[b]"No no this will never do! You three are quite old enough to be learning a few proper rules for Pokemon battling. There will be no ugly little fistfights between Pokemon if I have any say in it! Before any of that though, Allow me to formally introduce myself. I am Wallace. The Gym Leader of Sootopolis, in the Hoenn region."[/b]

There were rules? You'd say hi to each other then battle, right? Maybe things were a bit different in Hoenn. However they were, something in Keala's gut told her that it was probably better back in a different time than right now. That said, Keala had heard a thing or two about Gym Leaders. They weren't quite the Trial Captains she was used to, but they served just about the same role. And it seemed that this one - Wallace, from Sootopolis City (what kind of name was that?) - had an idea. An idea of a double battle! Girls vs. boys, Keala and the girl who had introduced herself as Hara, up against Dareth and some guy called Markus.

[b]"Take a moment to associate with your partner, then come on! We've a battle to start!"[/b]

[color=ff0000]"...mkay."[/color] Stepping up to Hara's side, Keala reached for her Pokeball, and said [color=ff0000]"Again, my name's Keala. And my partner is..."[/color] Keala pressed the button, and out from the Pokeball emerged her pokemon. In a stark contrast to the other baby pokemon around here, Dhelmise wasn't a small thing, and while she was no expert, she'd never heard of one evolving before. It felt a bit odd, comparing the sizes of Mareep and Growlithe to this thing. [color=ff0000]"It's a Dhelmise. I caught him just a minute ago, but it's been following me around for... maybe a week?"[/color]