The constant dripping of water from the stalactites above had reminded Kyle that the Dark Cave simply wasn't just a dirt-filled hole on the side of the mountain. The repetitive sound produced by each droplet falling back into a surface of water had broken the otherwise complete silence of the cave. The last time he had been here, he could at least hear the scuttling of the wild Pokemon, if not the blatant loud noises produced by the Zubat.

Following the sound, Kyle eventually reached one of the underground pools in the cave system. Limping his way to rest by the water's edge, he was eventually confronted by a Pokemon that emerged from the water and to the dry ground. Whether it was by chance or if the whole body of water was considered by the Gastrodon as its territory, the dual-type's presence made it clear that it probably didn't want Kyle around.

"Well, too bad you fuck."

He grabbed a Pokeball from its compartment, which fortunately didn't get ravaged by his fall, and quickly chucked the metallic capsule on the wild Pokemon's face, rebounding on its soft skin before releasing the creature inside. "Scoli, Toxic!" From the red light came the large Bug-type, landing squarely with its weight shaking the ground slightly. As the Gastrodon recovered from having something hit his face with high velocity, it soon found itself looking at the towering Bug-type, an orb of poison secreted from its body and drenched the Water-type completely with it.

"Come on, just leave us already," he'd grumble.

Its mouth ballooned, shooting blobs of mud in retaliation. "Protect." Conjuring a barrier in between itself and the Gastradon, Scolipede stopped any further attempt of the dual-type from attacking them. As the barrage of attacks continued, its intensity grew weaker as the poison slowly wore the bulky Water-type. Eventually, the Gastradon had to catch its breath, the barrier coming from Protect timing out in time.

"Knock it back in the water. Poison Tail."

As cold as the Bug-type was, it showed no remorse when it coated the tip of its tail with poison and swung it at the Gastradon, flinging the ill Pokemon back from where it came from. Kyle watched from a distance as it plopped down the surface of the pool, sinking into the bottom until it was never seen again.

Defeated Gastrodon!

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With the main annoyance taken care off, Kyle proceeded to sit by the water's edge, taking his shoes off before dipping his feet on the cold water of the cavern's pools. It alleviated some of the pain, but he knew it wouldn't be enough to completely fix it. He supposed he could simply try and rest his feet and hope it gets fixed up, though the realist in Kyle knew it probably wouldn't be the best choice in the situation.

Cool water should be able to ease up the swelling, and then he supposed he should find his way out as soon as possible afterwards. The place was teeming with wild Pokemon after all, and should the worst thing happen, he wouldn't be equipped to deal with it with his leg like this. Sighing of relief as the coolness made it feel a bit better, Kyle proceeded to massage his feet underneath the water in an effort to get it back in commission.

The sudden shaking of the ground was bad news for Kyle, forcing him to turn around and spot any potential danger around. He was somewhat confident about his Scolipede's ability to fight, though it did always help to be too wary. A figure eventually showed itself from the shadows. Turning his light to the silhouette, he'd spot a Donphan, his legs in a motion to cause another Earthquake. "Protect!" He managed to issue the command in time as the Ground-type shook the earth.

A barrier had emerged once again, covering the trainer and the Pokemon with a bubble. A shock wave from the earth that was directed to them had been stopped completely. Kyle would stare up, watching the debris fall from the ceiling. Caves full of Ground-types brought him anxiety, but he supposed it can't be helped.

As the barrier ended, the Ground-type immediately started charging straight at them. Kyle wouldn't be worried much, given that his Scolipede was sturdy enough to take hits, though the flames that formed on its mouth immediately changed his mind. "We'll minimize the damage. Steamroller." He wasn't sure if curling up in a ball would have an effect, but seeing the results, he was pretty sure it did.

Much like a wheel, Scolipede rolled his way towards the Donphan, who tried to catch it with its fangs. He'd spot the Bug-type catch in flames, though the rolling maneuver, alongside its exoskeleton protecting it, immediately extinguished it. Attacking at close range brought the Donphan right into Scolipede's attack, ramming straight through it before uncurling itself behind it.

"Oi, get back on this side! Protect the human that feeds you!" The scolding fell into deaf ears, forcing Kyle to grumble before instructing him on the next move. "Toxic. Follow it up with another Steamroller."

A projectile was shot from the Scolipede to the Donphan, forcing the Ground-type to panic as the sludge slowly coated him and entered his system. It would turn around for another attack, before meeting the Scolipede in its rolled up form once again, proceeding to charge straight at it. The attack eventually managed to chase off the Donphan, but with the poison slowly ticking, Kyle was confident that it wouldn't bother him for a while.

Defeated Donphan!

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The pain and swelling eventually lessened as the cool temperatures of the underground waters soothed the sore foot. His hand ran over it repeatedly as if it would help hasten the process, though the brief comfort he had experienced was brought to an abrupt end when he saw a Probopass start to approach them. It was big and heavy and pretty difficult to miss, which Kyle was glad for since he could spot it before it could manage to get the initial attack on them.

Kyle, however, was in no way capable of outrunning it at the moment.

Quickly gathering his shoes and putting them on, Kyle hurried to where his Scolipede stood by, hopping on its back and effectively using him as a ride. "Get us out of here." The Bug-type turned his head to Kyle, to which the trainer nudged its head back in front of it and gave it a path on the back. "I got you." It probably wasn't equipped to navigate through caves, which Kyle had understood, though he supposed Scolipede was his only way out without taking too long.

He'd navigate his Bug-type through the cave with taps on its back for each turn they make. Their speed wasn't that great, with how his Scolipede was being too cautions after it had been exhausted by the previous fights. The next turn they make, however, the Probopass that he had seen earlier had once again made its appearance. Though there might be better ways to solve this, fighting it was the most time efficient way he could think of right then.

"Poochy One, Fire Fang!"

Releasing the Dark-type, the canine would coat his fangs with flames as soon as it got out. Quickly identifying his target, the Mightyena made a beeline for the Probopass, who conjured three orbs in the air in front of it. Each of them were covered with different elements, launching each of them consecutively towards Poochy 1. His footwork, had him dancing on the battlefield, gracefully predicting the telegraphed attacks before reaching the wild Pokemon, scorching an area on its head with his fangs.

"We're making a detour. Play safe for a while, you hear?" He'd simply guide his Scolipede around the sides of the large chamber where the fight happened, using his Mightyena as a distraction for them to safely pass around it. "There's no need to defeat it." Knowing his Mightyena, however, he supposed that he'd still push his limits and only give up on attacking the Probopass when it was clear that he was at a disadvantage.

Amid the gnawing, a red laser had trailed from the Probopass to the Mightyena. Suddenly growing nervous for his Pokemon, an immediate order was quickly imposed. "Protect!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, his Mightyena had erected a bubble around itself in time to protect itself as the Probopass released a point-blank Zap Cannon. The attack collided with the Protect, resulting in an explosion that disintegrated the barrier in an instant. At the very least, it managed to blow up in the Steel-type's face, weakening it for the last attack.

"We're leaving you behind if you don't finish it soon."

Kyle was one of those no-nonsense type of guys whenever he drops threats like that to his Pokemon, something that Poochy 1 knew very well. Still, he was complied to finish what he started. While the wild Pokemon was recovering, Poochy 1 sprinted straight from where he was blown away towards the Probopass, using his fangs to Crunch through its face. Gripping its large nose, the Mightyena forced it down, disrupting its minor levitation and knocking it to the ground.

Without waiting for whether or not his opponent managed to survive it, Poochy 1 quickly did a u-turn and followed the direction where he last saw Kyle and Scolipede.

Defeated Probopass!

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