Switch Up! A Tale of Multi-Verse Ash Ketchum!

Chapter 09: Johto League's Alright for Fighting

"Steelix!"

"Torkoal!"

The crowd goes wild while Ash looks ready for the next bout, Harrison meanwhile was staring at Torkoal in surprise.

"I thought you haven't travelled to Hoenn before!" Harrison questions, surprised by this turn of events "You didn't even know Blaziken!"

Sweat ran down Ash's face "I… never met a Blaziken before, but I know a bit of Hoenn Pokemon"

Brock and Misty looked on in shock at Ash's new Pokemon "I didn't know Ash caught that Pokemon!" Misty stands up in shock, inspecting the new Pokemon.

Brock shakes his head in confusion "He must have captured it before the match… but it's a risky move that one"

Nobody bought this one, but the battle began nonetheless "Doesn't matter, we'll win this one! Steelix use Sandstorm!"

Steelix bellowed and a tornado of sand picked up, covering the field.

"Watch out, Torkoal!" Ash shouts as the turtle becomes aware of its surroundings "Use Flamethrower at Steelix!"

"Dodge with Dig!"

Steelix burrowed underground to protect himself from harm's way.

Seeing what could happen, Ash shouts out "Torkoal protect yourself with Iron Defense!"

Torkoal burrows into his shell as Steelix comes out and sends flying the Fire Type Pokemon.

"Lix! Stee-Lix!"

"Koal!"

Torkoal soars above Steelix and Ash sees a clear chance "Torkoal fall toward Steelix with Body Slam!"

"Tor-Koal!" The Turtle Pokemon plummets towards Steelix who listens to Harrison's words.

"Steelix dodge to the side and bat Torkoal with Iron Tail!"

Steelix uncoils and slithers to the side, rearing its tail to bat Torkoal with Iron Tail.

Unable to move away, Torkoal is hit by the devastating force that is Steelix.

"Torkoal! Are you alright!?" Ash cries out in shock, not seeing that one come.

Torkoal slowly gets up to a standing position and nods towards Ash.

"That's one resistant fella!" Harrison grins as the chance comes to him "Use Bind, don't let it get away!"

Steelix slithers rapidly towards Torkoal and wraps it in with its body "Lix!"

"Torkoal no!" Ash shouts at his Pokemon.

"Torkoal is in dire trouble!" The MC cries out.

"He's right" Brock nods, not really able to stand still "Steelix is really strong. This Torkoal seems to be a fire type, so he should have an advantage"

"Torkoal use Overheat all over your body!" Ash finally shouts to his Pokemon.

Torkoal nods and from his shell he expels large quantities of searing fire. The fire immediately burned Steelix who could only uncoil itself and back away.

"Steelix no!" Harrison cries out in worry "Don't let it burn you!"

"It's no use!" Ash states as he brings his thumb down "Torkoal use Flamethrower!"

"Tor-KOAL!" Torkoal shots a weakened Flamethrower at Steelix who could not take the damage anymore and succumbed to unconsciousness.

"Steelix cannot continue; due to Harrison losing three Pokemon, there will be an intermission!"

"You did great Torkoal!" Ash rushes to his Pokemon and nuzzles him, causing the Turtle Pokemon to weep crocodile tears in happiness.

"Koal!" Torkoal sneeze black smoke all over Ash and Pikachu.

Ash walks with Torkoal towards Brock and Misty who can only congratulate him.

"You're doing really well, Ash" Misty cheers on him "Three more Pokemon and Harrison's done!"

"Yeah, but it will be harder from now on" Ash frowns while looking at Harrison who rested in the bench "His Houndoom and Blaziken will be difficult to deal. I don't think I have anyone to take on that Blaziken really"

"I get it" Brock nods in satisfaction "You seemed a little more aggressive than usual. You want to save as many Pokemon as you can for Harrison's Blaziken"

Ash smiles and nods "That's the plan"

"Pika!"

"That reminds me, when did Pikachu learn Iron Tail?" Brock asks to what Misty nods and follows up with her own question.

"When did you catch that Torkoal?"

"Before the match, I swear!" Ash chuckles sheepishly. Hearing the signal that the break was over, Ash turns around to walk to the battlefield "Wish me luck guys!"

Ash's first travelling companions had one thought in their minds "That was suspicious"

"Trainer Harrison, please choose your next Pokemon!"

"You've gotten ahead of me, Ash. I'm rectifying that now! Hypno I choose you!"

"Hypno!" The Hypnosis Pokemon stands ready for battle.

"Begin!"

"Torkoal use Flamethrower!" Ash commands.

"Hypno dodge that!" Harrison counters.

The Turtle Pokemon nods and shoots a powerful stream of flames at Hypno who easily managed to dodge.

"Now finish that Torkoal with Psychic!"

"Hyp-NO!" Hypno uses his psychic powers to slam Torkoal hardly against the wall of the battlefield before roughly tossing him to the other side.

Torkoal slams against the wall and creates a hole.

The Referee runs towards Torkoal's position and quickly declares it unable to battle.

"You did great, Torkoal" Ash recalls his Pokemon. The Pallet Town Trainer looks towards his partner and asks "Are you ready for another round?"

Pikachu nods and pumps its tiny fist "Pika!"

"It seems that Ash's winning streak came to a sudden stop thanks to Harrison's Hypno!" The MC cries out.

Brock nods in agreement "Even so Ash is doing brilliantly. He's one Pokemon down while Harrison is three Pokemon down"

In the stands…

"Ash is doing great! My boy is going to win!" Delia gushes over he son's apparent triumph, but Oak admonishes her.

"Delia, you should know by now that battles can change from one second to the other" Oak tells the mother of our hero "It's all about Ash's ability to maintain control over the battle"

Delia nods in understanding and keeps snapping pictures, not really deterred from the thought of her son winning.

Oak meanwhile was frowning in thought 'Ash never had a Torkoal and I know for a fact that Torkoal is only native to Hoenn, Sinnoh, Kalos and Alola. There's no way he could have obtained one, even less without me knowing… maybe he traded one after I left the lab?'

In the void…

"Everything in on road" Darkrai comments as he watches Ash enter the battlefield again.

"I hope he's not overwhelmed" Sinnoh-Ash says.

Kalos-Ash shakes his head "I hope he doesn't get overconfident"

In the battlefield…

"Hypno you go!" Harrison sends Hypno again while Pikachu enters the battlefield.

"Begin!"

"Hypno use Future Sight!"

Ash gasps as Hypno shots psychic balls into different wormholes that immediately disappears "Pikachu we're tight on time! Use Quick Attack! Get in close!"

Hypno could do nothing as Pikachu appeared in front of it and got hit.

"Follow it with Thunderbolt!" Ash commands and Pikachu shots a bolt of electricity.

"Stop it with Psychic!"

Hypnos's eyes glow as the Thunderbolt is stopped in its tracks.

"What!?" Ash questions, shocked by this "Pikachu get away!"

"Send it back!" Harrison says with a grin.

"Pikachu rush away with Quick Attack!"

"Pika!" Pikachu runs away from the oncoming thunderbolt with a streak of white energy following.

It came to the point that Ash didn't know what to do until he realized that Hypno was consciously controlling it "Pikachu distract Hypno somehow!"

"Pika!" Pikachu nods and tackled Hypno on his way. Pikachu slams into Hypno several times and keeps running about, slowly eroding the concentration that the Hypnosis Pokemon had over the technique.

Also Hypno took damage with each hit.

"Pikachu jump into Hypno and use Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu nods and jumps on Hypno's back "PIKA!"

"NO!" Hypno cries out in pain as lighting courses through his body, Psychic technique forgotten, the previous Thunderbolt vanishes. Hypno tries to clutch Pikachu somehow to no results.

It came to the point that Hypno could barely go on longer that a portal opened over Pikachu.

"Look at that it's the Future Sight Attack!" The MC narrates form his booth.

"Watch out!"

But it was too late and both Pikachu and Hypno are hit by the powerful Psychic-Type move.

Dust blows as the technique collides and a pained 'Pika!' and 'Hypno!' are heard.

When the dust settles, both Pikachu are barely trying to move to stand up. Seeing his chance, Harrison decides to get the upper hand.

"Hypno use Hypnosis!"

"H-Hyp…" Hypno tries to raise his pendulum only to fail and fall unconscious.

"Pikachu it's alright" Ash nods towards his pained partner and looks at the referee "I resign Pikachu, he can no longer battle!"

The referee nods and declares the bout a tie "Both Pokemon can no longer continue, bring your next Pokemon!"

-BREAK-

Few! Long chapter no? I started these chapters at 1k words and now I'm about to 1,5k! Not much, I know but it's expected I guess. I'm getting more comfortable with writing Pokemon battles!

What can I say? Merry Christmas first and foremost… welp It's 12:24 of the next day… shit I missed Christmas. I wanted to give you guys the new chapter as a gift but.. Oh well!

Ash keeps kicking ass along same old Torkoal! I felt the battle a bit… weird to write. What do you think? I think something's amiss, but I can't really see it.

Then Hypno comes and crush our turtle that could not go on. Even if you use Iron Defense, a ground Type move will still hit hard.

Then Pikachu ties with Hypno due to Future Sight. Seeing as Hypnosis depended on the target being still, I thought of giving Hypno a fourth move that would naturally learn by Gen II games (I learned that Dream Eater is not a move Hypno learns by GEN II :/)

So Ash is down Two Pokemon while Harrison is down four! What will happen now!?"

-o-

Pikachu Vs Kecleon (X)

Pikachu Vs Sneasel (X)

Pikachu Vs Steelix

Torkoal Vs Steelix (X)

Torkoal (X) Vs Hypno

Pikachu (X) Vs Hypno (X)

? Vs ?

-o-

I noted that his one is going faster. Am I rushing things?

Leave in the comment section your predictions and what you would like to see in other leagues! I'm teasing right now that I'm taking suggestions from you people about Tobias's Team! PLEASE HELP HERE! TELL ME WHAT POKEMON YOU WOULD LIKE TOBIAS TO HAVE. GIVE ME THE NAME, THE MOVES (Only four) AND YOUR REASONING! I WILL CREDIT THE ONES WHO SUGGESTED. FOR NOW I HAVE ONLY ONE POKEMON CHOSEN FOR TOBIAS LEAVING THREE SPOTS!

POKEMON:

MOVES:

ABILITY:

REASONS:

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!