[Council of Villains] Mewtwo's Retribution [Concluded]

[Renata]

I do agree with that, and also don't get that Secura says that your claim and Pizza's look solid. What does that have to do with anything?

[Secura]

I do agree with that, and also don't get that Secura says that your claim and Pizza's look solid. What does that have to do with anything?

Observe this post of Pizza's; in it, he states that 'khaan claimed to be attacked last night, and by one of his own Pokémon no less.

I spoke to Pizza about this, he explained himself further, elaborating on the stolen Pokémon theory and 'khaan's likely innocence; the claims made sense, particularly those regarding Lance/Garchomp, and thus I opted to look elsewhere, following Pizza's suggestion of Double A since my own suspects were pretty much Pizza/Yaseikhaan.

So, in response to "what does that have to do with anything?", I would have to say "everything"; if I believe the claims, then I see them as innocent... if I see them as innocent, then they do not merit my vote.

[Chaotix]

Day 6

The seven remaining competitors all took their votes. When they were done, the announcer spoke.

“Greetings, trainers! Things seem to be getting down to the wire here, as less than half of the original seventeen trainers are still able to compete in the tournament. Some have defended their titles admirably, while others have yet to face a single battle. Today, you have chosen as the participants of the duel: Blue, the former Champion of Kanto and Gym Leader of Viridian City, and Emerald, a powerful master trainer from Hoenn! As is only natural, Blue should proceed to the blue corner. I wish there was a green corner for you, Emerald, but for now you will have to take the red corner.”

VS

Each trainer took his position. Blue was confident, and especially so since, with Red eliminated, he imagined himself the most powerful trainer left in the competition. Emerald was noticeably nervous, but still had a burning desire to win, and would not go down easily.

“Alright, kid, you ready to get this over with?”

“The name’s Emerald. I’m ready to go… but only if you want to lose!”

“If both trainers are ready, then let the battle begin!”

Both trainers let loose their first Pokemon at the same time.

“Go, Pidgeot!”

“Magnezone, I choose you!”

VS

The match-up looked bad for Blue and Pidgeot, as Magnezone’s electric attacks would be able to blast it out of the sky. Despite this, Blue did not look worried.

“Alright, Pidgeot. Make sure you’ve got a Tailwind!”

Pidgeot flapped its great wings vigorously, then spun and soared through the air in a wide arc. Effectively, Pidgeot had created an air current that circled the battlefield, so that as long as it flew in a certain direction, it would move even faster than usual.

“Magnezone, use Zap Cannon!”

Magnezone launched a huge ball of electricity at Pidgeot, but the bird Pokemon easily avoided it. It fired several more blasts, but Pidgeot was too fast to be hit.

“Now, use Brave Bird!”

Suddenly, Pidgeot dove out of the air current and began picking up incredible speed, heading straight for Magnezone. Magnezone, unable to move quickly enough to dodged out of the way, was struck by the impact. Due to its hard steel shell, though, Magnezone was knocked around, but not incredibly harmed. Pidgeot, dazed, steadied itself as it flew away.

“Hit it with Flash Cannon!”

A beam of light flashed and shot from Magnezone striking Pidgeot in the back. Pidgeot began losing altitude and was about to crash into the ground.

“Now use Thunderbolt!”

“Roost, Pidgeot!”

Pidgeot turned its tailspin into a graceful landing, and began to rest and regain its strength. Magnezone launched a powerful electric attack at Pidgeot, and it was a direct hit, but since Pidgeot was grounded it managed to avoid being completely electrocuted.

“Mirror Move, Pidgeot!”

Pidgeot was somehow able to reverse the current of the Thunderbolt and send it all straight back at Magnezone. Magnezone bristled with static electricity and was confused by the sudden shock. Pidgeot took the opportunity to get back to the air.

“Lock on to it, Magnezone!”

Magnezone began observing Pidgeot’s electrical and magnetic signature intensely, and acquired a lock on it. Blue observed what was going on, and looked worried.

“Pidgeot, hit it with Brave Bird again!”

“Now, Zap Cannon!”

As Pidgeot began to dive-bomb Magnezone again, it began charging up for an electrical attack. Just before Pidgeot made contact. Magnezone released the Zap Cannon, hitting Pidgeot at point-blank range. Pidgeot was blasted back to its side of the arena and landed with an ungraceful thud.

“Pidgeot is unable to battle! Magnezone is the winner!”

“Return, Pidgeot. Hey, you’re not too bad, kid. But there’s no way you can beat Arcanine!”

Blue threw in a second Pokeball, releasing a large, furry Pokemon that looked like a cross between a large dog and a tiger.

VS

“Now, Arcanine, use Extreme Speed!”

Arcanine began to run incredibly fast, almost so that it was barely visible to the naked eye. It ran around Magnezone, who was unable to track it and spun around fruitlessly in the effort. Finally, Arcanine took the opportunity to ram into Magnezone and continued to move at high speed around the arena.

“Magnezone, Lock On!”

Magnezone tried to lock on to Arcanine, but it was taking longer to do so than it had for Pidgeot.

“Finish this, Arcanine. Use Flamethrower!”

Arcanine zipped up to Magnezone and stopped short. Then it unleashed a torrent of white-hot flame from its mouth, bathing Magnezone in it. Magnezone was engulfed in the inferno, and as its circuits began to fry it fell to the floor, shutting down.

“Magnezone is unable to battle. Arcanine is the winner!”

“Go, Altaria!”

VS

Emerald’s Pokemon looked conspicuously like a large, flying ball of cotton. Blue was unsure whether or not to laugh.

“Arcanine, use Flamethrower!”

The flames engulfed Altaria, but it was not devastated by the attack. Instead, with a flap of its fluffy wings, it beat back the flames and floated away.

“Dragon Pulse, Altaria!”

Altaria now launched a powerful blast of energy from its mouth that struck Arcanine and knocked it off its feet.

“That thing is a Dragon?”

“Altaria, Earthquake!”

As it floated by, Altaria’s eyes glowed, and the ground began to shake. A spike of earth shot up from underneath Arcanine, sending it flying into the air as it yelped in pain.

“Arcanine, use Thunder Fang!”

While still in the air, Arcanine maneuvered itself so that its jaws snapped onto Altaria’s neck, flooding the dragon with electric current. The weight of Arcanine drove both of them into the ground, and pinned Altaria underneath it.

“No! Altaria! Hmm… use Perish Song.”

What sounded less like a song and more like a mournful, wailing screech was released from Altaria’s throat. Both Pokemon winced from the sound, but Arcanine kept biting with Thunder Fang.

“Dragon Pulse! Get it off you!”

Altaria gathered up its strength, and blasted Arcanine with an outward pulse of energy. Arcanine was knocked off of it, and struggled to get back up.

“Sky Attack!”

As fast as it could, Altaria charged into Arcanine, knocking it to the ground again. This time, the tired Pokemon did not get back up.

“Arcanine is unable to battle! Altaria is the winner!”

“Fine then! Go, Exeggutor!”

VS

Now it was Emerald’s turn to be amused at the appearance of Blue’ Exeggutor, which looked almost like a walking palm tree.

“Laugh all you want! Exeggutor, use Psychic!”

Exeggutor’s six eyes glowed with Psychic energy, and it threw the airborne Altaria back into the ground.

“Sky Attack!”

Altaria got back up, and was about to take to the air again, but a pained, tired look suddenly crossed its face. Altaria fell down and fainted.

“Oh no! The Perish Song… I forgot.”

“Too bad. You could’ve gone without it.”

“Altaria is unable to battle. Exeggutor is the winner!”

Emerald took out his last Pokeball. He gripped it tight, built up his confidence, and then hurled it into the arena.

“Go, Gardevoir!”

VS

Gardevoir glided gracefully a few inches off the ground when it moved. It seemed determined to protect its trainer from the possible loss.

“Psychic attack, Gardevoir!”

“Do the same, Exeggutor!”

Both Pokemon, having Psychic tendencies, would have trouble using them against each other. Both Pokemon’s eyes began glowing with otherworldly energy, and they were each still and unmoving. Although it looked as if nothing were happening, in reality their minds had formed a connection and were dueling for dominance. Both Exeggutor and Gardevoir looked under incredible stress.

“I know you can do it, Gardevoir!”

Eventually, Gardevoir switched its strategy and began firing Psychic waves of energy at its opponent as well. Exeggutor was struck by the first of them, and tried to dodge the attacks.

“Come on, Exeggutor! Use Light Screen and retaliate against it!”

A bubble of Psychic energy appeared around Exeggutor, shielding it from Gardevoir’s energy blasts. It began to fire its own Psychic wave blasts.

“Defend yourself, Gardevoir!”

Gardevoir threw up a Light Screen bubble as well, blocking Exeggutor’s attacks as it continued its own. Now each Pokemon was under incredible strain, simultaneously dueling with their minds, firing energy blasts, and holding up a defensive wall of energy.

“Now you’ve got it, Gardevoir! Imprison it!”

Gardevoir accessed the parts of Exeggutor’s mind that it could navigate easily- that is, the memories that the two Pokemon shared. Then it shut down and blocked those parts of its mind. Suddenly, Exeggutor’s attacks stopped and its Light Screen dropped. It was unable to perform any move that Gardevoir also knew how to do.

“Gardevoir, attack!”

Exeggutor was blasted by the Psychic waves, lifted into the air, and thrown backwards. It landed with a heavy thud. However, Exeggutor managed to get back up, albeit wearily. It was a resilient Pokemon.

“Good save, Exeggutor. Unfortunately for you, kid, we don’t need Psychic attacks to beat you. Use Leaf Storm!”

Exeggutor launched a massive storm of razor leaves at Gardevoir. All of the leaves were blocked by Gardevoir’s Light Screen, but it had to expend extra energy to keep the shield up and was forced on the defensive.

“Now, use Wood Hammer!”

With its great tree-trunk legs, Exeggutor began to charge forward, straight at Gardevoir. All the while the leaves from the storm were still holding Gardevoir back, preventing it from attacking. Exeggutor ran straight into Gardevoir’s shield, shattering it and continuing onward to smash it with a heavy headbutt. The frail Gardevoir was knocked to the ground, and fainted from the concussive blow.

“No! Gardevoir!”

“Gardevoir is unable to battle. Exeggutor is the winner! This means that Blue is victorious, and unfortunately, Emerald has been eliminated from the competition.”

Emerald ran up to his Pokemon and made sure it was ok before returning it to its ball. He regarded the ball fondly, then put it away before walking up to Blue.

“That was a good battle, Blue. I’ve learned a lot, even if I didn’t win.”

“Hey, you put up a good fight. I was worried when you came out with that Imprison attack.”

The two trainers shook hands, and turned around to go their separate ways. Before Emerald was out of earshot, however, Blue called to him.

“Hey! Smell you later, Emerald!”

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Competing: 6
Askthepizzaguy
Double A
Secura
Seon
Yaseikhaan
Zack

Eliminated: 11
Yaropolk
robbiecon
B_Ray
autolycus
Renata
Thefluffyone93
Death is yonder
Saregona
Chimpyang
Captain Blackadder
Jolt


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Begin Night 6

It ends 5:00 PM tomorrow.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Your sig line appears a bit dated, Chaotix.

[Jolt]

Now that we know that I am a townie, let's finally lynch Seon?

[Double A]

I believe you all owe me a bit of an apology.

Or a couple of max revives. Either would be nice. I fully expect to be attacked due to not having any "flagged" Pokemon, as well as only having one I can use.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Okay, what's Zack's defense?

Systematic pressure and virtual elimination has moved me past candidates Secura, Double A, Yaseikhaan.

Before I say good-bye to Seon, I want to know all about Zack. Does he have an alibi?

Also, I expect I'll need to provide one in the AM if I am not attacked. I'm prepared for that.

Vote: Jolt

Why are you so obsessed with Seon? He only has one pokemon left.

This is where I am getting red flags from. I basically said the same thing before we came up with theories as to how Seon could still be guilty.