King had decided he wanted a Hisuian Goomy, and he had heard there was one up for trade in exchange for a ghost or dark type.

He had looked up where ghost and dark types might occur in the game, and there were at least some that spawned in the Settlement, conveniently enough.

Of course, knowing his luck, whatever was in the Tall Grass would not be either of those. Only taking his steps through the grass until he triggered an encounter would show whether this endeavor would be a success or failure.

Having sucessfully escaped the Gothita, it was time to try again.

Once again, King entered the Tall Grass. He waited in anticipation, Sobek the Totodile by his side.

Together, they two walked in, Sobek eagerly looking around for a fight. King was just eager to find some pokemon that fit his search criteria.

King grimaced, his own sharp teeth displayed in irritation as the wild Woobat hit Sobek hard. The Totodile visibly spooked, not expecting an attack while attempting to retreat.

Still, as the Totodile glanced at King, King shook his head.

No, no matter how much they both would like to hit this annoying Woobat, they were getting out of here.

Or, at least, he hoped they were getting out of here. Only actually escaping would prove that statement true.

Once King had access to kickstarter he would ban Woobats, he decided as Sobek yelped from another hit.

This Woobat was a menace and King hated it. If beating it up had any benefit… But it didn’t.

So, they once again attempted to flee. King hated the idea of running away, but it was the only option they had.

Though he was often at the settlement should anyone look at his location in their friends list, Finn doesn't spend a whole lot of time outside of the Church. He had a cult to lead, after all.

He's never thought to look through the Tall Grass, but another player being ambushed by some adorable little bats with big ears catches his attention.

"Need a hand with those?"

Like the RIVAL his title proclaimed him to be, Finn doesn't wait for confirmation before he releases Kyogre to deal with them. It'd be good practice for the juvenile, who could at best form weak WATER PULSES to attack.

"Litwick are common in the Timberlands. They're ghosts."

He hadn't caught his own there; rather, he'd traded with Tuesday to obtain the ghostly candle that he sends out in demonstration. It hovers close to him, as if shy.

Getting a better look at the NOIBAT, Finn pulls up his BETA TESTER UI.

"Tooltip says this is a dragon-type; I hear they're pretty popular. Rare, too, I bet."

Unfortunately, his extra information doesn't tell him that.

When one of the Noibat makes the mistake of swooping down too close, Kyogre retaliates with a slap of its AQUA TAIL. Droplets slide off the pair of Swimmers like rain on glass.

<I am the Ceaseless Downpour.>

It's Kyogre's new favourite thing to say; Finn grins at it. "Leviathan, for short. You won't find anything like him anywhere on the routes, I don't think; got him as a Loot Drop from the High Tide Raid. I'm Finn."

Drawing upon some sort of ancient power, the Kyogre draws rocks from the earth that orbit it like a halo before being hurled toward the Noibat duo.

Finn nods at Sobek. "I had a Totodile once. He's a Croconaw, now, one of my best Sweepers."