Champion in Remnant

Triple Threat Showdown

Ruby sat under one of the autumn trees in Forever Fall. She hugged her legs and rested her head on her knees. She was physically and emotionally exhausted from the battle after catching Donphan, one of her newest Pokemon to join her team.

"Why didn't he listen to me?" Ruby mumbled to herself. "I get why he protected me, but he didn't need to go that far."

She couldn't stop thinking about it. Ruby never had any trouble getting her Pokémon to listen, not when he was a Bulbasaur or an Ivysaur. Did Pokémon grow to not like their trainers as they evolve? Or was Venusaur just angry that Donphan tried to hurt her?

"I don't know." Ruby sighed, then mumbled to herself. "I hope Blake's okay."

She and the Cat Faunus split up after Donphan ran away, likely because something spooked it. Well, something spooked her; the Donphan was confirmed to be a female. Ruby did a little search to see the difference in that her new Donphan had shorter tusks compared to a male. She also confirmed that the rest of her Pokémon, save for Zorua, are boys thanks to the Pokédex.

Zorua was still in his Pokéball. Ruby thought about letting him out since the battle with Donphan was over, but she decided to wait. Until she and Blake reunited and got out of here, it wasn't safe for him to be out.

So as Ruby waited for Blake to find her, she fiddled with her Pokédex some. It was a little behind in terms of technology, but it was an amazing device that held records of all the different types of Pokémon she ran into. A complete encyclopedia of all things Pokémon.

There were even a few tabs she didn't recognize, like the Map tab. For some reason it didn't work right and the map was all fuzzy. Maybe it was a bad connection.

Then there was her Team tab, which showed her the status of her Pokémon team. Things like their current health, their level, their stats, and other neat things. Venusaur was registered as level 34 and his health was in the yellow, while Zorua and Swallow were both in the green. But Donphan's health was dangerously in the red, so she'll need to take her to Cynthia to heal it.

Then there was the Badges tab, and it was strange to Ruby. When she clicked on it, it displayed up to eight different rows, each a different color, of eight empty slots that seem to fit some kind of shape.

"Pokédex, what are badges?" Ruby asked the device.

"Badges are items that serve as proof of a Pokémon Trainer's victory in a battle against a Gym Leader. Each badge is unique to the type of Pokémon each Gym Leader uses. Trainers need to collect a certain number of Gym Badges in order to qualify for a region's Pokémon League."

"What are Gym Leaders?"