[Blaise Cain]

Blaise Cain walked along the shoreline, his trusty Dratini, Gallahad, curled tight around his neck. The dragon breathed in and out deeply, lax in the beach sunlight coming down on them. Blaise, on the other hand, was completely alert. He was on the prowl, looking for a new Pokemon. It had been awhile. He'd spent the past few months studying hard, learning what he could. It was not like him, of course, but he was serious about becoming a real Pokemon Trainer and a master Dragon Tamer. Whether he liked it or not, he'd have to read sometime.

He just hoped that it had not impacted his ability to hunt and capture Pokemon, at least not negatively. Blaise didn't think so. Though it had been a while, he was still confident in his abilities. He kicked up sand and surf as he walked, turning his head about excitedly, looking for Pokemon, be it by land or sea. And hopefully he would find one.

[Bena]

Behold!



Species: Shellos
Gender: Female
Ability: Storm Drain
Moves: Water Pulse | Harden | Mud Slap | Mud Bomb

[Blaise Cain]

And suddenly Blaise's eyes found the prize he had been looking for: a Pokemon. In the distance, it was there, crawling along the sand. Blaise squinted through the sunlight, stepping closer. And then he saw it. A small, pink and white Pokemon crawling along. He'd never seen something like that before. Blaise quickly moved for the PokeDex that was in his pocket, drawing it out and activating it in one swift.

The little electronic device whirred to life and set to work identifying the Pokemon in front of him. And suddenly, the electrical voice from within it spoke. "Shellos," beeped the device, "The Sea Slug Pokemon." And with that, the display was full of information about the Pokemon, identifying it as a Shellos of the West Sea variety. Reading further, Blaise squinted. It was discovered in Sinnoh, and that is from where it derived the name for its variety.

"Huh," mumbled Blaise, "A water type. Not really my style, but when opportunity comes a knockin'..."

Blaise nudged Gallahad, stirring the small dragon to action. It protested softly, but ultimately slid from the neck of its trainer, dropping into the sand below. It roared to the Shellos, starting the slug causing it to jump back. Blaise chuckled to himself. "Let's make this quick, Gallahad. Thunder Wave, let's go!"

The Dratini cried as electricity flew from its body, engulfing the Shellos with it in a yellow flash. When the electricity cleared, the Shellos was left struggling in place. Blaise wasn't the type to drag things out. Moving for his belt, he drew out a Pokeball and threw it. The ball smacked into the Shellos, absorbing the creature in a flash of light. And then it fell to the ground, shaking. Once, twice, three times. And then the Pokeball dinged with a slight beep, and Blaise knew the Shellos was his. He trotted across the sand to retrieve his new capture. As he held the ball to light he whistled. "Very nice," cheered Blaise, "I think I'll call this one Ariel."