"Igna! Try to get as close as you can and use [Thunder Punch!"]
"Cerberus! Keep your distance and use [Ember!] If he gets too close use [Bite!"]
Forest yelled to both of his pokemon who were in an intense duel at the moment.
"Char!" Igna narrowly avoided the Ember that was thrown at him and ran close to Cerberus to hit him with an attack of his own.
"Dour!!" But he wasn't just going to sit still! As Igna got closer he avoided the attack and tried to bite Igna.
Forest looked at his Pokemon with a very proud look on his face.
They have grown so much over these past 2 months.
It must be because of the competition, but Igna is all fired up and has been growing more than ever.
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Pokemon: Chimchar
Level: 13
Type: Fire
Gender: Male
Potential: Blue
Stats
Health: Decent
Defense: No Good
Special Defense: Decent
Attack: Decent
Special Attack: No Good
Speed: Decent
Moves: [G]Fire Punch [N]Thunder Punch, Power-Up Punch, Ember
---
And the new addition to the team, Cerberus, the Houndour that Forest had caught isn't holding back either.
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Pokemon: Houndour
Level: 10
Type: Fire/Dark
Gender: Male
Potential: Blue
Stats
Health: Decent
Defense: Decent
Special Defense: No Good
Attack: Decent
Special Attack: Decent
Speed: Decent
Moves: [G]Ember [N]Howl, Bite
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They are pushing each other and growing at a fast pace.
Since he had 2 Pokemon, he had them spar against each other almost every day to train.
It must be because they are both fire types or something, but neither refuses to back down! They even look forward to the daily challenge, and they train hard every day.
"There you go Cerberus, use [Ember!"] Forest said breaking his thought.
Forest found it was better for training to direct both of them in battle at the same time. When they spar with no orders they don't really think and just fight.
"Igna use [Power-Up Punch!"] Forest commanded
Igna learned the move Power-Up Punch. Like in the game it increases attack damage after a hit attack. Along with that, Fire Punch was also raised from Normal to Great. Forest noticed a sizable difference after it upgraded. Damage increased, the time it took to use it became faster, and it had a higher chance of inflicting burn.
Cerberus couldn't avoid the punch and was pushed back. He tried to come back and hit Igna with a bite, but he missed.
"Ah, it's over" Forest thought
*Bang!* A boom rang out
Igna finished the battle with a Fire Punch.
After being used after Power-Up Punch, it was over.
Forest went over and checked on Cerberus, who was fine, just done with the battle. Forest made sure to drill it into his Pokemon not to seriously hurt each other. They are just sparring. He wouldn't know what to do if they got hurt.
He shook his head and looked at Igna who was celebrating his win and smiled. He patted Igna's head and said. "Good job, buddy! Keep it up, little Cerby won't sit still!"
"Chimchar!!" Igna said with determination
Cerberus barked at Forest after he said that.
"Come on Cerberus, please! I really like that nickname haha."
"Dour! Houndour!!" He barked
"Okay, okay fine. I won't call you that... for now."
"Dour!"
Okay guys it's time to go home, the sun is about to go down!
"Chimchar!"
"Houndour!"
Igna and Cerberus said at the same time.
The trio walked home.
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Forest woke up in the morning and felt a strange sense of deja vu.
"Strange, something seems familiar but I'm not sure what." He mutters under his breath
He gets up and gets ready for the day.
He goes down the stairs and when he hits the last step.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" A bunch of children's voices sounded out
Forest is surprised at first but then he remembered.
Today was his birthday. It had been a whole year already.
He smiled
"Thanks, everyone."
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Everyone ate together, and Forest showed off his Pokemon to all of the kids.
Igna loved the attention, but Cerberus wasn't a big fan. The whole time they were playing with him, Cerberus gave Forest obvious glares.
Forest just chuckled at that
As he sat and watched the kids play, he realized he never really spent any time with any of them throughout the year.
He was too preoccupied with his Pokemon, so he never really even thought about them. He sort of felt bad. They treated him with kindness before, and he didn't treat them with anything at all.
"Forest, what are you doing over there?" A kid says
"Yeah come show us one of your tricks!" Another joins
Forest smiled.
"Okay, coming"
That day Forest decided to change.
If someone treated him with kindness, he would return it 100%