Preparing for Striaton Gym! [MOD NEEDED]

*((This is a training post, and also for Riolu's TM I picked Focus Blast, but would I be able to change it to Drain Punch? Thanks))*

“Okay Riolu here we are! Striaton City! Now let’s go down here into the woods for a second and we’ll train!”
Riolu and Blair walk down into the woods. They then arrive.
“Okay Riolu I’m going to work on your jumping first. Now I want you just to jump.”
Riolu jumps. It’s not very impressive however, as his jump is the same as a human’s jump.
“Okay nice try, now here’s what we’re going to do. You’re able to jump, obviously, but I can jump that height. Now since you’re a Riolu you’re actually able to jump a lot, lot higher. I’ll show you how to do it, don’t worry! Okay, so when you jump at the last second kick your toes off the ground. You’ll need some practice but the stronger your feet get the higher you’ll jump! Okay, practise that for a while!”
Riolu did as Blair suggested and pushed his toes off the ground. The first time he jumped a little higher but still needed quite some work. Blair started cooking and making some lunch for them while Riolu practised, occasionally giving him some praise. Eventually lunch was ready and was served. Then they went back to training. Riolu showed Blair what he had been working on for the past while. He jumped with the toe technique and it worked very well. Riolu went very high into the air.
“Okay Riolu, now I’m going to test you on your jumping! I’m going to climb to the top of this tree. You need to jump up, branch by branch, and try to reach the top! But there’s a twist, I’ll be dropping stones down at you! Now if you get hit by a stone I’m afraid you’re out! Alright let’s try this!”
Blair climbed to the very top of the tree. He sat with his feet dangling about Riolu.
“Go”
Riolu began hopping from branch to branch making his way up. Blair started throwing the pebbles. Riolu was watching and jumped to another branch to dodge it. Blair did it again and Riolu once again dodged it. But then Blair threw a stone at the branch next to Riolu. Riolu quickly realized that it was aimed at the next branch and so instead moved to a different one. Eventually Riolu reached the top. Blair hugged him.
“Well done Riolu! I’m afraid that’s not us done quite yet though! Next I think we’ll do speed, and dodging attacks. Okay so to start I want you to do a lap around this clearing, try and go as fast you can! If you need to slow down or you’re tired don’t worry, just stop! The point of this is to find out how good you are and to work on your weak spots.”
Riolu began running around. He got tired eventually and stopped. He came over to Blair.
“Okay, that was good. So the first thing we’re going to improve is stamina. I want you to try this breathing pattern as you run.”
Blair shows Riolu how to breathe and he copies.
“Okay, next, try not to push yourself. If you use your muscles too much they’ll just tire out. What I’m trying to get at is try and run just as fast but, like, as efficiently as possible. I’ll wait; just tell me when you think you’re done.”
Riolu began practising what he had been told. After a while he began to get better. It turned night but he still wasn’t ready. Blair decided to do the jump test one more time before sleeping. He passed and then they slept.
The next day Riolu started practising again. Blair was still asleep as it was very early. When Blair woke up, Riolu was running at full speed without breaking a sweat. Blair smiled.
“Wow, that’s amazing! Okay now we’re going to practise speed. A lot of this will just be done by practising. The only thing I’ll say is be light on your feet, and swift. If you’re too heavy you’ll be slower, your feet will hurt and plus, if you’re light on your feet, you’ll be silent and your foe won’t know where you are, perfect for sneak attacks.”
Riolu began training. During all of this time Blair began making lunch. When it was ready Riolu came over and ate with Blair. Then Blair asked him to show him how fast he was. Riolu ran around the circuit extremely fast.
“Wow! Well I don’t really need to test you for this one since I can see how fast you are and how good your stamina is. I think we’re done with this. Let’s move on to dodging attacks! Okay so I’m going to throw some pebbles. Try and move out of the way of them, but it could get tricky!”
Blair began throwing stones at Riolu he dodges the first two but then gets hit. They continue for a while. Each time Riolu seems to get a little better. Eventually he gets to a point where he is dodging every single pebble. They then had dinner. After dinner Blair wanted to show Riolu another thing before they went to bed. Blair got out a Clefairy doll from his bag. He squeezed it and it enlarged to the size of a real Clefairy, a similar concept to Pokeballs.
“Okay first of all I want you to use Circle Throw on that rock!”
Riolu used Circle Throw on the rock.
“Okay, now when I throw this doll at you I want you to wait for just the right time, and then use Circle Throw! If you do this in battle then you can use almost any Physical attack to your own advantage! Okay, here we go, now remember, wait for just the right moment!”
Blair pulled back his arm, ready to throw, and threw it. Riolu waited and caught it, but was a little out of time and could have done it quicker. They then went to bed.
Once again Riolu woke up quite a bit earlier than Blair. He got up and began to practise his Circle Throw strategy. When Blair woke up he realized that he had been practising again. He threw the Clefairy at him and he used Circe Throw perfectly.
“Okay, it looks like you’ve perfected Circle Throw. There’s one more thing I’d like to show you. This is actually a pretty ancient martial art trick. Okay first keep your hands behind your back. This technique focuses on your feet. Just avoid and evade. Duck under, behind or around your foe. Go back to back so they can’t hit you. Just be swift. Now let’s try a test!”
Blair started by throwing pebbles. Riolu dodged them. Then Blair sneakily threw Clefairy along with some pebbles. Riolu grabbed Clefairy and used Circle Throw while dodging the pebbles. Then Blair ran over and got close. He then fought Riolu with punches and kicks. Riolu put his hands behind his back and used the sliding and evasion techniques that Blair had just taught him seconds ago. He then hid behind his back. Every time Blair tried to turn around Riolu would move again. Then Riolu jumped up when Blair turned. He landed behind him and punched him weakly.
“Well done Riolu, you’re great! Okay next, we’re going to focus on defence. After that it’s attack, and then we’re going to the gym! Okay so defence will actually be pretty quick, so will attack actually. Alright, let’s start! Okay so defence is pretty easy. First of all if you’re close to a Pokémon and you don’t think you can dodge its attacks, keep on your toes and keep your arms tucked in near your body for protection. If they attack, block with the part of your arm that runs from your wrist to your elbow. If there is an attack like Aura Sphere coming at you that you cannot dodge make an X with your arms to block it. Also take a sturdy, steady stance. A lot of the damage from some attacks is caused by you getting flung into the air and then hitting the ground. So I’ll have a fist fight, without hitting you hard obviously, and try and block me. We’ll work on that for a while and then I’ll throw Clefairy at you, and pretend that it’s an attack.”
Blair went up to Riolu and began to hit him with weak hits.
“Now I need to point something out here. The important thing in battling is to conceal your weakness and exploit your opponent’s. Let me give you an example: if I hit you here, and you block it like that, you’re putting all of your balance onto that one foot, so I can easily just try you over. Remember to keep a steady stance at all time and cover your weaknesses. Let’s try again.”
Riolu continued to practise this way until lunch. Blair made some lunch for both of them then they got back to work.
“I think we’re ready to move on to the Clefairy.”
Riolu and Blair practised with the Clefairy for quite a while until Riolu perfected his block. They then moved on to attack. Blair began to cook dinner while Riolu destroyed Rocks and punched trees. Dinner was ready. Then Blair watched Riolu and congratulated him at any times where he did good. They then went to bed.
Once again Riolu woke up extremely early to practise his attack. He went into a place quite deep in the forest so he didn’t wake Blair and trained for a while. He punched dome rocks and trees like the previous night. He then returned and waited for Riolu to awaken. Then Blair woke up.
“Riolu you’re amazing. I know we’re going to win this battle. Now let’s get going!”
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End of training
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Blair and Riolu approached the gym. Blair knocked on the door then walked in.