[IC] Pokémon Galar

[James Davy]

"In this case it's the difference between having a living bass guitar and a living six-string electric guitar," Shiranui continued, "The more boisterous Toxel will evolve into the Amped Form."

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Well, I guess in time we will see which one this little one will become," Liam said. "I've also heard of a particular Pokémon from Rihan that is supposed to live somewhere between where we are and the next city," I want to look into finding it.

[James Davy]

"Knowing you and given Raihan's speciality type, it might be of the draconic persuasion," Shiranui speculated.

[Alisdragon911]

“Which dragon Pokémon are you looking for,” Jen ask as she put the horn in her bag?

[bowtiesrcool86]

“Which dragon Pokémon are you looking for,” Jen ask as she put the horn in her bag?

@Alisdragon911

"This one," Liam said holding up the Rotomdex.

"Dreepy, the Lingering Pokémon. A Dragon and Ghost-Type. After being reborn as a ghost Pokémon, Dreepy wanders the areas it used to inhabit back when it was alive in prehistoric seas. If this weak Pokémon is by itself, a mere child could defeat it. But if Dreepy has friends to help it train, it can evolve and become much stronger."

[James Davy]

"That figures," Shiranui commented, "Looking at its moveset I can see why they think it's weak: it has few moves that match its types and it evolves into Drakloak at a point where most Pokémon are fully evolved."

[Alisdragon911]

“Do you want to catch one too,” Jen ask Shiranui as she adjusted her umbrella?

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Yup," Liam said. "I am a 'Dragon Master' anyway." The heroes continued on the path. Liam carried the Rotom phone in his left hand and an umbrella in the other. Eventually, Liam saw a small island. with a bridge going to it. He commented that They were in the area that Rihan said. While looking around, Liam saw a Dreepy trying to climb a tree to reach some berries, only to be knocked back down by an angry Skwovet. Dreepy fell to the ground before Liam could catch it. The Dreepy began sobbing. When he saw Liam approach, he while still sobbing quickly got behind a rock big enough to hide behind and peaked out from around it.
"It's alright, Dreepy. I won't harm you." Liam said in a kind voice. Liam pulled out an Orren Berry from his bag and slowly reached it out to the Dreepy. Dreepy cautiously reached out to grab the berry when a cube landed on the ground next to them.
"Oh,f-" Liam said before it activated, trapping him and Dreepy inside. Billie and Kidd came into view riding a pair of Pidgeot. A Wingull followed behind them and dropped a machine similar to what Jessie and James have been using. They plugged an Amulet Coin into the slot and turned the crank and two balls were plopped out of the machine, They saw Liam was captured and knew his friends wouldn't bee too far behind.

[James Davy]

“Do you want to catch one too,” Jen ask Shiranui as she adjusted her umbrella?

@Alisdragon911

"I'll pass," Shiranui declined.

"Yup," Liam said. "I am a 'Dragon Master' anyway." The heroes continued on the path. Liam carried the Rotom phone in his left hand and an umbrella in the other. Eventually, Liam saw a small island. with a bridge going to it. He commented that They were in the area that Rihan said. While looking around, Liam saw a Dreepy trying to climb a tree to reach some berries, only to be knocked back down by an angry Skwovet. Dreepy fell to the ground before Liam could catch it. The Dreepy began sobbing. When he saw Liam approach, he while still sobbing quickly got behind a rock big enough to hide behind and peaked out from around it.
"It's alright, Dreepy. I won't harm you." Liam said in a kind voice. Liam pulled out an Orren Berry from his bag and slowly reached it out to the Dreepy. Dreepy cautiously reached out to grab the berry when a cube landed on the ground next to them.
"Oh,f-" Liam said before it activated, trapping him and Dreepy inside. Billie and Kidd came into view riding a pair of Pidgeot. A Wingull followed behind them and dropped a machine similar to what Jessie and James have been using. They plugged an Amulet Coin into the slot and turned the crank and two balls were plopped out of the machine, They saw Liam was captured and knew his friends wouldn't bee too far behind.

@bowtiesrcool86

When Shiranui saw Liam get captured, he sent his Manectric out and had her sneak up and swap the Poké Balls they vended from the machine with the same quantity of empty Poké Balls when they least expected through the move Switcheroo. "Well, well, well; if it isn't Willie and Skid," Shiranui greeted with a roguish grin, "Still using illegal tech to catch Pokémon, I see. Take my advice and stick to Poké Balls when in the wilds—they're easier to transport than capture cubes and you'll look a lot less suspect. Oh, and by the way, Pidgeot in Galar are so passé." He hoped to distract the Team Rocket duo enough for Manectric to pull off the sneaky switch.

[Alisdragon911]

“I hope you change your ways or as usual you be blasting off.” Jen said as she hope that destruct the Rockets as Aura made a face at them.

[bowtiesrcool86]

While inside the cube, Liam was trying to calm the Dreepy down.
Billie and Kidd, got annoyed and tossed the empty balls out, too angry to notice the switch, despite the balls looking exceedingly different. Kidd jammed the Amulet Coin back in to get another pair. They held Drapion and Magikarp.

[James Davy]

"Drapion is at least respectable," Shiranui commented, "But a Magikarp? You got unlucky with that one. Manectric, zap Magikarp with a Thunderbolt. Jen, Aura can handle the Drapion." Manectric had returned to Shiranui's side before he made the call and gave Shiranui her loot. She then turned to Magikarp and zapped the fish into a one-hit knockout. "Go help Liam," Shiranui instructed his Manectric. Manectric nodded and set off to get Liam free.

[Alisdragon911]

“Aura, Aura Dance.” Jen said as her Lucario dance collecting aura at ease and slams them into Drapion. She have Shiranu’s and Manect back as she sense Billy and Kid could do something shady as they free Liam.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam was freed from the prison and cradled the Dreepy with one arm. "Durladon, It's Time to Shine!" Liam sent out the Dragon/Steel-type and had it use Dragon Pulse. It sent the Rockets soaring into the distance. Liam saw a piece of paper on the ground with the Team Rocket logo on it. It was a moveset list for the Magikarp. Tackle, Flail, and to Liam's Surprise, Hydro Pump. "That certainly would have been a surprise if they got to pull it off," Liam said while looking at it before returning his attention to Dreepy.
"You alright now?" Liam asked. Dreepy shyly nodded at Liam, but quickly hid under Liam's jacket when it saw Liam's friends nearby.

[James Davy]

"Timid little thing, isn't it?" Shiranui commented when he saw Dreepy hide away.

[bowtiesrcool86]

'Seems so," Liam said. "But, it was just nearly abducted by a couple of humans, so it could still just be scared."

[Alisdragon911]

Jen saw Dreepy and holds out a berry for the Dreepy.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Dreepy hid deeper into Liam's jacket. It then cautiously poked its head out. It took the berry from Jen and turned toward Liam.
"Dreep!"
"You want to battle?" Liam inquired. The Dreepy shyly nodded in confirmation.
"Beckham! It's time to shine!" The Raboot emerged from the ball and eyed up the small dragon. Duraladon stood on the sidelines and tried to encourage the Dreepy. Dreepy started with Infestation. Beckham used Ember. It didn't do a lot of damage but still did enough to do noticeable damage to Dreepy.
(Infestation 1)
Beckham next used Agility While Dreepy used Quick Attack.
(Infestation 2)
Beckham next used Flame Charge.
Dreepy used Bite and did fair damage.
(Infestation 3)
Beckham's Flame Charge missed, and Dreepy's Bite landed.
(Infestation 4)
Beckham's Blaze activated and he used Flame Charge, getting a critical hit. Dreepy used Astonish.
(Infestation 5)
Liam tossed a Luxury Ball at Dreepy. It hit the ghost and sucked it in. The ball wiggled three times and snapped shut. Since Liam already had at least six Pokémon on his team, the ball's center button began to glow a steady red.

"Dreepy has been registered to your Pokédex."

[James Davy]

"Looks like you might have a challenge on your hands," Shiranui commented, knowing how it felt to train a Pokémon that evolved at a point where most Pokémon would be fully evolved on account of training a Larvesta. He took out the two Poké Balls he purloined from Billie and Kidd the first time they used the Rocket Prize Master gacha machine, activated their release mechanism and opened them. Unlike the white light that normally issued from a Poké Ball, the light was turquoise in colour as a Drilbur and a Scolipede formed. The pamphlets that came with the Pokémon had information about the Pokémon from their species name and category to what moves they knew. "Drilbur, Scolipede, I understand if you're a little shocked about what's happening right now, but I just released you two from Team Rocket's ownership," Shiranui calmly stated. He sent Nekomata out to act as a psychic translator.
"Released?" Drilbur asked.
"Are you meaning to tell us we're no longer going to be in that cruel place?" Scolipede added.
"That's exactly what I'm saying," Shiranui answered.
"THANK YOU!!" the two liberated Pokémon said, dog-piling Shiranui and feeling enough gratitude to attract the legendary Shaymin if it was anywhere nearby.
"You two are welcome," replied Shiranui, barely tolerating the 209 kg weight of a mole and a large centipede, "Scolipede, please get off of me."
"Sorry," Scolipede apologised. With an anime sweat drop, Scolipede got off of Shiranui.

"What do you two want to do with your lives now that you're free?" Shiranui asked. The two Pokémon had roguish grins on their faces.
"Do you really think you could just snatch us away from Team Rocket and release us back into the wild…" Drilbur answered.
"…And not have that good deed go unpunished?" Scolipede appended, "You're not getting out of that one easily!"
"We had one thing drilled into our heads at that place;" Drilbur contextualised, "Obey anyone who opens our Poké Balls."
"You opened our Poké Balls to free us, you gain our loyalty whether you like it or not," Scolipede finished, "So make with the Poké Balls! We want in!"
"Er, alright," Shiranui acknowledged, not expecting an aggressive desire to join his team. He produced and readied an Ultra Ball and a Net Ball. Drilbur picked the Ultra Ball and Scolipede went into the Net Ball. Both balls pinged their successful captures immediately and Shiranui had two new friends. He named the Drilbur Mogura and the Scolipede Mukade before checking his Pokédex on these two.
"Drilbur, the Mole Pokémon. A Ground type. It brings its claws together and whirls around at high speed before rushing toward its prey.
"Scolipede, the Megapede Pokémon. A Poison type and the evolved form of Whirlipede. Scolipede engage in fierce territorial battles with Centiskorch. At the end of one of these battles, the victor makes a meal of the loser."
"I heard of their feuds with the Centiskorch species; but wow, she's way more tsundere than I am," Nekomata stated, gobsmacked over Mukade's personality.
"Wait, back up; 'she'?" Shiranui asked.
"Check your new friends' summaries if you don't believe me," Nekomata suggested. Shiranui did just that on his phone and found both his new friends were female and they both had their hidden abilities.