After the Haro incident, Davin entered the city of Fortree, where he healed his Pokemon at the town's Center and made his way to Route 120. He had decided to train a little first before taking on the gym because he didn't want to lose and have to start over again.

Davin looked all around the grassy route. "Hmm... what should I start out with? I mean, I don't even know what type of Pokemon the gym leader uses."

"You mean Winona?" A voice asked. A guy with light black hair who wore a red jacket over a clear white shirt while holding a bird cage came towards him. "She uses Flying type Pokemon, much like myself."

"Flying types, eh?" Davin pondered with his hand on his chin. "I wonder how I can win?"

"If you want, I'd be happy to help you and teach you how to combat against them." The guy offered.

"Really? That'd be great!" He said. "By the way, my name's Davin."

"I'm Flynt. Nice to meet you."


A few seconds later, they were ready for training. Flynt stated the rules, "This'll be 3-on-3, okay?"

Davin nodded. "Cool with me."

Flynt threw a Poke ball and a large purplish-dark blue bird came out of it. Davin used his Pokedex.

"Swellow, the Swallow Pokemon. Never missing its targets, Swellow dive down from far above to catch its prey. It occasionally takes to the skies in search of lands with warm climate."

"Ferro, let's go!" Davin's Aron appeared from its Poke ball on to the grass. "Use Metal Claw!"

"Dodge, Swellow!" The bird turned its body to the side to evade Ferro's attack.

"Steel Wing!" Swellow hit its mark on Ferro as it went back around and hit him with its hardened wings.

"As you can see, just going head-on won't help you when you're facing a Flying type." Flynt explained. "You've got to plan your moves and try to predict what your opponent will do next."

"Hmm... I see..." Davin said to himself.

"Swellow, use Secret Power!" It flew towards Ferro with its body covered in a pink aura.

"Ferro, Harden!" The Aron stiffened its body and when the attack landed, Ferro seemed unfazed.

"Now, jump and use Headbutt!" It ran to Swellow's right side and landed a hit with its steel head.

"Not bad." Flynt commented.

"All right, let's try Metal Claw!"

"Swellow, Aerial Ace!" The two ran/flew at each other as they began to charge their attacks. When they were in striking range, they hit each other at once, but Swellow was much stronger and pushed Ferro back with force.

"Don't give up, Ferro. You can win this!" Davin encouraged.

"Aron." It said. Right then, its entire body started to shine a very familiar white.

Flynt was surprised. "Wha-? Could this be an..."

"...Evolution?" Davin finished.

Still glowing, Ferro's body began to grow large in size with some of its features changing as well. Soon, the glowing stopped and a new Ferro stood in place of the previous one.

"Awesome! It's Lairon!" Davin excitedly took out his Pokedex.

"Lairon, the Iron Armor Pokemon. Lairon is the evolved form of Aron. When two of these Pokemon meet, they bash into each other with their steel bodies to claim territory. It is known to feed on iron found in rocks and water."

"OK! Ferro, let's see your new and improved Headbutt!" The Steel/Rock type obeyed and it smashed its head into the swallow with great force.

"Swellow, use Aerial Ace again!" As the purple bird dove into the air for preparation, Ferro's body became surrounded by white circles that transformed into sharp rocks. As soon as Swellow dived down to strike, the Lairon fired the circling stones at it, causing Swellow to lose its focus and fall to the ground.

"That was a great Stone Edge, Ferro! Now, use Iron Head!" The Lairon's head glowed white and Swellow was hit in the center of its body, resulting in it fainting.

"Oh yeah! You did it, Ferro!" Davin cheered.

"Lair, Lair!" It rejoiced.

Flynt returned Swellow. "That was pretty decent, I admit. Though you still have more to learn if you want to beat Winona." He held up his next ball. "Ready for lesson #2?"

"You bet!" Davin nodded.