Chapter 12: Zephyrbadge, Here I Come
Silver spent a restless night at the Pokemon Center that night. He had just beaten the Sprout Tower elderand would battle Falkner again the next day, which made him nervous. Silver thought to himself what his strategy should be. He remembered back when he first battled Falkner. Pidgeotto's Mud Slap attack got the best of Cyndaquil, and his other two Pokemon were weak against Falkner's flying type Pokemon!
"I must think of a new strategy", Silver said to himself before he finally drifted off to sleep. The next morning, the sun shone brightly in Silver's face, but it didn't stir him. It was only when he heard a loud voice that startled him. This was Crystal's voice.
"What are you still doing in Violet City?", asked Silver, "Shouldn't you be on your way to the next city?"
"I was", said Crystal, "But then I heard about your victory at Sprout Tower and decided to congratulate you and to teach you how to use TMs and HMs".
"I don't need help", Silver said. Silver pulled out his HM5, and after several minutes still hadn't figured out how to use it. Crystal giggled.
"What Pokemon do you want to teach Flash too?", Crystal asked.
"Cyndaquil, I guess", Silver replied. Crystal took Cyndaquil's pokeball and placed it inside the HM. The ball started to glow, until it finally stopped.
"Cyndaquil now knows Flash", Crystal said, "It's a good attack!"
"Thanks", Silver said taking his ball and HM. He later walked off to Falkner's gym, prepared for anything. Silver had thought up a new plan to battle Falkner, and there was nothing that would hold him back now.
Silver entered the gym and found Falkner.
"I challenge you to a rematch", Silver shouted.
"Well", Falkner said, "I can see that you have guts. Fine, we shall battle 1 on 1 without a time limit!". As Silver had guessed, Falkner sent out his Pidgeotto.
"It's do or die", Silver thought. He pulled out Cyndaquils Pokeball. He knew Cyndaquil was strong enough now!
"Cyndaquil, go!", Silver yelled. He threw Cyndaquils Pokeball high in the air and it opened. Cyndaquil came out and cried out. It saw Pidgeotto and recognized it, which made Cyndaquil a little nervous.
"Don't be afraid", Silver called out to his Pokemon, "We're gonna beat it this time!"
"Don't be so sure", Falkner said, "Pidgeotto, use Mud Slap". Pidgeotto aimed it's attack at Cyndaquil, but Cyndaquil's speed rating had risen along with it's level, and so it dodged the Mud Slap. Pidgeotto aimed some more Mud Slap attacks at Cyndaquil and Cyndaquil kept dodging them.
"Cyndaquil, use Ember!", Silver commanded.
"Cynda!", Cyndaquil cried, shooting embers at Pidgeotto, which hit it.
"Pidgeotto, combine agility and Tackle attacks!", Falkner yelled. Pidgeotto began moving at a very fast pace toward Cyndaquil. Now was time to stick to the plan.
"Cyndaquil, use Flash!", Silver yelled. The flames on Cyndaquil's back grew bigger and brighter. Soon, there was a blinding white light. Silver squinted. For a few minutes, he couldn't see anything. Soon, the brightness dimmed down, and he could see that Pidgeotto missed Cyndaquil, because it was temporarily blinded.
"Pidgeotto!", Falkner yelled out. Pidgeotto had hit the ground while going afer Cyndaquil. Pidgeotto was still able to battle, and it got back up and went afetr Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil kept dodging and Dodging Pidgeotto's speed attacks.
"Amazing", Silver said, "Cyndaquil is faster than I thought, that's a good sign". Pidgeotto kept going after Cyndaquil and Cyndaquil kept dodging.
"Pidgeotto, Agility Tackle, now!", Falkner Screamed. Pidgeotto showed no mercy.
"Cyndaquil!", Silver yelled. He knew his Pokemon would lose if Pidgeotto made contact with it. Silver was now in a lot of trouble. but then Silver remembered Cundaquil's amazing speed and how it would be very crucial now, and in future battles.
"Cyndaquil, jump!", Silver yelled. This is all Cyndaquil needed to know, it jumped right over Pidgeotto's head as it crashed into the ground again.
"Now, use your Ember attack", Silver commanded. Cyndaquil shot hot embers out of it's mouth, which hit Pidgeotto directly. Pidgeotto fainted.
"No, Pidgeotto!", Falker cried out. He put Pidgeotto back in it's ball. He looked at Silver and Cyndaquil happily celebrating.
"He is sure to be a champion", Falkner thought to himself. Falkner walked up to Silver.
"Here is your ZephyrBadge and Mud Slap TM", Falkner said, handing him a badge and a grey box.
"Thank You", Silver said. He looked at the badge in his hand. He was so excited, his very first badge.
"Your next stop is Azalea Town, there is a lot of ground to cover on the way there", Falkner said, "Good luck on your journey!". Silver felt determined now as he left the Gym, knowing with his beloved Pokemon, he can take on any challenge.
Silver spent a restless night at the Pokemon Center that night. He had just beaten the Sprout Tower elderand would battle Falkner again the next day, which made him nervous. Silver thought to himself what his strategy should be. He remembered back when he first battled Falkner. Pidgeotto's Mud Slap attack got the best of Cyndaquil, and his other two Pokemon were weak against Falkner's flying type Pokemon!
"I must think of a new strategy", Silver said to himself before he finally drifted off to sleep. The next morning, the sun shone brightly in Silver's face, but it didn't stir him. It was only when he heard a loud voice that startled him. This was Crystal's voice.
"What are you still doing in Violet City?", asked Silver, "Shouldn't you be on your way to the next city?"
"I was", said Crystal, "But then I heard about your victory at Sprout Tower and decided to congratulate you and to teach you how to use TMs and HMs".
"I don't need help", Silver said. Silver pulled out his HM5, and after several minutes still hadn't figured out how to use it. Crystal giggled.
"What Pokemon do you want to teach Flash too?", Crystal asked.
"Cyndaquil, I guess", Silver replied. Crystal took Cyndaquil's pokeball and placed it inside the HM. The ball started to glow, until it finally stopped.
"Cyndaquil now knows Flash", Crystal said, "It's a good attack!"
"Thanks", Silver said taking his ball and HM. He later walked off to Falkner's gym, prepared for anything. Silver had thought up a new plan to battle Falkner, and there was nothing that would hold him back now.
Silver entered the gym and found Falkner.
"I challenge you to a rematch", Silver shouted.
"Well", Falkner said, "I can see that you have guts. Fine, we shall battle 1 on 1 without a time limit!". As Silver had guessed, Falkner sent out his Pidgeotto.
"It's do or die", Silver thought. He pulled out Cyndaquils Pokeball. He knew Cyndaquil was strong enough now!
"Cyndaquil, go!", Silver yelled. He threw Cyndaquils Pokeball high in the air and it opened. Cyndaquil came out and cried out. It saw Pidgeotto and recognized it, which made Cyndaquil a little nervous.
"Don't be afraid", Silver called out to his Pokemon, "We're gonna beat it this time!"
"Don't be so sure", Falkner said, "Pidgeotto, use Mud Slap". Pidgeotto aimed it's attack at Cyndaquil, but Cyndaquil's speed rating had risen along with it's level, and so it dodged the Mud Slap. Pidgeotto aimed some more Mud Slap attacks at Cyndaquil and Cyndaquil kept dodging them.
"Cyndaquil, use Ember!", Silver commanded.
"Cynda!", Cyndaquil cried, shooting embers at Pidgeotto, which hit it.
"Pidgeotto, combine agility and Tackle attacks!", Falkner yelled. Pidgeotto began moving at a very fast pace toward Cyndaquil. Now was time to stick to the plan.
"Cyndaquil, use Flash!", Silver yelled. The flames on Cyndaquil's back grew bigger and brighter. Soon, there was a blinding white light. Silver squinted. For a few minutes, he couldn't see anything. Soon, the brightness dimmed down, and he could see that Pidgeotto missed Cyndaquil, because it was temporarily blinded.
"Pidgeotto!", Falkner yelled out. Pidgeotto had hit the ground while going afer Cyndaquil. Pidgeotto was still able to battle, and it got back up and went afetr Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil kept dodging and Dodging Pidgeotto's speed attacks.
"Amazing", Silver said, "Cyndaquil is faster than I thought, that's a good sign". Pidgeotto kept going after Cyndaquil and Cyndaquil kept dodging.
"Pidgeotto, Agility Tackle, now!", Falkner Screamed. Pidgeotto showed no mercy.
"Cyndaquil!", Silver yelled. He knew his Pokemon would lose if Pidgeotto made contact with it. Silver was now in a lot of trouble. but then Silver remembered Cundaquil's amazing speed and how it would be very crucial now, and in future battles.
"Cyndaquil, jump!", Silver yelled. This is all Cyndaquil needed to know, it jumped right over Pidgeotto's head as it crashed into the ground again.
"Now, use your Ember attack", Silver commanded. Cyndaquil shot hot embers out of it's mouth, which hit Pidgeotto directly. Pidgeotto fainted.
"No, Pidgeotto!", Falker cried out. He put Pidgeotto back in it's ball. He looked at Silver and Cyndaquil happily celebrating.
"He is sure to be a champion", Falkner thought to himself. Falkner walked up to Silver.
"Here is your ZephyrBadge and Mud Slap TM", Falkner said, handing him a badge and a grey box.
"Thank You", Silver said. He looked at the badge in his hand. He was so excited, his very first badge.
"Your next stop is Azalea Town, there is a lot of ground to cover on the way there", Falkner said, "Good luck on your journey!". Silver felt determined now as he left the Gym, knowing with his beloved Pokemon, he can take on any challenge.