Since DB has disappeared I will be taking this over and Vermillion says to move on without him, so we shall indeed.
-~*The December Contest!*~-
Appeal Two
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Arena: Everest Colosseum
Set on the outskirts of a large, evergreen forest at the base of an icy mountain range, this newly-built arena has been especially created for the accommodations of the December TPM Pokemon contest. The audience stands surround three sides of the setting, with rows of ice-topped evergreen trees serving as the northern-most boundary of it. There are balconies covering all of the audience grandstands, permitting all types of moves, and though they are subject to the cold temperatures of the environment, the seats are heated and complementary blankets are handed out to assure the most enjoyable experience possible.
All the contestants will perform their appeals on a snowy ground (or in the air if flying/levitating/attack enables so), with a background of colonnades of evergreen trees and a large frozen lake in the centre. The ice around the shallows is thick, but in the middle should be a little thinner and could possibly be broken with an effective attack.
Throughout the appeals, it will be snowing unless a weather-altering technique is used, and for the maximum holiday cheer, the contest will take place at night with multi-colored lights adorning all rows of the grandstands and the roofs of the balconies.
The Contestants
Hailee Weavile ♀
Taught by: Dragonis
-:Appeals:-
Shadow Ball/Ice Beam/X-Scissor
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Gaunte Gengar ♀
Taught by: Chris 2.1
-:Appeals:-
Trick Room/Will-o-Wisp/Thunderbolt
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Famfrit Milotic ♀
Taught by: Weasel Overlord
-:Appeals:-
Iron Tail/Twister/Attract
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Grand-Sama Grandbull ♂
Taught by: Houndoom_Lover
-:Appeals:-
Flamethrower/Faint Attack/Focus Punch
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With Dream Breaker having dropped away and disappeared, the new Judge, River appears to take his place. Still in her winter gear from the last contest, she has a steaming mug of co-co and she motions for Dragonis to step up and begin.
Hailee starts her appeal by aiming towards the sky and forming a ball of ghostly energy. It is crackling and ominous hissing noises come from the navy blue ball. When it is a satisfactory size she fires it up through the rainbow of lights. She quickly follows this by shaping a glob of bright blue energy. She fires this quickly and the jagged, cold energy beam quickly reaches and slams into the Shadow Ball. The Ice Beam stretches over some of the ball but it does not like being tampered with, and the ghostly energy explouds. The half formed ball and ice energy are sent spraying in all directions, some folding back on itself to freeze into rough pieces of ice. Not quite to plan, Hailee gamely jumps up into the air and slices the biggest piece of ice she can find.
Once more Chris and his spiffy shiny Gengar take to the field. He starts with a move yet to be seen on the contest field, Trick Room. He closes his eyes and reaches out to the audience and Judge, willing them to see that they are actually faster then Gaunte himself. Slowly it seems that the Gengar is moving in slow motion. The Judge rubs her eyes but watches as he slowly moves his hands forward and fires off a cluster of small bright blue flames. Once outside the sphere of time warp they move at normal speed and Gaunte then concentrates and again in slow motion the audience watches as he sparks and glows a bright yellow before the electricity moves forward and 'attacks' the small blue flames.
Satisfied with his appeal, he leaves and Weasel Overlord and another shiny Pokémon, Famfrit comes to the stage. The gold Milotic slithers forward onto the frozen lake. She continues until she is at its centre, and already some cracking and groaning noises can be heard as the ice bears her weight. She raises her tail, making it glow bright, almost white silver, and with all the effort she can muster she slams it into the centre of the lake. The ice easily breaks until such a massive hit and the ice cracks all around. She slips into the lake and all is quiet for a moment. Then a swirling pink and blue twister erupts out of the lake. The rainbow of lights illuminating the field affects it as well, and it looks like a multicoloured twister is dancing in the centre of the field. Famfrit can be seen swimming in its midst and she powers forward to the top, but only manages to get her head free of the whirling water and dragon energy. She works all the charm she can muster but she is spinning around and it isn't too effective on such a large audience.
Last but not least is Houndoom_Lover and her Granbull, Grand-Sama. Grand-Sama steps out into the snow and decides that this just isn't to his liking. He spins in place, using a burning Flamethrower. The stream of fire hits the snow and it immediately begins steaming, and a very perceptible hiss is heard over the arena. Sama continues until he can just see the grass. Grand-sama however is lost in the steam to the audience and when a brisk wind clears it away, he is gone. The audience looks around when suddenly they see him coming down from the sky, his right fist glowing an orange colour. Undeterred by his speed, he slams his fist into the earth and the ground shudders around the impact. The snow ripples and some is sent flying into the air, but Grand-Sama is not doing so well. He is shaking his fist and looks dazed.
HL returns her bull dog and the contestants wait while the Judge ponders over her notes. She stands and announces,
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The Contestants
Hailee Weavile ♀
Taught by: Dragonis
-:The Mark:-
6.0/10
-:Comments:-
This could have been a good appeal but Shadow Ball explodes on contact so Ice Beam would not have frozen it all of it. So it was sent flying in all directions.
Gaunte Gengar ♀
Taught by: Chris 2.1
-:The Mark:-
7.4/10
-:Comments:-
Very interesting appeal, the slow motion attacks (especially Thunderbolt) was quite unusual though, I didn't really see why you fried the Will-o-Wisp.
Famfrit Milotic ♀
Taught by: Weasel Overlord
-:The Mark:-
7.2/10
-:Comments:-
The Twister was the best part of this appeal, the pink attack and water combined with the lighting was stunning. The Attract was not such a great finish, I saw why you used it but it's hard to get on top of a whirlpool.
Grand-Sama Grandbull ♂
Taught by: Houndoom_Lover
-:The Mark:-
6.2/10
-:Comments:-
The steam had a nice effect and disappearing was a good use of the resulting vapour, but slamming the ground after speeding towards earth is not so wise. It would hurt quite a bit.
So Chris 2.1 and Weasel Overlord go on to the Battle Round. A randomizer shows that Weasel Overlord attacks first.