A/N: Hello to all I am back with chapter 11 of this story. In this chapter; Ethan gains the medicine that he needs, explores Cianwood City and battles Chuck.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Ethan had sailed across the seas to gain the medicine for Jasmine. He had battled many a trainer and now decided to rest Ampharos. He wandered around the city using the crumpled piece of paper he wrote the directions on which didn't help. Ethan finally found the Cianwood City Pharmacy and headed inside.
"Hello." said the pharmacist.
"Hello. I need medicine." said Ethan.
"Your Pokemon look fine." noted the pharmacist.
"It's for the Ampharos at Olivine City Lighthouse." replied Ethan.
"The Lighthouse Pokemon is in trouble?" asked the pharmacist.
"Yes. Jasmine sent me here fr medicine." answered Ethan.
"This should help." replied the pharmacist.
The pharmacist pulled out a medicine and gave it to Ethan.
"My Secret Potion is very strong. I only use it in emergencies." said the pharmacist.
Ethan departed the pharmacy with the Secret Potion. He headed through Cianwood City taking it all in. He headed to the north of the city and noticed some flimsy looking rocks.
"That's interesting." said Ethan.
Ethan grabbed his Pokeball and released Bayleef.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleaf obeyed and smashed the rock. Upon doing so, a wild Krabby emerged.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleaf obyed and knocked out Krabby.
"Nice work." said Ethan.
Ethan found a Max Ether then he and Bayleef headed to the northern most point of Cianwood City finding another breakable rock.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleae obeyed and used Rock Smash. The rock broke and another Krabby emerged.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and knocked out Krabby. The two turned and found another breakable rock.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and used Rock Smash. Yet another Krabby emerged.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and knocked out Krabby. Bayleaf reached Level 24
"I'm sick of Krabby." sighed Ethan.
Ethan recalled Bayleef and headed back into the city. He visited the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon then toured Cianwood City. While doing so, Ethan found the Cianwood City Gym and excitedly entered. Once inside, the gym guide was waiting.
"The Pokemon gym trainers here are macho bullies. If I stick around, they might come after me. Here's some advice: the gym-lader uses the Fighting-type. So you should confront him with Psychic type. Wipe out his Pokemon before they can use their physical strength. And those boulders in the middle of the gym? If you don't move them correctly, you won't reach the gym leader. If you get stuck, go outside." explained the gym guide.
"Thanks.' said Ethan.
Ethan walked into the gym and made his way toward the leader. However, another trainer intercepted him.
"My Pokemon and I are bound my friendship! Our bound will never be broken!" declared the trainer.
Blackbelt Yoshi wants to battle!
"Go Hitmonlee!" cried Yoshi, releasing his sole Pokemon.
"Go Balyeef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Double Kick!" ordered Yoshi.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hitmonlee connected with Double Kick and both did damage to Bayleef. Bayleef hit with Poison Powder and poisoned Hitmonlee.
"Use Rolling Kick!" ordered Yoshi.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed their trainer. Hitmonlee connected with Rolling Kick hitting Bayleef right in the chin. Bayleef connected with Rock Smash. Luckily, the Poison Powder also damaged Hitmonlee.
"Use Jump Kick!" ordered Yoshi.
"Dodge and use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef dodged and managed to miss the Jump Kick. Bayleef connected with Razor Leaf and got a critical hit. The Poison Powder hurt Hitmonlee.
"Use Hi Jump Kick!" ordered Yoshi.
"Use Razor Leaf again!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hitmonlee jumped into the air and attacked but, jumped right into the Razor Leaf which hit and sent Hitmonlee crashing to the ground. The Poison Powder hurt Hitmonlee.
"Finish it with Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. It connected with Strength and was enough to finish off Hitmonlee.
"This isn't real!" cried Yoshi.
"We can do this." said Ethan to himself.
Ethan pulled out his Pokemon to recall Bayleef but, before he could another trainer approached him.
"We martial artists fear nothing!" declared the trainer.
Blackbelt Lao wants to battle!
"Go Hitmonchan!" declared Lao, releasing his sole Pokemon.
"Go Bayleef!" declared Ethan, his Pokemon getting ready.
"Use Comet Punch!" ordered Lao.
"Use Poison Powder!" declared Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hitmonchan connected twice with Comet Punch damaging Bayleef. Bayleef connected with Poison Powder which poisoned Hitmonchan.
"Use Fire Punch!" ordered Lao.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef hit with Strength which damaged Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan then connected with Fire Punch and hit was super effective. Hitmonchan was hurt by the Poison.
"Bayleaf!" cried Ethan.
Ethan thought quickly, then reached into her bag. He pulled out a Max Potion.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Lao.
Ethan gave the Max Potion to Bayleef which revived it. However, the Dynamic Punch connected and damaged Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan was injured by the Poison Powder.
"Use Fire Punch again!" ordered Lao.
"No again!" declared Ethan, "Bayleef, dodge and use Razor Leaf!"
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hitmonchan attacked as Bayleef waited. Bayleef moved in the last minute and dodged the attack. Bayleef used Razor Leaf and connected with Hitmonchan. Bayleef was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Ice Punch!" ordered Lao.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hitmonchan hit with Ice Punch but, was unable to Freeze it's foe. Bayleef hit with Rock Smash and damaged Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan was further hurt by the Poison Powder.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
"Use Ice Punch!" ordered Lao.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef managed to dodge the attack by Hitmonchan and connected with Strength. Hitmonchan was hurt by Poison Powder. Hitmonchan was obviously struggling to stand.
"Use Comet Punch!" ordered Lao.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both Pokemon obeyed and attacked. Hitmonchan tried to attack but, was took weak and unable to connect. Razor Leaf was fired off and it connected knocked downHitmonchan
"Get up!" cried Lao.
Hitmonchan struggled to get back up but, Hitmonchan was hurt by the Poison Powder and fainted.
"That's shocking!" cried Lao.
Ethan didn't bother to recall Bayleef knowing more battles awaited. The two moved up and were stopped by another trainer.
"Words are useless. Let your fists do the talking!" called the trainer.
Blackbelt Nob wants to battle!
"Go Machop!" cried Nob, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, his Pokemon getting ready.
"Use Seismic Toss!" ordered Nob.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef fired off it's Poison Powder which Machop ran into getting poisoned. Unphased, Machop grabbed Bayleef and slammed it's foe to the ground.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Ethan.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed their trainers. Machop attacked but, was knocked backward by Strength. Machop was further injured by Poison Powder.
"Use Low Kick!" ordered Nob.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Machop connected with Low Kick hitting Bayleef in the ribs. Luckily for Ethan, Rock Slide was still launched and it hit Machop. Machop was further hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Focus Enegy!" ordered Nob.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Machop used Focus Energy and increased it's critical hit ratio. Bayleef connected with Strength and hurt Machop. Machop was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Seismic Toss!" ordered Nob.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Machop attacked by it ran right into the Razor Leaf which sent Machop crashing into the ground. Machop was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Finish it with Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. Rock Smash connected and it caused Machop to faint.
"Go Machoke!" cried Nob, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Bayleef." said Ethan.
"Use Seismic Toss!" ordered Nob.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed their trainer. Bayleef hit with Strength and hurt Machoke while Machoke grabbed Bayleef then slammed it to the ground.
"Use Seismic Toss again!" ordered Nob.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Machoke went to attack but, it flinched and was unable to attack. Bayleef hit with Poison Powder which poisoned Machoke.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Nob.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Machoke connected with Karate Chop while Bayleef connected with Rock Slide thus both Pokemon where hurt. Machoke was further damaged by Poison Powder.
"Use Low Kick!" ordered Nob.
"Dodge and use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Machoke attacked as Bayleef waited. When Machoke attacked, Bayleef jumped over Machoke's leg and avoided damaged. Bayleef then fired it's Razor Leaf which knocked Machoke on it's back. Machoke was hurt by the Poison Powder.
"Finish it with another Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. Razor Leaf hit and knocked out Machoke. Bayleef reached Level 25 and Ethan gave Bayleef a Super Potion.
Nob stammered speechlessly. Ethan and Bayleef moved up and found boulders blocking their way.
"Okay Bayleef. We need to figure this out." noted Ethan.
Ethan and Bayleef looked at the boulders and mused their situation mentally shuffling the boulders to find their path.
"I think I've got it." said Ethan.
Ethan and Bayleef moved to the boulder on the right.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and pushed the boulder back.
"Okay, let's go." said Ethan.
Ethan went over to the boulder on the left with Bayleef right behind him.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and pushed the boulder back. Ethan and Bayleef turned and faced the final boulder.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and pushed the boulder back to where the first boulder was. This cleared the path.
"Let's go." said Ethan.
Bayleef and Ethan headed up and found their path blocked by a trainer.
"My raging fists will shatter your Pokemon!" declared the trainer.
Blackbelt Lung wants to battle!
"Go Mankey!" cried Lung, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, his Pokemon going forward.
"Use Scratch!" ordered Lung.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef used Poison Powder and it successfully poisoned Mankey. Mankey then connected with Scratch.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Lung.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Bayleef used Strength and hit Makey before Mankey was able to hit with Karate Chop. Mankey was then hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Fury Swipes!" ordered Lung.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mankey hit with Fury Swipes hurting Bayleef. Bayleef then connected with Rock Smash. Mankey was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Lung.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mankey attacked Bayleef with Dynamic Punch but, ran right into the Razor Leaf attack which knocked Mankey to the ground. Mankey was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Razor Leaf again!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. Bayleef connected and it was a critical hit causing Mankey to faint.
"Go Primeape!" cried Lung, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Bayleef." stated Ethan.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Lung.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Primeape managed to hit with Karate Chop hurting Bayleef. Bayleef used Strength and hit Primeape.
"Use Low Kick!" ordered Lung.
"Dodge and use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Primeape attacked but, Bayleef managed to dodge. Bayleef used Poison Powder and poisoned Primeape.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
"Use your Rock Smash!" ordered Lung.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed and attacked. They both used Rock Smash and the two attacks collided cancelling each other out.
"That was fruitless." spat Lung.
Ethan thought for a moment and came up with an idea.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
"Dodge and use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Lung.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef attacked but, Primeape managed to dodge. However, Primeape had fallen into Ethan's plan.
"Dodge and use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed it's trainer. Bayleef avoided the Dynamic Punch and connected with Rock Smash at point blank range. Primeape was sent crashing to the ground and was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Finish it with Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. The attacked connected and was enough to cause Primeape to faint.
"That was wise." admitted Lung.
"Thanks." shrugged Ethan.
"However, I want lose! Go Mankey!" cried Lung, releasing his last Pokemon.
"This is it Bayleef." noted Ethan.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Lung.
"Dodge and use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mankey used it's Rock Smash but, Bayleef managed to dodge. Bayleef then use Strength and managed to hit.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Lung.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed their trainer. Mankey attacked but, it ran right into the Poison Powder and was hurt.
"Not again!" screamed Lung.
"I figured you probably didn't have any other long distance attacks. It was only a matter of time before you had to attack at close range." explained Ethan.
"That is a wise strategy. I must hand it to you, you're a talented trainer." replied Lung.
"Thanks. Let's finish this." said Ethan.
"Use Low Kick!" ordered Lung.
"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mankey attacked managed to do a good job dodging the attack but, was hit by the attack. Mankey was further hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Fury Swipes!" ordered Lung.
"Finish it with Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon went into action. Mankey went to attack but, was unable to carry out an attack. Bayleef with Razor Leaf which caused Mankey to faint.
"I got shattered!" cried Lung.
Ethan and Bayleef left and walked up to a man meditating. As Ethan approached, the man opened his eyes and stood up.
"Wahahah! So you've come this far! Let me tell you, I'm tough!" declared Chuck, "My Pokemon will crush stones and shatter bones! Watch this!"
Chuck lifted the boulder next to him up with his bare hands and threw it next to him.
"There! Are you scared now?" asked Chuck.
"That has nothing to do with Pokemon. It doesn't scare me." answered Ethan.
"What? That has nothing to do with Pokemon?" asked Chuck, "That's true! Come on, we shall do battle!"
Leader Chuck wants to battle!
"Go Primeape!" cried Chuck, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, his Pokemon taking it's position.
"Use Leer!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed their trainer. Primeape used Leer successfully and Bayleef attacked with Strength which damaged Primeape.
"Use Fury Swipes!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef sprayed Poison Powder and Primeape ran right into it. Primeape was poisoned but, it still connected with Fury Swipes.
"Use Fury Swipes again!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Rock Smash!" obeyed Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Primeape attacked but, ran right into Rock Smash which knocked Primeape back. Primeape was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Chuck.
"Dodge and use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
"Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Primeape attacked but, Bayleef managed to avoid the attack. Bayleef connected with Strength. Primeape was further hurt by Poison Powder.
"Finish it with another Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.
"Dodge and use Rage!" ordered Chuck.
Both of the Pokemon attacked. Bayleef attacked but, Primeape managed to dodge the attack and connected with Rage which badly hurt Bayleef. Primeape was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Karate Chop!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Primrape attacked but, it ran into the Razor Leaf which sent Primeape crashing to the ground. Primeape got back up but, was then hurt by the Poison Powder which caused it to faint. Bayleef reached Level 26.
"Go Poliwrath!" cried Chuck, releasing his last Pokemon.
"This is it." noted Ethan.
"Let's go!" called Chuck.
"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.
"Stay back and use Mind Reader!" ordered Chuck.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef used Poison Powder but, Poliwrath stayed far enough back to avoid the attack. Poliwrath used Mind Reader.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
"Block it!" ordered Chuck.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked. However, Strength was blocked by Poliwrath.
"No way!" cried Ethan.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Poison Powder and dodge!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef used Poison Powder and poisoned Poliwrath then tried to dodge. However, Poliwrath connected with Dynamic Punch.
"Mind Reader ensures the next move will never miss." noted Chuck.
"Poliwrath is still poisoned." noted Ethan.
Chuck humphed at this nonchalant.
"Use Surf!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed and attacked. Both of the moves hit hurting each other Pokemon. Poliwrath was hurt by Poison Powder.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Poliwrath went to attack but, ran right into Razor Leaf knocking it backward. The move was super effective and left Poliwrath reeling.
"Finish it with Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Bayleef obeyed and attacked but, Chuck used a Full Restore to remove the poison and restore Poliwrath to full health. Strength did damage but, Poliwrath was still standing.
"That's cheating!" cried Ethan.
"No it's not. There's nothing in the rule book against using potions or full restores in battle." chuckled Chuck.
Ethan snarled realizing Chuck was right.
"Use Hypnosis!" ordered Chuck.
Poliwrath obeyed and attacked. Before Bayleef could react, Hypnosis put Bayleef to sleep.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Chuck.
Poliwrath obeyed and attacked. It connected with Dynamic Punch and scored a critical hit.
"Finish it with Surf!" ordered Chuck.
Poliwrath obeyed and attacked. Surf connected and it caused Bayleef to faint.
"Now we're both down one Pokemon each." laughed Chuck.
Ethan recalled Bayleef and thought for a moment. Began reaching for Amphros' Pokeball but, stopped when he felt something leading him to another. Ethan went with this and grabbed that Pokeball.
"Go Weepinbell!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Not a bad choice." stated Chuck.
"Use Sleep Powder!" ordered Ethan.
"Dodge and use Mind Reader!" ordered Chuck.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Weepinbell sprayed it's Sleep Powder but, Poliwrath managed to dodge. Poliwrath then used Mind Reader.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Chuck.
"Use Flash!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Weepinbell used Flash hoping to impede the incoming attack but, Poliwrath still connected.
"Use Dynamic Punch again!" ordered Chuck.
Ethan thought quickly before coming up with an idea.
"Use Acid!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Poliwrath went into attack but, Weepinbell blasted it's Acid. Acid hit Poliwrath in the eyes blinding it.
"Use Cut!" ordered Ethan.
Weepinbell obeyed and attacked. Weepinbell hit with Cut and not he got a critical hit.
"Finish it with Acid!" ordered Ethan.
Weepinbell obeyed and attacked. The Acid hit Poliwrath dead center and sent it crashing to the ground. When it hit the ground, Poliwrath had fainted. Weepinbell reached Level 25.
"We did it!" exclaimed Ethan.
"Wha? Huh? I lost?" asked Chuck, "Look at that. You're worthy of a Storm Badge."
Ethan recalled Weepinbell as Chuck approached him. Chuck gave him the Storm Badge.
"The Storm Badge makes all Pokemon up to Level 70 obey." said Chuck.
"Cool." said Chuck.
"Here, take this." said Chuck.
Chuck handed Ethan TM (01).
"This is Dynamic Punch. It does't always hit but, when it does it can cause Confusion." explained Chuck.
Ethan thought for a moment before making his decision. He thought Dynamic Punch to Sudowoodo having it forget Low Kick. He left and found the Gym Guide.
"You won! I could tell just by looking!" declared the gym guide.
"Yup. Now I have to get back to Olivine City." said Ethan.
A/N: There is chapter eleven done. Next time, Ethan continued onward. Please review.