"Hey Gengar, where should we go first?" asked Harry as he looked down at his best friend that was walking besides him.

"Gengar," said Gengar with a shrug and a large grin.

"I say we go to Fuchsia City first then we can try and catch some pokemon at the Safari Zone that is located there," said Harry with a smile. Gengar nodded at the suggestion because it was a good plan.

"Alright then, off to Fuchsia City," said Harry pumping his fist into the air.

Break

"Man, all this walking as got me tired as can be. Gengar let's take a break and have some lunch before we continue our journey," said Harry as he was about to take a seat, but stopped when he sensed a pokemon nearby.

"On second thought, let's hold off on lunch," said Harry as he silently made his way through the woods to where he felt the pokemon was at. It didn't take him long before he came upon a small bird-like pokemon with a small stick with a green tip at the end.

"Farfetch'd, the bird-like pokemon that uses a stick to deliver deadly strikes to its enemies," said the Poke Dexter.

"Awesome, it seems I'll be going for my first catch. Sorry Gengar, but I think I'm going to use my starter pokemon so it can get some experience," said Harry as he grabbed a pokeball on his belt and hit the button on the front so it enlarged to its full size.

"Go Bulbasaur," yelled Harry releasing his pokemon. Bulbasaur came out of the pokeball ready to battle with the bird-type pokemon that was now holding its stick in a threatening manner.

"Bulbasaur use Vine Whip and try to knock its weapon out of its hands," said Harry.

"Bulba," said Bulbasaur before it launched two vines at the bird pokemon. Right as the vines were about to score a direct hit on the bird pokemon, it used its stick to knock away Bulbasaur's vines. It then charge at Bulbasaur and delivered a hard hit to Bulbasaur's head with its stick.

"You ok Bulbasaur?" asked Harry worried that his pokemon would be unable to continue the fight. Bulbasaur just got up, nodded his head at his master, and got ready to continue the battle.

"Alright, you have to watch out for that stick otherwise we are done for," said Harry and he received a nod from his pokemon. He didn't get to say more because Farfetch'd was coming in for a peck attack, but this time Bulbasaur and Harry were prepared.

"Use Vine Whip to get above it then use Leech Seed," said Harry with a smirk. Right as Farfetch'd was about to deliver the peck attack, Bulbasaur used his vines to launch himself into the air. Farfetch'd was unprepared for that and ended up slamming into the ground because of the lose of balance. Bulbasaur then launched a seed from the plant on his back that upon contact of the bird pokemon broke open and entangled the pokemon in a bunch on vines. The bird pokemon tried to break free of the vines, but was unable and was soon being drained of all its energy.

"Now Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip to finish it off," said Harry. Right after Harry gave the command, Bulbasaur launched two vines that scored a direct hit on the bird pokemon and knocking it into a nearby tree. Harry then grabbed a pokeball and threw it at the fallen pokemon. He didn't have to wait long before the red dot on it beeped then cleared, signaling that he had successfully caught a new pokemon.

"Alright, looks like I caught my first pokemon," said Harry as he picked up the pokeball with a large smile on his face.

"Good job Bulbasaur, I knew you could do it," said Harry patting his pokemon on the head. Bulbasaur just smirked at his master and enjoyed the pats on the head.

"Alright guys, let's have lunch," said Harry cheerfully as he sat down and started to open his bag up.

Break

"Man that meal really hit the spot," said Harry as he patted his stomach with a content smile on his face. Gengar and Bulbasaur both nodded their heads in agreement before Harry got up and stretched.

"Alright guys, time to get going," said Harry as he recalled Bulbasaur and placed his pokeball back on his belt.

"Alright Gengar, which way to Fuchsia City?" asked Harry looking at his best friend.

"Gengar," replied Gengar pointing southwest.

"Awesome, let's get going then," said Harry cheerfully as he started to head off in the direction that Gengar pointed in.

Break

"Doo-be-doo-be-doooooooo," hummed Harry as he walked the trail that would lead him to Fuchsia City. Gengar just gave the boy a curious look before he went to amusing himself by juggling three fist sized shadow balls that would explode if they hit the ground or something other then Gengar's hands.

"Hey look a small stream, think we should take a break, and go fishing?" asked Harry as they drew closer to the stream. It had been a week since he caught his first pokemon and to tell the truth he was anxious to catch another.

"Gengar," said Gengar as he continued to juggle the shadow balls he had created.

"I'm going to take that as yes, since you seemed more concerned with amusing yourself," said Harry as he reached into his bag and pulled out three pieces of metal with some fishing line. He connected the three pieces of metal together and formed a fishing rod. Harry then took the fishing line and started to connect it through the fishing rod so he could use it to fish for pokemon and some food to eat. A few minutes later, Harry was calmly sitting on the side of the river as he waited patiently for a bite. He didn't have to wait long before he got a bite and pulled up the line to find he caught a Magikarp.

"Hmm, doesn't look like much, but hey you never know when a water type pokemon will come in handy," said Harry before throwing a pokeball and easily capturing the weak pokemon. He didn't bother battling with it because he knew from his father that Magikarp were very easy to catch.

"Alright, now time to catch some lunch," said Harry as he switched the type of bait he was using so he would catch some regular fish instead of any type of pokemon.

"Let the fishing begin," said Harry sarcastically.

"You say it as if you don't like fishing much," said a voice from behind him.

"Can't say I'm looking forward to it," replied Harry not even bothering to turn around and face the person whom was behind him.

"Impressive, I don't know whether you are a fool or incredibly brave to not be worried about someone sneaking up on you," said the voice now whispering in his ear.

"You should be more worried about watching your own back," said Harry with a smirk as he got a bite and reeled in a decent size bass before casting his line back out to get some more lunch. He then turned around to see Gengar holding a very large Shadow Ball and prepared to use it on the mysterious stranger if the girl made any sudden movements.

"I guess I shouldn't have underestimated you," replied the girl as she held up her arms in surrender. Harry took a good look at the girl and saw that she was about two inches shorter then him, with long green hair that fell down to her waist, and sky blue eyes. She was wearing a light green top that went well with her hair and some tight blue jeans that showed off her curves. The girl looked to be a year or two older then Harry himself, but it didn't matter to him because all he was interested in was his own pokemon journey.

"Gengar she is ok," said Harry calming down his best friend. Gengar just gave the girl one last look over before it disappeared from sight.

"That is one protective pokemon you have their, I won't be trying to sneak up on you anytime in the future," said the girl with a small smirk.

"Harry Lavender of Lavender Town," said Harry introducing himself to the girl as he held out his hand.

"Rose Serenity of Celadon City," said the girl shaking Harry's hand with a smile upon her face.

"Pleasure to meet you Rose, would you like to join Gengar and I for lunch," asked Harry as he felt another tug on his fishing line and pull in a large bass before recasting his line to catch some more fish.

"Sure, as long as you're cooking," said Rose taking a seat next to Harry.

"Fine, but you owe me one. No freeloading allowed," said Harry with a smirk.

"You have yourself a deal," said Rose with a small laugh.

Break

"Wow, you're a pretty good cook for a boy," said Rose with smirk.

"Thanks, but it is time for me to continue my journey. It was a pleasure meeting you Rose, lets go Gengar," said Harry as he put out the fire and gathered his stuff.

"You're not even going to invite me along?" asked Rose with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm sure you have your own things to do then join me," said Harry with a smile.

"It just so happens that I don't and you seem like an interesting person, so I will be joining you," said Rose leaving no room for argument as she walked past Harry. Harry just gave the girl a curious look, but was interrupted from his look when Rose shouted at him.

"You coming or what?" yelled Rose.

"Yeah, yeah I'm coming," replied Harry as he ran to catch up with the weird girl.

"So, um where are you headed anyway?" asked Rose causing Harry to face fault.

"Here I was following you thinking you knew the way, crazy girl," said Harry shaking his head at Rose.

"Hey, now you're just being mean," said Rose as she crossed her arms across her chest and glared at Harry.

"So tell me, are you a pokemon trainer?" asked Harry changing the subject.

"Well, I started out as one about a year ago, but found out that just wasn't for me so I became a pokemon breeder," said Rose not even realizing Harry had changed the subject.

"A breeder, that's pretty cool, but if you started your journey a year ago why are you still in the Kanto region," said Harry curious.

"That's simple, once I decided to be a breeder I went back to Celadon city to learn under the gym leader Erika on how to take care of Grass type pokemon. Most my pokemon at the moment are grass type so I figured best learn all I can about what I got before I worry about what I get in the future," said Rose logically.

"Smart idea, I guess having you along won't be so bad," said Harry with a smirk before Rose hit him on the arm playfully.

"Watch it mister," said Rose with a mock glare.

"I'm just kidding, besides I'm a rookie trainer so having a smart breeder will be most helpful," said Harry with a heartbreaking smile that caused Rose to blush heavily.

"Sure, just let me know if you need any help taking care of your pokemon and I'll be glad to help you out," said Rose trying to hide her blush.

"Awesome, but how are we going to split up the catching of pokemon," asked Harry.

"I'm mostly a grass type pokemon girl, so don't have to worry about me wanting any pokemon besides mainly grass type, but you never know when a different type will catch my eye so we will just see what happens when we cross that bridge," said Rose cheerfully.

"Sounds like a plan, besides I can always get Gengar to distract you while I go catch some pokemon," said Harry with a cheeky grin. Rose was about to hit him on the arm again, but Harry dodged it and started to run away from the girl.

"Hey get back here you little smartass, so I can kick your butt," yelled Rose chasing after Harry.

Break

"Hey look a small village, we can rest there for the night," said Rose happily.

"I hope they have a pokemon center because my pokemon sure could use a good healing," said Harry with a sheepish grin.

"You should've known better then to release Magikarp into that fast flowing stream. They aren't the best of swimmers, I mean seriously what were you thinking," said Rose glaring at Harry.

"Hey we got him back didn't we, so just calm down," said Harry back two steps away from the angry Rose.

"You're just lucky Gengar woke up when he did or we would have been chasing it for a heck of a lot longer," said Rose stomping past Harry.

"Gengar," said Gengar appearing besides Harry with a large grin.

"Oh shut it you," said Harry as he bopped Gengar over his head. The trio made there way through the village and finally stopped at the local Pokemon center.

"Must be your lucky day because most small villages don't have a Pokemon center this well set up," said Rose as they walked inside the building.

"Naw, they probably heard I was coming and immediately got to working on their pokemon center to make it the best as possible for me when I arrived," said Harry arrogantly before Rose bopped him over the head.

"Dream on," said Rose with a small laugh.

"You're so mean," said Harry nursing the bump on his head.

"Hello you two, how may I help you both today?" asked Nurse Joy as she stood behind the front desk.

"Yes, I was wondering if you could heal my pokemon," replied Harry placing three balls on the table.

"Aren't you going to get Gengar healed as well?" asked Rose placing five pokeballs on the table for healing.

"Naw, Gengar doesn't like to be confined in a pokeball so I let him heal the natural way," said Harry with a cheerful smile.

"If you say so," said Rose giving Harry a weird look.

"I'll have your pokemon all healed up by tomorrow morning," said Nurse Joy as she took the tray full of pokeballs with a kind smile.

"Well let's find a room to stay in because I am tired," said Harry as he head towards the back of the pokemon center where the rooms for guest were located.

"Fine, but no funny stuff or I will permanently end your career as a man," said Rose with a deadly glare that made a shiver go down Harry's back.

"Yes ma'am," said Harry resisting the urge to salute the fierce girl.

"Good," said Rose as she marched off to find a room with two separate beds.

Break

"Hey you're a pokemon trainer right?" asked a boy pointing at Harry.

"Yeah, can I help you with something?" replied Harry giving the boy a confused look. He had just left the small town with Rose about an hour ago and this boy comes out of nowhere blocking their path.

"Good, I challenge you to a battle," said the boy grabbing a pokeball.

"Alright, my first battle," said Harry grabbing one of his own pokeball.

"Careful Harry, he seems to be a seasoned trainer," said Rose.

"Oh so you're a rookie, well don't think I'll take it easy on you because you're a beginner. Go Raticate," said the boy releasing his pokemon.

"Go Bulbasaur," said Harry releasing his pokemon.

"Raticate use quick attack," said the boy with a confident smirk. The Raticate just took off at incredible speeds intent on slamming into Bulbasaur.

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip to knock Raticate away," said Harry. Bulbasaur just waited until Raticate was almost upon it before it released to vines that easily knocked the unprepared pokemon away and sent it sliding across the ground back towards its trainer.

"Now use Razor Leaf while it is down," said Harry trying to take advantage of the fallen pokemon.

"Raticate get up and dodge the attack, then go in for a Hyper Fang attack," said the boy. The Raticate managed to get up just in time and dodge the many razor leaves that were sent at it and then went in to deliver a powerful Hyper Fang attack.

"Bulbasaur take the hit," said Harry hoping his pokemon would be able to stand up to the attack otherwise his plan wouldn't work. Bulbasaur just braced itself for the attack and grimaced in pain as Raticate delivered a strong Hyper Fang attack and used its large mouth to bite down on Bulbasaur.

"Now Bulbasaur, use Leech Seed," said Harry. Bulbasaur didn't have to be told twice and released a small seed from the plant on its back that immediately exploded and trapped Raticate in its vines. Raticate released its hold on Bulbasaur and started to scream in pain as its energy was drained and soon the rat pokemon fell to the ground unconscious.

"Oh yeah, great job Bulbasaur," said Harry pumping his fist into the air. Bulbasaur just gave his master an arrogant smirk and prepared itself for the next fight.

"You're pretty good for a Rookie, but no more playing around. Go Beedrill," said the boy releasing his next pokemon.

"You need a break Bulbasaur or you good to go?" asked Harry looking at his pokemon.

"Bulbasaur," said Bulbasaur as it looked determinedly at Beedrill.

"Beedrill use Pin Missile," said the boy. Beedrill started to shoot many drills at Bulbasaur, but Harry yelled out his own attack to counter that one.

"Bulbasaur use Razor Leaf to destroy those Pin Missiles," said Harry. Bulbasaur just glared at the Beedrill before it unleashed many razor leaves that collided with the Pin Missile attack and the two attacks crashed into each other and caused a minor explosion as they cancelled each other out.

'For a rookie, he seems to be a natural even with a pokemon that is much weaker then his opponents,' thought Rose impressed with Harry's battling skills.

"Use Fury Attack," said the boy not waiting for the dust to clear.

"Watch out Bulbasaur," said Harry as Beedrill came out of the dust and started to rapidly attack Bulbasaur with the drills on its hands. Bulbasaur tried its best to dodge the attacks, but Beedrill was too fast and scored about four direct hits on the grass pokemon.

"Finish it with a Focus Punch," said the boy with a confident smirk.

"Dodge it Bulbasaur," said Harry, but his pokemon was too weak now and took a direct hit that knocked it out. Harry smiled fondly at his pokemon before he recalled it and placed Bulbasaur's pokeball back on his belt.

"You did good buddy, but time for a nice rest. Let's go Farfetch'd," said Harry releasing his next pokemon.

"A Farfetch'd, that's a pretty rare pokemon, but you're still going to lose. Beedrill use Fury Attack," said the boy with an arrogant smirk.

"Use Sandstorm," said Harry. Farfetch'd just grabbed its stick tightly and then swung it across the ground in a circle, which created a small sandstorm that blocked Beedrill's view of the bird pokemon.

"Now use Sword Dance," said Harry with a smirk. Beedrill didn't even have time to prepare a defense as Farfetch'd burst out of the dust cloud in front of Beedrill and delivered a combo of attacks with its stick that made it look like it was doing a deadly dance. At the end of the combo, Farfetch'd delivered a hard blow to Beedrill's head and the bug pokemon fell to the ground knocked out and unprepared to battle any longer.

"Grr, you got lucky on that one, but I will not lose anymore. Return Beedrill, go Charmander," said the boy releasing his final pokemon of the battle.

"Man I am getting hungry," said Harry randomly causing Rose to sweat drop at his comment.

'How can a rookie be so calm in his first battle?' thought Rose with disbelief and awe written across her face.

"Charmander use Flamethrower," said the boy with a confident smirk.

"Farfetch'd use Double Team," said Harry. Just as the powerful fire attack was about to hit Farfetch'd, the bird pokemon made 7 copies of itself and the fire attack ended up hitting one of the illusions.

"Charmander use Ember and destroy them all," said the boy getting angry that he wasn't able to beat Harry. Charmander started to destroy each clone one by one and was almost upon the last one when Harry called out his next attack.

"Dodge the Ember attack and use Agility then Tackle," said Harry. Farfetch'd easily dodge the ember attack then used agility to take off at speeds that were almost impossible to follow and delivered a powerful tackle attack to Charmander. Charmander took a direct hit and was knocked back into a tree.

"Finish it now with Fury Attack," said Harry.

"Charmander get up and use Flamethrower," yelled the boy refusing to lose to Harry, but it was too late because Farfetch'd was already upon Charmander. Charmander was unable to dodge as Farfetch'd delivered a barrage of direct hits upon it with its stick before jumping back towards Harry. Charmander tried to slowly, stand up, but it proved a waste of energy because a second later it fell to the ground knocked out.

"Alright, you the bird," said Harry patting his Farfetch'd on the head as the pokemon proudly held its head high in the air.

"Good battle, I look forward to our next meeting," said the boy as he recalled his Charmander and walked off into the woods.

"Wow Harry, are you sure that was your very first battle because it look like you have been battling for years with your strategies," said Rose giving him a skeptical look.

"Yeah I was surprised at how well I was able to hide my own nervousness, but it just felt so natural after a few minutes. I don't know, I can't explain it, but the attacks and such just came to me instantly and it was like I became a whole other person while I was battling," said Harry sheepishly as he ran a hand through his messy black hair.

"I guess you're a natural," said Rose not bothering to hide how impressed she was with his battling skills.

"I guess so, but now I am starving," said Harry causing Rose to face fault.

"Eat a small snack from your bag then, but it is too early to be having lunch," said Rose as Harry recalled his bird pokemon.

"Gengar," said Gengar handing Harry a power bar from his bag.

"Thanks buddy," said Harry with an appreciative smile as he took the power bar and started to chow down on it.

"Let's go," said Rose as she led the way.

"Yes ma'am," said Harry cheekily as he walked besides her.

Break

"Finally, we have reached Fuchsia City, and here I thought it would take another day to get here," said Rose with a relieved sigh.

"I don't know, I'm in no big hurry," said Harry with a shrug.

"Well I am going to head to the pokemon center and take a nice long bubble bath," said Rose with large smile on her face.

"Ok, I am going to head over to the Safari Zone and see if I can catch me some new pokemon," said Harry.

"Ok, we will meet back at the pokemon center at night and you can challenge the gym leader tomorrow morning," said Rose as she waved goodbye to Harry.

"Sounds like a good plan to me, see you later tonight," said Harry waving goodbye to Rose.

Break

"Welcome to the Safari Zone, would you like to enter and try your luck at catching some rare and exotic pokemon," said the man at the counter.

"Yes sir, I would most definitely like that opportunity," said Harry with an eager look on his face.

"Ok then, since this is your first time here so I will explain the rules to you. You are only allowed to use specialized Safari Zone pokeballs and you will only be allowed to use one pokemon to help you capture pokemon in the Safari Zone," said the man with a smile.

"Ok, I choose Gengar then to be the one pokemon to help me," said Harry and not a second later Gengar appeared at his side.

"Very well sir, that will also be $24,786.1 Yen," said the man.

'Damn, that is almost all my money,' thought Harry as he handed the man the money.

"Thank you and have a good sir," said the man handing Harry a belt full of Safari pokeballs.

"Thank you lets go Gengar," said Harry as he entered the Safari Zone with his best friend. The gates closed behind him and it was just Gengar and him by themselves in the Safari Zone.

Break

"So this is the Fuchsia City Gym, pretty impressive," said Rose with a small whistle.

"Yeah, I can't wait to challenge the gym leader and get my first badge," said Harry with an anxious look upon his face.

"Don't get too arrogant just because you were able to beat every trainer that challenged on the way here," said Rose as they entered the building and found themselves in a large dojo.

"Nothing wrong with having confidence in your pokemon," said Harry with a smirk.

"Welcome to the Fuchsia City Gym, state your purpose for being here," said a voice that seemed to come from all over the dojo.

"I am Harry Lavender from Lavender Town and I wish to challenge the gym leader to a battle," said Harry confidently.

"Very well, your challenge is accepted," said the voice before a cloud of smoke erupted in front of Harry and Rose. When the smoke cleared a man in his mid thirties was standing in front of them with his arms crossed across his chest.

"I am Koga, the gym leader of Fuchsia City gym. We shall have a two on two battles to see whom the better trainer is, but be warned. I will show no mercy," said Koga before he took a fighting stance and drew a pokeball.

"Come out of the shadows Weezing," said Koga as he released his first pokemon.

"Go Farfetch'd," said Harry releasing his first pokemon.

"Interesting first choice, but we shall see if it has the power to stand up to my trained pokemon. Weezing use Smokescreen," said Koga with a confident smirk.

"Hurry and use Sandstorm to knock away Weezing's Smokescreen," said Harry. Weezing was just about to release a smokescreen attack, but Farfetch'd used its greater speed to launch a powerful sandstorm attack that interrupted Weezing's attack. The sandstorm just didn't interrupt Weezing's attack, but also got sand in its eyes causing the pokemon to close its eyes.

"Now Farfetch'd use Sword Dance," said Harry with a smirk. He would use the same combo that had won him his first battle. Farfetch'd came bursting out of the cloud of the sand and delivered a series of attacks upon the Weezing. When it was finished with its attack, the cloud of dust had disappeared and Weezing was on the ground.

"Good job Farfetch'd," said Harry thinking they won.

"This fight has just begun, use Sludge now," said Koga not worried in the least that his pokemon had taken so much damage. Weezing opened its eyes and spit out a large blob of black sludge that scored a direct hit upon the bird pokemon and effectively blinding it. The smog pokemon then slowly floated back up into the air though not as high as before.

"Finish this fight with tackle attack," said Koga calmly.

"Use Double Team now," said Harry as the Weezing came charging at his pokemon. The bird pokemon still had a lot of sludge on its face, but it didn't need to be able to see to use Double Team and easily created seven copies of itself. Weezing crashed through one of the Farfetch'd, but it turned out only to be an illusion, slammed face first into the ground, and hurt itself.

"Hurry while it is down try to get the rest of that sludge off your face," said Harry as Weezing slowly got up.

"Impressive tactic, but it only stalls the inevitable. Weezing use poison gas," said Koga. Weezing released a powerful poison gas that headed straight towards the bird pokemon.

"Twirl your stick around as fast as possible and send the poison gas back at Weezing," said Harry hoping that it would work. Farfetch'd just gave its master a weird look, but complied with the command nonetheless and started to twirl its stick in front of itself at a insane speed. The twirling of the stick was so strong that it actually created a small whirlwind that managed to blow the poison gas right back at Weezing. Usually, a poison type pokemon like Weezing wouldn't have to worry about being poisoned by such an attack, but this Weezing's poison gas attack was so powerful that it even managed to poison itself when it was redirected back at it.

"Now while Weezing is weak, use Pound," said Harry. Farfetch'd had managed to get enough sludge off its face that it was able to see Weezing pretty clearly and delivered a powerful hit on the poison type pokemon with its stick. Weezing slammed into the ground and created a small dust cloud before revealing that it had been knocked out.

"It seems I have underestimated you, but fear not because I shall not make the same mistake twice. Go Venemoth," said Koga releasing his second pokemon.

"Return Farfetch, come on out Bulbasaur," said Harry as he recalled his first pokemon and released his second pokemon.

"Venemoth use Stun Spore," said Koga. Venemoth released a powerful Stun Spore by flapping its wings and before Harry could try to counter the attack, Bulbasaur was struggling to move as it was caught in the powerful Stun Spore.

"Now Venemoth, use Psybeam," said Koga looking to end the fight as quickly as possible.

"Bulbasaur you need to get out of the way now," yelled Harry frantically as the Venemoth unleashed a powerful Psybeam upon his pokemon. Bulbasaur struggled to move and was only able to fall on its side. Lucky for Bulbasaur, that proved enough to dodge the attack, but it was still caught in the after blast, which knocked it into the nearby wall.

"It seems your pokemon was able to break free of its paralysis," said Koga genuinely impressed with Harry's Bulbasaur.

"Bulbasaur if you're still ok to battle then use Razor Leaf now," said Harry. Bulbasaur slowly got up and shook its head before it glared at Venemoth and unleashed many razor leaves upon the flying pokemon.

"Use Gust Venemoth," said Koga calmly as he watched his pokemon easily blow away the Razor Leaf attack.

'It seems Harry's Bulbasaur is no match for Koga's Venemoth,' thought Rose with a frown upon her face.

"Venemoth use Psybeam again and finish this fight," said Koga. Venemoth unleashed another Psybeam attack and this time Bulbasaur was unable to dodge it. Bulbasaur took the full force of the attack and ended up being blown through one of the dojo's walls.

"Bulbasaur," yelled Harry in a worried tone as he ran outside to check on his pokemon. Koga and Rose calmly followed him outside and saw him looking at his Bulbasaur that was slowly trying to stand up.

"Bulbasaur, I think its best if you take a break," said Harry about to recall his pokemon, but was surprised when Bulbasaur just glared at him and started to glow brightly. Harry watched in awe as his pokemon started to evolve right before his eyes. The glowing soon stopped and before Harry was now a newly evolved Ivysaur.

"Ivysaur," said Ivysaur as it stood up proudly and stared at Venemoth.

"It seems our battle has just begun anew," said Koga with a small smirk.

"You ready to win Ivysaur?" asked Harry looking at his pokemon with a large smile. Ivysaur just nodded its head before it got into a fighting stance with a determined look upon its face.

"Alright Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf now," said Harry. Ivysaur immediately unleashed a barrage of razor leaves upon Venemoth. The difference in power between Ivysaur and Bulbasaur was visible because where before Venemoth had time to mount a counter attack against Razor Leaf, now it took several direct hits due to the fact that there were many more leaves flying at it and at greater speeds.

"Venemoth fly up higher and use Sleep Powder," said Koga trying to gain the upper hand. Venemoth flew high into the air and out of range of Ivysaur's Razor Leaf attack before it flapped its wings and released a powerful sleep powder.

"Ivysaur use Vine Whip to launch yourself high in the air above the sleep powder," said Harry. Ivysaur immediately used its fours vines and used them to launch himself off the ground and high into the air level with Venemoth. What Koga didn't notice was that ever since the battle had restarted, Ivysaur had been gathering sunlight in the bulb on its back and it was now ready to launch its most powerful attack upon Venemoth.

"Now Ivysaur, finish Venemoth off with Solar Beam," yelled Harry with an arrogant smirk on his face. Venemoth and Koga both watched in awe and disbelief as Ivysaur launched a powerful Solar Beam that Venemoth was unable to dodge and took the full force of the beam. The attack was so powerful it drove Venemoth to the ground and created a pretty big crater with a knocked out Venemoth in the middle of it.

Break

"It seems you are the better trainer and it gives me great pleasure to present you with the Soul Badge," said Koga with a smile as he handed Harry the gym badge.

"Awesome, looks like I only have seven more to get," said Harry as he looked at the badge proudly.

"I wish you luck on your journey Harry, until we meet again," said Koga before he threw something on the ground and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Did he have to do that?" coughed Rose.

"It did look pretty cool," coughed Harry with a smile on his face.

"Whatever, we need to hurry and get out of here so we don't miss the ferry to Cinnabar island," said Rose as she grabbed Harry's hand and dragged him away from the gym.

"The ferry doesn't leave for another two hours though," said Harry as he tried to break free from Rose's grasp.

"Yes, but we need to stop at the Pokemon center to heal your pokemon and we don't know how long that will take," said Rose as she continued to drag Harry.

'Troublesome woman,' thought Harry as he let himself be dragged to the Pokemon center.