Boiling Waters

[Pokemaster]

Davis would venture into the Boiling Pools area of the Volco Caves and would instantly be met by the hot air from the portion of the cave. Looking around, he would notice pools of water all across the grounds with steam rising from them as the water itself boiled. " Man it's like walking through a giant sauna." Davis says as he wipes a few beads of sweat from his forehead. As he walks along the cave, he also notices that there were some pokemon who weren't even bothered by the intense heat of the cave, some even sleeping by the waters comfortably.

Walking through the cave, Davis would come to a level 18 Numel and a level 23 Rhyhorn standing in the path. " Guess we can get some training here for the next gym. Go Arbol and Aqua." Davis says as he sends out his Venusaur and Croconaw.

" Arbol start off with Petal Dance on Rhyhorn and Aqua follow up with Water Gun on Numel." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from the plant on his back, sending them at Rhyhorn, bombarding it with strikes from the petal, dealing 100 damage, fainting it.

Arbol gained 144 xp
Aqua gained 144 xp*

Aqua would then spit forth a spray of water from her mouth onto Numel, causing some steam to erupt, as its blown back (Numel 21/60) Numel would then attack back with Ember, attacking Arbol with a series of fireballs, striking him, but he resists it ( Arbol 131/133) " Arbol give it your continued attack." Davis says as Arbol continues Petal Dance as he sends a series of petals towards Numel, striking it with the petals, dealing 50 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 113 xp
Arbol grew to lv 38
Aqua gained 113 xp
Aqua grew to lv 21*

" Nice battle out there, you both did great and deserve a rest." Davis says congratulating his pokemon as they both give a happy cry from the acknowledgment. Davis would then recall them, continuing through the grounds.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue his trek through the Boiling Pools, looking forward in his path, seeing that he had reached the end of the boiling pools, seeing the light shining in from the outside. " Finally the end of this place." Davis says as he begins moving towards the cave exit. Unfortunately, in his rushing, he steps on a pair of Geodude, one level 21 and the other level 23, angering them both. " This can't be good, guess there's no talking my way out of this so go Arbol and Yukai." Davis sends his Venusaur and Kirlia to the field.

" Arbol use Petal Dance on the second one and Yukai use Magical Leaf on the first." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from the plant on his back, sending them at Geodude, bombarding it with strikes from the petals, dealing 208 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 115 xp
Yukai gained 115 xp*

Yukai would then wave his arms, releasing a series of glowing leaves froward, sending them forward to Geodude, surrounding it, striking it from all sides, dealing 68 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 105 xp
Yukai gained 105 xp
Yukai grew to lv 29*

" Alright we did it, now let's get out of this cave before we run into anymore things that slow us down." Davis says as both Arbol and Yukai nod in agreement as Davis recalls them and heads out of the Boiling Pools.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would head into the Boiling Pools area of the Volco Caves to do some training for his upcoming gym battle against the Volco Gym. Heading into the caves Davis would find groups of pokemon asleep across the area of the cave. Sneaking by the sleeping pokemon, Davis would come to a pool of boiling water with a level 20 Geodude and a level 20 Numel standing around it, who upon noticing Davis would attack. " Looks like we've got a battle. Go Aqua and Aqua." Davis says sending out his Crocanaw and Heracross.

" Aqua use Water Gun on Numel and Herc follow up with Brick Break on it." Davis says as Aqua spits forth a burst of water from her mouth onto Numel, striking it, causing steam to kick up from the heat (Numel 31/67) Herc would then follow up coming through the steam, bringing his arm down onto Numel, striking it (Numel 22/67)

Numel would attack back with Ember, spitting a series of fireballs at Herc, striking him (Herc 65/79) Geodude would use Rock Polish, shining itself, raising its speed. " Alright now Aqua finish Numel with Water Gun and Herc use Brick Break on Geodude." Davis says as Aqua spits forth a blast of water onto Numel, striking it, dealing 36 damage, fainting it.

*Aqua gained 125 xp
Herc gained 125 xp
Herc grew to lv 20*

Harc followed up attacking Geodude, bringing down his hand onto Geodude, striking it, knocking it away ( Geodude 39/62) Geodude would then attack with Rock Throw, knocking rocks loose from the ground and throwing them at Aqua, striking her with the rock (Aqua 71/75) " Alright now let's finish it with the combo we used before." Davis says as Aqua spits forth a burst of water from her mouth onto Geodude, striking it (Geodude 3/62) Herc would then folow up with one final Brick Break, as his arm glows and he brings it down onto Geodude, striking it, dealing 23 damage, fainting it.

*Aqua gained 100 xp
Aqua grew to lv 22
Herc gained 100 xp
Herc grew to lv 21*

" Great job Aqua and Herc, you both were great in that battle. And you've grown from the battle as well." Davis says as they both give a happy cry of victory.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his training in the Volco Caves for his upcoming gym battle at the Volco Gym. Looking around the portion of the cave that he was in, Davis would notice that there weren't many pokemon in that section. Remembering his previous time in the cave, he would remember that most of the pokemon living in the cave would stay nearby the pools of water. Deciding that that would be the perfect place to find some pokemon to train against, Davis would head over to the closest pool. Arriving there, Davis would find a pair of Magby, a level 20 and 21, sitting around the pool. As Davis approached, the 2 would notice him and get ready for battle. " Looks like we've got a battle on our hands. Go Chu and Nova." Davis says sending his pokemon out to the field.

" Chu start out with Thunderbolt on the stronger one and Nova follow up with Smokescreen." Davis says as Chu charges up a volt of electricity, releasing it onto Magby, shocking it with the powerful electric volt, dealing 67 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 105 xp
Nova gained 105 xp
Nova grew to lv 22*

Nova would then open his mouth, releasing a massive cloud of smoke that would quickly cover the field, lowering the accuracy of the second Magby. That Magby would then attack with Ember, randomly spitting small fireballs through the smoke attempting to hit Chu. Chu listening for them would be able to dodge the oncoming attack and move in on Magby.

" Alright Chu, now give it a Thunderbolt like the other." Davis says as Chju charges up a volt of electricity and releases it onto Magby, shocking it hard with the volt, dealing 69 damage, fainting it.

*Chu gained 100 xp
Nova gained 100 xp*

" Nice job out there in that battle abck there Chu and Nove. The 2 of you worked together greatly, working off of one another's strengths to take both of those Magby down." Davis says kneeling down to his pokemon as they both happily cheer for their victory.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue with his time being in the Boiling Pools, having figured ways of his own to adjust to the heat of the area to allow himself to stay there longer. Walking through the cave of the boiling pools, he would come across a pair of level 23 Rhyhorn sleeping across his path. " Gotta be careful not to disturb them." Davis says to himself as he steps past them, attempting to avoid contact. Davis makes it past, however in the process a Geodude watching uses Rock Throw, causing the Rhyhorn to wake up, thinking Davis disturbed them. " Looks like now I have no choice but to battle. Go Starry and Nova." Davis would release his pokemon to the field ready to battle as Starry's Intimidate lowers the Rhyhorn's attack.

" Starry start off with Close Combat on the first Rhyhorn and Nova follow up with Flamethrower on the other." Davis says as Starry flies in close to Rhyhorn as she begins to rapidly strike it with her talons, wings and beak, striking with powerful blows, dealing 114 damage, fainting it, but lowering her defense and special defense.

*Starry gained 144 xp
Nova gained 144 xp
Nova grew to lv 23*

Nova's flame would light as he would spit forth a flame onto Rhyhorn, striking it, though not phasing it much (Rhyhorn 66/76) Rhyhorn would then retaliate with stomp, running at Starry and stepping its foot down on her (Starry 134/136) " Starry now get it with Close Combat." Davis says as Starry would kick Ryhorn off of her as she begins to deliver a series of fast strikes to it, dealing 114 damage, fainting it.

*Starry gained 144 xp
Starry grew to lv 39
Nova gained 144 xp
Nova grew to lv 24*

" That was a close call, those 2 were really angry about the intrusion. That was a great battle Starry and Nova, great job." Davis says as Nova and Starry give a happy cry as he recalls them and continues on.

[Pokemaster]

Davis would continue his time training with his pokemon in the Boiling Pools when he would suddenly hear something charging his way from behind. Jumping to the side, Davis sees that the charging had come from a level 23 Rhyhorn which keeps going and hits a level 19 Numel, causing it to look up for its attack. Thinking it's Davis, it comes after him. " This isn't a good situation, they're both coming at me. Go Arbol and Aqua." Davis says sending out his pokemon to the field.

" Arbol first take care of that Rhyhorn with Petal Dance and Aqua follow up with Water Gun on Numel." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from the plant on his back, spiraling towards Rhyhorn, striking it, knocking it back, into a wall, dealing 200 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 144 xp
Aqua gained 144 xp
Aqua grew to lv 23*

Aqua would then spit forth a burst of water from her mouth, striking Numel, causing steam to rise up from its body (Numel 16/64) Numel would then attack back with Ember, spitting a series of fireballs at Aqua, striking her, but being stronger, resists ( Aqua 76/81). " Arbol unleash your Petal Dance again." Davis says as Arbol releases a series of petals from his plant, sending them at Numel, knocking it away, dealing 32 damage, fainting it.

*Arbol gained 144 xp
Arbol grew to lv 40
Aqua gained 144 xp*

" Great job both of you. We managed to get those 2 pokemon off of our backs. Let's check further into the caves. Looks like there's an opening over there." Davis says pointing to the opposite cave wall with an opening leading in deeper. Both pokemon agree as Davis recalls them and heads in.