content: The Eterna City Gym is just as beautiful as you expected it would be, full of beautiful flowers in full bloom and so brightly lit you would think you were outside if you didn't know better. Next to you, the Gym Leader herself explains how her Gym works (in order to face her, you need to defeat all the other trainers present) and mentions your friend ***** had already come here and told her about you before heading to her spot to await your arrival. You take a minute to marvel at the beauty of the Gym before you step forward to begin your challenge.
The Leader's students are all girls who specialize in Grass type Pokemon, just like their mentor, so you rely on your shiny Luxio Tova instead of Arlen (your Prinplup) to avoid putting him through the type disadvantage; He's not happy about it but he understands. Tova gives each battle her all, enduring Poison and Paralysis until you can use an item to heal the effect. Every battle teaches you something new about Grass types and their moves: They have useful status ailment moves like Stun Spore, Poison Sting and Sleep Powder and can drain their opponent's energy with moves like Leech Seed on top of having straightforward attacks. By the time you reach their Leader, you realize a drawn out battle with her would definitely end in her favor if her Pokemon have ailment moves like her students' and start to plan for a fast win.
With that in mind you give Tova a Cheri Berry to hold onto, in case she gets Paralyzed and switch up your tactics; Taking time to set up for harder hits at a slower pace would risk prolonging the battle, so you'll change it to total offense. Confident your plan will work, you hop up the steps to greet the Master of Vivid Plant Pokemon.
Your talk lasts just a few seconds, both of you eager to see what the other team can do. The battle itself is... hard. Your plan to blitz her works well enough on her Cherrim and Turtwig but her Roserade is her strongest and makes full use of its Stun Spore and Poison Sting. It's a lucky break that the spores miss most of the time and Poison sting only poisons Tova once, really.
In the end you win by a respectable margin and Tova couldn't be happier with herself, prancing in triumphant circles around you. Your own heart is pounding furiously in your chest, a hard and fast 'thump thump thump', and you feel so proud of your Pokemon and yourself. It takes effort to not throw your arms around Tova and hug her until Gardenia finishes congratulating you.
Smiling, she calls you tough and says your Pokemon's strength is a measure of how much you love them, and in recognition of that bond she wants to give you a token along with the Forest Badge you've earned. The gift is TM86, the move Grass Knot (grass snares your opponent and trips them, dealing more damage the heavier they are) and you tuck it away with the rest of your TMs for later.
As Gardenia finishes talking the clock hands behind you move again to form a straight line back to the entrance/exit but before you go you finally fling your arms around Tova's neck and hug her tightly, thanking her for her hard work and laughing.
notes: - Gardenia's Gym has a pretty cute mechanic going on: whenever you beat one of the Trainers there, the clock hands turn to make a path to the next person you need to battle. - at this point, her team consists of Arlen the Prinplup, Tova the Luxio and an Egg. the only Pokemon to battle in this memory is Tova, since Arlen would get wiped going up against Grass types and the Egg barely moves at all. It's pretty obvious she obtained it recently and that its nowhere near ready to hatch.
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content: The Eterna City Gym is just as beautiful as you expected it would be, full of beautiful flowers in full bloom and so brightly lit you would think you were outside if you didn't know better. Next to you, the Gym Leader herself explains how her Gym works (in order to face her, you need to defeat all the other trainers present) and mentions your friend ***** had already come here and told her about you before heading to her spot to await your arrival. You take a minute to marvel at the beauty of the Gym before you step forward to begin your challenge.
The Leader's students are all girls who specialize in Grass type Pokemon, just like their mentor, so you rely on your shiny Luxio Tova instead of Arlen (your Prinplup) to avoid putting him through the type disadvantage; He's not happy about it but he understands. Tova gives each battle her all, enduring Poison and Paralysis until you can use an item to heal the effect. Every battle teaches you something new about Grass types and their moves: They have useful status ailment moves like Stun Spore, Poison Sting and Sleep Powder and can drain their opponent's energy with moves like Leech Seed on top of having straightforward attacks. By the time you reach their Leader, you realize a drawn out battle with her would definitely end in her favor if her Pokemon have ailment moves like her students' and start to plan for a fast win.
With that in mind you give Tova a Cheri Berry to hold onto, in case she gets Paralyzed and switch up your tactics; Taking time to set up for harder hits at a slower pace would risk prolonging the battle, so you'll change it to total offense. Confident your plan will work, you hop up the steps to greet the Master of Vivid Plant Pokemon.
Your talk lasts just a few seconds, both of you eager to see what the other team can do. The battle itself is... hard. Your plan to blitz her works well enough on her Cherrim and Turtwig but her Roserade is her strongest and makes full use of its Stun Spore and Poison Sting. It's a lucky break that the spores miss most of the time and Poison sting only poisons Tova once, really.
In the end you win by a respectable margin and Tova couldn't be happier with herself, prancing in triumphant circles around you. Your own heart is pounding furiously in your chest, a hard and fast 'thump thump thump', and you feel so proud of your Pokemon and yourself. It takes effort to not throw your arms around Tova and hug her until Gardenia finishes congratulating you.
Smiling, she calls you tough and says your Pokemon's strength is a measure of how much you love them, and in recognition of that bond she wants to give you a token along with the Forest Badge you've earned. The gift is TM86, the move Grass Knot (grass snares your opponent and trips them, dealing more damage the heavier they are) and you tuck it away with the rest of your TMs for later.
As Gardenia finishes talking the clock hands behind you move again to form a straight line back to the entrance/exit but before you go you finally fling your arms around Tova's neck and hug her tightly, thanking her for her hard work and laughing.
notes: - Gardenia's Gym has a pretty cute mechanic going on: whenever you beat one of the Trainers there, the clock hands turn to make a path to the next person you need to battle.
- at this point, her team consists of Arlen the Prinplup, Tova the Luxio and an Egg. the only Pokemon to battle in this memory is Tova, since Arlen would get wiped going up against Grass types and the Egg barely moves at all. It's pretty obvious she obtained it recently and that its nowhere near ready to hatch.