[Jack Ward]

Even during his Academy years, Jack hadn't spent much time near the Wave Dorms. Figuring that he should probably learn all of the terrain, Jack dressed warmly and traveled to the Vanilla Peaks. Since Ryu was doubly affected by the cold, he left Ryu and Sol at the Academy to keep the place secure. He let Ken out to keep the area somewhat warmer. After several minutes of trekking, Jack takes a break inside a cave. "I had forgotten how hard some of these treks could be..."

Ken merely nods. Ken could easily outpace his trainer, but in these conditions... there was no way Jack was leaving his sight.

[Kitten4u]

Behold!



Species: Delibird
Gender: Female
Ability: Hustle
~Moves~
Present

[Jack Ward]

When a small red-and-white bird carrying a sack wobbles into the cave, Jack, Ken, and the bird all stare at each other for a second. Suddenly, the Delibird pulls a glowing orb of energy out of its sack and throws it at Ken. Caught off-guard, the orb lands in Ken's hands and explodes... big.

Ken is knocked backwards and seemed to be in pain. "Tch. I guess that packed a punch." He pulls out a Pokéball. "Let's help him out, Rio!" He tosses out the small, jackal-like Pokémon, who only stares at the Delibird in front of him.

"Ri?"

Jack sighs. "Let's see if you can do a Blaze Kick like your father, Rio."

"Ri?" Rio looks at Jack and appears to think. He then nods as he chambers a kick. His leg ignites as he swings it at his opponent. The Delibird tries to dodge, but Rio was more agile. The kick lands and knocks the foe back a little.

Delibird attacks again. Even with Rio's knack for fighting, he was still inexperienced. He merely stood still as the rainbow orb lands in front of him. The blast wasn't as big as the last one, but against the smaller opponent, it seemed like it did about the same amount of relative damage.

Rio was obviously tough, but Jack wasn't sure which other attacks Rio could use. He had gotten lucky with the Blaze Kick, so he figured that was a good place to start. It was a plus that Delibird's probable typing was weak against Fire-type moves.

"Alright, Rio, keep using Blaze Kick!" Now that Rio knew what Blaze Kick was, he didn't hesitate this time. The attack lands with ease, dealing more damage to the injured bird. The Delibird was obviously hurt, but it didn't want to give up, either. Like Riolu, it uses the same attack again. This time, however, the attack goes wide. The blast was even smaller this time around, but the cave itself shuttered. With another Blaze Kick, Rio knocks the Delibird unconscious, giving Jack the chance to capture it.

"Not really my style, but a delivery system could come in handy."