Out Of Commission

I have to get Elekid to the Pokemon Center right now.  There's no time to--

A text message? From Jess?

Apparently, not ready for Kahu.  Could have figured as much.  But she's still gonna try to "manage" me, which is nice.  Hang on, little guy! I'm going as fast as I can!

JOY!

EMERGENCY!

You heal the one in the Great Ball first.  He's bleeding out.  Try to get to the others if you can, but he is the priority--

No, I'm not alright.  Prodiga's third Pokemon nearly killed Elekid.  He's being put in a separate machine from the others for intensive--

He's...gonna need to stay overnight? No, that's perfectly fine.  He needs to rest up.

I have no idea what kind of move that was, Jess, but I know the Pokemon that did it.

This bastard right here...

Bagon...the Rock Head Pokemon.  Yeah, it's a Dragon-type, but Prodiga told us that none of her Pokemon are fully evolved yet.  What in the hell could this thing turn into if it's already as powerful as it is?

Shelgon? That thing doesn't look very fierce at all.  I mean, I don't even think that looks like a dragon--

Wait...it evolves again...into--

Salamance?! I've heard of that Pokemon before! The fang I found at the Pawn-iard Shop belonged to a Salamance, and I think I remember Hitch telling Kevin about looking out for them when we were--

At the Citadel Mountains! The Pokedex even says Bagon can be found here! We were just there a day or so ago and we completely missed all of them? Jess...I need Hitch's number.

Hitch? It's Tom Cedar.  Listen, I need to go back to the Citadel Mountains.  My Elekid was nearly killed in the Isis City gym and if things are only going to get more dangerous from here, I need stronger Pokemon.  How soon can you take me up to the cliffs to look for Bagon?

Tonight? I'll get there as soon as I can.

$2000 seems fair.  I've recently come into some money and I'd say it's a strong investment if this thing evolves.  I'll be there soon.

I know you're not fond of the idea, Jess, but Elekid was nearly killed by one of those things, and you know how strong he is to begin with...could you imagine having a Salamance on our side? Whatever's going on in Cythos, we'd be able to stop it--

Backtracking? No, we're not backtracking.

We're going through Kahu.  Once we get there, we'll grab bikes from that guy Prodiga knows and we'll get back to Herne in no time at all.  Besides, the between Herne and Kahu was in shambles yesterday, but I want to check out what kind of Pokemon are out there.  I already know two Pokemon that I may want to catch on the way, but we are not backtracking.  And yes, I'm going through the gym there, but I need to train the little fella who's gonna carry me through it.  Elekid won't have a strong advantage there in a Fighting-type gym and I want to give him a rest, but him...

I know he's just itching for some action.  Actually, now that I think about it, I need to really pay more attention to some of my younger Pokemon.  Elekid is in the ICU and Pinsir really took a beating, so I better give those two a break for a short time.

It feels almost wrong not using Elekid in my party, but most of these guys need training.  Besides, if we're hunting Bagon and big mama comes knocking on our door, Lapras is gonna be the best line of defense we could ask for, so I'm ready when you are--

You want to take on Prodiga? After you saw what she did to Elekid? Well, at least your Pokemon don't know what sort of hell they're headed for--

...your Pokemon have been out of their balls the whole time and they've heard and seen everything I just went through with Elekid and how Prodiga nearly killed him? And you're saying that they're up next?

At the very least I can watch for moral support--

You have something for me if Kevin doesn't get back to you soon? What--?

A berry that increases a Pokemon's special attack? I'm not exactly sure what that means, but--

Actually, Jess, I've been somewhat curious.  Your father breeds Eevees, correct? How much do they cost?

$20,000 minimum? Well, I don't have that much to burn on an--

A deal? Well, I'd be down to strike a deal with your old man.  Hell, if Arturo found a Leaf Stone in the Citadel Mountains, we might be able to find some stones your father might be interested in for a discount on an Eevee.

Well, I'm ready when you are...I just hope your team is.