Chapter 26: Minccino to Sweep Up!
Last time on "Pokémon Unova Journey", Ash, Takeru, Iris, and Cilan were all heading for Nacrene City, which they got closer to, only to be stopped by an energetic girl named Bianca.
It turns out that Professor Juniper had forgotten to give both Ash and Takeru their Unova Gym Badge cases, which Bianca was assigned to deliver it to them. However, being in Bianca's bag for so long made the two cases dusty.
Thanks to Riolu, Takeru's Badge Case was now squeaky clean. As for Ash, his case was snatched off by a Pokémon, which revealed to be a Minccino, who likes to clean things up.
Both Bianca and Takeru attempted to fight Minccino and get Ash's Badge Case back with their Pignite and Tranquill. Unfortunately, with Minccino having high leveled attacks and speed, it was like impossible to do so.
The hunt for Minccino and the badge case continued, until Bianca got an idea to use Cilan's silverware spoon and his dinner pan to lure Minccino in and trap it! Will this plan succeed?
And will Ash get his Badge Case back, along with Cilan getting his silverwares back? "STOP! My nice, clean spoon!" Cilan yelled in shock. As the spoon got completely dirty, Bianca held it up with a proud smile.
"There we go!" Bianca giggled as Cilan groaned, face palming as two of his silver cookware is about to suffer something very big. "What are you doing?" Ash asked, confused of her method of dirtying the spoon.
"Mwa ha ha ha! I figured out on how to lure Minccino!" Bianca cackled as she ran off with the two silver cookware. "Of course... If something is dirty, Minccino will come to clean it up!" Takeru exclaimed.
Cilan moaned, still unhappy about his clean spoon that became a filthy spoon. He was still moaning over it when they hid behind the bushes as Bianca had set up the spoon trap.
"No... My beautiful, clean spoon..." Cilan moaned as both Takeru and Riolu gave him a pat of comfort. "I wonder if this is gonna work?" Ash asked as he peeked to see the trap.
"I don't know... I mean, doesn't it look a bit suspicious from here?" Takeru asked. Bianca shushed the two boys until there was rustling on the bushes. Everyone perked their heads up as they laid low.
Out of the bushes, Minccino popped out, curious about seeing a dirty spoon. "See? What did I tell you?" Bianca giggled as the Kanto trainer widened his eyes. "You were right!" Ash agreed.
They all watched Minccino inspecting it as the Normal Type Pokémon frowned. "It sure doesn't like the dirt..." Iris pointed out. As she said that, Minccino began to clean the spoon, using its tail.
Right at that moment, Bianca made her chance. "Here we go!" Bianca called out, pulling on the string that was attached to the stick. Minccino turned, startled to see the dinner pan fall, trapping it!
"I did it! I just caught Minccino!" Bianca cheered. Then, the Nuvema boy inspected closer, seeing a flaw in the plan. "I don't think so... Look!" Takeru called, pointing at the moving dinner pan.
Everyone turned in surprise to see that Minccino was still moving, despite of being under the dinner pan. "Hold on! Wait, Minccino! Come back! You can't just walk away!" Bianca called.
But, it was too late as the Normal Type was gone, leaving Bianca to groan as her head fell. "Oh no... It's gone..." Bianca groaned. "And it's got my spoon, too!" Cilan added with a groan of his own.
"It's just like I thought... Battling is the only way to get to Minccino!" Ash pointed out, as Iris frowned. "But, we're at a disadvantage!" Iris reminded. "We could get clobbered by Tickle when we're at close range!" Cilan added.
Takeru then got the Kanto trainer's idea and smiled, shaking his head. "I wouldn't be so sure about that..." Takeru replied as Riolu got onto his shoulder. "You have a plan, big bro?" Riolu asked.
"Yeah... I think both Ash and I got one!" Takeru replied with a nod. Riolu smirked, seeing on how the plan might work. "Yeah! We got this one! No need to worry!" Ash assured.
The two boys nodded to each other before they ran ahead, heading to where Minccino had disappeared off to. Iris, Cilan, and Bianca all followed, all wondering of what their plan could be.
As they ran across the shallow stream, the five trainers all spotted the Chinchilla Pokémon at a tree. It seemed to be enjoying its tidiness by cleaning up Cilan's spoon, polishing it.
"There's Minccino over there!" Cilan pointed out as the group hid behind the rock. "And it's got your Badge Case too, Ash!" Iris pointed out. Takeru placed a hand on Ash's shoulder, nodding.
"Okay, Ash. Just do what you planned to do!" Takeru called. "You got it!" Ash agreed as he hopped over the rock. "Snivy, I choose you!" Ash called as he summoned his Grass Snake Pokémon.
Snivy appeared, facing the Chinchilla Pokémon, who spotted Ash and his Grass Type. It made a glare as it hopped off the tree, facing the two. "Wow... Ash has got all sorts of Pokémon, doesn't he?" Bianca asked.
"What else do you have besides Pignite?" Cilan asked. "Only Pignite!" Bianca answered, leaving Takeru, Iris, and Cilan to all fall over in shock and disappointment. "You're kidding, right?" Iris asked.
"Hey! Using Flame Charge by itself is good enough to win a lot!" Bianca reminded as Cilan asked his question with a frown. "How long have you been in on your journey?" Cilan asked.
"I've done a lot of training at home... But, my journey is brand new!" Bianca answered again, leaving Cilan and Iris to frown even deeper as they both sighed, after hearing Bianca's progress.
"Well... I never got to hear the end of it..." Takeru grumbled as Riolu face palmed, shaking his head with disappointment. "Only one Pokémon? Big bro... Isn't that kind of risky?" Riolu asked.
"It really is... Even with the evolved Pokémon." Takeru answered as he glanced at Bianca, who was still cherishing over her training memories back at home. Bianca stood up, explaining.
"You see, my father really didn't want me to leave, as he is worried and everything..." Bianca explained as the three made their comments. "Protected like a vintage wine..." Cilan mumbled.
"Or a princess, right?" Iris asked. "Or maybe, a maiden?" Takeru added as the energetic girl giggled. "Right! I've only got two badges!" Bianca explained as Takeru frowned.
"Two Badges? You're our upper classmen?" Takeru asked as he widened his eyes before his head fell in disappointment. "We beat Trip even if he had two badges..." Riolu added with a sigh.
"Snivy! Attract!" Ash cried out. Snivy jumped in the air as she prepared to throw out hearts. "Attract?" Bianca repeated in confusion. Cilan nodded with a smile, seeing Ash's plan.
"Mm. Good strategy!" Cilan agreed. "With Attract active, Minccino shouldn't be able to move much around quickly!" Iris pointed out. Just then, the Nuvema boy frowned, seeing of what's about to happen.
"I don't think so..." Takeru replied as Minccino dodged Attract, much to Ash's annoyance and Bianca's amusement. "Minccino dodged it!" Bianca pointed out as the Chinchilla Pokémon mischievously smirked.
It then winked at Snivy, throwing hearts at her. "Uh oh..." Iris gasped, seeing the move. "Is that what I think it is?" Cilan asked. "It's Attract! Snivy is in trouble now!" Takeru pointed out.
He was right as the hearts surrounded and affected Snivy, causing her to fall in love with Minccino. "Oh man... I didn't know that Minccino could use Attract as well!" Ash admitted as he widened his eyes in surprise.
"Pika..." Pikachu replied as he ran over, seeing that the battle went into the Chinchilla Pokémon's hands. "Okay, Snivy! Return!" Ash called as he recalled his Grass Type back to his Pokéball.
Pikachu then ran over, volunteering to battle. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu replied. "You'll do it?" Ash asked. "Pika!" Pikachu replied with a nod. "Hey, Ash. Mind if I join in the fun?" Takeru asked.
He and Riolu ran over as Ash grinned with a nod. "Sure! Two heads are better than one!" Ash agreed. The Nuvema boy chuckled as Riolu put on a battle stance. "Bring it, Minccino!" Riolu barked in challenge.
Pikachu glared at Minccino, who smirked in amusement. "That's great! A Fighting Type like Riolu should put both Ash and Takeru in an advantage! And since they're all boys, Attract won't do a thing!" Cilan pointed out.
"Hee hee! I can't wait!" Bianca giggled, excited to see a two against one battle. "Pikachu! Use Iron Tail!" Ash shouted out. Pikachu charged, launching an Iron Tail at Minccino, who dodged it.
"Now's your chance, Riolu! Blaze Kick!" Takeru shouted. "Alright! Here goes!" Riolu barked out as he launched into the air, aiming his blazing foot at the Chinchilla Pokémon.
The Normal Type widened his eyes in surprise as he took a direct hit from the Fire Type attack. "Alright! Nice, Takeru! Riolu!" Ash complimented. The Nuvema boy nodded as Riolu gave a thumbs up.
"Wow... Both Riolu and Pikachu are working together in sync!" Bianca pointed out, seeing that Minccino left its guard down by dodging Pikachu's attack, but not counting Riolu's.
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack!" Ash called. Pikachu charged after the retreating Minccino, as it looked like a race was about to begin. "Now Dig, Riolu!" Takeru shouted, pointing at the ground.
Riolu nodded and had no trouble, digging on the hard ground. "Pikachu is trying to pick up the pace on Minccino's speed and Riolu is making a sneak attack! Excellent double strategy!" Cilan complimented.
"Pikachu! Use Iron Tail one more time!" Ash called. Pikachu leapt in the air, slamming the Steel Type move as Minccino countered with a Double-Slap attack. The two collided, skidding away from each other.
"Minccino came back with a Double-Slap!" Cilan pointed out. "Amazing!" Bianca complimented. The two little Pokémon landed on the ground, as Minccino was preparing another move!
It rolled up its ears, preparing a Hyper Voice attack! "Ah! It's about to use Hyper Voice! Now, Riolu!" Takeru shouted. Under the Normal Type, Riolu punched Minccino into the air, interrupting Hyper Voice!
"Take this!" Riolu growled as Minccino landed on his back, groaning. "Wow! Nice countermove!" Iris complimented. But, that all changed when the Chinchilla Pokémon got up, recovering from the surprise attack.
"It withstood it!?" Takeru gasped. Once again, Minccino rolled up its ears, shooting a Hyper Voice attack once again! This time, it immobilized both Pikachu and Riolu as they braced themselves.
"AH! That's... a loud... voice..." Riolu yelped as he covered his long, floppy ears. "Pika..." Pikachu grunted as he held on. "Pikachu!" "Riolu, stay strong!" The two boys shouted out.
"It's Hyper Voice again!" Cilan exclaimed. "That move was able to stop Pignite on his tracks!" Iris exclaimed, recalling on how Pignite lost to the cunning Chinchilla Pokémon.
"But, it looks like both Riolu and Pikachu are totally handling it!" Bianca reminded, seeing the two holding on. After for a while, the Normal Type ended the Hyper Voice as it jumped behind the two opponents!
"Here comes Tickle! Look out, you two!" Bianca reminded. The energetic girl was right as Minccino went back and forth from Pikachu to Riolu, and Riolu to Pikachu. It began tickling under their arm, as they both tried to resist it!
"Pfft... S-Stop... Stop it! That... GAH!" Riolu moaned as he tried to resist the Tickle attack. Even Pikachu was having a hard time resisting the Tickle attack as it went on back and forth.
"Stay strong, Pikachu!" "You can resist it, Riolu!" Ash and Takeru encouraged, allowing their Pokémon to both hold it much longer. Tears looked like they were welling up in their eyes as they kept holding on.
"Both Riolu and Pikachu are totally tough! Go for it, you two!" Bianca cheered for the two Pokémon. Suddenly, after a lot of tickling, Minccino started to grow very exhausted as it got off the two, panting.
Riolu fell to his knees and panted, also fatigued from resisting Tickle. "Now, Pikachu! Zap Cannon! And Riolu! Use Aura Sphere!" Bianca cried out. Both boys and their Pokémon sweat dropped at the girl.
"Pikachu doesn't know how to use Zap Cannon..." Ash grumbled. "And Riolu doesn't know how to use Aura Sphere... yet..." Takeru reminded with a sigh. "Hey! Just give it a shot!" Bianca retorted. Both starters sighed in disappointment.
There really was no ending to this girl, was there? "Come on, Bianca! Just watch! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted. Pikachu shot the Electric Type attack, electrifying Minccino!
"Now, Riolu! Wrap this up with a Force Palm attack!" Takeru called. "On it! Here goes!" Riolu grunted as he leapt in the air, slamming his palm on Minccino, which exploded on it.
The Normal Type was sent blasting as it rolled back with exhaustion. The Chinchilla Pokémon managed to get up, but was still fatigued as it swayed around a little, weak from the attacks it took.
"Great job, Riolu!" "Nice one, Pikachu!" Takeru and Ash complimented as their two starters leapt back from the attacks they had given to their tricky opponent. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed.
"Thanks, big bro... Ugh... I still feel tired..." Riolu groaned. The Nuvema boy chuckled as he held his Fighting Type Pokémon in his arms. Immediately, Bianca ran over, as she tried to search for an empty Pokéball.
"Oh please, boys! Let me do it! I wanna catch it... Let me take over..." Bianca exclaimed as she searched her bag for a Pokéball. Minccino was starting to recover as Bianca continued her search.
"I know I put my Pokéball in here somewhere..." Bianca grumbled as she searched deeper. "Come on, Bianca. Minccino won't last long in that weakened state! Hurry!" Takeru called.
"Aww... man... If I only had cleaned my bag, I wouldn't have this problem in the first place!" Bianca groaned. But, it was too late as the Chinchilla Pokémon finally recovered from the battle.
"Ah! Minccino is getting away!" Ash called, seeing the Normal Type escaping. "Ah ha! I finally got it!" Bianca exclaimed as she took out the Pokéball, only that it looked very dusty.
When she took the ball out, Minccino turned in surprise, seeing a dirty object as Iris frowned. "Why am I not surprised that Bianca's got such a dirty Pokéball?" Iris asked with a frown.
Bianca noticed the dust as she tried to blow it away. At that moment, Minccino grew attracted to the dirty Pokéball and ran for it, as he zipped past Pikachu, much to his surprise.
It ran over to Bianca, climbing onto her as it used its tail to clean the dirty Pokéball. However, the ball suddenly opened, due to the tail accidentally pressing the button of it!
Minccino blinked in surprise as he was sucked into the Pokéball. It shook in Bianca's hand at the moment, before stopping, showing that Bianca has caught the little Chinchilla Pokémon.
The girl blinked, before turning to both Ash and Takeru. "You see? I caught it." Bianca replied as Ash yelped back in surprise. "No way... That dusty Pokéball had lured it in..." Takeru grumbled.
Cilan and Iris came over as Cilan made his deduction. "I suspect that the dirty Pokéball was too hard for Minccino to pass up with!" Cilan explained. "Yeah, you're right. I think it's better to say that people are lucky than good." Iris added.
She then frowned, looking at the girl. "The question is, are those two going to get along?" Iris asked. "Of course! If you take Bianca's unique personality, and compare it with all of Minccino's tidying talents... What a combination!" Cilan chuckled.
"That's a Pokémon Connoisseur for you... Whatever he just said." Ash agreed, still being confused with the evaluation part. "Ash... You still have a long way to go to know about Cilan..." Takeru chuckled.
"Whatever! It doesn't matter now! Because I just caught Minccino!" Bianca giggled as she raised the Pokéball into the air. As for the Kanto trainer, he climbed up the tree, on the branch.
He grabbed the Unova Badge Case with a smile. "Yes! I finally got my Badge Case back- Ah!" Ash yelled. He fell on the ground, with the dinner pan and spoon hitting his head, causing him to fall over.
"Pika Pi!?" Pikachu called, running over. "I'm fine! No need to worry!" Ash assured as he tried to get up, only for Takeru to help him up. "Ash... You never cease to amaze me..." Takeru admitted.
"Ha ha..." Riolu laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his head.
Later...
"Here you go! All the Pokémon that you left in our care is feeling much better now!" Nurse Joy explained as she gave the Pokéballs back to Ash and Bianca, while giving Tranquill's Pokéball to Takeru.
Riolu climbed onto his human brother's shoulder with a grin. As of now, the group was at the Pokémon Center, getting all of their Pokémon restored back to health. "Thank you, Nurse Joy!" Ash, Takeru, and Bianca thanked.
Then, the nurse took out Ash's pale and light brown egg, with Takeru's red and black egg. "And Ash? Takeru? I gave both of your eggs a thorough check up through. It's healthy as it can be!" Nurse Joy explained.
"Awesome!" Ash commented as he took the Egg from the nurse. Takeru looked at his Egg with an approving nod and a smile. "What kind of Egg are those, you two?" Bianca asked.
"To tell you the truth, I don't even know myself!" Ash admitted. "I'm kind of stumped as well..." Takeru admitted with a sheepish smile. "Aw... Hey, Ash! How about a battle?" Bianca asked.
The Kanto trainer turned to the energetic girl with a grin. "Sounds good to me! Let's do it!" Ash declared. Then, Bianca rose up, smirking at the Nuvema boy, who blinked in surprise.
"And once Ash is done, you're next, Takeru!" Bianca warned, pointing at the boy as both he and Riolu sweat dropped at her declaration. "Whatever you say, Bianca..." Takeru chuckled.
"Yeah... Whatever..." Riolu agreed, sighing. And so, everyone headed outside for both Ash and Bianca's first battle together. The two trainers were at the battlefield, facing each other.
"Okay! We'll use one Pokémon each! The battle will be over when one of our Pokémon is unable to continue!" Ash explained, making the rules for their battle. "Right!" Bianca agreed.
Takeru, Iris, and Cilan all watched at the sidelines as Iris smiled. "This is gonna be fun, although, Bianca has more badges than both you and Ash!" Iris replied as the Nuvema boy frowned.
"Must you say that right next to me?" Takeru grumbled as he face palmed. "Iris..." Riolu groaned as he imitated his human brother. "Well, it'll be tasty as well! With a unique flavor!" Cilan added.
"I'm going out with my Pignite! Let's go!" Bianca called, summoning her Fire Type to battle. The three blinked in surprise of seeing the Unova starter. "No Minccino? Why?" Iris asked, confused.
"Okay... So if it's a Fire Type, I'm gonna have to go with-" Ash started, only for him to be interrupted by the girl. "I know! You've just GOT to use Pikachu! Right?" Bianca asked.
Ash grew bewildered at her decision as Pikachu blinked in surprise. "That's... completely pathetic..." Takeru commented, seeing that Bianca was making the decision of choosing Ash's Pokémon.
Nevertheless, the Electric Type ran to face Pignite as Ash grinned at him. "Hey, Pikachu! Are you up for it?" Ash asked. "Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed with a smile. The Kanto trainer nodded and began the battle.
Bianca: Pignite VS Ash: Pikachu
"Alright, let's go!" Ash called. "Pika!" Pikachu cried out as he charged at Pignite. "Take Down, now!" Bianca shouted. The Fire Type charged at the Electric Type with his powerful attack.
Pignite quickly bashed Pikachu into the air as Bianca continued. "Now! Use Heat Crash!" Bianca shouted. Immediately after using Take Down, Pignite jumped and smashed Pikachu to the ground with his powerful attack.
"Ah! Pikachu!" Iris gasped. "Take Down... Followed by a powerful Heat Crash... This is critical for Ash..." Takeru commented as he narrowed his eyes. "Pikachu, come on! Get up!" Ash called.
As the smoke cleared, the Electric Type got up, ready for some more. Bianca was inspired by the determination. "Wow! Pikachu never gives up!" Bianca squealed as Iris frowned.
"I'm not sure I'm liking where this is going!" Iris grumbled. "I tend to agree..." Cilan agreed as he looked at the current situation. Both the Nuvema boy and his Emanation Pokémon sighed at this.
"Still... Pikachu resisted the two attacks, so he should be fine... for now." Takeru reminded. "Alright, Pignite! Flame Charge!" Bianca called. Pignite responded, by stomping as fast as he could.
He then charged with the Flame Charge attack, as Ash countered with his move. "Quick, Pikachu! Use Volt Tackle!" Ash shouted. Pikachu charged towards the rampaging Pignite with his special move.
The two attacks collided, creating a huge explosion. "Pikachu!" "Pignite, no!" Both Ash and Bianca gasped. As the dust cleared, both Pokémon were sent right back, but only Pikachu stood standing.
"Pignite, no!" Bianca gasped as she saw her Pokémon fainted. "Pignite is unable to battle! Pikachu is the winner! Which means that this match goes to Ash!" Takeru declared, gesturing towards Ash.
Winner: Ash
"Alright! Nice work, Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu cried out in overjoy for their victory.
Later, after Pignite was healed, Bianca was facing Takeru this time. "For this battle, we'll have a two on two battle! And like your last battle, the same rules apply, except no substitutions are allowed!" Takeru declared.
"Alright! This one, I just have to win!" Bianca declared as she got her hat on and ready. Ash and Pikachu watched on the sidelines, as they were both excited of seeing the battle.
"I wonder how Takeru is going to battle for this one?" Ash asked. "We'll just have to find out by watching!" Cilan declared. "Alright! Come on out, Pignite!" Bianca called, summoning her Fire Type.
Takeru narrowed his eyes in confusion. "Pignite again? Oh well... Tepig, I need your help!" Takeru called, as he summoned his own Fire Type to battle. Bianca immediately swooned to the little one.
"SO CUTE! I can't believe how your Tepig is so cute, Takeru!" Bianca exclaimed. Takeru, Riolu, and Tepig all sweat dropped as the Fire Pig Pokémon blushed at the compliment.
"Thanks for the compliment, Bianca... But the talk is over now! Let's get this battle going!" Takeru reminded. "Alright then! Let's go!" Bianca agreed.
Bianca: Pignite + 1 VS Takeru: Tepig + 1
"Pignite, use Flame Charge, let's go!" Bianca shouted. Pignite stomped several times again before charging with his speedy move. "Tepig! Use Rollout!" Takeru shouted, pointing at Pignite.
Tepig nodded and rolled around, colliding with his evolved form's Flame Charge as they both skidded back. Pignite had his Flame Charge negated as Tepig continued on with Rollout.
The attack bashed Pignite several times, with each hits getting stronger. "Oh no, Pignite!" Bianca gasped. "Of course... Rollout gets stronger for every hit it makes!" Cilan pointed out.
"Keep it going, Tepig!" Ash cried out. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu agreed. One more Rollout bashed Pignite away as the evolved Fire Type grunted in pain, feeling weak already. "Pignite! Stay strong!" Bianca pleaded.
"Now! Tepig, use Flamethrower!" Takeru yelled. Tepig leapt, as he shot his powerful Fire Type attack, blasting Pignite away to the ground, and causing it to faint. "Ah! No, Pignite!" Bianca gasped.
Bianca: 1 Pokémon
"WHAT!?" Ash yelped in shock. "Wow... Tepig had no trouble defeating Pignite, unlike Pikachu..." Iris replied in amazement as Ash and Pikachu together slumped down with sighs.
"Oh man... If Takeru was able to beat Pignite easily... then I'm gonna have a tough time with him..." Ash groaned. "Pikachu..." Pikachu agreed. Bianca thanked Pignite and returned it to its Pokéball.
"Thank you for your help, Pignite... Alright now, Minccino! Come on out!" Bianca called, summoning the Chinchilla Pokémon, who was ready to battle. "Alright, Minccino! Let's try a Double-Slap attack!" Bianca squealed.
Minccino charged at Tepig, who got ready. "Counter with Flamethrower, Tepig!" Takeru shouted. Tepig leapt, dodging Double-Slap as he blew a Flamethrower attack, which burned Minccino.
"Oh no, Minccino!... You'll pay for that! Minccino, use Hyper Voice!" Bianca shouted. Recovering, Minccino rolled up his ears and unleashed a loud voice as the Nuvema boy got ready.
"Dodge, Tepig!" Takeru shouted. Tepig got out of the way, causing the Hyper Voice attack to miss. "Now, use Flame Charge!" Takeru called. Flame Charge did its work, as it bashed into Minccino.
"Oh no you don't! Minccino! Hyper Voice again!" Bianca shouted. Minccino leapt in the air, shooting another Hyper Voice attack, which hit Tepig this time, who grunted in pain.
"Tepig!?" Takeru gasped. "You can do it, Tepig!" Riolu barked, cheering for the Fire Type. "Tickle, Minccino!" Bianca called. Minccino smirked as it began to tickle the Fire Pig Pokémon's belly.
It began to work, as Tepig started to laugh, trying to resist the move. "We won't let that get to us! Use Flame Charge, once more!" Takeru called. Fire surrounded Tepig, as it burnt Minccino at the same time!
The Chinchilla Pokémon squealed as it jumped around with fire burning its tail. "Eek! Fire! Fire!" Bianca panicked. "Wrap this up, Tepig! With a Flamethrower attack!" Takeru shouted.
As Minccino was panicking, the Flamethrower hit directly at him, knocking him out. "Oh no!" Bianca gasped. The smoke cleared as it showed Minccino unable to battle, like Pignite.
"It looks like Tepig wins the final round!" Takeru chuckled as his Fire Type flared his nose up with a victory cry.
Winner: Takeru
"Alright!" Ash and Iris cried out together. "Pika Pika!" "You did it, big bro!" Pikachu and Riolu cheered together. "Well, that was a delicious and spicy flavored battle out there!" Cilan chuckled.
Bianca returned her Normal Type with a sigh, thanking it for its work. "Thanks for your hard work, Minccino." Bianca thanked. After she put the Pokéball away, she ran up to both Ash and Takeru.
"Hey! May I say something to the two of you?" Bianca asked, as both Ash and Takeru turned in confusion. The energetic girl chuckled as she cleared her throat, before making her declaration.
"I may have lost today to the two of you, but I am just starting out on my journey! Which means that Pignite and Minccino will be stronger! Lot stronger!" Bianca assured as Ash nervously gave a nod.
"Okay..." Ash replied as he blinked. "So! Good luck to you both at the Nacrene Gym! See you two boys later!" Bianca giggled as she waved the group farewell before leaving the Center.
At the sudden farewell, Takeru sweat drops. "She says that and immediately leaves? What a troublesome trainer..." Takeru grumbled. "You can say that again..." Ash agreed with a small frown.
"Well, she sure can move..." Iris pointed out. "And she can move at her own pace!" Cilan added. Riolu and Pikachu both shook their heads with nervous smiles as the Kanto trainer suddenly grinned.
"Whatever! I just won a battle, and my new Badge Case is nice and clean!" Ash reminded as he took out his new Unova Badge Case. Takeru took out his as well, inspecting it.
"And so have I..." Takeru agreed as he looked at the Trio Badge inside. The Kanto trainer nodded with a grin as he held his case in the air. "Alright! Pretty soon, we'll both have our second badge soon!" Ash cried out.
"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed. The Kanto trainer raised his arm along with Takeru's arm up, much to his startle. "W-Whoa! Hey!" Takeru complained as the others laughed at the two boys.
And with that done, the destination for Nacrene City is near! Both Ash and Takeru have met a new rival named Bianca, who seemed to be an energetic girl, but a nice rival to consider.
Now, the four trainers are back on track for the Nacrene Gym! What will await there for them? Stay tuned for some more Pokémon actions!
To be continued...
Takeru's Team:
Riolu: (M): (Force Palm, Blaze Kick, ThunderPunch, Dig)
Joltik: (M): (Electro Ball, Signal Beam, String Shot, Electroweb)
Tranquill: (M): (Air Cutter, Gust, Aerial Ace, Roost)
Tepig: (M): (Flamethrower, Smog, Flame Charge, Rollout)
Egg: (N/A): This Egg is not even close to hatching yet...
Next chapters:
Chapter 27: The Nacrene Museum Haunted Rumors!?
Chapter 28: The Angry Spirit to Overcome!
Chapter 29: The Nacrene Gym Battle! Pt. 1
Chapter 30: The Nacrene Gym Battle! Pt. 2
Chapter 31: Ash VS Takeru! Ash's Training!
Next chapter preview:
Hawes: Ahh! Please, help me! This museum is starting to give me the creeps! That Dome Fossil is following me everywhere!
Iris: A floating Dome Fossil? Could there be an angry spirit in this museum? Maybe it's angry with you somehow!
Cilan: I'd say it's just some imagination that have caused all of this to happen! Angry spirits shouldn't really exist.
Takeru: A-Angry spirit? And a haunted museum? Ugh... This is gonna be some pain... You know I can't take ghost stuff...
Ash: I say we should all crack the case and find out what's really happening at the Nacrene Museum!
Iris: Right! My best guess is the angry spirit! We should spend the night here in case if something happens... like now!