"- and this is the end of the discussion. Moving on-"
Byron listened attentively to the discussion led by their Regional Champion, Cynthia, as she continues to go through the topics of discussion for the meeting today. It is not everyday that he gets to see his fellow colleagues all gathered in the same room for a meeting. Whenever such a meeting is held, it would usually mean that something big is going on.
In this case, no news is good news.
The members of Sinnoh's Thirteen Pillars are mostly new to the job with most of the members being appointed within the last five years or so. Old timers like him have mostly retired. He is one of the few that is left together Crasher Wake and Bertha. The rest of the Gym Leaders are mostly newly appointed. For the Elite Four, Flint and Aaron are new. Lucian is in his thirties, so he is stuck somewhere in between the old and the young.
The new generation will always surpass the old, so he guess it is not a bad thing. These young colleagues of his all have potential.
Like his son.
Thinking about it always made his chest swell with pride. His little boy has really grown. Who would have expected that the shy and meek boy that used to scream at the sight of a budew will eventually become one of the strongest trainers in Sinnoh?
He could still afford to be more confident though, although Byron personally thinks that it is a lost cause by now.
"- there are also erratic behaviours from the wild pokemon population near Route 205 reported by our Rangers. So far, it shouldn't be a big concern for us yet since the Rangers had said that they have it under control. However, I still think that we should keep a close eye on it. Gardenia, do you mind?"
"Sure. I will take note of it. Trainers have to go through Route 205 to get to my city and I won't have them getting themselves killed from hordes of wild pokemon. Don't worry, I will look into it."
"Thank you. Onto a more serious matter, the crime rate seems to be rising across all cities from what I found out from the Sinnoh Police Force. Criminals are getting bolder in their activities. There is also an increase in pokemon poaching and the black market seems to be more active. We need to put a stop to this."
"Have we found a reason behind the increase?" Wake raised a question from he sat beside Byron. "There should be a reason why crime rates suddenly increase across the entire Sinnoh."
"We suspect that there is some big organisation backing them up." Maylene contributed into the discussion. She is one of the youngest Gym Leaders currently alongside Candice, but they are by no means weak or inexperienced. "We just don't know how true it is."
"An organisation backing them up?" Bertha's voice rose a few notes higher. "Just how big and influential is this organisation that they can increase Sinnoh's overall crime rate in just a year?"
"I tried tracking it down personally, but every lead brought me to a dead end." Maylene sighed. "Whoever is behind this seems to know how we operate or is smart enough to figure it out."
"Pokemon poaching, huh…" Aaron looked deep in thought but there is an unmistakable furious look in his eyes that is barely concealed. "Unforgivable. Leave this to me, I will hunt them down myself."
"Thank you for volunteering." Cynthia thanked Aaron in her usual polite yet no-nonsense tone. "Although you should watch out for certain pokemon hunters that are becoming a recurring problem in our region with how often they poach pokemon illegally and the size of their heists. You will need to link up with the SPF for more details."
"Got it, thanks."
"If you don't mind me intruding." Lucian spoke up as he turned to face Cynthia and Aaron. "I would like to help in this matter too. My psychics should be of great help here."
Aaron sent a small smile his way.
"Thanks, Lucian."
"Don't mention it."
"Uh… Since we are on the topic of wild pokemon activity, I would like to add that there is increased seismic and pokemon activity around Mt. Coronet. Fantina and I are keeping a close watch on it since our cities are the closest to the mountain range, but we also cannot find anything too unusual about it." Roark raised another issue from where he is sitting beside the younger Gym Leaders. "I don't think there should be any further problems, but we will have to take action if this phenomenon persists."
"Mt. Coronet? Will there be another massive landslide like what happened twenty years ago?"
"I don't think so." Roark answered Bertha's question after he took a few seconds to think about it. "But I would like to suggest putting more Rangers on duty there just in case. We also need to prepare for any unforeseen sudden seismic movements that might cause cave-ins or landslide. It will be disastrous if we are all caught unprepared and people found themselves trapped in the mountain."
Byron frowned a little at this new information his son just provided. Mt. Coronet is an impassable mountain range that separates Sinnoh into two halves. The only way through it for most people is a tunnel that links Oreburgh and Hearthome that is heavily monitored by the League. There are other tunnels within the mountain range that can bring you to other cities as well, but these routes are more dangerous and usually trainers are the only people that uses these routes. Civilians tend to stick to the frequently used tunnel to travel between East and West Sinnoh from Oreburgh to Hearthome. It is also extremely difficult to navigate through the mountain. The special magnetic field in the area disallow all forms of telecommunication and compasses are next to useless within the mountain. The only way to communicate is through the use of telepathy with help from psychic pokemon. There are other ways as well, but these methods are not efficient. It is extremely difficult to conduct a rescue operation if something happens within Mt. Coronet. Even Bertha and her ground type pokemon team are unable to work at full power given the unique terrain there. One wrong move is all it takes to create another massive landslide.
Anything untoward that happens to Mt. Coronet can possibly divide Sinnoh into two, quite literally. It is still possible to use Teleport to get to the other side in case of emergencies, but not all psychic pokemon are that well-trained.
"I think this is about all we have to discuss about the rising crime rates." Cynthia moved the discussion along without wasting anymore time. "Let's talk about potential candidates that we can recruit and headhunt to join the League's forces. Anyone spotted any shining star recently in the gym challenges?"
"You should ask Volkner. His gym is the last one in the circuit after all." Fantina shrugged out a reply.
Byron glanced at the yellow-haired Gym Leader, who surprisingly, hasn't fallen asleep yet. He is just lying back on his chair with his hands on his lap.
"Eh, you got yourself a question." Flint elbowed his friend from where he sat beside him. "Answer it."
Volkner remained motionless in his seat. He hasn't even blink once. Byron can tell that this uncharacteristic act from the strongest Gym Leader is starting to creep some of them out.
"Oi, Volkner." Flint waved a hand in front of Volkner's face but Volkner simply stared on straight ahead without blinking or any signs of acknowledging what is going on around him. "You ok?"
Flint's question got everyone in the room to start to look at the laziest person in the room in concern. Flint has a puzzled look in his face as he pokes his best friend on the shoulder.
"Shhh…" Candice put a finger to her lips in the universal gesture to keep quiet. "Listen, you hear that?"
Everyone in the room kept quiet immediately and they finally heard what Candice had picked out.
"Zzz…Zzz…"
"What the…" Flint said in disbelief as he took a closer look at his best friend. "He is sleeping with his eyes open?!"
"HAHAHA!" Wake laughed out in a booming laughter that seems to shake the entire room with it. "That's a new one! There's never a dull moment with Volkner around!"
"This is no laughing matter! We are in a meeting!" Cynthia barked out as she stomped over to Volkner and pushed him roughly on his shoulder. "Volkner! Wake up!"
The push had its intended effect as Volkner blinked his eyes a few times before giving a lazy stretch.
"Good morning, Cynthia." Volkner gave a yawn and is oblivious at how their Champion is shaking in rage at his uncaring behaviour. "Or is it noon already?"
"YOU!" Cynthia grabbed Volkner by his shirt and in an impressive show of strength, lifted him up from his chair. "You-!"
"Volkner managed to piss her off so badly this time that she is at a loss for words." Byron's ear managed to overhear what Candice is whispering to Maylene. Every interaction between Volkner and Cynthia always somehow leads to something like this due to how different both of their perspectives are when it comes to dealing with League related affairs. They are like oil and water; they will never mix. "Man, I never saw her so mad before."
That isn't what on Byron's mind though.
"Hey, is that…"
"Oh, this?" Volkner peeled off something from his eyelids from his awkward position in Cynthia's grasp without a care in the world. "It is eye stickers; they make you look as if your eyes are open and awake when you are in fact asleep. Stick it on your eyelids and close your eyes, no one can catch you sleeping unless they stare hard enough. Pretty useful. It is how I managed to fool my gym trainers that I am doing my work when I am actually asleep. Want some?"
"I have no idea how you became a Gym Leader with this kind of shitty attitude." Cynthia growled out as she pulled Volkner closer to her and glared at him in the eyes. "You are a Gym Leader, take some responsibility. If not…"
"You will sack me?" Volkner visibly brightened up and everyone else either audibly groaned, facepalmed, or sighed out loud. Volkner is still trying to get himself sacked?
Personally, Byron thinks that the League forcing such a huge responsibility and burden onto someone with no desire to serve is a bad idea, but the results shown thus far proved that putting Volkner into their ranks is good for Sinnoh. If it wasn't for these results, Volkner would definitely be the first Gym Leader to get fired in Sinnoh's history.
However, Volkner is also undoubtedly the strongest Gym Leader even if he doesn't look or act like one. He is someone strong enough to be a member of their Elite Four. There is no way the League will let go of someone as valuable as him. Geniuses like Volkner only comes once in a few generations.
"Please convince the League to sack me." Volkner clapped his hands together and begged Cynthia from his position as he remained being hoisted up by the seething Champion. "I will be forever grateful to you if you can manage it."
"ARGH!" Cynthia violently dropped Volkner back onto his chair and pointed an angry finger towards the door. "Get out! OUT!"
"With pleasure! Bye!"
Volkner gave a cheerful wave as he bolted out of the meeting room, leaving the rest of the Thirteen Pillars to remain gaping once more in disbelief.
"Did he just…" Maylene broke the temporary silence as she spoke in a soft voice.
"He really took Cynthia's words for real?" Aaron had the same expression on his face as he looked at the door that Volkner just went through.
"We need to get him back! Who knows where he could be the moment he stepped out of HQ!" Flint stood up in a panic as he dragged Lucian along with him out of the room to chase after their missing Gym Leader. "Come on, Lucian! We need your help track Volk down!"
"Seriously though, how did he become a Gym Leader with that kind of attitude?" Candice questioned out loud as she leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed. Cynthia is fuming uncontrollably and no one wants to approach the now-volatile Champion.
"Can't blame him." Byron surprised himself as he found himself speaking up for Volkner. "Who will be happy if they were forced to be someone that they don't want to be? But at least he is doing his job right. Sunyshore is still the city with the highest GDP growth in Sinnoh with the lowest crime rate. Which other city can boast that?"
"Don't defend him, Byron. You are only encouraging his undesirable behaviour." Cynthia said in a low growl. "If it wasn't for the League insisting that he should remain as a Gym Leader, I would have gotten rid of him the first chance I got."
"Now, now, let's all cool down, yeah?" Wake tried to play the peacemaker as he held out his hands in a placating manner. "Volkner has his flaws, but his strengths cannot be overlooked either."
The signature sound of a Teleport announced the reappearance of a struggling Volkner, who is now being restrained by the combined efforts of Flint and Lucian. Lucian's alakazam stood beside them, looking very interested at what is going on.
"Oi, oi, watch your hands. Don't mess with my hair!"
"It is already a mess to begin with." Flint argued back. "Now sit still here until the meeting is over. You cannot just run out of the meeting like that, Volk."
"Hey, our Champion herself gave me permission!"
"I have enough of this attitude of yours." Cynthia hissed in a furious tone. "You and me, a battle, right now. I will beat this incorrigible attitude out of you."
"Hey, Cynthia, cool down!" Gardenia held Cynthia back from physically hurting their Electric Specialist further. "Come on, Volkner, apologise!"
"Hmm…" Volkner stroked his chin in thought with that lazy posture of his. "Actually, the kids were asking for a footage of a battle between me and Cynthia. A battle sounds good."
"VOLKNER!"
"You are so going to regret this." Cynthia's voice took a foreshadowing tone as she continues to shake with anger. "I will beat the crap out of you."
"With two conditions." Volkner held out a finger that caused Cynthia to take a pause in her words. "Firstly, the prize money will be 50,000 pokedollars. If you win, that is. Not only that, I will give out 50,000 pokedollars each to everyone here if you win."
"What?!" Candice stood up agitatedly. "Are you out of your mind?!"
"But if Cynthia didn't win, then all of you will have to pay me 50,000 pokedollars each. This is the first condition I have. How about it? Are you guys up for it?"
Byron can't help but inwardly applause at the gall of Volkner to propose such a condition in this upcoming battle. They all earn a lot as members of the Thirteen Pillars, so while 50,000 pokedollars will put a dent in their bank account, they won't really feel the pinch in the long run.
"This is obviously a taunt." Fantina said dryly. "But I will gladly pay to see this match."
"50,000 pokedollars. If you somehow win, then you would have earned 600,000 pokedollars in an instant from the twelve of us here." Roark said with dropping jaws at the thought of the number of zeros in that huge sum of money.
"Or lose 600,000 to all of us." Aaron added the perspective of the other possible outcome of this match.
"You know what? Deal. I haven't felt my blood pumping in so long." Wake said excitedly as he punched his fists together. "I don't know what you are planning, but it is sure to be exciting."
"The second condition is that this will be a one-on-one battle. No Mega Evolution, no items. Just a simple battle. How about it, Cynthia?"
Cynthia remained silent, but she turned around and walked out of the room towards the practice arena. It is a sure sign that she has accepted Volkner's proposition.
"All the best, Volk." Flint said as he put a comforting hand on Volkner's shoulder. "Don't lose too badly."
"Oh, don't worry. I am planning to walk out of here with an extra 600,000 in my pocket after this is over."
"Why am I the referee?"
"Just do it, Candice."
The newest member of the Sinnoh's Thirteen Pillars to join their ranks, Candice, simply sighed in resignation and chop her hand down, signalling the start of the match. Cynthia released her garchomp immediately as the dragon roared a challenge at Volkner upon its appearance.
"Garchomp? You are too predictable, Cynthia. Let's go, Myst, bring that garchomp down."
Volkner's gallade appeared for battle and immediately got into a battle stance, unafraid of facing what is possibly the strongest trained pokemon in the whole of Sinnoh.
"You are not using your electric types?"
"Against a garchomp on this level? Are you crazy?" Volkner returned Roark's question with his answer. "Garchomp is a ground type, a pretty unfair advantage for me and my electric types."
"An Electric Specialist not using his electric types, how entertaining." Bertha gave an amused remark from where she is standing afar at the side and spectating the match. "Lucian, how strong do you think his gallade is?"
"From first impression, its power seems to rival my own gallade." Lucian answered respectfully. "But we will have to watch further to find out."
"Dragon Claw!"
Cynthia's garchomp charged in and slashed at Myst with its claws. Myst simply teleported himself out of harm's way and returned fire with a series of Ice Punches on garchomp's back. However, it doesn't seem to have any effect on the massive dragon.
"Earthquake!"
"Protect!"
Myst shielded himself from harm and reappeared above garchomp before slamming it into the ground with a Dazzling Gleam, getting in a critical hit. Garchomp only took a second to recover from the sneak attack before unleashing beams of Dragon Pulse at Myst, forcing him to be on the defensive.
"Fire Blast! Take it down!"
"Psycho Cut! Disperse the flames!"
Myst extended his elbows into blades before gathering a huge amount of psychic energy around it. A subsequent powerful swing of his arms cut the approaching Fire Blast into two halves. An enraged garchomp emerged through the flames and slammed into Myst with a Dragon Rush, forcing the gallade to retaliate with Brick Break to try and stop the assault.
"Volkner's gallade is good, but ultimately, Cynthia's garchomp is a lot stronger. It is just a matter of time before the gallade goes down." Lucian provided his assessment as he watched the battle intently alongside his colleagues. "Volkner still did a great job in training his gallade. Not many can get a gallade to fight on this level."
A Pain Split from Myst recovered some of his lost health but it only serves to make Cynthia's garchomp angrier. A swift Dual Chop was its answer to Myst as the force of the blow alone sent Myst flying backwards. Myst narrowly avoided a KO from the second blow of Dual Chop with his use of another Teleport.
"Shadow Claw!"
Garchomp's claw glowed with an outline of ghostly energy and a poweful swipe from it gouged out a huge trench on the ground. Myst took on the attack and returned the favour with a Counter, taking out a huge chunk of garchomp's health as well.
However, it is painfully obvious to everyone that Myst will not be able to outlast garchomp in a drawn-out fight. Cynthia's garchomp is just that powerful. Myst is strong, but he is definitely outclassed.
"Don't let it have a chance to rest! Outrage! Take it down!"
"Close Combat! Overpower it!"
"Cynthia's garchomp is just a lot tankier and hits way harder than Volkner's gallade." Maylene commented as Myst matched garchomp blow for blow with a series of strikes too fast for anyone to catch with their eyes, but is still getting himself pushed back. "Why didn't Volkner send out his other pokemon? Surely there are better candidates than his gallade in a one-on-one match against Cynthia's garchomp."
"That's what got me confused too." Flint said as he scratched his head in confusion. "I can understand if Volk doesn't send out his electric types to battle against Cynthia's garchomp, but his Tec or Puddle will be a much better choice to fight garchomp than Myst. Myst is just not a suitable choice to fight against a garchomp as strong as Cynthia's."
An overpowered swipe of its tail from garchomp flung Myst into the edge of the arena. Myst is barely standing as it is. The spectators had all caught on that Myst had used an Endure to save himself at the last minute, but it is not going to win the battle at his current state.
"Finish it!"
Garchomp's Outrage is still ongoing as the angry dragon continued on its warpath to destroy the psychic type, who merely stood up and braced itself.
"Do it."
Upon Volkner's command, a ghostly glow covered Myst's form just right before garchomp brought him down with a powerful slash of its claw. The same ghostly glow then covered garchomp as well.
"NO WAY!" Fantina had unconsciously took an agitated step forward upon seeing that ghostly glow. "Destiny Bond? That move is extremely hard to master even for ghost types! Even some of my ghosts are unable to pull it off at such a short notice! That gallade barely took a second to use it!"
True to Fantina's words, garchomp suddenly fell forward in a dull thud. It had been rendered unconscious from Myst's use of Destiny Bond.
"Candice, call the match." Volkner said nonchalantly as he recalled his pokemon.
"Uh… it's a draw! The battle between Volkner and Cynthia ends in a draw!"
"That was a dirty move." Cynthia begrudgingly accepted the outcome of their battle as she too recalled her pokemon. "But I have to admit I wasn't expecting that."
"Gee, thanks." Volkner brushed Cynthia's words aside before holding out a hand in a demanding gesture. "Now, pay up."
"You didn't win." Cynthia bit back fiercely. She is already suitably irritated by Volkner's behaviour at the meeting and the outcome of the match didn't help things either. Furthermore, Volkner didn't win the match as well. Why should she pay up?
"We agreed that if you win, I have to pay up. We also agreed that if you didn't win, all of you have to pay up. We had a draw, but you didn't win. So, going by our agreement, I retain the rights to receive my money."
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.
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"WHAT?!"
"Volkner, that's cheating!"
"You scoundrel!"
"You tricked us!"
The various members of the Thirteen Pillars, including Flint, all exploded at how Volkner managed to swindle 50,000 pokedollars each from all of them. Volkner just stood there with a huge grin on his face and doesn't even seem to care at how angry his colleagues are at him.
"I will be expecting my bank account to be 600,000 richer before the day's up! Thank you for your kind donation!"
"VOLKNER!"
Cynthia continue to go through documents at her work desk in her office. It is late at night, but her duty as Sinnoh's Champion entails that she has a responsibility to solve the various problems that their region face. She is their Champion. Her sense of duty and honour will not allow her to slack off on her job.
Unlike that incorrigible man named Volkner. Why is the League so insistent on keeping him around? Sure, he had made contributions to Sunyshore and to Sinnoh, but there's no way he can continue to be a member of their region's Thirteen Pillars with this kind of attitude!
Maybe she should just help to grant his wish to help him get sacked already. It will solve everyone's headache.
Despite how infuriating Volkner is, her battle with him today had shown that she was very careless. She had obviously underestimated Volkner and what he could do, and he had very bluntly displayed to her what her weakness is. She is always too quick to anger and he had used it to his advantage. He had made her so angry with his behaviour earlier in the day that in her fury, she had commanded garchomp to use Outrage when they don't need it to bring his gallade down. Garchomp cannot be stopped once that move is used, and it is what helped ensure Volkner and his gallade that gallade's Destiny Bond will find its target. There is no way for garchomp to defend itself against this move because Outrage was active at that time. This is one of the drawbacks using such a move like Outrage or Thrash. There is no way to stop or use another move until the attack has finished running its course.
It was her fault that her garchomp was brought down in that manner. She had made the wrong judgement by letting her emotions cloud her mind.
It is a humbling and bitter pill to swallow. If this is a true pokemon match between them with six pokemon on each side, the rest of Volkner's team will now be able to unleash their full strength once her garchomp is brought down. The presence of her garchomp was the main reason Volkner had declined a battle with her when they first met years ago, saying that he knows for sure that he will lose and he does not want to waste both their time on a match that they already know the outcome for.
But if their earlier match was an official match, Volkner's electric types will be near unstoppable once her garchomp is brought down. She has confidence that she can still defeat Volkner and his team, but it will be a lot harder without garchomp there to help her. The outcome of the match is now not as certain.
Cynthia is brought out of her thoughts when the phone on her work desk rang.
"Hello?"
"Oh! I wasn't expecting someone to pick up the call at this hour. My name is Mary and I am the matron of Sunyshore Orphanage, may I speak to Cynthia? Volkner had told me to call this number."
"This is Cynthia speaking." Cynthia tried her best to not let her irritation towards Volkner show as she continues to converse with Mary. Who gives him the permission to give away her number without asking? And why would the matron of an orphanage call her?
"You are really our Champion! Arceus!" Cynthia allowed a few seconds for the shock to settle down for Mary. Scenarios like this are common whenever their citizens found themselves talking to her without knowing it. "Thank you so much! Your donation helped us a lot!"
What?
"Donation?" Cynthia asked puzzledly and she can feel the distance between her eyebrows narrowing. Since when had she donated?
"The donations you and the other Thirteen Pillars made had helped us a lot! The kids now have new clothes to wear and they can afford better learning materials to pursue their dreams. Thank you so much! I will send you a detailed account at the end of every month on how we manage the donations made to the orphanage. It is something we do to reassure our donors that their money is being spent on the right things. Thank you so much once again!"
Cynthia can only accept the repeated thanks. Even when the call had ended, she is still in a daze. She had made a donation? The other Thirteen Pillars also made donations to the same orphanage? Since when?
Sensing that something is not quite right, Cynthia opened up her email with her computer and what she saw got her eyebrows rising higher and higher.
Various charity organisations had all sent their thanks to her sometime earlier during the day. Judging from the timestamp, all of it were sent starting from an hour after the end of the meeting with her colleagues today. The list of charities ranges from those that helps in protecting the environment, to helping children with disabilities, to helping lonely elderlies with no one left to support them, to supporting the cause to care for abandoned pokemon and to help them find a new home, and so on. Cynthia didn't even know some of these charities existed until she read the emails.
Did Volkner just used the 600,000 he won from their battle for charitable causes and registered the entire group of Thirteen Pillars as the donors?
Cynthia huffed out a sigh which is a mixture of frustration, amusement, and resignation. She knows Volkner has been focusing his efforts on charitable causes ever since he became a Gym Leader even if he never told anyone else about it other than Flint. If Volkner needs extra financial help to help those in need, all he needs to do is to just ask. There's no need to go about in this roundabout way to gather funding to help those in need by goading her into a battle.
Or maybe Volkner just enjoys pissing her off for the fun of it. She has a feeling this is the main reason behind his actions today and she wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. They had never seen eye-to-eye for anything when it comes to work. Their working style and their philosophy in life is just too different for them to stand being near each other.
Cynthia picked up the phone once again and dialled the office number of her secretary. Like her, her secretary is also a workaholic. She should still be in her office.
"Hello. Cynthia, is this you?"
"It's me." Cynthia confirmed. "Can I trouble you to find a complete list of charities in our region? There's something I would like to try and improve on."
It seems like this will be another long night for her, but at least the time spent will be used to help in bettering Sinnoh.
It is her duty as the Champion after all.
Pokemon and trainer list:
Volkner Tide: Gym Leader of Sunyshore, Electric Specialist
Titles, Accolades and Achievements: Tie for First Place with Flint in the 521st Lily of the Valley Conference, Sinnoh's strongest Electric Specialist, Thirteen Pillar of Sinnoh, The Sun of Sunyshore, The Yellow Flash
Main team:
1) Electivire (Franky), male
2) Luxray (Simba), male
3) Jolteon (Jo), female
4) Magnezone (ISpy), genderless
5) Gallade (Myst), male
6) Rhyperior (Tec), male
7) Probopass (North), female
8) Gyarados (Puddle), male
Pokemon used for Gym challenges
9) Raichu (Squeaky), female
10) Pachirisu (Scrat), male
11) Heliolisk (Bask), male
12) Ampharos (Fluffy), female
13) Vikavolt (Vik), female
14) Eelektross (Whirr), male
15) Lanturn (Glowy), female
Pokemon used for Sunyshore's security
16) Rotom (Prime), genderless
17) Porygon-Z (Jarvis), genderless
Flint Cinders: Sinnoh Elite Four, Fire Specialist
Titles, Accolades and Achievement: Tie for First Place with Volkner in the 521st Lily of the Valley Conference, Sinnoh's strongest Fire Specialist, Thirteen Pillar of Sinnoh, Sinnoh's Raging Inferno
Pokemon team:
1) Magmortar (Burner), male
2) Infernape (Might), male
3) Houndoom (Bel), female
4) Flareon (Flare), male
5) Rapidash (Flamel), male
6) Talonflame (Soar), female
7) Volcarona (Buzz), male
8) Chandelure (Wick), female
9) Turtonator (Fuse), female
Cynthia Shirona: Sinnoh Champion, Generalist
Titles, Accolades and Achievement: Champion of Sinnoh, Pokemon Master, Sinnoh's strongest Generalist, Thirteen Pillar of Sinnoh, Sinnoh's Undefeatable Queen
Pokemon team:
1) Garchomp
2) Roserade
3) Spiritomb
4) Lucario
5) Milotic
6) Gastrodon
7) Togekiss
8) Glaceon
9) Braviary
10) Eelektross