One step at a time! [mod]

[Lilith Bellerose]

LILITH BELLEROSE !!

Lilith had to stop and mentally congratulate herself when she not only managed to guess the pokemon correctly, but get it to stop. Despite being a bit rusty in the fighting department, Lilith had to admit, she still had it. Or at least, she was getting pretty lucky. Of course, if you consider lucky to be not dying thus far, she was doing pretty well. Right before she patted herself on the back, she quickly saw the scene falling apart.

Vesper's attack had hit, and had managed to stop the Pidove from his rapid fly-bys, but it hadn't confused the pokemon like she had counted on. The woman turned quickly when she heard digging and a sharp warning bark from Ignis. Standing dumb struck, Lilith watched as the large beast buried his head in the sand. Before she had time to respond to that crisis, the Pidove launched it's attack.

Vesper had also turned a curious eye to the spectacle on the ground, completely taking her attention away from her opponent. The air cutter hit with expert aim, knocking the Noibat from the sky and tossing her painfully to the ground below. An audible hiss escaped her lips as the wind was knocked from her chest. "Shit." Lilith murmered, pulling the X-Gear from the holster on her belt.

She pointed it at the Pidove, loading up the Dex Chip as she did so. As she read the data that was pulled up, she realized she didn't have any advantage in the battle. Looking down, Lilith watched as Vesper dragged her body back towards her, making it painfully obvious just how hard the attack had hit. Looking back at her Rhyhorn, Lilith realized she would have to deal with that once she was done.

Her hands nervously went to the pokeball clip at her belt. Fingers idly tracing the orbs containing an egg and a feral pokemon. Lilith realized she didn't have many option. "Ignis, you're up." Lilith cried, hoping the Pidove's ability to fly wouldn't spell for disaster. The fire type immediately jumped forward, hackles raised. "Ignis, use smog!" Liltih cried, hoping to limit the Pidove's flight advantage by making the battlefield harder to navigate.

Ignis began hacking, a putrid murky smoke coming from his mouth. As he coughed, the smoke began to cover the surrounding area. Lilith herself grimaced as her lungs and eyes burned in response. By now, Vesper had retreated to where the Rhyhorn stood with his head in the ground. Despite his odd position, the small bat nestled into the crook of his shoulder, planning to use the giant beast as a make shift shield from attacks.

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OOC!
Word Count - 441
Egg Count - 15/75

• Vesper was hit and is now out of the battle.
• Ignis used smog.

[Rabdom]

As the smog began wafting through the immediate area, the Pidove began to squawk in worry - and perhaps some sort of annoyance as well? The bird attempted to fly above it, however it appeared as though it could not see much through the thick haze. Approaching it seemed to do very little in the Pidove's favor; coughing and the likes whenever it got too close. It appeared to harm the bird in some way, however it did not seem to affect it in any other way. It did seem a tad bit slower, however. Perhaps it had actually been poisoned?

Flustered, the Pidove sent out a gust of wind - albeit, it looked rather comical in doing so with the small body and wings it's species had been equipped with. While not all of the smog dissipated, it made things clearer for the bird to see where its opponents were. The Houndour appear larger than than it, which was not a good thing. However, Pidove were often known for not being too intelligent, so instead of fleeing when it sized up the Houndour, the Tiny Pigeon Pokemon seemed more than ready for a battle.

Chirping now, the Pidove swooped down, a white line appearing behind the Pokemon as it made a mad dash to the opposing Houndour with a quick attack, in the mild hopes that it would surprise it.