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Luke wasn’t sure why the volcano called to him today, but that was where he found himself for this Pokemon hunt. It was just as well – this area houses some durable Pokemon, and pretty much any of them would be a boon to the team. Or, if nothing else, he could possibly trade whatever he found here for something that would be more useful. As loathe as he was to think that way, he had to be practical. Team Origin deserved whatever advantage he could give them after all they’d done for him.
 
His feet were starting to ache, so he looked for a decently open area. Once he found one, he sat down against the wall to rest, keeping an eye and an ear on the alert in case any Pokemon should approach him before he was ready to start up his search again.

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((Anything goes!))

[Kitten4u]

Behold!



Species: Druddigon
Gender: Male
Ability: Sheer Force
~Moves~
Night Slash
Chip Away
Crunch
Dragon Rage

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Heavy footsteps thudded nearby. He let Leaf out of his pokeball and stood up, looking around for the source of the noise. It seemed to be coming right for him, but he couldn’t see anything…

Then a large shape stepped out from behind a wall of rock, and he found himself staring into the eyes of one of the last Pokemon he’d have expected to encounter today. The Druddigon let out a piercing roar that froze him in his tracks, and it took a good moment or two before he could get his brain working to figure out what to do. He had three options here: fight, friend, or flee. Fleeing would be a last resort move only, and thinking on his team’s strengths and moves made him come to the conclusion that he had nothing that could stand close to a decent chance. That left one thing, but as the Druddigon let out another terrifying roar he wasn’t sure befriending was such a viable option either.

The Druddigon roared a third time, but after a moment of waiting where Luke still didn’t run away, it looked thoughtful rather than angry. It stretched its neck up to sniff at him, and then bent down to sniff at Leaf instead. Luke stared at the dragon type. Did it just feel threatened by him at first, then? Or…was it testing him? He frowned at that. What sort of Pokemon testing a potential trainer in a way other than straight-up battle? Leaf called out to the Druddigon and led it a short distance away from his trainer. Luke wasn’t sure what they were up to, and he didn’t get the opportunity to find out. One moment, the Druddigon was turning away from him to follow the Snivy, and the next both Pokemon were prodding him awake.

Luke shook his head to clear it, climbed to his feet, and started back the way he’d come, gesturing for the Pokemon to follow. Leaf sprinted after his trainer, and – after a couple moments’ hesitation – the Druddigon chased after its new friend.