Through the Muddy Path

[Pokemaster]

Davis would head into the Shadow Marsh, making his way towards Shadow City for his next gym battle. Walking through the trail, Davis would notice that the ground felt extremely soft under his feet as he walked, feeling almost as though he'd sink in with any step he took. As he walks along, he would sink in a bit, accidentally stepping on a level 28 Bibarrel, causing it to call out to a level 30 Bibarrel. " Looks like we got a fight to get through. Go Chu and Silky." Davis says sending out his Pikachu and Butterfree.

" Chu give the second Bibarrel a Thunderbolt and Silky follow up with Confusion on the other." Davis says as Chu charges up a volt of electricity and releases it onto Bibarrel, shocking it, dealing 114 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 263 xp
Silky gained 263 xp
Silky grew to lv 19*

Bibarel would then attack back with Headbutt, running at Chu and hitting him with its head, hurting him some (Chu 154/156) Chu's static would kick in paralyzing Bibarel. Silky would then use Confusion, releasing a wave of psychic energy onto Bibarel, throwing it into the mud (Bibarel 105/106)

" Chu now finish it with Thunderbolt." Davis says as Chu releases a volt of electricity onto Bibarel, shocking it hard, dealing 124 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 245 xp
Chu grew to lv 49
Silky gained 245 xp
Silky grew to lv 20*

" Nice job Chu and Silky. Let's stick around this route for a little bit for some training. What do you say?" Davis asks as Chu and Silky both give a nod of agreement.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue his training on the Muddy Trail, still having not gotten completely used to the trail's muddy path. " Man the ground here is so muddy that it's hard to tell where a point I'll fall right in is." Davis says to himself about the area as he walks through the mud, coming to a level 32 Whooper and Bibarel sparring against one another. Upon noticing Davis, they would challenge his to battle them. " This looks like a good chance to train. Go Arbol and Silky." Davis sends his Venusaur and Butterfree to the field.

" Arbol start off with Petal Dance on Whooper and Silky use Sleep Powder on Bibarel." Davis says as Arbol would release a series of petals from his plant onto Wooper, striking it, sending it into the mud, dealing 153 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 200 xp
Silky gained 200 xp
Silky grew to lv 21*

Bibarel would then attack Arbol with Hyper Fang, jumping at him, biting it with its teeth hard, hurting Arbol (Arbol 143/145) Silky would then fly above Bibarel sprinkling down a blue powder onto it causing it to fall asleep.

" Arbol continue your attack and Silky give it Confusion." Davis says as Arbol continues his attack, sending a series of petals at the sleeping Bibarel, striking it into the mud (Bibarel 41/118) Silky would then attack with confusion releasing a bit of psychic energy onto the sleeping Bibarel, throwing it into the air (Bibarel 40/118)

" Arbol finish it." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals onto the sleeping Bibarel, lifting it up further before landing on the ground, dealing 77 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 280 xp
Arbol grew to lv 42
Silky gained 280 xp
Silky grew to lv 22*

" Nice job Arbol and Silky, you both did great out there teaming up." Davis says congratulating his pokemon on their job in the battle as both give a cry of victory.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his training in the Muddy Trail, looking around in the area for some pokemon to train against. Walking along the trail, Davis comes to a level 30 Bibarel walking along with a level 27 Kricketune. Getting their attention Davis takes out his pokeballs ready for battle. " Alright lets get started Chu and Silky." Davis says sending out his Pikachu and Butterfree.

" Chu start out with Thunderbolt on Bibarel and Silky use Sleep Powder on Kricketun." Davis says as Chu hops on Silky's back as she rises into the air, jumping off onto Bibarel before releasing a volt of electricity onto it, shocking it hard, dealing 119 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 263 xp
Silky gained 263 xp
Silky grew to 23*

Kricketune would attack Silky with X-scissor, jumping at Silky and crossing its arms as it strikes at her, knocking her back some (Silky 80/91) Silky would then attack back with Sleep Powder, pouring a blue powder down onto Kricketune, putting it to sleep. " Chu give that Cricketune a Thunderbolt and Silky follow up with Gust." Davis says as Chu releases a volt of electricity onto Kricketune, shocking it while it sleeps (Kricketune 42/106) Silky would then follow up with Gust, flapping her wings, kicking up a gust, blowing it at Kricketune, knocking it into the air (Kricketune 41/106)

" Chu finish Kricketune with Slam." Davis says as Chu jumps up at Kricketune as he strikes it with his tail, dealing 50 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 245 xp
Chu grew to lv 50
Silky gained 245 xp
Silky grew to lv 24
Silky learned Psybeam forgetting Supersonic*

" Nice job out there in that battle Chu and Silky, you both were great." Davis says congratulating his pokemon as they both give his a happy cry in return.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue his training on the Muddy Trail heading through the area when he comes to a pair of level 32 Wooper playing in the mud along the trail. The 2 of them take notice to him and come up to him wanting to play some. " Alright lets go for it then. go Arbol and Silky." Davis says sending out his Venusaur and Butterfree.

" Arbol start off with a Petal Dance on the first and Silky use Psybeam on the second." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from his back, sending them forward at Wooper, knocking it into the air, dealing 164 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 200 xp
Silky gained 200 xp
Silky grew to lv 25*

The second Wooper would attack Arbol with Slam, slamming down its tail on Arbol's head (Arbol 144/148) Silky would then fire forth a blast of psychic energy onto Wooper, striking it, pushing it back some (Wooper 101/103) " Arbol continue the attack." Davis says as Arbol releases even more petals from his back, sending them towards Wooper, striking it away, dealing 164 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 200 xp
Arbol grew to lv 43
Silky gained 200 xp
Silky grew to lv 26*

" Nice job out there Arbol and Silky, I think you really helped to entertain the 2 of them." Davis says congratulating his pokemon as the Wooper both chime in in agreement before going off on their way.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would set up his camp for the night at a spot that had been one of the rare places of dry land on the path. As he lays down ready to go to sleep, a pair of level 31 Bibarel begin to rummage through his backpack, going for his food. " Hey get away from there. Go Chu and Silky." Davis says as he sends out his Pikachu and Butterfree.

" Chu use Thunderbolt on the first on and Silky use Sleep Powder on the other." Davis says as Chu releases a volt of electricity onto the first of the 2 Bibarel, shocking it hard, dealing 117 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 271 xp
Silky gained 271 xp
Silky grew to lv 27*

The second Bibarel would then use Defense Curl, rolling into a ball, raising its defense. Silky would then sprinkle her sleep powder over it, but it would avoid the oncoming powder, rolling out of the way. " Chu get it with a Thunderbolt." Davis says as Chu releases a volt of electricity onto Bibarel, shocking it as it rolls into the spot of the attack, dealing 117 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 271 xp
Chu grew to lv 51
Silky gained 271 xp
Silky grew to lv 28
Silky learned Silver Wind forgetting Whirlwind*

" Nice job from both of you, you really scared those two thieves away and didn't let them get our things." Davis says congratulating his pokemon as the Bibarel run off as they both give a happy cry.

[Pokemaster]

As Davis walks along the Muddy Trail, he would begin to hear the sound of running water. Realizing that he must be near a river, Davis decides to follow through the trail towards the source of the sound. Following the sound, Davis would come to a clearing with a river in the distance, the ground seeming to be more stable than the trail. Thinking it would be faster to travel that, Davis would head to the river.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would head into the Muddy Trail to continue his training with his pokemon, looking through the trail for some pokemon to train against. Thanks to the day having been hot, a lot of the mud on the trail had hardened up making for easier footing to walk on as he crossed the trail. As Davis came to a spot that had been a clearing of mud, he would find a level 28 Bibarel and 27 Roselia both sharing the spot, seeming a bit irritable about the fact that it was hard to get moisture from the hot day. As they took notice to Davis, they decided to let off their own irritability with a battle. " Alright lets get the battle going. Go Starry and Yukai." Davis says as he sends his Staraptor and Gallade to the field as Starry's Intimidate kicks in.

" Starry Attack Roselia with Aerial Ace and Yukai follow up with Psycho Cut." Davis says as Starry flew forward at Roselia as a white wind like aura would surround Starry as she struck Roselia, slashing it as she passes (Roslia 27/93) Yukai would then prepare to attack as the blades on his arms glow blue as he quickly jumps forward at Roselia, slashing both arms down at it, striking Roselia dealing 36 damage, fainting it.

*Starry gained 203 xp
Yukai gained 203 xp
Yukai grew to lv 32*

Bibarel would then attack Yukai with Hyper Fang as his teeth glow with as he bits at Yukai's arm, hurting him some (Yukai 116/118) " Starry get Bibarel off Yukai with a Close Combat." Davis says as Starry flies in delivering a quick kick to it, getting it off of Yukai before she continues striking it with her beak, wings and talons dealing 126 damage, fainting it.

*Starry gained 245 xp
Starry grew to lv 44
Yukai gained 245 xp*

" Nice job out there, you were both great out there against the 2 of them. And that was a nice final blow Starry, getting Bibarel off of Yukai." Davis says congratulating his pokemon on their battle as they both give a cry of victory as Davis sees it's getting late and gets ready to set up camp.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would walk through the Muddy Trail interested in what other pokemon he could find within the trail since during his last time there he had been looking for the path to the Shadow City. As he travels, he would see a guy who seemed to be studying the pokemon there on the area, seeming to be obsessing over the pokemon there. Upon noticing Davis' presence there, he would instantly jump up surprised. " Wah, you took me by surprise, sneaking up on me like that. Being out here like that, I'm sure you're a pokemon trainer. How about a battle then, I'd love to see what pokemon you have." Dominique says holding a pokeball.

" Sure I'm up for a battle, it'll be good training. Go Yukai." Davis says sending out his Gallade as Dominique sends out his Geodude. " Yukai show it your Magical Leaf." Davis says as Yukai would slash forth his arms releasing a series of glowing leaves forward towards Geodude. These leaves would then home in on Geodude, striking it from all sides, dealing 116 damage, fainting it.

*Yukai gained 170 xp
Yukai grew to lv 33*

" Amazing getting to see such a rare pokemon battle, go Geodude." Dominique says sending out another Geodude.

" Yukai give it another Magical Leaf." Davis says as Yukai swipes his arm releasing a series of glowing leaves that would surround Geodude, closing in on it, striking it, dealing 116 damage, fainting it.

*Yukai gained 180 xp
Yukai grew to lv 34*

" Very nice now for my last pokemon." Dominique says as he sends out his final Geodude to the field.

" Yukai one final Magical Leaf." Davis says as Yukai sends forth a series of glowing leaves to Geodude. It would jump to the side to avoid them but Yukai would guide them to follow after it as they strike from behind, dealing 116 damage, fainting it.

*Yukai gained 190 xp*

" Wow your Gallade was amazing in that battle taking all of my poor Geodude out fast. Here take this." Dominique says giving Davis $1600 before heading out.

" Nice job Yukai, you were great in that battle and took them out fast with powerful strikes." Davis says as Yukai would give him a happy cry to Davis.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would decide to do some moonlight training on the Muddy Trail with his pokemon. As he walked along the trail in search of some pokemon to train against, he would come to a pair of level 29 and 28 Bibarel in the path, patting at it with their tails, smoothing it out. As they noticed Davis coming close, they both would get up and run towards him, attempting to get him away. " I won't mess with your work, but I won't back down. Go Starry and Yukai." Davis says as he released his Staraptor and Gallade to the field.

" Starry start out with Close Combat on the stronger one and Yukai use Magical Leaf on the Bibarel." Davis says as Starry would fly forward quickly at the first Bibarel as she began to strike at it repeatedly with with her beak, talons and wings, ending with a final kick, knocking it to the side dealing 114 damage, fainting it.

*Starry gained 254 xp
Yukai gained 254 xp
Yukai grew to lv 35*

Yukai would then follow up with Magical Leaf as he slashes his hand forward, sending forth a series of glowing leaves onto Bibarel, bombarding it with leaves, striking it (Bibarel 72/106) The other Bibarel would then attack Starry with Headbutt as it runs forward at her, jumping up, hitting her with its head (Starry 148/154)

" Starry while its up close on you, give it a Close Combat." Davis says as Starry would suddenly attack back, striking it repeatedly with a series of kicks, knocking it to the ground, dealing 120 damage, fainting it.

*Starry gained 245 xp
Starry grew to lv 45
Yukai gained 245 xp
Yukai grew to lv 36*

" Nice job Starry and Yukai, you really helped out a lot and you worked together greatly." Davis says as they both smile to him as he recalls them. " Don't want to mess with their work so I'll take another path." Davis would then head off through a side path.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue through the Muddy Trail doing some night training, able to walk on the ground freely thanks to the warm weather. As Davis walks through the trail, a level 30 Roselia would jump out towards Davis feeling energized from the sunny day and wanting to battle. " Looks like I've got a battle opportunity. Go Starry." Davis says as he sends out his Staraptor to the field as her Intimidate lowers Roselia's attack.

" Starry start out with a Wing Attack on Roselia." Davis says as Roselia would fly forward at Roselia, as she would strike at it with her wing, knocking it away (Roselia 48/112). Roselia would then attack back Giga Drain, as a beam would shoot forth from it, hitting Starry, draining some of her energy before going back to Roselia, restoring some it its (Starry 150/157) (Roselia 49/112).

" Srarry strike back with Aerial Ace." Davis says as Starry would quickly fly forward at Roselia as a white wind aura would surround her as she strikes quickly, slashing as she passes, dealing 64 damage, fainting it.

*Starry gained 225 xp*

" Nice job Starry, you were great in that battle, now let's go get some sleep." Davis says as Starry would nod as Davis recalled her and headed over to some grassy land to set up his camp for the night.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his training with his pokemon in the Shadow Marsh, choosing to train with Yukai against the pokemon there in the marsh. Walking through the muddy trail Davis would feel that he stepped on something as a level 27 Roselia that had been sleeping would jump up from the grass and attack. " Yukai help me take care of this. Psycho Cut." Davis says as he releases Yukai as he would come out and lunge forward at Roselia, as his swords glow as he slashes at it, knocking it back (Roselia 50/103)

Roselia would then attack back with Magical Leaf as it sends for a series of glowing leaves forward at Yukai bombarding him, causing him to slide back some(Yukai 126/130). " Alright Yukai finish it with another Psycho Cut." Davis says as Yukai jumps up into the air as his swords glow as he slashes down at it, striking it, dealing 54 damage, fainting it.

*Yukai gained 203 xp*

" Nice job Yukai, you're really getting stronger with your evolved form and it's physical attack capabilities." Davis says congratulating Yukai for his victory as Yukai give a happy cry at the praise.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue along the Muddy Trail doing some nightly training before calling it a night. Heading through the trail, he would hear the sound of something walking along it acompanied by the sound of a pair of pokemon cries in unison. Going forward to check it out, Davis would find that it came from a pair of pokemon a level 32 Whooper and level 27 Bibarel. The 2 noticing Davis would then express an urge to battle against him. " Alright if you want a battle then here we go. Go Arbol and Yukai." Davis says sending out his Venusaur and Gallade.

" Arbol start out with a Petal Dance on Whooper and Yukai use Magical Leaf on Bibarel." Davis says as Arbol would release a series of petals from the plant on his back, sending them forward at Wooper, striking it with immense force, knocking it back, dealing 225 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 200 xp
Yukai gained 200 xp
Yukai grew to lv 37*

Yukai would then jump into the air, slashing his arms forward releasing a series of glowing leaves onto Bibarel, striking down onto it, slashing at it (Bibarel 61/103) Bibarel would then attack back with Hyper Fang, jumping up at Yukai, biting at his arm and holding on tight (Yukai 124/130) " Arbol get Bibarel off of Yukai." Davis says as Arbol would release a series of petals form his plant, sending them forward at Bibarel, striking it, knocking it loose, sending it away, dealing 136 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 236 xp
Yukai gained 236 xp*

" Great battle from the 2 of you Arbol and Yukai. You really worked well together in that battle taking on those 2. Now let's get some rest for the night." Davis says as they both give a cry of agreement as Davis recalls them and heads off to set up camp.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his training out in the Shadow Marsh, being able to continue after the days of fog from the rain. Since there was still moisture from the fog, Davis would have a much easier time finding pokemon since the moisture brought the pokemon of the marsh out into the open. Heading through the marsh Davis would find a level 32 Bibarel and level 29 Kricktune out looking for food on the trail. As the 2 of them noticed his presence there, both would prepare themselves for battle. " Looks like I've got my training right here. Go Chu and Nido." Davis says as he would release both his Pikachu and Nidorino to the field.

" Chu start out with a Thunderbolt on Bibarel and Nido give that Kricketune a Peck." Davis says as Chu would charge up a volt of electricity as he runs forward at Bibarel, releasing it onto it, shocking it hard, dealing 128 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 280 xp
Chu grew to lv 54
Nido gained 280 xp
Nido grew to lv 35*

Nido would then run forward at Kricketune as his horn would glow as he jabs at it, striking it with his horn (Kricketune 91/109) Kricketune would then attack back with Fury Cutter, jumping forward at Nido, striking him with its sword arms (Nido 116/117) " Now guys give it the same combo attack again." Davis says as Chu would jump up above Kricketune, releasing a volt of electricity onto Kricketune, shocking it with the powerful volt (Kricketune 18/109) Nido would then run in while Kricketune was stunned by Chu's attack, jumping at it as his horn glowed, striking it with his horn, dealing 18 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 254 xp
Nido gained 254 xp
Nido grew to lv 36*

" Nice job Chu and Nido, you really did great working together, taking both of those pokemon. And you both even grew even stronger from the battle." Davis says as both Chu and Nido give a cry from victory over the 2 pokemon.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue through the Muddy Trail deciding to continue his training for the Shadow City Gym. Since it had been a nice day today Davis knew that he could find plenty of pokemon out in the open. As he walks through the trail, a pair of level 30 Bibarel would run across the path Davis was walking on. As they took notice to Davis, they decided they wanted to have some fun with him and would challenge him to a battle. " Looks like I've got the training I wanted. Go Yukai and Arbol." Davis says as he releases his Gallade and Venusaur to the field.

" Yukai attack the weaker one with Magical Leaf and Arbol attack the other with Petal Dance." Davis says as Arbol would release a series of petals from the plant on his back, sending them spiraling towards Bibarel, striking it, blowing it backwards into a tree, dealing 122 damage, fainting it.

*Yukai gained 263 xp
Yukai grew to lv 38
Arbol gained 263 xp
Arbol grew to lv 50*

Yukai would then slash his arms as a series of glowing leaves are released from his arms, spinning towards Bibarel, striking at it from all sides (Bibarel 76/112) Bibarel would then attack Yukai back with Water Gun, spitting a burst of water at Yukai, pushing him back as he digs his heels into the ground to stop it (Yukai 129/136). " Arbol get it now." Dvais says as Arbol would release a second burst of petals from the plant on his back, sending them forward at Bibarel, pushing it back with a strong force, knocking it to the ground dealing 126 damage, fainting it.

*Yukai gained 263 xp
Yukai grew to lvl 39
Yukai learned Feint
Arbol gained 263 xp*

" That was a great battle from both of you. I think we're ready for the gym battle now. Let's go Yukai, back to Shadow City." Davis says as Yukai used Teleport, transporting them to the Pokemon Center