Number: # 008

Type: Water

Species: Discipline

Gender: 87.5% Male – 12.5% Female

Japanese Name: Futachimaru

Description: So your cute, fun-loving Oshawott evolved into a Dewott, huh? Well, your days of idle relaxation and games are now over. Dewott are a serious species of Pokémon that love to battle and spend extensive hours honing their battling skills. They aren't determined terminators though; they still love you as their trainer and will always set aside hours each day just to be with you.

Most of Dewott's training consists of mastering and perfecting special techniques with their two new scalchops that they obtained upon evolving. A Dewott's swordsman skills are its pride and joy, and it will do everything it can to ensure that it stands out amongst other Dewott. It also works hard at improving its speed, because he who is swifter of sword is first to make heads roll.

Do not be disheartened by your Pokémon's sudden change in personality and appearance. It is still the Oshawott you once had, it has just grow up and is taking on more responsibilities is all. It still loves you and will still stand by your side until your day of reckoning has come. Aren't Pokémon wonderful and faithful creatures?

Personality: Dewott has given up its childish and silly attitude, and taken on a much more serious, calm and composed demeanour. It wants to improve at everything it can, and will therefore work relentlessly until its goals have been reached. This may all sound frightening, but you mustn't be upset. When it has finished its daily training it will stop to snuggle up beside you; and if it ever feels that you are lonely or need affection it will gladly surrender its training time to comfort you.

As composed as they are, they can become stressed and frustrated when they are unable to practise enough or overcome a certain obstacle regarding their training. These are usually only temporary and will shortly be overcome; as a Dewott's determination can overcome almost anything.

Even though they may be nearly always placid on the outside, internally they still care very deeply for their trainer. If you were to ever become injured Dewott will become extremely distraught, especially if it failed to protect you. And if you were to ever say cruel words to it, it would become deeply wounded emotionally. And given a Dewott's habit of concealing its true feelings, this can result in them locking away their pain until they can't handle it anymore, and collapse under the pressure. Because of this it is advised that you encourage your Dewott to often express itself and release any potentially pent-up feelings.

Lifespan: A fully evolved Samurott… I think you get the point. A Dewott that fails to evolve will normally live to reach 50 – 60 years of age. However if its trainer dies, and the death is a direct result of the Dewott failing to protect its trainer, then Dewott will commit a special type of suicide called seppuku, out of shame and overwhelming grief for failing to protect its trainer. If for any reason Dewott is unable to do this (such as intervention) Dewott will remain a broken husk of what it once was, unable to escape its misery.

Diet: Dewott still love sea food of all kinds, and given their new strength they can take on larger meals such as Alomomola. If you feed it a Slowpoke tail for the first time now, it will give a very rare display of erratic glee as it accepts this most precious of gifts. They will eat standard Pokémon and human foods as an alternative, but prefer traditional Japanese foods such as onigiri, sushi, udon and ramen noodles and miso soup.

How To Bond: Dewott will need some time to be alone so it can concentrate and work on its skills. However, it will nearly always appreciate you being there to watch or encourage it and even more-so if you join in and practise alongside it. Having food prepared for it after a hard day of battling or training will reinforce the fact that you care for it, and it will certainly appreciate the effort. Giving encouragement and advice is another lovely way to bond, as it makes it clear that you genuinely want it to improve.

Basically, help Dewott in its practising and battling in every way possible while showing love, affection and support all at the same time. It may be daunting and tiresome, but it'll pay off when it evolves into a mighty Samurott!

Love: If your Dewott was attracted to you as an Oshawott, its feelings will become more concrete now. If you were in a relationship with it as an Oshawott, it will take it more seriously and act more like a loyal servant rather than a flirty partner. In other words Dewott won't be as intimate as other potential partners, but will be loyal to a fault and adamantly stand by you in any circumstances. The may not be so forthcoming about their affection, but they are truly reliable partners.

Batlling: A Dewott is always willing to show off its battling potential, especially after it has learned something new. Even a weakened or injured Dewott will stubbornly limp into battle to fight valiantly. They give every battle their very best no matter what the circumstances; and they will only flee when they feel that their trainer's life is in peril. They use their scalchops to deflect attacks until they can close in on the opponent and deliver scathing wounds, and use every element they can to give themselves the victory, examples being the environment and the weather.

Rock and Ground types will scurry and hide every time you enter a cave, so don't expect many battles unless you come across some very arrogant Boldore. Dewott now excels at combat within water, and now even other Water types can be made dizzy by Dewott's swift attacks. Forests are still a concern, because not only do most residents have a typing advantage, but Dewott has an environmental disadvantage. However, Dewott can learn a move that can counter then, as you'll see…

Upon evolving into a Dewott it learns it's iconic and most precious move – Razor Shell. Using this move, it can turn its scalchops into mystic blades that slice apart everything. It's a powerful and useful move that can come in handy inside and outside battle. What's that? You can't obtain the HM Cut? A piddly tree is obstructing your path? SLASH. What's that? You don't have Strength and a boulder is blocking your way? SLASH. What's that? A construction worker is blocking your access to a bridge? SLASH.

I was kidding about the last one, by the way. Please don't kill construction workers.

It can also learn another cutting move, appropriately called Fury Cutter. It's a Bug type move, allowing you to have some sort of retaliation against the ever present threat of Grass types. Alternately, you can teach it the TMs X-Scissor and Ice Beam, both of which can take out Grass types. X-Scissor can also deal with Psychic and Dark type enemies if they are a threat, or Ice Beam can deal with Dragons should you ever find yourself fighting one.

One better move Dewott can learn is Aqua Jet, which is sure to always strike first. This can be great if Dewott is slower than the enemy but only requires one more hit to take it down. And on a final note, Dewott can now learn the HMs Surf, Waterfall and Dive, although it may have to grow used to carrying you around.

With Fellow Pokémon: A Dewott will always be suspicious of new comers, and will closely watch them for the first week or so. A Dewott considers itself to be your body guard, and will not treat any potential threat lightly. It will remove a suspicious Pokémon by force if it feels too uncomfortable, but this will probably work in your favour.

Once it starts to trust another Pokémon, it will slowly open up and join in their daily lives. Dewott will not take kindly to anyone that disturbs its training though, and will dish out some punishments as it sees fit. If you go away for a while and come back to see all your Pokémon behaving in a regimented fashion, you have your Dewott to thank. Or blame.

Your Dewott will become angry or upset if it sees you loving another Pokémon more than itself, but given its docile nature it will make no intervention. This can lead to harboured resentment though, so you must take note of who you're spending time with and by how much.

Warnings: None. Dewott will protect you from any threat and make a perfect companion. It presents no threat to you, however it you get too close to it during practise it may accidentally hit and injure you. The result of this on Dewott's mind is catastrophic, and it may never forgive itself.

Summary: Dewott is a powerful, reliable Pokémon that can make sure that you rest easy and comfortably. It requires a lot to maintenance, but it certainly pays off. The trainer that chose Snivy and the trainer that chose Tepig will both be envious of you now.

Next Time… Number 009 Samurott!

A/N: Hah! I was really looking forward to writing this chapter! He has the perfect mix of cuteness and handsomeness mixed into one furry bundle! I wonder if Chespin's second form will be as good as Dewott…

Fun Facts: Dewott is based on a sea otter and a samurai. Although I think you already knew that.

Dewott's Japanese name Futachimaru, is composed of parts of these words: futatsu (two), tachi (long sword) and maru (common ending of a boy's name) If you mix these around you can come up with this title: 'A Boy Wielding Two Swords'. Isn't that cool?