Whimsicott

"This Palpitoad has exactly the Ability I wanted: Swift Swim."

"And it knows five moves: Bubble Beam, Mud Shot, Supersonic, Aqua Ring, and Acid."

"No matter how you look at it, it's a solid Pokémon."

Looking at the scan results on his Pokédex, Bai Shi nodded in satisfaction.

Swift Swim allowed Pokémon with that Ability to move faster in rainy weather.

Paired with Rain Dance or a partner with the Drizzle Ability, it would be right in its element.

Bai Shi had come here to catch a Tympole or Palpitoad with Swift Swim.

Now that he had gotten what he wanted, how could he be anything but satisfied?

Better still, this Palpitoad knew plenty of moves. It could attack, disrupt opponents, and heal.

Naturally, Bai Shi was delighted to have caught it.

His only concern was that this Palpitoad seemed to have a rather nasty temperament.

He might run into some trouble while getting it accustomed to him.

Still, Bai Shi had caught plenty of troublesome Pokémon before, and he was confident he could handle it.

"Come on out, Palpitoad!"

Bai Shi released Palpitoad right away, hoping to get acquainted.

"Palpitoad~" (Damn it! You've got no sense of fair play! What's so impressive about ganging up on me?)

Palpitoad deeply resented Bai Shi for catching it and wanted to run away on the spot.

"Heh. Golurk, come out and say hello to your new teammate!"

Seeing how resentful Palpitoad was, Bai Shi chuckled and promptly released Golurk.

A Golurk over five meters tall appeared in front of Palpitoad.

In his experience, the best way to deal with Pokémon like this was to show them his strength.

First, he would intimidate it enough to keep it from acting out. Then he could take his time building a solid bond of trust.