friendyousohard | 13th Spell: [Video/Action for Fluttershy]

[The gear's camera shows a nice view of the night sky (well, sort of nice, it's still pretty cloudy and the fog's rolling in, after all) as Twilight clicks it on. Something flutters across the view, but it's pretty dark and hard to see what it is.]

I thought things would get a bit brighter after we got out of Ilex Forest, but not just yet, I guess. Ah well, Echo seems to like it better like this anyway.

[As the unidentifiable (unless you know Twi named her Zubat Echo) Pokemon flutters by again, the camera seems to come just a bit closer to it, then slide a bit further away.]

Trying to adapt to Pokemon that have different sleep schedules is a bit tougher than I thought. I figured with all my experience staying up to cram for tests I'd have been more ready for this, but it's definitely cut into our travel time. Not that the recent weather was helping, mind. Anyone else have any problems with that?

[A loud snort comes from behind, and Twilight chuckles, shifting the camera around to show her own face... and right behind it, that of the Snorlax she's using as a bed.]

Then again, some of them can sleep wherever and whenever, and are pretty good at helping us with that too. On that note, I should say that if you've never used a Snorlax as a bed before, you should try it. Best. Mattress. Ever.

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Got anything with Sunny Day? That might help a little.

[It's worth a try, anyway. Maybe he'll drag Flare out in a bit and see if that does anything.]

That's a thought... but unfortunately, no. Still, I'd like to see the results if someone tried that. The size and duration in particular would be interesting, not to mention the degree to which the weather was altered...

[She's starting to slip into nerd-babble. Head her off, Riku!]

It's a pretty neat trick, actually. The move even works indoors; same goes for Rain Dance.

[...And then all he did was up the chance of nerd babble. Oops!]

[Just remember, Riku, you made this happen.]

Now that is fascinating. It's one thing for them to have minor weather controlling abilities, but forcing the issue inside is quite another matter. Maybe it's less about the weather itself and more about the state of the air nearby the Pokemon... if the abilities have the power to change the temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure, among other things, that would probably be the easiest way to explain it. But how to test that...

...Experiment?

[Wow, she's totally gone full blown nerd on him! Not that he's complaining too much. It is interesting. No denying that.]

If it helps, moves like Rain Dance aren't exclusive to water types. Even a steel bug like Scizor can learn it, not to mention Ghosts, Psychics, and birds.

Hmmm, yes, I'll need more equipment to do any sort of real testing, but there are probably a few experiments I can do with just the gear...

[She nods somewhat distractedly at his second statement.]

Yes, I've actually heard that before, though I can't remember exactly where or which Pokemon was being talked about... A grass type with Sunny Day, I think it was. Helpful for using Solarbeam.

There's an added bonus if you've got a fire type like a Charizard, too. Teach them Solarbeam, and they can cover rock, ground, and water types.

[He grins.]

The only downside's that the TM's ridiculously hard to come by.

I'm guessing that's not one of the ones you'll find in the department store, is it? Where did you find it?

[Not that she can really use that plan since she doesn't have a fire-type, yet at least. But she's a firm believer in being prepared.

Got it last Christmas, actually. And that's not all...

[He grins.]

The TM's reusable, like an HM. Think just about everyone got one.

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