Re: The May Pokemon Contest: 1st Round Up.
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Can't say I would know much about contests...I've only been here for two.
The second appeal begins. Those lucky enough to survive the first round mutter hushed orders to their loyal Pokemon. As the sun begins to set over Mt. Trolgar,Delicaza, Deimos, KadOzBra, and Walker line up, each ready to do their best. The second round begins now!
Chris 2.0 and Delicaza (F Masquerain)
Bubble~Whirlwind~Psybeam
Delicaza floats forward first, her wings carrying her serenely. She begins by blowing out a stream of bubbles in a semi-circle around her. The bubbles slowly drift towards the ground, unaided by any wind. Suddenly, however, a breeze kicks up, carrying the bubbles skyward before any can pop. The crowd watches, amazed, as the butterfly seems to be surrounded with a storm of drifting bubbles. With perfect timing, Delicaza draws from his psychic energy and sends a colorful Psybeam through a gap in the bubbles. As the beam passes through the gap, the multiple colors reflect off of the bubbles, sending a kaleidoscope of color shimmering along the dirt. The judges ducked quickly, avoiding the approaching Psybeam.
Judge’s Rank: 8.2
Nicely done. A similar strategy to your first appeal, but why mess with success, I suppose? However, a better choice than Psybeam may have been Flash, which would have achieved the same effect without firing into the audience.
Elec Man EXE and Deimos (M Duskull)
Future Sight~Psychic~Will O’Wisp
The audience quiets at once as Deimos returns to the field. His single eye blinks out, making his skull look like an empty jack o’lantern, and the judges stare at him, confused. What happened to him? After a few moments, the ghostly eye returns, leaving the audience mystified. Unbeknownst to them, however, Deimos has looked ahead in time, releasing a great amount of psychic energy at a single point in time. Next, Deimos looks about the field, uproots several small bushes and weeds with psychic power, holding them aloft with his mind. He begins to twirl them in mid-air, and as his eye flashes once more, the small plants burst into flame. The crowd shrieks in delight as the plants seem to dance above them, smoldering with blue flame. Following sudden instinct, Deimos pulls the mass of plants together just as a sudden burst of lavender psychic energy detonates, sending the plants flying in all directions. The crowd oohs and ahhs, astonished at the pyrotechnic display. Sadly, a small brush fire has begun, and the ref dispatches a few water Pokemon to handle the problem…
Judge’s Rank: 8.7
Creative, to say the least. Future Sight was a risky move, as there is no way to tell when it goes off. Thank the (online) dice.
Andrew and (M KadOzBra)
Double Team~Teleport~Psybeam
As the last embers of the brush fire is finally washed away, the judges settle back into their seats. Just like before, KadOzBra teleports onto the field, appearing from an undisclosed location. He clasps his hand together, his eyes shut tightly, and POOF! Twelve clones appear in the field around him, each looking just as serious as the next one. KadOzBra’s spoon shimmers, wrapped in psychic power, and all of the clones reappear in mid-air, via a Mass Teleport. The air is filled with Kadabra’s, but only the center one fires a powerful Psychic at the ground below him. 11 other Kadabras mimic the first, and the audience is dazzled by the purple bursts of light. KadOzBra lands on the ground with a ground, and his other clones disappear in flash of light.
Judges Rank: 8.4
Gotta like the clones. Still, there was no way for KadOzBra to land gracefully, and perhaps it would have been better to send attacks skyward, than to take to the sky yourself.
Drew and Walker (M Armaldo)
Rock Tomb~Seismic Toss~Water Pulse
Finally, Walker returns to the field, unperturbed at having to follow such fantastic appeals. He grunts, focusing on the earth, and stomps once. In response, the earth sends forth a small mound of rocks in front of him, in a loose circle. Using his large spade-like claws, Walker lifted the stones off of the ground and threw them up into the air easily. The judges quickly scribbled notes, observing the height of the thrown stones. Walker inhaled quickly, summoning moisture from a small sac in his chest, and spat four times quickly. The Water Pulse bursts weren’t quite strong enough to shatter solid rock, being, well, rock. However, the crowd applauded nonetheless, impressed with the Armaldo’s marksmanship.
Judges Rank: 8.1
Walker may be strong, but his strength doesn’t affect the power of his elemental moves. If the rocks were softer, perhaps shattering would have been possible. A good appeal, nonetheless.
After a few minutes of deliberation, the judges compare notes. One takes the microphone, facing the crowd.
"The second round is now ended. Elec Man EXE and Andrew will go on to the next round, which will consist of a one on one match lasting five rounds."
You know the drill. The arena is Mt. Trolgar. No moves are banned, and please keep the setting in mind. Certain attacks may cause rockslides, etc. Night will fall in Round Three, which will limit visibility. Please PM your choice to me, and then the battle will begin.
