Chapter 16

I should've known he wasn't gonna play fairly. Golurk is seriously a problem regardless if we had baby Pokemon or not. Not only that, but now Milo's strongest attack won't do a fucking thing. I quickly scan the rodent with my pokedex to see it has the Reckless ability, which gives it significantly more power on moves that have recoil or crash damage. I personally would've liked Regenerator but it's better than Inner Focus. That doesn't change that Milo's basically useless in this fight. But that's fine, I just need him to distract. "Hey, I got a plan." Clara looked back incredulously "Already? We just saw this behemoth!" I obviously couldn't tell her I've had years of experience battling Pokemon on a computer simulator in my past life, so I just shrugged. "Meh, It's nothing complicated, just something to test the waters." I made her and both our Pokemon to huddle up for our plan. Once I finished and made sure they understood, we got into our places.

My mother came up to referee the match. "This will be a Two-on-one match between Cameran accompanied by Clara and Sidfreig. Both sides can only use one Pokemon each in this battle. Only when both Pokemon on Cameran's side or one Pokemon on Sidfreig's will the victor be announced. Understood?" All participants agreed to the terms. Mother paused for a few seconds. Milo and Gurren tensed up, ready to rumble. Titan, the Golurk, got into a defensive position. "BEGIN!"

"Meditate!" The small rodent clasped his hands together and closed his eyes. A pinkish aura began to envelop him, increasing his attack power. Gurren stood in front, protecting him. Golurk stood motionless, still in its defensive pose. Almost a minute go by and I can tell Sidfreig's getting impatient. A quick glance at Milo and I notice his muscles getting more and more pronounced. 'Almost there…' I commented inwardly. I was in no rush to get manhandled, so I did nothing. Finally, Pink Panther over there broke. "So you won't move? Fine then! Titan, High Horsepower!"...what? Almost like a bullet train, the Golurk Blitzed towards us, destroying the earth around him. The Metal giant cocked back its arm and launched it…..sending everything(and almost us!) FLYING. Dirt, grass, flowers, it didn't matter. It was like an IED just went off in front of us. Dust went EVERYWHERE and thus cut off our vision and the shockwave from the hit made me dizzy. We all sat and waited as everything decided to come back down to earth.

I believe there's one thing I need to come to terms with: I think we are in Unova, but playing by Gen 7 or 8 rules. I'm not entirely sure which one, but I know FOR A FACT High Horsepower wasn't a thing in 5th Gen. This only serves to spice things up in the long run. But now? I can only keep it in mind. With the dust cleared I, along with everyone else, see two things: Milo is behind the Golurk, and Gurren is gone. I smirked inwardly, as now I confirmed my suspicions and managed to get the plan in action. I theorized that if the rodent Pokemon could get his muscles to work at their maximum, he could technically evade better with Detect. Which it seems like I was right, proving that the laws of physics do have some sort of power here. Otherwise, Milo would've been a splatter under Titan's fist.

"My,my! It managed to dodge Titan's rush. Impressive!" Sidfreig commented in honesty. I'm amazed myself, even if Golurk is statistically slow as hell, its high ass level easily covered for it. I guess they don't call Mienfoo the "Martial Arts" Pokemon for nothing. Milo turned to meet the eyes of his gigantic opponent. He then held up his paw and did the iconic "Bring It" gesture…..greatest last words,really. "Have it your way, Mienfoo. Shadow Punch!" The Golurk punched its shadow. "Dete-" Before his master can get the command out, Milo launches in the air to avoid the massive fist that came out of his own shadow. 'So it also raises senses, duly noted' I logged this info in my head for possible future use.

"Brick Break!" Clara shook the amazement out of her and commanded. The fighter pokemon raised its hand and made it glow, ready to strike right on top of its dome. He connects, but obviously it does nothing. "Come now Clara, surely you didn't think that would work, I thought you were the top student? Guess that was all classroom achievements, hm?" Walter's red-headed stepchild said mocking my partner. Like a champ, she shrugged it off. Though it also could've been her experience with me always talking shit during a match. "Says the one with a damn GOLURK but can't connect a single shot on a MIENFOO." I said, getting a harsh glare from my mother. This put a scowl on his face. "You're just getting lucky, don't push it!" Pink Panther clearly didn't like that.

It went along the same pattern over and over and over again. I honestly blanked out and thought about Gurren. I hope he actually manages to get his part done, otherwise we're through. Milo's entire job is to stall: Keep using Detect, only stopping to use another move to reset it. That raises another question: why do we have to reset it? I understand that in the games it was so people didn't spam it to stall out victories, but why in this world? My guess is that Detect slowly wears down a Pokemon's senses, seeing as they have to push them to their limits to dodge. I don't know, i have much to learn from this world.

I guess a few minutes went by and I feel a distinct tug on my pants leg. I look down slightly to see Gurren in one piece, giving me the signal that he's ready and told Milo. I nod and now do my part. "Wow, you're our mentor? You have yet to hit anything! Unless you're aiming for air!" Sidfreig gritted his teeth. I guess I sort of set him over the edge, probably already pissed at himself for being unable to do anything about a +6 Mienfoo. He then calmed himself and smiled. This is gonna be disastrous. He pointed up, which Golurk apparently took as a signal and jumped extremely high. Ohhhh nevermind, he just spelled his own doom. "High Horsepower!" Golurk then tried to use the boosters in its feet to launch towards the annoying rodent…..keyword: TRY.

The look of confusion on Sid's face is legendary, as he watches is pokemon clumsily crashes to the earth. As it did, cracks begin to form around the arena. I knew even with Golurks weight it shouldn't have done that much to the ground. Meaning it literally sprung the trap on its own. The ground gave under golurk as water began to surface. I look Sid dead in the eyes and made him look at my smile. The horrified look on his face said it all…. I got him.

WHOOSH!

Water shot from under Golurk like a geyser, so powerful it actually lifted it into the air almost as high as it jumped. It stayed up there, helpless as it couldn't get away with its boosters out of commission. Without a doubt, It's taking damage like no other. Even if its two times effective, even if its a high level, EVEN IF its defensively sound, it can't take that much water under that much pressure. Finally, the water stopped and allowed the Golurk to fall towards the earth in the large pond made from the geyser. It sank like a rock. Before any more damage was done, he called back the hulking automaton Pokemon. As the sun shone through the clouds, I heard the mystical words that made me feel like a man:

Golurk is unable to battle! Clara and Cameran are the Victors!