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Apparently, the mercy was just a one-time thing.

Another loud, weird noise reached his ears as he looked up from his private musing—and he saw that there was a Sealeo, stupidly clapping its fins at something. What something, though? He had no idea.

He then looked around, wondering if there was something only the Pokémon could see.

Either way, he knew he already had this one, and left it alone.

What else was he going to find?

In the back of his head, he could hear an impatient tutting noise. Lars then pinched the bridge of his nose, knowing who was making that noise directed at him.

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passing on Sealeo

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The next thing he spotted almost made him blink several times out of confusion—

For how the hell was it possible for a sentient ice cream cone to have a face, and breathe ice, and—

He then felt his PokéGear vibrate, which gave him a few seconds’ warning to immediately turn the thing off before the loud beeping noise scared away the—

The Vanillite then let loose with a flash bang-like explosion of light—a Mirror Shot attack!

Really? Must you all resort to violence? He thought as he pinched the bridge of his noise, before pulling out a containment unit at random and tossing it forward.

The flash of red light revealed his Lucario, Alpha, who came to a three-point landing on the cold, frozen surface of Shoal Cave’s floor.

Another Mirror Shot from the Vanillite caught his attention, and while the Lucario was about ready to snap back with a Counter, Lars shook his head.

“Alph, that’s not a physical attack… Aura Sphere it the next time it does that,” he said, while preparing an empty Pokéball, ready to toss once the—

What was it with the Vanillite trying to flash-bang its way out of the cave, it had used Mirror Shot again!

To that the Lucario answered with a well-timed Aura Sphere, and the shattering sound of glass ripped through the cave as the attack hit the Ice-type before it could switch to Sheer Cold.

“Harsh much?” he said with a dry chuckle as the Lucario snorted, and he threw the empty Pokéball at the fallen Ice-type.

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capture attempt on Vanillite!