“Good morning, Mr. Emmerson.”

Shortly after he's inquired about his appointment, Selena descends the staircase leading into the visitor's lounge of the gym hall. Selena has just reviewed the challenge and has with her the pokemons she will use for the match.

“Care to walk me outside of the facility?”

It is a rare request for the Lilycove gym leader to do so, as battles often happen inside her castle's courtyard. But then the challengers won't probably notice that there is also an arena outside, dedicated for outdoor battles with a spectacular sight of the eastern sea.

“I rarely use this when having a traditional challenge.” She tries to make a small conversation as they descend the steps into a grassy opening just a few feet before the sandy terrain of the coastline. “That's why I'm very excited for this match. I hope you give all your best for this!”

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“That's great!”

At the sight of the charizard on the arena, Selena backs down a couple of steps before she hurls her pokeball, revealing a verdant beast roughly the same size as the fire lizard.

“Ascal will be my first pokemon.”

The sceptile emerges from a red light, quietly observing his opponents while his bladed arms are raised in preparation.

“Should we take the first move?”

The gecko lunges at an incredible speed, his DOUBLE TEAM producing afterimages that makes it difficult for the charizard to recognize the real one.

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SCEPTILE uses DOUBLE TEAM.

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If Hendrix thinks the smokescreen gives him and the charizard a bit of an advantage, he might be mistaken for it is exactly what Selena and Ascal have in mind. Despite taking the skies as the lizard's domain, the least it expects of what the sceptile is capable of midair.

“Lunge at it!”

But it is not Ascal that leaps from the earth, but the boulders it bore with his incredible speed. As he dashes in a circular manner, the ROCKS SLIDE through the centrifugal force, targeting his opponent above the air. With this attack, he also hopes of dissipating the smokescreen that blurs his vision.

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SCEPTILE has DOUBLE TEAM.
SCEPTILE uses ROCK SLIDE.

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If anything, Selena doesn't also expect the charizard to be falling so easily. Is sceptile really that powerful, or is the charizard really that vulnerable? After all, Ascal's attack is one that is deemed more effective against its type.

And now, she is hoping her sceptile knows how to deal with himself.

“I know this is your first time battling yourself. I know you can ace this, Ascal!”

With the speed from his double team, the gecko sprints to lunge at the enemy sceptile with dotted eyes, bladed arms lifted to attempt a CROSS POISON against it.

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SCEPTILE has DOUBLE TEAM.
SCEPTILE uses CROSS POISON.

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Eventually, their venomous blades will clash with one another like two metals struggling to assert its strength over the other. Selena realizes this as a call for stalemate and immediately recalls Ascal from his position.

“Find a way around it!”

Sceptile sprints back, hovering at a safe distance against the creature before he stomps onto the ground, boring ROCKS (SLIDE) from the earth before sending them onto the copycat's way.

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SCEPTILE has DOUBLE TEAM.
SCEPTILE uses ROCK SLIDE.

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