Gotta Catch Em' All: Team Galactic Diamond

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:
None
Temporary Partner:

Machop (M) [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 1

His real name is Brandon, but everyone calls him Knuckles, because he loves to fight. Coming in at exactly 6 feet tall and weighing close 200 pounds, he is a big kid and one who can easily win most fights. He is a member of Team Galactic, along with his only close friend Oberon who also happens to be the leader of his 'team'. Together they perform a variety of missions and petty crimes for them.

On this day they have a simple mission, to deliver a device to the Valley Windworks, it should be a super easy mission with little action. The mission was going well until they walked through a field flowers. That is when the beautiful scent of the flowers distracted Knuckles and made him stop to sniff them. They smelled so good and he just couldn't resist the urge.

Oberon started to become impatient with him, saying "Knuckles, knuckles please, the mission, is simple, no looting this time and no smashing. We just gotta get this here device to the Valley Windworks...." after a brief pause he continued saying "Once and only once that is done we can stop to smell the flowers."

Knuckles sighed and was about to say fine, but just then the device in Oberon's hand started to vibrate and Oberon said "No..no...no.." after pausing to let out a sigh he said "Look the last time we ran into travelers we damn near got caught at the lake. We're just suppose to get this to Jupitar or Saturn whomever is running the Windworks operation."

Knuckles shrugged and the two started to make their way over to see who was coming out of some new wormholes.

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:

Destroyer [5/5]

Temporary Partner:

Intimidator [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 2

They reached the edge of the field where the worm holes were opening. As they did, one of the trainers who had come through came up to them and gave them a salute saying "Sirs", causing Knuckles to roll his eyes at them. Soon another trainer, this one almost as tall as him, but still not as big, came up to them not saying a word. A third trainer was trying to sneak away, Knuckles wanted to shout out to them "Get over here you little whimp" but he held his tongue as he knew Oberon was gonna try and recruit them. Knuckles was not a people person and so he let Oberon do the talking.

Quickly Oberon started talking saying "Im Oberon and this chatter box over here is Knuckles. Dont let the mean look and the clenched fist bother you. This one soft as a teddiursa." Oberon, much to Knuckles surprise, patted him on the back. Oberon should know better, Knuckles hates being touched. If it had been anyone other Oberon patting him on the back, Knuckles woulda punched them in the face. Instead, he just shot Oberon a mean glance and let out a loud grunt. He then turned back to the trainers, giving his least mean look (which was still pretty menacing) and saying "Name is Brandon, but everyone calls me Knuckles".

He then went silent again and let Oberon do the talking. Oberon asked the trainer trying to sneak away to come over and that they didn't bite. Knuckles chuckled a little and thought to himself, "Oh I will bite alright, if you don't get your tush over here".

He crossed his arms and silently starred at the trainer, waiting to see what he would do.

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:

Destroyer [5/5]

Partner:

Intimidator [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 15

Oberon began his recruitment speech, which was both humorous and serious. He left the decision to join Team Galactic up to the new trainers.

Two of them joined without much questioning, but the third kid, the whimp who had tried to sneak away, had the nerve to ask what 'protection' the job offered. Knuckles found the question ludicrous! Did this kid not see him? Knuckles let out an annoyed grunt before speaking up "Are you serious kid? In case you haven't noticed, protection and fighting are my specialty. If someone so much as looks at us the wrong way, their gonna be eating their own teeth. Because these fists" Here he pounds his left fist into his palm "are gonna be flying at their face."

After a moment where he stopped to take a deep breath and stare outraged at the kid, Knuckles let out a little quip at the kid "Is that protection enough for you little whimp???".

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:

Destroyer [5/5]

Partner:

Intimidator [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 16

Oberon quickly stepped in to diffuse the situation before it got out of hand. Knuckles continued giving Isaac the evil stare as Oberon asked what Pokemon the newcomers had and what battle experience they have.

The trainers answered one by one, but Knuckles just stood there staring at Isaac since Oberon already knew what Pokemon he had and his battle experience.

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:

Destroyer [5/5]

Partner:

Intimidator [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 17

Knuckles continued to look on at the kid as he explained how didn't have a Pokemon, then seconds later an Eevee broke its way out of his bag. Knuckles rolled his eyes and shook his head the kid tried to say it wasn't his. This kid must really think they are stupid or something!

Oberon gave him the benefit of the doubt though and he told everyone to catch some Pokemon as he handed over 1 Greatball each to everyone. Knuckles took his, as Oberon told him how he could use some practice.

Claim form
Item claiming: Great Ball
Cost: Free
Supply: 1

Right as Oberon joked about him needing practice, a Pachirisu ran over and stared up at him curiously. Knuckles laughed an evil laugh as he muttered to himself "Well I got a free Greatball, May as well use it." He then looked at the little Electric squirrel and said to it "You'll do". He then released his partner Pokemon, a Machop he called Intimidator. Intimidator's role was to assist with captures and intimidate his new Pokemon into obeying him. Knuckles looked at Machop and said "You know what to do Intimidator."

The Machop nodded then gave the Pachirisu a mean look and pounded his fist into his hand. The Pachirisu, now frightened, tried to flee but Intimidator jumped on top of it, tackling it before it got to far. Intimidator restrained the squirrel while Knuckles threw out the Greatball.

With the Machop on top of him, the Pachirisu was unable to resist and was easily captured.

Story: TG
Character: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith
Pokémon catching: Pachirisu
Pokémon's points: 5 (no cost greatball)
Item used: Greatball (1)
Link to stats: In Sig

Once the Pachirisu was securely in the Pokeball, Knuckles picked up the ball and put it on his belt. He commended Intimidator on a job well done and told him he could stay out of his Pokeball as reward.

Then Knuckles and his Machop stood quietly as they waited for everyone else to catch their Pokemon.

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:
...........
Destroyer [5/5] Pachirisu [5/5]

Partner:

Intimidator [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 18

As the rest of the group finished catching their Pokemon, Oberon walked up to Knuckles in his usual joking manner. Saying "Aint it a thing of beauty Knucks?" and making the weird arm and hand gesture he sometimes like to make in order to congratulate himself. Knuckles just nodded at him, as Oberon continued "I should have bet you money on this. I bet you would have taken the action. Glad no one tried to run off with my pokemon, I would have hated to send you into squash em." Knuckles chuckled at the last bit and said "I wish they had, I would love nothing better to face plant someone into the dirt, would have made my day!" After a moment Brandon pointed to the weird kid with an Eevee who pretended not have it and who had also tried to sneak away like a little wimp earlier. He said quiet enough so only Oberon could hear "Especially the whimp over there... Someone needs to teach him some respect!" He then noticed the kid looking at him, so he shot him a weird look and waved to him.

After everyone finished catching their new Pokemon, it was time to move. They had a mission to complete! Of course before they left, Oberon had to joke about him again, telling everyone that everyone managed to not catch him with a Greatball and therefore they passed. Knuckles rolled eyes, he was not a big fan of humor, but he put up with it from Oberon since that was one of the only pet peeve he had about him.

After the jokes were done, Oberon went back to being serious, explaining how they had to deliver the items to one of the Galactic Admins and that they would pass a Pokemon Center on the way. Knuckles would heal his new Pachirisu there and then have Destroyer and Intimidator begin the process of 'breaking it in'. The group headed south until they reached the flower shop and Pokemon Center. There Oberon gave the group a nod, meaning to spread out.

Knuckles headed straight to the Pokemon Center, which was packed with tourists visiting from all over the region. Knuckles and Intimidator nudged their way through the crowd until they reached the counter. There, Knuckles handed over Destroyer and Pachirisu's Pokeballs to the nurse behind the counter. After a few beeps and flashes from the healing machine, the nurse smiled and handed him back the Pokeballs, telling him to have a nice day. All Knuckles could muster in response was a brief smile as he clipped the Pokeballs to his belt.

On his way out. he saw two little girls pointing at him and the others in the group who had followed him into the center. One of the girls referred to him as a 'Gorilla', which didn't bother Knuckles too much, since he was used to being called weird names due to his size. While he wasn't mad, he decided it would be fun to go over and mess with the girls.

He let out an evil laugh and walked over to the girls, Intimidator following closely behind him, and stood real close to the girl who had called him a gorilla and said to her in a loud, but mocking voice "What's a matter little girl, lose your Dolly?" then he and his Machop both chuckled a little. Then Knuckles noticed she had a Pokeball in her hand, so he said (again in a mocking voice) "You shouldn't play with Pokemon little girl... you might hurt yourself!"

By now he was dying laughing as he high-fived Intimidator. Now this was his idea of humor!

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Trainer Name: Brandon "Knuckles" Smith

Pokemon:
...........
Destroyer [5/5] Pachirisu [5/5]

Partner:

Intimidator [5/5]

Items: None
Points: 19

As Knuckles continued laughing, a voice came from behind him saying "Excuse me!" and then "You cant pick on kids that way!"

Then all 3 girls released their Pokemon on him at once. Knuckles now annoyed said "3 versus 1! That's not a fair fight... but either way my Pokemon are going to fight back!"

Knuckles released both Destroyer and Pachirisu. He hadn't had the chance to break in the Pachirisu yet, so he would just have to hope it would comply.

Knuckles told the Pachirisu "Pachirisu attack that Clefairy!" The Pachirisu just looked up at him nervously. Knuckles let out an annoyed sigh as he said "You have two choices... You can attack the d*** Clefairy... or you can take a beat down from Intimidator over here!" Here the Machop pounded his fist into his hand and stared menacingly the Pachirisu.

The Pachirisu took one look at the annoyed Machop and turned to the Clefairy and attempted to tackle it.

Opponent: Clefairy
Attacker: Pachirisu
Opponent's Point Value: 7
Attacker's Point Value: 5
Bonuses: Clefairy -2
Opponents's Remaining Points: 0
Attacker's Remaining Points: 0

The Pachirisu's small size meant that it's tackle attempt failed. The Clefairy simply shoved it off. But the Pokemon followed up by jumping on the Clefairy's stomach and biting at it repeatedly. The Clefairy dropped to the ground in pain as the 2 rolled around on the ground for a few seconds. Eventually both Pokemon passed out from exhaustion.

Knuckles called the Pachirisu back to it's Pokeball without praise. He then turned to Destroyer and ordered him to hit the Shellder. The Chimchar happily obeyed and charged at the Shellder, throwing flames at it and trying to scratch at it's eyes.

Opponent: Shellder
Attacker: Destroyer the Chimchar
Opponent's Point Value: 7
Attacker's Point Value: 5
Bonuses: N/A
Opponents's Remaining Points: 3
Attacker's Remaining Points: 0

The Shellder snapped it's shell closed on Destroyer, trapping his arm in it. The Chimchar screeched in anger and pain and pounded on the shell over and over trying to get it to let go. The Shellder did eventually let go, only to launch a water gun attack on Destroyer seconds later, knocking him out for good.

Knuckles grunted as he called the Chimchar back. He was disappointed in both Pokemon for performing so pourly, he was more disappointed in Destroyer since he was the more experienced Pokemon. He decided not to hold it against the Pokemon though since it was a disadvantage.

Knuckles said to the little twin girls "Your lucky your big sister helped you, because if she hadn't I woulda crushed your Pokemon like the whimps they are!" He then turned his attention to the older girl saying annoyed "If your expecting a good job forget it... You may have won sister of the year award, but this victory doesn't count cause it wasn't a fair fight!"

And with that Knuckles stormed back to the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon. He handed his Pokemon to Nurse Joy again, who recognized him from 10 minutes ago and gave him a worried look at how fast he was back with injured Pokemon. Never the less, she healed the Pokemon again and handed them back to him.

Knuckles then went back outside and watched as some girl, soaked to the bone battled some artist. He crossed his arms as he watched the end of the battle.