My father once told me the story of his experience fighting the old Champion, Diana. Her signature Pokemon was a Mega Gardevoir. He switched his Seviper into a Dazzling Gleam, then used a Custap Berry to outspeed and kill with a Sludge Bomb. He says that he used the Seviper because it reminded him of a certain snake he borrowed many years ago. Sometimes, I really wonder about my father's past.
After training Inferno very hard for two days, it was now level 16. I had taught Inferno Aerial Ace, Peck, Quick Attack, and Flail. My two Ralts were both level 19, now and retained their original movesets. Now, however, Belle had learned Disarming Voice, a weak Fairy type move. I decided I would have her learn it to give her some sort of Fairy offense. I decided we were ready for our first gym battle.
When I walked inside the Pokemon gym, we saw pictures of bug Pokemon and landscape all around. There was also a small man, who stood next to an elevator that went downwards. When he saw me, he came over and greeted me.
"Hello! This is the first Pokemon gym of the Kalos region. Are you a challenger?"
"Well, yes, I am", I replied.
"Then head down this elevator, to where there will be the main gym. Be careful walking along the spiderweb paths!"
Spiderweb paths?, I thought as I headed down the elevator.
When I came down, I saw the same enormous room as on the poster on the wall, inside the Pokemon school. A giant spiderweb was strung across the majority of the room, and small children stood on certain portions of the web. At the very end of the room, an older woman, presumably Viola, was crouched down, taking pictures of the wildlife in the room.
I should probably mention the wildlife in the room. Boy, was there a lot of it. Butterfree and some bug Pokemon I had never seen before fluttered through the air. Metapod hung off the wall. The aforementioned children were battling each other with Bug Pokemon, and I even thought I heard a Kricketune somewhere in the mix. It was complete chaos.
I guess I'll probably start off by just walking to Viola, I thought. As I walked towards her, a youngster blocked my way.
"Sir, if you want to get to Viola, you'll have to get through me!", he shouted at me, his voice high pitched.
Youngster Billy challenged you to a battle!
I decided this would be the perfect time to use Inferno for the first time in a battle with a trainer.
Go, Inferno!
Inferno landed softly on the ground, then flapped up to a neutral levitating position.
Youngster Billy sent out Metapod!
The cocoon just sort of flopped onto the ground, then stayed there.
"I'll have you warned sir, that my Metapod is the strongest Metapod around! In fact, it's probably in the top percentage of Metapod!"
There is no good response to a statement like that.
"Inferno, use Aerial Ace!"
Inferno quietly flew towards the Metapod on the ground, then delivered two quick slashes in quick succession.
"Metapod?", the young boy asked worriedly. No response. The Metapod lay just as it had before.
"Umm...I think he's fainted. Good luck with the rest of the gym!" The youngster held the cocoon in his arms and ran out, almost knocking me off my portion of the web.
I was now in the center of the web. I only had to go one more segment to reach Viola. As I ran across the segment, a dark shape landed behind me. It was a young girl dressed very shoddily as a ninja.
"I am the bug ninja! Battle me!", she whispered.
"But I already passed you. I don't have my obligation to."
"Well, umm…." She sat down and thought about what my obligation to battle was.
I continued running to Viola, and got to her platform. As of now, she was sitting in a camping chair, and looked nonchalantly at me as I stepped onto the platform.
"I challenge you, the first gym leader!", I stated to her.
"How many badges do you have?", she asked me. She spoke in a cool, flowing voice, with a high tenor and a low alto. A large Vivillion, larger than I had ever seen, landed softly on her shoulder.
Wait, do I need gym badges to challenge a gym? "Uh...zero?", I said nervously.
She suddenly got up. "That's all I need! Let's battle!"
Battle! Gym Leader Viola!
She put two fingers to her mouth for a second, then picked out a Nest Ball.
"Go, Masquerain!"
The pink and blue Pokemon fluttered with its many wings towards the center, then darted around for a little bit. It was uncomfortably shiny.
"Go, Inferno!"
I decided I would start off the battle rather normally, with a Peck.
"Masquerain, Toxic!"
Viola's Pokemon flew over and slashed Inferno, leaving a purple gash. Although Inferno wasn't hurt now, it was a long term injury, and got worse over time.
"Inferno, Peck!"
Inferno glided over and ran into Masquerain with his beak, dealing some damage. However, he seemed to have trouble dealing with the strange glare that Masquerain gave off. As he flew back, he looked mildly hurt from the poison.
"Oh, you'll never beat me like that! My BrightPowder lowers the accuracy of all your moves, with a shiny glare that gets in your eyes!", Viola said.
So that was the weird glare coming off of Masquerain. Luckily, I could wrap this particular battle up quickly.
"Inferno, Aerial Ace!"
Cleaving through all the glare, Inferno delivered two strong slashes, and Masquerain fell. A bit of white powder landed on my nose.
"Wow, Aerial Ace, I see. We'll have to deal with that later. For now, Vivillion!"
The enormous butterfly slowly fluttered over, its Compound Eyes staring at me with almost infinite curiosity. Its wing pattern was exquisite, covered with the scales of thousands of landscapes. Its wings glittered like a rainbow through a kaleidoscope, and it was slightly distracting.
"Vivillion, finish this battle off with Infestation!"
Suddenly, thousands of bugs rose up and bit mildly at Inferno. Although it didn't hurt now, it would deal Inferno continuous damage.
I felt that I had to end this battle as quickly as possible, or Inferno would end up taking massive damage.
"Inferno, Aerial Ace!"
Inferno flew towards Vivillion and slashed it twice. Although the move was technically super effective, she looked barely scathed.
"Vivillion, Quiver Dance!"
The Vivillion danced around erratically, and became both stronger and nimbler at the same time. Inferno also took more and more damage from the Infestation and poison. I could tell he was at critical health. I needed to switch him out.
"Inferno, come back!"
Inferno tried to fly away, but the bugs on the ground held him back.
Viola shook a finger. "Tsk, tsk, you forget all the effects of Infestation. It also prevents you from switching out, and deals continuous damage."
"Vivillion, Hurricane!"
As the butterfly flapped its wings, a small storm whipped up in the center of the platform. It the flung Inferno upwards, and he landed on the ground with a thud, knocked out.
Inferno(Fletchling) Fainted!
I thought for a moment. Well, Belle has higher Sp. Defense with a Calm Mind. However, Lance has the tempting kill option. I think I'll go with Lance, and try to take the hit.
I pulled out my Luxury Ball.
"Go, Lance!"
Lance floated to the battlefield. Although he looked exactly the same, he was much stronger than before. He was highly anticipating becoming a Kirlia.
"Lance, Ice Punch!"
A chill of wind blew through the arena, and Lance's frozen fist shot at high velocity towards the Vivillion. The Vivillion flew backwards encased in a block of ice. She wouldn't be able to move for some time.
Viola seethed in anger. "Why...the luck…"
I myself felt pretty bad about my luck as well. But I needed to take advantage of the situation.
"Come back, Lance! Go, Belle!"
"Belle, Calm Mind!"
Belle looked downwards with a serene expression. Although it seemed that nothing happened, I knew that she had powered herself up.
The Vivillion showed no sign of breaking out of the ice.
Another turn to set up! I commanded Belle to Calm Mind once more.
"Belle, Calm Mind!"
Once again, Belle just stood there, but she was roughly twice as powerful as she was before.
"Belle, Hyper Voice!"
Belle let out a cry so horrifying and loud that the ice shattered, flinging Vivillion to Viola's feet. Viola looked almost about to explode.
But then, she quietly took a picture. "I guess a victory is a victory, no matter the conditions."
Suddenly, a flash came from behind me. Belle and Lance were glowing.
First, I was confused. Then I realized that Ralts evolve at level 20. They must have gained a lot of experience in the gym battle. Then...then they were evolving.
A white shell surrounded both of the Pokemon. Then brilliant flashes of light peeked through the shell. The shell started to crack, and the Pokemon stepped out.
Belle and Lance both looked stunning. Belle was very pretty, and wore a white skirt. Although Lance wore traditionally female attire, he looked oddly powerful and serene. I knew both had become far stronger.
They looked at me with beaming eyes. I ran towards them, and we hugged each other.
*SNAP!*
I feel sorta bad about this chapter, not my best writing. I'll make it better. But it would be easier if I got reviews from people other than Reaper789...
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