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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2020 16:22:33 GMT

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MIRROR ARMOR // DEFOG - IRON DEFENSE - DRILL PECK - HONE CLAWS - BODY PRESS - STEEL WING - ROOST

STRONG JAW // CRUNCH - DRAGON TAIL - STEALTH ROCK - ANCIENT POWER - POISON FANG - FIRE FANG

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Lilycove's gym is an impressive sight; Gavin admires the glimmering Delphox statue before heading inside. Patrick Cavalli has an appointment today.[break][break]

He's thrilled at the thought of using his signature Pokemon in another battle: Corviknight has sat out on a few of the matches due to a difference in strategy, but it's the steel avian's ball that rests lightly in his palm as he takes the field.[break][break]

"Morning, Ms. Desmarais." Where Gavin is cold, calculating, Cavalli comes across as open and warm. He lifts a hand, waves. His smile is languid. "I've come for that badge of yours. Hope you don't mind."

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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2020 17:33:51 GMT

Selena would be damned if she could not remember this face. She had just returned from her morning stroll in the Vantage complex, checking things around her workplace, almost forgetting the gym challenge she had today. She was just glad it was someone familiar.

Unfortunately, she only knew him as manofsteal. Fortunately, he was more bubbly than his serious online counterpart.

“I can’t believe it,” Selena returned the welcoming demeanor with a wide grin. “You finally came to see me, mister...?”

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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2020 17:40:29 GMT

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Gavin tilts his head, surprised. Did they know each other? She doesn't know his name, which only serves to puzzle him further.[break][break]

"Cavalli," he replies. "Patrick Cavalli."[break][break]

Sharp amber eyes study her face. He recognizes her as the gym leader of Lilycove, of course, and she's some kind of journalist. He thinks he might've seen her in Littleroot, as well, though he knows she wouldn't recognize him from there. He'd been completely disguised.[break][break]

Failing to come up with an answer, he asks, "Do you know me from somewhere?"

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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2020 18:02:23 GMT

As someone with a sharp memory, she got used to people acting surprised whenever she remembered something trivial. She would just dismiss it as somethinf only journalists have through years of training, but it was something she had ever since she was a kid.

Manofsteal—or Patrick Cavalli—as he called himself, looked the same as other people.

“Maybe I do,” she teased as she led him into the Kalosian doors that unraveled the entire studio hall. The Hoennian sun seeped into the open ceiling, gracing the battleground of the gym with its brightness. “You said you came here for my badge. Maybe I can show you something that will help you remember.”

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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2020 18:10:18 GMT

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"That's right," Gavin confirms, squinting as the sunlight catches off his glasses. The lenses darken in the changing light. Selena suggests something to jog his memory, and he shrugs. "Perhaps you can."[break][break]

The open ceiling of the battlefield lends itself well to his favoured competitor.[break][break]

"Singles, two-verse-two, right?"[break][break]

He had a full team of six with him just in case they'd gotten something mixed up with the forms, but only two pokeballs rested on his belt.

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 6:06:02 GMT

“I’m good with that,” Selena uttered as she crossed the arena. She reached out something from her pocket, her hand revealed a glossy pink, heart-shaped token the size of a coin. “Here’s the Mystery Badge. This gym challenge is all about intuition.”

Upon placing her foot at an ornate engraving on the other side of the playform, a rack rose from the floor revealing sets of pokéballs where she picked one. The other pokémon was with her today.

“Show me your intuitiveness and maybe you’ll get the chance to claim this badge.”

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 13:47:47 GMT

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Intuition, eh?[break][break]

Gavin finds humour in this; the league's intuitions had failed them as of yet when it came to uncovering Rockets key agents. Most of them still believed the organization to be dead and buried.[break][break]

He dips his head in acknowledgement, smiles, and releases his first competitor onto the field.[break][break]

Tyrantrum lets out a ferocious roar as she lands, the impact causing a gentle quake beneath their feet. Her STRONG JAWS snap playfully at the air.

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 16:09:52 GMT

Call it a journalist’s intuition but there was something about Patrick’s confidence that did not sit well with Selena. He seemed well-intentioned and kind, but she knew his true self would only be revealed through a pokémon battle.

She tossed Venus’s ball into air, its golden feathers shimmered at the seeping sunrays from the ceiling. Her graceful entrance was totally different from her opponent’s intimidating stomp on the ground.

“Men first,” she gestured her hand towards Patrick, insisting the challenger to make the first move.

ALTARIA (FEMALE) / NATURAL CURE / DRAGON DANCE - DRACO METEOR - COTTON GUARD - ROOST - EARTHQUAKE - MOONBLAST - RAGE

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 16:26:41 GMT

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Tyrantrum seems thrilled at the prospect of battle, continuing to snap playfully at her opponent whilst not making any move until Gavin gives her the signal.[break][break]

When he does, the dinosaur draws upon some ANCIENT POWER to summon rocks upon the battlefield, hurling them toward the elegant dragon.
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In battle, Gavin is calm and measured, sharp eyes focused. Though he had expressed a playful arrogance at the start of the match, he shifts into something serious and determined when the true battle begins.

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 17:00:55 GMT

The altaria did not mind the incoming blast of ancient power—as its flesh glistened with the morning sun, its fur of cotton were enveloped with orange glow. Venus rushed towards the rocks, for although it would cause the bird harm, it siphoned enough energy from within as it transitioned into a form of pure beauty.

Selena realized what was happening when her bracelet also shimmered with the altaria when it mega evolved. She sneered, “Now it begins.”

Venus made her first move in. Still floating above the fossil arena, the avian’s eyes glew white before summoning tremors into the ground, an EARTHQUAKE manifested through its newfound powers.

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ALTARIA is hit by ANCIENT POWER. It deals heavy damage.
ALTARIA mega evolved! It now has boosted parameters, the ability PIXILATE, and is now a DRAGON / FAIRY type.
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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 17:12:04 GMT

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Gavin is no stranger to the powers of mega evolution. He recognizes the glow and shift within his opponent and seems utterly indifferent to Selena's sneering confidence. As the earth quakes below their feet and Tyrantrum lets out a roar of pain, he simply plants his feet to maintain his own balance on the field.[break][break]

Inwardly, he's recalculating his strategy. He'd been planning to follow up with a Dragon-type move, but that was no longer a viable option.
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"Use your teeth."[break][break]

It's Tyrantrum's favourite thing to hear: saliva drips from her jaws as she snarls and leaps for the mega-evolved Altaria. POISONOUS FANGS aim to bite deep with STRONG JAWS that will prove difficult to shake.

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STRONG JAW UPS THE POWER OF BITING MOVES.[break]
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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 19:56:54 GMT

The tyrantrum soon retaliated with its strong jaws locking into thr altaria’s flesh. Poison seeped into its golden feathers and Venus could feel the strain taking on her, and yet the mega evolution gave her much adrenaline needed to decimate her opponent.

“Rain on her, quick!”

Selena talked about the blue wisps of flame forming around the gold-colored bird. Once the dragon’s attack connected with the altaria, the DRACO METEOR found its way into its rock body.

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ALTARIA mega evolved! It now has boosted parameters, the ability PIXILATE, and is now a DRAGON / FAIRY type.
ALTARIA is hit by POISON FANG. STRONG JAW boosts the attack. It deals heavy damage.
ALTARIA uses DRACO METEOR. It will lower SP. ATK (-2) when it hits.

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2020 20:10:44 GMT

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"Hold on!"[break][break]

Though he knows it will spell Tyrantrum's doom to stay so close to the other dragon, Gavin calculates it to be a worthwhile loss if it can drag the Altaria down with it. At very least, it would soften it up for the next combatant.[break][break]

Though the meteors crash into her body and cause her a great deal of agony, Tyrantrum's POISON FANGS do not release their hold. Though Tyrantrum's special attack has taken a hit, the meteors have not altered the physical power of her bite.[break][break]

If they could just manage to poison the Altaria before collapsing...

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STRONG JAW UPS THE POWER OF BITING MOVES.[break]
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POSTED ON Aug 9, 2020 6:37:49 GMT

Selena knew at this point in time that whatever she made Venus do would determine who has the upper hand in this battle. She was not ready to lose.

The tyrantrum continued locking its jaws into the altaria, and the bird howled in anger and frustration. Her golden feathers shimmered wih the sunlight once more, and the ROOST had taken effect. The bird dragon was invigorated.

The bright light faded with her stellar form, returning back to its original form.

“You think your tyrantrum can outlast my altaria? Heh,” the hint of satisfaction lingered in Selena’s voice, almost as if mocking. But she wanted to test how Patrick would fare amidst frustration. She needed to give a nudge.

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ALTARIA mega evolved! It now has boosted parameters, the ability PIXILATE, and is now a DRAGON / FAIRY type.
ALTARIA is hit by POISON FANG. STRONG JAW boosts the attack. It deals heavy damage. Altaria is now poisoned.
ALTARIA uses ROOST. It nurses him to full health.
ALTARIA returns back to normal.

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