Chapter 10 of Pokemon Kanto: The Journey. In this milestone tenth chapter(okay, it isn't really a milestone), Evan VS Misty! Oh, and eh... re-uploaded Chapter 9 with errors corrected. Thanks to Mr. Blueman for pointing out the mistakes!

Evan's current Pokemon Team
1) Charmeleon Level 30: Ember, SmokeScreen, Rage, Metal Claw
2) Beedrill Level 25: Twineedle, Rage, Poison Sting, Fury Attack
3) Clefable Level 22: Sing, DoubleSlap, Minimize, Metronome
4) Eevee Level 11: Tackle, Sand Attack, Helping Hand, Tail Whip

PC: None

"This is it!" Evan looked up to see the words 'Cerulean Gym' on the top of the enormous Gym he was now in front of. Taking a deep breath, Evan pushed open the doors. "I'm here to challenge the Gym!" He shouted excitedly.

Then he gasped. Gigantic tanks were neatly placed everywhere. Each tank was filled with water and had a Water Pokemon inside it. Evan stared at all the Water Pokemon swimming freely in their tanks. Awesome! He thought, and proceeded to gather data for his PokeDex.

"Who's that?" A voice made Evan turn. "Have you come to challenge the Gym?"

"Ah, yes!" Evan nodded at once. The girl whom he was speaking to wore a blue tank top and pants. She looked no more than his age.

"Hi! I'm Crystal!" The girl smiled. "I'm a Trainer of this Gym. If you're here to challenge our Gym, I can lead you to our Gym Leader."

"Thanks!" Evan beamed. Crystal smiled and nodded, before leading Evan to the entrance of an orange tunnel. The two walked through the surprisingly long tunnel, and at the end of it, was a huge swimming pool. Another girl was having a swim in the pool.

"That's Misty, our Gym Leader." Crystal pointed out. "Hey, Misty! You've got a challenger!"

"Oh! Thanks, Crystal!" Misty called back, as she jumped out of the pool. Crystal walked away, and Evan eyed Misty. "Hi there, challenger!" Misty said warmly. "What's your name?"

"My name's Evan!" Evan replied. "I've come to challenge you, to win the Cascade Badge!"

"Alright, then." Misty smiled. "It'll be a two-on-two battle, and the battlefield will be within the swimming pool. You can use a Pokemon that can swim in the pool, or a Pokemon that can fly over it. Taking the battle away from the pool is not allowed. You can substitute your Pokemon in the midst of the battle."

"Okay, I've got it!" Evan nodded. If that was the case, he could only use Beedrill, his only Flying Pokemon. He had no other Pokemon that could swim nor fly. Willing himself not to panic, Evan took out Beedrill's Pokeball.

"Go, Staryu!" Misty called out her Pokemon.

"A Staryu?" Evan looked at the star-shaped Pokemon, and took out his PokeDex for more detailed info.

"Staryu, the Star Shape Pokemon. The core of this Water Pokemon shines in a rainbow of seven colours. As long as this sparkling core is not destroyed, Staryu can regrow their limbs even after it has been cut off."

"Alright, Beedrill, we have to win this two against one, so I'm counting on you!" Evan threw his Pokeball into the air, and Beedrill came out. The Pokemon buzzed threateningly at Staryu.

"Staryu, Water Gun now!" Staryu fired a jet of water at Beedrill, who dodged at the speed of light.

"Good work, Beedrill! Twineedle!" Beedrill made a successful direct hit on Staryu, knocking the Star Shape Pokemon into the pool. "Oh yeah! Take that!" Evan grinned.

"Do you really think you've won?" Misty smirked. "Staryu, Water Gun!" Water blasted out from within the pool towards Beedrill. The Pokemon avoided it, however.

"Good dodge! But with Staryu now in the water, you can't pinpoint exactly where Staryu is going to fire Water Gun!" Misty grinned. "And if you can't see it coming, you won't be able to avoid it!" She pointed at Beedrill. "A few minutes, and I'll knock your Pokemon out! Water Gun!"

Another jet of water came blasting at Beedrill, this time slamming into Beedrill's back. The Pokemon was knocked down, and almost fell into the water, but managed to regain balance. Argh! Evan thought, as he watched his Beedrill fly back up into the air. If she blasts me into the water, this match will be as good as over... in her favour! I must think of a way to... His thoughts were interrupted as Staryu, from under the water, fired another blast of Water Gun.

"Bzzz!" Beedrill said in pain as it plummeted towards the water.

Oh no! Evan stared wide-eyed as Beedrill fell. Miraculously, Beedrill regained it's balance just before it touched the water, and flew back up into the air. Misty frowned at this.

"Staryu, Rapid Spin!" Staryu flew up from the water, spinning faster than a top.

"Dodge and use your Poison Sting!" Evan yelled. Beedrill flew under Staryu and injected it's poison into the Water Pokemon. Staryu became stunned as it was hit by Beedrill's Poison Sting, before falling back into the water.

"Now your Staryu's health will rapidly decrease!" Evan grinned.

"Really?" Misty had a calm smile plastered on her lips. Staryu then jumped out of the water again, and Misty recalled it back into it's Pokeball.

"Returning it back into it's Pokeball won't work! It's health will still decrease while inside the Pokeball!" Evan yelled. "It's game over for your Staryu!"

"Are you sure?" Misty called out her Staryu again, and her smile now was even wider. "Take a closer look."

"What-" Evan stared at Staryu. It seemed perfectly fine, unlike other poisoned Pokemon that would pant and get tired easily because of the results of the poison. "But... I poisoned it with Beedrill's Poison Sting!" Evan protested.

"Staryu has the Natural Cure ability," explained Misty. "They'll be relieved of any Poison, Burn, Paralysis statuses et cetera if you return them into their Pokeball!"

"But that's not fair!" Evan shouted angrily.

"Tsk..." Misty shook her head. "I'm sorry, Evan, but it's time to end this now. Staryu, Swift!"

"Argh, Beedrill, dodge!" Evan called to his Pokemon, but the attack scored a hit, and Beedrill was flung towards the water.

"Swift is a power-packed attack that cannot be dodged!" Misty said. "The perfect move to use on an opponent!"

"Return, Beedrill!" Evan said quickly, and Beedrill was returned, thankfully before it had hit the water. Damn, she's tough! Evan thought. I wonder how Arthur beat her! She's unbeatable! What with her using Water Pokemon in the water... the battlefield is cleverly devised to her advantage! Wait, Water Pokemon... Evan then looked up. Of course! If I have a Water Pokemon, I might be able to beat her!

"So, will you surrender or keep going?" Misty taunted.

"I... surrender." Evan said reluctantly. Although he hated to do it, retreating would be best for now.

"Good. Come back when you've gotten stronger, Evan." Misty said, recalling her Staryu. She watched as Evan turned and walk away dejectedly. "What an interesting kid." Misty muttered, as he walked out of sight.

Yes, so Evan didn't really WIN, even with all the training in Nugget Bridge. Next up, Evan VS Misty... for the second time. Stay tuned!