Episode 167: A Tyrogue Full Of Trouble
A couple of hours have passed since Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, the Pichu, and the Alolan nine had left Ecruteak City. Already, they had already missed Sakura since she had parted ways and she headed off for Violet City. As they kept going, they were approached by a young girl wearing a pair of glasses and she has set her sights on Sora.
"Excuse me," she said as she approached the group. "I'm looking for a Pokémon trainer named Sora Ketchum. Are you by chance him?"
"That'll be me," Sora admitted nervously thinking it was a fan girl wanting to date him.
"Wonderful! I was looking for the Indigo Platue champion to challenge him into a battle!" The girl declared. She takes out a Great Ball. "I want to test your strength!" Sora sighed with relief that it was only a challenge and that relieved Kairi as well.
"Okay. You're on," Sora said.
"Let's make it three-on-three. What do you say?" The girl stated.
"I can take you on that," Sora said.
"Also, there is one more thing. If you lose," the girl said, confusing Sora. "If you lose, then you'll have to take me out on a date, just the two of us." Sora did an anime-style fall and quickly regains his posture. Kairi began gritting her teeth in jealousy, not wanting her boyfriend to go out with her.
"I knew it was too easy," Sora said in his thoughts. She takes out a Pokéball.
"Now, here is my first Pokémon! I choose you: Blipbug!" The girl called out. The Pokéball opens to reveal a larva-like Pokémon that looks like a stereotypical nerd. It has five body segments, and is covered in sensitive setae that it uses to collect information about its environment. The dorsal half of its ovular head is a dark blue, and the ventral half is beige. Its large, reflective eyes resemble glasses. It has a small mouth and eyebrow-like markings that give it a perpetually surprised expression. Its second body segment is the same shade of blue as the top of its head, and resembles a collar. The third segment is thinner than the first two, and the two consecutive segments are thicker. Its last three segments are white, yellow, and blue respectively. It has two legs on both its third and fourth body segment; and it also has tufts of setae on its head, collar, and posterior. The setae on its collar are yellow and resemble a bow tie. Sora knew it was a new Pokémon to him and he took out his Pokédex and scanned it.
Blipbug, the Larva Pokémon
Type: Bug
Often found in gardens, this Pokémon has hairs on its body that it uses to assess its surroundings. Although, it not very strong, but it makes up for its lack of strength by using its intellect.
"It may not look strong, but I shouldn't judge a book by its cover," Sora said in his thoughts. He takes out a Pokéball and threw it. She shouted out loud, "Go! Larvitar!" The Pokéball opens and Larvitar stares at the bug Pokémon quite confused.
"Lar?" Larvitar asked as he tilted his head.
"A Blipbug. Another one I haven't see before," Lillie said.
"It's also a first for the rest of us. Doesn't look pretty strong," Kiawe said.
"You're right. But, why would she send something like that out?" Hapu asked.
"Blipbug! Struggle Bug!" The girl ordered. Blipbug fired Struggle Bug right at the rock shed Pokémon and he took a pretty bad hit.
"Larvitar! Rock Slide!" Sora ordered. Larvitar forms some rocks above his head and sends them right at Blipbug.
"Dodge and use Struggle Bug again!" The girl ordered. Blipbug manages to avoid the rocks and fired another Struggle Bug.
"What? Struggle Bug again?" Sora exclaimed.
"Sora!" Lillie called out to him. He turned to the blonde. "Struggle Bug is the only attack Blipbug can use!"
"No kidding? Well, it won't be able to avoid this. Rock Slide again!" Larvitar sends out more rocks to hit Blipbug. The larva Pokémon manages to avoid the attack for a short tie, but it got hit by one of the rocks. Blipbug falls to the ground knocked out. She calls back her Blipbug.
"Get some rest, Blipbug. You've earned it," the girl said. She puts Blipbug's Pokéball away and takes out another one. "It's your turn now, Dottler!" The Pokéball opens and out comes a bug-like Pokémon with a yellow shell It has cyan, beady, crystalline eyes similar to Blipbug's; a pair of blue feelers in a V-shape on each side of its face; and four blue feet under its body. Its shell is made up of yellow triangular surfaces with blue circles around the points where the edges of the triangles meet. Sora took out his Pokédex again and scanned this new Pokémon.
Dottler, the Radome Pokémon
The evolved form of Blipbug
Type: Bug/Psychic
It barely moves, but it's still alive. Hiding in its shell without food or water seems to have awakened its psychic powers. As it grows inside its shell, it uses its psychic abilities to monitor the outside world and prepare for evolution.
"I'm going to guess that she has whatever Dottler evolves into to send out next. I better be on my toes and see what tricks it has," Sora said in his thoughts. He calls back Larvitar and takes out another Pokéball. He shouts, "Go! Feraligatr!" The Pokéball opens and Feraligatr lets out a loud roar upon entry. His opponent wasn't too worried.
"Dottler! Use Struggle Bug!" The girl ordered. Dottler fired Struggle Bug right at the crocodilian Pokémon.
"Feraligatr! Dodge and use Water Gun!" Feraligatr fires Water Gun right at the radome Pokémon.
"Dottler: Light Screen!" The girl ordered. A golden yellow wall of hexognal shapes appear in front of Dottler, protecting it from Feraligatr's Water Gun. Sora had to make another move and fast.
"Okay, Feraligatr! Crunch!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr charges right towards Dottler to land a powerful bite on it. But, she wasn't too worried about the attack.
"Dottler! Reflect!" The girl ordered.Dottler forms a wall of glass-like energy in front of itself, shielding it from Feraligatr's Crunch. That cught Sora off guard again, knowing that special and physical moves will have a hard time getting through. "Struggle Bug!" Dottler fired Struggle Bug and it hits Feraligatr clean. "Now use Confusion!" Dottler's eyes glows and lifts Feraligatr up in the air despite how large he was compared to the bug Pokémon. Feraligatr was knocked out from the battle. Sora just couldn't believe it.
"No way," Sora said, calling his Feraligatr back.
"What do you say, Sora? The next round decides the victor. Also, if you lose the next one, you'll have to take me out on that date, like you promised," the girl said in a flirting tone.
"Since when did I promise that?!" Sora exclaimed in shock. Kairi was starting to get grit her teeth again and her eyes started to burn in rage. She calls back Dottler and takes out a Great Ball and kisses it.
"No, here is my pride and joy. The strongest Pokémon that I have. So, I'm sending out my darling, Orbeetle!" She threw her Great Ball and it lets out a beetle-like Pokémon with a large head that resembles the body of a ladybug. The shell is red with seven black spots and a black underside. Its face is black and white with yellow antenna that resembles eyebrows and blue eyes with white rings. Its actual body is much smaller, it is mostly black with thin limbs and yellow legs. Its arms have two claws and its feet are pointed. Sora takes out his Pokédex and scanned the new Pokémon in front of him.
Orbeetle, the Seven Spot Pokémon
The evolved form of Dottler
Type: Bug/Psychic
It's famous for its high level of intelligence, and the large size of its brain is proof that it also possesses immense psychic power. It emits psychic energy to observe and study what's around it—and what's around it can include things over six miles away.
"Knew it. It's a fully evolved Pokémon. And it looks stronger than Blipbug and Dottler," Sora said in his thoughts. He takes out Typhlosion's Pokéball and threw it. He shouted, "Go! Typhlosion!" Sora's Pokéball opens and Typhlosion flares his flames upon entry.
"So, using a Fire Type against my Orbeetle, like you sent out your Larvitar against my Blipbug, hm? Fair to warn you, My Orbeetle is no pushover. And I'll prove it! Orbeetle! Bug Buzz!" Orbeetle vibrates its head and sends out a soundwave right at the volcano Pokémon.
"Typhlosion! Flame Wheel!" Sora ordered. Typhlosion rolls into a ball of fire and heads right towards the psychic bug Pokémon. But, the attack is bounced off because of Reflect and Light Screen.
"Did you really think that was going to work? Not likely. Orbeetle! Shadow Ball!" Orbeetle forms a ball of shadow of sends it right at Typholsion. "Now use Psychic!" Orbeetle lifts Typhlosion up in the air. And slams the volcano Pokémon right on the ground. "And that's it." Sora grinned.
"I don't think so," Sora said. The girl was going to ask what he meant, but she saw his Typhlosion was getting back up after the assault he took. Typhlosion's flames burned even more fiercely than before and his body is surrounded by a red aura. "Tyhlosion's Blaze ability has kicked in. And Do you know what that means?"
"It means, your Typhlosion's Fire Type attacks increases," the girl said and she winced when she said that.
"That's right! Typhlosion! Flamethrower! Full power!" Sora ordered. Typhlosion fired a full powered Flamethrower and it cuts right through Light Screen, making it shatter like glass, but Reflect only blocks special attacks as she knew. Orbeetle was engulfed in the Flamethrower and burned to a crisp and fell to the ground beaten. She calls back her Orbeetle and landed on her knees.
"Does that mean no date?" The girl asked.
"Sorry. No. Besides, I already have a girlfriend. Sorry again," Sora apologized. Kairi went to her boyfriend and gave him a derserved hug from behind. The girl groaned in sadness.
"It's okay. I should have figured it was too good to be true. But, where are you heading?" The girl asked.
"We're on our way to Mahogany Town," Sora said.
"Well, if you're heading there, then you should make your way through a cave on Mount Mortar. But, when you get there, be careful, because I heard that there are a couple of trouble making Pokémon that live there," the girl warned the group.
"Um, thanks for the warning. We'll keep our eyes open," Sora said.
With that said, they reached the cave the girl was telling them about.
"This has to be the cave on Mount Mortar," Illima said, checking the guidebook.
"Didn't that girl say anything about a couple of Pokémon making trouble?" Sophocles asked.
"Yeah," Mina answered.
"You don't think it could be couple of those Kartana that got away from us, is it?" Mallow asked.
"She didn't say what kind of Pokémon they were, but we should keep our eyes open for them just in case. We'll never know when they'll just show up again," Sora said. Kairi and the Alolan nine all agreed and they all did keep their eyes open for any signs of any Kartana. Unknown to the group, a Machop is watching them from behind a boulder and ran off before anyone could see it. It went on ahead in the cave and spotted a Tyrogue, wearing a blue wearing an old blue handkerchief.
"News to report, Tyrogue!" - Machop subtitle.
"What did you see?" - Tyrogue subtitle.
"I just saw a bunch of humans going through a cave in the mountain. They had a Pikachu, a Togepi, and two Pichu with them. And they're coming right this way." - Machop subtitle.
"That could mean they have some food with them. Let's do what we did the last time. I'll play the role of the hungry Tyrogue while you do the rest." Tyrogue subtitle. Machop saluted and went into place for the group to come.
The group ventured their way through the cave and they saw daylight up ahead.
"Guys! Look!" Mallow said. They group saw a Tyrogue sitting on the side of the road. "It's a Tyrogue."
"Aren't Tyrogue normally full of energy and spirit?" Lana asked.
"They are. But, this one isn't for some reason," Lillie said.
"Yeah, but why not this one?" Acerola said.
"I think he's just hungry. That might be it," Kairi said, taking out some Pokémon food for Tyrogue to offer. "Here you go. Something good to eat." Tyrogue just turns away from it. "Must not like this kind. Maybe, you'll like what else I have in my backpack." Kairi unzipped her backpack to grab some, but Tyrogue grabbed all of the cans of Pokémon food from her. "Hey! Stop right there!"
"You can't just steal our food like that!" Sora called out.
"Pika, Pi!" Pikachu said.
"Pichu!" The Shiny Pichu chirped.
"Pichu!" The Spiky-eared Pichu also chirped.
"Tyrogue!' The Tyrogue called out. Acorns come falling out of the tree he was sitting against. Tyrogue continued to run off.
"Come back here!" Sora shouted when the same Machop karate chopped in front of Sora, making him stop in his tracks. "A Machop?"
"He must be working with Tyrogue!" Kairi pointed out.
"They won't get far!" Hapu said. She took out her Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Mudsdale!" The Pokéball opens and Mudsdale whinnies upon entry. Tyrogue hands Machop two of the canned food while he still carried one. The two Fighting Type Pokémon climb up the mountain side to escape. "Mudsdale! High Horsepower!" Mudsdale charges right towards them with her body surrounded by an orange aura. Tyrogue turns and sees the draft horse Pokémon coming right towards them. Tyrogue dashes right towards Mudsdlae and gives a series of punches. Hapu gasped when she saw that. "Wha?"
"That was Bullet Punch," Lillie said.
"And he delivered them to Mudsdale like it was not a problem," Kiawe said. Tyrouge jumps back right to the top. A boulder suddenly starts shaking loose and starts falling right towards them. The group screamed as it rolled right towards them.
Suddenly, a slender young girl with tanned skin and both grey eyes and hair. Jumped out of nowhere and she had a Machamp with her. She wore She wore a black bodysuit under her short sleeveless white karate top and white karate pants with an orange line at each of the legs. She wore a black ribbon with an orange tip on one side. She's also barefooted and she wore white kneepads.
"Machamp! Cross Chop!" The girl ordered. Machamp crosses its four arms and shatters the rock into pieces. The group opened their eyes to see their saviors have come to their aid. She looked up to see Tyrogue and Machop escaping. "Let them go for right now." She turns to the group down below. "I hope you're all alright down there!"
"We are thanks to you and your Machamp," Sora said.
"It was nice of you to help us out like that," Kairi added.
"Togepi!" Togepi chirped.
"No problem. It's just a good thing we were around when it happened," the girl said coming down. "And since you're coming down in this direction, I can guess you're heading for Mahogany Town, am I right?"
"Yeah. That's right," Sora said.
"How many Gym Badges have you earned?" The girl asked.
"So far, I have six," Sora said, showing her the Badges he collected. She gasped when sees the Storm Badge in his Badge case.
"That's the Storm Badge! That means you have battled in the Cianwood City Gym against Master Chuck!" The girl exclaimed.
"Wait a minute? You know Chuck?" Sora asked surprised.
"Yeah. I do. I'm a student of Master Chuck. My name is Bea and I came from Stow-on-Side in the Galar region," Bea introduced. She took a look at Sora and she blinked twice. Sora was starting to feel uneasy.
"Um, what?" Sora asked.
"Are by any chance Sora Ketchum. As in the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League in the Kanto region?" Bea asked.
"That'll be me," Sora admitted.
"I thought you looked familiar. I had heard rumors of a Pokémon League champion traveling in the Johto region earning Gym Badges along the way. I have to say, that's a real pleasure to meet you," Bea said.
"Anyway, since you know who I am, I guess introductions are in order," Sora said.
"My name is Kairi and I'm Sora's girlfriend," Kairi introduced herself.
"My name is Lillie."
"I am Illima."
"I'm Mallow."
"My name's Kiawe."
"I'm Lana."
"I'm Sophocles."
"My name's Acerola."
"Mina."
"And I'm Hapu."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
"Pichu," the Shiny Pichu chirped.
"Pichu," the Spiky-eared Pichu chirped.
"Anyway, Bea, is it? What brings you out here?" Kairi asked.
"My Machamp and I were doing some training as instructed by Master Chuck, and so there's no better place to train other than the mountains," Bea said.
"If that's the case, then if you came from the Galar region, then why you here in Johto?" Acerola asked.
"I came here just so my Pokémon and I can be in peace in the body, the mind, and the spirit. So, my parents have sent me to Johto under Chuck's teachings since I have learned all I can learn from them," Bea explained. "But, we can talk more at my camp. You must be hungry." With perfect timing, their stomachs started rumbling.
"You can say that again," Sophocles said. Bea led the group to her camp and waiting for her to come back is a small white octopus-like Pokémon with small, blue eyes with horizontal slit-shaped pupils, and an orange mask pattern around them. It has a rather large head with four orange spots on its forehead, and small, orange ears or siphon ports on each side. It has several small tentacles and two large tentacles that act as arms. Each of these large tentacles has an orange suction cup on the underside and large, indigo bumps on the end, with an orange suction cup that resembles boxing gloves.
"Hey there, Clobbopus. I hope I didn't make you wait too long," Bea said, picking up the little Pokémon. Clobbopus looked at the group curiously and she puts it down, just so it could have a look at them. "These are our new friends." Sora bent down.
"Never seen anything like you before," Sora said, taking out his Pokédex. He used it to scan the little Pokémon.
Clobbopus, the Tantrum Pokémon
Type: Fighting
It's very curious, but its means of investigating things is to try to punch them with its tentacles. The search for food is what brings it onto land. Its tentacles tear off easily, but it isn't alarmed when that happens—it knows they'll grow back. It's about as smart as a three-year-old.
"Oh, she's such a cute little one," Kairi gushed at Clobbopus.
"Clobbopus hatched out the egg my parents gave me just before I left for Johto. Clobbopus has proven herself to be pretty tough in a battle. That and some sparring mactches with Machamp," Bea said. To prove it, Clobbopus bashes Sora on the head, making him rub his head.
"No wonder it's called Clobbopus," Sora said, rubbing his head. Kairi giggled as she rubbed his head, making him smile.
"Machamp," Machamp said.
"Machamp, how about you go and get the grub ready?" Bea asked. Machamp happily obliges its trainer. Machamp came back a couple of minutes later to bring back some bread. "I know it's not much, but I hope you enjoy it."
"Whatever you've got is fine," Sora said. Everyone dug into the food Bea had to offer. "But, since you saved us from that boulder, I was wondering why that Tyrogue just stole our Pokémon food like that," Sora said.
"I was thinking the same thing," Kiawe said.
"That Tyrogue has been causing all sorts of problems for travlers and for the people who live here in town," Bea said.
"You mean he's doing it just for fun?" Sophocles asked.
"Yeah. Tyrogue has been a nuisance for the short time he's been here. I came here just at the same time as Tyrogue; and I tried to stop him, but every time I even come close, Tyrogue just attacks both me and Machamp," Bea explained.
Sora, Kairi, an the Alolan nine looked among themselves wondering if there was something they could do to help the townspeople, but suddenly a villager comes running in.
"Bea! Bea!" A man's voice called out. The group turns to see him running towards them.
"What's wrong?" Bea asked.
"It's that Tyrogue and that Machop. They're at it again!" The man said. Bea stood up.
"Well, then we better go," Bea said.
The man led the group to the source of the problem; it was at a Tauros ranch. There were some shattered windows and other damaged property.
"I can't believe that little Tyrogue could do so much damage," Sora said.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg! That Tyrogue has vandalized the entire village!" The man said.
"Sounds like a total troublemaker," Kiawe said.
"And I thought the Squirtle Squad were troublesome," Sora said. That confused Bea.
"Squirtle Squad?" Bea asked.
"Long story," Sora deadpanned.
Unknown to anyone, a Butterfree flutters by and Togepi happily follows it and Pikachu doesn't pay attention, focusing on the trouble at hand. They heard the sounds of Tauros mooing and they rushed to see Tyrogue and Machop riding the Tauros like cowboys at a rodeo. The Tauros tried to shake them off.
"There's the little troublemaker!" Kiawe said.
"Let's go get him!" Bea said.
Tyrogue kicks the Tauros he's riding on causing a stampede. Machop laughs as he's enjoying the ride as the entire herd stampedes straight at the group.
"Crap! It's a stampede!" Sora yelled.
"Everyone! Run!" Bea told the group. Sora, Kairi, the Alolan nine, Pikachu, and the Pichu ran as Togepi continues to follow the Butterfree.
"Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped. Kairi stopped when she heard Togepi and she gasped in horror knowing Togepi is going to get trampled. Togepi stops to see the herd of Tauros coming.
"TOGGEPI!" Kairi screamed. Tyrogue sees the baby Pokémon and jumps off the leading Tauros and grabs the baby Pokémon and jumps back on the leading Tauros. Bea was amazed to see Tyrogue rescue a smaller Pokémon from getting hurt. Kairi saw that too and she was just so happy to see Togepi was saved at the last minute before Togepi got trampled by the Tauros. Bea figured that he'll never harm a Pokémon smaller than himself.
"You shouldn't be running in the middle like that, little guy. You'll get hurt." - Tyrogue subtitle.
The townspeople ran as the herd kept stampeding . Bea turned to her Machamp.
"Machamp! Keep everyone back! I'll redirect the herd!" Bea indstructed.
"Machamp," Machamp nodded.
Bea ran towards the herd while Machamp went to keep the townspeople safe from harm. Bea grabs the leading Tauros by the horns.
"You're not getting pass me, so give it up!" Bea yelled pushing the leading Tauros back. She directed the herd one way as tyrogue tosses Togepi right into Bea's hands.
"Togepi!" Kairi cried as she, Sora, and the Alolan nine ran towards Bea.
"Pi, Pi, Pika!" Pikachu said.
Bea hands Togepi back to Kairi.
"Togepi, are you okay, baby?" Kairi asked.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
"I'm just so relieved," Kairi said. "I wouldn't know what to do if something were to happen to you." Sora shared his girlfriend's relief about Togepi's safety. She looked in the direction of the stampede and she wondered why Tyrogue saved Togepi like that. She knew he had a heart after all.
Unknown to the group, the spoiled Teddiursa from way back had finally cuaght up after being overthrown.
"Found you at last, you yellow rodent! I have never felt so humilated in all my life! I haven't forgotten what you and your meddling friends have done!" - Teddiursa subtitle. Along with her were her Sneasel henchmen.
After the so-called princess was overthrown, she and her Sneasel followers were chased out of the woods by the other Pokémon led by the Persian who played her all along. They did their best to make it out in the world. She even tried to get wild Pokémon to side with her, but she had no luck and turned her down.
"I couldn't agree with you more, Princess. That Pikachu and those other Pokémon will pay for sticking their noses into our business. Isn't that right, fellas?" - Sneasel 1 subtitle.
"How right you are. It's all that Pikachu's fault for making us homless. And now that we have found him and those two little Pichu, revenge is in your paws, Princess." - Sneasel 2 subtitle.
"Yeah. We'll make that Pikachu pay through the nose and every other body part!" - Sneasel 3 subtitle.
"Revenge is one thing. But, I'm more interested in that Tyrogue. He's the ideal muscle to help me regain my rightful place and I will be princess once again." Teddiursa subtitle.
"Princess again!" - Sneasel subtitle.
The townspeople were mighty furious about the wreckage Tyrogue was causing.
"I have had enough of that Tyrouge!" One man stated.
"Yeah, me too! That Pokémon has caused trouble for us for the last time!" Another man said.
"I think it's high time that we went to Officer Jenny and tell her about this!" A third man said.
"I agree! That Tyrogue deserves to be thrown in jail after everything it put us through!" The first man said.
"Look! I understand your anger, but I have a better way of dealing with this," Bea said.
"So. Speak your peace!" The first man said.
"If you could give me just a little bit more time, I'm sure I could change that Tyrogue for the better! All I am asking is for this one chance!" Bea said to them. The three men reluctantly had to agree, though they had some doubts.
"Okay Bea. One chance is all you're gonna get. But, if that Tyrogue so much as breaks one more window, then all bets are off. Do you undserstand?" The first man said.
"I understand," Bea said, bowing her head and accepting the terms. The group walked through the forest searching for Tyrogue. Kairi was thinking about something.
"Say Bea. I was thinking about something," Kairi said.
"Yeah? What?" Bea asked.
"When Tyrogue saved Togepi from being trampled, I can guess he never harmed Pokémon smaller than he is, right?" Kairi asked.
"That's right. That Tyrogue has only caused trouble with larger Pokémon and obviously humans too. But, the truth is, Tyrogue wasn't always like that," Bea said.
"What makes you say that, Bea?" Mallow asked.
"Because Tyrogue is an abandoned Pokémon," Bea answered.
"Abandoned Pokémon?!" Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all exclaimed in shock.
"I'm afraid it's true. It was just not too long ago. His trainer just told Tyrogue that he didn't want him anymore and just left him behind. My guess is, because the trainer had deemed Tyrogue to be a weak and usleless Pokémon. I remember when Machamp and I were doing some training when we saw him collapse from hunger. We felt sorry for the poor little guy, so we did what we could, but nothing we did would make Tyrogue feel any better. The betrayal Tyrogue felt had left Tyrogue bitter, enraged, and hardened. The next thing we knew, Tyrogue's heart became as cold as ice," Bea said. Kairi felt sad for Tyrogue. She knew it was because Tyrogue was angry and lashing out in the world and he wants everyone to be miserable like he is. Sora noticed her saddness and he knew she felt sorry for Tyrogue. Sora hated seeing Kairi sad like this.
"So, that's it. That's why Tyrogue has issues with humans," Kiawe said.
"What about that Machop?" Lana asked.
"That Machop is just a wild Pokémon he befriended in a short amount of time. Ever since then, the two of them have been causing trouble for the whole town," Bea said.
"We have to melt that cold heart Tyrogue has," Kairi stated. Everyone looked at her. "All Tyrogue need is a trainer who understands him. A trainer who will never abandon him like his other trainer did. A trainer who will always have faith in him no matter what."
"Someone like you, Kairi?" Sora asked. She looked right at him. "I know you, Kairi. Your heart goes out to that Tyrogue and you want to help him. And if it means all that much to you, than I'm right beside you."
"Sora," Kairi simply said.
"All of us are right beside you, Kairi," Mallow said.
"One hundred percent, Kairi," Mina added.
Bea looked at the auburn red haired girl and smiled. Bea knew she was lucky to have such good supportive friends.
Not too far, Tyrogue and Machop have made it to an apple tree. Both Fighting Type Pokémon were pretty hungry and decided to have themselves a snack.
"Hey Machop. How about you use that strength of yours to shake down some apples for us?" - Tyrogue subtitle.
"Sure thing, pal." - Machop subtitle. Machop punches the tree shaking a few apples off. Tyrogue grabs one and he was about to take a bite when he spots a Sandshrew, a Hoppip, and a Skiploom looking at the two Fighting Types. Tyrogue smiles and holds the apple to Sandshrew.
"Why don't you have it? You deserve more than I do." - Tyrogue subtitle. Sandshrew accepted the apple while Machop hands two apples to Hoppip and Skiploom as they could enjoy the red delicious apples. Suddeny the Sneasel makes their presence known by running around the Pokémon in a circle. Teddiursa then steps forward.
"Hello. How are you doing?" - Teddiursa subtitle. She approacehs the scuffle Pokémon.
"Who are you?" - Tyrogue subtitle.
"Just a Pokémon who knows talent when she sees it. And you have talent. The stunt you pulled on that Tauros ranch earlier was magic. Isn't that right boys?" - Teddiursa subtitle.
"Oh yes! Magic!" - Sneasel 1 subtitle.
"Astounding!" - Sneasel 2 subtitle.
"Truly marvelous!" - Sneasel 3 subtitle.
"So, I was wondering if you're interested in joining up in our little family. We could always use a Pokémon like you and there is always room for a Pokémon of your talent. And maybe for your friend too. So, what do you say?" Teddiursa subtitle. She takes the apple from Sandshrew and Tyrogue attacks her with a Bullet Punch. The Sneasel gasped at the sight.
"Princess!" - Sneasel 2 subtitle.
"Don't worry, Princess!" - Sneasel 1 subtitle.
"We've got you." - Sneasel 3 subtitle. The three Sneasel helps her up and she swats them away.
"How dare you strike me like that! What gives you the right?!" - Teddiursa subtitle.
"Seeing you do that is reason I won't side with a Pokémon like you. Also, I don't bully those smaller than I am, so if I were you, I would just get my stubby little tail out of here, before I kick you out of here!" - Tyrogue subtitle. That made Teddiursa growl.
"Nobody snubs me and gets away with it! Get them both!" - Teddiursa subtitle. The Sneasel charges towards Tyrogue, but the two Fighting Type Pokémon beats the Sneasel senseless and gives them a toss. Tyrogue tosses the little bear Pokémon on top of her loyal followers. This makes Teddiursa growls again. "You'll be sorry!" - Teddiursa subtitle. She and her Sneasel followers retreated for now. Tyrogue hands the apple back to Sandshrew.
"Here you go. Enjoy it." - Tyrogue subtitle.
Tyrogue and Machop take their leave of the other three Pokémon and they watched them leave.
"Thank you." - Sandshrew subtitle.
Back to Sora, Kairi, the Alolan nine, and their Pokémon have come to an area that has many boulders.
"Where are we?" Acerola asked.
"This is one of Tyrogue's favorite spots. He and Machop comes here to train," Bea said. She calls out. "Come on out, Tyrogue! There's no use in hiding!" Tyrogue and Machop comes just in time.
"Tyrogue," Tyrogue said.
"Machop," Machop said.
Bea turns to Kairi.
"Okay, Kairi. Make the challenge," Bea told her. Not needing to be told again, she stepped forward.
"Tyrogue, I'm challenging you into a battle. What do you say?" Kairi challenged. Machop was about to step forward, but Tyrogue stops him. Machop turns to see his friend wanted to do this himself. Machop respected what he wanted and stepped aside. Tyrogue steps forward and holds his hand forward. Tyrogue gestues her to bring it. She takes out a Pokéball and throws it. "Go! Marowak!" The Pokéball opens and Marowak twirls her bone upon entry. "Marowak! Bone Club!" Marowak swings her bone right at Tyrogue, but he easily dodges it. Marowak tries again and again, but she misses again and again.
"Tyrogue isn't getting hit once," Lillie said.
"Tyrogue must be reading Marowak's movements," Illima said.
"Kinda like one of those kungfu fighters from the movies," Sora said. He clutched his fist and said in his thoughts, "If you can't land a hit, then I'm sure you'll just tire him out, Kairi. I know you can do it.
"Marowak! Headbutt!" Kairi ordered. Marowak charges right towards Tyrogue, but he wasn't moving. Tyrogue waited until Marowak was close enough and he landed a Low Kick on the bone keeper Pokémon. Tyrogue then finished her by giving her a Bullet Punch barrage. Marowak had been taken out. She calls back her Marowak. "Don't worry about it, Marowak. You did your best." She takes out her next Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Abra!" Abra enters the battle against the scuffle Pokémon. "Abra! Mega Punch!" Abra leviates towards Tyrogue to land a punch, but Tyrogue dodges and gives Abra a couple of Bullet Punches. Abra wasn't throwing in the towel just yet. "Abra! Mega Kick!" Kairi ordered. Abra rushes towards Tyrogue to land a kick, but he got over whelmed by Tyrogue's Bullet Punch once again. Abra was down and out. She calls back Abra. She takes out her next Pokéball. "Go! Magby!" She threw her Pokéball and Magby puffs out some smoke. "Magby! Smokescreen!" Magby sends out some smoke to cover the whole area with smoke, giving Magby some cover. But, Tyrogue wasn't fooled. He could tell where she was, just by hearing Magby breathing. Tyrogue knows Magby is just behind him, so he jumps back and waves both of his arms and he fires a blade of air right at Magby, and it cuts the smoke. Teddiursa and her Sneasel forces were close to making a sneak attack when they get struck by the blade of air and sent flynig. This was not what Teddiursa had been planning. She smacks right into a Beedrill nest and they are angered because, they have disturbed them while they were sleeping. Teddiursa tried to reason with the poison bee Pokémon, but to no avail since they were too enraged to listen. Teddiursa and her Sneasel runs for it as she's being chased by the enraged Beedrill.
Back to the battle in progress, Magby stands for a few moments before she falls on her back. THe group were stunned by what the saw.
"What was that?" Sora asked.
"That was Vacuum Wave. And that was a powerful one too," Lillie said.
"And it took down Magby without a problem," Kiawe said.
Kairi calls back Magby and she gets another Pokéball ready to send out to battle Tyrogue. She got ready to throw it when suddenly, she hears a buzzing sound. Sora, Bea, the Alolan nine all hear the buzzing as well.
"Does anybody hear that?" Sora asked.
"I think I do," Sophocles said.
The angry swarm of Beedrill comes out of nowhere and they launched their attack on the group.
"Beedrill!" Everyone exclaimed at once.
"What are they angry about?" Acerola asked.
"You think I would know?" Hapu asked.
"I don't think they'll be turning back, so we'll have to battle them," Bea said. She turns to her Machamp. "Okay Machamp! Fire Punch!" Machamp's fist emits fire and landed a punch on one of the Beedrill. Sora and the Alolan nine weren't going to let Bea and her Machamp handle those Beedrill by themselves, so they decided to battle them as well.
"Okay Pikachu. You're up," Sora said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu nodded and went into battle. The Alolan nine each took out a Pokéball (a Lure Ball in Lana's case and a Heavy Ball in Hapu's case) and threw them.
Lillie, "Go! Ponyta!"
Illima, "Go forth, Smeargle!"
Mallow, "Go! Weepinbell!"
Kiawe, "Go for it, Turtonator!"
Lana, "I'm counting on you, Corsola!"
Sophocles, "Make sparks fly, Magnemite!"
Acerola, "Go! Mismagius!"
Mina, "Go! Clefairy!"
Hapu, "Rock n Roll, Onix!"
The balls opens and their chosen Pokémon are let out to battle against the rampaging Beedrill. Kairi threw her Pokéball into the air.
"Go! Raichu!" Kairi shouted. The Pokéball opens and Raichu positions himself as he is ready to battle the Beedrill."Raichu! Use Thunderbolt on those Beedrill!" Kairi ordered. Raichu fired Thunderbolt and it shocks the Beedrill.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered.
"Ponyta! Fire Spin!" Lillie ordered.
"Smeargle! Flamethrower!" Illima ordered.
"Weepinbell! Vine Whip!" Mallow ordered.
"Turtonator! You use Flamethrower too!" Kiawe ordered.
"Corsola! Spike Cannon!" Lana ordered.
"Magnemite! Shock Wave!" Sophocles ordered.
"Mismagius! Mystic Fire!" Acerola ordered.
"Clefairy! Moonblast!" Mina ordered.
"Onix! Rock Slide!" Hapu ordered.
All of the other Pokémon fires their attacks and they struck the swarming Beedrill. Machop attacked by using Karate Chop and Power-Up Punch on them. Kairi turned to Tyrogue and saw how he's fairing against the Beedrill. One of the Beedrill had landed a Poison Jab on him and Kairi ran to him and swatted the Beedrill away. She turns to Tyrogue.
"Are you alright, Tyrogue?" Kairi asked with concern. Tyrogue simply nodded, but he saw the Beedrill from before come buzzing right towards her from behind, but Raichu saw it too and he landed a Thunder Punch on it. "Tyrogue, I know why you're doing this. I know why you're angry. The reason that you're angry is all because of what your trainer did to you, aren't you?" Tyrogue nodded. "I understand that you're lashing out, but what you're doing isn't going to change what happened. You shouldn't be taking your anger out on humans and larger Pokémon. And I know that deep down, you're actually a sweet Pokémon. I saw that when you saved Togepi from getting crushed by those Tauros; and I am very grateful for that. What I'm asking you in return is to open up your heart. Let me help you." Kairi's eyes filled with tears and she shed them. Tyrogue saw that they were real tears. Tyrogue wiped the tears from her eyes and nodded. Tyrogue battled along with Raichu and Machop. The group battled the Beedrill until they retreated, taking enough from the human trained Pokémon.
"Glad that's over," Sora said.
"Me too. Now the battle never was settled," Kairi said. Tyrogue nodded in agreement and Machop stood on the sidelines again. Kairi was going to go with Raichu in this round. "You can make the first move, Tyrogue." Tyrogue nodded and charges towards Raichu to deliver a punch on the mouse Pokémon. "Raichu! Thunder Punch!" Raichu runs towards Tyrogue and he lands a punch onto the scuffle Pokémon. Tyrogue wasn't calling it quits, so he ran towards Raichu to give him a Low Kick, but Kairi saw that coming. "Raichu! Quick Attack!" Raichu uses his speed attack and rams into Tyrogue. Tyrogue waves both his arms back and fires Vaccum Wave right at Raichu.
"Watch out for Vacuum Wave!" Bea shouted.
Kairi watched as the blade of air was fast approaching Raichu and she remembered when it took down Magby like it was no problem, but she wasn't worried.
"Raichu! Jump out of the way!" Kairi called out. Raichu uses his tail as a spring to leap out of the way and do a flip right in front of Tyrogue. "Now use Seismic Toss!" Raichu grabs Tyrogue by the shoulder and swings him around. Raichu then gives Tyrogue a toss against the wall of the mountain and he falls to the ground. Tyrogue struggles to get back up, but he quickly falls on his knee. Kairi takes out a Pokéball and throws it right at Tyrogue. The Pokéball strikes Tyrogue and he flows inside it. The Pokéball wobbles around for a bit and stars swirls around the Pokéball confirming the catch. Sora hands his girlfriend his Pokédex and it asks her if she wants to keep Tyrogue with her or send him to Professor Oak's lab. Kairi decides to keep Tyrogue in exchange for Mareep. She walks over to her Pokéball, picks it up and she threw it up in the air. Tyrogue comes right out from it. She bends down to the scuffle Pokémon. He looks right at her. "Tyrogue, I don't know what kind of person your last trainer was, but I promise you, I will never abandon you. I promise that I'll love and treat you just like my other Pokémon. Only, if you would give me a chance." She held out her hand and she smiles right at him. Moved by her kindness, Tyrogue takes her hand without hesitastion. She then starts hugging her new Pokémon.
"I am impressed," Bea said, walking up to her. "You opned up Tyrogue's heart. All I am asking that you take very good care of Tyrogue, like you promised." Kairi stands up and smiles.
"I will," Kairi said. Machop was happy for his friend, but that meant Tyrogue was going to leave just like he knew he would. Machop was about to walk away when Kairi looked right at the superpower Pokémon. "Where do you think you're going, Machop?"
"Chop?" Machop asked as he stopped.
"You can come along with us too,if you want. I know, you don't want to say goodbye to Tyrogue, so if want to come along with Tyrogue, then there's room for you too," Kairi said. Machop's eyes filled with tears of joy, knowing he was always going to be with Tyrogue. She takes out a Pokéball and threw it right towards Machop and he catches it and presses the button on it. Machop flows inside and stars swirls around the Pokéball confirming the catch. Kairi picked up Sora's Pokédex and it asked if she wanna keep Machop with her or send him to Professor Oak's lab. Kairi chose to keep Machop in exchange for Marowak. She hands it back Sora and he places his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm proud of you, Kairi. I figured you would catch Machop too. Your big heart is one of the reasons why I love you so much," Sora said. Kairi smiled.
"Thank you, Sora," Kairi said, kissing Sora on the lips. Tyrogue smiled at the sight. The group stood outside of town and Bea, her Machamp, and her Clobbopus stood to see them off.
"You sure you don't wanna come along with us, Bea? We could always use another girl in the group," Lillie said.
"No. But, I do appreciate it. But, I still have some training to do. But, I do wish you luck in your next Gym battle," Bea said.
"Thanks Bea," Sora said.
The group said their goodbyes to Bea and they continued on towards Mahogany Town for Sora's next Gym battle. Who knows what other adventures awaits them along the way?