Good morning, dear readers! I'm recovering very well from yesterday's little disaster, and I've had ample time to look through the pictures I took. Let this be a PSA to all you trainers out there who want to go into the wilds as well.
I took two trips through the volcano, and the first one went fine, actually!
I spotted this Talonflame out hunting, it was pretty high up but luckily I have an incredibly good camera, so I was able to zoom in and keep the picture looking clear too! I've always been fascinated by Talonflame, so seeing one in its natural habitat was great.
I spotted this Shinx, and the poor thing evidently didn't notice me, it got spooked and ran off!
I was pretty sure Luxray would turn on me after that, but it actually used its X-ray vision to find the little cub. See how its eyes are glowing? That's how you can tell!
Luckily, we were able to find the cub safe and sound! You bet I gave parent and child some snacks to make up for my interference. The apology was accepted, and I continued.
Near the end of the tour, I spotted something absolutely breathtaking: blue magma. The coloration of this magma is different because of a high concentration of sulfur in the earth here. The Pokémon have adapted to the harsh conditions, and luckily I was in an airtight, well-oxygenated vehicle, so I could fully focus on admiring the view. And look who came to say hi? Little Charmander was very curious!
I was so mesmerized by the volcano's beauty that I really wanted to do another tour right away. So I set back out as soon as I could.
This is where I should have turned back and let these two brawl it out.
Except one of them noticed me.
And decided to give chase. Not gonna lie, I was bricking it.
It chased me all the way to the volcano's interior and I think it was getting ready to pounce. I think that it was so focused on kicking my ass that it totally forgot about the fact that it had wandered into another Pokémon's territory.
These were Charizard's hunting grounds! After a threatening display from the majestic Fire-type, Tyrantrum eventually backed down. It was terrifying to witness, but I learned a very valuable lesson: no matter how much experience you have with wild Pokémon, you should always be careful. Tyrantrum could have deleted my entire face in an instant had it not been for the durability of my NEO-One. Once again massive thanks to Professor Mirror for letting me borrow it.
I'm just a little sore, so I'm gonna do some stretches and then head out again - to a much more peaceful part of Lental, this time! Catch you next time, dear readers, be safe!