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I exited Mt Pyre and decided to head back to Lilycove to then reach Mossdeep City sight of my seventh gym badge, "Come out Flygon!" Flygon appeared curious as to what he was summoned to do. "Flygon can you carry me to Lilycove City please?" I didn't even need to ask, Flygon gently grabbed me in his arms and took off flying straight towards Lilycove City. Thinking about it, perhaps I should have walked after all the distance was short and would have taken me barely a few minutes. However, Flygon seemed rather happy at being given the opportunity to stretch his wings and fly his beloved trainer to his destination. In that regard it wasn't a wasted effort. Shortly, Flygon landed right outside the Pokemon Centre in Lilycove much to the interest of many people curious at seeing such a powerful looking Dragon Type. I healed my Pokemon in the centre before heading towards the beach.

Most people here were enjoying the sensation of sand against their feet and the sun beaming down on their bodies. Meanwhile I was more interested in heading out to sea. I reached the edge of the beach before deciding on which Pokemon could ferry me across the open ocean. The journey might be long and arduous with many trainers likely wanting to battle me along the way. "I need your help come out Sharpedo!" Sharpedo landed in the water with a splash before rising up to see what his trainer needed. "Sharpedo can you ferry me across the ocean to reach Mossdeep City? It might be a long journey their. If you don't want to that's fine. I can always get a ferry there..." Sharpedo immediately snarled in annoyance at his trainer even thinking he would allow him to ride on a boat to a city. Sharpedo playfully shrugged before pushing his trainer into the water and forcing him to climb aboard.

Sharpedo enjoyed the whole ordeal, before he began swimming East out to sea in the general direction of Mossdeep City. I did assure, Sharpedo that I would have revenge for his playful stunt and Sharpedo laughed in amusement no doubt finding my words to be hilarious. At that we reached Route 124 and noted the vast expanse of water that surrounded us. Some people up ahead were swimming and a multitude of Pokemon could be seen swimming across the ocean as well. Sharpedo greatly enjoyed the sensation of water along his skin as he swam quickly through the ocean. I had to make sure I held on reasonably tight to ensure I didn't end up falling off and taking a dive into the ocean.

Eventually we came across our first opponent a Swimmer who sent out a Luvdisc a Pokemon I hadn't yet come across in Hoenn. I must admit it looked rather pretty but Sharpedo didn't see much attraction for Luvdisc himself. I chose Swampert to battle against Luvdisc and he managed to overwhelm Luvdisc with a powerful Take Down. Next was a Swimmer with a Sealeo and I sent out my Ludicolo, who used Energy Ball defeating Sealeo before Sealeo could retaliate with any Ice moves. The next opponent was also a Swimmer and they sent out a Wailmer and I sent out my Whiscash having him use Mud Bomb defeating Wailmer. The second Pokemon sent out was a Whiscash as well so I substituted once more for Ludicolo having him use Energy Ball defeating Whiscash.

The next opponent or should I say opponents were two trainers battling together in a double battle, they both sent out a Pelipper and a Whiscash. I sent out my Swellow to take the Pelipper out in a aerial battle and against Whiscash, I chose to send out Milotic. Swellow managed to overpower Pelipper by using Aerial Ace which one him the battle. Meanwhile, Milotic managed to beautifully defeat Whiscash using a powerful Scald. Next was another Swimmer who sent out a Staryu and I sent out my Altaria having him score a direct hit with Dragon Breath before Staryu could dodge by swimming underwater. The second Pokemon sent out was a Tentacruel and I substituted for my Lunatone having him use Psychic defeating Tentacruel. The final Swimmer sent out a Golduck and I sent out my Tropius having him win using Leaf Tornado.

While exploring Route 124 I came across a small island which actually had a small home built on it, where a treasure hunter lived and was collecting treasures or rather he would apparently exchange his goods for treasures that divers found deep beneath the ocean. Now that I looked properly underneath the water, I did see scuba divers searching through the ocean looking for anything of value. I could have explored further South but decided to instead continue directly onward to Mossdeep City and thanks to Sharpedo's incredible speed we soon arrived at our destination Mossdeep City. Before I even thought about challenging the gym I had a few things I wanted to do first and one of those things was exploring North on Route 125.

As such I offered Sharpedo a break but he refused and headed North following Roiute 125 which would lead to Shoal Cave a unique area where I should be able to catch some new Pokemon that would be helpful for completing my Pokedex. Before entering Shoal Cave I explored the area outside to get some training against the trainers here to ensure I was properly prepared to face off against the gym leaders of Mossdeep City. The first trainer was a Swimmer who sent out a Seadra and I sent out my Wailord having him use Body Slam defeating Seadra. Around the route there were a fair few islands and that's where a Sailor challenged me with a Wailmer and I sent out my Roserade having him use Energy Ball defeating Wailmer. The second Pokemon sent out was a Tentacruel and I sent out Solrock having him use Psychic defeating Tentacruel. The final Pokemon sent out was a Machoke and I substituted for my Pelipper having him use Aerial Ace defeating Machoke.

At the entrance of Shoal Cave I was challenged to a double battle by Teammates who sent out a Camerupt and a Altaria and I sent out Swampert against Camerupt and against Altaria I chose to use Nosepass. Swampert defeated Camerupt with Hydro Pump and Nosepass finished Altaria by using Rock Slide. Back in the ocean I was challenged by a Swimmer who sent out a Staryu thankfully Sceptile used his lightning fast movements to win using Leaf Blade thanks to the islands surrounding the narrow stretch of ocean we were in. The second Pokemon sent out was a second Staryu and Sceptile won using another Leaf Blade. The next Swimmer sent out a Clamperl a Pokemon that could be found deep in the ocean and I sent out my Minun having him use Spark defeating Clamperl. The second Pokemon sent out was a Seaking and I substituted for Plusle who also used Spark defeating Seaking. The final Swimmer who challenged me sent out a Luvdisc and I sent out Manectric who won using Thunderbolt.

Before entering I returned Sharpedo to his Pokeball thanking him for transporting me across the ocean urging him to take a well deserved rest. Sharpedo happily accepted though he did wish to continue ferrying me across the ocean if that's what I wanted. I entered Shoal Cave and immediately realised that it was high tide, meaning most of the cave would be submerged. As such I needed a Water Pokemon once more to ferry me across the cave. "Come out, Whiscash!" Whiscash appeared and was more than happy to help me navigate the cave. It also helped that Whiscash seemed unaffected by the cold climate of Shoal Cave. It hinted at some Pokemon that could be caught here. Thankfully, we soon came across one of the new Pokemon that could be found here, a Spheal a small cute Pokemon that I intended on catching.

"Come out Swampert!" Swampert appeared dashing right towards Spheal who panicked at the approaching, looming giant. "Swampert use Rock Tomb!" Swampert's Rock Tomb was a success and was super effective. Spheal attempted to dodge, but was too slow and outmatched against such a powerful Pokemon and as such decided giving up and being caught was preferable to being defeated. "Pokeball go!" I watched as the Pokeball shook, once, twice, three times before the capture was confirmed. "Spheal has been registered to your Pokedex. Spheal the Clap Pokemon a Ice and Water Type. It rolls across ice floes to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming." Even though it was poorly shaped for swimming Spheal still showed promise when I saw him swimming just before our battle commenced. The next Pokemon I intended to capture however, could only be encountered at low tide.

The good news is that was only less than an hour so I could just wait around outside Shoal Cave and recommence my exploration of Shoal Cave in search of the specific Pokemon I needed for my Pokedex. Once that time had elapsed, I re-entered Shoal Cave and noticed that the water that had submerged the cave had disappeared completely. This meant there were more areas of the cave I could now navigate in search for the specific Pokemon I was after. As I progressed, the cave did feel like it was becoming a maze, however, in my exploration of other regions. I had never gotten lost and had lots of experience. After navigating through the cave I eventually reached the lowest floor, where the scenery completely changed. Here ice covered everything, the ground, ceiling everything covered in ice.

"Come out Torkoal!" Torkoal appeared and he was unconcerned about the ice and freezing temperatures. "Could you navigate this part of the cave with me Torkoal? Your body is warm and I forgot to bring appropriate clothing with me." Torkoal happily smiled in agreement before we walked slowly together. Thankfully, it didn't take much time to find the Pokemon I had been searching for which was good for my health. It was a Snorunt, "Torkoal use Flamethrower!" Torkoal fired a powerful Flamethrower against Snorunt causing massive damage. "Pokeball go!" I watched as the Pokeball shook, once, twice, three times before the capture was confirmed. "Snorunt has been registered to your Pokedex. Snorunt the Snow Hat Pokemon a Ice Type. In some snowy lands, certain folklore says a house will prosper if a Snorunt lives there."

I healed up Snorunt and noticed that the one I had caught was a female which was good, female Snorunt could evolve into Froslass through the use of a Dawn Stone, which was why back in Lilycove I had brought two. Meanwhile, male Snorunt evolved into Glalie. Without trouble Torkoal found another Snorunt and it was also captured a quick check of the Pokedex confirmed that the second Snorunt captured was a male. The two Snorunt got along very well together, probably because they were caught together, or maybe they knew one another. Spheal also got along well with his fellow Ice Type Pokemon as well which was lovely to see.

Now that was done, I headed back to the entrance of Shoal Cave and decided to return back to Mossdeep City to challenge the gym leaders to a gym battle. Mossdeep's gym was unique and had two gym leaders, Liza and Tate and they used Psychic Types. Liza used a Lunatone and Tate used a Solrock. "Come out Altaria!" Altaria appeared and quickly decided to fly me back to Mossdeep somehow knowing what I was going to ask before I even had the opportunity to ask. When we landed, I thanked Altaria, petting him and he embraced me with his fluffy wings. I returned Altaria to his Pokeball and decided to make sure my team was prepared for battling Psychic Types.

Firstly before anything Lunatone and Solrock were Rock and Psychic Types meaning they were both weak to Grass, Water, Bug, Ghost, Dark and Steel meaning they had a wide array of weaknesses that could be exploited. Sceptile was extremely fast and agile and could easily put up a good fight against these Rock Pokemon, though the fact they could levitate could cause some issues with scoring a decisive hit. Still Sceptile was a very confident Pokemon and he knew he was strong thanks to his beloved trainer. Blaziken was not going to be used because he was part Fighting Type. His agility was equal to Sceptile something they both had plenty off. Blaziken knew that he still had many other opportunities to shine later down the road. Swampert was a good choice, he had always been more defensive and slower than Blaziken and Sceptile but that didn't mean he was weak at all. Swampert would be a good choice against these Pokemon.

Mightyena, was aggressive in battle and could easily handle himself against Psychic Types, the only problem was the levitation and I wasn't certain as to whether Mightyena would be able to handle himself against an aerial opponent. Mightyena was still a good choice against the respective sun and moon Pokemon though. Then there was Linoone whose speed was surprising, second to Blaziken and Sceptile of course, but he could give other Pokemon a run for their money. Linoone was also very helpful at finding all sorts of items that had been abandoned by trainers and Pokemon. Once he handed me a berry he had found on the ground as we were travelling through a route. I thanked him and ever since he's always been observant of his surroundings and picking up items that had been abandoned for me to use.

Beautifly and Dustox were capable battlers and against ordinary Psychic Types they might have had a good advantage however, seeing as though the opponents this time were part Rock Type they did have a disadvantage against that typing. Putting them against Rock Types could be a disaster for them. Out of respect for their abilities I believed it would be safe to not use them. I apologised but they were absolutely fine with my logic and hugged me in thanks for taking their wellbeing into consideration. Ludicolo was very effective at handling Rock Pokemon being both a Water and Grass Type. He would be a good choice against floating opponents, especially with his Energy Ball. Shiftry meanwhile, had been showcasing his impressive talent against the Ghost and Psychic Pokemon that we had encountered at Mt Pyre. His skills showed me that he was most capable of defeating levitating Pokemon.

Swellow had the advantage of actually flying against the levitating Pokemon, but against a Rock Type, he had a similar disadvantage as the Bug pokemon had and as such I couldn't in good faith use a Pokemon that could get badly hurt unnecessarily. Swellow nonetheless appreciated that I took his wellbeing into consideration. Pelipper however, was in a better situation than Swellow, even though he was a Flying Type and therefore, was weak to Rock Types. he was also a Water Type and could handle Rock Pokemon. He was also quite fast surprisingly and I didn't doubt that he would be able to dodge incoming Rock moves. Gardevoir in a battle of attrition against another Psychic Type I had full confidence that he could win. Gardevoir was a very determined Pokemon and extremely powerful against even a fellow Psychic Type. Meanwhile his younger brother, Gallade had now gained the Fighting Type and that was super effective against Rock Pokemon. Though they were also Psychic Pokemon nonetheless. Gallade would do anything in order to bring his master victory.

Masquerain was much like Dustox and Beautifly being a Bug Type it was much too dangerous to battle against Rock Pokemon. Though I did have to note that having learned Water Pulse he wasn't defenceless against Rock Pokemon but I didn't want to hurt him unless I had complete faith he could win without taking any damage and that expectation was unrealistic. A battle can not be predicted so easily especially in a double battle as well. Breloom was middle ground, being a Fighting Type he could take some serious damage from the opponents Psychic attacks but being a Grass Type he could definitely hold his own. Something he showed me when we were training as he punched the air speedily showing me he was capable. I didn't say he wasn't capable, I just wanted to ensure that he knew the dangerous of battling against his weaknesses. Slaking didn't have much off an advantage against the Rock Pokemon because he was a Normal Type and Rock Types completely resisted any Normal attacks. Don't get me wrong Slaking's physical strength was impressive, strong enough to go tow to two against even Hariyama. Not too mention his hugs were exceptionally strong as well.

Ninjask and Shedinja, two Bug Types and it was especially dangerous for Shedinja as it couldn't take any attack that wasn't super effective. Meanwhile Ninjask had impressive speed that definitely could match Sceptile and Blaziken in a battle. Something he loved to show off to me about. Exploud was much the same as Slaking, had impressive physical strength but that strength might not be enough to overpower a Rock Type. Hariyama, as breifly mentioned with Slaking had enough physical strength, but being a Fighting Type it wouldn't be wise to send him out against his weakness. Nosepass was a fellow Rock Type himself, but he didn't have enough speed to dodge attacks if he needed to. His defence however, would ensure he would barely take any damage against any physical attack that's for sure. Delcatty could have a good strategy in forcing the opponents to sleep and that could provide an opportunity for his teammate to take advantage off in a double battle. But if that strategy failed I'd need a good backup plan.

Sableye, had a good typing for dealing with Psychic Types as he was immune to their attacks. That meant he would be invaluable against them. His sneaky abilities may also come in handy against those Psychic Types. He loved to demonstrate those ghostly abilities against me whenever he got the opportunity to do so. Too be honest I should have expected he would continually stop trying to scare me. Mawile too had an advantage since he was a Steel Type and was super effective against Rock Types and in all battles he participated against, whether they be against wild Pokemon or trained he always gave his master a victory. Mawile was also surprisingly like a trickster, like Sableye, they both got along quite well ever since they were caught. Aggron was a great defensive Pokemon and could easily defeat Rock Types. He proved himself to be off great help when I battled against Winona meaning he would be invaluable against Tate and Liza too. Aggron didn't mind battling against another gym leader as he loved showing how strong he was thanks to his masters methods of training, in Aggron's eyes, I deserved every victory I got. It was his way of repaying my kindness to every Pokemon I owned.

Medicham even though he was my newest Pokemon, he wanted to show me just how capable he was and against Rock Types he could win easily. Realistically, Medicham just wanted to thank his master for helping him grow stronger and what better way than to win every battle he could. Manectric loved attention from me whenever we weren't battling, whether that be a brushing of his mane or just a petting whenever it was a quiet day. Manectric may not have had an advantage against Lunatone or Solrock but that didn't mean he wouldn't be a bad choice. Plusle and Minun would actually be good in a double battle as in all double battles they had performed together in the past they had won without ever taking any damage. That was thanks to their respective abilities which powered each other up especially when battling in a double battle. That was definitely something to consider.

Volbeat and Illumise were just like the previous Bug Pokemon I had mentioned but the only real difference was that they were only Bug Types and as such only slightly weak to Rock moves, but still the risk wasn't worth it. I knew they were both strong and capable battlers, but its not worth risking your Pokemon's wellbeing for a simple battle. Roserade was strong now that he had evolved and was already very capable against Rock Pokemon. He could stay healthy by simply draining his opponents off their energy by using Giga Drain. Roserade loved battling with his trainer and for his trainer and as such would love to help me achieve another gym badge. Swalot admittedly hadn't had much battling, he didn't mind though, the recent areas we had been travelling weren't advantageous for his species. That's why Swalot appreciated his trainer and loved him so much, even when he hadn't been able to battle and spend time with a certain Pokemon. Leo, still went out of his way to spend time with those Pokemon to assure them that they were loved and respected just as much as any other Pokemon.

Sharpedo would not be able to battle against the gym leaders simply because it would be impossible, he needed water to effectively move. If that weren't the case, he could easily handle himself against Rock and Psychic Types thanks to his double typing. Wailord was ultimately in the same position but when not battling he enjoyed ferrying me across the open ocean, whenever Sharpedo didn't try and steal Leo away. Camerupt being a Ground Type would struggle against levitating Pokemon and his fire attacks would have barely any effect against Rock Types. The same could be said for Torkoal as well, whose attacks would not do much damage. However, I knew that against any other opponent they would have a higher chance of success. Grumpig was a fellow Psychic Type and could actually bounce very high using his tail. Meaning he could effectively fight in the air at least temporarily. Though something told me that was not the best plan. Though Grumpig was very powerful and provided a good match against Gardevoir when they had training sessions together.

Spinda was a unique Pokemon in appearance especially, but I still loved him just as I did any other Pokemon. However, Normal Types just wouldn't work against Rock Pokemon. Flygon was a good choice, his Dragon Typing could come in handy against the Rock and Psychic Types and being able to fly would help against the levitating Pokemon too. I'd been flown across the skies of Hoenn by Flygon enough to know that he was a skilled and capable flier and battler all in one. Cacturne, was super effective against the Psychic Type and as such he could be a good choice. He always acted rather stern and serious and in that case he was similar towards Sceptile when he first evolved. Sometimes he still shows that same personality, but Cacturne would do anything to help his beloved trainer win. Altaria was the same as Flygon except he was weak to Flying Types and could also use Sing like Delcatty too. Altaria was a very gentle and loving Pokemon, but to repay his trainer for everything he had done to raise him, Altaria would fight any battle and come out on top.

Zangoose and Seviper would likely never get along with one another, simply because a feud that had been running for as long as theirs had been. That's what I would have said if I hadn't been attempting to help the two understand one another. I would never force the two to communicate with one another, but I wanted them to at some point be in the same room without fearing for their safety. However, when alone and with me, both Pokemon showed me complete loyalty and admiration, Seviper loved to give me powerful snake hugs and refused to release me until he was said and done. Meanwhile Zangoose for being a somewhat serious Pokemon, he wouldn't pass up the chance to show off in battle for me and receive brushes too. My own Lunatone and Solrock were exceptional, that was something I was certain off. However, against their own species I believed that battle would be a battle of attrition.

Whiscash could battle on land, but preferred to battle in the water for ease of movement. If it were different, Whiscash could use his Water attacks to completely defeat the Rock Pokemon. Crawdaunt however, could battle on land and in the water and much like Sharpedo he could defeat Rock and Psychic Types relatively easy. However, he had the advantage of battling on land. If there was something Crawdaunt loved to do, it was to showcase that he was better than his sea bound rival Sharpedo. Turns out both Pokemon had a unknown rivalry with one another simply for my affections. Claydol was a patient and loyal Pokemon, following my commands without complaint nor worry. Claydol could definitely do well in battle against a ordinary Rock Pokemon but the levitation was the problem that concerned me. Cradily and Armaldo both had a type advantage against Lunatone and Solrock, the advantage was more so for Cradily, though Armaldo could handle himself just as well. The two fossil Pokemon seemed to also work well together as well. Perhaps it was a mutual understanding thanks to being in similar situations, being restored from fossils.

Milotic, could battle on land as well and could handle himself against many Pokemon. After all he was surprisingly strong able to handle himself against Grass Types with a well placed Ice Beam. Even my own Grass Types had trouble against Milotic and his beauty. Castform had the potential to be a good support Pokemon, if he were to use Rain Dance he could effectively power up my Water Pokemon and allow them to smash through the Rock Types. Not too mention he would also become a Water Type and get stronger thanks to Weather Ball. Kecleon had the advantage of being able to change his type based on whatever attack was used against him. It could be a good way to trick my opponent. Kecleon did like to cause some trickery wherever he could.

Banette had plenty of experience handling Psychic Types thanks to his training on Mt Pyre not too long ago. He had plenty of ways to handle them. He even sometimes kept the other Ghost Pokemon in check every now and then when they attempted to trick me. Dusclops was similar to Banette, he too didn't play pranks on me and had plenty of experience of defeating Psychic Pokemon. They also made a good team when battling together as they protected their trainer and covered each others backs. Tropius had a good typing to handle Rock Types but had to be careful about being hit with any super effective Rock moves. He was surprisingly fast for a Pokemon of his size too, so I wasn't too concerned. Chimecho having learned Shadow Ball could effectively deal with other Psychic Types, but he also adored to show his beautiful singing voice which always cheered me up whenever I was in a bad mood.

Absol, was a lone wolf, preferred his own company, but respected his teammates. Absol had two duties that he upheld to the letter, his first priority was detecting natural disasters and using that information to keep his master safe. The second was achieving victory against all opponents, even Fighting Types stood no chance against his Psycho Cut. Absol had been immensely proud when he learned this attack and thanked his trainer for being the one responsible for training him. The Wobbuffet I had raised from a Wynaut hadn't had much battling simply because I couldn't find the right opponent. When it came to training Wobbuffet, a trainer needed to consider whether the opponent would use a physical attack or a special attack or even a status move to try and shut Wobbuffet down. Such was the difficulty and fun of raising such a interesting Pokemon.

Then there was Snorunt, both of them specifically, it took much longer than I had expected but I had managed to catch them up to the rest off my team members and as such they were already reaching their evolutions. Thankfully, the male Snorunt began evolving first, "Glalie has been registered to your Pokedex. Glalie the Face Pokemon a Ice Type. To protect itself, it clad its body in an armour of ice, made by freezing moisture in the air." Glalie was happy to have reached his evolution and he showed me that thankfulness by promptly freezing me in a block of ice. Thankfully, I was freed by Blaziken who melted the ice away. Blaziken wasn't too happy but when Glalie apologised all was forgiven. Next was the situation with the female Snorunt, preferring not to have two Glalie I showed Snorunt the evolutionary line for her species.

On one path Snorunt could naturally evolve into a Glalie meanwhile, female Snorunt such as herself when presented with a Dawn Stone could evolve into a Froslass. Judging on how excited Snorunt looked when she looked at Froslass and when she practically leapt at the Dawn Stone I knew she desperately desired to evolve into a Froslass. "Froslass has been registered to your Pokedex. Froslass the Snow Land Pokemon a Ice and Ghost Type. It freezes foes with an icy breath that is nearly -60 degrees Fahrenheit. What seems to be its body is actually hollow." I had no idea as I looked over at my new Pokemon Froslass that its body was actually hollow. Froslass happily embraced me and we were joined by Glalie, who couldn't really embrace anyone but hovered around circling happily.

Finally there was Spheal as the Pokedex had stated Spheal had difficulties swimming based on their body shapes. I didn't go for training in the water, but instead training on the coast where Spheal could still roll around and it seemed to please him. As a Spheal he wouldn't be able to battle against Lunatone or Solrock simply because he was far too inexperienced and young. However, thanks to some much needed training Spheal began evolving, the process took longer than I had anticipated though. It made the whole evolution more rewarding for us both though. "Sealeo has been registered to your Pokedex. Sealeo the Ball Roll Pokemon a Ice and Water Type. It spins things habitually on its nose. By doing so, it learns textures and colours."

Sealeo proved this by spinning one of my empty Pokeballs on his nose and showcasing his newfound spinning abilities and I must admit it was an adorable thing to see. We continued training and I happily saw many improvements with Sealeo and most notably was he had a much easier time swimming in this form compared to when he was a Spheal. I would say he still was just as cute as he was when he was a Spheal. Sealeo even offered to ferry me across the oceans now, admittedly he was a cold Pokemon thanks to being an Ice Type, but Sealeo was desperate to repay my kindness and devotion and the best way to show that thanks was ferrying me across the oceans and battling and winning against any and all opponents.

After that I had finished training the Pokemon I had caught so far in Hoenn and tomorrow I would decided what Pokemon I would challenge Liza and Tate with. Something told me that the decision would prove to be quite difficult but also quite interesting as well. For now I rested at the Pokemon centre after having my Pokemon fully healed up in preparation for a good double battle.