friendyousohard | 17th Spell: [Video/Action for Ponies] (Forward dated to Saturday morning)

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17th Spell: [Video/Action for Ponies] (Forward dated to Saturday morning)

[The gear clicks on in the middle of a room in the Pokemon Center. Someone's clearly using it, since the sheets are rumpled and the monitoring gear seems to have seen recent use, but no one's in the bed at the moment.

There's a splashing sound nearby, muffled by a door. The gear is moving very, very slowly towards that door.]

Mmmmmmffff... huh?

[Someone appears to have just woken up behind said door, as well.]

A-AJ...?

Um... h-hey there, Sugarcube. You sure had one crazy sleep, didn't ya?

I did...? Where am I? What's going on...?

[The gear is about halfway to the door at this point.]

You passed out on us right 'bout the time we got into Celadon. We were all real worried about you.

Passed out...? The comas!

[Twilight's voice suddenly gets much stronger and there's the sound of a sudden splash, as though she's just moving around in a pool of water.]

I had one! I went back home! Well... sort of. You know what I mean, right?

I... think so?

I saw so much... My brother, and Cadence, the Crystal Empire, even Discord, there's so much to... Um, AJ?

Discord? What in tarnation's he doin' back? We sealed him up for good!

I'll explain that in a moment, but first... what were you doing just before I woke up?

... Givin' you a bath.

[The gear has almost reached the door, when suddenly a large yellow foot slams down in front of it. It wobbles and falls to the ground, showing an Alakazam glaring down at a Slowpoke, which was carrying the gear.]

And what do you think you're doing?

[The gear floats up into Starswirl's hand...]

Apologies to any who saw this and wanted to speak to my trainer. She is currently occupied, but will be with you shortly.

[And clicks off.]

A few moments later...

[The gear clicks on to show a wet haired and slightly bedraggled Twilight.]

Ah, hello everyone. It seems I've encountered one of those week-long sleeps that we go into on occasion, and gotten some new memories of home. Honestly, it feels a bit strange to be back here... but I'll adjust soon enough. If anything important has happened in the past week, I'd appreciate it if somepo- someone could let me know.

... Also, if anyone has any ideas as to how to curb the tendencies of some Pokemon to abscond with peoples' gear and pull, or try to pull, obnoxious pranks on their trainers and others, I'd love to hear them.

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...No no, not at all! My eyes are totally open, Twilight.

'Gotta consider status effect, Stealth Rock, the weather making a huge impact and deciding a battle.' See, haven't missed a thing!

Well, at least you heard what I said. Whether you actually got it all...

Alright, let me give you a hypothetical situation. You've trained Blaze to level one hundred. He's the last Pokemon you've got and you're up against a Blastoise, also level one hundred. How do you win this fight?

(...Was this another way to teach her a lesson, hidden behind their Pokemon? She gave it some thought, reminded about Blaze's strengths and weaknesses of special and physical attacks a la Twilight.)

Obviously pure firepower alone won't win 'cause we're facing a Water type. So, keep Blaze away from the water attacks by using Fly while hitting back with moves like Tackle, Slash or even a powerful Fighting type move I read about on the Pokedex...Seismic Toss, with a from-the-air Hyper Beam for the win!

[More like a test to see if she'd learned what Twilight was teaching her earlier, but close enough.]

Hmmm... I'll admit, that's not a bad plan. A well-aimed Hydro Pump when you're low enough to be hit could put Blaze out of commission, and Surf would give you some serious problems, but it could work, with a bit of luck. There are other ways to do it, but those involve a lot of intricate planning and understanding of how everything fits together. Right now you should focus on learning the strengths and weaknesses of each of your Pokemon. That'll be vital if you want to win.

(So, she passes with flying colors? So. Awesome~! Give her a moment to cheer excitedly.)

Alright~! So, I just gotta study each one of my Pokemon and help them overcome their weaknesses while amplifying their strengths. How could I help out with Ditzy? Fluttershy says he's a Water and Psychic-type but the only 2 moves I've seen him use are Confusion and Disable!

Just keep training him. He'll evolve eventually and Golduck is much, much more reliable than Psyduck. Until then... try to encourage any use of water attacks that you see from him. And normal type attacks like Scratch and Fury Swipes, too. Remember, versatility is key.

Got it! (Now...big question! This is something Rainbow's wanted to learn about.)

...What about Daring? She's just pure Grass-type all the way. Keep her away from all Fire-type attacks, or what?

Well... Of course ideally you wouldn't want to take on a Fire-type with a Grass Pokemon like her. But if you have to, I'd recommend fighting indirectly as much as you can. Use status effects like poison or paralysis, cover the enemy with a Leech Seed, use moves that lower their accuracy and strength if you have any, that sort of thing. And teach her some non-Grass moves if you can. A Water or Rock type attack from a Grass-type Pokemon can catch people off guard pretty nicely.

Really? I could teach her some Water or Grass-type attacks? That sounds so cool! Which ones? (She did hear the part about 'using status effects like poison or paralysis,' even if it seems otherwise.)

Hmmm, for Meganium your options are a bit limited, but I'm sure we can find something. Water-type attacks...

[She pulls out the gear and sorts through it a bit, frowning at what she sees.]

No matches? I thought for sure... Oh well, let's try Rock instead.

[A bit more fiddling and her frown deepens.]

Only one? Ancient Power, well that's pretty decent... Only learnable through breeding? Okay, that's no help. Well, that just leaves Ground.

[She shifts to Fire's last weakness and...]

Ah, here we go. Earthquake... but we can't get the TM for that. Pity too, it's a very powerful move. What else... Bulldoze! I think the TM for that is available in the department store. That will be your best bet if she has to take on any Fire-types.

(Rainbow listened intently, frowning at the same time as Twilight when hearing there were no matches regarding Water-type attacks.)

I think Daring has Ancient Power in her arsenal...wait, Bulldoze? It is? Can we get it?!

(She's very intrigued and curious to learn Bulldoze's effects.)

I don't see why not, we should have the money, especially after all those eggs we sold. Bulldoze is a pretty nice move, too. It's not quite as strong as Earthquake, but it does have a chance to drop the enemy Pokemon's speed.

Alright! Dropping an opponent's speed is pretty cool. Wait a second, how come we can't get Earthquake?

Because no one sells the TM for it. It's annoying, frankly.

Hmph! That is annoying. Must be a really powerful attack if no one sells it.

It's the most powerful Earth attack there is. Earth Power is almost as powerful, but that's special based, so it's not really comparable.

Oooh...! So it's like the Sonic Rainboom, but for Earth?

I... suppose you could make that comparison, if you consider that the Sonic Rainboom is probably the epitome of Pegasus power.

Hehehe, so what's the epitome of other types' power, like Water, Electric, Grass or Psychic?

Do Unicorns even have an epitome of power-like attack?

Not really. Magic is just so varied in its effects that no spell can really have a claim to that. Though the beam spell that Princess Celestia and the Changeling Queen used against each other could probably qualify as the strongest against a single opponent, and Shining's shield is probably the strongest defense.

Water has Hydro Pump. It's extremely powerful, but it's very easy to miss with it. Electric has Thunder, which has the same problem, and Zap Cannon, which is even more powerful and even more inaccurate. If you use Thunder in the rain, though, it stops being so hard to hit with. Which probably isn't much of a surprise. Psychic... I think that's actually the move Psychic. Really obvious there. And Grass has Solarbeam.

Now, Solarbeam's interesting in that it's arguably more useful on several Fire-types than it is on a Grass. The reason for that is because a lot of Fire-type Pokemon can learn Sunny Day, and when the sunlight is strong, Solarbeam is easier to use.

Ohhh...! That's pretty cool, especially since Princess Celestia and the Changeling Queen are both Alicorns and your BBBFF's a super-awesome Unicorn.

...The Queen is an Alicorn, isn't she?

Sunny Day? Sounds like the name of a pony from back in Ponyville.

(That wasn't a yawn, btw Twilight.)

... You know, I have no idea whether she counts or not.

Or one of Princess Celestia's personal servants, with a name like that. But it's actually one of the weather moves, along with Rain Dance, Sandstorm, and Hail. It strengthens Fire type attack moves and weakens Water type ones, along with making Solarbeam charge up instantly, which is a huge help to its usability.

Really? Thought you would've tried checking up on her after the wedding!

That sounds. So. Awesome~! I could teach it to Daring, Blaze and any of my Fire-type Pokemon?

Well, the terminology gets a little fuzzy. I mean, she's mostly equine in appearance, she has wings and a horn, but can she really be an Alicorn if she's not a pony?

I think so, yes! I know Daring and Blaze can learn it, at least.

Never thought of it like that! So, if she's not an Alicorn...then she's a fallen pony with no real title besides 'Queen?'

Alright! I'm gonna make sure Blaze and Daring get that move in their arsenal.

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