Well, it's time for the (not so) sudden arrival in Canalave city, and there will be TONS of more battles! I know there will be at least six for Owen, and two or three for both Talon and Penny. Also, there will be an evolution or two, and a sudden burst of power from one of Owen's Pokemon. Last chapter, Monferno and Grotle evolved in a battle with Pon, which will surely strengthen Owen's team.
Owen's team
Infernape, (m), level 39, Flame Wheel, Mach Punch, Flamethrower, Close Combat
Staravia, (f), level 30, Tackle, Facade, Aerial Ace, Wing Attack
Floatzel, (m), level 31, Aqua Jet, Razor Wind, Crunch, Water Gun
Stunky, (f), level 24, Scratch, Screech, Slash, Toxic
Gallade, (m), level 32, Psycho Cut, Brick Break, Poison Jab, Detect
Electabuzz, (m), level 44, Thunderbolt, Thunder Punch, Brick Break, Protect
With Professor. Oak
Torterra, (f) level 35, Tackle, Leaf Storm, Razor Leaf, Mega Drain
Gabite, (m), level 31, Dragon Rage, Dragon Claw, Slash, Take Down
Lopunny, (f) level 32, Pound, Endure, Ice Beam, Bounce
"What a beautiful day," Owen remarked as he stepped out of the Canalave city Pokemon center. He, Penny, and Talon had arrived two days earlier than expected, so they decided to take the next two days as vacation.
"Stunk," Stunky grunted as she played near the water in the middle of the city. Canalave was a rather peculiar city. It had water passages which was the way people traveled, and there were no roads for cars. There were three islands just north of he tiny city, one of which supposedly contained the most evil legendary Pokemon.
"Stunky, what do you think about trying to find someone to battle?" Owen quizzed. The purple skunk nodded gleefully, running towards her trainer. Owen laughed quietly as Stunky walked in between his legs while they tried finding someone that would battle with them.
"Infernape!" Infernape screeched. He began jumping up and down while pointing at someone who looked relatively familiar. Not thinking much about it, Owen decided to follow his starter who walked up to the trainer.
"Hi. I was wondering if you'd want to battle?" Owen asked as Stunky hid behind his legs, and Infernape stood quietly by his side.
"Owen? It's me, Shadix!" Owen flinched upon realization, noticing that it was indeed Shadix.
"What brings you here?" Owen inquired. Shadix shrugged, putting both of his arms behind his head in a relaxed manner. He looked out at the water and exhaled deeply.
"There's a tournament starting up tomorrow. Isn't that why you're here?" Shadix questioned. Owen shook his head before taking out his badge case. He then showed it to Shadix, and looked over towards the gym.
"I'm here for my sixth gym badge. I just got my fifth badge a couple days ago from Fantina." Shadix nodded, taking out his badge case. When it opened, there were seven badges shining brightly in Owen's face, much to his dismay.
"I still have to get my eighth, but I've been trying to find tournaments for training, and I finally found one!" he exclaimed. Suddenly, one of the Pokeballs on his belt opened up, and Dewott appeared. The water type looked over at Infernape with no emotion, and then looked up at Owen.
"So do you want to battle?" Owen asked. Shadix looked down at his Dewott, but ultimately nodded with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, but I have to sign up for the tournament first."
"I guess I will too."
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"It's a good thing Owen told us about that tournament. I've been itching to battle since that run in with the weird guy in Hearthome," Talon blabbed as he and Penny watched Owen's battle with Shadix.
"Same. I'm not sure who I'll use though," Penny answered back. The two trainers then looked back at Owen, and then at Talon.
"How about a three vs three battle?" Shadix suggested. Owen nodded quickly, grabbing a random Pokeball from his belt.
"Gallade, let's go!" Owen shouted as Gallade broke out of his Pokeball. The psychic and fighting type seemed relieved to be released from the small spherical prison, and he began to stretch.
"Hmm… I guess I'll go with you. Pikachu, come on out!" A small yellow rodent with red cheeks appeared on the other side of the battlefield. Owen recognized the famous Kanto Pokemon instantly, as it was always on TV when he was growing up in Pallet town. Owen smirked, and so did Gallade.
"Gallade, start this off with Poison Jab!" Owen commanded emphatically. Gallade dashed towards Pikachu, but the small yellow mouse dodged the poison type attack from Gallade. Frozen in shock, Gallade was headbutted in the chest by Pikachu.
"OK, Pikachu. Let's use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu nodded and shot off a wave of electricity that fried Gallade, bringing him to one knee. Owen didn't seem concerned about Gallade's condition, so he called out his next attack.
"Gallade, use Psycho Cut!" Gallade nodded, and sprinted towards Pikachu while his arms were glowing blue.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Shadix countered. Pikachu attempted to zap Gallade, but he jumped over the electric type attack. He then threw his arms forward, and blue lines of energy went flying towards Pikachu. The small yellow rodent was blown back by the attack, but it hopped back up.
"Gallade, it's time for a Brick Break barrage!" Gallade darted towards Pikachu with his fists glowing white, and the assault began. Pikachu was clobbered by the attacks, but Gallade suddenly stopped as electricity surrounded his body.
"What just happened?" Owen interrogated as Gallade stopped moving.
"That's Pikachu's ability, Static. Any Pokemon making contact with Pikachu has a chance of getting paralyzed," Shadix replied while looking at Gallade.
"Damn. Gallade, use Poison Jab!" Gallade didn't move a muscle, and he was left defenseless.
"Pikachu, wrap this up with Volt Tackle!" Shadix roared. Pikachu began charging towards Gallade, and he was suddenly covered in electricity. The electric type then slammed into Gallade, and knocked the taller Pokemon to the ground. Gallade had swirls for eyes, so Owen withdrew him from battle.
Before he could send out his next Pokemon, Owen's Stunky trotted forward while hissing at the yellow rodent.
"Do you want to battle, Stunky?" The young Pokemon nodded excitedly, so Owen grinned.
"You can get first move," Shadix offered.
"Stunky, use Slash!" Owen ordered. The purple and black skunk slashed at Pikachu, but the electric type acrobatically avoided every attempt. Stunky continued her furious assault, finally landing a powerful scratch across Pikachu's face.
"Pikachu, counter with Iron Tail!" Shadix yelled. Pikachu quickly got back up, and its tail was silver like iron. The yellow rodent then swung its tail at Stunky, and the poison and dark type was sent soaring backwards. "Now use Thunderbolt!" Before Owen or Stunky could react, Pikachu sent a wave of electricity towards its opponent. Stunky was then zapped, and she fell on to her side.
"Stunky, are you alright?" Owen asked as he ran to the skunk's side. Stunky responded by coughing out a cloud of smoke, but she continued to fight.
"Good. Pikachu, use Quick Attack!" Pikachu bolted towards Stunky, but Owen knew exactly how to counter.
"Stunky, use Toxic!" Skunky quickly fired a ball of poison, and it hit Pikachu directly. The now poisoned Pokemon stopped dead in his tracks, leaving it open for another attack. "Now use Slash!" Stunky lunged at the electric type, and slashed Pikachu across the face with her long and sharp nails.
"Pikachu!" Shadix yelled as his Pokemon fell over with swirls for eyes. Owen and Stunky both cheered happily, and Shadix withdrew the fainted Pokemon.
"Larvitar, let's go!" As soon as Larvitar appeared, Owen's mind flashed back to the green and red egg that Shadix had received after their battle in the Hearthome tournament. Thankfully, Owen didn't get Larvitar because he had Tyranitar back at Professor. Oak's lab.
"Larvitar, use Rock Blast!" Shadix ordered. Larvitar quickly shot boulders from his mouth, and they went soaring towards Stunky.
"Counter with Screech!" Owen answered back. Stunky unleashed a wave of high pitched sound that stopped the boulders in their tracks, allowing Owen and Stunky to attack. "Now use Slash!" Stunky quickly hopped from boulder to boulder before slashing Larvitar across the chest.
"Larvitar, use Magnitude!" Larvitar stomped on the ground powerfully, resulting in a wave of the ground collapsing over Stunky. The small purple Pokemon slowly got back up, but it appeared that she was on the brink of going unconscious.
"Stunky, use Toxic!" Owen demanded. Quickly shooting a ball of poison at Larvitar, Stunky then charged towards the rock type Pokemon while her claws were glowing white.
"Larvitar, use Rock Blast to block Toxic!" Shadix countered, not noticing Stunky charging in. As Larvitar fired the boulder, Stunky jumped and slashed the rock type across the face mercilessly.
"Stunky, use Screech and then Slash!" Stunky obeyed, sending a wave of deafening noise through the air. Everyone held their ears in pain, and Stunky then slashed Larvitar again.
"Larvitar, use Double Edge!" Shadix cried. Larvitar got back up, and then slammed into Stunky while being shrouded in white energy. Stunky was hurled through the air by the attack, and she slammed against the ground, but she somehow managed to get back up.
"Use Slash!"
"Double Edge!" The two Pokemon sprinted towards one another, and they collided. The two moves battled back and forth before exploding and throwing both Pokemon back towards their trainers. Stunky and Larvitar had swirls for eyes, and we're both withdrawn from battle.
"Thank you, Stunky. You did great," Owen told the fainted Pokemon as he returned Stunky back to her Pokeball.
"Larvitar, return." Shadix withdrew the unconscious rock type, and looked over at his Dewott. The strange water type walked forward before taking one of the scalchops off of its leg, and holding it like a sword.
"Fernape," Infernape whispered to Owen while pointing at a particular Pokemon's Pokeball on Owen's belt. Smiling, Owen nodded and grabbed the Pokeball.
"Floatzel, let's go!" Floatzel broke out of the Pokeball, and he began to stretch before Laing his eyes on Dewott. The two Pokemon growled at each other immediately, remembering their last battle in Hearthome city, which Dewott won handily.
"We'll go first. Dewott, use Water Pulse!" Shadix dictated. Dewott placed the scalchop back on his leg, and he generated a ball of water in his hands. He then threw it towards Floatzel, but the larger water type jumped in the air.
"Floatzel, use Razor Wind on the Water Pulse!" Floatzel's arms turned white, and he thrusted them upwards. Two blades of white energy sliced through the attack, but Dewott disposed them with his scalchops.
"Dewott, use Aqua Jet!" Shadix ordered. Owen grinned along with Floatzel before countering.
"You too, Floatzel!" Owen told the water weasel. Both Floatzel and Dewott turned into bullets of water, and they zipped through the air. As they collided, the two moves battled back and forth, but Dewott overpowered Floatzel.
"Now use Razor Shell!" Shadix commanded. Dewott slammed the sword like weapon over Floatzel's chest, spiking the orange Pokemon into the ground at an extreme velocity.
"Floatzel, fight back with Water Gun!" As Dewott was landing, Floatzel hit him with a powerful Water Gun that knocked over the foreign Pokemon. "Now use Crunch!" Floatzel then dashed forward, chomping down on Dewott's arm.
"Dewott, use Razor Shell until Floatzel let's go!" Dewott quickly struck Floatzel with a series of Razor Shell attacks with one hand until Floatzel finally couldn't take the onslaught any longer.
"Razor Wind!" Owen shouted to Floatzel. Floatzel fired off the powerful normal type attack, but Dewott used Aqua Jet and zipped away.
"Now Dewott, use Water Pulse!" Shadix screamed. As Floatzel looked up, he was hit by a point blank Water Pulse, resulting in an explosion of water flying everywhere. Although he was hurt by the attack, Floatzel refused to show any signs of fatigue, getting back up in a heartbeat.
"Floatzel, I think it's time we use the new Razor Wind technique," Owen suggested. Floatzel nodded while jumping into the air and glowing in a white cloak of energy. Shadix and Dewott watched in confusion before seeing blades of white energy flying everywhere.
Dewott was pummeled by the attack, and Shadix watched as the otter Pokemon fell to the ground. However, Dewott didn't faint.
"Dewott, use Aqua Jet!" Shadix roared.
"Floatzel, use Aqua Jet too!" Owen mimicked. Both water typed darted towards one another before colliding. The two moves collided, but Floatzel was overpowered yet again. This time, he fainted when smacking against the ground.
"Thank you, Floatzel. You deserve a long rest." Withdrawing his Pokemon, Owen walked towards Shadix and shook his hand respectfully.
"That was a great battle," Shadix complimented. Owen grinned happily.
"You too. I guess I'll see you during the tournament," Owen voiced as he began to walk away. Shadix nodded before walking in a different direction with his Dewott. Infernape stayed by his trainer's side, having a bit of remorse for not fighting Dewott himself. He wouldn't let that happen next time.
Finally! This chapter took quite some time if you couldn't tell with the delay, but it's finally over! Next chapter will be the start of the Canalave city tournament, which will be anywhere from three to nine chapters, so stay tuned for that! Till next time, peace out.