While Mars was taking his anger and prejudice out on that poor lion, Andrea's attention was drawn to a massive Onix that burrowed out of the ground, letting out a gravelly roar. "Wow, look at that swelling size! Look at that rugged texture! I must have it!" She exclaimed with the glee of a kid within a candy store.

"Missy, return. Go, Barron!" Yet another Pokémon from the Monster egg group was sent out, namely an Aggron. "That Onix looks tough, but we're tougher! Use Iron Head!" The dragon-costumed girl ordered, as the armor-clad rhinoceros charged head-first into his opponent. However, the rock snake boasted a Sturdy disposition, surviving the super effective attack.

Taken over by Rage, the Onix began to thrash about wildly, crushing trees with its gigantic tail and razing the very landscape it stood on. Barron ran back to Andrea and spread his arms, shielding his trainer from the debris. "There's only one way to stop it from destroying everything in the area..." The girl said, hurling a Pokéball towards the rampaging Onix and hoping that the damage from the Iron Head would have been enough.

Martín del Mar //attempting to catch onix

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Andrea sighed in relief after the Onix was successfully caught. "Phew... I mean, of course I knew that I got this!" She told Mars in a hasty attempt to save face and pretend like she hadn't been utterly mortified just a second ago.

Still, there were more critters to be fought, as if Route 111 had a personal beef against those two humans in particular. A wild Boldore sprayed mud right at Barron's face, which the armored rhinoceros did not appreciate in the slightest. The sentient pile of rocks Hardened its body in preparation for the Steel type's fury, but the Iron Head that followed courtesy of the angry Aggron still stung.

"That's enough, Barron. It should be weak enough to catch now." The draconic cosplayer said, testing out her theory by throwing a Pokéball at the hurt Boldore. "Hah... It looks like there's no end to them, huh?" She addressed Mars once again, flashing a nervous smile.

Martín del Mar //attempting to catch boldore

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"Yeah, I'm good!" The strangely-dressed girl confirmed, watching in awe as Mars' Samurott turned the wild Onix into a gigantic ice sculpture. "Your Pokémon sure look tough!" She commented.

While the girl was fine, the same could not be said about a baby Tirtouga that happened to be passing by and got caught in the crossfire. Its ability may have been Swift Swim, but there was no body of water to swim swiftly in. Thus, the poor sea turtle awkwardly waddled its way through, desperately trying not to get flattened by the much larger Pokémon or be turned into an icicle.

"What are you doing here, little guy?" Andrea gently scooped up the Tirtouga, pulling it out of harm's way. "Did you get lost on your way to the ocean?" She asked, to which the turtle nodded. "Poor thing... You could have died out here. Do you know where your mommy is?" The turtle shook its head with a sad expression. Andrea patted its shell in a comforting manner. "I'll tell you what. Why don't you come with me and I'll take care of you from now on. Yes?" She proposed, Pokéball at the ready.

Martín del Mar //attempting to catch tirtouga

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"Type advantages, huh? Yeah, that makes sense." The young PokéManiac nodded in understanding, while storing the now tamed Tirtouga in a fresh new Pokéball. That way it would be safe from predators and she could spend time training it later.

Speaking of types that were advantageous against other types, a wild Pignite appeared and pointed a clawed finger at Barron, challenging him to a fight. The Aggron accepted the challenge, using Autotomize to make himself nimbler and faster. Unfortunately, that didn't help much against the super effective Heat Crash, which sent the bipedal rhino flying.

"Uh oh... Barron, return! Meatloaf, finish this!" Andrea sent out her Salamence, who Flew sky-high and then came crashing down on the porcine Pokémon, inflicting super effective damage of his own thanks to the opponent's secondary typing. Weakened severely, the Unovan starter became susceptible to the ball that was then thrown by the young woman.

Martín del Mar //attempting to catch pignite

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Rhydon-like Pokémon were the bread and butter of all PokéManiacs, so naturally when that Rhyperior appeared Andrea was stunned. She was so flabbergasted, in fact, that she didn't even notice the speedy Rapidash that zipped past her, galloping off into the proverbial sunset.

After the brunette was done battling the Rhyperior, he asked for the girl's name, snapping her out of her stupor. "Oh, I'm Andrea. How about you?" She asked in turn.

Martín del Mar //skipping

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