them swiftly to his belt before turning back to face Heather.]

Alright, I'm ready when you are!

_{[She grins, grabbing the first of the Pokeballs and giving it a showy toss into the air once before throwing it.]}

Awriiight, get on out there, Carousel!

_{[The ball opens mid-air in the expected flash of light and a Rapidash emerges, tossing her head and snorting, pawing at the earth with her pale hooves.]}

[Well, Jimmy could do the obvious thing and bring out his water type. Buuut...he decides it might be more fun to give himself a bit of a challenge.

So, Jimmy pulls one of his own Pokeballs off his belt before tossing it into the air as well.]

Go, Guava!

[FWUMP.

In a burst of light, a large, goopy Goodra lands with a resounding thud, her head swaying for a moment before she stands up straight again.]

Since you were so nice t'come battle with me, I'll let you make the first move!

_{[Awww, of course he'd go with something resistant to Fire. Not that she can blame him. She'd do the same if she drew second.]

[She does a mock-curtsy.]}

Why, thank you, sir. Don't mind if I do.

Carousel, you know what to do.

_{[Apparently this is a practiced strategy, because the fiery mare doesn't even need to hear the attack called out before taking off, coat shimmering as Agility boosts her speed. Her fire-type moves won't leave much of a mark on Guava, but at the very least she can run circles around her. Which is what she does, hooves churning up clods of dirt from the flat fairgrounds as she gallops.]}

[Guava tracks Carousel's movements by turning her head a little as she runs, though she doesn't move otherwise. She just waits patiently for Jimmy to give her a command.]

Rain Dance!

[The Goodra starts to bounce a little in place, swaying from side to side until- inexplicably, a light rain starts to patter down onto the field. Somehow, it's localized to just the area so Jimmy and Heather don't get soaked, and it isn't hard enough to be too much of a danger to the Rapidash. In fact, it's not inherently damaging at all.

It will boost any future water type attacks, though.]

_{[As the drizzle hits Carousel's blazing mane and tail, it sizzles and hisses. Heather snaps her fingers at her side a few times, trying to quickly calculate her next move.]

[Fire moves aren't as powerful in the rain, she knows, but she's not too worried about that. She wasn't about to have Carousel use her fire on a dragon anyway. The water boost is what's more worrying-- not to mention, if the rain gets much harder, it could make things awfully muddy and slippery on the field.]

[Better to try and nip it in the bud now and hope that the Agility boost would help her horse outrun any surges of water that the Goodra might shoot out.]}

Use Fury Attack but stay on the move!

_{[It won't do much damage, but being pelted with pointy objects from something that won't stay in one place is hella distracting and that's what she's aiming for.]}

[Hella distracting is right. Guava can't seem to turn around quickly enough to get a good bead on the Rapidash, her tentacles whipping in frustration before Jimmy calls out to her:]

It's okay, stay put! We're gonna let her come to you, not the other way around. Now, use Muddy Water!!

[All of the rain falling is doing a good job of starting to get the ground wet and soggy, just adding fuel to the attack that would no doubt be stronger over time, as Heather predicts. There's a huge wave barreling into Carousel's path now while Guava winces beneath the onslaught of the Fury Attack.]

_{[There's not really any time to debate a course of action here. If Carousel winds up swept up in that water, they're sunk.]

[Heather cups her hands around her mouth and yells,]}

BOUNCE!

_{[Not breaking her gallop, the Rapidash bunches her muscles and then leaps as the water comes rushing towards her-- far higher than any normal horse had any right to go. Unfortunately, there's no place to land but in the water, or coming down on Guava. As much as both Carousel and her trainer are loathe to do exactly what their opponents are obviously planning for, it's (probably?) a better option than quenching all that fire.]

[Carousel comes rocketing straight down at the Goodra with her diamond-hard hooves ready to deliver the hardest landing she can.]}

[Jimmy watches in shock as the Rapidash leaps over the rushing water, coming down directly at his Goodra. While he wanted her closer, he wasn't expecting an attack from above. So, he shouts the first thing that comes to mind in a panic-]

Protect!!

[Guava steels herself and braces for the impact, aiming to use her big, squishy body as a buffer against those powerful legs.]

_{[Horses can't exactly widen their eyes, but if they could, Carousel's would have. Instead, her trainer's got that particular aspect of reaction covered.]

[Already being in free-fall, there is literally no way for the Rapidash to slow down or change direction.]

[What happens next almost seems to go down in slow-motion.]

[Ever see one of those videos of a dog sprinting full-force into an overinflated beach-ball that's bigger than they are?]

[That's kind of what happens.]

[Carousel 'hits' the goopy, rubbery dragon full-force and ricochets back off into the air at a sharp, completely-different angle than the one of entry, all limbs flailing.]

[There she goes.]}

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