55. Going For The WinStrate Part One

Chapter 55. Going For The Win-Strate. Part One.


Summary. After a random attack by a legendary Pokemon, Volkner, Brandon and Olly managed to defeat Articuno and capture it. But why did this legendary creature go on the rampage?


"That was random and crazy." Volkner muttered, as they walked back into the G-men headquarters.

"I feel bad for Articuno." Brandon remarked. "Whatever screwed it up wasn't Articuno's fault."

"At least we stopped it." Olly said. "People didn't die. I say we did a great day's work. Now, whose for the bar?"

"I'm with you there." Brandon laughed. "Let's sneak off now."

"You just don't want Flint showing up." Olly laughed.

"Damn straight."


Swampert grunted with exertion, as it tried to hold its trainer in place.

"Come on Swampert!" He shouted. "You can do better than that."

Swampert slammed a paw into the base of his back, trying to gain some leverage.

The green haired trainer struggled back, but couldn't get free.

"Pert!"

"Yeah, buddy. I submit." Vito laughed.

His Swampert let him go. He stood up and rubbed the small area on his back.

"Excellent workout." He said. "We are going to win today for sure."

"Swaaaaaaaaaa!"

Vito took a drink out of his water bottle, before spraying some into his Swampert's mouth.

"Swamp!"


"What does it mean when a normally placid Pokemon starts attacking people?" Noland asked, as Brandon showed him the Pokeball.

"I don't know, but I intend to find out." Brandon said. "I didn't want to capture Articuno, but I was left with little choice. I know it was your friend, but.."

"It's okay." Noland said. "I'd rather it be captured than go on the rampage and hurt someone."

"Then I feel slightly less guilty." Brandon replied.

"What about?"

"Capturing it, defeating it in battle with Registeel, letting this happen in general."

"Brandon, you deal in legends. This wasn't going to be predicted." Noland reminded him. "That's the deal we have in the Battle Frontier. You look at the past in the ruins and the legends, while I look to the future by creating crazy and dangerous machinery. I'm just glad that Articuno is safe, and nobody was hurt, and there are possibly no consequences to be worried about."


"What's wrong with my Dragonite!"

"It has a cold." Nurse Joy replied. "Has it been in contact with any ice Pokemon recently? or ice attacks? Because when something like Dragonite comes into contact with exceptionally cold ice, it can result in it getting a cold."

Dragonite kept coughing and sneezing.

"No." Olly said, knowing instantly why his Pokemon was hurt. "Poor Dragonite."

"I wouldn't recommend battling it in your next match." Joy remarked. "Colds will affect its ability to attack."

Dragonite started to protest angrily, before coughing.

"Dragonite!" Olly said. "Forget about it. I'm not throwing you in there to get shot at."

"Niiiiiite!" Dragonite roared. "NiteNiteNiteNite!"

"It seems to want to battle." Joy remarked. "Dragonite are proud creatures and won't accept defeat."

Olly turned to his Dragonite. "I'm sorry buddy. You might be one of my most powerful Pokemon, but I care too much about you to let you get hurt even more. Just get better."

"You are welcome to stay at our exclusive Pokemon spa." Nurse Joy said, pointing outside the building.

Olly and Dragonite turned and saw a beautiful meadow, with several small pools of water. Several Pokemon were either sleeping, or running around in happiness.

"If it'll help Dragonite." Olly replied.

"It does have some benefits, but even if you book it in now, the chances of Dragonite being ready for your battle in a few days are still relatively slim."

"Do you want to do it?" Olly asked his Pokemon.

Dragonite shook his head, and grunted.

"You aren't battling, so you might as well stick around." Olly said, taking the Pokeball out. "Enjoy your stay."

Dragonite protested, before coughing and spluttering.

"That is why you need to stay here." Joy scolded him. "This was designed to try and help Pokemon recover from minor injuries and ailments, so get out there."

Dragonite didn't look in the mood to argue, as he walked out into the meadow.

"Thanks Joy." Olly said, as he watched his Pokemon wander around. "If he does anything stupid, call me."

"I will do." Joy smiled, as Olly gave her the Pokeball. He then went over to the phones.


"Are you going to be on TV later?" Jim asked.

Cynthia laughed in response. "Has anyone not seen that?"

"Hey, I battle Vito in a few hours, and was wondering if they called you back for premium analysis."

"No." Cynthia replied. "I'm doing the battle tomorrow between Wilson and Saka."

"Who have I got?" Jim wondered. "Which pundits?"

"Brandon and Norman seem to have got permanent jobs on that couch." Cynthia quipped. "I think it might be Harrison."

"My old buddy, Harrison James?"

"That's the one." Cynthia replied. "Apparently, I don't get the big battles after I went missing in the last one."

"Why was that?"

"I had to go see Olly."

"I hope he wins in two days." Jim said, flatly.

"Because you don't like Paul?"

"Because I don't like Paul." Jim confirmed. "As much as he has tried to improve his ways after being a heartless jerk to his Pokemon, I've seen him do things that I can't forgive him for."

"To forgive is human nature." Cynthia said. "To forgive a jerk is stupidity."

"Touche." Jim replied.

"Good luck in your battle." Cynthia said. "I'll probably see you at half time."

"I'll hopefully be winning." Jim remarked.


Charizard touched down outside the partly destroyed G-men building.

"Thanks for the lift, Charizard." Olly said, recalling it, before walking into the building.

"We're all doomed!" Brandon shouted, as Olly walked in.

"Nice to see you too." The younger trainer replied.

Brandon put his book down, and turned around.

"We have a serious problem."

"We?"

"I found out why Articuno went on a rampage." Brandon remarked.

"Enlighten me."

"This is a recap of events that happened at Shamouti Island in the Orange Islands about a decade and a half ago."

"So, you didn't find it in a crypt somewhere."

"Watch your mouth." Brandon said, angrily. "All Pokemon are more sensitive to their surroundings than humans are. Meaning that if the environment changes, Pokemon are aware of it long before we are."

"Is this going somewhere?"

"Legendary Pokemon are directly linked with nature. Articuno is the legendary bird of ice."

"And it has taken all night for you to work that out." Olly said, dryly. "You're a bloody genius."

"What's up with you this morning?" Brandon asked.

"My Dragonite caught a cold from that battle with Articuno, so excuse me if I seem less than interested at what happens to Articuno."

"I'm sorry about your Dragonite." Brandon replied. "But this is important."

"Then, you have my undivided attention." Olly said, as he sat down and started to read the newspaper.

"You know how we were talking about the corruption of the creator?" Brandon remarked.

"Mmhmm." Olly replied.

"Legendary Pokemon are connected to Arceus more than regular Pokemon. One theory is that the legendary Pokemon were created as regulators. If anything were to happen to the creator, Arceus, then they would feel the effects more severely than regular Pokemon. A small part of that corruption would reach them via the psychic connection, and leave them incapable of rational thought."

Olly put the paper down, and looked thoughtful.

"That's quite a problem." He conceded. "I think I might be able to poke a hole in your theory though."

"I'm here to be shot down." Brandon replied.

"Wouldn't your Regi Pokemon be affected? You used Registeel, and it seemed fairly normal."

"Registeel is an artificial Pokemon." Brandon remarked. "It was created by humans thousands of years ago, and because of that, it isn't considered a proper legendary Pokemon. For example, you can use Regirock, Regice and Registeel in tournaments, but you can't use Zapdos or Articuno."

"Has anyone ever actually tried to do that?"

"Probably, somewhere." Brandon replied. "But, that would mean that the legend has started to come true."


"Manectric, come on out!" Vito shouted, throwing out his first Pokeball.

The majestic Manectric appeared on the ice and roared at the surrounding crowd.

"Manectric, huh." Jim remarked. "Cranidos, this one is yours."

Jim sent out his Cranidos, who tried to avoid slipping on the ice.

"Jacobs goes with Cranidos, but that seems an odd choice on the current battlefield."

"Never mind." Jim said. "Let's start with Take Down!"

Cranidos charged across the arena and directed all its power at Manectric.

"You know the problem with Cranidos?" Vito remarked, as it thundered towards his Pokemon. "No resistance to electric attacks, Discharge."

Electricity erupted from Manectric and crashed into the oncoming Cranidos, throwing it across the ice and onto its back.

"A powerful attack from Manectric and Cranidos is down for the count!"

"Come on, Cranidos!" Jim shouted. "You have to get up!"
Cranidos managed to jump to its feet, and glared angrily at Manectric.

"Cranidos, we might have to attack from a distance!" Jim said. "Use Ice Beam."

Cranidos fired a beam of ice across the equally as cold battlefield and landed a direct hit on Manectric, freezing one of its paws in place on the icy battlefield.

"Hey, Manectric, break free!" Vito shouted.

"Cranidos, Head Smash!"

Cranidos took advantage of the distraction to charge across the arena, and land a powerful hit on Manectric. The downside was that the powerful hit freed Manectric from the ice.

"Manectric is free, at the cost of a Head Smash attack. However, Cranidos didn't come off scot free as that attack hurts the user as well!"

Cranidos looked in a slight bit of discomfort, but looked determined to continue.

"That's the spirit." Jim encouraged. "Now, use Dragon Pulse."

"Manectric, use Thunder!"

Cranidos launched the swirling vortex of blue green energy. Manectric let off a powerful electric attack.

The two attacks met in the middle of the arena. The electricity was sucked into the Dragon Pulse, and started to spin around, increasing the voltage.

"I'm not quite sure what is happening, but that amount of electricity is getting more dangerous by the second. It could become extremely volatile, and.."

The vortex exploded, engulfing both Pokemon in the arena.

"Explode."

"Cranidos!" Jim shouted.

"Manectric!" Vito yelled.

"What is going on down there?"

The smoke started to clear, and both Pokemon were still standing. Both Manectric and Cranidos were covered in burns and bruises, and breathing heavily.

"Both Pokemon are still standing, but for how much longer?!"

"Manectric, Thunder Wave!"

"Cranidos, Thunder!"

Manectric fired a small bolt of electricity, designed to paralyze. Cranidos managed to counter with its own electric attack.

"Despite the fatigue, both Pokemon are still able to match each other, blow for blow!"

"We have to finish this!" Jim shouted. "Cranidos, use Head Smash!"

"Manectric, use Volt Tackle!"

Cranidos charged. Manectric covered itself in electricity and powered across the ice at the oncoming foe.

"Sparks are going to be ground from the earth as these two Pokemon go for each other!"

Manectric and Cranidos leapt into the air and delivered their final assaults. The thud created was enough to make most of the audience wince.

As both of the Pokemon landed on the ice, their legs finally gave out and they both collapsed at the same time.

Neither of them was getting up.

"Both Cranidos and Manectric are unable to battle!"

Jim felt a sense of relief as he recalled Cranidos. Even though it had been a double knockout, he had taken down a Pokemon that was tough to beat. "Thanks Cranidos."

"What will be the next choice of each trainer?!"

"Alakazam, come on out!" Vito shouted, sending out his Alakazam.

"What would be the best choice for Alakazam?" Jim wondered. "I know! Umbreon, I need you!"

Jim sent out Umbreon, who barked at Alakazam in a show of bravado.

"How to play into my hands." Vito laughed. "Alakazam, Focus Blast!"


"So, we need to find any trainers out there who might have legendary Pokemon." Olly remarked. "How do you plan on doing that again?"

"I'm not quite sure." Brandon replied. "There must be at least one trainer on this island who has a legendary Pokemon."


"Nurse Joy!" Gary shouted, as he ran into the Pokemon Centre, frantically. "You have to help my Pokemon. It's acting really weird."

"Let me see it." Nurse Joy replied.


"Umbreon, Shadow Ball!"

Umbreon fired the lump of red and black energy at the oncoming ball of blue energy. The two attacks collided, and exploded.

"The two attacks cancel each other out! And the atmosphere is heating up!"

"Lucky escape." Vito remarked.

"Not really." Jim said. "It's surely the next step in strategy. Trainers teach their Alakazam and other Psychic types Focus Blast to help them against Dark and Steel Pokemon. So, it's up to the trainer to work on ways to counter the Focus Blast."

"Then I'll have to defeat you another way." Vito said, recalling Alakazam.

"Winstrate recalls his Alakazam, knowing that it will be difficult to overcome Umbreon's type advantage."

Vito threw another Pokeball. "Flareon, come on out!"

Vito sent out a Flareon, creating widespread applause from the crowd.

"A popular choice from Winstrate, as Flareon is a highly popular Pokemon. It's grace and beauty is legendary, and you can see the amount of care and effort that has gone into raising..."

"Dark Pulse." Jim ordered, getting irritated with the commentator.

"Ember!"

As the waves of dark energy burst from Umbreon's mouth, Flareon shot them down with several small balls of fire.

"Flareon manages to overcome the oncoming attack by shooting it down with an Ember attack."

"Flareon, Overheat!"

"Umbreon, Psychic!"

Flareon sent a powerful wave of white hot flames at Umbreon, who countered with a psychic attack. The Overheat was stopped temporarily, but it was gradually increasing in power as Flareon tried to increase it.

"The problem with Overheat is that the first one is always the strongest, and no matter how much the user tries to keep it up, it can't do it for much longer!"

"Throw it back at Flareon!" Jim shouted.

Umbreon managed to force the fire back into Flareon's face, causing it to mewl in pain.

"Don't worry, Flareon." Vito said. "Use Flare Blitz!"

Flareon jumped up and ran at Umbreon. The crowd waited in anticipation, as the Flame Pokemon covered itself in fire.

"Umbreon, Shadow Ball!"

Umbreon launched the lump of red and black energy, and sent it crashing into the oncoming Flareon.

The observers gasped, as Flareon was momentarily stopped by the force of the attack, before continuing straight through and landing a powerful hit on Umbreon.

"And look at that from Flareon! It was able to break through by sheer willpower!"

"Flareon, Fire Blast!"

Flareon opened its mouth and fired a powerful blast of five sided red hot flames at Umbreon, who couldn't move out of shock.

"Noooooooooooo!" Jim shouted, as Umbreon was thrown across the arena by the pure force of the extremely hot attack.

Umbreon struggled to get up, before collapsing.

"Umbreon is unable to battle. Flareon is the winner."

Jim recalled Umbreon. "That was awesome. I appreciate it."

He threw another Pokeball. "Buizel, I need you!"

Jim's Buizel appeared, and smirked at Flareon.

"This is going to get interesting!"

"Are you ready for this?!" Both trainers shouted.

Buizel nodded. Flareon looked indifferent.

"Then, return." Vito shouted, recalling Flareon.

"Oh come on!" Jim yelled, as Vito sent his Alakazam back out.

"Alakazam is back out, and looks ready to face off against Buizel. What can Jacobs do against the living supercomputer?"


Somewhere near Cerulean City.

"Shut up, in there!" The guard shouted. "Unless you want me to come in there, and put you six feet under in dreamland."

This was the worst he had felt for a long time. He didn't belong in this place, it was just a harmless mistake that had got out of hand. It was all her fault, he had decided that a long time ago, and even if it took him until the end of time, he would get out of here and kill the bitch dead. His thoughts of vengeance were his only solace now.

So what if he had been declared mentally hilarious and deemed unfit to live in normal society, nobody was perfect, and this was a mockery of the reputation he had carefully cultivated. He saw her laughing face everytime he closed his eyes, and it made him increasingly unstable.

"I'll kill you, you bitch!" He shouted. "One day, I'll get out of here and make you scream!"

"Davids, shut up!"

He lay on his bed, trying not to close his eyes. Until recently, he had been the king of his world, and what was he now? He tried to shut out the ringing of the phone in the guards office, until he heard the footsteps and couldn't ignore it any longer.

Neither could he ignore the rattling on the door of his cell.

"You have a visitor." The guard shouted. "Now, put some clothes on and get out here in the next five minutes."


"Aqua Jet!"

Buizel fired itself at Alakazam.

"Stop it with Psychic."

Using a similar technique to what Umbreon had employed, Alakazam picked Buizel up and flung him across the ice.

"Teleport and Focus Punch!"

Alakazam vanished, and then reappared behind Buizel, who had just managed to get to its feet.

"Behind you!" Jim shouted, as Alakazam landed a powerful Punch into Buizel's back, throwing him across the ice in the other direction. "Damn! Try to strike back with Water Gun!"

Buizel jumped up and fired a blast of water at Alakazam.

"Zap Cannon!"

"Uh oh." Jim said, as he realised what was going to happen.

The ball of powerful electricity was attracted to the water and passed straight through the attack, hitting Buizel square in the chest.

Buizel squealed in pain, as he was knocked out by the force of the attack. He dropped to the ice and smoke started to emerge from his body.

"Buizel is unable to battle. Alakazam is the winner."
"And how about that to a finish for a fine amount of action! We are now going to take a fifteen minute break for everyone out there to get some refreshments, and for the combatants to rethink their strategies."

Jim recalled Buizel, and nodded at Vito. He was about to walk down to his changing room, when Vito and his Alakazam vanished.

"Showoff." Jim muttered, as he realised that they had teleported out of there.


Author's Notes. ... Wonder what happens next.

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