(oh...whoops >.> )

As they continued to look around, one of the Doduo's heads spotted a wild Hoppip, immediately calling out to Alouette. This, in turn, alerted the Hoppip to their presence, prompting it to go on the defensive. Ironically, Alouette had no intention of trying to battle any Pokemon she didn't plan on catching, and this Hoppip was no exception. Unfortunately, the Hoppip didn't know that. Fearing she was about to be attacked, she attacked first, firing a small red beam of energy from the tip of one of her leaves.

It happened too quickly for the Doduo to respond, but even with the attack making a direct hit, it didn't do a whole lot, much to the surprise of both Alouette and her Doduo. It took Alouette a moment to realize what was going on.

"Huh?...oh wait, that was Absorb, right?...and since it's a Grass move, it probably won't do much to a Flying-type...I think..."

Of course, there was also the fact that Absorb was one of the weakest attacks known to the Pokemon World, but that was beside the point. Either way, she was still trying to memorize all of the various Type matchups, and she was pretty sure that Flying-type Pokemon resisted Grass-type moves. Which probably meant that Grass was also weak to Flying moves as well. It made sense; a lot of Flying-types are bird-like, and a lot of birds eat plants. Plus trees tended to be knocked over by extremely heavy winds.

Regardless, it seemed as if there wasn't any way to avoid a battle at this point, so she decided to just go ahead and go through with it. She felt a little bad, but she knew that fighting off wild Pokemon would be part of being a trainer.

"Sorry, little Hoppip, but you're not giving me much choice...Fleet, try using Double Hit!"

The Doduo responded instantly, running toward the small Grass-type. Once close enough, she lowered herself and, using both heads, proceeded to slam into the Hoppip with a double-headbutt. The force of the attack knocked the Hoppip back, but she wasn't backing down just yet. Once she was back on her feet, she spread her leaves out toward the sky gathering sunlight into them; this, in turn allowed the Hoppip to heal herself, to nearly full health. Alouette just watched in disbelief.

"So it can heal itself?...hm...guess we'll have to go all out then. Fleet, use Drill Peck! I was hoping to win without hurting it too much, but the healing kinda changes things..."

The Doduo gave a solemn nod, looking at the Hoppip. Energy formed around its beaks, swirling rapidly until it took on a drill-like shape. Then, she charged in once again, quickly jabbing at the Hoppip with these energized beaks, and delivering a powerful blow. With the attack being more than enough to finish the Hoppip off, Alouette smiled brightly. As bad as she felt for the poor Hoppip, a sudden realization quickly overturned any feelings of guilt she might have had about this encounter.

They just won their first battle. Granted, it was a fairly one-sided battle, but it still felt good. Alouette could tell just by looking at her companion; she was having the same realization, and it felt just as good.

As she walked, Alouette was focused on finding another Pokemon that might be worth catching since the first encounter didn't quite pan out. Granted, her Doduo would no doubt become stronger as a result of that battle, but it was still a little disappointing to not find one. Still, the day was young, and it wasn't like she had anything to do at the moment. So she decided to look around a bit more, and see if maybe she'd have a little more luck a second time around. As it turned out, she would.

She blinked as she felt something hit her leg; it wasn't enough to knock her off balance, but it would have been impossible to ignore nonetheless. Immediately looking down, she couldn't help but smile a bit when she saw what it was.

"Aww! How cute! This is...a Shinx, right?"

She was pretty sure it was a Shinx. She didn't know a whole lot about Pokemon, but she was at least vaguely aware of what most species' were. Or, at the very least, what some of the more popular and/or well-known species' were.

However, her joy was short-lived when she noticed how aggressive the Shinx was acting. Clearly, it didn't like her being there. More than that, however, she was also pretty sure she remembered hearing that this Pokemon was an Electric-type. Considering her only Pokemon was a Flying-type, that was kinda bad. Of course, it didn't look like she had any plans of backing down now, so Alouette didn't have much choice. Luckily, her Doduo barely took any damage in that last battle. They'd just need to be careful.

"Fleet, we need to end this quickly! Use Jump Kick!"

The Doduo nodded, charging forward and leaping into the air, extending a single leg as she comes down to deliver a powerful diving kick. It was a risky move that could backfire greatly if it missed; fortunately, the Shinx was caught just enough off-guard by the Doduo taking the initiative that she was unable to avoid the attack. It hit quite hard as well, inflicting a great deal of damage. However, the Shinx wasn't backing down just yet, getting back up with a determined expression.

Having noticed that the Doduo was also female, the Shinx suddenly became more ferocious as an instinctive competitiveness suddenly took over. Charging at the two-headed bird, she flew into it with a full-bodied Tackle, putting even more power into it than she usual would. This knocked the Doduo off her feet, but she was quick to recover, much to Alouette's relief. If nothing else, though, this definitely sealed the deal; she was catching this Shinx.

"Strike back with Double Hit!"

The Doduo nodded, rushing back in and moving to slam both of her heads down on the Shinx with powerful headbutts. Both attacks hit their mark, and the Shinx staggers backwards, struggling to remain standing. The Shinx made yet another attempt to tackle the Doduo, but this time, she was able avoid the attack by quickly jumping back. With a nod, Alouette grabbed an empty Poke Ball. This was it. She could hardly believe it, but she was about to make her first capture.

Thus, she threw her Poke Ball. And while she waited for the ball to do its thing, a thought occurred to her.

"...wait how come it didn't use any Electric moves?..."