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It wasn’t long before the woman he had agreed to meet up with showed up. Well at least he figured it was her. She looked similar to the picture he had seen. For a moment his attention was drawn to the Typhlosion. Noting the difference between it and a normal Typhlosion he was able to identify it as a Hisuian variant.
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Redirecting his attention to Yuina he nodded. ”That’s right, it’s nice to meet you Yuina,” he said offering his hand for a handshake. He would wait to see rather or not she took his offered hand before continuing. ”Shall we get going?” he inquired indicating the direction that let further through the hills.
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While he waited for his response he swung himself onto Mirage’s back. He had already waisted a lot of energy on the way to Mauville Hills. It was best to conserve a bit of energy. ”Right before I forget this is Mirage,” he told her indicating the Hisuian Zoroark.[break] Yuina Higashi

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Hearing what she had to say he nodded in agreement. ”Yeah, getting out and about is nice. I didn’t really get to do that until I came to Hoenn three years ago,” he told her. Here in Hoenn he had a certain freedom he hadn’t had back in Alola, so he tried to get as much of it as he could.
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”Don’t worry about it. Going slow doesn’t bother me,” he told her. ”I just already did a bit of walking before coming here. This is me not trying to overexert myself. It wouldn’t be pretty if that were to happen,” he explained as he directed Mirage to start walking. As promised the pace he set was slow, but not too slow.
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As they moved through Mauville hills the woman would ask him a question. The question would cause him to give her a perplexed look but he would still answer. ”It’s a Hisuian pokemon. I figured you would know that considering your own Pokémon,” he said nodding to her Typhlosion.
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While he awaited her to say something they would be set upon by a few Pokémon. His gaze would flicker between the two Pokémon before he would turn his attention to Yuina. ”Choose whichever you want. I must admit I have a preference for normal types,” he told her before telling Mirage to provide backup if needed.[break] Yuina Higashi

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”I should be fine as long as I don’t push myself. I try not to push myself. I am still only a kid though, so sometimes I can be a bit rash in my way of thinking,” he admitted flushing in embarrassment. Of course being rash sometimes meant pushing himself past his limit. And that is where the real trouble would start. His condition would activate and he would find himself in a sticky situation.
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He was still trying to wrap his mind around her not knowing her Typhlosion was a Hisuian variation when two Pokémon showed up. Having no plans to add with to his collection he allowed her to take on the Dusknoir. While she battled it he watched her reaction noticing the fact she didn’t seem familiar with the Pokémon.
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It was only after she had caught the Dusknoir that she would respond to his earlier commend, only bringing rise to more questions. ”No of course not. Your version of Typhlosion and my version of Zoroark are variations,” he said slowly, as he took out his phone.
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Finding a picture of what Typhosion originally looked like he passed her the phone. Before he could hear any response from her movement from his peripheral vision caught his attention. Turning his head he noticed a Snorlax and a Morgrem. Feeling Mirage tense under him he swung himself off just before the fox Pokémon used Foul Play on the Snorlax.
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The Snorlax used flail which didn’t work and Mirage countered with another Foul Play. Before the Snorlax could recover from the attack Axel threw a pokeball at it, causing the Snorlax to be sucked into the pokeball.[break] Yuina Higashi

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Grabbing the Pokéball containing the Snorlax he had just captured, he turned back towards her. "Hisui was what Sinnoh used to be called when people were starting to settle the land. The Zoroark most people are familiar with is the Unovan variation, which is a pure Dark type," he explained as he took his phone back, only to pull up a picture of the Zoroark he was talking about before turning the phone towards her so she could see the difference.
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"The Hisuian variation of Zoroark is a Normal/Ghost type, the first of its kind. Until recently, only one variation of Zoroark and Typhlosion were known to exist. Then, space-time distortions started appearing, and Pokémon that were never seen before started appearing. Though I say 'recently,' I've had Mirage since I was ten. Anyway, it's been an even shorter amount of time since information about Hisui was discovered. People just didn't know where these Pokémon came from until more recently," he explained.
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He paused to let all that information sink in before continuing. "The only known Typhlosion was thought to be the Johtonian Typhlosion, which is a pure Fire type. Though I would have to assume that the Hisuian Typhlosion is a Fire/Ghost type," he told her, looking thoughtful.
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"The thing about variants is that they either change one type, gain another typing, or gain completely new typings. It's not always clear why this happens. I think a lot of it has to do with the environment a Pokémon grew up in. Hisui, for instance, had a harsher environment, so I guess Zoroark had to be different in order to survive in such perilous times."
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Realizing how long he had been going on, his face heated up. "Sorry, I tend to go on about things I've learned," he admitted, looking away. "Anyway, that's basically the gist of our Pokémon. Going on about the different variations of other Pokémon will take too long. I don't want to overwhelm you, so that will do for now."
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The thing was, everyone else knew about variations. It was hard to believe that someone didn't know about them. Just who was this woman? And how was it that she didn't know information that most people had grown up knowing?
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While he could definitely ask her, he decided against it. They didn't really know each other that well. Perhaps when they knew each other for longer than a day, he would ask her.[break] Yuina Higashi

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