Chapter 15
I threw the classic red and white ball in the air, and watch it burst open with a bright light escaping it. Said light coalesced into the small mole Pokemon and fell onto the table. It immediately began looking at its surroundings, trying to find anything familiar. It laid eyes on Sidfreig and began clicking its nails together. I couldn't help but be amused at the mole's antics. Sidfeig began to speak to catch its attention. "It's good to see you too, Drilbur. I have something to tell you." Drilbur turned to Walter Jr. and tilted its head. "You see that boy right there? He's going to be your partner from this day forward, so be on your best behavior!" The baby Pokemon turned to me and just stared. I'm not sure why, but I just stared back. I guess we both didn't know what to say at the moment.
"Um…..nice to meet you Drilbur. I'm Cameran, your new trainer." More staring, even more silence. Finally catching on, the mole screamed in joy and jumped towards me. I just barely put my arms up in time to catch it from grabbing my shirt with those knife-like nails. I'm gonna have to be careful of those. "Well, I see you two getting along." My mother commented. "Why don't you and Clara go outside and play while the adults have a little talk?" I'm mentally old enough to know they just don't feel like putting up a filter so we won't learn any "bad words", so I just left with Clara behind me and Drilbur in my hands.
Now that we're outside, I hold my mole with outstretched hands and ask the million dollar question. "So,Drilbur. Do you want a nickname?" said Pokemon looked at me and nodded its head firmly. That's weird, just a second ago it was all sorts of jumpy. Now it's carrying a strong, determined aura. Eh fuck it, could just be my imagination. Unless, it could be hinting at its nature? I've seen cases where a Pokemon's nature plays a big role in their personality. It would make sense as these things aren't ones and zeroes anymore. They're living, breathing, eating, shiting, drinking, pissing organisms.
I'll put that thought on the backburner as now I gotta think of a name. This is tough because I don't even remember the last time I used an Excadrill. I usually used Tyranitar or Landorus in OU Smogon. Hmmmmm…perhaps something to do with drilling? Oh wait! That's perfect! "I got one. How 'bout I name you Gurren?" It's from one of my favorite anime back home: Gurren Lagann. The moveset of the main character is literally centered around drills. Can't get much better than that! Apparently Drilbur liked it too, judging from its repetitive head nods. "That's a fine name, Cameran!" Clara responded. I nodded towards her and put Gurren down on the ground, hoping it doesn't get the urge to dig. Now, it's time to get serious. "Be still Gurren, I'm gonna scan you with my Pokedex." Said mole stayed perfectly still allowing me to take out my 'dex and scan it.
Huh, Gurren's actually shows quite the promise. Not as much as Memphis did, but hey, he was a very special case. Turns out Gurren's a male, level 8, and as I thought: adamant natured. He has Rapid Spin, Mud-Slap, Dig (of course), and Scratch. No egg moves but he has the ability I was looking for: Mold Breaker. This ability allows Gurren to use moves on Pokemon regardless of their ability, which helps tremendously with sweeping. Now, I'm not sure if I mentioned this or not, but move learning in pokemon runs by a completely different system. I'm not talking about TMs or Move tutors, I mean level up moves. As you might've noticed, Gurren doesn't have Hone Claws which is a move he should have a level 8. This is because the Pokemon has to actually LEARN the fuckin' move instead of "poof! Your pokemon learned Hone Claws!" I'm guessing that his parents didn't feel like it was worth learning. I, however, think it's REALLY FUCKING IMPORTANT!
You see, Hone Claws can actually set Gurren up to learn Swords Dance. In other words, HE NEEDS TO KNOW IT! Yeesh, I already have some work to do. Guess I need to research how to teach it to him. I assume it can't be hard given he's at the right level to learn it. " I see you two are getting along quite nice back here!" Sidfreig commented. I turn to him to see both my parents and even Scarface behind him. "Yeah, except I'll need to research how to teach him Hone Claws. Everything else is just fine." The pink man nodded in response. "Well then, your parents told me how talented you are at battling, so how 'bout it? Don't worry, I won't put my all in it." I couldn't help but stare at the man. The fuck you mean "I won't put my all in it."!? I have a level 8 Drilbur!
"Better yet, Clara can join you in this fight!" It was Clara's turn to stare this time. "W-What am I gonna do? I have a level 11 Mienfoo." I, not wanting to seem like a little bitch, grabbed her by the shoulders. "Look, with my strategy and your power, we should have his ass on a platter" I whispered to her. "Ooooohhh suuuuurrrreee, we can totally take on someone who battled by your father's side!" She hissed back. At that moment I had an idea. "Wait. We can make this ass beating worth it." I assured her. "See!? Even you don't believe we can do thi-" "We'll fight you, but only if you agree to our demands!" I stopped her before she finished. "Oh really? And what are these demands?" Sidfreig seemed generally interested.
"If we manage to do sufficient damage to your Pokemon, you have to buy us a TM of our choice!" Clara looked at me like I was breathing fire. "Are you INSANE!? There's no way he-" "That's it? You have yourself a deal." At this point, my female partner's jaw dropped. I couldn't help but smile like a madman. He has no idea what he agreed to. Now I'm far more inclined to give it my all for that TM. I see Clara stand beside me and pull out Mienfoo's ball. "Go, Milo!" She throws the ball and the small rodent comes out. He takes a second to look at us and give a salute. I forgot to tell you guys but me and Milo got over the whole "I blew you up like fireworks for a different colored piglet" thing, so we're cool…...I think.
Milo then looks at Gurren and looks at me. "Yup, that's my new partner, say hello Gurren!" Gurren walks (wobbles?) over to Milo and gets a whiff of his scent. Milo does the same and I guess they're good now. "Okay you two," Clara started, "We gotta go against whatever pokemon that guy brings out!" She points to Walter's illegitimate love child and both 'mon nod in agreement. "Great! Now are we ready?" The pink panther wannabe asked. Clara and I nodded sharply. He accepted the response and brings out an ultra ball…oh shi- "Stand tall, Titan!" A bright light pops out of the ball and slams onto the ground. In its wake is a tall, metallic golem-like pokemon. It's unmistakable what we're fighting... I couldn't help but call out its name. "Golurk"