Upon arriving in Invagam City, Ichigo and his friends found the gym was closed. They later met Yukio, the gym leader. However, he had no interest in battling. Seeing that all trainers were the same and began to get bored with them. When Ichigo battled Yukio's butler, Jenkins, he was able to spark enough interest in Yukio for him to have that battle. Ichigo is going to have his first gym battle in the Kalos region. Just what kind of battle can we expect?

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(Ichigo's voice) Charged and Ready to Go

Ichigo arrived in the gym. He was looking forward to having his first gym battle against Yukio, but Yukio didn't seem as excited.

"Ready, Yukio?" Ichigo asked.

"I guess. I only agreed to this because I thought that maybe you were different from other trainers." Yukio said. "We'll see if I was right or wrong."

"Yukio doesn't seem that interested in the battle." Orihime said as Ichigo's friends were watching from the stands.

"We should be lucky Yukio actually agreed to the challenge." Rukia said. "I heard that this gym's specialty is with electric-types. I wonder what kind of pokemon Yukio is going to use."

"The gym battle between Yukio, the gym leader, and Ichigo, the challenger, will now begin!" Jenkins said as he acted as the referee. "Each side will use two pokemon! The battle will be over when both pokemon on either side is unable to battle. Only the challenger will be allowed to substitute pokemon. May you both please bring out your first pokemon."

"Here goes nothing." Yukio said as he took out his first choice. "Let's go, Magnemite."

"Magnemite!"

"Magnemite. It's a steel-type as well as an electric-type. Absol, ready to go?" Ichigo asked.

"Absol." Absol went out for the first battle.

"Let the battle begin!" Jenkins said as they were allowed to begin.

"Absol, start with Razor Wind!" Ichigo called.

"Absol!" Absol unleashed the attack. Razor Wind hit Magnemite, but Magnemite was able to shake it off.

"You'll have to do much better than that." Yukio said. "That attack doesn't do much damage against Magnemite. Magnemite, Sonic Boom."

"Magnemite!" Magnmite unleashed a sonic blast. It hit Absol pretty hard and Absol was pushed back.

"Now use Spark." Yukio said. Magnemite generated electricity and charged right at Absol. Magnemite tackled Absol and gave him a good shock.

"Absol, knock it away with Night Slash!" Ichigo said. Absol smashed his horn against Magnemite and knocked it back. "Better be ready for when he launches another attack."

"Magnemite use Discharge." Yukio said.

"Absol, Swords Dance!" Ichigo ordered. Absol generated the swords to gain some power. He was hoping to defend itself as well, but the electricity Magnemite unleashed got through and zapped Absol. Not what Ichigo thought would happen. That maneuver usually works.

"I saw you use that before." Yukio said. "It's a little ingenuous, using a supportive move as a defensive move, but I see the flaw. That doesn't work on a wide-spread attack like discharge."

"I can't believe he was able to find a hole in Absol's defense after seeing it just once." Rukia said as they were all impressed.

"Now use Magnet Bomb." Yukio said. Magnemite formed a ball of blue electricity and launched it.

"Dodge it!" Ichigo said. Absol jumped out of the way and was able to avoid the attack. "Now use Razor Wind!"

"Sonic Boom." Yukio said. Both of them used their attacks. They collided against each other and caused a small explosion to go off.

"Now use Psycho Cut!" Ichigo ordered. Absol was able to jump through the smoke and reached Magnemite. Magnemite and Yukio were a little surprised that Absol could do it. Absol launched the attack right at Magnemite and sent it flying into the wall and knocked Magnemite out.

"Magnemite is unable to battle! Absol is the winner!" Jenkins claimed.

"Magnemite, return." Yukio said as he brought Magnemite back in it's pokeball. "Using the smoke as a cover to land a strike like that... Not bad, but not original."

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Ichigo said. "So, which pokemon of yours is next."

"That would be this one." Yukio said as he held out another pokeball. "Go, Rotom." He let out his next pokemon and it zipped around.

"Rohahahah!"

"A Rotom?!" Ichigo said.

"It looks like it's made out of electricity." Orihime said.

"Ichigo still has the advantage." Chad said.

"You're right about that." Rukia said. "Rotom is an electric-type, but it's a ghost-type as well. Absol has the advantage in this one."

"We'll wrap this up in one hit! Night Slash!" Ichigo said. Absol ran at Rotom and was getting ready to attack. Absol jumped up and swung it's horn at Rotom, but Rotom zipped right out of the way at incredible speed. Rotom was zipping around with incredible speed. Ichigo and the others couldn't keep up with it. "It's so fast!"

"Even the most powerful attacks are worthless if they don't hit their target." Yukio said. "Rotom, Ominous Wind." Rotom appeared right in front of Absol. Rotom unleashed a ghostly wind and blasted Absol with Absol being pushed back.

"Absol, get out of there! Try and hit Rotom with Night Slash again!" Ichigo said. Absol jumped out of the wind and went at Rotom again, but Rotom moved out of the way and avoided the attack.

"Electro Ball." Yukio said. Rotom formed an orb of electricity and blasted Absol with it. Absol got hit hard with that attack and was knocked out.

"Absol is unable to battle! Rotom is the winner!" Jenkins called.

"Absol!" Ichigo called as he ran over and lifted Absol up. "Are you okay?" Absol took some damage, but it looks like he was able to wake up. "That's good to see." Ichigo helped Absol back over to his side and placed him down with Ichigo grabbing his pokeball. "It looks like it's all on you. Umbreon, let's go!"

"Umbreon!"

"I've never seen an Umbreon with that color!" Yukio said as he wasn't expecting that.

"I told you I was different from most trainers!" Ichigo said. "Umbreon, Shadow Ball!"

"Umbreon!" Umbreon charged the attack and launched it.

"Yes! If that hits, it will deal massive damage!" Rukia said as she was excited for Ichigo.

"Light Screen." Yukio said. Rotom formed a wall of light around itself and was able to block the attack.

"What happened?" Orihime said.

"Light Screen cuts the damage of some attacks." Rukia said.

"It's also going to be in effect for a while." Chad said.

"I guess he uses that for pokemon who hold the type advantage." Rukia said. Rotom was a restless little pokemon as it kept flying around. With that Light Screen and Rotom moving around at incredible speed, it's not going to be easy to beat.

"Rotom, Thunderbolt." Yukio said. Rotom stopped just above Umbreon. It unleashed the attack with Umbreon getting zapped.

"Hang in there, Umbreon!" Ichigo cheered. Umbreon did its best to resist the attack and was able to shake it off.

"It's certainly got some endurance. Rotom, let's use Electro Ball." Yukio said. Rotom moved around again to keep Umbreon guessing until it appeared behind Umbreon.

"It's behind you! Move!" Ichigo called. Umbreon spotted Rotom just as it unleashed Electro Ball. Umbreon was able to dodge it at the last second, but Rotom was still flying around. It was like an annoying mosquito that just wouldn't stand still. Ichigo tried his best to follow Rotom's movements, but Rotom was just too fast. "At this rate, the battle isn't going to last much longer. There's got to be a way to stop Rotom in it's tracks.

"Out of ideas, Ichigo? I guess it's time we put an end to this battle." Yukio said. Ichigo tried to think of something until something came to him.

"Umbreon, concentrate Psychic around your body and unleashed it through the field!" Ichigo called.

"What?!" Yukio said as he didn't understand what he was trying. Umbreon focused it's power just like Ichigo said. With a mighty roar, Umbreon unleashed the psychic power through the field and generated a dust cloud to spread through it. Rotom stopped in it's tracks as dust flew in by and pinpointed Rotom's location.

"There it is! Blasted it with Shadow Ball nonstop!" Ichigo called. Umbreon fired multiple Shadow Balls and blasted Rotom with all of them. Rotom's Light Screen was holding, but Rotom was being pushed back. Rotom tried to hold it all back, but the Light Screen soon shattered and Rotom was hit hard with Rotom hitting the ground.

"Rotom is unable to battle! Umbreon is the winner! That means that victory goes to the challenger!" Jenkins declared.

"We won!" Ichigo cheered with him and his friends excited. Ichigo and Absol went right over to Umbreon with Ichigo petting it. "Nice work, Umbreon." Yukio returned Rotom back to it's pokeball and walked right over.

"I must admit, it certainly was an interesting battle." Yukio said as he actually looked happy. "Using Psychic to generate a cloud like that to stop Rotom and pinpoint it's location was certainly a surprise. On top of that, you surprised me a few other times. That was the kind of challenge I was looking for. I just didn't think it would actually happen. Your out of the box thinking gave me the battle I wanted. It's been a long time since I had an enjoyable battle like that one."

"I'm glad you liked it, Yukio." Ichigo said.

"Well, here you go." Yukio said as he handed Ichigo the badge, and it looked like a game controller. "This is the Game Badge. It's proof that you won here."

"Thanks a lot, Yukio." Ichigo said as he gladly took his first badge from Kalos.

"Way to go, Ichigo." Rukia said.

"I always knew you could do it." Orihime said.

"Master Ichigo, I thank you for this battle." Jenkins said. "It clearly did Master Yukio some good. That being said, have you decided as to where your next gym battle shall be?"

"Not really." Ichigo said.

"Perhaps you should try the gym that's the closest from here." Jenkins said. "The gym closest to here is in Boota City."

"Boota City? Sounds good to me." Ichigo said. "We'll get our second badge there. Right?"

"Absol."

"Umbreon." Both of his pokemon were looking forward to that battle.

"Seeing Ichigo battle like that got me excited as well." Orihime said. "I can't wait until I find Pokemon Talent Star and compete once more."

Ichigo has managed to win his first gym battle in the Kalos region. Now, he's one step closer to entering the Kalos League. It's also getting Orihime excited for her next challenge. So, with their next destination in mind, our heroes continue on for Boota City for Ichigo's next gym battle, as the journey continues.

To Be Continued...

Pokemon Question: Okay, future pokemon trainers. The correct answer to the last question is...Shedinja! It's said that if you stare into the crack on Shedinja's back, it will steal your soul. Here's the next question. What pokemon's singing is said to bring you misery or joy?