[attr="class","Vgentemptitle"]gym leader pierre!

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The chilly atmosphere never bothered the man, his research always tantamount to everything else. One of his favorite field of study was Pokemon with the ability to manipulate the environment through weather-based abilities. Of course, any Pokemon could do so with the usage of specific moves but very few were born with the ability to naturally summon the phenomena. It was because of this reason that he developed the Sleeping Forest in such a specific way, giving a glorious home to one of the very Pokemon he researched - Snover. This day was no different, as the Snover sat on a table with his legs hanging over the side humming happily. Behind him, a man was engrossed in several books with a central notebook where he had made an inordinate amount of observations.
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Indeed every few moments he'd look up to examine some aspect of the Pokemon in front of him before marking something else down. This continued for several moments, even after a young, feminine voice rang out to disturb the beautiful silence. The Snover seemed a bit embarrassed for the man, releasing a dusting of snow that coated the man. Finally releasing someone had addressed him, he took off the glasses that he had donned before standing up. The man was impressively tall, around six feet, with a white lab-coat wrapped tightly around him. His frosty, white hair had several clumps of snow resting on them thanks to the Snover.
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"Well, hello there! My name is Pierre la Fleur, the leader of Choji's Gym. It's a pleasure to meet you, milady," he introduced himself, before bowing before the challenger that had appeared in his forest. He wasn't sure of how to proceed, so he decided to give her a bit of an introduction before he revealed his gym's rules.
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"Though you're probably aware, I'm not from this region - farther away in Unova lies my home. I'm here mostly to research Pokemon, however, I seem to have caught the eyes of the league, ahah" he revealed his origin, before admitting how he became a leader somewhat petulantly, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. Finishing up any pretenses, the man's face grew much more serious.
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"In my gym we utilize Double Battles, however, if that is something that you are vehemently against than we can proceed forward with a typical 3-on-3 battle. I'll let you decide,"

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[attr="class","Vgentemptitle"]gym leader pierre!

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Even after his courteous greeting the woman wouldn't open up in the slightest, hardly, she tried to disguise the distaste she felt but the man was incredibly empathetic - her eyes said everything with their set hardness. In response, Pierre chuckled a bit as he turned to the square that indicated where she should stand for the battle. Snapping his fingers, the system within his Gym had recognized the command and, first, erupted with a synthetic ice-like material around him in the shape of a rose. The material was metallic, just designed to appear different - the man was about aesthetics first and foremost, after all.
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"Oh it will be just a moment, my dear, I have to pick Pokemon specifically designed to be around your level - which was scanned as you entered," the man noted, nonchalantly, as he picked three balls and threw them into the pocket of his lab coat. It was entirely possible that his almost theatric method of speaking, not to mention his actions, would prove to be annoying to the woman but he couldn't help it. To him, every day was an event that could be grandiose if enough effort was put behind it, right?
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"It's nice to meet you Ash, may I inquire as to whether or not this is your first Gym Battle?" he questioned, gazing curiously at her demeanor to attempt an inference...and it would it seem that he couldn't quite tell. Aside from the shivering she displayed, a natural reaction to the cool temperatures, the man whistled to the Snover and pointed deeper into the forest. Within a few moments, the extreme cold faltered down, it couldn't be called warm but it was much better than it had previously been.
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"Thank you very much, I tried to bring some native beauty and combine it with some Johto culture, creating this place...I'm not completely happy and I still desire a constant need for improvement, however...it is very dear tome," the man confessed, reaching into his pocket to gingerly toss a ball into the air before catching it. He repeated this process a few times, before catching it and pointing it at the woman. The ball was his sword, and he was ready to begin the battle - becoming an entirely different person.
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"Since you are the challenger, I shall choose my Pokemon first...let's go...Whimsicott!" the man bellowed, releasing the Grass and Fairy-type hybrid. Emerging from the Ultra Ball, Whimsicott giggled as she jumped into the air and floated down before sniffing at the flowers that decorated the feel. Energetic, and curious, she'd even float over toward Ash and sniff at her before laughing and returning to their side of the field.
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"Above all, let's have a fun match where we connect deeper with our Pokemon!" Pierre said, his cold, icy eyes dropping on the lithe figure of the woman in front of him. As a Gym Leader he had the obligation to move forward with the intent to crush, but not being so dogmatic that he forget to account for a spirit and other unknown elements when allowing them to advance.

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Her words were as hard as her eyes, refusing to budge an inch in face of their challenge against the man. She wouldn't give much up about herself, and it seemed to him as if any further attempts would be met with a stone wall. Perhaps he needed to showcase his strength, in order to emit some sort of response within her. It was an odd feeling, that he was the one being tested in a manner but such a thing was amusing. He had never faced someone like her, and his curiosity was more than definitely piqued.
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As Serenity flew past the woman she retained a stoic position, despite her playful antics. Normally, she flustered people and proceeded to giggle mischievously so she was quite perplexed as to why the usual hadn't occurred. Turning back to her trainer and trilling to communicate this confusion, he could only spare her a nod.
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"It doesn't, you're right, just a bit of banter," he answered with a wistful smile, before allowing his eyes to widen in surprise in her choice of Pokemon. Magmortar, whose origins can be found within Sinnoh, was quite the choice to take on his Whimsicott. In the face of such fiery attacks, many would conclude that his Whimsicott was at the disadvantage but the gears within his head were already turning.
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Allowing her to take the first move, she took the initiative to set a whole different scene. The artificial moonlight was destroyed instantly, replaced by the glorious splendor represented by the miniature sun in the sky. The previous chill was replaced nearly instantly, his skin growing prickly with heat. It was quite the judgment to make and he was already impressed with her fighting sense. This was clearly not her first battle, and even he felt the excitement begin to stir within his bones.
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"That was a superb move, let's go ahead and show her what we're made of Whimsicott! , let's go ahead and use Night Daze!" the man announced, surely confusing the woman in front of her. The Ultra Ball had been real, of course, but the form of the Pokemon that had been released had been nothing more than a ruse, and surely she might realize something was amiss. Utilizing her special ability, his Pokemon had taken the form of another within his possession.
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Taking just a moment to gather energy, she released a pitch-black shockwave of energy toward the Magmortar. His challenge to this woman was to decide if she would ponder the curious events, or respond to the attack. A part of him hoped she would rise above both, but either way, this battle was just beginning.[break][break]

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