PMD: The Dawn of Life
Chapter 18: The Exiled Dragon
Me and Eden arrived at the school gate on the turn of midnight. I was surprised by the Fennekin's sudden willingness to join along and I was curious about that nightmare he stated he had, but Eden seemed very secretive at the moment. Whenever I tried to make small talk with him, he'd look away or blush a little. Strange.
"There you two are! You made it just in time," Deerling called once we made it to our destination, "Everyone's already inside the classroom, awaiting the ghosts. Hurry up!"
Eden mumbled something under his breath that I didn't understand, but I grasped his paw anyways and led him up to the empty and misty classroom. My heart was pounding with both anticipation and interest. While I was terrified from my first encounter, I didn't want to let go that they'd made a fool of me the first time. Plus, now we had all the school kids as backup against the ghosts. Surely they couldn't take all of us out at once, especially with Pancham around. I learned recently that Dark types like him were effective against fighting ghosts.
"Hey, there you two are! Took long enough," Pancham grinned, waving to me and Eden as we made it into the classroom, "We haven't seen anything yet, so don't wet yourself yet, Eden"
"H-hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Lay off, Pancham. Eden's being brave for coming here tonight. Don't scare him off before the ghosts arrive," Deerling scowled, "I don't see you teasing Goomy"
"That's because Goomy actually willingly stepped up to the challenge to beat his fear. Eden probably came here only because of Azri," Shelmet snickered and Eden growled behind me, brimming with an aura of flame, "Eep! Chill out, Eden!"
"I will after you two shut your mouths. I came here to beat my fear too!" The Fennekin growled defiantly, "I'm not scared of these ghosts. I'm not! So where are they?!"
"Patience, Eden. Don't expect them to come out right away," Espurr chidded, "They probably want to scare us when we're the most vulnerable. So sit and calm yourself. We might be here for a while"
"Mmgh, this was a great idea. Thanks a lot, Pancham," Eden grumbled under his breath as me and him went over to our usual seats in the classroom and sat down. The placemat seats were caked in dust, indicating nobody cleaned up the classroom ever since school let out. Glancing around me, everyone seemed to be waiting in tense anticipation. Espurr was meditating silently, Deerling was fidgeting with her hooves, Goomy was staring up at the night sky and Pancham and Shelmet were anxiously tapping against their desks.
"Hmm... " I breathed shallowly, listening to the wind lazily blowing through the area. Despite everyone around me, it felt eerily silent and I felt more alone than when I encountered the ghosts with Watchog. This was getting aggravating and I feared we would spend the whole night waiting for nothing, "How… how long do you think we have to wait?"
"I don't know. Maybe the ghosts don't like scaring Pokemon in large numbers," Deerling suggested, "Remember when they attacked Vice Principal Watchog and Mr Farfetch'd, they were in a duo"
"That makes sense. More Pokemon means more witnesses," Espurr nodded. She was still meditating with her eyes closed. Her ears and fur occasionally rustled to the winds, but otherwise, she was motionless, "Perhaps some of us should go home if we really want to lure the spirits out"
"I'll go! This is giving me the creeps…" Goomy muttered, but Pancham shook his head.
"No, no, it's not the problem of too many Pokemon. We all know one of the ghosts is this giant monster, right?" The panda reminded us, "What we really need to do is lure them out!"
"Lure them out?! How?" Eden gasped and Pancham grinned confidently.
"Easy. Like this!" Pancham turned behind him to the empty air around us, "Hey spooky ghooosts! Where are y-o-o-o-u?!"
"If you really exist, come and prove it!" Shelmet hollered, with the two of them giggling afterwards.
"Do you two-"
"He-ey! Come on out, ya dumb ghosts!" Pancham continued, ignoring Eden's plead, "Or are you too dense to even-"
"SKRAAAAA!"
"AAAAHHH!" Eden screamed and collapsed to the ground. My heart nearly leaped out of my own throat in fear and black spots danced across my eyes, but I managed to get my bearings. Everyone out looked shell shocked and Pancham and Shelmet shut up.
"W-what was that…?" Goomy whimpered, melting into a puddle on the floor. Deerling glanced up and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's… just a bird Pokemon. Screeching into the night"
"Skra!" The Swellow screeched again and flew off into the starry night sky, away from sight. I grabbed my head, trying to control my breathing. That was a little more terror than I expected.
"O-okay, it was just a wild Swellow. No big deal," Pancham remarked, a little shaken, "Still no ghosts yet. What happened to Eden?"
I grabbed the fox's shoulders and tried to shake him awake. No dice.
"He fainted. The shock must've been too much for him," Espurr stated before staring pointedly at Pancham and Shelmet, "You two shouldn't have aggravated his fear like that"
"Oh come on! We were just trying to get the show on the road. Nothing happened yet!" Pancham complained, "It's Eden's fault for jumping the gun so early"
"Yeah, he was just being a coward like always," Shelmet added in agreement. I was about to argue before a voice almost as low as a whisper cut through the air.
"So hot…"
"Huh? You said something?" Pancham asked Shelmet, confused. The snail glanced at his friend, looking as perplexed.
"Uhh, I said nothing. Must've been someone else"
"So hot…"
"There it is again…!" Deerling gasped before looking around herself, "There's someone else here-"
"-in the school with us…?" Espurr finished as she stood up, her eyes snapping open, "Could it be-"
"H-hey, Pancham?" Shelmet whimpered as he shook in his shell, "This was great and all, but maybe we've seen enough? Let's get out of here and-"
"Hot… it's so hot…"
"Who's there?! Show yourself!" Deerling shouted into the darkness defiantly. Nobody else joined her. Goomy was whimpering to himself in his seat while the rest of us tried discerning the voice in the wind.
"Witnesss… the flames of purgatory…" The voice whispered and a shimmering blue fireball manifested in front of me. Just staring into it made my vision discoloured and woozy, "Come… my brethren. Devour… these souls…"
"No,no,no! I don't wanna get my soul eaten!" Shelmet wailed, "This is just a bad dream… I'm out!"
"Wh-What the hell, Shelmet?" Pancham cried, "It's just a ghost! I can take it!"
Pancham lunged at the spirit, surrounding his fist in dark energy, "T-take this, fiend!"
Pancham's Faint Attack collided with the blue flame, but it seemed to barely faze it. Pancham's fist sunk into the fire and the panda screamed, withdrawing it to see it burnt like molten rock.
"Fool… your darkness cannot defeat us…" The voice cackled before sparking, sending a wispy wave of blue flame circling around Pancham. The panda watched in silent terror as the flames circled him before imploding onto itself, making Pancham collapse unconscious.
"Pancham!" Deerling cried.
"W-what's happening? What happened to Pancham?" Goomy whimpered, opening his eyes before gasping, "Aa.. AAAAAHHHH! THE GHOSTS! THEY'RE… THEY'RE-"
Goomy didn't even get to finish his sentence before fainting just like Eden did, leaving me with Deerling and Espurr.
"It's… it's just one ghost. We can defeat it…" Deerling said uneasily and the sound of faint laughter rattled through the air.
"Just one ghost. Just onnneeeee… ghoooosstt…!" The fireball cackled and suddenly, three more fireballs manifested around us, completely surrounding us, "Try… try and take four…! Four of us!"
"This is fine. We… we can do this," I whispered shallowly to myself as me and the other girls stood back to back, watching the blue disorienting flames slowly approach us. The longer I stared into the flames, the more consciousness I lost. I feared I would be knocked out without even a fight. I summoned my Leaf Blade and held it up in front of me, even though I knew it was useless.
"WHO WAS IT WHO CALLED ME HERE?! WHO?!" A godly voice boomed throughout the air and my heart nearly stopped. I couldn't see it, but I knew the monster Watchog and Farfetch'd saw was here, "YOU HAVE SOME NERVE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO CHANCE AGAINST ME!"
"GRRROOOOOOO!"
A dragon's roar pierced the air and I was forced to finally look upon the monster that terrorized the village for the past three days. Cast in shadow, the dragon towered over even the tallest of trees. Its eyes were piercing red and stared right into my soul, injecting terror directly into my heart. Two massive wings spread across the dragon's back, looking deadly sharp and clawed like the reaper itself. The dragon made Salamence look like a baby.
"I AM THE EXILED DRAGON! THE GOD BANISHED FROM REALITY!" The dragon roared, shaking the trees, "I WILL GIVE YOU A TASTE OF TRUE FEAR!"
Suddenly, the dragon's eyes flashed and a vision of red instantly overwhelmed my eyes. I screamed as the sudden sight of everyone lying dead on the ground, including Eden, burned into my mind. Everyone I knew down to the last Pokemon were decapitated, their heads displayed on spears of inky darkness. I felt my breath suddenly grow ragged as I took a desperate step forward, trying to reach Eden's severed, bloody head on a pike.
Squish
I looked at my feet and realized I was standing in a pool of blood, flowing from the Fennekin's corpse. The pain and horror was too much for me.
"Aaa… AAAAAAHHHH!"
My vision grew black as my heart rate slowed and accelerated rapidly back and forth, trying to contain the insane trauma. Did the dragon do this? Did it instantly kill everyone I knew and loved like they were nothing? In my last moments of consciousness, I tried to find the monster, but nothing was around me but purple haze, suffocating the air out of my body. I collapsed to my knees as a sudden pain wracked my body like I was being flayed.
"Eden… I…" I thought as the despair overwhelmed me and my life slipped away. My body joined the rest of the corpses of Serene Village, staining the once verdant valley with crimson blood.
…
"...ri! Azri!"
"I'm… not dead?" I thought listlessly as a distant voice rang into my head, piercing the gloom. It sounded like Deerling, "I'm alive?"
"Azri! Get up!" The voice cried again, growing clearer by the time "You too, Goomy and Eden!"
"Ughhh…" I forced my eyes open, wiping away the dried tears, "What… we're-"
"All of us blacked out. The ghosts… they took Espurr, Pancham and Shelmet," Deerling explained, her voice shaky, "Hey Azri?"
"Yeah?"
"You look like you were crying. Did somethin-"
"Urgh, what… what's going on?" Eden mumbled as he rose from the ground, shaking the dirt off his body, "I think I fainted after that loud shriek. Did the ghost come out? Where's Espurr, Pancham and Shelmet?"
"The ghost… it was here. I saw it," Goomy murmured uneasily, "It was this wisp of blue flame and spoke in a very raspy and chilling voice. I… I was…"
"That's not even all of it," Deerling shook her head. She then explained what happened after both Eden and Goomy fainted: the appearance of the dragon and the trio's disappearance, "Maybe they're at the crossroads where they took Mr Farfetch'd. We need to go check there!"
"That won't be necessary"
"H-huh? That's-"
"ESPURR!" Deerling turned at the sound of the cat's voice, tackling her to the ground with a hug, "I thought you were a goner with Pancham and Shelmet! What happened to you? Where were you?!"
"I'll explain… after you get… off of me!" Espurr grumbled and Deerling laughed sheepishly, getting off the psychic cat and helping her up, "As I was saying, going to the crossroads won't be necessary. I followed the ghosts that were abducting Pancham and Shelmet"
"Wait, I thought you blacked out like the rest of us. Did you wake up earlier?" Eden asked, perplexed and Espurr shook her head.
"Not at all. I just didn't faint in the first place," Espurr replied casually and Goomy gasped in surprise.
"What?! You're not scared of the ghosts and stuff at all?" The slimeball dragon asked in amazement and Espurr nodded, "W-wow…"
"H-how… how did you withstand…" I grabbed my head, trying to get my bearings. The vision I saw of everyone dead around me still burned fresh in my mind, "The vision. The nightmare the dragon showed us"
"Wait, is that why you were crying, Azri? What did you see?" Eden demanded and I looked away from him, daring not to speak it aloud. The sight of Eden's body severed from his head and paraded around on a pike while I drowned in his blood was too much to handle again. I couldn't even look at Eden without being reminded of his form as a corpse, "Azri, talk to me. Are you okay?"
"Don't bother. I know what she saw," Espurr shook her head, looking grim and serious. I was too shaken to be annoyed that she read my head again, "A vision so great that it might scar someone for life… that was what Azri saw. That's the power this dragon wields"
"Enough about that. We can talk about it later," Deerling interrupted, "We need to know where Pancham and Shelmet are. Did you see where the ghosts went, Espurr?"
"Yes. I pretended to be unconscious to not have to face the ghosts and dragon alone. Eventually, the latter dissolved into shadow," Espurr explained, "The blue flames then moved, dragging Pancham and Shelmet off"
"You said they didn't go to the crossroads like they did with Mr Farfetch'd," Goomy remembered, "So where did they go off to?"
"Come, I'll show you. Get your dungeon bags if you can," Espurr's deep purple eyes flashed ominously in the dark night. I didn't want to encounter the cat at night with the power she had, "If you're coming along, we're in for a trip"
"Did… did the ghosts take Pancham and Shelmet to a dungeon?" Deerling asked as we left the classroom, heading down towards the empty square of the village. Eden suddenly grabbed my hand and squeezed it, making me flinch.
"Wha-"
"I… I have experience with nightmares too. I know how you're feeling," Eden whispered, "If you're okay with it, we can exchange stories tomorrow. Just to comfort one another"
Now I understood why Eden was being so secretive. He didn't want to relive a nightmare the same way I don't want to remind myself of the vision. While I doubted anything could top the nightmare the dragon showed me, I didn't know what was in Eden's head, nor the things he's been through.
"Okay. We'll… talk about it tomorrow," I nodded, my voice still a little unsteady. Eden smiled lightly before turning his attention back forward, where Espurr was leading us to the outskirts of the village. I never noticed it before, but some of the land curved out into the lake, forming a small peninsula. On that peninsula looked to be a small, abandoned shack.
"They went this far and nobody noticed anything?" Deerling marveled as we crossed the foot bridge leading towards the shack's entrance.
"Remember that it's late at night now. Everyone in the village is asleep," Espurr reminded Deerling, "I'm more surprised that they weren't awoken by the dragon"
"I want my mommy. She'll know how to figure this out," Goomy whimpered, "We shouldn't be rescuing Pancham and Shelmet on our own"
"We have to though. We technically came here without our parents' permission," Eden reminded Goomy, "If we asked them for help, we'll be in really big trouble"
"Eden, you're only saying that because Carracosta's your dad," Deerling scowled, "I agree with Goomy. Let's get some reinforcements and-"
"No. This is a time-sensitive case. We don't have time to round up some villagers to help us," Espurr muttered once we reached the entrance of the shack, "Who knows what's happening to Pancham and Shelmet now? We need to go in and rescue them quickly"
"In here? What is this place?" I asked curiously.
"That's… the Ancient Barrow," Eden answered ominously, "It's the underground graveyard of all the previous residents of Serene Village. Espurr, are you sure the ghosts dragged Pancham and Shelmet down here?"
"Positive. I saw the two of them disappear through this door," Espurr nodded, knocking on the rotted wooden door. It swung open and all I saw was a stone staircase leading down a yawning maw of darkness. If this was the graveyard of all the past residents, it was clearly not often used. The maintenance was terrible.
"Urghh… this is too creepy. We're already dealing with ghosts. I don't want to see more of them down here…" Goomy whimpered and Deerling gently placed a hoof over his back.
"You can wait outside if you'd like. I for one am going in there," Deerling said defiantly, "Even though they're jerks, they're still our classmates. We have to go save them"
"I'm going too, for the same reason as Deerling," Espurr nodded before turning to me and Eden, "We could use the help from you two. Are you okay with going in?"
"I… I chickened out and fainted before I even saw the ghosts at the school," Eden said shamefully, "So I haven't conquered my fear like I wanted to. I'm going in"
"If Eden's going, I am too," I nodded solemnly. Truthfully, I wanted to scurry home and hide in my bed after witnessing what I saw in the bloody vision, but being alone in the darkness would scare me more. I needed to be brave, like Eden was, "We won't leave each other behind"
"Then it's settled. Us four will go into the Ancient Barrow to rescue Pancham and Shelmet," Espurr nodded in confirmation, "It's forbidden by the villagers to trespass inside, but…"
"We have to do it. Let's go," Deerling took a deep breath, as if steeling herself for the journey, "Goomy, you can head on home. We'll take care of this"
"Actually… I changed my mind. You all are so brave for going in despite being afraid that I… I can't be left behind. I have to man up as well," Goomy squeaked as bravely as he could, "I'll show the ghosts, Pancham and Shelmet that I'm not a coward. Not anymore!"
"That's the spirit. It's time then," Espurr raised her glowing purple hands and conjured small swirling portals beneath her. Reaching into the wormholes, Espurr pulled out five dungeon bags, "Take your dungeon bags"
"... Espurr, you need to teach me how to do these things someday," Eden remarked as he took his, slinging it over his body like usual.
"Don't. Let's not give Eden the power to magically steal things from people's homes," Deerling cautioned and Eden stared at her, looking offended, "No offense. It's just a dangerous power to spread around"
"Indeed. I only use it to retrieve things I need," Espurr laughed lightly, "Besides Eden, you already have the power through your Magician ability. What's the difference?"
"How did you-"
"Are you really surprised at this point?" I sighed as I approached the door into the Ancient Barrow, "Espurr can practically do anything at this point"
"Heh, don't overestimate me. I have limits too," Espurr replied modestly as we descended down the steps into the underground graveyard. The psychic cat pulled an Apple out of her dungeon bag and began munching onto it, sending ominous waves of sound through the desolate area, "But nevermind that. Look at this place"
I glanced around the area once we reached the bottom of the staircase. The graveyard was surprisingly well-lit, with lanterns hung on chains hanging from the ceiling. Small wisps of magical fire were contained inside the lanterns, similar to Eden's candle at home, keeping the place eternally lit. Various gravestones dotted the area, giving me a chill down my back.
"This must be the lobby area, where it's the safest to bury the deceased," Espurr observed as we weaved our way through some graves, heading towards a staircase by the corner that lead deeper into the barrow, "I heard that there was a secret underground mystery dungeon under Serene Village. This must be the one"
"People bury their loved ones inside a mystery dungeon?" Deerling asked, looking concerned, "That's uhh…"
"Kinda weird and creepy. Wouldn't wild Pokemon disturb the dead lying here?" Eden asked, "And why can't they just bury Pokemon above ground?"
"I… I actually asked my dad the same question once when my grandfather died," Goomy spoke up, "He said that it was a ceremonial tradition to bury villagers in the Ancient Barrow. He said it would allow Pokemon spirits to reach the afterlife easier"
"Indeed. This place was established for that purpose," Espurr nodded in agreement as we descended down the spiral staircase leading deeper into the barrow. I was starting to get more and more claustrophobic as the tunnel narrowed and the magical lanterns cast dancing shadows across the earthen walls, "Though Serene Village culture never mentioned a mystery dungeon. Perhaps it showed up after people began burying the dead underground"
"That can happen?" I asked, confused, "I thought mystery dungeons were a part of the world since the dawn of time. They're natural structures the same way mountains and lakes are"
"That's true. However, mystery dungeons are weird phenomenon," Espurr said cautiously, tracing her hand across the wall, which transitioned from dry dirt to unfeeling rock, "If enough Pokemon migrate to a specific wild area, they can create a mystery dungeon all on their own"
"Wait, really?!"
"Yes. I thought the book I learned it from was hogwash, but I suppose we're about to witness it firsthand," Espurr nodded, "It makes sense now that I'm thinking about it. This underground environment is perfect for wild Pokemon to settle down in. Tons of space, dark and damp and anyone honoring the dead leave free food behind. Makes sense that a mystery dungeon was formed around it"
"Still, for any entire mystical world to be created by sheer Pokemon alone…" Eden frowned, "Sounds ridiculous"
"Indeed. And that only makes our journey to rescue Pancham and Shelmet harder," Espurr nodded in agreement. Conversation ceased after that as we reached the bottom of the second staircase, arriving at a wall of familiar blue light. The entrance to the mystery dungeon.
"Ready everyone? Once we go in, we won't be able to leave until we make it to the end," Deerling cautioned, "Pancham, Shelmet and the ghosts are surely waiting there"
"Oh how much easier this would be if they were here or at least in the middle of the dungeon," Goomy murmured, "But we all know they're by the end, aren't they?"
"Regardless, we must press on to save them. I can't imagine this graveyard going down too deep," Espurr frowned, "Ten to fifteen floors at most"
"Ten to fifteen?! That many villagers couldn't have possibly died," Eden gasped and Espurr shrugged.
"It's a rough estimate. Now enough talking," The cat approached the shimmering blue barrier before immersing her entire body inside, disappearing into the mystery dungeon. Me and the others followed suit and appeared on the first floor. The environment was the same, but there were less graves and I could definitely hear more activity around.
"I'll take the lead. Since this place is underground, there is bound to be Rock and Ground type Pokemon for me to take down," I reasoned as I summoned my Leaf Blade, holding the verdant green blade to my side, "Eden and Goomy, stay behind me. Espurr and Deerling, watch our backs"
The school kids nodded in agreement and we proceeded onward. But it didn't take long for my assumption to be rendered null. A Zubat suddenly flew into my face, battering me with Wing Attack. I swung my sword to ward it away, but the grassy broadsword barely scratched the bat, so Eden instead shot it down with Psybeam. I was tempted to switch places with him, but I didn't have any ranged attacks to support him with.
"Goomy, do you happen to have any ranged moves like Eden or Espurr's Psybeam?" I asked and Goomy's eyes strangely lit up with excitement.
"Yes! I learned it a few days ago actually," Goomy puffed out a small blue and yellow flame that flinched me with the sudden heat spike, "I call it Dragon Breath!"
"Okay, just checking. Make sure not to hit anyone with it," I nodded before a Golett flew at me with a powerful Shadow Punch. I swerved out of the way instinctively and stabbed it in the back with my sword. The Golett buzzed like it was dysfunctioning before its head began spasming out of control. Its eyes dimmed before it fell, dead. What a creepy way to go out.
"You said wild Pokemon inhabited this area. Are you sure it's not more ghosts?" Deerling asked Espurr uneasily. The cat looked deep in thought as it fired Psybeams behind her and Deerling, covering our flank.
"Well, I never said wild Pokemon didn't include ghosts. Maybe these Pokemon are just attracted to all the dead around here," Espurr replied as we arrived in an open room with more graves. On cue, a dozen or so Gastly appeared, preparing to fire Shadow Balls at us. Eden and Espurr both countered with a double dose of Psywave, annihilating the swarm, "Perhaps they are the buried Pokemon manifesting as different Ghost type Pokemon"
"Ooohhh, then I hope I don't have to fight my grandparents while we're down here," Goomy muttered, "They would be so angry with me breaking the rules like this…"
"It's for a noble cause," Eden reasoned, but Goomy shook his head
"Yeah but Pancham and Shelmet got into this mess because they broke the rules in the first place. They dragged us all to the school to find the ghosts," The dragon reminded Eden, "We weren't supposed to do that. Now look what happened"
"Mmgh, no reason to condemn Pancham and Shelmet now. Let's just focus on getting them out of here and stopping that monster," Deerling grumbled, "If we know anything about them, it's that they won't stop terrorizing Serene Village. We need to teach them a lesson"
"Wait, you're saying we need to fight that thing?" I gasped, staring at Deerling, "You did see how big the dragon was, right?"
"He did say that he was the exiled dragon and the god banished from reality," Espurr nodded in agreement, "But we won't free Pancham and Shelmet without confronting it. We can't avoid it"
"Maybe getting the other villagers in on this was a good idea after all…" I muttered, chewing my lip, "I didn't think we'd be fighting that… that monster"
Nobody responded as unease spread throughout our group. As united as we were to free Pancham and Shelmet, we were likely nothing compared to the dragon that rendered all of us unconscious. Maybe it was better to leave Pancham and Shelmet behind to save our own lives. They brought this upon themselves after all.
"What am I thinking? I can't be selfish like this," I scolded myself, though a voice in the back of my mind whispered that this was crossing the line in selflessness, "They may be jerks, but they're still our classmates. We can do this"
"Hey, what's this?" Eden broke me out of my thoughts as we reached the stairs leading to the second floor of the dungeon. There was a gravestone nearby bearing the name of Ashten the Magmar. A worn out journal was lying on the dirty marble, which Eden picked up.
"Eden! Put that back!" Deerling cried, "We shouldn't steal something like this. It's grave robbing!"
"Come on, Deerling. This thing dates back… twenty years ago. It's old and was likely left here a long time ago," Eden reasoned, "Maybe it'll give us some insight about this place"
Deerling was about to argue when suddenly, the sound of over a dozen swords drawing sounded throughout the floor and I knew we were in trouble.
"Who cares if it's grave robbing? We have to move," I snapped and the others agreed. We rushed down the stairs into the second floor of the Ancient Barrow, but I still felt the slick cold steel of a ghostly blade down my neck.
Just what was this ghastly place and the history behind it?
Our team:
- Azri, Snivy: Daybreak Seeker
Level 17
Abilities: Overgrow and Contrary
Moves: Leaf Blade, Vine Whip, Twister and Attract
- Eden, Fennekin: Ghost Hunter
Level 16
Abilities: Blaze and Magician
Moves: Flame Burst, Psywave, Psybeam and Ember
- Espurr
Level 20
Abilities: Keen Eye
Moves: Psybeam, Fake Out, Covet and Charge Beam
- Deerling
Level 18
Abilities: Chlorophyll
Moves: Feint Attack, Double Kick, Synthesis and Sand Attack
- Goomy
Level 12
Abilities: Sap Sipper
Moves: Dragon Breath, Tackle, Absorb and Bubble