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Gold's Final Challenge
At the end of the tunnel a faint light can be seen. A boy with a Typhlosion following behind him is running to the exit. When they make it out of the tunnel they are greeted by cold air and falling snow. The boy is not a bit affected by the cold even though he is wearing shorts and jacket to keep him warm. A black and gold hat keeps his head free of any falling snow.
"He got to be around here somewhere," said Gold. His Typhlosion looked up to see the snow falling from the sky. Gold started to walk higher to the top of Mt. Silver. He then saw someone standing on a flat area next to a cave. Gold sprinted to him and saw a yellow mouse with a thunderbolt shaped tail standing on his shoulder.
No doubt he is the one Lance told me about thought Gold. "Are you the trainer known as Red?" asked Gold.
The red clad trainer turned around and nodded his head. Red looked at Pikachu and is if the electric mouse could read his mind jumped in front of Red in a battle stance.
Already wants to battle okay I will start with Nidoking. What's with his Pikachu's cheeks? I thought they suppose to be red not white Gold pondered this for a second then ordered, "Nidoking you're up first". Gold send out large bipedal lizard with a large horn on its head and many long spikes on its back all the way on to its tail.
"Nidoking use Toxic." Nidoking fired purple liquid from his a mouth at Pikachu.
"Pikachu use double team," commanded Red with no emotion. Pikachu split it self into seven copies scattered around Nidoking. The toxic went through the fake Pikachu and landed on the ground causing the copy Pikachu to disappear.
"Nidoking use earthquake to hit all of the copies," ordered Gold trying to shake of the snow landing on his hat.
"Dodge it Pikachu then use iron tail."
All the Pikachus jumped in the air when the giant lizard started to lift its leg to stomp the ground. When its foot made contact with the ground the ground started to shake. All the Pikachus disappeared and the real Pikachu appeared behind Nidoking. The yellow mouse's tail started to glow white and did a somersault in the air before smacking Nidoking on the back. This caused Nidoking to stop its attack and fall face front. Pikachu landed in front of him but then lost balance and fell forwards.
On Pikachu's tail Gold saw it had a glowing purple scratch on it. Pikachu must be poison by Nidoking special ability.
"It seems your Pikachu got poison by Nidoking's Poison Point ability," inform Gold. Red just stared at his pokemon and finally said," Can you go on Pikachu?" Pikachu started to get up on its feet and turn to Red and gave him a thumbs then he turn around to face his opponent.
His pokemon will faint because of the poison. I can take it out or the poison will.
"Nidoking use Earth Power." Nidoking body started to glow yellow and slam its fist into the ground and the ground under Pikachu started to open up and yellow light started to pour from the cracks. Pikachu jumped in the air to get to safety but when he was in the air the earth under open up and the small mouse shriek in pain as the yellow light hit it. He flew and landed in front of the purple lizard.
"Pikachu use iron tail." Pikachu quickly got on its feet and jump to smack Nidoking in the face. Nidoking staggered backwards a bit then regain his balance. Nidoking rub its face where it got hit by the metallic tail.
"How can his Pikachu survive an Earth Power attack and its attacks are stronger than any Pokemon I have seen," remarked Gold.
"My Pikachu has light ball. It doubles its attack and special attack stats," explain Red in his emotionless tone.
"Where can I get one of those for my pokemon," commented Gold folding his arms behind his head.
"It only works for Pikachus and it's very hard to find," again explain Red. "Pikachu Quick Attack and follow with an Iron Tail." Red's mouse sprinted on fours quickly tackling Nidoking in its chest and hit it with its metallic tail on the other side of its face. Pikachu landed perfectly on its feet while Nidoking landed on its back.
No I got to concentrate on the battle. I can ask questions later. Thinking quicklyGold thought of a plan.
"Nidoking Poison Jab." Nidoking started to get up on its feet when Red ordered, "counter with Mega Punch.
Nidoking fist began to glow purple and started to sprint towards the yellow mouse. Pikachu's fist turned white and when Nidoking was in range Pikachu jumped in the air and connected its fist with the Poison Jab. Both pokemon were sent backwards. Pikachu hit the side of the mountain and landed on the ground while Nidoking crashed into a boulder.
"Nidoking are you okay," cried Gold. Nidoking slowly got up and nodded to Gold. Gold sigh in relief.
"Nidoking trap him with Rock Tomb." Nidoking slams its hands in the ground and tall boulders started come out of the ground surrounding Pikachu.
When Pikachu was completely surrounded with the Rock Tomb, Nidoking got up to stand up straight.
"Now full power Hyperbeam," demanded Gold pointing his finger at Pikachu.
Nidoking open its mouth and fired an orange beam from its mouth at the electric mouse. The orange beam hit the boulder destroying it. With nowhere to run, Pikachu got hit by the Hyperbeam and got slam to the other side of its enclosure.
When the attack ended Nidoking was panting on its knees. Pikachu was lying inside a crater on the side of the boulder created by the Hyperbeam.
"Looks like one of your Pokemon is down," remarked Gold with his hands behind his head again. Red fixed his hat so his eyes met with Gold's eyes.
"Pikachu use Earthquake while his Nidoking is down."
Gold smirked when Red was ordering a fainted pokemon an attack it can't even do. In the crater where Pikachu was laying in, the electric mouse started to open its eyes.
"What! How could that Pikachu survive a Hyperbeam," exclaimed Gold waving his arms.
"My Pikachu used Light Screen before the attack got to him. The Hyperbeam was also weaken with the boulders in the way," explained Red giving Gold a blank stare.
Pikachu jumped out of the crater and landed in the opening of the tomb. Pikachu jumped with its tail glowing white and slam it on the ground. The ground started to shake and Nidoking got knocked out by the attack.
"Your Pikachu knows Earthquake. I think I had underestimated you, Red," commented Gold. When Gold finish his last sentenced, Red's Pikachu dropped to the ground fainted by the poison.
"Your one down, too Red," smirked Gold while recalling his fainted Nidoking. "You did great Nidoking."
Red also recalled his fallen Pokemon while muttering something to him.
Red grabbed another pokeball and sent out a blue plesiosaur creature with the underside light cream. On its back there is a grey shell with a lot bumps on its back. It has four large flippers with its front being larger than its back. A short horn protrudes between its two large black eyes.
Looks like a water type. I think I will use an electric type. Gold reached for a pokeball on his belt and released a tall yellow humanoid figure. It had a long skinny neck with black stripes. Two pink crystals lay on the forehead and tip of its tail. One of its two flippers like arms was curled up in a fist.
-"I'm the Great Ampharos. Conqueror of the Indigo League,"-announced Ampharos while bowing before Lapras and Red. Lapras sweat dropped at this gesture.
"My Ampharos wanted to be a magician. He always does this to his opponent," explain Gold rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
-"A great magician must always have an introduction,"- replied Ampharos.
Red smirked for a while than put on a serious look on his face.
-Did I see Red just smiled? I haven't seen him smile in 3 years- thought Lapras. "Lapras Blizzard," ordered Red.
The Lapras opened its mouth and cold air started to blow towards Ampharos turning into a blizzard.
"Ampharos use Light Screen."
-"Witness my magical box that will make your attack weaker,"-added Ampharos. A yellow transparent box form around Ampharos before the Blizzard got to him. The Blizzard did half damage thanks to the Light Screen.
"Now Discharge Ampharos." The lighthouse pokemon fired electricity towards Lapras. When the attack came close to Lapras a transparent box like Ampharos appeared around Lapras and the electricity hit the shield halving the damage.
Forgot that Light Screen can be passed to the next Pokemon grimace Gold.
"Use Thunder Punch on Lapras," ordered Gold. Electricity crackled in Ampharos fist as he ran towards Lapras.
–"Electricity goes through my hand as I shall unleash my next trick," shouted Ampharos.
"Ice beam on the ground to stop him," calmly ordered Red. Lapras rolled its eyes as it fired an Ice Beam on the ground. The ground soon became covered in ice and Ampharos slipped on the ice and fell on its back. He skidded to a stop and lay on its backside. "Now Blizzard again."Ampharos started to get up when the cold wind knock him back on the dirt.
Lapras Light Screen begins to flicker before it disappear. The Light Screen is gone. Time to attack thought Gold.
"Ampharos Discharge one more time," ordered Gold.
"Intercept with Psychic," countered Red.
The yellow biped unleashed the electric attack while Lapras eyes turned blue. The electricity started to glow the same hue of blue as Lapras eyes and changed the path of the Discharge into the ground being conducted by the Earth.
I can't use range attacks or his Lapras will just block it with Psychic and I can't get close because of the ice. Gold looked at Ampharos and saw him panting. Ampharos looks tired. Only one thing to do.
"Ampharos time for the Con Trick technique."
-"Time for my grand finally," announced Ampharos. The electric pokemon started to dig with one its hand while the other hand was still in a fist.
"Lapras stop it with Psychic." Lapras eyes turn blue but when he was about to unleash its attack Ampharos was already under ground. -That Pokemon sure can dig fast even with one arm. He may be weird but he is a formable opponent- thought Lapras.
"Lapras get on top of the ice and start using calm mind. Use Psychic when it appears." The plesiosaur jumped on the ice with a giant leap that seems impossible for its size. He closed his eyes and started to think calm thoughts while increasing its special attack and defense.
A few seconds passed by when the ground in front of Lapras burst open and a light yellow bipedal jumped out and landed on the ice with its fist containing electricity. Lapras open its eyes and unleashed a powerful Psychic. Ampharos stopped in its tracks and starts to get lifted in the air by the attack. The Light Screen appeared around Ampharos to halve the attack.
That Light Screen should be gone by now pondered Red. "Lapras use Blizzard while it's under your Psychic."
Lapras opened its mouth and fired a Blizzard at the immobile Ampharos. When the attack finish the lighthouse Pokemon dropped to the ground.
Red turn to Gold to say something but saw him smirking. "Why are you smirking when you lost your…" before Red could finish Ampharos body made a puff sound and a white gas surrounded the body. When the gas disappeared the body was gone.
"Ampharos now use Thunder," shouted Gold with his finger pointing to the sky and the yellow electric Pokemon jumped out of the ground in front of Gold and cried to the sky.
-"Time for my final trick. That is to make you disappeared."- From the clouds a large thunderbolt dropped on the surprised Lapras. A white flash blinded everyone. When the flash died down a blue plesiosaur lay in a crater with swirls in its eyes.
"How did you do that?" asked Red with a surprised look on his face.
"My Ampharos went underground and created a clone by using Substitute. Using part of its energy to create a copy. While the copy distracted you, the real Ampharos used Charge underground powering up its next electric attack," explained Gold with a smile on his face.
-"That is the end of my magic show,"- remarked Ampharos while bowing again before being sent back into his pokeball.
This kid might be trainer I been hoping to fight to make me love battling again, happily thought Red as he returned Lapras. I will just have to see and find out if he can defeat me.
Red sends out a giant turtle standing on its hind legs. The back of its shell is brown while the front is light cream. Its blue head and limbs look sturdy and strong. Three claws are on its hands. The most noticeable feature was the two cannons sticking out of two holes on its back.
"Go Pidgeot," cried Gold while a big bird materializes in front of him. The back of the bird was brown with a tan underbelly. It has long feathers on its head that are nearly as long as its body and are red with yellow. It also has black markings under its eyes.
-"You better be a descent opponent. I haven't had a good battle in a long time," -Blastoise grunted with a bored look on its face.
-"I'm more than a descent opponent. I'm going to defeat you,"- barked Pidgeot back at him.
Blastoise responded with a sigh. Another overconfident pokemon that I have defeated in the past frowned Blastoise. Red notices his pokemon expression and tries to get him motivated to fight.
"Hey Blastoise, this trainer is not like the other trainers. He already defeated Pikachu and Lapras while I have defeated only one of his," Red informs with a smile on his face. Blastoise mood changed when he learns that two of his comrades got defeated by this goofy looking trainer.
"Your attack Gold," Red calmly said.
"You will regret that. Pidgeot Sky Attack." Pidgeot begin to cloak itself in a bright blue light.
"Stop it with Blizzard." The giant turtle points its cannons at the glowing bird and fires a Blizzard. The Blizzard starts to get bigger because of the weather and before it can hit the bird a yellow box appears around it. The attack gets weaken by the Light Screen and doesn't stop Pidgeot from crashing into Blastoise.
Blastoise fell on its shell while Pidgeot flew back to where it started. Shouldn't the Light Screen be gone by now bitterly thought Red. Wait, when he released Ampharos it was holding something. Thinking back to what Ampharos was holding Red finally figured out what it was holding.
"Was your Ampharos holding light clay?" demanded Red. Gold smirked and finally replied, "Yeah, he was holding a light clay to make his Light Screen last longer than usual. You are not the only one who gives his pokemon items." Gold smiled thinking he is the smartest trainer in the world.
Time to switch to physical attacks thought Red. "Blastoise ice punch." Ice starts to form on Blastoise fist. The giant turtle began to run with its Ice Punch at Pidgeot.
"Pidgeot fly up high than use Air Cutter," quickly ordered Gold.
Pidgeot flew out of Blastoise range before it could punch. In the air Pidgeot spread its wings and crescent shaped wave are launched at Blastoise.
"Blastoise withdraw into your shell." Blastoise withdraw into its shell and the air cutter hit its hard shell doing minimal damage. The Light Screen around Pidgeot flickered and disappeared. "Now Blizzard but stay in your shell." The two cannons on Blastoise back try to aim at Pidgeot in the sky and fired cold air spreading out as snowstorm increases its range.
"Pidgeot use your new move, Heat wave." The giant bird opens its mouth and shot hot air that it started melting snow near the attack. The Blizzard started to push harder against the Heat Wave and started to get the upper hand.
There must be a way to make Pidgeot's Heat Wave stronger Gold tried to figure out a solution. I got it! "Pidgeot use Whirlwind to increase the heat and strengthen it." Pidgeot flap its wings furiously to make strong winds and the Heat Wave soon became strong enough to overcome the Blizzard and blasted through and strikes on Blastoise.
That Heat Wave is going to cause problems with Blastoise ice attacks Red looked up and smirked.
"What are staring at?" asked Gold trying to find something in the sky that Red might looked at.
"Blastoise Rain Dance." The turtle came out of its shell and got on its hind legs and formed a blue orb in its hands to throw it in the sky. A blue explosion appeared in the dark sky and rain soon started falling from the sky.
What is Red thinking of doing if it's raining? Blizzard accuracy will be bad in this weather unless he wants to power up his water attacks Gold wondered.
"Hydro Cannon," with a big grin Red commanded but suddenly turn to a serious face but his facial expression didn't go unnoticed by Gold.
The cannons on Blastoise back fired water at high pressure going at high speed and the rain increased the power of the attack. The attack hit Pidgeot and threw the bird backwards and started to fall towards the ground. Before it hit the ground Pidgeot open its wings and pull up a few feet above the ground.
Gold sigh with relief that Pidgeot manage to pull up in time. He saw Blastoise breathing very hard and saw his chance to recover. "Pidgeot recover by Roost." The bird landed on the ground cover in water and started to glow white as he gets heal.
"Blastoise use Blizzard when you can move again." I am starting to feel something that I haven't felt in a long time. The same feeling that made me like battling in the first place Red gladly thought.
The blue turtle got on all four limbs and started to aim at Pidgeot. "Pidgeot get out of there quickly." Blastoise suddenly gain a sudden burst of speed and fired the Blizzard. The Blizzard blocked both of Red's and Gold's vision.
"Pidgeot!" cried out Gold. When the Blizzard died down Pidgeot was okay and the attack miss and froze the water beneath Pidgeot freezing its feet with it.
"Ha, your Blizzard missed completely," mocked Gold waving his finger. Red just smirked at the gesture.
"The attack didn't completely missed it manage to freeze your Pidgeot's feet," when Red finish his last sentence hail started to fall again.
"Finish this with another Blizzard." Still standing on fours Blastoise delivered another blizzard and hitting Pidgeot with a large force that it manages to break him out of the ice hurling him backwards. The cannons on Blastoise back retracted into its shell when he finished his attack. Pidgeot lay on the ground motionless.
-That guy didn't stand a chance against the Blizzard but he did put up a good fight to the end. I even close to activating my ability Torrent thought Blastoise. Pidgeot's body suddenly stirred.
"What? He must be down by being hit by a Blizzard at full power," gasped Red in shock. The Pidgeot started to get up weakly on it legs.
"My Pidgeot is not to be underestimated. He is sturdy enough to survive a thunder from Lance's Dragonite. He is very sturdy and has survives many super effective attack," replied Gold, "Pidgeot use Sky Attack."
"Blastoise Blizzard again," quickly commanded Red. Blastoise started to fired another Blizzard but suddenly stop and electricity suddenly started crackling all around Blastoise's body. Pidgeot with the Sky Attack fully charged hits Blastoise straight on its head knocking him over. With a dazed looked Blastoise is out of the battle.
Red watch his pokemon fall to the ground with a shocked look. Pidgeot flew in front Gold and landed on patch of dry ground looking weary.
"My Blastoise just suddenly stopped moving. What did you do to my Pokemon?" putting on calm face Red retrieved his Blastoise while thanking it for its hard work.
"Easy my Pidgeot used Thunder Wave before Blastoise used Blizzard which slowed him down enough for Pidgeot to charge up its Sky Attack," replied Gold. "But how did you make your Blastoise faster all of a sudden? His Blizzard attack hit Pidgeot before he could break out of the ice."
With a sly smile Red hold up a quick claw in hand. "Quick claw. When equipped to a pokemon the pokemon may sometimes move at fast speeds. Giving my Blastoise sudden burst of speed his attack hit first," quickly explained Red waving the quick claw.
That explains the incredible speed. I almost lost the match if my Pidgeot didn't use Thunder wave thought Gold.
"Isn't it impossible for a Pidgeot to learn Thunder Wave?" remarked Red.
"Isn't it impossible for a Pikachu to learn Earthquake," smirked Gold.
"My Pikachu just used Iron Tail to strike the ground which was strong enough to create an earthquake."
"Hhhmm… so that's how you did it. Well my Pidgeot learn Thunder Wave when we were walking through a forest. We were attack by a group of electric pokemon and they thunder shocked us a so many times that Pidgeot learned Thunder Wave," Gold sheepishly rub the back of his head remembering the painful memories of being shocked.
He reminds me of myself when I started my journey thought Red of his crazy encounters when he started. I was an idiot back then when I started.
"Its time to resume our match," declared Red pointing his finger at Gold.
This is my first fanfiction story. This story is to see how fanfiction works so I am going to post the next chapter which is also the last chapter next week. I got inspire to write this story when I fought Red in my Soul Silver game. Blizzard never misses in Hail weather but it took three blizzards to take out my Pidgeot and two Thunders from Lance's Dragonite. Some of the stuff in this story will appear in my future stories. Thanks for reading and please R&R.