Marsh Training

[Pokemaster]

Davis would head back into the Marsh Grounds with thoughts of training his pokemon for their upcoming gym battle in the Shadow Gym. Having learned from the Muddy Tail, Davis would check the ground using a stick to make sure that it was solid enough for him to walk on. Walking into the marsh, Davis would be greeted by a pair of level 36 Quagsire coming up from the water of the marsh into his path, looking like they wanted a battle. " Seems we can start our training here right away then. Go Arbol and Nova." Davis says sending out his Venusaur and Cyndaquil to the field.

" Arbol start out with Petal Dance on the first Quagsire and Nova follow up with a Swift." Davis says as Nova releases a series of petals from his plant, sending them forward at Quagsire, striking it into the air, knocking it into the marsh waters, dealing 135 damage.

*Arbol gained 315 xp
Nova gained 315 xp
Nova grew to lv 29*

The second Quagsire would then attack back with Slam, jumping at Arbol, striking at him with its tail, hitting him in the head. (Arbol 149/151) Nova would then attack that Quagsire with Swift, spitting forth a series of stars from his mouth, striking Quagsire (Quagsire 128/130) " Arbol continue your attack." Davis says as Arbol continues his Petal Dance, sending a series of petals forth form his plant, striking at Quagsire, knocking it away, dealing 135 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 315 xp
Arbol grew to lv 44
Nova gained 315 xp
Nova grew to lv 30*

" Nice job out there Arbol and Nova, the 2 of you worked great together in that battle and you both even grew from it and became even stronger." Davis says congratulating his pokemon as they both give him a happy cry of victory.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue through the Marsh Grounds carefully watching his steps to avoid falling into the waters of the marsh. Based on the pokemon he had seen in the marsh, Davis thinks he's gotten a somewhat accurate idea of where the land ends and the water begins. Wanting to be sure, Davis would take a rock from the ground and throw it towards a pair of weeds growing up from the ground, making sure it was solid. He however accidentally hits a level 38 Gastrodon who then becomes angered with Davis and brings up another level 37 Gastrodon. " Looks like trouble and they're not gonna listen to reason. Go Arbol and Herc." Davis says sending out his Venusaur and Heracross.

" Arbol start out with a Petal Dance on the second Gastrodon and Herc follow up with Brick Break on the other." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from his plant, sending them forward at Gastrodon, striking it into the air, knocking it into the marsh mud, dealing 135 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 324 xp
Arbol grew to lv 45
Arbol learned Synthesis forgetting Growth
Herc gained 324 xp
Herc grew to lv 36*

Herc would then rush forward at Gastrodon as his arm glowed as he slams his fist down onto Gastrodon's head (Gastrodon 128/136) Gastrodon would then attack back with Mud Bomb, spitting forth a ball of mud at Herc, striking him, knocking him backwards onto the mud, but Herc manages to recover (Herc 123/130) " Arbol let's go." Davis says as Arbol continues his attack releasing a series of petals from his plant, sending them forward at Gastrodon, striking it backwards, knocking it into the marsh waters, dealing 135 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 333 xp
Arbol grew to lv 46
Herc gained 333 xp*

" Nice job out there Arbol and Herc, you both were great in that battle against the 2 of them." Davis says as both Arbol and Herc would give a happy cry as Herc would then fly onto Arbol's plant and begin to eat the pollen from it causing Arbol to knock him away with his vines. Davis would laugh at the fact. " Looks like Herc still hasn't grown out of that Arbol." Davis laughs as her recalls Arbol as well.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his travels in the Marsh Grounds, searching for some more pokemon to battle against to train his pokemon. As he moves through the grounds, he would come to a spot where a level 38 Quagsire and level 39 Gastrodon arguing about the territory. " We better put an end to this, otherwise this could turn into something much bigger go Arbol and Herc." Davis says sending out his Venusaur and Heracross to the field.

" Arbol start out with a Petal Dance on Quagsire and Herc follow up with Brick Break on the Gastrodon." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from his plant, sending them forward at Quagsire, taking it by surprise, knocking it away from Quagsire, dealing 144 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 333 xp
Hurc gained 333 xp
Herc grew to lv 37
Herc learned Close Combat forgetting Counter*

Herc then followed up with a Brick Break, flying at the Gastrodon, catching it by surprise slamming his hand down onto its head (Gastrodon 128/139) Gastrodon would then follow up with Water Pulse, shooting a glowing ball of water at Arbol, striking him, splashing it off of him (Arbol 156/160) " Arbol give it your continued attack." Davis says as Arbol continues his attack, releasing another series of petals from his plant onto Gastrodon, knocking it into the water, dealing 136 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 341 xp
Arbol grew to lv 47
Herc gained 341 xp
Herc grew to lv 38*

" Nice job from the both of you stopping their bickering over this place. Hopefully we won't have to deal with the 2 of them again while we're here. But it definitely helped you both grow from the experience." Davis says congratulating both of his pokemon, giving Herc the Luck Incense.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his time in the Marsh Grounds, sitting in the shade of a tree due to the day having been a hot one since the morning. As he sits, watching the pokemon who live in the marsh, he would see a level 34 Yanma that was messing with the pokemon of the marsh, using it's supersonic wings to confuse them. " That Yanma really seems to be putting those pokemon in distress, we gotta help them. Go Chu." Davis says sending out Chu to the field to battle.

" Chu get that Yanma out of here with a Thunderbolt." Davis says as Chu nods to him, jumping into the air releasing a volt of electricity onto Yanma, shocking it, dealing 110 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 213 xp*

Yanma would fly away in defeat. " Nice job out there Chu, that Yanma won't be messing with the pokemon here, at least while we're around." Davis says giving Chu a high five at their victory.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would trek through the Marsh Grounds continuing his training with his pokemon in preparation for their battle at the at the Shadow City gym. Walking through the marsh, he would come to a clearing where a level 36 Lombre would be sitting on a rock with a level 34 Yanma perched on its head. Noticing Davis as he entered into the area, both pokemon would stand ready, wanting to battle. " Looks like we've got a training opportunity. Go Chu and Starry." Davis says as he sends out his Pikachu and Staraptor to the field as Starry's intimidate lowers both of the opponent's attack.

" Chu start out with Thunderbolt on Yanma and Starry follow up with Aerial Ace on Lombre." Davis says as Chu nods to him, jumping into the air releasing a volt of electricity onto Yanma, shocking it, dealing 110 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 213 xp
Chu grew to lv 52
Starry gained 213 xp*

Starry would then fly forward at Lombre as a white aura of wind surrounds her as she makes a swift move towards Lombre, slashing it as she passes (Lombre 86/120) Lombre would then attack back with Uproar as it starts making a massive uproar making a large sound, hurting Starry (Starry 144/145)

" Chu attack Lombre with a Thunderbolt and Starry follow up with another Aerial Ace." Davis says as Chu would charge up a volt of electricity onto Lombre, shocking it (Lombre 34/120) Starry would then follow up while Lombre is still hurt from the shock, as an aura of white wind surrounds her as she strikes it with her wing, dealing 34 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 270 xp
Starry gained 270 xp
Starry grew to lv 42*

Both opponents would have enjoyed the battle and would head off into the marsh. " Nice job out there Chu and Starry. You both did grew against the 2 of them." Davis says congratulating his pokemon.

[Pokemaster]

Davis, having noticed the number of poison type pokemon and water pokemon in the area, would think that it would be a good place to give Yukai some training as well. Making up his mind to train Yukai, Davis would head back towards Shadow City to the Pokemon Center.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would return to the Marsh Grounds ready to do some training with Yukai there in the marsh. As he walks through the grounds, a pair of level 39 Gastrodon would come up from the marsh waters attacking Davis, feeling he's come into their territory. " Looks like like it or not, I got a battle. Go Arbol and Yukai." Davis says sending out his Venusaur and Gallade to the field.

" Arbol start out with a Petal Dance on one of the Gastrodon and Yukai use Magical Leaf on the other." Davis says as Arbol would nod, releasing a series of petals from his plant onto the first Gastrodon, striking it, pushing it back with great force, dealing 144 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 341 xp
Arbol grew to lv 48
Yukai gained 341 xp
Yukai grew to lv 30
Yukai learned Psycho Cut*

The second Gastrodon would then use Rain Rance, shooting a ball of water into the sky, causing it to begin to rain. Yukai would then slash his arms, releasing a series of glowing leaves, sending them after Gastrodon, circling it before they strike it. (Gastrodon 133/139) " Arbol finish it with your continued Petal Dance." Davis says as Arbol would then release another series of petals from his plant, circling Gastrodon, lifting it off the ground as they strike it, dealing 153 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 341 xp
Arbol grew to lv 49
Yukai gained 341 xp
Yukai grew to lv 31*

" Nice job out there both of you and it seems you're getting used to your new form Yukai. This is the start of some nice training." Davis says as both Yukai and Arbol give him encouraged cries of their own.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his wandering through the marsh in search of pokemon to train against when he came to an area where a pair of level 36 Yanma were occupying. " This could be a good opportunity to practice some aerial training against flying opponents. Go Chu and Starry." Davis says sending out his Pikachu and Staraptor to the field as Starry's intimidate kicks in. " Starry I'm gonna need you to give Chu support in the battle by giving him a boost."

" Chu use Thunderbolt on the first Yanma and then Starry follow up with a Wing Attack." Davis says as Chu jumps on Starry's back as she takes to the sky. Chu would then charge up his electricity and jump off of Starry towards the first Yanma, releasing the volt of electricity onto it Yanma (Yanma 15/120) Starry would then fly in quickly, striking the shocked Yanma with her wing as she passes, dealing 36 damage, fainting it, flying back around to catch Chu as he falls.

*Chu gained 225 xp
Chu grew to lv 53
Starry gained 225 xp*

The remaining Yanma would then attack with Ancient Power as it shoots forth a ball of energy onto Starry striking her, knocking her back, almost knocking Chu off but they both regain their balance (Starry 144/148) " Chu get it with a Thunderbolt and Starry follow up with Aerial Ace." Davis says as Starry begins flying towards Yanma as Chu releases a volt of electricity onto Yanma, shocking it (Yanma 10/120) Starry would then speed forth at Yanma as a white wind aura would surround her body as she dives at it, slashing it as she passes, dealing 36 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 225 xp
Starry gained 225 xp
Starry grew to lv 43*

Starry would fly in down to Davis as Chu would jump off in front of Davis. " That was a great battle from both of you, you both showed great teamwork and synchronization against them. Not only that, you've both grown even stronger from it as well." Davis says congratulating his pokemon as Chu and Starry both give him a happy cry. Davis would then recall them as he heads to another part of the Shadow Marsh.