Klink, klink, klink.

The gears spin, each click of the teeth catching ringing through the field. Steel types may be resistant to a whole lot of things, but luckily for her, Water and Fighting are not among those resistances! She gives the Klink a measuring look.

It stares back, short zips of static crackling off it.

"Try not to get hit by it, yeah? I don't wanna back and forth to the shrine too much."

Kipza shifts at the mention of the shrine, then gives a small nod. His entire body lowers, tensing with anticipation.

"Alrighty then. Open up with a Rock Smash, Kipza!"

And the Mudkip leaps, charging straight at the floating gears.

The interlocked gears turn one last time, then drop to the ground, defeated.

Kipza blinks, then turns to look at Cleo with wide eyes. There's still some level of tension in him despite the complete and utter defeat of their opponent.

She pauses. Right! Praise. She gives him a winning smile. "Good job!"  

And he smiles back, relaxing once more into the cold caress of rain. The soil underfoot is finally getting saturated enough to turn muddy, sticking to his paws and her feet as the duo make their way to the fallen Klink.

"The first of many, Kipza! Maybe we'll find a bunch of them in different sizes."  She activates the Golden Ball, claiming the gears with a flash of light. "And when we're done handing this in to the Professor, maybe I'll have enough bytes to make you mega strong." She pauses. "If I evolve you enough, I wonder if I could use you as a RIDE Pokemon."

Kipza's head tilts. "If that's what you want."

She grins. "Then you definitely wouldn't let them hit you since you'd have to be walkin' all this distance!"