"There, you'll be better in no time." I said with a smile to the little Poochyena as I bandaged its paw for the young trainer. "You rest it for a few days and you'll be good as new, I promise. And as a reward for being so good, I've got something just for you." I told it then offered some special Pokémon food I had mixed specially for dark type Pokémon, making Poochyena bark happily for munching it all up.
"Thank you so much, I didn't know what to do with the Pokémon centre being so far away." The little girl said to me with a laugh as she flung her arms around Poochyena and hugged it tightly. "We're so lucky you came along when you did!"
"It was nothing, just make sure you carry Poochyena or keep it in its Pokéball until you get it to Nurse Joy, okay? Then she can have a proper look at that sprain." I said, ruffling her hair gently as I stood up. "You take care now and remember, always be mindful of your surroundings. With all these loose stones and tree roots sticking up from the ground, an accident was just waiting to happen." I explained and she nodded her head as she stood up.
"I promise I'll be more careful. Goodbye now!" She called before dashing away, carrying her little Poochyena in her arms as I chuckled and watched her go. I was about to move on when I heard a voice calling out to me.
"Excuse me! Hey! Excuse me!" I turned to see a boy running at me, a plaster on his forehead but he carried a sick looking Wingull in his arms. "Please, you took care of that Poochyena right? Well my Wingull doesn't look too good, is there something you can do to help?" Instantly I was holding it in my arms, checking its temperature.
"It's a little hot, and its wing doesn't look too good. Can you tell me what happened and when this all started?" I asked as I put Wingull down on a blanket then got my supplies back out again.
"Well, we were just doing some training and I asked Wingull to use Wing Attack, but at the last minute its wings stopped glowing and my poor Wingull hit the tree with its wing. Is it broken?" I gently felt the wing, making Wingull cry out in pain but I couldn't find any breakage.
"No, it's not broken but I think there may be some cracks in the bone. I'm going to strap it up and support it for now, give Wingull something for the fever that's starting then I'll fly you both to a Pokémon Centre, okay?" I told him. "I'm Ruby."
"I'm Alex, are you sure my Wingull is going to be okay?" He asked with worry, sniffing slightly as tears rose to his eyes so I gave him a calm and confident smile.
"Of course! Things like this happen all the time, what went wrong is that your Wingull's wings aren't yet fully developed or strong enough to handle wing attack. What you need to do is build up its strength. A trick I've learned is to take your bird swimming and tell it to flap its wings in the water, it really helps build up strength and when practicing Wing Attack, use a softer target like a doll or something like that, then build it up from there." I told Alex as I bandaged up the wing with a stick to keep it from being moved or disturbed.
"Thanks Ruby, you must be a rally great trainer if you know all this stuff." I gave a smile.
"Well actually, I was taught by one of my best friends and I also go travelling to places around different regions to learn more about Pokémon. Anyway, we'd better get Wingull to Nurse Joy right away. Hop aboard." I said then stood up. "Charizard, I choose you!"
"Whoa! You have a Charizard?" Alex awed as Charizard appeared, standing tall and proud but the moment he saw me he ducked down his head and affectionately nuzzled his snout into me, making me giggle as Alex picked up his Wingull who was whimpering slightly.
"Yup. Charizard was my first Pokémon." I said as I climbed up but then Charizard got down to the ground, helping with his arm to give Alex a boost before I settled him in front of me. "Alright Charizard, Slateport City Pokémon Centre, let's go!" Charizard roared with a nod of his head before leaping up into the sky, ascending easily as Alex laugh and held on, making me smile as Wingull perked up a bit, glad to be back in the air.
With Charizard flying, it only took twenty minutes to fly straight to the Pokémon Centre where I returned Charizard then rushed inside with Alex, calling for Nurse Joy. "Nurse Joy! This Wingull needs your help, it has a fever and think may have cracked the bone on its left wing." I told her and instantly she nodded her head.
"We'll take at your Wingull right away. Chansey!" Chansey came forwards immediately with a stretcher and Wingull was whisked away to the emergency room for some scans. Alex sniffed, tearing up as he watched Nurse Joy take his Wingull away so I placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Alex, your Wingull will be fine now. It's nothing Nurse Joy can't handle and because you responded so quickly to it being hurt, there won't be any issues with healing it."
"You think so?" He asked me, turning a teary eyed face up at me so I nodded my head.
"I know so. Believe me, I've seen much worse happen to a Pokémon and they've always come out stronger and fitter than before. Tell you what, it's nearly lunchtime so why don't you go on down to the cafeteria and get yourself something to eat? It'll be a while until Nurse Joy comes back to tell you Wingull will be alright." I suggested and Alex nodded his head.
"Okay. Thanks Ruby, you're one of the greatest trainers I've met so far." He told me and I blushed modestly at his compliment before turning around. Just then I heard a voice.
"Everyone's so psyched!"
"Pika Pika!"
"Including me, remember there are just two weeks until the Pokémon contest opens." That was May, Ash and Pikachu! Where are they? There are so many trainers in here it's kind of hard to see, and my height doesn't make things easier. I craned my neck to try and see and followed the sound of their voices to lead the way.
"Right, so it makes sense that everybody came early to get in some practice." That was Brock, I think I can see the back of his head! Oh no wait, that's just a Zigzagoon sitting on someone else's head.
"They all look really good. Are you sure you're ready for this May?" Found them!
"What are you talking about squirt?" I asked them casually and they all span around to see me standing there, leaning into my hip with my arms folded across my chest. "Of course May's going to be fine. After all, two weeks is plenty of time to practice."
"It's Ruby! You're back!" Max cried out with laughter before flinging himself at me. "It's so good to see you again! Are you staying with us this time? You're not going to leave again?"
"Pika Pikachu!" I laughed over at Pikachu as he leaped onto my shoulder and rubbed his head against me in greeting, making me smile further if it were possible.
"Of course not squirt, I thought if I stuck around here for the contest you'd all show up eventually." I said with a beam as May also flung her arms around me.
"You came at the most perfect moment! Now you can help me get ready for the contest! It's so exciting, isn't it? Did you enter in any other contests? How did you do? What happened?" She asked me so I chuckled as they stepped back.
"Slow down! Let me catch my breath." I told them before grinning. "I've entered three contests since last we all were together. The first two went pretty badly, one I didn't make it past the appeals round and the other I got knocked out in the second, so I knuckled down and did some really intense training with Jigglypuff, so the last contest we were in, we came first place! And look! I got my second ribbon!" I pulled out my ribbon case and showed it to May, its dark green colour shining brightly as her eyes sparkled.
"It's beautiful!"
"Congratulations, that's a great achievement." Brock said to me as he came forwards and placed a hand on my shoulder. "I've heard from other coordinators that getting your second ribbon is almost harder than getting your first, so you shouldn't have too many problems from now on. And whilst you were away, I caught a Mudkip."
"Really? A Mudkip? How awesomely cute!" I said but then Ash leaped forwards and thrust out his gym badge case, revealing there were now two badges sitting there, the second looking like a blue boxing glove.
"And whilst you were out getting your second ribbon, I went and got my second badge! I had a rematch with Brawley and thanks to my new friend Corphish!" He declared and I smiled at him.
"That's great genius, I knew you could do it." I told him with a playful punch to his shoulder. "Can I meet Corphish and Mudkip?"
"Sure! Corphish, come on out and meet a great friend of ours!" Ash called and his water Pokémon appeared, slightly similar to a Krabby though more bulky.
"You too Mudkip!" The cute little blue Pokémon appeared beside Corphish and instantly I awed at them both. They were cute and tough looking at the same time, I love 'em!
"Corphish Phish!" Corphish called, snapping his pincers menacingly with narrowed eyes but when I knelt down and gave it a soft and warm smile, Corphish almost dropped to the floor in shock, staring at me as I giggled though Mudkip merely beamed back and bounded forwards into my lap with a leap, happily standing up to greet me face to face.
"Mudkip Kip!"
"Hey there Corphish, Mudkip, I'm Ruby. It's great to meet you." I introduced myself as Corphish blinked.
"Cor..." It blinked again before scuttling to hide behind Ash's legs, peeping out at me before hiding again. I chuckled softly as I rubbed Mudkip's back gently, trying to peek around to see Corphish.
"Huh? You're not scared are you Corphish?" Ash questioned which instantly bugged Corphish, so he stormed back out with a snap of his pincers and glared up at Ash before facing me with a determined expression.
"Corphish Phish Phish!" He chanted so I giggled again, making him blush and look down.
"Nice to meet you too." I said before Ash and Brock returned their Pokémon to their Pokéball.
"That was weird, wonder what's gotten into Corphish?" Ash questioned to himself as I lifted Pikachu off my shoulder and hugged him to me, burying my face into his soft fur as he squealed softly into my hair, making my hang on a little tighter.
"Aw Pikachu, I'd almost forgotten how cute you are!" I chuckled before pulling back. "Have you been keeping everyone out of trouble?"
"Pika Pi! Pikachu!" He proclaimed proudly so I took it as a yes.
"Hey Ruby, you'll never guess what. My Wurmple evolved!" She told me and my eyes widened with my smile. "It evolved into a Silcoon and then into a Beautifly! Isn't that great? I can't wait to enter the contest with it."
"That's amazing May, congratulations." I said with a wink as Max folded his arms a little grumpily.
"And I still don't get to catch a single Pokémon of my own." He mumbled under his breath but I already had a remedy for that.
"Don't be so down squirt, look what I got you." I said then pulled out something from my pocket and handed it to him. Instantly his eyes widened as he stared at the deck of cards, each with a picture of a Hoenn region Pokémon and some information on it about them and some of their attacks. Kind of like a paperback Pokédex.
"Wow! This is so cool! Thanks Ruby, you're the best as usual!" He cheered before blinking. "Oh! I almost forgot!" He took off his backpack, opened the front zip then pulled out my charm bracelet, holding it up to me. "I took good care of it. My sister tried to wear it but I told her it wasn't hers to wear."
"Hey! I only wanted to try it on." May argued at her brother, placing her hands on her hips. "I knew Ruby wouldn't have minded as long as I was careful."
"It's okay guys, no need to fight." I said to them both as Brock secured my bracelet back around my wrist. It had felt strange not wearing it, but I was glad to have it back, sitting snugly on my wrist. "Thanks for taking such good care of it squirt, did you polish it for me?" He nodded his head proudly.
"Just a little." I ruffled his hair and gave him a wink, making him beam and laugh quietly at me just as Alex came running back over.
"Hey Ruby! Nurse Joy says Wingull is fine and will make a full recovery, just like you said!" He told me excitably, no longer worried for his Pokémon. "I owe it all to you for taking care of my Wingull and getting us both here so fast, so thanks so much!"
"No problem Alex, just remember to take care in future." I told him caringly. "Your Pokémon rely on you to make sure they're always in top condition. Okay?"
"Okay! I'm going to learn all I can about Pokémon first aid, that way if something like this happens again, I'll know what to do! Thanks again Ruby, good luck with your Pokémon!" He called before running to be with his Wingull.
"Looks like you've been busy." Brock said to me and I nodded my head.
"Yeah, I've met loads of new people whilst out travelling, and some of them had Pokémon who needed help so I patched them up before directing them to Pokémon Centres. It's been fun meeting different kinds of trainers and having different battles." I told them as May angled herself towards the door.
"Come on! Let's go to the beach for some training!" She called and I was instantly following.
"Right behind you May!" We made our way down to the picturesque beach, with white sand and a perfect blue sea and loads of tourists having fun either building sandcastles or splashing around in the waves.
"Slateport City's got beautiful beaches! Not to mention all the beautiful girls!" Brock proclaimed as he went bright red and woozy at the sight of so many pretty women in their bathing suits.
"Yeah who cares? Let's swim!" Max called but May turned around with a studious and proud expression.
"First things first, I think I'll do a little bit of practicing." She told us and we all nodded our heads.
"Good idea May." Ash agreed as she lifted up a finger with a wink.
"And first up, my stunning preliminary performance! Watch and learn." She told us as she ran forwards, kicked up a leg then began to pirouette as she enlarged her Pokéball. "Beautifly! The spotlight is on you!"
Her Beautifly appeared and I could instantly tell how well it had been raised, as its vibrant colours sparkled in the sunlight as Beautifly rose up into the air then used Sleep Powder, producing a clear, sparkling sheen and dust which showed off perfectly Beautifly's beauty as we all gasped in awe.
"Wow! That's pretty good!" Ash complimented as he and Max leaned forwards with intrigue.
"A nice opening."
"Great job May!" Max called out to his sister but I noticed how May wasn't continuing with her performance, her arms still spread out as she teetered slightly from side to side.
"Check it out, she's really planted her pose!" Ash said but then May turned shakily around, blinking furiously as she tried to stay upright.
"I…might have…spent too much time on my spin." Everyone groaned when they saw how May wasn't just posing, but was just too dizzy to move so I chuckled and shook her slightly, waking her up.
"Great entrance May, just remember contests are about your Pokémon, not their trainer so you don't have to go overboard with your spin." I reminded her as she shook out her head then beamed.
"Right, got it! Now moving on, here we go!" She called then threw three pink Frisbees towards Beautifly who watched them approach patiently. "Beautifly use Gust!" Suddenly Beautifly began to power her wings for a Gust that sent a wave of sand rolling up from the ground and swallowed us all, making everyone cry out in alarm as we also covered a couple of tourists under our sand tomb as well. Oops.
"Uh! Guess this isn't the right place for that." Max said as he resurfaced and May popped up next.
"You're probably right." I chuckled as I walked forwards and helped them both out, grasping their arms and pulled them free with a simple tug.
"Let's go over there, it looks a little quieter and secluded." I suggested as Brock and Ash found their way out as well. We went closer to the cliff face where there were no tourists but plenty of room for May to practice for her preliminary performance.
"This is much better." Brock announced as we all stood facing May's back as she gazed up at her Beautifly.
"So what's up next May?" Ash asked and she gave a secretive smile before turning and lifting a studious finger to point upwards.
"Only the very best of the best." She told us before turning to her Beautifly. "Okay Beautifly, the pressure's on now." I noted how Beautifly seemed to lose a bit of its confidence at that, looking worried as May suddenly flung out her hand. "Beautifly, Silver Wind now!"
Beautifly rose up and began to flutter her wings, creating streams of silvery wind but after a bare few moments, it teetered out and Beautifly looked crushed at her failure as May mirrored her expression, dropping to the ground. "No not again…we keep messing that one up."
"You might not want to use that move in the contest yet May." Max advised but his sister turned around to face him.
"But if we could use Silver Wind in the contest it would just blow everyone away, I know it!" She said so I stepped forwards and lifted up my hand, letting Beautifly land there and I smiled as I lowered her down to eye level before turning to May.
"You almost have it May, you're very close. It's all about how you encourage Beautifly from this point onwards. You see, a Pokémon who struggles with a particular move is usually because they lack confidence in themselves." I told her as I reached out and helped her to stand up. "Which is why it's vital that their trainer makes them feel as relaxed as possible and encourages them to do their best."
"Really? I didn't know that." May said, touching a finger to her lips. "I thought Pokémon just knew how to do moves on their own."
"No May, it's important that Pokémon and trainer work together. Remember how Ash trained right alongside Pikachu when they were learning the Iron Tail attack?" I said as I tickled Beautifly's chin. "How about later I teach you all of Beautifly's massage points, it'll help to relax and may even strengthen her confidence a little."
"That would be great! Thanks so much Ruby." She said to me with sparkling eyes so I smiled then let Beautifly fly up. "Okay Beautifly, let's try our first trick again, only this time I know you'll get it!" May said, immediately taking my advice on board. "I have complete faith in you, so let's go! Beautifly, use Gust again!"
Beautifly rose up into the air and as May threw her three Frisbees, Beautifly created a curving wind which carried them all high up into the air then back down towards May who caught them without even look, gracefully jumping up to receive the first two.
"Yeah! That's cool!" Max praised as May opened her eyes but as she spoke, missed the third.
"I know!" With a gasp everyone turned around to see it fly towards a boy with green hair and a purple over shirt, though he wasn't even looking and couldn't see the Frisbee aiming right for his head. "Look out!" May tried to warn him but in answer he lifted a hand and caught the Frisbee without even trying, making us all stare wide eyed. "I'm sorry!" May called up to him as she ran over.
The boy began to spin the play toy on his finger, smirking slightly as he didn't even look at May. "Please don't tell me you're planning on entering the Pokémon contest with a cheesy act like that?!" He scorned and instantly I narrowed my eyes. Who did that little punk think he is? I'll show him a thing or two, his face will be made of cheese after I'm done with him!
The punk flung May's Frisbee back at her, landing it directly in front of her feet and she blinked before glaring up at him as I marched over at the same time the stuck up dweeb did as well. "You've got no finesse, no moves." He told May but then held out a hand to stop her from moving closer as she glared angrily.
"Hey! Who are you to tell me that?!" She demanded to know as he smirked.
"If you must know I'm Drew. Pokémon Coordinator." He informed as I finally reached them.
"If you're not careful punk, I'll coordinate my foot up your sorry little…!" Brock clamped a hand down on my mouth and restrained me as I struggled to go for the little brat. How dare he tell May she had no finesse? Her moves were beautiful, sure they were untidy and needed work, but that will come with practice!
"Really? That's just like you May." Ash said simply so I whacked him on the back of my head, managing to tear my mouth free of Brock's grip.
"We do not make friends with punks like that, genius!" I told him firmly. "Let me at him, let me at him!" But Brock continued to hold me back.
"I think you need a time out." He told me so I grumbled but went still, folding my arms with a pout as Brock let go but kept his hand firmly resting on my shoulder.
"Please, no comparison." Drew said proudly as he stuck his hands in his pockets then turned to face May. "You see, you and your Pokémon here, you've got no style." That really ticked May off, let alone me. No one says that to my friends and gets away with it! I'll shove his head into the sand, then we won't have to listen to this trash talk.
"Hey! You can make fun of me all you want, but don't you DARE make fun of my Pokémon!" May yelled at Drew in rage but he merely shoved a hand in her face again, cutting her off.
"Wow, just calm down little girl." He said then easily held her back as she struggled to try and pound him as well.
"May, don't listen to what he says." Max told her and Ash piped up to help.
"Yeah, why don't you show us all your great Pokémon." Ash challenged but Drew merely flicked a hand across his fringe, moving it out of his eyes.
"Why? What good would that do? I think you children just ought to be on your way." He said so I stepped forwards, one hand on my hip as the other pointed menacingly at him.
"Look buster, I don't know about you but I think you need your eyes tested. Three of us are obviously older than you, and for the record, I think you feel threatened by May, which is why you're trying to trash talk her out of competing." I announced and he balked in shock.
"What?! No way! Haven't you been listening to a word I've been saying?"
"Sure I have, and it's obvious. You can see that May has a natural talent for bringing out the beauty of Beautifly, and you don't want any competition in this contest. I've seen it all before and have had it done to me, though you don't hold a candle to how dirty my rival was. In fact, you're pretty pathetic." I told him, turning to the side and folded my arms with a bored look. "Not even worth our time really, you should feel honoured that we've even bothered to listen to you." Drew shot me a look before returning to his previously proud look.
"Whatever. I meant what I said, you should be on your way. This beach is private for people like me staying at the resort." Drew informed us, jabbing a thumb behind him to a posh looking hotel just up on the cliff. May glared at Drew, unsure of what to say.
"Come on, let's just get out of here." Ash said then turned to walk away.
"Yeah." Max agreed so I took a deep breath then gently placed my hand in May's to lead her away.
"Come on May, I'll buy everyone ice cream then I'll help you on your routine." I told her and she started to walk with me but then she turned back and faced Drew.
"I guess you're entering the contest too?" He laughed sadistically.
"Brilliant guess genius." He said which instantly sparked me off again. Hey! No one can call May genius, that's a nickname reserved for Ash only! That punk, he's going to regret making May feel bad someday, I promise that!
"Let's go." May said, turning and tugged on my hand so together we walked away. After we were a safe distance away from Drew we let go of one another's hands but I put my arm around May's shoulder to comfort her.
"You'll do great May, it's not his opinion that matters, it's the judges and I know they'll be stunned with how well you've raised Beautifly, just look at her gorgeous eyes and perfect colours on her wings. You've definitely been working hard." This perked May up a little, making her turn her head towards me.
"Really? You think so?" I nodded my head.
"Uh huh, I bet Janet would be proud if she could see you. Why don't you relax for a moment and I'll go get everyone some ice cream. We could do with a little cooling off." I said as we all walked off the beach to find a space in a field near the Pokémon centre.
"Okay, I'll have a chocolate chip please!" May called out as I began to walk back to where I had seen the ice cream van.
"Chocolate for me Ruby!" Max added as Brock and Ash both yelled with their preferences as well, so I waved to ensure they all knew I'd heard them. I walked back towards the beach, glancing around before bringing out Jigglypuff.
"Jigglypuff!" She cheered then instantly bounced towards me, blinking her beautiful blue orbs up at me before rubbing her head against my leg.
"Hey there beautiful, how are you?" I asked as I lifted her up onto my shoulder. "I'm about to get ice cream for everyone, would you like strawberry?" I asked and she nodded her head eagerly.
"Jigglypuff Puff." I smiled at her before continuing to walk.
"Listen Jigglypuff, I know I said that we'd enter this contest, but I think maybe it would be better to give it a miss this time around." Jigglypuff stared at me as if I were crazy.
"Puff?"
"It's just that, we've been working really hard lately and I think you could do with a break, but also, this is May's first competition, and I want to be there to support her, not challenge her." I explained to Jigglypuff as I queued up to get the ice cream. "It'll be tough enough without us competing as well, and I want May to have every chance of winning that ribbon." I said to Jigglypuff who sighed, thinking it over then nodded her head.
"Jigglypuff." She decided finally and I smiled, lifting her off my shoulder to give her a hug, making her smile too as she hung onto me.
"Thanks Jigglypuff, you're the greatest!" I said before putting her back on my shoulder. I ordered all the ice cream we needed for us and some of the Pokémon who liked ice cream, though for Beautifly I wasn't sure which she'd prefer so I ordered honeycomb as a wild guess. As the man was whipping up the order, a group of kids came running over to me with laughter.
"Hey! You're the one who won the Rustboro contest right? And that last contest back on the resort island near Lilycove!" One of the girls said to me and I nodded my head.
"That's right."
"And that's your Jigglypuff! It's even cuter in person than on TV! Are you going to compete in this contest too?" A little boy asked, clenching his fists in excitement but this time I shook my head.
"No, we're taking a little break for the moment because we've been working so hard lately. I'm sorry." I told them as they all sighed in disappointment.
"In that case, show us some of your moves!" Another kid requested and instantly the whole hoard were chanting, cheering for Jigglypuff who tapped my shoulder then nodded. I glanced to her then to the ice cream man who smiled.
"Go on, let's see what you can do. I'll hold your ice cream for you." He said so I turned to the children.
"Alright then, everyone step back!" They all backed up as I stepped out of line, letting Jigglypuff jump to the ground as heads began to turn, noticing something was going on. "Okay, everybody! Welcome to the Jigglypuff performance special! Say hello to your friend Jigglypuff!"
"Jigglypuff!" She greeted, blowing a kiss to the kids who all laughed, cheered and giggled before she tossed me her microphone to hold for her and I caught it easily. "Jigglypuff Puff!"
"Okay Jigglypuff, jump and use Ice Beam." I called with a clap of my hands and Jigglypuff instantly leaped up into the air, inflated her body then used Ice Beam, forming a large ball which she held in her arms easily despite its large size. "Pound!" Jigglypuff landed on the ground, tossed up the ice ball then jumped after it, breaking it into tiny pieces with several uses of Pound as the children all awed, staring in wonder as each crystal like shard began to glitter. "And now use Flash!" I thought to the HM I'd been given a couple of years ago back in Kanto for agreeing to take the Old Amber to Cinnabar Island.
I'd used it on Jigglypuff at her agreement for a new move that needed to really dazzle all of the audience, and we'd put together several routines using it, this being only one of them. Jigglypuff glowed brightly before the light intensified, making her seem angelic as she struck a pose among all the ice and the light was caught in their depths before shooting out in beams of rainbows, dancing beautifully and the audience all gasped before cheering, admiring Jigglypuff's beauty as she landed then used Double Slap without me even needing to tell her, shattering the ice as it fell to the ground until they were no more than tiny sparkles that shimmered around her.
"Wow! That was amazing!" The kids all cheered as Jigglypuff took a curtsey in unison, spreading our arms out wide as we bowed our heads graciously. "Do it again! Do it again!" I laughed and held out my hands.
"Sorry guys but I've got to go. Make sure you all take care now, okay? Don't go too far out to sea and don't run off without telling your parents!" I chuckled, giving them a wink as they all giggled and I collected the ice creams and paid for them with Jigglypuff once more on my shoulder.
"That was marvellous, that's a talented Jigglypuff you've got yourself there." The ice cream man said to me and I smiled at Jigglypuff.
"I know, Jigglypuff is the greatest. Thanks for the ice cream!" I called before carrying the several trays back to the gang, smiling as I watched May's battle upon approach. She really knew how to make every move look beautiful, all she needed now was confidence.