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Shalin Nariya CAUGHT THE PIPLUP!

Shalin came to the conclusion that Sawyer had similar natural talents to her own, if a run on her Yanmega and involving his wings going nearly full blast was merely disorienting. "Feel you there! Even I have to be careful when going on long flights with him. I was terrified of riding on Flit at all when I caught him, until I learned how his Bug Buzz actually works. Each of his wings creates a shockwave in the direction they're flapping. Being inside one of them is disorienting, yes, but it's harmless. I even think it's fun!"

That was precisely what Shalin and Sawyer were exposed to during their flight. "It's being inside both of them at the same time. That's what tears your insides up, and that's something covering your ears won't help with one bit." She couldn't help at the remark of remaining on Flit's good side. "You're exactly right. Yanmega are really dangerous. If you're on the wrong side of one, you have to defend against them differently than you would any other Pokémon attack."

Some time after Shalin was able to stand again, she saw the curious dragonfly approaching a beached Cloyster "Come on, Flit, that's enough. Return!" She withdrew the flying bug, clipped his Poké Ball back to its spot on her belt, and summoned a different one. "Let's go, Tari!" The long and heavy Scolipede splashed sand all around herself as her stubby legs sank into the shore. "This is Tari, a recent addition to the team," she introduced yet another bug-type wearing riding gear. Hers was a lot more extensive and secure-looking than Flit's, mostly due to a thin layer of contact poison poring from the poison-type's carapace.

Ashley Shepard

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Flit          Yanmega        Fair
Kiara         Litleo         Fair
Jugan         Snivy          Good
Prance        Stantler       Good
Tari          Scolipede      Good

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Tari bowed toward Bongo in greeting, though she didn't make a sound. Whatever Scolipede did, they were just loud. They had a particularly loud cry, and their Steamroller charges could be heard for long distances. Shalin seemed to have a running theme of obnoxiously loud ride Pokémon on her team. She was certainly a strange one!

This was a fun little distraction, and Shalin had captured some new Pokémon that would be invaluable assets in the future. This Piplup in particular was valuable; Empoleon were capable of making deep dives, and were incredibly fast. While she had difficulty handling extremely fast Pokémon, this one would be useful when she needed to cross the seas in a real hurry. There were no shortage of those in Hoenn.

"Thank you for reminding me! I got so distracted by our little beach trip that I forgot I needed to get to Petalburg's furniture store to fuenish my Secret Base, and they're going to close soon!" she replied to Sawyer, gently coaxing the Scolipede toward Sawyer and offering a seat behind herself. "Just be careful not to touch his exoskeleton; it secretes a skin irritant that's poisonous to humans and Pokémon." If Sawyer accepted, the two of them would hastily make their way toward Petalburg City, trying to do some last-minute shopping before sundown...

Ashley Shepard

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