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At Zaria's remark, Antoinetta's mouth fell open. [color=7cff30]"Hey! What's gross or freaky about them?"[/color] People said that about bugs all too often. Of course, everyone had a right to like or dislike certain Pokemon, but sometimes it was at their expense, or the expense of those who appreciated them. A memory flashed into Netty's mind, of playing with a Burmy as a child, only for a bunch of kids to spot her and laugh, one of them spraying a stinking Repel all over her and the little grub. [color=7cff30]"Most people like fuzzy, big-eyed Pokemon,"[/color] she continued with a scowl, [color=7cff30]"so why are bugs any different?"[/color]

At least Tim had the right idea. [color=7cff30]"Finally, someone gets it,"[/color] Netty started, but the ever-pragmatic Troy cut in, weighing Butterfree's battle capabilities against those of other Pokemon. [color=7cff30]"You know, overlooked Pokemon have their strengths. Which aren't always purely battle strengths,"[/color] Netty replied. [color=7cff30]"And it's not just about usefulness to the trainer, however you define that, isn't it about helping the Pokemon grow too? So many people dismiss bugs as useless, without even bothering to train them."[/color]

Zaria spoke up again, trying to be helpful by the sound of it, only to go and blurt out how ugly she thought some Pokemon were. Netty cringed, thinking of contest standards, and how the general public's views of Pokemon affected the results. Was there any way around that? Yes, surely there was, as a certain famous Sinnoh coordinator proved. [color=7cff30]"Ahem, I think you'll find there's more to 'weird' Pokemon than you think,"[/color] Netty said, making air quotations. [color=7cff30]"I'll have you know, there's a coordinator in Sinnoh who proves Ghost types are anything but weird and ugly like people usually think. They can be just as stylish as any other Pokemon. And believe me, so can bugs."[/color] She put her hands on her hips. [color=7cff30]"Care to tell me, Miss Badass, what exactly makes a Pokemon cool enough for top ranger standards?"[/color]

Mellona, despite her trainer's defense of Bug types, turned and gave the entire group a six-eyed glare. What was with all the bickering? She got it to an extent, her heads sometimes bickered among themselves over types of nectar, but it was always quickly resolved, whereas this argument threatened to escalate. Couldn't these trainers just get along already?

"Beeeee!" She whipped up another mild Gust, this time at the four of them.

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[hider=PP]7[/hider]
[hider=Pokemon Team:]
[list][*] Combee (Mellona), lv10
Current moves: Sweet Scent, Gust, Struggle Bug, Bug Bite[/list][/hider]
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[hider=General][/hider]
[hider=Medicines][/hider]
[hider=Pokeballs][list][*] Pokeball x5
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[hider=Berries][list][*] Oran Berry x5
[*] Cheri Berry x1
[*] Pecha Berry x1
[*] Rawst Berry x1
[*] Chesto Berry x1
[*] Aspear Berry x1
[*] Persim Berry x1
[*] Leppa Berry x1
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[hider=TMs][list][*] Hidden Power
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