Flynn stared down Phillip, her previous judgment of him shattered. Despite his personality, or maybe because of, he was a great battler. After all, Flynn knew Milo was no pushover. But neither was she.

"This will be a one on one battle," Milo announced, acting as the referee. He looked between the two boys as if unsure who was going to come out on top. "No items or substitutions. First one to knock out the other Pokémon wins. The lowest level Pokémon starts the battle. Trainers, call your Pokémon!"

Flynn threw a pokeball. "Shinx!" she cried.

Phillip mimicked her action. "Angel!"

A white pokemon with small wings fluttered out of it's pokeball. "Toge!" It cried.

Flynn scanned it with her pokedex.

"Togetic, The Happiness Pokémon. Fairy/Flying type. Togetic is said to be a Pokémon that brings good fortune. When the Pokémon spots someone who is pure of heart, it is said to appear and share its happiness with that person. Ability: Serene Grace. Gender: Male. " On the pokedex screen was a display of its stats and moves.

That pokemon will be hard to hit. Flynn thought. But Shinx can manage. Shinx has a two type advantages, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had a way to counter them both. I need to be careful.

"Are both fighters ready?" Milo said. They both nodded. "Then... Begin!"

"Poison Fang!" Flynn yelled. Shinx pounced, flying towards Angel.

"Dodge!"

Angel flied above Shinx, nearly avoiding her poisonous fangs.

"Smart Strike!" Phillip called. Angel's hands became coated in steel as he swooped down and struck Shinx in the back, causing her to cry out.

"Shinx!" Flynn cried. "Venoshock!"

Violet sparks shot from Shinx to Angel, shocking him and causing him to droop towards the ground.

"Now, Metal Claw!" Flynn yelled. Shinx jumped up and slashed at Angel with metallic claws. Togetic dodged the swipe, fluttering above Shinx.

"Smart Strike again!" Phillip yelled.

"Iron Tail!" Flynn retaliated. Shinx's tail met Togetic's fist, causing a loud clanging sound when they collided. The two grappled for dominance, pushing against the other. Finally, Angel was pushed back, crashing into the ground.

"Now, Toxic!"

Shinx stomped her feet, and purple acid surrounded Angel. Angel started to wretch.

"Shinx's ability, Venomous, makes her poison even more toxic!" Flynn cheered. "You lose, Phillip. There's no way he can survive that."

Phillip smirked. "Aromatherapy, Angel!"

Angel began to glow, his wings fluttering rapidly. Green powder flew from his wings, spreading around him. The powder dissolved the poison, turning it into water. Angel shook himself off and faced Shinx.

"You are good." Flynn conceded. "But I'm not giving up yet! Poison Fang!"

"Dodge, then Smart Strike!" Phillip yelled.

Both pokemon rushed at each other. Shinx bit Angel's wings as he unsuccessfully tried to dodge.

"Shake her off, Angel!" Phillip cried. Togetic flung Shinx away, but it was too late- he was poisoned. He staggered forward.

"You deduced that Aromatherapy comes from the wings." Phillip said shrewdly. "So you targeted them. Now he can't heal the poison."

Flynn smirked. "Finish him, Shinx!" she cried. "Venoshock!"

Shinx's eyes turned a deep shade of violet as she began to spark. Bolts of violet electricity shot towards Angel, lighting him up. Angel fell to the ground.

"Angel is unable to battle!" Milo declared. "The winners are Flynn and Shinx!"

Shinx and Flynn trotted up to Phillip, who thanked Angel and returned him. Milo joined them.

"Great battle, Flynn!" Phillip cheered. He high fived her.

They made their way to the Pokémon Center, healing their Pokémon quickly and walking outside.

"I say we need to meet each other's teams." Phillip said as they made their way down the sparse street. Telnor was a quaint small town, with dirt paths and plenty of greenery. They passed by a small lake as Phillip talked. "We're going to be working together, after all."

Flynn nodded. "Makes sense." she said. "What say you, Milo?"

Milo agreed, so they walked into Telnor Park and each pulled out two pokeballs.

"Rosie, Angel! Time to shine! "

"Shinx, Grimer! Let's go!"

"Bergmite, Graveler!"

Six Pokémon appeared in front of them. By Milo's side was Bergmite, who growled, and a gray boulder like pokemon with yellow stones across its body and black sand sticking to its arms and face like fur. On each side of Phillip was Rosie and Angel, both of whom greeted the other Pokémon happily. Next to Flynn was Shinx, who proudly smirked at Angel, and a green Pokémon with two stones in its mouth resembling teeth.

The Pokémon began to socialize with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Graveler mostly nodded as the other Pokémon talked, and Bergmite ignored them completely, preferring to chew on some stones. Grimes was excitedly chatting with Angel, who avoided Grimer's hugs and attempted high fives. Shinx and Rosie both seemed to be trying to outshine the other as they talked.

Meanwhile, Flynn got to know Phillip. He was a former student of X Academy, had seven times more Instamon Followers than she did, specialized in Fairy Types, loved photography, and seemed to be an all around cheerful (though somewhat vain) person. Even Milo got along reasonably well with him, though Milo didn't contribute to the conversation as much as Flynn and Phillip.

Flynn was just about to ask him about his hobbies when all three of their phones buzzed.

"Our first assignment." Milo said. "There's a Delta Snorlax in Shade Forest."

Flynn grinned. "Well, what are you guys waiting for? Let's go save a Pokémon!"

"Brother Iscariot."

Iscariot looked up from his book. A grunt was staring at him from the doorway of his room, trembling slightly. Iscariot smiled warmly.

"Do not fear me, brother." Iscariot smiled, "I am no danger to my siblings. Only to my enemies. What is it you need?"

"Sister Josiah called." he said timidly. "She says a Delta Pokemon has been spotted in Shade Forest. We must act quickly."

Iscariot nodded. "Very well." he stood, tucking the small book into a large pocket on the inside of his jacket. "We shall go immediately."

"There's one more thing, sir." The grunt muttered.

"What is it?" Iscariot asked. "I do hope it isn't bad news. You know how I hate bad news."

The grunt gulped. "It's The Delta Defenders. We managed to pick up on their communications channel. They'll be after the Delta Pokemon as well."

Iscariot laughed softly. "Excellent. It's time we let that group know what it means to oppose The Artless Brotherhood."

A/N: So our first cult enters the fray! I really wanted to use the Hallowed Church, the Cult from my story Pokemon Prodigies, but instead we'll use The Artless Brotherhood. All of the cults in this story will be original, not because I don't like the cults in the games (I love them), but because I honestly love creating my own villains.

Reader Question Time! How many cults should I use? Let me know in your review!

In other news, now that we have all the Main Characters Pokemon (so far) revealed, so from now on we'll keep a Team Tracker on the bottom of the page.

Phillip:

-Delta Bulbasaur (Rosie)

-Togetic (Angel)

Milo:

-Delta Bergmite

-Alolan Graveler

Flynn:

-Delta Shinx

-Alolan Grimer