Hearing this, Ross felt a jolt of energy and then looked down to the Absol at his side. "Are you up for it, Rivet?" 

The Absol stood up, stretching her back and giving a happy cry in response, her nails clicking across the deck as she got a closer look at the Jolteon and Electabuzz. Arc had. . a lot of Electric type Pokemon. After a moment of silence, the Absol nodded her head: she accepted the challenge. "Very well," Ross responded as he headed to the opposite end of the deck.

As the Absol approached him, he briefly wondered if he should give out his name: after all, he was almost an international superstar, given his "ground-breaking research" on Mega Stones. No, surely this girl doesn't stay in loops with the science aspect of Pokemon? He doubted it. "I'm Ross Marco and this my partner, Rivet. And we accept your challenge."

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"Don't mind him, he pets anything that looks cute," Andi responded grumpily, crossing her arms and leaning back in a defensive stance. Though her eyes were softened, watching the Lucario smile at the younger Pokemon. If there was anyone she was soft around, it'd be her partner in crime. 

"Yeah, he's alright," she shrugged in response, "Needs a bit more training and so do I. I suppose that's why we are here," she was talking about the Sinnoh region, "Though I'm sure he could easily beat that Riolu of yours, sorry to say."