>>53795807>>53795852Mavis was made to sit out battling for the entire rest of Castelia after that fight.
In fact, Mavis was made to sit out EVERYTHING until just before Nimbasa.
Winston was absolutely adamant about using Aurora- and only Aurora- to prove he could be a competent trainer... and he succeeded. It was a given that he had a tough time during the gym battle, going in with only a Finneon, but despite a large obstacle in the shape of an ancient turtle nearly ending his hopes and dreams Aurora pushed through to bring him to victory.
And then she died.
Upon Winston's first few steps into the Nimbasa desert, he was greeted with the unwelcome sight of a rampaging Marowak hitting everything and everyone it saw. Aurora, badly reminded of the fight from the night before, disregarded Winston's worried shouts and went over to the reptilian stranger to try and calm him down in a vain attempt to stop history from repeating itself... only to be brought down in four fell swoops.
From then on, Winston just ran through the route, avoiding what damage he could whenever he could.
He was only saved from his fate of becoming totally lost by a decrepit Golurk that activated when he heard a cry for help.
And while Mavis was shut in her pokeball, she could hear newcomers join her along Winston's belt. A Blitzle, a Dewott, even a Sudowoodo at one point...
...he really was doing well on his own. She never could've imagined it.
