Team Snagem HQ (Mt. Silver)

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"Thanks." Kaya said as he released Primrose. The Leavanny wasn't in any need of training but she could and would nanny the babies while Kaya worked with the other two. The man's face was a bit red from Nigel's assault but he seemed fine, otherwise.

Walking over to the two Normal-types he planned to work with, he looked down to Nigel. "I want you to use Bubble and Water Gun to keep Josie at bay while she tries to attack you." He told the Azurill. "And I want you to try breaking through his defenses." He told Josephine, turning to her as he said it. "But under no circumstances are you to use Double Edge. I know you can but this exercise isn't about powering through, ok." He told the Eevee. "But first...." He removed the Mystic Water tied around Nigel's neck and replaced it with a small, spherical bell on a silver chain. The Soothe Bell, he hoped, would help to make Nigel more calm and less aggressive towards him.  

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Kaya failed to notice Keiko's halting, or her watching, as he began to work with his two Pokemon. Nigel was doing fairly well. He was bouncing around quite a bit, enjoying the jingling of his Soothe Bell as he blew bubbles everywhere. What Kaya was interested in was the force of them. Scanning the Azurill, GRAY informed him that Nigel had learned Bubblebeam, which apparently had replaced his knowledge of Bubble. Not that it made much difference, really. It was stronger and still water-type so he was ok with that.

Josephine, however, had immediately gone on the offensive, using Double Edge right off the bat. "Whoa!" He shouted as he ran out and caught her before she reached Nigel. "What did I say? Don't use Double Edge. I want you to learn how to fight with more skill. You're too reckless right now." He told her, holding the Eevee up by the base of her tail. Her forelegs crossed in irritation but she nodded as Kaya sat her down and scanned her with his SNAG as well. After a few moments, he was given a short list of moves she knew. "Why not try using Quick Attack to get in close and Detect to avoid getting hit, instead?" He suggested as he stepped back and the training resumed, Nigel having stopped blowing bubbles during the talk.  

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Kaya paused after a moment, when Keiko posed her question. "Actually.....you're probably right. You sure you don't mind?" He asked as he motioned his Pokemon to halt their attacks. He felt certain she must feel dumb for asking such a question when she'd been doing the same thing when he walked in. Granted, she'd have been hard-pressed to battle someone when he was the only other person here.  

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Kaya nodded. "That'll work." He agreed as he checked over the Pokemon he had. After a bit of thinking he decided that he'd let Anael go first. She seemed to be eager to try her hand at battling but before he could get the chance, Ballast whizzed by with a Quick Attack, taking center stage.

"Bee beebee!" He declared, buzzing around in circles before he sped towards Rita before Kaya could stop him.

"Oi vey.....this can't be good......" Kaya groaned. He figured letting the little thing get a taste of a battle would likely make him withdraw and let someone else take over. Hopefully Keiko wouldn't mind.  

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Ballast couldn't help but hug Rita when she began to cry. He hadn't meant to scare her. He'd thought they were just playing and his tail began to glow as he used Moonlight, attempting to use the soft light to soothe the little Psychic-type's fears.  

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Ballast wouldn't just be hit by the beam. He'd be launched all the way back to Kaya, out cold. "Sorry about that. I was planning to send in Anael." He said as he pointed to his Togepi, who was trying her very hardest to escape from Primrose and run out to the field.

Giving her a small smile, he handed over Ballast and and took the Normal-type from Prim, setting her down so she could run out into the field now. Before he could give an order, though, she flopped down and put a hand to her mouth, as if thinking. "Anael, use Metronome." Kaya told her, trying to break through her reverie. Nothing doing, however. She wasn't budging.  

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Anael's focus was indeed broken but not before she'd thought up a nasty plot for how she'd work this in her favor. It didn't go quite how'd she'd planned, however, as the tickling caused her to begin giggling madly. Her giggling grew louder and louder the longer it went on until she was belting out such high pitched wails that Kaya had to cover his ears. Her Hyper Voice hadn't been accounted for just yet.  

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Anael would react without thinking, withdrawing into herself in an attempt to figure out another way out of this. Plotting against this tiny humanoid occupied her mind to the point that she failed to notice she was still being slapped. Kaya was beginning to worry about Anael as she was slapped repeatedly but her shell seemed to be doing a decent job of protecting her, dulling the blows every so slightly whenever possible.