A/N: Hello to everyone, I am back with the next installment of his story. Here, Ethan battles a bunch of more trainers including his sixth gym leader and another rival battle.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and quickly healed at the Vermilion Pokemon Center. He threw up a Repel and made his way through Diglett's Cave. He then headed south picked up a Nugget from a man in his house and met one of Professor Oak's aides. He picked up some items and reached Viridian Forest. He made his way in, but was stopped by a Bug Catcher.
"My Bug Pokemon tough. Prepare to lose!" declared the Bug Catcher.
Bug Catcher Rob wants to battle!
"Go Beedrill!" cried Rob, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Delibird!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Focus Energy" ordered Rob.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Beedrill used Focus Energy while delibird flew up high. Delibird hit with Fly and Beedrill fainted.
"Go Beedrill!" cried Rob, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Delibird." stated Ethan.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Rob.
"Use Icy Wind!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Butterfree used Supersonic and made Delibird confused. Delibird used Icy Wind and caused Butterfee to faint.
"I was whipped..." sighed Rob.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He made his way through forest until he bumped into another Bug Catcher.
"Why don't girls like Bug Pokemon?" asked the Bug Catcher.
"I don't know." answered Ethan.
Bug Catcher Doug wants to battle!
"Go Ariados!" cried Doug, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Delibird!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use String Shot!" ordered Doug.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ariados used String Shot, but it missed as Delibird flew up high. Delibird hit with Fly and Ariados fainted.
"No good!" cried Doug.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued finding a few more items. He reached the edge of the forest and saw Pewter City on the horizon. However, another Bug Catcher stopped him.
"If you walk in tall grass wearing shorts, do you get nicks and cuts?" asked the Bug Catcher.
"You'd have to ask a Youngster." answered Ethan jokingly.
Bug Catcher Ed wants to battle!
"Go Beedrill!" cried Ed, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Delibird!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Fury Attack!" ordered Ed.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Beedrill used Fury Attack, but it missed as Delibird flew up high. Delibird hit with Fly and Beedrill fainted.
"Go Beedrill!" cried Ed, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Delibird." said Ethan.
"Use Rage!" ordered Ed.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Beedrill used Rage, but it missed as Delibird flew up high. Delibird hit with Fly and Beedrill fainted.
"Go Beedrill!" cried Ed, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Delibird." said Ethan.
"Use Twineedle!" ordered Ed.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Beedrill used Twineedle, but it missed ass Delibird flew up high. Delibird hit with Fly and Beedrill fainted. As a result, Delibird grew to Level 46.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" declared Ed.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached Pewter City and healed at the Pokemon Center. Ethan went to the Pewter Museum of Science, but it found had been closed for renovation. He then headed to the Pewter Gym.
"Yo, champ in the making! You're really rocking." said the gym guide.
"Thanks." replied Ethan.
"Are you battling the Gym Leaders of Kanto?" asked the gym guide.
"Yes. This will be number six." answered Ethan.
"They're strong and dedicated people, like Johto's Gym Leaders." replied the gym guide.
Ethan walked to Brock, but was stopped by a Camper.
"The trainers of this gym use Rock type Pokemon. The Rock type has high defense. Battles could end up going a long time." said the Camper, "Are you ready for this?"
"Yes." answered Ethan.
Camper Jerry wants to battle!
"Go Sandslash!" cried Jerry, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Jerry.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandslash used Poison Sting and hit. Quagsire used Surf which caused Sandslash to faint.
"I have to win these battles..." sighed Jerry.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He was surprised the Camper who talked about the Gym having Rock type Pokemon only had a pure Ground type. He reached Brock before he knew it.
"I'm Ethan from Johto and I am here to challenge you!" declared Ethan.
"Wow, it's not often we get trainers from Johto. I'm Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader. I'm an expert of Rock type Pokemon. My Pokemon are impervious to most physical attacks. You'll have a hard time inflicting any damage. Come on!" explained Brock.
Leader Brock wants to battle!
"Go Graveler!" cried Brock, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Defense Curl!" ordered Brock.
"Use Sunny Day!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Sunny Day then Graveler used Defense Curl.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Brock.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Graveler fainted.
"Go Rhyhorn!" cried Brock, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Horn Drill!" ordered Brock.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Rhyhorn fainted.
"Go Omastar!" cried Brock, releasing his third Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Spike Cannon!" ordered Brock.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Omastar fainted.
"Go Kabutops!" cried Brock, releasing his fourth Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Meganium." said Ethan.
"Use Giga Drain!" ordered Brock.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Kabutops fainted. The effect of Sunny Day wore off.
"Go Onix!" cried Brock, releasing his last Pokemon.
"This is it." noted Ethan.
"Use Bide!" ordered Brock.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Meganium took in sunlight and Onix missed with Bide.
"Use Sandstorm!" ordered Brock.
"Fire!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Meganium used Solar Beam and Onix fainted.
"You're Pokemon's powerful attacks overcame my rock hard defense...You're stronger than I expected...Go ahead - this Badge." said Brock.
Brock awarded Ethan with the Boulder Badge.
"Ethan, thanks. I enjoyed battling you, even though I am a bit upset. That Boulder Badge will make your Pokemon even moe powerful." explained Brock.
"Cool." said Ethan.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and returned to the Gym Guide.
"Yo! Champ in the making! That Gym didn't give you much trouble. The way you took charge was really inspiring. I mean that seriously." said the Gym Guide.
Ethan left the Pewter Gym and healed at the Pokemon Center. Ethan then headed off to Route 3 and Mt. Moon. However, he bumped into an old man and they talked. After finding out Ethan was from Johto, the old man gave him a gift - the Silver Wing. Ethan then headed on the route, but was stopped by a Youngster.
"Hmmm...I don't know what to do..." admitted the Youngster.
Youngster Warren wants to battle!
"Go Fearow!" cried Warren releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Use Peck!" ordered Warren.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos hit with Thunder Punch and Fearow fainted.
"I knew I'd lose..." sighed Warren.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He continued but, was stopped by another Youngster.
"I can run like this all day!" declared the Youngster.
Youngtser Jimmy wants to battle!
"Go Raticate!" cried Jimmy, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Jimmy.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Raticate used Quick Attack and hit. Sudowoodo then hit with the super effective Dynamic Punch which caused Raticate to faint.
"Go Arbok!" cried Jimmy, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Use Glare!" ordered Jimmy.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Arbok used Glare, but it missed as Sudowoodo went underground. Sudowoodo hit with Dig and Arbok fainted.
"Blown away!" cried Jimmy.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He continued on Route 3 and passed a patch of tall grass, but he was stopped by a Fire Breather.
"Ah! The weather's fine as ever." declared the Fire Breather.
Fire Breather Otis wants to battle!
"Go Magmar!" cried Otis, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Smokescreen!" ordered Otis.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magmar used Smoekscreen successfully then Quagsire hit with Surf and Magmar fainted.
"Go Weezing!" cried Otis, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Smokescreen!" ordered Otis.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire used Earthquake and Weezing fainted.
"Go Magmar!" cried Otis, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Smog!" ordered Otis.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magmar used Smog and hit then Quagsire used Surf which caused Magmar to faint.
"It's sunny, but I'm all wet..." sighed Otis.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He continued down Route 3 and passed a path of tall grass. Ethan saw Mt. Moon and got close, but was stopped by another Fire Breather.
"Step right up and take a look!" cried the Fire Breather.
Fire Breather Burt wants to battle!
"Go Koffing!" cried Burt, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Self Destruct!" ordered Burt.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire out sped Koffing and hit with Earthquake which caused Koffing to faint.
"Go Slugma!" cried Burt, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Harden!" ordered Burt.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire again out sped and hit with Surf which caused Slugma to faint.
"Yow! That's hot!" declared Burt.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached Mt. Moon and went inside. However, he was quickly met by a familiar face.
"It's been a while, Ethan." said Silver.
"Yeah." agreed Ethan.
"Since I lost to you, I thought about what I was lacking with my Pokemon...And we came up with an answer. Ethan, now we'll show you!" declared Silver.
Silver wants to battle!
"Go Sneasel!" cried Silver, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Screech!" ordered Silver.
"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sneasel used Screech successfully then Sudowoodo hit with Rock Throw, but Sneasel hung on.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Silver.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sneasel used Quick Attack and hit. Sudowoodo then used Rock Slide ad Sneasel fainted.
"Go Golbat!' cried Silver, releasing his second Pokemon.
Ethan recalled Sudowoodo and grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Amphros!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Confuse Ray!" ordered Silver.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Golbat used Confuse Ray and confused Ampharos. Ampharos managed to use Thunder Punch which caused Golbat to faint.
"Go Magneton!" cried Silver, releasing his third Pokemon.
Ethan recalled Ampharos and grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Thunder Wave!" ordered Silver.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magneton used Thunder Wave and paralyzed Quagsire. Quagsire was fully paralyzed and unable to attack.
"Use Sonic Boom!" ordered Silver.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magneton used Sonic Boom and hit. Quagsire used Earthquake and Magneton fainted.
"Go Gengar!" cried Silver, releasing his fourth Pokemon.
Ethan thought for moment then recalled Quagsire. He grabbed another Poke Ball and sent out another Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Curse!" ordered Silver.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Gengar used Curse and cut its health in half as Sudowoodo went underground.
"Use Confuse Ray!" ordered Silver.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Gengar used Confuse Ray, but Sudowoodo was still underground. Sudowoodo hit with Dig and Gengar fainted.
"Go Alakazam!" cried Silver, releasing his fifth Pokemon.
Ethan recalled Sudowoodo and grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Delibird!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Future Sight!" ordered Silver.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Alakazam used Future Sight successfully while Delibird flew up high.
"Use Disable!" ordered Silver.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Alakazam used Disable but, it failed. Deibird then hit with Fly.
"Use Recover!" ordered Silver.
"Use Blizzard!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Alakazam used Recover successfully while Delibird hit with Blizzard. Delibird was hit by a critical hit Future Sight which caused it to faint.
"Go Victreebel!" cried Ethan, releasing his next Pokemon.
"Use Psychic!" ordered Silver.
"Use Giga Drain!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Alakazam used Psychic, but Victreebel barely hung on. Victreebel used Giga Drain which caused Alakazam to faint.
"Go Typhlosion!" cried Silver, releasing his last Pokemon.
Ethan recalled Victreebel and grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Smokescreen!" ordered Silver.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Typhlosion used Smokescreen successfully then Quagsire managed to hit with Surf which caused Typhlosion to faint. As a result, Quagsire grew to Level 46.
"I thought I raised my Pokemon to be the best they could...But it still wasn't enough." sighed Silver.
Silver recalled Typhlosion.
"You won fair and square. I admit it. But this isn't the end. I'm going to be the greatest Pokemon Trainer ever. Because these guys are behind me. Listen, Ethan. One of these days I'm going to prove how good I am by beating you." said Silver.
Silver then stormed off. Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached Mt. Moon Square then made his way out of the mountain. On Kanto Route 4, he walked into a Picknicker.
"I have the feeling I can win. Let's see if I'm right!" cried the Picknicker.
Picknicker Hope wants to battle!
"Go Flaafy!" cried Hope, releasing her only Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Thunder Shock! ordered Hope.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Flaafy used Thunder Shock, but Quagsire was immune. Quagsire was fully paralyzed and unable to attack.
"Use Growl!" ordered Hope.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Flaafy used Growl successfully then Quagsire hit with Earthquake which caused Flaafy to faint.
"Aww, you are too strong." moaned Hope.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. he found an Ultra Ball on near Hope. Ethan then continued only to be stopped by a Bird Keeper.
"There's been news of an incident at the Power Plant." noted the Bird Keeper.
Bird Keeper Hank wants to battle!
"Go Pidgey!" cried Hank, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Sand Attack!" ordered Hank.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos used Thunder Punch and Pidgey fainted.
"Go Pidgeot!" cried Hank, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Ampharos." said Ethan.
"Use Gust!" ordered Hank.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Ampharos out sped and hit which caused Pidgeot to faint.
"I lost? That's news to me." said Hank.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He walked down Kanto Route 4 and was stopped by another Picknicker.
"Um...I..." stammered the girl.
Picknicker Sharon wants to battle!
"Go Furret!" cried Sharon, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Sharon.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Furret used Quick Attack and hit hen Sudowoodo used Dynamic Punch and Furret fainted.
"Go Rapidash!" cried Sharon, releasing her other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Use Stomp!" ordered Sharon.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sudowoodo went underground and so Stomp missed. Sudowoodo hit with Dig and Rapidash fainted.
"..." said Sharon, meekly.
Ethan recalled is Pokemon and continued. He got an HP Up and used it on Victreebel. He then continued and reached Cerulean City.
A/N: There is chapter thirty-seven finished. Next time, Ethan goes to Pallet Town and battles for his seventh gym badge. Please review.