His Zarude continued swinging around, taking Hideo along for a surprisingly-smooth ride. Even a lot of his flying Pokemon were less smooth than this. He had to wonder if this was some innate trait for Zarudes, or if he'd just gotten extra lucky.

But the ride came to a stop as he felt the Zarude land on the ground. He could just barely hear a confused "Luna-" before he felt a rush of air fly past him - the vines on his Zarude's back flying at the Lunatone. The Vine Whips hit hard and fast, taking the psychic-type with an impact Hideo could feel.

"You don't have to be so rough, Vines," Hideo said as his Zarude plucked him off its shoulder, placing him right where the unconscious Lunatone laid. It didn't take Hideo long to find it and get a Pokeball ready. "Good job, though. Don't suppose you can find a good spot to plant some Carrot Seeds around here, do you?"

While that was spoken in jest, his Zarude took it quite seriously, sniffing in the air as he tried to smell out a good gardening spot.

And he was going to find one very soon...

Attempting to capture the Lunatone