Immigrant Song

Conveniently enough, one such aggressive Pokemon happened to appear out of the blue. Very randomly announcing its presence by leaping forward to attack Percival's Pumpkaboo, right as the Pokemon prepared himself for a fight. The human took a quick side-step as he noticed the Sentret rolling away after her failed attempt, Buu only realizing he was attacked after the enemy's assault failed. He frowned; throwing a sucker punch like that was a cheap move. He would have definitely done the same, but it was a cheap tactic!! "Good enough for you?" Asked Percy, rather teasingly, over which Buu simply stomped at the ground repeatedly, grinning a bit. It was time for battle!!

Now, while Buu was more than eager to fight, the information card Percival received about his Pokemon proved that the poor guy had no ability to properly fight against Pokemon of Sentret's type. Coming from Johto, he was familiar with the species. Buu's Astonish attack was as far as it could get for direct fighting, though even that wasn't effective. Even so, the little guy wanted to have his fun. So, he would have it for sure. "Booo!!" The Pumpkaboo yelled out, starting his steady rush at his opponent. Due to his size and weight, Buu was slower than the other sizes; but that was a minor problem. "Buu, use Astonish!"

Yes, considering typing, the attack should land no damage. However, there were more than one ways to fight a Pokemon when you're at a disadvantage. Astonish specifically, was a basic scaring technique. Startling. Percy thought to himself; he may be unable to damage the Sentret, but using the Ghost-type's grim affinity, he could scare it until his young partner is satisfied. The surprise from merely phasing through the Pumpkaboo's body should be surprising enough for the Sentret, therefore, he already had a lead.

No physical damage; but mental damage. The Ghost-type made his way to the Sentret, and stopped when right in-front of the enemy. And then... "...BOO~~!!!" ...He shrieked creepily, right in the other's face. Usually, a physical assault would follow. But not this time. Just trying to scare the Sentret into immobilization.
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...Okay. So... Sentret really wasn't as scaredy as Percival had anticipated. Though among Buu's moves, none could really help him if he wanted to damage the Pokemon directly. Buu too, most likely found irritation in being incapable of successfully attacking the enemy. He would smash into the pushy female if he only could to show her who's boss. Trying to change tactic, Percival gave a different command. "Use Confuse Ray!"

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Nickname in Bold
Male - Lv5 - Pickup
Bold - Likes to fight
HP:66/74
EXP: 0/5
Moves: Trick, Astonish, Confuse Ray, Scary Face
Held Item: None

This was not progressing well. Not only did the Sentret manage to just shrug off mental confusion like it was nothing, but she even added to Buu's anger by showing her readiness for the fight. Percival's bad judgment was what brought down his Pumpkaboo partner, causing him to get hurt. This was just ridiculous; how was he supposed to go on? Clearly at a disadvantage, the boy tried reconsidering his options. But nothing could work. Nothing would do the trick. Buu was the one who wanted to fight, but would he consider getting beat up without doing anything satisfactory? Probably not. Moreover, this would mean a terrible start for the two partners.

"...Fine." He said, resigning to the battle's mode. Buu did not look anything like he was on a retreating mindset, only answering to the Sentret punk with equally intimidating tones. He had his size to support his image, at least. "...Try Confuse Ray again!"

Nickname in Bold
Male - Lv5 - Pickup
Bold - Likes to fight
HP:66/74
EXP: 0/5
Moves: Trick, Astonish, Confuse Ray, Scary Face
Held Item: None

Nickname in Bold
Male - Lv5 - Pickup
Bold - Likes to fight
HP:47/74
EXP: 0/5
Moves: Trick, Astonish, Confuse Ray, Scary Face
Held Item: None

Pumpkaboo's power wasn't that much superior to the Sentret's, apparently. From knowing the species beforehand, Percy would have estimated that the enemy would be a scared Pokemon with no will to fight, and easily taken down by stronger forces and large Pokemon, the likes of Buu for example. However, as the battle progressed, it seems he was proven wrong. So different Pokemon around the world had different personalities, abilities and lifestyle. Fascinating.

His desperate attempt worked; though it came at a significant price. Sending Buu to fight unarmed with nothing to back him up is plain suicidal; it's no wonder he'd take that much damage in accordance. Still, it looks like Buu still had some fight in him, even if he was injured and suffering from the pain. He liked to fight. That explained the unreasonable smile that plastered itself over the Ghost-type's face. "(This is exactly what I've been trying to avoid though...)" For his own Pokemon, Percival refused to run away. It was just so Buu could have his fun.

Again, he commanded the same desperate attack as earlier. "Buu, Struggle!!" As if. It was enough struggling on the trainer's part to see his Pokemon getting beat up so badly with no justified reason. With no plans at all, the Pumpkaboo gave a loud cry as it rushed at the Sentret from close-range, ramming into it continuously with no concern for his own body. So what if he ended up rolling on the floor, he just got back up to attack again. So what if mid-way he'd tackle a tree, he'd just use it as a push for another round. Struggle really was a desperate attack; it meant charging through with your last resort weapon: your whole body.

Struggle hits 100%; Recoil is equal to 1/6 of the user's max HP.
Rolling for critical chance.
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(OOC: I was clearly tired and assuming you knew that, because Struggle hits at ---% now. xD)

Buu's HP: 28/74
Sentret's HP: 25/50

Getting up on that branch did not a single thing to help the Sentret. It would only serve as its supposed downfall, because if Pumpkaboo charged in on it now and cause it to fall, it would take her a long while to get back to a considerable height to fight back. Moreover, she must have forgotten; but Pumpkaboo was floating through the entire match. How could she even forget such crucial information? On a single command, he could fly up to her branch much faster than she hopped there, and knock her down. But, those weren't Percival's commands now.

Buu was exhausted. That much was clear. He was panting and shivering in self-inflicted pain. In the end, it just wasn't worth it. So this is the extent of his Pokemon's power, is it? To get to that limit on the very first encounter... Must have been still a habit of his previous occupation to push on his Pokemon's limits. He was dissatisfied with himself for even making his Pokemon get to such a point in battle. Some Breeder he is, really... It's outright shameful. Percy lowered his head, hesitating before the next command.

Let's take precaution. "Buu, Confuse Ray."

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