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[color=b2dbb2]‘Eh?’[/color] the girl blinked in surprise when Skylar just passed her by, coming to a very sudden stop.

[color=ad8b66]‘That girl is actively hiding something from us!’[/color] the officer declared, stopping a Pokémon battle’s distance away from Skylar and pointing his spear at him. [color=ad8b66]‘I am sure you’re feeling [i]oh[/i] so [b][i]noble[/i][/b] protecting her,’[/color] he said, his words dripping in venom. [color=ad8b66]‘but that girl is carrying a secret that could mean victory over the amts! Let us pass!’[/color]

[color=b2dbb2]‘Y-you can’t take them all on at once! We have to run…!’[/color] the girl tried to persuade Skylar, but considering he likely wouldn’t, and also unnerved the grunts somewhat by showing his eyes (not to mention full 6-Pokémon team), she decided that… [color=b2dbb2]‘Oooooh! Grandpa always said there was no running from a trainer battle!’[/color] she called with significant regret in her voice as she cast down two more Pokéballs, making a total of three Pokémon take their stances before her!

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[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #298 – Azurill, the Polka Dot Pokémon. It lives by water. It’s big tail is packed with nutrition for it to grow, and is also very bouncy. Azurill spins its tail as if it were a lasso, then hurls it far, the momentum of the throw sends its body flying up to 33 feet. On sunny days they gather at the edge of water and splash about for fun.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #551 – Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. They live hidden in hot desert sands to keep their body temperature from dropping. It’s capable of submerging itself and swimming in sand, only its nose and eyes sticking up occasionally. Due to not being confident in hunting, it usually goes after things that have collapsed in the desert.[/i][/color][/center]

And the pink Spritzee above them.

[color=ad8b66]‘Hmpf. Seems like you’re not planning on running. In that case, there is no need to rush this. We can follow the tried and true methods of Team combat…’[/color] the officer said with his arms crossed. He leaned and whispered something in Grunt 4’s ear, the guy turning a little pale as the officer placed a hand on the guy’s back and pushed him forward.

[color=ad8b66]‘Grunts of Team Virtue, ATTACK FIRST!’[/color] the officer commanded, and the four grunts all took out two Pokéballs each, throwing them out along with the names of each of the Pokémon…!

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[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #504 – Patrat, the Scout Pokémon. Extremely cautious, their nests will always keep a lookout, and they feel insecure without a lookout even with a trainer. Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others. Despite being cautious, they’re easy to sneak up on from behind.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #506 – Lillipup, the Puppy Pokémon. The hair on its face senses extremely subtle changes in atmosphere and can be used as a radar. It’s known to bravely face off against terrible odds, but also to run away from battles it cannot win.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #69 – Bellsprout, the Flower Pokémon. A carnivorous plant, it traps and eats bugs to eat. It can root itself deep into the ground to drink, or uproot itself to move. It’s skinny body is extremely flexible to avoid attacks, and its speed with its Vine Whips at prey are said to be blindingly fast. It loves hot and humid places.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #677 – Espurr, the Restraint Pokémon. The organ that emits its intense psychic power is sheltered by its ears to keep power from leaking out. It typically keeps it restrained, which is a good thing because it has enough psychic energy to blast everything within 300 feet of itself with no control other than the little locked ears.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #109 – Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokémon. It fills itself with lighter-than-air gases to float, and concocts them into poisonous gases within. When agitated, it expels the gases within into a poisonous smoke-screen. However, it can fail the process and randomly blow up. At higher temperatures, it is especially prone to blowing up at little to no provocation.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #194 – Wooper, the Water Fish Pokémon. It lives in cold water, sleeping on the bottom and seeking food by the shore when it's cold. When walking above water, wild Woopers cover their bodies with a slimy, poisonous film that keeps them from dehydrating. It's slightly dull-witted.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #627 – Rufflet, the Eaglet Pokémon. Known to bravely or recklessly challenge any enemy, no matter how strong it is. They’re natural-born warriors pick fight indiscriminately, even with their own parents, and grow stronger as they get injured. It uses its talons to crush berries or the shells of clams to get food.[/i][/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #590 – Foongus, the Mushroom Pokémon. It lures in people and Pokémon with its Pokéball-like pattern and then poisons them with its spores. When dried, said spores can be used as stomach medicine. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown. [sub]wait, didn’t we just establish why - Kalmia[/sub][/i][/color][/center]

Each set of two belongs to a different grunt. 

Koffing is filling the whole tunnel with a weird gas. Neutralizing Gas is nullifying all abilities!

Grunt 1 is doing something weird. He’s having Patrat use Bide, and then he has his Lillipup Tackle his companion! Patrat’s glaring at Paradise!

Grunt 2 is taking a ranged role. Bellsprout is throwing out Vine Whip at Azurill while Espurr puts up a Light Screen, protecting their whole team!

Grunt 3 has Koffing unleash a terrifying multitargeting attack in Poison Gas, blasted straight forward at Skylar’s team, threatening to hit anyone that doesn’t move out of the way, while Wooper’s shooting a Mud Shot at Mac!

Grunt 4 has Rufflet swirl around Skylar’s team… and try to charge at Skylar! He’s not going to actually attack Skylar, but he’s going to Fury Attack someone who so selflessly tries to protect him! Foongus, meanwhile, takes advantage of its secondary Poison-type to dash into the Poison Gas cloud and uses Mega Drain at Seabreeze!

The girl is cautiously looking at Skylar for tips on how to lead the battle, not wanting her own attacks to conflict with his she’s going to wait a little.

What’s Skylar’s first move, then?

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[@hatakekuro]

[color=e04f4f]‘Oh,’[/color] Anise made a bit of a noise at Basil’s observation. She looked at the map as he’d marked it, looking maybe a little alarmed he’d drawn on her map (even though it was just a sketch), still, she pushed that aside in her mind. [color=e04f4f]‘Huh. I suppose it’s underground there, then? We’d dive underwater and find a secret passageway inland to that location?’[/color] she asked, looking a bit befuddled.

[color=e04f4f]‘Is that the only possibility?’[/color] she asked, looking curiously at Basil about it.