Hello, everyone! Welcome to the one-tenth mark of this mega story marathon! And boy is today a treat for you, as today is a perfect day for a new chapter! First, Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, when people across the world celebrate our favorite trainer. Second, Thursday was Pokemon Day, the day Pokemon was released in 1996! February 27th is also the day of my birth in 2001, so that's nice. (Spoiler, expect a cameo by me in this chapter!) And also, this Saturday is a leap day! Anyways, today's tale will be my first written Pokemon battle since, well, I forgot when. I hope you guys enjoy it! Now let's get going!


Oh, before I continue, this chapter contains spoilers for the Pokemon Ash has in Pocket Monsters 2019.


It was February 27th, 2020, in the Kanto Region. And it was an important day if you were a Pokemon Trainer, as today was an important holiday for them. Today would have been the 151st birthday of Soshisha Satoshi, the founder of the Pokemon League. The son of a rich and powerful family, Satoshi, was a massive fan of Pokemon and battling with them. So one day, while he was 20 years old, he thought it would be a good idea to give 100,000 Yen to the most powerful trainer in his home region of Kanto. Many people, male and female, rich and poor, native and foreign, competed for the grand prize. And the rest you can say is history. Soshisha Satoshi became the first commissioner of the Pokemon Leauge, a position he held until his death in 1930.

Anyways, celebrations were happening across Kanto today. Many schools and businesses across Kanto closed for the day. Parades were held in major cities. And all eight of the gym leaders were holding exhibition matches against other prominent trainers. This story is focused on one such game.


Thirty thousand people were packed into Cerulean City's Gym to attend the exclusive Founder's Day matchup. On one side was the gym leader. The Tomboyish Mermaid and master of Water-type Pokemon, Misty Waterflower. On the other, a long time friend of hers and the first-ever champion of the Alola region, Ash Ketchum. The stadium was packed full of fans of Ash and Misty, who were very happy to see them battle.

"LET'S GO!" one fan shouted. He was wearing a green hockey jersey with the letter N on it, and he was holding up a sign that had two sides to it. One had "Let's Go, Ash!" The other had "Let's Go, Misty!" He was such a fan of both trainers, he didn't know who to root for in this battle. After all, it was a meaningless match. It will go into neither's win or loss column. Despite the high attendance, expectations for the game were low.

Pretty soon, both trainers took their sides on the battlefield as the ref explained the rules. "This will be a three-on-three exhibition match between Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and Misty Waterflower of Cerulean City! Neither trainer will be allowed to switch Pokemon at any time during the match except for when they faint. Whoever has Pokemon still standing by the end will be the winner! Ash, Misty, choose your Pokemon!"

"Alright!" Misty said, "And Ash, I am ready to take you on!" She sent out her first Pokemon, her Gyarados.

"So am I!" Ash said, "And thank you for choosing me to face off against you for your Founder's Day match!" He sent out his Dragonite. The two powerful Pokemon looked at each other and roared at one another.

"Gyarados, start this battle off with an Ice Fang!" Misty shouted to her water-and-flying type Pokemon.

"Counter with a Thunder Punch!" Ash told his Dragonite. The two draconic Pokemon roared as Gyarados slithered up to Dragonite and bit one of her wings. The dragon Pokemon roared in pain as it instantly began to freeze up. She managed to get Gyarados off of her and punched him in the face! The voltage from the punch left Gyaros paralyzed, but he was still able to fight against Ash's Pokemon.

"Dragonite," Ash said to his Pokemon, "Use Dragon Rage!"

"You too, Gyarados!" Misty told the atrocious Pokemon.

"Roar!" roared Gyarados as he breathed purple energy in the direction of his opponent. Dragonite countered with similar purple power, and the two collided in an explosion. It did a lot to both Pokemon. Well, technically, it did 40 damage exactly to both Pokemon, but since they were at low HP from the previous attacks anyways, it was a lot.

"HYPER BEAM!" the two trainers shouted to their Pokemon at the same time. The blue Pokemon glared at the orange one before they both fired their attacks at one another. An even bigger explosion of light followed, and when it eventually faded, both Pokemon were knocked out from exhaustion.

"BOTH POKEMON ARE UNABLE TO BATTLE!" the referee declared, "Ash, Misty, please send out your send Pokemon!"

Ash and Misty nod before looking at what Pokemon they could use. Ash had his mother's Mr. Mime, Mimey, which she lent to him during his revisit to Hoenn with Gou, and he decided that he would be a good Pokemon to use.

"Okay, Mimey!" Ash said, "I choose you!" He threw the Pokeball containing him onto the battlefield, and the psychic-and-fairy-type mime Pokemon popped out of his ball, ready for another battle.

Misty praised Gyarados for the effort that he put in for the round and returned him. She then decided that the best Pokemon to use now was her Starmie. She looked at the Pokeball containing one of her strongest Pokemon and nods.

"Alright, Starmie!" she said, "Let's go!" She then sent the blue seastar of its Pokeball, and the water-and-psychic dual-type Pokemon landed in the pool. It looked up and saw that Mr. Mime ready for a battle.

"Alright, Starmie, start this battle off with a Hydro Pump!" Misty shouted. Starmie obeyed and fired a massive jet of water at Mimey.

"Send it right back with a Reflect!" Ash shouted as Mimey put up a barrier. The stream of water hit the wall and came right back at Starmie, but fortunately for Misty, Starmie

"Good job," Misty said, "Now use Thunderbolt!"

Starmie spun and used the electric type attack on Mr. Mime. Mimey got hit and fell down, but got back up and waited for another order from his trainer.

"Psychic!" Ash shouted. Mimey used his Psychic powers to lift Starmie into the air. He then spun the water-type around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around before splashing the Pokemon back into the pool. Starmie then glared at Mimey while it waited for its trainer to give another order to it.

"Alright, Starmie," Misty said to her Pokemon, "Use Shadow Ball on Mr. Mime!"

"Mimey, counter with your own Shadow Ball!" Ash shouted as both of the Pokemon on the battlefield began to form ghostly purple energy in their hands. When both balls got to their maximum possible size, the two Pokemon chucked the Shadow Balls at each other. As they slowly made their way to the other Pokemon, they collided into each other and caused an explosion. Ash and Misty both told their Pokemon to brace themselves as they were surrounded by the Shadow Ball explosion. After a long moment, the smoke cleared to reveal both Pokemon were on their last legs.

"Come on, Mimey!" Ash said to his Pokemon.

"Come on, Starmie!" Misty said to her Pokemon. There was a long standoff between the Pokemon, both wanting to win the battle for their trainers. Eventually, both Pokemon had no choice but to give in to their tiredness, and they both fainted at the same time.

"Both Pokemon are unable to battle!" the referee declared, "Ash, Misty, please send out your final Pokemon!"

"Alright," Ash said, "You know who I am saving for last, right, Misty?"

"Of course," Misty said, "And I am going to be using a Pokemon that I recently captured."

"Who might that be?" Ash asked her.

Misty smiled before pulling out a Pokeball and throwing it onto the battlefield, shouting, "VAPOREON, LET'S DO THIS!"

Out of the Pokeball came a blue fox-like Pokemon with a mermaid tail.

"VAY!" Vaporeon cried out as she showed herself to the crowd. Ash gasped.

"Well, this should be easy for my final Pokemon!" Ash said to his first (human) friend that he made. He then looked up to the Pokemon perched on his shoulder and asked if he was ready to battle.

"Pika!" Pikachu said. Ash took that as a yes.

"Alright then," Ash said, "PIKACHU, I CHOOSE YOU!"

"PIKA!" Pikachu shouted as he was thrown onto one of the platforms that were in the pool and looked at Vaporeon, who was on the other one.

"The third and final round of this exhibition match between Ash Ketchum and Misty Waterflower will start with Ash getting the first move! Let the battle begin!"

"Alright then," Ash said, "Pikachu, use your Thunderbolt attack!"

His best friend nodded before unleashing electricity from his cheeks in the direction of Vaporeon, hoping to do significant damage to her!

"Vaporeon!" Misty told her Pokemon, "Use Aurora Beam to stop those Thunderbolts from coming your way!"

"Vay!" Vaporeon said as she fired rainbow-colored beams towards Pikachu's attacks, stopping them dead in their tracks and making the attack useless.

"Now, use Surf to make him go swimming!" Misty said to her Pokemon. Vaporeon smiled and formed water from under her body. She then sent it towards the electric mouse.

"Use Iron Tail to prevent damage, Pikachu!" Ash requested to his Pokemon. Pikachu nodded before jumping high into the air. He then slammed down on the waves, causing them to part. They went straight to the front rows of the audience. But they did not mind getting a little wet as they were hungry for a good battle. And a good fight was what they were getting right now…

The Bubble Jet and Mouse Pokemon continued to exchange blows with each other, wanting to take the other one down. Soon, they were both at low HP. Both trainers wished to win the battle badly. So they went with moves that would ensure that their precious Pokemon would not get hurt.

"ATTRACT!" Both trainers shouted at the same time before realizing what the other had said, "Wait… WHAT?!"

It was too late for the trainers, though, and both Pikachu and Vaporeon started to use the move to infatuate the other. And it worked. A little too well…

"Vaporeon…" Pikachu said in Pokespeak as he moved towards the water-type Eeveelution.

"Pikachu…" Vaporeon said, also in Pokespeak, as she moved towards the electric-type mouse. Then the two began to kiss one another. Several people in the crowd awed in cuteness at the scene, but many people jeered.

"Looks like neither Pokemon wants to battle!" the referee declared, "So that means this exhibition match is a draw!"

Ash and Misty just nodded as their Pokemon snuggled each other. They decided not to intervene as they looked happy together. Instead, the two trainers just walked up to one another and smiled.

"That was a fun match," Ash said.

"Yeah, it was," Misty said, "We should do this more often…"

"Rematch next Founder's Day?" Ash asked Misty.

"Of course," Misty said as she blushed, "I would love to have you in the gym to face me again!"

Ash smiles as he blushes as well. "Great!" he said, "And I have one more thing I want to tell you, Misty…"

"What is it, Ash?" she asked.

"Well, for the longest time…" he said, "I have had feelings for you, and I hope you share them…"

Misty was silent for a full minute before saying, "Of course, Ash!" She then leans into Ash and kisses him on the lips. Everyone smiled as they started to snap pictures of the two trainers kissing one another. Ash nor Misty paid any attention to what was going on. The battle that just happened might have been meaningless, but for Ash and Misty, this is the most critical battle in their relationship…


And that is it for my Pokemon Day, Ash Wednesday, my birthday, and Leap Day 2020 special! Now, as today's chapter was about a battle, today's question of the section will be about Pokemon fighting as well. And that question is, what is your favorite Pokemon battle? It can be from the show, the games, the manga, anything! As long as it happened in the world of Pokemon, it is fair game! Anyways, the story I have planned for next week will be a downer, so be sure to pack your tissues. But I am sure you are all prepared! I will see you all next time, Happy Pokeshipping Day 2020, and dare to Pokeship!