After the bell rang, a familiar silhouette came from the front door of the classroom. As the class fixed their chairs and tables, and sat quietly, Mr. Figg finally spoke up.
"Good day everyone. I'm sure some of you might have met me already, but I'll still introduce myself. I am Mr. Benjamin Figg, the teacher of Battle Class for first and second years. I would be your adviser for both your first and second semester. Meaning, I'll be with you for a whole year, thus I hope we would be able to communicate and cooperate well."
Seeing all the students nod, Mr. Figg continued, "As today is the first day, we would only introduce our names, pokemons, age, and dreams, to each other." He paused to let out a pokemon from a pokeball.
A squat, quadrupedal Pokémon with bumpy, blue-green skin appeared. It has small, circular red eyes; a short, blunt snout; and a wide mouth with two pointed teeth in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw. On top of its head are small, pointed ears with reddish pink insides. It has three clawed toes on each foot. The bud on its back has bloomed into a large pink, white-spotted flower. The flower is supported by a thick, brown trunk surrounded by green fronds. It was a Venusaur.
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Name: Venusaur (Green)
Type: Grass/Poison
Gender: Male
Ability: Overgrow
Level: Expert
Held Item: Miracle Seed
Moves:
(Innate) Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Seed Bomb, Bullet Seed
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Paul was quite surprised that Venusaur was able to fit inside the classroom. But looking around, he realized that their classroom was really big. He had been here during the entrance exam, and this morning, but he was only able to appreciate its convenience now. 'It should've been made to fit larger pokemons', Paul thought as he listened to Mr. Figg speak.
"So again, I'm Benjamin Figg. Here is my buddy, Venusaur, who's been with me since I was a ten-year old kid." He paused to let Venusaur respond "Saur~" before he continued, "I'm currently 37 years old, and is aspiring to become a great teacher for future trainers, like you guys. I hope you help me accomplish my dream." Mr. Figg finished with an unusual kind expression, in contrast with his usual stern face.
"So… who's next?" He waited for someone to respond, but no one did. "Well, it seems that we should do it based on my decision. Let's see… we shall do it according to the ranking on the entrance exam. First being the person who placed 25th on the rankings, while the last one to introduce would be the one who got the 1st rank."
Seeing everybody nod, Mr. Figg called out to the 25th ranker. After he called out, Jake stood up and walked towards the front, with an adorable small figure on his arms. It is a small, cherry-like Pokemon with a round, deep-pink body with two stubby feet. It has beady eyes and a purple-red stripe running down part of its face. It has a short stem with two big, green leaves and a second, much smaller head growing out of it.
While observing the pokemon on Jake's arms, the said person already arrived at the front. "Good morning! I'm Jake Azure, and here is my mate, Cherubi. Say hi to everyone." Jake stopped to let his pokemon greet everyone, "Cheri~!".
Paul tried to scan Jake's pokemon.
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Name: Cherubi (Light Blue)
Type: Grass
Gender: Female
Ability: Chlorophyll
Level: Rookie
Held Item: None
Moves:
(Innate) Morning Sun, Flower Shield, Magical Leaf, Bullet Seed, Safeguard
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'Wow, Flower Shield. That's a good innate move.' Paul was cut out of his thoughts as he heard the girls of the class making noise.
"So cute!" Some girls in the classroom can't help but exclaim.
Jake continued, "I'm currently 5 years old, and I just want to live a life of a salted fish. Please treat me well in the future." He finished with a leisure smile and went back to his seat despite the silence.
"Okay… An interesting dream from Jake. Let's give him a round of applause." After the polite claps, Mr. Figg proceeded to call the 24th ranker, and the others after that.
"Good day everyone! My name is..."
"Hello! I'm…"
"My given name is…"
The class ensued on introducing themselves, with different Pokemons showing up every now and then. Most of them could be found locally in Hoenn Region, while some could only be found in other regions.
Time passed until Steven finally went up and introduced himself. "Greetings. My name is Steven Stone, and I have my pal Beldum here. It's quite shy though, please be kind to it."
A robotic Pokemon could be seen hovering over Steve. It has a long body with a set of claws sticking out of its rear end. It has one large, red eye in the center of its nearly spherical head, which is set into a ball-and-socket joint at its front end. A short crest projects from its body and extends over its head.
The Shiny Beldum has a silver coating instead of its normal navy blue one, and golden claws instead of its silver one. Only half of it could be viewed as it's hiding behind Steven's back. "Beldum~"
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Name: Shiny Beldum (Dark Blue)
Type: Steel/Psychic
Gender: Unknown
Ability: Clear Body
Level: Adept
Held Item: None
Moves:
(Innate) Take Down, Headbutt, Iron Defense, Zen Headbutt, Iron Head
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'That's a hell strong Beldum.' Paul was shocked.
Steven smiled at his pokemon while continuing his introduction, "I'm five years old, and I aim to travel over the world to see and try to collect every type of rocks there is." He gently smiled and bowed as he was given a courteous round of applause.
Few more students introduced themselves before Amber's turn finally came. "Hello everyone." She shyly greeted. "I have my pokemon here by my side, say hello Happiny." Amber guided her pokemon.
A small Pokemon that is shaped like an egg came from behind Amber. It has a soft, smooth, light pink body. On top of its head is a curly outgrowth that resembles a ponytail, with a dark pink band around the base. It has three round bumps on its forehead and two pink circles on its cheeks. There is a pouch, which is red with a white stripe around the top, is around the lower half of its body. It greeted with a happy voice, "Happiny~!"
"Oh!" Some exclaimed, while others cooed "Cute!" and "Adorable!". To be honest, it's really quite rare to see a Happiny, as it's mostly controlled by the Joy Family. Though, there could be some that are owned mostly by other Pokemon Breeders or Doctors.
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Name: Happiny (Light Blue)
Type: Normal
Gender: Female
Ability: Friend Guard
Level: Rookie
Held Item: None
Moves:
(Innate) Minimize, Light Screen, Pound, Copycat, Defense Curl
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'I wonder how Amber received this Happiny' Paul pondered, as Amber continued introducing herself. "I'm currently five years old. My dream is to be a Pokemon Doctor, though I also want to be involved at business like my mother." She paused for a while, seemingly to think, before she resumed, "Oh. I think I also want to be a Pokemon Coordinator. Oh well, it's all in the future. Please treat me well!" She finished with a shy yet happy smile.
The class gave her a round of applause while she bowed and went back to her seat. Mr. Figg continued to call out for the second and third rank consecutively. After the two, it was finally Paul's turn.
He went to the front and introduced himself, "Hi guys. My name is Paul Crimson. As you can see, I have two fellows here, which are Eevees." He paused as Ditto and Eevee greeted everyone in unison. "Evui~!"
"As you can see this two here are attached in the hip, they've been together for quite a time now. I also didn't see the need to separate the two of them when I go to class, so I talked to the principal in order to bring the both of them to classes. I'm currently three years old-" He wasn't able to continue as some shouted "What?!"
Mr. Figg calmed everyone down before speaking of Paul, "Yes, Paul here is three years old, but he was able to become the number one in the rankings. He has the ability; thus, the school accepted his enrollment. Does anyone have a problem with that?" The class was enveloped in silence.
"Very good then, Mr. Crimson, please continue." Mr. Figg then sat down again on the teacher's table.
"Again, I'm currently three years old. But I hope despite my age, it won't be a hindrance in communicating with you, because I believe that one's actions represent oneself and not one's status or appearance. For my dream, I aim to study all knowledge about Pokemons, discovered or undiscovered. I hope you'll help me. Thank you." Paul said in a neat and calm voice before directly taking a seat when the sparse clapping sounded.