Trainer Max

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

@toriariaria lol i only see yungoos during the day and rattata at night, did they put any thought into this at all or what

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

I think I'm just done for the day. Fuck it. I’ll deal with this tomorrow. I think I can probably make it home before sundown.

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

I don’t know if Ilima is just long-winded with a flair for the dramatic or if he’s as crazy as everyone else on this island

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Followed Ilima out to the roadblock. He said, and I shit you not, "BEHOLD! THE POWER OF A CAPTAIN!", and the guy opened the gate for him

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

I got to keep the crystal though, which would be nice if I gave a shit about shiny rocks. Maybe I should start a collection at home?

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

I'm actually a little mad about this, the gyms in Unova give out actual metal badges but I just got some ink on a page yaaaay

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

FINALLY got through that entirely unnecessary chunk of exposition, and got a cute little stamp on my passport to show I beat the challenge

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Ilima is giving me another goddamn speech about Tapioca, the island's guardian spirit, and how he really loves fighting for some reason?

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Okay that took way too long and most of my team is barely conscious but I am now in possession of a bullshit crystal
wait sorry "Z CRYSTAL"

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

God damn apparently The Rules forbid me from sending out more pokemon so I guess this is 1v4, luckily my fire cat is basically invincible

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Wow this asshole keeps calling for help and even more mongooses keep showing up and I have to fight them all at once

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

I am actually legit impressed by this mongoose, it's big enough to be intimidating and even Kuro is looking pretty scared

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

You'd think that "hey at the end you'll have to fight something really badass" would have made it into Ilima's absurdly long explanation

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Lmao as soon as I get close to the statue a REALLY BIG mongoose jumps down from above and starts screeching at me OF COURSE

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

So was this statue just put here for the sake of the challenge? It's this really obnoxious tiki-bar looking thing except it looks kinda old

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

I've made it to the back of the cave, which opens up into some kind of grotto with a little statue in the center of it holding a crystal

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Luckily for me it looks like just beating up these things without having to get them out of their dens counts towards the challenge

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Ilima's acting super smug now too god damn it skull dudes you ruined my super-clever plan

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Well shit this got a lot harder now that the mongooses are all riled up, they're legit on the offensive so I have to fight them head on

[Trainer Max @TrainerMax1]

Ilima says that I can keep going because all those guys did was make a lot of noise and waste a bunch of time so, uh, gj?