Daaaa, da da da da dum-dum! Daaaa, da da da da da dum-dum-dum-dum! (Pokemon Theme playing in the background)
Welcome to this exciting match-up between Bug Catcher
Chou Toshio and the amazing Ace Trainer
Athenodoros! We find ourselves today in the middle of a tropical jungle! Currently, the atmosphere is slightly humid because of the warm temperatures and the sun is in the sky. Of course the canopy of our arena here today is thickly lined with lots of exotic trees. And it seems like the two trainers are getting ready with their Pokemon! Chou Toshio starts off the match by sending out his Scyther, well known as
Akaba the Scyther. Athenodoros responds by sending out his Dratini,
Nidhogg the Dratini to be exact. And the match is now in session!
Well the audience should be ready with a thrill tonight, as the match-up is quite serious. Akaba and Nidhogg stare off at one another, and within the blink of an eye, Akaba disappears! It seems like Akaba wants to play this match using the terrain to his advantage folks! In fact, we find him hiding behind a tree that's approximately 40 feet away from Nidhogg, and it looks like he's beginning to dance in some sort of a ritual. The way he's spinning seems like he's attempting to pull a
Swords Dance folks! Let's take a look at what Nidhogg is doing. It seems like Akaba isn't the only one that's dancing! Nidhogg is taking part in a separate ritual, an old ritual called the
Rain Dance! In fact,
rain appears to be falling down on the arena!
It appears that Akaba won't be stopping his
Swords Dance anytime soon folks, so a little entertainment coming from a flying preying mantis should be quite a blast for the kids! Nidhogg, however, seems to be having other plans! In fact, the little dragon hatchling appears to be settling in to fire something. WHOA!!! It's a large beam of electricity! This means that it could be none other than a
Thunder attack!! Will the attack hit the unsuspecting Akaba?!! Most likely not! Nidhogg just doesn't have the vision to see Akaba under all of this massive rain shower and jungle brush! However, it seems like Akaba was unable to evade the aftershock so he still was hit by a bit of the electricity.
The hurt Akaba seems distraught and a bit unhappy about his situation. Chou yells to Akaba to attack. Akaba holds up both of its sharp frontal appendages, which begin to glow. What is the meaning of this? Why, it appears that Akaba is readying itself to strike!! It zooms around the trees and straight towards Nidhogg, slashing diagonally at Nidhogg with a precise and painful
X-Scissor!!! Nidhogg, however doesn't seem like he was caught off guard. Noticing the movement in the brush, Nidhogg braces itself and starts charging another
Thunder attack. The attack hits just as Akaba slashes at Nidhog! The power of the attack is so great, that it
paralyzes Akaba!!! What were the odds!!! Such a powerful blast and right at the wrong time for Akaba. It seems like the match is beginning to turn in favor of Nidhog!
End Round 1
Field Effects:
The brush and undergrowth is limiting accuracy and evasiveness. Rain is falling (4 more rounds in effect). Puddles are beginning to appear on the jungle floor.
Scyther [Akaba] (Male)
Nature: Adamant
Health: 76
Energy: 78%
Boosts: +3 Atk
Other: Paralyzed (15% Chance of Paralysis)
Dratini [Nidhogg] (Male)
Nature: Hasty
Health: 67
Energy: 72%
Boosts: None
Other: None