Lights in purple

One other light was approaching fast and unlike the previous one, this was not surrounded by a red hue, it had a darker, purple-ish contour to it. This of course meant that the pokémon coming towards us was not a volbeat but an illumise, approaching fast but with not enough speed to avoid an attack….

Lights in the white

The fog didn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon and I could see a couple of lights wandering about, proof that wild pokémon were about. I could barely see my own pokémon, much less figure out which wild one was coming towards us. Kirlia however, did not have that problem, perhaps due to her…

Beacon

Visibility was almost non-existant, the white smoke concealed all and even Kirlia was hesitant in making a move… or at least it seemed that way. My pokémon didn’t even blink when it saw a moving shadow in the mist, she just attacked with one “confusion” after the other, bringing the shadow to the ground and…

Rolling fog

At first glance, it looked like a bank of fog was rolling in from the woods, concealing everything in its path. The subtle grey from this mass was punctuated by white puffy shapes and blue shadows. It was only after Kirlia attacked that I realized several swablu were floating along, surfing the edge of the…

Clouds moving in

Not all pokémon jumped or dashed towards us with aggression, some, like the blue one that appeared, glided effortlessly above the tall grass. It was a swablu and it tried to attack but its movements were sluggish and Kirlia easily dodged it. The damage in retaliation was made in two consecutive attacks that tore down…

Critical

The damage I was inflicting to all the pokémon must’ve been audible and yet, insteadof scaring and pushing wild ones away, it seemed to have the opposite effect, drawing enemies closer. A wild volbeat appeared and attempted an attack but was simply too slow and Kirlia took advantage of that, attacking with precision and dealing…

One hit victory

Whenever a mienfoo would face us, it would always make some ellaborate movements and end up in a complicated stance. This time was no different. A mienfoo had charged onto the battlefield and went through the same song and dance… or at least half of it. Kirlia would not wait for it to get ready…

Repetitive and effective

Kirlia’s training had become boring and I found myself dwelling on other matters, not paying the slightest attention to her actions, letting her decide which attack to use. Autonomy was a good lesson to learn, it would bring strength with it. One more level and I would probably change up my leading pokémon for one…

The usual suspects

A wild illumise couldn’t wait to get some action and jumped into the fray without even waiting for the previous fighter to finish evaporating. Kirlia was also eager to keep on fighting and wasted no time in attacking this newcomer. Illumise twisted and twirled on its small legs but could not avoid the attacks and…

Back to form

I was back on the field before I knew it, with eager pokémon by my side. Kirlia didn’t even wait for my call and leapt out of her pokéball, actively searching for new foes to challenge. The energy acted like a beacon and wild foes began appearing, the first of which was a volbeat. Whatever…

Recovery

I made my way back to Verdanturf, to relax a bit a heal up my pokémon. Mauville was probably closer but I would only go to that town if absoutely necessary. It was a pretty standard operation, in and out of the centre in less than ten minutes, and as far as nurse joy could…

Fading rage

The continuous battles riled up my pokémon and Kirlia began to venture out into the tall grass, searching for new opponents. A wild gothita came running towards me, fleeing. The attacker turned out to be my ally, whom cornered the pokémon and proceeded to strike it with confusion and magical leaf, finishing off the opponent….