[Gene Marshfield]

Rays of sunlight filtered in from the leafy ceiling in the forest right next to the Nature Dorm. Gene had heard that there were many different types of Pokemon living here, and he hoped to quickly find one and get in some battle training with his primary partner, Fletchling. So far, he had really built his strategy with Chikorita, and that was a good thing, but he was also falling behind in synergy with his first Pokemon. "I'm not super happy about searching out Pokemon just to fight them... But if I'm going to progress in school at all, I'll need to earn some badges, and I can't do that without some strategy figured out."

After stepping over a large root in the worn path, Gene brushed his jacket back, taking stock of his three Pokemon in their Pokeballs. All of them looked back at him with varying emotions. Chikorita seemed the most content, probably due to her history with the Academy of being in a Pokeball for long amounts of time. Aron was still fairly cold towards him. "Oh well, trust will come with time, I guess."

And finally, Fletchling was also in his Pokeball, an uncommon occurence. "Sorry bud," Gene said to the Tiny Robin Pokemon. "I heard this place is really crawling with Pokemon, so I'd rather have you stay safe until we find one. Hopefully it won't be long now..."

[Kitten4u]

Behold!



Species: Stantler
Gender: Female
Ability: Frisk
~Moves~
Calm Mind
Zen Headbutt
Me First
Confuse Ray

[Gene Marshfield]

As the young Trainer moved slowly through the woods, touching each tree as he went by to check for anything unusual, he spotted movement. Dropping into a low crouch, Gene surveyed the area in front of him. He saw something brown and bushy sticking up above one of the large roots ahead and to his left. Pulling out his camera, Gene used the zoom lens to try and get a better view of what he hoped was a strong Pokemon to test his battling skills against. As he watched, the wild Pokemon raised its head, and he saw two large antlers above its ears. After a quick scan with his Pokedex, Gene learned that this was Stantler, a Normal-type Pokemon.

"Alright, this is good. Nothing Fletchling will be weak to. Come on out!" Gene whispered. He lightly tossed the ball containing his starter, and the Flying-type flapped out, happy to be free. The Stantler looked toward them, hearing the sounds of another Pokemon encroaching on its territory. Leaping over the large root between it and the Trainer, the Big Horn Pokemon started scraping at the ground, preparing to charge at Gene from across the clearing. He just managed to jump out of the way, with Fletchling clinging onto his backpack strap for dear life. The Stantler's attack gouged out a decent sized hole in the tree Gene had been standing near. "Watch out for this one's attacks, Fletchling, he looks pretty strong. I think we could use a quick speed boost. 「Agility」!"

Concentrating, Fletchling began to glow white along his edges, and Gene knew he'd be much faster than usual during the fight now. "Alright, let's go, Fletchling!" The small Flying-type flapped down to the ground, standing confidently against the much larger wild Pokemon.

After a tense battle with many hype-inducing and bond-strengthening moments, Gene and Fletchling came out victorious. "You did a good job today Fletchling," Gene said to his partner. The small bird chirped happily at the praise from its Trainer. With a bit more knowledge about his battle strategy, Gene left the forest satisfied.