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Pokémon Pokemon: Dark Times

DaoOfGay

Dilfosaur Sex
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He/Him
Darius was just a young adult who suddenly found himself in a whole different world.
He soon learned it was the Pokemon world.
With the help of a floating screen, he's going to survive and thrive.

Now, if only he could stop being the wandering version of a Pokecenter...



Read my name - read it.
Got it? Then go on, if you want, if you feel uncomfortable about men kissing, then turn around and go away.

Also, another thing, there will be Fusion Pokemom (from the Pokemon Fusion game, because Yes) and Fakemon. It's because I want to.


Warning: I am posting this fic here because I don't want to lose it. It is on hiatus at the moment, so if you want more of my writing, you can look for me on Webnovel, Questionable Questing, or elsewhere.
 
Chapter 01: Dragged into this Dark World

DaoOfGay

Dilfosaur Sex
Pronouns
He/Him
Darius could barely believe his eyes- but he was still here! It wasn't a weird dream, no, he was in the middle of a forest surrounded by fucking Pokemon! "Ah, sorry little one." The little red and black hound-like Pokemon he had saved yesterday whined, making him pat him softly- His body was still weak and frail, his thin legs couldn't carry his weight, and his scars hurt.

The day Darius arrived in this world he found himself inside this weird forest, there was a plateau slash savanna by the east of the forest, and from there Darius saw this desert in the distance- It was weird, really, how easily he fit in this world... He remembers seeing this floating screen before his eyes that gave him a gift, which was a class called [Wilderness Survivor]- In fact, why don't I show you the screen?

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

| Name: Darius Markus
| Age: 20
| Gender: Male
| Energy User Rank: 1
| Energy: 100/100
| Nature: Gentle Giant - Grants you the unique skill [Friendly]
| Affinity: Dark Types - Dark Types seem to like you more...
| Job: Beginner Wilderness Survivor
| Job History:

| Unique Skill:
[Friendly]: Pokemon smaller than you sees you as a non-threat at worst and a friend at best. Pokemon larger than you will see you as a non-threat at best, and a mortal enemy at worst.

| Skills:

[Beginner Wilderness Survivor]
Wilderness Survival lvl 1 - You know how to survive in the wild! Finding water, shelter, and food is easier for you.
Shelter Making lvl 1 - You know how to make a basic shelter to protect you from the elements of nature.
Gather lvl 1 - You know how to find food and other useful things in the wild
Basic Cooking lvl 1 - Although not the best at it, you know how to cook, well, at least you won't burn water!

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

Thanks to this class he received he managed to find a good and small lake inside the forest before the nightfall of that day, he also made a small shelter consisting of sticks and mud to cover it, through that day he also managed to be surrounded by Caterpies all day! They really liked him due to the skill [Friendly] that reflected Darius' own nature, that of a gentle giant- I mean, he wasn't that big, he was only 6'6! "C'mon, let's eat okay?" The little Houndour he saved was weak and full of scars, he was probably the runt of his pack and was abused by the other members too, which was weird in Darius' opinion but this world isn't the human world anyway, he doesn't need to understand the thought process of a Pokemon to know he doesn't like it. Darius himself used to be a little guy growing up, he was bullied by his peers a lot due to his height so he hates bullies, no matter what type of bully they are.

"I hope I can find an Oran Berry this time..." He found the little Houndour in the outskirts of the forest beaten and barren, hungry and weak, so he shared with him the only food he had managed to find and gave water to the poor little guy: "C'mon-" He touched the little guy, that although weak still growled at him, making Darius smile: "-such a strong pup!" He couldn't resist but baby-talk with the Pokemon. I mean, if you could do that, you fucking would! He is adorable, even if a little bit menacing at first sight, but still adorable! Darius held the weak pup in his arms and left the shelter he made where he spent the night, expecting to wake up back in his bed the next morning. "Now..." Following in a direction, Darius passed by these blue berries that he had eaten yesterday, they tasted really bitter too!

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
[Rawst Berry -
Description: A bitter berry that is rich in nutrients! It leaves a tingling sensation in the mouth. It is safe to eat!
Uses: Cures the Burn Stat, ???
You must become a Pokemon Breeder to know more.]
<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

See? His skill [Gather] also helps him identify the things he can find and get in the wild! He is going to search for a berry that helps heal a Pokemon, if not he'll have to take care of Houndour until the little guy heals... Darius focused his sight on the poor pup for a second before another screen appeared before his eyes, it didn't surprise him as much as it did yesterday:

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
| Name:
| Species: Houndour
| Type: Dark/Fire
| Gender: Male
| Level: 5
| Rank: Novice (1)
| Potential: ★★★☆☆
| Nature: Adamant (+Attack/-Sp. Attack)
| Abilities -
Trained Abilities:
Flash Fire (Increases fire damage when hit by fire moves)
Obtained Abilities:

| Attributes -
0-10: F
11-20: E
21-30: D
31-40: C
41-50: B
51-100: A
101-200: S
201-500: SS
501-1000: SSS
×-×
Strength: 13 [E]
Speed: 9 [F]
Endurance: 34 [C]
Attack Potency: 12 [E]
Vitality: 13 [E]
Energy Control: 8 [F]
Energy Resistance: 33 [C]
Energy Capacity: 12 [E]
Energy Potency: 8 [F]

| Moves - Learned, Trained, Expert, Mastered, Complete Control.

Egg Moves: Thunder Fang [T], Fire Spin [T], Counter [E]

Moves: Ember [E], Smog [L], Leer [T]

TMs: N/A

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

He was really weak, but his Potential was interesting... Darius had read Pokemon Fics in the past so he was aware of what Potential portrayed, even the name itself was self-explanatory! Regardless, Darius held onto the pup in his arms, the poor guy did try to bite him but all it did was make Darius giggle a little- His paw was also probably broken or most likely bruised as well, right? Darius sighed softly, he had the heart of a big brother and he is used to taking care of younger kids and animals, so taking care of this little hurt Houndour is nothing out of the ordinary for him, just another Thursday morning!

'I hope the kids back at the orphanage are okay-' Of course he grew up in that orphanage! Where do you think he grew up at? He's a fanfic protagonist! '-is that what i think it is?'

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
[Oran Berry
Description: A sweet berry that is commonly found everywhere in the Pokemon world, all Pokemon like this berry, and all Pokemon can eat this berry, although it doesn't have many nutrients that carnivores need so it cannot be used as a substitute for Pokemon Meat.
Uses: Heals weakened Pokemon, ???
You must become a Pokemon Breeder to know more.]
<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

"Jackpot!" Darius bluntly ignored the 'Pokemon Meat' thing as he picked a bunch of these bright blue berries from the berry tree to give to Houndour! There were a bunch of these berry trees all around now that he found this one- oh? "Freee~!" A butterfly pokemon came flying toward him, thankfully his [Friendly] skill was always in effect so most non-aggressive Pokemon didn't feel threatened whenever he got close to them! The Butterfree calmly flew above him and looked down, Darius smiled softly at the Pokemon and lifted the Oran Berry to it: "Want one?" The butterfly shook its head before pointing down at the little Houndour in his arms: "Oh, him? I'm taking care of him till he heals, that's why I came to get some Oran Berries." The Butterfree nodded for a moment before flying away.

So they were the owner of this little garden of Oran Berries huh? "Thank you!" Darius shouted to the Butterfree who just kept flying away, there were a few Metapods in the trees as well as Caterpies, he also saw many Butterfrees flying around too, which means this section of the forest was a Butterfree territory! "Oh, hello." A Caterpie started climbing his legs, Darius smiled softly before giving a piece of Rawst Berry to the Caterpie, who ate it gladly. "I'll just feed this little one now." The poor Houndour growled weakly as Darius fed him until eventually he just gave up and started eating with some difficulties. The results weren't instantaneous like in the Games, it would take some time for the Pokemon to heal, this berry only accelerated the healing process of a pokemon by a very small amount while granting the necessary nutrients and energy for that small acceleration of healing.

Now, he needs to wait and take care of the little one.
 
Chapter 02: Cerberus

DaoOfGay

Dilfosaur Sex
Pronouns
He/Him
It took about three days for the Houndour to be completely healed, Darius started hanging out with some Caterpies and Butterfrees in their forest and managed to convince the leader to help him so now Darius has a better shelter in the Butterfree Forest! With some String Shots from the Pokemon that lived there, he made a hanging shelter that was safe enough for him to live!Hanging a few feet from the ground in the trees is actually quite fun - Of course he helped the Caterpies and Butterfrees on making more of these homes for the Metapods who were waiting for their evolution, creating safe shelters for the Metapods really got him in the good side of the Butterfrees who would help him whenever necessary.

And that's how he received Butterfree Honey as a gift!

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
[Butterfree Honey
Description: Honey made by Butterfrees, it is very sweet and nutritious!
Uses: Food, ???
You must become a Pokemon Breeder to know more]
<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

It was a very nice honey and he always ate it when he got it, he did manage to teach the Butterfrees how to make better hives to store their honey by using the String Shots and Sticky Webs. Using branches, leaves, and rocks they made these large hives that are really strong when adding some stones to their surface, inside the hives, they stored the honey they made and some of the other Metapods who were direct descendants of the leader Butterfree! Those Metapods were rather interesting. They all had [★★★☆☆] or [★★☆☆☆] of potential, which caught his eyes. He also, somehow, became the go-to babysitter.

The number of recently born Caterpies he took care of was enough to cover his head and shoulders with green! The Butterfrees really liked him, huh?

"Ah, you're finally awake, i see!" Looking at the now walking Houndour, Darius smiled while feeding a Caterpie a piece of Aspear Berry, which is this yellow berry that heals the [Freeze] status: "You slept a long time, but you were healing thanks to the Oran Berries I constantly fed you so it was expected." Darius expected the Houndour to just thank him and leave or something similar, but the pup simply sat down before him and barked as a screen appeared before his eyes:

[Houndour Lvl 5 wishes to join your Team!]
[Do you accept?]

"You want to follow me?" I mean, Darius also hoped for that- Houndoom is the evolution of this Pokemon, and a Houndoom is a powerful pokemon that he wants to have! The Houndour nodded, face serious to express his focus and desire to follow him, so Darius smiled and patted his head as he said: "Okay then, you can be a part of my team... I guess i could give you a name." The surprised expression on the Houndour's face was funny and adorable, even more so when he titled his head to the side like a dog would. "Cerberus, your name is now Cerberus."

[New Team Member Acquired!]
<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
| Name:
| Species: Houndour
| Type: Dark/Fire
| Held Item: None
| Gender: Male
| Level: 5
| Rank: Novice (1)
| Potential: ★★★☆☆
| Nature: Adamant (+Attack/-Sp. Attack)
| Abilities -
Trained Abilities:
Flash Fire (Increases fire damage when hit by fire moves)
Obtained Abilities:

| Attributes -
0-10: F
11-20: E
21-30: D
31-40: C
41-50: B
51-100: A
101-200: S
201-500: SS
501-1000: SSS
×-×
Strength: 23 [D]
Speed: 19 [E]
Endurance: 40 [C]
Attack Potency: 22 [D]
Vitality: 23 [D]
Energy Control: 12 [E]
Energy Resistance: 33 [C]
Energy Capacity: 12 [E]
Energy Potency: 13 [E]

| Moves - Learned, Trained, Expert, Mastered, Complete Control.

Egg Moves: Thunder Fang [T], Fire Spin [T], Counter [E]

Moves: Ember [E], Smog [L], Leer [T]

TMs: N/A

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

'At least now he has no F stats.' Darius needed to train this boy up so he can get stronger, and for that, he needs to start from the basics! "Okay then, tomorrow we'll start training- We will do the basics for now, you'll run around until you're tired, then I'll have you practice your moves and energy consumption so you can become stronger too little guy." Darius saw the glint in Cerberus' eyes. He wanted to be stronger, and Darius would help him!

-Scene Cut-

Darius: Make sure to always have a full stomach!
Cerberus: *looks at Caterpies*
Caterpies: *Run.exe*

-Scene Cut-

Tomorrow soon arrived, faster than expected, really, but it was a welcome tomorrow.

"Let's start the drill!" Darius did his best to look like a soldier to the little hound Pokemon, but he failed miserably as the Houndour looked up at him like an excited puppy: "Let's start with running around- I have some weights if you wanna try running with them?" He showed the pup a rudimentary weight made with rope made from the silk that the Caterpies keep giving him as a gift and some rocks, he made them so they could be wrapped around Houndour's body and make his center of gravity heavier. Cerberus eyed the rocks before nodding. He wanted to try and see if he could keep the rocks on him as he ran. It would help him get stronger faster.

Darius wanted him to increase all his stats for when he Increases his rank- Ranks were a thing here too, and the higher ranking he saw was from the Butterfree leader that was a Rank 5 Pokemon, or an Elite Ranking Pokemon. The ranks went from Novice (1), Trained (2), Experienced (3), Expert (4), Elite (5), Master (6), Semi-Champion (7), and Champion (8)! Or that was what his system told him, at least. It would take a while, but the results were going to be amazing when all his Houndour's stats were at least S. He would have him increase his ranking by giving him the go-ahead. Apparently, when Pokemon achieve a certain amount of power they can increase their ranking, Darius explained to his Houndour to the best of his ability why he shouldn't just increase his rank when he feels like he can, which ended up being resumed as: "If you don't and do only when i tell you to, you'll be stronger than others." which was the truth.

After running for half an hour with the weights on, Houndour looked exhausted, so Darius gave him an Oran Berry and guided him through what he wanted him to do: "I want you to aim your snout towards that tree and release your Ember at it, okay?" Houndour followed his advice and released a spark of flames that flew for about 5 feet before being completely extinguished by the wind, which was pathetic and Houndour looked embarrassed to show his trainer that- "Wow, that was a strong Ember, but I know you can make this better!" Darius held out the Aspear Berry in his hand, he knew what he could do to help, but he decided to just say "Let's first start your energy control training-" Darius led Cerberus to a campfire and pointed towards it: "-I want you to control, play with the flames of this campfire, okay? You can do whatever you want as long as the flames don't leave the campfire and cause a forest fire." Pokemon can learn how to control the Primoridal aspects of their types, seeing as how Water Pokemon can control water, Flying Pokemon can control the air, and Bug Pokemon can control whatever the fuck it is that they control- It's this weird energy that is sticky, corrosive, thick, hard, malleable and very interesting!

Darius calls it Energy Manipulation, in which Pokemon control their energy to use their moves or out of them using their moves. Darius has seen only the Leader Butterfree controlling Flying Energy to fly around faster than the other Butterfrees, which is really interesting! Only a few Pokemon seem to be able to freely control their energy, he thought that maybe only Pokemon of high ranking could but looking at Houndour making the flames flicker as if a wind was blowing by them with his energy, it seems that it can be taught! "Now, while you train your energy control, I will make you some good food."

Darius, two days ago, managed to change his class to another one - [Beginner Pokemon Breeder]!

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
| Name: Darius Markus
| Age: 20
| Gender: Male
| Energy User Rank: 1
| Energy: 100/100
| Nature: Gentle Giant - Grants you the unique skill [Friendly]
| Affinity: Dark Types - Dark Types seem to like you more...
| Job: Beginner Pokemon Breeder
| Job History: Beginner Wilderness Survivor

| Unique Skill:
[Friendly]: Pokemon smaller than you sees you as a non-threat at worst and a friend at best. Pokemon larger than you will see you as a non-threat at best and a mortal enemy at worst.

| Skills:

[Beginner Wilderness Survivor]
Wilderness Survival lvl 3 - You know how to survive in the wild! Finding water, shelter, and food is easier for you.
Shelter Making lvl 2 - You know how to make a basic shelter to protect you from the elements of nature.
Gather lvl 3 - You know how to find food and other useful things in the wild
Basic Cooking lvl 2 - Although not the best at it, you know how to cook, well, at least you won't burn water!

[Beginner Pokemon Breeder]
Pokeblock Creation lvl 1 - Helps in the making of Pokeblocks and gives inspiration whenever the need arises.
Pokemon Anatomy Understanding lvl 1 - Helps you understand the anatomy of Pokemon.
Basic Medicine Making lvl 1 - You know how to make basic potions, antidotes, and other basic medicines.
<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>

Now he can make Pokeblocks!
 
Chapter 03: Pokeblocks

DaoOfGay

Dilfosaur Sex
Pronouns
He/Him
But... why are Pokeblocks useful?
Unlike the games, Pokeblocks here have a better effect - They help raise the Pokemon to be stronger and faster. The moment Darius chose the [Beginner Pokemon Breeder] class from a list of classes he could get, he got a small list of recipes of Pokeblocks inside his mind - Five of them, all of which he could make with the berries he had at an arm's reach!

They were the:

[Attack Pokeblock] that helped increase a Pokemon's attack status faster, although it lost its usefulness after the Pokemon reached Rank 3.

[Defense Pokeblock] that helped increase a Pokemon's endurance stat faster, although it lost its effectiveness after the Pokemon either evolved or reached Rank 4.

[Control Pokeblock] helped the Pokemon increase the Energy Control stat as well as it increased the speed in which a Pokemon could raise their special move mastery, although it lost its effectiveness after a Pokemon reached Rank 2.

[Energy Resistance] helped a Pokemon develop a higher resistance to energy, although Darius could think of a few ways in which he could make a Pokemon develop resistance to super-effective moves. Imagine a Caterpie that doesn't take damage from fire!? It lost its effectiveness after rank 3.
[Energy Capacity] and the last recipe gave him a Pokeblock that helped a Pokemon recover their spent energy as well as make their bodies absorb a little bit more energy each time, increasing their energy over time. It lost effect after a Pokemon reached Rank 5 sadly.

'So, let's start.' A mortar made from a weird rock a small Butterfree gave him as a gift with a long stone as a crusher, he added the thin strips he cut with a sharp stone of an Aspear Berry, an Oran Berry, and a Rawst Berry in a 1:3:1 portion before adding water and the Butterfree Honey, making it a viscous liquid that was also a little sticky! The coloration of the liquid changed as Darius added the final ingredient after stirring counterclockwise for 10 minutes: The small red petal of a beautiful flower called Fireflow Flower, a flower full of Fire Energy, that when mixed with the little bit of Water and Cold Energy of the Rawst Berry and the already in synchrony Fire Energy of the Aspear Berry alongside the Neutral Energy of the Oran Berry, it made an explosion of energy that was suppressed by the Neutral Energy of the Oran Berry, but that cycle repeated over and over as the energy given by the Oran Berry wasn't enough to contain the chaotic energy left behind by the collapsing and rebuilding of energy.

That was why this Pokeblock was a bright red color that would shift every once in a while to a blue coloration, and also why this Pokeblock is useful till Rank 2. When a Pokemon reaches Rank 2, this effect is too weak to affect their energy recovery speed, energy control, and move mastery speed.
Maybe he can increase the portions and make stronger versions? But then the chaotic energy would be greater, and the possible consequences are... explosive.

"Cerberus -" Stopping right by the exhausted pup, Darius patted his head for a moment before offering him the newly named [Energy Cycle Pokeblock]. What? He's not that great at naming things. This was the best he could come up with! "-here, eat this." Cerberus hesitated for a moment before he ate it. The effect wasn't that instantaneous, but it was pretty quick! A few seconds after he ate it, the Pokeblock's energy filled his empty body and started to overflow him with new energy, the cycle the Pokeblock went through became quicker because the size of the Pokeblock was getting smaller and smaller, and that also increased the recovery speed by a thousand fold. "Now work hard, okay?" Cerberus nodded, no longer exhausted! Darius decided to stay there and watch as he went over the exercise Darius gave him, it was interesting to see the flames increase in size and heat for a few seconds before they went back to their normal size, the speed at which they increased in size was also growing faster and faster.

Darius checked Cerberus' stats and saw how [Energy Capacity], [Energy Control], and [Energy Potency] increased quickly! 'His nature is Adamant, which makes it harder for him to increase his Energy Potency, so this Pokeblock is really useful, huh?' Now that he thinks about it, it must be really easy for Pokemon Breeders to make money, seeing as 1 Pokeblock made the whole difference in Cerberus's training speed. "Cerberus, try to change the shapes of the flames." Telling his little Pokemon what to do, Darius watched as he did his best to change the shape of the campfire's flames and struggled with it a bunch! "It's okay, pup, you don't have to do it on the first try, I don't expect you to do so." The pup did whine sadly for a moment before Darius told him to go and take a rest.

Darius himself trained too, push-ups, squats, running, pull-ups, abdominals, and more!
Cerberus followed him in the training, Darius did give him a [Defense Pokeblock] he decided naming [The Juice™️] because it sounded funny enough for him. The day ended soon with Cerberus dead tired, so Darius gave him a bunch of Oran Berries to help his body heal quicker. He did experiment a little with making an Oran Berry Pokeblock, that was when he remembered he could make potions! Well, basic medicine was just a concentration of berries and their energy so he could make some Potions to help Cerberus heal his muscles faster so he could train more.

Regardless, Darius met the conditions of unlocking both the Basic Pokemon Nurse class and the Basic Pokemon Trainer class, which he took both. I mean, the previous skills he got would not just go away, and there weren't any bonuses for keeping a class- he could still switch them around if he wanted, maybe if he equipped the class he wants to train the skills of, the process goes faster? He'll try it later!

Let's check his status?



| Name: Darius Markus
| Age: 20
| Gender: Male
| Energy User Rank: 1
| Energy: 100/100
| Nature: Gentle Giant - Grants you the unique skill [Friendly]
| Affinity: Dark Types - Dark Types seem to like you more...
| Job: Beginner Pokemon Trainer
| Job History: Beginner Wilderness Survivor, Beginner Pokemon Breeder, Beginner Pokemon Nurse
| Unique Skill:
[Friendly]: Pokemon smaller than you sees you as a non-threat at worst and a friend at best. Pokemon larger than you will see you as a non-threat at best and mortal enemy at worst.
| Skills:

[Beginner Wilderness Survivor]​

Wilderness Survival lvl 2 - You know how to survive in the wild! Finding water, shelter, and food is easier for you.

Shelter Making lvl 2 - You know how to make a basic shelter to protect you from the elements of nature.

Gather lvl 2 - You know how to find food and other useful things in the wild.

Basic Cooking lvl 2 - Although not the best at it, you know how to cook, well, at least you won't burn water!

[Beginner Pokemon Breeder]​

Pokeblock Creation lvl 1 - Helps in the making of Pokeblocks and gives inspiration whenever the need arises.

Pokemon Anatomy Understanding lvl 1 - Helps you understand the anatomy of Pokemon

Basic Medicine Making lvl 1 - You know how to make basic potions, antidotes, and other medicines.

[Beginner Pokemon Nurse]​

Pokemon Nursery lvl 1 - You know how to better take care of baby Pokemon and how to raise them to be healthy and strong.

Basic Pokemon Healer lvl 1 - Using your own energy, you can heal minor injuries in pokemon with a very weak version of Heal Pulse.
[Cost: 10 Energy per Use]

Pokemon Examination lvl 1 - You can examine your pokemon using your energy and know if there are any hidden injuries or problems within them and how to fix it!
[Cost: 40 Energy per Use]

[Beginner Pokemon Trainer]​

Basic Pokemon Training lvl 1 - The speed at which your Pokemon can increase their stat is 10% faster. When you actively coach them through it, the speed is doubled for 24 hours! Has a cooldown of 24 hours, too.

[Cost (Actively Coaching): 50 Energy]
Basic Pokemon Move Training lvl 1 - The speed at which your Pokemon can increase the mastery of their moves is 10% faster. When you actively coach them through it, the speed is doubled for 24 hours! Has a cooldown of 24 hours, too.

[Cost (Actively Coaching): 50 Energy]
Basic Pokemon Fighting lvl 1 - When in a fight, your Pokemon's willpower to win increases, increasing the resistance to pain by 10%.

Basic Pokemon Guidance lvl 1 - When you guide your Pokemon through whatever they wish to accomplish (Increasing Move Mastery, Increasing Stats, Evolving, Creating new Moves, and basically everything) they have a higher (+10%) chance of succeeding what they wish to accomplish.
[Cost (Actively Guiding): 100 Energy]
 
Chapter 04: Medicine Making

DaoOfGay

Dilfosaur Sex
Pronouns
He/Him
[Day 9]

Necessity is the mother of ingenuity.

Now Darius understands that phrase - Was it like that? He doesn't remember. "Pull!" Regardless, here he was with a bunch of Butterfrees and Caterpies using their String Shots to pull this really large broken and hollow tree in the middle of the forest all because the Butterfree leader was hurt by a Fearow and now the entire Butterfree Forest is under the risk of being attacked by flocks of Spearows, all because that singular Fearow was a Rank 5 Pokemon that had several other Pokemon under their authority.

With their leader hurt, the Butterfrees sought out Darius to help and guide them, so he decided that an upgrade on the base was necessary! This is why they're taking this giant hollow trunk of a fallen tree back to their base, it was just on the outskirts of their territory so it was easy to drag it into the territory to make this hollow tree into a big nursery. The bags of string were strong to hold the Metapods, but they were still not enough to hold the eggs of the Butterfrees, even more now that they were under the threat of a large flock of Spearows! "Pull!" Cerberus was also helping pull the hollow tree trunk. This also worked as a good workout and training for his legs! Thanks to his [Pokemon Anatomy Understanding] skill he was able to deduce that he had to focus more on the strength of Cerberus's legs and jaw, both for his bite strength and his running speed and jumping distance! Maybe Cerberus will develop the Strong Jaw ability? 'Well, it could happen!'

It took them, in the continuous efforts of the whole Butterfree kaleidoscope (a group of butterflies is called a Kaleidoscope!), half an hour to move the big hollow tree trunk- Darius felt this slight shiver in his whole body, turning his face to the side as he rested by the base of the tree trunk that was raised to stand up and stuck into the ground by the use of Sticky Webs and String Shots. "Oh, hello." Darius saw these two small Pokemon that stood by the tree trunk -

<~°•°~°•°~°•°~°•°~>
| Name: N/A
| Species: Sableye
| Type: Dark/Ghost
| Held Item: None
| Gender: Male
| Level: 9
| Rank: Novice (1)
| Potential: ★★★☆☆
| Nature: Timid (+Speed/-Attack)
| Abilities -
Trained Abilities: Keen Eye
Obtained Abilities:

| Attributes -
0-10: F
11-20: E
21-30: D
31-40: C
41-50: B
51-100: A
101-200: S
201-500: SS
501-1000: SSS

Strength: 9 [F]
Speed: 35 [C]
Endurance: 15 [E]
Attack Potency: 15 [E]
Vitality: 22 [D]
Energy Control: 36 [C]
Energy Resistance: 25 [D]
Energy Capacity: 45
Energy Potency: 45

| Moves - Learned, Trained, Expert, Mastered, Complete Control.

Egg Moves: Recover [T], Imprison [T], Trick [E]

Moves: Leer [L], Astonish [L], Confuse Ray [L], Shadow Sneak [T]

TMs: Fling [L]
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'Huh, he has been trained before?' Not to say the Sableye before him was strong, but he was clearly trained! The evidence was the TM move he has - Fling.

What the move Fling did was that the Pokemon would throw their held item in the face of their opponent, and the damage of the attack would depend on the item they were holding! It also made the enemy Pokemon equip the item if they didn't have any, which opened a few strategies that could be used! The thing is, unless you have a way to get it back, the item will be thrown away indefinitely (In the games, that is), but apparently this little Sableye has a way to get his item back! What the move [Trick] did was that the Pokemon would switch items, if the user of this move has no items they get the held item of their opponent, which makes this move really good with Fling too! "Oh, you have a friend? I'm sorry we took your home, we didn't know you lived there."

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| Name: Sarah
| Species: Phantump
| Type: Ghost/Grass
| Held Item: None
| Gender: Female
| Level: 6
| Rank: Baby (0)
| Potential: ★☆☆☆☆
| Nature: Quiet (+Energy Potency/-Speed)
| Abilities -
Trained Abilities: Frisk
Obtained Abilities:

| Attributes -
0-10: F
11-20: E
21-30: D
31-40: C
41-50: B
51-100: A
101-200: S
201-500: SS
501-1000: SSS

Strength: 1 [F]
Speed: 1 [F]
Endurance: 1[F]
Attack Potency: 1[F]
Vitality: 1[F]
Energy Control: 1[F]
Energy Resistance: 1[F]
Energy Capacity: 1[F]
Energy Potency: 12 [E]

| Moves - Learned, Trained, Expert, Mastered, Complete Control.

Egg Moves: Disable, Venom Drench, Grudge

Moves: Astonish, Tackle, Confuse Ray

TMs: N/A
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"A Phantump?" Now, what was that thing about Phantumps again? 'Ah, never mind!' She is adorable - And recently born it seems, because her rank is [0], or Baby! Baby Pokemon are born at that rank and can not fight to protect themselves- The Baby Period (BP) a Pokemon goes through is dependent on the species, like how a Caterpie goes through their Baby Period in two to three days while other Pokemon take longer. "Sableye?" The Pokemon came forward, weary of its surroundings for the time being while his little friend hid behind him for about 5 seconds before she was floating towards Darius unafraid. 'Is it the [Friendly] Unique Skill?' I mean, he wouldn't hurt the little stump. He has dealt with many baby Pokemon since Butterfrees reproduce faster than rabbits back in his world. "Oh, hi." Darius knew both from experience and his [Pokemon Nursery] skill that babies need a lot of attention and care.

"S-sab-Sableye!" The Sableye hurried over towards them, but Phantump was already in Darius' arms, being held like the baby she was: "Oh, you want to be held too?" Darius teased the little Sableye a little, seeing that his little friend was comfortable in Darius' arms. He just sighed and lowered his arms: "It's okay, I won't hurt her." The little stump giggled in its cutesy ethereal voice- Ghost Pokemon aren't 100% corporeal, which is what makes them immune to Normal and Fighting Types unless the attacker has either the ability Scrappy or has set up the moves Odour Sleuth or Foresight.

Due to them not being completely physical, Ghost Types can also blend into shadows and enter shadows, which is a characteristic they all share.

"Free~" Darius raised his head and saw the youngest of Butterfrees, who just evolved today, fly towards him holding out a bag made of white string, the bag contained the things he asked for- Oran Berries! "Thank you, dear, I'll make the potion to heal your leader soon." The damage the Butterfree took wasn't extremely serious but it also wasn't a simple scratch, Darius tested his [Pokemon Healer] skill on him yesterday and managed to heal the majority of the damage, he's only using this opportunity to make Potions for the future! "Cerberus, can you help me get the crucible? Ah, and help me heat a small cauldron." Making a cauldron with stone was hard, but when you have Pokemon, it helps ease the process!

To make a basic potion, you need Oran Berries, water, fire, and an item called an activator. An activator can be anything! The most common Activator used by big pharma of the Pokemon world was a little salt that activates the energy within the Oran Berries and enchants them to a higher degree, to make the Potion heal 20 points of hp instead of the 10 the Oran Berry does- If we speak in Game terms.

What Darius is going to use as an Activator is the very Oran Berry! It can be done, which makes a slightly stronger potion, too - In game terms, if a basic Potion heals 20 points, his would heal 30 points because the process he's using is special! He is using his own Energy to activate the energy inside the Oran Berry juice, and once he activates the energy of one Oran Berry, the others follow suit, which is also why he is going to dilute the Oran Berry juice with water- To make it last longer.

He is also going to make a batch of antidotes, burn heals, and a few freezers.

"Today's gonna be a long day..."
 
Chapter 05: A Rough Day

DaoOfGay

Dilfosaur Sex
Pronouns
He/Him
[Day 12]

"Cerberus, use Ember!"

The flickering weak-looking flame of the Ember flew toward the flying angry bird, or rather, the angry bird impacted against the small flame as he rushed forward with his beak glowing a bright pale silvery color that represented the Flying Energy it was channeling to use the move Peck against the black and red small canine Pokemon, who stood still until he heard the same voice that previously commanded him: "Cerberus, as we trained. Flame Jump!" Flame Jump is not a real move, and it isn't categorized as a new move, however, it is the combination of the act of jumping with the move Ember, since this move was so basic- It sent a puff of small flames full of Fire Energy -it could be used in a few different ways that seemed to be effective.

For example, the move didn't need to be released from Pokemon's mouth as many fire types do! (Because, if you needed a mouth to use move, pokemons without a mouth wouldn't be able to us it.) So, the question is, what happens when an Ember hits the ground? The energy dissipates in a rush of heat, heat that also works as an impulse! A small, really small explosion of energy that can push the Pokemon forward.

So, combined with jumping, what happens?

With a small popping sound from his paws, Cerberus jumped with all his strength, barely dodging the angry bird pokemon that hit the ground, making dust and dirt fly everywhere and obscuring Darius' vision- He cursed under his breath, without him seeing, how can he help his Pokemon?

The answer was simple: Bonding.

When a trainer and Pokemon Bond, they can understand each other and share things between them, Darius himself wasn't aware of what the bond could bring him, he only knew that a day after meeting the Sableye and Phantump duo, Cerberus acted a little insecure and sad so Darius reassured him they'd be partners for life, Cerberus was Darius' best friend and first Pokemon after all!

And that was when it happened - this cord connected their minds? Like, they were more aware of each other's intentions and wishes, which eased communication between them to more than just a "Bark once for yes, twice for no" situation. His Affinity to Dark Types also seemed to affect the bond shared between the little Houndour and him because it was stronger than what it was supposed to be, he knew it thanks to his class [Basic Pokemon Trainer] that made him very aware of that.

So with trust in mind, Darius shouted: "Fire Spin!" There was a silent moment before this five by five feet of spinning flames appeared, within the flames was this confused and hurt Spearow, the flames would every once in a while lash out and slam against the Spearow's feathers, blackening them just a little bit! However, the way this move worked was that Cerberus created this whirling whirlwind of flames around his body to trap enemies inside with him, where he isn't affected by the move but the other Pokemon are, creating an arena for them to fight in where the enemy will constantly take damage! "Shit-" The enemy Spearow did move way too quickly while its body glowed this white color - A Quick Attack!

Cerberus couldn't dodge it in time, so Darius prepared himself - The moment the impact of the quick Spearow hit Houndour, Darius yelled: "Counter!" The way Counter worked was simple: Any damage or impact dealt to the Pokemon will be temporarily absorbed and used to power up the move, thankfully due to this being one of Cerberus' Egg Moves, his Counter was already at [E] rank, which meant he could absorb about 50% to 70% of the attack (Darius isn't sure) and reverse it to the attacker! "Grrr-" Cerberus growled menacingly for a moment before a Fighting aura surged around his little body, Cerberus instantly lashed out with a tackling ram against the Spearow that just impacted against him, making the Spearow cry out in pain as it fell, having been defeated.

Even if the Pokemon was a flying type, he didn't have much "HP" left anyway.

"Good boy, Cerberus." Darius patted Cerberus's head, making the good boy happy, then he looked over at the fallen Spearow and back at Darius, with puppy eyes - "Fine, we can eat it." Darius was still a little apprehensive about eating Pokemon - Not that they weren't delicious if prepared correctly, thankfully the majority of Pokemon don't have Sapience, or else that would be weird... A Wild Pokemon unlocks Sapience (Sense of Self, also known as knowing what the fuck is going on, and depression.) at a specific rank depending on their specie- Pokemon tend to unlock their Sentience (A sentient being has consciousness, the capacity for sensation, and a subjective experience. Many animals can be described as sentient, although it's hard to know for sure what's going on inside a fish's head.) when they're Rank 1, some even are born Sentient, while other Wild Pokemon unlocks their Sapience between rank 3 or 5.

Another way for a Pokemon to unlock their Sapience is to bond, either to a strong Sapient Pokemon or a human, and like that, they unlock Sapience. That's how all the Butterfrees at Butterfree Forest have a degree of Sapience! The Leader Butterfree is a Rank 5 [Elite] Pokemon, Butterfrees unlock their Sapience at Rank 5, it seems...

Anyway, Cerberus has his newfound Semi-Sapience because he bonded to Darius! Darius also received some things from him, like how he received an extra 50 points of energy to use on his skills.

Let's take a look?

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| Name: Darius Markus
| Age: 20
| Gender: Male
| Energy User Rank: 1
| Energy: 150/150
| Nature: Gentle Giant - Grants you the unique skill [Friendly]
| Affinity: Dark Types - Dark Types seem to like you more...
| Job: Beginner Pokemon Trainer
| Job History: Beginner Wilderness Survivor, Beginner Pokemon Breeder, Beginner Pokemon Nurse

| Unique Skill:
[Friendly]: Pokemon smaller than you sees you as a non-threat at worst and a friend at best. Pokemon larger than you will see you as a non-threat at best and mortal enemy at worst.

| Skills:

[Beginner Wilderness Survivor]
Wilderness Survival lvl 3 - You know how to survive in the wild! Finding water, shelter, and food is easier for you.
Shelter Making lvl 3 - You know how to make a basic shelter to protect you from the elements of nature.
Gather lvl 4 - You know how to find food and other useful things in the wild
Basic Cooking lvl 3 - Although not the best at it, you know how to cook, well, at least you won't burn water!

[Beginner Pokemon Breeder]
Pokeblock Creation lvl 3 - Helps in the making of Pokeblocks and gives inspiration whenever the need arises.
Pokemon Anatomy Understanding lvl 4 - Helps you understand the anatomy of Pokemon
Basic Medicine Making lvl 3 - You know how to make basic potions, antidotes, and other medicines.

[Beginner Pokemon Nurse]
Pokemon Nursery lvl 2 - You know how to better take care of baby Pokemon and how to raise them to be healthy and strong.
Basic Pokemon Healer lvl 2 - Using your own energy, you can heal minor injuries in pokemon with a very weak version of Heal Pulse.
[Cost: 10 Energy per Use]
Pokemon Examination lvl 2 - You can examine your pokemon using your energy and know if there are any hidden injuries or problems within them and how to fix it!
[Cost: 40 Energy per Use]

[Beginner Pokemon Trainer]
Basic Pokemon Training lvl 2 - The speed at which your Pokemon can increase their stat is 12% faster. When you actively coach them through it, the speed is doubled for 24 hours! Has a cooldown of 24 hours, too.
[Cost (Actively Coaching): 50 Energy]
Basic Pokemon Move Training lvl 2 - The speed at which your Pokemon can increase the mastery of their moves is 12% faster. When you actively coach them through it, the speed is doubled for 24 hours! Has a cooldown of 24 hours, too.
[Cost (Actively Coaching): 50 Energy]
Basic Pokemon Fighting lvl 2 - When in a fight, your Pokemon's willpower to win increases, increasing the resistance to pain by 12%.
Basic Pokemon Guidance lvl 2 - When you guide your Pokemon through whatever they wish to accomplish (Increasing Move Mastery, Increasing Stats, Evolving, Creating new Moves, and basically everything the Pokemon wants to do) they have a higher (+12%) chance of succeeding what they wish to accomplish.
[Cost (Actively Guiding): 100 Energy]
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"C'mon Cerberus-" The reason they were fighting a Spearow is that they started to come more to this side of the forest, soon a war is coming, and Darius is preparing to act as a nurse to heal all Pokemon and protect the little ones, he and Cerberus will protect the little Caterpies and Metapods, Darius healed the Butterfree Leader so now he was back at the game. "-we still need to go back and see if the little ones have eaten their food -"

However, Darius asked him to reinforce their defenses so as to not risk the little ones, and the Butterfree leader agreed that their priority in this was to protect the future generation.

And that's how Darius became the official Pokemon babysitter.

But peace was not upon them.

"Fearow!" Darius froze when he heard that Pokemon's cry, his head snapping towards the trees as a large bird Pokemon came rushing through the leaves and branches. "Cerberus -" Darius looked down at his companion: "-run."

And they did!

Thankfully, energy wasn't the only thing that Darius received from Cerberus. He also received a portion of the little one's speed, which meant he could run faster now!

"Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!" "Spearow!"

"Oh, shit-" Yeah, Spearows started attacking and flying at them!

What a rough day...

And it hasn't ended yet.
 
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