1st rebuttal; video (action for cherrygrove)

[superordinary]

[ In all honesty, Naegi wasn't all too concerned about going home. Mainly because, well, what sane person would actually want to go back to that hellhole of a school? As weird as it was to be whisked away to a magical land of Pokémon and constant background music, it was vastly preferred to death and despair. He did have his worries, though; he still had no idea what had happened to his family and he hadn't seen hide nor hair of the other students still trapped inside Hope's Peak. Why had he ended up here but not the others?

Celes had talked about adapting, and... well, that seemed like the best course of action for the time being. Adapt to this new world and set out on a journey. The latter was actually easier said than done because he isn't used to a) having to sleep outside and b) having to walk for three days and a half from New Bark to Cherrygrove. His feet were sore and he's gotten himself some bruises from tripping and he felt more out of shape than ever before. Thank god he could rest up in the small town before continuing onward. ]

( action; around noon )

[ Near the outskirts of the town, Naegi can be found battling the local wildlife. Right now he's trying to train his Togepi but it doesn't seem to go too well. ]

Use-- [ The Togepi doesn't let him finish the sentence and immediately starts wagging its arms back and forth to play Metronome roulette. When it stops, everything seems to be okay for a few short seconds before it begins to glow with a bright light followed by an ear-splitting explosion. ]

( video; )

Good afternoon, everyone! I'm Makoto Naegi, a Pokémon Breeder. I just arrived the other day so I don't actually have much to breed yet, and I haven't finished reading the guide... Um, but that's not what I'm posting this for. I'd like some help regarding my Togepi. [ He adjusts the camera, and it pans out to show a Togepi resting comfortably in his lap. Naegi is stroking its head gently as he continues to speak. ]

You see, she knows this move called Metronome. But almost every time she uses the move, she seems to end up hurting herself; one time it turned into Double-Edge and after that, she used a move that made her faint... but nothing else happened. I'm not sure why. [ The move he's referring to would be Healing Wish, but the Sentret he had sent out in Togepi's place had already been at full health. Generation IV moves, how do they work? ]

I healed her up at the Pokémon Center afterward, but then she used Metronome and... um, she exploded and fainted again. So I'd like to hear any advice on what I should do about it. She's young and really seems to enjoy using the move, regardless of the result so I'm not sure what should be done. I don't want her to keep hurting herself, but it's also the only attacking move she has. Is there a way to control what you get at all?

[ That's all he has to say regarding this particular issue so he figures that's a good point to change the topic as there's one more thing he needs to include. ]

... Also, if anyone here is from Hope's Peak Academy, please respond as soon as possible.

[ No, wait. He shouldn't limit himself to only addressing those from the school. When he thought about it, he had some questions that someone from outside of the school might be able to answer. Maybe they knew more about that incident... ]

Um, actually, even if you've only heard of the school before, please respond.

[ The Togepi makes a chirping noise in a high-pitched, cheerful tone and Naegi picks up the PokéGear to cut the feed. ]

Comments

[Video]

[shippingmath]

From what I can tell, that's just how it works. You're just going to have to take a chance on it until she's strong enough to learn other moves.

Can't say I've heard of a school with that name.

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

That's how Metronome works. You're just as lucky to get a strong attack as getting a non-damaging one.

[Just hope you don't get Splash...]

And I don't think I heard of that school before.

[Video]

[rather_eat_turquoise]

Can't you teach it another move or something?

That one seems kind of...silly...

video;

[timelymaid]

Like the others said, that's par for the course for Metronome!

She doesn't know any other damaging moves currently, is your concern? I can lend you my Rock Smash HM, if you like.

[Video]

[tearsofademon]

[...ah Metronome. He knows that move.]

Sounds like you've just got crappy luck. Metronome picks any move at random.

As for Togepi, seeing as how mine's grown up a lot and that's still the only offensive one he's learned by himself... Ahh, if you weren't new around here, I'd say buy a TM like Water Pulse and teach it to yours so she could at least reliably defend herself, but you probably won't be able to do that for a while, huh.

[viiru2alert]

[Hope's Peak, huh? Sounds pretentious.]

Them's the breaks, sorry. I guess you just have really shitty luck. I don't even think Metronome's output can be controlled by the Pokémon at all, so maybe you could try bait-and-switch training until she gets something of actual immediate value.

[video] aaaaa i was kinda on hiatus sorry :<

[ragnarok_strike]

[Laguna comes on screen, before panning it to his Togepi - who's currently sleeping and holding a Charmander Doll.]
Metronome's a bit of a problem, isn't it! Fae here - well, he doesn't collapse that often while using it, but he still uses all sorts of strange moves. Once, he just threw some money - but I don't know where he got it!
[oh pay day.
But at that second bit...]
I haven't heard of that place, though. Was it from your world?