Davin checked his Poketch as he gazed at a town. "Yep! I'm finally here." Beyond him was Balavur town, the place where his next gym battle would take place. "Well, what am I standing here for? Let's go!"

After a quick stop at the Pokemon Center, Davin went to the town's gym and walked through the automatic doors. "Whoa!" He said as he looked at a battlefield that was built with a mountain terrain consisting of stones and rocks.

"Welcome, challenger!" A female voice said. Davin saw a woman about the age of 18 that was standing on the opposite side of the gym. "My name is Petra, I'm the Balavur gym leader."

"The name's Davin. Nice to meet you."

The referee stood in the center of the field. "The gym battle between the challenger, Davin, and the Balavur Gym Leader, Petra, will now begin! This will be a 3-on-3 battle. Only the challenger may substitute his Pokemon." He raised both flags. "Begin!"

Petra threw her first Poke ball. "I choose you, Dugtrio!"

"Trio!" The three heads said at once.

"A Ground type, huh? Piece of cake!" Davin threw his Poke ball. "Bark, I choose you!"

"Grovyle!" It said as it appeared.

"Dugtrio, use Magnitude!" It let out a yell and two cracks in the ground appeared as they went towards Bark.

"Dodge it!" Bark leaped into the air in a quick flash, avoiding the move. "Now use Quick Attack!"

"Dugtrio, Tri Attack!" One head produced a red sphere, another produced a yellow sphere, and the last one produced a blue sphere. They all fired at once to form a triangle-shaped beam that made contact with Bark and knocked him to the ground.

"Are you okay, Bark?" Davin asked.

"Gro!" It nodded. Right then, its body was suddenly covered in flames.

Davin gasped. "What's happening?"

"That's the power of Tri Attack." Petra explained. "Once used, it may burn, freeze, or paralyze its opponent."

"Well, that's not good." He muttered.

"Dugtrio, Sand Tomb!" It dug into the ground and a giant hole opened in the ground, dragging Bark into the center where Dugtrio was.

"Bark, try to climb back up!" It made an attempt, but the burn effect from before activated, which made Bark lose its grip and slide closer to Dugtrio.

"Finish it with Aerial Ace!" Dugtrio charged towards Bark as white light engulfed its body and it made contact, causing Bark to fly into the air.

"Bark, nooo!" Bark landed with a thud on the ground and it fainted.

The ref. raised his right flag. "Grovyle is unable to battle! Dugtrio wins!"

Bark was returned to his Poke Ball. "You did good, Bark. Take a nice rest." He threw his out his next Pokemon. "Quake, I choose you!" The ball opened and the small blue elephant appeared.

"Dugtrio, use Tri Attack!"

"Like that's gonna work twice! Quake, deflect it by using Rollout at triple speed!"

Dugtrio's attack was launched while Quake stood where she was and rolled in place as fast as she could. When Tri Attack made contact, it was quickly reflected on to Dugtrio. "No way! That actually worked?!" Petra said in shock. The Mole Pokemon suddenly became frozen.

"Yes! Now, Quake, use Rock Smash!" Quake slammed her trunk on the ground and boulders were launched up from it. The boulders made contact with Dugtrio, causing the ice that it was encased in to shatter.

"Quick! Use Rock Slide!" Quake went to a nearby rock and smashed it with her trunk, causing the large broken parts of it to hit Dugtrio and cause a knockout.

The ref raised his left flag. "Dugtrio is unable to battle! Phanpy wins!"

Petra returned Dugtrio. "Nice work, Dugtrio. I'm proud of you." She threw her next Poke ball. "Come on out, Swinub!"

"Swinub, Swi!" It said as it materialized.

"Uh-oh!" Davin thought. "Swinub's part Ice type. Quake could get beaten easily because of the type disadvantage." He held out a Poke ball. "Quake, return!" She disappeared in a red flash. Davin then threw out a different Poke ball. "Aduro, it's your turn!"

"Chimchar!" It said as it appeared.

"All right, Aduro! Use Flame Wheel!"

"Swinub, stay right where you are!" The Pig Pokemon obeyed her and didn't move a muscle.

"Looks like she's planning something." Davin said to himself. "Aduro, jump up and attack from above!" The Chimchar launched itself high into the air and made an aerial attack.

Petra smiled. "I knew it. Swinub, use Mud Shot!" Swinub fired multiple mud bombs at Aduro, causing the chimp to cancel Flame Wheel and fall to the ground. "Now, Ice Shard!" A ball of ice formed in Swinub's mouth and it was launched at high speed.

"Aduro, use Will-O-Wisp!" It spread its arms apart and light blue flames appeared around its body. It was about to fire them, but Swinub's Ice Shard was so fast that it hit first. "Aduro, no!"

"Swinub, use Ice Shard once more!"

"Again, Aduro! Will-O-Wisp!"

It was the same result.

Davin grunted in frustration. "Man! As long as she keeps using Ice Shard, we won't be able to land a hit!"

"Ice Shard!"

The boy thought quickly. "Aduro, use Flame Wheel!" The Ice Shard shattered upon contact and Swinub was finally hit, making Petra gasp. "Now use Brick Break!"

"Swinub, counter with Blizzard!" Aduro jumped into the air, avoiding it, and managed to hit Swinub with a karate-style chop, knocking it into a boulder and making it faint.

The ref raised his left flag. "Swinub is unable to battle! Chimchar wins!"