#ati: okeanos

[asktheisle]

Battle: Start!

(( previous ))

[asktheisle]

[The air on the island was tense. The cave was almost at full capacity and yet the air hung with unease as murmurs passed through the group that had gathered.]

He's getting mauled out there.

That doesn't look good at all.

Yikes... do you think they can pull through?

They're gonna need a miracle.

(( previous ))

[asktheisle]

Later That Day...

I'm a bit to blame on that too, I didn't exactly prep you guys with some decent counters...

A lot of people and a lot of pokemon got us here. It'd be a disservice to them to just throw in the towel right now.

(( previous ))

[asktheisle]

(@askstormscall) Susano @ Nate and Crew: Watching the dragons battle, the old Legend felt an itch. It had been a long time since the Lugia had the urge to fight. There was a look towards the Rayquaza, Queztal overhead. They had no intentions of battling full out, this island wouldn't be able to handle it. Maybe just a taste of it. There was a slight smile as the Lugia spoke addressing the human. "I wish to battle. I will not go overboard but perhaps they would not mind testing their mettle against the likes of me." A grin, a show of teeth as the Lugia spread their wings.

[Before Nat could form much of a response, a clamor of heavy footfalls drew closer and passed him by.]

(( @askstormscall ))

[asktheisle]

I'll put the details under the cut but it's cameo time!!

I'll try to get as many in as possible but I'm one person who works during the day, so if I miss someone don't take it personally! There's gonna be more chances for cameos soon ;)c

Real simple call!! The basics would be, in an ask:

- your blog

- a character (and their trainer if there is one they battle with)

- their moveset (if there are rotating moves, just 4 is fine)

- which dragon they want to spar with

You're also welcome to send in a fully-fledged ask, but I will be VERY selective on which ones I do responses for.

See y'all out there c:

[asktheisle]

(@ask-sarah-and-co) sarah @ nat

Nat is greeted by an excited gasp from the younger trainer, “You like dragon types too?!” She glances around, “Do you have any? Do they live around here? Can you tell me what they’re like?” She gasps excitedly, “I can tell you about mine too, in return!” She pauses, realizing she’s been rambling, and grins sheepishly. “Only I f you want to, of course.”

[In their excitement, Nat launches himself over the rocks he was balancing on and into the grass below. The fibers cushion his fall as they look up to Sarah as if nothing happened.]

Yeah! My dragons are staying here for the time being. We've been training for a while now, and the warm weather does wonders on 'em.

[He sits up quickly, pointing to different areas of the cave.]

They all enjoy each other's company, which makes things easier in terms of training together and getting ready for matches. This is actually the first time they all get to battle as a unit, before it was just Draco, Vibria, Thyrus, and Okeanos back in the day.

Oh!!! But tell me about your dragons! Do you have them with you? You're more than welcome to bring them around here in the future if you want!

(( @ask-sarah-and-co ))

[Nat's dragons have been added to the roster.]

[asktheisle]

(( @ask-the-royal-absol ))

[asktheisle]

(( @neverlandfaerai ))

[asktheisle]

[The shadows continue to encroach on the island, not a single corner safe from their reach.]

(( previous ))

[asktheisle]

What thoughts are in his head?

-

Nat hasn't had any pokemon hatch from eggs in a long time

he's VERY excited

[asktheisle]

Seika walks over to their partner, Alaka'i, and does a bit of sign language to ask a question. "This cave is full of dragons. I imagine you might know of a couple of them. Is that why you came with Nathaniel? If not, then perhaps you know a bit about this place? Care to tell me?"

They were planning to train us all and get back to our usual performance levels, with that tournament coming up and all, but Nat’ figured it would be nice to have everyone be around each other again after quite some time. 

Especially Draco. We get along just fine, but I know she missed the others very dearly. And they missed her too.

[asktheisle]

(ask-byul) jinyoung@nat: hey, i think i recognize you from the alola hall of fame... and the sinnoh one, too. you must be a pretty skilled trainer, but why stop there? any interest in challenging the other leagues?

My friend-and my rival-still frequents Sinnoh, helping out the league and such. He gets first notice of things such as tournaments, and was just telling me about a general tournament happening in Sinnoh in the future. And honestly...I think I might be going this time around, try to make it a consistent thing to get back into it. I'm starting to miss battling like that now that I've had a proper break, and it's far too early to retire my dragons like that. They deserve a lot more than the few seasons we've had.

Aside a multitude of things, one of the biggest factors in me stopping was that I was horribly anxious to battle-and even more anxious when I lost. I was a pretty young champion in Sinnoh, one of the youngest. I would get overwhelmed at pressure from all sides, and couldn't really get a proper outlet or break to control it. I'd actually pass out before and after matches from how worked up I was, it was not a good spot to be in.

As for other leagues...I'm not too sure honestly. Maybe I end up taking on Galar, when I'm ready to go there. Or the Indigo League...but that feels a bit ambitious-being a champion of two regions like Kanto and Johto.

(( @ask-byul ))

[asktheisle]

(ask-teamlightbringers) Gabriel @ Nat: So as an esteemed battler I must ask, how do you normally go about training your Pokémon? Are there any particular exercises or routines you prefer to use?

What I mean by that-I watch my team members do their own thing. Some are more naturally inclined to sparring, others enjoy it but take coaxing. I use and do whatever appeals to them most-be it flying for Walter, swim races for Tala and my kingdra-Okeanos-or in Luxu’s case, play-fighting with everyone including myself.

When I’m doing actual serious training-like for matches and such-I go the lengths to record everyone going through their usual sparring and spot out trouble points-like always leading with a certain limb, or making a blindspot, or even not following through on an attack all the way for whatever reason.

Of course, getting up close and personal does create a space for mishaps, eheheheh.

Speaking of training-I’m gonna have to push Luxu’s a day or so back due to this storm, there’s probably going to be a lot of debris to clean up in our general area.

(( @ask-teamlightbringers ))