Gotta Catch Em' All: Platinum Version (Open!)

[Brettles]

Name: Matthias Grand
Trainer Card: Matthias Grand Trainer Card
Team Status:
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Instinct (5/5) _ Kid (5/5) _ Sniper (5/5) _ Bienie (5/5)
Egg:
Spinarak Egg (18 of 22 posts to hatch)
Items: Pokeballs (3 - 1 =2), Revive (1)
Points: (52 + journal 12 points + sketchpad 15 points -6 (Kricketot)) = 72
Current Location: Route 203

The newcomer through the portal seemed defensive, which was fair enough and meant she was smart enough to sense a bad situation when she fell into one.

Matthias was going to introduce himself when Sniper let out a cry of alarm from above. Something was coming.

The long grass started to rustle and two Pokemon jumped out at Tony and Kinnie. They used their own Pokemon to weaken and capture the encroaching Pokemon.

The bushed near Matthias were shaking. Something was coming through. This was his chance to prove to the assembled trainers that he had what it took to catch a Pokemon and truly belong. He wondered what it could be? A dragon type? Perhaps a psychic. The excitement inside was growing until the bushes parted and...

"Ewww! No no Nope! Not gonna happen! That thing is gross! Get it away from me!"

The Kricketot bared it's viscous, venomous and diseased fangs at Matthias. It had death in its eyes. Death aimed straight at Matthias' soul.

"Get rid of it, Instinct!" Matthias reached into his bag and grabbed what he thought was Instinct's ball. She had taken down one of these gross bugs before and could do it again.

Unfortunately, due to his failure to label his Poke-ball, Matthias threw out an empty ball which landed next to the Kricketot and opened to pull the Bug inside the ball.

Pokémon using: "Oh lets say, Sniper the Starly"
Pokémon trying to catch: Kricketot
Point Requirement: 6
Item Being Used/Quantity: x1 Poké ball
Points On Hand: 79
Points After: 73

"No no no no no!" Matthias said as the ball flashed three times and then laid still.

He had caught one of those gross things. Yuck!

Not taking any chances Matthias found some string in his backpack and wrapped it many times around the Pokeball. He tied it securely. He didn't want that monster getting out!