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"Ash must be close to filling all six spots on his team by now, right?"

"And I still haven't caught a single new Pokémon. That's hard to justify."

Having Deer Coaching on hand had greatly eased the pressure on Bai Shi to train his Pokémon.

It had also given him the idea of catching a new one.

"Unova Region has plenty of Normal-type Pokémon unique to it."

"But I already have six Normal-type Pokémon. That's enough for a Full Battle."

"Unless I find one I really like, I'll pass for now."

"My Mixed-Type Second Team, on the other hand, only has Manectric, Walrein, and Shiny Ariados."

"I could catch a few Pokémon of other types to fill out the team."

After some thought, Bai Shi decided to focus on Pokémon that weren't Normal-type.

He still needed time to decide which type to look for.

"Looking at the second team's types, Manectric is Electric-type, while Walrein is Water- and Ice-type."

"Leaving aside Ariados, who's Bug- and Poison-type, it's practically a fledgling Rain Team."

"If I build it along those lines, I could catch a Grass-type Pokémon to work with them."

"I still have the Leaf Stone and Sun Stone I got from system check-ins. This would be a good chance to use them."

"Catching a Grass-type Pokémon has another advantage, too."

"It could learn Grassy Terrain."

"Even if I don't use it in battle, it could heal the others."

After thinking it through, Bai Shi had a clearer idea of what to catch.

He would look for a Grass-type Pokémon on the road ahead.

Unova Region had plenty of Grass-type Pokémon to choose from.

There were Snivy, Pansage, Sewaddle, Cottonee, Petilil, Maractus, Deerling, Foongus, and Ferroseed.

Of those, Bai Shi was most drawn to Snivy, Cottonee, and Ferroseed.

Snivy was pure