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((I also forgot,sorry!))

Lilith was listening to music on it's PokePhone as it walked to Cherrygrove city.Shi was on it's shoulder jamming along with it."I was broken from a young age,taking my sulking to the masses,writing my poems for the few,that look to me,took to me,shook to me,feeling me,singing from heartache from the pain,taking my message from the veins,speaking my lesson from the brain,seeing the beauty through the...Pain!"Shi looked around and noticed a small clearing in the tree's on the side of the road.She pokes it's cheek and points it out."Not bad Shi.This would be a good place to train."It muses while walking to the clearing.It sets it's bag down and start to gather wood from around the area so it could make a camp site.

Napoleon stood there wide mouthed, surprised, and a little bit annonyed. He was being…ignored? Really? His brother laughed at what he would usually consider misfortune. "Come on, let's go talk to the professor already" his brother pointed to someone who was mildly professional looking. He kept quiet, and hung his head down, well then, that was a failure of a conversation, he simply followed his younger brother's footsteps. Well, better luck next time, and it seems next time isn't really that far off. "Hey there" he told the man, less happier than he had said it before. "Oh, you must be some of the people the professor was talking about" replied the assistant. "Wait, you aren't the profeesor?" Asked Sirnef. "Oh, no, the professor is over there." He replied, Sirnef was the one who was shocked this time. Napoleon smiled, where he lacked in managing to start a conversation with someone who would reply back, his bother lacked in making conversation. They swapped roles this time, walking towards the actual proffesor.

Sirnef grew silent, he wasn't going to be the one faulted for a mistake this time. "Hello there Proffesor Elm" his brother started, "oh, hello there…heterochromea, and standing up blond hair, oh, you must be the brothers" he replied, darn it, he was right this time. After a random chat that didn't really seem to involve Pokémon whatsoever, the professor finally remembered, "oh, right, starter pack" he said, looking around for another one of the bags he's been handing out the whole day. After giving the two the "upgrade", Napoleon looked at them, his faced just spelt confusion, "what are these?" He asked, oh, right, he forgot to tell the professor "he, uhh, sort of doesn't know anything about Pokémon" said Sirnef, it seems as though Proffesor Elm's eyes filled up with either enthusiasm, or remorse, but it definitely showed suprise. Professor Elm went ahead and took out a piece of paper "oh well in that case" he said "Welcome to the world of Pokémon, where-" he seems to babble on for a while, and to be honest, Napoleon wasn't really paying that much attention anyways, where's the b button when you need it…wait, what the heck is a b button? "Anyways, are you a boy, or a girl" the question got the two brother's off guard, after they realized what he said, they both stared at him, really man? Are you blind? They both secretly thought, the professor moved his eyeglasses, and continued reading.

Shay walked up north then a trainer walked up and soon Shay was ready to battle, the trainer sent out his Rattata then Shay sent out Zodiac her Nidoran female. "I just hope I did the good thing", the trainer told his Rattata to use Tail Whip and Zodiac's defense fell a bit, however Shay told her Nidoran female, "Zodiac use Poison Sting", and soon Zodiac used her attack and the opponent's Rattata became poisoned. Then Shay had an idea, "Zodiac return", and soon enough Zodiac returned and Toto the Totodile entered into battle, the opponent's Rattata used Tackle and did little damage on the Totodile. Then Shay said, "Toto use Water Gun", Toto unleashed a blast of water and the opponent's Rattata fainted, Shay picked up her first win, and soon hugged her Pokemon and the opponent gave some Pokedollars to Shay as she continued on in her journey.

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Lilith sighed as it finished making it's camp area.It turned too Shi and hummed."You ready to start training?"Shi looked up at Lilith and nods.Espurrr!She calls out."Alright alright.First off before we start I want to read your stats alright?"Shi nods at that and sits still while Lilith scans her with it's PokePhone.After a few moments it started talking.

"Espurr the Restraint Pokemon!
Type: Psychic.
Height: One foot tall.
Weight: Seven point seven pounds.
The organ that emits it's intense psychic power is sheltered by it's ears to keep power from leaking out.
This Espurr is level seven and knows the following moves: Leer,scratch,covet."

"Not bad Shi.A little bit more work and you may be powerful Meowstic soon."Lilith remarks causing Shi to puff out her chest."Until then I want you to work on your scratch.See that rock cropping over there."It points out to Shi."I want you to use scratch on it as much as you possibly can as fast as you can.Though many people end up getting rid of scratch early it can still come in handy.After that we'll work on meditating.I heard it helps people with a strong psychic connection but I can be wrong."Shi nods at that and starts working immediately.Lilith smile and shakes it's head before pulling out some ace bandages to wrap it's hands in before starting it's own training.

Shay along with Zodiac and Toto continue heading up north, she realized that it was important to face the trainers. "I know I have to go to Violet City, but before that I need to make sure I can have a flying type Pokemon, because the sprout tower is at Violet City", Shay said. So Shay turned west and headed to the grassy area, soon she sees a Spearow, "Wow, this is a first", so Shay took out her Pokephone and snapped a photo of it, "Hopefully it will give me the facts", Shay said.

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[Sorry for being inactive, everyone. I've been working a lot and my laptop charger's broken so it hasn't been charging my laptop as well. Here's a little short post on my phone.]

After working on some Contest ideas, Avery turned to her brother. "We should split up and look for some Pokémon and everything. Let's meet back in Violet City and then I can watch you challenge the Gym there." Avery suggested.

Aditsan sat up from laying on the grass and nodded "Sounds like a plan, sis. C'mon Boss, Artemis."

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Shay continuing to train her Zodiac and Toto her Pokemon teammates was battling a Spearow, "Okay Zodiac, are you ready?", Zodiac nodded. Zodiac appeared and Shay told Zodiac, "Zodiac use Poison Sting", Zodiac does so and it did some damage, but Spearow use Leer and the defense on Nidoran female was lowered. "Think, what should I do?", Shay asked then Shay had an idea, "Zodiac returned", and Zodiac returned and soon Toto appeared, Toto used the Scratch and did some damage on Spearow and Spearow used Peck but missed it. Then Shay took out her Pokeball, "Okay, here goes nothing", then Shay threw the Pokeball and soon the shadow of Spearow entered the Pokeball, the Pokeball shook once, then shook twice and three times and stopped. Shay was surprised, "I got a new teammate, a Spearow, I hope it will help me", but Shay almost forgot something, "I need a nickname for the Spearow that I caught", soon Shay along with her Pokemon teammates headed up north then out east and headed north and headed west. Shay then said, "I'm getting close to Violet City, and I think what I'm going to call the Spearow and since you are a male Spearow I'm going to call you Dallas", Zodiac and Toto nodded in agreement then Shay walked and soon was getting close to Violet City.

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[Ive had zero ideas for next post ugh
Also Tamarin has used Dragon Tail in RP. About time]

Now they were on a bench in Cherrygrove. Lawrence was trying to sleep while Tamarin tried to keep his trainer awake. His tail glowed blue, the appareance of Dragon Tail. Again. Lawrence's eyes shot open and he stood up. "I'm awake okay!" Tamarin grinned and slithered to the beach. He put his nose against the water.

Suddenly, his face was covered in the water. He was hissing at something within the water. "What's got you riled up now?" Lawrence walked to the water and saw a Popplio. It appeared to have a very tight collar around its neck. "Oh, little one. Where's your trainer? I'll have to get them to loosen that collar."

Tamarin made a motion with his tail, which Lawrence didn't understand. The Serperior said something eight syllables. "Okay, just. I can't understand you." With his tiny arms, the Serperior managed to use sign language. 'He ran away' he signed.

[[I'm so sorry haven't been active, lots of crap happened at once and I took a small break. May I have a recap?]]

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As Liam made his way home, a thought crossed his mind. Maybe I should stop by at Maizie's. I have been saving these Apricorns for a while now, so I could probably get a couple PokeBalls out of them. Besides, I would like Archen and Gligar to rest as much as they can before we leave for Violet City.
Maizie was Kurt's granddaughter. Kurt had lived in Azalea Town for the majority of his life, making special PokeBalls for trainers that came by and gave him Apricorns in return. Maizie, valuing her time spent with her grandfather, loved to help him in making the special PokeBalls once she had learned how to. After he had passed away several years back, she would take over the special hobby he had once treasured so dearly, in hopes that he would be proud of her.
Maizie's house was on the opposite side of town, closer to where his own house was, in the direction of Ilex Forest. At this point, he was hoping to himself that his two Pokemon had already eaten and started resting, as he'd be home shortly. His plan was quite simple: drop off the Apricorns, possibly stay for a few minute chat, and then leave. Today is going to be an important day for Liam and his team and there would be no time wasted.
As the male approached the little log house in the corner of Azalea Town, the sight of the beautiful Apricorn trees surrounding the girl's home came into view. Liam was always astounded at how stunning the trees looked, especially in the sunlight, with the different colored Apricorns giving off a different glow. After he had made his way up the steps to the door, he gave a soft, but firm knock. He waited a good minute or so before he gave another knock. Still nothing..
"She might be at Slowpoke Well," he finally mumbled to himself. "I'll just stop back here tomorrow."
And with that, he headed back home and made his way inside, only to see that his two Pokemon were still awake. His mother, crouched down in front of the two, flashed Liam a sympathetic smile.
"I'm really sorry, sweetie," she started, "They are both too excited to go face the Violet City gym, I wasn't able to get them to sleep at all."
Rather than being disappointed, a soft smirk appeared on the male's face. "I understand. Come on you two, let's go."
As the boy's two Pokemon ran over to him, his mother stood up. "Liam, I want you to have these. I know they will come in handy in your endeavors." The woman handed him a few Sitrus berries, in which he placed carefully in his Berry Pouch. "I also want to make sure that my number is registered in your PokePhone, in case anything comes up."
Once everything had been settled, the younger male made his way to the front door with his two companions. Before he exited the house, he turned back and waved at his mother. "See you soon!"
"Take care and be safe!" she called in return.

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Making her way through the tall grass, Glameow at her side, Ellie's nervousness began to fade. Okay, this isn't that bad at all.. With Glameow, I won't have to worry about the wild Pokemon that approach me.
It wasn't long before the young girl heard rustling coming from the grass near the front of the duo. Glameow lifted its head up to take in the scent that wafted through the air. Picking up the scent coming from the other Pokemon, the Glameow put itself before its trainer, guarding her for whenever the opposing Pokemon decided to show itself. Ellie reached into her bag and pulled out a PokeBall. Let's make this the first catch of the journey..
But, just as quickly as the rustling started, it had stopped entirely. The trainer could sense the tension coming from her partner just below her, the flick of its tail giving it away. She also stood on edge, knowing the Pokemon was still a short distance away from them.
Suddenly, a sandy blur of a figure sprung through the grass and into the air, startling the poor girl to the point she fell backwards onto the ground. "Eeeek!" she screamed on the way down.
Realizing how much of an embarrassment of a trainer she made herself in front of her Pokemon, she pulled herself together and brought herself to her feet, holding her stance. "Let's do this!" she called to her partner. "Glameow, use Scratch!"
The Pokemon flying above the two, Ellie noticed, was a Pidgey, a pretty common Pokemon in this part of the region. Despite that, she admired the elegance of Flying-type Pokemon, and she hoped that she would be able to befriend it. She had to prove to this Pokemon that she had the potential of becoming a good trainer.
Ellie watched as her Glameow sprung through the air, it's claws glowing. Before it could come in contact with the Pidgey, the flying Pokemon dove, tackling the cat Pokemon's underbelly, shoving it back to the ground. The Glameow grimaced as it fell, but twisting itself around through the air, it was able to land back down softly on its paws.

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[@-tomato-: basically most of the characters went to visit Professor Elm and now they're moving on to Violet Town or they haven't and they're just doing things around town(s) such as training and trading items]

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Whilst casually strolling to Violet City to challenge the Gym, Aditsan encountered various wild Pokemon and tried and failed to catch three of them, a Pidgey, a Metapod and a Hoppip, respectively. He decided to let his tired Pokemon rest for a bit and took a break underneath a large tree.

He rummaged through his bag and pulled out some Poke Puffs from the Kalos Region to give to his hardworking Pokemon. "Here's one for you, Boss, and one for y-" he started, holding out one in each hand for his Froakie and Eevee though left his sentence incomplete when an Aipom ran down from the tree they'd been resting under and took the Poke Puff meant to belong to Artemis.

"Eevee!" the Evolution Pokemon cried out angrily at the Aipom.
"Hey, Artemis, no need to get upset. I'm sure the Aipom'll give you your Poke Puff. Right, Aipom?" Aditsan asked, though in response the Aipom stuck out its tongue at the Eevee and its Trainer and swallowed the Poke Puff in one bite, angering the Pokemon severely.
Eevee's tail glowed white and hardened and it charged towards the Monkey-like Pokemon, who used the same attack to counter.
"Aiii-pom!" the Aipom shouted as electricity surrounded its body, causing it to glow yellow and a lightning-bolt emerged from the electricity towards Eevee. It was at that very moment when a light bulb went off in Aditsan's head, realizing the Violet City Gym Leader used Flying-type Pokemon which happen to be weak to Electric-type attacks.
"We need to catch that Aipom! Keep egging it on, Artemis, use Quick Attack!"
Artemis landed a direct hit, assisted by its Speed Boost from the Quick Attack, damaging the Aipom and slamming it on the ground.

"Froakie-kie!" Boss cried, wanting to join in on the battle but was stopped by Aditsan.
"Let's leave this fight to Artemis, okay?" Aditsan smiled at the understanding Froakie and turned his head sharply when the Eevee struck the Aipom with an Iron Tail, knocking it out.
"Perfect, go Pokeball!" 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... Ding!
"Awesome! I caught an Aipom!" Aditsan cheered, Boss and Artemis crying out in unison. Aditsan released the Aipom from its Pokeball and smiled at it. "So, since you like food so much why don't we call you something food related? Does Oatmeal sound okay?" Aditsan asked the Aipom, who nodded with a large smile.
"Well then... welcome to the team, Oatmeal."

With that, Aditsan happily strolled down the rest of the route and arrived at Violet City, smirking and ready to take on the gym.

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[no avery tonight because i'm too tired and i have to work tomorrow morning lol]

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(oh, what? This thing is still alive? Whoops)

When the professor stopped talking, the two brothers just looked at each other, Sirnef was looking because he was bored, and had heard this speech already, and slightly wanted to make sure that his brother got the message, Napoleon was looking, because he was barely able to get any of that, and was somewhat still confused, somehow. "Well, anyways" said Sirnef who already had plans on going out, "we should probably get going." It seems as though Professor Elm had jumped up at a moments noticed, Sirnef wondered how he managed to do that without breaking his spine, "oh I almost forgot" said the professor "I should update your pokephones" 'Oh, so that's the thing that the old professor gave to me?' Thought Sirnef, Napoleon just looked at the professor completely dumbfounded "Oh, you don't know about pokephones do you? They're these things that were made to replace pokedexes" explained the professor, Napoleon was still confused "Oh, you probably don't even know what a pokedex is do you?" Napoleon shook his head, which got another long boring explanation as a response. After a total of three times of wanting to just get up, and walk out, the professor finally finished what seemed to be all the explanation about the pokedex, and pokephone that they'll need for a while. "speaking of which" the professor continued, both the brothers groaned, they both just wanted to leave at this point "if you don't have one of your own, I should probably give you one at this point." Now Napoleons eyes widened "really?" He asked, "yes, but only if you help me in my research" was the professor's response. Sirnef got a bit of a smirk when his bother gave a sigh of relief upon realizing that all the "research" was, was just collecting data from pokemon, which could be found out just by battling. "Alright, well, bye!" The two brothers said at almost the same time, once the professor was done giving them their updated pokephones, they both just wanted to go outside at that point.

"So, what do you think the little guy can do?" Napoleon asked his brother, "I don't know, why don't you find out, right now?" Was his response, "what? But there aren't any pokemon near us!" " You know what I mean." Said his brother, bouncing his pokeball in his hand, "wait, you can't be serious, there's no way the little guy can take on-" "relax, I'm not gonna let him attack, he'll be there to help you out" said Sirnef, it looks like Napoleon didn't have a choice in the matter, his brother had already sent out the pokemon that he shared his first name with. "Oh, well, now's your chance little buddy, show em' what you got!" he said rather enthusiastically, his houndour had taken the liberty and...somewhat menacingly stared at the much bigger pokemon, "what...is that it?" He said, Napoleon was clearly got a bit impatient, "you don't notice, do you?" Responded his brother, he looked at the battlefield, and tried to find out what had become different. He looked at the druddigon...was he sweating? He looked back at his own pokemon, how the heck did he manage to miss his own houndour's eyes glowing? "Whoa, cool" he said, a bit quietly, he couldn't beleive how someone so small managed to scare someone so big. His little buddy then decided to howl,the sound seemed to ring in his ears, he was seriously confused now, but he expected that this was supposed to help him...somehow. The druddigon was now looking at his owner, with an annoyed face, "calm down bud, this is just to see what the little guy over there can do" said Sirnef, trying to calm down the rather big dragon, Napoleon, the pokemon, nodded his head, but rolled his eyes at the same time. Now, Wilhelm was starting to do something that his owner has seen before, he started to build up a bit of a fire in his mouth. Now that was something that he knows abo-wait, was it starting to build up bigge- ok, now that was definitely bigger than what Napoleon had seen before. The ember had grown to quite a formidable size, before the user had decided to let it go. Napoleon stepped back, he didn't know that could happen! When the ember had struck his opponent, it seemed to have made it smoke a little bit. When the smoked cleared, it seemed as though the only thing that seemed to affect the big dragon was a small burn mark on the spot where the flame had made impact. "Wow, impressive" said Sirnef, "the howl that he used seemed to have powered up his attack, it's amazing how the little guy managed to scratch him" it seems as though his brothers eyes lit up "really?" Napoleon said "yup, the little guy's actually pretty strong" his brother responded, "you hear that? You're a strong one, yes you're the strong one, yes you are" it seems as though his brother had proceeded to tickle his little buddy. As much as he thought the scene was sort of cute, "come on, we have to start going sometime" said Sirnef, his brother finally agreed, after another minute of petting, and tickling.

Finally heading west, Shay arrived to Violet City, "I made it to Violet City but I still other trainers and as far as I know they are here to challenge the gym as well", then Shay looked around and saw the Sprout tower, "So, this is the Sprout Tower, I guess I have to go in", so Shay walked west and soon walked north to the Sprout Tower and entered the tower, "Hello, I'm here to train at the Sprout Tower", then the Sages looked on and soon one of the Sages said, "I see a trainer, I guess she is here for training, step in", then Shay walked and she was ready to battle the Sage, the first Sage sent out his Bellsprout while Shay sent out her Spearow named Dallas.

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Lilith hummed as it watched Shi trained for a few minutes.Shi is working hard on that scratch.Wouldn't be surprised if eventually she could cut something in half.It thinks to itself while wrapping it's hands.It turns it's attention to the tree it was about to start punching.Sorry Lord Arceus for possibly destroying your hard work...though I doubt I will.It gets up after it's hands are wrap and walks to the tree.From there it starts treating the tree as a punching bag.

The duo train for a couple of hours before Lilith calls a halt."Not bad Shi.Not bad at all.We'll eat some lunch and then meditate till dinner and then carry one traveling.Maybe we will get a friend today or even tomorrow."It says while getting out the items needed to make them food."Es-Espur!"Shi says happily while running around Lilith and causing it to laugh.

Shay was ready to face the first Sage, firstly she told her Spearow named Dallas, "Dallas use Peck", so Dallas use the move on the Bellsprout which proven to be super effective. The Sage was amazed and said, "I see a worthy trainer and a good trainer", so the Sage told Shay to go to the next Sage, so Shay continued on and was ready to face another Sage, "I want to become a trainer that is good and doing the best, I hope it will happen", Shay said as she continued on.

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Upon reaching Route 33, which was east of Azalea Town, an older trainer, dressed in hiking clothes, approached the younger male. He introduced himself as Anthony, a travelling trainer who sought battles against the majority of trainers he passed.
"Seeing as you're on your way to take on Violet City's gym, I believe an actual trainer battle would be great preparation for you," the man explained. "So please, battle me!"
Liam dipped his head, as in agreement. "As you wish. I don't plan on holding back!"
With that, Anthony sent out a Machop. The Pokemon looked fairly strong, considering that it had quite a bit of experience with battles if the two had come this far.
I have confidence that we can do this, the younger male thought to himself. "Archen, I want you to have this battle!" The small reptilian bird strutted out in front of its trainer, a tingle of excitement crawling through its feathers. Liam's Gligar stayed at his side, intrigued at the first legitimate battle it was about to witness. Though, a slight disappointment stirred inside the Pokemon, knowing it wouldn't be able to participate.
"You make the first move," Anthony called across the battlefield.
Let's go! "Archen, use Wing Attack!" The Pokemon called it's name in reply as it's wings began to glow furiously. With graceful speed, the Archen charged towards the opposing Pokemon, stretching out its wings, in preparation to strike. Anthony's Machop, seemingly knowing that it wouldn't be quick enough to dodge the flying Pokemon's attack, crossed its arms before itself, creating an X, hoping to protect itself from most of the damage done. The move, being super-effective against Fighting types, proved to do more damage than the Machop had hoped, even with its attempt to block.
Quick to retaliate before the Archen made its way back to its original position, the Machop countered with Low Sweep, causing Liam's Pokemon to trip, falling face-first into the dirt below. Before the bird Pokemon could recover entirely from its fall, Anthony had ordered his Machop to use Karate Chop, which fortunately hadn't done quite as much damage as Archen's Wing Attack had done. Archen bounced back after the contact was made and countered itself with Ancient Power, flinging several rocks towards the Pokemon before it.
"Machop, you're doing great, just hang in there!" Anthony called to his Pokemon, noticing how weaker it had grown after the last attack from Liam's Pokemon.
"Archen, use Wing Attack once more!"
"Machop, Karate Chop!"
As the two Pokemon came in contact with each other, they both held their ground, hoping to force the other Pokemon aside. It was moments later when it seemed that Liam's Archen began to overpower the fighting type that stood before it. Shortly after, the Machop gave in, collapsing to the ground. Archen circled around and returned to the position before its trainer, facing the opposing side. The Machop didn't stir.
"Machop, you did your best! You can return for now." Anthony pointed a PokeBall in the direction of his Pokemon and the figure of the Machop disappeared out of view. "I have to applaud you both; that was a great battle!" The trainer made his way over to Liam and held out a bundle of PokeDollar, which the younger male placed into his bag. "I want you to have this, as a little gift from me, for winning against us. I know it will be helpful during your travels. Now, if you excuse me, I should head into Azalea Town so I had heal my Machop up. Thank you for the battle and take care!" The male waved as he left in the direction of the nearby town.
"Goodbye, thank you as well!" Liam called in return. Once the other trainer was out of sight, he congratulated his Archen on the win. "Violet City is next!"

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Union Cave was next. Inside, it was quite dark and cool, as none of the sunlight could reach in. Pools of water could be seen in patches throughout the cave, small fish Pokemon appearing and disappearing inside. Boulders lined the walls of the cave, almost as if forming a path in which the trainer should follow. Other trainers could be seen in the distance, training their own Pokemon by battling with those that lived inside this cave, such as Geodude and Onix. Most were too distracted to notice Liam passing through, both Archen and Gligar at his sides, which was fortunate, knowing that the young trainer had quite a ways to go before he reached Violet City.
Halfway through the cave, scurrying could be heard along the rough surface below them. Within moments, a golden figure could be seen running towards them from around the corner. The figure, Liam realized, was a Pokemon called Sandshrew. The Pokemon seemed to be in distress, but for a reason the trainer couldn't figure out right away.
As the small Pokemon got closer, the trainer could finally notice what was causing the Sandshrew's distress. Several Geodude, which appeared to be angry, were chasing after the golden Pokemon. Liam took a glance down at his two Pokemon, which in turn nodded. Just as the Sandshrew darted around them, Gligar sent a spray of rocks and dust at the Geodude that followed behind, causing a brief pause in their chase. The Sandshrew, noticing that it wasn't being chased any longer, turned around to face in the direction of the trainer. Around the corner where the Pokemon first came around, a taller figure could be seen running towards the group. As it got closer, Liam could make out that it was another trainer, a young man, who also seemed to be a hiker.
"Ah, forgive me! My Geodude just seemed to get angry at that poor Pokemon and I couldn't control them!" the man called as he neared the group. He could be seen pulling out PokeBall after PokeBall, calling for his Pokemon to return. As the cloud of dust disappeared, the several Geodude disappeared with it. The man skidded to a stop in front of the trio, breathing heavily after his run. "Please tell that Sandshrew how sorry I am!"
The Sandshrew stared ahead at the other trainer, still too nervous to approach the group, but seeming less distressed, now that the horde of Geodude had gone away.
"The name's Russell," he continued, finally catching his breath. "I came here to battle other trainers and didn't expect my Pokemon to behave this way, so forgive me."
"I don't think there's anything to worry about. As long as the whole situation was stopped before anything worse happened." Liam commented.
"Thank you for interfering when you could. Please, take this Berry Juice as a gift from me. I'm sure your Pokemon will enjoy it." The younger male placed the item in his bag. "I'm sorry to have wasted your time in wherever you were heading. I'll leave you on your way."
Liam dipped his head in the direction of the other man and murmured a 'farewell' as he continued to walk towards the opposite end of the cave. Behind him, the male's Gligar noticed the Sandshrew was following. With it's pincer, the Pokemon tugged on its trainer's shirt, grabbing his attention.
"What is it, Gligar?" the male asked. As the Pokemon pointed in the direction behind them, the trainer turned around, noticing the Sandshrew which had stopped a few feet away from them. He made his way over and crouched before the golden Pokemon. "What is it, little guy?"
The Sandshrew, unsure of how to pass off its message, tugged at the male's clothes. "Hm, would you like to come with us?" Below him, the Pokemon's blue eyes twinkled, giving away the message in which it wanted to pass along. "I understand," the trainer murmured, rubbing the Pokemon's head. "I'd love for you to tag along with us."
With that, the Sandshrew joined the three and exited the cave, arriving at Route 32.

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It was quite nice to be out in the sunlight once again, the warmth bringing Liam and his Pokemon a sense of relief. Route 32 was a pretty long route and the group was approached by several wild Pokemon on their way, although it was nothing that they couldn't handle. By this point, Liam's Archen had begun to grow tired, which was a bit worrisome, as they had just about reached Violet City. The young trainer didn't want to overwork his Pokemon, so he decided that it would be best that once they arrived at Violet City, they should rest for at least a couple hours before any major decisions were made.
At the end of the route, another trainer had approached them, and instead of having Archen battle them as usual, he let Gligar start it off and then Sandshrew finish it. Already, he could tell that the Sandshrew had a lot of trust in him. This battle had proved to him that the Sandshrew was serious about joining them as a team and Liam felt proud of himself, knowing that his team of companions was growing and he was becoming more and more of a legitimate trainer.

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Minutes later, the group arrived in Violet City.
The young trainer took a breath of relief at the sight of the buildings before him. The city was rather large compared to Azalea Town and seemed more active with people.
It's time to rest a while.

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"Don't worry, Glameow, we got this!" Ellie called. "Let's try it again; use Scratch!"
Seeming to have recovered from it's previous fall, the Glameow lunged into the air, extending its claws. With more persistence and courage this time, the cat Pokemon's claws were able to make contact with the Pidgey, taking a minimal amount of damage. Even so, Ellie had a plan of what her next move would be and she hoped it would work well into catching this Pokemon.

[will finish this post when I wake up]

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[Whenever you all get the chance, could you all take a moment to fill out the PokeUpdate Forms with Updates of your Teams? ♥]

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After training a bit more outside of Violet City, Aditsan decided to actually explore the city he'd been headed towards for so long. Following his quick trip to the Pokemon Center to heal his team, he noticed a couple other trainers he ran into earlier in the day at Professor Elm's lab, more specifically Shay as she entered Sprout Tower.
"Hm... what she's doing in there?" the young trainer asked himself in a low mumble before taking out his PokePhone and searching the location, his Froakie looking up at him. "Ah, so she must be training..." Adtisan told the Frog Pokemon and smiled at him. "We've been doing a lot of that too. Your Bubble attack has improved greatly, I love that you're able to predict where your opponent's next step is and quickly execute the move." Aditsan's praise caused the Froakie to cry its name in joy.

The young trainer sighed and decided to take a quick stroll through the city before challenging the Gym, taking in the scenery of the unfamiliar location. While walking through the city near the gate to Route 32, Aditsan was intrigued by a particular face that stuck out against the rest of the townsfolk. He stared in silence for a few seconds before his PokePhone vibrated in his pocket, startling him and causing him to jerk himself slightly, dropping empty Pokeballs, Berries and Potions out of his bag.

"Shoot..." he mumbled as he knelt down, attemptin to gather his things. He took a short break from his stressful garthering to check his PokePhone to see who'd been calling him, only to find out it was none other than his sister, Avery. "I-I can't..." the embarrassed teen mumbled, shaking his head and attempting to collect the rest of his belongings simultaneously.

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Upon entering the city, the male decided to sit down outside of the PokeMart. It wasn't long before all three of his Pokemon were sound asleep beside him, their small bodies rising and falling slowly with each breath.
It had at least been two or three hours since he had left home by now and he began to wonder how everyone back in Azalea Town were doing. By now, Maizie would be home, probably finishing up the special PokeBalls she made for all the trainers that stopped by. He hoped that tomorrow he'd be able to catch her before she disappeared into the Slowpoke Well for the majority of the early afternoon. his mom, as well. He wondered how she was doing, knowing her one and only son had left the house once again to start up another Pokemon journey. He was sure she'd be busy with work anyways, just as his father was, exploring the new region.
As time seemed to pass a bit, he decided to pull out his PokePhone and browse the PokeDex to see how much progress he had made so far. Scrolling through it, he knew he had a long way to go. He heard that in this region, there wasn't only Johto-exclusive Pokemon that lived here, rather Pokemon from other regions were intertwined with its roots as well. He wondered if he'd ever see any Unova-exclusive Pokemon again.
From the corner of his eye, he noticed another male walking in his direction. He took a couple small glances at this person and assumed that he must be around his own age, and probably a 'newer' trainer like him. But, not wanting his glances to be noticeable, he turned his attention back to his phone as he continued to scroll through his PokeDex. Still, from the corner of his eye, he watched the male pass by.
Something had seemed to startle the other trainer at that moment and he had dropped all his items onto the ground. A PokeBall rolled over in Liam's direction and he believed it was only respectful to return it. So, he grabbed the PokeBall and stood up, careful not to wake any of his Pokemon near him, and he made his way over to the other male.
"Hey," Liam started, "you dropped this."

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Aditsan looked up as he heard a voice approaching only to see it had been the same trainer who he himself had been staring at moments before. He nervously chuckled and extended a shaky hand to retrieve the Pokeball from the other male, though his Froakie deemed he was taking too long and jumped up with a loud "-Kie!"and took the Pokeball himself.

His heart began to race and his face began to turn red as he stood next to the unknown trainer. "Th-Thanks..." he managed to mumble, biting his lip and lowering his head to hide his blushing. 'Pull it together, Aditsan...' he thought, upset with himself at how awkward he'd been acting. "My ... uh... my name's --" Aditsan started, though was interrupted by the sound of his twin sister's voice filling in the final word of his incomplete sentence, being his name.

"Aditsan!" Avery repeated, running towards her twin, her long ponytail swaying gracefully behind her. Avery slowed down as she grew nearer to her brother before finally stopping beside him, kneeling over and panting, trying to catch her breath.

She looked up whilst continuing to pant only to see an unfamiliar trainer before her. "Who's this?" she asked. "I didn't get to ask, Avery." Aditsan answered with a more serious tone of voice which caused his sister to mouth "Oh", understanding the situation and taking a couple steps back from the two.
"What's uh ... what's your name?" Aditsan asked, still visibly as nervous as before.

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As the trainer spoke, Liam could tell that he was a bit flustered. He couldn't exactly tell why, but he just assumed that he may have been embarrassed to have dropped all his belongings. The male continued to stutter as he tried to speak and fortunately, through this almost-painful conversation, another trainer appeared, a girl, who ironically was able to complete the other male's thought as she called his name, running over.
"My name's Liam," he responded casually, "I come from Azalea Town, which is a little ways ahead. Your name is Aditsan and you're Avery?" He [word], as his glance switched between the both of them. He held out his hand for a handshake to properly complete the introduction. "That's a cute Pokemon you have there," he continued, motioning his head in the direction of the Froakie. "Where are you guys from?"

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