Jigglypuff, huh? Jinx still didn't know a ton about Pokemon species, but it was a cute name for a cute Pokemon, and the Fairy typing sounded promising. Plus, just generally speaking, she would take whatever she could get right about now. No looking a gift horse in the mouth for her!

Before all that, though, she needed to actually take down the wild Pokemon in battle. Here was hoping that that wasn't easier said than done, and that she didn't need to make another shrine visit halfway through the battle this time around...

"Skipper, try a Water Gun?" Jinx wasn't really sure what attack to use, honestly, but it seemed like as good a guess as any.

A wiser, more cautious person might have retreated to the nearest Shrine before attacking again, close as the battle had proven to be.

But then, Jinx had never claimed to be either cautious or wise. And she wanted this battle over with now. Patience? What was that?

She did, however, realize that her attacks might not be optimal... and decided that perhaps she was overthinking things, weighing the different attacks in her mind with such detail. This was her first spawn of her own on the first route available to her; why not stick with the basics?

"Skipper, bring it on home with your strongest Tackle!"

She knew it was just a quirk of the system, being attacked by a wild Pokemon even when retreating, but having her Mudkip knocked out when she was just trying to run off to the nearest shrine left Jinx with some sour feelings towards this wild Jigglypuff that had attacked when their backs were turned. It wasn't logical, but logic was overrated anyway.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are, little Jigglypuff! I've got a Mudkip raring to Tackle you again!"

Jinx wasn't sure whether Skipper shared her hard feelings, but the Mudkip was revitalized at least, while the wild Jigglypuff wasn't. This should be an easy fight from here on out. Emphasis on the should.