"There! I see it!" Maura pointed. Davin looked and saw some sort of town coming into view.

"It's Mossdeep City!" He shouted.

"It sure is." Maura looked at their transportation. "Wailmer, full speed ahead!"

"WAAAAAAIII!" Wailmer shouted as it increased its speed, almost knocking the passengers into the water.

Seconds later, they arrived on the shore of their destination. Maura returned Wailmer to its Poke ball, thanking it for a good job. "So, shall we head to the gym?" She asked Davin.

"Hmm..." He pondered. "Well, before we just rush in, we need to figure out what kind of Pokemon the gym leader uses, so we can plan a strategy."

"Back in Lilycove, I've heard that Psychic Pokemon are the gym leader's specialty." Maura said.

"Cool. Then we'll work from there." Davin looked towards the west of the shore. "But first... there's something I've got to take care of."

"What's that?"

"I heard something when we were in Lilycove City, too." He pointed to where he was staring. "In that direction, there's a place called Shoal Cave and it's been said that some rare Pokemon live there." he turned to Maura. "I want to capture one, so that my team will be six again."

She gave him an odd look. "What do you mean 'six again'? Did something happen that you didn't tell me?"

"Long story. Listen, you go ahead and go to the Pokemon Center. I'll meet you there as soon as I'm done at Shoal Cave."

She nodded. "Alright. Just be careful, okay?"

"Right." Davin tossed a Poke ball and his Swampert appeared in the water. "Ros, you think you can take me to that cave over there?" He pointed.

It nodded. "Swampert."

Davin got on its back and began to swim in the general direction. "Be back soon, Maura!" He called and waved to her.


Minutes later, Davin arrived at the shore of the cave and returned Ros upon standing on the surface. He stared at the entrance and said to himself, "I'm goin' in!"

He witnessed a huge cavern as he entered. "This place is so big. Will I even be able to find a Pokemon in here?" The question was answered when a round, blue, white-spotted object rolled out of nowhere into the sight of his eyes.

"Huh?" The object unfolded itself and eyes, teeth, and a tail were revealed to be on it. "What is that?" Davin opened his Pokedex.

"Spheal, the Clap Pokemon. Because of its plushy fur, it never feels the cold even when it is rolling about on ice floes or diving in the sea."

"So that's a Spheal, huh?" Davin took out a Poke ball. "Then, I'll make it mine. Let's go, Ferro!" His trusty Lairon appeared in front of him.

"Use Iron Head!" Ferro's head glowed and it make contact with Spheal, knocking it into a large rock.

The round seal responded by shooting a ball of ice from its mouth. "Harden!" Ferro stood firm as the Ice Ball made contact, which had no effect.

"Headbutt!" The Lairon charged at the foe, but Spheal used Defense Curl and the attack was bounced off. Spheal then proceeded to fire a rainbow colored beam from its mouth. "Take it head-on with Iron Head!" It did just that, charging as the Aurora Beam hit it, and made contact with Spheal, causing it to lay on its side.

The trainer prepared for capture. "Let's go, Poke ball!" It was thrown, but the Spheal suddenly opened its eyes and it smacked the Poke ball away with its tail, causing it to hit Davin in the face and making him fall over. It then curled into a ball and rolled away deep into the cave.

"Ow..." Davin groaned. "I could've sworn it was down for sure." He picked up the Poke ball that hit him and he put it back into his pocket, also returning Ferro to his ball. "Guess I'll just have to keep searching."

He traveled further into the cave, where he came across two flat bridges that were parallel to each other. "Weird how there's a bridge in the middle of a cave..." he thought.

He started to cross the first bridge when a loud screech stopped him in the middle of it, making him cover his ears. "What's that noise?!" he shouted over the sound.

When Davin opened his eyes, he saw that the culprit was a bat with a huge, opened mouth.

Davin's Pokedex
"Golbat, the Bat Pokemon. Golbat is the evolved form of Zubat. It loves to feast on the blood of people and Pokémon. It flits about in darkness and strikes from behind."

"A Golbat... That would make a good Pokemon." He sent out his Vigoroth to do battle. "All right, Luck! Fury Swipes!" It was prepared to strike, but a thick, black fog escaped from Golbat's mouth to hinder his sight. The Golbat proceeded to strike Luck from behind, knocking it on to the bridge's surface.

"Use Uproar!" Luck started to make loud noises, making Golbat flinch. "Now, Focus Punch!" The Vigoroth landed a blow on to Golbat's head and it fell to the bridge's surface.

"That should be enough! Now, Poke ball, go!" The ball hit Golbat and it disappeared inside. It began to do its usual routine of shaking, but it abruptly opened and the Golbat appeared from the ball's white light. "Shoot!" Golbat used Haze for the second time, obscuring both Pokemon and trainer's vision, and when things were seeable again, the bat had vanished.

"It got away..." Davin sighed as he called back Luck. "This just isn't my day, is it?"

Not giving up, Davin went further into the cave and, to his surprise, came across a room that was entirely covered in ice; stalagmites covered most of the room, but only near the walls.

"Wow! Look at this place!" He said. "There's got to be a rare Pokemon in here somewhere."

After taking one step, he slipped on the slippery surface and nearly cracked his head open. "OWW! Gah... that really hurt!" He managed to sit up while holding the back of his head and he noticed something: A small, yellow figure with 3 orange diamonds on its back was eating some icicles in the short distance.

"Hey... isn't that a...?" He got out his mechanical encyclopedia.

"Snorunt, the Snow Hat Pokemon. In snowy regions, it is said that when they are seen late at night, snowfall will arrive by morning."

"I knew it! It is a Snorunt!" He remembered how his friend Elaine, from Varex, had a Snorunt and that it had evolved into a Glalie. "It had put up a good fight back at the Varex League... and maybe if I raise that Snorunt properly, it'll help me win the Hoenn League!"

Davin called out Halo to do the job as he sat there, still holding his head. "No way I'm making the same mistake twice by standing up," he thought. "But there's no way I'm going to let this one get away! Halo, use Gust!" The Beautifly flapped its wings to summon a wild breeze of wind. The Snorunt felt the hit from behind as it was eating and it angrily turned around.

"Sno, Snorunt!" It shouted. A wind with sparkling blue snow was blown from its mouth.

"That's Icy Wind... Halo, dodge!" It turned its body to the right to avoid the move. "Energy Ball!" The green ball of energy was fired, but the Snorunt proved its speed by jumping out of the way. Then, its fangs started to glow as it ran toward Halo and bit down on one of her wings.

"Shake it off!" She wildly moved her body to get the nuisance off, but Snorunt showed no fear as it clung on to her wing with its teeth.

Davin grunted in frustration, but then got an idea. "Halo, use Aerial Ace and aim straight for the wall!"

"Beautifly!" It followed the command and headed to the target at full force. When it collided into the wall, Snorunt suffered pain from the impact and let go of Halo's wing.

"Awesome! Now, use Stun Spore!" The orange powder was summoned from Halo's wings as it made Snorunt unable to move its body. "Aerial Ace!" Halo pulled back in the air and shot itself towards the Ice-type Pokemon, resulting in a direct hit and making Snorunt fall on its right side.

"Now, for the third try. Go, Poke ball!" The red and white sphere absorbed Snorunt upon contact. The red light blinked as the ball rocked back and forth on the icy floor. Suddenly, the ball opened and Snorunt was back out.

Davin grunted. "Energy Ball!" The green sphere exploded on contact with Snorunt, making it fall on its side again.

"That should do it! This time, it won't fail!" He threw the ball again and it took in the Pokemon. The ball repeated its previous motions as Davin stared at it intently, hoping for it to stop. To his joy, it did stop as the red light blinked out into white sparks of light.

"YEAH!" Davin cheered. He carefully crawled over to the Poke ball and picked it up. On his knees, he lifted the ball into the air and shouted, "This Snorunt is all mine!"

"Beau! Beautifly!" Halo rejoiced.

"Thank you for a great job, Halo!" He sent the butterfly back into her Poke ball. "Okay. Now let's see if I can get out of here..."

Taking a risk, Davin stood up on his legs. "Maybe if I hold on to one of the stalagmites, I can guide my way to the exit." He reached over to the one nearest him, though it was far to reach. "Almost there..." He extended his arm further, but the attempt caused him to lose his footing and bang his forehead on the ice floor.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! "