Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri.

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

In a shopping mall, Mia and Taylor looked around the area. "Look at all of these shops!" Mia noted in awe.

"I'll say…" Taylor said. "I'm gonna go restock on items. Anything you want?"

"Not really, but thanks for asking," Mia answered. Taylor left.

"Your Woobat has excellent compatibility with you," a voice judged. Mia looked over to find a Pokémon Connoisseur with white hair and forest green eyes judging a Trainer's compatibility with him and his Woobat. "Continue to take good care of it. It may evolve soon."

"Thanks, Syrah!" the boy thanked and went off. Syrah spotted Mia and gestured for her to come over.

"You want to judge my Pokémon for your lesson?" Mia asked.

In a tent, a Connoisseur with dark green hair and brown eyes watched Syrah and Mia among the other lower class Connoisseurs. "I'm a student teacher to the C-Class Pokémon Connoisseurs," Syrah explained. "I want to show them how exactly to find compatibility."

"Be happy to help," Mia said as she took out a Poké Ball. "Let's start with this one."

Snivy came out of his Poké Ball and crossed his arms. "It looks rather fierce," Syrah judged. "You should treat it better. It's not used to you."

Snivy turned away. "Unfortunately, that's my Snivy for you," Mia said. "A lone wolf."

She recalled Snivy and took out another Poke Ball. "How about this one?" Mia asked.

Oshawott came out of her Poké Ball. "It's quite cute!" Syrah judged with a smile. "You two are usually the calmest. In a marriage, that has its perks."

Mia nodded and recalled Oshawott. "And this one?"

Sewaddle came out.

"Let's see…she has Swarm as her ability," Syrah noted. Mia got a chill up her spine when Sewaddle inched up her leg out of affection. The dark-green haired Connoisseur glared at his teacher. "It's friendly toward you. It looks sort of happy."

"Nya nya HA ha ha!" Mia screamed as Sewaddle crawled further up her leg out of affection. "Hey, hate me a little, will you?"

"Hey," Taylor greeted as Mia came up to her carrying Sewaddle. "Anything unusual happen while I was gone?"

"Not really," Mia answered.

"You there!" a voice called out. The green haired Connoisseur approached her.

"Um, hello," Mia greeted. "Is there a problem?"

"That Sewaddle is lackluster," the Connoisseur judged.

"Wait!" Syrah said, chasing after him. "You're only C-Class! Your judgment's null and void!"

"Stay out of this, teacher!" the Connoisseur instructed, glaring at her. Two badges dropped from his pocket as Syrah stopped.

"You're aiming for the league, too?" Mia asked.

"I am," the Connoisseur replied as he picked up the badges. "My name is Tannat, and I challenge you to a battle to disprove my teacher's findings!"

Outside, the two stood opposite each other. "Two on two," Tannat declared. "Last Pokémon that falls wins."

"That's fine by me!" Mia agreed.

"I hope Tannat knows what he's doing," Syrah said with some worry.

"It'll work out, ma'am," Taylor assured. "Mia will set your student straight."

"Pidove, you're up!" Mia called out as she threw a Poké Ball. Pidove came out and started flapping her wings.

"Lampent!" Tannat called out as he threw a Poké Ball. "Battle, s'il vous plaît!"

Out came a Lampent, which Mia promptly looked up in her Pokédex.

"Lampent, the Lamp Pokémon," the Dex explained. "It arrives near the moment of death and steals spirit from the body."

"Lampent, use Flamethrower!" Tannat commanded. A red-orange flame came from its face.

"Ascend!" Mia commanded. Pidove flew up to dodge.

"Will-O-Wisp!" Tannat commanded.

Eight blue flames surrounded Lampent as they appeared around it. "Raan…" it said as it span. The blue flames flew straight for Pidove, which homed in like missiles as she tried to lose them. Three of them hit Pidove and caused a burn.

"Use Gust to blow out the flames!" Mia commanded. Wings glowing blue, she kicked up a windstorm that blew the remaining flames out like candles.

"Now use Night Shade!" Tannat instructed. Lampent again spun around, sending red waves to Pidove, which again hit her for a good amount of damage. "Keep going!"

"Air Cutter, full force!" Mia commanded.

Pidove crossed her wings and unleashed multiple Air Cutter attacks. Lampent eventually ran out of energy and was hit by one strong X-shaped wind streak. This knocked the Lamp Pokémon out.

"C'est un incroyable!" Tannat exclaimed in frustration.

"Nice going, Pidove!" Mia congratulated.

Pidove cooed with pride, a little exhausted from the battle. Pidove's body began to glow blue, to her surprise. She grew to a more bird-like height, gaining a crest arrangement in her feathers and a flower petal like arrangement on her neck. When the light faded, Mia's Pidove was now a Tranquill!

"Tranquill!" Mia exclaimed. She looked up her new Pokémon.

"Tranquill, the Wild Pigeon Pokémon, and the evolved form of Pidove," the Dex explained. "Many people believe that deep in the forest where Tranquill live; there is a peaceful place where there is no war."

"Impressive, but that doesn't impress me," Tannat taunted as he recalled Lampent. "Because now, vous will have to face against my vintage!"

He took out another Poké Ball. "Sawsbuck!" Tannat called. "Battle, s'il vous plaît!"

A Summer Form Sawsbuck came out of the Poké Ball. Taylor promptly looked up Sawsbuck in his Pokédex.

"Sawsbuck, the Season Pokémon, and the evolved form of Deerling," the Dex explained. "They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns."

"Sawsbuck, huh?" Mia asked herself. She smiled. "Emolga, let's do this!"

"E-mon!" Emolga said excitedly. He jumped off her shoulder and raced onto the battlefield.

"Sawsbuck, use Jump Kick!" Tannat commanded. Sawsbuck made a leap for Emolga.

"Dodge and use Aerial Ace!" Mia warned. Emolga dashed out of the way and glided for Sawsbuck, who was on the ground.

"Horn Leech!" Tannat instructed. An orange and yellow aura surrounded Sawsbuck's antlers and it charged for Emolga. Mia saw an opening down below it.

"Get under Sawsbuck and use Electro Ball!" Mia commanded.

Emolga went in low going under Sawsbuck while charging the Electro Ball. It landed and fired the ball of electricity to Sawsbuck, which hit and knocked it down.

"Faites attention, Sawsbuck!" Tannat instructed. Sawsbuck got up. "Megahorn!"

"Hit back with Aerial Ace!" Mia commanded.

Both Pokémon rushed for each other, Sawsbuck's antlers glowing white. Sawsbuck missed, while Emolga hit the Season Pokémon twice in a row, the second blow knocking it down for the count.

"Exactly as planned," Mia said.

"That was incredible work, Mia!" Syrah congratulated as Mia and Taylor high-fived.

"A simple process of predicting the attack patterns Tannat commands his Pokémon to use, and in Sawsbuck's case, typing," Mia explained.

"Science took out my vintage just like that!" Tannat exclaimed.

He clenched his fist in anger.

"Mia, I will rise up in rank," Tannat vowed angrily. "Both as a Trainer and as a Connoisseur. C'est la guerre!"