Throh and Keldeo

Along the golden stretch of sand, a sparkling blue bay stood the divide between land and ocean. It was a beautiful day to be there: warm breeze, white comb-stretched clouds, clean water. Among the Pokemon that had decided to spend the day at that beach were five Throh, all standing waist deep in the water. Their dark red skin and white gi contrasted greatly with the vibrant blue water.

"My gi is going to be soaked if we go any further," one complained, patting the surface of the water. "And what if one of us loses a belt? It'd be a shame to be seen without one."

"Don't worry about that last one," the leader said, pulling out a vine from inside his clothes. "I came prepared."

"Of course you thought of everything," one of the others said gleefully. "You're always the smart one."

He nodded as he tucked the vine away securely. "That's why I'm the leader. And don't be afraid of getting soaked, because if we don't dare go deeper, we can't accomplish our newest and grandest goal!"

"Really?" the nervous one asked. "What're we doing?"

Their leader pointed out to the ocean. "We are going to enter next year's World's Sports Tournament as the first ever non-Water mono-type synchronized swimming team! They may laugh at us initially, but once they see our strength, teamwork, and grace, the gold medal and the global glory will be ours!"

For a moment, there was silence. Then a splash as another Pokemon burst out of the water in their midst. The group soon recognized him as Keldeo, a roaming legendary Pokemon that was occasionally seen at this beach. "That's awesome! I can't wait to see it." He grinned as he tread water.

"But, swimming?" one of the other Throh asked. "Why? We're usually not in the water."

"The water resistance is excellent for building your strength," the lead Throh said. "This is why I've been telling you to start training in the bay too."

Keldeo nodded. "Exactly so. You get great kicks out of water training."

"It would be nice to have better kicks," one of the Throh said thoughtfully.

"I thought we were going to train for the wrestling and karate portions," another Throh said.

The lead Throh frowned. "That's exactly what other 'mons expect out of us. Sure, there'll be a good showing for our skills, but they won't remember it a few days later. On the other paw, if we enter something unexpected and win, they'll be talking about it for years to come. We could become famous all over the world! I looked at the events we could join and decided on synchronized swimming as our best bet. All our competitors will be frilly fish; we'll stand out above them all."

"I think that's a great idea!" Keldeo said. "Can I help?"

"No, you're too scrawny, even for a legendary," the lead Throh said.

Keldeo huffed, shaking his mane and sending water droplets everywhere. "Scrawny? Bah. I'm as big as you guys, probably as strong too." He stopped treading and put his hooves on the sandy bottom, putting himself eye to eye with the lead Throh. "See?"

"You're not," the lead Throh said, getting some worried and admiring faces from his group. Very few Pokemon would dare speak like this to a legendary. "You may be as tall as us, but you're skinnier than a typical Psychic. I've hurled 'mons that are three times your weight for a hundred yards."

"Prove it," Keldoe said, narrowing his eyes.

"Fine, but remember that you asked for it." The lead Throh then grabbed Keldeo by his front shoulders. Not impeded one bit by the water, he circled around and threw Keldeo so hard into the sky that he seemed to become little more than a twinkle among the clouds.

"Wow, you really are amazing!" one of the Throh said, clapping.

"Are you sure you should have thrown a legendary Pokemon?" another asked. "It seems disrespectful."

"Don't worry about it," the lead Throh said. "He's of our type, so I'm sure he'll acknowledge it as a show of strength. Now about the competition, we need to start with some basic swimming. All of us are going to swim out to the tip of the bay and back to this beach as our starting practice. Understood?"

"Sure thing!"

"All right."

"Yeah, gotcha."

"I'll give it a try."

Glad that they would try, he nodded. "Good, then on your mark..." he turned around and saw something odd. Two large arcs of water, like tall crescent-shaped fins, were racing across the water towards the beach at blistering speed. He caught a glimpse of Keldeo skating on the water's surface and sending up those sprays before the legendary made a quick turning stop a few feet from them. Without losing momentum, the waves and arcs from Keldeo's wake were flung over all of them, dousing them completely with salt water.

Once the water cleared from his vision, he saw that Keldeo was somehow sending jets of water off his hooves to remain standing on the surface, making it froth into thick foam. "And that's why you should let me coach your team!" he said. "Maybe you can learn to swim well enough on your own, but if you want to be flashy enough to win a synchronized swimming tournament, you need to learn from an expert."

"That's a strong argument," one of the Throh said.

One that was hard to argue against, so the lead Throh accepted Keldeo's help. After months of drilling and preparation under him, they went to the World's Sports Tournament. They were at a great disadvantage, ending up with the silver medal instead of the gold. But their performance was indeed talked about for years afterward, far longer than the gold winners.

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Keldeo Black entry: By blasting water from its hooves, it can glide across water. It excels at using leg moves while battling.

Throh White entry: When they encounter foes bigger than themselves, they try to throw them They always travel in packs of five.

I picked this one to post on my birthday, over the Virizion one which I planned originally. I just like a good chuckle.

Also, all legendaries are now covered... until next weekend. You know why. Which means that I will be posting the first Kalos Pokemon in POS that weekend. Which Pokemon? Well you get to help pick! Come by my profile from Saturday October fifth to Friday October eleventh to vote in the nomination poll.