Marshall is dragged over to the big blank room, and gets himself out of the net just in time to roll away from the Houndoom's attack.<br/><span style="color: #40BF00">"Whoa. That was close."</span><br/>He narrows his eyes at the pokémon. Instantly, he draws a number of conclusions.<br/><span style="color: #40BF00"><span style="font-style: italic">Houndoom, evolved form of Houndour. Fire and Dark-type.</span></span><br/>He enters combat stance, ready to brawl.<br/><span style="color: #40BF00"><span style="font-style: italic">Tossing a dark-type against me. They don't want to put me in a corner I cannot handle. This is a test of my offensive instinct and ability to take the initiative in a fight. Initiative wins in this battle.</span></span><br/>He dashes close to the Houndoom, skinning around to deliver a fierce double kick to the canine.<br/><span style="color: #40BF00"><span style="font-style: italic">They want to test my defensive ability as well. Fire to test my innate special defense, and dark to test my physical resistance.</span></span><br/>The Houndoom dodges his attack, but is forced to step backwards, giving the initiative to Marshall. marshall keeps on attacking, this time with his shoulder blades.<br/><span style="color: #40BF00"><span style="font-style: italic">And they took a pokémon weak to fighting-type moves. They're still oblivious as to the fact I have some psychic mastery already.</span></span><br/>In the end, the Houndoom never manages to get a real counterattack in on Marshall, resulting in its prompt defeat after a few well-placed punches. Marshall is then escorted back into the habitat after a thurough physical, presumably to check on the damage. Luckily for Marshall, this office was in a somewhat different location than the last, giving him the ability to draw some reasonable conclusions about the facility layout.<br/><span style="color: #40BF00"><span style="font-style: italic">This Gallade is still one step ahead of the hounds, it seems.</span></span>