Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or the concept of Moemon.
The gang was now travelling through a mountain forest. "Once we past these mountains, we should be in Fuschia City." Brock stated.
"And in Fuschia City, I can get my sixth badge." Ash grinned in anticipation. Suddenly, the group heard an explosion which made the ground shake.
"What was that?" Kyuubei exclaimed.
"I don't know," Es said, "but it came from the other side of the hill. We better check it out."
They went to the explosion and found that it was some trucks being destroyed by landslides and pit holes. "What a mess." Brock said, looking at the damage. "What's going on?"
"I'll tell you what's going on." Said a very angry voice. It was a construction worker who's face was red with anger. "Those damn Diglett are what's going on!" He exclaimed angrily. "God I hate those things!"
"Excuse me, sir, but why do you hate Diglett?" Giselle asked. Being a Ground-type trainer, this sounded like something up her alley.
"Those little bitches keep on interrupting our construction work!" The workman replied, growling. "My men and I are trying to build a dam, but the Diglett keep getting in the way!" They then heard the sound of vehicles approaching and saw some cars and trucks coming up the road. The workman smirked. "At last, they've come."
"They?" Pia asked, confused.
"I've asked some Moemon Trainers to help me get rid of the Diglett." The workman explained. "If you want to help as well, you're welcome to."
"The greatest Moemon Trainer has arrived!" A familiar voice declared, coming out of a red car. "And the rest of the chumps are in the trucks."
"Gary." Ash and Pia groaned.
Gary noticed Ash and smirked. "Well, if it isn't Ashy-boy. What brings you here?"
"I was just on my way to get my sixth." Ash replied.
"Ha! I've already got my sixth badge!" Gary bragged.
"Wow. That guy's a dick." Es frowned, already not liking Gary.
"Told ya." Pia said.
"And why are you here?" Ash asked calmly, not letting Gary's taunt get to him.
"I've been asked by the workmen to help with the Diglett." Gary answered.
"I'm glad to see all of you here to help get rid of those Diglett." The workman said, making himself loud enough to be heard by all the trainers. "Those bugs have been nothing but trouble."
"Actually, Diglett are Ground-type Moemon, not bugs." Gary corrected.
"...So not only is he arrogant, but also a smartass." Es stated.
"Well, to be fair, he is the grandson of the esteemed Professor Oak." Ash said.
"I don't care what type they are!" The workman shouted angrily. "I just want them gone!"
"Alright. Go!" Gary tossed a Moe Ball, only for something weird to happen. The Moemon came out of the Moe Ball and then went right back in. "What!?" Gary exclaimed in shock. Just then, something popped out of the ground in front of the Moe Ball. She wore a brown shirt and brown shorts, and had silver claws for tunneling. She had dirty brown hair down to her neck and red eyes. She was one of the Diglett the workman wanted to get rid of.
"Here you go." Diglett said, picking up the Moe Ball and handing it back to Gary.
"Oh, thanks." Gary thanked her, taking back the Moe Ball. "Hey, wait a minute! This isn't right!" He suddenly exclaimed afterwards. "Alright, guess I'll have to use my strongest Moemon." He took out another Moe Ball and kissed, before tossing it...only for the exact same thing to happen. "No way!"
The other trainers also tried to send out their Moemon, but the Moemon just didn't seem to want to leave their Moe Balls. And it was stranger that the Diglett were giving the Moe Balls back to the trainers.
"This is odd." Serena said, confused by what's happening. "Why aren't the Moemon coming out of their Moe Balls?"
"There are some things us Moemon can feel that humans can't." Pia explained.
"So you're saying there's something that we're missing?" Ash asked, getting a nod from his starter.
"Hey, where's Giselle?" Misty asked, just noticing that the top student wasn't with them.
"Everyone, stop!" A voice suddenly exclaimed. It was Giselle, who was standing next to a Diglett, whose clothes and hair were a darker brown and her eyes were blue instead of red. "You shouldn't hurt the Diglett!"
"Why not!?" The workman asked angrily. "These little bitches are interrupting our construction work."
Giselle glared at him. "The Diglett are doing it for a reason, and thanks to this shiny Diglett, I know why." She said. "Everyone, follow me!" Though confused, everyone followed Giselle and the shiny Diglett. They followed them to a mountain range, which the workman recognized was on the other side of where the damn would be built, and saw a lot of Diglett and their evolved form, Dugtrio. The Dugtrio were a combination of three bodies, each wearing a brown shirt and brown shorts, with brown hair down to their shoulders and red eyes. The Dugtrio were digging around while the Diglett were planting small trees into the ground.
"Look at all of this." Ash gasped, amazed by what he was seeing. Misty, Brock and Serena were amazed as well, along with Gary and the other trainers.
"The Diglett and Dugtrio have actually created this mountain range by themselves." Giselle told everyone. "They even built homes for the other Moemon that live here." Everyone saw that there weren't just Diglett and Dugtrio. There were also Moemon like Rattata and Pidgey, all living peacefully. "If the dam was completed, it would destroy the mountain range, as well as the homes of lots of Moemon."
"That's why our Moemon wouldn't come out of their Moe Balls!" A random trainer gasped in realization.
The workman had realized his mistakes and began feeling guilty. "I did not think of the consequences of building the dam." He admitted his fault. "I'm going to cancel the project and leave the mountains and forests alone." He then addressed the other trainers. "I apologize for taking up your time because of my mistakes. You can all go back to your activities, now."
The trainers all left to continue whatever other business they had. Although, there were a few rude ones who muttered about this being a 'waste of their time'. "Well, nice meeting ya, Ash, but the Soul Badge is calling my name." Gary said as he left.
Delighted that everything worked out, the gang headed on to Fuschia City. Just then, Giselle noticed the shiny Diglett following them. "Huh? What is it, Diglett?" Giselle asked.
"It was thanks to you, that we were able to protect the mountain range from being flooded." Diglett said, smiling. "I really like you, so I wanna stay with you."
"Really?" Giselle asked with surprise. After seeing Diglett nod, she took out a Moe Ball and tapped it on the shiny Mole Moemon, capturing with no resistance.
"Wow, Giselle." Ash smiled. "Not only do you now have a sixth Moemon, but she's also a Shiny Moemon."
"Yep." Giselle smiled. "I'll gonna call her Letty."
And so, with Giselle gaining a new team member, the group continued on.
"Hey, Pia, there's something I wanted to ask." Ash said.
Pia tilted her head in curiosity. "What is it?"
"It's about your mom." Ash clarified. "Pikachu evolve into two different forms of Raichu. There's the Kantonian Raichu, which is a pure Electric type, and the Alolan Raichu, which is a Psychic type as well as an Electric type." He looked at his starter in the eye. "I know you don't want to evolve, and I respect your wishes, but I'm to know which Raichu you descend from."
Pia blinked, caught off guard by the subject. "Honestly, I never thought you would ask that." She admitted, and then thought hard about it. "I think I remember my mother being an Alolan Raichu."
"That means you have dormant psychic powers inside of you." Giselle said. "Pichu and Pikachu that have Alolan Raichu mothers have psychic powers inside of them. It's hardly noticeable with a Pichu, but a bit more so with Pikachu." She explained.
Pia frowned. "Now that you mention it, I have been having a few headaches ever since the Diglett incident."
Es gasped. "That means you're starting to awaken to your psychic powers!"
"Well, I guess we know what we're doing for Pia's training." Ash grinned, looking at his starter. "We're gonna start training you in Psychic-type moves."
"A Pikachu that can use Psychic moves without evolving." Brock mused. "Pia really is turning out to be one-of-a-kind."
Es and Eria, whom Ash brought over in exchange for Kumo, began training Pia in using her psychic powers. Surprisingly, not only did the little Pikachu possess psychic powers that are quite strong for a non-Psychic type, she was also a quick learner, having already mastered Confusion and Teleport. "You're doing better than we though, Pia." Es said, amazed by Pia's progress. "At this rate, you should be able to learn Psybeam. Not before the gym, but after certainly."
"Thanks, Es." Pia smiled, somewhat proudly.
"Hey!" Misty called. "Giselle and Letty are done with their business! If you guys are done with yours, can we get to Fuschia City now?"
"Sure, Misty." Ash answered. He, Pia, Es and Eria were about to reunite with everyone when a mechanical hand suddenly grabbed Pia. "What the!?" Ash gasped. He looked and saw that it was Team Rocket in their hot-air balloon. "Team Rocket!" He glared at them.
"We meet again, twerp." Jessie said, smirking. "And this time we're taking your Pikachu, and there's nothing you can do about it, since this arm is Thunderbolt-proof."
Pia rolled her eyes at that statement. "Teleport." She simply said, disappearing out of the mechanical arm's grasp and reappearing besides Ash.
"What!?" The Rocket trio exclaimed with shock. They didn't expect Pia to now have psychic powers.
"Is that all you got?" Ash asked.
Jessie smirked. "Far from it, twerp. Now you face the new-and-improved Cleo!"
"And the new-and-improved Kono!" James added.
Cleo and Kono emerged from their Moe Balls, but they were no longer an Ekans and a Koffing; they had evolved into Arbok and Weezing. Cleo wore a long purple dress with markings on the chest, as well as gold eyes and long, purple hair down the back.
Kono wore a violet dress and had violet hair down to her shoulders tied back into two violet buns, and had violet eyes.
"So, you two evolved." Pia said, looking at the two Poison Moemon with a smirk. "Hope you're more of a challenge this time."
"Cleo, Poison Sting!" Jessie ordered.
"Reflect." Es formed a psychic barrier that blocked the Poison Sting.
"Kono, Sludge attack!" James ordered.
"Confusion." Pia's eyes glowed red as she used her newly-awakened psychic powers to catch the incoming sludge.
"What the hell!?" Meowth exclaimed with shock. "When do Pikachu become psychic before they evolve into Alolan Raichu!?"
"Since now." Pia smirked, and then flung the Sludge back at Kono, and then She and Es used Thunderbolt and Psybeam to Cleo and Kono into Team Rocket and send them flying.
"Let's just reunite with the others and head on." Eria suggested. Ash nodded and went back to his friends.
"Okay, this is ridiculous." Ash huffed. "We've been searching for Fuschia Gym for a while now, but all we've found are trees and more trees."
"Why would anyone have a gym built in the middle of nowhere?" Serena asked.
"You would think that Fuschia Gym would be in Fuschia City..." Giselle muttered.
"Why don't we stop and rest for a while before we continue searching?" Brock suggested. Everyone agreed and decided to rest by a small waterfall. Ash decided to let out his other Moemon, Maga, Eria, Talia and Hourai (since it was just them) from their Moe Balls to relax. Misty decided to do the same, her six Moemon, Starry, Miea, Kamilia, Drasna, Deen and Cruela swimming in the stream. Brock was combing Kyuubei's hair while Serena let out Petal and Ryoko to play with each other.
"So, Ash, you said you were gonna use Eria and Talia," Serena spoke, "but who's gonna be your third Moemon?"
"Me, of course." Es replied.
"But you already fought in the previous gym! It's my turn!" Pia argued.
"Sorry, you two, but I was thinking of using Maga." Ash said. "Since she's a Steel type, she won't take any damage from Poison moves."
"True." Pia admitted, and then blinked. "Wait, is that why you had Serena hold onto Ryoko for a while?"
"Yeah." Ash nodded. "Also because I wanted her to watch this gym battle."
"Speaking of, where are they?" Serena asked, looking around."
"Master!" Ryoko called from afar. "Petal and I found some old building!"
"An old building?" Misty blinked in confusion. "Why would there be a building in the middle nowhere?"
An idea came to Pia's mind. "You don't think it's the Fuschia Gym, do you?" She asked.
"Could be." Ash replied. "Hold on, you two! We're coming over!" Thanks to Ash's Aura Sight, they were able to pinpoint the two young Moemon's location. They were indeed standing in front of an old building, a mansion to be precise.
"It's weird that there's a mansion all the way out here." Giselle said. "Should we go in?"
"It'd be a good place to rest." Ash shrugged, and then entered the building with the others following him. They were walking down a corridor, when Misty suddenly fell through the wall with a cry of surprise. The rest of the gang were surprised as well.
"How did that happened?" Kyuubei gasped.
"A fake wall." Ash said. "Those are usually made to hide secret passages." They went through the wall and found Misty on the other side, looking spooked.
"What kind of place is this?" Misty asked, but then she saw something and paled.
"What is it?" Pia asked, looking in the same direction as Misty. She saw a small girl wearing a violet shirt and shorts, with messy violet hair down to her neck, red eyes and large red goggles around her neck over at the end of the corridor. "A Venonat?"
"Of course you would freak out over a bug." Ash sighed. The Venonat motioned for the gang to follow her and ran off, and they were about to when Es stopped them.
"She was gonna lead us into a trap." Es frowned.
"There are traps here?" Serena gasped.
Es nodded. "Master, do you sense anything with your aura?"
Ash closed his eyes and switched to aura sight, scanning the building for a few seconds, and then immediately opened them. "Pia, Thunder Wave above us!" He commanded. Pia nodded and fired three small rings of electricity above them. As Ash expected, there was a cry of surprise, and then a woman in a pink ninja outfit fell into Ash's arms. "Nice try." He smirked.
"H-How did you know I was there!?" The woman asked, shocked both figuratively and literally.
"I used Aura Sight to scan the building." Ash explained.
"Damn. We never expected an Aura Guardian." The woman cursed, and then sighed. "Fine. Since you caught me, I will lead you to my brother, Koga...as soon as I'm no longer paralyzed."
"I have a Paralyze Heal." Brock volunteered.
After being cured of her paralysis, the woman guided them through the mansion. As they did, Ash decided to ask something. "Excuse me, miss...?"
"Aya." The woman introduced herself.
"Miss Aya, I heard that the Fuschia Gym Leader Koga is also an Elite Four candidate, and I wanted to know if that's true?"
Misty, Brock, Giselle, Serena, Pia, Es and Kyuubei were shocked to hear such information, but Aya grinned. "You are quite well informed, then. That is correct. My brother is an upcoming Elite Four member." Aya answered. "The Elite Four has been incomplete with Marron's passing, but that will change after the Indigo League."
Ash nodded. "Then that means I'll have to be serious if I want to win the gym badge."
"Indeed."
Soon, they reached the area of the mansion where Koga was as he was meditating in the center of the battlefield. "It is odd that you would lead guests to me, Aya." Koga said, opening his eyes.
"My apologies, brother." Aya apologized. "It seems are newest challenger is wise, both to your usual tricks and to the knowledge of your Elite Four candidacy."
Koga looked amused by this as he stood up. "Interesting. And which one of you is challenging me?"
"I am." Ash answered. "I am Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town."
Koga smirked. "Ah, yes. I have heard about from Sabrina. You are the trainer of a Ho-oh, correct?"
"That's right."
"I am interested to see what you are capable of." Koga said. "And I shall, in a full six-vs-six battle!"
"All six Moemon each!?" Giselle exclaimed, shocked that issued a six-on-six battle. In fact, everyone was.
"Usually four is the max amount of Moemon a Gym Leader permits!" Brock exclaimed. "Gym battles using six Moemon per side is nearly unheard of!"
Ash was surprised that both he and Koga were gonna battle with their full team, but then smirked. "Alright, I accept!" He accepted Koga's challenge.
"Excellent." Koga grinned.
Ash and Koga took their sides on the battlefield, with Misty, Brock, Giselle and Serena watching from the sidelines and Aya as the referee. "The gym battle between Gym Leader Koga and challenger Ash Ketchum will now begin!" Aya announced. "This battle with be six Moemon per side, and the battle is over when all six Moemon on either is unable to battle! Furthermore, only the challenger is allowed to switch Moemon." She explained the rules of the gym battle. "Battle begin!"
"Aria, from the shadows!" Koga sent out his first Moemon; an Ariados. She wore a red dress that stopped above her chest, revealing her shoulders. There was a large black stripe on the dress right beneath her chest, and she wore yellow and violet striped gloves that reached up to her shoulders and tights that reached up to her thighs. She had long red hair tied down in a ponytail, and violet eyes. Misty shuddered at the sight of her.
"Talia, I choose you!" Ash sent out Talia.
"Shadow Sneak." Aria's shadow extended and rose up behind Talia and slashed her.
"Why you..." Talia growled. "Shadow Ball!" She fired a sphere of darkness at Aria, who used String Shot and pulled herself up to the ceiling to dodge.
"You have to do better than that." Aria taunted.
"Alright, then." Tali smirked, dissolving into shadow. She then re-emerged from Aria's shadow and Fire Punched her back to the ground.
"Sneaky." Aria said as she got up and saw Talia preparing another attack. "Sucker Punch!" She quickly closed the distance and punched Tali before she could use her attack, which was Thunderbolt. "Agh!" Aria cried out as she was shocked.
"Now I have you." Talia smirked. "Shadow Claw!" Ghost energy formed around her hand as a claw as she prepared to slash Aria.
"Psychic!" Aria's eyes glowed as she stopped Talia's strike.
"Wh-what?" Talia said with shock.
"I have you." Aria reemphasized, smirking. "Shadow Ball!" She hit Talia with a sphere of darkness at point-blank, knocking her unconscious.
"Talia is unable to battle! Aria is the winner!" Aya announced.
"This is the first time Ash has lost a Moemon in a gym battle." Misty said, worried.
"That just goes to show how strong of an opponent Koga is." Brock frowned.
"Don't worry!" Ryoko exclaimed. "Master will win! I believe in him!"
"You did your best, Talia." Ash said, returning his Ghost type. "Okay, Pia, you're next!"
"Alright!" Pia smirked, jumping onto the battlefield.
"The little mouse wants to play?" Aria asked, smirking like a predator. "Very well. Spider Web!" Aria fired a thick web of string at Pia, who used Agility to dodge.
"Thunder Punch!" Pia punched Aria with an electrified fist as Aria quickly countered with Sucker Punch, putting their fists in a power struggle, but Pia smirked and switched to Thunder, zapping Aria hard and knocking her back.
"Damn it!" Aria growled, and then shot another Spider Web at Pia, this time trapping her. "You're mine now." Aria smirked sadistically.
"Not really." Pia smiled. "Confusion!" Her eyes glowed as she freed herself using her psychic power.
"What!?" Koga exclaimed, he and Aria shocked. "But how!?"
"Pia's mother is an Alolan Raichu, but she awakened to her psychic powers early." Ash explained. "Now Teleport Rush!" Pia teleported behind Aria and slashed her with Iron Tail, and then teleported to her left and did the same thing. This was repeated until Pia hit her once in every direction, and then Pia teleported once more above Aria and hit her with a psychic-infused Thunderbolt, knocking the Ariados unconscious.
"Aria is unable to battle! Pia is the winner!" Aya announced.
Koga returned Aria to her Moe Ball. "I am impressed. I have not heard of a Pikachu awakening to their psychic powers without evolving." He praised.
"Thanks." Ash grinned. "Pia is one-of-a-kind, and I'm glad to have her as my starter."
Koga nodded. "Unfortunately, Psychic moves are useless against this one. Muyuku, from the shadows!" He sent out a Muk as his second Moemon, but this one looked differed. She wore a green, yellow and pink striped dress that reached the ground, with blue stripes separating the three colors and long sleeves, and messy green, yellow and pink down her back, blue eyes, and was dripping with sludge.
"That's a Muk, right?" Pia asked. "She looks different from Kumo, though."
"Ah, so you have a Kantonian Muk." Koga smiled. "You are correct. My Muyuku is an Alolan Muk."
"I see. Alright, then." Pia's eyes began to glow.
"Pia, no!" Ash stopped her. "Alolan Muk are Dark types as well as Poison types! Unlike Kantonian Muk, they're normally immune to Psychic moves!"
"...Oh, right." Pia said sheepishing, cancelling Confusion. "Guess it's Electric moves, then. Thunderbolt!" She fired a bolt of electricity at Muyuku, dodged using Acid Armor. Muyuku then reformed and used Poison Jab as Pia countered with Focus Punch.
"Muyuku, Dark Pulse!" Koga commanded. Muyuku jumped back and fired a pulse of dark energy at Pia, knocking her down.
"Pia, are you alright?" Ash asked.
"I'm okay." Pia assured as she stood up. "I can still fight! Volt Tackle!" She covered her body in electricity as she slammed into Muyuku, however, she countered using Assurance.
"Shadow Ball!" Muyuku fired a sphere of darkness at Pia, knocking her unconscious.
"Pia is unable to battle! Muyuku is the winner!" Aya announced.
"Are you alright, Pia?" Ash asked as he picked up Pia from the battlefield.
"Well, I had to lose eventually." Pia joked, getting a chuckle out of Ash.
"It's okay. You did a good job." Ash praised, cheering up Pia. "Alright, Es, your turn!" Es nodded, smirking as she jumped onto the field.
"Why did Ash send Es out?" Brock asked, surprised and concerned. "He knows that Psychic types are at a complete disadvantage against."
"Ash proved to me that type matchups between don't always decide battles." Giselle said. "He must have something up his sleeve."
"I hope you're right." Serena said, worried out Ash.
"Please. A Psychic type?" Muyuku frowned, looking at Es. "I'm a Dark-type Moemon. You have no chance against me."
"Wanna bet?" Es asked, smirking.
Muyuku yawned. "You asked for it." She lazily fired a Shadow Ball at Es, who dodged it and used Signal Beam, hitting Muyuku on her side. "Not bad." The Alolan Muk admitted. "But now eat Dark Pulse!" She fired a pulse of dark energy at Es, who dodged again.
"This will be my first time using this." Es said to Ash via telepathy.
"Let's do it. Miracle Eye!" Ash commanded. Es's eye glowed as she looked at Muyuku.
"Using a Psychic move even though it won't work?" Muyuku taunted as she just stood there and let Es hit her, only to hear herself cry out in pain as she got hurt by a Psybeam.
"What!?" Koga exclaimed, shocked. "How did you manage to-"
"Miracle Eye." Es answered before Koga could finish his question. "It's a move I somehow learned upon evolving." She smirked. "It allows to hurt Dark types with Psychic moves. With it, I can take advantage of her Psychic weakness as a Poison type."
"I forgot Es was able to use that move!" Misty exclaimed.
"I told you Ash was up to something." Giselle smiled.
Muyuku stood up and glared at Es. "Alright, no more fooling around!" She shouted, firing a Dark Pulse at Es.
"Miracle Screen!" Ash commanded. Es created a psychic barrier that had the same glow as Miracle Eye, allowing her to block the Dark type move that would've bypassed the screen under normal conditions. "Now Psychic!" Es's eyes then glowed blue as she fired a strong pulse of psychic power at Muyuku, knocking her into the wall behind Koga as she fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Muyuku is unable to battle! Es is the winner!" Aya announced.
"Well now, you are just full of surprises." Koga mused as he returned Muyuku. "I had a feeling you would be an interesting challenger. Now for my next Moemon. Mona, from the shadows!" He sent out a Venomoth. She wore a long violet dress, and had wavy purple hair that reached down to her shoulders, violet eyes, and a pair of violet goggles around her neck.
"Another bug..." Misty shuddered.
"Mona's actually Vena's big sister." Aya told Ash's friends, confusing them. "Viola's the Venonat that was trying to lure you into the traps." They let out an "Oh" in understanding.
"Signal Beam!" Mona fired a beam of shaking energy at Es, who reflected it using Reflect. Mona dodged the reflected attack and used Sludge Bomb as Es countered with Shadow Ball.
"Psychic!" Es's eyes glowed blue as she fired a psychic pulse at Mona, nearly knocking her out of the air.
"Alright." Mona frowned. "Time for Stun Spore!"
"Mona, no!" Koga tried to stop her, but she already used the status move. As Koga feared, the spores rebounded off of Es and back to Mona.
"Wh-What?" Mona said, falling to the ground paralyzed by her own Stun Spore.
"You're finished." Es smirked as she prepared to attack.
"Enough!" Koga exclaimed. "I forfeit Mona!"
"Gym Leader Koga has forfeited Mona! Es is the winner!" Aya announced.
"Alright, Es! Two in a row!" Pia cheered.
"Thanks, Pia." Es smiled.
"Forgiving me for my recklessness, Master." Mona apologized, looking ashamed.
"Do not worry about it. You just need to learn to be wary of Moemon with Magic Bounce." Koga assured Mona before returning her. "Sally, from the shadows!" He sent out his fourth Moemon. She wore a gray leotard that revealed her cleavage, with hot pink flame patterns on the chest and waist areas, black elbow-length gloves, long black hair down her back, slanted purple eyes, and was smirking like a predator.
"Um, what Moemon are you?" Es asked, a bit confused.
"I am a Salazzle." Sally introduced her species, smirking. "I hardly ever get to battle. Do try to keep me entertained."
"...I'm not sure what type you are, but you have to be a Poison-type Moemon." Es said. "Psybea-"
"Sucker Punch." Sally punched Es in the chest before she could use Psybeam, and then jumped back and used Dragon Pulse, a shockwave of toxic sludge hitting the Psybeam and cancelling it out.
"Is that actually a Dragon-type move?" Misty asked. She had expected a Dragon move to look something...not poison.
"Zap Cannon!" Es fired a blast of electricity at Sally, who avoided it.
"Fire Blast!" Sally breathed a powerful blast of flames at Es, knocking her out and leaving her dress singed.
"Es is unable to battle! Sally is the winner!" Aya announced.
Ash picked up Es off the arena. "You were awesome, Es. Thank you." He thanked her.
"You're welcome, Master." Es smiled weakly as Ash walked back to his side.
"Okay, who should I use now?" Ash asked to himself. It was clear that Sally was a Poison type, but with how strong that Fire Blast was, she might be Fire as well, meaning Mag is too risky.
"Ash, if I may?" A voice suddenly spoke.
The capped trainer blinked. "Who said that?" He asked, addressing everyone present.
"Wasn't me." Sally said, confused.
Ash was very confused at the moment, wondering who was trying to get his attention. Hold on, that voice sounded digital... Slowly, Ash pulled out his Moedex and looked at it.
"I was hoping you would realize." The Moedex spoke, the screen flashing as it was speaking, startling everyone. "You can leave her to me."
"I'm surprised that your Moedex has an AI inhabiting it." Sally admitted, blinking. "Although, how can a Moedex possibly defeat me?"
"I'm not just an AI." Ash's Moedex said. "Ash, please have my screen face the arena."
Ash, albeit very confused, did so, and then the screen suddenly flashed very brightly.
"What the hell!?" Misty shouted as everyone saw vector lines being drawn.
"Set up complete. Ability: Trace. Materialization complete." In a few second, the vector formed into a human shape and flashed, and a Moemon stood on Ash's side of the field. She had blocky red hair down to her neck with blue streaks in it, wore a blocky red shirt with blue sleeves, and a blue skirt.
Silence filled the room as everyone looked at her with surprise. "Young man," Koga spoke, breaking the silence, "your Moedex had a Porygon?"
"Even I wasn't aware that she was inside my Moedex." Ash admitted.
"I've been in your Moedex since Professor Oak upgraded it to the National Dex." Porygon explained. "It's just that until now, I didn't have enough data to gain sentience."
"That's so awesome!" Ryoko exclaimed, eyes sparking.
Porygon turned to Sally. "I will be your opponent."
"Mmm, how interesting." Sally smirked, licking her lips. "Alright then, Sludge Bomb!" She spat out sludge at Porygon.
"Agility." Porygon said, avoiding the attack at bliniding speed. "Trace complete. Corrosion copied."
"You copied my ability?" Sally blinked.
"Correct." Porygon said, and then smirked. "Toxic." She spat a toxic substance at Sally. "Now that I have your ability, I can poison you, even if you're a Poison type."
"But that's my thing?" Sally argued, panting as she felt the effects of Toxic.
"Salazzle can poison other Poison-type Moemon?" Ash asked, surprised.
"Steel types as well." Porygon added. "Plus, Salazzle are Fire types, so Maga would've been at a huge disadvantage."
"Flamethrower!" Sally breathed out a stream of flames at Porygon, who blocked it with Light Screen.
"Psybeam." Porygon fired a rainbow beam of psychic energy at Sally, hitting her head on and knocking her down.
"Damn it..." Sally groaned as she tried to stand, but the growing Toxic sapped the last of her strength as she slumped into unconsciousness.
"Sally is unable to battle!" Aya announced, and then paused before looking at Porygon. "Um, what should I call you?" Aya asked.
"That's for Ash to decide." Porygon said.
"Well..." Ash thought of a name for Porygon. "I guess, Laby?"
"Are you okay with that name?" Aya asked Porygon, who nodded in acceptance. "Alright. Sally is unable to battle! Laby is the winner!"
"You are simply full of surprises, Ash." Koga mused as he returned Sally.
"Even I didn't expect that." Ash admitted, and then frowned. "Actually, can I call timeout?"
"Is there a problem you wish to address?" Koga asked.
"Yes, actually?" Ash answered. He then sent out Eria. "Sorry Eria. I know you were expecting a gym battle, but I have to send you back to the lab."
"What for?" Eria asked, and then noticed Laby and blinked. "Is that a Porygon? Where did she come from?"
"My Moedex."
"You're Moedex had a Porygon inside of it?" Eria asked, surprised.
"Yeah, and she had just gained sentience." Ash replied. "I'm not sure what to do in this situation, but I think I'm gonna send you back to the lab so that I still have six Moemon. I still plan on using Maga for this gym battle and it would make no sense for a trainer to send their Moedex back to the lab."
"That is true." Koga admitted.
Eria thought about it for a moment, then nodded. "I suppose it's fine." Ash nodded and returned the Shiny Gardevoir, then sent her back to Oak's Lab.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Ash apologized.
"It's is understandable." Koga assured. "This is the first time such a situation has come up."
Ash nodded. "Anyway, I'm ready to continue."
"Very well. Marie, from the shadows!" Koga sent out his fifth Moemon. She wore a blue coat with yellow polka dots, a long purple skirt and hoodie, purple hair down to her shoulders, and yellow eyes.
"Toxapex, the Brutal Star Moemon. Water and Poison type." Laby identified Marie.
"Water and Poison, huh?" Ash repeated Marie's type. "Come back, Laby." Laby nodded, and then her body reverted to vector lines and went inside Ash's Moedex. "This is something I'll have to get used to." He commented.
"You're already used to travelling with a Legendary as one of your Moemon." Laby said. "How hard would it be to get used to this?"
Ash chuckled. "Good point. Okay, Maga, I choose you!" He sent out Maga.
"Thunderbolt!" Maga fired a bolt of electricity at Marie.
"Baneful Bunker!" Marie created a spiky purple shield to block the electricity, and then countered using Scald.
"Tri Attack!" Maga created a triangle which fired beams of fire, ice and lightning at the Scald. The lightning beam canceled out the boiling water, while Marie dodged the ice beam, but got hit by the fire beam.
"Liquidation!" Marie coated herself in water and slammed into Maga, hitting her with a full-force blast of water as the Magneton retaliated with Thunderbolt. "Gah!" Marie cried out in pain as she was shocked.
"Maga, Flash Cannon!" Ash commanded. Maga fired a blast of metallic light at Marie, dealing more damage.
"Recover!" Koga commanded.
Ash grunted as he saw Marie heal herself. "Maga, we need to hit her harder than she can heal." He told Maga.
"Affirmative." Maga nodded. "Electric Terrain." A field of electricity shot out from around her, electricity crackling from the field.
Marie eyed the electricity crackling around her warily. "Why isn't the electricity hurting me?" She asked.
"It's not supposed to," Maga answered, "until I do this." She unleashed a Shock Wave at Marie, who blocked it with Baneful Bunker. Suddenly, the electricity shot through the ground and electrocuted Marie from below, causing her to cry out in massive pain. This also made her cancel her protect shield pre-maturely, causing her to get electrocuted by Maga's Shock Wave, which was actually boosted by the Electric Terrain. Marie tried to stand up, but one last shock from Maga made her lose conscious.
"Marie is unable to battle! Maga is the winner!" Aya announced.
"Just one more and Ash wins." Serena said, smiling.
"Go, Master!" Ryoko cheered.
Koga returned Marie. "Ash, I must admit that I did not think you would bring me down to my last Moemon." He told Ash, grinning. "You are a strong trainer, and now you shall face one of my strongest. Crono, from the shadows!" He sent out his last Moemon; a Crobat. She wore a purple leotard with part of the cleavage cut out. The sleeves of the leotard covered her hands, and she wore purple tights. She had purple hair down to her neck with golden eyes, and she had four purple bat wings sticking out of her back.
"A Flying type." Maga said, smirking. "Shouldn't be a problem."
"Don't underestimate her, Maga." Ash warned. "She's one of Koga's strongest."
"Alright." Maga nodded. "Thunderbolt!" She fired a bolt of boosted electricity at Crono, who was suddenly next to her before the attack could hit. "Fast...!" Maga exclaimed, shocked by her opponent's speed.
"Heat Wave!" Crono flapped her wings, releasing a blast of hot air at Maga, knocking her unconscious.
"Maga is unable to battle! Crono is the winner!" Aya announced.
"Such power..." Misty said, worried. "She took out Maga in one hit."
"You did good for your first gym battle, Maga." Ash praised Maga as he returned her, and then grinned. "Alright Hourai, it's all you!" He sent out Hourai.
"I've been waiting for this." Koga smirked. "Crono, Brave Bird!" He commanded.
"Hourai, use your Brave Bird!" Ash commanded. The two flying Moemon slammed into each other, causing an explosion that knocked them back. "Thunderbolt!" Ash then commanded.
"Steel Wing, then Cross Poison." Koga countered. Crono solidified her wings with steel energy and used them to block the electricity, and then her arms glowed with poison energy as she slashed Hourai.
"Psychic!" Hourai's eyes glowed as she fired a psychic pulse at Crono, knocking her into a wall.
"Pretty good." Crono said, then catapulted off the wall at Hourai and hit her with Acrobatics. She then tried to hit the Phoenix with another Cross Poison, but Hourai blocked it with Safeguard and countered with Ancient Power.
"Crono, Poison Fang!" Koga commanded. Crono flew behind Hourai and bit her arm with teeth glowing with poison, making her cry out in pain. Hourai managed to shake Crono off of her, but soon found herself breathing raggedly.
"Now you will feel the wrath of poison." Crono smirked. "Venoshock!" She fired a green liquid at Hourai which amplified the poison as soon as it hit, making Hourai cry out in pain again and fall to the ground.
"Hourai, hang on!" Ash encouraged. "Use Recover!" Hourai's body glowed green as she healed herself. However, she was still feeling the poison, as shown as her standing up and breathing raggedly.
"I won't last much longer if this continues." Hourai panted. "We need to end this now."
"You're right." Ash nodded, seemingly thinking. He then grinned. "I know. Hourai, use Hail!"
"Gotcha." Hourai grinned. She released an icy-cold air up into the ceiling, which then formed into clouds that released hail.
"I-It's getting c-c-cold." Ryoko shivered.
"Acrobatics!" Koga commanded. Crono did fancy midair stunts as she flew at Hourai. However, everyone noticed that she was moving slower, which allowed Hourai to dodge despite the poison making her sluggish.
"I see!" Brock exclaimed, realizing Ash's plan. "The cold air from the Hail is slowing Crono down, making it easier to hit her."
"Weather Ball!" Hourai compressed some of the hail into a ball of ice and fired it at Crono, hitting her head on and stunning her. "Now Sacred Fire!" Hourai then breathed rose-colored flames at the Crobat, knocking her unconscious.
"Crono is unable to battle! Hourai is the winner, and the victor is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" Aya announced.
Hourai stumbled backwards due to the poison, but Ash caught her in a hug. "Hourai, are you alright?" Ash asked, worried.
"Still suffering from this poison," Hourai panted, giving a weak smile, "but at least we won."
Ash smiled. "Yeah. Thank you." He then saw Koga walk up to him and offer a Pecha Berry.
"This will cure her poison." Koga explained. Ash nodded and fed Hourai the berry, which she ate without a second thought. "Ash, even when I become a member of the Elite Four, the battle you gave me is one I will always remember." Koga said. "As such, I proudly reward you the Soul Badge." He gave Ash his gym's badge, which was in the shape of a pink heart.
"Thanks, Koga." Ash thanked him, accepting the badge.
After winning the Soul Badge, Ash and friends returned to the Moemon Center. Ash was currently talking with Professor Oak while his team was being healed. "You mean to say your new Porygon came from your Moedex?" Oak asked with great surprise.
"Yeah, and my Moedex is pretty much Laby's Moe Ball." Ash added. "I'm at a loss of what to do. If I want to send Laby back to the lab, that would mean sending you my Moedex."
"That is a problem." Oak frowned. "Hold on. I'll see what I can do." Ash could hear typing from the other side of the screen. A minute later, Oak came back on screen. "There. Problem solved."
"What did you do?" Ash asked, curious.
Oak smiled. "Well, Ash, I just increased your carry limit to eight." He said. "Now you can keep Laby with you at all times, as well as Pia and Es."
Ash was shocked that he was now allowed to carry eight Moemon at a time, and then smiled. "Thank you so much, professor." Ash happily thanked him.
"No problem, my boy, but just know that you are still only allowed to use six Moemon per battle." Oak reminded.
"I know."
"So, would you like for me to send you any of your Moemon?"
"Well, I gave Serena Ryoko to hold onto for my recent gym battle, so I'll be bringing her back on my team." Ash said. "I would also like to have Levia over, and then I want to switch out Maga for Vena once Nurse Joy is finished healing everyone." He then heard the Moemon Center jingle. "Speaking of..."
Oak chuckled. "Go ahead and get your Moemon, Ash. I'll have Pina and Vena ready for you." Ash nodded and retrieved his Moemon from Nurse Joy, thanked her, and then went back to the PC to swap Maga for Vena, as well as getting Levia.
"So Oak raised your carry limit to eight?" Misty asked, repeating what Ash told everyone.
"Yep." Ash nodded. "Though I am still only allowed to use six Moemon per battle like all trainers, I can now carry eight Moemon with me on my travels." He smiled. "This means I don't have to send back Es or Laby."
"Awesome!" Es smiled, happy that she get to stay with Ash full time.
"So right now, you have Pia, Es, Laby, Hourai, Talia, Vena and Levia." Serena listed the Moemon Ash now has on-hand. "Who is gonna be your eighth?"
"I was gonna ask for Ryoko back." Ash replied. "I wanted to have her as my eighth member."
"Sure." Serena nodded, giving Ash back his Dratini.
"By the way, Ash, I've been looking up info regarding our pact." Laby said, speaking up. "It says that pacts are required for Moemon that were obtained through capture, trade or simply being given, but not for Moemon that were hatched." She read. "However, it doesn't say anything about it being required for Porygon that were created from electronics like Moedexes, but since the Moedex is immediately the trainer's possession after becoming a trainer, I can only assume the same can be said about Porygon created from them."
"So, Master doesn't have to make a pact with you?"
"Correct," Laby answered, "but I never said I didn't want to have sex."
The gang couldn't help but laugh at that.
"Oh, and before I forget..." Laby said, and then showed Ash her data.
Moemon: Porygon
Name: Laby
Species: Virtual Moemon
Type: Normal
Current Level: 41
Scarcity: Ultra-Rare
Diet: Porygon hardly ever eat, but they are omnivorous.
Ability: Trace
Height: 5'04"
Weight: 99.0lbs
Cup Size: A
Weaknesses: Fighting
Resistances: None
Immunities: Ghost
Known Moves: Shadow Ball, Conversion, Conversion 2, Tri Attack, Psybeam, Toxic, Psybeam, Light Screen, Reflect, Thunderbolt, Agility, Aerial Ace, Charge Beam, Hyper Beam, Teleport, Signal Beam
Evolves Into: Porygon2 (Up-Grade)
Evolves From: None
Info: Porygon are very rare Moemon. They are well liked by programmers and scientists due to their ability to freely move in cyberspace and are known for fighting viruses. Porygon are very versatile in their personality and sexual experience, to the point where they can act human despite being made from code. They are the very first artificial Moemon ever created.
Chapter 10 DONE!
I'm not sure if Pikachu who have an Alolan Raichu ancestor have latent psychic powers, but I would like to believe they do. Also, I know I said I would limit this to Es, but this isn't the first fic that features a psychic-powered Pikachu. Hell, there are also Aura Pikachu fics. Don't worry, though, both Pia and Es have one last move to learn that they're normally unable to, and that will be the limit.
You might've noticed that Koga's team seemed familiar. This is his Elite Four team in Gold and Silver, except I switched his Forretress with a Toxapex, changed his Muk to its Alolan Form, and added a Salazzle as his sixth member. To me, I feel this team better counters Moemon that are strong against Poison types. The only thing that would complete it is if I switched his Ariados with a Mega Venusaur.
Poor Porygon and its evolutions. Banned from ever appearing again in an anime because of that one epilepsy scene, even though it was Pikachu that caused the seizures.
Also, yes, I had Ash's carry limit increased. The amount of Moemon he can carry will increase as his journey continues, but the next increase won't happen for a pretty long while.
Now that that's settled, see you guys next chapter!