SUNYSHORE CITY — Gym Leader Volkner gave a public statement that a recent gym battle where his entire team was curbstomped by a level 16 Diglett was “The greatest battle” he had ever had.

“That battle was absolutely electrifying! It was the exact jolt I needed to get me out of my depressive funk,” Volkner, who is mandated by the Sinnoh Pokémon League to include an electric pun every other sentence, said of the battle where all five of his fully trained Pokémon were taken out by a Diglett that only used Magnitude. “I’ve been on and off Zoloft which didn’t help, but this battle was what I need to rewire my brain. This kid had more skill than I’ve ever seen in 23 years of being a Pokémon trainer.”

When reached for comment, Pokémon Trainer Purple said that his secret strategy to defeating Volkner was to “Just catch a Diglett in a nearby cave like two miles outside the city.”

The battle came on the heels of a twenty-six month period where Volkner remained undefeated, which brought the Gym Leader into a well-documented depressive spiral. The leader was often seen standing outside the cliffs staring Bryonically out towards the sea. Some speculated this led to helping him maintain his streak, as he was never around to actually accept any new challengers.

“Y’know I never thought I’d say this, but I’m glad that Volkner lost. He really needed that kick in the rear to start managing the gym again.” said Sunnyshore City resident Julia. “He spent last year completely rewiring the city’s solar panels to power his gym’s elaborate gear and Tesla coil puzzles. We tried to tell him that it was a waste of money and power. Over in Vermillion City, Lt. Surge just scattered some trash cans around a big room and called it a day, but Volkner wouldn’t hear it. Like, you know that thing runs 24/7 and goes through 5 million gallons of water a day, right?”

At press time, Dragon-Type Gym Leader Clair criticized Volkner for his lack of preparation for unfavorable type matchups while taking questions outside Ice Path.

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