[Sep. 2010 Event] Revolution Scramble!

Sal and Goku entered the arena, and took their places at the bottom of the hill, the Chimchar mentally focusing himself for the race ahead.

Carefully scanning the area, Sal noticed that most of the trainers were already prepared. He turned to Goku to give him a last minute pep-talk.

"Ok, there may be a lot of tough competition here, but let's give it our best anyway and have fun with this. If any Pokémon gets too close to you, fire an Ember at them. Use another Ember to slow them down again if they get close. And remember, the main goal is to outrun them, not to out-fight them, so only attack when they get close to you," he said, trying to get the concept across, as the two had only competed in simple 1 vs. 1 battles so far.

Kin stared fixedly at the hill his Pokémon would have to climb before letting out a sigh. "Well, better you than me." He commented, turning to Dia, his chosen competitor. "Blitz up the hill with Spark, hitting whoever you happen to be matched up against on the way up. Then give them a Scratch attack as you continue running- the momentum should give you a bit of a power boost."

Gale eyed the hill as his other competitors did as he carefully studied it. He gave his partner, a Mudkip, a glance of confidence and then knelt down to whisper to his Mudkip.

"Alright" he started, "You see that hill? We're going to go up to the top of it as fast as we can." Gale said. "What I want you to do is Growl and anything you should meet and then Tackle them out of the way as you continue to sprint up the hill. Got it," he questioned.

The Mudkip responded with a glee-filed "Kip!" and Gale took his spot with his Mudkip at the starting line.

{OOC: I call bias d:}

Dave gritted his teeth at his opponent's cheap tactics. "C'mon A'Tuin, you can do it! Withdraw against your next opponent's attack! Then steal some health with Absorb!" he knew his Pokémon could do better, and pull through in the race.

Tobias cheered as he watched the results. They were tied for the lead!! "Cotton, great job! Lets use the same tactic; Peck, then Peck again!"

With Goku having overtaken his first opponent, Sal called out to his Chimchar in support. "Ok, now Growl at any opponent that comes close, and then use their fear to push them back with an Ember. You're doing great!" he said proudly, as he tried to keep up with the chimp.

Will bit his lip at Chili's unfavorable matchup, but cheered as Chili seemed to come out even. He issued his next orders as he chased Chili up the steep hill. "Okay Chili, double Flame Wheel on your next opponent before racing back up the hill!"

"Hmn, excellent work Mankey, now let's keep that going, and if it keeps working, then that's great. Leer whomever it is you face next to keep them still, then Low Kick them down the hill, that'll work just fine if you're quick about it."

DM calls to his victorious Mankey, after all it seemed that anyone could win, but Mankey was in the leading pack for now, as DM hopes that that will remain the same...

Kin blinked in surprise, somewhat amused that Dia had gone the round without any obstructions. Well... may as well try it again. he thought to himself, shrugging as he did so.

"Blitz up the hill with Spark, hitting whoever you happen to be matched up against on the way up. Then give them a Scratch attack as you continue running- the momentum should give you a bit of a power boost."

With things being quite balanced in the respect of Gligar and his opponent, Yougi began to wish that Gligar had access to a ranged attack so that he could strike them from afar without having to worry about getting hit in return. Still, he couldn't just focus on that. He had to give Gligar some orders for the next round and with all the other competitors going for full out offensives, he had to think carefully.

Whipping up a sand cloud had really helped with the balance last time and Yougi looked at that as the best opener as it would give Gligar a safer opportunity to strike while he was behind the cloud avoiding attacks.

The problem lay with the attacking part of his orders. Bite had done a decent amount of damage, but Gligar hadn't been able to move freely enough to get away from the coming blow. And the other moves Gligar had weren't as powerful as Bite was.

Still, as he called out to Gligar he hoped his moves would work better this time round.
"Gligar, things looked good from here." Yougi called out, "I want you to whip up another sand cloud like last time, when you meet an opponent and then dive at them with a Poison Sting attack."

"You're doing great so far Mudkip," Gale said aloud honestly. "I think we should go about this round by having you Mud Slap the first Pokémon you see in the eyes and then Tackle them out of your way as you keep running up the hill," he ordered.

OOC: Sorry if I'm late. D:

Marion grinned with excitement. His Nincada wasn't doing so well so far, but the race was still early.

"Good job, keep it up!" he shouted to his Pokémon. "Give your opponent a taste of your Scratch, then Leech some more Life!"

OOC: Dammiiiiit. I'm lazy.

Richard smiles as he watches his partner progress, not seemingly falling too far behind for now. Due to the significant lack of moves avaliable to the rock and ground type, he didn't really have many options. As such, he decides that slow progress was better than no progress.

"Another Tackle, take someone down. And then Mud Sport. See if you can spray it in an opponents eyes to blind them. Good job buddy." Finished shouting, Richard eyes the rest of the race. Hopefully, this would work.

Sal watched as his Chimchar came out with a respectable tie in the second round, and grinned as he realised how lucky he had been to remain near the top. "Ok Goku, another Growl to intimidate, followed by another Ember, since that move has served us so well this far. Keep up the good work!"

Dave pumped his fist at the sight of A'Tuin's victory, before calling out fresh orders to his little tortoise.

"Great job, A'Tuin! Put your momentum into a Tackle at your opponent, then inflict some Revenge for any hits you take! You're looking good buddy!"

Gligar made another even encounter again, while Yougi was wondering if his orders weren't exactly helping matters. He took a second to look at some of the more successful orderings within the group and deciding that he needed a change of pace, took a gamble with his next set of orders.

"Gligar, we're going to mix things up a bit now." He called out to his Pokémon. "I want you to get in there with a solid Bite and follow it with a Poison sting to force yourself off you opponent."

"Great job, Cotton!!" Tobias called, not believing his luck and also pitying the poor Nincada Cotton kept beating.

"It works, Cotton, so lets keep it going. Peck twice, OK?"