Chapter 14: Snivy's Test!
Last time on "Pokémon Unova Journey", the group were taking a break for lunch as Iris brought over some fresh fruits for the four trainers to eat. Cilan then made a suggestion to cook them into cakes and muffins.
As Takeru, Ash, and Iris were eating with their three Pokémon partners, there were thought to be seconds, only for them to discover that the seconds were stolen by a Pokémon named Snivy.
Ash attempted to catch it with Pikachu, only for Pikachu to fall prey with Attract. As she was about to strike Riolu and Pikachu, both Takeru and Ash defended their Pokémon, much to the Grass Type's surprise.
Takeru secretly went after the Grass Type, making a little bond with it, after saving her from Team Rocket, and not intending to capture her, leaving her be for Ash to catch.
That was when Ash came by, with Pikachu and Oshawott, as Oshawott wanted to battle. Snivy then began to put the Kanto trainer to a test, seeing whether Ash could be worthy or not.
"I'm catching you this time! Just watch!" Ash called, grinning with determination. "Osha Oshawott!" Oshawott agreed. Ash got ready as both Takeru and Riolu got out of the way.
"Now, Oshawott! Use Water Gun!" Ash called. Oshawott shot the Water Type move, as Snivy dodged it, only for a droplet of water to squirt on her, much to her annoyance.
Snivy wiped it off as she got ready for more. That was when Iris and Cilan came up, as Cilan noticed the Nuvema boy with the Kanto trainer. "Well, there is Takeru!" Cilan stated, chuckling.
"Hey, why is Ash battling, using Oshawott?" Iris asked. She grew confused as she called to the Kanto trainer. "Come on! Ash, don't you know that a Water Type is at an disadvantage against a Grass Type!?" Iris snapped.
"Ax ew ew!" Axew called out as well. The two boys looked at the girl with annoyance. "Hey, not so loud! Of course I know, Iris!" Ash reminded. "We all know, thank you very much!" Takeru assured.
Iris frowned as she crossed her arms. "Ash sure is an interesting guy! It must be Oshawott's enthusiasm that convinced him!" Cilan chuckled. Iris sighed as she made her opinion.
"Well... If you ask me, I think he isn't thinking through!" Iris replied, causing the Nuvema boy turn to her with a glare. "I don't think we asked for your opinion, Iris! That goes for you too, Axew!" Takeru warned.
Both of them paled up at his scary glare, causing Cilan to flinch as well. "Well well... Looks like Takeru has a Scary Face after all!" Cilan chuckled nervously as the boy looked back.
Snivy shot out Vine Whip, as Ash made his call. "Oshawott! Dodge it, quick!" Ash called. Oshawott took out his scalchops, deflecting Vine Whip, while dodging at the same time.
Ash grinned at that. "Way to go! Now, use Razor Shell!" Ash called. Oshawott prepared to use his strong attack, until Snivy countered with another Attract!
Like with Pikachu, Oshawott's attack was interrupted as he was infatuated by the female Grass Snake Pokémon. Oshawott groaned happily as Ash gritted his teeth. "Oh man! Not Attract again!" Ash groaned.
Snivy then finished the Water Type off with a Vine Whip, causing the Water Type to faint. "Oshawott, no!" Ash gasped. "Deflecting Vine Whip was a good thing, but getting hit by Attract? Not a pretty picture..." Takeru muttered.
Ash took out the Pokéball, returning the Sea Otter Pokémon. As he did that, Snivy hopped and ran off, escaping from the group again. "Snivy! Come back here!" Ash called.
He and Pikachu ran after the Grass Type again. Takeru, Iris, and Cilan followed, although Takeru managed to catch up to the Kanto trainer faster, leaving the other two behind.
Ash and Takeru ran after the escaping Snivy as Ash called out Pidove again. "Alright, Pidove! Keep following after Snivy!" Ash called. Pidove chirped with a nod, flying after the Grass Type.
Iris groaned, feeling annoyed with Ash's determination. "Please... Why can't just Ash just give up and give it a rest already? I've never seen anyone more stubborn!" Iris grunted.
"It's more likely determination, Iris! And like I said, we never asked for your opinion!" Takeru snapped, glancing back at the girl, as he followed Ash. Iris grew ticked off as she blew steam from her nose.
Cilan laughed nervously as he smiled sadly.
Meanwhile, being far from the others, Takeru and Riolu ran on ground, as they saw Snivy leaping through tree branches, taking the advantage of the chase. "She's really fast!" Riolu replied, amazed.
"Well, Cilan did say that Snivy are known to be quick and intelligent." Takeru panted as the two kept going. Just then, the two looked behind, seeing Ash getting ready for something.
"Alright! Hop on board, Pikachu!" Ash called. "Pika!" Pikachu agreed. He jumped onto the Kanto trainer's shoulder as Ash grabbed a vine, swinging towards the Grass Snake Pokémon.
He swung on multiple vines, much to Takeru and Riolu's surprise. "Snivy is all mine!" Ash called, as he kept swinging towards the Grass Type. "Um... Is Ash really a human?" Riolu asked.
The Emanation Pokémon sweat dropped as Takeru face palmed. "More like a Pansage, instead." Takeru muttered as the two kept on running after Snivy, along with Ash and Pikachu.
Snivy sighed, seeing Ash, but surprised to see that the Nuvema boy was following along with the chase. She jumped onto the lilypad on a muddy swamp. As Takeru and Riolu got there, they widened their eyes.
"Ash, stop! Don't swing over here!" Takeru warned, trying to stop the Kanto trainer, but it was too late. Both Ash and Pikachu were already swinging this way!
"Snivy, wait up- Ah!" Ash gasped suddenly as the vine snapped. Both the Unova citizens covered their eyes as Snivy got out of the way into the safe place, as the Kanto trainer and his Electric Type landed on the lilypad.
"Ash!" "Pikachu!" Takeru and Riolu called out. The Kanto duo managed to get up, as Ash looked at his Electric Type. "Man... That was kind of scary... Pikachu, are you okay?" Ash asked.
Pikachu nodded, but it didn't seem okay to the two. The two boys and their Pokémon noticed that the lilypad started to sink, along with Ash and Pikachu!
The two gasped as they started to sink even faster. "Uh oh! We're starting to sink! Pikachu, quick! Get onto my shoulders!" Ash called. Pikachu nodded as he got onto the Kanto trainer's shoulder.
Takeru gritted his teeth as he summoned Joltik. "Joltik, help out those two with String Shot!" Takeru yelled. Joltik appeared, shooting the Bug Type move around Ash's right wrist.
Once it looked strong enough, both Takeru and Riolu held the tight string, with Joltik holding the end. "Okay! Now, just stay still, and we'll pull you out of there!" Takeru called.
"Okay!" Ash called, sweating a little. Little did they know was that Snivy was watching the whole thing. The Nuvema boy and his two Pokémon began to pull, trying to get Ash and Pikachu out of there.
The two budged a little, before the String Shot snapped. The movement caused both the Kanto duo to sink even more! "Ahh!" Ash yelped in shock. He turned to his Electric Type again.
"It's no good! Pikachu, on top of my head!" Ash called. Pikachu hesitated, before Ash gave him the order. The Electric Type nodded as he got onto Ash's hat. As for the Nuvema boy, he took a strong vine.
Joltik was panicking as Takeru threw the vine at Ash. "Grab this, and hold on!" Takeru called. "Okay!" Ash grunted as he held onto the rope, not wanting to slip.
With the Kanto trainer catching it, both Takeru and Riolu began to pull, as Iris and Cilan running by. "We'll help out! Pull!" Cilan called, as he and Iris helped out with the rescue.
"Just a little bit more!" "Easy does it!" Iris and Cilan called out, as the three trainers and Riolu continued pulling. Once both Ash and Pikachu were back to the land in safety, the Kanto trainer panted.
Pikachu got off of Ash's head as the Kanto trainer looked at his three friends. "Great... Thanks a lot, you three!" Ash thanked. He looked at the Electric Type with a smile.
"Hey, Pikachu! You doing okay?" Ash asked. Pikachu nodded with an assuring smile. "Well, that's a big relief... If Cilan and Iris weren't here, then you and Pikachu would've already sunk." Takeru sighed.
Riolu nodded as he wiped the sweat off of his forehead. The Pokémon Connoisseur frowned of thinking of what the Kanto trainer is thinking. "So, Ash! Still going after that Snivy?" Cilan asked.
"Yeah! Of course I am!" Ash exclaimed with a nod. Takeru and Riolu sweat dropped, seeing the determination blazing even more. "Hmm... You're very determined, despite of the experience you had, huh?" Takeru asked.
He smiled as Ash let out a grin. "Of course! There's no way I'm giving up when I came all this way!" Ash assured. Iris groaned, feeling more annoyed with the Kanto trainer's determination.
"Come on, Ash! Why don't you just give it up? After all, Snivy isn't just going to let you catch it! So, accept the fact that it's not happening!" Iris retorted, shrugging her shoulders.
"Well, who asked you to make a recommendation?" Takeru asked, narrowing his eyes. Iris turned red, annoyed with the Nuvema boy as well.
"I asked myself! What! Got a problem with it!?" Iris snapped. "Yeah! I do! It's just that your words of giving up is so annoying!" Takeru snapped back. Riolu barked along angrily.
Iris pouted angrily as she turned away. Cilan smiled sadly, trying to reason with the Kanto trainer. "Although your determination is impressive..." Cilan started, until Ash shook his head.
"Sorry! But, there's no way I'm giving up! Snivy's as good as mine!" Ash exclaimed. The Nuvema duo smiled with a nod as Cilan and Iris grew hesitant, before looking at each other with a slow nod.
Ash summoned the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon again, asking her to search for Snivy again. Pidove nodded with a chirp as she flew ahead, with the others following her, leading to where Snivy is.
Later, Pidove let out a loud chirp, circling around a location. "That must be where Snivy is..." Takeru stated. "Ash is very persistent, isn't he, big bro?" Riolu asked, hanging onto Takeru's shoulder.
The Nuvema boy chuckled with a nod. "VERY persistent. I think his persistence is better than mine..." Takeru replied, before following the Kanto trainer, as he and Takeru ran ahead, with Cilan and Iris following them.
As the four trainers got to where Pidove was circling around, there was indeed the Grass Snake Pokémon. Ash ran up to her, facing the Grass Type. "Snivy! Got you, this time!" Ash called.
Snivy turned, closing her eyes at the moment, before opening them with a small smirk. Takeru was the first to notice as he and Riolu watched. "Alright Tepig, I choose you!" Ash called.
The Fire Pig Pokémon appeared, ready to make a battle with the Grass Type. Iris and Cilan arrived, seeing the beginning of the third battle. "Ash is using Tepig!" Iris called out.
"Well, Tepig is a Fire Type. So, it has an advantage over a Grass Type!" Cilan stated. Takeru narrowed his eyes, knowing that type advantages won't be enough to defeat Snivy that easily.
"Hey, Ash! Don't underestimate Snivy just because you have the type advantage! Remember, she still has Attract!" Takeru warned. "I wonder if Tepig is next for the Attract target..." Riolu wondered.
That thought caused the Nuvema boy to sweat drop. "You wouldn't want to know, Riolu." Takeru reminded, thinking of what it would be like for Tepig to be in love with the Grass Snake.
"Sure! I know that!" Ash called, thanking the Nuvema boy for the warning. With that, he turned back as Snivy and Tepig faced each other. "Tepig, here's the deal! You need to attack before Snivy uses Attract!" Ash warned.
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu cheered along. With the warning in understanding, Ash called out an attack. "Alright then! Use Ember!" Ash called. Tepig ran, firing off several Ember attacks.
Snivy took this chance, dodging the attacks, much to Tepig's surprise. Snivy then winked, using Attract again! "Here it comes again!" Takeru called. It was too late to warn, as the Fire Type was hit by Attract!
Tepig was dazed, as he fell in love with the Grass Type, much to Ash's annoyance. "Man... This won't work! Tepig, return!" Ash called, recalling the Fire Type back to its Pokéball.
Snivy, this time didn't try to escape as she motioned Ash to bring it on. Ash gritted his teeth as Pikachu got ready to fight. Takeru bit his lips, knowing that Ash doesn't have a lot of options left.
Just then, he heard chirping noises as he looked to see Pidove flying above, looking like that she wanted to battle now. That gave the Nuvema boy an idea as he called to the Kanto trainer.
"Hey, Ash! You still have Pidove! Why not battle with your Flying Type?" Takeru suggested. Ash grinned, thanking his friend. "Great idea! Thanks, Takeru!" Ash thanked. He looked at his Flying Type.
"So, Pidove! You want to give it a try?" Ash called. Pidove chirped with a positive attitude as Ash turned to his Electric Type. "Pikachu, let's let Pidove have a try." Ash called.
Pikachu hesitated, but nodded as the Kanto trainer began the battle with his Tiny Pigeon Pokémon. "Why did Ash stop Pikachu?" Iris asked, as Takeru sweat dropped, knowing that Iris should know.
But, Cilan made the answer for him. "Because a Flying Type like Pidove has an advantage over a Grass Type like Snivy!" Cilan explained. Iris still wasn't so sure about this.
"But, if Pidove can't deal with Attract, it'll turn out the same!" Iris reminded. "No, it won't. Because Pidove is similar to with Snivy!" Takeru assured. That statement left both Cilan and Iris confused.
Snivy VS Ash: Pidove
Riolu watched in awe as Ash called for an attack. "Pidove! Gust, let's go!" Ash called. Pidove shot several Gust attacks, to which Snivy dodged all of them! Snivy then shot another Attract!
Ash was ready for this, though. "Alright, Pidove! Quick Attack, let's go!" Ash called. The Flying Type flew down, ready to make the move, until the hearts surrounded her! Ash gritted his teeth.
"Uh oh! Not again!" Ash grunted. "Did it work?" Cilan asked. "Just relax! Attract won't work on someone like Pidove!" Takeru assured. EVeryone turned in surprise as Pidove was hit.
Then, they all turned back, seeing that Pidove was still flying fine. She chirped happily, teasing the Grass Type that Attract didn't work on her. "Pidove wasn't attracted at all!" Cilan stated.
Riolu tugged onto his human brother's jeans. "Why didn't Attract work, big brother?" Riolu asked, curious of no effect. Takeru smiled, rubbing the Emanation Pokémon's head.
"That's because that Pidove is also a girl! Similar to Snivy!" Takeru answered. Both Iris and Cilan widened their eyes in surprise. "Oh, so that's what you meant by when Pidove was similar to Snivy!" Cilan chuckled.
Takeru nodded, as he smiled with the Flying Type. "I'll bet that you knew Pidove was a girl. Isn't it, Takeru?" Cilan asked. "You could say that, or otherwise, I wouldn't have suggested it!" Takeru smirked.
Iris sighed, looking at the Kanto trainer. "What do you know? Pidove's a girl! Talk about a lucky break!" Ash replied, looking at his female Flying Type.
Pikachu fell over, along with Riolu, as the three other trainers sighed. "What a kid..." Iris groaned. The Nuvema boy laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his head with a sheepish look.
Snivy wasn't fazed that her Attract didn't work. She began to use Vine Whip, as Ash saw through it. "Pidove, dodge it!" Ash called. Pidove dodged the attack, as Snivy already made another move.
She unleashed a Leaf Storm attack, as Takeru warned his friend. "That's Leaf Storm!" Takeru called. Ash nodded and looked up. "Pidove! Dodge again!" Ash called.
Once again, the attack was dodged as the Kanto trainer called out his attack. "Alright! Pidove, use Gust!" Ash called. Pidove unleashed Gust, which finally made some damage to the Grass Type.
Snivy struggled to resist the attack as she was blown away by the powerful move. "Quick! Air Cutter, let's go!" Ash called. Pidove then unleashed the powerful attack, distracting Snivy.
"Use Quick Attack!" Ash shouted. Quick Attack was shot at the Grass Type, as she grunted in pain, tumbling on the rocky field. Snivy fell to the ground, as she tried to get up.
When she looked as if she couldn't, Ash took this chance to throw a Pokéball at her. "Okay! Go, Pokéball!" Ash called, throwing the ball at the weakened Grass Snake Pokémon.
The Pokéball sucked Snivy in as it began to shake. After some several shakes, the ball opened, showing that Snivy was still able to battle! "One more, Pidove! Use Quick Attack!" Ash called.
Pidove dove down, until it was countered by the Vine Whip attack! Pidove chirped in startle as she was whipped away. "Way to go! Pidove, use Air Cutter!" Ash called.
Pidove unleashed another Air Cutter, which this time made a direct hit at Snivy! She squealed in pain as she was sent to the air, and back to the ground as she tumbled on the ground.
"It's starting to work!" Iris exclaimed. "I think a Pokéball should be okay now!" Takeru called. Everyone watched as the Grass Snake Pokémon got up, Ash nodded as he twisted his cap.
"This is it! Go, Pokéball!" Ash called, throwing the ball once again. As the ball was thrown, Snivy smiled as she was sucked into the device. The Pokéball shook several times, as Ash bit his lips.
As seconds passed, the ball stopped, showing that Ash has finally caught Snivy! Ash grinned as he took the Pokéball, raising it up high in the air. "Alright! I caught a Snivy!" Ash called out.
Winner: Ash
Pikachu and Pidove cheered along, as Riolu clapped his hand, applauding for the Kanto trainer and Pidove. "That was an awesome battle!" Riolu complimented. "What Riolu said! A great catch!" Takeru complimented with a chuckle.
Ash grinned as he summoned his newly Grass Type. "Snivy! Come on out!" Ash called. Snivy appeared, as the Kanto trainer smiled at it. "It's great to be together! From here on, let's win the Unova League!" Ash declared.
Snivy blinked, before smirking with a nod. Iris, Cilan, Takeru, and Riolu watched as Ash raised his fist in the air, as he called all of his five Pokémon, as they made a declaration together.
To be continued...
Takeru's Team:
Riolu: (M): (Force Palm, Blaze Kick, ThunderPunch, Dig)
Joltik: (M): (Electro Ball, Signal Beam, String Shot, Electroweb)
Pidove: (M): (Air Cutter, Gust, Aerial Ace, Quick Attack)
Next chapters:
Chapter 15: The Food Thieves on Fire!
Chapter 16: The Darmanitan Task!
Chapter 17: Axew to Sneeze!
Chapter 18: The Scolipede Rampage!
Chapter 19: Trip VS Ash! The Second One!
Next chapter preview:
Takeru: Our food for some reason was stolen... again! The culprit is somewhere... Wh-What the!?
Ash: It's the Darumakas! They're the crooks that's stealing our food and the Pokémon food!
Iris: Quick! Catch those pesky thieves... Argh! They got away!
Nurse Joy: Those Darumakas are always with the Darmanitan, but for some strange reason, those two started to steal people's food!
Takeru: They're here again! Pidove, I need your help!
Cilan: We'll have to know why the Darumakas are doing this!