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Toni walked along the sand to the shoreline, and then let Quartz the Seel out of her pokeball. Quartz didn’t know Surf yet, but she was still a stronger swimmer than Toni, and she felt more comfortable going in the water when she knew she had someone that could rescue her if things went wrong.

Feeling safe now, she waded into the water. When it reached her chest, she started to swim, her Pokemon by her side. As she swam, she peered into the water, looking for a pink shape. She was on the hunt for a very specific Pokemon for her contest team, and she’d love to find it on her first try.

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((Female Inkay, please.
Tourmaline the Kirlia has Synchronize))

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Careful, Now!



Species: Inkay
Gender: Female
Ability: Contrary
~Moves~
Payback
Light Screen
Constrict
Peck

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She stopped when she spotted the pink shape and gestured for Quartz to go investigate. The Seel swam underwater toward the shape, and seemed to be circling it repeatedly. The pink shape moved and rose with the Seel, moving close enough to the surface of the water that Toni could see it was, in fact, and Inkay. Great! Now she just had to catch it…hopefully by befriending it, since she wasn’t quite sure yet how a Psychic/Dark typing affected weaknesses.

Fortunately for her, the Seel and Inkay seemed to be getting on rather well. The two were swimming together – circling each other, chasing each other, and darting around whatever obstacles they could find nearby. It looked fun, but there was no way she’d be able to join them when she could barely tread water. She headed back to the shore and sat on the sand by the water while she waited.

Eventually, Quartz returned, and the Seel made it out of the water with the Inkay clinging to her head. Toni laughed at that and dug out a few treats for each of the Pokemon. They both ate enthusiastically and she gave each a gentle pad on the head as the treats disappeared.

“I think it’s time to go home now,” she said after a minute. “You want to come with us, Inkay? We could really use you on our team.”

The Inkay made a noise she couldn’t decipher, but Quartz’s smile seemed to say it had accepted. She recalled the Seel into her pokeball and then tossed an empty one at the Inkay, waiting for the capture to complete before retrieving it and heading back to the dorm.