??? wants to battle.

SILVER WANTS TO BATTLE!

canon-divergent silver from pokemon, written by vlad. storyline connected to @earth-master & co.

RULES BELOW CUT.

"She's been all over me. I would have brought her if I thought she wouldn't scare the nurses."

He steps inside fully once greeted, trying for casual but missing the mark due to how tight his shoulders were. He slinks over to sit in one of the chairs provided for visitors, motioning for Giovanni not to make himself uncomfortable for his sake.

"Things, uh, sure have been crazy. Haven't they?"

It's hard to ignore the rescue and rebuilding efforts across Kanto and Johto that showed on the television. A freak wave and then the sickness in Saffron at the same time had taken its toll.

He'd been busy helping out where he could, which had put an uncomfortable amount of attention on him, but it was what felt right to do.

Even more uncomfortable was trying to avoid staring openly at Giovanni's injuries, but he can't help it as he speaks.

Silver talks quietly into the phone, the voice on the other line muffled against his cheek. His body felt....well, not better, but less annoying. The tingling in his fingertips remained, and the persistent nerve pains were still leaving him winded, but he had gotten tired of laying about.

His Pokemon looked concerned, still fussing over him, but they had yet to reveal anything to him about it. Honchkrow was still skittish to him, which was frustrating - but considering their adventure, it was to be expected.

The first thing that strikes you is the sharp taste of juniper, reminding you of the trees that grow on the cliffs near the Dragon's Den. It's enough to make you breathe in deep to let the steam clear your sinuses.

You've spent a lot of time at the Den lately. You were invited to train there by Lance, and you've spent time with Clair there after taking on Kingdra as a partner. It was a long process of gaining her trust, but you think she doesn't mind having you around these days.

You sit with the tea for a long time before you pick up your phone to dial her number. Maybe she'd meet you for a battle today.

You gain: +10 HP and advantage on Wisdom saves for an hour.

The tea in front of you is warm - almost too warm to pick up - and spiced like cinnamon and honey to spread that warmth through every part of you. It's almost too strong, really. It has the same bite as the spicy cinnamon candy you used to get from the grunts when your father was busy.

Despite your complaints about the heat, you don't want to let it go. Selfishly, you hang onto it for a long time. You expect the mug to go cold, but somehow, it never does.

You gain: +20 HP and resistance to cold damage for the next 24 hrs.

"Oh, come on, I went back and fought most of them."

He grumbles as he says it, thinking to his case of badges back at the house.

silver's very much into plain ol' pokeballs. he uses jailbroken ones that don't track his trainer id most of the time, a habit from his dad being in rocket.

battle strategy for him used to be to use whatever was considered the strongest pokemon he had and try to mow down his opponent. nowadays, he focuses on keeping a spread of pokemon that he can use for almost any situation - type coverage is something he concerns himself with a LOT. he has a solution for damn near every type thrown at him.

@rcguish replied: 'favorite battle strategy' was smth i was also gonna get on about LOL who's his go-to opening pokemon? which is the designated trump card? is traveling around something he likes or begrudgingly has to do?

his go-to opening pokemon is either meganium or weavile 80% of the time. usually weavile, because he's equipped for a quick getaway if the type difference doesn't work out.

designated trump card is either gyarados or tyranitar. yes he will flex that they are both shiny while they Outrage your team to pieces. yes its very fun for him.