The Heartwood
You just barely roll out of the way of one of the Lord of the Woods' attacks, the stone axe swinging by you. You breathe a sigh of relief as you see the axe-arm embedded in the giant tree, the Lord of the Woods trying to pull it free.
Good. You had a bit of reprieve. You took a few moments to take some deep breaths, and then you opened the pokeball containing Seedling.
The Oshawott had a determined look on their face. Would they really be able to damage a Noble Pokemon, though?
Only one way to find out. "Seedling, Aqua Jet, Agile Style, two in a row!"
You were still thinking of ways to insert puns into your battle calls, but this would do for now.
You also had a feeling that this would not be allowed back where you were from.
Nonetheless, Seedling jetted towards the Lord of the Woods, surrounded by water. It was enough to make the Kleavor twitch, at least, and before they could react, Seedling attacked again, this time earning a flinch.
Perfect. You reached into your bag of balms, and began pelting them at the Lord of the Woods while they were weakened. You were a bit unsure about the effectiveness of throwing food at a Pokemon at high velocity, but what other choice did you have to quell the Noble's rage?
Soon, though, the Lord of the Woods dislodged their axe-arm from the tree, and faced you once more.
Mount Steel, 9F
You aren't fast enough to run out of the way of one of Skarmony's attacks, and a steel feather scrapes across your scales. You stayed steadfast, though, and retaliated with a Water Gun.
You glanced over at Acacia. He was weak to Skarmony's flying-type attacks, but he was managing well. He sent an Ancient Power crashing down on Skarmony, and you did a gesture towards your partner involving sticking your thumb up. You weren't sure what it meant, but it came so naturally to you.
"Watch out!" Acacia yelped, and you saw Skarmony careening towards you again. You yelped, and tried to roll out of the way.
Unfortunately for you, Squirtle shells aren't very flexible, and it ended up with you flopping over onto your shell. It took a few seconds for you to get back up, but in that time, Skarmony slashed at you again.
You fought back with a Rapid Spin, retreating into your shell and spinning at Skarmony. And then, as if on instinct, you immediately did it again.
That seemed to be enough to stun Skarmony, and for some reason your hand gravitated towards your pouch of gravelerocks. Maybe…
You began pelting Skarmony with the gravelerocks, not using the arcing trajectory Acacia had recommended, but instead throwing them directly at your attacker.
Acacia's eyes were wide, but he was quick to contribute with an Ancient Power.
This all felt so familiar, but now wasn't the time to ponder! You had to rescue Diglett!