Jannette's Sceptile

**Jannette's Sceptile** (Japanese: **ジャネットのジュカイン** *Janeto's Jukain*) is the first Pokémon that Jannette was known to have.

## **New Era**

### **Hoenn Again**

Sceptile first appeared as a Grovyle, when Jannette selected him and Torkoal in a Double Battle against Dwayne's Treecko and Swablu. Dwayne commands Treecko to use Pound against Grovyle, and Swablu to use Cotton Guard to increase her Defense. On Jannette's orders, Grovyle dodges and fires a Bullet Seed to neutralize Treecko's attack. Then, Jannette commands Grovyle to fire Bullet Seed on Treecko, and Torkoal to use Flamethrower on Swablu. Dwayne counters this by commanding Swablu to use Mist while Treecko hides within it. Jannette momentarily compliments Dwayne's strategy, and Dwayne orders that Treecko use Quick Attack on Grovyle and Swablu hit Torkoal with Fury Attack. Jannette has Grovyle dodge Treecko's advance and it lashes Swablu with a Leaf Blade. Shortly after, Jannette commands Grovyle to use Bullet Seed and for Torkoal to use Flamethrower. Equally quickly, Dwayne counters by commanding Swablu to use Mist and Treecko to be hide himself within it. The two miss, and Jannette again praises Dwayne's strategy, but says that it has run its course.

Dwayne commands Treecko and Swablu to attack, but Grovyle again dodges and uses Leaf Blade on Swablu. Jannette then tells Torkoal to use Body Slam and for Grovyle to use Bullet Seed. By this command, Grovyle and Torkoal rush forward to attack, and again Dwayne tells Swablu to use Mist and Treecko to be hide within it. However, Jannette quickly orders Torkoal to switch to Rapid Spin, and the spinning causes the Mist to dissipate. With this protection negated, Grovyle leaps into the air and hits Treecko with a direct Bullet Seed. Dwayne asks Treecko if he can still keep going, and, with some exhaustion, Treecko manages to stand. Equally exhausted, Swablu also struggles. Dwayne has Treecko grab a hold of Swablu's right wing, and Swablu propels him forward and Treecko increases his velocity with a Quick Attack and it slams directly into Grovyle, while Swablu batters Torkoal with Fury Attack. Jannette remains confident as she orders Grovyle to use Solar Beam. Dwayne commands Treecko and Swablu to dodge, and both do so. Swablu then swoops in towards Torkoal with Fury Attack, and Jannette commands Torkoal to use Overheat, and Torkoal launches the attack just as Swablu reaches towards it, and the point-blank distance causes an explosion that knocks out both Pokémon.

After recalling their fainted Pokémon, the battle resumes, this time one-on-one. Dwayne commands Treecko to use Bullet Seed. Treecko attempts to perform Bullet Seed again, but it fails. Jannette commands Grovyle to use Leaf Blade, though Treecko dodges and Pounds it in a follow-up attack. Grovyle unleashes a Bullet Seed, but Treecko evades the move and knocks Groyle to the ground with a Quick Attack. Jannette asks Grovyle to get up, and with a struggle Grovyle does so. Treecko is panting heavily, and Dwayne notes that Treecko is almost out of energy. Jannette realizes that Grovyle does not have enough energy for Solar Beam, so she calls for another round of Bullet Seed. Dwayne retaliates, commanding Treecko to use Bullet Seed also. The Bullet Seed attacks collide in midair, but suddenly Treecko's Bullet Seed is depleted and Grovyle's Bullet Seed overwhelms Treecko. Treecko gets knocked out as a result, giving Jannette the win.

During Jannette's Full Battle against Dwayne at the Ever Grande Conference, he was shown to have evolved into Sceptile when Jannette summoned him as her sixth and final remaining Pokémon to battle against Dwayne's Altaria. Dwayne orders Altaria to use Sky Attack. However, due to Sceptile's Detect, Altaria's attack misses. Jannette then commands Sceptile to use Energy Ball, forcing Altaria to make an evasive dodge to avoid it, though the tip of its wing gets struck as a result. Dwayne orders a Dragon Breath attack. Jannette counters by telling Sceptile to go underwater, causing Altaria's attack to miss. Dwayne grits his teeth and Jannette confidently orders the submerged Sceptile to use Solar Beam. The attack lands a direct hit, forcing Altaria to crash onto the floor outside of the arena, knocked out.

Jannette and Sceptile confidently look on as the announcer comments that Dwayne has two Pokémon remaining. Dwayne, limited in choice, sends out an exhausted Crawdaunt. Jannette orders Sceptile to use Leaf Blade while Dwayne calls for Dark Pulse. However, Sceptile's Leaf Blade cuts through the Dark Pulse and scores a direct hit, which knocks out Crawdaunt.

Dwayne has no option but to send out his Grovyle, which the announcer notes is Dwayne's last Pokémon. Grovyle emerges from his Poké Ball onto one of the stadium platforms, pulls out its twig, and eyes the competition, remembering the last battle he had against Jannette's ace. Jannette starts the final match-up by ordering Sceptile to use Energy Ball. Following orders, Grovyle leaps over Energy Ball, but Jannette orders Sceptile to dodge by diving underwater and Grovyle lands on Sceptile's platform, unable to make Leaf Blade connect. While Grovyle looks around for his opponent, Jannette orders Sceptile to use Energy Ball. Sceptile quickly emerges from the water and fires the attack, landing a direct hit. Grovyle smirks and gets back up, shooting a look at Sceptile before it dives underwater once again. Sceptile repeatedly emerges in various areas of the pool while Dwayne looks on in frustration. Suddenly, Dwayne decides to take a gamble, and orders Grovyle to leap high up in the air. As everyone looks on confused by Dwayne's strategy, Dwayne yells out to Grovyle, commanding him to put all of his power into a Mega Kick aimed at the pool. Grovyle's sky high Mega Kicks rains down towards the pool and the sheer impact, causing the water in the pool to completely splash out of it, emptying the pool entirely, and removing Sceptile's underwater advantage, taking Jannette by surprise.

Dwayne orders Grovyle to use Quick Attack, the force of which sends Sceptile flying into the arena wall and kicks up a cloud of dust. Dwayne shouts encouragement to Grovyle as he smoothly lands. Jannette then orders Sceptile to use Energy Ball, but Grovyle uses Leaf Blade to cut the attack in half. Jannette orders a second Energy Ball, but this time, Grovyle uses Mega Kick to bat the attack back towards Sceptile, who takes it head-on. As both Grovyle and Sceptile show signs of exhaustion, Dwayne and Jannette realize the ending of their battle was at hand, and both command their respective Pokémon to use Leaf Blade. As Grovyle and Sceptile charge towards each other, Dwayne orders Grovyle to switch over to Quick Attack at the last second, allowing him to evade and strike Sceptile from behind, before following up with a Leaf Blade onto Sceptile's back. As Grovyle and Sceptile stand still for a brief moment, Sceptile falls down, unconscious. The referee proclaims that Sceptile is unable to battle and that Dwayne is the winner. As Grovyle lets out a victorious roar, he suddenly begins to glow and evolves into Sceptile himself.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Sceptile is a very focused and collected Pokémon, rarely showing any emotion other than complete focus and determination. Despite not being a Water-type Pokémon, Sceptile is an extremely good swimmer, as well as able to hold his breath underwater for long periods of time.

As Jannette's most trusted Pokémon, Sceptile's power speaks for itself; he was capable of defeating Dwayne's Altaria despite the type disadvantage he possessed, and was mentioned to have single-handedly advanced Jannette through the preliminary stages of the Ever Grande Conference.

## **Moves used**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.