Hello and welcome to Chapter 28 of Pokmon Journey: Sevii Islands!
With Dean having joined James and Richard after meeting up with them last chapter, the three trainers continue on their way to Renia Town.
Upload Date: 7th August 2016
Chapter 28: To Know the Unown
Renia Pass, Sevii Islands
11:49am, 4th August 2005
"So, how much further to go?" Richard asked.
He, James and Dean were walking along a narrow dirt path winding its way through Renia Pass. Massive cliff faces enclosed the pass from either side, while huge pine trees towered over the path. The pass itself was covered in foliage, including the sides, which were covered with moss and other small plants. The path wasn't very well-maintained – weeds and tree roots appeared at regular intervals, as well as other obstacles which made it difficult to walk on.
Fortunately for the three trainers, it wasn't raining today, though the sky remained covered in grey clouds. There was a cold wind blowing through the pass as well and, although the foliage protected them from some of it, the three of them couldn't help but shiver.
"It shouldn't be much further now," Dean replied to Richard's question, examining his map. "We're over halfway through the pass."
"So whereabouts are we exactly?" James asked, sticking his head over Dean's shoulder to look at the map.
"About here." Dean pointed to a spot on the map. "Once we get out of Renia Pass, it'll be about an hour's walk to get to Renia Town."
"I think I can see the pass opening out!" Richard called from up ahead.
"Really?" James and Dean ran up to join him.
"See!" Richard pointed up through a gap in the tree branches above them. Sure enough, the sides of the pass seemed to get further from each other.
"Maybe we're a little further ahead than I thought we were." Dean frowned and started staring at the map again. "It's hard to tell with this map."
"As long as we get to where we need to go." James grinned.
They continued walking along the path for a couple of minutes before emerging from the trees to find themselves standing at the end of the pass. In the distance, they could see a small town nestled among the trees and low hills below. Just beyond the town was the sparkling blue ocean and the various islands upon which the Tanoby Ruins were located.
"That's Renia Town, right?" Richard asked.
"That's right." Dean nodded.
"It doesn't look like it'll take us an hour to get there," said James.
"The path doesn't go straight there." Dean looked up from his map and started leading the way down the path. "It winds its way through the woodland."
"Ah, of course," James sighed.
"They never go with the most convenient option, do they?" Richard grumbled.
Renia Town, Sevii Islands
1:04pm, 4th August 2005
There was a clear divide between the north and south of Quest Island in terms of development. Tyslan City and the resorts of the north coast were well-connected and had plenty of services available. Sevault Canyon made access to the southern coast far more difficult and as a result it didn't have the same level of infrastructure. The population growth was far slower as well.
This could all be seen in Renia Town. Though its name referred to it as a 'town', it was really more of a slightly larger than average village. There was a tiny pokémon centre located close to the beach, but that was the only modern building in the village. All the other buildings were old-fashioned and constructed with wood panelling and dark grey roof tiles.
Richard had half been expecting the ferry dock to be nothing more than a single wooden jetty like the one on Outcast Island, but it seemed to be a little more developed than that. A single stone pier stretched out into a small cove ringed by a small beach of soft, pale sand, interrupted only by a boathouse built into the side of the cove. The ferry wasn't much larger than the Charles' boat that ran the route between Anar Town and Outcast Island. It didn't seem as though they got much business, seeing as the boat was tied up alongside the pier with its engine turned off when the three trainers had approached it.
"Excuse me!" James called as they reached it.
"Huh?" A burly sailor who had been sleeping on one of the benches suddenly jerked awake.
"Is the ferry to the Tanoby Ruins running today?"
"It will be in just a second!" The sailor leapt to his feet and hurried to turn the engine on. There was a loud spluttering as it attempted to start. "Come on, don't let me down!" the sailor muttered under his breath.
The engine suddenly roared into life.
"We're open for business!" The sailor grinned at them, wiping his forehead in relief. "Is it just the three of you?"
"That's right," Dean replied.
"Which island did you want to go to?" the sailor asked.
"Which one is the best to explore?" Richard asked.
"Hmmm." The sailor paused to think for a couple of seconds as James, Richard and Dean stepped down into the boat. "Viapois is the largest and has the biggest ruin complex. If you want my recommendation, I'd say there!"
"Let's go there then!" James had to raise his voice slightly to be heard over the noise of the engine.
"That'll be 250 poké each."
James, Richard and Dean quickly pulled out enough money to pay the sailor and handed it over to him.
"Thanks for your business!" The sailor grinned. "I'll get you over to Viapois in no time at all!"
Nanaset Cove, Sevii Islands
1:28pm, 4th August 2005
Livvi sat on the step outside the wooden beach hut, gazing out towards the sea. Though it had been cloudy during the morning, sun beams were now shining through gaps in the cloud cover down onto the beach. According to the weather forecast, it was supposed to be a completely clear sky by the evening.
Lostelle and her father were playing on the beach in one of the circles of sunlight created by the sun beams, laughing and chatting as they built sandcastles together. They occasionally got up and moved whenever the sun beam they were under moved. Dorru, Evoro and Salea were playing with them as well, though the eevee was making a nuisance of himself as he charged around wildly and sometimes crushed the sandcastles the other were making.
Livvi had been playing with them until earlier, but she'd stopped to go off and give Tavro something to eat in secret. Though she felt that the hypno wouldn't do anything wrong like before, she didn't want to scare Lostelle by having him out and about. In fact, she hadn't even told Lostelle and her father that the hypno that had kidnapped her was back in her possession. She felt a little bit guilty about it, but didn't want to cause unnecessary worry.
Barru lay next to her as she gazed out to sea. He said nothing. Perhaps he was enjoying the sea breeze? Though not as bad as it had been over the last couple of days, there was still a cold edge to the wind. It wasn't a particularly unpleasant feeling, but it was slightly uncomfortable at times.
Putting her hands out behind her and leaning back, Livvi stared up at the sky and turned her thoughts back towards James and Richard. How were they getting on? Having looked at the map earlier and roughly estimating how far they'd have travelled each day, she reckoned that they were probably at the south coast by now.
She hoped that they remembered to take some pictures of the Tanoby Ruins while they were there…
Tanoby Ruins, Sevii Islands
7:49pm, 4th August 2005
While the sun might have been emerging on the north coast of Quest Island, the various islands housing the Tanoby Ruins were still beneath the grey clouds. Despite the cloud-filled sky, it hadn't been raining when James, Richard and Dean emerged from one of the smaller ruin complexes on the island.
The ruins themselves were largely empty, though the three trainers hadn't been expecting to find anything anyway, but the architecture was interesting to look at. It was built from very light, almost greenish, brown stone slabs. These slabs had clearly been carved very carefully as construction went ahead – each one was a perfect fit with the ones it bordered.
Not all of them had withstood the test of time though, as James had noticed when they were walking around. Chunks of some of the slabs lay scattered on the ground, while countless others were covered in cracks through which moss and weeds grew. Every now and again, a large enough hole in one of the walls would give them access to a room that was once sealed off.
It had been an interesting experience, wandering around the ruins. Richard and Dean were still excitedly discussing their experiences as the three of them started setting up their tent on a bare, flat patch of ground a short distance away from the ruin complex. James, however, remained silent. As fascinating as the ruins had been, he hadn't been able to shake off the feeling that he was being watched. There was something eerie about the ancient text lining the walls as well.
"Hello? James?"
James looked up as he heard his name being called. He saw Richard grinning at him.
"What's up? You seem out of it."
"It's nothing." James shook his head and grinned back. "What are we going to do about dinner this evening?"
"Hmm. That's a good question." Richard frowned and looked over to Dean. "What do you think?"
"Me?" Dean looked momentarily startled. "Well, I guess I have a couple of ideas…"
The conversation moved on and James quickly forgot about the unsettling feeling he'd been getting from the ruins.
10:48am, 5th August 2005
"So, this is the main ruin complex?" Richard put his hands on his waist and looked up at the large structure in front of them.
They'd come to Viapois because it had the largest single complex of ruins out of all the islands that housed the Tanoby Ruins, but it had been the afternoon by the time they'd arrived on the island the previous day. Hence why they'd decided to explore a smaller one before calling it a day.
James couldn't help but be impressed by the scale of this complex though. It was mostly intact, while the others were slowly but surely succumbing to the elements. He thought it could be some kind of ancient temple, or perhaps a palace. If there was an information panel anywhere around here, then he'd make sure that he stopped to read it.
"Shall we get going then?" Richard asked, looking back at him and Dean. "Hopefully it'll be cooler inside than it is out here!"
"I hope so," Dean mumbled, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Same." James agreed with him.
The sky was still overcast, but there was an intense, muggy atmosphere hanging over the island that made it uncomfortable to breathe. A part of James hoped that it rained again to make the air fresh again.
The three trainers started climbing the large stone staircase that led up to the massive stone entrance to the building.
"Ooh! There's some info written here!" Richard called out as they reached the top.
"How does he still have energy?" Dean rasped as he and James followed him.
"No clue," James replied, wiping his forehead. He was interested in what the information board, set up by the side of the main entrance, said about the building though. His jeans clung uncomfortably to his sweaty legs as he walked over.
"It says that this building is believed to be some kind of temple." Richard read the description on the board. "No one really knows who built it, since it had already been here for centuries when the civilization that built the city in Ruin Valley on Fortune Island first arrived."
"Eh? Really?" James looked at the description. "This temple looks like it's in a much better condition than the ruins in Ruin Valley." He continued reading the section about it.
Given their age, all of the Tanoby Ruins are fairly well-preserved, though this temple is especially so. It is unknown exactly why it has remained so well-preserved since it has remained in its current state for centuries without human intervention. Local rumours claim that the building is maintained by ancient caretakers that have protected it since its original builders disappeared.
"Do you think that's true?" Richard asked.
"No way!" Dean shook his head dismissively. "If there really were some kind of 'ancient guardians' here, then they would have found evidence of them."
"I guess you're right!" Richard laughed, rubbing the back of his head.
"Let's get going." James turned and started walking through the entrance. "That temple isn't going to explore itself!"
Though he spoke enthusiastically, he was reminded of the unsettling feeling of being watched when they were exploring the ruins yesterday. Were there really some kind of hidden guardians watching over the ruins and protecting them? Was there a risk that they could be attacked?
James tried to put those thoughts to the back of his mind. Nothing had happened yesterday, so that meant they'd be fine today as well.
It was both breath-taking and eerie how well-preserved the interior of the temple was. Unlike in the ruins from yesterday, there was little damage to the smooth walls. It appeared so undisturbed that it was as if they were the first people to enter the building.
"What do you think it was built for?" Dean asked, looking around at the odd writing on the walls.
"Honouring the gods?" James gave a suggestion. Their footsteps echoed loudly through the empty corridors as they walked.
"Do you think they made human sacrifices here?" Richard asked.
"Maybe there's an altar somewhere higher up in the temple," James replied thoughtfully.
The temple was probably thousands of years old. He knew that there were all kinds of unpleasant aspects of human nature that were more accepted back then, so it wouldn't surprise him if that were the case.
The trainers continued walking along the corridor. As they reached the end and turned right, James suddenly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. Someone, or something, was watching him – he could feel it!
He spun round, his shoes scraping on the ground.
"Huh?" Richard and Dean looked back at him.
James surveyed the corridor behind him, looking carefully from side to side. There was nothing there.
"Umm, are you alright, James?" Richard asked.
"Huh? Oh, sorry!" James quickly spun round again. "I thought we were being watched, but it was just my imagination!"
"You don't think it was those 'ancient guardians', do you?" Richard grinned.
"I doubt it." Dean was quick to dismiss Richard's suggestion. The three of them turned the corner and found themselves standing at the entrance to a massive, square hall.
Despite its size, there was very little in it. A series of large stone pillars ran around the outer part of the hall, while a small pool of turquoise water sat at the very centre. The walls were all covered in that same ancient text that they'd seen the previous day.
"Ah! I just remembered!" James exclaimed. "Livvi wanted us to take pictures!"
"Wow. It's a good thing you remembered," Richard said as James quickly shrugged off his backpack and fished out Livvi's camera.
"If she wanted to see this, then why didn't she come?" Dean wondered aloud.
"Who knows." James shrugged his shoulders as he pulled his backpack back on. He held the camera out and got the pool at the centre of the hall in view. There was a click as he pressed the shutter. Livvi probably wanted more than just the one photo, so he might as well keep it out as they continued to explore the temple.
"Hey, what's that noise?" Richard said suddenly, looking around. James immediately noticed it as well – there was a quiet, odd humming noise in the background. At the same moment, he caught sight of movement out of the corner of his eye.
"What the-?" Dean cried out in shock. "The letters on the walls! They're moving!"
And they certainly were. What had appeared at first glance to be indents in the walls in the shape of letters had turned to black, tube-like bodies, each individual letter possessing a single eye that blinked angrily at the three trainers. They strained to pull themselves out of their resting places.
"Do you think these are those 'ancient guardians'?" James asked cautiously, trying to suppress a rising sense of panic. "Is this because I took a photo?"
"Don't know." Richard looked around wildly as he replied.
"They don't look happy," Dean said, instinctively reaching for a poké ball.
The first of the letters broke free from the wall and started levitating in the air. It flew towards the three trainers.
"Is it a pokémon?" James quickly pulled out his Pokédex.
"Unown, the symbol pokémon. This pokémon is shaped like ancient text characters. Although research is ongoing, it is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writing or the various unown."
"Isn't there any useful information in there?" Dean cried out in exasperation.
"It said that research is ongoing!" James replied.
Not that it really helped them. More of the unown were peeling themselves free of the wall and circling them. The three trainers instinctively bunched up in response.
"Are we going to have to fight our way free?" Richard asked, his eyes fixed on the doorway they'd first entered through. His body was tensed up, as if he were preparing to make a dash for freedom.
"There are more of them," said James, noticing that another group of unown had arrived from another room.
"We need to get out of here!" Dean called. He threw his poké ball.
Wartortle burst out of the ball. There was a thud as he landed on the ground.
"What are you doing?" James demanded. "Don't provoke them!"
The unown had all immediately tensed up at the sight of Wartortle and then started circling them more quickly and, it seemed to James, more aggressively.
"Trust me, I've got a plan!" Dean tried to give him a reassuring grin, but he was trembling slightly. "You two make a dash for the doorway and Wartortle and I will cover you!"
Suddenly, one of the unown darted forwards. A green aura started emanating ominously from it. Other unown did the same.
"Look out! I think they're getting ready to attack!" Richard shouted a warning to Dean.
"Stay focused, Wartortle!" Dean ordered, looking cautiously between the unown.
Wartortle nodded, spreading out his weight and preparing to evade the expected attacks.
The unown started firing bright blasts of green energy towards Wartortle and Dean as James and Richard reached the doorway.
"Dodge it!" Dean shouted to Wartortle as he jumped back.
Wartortle nodded. He instantly sprang to the side. There was a series of bangs as the attacks struck the ground. A cloud of dust was thrown up into the air.
"Are you alright, Wartortle?" Dean called, covering his nose and mouth.
Wartortle gave a sudden cry. There was a flash of green light through the haze and another bang, followed by the thud of the water type's shell hitting the ground.
"Wartortle!" Dean called out.
"Do you need our help?" James called to him from the exit. Even if Dean and Wartortle had plenty of battling experience, they were still heavily outnumbered. It would be easier for them to fight off the unown if he and Richard joined the battle as well.
"It's fine!" Dean called back, spotting that Wartortle was pulling himself back to his feet again. "We'll handle it!"
Wartortle shouted out defiantly.
"Alright, Wartortle, prepare to use Skull Bash!" Dean ordered.
While Wartortle lowered his head and prepared to use Skull Bash, Dean started to slowly back up towards the entrance. He didn't think they could win this battle. His best course of action was to hold them off as long as he could.
Two of the unown swooped down towards Wartortle, apparently interpreting Wartortle's lowered head as an opening.
"Now, Wartortle!" Dean shouted.
Wartortle tensed his legs, and then fired himself towards the approaching unown.
The two pokémon gave startled cries as Wartortle powered towards them. There was a thud as he struck them and sent them flying back. The two unown crashed into the far wall and collapsed to the ground.
"Huh?" Dean was stunned by how easily they'd been defeated. Maybe he could win this battle after all.
Wartortle looked back to him for directions as the rest of the unown recovered from their shock and started advancing on him again.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Dean called quickly. "Try and get as many of them as you can!"
Wartortle nodded, a grin forming on his face. He quickly selected his targets and took a deep breath before firing a deluge of water towards the unown.
The unown attempted to scatter. Five of them were struck by the blast of water and flew backwards into the far wall.
Enraged, the remaining unown resumed firing blasts of green energy towards Wartortle.
"Watch out!" James shouted to Dean.
"Whoa!" Dean jumped to the left just in time as a blast of energy grazed his right shoulder. "Thanks for the warning!"
"Are you sure you don't need any help?" Richard called.
"Don't worry – I think we've got this under control!" Dean called back.
Wartortle jumped back to dodge another attack. He was breathing heavily, starting to get worn down by the exertion. A cluster of unown encircled him and prepared to fire.
"Use Protect!" Dean ordered.
Wartortle nodded and quickly withdrew himself into his shell. The unowns' attacks all struck the shell, but Wartortle immediately popped back out again, a cocky grin on his face.
"And now use Rain Dance!" Dean ordered.
Wartortle started hopping about, shaking his arms and furry tail. A jet black cloud appeared at the top of the room. The hammering sound of raindrops hitting the stone floor filled the air. Wartortle jumped around in the rain, enjoying the sensation of the water striking his skin.
The unown were completely startled. As he watched them looking around in panic, it occurred to James that they'd probably never left the temple before. This was most likely the first time they'd experienced rainfall.
"Alright, use Hydro Pump!" Dean ordered.
Wartortle took a deep breath. He fired a powerful blast of water towards the unown, who were swept back by the force.
"Now's our chance!" Richard called. "Let's get out of here!"
"But we can beat them!" Dean retorted, fixing his gaze on the unown who were starting to recover as Wartortle ran out of breath and lifted his attack.
"You can keep fighting them if they follow us outside!" James shouted.
"Tsk, fine." Dean glanced over at Wartortle and jerked his head in the direction of the entrance. "Let's get out of here, Wartortle!"
Wartortle nodded. The two of them ran over to join James and Richard. While the unown were still stunned, they quickly backtracked through the temple.
I hope there aren't any hidden traps. James thought as they ran. For a short while, all they could hear was the echoing thuds of their feet on the stone floor as the noise of the unown faded into the background.
However, as they rounded the final corner and found themselves facing the main entrance to the temple, James suddenly caught the sound of something rushing through the air. He risked a glance over his shoulder.
There was a single unown following them, racing through the air far faster than they were running.
"Duck!" James immediately shouted out a warning to the others.
"Huh?" Richard and Dean glanced back as well. They both saw the unown speeding towards them. Richard immediately ducked, but Dean was a spilt second too late.
"Owww!" he yelped as the unown ploughed into his head, sending both of them crashing to the ground.
"Dean, are you alright?" James called in concern.
Dean was silent for a couple of seconds before suddenly speaking.
"They're scared."
"Huh?" James and Richard looked at each other in confusion as Dean and the unown pulled themselves slowly back up.
"What do you mean?" James asked.
"It's weird," Dean said as he stumbled to his feet. He held a hand against the spot where the unown had hit him. "I think I saw what this unown was thinking!"
"Is that possible?" Richard asked. He shook his head suddenly. "Forget about that – we still need to get out of here!"
"Agreed!" James nodded. Behind them, the rest of the unown was rapidly approaching. They'd be upon them soon.
"Wait, it's alright!" Dean assured them. "They just think that we've come here to steal stuff from the temple!" He looked at the unown that had crashed into him. "You saw inside my mind as well, right?"
The unown nodded slightly.
"Then you can tell that we didn't come here to harm the temple!"
The unown fixed Dean with a piercing stare, its single eye occasionally blinking.
"No offence, Dean, but I don't really think that the unown will believe you!" Richard called. "Please can we get moving?"
"Just a second!" Dean insisted. He fixed the unown will a stare of his own, hoping that his sincerity would show in his eyes.
"Dean!" James shouted. The unown had reached the end of the passage and were preparing to launch attacks at them.
Wartortle jumped forward to put himself between the trainers and the approaching unown.
The unown that had collided with Dean final softened its gaze and gave a nod.
"Please tell the others, Unown!" Dean called.
Unown nodded. He spun round as the rest of the unown unleashed a barrage of attacks towards Wartortle.
He cried out as the attacks struck him, but steadfastly stood his ground.
The unown cried out as he reached his companions. They all looked at it, stopping their attacks. Nothing appeared to happen for a couple of moments.
"What's going on?" Richard asked.
"It's probably using telepathy or something," Dean replied as he hurried over to Wartortle. "Are you okay?"
Wartortle winced but nodded. Most of the attacks had hit his shell, but there were a couple of nasty scorch marks on his arms and neck.
The unown finished conversing and turned back to the three trainers. The two sides stared each down for a couple of seconds before the unown simply gave a nod and started flying back down the corridor.
"Phew!" Richard let out a sigh of relief. "Looks like they understood!"
"I told you we'd be fine!" Dean grinned.
"I don't remember you saying that," James muttered. Dean's reply was interrupted by a sudden cry from Wartortle.
He was suddenly enveloped in a bright light. Tiny white beams started circling around him. As the light grew brighter, Wartortle's body started to change. His whole body grew larger, while his feet almost doubled in size. Two large protrusions emerged from the back of his enlarged shell.
He let out a loud roar as the light burst.
"Wow!" James, Richard and Dean stared at the newly evolved pokémon in front of them.
"Congratulations, Dean, Wartortle," James said, pulling out his Pokédex.
"Blastoise, the shellfish pokémon and the evolved form of wartortle. Blastoise crushes its foes under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. The pressurised water jets on this brutal pokémon's shell are used for high-speed tackles and firing powerful blasts of water at the enemy."
"I guess that was a tougher fight than I expected!" Dean laughed awkwardly. "I'm really proud of you, Blastoise. Sorry that you had to go through all of that."
Blastoise grinned reassuringly at him.
"So." Dean turned to James, a grin forming on his face. "Looks like I'm the first of us to raise their starter up to its final form!"
"Don't think that you're better than me just because of that!" James protested.
"Umm, guys!" Richard called.
"What?" James and Dean looked over at him. He pointed up at the unown that had collided with Dean. Unlike the others, it hadn't returned to main chamber.
"Is something up?" Dean asked it.
The unown swooped down to his level and stared at him.
"Do you think it still doesn't trust us?" James asked.
"No, I don't think it's that," Dean replied, returning the unown's curious stare. He flinched slightly as it drew closer to him.
It suddenly started nuzzling the side of his face expectantly.
"Whhaaaa!" Dean cried out in surprise.
"… What is it doing?" Richard asked, watching the scene with a confused look.
The unown was certainly behaving in an oddly familiar manner. Maybe it felt a kinship with Dean because they'd seen inside each other's minds? James wondered about it as Dean gently pushed the unown away.
"Go on," he said. "Don't you need to go back with your friends?"
The unown frowned, clearly affronted by what Dean was saying. Before any of them could do anything else, it fired itself towards Dean, striking him on the forehead.
"Owww!"
There was a thud as Dean hit the ground.
"Seriously, what's going on?" Richard cried. "Are you alright, Dean?"
"I'm… fine!" Dean grimaced as he sat up, rubbing his forehead with his left hand. He looked up at the unown. "So that's what you were trying to say."
"What? What?" James and Richard asked.
"I think it wants to go out and explore the world," Dean replied. "It wants to come with us."
"Well isn't that great?" James grinned. "You've made a new friend, Dean!"
"I guess?" Dean shrugged. He turned back to the unown. "I don't mind you tagging along with me if that's what you want, Unown."
Unown nodded.
"Alright then." Dean pulled himself to his feet and slipped off his backpack. After a couple of seconds of rummaging around in it, he pulled out a poké ball. He held it out in front of him.
Unown flew forwards and tapped his eye against it. The ball clicked open. Unown transformed into a mass of red energy and was sucked inside. The ball closed again and twitched in Dean's hand for a couple of seconds before clicking and releasing a small burst of sparks.
"Looks like we've got a new friend, Blastoise!" Dean grinned.
Blastoise grinned back.
"Good for you, Dean!" Richard grinned.
"Now I'm even more hyped up to battle you again!" James added. "Though I guess Blastoise needs to rest up after evolving."
"The rest of my team can fight!" Dean replied, a confident smile appearing on his face. "Want to do some more training before we head back to Quest Island?"
"Sounds good to me!" James replied.
"I'll take you up on that as well!" Richard added.
The three trainers and Blastoise walked out of the temple and started heading back towards the Viapois ferry pier.
So, an evolution and a new capture for Dean after the battle with the unown in the Tanoby Ruins. Now that they've managed to see the ruins, the group will be turning their attention to the journey back up Sevault Canyon on their way to the Sevii League.
…Which means that I should probably get to work writing Chapter 31.
As ever, feedback is greatly appreciated.
Until next time!
Team Listings:
James' Team:
Active:
Charka (Charmeleon): male, naïve, often scatters things, likes sweet food, fire type, Blaze ability, known moves are Fire Spin, Smokescreen, Flamethrower and Metal Claw.
Kacha (Pikachu): male, modest, sturdy body, likes dry food, electric type, Static ability, known moves are Thunderbolt, Agility, Slam and Thunder Wave.
Raenok (Mankey): male, impish, loves to eat, likes sour food, fighting type, Anger Point ability, known moves are Rock Slide, Screech, Cross Chop and Brick Break.
Ayra (Paras): male, lax, loves to relax, likes sour food, bug-grass type, Dry Skin ability, known moves are Aerial Ace, Leech Life, Giga Drain and Spore.
Cuba (Marowak): male, serious, quick to flee, eats anything, ground type, Rock Head ability, known moves are Bone Club, Double-Edge, Bonemerang and Bone Rush.
Saeloc (Persian): female, rash, likes to thrash about, likes dry food, normal type, Technician ability, known moves are Slash, Screech, Bite and Icy Wind.
In Pallet Town:
Leytor (Seel): male, careful, good perseverance, likes bitter food, water type, Thick Fat ability, known moves are Water Pulse, Take Down, Safeguard and Ice Beam.
Livvi's Team:
Active:
Barru (Bulbasaur): male, timid, highly persistent, likes sweet food, grass-poison type, Overgrow ability, known moves are Tackle, Sludge Bomb, Solar Beam and Leech Seed.
Dorru (Nidorina): female, quiet, mischievous, likes dry food, poison type, Rivalry ability, known moves are Fury Swipes, Double Kick, Poison Sting and Crunch.
Cylune (Venomoth): male, modest, proud of its power, likes dry food, poison-bug type, Shield Dust ability, known moves are Stun Spore, Psychic, Poison Powder and Silver Wind.
Evoro (Eevee): male, jolly, alert to sounds, likes sweet food, normal type, Adaptability ability, known moves are Bite, Double Team, Take Down and Quick Attack.
Salea (Blissey): female, gentle, somewhat vain, likes bitter food, normal type, Natural Cure ability, known moves are Softboiled, Refresh, Double Slap and Egg Bomb.
Tavro (Hypno): male, quirky, loves to eat, eats anything, psychic type, Forewarn ability, known moves are Psychic, Hypnosis, Future Sight and Headbutt.
Richard's Team:
Active:
Naro (Nidoking): male, mild, sturdy body, likes dry food, poison-ground type, Poison Point ability, known moves are Horn Attack, Megahorn, Poison Sting and Double Kick.
Sting (Beedrill): male, hardy, often dozes off, eats anything, bug-poison type, Swarm ability, known moves are Focus Energy, Poison Sting, Twineedle and String Shot.
Spear (Fearow): male, mild, likes to thrash about, likes dry food, normal-flying type, Keen Eye ability, known moves are Drill Peck, Double Team, Aerial Ace and Agility.
Helix (Omastar): male, naïve, somewhat stubborn, likes sweet food, rock-water type, Shell Armour ability, known moves are Spike Cannon, Water Gun, Ancient Power and Tickle.
Flare (Ponyta): male, rash, likes to thrash about, likes dry food, fire type, Flash Fire ability, known moves are Take Down, Agility, Bounce and Ember.
Tory (Exeggutor): male, brave, strong willed, likes spicy food, grass-psychic type, Chlorophyll ability, known moves are Sunny Day, Confusion, Solar Beam (in progress) and Egg Bomb.
