"Y-Yeah. For sure!" Desmond replied, as she left to get ready for their match. He went to check on his Pokemon with Nurse Joy, who had brought back all of his Pokemon. Looking down at the four Pokeballs as they were returned to him, he hesitantly gave one back. Jigglypuff's. "She did a lot of fighting. Can you please tend to her during my next match? Make sure she's okay?" He asked, and the Nurse nodded, knowing how much the Pokemon had gone through. With a satisfied "Thank you", he turned and began making his way towards the battlefield. 

He had a match to win, after all. That money... It'd be really helpful, to say the least. He could afford to eat like a normal human being, rather than some... Thing that barely managed a meal a day! It'd be something to truly celebrate.

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Desmond had to admit he was uncertain of if he would win or not, but knowing it truly didn't matter helped me do his best. Staring at Lily with a determined expression, he was taken by surprise as she released her Ponyta. "A fire type! Smart way to keep Ivysaur from entering the battle, Lily!" He complimented, seeing a bit of tactics in this battle already. But, sadly for her, he had a small advantage in this situation. Detaching one from the only three (Compared to the noticeable four he usually had) pokeballs from his belt, he held it out with a strait expression, marking his seriousness. 

"Diglett, let's start things off with a lesson!"

Appearing on the field, the small Diglett gave the Ponyta a friendly glance, rocking side to side. A small cry escaped the Pokemon, expressing that it was pleased to be fighting first. Though it didn't last long against Charmleon, Lily would have saw just how much of a little trickster this Pokemon was. And it'd use similar tactics here.

"A ground type, while not the cleanest solution to fire, is a good alternative to water!" Desmond explained, intelligence shining through. Of course, for all he really knew, he was being lured into some sort of trap by choosing this matchup. But, for now, he'd use the type advantage as much as possible to come out on top. Four legs were a lot more to trip than two, meaning Diglett's foolhardy nature just might come in handy if he could trip up her Ponyta.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of her Ponyta. He was threatened by her newly evolved Haunter, for the most part. He had no experience fighting evolved ghost types... It'd be a learning experience for him, as well as her. "Are you ready?" Desmond questioned loudly, seeming to be ready to go. Or at least trying to act like it, with one of his stronger contenders back at the Pokemon Center.