James Davy

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

Shiranui put Hoshi's ball back on his belt. "He'll need to be here in order to get the Balance Badge he'll eventually need," replied Shiranui, "Anyway, Norman should be back at the gym by now so we'll need to go over what he could be throwing at us. From what I recall, he uses Normal-type Pokémon so anything could happen."

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"I wonder which one," replied Shiranui before noticing the absence of someone, "Hang on, where's Lance?"

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

Shiranui returned to the Pokémon Centre and handed Hoshi's ball to a Chansey so the Starmie would be healed. "I've heard about Fortree City," he said, "The people there live in treehouses and it's also where our next destination is after we beat Norman."

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

Hoshi was struck with a critical hit just a moment before the clock hit zero. The Starmie fell and landed right near Shiranui with its red core flashing. The board showed Liam's points at one eighth of the maximum and Shiranui's points all but gone.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Hoshi, Substitute and follow with Thunder!" Pidgeot's attack struck home, but its target was a decoy that broke into ten pieces plus a lookalike of the core. He had realised the Pokémons' moves hitting with perfect accuracy was because of Pidgeot's ability—an ability he knew very well called No Guard, having trained an Aegislash before it became one. The real Hoshi was up high and spinning as fast as a generator, its core glowing a bright yellow and electricity arcing between its limbs ready to deliver a strike of lightning. Time was on the verge of expiring.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Hoshi, Protect!" The Starmie conjured a green shield shaped like a stellated octahedron that repelled Pidgeot's attack.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Recover!" Hoshi recovered some health as well as time ticked into the final minute.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

The storm died down and Hoshi was down, but not out. "Hoshi, Pain Split!" Both Pokémon had a bright red glow as Hoshi used its powers to share the pain.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Hydro Pump and follow it up with Thunder!" Hoshi fired jets of water out of all ten of its limbs that extinguished the flames and mixed with the wind, creating a mini-tempest. The Starmie added to the effect by releasing a Thunder attack, turning the cyclone into a mini-thunderhead. The gravity returned to normal.

Pokémon Hoenn: α and Ω

"Hoshi, Roll with it! Use a Swift/Rapid Spin combination!" The Starmie started spinning very fast as the wind lifted it into the air even under high gravity, releasing a Swift attack in the form of stars that were carried by the wind. Hoshi may have received some damage from the buffeting wind, but it wasn't fazed. The audience was wowed by the starry mini-cyclone.