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1613 Ask Iron, he's the one who called me a nerd xD

1611 Yes, I am a nerd (hence accounting major lol!). xD

{Gym Squad} "Abbie, Protect! Mamo, use Earthquake!" Candice called out to her two Ice types. Her Mega-Abomasnow managed to create a force field to shield herself in the nick of time, deflecting the Blaze Kick from Vis. On the other side of the field, her Mamoswine stomped on the ground once more to make the battlefield shake once again. The snow flurries from the Blizzard were shaken up into the air; the ice gym looks more like a snow globe if it weren't for the broken ground. ((I used a RNG each time to check for paralysis.))

1598 @Link: Nah, I'm good. Thanks for the offer though Algebra and Spanish were fun for me... ._,

“What the--? That… That was a cheap shot!” Nico finally stammered at the sudden turn of events. “You did that so you could distract us from the match!” “Don’t blame me for your OCD; I only sang so that Corona could feel at ease with the crowd. I had no intention of charming you or anything.” Danielle responded politely. She then stretched her arm forward, palm facing upwards, to offer Nico a chance to retaliate. “Since you are so upset about it, I’ll let you make the next move then. Fair?” Danielle’s opponent sighed. He wondered if all coordinators are this crazy with their battles. “I guess it would be rude of me to say no then… Chanel, Echoed Voice! And Sandisk, go in for an Iron Tail on that Larvesta!” “Zared, your target is the puffball; make sure she can’t speak~ Corona, evade into Signal Beam!” Danielle commanded as Nico’s two Pokemon began making their moves. She watched (and covered her ears) as Zared rushed forward to stop the Aromatisse from shrieking so loudly. When he realized that he couldn’t pull out an Iron Head in time, Zared opted to deliver a Hidden Power Water. Chanel shrieked a decibel higher as Zared’s attack connected with her mouth, which caused her to cough uncontrollably. Sensing his opportunity, the Mawile continued to run at her as his body turned into a metallic silver color (Iron Head). After he got behind her, the Steel/Fairy type slammed into the Aromatisse, sending it flying to the middle of the field. In the meantime, Corona tried her best to ignore Chanel’s Echoed Voice as she waited for Sandisk’s Iron Tail to make its appearance. Once the Heliolisk was nearly on top of her, Corona covered herself with flames (Flame Charge) and backed away from his tail. Once the Heliolisk landed, the Larvesta then released a Signal Beam in between her front legs and aimed the rainbow-colored beam right at the Electric type. Sandisk, with no time to prepare for the assault, was sent flying backwards… Both of Nico’s Pokemon cried out in pain as Zared and Corona counterattacked. It didn’t help that they then collided with one another in the middle of the battlefield either. Chanel and Sandisk managed to get back onto their feet, but both of them are panting from exhaustion while Zared and Corona had them surrounded. "Sooo~ What do you think?" Danielle asked with an innocent expression on her face. "Not too shabby right?" Nico ignored her and concentrated on his two Pokemon, trying to come up with something. With a heavy sigh, he nodded towards his Aromatisse to give his final command towards her. "Chanel, use a Heal Pulse on Sandisk while he uses Parabolic Charge! Sorry, girl..." he added the last statement quietly so that only his Pokemon (and ultimately Zared) could hear. "Corona, wrap yourself up in a cocoon! Zared, try and dodge it and take out that Aromatisse with another Iron Head!" Danielle told her duo. Unfortunately for Zared, the Aromatisse was able to deliver a pulse of refreshing energy for her partner before she was shocked by the draining electric type move. As pulses of electricity rained down from the Heliolisk's frills, Corona had fired up a String Shot to wrap herself inside. The electricity bounced off of the bug's shield harmlessly as Corona sat inside. Zared grunted in pain as the electric sparks sapped some of his strength, but he was still capable of pulling off an Iron Head at Chanel. Once the Steel type attack hit its target, Zared jumped back to Danielle's side and took a breather as Chanel was thrown back to the edge of Nico's field. A small cry could be heard before a beam of red light absorbed the Aromatisse. "You did your best Chanel. Thank you." Nico patted his fairy's Pokeball before he turned his attention back to his re-energized Heliolisk. "Alright, Sandisk, it's all up to you! Double Team then Quick Attack! Take them down!" Sandisk's illusionary copies soon surrounded Zared and Corona. Before anyone could take a close look at the Heliolisks, Zared and Corona were then bombarded by Quick Attacks left and right. However, Corona seemed to be taking it better than Zared despite his natural resistance; it's probably all due to the cocoon though. "Fine, let's finish this! Another Dazzling Wildfire coming up!" Danielle cried with a fist pump to the field. Several cracks could be heard as Corona began to burn the white case. When one more stray Quick Attack finally hit its mark, Corona finally popped out and let out a barrage of flames (Incinerate) for Zared to swirl around with Fairy Wind. Once he saw the fire attack, the Mawile snapped his fingers to direct the energized pink air to swirl around the duo, creating a fiery, pink tornado that began to grow in diameter. "No! Sandisk, fall back and shut it down with a Parabolic Charge!" Nico's command came a little to late. The sparkling tornado was able to destroy the Heliolisk's copies while it collided with the real thing before Sandisk had a chance to escape. The flames continue to bombard Nico's partner as Corona continued to release her Incinerate towards the Fairy Wind tornado. Finally, in a last ditch effort to end this windstorm, Sandisk managed to flip open his frills and fired a Parabolic Charge. The tornado finally exploded as the electricity made contact with the fire balls, effectively ending the vortex that the Heliolisk was trapped in. Once the smoke cleared out, Sandisk the Heliolisk was lying on the ground, too exhausted to continue the double battle. "And that is that~ Thanks for the battle, Nico!" Danielle chimed happily before she gave a wave to the audience. Zared and Corona both gave a bow before they rejoined their master. "And you two were amazing, of course~" Danielle cooed as she petted them both.

1592 Nature? xD

Converter: Daakurito I like but it sounds like a guy's name ;_;

1590 Congrats Link!

"Merci Professor!" Danielle chimed as she took the mic from Devin. She was oblivious to the thought of her action being described as weird; all she wanted to do was to get Corona's confidence back. Danielle ran back to her designated spot and tapped the mouth of the microphone two times. As her thumps echoed throughout the stadium, she could hear the audience quiet down. Cheers of encouragement had turned into whispers of confusion and curiosity. "Zared, keep up your guard in case they decide to counterattack." She commanded her Mawile before she knelt down to her Pokemon's level. She then raised the mic to her mouth and began to sing the same song that she hummed on the bus ride. "You got in so late it's... Sunday morning... ♫" Zared raised on eyebrow as he heard his master sing. He risked turning his head back to find Danielle's figure crooning softly through the evaporating pink wind. The Deceiver Pokemon was about to just rush off and attack on his own when he heard the bug begin to hum quietly along. Zared watched quietly as Corona uncurled herself and took a proper look at her surroundings. After a good amount of seconds has passed, the Larvesta chirped at Zared, waving her stubby front legs to let him know she was ready. Zared sighed with relief; he began to whisper into Corona's ear slits, bringing her up to speed on the current situation. Luckily for Danielle's distracted Pokemon, Nico was just as confused as the crowd was when Danielle started her song. He just stared at the pink cloud and the audience, trying to figure out what she was planning. His Pokemon were also lost about what they should do; they stood around waiting for their trainer to give a command. When it was clear that she wasn't going to stop, Nico's frustration finally started to show. "T-This isn't Ymora Idol, you know! We're in the Winter Cup!" he reprimanded, but Danielle's amplified voice drowned him out. Seeing that she wasn't listening, Nico yelled at the top of his lungs so that his Pokemon could hear him. "Use Grass Knot to find them, Sandisk!" The ground below began to shake as Nico's Heliolisk called for multiple vines in an attempt to ensnare Zared and Corona. Just as the Fairy Wind cloud disappeared, however, a blast of black smoke immediately replaced it. Danielle allowed her last note to hang in the air as she tried to hear for any signs of movement. Finally, amidst the crackles of burning vines, a familiar sneezing sound could be heard within the blackened air mass. Danielle picked herself back up and gave a grin. "We apologize for the brief disruption in your scheduled program of the Winter Cup: Top 16 matches~" Danielle announced to the audience with her mic. "Now, let the real show begin! Dazzling Wildfire!" She then put down the microphone beside her feet and proceeded to engage herself onto the battle once more. From the depths of the smoke, a white outline of Corona could be seen before it was transformed into small blasts of fire (Incinerate) that was headed straight for both the Aromatisse and the Heliolisk. Zared's Fairy Wind then arrived to lend its support while blowing away the black fog from Danielle's side of the field. Surprised by the sudden attack, both Chanel and Sandisk were knocked off of their feet from the powered Incinerate. They quickly got back up and began to stare down the opposition. Zared laughed at the display and crossed his arms with a smirk on his face. Corona stood beside her battle partner; she spewed out some fire from the tips of her horns and let out a battle cry to show off her abilities.

1584 I'm just going to see what Chim will do. If he says no to the mic, I still have a backup. xD

1582 Corona being Corona. Going to give some time for responses, if any (but I do need one from Chim), before she snaps out of it.

'That's a shame; she actually looks defeated.' Danielle thought as she watched Kristen walk back inside. She was jolted out of her thoughts when Phoebe announced her time to go on stage. The teenager couldn't help but giggle at Phoebe's explanation for her enthusiasm. The Water-type expert was certainly different compared to the more serious professors like Professor Cadmus and Professor Silva. Regardless, the coordinator gave a salute to those around her as her Murkrow flitted down to sit side by side with her other two Pokemon, who were waiting anxiously to go. "Thanks guys and Professor! We won't let you down! Isn't that right, my trio of awesomeness?" She saw her Pokemon give their energetic cries before she recalled all of them into their respective Pokeballs. --------------------- As Marco and Devin gave their respective opinions on her match, Danielle took in deep breaths and counted to five, tuning out most of the unimportant information. She stared at the boy standing at the opposite side of her; Danielle recalled his information that Avis had managed to find for her late last night. Thanks to the whispers of the students in the coffee stall, Avis was able to hear about a strange database and had notified Danielle about its existence. With some help from her parents, the coordinator was finally able to locate the website and took a brief scan of its contents. Statistics, while helpful, were only glossed over by Danielle. She preferred to look at the battles to know her opponent, as she had done back in the Laverre City Gym. 'Since most of his team could evolved by now, I need more defense. Avis will have to sit this one out, it seems.' Danielle thought as she walked up to her respective spot on the field. She turned to the cheering crowd (what a different atmosphere it is now), attempting to locate her parents but with no luck. "Hi everyone~ Hope we could entertain you~" After giving the crowd an energetic wave, she enlarged her Great Ball and Pokeball. Once the buzzer sounded off, Danielle threw both capsules into the air. "Alright Corona and Zared, come on out!" Zared, being bigger and taller of the two Pokemon, landed on the stage first; he let out a fierce growl and snapped his jaw at his opponents (Intimidate), who turned out to be the said Heliolisk and an Aromatisse. Corona then bounced off of the said jaw and did a somersault before she landed in front of the Mawile. The small fire bug turned to chirp at the crowd, but no sound came out. The massive crowd has caught the shy bug off guard. With a petrified squeak, Corona curled up into a ball instead and began to emit sparks of embers around her body (Flame Body). "Oh no, not this again..." Danielle mumbled to herself as she watched her Larvesta's stage fright take over. Even during mock contests, Corona was always one of the few Pokemon that still froze in the spotlight. The Larvesta eventually got over the fear after a few false attacks, but Danielle really doubt that Nico would be that forgiving. 'At least I'm not running away from Fairies any more. Otherwise, this would be worse...' "Sorry, Danielle. I applaud you for getting over your fear, but that doesn't mean I will let you win out of pity for your Larvesta. Chanel! Set up with Calm Mind! Sandisk, get that bug with a Quick Attack!" Danielle grimaced as the Heliolisk charged at her frightened bug. "Fine with me; I don't need your pity to win. Zared, intercept with Bite! Corona, Flame Charge on Aromatisse!" Corona cried helplessly, overtaken by her shy demeanor. Zared immediately stepped in front of her and took the Quick Attack with his powerful jaw. As the Heliolisk cried out in pain, Zared tossed him back to Nico's side of the field, where Chanel's body is glowing faintly. The Mawile then tried to calm down his paralyzed teammate, speaking softly to the small firebug. 'It's no use. The only thing that calmed her down is when I sing that song, but she won't be able to hear it over this crowd unless...' Danielle began to look around for Marco. 'I can't believe I have to do this...' "Hey Dani and co, eyes on the battle! Use Flash and Draining Kiss!" "Cover your eyes! Then shield us with Fairy Wind!" Danielle called out without looking at the field. Once she spotted the host, she ran over as fast as she could and pointed to his microphone. "Sir, may I borrow that for just a minute?" Zared was able to block the blinding effects of the Heliolisk's light with his horn before he conjured up the pinkish Fairy Wind to blow back the Aromatisse from kissing him. As soon as he was sure that the opposing Fairy was out of his personal space, he allowed a cloud of Fairy Wind to cover Danielle's side of the field to obscure them from view. Zared could hear his master asking someone for something. He just he could hold both of them off until Danielle is done with whatever the hell she was doing.

1579 Almost as bad as 70 I don't know if it's just coincidence or not but what I found in my past experiences with these Battle Frontier type of battles is that if I do not show off all of my Pokemon (and their moves) until it's necessary, then the chances of the AI pulling out a Pokemon to stop you is less than what it would have been if I did use all of my Pokemon already. Also, most of my Pokemon that have a diverse movepool works wonders on the AI xD

1575 Almost as bad as 70 Not yet. I'm working the Hoenn dex first.

1572 Almost as bad as 70 lol! I already add you, Turbo. Take your time xD

1568 Both Azery and Turbo need to pick up their Larvestas btw xD

1563 What happened to the 102?

1561 Thank you Link! I'll train him(?) up good!

1559 I'm giving you your Wynaut back xD

1556 Lemme get 3DS. It's in sleep mode as I was typing up some posts xD Thank you ExLink! <3

{Gym Squad} "Same to you and Giga." Jon returned the nod to Seth before he gave a polite wave goodbye to Candice. The loss stung him but at least this gym leader isn't out for his blood; she is worthy of some of his respect in that regard. He then walked back to the bleachers with Seth, glancing at Nemir and Thoron as they took their place. "Alllriiiight! Another two down and out! I have to thank you for the fun as well!" Candice said jubilantly as Seth and Jon took their place on the sidelines. "And don't you worry about that, sweetie. Once you guys and gals take Dawn down, I can guarantee you that we will have a lot more fun battles in the future~" She sighed dreamily as she recalled the good old days; she and the other gym leaders would talk about their challengers and poke fun at one another. Some, of course, were more easy to tease than others... A grunt then came from her Mamoswine, which effectively snapped her back into reality. "Hehe, whoops. Got a little lost in the clouds, don't mind me~" Her Mamoswine and her paralyzed Mega-Abomasnow rolled their eyes with amused expressions on their faces. "So, a Zoroark and a Lucario huh? Interesting choices," she nodded appreciatively as she looked them over. "Buuut oh so predictable~~ Abbie and Mamo, let's whip up that Blizzard winter wonderland again!" The Mamoswine was the first to get up a snowstorm since she was still in relatively good health. However, Abbie was not about to be topped by her comrade. After struggling for a few seconds, he also managed to conjure up a Blizzard of his own. The howls of the double Blizzard echoed throughout the battlefield as the snow and ice whipped around the Pokemon.

1539 lol! Azery is all about Iblis so far. I don't mind having one though.

1519 And to think it was so good that smogon banned greninja from ou tier now xD Anyways, now that that is done, I'm off to bed. It's close to midnight here. Ttyl~

1517 Almost as bad as 70 You could keep the yarn ball. I'm just talking about the frog lol!

1515 Just check out the Froakie first. I'm telling you, it's really bad outside of its ability. I don't mind trading back.