If there was one in every family, Blerk was it.



His brother Raikou was powerful and imposing. His sister Suicune was graceful and elegant. But as an Entei, Blerk wasn't exactly anything special. Not in looks, not in battling, and not in impressing potential trainers.



So when he heard that Suicune had been defeated by an herbalist of all people, he knew that this could well be his chance to join a team.



It took a bit of a while to catch up to Dipper. How in the world one trainer could go so far in so short a time while walking in seemingly random directions, Blerk had no idea. But he eventually found the boy, then started to introduce himself.



"Hi! I'm Blerk the Entei. How would you like me on your tea..."



Inevitably, Dipper stumbled away.



But Blerk did not give up. Not the first time. Not the second time. Not any time, come to think of it. He kept on going, and going, and going...



Until eventually Dipper gave up.



"Okay, okay," the boy admitted. "I'll give you points for persistence. You don't really look like much -- what are you, a regional variant of Arcanine? -- but I'll bite. May as well try you out for size."



Blerk didn't have much of a tail, but he wagged his butt anyway. A trainer! He was going to have a trainer!



Dipper threw an odd-colored Poke Ball, and the capture was made.



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Blerk soon discovered that being a trainer's Pokemon might have been more trouble than it was worth.



In the wild, everyone had run away from him because of his size. As a trained Pokemon, however, he was constantly being thrown into battles against Pokemon that humans had honed into powerful weapons. Given that his most powerful move was Ember at the time, this did not really bode well for his chances on the team.



Zazzy, a powerful Meganium and the de facto team leader, was very encouraging. "You'll grow into your role," he said. "I mean, look at Rocky here. When he first joined the team as an Onix, he was always butting heads with Dipper. But now he's a powerful Steelix, and he's made peace with our trainer's... sometimes questionable methods of direction."



Blerk gave him a look. "You're not exactly filling me with confidence here, Zazz."



"Okay, bad example. But still, everyone's a novice first starting out. Yes, even a legendary. It doesn't matter that you can barely cough out a few stray coals. Eventually, you'll be hurling Flamethrowers and Fire Blasts left and right. Give yourself some time."



Blerk nodded reluctantly, not quite sure if he believed it himself. Could he do it? Could he actually prove that, yes, even an Entei could be legendary?



Even now, he wasn't really sure.



But he knew he would try.



He would try hard.