"You've got a pretty face, girl, but you don't look all that strong." He said with a smile as he tapped a few buttons on his screen. On the battle board, his avatar appeared with the same appearance and gave the twins a thumbs up. Lexie's character had also appeared, in a battle stance with a poke ball in hand, no doubt her Rowlet. "Here, I'll get this over with." Gym Leader Charles avatar pulled out a poke ball and tossed it in the air. With a screech that filled the air, a blue Pokemon with bulging eyes landed on the battle board. It had white hands and a white belly with a black swirl on it.
Lexie's eyes widened at its appearance before she let out a small laugh, much to the gym leader's surprise.
"What's so funny?" he asked, a confused look on his face.
"Sorry, I don't interact with Pokemon much, so seeing some of them is pretty funny." On command, her avatar threw the poke-ball and in a flash of white, her Rowlet appeared with a chirp. Dylan was glaring at Charles from next to his sister, still upset over the entire "deal" that was presented. This guy was up to no good and no matter what, Dylan couldn't let his sister be a target. Even if they both lost, he was already planning on grabbing his sister and running. He just hoped this man wouldn't be desperate enough to stalk them afterwards. Dylan took a good look at the Pokemon Gym Leader Charles had picked.
It was a level 12 Poliwrath and even though Lexie's Rowlet had a type advantage over it, it was still two levels higher, meaning it would have more HP and AP than hers. She needed to choose her moves carefully and quickly to get rid of it.
"Lex," his sister turned from her screen to look at her brother. He could tell from the look on her face that she was nervous and needed help to make the right choices. "That Pokemon he's using is a water and a fighting type. Luckily, your Rowlet is resistant to both of them. As long as it doesn't have any ice, poison, or rock moves, you should be able to win against it easily using only your grass type move, nothing else."
"Um," Lexie looked at her screen and pressed fight before nodding to her brother. "Okay, I got this."
"I don't have all day!" Charles said impatiently after taking a seat. He picked up his bottle and took a swig, sighing with content from the taste. Lexie frowned and used the move leafage on the Poliwrath. Thanks to the type advantage, she was able to swiftly knock his HP down to 3. One more hit and his Pokemon would be finished. Gym Leader Charles smiled and both the twins watched as the Poliwrath made a swirling motion with its hands. Dylan cursed under his breathe as Rowlet was put to sleep using Hypnosis.
"What?!" Lexie exclaimed in shock. Charles laughed and tapped more buttons on his device. Poliwrath suddenly lurched forward and with two powerful swings, slapped her Pokemon. She watched in panic as her Rowlet's HP dropped to almost half. She looked down at her device and noticed how she was finally able to choose an option, however, when she went to use leafage again, it simply responded with the sound of snoring. "Dylan, how long will Rowlet be sleeping?"
"It should wake up after his next move," Dylan sighed and shook his head. "You'll have to pass and let him take his hit. He'll most likely use Double Slap again but judging from the first hit, your Pokemon shouldn't faint. Though, it'll be super weak. As long as he doesn't use a potion, this battle should be over quickly." Lexie sighed and nodded as she pressed the option to pass. Just as Dylan predicted, her Rowlet woke up only to get two slaps to the face, causing its HP to drop to 1. She followed Dylan's instructions and used leafage again, causing the Poliwrath to faint and retreat back into its Poke-ball. Lexie let out a breath of relief and Dylan also sighed. A notification popped up on her screen saying that her Rowlet had advanced a level, making it a level 11.
Right after that, another notification popped up, surprising both Lexie and Dylan.
Rowlet would like to learn the move Astonish.
Forget a move to learn Astonish?
"Astonish?" Lexie clicked on the move, reading about how it was a ghost type move that her Pokemon could learn as long as it forgot one of the current moves it had. Apparently, the move caused a bit of damage with the chance that the opponent may miss a turn. She turned to her brother for guidance and he nodded. She clicked the yes option and read about her current moves before making the decision to forget the move Growl.
Congratulations!
Rowlet forgot the move Growl and learned the move Astonish!
Hopefully, the other Pokemon won't give her too much trouble. Dylan thought as he picked up his device and opened his bag. He scrolled through it, shuffling through the items he collected before finding what he was looking for. So, if he used TM's on his Pokemon then I guess I'll do the same for mine. As Dylan used some time to give his Pokemon an advantage, Gym Leader Charles avatar smiled and pulled out another Poke-ball.
"Nice, let's try another one," With a flash, another blue Pokemon with six small study legs dropped to the battle board, a giant lily pad on its back. Lexie chuckled as it let out a small screech through its yellow beak.
"What Pokemon is that?" Lexie mumbled. Dylan glanced up and smiled at the level 10 Lotad, shuffling back and forth on the battle board.
"It's called Lotad, a water and grass type," he explained as he glanced at her screen. His smile grew when he saw that she had the perfect skill to get rid of it in one blow. "And you have the perfect move to use against it," he pointed at her screen to the move that he was referring to. "Lotad is weak to Flying types moves and your Rowlet is a bird." Lexie nodded in understanding before using the option to open her bag and use a potion on her Pokemon. Its HP went from 1 to 21; just enough to end up back in the green area. Unfortunately, this meant that Charles could hit her twice before she would even have a turn to go.
Lotad jumped forward and let out a small, cute growl. Lexie blinked at the move but noticed how her Pokemon's attack dropped by 1. Behind her, she heard Dylan chuckle before the Lotad puffed its cheeks and let out s line of bubbles, aiming for Rowlet. This dropped Rowlet's HP to 18, barely moving the health gauge.
It was now Lexie's turn.
Already knowing what to do, she quickly made her move. On the battle board, Rowlet screeched and ran towards the Lotad. With powerful jerks, the Pokemon pecked at the enemy until it's HP dropped to zero, causing it to disappear back into its poke-ball. Lexie let out a laugh of triumph when she saw the unsatisfied look on Gym Leader Charles face. He let out a sigh and shook his head before releasing his final Pokemon.
"I'm getting sick of that little bird of yours." he grumbled before his avatar tossed out the final Pokemon. "Let's get rid of it." From the poke ball, a small, blue, round spider-like creature with a yellow top appeared on the board. It skittered back and forth on its four legs, making Lexie's skin crawl.
"A level 10 Surskit?" Dylan rubbed his chin before both he and Lexie watched the Pokemon use the yellow top on its head to fling a purple gooey substance at Rowlet. Rowlet was covered in it before its HP gauge dropped by 9. Lexie gasped when she looked at her screen, reading that her Pokemon had been poisoned. "Open your bag." Lexie obeyed and scrolled through it as Dylan stared at her screen intently. She got to the bottom and he shook his head and sighed. "You don't have any items or berries that'll cure the poison. At this rate, Rowlet isn't gonna win. But, you still have a chance to attack. His Pokemon is still weak against flying types moves. But, once you make this move, Rowlet is gonna be hit with the poison again and faint. You understand?"
Lexie nodded and followed his instructions. She commanded her Pokemon to strike Surskit with peck again, watching how its HP dropped down to 5. Just as Dylan said, Rowlet was struck with the poison again and its HP dropped to 0 before being sent back into its poke ball.
"It's a good thing I still have one more Pokemon."
"I wouldn't get too happy." Dylan said, much to Lexie's surprise. "Geodude is extremely weak agaisnt water type moves. One hit from his Pokemon and you may lose this battle. However, Surskit is weak to rock type moves. If you hit his Pokemon first, you'll definitely win."
"Got it," Lexie released her Geodude onto the battle board and from across the bank, she heard the loud laughter of Gym Leader Charles, who had his head tossed back in glee.
"You must really want to lose," he said. Lexie frowned and checked her screen, noticing how she had the first move. With a small smile, she pressed fight and looked for the move she needed. With a small roar, her Pokemon dug into the ground of the battle board and began shoveling up rocks to throw at the Pokemon. Dylan couldn't hold back his smile at the look on the gym leaders face as his final Pokemon fainted and was sent back into its poke-ball.
Lexie had a huge grin on her face as a notification popped up on her screen.
Congratulations Player Lexie!
You've earned the Roaring Waters Badge!
She and Dylan watched as her trainer card came up and another slot at the bottom of it turned black, signifying her second badge. She also earned 4000 Pokebills, along with a bonus 500 for using a disadvantaged Pokemon.
"Congratulations, girie," Both Dylan and Lexie looked towards Charles who had a bottle in his hand. Before Lexie could process what was happening, she was staring up at the bottle that had been tossed in the air. Out of reflex, Dylan caught it and read the label.
"It's just regular coke," he said before handing it to his little sister. He glared at Gym Leader Charles, who had already taken a seat and was fanning himself. "Hey! We agreed to battle if she won."
"Yeah, yeah, kid, just give me a minute. I'm too old to be standing in this heat," he said, waving away Dylan's statement. Dylan rolled his eyes and took this time to put together his team and strategy. He knew with his Torchic he was at a severe disadvantage but he knew what he needed to do in order to win. He was too competitive to lose...plus...
Dylan glanced at his sister, who was already chugging the drink and using one hand to press buttons on her game.
I'll be damned if I let this guy stare at her any longer.
A/N
Question:
Do you have any siblings?
I have an older sister. We never really got along when we were younger but we're pretty now cordial now.
Until the next update!
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