Ok, guys, I know I said this chapter wouldn't be up until next week, but I managed to finish it early, so I decided to upload it today as this is my normal upload time and wanted to have a schedule that allowed me to update at this time. So the last chapter was a celebration chapter and this one is a normal scheduled time chapter.
The time frame for each arc will go as followed:
Kanto and Orange Islands – 1 Year
Johto – 1 Year
Hoenn and The Battle Frontier – 1.5 Years
Sinnoh – 1.5 Years
Unova – 1 Year
Kalos – 1 Year
Now I've changed the ages of some of the characters so that I can write the story I have planned and have placed them here:
Ash – 10
Misty – 10 (Two Weeks Older)
Brock – 15
Delia – 29
Red – 32
Gary – 10
Professor Oak – 52
Zoey – 15
Jack - 16
Styles – 14
Grace – 12 (Now her age has changed because when I wrote the last chapter I didn't entirely have her story planned out and now have an idea of what I want to do, but for it to happen she had to go from 16 to 12, I know its young but let's say that Team Rocket gets recruits from when they are very young.)
"Aura Communication"
Chapter 10 – A Per-Fuming Situation
Professor Oak happily sat in his office, drinking tea, when suddenly the phone rang.
"Oh, thanks Krabby," Professor Oak said as Ash's crab Pokémon brought him the video phone. "Hello?" The video part of the phone hadn't switched on when he answered, and he had no idea who it was.
"Hi, Professor!" The caller exclaimed. "It's Ash."
"Why, Hello Ash," Oak replied. "How is your day going?"
"Great!" Ash was extremely happy. "I've got four Badges!"
"Only four?" Oak questioned.
"Yes," Ash uneasily answered, he was uncomfortable with the Professor's tone.
"All the other trainers that left Pallet Town have already got five Badges," Oak said.
"Five already?" Ash exclaimed, shocked.
"Why, yes, Gary has already left Celadon City with his fifth Badge," Oak answered. "And Gary has already caught over thirty Pokémon, while I've only gotten a couple from you."
"Thirty Pokémon?!" Ash exclaimed.
"Yes, the more Pokémon you have, the stronger a trainer you can become. I might suggest you send some more Pokémon to me so you have room to catch more and they won't disappear immediately," Oak suggested.
"Sure," Ash said, thinking over the Pokémon he had with him. "Which Pokémon are already there?"
"You sent Krabby over after originally swapping her with Sandslash, and you sent Gyarados before you left Lavender Town. So I think I have Krabby, Sandslash and Gyarados," Oak answered.
"Ok then," Ash thought about which Pokémon to send over.
"Might I ask you to send over Butterfree, Absol and Haunter, I would love to have a look at them," Oak said.
"Sure," Ash answered. "I'll send them right away." Ash pulled out the three Poké Balls in question and one by one placed them on his Pokédex's in built transporter.
"Ok, I've got them Ash, thanks," Professor Oak smiled, although Ash couldn't see it. "Where are you calling from, by the way?"
"I'm calling from the route between Saffron City and Celadon City," Ash answered.
"Oh, so you're calling from your Pokénav," Oak mused.
"Yes," Ash answered.
"Well, I don't want to waste anymore of your time, if you want to catch up to the others, bye," Professor Oak said, ending the call.
"Bye," Ash said as he ended the call with his Pokénav.
"Jesse, why aren't we trying to capture any of the twerps Pokémon," James whined. They were hiding in a tree watching the route that Ash, Misty and Brock were on.
"Because the boss said so," Jesse angrily replied as she watched Ash put his Pokénav away. "After our failure on the St. Anne, we have been told to not try and steal any of the twerps Pokémon."
"But-"
"No, 'buts' James," she said, angrily kicking him in the side. "I don't want to be worse off in the boss's eyes."
"But, if we catch deir Pokémon, we'll be rewarded," Meowth argued.
"No, Meowth," Jesse grabbed Meowth and picked him up.
"Hey! Let me GO!" Meowth yelled, loud enough for Ash to hear, as he struggled to get free.
"Shut up, Meowth," Jesse fumed. "We have our orders, and if we failed in capturing their Pokémon, then we would be kicked out of Team Rocket or worse," she warned.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Meowth stopped struggling. "But it's just so boring."
Suddenly the Pokénav they carried started ringing. "Yes?" Jesse answered.
"Jesse," Giovanni said. "I have a mission for you three idiots."
"What is it sir?" Jesse answered, ignoring Giovanni's remark and covering James' mouth with her hand.
"I need you to…"
Ash sighed. He had been walking back to camp where his friends were when he heard Team Rocket. He was surprised that they hadn't tried to catch Pikachu in quite a while. But his mind wasn't on that, it was on what Professor Oak had said.
"What do you think Pikachu? Am I really that bad of a trainer that I'm so far behind Gary and the others?" Ash asked as he absentmindedly scratched his starter Pokémon behind the ear.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said shaking his head. Pikachu jumped off his trainer's shoulders and stood in front of him. "Pi Pika, Pikapi, Pikachu," Pikachu continued, pointing at Ash's heart and then at himself.
"You're say that I love all my Pokémon, and that is what it takes to be a strong trainer, have love and belief in my Pokémon?" Ash asked, confused by what Pikachu was saying. Although, through his bond, he was slowly starting to understand Pikachu's tongue, he sometimes didn't entirely get what his starter Pokémon was saying.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu answered nodding his head in agreement. "Pika pi pi kachu, Pika pi Pikachu ka."
"Because if I love my Pokémon, they'll love me back and want to fight their hardest for me," Ash said, while Pikachu nodded. "Thanks Pikachu," Ash smiled, kneeling down and scratching the mouse Pokémon behind the ears, earning a happy "Cha" from his starter Pokémon.
"Come on, Pikachu, let's get back to the others," Ash extended out his arm and Pikachu eagerly climbed up it. Ash still wasn't entirely happy and was still gloomy, he only hid it from Pikachu.
"Pikapi pika Chu Pikachupi," Pikachu said. (You also love Misty.)
"What was that Pikachu?" Ash asked as they walked down the route. "Of cause I love Misty, she's my best friend!"
Pikachu face palmed and shook his head, Ash could be so dense.
"Hey guys," Ash gloomily said as he arrived back at camp. The camp had been packed up and Brock was cooking some donuts as a snack while they walked.
"You look kind of down, Ash," Misty said, eating one of Brock's donuts. "Have a donut; that always cheers me up."
"I just heard Gary has five Badges," Ash sulked as he walked up to the donuts Brock was holding.
"I get it, he's upset because he's falling behind," Misty mused.
"How far are we from Celadon City, I really want to get my next Gym Badge?" Ash asked.
"Celadon City is only a day's walk from here," Brock answered, pointing further down the road. "Even less if we keep up a fast pace."
"Hmm," Ash thought, turning his hat around. "There's no way I'm going to let those guys win."
"Just remember Ash, unlike all the other wannabe Pokémon trainers out there, you've got to make it to the Pokémon League your own way," Misty advised.
"Right, remember, its quality over quantity, especially is you've got lots of different Pokémon," Brock added.
"Yeah, catch more Pokémon!" Ash exclaimed.
"He'll never learn," Misty sighed.
"I didn't asked you," Ash was very annoyed by Misty's comment.
Suddenly they heard noises coming from a nearby bush. "Mankey," Mankey happily said as he raised his head out of the bush.
"It's a Pokémon," Ash said, grabbing his Pokédex.
Mankey, a Pig Monkey Pokémon of the Fighting-type. Known for its superior footwork, it packs a powerful punch.
Mankey jumped out of the bush and happily pranced towards Brock, before jumping around the surprised Breeder. "I think it wants a donut," Brock said, holding out a donut to the pig monkey Pokémon.
Mankey began to sniff the donut before happily accepting the treat and hopping away to a nearby rock to eat it on. "A fighting type could really help, I think I'm going to catch it," Ash said, grabbing one of his Poké Balls.
"Charmander, I Choose You!" Ash exclaimed, releasing his fire type. "Use Ember on that Pokémon," he continued, pointing at the still eating Mankey.
"Ash, I would-" Misty was cut off as the Ember attack hit Mankey, and subsequently, its donut. With its treat now in ruins, Mankey angrily jumped off the rock and began to thrash around on the road.
"Looks to me like you got it pretty angry," Misty mused, standing next to Ash and Brock.
Ash decided to find out what was going on by pulling out his Pokédex and scan the now angry Pokémon.
Although Mankey is usually calm, it does have a bad temper. Once Mankey begins to thrash, stopping it is impossible.
"Kind of like Misty," Ash thought aloud.
"Hey!" Misty angrily yelled, threatening to pull out her mallet.
"Charmander, quick, use Ember," Ash commanded, pointing at Mankey. But before Charmander could fire the attack, Mankey rushed forward and smashed the fire type Pokémon.
"Charmander, Return," Ash said, returning his lizard Pokémon.
"I think we should run," Brock suggested as Mankey started to charge at the group of trainers.
"Yeah," Ash and Misty urgently agreed as they turned and began to run the other way.
"You should have let it finish that donut Ash, didn't your mother ever teach you manners?!" Misty yelled while still running.
They continued to run, but the pig monkey Pokémon continued to gain on them. "Perhaps try and give it another donut, Brock," Ash proposed, see no end to the chase.
"Yeah, not a bad idea," Brock said, grabbing a donut. "Poké Ball!" Ash and Misty fell over. "Oh, sorry, Donut Go!" Brock yelled, realising his mistake.
Mankey continued to charge towards Ash and his friends, and simply punched the incoming donut, destroying it.
Ash and Misty quickly got up off the ground and continued to run as the relentless Pokémon chased after them.
Misty suddenly tripped over as Mankey closed in. "Misty!" Ash worriedly yelled.
"Ahh!" Misty screamed, covering her face with her hands, as the pig monkey Pokémon charged. Mankey jumped over Misty and pushed its feet into the back of her head, forcefully smashing her face into the ground.
Using Misty's head as a spring board, Mankey soared through the air. "Mankey!" the Pokémon yelled before landing on Ash's head and beating the crap out of him.
"Ash are you ok?" Brock asked, watching the fight.
"Of cause I'm not ok!" Ash yelled as he continuously was bashed. "I surrender," Ash painfully said as the dust disappeared.
Mankey, happy with its accomplishment, ran up a nearby tree with Ash's hat.
"That Mankey sure beat you up big time," Brock said, helping his friend.
"Are you ok?" Misty asked as she knelt down next to her friend. He was badly bruised, and some blood was coming out of the scratches on his arm.
Ash didn't respond, he instead raised his hand to his head and noticed something was missing. "Where'd my hat go?" he worriedly asked. Misty responded by pointing at the tree nearby.
Ash looked at the tree and the pain he had instantly disappeared from thought as he got up and rushed towards the happily jumping Mankey. "You little thief, give me back my hat!" Ash yelled, shaking his hands threateningly.
Mankey responded by happily jumping around, before imitating Ash and pulling the hat backwards and throwing an imaginary Poké Ball.
Ash was now seething with Rage at the fact that Mankey had taken his hat. "You can get another hat, Ash," Misty advised.
"It's not the hat, it's the principle," Ash responded, slowly beginning to walk towards the tree.
"Hold it, you're just going to get beat up again," Misty warned.
"You're right," Ash agreed, grabbing one of his Poké Balls. "But, its mine."
"What's so great about that hat?" Misty asked.
"I can't replace that hat," Ash answered, looking back at his friends. "I won it at the official Pokémon League Expo. Don't you know how tough it is to get one of those hats?"
"An official Expo Hat?" Brock considered.
"Oh!" Both Misty and Brock said at the same time. There were only one hundred ever handed out.
"I didn't know that was an official Pokémon League hat," Misty said. "I entered the same contest too."
"I had to send in a lot of post cards to win that hat!" Ash yelled.
"No wonder I didn't win, I only sent in one," Misty sheepishly said, grabbing the side of her head.
"Poor Ash," Brock dejectedly said. "Losing an official hat, is like losing a best friend."
"Anyway," Ash angrily cut in, annoyed by the disruption of getting his hat back. "I'm getting back that hat! Rattata! I Choose You!" Ash threw the Poké Ball, releasing the mouse Pokémon.
"Rattata, use Quick Attack and climb up that tree and knock Mankey off!" Ash ordered. Rattata raced off towards the tree with streams of white coming from around her. She quickly climbed the tree at a blinding speed and hit the unsuspecting pig monkey Pokémon.
Mankey fell faced first onto the ground below as Rattata reappeared next to Ash, happy with her accomplishment. Standing up, Mankey's rage was evident as he turned around and glared at the aspiring Pokémon trainer.
Unexpectedly, the pig monkey Pokémon started to glow. It grew bigger, it arms longer, and its three fingered paws changed into glove like hands. It had whitish, shaggy fur and metal shackles on its wrists and ankles.
"It evolved into Primeape," Ash shouted, surprised by the sudden evolution. "Rattata, return, you're not strong enough to beat it." He placed Rattata's Poké Ball on his belt and grabbed another one. "Bulbasaur, I Choose You!"
"Bulbasaur!" the seed Pokémon yelled, ready for battle.
"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip and lift Primeape into the air," Ash ordered. Bulbasaur extended his vines towards the evolved Pokémon, but Primeape continually countered the vines by hitting them away.
"Grr," Ash was getting frustrated, he really wanted his hat back. "Come on Bulbasaur, you can do it!" Bulbasaur stopped his attack and retracted his vines. "Huh?" Ash was shocked as razor sharp leaves suddenly shot out of Bulbasaur's bulb.
The leaves shot towards Primeape. The evolved form of Mankey was shocked by the attack, allowing several leaves to hit it, before using its gloved hands to block the remaining, incoming, leaves.
"Great work, Bulbasaur!" Ash congratulated. "But how about you let Charmander do the rest." Ash returned his seed Pokémon and released his lizard Pokémon. Ash knew that Bulbasaur's attacks would continuously be deflected and decided on another approach.
"Charmander, use Em-" Reminiscent of the previous battle, Primeape charged towards Charmander and began to thrash, causing the lizard Pokémon great pain.
Ash immediately started to second guess his idea, but suddenly Charmander's tail flame began to grow bigger. "Huh?" he questioned as he pulled out his Pokédex.
Charmander's special attack, Rage. It gains more power the more it is attacked. It will continue to fight until its opponent falls.
Primeape continued to bash Charmander while the lizards Pokémon's tail flame grew larger. After several more hits, Charmander unleashed a full powered Flamethrower attack, surprising not only Primeape, but Ash, Misty and Brock as well.
"Congratulations on learning Flamethrower, Charmander!" Ash complemented. "Use it again!" he ordered, taking full advantage of the current circumstances.
Noticing what was going to happen, Pikachu raced across the battlefield, using Quick Attack to speed himself up and jumped for Ash's hat that was still on Primeape's head.
Charmander opened his mouth again and launched an extremely hot torrent of fire, hitting the stunned Primeape and causing it to faint.
"Poké Ball, Go!" Ash yelled, throwing one of his empty Poké Balls. The Poké Ball collided with the fainted Primeape, absorbing it before landing on the ground. It rocked back and forth several times before dinging, relieving Ash. But suddenly, the Poké Ball began rocking again, before dinging one final time, signalling the successful capture.
"Alright, Primeape is mine!" Ash shouted, picking up the Poké Ball. "Thanks, Charmander," Ash congratulated, returning the lizard Pokémon. Ash was over the moon because of capturing Primeape and couldn't wait to battle for his next Gym Badge.
I don't need to worry about how long it takes me to get to the Pokémon League, Ash thought. As long as I have my friends and my Pokémon, there's nothing I can't accomplish. Ash pulled out his Pokédex and scanned his new Pokémon.
Primeape, the Pig Monkey Pokémon and the evolved form of Mankey. It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult. This Primeape is female and has the ability Anger Point. She knows the moves Fling, Scratch, Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy, Fury Swipes, Karate Chop, Seismic Toss, Screech, and Assurance.
Ash happily sighed as he sat down on one of the lounges in the Celadon City Pokémon Centre. He had just handed his Pokémon over to nurse Joy and was now going to enjoy the rest of the day, before training his Pokémon for the upcoming Gym Battle.
"Why are you so happy, Ash?" Misty asked as she sat down next to her friend. She was intrigued by Ash's sudden change in demeanour since yesterday.
"I was thinking about my journey so far," Ash answered, closing his eyes and smiling. "Did you know that it has almost been three months since I started my journey?"
"No, I didn't" Misty said. "Although, I did only start my journey a couple of weeks before you, so I should probably have realised that." Misty felt really silly not remembering how long it had been since she started her journey herself.
"Yeah, the good news is that I have five months until the Pokémon League begins in the Indigo Plateau, meaning I have plenty of time to get my remaining Gym Badges," Ash said. "So who cares how long it takes me, as long as I get to the League, I won't be behind the others."
"You're right about that, some trainers take years to get all their Gym Badges for one League, while others do it much quicker, it all depends on how strong you want your Pokémon to be," Misty agreed.
"So, Ash," Brock said, appearing with a red ear from Misty after their latest run in with Nurse Joy. "Have you decided which Pokémon you're going to use against Erika?"
"Not entirely," Ash answered. "I've decided to use Bulbasaur and Charmander, but as for the third one, I haven't decided."
"What about Pidgeotto?" Misty suggested.
"I don't think so," Ash responded. "I know he'd have a type advantage, but after what Sabrina said to me, I remembered what I told myself before my journey."
"What was that?" she asked.
"That type advantage wasn't everything, that I could beat any Pokémon with any type," Ash answered. "So I'm thinking of using one of my other Pokémon."
"So, I guess you would use Primeape then," Brock thought.
"No, I haven't trained with her yet, so I won't use her, and I'm saving Squirtle to battle Blaine later on, so he's out of the question," Ash answered.
"I guess then you'll have to decide between Rattata, Eevee and Pikachu," Brock identified Ash's remaining Pokémon.
"Ok, Bulbasaur, Charmander, come on out!" It was the next day and Ash was about to train his Pokémon, but he still hadn't decided on the third. "Ok, so I've chosen you two to battle in our next Gym Battle," he told his Pokémon. Charmander and Bulbasaur became extremely excited at the prospect of battling in their first Gym Battle.
"And I guess I'll use Pi-" Ash was cut off as one of his Poké Balls exploded, releasing Rattata, his mouse Pokémon. "I guess you want to battle as well, huh?" Ash leant down and patted Rattata on the head, earning an affirmed nod from the mouse Pokémon.
"Ok, then you three will be the Pokémon I'll use in our Gym Battle against Erika tomorrow," Ash said, formulating a plan.
"That smells so nice," Misty happily sighed, enjoying the smell of perfume that was in the air of Celadon City's Gym.
"Ugh," Ash disagreed, covering his mouth and face as they entered. He hated perfume and always found it disgusting because of how it made some men act. "Let's get this over with."
They continued to walk down the corridor until they entered a large garden area that also acted as the Gym's battlefield. "I challenge you to a Gym Battle," Ash interrupted the small seminar that was taking place.
"Ash, have some manners," Misty belittled her friend. She was embarrassed to be seen in the same light as Ash, who now had all the eyes of the woman and Erika on him.
"It's quite alright," Erika interrupted their argument. "As Gym Leader I am obligated, I accept you challenge."
"This is a three on three Pokémon battle between Gym Leader Erika and Challenger Ash from Pallet Town. The battle will be over when one side's Pokémon are unable to battle. Only the challenger is able to make substitutions," the ref laid out the rules as Erika and Ash stood either side of the grass battlefield.
Erika had changed her cloths from the ones she wore during the seminar. She was now in a lushes yellow kimono dress with brown leaves littered across it and she wore a red bandana in her teal hair.
"The challenger has the first move," the referee finished.
"Charmander, I Choose You!" Ash pulled his hat backwards and released his lizard Pokémon.
"Interesting choice," Erika muttered. "This should be easy, Weepinbell Go!" A yellow bell type Pokémon with two leaves sticking out its sides appeared.
Weepinbell, the Bell Pokémon and the evolved form of Bellsprout. It spits out Poison Powder to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of acid.
"Charmander verses Weepinbell, Battle Begin!"
"Charmander, Use Dragon Rage!" Charmander opened his mouth and a purple sphere of energy formed in it. The sphere slowly got larger until Charmander released it, launching it at the bell Pokémon.
"Weepinbell, dodge it by spinning out of the way and the use Razor Leaf!" Weepinbell followed Erika's commands and spun away from the incoming purple ball of energy. But Weepinbell didn't stop spinning, he continued to spin as he unleashed dozens of razor sharp leaves directed towards Charmander.
"Counter using a full powered Flamethrower!" Ash yelled, determined to maintain control of the battle. Charmander opened his mouth again and aimed a gush of flames towards the incoming leaves, causing them to burn up and rain down on the unsuspecting Weepinbell, causing great damage.
"Now let's finish this, Charmander, get in close and use scratch!" Charmander raced across the grass battlefield and slashed at the weakened grass type Pokémon. "Now! Close range Flamethrower!" Charmander fired a point blank Flamethrower at the bell Pokémon, causing him to faint.
"Weepinbell is unable to battle! Charmander wins!"
"Weepinbell return," Erika raised her Poké Ball. "You did well and deserve a rest." She looked across the battlefield towards her opponent. "Your Charmander is strong but he won't beat this one, Tangela Go!" When the Pokémon appeared, Ash was surprised to see what it looked like. It had vines sticking out everywhere, wrapping themselves around its body, shrouding its form in mystery.
Tangela, a Vine Pokémon. Its body is wrapped in vines. The rest of its form is hidden beneath these vines.
"That doesn't tell me much," Ash said, annoyed. "Charmander, return." Charmander disappeared in a beam of light. "We'll attack from a distance, Bulbasaur Go!"
"Bulbasaur," the seed Pokémon exclaimed as he emerged from the Poké Ball.
"Bulbasaur verses Tangela, Battle Begin!"
"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!" Bulbasaur extended out its vines and grabbed the vine Pokémon.
"Tangela, Constrict, resist it from pulling you in!" As Bulbasaur's vines grabbed hold of Tangela, the vine Pokémon began to rapidly spin, pulling Bulbasaur closer to the grass type Pokémon. Bulbasaur struggled to prevent Tangela from drawing him in. "Tangela, Now's the time to hit it with your Stun Spore!"
Tangela stopped spinning and released a fine yellow powder from its body, paralysing the seed Pokémon. "Bulbasaur, return!"
"Oh poor little guy, I'll give you some paralyse heal after the battle," Erika sympathised.
"Rattata, I Choose You!" Ash yelled as the mouse Pokémon appeared.
"Interesting choice," Erika was shocked by which Pokémon she was battling next.
"Umm, Rattata verses Tangela, Battle Begin!" the ref yelled, also surprised by Ash's choice.
"Ok, Rattata, don't let it grab you with its vines," Ash warned. "Use Quick Attack!" Rattata raced off with white streaks flowing behind her. Rattata ran around her opponent waiting for the right time to strike.
"Don't let it hit you!" Erika cautioned. "Try and slow it down with your vines!" Tangela extended two of its vines to try and hit the mouse Pokémon. But Rattata was moving too quickly and would dodge each incoming attack by moving to the side.
Suddenly, Rattata turned towards Tangela and smashed into the seed Pokémon before racing to a safe distance and running in its holding pattern again. "Come on, Tangela!" Erika was annoyed that they hadn't stopped the mouse Pokémon. "Use Ancient Power and send it in every direction!"
Dozens of purple glowing rocks flew out of the ground as Tangela used its Ancient Power attack. The vine Pokémon launched the rocks in every direction, hoping to hit the extremely fast Rattata.
Rattata jumped and weaved her way past the first few rocks, but she was moving too fast for her own good as she lost sight of one of the rocks and was hit by it head on. "Rattata," she yelled in pain as she stopped to regroup.
But that was all Tangela needed as the vine Pokémon extended two of its vines and grabbed the tired normal type Pokémon. "Rattata!" Ash yelled in concern as he watched his Pokémon being dragged towards Tangela.
As Rattata was pulled closer, Tangela was prepared to do exactly what it had done to Bulbasaur. But, surprisingly, Rattata was determined to win the battle that she started to glow.
She grew larger and more rounded, standing on her two back legs. Her fur changed colour from purple to tawny with cream coloured fur on her underbelly. Her teeth grew larger and she had a menacing look.
Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon and the evolved form of Rattata. It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls. This Raticate has the ability Guts. Upon evolution she learned the moves Pursuit, Hyper Fang and Sucker Punch. She has also unlocked the egg move Flame Wheel.
"That's great Raticate!" Ash shouted, happy that his Pokémon had evolved. "Now, let's turn the tide! Use Flame Wheel!" A flame began to form around the newly evolved Pokémon, causing Tangela to let go with her vines, as she began to roll towards the vine Pokémon.
"No!" Erika worriedly yelled as she watched her vine Pokémon be hit by the powerful Flame Wheel attack. But Tangela wouldn't go down that easily. Roots shot out of Tangela's body and dug into the ground, giving it some health back.
As Raticate charged towards Tangela, planning to end the battle with one final hit, Erika came up with a plan. "Tangela, Poison Powder!" Tangela released a purple coloured powder that poisoned the charging mouse Pokémon, stopping her in her tracks.
But Erika's plan ultimately backfired as Raticate's Guts ability kicked in. She charged up her Flame Wheel attack and rolled at an incredible speed towards the surprised Tangela and its trainer. As the Flame Wheel hit, it did extra damage because Raticate's Guts ability increased her attack by fifty percent, causing Tangela to faint.
"Tangela is unable to battle, Raticate Wins!" the ref raised his green flag. "Erika has one Pokémon remaining."
"Raticate, return! You did well and deserve a long break. I'm really proud of you," Ash said, returning his poisoned mouse Pokémon. "I forfeit Raticate, she can't continue battling."
"Very well," The ref said. "Please choose your next Pokémon."
"Charmander, Go!"
"Charman," Charmander yelled, ready for battle.
"Ash is doing well," Brock said, sitting amongst a group of girls, watching the battle.
"He might actually win," one of the girls agreed.
"Yeah, he's a lot more impressive then he looks," another greed. Misty just smiled as she heard the compliments, she suddenly had this strange feeling in her stomach as she continued to watch the battle.
"Your battle skills are impressive Ash, but there's one thing you don't have; Empathy with your Pokémon," Erika said.
Is she serious, Ash angrily thought as his aura flared up.
"Char," Charmander agreed with Ash's statement, having heard it from their aura bond.
"Without it you'll never become a great Pokémon trainer like me," Erika continued. "Now I'm going to give you a lesson in empathy. Gloom, Go!"
"Ok, it's time we teach her a lesson, you ready Charmander?" Ash asked. Charmander nodded. They watched as a plant like Pokémon appeared.
Gloom, the Weed Pokémon. Gloom gives off a very unpleasant smell. While strong against Water Pokémon, Gloom is weak against Fire and Flying types.
"Charmander verses Gloom, Battle Begin!"
"Gloom, use Poison Powder!" Gloom leaned its head forward and released a foul smelling stench that spewed across the battlefield.
"Counter with Flamethrower!" Charmander opened his mouth for what seemed like the thousandth time a spewed extremely hot fire, countering the Poison Powder attack.
As both attacks battled for supremacy, Ash came up with a plan. "Keep using Flamethrower and move closer to Gloom. Once you're close enough, use Scratch while you charge up a Dragon Rage attack! I promise you can rest afterwards, I'll let Bulbasaur handle the rest."
Charmander slowly started to walk across the battlefield, holding back the Poison Powder with his Flamethrower, stunning Erika. Once the Lizard Pokémon was within striking distance, he brought his claws down on the weed Pokémon, causing it to stop its attack.
After Charmander hit Gloom with a Scratch attack, he charged up a purple ball of energy in his mouth, no longer needing to use Flamethrower because the Poison Powder attack had stopped.
He fired the Dragon Rage attack directly at Gloom, causing it damage, before returning to Ash's side of the field. "Well done Charmander," Ash congratulated, returning the lizard Pokémon.
"Bulbasaur, I know you're paralysed, but I know you can do it!" Ash exclaimed, releasing his seed Pokémon.
"Bulba!" Bulbasaur yelled, determined to prove his trainer right.
"Bulbasaur verses Gloom, Battle Begin!"
"Gloom, Giga Drain!" Gloom's flower head started to glow as it fired a green beam at Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur! Move out of the way!" Bulbasaur began to move away from the incoming Giga Drain but was hampered by his paralysis and was hit by the corner of the attack.
"Bulba!" Bulbasaur yelled as his power was drained.
"Come on Bulbasaur, I believe in you!" Ash encouraged, knowing his seed Pokémon was weak. Suddenly, Bulbasaur began to glow, he grew larger and the bulb on his back opened up to reveal a beautiful flower.
"Wow, two evolutions in the one battle!" Brock was shocked.
"Yeah," Misty agreed while the girls nodded.
Ivysaur, the Seed Pokémon and the evolved form of Bulbasaur. The bulb on its back absorbs nourishment and blooms into a large flower. This Ivysaur has the ability Overgrow. Upon evolution he learned the moves Sweet Scent, Growth and Solar Beam.
"Ok, Ivysaur," the name sounded unfamiliar on Ash's tongue. "This is our last chance, use Solar Beam!" Ivysaur's flower began absorbing light from the greenhouse's heat lights
"Quick, stop it with-" Erika tried to call out a command. But it was too late, the lights in the greenhouse had sped up the time it took for the Solar Beam to charge. Ivysaur jumped into the air and leaned his flower towards Gloom, firing off the green coloured beam that hit Gloom, causing it to faint.
"Gloom is unable to battle, Ivysaur wins! Erika has no remaining Pokémon, Ash from Pallet Town Wins!" the referee raised his green flag.
"Well done Bulba- I mean Ivysaur!" Ash congratulated as he ran up to his evolved Pokémon and hugged him.
"Congratulations Ash," Erika said, holding out the Rainbow Badge. "It was a great battle, and I was starting to get overconfident, so I thank you. And in recognition of beating me, I present to you the Rainbow Badge!"
Ash accepted the Rainbow Badge, which looked like a flower with all the colours of the rainbow. "Alright, I got the Rainbow Badge!"
"One more thing, I give you this," Erika said, holding a TM. "This TM contains the move Giga Drain, I give it to all those that beat me."
"Thanks," Ash said, accepting the TM.
"So, where to now Ash?" Brock asked.
"First we go to the Pokémon Centre to heal my Pokémon, then-"
"Then we head to HopHopHop Town for the HopHopHop Town Water Tournament!" Misty exclaimed, cutting Ash off. Although Ash was going to say the tournament anyway.
How will Misty go during the HopHopHop Town Water Tournament? What does Giovanni have Jesse, James and Meowth doing? Find Out Next Time!
I hope this chapter came out alright. I really didn't feel that the Primeape part was done well, so if it was bad I apologize. But I believe that the Celadon City part was much better!
So, Bulbasaur and Rattata evolved, a lot of people wanted the starters to evolve so I decided to go with it.
As stated before, the next chapter will be up next week, but the week after will be determined on how long it takes me to finish the next chapter, as of Monday its all exam study for the next two weeks! After that I have three weeks off to write a buffer.
Now, I realise that the chapters range from 5000 to 7000 words as an average so hopefully that is how long most will be from now on.
The next chapter will be a Misty chapter, followed by the first Brock chapter, then not long after Eevee's evolution chapter! That's right it's only a few chapters away! I have an interesting story planned for that one! It'll probably a two parter like the lavender town one.
Any questions, Pokémon suggestions, ideas for the story, or OC's you have that you would like to see in the story, just PM me or send it in a review! All are welcome!
Ash's Pokémon:
Pikachu (Male)
Raticate (Female)
Gyarados (Male)
Butterfree (Male)
Pidgeotto (Male)
Eevee (Male)
Sandslash (Male)
Ivysaur (Male)
Charmander (Male)
Squirtle (Male)
Krabby (Female)
Absol (Male)
Haunter (Male)
Primeape (Female)
Egg
Misty's Pokémon:
Goldeen (Female)
Staryu
Starmie
Tentacruel (Male)
Horsea (Female)
Vaporeon (Female)
Wingull (Female)
Brock's Pokémon:
Geodude (Female)
Onix (Male)
Zubat (Female)
Cubone (Shiny) (Female)
Gengar (Male)
Honchkrow (Male)
After this Arc is done I will be putting the Pokémon Ash has on my Profile Page and will only put Pokémon that Ash, Misty and Brock gain in each Arc in the story Arc.
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