"Looks like you might have a challenge on your hands," Shiranui commented, knowing how it felt to train a Pokémon that evolved at a point where most Pokémon would be fully evolved on account of training a Larvesta. He took out the two Poké Balls he purloined from Billie and Kidd the first time they used the Rocket Prize Master gacha machine, activated their release mechanism and opened them. Unlike the white light that normally issued from a Poké Ball, the light was turquoise in colour as a Drilbur and a Scolipede formed. The pamphlets that came with the Pokémon had information about the Pokémon from their species name and category to what moves they knew. "Drilbur, Scolipede, I understand if you're a little shocked about what's happening right now, but I just released you two from Team Rocket's ownership," Shiranui calmly stated. He sent Nekomata out to act as a psychic translator. "Released?" Drilbur asked. "Are you meaning to tell us we're no longer going to be in that cruel place?" Scolipede added. "That's exactly what I'm saying," Shiranui answered. "THANK YOU!!" the two liberated Pokémon said, dog-piling Shiranui and feeling enough gratitude to attract the legendary Shaymin if it was anywhere nearby. "You two are welcome," replied Shiranui, barely tolerating the 209 kg weight of a mole and a large centipede, "Scolipede, please get off of me." "Sorry," Scolipede apologised. With an anime sweat drop, Scolipede got off of Shiranui. "What do you two want to do with your lives now that you're free?" Shiranui asked. The two Pokémon had roguish grins on their faces. "Do you really think you could just snatch us away from Team Rocket and release us back into the wild…" Drilbur answered. "…And not have that good deed go unpunished?" Scolipede appended, "You're not getting out of that one easily!" "We had one thing drilled into our heads at that place;" Drilbur contextualised, "Obey anyone who opens our Poké Balls." "You opened our Poké Balls to free us, you gain our loyalty whether you like it or not," Scolipede finished, "So make with the Poké Balls! We want in!" "Er, alright," Shiranui acknowledged, not expecting an aggressive desire to join his team. He produced and readied an Ultra Ball and a Net Ball. Drilbur picked the Ultra Ball and Scolipede went into the Net Ball. Both balls pinged their successful captures immediately and Shiranui had two new friends. He named the Drilbur Mogura and the Scolipede Mukade before checking his Pokédex on these two. "[i]Drilbur, the Mole Pokémon. A Ground type. It brings its claws together and whirls around at high speed before rushing toward its prey.[/i] "[i]Scolipede, the Megapede Pokémon. A Poison type and the evolved form of Whirlipede. Scolipede engage in fierce territorial battles with Centiskorch. At the end of one of these battles, the victor makes a meal of the loser.[/i]" "[i]I heard of their feuds with the Centiskorch species; but wow, she's way more [/i]tsundere[i] than I am,[/i]" Nekomata stated, gobsmacked over Mukade's personality. "Wait, back up; 'she'?" Shiranui asked. "[i]Check your new friends' summaries if you don't believe me,[/i]" Nekomata suggested. Shiranui did just that on his phone and found both his new friends were female and they both had their hidden abilities.