A level 5 Spinarak appeared!
Raine, startled, moved quickly in attempt to evade the string shot. “Luce, incoming!” she shouted, alerting the unwitting mareep of the sticky threads of silk heading his way. With a surprised bleat, Luce managed to scamper away from the attack just in time before looking bewildered, darting his gaze from Raine to the spinarak.
“Calm down, Luce, we can handle this!” Raine said. “Try to tackle it from the side – don’t get hit by its string shots!”
Spinarak redirected its attention to the oncoming Mareep, giving it a Scary Face to slow it down. Slowed down and scared significantly, the Mareep managed little damage with its Tackle, and began to move much more cautiously around the spider. The spinarak's little horn glowed as it darted forward with a Poison Sting aimed at the frightened sheep.
Raine ran forward, but it was clear she wouldn’t reach Luce in time. “Snap out of it and get out of the way, Luce!” she shouted, still trying to get him out of range. As the sunlight dimmed further, she noticed the bright glow from the bulb of the mareep’s tail – static was building up in his wool. If he could only land a tackle...
“Luce, dodge it and try to tackle it again!”
Luce hit the Spinarak with a full on Tackle. It cried out as it thunked against the tree, now stunned from both paralysis and the beating it had just taken. It laid miserably on the ground, unable to attack or guard itself.
Suddenly, Raine felt just a little sorry for the spinarak. It looked so miserable, just waiting for Luce to finish it off - although she thought she saw a slight satisfaction that it managed to poison him before it blacked out. She had always thought spinarak were just a little cute... but she only had one pokéball left...
Some quick decision making was in order, and Raine sighed, "Sorry Luce, but can you stand back for a moment?"
Immediately understanding, and not at all bothered, the mareep stumbled back - wincing slightly at the pain. Making it quick, Raine quickly detached a pokéball from her belt, casting it at the nearly fainted spinarak. "I'm sorry to you, too!" she called just before the pokéball hit.
The Pokéball wiggled once... twice... three times! The wild Spinarak was caught!
Raine caught the wild Spinarak!
Luce gained EXP!
Luce grew to level 6!
Lvl 5 – Spinarak
Gender: Female
Nature: Brave
Ability: Insomnia
Moves: Scary Face, Poison Sting, String Shot
Held Item: None
Quickly snatching up the pokéball, she hurried over to Luce instead. Stuffing a half-crushed pecha berry into his mouth, she ordered, “Eat. It’ll neutralize the effects of the poison.” She watched as the mareep eagerly devoured the fruit, apparently liking it for its taste more than its effects. Raine tried a drop of juice on her own hand. So Luce liked sweet things. That would be nice to know.
“You’ll want your energy back, so eat that oran berry I gave you earlier too,” she said. Luce gave her a mournful look and she gave in. “I’ll give you another one, so eat it without hesitation.”
Just as Luce happily finished up the oran berry, her own stomach gave a growl. Luce stared at her, and Raine found herself embarrassed. “Just because you got to eat like a munchlax today, doesn’t mean I did,” she grumbled, scooping the mareep up in her arms. She knew she was safe from the static from the dull glow of his tail.
“I think I see the ferry over there. Let’s get off this island so that I can grab a bite to eat!” she said, dashing off towards the ferry dock.