Gym Battles Redone

And so the first chapter of a long story. It was rather spontaneous but I still want to try it out. This time, each chapter concentrates in one of the Gym battles Ash could have done better by simply choosing other Pokemon more suited for the battle at hand.

We start in Hoenn because that was the time, when Ash started forgetting he had very strong Pokemon back home. So get ready for some serious OP Ash like never seen before in my stories! And that's saying a lot already.

I'm sure that in my rush I made a lot of grammar mistakes. So skip them and just don't tell me where they are.

Copyrights: I don't own Pokemon. How more clear do I have to be? If I did, Ash wouldn't be lame. And he wouldn't have a weird Greninja.

Chapter 1: Roxanne

Thirteen-year-old Pokemon trainer dressed in blue called Ash Ketchum stood on one side of the rocky arena, with his Electric starter Pikachu at his side. His travelling friends gym leader Brock, future coordinator May and her little brother Max were in the stances preparing for the gym battle to start soon.

"So Ash are you ready for our match?" The cute lady on the other side asked her new acquaintance. She was Roxanne, Rock-type leader of Rustboro City. On the stances were her dozen of students, ready to see their teacher on a gym battle.

Ash looked down towards his Pikachu and his two Pokeballs resting on his waist. He only had Taillow a Flying type from this region, which was weak to Rock moves. And his other Pokemon the Grass starter Treecko, one that would certainly and most probably have an advantage here. If it knew Grass moves. Which it didn't.

So far Ash thought that teaching Pikachu and Treecko how to use Iron Tail for this battle would actually help. But the two hadn't mastered the move yet. And Taillow was still practicing Steel Wing by the same method. The seasoned trainer couldn't just use a move that may cancel out while performing it. His defeat would be more than embarrassing.

So maybe Ash had to make a choice very different from his original idea to take on the Hoenn region. Instead of just relaying on the Pokemon he would catch in this region, he had to call back some of his old friends resting in Pallet Town with Professor Oak.

"Yeah, about that" The trainer stated scratching his head. He smiled making up his mind about what to do "I'll be back in a few minutes, prepare the badge!" The challenger run off at high speed, leaving a trail of smoke behind like Animes did. Pikachu was scratching its head with his tail not knowing what his best friend was up to.

"Isn't he a little bit overconfident?" May asked from the sidelines scratching her hair. She knew Ash was rather forward but not to this kind of level.

"Usual Ash when you get to know him" Brock replied smiling. After two regions, the gym leader was used to Ash' sudden actions.

A few minutes later, the trainer from Kanto ran back into the arena. He went to his side of the field and saw some of Roxanne' students had fallen asleep. He coughed bringing the attention to him.

"Sorry it took so long" Ash returned panting a bit after his running. Yet his grin was not leaving his face "Do you have my badge ready?"

"We'll see if you are worthy of it" The Rock-type leader stated with a grin. The referee raised his two flags.

Brock was now looking at things more closely. His young friend had always been quite boaster about his team's prowess. But the fact it was going this far may mean something else for this battle.

"This is an official two-on-two gym battle between Roxanne and the challenger Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town in Kanto. There's no time limit and only the challenger is allowed to substitute his Pokemon at any moment. Now send out your first Pokemon!" The referee said.

"Go Totodile!" Ash called out his Pokemon. It was a rather short-sized blue-scaled crocodile standing on two legs. The Jaw Pokemon was dancing around like it always did.

"Ash called back Totodile?" The Rock-type leader from Kanto stated rather surprised. Ash had told him that he had wanted to train a new team from scratch in Hoenn. But maybe he had now come to regret that choice. A lot of his Pokemon back home were very powerful already. And if properly trained, they could be unstoppable.

"Type advantage, no surprise there" Roxanne stated looking quite smug. She was too used to type advantage like Grass, Water, Ground or even Fighting "Go Geodude!" The one rock with two arms stood in the arena with a mean look. Totodile was oblivious to it, dancing around as usual

"Geodude vs Totodile, begin!" The referee started the battle.

"Use Rock Throw!" Roxanne started the battle. Her Rock Pokemon dug its hands into the soil and flung giant sharp rocks at the rival. Totodile stopped dancing suddenly full serious.

"Just like against Brock all those years ago" Ash said to himself remembering those old days. He smiled knowing Totodile had some new moves. Apparently Professor Oak forgot to mention him that his Pokemon had been training back home "Okay Totodile, use your Aqua Jet!" The water starter from Johto suddenly had its body covered in water, flying around the rocks and towards the enemy like an air torpedo.

"It seems Totodile has been training while Ash was gone" Brock stated analyzing the battle. Aqua Jet was a powerful move if done right. And Totodile was executing it as smooth as you could possibly do it. It was obvious Ash leaving his Pokemon behind may have motivated them to train even more.

The water-covered starter hit Geodude straight in the face, sending it rolling backwards an inch or two. Leaving the starter from Johto very close to him. Something the gym leader was going to take advantage off.

"Use Focus Punch!" Roxanne ordered now. Her Rock Pokemon threw his glowing fist aiming to bring down all of the crocodile's teeth.

"Come on Totodile, use Crunch on that fist!" Ash ordered, earning many surprised looks from the students. And May And Max. And Brock. And the referee. And Roxanne.

The water starter obeyed the order, his glowing teeth munching down on the incoming punch and not letting go. Ash knew first hand that Totodiles were vicious bitters. So Roxanne would have a hard time getting free from him. Geodude grimaced in pain shaking his arm to let loose the annoyance. The gym leader was now frowning. This was really nothing conventional like she had ever seen.

"Focus Punch against the ground!" Roxanne comanded also rather spontaneously. Geodude use the arm with the Water Pokemon attached and started punching the ground. Though using Totodile as his own punch. The ground cave a bit each attack with the incredible strength applied. One could see that Totodile was hurting by the blows he was been forced to take. The unbearable pain finally overpowered Totodile's jaw grip making him stop his biting and sending him careening back with another Fighting move. His small legs plowed a small trench on his way until halting a bit out of breath.

"Now Roll Out!" The gym leader ordered. Her Pokemon obeyed, becoming a living ball and heading for the starter of the Johto region.

"Totodile, don't give up and fight back with Water Gun!" Ash ordered. Totodile followed no matter how much damage he had, unleashing a stream of water from his jaws. The beam was slowly stopping Geodude but the Rock Pokemon was somehow using more strength and slowly fighting the ever-coming current. Ash grinded his teeth in sheer frustration. This wasn't good at all. If Totodile was eventually hit then it was over.

Incredibly, the starter did have the same train of thoughts as his trainer. He didn't want to lose. The tinny crocodile applied even more energy behind his Water blast. The water beam almost instantly doubled in size, sending the Rock Pokemon rolling backwards to its side of the field screaming in pain by the super damage received.

"Wow, you turned Water Gun into Hydro Pump!" Ash said with a beaming smile at his Water Pokemon. Totodile started dancing again, when his body started glowing in white light.

"It's evolving!" Max said from the sidelines, incredibly anxious about witnessing such an event. He had seen that Poochyena evolving but not an evolution in the middle of a battle aside from on TV. And on live was way cooler.

The light died down and the new Pokemon appeared. It was a bit taller than Totodile, with a jaw relatively normal to its new tubby body. Its scales were a bit lighter shade of blue with a yellow belly.

Ash and may scanned the new Croconaw in the arena. And in the trainer's case, he discovered some new moves his Pokemon had learnt.

Roxanne was now a bit terrified. If Totodile had harmed her Pokemon, then Croconaw could now do even more damage. She had to end the fight as quickly as she could.

"Geodude, use another Roll Out!" The gym leader and teacher ordered, with her Pokemon following. This second Roll Out in a row was made stronger and faster. But neither Ash and Croconaw were in the least worried about it.

"Okay Croconaw, use Surf!" Ash ordered ready to finish the battle. His Pokemon punched the ground and a giant water wave washed it all over. The liquid disappeared after a few seconds, leaving a drenched and knocked out Geodude in the wet field.

"Geodude is unable to battle. Croconaw wins. Gym leader, send out your last Pokemon!" The referee said.

The hot gym leader looked rather surprised. This trainer was really strong. She had to be very cautious about how to handle him and his Pokemon. She only had one left and type advantage seemed to be playing a huge factor.

"Go Nosepass!" Roxanne called out her next Pokemon. The Compass Pokemon stood like a giant rock statue with a dark blue body and a giant nose. Ash and May scanned the Pokemon with their Pokedexs.

"Okay Croconaw, come back" Ash said to his Water Pokemon, who run back to his side with Pikachu. The two Pokemon started talking leaving Ash with one Pokeball to summon "You are up, Bayleef!" The raven-haired teenager called out the Grass starter from Johto. The second-form of Chikorita stood quite shorter than Nosepass with a dinosaur body.

Brock smiled. It was obvious that Totodile wasn't going to be the only last-minute substitution for Ash. This battle was getting more interesting with each passing round.

"Nosepass vs Bayleef, begin!" The referee said.

"End this quickly with Rock Tomb!" The gym leader of Hoenn ordered. However, Ash was already countering before his Pokemon could be potentially hindered.

"Jump with your Vine Whips and use Stun Spore!" The challenger ordered. Bayleef used a good old strategy from the Johto league, propelling herself high into the ceiling with her vines. Right after she did that, rocks covered the place, where she had been standing on. Moving her neck while air-bound, purple dust covered the arena hitting the Rock-type rival. Nosepass was now shuddering feeling unable to move due to the paralyzing move.

"Use Zap Cannon!" Roxanne ordered desperately. Nosepass created a sickly green electric sphere on its nose firing it. But the move, which already had great chances of missing, was fired even slower due to the status change affecting the Rock-type speed. Bayleef didn't even have to move an inch. The blast just flew three meters next to her without static even reaching her skin.

"I think you missed" Ash stated chuckling. His victory was drawing near "Use Razor Leaf!" However, Bayleef growled out stomping the ground almost like it was calling out for something. Ash thought that his starter didn't want to fight anymore. Which was weird because Bayleef would be the first one to volunteer if Ash ever needed a Pokemon.

Until the white light also swallowed her up.

"What the..." No one had time to wonder or marvel, as now an even taller Pokemon stood in the arena with a bright lime skin and a flower collar around its sauropod neck. The fruit-like smell it released was capable of snaring the senses.

The thirteen year old trainer was almost gawking. His Grass starter had fully-evolved. He'd never really pushed his Pokemon to evolve unless they did want to, ever since the forest incident with Bulbasaur. And also because Ash didn't want them to evolve too fast for him to end up trying to handle another hot-headed Charizard, if with another elemental type, like Grass in this situation. Maybe his Pokemon loved battles much more than he did because Meganium was pointing at him to order her another move while Nosepass was still affected.

Ash couldn't stop his smirk after checking out some of her new moves. This was going to be so sweat.

"Okay Meganium, finish this battle with Frenzy Plant!" Meganium stomped the ground with incredible might, giant vines covered with thorns lashing Nosepass. The Compass Pokemon could only yowl in pain and its trainer could only watch in shock how her Pokemon was white-washed into submission. The statue-shaped Pokemon fell backwards completely black-and-blue and with swirls for eyes.

"Nosepass is unable to battle. Meganium wins. The challenger Ash Ketchum is the winner!" The referee declared.

"Wow, that was awesome!" Max declared. He was always surprised by his friend's tactics. Ever since the first time he had watched Ash fighting in the Silver Conference.

"Indeed, it seems Ash's Pokemon still want to get stronger even if Ash didn't bring them with him" Brock stated with his arms across his chest.

"Well Ash, as promised here's my Stone Badge" Roxanne handled her cobalt-colored symbol. Ash was still a bit flabbergasted when he grabbed it. Meganium brought him back with a Vine Whip slap to the back of the head. Though with her new power, the slap almost sent her trainer to the other side of the arena with a severe case of migraine. Many of the children laughed by the display.

Ash stood up still unable to believe it. He thought that training a new team in Hoenn from scratch was going to help him. But now that he looked at Meganium and Croconaw, the trainer realized he would have only deprived these Pokemon from getting stronger. That had been his mistake back in the Silver and Indigo Conference. Just relaying on his strongest members like he had done with Charizard wasn't going to do the job for this or any future league.

All of his Pokemon had to be the strongest they could. Even if it meant beating legends.

Notes from Chapter 1:

Okay Ash called back two friends we are very fond off. Seriously, I think if Totodile and Bayleef are given the chance, they can evolve in the Anime.

Remember we are only going for the gym battles. There won't be in between training scenes. At the most a short recap of the off-screen training Ash put his Pokemon through.

And also Ash might not help May and Dawn to train because they take his time to train away. And he definitely won't even think of traveling with Iris. Serena...still an unrefined topic I won't talk about unless I really have to.

And Ash has defeated his first Hoenn gym with little problem. See next chapter for another gym beating!