22nd Spell: [Video/Action for Route 38]

[friendyousohard]

[The video clicks on with a view of a Magnezone hovering over the long grass, peering around as though looking for something. After several moments, it turns back to the gear and shakes its body back and forth, looking remarkably like a shaking head.]

Well, it's not surprising. I did have to search for weeks to find you, after all.

[The Magnezone bleeps unintelligibly at the gear. Even those who can understand Pokemon (and other Pokemon themselves) will only hear noises that sound oddly like R2-D2.]

Maybe someone else has one you can talk to. [The gear turns around to show Twilight's face.] A question. Well, two. First off, who out there has a Pokemon from the Magnemite line? And second, does anyone else have... trouble communicating with them? Of course most of us can't understand Pokemon when they talk, but even my other Pokemon can't seem to understand anything Tesla has to say. Are there other Magnemites who seem to have that issue? For that matter, other Pokemon in general? It's something I've never even heard of before.

Hmmm... and on a more general topic, here's something I've been wondering about for a while. If you were to take six Pokemon, start them at level one, and try to train them together as a coherent team, which ones would you pick? I've been considering the idea for a while now, and while I'm not certain it's practical to start right now I'd like to start gathering input.

Comments

[loveisabattlefield]

You're definitely right about that first part...but I think after some time, they'd decide the second part for themselves. They'll know what they're good at while they're working together.

[friendyousohard]

There is that, yes. But what if two of them decide they want to be the same evolution?

[loveisabattlefield]

That will be difficult, yes. In that case, you'll have to decide whether you want them both to have the same evolution or choose between them. Maybe you won't want either of them to have that evolution. I'm sure if you spoke with them about it, you'll reach an understanding. You're their trainer, Twilight; they'll trust your judgment.