Ask to Join Pokémon Trainer University

[MelodyMay]

"We made it, that's the important thing. And class doesn't start until eight o'clock so that's pretty generous compared to most schools. Wish they didn't stick us with the most boring subject first though,"Jezebel grumbled, he own tiredness weighing heavily on her. Liam, feeling her pain, settled gently on her shoulder and settled in for nap. Ammon chilled in her lap, using his tentacles to position himself to see the front of the room. Vixie was just as bored as her trainer and pounced on Eevee, causing them to bump into Wes' legs.

When Matthew ran into the room, Jezebel gave him a worried look. "Are you okay, Matt? You look ready to collapse..." She asked in concern.

 

[Orion778]

Professor larch had assumed his position in front of the lecture hall long before the few stragglers busted into class. He turns and sneers at you as you rush inside. "Let's hope you don't make a habit of being late for my class" he tone is gruff and unforgiving, immediately giving you the impression that he is not a nice man.

Professor larch doesn't miss a beat as those of you take your seats as he begins introducing the regional studies curriculum.
"Here in regional studies we study the softest regions of our worlds, if there are any of you that haven't figured that out by now, you shouldn't be enrolled here" he pulls up a map of the Pokémon world behind him. "We will cover one region in depth over the course of two weeks, the topics include but are not limited to. Geography, Flora, Pokémon, Gyms and Infrastructure. We will also be taking a total of 3 fieldwork assignments over the course of year one. If any of you ha e further questions, you should have paid more attention" professor larch the. Rolls directly into a lecture about the Hoenn region "The Hoenn region boasts many dramatic environments from Rainforests to Deserts but its most striking feature is its abundance of water.... Much of the region is covered in water, almost equal in size to the mainland. There are several large and populated islands off the mainland only accessible via water routes many of which incluede deep sea trenches..." the generalized lecture ends around 8:45 and Professor Larch leaves the room allowing the students to finish scrambling down notes.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie sympathized with Matthew and patted his back. "I barely made it here on time. I ran all the way from the cafeteria. My lungs were on fire." She said as she emphasized the word fire. "You didn't miss much anyway, Professor Larch just went over the course syllabus. I'm already struggling to stay awake, but his comb over does add a little excitement." She said as the Professor drudged on about expectations and turning in assignments in time. She giggled as she watched her Eevee play with Vixie. Both pokémon rolled around and bumped into Wes' legs.

Lexie quickly wrote down her notes. They were surprisingly neat, even though she was rushing to get them all down on paper. When the course ended, she almost jumped up and down. She had never been so happy.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew coughed a few times and took a deep breath. "Well that could've been worse." he said with a slight smile. He could've been late on the first day and completely embarrassed himself in front of all the first year students. Good thing Chimchar was there to help him in the best ways he could.

That lecture was the absolute most boring thing in the world no doubt about it. Matthew took all his notes but boy was it a struggle to stay awake with this professor. "I don't get it. How do they expect us to do this for an entire year." the boy said.

 

[MelodyMay]

Jezebel started packing up her stuff, having taken maybe two notes during the entire class. She scoffed at Matthew. "Consider yourself lucky! At least you might learn something new, I've spent most of my life traveling; I've already learned all of this!" She vented in frustration.

Knowing the next class revolved around pokemon battles, she perked up a bit. "Nothing boring about the next class though," she chirped in a singing voice.

 

[_rb3]

Wes combed through his hair and laughed before answering,

"It's a good thing that you got here. Wouldn't want your first impression to be categorized as 'absent'. And, if you start falling asleep I'll be sure to get one of your Croc Pokemon to give you a good bite!" his eyes lit up with glee upon the joke.

"I read somewhere that this group of first-years has been the smallest in decades due to the overwhelming amount of teenagers out on their journeys. But, that's okay because it means more battling and one on one time with the professors." Wes grinned at the pair of trainers before directing his attention towards whom he recognized as Professor Larch from the name on the schedule.

"This guy doesn't seem like a pushover. Probably pretty punctual as well, I'd guess. We should expect him to start lecturing soon." he whispered to the group just as Matthew clambered into the large room. He gave a wave, signaling his location and greeted the young trainer with a nod,

"I was about to say the same thing Jezebel. Whats going on Matthew and Chimchar, good thing you showed up cause the lecture is about to start." he said quietly and indicated the pudgy man across the room. Just at that moment the man began to speak in his monotone and extremely boring manner, yet Wes listened intently, eager to prove himself worthy of such a school. The student typed notes into his PDA as he listened and only stopped to gently cast the tussling Pokemon away from his legs.

As the lecture came to a close, Wes placed his PDA back in his pocket and stretched out on the bleachers. He reached for a Pokeball on his holder and grasped onto it tightly, signaling that the lecture was done and they would soon be free to roam once more. The student stood and beckoned to the rest of the group to head out.

"Let's get out of here. That may have been the most painful thing I've had to go through in a long time. I need some fresh air." he exclaimed and began to trot down the bleacher seats towards the door. Upon hearing Jezebel, his mood also lifted.

"Hey, you're right. Double Battles with Professor Sakura up on the roof of this joint. We should get up there and check it out!" he announced excitedly before continuing towards and out the door.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie packed up her stuff as well, her chocolate locks falling in her face. She pushed her hair out of her face, frustrated. "I once watched a documentary on the mating rituals of Krabby. It was just Krabby snapping the claws and moving back and forth. I would rather watch that again than sit through another Regional Studies class." She sighed. "Maybe, it'll get better or more interesting." She hoped. She felt the excitement coming from Jezebel and she couldn't help but feel it too. "I'm so excited for our next course, it's going to be so much better than this class was. I've been really looking forward to Double Battles." Her pokémon all jumped onto Lexie, taking their respective spots. Totodile was on her head now, Eevee was still on her shoulder, and Sandile was now in her arms. "Come on, we don't want to be late. cough Matthew cough." She grinned at him before starting to walk out of the classroom.

 

[Orion778]

Alan woke up at the sound of the period ending and watched the students file out of the classroom. feeling much better he looked for the girl he had met last night catching her as she made her way for the door. "Good morning" he said cheerfully as he came up behind her "mind if I walk to doubles with you?"

 

[MelodyMay]

OOC: Hey, I know pokemon don't have levels here but I'm using the wiki as a guide for what moves a pokemon can know at what point in their lives. Where do y'all estimate they'd be for moves? Levels 10-12 or somewhere in there?

IC: Jezebel smirked at Wes. "Race ya!" She said, taking off full sprint with Ammon in her arms, the other two quickly following. She couldn't wait for this class to start.

Busting through the door to the roof, she was greeted by the "classroom", which looked more like a school gym than anything. High green netting surrounded the whole field with a traditional pokemon battle field lines drawn, with bleachers on both sides, shielded from the battlefield by high panes of glass. "This is amazing!" Jezebel said while rushing for a front row seat.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew gathered his things and began leaving the class when Lexi decided that she wanted to take a shot at him. "Okay I may have been late but I wasn't THAT late." he said, defending himself. You can't really justify not being late by saying you were less late but the boy thought it was a legitimate defense. Everyone seemed to be heading towards the roof of the University and Matthew kinda wanted to check it out himself. The school itself was huge and being so high up would just be amazing. He followed Lexi out the door and saw the rest of the group. Thanks to Matthew's expert navigational skills he had no idea where the roof was so he just planned to follow someone who did. Chimchar sat perched on the boy's shoulder, taking in his surroundings.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie laughed at Matthew's comeback and almost walked out the door before she heard someone calling her. She jumped at the sudden sound coming from behind her. She turned around and her green eyes opened brightly. "Oh, hey Alan! How did you like Regional Studies? Yeah, you can walk with us." She said, as Jezebel ran past her through the door. She laughed at the excitement. "Looks like Jezebel is going to beat us there." She said as she starting to open the door, before walking out.

Once she got to class, her jaw dropped. The "classroom" wasn't a classroom st all, but the perfect place to watch, learn, and participate in double battles. Lexie walked over to Jezebel and sat down, saving seats for Wes, Matthew, and Alan. "This class is going to be amazing, I just know it."

 

[_rb3]

OOC: I'm not sure. I would guess from our ages of 16-18 that we've been with our Pokemon for about 6 years. I'd say mid to late twenties if you ask me.

IC: When he arrived in the hall he turned to look at the others and noticed the running figure of Jezebel and the hooded trainer from before talking to Lexie. As Jezebel breezed by him, he studied the male trainer before him with prejudice for the hoodie and bags under his eyes didn't help promote his character. Wes shrugged and thought, Everyone deserves a chance. And besides, this guy is probably a pretty good battler. He decided to chase after Jezebel with his PDA in hand to find where the stairs to the roof were.

As he charged up the steps, he pressed the buttons upon the capsules by his waist to release his partners. Each joined him in stride and raced up the five floors to the roof. They passed many glinting windows on their way up, each giving a more impressive view than the one previous. The party rushed through the open door upon the roof and into the day's sunshine and bliss. He sighed all too loudly and noticed a woman standing across the roof's battlefield before the green fence. Must be Professor Sakura. he thought to himself as he caught up with Jezebel.

"Hey, do you think we'll battle today or go through some more preliminary information. I'm really in the mood for some action right about now!" he said with a fire in his eyes. As he sat down in the front row next to Lexie and Jezebel, he noticed the male trainer once more and decided to introduce himself.

"I don't think we've met. I'm Wes and these are my partners, Growlithe, Shieldon and Dratini." he pointed to each in turn as they joined him on the seat in the front row. Growlithe and Shieldon leaped to his lap and Dratini slithered up the back of the chair to drape itself around his shoulders. The fire in Wes' eyes seemed to grow as images of fierce battles came to mind.

 

[Orion778]

"Idk, I slept all last class and that was pretty amazing" Alan laughed at his own joke as the group opened the doors onto the sunlit rooftop.

The rooftop has a set of metal bleachers looking over a standard sized Pokémon field. In the center of the field stands a busty young woman with pink hair surrounded sevaral of the students who had arrived before you. The professor greets the three of you with a smile and a wave before returning to her discussion about battling with the other students. A discussion complete with explosive hand gestures and sound effects, though quite eccentric the teacher seemed like a kind lady.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie got up from her seat, her pokémon still perched where they were before. She walked over to Professor Sakura and the other students, and admired the pink hair of the Professor. Her brown hair felt so boring compared to her vibrant hair. Her eyes sparkled and she squealed to herself. She couldn't wait to begin the course and Professor Sakura was amazing, far better than Professor Combover. She watched as the Professor hand gestures and sound effects and was frankly all over the place. Lexie smiled, as she listened attentively and nodded. She leaned over to her group of friends and joked, "Can we just stay in this class for the rest of the day?" She focused her attention back to the Professor, eager to learn.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew walked up onto the roof and immediately he was unable to breathe again. "It's amazing up here." he said. It wasn't anything like the boring Regional Studies classroom. This was an amazing place for battling and watching battles and learning about battling and pretty much everything. Matthew just kept walking, looking around at all the things that surrounded him. His Chimchar did the same, thinking about all the amazing Pokemon he would get to fight on this very roof.

Matthew approached the group with a huge smile, "This place is so cool!" he exclaimed. He couldn't wait for the class to get into full swing so they could have some battles.

 

[MelodyMay]

"I know, right? Why can't she teach every class?!" Jezebel beamed. Turning to Wes, she added, "Even if we dont battle here today, free period is next. We can battle then," she promised him.

Her pokemon were anxious for the battle as well. They wanted to know what kind of competition had also managed to beat the entrance exams.

Jezebel rounded them up, holding Ammon like she always did, and stood with her three friends, and the hooded boy, by the crowd of students.

 

[_rb3]

Wes peered over to the lively instructor surrounded by a group of students. Without hearing any words because of his distance, he could still guess that this woman was passionate about battling from her pink hair and dramatic gestures. Her ecstatic motions made Wes' heart beat with anticipation for the class to start. Wes rose from his seat and carried the pair previously on his lap over to the group, now hearing the sound effects of battle coming from the bright-haired professor. He pulled out his PDA once more and checked the time,

"It's about 9:15, we've got 15 more minutes to wait for this passing period to be over. I'm so anxious for this class to start. It's our first taste of true BTC since we've gotten here." he exclaimed quietly to the rest of his group of friends within the crowd surrounding Sakura.

"You're right. Even if we don't battle we still have the free period to look forward to." he grinned at Growlithe who seemed to change within an instance from a cute puppy into a ferocious wolf at the thought of battle. Even Shieldon's usually calm features hardened and Dratini's relaxed figure became rigid. Wes spoke within his mind to the trio, positive that they could hear him through their strong connection. Here we go, guys. It's time to show how we got through that entrance exam. They all seemed to make eye contact, as if understanding, and then looked back to the pink professor before them.

 

[Orion778]

9:30 came quite quickly and the professor cleared her throat and welcomed the class to the university. "Now I need alllllll of you to pair up, talk to each other make friends, and then we'll battle!" The professor clenched her fists and bounded over to the bleachers with excitement. Having a seat she waved to the class "come get me once you have a partner!!!"

 

[MegaloX]

"This woman is absolutely ridiculous." Matthew said, referring to the professor. "She's awesome!" he shouted. It definitely was a new concept for him. First they were told that in order to be accepted they had to have no other thoughts than winning. They were put through intense physical and mental stress and the second they get there it's all fun, games, and rainbows. It was a huge change of pace and Matthew just kinda sat there thinking about what the heck this school had in store for them as they continued their education.

 

[MelodyMay]

Jezebel immediately grabbed Wes' arm at the teachers instructions. "And we thought we might need to wait," she said playfully. In hindsight, the thought of a class not focused on battle seemedd silly; you had to be capable of battle to get in, after all.

Vixie fluffed out her fur, trying to not seem small compared to Growlithe. Ammon wigfled out of Jezebel's arms to land on the floor; he refused to be carried into battle. He would walk like any other pokemon. Even Liam was awake and excited, fluttering on Jezebel's shoulder.

 

[_rb3]

Wes looked wildly around, not expecting to have to choose his own partner for the battle. He began to think through his group of friends and whom he wished to battle most. I can probably battle Jezebel during that free period so that leaves Lexie, Matthew, this hooded guy who I don't know the name of, and everyone else in this class. he thought to himself. With his thought process finished he looked around once more at his friends,

"Hey, guys, who wants to battle me?" he called excitedly, "It looks like we don't have to be bored two classes in a row. What a relief!" Growlithe barked a challenge to the group of Pokemon milling about by their trainers.

 

[Orion778]

Calling out treeko and charmander Alan turned to Lexi. "Care for a battle?" He asked her as treeko scaled he shoulders pulling his hood off revealing a handsome chiseled face medium length black hair streaked with blue, and striking emerald eyes
Charmander was insistent on greeting the other Pokémon. Cheering happily and spouting flames as he bounded from Pokémon to Pokémon introducing himself.

 

[_rb3]

Wes turned to Jezebel who had grabbed his arm after the announcement.

"You're on, then! We should head over to Sakura now, I suppose." he challenged. The fire in his eyes seemed to grow further as his opponents Pokemon seemed to become battle ready. His own partners began to bristle with adrenaline. Growlithe leaped from his shoulder to face the now menacing Fennekin while Shieldon dropped to challenge its fellow fossil Pokemon. Dratini called in it's sprite-like voice to the Zubat who fluttered about with obvious excitement. Wes began to walk speedily over to the Professor, hoping to be the first battle of the day. His Pokemon upon the ground backed away from their opponents and followed him closely.

 

[MegaloX]

OOC: (@Orion778 Let's make the guy who finished in the number one spot of the entrance exams a jerk...just make him like an npc i guess idk. I can make him my partner for the battle and he can like beat me i guess idk plot development sounds good to me. You cand ecide his pokemon or however you wanna do it if you do agree to this)

Matthew leaned down and looked at Chimchar. "So buddy who do you wanna battle?" he asked his partner, waiting for him to chose an opponent. He knew Chimchar would probably pick someone in their friend group but there was always the slight possibility that the little monkey had an idea up his sleeve. He sat and waited patiently for Chimchar to chose who he would be fighting against.

 

[MelodyMay]

Jezebel raced over alongside him. "Hello, professor; we've partnered up," she let the kind teacher know while impatiently shuffling her feet.

 

[Orion778]

(I have some things going on. Don't worry about it too much just enjoy the class.)

 

[Orion778]

"Well then I guess we have our first volunteers!!" The professor cheered jumping up and running to the side of the battlefield. "Trainers, take your places and choose your Pokémon!!!" She jumps up and down like a cheerleader as she explains the rules. "The matches will be 2 on 2 double battles, you will battle until I call the match or if your Pokémon become unable to battle! Now go go go"

 

[MegaloX]

OOC: (Alright I'll just pick someone random then cause i still need me a partner)

Chimchar pointed to another trainer like halfway across the classroom. "You wanna fight him?" the boy asked. The little monkey nodded and began to make his way over to the chosen opponent with Matthew in tow. "Chimchar thinks that you'd be a great opponent in battle." he said to the other trainer with a smile. The both of them made their way over to professor Sakura and got ready. Once they were done the first battle was already about to begin so the boys took their seats and waited for it to start. "I'm Matthew by the way." he told his partner. He then learned that the boy's name was Ryan.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie looked at Matthew and smiled, "Want to partner up?" She turned to apolgize to Alan, and whispered, "I don't have anything to take out your Treecko with and I'm not prepared to be destroyed like that." She joked as she motioned towards her ground type and water type pokémon. She then noticed Chimchar running off to a different trainer, obviously wanting to battle his pokémon. "Well," She turned to Alan and smirked "I'm ready to lose."

 

[_rb3]

Wes grinned beside Jezebel waiting for the reply from the Professor. He nervously combed through his hair and adjusted the thick-rimmed glasses upon the arch of his nose. The Pokemon pair waiting at his feet called in unison to the pink-haired woman while Dratini slithered along his shoulders.

The young trainer raced to the far side of the field and faced the opposing side with a grin. He listened intently to the rules and frowned at his Pokemon.

"Looks like someone will have to be left out on this one." he thought for a moment before continuing, "Let's go with Shieldon and Growlithe and we'll see how the battle plays out from there." He motioned for the Dratini to go to the side and crouched by Shieldon and Growlithe. They all looked ahead at their opponent.

"Alright, guys. Shieldon you're the best choice for the beginning because of your effectiveness towards Zubat and Fennekin. Growlithe you're quick and strong, yet not effective against these Pokemon. We'll have to watch out for Omanyte and hope for Fennekin. Try your best and we'll get through this just like the entrance exam!" he exclaimed quietly to the Shield and Puppy Pokemon.

"Shield!" the Pokemon to his right called out loudly while Growlithe barked. They ran forward onto the field of battle as a pair and readied themselves. Wes stood and began to go through the moveset of his partners in his mind. He found a strategy to begin with for the battle and peered over to the opposing side.

"You ready for this?" he challenged Jezebel.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew watched Wes from where he was in the bleachers and laughed a little bit. "I hope Wes doesn't plan to only you Shieldon. I mean..it is a double battle after all." he said with a smile. He really was interested in how the battle would play out though. He's never seen either one of them battle before so he wasn't sure about their ability in a battle.

 

[_rb3]

OOC: I forgot it was a double battle... holy cow. I'm going to change the previous post!

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie watched as both of her friends were about to battle against one another. They were both strong and had great pokémon, she didn't know how to cheer for so she cheered for both. "Come on Wes! Come on Jezebel! You are both gonna do great!" She yelled, as her pokémon cheered along with her. "This is going to be a really interesting battle." She said as she smiled.

 

[Orion778]

Alan shrugged and frowned rather disappointed that Lexi had rejected him. But began scanning the rooftop for another trainer to battle. It wasn't long before another member of class approached Alan from behind and shoved him "you knocked my best friend out of the entrance exams" he was a larger boy boy with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes.

Alan's face darkened at being shoved as he looked up at the boy
"We're gonna be partners" the boy informed him before being caught off guard by a hard punch across his jaw knocking him down.

"If you're anywhere near the level of your friend, it would be a waste of my time" Alan spoke down to the boy a voice full of scorn before exiting the rooftop headding back into the school.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew noticed that Lexi didn't have a partner and more importantly, where the heck did that other trainer go. The hooded one who totally missed all of first period. He stood up and went over to Lexi before sitting down next to her. "Where did that other guy run off to?" he asked her just in case she knew something about it.

 

[Lexiepedia]

Lexie eyes widened as she witnessed what happened. She turned to Matthew, and said, "That guy just shoved Alan so he punched him in the face." She frowned, If that big guys friend was a mean as he was, she's glad he didn't make it through the entrance exams. "I'm not sure I even belong here, i'm kind of terrified to battle in front of everyone. I mean I barely got passed the entrance exams." She laughed sheepishly, "So, where did you partner go?" She asked as she looked around for the boy, not able to find him. "If he left, do you want to be partners, I kind of don't have anyone. I'm pretty sure Alan is going to go kill that trainer he punched."

 

[_rb3]

OOC: The Big Boy's friend was knocked out, not Alan's. Their fight is going to be a rough one, I just know it.

 

[Lexiepedia]

(OOC: I completely misread that, I'll edit my post now)

 

[MelodyMay]

OOC: I posted my team's list of known moves and what level they're be in the games in the discussion thread as well

IC: Jezebel strode to the her side of the field and crouched by her pokemon. "Let's see...a Sheildon, a Growlithe, and a Dratini. We have a bad rock weakness so he'd be an idiot to leave Sheildon out. So Ammon has to go out there; he's our only counter to rock types... but who else? An aerial advantage could be useful but Liam is also the weakest on the team. You just haven't had time to catch up..." she thought out loud to her little family.

Standing straight, she spoke louder. "Liam, stay here with me. Ammon, Vixie, go out on the field. Let's see some teamwork, guys!" As her pokemon moved to take their places on the field, Jezebel took note of Wes' choices. Sheildon, as expected, and Growlithe...this could be tricky.

 

[MegaloX]

Matthew's eyes widened at the event that Lexie described. "Sounds pretty intense. Never knew that guy could get so worked up over anything...he seemed so laid back." he said. Matthew looked back at where he was sitting and then shrugged, "Well I don't see him so yeah we can be partners." he said. "Eh...don't worry about battling in front of people I'm sure you'll do just fine." he said with a smile. "I mean let's be completely honest here, we all ran into a problem at one point or another during that entrance exam but we all overcame in and that's why we're here not so just put it behind you I guess." he said, trying to make her feel better about the double battle.