[@Pikmin Eye]

[color=f0b4a3]‘The land, maybe it doesn’t change. But your perception of it…’[/color] The girl smirked at him, and then collected the money to then wave when he left.

[color=f0b4a3]‘Come see visit us again if you need any further tips~!’[/color] She said, and then sighed when she thought he was out of hearing range, bringing up her phone again to entertain herself in the store otherwise empty of people.

So, he left Lakewatch Town behind to go back over the river and up the hill to the east entrance of Wet Caverns.

[hider=Wet Caverns][center][h3]Wet Caverns[/h3][/center]

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[center][sub]Above is an accurate representation of the average traveller trying to go through Wet Caverns, assuming the bats are Zubats[/sub][/center]

The Wet Caverns, known so for the sheer amount of water drenching the contents. It’s a large series of tunnels with no real large open rooms, dividing itself up into a fairly simple maze going from one side to the other. The water inside the tunnels thankfully lit up the contents due to some shining mineral in the liquid, giving rise to a mildly lit set of tunnels. Many people prefer not to travel through the Wet Caverns due to them being long and easy to get lost in, in addition to the large amounts of hostile Pokémon which might attack at any time. Yet, here you are…

Still. There are those who travel through it on a regular basis. Those who have learned the trick finds it a fairly easy shortcut between Lakewatch Town and Pureplain City. For enthusiasts there are always the options of delving deeper into the caverns, fishing or surfing to find out what kind of Pokémon might inhabit the depths and the shallow rivers that flow along the underground corridors. It is known to be fairly diverse when it comes to the Pokémon inhabiting it, giving trainers both water- and cave Pokémon to pick from when they want to catch something.[/hider]

[hider=Wet Caverns, known Pokémon]Common: 
#41 Zubat
#74 Geodude
#118 Goldeen
#283 Surskit

Uncommon:
#54 Psyduck
#75 Graveler
#78 Slowpoke
#194 Wooper

Rare:
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As instructed, he went forward towards the first intersect-

WET CAVERNS WELCOMING COMMITTEE!

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[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #41 – Zubat, the Bat Pokémon. It lives in colonies in dark places. It has no eyes, but when flying it is constantly emitting ultrasonic sounds which it uses to navigate through echolocation. As sunlight burns it, it’s usually only found in caves or at night.[/i][/color][/center]

He was forced to deal with a couple of Zubats anyhow he felt was appropriate, [i]then[/i] he went forward towards the first intersection. The damp cavern smelled wet to him, where he walked through a cavern of rock with the river to his left, leading out. At the crossroad in four directions, he saw that in the direction the girl had indicated, there was electric light shining, for some reason. There was no water heading in there, but notable time to remind, Water-Pokémon from Pokéballs can get a small bubble of water around them to float in slightly above the ground for convenience. Anyways, with the assumption that Martin headed in there.

It quickly became apparent that this was a dead end. But, it also became clear why someone had lit electric lights here, because it would have been pitch black otherwise. This was a tiny pocket in the cavern, a small round room with a hole in the middle, straight down. The water was pitch-black, one couldn’t possibly see down into it. But, far down there, there were tiny flashes of light from living beings.

But, more obviously, there were pink Pokémon sitting in a circle around the hole, all with their tails dipped into the water.

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[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #79 – Slowpoke, the Dopey Pokémon. Extremely slow and sluggish, it doesn’t feel pain until 5 seconds after the blow. It fishes by dipping its tail in water and then doing nothing all day waiting for something to bite. To assist, a Slowpoke’s tail is flavorful, and can break off with no pain and grows back after a while.[/i][/color][/center]

None of them had noticed him, obviously. About a third had fishes on their tails, but hadn’t even noticed. If they noticed, they wouldn’t be reacting to it for an additional number of seconds. If the girl’s words held truth, then the hole in the water led somewhere, but it was extremely dark down there, albeit with small shining lights from Pokémon living down there. Now, then.

What would Martin do?