Valmont reflexively steps back as the Numel begins to breathe fire, even though it's clearly aimed at his Servine and not him. Why doesn't he have one of these firebreathing things for himself? He really ought to get one. It would be like the dragon talisman, only less conveniently handheld.
Well. Perhaps once he defeats this man he can steal his camel thing for himself. That'll definitely happen. ]
Right, then. If you're quite done with your little pyrotechnic display -
[ Wait a moment. Something's not right. Namely, the fact that his Servine seems to have collapsed onto the ground face-first, charred and smoking slightly. ]
...Are you serious? [ He stares at the Servine in utter disbelief. ] One attack! You can't even handle one simple attack?!
[ Receiving no answer, Valmont growls and turns to his Gothorita. ]
All right, your turn. See if you can make a rather less pathetic show of it than that one, won't you?
[ With a rather worried glance at his fallen comrade, the Gothorita steps up to bat. Rather than attack in the traditional manner, though, because lol 60+ level difference, he just sort of stands there concentrating. Concentrating, specifically, on the strong suggestions towards nonviolence he's sending into the opposing Pokémon's mind. How difficult can a Numel be to manipulate, really? ]
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Valmont reflexively steps back as the Numel begins to breathe fire, even though it's clearly aimed at his Servine and not him. Why doesn't he have one of these firebreathing things for himself? He really ought to get one. It would be like the dragon talisman, only less conveniently handheld.
Well. Perhaps once he defeats this man he can steal his camel thing for himself. That'll definitely happen. ]
Right, then. If you're quite done with your little pyrotechnic display -
[ Wait a moment. Something's not right. Namely, the fact that his Servine seems to have collapsed onto the ground face-first, charred and smoking slightly. ]
...Are you serious? [ He stares at the Servine in utter disbelief. ] One attack! You can't even handle one simple attack?!
[ Receiving no answer, Valmont growls and turns to his Gothorita. ]
All right, your turn. See if you can make a rather less pathetic show of it than that one, won't you?
[ With a rather worried glance at his fallen comrade, the Gothorita steps up to bat. Rather than attack in the traditional manner, though, because lol 60+ level difference, he just sort of stands there concentrating. Concentrating, specifically, on the strong suggestions towards nonviolence he's sending into the opposing Pokémon's mind. How difficult can a Numel be to manipulate, really? ]