What's up everybody, Kook's back with the latest Pokemon Johto chapter. I know I haven't updated in awhile, but I got my results, and thankfully I passed. Whew. Anyway, last chapter, we saw Evan getting owned by Morty, and in this new chapter, Evan will re-challenge the Ecruteak Gym. Will he succeed, or will he lose a second time?
I've closed the poll - only two people voted, and they both voted for Pokemon FireRed: Spoof Run, so I guess I'll be working on that. The first chapter should come out soon, so watch out for it. However, what I can say is that I won't be working on Spoof Run for awhile, so it'll only be out around early next year, or maybe in late December. Probably next year, though.
Instead of doing Spoof Run now, I'll be working on a RuneScape story that will definitely be released before the New Year. It's a re-write of The Journey Through RuneScape, a story that I worked on in my old account. I'll basically be re-writing the chapters and improving on them, but the plot will remain the same. If you would like to check The Journey Through RuneScape out, you can search up author King0fn0obz, that's me, and The Journey Through RuneScape is in one of the stories. It's a 47-chapter uncompleted story, and I hope this new re-wrote one can be completed. So if you're into RuneScape, watch out for it - I'll really need a lot of feedback.
Special thanks to Darth Tren for kindly pointing out the errors of last chapter, I have gone back to edit it. So here's a special shoutout for him. Tren's a really cool guy and he's into Murkrows and Star Wars, check out his Pokemon story Legend of Sinnoh, or his Star Wars story if you're into Star Wars. Or he'll call his battalions on you.
Thanks to Darth Tren, pokestets23 and pkmaster777 for the reviews!
Evan's current Pokemon on hand
Typhlosion Level 36: Swift, Defense Curl, SmokeScreen, Lava Plume
Noctowl Level 31: Hypnosis, Take Down, Attract, Confusion
Ampharos Level 32: ThunderPunch, ThunderShock, Thunder Wave, Cotton Spore
Scyther Level 31: Quick Attack, Agility, Wing Attack, Slash
Arcanine Level 37: Flamethrower, ExtremeSpeed, Reversal, Roar
With Professor Oak
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"Alright," Evan grinned. "Let's do this."
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Matt asked, concern in his voice. "I mean, you did stay up all night training."
"You might fall asleep in the middle of the battle!" Crystal warned.
"I've got this to pipe me up," Evan held up the cup of coffee he had in his hand. He wasn't sure if kids could take coffee, but he needed it that morning to keep him awake. "Plus, I don't think it's possible to fall asleep while standing up," he laughed. "Well, I'm going in."
"Good luck," Matt and Crystal told him together, and he waved to them before stepping into the Gym for a second time.
"Welcome back!" Evan could see Morty's shining teeth as the Ecruteak Gym Leader gave Evan his toothy smile from his position at the other end of the room. "Dive into the black void. I'll teleport you over here."
Evan did as he was told and took a dive into the void. He felt himself sinking into the inky blackness, then suddenly he landed on hard ground. He was back on the battlefield where he and Morty had battled yesterday. Morty now stood facing him at the opposite end of the battlefield. Evan turned to the sidelines. No one was watching. He heaved a sigh of relief. Arthur had probably gone home. Either that, or he was still sleeping. It was still early in the morning after all.
"Same rules as last time," Morty told the challenger. "Gastly, go!" Morty sent out the same Gastly as last time.
"Then, I'll use Noctowl!" This time, Evan had come prepared. "Faint Attack, go!" Noctowl disappeared, and re-appeared behind Gastly, knocking the Gas Pokemon down with the super-effective move.
"You've been teaching your Pokemon some new tricks," Morty observed. "Gastly, Sucker Punch!"
"Noctooowwwl!" Noctowl was fisted, but soon got back into the air like nothing had happened. "Attract!" Noctowl fired hearts at Gastly. This time, Gastly was too dazed by the earlier Faint Attack, and wasn't fast enough to get out of the way. Attract worked, and Gastly became infatuated.
"Gastly!" Morty cried. "Mean Look!" However, Gastly's heart-shaped eyes refused to fade to give in to a Mean Look. Evan grinned when he saw Morty's face clearly becoming one of frustration.
Alright. Breaking his calmness will give me more of an advantage, Evan thought. From his experiences, he knew that when some Trainers lost their temper, they would become unfocused, and that would eventually lead to their downfall.
"Again! Faint Attack!" Noctowl tackled Gastly from the back. Gastly let out a painful groan, but got back up with remaining heart-shaped eyes. Morty gritted his teeth.
"Gastly, Curse!" He tried again, but Gastly ignored him.
"Faint Attack!" Noctowl hit once again without fail. Evan smirked. Just one more Faint Attack would do it. The endless hours of training with his Pokemon and teaching them Dark-type moves had worked wonders.
"Destiny Bond!" Morty cried desperately, but things did not work out. Gastly refused to listen.
"Faint Attack!" Noctowl swooped towards Gastly, but the Ghost-type snapped out of it's infatuation at that moment and flew to the side, avoiding Noctowl.
"Sucker Punch!" Just as Noctowl turned to face Gastly, a fist knocked the Owl Pokemon out of the air and onto the ground.
"Tooooowl!" Noctowl rose again.
"Confusion!" Evan's Pokemon blasted a weak Psychic beam at it's opponent - dealing the final blow and sending Gastly crashing.
"Return, Gastly," Morty recalled his first Pokemon. "You have been training, haven't you," Morty stared at Evan's Noctowl, who still looked strong and ready to go. "But can you handle my last two, stronger Pokemon? Haunter, Hypnosis!" He threw his Pokeball, sending out Haunter, who fired it's psychic waves.
"Counter with a Confusion!" Noctowl battled the psychic waves head-on with a Confusion of it's own. The two attacks collided, knocking both Pokemon back. Noctowl's eyes closed and it fell to the ground asleep, while Haunter became confused.
"Haunter, use Dream Eater!" Noctowl's energy came flowing out of it's sleeping form, and Haunter rushed forward to absorb it. "Now, Sucker Punch!" One of Haunter's hand flew towards Noctowl, but punched the ground beside it. "Look closely, Haunter!" Morty urged.
"Haun haun ter!" Haunter said helplessly, continuing to punch the ground beside Noctowl furiously, leaving a visible dent.
"It's no use. Your Haunter's confused," Evan looked at his Noctowl. C'mon, wake up Noctowl!
"Urgh! Haunter, Dream Eater again!" Haunter prepared to draw more energy out of Noctowl, but the Owl Pokemon woke up first, rendering the attack useless.
"Great going, Noctowl! Hit 'em with a Faint Attack!" Noctowl attacked the confused Haunter, then repeated it's attack again, throwing and tackling Haunter about. The thrashing snapped Haunter out of it's confusion, and it retaliated, finally sending a Sucker Punch that put Noctowl in it's place.
"You okay, Noctowl?" Evan asked, and Noctowl nodded, getting back up and flying into the air once more. "Great, let's bag another win! Confusion!" Noctowl disappeared, and came into sight again behind Haunter, but before it could tackle the Gas Pokemon, Haunter turned and dealt another Sucker Punch that sent Noctowl flying into the air, than landing on the ground, causing some cracks.
"That Haunter's fast...! Noctowl, get back up there with Confusion!" Noctowl launched it's Psychic-type move, blasting Haunter straight in the eyes, and the Ghost-type crashed into the ceiling.
"Hypnosis!" Now it was Noctowl's turn to fire psychic waves.
"Haun!" Haunter was too busy shaking off the damage from the earlier blow. When it realized it was being attacked, it was too late. Haunter fell onto the ground beside Noctowl, asleep.
Evan looked up and studied Morty's face - it was one of worry. Grinning, Evan ordered for a Faint Attack, further damaging the sleeping Haunter. A Confusion attack added to the damage, and though Haunter's eyes were closed, an expression of torment could be seen on the purple Pokemon's face.
"Noctowl! Finish with another Confusion!" Noctowl blasted the Gas Pokemon furiously, knocking it out.
"Return, Haunter." Morty revealed his third Pokeball. "Looks like you've really gotten stronger."
"Of course," Evan nodded, smirking. "Now throw us your last Pokemon."
"This..." Morty flung the Pokeball. "... will finish off your Noctowl. Gengar, go!"
"Geng!" Gengar cried, coming out to meet it's opponent. Smirking, the evolution of Haunter looked a tad stronger than before, and ready to fight too.
"Shadow Ball!" Gengar's sudden move was too quick for Noctowl to comprehend. Shadow Ball hit the bullseye, and Noctowl crashed onto the ground. Evan looked at Noctowl, to see that it had fainted.
"You've done enough, Noctowl. Return," Evan recalled Noctowl. "I still have two Pokemon left, while you only have one. This battle is ours."
"Don't be too sure," Morty warned.
"Ampharos, your turn!" Evan yelled, throwing the Pokeball and releasing his Electric-type Pokemon. "Dish out your ThunderPunch!" Ampharos leaped at Gengar and attempted a punch, but the swift Ghost-type jumped away in the blink of an eye and fired a Shadow Ball that cut away half of Ampharos' health.
That was quick! Only two seconds lapsed after Ampharos tried to attack and suddenly it's the one getting attacked! Evan looked at his Pokemon, who was getting back up. "Ampharos, ThunderShock!" Ampharos released a blast of electricity that managed to hit Gengar, but didn't do much.
"Shadow Ball!" Gengar fired, but Ampharos jumped to the side and lunged towards Gengar with a ThunderPunch. Gengar did a quick sidestep, but the agile Ampharos did a quick turn and managed to fist Gengar right in the face, sending it flying back.
"Nice, Ampharos!" Evan clapped. "Alright, let's keep up the form! Try Cotton Spore to slow Gengar down!" Ampharos' attack lowered Gengar's speed, and Evan could see the obvious change. Gengar wasn't as speedy as before. "Now, Thunder Wave!" Ampharos zapped Gengar with mild electricity that made Gengar freeze in it's tracks. The Ghost-type's face didn't look as confident as it did earlier. "Now, ThunderPunch!" Ampharos charged towards the helpless Gengar and punched Morty's Pokemon hard.
"Gengaaarrr!" Gengar shrieked in pain, and reeled back.
"A ThunderPunch of your own, Gengar!" Gengar tried to lift it's fist, but it was in vain. Morty closed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought, before he ordered, "Flamethrower!"
Paralysis didn't stop Gengar's mouth from opening. Hot flame rushed out from it's mouth and burnt onto Ampharos.
"Ampharosss!" Ampharos shrieked.
"Geng!" Gengar said, punching the air furiously.
"Looks like Gengar's no longer paralysed," Morty chuckled.
"Uh oh," Evan gasped. "Quick, ThunderShock!" Ampharos sent a blast of electricity at Gengar, but the target disappeared. A brief second passed, and suddenly Ampharos was thrown forward onto the ground and knocked out. Gengar stood there, it's fist raised and a smirk on it's face.
"Sucker Punch..." Evan realized. "Come back, Ampharos. At least we dished out a considerable amount of damage."
"Now you're down to one Pokemon," Morty taunted.
"You too," Evan reminded him. "And this one's at full health," Evan took a Pokeball from his belt and spun it around with his index finger. "Your Gengar, however, is not. Go, Typhlosion!"
"Typhloosioon!" Typhlosion roared, looking energectic.
"Lava Plume!" Evan pointed at Gengar.
"Typhloooo!" Typhlosion growled threateningly. Suddenly, the ground exploded, catching Gengar in the explosion.
"Gengaaarrr!" Gengar cried, but it was nowhere near fainting yet.
"Use Shadow Ball!" Gengar flung the dark energy ball at Typhlosion so fast it was impossible to be dodged. Bravely, the large Volcano Pokemon tackled the dark energy ball, and after much pushing, reflected Shadow Ball up into the air and blasting the ceiling. Morty's mouth was hanging open at the sight of Typhlosion's strength.
"You used Destiny Bond on Typhlosion in the last match, eh? That's lucky for us. You didn't get to witness much of Typhlosion's battling skills, and like they always say - knowing is half the battle right?" Evan winked. "Now check this out. I taught Typhlosion this specially for the Gym battle. Shadow Claw!" Typhlosion's right paw started glowing purple, and manifested into a large purple claw. Typhlosion leaped at Gengar and clawed the Pokemon harshly.
"Gengaarrrrrrr!" Gengar screamed, clutching it's face in pain.
"Good going, Typhlosion," Evan nodded. "Ghost-types are weak against their own type's moves. This gives Typhlosion an advantage with Shadow Claw. We found the TM for Shadow Claw while we were training. Pretty lucky, huh?"
"Don't be too sure you've won the battle," Morty warned. "We can still fight! Gengar, Shadow Ball!" Gengar looked up and glared at Typhlosion, before sending another Shadow Ball at it.
"Go, Shadow Claw!" Typhlosion's purple claw appeared again, and Typhlosion rammed it's claw into the Shadow Ball, creating a massive explosion that threw both Pokemon back, but neither side were damaged.
"I can't see a thing!" Morty remarked. The smoke from the explosion covered the battlefield, leaving the Ecruteak Gym Leader unable to see Evan and his Typhlosion.
"Geng, gengar!" Gengar stared blankly at the smoke.
As the smoke cleared, Typhlosion jumped into sight for a surprise attack.
"Gengar...!" Morty cried in warning.
Gengar was fast enough to bring both hands up to shake off Typhlosion's Shadow Claw, denying Typhlosion the attack and throwing the Volcano Pokemon into the air. Typhlosion did a flip, before landing on the ground on both feet perfectly.
"Not only strong, but a gymnastic as well," Morty noted. "You trained him well." He looked at Evan.
"Thank you," Evan smiled. "Typhlosion, Lava Plume!"
"Gengar, into the air!" Gengar flew into the air and out of the explosion range.
"So apparently Gengar can fly too..." Evan looked at the floating Gengar.
"Shadow Ball, from where you are!" Gengar fired a Shadow Ball, knocking the wind out of Typhlosion and sending it flying. Typhlosion got back up quickly and coughed a few times, but had soon leaped into the air towards Gengar with a perfect Shadow Claw that sent it flying further into the air, and then back down with a thud.
"Gen... gar...!" Gengar groaned, getting back up on it's feet, but then falling back down again, with spiralled eyes. Morty sighed, and recalled his Pokemon.
"We've won! Gimme five, Typhlosion!" Evan grinned, high-fiving his Pokemon. "Great work out there buddy. C'mon in and have some rest. That Shadow Ball must have been hard." He recalled Typhlosion, then stepped forth towards Morty.
"Well-played," Morty praised, shaking Evan's hand. "I hope this won't be our last battle. I'll have to show you how much stronger I've gotten the next time we meet. Aha! Let's exchange Pokegear numbers."
"Yeah, that's what I do with all the Gym Leaders," Evan grinned, as they exchanged numbers.
"Take this TM," Morty smiled. "It's the TM for Shadow Ball. You saw it in action just now - it deals a whole lot more damage than Shadow Claw." Evan was handed a purple disc, which he gratefully took and put into his backpack.
"And lastly, this!" Morty showed Evan a shiny metal object - the Fog Badge. "This badge is yours, my friend."
Evan took the badge and examined it. "Awesome! We've got our fourth badge! Thanks for the battle, Morty!"
"No problem. It was a pleasure to battle with you. If you keep those skills up, I'm very confident that you can ace the Indigo League, much less the Gym Leaders," Morty smiled at his earlier opponent.
"Well, I'll be going! See you later!" Evan was about to skip away, before stopping. "Wait... I forgot where the shortcut is..."
And that's a wrap. Finally, I'm done with this. Ooooh, I feel so proud of myself. So be sure to catch my new stories once they come out, and also for the next chapter, which will come out in a few weeks or so. If you're reading this, thanks for reading!
Q1: What do you think I'll write for the next chapter? Hint: Evan won't be leaving Ecruteak just yet.
Q2: Will you be checking out the RuneScape story? Do you even know what RuneScape is?
Q3: Do you believe in Santa Claus?
Leave your interesting responses in the reviews.