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Ever Play Competitive - Chapter 15
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Beta: Gerald Of Revea
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Beta: Gerald Of Revea
-Cloud-
"What are they?"
It was an interesting question to ask. Not who or even how one of them is here in the first place. Psyclone already knew that.
"A paradox," I confirmed, watching the silent battle play out with fascination.
A paradox is something that contradicts itself. It defies logic. It is something that shouldn't make sense, but somehow does.
Imagine you are battling someone who uses the exact same team as you. Rare, but not impossible. Now, imagine this person not only has the same Pokémon, but the same moveset. At that point, it would come down to which trainer has the stronger Pokémon.
But even then, the Pokémon are seemingly equal in strength. A true mirror match.
It would be enough to unnerve anyone. If anyone in the tournament used the exact same team I was using, I'd be even more stressed out.
I can only imagine the stress the younger girl on the battlefield must feel, seeing her opponent to find her reflection.
Match 214: Anabel vs Anabel
Image of Anabel 1
Image of Anabel 2
"What are they?"
It was an interesting question to ask. Not who or even how one of them is here in the first place. Psyclone already knew that.
"A paradox," I confirmed, watching the silent battle play out with fascination.
A paradox is something that contradicts itself. It defies logic. It is something that shouldn't make sense, but somehow does.
Imagine you are battling someone who uses the exact same team as you. Rare, but not impossible. Now, imagine this person not only has the same Pokémon, but the same moveset. At that point, it would come down to which trainer has the stronger Pokémon.
But even then, the Pokémon are seemingly equal in strength. A true mirror match.
It would be enough to unnerve anyone. If anyone in the tournament used the exact same team I was using, I'd be even more stressed out.
I can only imagine the stress the younger girl on the battlefield must feel, seeing her opponent to find her reflection.
Match 214: Anabel vs Anabel
Image of Anabel 1
Image of Anabel 2
"Is this the first time she has had this match?" I muttered, making Psyclone pause.
"I do not know," he admitted, making me hum in consideration. I thought curiosity would have killed the cat, but he has always been a little more cautious when it came to other psychics, a twisted sort of respect.
There were two versions of Anabel in the Pokémon games. Both of them were taking part in this battle. One version of Anabel is apart of the Battle Frontier, first appearing in Pokémon Emerald. The other appeared in Pokémon Sun & Moon, an amnesiac that was a decade older than her counterpart.
What made it most interesting was that in Pokémon Sun & Moon, there was no record of her. She just appeared one day, washed up on a beach.
Which made it all the more curious as to how she got here in the first place. Or why she was here.
I tore my gaze away from the older girl to her younger counterpart.
The younger Anabel was unnerved. Just the slightest bit twitchy where the older one was more composed. I doubted I would be doing much better if I was battling someone that wore my face. And had duplicates of my Pokémon. And was also psychic.
The second round ended with both Espeons fainting to Psychic.
"Hey Psyclone, in a battle between you and the you of a year from now, who would win?"
"I would always win."
-Line Break-
"I do not know," he admitted, making me hum in consideration. I thought curiosity would have killed the cat, but he has always been a little more cautious when it came to other psychics, a twisted sort of respect.
There were two versions of Anabel in the Pokémon games. Both of them were taking part in this battle. One version of Anabel is apart of the Battle Frontier, first appearing in Pokémon Emerald. The other appeared in Pokémon Sun & Moon, an amnesiac that was a decade older than her counterpart.
What made it most interesting was that in Pokémon Sun & Moon, there was no record of her. She just appeared one day, washed up on a beach.
Which made it all the more curious as to how she got here in the first place. Or why she was here.
I tore my gaze away from the older girl to her younger counterpart.
The younger Anabel was unnerved. Just the slightest bit twitchy where the older one was more composed. I doubted I would be doing much better if I was battling someone that wore my face. And had duplicates of my Pokémon. And was also psychic.
The second round ended with both Espeons fainting to Psychic.
"Hey Psyclone, in a battle between you and the you of a year from now, who would win?"
"I would always win."
-Line Break-
"And I would lose," I admitted, letting out a small sigh. "I'm not at my peak anymore. Even though my Pokémon are stronger now, the me of a year ago was constantly battling. Learning. I've gotten close to the top, and instead of climbing further, I cut out a nice chair for myself to rest."
It wasn't something I ever thought about, but after the battle between Anabels, it was all I could think about.
There's a difference between the me of now and the me of a year ago. The me of a year ago didn't make mistakes. He came into battles with research about his opponent, how they fought and the best way to counter them. People are predictable, and I took advantage of that.
The me of a year ago wouldn't have lost a single Pokémon against Geeta. He wouldn't have bothered playing with his food either. I could have bet her using only Dovahkin & Ryu.
The older Anabel lost. Both sent out their final Pokémon, but for the first time in the battle, they were different Pokémon. Metagross & Alakazam.
Both Anabel's mega-evolved, but the younger Anabel won with her Metagross.
"It's just a bit disappointing," I admitted, letting out a small sigh. "My interest in meeting her plummeted as soon as she lost. She didn't even forfeit to give an air of mystique. Just lost because she wasn't good enough."
"Cloud?"
"Yes, Sonia?"
"Who the fuck are you even talking about?"
"Oh yeah, you can't hear what I'm thinking, can you?" I blinked, making Sonia scrunch her cute face up at me. "Just ignore me for a moment, I just realized I need to take things more seriously if I want to win this tournament."
"That's…good," she blinked. "What brought this on?"
"Just a battle I watched earlier," I waved her off. "What have you been up to?"
"Finding flaws in my work," she sighed, running a hand through her hair. "STDB works exactly as I thought it did. It works as a damage reducer if the move being used is of the same type as the target."
"Then where's the flaw?"
"It comes at the cost of STAB. The only Pokémon on your team that would truly benefit would be Eggman."
"Ah, shit." I winced. "So it's not just an overall advantage; it comes at a cost."
"Sadly," she admitted. "I could probably become a professor with this alone, but I want to put out something more. Something better," and I couldn't help but laugh.
Sonia doesn't settle for good enough either.
I couldn't help but let out a small smile.
How can a guy not fall for a girl like that?
It wasn't something I ever thought about, but after the battle between Anabels, it was all I could think about.
There's a difference between the me of now and the me of a year ago. The me of a year ago didn't make mistakes. He came into battles with research about his opponent, how they fought and the best way to counter them. People are predictable, and I took advantage of that.
The me of a year ago wouldn't have lost a single Pokémon against Geeta. He wouldn't have bothered playing with his food either. I could have bet her using only Dovahkin & Ryu.
The older Anabel lost. Both sent out their final Pokémon, but for the first time in the battle, they were different Pokémon. Metagross & Alakazam.
Both Anabel's mega-evolved, but the younger Anabel won with her Metagross.
"It's just a bit disappointing," I admitted, letting out a small sigh. "My interest in meeting her plummeted as soon as she lost. She didn't even forfeit to give an air of mystique. Just lost because she wasn't good enough."
"Cloud?"
"Yes, Sonia?"
"Who the fuck are you even talking about?"
"Oh yeah, you can't hear what I'm thinking, can you?" I blinked, making Sonia scrunch her cute face up at me. "Just ignore me for a moment, I just realized I need to take things more seriously if I want to win this tournament."
"That's…good," she blinked. "What brought this on?"
"Just a battle I watched earlier," I waved her off. "What have you been up to?"
"Finding flaws in my work," she sighed, running a hand through her hair. "STDB works exactly as I thought it did. It works as a damage reducer if the move being used is of the same type as the target."
"Then where's the flaw?"
"It comes at the cost of STAB. The only Pokémon on your team that would truly benefit would be Eggman."
"Ah, shit." I winced. "So it's not just an overall advantage; it comes at a cost."
"Sadly," she admitted. "I could probably become a professor with this alone, but I want to put out something more. Something better," and I couldn't help but laugh.
Sonia doesn't settle for good enough either.
I couldn't help but let out a small smile.
How can a guy not fall for a girl like that?
-Geeta-
She had been summoned.
When it came to training, it was something Cloud took seriously with her. For all that she disliked him as a person, she couldn't deny the results.
She had become a stronger trainer with his help.
That didn't mean she enjoyed his company, far from it. He had a unique skill of pissing her off no matter what he did.
But when Cloud told her to come watch this match with him, she didn't complain.
Not outwardly anyway, she wasn't a child.
"What you are looking at is the most dangerous participant in the tournament," Cloud said, pointing to the boy with the red hat. "He's going to be in the finals."
"Going to be?" she cocked a brow. "I didn't think you had that much faith in anyone that wasn't yourself."
"No matter what happens, Red will be in the finals. Whether or not I make it is dependent on luck and skill. But for Red, it's just bullshit. Pure fucking bullshit."
She really wanted to meet Red now, considering how much he seemed to get under Cloud's skin.
"Right now, neither of us can beat him," Cloud admitted, and she had to stop herself from doing a double-take. "He would beat both of us because he's bullshit. But if we learn what we can about him, what Pokémon he has, his moveset, their level…if we know enough about his team, we might just be able to counterbalance his bullshit."
"What is stopping Red from doing the same? Won't he be watching your battles, finding what Pokémon you have, and figuring out counters for you as well?"
"That's the actions of a smart man!" Cloud clicked his fingers. "Red is not smart. He's just bullshit. I wouldn't be surprised if Iris isn't able to take down a single one of his Pokémon."
At first, she thought Cloud was joking. Praising a no-named trainer and hyping him up to be the strongest for his own amusement. Making her worry about a trainer that wasn't even strong to begin with.
But as she stopped herself from laughing, she looked at Cloud, at how serious he was and…the intensity he was eyeing Red. It nagged at her, and she started to feel unsettled.
'Is he really telling the truth?'
"If you don't believe me on my word, that's fine," Cloud shrugged, nodding to the battlefield. "You will see soon enough."
Both trainers sent out their first Pokémon: Iris leading with Hydreigon, and Red leading with Charizard.
Even if Red's Charizard was on the level of a champion, she doubted it could beat Hydreigon. Hydreigon are naturally more powerful and have the superior typing. Considering how rare mega stones are, she doubted-.
"He's mega evolving," she blurted, her train of thought coming to a halt.
"Somehow," Cloud breathed, "He's going to go for a clean sweep. Try to take out all of her Pokémon with just Charizard."
As the glow of mega evolution faded, she saw Red's Charizard, its natural colors now replaced by a deep blue and black with blue fire coming out of its mouth. Charizard wasted no time launching into an attack, charging at Hydreigon with its arms encased in green fire.
"Not only is Dragon Claw now empowered by STAB, Mega Charizard's ability is Tough Claws. Which makes physical attacking moves do about 30% more damage."
The round was over as soon as it started. Hydreigon was down after only a single hit, and Charizard was unscathed.
She couldn't help but feel a slight sense of deja vu.
"If I had to guess, Red is going to lead with Mega Charizard for most of his matches. It's the brute force approach, but it's working," Cloud commented, bringing her back to the moment.
"Have you battled Red before?"
"He couldn't mega evolve back then," he frowned. "I don't think he even gave items to his Pokémon. It was a draw, but the match was going his way the entire time. The only reason why he didn't win was because he got greedy."
"Strong Pokémon, weak mind?"
"Let's go with that," Cloud shrugged, turning his attention back to the battlefield.
Iris followed up by sending out her Salamence, and the battle began once more.
"Another mega evolution," Cloud muttered, watching Salamence change into its Mega-evolved form. "Definitely faster, doubt it will take down Charizard though."
Cloud was correct again.
As soon as Salamence was done mega-evolving, it immediately used Dragon Dance. Iris was banking on Salamence to be strong enough to take Charizard's Dragon Claw head-on.
It was not.
Iris looked on slack-jawed as Salamence was knocked to the ground in a single attack, the mega evolution quickly fading as the referee gave the round to Red.
"That should be impossible," she whispered. "How strong is that Charizard? It almost reminds me of your Dragonite."
"He's level 100," Cloud sucked in a breath. "It isn't EV trained well or the perfect specimen of a Charizard. But what it is, is a Pokémon that has reached the absolute peak of its power."
He paused, stroking his chin before turning to her.
"Knowing that, how would you try to beat him?"
She started to think about it, wondering how each member of her team would go up against it. The more she thought about it, the more she realized most would lose.
That was until she started to expand her options.
"The safest option is Dragapult. It won't be able to shrug off a Devastating Drake. If I can't use any of the four trainer-enhanced powers, using a Dragon Fang would also be my best bet."
"Good call," Cloud nodded. "That would probably work, assuming he doesn't switch out. With Red, always assume his attacks will hit harder than you think."
Iris sent out her final Pokémon, surprising everyone that it wasn't a Dragon type.
"Feraligatr?" Cloud jumped in his seat, and she was taken aback by the wide smile on his face. "Geeta, Iris is using Feraligatr!"
It caught her off guard how enthusiastic he got. He was star-eyed as soon as Feraligatr took to the field.
She couldn't think of a time seeing him get like this with any of his own Pokémon.
She started to think about it from a battling perspective. She didn't know Feraligatr's ability or much about the Pokémon in general but she couldn't see how it would be able to beat Charizard. Not when it has Mega-Evolved to avoid the water-type weakness.
"You think Feraligatr can beat Mega-Charizard?" she begged the question, making Cloud freeze and scratch the back of his head.
"Probably not, I just think Feraligatr is cool, y'know?"
Oh.
She almost let out a giggle. For a moment, Cloud actually seemed like a normal person.
The third round began.
Once again, Charizard closed in with Dragon Claw. Unlike with all of Iris's previous Pokémon, Feraligatr was able to take the attack head-on, a glint in its eyes as it smirked at Charizard.
And swung his tail at him.
"That's it!" Cloud grinned, clenching his fist. "You seeing this, Geeta?! Feraligatr is the best!"
For the few months that she knew him, she thought she understood Cloud. He didn't treat his Pokémon as equals; he treated them as lesser. He measured worth by power. The only exception she could think of was Meowth & Rotom. For those, it's because of their ability to communicate.
But seeing him be so excited, with a radiant smile as he watched Feraligatr fight…
It made her wonder.
Could he change?
She watched as Cloud's smile started to fade, and that cold, calculating look returned to his eyes.
She turned back to the battlefield, the aftereffect of Dragon Tail switching out Charizard for a different Pokémon on Red's team.
She recognized it as soon as she saw it.
"Zapdos?"
She had been summoned.
When it came to training, it was something Cloud took seriously with her. For all that she disliked him as a person, she couldn't deny the results.
She had become a stronger trainer with his help.
That didn't mean she enjoyed his company, far from it. He had a unique skill of pissing her off no matter what he did.
But when Cloud told her to come watch this match with him, she didn't complain.
Not outwardly anyway, she wasn't a child.
"What you are looking at is the most dangerous participant in the tournament," Cloud said, pointing to the boy with the red hat. "He's going to be in the finals."
"Going to be?" she cocked a brow. "I didn't think you had that much faith in anyone that wasn't yourself."
"No matter what happens, Red will be in the finals. Whether or not I make it is dependent on luck and skill. But for Red, it's just bullshit. Pure fucking bullshit."
She really wanted to meet Red now, considering how much he seemed to get under Cloud's skin.
"Right now, neither of us can beat him," Cloud admitted, and she had to stop herself from doing a double-take. "He would beat both of us because he's bullshit. But if we learn what we can about him, what Pokémon he has, his moveset, their level…if we know enough about his team, we might just be able to counterbalance his bullshit."
"What is stopping Red from doing the same? Won't he be watching your battles, finding what Pokémon you have, and figuring out counters for you as well?"
"That's the actions of a smart man!" Cloud clicked his fingers. "Red is not smart. He's just bullshit. I wouldn't be surprised if Iris isn't able to take down a single one of his Pokémon."
At first, she thought Cloud was joking. Praising a no-named trainer and hyping him up to be the strongest for his own amusement. Making her worry about a trainer that wasn't even strong to begin with.
But as she stopped herself from laughing, she looked at Cloud, at how serious he was and…the intensity he was eyeing Red. It nagged at her, and she started to feel unsettled.
'Is he really telling the truth?'
"If you don't believe me on my word, that's fine," Cloud shrugged, nodding to the battlefield. "You will see soon enough."
Both trainers sent out their first Pokémon: Iris leading with Hydreigon, and Red leading with Charizard.
Even if Red's Charizard was on the level of a champion, she doubted it could beat Hydreigon. Hydreigon are naturally more powerful and have the superior typing. Considering how rare mega stones are, she doubted-.
"He's mega evolving," she blurted, her train of thought coming to a halt.
"Somehow," Cloud breathed, "He's going to go for a clean sweep. Try to take out all of her Pokémon with just Charizard."
As the glow of mega evolution faded, she saw Red's Charizard, its natural colors now replaced by a deep blue and black with blue fire coming out of its mouth. Charizard wasted no time launching into an attack, charging at Hydreigon with its arms encased in green fire.
"Not only is Dragon Claw now empowered by STAB, Mega Charizard's ability is Tough Claws. Which makes physical attacking moves do about 30% more damage."
The round was over as soon as it started. Hydreigon was down after only a single hit, and Charizard was unscathed.
She couldn't help but feel a slight sense of deja vu.
"If I had to guess, Red is going to lead with Mega Charizard for most of his matches. It's the brute force approach, but it's working," Cloud commented, bringing her back to the moment.
"Have you battled Red before?"
"He couldn't mega evolve back then," he frowned. "I don't think he even gave items to his Pokémon. It was a draw, but the match was going his way the entire time. The only reason why he didn't win was because he got greedy."
"Strong Pokémon, weak mind?"
"Let's go with that," Cloud shrugged, turning his attention back to the battlefield.
Iris followed up by sending out her Salamence, and the battle began once more.
"Another mega evolution," Cloud muttered, watching Salamence change into its Mega-evolved form. "Definitely faster, doubt it will take down Charizard though."
Cloud was correct again.
As soon as Salamence was done mega-evolving, it immediately used Dragon Dance. Iris was banking on Salamence to be strong enough to take Charizard's Dragon Claw head-on.
It was not.
Iris looked on slack-jawed as Salamence was knocked to the ground in a single attack, the mega evolution quickly fading as the referee gave the round to Red.
"That should be impossible," she whispered. "How strong is that Charizard? It almost reminds me of your Dragonite."
"He's level 100," Cloud sucked in a breath. "It isn't EV trained well or the perfect specimen of a Charizard. But what it is, is a Pokémon that has reached the absolute peak of its power."
He paused, stroking his chin before turning to her.
"Knowing that, how would you try to beat him?"
She started to think about it, wondering how each member of her team would go up against it. The more she thought about it, the more she realized most would lose.
That was until she started to expand her options.
"The safest option is Dragapult. It won't be able to shrug off a Devastating Drake. If I can't use any of the four trainer-enhanced powers, using a Dragon Fang would also be my best bet."
"Good call," Cloud nodded. "That would probably work, assuming he doesn't switch out. With Red, always assume his attacks will hit harder than you think."
Iris sent out her final Pokémon, surprising everyone that it wasn't a Dragon type.
"Feraligatr?" Cloud jumped in his seat, and she was taken aback by the wide smile on his face. "Geeta, Iris is using Feraligatr!"
It caught her off guard how enthusiastic he got. He was star-eyed as soon as Feraligatr took to the field.
She couldn't think of a time seeing him get like this with any of his own Pokémon.
She started to think about it from a battling perspective. She didn't know Feraligatr's ability or much about the Pokémon in general but she couldn't see how it would be able to beat Charizard. Not when it has Mega-Evolved to avoid the water-type weakness.
"You think Feraligatr can beat Mega-Charizard?" she begged the question, making Cloud freeze and scratch the back of his head.
"Probably not, I just think Feraligatr is cool, y'know?"
Oh.
She almost let out a giggle. For a moment, Cloud actually seemed like a normal person.
The third round began.
Once again, Charizard closed in with Dragon Claw. Unlike with all of Iris's previous Pokémon, Feraligatr was able to take the attack head-on, a glint in its eyes as it smirked at Charizard.
And swung his tail at him.
"That's it!" Cloud grinned, clenching his fist. "You seeing this, Geeta?! Feraligatr is the best!"
For the few months that she knew him, she thought she understood Cloud. He didn't treat his Pokémon as equals; he treated them as lesser. He measured worth by power. The only exception she could think of was Meowth & Rotom. For those, it's because of their ability to communicate.
But seeing him be so excited, with a radiant smile as he watched Feraligatr fight…
It made her wonder.
Could he change?
She watched as Cloud's smile started to fade, and that cold, calculating look returned to his eyes.
She turned back to the battlefield, the aftereffect of Dragon Tail switching out Charizard for a different Pokémon on Red's team.
She recognized it as soon as she saw it.
"Zapdos?"
-Cloud-
Red didn't just have Zapdos.
He had Moltres and Articuno as well. He bet me to the punch on catching both of them.
'He's ditched Pikachu,' I scowled, watching Zapdos charge an attack.
Pikachu was Red's weakest link. It could be taken out in a single attack. Pikachu is fast and not much more.
And so, Red replaced it with the better Pokémon.
Zapdos finally let out his attack, Thunder raged towards Feraligatr, who looked frozen on the spot.
Only for the attack to zip by him, narrowly missing him by inches.
Red didn't bother reloading his save for his attack to hit. No matter what, Red is going to win the battle.
In my battle with him, every attack I did that wasn't 100% accurate missed.
If even one of my attacks went through, I would have doubted Red had save states. But that was less than 1% chance of happening. That, and the just the raw amount of damage Red's Pokémon could deal. Most of them had to be critical hits. In this case, victory was already ensured.
While I was pondering past battles, Iris ordered Feraligatr to attack. It jumped straight towards it, landing another Dragon Tail that pushed back Zapdos.
It didn't hurt nearly as badly as it did with Charizard. Nonetheless, Zapdos was returned to his Pokéball.
"Oh that's bullshit," I scowled, seeing Charizard show up again. "Out of all the Pokémon it could have swapped back to, it was Charizard?"
"How can you be so calm?" Geeta asked, confusion dancing in her eyes. "You had to use full teams of six to take only one legendary Pokémon at a time. How do you expect to do that and defeat the rest of Red's team?"
"That's the right attitude to have!" I patted her on the back, ignoring the question entirely as I grinned at her. "Red is bullshit. Fight him with that in mind, and you will have a small chance of winning. I think Iris has just about realized that."
Iris was going through a kata, letting the whole world know she was about to use a Z-move. To use a Z-move is to imitate an element. For Iris, I expected her to be 'Like a Dragon.' Instead, she was using a Waterium Z, which is 'Flow like Water.'
Out of all the gimmicks, it's the one I disliked the most. They put Hyper Beam in a jar and made it a selling point for Gen 7.
It wasn't the right play.
"This is why Aqua Jet is important," I nodded towards the battlefield. "If Feraligatr had it, it wouldn't have lost the round."
Even as a torrent of water surrounded Feraligatr, Charizard pushed through it, its body encased in flame as it charged directly into Feraligatr, and out of the field entirely.
And just like that, the match was over. Red won without losing a single one of his Pokémon.
"Do you understand now why I said Red is the most dangerous participant in the tournament?"
"I do," she answered swiftly, a fire in her eyes.
"How do we beat him?"
-Line Break-
Red didn't just have Zapdos.
He had Moltres and Articuno as well. He bet me to the punch on catching both of them.
'He's ditched Pikachu,' I scowled, watching Zapdos charge an attack.
Pikachu was Red's weakest link. It could be taken out in a single attack. Pikachu is fast and not much more.
And so, Red replaced it with the better Pokémon.
Zapdos finally let out his attack, Thunder raged towards Feraligatr, who looked frozen on the spot.
Only for the attack to zip by him, narrowly missing him by inches.
Red didn't bother reloading his save for his attack to hit. No matter what, Red is going to win the battle.
In my battle with him, every attack I did that wasn't 100% accurate missed.
If even one of my attacks went through, I would have doubted Red had save states. But that was less than 1% chance of happening. That, and the just the raw amount of damage Red's Pokémon could deal. Most of them had to be critical hits. In this case, victory was already ensured.
While I was pondering past battles, Iris ordered Feraligatr to attack. It jumped straight towards it, landing another Dragon Tail that pushed back Zapdos.
It didn't hurt nearly as badly as it did with Charizard. Nonetheless, Zapdos was returned to his Pokéball.
"Oh that's bullshit," I scowled, seeing Charizard show up again. "Out of all the Pokémon it could have swapped back to, it was Charizard?"
"How can you be so calm?" Geeta asked, confusion dancing in her eyes. "You had to use full teams of six to take only one legendary Pokémon at a time. How do you expect to do that and defeat the rest of Red's team?"
"That's the right attitude to have!" I patted her on the back, ignoring the question entirely as I grinned at her. "Red is bullshit. Fight him with that in mind, and you will have a small chance of winning. I think Iris has just about realized that."
Iris was going through a kata, letting the whole world know she was about to use a Z-move. To use a Z-move is to imitate an element. For Iris, I expected her to be 'Like a Dragon.' Instead, she was using a Waterium Z, which is 'Flow like Water.'
Out of all the gimmicks, it's the one I disliked the most. They put Hyper Beam in a jar and made it a selling point for Gen 7.
It wasn't the right play.
"This is why Aqua Jet is important," I nodded towards the battlefield. "If Feraligatr had it, it wouldn't have lost the round."
Even as a torrent of water surrounded Feraligatr, Charizard pushed through it, its body encased in flame as it charged directly into Feraligatr, and out of the field entirely.
And just like that, the match was over. Red won without losing a single one of his Pokémon.
"Do you understand now why I said Red is the most dangerous participant in the tournament?"
"I do," she answered swiftly, a fire in her eyes.
"How do we beat him?"
-Line Break-
"To beat your enemy, you must understand your enemy. Let's focus on his team at the moment. What do we know?"
"Not enough," Geeta said hesitantly, making me smile. "We only know two of his Pokémon. His Charizard is extremely strong. It took down Iris's entire team on its own. Charizard knows Flare Blitz and Dragon Claw and can mega-evolve."
"That's good. What about Zapdos?"
She hesitated once more before speaking. "We don't know much about Zapdos at all," she grimaced. "It knows Thunder, and it can shrug off a Dragon Tail by a champion-trained Feraligatr. It isn't much to go on. Feraligatr was already damaged by a high-powered Dragon Claw. If the attack hit, Feraligatr would have been knocked out."
"Correct!" Cloud beamed, "Knowing all this, how do you beat him?" I asked, making her scoff.
"I don't know what the rest of his team is. I can guess he has Pokémon of certain types, but it ends there."
"Good, information is half the battle with Red. Trying to drill that into that thick skull of yours. If you fought him now, you would lose."
I grimaced.
"If I fought him now, I would lose."
I was hoping I could find either of the legendaries related to time. If a direct counter to save states existed, those two would know how to counter it.
I found neither.
The next Pokémon I thought of was Victini. The Pokémon of guaranteed victory.
I knew I wasn't going to find it. Not when I knew its later Pokédex entry.
It's said that this Pokémon can't be found when searched for—but it appears to those who truly need it.
The paradox of seeking. I searched for it; if I found it, I needed him to beat Red. I didn't find him, so I don't need him to beat Red. That, or it doesn't see my battle as being worth its time.
I toyed with different ideas with each legendary I encountered. If they represented a concept, I wondered if I could use that in a Pokémon battle to beat Red.
Eventually, I found something.
I let out a shaky breath.
Something I cannot use.
"But with every little bit of training we do, our chances of winning go up. Get some dinner, then meet me at eight. We need to take advantage of all the spare time we can get."
"Not enough," Geeta said hesitantly, making me smile. "We only know two of his Pokémon. His Charizard is extremely strong. It took down Iris's entire team on its own. Charizard knows Flare Blitz and Dragon Claw and can mega-evolve."
"That's good. What about Zapdos?"
She hesitated once more before speaking. "We don't know much about Zapdos at all," she grimaced. "It knows Thunder, and it can shrug off a Dragon Tail by a champion-trained Feraligatr. It isn't much to go on. Feraligatr was already damaged by a high-powered Dragon Claw. If the attack hit, Feraligatr would have been knocked out."
"Correct!" Cloud beamed, "Knowing all this, how do you beat him?" I asked, making her scoff.
"I don't know what the rest of his team is. I can guess he has Pokémon of certain types, but it ends there."
"Good, information is half the battle with Red. Trying to drill that into that thick skull of yours. If you fought him now, you would lose."
I grimaced.
"If I fought him now, I would lose."
I was hoping I could find either of the legendaries related to time. If a direct counter to save states existed, those two would know how to counter it.
I found neither.
The next Pokémon I thought of was Victini. The Pokémon of guaranteed victory.
I knew I wasn't going to find it. Not when I knew its later Pokédex entry.
It's said that this Pokémon can't be found when searched for—but it appears to those who truly need it.
The paradox of seeking. I searched for it; if I found it, I needed him to beat Red. I didn't find him, so I don't need him to beat Red. That, or it doesn't see my battle as being worth its time.
I toyed with different ideas with each legendary I encountered. If they represented a concept, I wondered if I could use that in a Pokémon battle to beat Red.
Eventually, I found something.
I let out a shaky breath.
Something I cannot use.
"But with every little bit of training we do, our chances of winning go up. Get some dinner, then meet me at eight. We need to take advantage of all the spare time we can get."
-Next day-
"There you have it! Cloud beats Glacia in a stunning 3-0 victory!"
"Good match," I lied, returning Dracovish back into his pokéball.
I was distracted that entire match. It was going entirely too well. I used only Dracovish and Eggman and won without issue. If she showed me a never-before-seen mega evolution or even a new trainer power, I would have been floored.
Instead, I just had an easy win.
"Wait a minute, that's not rare, that's normal," I realized, shaking my head. "I've just been fighting champions."
"Talking to yourself again, sir?"
"Rotom!" I grinned, "Just thinking about my last battle. What's chat saying?"
"The usual, sir." Rotom sighed, his screen changing to show chat.
[Gerald_Of_Revea: Its crazy how there is barely any censored made for Glacia. Even artists forget she exists.]
[SweetDrems: Gerald_Of_Revea. That makes no sense. What was censored?]
[Gerald_Of_Revea: SweetDrems *censored]
[Radiance: Woah! I can't believe Cloud won. I understand he was able to beat Geeta but Glacia?! She's on another level.]
[snakE: Radiance, But champions are stronger than the Elite Four.
[Radiance: snakE But Geeta is the weakest champion. So she's probably weaker than Glacia.]
[Username: Why did the match start, I told you people to wait! Don't you people have any manners?
[MilesAhead: Cloud knew he was fighting a team of Ice types. Why didn't he lead with a fire type? Is he stupid?]
"Good, good." I nodded. "I slept through Geeta's match. Who did she battle?"
"His name is Emmet. Geeta, of course, won the battle."
"Forgot she had her battle so early in the morning," I let out a yawn. "Where's Meowth? I don't think I've seen him since…yesterday?"
"I do not know sir," Rotom frowned. "Shall I call him?"
"Eh, he's probably just taking a break," I waved him off. "Don't bother, I doubt it's anything to worry about."
"As you wish sir," Rotom nodded, "Perhaps you should fill in? Give your insight on a few of the upcoming battles?"
"Might as well," I stretched. "Any good matchups?"
"None that matches your standard," Rotom sighed. "I believe the only battle that will truly capture your interest will be Red's."
"Got that right, here's hoping we get to see some more of his Pokémon."
-Line Break-
"There you have it! Cloud beats Glacia in a stunning 3-0 victory!"
"Good match," I lied, returning Dracovish back into his pokéball.
I was distracted that entire match. It was going entirely too well. I used only Dracovish and Eggman and won without issue. If she showed me a never-before-seen mega evolution or even a new trainer power, I would have been floored.
Instead, I just had an easy win.
"Wait a minute, that's not rare, that's normal," I realized, shaking my head. "I've just been fighting champions."
"Talking to yourself again, sir?"
"Rotom!" I grinned, "Just thinking about my last battle. What's chat saying?"
"The usual, sir." Rotom sighed, his screen changing to show chat.
[Gerald_Of_Revea: Its crazy how there is barely any censored made for Glacia. Even artists forget she exists.]
[SweetDrems: Gerald_Of_Revea. That makes no sense. What was censored?]
[Gerald_Of_Revea: SweetDrems *censored]
[Radiance: Woah! I can't believe Cloud won. I understand he was able to beat Geeta but Glacia?! She's on another level.]
[snakE: Radiance, But champions are stronger than the Elite Four.
[Radiance: snakE But Geeta is the weakest champion. So she's probably weaker than Glacia.]
[Username: Why did the match start, I told you people to wait! Don't you people have any manners?
[MilesAhead: Cloud knew he was fighting a team of Ice types. Why didn't he lead with a fire type? Is he stupid?]
"Good, good." I nodded. "I slept through Geeta's match. Who did she battle?"
"His name is Emmet. Geeta, of course, won the battle."
"Forgot she had her battle so early in the morning," I let out a yawn. "Where's Meowth? I don't think I've seen him since…yesterday?"
"I do not know sir," Rotom frowned. "Shall I call him?"
"Eh, he's probably just taking a break," I waved him off. "Don't bother, I doubt it's anything to worry about."
"As you wish sir," Rotom nodded, "Perhaps you should fill in? Give your insight on a few of the upcoming battles?"
"Might as well," I stretched. "Any good matchups?"
"None that matches your standard," Rotom sighed. "I believe the only battle that will truly capture your interest will be Red's."
"Got that right, here's hoping we get to see some more of his Pokémon."
-Line Break-
"Another clean sweep," I noted, watching Electivire go down. "Does Electivire have a mega evolution?"
"Not that I'm aware of."
"Me neither," I shrugged. "But Volkner wasn't going to win that battle anyway. If Paralyze actually stopped an attack, he might have taken out Charizard, but I doubt it."
I probably wasn't going to get shit from the three-on-threes. It's the six-on-six battles later on that have the most potential. The only new thing I learnt from this battle was that Charizard could also use Earthquake.
[CurrentlyHuman: Oh hey I know that guy! I didn't know he became such a strong trainer!]
[S_Oxlin: he doesn't talk much, does he? how he do that?]
[MinMax: That's twice now Charizard has steamrolled the competition. I mean, he beat a dragon-type champion with another dragon! How have I never seen this guy before?!]
[TopGun: Screw Charizard! Bring back that Zapdos! I want to see that POWER!]
[Peppermint: Does anyone know what team Cloud is using? Is he using legendary Pokémon?]
[Trent: Actually, does anyone other than Red have legendary Pokémon? I mean for the tournament. Sure, Cloud caught legendary Pokémon, and that's cool, but it's not like he has trained them or anything.
[HaunterXHaunter: How do I join the tournament?]
Usually, I try and give some insights into the battles I watch. What they could have done better, what I'd have done, was some sort of analysis to inform the stream.
I was keeping my hands close to my chest with Red. His tactics boil down to trying to finish the battle as quickly as possible, using strong, high-powered moves. But I didn't want to go over his battles. I certainly don't want him to know how to be a good Pokémon trainer.
That's been my thought process before starting the tournament. The less I reveal, the more cards I have.
But it won't work.
A grandmaster chess player will always beat the novice. But if the novice can go back and time, and they could always change their move to be the best, eventually, the novice will win.
The game is rigged. It always will be. The worst-case scenario is I'm battling Red not knowing half his team.
I can't let that happen.
"I can be such an idiot sometimes," I commented, shaking my head.
I can't rely on other people to figure out what Red's team is.
Not without my help.
-Line Break-
"Not that I'm aware of."
"Me neither," I shrugged. "But Volkner wasn't going to win that battle anyway. If Paralyze actually stopped an attack, he might have taken out Charizard, but I doubt it."
I probably wasn't going to get shit from the three-on-threes. It's the six-on-six battles later on that have the most potential. The only new thing I learnt from this battle was that Charizard could also use Earthquake.
[CurrentlyHuman: Oh hey I know that guy! I didn't know he became such a strong trainer!]
[S_Oxlin: he doesn't talk much, does he? how he do that?]
[MinMax: That's twice now Charizard has steamrolled the competition. I mean, he beat a dragon-type champion with another dragon! How have I never seen this guy before?!]
[TopGun: Screw Charizard! Bring back that Zapdos! I want to see that POWER!]
[Peppermint: Does anyone know what team Cloud is using? Is he using legendary Pokémon?]
[Trent: Actually, does anyone other than Red have legendary Pokémon? I mean for the tournament. Sure, Cloud caught legendary Pokémon, and that's cool, but it's not like he has trained them or anything.
[HaunterXHaunter: How do I join the tournament?]
Usually, I try and give some insights into the battles I watch. What they could have done better, what I'd have done, was some sort of analysis to inform the stream.
I was keeping my hands close to my chest with Red. His tactics boil down to trying to finish the battle as quickly as possible, using strong, high-powered moves. But I didn't want to go over his battles. I certainly don't want him to know how to be a good Pokémon trainer.
That's been my thought process before starting the tournament. The less I reveal, the more cards I have.
But it won't work.
A grandmaster chess player will always beat the novice. But if the novice can go back and time, and they could always change their move to be the best, eventually, the novice will win.
The game is rigged. It always will be. The worst-case scenario is I'm battling Red not knowing half his team.
I can't let that happen.
"I can be such an idiot sometimes," I commented, shaking my head.
I can't rely on other people to figure out what Red's team is.
Not without my help.
-Line Break-
"Alright chat, let's talk about Mega Charizard X," I rubbed my hands together, the screen behind me to show a stat sheet of the character. "This type of Mega Evolution covers a lot of the normal weaknesses a normal Charizard has. Swaps Flying type for Dragon, loses the x4 times weakness to rock, and its ability makes it a powerhouse. So how do you beat one?"
I changed slides, a couple of different Pokémon flowing on screen.
"Its weaknesses are Rock, Ground & Dragon. Take advantage of them. Choice Scarf will always be useful. A good enough Garchomp will always be able to knock it out in a single attack. If your Pokémon is slower but a glass cannon, that's where you can use a focus sash. Endeavor, paired with a priority move can easily turn a battle around. Now of course, your opponent can switch out. When that happens, you need to adapt on the fly."
Time passed quickly as I rattled off tactics to beat Charizard. None of which I would use in my battle against Red.
"And that's only a few methods on how to beat a Mega Charizard," I switched to another slide. "On an unrelated note, let's talk about how you would defeat the legendary Pokémon Zapdos."
I continued going through tactics on how to defeat Zapdos, bringing up similar points to the ones made with Charizard. Zapdos is fast, it is a strong special attacker, but it is not nearly as bulky as Mega Charizard is.
"Both Mega Charizard and Zapdos can be taken down with Rock-type Pokémon. If the Charizard has Earthquake, it wouldn't be as powerful as a move like Dragon Claw or Flare Blitz. It doesn't have the type advantage and it isn't powered by Tough Claws because it doesn't make direct contact."
[RegiGrass: This feels very targeted.]
[Shoena: I think Cloud wants to battle that guy! The one with the Charizard and the Zapdos.]
[TheSecondWatchHand: Shoena, you must be a genius to figure that one out.]
[MetalHeart: Any tips on how to beat three Dragonites?]
[Rolling_Prince: I really don't like this. I think Cloud is trying to convince me I can fight a legendary Pokémon and win. I think its working]
"Three-on-three battles give you the most freedom to ruin a team dynamic. You can phaze Pokémon out using moves like Roar, Whirlwind, or Dragon Tail. This can force your opponent to use a Pokémon they haven't planned to for the battle."
Before I could move onto my next point, I felt my phone buzz, making me pause and mute the stream.
"Meowth?" I muttered, quickly answering. "Meowth! Where the hell are you?"
"Cloud! Buddy! How you doin', pal? That's good! Anyway, I need your help."
"What do you need?" I asked, signaling to Rotom to pause the stream.
"Y'know Cinnabar Island? Y'know, in Kanto? I need you and Cyclone to come here. Pick me and a few of my buddies up."
"Meowth, what the hell did you do?!"
-Line Break-
I changed slides, a couple of different Pokémon flowing on screen.
"Its weaknesses are Rock, Ground & Dragon. Take advantage of them. Choice Scarf will always be useful. A good enough Garchomp will always be able to knock it out in a single attack. If your Pokémon is slower but a glass cannon, that's where you can use a focus sash. Endeavor, paired with a priority move can easily turn a battle around. Now of course, your opponent can switch out. When that happens, you need to adapt on the fly."
Time passed quickly as I rattled off tactics to beat Charizard. None of which I would use in my battle against Red.
"And that's only a few methods on how to beat a Mega Charizard," I switched to another slide. "On an unrelated note, let's talk about how you would defeat the legendary Pokémon Zapdos."
I continued going through tactics on how to defeat Zapdos, bringing up similar points to the ones made with Charizard. Zapdos is fast, it is a strong special attacker, but it is not nearly as bulky as Mega Charizard is.
"Both Mega Charizard and Zapdos can be taken down with Rock-type Pokémon. If the Charizard has Earthquake, it wouldn't be as powerful as a move like Dragon Claw or Flare Blitz. It doesn't have the type advantage and it isn't powered by Tough Claws because it doesn't make direct contact."
[RegiGrass: This feels very targeted.]
[Shoena: I think Cloud wants to battle that guy! The one with the Charizard and the Zapdos.]
[TheSecondWatchHand: Shoena, you must be a genius to figure that one out.]
[MetalHeart: Any tips on how to beat three Dragonites?]
[Rolling_Prince: I really don't like this. I think Cloud is trying to convince me I can fight a legendary Pokémon and win. I think its working]
"Three-on-three battles give you the most freedom to ruin a team dynamic. You can phaze Pokémon out using moves like Roar, Whirlwind, or Dragon Tail. This can force your opponent to use a Pokémon they haven't planned to for the battle."
Before I could move onto my next point, I felt my phone buzz, making me pause and mute the stream.
"Meowth?" I muttered, quickly answering. "Meowth! Where the hell are you?"
"Cloud! Buddy! How you doin', pal? That's good! Anyway, I need your help."
"What do you need?" I asked, signaling to Rotom to pause the stream.
"Y'know Cinnabar Island? Y'know, in Kanto? I need you and Cyclone to come here. Pick me and a few of my buddies up."
"Meowth, what the hell did you do?!"
-Line Break-
A fucking prison break.
To be honest, I couldn't deny Meowth's logic on this one. They are his friends he is willing to die for, all the best trainers are over in Galar so there would be less trouble, and it would take hours for them to come to Kanto in the first place.
Of course with Psyclone, we were there in seconds.
Most people probably would have reprimanded Meowth for doing this. Already, there was news on the Pokénet that two inmates had escaped Seafoam Island prison.
That wasn't what I was worried about.
"Were you seen?"
"Of course not!" Meowth laughed, "Don't cha know? I'mma master of disguise!"
My eyes nearly bugged out watching who I thought was Meowth rip his face off. I was stunned for a moment as a familiar blue-haired man grinned back at me.
"James?" I blinked, a bit lost for words. "How the hell can you do that?"
"You are looking at the skills of a Disguise Master!" James posed. "We call this the art of contortion!"
"Art of creeping the fuck out of me," I muttered, lifting him up by the shoulder and onto his feet. "Anyway, It's good to see you," I smiled. "Now let's get you out of here. Where's the other two?"
"Ugh, you have no idea how bad the showers are in prison," Jessie said in lieu of a hello. "One bottle of shampoo per month, how is a girl supposed to live?"
Image of Team Rocket
To be honest, I couldn't deny Meowth's logic on this one. They are his friends he is willing to die for, all the best trainers are over in Galar so there would be less trouble, and it would take hours for them to come to Kanto in the first place.
Of course with Psyclone, we were there in seconds.
Most people probably would have reprimanded Meowth for doing this. Already, there was news on the Pokénet that two inmates had escaped Seafoam Island prison.
That wasn't what I was worried about.
"Were you seen?"
"Of course not!" Meowth laughed, "Don't cha know? I'mma master of disguise!"
My eyes nearly bugged out watching who I thought was Meowth rip his face off. I was stunned for a moment as a familiar blue-haired man grinned back at me.
"James?" I blinked, a bit lost for words. "How the hell can you do that?"
"You are looking at the skills of a Disguise Master!" James posed. "We call this the art of contortion!"
"Art of creeping the fuck out of me," I muttered, lifting him up by the shoulder and onto his feet. "Anyway, It's good to see you," I smiled. "Now let's get you out of here. Where's the other two?"
"Ugh, you have no idea how bad the showers are in prison," Jessie said in lieu of a hello. "One bottle of shampoo per month, how is a girl supposed to live?"
Image of Team Rocket
"Probably not in jail for a start," I yawned. "Jessie, right? Nice to meet you. Name's Cloud."
"Charmed," Jessie flitted her eyelashes. "Perhaps we should get to know each other better? Perhaps at your place? Maybe a candlelit dinner and a-"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was teleported away.
I raised an eyebrow at Psyclone, who just shrugged at me.
I shrugged back.
"She's fine," Meowth patted James's back, who calmed down a bit hearing his reassurance. "Cyclone teleported her home," he paused. "Right?"
"She's at the house in Sinnoh," Psyclone confirmed. "Her voice was grating."
"Then let's wrap this up; I have a stream to get back to," I yawned. "Meowth, you want to go back with James as well?"
"Whadya think?! Of course! I've got some catchin' up to do!"
"Before I go," James started, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Thank you," he sniffed. "For helping us and looking after Meowth."
Just as Meowth was about to protest, Psyclone teleported the both of them away.
"Thanks," I nodded to Psyclone. "I'm not good with that shit."
"I know."
We fell into a comfortable silence as I expected Psyclone to teleport me back to Galar. But as the silence started to drag on, I realized that wasn't going to happen.
I raised an eyebrow at Psyclone, who was looking off into the distance, where the manor loomed in ruin—stone walls scorched, wooden beams collapsed inward, and soot-stained towers standing like gravestones against the sky.
"Good memories?"
"No." Psyclone scowled. "I should have sunk the island long ago."
"But you didn't," I countered. "But you won't have to wait long; the volcano is going to blow it up sooner or later."
"You don't plan on stopping it?"
"It has to happen," I sigh, letting out a cold breath. "The people will be safe, I won't let them die, but this island needs to be destroyed."
There was another long bout of silence after that, Psyclone contemplated my words before speaking once more.
"You aren't using it."
"Correct."
"You fear it."
That's right."
"Why?"
"Because it shouldn't exist," I raised an eyebrow at him. "It's not a Pokémon, don't treat it like a Pokémon. It's not strong, it's not useful in battling, it's a glitch in reality."
"It's a deterrent."
"For Red? Sure," I agreed. "But I'm not going to win by holding the world hostage. Only a loser would do that. I'm going to beat him my own way."
"And if you lose?"
"Fuck you," I rolled my eyes. "I think you're forgetting something," I grinned at him as I jabbed a thumb at myself.
"I'm the strongest."
And I certainly don't need something like MissingNo to win.
"Good," Psyclone nodded, ending the conversation there by teleporting me back to Galar.
"Shall I unpause the stream, sir?" Rotom asked in lieu of a greeting, making me nod.
I thought it was a good idea at the time, using MissingNo as a way to corrupt Red's save states. The problem is, I wasn't thinking about all the other consequences that came with it.
"Hey chat, sorry had to do something real quick."
I only used it for a minute, but that alone was enough.
When Cinnabar is destroyed, MissingNo will die with it.
"Charmed," Jessie flitted her eyelashes. "Perhaps we should get to know each other better? Perhaps at your place? Maybe a candlelit dinner and a-"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was teleported away.
I raised an eyebrow at Psyclone, who just shrugged at me.
I shrugged back.
"She's fine," Meowth patted James's back, who calmed down a bit hearing his reassurance. "Cyclone teleported her home," he paused. "Right?"
"She's at the house in Sinnoh," Psyclone confirmed. "Her voice was grating."
"Then let's wrap this up; I have a stream to get back to," I yawned. "Meowth, you want to go back with James as well?"
"Whadya think?! Of course! I've got some catchin' up to do!"
"Before I go," James started, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Thank you," he sniffed. "For helping us and looking after Meowth."
Just as Meowth was about to protest, Psyclone teleported the both of them away.
"Thanks," I nodded to Psyclone. "I'm not good with that shit."
"I know."
We fell into a comfortable silence as I expected Psyclone to teleport me back to Galar. But as the silence started to drag on, I realized that wasn't going to happen.
I raised an eyebrow at Psyclone, who was looking off into the distance, where the manor loomed in ruin—stone walls scorched, wooden beams collapsed inward, and soot-stained towers standing like gravestones against the sky.
"Good memories?"
"No." Psyclone scowled. "I should have sunk the island long ago."
"But you didn't," I countered. "But you won't have to wait long; the volcano is going to blow it up sooner or later."
"You don't plan on stopping it?"
"It has to happen," I sigh, letting out a cold breath. "The people will be safe, I won't let them die, but this island needs to be destroyed."
There was another long bout of silence after that, Psyclone contemplated my words before speaking once more.
"You aren't using it."
"Correct."
"You fear it."
That's right."
"Why?"
"Because it shouldn't exist," I raised an eyebrow at him. "It's not a Pokémon, don't treat it like a Pokémon. It's not strong, it's not useful in battling, it's a glitch in reality."
"It's a deterrent."
"For Red? Sure," I agreed. "But I'm not going to win by holding the world hostage. Only a loser would do that. I'm going to beat him my own way."
"And if you lose?"
"Fuck you," I rolled my eyes. "I think you're forgetting something," I grinned at him as I jabbed a thumb at myself.
"I'm the strongest."
And I certainly don't need something like MissingNo to win.
"Good," Psyclone nodded, ending the conversation there by teleporting me back to Galar.
"Shall I unpause the stream, sir?" Rotom asked in lieu of a greeting, making me nod.
I thought it was a good idea at the time, using MissingNo as a way to corrupt Red's save states. The problem is, I wasn't thinking about all the other consequences that came with it.
"Hey chat, sorry had to do something real quick."
I only used it for a minute, but that alone was enough.
When Cinnabar is destroyed, MissingNo will die with it.
