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[burntbridges]

[The video feed is a little shaky - she's still not used to holding it - but it manages to focus after a few seconds on the outskirts of the forest. It seems Letha has been doing a bit of exploring on her own, and the reason why is clear if one looks close enough. A floating ghost creature of some sort is peeking out from behind a bush, apparently startled by her fiddling with the tablet.]

Oh no no no, come back, I won't hurt you!

[The creature hesitates, but it seems to be angered by her perseverence, and puffs up with an indignant little "phan-TUMP!" before flying up into the trees where she can't see it. Letha lets out a little huff of frustration.]

I followed that thing for an hour... [The video feed gets unfocused as she lowers the tablet to check back at how far she has to walk back home.] I was wondering if it was one of the creatures Professor Sycamore brought from his world. Not that I had any means to tame it, but...

[There's some ambiguous mumbling. She just doesn't want to admit she was following it because it was cute and she wanted to touch it. She's not sure where to go with this video, so she cuts it off here.]

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[burntbridges]

[She makes a mental note to keep an eye out for anything Phantump might like to eat. That seems like as good a way to win its affection as anything.]

Typing? What do you mean by that?

[megabond]

Do you remember what I said that Phantump is a Ghost and Grass Pokemon? Those two are the properties for the Phantump species as well with its attacks.

[burntbridges]

I see... [She nods quietly.] Should I be teaching it how to attack, or does it know on its own? In my world we teach dogs to fight by starving them, I hope I don't have to do anything of that sort.

[megabond]

[Sycamore just nods in disagreement, wondering what kind of world does she live to do those terrible methods.]

N-Not exactly... Since it was a wild Pokemon, it might learn a few attacks. But just in case, you might try to train commanding what attack should it use. I think the easiest way to know what kind of attacks it knows is to show it to us.

[burntbridges]

[The thought of specific attacks being expected of an animal is a little odd, but she nods. It takes a bit of fiddling for her to remember how the Phantump got out before, but she manages to get him back out of his ball.]

So... what attacks are normal for it?

[Phantump, having no interest in the conversation, wanders a few feet away to investigate a leaf.]

[megabond]

Judging by the strength of a newly captured Phantump, maybe Astonish, Tackle, and Confuse Ray.

[He is still not sure about it since he needs to see it's attacks in a real battle.]

[burntbridges]

[Well, that sounds like dog tricks to her. Is that normal for a wild Pokemon? She decides not to question it... he is a professor after all.]

Is that right... perhaps we can test it, although I suppose we'll have to find something it can attack without hurting itself.

[Phantump has found a cool bug, and is busy bothering it.]

Would it be safe to test them on your Pokemon? Assuming it's willing to take a few hits... from the look of it I'm sure it could snap my Phantump in half without blinking.

[megabond]

[His Garchomp is strong enough to endure Phantump's attacks, but he is unsure if she might not get annoyed by them.]

We might try to let it attack a tree, but I have my Garchomp with me. Though I'm not sure if she would agree to be a target.

[burntbridges]

Yes... I'd hate for it to get hurt five minutes after being tamed.

[She walks over to usher Phantump back near Sycamore.] Alright, let's see... Phantump, tackle that tree there.

[She points one out, and Phantump glances at it, and then at her, unsure of what she wants out of him.] Tackle. [She indicates it again, and Phantump understands better this time. He rears up and smacks head-first into the tree, while Letha cringes from the sound of wood hitting wood.]

That didn't sound healthy... [Well, Phantump seems no worse for wear, although maybe a little annoyed at how much stronger the tree is than him.]

[megabond]

[Once he sees the Stump Pokemon smacks the tree trunk with a Tackle, Sycamore just winced at how painful Phantump took to do so. Now that he thinks about it, maybe having a tree as a target is a bad idea.]

Maybe we should have start with a softer target...

[Despite this, he was relieved that it knows Tackle.]

[burntbridges]

[Well, Letha is nothing if not a risk-taker. Without really running the idea past Sycamore, she points at herself.] Phantump, Astonish.

[Phantump clearly doesn't see why she thinks this is a good idea, but he rushes her with the attack. Letha ends up hitting the ground hard, looking rather spooked but nonetheless impressed.]

Bloody hell... Now I think I'm a bit lucky it didn't attack me before. [She'll just be getting up and dusting herself off, trying to pretend her dignity isn't hurt. She may or may not have gotten a scrape or two on the landing.]

[megabond]

[Maybe mentioning Astonish might be a bad idea as well...]

At least it learns that move as well. But I think we might lay off with Confuse Ray just in case.

[burntbridges]

Yes, I... think that can wait until it has a proper opponent.

[She checks her hands, and... yeah, she's going to need bandaids later, but that can wait.]

Do I have to teach it new attacks, or will it learn them on its own? I assume, since.. it knew those in the wild.

[megabond]

If you like, but just in case, I think you better wait until some of the items I requested to tech firm are done with them.

[If only he has the Pokedex, they might able to finish them fast as it holds most of the Pokemon data for new trainers to check.]

But most of the time, it can learn a new attack on its own during a battle when it needed it most.

[burntbridges]

Alright... that should be simple enough. [She gives Phantump a gentle pet before returning him to his ball.]

Is there anything else I should know about it?

[megabond]

[Once she asks, Sycamore then pulls out 5 spray-like bottles from his bag which he brought for first-aid uses.]

Well, the obvious tip is to rest your Pokemon after every battle. But in case Phantump is injured, try to use a Potion to heal its injuries before giving it a rest.

[While he brought ten of them, he also tried to ask anyone to replicate them in case of any Pokemon being injured.]

[burntbridges]

[She takes them with an appreciative nod.] How odd... I wouldn't expect a world with such technology as these... pokeballs... to still use potions.

[She has a fundamental misunderstanding of potions, but that's true of the ones in her world too.]

[megabond]

That's what we called to our medicine back there. Also, there is a Pokemon Center for healing any Pokemon, but I doubt Riverview has that.

Another tip is to not overdo your Pokemon's training. Since this is your first time on owning one, I think you should train Phantump in a short amount of time.

[burntbridges]

Well, I'm sure it won't have to worry about that. In a couple of months I won't exactly have the strength to go out adventuring. [She pats her belly, which has been gaining more of a baby bump over the month.]

[megabond]

[When he sees her pats her belly, he realizes that she might get a baby soon. Because of this, he can understand what she is trying to say.]

I understand and I hope Phantump won't give you any trouble.