Challenge Pokemon Scarlet Monotype Run (Grass)

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We made it to Round Three and only four contestants were remaining!

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I didn't know Ms. Dendra joined the Battle Brawl! That made me super excited!

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Ms. Dendra is the battle studies teacher, which means that she is professional at Pokemon battles!

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First up we had Guava versus Falinks! That reminded me ... Ms. Dendra is a Fighting-type expert!

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My First Impression of Falinks is that it is so strong it almost knocked out Guava in one hit!

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Well, I was thinking this was a bad matchup for Guava anyways, so I let him U-turn his way back!

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I know Hawthorn does not like fighting Fighting-type Pokemon, but I have faith in him!

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Hawthorn used Play Rough on Falinks, but that was unfortunately not enough! That might be bad!

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Goodbye, Hawthorn! Sometimes having faith is not a good thing!

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The good thing was Falinks got lowered defenses after that!

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Falinks finally went down, after heavily damaging Guava and annihilating Hawthron! That was a rough start for us!

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If Falinks caused that much trouble, I do not want to know what Hawlucha can do!

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Hawlucha used X-Scissor, which thankfully did not do much to Lime!

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That was probably the only one time we saw a Hawlucha and did not get immediately destroyed!

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We already knew Ms. Dendra has a Medicham by her side from the emotion practice!

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Medicham is a fierce attacker, so Lime burned it with Will-O-Wisp!

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Please don't kick my lawn mower! It might start to malfunction!

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So anyways, Medicham went down with just one Shadow Ball. I guess we really didn't need to burn it.

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The red stripes on this Tauros tell us it is up to no good!

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Lime's Thunderbolt came close to knocking Tauros out! That was pretty impressive considering it was not super-effective!

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Speaking of super-effective, Lime was roasted by a strong Raging Bull!

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Luckily for us, Coconut was faster than the raging bull and unleashed an Earth Power to finish Tauros!

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As if one Tauros isn't enough, Ms. Dendra sent out another Tauros! Though this one has the friendly blue stripes instead!

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I was hoping Guava would outspeed Tauros, but I did not expect Aqua Jet! Guava went down for nothing!

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I couldn't find a great time to send in Cloudberry because he is weak to Fighting-type move. So I decided to Terastallize him to get rid of that nasty weakness!

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Cloudberry lost his buffed Defense from the snow, but he took less damage from Close Combat!

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Tauros got its defenses lowered, which would be useful when we strike back!

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Even without his Ice-typing, Cloudberry could still set up Aurora Veil!

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We took even less damage from Close Combat thanks to Aurora Veil!

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Let's show our Flower Power by using Wood Hammer on that stinky Tauros!

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Blue-striped Tauros is Water-type and it stood no chance against that!

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Unfortunately, Cloudberry sacrificed himself with that as he took too much recoil damage!

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Ms. Dendra sent out her final Pokemon, Hariyama! We only had two Pokemon by our side, this could go anywhere!

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We already used up our Terastallization, and Ms. Dendra used hers on Hariyama!

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With a giant punching glove on Hariyama's head, I expected this move to do quite a lot!

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That barely did half of Coconut's health, which meant he couldn't take another one!

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Powerful moves often come with big drawbacks! Hariyama lowered its own defenses and hurt itself in the process!

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Coconut could not use Spore without taking a hit first, but luckily it worked out quite well!

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Now that Hariyama fell asleep, it was our time to do massive damage!

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Honestly if I got lashed by giant tentacles like that, I would definitely wake up instantly.

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We finished the sleeping wrestler off with an Earth Power!

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That was a close fight, but we won at the end! With only two Pokemon remaining on our side!

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That meant I advanced to the fourth round of the Battle Brawl!

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No matter children or adults, we all can learn something by battling each other!
 
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Of course, our final opponent in the Battle Brawl was the Top Champion, La Primera!

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I think I proved my strength by making this far, but it'd be great if I could beat La Primera again in front of the whole school!

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We faced against the strongest Champion of all time, Ms. Geeta!

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The first matchup was Guava versus Espathra! Sounds familiar to me!

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We won't let this big ostrich stop us! Guava knocked out Espathra with one Night Slash!

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Seeing a Grass-type Pokemon on La Primera's team is like getting approved by the strongest trainer of all time!

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Just like Kiwano, Gogoat's go-to strategy is to go big with Bulk Up!

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Cloudberry took that chance to put up Aurora Veil! That should be effective in nullifying Bulk Up!

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And Gogoat used Bulk Up again!

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Bulking up might make you more buffed, but it would not help against the cold blizzard!

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Gogoat's Play Rough was not very useful against Cloudberry's boosted defense!

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Sorry Kiwano! But Gogoat couldn't really do that much against us!

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Ms. Geeta's third Pokemon was Kingambit, who got some strength from its two fallen teammates!

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Redcurrant used Flamethrower on Kingambit, but it is not that easy to overthrow the king!

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Redcurrant took the Stone Edge thanks to Aurora Veil!

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Kingambit got knocked out with one more Flamethrower! I was so glad it wasn't sent as the final Pokemon as it would become so much stronger!

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The snow stopped but it shouldn't affect us much!

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Well, maybe it was a good thing the snow stopped if Avalugg came out next!

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Redcurrant does not like icebergs! She melted Avalugg with a critical Flamethrower!

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Ms. Geeta sent out Veluza next! I trust Guava to handle this fish!

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Water-type Pokemon? Not a problem.

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Glimmora might look like a flower, but I know now it is actually a Poison/Rock-type Pokemon!

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Glimmora shined brighter with the gemstone on its head! It got rid of its Poison-type by Terastallzing into a Rock-type!

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Glimmora might be floating in air, but it surely could get hit by Earth Power!

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Coconut took Sludge Wave pretty well! I swear he isn't a poisonous jellyfish or anything like that!

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Our Aurora Veil wore off! Hopefully that wouldn't matter much!

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We finished Glimmora off with a strong Power Whip! Toxic Debris was meaningless if the battle was ending!

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(Guys, I think the future of Paldea is getting dimmer ...)

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We did it! With the power of everyone! We did not lose any Pokemon in this fight!

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We did it! We showed the whole academy our true power! Everyone will respect me as a Champion now!


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I hope that everyone will understand how amazing Grass-type Pokemon are! They are not weaklings like some people think!

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I hope that there will be more strong trainers in the Academy! That will make Paldea fruitful!

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Me getting approved by Ms. Geeta should sow the seeds for more Champions in the future!

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That wrapped up the Battle Brawl! Truly an amazing event!

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I am officially the strongest trainer in the academy right now! Can't wait to see more rookie trainers set out for their Treasure Hunt!

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And of course, I could never be this strong without having a great rival!

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After our long journey of finding our treasure, maybe it is finally time for us to take rest!
 
Happy Pumpkaboo Festival, everyone!
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Let me tell you a real spooky story!
We beat the main game and there's nothing left for me to do in Paldea!

Anyways, I hope you all have fun with Halloween celebrations! See ya!
I'm just taking a few days off before our next update. :totodiLUL:

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I was bored staying at my room doing nothing, until Mr. Jacq called me one day!

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This might seem like a fraud, but I was selected to attend a school trip!

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Kitakami? I've never been there!

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The school trip sounds like so much fun! I would surely go there as soon as possible!

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I might as well pick some new team members while exploring Kitakami! We haven't given Tomato its time to shine yet, so there it goes!

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We talked to a teacher who seems to be in charge of holding the school trip!

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Would Mr. Jacq be going as well? Maybe we could do some battling over there too!

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The teacher-in-charge, Ms. Briar, is from the Blueberry Academy in Unova! I hope I get to visit Unova in the future too!

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But for right now, let's see what kind of natural resources Kitakami has to offer!

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Ms. Briar seems to be pretty interested in the Great Crater of Paldea, but it is not open to public! Should I tell her I have access to that place?

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Unfortunately, Mr. Jacq is actually not going with us! I hope that means I don't need to do assignments for the school trip!

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I don't like long bus rides or flying, but I'm so ready for Kitakami!

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Too bad my buddies weren't chosen for the school trip! I bet they'd love to visit Kitakami too!

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I was surprised to find out that Ms. Briar also knows about the Scarlet Book, let alone the fact that she is related to the author of the book!

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Ms. Briar even showed me the full script of the Scarlet Book! This Disk Pokemon surely sounds interesting, I wonder if we would meet it in the future!

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If the encounter of Terapagos is real, it can very well live in Area Zero right now too! Now I understand why Ms. Briar wants to go there!

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Anyways, let's forget about Area Zero, because we are going to Kitakami!

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We arrived Kitakami after a long trip! We finally got chances to touch grass!

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Kitakami is already looking great and refreshing! And I saw some new Pokemon around too!

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We were on a mission! We needed to get to a place called Mossui to find a caretaker!

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Flower fields, here I come!

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Two steps in the flower field, and we already found a Grass-type Pokemon!

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That's why I brought Hawthorn over! He's a professional at catching Pokemon!

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I think a Luxury Ball would suit our new friend pretty well!

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Our first Pokemon caught in Kitakami, is Jujube the Sewaddle! He's a jolly little bug!

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I couldn't find any more Grass-type Pokemon around, so I guess we really should get going.

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We picked up a great TM! Nasty Plot is a wonderful move, but not that many Pokemon on our team can learn it!

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Then we dashed our way to the town, hoping to find the caretaker!

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These two don't really look like caretakers, but I hope they can lead me the way!

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We met Carmine and Kieran, who seem to live in Kitakami!

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But we needed to get to the caretaker! You can't just block our way!

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Carmine seems to be a battle fanatic as well! If that's what we need to do, I'm totally fine!

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We just met Carmine, and we already could see she isn't the nicest person around!

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We started our battle with Tomato versus Poochyena! Let's see what Paradox Pokemon are capable of!

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Tomato got a free Attack boost by using its Booster Energy!

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Not that we used that Attack boost if Tomato was using Giga Drain!

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How dare you burn our Tomato! It's getting overcooked!

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Kitakami is a beautiful region, but the trainers here are not leaving great impressions on me!

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Anyways, Poochyena went down with another Giga Drain, and we got some health back!

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Carmine's next Pokemon was a Vulpix! We still don't have anything to use against Fire-type Pokemon!

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Just like the modern-day Amoonguss, Tomato is a bulky Pokemon who can take Flamethrower at its face!

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Tomato took its revenge and knocked out Vulpix with Payback!

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Ooh, I've never seen this Pokemon before! Poltchageist? It kinda looks like a Sinistea!

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Poltchageist is weak to Fire! Maybe it is a Grass-type Pokemon too? It does not quite look like a plant, but it very well can be Grass!

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I definitely need to find a wild Poltchageist to observe it more!

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Well, we just won our first battle in Kitakami! That's one step closer to being a world-class Trainer!

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Is Carmine the strongest trainer around? These two were really surprised to see me win!

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Finally! We found someone who is much easier to talk to! I'm guessing this is the caretaker we were looking for!

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I'm glad to see we are getting welcomed by someone much nicer and friendlier! Maybe Kitakami people aren't that bad!

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In fact, it seems like even people living in Mossui Town don't like those two all that much!

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We should take a small break first! And I'm glad to see a Pokemon Center here too!
 
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The TM Machine in Kitakami had some cool new abilities and some new moves!

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We filtered to see which TMs are compatible with Tomato and I was surprised to see Close Combat on the list!

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We found a local shop in the town! Though we should not tell Tomato what people buy tomatoes for!

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Back to the TM Machine, we were checking out some new powerful moves to learn, such as Lash Out!

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Grassy Glide is a wonderful move that synergizes well with Grassy Terrain!

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Solar Blade is one of the strongest Grass-type moves, but not many Pokemon can learn it!

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Hawthorn can learn High Horsepower, which is a great coverage move for Grass-type Pokemon!

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Coconut can learn some interseting support moves, like Lunge and Toxic, to help out the team!

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Anyways, Tomato's moveset now looks like this!

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During our school trip, we will be staying in this place!

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The school trip was held by the Blueberry Academy, and they sent two students over as well!

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Kitakami seems to be a great place for exploring, but we needed to take some rest first!

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We had a blast partying in the town center, but it was also really tiring!

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Ms. Briar introduced us to the two students from Blueberry Academy, and of course they were Carmine and Kieran.

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Carmine is the outgoing and aggressive one, while Kieran is much shyer than his sister.

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Oh boy, school projects ... But I guess orienteering isn't really that bad as far as assignments go!

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We needed to find three signboards scattered around Kitakami! That sounds like a great excuse for exploring!

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And we got to take some cool pictures too! I'm getting excited about this!

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The school trip is a collaboration between our school and Blueberry Academy. I'd sure love to learn more about the Blueberry Academy too!

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The siblings were not exactly great people to hang out with, but I'd love to learn more about Kitakami culture so I wanted to pair with them!

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And between the two, I do believe Kieran would be a more helpful teammate and I'm glad to see he would not mind joining me!

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It turns out Kieran is a Pokemon trainer too! I'd love to battle him! We can be battle pals!

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Well, Kieran is a little shy, but he isn't a mean one, so I really don't mind joining him for the project.

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Plus, I got to find another battle buddy!

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Hehe ... Wait until you find out my Champion-rank battle skills!

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Our battle with Kieran started with Tomato versus Sentret, who scouted our held item!

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Protosynthesis is a great way to boost our stats! Was that how ancient plants perform photosynthesis?

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Sentret did nothing wrong, but Tomato decided to lash out with Payback anyways.

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Kieran's next Pokemon was Yanma! I guess Kitakami is full of Pokemon that resists Grass-type too ...

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Tomato's biggest flaw is its relatively low Speed, but Sucker Punch patches that up!

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Tomato's second-biggest flaw is its quadruple weakness to Bug-type moves, which is unfortunately not easy to work around with.

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From this angle, Tomato looks more like a tiny dinosaur than a mushroom.

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We sent out Persimmon to avenge Tomato!

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Persimmon is not weak to Bug Buzz, but he still had to take a super-effective Air Cutter!

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Yanma didn't have much health left, so Persimmon picked it up with a Venoshock!

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I hope Kieran now knows that I am a fun guy to hang out with!

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Kieran's Pokemon weren't that strong, but he sure got some neat battling skills! We totally should battle more!

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It was then decided, solely by Carmine, that I am pairing with Kieran.

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The good thing about pairing with Kieran is that he knows this place well!

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Well, I was expecting him to come with me, but I guess this would be great for exploring at my own pace!

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Finally, we were able to freely roam around! Let's see what Kitakami has to offer us!
 
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The first place we saw is called "Apple Hills"! I must say I'm liking this place already!

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We found a wild Bellsprout! Persimmon is no longer the only Poison-type on the team!

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Little known fact, Grape and Grapefruit are swear words in fruit language. Please do not use these words when talking to a fruit.

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We welcomed Papaya the Bellsprout to our team!

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There are wild Fomantis in these hills too!

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Calm Mind is a great setup move like Bulk Up! Too bad not many Grass-type Pokemon learn this!

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Sewaddle are all over the place in Kitakami! Maybe we should send Jujube out to play with his friends!

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No! Bellsprout! You are drowning!!!!!

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We backtracked to Kitakami Road, since we missed several things on our first time through.

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Blue Wooper? Not the brown ones?

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The cutest thing about blue Wooper is how they are super weak to Grass-type moves!

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Ekans is a venomous snake! That sure scared me a little!

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Not that the Attack drop mattered since Tomato landed a critical hit with Payback!

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Another blue Wooper! I guess the brown Wooper is really exclusive to the Paldea region!

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I bet Persimmon would love to collect tiny mushrooms!

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There were some Corphish lurking in the dirty swamp, but they were not big problems for us to handle!

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Papaya has Poison Jab, which actually is mostly useful against fellow Grass-type Pokemon!

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I noticed that Kitakami folks do not like foreigners that much!

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Eek! A bug!

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Surskit surrounded itself with Mist, which made it difficult to aim for Papaya!

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And Papaya got confused too! I must say Papaya's first Trainer battle was not looking great!

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Papaya broke through his confusion and Power Whipped his way to victory!

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Next up was Chingling! Jujube loves playing with soothing bells like Chingling!

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When I say "playing", I mean biting like a nasty little bug!

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Small Pokemon like Jujube get tired very easily from playing around! We needed to finish this battle before Jujube falls asleep!

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Anyways, Jujube was doing great in fights!

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Before we moved on, we sent out Coconut to play around!

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We went back to Apple Hills, which is a great place for Applin fans!

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These apples smell really nice! This place must be well known for its delicious apples!

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Um ... you are not an apple!

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Hm ... is that a glowing apple?

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That was actually a Bug Tera-type Applin! As a pitcher plant, Papaya fears no bugs!

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Look at Papaya landing on the poisons with Poison Jab!

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We came all the way to the apple orchard in Kitakami; we of course had to try a local apple!

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Cherry the Applin is our third Applin! Will she be a Flapple? Or an Appletun? Who knows!

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The Kitakami culture is to know more about someone by battling! That's why I'm liking this place!

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I see, a fellow Bellsprout user! Though I don't think Jujube would be able to handle this ...

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We sent out Papaya to handle his fellow Bellsprout instead!

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Actually that was not a great idea ... Papaya almost got knocked out in one hit!

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Poison Jab is quite annoying for Grass-type Pokemon to handle! Even Redcurrant took quite a lot!

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Redcurrant did not take that kindly! She unleashed her anger with a Flamethrower!

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Kitakami people are definitely proud of their apples! Let's see what more can we find!
 
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A good diet should consist of several types of fruits, not just limited to apples!

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A face-off between two small Grass-type Pokemon! Jujube versus Applin!

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As a bug, Jujube loves biting apples!

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As someone who have caught three Applin, I know for sure Applin cannot learn many threatening moves! So it was an easy job for Jujube!

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If Jujube's Bug Bite was good enough, then it would be even better with Papaya's Poison Jab!

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Jujube showed us his strength and evolved into a Swadloon!

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Though it seems that Jujube is not too happy about his new form ...

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At the same time, Papaya evolved into a Weepinbell!

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Papaya, on the other hand, looks more shocked about his evolution!

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Ah! The fresh smells of apples! They make we wanna take a bite!

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*crunch*

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Jujube now looks like he hates going outside, which is why I made him play with his Sewaddle buddies!

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Spreading Sticky Web on the field is not a great way to make friends!

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There are TMs scattered around Kitakami! Rest is a good way to heal up that is available to most Pokemon!

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We were getting closer to our destination, Loyalty Plaza!

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This was Jujube's debut battle as a Swadloon! And we faced against a Poochyena!

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Swadloon is by no means a fast sweeper, but it can take hits fairly well and hit back!

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A Seedot! It seems like Seedot can be found in Kitakami as well! I know what we're hunting next!

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Seedot set up harsh sunlight, but that helped out Jujube a lot too thanks to Leaf Guard!

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Under harsh sunlight, plants can undergo photosynthesis more easily and they heal more from the move Synthesis!

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The extra health that Seedot got allowed it to take one more hit!

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But Seedot's stalling tactics did not work against Jujube's persistence!

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Also a fun fact, Bellsprout drop their vines when escaping from Pokemon battles! I don't know how to feel about this!

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Someone updated my phone to change frames of my apps!

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Now the frames of my Map and the Pokedex both match my Grass-themed phone case! I love them!

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This peculiar signboard must be the thing we were asked to find! Let me take a closer look!

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Right, I almost forgot Kieran was following me! Honestly, I'd rather him join me for our adventure!

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We learned more about the famous folklore of Kitakami, a story about an ogre living in the mountain behind.

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The Pokemon worshipped by the villagers are called Okidogi, Munkidori and Fezandipiti! That's the "Loyal Three" the villagers are talking about!

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I don't know why, but I got good feeling about this "ogre"! I need to learn more about this!

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Kieran seems to like the ogre a lot too, even risking getting into the mountain at night!

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As required by the school project, we took a photo in front of the signboard!

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I'm glad to see Kieran opening up to me! I trust that we can great buddies too, just like me with Nemona, Arven and Penny!

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Oh! I guess Kieran did not meet Koraidon! I can see that Kitakami folks do not use ride Pokemon like Paldean trainers do!

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Koraidon is very, very, very interested in sandwiches, just like how I am very, very, very interested in Grass-type Pokemon!

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Woah! Kieran left before he could even say goodbye to Koraidon! He's such a shy one!

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The Upside-Down Peace emote! That's the pose all trainers use nowadays in their pictures on social media!

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We were told that the second signboard is off the other way! So we are going there next!
 
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Immediately after crossing the bridge, we found a horde of Seedot!

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Time to get ourselves a new teammate!

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I see Seedot already knows what works well for Grass-type Pokemon!

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Let's welcome Apricot the Seedot!

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Apricot might be a calm one, but she is actually pretty mischievous! She's a little prankster!

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I'd love to catch more Seedot, but let's see focus on moving forward first!

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Mr. Jacq?! Why're you here?! I thought you'd be staying in the Academy!

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An unexpected picnic time with Mr. Jacq! I guess it's a good break from the orienteering!

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Don't tell Mr. Jacq, but his sandwich is nothing compared to Arven's!

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I can't believe Mr. Jacq is the creator of Pokedex App, classroom teacher of so many students and a great trainer on top of everything! He's really something!

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What? We found a Pokemon Egg in the picnic basket! I wonder what Pokemon it will hatch into!

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Hmm? It is not possible for a Pokemon Egg to pop up out of nowhere! That would mean that Mr. Jacq put it in before we started picnicking!

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I knew it! Mr. Jacq was trying to give us a Pokemon Egg, which is why he set up a picnic!

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Um, sorry Mr. Jacq. I think I should go hatch the Egg. Yup.

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Oh! The Pokemon Egg hatched into a Turtwig!

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Cantaloupe is still a weak and young Turtwig right now, but I'm sure she will grow into a powerful Pokemon eventually!

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Grass-type Pokemon are everywhere! We ran into a Lotad!

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Hawthorn has been working hard to help me catch Pokemon, but that should be about it for his job!

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Our next addition is the Watermelon the Lotad! I can't believe we got a Water-type Pokemon on the team now!

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Wild Toedscool, wild Seedot, wild Lotad, Energy Ball TMs ... There are so many wonderful things here!

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We should finally be able to move forward, with a brand-new team! We definitely need to train them up though!

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As a Grass-type enthusiast, I go wherever Grass-type Pokemon are, including mighty hills and rocky slopes!

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Uh-oh! That might not have been a great time to try out our new team members ...

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Papaya was instantly cooked! We still need better strategies to fight Fire-type Pokemon before Watermelon fully grows!

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Thankfully, we still had Tomato on the team as a backup!

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Your evil schemes won't work well against Tomato! Because it's evil too!

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Close Combat is extra strong with Tomato's high Attack and the free boost from Protosythesis!

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Round two of fighting darkness with darkness!

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Tomato was declared the king of head-to-head battles! Is that how ancient Pokemon fight?

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Cantaloupe evolved into Grotle already! She grows so fast it feels like she just hatched from an Egg 10 minutes ago!

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That fight against Houndour reminded me to put some Water-type moves on Watermelon just in case!

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Please do not look at my Flapple like that! Or my Toedscool! Or any of my Pokemon, really!

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A Sandshrew! That should be easier to handle than a Houndour!

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Papaya is a powerhouse with Power Whip! But he has serious aiming issues!

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Sandshrew set up a Sandstorm! That has got to be worse for Papaya's eyes!

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Never mind, Papaya somehow hit Sandshrew in the sand! Not that I'm complaining!

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We found the Pokemon Carmine was using in a Tera Raid Battle! And we cleared out the Tera Raid!

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COUNTERFEIT? Why do you mean! Poltchageist is a true and genuine Grass-type Pokemon!

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Salal the Poltchageist will be staying in the Pokemon Box for right now, but I'm sure it will get its time to shine!
 
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After catching Salal, we immediately ran into a Poltchageist in the wild!

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The matcha has been poisoned! It's a good thing we weren't trying to drink it!

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Ah! The smell of bamboos! I bet Grass-type Pokemon are attracted to this place because of these bamboo sticks!

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We can even find wild Nuzleaf here! But I'd rather raise up Apricot than to catch a new Nuzleaf!

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Wild Petilil can also be found here! This place is so much better than Paldea!

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I've noticed how Kitakami villagers really do not like seeing outsiders!

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A fight between Papaya and Swinub! Papaya doesn't like the cold, and Swinub doesn't like Papaya's vines either!

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Swinub struck first with a chilling Blizzard! Papaya couldn't grow in such a cold weather!

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But Swinub couldn't take a Power Whip! Papaya was the victor!

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Next up was a Ralts trying to pass off as a plant! Just tracing our Chlorophyll doesn't make you a plant!

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Being a Fairy means that Ralts could not stand against the Papaya's brutal Poison Jab!

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Hey! Don't bite my fruits!

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Papaya really doesn't like getting bitten! That's what you get!

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Papaya has proven his strength. I think it's about time!

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Papaya has fully ripened into a Victreebel!

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Papaya got an upgrade in his power, and also in terms of moves! He can now whip up Leaf Storms!

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Papaya is so strong now, he can fight against mean birds!

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Jujube got jealous of all the attention Papaya received and evolved himself too!

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Jujube is now a Leavanny, which means that he got faster and stronger, as well as getting really useful moves in Swords Dance and Leaf Blade!

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Watermelon needs to evolve soon too! But she would need to win fights to get experience!

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Plants do grow better in rain, but Watermelon gets even more benefits from rain!

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No thoughts. Head empty.

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Watermelon was not strong enough to fight Furret! She still had a long way to go before she can prove her strength!

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Another rising star, Apricot, used Sucker Punch, but that wasn't all that strong!

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At the end, we had to send out the newly powered-up Jujube to finish Furret! At least we now know we can trust Jujube to save the day!

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We learned some new selfie tricks!

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We couldn't fight a Furret. Maybe a Sentret would be better for us!

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Kricketune?! I have bad memories about that!

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Watermelon is doubly good at fighting Rockruff! That would be great for training!

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I think we should just upgrade Watermelon's Water-type move if we need her to fight Fire-type Pokemon!

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Also, just for fun fact, Jujube is the only one on the team that has a Calm Mind.

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Finally, we got Apricot to evolve into a Nuzleaf!

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Apricot is now a Dark-type as well, which we actually have several of ... But at least she got some neat moves!

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Speaking of evolving, Cantaloupe also evolved! She was growing so fast!

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Cantaloupe is now a Ground-type, and is able to shake the earth heavily!

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Time for us to test out Watermelon's ability to handle Fire-type!

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Well, Watermelon took the hit pretty well, but she could not avoid the burn!

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So close! If only Watermelon got a little bit more oomph!

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Finally! Watermelon evolved into a Lombre! She could definitely still use some more power though!
 
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Vulpix seems to be pretty popular around here! That's an unfortunate news for Jujube!

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The newly evolved Watermelon should be able to handle Vulpix!

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The best defense is to rely on luck! Watermelon dodged an incoming Inferno!

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Safeguard? I feel like I needed that more to prevent hot burns!

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Argh! We almost managed to knock out Vulpix in one hit! Watermelon really should evolve once more!

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At least Watermelon could take Fire-type hits much better! You can't roast my Watermelon!

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Our weakness to Fire-type is more or less settle down, but we still have a big issue in Flying-type!

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Squawkabilly was too intimidating for Jujube to handle! Maybe Papaya could take hits better?

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Nope, Papaya could not stand against the Flying-type assaults! We were in big trouble!

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Our strongest Pokemon on the team was Tomato! It was our only hope against Squawkabilly!

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But Tomato couldn't utilize its full power if it couldn't use Sucker Punch!

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We were hoping Squawkabilly to faint from recoil damage! But it used Roost to heal up its health!

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WHY IS SQUAWABILLY SO ANNOYING? BRAVE BIRD ISN'T ENOUGH? YOU NEED ROOST AND SWAGGER?

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Well, thanks to the sharp Attack boost, Tomato cleaned up Squakabilly in one hit!

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Are you kidding me? You have another one?

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Taking one Squawabilly was alright, but two mean birds in a row was really rough!

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Tomato was really tired! It hurt itself in confusion! That Swagger was both helpful and unhelpful!

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If Tomato could knock out Squawabilly No.1 in one hit, then it could knock out Squawabilly No.2 in one hit too!

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Oh yeah, Staravia. Great. That is very different from a Squawabilly.

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Even Tomato was confused about this trainer's selection of Pokemon!

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Unfortunately, Tomato couldn't take three birds in a row! But it definitely fainted a hero!

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Watermelon is probably the second bulkiest Pokemon on the team, after Tomato, so she was our next option!

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As expected, Watermelon couldn't do anything against Staravia!

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We needed a way to outspeed Staravia, so we tried Apricot next!

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Sucker Punch was able to strike before Staravia, but that wasn't enough!

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Apricot's mortal enemies have always been big birds! And she couldn't take a Brave Bird assault!

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Well, that was a relief! Staravia wore itself out with too many Brave Bird hits!

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We won, but at the cost of four Pokemon! That was a rough fight!

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I wasn't feeling great and I really needed that rest!

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Bug Buzz is a strong move, though I don't think my bug needs it that much!

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We arrived the Kitakami Hall, our next destination! Let's find that signboard!

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Ouch! That was too hot for my hands to even touch!

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We found the second signboard, and Kieran showed up just in time! He really had been following us all this time!

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The signboard writes an old tale about an ogre well known in the land of Kitakami.

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Bring life into greenery? This "ogre" seems to process some sort of Grass-type power! That piqued my interest!

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If the folktale is real, the ogre might actually be a Grass-type Pokemon! I must find out more about it!

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Kieran explained why he is so interested in the ogre. I think he needs to get more confident, because he is already pretty cool and strong!

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Hey, I can be your friend!

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Second picture of signboard! We are 2/3 done with our assignment!

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I'd love to investigate more about the ogre! And we were told that the ogre supposedly lives in the mountain nearby!

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Dreaded Den will be our next destination! Let's see if we can find the ogre lurking around!
 
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Take Down is a cool move, but Hawthorn already got Double-Edge in his moveset!

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To get to where the Ogre supposedly hides, we first needed to climb up the Oni Mountain!

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If the name "Dreadful Den" is any indications, this place is going to be rough! We got to prepare for the worst, so we evolved Watermelon!

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The only one who still needed to evolve was Apricot! But not anymore!

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Watermelon is still more or less the same jolly dancer she has always been! Except she got much better firepower now!

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Apricot, on the other hand, gained many awesome moves as well as the Wind Rider ability upon evolution!

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The mountains! The grass fields! Everything here smells so fresh!

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Jujube versus Sandshrew ... Except it was not the Sandshrew I was expecting!

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Jujube would not be able to handle the icy Sandshrew, so we switched to the newly evolved Watermelon, who can take the cold pretty well!

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This Sandshrew might not be a Ground-type Pokemon, but Watermelon washed it away anyways with Hydro Pump!

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Speaking of Ice-type variants, the next Pokemon was the icy Vulpix!

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We tried the same strategy to wash Vulpix away, but Vulpix is bulkier than Sandshrew!

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And Watermelon almost turned into shaved ice with a cold Freeze Dry!

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Fortunately, Watermelon is pretty bulky! And she took the hit surprisingly well!

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Watermelon finished Vulpix with an Energy Ball!

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False! You can also roll around in the grass!

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Here's a Jumpluff's view of the Mossui! Everything looks so small from here!

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Here lied two more awesome TMs, though most plants do not use fangs or heads as their primary weapons!

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Even though I'm not a Fairy-type expert, I know that Clefairy is quite a rare Pokemon, especially in daytime!

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These places sound horrible to live around! Seriously, INFERNAL Pass? But I won't let that stop my adventurous spirits!

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We've all seen Geodude with two fists, now get ready for Geodude with THREE fists!

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Well, I was excited to try out Apricot's Hurricane, but what we learned is now unreliable that move is!

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Well, that was an uneventful turn. Though I'm not complaining about Dynamic Punch missing on Apricot!

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Shiftry is a mischievous Pokemon that can read foes' minds! Let's test that out in battling action!

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That looks terrifying. Remind me not to get on Apricot's nerves.

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We did enough damage to weaken Geodude and remove its Tera Jewel!

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Without Terastallization, Geodude is just an easy prey for Grass-type Pokemon!

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The mountain path was quite tough, but I'm used to climbing slopes from my Treasure Hunt!

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This really does not like a great place for anyone to live in ... Is the legend really true?

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Well, I can't say no to battle time! I guess we will try battling in front of the den to wake the ogre up!
 
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I'm always in for a good fight! Let's see if we can beat Kieran again!

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Kieran first sent out Furret, who frisked Jujube! Our secret of raising Pokemon's friendship has been exposed!

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Jujube is a fast Pokemon, but Furret was somehow faster! Luckily, Jujube also had enough bulk to take a Double-Edge!

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Jujube cut through Furret with a fierce X-Scissor! Unfortunately, that was not enough to knock it out!

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Since Jujube would not be able to strike first, we switched to Apricot to hopefully clean this up!

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Apricot isn't too bulky and Furret did over half again! But I wasn't too worried!

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Because Apricot has Sucker Punch, which would be able to strike before Furret can even attempt to attack!

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Next up Kieran sent out Yanma, which isn't really something Watermelon can handle!

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Yanma learns all sorts of moves to deal significant damage to Grass-type Pokemon! But Watermelon should have enough defenses to handle them!

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Dragonflies do live near water, but that doesn't make them resist Water-type moves any better!

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Air Cutter didn't actually do that much, but Bug Buzz came close to knocking Watermelon out! What a nasty Bug it is!

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Watermelon has been doing pretty well in connecting Hydro Pump! And Yanma went down like a splash!

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Kieran's final Pokemon was Poliwhirl, which should not be too threatening!

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OH MY GAWD IT HAS BELLY DRUM!

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Poliwhirl went for the Belly Drum setup and maximized its Attack!

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None of that mattered when it went down with just one Power Whip!

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Unfortunately for Kieran, Poliwhirl really is not that scary when I have a full team of Grass-type Pokemon!

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I see that my Kitakami team has been putting so much effort and they can hold up on their own!

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I would be glad if I have proven my strength to the ogre! Though I'm still not sure if the legends are real ...

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The Blueberry Academy specializes in knowledge about Pokemon battles! I really need to pay that school a visit after this school trip!

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To investigate more about the myths, Kieran and I went into the cave, which seems like a rough place to stay in!

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Kieran really does like the ogre a lot, so much that he is willing to live with the ogre. I, too, would not mind taking the ogre with me on my journey!

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From all the signboards we have seen, we know that most Mossui folks do not like the ogre all that much/

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It was getting dark and we had to leave the final part of the signboard assignment for tomorrow!

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As for tonight, Kieran invited me to check out a local festival! I'd love to check it out, to know more about Kitakami culture!

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We had to get back to Kieran's place before we set off to the festival!

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That reminded me, the Rotom Phone isn't all that popular in Kitakami. Maybe I should invite Kieran over to Paldea sometimes!

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On our way back to Kieran's house, we picked up a Rock Tomb TM, which surprisingly can be learned by Apricot and Cantaloupe!

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Let's see what the Festival of Masks is all about!
 
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I was introduced to Kieran's Grandpa, who seems to be a kind old man!

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I wonder if Kieran invited others to visit his place before.

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Kieran's Grandma gave us some jinbei to ready for the festival!

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Ta-dah! And it is of my favorite color too!

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She even gave me a Teal Style Card for more options to dress up myself!

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Kieran's Grandpa and Grandma both welcomed me a lot, not so much for his sister ...

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Carmine shouted something about finding masks and ran away, and she was soon followed by Kieran.

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It must be tough raising those two as kids...

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We were told there were only two masks, which would be bad if we were going to the festival of MASKS.

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Well, Carmine challenged me to a battle without really asking for my opinion, but I'm always down for that.

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Our "friendly" battle with Carmine started with Jujube versus Morpeko!

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We didn't even get a chance to do anything, but Morpeko was already lashing out on Jujube!

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Well, we had our way of lashing out too! Jujube landed a super-effective X-Scissor!

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Uh-oh! I didn't expect Morpeko to hang on with a Focus Sash! It was probably not too happy!

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Morpeko was so angry its face turned purple! That seemed like bad news for us!

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Yup, Morpeko's Aura Wheel was even stronger than its Lash Out! Jujube went down with that!

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What's worse was that Morpeko boosted its Speed, which meant it can sweep our team!

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At least that made Morpeko happy again?

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For fast foes with little health left, we always rely on Apricot with her strategies!

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Except it didn't work this time because Morpeko somehow wasn't planning an attack!

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Instead, Apricot was paralyzed by Thunder Wave!

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If Sucker Punch didn't work the first time, it very could work the second time!

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Carmine had a Swadloon too! I didn't know she likes Grass-type Pokemon that much!

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We already know Swadloon is a defensive Pokemon, and it managed to take a Poison Jab from Papaya!

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Swadloon took that opportunity to set up Sticky Web! We should not switch around if we want to avoid stepping on the Sticky Web!

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Papaya struck again with Poison Jab and finished Swadloon! Sorry, pal, maybe we can let you play with Jujube next time!

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Carmine's third Pokemon was Mightyena, which is a big mean intimidating dog!

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Papaya smells good but that's not a reason why you should bite him with fire!

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Papaya got so much power with Power Whip, but that move is way too unreliable!

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We didn't switch to avoid Sticky Web, but that meant Papaya sacrificed for the team! We were two Pokemon down!

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We sent in Watermelon, who couldn't dance her way around Sticky Web!

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Mightyena was probably really hungry! It crunched Watermelon after biting Papaya!

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Watermelon blasted a Hydro Pump, but that wasn't quite enough to knock out Mightyena!

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Watermelon barely hung on to Mightyena's brutal crunching assaults!

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Oh come on, Watermelon! You were doing so well with Hydro Pump! You can't miss in important times like this!

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We were doing fine, but Mightyena was too mean for us to handle! Three Pokemon down on our team!

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Time for us to bring our true powerhouse, Tomato! It traded its Speed for an Attack boost just from switching in!

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Mightyena used Fire Fang again, but Tomato got such a good bulk it wasn't worried at all!

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Tomato's chubby limbs are effective in fooling its foes, but it is a good at Close Combats!

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Oh, finally.

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We still had this! Carmine only had one Pokemon left!

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Carmine's final Pokemon was ... Sinistcha! That made me want some matcha!

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Sinistcha was probably planning something sinister, so we pulled a Sucker Punch to hopefully stop that!

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In a sense, Shadow Ball is a Special move indeed. What's even more special is the Special Defense drop!

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I'd love to get a Sinistcha one day too! Should we feed Salal some green tea powder to make it grow?

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That was surprisingly tough, but we pulled through! Though I expect Carmine to get even stronger in the future!
 
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We might've won the battle, but we still couldn't get a mask for the festival! Who's the loser now?

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Kieran and Carmine both put on their masks! Kieran got a green mask that looks really cute!

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Kieran offered me his mask, but Carmine was really not happy about that. I guess I'll just go maskless.

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Kieran got a special mask based on the ogre! I bet they would not sell those at the festival!

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Even though Carmine is always so mean to Kieran, he is still protective towards his sister! He is such a sweet boy!

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We needed to head back to the Kitakami Hall for the festival!

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On our way back, I found a small tree stump!

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These Pokémon are stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died in the forest. Their cries sound like eerie screams.

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Jackfruit the Phantump is our newest addition to the team! He's our second Ghost-type Pokemon after Pineapple!

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Excuse me? Being a Grass-type is definitely not a curse!

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We just got Jackfruit, but we're sending him away already!

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Trust me! I'm not abandoning Jackfruit!

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Jackfruit evolved with the power of friendship! He's now a Trevenant, still pretty smol though!

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Let's test out Jackfruit's strength with a battle against Heracross!

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Finally we got a strong Pokemon that is not worried about Heracross's power!

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Look at Jackfruit's massive Attack! He also got some nice moves to use!
 
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We went back to the Kitakami Hall, which already much livelier than during daytime!

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There were so many stalls set up for the Festival of Masks! And people were all wearing masks!

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This is definitely not something I would see in Paldea! I'm so glad I agreed to come here!

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We heard about the Loyal Three worshipped by the Kitakami folks, and they held a grand festival to honor them!

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Well, Kieran probably was not here to honor the Loyal Three.

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Candy apples? Count me in! I love this festival even more now!

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Hm ... That's a strange-looking Applin!

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I immediately bought some candy apples for me and my team!

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Uh-oh, I didn't expect Kieran to buy me one too! I hope my stomach can another one!

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We should eat as many candy apples as possible during this festival!

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So that is not a strange-looking Applin, but rather a different Pokemon that looks like a candy apple? Interesting!

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We were invited to play a traditional Kitakami game, Ogre Oustin'! We have to gather berries in this game, sounds great to me!

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Collecting berries is not tough for me at all! We do that all the times during our Treasure Hunt!

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There were some Greedent trying to steal from my berry piles, but that didn't stop me completing my tasks!

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We got some Mochi as rewards, as well as an Exp. Charm! Now it should be easier to train Pokemon up!

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We beat Carmine's score, and she was unhappy ... again.

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Hm? Is that someone wearing a green jinbei? Kinda looks like mine!

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They look like a small human child, but their limbs look ... off ...

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Hey, are you enjoying the festival?

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Ponio? What do you mean Ponio?

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Maybe Carmine would know more about this child?

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Uh-oh. Things never go well near stairs!

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The "child" dropped their masks, but I'm not pretty sure this is not a human child!

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Hey! You should get back your mask!

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The "child" ran away, so I put the teal mask in my pocket for right now. I hope I get to meet them again!

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The "child" seems like a Pokemon, and I think it's really likely that's the ogre everyone is talking about!

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This is such a huge news! We should tell Kieran we saw the ogre!

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But Carmine had a better idea and did not let me say what was actually going on!

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I guess Carmine just doesn't want Kieran to be sad ... And it would be really unsafe for Kieran to chase after the ogre.

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But that means we have to keep the whole thing a secret and we can't let Kieran know! That's stressful!

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Well, I don't think I can enjoy the festival any longer now that I got a big secret to hide!

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At the same time, I'm eager to find out more about the ogre!
 
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I promise! I did not tell anyone about what we saw! Especially not Kieran!

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I would not lie to you, Carmine! I'm not interested in getting tortured!

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We wanted to find out more about the legends, and we thought Kieran's grandparents might know something!

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Kieran wanted to go continue our orienteering, but Carmine and I wanted to talk to his grandfather first!

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Kieran did not take that kindly. I hope he would not be too mad about this! I really would love to go back to adventuring too!

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Let's see if Kieran's grandfather knows anything about this mask! (The Item Description spoils everything anyways)

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The mask really belongs to the ogre! That means we did meet the ogre during the festival!

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We were pretty confused, as it seems like Kieran's grandfather pities the ogre!

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Kieran's grandfather knows the truth of the story about the ogre, formally known as Ogerpon!

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Basically, Ogrepon and its master did nothing wrong and were the victim of bullying! The Loyal Three were actually the bad guys!

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But the Kitakami folks have always been worshipping the Loyal Three and they would probably not believe the truth!

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Kieran must feel delighted to know the truth! But it's not time to tell him that yet!

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I handed the mask to Kieran's grandfather, and I will go back to Kieran pretending nothing has happened!

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I really wanted to share the whole story with Kieran, but Carmine would not let me do so!

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We needed the final signboard for the school project, and it is located on the other side of the mountain!

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Before we headed off, we did some sightseeing around town first! The Mossfell Confluence is a great sightseeing spot!

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Just like everywhere we been to, this place is also full of Grass-type Pokemon!

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We even found a wild Leavanny! I swear Papaya was not trying to eat that bug alive!

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After all that trouble evolving Jackfruit, we found a Tera Raid Battle against Trevanant!

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Hmm, why do I feel like someone is staring at me?

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The best way to deal with spiders is always to burn them with fire!

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One of the reasons why people don't like spiders is how they spew out poisonous webs. I can definitely list out more reasons though ...

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Hmm, we found this Seed Bomb TM around boxes of apples! Must be some well-grown apples!

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Delicious apples? Count me in! I'll gladly try one out!

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It seems like Cherry is also interested in trying some syrupy apples!

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Cherry turned into one with the Syrupy Apple I gave her! She's now a Dipplin, which uses syrups effectively in battles!

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For example, she spreads some syrup aroma when she enters battles, making opponents easier to hit!

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She also throws syrup like a bomb, which lowers the opponent's Speed at the end of the turn for several turns!

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I'd say Cherry is doing pretty well as a Dipplin, just like Dragonfruit and Melon before her!

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Oh, hello Greedent, are you here to steal my berries again?

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Squirrel versus tree, who will win?

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How dare you use Grass-type moves against me!

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There wasn't much else around this place, outside of this trainer with a funky-looking Geodude!
 
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Onward to the Wistful Fields!

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Let's see if the Pokemon around Wistful Fields really are that strong!

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Really? Spinarak? I just found an Ariados not that long ago!

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Spiders are considered pests, and they should be gotten rid of as soon as possible! Especially around hollow trees!

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Rockruff might be a cute and good boy, but it is not a strong opponent against our Grass-type team!

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This is the right way to get to the Paradise Barrens, where the last signboard is located!

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Ok, maybe Pokemon around this place are getting stronger! Mienfoo is certainly a fierce one!

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Well, maybe not the brightest one ...

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A Grass versus Grass battle! Let's see if Jujube could bite through Seedot's shell!

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Before that, let me show you a little dance~

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Oh how nice of you! I don't even need to set up Sunny Day myself for Jujube to further power up himself!

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Jujube's X-Scissor beat Seedot's rock-hard shell!

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Battle of the century - Real tree versus Fake tree! Who will win?

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If you are a real tree, you would not like getting burned and catching on fire!

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Woah! I was so glad we didn't use an attacking move, if Mr. Fake Tree was trying to counter back!

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If you are a real tree, you would not be afraid of wooden logs hammering your head!

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HA! Fake tree exposed for being weak to Wood Hammer! Jackfruit is, of course, the superior one!

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Other than that fake tree Sudowoodo, this kid actually got a pretty cool Grass-type team!

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But even the grassiest Grass-type Pokemon would not be able to handle Jujube's Bug Bite!

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Apparently, we found a mass outbreak of Petilil!

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There's the mass outbreak! What a bunch of cute Petilil!

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We were so immersed in the scenery filled with Petilil we almost forgot what we were trying to do!

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We found a beautiful lake! Let's see if there are any cute Grass-type Pokemon around!

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Um ... maybe this place isn't that beautiful, right?

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Oh yeah? That's the beauty of travelling around the world! You can see all kinds of Pokemon!

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Wait a second. Are there Paldean Tauros around your hometown?

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Cherry took around half her health from Tauros' Close Combat! Ouch!

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Sir, your raging bull is running too fast! You should take some syrup!

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Well, Tauros was too stimulated by the red Cherry in front of its eyes!

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Tauros' wild charges would not work well against our little bug, so we had Jujube clean it up!

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Wait a minute. Are there Clodsire around your hometown too?

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Jackfruit dropped a Wood Hammer on Clodsire and landed a critical hit! Clodsire probably didn't even feel anything!

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Aw! I wasn't expecting Clodisre to have Poison Point! That poisoned Jackfruit's wooden arms!

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HA! Your Toxic failed because your own Poison Point! Bad poison and regular poison are honestly both bad news for trees!

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Well, Clodsire would not be able to take a Shadow Claw after that brutal Wood Hammer!

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And we are from the same region all along! *Insert laughing noises*
 
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No place and no time for suffering! Let's battle instead!

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Hey, you're barking at the wrong tree!

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Apricot is probably better at handling evil dogs, so let's send her in!

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But Apricot would not be able to pull off her mischiefs if she starts drowsing!

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Well, Apricot can still leash out a powerful Leaf Blade!

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I wasn't expecting Mightyena to hit us with a Play Rough! And Apricot fell asleep after taking a heavy hit! Things were getting bad!

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Jujube might not be hiding in leaves anymore, but he is still a strong defensive force as a Leavanny!

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Mightyena is just a prey for our little Jujube's X-Scissor!

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The next Pokemon was Gligar, which is not a great thing to fight since it is a Flying-type Pokemon!

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Thankfully, Watermelon to strike with a powerful Hydro Pump before Gligar could damage her!

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We found a Razor Fang lying in a cave, and I think it would look great on Apricot!

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Your green camouflage cannot fool me! You are a nasty bug trying to eat my plants!

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Aha! It was a Charjabug indeed! Let's hope it would not bite down our giant tree!

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Charjabug learns so many annoying moves like Iron Defense and Crunch, but we still managed to knock it out!

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Fire Punch? I don't think any of my Pokemon would want to throw fiery punches, thank you!

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We found a Munchlax in the wild! I don't like how it stares at Jujube like he is some kind of fruits!

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Uh-oh! Munchlax was getting hungry!

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A hungry Munchlax might be aggressive, but it is also vulnerable to strong hits! We managed to knock it out before it caused any troubles!

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Um? Why don't you look at me in the face?

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There are many rocky statues around the area, but this one is actually a Nosepass! At least it is not a difficult foe to take down with Grass-type moves!

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I don't know how Quagsire would manage to wear the Grass-type Jewel on its head without heavily damaging itself, but sure!

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Ice Punch? I don't think any of my Pokemon would want to throw icy punches, thank you!

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I wished for more adventuring with my dear Grass-type Pokemon when the comet passed by! I hope it will come true!

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Thunder Punch? Actually, this is a great coverage move for some of my Pokemon, thank you!

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Jump down to get to Paradise Barrens.

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We took a leap of faith to get to the Paradise Barrens! I just wanted to complete the school project!

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A place with Bombirdier flying around should not be considered a "Paradise".

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We found even more Nosepass sitting around, and I think it might be a great time to let Cantaloupe do some training!

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As if Bombirdier isn't enough to pluck our plants, there are Gligar wandering around as well!

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Oh look, a cute looking dragon!

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Jangmo-o was bewitched by Cherry's super sweet syrup!

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This is really a great place to train up Cantaloupe! Sandshrew's sandstorm could not hurt her at all!

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An unremarkable teacup? As long as the tea is delicious, it's okay!

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Time for Salal to inhabit a bigger container and evolved into Sinistcha!

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Salal can now use its matcha to damage opponents! That would make it more useful in battles!

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Oh no, I was just taking a close look at the boards! I forgot Kieran was following me!
 
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Before we took a picture for the signboard, Kieran challenged me to a battle. I never mind any friendly matches, but Kieran seemed oddly determined this time!

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Kieran caught me off-guard while I was training Cantaloupe!

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Yanma was much higher levelled than Cantaloupe, but she still barely took that Bug Buzz!

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Unfortunately, there weren't too much Cantaloupe could do against Yanma!

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And Cantaloupe went down just like that!

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We sent out Watermelon against Yanma, and Watermelon at least got slightly better special bulk!

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Dragonflies thrive well in rain, but Watermelon thrives even better!

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Hydro Pump under the rain was enough to finish Yanma off!

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The next Pokemon Kieran had was Furret! This shouldn't be too much of a problem!

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Uh-oh! Maybe Furret is a little bit threatening when it can boost itself with Tidy Up!

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Never mind! Watermelon just blasted Furret with an Energy Ball!

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Salal tried to learn Rage Powder, but it might not be too useful in single battles!

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Grass-on-Grass offense with Apricot versus Dipplin! Let's see who the sweeter fruit is!

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Apricot got to benefit from rain as well, since Hurricane would always hit the target!

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Cheer up Kieran, it's just a super effective move. It's not a big deal!

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Oh no! You can't my tricks against me!

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Apricot would keep getting her Speed lowered thanks to Syrup Bomb!

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And the rain was gone, which meant we couldn't just wash away the syrup bomb!

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And the rain being gone also made Hurricane inaccurate again!

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Apricot got hit by Syrup Bomb, and at this point she would be slower than Dipplin!

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Apricot got hit by Dragon Pulse, but she definitely could take it!

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Not again! Dipplin avoided another Hurricane! This turned really bad for us!

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Desperate times call for desperate measures! We pulled a Sucker Punch but that wasn't strong enough!

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Apricot went down from another Dragon Pulse! I can't believe this! We were supposed to be the better Grass-type trainer!

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Time for Jujube to bite that candy apple! Dipplin finally went down after an X-Scissor!

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Kieran seemed really down when Dipplin fainted! Something seemed wrong for him!

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Kieran's final Pokemon was a Poliwrath, which should not be able to do much against Jujube!

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Poliwrath's beefy muscles mean it is pretty bulky! It managed to take Jujube's super effective Leaf Blade!

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Oh finally! It's time for us to avoid attacks!

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And Poliwrath couldn't take another Leaf Blade!

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We did it! We proved our strength once more!

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No Kieran, it's okay! You are getting stronger and stronger!
 
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Why what? Why does Kieran act so different? Did something happen to him?

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I felt really distant with Kieran now. Did he know our secrets?

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Let's see if Kieran know anything about the true story of Ogerpon!

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Kieran was still insisting the ogre was the good guy, but he didn't say anything about the true story. I guess our secrets are still safe.

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Kieran was putting emphasis on how lonely the ogre must've been! That made me really sorry about hiding the truth from him!

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Oh no, Kieran did not take the apology well!

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We've finished our assignment of taking pictures of the signboards around Kitakami!

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But currently, I am more concerned about Kieran! It's a good thing to get stronger, but the way he puts it feels odd!

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Time for us to get back to training! We can't fall behind when Kieran's busy getting stronger!

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After days of hard work, we trained everyone to a decent level!

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Salal is now much stronger with its Matcha power and Shadow Balls!

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Cantaloupe got some powerful moves, such as Headlong Rush and Wood Hammer!

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Apricot is now an all-out attacker with four attacking moves!

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That training was super tiring, so let's take a rest!

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Immediately after waking up, we were told that Carmine wants to see us ASAP.

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We need some crystals from the Crystal Pool to fix Ogerpon's mask! I guess that means we are heading there next!

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We are not returning the mask until the mask got fixed! We want to make Ogerpon with a fixed mask!

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We didn't want Kieran to listen to what we were saying, but Kieran seemed like he wasn't interested anyways!

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Kieran has been acting weird, even to his sister!

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Even his Grandfather agreed he's not acting normally! We need to find out what he's up to too!

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At least without Kieran around, I would be able to pick up the Crystal Cluster without him knowing!
 
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To get to the Crystal Pool, we first needed to make our way through a place called the Infernal Pass.

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As the name suggests, Infernal Pass is filled with fire-breathing demonic dogs!

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But Houndour could not take Cantaloupe's heavy attacks!

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We also found the highly explosive Koffing around the place! Luckily, Salal deactivated the toxic bomb before it goes ka-boom!

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Some of the Koffing also tend to use Memento to finish the battle ...

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We picked up a TM for Vacuum Wave, but that does not seem to be the most useful TM around!

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To conquer the Infernal Pass, we must defeat the evil also known as Slugma!

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Slugma's Tera Ground Jewel meant it would be weak to our Grass-type moves instead of resisting them!

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I think Salal's matcha might've done more than just defeating Slugma ...

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The Infernal Pass wasn't as bad as I thought!auto We could then get to the Crystal Pool to find some crystals!

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We climbed some stairs to get to the Crystal Pool!

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This place is gorgeous! The crystals are so beautiful! Though I'd prefer to enjoy this view on my own!

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We needed to get some crystal from the BOTTOM of the pool, and Carmine had a plan already, without asking for my permission first!

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Koraidon would not help me dive into the bottom of the pool! Are you sure we don't have other -

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We felt a strong rumble from the middle of the pool! What happened?

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It was not an earthquake! It was a Milotic jumping up from the pool!

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Carmine and I immediately sent out our Pokemon to fight Milotic! This reminded me of when I helped Arven defeat Titan Pokemon!

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Our plan was to set up Swords Dance on Jujube! I really don't think Milotic could do that much!

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Um ... I think we don't actually need Swords Dance, considering Carmine's Morpeko did so much damage already!

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Milotic revenged with Surf, but Jujube and Morpeko both took the hit pretty well!

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Morpeko got its Speed raised up and then hit Milotic with yet another Aura Wheel! Milotic could not take that at all!

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We won even though I didn't do much! Carmine was a valuable teammate! Maybe I should trust her more!

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That Milotic sort of reminded me of Titan Pokemon, except it wasn't that large? Well, I hope we won't run into anymore Titans!

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We noticed something on the ground, and luckily for us, that was a crystal cluster!

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It was probably stuck to Milotic! Now I'm glad that Milotic jumped at us!

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Ms. Briar came out of nowhere! It seemed like she was enjoying the views around the Crystal Pool as well!

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Carmine did not take that kindly! Apparently, the Crystal Pool is not supposed to be opened to public!

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Ms. Briar mentioned her research in Terastal energy to me before, and she was here to investigate about that again!

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Ms. Briar might be trying to bring Terastallization to other regions as well! As a Champion trainer in Paldea, I think that would be pretty neat!

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Anyways, we left Ms. Briar behind and rushed back to report our progress!

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We told Kieran's Grandfather we found a Crystal Cluster, but he did not seem too happy!

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Kieran ran away with Ogerpon's mask!

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I promise I didn't say anything to Kieran! But he probably knows everything by now if he has the mask!

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Without any hesitation, we rushed to the Loyalty Plaza to find Kieran!
 
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We found Kieran in front of the Loyal Three statues! And he did not seem happy to see me!

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Kieran knew that we know the truth! Which also means that he knows the truth as well!

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Kieran went on and told us he indeed knew the true story! And he sounded really upset!

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Oh no! Kieran thought we were trying to treat him like an outcast, even comparing us to the Kitakami villagers!

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I promise we were not trying to hide the truth from you! We just didn't know when to tell the truth!

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Kieran has been really aggressive with his battle challenges! I'm feeling a little bit stressed!

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We started the fight with Salal against Yanmega, which already looked like we had a massive disadvantage!

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As expected, Yanmega destroyed Salal with a super-effective Air Slash!

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I really don't like how cocky Kieran was getting! He felt so different from what he was like at first!

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With the weather looking rainy, I think Watermelon would be suitable to fight!

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But Watermelon still could not swim fast in the rain, and she took a Bug Buzz at her face!

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Even the rain did not give us enough boost to pass through Yanmega's bulk!

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Watermelon could not take another hit and went down! We were down 2 Pokemon already!

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Next up we had Apricot, who would not do well against the Bug-type Yanmega, but she had a plan!

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Apricot landed a critical Sucker Punch before Yanmega could act, but even that was not enough!

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Everyone's the hero in their story, if they put faith in themselves!

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But Apricot had no chance taking a Bug Buzz, and she went down as well!

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We were getting desperate, and we had to send out Cantaloupe to even have a hope in winning this battle!

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Cantaloupe took a Bug Buzz, with only 22 HP left and a lowered Special Defense!

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Luckily for us, that was enough to finish off Yanmega with a Crunch!

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Kieran had another Flying-type Pokemon in his back, and it was Gligar!

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We were lucky that Gligar was using Earthquake instead of a Flying-type move, and that Papaya took the hit pretty well!

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Come on! Now was not the right time to miss Sleep Powder!

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We still had this! Papaya managed to take another Earthquake!

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And this time, we successfully put Gligar to sleep!

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Papaya's Power Whip was enough to do over half to Gligar despite its high defenses!

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And Gligar still being asleep meant it was another chance for Papaya to strike!

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Papaya finished Gligar up with another Power Whip! It felt so nice to beat down a Flying-type Pokemon with a Grass-type move!

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What? Kieran had another Flying-type Pokemon! This time it was a Cramorant!

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Cramorant stroke through with an Air Slash before Papaya could pull up his Sleep Powder shenanigans!

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We sent out Jujube next, hoping he would be able to deal heavy damage to Cramorant!

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Jujube toughed out a super-super-effective Air Slash! That gave us time to finish Cramorant off!

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With his three Flying-type Pokemon, Kieran used my tricks against me in his next Pokemon!

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Jujube's X-Scissor hit through Dipplin's weakness, but that wasn't enough to knock it out!

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With Dipplin barely hanging on from X-Scissor, Kieran turned things around by knocking Jujube out first! This was getting close!

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We had only Cantaloupe left, who was at least fast enough to finish Dipplin off with a tasty Crunch!

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We had a heavily injured Cantaloupe against the healthy Poliwrath! Could we still do it?

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Poliwrath was a swift swimmer and broke through Cantaloupe's guards before she could act!

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We were defeated, by Kieran.
 
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To get to the Crystal Pool, we first needed to make our way through a place called the Infernal Pass.

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As the name suggests, Infernal Pass is filled with fire-breathing demonic dogs!

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But Houndour could not take Cantaloupe's heavy attacks!

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We also found the highly explosive Koffing around the place! Luckily, Salal deactivated the toxic bomb before it goes ka-boom!

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Some of the Koffing also tend to use Memento to finish the battle ...

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We picked up a TM for Vacuum Wave, but that does not seem to be the most useful TM around!

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To conquer the Infernal Pass, we must defeat the evil also known as Slugma!

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Slugma's Tera Ground Jewel meant it would be weak to our Grass-type moves instead of resisting them!

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I think Salal's matcha might've done more than just defeating Slugma ...

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The Infernal Pass wasn't as bad as I thought! We could then get to the Crystal Pool to find some crystals!

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We climbed some stairs to get to the Crystal Pool!

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This place is gorgeous! The crystals are so beautiful! Though I'd prefer to enjoy this view on my own!

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We needed to get some crystal from the BOTTOM of the pool, and Carmine had a plan already, without asking for my permission first!

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Koraidon would not help me dive into the bottom of the pool! Are you sure we don't have other -

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We felt a strong rumble from the middle of the pool! What happened?

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It was not an earthquake! It was a Milotic jumping up from the pool!

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Carmine and I immediately sent out our Pokemon to fight Milotic! This reminded me of when I helped Arven defeat Titan Pokemon!

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Our plan was to set up Swords Dance on Jujube! I really don't think Milotic could do that much!

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Um ... I think we don't actually need Swords Dance, considering Carmine's Morpeko did so much damage already!

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Milotic revenged with Surf, but Jujube and Morpeko both took the hit pretty well!

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Morpeko got its Speed raised up and then hit Milotic with yet another Aura Wheel! Milotic could not take that at all!

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We won even though I didn't do much! Carmine was a valuable teammate! Maybe I should trust her more!

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That Milotic sort of reminded me of Titan Pokemon, except it wasn't that large? Well, I hope we won't run into anymore Titans!

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We noticed something on the ground, and luckily for us, that was a crystal cluster!

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It was probably stuck to Milotic! Now I'm glad that Milotic jumped at us!

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Ms. Briar came out of nowhere! It seemed like she was enjoying the views around the Crystal Pool as well!

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Carmine did not take that kindly! Apparently, the Crystal Pool is not supposed to be opened to public!

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Ms. Briar mentioned her research in Terastal energy to me before, and she was here to investigate about that again!

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Ms. Briar might be trying to bring Terastallization to other regions as well! As a Champion trainer in Paldea, I think that would be pretty neat!

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Anyways, we left Ms. Briar behind and rushed back to report our progress!

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We told Kieran's Grandfather we found a Crystal Cluster, but he did not seem too happy!

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Kieran ran away with Ogerpon's mask!

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I promise I didn't say anything to Kieran! But he probably knows everything by now if he has the mask!

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Without any hesitation, we rushed to the Loyalty Plaza to find Kieran!
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