Test Drive Meme - January & February edition

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➞ Post with a character you wish to test drive in this game's setting.
➞ Tag other people's starters and thread out shenanigans!
➞ Invite your friends! Try out new characters! Come play with us!
➞ Have fun!

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Comments

[rhythmaction]

[Chai blinks, realization dawning upon him.]

Ohhhhhhhh. I just thought everyone was, like, exercise buffs. [That would explain the ten-year-olds he saw earlier who seemed way too hype to go to the gym.] The big building with the huge "GYM" signs everywhere are kind of misleading. Why don't they call it, like...I dunno, "The Battlezone" or something?

[For a professional slacker like Chai, the branding completely throws him off! He rests his hand against his chin in a thoughtful pose, glancing towards his Chatot.]

Have you fought her before? You think I could take her on with only one Pokémon?

[outofsynth]

I don't know. I'm not from here either.

[Because there is absolutely no way this guy is from this world. If he wasn't sure of that before, he is now.]

No! [He says that far too quickly. He hasn't fought even one gym, but psychic types are something he avoids in general. He is not a fan. Still. That might have been an overreaction, and he almost immediately looks embarrassed by it.] I... guess the answer's the same to both of those. I haven't fought her, but I know she's strong. Even if you had a type advantage you'd still struggle with one Pokémon.

[rhythmaction]

[Chai raises an eyebrow, looking ahead with a blank expression that quickly morphs into a stupid, lopsided grin.]

Soooooo...what I'm hearing is that there's still a chance.

[As if beating up a ten-year-old's Ratatta with a single over-leveled Chatot means he can take on the gym without any plan or strategy. He's absolutely going to get his ass kicked when he steps foot into the gym.]

Too bad I can't pick your brain about what she's got up her sleeve, but I'll just do what I do best--improvise!

...Oh, uh, I'm Chai, by the way. Just in case you wanna cheer me on while I'm battling.

[outofsynth]

That's not what I said.

[Because no, he absolutely does not believe this guy has a chance and he does not want to let that misinterpretation stand.]

I'm Min-Gi, but if you are going to take on a gym with just a Chatot it really shouldn't be this one. You could try Celadon's since Erika uses grass types, but even that's a longshot.