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"Really," I sighed, "must I do everything myself? I mean, this mission was sitting around for almost a week and nobody bothered to grade it. Lucky for Adelle I noticed it, or she'd still be waiting.

"Now then, time for the actual grade. First up, awesome story. Really outstanding stuff. This is the kind of quality I love to see. A few spelling/grammar/punctuation errors, but I'm not an English teacher so I'll let those slide. Because of the awesomeness of this story, I'll not only pass the mission, but also rank you up to... whatever the next rank above where you are now is.

"However, I'd be remiss in my duties if I did not point out areas where you can continue to improve. And those areas would be your battles. It's a lucky thing peons are generally wimpy, otherwise those battles might have cost you the mission. A prime example is Seel vs Metang. Seel (pure Water-type) wouldn't be able to do very much damage with Ice-type attacks against a Steel-type (Type resistance and lack of STAB). Thus in most cases, it would need more than two hits. I understand it can be tough to fight multiple battles like this without tipping the scales a little. My advice would be to go shopping for some potions. This way you can restore your pokemon between fights if necessary. (Try not to go overboard on detailed healing practices. 'A quick spritz of Super Potion and Wartortle was raring to go' is fine.)

"Additionally, you should catch wild pokemon with a battle. Should, not always must. Your catch of Dratini was unorthodox, but had a nice story around it so I'll allow you to keep it. Just keep the rules in mind for next time.

"SO! I bet by now you want to know how much prize money you're getting, right? I'll make it P$1500. Awesome story but battles need polish."

Edit and P.S. Welcome to Tier 3!

Cody slowly trudged into the common room with Aipom next to him. The pokemon jumped up and grabbed Cody's hand, swinging back and forth. "Hey Ike..."

"I don't see why not," Cody sighed. "It's better than sitting around, doing nothing." He grabbed Flygon's pokeball and headed through the teleporter, waiting for Ike on the other side. The pokemon popped out of the ball in a flash of white light and stood tall before the boy. "Ready guys?" he asked his pokemon.

Ike and Noctowl landed on the shore of the lake. He thanked his partner for the lift and recalled him while he waited for his team mate.

"I'm here." Ginji rushed up to everyone. The giant book under his arms.

Sammy yawned a bit as she walked in, taking out her TADS.

Where is everyone?
~Sammy

She sent the message out, but to no one in particular; just to all TADS that were within one hundred miles.

Cody's TADS vibrated and he immedietely flipped it open to read Sammy's message.

Looking for some lab. Come join us if you want

-Cody

"Sounds like a plan to me," Cody said, walking toward the forest.

"Oh. Wild Pokemon. Fun." Ginji smiled as he flipped through his book, looking up anything that might be useful. It wasn't just an ordinary book, it was special. He wandered aimlessly looking for an opponent to try his skills on.