Battle Convention!

[indigo_league]

Early Saturday morning, the doors of one of the largest --if not the largest-- convention centres in Viridian City open to welcome everybody to this years Battle Convention.

Spread out across several floors, and the battling fields outside, the Battle Convention is the place to be for anyone with an interest in pokemon battling. Whether you are a hardcore battler trying to hone your craft even further, or a newcomer to the battling scene hoping to learn, the Battle Convention has things of interest to everybody. It's promising to be a busy event, with trainers attending from all over Johto and Kanto. Famous battlers and gym leaders alike can be spotted in the crowds, hosting workshops or even entering in the tournaments.





The Tournament Ground

Outside of the convention centre, stands have been erected around at least a dozen Pokemon battle fields. This is where the various Tournaments will be held. Throughout the weekend, three tournaments will be held here. There is the Otherworlder Battle Tournament, a separate tournament for native Elite Four Champions, and a third Li'l Champs tournament for trainers under the age of ten.

Viewing the various battles is absolutely free, and could be a good source of insight into battle strategies employed by some of the best battlers in the region. Or, if you are attending the Li'l Champs tournament -- a most adorable insight into the dedication and friendship between young children and their first Pokemon.

Due to the number of battles, at any given time, various battles will be ongoing. The Li'l Champs tournament will be held on Sunday, while both the Otherworlder battle tournament and the Elite Four Champions battle tournament will have most of their preliminary matches held on Saturday, with the finale few matches on Sunday.

So, if you are done shopping (or maybe just ran out of money) and there aren't any workshops catching your eye, why not come down to the Tournament Grounds and catch a few battles?

First Floor

The first floor of the Convention Centre has been reserved entirely for various workshops and battle demonstrations. In essence, whatever topic related to battling you might be interested in -- whether it is using certain moves or items, battle strategies, or even demonstrations on why you should be adding X type to your roster -- you'll probably find someone here willing to talk about it. Even breeders might find something of interest here, as there are a few people giving workshops on how to breed pokemon for battle-minded customers.

Schedules are available so you won't miss anything you are interested in. Some of these workshops might only be given once, while others are repeated a few times throughout the convention, so make sure to check your schedule!

And among the crowd giving demonstration and workshops, you might even find a few familiar faces -- yes, members of the Aurora League have also been given the chance to speak about any battle topics near to their heart. Why not check out what they have to say?

Second Floor

The second floor of the Convention Centre has been reserved for the important business of commerce. Have some money to burn? Want that sweet serotonin boost of buying a thing? Maybe you deserve a little treat after winning (or losing) your battle. If so, head on up here.

Spread across various rooms, the Battle Convention dealers have everything that could be of interest to a trainer. There is, frankly, far too much to list here individually, so please accept this rough list of what your characters can find here.

Held Items -- it is possible to buy held items here, however the vast majority of them are pretty rare, so sellers will only sell you one of each. Buying several different held items is fine, but you won't find anyone willing to sell you five Amulet coins. The only exception is for held items that also double as evolutionary items. Those can be freely bought in any quantity. TMs -- It is also possible (though might require some searching across various dealers) to buy any kind of single-use TM here. The same rules apply as with Held Items -- TMs that are currently available in stores can be bought at any quantity; TMs outside of that are limited to one per person. Eggs -- There is also a small group of professional breeders present where you can order eggs with egg moves. The eggs themselves will be delivered to you in the days after the tournament. There is no limit on the amount of egg moves you can request for your egg, but there is a hefty price tag involved! These are professional breeders, so expect a base price of 6000p per egg, with 1000p per requested egg move. Training Equipment -- it's also possible to buy all manner of training equipment for your pokemon. From weights to training bags to agility aids -- if you can think of something that could help you train your pokemon in a more efficient manner, you can find it here. And the bigger items can be delivered to where you are staying, so you won't have to carry around a giant Wailord Training Bag. Odds and Ends -- In addition to all this very focused battle stuff, you'll also be able to find general pokemon items, such a wide variety of Pokeballs, Evolutionary Items, Vitamins and Potions and such. All of these will be sold for the same price as in stores.

However in addition to all of these items, the Silph Co. Booth is drawing a lot of attention. There is an announcement that they will be unveiling something truly special on Sunday, so all of Saturday is awash in rumours and guesses. There is talk that whatever they will be unveiling will be one of the prices in the tournament, though who knows if that is true. When Sunday finally comes, there is a huge crowd around the booth, watching as Silph Co. unveils

EXP-Share, the newest held item to make your training a little easier.

The EXP-Share, which will go on sale in the department stores after this weekend, is a new type of held item. Once given to a Pokemon, this Pokemon will receive EXP during battles, even while not battling itself. Have a Pokemon that is difficult to train like Magikarp? Did you just hatch a new Pokemon, but you are in an area where the wild Pokemon are too high in level for them to train against? Why not give them an EXP-Share and have them comfortably gain EXP without risking them in battle.

Battle Convention attendants can get an early start on buying an EXP-Share, though they are limited to one per customer. The price is 40,000p.

Third Floor

This is where you can go if you need a little break from all the hustle and bustle downstairs. Various food vendors and sit-down places have been set up here, allowing characters to grab a meal or something to drink, rest a little, or even go strategise for upcoming tournament battles.

As always with these type of events UBIRDS will be available to fly characters to Viridian City and back to where they were staying afterwards.

Comments

[smallshot]

[She'd worn pinafores before. BUT this one was demin and it had little embroidered flowers and a butterfree floating along the hem. Gabi kept smiling, up until the point he mentioned having something for her. That got a pause, then a blink.]

Huh...[Then she's putting her hands up to frail.] But I'm no good with babies.

[She will drop it and it will die and it will be sad. She'd already beaten up many baby pokemon in her travels, because she'd not realised.]

[grice]

It’s, um . . . Not that much of a baby anymore. I had to carry it around so it could hatch, so I think it’s grown a bit already just from the month’s trip over.

[ he’s even a good babysitter to boot, and, well! what he sets in her hands is a pokeball, and from this ball, will she choose to release it, is a meanfaced little snubbull.

it’s just the face, though. it’s very friendly! ]



I bred it with special egg moves—Moves you wouldn’t find the species having in the wild, so it could give you a type advantage when you take on gyms.

[smallshot]

[Gabi was still deep in panic mode. Please no babies, the crying was annoying and panic-inducing. The terror. Don't make her suffer like this Falco, even if she deserves this.

Then he let the little pink thing out. Pink...ew. She's seen some pink pokemon, like Jigglpuff. It looked so soft and squishy, Gabi wasn't about that. She wanted pokemon that were tough. Then she saw the scowl and the sticky-out fangs. This mon looked like they could take a chunk out of someone.

So Gabi crouched again, leaning in to get a closer look as it huffed and grumbled. Entranced.]

What is it?

[Other than perfection?

She's going to boop that snoot.]

[grice]

It's called "Snubbull".

[ the snubbull still does not let its scowl go, as much as it might actually be trying to, here! but seeing the girl smile at her and— boop? it tries to mimic a grin and that just shows off the teefs. they are very nice chompers, perfectly made for all kinds of chomping, gabi will find in battle! ]

It's a Fairy type, but it has moves to cover its weaknesses. Fighting type moves like Close Combat and Focus Punch. It's one of the only types that could take down dragons, [ falco says this with a good amount of emphasis. dragons being one of the strongest types, gabi definitely had to have a slayer. ] I heard they turn into something pretty scary, for a fairy type— so I thought it fit you.

[smallshot]

[She squinted for a second. Eh, that was easier to say than a lot of pokemon names, she'd be giving it a name at some point too. If Falco hadn't named it, it didn't seem like he had.

Gabi moved her gaze to watch Falco, absorbing what he said and nodding occasionally. She liked fighting moves on principle, and being able to beat up dragons was always good. Gabi hadn't seen one yet, but even she'd heard about them being strong... And kinda wanted one. But they were pretty hard to find.

Then she squinted again, for a different reason.]

...You think I'm scary?

[Wow, rude tbh. She's the cutest.]

[grice]

. . . Sometimes.

[ well, since you're blunt!! he might as well be, too! ] But you're really strong, and . . . [ 'cute'. he sputters, though. ] —A-anyway, I hope you work well together.

[smallshot]

[Gabi stared for moment. Mouth still set in a line, then she shoved him poking her tongue out. Then it was time to scoop up the snubull, giving a squeeze. She loves already. ]

We will, you'll see how well I get along with my other pokemon when we fight.

[...Gabi. You're getting oneshot, this is depressing.]

What's his...Her..?

[Name?]

[grice]

[ 🥺 c-cute, thinks falco, his ears turning red as he recovers from the nudge. the snubbull’s tongue does a blep when it’s scooped and squeezed— but with a deep, satisfied little grumble, it settles and feels loved. its human . . . ! this one’s the one!! ]

I didn’t want to name it since it was yours. Any ideas?

[ they’ll also have to check their pokédex for the gender— falco’s kept that as a surprise, too. ]

[smallshot]

[Snubbull would probably have regrets later. Once the training started, maybe. Her other pokemon seemed fine with training time. Either because they were just as fighty as their owner or...too derp. Licky was the only one who didn't really fight much. They liked to bob about and be weird.

But uh... Names. Names were hard. She crouched again, placing the snubbull on the gound and turning them to look. Time to get inspired and...no, she wasn't checking the gender first. She must see if anything vibes first. Snubull...Snubull...]

Ohh... Bully.

[Well...It's better than Horny...]

[grice]

[ bully. the snubbull ruffs and opens its jaws up to let out a pant that is happier than it possibly looks. falco beams, in the mean time. ]

You’ll make a great team. [ speaking of teams— ] Which are you using for the tournament?

[smallshot]

[LOOK AT HIS LITTLE FANGIES! She's scooping him back up. Then promptly puffed herself up. Eyes closed in a grin.]

I'm using Rhyhorn, Geodude and Skourpi, we've been training since they announced it. [They seemed strong. The pokemon and trainers she'd battled against hadn't been too difficult to beat. So it should be a fun challenge.]

[grice]

[ C-CUTE...... ]

I want to see what you've been doing— [ so he's going to get the best seat in the house! speaking of house . . . something smells so good with the gates to the convention open. ] Smell that—?

[smallshot]

[She'd been training so much. Though everyone else was training better, even if they weren't spending as much time on it. Along with them being here longer... It'd be a hard lesson.

Then Falco distracted her from snuggling Bully and thinking about cool things. Smell? She lifted her head, nose scrunching. Sniffing.

Then she started to dart off.] Pizza-!

[Spoilers...it was not pizza. It was pastries. But she's going to it.]

[grice]

Ah—!

[ falco shoots right after her, and this time he’s sure he’d keep up. ]

I want some too!

[smallshot]

I'm getting it first. [Oh course he'd catch up. It was cause he had longer legs (not that she'd admit he was growing taller and she wasn't). But she wasn't letting him have her spot in the queue, nope.

Nudges him as he gets close enough to pass. Her not-pizza motherfucker.]

[grice]

Are no— ah!!

[ that means . . . that means they’re both going down?? but not without a fight! on his way down to tumble, falco grasps for the hem of gabi’s dress in case she tries to break for it. no you don’t!

(the poor snubbull) ]

[smallshot]

[This Snubbull was getting the ride of it's little life. because Gabi stumbled after knocking Falco over, then she managed all of two steps before falling flat on her face.

But at least Bully managed to wiggle free and landed on their feet. They were the only winner here. ]

Owww-