Mark had gotten up early, it was time to get ready for the coordinator contest And he was quite sure popplio would be his star performer, sure litten could pull off the bad guy really well and grookey was just oozing character, the way a certain odor blocker advertiser did in fact. but popplio lived to perform, the little seal would enjoy showing his skills, and more importantly his voice, and it was important for Mark that his partner in this would be enjoying what he does. finding a properly secluded spot he sent out Popplio and they began. Popplio already had a certain dance and even nosestand down, so it was time to use a few water attacks to enhance that, as it turned out the sea lion had a gift for precision control, and mark made a note to get some balls for his partner to juggle. "alright now let me hear what disarming voice can do." Popplio obliged, beginning to sing and fill the air with a sparkling mist while at it. to mark the sensation altogether felt like a relaxing shower, but he could kind of tell a fire type would decidedly not be a fan. "that... was... incredible, Popplio, you're going to wow the crowd tomorrow, i can just tell."<br/>Needless to say, Popplio was excited about the prospect.<br/><br/>Toni meanwhile was also hard at work, trying to get Snivy, Squirtel and Blipbug to master their moves. "we're tackling the gym of courage today, so this is really just going to be a warmup. i know we're taking a risk here... but worst case we'll just have to try again. Blipbug, you'll be my first one out, don't worry about taking his pokemon down this is mainly for you to get some experience fighting dark types. Squirtle, i'll be counting on you for the finish, your defense will let you outlast the by then hopefully tired out title defenders... snivy, we'll be going aggressive, the reach of your vine whip will be most invaluable. so, you all onboard with this plan?"<br/>Her team nods and limber up. all that done she pays one more quick visit to the center, to make sure they were at their best, then she went for the gym, looking to challenge.