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>Be me, 26
>Taking my Murkrow outside as I do every Saturday.
>Sitting on public bench near Nacrene, waiting for Murkrow to show me what it found.
>Wild Mother and her trainer son appear. Mother tells me to battle with her son.
>Pretend I don't see them.
>Kid yells that he wants to show how strong his starter is.
>I tell them I'm not really interested, and that I'm not a good choice for a young battler.
>Kid has already decided he's going to beat me and take my fucking bird. Mother is encouraging him.
>I call down my Murkrow and tell it to disillusion him.
>He sends out Blaziken.
>Immediately Mega Evolves it and uses Swords Dance.
>HE WANTED TO USE A MEGA EVO BLAZIKEN AGAINST MY FUCKING BIRD.
>Murkrow uses Foul Play.
>His starter goes down instantly.
>Kid calls me a cheater. His mom backs him up and threatens to call a Jenny.
>I explain how Foul Play works. Kid isn't convinced. Mother is livid. She starts trying to lecture me, saying I should've held back.
>Foul Play
>Held back.
>I walked home. Had to lose them in Pinwheel Forest, then double back to Nacrene.
>Later get a knock on my door.
>Jenny.
>Waste the rest of the day explaining that I didn't use an Attack-boosting steroid or try to steal their pokemon.
Anons, I fucking swear, I don't hate kids. It's always the parents. Ever since they started following their kids on their adventures, we've started seeing this shit everywhere. Only thing that's worse is when the parent tries stepping in to "Even things out". Just leave me and my bird alone.