After that second Sobble, the Swampert then flopped over, tired after exerting so much effort.

“What, you’re throwing in the towel already?” he asked Ryujin, who let out a grunt in response. Having to deal with so many wild Pokémon in one go was evidently taxing, and Lars decided to humor the Swampert by recalling her back into her Dive Ball.

Now, while he would normally skip over a Tyrogue (he’d gone past one earlier) this one… looked fierce. And to be honest he needed a training partner for the Meditite with him. Chuckling softly, he then sent out his Gardevoir, Lynette.

“I know, I know… it’s a little lower than what you want—but I’m looking for someone who can handle the Meditite we have. Let’s go!” and right then and there the Tyrogue rushed forward in a Mach Punch attack.

Shocked that the smaller Pokémon would attack without provocation, a powerful blast of rainbow energy came from the Gardevoir, the Psychic attack sending it backwards before crashing into a tree. The dual-type’s eyes remained glowing, her limbs stretched out.

“Well… looks like we have our next companion. Go on!” he encouraged the Gardevoir, before the Tyrogue managed to regain its bearings and came in dangerously near the fully-evolved Pokémon with a Close Combat attack. A second Psychic attack sent it reeling, and a third blast of rainbow-colored energy was about to come flying from the Gardevoir when a Safari Ball immediately came in, red beam scooping up the Tyrogue.

“Harsh much, Lynette?”