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a wild ZIGZAGOON has appeared!
MALE , Level 3 , Tackle , Growl

He was bored. He had been stuck here for most of the day, waiting for his friends to come back. They weren't obviously. That irritated the usually relaxed Pokemon, but instead it only increased the tiny frustration bubble all Pokemon had within them. He left the spot he had been sitting in for what felt like hours, and padded out into the route he knew human trainers often frequented. He didn't expect to see a human and bear though! Startled, he began to growl at the trainer and it's pokemon, hoping to scare them away.

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[JENNI *]

A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared!

[atrb=border,0,true] Of course, he was going to defend whatever spot he had! This human had no right to be here -- well, she did. He was the one who shouldn't be hiding in plain sight! He shook his head, but with that it also lowered his defense just enough to let the scratch hit him. Howling in pain, he reeled back, shaking his head again to clear the fog the attack had settled. That wasn't nice! Digging his claws into the ground, he took a second to locate the best spot for his tackle attack, and lunged at the other Pokemon, hoping to land a hit. ZIGZAGOON used TACKLE! scratch landed ; -2 HP

MALE , LEVEL 3 , TACKLE , GROWL

[atrb=border,0,true] coded by amiss of OTE and BTN

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isn't it fine to say that we are loved?

to be bound, so the world may never but touch

The Teddiursa let out a small squeak as he felt his claws connect with the Zigzagoon. Immediately he hung back, terrified that the raccoon would reciprocate with a ferocious bite, and sighed in relief when his foe didn't. Just as stunned by his successful attack as his foe, he was wholly unprepared for the tackle that came his way. 

Lisa gasped when the Zigzagoon's attack threw her bear backwards -- the small cub tumbled across the path and into the undergrowth. A muffled growl indicated that he wasn't too badly hurt, though he seemed to have no intention of coming back out. The coward!

"Uhm, hey, don't stay in there forever! Leer back, and get ready for the next attack!" At the same time, the girl berated herself -- she should have seen the return blow coming, too. She needed to get better at this, and fast. Frowning in determination, she watched as the bear poked his small furry head out of the bush, glaring at his foe. 

notes: do I get exp if I catch the Zigzagoon? Can it be caught if it faints? 
credit: template was created by rea of on the edge.

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[JENNI *]

A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared!

[atrb=border,0,true] When the other Pokemon didn't get up right away, the Zigzagoon felt sort of weird; like he was guilty for hurting it. The human warbled something to the other Pokemon, and suddenly, the bear-looking one was back on it's feet, leering at him! Shivering, the wild Zigzagoon puffed his chest out and began to growl at the other. If this was going to be a test of 'who-could-out-stat-attack-the-other', Zigzagoon was going to lose. ZIGZAGOON used GROWL! leer landed ; -1 DEFENSE (ooc; yes ; if you catch the wild one, your pokemon is raised half a level. you can also catch the other pokemon if it faints.)

MALE , LEVEL 3 , TACKLE , GROWL

[atrb=border,0,true] coded by amiss of OTE and BTN

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[JENNI *]

A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared!

[atrb=border,0,true] The raccoon like Pokemon glared heartily at the mini elephant and it's trainer, wondering if getting into this battle was such a good idea. Probably not, considering he was a weaker pokemon. Backing up, he bristled his fur. That didn't help at all; the scratch landed, and the raccoon yowled in pain. If anything, his fur was more of a hindrance! He stood on shaky legs, and glared at the Phanpy, letting a growl leave his mouth in attempt to lower the other's attack. ZIGZAGOON used GROWL! scratch landed ; -2 HP use a pokeball and catch the pokemon?

MALE , LEVEL 3 , TACKLE , GROWL

[atrb=border,0,true] coded by amiss of OTE and BTN

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[cs=2][atrb=vAlign,top][atrb=width,370][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=style,background-color:#F0F0F0] isn't it fine to say that we are loved? to be bound, so the world may never but touch The attack connected; as the Zigzagoon yowled, Lisa gave a small whoop of triumph. She felt a little guilty for cheering when she realised that the small raccoon was in pain, though. It didn't seem to deserve being plunged into a battle -- all it had done was to defend its grounds, after all.  It wasn't as if a stampeding Stantler had run into her.  Deciding that she would try her luck at catching it, she fished out her Pokeball, and called to her Teddiursa: "Alright, that's enough! Let me try this..." Aiming carefully at the Zigzagoon, she lobbed the Pokeball at it. If this succeeded, they wouldn't have to fight until one Pokemon fainted, and she would have a new team member.  notes: -1 Pokeball!  credit: template was created by rea of on the edge.

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[JENNI *]

A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared!

[atrb=border,0,true] This poor Zigzagoon wasn't sure what was going on. First he was defending himself and his place, and then .... then a flash of bright red light. He was trapped! Struggling, on the inside the raccoon like Pokemon was running and throwing himself all over the place, trying to escape the Pokeball he was stuffed in. On the outside, the Pokeball Elisa had thrown was wobbling and wiggling like mad. It twitched. Convulsed. Twitched again. Soon, the Zigzagoon was tired. Twitch. Twitch. Click. congratulations! ZIGAZGOON was caught! Male Level 3 - Tackle & Growl

MALE , LEVEL 3 , TACKLE , GROWL

[atrb=border,0,true] coded by amiss of OTE and BTN

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[JENNI *]

A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared!

[atrb=border,0,true] Watching from the bushes was a rather odd - and sometimes rare - Pokemon. Of coruse, where the others were concerned, he was simply nocturnal. He enjoyed his day naps and got what he need from the ground when he was awake during the day. But, being in the front row seat to a battle? That was certainly new. He clicked his mouth and scurried out of the bushes. Now with a trainer on the route, finding food would be hard because all the Pokemon would want to scavenge and hide food - all food - and find a new place to live. Hopefully, this trainer would see that he didn't want to fight; he wanted a caretaker! Hey, life of a trained Pokemon wasn't all that bad.

MALE , LEVEL 4 , SCRATCH

[atrb=border,0,true] coded by amiss of OTE and BTN

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