[Cues the Opening Theme: Asheru – Judo Flip]
The Outsider's Insurrection
Indigo Iliad
Chapter 19: Gaiden – Duel with the Darkest
Translated Pokémon Speech
Pokédex Entries/Computerized Voices/Flashbacks
Reference to an Accessory in the Games
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(Cinnabar Island | April 4th | 10:15a.m.)
"Seadra, no!" A swimmer cried as it fainted from an Iron Tail to the head.
"Great work, Shelldon. That's win number three." Rusty said excitedly as Shelldon came to shore to a head pat of appreciation. "Look like I win."
The pretty swimmer had paid up leaving Rusty to return as he walked back to meet up with Joe who finished his third win out of the mansion.
"Man, it feels great to be battling outside of that crappy school. I feel I'm getting somewhere training my Pokémon my way." Joe said as he and Rusty high five.
"I've been writing a few ideas and training methods. Feel goods to be independent." Rusty said sheepish. "But what should we do now?"
[Cues: Beach (Yoshi) – New Super Mario Brothers Wii]
Before Joe could ask, someone called them both by name. They turned to see the source and Joe had a raised eyebrow of interest. She was an older woman in her late teens stand tall towering over the boys eyeing her slender and shapely body up and down. She wore a revealing black blouse that showed much of her chest, a belt with Pokéballs on it, gold bangles on her wrists, and a loose pale grey sarong that exposed her long, slender legs with the black symbol of the Kanto Gym Leaders adorned on it, along with a black cape, a pair of dark sunglasses that hid her ocean blue eyes, and black sandal. Her blonde hair flowed in the morning air as Joe was wondering if he was looking at a model. Her lightly sun-kissed and pale skin glowed in the morning light.
"Ok, who the hell are you?" Joe said getting serious.
"Why I am offended you don't know who I am? Considering I am a Kanto Gym Leader." She said brushing her hair aside.
"But there's only eight gym leaders." Rusty remarked innocently. "I guess seven seeing the Viridian is closed."
"I supposed you wouldn't know, but in recent years, the League needed new leaders. Thanks to the efforts of Braydon Ryūseigan, the Sevii Islands got rid of it's corrupted crime families and peace settled to allow for growth." She said dramatically. "And the Sevii Trio was formed. I am the Shadowy Mermaid, Selphine Hitsuyo, but please call me Selphy."
[Music Ends]
"This woman is a total drama queen." Joe thought.
"What? Ryūseigan. We know one." Rusty said as Joe flinched.
"Ah yes, his son. A shame that his parents vanished, but let's on dwell on that. I called you out to challenge you to a battle." Selphy remarked.
"Make it an official Gym battle. We do need the badges, and I see a chance for my second badge." Joe said cracking his knuckles.
"Then, follow me. If we are to do this, we're use the arena on my yacht." Selphy said walking off to the luxury yacht in port.
"Rusty, one of these days I'll get me a yacht like that." Joe said confidently.
"Why do that when you can ride a Pokémon across the seas?" Rusty said not getting why Joe would want a yacht.
"You're too good for me." Joe thought as they followed.
Abroad the SS Shade, the boys were brought up to the arena. The lavish arena was quite the sight that they took their side of the arena. Selphine waltzed out with the sarong, but with a black bikini on and a sunhat.
"Seeing the circumstances, I will take you both on together." Selphy said taking off her sunglasses. "Sebastian, call the match."
"This official Five Island Gym Battle is between the challengers, Joe Rogers and Rusty Beige and the Gym Leader, Selphine, is now in session. Being that the challengers has one badge each, she will only use four Pokémon, two by pair. Only the challenger is allowed substitutions. Now, let the battle begin!" Sebastian, her butler, said taking his role as referee.
"Finally, a chance to fight."
"Now dear, we may not get to."
The two voices revealed to a be a pair of Persian, but the male one had a darker appearance.
"Tashigi." Rusty said getting out his Pokédex.
"Alolan Perisan, the Classy Cat Pokémon, and the evolved formed of Alolan Meowth. Its round face and smooth coat—softer than the most high-class velvet—have made this a very popular Pokémon in Alola. In contrast to its lovely face, it's so brutal that it tortures its weakened prey rather than finishing them off." Tashigi said.
"Lucky for you, my babies aren't fighting. Thomas and Selena are too strong for you." Selphy said much to the pair's disappointment. "So, I got the Pokémon I spend raising in my down time. Let's go, Mightyena and Pangoro."
Now Rusty and Joe were familiar with the wolf Pokémon, but Pangoro was something new. A large bipedal Pokémon resembling a humanoid panda bear. It has a stocky build with a round belly, short legs, and long arms with large paws. Its head and belly are covered in thick white fur, while its lower body, chest, arms, and back are covered in equally thick dark gray fur. A long cape of this dark gray fur hangs down behind its back; in combination with the rest of the dark-furred pattern. Pangoro produced a bamboo shoot and put it in its mouth.
Joe wordlessly got his Dex out.
"Pangoro, the Daunting Pokémon, and the evolved form of Pancham. Although it possesses a violent temperament, it won't put up with bullshit. It uses the leaf in its mouth to sense the movements of its enemies. It charges ahead and fucks up its opponents like a berserker, uncaring about any hits it might take befitting it's Dark/Fighting typing. Its arms are mighty enough to snap a telephone pole and fuck you up." Dex Stocking said crudely. "Oh yeah, this one in front of you is male and at level 32. Can't tell you anything else. Good luck shithead."
"If you hadn't given me useful information, I'd mute you." Joe thought.
[Cues: Pokémon Gold and Silver – Kanto Gym Battle Remix (GlitchxCity)]
"Ok, it's either Alta Maria, Midori, or Shoji. Guess I'll take to the sky." Rusty thought before saying, "Alta Maria, to the skies!"
Out came his Swablu as Joe opted to send out Frogadier for the assist.
"Oh my. A Frogaider…and from the looks of things close to evolving. How many levels away from that?" Selphy asked.
"Two more." Joe said only to be tossed two Rare Candies. "I…well…"
"Wait, I have a love for all Dark types and their beauty. Of course, I'd want you to achieve a similar passion." Selphy said giving a few to both her Pokémon to even them out.
Joe complied and gave the candies to Tobirama who revealed in now being a Greninja, but Rusty realized something.
"Uh, Joe. Pangoro's a Dark and Fighting type…soo…." Rusty said only for Joe's eyes to widen.
"Oh shit…" Joe/Tobriama thought.
"Mightyena, Embago! Pangoro, Bulk Up!" Selphy commanded.
Mightyena emitted a glow from his eyes for a second as the arena's edge glowed purple. Rusty inwardly cursed as he knew he could not use any items now and it would negate any item that their Pokémon held. Pangoro roared as his muscles surged and throbbing raising his attack and defense stats.
"Tobirama, hit Mightyena with your Water Pulse!" Joe said as Tobirama was focusing a swirling orb of water in his hands.
"This woman is planning something. Both her Pokémon could have an electric-type move hidden in their sleeve. I need to end Pangoro quickly, but I can't get close!" Rusty thought as he said, "Alta, to the skies and use Hyper Voice!"
"Yes, sir!" Alta Maria said flying higher up before screaming, "LLEEERROOOOOYYYJJJJEEEENNNKKIIIINNS!"
She released bursts of winds with multiple white rings inside it from her mouth down at the two opponents as Tobirama rushed in for the follow up.
"Mightyena, push forward with Thunder Fang! Pangoro, rise up and hit Greninja with Focus Blast." Selphy said with determination burning in her eyes.
"Game day, punk. And you 'bout get stomped!" Pangoro said charging a pure blue sphere in between his palm.
"I don't think so!" Tobirama screamed as they both slammed their attacks in each other.
To add insult to injury, Mightyena bit down at Tobirama with Thunder Fang being the finishing blow as Tobirama was unable to continue.
"Tobirama! Merde…." Joe said returning him. "You did good pal."
"Tobirama!" Alta Maria said ceasing her attack.
"Alta, use Heat Wave!" Rusty said pointing at her. "Give Joe some cover!"
Her wings glowed red hot as she flapped them producing a searing heat on the wind that covered and damaged both Mightyena and Pangoro. Joe took a breath and settled on his next choice in sending out Ann.
"Ann, avenge your fallen partner with Cross Chop!" Joe said as Ann's hands glowed bright blue.
"Zen Headbutt, Pangoro! Mightyena, use Roar at Swablu!" Selphy said as Mightyena let a mighty roar.
Swablu glowed being forced back into his ball and out in her place was Lumi to which Selphy chuckled at the irony. Pangoro took a breath as the top part of head head glows blue and his head becomes surrounded by a see-through reflective shield. He charged at Ann like a missile and slamming headfirst into the Cross Crop coming to a clash down to attack power. Both growled and snarl as their clash sparked and crackled energy shaking the arena.
"Arrogant swine!" Pangoro snarled.
"Tough talk for endangered dumbass." Ann snarked back.
"Lumi, now's your chance! Dazzling Gleam!" Rusty said as everyone on Selphy's side paled.
"Hyper Voice! Break Vulpix's focus!" Selphy said as Mightyena roared out, "SEEEVVIIII SIDDDEE, BITCHES!"
Lumi's ears rang as she could not launch her attack, but Ann keep her stance as Joe had an idea to fight dirty.
"Ann! You know…you should think like a Dark type, if you know what I mean!" Joe suggested to Selphy's initial confusion.
"Yeah…fighting dirty!" Ann said before kicking Pangoro between the legs.
"What the fuck, woman? I need that to fuck!" Pangoro screeched losing focus. "Oh…piss!"
Down came her Cross Chop on his head slamming him to the ground and taking the victory. Selphy could not help but laugh at this as she returned him. Even Mightyena was laughing which leave him open to get Dazzling Gleamed. While it was a critical, Mightyena was still standing.
"Ok, you two are amusing and you clearly can fight. But it's time I got serious with you. Umbra, from the shadows!" Selphy said sending an Umbreon out. "Psychic on Ann!"
Umbreon's eyes glowed as Ann's mind and body were assaulted with psychic power. Joe called out for Ann to use Night Slash to sever the psychic link which worked, but left Ann worn out.
"Ann, come back!" Joe said as Ann raised a fit about it.
"No buts, if this Pokémon has an edge over you, then you need to fall back. We have a team for this reason." Joe said firmly as Ann returned to Joe's side. "Let's go, Agate! It's up to you!"
"Lumi, Ice Beam the arena!" Rusty said as Lumi sprayed her cold beam.
The arena was caked in ice causing Mightyena and Umbreon to slip and slide all over the place. With that, Rusty swapped out Lumi for Alta Maria and Selphine realized the plan they had.
"So, you froze the arena…and have two Pokémon in the air so you can pick me off." Selphy said crossing her arms. "I'm impressed. You two got a good head on your shoulders. I guess I'll just have to ensure your defeat! Umbreon, Taunt Agate."
"Hey ya prehistoric chicken! Come get some!" Umbreon jeered getting Agate upset.
"Agate, Mega Evolve and use Ancient Power!" Joe said trigger his Mega Ring as energy enveloped her before it burst to reveal Mega Aerodactyl.
Agate's body glows white and it creates a see-through afterimage herself. It then spins quickly and creates a silver stony ball in front of her before launching it out on Umbreon who Selphy had counter with Dark Pulse. However, Agate's attack was faster getting the Lunar Pokémon mid-charge. Mightyena was able to charge and launch his Hyper Beam and Rusty told Alta Maria to fly towards it and use Aerial Ace. Glowing pure white, Swablu towards the beam only to curve around loop de loop style before nailing Mightyena. Seeing that Mightyena was left open, Rusty had Alta blast him to Dragon Pulse finishing the job. With Mightyena down, Alta Maria sang a merry tune before glowing pure white achieving her evolution into the graceful Altaria.
"At least, I have finally evolved." Alta Maria sang happily.
"Good news, you now have another Pokémon to Mega Evolve. Shall I call Tree to send you the stone for her?" Dex Tashigi asked as Rusty said yes fervently.
"Down to my last, and it's not even a dark type…go Ditto!" Selphy said sending out her last Pokémon alongside Umbreon. "Transform into Altaria!"
Ditto had become a perfect clone, but Rusty swapped Alta out just to ensure she could not learn all her moves. Right now, Selphy knew she had Heat Wave, Hyper Voice, and Aerial Ace under her belt for Ditto to use.
"All right, Shelldon. Surf's up!" Rusty said sending out the meek turtle into battle.
"Agate, Dragon Claw!/Umbreon, Iron Tail!" Joe/Selphy said as the two ended up in a bit of a "sword" fight with their attacks.
"Shelldon, Iron Defense!" Rusty said as Shelldon withdraw into his shell which glowed a metallic grey before Shelldon came out.
"Ditto…use Aerial Ace!" Selphy ordered.
It was not the most effective attack, but at least it would not miss. Rusty could only smirked as he flipped his hat back.
"Smack her out of the sky with Smack Down!" Rusty said pointing out the clone in the sky.
A white small sphere formed in Shelldon's mouth before he spat it out at Ditto. The orb exploded and seemingly zapped Ditto's wings before it fell to the ground right on top of Umbreon.
"Iron Head into the ground!" Joe ordered as Agate bashed her head on Ditto's giving it a confession.
"Now wrap it up with Ancient Power!" Joe/Rusty said as their Pokémon combined their attacks blowing both Selphy's Pokémon out of the arena.
[Cues: Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen OST – Victory! Gym Leader]
"And all four of the leader's Pokémon are unable to battle. The winners are Joe Rogers and Rusty Beige of Viridian." Sebastian said with a huff. "Well played."
"It seems they won. Not good for a couple of rookies." Thomas said eyeing them as they reveled in their victory.
Selphy returned her Pokémon and took her loss with a bit of stride.
"Seems you've bested me. Although, I will admit that I held back a lot. Most don't face me 'till they have badges under their belt. Still the fact that you've up in late 30s with one badge shows either you got some skill with raising Pokémon or you got access to the right gear for raising them." Selphy said as Sebastian brought the small case for her to open. "I present you two the Gorgeous Badge."
[Music Ends]
The badge was a pinkish-white conch shell with a tiny diamond in the center. Joe and Rusty proudly took theirs.
"Alright, I got the Gorgeous Badge!" Rusty said as Shelldon spewed out a plume of water in victory.
"We won! I won my first Gym Battle!" Agate said excitedly.
"Here's your prize money." Selphy said tossing them both rolls of cash. "Also, here's a TM for each of you. TM97, Dark Pulse. Quite the nifty Dark-type move. It has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch."
"This…this is the most money I've seen…" Joe said wide-eyed.
"Really? Your family's income must suck." Selphy said as Joe blanched.
"Miss…he's an orphan." Rusty said as Sebastian flinched.
"Oh…yeesh. Sorry about that." Selphy said sheepishly.
"It's no issue." Joe said quietly. "We should go heal up our Pokémon."
As he turned to leave, Selphy stopped him.
"Wait, what are your plans for the rest of the day?" She asked.
"Well, we were going to head to the Seafoam Islands." Rusty said as she perked up.
"Tell you what. To make up for reminding you of painful memories. I'll give you a ride there. I'll be passing by before I go back to the Sevii Islands." She said gently.
"Didn't you say you were apart of a trio?" Rusty said before taking Joe aside. "Dude, we got a golden chance."
"The Sevii Islands…does sound fun, but we'll need to be back before the St. Anne comes in." Joe remarked before Rusty broke away to bring this up to her.
"You want to get into the St. Anne? Well, you'll need these." Selphy said giving him four tickets. "First class, and I won them in a poker game."
That snapped Joe out of his funk just to gawk at the tickets.
"As much I want to take you up on your offer, we'll have to decline coming with you to the islands. We do need to get to Fuchsia City." Joe remarked. "But thank you for the tickets."
"Well then, at least let me drop you there after you explore the islands." Selphy said.
The two boys bolted to heal their Pokémon, get their items in check from the PC, and board. By one in the afternoons, the boys were off to a new adventure.
(Viridian City | April 4th | 1:15 p.m.)
The school had seen better days as to note there was one major player missing. Allison Verdant had seemingly vanished emptying her office and her home. She and her Pokémon were out of Viridian and no one knew where. What Sazandora did know was that Allison resigned leaving her in charge of the plan. Ethel's first order of business was to rescind Cardin and Leanne's expulsion which did not sit well with students or teachers. Plenty of students had already left the school among them Coco Adel and her closest friends (in their case, they left right after the tournament). Velvet wound up become Professor Tree's assistant having a desire to become a true researcher. At a local café, those four friends met up for lunch to have a bit of a talk.
"So, how's being Lemuel's assistant?" Coco asked.
"It's actually really nice. Lemuel is a bit sharper than most people give him credit for. Plus, I won't say the weed isn't terrible." Velvet said kindly. "Plus, he's an advocate for better breeding behaviors. I even got the Eevee I've always wanted."
Said Eevee was asleep in her lap. Velvet would never admit that she might have developed a crush on Tree.
"By the way, how did you get that?" Coco asked.
"It was from our old headmistress. She apparently was breeding plenty of Pokémon to get the best stats. One of those EV Trainers." Velvet remarked getting groans of annoyance. "I know, but she's a saint comparing what she claims Sazandora is doing. She at least dropped a dozen Eevee eggs before she left town. This one was one of the first to hatch."
"Wait, so Tree has a bunch of Eevees?" Fox remarked as his Gallade, Galaga, perked up.
"I think we need agree that we all want one." Yatsuhashi said excitedly. "Always wanted a Leafeon. I heard they're really good for gardening."
"I think Tree has one, but he caught her. She's really good at growing pot." Velvet said sheepishly.
"By the way, what about Rusty's parents?" Yatsu asked.
"Oh them, they got arrested yesterday. Seems they got nailed on tax evasion and lost the lawsuit." Coco remarked with a shrug. "I got their shop in the lawsuit."
"Can I have it?" Fox asked. "Me and Yatsu always wanted to run a café, and our Pokémon would be happy at aid in the kitchen."
"Where's this desire coming from?" Coco asked.
"Y'see. After we left that trap, we started thinking of what to do next. Honestly, I don't see myself going out to be a trainer just for battling like most. Fox and I like cooking…and we figured why not use our skills with Pokémon in tandem." Yatsu said sheepishly. "So, if it's not an issue?"
"Absolutely not! You two have my blessings and I'll put down money to invest in it. Anything for my friends. Just save a table for me and my girlfriend when we visit." Coco said getting up to leave.
"Oh yeah, speaking of girlfriend. You never told us who she was." Fox remarked.
"She's a Gym Trainer in Celadon. Her name's Kay." Coco said nonchalantly bringing up a picture on her phone.
She was a cute brunette like most other lasses, but that's not what Velvet, Fox, Galaga, and Yatsu blushing.
"So, she dyed her hair for you?" Fox asked awkwardly.
"Wait, how do you…OH MY GOSH!" Coco said in panic.
The picture she had shown them was one of Kay, but the picture was of her in see through lingerie with the caption of "Thinking of You". It also showed her drapes didn't match the carpet. Coco turned off her phone completely horrified.
"So…she's cute." Yatsu said awkwardly as Coco walked off completely horrified. "Coco, wait!"
He went after her.
"Fox, you're thinking of Coco and Kay." Galaga said to Fox.
"And I need to go find a bathr…I mean go anywhere but here." Fox said leaving for the nearest bathroom.
"Denying the fact, you're going to jerk off doesn't make it better!" Galaga said going after him.
Velvet could only shake her head in disbelief. Not too far, Officer Jenny was continuing her investigation on Pokémon Tech which was coming along. Allison Verdant lit the match, the students were adding fuel to the fire, and all Vivi needed was for Ol' Ethel to put out enough rope to hang herself. She had to let Allison get away with her crimes, but Ethel wasn't getting away. Not at all.
Current Team Stats
Player: Rusty
Shiny Beedrill Lv.36 (Female) (Nickname: Midori) |Kept in a Net Ball|
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Hardy
Characteristic: Capable of taking hits
Met at Viridian City
Moves Known: Iron Defense, Electroweb, String Shot, Twinneedle, Venoshock, U-turn, Toxic, Giga Drain, ?
Held Item: Beedrillite
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Altaria Lv.37 (Female) (Nickname: Alta Maria) |Kept in a Dusk Ball|
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Gentle
Characteristic: Likes to fly (Likes to run)
Met at Viridian City
Moves Known: Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Sing, Dream Eater, Heat Wave, Aerial Ace, ?
Held Item: Altariaite
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Primeape Lv.37 (Male) (Nickname: Shoji Oguma) |Kept in a Luxury Ball|
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant
Characteristic: Likes to fight
Caught at Route 22
Moves Known: Payback, Aerial Ace, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Fire Punch, Cross Crop, Thunderbolt, ?
Held Item: Expert Belt
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Tirtouga Lv.33 (Male) (Nickname: Shelldon) |Kept in a Poké Ball|
Ability: Solid Rock
Nature: Docile
Characteristic: Loves to eat
Met at Lv.5 in Viridian City
Moves Known: Ancient Power, Smack Down, Aqua Jet, Iron Defense, Crunch, Iron Tail, ?
Held Item: None
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Alolan Vulpix Lv.35 (Female) (Nickname: Lumi) |Kept in a Dusk Ball|
Ability: Snow Cloak
Nature: Modest
Characteristic: Mischievous
Met at Lv.30 in the Pokemon Mansion
Moves Known: Ice Beam, Confuse Ray, Iron Tail, Payback, Dazzling Gleam, ?
Held Item: None
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Player: Joe
Victreebel Lv.36 (Male) (Nickname: Edgar) |Kept in a Premier Ball|
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Mild
Characteristic: Thoroughly cunning
Met at Viridian City
Moves Known: Giga Drain, Sleep Powder, Toxic, Stun Spore, Thief, Sunny Day, Weather Ball, Venoshock, Magical Leaf, ?
Held Item: Big Root
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Greninja Lv.36 (Male) (Nickname: Tobirama) |Kept in a Dusk Ball|
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Serious
Characteristic: Alert to sounds
Met at Viridian City
Moves Known: Toxic Spikes, Water Pulse, Smack Down, Ice Beam, Thief, Double Team, Grass Knot, ?
Held Item: Quick Claw
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Jynx Lv.34 (Female) (Nickname: Nigiri) |Kept in a Love Ball|
Ability: Forewarn
Nature: Bold
Characteristic: Mischievous
Caught at Route 22
Moves Known: Lick, Psychic, Sweet Kiss, Dream Eater, Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Water Pulse, ?
Held Item: None
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Primeape Lv.35 (Female) (Nickname: Ann Wolfe) |Kept in a Luxury Ball|
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Serious
Characteristic: Hates to lose
Caught at Route 22
Moves Known: Night Slash, Aerial Ace, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Poison Jab, Cross Chop, ?
Held Item: Expert Belt
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Aerodactyl Lv.34 (Female) (Nickname: Agate) |Kept in a Poké Ball
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Jolly
Characteristic: Loves to eat Met at Lv.5 in Viridian City
Moves Known: Iron Head, Thunder Fang, Bite, Wing Attack, Ancient Power, Dragon Claw, ?
Held Item: Aerodactylite
(A/N: The debut of one of my three custom Gym Leaders, the Sevii Trio. Planned originally for SilverNugget's Pokémon Loud Version, I'll be placing them here as well only with slightly altered backstories (as instead of them being tied to Crimson, it's his father.) These three leaders are my way of making it possible to eight to go to the league. Selphy herself is from the games, just given a case of adaptational badass. Secondly, allow me to apologize to any Crosshare fans, but Velvet becoming a researcher alongside Tree was planned. The girl I've paired with Coco, Kay is one of the Gym Trainers from Celadon. If you know the finer details of the gym itself, you'll see it was fitting albeit a bit obvious. Next chapter will be a part 2 to this one to see what a few other characters are up to.)
Ending Theme: 90's flav – call me