[Shane Norwood]

Maybe he'd have better luck finding something he'd actually be interesting in training. Then again, beggars can't be choosers. Perhaps that was just the way the cookie crumbles. In any case, Shane decided that he would give Falco a breather for the time begin as he continued venturing the manor. Who knows if the boy would be making his last appearance here for quite some time. Probably not.

Surely there had be some other pokemon, or even any other thing of interest here. Most of the things that Shane had encountered here during his tenure as a student were downright spooky or just plain nasty looking. He'd rather not have to deal with a pile of trash with legs again. Or even a floating anteater. Anything but those.

{c'mon rotom! teddiursa with pickup, electrike with lightning rod, and durant with hustle have got some nerves...somewhat...}

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They ARE rare, after all. Perhaps try a restricted zone?



Species: Smeargle
Gender: Female
Ability: Own Tempo
~Moves~
Sketch

[Shane Norwood]

"What...are you...?" the Bolt student thought aloud as he came across another unorthodox pokemon. It possessed a tail that greatly resembled a paintbrush. His pokedex identified the stranger as a Smeargle, the so-called 'Painter Pokemon'. Well, in retrospect, he sort of was hoping to run into something...err...different! He couldn't help but wonder what it was capable of. And so he would release Falco, the newly evolved Pidgeotto from his spherical chamber.

"So much for that breather...you think you can go another round, Falco?" The avian pokemon squawked excitedly, raring to go as if he couldn't wait to test his newborn power. "Alright then, use Quick Attack! Go!" The Pidgeotto soared through the air at blazing speed, striking the Smeargle head on. The artistic pokemon began to respond by...painting? "What's it doing...?" Shane thought aloud again as it...quickly struck back at the bird.

"Quick Attack!? But how...?" Did the paint job have that kind of effect? To mimic an opponent's moves? Interesting...

"Let's finish this quickly then! Air Slash, let's go!" A shot of compressed air caused the Smeargle to flinch, leaving it wide open for another direct attack. "Alright let's wrap this up. Aerial Ace!" A dynamic aerial assault put the Smeargle down for good.

One good thing had come out of this experience. The moves shown off by the evolved bird were truly a work of art.

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Smeargle has been defeated!