There is a small smile on the old man's face as he sees the young man in uniform. Seems like there are still some kids who know to how to keep some class rather than dress like slobs. "Pleasure is mine Mr. Sullivan, I don't think I've ever gone up against so many GYm Leaders before, not my thing," he chuckles. Playing nice like he had been this whole tournament. [break][break]

Seeing the Nidoking he decides to bring out his own. "We'll see what we can do, though his Nidoking is even older than you so we'll see how well these rusty bones can do" with that he gives a whistle and his Nidoking uses ICE BEAM.



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"Some more than others admittedly, I excel more behind books personally," he chuckles as he watches the show. Seeing as the other posion type countered his ice with fire. Now if only the other didn't his nickname his pokemon. Such a childish thing to do. Despite not being able to see Raphael gives a whistle to use EARTH POWER. [break][break]

The shiny nidoking stomping on the ground to attack the other, and hopefully get rid of the dust. Seeing as the scar on his eye already made seeing difficult. His Nidoking was as scared as his trainer.


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"I heard there is a bunch of unnatural phenomenon that goes on here in Hoenn and it drew me in, would have been here sooner if not for the injuries," he gestures to the scar on his face as he knows his metal hand isn't as obvious from across the battle field.[break][break]

The MEGAHORN hits and there is pain there, but Pryde's just found excitement in it all as he adjusted himself and counted the MEGAHORN with his own. The kings locking horns as it would attempt to jab at the other.




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"Oh yes I hear the rumors, a hard government and those that claim that it can do better by doing worse," he replies, trying to make it clear he was on neither side of this war going on in the background. Though he's long ago since picked sides, even before his own children. Even before he met his wife. [break][break]

"However from a scientific aspect of it all, there is always new discoveries to be made and I want to be here to lay witness despite the dangers." maybe he was a little mad, but there was clear passion. [break][break]

The counter hits, and it hits as it strikes deep in an old wound from three years ago. Though they would keep going until they can't anymore. As with them up close it would try with an ICE BEAM to the face.





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"Oh I'm sure you and those you work for work hard as well young man, but every system has it's cracks," he thinks back to his own ordeals that has cause his heart to harden, "And I suppose in the end it just depends how you let effect you, will they excel or will they fall in shadow?" his smile continues as if he placed no blame on the young man or those he worked for. [break][break]

"Good, who knows maybe someday that fighting spirit of yours will get you somewhere someday," despite his talking he still is able to communicate to his Nidoking via a whistle for a new order. [break][break]

It seems like it was be an up-close and personal fight. And so he takes the fire punch before counting with his own with a POISON JAB at the other's jaw.



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The other quite literally blind sided him in the end, and with an earlier attack getting in a critical hit in the shiny Nidoking in the end finally goes down. Though like all his battles before this one Pryde isn't bothered by it. He knows his king is recovering just like him and he doesn't hold it against him. [break][break]

"I think you'll do just fine young man, good job," he compliments before returning his pokemon


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What the young man doesn't realize is that there is everything to gain from talking sweet. Especially to those in power, and whether they liked it or not Gym Leaders had power. "No thank you mr Sullivan, my nidoking certainly has needed this since his own injuries."



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