James Davy

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"Maybe so, but the pokemon there get stronger the higher level your team is. Its almost supernatural how it goes. If I was to go there, with my current team, I would face upwards of around lv 70 to lv90 pokemon. With each of your strongest mons, I would assume you would be pushing close to lv 100 pokemon with maxed out IV and EV's as well as all pretty devastating attacks and stats. Even your Mewtwo would struggle" Selina told him, laying out the exact details of the Isle.

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"You're probably right," Shiranui admitted, "It took the efforts of two Pokémon to defeat Saisei back at the Viridian Gym. Even one-on-one there are ways to defeat them."

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"You know, that kid I met one time was right, shorts are comfy and easy to wear. I still prefer my pants that cover my whole legs, they are more practical for travel.

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"That was Ben, I believe," Shiranui recalled, feeling nostalgic.

"Oh, I also got you all these" She said handing each of them an armour pass. "Turns out I also misheard my grandpa, you can access Isle of Armour at any point with these passes, he just advised getting two badge first as the Isle pokemon are a lot more powerful then the mainland pokemon"

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"Thanks," replied Shiranui, "Nothing I couldn't handle."

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Shiranui came down with Sogekishu riding on top of his head. "お早う*," he greeted.

* Translation: Good morning.

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Yes.

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"If this is the local Team we're facing they'd ironically cure my insomnia if I had it," Shiranui added, checking in for his room.

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Shiranui accepted the handshake. "These poachers make me sick," he said in disgust, "Engineering super Pokémon for nefarious ends and following in Giovanni's footsteps." A horrible thought came to his mind. "Does Valkyrie have the Berserk Gene by any chance?" he asked, concerned that Valkyrie may not be very controllable as a Kommo-o.

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Ikari landed the hit and a moment before impact Valkyrie's Counter aura flared up. A cloud of dust covered the two combatants at the moment of impact and when it subsided, the Rotom Drone overseeing the battle saw what it needed to see. "Both Pokémon are unable to battle," the Rotom Drone arbitrated, "This battle is a draw. No change to the trainers' rankings." With that, the Rotom Drone flew off.

Shiranui recalled the newly-evolved Ikari and addressed Selina. "Is Valkyrie another one of them?" he inquired, referring to a group of super-Pokémon a syndicate of poachers engineered from splicing Saisei's DNA with various other Pokémon.

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Ikari was panting in exhaustion as well after taking a Counter attack. "Ikari, finish Valkyrie off with Dragon Claw!" The shiny Bagon mustered up the energy for her next attack and before she started charging again she let off a bright glow, signifying that she was evolving. Her body morphed into a spherical shape with four stump-like legs and when the glow subsided there stood a green-tinged Shelgon that started running at Valkyrie. Shiranui scanned Ikari's new form with his Rotom Phone. "Shelgon, the Endurance Pokémon. A Dragon type and the evolved form of Bagon. Shelgon ignores its hunger entirely, never eating any food. Apparently, Shelgon will evolve once all its energy stores are used up."

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"Use Dragon Rush on my signal," Shiranui commanded, "Wait for it…" When Valkyrie wound up for her attack, Shiranui commanded, "今!" (Now!) Ikari charged at Valkyrie with a point-blank Dragon Rush, made stronger by her Sheer Force ability.

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"Be careful, Ikari," Shiranui warned, "This one's likely more than meets the eyes. Start with Scary Face!" The shiny Bagon pulled a frightening face at Valkyrie.