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"Yeah, those are kind of popular here in Snagem," I said, looking down at Samurai. "I think it's Hawk's Twelve, Dan's Rain, and the girl Dewott that Saurai has a thing for."

I couldn't help but smirk at the light jolt my leg got from Samurai reaching back with his foot to kick me, probably as a sign of embarrassment

"Hasn't battled much, huh? I could say the same about Beldum and Magby, although I've been working with them recently. What would you say to a battle?"

I waved to Odd as he passed by. He seemed tired, but at least he wasn't depressed anymore.

"Well, that's fine. I'll give you some pointers while we battle"

With that, I led her into the Training Room, letting Samurai and the others relax while Beldum and Magby followed me in.

"Think I'll save Beldum for Porygon, so let's have the newest member get the first fight. Go on, Magby!"

The little red menace squirmed up to the battlefield, and greeted Lillipup with a mouthful of Smog, though it didn't get very far before dissolving. "Try again, Magby! Use Smog!"

Magby glanced in my direction before turning to Lillipup and spitting out a full barrage of Smog.

I let this play out for a bit, waiting for Lillipup to exit the poisonous fumes before choosing an action. "Now! Mach Punch!"

The first thing Lillipup would hit would be Magby's fist, which was shrouded by a brick-red aura. This didn't stop Lillipup's inertia, however, which resulted in Magby being pushed back by a fair bit.

Defense-lowering tactics, huh? I mused. "You might want to cover your ears, Alex. Use Screech, Magby."

I was sure to do the same, so I waited for a bit before uncovering my ears. The power of Magby's voice seemed sufficient to push the cloud of pollution toward Lillipup, however.

"Come back, Magby," I said after sighing, but before recalling the fire-type. It seemed she had a lot more ways to attack than Lillipup did, which put the little critter at a disadvantage. "Alright, Beldum, maybe you'd be better off practicing against this one."

Beldum wouldn't have had time to use a move before Lillipup hit, so I didn't issue one... yet.

I had to admit that Alex caught me by surprise with that move. "Beldum! Resist the burn with Iron Defense!"

Since Fire Fang was a physical move, Iron Defense would help lessen the damage Belldum took from the super-effective attack, allowing it to endure, but only for the moment. "Retaliate with Iron Head!"

This move had Beldum charging at Lillipup, with the intent to strike head-first.

"Hm." Hawk rose an eyebrow, slapping a rather thick looking textbook shut. The book looked old and tattered. "Man, history is kinda interesting." Hawk muttered, tossing the book off the edge of the main room's couch. He hopped to his feet and looked around. Nothing to do at the moment... soooo train! Hawk whipped out a pokeball, released Four, his Joltik, and picked the teeny pokemon up!

"Hello, friend! Let's see what we can do for you." He said, walking off to the training room... Luckily he arrived just in time to see a Lillipup with fire in its mouth! Eh. Lillipup were never on Hawk's list of favorites...

By the looks of things, there was a battle going on! Hm. "Ok, Four. Watch these guys and take notes on what they do." Hawk whispered to his pokemon, the two of them creeping over to a corner to watch.