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Switching to Pikachu. "I'm gonna tear so much stuffing outta you, people will think you're a handkerchief!" Thunder > Thunder Punch > Thunder
IF under P/E THEN begin string: Agility > Electro Ball > Thunder.
IF under D/E THEN Dig, pushing back actions and subs.
IF Disabled (Thunder) a3 THEN Thunder Punch.
"Hazel lets use the shadows of this alleyway to our advantage. These guys won't know what hit them!"
"Truly... what were you thinking ambushing a possessed doll in a dimly lit corridor, I could handle this in my sleep!"
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Rest - Sleep Talk (Shadow Ball, Phantom Force [Default], Shadow Claw, Payback) - Sleep Talk (Shadow Ball, Phantom Force [Default], Shadow Claw, Payback)
***IF you are awake when you are to act A3, use Shadow Claw that action.
"Amazing, you really could do it in your sleep! Its time to wake up now though, we have one more opponent to go!"
"Zzz... zzz... 5-more minutes, I'll wake up when the time is right."
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Shadow Sneak - Shadow Sneak - Shadow Sneak
***IF Pikachu is to use a P/E move, and Pikachu did not use a P/E move the action prior, Chill that action.
***IF Pikachu is to use Endure, use Infestation the first instance.
Sending in Combusken. "Okay, you called our bluff; Pikachu sucks at fighting, he just talks big. I'm the one who's a real threat." [Fire Blast + Will-O-Wisp] > Heat Wave > Fire Blast
IF under P/E a1 THEN [Agility+Swords Dance].
IF under D/E THEN Bounce.
"Alright, truce. We'll let you guys pass through. Just, make it quick, okay? Do whatever it is you need to do here and scram."
You ask the gang Pokemon if they know where to find Pangoro.
"You wanna meet HIM? Hah! Heh! Hahaha!!" Pikachu laughs for a bit before catching his breath. "Well, your funeral I guess. About ten minutes before you came by, I did see ol' Pangoro running past here. He said he was gonna be at the public park for a while and didn't wanna be disturbed. I think he was holding something in his hands, too, but I couldn't get a good look." "I thought I saw him holding a flower." "No friggin way! Pangoro isn't into that sort of girly stuff! You liar!"
Pikachu and Combusken become entangled in petty argument, and soon enough they start throwing fists at each other. You decide to leave them alone and head to the park.
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It seems the park is completely vacant. Just as you are beginning to suspect you've been tricked, you hear a commotion from above you. You look up.
At the very top of a tall, thick Sequoia tree, you see a cluster of Combee flittering about. When you listen closely, you can also hear what you think is the sound of yelling among the buzzing of the Combee. It's a bit of a puzzling situation, but you suspect that something important is happening at the peak of this fifty-meter tall tree.
Gemini Taurus how will your Pokemon help you ascend the tree?
Well, that'll get Banette up there just fine, but what'll you do if Banette gets into trouble? You're just gonna let Banette deal with whatever's up there alone?
According to the rules of RP Segments, Trainers cannot abandon their Pokemon, and vice versa. So, I can't award TC unless the whole team ascends the Tree together. Would you like to add onto or re-do your Solution?
"WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you guys throw me up there, how will you two follow? Do you expect me to deal with Pangoro without your help? I'm just a human!"
"Well I for one would love to see you attempt to do that. But you're right, I don't think that would help my chances at scoring a job with Big-Bad Pangoro."
"I think I may have a solution, simply hold on to your hats and I'll be back in a flash."
"Where is he going? Does he know this is urgent?"
"In my experience, this actually usually works out, I guess we'll see what that nutcase has thought of this time."
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Linden the Acclegor will use his insane speed to zip around the city to find a Fire Station, he will then use the popularity of Accelgor from the Pokemon Sword pokedex entry to try to convince them to use the long extendable ladder on one of their trucks to reach the top of the tree, throwing in the fact that a woman's Pokemon was also stolen.
Pokemon Sword Accelgor pokedex entry said:
It moves with blinding speed and lobs poison at foes. Featuring Accelgor as a main character is a surefire way to make a movie or comic popular.
Swift as a lively wind, Linden zooms off to get help. He returns in mere minutes, followed by one fire truck and several news-reporting crews. Linden gives you the run-down:
"You know that superhero movie starring an Accelgor that came out last week? Well, it's made my species pretty popular. The firefighting squadron wants to leverage this situation for some free publicity. Try to bear with it..."
The news crews draw their camera dollies close as a firefighter hoists Linden onto the ladder. You can hear a triumphant tune blaring bravely out of the firefighter's smartphone. "Go get 'em, champ!" he says, melodramatically. "The 34th District Fire Station's got your back!" His declaration is followed by a hollow chorus of cheers from the surrounding news crews.
"Sheesh, the guys at the office are never gonna let me live this down..."
Success! +1 TC
Once the paparazzi have had their fill, your party ascends the tall ladder to the tree's apex. Eventually you reach the top, where you look around. To your surprise, you find that the tree has been completely hollowed out, and its insides filled to the brim by rows upon rows of yellow hexagonal honeycombs. It takes you a while to process what you're seeing, but eventually realization dawns:
"The whole tree... it's one massive, 50-meter tall beehive!" "Ooh, look at that!"
Banette points to a Flabebe sealed inside one of the honeycombs. That's your target! You start to climb down the walls of the beehive, but you don't make it far before you are intercepted by a sinister-looking duo.
"Oh my! And I thought I had done such a good job at hiding our nest." "Someone seriously made it here!? Why do I even bother paying my underlings!!"
Vespiquen STAGE: 3* NATURE: Serious (no change) TYPE:Bug/Flying ABILITIES:Pressure
MOVES
Aerial Ace
Arm Thrust
Attract
Beat Up
Body Slam
Brick Break
Bulk Up
Bulldoze
Bullet Punch
Circle Throw
Close Combat
Comet Punch
Confide
Crunch
Cut
Dark Pulse
Darkest Lariat
Dig
Double Team
Dragon Claw
Drain Punch
Earthquake
Echoed Voice
Embargo
Endure
Entrainment
Facade
False Swipe
Fire Punch
Fling
Focus Blast
Focus Energy
Foul Play
Frustration
Giga Impact
Grass Knot
Gunk Shot
Hammer Arm
Helping Hand
Hidden Power [Normal]
Hone Claws
Hyper Beam
Hyper Voice
Ice Punch
Infestation
Iron Head
Karate Chop
Leer
Low Kick
Low Sweep
Me First
Mega Kick
Mega Punch
Night Slash
Outrage
Parting Shot
Payback
Poison Jab
Power Trip
Power-Up Punch
Protect
Quash
Quick Guard
Rain Dance
Rest
Retaliate
Return
Revenge
Reversal
Roar
Rock Slide
Rock Smash
Rock Tomb
Round
Scary Face
Secret Power
Seismic Toss
Shadow Claw
Sky Uppercut
Slash
Sleep Talk
Sludge Bomb
Snarl
Snore
Stomping Tantrum
Stone Edge
Storm Throw
Strength
Substitute
Sunny Day
Superpower
Surf
Swagger
Swords Dance
Tackle
Taunt
Thief
Throat Chop
Thunder Punch
Torment
Toxic
Uproar
Vital Throw
Work Up
X-Scissor
Zen Headbutt
HP: 85 EN: 100% Stats: 6/7/6/7/40 Status: OK HP: 95 EN: 100% Stats: 9/6/5/5/58 Status: OK
Astonish
Attract
Calm Mind
Captivate
Charge Beam
Confide
Confuse Ray
Curse
Dark Pulse
Dazzling Gleam
Destiny Bond
Disable
Double Team
Dream Eater
Embargo
Endure
Facade
Feint Attack
Flash
Fling
Foresight
Frustration
Giga Impact
Grudge
Gunk Shot
Hex
Hidden Power (Fighting)
Hyper Beam
Imprison
Infestation
Knock Off
Natural Gift
Night Shade
Ominous Wind
Payback
Phantom Force
Protect
Psych Up
Psychic
Pursuit
Rain Dance
Rest
Return
Round
Screech
Secret Power
Shadow Ball
Shadow Claw
Shadow Sneak
Shock Wave
Skill Swap
Sleep Talk
Snatch
Spite
Substitute
Sucker Punch
Sunny Day
Swagger
Taunt
Telekinesis
Thief
Thunder
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt
Torment
Toxic
Trick
Trick Room
Will-O-Wisp
HP: 90 EN: 100% Stats: 5/3/7/4/145 Status: OK HP: 85 EN: 100% Stats: 8/5/6/5/65 Status: OK
Vespiquen takes flight, headed straight for you! "Awww, such angry faces! I understand where you're coming from, I really do. But I must do what I must for the sake of the hive. This Flabebe will secure a grand future for us. And what's one life compared to hundreds? --tens of thousands, soon?"
"Well we've found them! Now give that Flabebe back and we'll have no trouble!"
"Gemini, have you learned nothing on our little adventure? We need to take this Flabebe back on our own accord!"
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Sending out Hazel the Banette
Will-O-Wisp - Hex - Hex
***IF Vespiquen is under the effects of a P/E move when you are to act, use Calm Mind the first instance and Chill the second instance, pushing back each time.
***IF Vespiquen is to use U-Turn, use Pursuit that action and push actions back.
***IF you are to use Hex and Vespiquen is not burned, and Vespiquen is not paralyzed, use Thunder that action.
"Though it may be small, this Flabebe has the incredible power to strengthen and enhance flowers. With it at our disposal, our hive's honey production will increase tenfold! Every room in this hive will be packed with Combee!" Rest > Sleep Talk (Acrobatics, U-Turn, Air Slash, Aerial Ace) > Sleep Talk (Acrobatics, U-Turn, Air Slash, Aerial Ace)
IF Will-O-Wisp misses THEN Acrobatics.
IF Vespiquen is awake a2 OR a3 THEN Acrobatics first instance, Air Slash second.
Raw switch to Pangoro. "Yeah, yeah. Just, once you strike it big, don't forget about lil' old me who helped you out. Got it?" "Of course! A queen does not forget her debts. If there is anybody you dislike, give the word and I shall dispatch thirty of my finest soldier bees to their location."
"A honey empire!? Surely there are enough wild flowers for all the honey you need!"
"Classic greed! And they hollowed out an old-growth redwood for this! I sure like my debts being paid but this is too far!"
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"Enough wild flowers? In the middle of the city? In winter?? Darlings! Without this Flabebe, in a couple of months I won't be able to produce enough honey to feed my own bees!" "You don't have to listen to them, Vespiquen. If these posh pet Pokemon think they know the meaning of 'hunger,' it'd only be cause their food bowls were filled half an hour late."
Darkest Lariat > Payback > Darkest Lariat
IF damaging Fairy-Type Combo THEN Protect, pushing back actions AND subs.
IF under D/E AND Pangoro is to move second based on speed order THEN Dig, pushing back actions AND subs.
IF Disabled (Darkest Lariat) a3 THEN Throat Chop.
"Combee and Vespiquen have survived for a long time without needing to hurt and steal innocent Pokemon!"
"Food bowl?! I'm much too sophisticated for something like that, although it seems like that would be the perfect vessel for you to eat your words!"
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"You won't catch me by surprise a second time!"
HP: 38 EN: 78% Stats: 6/5/6/5/[97] Status: -6 SpD, +1 Speed
HP: 38 EN: 44% Stats: 4/3/4/4/90 Status: spent combo
HP: 6 EN: 42% Stats: 5/3/7/4/145 Status: -1 SpA, spent combo
HP: 85 EN: 100% Stats: 8/5/6/5/65 Status: OK
"Don't you mean, three to go?"
"...Tsk."
must be up there! The poor thing!
"Oh my! And I thought I had done such a good job at hiding our nest."
"Someone seriously made it here!? Why do I even bother paying my underlings!!"
HP: 85 EN: 100% Stats: 6/7/6/7/40 Status: OK
HP: 95 EN: 100% Stats: 9/6/5/5/58 Status: OK