Outsiders (ZnT/Pokémon Reverse Summon)
Season 1, Episode 4, Chapter 5
Before Louise could battle Viola, a quick stop at the Santalune Pokémon Center was deemed necessary by everyone, given what happened to Brennaraki. Luckily, Louise had tended to it in time, so the damage wasn't too severe, but even if she hadn't been challenging Viola she still would have taken her in. As she waited patiently in the lobby, Louise heard the doors open. Turning her head, she smiled faintly as Saito walked in and took a seat next to her.
"Good job on getting the badge," Saito congratulated her. "Sorry about what happened to Brennaraki. Pretty smart to send Aile out to go find those Pecha Berries."
"I knew it," Louise smugly stated, much to Saito's confusion. Chuckling, Louise waved her hand around in a circle. "Aile spotted the Ninjask carrying the camera early on. We figured you guys were watching the entire time."
"Oh, so is that why—"
"Yes, that is why I didn't use their new moves."
"Huh… Smart. What gave you that idea?"
"Mother taught me to never show your hand in battle. Never really took it seriously until now, but…you know. It made sense to do that." Louise admitted, causing Saito to chuckle. A calm silence fell among them, only to be broken by the sound of a Wigglytuff entering the lobby, carrying a tray with Brennaraki and Aile's Luxury Balls on them.
"Ms. Vallière," the nurse called out over the intercom, "your Pokémon have been fully healed."
"Thank you, Nurse Joy," Louise smiled as she took her Pokémon back.
"It is our pleasure. We hope to serve you again," Nurse Joy happily replied with a bow. At one-point Louise might have been offended at that, in a 'what are you suggesting' sort of way, but recognizing it as professional courtesy, Louise smiled back. Turning around, Louise began to walk out the door, Saito following her out. Once they entered the Gym, the two nodded at each other before walking through separate doors. Saito to the spectator stands, Louise to the arena floor.
Louise was mildly surprised at how pristine it looked. If you didn't know any better, you would have never guessed that just two days before it torn up through battle. Regardless, the arena was not Louise's main concern, at least for moment. That honor lay with Viola, currently standing across the field, her hand placed on her hip.
"Louise Vallière," Viola's voice rang out, a noticeable attempt at sounding formal, "I'm happy to see you back in the Gym. It always nice to see a returning challenger."
"Thank you. I wasn't going to let one loss keep me down."
"I'd be disappointed if you did," Viola smirked before hardening her expression. "Once again, don't think I'm going to go easy on you, now."
"Of course," Louise smirked back as she readied herself. At this point the referee, seeing how both challengers were ready, walked up to his podium and cleared his throat.
"This is a rematch between the challenger, Louise Vallière, against Gym Leader Viola Pansy. It will be a Singles match, two on two. The challenger reserves the right to exchange Pokémon at any time, while the Gym Leader cannot. Eliminations are by knockout," the referee announced. The rules were the exact same as last time, Louise noted, yet she listened intently nonetheless. "Are both trainers ready?"
"I am," Viola replied, her gaze never leaving Louise.
"Yes, sir," Louise stared with as much, if not more intensity.
"Begin!" the referee shouted, raising his arm in an upward chop.
"Go, Surskit!" Viola called out, reacting almost immediately. As before, the Viola's Surskit burst out onto the battlefield, its cherry demeanor masking its sinister nature as a spawn from Hell. Saito had laughed when she told him that, to the point where he was crying, but she knew better. Her Pokémon knew better. Louise reached for a Luxury Ball, determined to not make the same mistakes as last time.
"Let's go, Aile! Show this thing who's boss!" Louise yelled as she threw the ball out, releasing the tiny bird onto the field. As Aile locked eyes with the Surskit, her body tensed in preparation. "Start things off with Tailwind!" At Louise's order, Aile sprung into action, flapping her wings and creating a steady gust of wind to ride on.
"Ice Beam!" Viola ordered, to which Surskit immediately unleased the attack. Aile swiftly dived underneath, causing the Ice Beam to strike the ceiling.
"Not again," Louise hissed under her breath. "Aile, keep low to the ground! We can't let her hit the ceiling like last time! Swoop down while using Agility!" Aile, heeding Louise's orders, swooped downwards, dodging yet another Ice Beam. Increasing her velocity as she descended, Aile pulled up right before crashing, speeding a few inches above the ground. Surskit continued to fire beams of ice towards the speeding bird, who nimbly dodged each.
"Quick Attack!" Louise, wanting to press the advantage, ordered. Aile promptly disappeared in a blur as she sped towards the water spider. Surskit leapt out of the way, causing Aile to miss. As the tiny bird swooped around for another pass, Viola squinted her eyes.
"Surskit, use Bubblebeam!" Changing her tactics, Viola shouted out a new order. A beam of bubbles promptly shot out towards the Fletchling, forcing her upwards. With the Bubblebeam trailing her, Aile could only continue to fly up towards the ceiling while avoiding the bubbles. Suddenly, the stream of bubbles ceased, allowing Aile to hover in place as she caught her breath. Aile's gaze never left the Surskit until a drop of water fell on her head, causing her to shift her attention upwards, only to see an absolutely soaked ceiling.
"Oh, no…," Louise whispered to herself, already seeing Viola's next move. As she wrapped her brain around, trying to find a way to stop what was coming, a beam of ice shot out towards a distracted Aile.
"Quick Attack, now!" Louise shouted, copying Tanuki's move from earlier. Realizing where Louise was going, Aile sped out of the way, barely missing the beam of ice, which created yet another mount of ice on the ceiling. With the ceiling already soaked, the ice quickly spread until it covered its entirety.
'No, no, no!' Louise clutched her head in worry. 'If she makes it hail again, Aile's done for! She can't dodge-!' Louise's eyes widened in realization. If Aile, for all her speed, couldn't dodge that many shards of ice, then what did that say about the much slower Surskit?
"Surskit, use Sig—" Viola began to order, only to be interrupted by Louise.
"Quick Attack on the ceiling!"
"What!?" Viola shrieked in surprise at Louise's order. Unable to react, she and Surskit could only watch as Aile sped towards the ceiling, striking it dead center. An ominous crack appeared on the ice, which quickly spread. Unlike last time, Louise was the one who was smirking, while Viola looked on in worry.
"Peck," Louise simple command, combined with her confident smirk, was all that Aile needed as she jammed her sharp beak into the ice crack, shattering it like glass. The force of the impact made the immediate area around Aile shatter into smaller particles, unable to really hurt her. The same could not be said for the rest of the ice sheet, as large chunks began to rain down onto the arena, buffeting the Surskit as it desperately tried to move itself out of the way. As the hail subsided, Louise observed the still standing Surskit, albeit much wobblier than before. Pushing down the urge to prematurely jump in joy, Louise spied Aile, still hovering high in the air.
"Aile, return," Louise announced. Aile may be in good condition now, but that might be needed for whatever Viola's next Pokémon was. "Come on out, Brennaraki!" As Brennaraki emerged onto the field, she gazed at the Surskit intensely, remembering how their last battle went. Surskit defiantly stared back and unleashed a barrage of bubbles towards the rejuvenated fox. Brennaraki leapt to the side, avoiding the bubbles and let loose a fireball towards her opponent. To its credit, Surskit successfully dodged the attack, albeit much slower than before.
"Brennaraki, keep pressing! Box it in with Fire Spin!" Louise yelled, wanting to put this thing it its place once and for all. A fiery vortex soon erupted from Brennaraki's mouth as it hurtled towards the tired insect, who merely assaulted the vortex with its own bubble barrage. The two attacks canceled each other out, creating a white cloud of steam and obscuring Louise and Brennaraki's vision.
'Where is it?' Louise thought as she scanned the arena for a sign of the Surskit. "Brennaraki, keep your eye's open. Don't let it catch you off guard." Brennaraki yipped at Louise's advice and began to prance around the battlefield, hoping to spot the Surskit still hidden within. As moments passed, the steam refused to dissipate, and Louise grunted in irritation. "Gaagh, use Psywave to get rid of that steam."
Equally irritated, Brennaraki let loose waves of psychic energy around the cloud of steam. The air disturbed, the cloud finally began to disappear, and Louise smiled at finally being able to see her opponent once more. That smile quickly disappeared as the Surskit revealed itself, holding the largest bubble she had ever seen over its head.
"Move!" Louise barely had time to shout before the bubble exploded into an immeasurable barrage of bubbles, all of which hurtled towards a surprised Brennaraki. The fire fox scarcely had time to react before the beam neared, forcing her to leap away, less she be struck by the powerful attack. As she landed, she broke into a sprint, the beam following right on her heels. Occasionally, Brennaraki would let out an Ember or Psywave, but the attacks either went wide or barely grazed the Surskit. Each attack, however, slowed the Fennekin down slightly more and more, until finally the distance between Brennaraki and the Bubblebeam closed. She was only clipped in the heel, but that was all it took to knock Brennaraki over, sending her skidding across the ground.
"Brennaraki!" Louise yelled out in concern. Her Pokémon quickly tried to get to her feet, only to be blasted back by yet another Bubblebeam. A third was quickly launched towards the prone Pokémon, but before it impacted, Brennaraki let loose a Psywave, intercepting the attack and stopping it cold. Before the Surskit could launch another, Brennaraki let loose another Psywave, striking the Surskit dead center and sending it back.
"Yes!" Louise cheered, only to falter as she took in the sight of her exhausted starter. "Return," Louise sighed, returning Brennaraki to her Luxury Ball for a much-needed rest. It wouldn't do much, but every bit would count.
"Let's finish this, Aile," Aile let out a cry as she was released over the battlefield, overlooking an exhausted but defiant Surskit. Louise could tell it didn't have much fight left in it, but it was going to give everything it had. She respected that, but she had a badge to win.
"Aile, find an angle and use Quick Attack!" Still boosted by her previous use of Agility, Aile took off high into the air and circled around the Surskit. Unwilling to let Aile make her move, Surskit attempted to shoot her down with a combination of Signal Beams and Bubblebeams, but her exhaustion, coupled with Aile's considerable speed, made her miss every time. This did, however, point out an inherent weakness to Aile: Surskit was slow to turn. An opening found, Aile disappeared in a burst of speed as she zoomed towards the Surskit's back. Seeing the attack coming, Surskit tried to turn, but was unable to do so before Aile struck her from behind, the force of the attack sent her flying into the air. Dazed but still conscious, the Surskit spotted Aile speeding towards her falling body, intending to finish her off. Defiant, the Surskit let loose one last Ice Beam straight towards the speeding bird. Rather than roll away, Aile increased her velocity, using her beak as a plow as the beam struck. With each second eating away at her, Aile plowed through the beam until she finally struck the Surskit in midair, sending both crashing into the ground. Aile, although heavily wounded, was able to pick herself off the ground and hover low in the air. The same could not be said for the Surskit, for one look at its face sent a clear message.
"Surskit is unable to battle!" The referee announced, hoisting a flag in the air. Louise had to forcibly push down the urge to jump in joy, but a small whoop did manage to escape her lips. Quickly recomposing herself, Louise readied for whatever Pokémon Viola would unleash next.
"Come on back, Surskit. You deserve a rest," Viola sighed as she returned her Pokémon. "I must say, I'm impressed. Turning my own strategy against me… I didn't expect that from a rookie."
"It's something my mother once taught me," Louise admitted, something she had been doing a lot of lately. "She knew a lot about strategy and taught some to me." Of course, what her mother's intentions of that lesson was for how to manipulate other nobles during negotiations, but Viola didn't need to know that.
"She sounds like a smart woman."
"She is," Louise smiled. "You ready?"
"Of course. Come on out, Vivillon!" Viola threw out a Pokéballs and released a large grey moth. Its four equally large wings held a bright pink pattern to them, with grey edges lining the top pair of wings. Not recognizing the Pokémon, Louise quickly took out her Pokédex and noted with relief Viola was allowing her the opportunity to scan it.
"Vivillon, the Scale Pokémon. Vivillon is the evolved form of Spewpa, and the final evolution of Scatterbug. The pattern on any given Vivillon's wings depends on where the Pokémon was born. A Vivillon born on an archipelago will exhibit a different wing pattern even if the final evolution occurred on the mainland," the Pokédex announced. Louise hummed to herself as she took in the Pokémon's information.
"Bug/Flying type…" Louise whispered to herself as she thought over her options. She could always switch back to Brennaraki, who would now be in a much better situation than against the Surskit. But, she was still resting from the Surskit's attacks, so bringing her out now might not be for the best. Even still, Aile took a nasty hit before finally putting that insect down. Unsure of what to do, Louise turned towards someone she knew would.
"Aile, are you still good to go?" She asked, to which Aile chirped back confidently. Louise smiled and, with utmost vigor, stretched her arm out towards the Vivillon. "Alright, then! Start things off with Tailwind, then take to the air!"
Aile was already flapping her wings when Louise gave her command, creating a familiar and comforting gust of wind behind her. As she took off into the air, the Vivillon flapped its wings hard, creating a strong gust of wind that buffeted Aile and zeroed out the tailwind.
"What!" Louise shouted, causing Viola to smirk.
"Don't think I'm going to let you keep using that over and over, again! Vivillon, keep using Gust!" At Viola's command, the Vivillon began to rapidly flap its wings, creating a seemingly endless windstorm that rocked Aile around.
"Aile, use Quick Attack to get out of there!" Aile quickly carried out Louise's orders and rocketed away from the heavy winds and towards the edge of the arena. The Vivillon quickly took off after her, sending more and more gusts of wind at the speeding bird. Seeing how Aile was rolling away from the attacks, Vivillon stopped and closed its eyes, a steady purple sheen soon covering its body. Louise would have thought it to be beautiful, were it not for the purple sheen to explode into a concentrated beam of psychic energy, blasting Aile straight into the ground.
"Aile!" Louise shouted as Aile attempted to pick herself back up, only to be blown back by yet another psychic beam. As the Vivillon reared up for another blast, Aile suddenly rocketed forward, striking the Vivillon square in the head and causing the purple sheen to disappear from its body.
"Good job, Aile! Now, use Peck on its head!" Immediately latching onto the Vivillon's body, Aile began to rapidly peck the offending Pokémon with her sharp beak, each impact rattling the bug's brain.
"Vivillon, use Struggle Bug!" the Vivillon, now thoroughly mad at the small bird, sharply dived down and slammed Aile to the ground. Dazed, Aile was unable to prevent Vivillon as several green orbs appeared in its mouth before they launched down upon her. Bouncing into the air, Vivillon closed its eyes and attempted to concentrate, only to find her unable to do so. Aile let out a small, pleased chirp at this, her objective accomplished.
"Rattling my Pokémon's brain to prevent it from using Psybeam, huh?" Viola observed. "Good, but not good enough. Vivillon, use Stun Spore!" Vivillon began to slowly flap its wings, releasing a cloud of yellow spores towards the tired bird. Aile attempted to get out of the way, but was soon enveloped in the cloud, breathing in some of the spores. She began to cough, only for her body to freeze and spasm, causing her to crash into the ground.
"Aile!" Louise cried out, recognizing that her Pokémon was now paralyzed. Aile attempted to pick herself up, only to spasm once again before getting blasted by another gust of heavy wind. Aile skidded across the ground before coming to a halt at Louise's feet. Aile attempted to get up once again, only to be halted by Louise's hand.
"No, you're done," Louise comforted the exhausted bird, rubbing her hand on Aile's head. "Sir, I'm retiring Aile." Louise announced to the referee, who nodded and raised his flag, announcing Aile's departure. Sighing to herself, Louise returned Aile to her Luxury Ball releasing a slightly rejuvenated Brennaraki out onto the battlefield, eager to avenge her fallen comrade.
"Brennaraki, watch out for Vivillon's spores," Louise advised her starter, who nodded in understanding. "Now, Fire Spin!" As soon as the words left Louise's mouth, Brennaraki unleased a fiery vortex towards the floating Vivillon. Flying around it, Vivillon threw out another gust of wind at Brennaraki, who nimbly leapt to the side. Still in the air, Brennaraki let loose a wave of psychic energy towards the insect, striking it in the chest and sending it back slightly. Now glaring at the fox, Vivillon was forced to duck underneath a fireball Brennaraki attempted to hit her with.
"Vivillon, use Powder!" Viola ordered. With an expression that was almost like a smirk, Vivillon began to flap its wings, unleashing a cloud of red spores that drifted towards Brennaraki. Attempting to leap out of the way, a gust of wind sent her hurling back, allowing the spores to envelop her. She flinched, preparing for the worst, but when nothing happened both she and Louise breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness. Alright then, Brennaraki! Use Ember!" With a smirk, Brennaraki prepared a fireball in her mouth and launched it towards the grinning insect. Before the fireball even left her mouth, however, Brennaraki suddenly exploded. Yelping in pain, Brennaraki was hurled away by the blast, leaving a trail of cinders in her wake and a dumbfounded Louise.
"What… What just happened?" Louise asked aloud in obvious confusion.
"Powder is a move only Vivillons and certain offspring can learn. When Fire-type attacks ignite the spores, they explode," Viola explained, a confident smirk on her face. As Brennaraki got to her feet, she growled at the Vivillon in rage, Louise equally infuriated.
"If that's how you want to play it… Brennaraki, use Psywave!" Brennaraki, at Louise's order, unleashed a ferocious psychic wave towards the Vivillon. Dodging the blast, Vivillon attempted to attack with Gust, only to get blasted by an unexpected ember to the face. With light smoke rising from its body, Vivillon suddenly flew towards Brennaraki, rolling around another Psywave and tacking Aile to the ground before swooping upwards. Hovering in midair, it began to flap its wings and unleash a cloud of yellow spores toward Brennaraki. Seeing this, she quickly shot off a Fire Spin, causing the spores to ignite in a loud 'thump' and left her unaffected. Almost immediately, several green orbs shot down at her. While Brennaraki was able to get off a single Psywave, striking through one orb and the insect behind it, the others all found their mark and knocked her back. Seeing her chance, Vivillon quickly flew down to Brennaraki's face and flapped a cloud of purple spores over her. Coughing, Brennaraki fired off yet other Psywave, only to stumble slightly as she did.
"Oh no," Louise paled as she recognized the telling signs of poison. It was only a matter of time now, and Viola knew it. "Brennaraki, we have to finish this now! Use Ember on her!"
"Powder!"
"Switch to Psywave!" Louise hurriedly got out, preventing Brennaraki from repeating the past mistake. As the Psywave shot towards Vivillon, the red powder enveloped her, but without any fire to ignite it, soon harmlessly dissipated into the air.
'Why isn't she using Powder more?' Louise thought to herself as she watched Brennaraki and Vivillon continue to exchange attacks, with the fox growing slowly weaker. At the same time, many of Brennaraki's attacks hit their mark, dealing considerable damage. As Vivillon dodged yet another fireball, only to get buffeted by an explosion from the leftover Powder from earlier, Louise realized that the explosion Powder caused was just as dangerous to Vivillon as it was to Brennaraki, should it happen too close for comfort. Seeing how its effects could be avoided for now, Louise turned her attention towards a much more pressing issue.
'How do I win before Brennaraki succumbs to the poison? How do I stop Viola from inflicting more damage to her?' Louise wrapped her head around, trying to find a solution, when a thought entered her head. 'Wait… Brennaraki knows Magic Coat…' Saito had explained magic coat to her before, how it could reflect certain moves back onto the attacker, and if she could time it right…
Her plan set, Louise looked out towards Brennaraki and Vivillon. Both were equally exhausted at this point, but Louise could tell that Brennaraki was only holding on through sheer will at this point.
"Brennaraki, I have a plan! Use Psywave, followed up with Fire Spin!" Struggling to nod at Louise's command, Brennaraki did as instructed, shooting out a wave of psychic energy towards Vivillon. Barely dodging, Vivillon responded by hurtling a sharp gust of wind towards Brennaraki, who herself stumbled out of its path. The gust knocked some dirt into Brennaraki's eyes, forcing them shut as she attempted to get the dust out.
'Come on…' Louise internally begged. If this didn't work, she was done for.
"Vivillon, use Powder!" At Viola's order, Louise could barely contain her joy, which multiplied as the cloud of red spores descended towards Brennaraki.
"Yes! Brennaraki, use Magic Coat!"
"She knows what!?" Viola shouted, her eyes widening in panic. Unable to do anything, Viola could only watch as a pink coat covered Brennaraki right before the cloud hit. The spores, upon impacting the coat, reversed direction and homed in on Vivillon's frantic form, covering her entirely. As the pink coat subsided, Brennaraki opened her blazing eyes and stared at the Vivillon, still covered in the red spores. With one final act, Brennaraki let loose a Fire Spin towards the Vivillon before collapsing to her knees. Too tired to dodge, Vivillon could only brace itself as the vortex connected, simultaneously harming it with its flames and igniting the spores on its body. The ensuing explosion was enormous, sending clouds of dust all around and obscuring everyone's vision.
"Brennaraki!"
"Vivillon!" The two trainers shouted out in concern, unable to see the status of their Pokémon. As the cloud slowly subsided, the two gasped as they saw the two Pokémon collapsed on the ground, unmoving. Louise started to run out onto the field, only to stop as Brennaraki slowly began to stir. Under a great deal of pain, Brennaraki slowly began to rise, forcing herself to ignore the poison coursing through her. Finally, she triumphantly stood upright and, with a defiant growl, announced her intention to keep going. Vivillon, on the other hand, remained unmoving.
"Vivillon is unable to battle! Louise Valliere is the winner!" Louise could hardly hear the referee's voice as she stared at the scene. As Saito began to cheer, Louise broke into a triumphant, beaming smile and rushed out onto the arena towards Brennaraki, who turned to give an accomplished grin before collapsing as well. Louise was on her in an instant and began applying a Full Restore to her starter. As her Pokémon recovered, Louise hugged Brennaraki tightly. They had won.
"Good job, Brennaraki," Louise congratulated her Pokémon.
"I should say the same to you, Miss Valliere," Viola stated as she walked up to Louise, having already returned Vivillon to her Pokéball. "It is isn't very often that someone manages to beat me on their second try, much less after being a trainer for such a short amount of time." Viola was proudly smiling at Louise, who smiled back just as proud.
"I believe this belongs to you," Viola announced as she pulled out a red metallic case, the symbol of Kalos emblazoned on its lid. "Louise Valliere, it is my honor to present to you the Bug Badge. With this symbol of your victory, you are now capable of moving on to the next level of your Pokémon League challenge," Louise carefully took the case from Viola's hands, opening it to see the Bug Badge embedded in velvet inside. Before Louise could thank her, Viola pulled out a single disk.
"In addition, I hereby award you this TM83. It can teach the move Infestation to any Pokémon capable of learning it." As Louise took the TM from Viola's hands, a small voice in the back of her mind grumbled at the knowledge that she did not actually buy every TM from the PokéMart Supercenter, but it was quickly silenced.
"I… Thank you, Viola," Louise smiled and bowed towards the Gym Leader, who smiled back.
"You are very welcome, Louise. Now come on, let's get your Pokémon checked out."
"So, how does it feel to be a Badge holder," Saito asked in the confines of Louise's room. After the battle, the three had immediately headed to the Pokémon Center to heal their Pokémon.
"Amazing, honestly," Louise proudly admitted, holding her badge aloft as she inspected it. "With this, I'm one step closer to accomplishing my goal, and it proves that I have what it takes."
"Yeah, yeah it does," Saito fondly remembered when he finally won his Basic Badge. Louise had to be feeling the exact same way. He was almost envious. "So, where to now?"
"Easy, actually," Louise put the badge away and stood up, walking to the balcony. "I'm going back to Lumiose. Not only do I need to visit Professor Sycamore, I also know that there is a Gym there. I heard they specialize in Electric-Types?"
"That is correct," Saito replied. "I'm heading up there myself next to challenge the Gym Leader. It's where I was going originally, before I met up with you."
"I see," Louise replied before pausing to think. "… Hey, Saito?"
"Yeah?"
"…If you want… I'd be willing to allow you to travel up to Lumiose with me."
"Really?" Saito clasped his hands behind his head. "You'd 'allow' me to?"
"Yes," Louise huffed, slightly embarrassed. "It is a privilege to travel with a noble such as myself. You should be honored."
"I supposed 'getting poisoned because of you' is also an honor?" Saito remarked with a playful smirk, to which Louise glared. Laughing at her expression, Saito held up his hands in a placating manner. "Relax, I'm just joking. To answer your question, I don't see why not. I'd be happy to."
"Thank you," Louise replied with a smile. Thinking it over, she held out her hand, offering it to Saito, who after a moment grasped it with his own.
Hello, everyone! Here is the latest chapter of Outsiders! Louise has just had her rematch against Viola and, by the skin of her teeth, managed to clinch a victory. It is the first step in a long road that ends at the Pokémon League. I hope the battle was very satisfactory for you all. It was a blast to write. Now for the Q&A:
PokemonFan93: Everyone will improve as the story goes forward. Its one of the best things about doing a Pokémon Journey as a story template. It allows us to do a easily shown path of progression for all characters involved as they grow, both human and Pokémon. I'm glad you like the Practical Challenge. We enjoy them too, and you will see each Gym Leader have their own Challenges before any sort of battle, some more elaborate than others. Venipede is a perfect example of what we are doing in regards to where Pokémon can be located. If a Pokémon species makes sense to be in a certain area, they will be there, just rarer than others. Besides, Louise just fought through a whole lot of Weedles. No need for her to face another one. As for its second move, just standard Poison attack. It doesn't need a name.
That concludes the Q&A. I hope everyone enjoys the battle. Stay tuned for the next Chapter and Episode of Outsiders everyone!