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Pokémon Dubstep (ft. Lindsey Stirling)
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elcome Adventurer to EPOCH! A Pokemon Sandbox Rp set in the original region of Nue. Everything you need to know will be in the Guidebook and PokeDex 101!
EPOCH uses the Manga and is built on the Original ideas suggested by our members.
We are more than just a Pokemon RP, we're a friendly community with a goal on being a memorable experience for those that look in.
Golden Rule: Treat others as you wish to be treated. If you find yourself content with being an asshole EPOCH and its members will not tolerate you.
RULES
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EPOCH is PG-13. Proboards’ Terms of Service:
Sex; When you get under the clothes, fade to black.
Violence; Do not go into extreme nauseating detail.
Cursing; This is so fucking allowed, but don't go overboard.
Suggestive Content; In avatars, signatures and templates can attract the wrong kind of attention. So be careful.
Surprising as it was, Julia had not had the opportunity to properly train in Bayonadaville. The town where she had settled down was actually the best place to look for water type Pokémon, but somehow the young Gym Leader had been so busy travelling around Nue she had kind of overlooked that fact. However, it was never too late to give the fisher’s town a shot, was it? Plus, Julia was really excited about having one of her tough training sessions with Atlantis, her Magikarp. She was proud of her golden fish as it was in its current form, but she somehow felt it was close to evolution and the sooner such an event occurred, the better for her as Water Type Gym Leader. Not to forget, furthermore, that recently evolved Gyarados have quite a bad temper and need to be tamed properly.
The brunette went to a hidden cove where she knew she and her Pokémon could train in peace. ‘Let’s go, Atlantis!’ With an elegant throw, the Water Gym Leader released her shiny Magikarp from its Pokéball, the rare colored Pokémon barely saying anything besides a somehow bored ‘Magikarp’. Yeah, well, you could not really expect a Magikarp to be hyperactive or extremely emotional, could you? Julia’s excitement however did not decrease the least bit. She had divided that day’s practice session in multiple exercises, but it was first necessary to properly warm up. ‘Okay Atlantis, listen carefully’, the delicate siren said after jumping on a large rock. Her Magikarp turned around and looked at her with its usual poker face. Magikarps are unfortunately not strong swimmers, and currents in the water will sweep them downstream regardless of how hard they try. In this sense, it was Julia’s goal to make Atlantis physically stronger so that it could actually manage to swim against the sea’s current.
She crouched down and patted Atlantis on the head, the golden fish finally changing its expression into a happier one. ‘At my signal, Atlantis, swim about fifty meters against the tide and then return, okay?’ She asked, her loyal companion nodding in understanding. Julia stood up and took out a stopwatch from her jeans’ left pocket. ‘Okay, three… two… one… GO!’ At the strength of her voice giving the start, Atlantis jumped out of the water and dove into it again before starting to swim with all its might against the current. The sea was not overly agitated, but it certainly would make a good challenge for Julia’s Magikarp. Atlantis took about ten seconds to reach the fifty meters of distance and about five more to swim back to where its trainer was. When it reached the finish line, Atlantis looked up to Julia. ‘Magi… karp?’ Julia smiled and nodded affirmatively. ‘You did pretty good Atlantis, our training is definitely starting to show off. You’ve become stronger.’ However, Julia knew Atlantis could go down to ten seconds and she was sure she and her Pokémon wouldn’t give up on the training until that goal was achieved. ‘Okay, again!’ She signaled, and after the countdown, Atlantis tried again.
About twenty minutes had passed since Julia and Atlantis had started the training session. The golden Magikarp had been swimming against the tide in order to strengthen its physique and increase its power’s level and now it had earned some break-time to take a little rest and recharge its energies. Julia took out some Pokémon food out of her belt-pack and gave it to Atlantis, the carp devouring it happily. Peaceful moments never last for too long, though, and soon a wild Yanma made its entrance to disturb them. Attracted by Julia’s food, the flying Pokémon tried to steal some for itself. ‘Hey!’ Julia complained, putting the food right back into her bag as she made it to dodge Yanma’s attempt of stealing it. Were all Pokémon in Bayonadaville so naughty?
Julia looked at her Magikarp, waiting for it to confirm its readiness for the battle that was about to begin. Convinced, the Gym Leader stood up, brushing some of the beach’s sand off. ‘Atlantis, use tackle!’ Ah, but they were at a clear disadvantage, were they not? Yanma was a flying type and Atlantis was in the water. It was more than probable that the wild Pokémon would foresee the Magikarp’s movements. Thus, as expected, as Atlantis splashed out of the water with the intention of hitting the Yanma with its body, the bug Pokémon dodged the attack by flying a few meters to the side. ‘Dang it…’, muttered Julia as she bit her lower lip. She had to think about a strategy, and she had to think about it quickly since the Yanma would definitely not wait for her to come up with an idea. Indeed, as soon as Atlantis had reached the water, the flying Pokémon counterattacked with its Sonic Boom.
‘Quickly Atlantis, dive into the water!’ Now, disadvantages can also be in your favor, can they not? With Atlantis successfully dodging the attack and diving into the depths of the sea, the wild Yanma was at a loss at where the Magikarp could be. ‘Use tackle!’ Julia had no need to know where her Pokémon was, as she knew it would hear her clearly. As ordered, Atlantis emerged from under the water, splashing out of it and aiming for Yanma with all of its power. The bug Pokémon was caught with its guard down since it had been so focused on localizing its opponent instead of foreseeing any possible attack. Too confident for her own good, though, Julia decided to repeat the same strategy and ordered her Magikarp to attack the wild Yanma with tackle again. This time the bug Pokémon did well by flying a few meters higher so that Atlantis could not reach it when jumping out of the water. Julia clicked her tongue as she thought of an alternative plan.
The wild Yanma was now confident that it would not be hit by any of Atlantis’ attacks and decided to use its wing attack. ‘Atlantis, dive into the water again!’ Julia instructed. Yanma’s attack failed and the wild Pokémon quickly returned to a safe position in the highs. ‘Heh…’ The young Gym Leader chuckled. ‘I’m gonna show you how useful a Magikarp’s signature move can be’, she muttered as she finally discovered the ultimate counterattack. ‘Atlantis, use splash to jump out of the water as high as you can and then use tackle once again!’Splash attack? That is probably what many observers would repeat in their minds, not believing that a trainer could actually make any use of this movement. What people normally ignore, however, is that Magikarps can actually leap out of the water pretty high if well trained, probably higher than when it simply uses its tackle or flail attack.
Successfully, Atlantis made it high enough out of the water to reach the wild Yanma with its tackle. The bug Pokémon, completely taken by surprise, was pushed into the water and forced out of the area. It knew the battle would be endless and, in any case, Atlantis had still the advantage for being able to dodge all movements by just diving into the water. Unfortunately for Yanma, this flying bug had just chosen the worst moment and place for its attack.
