Interlude – Forums

Interlude – Forums

INTERLUDE - FORUMS

This chapter is heavily inspired by the forum posts in Borne of Caution and Worm.

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Gyms → Oreburgh → Roark

Topic: What the f*ck is wrong with Roark?

Original Poster: Francis_Fletcher (Verified Trainer)

Date: 25th September 20XX

There’s a serious problem going on in Oreburgh for this year’s circuit, and I’m tired of pretending it isn’t. This is the second time I’m challenging Roark, and I lost again. Pardon my Kalosian, but this is fucking bullshit. I had a Monferno and a Buizel and he still beat me by using his Onix. This is only my second year on the circuit, and he’s fighting me like I own a damned Garchomp. I’ve heard a lot of trainers complaining both online and in Oreburgh that the difficulty is on another level, so I think we need to get together and send some sort of complaint to the League or something, otherwise this year is screwed for all of us. The worst part is I’ve heard on other boards that the other gym leaders are doing the same thing. I’m willing to hear out any other ideas.

►Brodie_Atkinson (Verified Trainer)

You’re right, but the assholes that got off easy by fighting a Geodude and a Rhyhorn will all pretend that this is a skill issue. There’s a serious discrepancy between the better trainers that have to fight Graveler, Onix, Cranidos and the weaker ones that get easy opponents. That’s why I’ve been saying that gyms should have a standardized team for each gym badge a trainer has, and none of this wishy-washy ‘I pick who the hell I want against you’ shit. I won after my second attempt, but I live in Oreburgh, and I feel like I wasted a lot of time waiting for the two weeks here. Meanwhile, the weaker trainers get an advantage. It’s like the world’s turned upside down.

►AverageRoarkEnjoyer

Seems like the tears are flowing early this year. How about you just get good?

►Brodie_Atkinson (Verified Trainer)Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.comao guys we just found Roark’s alt.

►AverageRoarkEnjoyer

Nah, I just think you’re pathetic.

►Harpesifflet12

Looking forward to months and months of salt from these forums. Inject that shit right into my veins!

►Narita_Akira (Verified Trainer)

Can we make this thread trainer only? Get these trolls out of here.

►Nancy_Courbet (Verified Trainer)

I think our time here will be more productive if we talk strategies instead of complaining and giving these trolls attention. I’ve lost twice now, but Roark used Rhyhorn twice against me, and I found a pretty consistent strategy to use against it. It’s kind of dumb and angry all the time, and it’s really slow, so if you use something fast that can move sideways really quickly, it’ll struggle to hit you. Regarding Rock Polish, you can try to counter it with something like Quick Attack because Rhyhorn is kind of bad at turning abruptly, but if it catches you, you’re royally screwed.

►Julia_Rykard (Verified Trainer)

What about something that flies? It should be unable to reach, and you can attack it from a distance.

►Francis_Fletcher (Verified Trainer)

That’s just a bait. Have you not done any research? That Rhyhorn knows Smack Down, and if that hits your Pokemon, you’re done. Nancy’s strategy seems safe. The best strategy against Rhyhorn is evasion. Anyone got anything for Onix?

►Nikita_Doyle (Verified Trainer)

I’ve fought Onix only once and I managed to faint it. The thing with Onix is that even with the type advantage, the sheer size of that monster will just negate everything you try to set up on the field. Distance is meaningless, dodging is harder, and it can take hits for days. What I found is that it seems particularly weak to ground type moves and ground type Pokemon in general. Hit it with a Bulldoze, a Mudshot, or a Mud Bomb and it’ll go down really quick. If you don’t take it down fast enough, it’ll just Screech your team into submission.

►Francis_Fletcher (Verified Trainer)

Alright, so if I don’t have a ground type, I lose? You’re basically telling me to ‘just get a ground type, lol’. There aren’t any good ones around here, and teaching a Geodude Bulldoze will take an entire month.

►Nikita_Doyle (Verified Trainer)

I gave you advice. Take it or leave it.

►Cole_Kennedy (Verified Trainer)

Does anyone know how to beat Geodude if all I have is a Bidoof?

►Francis_Fletcher (Verified Trainer)

Man, get the hell out of here.

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Trainers → Cecilia_Obel → Megathread

Topic: Everything about Cecilia Obel

Original Poster: League_Account_Official (Bot)

Date: September 1st 20XX

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►PlausianDol

I can’t believe that this girl had a dragon all along, and it was right in front of our eyes! I should have known her family would have pulled all the stops to get her to win. People this year might as well give up, the victor’s already obvious.

►Aintgonnacalluagain

Not only does she have a dragon, but she can fucking control it too. My dad is a breeder who’s worked with multiple dragon types over his career and he’s said that Deino are almost impossible to train unless you know exactly what you’re doing.

►Ashton_King (Verified Trainer)

Well, she has her brother to ask questions to, so that’s not a problem.

You’ll still lose. Enjoy this thread while it lasts. The girl was obviously a nervous wreck and she’s not going to get very far. I’m gonna leave before I get muted by the mods.

►Madcarr

No one cares.

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Trainers → Denzel_Williams → Megathread

Topic: Everything about Denzel Williams

Original Poster: League_Account_Official (Bot)

Date: September 1st 20XX

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►Samuel_Panella (Verified Trainer)

Teaching Double Kick to Eevee is unorthodox, but it was pretty smart of him to do so. I don’t know what his second Pokemon is, but he probably avoided a huge headache by doing that. My Pokedex says my Nidoran can also learn it, but I wasn’t going to bother until I saw his battle. I have a Budew, but I’d rather be safe than sorry and have something I can fall back on.

►Aaron_Smith (Verified Trainer)

The endurance on that thing was no joke. It was Quick Attacking the entire time, I was in the stands and I honestly thought it was going to collapse from exhaustion, but it just kept standing.

►Micheal_Jain (Verified Trainer)

I’d love to get Denzel’s training routine. It can probably work with every Pokemon with Eevee’s body type, so @Samuel_Panella’s Nidoran could train its endurance for example. I own a Growlithe and I would have loved for her to have as much stamina as Eevee does for my fight against Gardenia in two days.

►Jonathan_McMiller (Verified Trainer)

I’ll shoot him a DM and see if he answers. He’s usually pretty active on the forums. I’ll report what I find on this thread.

►Samuel_Panella (Verified Trainer)

Ty everybody. Honestly, this thread is so much more civil than the other ones it’s like a breath of fresh air. Like, wow! Actual human decency for a change.

►Jonathan_McMiller (Verified Trainer)

Are you new to the forums? It’s always like this, and the moderators are pretty hands off for the most part. It tends to calm down a few months in, though.

►Samuel_Panella (Verified Trainer)

Honestly this is kind of embarrassing, but for the longest time I thought only trainers were allowed to browse and post, so I never did.

►Micheal_Jain (Verified Trainer)

Well, you’re here now :). Welcome to the forum, king.

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Trainers → Chase_Karlson → Megathread

Topic: Everything about Chase_Karlson

Original Poster: League_Account_Official (Bot)

Date: September 1st 20XX

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►ArceusIsReal222

You guys are overhyping this man way too much. Yes, his Riolu is impressive, but his finish was a little shaky. He seems to be the kind of trainer that panics as soon as something doesn’t go according to plan, and you know the famous saying. ‘No plan survives contact with the enemy’.

►Kylian_Rouge (Verified Trainer)

How much of that is because the type disadvantages were ridiculous, though? Houndour and Grubbin are such a terrible matchup against Roark that I honestly don’t blame him for getting into that hot mic moment and panicking.

►Chase_Karlson (Verified Trainer)

You’re a joke if you don’t think I didn’t wipe the floor with this gym.

►Chase_Karlson (Verified Trainer)

@ArceusIsReal Go outside and touch grass, loser. I’d wipe the floor with you.

►ArceusIsReal222

Double posting much? Commenting on your own thread much?

►Chase_Karlson (Verified Trainer)

Being cringe much? Ur mediocre bro. I don’t care about these stupid forum rules. Let’s get real, Roark went all in against me because he knew I was a threat. Then he went easy on that Unovan girl, and now all of a sudden everyone thinks she’s won the Circuit already. Newsflash idiots, we’re not even one month in. I predict that she’s going to get 4-5 badges in and then she’ll stall on one of the more experienced gym leaders. Come back to this message in 5 months, you’ll read it and weep.

►Kylian_Rouge (Verified Trainer)

I take back everything I said, you’re delusional. Seek help.

►Chase_Karlson (Verified Trainer)

I taKE BaCk EvErYthInG I sAiD, yOU’rE dEluSiOnAl. SeEK hElP.

►Chase_Karlson (Verified Trainer)

Your profile is public man. 0/8 Badges head ass. Have some shame and come talk to me when you’ve beaten your first gym