Riku (
islandshore) wrote2011-09-04 11:13 pm
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24th - video/action for Olivine;
[When the feed starts up, it's upside-down, but there's a clear shot of a very angry Riku standing next to a large pile of exhausted Pokémon including a very large Charizard, Feraligatr, Nidoking, Scizor, Lucario, and a Rotom, which manages to float over to the Gear and slowly lift it up.
Riku, however, looks less than impressed.]
Get back up! You can't just sit there.
[The Pokémon groan and shift a little, but alas, they're just too exhausted to keep going.]
C'mon. You're going to keep fighting, you got that? I don't care how tired you are.
[There's a sad sounding vrrrrrm from Surge, who hovers over to Riku.]
See? If Surge can do it, so can--
[Aaaand then the Gear falls. Looks like even Surge didn't have the energy to keep going.]
Can't believe this...
[After a moment, he scoops up the Gear and shuts it off. Those in Olivine are free to see this unpleasant display. A little while after his defeat, Riku's going to be working his team incredibly hard, putting them up against each other.
Someone's a sore loser, to say the least.]
Riku, however, looks less than impressed.]
Get back up! You can't just sit there.
[The Pokémon groan and shift a little, but alas, they're just too exhausted to keep going.]
C'mon. You're going to keep fighting, you got that? I don't care how tired you are.
[There's a sad sounding vrrrrrm from Surge, who hovers over to Riku.]
See? If Surge can do it, so can--
[Aaaand then the Gear falls. Looks like even Surge didn't have the energy to keep going.]
Can't believe this...
[After a moment, he scoops up the Gear and shuts it off. Those in Olivine are free to see this unpleasant display. A little while after his defeat, Riku's going to be working his team incredibly hard, putting them up against each other.
Someone's a sore loser, to say the least.]
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You know. Most of the time.]
With time. Training them is fine, but if you push them to exhaustion every time they won't keep anything they learn. They'll just get worn out and eventually stop being able to fight at all.
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He's surprisingly unphased by this violence.]
Hasn't stopped them before.
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Everything has a limit. You can only push so hard before it breaks. Something always gives.
[Be it their bodies or their trust in their trainer, something's going to give eventually.]
Do you really want to take the chance that it's going to be something you can never fix?
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I want them to be unbeatable. Even if it takes extra training, they'll just have to pick up the pace.
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No matter how much they train, you're not going to win every single battle you get into, no matter how strong they are. Strength isn't everything, you know.
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[Still missing the bit about trust, this one.]
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[Oh, she'll fill him in sooner or later; it'll come up. She's sure of that.]
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[He knows she's got a point... he just has to do this his way.]
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Have you thought it's not just their bodies that'll get tired? You keep pushing them like this, keep pushing them against fights they can't win even with all this training, and they'll stop trusting you. Do you want that to happen?
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[Some more than others. At this point, Riku's running low on excuses.]
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[Stern look is stern. Lecture time is go.]
They're counting on you to know what's best for them, and running them into the ground because you lost one battle isn't winning you many points with them.
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Then what do you think I should do?
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Take the loss and let it go. Work on your tactics with them, not their strength. You can have the strongest team on this world, but if your opponent outwits you, it won't matter at all.
["Brains over brawn" and all that. Or something.]
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[He shakes his head, placing one hand on his hip.]
But then he had to go and use those trapping moves. Spikes I can handle, but stealth rocks?
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[She gestures out to his team, more than likely still at it despite the conversation between trainers.]
All you're doing now is wearing them out. You're not thinking of ways to handle Stealth Rock, or training them to deal with it. That's what you need to be doing, not this.
[Among multiple other things...]
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... Okay, guys. You can stop that.
[Finally! All but his Scizor look relieved to hear this. She was working really hard! She wants to keep fighting! Shriiiek, shriiiek!
Sigh. She's so loud.]
Just have to figure out where to start. Entry hazards are a pain.
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Find something that isn't affected by them. A flying type might be able to avoid them before landing, or something with a hard enough shell wouldn't feel them at all. It depends on what you can get access to.
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[And that's what he wants to do.
... Also, Blade is still snapping her pincers and is going to punch Jaws in the gut. C'mon! Traaaain!]
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[Just offering ideas...she's never run into that kind of problem herself, really.
And a glance over at his team, before she rolls her eyes. Honestly...]
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[Someone needs to figure out Rapid Spin, clearly.
Meanwhile... Jaws is just kinda moaning. Stop being a meanie, Blade!]
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[Hopefully he finds out quickly, then. Because those moans...don't sound pleasant.]
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Fine, but I'm still not gonna go easy on them.
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I never said go easy on them. I said pushing them like this won't solve anything. It'll just make things worse.
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[Guh. He sends Blade a nasty look... and she finally stops poking Jaws. Boo.]
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[A glance out at his team and the shoreline beyond. They still have a lot to learn.]
We all lose fights at one point. Even the best generals have lost battles before we were around. There's no shame in losing a fight here.
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