A Typical Pokemon Journey
In this chapter, Jerry is going to get yet another Pokemon to help him defeat Chris...but something is going to go wrong...which is a shame, since all of our heroes are going to try to relax in the pool.
But on the flipside, Jake's going to get a Kanto starter Pokemon...which of course will leave Ned as the only character that doesn't have one of them...heh heh.
Seriously, Jerry needs to be more mature.
Chapter 21: Atrocious Pool Party
Jerry was angrier than ever now that Chris had defeated him twice and had snagged two of his Pokemon. He wanted a Pokemon that would be able to defeat her with ease...but where would he be able to get one?
Suddenly, he noticed that there was a shady-looking salesman on the ship. He was giving away Magikarps for just five hundred Pokedollars.
Though the guests on the cruise ship seemed rather suspicious of him, Jerry decided to pay him a visit anyway.
"Hey there! What are you selling?!" exclaimed Jerry.
"I'm selling Magikarps, the strongest Pokemon of them all!" bellowed the Magikarp salesman.
"Sweet! How much do they cost?" asked the nasty youngster.
"Just five hundred Pokedollars!" answered the salesman.
"Perfect!" nodded the youngster, unaware that he was being tricked.
Reaching into his wallet, he pulled out five hundred Pokedollars, and gave them to a certain con artist.
"Thank you! Here is your Magikarp!" answered the salesman.
Jerry happily accepted his new Pokemon.
"Yes! Now I'm going to finally be able to defeat that lousy teenager and her Charmander! I'll teach him for deserting me! And while I'm at it I'll teach that Paras a lesson too...since you know, he also deserted me." thought Jerry.
He went to find Chris once again...he decided to check her room.
Immediately, he busted down the door.
"Alright! We're battling each other again, whether you like it or not! And this time I'm going to win!" exclaimed Jerry.
But as it turned out, she wasn't in her room. Instead, there was a note. Curious, the youngster decided to give it a note. He decided to give it a read.
"Dear Jerry, since you're inevitably going to be bothering me again about my Charmander deserving a better Pokemon trainer than me (which I personally find ironic considering the fact that I'm pretty sure I'm ten times the Pokemon trainer you are, by the way), I'll be relaxing at the pool."
"Darn it! Just when I needed her, too!" bellowed the cruel Pokemon trainer.
Knowing that usually Chris travelled with a rather nerdy Pokemon trainer that somewhat resembled a scientist, he decided to see if he was still in his room.
However as it turns out, Ned was gone too. Apparently, he had went with Chris so that he could relax in the pool.
"Blast!" he exclaimed. "Well, I might as well start looking."
And so Jerry went to search for Chris and Ned so that he could at long last get his revenge.
Suddenly, he remembered something important.
"Darn it! I need to get my swim trunks!" bellowed the youngster.
And so he went to get his swimsuit.
Meanwhile...
"Ugh, this suitcase has been killing me..." thought Jake.
"Since when was it so heavy? You had no problem lifting it before we got on the ship..." noted Lucy.
"I know..." nodded the Team Rocket Grunt. He wondered if there was something at work here.
Suddenly, his suitcase began to shake.
"What the-" he thought.
"I'm starting to get the feeling we might have a stowaway..." questioned Lucy.
Sure enough, a Squirtle jumped out of the suitcase, much to their surprise.
"Squirtle!" exclaimed the turtle Pokemon.
"How'd you get in there?" questioned Jake.
"Squirtle!" answered the wild Squirtle.
"You stowed away?" inquired the Team Rocket Grunt.
"You must have been desperate to get on that ship..." noted Lucy.
"Squirtle!" nodded the water Pokemon.
"So let me get this straight...you've been trying to get on that ship for quite some time now?" asked Jake.
The wild Squirtle nodded.
"Well, you made me worry for a second that I was going to break my back...so I hope you're happy." answered Jake.
The Squirtle dropped her head sadly.
Jake sighed.
"I suppose you can relax on this ship with me if you want to...but no more hitchhiking." answered the Team Rocket Grunt.
The wild Squirtle nodded.
"And if it's OK with you, I'll be taking you in as my Pokemon considering the encumbrance you made me go through."
"Squirtle!" answered the stowaway Squirtle. That seemed fair enough.
Jake promptly caught the wild Squirtle in his Pokeball.
"Alright then..." nodded Jake.
The Team Rocket Grunt gave the turtle Pokemon a scan with his Pokedex. As it turns out, this one was a female.
"Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokemon. Though its shell starts off soft in birth, it rapidly begins to harden as it grows up." explained the Pokedex.
"That's nice to know...wait, how do I tell a male Squirtle apart from a female Squirtle anyway?" questioned the Team Rocket Grunt.
"I heard that male Squirtles love wearing shades..." noted Lucy.
"Really?" questioned Jake. "How would they be able to wear those while they swam?"
The female Pokemon trainer shrugged.
Curious, Jake sent out his new Squirtle and showed her a pair of shades. She didn't seem too interested.
"Squirtle?" inquired Jake's Squirtle.
"Yep, this one's a girl." noted the Team Rocket Grunt.
"You think she would be interested in swimming in the pool? I heard that the ship has one..." noted Lucy.
Jake's Squirtle jumped up and down.
"I'll take that as a yes...though you actually seem pretty fine on land." noted Jake.
Jake's new Kanto starter Pokemon shrugged.
"Alright then...let's go put on our swimsuits." nodded the Team Rocket Grunt.
Lucy nodded in agreement.
"I'll just be leaving." answered the female Pokemon trainer, heading to her own room.
Lucy's Clefairy of course stood outside both of their rooms. Oddly enough, she was looking forward to going for a swim too.
Meanwhile at the pool...
Ned and Chris were both relaxing at the pool...the former was wearing a pair of white swim trunks, while the latter was wearing a black bikini.
"Why are you dressed in white?" inquired Chris.
"There was a mishap at the dry-cleaners?" asked Ned.
"Fair enough." answered the female Pokemon trainer.
"I have to admit, it sure is nice to finally know how to swim." noted the nerdy Pokemon trainer.
"I'm sure that will come in handy if you ever fall overboard." nodded Chris.
"What?" inquired Ned.
Suddenly, Ned noticed that there were two girls also swimming in the pool, and he immediately went to flirt with them.
"Hi girls! You're more beautiful than the ocean itself!" exclaimed the flirtacious Pokemon trainer.
Chris promptly splashed Ned in the face for not being able to control his impulses.
"What was that for?!" he exclaimed.
"Quit flirting with so many girls." demanded the female Pokemon trainer.
"It's hard for me to resist..." noted Ned.
"I know..." nodded Chris.
"Hey you! Yeah you!" exclaimed Jerry.
Suddenly, she looked around and discovered that the obnoxious youngster that she had encountered twice before was standing there in his red swim trunks.
"Oh brother. You just won't cut me some slack, now will you?" asked Chris.
"I'm going to crush you! This time I have a Pokemon that's super-effective against your pathetic Charmander! Get ready to lose!" exclaimed Jerry.
"I find that very hard to believe..." answered the unfeminine Pokemon trainer.
"By the way, your bikini sucks!" bellowed the youngster.
"OK..." answered Chris. Why did he hate her swimsuit?
Immediately, he pulled out his Pokeball from his hat.
"Go, Magikarp!" exclaimed Jerry.
Jerry immediately sent out his Magikarp.
Chris began to laugh out loud.
"You know what, you're not even worth my time anymore! Ned, you take care of him!" exclaimed the female Pokemon trainer.
"You want me to do it?" asked Ned.
"I'm pretty sure you'll be able to defeat him...I'm pretty sure he only has one Pokemon..." nodded Chris.
"But all I have is my Magikarp..." answered the nerdy Pokemon trainer.
As it turns out, he had taken his fish Pokemon to go for a swim with him.
"Meh, I'm sure you'll be able to beat him. He's that bad." answered the female Pokemon trainer.
"If you say so." nodded Ned.
Oddly enough, he got the feeling that Jerry had purchased that Magikarp from the Magikarp Salesman...and had asked much fewer questions than he did.
"Magikarp, use Splash!" commanded the youngster.
Magikarp splashed around, but absolutely nothing happened.
"Hmm, maybe you're right." nodded Ned.
"See, I told you." answered Chris.
"Magikarp, use Tackle!" exclaimed the unmasculine Pokemon trainer.
Magikarp did so, pummeling into Jerry's fellow Magikarp.
"Keep using Splash!" exclaimed Jerry.
Magikarp splashed much more...but as before, nothing happened.
"Keep using Tackle!" ordered Ned.
Ned's Magikarp did so, hitting Jerry's Magikarp once again, who was now feeling rather exhausted.
"Now you're just being pathetic. Use Splash and take down this loser's stupid Magikarp already!" exclaimed Ned.
Jerry's Magikarp did so half-heartedly. Unsurprisingly, nothing happened.
"You can do this! Use Tackle!" exclaimed Ned.
Ned's Magikarp did so, striking down jerry's Magikarp and making him faint.
"What do you know, my Magikarp actually managed to win a Pokemon for a change." noted Ned.
"Good for him." answered Chris. Personally she felt that she had already outgrown Jerry...and wondered if her partner would rapidly outgrow him as well.
Rather than being supportive towards his new Magikarp, he instead decided to be abrasive.
"You absolutely disgust me! You can't even fight at all! I bought you from that salesman looking for the best Pokemon ever and yet all I got from him was a wimp!" exclaimed Jerry.
"Just as I thought." murmured Ned.
"Magikarp!" exclaimed the fish Pokemon. Why was his owner being so cruel?
"That does it! I'm releasing you! Have fun fending yourself in the wild!" bellowed the Pokemon-abusing youngster.
"He wouldn't..." whispered Ned.
Pressing the button on his Pokeball, Magikarp was surrounded in a blue light.
"He would." answered Chris.
All of a sudden, Magikarp began to feel rather angry. How dare his trainer treat him like this!
Immediately, he picked up his former Magikarp and threw him into the pool.
"You'll never grow up to be a strong Pokemon! You...are...a...loser!" bellowed Jerry.
His cruelty to Magikarp would prove to be a big mistake.
Overwhelmed by rage by how his former owner had treated him, Magikarp suddenly began to evolve. In the process, he began to rapidly grow in size.
"What the-" exclaimed Jerry.
"Gyarados!" exclaimed Jerry's former Magikarp. He had evolved into a Gyarados.
Ned began to feel very, very frightened. Even Chris of all people looked disturbed.
Fortunately, his Pokedex was waterproof, so he was able to bring it with him to the pool. He immediately gave it a scan.
"Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokemon. Brutally vicious and extremely destructive, it is capable of destroying entire cities." explained the Pokedex.
"What?!" screamed Ned.
Chris began to feel nervous. It was now clear that this Pokemon was capable of single-handedly destroying the ship.
Immediately, everyone on the ship began to run away from the Gyarados. The farther they were from it, the better.
Sure enough, Gyarados was causing a lot of destruction. Already, many things on the ship had been wrecked.
Unfortunately for Jerry, it seemed that he was too dumb to realize that he was in danger.
"Hey there, Gyarados! You are so awesome! How would you like to be my Pokemon partner?!" exclaimed the youngster.
Unfortunately for Jerry, Gyarados immediately recognized his former Pokemon trainer, and he began to feel even more angry than before.
And to make matters worse for him, he now had the chance to get his revenge.
Immediately, he let out a tremendous roar.
"Um, let's talk about it?" inquired Jerry.
Jerry's Gyarados then picked up the youngster by the teeth and started shaking him like a rag doll. All of a sudden, he began to feel rather dizzy.
Gyarados then tossed Jerry overboard.
"Aah!" he exclaimed as he fell into the ocean.
Chris and Ned both gasped in shock at this display of sheer power. Unsurprisingly, Both of them immediately scrambled out of the water.
"What are we going to do?" inquired Chris.
"There's got to be something that we can do to stop it...but I personally have no idea." answered Ned.
Suddenly, they noticed that Magikarp was still in the pool.
"Oh no! Magikarp!" exclaimed the nerdy Pokemon trainer.
Immediately, he dove into the water to save him.
"I guess he's braver than I thought..." Chris wondered to herself.
Personally, she thought that maybe she should give Ned a hand...but unfortunately she had not taken any Pokemon with her...not even her Jigglypuff.
"I picked a real bad day to do that..." thought the female Pokemon trainer.
Unfortunately for Ned, Jerry's former Gyarados picked him up by his fangs and started shaking him about as well. Apparently, he was going to do to Ned what he had done to his former Pokemon trainer.
"No!" exclaimed Chris.
Fortunately for Ned, Magikarp noticed what his trainer had done for him and decided that it should give his trainer a reward for risking his life to save him.
Suddenly, he also began to evolve.
"Wait, what?" inquired the female Pokemon trainer.
Sure enough, Ned's Magikarp had also become a Gyarados.
Immediately, he slammed into the fellow Gyarados that was threatening his Pokemon trainer, causing him to drop Ned harmlessly on the floor.
"Magikarp, is that you?" inquired Ned.
Ned's Gyarados nodded. All of a sudden, a battle between the two Gyarados began.
Suddenly, Lucy and Jake arrived on the scene. Jake was wearing blue swim trunks, while Lucy was wearing a pink one-piece. They immediately noticed that there were two Gyarados fighting in the pool, and wondered what was happening.
"What's going on here?!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Looks like this is some sort of battle..." questioned Jake.
"It sure is intense..." noted the Team Rocket Grunt.
Immediately, they began to get rather worried. Were they going to sink the ship?
Sure enough, they were fighting rather viciously. Both of them were significantly injured already, as they had been biting and thrashing into each other.
Ned had exited the pool and was watching his Gyarados battle with Jerry's former Pokemon.
Suddenly, he remembered that Jerry had been tossed overboard, and began to worry about his safety despite the way he had treated his own Pokemon earlier.
As it turns out, Lucy's Clefairy had also noticed, and was trying to get her owner's attention.
"Huh? What is it?" inquired Lucy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed the fairy Pokemon.
"What? Someone fell overboard?!" bellowed the female Pokemon trainer.
"That's not good..." thought Jake.
Sure enough, Jerry was right at the bottom of the ship...and to make matters worse, he was unable to swim.
"Help me!" exclaimed the youngster.
Lucy immediately sent out her Pidgeotto.
"You need to fly down there and save him!" commanded the female Pokemon trainer.
Lucy's Pidgeotto nodded, and she immediately flew down and grabbed onto Jerry, nearly getting pulled underwater in the process.
Jerry was surprisingly grateful that Lucy had saved him.
"Yes! Thank you for saving me! You're my friend forever!" exclaimed the youngster.
"Um, you're welcome?" asked Lucy.
"Huh, at least he can show gratitude." thought Chris.
As it turns out, Ned's Gyarados had overpowered Jerry's former Gyarados, much to Ned's happiness.
"You did it, Gyarados!" exclaimed the nerdy Pokemon trainer.
Ned's Gyarados smiled.
Suddenly, the captain of the ship arrived.
"What is going on here?!" he exclaimed.
Apparently, he had heard from the passengers on the ship that things had gone horribly wrong.
Chris was happy to explain, looking forward to getting revenge on Jerry. She was actually pretty sick of how he was treating Pokemon.
"Well, let's see...Jerry here was abusing his Magikarp...and when it evolved, it became incredibly hostile and started attacking him and my buddy here." explained Chris.
Ned nodded his head in agreement.
"What?!" exclaimed the captain.
He promptly glared at Jerry, realizing that he was responsible for what had happened and the destruction the Gyarados had caused.
Jerry promptly laughed nervously.
"Well then...it looks I'm going to have to kick you off this ship." answered the captain.
"What?!" the youngster exclaimed.
"If you had treated your Magikarp better, it probably wouldn't have evolved into a Gyarados and started attacking the ship, would it not?" he inquired.
"Um..." answered Jerry.
"I can't say I approve of Pokemon abuse on my ship, I'd say. I heard from another passenger that you'd also been abusing your Paras...simply because it lost fights that it couldn't possibly win." answered the captain.
"Uh-oh..." thought the youngster.
"We'll be sending you to your room for the rest of your cruise. Hopefully you'll start treating your Pokemon with respect in the near future." explained the captain.
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!" exclaimed Jerry.
Two sailors immediately grabbed the youngster by the arms and dragged him away.
"That's what I would call karma." answered Chris.
Ned nodded his head in agreement, though he wondered if he was going to blame them both for the whole thing.
"I wonder what the guy's problem was?" inquired Lucy.
"Your guess is as good as mine." answered Jake.
About an hour later, the ship arrived back in Vermillion City. Ned recalled his new Gyarados back into his Pokeball. Thankfully, he didn't seem nearly as violent as Jerry's former Gyarados was.
Then again, Ned was rather friendly towards him and had allowed him to go for a swim.
"Well, that cruise sure was refreshing." noted Lucy.
"Yeah...aside from those Gyarados fighting each other...that was rather intense..." noted Jake.
Lucy nodded her head in agreement. If only that youngster had treated his Pokemon better, maybe this all could have been avoided.
"At least I got a new Pokemon out of the cruise." spoke the Team Rocket Grunt.
"Uh-huh!" answered the female Pokemon trainer.
Suddenly, Jake got an idea.
"Say, would you be interested in battling again? I figured we could use a little more training before we battle Lt. Surge..." asked the grunt.
"Sure, why not!" answered Lucy.
"Alright then...I'll send out my Squirtle first." answered Jake.
Immediately, Jake sent out his Squirtle.
"Squirtle!" exclaimed the tiny turtle Pokemon, happy to have her first battle.
"Alright then...I'll send out my Bulbasaur!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Bulbasaur!" bellowed the dinosaur Pokemon.
Jake sighed. Already this battle was off to a bad start.
"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!" commanded the female Pokemon trainer.
Bulbasaur did so, whipping into Squirtle and doing a large amount of damage.
"Squirtle!" exclaimed the water Pokemon. Those vines really hurt.
Knowing that Bulbasaur would inevitably resist Squirtle's water attacks, Jake decided it was best to try something else.
"Squirtle, use Tackle!" ordered Jake.
Squirtle did so, pummeling into the opposing Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur!" exclaimed the dinosaur Pokemon.
"Use Vine Whip again!" commanded Lucy.
Lucy's Bulbasaur did so, whipping into Squirtle once again. At this point, the latter was feeling rather weak.
"Oh man...keep using Tackle! " demanded Jake.
Jake's Squirtle did so, striking Bulbasaur once again.
Unfortunately, Bulbasaur finished Squirtle off with another vine whip before she could get another attack in.
"Well, I've got five Pokemon left..." thought the Team Rocket Grunt.
This time, he decided to send out a Pokemon that was better-suited to taking down Bulbasaur.
"Go, Zubat!" exclaimed Jake.
"Zubat!" shouted the bat Pokemon.
"Hmm, looks like you're at a disadvantage now, Bulbasaur." noted Lucy.
Lucy's Bulbasaur nodded, though she figured maybe she still had a chance.
"So, do you have any new tricks up your sleeve, Zubat?" questioned Jake.
Jake's Zubat nodded, and struck Lucy's Bulbasaur with his wings. This proved to be super-effective.
"Bulbasaur!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Bulba..." murmured the plant pokemon.
"Oh, looks like you've learned Wing Attack." noted the Team Rocket Grunt.
Zubat nodded. Hopefully that would come in handy in case he had to face a Bug Pokemon or a Grass-type like Lucy's Bulbasaur.
Bulbasaur responded by knocking down Zubat...but unfortunately hurt herself in the process.
"Oh! Looks like you've learned Take Down..." answered Lucy.
Lucy decided to make Bulbasaur forget Tackle...since she wouldn't need the move anymore.
Unfortunately for Bulbasaur, Jake had Zubat hit her with another wing attack, causing her to faint.
In order to defeat Zubat, Lucy decided to send out her Kadabra next.
"Go, Kadabra!" she exclaimed as she tossed Kadabra's Pokeball.
"Kadabra!" bellowed the psychic Pokemon, happy to be sent out.
"Use Confusion!" ordered Lucy.
Immediately, Lucy's Kadabra hit Zubat with a psychic attack...this proved to be super effective.
"Zubat!" exclaimed the bat Pokemon.
However, he was still able to fight.
"Use Bite!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Zubat immediately sank his teeth into Kadabra, which suffice to say was rather harmful towards the latter.
"Use Kinesis!" commanded Lucy.
Lucy's Kadabra did so, causing Zubat to lose accuracy.
"Darn it! Now I'm probably going to miss. Well, you might as well use Bite...that's usually effective against Psychic-types." answered Jake.
Zubat nodded and sank his teeth into Kadabra. Fortunately, he did not miss. Unfortunately for Kadabra, he took a lot of damage.
"Kadabra..." murmured the psychic Pokemon.
"You can still do this! Keep using Confusion!" commanded Lucy.
Lucy's Kadabra did so...and Jake's Zubat fainted.
"Well, four more Pokemon to go." answered Jake as he recalled his Zubat.
Since all his other Pokemon were Poison (or a Fighting type in Mankey's case), he decided to send out his trusty pal, Rattata.
"Go, Rattata!" exclaimed Jake.
"Rattata!" bellowed the rat Pokemon.
Immediately, he sank his teeth into Kadabra, causing him to faint.
"Kadabra..." murmured the psychic Pokemon.
"He sure is fast, isn't he?" noted Lucy.
Jake nodded. It was nice to have a rather agile Pokemon for Pokemon battles.
Lucy recalled her Kadabra, and decided to send out Pidgeotto.
"Pidgeotto!" exclaimed the bird Pokemon.
It became apparent that Jake was now at a disadvantage, since his Rattata hadn't evolved yet.
"Use Gust!" ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Pidgeotto nodded, and immediately Rattata began to be blown away.
"Rattata!" exclaimed the rat Pokemon.
"Try biting into Pidgeotto!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Rattata nodded, sinking his teeth into Pidgeotto.
Noting that Jake had a Mankey and an Oddish on his team, Lucy decided to take her chances with Whirlwind.
"Use Whirlwind!" ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Pidgeotto did so, and Rattata was blown away.
Mankey ended up being switched out.
"Mankey?" inquired the monkey Pokemon.
"This isn't good." thought Jake.
"Pidgeotto, use Gust!" ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Pidgeotto did so, and Mankey started to be spun around.
"Mankey!" exclaimed the monkey Pokemon. Apparently, he really wasn't enjoying this battle.
"Er, use Karate Chop, I guess." answered Jake.
Jake's Mankey did so, chopping into Pidgeotto.
"Pidgeotto!" exclaimed the bird Pokemon.
"Well, keep using Gust, I guess." ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Pidgeotto did so...suffice to say, it looked as if Mankey wouldn't be able to handle the assault for much longer.
"Mankey..." murmured the monkey Pokemon.
"Use Fury Swipes!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Mankey immediately started scratching into Pidgeotto many different times.
"Pidgeotto..." murmured the bird Pokemon. It looks like Mankey's attacks were starting to take their toll.
Once again, Pidgeotto struck Mankey with a gust of wind...and he fainted.
"Darn it! Now I only have three Pokemon left..." answered Jake.
Jake decided to send out his Rattata again.
"Alright, buddy, let's go!" exclaimed Jake.
Jake's Rattata nodded.
"Try biting again!" ordered the Team Rocket Grunt.
Rattata once again sank his teeth into Lucy's Pidgeotto.
"Alright then...use Quick Attack!" commanded Lucy.
Pidgeotto struck into Rattata as hard as she could, which proved to be rather effective. Rattata was exhausted.
"Hang in there!" exclaimed Jake.
Suddenly, Rattata began to feel rather...odd.
"Rattata?" inquired the rat Pokemon.
Suddenly, he began to evolve.
"This sure seems to be happening a lot to our Pokemon lately..." noted Jake.
"It's not like it's a bad thing." answered Lucy.
"True..." nodded the Team Rocket Grunt.
Sure enough, Jake's Rattata was now a Raticate.
"Raticate!" exclaimed Jake's new Raticate.
Sure enough, Raticate now had a new technique to go with evolving. Immediately, he sank his fangs into Pidgeotto hyperactively.
"Pidgeotto!" exclaimed the bird Pokemon.
"Alright...looks like you've learned Hyper Fang!" congratulated Raticate.
Raticate cheered.
Pidgeotto immediately collapsed on the ground. She had fainted.
"Well, it's three on three now." noted Lucy as she recalled her Pidgeotto.
This time, she decided to send out her Diglett.
"Go, Diglett!" exclaimed the female Pokemon trainer.
"DIglett dig!" bellowed the ground Pokemon.
Jake immediately decided to recall his Raticate so that he could switch to Oddish...but unfortunately Diglett went right in front of the Pokeball to prevent this.
"Diglett!" exclaimed the mole Pokemon.
"That is one smart Diglett." thought the Team Rocket Grunt.
"Alright then, use Scratch!" ordered Lucy.
Diglett did so, scratching into Raticate...and since he was worn out from his battle with Pidgeotto earlier, he fainted.
"Darn it! Just two Pokemon left..." answered Jake as he recalled his Raticate.
He decided to send out his Oddish this time, like he had planned earlier before Diglett interrupted him.
"Go, Oddish!" exclaimed the Team Rocket Grunt.
"Oddish!" bellowed the grass Pokemon.
This time, Jake had a type advantage.
"Alright then...use Absorb!" demanded Jake.
Jake's Oddish did so, absorbing energy from Diglett...in this case, it was a pretty significant amount.
"Diglett!" bellowed the mole Pokemon.
"Come on! You can fight it!" commanded Lucy.
Lucy's Diglett did decide to fight, and he began to growl at the enemy Oddish. Oddish immediately began to feel a bit nervous.
"Oddish..." murmured the grass Pokemon.
"Come on, you can fight! Try shooting acid or something..." answered Jake.
Jake's Oddish nodded, and squirted acid at Diglett in order to burn him.
"Diglett!" bellowed the ground Pokemon. This reminded him of the day he was out in the sun for too long.
"Use Absorb again!" exclaimed Jake.
Jake's Oddish did so, and Diglett fainted.
"Well, now to send out my Butterfree." answered Lucy as she recalled her Butterfree.
"Butterfree!" exclaimed the butterfly Pokemon.
"And I'm at a type disadvantage again." thought Jake.
"Sorry to hear that." sympathized Lucy. "Anyways...use Confusion!"
Lucy's Butterfree did so, striking Jake's Oddish with a psychic attack. Unfortunately, Oddish was part poison-type, so she took extra damage.
"Oddish!" exclaimed the grass Pokemon.
"Um, use Acid I guess." ordered Jake.
Oddish did so, pelting Butterfree with the nasty goo.
"Um, use Confusion again?" inquired Lucy.
Lucy's Butterfree did so, and just like that, Jake's Oddish fainted.
"Just one Pokemon left! We can still do this, Grimer!" exclaimed the Team Rocket Grunt.
Of course, Jake sent out his Grimer.
"Grimer!" exclaimed the grime Pokemon. For some strange reason, it felt as if he hadn't battled in a long time. It was nice to finally get some exercise again.
"Use Sludge!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Grimer pelted Butterfree with sludge.
"Oh no! Use Confusion!" commanded Lucy.
Lucy's Butterfree did so, striking Grimer with yet another confusion attack. Why did so many of Jake's Pokemon have to be weak against psychic types?
"I'd probably use Mud-Slap right about now...but since Butterfree is immune to ground-type attacks...toss another round of Sludge!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Grimer once again slung toxic goo, causing Butterfree to collapse to the floor.
"Well, now it's just one on one." answered Lucy.
Immediately, she sent out her Clefairy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed the fairy Pokemon.
"Um, use Mud-Slap now?" inquired Jake.
Jake's Grimer did so, slinging mud into Clefairy's eyes.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed the psychic Pokemon.
"Use Pound!" ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Clefairy did so, but unfortunately she missed.
"Grimer!" cheered Jake's starter Pokemon.
"Now use Sludge again!" ordered Jake.
Jake's Grimer did so, hurling sludge at Clefairy. At this point, she was feeling rather weak.
However, she managed to rub the mud and sludge out of her eyes.
"Use Metronome!" ordered Lucy.
Lucy's Clefairy did so...and shot Jake's Grimer with a destructive blast of psychic energy.
Jake's Grimer fainted.
Jake was rather surprised to see the very least. Lucy had actually managed to defeat him this time.
"Er, well done?" answered the Team Rocket Grunt as he recalled his Grimer.
"Thank you! Let's go heal our Pokemon and get our third gym badges!" exclaimed Lucy.
"Sure, why not. At least my Rattata managed to evolve..." answered Jake.
And so Jake and Lucy went to heal up their Pokemon so that they could both challenge Lt. Surge.
So, what did you think? I know that this chapter was a bit more action-based than usual...but at least Jerry got what he deserved...
So, do you want him to come back? Or do you think he's been in this story long enough? You can let me know if you want...
In the next chapter, Ned is going to try to battle Lt. Surge...hopefully he'll be a little nicer than he was before.
Goodbye!