Theme Song
Let's get this show on the road (Gray, looks out at the main stadium of the Silver Conference from the top of a hill)
Old friends will shoulder the load (Durus, Leviculus, Fidens, Magna, Decorus, and Fortis appear on top of a cliff and jump off at the same time)
It may be tough, but look inside (All of Gray's losses flash across the screen)
And soon you'll be right back in stride! (Gray's twelve Pokemon appear by her side along with Cole and Nikki, and then they run towards the championship stadium)
Hooray (2x)! We're back in town (Nikki, Eevee, Delcatty, and Misdreavus run from store to store while Salamence, Gray, and her Pokemon sweat drop, and Cole and Slakoth commentate the battles)
No way (2x)! We're not going down (The screen splits in half and shows Ferus and another figure with fire in the background)
Move on (2x)! We'll win the crown! (Gray squares off with James, Joey, Silver, and Savannah while standing next to her Pokemon, Nikki, and Cole)
Then and now, we stay the same (Splitscreen shows Owen during his travels with his Pokemon, and Gray during her travels with her Pokemon)
This is life, not a game... (Gray's Pokemon disappear, and six shadowy figures stand by her side)
Pokemon
Hey, all! It's time for the first round of the Silver Conference, and Gray's looking to cement herself as a serious threat to win. Last chapter, she arrived at Indigo Plateau and learned that she was the one seed in the green bracket while Joey was the three, and Savannah was the four. Now, let's get going!
JustinThePokemonMaster: Haha, there's no way I'd be able to just shoot out all of these chapters (even though I did that for Kalos and Unova) in a week. And I'm pretty sure that's an egg move, if I remember correctly, and it would be awesome to see Rattata use it, but the chapter has already been written, and I don't want to make any changes to his moveset.
Defender31415: YES! At this point, I think any time I have Gray's Pokemon meet, they'll get along, though I might end up changing that with Unova, depending on how I flesh out a few of the personalities. And top 8 is a solid prediction. I don't know what it is about finishing in that spot, but, regardless of how strong trainer's teams are, I feel like that's a great round to reach
Trentavious Phoenix: Lol, you have no idea how hard I'm trying to add in really weird choices. Her Johto rep will be the most unpredictable choice of them all, and I don't think I've seen her Hoenn or Sinnoh reps either. The Unova team will consist of some more popular choices though. Also, you're right about the rivalries not being anywhere close to as intense this region, but Gray's strongest rival(s) will be in Unova, and there will be some connections between them and her that make their rivalries exactly like, if not better than those with Trent and Marcus
MysticBeatz21: We're only scratching the surface of hype, my good man. Also, while I'm sad to see this story end (mainly because of how underwhelming it has been), Unova will make it look like child's play. I know for a fact that it will be the best story I'll write, unless I decide to go for one more after it, which I'm torn on. I'll go into more details about Unova in the last chapter of the story and why it'll be better, but for now, Silver Conference hype!
Stbr (guest): Well you know what they say; great minds think alike. Thanks for the review and the compliments, btw. To answer your questions (if you have an account PM me so I can go into more detail), I'd say for POV, you could have first person, but five main characters would make it difficult. If pulled off, though,it could be awesome! And writing battles is very difficult at first. I cringe whenever I read mine from the older stories, because I followed game logic instead of just trying to make them enjoyable. Traveling companions competing in Gyms COULD be extremely difficult if you decide everyone will get eight Gym Battles, because that'll triple the workload and, believe me, writing battles can really suck at times. And no need to worry about ranting :) Feel free to ask any other questions (preferably by PM) and I'll be glad to help. Good luck with the stories!
Gray's Team for Battle
Magna, (f), level 48, Confusion, Yawn, Astonish, Uproar, Last Resort*, Protect* - (Chingling)
Pertinax, (m), level 45, Vice Grip, Seismic Toss, X-Scissor, Storm Throw, Double Hit*, Brick Break* - (Pinsir)
Agrestis, (f), level 38, Pound, Toxic Spikes, Clear Smog, Sludge Bomb, Take Down*, Dark Pulse* - (Garbodor)
Gray sat patiently in the green stadium trainer room with Unicus rolling around excitedly, and Comis and Durus following her everywhere like a concerned parent would. The three battling Pokemon, Magna, Pertinax, and Agrestis, meanwhile, sat by their trainer and, for the most part, remained silent. Of course, Magna was the only one to not keep her mouth shut, and she yapped on and on about how she was going to destroy her opponents.
"So, how're you feeling?" Nikki questioned as she, Eevee, Cole, and Slakoth sat by Gray and watched the other fifteen trainers in the room walk around nervously, not knowing when they were going to be called.
"Calm," Gray answered as she leaned against the wall behind her. "I'm calm; Magna's calm; Pertinax's calm; and Agrestis is calm."
"Wait, you said you're calm, right?" Slakoth joked, making the brunette and her Pokemon laugh before a man with a headset and clipboard walked into the room.
"Gray and Sam, you're up!" he shouted, looking around for the combatants.
Withdrawing her Pokemon, Gray walked over to the hallway the man was standing in, and Comis, Durus, and Unicus ran after her.
"Unicus, I want you to go with Cole and Nikki, okay?" Gray told the ground type, who pouted in response before obeying and rolling towards her trainer's friends. "Are you guys ready?"
"Damn straight!" Durus yelled, receiving looks of disgust from Gray and Comis, which made Durus laugh sheepishly. "I won't say that again. But let's go!"
With that, the girl and her starters walked down the hallway and stepped onto the battlefield as Gray's name was called. Waving to the crowd, Gray and her Pokemon were met with an overwhelming amount of support, which made the girl beam before she stood in her trainer box with Comis on her left and Durus on her right. Across the battlefield was a generic looking teenage boy, one that had a physical appearance of your average boy, showing how lazy the writer was when coming up with the opponents for the tournament.
As both Gray and Sam's pictures appeared on the scoreboards in the green stadium, three smaller, blank pictures appeared underneath while the referee spoke up over the crowd.
"This will be a three versus three battle between the one seed of the green bracket, Gray Plain of Saffron City, and the sixteen seed, Sam Johnson of Generic Town, where both trainers may substitute their Pokemon freely! Furthermore, the battle will be over when all Pokemon on either side are unable to continue! Now choose your Pokemon!"
"Pertinax, come on out!" Gray shouted, hurling her first Pokeball as high as she could.
"Do it, Octillery!"
Both Pokeballs opened and revealed Pertinax and Octillery, who appeared in the first spots underneath their respective trainers' pictures on the scoreboard. Once the Pokemon looked ready to battle, the referee raised his arms high in the air and spoke.
"This battle will be between Pertinax and Octillery! Begin!"
"Start with Brick Break!" Gray commanded.
Pertinax's wings shot out of his back and he zipped through the air at a surprising speed, catching Sam and Octillery off guard. However, the boy quickly regained his composure and threw his right fist forwards.
"Stop him cold! Ice Beam!" Sam shouted, making a horrible pun.
Octillery reared its head back and shot a zigzagging beam of light blue, icy energy that struck Pertinax in the right wing and froze on contact, slowing down the flying bug. As soon as the ice formed, Pertinax fell like a sack of bricks and slammed against the ground feet first, shivering and wincing in pain at the same time.
"Stay strong, Pertinax! Get in close and try Storm Throw!" Gray ordered, refusing to back down.
Pertinax hurried over to the water type and grabbed him by the head before spinning around as if he were in the hammer event. Just before he could hurl the octopus, Sam yelled to his Pokemon, who was ready to act.
"Wrap your tentacles around him and use Wring Out!"
Surprisingly, Octillery used the suction cups on his tentacles to latch on to Pertinax, who gasped in shock immediately while Durus and Comis stared in dismay. Gray, meanwhile, kept a solemn expression but was fearful of what was about to happen. Pertinax attempted to throw Octillery, but was unable to because of the suction cups, and Octillery began to make a loud noise before strangling his opponent.
"Pertinax!" Gray screamed to the Pinsir as he was thrown against the ground, causing him to let out a gasp of pain.
"Octazooka!" Sam screamed, punching his left arm above his head.
"We're not giving in! Charge and use Vice Grip!" Gray retorted, stomping on the ground.
Octillery reared his head back and shot a wicked blast of water in the shape of a bomb towards Pertinax, but the brown Pokemon shot up off the ground and sprung into the air while his pincers were glowing purple. Then, he crashed into Octillery like a missile and snapped his pincers around the water type's neck, making Octillery cry out in pain.
"Cool 'em down with Ice Beam!" Sam ordered, making another awful pun.
Octillery somehow mustered up the energy to unleash another chilling attack, which struck Pertinax and sent him rolling along the battlefield before stopping several feet in front of Gray, Comis, and Durus, who stared in shock before looking over at Octillery and Sam, who were cheering wildly as if they hadn't expected to take out a single one of their opponents.
"Pertinax is unable to continue! Gray, choose your next Pokemon!" the ref shouted as Pertinax's picture turned black.
"Thank you for your hard work, Pertinax. You were great," Gray whispered as she zapped the bug inside his Pokeball with a smile. Then, she ripped a different Pokeball off her belt and pressed the button in the middle, enlarging the spherical device with a confident grin. "Magna, I choose you!"
In a burst of light, the Chingling materialized from her Pokeball and appeared in front of her trainer with a big smile as she watched her picture appear underneath Pertinax's. Turning to face her opponent, Magna's smile disappeared and turned into a vicious scowl, catching Octillery and Sam by surprise while Durus grinned and shook her head.
"This battle will be between Magna and Octillery! Begin!"
"Magna, start by using Confusion!"
Without hesitating, Magna's eyes flashed light blue, and a beam of blue energy shot across the battlefield. As she did so, Sam and Octillery exchanged glances and nodded before the water type creature turned back around to catch sight of the psychic type attack.
"Cut through it with Signal Beam!" Sam countered.
Octillery unleashed a multicolored beam of energy from his mouth and it did just what Sam wanted it to; cut through Confusion. Once it did, the speed of the super effective attack slowed down dramatically, giving Gray and Magna more than enough time to think of and perform a counterattack.
"Shield yourself with Protect and follow it up with Uproar!" the brunette shouted, throwing both of her arms out to her sides.
Magna stomped on the ground and a green bubble appeared around her, blocking the Signal Beam attack. Once the shield disappeared, Magna's jaws snapped open and she screamed at the top of her lungs, firing wicked waves of sound at her aquatic opponent, who was sent flying through the air as a result of the incredibly powerful attack.
"Octillery, hang in there!" Sam cried out to the beaten octopus, who was sprawled out on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Magna, use Astonish!" Gray continued, unrelenting with her assault.
As she was surrounded in a coat of black aura Magna bolted forwards and quickly made her way onto Sam's half of the battlefield.
"Jump and use Octazooka!" the underdog worriedly shouted to his first Pokemon.
Octillery did as he was told and sprung into the air, barely avoiding Magna's attack. He then reared his head back and shot a bomb of water towards the tiny psychic type camped out on the ground beneath him, but Gray's quick-thinking allowed her to respond with ease.
"Wrap this up with Last Resort!" Gray screamed at the top of her lungs while pointing at Octillery.
Magna whipped her neck upwards and opened her mouth as a ball of white light formed. While humming lowly, the bell began to narrow her eyes as Octazooka closed in on her. All of a sudden, she let out a high-pitched scream and a gigantic ray of white energy flew out of her mouth and destroyed the water type attack. After that, it enveloped Octillery and knocked the airborne Pokemon out cold instantly.
"Octillery is unable to continue! Sam, choose your next Pokemon!" the referee yelled as Octillery hit the ground with his eyes shut tight.
"Magna, come back," Gray called as she zapped the psychic type back into her Pokeball. "Thanks for the great effort. I'll save you for later just in case." Taking a deep breath, Gray looked at the scoreboard and smiled when she saw Magna's picture turned blue while Octillery's was black, and she diverted her attention to the Pokeball resting in her hand.
"Emboar, heat things up!" Sam yelled, tossing his second Pokeball high in the air.
"Agrestis, come on out!" Gray shouted at the same time as her opponent.
Both Pokeballs opened and revealed the combatants, whose pictures appeared on the scoreboard. The crowd then began to cheer as Sam's Emboar started waving his arms up and down in an attempt to draw hype to the battle while Agrestis looked around wide-eyed before seeing Durus and Gray nodding at her calmly while Comis was waving for everyone to scream even louder.
"This battle will be between Agrestis and Emboar! Begin!"
"Set the tone, Agrestis! Toxic Spikes!" Gray yelled to her Pokemon, who smiled and nodded in response.
After doing so, Agrestis opened her mouth and shot a large ball of purple poison straight into the air before it broke apart into several smaller pieces and struck Sam's half of the battlefield, causing it to flash purple for a split second. Frowning at the tactical move, Sam attempted to keep his composure while Emboar began to swipe at the ground, eagerly awaiting to charge.
"Use Flame Charge, Emboar!" Sam commanded.
Emboar stomped on the ground repeatedly before being encapsulated by a burning wave of orange flames. Then, he flew towards Agrestis, who waited patiently for Gray to issue an attack, which she did.
"Don't back down! Intercept with Take Down!"
Agrestis grinned and trudged towards Emboar as she was shrouded in a bronze coat of energy while the crowd reached a feverish pitch. Once both Pokemon collided in the middle of the battlefield, they began battling back and forth before an explosion occurred and sent them skidding backwards. Sam, however, planned on seizing the momentum, so he shouted to Emboar.
"Now's your chance! Unleash a series of Arm Thrust attacks!"
"Hit him right back with Pound!" Gray retorted immediately.
Agrestis and Emboar started exchanging blows after charging at each other, and it looked like neither was going to back down, though it was obvious Emboar was beginning to slow down from fatigue while Agrestis wasn't taking nearly as much damage due to the fact that she was resistant to fighting type attacks. While Emboar loaded his right arm back, Agrestis delivered an uppercut that launched him several feet back before he slammed against the ground. Emboar got up, though, and looked ready to continue the fight.
"Emboar, fire a Flamethrower!"
"Dodge and shoot a Sludge Bomb!"
As soon as Emboar unleashed a wave of fire from his nostrils, Agrestis planted both of her hands on the ground and extended her arms to evade the fire type attack, making everyone in the green stadium gasp in shock while Gray, Durus, and Comis grinned. Then, Agrestis opened her mouth and fired several bullets of poison at Emboar, and each of them struck, causing the boar to roll along the ground before coming to a stop. Once the referee saw Emboar's eyes were closed, he raised his arms in the air and pointed at Sam.
"Emboar is unable to continue! Sam, choose your last Pokemon!" he ordered as Emboar's picture turned black, leaving Sam with only one Pokemon.
"It's all on you, Vigoroth!"
Gray narrowed her eyes at the sight of the fidgety normal type, who was hopping around anxiously while his picture appeared on the scoreboard in the final spot on Sam's team. The ref, meanwhile, looked at both sides and pointed before speaking up, drawing the attention of the stadium. Before he could, Vigoroth let out a howl of pain as his body flashed purple, which was from Agrestis' Toxic Spikes.
"This battle will be between Agrestis and Vigoroth! Begin!"
"Unleash a Dark Pulse attack!" Gray ordered confidently.
Agrestis threw her right arm forwards and opened her hand as wide as she could while a spiraling ball of black and purple energy formed. Then, after roaring and throwing her arm forwards again, Agrestis fired a ray of black and purple energy at Vigoroth, who continued to dance while swinging his arms from side to side.
"Take it head-on and retaliate with Slash, Vigoroth!" Sam shouted to his final Pokemon, who grinned and nodded.
Surprisingly, Vigoroth didn't attempt to move away from the powerful dark type attack, and it exploded on contact with the white, bipedal Pokemon. Then, Vigoroth sprinted towards Agrestis while the claws on the end of his right hand began to extend and glow white. Gray maintained her composure, though, and issued a counterattack without hesitation.
"Agrestis, keep him at bay with Clear Smog!"
The large heap of trash opened her mouth and released a stream of white gas that surrounded Vigoroth and made him cry out in pain as he stopped dead in his tracks and began to cough violently while dropping to the ground.
"Fight through the pain!" Sam shouted desperately, knowing his tournament run was about to end.
Vigoroth's eyes shot open and he bolted through the smog and slashed Agrestis across the chest, pushing the colossal poison type a few feet back. Much to his and Sam's dismay, Vigoroth saw Agrestis charge at him, and Gray threw her right hand forwards with a smirk.
"Don't hold anything back. Strike with Take Down!"
Just as Agrestis slammed into Vigoroth, she was enveloped in bronze energy.
"Brace yourself, Vigoroth! Endure!" Sam screamed quickly.
Vigoroth flashed bright red and he took the brunt of the wicked attack, which didn't even push him back. Shocked by that, Gray gasped along with her two starter Pokemon and so did the crowd, which suddenly began to cheer for Vigoroth.
"Maintain the momentum, Agrestis! Fire a Sludge Bomb!" the experienced trainer demanded, refusing to let Sam take control of the battle and crowd.
Agrestis shot several bullets of poison at her fatigued opponent, but Sam shouted to his Pokemon, who acted instantly.
"Spin out of the way and use Focus Punch!"
Vigoroth did as he was told and displayed stunning acrobatic movements as he gracefully dodged every single bullet his way while his left hand began to glow light blue with energy.
"End this with Dark Pulse!" Gray shrieked as Vigoroth had to stand still in order to charge the devastating fighting type attack.
Sam could only watch in horror as Agrestis threw her right hand forwards and unleashed a spiraling beam of black and purple energy, which cut through the air and nailed Vigoroth right in the face, knocking him unconscious instantly. The referee ran over to the downed Pokemon's side and threw his arms in the air, signaling the end of the battle.
"Vigoroth is unable to continue! That means Gray, Pertinax, Magna, and Agrestis are the winners!"
"Great job, Agrestis! You did incredibly!" Gray complimented as she hugged her Pokemon. "Thank you."
Nodding, Agrestis smiled as she was zapped into her Pokeball, and Gray walked off the battlefield with Durus and Comis, waving to the cheering crowd. Once she entered the trainer room, Gray sat down and smiled at her starters before seeing Unicus roll over to her.
"That was so cool! I can't believe you won!" the ground type exclaimed, making Gray laugh as she picked the rodent up off the ground and placed her on her lap. "When are Comis and Durus going to battle?"
"Yeah, Gray. When are we gonna battle?" Durus interrogated, causing Gray to sweat drop.
"Awesome job, Gray!" Cole and Nikki shouted in unison as they ran over to their friend with James, Savannah, and Joey following behind.
"Yeah. I didn't know you had a Chingling, or a Persian," James said while pointing at Durus, who grinned at the comment before seeing Wigglytuff, who she began conversing with.
"That's right. I have a couple of Pokemon you guys haven't battled against," Gray replied, making James curse under his breath while Joey frowned alongside Rattata.
"So do I," Savannah added, further irritating Joey and James. "You guys better hope you don't run into either one of us, because there's no way you'll be able to prepare."
"Well, even if that's the case, I'm confident my Pokemon will be able to keep up with any of yours," Joey proclaimed while posing with Rattata, who hopped onto his trainer's shoulder.
As her three rivals argued over who would win and why, Gray shook her head and laughed at the comments, before seeing the updated bracket, which had her moving on to the second round. If she were to win, she'd have a chance of battling Savannah, which caught her attention. Staring at Durus and Wigglytuff, Gray ran a hand through her hair and took a deep breath. Hopefully she'd be able to overcome her rival, otherwise her hopes of winning the Silver Conference were gone.
Wooh! So, Gray won convincingly thanks to Pertinax, Magna, and Agrestis. Next chapter, she'll be taking on her second round opponent, and one or two of her Kanto Pokemon will get to battle. Till next time, peace out.
Next Chapter: "Duel Over"
Now in the second round, Gray finds the competition to be exponentially tougher, prompting her to turn to her more experienced Pokemon. Will she be able to advance to the top 16 and participate in the full battles?
Silver Conference Arc
Chapter 57: Kanto Clash!
Chapter 58: Ferus vs Typhlosion: Rivals Forever!
Chapter 59: ?
Chapter 60: ?
Chapter 61: ?
Chapter 62: ?
Chapter 63: ?
