>>17280807Dedenne pulls through, managing to step it up and get up from his stumble, "Den den den!" he cries out, although a tad weaker than his usual squeaks.
>Dedenne was buffeted by the sandstorm!>Talonflame was buffeted by the sandstorm!"Tell me Calem, are you ready to give up yet?" asks Dio, his arms crossed and expression filled with contempt. It's weird. Simply bizarre, the way you get heated up by this edgy ranger talking shit to you.
"Hell no, I'm not leaving until my ham-ham refuses to fight any longer!"
"Hmph. Pathetic. The weakling won't even be able to take a Brave Bird by this point. Talonflame, Roost."
>'Why the hell does he piss me off so much anyway?! Could it be his face? His choice in Pokemon? The fact that I HATE Gale Wings? Yeah, that's one's probably it!'Talonflame makes a quick recovery by sacrificing his Flying-typing for some spare health. Dio's been using this strategy for the entire fight and frankly, it's infuriating you to no end.
>'EVERY. FUCKING TIME. I get close to knocking out that bird, he recovers! Now Dedenne can't hit him with Thunderbolt anymore! He won't get a super-effective slap in the face...'In hindsight, challenging Dio anywhere but at the lingering end of your journey is a recipe for disaster. That you now know. And because of this mistake, you'll probably have to trek through the rest of the desert without your Pokemon by your side, considering the next Pokemon Center is smack dab in the middle of Lumiose.
Who knows how many Dugtrios will want to rape you on the way there.
"FLAAAAAAAAAME!"
Dio's Talonflame maintains a constant hover just above the ground, his body now fully healed, Flying-type gone, and ready to finish the battle off once and for all. Unless, there's a contrived, plot armor sort-of way for you to defeat the bird and win this, the problem is trying to find out what that is.
>A sandstorm is raging the field!>What does Dedenne do next?A) Use Thunderbolt!
B) Use Dig!
C) Use Giga Impact!
