Sinnoh's newest trainer
Hey I'm back and sorry I'm a little late. School has been hitting me hard and I also had a big hockey tournament. If you're reading thank you if not I hate you. Jk. Anyway last time Sorrin was in a contest with his sister and they both lost.
Last breath:
Sorrin got Piplup back from the nurse at the counter. "She looks suspiciously like the one at Jubilife." Sorrin thought. Thomas was up early and was ready to go.
"Ok first we need breakfast." Sarah yawned.
"I think I saw a place on the way to the mine." Thomas added excitedly.
"Fine we can go there." She said exasperated.
The group left the center and walked a few minutes and before long they found the place Thomas mentioned. Everyone let out their Pokémon. They all ordered. After about half an hour of eating they paid there bill and left the restaurant.
"The industrial part of town is so much different." Thomas said in awe.
They followed signs that led them straight to the mine. The mine mostly had people working with Pokémon to remove coal a few lumps at a time. They were Pokémon Sorrin easily recognized. They were Machoke.
There was a sign at the entrance saying that any visitors are welcome to come in. It also had a warning about Pokémon that might attack.
"Well let's go." Thomas said rushing in.
"I have never seen him run before." Sorrin laughed causing Sarah to join in.
The mine was well lit and very organized. Sorrin could see some workers to the sides with assorted tools. It was by Thomas's standards "Glorious."
The group walked for a while without seeing a Pokémon. Sarah started to complain. She was shut up by tripping over a rock. Except it wasn't a rock. While the boys helped Sarah up the boulder sprouted arms and stood on them like legs.
"That's a Geodude." Thomas said. "It's a rock and ground type."
Sorrin looked at him. "Well why don't you catch it?"
Thomas thought for a moment and said "Not really what I came here for. But if you want you can battle it and gain some experience."
Sorrin smirked and grabbed on of the poke balls in his pocket. "Go treecko!"
The Geodude took a battle stance knowing what would come. It decided to take the first move. The Pokémon used its arms to hurl itself forward. It was what Sorrin recognized as a tackle attack.
"Treecko use quick attack to dodge." Sorrin yelled. Treecko sped off at a blinding pace. Geodude struck the ground right where treecko was standing. "Now use absorb!" The green absorb beam struck Geodude and the rock Pokémon fell back. It had fainted.
Sarah looked shocked. "Only one hit! I know you had the type advantage but still!"
An unknown voice from behind them said. "It may be the fact that you just faced a baby Pokémon."
Everyone turned. This was a man with a work clothes and glassed. He looked young, maybe in his twenties. "You are going to have quit the fight ahead of you."
Sorrin looked puzzled "Why?"
"Because its mother is going to hurt you for hurting its baby." The man said.
Sorrin was going to ask a follow up question before he herd a loud roar. It came from further down the mine.
"Man you just don't get the mom but you also get the dad. I want to see how you handle this. If you need help I am the gym leader and I can protect you."
Sorrin was horrified. This man wanted to see him and his Pokémon hurt. Now Sorrin could clearly see what was barreling down the path. It was a Graveler and an Onix.
"Sorrin double battle." Thomas demanded. He then released Rhyhorn. Treecko was still on the field fighting fit.
The parents wasted no time in attacking. The Onix used a rock throw on treecko and the Graveler used rollout.
"Rhyhorn use horn attack destroy that boulder." Thomas yelled. The rock was turned to dust midair before it got even close to treecko. On the other hand the rolling Graveler got in close enough and hit treecko.
"Absorb on Graveler." Sorrin yelled. The green beam hit and treecko looked better than fine.
"Rhyhorn use horn attack on Onix." Thomas called. The rock snake was hit and thrown back by the sheer force of the attack. But in terms of damage Rhyhorn did very little.
Graveler came in with another rollout the second the green beam stopped. Onix used a rock tomb attack on Rhyhorn. Rocks came out of the ground and harshly trapped Rhyhorn. Treecko looked a little worse for ware.
"Rhyhorn get out of there with horn attack." Thomas called desperately.
"Treecko absorb again." Sorrin called. He knew that rollout got more powerful every time you used it. Rhyhorn broke free of the attack.
When the green beam stopped, the expected rollout attack came. Onix used a tackle attack on Rhyhorn.
"Dodge it!" They both yelled. There cries were to no avail as neither could move out of the way. That's when Sorrin got an idea.
"Treecko use absorb, and keep it up for as long as possible." Sorrin yelled. The Onix used rock throw and Rhyhorn just broke it like before. Sorrin leaned in real close and whispered into Thomas's ear.
"What's he saying?" Sarah asked the gym leader.
"I don't know but I bet whatever that they are planning will be enough to defeat their enemy." The gym leader said thoughtfully.
Back at the battle the boys were putting their plan in motion. When treecko's attack stopped Graveler came in with another rollout. This one looked powerful enough to knock out treecko.
"Treecko run between Onix and Rhyhorn." Sorrin called. She followed without hesitation. Graveler followed ignoring her mate and enemy.
At the same time Onix was coming at Rhyhorn with a tackle attack. "Rhyhorn use horn attack on Graveler." Thomas yelled as the rock Pokémon was passing in front of it. Rhyhorn horn scooped Graveler and threw it right into Onix.
There was a collision of dust as the Pokémon collided. When enough cleared that the battle was visible Graveler was running away. Onix had swirls in its eyes.
"Onix your mine!" Thomas yelled. He pulled out a poke ball and threw it at the collapsed snake. It got sucked inside. It shook once… twice…three times…and click it's a capture. Thomas ran up and snatched the poke ball from the ground. He held it high into the air.
The gym leader started to clap. "Good plan." He continued to clap.
Sorrin just remembered a few things that were lost in the heat of battle. "Where did the baby go?"
"Ran away shortly after the fight started." He said blandly.
"I never got your name."
"It's Roark."
Sorrin smiled and pumped his fist at this one. "Can I get a gym battle?"
"My Schedule is tight tonight with work at the mine. How about you go to the gym and make an appointment with my secretary." Roark said thoughtfully. He was scratching his clean shaven chin. "But you should start making your way out of the mine."
"Why?" Thomas questioned.
Some workers were coming there way in large groups. "As I said we have a lot of work to do."
Sarah grabbed both boys by there shoulders and practically ran out. "Thanks for your help!" Roark could faintly hear her saying.
Sorrin was at the gym waiting for his trainer card to be accepted by the machine. He herd a ding and the receptionist said "Thank you your battle is scheduled for eleven forty five." She smiled sweetly.
"Thank you ill be here." Sorrin was just turning away before he realized that he should ask something. "What is the format of the battle?"
She looked at him and said. "It will be a three on three battles. Only the challenger will be allowed substitutions."
Sorrin felt a little fear. "I only have two Pokémon. Could we have a two on two battles?"
She shook her head. "I'm sorry no substitutions allowed. If you really want to win I suggest that you train your Pokémon tonight."
Sorrin walked out of the gym. "Where could I train?" He thought. "Maybe I could go out of town and practice in a field or…" Sorrin's thought were interrupted by Thomas and Sarah.
"So when's your battle?" Sarah asked sweetly.
"Tomorrow fifteen minutes before twelve." Sorrin said glumly.
"What's wrong?" Thomas asked concerned. He put a hand on his shoulder.
"He will be using three Pokémon and I only have two." He was frightened. When he went in he was full of confidence. "I have to train for a while."
"Well we can help." Sarah said.
"Ya we can. I saw a sign saying that the public arenas are open today. It doesn't cost a thing so we can train there for a while." Thomas interjected.
Sorrin felt gratitude. "Then off to that place we go. Thomas led the way."
Even though Thomas knew the way it took them a couple hours. They did stop off at the Pokémon center first to drop off Thomas's Onix. Right now they were at the arenas doing multiple activities.
They got a medium sized room and currently Treecko was doing laps around the outside of it. Thomas was following her riding on Rhyhorn back. Sorrin and Sarah were throwing a Frisbee and Piplup and Tepig were trying to hit it with their long range attacks.
Treecko was easily outrunning Rhyhorn. After a few minutes Treecko had double lapped it. Treecko agreed that it wouldn't use attacks to outrun it. So far she had held true to that promise.
"Hey sorrin1" Thomas called stopping.
Sorrin pulled his attention away from the Frisbee. "What?"
Thomas smiled "Treecko already outran us. How about we switch?"
Sorrin thought for a moment before coming to a decision. "All right, you will take Piplup and I will take treecko for a bit." He finalized. "Treecko you're with me now." He called to his little wood gecko Pokémon. "Piplup your training with Thomas for a bit." Both of the Pokémon responded with yelp of their own names and a speedy run to their next positions.
Piplup lined up beside Rhyhorn and both were waiting for Thomas's start signal. Treecko stood beside Tepig and prepared for the Frisbee to be thrown.
"Ok Treecko," Sorrin kneeled down and was whispering to her. "When that Frisbee comes up I want you to his it as fast as you can. So even before you see it flying I want your absorb attack charging."
Treecko looked up and nodded. Her eyes were blazing with determination. On The side of the arena the race had already begun. Rhyhorn was solidly ahead. Piplup was waddling far behind. Rhyhorn had finished its first lap And Piplup was barley halfway through it.
The Frisbee flew in the direction of Piplup. Tepig saw it first and used its ember attack. All the embers missed. Treecko fired the absorb beam. There is good news and bad news about what happened. The good news is that the beam found its mark. The bad was that the Frisbee did not waver. It continued on its trail until it his Piplup square in the head. The little penguin fell over.
Sorrin looked mortified "Piplup I'm so sorry." He ran to his Pokémon's aid. "I didn't think it would hit you. Are you ok?" Piplup looked up at its trainer His eyes full of tears. It recognized concern in its trainer's usually happy face. Then it looked around the room. All eyes were on him. He was surrounded by the big fast strong smart Pokémon and he didn't think he compared to them.
All that Piplup wanted was to be seen in their eyes as an equal. He thought that none of them would ever cry so he wiped his face and stood up.
Sorrin smiled "Adaboy Piplup. Just know that we will face a lot worse in the gym battle."Everyone in the room nodded.
"Why didn't Treecko's attack stop the Frisbee?" Sarah asked. She picked up Tepig and was petting it behind the ears.
They all started to think about that. Finally Thomas was the one who answered "Maybe because absorb is a draining attack and it doesn't have any physical force to it."
Sorrin started to nod accepting the answer but Sarah wasn't convinced. "Today at the mine treecko's absorb stopped Graveler when it came at her with rollout."
Thomas thought a moment for a rebuttal. "Maybe Graveler felt the pain of the attack and that threw off its concentration and the attack stopped. The same thing happened at Sorrin's beginner's tournament." Ne nodded satisfied with his answer.
Sarah decided that this was reasonable and also accepted it as truth. "Well since we now know that treecko can't do the Frisbee drill and Piplup isn't fast enough to keep up with Rhyhorn what should we do?"
Sorrin already knew the answer to her question. "We will do some practice battles." Ok the first pairing will be Treecko and…" He thought for a moment thinking of the best partner for her "Tepig." He finally said.
The Pokémon were lined up. Sarah called her first move "Tepig kick things off with tail whip." The little pig's tail spun in circles. Treecko followed it round and round.
Sorrin thought then called out his attack. "Ok Treecko use Leer." Treecko's eyes glinted for a moment and then receded. Now both Pokémon's defense was lowered.
Sarah cringed "Ok Tepig use Ember." The multiple small balls of fire shot out of its snout.
"Treecko use quick attack to dodge." Sorrin yelled. Treecko ran with amazing speed easily dodging the small embers. It stopped its attack right beside Tepig. "Now use pound." Treecko did something of a back flip and smashed Tepig right in its side.
"That's good enough for now." Thomas called. "If we are going to be here for a while then we can't be tired out to quickly."
Sorrin scratched the back of his head. "Yeah I guess your right."
Sarah picked up Tepig and started to feed it a berry. "So who's up next?" She asked.
Thomas knew the answer already "It will be Rhyhorn and Piplup." He said. Both trainer readied there Pokémon.
Sorrin was the first to speak. "Thomas you have the first move."
Thomas smiled "Ok then. Rhyhorn use stomp" Rhyhorn charged forward and descended its foot towards Piplup.
"Dodge it!" Sorrin yelled. Piplup skillfully avoided the attack and the stomp hit the ground. "Now use pound." Sorrin called. Piplup's flipper swung and hit Rhyhorn in the face.
Thomas grunted "don't take that Rhyhorn. Use-" He was cut off by Rhyhorn charging towards Piplup and hitting its horn into Piplup multiple times. It looked like many horn attacks but weaker individual strikes.
Sorrin looked shocked "WHAT WAS THAT!"
"Calm down bud." Thomas shook his head "It's just that Rhyhorn learned a new move and I believe that it's called fury attack."
Sorrin again scratched the back of his head. "I'm sorry it's just that I'm so stressed about my battle with Roark." He explained.
Sarah came over and patted his shoulder. "Its ok you'll do great." She said kindly.
Sorrin looked calmer "Thank you," He said "It's just that this is like the last breath before diving into water."
I hoped you liked it. I really felt like Thomas wouldn't want a Geodude because their so mainstream. Any who next time it will be gym battle number one. Sorrin vs. Roark.
Sorrin
Piplup (Male); Pound, growl, Bubble, Water sport. Ability torrent
Treecko (Female); Pound, leer, absorb, quick attack. Ability overgrow
Thomas
Rhyhorn; Horn attack, stomp, fury attack. Ability lightning rod
Onix (Male); mud sport, Tackle, Rock throw, Rock tomb. Ability rock head
Sarah
Tepig; Tackle, tail whip, Ember. Ability blaze