Lucki

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"All right, go Flare!" she shouted, throwing the ball into the center of the room. "Bite!"

Flare appeared and quickly lunged for the other fire type, sinking his teeth into the turtle-like pokemon's long, exposed neck for a moment before it shook free, knocking him away. He landed neatly on his feet, prepared for the next attack.

"Body slam!" Flannery decided. The torkoal lurched at Flare, but he jumped out of the way and the other pokemon hit the ground rather that his body.

That torkoal doesn't seem tired at all, Lucki thought. It had taken some damage from the attacks, but was still going strong. Maybe she should try a different tactic. "Flare, toxic!"

Flare darted forward again, ducking under the shell to bite down on one of the coal pokemon's legs. He released it a moment later, before the torkoal could drop on top of him in another body slam, but the bite mark remained behind, a livid purple blotch that slowly spread.

Flannery called, "Pin it down with rock slide!"

The torkoal reared up slightly and then stuck the ground heavily with its two front legs. Flare yelped in shock as he was buried under rocks. The torkoal lumbered over as he struggled loose, body slamming him once he crawled out. Flare managed to wiggle free after a moment and pulled back to get distance again, but he breathing heavily and clearly getting tired.

But the torkoal wasn't much better. It struggled to get back up, one leg giving way under it. After several tries it was on its feet again, but the poison had taken effect. The coal pokemon rocked slightly, and its head drooped, no longer held up proudly.

"Tackle! Finish it off!"

Flare nodded and began to run at the torkoal. It lifted its head, inhaling.

"No!" shouted Flannery. "Endure!"

But the torkoal was already breathing out a flamethrower. Flare ran directly into it without flinching and slammed into the other pokemon. The torkoal remained standing a moment longer, then collapsed.

"Good battle," Flannery told Lucki, recalling her torkoal.