As Jinx kept tracing her northward path, she heard the sound of approaching footsteps, or maybe just the grass rustling. Either way, the cause seemed clear enough: a wild Pokemon was approaching her path.

Jinx didn't change her route, though, just slowing to a stop and taking a closer look at her surroundings. Not like it really mattered if she took a step or two out of line, of course--the only person who cared about this little project of hers was herself, and even she was just doing it to kill time--but why break out of line when she didn't have to, right? And there was plenty to take in about her current surroundings, even without running off elsewhere chasing stray noises...

Genesis had been wandering the Steppes in the hopes of finding something for that new quest Professor Ash was associated with. Maybe a Magnemite or Klink they could pass off to her for some easy Bytes.

They hadn't been expecting to come across a Duraludon, not really--they knew how rare those were, after all. But when they saw what looked like a small girl struggling to battle one, they didn't hesitate to jump into action.

"Marley, use your Dig! Hit it where it hurts!" Genesis grinned down at the girl before adding, "I hope it's alright that I'm jumping in here. It looked like you could use the help."

And the more Genesis looked at that towering Dragon-type, the more they thought they might want to get one for themself, Professor Ash's quest be damned...

"And another Dig, too." Genesis' words were nonchalant, lacking in excitement or passion, but his Greavard's eagerness to follow through seemed to make up for that well enough.

After a moment, Genesis thought to add, "No harm in needing the help. We all start somewhere. And truth be told, I needed the Duraludon myself, so I imagine it works out well for both of us."

"Good work. That was a tough one. And you called it right, that last Rock Smash was just enough to do the trick." Genesis smiled, just a little. "And we did it together, too. Because teamwork... makes the dream work... or whatever... I'm not great at these motivational speeches, alright? Let's just catch our Duraludons and be done with it."