[Sophia Schuster]

So she caught a Growlithe. That was a start, for sure. She and Cotton took a short break to rest and lick their wounds, figuratively speaking. The Mareep was doing rather well, since all he took was that one blow. He was also holding that Eviolite in his wool for the time being. That would improve his resilience in all the upcoming fights that would occur.

For the time being, though, the young lady thought things would be fine. After all, they had a good track record so far. If they could find one more thing before leaving, that'd be great. Of course, even if they found nothing, they could always return later. The key was not staying too long. That heat was a killer. Maybe their next trip could be somewhere a bit cooler again? Preferably with some shade, too. That'd be nice.

Preferred Spawns: Pepsi, Druddigon, Axew, Aron, Rhyhorn, Charmander

+1 hatch count to Larvesta, Growlithe, and Shroomish eggs

[Chromatic]

Behold! A wild Pokemon appeared!

Species: Torkoal
Ability: White Smoke
Gender: Female

• Protect

• Flamethrower

• Shell Smash

• Body Slam

[Sophia Schuster]

Lo and behold, Sophia found another unique-looking Pokemon. The turtle-like thing was revealed to be a Torkoal by her Pokedex. Surprisingly enough, it was. . . just a Fire-type? The shell looked almost rock-like, so she had thought it was a Fire-Rock type. Either way, though it looked sturdy, she had no intentions of letting the thing get by her. Nope! She was going to capture it, as would probably almost-always be the case.

"Cotton, please use Power Gem!" She figured that the weakness to Rock would offset the difference in specialization with Discharge. Either way, the existentialist sheep flopped out of his ball and gazed ahead with absolutely no hopes, dreams, or aspirations. With an empty "Meh", he fired off a volley of energized pebbles, which slammed into the steamy turtle with no issue. The Torkoal, having shifted its attention to them, quivered for a moment before smashing its shell against the ground. That looked detrimental and painful, the young lady thought, but then she noticed the signs of relief and. . . muscular twitching? Maybe it was just her, but she had a very bad feeling about letting it get the chance to attack.

"Cotton, quickly! Use another Power Gem!" The sheep, vaguely aware of the desperation in his trainer's voice, complied. While he had no ideas for the future, the less the future included "getting pummeled", the better, and Cotton was pretty perceptive on those issues coming up. Firing off the second volley of energized pebbles, the sheep sank his foe and received many head pats as a prize. Oh, what joy.

"I should probably research whatever it is that Torkoal did. I had a terrible feeling after seeing that." She mumbled to herself, deciding it would be best to do some move research upon returning. She rubbed that Mareep's head with a bit of vigor, receiving a "Meh-heh-heh" in response. After that, she lobbed the Pokeball at the unconscious turtle and claimed it. She'd figure out what made the thing tick soon enough.

+1 hatch counter to Larvesta, Growlithe, and Shroomish eggs