Teriados against Pikachu by WyldClaw
Plot: Now it's ash's turn to battle. Don't own pokèmon -if you think so Hawkheart will hunt you in your dreams. Author's notes: () is pokèmon speech, [italics'] is mid-speak, " " humans talking and regular italics are thoughts. There are a few swears. Character guide follows the chapter
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Narrator Recap Time: During Ash's Gym Battle with Pryce- interupted Cyndaquil being flung into the nearly frozen subzero pool and our hero risking his health to save her then a strange Sleep Powder dotted chilling mist- the Fire Type was poke-napped by a Gengar 'owned' by her evil ex-trainer Devon- whom she believed jailed after her foster mother's death. He used her as blackmail and even gave a threatening ransom note with Jessie, James and Meowth to give to our heroes knowing that even if they sent them packing they'd want to read the blood-smeared note. It said to come to the heart of Mahogany Forest by a certain time or he'd kill Cyndaquil and them hunt them down. Even after sending Jesse, Meowth and James off Ash, Pikachu and Misty knew they had no choice. Devon forced them into a two-round battle for her. Unfortunately his Espreon- a horrible heartless Umbreon/Espeon hybrid has just beaten Corsola extremely badly and viciously! Knowing he is the one Devon is really after, our raven-haired hero has just mouthed to Misty to get out of there. Will she escape? What will our heroes do now? Read on to find out!
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"Go" he mouthed.
She looked at him. Is he insane? I'm not letting him out of my sight. She shook her head as she moved next to him. "No way. I'm not leaving without you,"
" You gotta get out of here. I … can't lose you both. "
She shook her head again. " Don't be an idiot. I'm not leaving you to deal with th-that creature alone."
He lowered his voice. "Y-you have to Mist. E-Even if I fail I won't let her down. Please …"
[You know he's not leaving without cyndaquil] Golduck mentally added.
And I'm not leaving without him.
[Wait. I sense some kind o metal. What's that Devon's got in his hand]
She noticed it too, two metal rings of some sort. She started to inch away. "And where do you think you're going?" Devon chucked the metal rings at her. They flew through the air and one ring snapped around Misty's arms, pinning them to her side, other one around her legs. It caused her to fall on the ground.
Ash and Pikachu both cried her name as they ran over to her. "Are you okay?"
(Can you free yourself?)
She tried but it was useless so she shook her head. The rings made her pokeballs press tightly against her shorts- there was no chance of having Golduck pop out. "It's too tight. It's just liked the rings Domino used but stronger."
[I can't even move out of my pokeball and I'm in energy form] Golduck told her
She looked her boyfriend in the eye. "You got to finish this creep off."
He gulped. "B-b-but..."
"What's the matter? You too chicken to finish the fight?" Devon sneered. "You could turn yourself in. makes it a lot easier for me and I'll let it go "
Misty glared at Devon from her spot on the ground. Liar. She saw Ash balled his fists again but refused to say a word. He continued, "You still want to battle even though my Pokémon beat up the weak Corsola. You're more of a pathetic fool than I thought. Are all you're Pokémon as weak as your girlfriend's? I'll easily make mincemeat out of them-"
She looked and saw he was pale. For mew's sake! He's letting that jerk get to him "don't listen to that bosh he's telling you. He's just trying to get your guard down! You can't let cyndaquil down-she's counting on you! You promised her. "
For a moment it seemed like her words were lost. Then she saw his face brighten up...
(I can take that thing down with my Thunder Kick if I get close enough.) Pikachu whispered.
[It's still wet from Corsola's attacks] Golduck reminded misty
"But if it beat Corsola..." Ash bit his lip.
[But she doesn't know agility, quick attack, Double Team or substitute [Noctowl commented. [And I've got an idea
She relayed he idea to her trainer who smirked. Good Idea.
"Well, brat?"
There was fierceness in Ash's eyes as he locked them with Devon's own.
"I've come this far so i'm not. I made a promise to my cyndaquil to get her back safely and that's what i intend to do."
That's the spirit Misty thought. The teen continued. "There's no turning back no. I'm n-not scared of you" He nodded to the mouse then jerked his head at Espreon. "Quick attack agility!" The electric type became a quickly blur. Ash was worried about what Espreon would do to his little buddy after what happened to Corsola.
" Stop it! " Devon commanded. Espreon flicked its tails at the mouse but missed.
The attack made contact with its body. (You vermin!) It fired a Shadow Ball, which hit the little mouse yet he was able to get up (it'll take more than that to defeat me) It tried again with its tails.
As it's tails reached for him Pikachu tried to move away but they caught up to him (Wha-)
They snaked around his body and started to squeeze him tightly. (You're through mouse) Espreon hissed.
The mouse was trying to keep calm as the tails began squeezing him tightly. (No ... i'm ... not)
"Bite them!"
(Take THIS!) He bit the tails HARD!
(YEOUCH!) Espreon screamed in pain, loosening its grip on him. Before the hybrid could counter attack He gave the Pokémon a zap of his Thundershock.
"Slash!"
"Dodge!"
The hybrid's sharp claw missed Pikachu by millimeters. It became a whirlwind of attacks and commands now. Pikachu managed to dodge most of the attacks but Espreon wouldn't give up and managed to land a good numbers of blows on him. However the mouse raked his paws over the hybrid's eyes, which partially blinded it with blood. It roared in agony and went even harder at the mouse
Ash saw his friend was losing steam. "Give it everything you've got pal. Double Team followed by Thunder Wave and Thunderbolt"
Soon there were copies of him trying to confuse Espreon as he used the attacks. Espreon yowled in pain.
"Shadow Armor!" Devon commanded
But Espreon was paralyzed-it couldn't move. The mouse jumped out of reach and looked at his trainer, who nodded. He used Agility and Double Team again and as he did so another Pikachu appeared next to him- totally identical-Devon didn't see this.
(Distract it) Pikachu mouthed to his clone.
"Swift that rat!"
The humans watched as the yellow mouse unsuccessfully avoided the attack. Espreon used Confusion to slam him into the ground. The mouse retaliated with a Thunderbolt but Espreon used Darkbeam. Ash winced even though he knew it was the clone taking the abuse- he saw it flicker.
Espreon pounced on it and pinned it to the ground. (Say goodbye rat) it hissed. Devon smiled cruelly.
The battered mouse faded. (WHAT?) Espreon was flabbergasted for it still had blood in fron of its eye making it hard to see (Where'd that damm rat go?)
Devin's smiled vanished. "What the hell? Where the dammed -"
(For your information) a weary voice said behind it. (I'm a mouse not a rat)
Espreon turned around and saw the battered Pikachu. It tried to run at him. (You little Vermin! i'll-) the paralysis stopped it from completing its sentence or even moving.
His foot glowed yellow as he struck it with a Thunder Kick. (This is for Corsola!). His paws glowed white as he unleashed a Thunderpunch at the dazed hybrid. (This is for Misty) His body started sparking with electricity.
(AND THIS is for Cyndaquil!) He cried out as a huge Thunder attack hit the Espreon. It swayed from side to side then fainted.
The mouse's paws and foot went back to normal. "Nice job buddy!" Ash called out.
"Awesome!" Misty added.
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Devon pointed a pokeball at the fallen Pokémon and recalled it as he enlarged another one. "Not bad… You think your scrawny pathetic rodent" -Pikachu's fur fluffed out at this insult- "will defeat me?"
"You bet he will!" was the reply but Devon took no more notice of this than he would a fly.
"That was just dumb luck. The tides will change! GO!" he threw the pokeball into the air. It split opened the energy came out to reveal a Pokémon unlike any they'd ever seen before.
Pikachu's fur stood on end as the light from the energy faded. He felt the blood drain and plummet to his paws. He looked at his friends- ash and Misty were both horror struck. "Wh-wh-what is it?" Ash's eyes were white with horror.
Misty could only shake her head. "N-no clue."
(That's what I have to fight?) He shuddered as the creature finished materializing. The large creature snapped its mandible on the Sandslash-like face eager to sink it into his fur. It had a large tough brown rounded body covered in sharp quills with black stripes and an unhappy face on its abdomen, like an Ariados. Along with two front Sandslash arms it had four yellow legs banded with purple stripes that ended in large claws like a Sandslash, it's back legs mandible and horn were that of an Ariados. Folded on each side was a nearly transparent sharp wing. It towered over him making him fell as small as a Digglet.
Noctowl's astonishment was clear [What is that? That thing's an abomination! Even in here it's giving me the heebee-jeevees]
'I know' her trainer replied dejectedly. 'But what can we do? I have no choice. If I don't...' he shivered.
" Is my Teriados scaring the widdle boy?" Devon's eyes gleamed nastily as he talked in a horrible baby voice. " Is it too scarwy for the loser of a twainer? Maybe you should just forfeit the battle. That widdle rodent is weak and pathetic. Your loser girlfriend's in no position to fight."- The teens growled at the words "loser" and "loser girlfriend" but said nothing.
He stopped the baby voice and his voice got harsher. " I'm much stronger and tougher than you. What do you think beating me will do? I still won't let you and that girl escape. You think that you can hide from my boss? He has spies everywhere. You think Butch, Cassidy and domino are the only competent rockets? He saw through your disguise at the Lake of Rage- that's why Tyson nabbed you. Scared?" he glared.
After taking a breath the shaking teen replied bravely as he could. "I'm n-not scared of you."
He can TELL you're frightened! Pikachu and Misty both thought.
Devon's cold eyes saw the truth. "All three of you are terrified. All you have to do to save it is defeat Teriados". With a greedy look at the mouse he added, " If your rodent can beat it without being crushed. I'd hate to tell Giovanni it got killed. I suppose for the hell you put him it wouldn't be a total loss. I can just take some fur from it and clone -"
"You're absolutely twisted you know that?" Misty yelled. "You're not even human! No human being would do this kind of thing to a Pokémon? How can you live with yourself with what you've done?"
"Thank you" Devon bowed, "I'm glad you think that, girlie. An evil genius' work is always appreciated by their captives."
"That wasn't a compliment, you dirty evil son of a she-Growlithe," she muttered.
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The small mouse felt his fur tingle - it wasn't the mention of Devon's boss that did it- he had enough nightmares about that. It was more he seemed to think that if he didn't make it wouldn't be a complete loss as they put giovanni through heck! Us put him through hell? It's the other way around!
He looked over at the Teriados, who was snapping its jaws hungrily. Even after beating Espreon would I have the strength to defeat it? That creature was three or four times his size. He had to beat it- or die in the process. He looked from it to his trainer to misty. He knew he was their last choice. He thought of cyndaquil trapped with this- this despicable human. (I'll try my best. I have. For cyndaquil.) He looked at the two humans. They nodded
Ash gulped. "W-we're ready"
"Your funeral brat. Teriados slash that thing!" Devon ordered, not missing a beat.
"Agility!"
The slash attack just managed to rake the mouse's tail. (Yeouch!)
"Full Thunderbolt!"
"Bide."
(Take this!) Pikachu cried as he unleashed the attack at the foe that was just standing there but its eyes were glowing. The attack hit it but it didn't scream much only smiled. He did it again with the same result... (Wh-what gives?)
(You buffoon! I'm part ground type. Now it's my turn!) A huge ball of electricity appeared in its hands and it threw it at the mouse like a fast baseball.
(Yikes!)
"Move out of the way!" The warning came too late as the attack hit the mouse with twice the amount of force as the first two attacks!
(Ahhhhhhh!) He yelled as he went flying through the air all the way to Ash and Misty.
Teriados scoffed. (Child's play.)
His trainer caught him in the air before he went even farther. "Pikachu! Are you okay?" the teen was worried about the overload of electricity in his body. "You're not hurt are you, pal?"
The Pokémon shook his head. (Not that I can that… attack packed a serious punch. I just didn't expect it to be that strong)
"Can you still battle?
He nodded (I think so)
The teen gently put his friend on the ground. "Just do your best. Aim your electricity at the wings. "He whispered then said loudly, "Go get it Pikachu! Agility then Slam that thing
The mouse did just that. As he went in for the Slam attack Teriados put a foot out and tripped him. (Whoops)
"Double Sandstorm!" Devon called. The hybrid glowed white and there were four other Teriadoses around Pikachu, trapping him in a circle.
(What's going on?) He asked.
They crossed their arms and began moving in a counter clockwise fashion, whipping up a thick sandstorm.
"Thunderbolt!"
"Counter storm!" but as the attack hit the creatures glowed purple as they absorbed it. They sent it back at him as a huge ball of glowing energy with particles of sharp dust! The mouse was thrown back a few feet as the attack struck him. "Knock that rodent into the storm!"
The mouse gripped the ground hard with his paws but it failed. He screamed as Teriadoses Headbutted him into the sand cyclone but didn't get far as the sand caught in his throat. As he was whipped around in the vortex, the sand burned his eyes so much he had to shut them and sharp particles cut his skin. He heard Ash and Misty yell his name but they couldn't do anything.
The sandstorm was so thick the humans couldn't see Teriados or Pikachu. It stung their eyes just to look at the swirling sand but they heard his cries of pain. His trainer bit his lip nervously. Come on pal. You can beat this thing. "Hang in there!" He couldn't see where his Pokémon was. All he knew was that he was in a major pickle.
As soon as the electric type thought he couldn't take any more, he fell into a patch of safe ground in the cyclone's center. It's like a calm in a storm. He looked around the swirling tornado. He couldn't see Teriados' outline nor could he call out without getting sand in his throat. "Sand strike!" Devon's voice cried.
(Huh?)
(You're mine rodent!)
"Watch out!" Ash's warning came just as he was pelted out of it by a sand covered figure that slashed at him.
Pikachu tried to dodge it but the hybrid was faster and slammed him HARD! The impact caused him to skid across the clearing. (Owww. that's gonna hurt) he muttered as the sandstorm disappeared.
"Dig and fury slash!" Devon barked. The foe quickly dug a hole and vanished using its back legs to cover up the spot
I know it has to come up sometime but where? He felt the ground beneath him tremble. (Uh oh)
"Jump into the air!" Ash's words were too late as the ground under him flew open! Teriados sprang out of the earth.
(Oh flippppppp!)
(YAH! Take this, weakling) the creature threw him into the air repeatedly slashed his side multiple times. Pikachu let cried in pain and the man-made Pokémon knocked him back to the ground
"Pikachu! Are you okay!" Ash and misty cried out, really concerned and worried... "Can you go on?"
He struggled to stand up for a minute then surveyed the damage. His whole body was covered in bruises. The fury slash attack did a number on his side. The scent of fresh blood from his wounds hit his nose. I can do this. He slowly nodded.
Devon and Ash called out at the same time: "Shadow ball!"
"Counter with Thunderbolt, buddy"
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The dust from the attacks covered the field. Although the mouse was wiped out he was able to push the attack back for the most part. . He was fading fast- a few Shadow Balls hit him in the gut and knocked him to his paws. Soon all that came out was spurts of electricity. He resorted to agility but no use- Teriados was much quicker. How am I supposed to beat this thing? He paused to catch his breath.
"You're doing great Pikachu" Ash told him. " Use your quick at-"
"You think Quick Attack will stop it? You got guts. But this is where I end it! Teriados, finish it off with your Night Shade Whip!" Devon interrupted.
Pikachu looked and saw a black ribbon form on the Teriados' horn.
(Uh oh) He tried to dodge the dark whip the foe sent but tripped over a mound of earth from the dig attack. The cold strong Night Shade Whip smacked his skin- he howled from the pain!
(YEEEOOOOOWWWW!)
Both Ash and Misty screamed his name in unison as it slapped him hard across the battered ground.
As he looked up a large shadow blocked his path. (Boo). Before the mouse could move Teriados had him in its claws, one pressed against his neck. (Time to die, rat).
He tried to free himself- but it was no use. (Let... me ...go) he pleaded hardly about to breath.
The hybrid wouldn't budge. Its sharpened claws were right on his neck. (Not on the rest of your pathetic life)
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Ash looked over at his injured best friend trying to squirm free of Teriados' iron like grip- but he only managed to get cut. There was no way he'd be able to escape from those claws and defeat that monstrosity with the dwindling energy. He was wiped out and had done do the best he could.
Ash knew what he had to do. I'm so sorry Cyndaquil.
Pikachu knew what he was planning. His facial expression said it all. (No. no .. Don't say it Ash, I ...can beat this... evil Mon. stroscity) he wheezed.
"I have to," he whispered.
The hybrid held him tighter-nearly to the point where he couldn't breathe and lines of red appeared on his throat. The mouse was gasping for air now. . It hissed (you'll pay for that comment you filthy weakling!) it raised a razor sharp wing into the air, ready to hack onto the mouse's flesh.
It's now or never. The teenager gulped said the words that seemed to freeze time. "Leave him alone! I-I forfeit. J-just let him go."
For a few seconds nobody spoke. They were too stunned. Noo! There goes our last chance. Misty thought but she knew the reason. .
-I can't believe he forfeited to save me! Pikachu thought as a chill went down his fur. It was noble of him to do that but how will we save cyndaquil? I don't want to face him again. Who knows what he has planned for me now?
Devon nodded at the Teriados. " Let it go. " It folded its wing to its side, retracted its claws from Pikachu's throat and kicked him aside. He landed in a dip in the ground Espreon created, gasping for air.
His trainer ran over to him, knelt down to gingerly pick him up. His hands were red after he did this from all the mouse's injuries but he did' t care. . "Pikachu! Oh Pikachu…Are you okay buddy?"
(I th-think so) he caught his breath after a few minutes of gulping for much needed air. (I c-could... sleep... for three days. tried... hardest ... to beat that creature. I C-c-couldn't-)
He hugged his partner Pokemon, realizing how close yet again he'd come to losing him. "I know pal. You were really brave facing it."
(Poor cyndaquil and poor us) he shivered.
The teen nodded. "I feel terrible. She was counting on -AACCCK!" the hybrid rammed into his gut with a Skull Bash attack. The impact made Pikachu fall out of his arms and into the air.
As he was thrown back about four feet the Teriados used Spider web on Pikachu. A sticky net covered him, making his body stick to the ground.
"No!" the word left both Misty's and Ash' mouths. .
She looked over at her boyfriend and then at the trapped mouse. "Are you both okay?"
The other teen groaned. " I'm ... just need a. few minutes to get. My breath back. What about you bud?" He asked the mouse. "Can you free yourself?"
The mouse tried to get free of the net- even tried letting out weak sparks from his electrical sacks on his cheeks. But no matter what he tried the net wouldn't break. In fact the sparks seemed to absorb right into the net and he felt sluggish and weaker as he tried to get free of the net. Ash had a feeling of dread as he watched the mouse struggle and then give up. His cheeks stopped sparking as he looked at his two best human friends. (I ...can't escape. This is no ordinary Spider Web.)
"Looks like you both lose" Devon sneered.
TO BE CONTINUED;
Narrator: oooooh! Talk about an intense night biting cliffhanger! What will our two heroes do now that Espreon and Teriados have beaten Corsola and Pikachu? How will they escape?
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Original character guide / OCs attacks.
ALL ARE MINE!
Humans
Tori Waverson
Age: 13 years old
Description: shoulder length dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes that hide behind glasses. Stands at a medium height. Wears a blue tee shirt with patched shorts. Locket on a silver chain is around her neck. Tan skin
Personality: She's from the orange islands. Has an optimistic outlook-most of the time. not afraid to step up to a challenge and hates to see pokèmon abused or hurt. She is secretly an equivalent of Robin Hood but with a twist-. She can tell where she is needed the most through visions. Her dad, who had a harsh past works as a doctor and knows about her other half.
Alias: Robina
Devon
Age: 24-25
Description: dark haired amber-eyed man- villain of the fic. He is of average height with a huge cruel streak. He only cares for power.
Personality: Devon is extremely evil. He beats his pokèmon viciously and sends the weaklings to pit fights. He tortured both Quilava and cyndaquil before they fled and ended up killing Quilava. He is an experimental breeder and pokèmon thief for team rocket. Due to poke-napping cyndaquil from the gym, he thinks he will be able to kill two Pidgeys with one stone: get Ash and Pikachu for his boss, giovanni and get revenge on her for having escaped. He hates soft-heartedness.
Pokémon
Nika
Type: Nidoran/Pikachu hybrid (Nidochu)
Description: yellow skinned Nidoran male with Pikachu ears, two brown stripes and two tails.
Personality: peacemaker but a bit on the skittish side. . Due to having seen Devon's wrath first hand, he's a bit nervous when it comes to defying him. More of a pacifist than a fighter but he will fight if provoked and if there is no choice.
Shea
Type: Vaporeon ghost / Espeon hybrid (Spirieon)
Description: gray vaporeon ghost with shadowy wings. Purple Gastly tendrils on her legs. A stub of an Espeon tail is next to her vaporeon one. Espeon front paws. Devon put Espeon DNA in her. Can sort of read minds
Personality: motherly and calm- the kindest out of the 'rejects'. Under painful death threats from Devon and Espreon She made Dewgong attack Cyndaquil in the gym. Comforts the fire type after Icie insults her.
Artik
Type: Zephfrost (Winged ice/fire Ponyta)
Description: small ponyta with a blue body and white, red-orange and azure flames for a mane and tail. Fearow wings and blue flames coming from behind his legs
Personality: sad but optimistic. Lost hope of escaping but with Cyndaquil help has a new outlook. Friends with Brightpaw Doesn't like Icie's attitude toward cyndaquil. His attacks will come in handy in the climax
Icie
Type: Icsokat (Meowth/Persian/ Piloswine hybrid)
Description: Meowth like pokèmon with shaggy Piloswine brown hair over its face and body. White tusks and Zigzag patches of blue fur and a long blue/ white tail. Persian gem is on its ears and Meowth-like ears and whiskers. Has a second form that appears when it truly gets enraged that Devon knows nothing about.
SPOILER: Angrier bigger version: a huge tan wooly mammoth Persian like pokèmon covered in tan and blue zigzagged fur. Humungous curved tusks made out of solid ice in addition to piercing big blue eyes. Ice blue tail with a whorl at the end and rounded black ears and whiskers and Forehead gem hidden by fur
Personality: cold toward newcomers because it believes that there is no hope for those trapped with Devon. Suffers from internal crises, as it doesn't know whether it is female or male, its purpose in life is or what it is supposed to do now that it is a hybrid of three pokèmon. The others don't know this.
Teriados
Type: Sandslash/ Ariados hybrid
Description: large tough brown body with a Sandslash's face and black stripes and an unhappy face on its abdomen. It's Body is covered in sharp Sandslash quills and has four yellow legs with purple stripes; that end in large claws like that of a Sandslash, it's back legs mandible and horn are that of an Ariados. Have nearly transparent wings that can fold into its sides.
Personality: evil and loyal to its bones it follows Devon's orders loyally. Can use any ground/bug/poison attack.
Espreon
Type: Espeon/Umbreon hybrid
Description: Lilac fur halfway through its Umbreon shaped body then midnight black of an Umbreon. Golden rings of an Umbreon's coat all over its body, while its muzzle is that of an Umbreon. Front paws of an Espeon as well as the forehead jewel, right eye and ear. It's left ear and eye is that of an Umbreon. Long whip-like tail like an Espeon split into three sharp tips and jet black. Can make it look like an Umbreon or an Espeon to fool people and pokèmon
Personality: Like its creator, Devon, Espreon is evil from head to tails. It threatened to kill Shea if she did not control the Dewgong, knowing it had the more powerful advantage over her.
Attacks:
Double Sandstorm- double team sandstorm combo. The result is a sandstorm so powerful you can't see anything. Used with Counter Storm for a nasty combination attack
Counter storm. – While using Double Sandstorm, user absorbs whatever attack is sent at it. It glows purple and then sends the attack at double the force along with sharp particles of dust. Can cut into the skin.
Double electro Kick- the user jumps into the air flips around twice as its foot glows with electricity and shoots at the opponent with its foot extended and delivers a nasty shock as the attack is used
Ice Tomb- user stomps on the ground and an army of sharp icicles surround the foe. It encases the foe in the iced tomb. Like Rock Tomb but with Ice
Psybubble: a psychic water attack. Unleashes a volley of purple –psychic infused bubblebeams at the foe.
Shadow Hold-A strong shadow net covers the victim and prevents it from fleeing. If the user faints the attack will disappear
Poison Shock- user glows yellow, it unleashes a bolt of purple electricity. Can either poison or paralyze
Shadow Armor- the user glows blue as it melts completely into the shadows. It can make more shadows appear in its surroundings. They can appear from any shadow
Sand strike – while the foe is trapped in a blinding vicious sandstorm, the user coats themselves in sand, cuts through the sandstorm and slams into the foe. It's hard to see where the user will attack.
Tail Slash-user slashes at the foe super hard with hardened tail
Thunder Kick: a combination of mega kick and Thunderbolt User: Pikachu
Raging rollout: user uses a powerful rage fueled rollout..
Frostburn – the user throws a volley of fire/ ice embers at the foe. Can freeze, burn or both
