Episode 127: Ghost to Ghost
On the very next morning, Sora had woken up and he looked down to the bunk bed below him and saw Kairi wasn't in the bed below an neither was Togepi. Only the two Pichu were there.
"Where could she have gone?" Sora got out of his bunk bed as Pikachu had woken up and climbed on his trainer's shoulder. The two Pichu had woken up and joined in with their adoptive big brother.
"Pichu!" The two Pichu chirped as they rode on Sora's shoulders.
"You know, you two didn't have to ride on me like that," Sora said. Pikachu laughed a bit. Sora and the three mouse Pokémon went off to the lobby and saw Kairi sitting there. Sora knew she had to be waiting for him. "Hey Kairi. Morning."
"Morning," Kairi greeted back to her boyfriend. "Did you sleep okay?"
"I did, thanks for asking," Sora said. He looked at Kairi and he knew she was very concerned look on her face. "Something on your mind?"
"You know very well there is," Kairi said. "You mentioned your little dream to us and I could tell something happened. So, I woke up early and I knew you would come looking for me. So, I came to the lobby and waited for you."
"Why?" Sora asked.
"Just so as we can talk. I want to know. What happened to you in that dream of yours?" Kairi asked.
Sora looked at Kairi and he knew he couldn't get out of it even if he wanted to. He took in a deep breath and he had to tell her everything that happened not caring if she would believe him or not.
"Okay Kairi. I'll tell you. After the Rainbow Wing started glowing and a flash of light came out almost bllinding me, I found myself in a big void. Nothing and nobody was there. Not you, not Pikachu, not anybody. I had no idea where I was. I was all alone in there, until they came," Sora said.
"Who came?" Kairi asked.
"Suicune, Entei, and Rakou. They all came to me and they all talked," Sora said. She looked at him knowing there was more coming. "And not like Meowth; in a more intelligent way."
"They talked to you?" Kairi asked.
"Pikachu?" Pikachu tilted his head.
"They did. And they told me they know all about us because of Ho-Oh," Sora said. Kairi was getting more amazed.
"Keep going," Kairi said.
"The reason Ho-Oh flew by us twice was because Ho-Oh saw it coming. It knew about our meeting before we did. And Ho-Oh knew we would be a couple," Sora said.
"That's why Ho-Oh gave us the Rainbow Wing," Kairi said.
"Yeah. And because I was holding it, they were able to talk to me," Sora said. "After that, they shown me something else."
"What they did they show you?" Kairi asked.
"They showed me the day the Brass Tower burned down. Lugia was there when it happened. Also Entei, Raikou, and Suicune before Ho-Oh came and brought them back to life," Sora said. Kairi was awestruck by what her boyfriend was saying. "Lugia flew away, but the three Pokémon died in the fire." Sora's eyes filled with tears just thinking of them dying right in front of him. Kairi's eyes filled with tears as well, she knew it was painful for him to watch that. "It was because some people tried to destroy Lugia and Ho-oh if they couldn't have them. When the fire went out, Ho-Oh came from the sky and brought them back to life. And you know how the rest of the legend goes."
"I just can't believe it," Kairi said.
"They also told me we were brought together because of our desires to help out Pokémon from being poached and sold. And they said something about us making our own future and I don't know if there's a right way of explaining it," Sora said. Kairi placed her hand on his shoulder.
"I'm not sure either, but I believe you," Kairi said. Sora looked at her and she saw the tears in her eyes and he knew what caused it. "Your tears saids it. I thought it was a coincidence that we met and fell in love, but after hearing about your experience, I don't think that anymore. I'm glad that we met." Kairi smiled.
"Yeah. Me too," Sora said smiling. Sora kissed Kairi on the cheek.
"And I promise that I'll never leave you, Sora," Kairi said. "Ever since we met, I thought there will be a point that we would part ways, but when we came to Viridian City and grandma packed up our things to move to Pallet Town, that sadness went away, because that meant I can see you whenever I wanted." She giggled. "I don't ever want to imagine my life without you."
"And I don't want to imagine my life without you, either," Sora said as he and Kairi kissed on the lips. Pikachu and Togepi smiled warmly as the couple kissed while the two Pichu just blushed and covered their eyes. They peeked through their little fingers. "I love you more than anything, Kairi."
"I love you too, Sora," Kairi said. They held hands and went off to the messhall to get some breakfast. The couple smiled as they walked with Pikachu, Togepi, and the Pichu joined them. They both knew this whole experience made them closer than ever.
As they got their breakfast, the Alolan nine came to the messhall as well.
"You couldn't bother to wait for us?" Kiawe asked.
"Knock it off, Kiawe," Hapu chided him. "Can't we let the lovebirds have time for themselves?"
"Doesn't count of Pikachu, Togepi, and those Pichu are with them," Kiawe deadpanned.
As the Alolan nine joined the couple for breakfast, Sora decided to do some training for his Gym Battle after they eat and Kairi was gonna join him for his training.
After breakfast, Sora, Kairi, and the Pokémon went off somewhere in the city to train for his Gym Battle against Morty. Sora took out one Pokéball, his Sports Ball, and his Premiere Ball and threw them in the air.
"Okay guys. You three were carefull chosen for this exercise because what we're up against are Ghost Type Pokémon, so it's no walk in the park," Sora said taking out a Dark Type Memory and gave it to the chimeric Pokémon. "Morty might have some ways to take us down, so we'll have to work hard just so we can get him before he gets us. Spinarak, you'll work on your Night Shade, and Noctowl, you'll practice with Confusion. Silvally, with the Dark Memory Disc, you'll practice Multi-Attack." Sora's three chosen Pokémon nodded as they understood. "Let's get to it!"
With that said, Sora's Pokémon practiced their attacks. Spinarak practiced with Night Shade. Noctowl practiced with Confusion.
Unaware, Team Rocket had finally caught up with them.
"There they are," Meowth said.
"Not only Pikachu and Togepi, but a Shiny Spinarak, a Shiny Pichu, and a Shiny Noctowl," Jessie said.
"Also Silvally and a Spiky-eared Pichu to boot," James said.
"The boss will be tickled pink when we bring him back such rare Pokémon and give us that promotion we sorely deserve," Meowth said.
"Now let's get to planning!" Jessie suggested.
"Yeah!" James and Meowth cheered. Team Rocket were about to get started when Silvally jumped and used Multi-Attack on Team Rocket sending them flying.
"Once again, foiled before we even started," Jessie said.
"I know I'm used to failure, but this is way too much," James said.
"And we have twenty years of failure right under our belt," Meowth said.
"Wobbufett," Wobbufett said.
"And twenty years is just too many," Jessie said.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Team Rocket shouted as a star twinkles in the distance. Kairi turns her head.
"Could have sworn I just have something," Kairi said in her thoughts. She shook it off since she it didn't matter. Just as Sora continues his training, Kairi is joined by her boyfriend's aunt, uncle, and cousin. Terra and Aqua joined up with the Alolan nine since they made a stop at the famous Ecruteak Dance Theater.
They were amazed to see eight young women with an eveloution of Eevee and kimonos matching their exact coloring. The dancers each danced to the Japanese music playing and their dance were very graceful. Vaporeon, Umbreon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon were just as graceful.
"Simply amazing," Illima said.
"Too bad Ven is missing this. He would have enjoyed seeing those Pokémon dancing like that," Aqua said awestruck.
"He would have. But, he said he wanted to watch Sora train for his Gym match," Terra said.
"I guess you're right," Aqua said.
Back to Sora, he was proud to see his Pokémon improving their skills. He only had Spinarak for a short time, but he was mighty proud.
"That was great you guys!" Sora said to his Pokémon. "Even after our training, we're not going to find it easy. Be ready for anything." Spinarak, Noctowl, and Silvally nodded. Everyone met at the Ecruteak City Gym and they all knew Morty was waiting inside. The group entered the Gym and Morty smiled warmly.
"Sora. Welcome. I knew you would arrive," Morty said.
"I'd never run away, Morty. I came here for a Gym Battle and I'm going to have one," Sora said.
"And you won't be disappointed. But, instead of being three on three, let's go for four against four," Morty said.
"I'm ready for anything you can throw at me," Sora said. Sora's relatives, Kairi, the Alolan nine, Terra, Aqua, and the two Pichu took their seats on the bleachers as the referee came in.
"The battle between the Gym Leader and the challenger Sora Ketchum from Pallet Town is about to begin! Both trainers will be using four Pokémon each! In accordance to the rules, only the challenger is permitted to make substitutions during the battle! The battle will be over when either the Gym Leader's or the challenger's Pokémon is unable to battle! Let the battle begin!" Morty takes out a Pokéball.
"The first Pokémon I'll be using will be Gastly!" Morty said as he threw his Pokéball letting out his Gastly.
"So, it's a Gastly, then I'm going to go with Spinarak!" Sora said taking out his Sports Ball and threw it. Stars swirls around Spinarak upon entry. "Spinarak! Start up with Night Shade!" Spinarak fires Night Shade at the ghost Pokémon.
"Gastly! Dodge and use Lick!" Morty ordered. Gastly avoids Night Shade and gives the spider Pokémon a lick on the face. "Now use Confuse Ray!" Gastly fires a blue beam at the Shiny Pokémon making him confused.
"Spinarak! Try to shake it off!" Sora called out. Spinarak was running around in circles. Sora remembered when he battled Misty and when Zubat flew around in circles.
"That Gastly is doing a serious number on Sora's Spinarak," Danny said.
"Just hope Sora will make a switch before Gastly gets to do more," Hapu said. Sora had to think of something, so he pulled out Spinarak's Park Ball.
"Come back, Spinarak!" Sora said calling Spinarak back. He pulled out Noctowl's Pokéball and threw it. "Go for it Noctowl!" Stars swirls around the owl Pokémon upon entry.
"So you have yourself another Shiny Pokémon. I'll have to admit, I am impressed. And it's clever of you to send out a Normal Type Pokémon since Ghost Type attacks no effect on them," Morty said. Morty grinned. "But, it won't help you."
Sora knew was right, and his Gastly probably knows an attack that can hit Noctowl good, so he had to think fast.
"Noctowl! Move in with Wing Attack!" Sora ordered.Noctowl flew down as Gastly with his wings sticking out.
"Gastly! Dodge it!" Morty called out. Gastly tried to dodge, but it got hit by one of Noctowl's wings. Morty knew his Noctowl had to be pretty fast since it managed to hit Gastly with ease.
"Gastly! Use Dark Pulse!" Morty orderd. Gastly fired Dark Pulse right at Noctowl. Sora knew he figured right and Confusion wouldn't reflect it, but he had to get Noctowl to dodge it instead.
"Noctowl! Dodge it! Quickly!" Sora called out. Noctowl flew out of the way before Dark Pulse could hit. "Now use Confusion!" Noctowl grabs Gastly with his Psychic Type attack and slam it to the ground.
"Way to go, Noctowl!" Ventus cheered.
"I figured Noctowl being the team would come in handy for Sora. Gastly is a Poison Type as well as a Ghost Type," Kiawe said.
"And that can be a problem for him," Mallow said.
"I knew he would pull through right at the start," Cattleya said.
"But, for how long?" Acerola asked.
"Gastly! Dark Pulse again!" Morty ordered. Gastly fired Dark Pulse once again. Noctowl tried to avoid it, but Noctowl got hit on the side.
"Noctowl! Wing Attack!" Sora called out. Noctowl flew towards the gas Pokémon and smacked it with his wings. "Now finish it with Confusion!" Noctowl grabs Gastly and slams Gastly against the wall hard. Gastly slides down knocked out.
"Gastly is unable to battle! Noctowl wins!" The referee announced. Morty calls back his fallen Gastly.
"Very impressive, Sora. You raised your Noctowl well. But, my next Pokémon is even stronger than my Gastly." Morty said taking out his next Pokéball. He threw the Pokéball. "It's your turn, Haunter!" The Pokéball opens and lets out his Haunter.
"So, it's a Haunter next," Lana said.
"Morty's Haunter is pretty different from Sora's Haunter," Sophocles said.
"I don't doubt it," Terra said.
"I wonder if Sora will be sticking with Noctowl or will he switch Pokémon," Lillie said. Sora calls back Noctowl answering Lillie's question and looks over to Pikachu.
"You game, Pikachu?" Sora asked his partner.
"Pika," Pikachu nodded.
"I know I can count on you," Sora said. Pikachu enters the battlefield.
"That is an interesting choice. You're sending an Electric Type to deal with my Haunter. And judging how your Pikachu looks, you did a great job raising it," Morty said with a compliment.
"My Pikachu has been through a series of hard battles the whole time I got him. Pikachu and I ready for anything your Haunter can dish out," Sora said.
"There's no doubt about it. I want to see it with my own eyes. Haunter! Begin with Shadow Ball!" Morty ordered. Haunter forms a ball of shadow and hurls over to the yellow mouse Pokémon.
"Pikachu! Block it with Electro Ball!" Sora called out. Pikachu forms a ball of electricity and hurls it at Haunter's Shadow Ball and explodes upon contact.
"Haunter! Shadow Punch!" Morty ordered. Haunter sends out its shadowy punch and it strikes Pikachu on the spot. "Now to make things less easy. Mean Look!" Haunter's eyes glows red as several eyeballs appear around Pikachu. Pikachu's body became surrounded by a red aura.
"Uh-oh. Mean Look," Lana said.
"That keeps Sora from switching Pokémon until Haunter is down," Aqua said.
"Hey! That's cheating!' Ventus said.
"Using Mean Look in a Gym Battle isn't against the rules," Kairi said.
"She's right, son. A Gym Leader comes up with ways to make the battles challenging for the trainers. And Sora knows that," Danny said.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Sora called out. Pikachu sends out Thunderbolt. Haunter avoids by vanishing. Sora knew Haunter only turned itself invisible. "Pikachu, listen for Haunter." Pikachu swerved his ears listening for Haunter's breathing. Pikachu heard Haunter's breathing and struck Haunter with Iron Tail. Haunter dropped its invisiblity act after getting hit. Morty chuckled. The Shiny and Spiky-eared Pichu cheered for Pikachu for the hit.
"Impressive. Your Pikachu is even better than I thought. I guess I should never have underestimated it," Morty said with a smile. "But, I did get to see your Pikachu's bravado with my own eyes like I wanted."
"Just glad I was able to impress you," Sora said.
"And you have. Haunter! Shadow Punch!" Morty ordered. Haunter launched a shadowy punch on Pikachu again. "Now use Shadow Ball!" haunter forms Shadow Ball and throws the ball of shadow towards the mouse Pokémon.
"Iron Tail!" Sora called out. Pikachu swung his tail glowing metalically and it slices through the Shadow Ball like a sword cutting a watermelon. "Now use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fires Thunderbolt and it shocks Haunter causing heavy damage. The ghost Pokémon falls to the ground beaten.
"Haunter is unable to battle! Pikachu! Wins!" The referee announced. Morty calls back his fallen Haunter.
"Very impressive. You took down two of my Pokémon and you have not lost any of yours," Morty said. "Not yet at least." Morty takes out a Pokéball and throws it. "Go Misdreavus!" The Pokéball opens and lets out his Misdreavus.
"You still good to go, Pikachu?" Sora asked.
"Pika," Pikachu nodded.
"Great! "Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered. Pikachu fired Thunderbolt as Misdreavus had turned invisible and then reappeard behind again behind Pikachu. "Pikachu! Watch out behind you!"
"Power Gem!" Morty ordered. Pikachu turned around just in time for Misdreavus to fire Power Gem at Pikachu causing heavy damage. "Mean Look!" Misdreavus used Mean Look the same way Haunter did with Pikachu.
"Mean Look again?" Mallow asked.
"I think Morty wants to finish this off fast," Acerola said.
"Looks like it," Mina said.
"Now use Ominous Wind!" Morty ordered. Misdreavus blows a ghostly wind at the yellow mouse Pokémon hitting the wall. Pikachu was knocked out for the count.
"Pikachu is unable to battle! Misdreavus wins!" The referee announced. Sora went over to Pikachu.
"You okay, Pikachu?" Sora asked his partner.
"Pikachu," Pikachu responded.
"Don't sweat it. You did your best. That's what counts," Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"You should rest for right now," Sora said as he handed Pikachu to Kairi sitting on the bleachers. Cattleya ends up holding Togepi so Kairi can hold Pikachu. Sora retook his position and took out his Sports Ball and threw it. "Okay Spinarak! Back to action!" The Sports Ball opens as stars swirls around the spider Pokémon upon entry.
"So it's your Spinarak again, huh? Bug and Poison Type attacks won't even phase my Misdreavus. You know that, don't you?" Morty reminded Sora.
"Type isn't everything, Morty. The battle's not over until it's over!" Sora said. Morty laughed
"So true. Now let's go. Misdreavus! Use Psybeam!" Morty ordered. Misdreavus fired Psybeam right at the Shiny Spinarak.
"Dodge it!" Sora called out. Spinarak shot out a string from his mouth and climbed up to the ceiling as Psybeam has missed. Misdreavus fired Psybeam again and Spinarak swung around on his string.
"Don't lose sight of Spinarak!" Morty called out.
"Great job, Spinarak! Night Shade!" Sora ordered. Spinarak fired Night Shade and hits the screech Pokémon hard. "Now use Spider Web!" Spinarak fires a web at the ghostly Pokémon trapping it. Misdreavus couldn't phase out of it because the web was too strong and too sticky to get loose. "Bug Bite!" Spinarak lands on the web and gives it a bite attack of Misdreavus.
"Misdreavus! Try to get loose!' Morty called out.
"No use! Misdreavus is good as caught! Spinarak! Night Shade!" Sora ordered. Spinarak fired Night Shade and it hits Misdreavus hard. Spinarak runs up to Misdreavus and wraps it in the web and throughs it to the ground.
"Misdreavus is unable to battle! Spinarak wins!" The referee announced. With that done, Spinarak began to evolve. Everyone figured it had to be the battle got so intensed it jumpstarted Spinarak's evolution. Spinarak had evolved into an Ariados. Ariados is now purple and the srtripes on Ariados's legs and and structure on his abdomen has blue stripes.
"Whoa! A Shiny Ariados!" Ventus said with his eyes sparkling.
"Spinarak evolved!" Kairi beamed.
"Pika!" Pikachu cheered.
"Pichu!" The two Pichu
"Morty has one left. Sora isn't going to find it easy," Illima said.
Everyone knew he was right. Sora will have to be on extra careful when going up against Morty's final and very likely his most strongest Pokémon.
"Not bad, Sora. Your skills are very impressive. You are quite a Pokémon trainer," Morty said calling his Misdreavus back.
"I was thinking the same about you, Morty. And I can assume that you saved the best for last," Sora said. Morty grinned.
"Indeed I have," Morty said taking out his final Pokéball. "And here is my last Pokémon. Not only that; my most strongest one as you said. Go Gengar!" Morty threw his Pokéball letting out his Gengar. Morty's Gengar enters the battlefiled.
"I figured he had a Gengar to go with that Gastly and Haunter. And since Gengar is Haunter's evolved form, that means it's going to be much stronger than both of them put together. Ariados and Noctowl might be able to stop it, but I think they'll soften it up first," Sora said in his thoughts. Kairi could tell Sora has something up his sleeve and she knows him so well. Cattleya smiled as she also he also has something planned.
"Gengar, the battle is almost lost, but for you, the battle is just beginning," Morty said in his thoughts.
"Ariados! Night Shade!" Sora ordered. Ariados fired Night Shade at Gengar. But, Gengar floats out of the way before it could hit.
"Excellent dodge, Gengar! Keep it up!" Morty called out. Ariados fired and fired Night Shade at the ghost Pokémon. Gengar wasn't just strong just by its looks, but it was also fast. Ariados managed to land a few hits, but it wasn't enough.
"Ariados! Spider Web!" Sora called out. Ariados fired a web hoping to rap Gengar in it. Morty saw that coming.
"I don't think so! Gengar! Dark Pulse!" Morty ordered. Gengar fired Dark Pulse and it shot through the web hitting Ariados in the process.
"Shake it off! Make Gengar chase you around!" Sora called out. Ariados climbed up the walls. Gengar did chase Ariados around and around. Ariados jumped from one wall to another every time Gengar had him in its sights.
"Trying match for speed? Clever. But, not enough. Gengar! Shadow Punch!" Morty ordered. Gengar landed a Shadow Punch on the spider Pokémon. "Now Shadow Ball!" Gengar forms a powerful Shadow Ball and sends it towards Ariados. The attack knocks Ariados off the wall. Ariados shoots out another string. "No you don't! Shadow Punch!" Gengar lands a Shadow Punch on Ariados and it was enough to knock him out as he fell on his back.
"Ariados is unable to battle! Gengar wins!" The refereee announced.
"Morty has taken down two of Sora's Pokémon," Danny said.
"Looks like Morty is making a comeback," Terra said.
"Blaine and Hayner gave him a run for his money too if you remember," Aqua said.
"Right," Terra said. Terra remebered those battles pretty well. Their Pokémon managed to take down most of Sora's Pokémon despite a disadvantage. The most memeorable time was when Pikachu manged to take down Hayner's Rhyperior; and that was because he took advantage of Rhyperior's size and speed, size and speed.
"Return Ariados," Sora said calling back his Ariados. "You did great. You only did part of what I wanted you to do." Sora pulls out Noctowl's Pokéball and threw it. "Noctowl! Back to action!" The Pokéball opens and stars swirls around Noctowl upon entry.
"Your Noctowl may have taken down my Gastly, but it'll find my Gengar is no pushover in battle," Morty said.
"I don't doubt it, Morty. Your Gengar is really something, but my Noctowl is nothing to sneeze at," Sora said.
"Indeed not. But, still. Your Noctowl dosen't stand a chance. Gengar! Dark Pulse!" Morty ordered. Gengar send out Dark Pulse to deal heavy damage on the owl Pokémon.
"Dodge it!" Sora called out. Noctowl flew out of the way before Dark Pulse could hit.
"Don't let it get away! Dark Pulse again and again!" Morty called out. Gengar did keep firing Dark Pulse again and again. Noctowl did keep dodging the attacks. Sora figured Gengar would waste some energy trying to hit Noctowl. He knew Noctowl couldn't keep it up for long, so he had to make an attack.
"Noctowl! Confusion!" Sora called out. Noctowl got hold of Gengar and hurled it to the ground. "Now use Wing Attack!" Noctowl flew and gave Gengar a few hits on the sides. "Now move in with Peck!" Noctowl was about to hit Gengar with a peck, but Morty wasn't taking any chances.
"Dark Pulse!" Morty ordered. Gengar fired Dark Pulse and it hits Noctowl hard. Noctowl lands on the ground. Noctowl tries to get back up, but falls to the ground beaten.
"Noctowl is unable to battle! Gengar wins!' The referee announced.
"Both just has one Pokémon left to use," Kiawe said.
"And judging how this battle is going, I think it could go either way," Sophocles said.
Kairi and Sora's relatives knew he was saving Silvally for last since it has been training with Sora since this morning. They also saw how exhausted Gengar was getting. The shadow Pokémon was panting, but it was still standing. Sora calls back Noctowl and smiles.
"Perfect. Ariados and Noctowl tired Gengar like I wanted them to. Gengar used up so much of its energy firing Dark Pulse trying to hit Noctowl. Morty is going to be in for one helluva surprise," Sora said in his thoughts. Morty took notice of Sora's smile.
"What is he smiling about? I already taken down three of his Pokémon. Could he have something up his sleeve? Could he be leading me up to something? Whatever he's got planned isn't going to help him," Morty said in his thoughts. Sora took out his Premiere Ball and threw it.
"Go for it, Silvally!" Sora said as the Premiere Ball opens and Silvally enters the battle. The Alolan nine were surprised to see the synthetic Pokémon enter a gym battle. They knew its Dark Memory Disc was in play. Morty was a bit surprised to see this new kind of Pokémon for the first time.
"That is an interesting Pokémon. Not even I was expecting anything like this. But, no matter what it is, it'll fall like the others," Morty said in his thoughts.
"Okay, Morty. This is the final round. Care to show me what you've got left?" Sora asked. Morty looked into the eyes of the young Pokémon trainer with determination in them. Morty grinned once more.
"Yes Sora," Morty answered. "I agree that this is the final round. So, this will decide it."
"Let's go!" Sora and Morty both said at once.
"Gengar! Shadow Ball!" Morty ordered. Gengar forms Shadow Ball and hurls it towards Silvally.
"Crush Claw!" Sora ordered. Silvally swipes away Shadow Ball with its claw. "Air Slash!" Silvally fires Air Slash right towards Gengar whom avoids it by floating into the air.
"Now use Dark Pulse!" Mortry called out. Gengar fires Dark Pulse right at Silvally. The attack does hit, but it did little damage much to Morty's surprise. Morty said in his thoughts, "That didn't do much damage as I thought it would. There's no doubt, this Pokémon is a Dark Type. I wonder how powerful is this Pokémon?"
"That's great, Silvally! Aerial Ace!" Sora ordered. Silvally did a backflip and lunged forward right towards the ghostly Pokémon landing a hit.
"Gengar! Use Shadow Punch!" Morty ordered. Gengar threw a Shadow Punch towards the synthetic Pokémon. It lands a hit the same way as Aerial Ace hit Gengar. The spectators watched seeing how fierce the battle was getting between them. Kairi and Sora's relatives were especially at the edge of their seats.
Gengar and Silvally were locked in mortal combat, not one of them was backing away. Gengar can easily see Silvally wasn't easy to take down. Silvally saw that too, but the chimeric Pokémon took on Ultra Beasts that were just as fierce.
"Silvally! Aerial Ace!" Sora orderd. Silvally used this move again and struck Gengar just as hard.
"Gengar! Dark Pulse!" Morty ordered. Gengar let out Dark Pulse, but it was weaker from the last several times it was used.
"Time to wrap this up!" Sora said. "Multi-Attack!" Silvally jumped towards Gengar and delievered its signature move on Gengar. Once Silvally stopped using it, Gengar was still standing, but it was panting. Silvally was also tired from the attack as well. Both Pokémon stared into each other panting. Kairi, Danny, Catttleya, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, the Alolan nine, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Pichu waited anxiously to see who would keep standing after the fireceness. They kept staring into each other until Gengar has fallen on its belly out of exhaustion.
"Gengar is unable to battle! Silvally wins! The battle goes to the challenger, Sora Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The referee announced.
The spectators were estatic to see Sora had won the battle against Morty. He calls back his fallen Pokémon and smiled.
"You battled hard, my friend. You deserve a good long rest," Morty said through Gengar's Pokéball. He walked up to Sora just as his friends and relatives were congratulated him for his victory. "Well done, Sora. I can now see what Ho-Oh sees in you. You truly have the potential in ways, not even I can see. As a Gym Leader, I am obligated to present you this." Morty takes out a badge that is shaped like a wispy ghost. "Take the Fog Badge as proof of your victory." Sora takes the Fog Badge and places it in his Badge case.
"Thank you, Morty," Sora said.
"No Sora. Thank you for this battle," Morty said. Everyone steps outside of the Gym and Morty points the group to their next destination. "Your next challenge shall take you to Olivine City, just west of here. You should earn a Badge from there."
"And that's where we should go," Sora said. The group returned to the Pokémon Center to heal up his Pokémon. Once Pikachu, Noctowl, and Ariados were at a hundred percent, he accessed his Pokédex and exchanged Silvally and Ariados for Chikorita and Gligar. He turns to his relatives and his cousin's friends. "Sorry we can't stick around for a little longer."
"It's okay, Sora. What matters is we got to see you down here," Danny said.
"And I know you'll win your next Badge," Ventus said. Sora laughed as he and Ventus fist bumped.
"We hope we get to see you again soon," Cattleya said hugging both her nephew and his girlfriend.
The group said their goodbyes to Ventus, his parents and his two friends for now and set off to Olivine City for Sora's fifth Johto Gym challenge. The road up ahead will be more difficult as Sora will soon discover, but it wasn't nothing he couldn't handle. Who knows what lays ahead for him and his friends? More to come, soon.