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// Chapter 1: Team Preview 
// Story: Pokémon Showdown: Fair and Balanced 
// by PPEF1 
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Sunset hopped on her computer opening the Pokémon battle simulator, Pokémon Showdown. She clicked onto Teambuilder which sent her to a page full of teams she’d created. One of the teams that caught her eye was the one titled “2nd Team”, right under her main team. That team consisted of Donphan, Manectric, Togekiss, Roserade, Araquanid, and Malamar.

“You know, I don’t think Malamar has been very good lately,” said Sunset. “I mean, Contrary Superpower is pretty good, but Malamar can’t really pull that off as it’s kinda weak and slow to do so.”

Sunset had made up her mind and decided to delete Malamar off the team. She then thought to herself of what could be a good replacement.

Since my only physical attackers are slow, and I do need a Dark-type to stop Prankster Pokémon, I guess a Pokémon like Drapion wouldn’t hurt.

The bacon-haired girl added Drapion to her team, giving it a set that she thought would work best with it.

“I guess I could record this and upload it to YouTube. It would be kinda fun.”

Sunset opened up her screen recorder which was showing her completed second team and pressed record.

“Hey everyone, it’s me Sunset. And welcome back to another Pokémon Showdown video. So on screen here we have a team with Donphan holding Heavy-Duty Boots with the moves Stealth Rock, Rapid Spin, Earthquake and Ice Shard. Next is Manectric holding the Manectite with the moves Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Flamethrower, and Hidden Power Ice. Up next is Roserade holding Black Sludge with Toxic, Sludge Bomb, Giga Drain, and Hidden Power Fire as Roserade has hard times with Steel-type Pokémon like Scizor and Ferrothorn.”

“Then we have Araquanid holding Splash Plate with Sticky Web, Leech Life, Liquidation, and Magic Coat as there really isn’t much to do with this thing. Then there’s Togekiss and I’m pretty sure this set is self explanatory and finally is Drapion, which fun fact, used to be Malamar but I decided to take it out as Malamar hasn’t really performed that well. Anyways, Drapion is holding Scope Lens with the ability Sniper to boost our crit chance especially with moves like Cross Poison and Night Slash, two moves perfect for it. The other moves are just Fell Stinger and Agility.”

“Now obviously, this team isn’t the best but it isn’t the worst. So let's head into a battle.”