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The beach felt incredible after the time spent in the Blazing Dunes. Sure, she was still walking on sand, but there was a nice breeze here, and a cool ocean right in view. She’d seen some people – students and probably citizens of the nearby town – fishing in this spot and coming across all kinds of neat-looking Pokemon. She didn’t have anything to fish with, but there were some water-types that were adapted to both land and sea. Maybe she could run into one of those out here. If nothing else, she could wade into the shallows and maybe run into something that way.

Toni walked along the shoreline, admiring the beauty of the beach but otherwise trying not to let herself get distracted. She needed to be on the lookout for a good water type for her team. She was bound to find one soon, right? Beaches were supposed to be filled with water types!

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((Squirtle, Oshawott, and Seel are my top picks.))

[Kitten4u]

Arf Arf



Species: Seel
Gender: Female
Ability: Hydration
~Moves~
Aqua Ring
Aqua Tail
Aurora Beam
Brine

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For a while, it seemed the beach would remain calm and she’d have to return to the dorm empty-handed. She stopped walking and sat down, releasing Hematite from her pokeball as she did so because she wanted company. These solo explorations could get a bit lonely if the wild Pokemon kept her waiting for very long.

As she rested, she saw a white head pop out of the water and move toward the shore. More of the Pokemon became visible as it neared her, and she flashed a grin toward Hematite. That was a Seel! A Seel could work as her water type!

She just had to catch it, first.

The Seel barked at her and sniffed around, slowly approaching her back. She couldn’t help a giggle. “I guess you’re hungry, huh? Hang on, I think I still have some trail mix or something left…” She opened her bag and rummaged through it, eventually producing a bag containing a blend of nuts and seeds. She dumped the contents on the sand in front of the Seal and watched as it disappeared almost before it could hit the ground. The poor thing must be really hungry.

The Seel prodded the bag with its nose and tried to poke its head inside. Toni snatched the bag away – she had some delicate things in there she’d rather not get damaged. “Sorry buddy, but that’s all I’ve got on me.” She smiled at the Pokemon. “I do have more back home, though, if you’d be willing to join me. I was looking for a Pokemon like you to complete my main team, and I’m sure the others would love to have you along as well.”

She glanced to Hematite for confirmation, and the ghost sword made an odd humming noise that she couldn’t decipher. It could have been annoyance or amusement or something else.

At least it wasn’t a clear protest…they could get along, right?

Trying to put it out of her mind for the moment, Toni turned back to the Seel. “Well, what do you say? If you want to come with us, we can go home immediately. I can feed you and the rest of the team and you can all get to know each other. Sound good?

The Seel barked a few times. She didn’t understand the barks, but she did understand the excited nod that came with them. She withdrew a pokeball from her bag and tossed it at the wild Pokemon. From there, it was only a matter of waiting the few seconds for the catch to complete, and she retrieved her latest friend and headed home.

Seel was caught!