I've been training up my second generation team.
A few of the members in my team are the direct descendants of the Pokemon that accompanied me in my battles against Team Flare and my first victory over the Elite Four.
Of the original six, Durzo my Greninja, my first Pokemon and champion of my team, sired a Froakie with Protean as his ability. His name is Aral (named after Aral Kingslayer of the Broken Blade series by Kelly McCullough), and I've EV trained him in SpA and Spe and he's now at level 70. He promises to outshine his legendary father.
Robyn, my faithful Talonflame who has also been with me from the start delivered a baby Fletchling who we named Freya (The red Dragoon from FFIX, aptly named for the way she divebombs her opponent from the sky). Freya is special because she has Gale Wings as her ability. She is EV trained in Atk and Spe and is currently sitting at level 52. Like Aral, promises to outshine her legendary parent Pokemon.
Finally, Goofy, my Heliolisk has fathered a Helioptile named Papalymo (named after the funny little Lalafel in Final Fantasy XIV). He is currently sitting at level 50 and is EV trained in SpA and Spe. He promises to be a solid member of the team, as his father was.
And now for the newcomers.
Tantrum, my fierce Tyrantrum, has retired from Pokemon battling and has been replaced with a beautiful Goodra, named Bubblegum. She has Gooey as her ability and is EV trained in HP and SpA. Her movepool is diverse and she has proven to be a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. Off the field of battle she is very motherly towards the rest of the team.
Phoebe, the beautiful Florges has retired from battling with the rest of the original six.
She has been replaced with a little Mawile who goes by the name of Yda (Pronounced: Yee-dah, named after the Pugilist in FFXIV - cute and ditsy, until she brings out her massive steel knuckledusters). Yda is something else... out of battling she is the darling of the team, sweet and charming... in battle is another story. Yda has the ability to Mega Evolve and she tears apart teams. Her raw power is something I've never really seen before.
Finally, Lucario has retired and made way for Greenscale, my wise Venusaur. EV trained in SpA and HP, he is a tank that also has the ability to Mega Evolve, although he often leaves that duty to Yda. When he does Mega Evolve he is extremely hard to take down, as he has ways to recovery with Giga Drain and Leech Seed. He also has the invaluable ability to put opponents to sleep with Sleep Powder.
All in all I am really pleased with the progress of my new team. We will continue training and eventually we aim to defeat the Battle Chatteau.