>>18213699"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllp..."
What remains of Skrelp afterwards is too depressing for words. While unable to battle any longer due to his paper-thin defenses, blatant Psychic-type weakness, and the fact that Stored Power was +12 and basically impossible to tank by that point, his fin is still intact.
He waves at you weakly."Skreeeee..."
Like you're his friend, or something.
>'Am I?'Sylveon is a good sport, and gently nuzzles Skrelp in return for almost knocking it unconscious. Skrelp waves, because that's all he can do really. Since you don't want him to wallow more in his injuries, you return him to his pokeball.
You fall to your knees because you've lost. Your first lost to a gym leader. You thought you had this in the bag, all you had to do was win, that's it, you always win, that's kind of the idea.
But now that you've lost...It hurts. It really does.
>'Was...this what Hexcalibur was talking about?'Valerie recalls Sylveon and makes her way over to you, "You have lost. What a pity. But there is no need to fret about it, I am always open for rematches, permitted that you are a girl, which you clearly are."
