A/N: Time for another exposition chapter! Also, F Winnie the Pooh. And Mushroom XIII. I just wanna fight Lingering Will Dang it! Aside from that, I've been getting into a bit of a... problem. A moral dilemma and a predicament. And I don't know what to do.
And now that we're done with my venting of dilemmas, let's begin another chapter of POKEMON CHAMPION VERSION!
Matt and Joseph were ready to begin their battle. So they started.
Matt VS Joseph!
"Alright Ivysaur, let's take care of them!" Matt released his go-to Pokemon, Ivysaur.
"OK, Pidgeotto. Go!" Joseph threw out his Poke ball, containing Pidgeotto.
Alright, so Flying is Super Effective against Grass. And I don't have a Rock Type Pokémon... Curse you ledges! Matt was trying to plan out his attack. "Ivysaur, use Sleep Powder!"
"Pidgeotto use Wing Attack!"
"Pidgeoo!" The Pidgeotto quickly flew towards Ivysaur and hit it with its wings. It was SUPER EFFECTIVE, and majorly damaged Ivysaur. However, Ivysaur wasn't just going to let Pidgeotto take it down. Ivysaur spread some... pollen? Powder? Something that makes early Spring terrible? Anyways, Ivysaur released some of the... stuff from the flower on its back and spread it to Joseph's Pidgeotto. The Pidgeotto went to a deep sleep.
Joseph was not very happy. "COME ON PIDGEOTTO YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAKE IF WE'RE GONNA WIN THE BATTLE!"
...Nothing. The Pidgeotto had no reaction to Joseph's yelling.
"And that's why you pay attention to Status Effects!" Matt seemed a bit confident.
"Grr..." Joseph was only getting more annoyed. "Alright Pidgeotto, return!" Joseph returned the sleeping bird to its Pokeball. "OK, go Machop!"
Guess I should change too... "Ivysaur, come back." Matt returned the weak plant monster to his Pokeball. "Alright, go Captain Falcon!"
The Pidgeotto was released from the Pokeball.
"Ah no! Flying is really good against Fighting Types! And I can't switch out! Curse you terrible programming!" Joseph was worried he was going to lose, but decided maybe there was still a chance for him.
"CN, use Wing Attack!"
"Machop, reply to that with Revenge!"
The Pidgeotto quickly flew over to the Machop, and hit it with a SUPER-EFFECTIVE Wing Attack. The Macho was almost fainted, but used its last conscious breath to use Revenge on the bird. Both Pokemon were downed.
"Oh..."
"Great..." Both trainers we're not very enthusiastic about having both of their Pokemon fainted. "Ah well, I guess this means it's time for me to get it out." Joseph reached into his pocket and picked up another Pokeball. "Alright, go Wartortle!"
Matt threw out his Pokeball as well. "Ivysaur, come back out!"
The two starters recognized each other, and shared the determined expressions of their trainers.
Ok. Ivysaur's got the type advantage, but is pretty weak right now. If I can land one good Razor Leaf on him, then Nidorino can finish it off. That sounds like a good plan. Matt smiled a bit. "Ivysaur, give it all you got with Razor Leaf!"
"Wartortle, use Bite!"
The Wartortle dashed towards Ivysaur. However, Ivysaur slightly outmatched it in Speed, and it managed to get Razor Leaf in first. The blue turtle took a lot of damage, but didn't faint. Wartortle them bit Ivysaur, fainting it.
"Alright! I've got more active Pokemon than you now!" Joseph was very confident.
"The last one I got is pretty good, though." Matt smirked and got his last Pokeball out. "Go, Nidorino!"
The purple mini rhinocerous was released from its Pokeball, and looked quite ready to battle.
"Oh, that's quite the interesting you got there. Too bad Wartortle and Pidgeotto will defeat it." Joseph seemed to get even more confident. "Wartortle, use another Bite!"
"Nidorino, use Double Kick!"
Nidorino ran over to the turtle and kicked it in the face... twice. Wartortle fainted.
"What?! No! How could... Oh no." Joseph replaced his confidence from earlier with a face that look the complete opposite.
"What, too afraid of the fact that your only Pokemon left is a sleeping Pidgeotto?" Now Matt was the smug one.
"Ahh you..." Boy, Matt must really be annoying Joseph. "...Go, Pidgeotto." Joseph released the bird, who was still as asleep as it was when it last battled. "Hey, use Wing Attack."
... There was still no response.
"Well, guess that's my cue. Nidorino, use Double Kick again!" Matt had a huge grin on his face.
SMACK, BOOM! The Nidorino kicked the bird in the face again. Twice. The attack was a CRITICAL HIT, and the sleeping Pidgeotto fainted, ending this long battle.
"Oh yeah! I won, once again!" Matt was certainly happy. Joseph... not so much.
"Grrr... I'll beat you next time." Joseph was jealous. "Huh?"
*BRRINNNGG. BRRRRIINNNGG*
"Oh, hey. It's Blue. What does he want?" Joseph picked up his PokeGear.
"Hey, 'lil bro! I got some info regarding something I'm sure you guys will be interested in. Scarlet's already here with me. Just stop by the Pokemon Center in Cerulean." CALL END.
"Oh, was that Blue?" Matt was curious at who had called.
"Yeah, it was. He told us to go the Pokemon Center. Apparently he got some info on something." Joseph seemed a bit tired.
"Alright then let's go!" Matt still had his energy left, though.
The two walked back over to the Pokemon Center and healed their Pokemon. They saw Blue and Scarlet at a table and sat down.
"Where have you guys been? I haven't seen either of you two at all." Scarlet pouted a bit.
"Hey, you were the one that said we should separate. And now you're complaining about it..." Matt had noticed the flaw in her logic.
"Oh... well it's still lonely without you two! Maybe we could travel together to Vermilion City..." Scarlet seemed a bit down.
"OK then. We'll go to Vermilion together. All 3 of us. That sound good?" Matt smiled towards Scarlet.
"Yes it does! Now, though, we should listen to Blue." Scarlet looked toward her brother's rival.
Blue seemed to have not minded having to wait a bit. "OK, time for an info dump. So, you guys all know about the standard Pokemon League. However, did you know there's actually an organization higher than that?"
Really? I thought Champion was as far as you could go. Matt was interested. "What's this organization?"
"Well, that's where it's a bit complicated. You see, it's not exactly an official group. It's more like a... nickname for a certain group of particular trainers from each region."
Everyone started to get more curious. Blue continued on.
"You know how Red isn't currently Champion anymore, correct?"
Scarlet knew all too well. "Yes... and?"
"And, Red is considered a part of this group. He, along with several other former Champions and a select few more, are a part of what we call The Ultimate Trainers.
Oh yeah... Lily was saying how her mom was almost "Ultimate Trainer" material. Now I know what she meant. Matt leaned a bit closer.
"Unbound by the rules of the Pokemon League. More Elite than the Elite Four. Stronger than any Champion. These are what the Ultimate Trainers are considered to be. However, no one has ever beaten them, except for Ethan. But that was 10 years ago, before this whole thing started up. And now he himself is among them."
Scarlet seemed to get a bit down hearing about Red's loss.
"These trainers are THE most powerful in the world, and whoever is among them is sure to give you a serious challenge."
A challenge I'll be willing to take. Thought Matt.
"There are at least 2 of them per region. Unova has the most, with 4. In Kanto, there's Red and Leaf."
Leaf... where have I heard that before? Matt seemed to recognize the name, but only slightly.
Blue continued. "In Johto, there's 3: Ethan, Kris, and Lyra. For Hoenn, there's only two, but they're both quite powerful: Brendan and May. With Sinnoh, there's also two, but one of their members is very new: Lucas and Dawn. Unova has 4, but two of them fight together, while one has a legendary Pokemon and the other has beaten most other Champions in the Pokemon World Tournament: Hilbert, Nate, Hilda, and Rosa. And then we have the newbies in Kalos: Calem and Serena."
"That's... quite a lot of famous names." Scarlet was a bit surprised.
"Yeah. As I said, most of these trainers are former Champions, and in the cases of Ethan and Nate, have defeated multiple. Some of them carry Legendary Pokemon as well. These trainers hold nothing back, and you shouldn't even consider fighting one unless you've proved yourself to be worthy of beating a Champion."
Scarlet got up. "So you're saying if I'm capable of defeating a Champion, then I can beat Red?"
"That's just a minimum requirement. From what I've heard, Red breaks the League's official limits of Pokemon training."
"R-really..." Scarlet looked a bit sad, but got an idea. "OK Blue, I'm going to find my brother. But first, once I get all 8 of the Indigo badges, I'll battle you and prove I'm worthy of his legacy!" Scarlet looked very determined.
"Heh, you're still a long way from that. I look forward to when we battle, though." Blue got up. "Well, I gotta leave. Have official League business to take care of, you know? Smell ya later." Blue left the Pokemon Center.
Scarlet said something a bit quietly. "One day... I'll find Red. And see just how good he really is. I'm going to become Champion, even if it takes my whole life. Someday... we'll battle. And I'll win." Scarlet smiled.
"*Yawn* Well, let's get going to Vermilion. Lt. Surge isn't going to wait forever." Joseph told his friends.
"Oh, yeah. I almost forgot about that. Let's go!" Matt and the gang left the Pokemon Center, ready to go to their next destination.
A/N: And that's it for this time! I swear, typing this on my phone the whole time is gonna give me some serious hand cramps. Well, next time we journey towards Vermilion City. What awaits us? Who knows? See you next time (on Axew Ball Z)!