There was a lot of emo shit that could be said about that 'new face' but this is a nice thread. Zac Ramsay would be spared Callie's bullshit for now.

She did raise her good hand to give the mammoth of a man a shake since he seemed inclined. A small nod before she gently ushered her Pidgeot out onto the field.

"Yes please, thank you." She perked up when she saw the Doduo. It always made her happy to see pokemon native to Kanto.

Big Habanero stomped around the sandy arena, at least as much as their small form could stomp. Their feet dug into the sand. It reminded them of dust baths back in the plains of Kanto.

"Ready guys?" Zac called, half to Big Habanero and half to his new friend and her Pokemon. Doduo honked a go ahead, and charged at his opponent, twin heads swinging like feathered flails.

Doduo used DOUBLE HIT
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Dust and sand exploded from under the Pidgeot when he took flight. The battle had started and he was ready.

The Double Hit slapped him in the face, both heads getting a solid 'whomp' in. He squawked in indignation, much like a big chicken, and a Mirror Move allowed him to try and strike the Doduo back with it's own attack. One slap for each head.

Callie, meanwhile, was watching with a wide eye, adoring seeing how Zac Ramsay was using his pokemon already.

The Mirror Move slapped back at Big Habanero, batting each of their heads once. SLAP! SLAP! The heads bobbled and bonked together, and Doduo let out a squark of confusion and pain. "Shake it off buddy!" Zac called, and Big Habanero took a few step back to recombobulate.

Four wide eyes settled on Pidgeot, and then, with a quick run up, Big Habanero raced towards the bird and jumped, trying to land on the back of their enemy and attack from above!

Big Habanero used JUMP KICK!
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As fun as a bird on bird rodeo would be, sadly for Big Habernero, Pidgeot has some Tangled Feet. The big lug could barely keep himself upright when he was landed, far more graceful in the air. He wobbled and cawed like a chicken, flopping over on his side from the sudden weight of the Doduo on his back.

A startled laugh crept out of Callie, a hand clapped over her mouth to stifle the noise and hide the smile.

From the ground, Pidgeot flapped his wings and mostly just kicked up a lot of dust, forming a small Twister.

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Big Habanero staggered and fell, huge feel flailing in the air as they tumbled to the sand. The twister picked up, pulling the startled bird high into the air. Zac laughed as Doduo's heads spin like a thrown bolas, the bird cycled its feet, trying to find purchase on the shifting winds. They weren't a natural flyer, but with enough AGILITY they may be able to maneuver in the intense updraft. 

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Callie raised a hand to her press fingers against her lips.

"Hm."

The Pidgeot tried to get a Tailwind going. Callie was more interested in watching the Doduo, though.

"I've never seen a Doduo do that before."

"Oh yeah?" Zac asked, more than a little proud at the attention that Big Habanero was commanding. "Well check this one out. BRING IT HOME BIG HABANERO!" Zac shouted. The Doduo flailed wildly, before streamlining and falling towards the Pidgeot. 

Their body dove like a fighter jet, spinning until the heads were a continuous, drilling cone of Z-Energy that tore through the air, plunging downwards in a SUPERSONIC SKY STRIKE.

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It was a nuclear explosion.

Except not really, since it was a Doduo crashing into a Pidgeot and puffing up a giant cloud of sand and dust from the battlefield.

Callie coughed up some dust as her Pidgeot laid there... motionless...

"Hmm... Should I call someone?"

She sounded concerned.

EXCEPT PIDGEOT SUDDENLY JUMPED UP WITH A GUN.

Okay, not really, but he DID push himself up and try batter the Doduo with a Hurricane.

Calliope's Pidgeot was nigh indestructible. With hollow, mithril bones, and wings of feathered of adamantium, the bird rose again, seeming almost stronger than before? Had Big Habanero's attack healed it somehow? It was impossible to tell. "That's one strong bloody bird you've got there!" Zac said, his eyebrows so high that they blended into his hair.

The impact cloud whirled, forming into a blast of air that whipped at Big Habanero, knocking over the bird as if it had just been shot by a handgun that the Pidgeot had been hiding under its wings. 

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Callie was pleased by the praise.

"Thank you. I used to be..." Her words caught. She cleared her throat. "... a very good trainer." Was finished kind of lamely.

Pushing himself fully back to his feet, the Pidgeot fluffed himself up and seemed ready for whatever attack the Doduo would throw at it next.

Big Habanero didn't get back up. Zac went over to inspect the bird and found that they were asleep, tuckered out from the Z-Move and subsequent gun. He picked up Doduo, cradling it like a snoozing baby, with both if its heads draped over his shoulder. One of the heads, Mario probably, drooled a little. "Oh? Were you a gym leader?" Zac asked the mysterious trainer.

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