Episode 165: Sora vs Eusine
Sakura had joined her new friends/teachers at the Pokémon Center to begin her first lesson which is taking place first thing in the morning. Sakura was sleeping soubdly in one of the rooms of the Pokémon Center and Magnemite comes floating in with a small alarm clock ticking. It was almost six 'clock. When the clock strikes six, the alram goes off and Sakura screams as she rushes out of bed.
"I'M UP! I'M UP! I'M UP!" Sakura screamed as she rushed out of bed and stumbled in front of the feet of Sora. She looks up to see Sora smirking at her.
"Good morning, sunshine. Hope that you had a good rest," Sora said.
"I did until that I was woken up with that alarming alarm clock," Sakura yawned.
"Eev," Eevee also yawned.
"What was with that alarm clock anyway?" Sakura asked.
"Sorry about that. It was something Sophocles wanted to do. Anyway, since you're up, we'll have breakfast in the messhall; and your first lesson starts after that," Sora said. Soon after they ate, Sora, Kairi, the Alolan nine had led Sakura out in the grasslands just outside of the city. "Okay Sakura. First lesson is to catch yourself a Pokémon that lives in the wild."
"That sounds pretty easy," Sakura said.
"Not as easy as it seems," Sora said in his thoughts, remembering his first attempt. He figured teaching Sakura about catching a wild Pokémon might help make up for unforfunate messup. Sora spoke out loud, "Okay, the key is to start out by finding the easist one to catch. Kairi will demonstrate it for you. Kairi?" Kairi nods.
"The thing is to find a Pokémon that is suitable for your very first catch. What you do is to weaken the Pokémon before you catch it," Kairi instructed. She hears rustling nearby in some trees and she turns to see a Green Hoppip floating by. "Hey, a Green Hoppip!" She takes out the Pokéball containing her newest Pokémon. "Go Mareep!" She threw her Pokéball and stars swirls around Mareep upon entry. "The key to cathing a wild Pokémon is to pick the right Pokémon to do it." She turns to her Mareep. "Okay Mareep! Signal Beam!" Mareep fired Signal Beam from her tail and it manages to hit Hopip, knocking it out of the air. That made Hoppip angry and it charges in with Tackle. Hopip lands a hit using speed into its charge attack.
"Wow. That Hopip is fast," Sakura said. She wanted to point something out. "Hoppip is a Grass Type Pokémon. Wouldn't Electric Type Attacks be ineffective against it?"
"That's a good question to ask Sakura. And yes, normally, Electric Type Attacks would have little effect on Grass Type Pokémon; but Hoppip is a Flying Type so it can take normal damage since being a Grass Type and a Flying Type," Lillie explained.
"What Lillie means is when Pokémon has dual typings, the damage that would be super effective due to Type will take normal damage. Flying Type Pokémon are normally weakened by Electric Type attacks and Kairi's Mareep's Signal Beam is a Bug Type attack; and attacks that are Bug Type are what Grass Type Pokémon are weak against," Illima explained.
Sakura had taken a moment to let it all sink in and nodded as she understood.
"Right! I get it now!" Sakura said.
"Mareep! Electro Web!" Kairi ordered. Mareep fired a web of electricity and it strikes the flying plant-like Pokémon. Hoppip was caught in the electrified web good. Kairi saw it was a good opportunity to catch it. "Once the Pokémon is weakened, the key is to get a Pokéball ready and you'll catch it." She takes one out and throws it right at the green Hoppip. The green Hopip flows inside and the ball wobbles around for a bit until stars swirls around the Pokéball confirming the catch. Sora hands his girlfriend his Pokédex and it asks her if she wants to keep her new Hoppip with her or send it to Professor Oak's lab. Kairi chose to send her to Professor Oak's lab. She hands it back to Sora. "And that's how it's done."
"Wow Kairi. That was great. You caught that Hopip like it was no problem," Sakura said.
"Thanks Sakura," Kairi said.
"But, why did Sora hand you his Pokédex like that? And where did the Pokéball go?" Sakura asked.
"It's our way to sending Pokémon at home because we can only carry six at a time. The key is having the right Pokémon on your team," Sora said.
"Catch more than six, then the extra ones will be somewhere you know and trust for backup," Kairi added.
"I wanna give it a try," Sakura said. She looked around and she spoteed a Pidgey pecking the ground and eating some worms. She turns to her Eevee. "Okay Eevee! Move in with Tackle!" Eevee charges towards Pidgey and it lands a Tackle right on the spot. Pidgey responds by giving Eevee a Tackle. "Eevee! Sand-Attack!" Eevee kicks up sand it it pelts Pidgey, but it is unaffeted. Pidgey flaps its wings and kicks up a wind and sends it right at Eevee. The attack knocks her out. Pidgey flies away to escape. Sakura gasped and ran towards the evolution Pokémon. She picked Eevee up in her arms. "Oh, Eevee! Are you alright?"
"Eevee," Eevee answered sadly.
"Don't worry, Eevee. You did your best. That's all that matters," Sakura said kindly.
"And that's what should matter, Sakura," Kairi said, walking up to her. "You should always believe in your Pokémon and they'll give it everything they have."
"I'm glad. But, why didn't Eevee's Sand-Attack work? It should bring down that Pidgey's accuracy," Sakura said.
"You're right, Sakura. It should have. Unless it had the ability known as Keen Eye," Illima said.
"Keen Eye?" Sakura asked.
"Yes. What it does is prevent accuracy loss. The one thing you should also consider that there are Pokémon that have certain abilities which can throw trainers off. Like for example, Pikachu has the Static ability; it allows Pikachu to paralyze the attacking Pokémon when they make contact," Illima said. "Even Ground Type Pokémon."
"I guess I should have thought of that before I had Eevee use Sand-Attack, huh?" Sakura sniffled.
"Don't sweat it, Sakura. You just made a little mistake on your very first try. It happens. It happens to all of us," Sora said. He suddenly felt Kairi's icy glare on him. Sora chuckled nervously. "I mean, it happens to most of us. Not that it happens to certain people." Kairi smiled and nodded.
"And I thought I was in the dog house," Kiawe whispered to to Lana.
"Just be careful the next time or else you'll be wearing a flea collar," Lana whispered back. Kiawe grumbled, remembering yesterday.
"Anyway, we should have your Eevee checked into the Pokémon Center and have her rested up," Kairi said.
"Okay. We can try again later," Sakura said. Everyone made it back to the Pokémon Center and she had Eevee checked in to be healed up. Sakura still felt bad about letting her Eevee get beaten on the frst try. Kairi noticed her so down. She looked to her Togepi and wondered if she should say something to lift her spirits. Togepi nodded a bit. Kairi decided to do her best to cheer Sakura up.
"You doing okay, Sakura?" Kairi asked kindly.
"I'm fine. It's my Eevee I'm worried about. I still can't believe it happened," Sakura said. "My sisters will never let me hear the end of it."
"Are you worried that you won't be as good a trainer even when we're teaching you?" Kairi asked.
"Yes," Sakura answered sadly.
"If it makes you feel better, I wasn't sure that I would be any good myself," Kairi said.
"Really? You didn't?" Sakura asked shocked.
"You may not believe it, but it's true," Kairi said.
"But, I watched you battle my sister Koume. And your Marowak took her down like it was not a problem," Sakura said.
"True I did. The truth is, I thought I would be terrible at training Pokémon, but after seeing how I'm good at taking care of Pokémon that weren't even mine I knew I was wrong to doubt myself. The reason I got so good is because I believed in myself, the same way I belive in Sora; and he belives in me," Kairi said. "I good just by watching Sora and everyone else. I guess you can say that it rubbed off on me." Sakura giggled.
"I can see that. But, there was something I have been curious about," Sakura said.
"Okay. Shoot," Kairi said.
"Well, I was wondering how your family reacted to you about you training Pokémon?" Sakura asked.
"I wrote a letter to my grandma and she said that she's very proud of me that I have my own Pokémon," Kairi said.
"What about your mom and dad?" Sakura asked. Kairi sighed at the question.
"They would be so thrilled; if they were alive today," Kairi said. Sakura started to regret asking her such a painful question.
"I'm sorry Kairi. I didn't mean to ask you such a hurtful question," Sakura said.
"It's okay, Sakura. You didn't know. Sora was pretty shocked when I told him about them," Kairi said.
"Was he comforting?" Sakura asked.
"He was very comforting," Kairi said smiling. "Just the same way I was to him." Sakura looked at her, not understanding what she meant.
"Did Sora go through a tragedy too?" Sakura asked.
"He did. Sora grew up without knowing his dad; so he lived with his mom his whole life. That's where the necklace came from. But, even though he never knew his dad; it didn't stop him from being so cheerful," Kairi said.
""Is that what you love about him, Kairi?" Sakura asked.
"It is. And how brave he is. And loyal," Kairi said lovingly. Sakura could sigh as she swooned.
"You are so lucky, Kairi. Lucky to have such a boyfriend like Sora. So very lucky," Sakura said.
"Thank you, Sakura. That was nice of you to say," Kairi said.
"And I hope that you won't be jealous if I say this, but I think your boyfriend is very cute," Sakura said. "Just you know, I don't plan on stealing him from you, so don't worry and get get mad," Sakura said. That made Kairi giggle.
"It's okay. I know you don't," Kairi said. "So, You have nothing to worry about. Also, Sora gets jealous whenever some other boys would come onto me." Kairi giggled again. Sakura also giggled. "Also, that was my first impression of Sora when I met him; that and crazy." Sakura laughed some more.
"I can really see that," Sakura said, laughing. Hearing a ding, Sakura went over to Nurse Joy with concern for her Eevee. "Nurse Joy! Is my Eevee okay?"
"Your Eevee is just fine. Your Eevee just needs to rest and she'll be as good as new again," Nurse Joy said.
"I'm glad," Sakura said. She takes Eevee back and she calls her back to her Pokéball. She turns to Kairi. "Anything you would like to teach me?"
"Sure. Just come with me," Kairi said. She taught Sakura some basics about making Pokémon food. "It's very important to keep proper tabs on their diets. I have made different recipies that regards on certain Types." Kairi mixed in some berries and other ingredients. "You just need to make sure that you feed them properly."
"I'll be sure to properly remember that, Kairi," Sakura said. Kairi gave a bowl of freshly made Pokémon food to Togepi, Raichu, Abra, Mareep, Marowak, and Magby to eat. Sora's and the Alolan nine's Pokémon were given their lunch as did the Pichu. Th two girls joined Sora and the Alolan nine for some lunch in the messhall.
Meanwhile, outside, Weevil and Rex had made it to Ecruteak City, keeping themselves up by using large sticks as canes.
"So glad that we made it back to the mainland. I used up about five barf bags while we were out in the ocean," Rex groaned.
"I used up seven," Weevil wheezed. "But, who's keeping score here? I'm just so steamed about how we let the opportunity for revenge slips right out of our hands all because of those Ultra Beasts!"
"I know right? Just wait until I get my hands on that Sora Ketchum, his girlfriend, and those other meddlers! When I do see them, I'm going to do what we should have done in the first place!" Rex stated.
"Same here, Rex! Now come on! We heard they went through here. So, they should be on their way to Mahogany Town already," Weevil said.
Weevil and Weevil walked through Ecuteak City to search for Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine to have their revenge like they should have done back on the Whirl Islands.
The group took Sakura out to shop for potions and other accessories for travel.
"Okay Sakura. It's important to have potions, and status healing products, and other accesories to have with you on your journey," Hapu said.
"It is good when you're not around any Pokémon Centers for miles," Kiawe said.
"A good thing to remember," Sakura said.
The group stepped out of the shop, unaware of Weevil and Rex walking down the street. They both grinned evilly when an opportunity had at last shown itself.
"Looks like our search is over," Weevil said.
"Yeah. Let's follow them and wait for the right time to launch our attack," Rex said.
The two teens follows the group through the city right to the Burned Tower. Sora had burning memories about seeing three nameless Pokémon dying. He sighed heavily at the memory. Lukily, Kairi snapped him out of his funk.
"You awake, Sora?" Kairi asked, pretending not to know what's on his mind.
"Wide awake," Sora responded. He whispered to her, "Thanks for snapping me out of it."
"Anytime," Kairi whispered back.
"The Burned Tower. This brings back memeories," Kiaw said.
"Have you been here the last time you've been here?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah. This is where we met Morty and Eusine for the first time. Where we learned about the legend of Ho-Oh and about the three Legendary beasts-" Illima said before he was cut off by a familiar voice.
"Suicune, Raikou, and Entei," Eusine said, walking up. The group turned around to see Eusine after a while.
"Eusine!" The group all said at once.
"It's been quite some time," Eusine said.
"Same here, Eusine," Sora said.
"And it looks like you've all improved since the last time I have seen you," Euisine said. "Anyway, what brings all of you here?"
"We were just passing through here to Mahogany Town, but we came for an extended stay," Lillie said gesturing to Sakura.
"I see," Eusine said.
"What about you? What have you been up to?" Kairi asked.
"Well, since the last we met, I came back here to Ecuteak City to do some additional research on Raikou since Team Rocket's attempt on using Raikou's power of thunder for their evil ends have ended in failure," Eusine explained. Sakura remembered hearing that stuff tends to happen and she knew this had to be one of those things. She turns to Mina and she nods to confirm it. "But, in addition to that, I have been keeping my eyes open for any other signs of activities for any signs of Entei and Suicune, but so far I have found nothing. But, as news of a mysterious black creature have spread I have been sent in to investigate. I came across one of the known sightings of this creature and of Entei."
"Entei?" Sora asked. He then realized Entei had to been battling Necrozma and it made some sense since he saw it battle Lugia, Solgaleo, and Lunala as well.
"Yes. As I have investigated, several other mysterious creatures have made their presence known as they all appeared before. I have battled against them, but they have quickly overwhelmed my Alakazam and some of my other Pokémon. And just when hope was lost for me, the mysterious creatures have done battle with Suicune, Raikou, and Entei. I was so amazed by the sight of them, but they were evenly matched by the creatures, but those creatures have vanished the same way as they appeared," Eusine explained. The group all knew he had to be talking about the Ultra Beasts.
"Did they happen to be sucked up into a strange vortex in the sky?" Sora asked. Euisine looked right at him with shock.
"Yes! But, I must ask you. How do you know that?" Eusine asked.
"I didn't, I just guessed," Sora said.
"And it was a very good guess. But, you sounded familiar with them just by the way you've asked it," Eusine pointed out.
"Very," Mina said.
Tell me what you know about them," Eusine said.
"Okay. Just try not to be surprised when we let it out," Sora said. Eusine waited to hear what he had to say. "Okay. The thing is, those creatures you saw were Ultra Beasts. What they are Pokémon from a different dimension. They've been coming here and they've been causing trouble." Eusine was a bit surprised when he heard Sora mention Ultra Beasts to him.
"So, those were the Ultra Beasts I have been hearing about. I only thought they were nothing but rumors," Eusine said.
"They're not," Illima said.
"They're real," Hapu added.
"Yet, somehow, I shouldn't be surprised to hear that you would have something to do with it since meeting with Raikou. You didn't happen to see any of the legendary Pokémon battling these Ultra Beasts, have you?" Eusine asked.
"Funny you should ask me that. The black creature that made an appearence was Necrozma. And it battled against Solgaleo, Lunala, and Lugia back on Ogi Island," Sora explained.
"What?! You saw Lugia?!" Euisine exclaimed.
"Yeah. But, before that, we came across an Ultra Beast and it overwhelmed our Pokémon just before Suicune had shown up," Sora said.
"You saw Suicune as well?!" Eusine asked.
"Yeah. And that was for the second time too," Sora said. Euisine wanted to know more.
"When did you see Suicune and when?!' Eusine asked.
"When we first came here in Johto. And we saw it just outside out New Bark Town," Sora said. Eusine was amazed by this development. He had no idea how he could be so full of surprises.
"Sora. I have a proposition to offer," Eusine said. Sora looked right at him.
"Okay. What?" Sora asked.
"I wish to have a battle with you. I have witnessed your skills in battle. And the battle you had with Morty was something; despite never attending it myself. But, the way you handled your Pokémon was very impressive. So, I am challenging you into a Pokémon battle. I want to see if you are worthy of Suicune's honor," Eusine said. Sora smiled and he had to hold Eusine to his word.
"Sure. Just name the time and place," Sora said, accepting the challenge," Sora said.
"Meet me right here within one hour. I look forward to it," Eusine said. Sora and the rest of the group made their way back to the Pokémon Center to prepare. Sora had accessed his Pokédex and exchanged Fearow, Ursaring, and Kabutops for Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr. Sora couldn't help but wonder on what other Pokémon Eusine had at his exposal bedies his Alakazam. He had to wait and see for himself.
"I'm going to be ready for anything he throws at me. I just have to keep my cool and do my best, because he's not going to throw any punches with me," Sora said in his thoughts.
"So, how good is Eusine?" Sakura asked.
"Pretty good the way he handles his Alakazam," Acerola sad.
"Yeah," Mina agreed.
"He held his own against those Team Rocket guys and those were some tough hombres," Sophocles said.
"And they were ruthless," Lana added.
Sakura was amazed to hear about their run-in with a couple of Team Rocket members and saving a legendary Pokémon just like Raikou. And what surpised her more when she heard that her new friends had a similar experience with Suicune. She wondered if they had some other encounters with some legendary Pokémon too.
The hour came just in time for Sora and Eusine to have their battle. Sora, Kairi, Sakura, the Alolan nine, and the Pokémon had arrived for their battle.
"I knew you would come, Sora. I have been waiting for you," Eusine said.
"I'll give you a battle worth remembering," Sora said. Unknown to the group, Rex and Weevil were hiding in the bushes nearby. "You ready to do this?" Sora asked.
"More than ready, Sora," Eusine said, taking out a Pokéball. "We shall make make it four-on-four."
"I'm game," Sora said.
"I shall begin the battle with Drowzee!" He threw the Pokéball and Drowzee waves its arms around upon entry. Sora makes his first choice.
"Go! Feraligatr!" Sora called out. The PokPokéball opens and Feraligatr enters the battle.
"Droowzee! Hypnosis!" Eusine ordered. Drowzee's eyes glows blue and creates sleep waves.
"Feraligatr! Dodge it and use Ice Fang!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr charges towards the taipar-like Pokémon with his fangs emitting ice and while avoiding Drowzee's Hypnosis.
"Drowzee! Dodge it!" Eusine called out. Drowzee avoids narrowly Feraligatr's Ice Fang using its speed to dodge. "Now use Confusion!" Drowzee uses its Psychic Type attack to lift the large crocodilian Pokémon in the air. "Now use Disable!" Drowzee's eyes glows light blue and his body becomes surrounded by a light blue outline breifly.
"That can't be good. Feraligatr's Ice Fang has been disabled. Now he won't be able to use it for a while," Acerola said.
"Don't worry. Sora still has some tricks up his sleeve," Mallow said.
"Feraligatr! Slash!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr charged towards the hypnosis Pokémon and Drowzee dodges the attack. But, Feraligatr dodges Feraligatr Slash attacks until he landed a hit. "Now use Crunch!" Feraligatr charges towards the hypnosis Pokémon to land a bite.
"Dodge it, Drowzee!" Eusine called out. Drowzee jumps out of the way and avoided the attack. "Now use Hypnosis again!" Drowzee got ready to use Hypnosis on Feraligatr. Drowzee's eyes glows light blue once again.
"Feraligatr! Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr fired Water and it cancels Drowzee's Hypnosis. "Now use Superpower!" Feraligatr's muscles flexed as his body became oulined in a light blue aura and gives Drowzee a powerful toss. Drowzee tumbles to the ground. Drowzee struggles to get back up, but he falls back on the ground and is knocked out.
"Very impressive, Sora. You're even better than I remember," Eusine said. He takes out Drowzee's Pokéball. "Return Drowzee." Eusine calls back his Drowzee. "You battled hard, my friend. You deserve a good rest. He pulls out another Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Electrode!" Eusine threw his Pokéball and Electrode spins around upon entry. Sora calls back his Feraligatr. And pulls out another Pokéball.
"Your turn, Larvitar!" Sora called out. The Pokéball opens and Larvitar enters the battle against the ball Pokémon. "Larvitar! Rock Slide!" Larvitar forms some rocks around himself and sends them out towards Electrode.
"Using Larvitar against that Electrode is a good call since Larvitar is a Ground Type Pokémon, right?" Sakura asked.
"Sure is. But Eusine knows that and has a way with dealing with Ground Types," Illima said.
"Electrode! Sonicboom!" Eusine ordered. Electrode sends out a large white shockwave right at the rock shed Pokémon. Larvitar's attack gets bounced off and they shatter into dust. "Now use Rollout!" Electrode rolls right towards Larvitar.
"That gets stronger with every hit," Lillie said.
"And Larvitar may not have good defense against that attack," Kiawe said.
"Larvitar! Dodge and use Dark Pulse!" Sora ordered. Larvitar avoids Electrode's Rollout and fired Dark Pulse right at the ball Pokémon, but the attack boounces right off of it, like it was nothing. "No way! It bounced right off?! Electrode rolls right back towards Larvitar to land a hit. "Dodge it!" Larvitar jumps out of the way before Electrode could land a hit on him. Electrode kept going and Larvitar kept dodging and dodging, until Electrode landed a successful hit. "Larvitar!" Kairi, the Alolan nine, and Sakura gasped.
"Now use Sonicboom!" Eusine ordered. Electrode fired Sonicboom right at Larvitar, landing another hit. Larvitar fell to the ground and he was knocked out. Sora realized it had to be because Larvitar used some of his stamina dodging from Electrode's Rollout. Sora went over to his fallen Pokémon and picked him up in his arms.
"You okay, Larvitar?" Sora asked with concern.
"Larvitar," Larvitar answered sadly for losing.
"Don't sweat it. You did your best," Sora said, taking out Larvitar's Pokéball. "So get some rest. You deserve it." Sora takes out his next Pokéball and threw it. "You're up now, Meltan!" The Pokéball opens and Meltan enters the battle. Eusine wasn't expecting this sort of developement.
"What? I don't believe I have ever seen this Pokémon before. How did you obtain that?" Eusine asked.
"Wouldn't you be surprised?" Sora asked. "Also, Meltan is a brand new species that was recently discovered." Sakura was amazed to see Meltan for the first time.
"Is that true? Is Meltan really a new kind of Pokémon?" Sakura asked.
"Yes it is," Sophocles said.
"How did you find it?" Sakura asked.
"Sora was the one who found it in his backpack. Kairi mistook it for some garbage, we were all surprised when it fired Flash Cannon when we were poking at it," Mallow said.
"Well, us and some friends of ours," Kairi added. "But, it was a pretty amazing sight."
Eusine calls back his Electrode and he takes out another Pokéball.
"Now, we shall how good is this new Pokémon," Eusine said. He threw his Pokéball. "Go! Haunter!" The Pokéball opens and Haunter floats around upon entry. "Haunter! Shadow Punch!" Haunter throws a shadowy punch right at the hex nut Pokémon to land a hit.
"Meltan! Harden!" Sora ordered. Meltan hardens its body and the attack bounces off. "Now use Thunder Shock!" Meltan send out Thunder Shock and it shocks Haunter right on the spot.
"Haunter! Use Curse!" Eusine ordered. Haunter's eyes glows crimson red and halves its stamina and inflicts a curse onto Meltan. Now Meltan felt immense pain as black bolts of energy covers its body before vanishing.
"Meltan! Hang in there!" Sora said. Meltan nodded.
"This can't be good. With Curse in effect, Meltan is going to feel its stamina dwindle down," Illima said.
"Haunter! Mean Look!" Eusine ordered. Haunter's eyes glows dark purple and Meltan's body is outlined in a dark purple aura. Sora knew it was to prevent him from calling Meltan back, but he had to take Haunter down quickly. And he knew how.
"Meltan! Flash Cannon!" Sora ordered. Meltan creates a ball of white ball of energy and fires it right at Haunter. The attack strikes the ghostly Pokémon and it was enough to knock it out. Eusine was shocked to see one tiny Pokémon took down Haunter. Meltan felt a little pain from Curse. Sora calls back Meltan, knowing it won't last long if he kept Meltan out for so long.
"Return Haunter," Eusine said, calling Haunter back. "I was not expecting that to happen. Especially from such a small Pokémon." Eusine takes out his next Pokéball and held it out. "Now it's time to let out my final Pokémon; and not to mention, my partner." Eusine threw his Pokéball in the air. "Go! Alakazam!" Eusine had sent oout his partner Pokémon and Sora knew he was saving him for last.
"I knew he was gonna send out his Alakazam. And I have just the Pokémon to send out," Sora said in his thoughts. He turns to his partner.
"Pikachu," Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"What do you say, partner? You ready to give it everything you've got?" Sora asked.
"Pika!" Pikachu confirmed.
"Great! Go get 'em!" Sora said. Sora said pointing to the battlefield.
"Pika!" Pikachu had entered the battle against Eusine's Alakazam.
"So, Sora is sending out Pikachu against Alakazam. Doesn't Alakazam have more experience in battle than Pikachu?" Sakura asked.
"You might say that. But, Pikachu had held his own against some tough opponents before. And that Alakazam is not going to be an exception," Kairi said. Kairi had confidence in both Sora and Pikachu and she knew they will do their best against Eusine's Alakazam.
"Alakazam! Psybeam!" Eusine ordered. Alakazam fired Psybeam right at Pikachu.
"Pikachu! Dodge it!" Sora ordered. Pikachu jumps out of the way and zips passed the group and into the nearby bushes. It sends Weevil and Rex flying in the air.
"I told you we should have attacked them when they went back to the Pokémon Center!" Rex exclaimed.
"Shut up!" Weevil shouted.
They went flying in the air in the similar fashion as Team Rocket as a star twinkles in the distance.
"Okay Pikachu! Electro Ball!" Sora ordered. Pikachu forms a ball of electricity and sends it right at Alakazam. But Eusine wasn't going to have that.
"Alakazam! Block it and send it back with Psychic!" Eusine ordered. Alakazam stops Pikachu's attack with his telepathic attack and sends it right back at Pikachu.
"Iron Tail!" Sora ordered. Pikachu blocks Electro Ball with Iron Tail and it was sent back even faster than before and it it hits Alakazam before he could have enough reaction time to block or evade. "That was great, Pikachu! Keep it up!"
"Very impressive, Sora. You have raised your Pikachu well, and it's no wonder it reflected its own attack by using another one of its attacks. But, it will not save you. Alakazam! Future Sight!" Eusine ordered. Alakazam's eyes glows light blue and raises both spoons in the air as he creates five wormholes then blasts of electrified psychic energy through the wormholes and in between the wormholes. Sora knew it was a matter of time before Future Sight hits.
"Be careful, Pikachu. Future Sight will strike a hit in an amount of time, and that can be at any moment," Sora warned his partner.
"Pika," Pikachu said as he understood.
"Now Alakazam! Psybeam!" Eusine ordered. Alakazam fired Psybeam right at the mouse Pokémon.
"Dodge and use Quick Attack!" Sora ordered. Pikachu ran across the ground as Alakazam kept firing and firing Psybeam. Pikachu kept dodging Alakazam's attack and then he gets struck by it.
"Now use Psychic!" Eusine ordered. Alakazam used Psychic to lift Pikachu into the air. Eusine looked up and saw how close it was getting for Future Sight to land a hit. He said in his thoughts, "Not too long now." Sora looked up as well and he saw it didn't look good.
"Future Sight is going to launch out at any moment. Just gotta think of something or else Pikachu is going to get struck hard," Sora said in his thoughts. Sora then remembered a trick Charmander used when he battled against Sabrina; her Jynx had him in a Psychic hold and then Charmander used Flamethrower to break her concentration. That gave him an idea. "That's it! That's what I'll do. It's worth a try. Sora ordered, "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired Thunderbolt as fast as a whip and it struck Alakazam right on the moneymaker and drops Pikachu in the process. Alakazam took a pretty bad hit.
"Very impressive, Sora. I wasn't expecting that to happen," Eusine said. He looked up in the sky and he saw how close Future Sight was getting close to being unleashed. And it was ready just in time. "Now it's time for the finishing blow." The wormholes all open up at the same time and the electrified psychic energy all rain down upon Pikachu. Kairi, Sakura, and the Alolan nine watched in shock as the bolts of energy were making their way towards the mouse Pokémon.
"Get away, Pikachu! Hurry!" Sora called out. Pikachu ran as fast as his feet could carry him and the attack had his their mark. Eusine was shocked to see what had happened. Pikachu had avoided Future Sight without any worry at all.
"Impossible. His Pikachu had avoided Future Sight. Just who is he?!" Eusine exclaimed in his thoughts. He looked at his Alakazam and saw how he wouldn't last for much longer unless he uses Recover. Eusine ordered, "Alakazam! Use Recover!" Alakazam's body glows golden yellow and heals his injuries nicely. Sora saw that Alakazam hasn't recovered fully.
"Pikachu! Quick Attack!" Sora ordered. Pikachu runs towards Alakazam and struck him hard. "Now use Iron Tail!!" Pikachu's tail gives off a metallic glow and swings it down to the psi Pokémon.
"Alakazam! Psybeam!" Eusine ordered. Alakazam fired Psybeam and Pikachu kept keep coming down and his tail cuts through the telepathic beam of energy and struck Alakazam on the mark.
"That was great, Pikachu! Now finish up with Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered. Pikachu fired Thunderbolt and shocks Alakazam in a more powerful blast of electricity.
"Alakazam!" Eusine gasped. He saw his partner was still standing on his feet despite the hit he took. Pikachu was panting hard from the battle he and Pikachu had. Eusine hsaw how tired out Pikachu was. "Alakazam! Use Recover!" Eusine watched on to watch his partner heal himself, but something was wrong. Sora looked over at Alakazam and he grinned. Alakazam fell to the ground backwards. Alakazam had been taken down. "Alakazam! No!" Pikachu turtnes to his partner and sees him smiling at him.
"Pi, Pikachu," Pikachu said tiredly. He fell to the ground out of exhaustion and Sora catches him.
"You did awesome, Pikachu. You should rest up for a bit," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said, before closing his eyes to rest. Eusine walks over to his fallen partner and helps him up.
"You battled gallantly, my friend. I am very proud of you," Eusine said.
"Kazam," Alakazam said. Eusine pulls out his Pokéball and calls his partner back inside. "Rest. You've earned it." He walked over to Sora and held out his hand. "Congratulations Sora. You have proven to me that you have earned Suicune's honor." Sora smiled and shook his hand.
"Thatnks Eusine. You really gave it everything you had," Sora said. With the battle settled. The group went back to the Pokémon Center to have his Pokémon rested up. Sakura felt inspiried by Sora's battling skills and she wondered if she could be a good trainer as he is. As soon as the group made it back to the Pokémon Center, Sora had Pikachu, Feraligatr, Meltan, and Larvitar checked in with Nusre Joy to be fully healed. Kairi noticed how quiet Sakura had been.
"Are you alright, Sakura? You've been quiet," Kairi pointed out.
"I've been thinking. About the battle between Sora and Eusine. Watching that battle had really amazed me. I got the chills just by watching. I mean, Sora held his own against my sister Satsuki; but, she was nothing to sneeze at. I can't help but wonder if I could be as good as him," Sakura said. Kairi giggled.
"I gurantee that you'll be pretty good as time goes on," Kairi said.
"I think you're right. Just like when you told me about you having doubts about being such a good trainer. I guess I'll have to do my best even in impossible odds, just like Sora," Sakura said. Kairi smiled.
"Spoken like a true Pokémon trainer," Kairi said. "If you'd like, you and I can have a practice battle tomorrow. I mean, one-on-one."
"Really?" Sakura asked.
"Sure. I'm sure you'll be needing some practice into battling against me. So, what do you say?" Kairi asked. Sakura smiled.
"I think you're on," Sakura said, accepting the challenge.
Both girls have held each other to that promise. Kairi and Sakura are planning a practice battle to boost Sakura's experience in battle. And how soon will she ready for her first real battle and how soon will she be ready to go on her own journey? And will she gain the confidence that she needs to start? Just wait and you shall see.