Computer Cross
Chapter 25: Pokemon Gym Power!
"Do you know what's wrong with her?" asked Ken looking over Joe's shoulder at his little Eevee. Her once bright, happy eyes were now puffy and sad. Her fur, which had been shiny and healthy was now mussed and dirty. Ken knew she had been better the day before but this morning, she just woke up looking and feeling terrible!
"I don't think it's anything serious." said Joe, "She's just a little undernourished. I guess fish isn't in an Eevee's healthy diet."
"But are you sure she'll be okay?" asked Ken gently reaching out to stroke back Eevee's fur.
"Weee owie.(I'm alright.)" squeaked Eevee weakly rasing her head and looking up at Ken.
"Oh, Eevee..." sobbed Ken picking up the little Pokemon, "It's all my-"
"No!" yelled Izzy stopping Ken.
"But I-"
"No!"
"I-"
"Stop!"
"Bu-"
"I said STOP!" yelled Izzy getting everyone's attension, "Listen, its all our faults. We all feed our Pokemon the same foods and maybe some of the food just isn't healthy for them. We can take her to a Pokemon Center in Vermilion and get her healed up."
"How much further is Vermilion?" asked Cody.
"I says here... we only have a few miles. We can get there in less than an hour if we hurry." said Gomamon looking at Joe's map.
"Thank goodness... but what does a Pokemon Center look like?" asked Ken.
"Prof. Oak said they're big buildings that are usually shaped wierd." shurgged Izzy.
"I just hope we can find it fast." said Wormmon.
"O...weee.(Me too...)" whispered Eevee.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Here you go!" said Nurse Joy handing the Pokeballs back to the girls, "Your Pokemon are all healed up."
"Thank you, Ms. Joy." said Mimi taking up her own Pokeball with her Meowth.
"Yeah, we haven't been in a town for a few days and we're really thankful for your help." added Sora.
"You're welcome to come by anytime to rest up." Nurse Joy smiled at the young trainers as they left the Pokemon Center.
"That was a wonderful place!" cried Kari, "I've never felt so refreshed!"
"It was really nice." admitted Yolei, "But did you see those posters on the walls that were talking about the Pokemon League?"
"I... no, I didn't notice them." said Mimi, "What did they say?"
"They were talking about getting gym badges and entering the Pokemon League. It says that you need 8 badges to qualify and each major city has a Gym. It also said the Pokemon League challenge is held only once a year." explained Yolei.
"Hmm... sounds interesting." whispered Sora. She looked up and stopped suddenly, making the other girls and Digimon knock into her.
"Why'd you stop?" asked Gatomon.
"Why! It's a big building!" exclaimed Hawkmon looking up at the strange structure.
"It's a freaky building if you ask me." muttered Yolei under her breath.
"Whoever lives there must have terrible taste." said Palmon.
"Look! It says 'GYM' up there!" pointed out Sora.
"It must be one of those Pokemon Gyms where you earn badges..." whispered Kari.
"Come on! We didn't come here to look at building!" snapped Gatomon, "Let's look for that warp home!"
"Hmmm..." hummed Sora looking up at the building as she continued walking but she was so absorbed in it's strange structure, she didn't noticed the sign until she ran into it!
"Watch out where you're going, Sora, or you might get hurt!" said Biyomon coming to rest on the sign.
"What's this?" asked Sora taking a closer look to the sign. It had a poster stapled to it with two shadowy figures on it.
" 'Caution: Be on the look out for any suspious characters with red 'R's on their jackets. If you see any of these strangers, please report to Jenny of the police station'..." read Mimi, "It's talking about Team Rocket!"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Do you really think this is the Pokemon Center?" asked Cody, skeptically.
"It is a big, strange shaped building." admitted Gomamon, "But I'm not sure..."
"Let's go in and ask." suggested Izzy pushing open the double doors. He walked down the dimly lit hallways with the others quietly trailing behind him. Izzy felt a shiver work its way down his spine, 'Okay... this place is just a little creepy!' Suddenly, a deep chuckle reached his ears, making him jump in surprise and fear.
"Wh-who's there?" asked Izzy.
"Are you Pokemon trainers?" asked a female voice in front of him in the dark.
"Yeah, we-we're all Pokemon trainers." replied Ken, "I-is this the Pokemon Center?" The female voice and the deep male voice bellowed out with laughter.
"Far from it, kid." chuckled the deep voice. The two stepped closer into one of the dim lights and there stood two of the strongest and scariest teenagers the Digidestined and Digimon had ever seen.
"Hey, Boss! These kiddies are looking for the Pokemon Center and they came here instead!" laughed the girl over her shoulder.
"If this isn't the Pokemon Center... then what is it?" asked Cody.
"I'm surprised at you two!" said a voice from behind the two teenagers, "Don't tell me you haven't even given them a proper introduction yet." Then, from behind the two teens stepped a man but he wasn't a regular man, he was HUGE! His muscles bulged from under his dark green jacket and he had to have at least been 7 feet tall! Izzy tensed when the giant put his hand on his shoulder, 'This guys looks like he could twist my arm off without even breaking a sweat!'
"I'm Surge. Lt. Surge; Gym Leader of the Vermilion City Gym." announced the giant, "If you're all looking for the Pokemon Center, it's down the street and to the right, got it, Baby?"
"Rai!" laughed a small orange and brown Pokemon at Surge's feet. It was about 2 to 3 feet tall and it looked like some sort of mouse with a long skinny tail.
"Why are you calling me 'Baby'?" asked Izzy.
"I call all people who lose to me 'Baby'. The way I see it, if you're too scared to even battle me in the first place, that automaticly dubbs you the 'Baby.' " chuckled Surge. The others turned around to leave the Gym but Izzy looked up at Surge with a glare.
"Nobody... NOBODY CALLS ME BABY!" yelled Izzy reaching down and yanking a Pokeball from his belt, "I challenge you to a match!" The other Digidestined and Digimon turned around and gasped.
"Izzy, what are you talking about?!" screamed Joe, "We're looking for a Pokemon hospital and all you can think about is your pride!"
"Pride is a strong thing, Joe. You can't stop it." said Gomamon.
"So, you'll be fighting me, then?" asked Surge smirking.
"You'd better believe it!" confirmed Izzy.
"Then follow me." said Surge turning. As they walked a little farther down the halls, Ken began to have some second thoughts about this battle, 'Izzy really hasn't had the time to really train his Pokemon. What if he can't do it?...' but before he could even ask Izzy, they reached a large room with bleechers on opposite sides of the gym walls. Joe, Cody, Ken, Eevee and the Digimon were told to go and sit in the bleechers(though, Tentomon insisted on resting on Izzy's shoulders for support) while Surge, his Pokemon and the teens stood opposite of Izzy on the gym floor.
"In this battle, you will each use only one Pokemon each. No time limit. Let the battle begin!" yelled the famale teen.
"I choose, Raichu!" called Surge pointing towards the field.
"Rai!(Ready!)" shouted the mouse Pokemon running out into the field.
"Then I summon, Venomoth!" yelled Izzy flinging his Pokeball into the air. The giant purple moth sprang out of it's Pokeball and into the air. 'As long as I have a strong Venomoth, this shouldn't be too hard...'
"Venomoth, use Tackle!" ordered Izzy.
"High Jump Kick, Raichu!" demanded Surge. Venomoth flew with great speed towards Raichu but that's just what Raichu wanted. Just at the right moment, Raichu jumped and landed a powerful kick into Venomonth's unguarded back! Venomoth slammed into the ground.
"Now, use the Body Slam!" chuckled Surge.
"Quick, Venomoth, use Disable!" Izzy directed quickly when he saw Raichu jump up to slam into his falled Pokemon. Venomoth's eyes glowed eerie blue and just before Raichu's body made contact, the same blue light covered it and threw it against the nearest wall, giving Venomoth enough time to take to the skys again.
"Well, he's doing alright so far." said Joe. Cody and Ken just nodded but Eevee, who had been resting in Ken's arms, was watching the battle intently.
"Use the Poison Powder now, Venomoth!" cried Izzy. Venomoth cried out it's name while it began to hurridly beat it's wings, releasing the poisonous purple spores into the air.
"Char that confetti with a ThunderShock!" shouted Surge, with much faith in his Raichu. The Raichu got to it's feet and began to charge it's cheeks.
"Raiiiiiiiii-CHU!" yelled the Raichu unleashing it's mightly ThunderShock. The electicity filled the air and burnt the powder to crisps.
"A ThunderShock!" gasped Izzy thinking back. It was like when he was fighting Ash's Pikachu with Tentomon! The Thunder Shock was the same attack and the Raichu did look like Pikachu but it was much bigger and seemed to be older as well, not to mention stronger!
"Alright, time to really teach the moth a lesson. Give it the Thunder Bolt!" ordered Surge smugly.
"Venomoth, get out of there!" shouted Izzy but he was too late. The Raichu was already in the air and charging for it's attack.
"RAI-CHU!" growled the Raichu throwing the attack into Venomoth.
"VENO!" screeched Venomoth falling to the ground.
"Oh, no!" yelled Izzy running to his Pokemon and dropping to his knees next to it. His voice was barly over a whisper when he said, "I'm sorry, Venomoth."
"I guess... I spoke too soon." said Joe.
"I hope you learned a lesson here, Baby." chuckled Surge giving his Raichu a pat on the head, "Never play with the big boys."
"Owi?(Ken?)" said little Eevee looking up at her trainer. He looked down at her to assure her he was listening, "Weeeee, owiowiii. Weeowi.(I'm going to fight and win for you.)" Ken looked down at her for a few more moments and then back up at Izzy who was now walking back to them with his hurt Pokemon in his arms.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
At the Pokemon Center
"You Venomoth took quite a beating but it should be back in the sky after a good rest." explained Nurse Joy putting her hand on Izzy's shoulder for comfort. Izzy was standing next to Venomoth's little bed in one of the rooms of the Pokemon Center. Venomoth was covered in bruises, scrapes and bandages.
"I've never felt so stupid in my life..." whispered Izzy more to himself then anyone else.
"Don't blame yourself, Izzy." said Tentomon flying over and landing gently on the bed.
"Yeah, it's like Gomamon said, you can't stop pride." agreed Joe.
"Exactly how long have you had this Venomoth with you?" asked Joy.
"A few days..." answered Ken, holding Wormmon.
"We picked it up at the Viridian Forest." added Wormmon.
"Well, that's your problem." said Joy.
"What do you mean?" asked Izzy looking up at her.
"Your Venomoth may be an evolved Pokemon but that doesn't mean its strong enough to fight a Gym Leader. You should've chosen a more skilled and trained Pokemon." answered Joy, "You see, Izzy, it doesn't always matter if the Pokemon is strong. It also depends on type and weakness. Remember that." Izzy looked up at her and then back at Venomoth. Just then, Cody rushed into the room with Armadillomon at his heels.
"Hey, Prof. Oak just called! He wants to talk to all of us." explained Cody.
"Alright, and while you all go talk to the Professor, I'll get the rest of your Pokemon. I'm sure Chansey has them all ready to go." said Joy walking out of the room. The others began to leave but Izzy stayed with his Venomoth.
"I'm sorry I put you through that, Venomoth...." whispered Izzy reaching out and touching his Pokemon. Venomoth's eyes fluttered and looked at Izzy with half open lids.
"Veno... moth?(Izzy... hurt?)" asked the Venomoth watching Izzy small tears.
"No, you're the one thats hurt. Its all my fault!" cried Izzy.
"Venomoth... Veeeeeeno.(Of course, not. I lost, thats all.)" said Venomoth.
"I should've known not to put you against someone like Surge. I guess... I am a baby..."
"Veno! Ven Veeeeeeeeno! Venomoth.(No! You're strong but you need strategy.)" assured Venomoth whirling it's eyes, "Venomoth-moth. Venoooooomoth.(You need to go back to the Gym.)" This statement made Izzy jump and look at Venomoth hard.
"Why should I go back? I can't win." said Izzy.
"Veno. Venomoth Veeeeeenoooooo.(You need to try and win! You can do it!)" answered Venomoth, and then he added, "Venvenomoth. Veeeeeeeeeeno.(Even if you lose, I'll believe in you...)" Izzy looked down at his Venomoth and stroked it's furry crest and watched it fall asleep. Izzy sighed and sat down in a chair by the wall. He pulled out his Pokedex and sat there staring at it for the longest time until he finally flipped it open and said, "Give me all the info you have on Raichu." The Pokedex responded;
"Raichu, the Electric Mouse Pokemon. Raichu may look small but it can shock up to 10,000 volts of electricity. Raichu has so much electrical power that it has to use its tail as a ground to avoid shocking itself."
"More." said Izzy.
"Raichu is the evolved form of Pikachu. The only way to evolve Pikachu into Raichu is through the use of a Thunderstone."
"More!" shouted Izzy a little louder than he meant to.
"Raichu attacks are Tunder Shock, Growl, Thunder Bolt, Thunder Wave and Thunder. It may also learn speed attacks if it is trained at the Pikachu stage long enough."
"But... that Raichu didn't use just Thunder attacks!" said Izzy thinking back to the battle, "It used Hi Jump Kick and Body Slam!"
"Though it is hard and often tedious work, trainers have the ability to teach different moves to different Pokemon if the Pokemon has the right capabilities." answered the Pokedex.
"Hmmm, that's interesting...." whispered Izzy thinking deeply. He thought about the possibilities for all the different Pokemon he'd seen, "I wonder if I'd be able to teach Magnemite any good moves..."
"Magnemite, a Magnet Pokemon." started up the Pokedex, "The units at the sides of its body generate anti-gravity energy to keep it aloft in the air. It was once thought to be only an Electric element Pokemon but later scientific research came to the conclusion of Magnemite really being an Electric/Steel combination." Izzy looked down at the Pokedex picture of the Magnemite.
'Both Electric and Steel?...' Izzy gasped and jumped up, "I've got it!"
To be continued....
Chapter 25: Pokemon Gym Power!
"Do you know what's wrong with her?" asked Ken looking over Joe's shoulder at his little Eevee. Her once bright, happy eyes were now puffy and sad. Her fur, which had been shiny and healthy was now mussed and dirty. Ken knew she had been better the day before but this morning, she just woke up looking and feeling terrible!
"I don't think it's anything serious." said Joe, "She's just a little undernourished. I guess fish isn't in an Eevee's healthy diet."
"But are you sure she'll be okay?" asked Ken gently reaching out to stroke back Eevee's fur.
"Weee owie.(I'm alright.)" squeaked Eevee weakly rasing her head and looking up at Ken.
"Oh, Eevee..." sobbed Ken picking up the little Pokemon, "It's all my-"
"No!" yelled Izzy stopping Ken.
"But I-"
"No!"
"I-"
"Stop!"
"Bu-"
"I said STOP!" yelled Izzy getting everyone's attension, "Listen, its all our faults. We all feed our Pokemon the same foods and maybe some of the food just isn't healthy for them. We can take her to a Pokemon Center in Vermilion and get her healed up."
"How much further is Vermilion?" asked Cody.
"I says here... we only have a few miles. We can get there in less than an hour if we hurry." said Gomamon looking at Joe's map.
"Thank goodness... but what does a Pokemon Center look like?" asked Ken.
"Prof. Oak said they're big buildings that are usually shaped wierd." shurgged Izzy.
"I just hope we can find it fast." said Wormmon.
"O...weee.(Me too...)" whispered Eevee.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Here you go!" said Nurse Joy handing the Pokeballs back to the girls, "Your Pokemon are all healed up."
"Thank you, Ms. Joy." said Mimi taking up her own Pokeball with her Meowth.
"Yeah, we haven't been in a town for a few days and we're really thankful for your help." added Sora.
"You're welcome to come by anytime to rest up." Nurse Joy smiled at the young trainers as they left the Pokemon Center.
"That was a wonderful place!" cried Kari, "I've never felt so refreshed!"
"It was really nice." admitted Yolei, "But did you see those posters on the walls that were talking about the Pokemon League?"
"I... no, I didn't notice them." said Mimi, "What did they say?"
"They were talking about getting gym badges and entering the Pokemon League. It says that you need 8 badges to qualify and each major city has a Gym. It also said the Pokemon League challenge is held only once a year." explained Yolei.
"Hmm... sounds interesting." whispered Sora. She looked up and stopped suddenly, making the other girls and Digimon knock into her.
"Why'd you stop?" asked Gatomon.
"Why! It's a big building!" exclaimed Hawkmon looking up at the strange structure.
"It's a freaky building if you ask me." muttered Yolei under her breath.
"Whoever lives there must have terrible taste." said Palmon.
"Look! It says 'GYM' up there!" pointed out Sora.
"It must be one of those Pokemon Gyms where you earn badges..." whispered Kari.
"Come on! We didn't come here to look at building!" snapped Gatomon, "Let's look for that warp home!"
"Hmmm..." hummed Sora looking up at the building as she continued walking but she was so absorbed in it's strange structure, she didn't noticed the sign until she ran into it!
"Watch out where you're going, Sora, or you might get hurt!" said Biyomon coming to rest on the sign.
"What's this?" asked Sora taking a closer look to the sign. It had a poster stapled to it with two shadowy figures on it.
" 'Caution: Be on the look out for any suspious characters with red 'R's on their jackets. If you see any of these strangers, please report to Jenny of the police station'..." read Mimi, "It's talking about Team Rocket!"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Do you really think this is the Pokemon Center?" asked Cody, skeptically.
"It is a big, strange shaped building." admitted Gomamon, "But I'm not sure..."
"Let's go in and ask." suggested Izzy pushing open the double doors. He walked down the dimly lit hallways with the others quietly trailing behind him. Izzy felt a shiver work its way down his spine, 'Okay... this place is just a little creepy!' Suddenly, a deep chuckle reached his ears, making him jump in surprise and fear.
"Wh-who's there?" asked Izzy.
"Are you Pokemon trainers?" asked a female voice in front of him in the dark.
"Yeah, we-we're all Pokemon trainers." replied Ken, "I-is this the Pokemon Center?" The female voice and the deep male voice bellowed out with laughter.
"Far from it, kid." chuckled the deep voice. The two stepped closer into one of the dim lights and there stood two of the strongest and scariest teenagers the Digidestined and Digimon had ever seen.
"Hey, Boss! These kiddies are looking for the Pokemon Center and they came here instead!" laughed the girl over her shoulder.
"If this isn't the Pokemon Center... then what is it?" asked Cody.
"I'm surprised at you two!" said a voice from behind the two teenagers, "Don't tell me you haven't even given them a proper introduction yet." Then, from behind the two teens stepped a man but he wasn't a regular man, he was HUGE! His muscles bulged from under his dark green jacket and he had to have at least been 7 feet tall! Izzy tensed when the giant put his hand on his shoulder, 'This guys looks like he could twist my arm off without even breaking a sweat!'
"I'm Surge. Lt. Surge; Gym Leader of the Vermilion City Gym." announced the giant, "If you're all looking for the Pokemon Center, it's down the street and to the right, got it, Baby?"
"Rai!" laughed a small orange and brown Pokemon at Surge's feet. It was about 2 to 3 feet tall and it looked like some sort of mouse with a long skinny tail.
"Why are you calling me 'Baby'?" asked Izzy.
"I call all people who lose to me 'Baby'. The way I see it, if you're too scared to even battle me in the first place, that automaticly dubbs you the 'Baby.' " chuckled Surge. The others turned around to leave the Gym but Izzy looked up at Surge with a glare.
"Nobody... NOBODY CALLS ME BABY!" yelled Izzy reaching down and yanking a Pokeball from his belt, "I challenge you to a match!" The other Digidestined and Digimon turned around and gasped.
"Izzy, what are you talking about?!" screamed Joe, "We're looking for a Pokemon hospital and all you can think about is your pride!"
"Pride is a strong thing, Joe. You can't stop it." said Gomamon.
"So, you'll be fighting me, then?" asked Surge smirking.
"You'd better believe it!" confirmed Izzy.
"Then follow me." said Surge turning. As they walked a little farther down the halls, Ken began to have some second thoughts about this battle, 'Izzy really hasn't had the time to really train his Pokemon. What if he can't do it?...' but before he could even ask Izzy, they reached a large room with bleechers on opposite sides of the gym walls. Joe, Cody, Ken, Eevee and the Digimon were told to go and sit in the bleechers(though, Tentomon insisted on resting on Izzy's shoulders for support) while Surge, his Pokemon and the teens stood opposite of Izzy on the gym floor.
"In this battle, you will each use only one Pokemon each. No time limit. Let the battle begin!" yelled the famale teen.
"I choose, Raichu!" called Surge pointing towards the field.
"Rai!(Ready!)" shouted the mouse Pokemon running out into the field.
"Then I summon, Venomoth!" yelled Izzy flinging his Pokeball into the air. The giant purple moth sprang out of it's Pokeball and into the air. 'As long as I have a strong Venomoth, this shouldn't be too hard...'
"Venomoth, use Tackle!" ordered Izzy.
"High Jump Kick, Raichu!" demanded Surge. Venomoth flew with great speed towards Raichu but that's just what Raichu wanted. Just at the right moment, Raichu jumped and landed a powerful kick into Venomonth's unguarded back! Venomoth slammed into the ground.
"Now, use the Body Slam!" chuckled Surge.
"Quick, Venomoth, use Disable!" Izzy directed quickly when he saw Raichu jump up to slam into his falled Pokemon. Venomoth's eyes glowed eerie blue and just before Raichu's body made contact, the same blue light covered it and threw it against the nearest wall, giving Venomoth enough time to take to the skys again.
"Well, he's doing alright so far." said Joe. Cody and Ken just nodded but Eevee, who had been resting in Ken's arms, was watching the battle intently.
"Use the Poison Powder now, Venomoth!" cried Izzy. Venomoth cried out it's name while it began to hurridly beat it's wings, releasing the poisonous purple spores into the air.
"Char that confetti with a ThunderShock!" shouted Surge, with much faith in his Raichu. The Raichu got to it's feet and began to charge it's cheeks.
"Raiiiiiiiii-CHU!" yelled the Raichu unleashing it's mightly ThunderShock. The electicity filled the air and burnt the powder to crisps.
"A ThunderShock!" gasped Izzy thinking back. It was like when he was fighting Ash's Pikachu with Tentomon! The Thunder Shock was the same attack and the Raichu did look like Pikachu but it was much bigger and seemed to be older as well, not to mention stronger!
"Alright, time to really teach the moth a lesson. Give it the Thunder Bolt!" ordered Surge smugly.
"Venomoth, get out of there!" shouted Izzy but he was too late. The Raichu was already in the air and charging for it's attack.
"RAI-CHU!" growled the Raichu throwing the attack into Venomoth.
"VENO!" screeched Venomoth falling to the ground.
"Oh, no!" yelled Izzy running to his Pokemon and dropping to his knees next to it. His voice was barly over a whisper when he said, "I'm sorry, Venomoth."
"I guess... I spoke too soon." said Joe.
"I hope you learned a lesson here, Baby." chuckled Surge giving his Raichu a pat on the head, "Never play with the big boys."
"Owi?(Ken?)" said little Eevee looking up at her trainer. He looked down at her to assure her he was listening, "Weeeee, owiowiii. Weeowi.(I'm going to fight and win for you.)" Ken looked down at her for a few more moments and then back up at Izzy who was now walking back to them with his hurt Pokemon in his arms.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
At the Pokemon Center
"You Venomoth took quite a beating but it should be back in the sky after a good rest." explained Nurse Joy putting her hand on Izzy's shoulder for comfort. Izzy was standing next to Venomoth's little bed in one of the rooms of the Pokemon Center. Venomoth was covered in bruises, scrapes and bandages.
"I've never felt so stupid in my life..." whispered Izzy more to himself then anyone else.
"Don't blame yourself, Izzy." said Tentomon flying over and landing gently on the bed.
"Yeah, it's like Gomamon said, you can't stop pride." agreed Joe.
"Exactly how long have you had this Venomoth with you?" asked Joy.
"A few days..." answered Ken, holding Wormmon.
"We picked it up at the Viridian Forest." added Wormmon.
"Well, that's your problem." said Joy.
"What do you mean?" asked Izzy looking up at her.
"Your Venomoth may be an evolved Pokemon but that doesn't mean its strong enough to fight a Gym Leader. You should've chosen a more skilled and trained Pokemon." answered Joy, "You see, Izzy, it doesn't always matter if the Pokemon is strong. It also depends on type and weakness. Remember that." Izzy looked up at her and then back at Venomoth. Just then, Cody rushed into the room with Armadillomon at his heels.
"Hey, Prof. Oak just called! He wants to talk to all of us." explained Cody.
"Alright, and while you all go talk to the Professor, I'll get the rest of your Pokemon. I'm sure Chansey has them all ready to go." said Joy walking out of the room. The others began to leave but Izzy stayed with his Venomoth.
"I'm sorry I put you through that, Venomoth...." whispered Izzy reaching out and touching his Pokemon. Venomoth's eyes fluttered and looked at Izzy with half open lids.
"Veno... moth?(Izzy... hurt?)" asked the Venomoth watching Izzy small tears.
"No, you're the one thats hurt. Its all my fault!" cried Izzy.
"Venomoth... Veeeeeeno.(Of course, not. I lost, thats all.)" said Venomoth.
"I should've known not to put you against someone like Surge. I guess... I am a baby..."
"Veno! Ven Veeeeeeeeno! Venomoth.(No! You're strong but you need strategy.)" assured Venomoth whirling it's eyes, "Venomoth-moth. Venoooooomoth.(You need to go back to the Gym.)" This statement made Izzy jump and look at Venomoth hard.
"Why should I go back? I can't win." said Izzy.
"Veno. Venomoth Veeeeeenoooooo.(You need to try and win! You can do it!)" answered Venomoth, and then he added, "Venvenomoth. Veeeeeeeeeeno.(Even if you lose, I'll believe in you...)" Izzy looked down at his Venomoth and stroked it's furry crest and watched it fall asleep. Izzy sighed and sat down in a chair by the wall. He pulled out his Pokedex and sat there staring at it for the longest time until he finally flipped it open and said, "Give me all the info you have on Raichu." The Pokedex responded;
"Raichu, the Electric Mouse Pokemon. Raichu may look small but it can shock up to 10,000 volts of electricity. Raichu has so much electrical power that it has to use its tail as a ground to avoid shocking itself."
"More." said Izzy.
"Raichu is the evolved form of Pikachu. The only way to evolve Pikachu into Raichu is through the use of a Thunderstone."
"More!" shouted Izzy a little louder than he meant to.
"Raichu attacks are Tunder Shock, Growl, Thunder Bolt, Thunder Wave and Thunder. It may also learn speed attacks if it is trained at the Pikachu stage long enough."
"But... that Raichu didn't use just Thunder attacks!" said Izzy thinking back to the battle, "It used Hi Jump Kick and Body Slam!"
"Though it is hard and often tedious work, trainers have the ability to teach different moves to different Pokemon if the Pokemon has the right capabilities." answered the Pokedex.
"Hmmm, that's interesting...." whispered Izzy thinking deeply. He thought about the possibilities for all the different Pokemon he'd seen, "I wonder if I'd be able to teach Magnemite any good moves..."
"Magnemite, a Magnet Pokemon." started up the Pokedex, "The units at the sides of its body generate anti-gravity energy to keep it aloft in the air. It was once thought to be only an Electric element Pokemon but later scientific research came to the conclusion of Magnemite really being an Electric/Steel combination." Izzy looked down at the Pokedex picture of the Magnemite.
'Both Electric and Steel?...' Izzy gasped and jumped up, "I've got it!"
To be continued....