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✦ Horizon Gym Directory ✦
beyond the horizon, over the next hill

✦ As in, beyond the horizon, or broaden your horizons
✦ Themed around mysteries, cryptids and the unexplored
✦ Located on Route 36 across from the northern entrance of the Ruins of Alph

✦ All winners are entitled to one egg from Ford's breeding projects
✦ Winners against Regular and Elite teams receive the Voyager Badge, a Weakness Policy, and p18000
✦ Winners against the Junior team receive a sticker version of the Voyager Badge

Museum Hours: 9am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Monday.
Challenges Accepted: Wednesday through Saturday.
All challengers must pass the same test to challenge the Gym Leader. It is a puzzle that plays on the idea of making the familiar strange and it changes weekly. Trainers are presented with a small description of a Pokémon as written by an alien who has never seen it before, parts of which are written in code. Correctly guessing the name of the Pokémon gives the challenger the password up to the battlefield. Trainers can do this by simply going on gut instinct, by solving the coded portions for more information, and/or by beating junior trainers for hints. Working as a group to solve the puzzle is allowed and encouraged but sharing the answer after the fact so that others can bypass solving it is not.

✦ Layout ✦ Teams ✦ Badge Requests ✦

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Thace rolled a 5 and a 2, which means he'll be facing off against Lunatone and Spritzee!

Unfortunately there's not a lot of dark secrets to be found here. It really does seem like a pretty straightforward museum of oddities. The most trouble anyone gives him for poking around is the person manning the bookstore very weakly asking him if he's going to buy the first book he speedreads and then just sort of leaving him to it after that. Knowledge is great, who's going to argue with that?

He is also totally allowed to keep the rest of his team with him on the field so long as they don't actually engage in the battle.

Thace tries to only give advice rather than orders. He'll announce typing of the Pokemon and attacks with the help of his 'gear, and he'll say 'switch' anytime one of his needs healing. His Pokemon have been learning strategy along with him, so they're at least a little bit independent in battle! There might be a slip up or two, but only small ones.

Zaivar gets a gesture to go in first after Thace whispers a little bit with them. Crafty Shield goes up first. Metal Sound and Astonish follow after. If Zaivar needs some healing Vrig will come as the backup. She’ll use Autotomize, and hit with Fury Cutter and Night Slash mostly, with Shadow Sneak as a backup attack. If Lunatone doesn’t go down from that and Vrig needs a little healing, Zaivar will go back in. Vrig is on deck for re-entering the fight if Zaivar needs healing again. Then Brodar and Kaltor are on deck if things drag out too much, but Thace will only send them out if Vrig is running low on PP.

Zaivar stays in for Spritzee. Crafty Shield gets used immediately. Torment and Metal Sound will also see some use. Zaivar’s primary attack will be Astonish for the flinch chance. Kaltor is on deck for brief appearances for healing, and he’ll stay in for a little bit and use Growth and Leafage to chip away at HP (or Morning Sun if his is getting low).

Brodar is backup, and starts with Supersonic and Double Team, and then alternating between Wing Attack, and Absorb (for a little healing).

If Brodar starts getting weak, Vrig will come in. She’ll use Autotomise, and then mostly stick with Slash. Kaltor is the last option and would be using Leafage and Tackle and Morning Sun for healing.

If Thace runs out of healing items and all his team are low on HP he will forfeit rather than allow any of his team to faint.

Given the numbers advantage and type advantage, it's no trouble for Thace to bag a win! Hopefully he enjoys his cute sticker reward and offer of a free egg. And of course he's always welcome to come back at a later date to challenge the Regular and/or Elite team!

The Whismur loves her new sticker. Thace makes a cryptic comment about the shape of the ship being familiar.

And then he gets awkward and asks Ford's advice. Which egg would be the best addition to his companions?