Cade considered himself a better surfer than he was a diver, that was for sure. Whether riding his motorcycle or paragliding, the man delighted in activities that could bring him the thrill of danger he craved. Surfing had been one of the first, and he'd practiced since he was a kid.

Even so, he'd never exactly mounted a MANTINE as a surfboard before. This required more than one's own skill, of course. Like a Rapidash and its rider, it demanded teamwork and an unspoken connection.

The one-eyed blonde would do his best to form this connection as he mounted the manta ray, gently patting its back before they zoomed off to ride a wave. When he felt the moment was right, he would attempt a move he'd only ever seen on TV once or twice.

Cade Atreides attempts a STARMIE 720!

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POINT TOTAL: 1750 PTS
CROWNS: 1

MANTINE SURFING + 🏄

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They return to the pier the next day, hoping that the sea tides had brought new and better bounty to the ocean floor overnight. He'd found a Pokéball yesterday, which was well and good. Frankly, he'd been surprised it still worked.

After hearing stories of other divers finding Z-CRYSTALS and MEGASTONES, however, the one-eyed blonde dove into the sea once more with eager anticipation. Once again, he used his DEWGONG to reach the ocean floor faster. He could only hold his breath for so long, after all. He certainly wasn't superhuman.

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Cade Atreides found a FORME CHANGE!

CLAMPERL DIVING + 🐚

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The Scrafty's punch is well-timed! It manages to strike Joaquin's right leg before throwing him off balance completely. It shrieks angrily and huffs.

"Curb your anger, and put it into your next strike. Go!" Cade commands, pointing forward and pushing his Passimian to charge. It attempts a whopping roundhouse kick.

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🤼‍♀️ torpor: 101/151 ✨EDITED✨

MATCH 2A + ruslan skye

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Cade takes off his shirt, and his DEWGONG, EMILEO, claps its fin excitedly in the water below. They're at the beach pier at the SLATEPORT SPLASHFEST. Today they're going to try their luck at CLAMPERL DIVING.

He'd taken dives before, of course. The beaches of his homeland were quite popular around the world. So, when he finally takes his leap, he enters the glimmering ocean below rather gracefully. Bubbles drift upward as he kicks his feet and dives downward, grabbing his Dewgong's horn as it tows him along even faster.

What will they find first?

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Cade Atreides found a Pokéball!

CLAMPERL DIVING + 🐚

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A WILL-O-WISP follows them for about a half mile before it attacks aggressively. Xiomara is quick to evade the seemingly sentient wisp of blue flame, and spots the tell-tale red gleam of a DUSKULLs eye hiding in the bushes nearby. Without instruction, she chases the other ghost down and fires off a SHADOW BALL.

Cade catches up to the pair just in time to see his Misdreavus' attack hit. A wave of wispy, purple smoke spreads throughout. When he sees the Duskull fading in and out of reality, however, he swiftly produces an empty ball and throws it for an attempted capture.

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✨ catching duskull

SAFARI ZONE + XIOMARA

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They appear to be evenly matched! Cade is impressed. A pair of kicks meet in mid-air before the two disengage and go back to their fighting stances.

Sharing his trainer's spirit for battle, however, Joaquin the Passimian charges in on the offensive again. It drops to the ground and spins using the momentum of its hips, delivering its own whirlwind of kicks like a set of helicopter blades. If the audience didn't know better, it looked like the lemur was break-dancing to a funky beat!

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🤼‍♀️ torpor: 142/151

MATCH 2A + ruslan skye

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A foul aroma fills the air. It doesn't take Cade and Greta too long to realize they've entered the lair of a STUNKY. Insulted they would trespass upon its lair of rubble, trash, and scavenged junk food, the creature emerges out from a cave of rubber tires with a hiss.

Greta is quick to shield her face from the ACID SPRAY that follows shortly thereafter. Enraged, she charges forward with her arms raised before striking down upon the skunk with a roar (ROCK SMASH). The attack is enough to put it down, dazing it before Cade produces an empty moon ball and attempts a swift capture.

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✨ catching stunky

SOLO WILD + GRETA

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A wild FOMANTIS is found forming WEATHER BALLs in a grass clearing hidden away within the forest. At the sight of the pair, however, it allows its aggression to get the better of it. The orb-like vortex of wind and rain is sent shooting towards Xiomara like a cannonball and strikes.

In the haze of cloud that fills the clearing afterward, however, the Misdreavus disappears... until it reemerges behind the bug and strikes with a ferocious PAYBACK. It sent limping away afterward, and they carry on.

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⏭ skipping

SAFARI ZONE + XIOMARA

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The outskirts of SLATEPORT CITY were practically a ruin. It seemed here was where they dumped all the unsalvageable wreckage from various ULTRA BEAST incidents, wars, and general attacks. So scavengers and ne'er-do-well's naturally infested the area like a plague.

GRETA the CRABOMINABLE had done a good job of intimidating those folk away so far, however. Her large, hammer-like appendages were scary enough as they were, without being wildly waved about in the air as she yelled.

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💎 searching... (poison/dark)

SOLO WILD + GRETA

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Hoenn had more than its fair share of untouched wilderness and nature. Even still, many had told Cade that the SAFARI ZONE was quite the must-see. With summer in full effect, he figured there was no better time to really experience it.

Strangely enough, he'd also heard there were reports of a Ghost-type somewhere within this protected reserve. So, naturally, he summons XIOMARA the MISDREAVUS to help sniff said Ghost-type otu.

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💎 searching...

SAFARI ZONE + XIOMARA

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