[center][h2]Richard Evans[/h2][h3]Byjerlfal City — Commercial District[/h3][/center]
It was rather fortunate that Luna had enough trust in Richard to follow his orders to the best of her ability; given how meek the grass snake Pokemon had been during their first encounter, it wouldn't have been surprising in the least if she had panicked at the first sign of confrontation (even [i]if[/i] she had come out here knowing full well what was to come next). The fact that she had [i]also[/i] succeeded was a cherry on top, of course, but as things were now neither side had actually landed any sort of damage on the other.

But as things were, the two of them had the upper hand. All they needed to do now was press the advantage.

"Luna, keep your distance and get one more Leer off! Once you get that in, try to close the distance and Tackle your opponent until they go down; just push ahead and we should be in the clear!" Richard called out. Luna, upon hearing those words, gave a short cry of affirmation as the bell around her neck jingled.

With any luck, that declaration would fill his partner with enough confidence to keep trusting in his calls and bring them both a victory in their first battle together.

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