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jake limbers his arms as if he's the one being physical for the spar instead of their pokemon.

"i'm actually from fight area back at sinnoh, so you can say that fighting is in my veins." it was his attempt at humor as he reacts at his own joke with soft chuckles. "i'm kidding. i don't really compare to the other people that visit the battle tower there."

he flinches by a sudden caw of a taillow by the trees nearby before he gets his attention back to the captain.

"i still know my way though. don't worry much about going easy, tam."

pokeballs by his holster jiggle, eager to come out for a fight. he gives them a quick pat inside their capsules in response,.

"so, which rules do we go with for this test?"

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”Huh… I always figured that was just the name of the place, not that everyone there was all about fighting.”
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In stark contrast with Jake’s eagerness, Tam is as calm as can be. He too stretches his arms up, but it’s more like he were just waking up from a great nap. He even resists the urge to yawn. See, it’s early and Tam is no morning person.
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He looks at the freshly minted cadet, and the truth is that calm and nonchalant as he may seem, he too is more than ready.
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”You’re a ranger now, Jake. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, you should try not to harm pokémon too much when fighting... Yours and others. Same goes for the environment.” That much should be obvious, right? Intuitive. It’s still said anyway. Just in case.
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”Let’s do singles. Your goal is gonna be dealing with my Castform… Weather can get pretty crazy in Hoenn, so it’s good practice for that too.”
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Jake had said not to take it easy on him, but the little Castform that Tam soon releases from one of the pokéballs at his belt seems as harmless as can be. Obviously, looks can be deceiving.
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"Go ahead."

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that part didn't occur to him until now. a fight's always a fight for him, but it's only normal to think that he should change his approach on things with his new vocation.

"ooh, gotcha."

the buizel's ball is deposited back to his holster in favor of another pokemon. he lets his drifblim out, floating alongside the field with tam's castform.

still, this was an opportunity to impress. he can't get too absorbed with the newfound perspective and keep himself distracted with it.

"broccolo, let's go with phantom force."

as the opener, the drifblim shrouds itself in the shadows. will tam stay in for the immunity or get the setup going with his weather-reliant pokemon?

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POSTED ON Sept 17, 2022 6:19:39 GMT

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Blue eyes narrow, since for a second there, Tam wonders if Jake had gone insane. Like… everyone who “knows their way” in a battle knows that Castform are normal type in their regular form, right? And, of course, normal types are immune to ghost attacks.
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It’s then that Tam remembers that less than a minute ago, he himself had said it could be good practice when it comes to dealing with Hoenn’s weather.
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”Ha. Sure, I’ll let you have that one.”
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He nods, but the gesture is meant more for his Castform than for Jake himself. The small Weather Pokémon rises in the air and it’s then that a chilling gale is summoned. Dark clouds are formed, heavy with water that soon falls in the form of a painful HAIL. The ice chunks must be the size of tennis balls or something.
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Tam takes one step back, standing out of range.
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”Not too cold for you, is it?”
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Isn't Hoenn a tropical region?!
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Well... Snow happens anyway and Tam himself is from Icirrus.

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POSTED ON Sept 17, 2022 6:31:25 GMT

instinctively, jake attempts to pull the sleeves of his shirt to cover the length of his arm, only to be reminded that his choice of clothing differed from back home. he ignores the cold afterwards.

"i can handle it! i'm from sinnoh," he reminds tam. "it's always cold there."

the drifblim appears behind the castform afterwards. accompanying the pokemon are mystical fire being lit by the tips of its appendages. one by one, they touch the castform.

hail hits the drifblim straight on the head, forcing it to flinch and recoil, backing away from the castform soon after.

"does it really hail naturally on hoenn?" he asks, head tilting to a side.

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POSTED ON Sept 17, 2022 6:49:25 GMT

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”Never been to Sinnoh.” Tam admits with a shrug, and of course he’s the sort of boring person who doesn’t care to learn much about places he has no intention of visiting. Is all of Sinnoh always cold, then? Must be, since Jake says it is. Tam has no reason to doubt him.
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His Castform struggles, but for the most part, it seems annoyed at the Drifblim, so much so that it blows a whole damn BLIZZARD its way. Tam considers telling it to chill, but it is a battle, and no… The pun is not at all intended. Things like those go right over his head.
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”Not naturally, but there’s always something. Articuno shows up, radiation from Ultra Wormholes messes with the weather, research at the Weather Institute goes wrong, and so on.”
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He probably should sound at least a little bit concerned about a couple of those things, but that’s just Hoenn, isn’t it?
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”Shoal Cave is always freezing, though. Pretty damn weird.”

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POSTED ON Sept 17, 2022 6:58:31 GMT

he shivers at the gust of cold wind, but doesn't flinch from it as easily as he would have from other factors. his hands hold his sleeves as he huddles for warmth.

"a freezing cave here in a tropical region? that's so cool." he intends the pun. "i should check it out sometime."

the blizzard covers the drifblim with frost, but it can only hope that the cold lets up eventually from the belittling effects of mystical fire earlier.

it manages to hang on from the super effective move with a tether of energy between itself and the castform. the weather pokemon would experience further weakening from strength sap as the drifblim tops itself up.

"...b-but the other things are cool too," he picks up, realizing that he focused on the wrong thing. "and you mean to say i should have packed my winter clothes too? shame i didn't bring any with me."

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POSTED ON Sept 17, 2022 7:13:04 GMT

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The pun goes right over Tam’s head, because of course it does. In fact…
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”Yeah, I guess it is pretty cool.” Totally oblivious. If anything, he’s just reminded of the time he and Laurence Anderson ventured into Shoal Cave to find a missing person. It was when Tam had met Articuno, but leave it to him to not even think of mentioning it. ”It’s by Mossdeep. Lots of ice types and what not. The Head Ranger spends a lot of time there, I hear.”
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The poor little Weather Pokémon almost falls to the ground when its strength is suddenly sapped right out of it, but there and then, it shoots an icy WEATHER BALL right up at the Drifblim.
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The Castform seems a little bit… tired? Dizzy? Like it really wants to lie down there for just one sec…
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Tam approves, and he says so too:
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”Good choice. And, honestly? You should be fine. No point worrying about stuff like that.”
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At least he has enough sense not to mention that they might not even make it to winter if the League’s plan for that whole meteor business goes south.

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POSTED ON Sept 17, 2022 7:22:46 GMT

it is the big ball of ice that breaks the tether between the two pokemon.

the drifblim and its light body gets thrown off further than its size would suggest, but things do not look grim from their side when he sees the effects of the drifblim's moves finally come into fruition.

"good." jake sighs of relief when he finds out he doesn't have to dip into his savings for more suitable clothing. as the wave of relief passes, he holds his head high again. "oh, and use hypnosis."

a weakened opponent would likely find less strength to resist the move. the drifblim stares at the castform's eyes as it tries to force it to sleep with its move.

getting it out of commission should fit the requirements on how to deal with pokemon as per directed by tam moments earlier, he concludes.

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