DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon. Pokémon is published and owned by Japanese video game company Nintendo, and was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996.
The following is a loose novelization of the events of the video games Pokémon X & Y. Several events, lines of dialogue, and Pokémon owned by the characters will therefore be different.
Trevor groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose as he watched Tierno and Corphish work on Rain Dance, Serena and Shauna cheering them on. He'd planned for the group to continue their trek to Lumiose City long ago, but was delayed by chasing after Pikachu, Tierno trading Pokémon, and Serena challenging the Santalune City Gym Leader. Still, he could handle a day's delay. But now Calem wanted to challenge the Gym too, and Tierno was working with Corphish to perfect Rain Dance, meaning it'd be sometime after lunch, maybe even the next day before they finally left Santalune.
Pikachu patted the ginger-haired boy on the shoulder, trying to cheer him up. "Yeah, I know, Pikachu. I just wish we could continue on with our frigging mission, instead of wasting time around here."
"Is it really wasting time, when you think about it?" a voice asked, causing Trevor to look behind him in surprise as Viola walked up.
"V-Viola?" Trevor stammered.
Viola smiled. "Based on what Shauna and Tierno told me, your journey is to gather information on Pokémon for the Pokédex. But isn't recording how Pokémon behave in battle and how they learn new, complex moves and tactics all a part of your studies?"
Trevor looked back to Corphish as he danced around, gathering blueish energy as the clouds started to darken a little. "...I guess that's true."
"Travelling, battling, training, and even things like eating, playing, and relaxing," Viola explained. "Every Pokémon has their own ways of doing these things, and as long as that's the case, there's always endless bits of information you can gather. I realized that while I was going around as a photographer, that there's no limit to the kinds of things I can catch Pokémon doing through my lens."
Trevor nodded, blinking in surprise as he felt a raindrop hit his nose, Tierno whooping at Corphish's achievement. Trevor grinned at the two as they danced in celebration. "...Well, then I guess regrouping with Professor Sycamore can wait a LITTLE while longer."
Viola smiled warmly. "By the way, where's Calem? Isn't he supposed to be preparing for our battle?"
"I think he said he was doing some last-minute training on Ouvert Way," Trevor replied. "I wonder what he's got planned for your Bug-type Pokémon, though? I mean, Serena's Fletchling had a type advantage, and we saw how well that worked, but neither of Calem's Pokémon look like they'd stand up well in a battle against Bug-types."
"True, but you never know," Viola responded, looking away. "And that fantastic glint in his eye told me that he was up to the challenge. Speaking of which..."
Trevor looked off to where Viola was staring. Sure enough, Calem was marching back toward the group, grinning confidently. Looking him in the eye, Trevor couldn't help but feel like he'd seen that same confidence before, when he battled Grace in Vaniville Town. Clearly, she had a far bigger impact on him than he was aware of.
"Well, I think my team's ready," Calem said as he approached Viola.
"You don't wanna rest up at the Pokémon Centre first?" Viola asked, a bit concerned.
Calem shook his head. "Nah, they've had some Oran Berries to heal up after training. They'll be fine."
"Alright then," Viola replied, grinning back. "Let's head to the Gym and get the battle underway!"
A little less than half an hour later, the group was assembled back in the Gym, Calem standing where Serena had once been while his friends looked on. This time, however, the stands had a few more observers, as the Santalune Pokémon School decided to have a field trip to the Gym today and were invited to watch the battle. Trevor smiled as he watched a familiar schoolboy with brown hair and glasses walk over and have a seat next to him.
"Brighton, good to see you again!" Trevor greeted, bumping fists with the boy.
"You too!" Brighton replied. "Good news, I managed to expand my team a bit. With any luck, my parents will let me take a leave so I can start travelling soon!"
"Awesome!" Trevor exclaimed. "Just remember to try and stay outta trouble, okay? I can't be around to save your ass all the time!"
Brighton smirked. "If I recall, your Pikachu helped cause a lot of that trouble, and Viola had to save us both...Speaking of which, where is Pikachu?"
Trevor sighed, hiking a thumb toward the bottom of the stands. There, wearing a pink and black cheerleader costume, complete with pompoms, was Shauna, cheering for Calem before the battle even started, while her Pokémon also waved pompoms around. She'd even managed to rope Pikachu and Serena's Fennekin into waving flags for Calem, the latter holding one between her teeth.
"...Why is she doing a cheer for Calem?" Brighton asked.
"The question you'll soon be asking is 'Why haven't we gagged her yet'," Trevor sort-of answered.
"Apparently, after Serena's battle, she said she didn't do enough to cheer her on," Tierno noted, leaning in. "And hey, it's not THAT embarrassing."
Serena giggled, blushing. "No, the embarrassing part is that YOU wanted to get in on the fun, but she wouldn't let you since she didn't have a male cheerleader's outfit your size."
"I'M CURVY, AND I DAMNED WELL LIKE IT!" Tierno roared.
Calem sweatdropped a little at his friends' antics, but quickly got his head back in the game as Charlotte walked to the centre of the sidelines, the big screen displaying the two combatants. "The following is a 2-on-2 Singles Battle, meaning only one Pokémon out at a time, and only one reserve allowed! During this battle, the challenger, Calem Xavier of Vaniville Town, will be allowed to substitute the Pokémon on the field for his reserve! The Gym Leader, Viola, will not, and can only switch out when a Pokémon is knocked out! Victory against both of the Gym Leader's Pokémon will award the challenger the Bug Badge!"
"So Calem, ready to give these kids a show?!" Viola asked.
"And win my first Badge!" Calem answered, fist clenching a Poké Ball.
"Then let's get started!" Viola called, tossing a ball. "Surskit, go!" A flash of light later, and Viola's Pond Skater Pokémon was on the field.
"Chespin, I choose you!" Calem shouted, hurling his Poké Ball and unleashing the Spiky Nut Pokémon to face Surskit.
Trevor scratched his chin, analyzing the situation. Hmm, Chespin against Surskit, huh? Type-wise, even though Chespin's Grass-type attacks won't do much against Bug-Types, he'll still be able to resist Surskit's Bubble Beam, and might have enough endurance against Quick Attack...but then there's that Ice Beam. If he gets hit with that, he's in serious trouble.
"Alright then, let the battle begin!" Charlotte declared, throwing her red and blue flags up.
"Surskit, Quick Attack!" Viola ordered, Surskit rushing across the field in a streak of white light.
"Chespin, Defense Curl!" Calem commanded, Chespin rolling up into a ball as his body shimmered with yellow light for a moment, his physical defense increasing. Sure enough, Surskit merely smacked clean off him, doing next to no damage.
"Surskit, use the webs to pick up speed!" Viola shouted, Surskit using the momentum from bouncing off Chespin to hit the webs, then bounce back at Chespin, knocking his rolled up body off the ground and into the air.
"Oh crap!" Tierno cursed. "Even Chespin's increased defense couldn't stand up to that move!"
However, despite this, Calem grinned and called out, "Chespin, use Rollout on the webs!" Sure enough, to everyone's surprise, Chespin spun his rolled up body in mid-air, turning to bounce off the webs and collide hard with Surskit, knocking her back several feet.
"Whoa, that Rock-type Rollout was Super-Effective!" Trevor shouted in shock.
"Not to mention speedy!" Brighton added. "How'd he do that?!"
"I get it!" Serena exclaimed, smiling widely. "Calem saw how Surskit used the webs to build momentum for her charging attacks, so he had Chespin use the same tactic!"
"Wait a minute..." Trevor said, eyes widening. "That Rollout looks exactly like the one the Dunsparce leader used on us yesterday! Don't tell me he went back there to learn that move from it!"
"THAT'S why he went back to Ouvert Way to train!" Tierno realized. "Man, he's a lot smarter than I thought!"
Viola's eye twitched, having overheard everything the others were saying. "Surskit, use Bubble Beam to knock him off-course!" Surskit leaped up and shot an array of light-blue bubbles at the speeding Chespin, only for his Grass-type body to plough straight through them, bounce off a web, and slam into Surskit, knocking her back to the ground.
"Yeah, that's the way, Chespin!" Shauna cheered, the Pokémon around her waving their flags and pompoms.
"Okay then, let's see how you handle against Ice Beam!" Viola nearly roared, Surskit unleashing a frosty beam at Chespin, managing to freeze his foot in a block of ice and send him tumbling out of the Rollout. "Once more, Surskit!"
"Chespin, Vine Whip on the trees!" Calem ordered, Chespin releasing a pair of vines from his head and wrapping them around a nearby tree. He then pulled himself away, just before the second Ice Beam could make contact, and slammed his foot on a branch, breaking free of the ice.
This kid's good, Viola thought. He's learning to use the field and his Pokémon's unique characteristics to his advantage on the fly. Let's see how he handles against THIS, though...
"Surskit, Ice Beam on the field!" Viola called, Surskit spinning around and freezing the ground, coating it with solid ice.
"Uh oh!" Trevor groaned.
"What, what's wrong?" Tierno asked.
"Just watch..." Trevor replied, gulping.
"Chespin, let's try Rollout on the webs one more time!" Calem ordered, Chespin leaping out of the tree and rolling into a ball again, bouncing off the webs. This time, however, upon hitting the ice, he started to skid around, unable to control himself, and missed Surskit, hitting a tree instead as the Bug/Water-type skated across the ice with ease.
"Oh man, NOW I get it!" Tierno said. "Chespin can't keep good traction on the ice!"
Viola grinned. "Surskit, Bubble Beam!"
"Chespin, Pin Missile!" Calem commanded, Chespin releasing white pins coated in emerald light from his head. The pins managed to pop the Bubble Beam, but Surskit herself was able to zip around and dodge the attacks.
"Sorry, Calem, but rolling up into a soccer ball won't save Chespin this time!" Viola called over as Surskit skated across the ice-covered terrain. "And Surskit's way too fast on this field to catch otherwise!"
Calem grit his teeth, observing the field. She's right...Wait, not soccer, HOCKEY!
"Chespin, use Defense Curl while laying on your side!" Calem shouted, Chespin immediately doing as was told as he curled up on his side, looking like a wheel lying flat on the ground.
"Now what's he up to?" Serena wondered aloud.
"Alright, now use Vine Whip on the tree behind Surskit!" Calem ordered, Chespin sending his vines out to pull himself toward Surskit while still rolled onto his side.
Viola blinked, confused. "What is he...Surskit, dodge it!" Surskit nodded, dodging the attack easily.
"Chespin, use your vines on the trees to steer yourself across the ice!" Calem called, Chespin doing just that to swerve around the tree, chasing after Surskit while picking up speed.
"Whoa, just when I thought I'd seen everything!" Tierno exclaimed. "He's having Chespin slide across the ice like a hockey puck!"
"Surskit, leap over him and use Bubble Beam!" Viola ordered, Surskit following her commands and leaping up and over Chespin as he whizzed by, hitting him with Bubble Beam and sending him airborne, headed right for a web.
"Chespin, Rollout on your side!" Calem shouted, Chespin spinning his body hard and bouncing off the webs, side-swiping Surskit and sending her crashing down before sliding across the ice toward a tree. "Vine Whip!" The Spiky Nut Pokémon reached his vines out, wrapping them around the tree and swerving around it. Before Surskit could recover in time, she found herself getting slammed by the speeding Grass-type and knocked out cold, while on the ice no less.
"Surskit's unable to battle!" Charlotte declared, raising the red flag in her right hand as Surskit's image on the big screen faded to black. "Victory in this round goes to Chespin!"
Shauna cheered from the sidelines, waving her pompoms in the air. "Calem, Calem, he's the best! He can always see my-"
"There are school kids here!" Serena yelled, blushing bright red. "Also, EW!"
"...I was gonna say 'zest', you pervert!" Shauna replied, sticking her tongue out as Serena slumped back in her seat, embarrassed out of her mind.
Viola smiled sadly as she recalled Surskit. "You did amazingly well, Surskit. Rest easily while I take care of the rest." Reaching to her belt, Viola grabbed another Poké Ball and chucked it into the air, releasing her Vivillon as she hovered over the field.
Looks like it's Vivillon now, Trevor thought. We've already seen what this Pokémon's capable of. She's really fast, can make a whole horde of opponents go to sleep, and her Dream Eater could be an instant knockout if Chespin's taken too much damage.
Meanwhile, Calem was watching Vivillon intently, thinking the same thing. Vivillon's Gust and Dream Eater attacks are super-strong, and her speed's gonna be a problem if this drags out for too long, so I better end this right away. Chespin's Rollout is a Rock-type attack, so Vivillon's Bug/Flying-typing should make it extremely weak to that attack. If Chespin can hit it, we might just win in one attack. But if he misses...
"Chespin, Rollout!" Calem shouted, Chespin bouncing off a web and spinning straight for Vivillon.
"Dodge it!" Viola commanded, Vivillon shifting in mid-air. The gap between the two Pokémon rapidly shrunk, and as they came close together, the Scale Pokémon beat her right wing, performing a mid-air spin around Chespin as he flew harmlessly by.
"OH NO!" the group shouted from the stands.
"Chespin, Vine Whip on Vivillon's wings!" Calem ordered, the Spiky Nut Pokémon shooting a pair of vines out that grabbed hold of Vivillon's wings before she could react in time. "Now, bring her down!" Chespin uncurled his body, grabbing hold of the vines in his paws and hauling down hard on them. Vivillon was unable to fight back, getting slammed into the icy ground as Chespin slipped on it and fell on his behind, a little hurt but looking to be in a far better position than Vivillon.
"Holy crap!" Serena exclaimed, astonished. "How is he staying in the game this long?!"
"He's learned from one of the best," Trevor muttered. "His mom's tactics and use of the field, combined with sheer tenacity. He's bringing everything he learned from her to the battlefield, and then expanding on top of that with what he's learned from us, and from the people and Pokémon he's encountered along the way. There might not be any limit to what he can accomplish!"
Serena's eyes widened, looking at Calem's confident face: That of a champion in the making. I wonder, could I ever become that strong too?
"Vivillon, Gust!" Viola cried, her Bug/Flying-type beating her wings hard and sending a gust out that knocked Chespin into a tree, weakening him significantly.
"Aw man, it's still Bug/Flying on Grass, though!" Tierno pointed out. "Chespin should use Leech Seed to drain some health!"
"He can't!" Brighton retorted, surprising Tierno. "Pokémon can only know four moves at a time, and we've already seen Calem's Chespin use those four attacks! He can't use anything but those four moves!"
"Chespin, Vine Whip!" Calem ordered, Chespin whipping a pair of vines out.
"Sleep Powder!" Viola commanded, Vivillon sending out green spores that caused Chespin to nod off before he could complete his attack. "Now, Dream Eater!" Vivillon's glowed with a crimson aura as she released a ghostly copy of herself. It swooped through Chespin's sleeping body, draining the last of his health and knocking him out.
"Chespin is unable to battle!" Charlotte yelled, raising the blue flag as Fennekin's image onscreen faded to black. "Vivillon takes the round!"
"Oh no, Chespin!" Shauna exclaimed. "He was Calem's best shot at winning this!"
"Hate to say it, but Shauna's right," Trevor noted as Calem recalled Chespin. "I can't see how Spewpa can realistically win this fight against his flying evolved form."
"Then again, Calem's already thrown some crazy moves into this battle," Tierno noted.
"So it's still anyone's match," Serena added before cupping her hands over her mouth. "Go, Calem!"
Shauna's eyes brightened, climbing up the stands and grabbing Serena's arm. "Serena, I just got an idea! C'mon!"
As the rest of the building's occupants watched, the smaller girl hauled Serena down off the stands, grabbed her bag, and pulled her into a closet. Calem's eye twitched as he heard the sound of random banging and yelping from the closet. After about thirty seconds, the door finally swung open as Shauna proudly pulled Serena out, the latter dressed in a cheerleader's outfit of her own, except it was a bit tighter and the mini-skirt was doing a less effective job of keeping her covered.
"Okay, cheer on, girl!" Shauna yelled happily, passing a pair of pompoms to the embarrassed honey-haired teen.
Calem's face turned red as a tomato at the sight of the two, but quickly gave his head a shake, looking back to the field. "Well, I guess if those two are gonna cheer like that for me, I've GOTTA give it my all!"
Viola was likewise blushing at the sight of Serena in her outfit, and also had to shake herself out of it. "R-Right! Bring it on, Calem!"
"Spewpa, I choose you!" Calem shouted, tossing a Poké Ball and letting it open to reveal his Scatterdust Pokémon. He slipped a little on the ice, but managed to right himself, facing off against his evolved form a bit nervously.
"Well, a Bug vs Bug battle, huh?" Viola asked, smiling in excitement. "This should be great! Vivillon, Sleep Powder!" Vivillon beat her wings, sending more spores at Spewpa.
"Spewpa, Protect!" Calem ordered, Spewpa erecting a green force field around himself that stopped the Sleep Powder in its tracks. "Follow it up with Poison Powder!" The Scatterdust Pokémon shook the fur around his body, unleashing a small cloud of purple dust at Vivillon. She gave out a small cough as she breathed the spores in, her scales turning a little purple around the edges.
"Yeah, way to go Spewpa!" Shauna cheered happily.
"Now that Vivillon's poisoned, her health will keep dropping, making this a bit more in Spewpa's favour!"
"Like hell!" Viola shouted. "Facade!" Vivillon let out a shrill cry, her body glowing orange as she tackled into Spewpa hard and fast, sending him crashing into a tree.
Trevor's eyes widened. "Oh crap! Facade does more damage if the user has a status infliction! The poison is making it more powerful!"
"So THAT'S Vivillon's fourth move," Brighton realized, "the ace up her sleeve in case of emergencies..."
"Now, Sleep Powder!" Viola commanded. Vivillon released spores on the stunned Spewpa, wincing as the poison sent a shock through her body. Within moments, Spewpa was asleep.
"Spewpa, wake up!" Calem yelled.
"Dream Eater!" Viola roared, Vivillon sending out the ghostly illusion of herself out to attack Spewpa.
"Oh no!" Serena cried. "If this hits...!"
"Spewpa!" Shauna shouted.
Vivillon's copy swooped down at Spewpa, ready to drain his health. However, just as it neared, a low munching sound could be heard, and as the illusion passed through his body, Spewpa's eyes opened, looking to be perfectly okay, some purple berry juice smeared around the bottom of his face.
"...Wha..." Tierno stammered. "What just happened?"
Calem grinned. "Before the battle, I gave Spewpa a Chesto Berry and tucked it in his fur. As soon as he fell asleep, his unconscious instinct told him to eat the berry. And since Dream Eater only works when you're asleep, he didn't lose one bit of health!"
Viola laughed, face-palming. "I can't believe you thought that far ahead! But I can still beat you down with Facade!"
"Bring it on, Viola!" Calem shouted. Before either Trainer could issue a command, though, Spewpa's fur began to flash red before his whole body glowed, levitating up off the ground.
"Whoa!" Brighton exclaimed as Spewpa began to rotate. "Is he...?!"
As everyone watched on, Spewpa's body spun faster and faster, the light sending sparkles all over as his fur seemingly imploded and was replaced by a pair of wings. Finally, he came to a stop, and the light faded, revealing his slightly longer and thinner body on red wings with blue, white, and yellow pixelated patterns.
"Amazing!" Shauna yelled. "Spewpa evolved into a Vivillon!"
Calem smiled widely, pulling out his Pokédex as it began to read aloud, "Vivillon, the Scale Pokémon, and the evolved form of Spewpa. Vivillon can be found all across the world with many different patterns, each dependent on the climate and topography of its habitat. These patterns continue to grow in number as they are discovered."
"Congrats on evolving , Vivillon!" Calem said. "Now let's see you beat those wings! Use Gust!"
"Counter with your own Gust!" Viola shouted, suddenly getting VERY excited. The two Vivillon beat their wings hard, creating gusts of wind that collided with each other. After a few moments, though, Calem's Vivillon was able to break through, Viola's backing off and yelping in pain, made no better as the poison sapped more of her health.
"Use Facade!" Viola commanded, her Vivillon glowing orange and swooping at Calem's.
"Protect!" Calem ordered, his Vivillon creating a green force field that blocked Viola's Vivillon's attack. "Let's finish with Tackle!" Calem's Vivillon lunged forward hard, slamming into the gut of Viola's Vivillon and sending her crashing to the icy floor, fainting from the pain.
"Viola's Vivillon is unable to battle!" Charlotte declared, throwing the blue flag up once again as Vivillon's image onscreen faded to black, and a 'WINNER' logo appeared under Calem's portrait. "Calem's Vivillon wins the round! The winner of this battle is the challenger, Calem Xavier!"
"Alright, we did it, Vivillon!" Calem cheered, hugging his Scale Pokémon. However, Vivillon was so delighted that he accidentally released Poison Powder from his wings, causing Calem to fall backward, wincing as the poison took effect.
"Oh crap!" he heard Viola curse. "Quick, someone get some Pecha Berries!"
About an hour later, the group was assembled in the Pokémon Centre waiting room. Calem rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, while Chespin and Vivillon stood at his sides, the former giving the latter a dirty look. Apparently, Calem had blacked out shortly after getting poisoned, and when they didn't find a Pecha Berry in the Gym, they had to take him to the centre to be treated, a first for the Santalune City Pokémon Centre and its nursing staff.
"I guess Vivillon's still got his clumsy side to him, huh?" Calem said, chuckling nervously.
Viola giggled. "Perhaps, but he certainly came through for you in a pinch, as did Chespin. There's no doubt, after a picture perfect battle like that, you three deserve this..."
Viola reached into her pocket, digging out a badge shaped like a brown bug with green eyes. "Congratulations, Calem. I confer onto you the Bug Badge."
"Thank you, Viola!" Calem replied, taking the Bug Badge generously. "This means a lot to me!"
"You were amazing, Calem!" Shauna declared, smiling brightly.
"Watching that was great for my studies!" Brighton noted.
"I've gotta admit, that was a spectacular battle," Trevor acknowledged.
"Yeah, and the way you used Chespin like a hockey puck was so awesome!" Tierno added excitedly.
Serena smiled, stepping up to Calem. "Calem, that was a great battle, and you definitely earned that badge. But just so you know, from now on, I'm gonna shoot to be just as strong as you, and one day, I hope to have a battle with you that'll be even more amazing."
Calem smiled back, nodding. "You're on!...Um, but when we battle, can you please not wear 'the outfit'? It's a little distracting..."
Serena blushed brightly, realizing she still hadn't changed out of her cheerleader attire. "CRAP! Be right back!" With that, she tore off for the changing room in the back, the others laughing as she ran.
"I don't know, I thought that look really suited her," Viola admitted, giggling.
"...So, making new friends, sis?"
The group turned to the front doors of the Pokémon Centre. Standing there, with a hand on her hip, was a slightly older girl than Viola, with brown hair and similar dark green eyes as the Gym Leader's. She carried a pack that had a camcorder and an iPad inside, and had a certain look of elegance combined with a sharp glance that only a journalist could ever possess.
"Whoa, it's Alexa, of the Lumiose Press!" Trevor exclaimed. "What's she doing here?!"
Viola smiled warmly, giving a small wave. "Oh, hey sis!"
Trevor blinked in shock. "...Alexa is your older sister?!"
"Fun fact," Alexa noted as she strutted over, "Viola used to want to be a photographer for the Lumiose Press, but then she turned out to be a talented Pokémon Trainer and became Gym Leader here."
"So, what brings you down here?" Viola asked. "Looking for all the latest news in Santalune City?"
"Nah, just thought I'd pop in before the big tournament on Route 4 started," Alexa replied. "Figured I had time before I had to start covering the events there."
Suddenly, Serena came barging in, having just changed into her usual clothes, sans her hat. "Hold on a second! Did you say there's a tournament going on nearby?"
"Uh, yes, the Parterre Way Open," Alexa answered, sweat-dropping a little. "Several Trainers from all around Central Kalos, and even a few bordering cities, are going to be participating."
At that point, Serena's smile got so wide that a Fletchling could fly into her mouth. "OH MY GOD! You guys, we've GOT to enter!"
"HUH?!" Calem, Shauna, Brighton, and Tierno all asked.
Trevor put up a VERY fake smile, all the while muttering to himself, "Travelling is data, battling is data, EVERYTHING IS DATA...!"
Pokémon Spotlight!
Calem's Vivillon
Ability: Compound Eyes
Gender: Male
Form: Modern
Nature: Modest
Characteristic: Scatters things often
Attacks: Poison Powder, Tackle, Protect, Gust
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Alright, before anyone asks, YES, this was my team for the Gym Battle. However, I was more fortunate than Calem, as Chespin's Rollout pretty much won me the whole battle and Vivillon never had to leave its Poké Ball. I COULD'VE written that as the actual ending, but that would've been so anti-climactic for a story, it'd be hilarious in how bad it was. Also, my Vivillon is Polar Form, but again, I don't want Calem's whole team and experiences to be just like mine.
Also, as you can tell, kind of an arc coming up involving a tournament on Route 4. This is one I've actually had planned for a while now, and there will be a few OCs involved to round out the Trainers involved in the tournament. Don't worry, they're all using attire pieces from the games (with a single exception), and I plan to give credit where due to my friends that said they'd like their characters to be in.
Anyway, check in next time as Calem, Serena, Tierno, Shauna, Trevor, Brighton, and several more prepare for the Parterre Way Open Pokémon Tournament. Ja né!
