Episode 226: Mauville Misadventures!
A couple of days have passed since the Pokémon Flute Cup and the journey to Mauville City continues.
As Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu continues onwards, they come across a small blue bird-like Pokémon that appears to have wings that resembles clouds. It has two long its head, pointed tail feathers, and tiny white feet.
"Aw, what a little cutie," Kairi cooed at the sight of it.
"Let's just see what we've got here," Sora said, taking out his Pokédex.
Swablu, the Cotton Bird Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Swablu has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This Pokémon is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat.
He imagined Kairi with a cotton-fluff hat as he puts away his Pokédex and imagined how cute she would look wearing one.
"You gonna go for it, Kairi?" Sora asked. She giggled as she got a Pokéball ready.
"You know me so well, Sora. I am gonna go for it," Kairi said. "Go! Ralts!" Kairi threw her Pokéball and her Ralts came out, startling Swablu. "Ralts! Use Disarming Voice!" Ralts lets out her sound attack, catching Swablu in the blast. Swablu comes at Ralts and starts pecking at her. "Ralts! Psybeam!" Ralts fired Psybeam and it pushes Swablu back. "Now use Confusion!" Ralts hold Swablu in a telepathic hold and slams the cotton bird Pokémon onto the ground. Kairi took out a Pokéball and threw it. Swablu flows inside the Pokéball and it wobbles around for a bit. Stars swirls around it to confirm the catch. Sora hands her his Pokédex as it starts buzzing. It asks her if she want to keep Swablu with her. She chose to send Swablu to Professor Oak's lab. She hands it back to Sora.
"Nice one, Kairi!" Sora praised her. She giggled.
"Thank you, Sora," Kairi said. "Should we keep going?"
"Sure. Let's go," Sora said. And with the capture of Swablu completed, they continued on their way to Mauville City for his upcoming Gym battle. They at last made it to Mauville City when they came across a familiar pair. It was May and Max.
"Well, if it isn't it May and Max," Sora said.
"Hi Kairi. Hi Sora," May said.
"It's good to see the both of you again," Kairi said.
"How have you been?" Sora asked.
"You know, the same old, same old when it comes to May," Max said. May looked at her brother annoyed.
"Anyway, May, win any ribbons?" Kairi asked.
"I managed to win one," May said, showing them the ribbon she won. "How many did you win, Kairi?"
"I have two," Kairi said, showing the siblings the recent ribbon she won from the Slateport City Pokémon Contest.
"Since you're here, does that mean you're here for a Gym battle, Sora?" Max asked.
"Yeah. We were going to the Pokémon Center to rest up before we do," Sora said.
"Well, I thought you might like to know that the Gym Leader here specializes with Electric Type Pokémon," Max said, adjusting his glasses.
"That's all I needed to know," Sora said, accessing his Pokédex. He exchanged Turtonator for Mudbray and Ralts for Makuhita. He knew Mudbray's moment would come sooner or later. "Mudbray is the obvious choice when dealing with Electric Type Pokémon. Thanks for the tip, Max." Max grins as he rubs the back of his head. "It'll be Mudbray's very first Gym battle."
"But you're going to need a backup plan if Mudbray is taken out," Kairi pointed out.
"I did think of it. If the Gym Leader has Steel Types like a Magnemite or a Magneton, then I'll send in Torchic and Makuhita as backup," Sora said.
"Right, since Steel Types are weak against Ground, Fire and Fighting Types," Max said.
"Wow, you really did think it through," May said.
"What do you expect?" Max asked.
"My thoughts exactly," Kairi said.
"So, let's get going," Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
May and Max had joined the couple once again as they spotted another familiar face. He was looking at a poster.
"Wally?" Sora, Kairi, May, and Max asked.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
Wally turned and his face lit up when he saw them.
"Sora, Kairi, May, and Max. What a happy coicidence!" Wally proclaimed.
"Right back at you, Wally? What are you doing here?" Sora asked. "Weren't you heading down to Verdanturf Town visiting your relatives?"
"I was. As I was staying with them, it gave me a chance to bond with my Ralts and we got closer within days. And that's when I decided that I should go on my own Pokémon journey. They were against the idea at first, but I managed to convince them to let me to go on my own journey. My mom and dad were all for the idea ad they respected my decision to begin my own journey. I managed to catch a few Pokémon along the way," Wally explained. Sora and Kairi were amazed to hear Waly was doing well for himself.
"If you're on your own journey, then are out battling in Gyms or participating in Pokémon Contests?" Max asked.
"I decided to challenge the Gyms here and I so far, I have won a Badge from Roxanne in Rustboro City. I am not going to lie, it was a little more challenging than I thought, but I managed to win it. And I came here to earn my second Gym Badge."
"Sounds like you're on your way, Wally," Kairi said.
"I am," Wally said.
"Did you win some battles during the journey?" Sora asked.
"I have. And I also lost some. In fact, just yesterday, I lost to a trainer whom had an Eevee with the same hairstyle as him. I never faced a challenging opponent than him," Wally said. Sora and Kairi knew he was talking about Riku. Max was interested in the Eevee in particular.
"Did you win your Badge yet?" Sora asked.
"No. I was on my way there when this poster caught my eye," Wally said. The couple and the siblings all look at the poster that reads "Trick House Contest announced today! Winner will recieve a year's supply of PokéBlocks."
"Trick House?" Sora asked.
"Must be a Hoenn region thing," Kairi said.
"You're right, because if it was a Kanto event, I would have heard of it," Sora said. "But it wouldn't hurt to have some extra PokéBlock on hand just in case/" Kairi giggled.
"I knew you were going to say it, Sora. You already won the Pokémon Flute Cup and won those flutes for me. And you're right, some extra PokéBlock couldn't hurt. But isn't a year's supply too much?" Kairi asked.
"We could always split the prize. We can split it down to us, May, and Wally. That way, no matter who wins, everybody's happy," Sora said. Kairi smiled as she knew how considerate he was being.
"That's very sporty of you, Sora," Kairi said.
"And very nice of you," May added.
"It wouldn't be right just to hoard it to ourselves. Besides, I'm sure you'll need it too," Sora said.
"He's right. We would need it," Wally said. "Should be fun though."
"Then, let's head on down there!" Max said. Not needing a second opinion, they went to the Trick House. Unknown to anyone, a rather large Togedemaru came along and saw the poster. It looked at the picture of the PokéBlocks and its mouth watered greatly. The Togedemaru went the direction of the kids right to the PokéBlock.
The group made it right towards the Trick House and they saw what a spread have come.
"Wow, this place is packed," May said.
"Looks like everybody wants that PokéBlock," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"With a spread like this, it's no wonder," Max said as a Whsmur came up behind him and knocked him down to the ground.
"Whis, Whis, Whismur," the Whismur said.
"Wow, a Whismur!" Max exclaimed.
"Where did you come from?" Sora asked.
"Whismur!" A new voice called out. A girl with light green hair runs up. She wore a pink dress with yellow stockings and pair of sandals. She see her Whismur with the group. "There you are. I told you not to wonder off. I'm sorry if my Whismur caused trouble for you."
"Don't worry about it. Your Whismur didn't cause any trouble," Sora said.
"I'm glad. My Whismur is just so excited to be part of the Trick House contest. Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Alanna," the girl introduced herself. "And this is Whismur."
"Whis, Whimur!" Whismur said.
"I'm Sora and this is my girlfriend Kairi," Sora introduced.
"Hello," Kairi greeted.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"My name's May."
"I'm Wally."
"And I'm Max."
"It's very nice nice to meet you," Alanna said. "Is this your first taking part of the Trick House contest?"
"Why do you ask?" Wally asked.
"I can tell since I haven't seen any of you around here before," Alanna pointed out.
"That sums it up," Sora said. "Anyway, have you been taking a part of it?"
"Uh-huh. It's an annual event that happens here in Mauville City. It's hosted by the famous Trick Master. He comes up with all sorts of obstacles and challenges in the Trick House," Alanna explained.
"Trick Master?" May asked.
"Yes. He's quite a genius. I am wondering what he's got planned this year," Alanna said. Just then, sparklers began to go off. Out came an eccentric man wearing a circus ringmaster's getup. "There he is!"
"Welcome one, welcome all! I'm the host and the creator of the Trick House Contest! Yes! I am the Trick Master! Good to see you!" The Trick Master announced. Sora, Kairi, May, Max, and Wally applauded along with the rest of the crowd.
"Is that him?" Sora asked.
"It is," Alanna said.
"First of all, I am truly to see so many familiar faces along with some new faces! To all you new faces, this is my Trick House! And it's full of the trickiest traps that I have devised! It will take both wisdom and wit to make it all the way through! And whoever gets pass all of my traps first is the winner! And let's not forget the yummy prize that you're all comepeting for! A one-year supply of PokéBlocks!" The Trick Master stated. "Choose any door you desire! Now, Trick time! Many will enter and few will win!" He cackles like a clown as he exits the stage by trap door.
"This guy looks like he needs to cut back on the coffee in the morning," Sora said.
"Who is he exactly?" Kairi asked.
"Who knows? I wanna see what he's cooked up," Alanna said.
"Now, let's choose a door," Sora said.
"I'm going this way," Max said, going through the third door.
"I'm right behind you, Max," Wally said, going with him.
"Alanna, why don't you come with me?" May offered.
"Sure," Alanna nodded.
"How about it, Kairi? Ready to go?" Sora asked.
"Sure," Kairi said.
"Let's go through this one," Sora said as he Kairi, and Pikachu went through the first door. May and Alanna follows them inside it. The large Togedemaru rolls in and blindly in the first door.
"The reason that I'm participating in the contest is I need the PokéBlock to improve the teamwork between me and my Pokémon," Alanna explained.
"I would call that a good reason," Sora said.
As they ventured onward, the large Togedemaru rolled right behind them. As they entered, they found themselves before a maze. Some of the walls had doors on them.
"Wow, the Trick Master decided to set the maze up first this year," Alanna said. "Last year it was the last challenge."
"Let's head down this way first," Sora said. "It might lead us to the way out."
"It's worth a try," Kairi said as she went with her boyfriend. They both ended up at a dead-end. "I am pinning this one on you, Sora."
"You were the one who seconded it," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
Over to Max and Wally, they ended up making some wrong turns as well.
"No! I'm certain that it's this way!" Max argued.
"That's what you said before, Max. We might just end up in another dead-end," Wally said.
"Try to have a little faith, Wally," Max said as he walked right into what you would guess; another dead-end. "Sorry Wally."
"It's quite okay, Max. We all mistakes," Wally said.
Back to Sora, Pikachu, and the girls they made their way further in it and ended up bumping into another dead-end.
"Ugh, another dead-end," Sora groaned.
"This is way more trickier than I thought," Kairi said.
"The Trick Master has spared no expense to make it challenging for us," Alanna said.
"If you say so," May said.
"Maybe we could go through the door; wait! Is that against the rule?" Sora asked. Just then, the Trick Master came through one of the doors.
"Oh no, not against any rules at all, you may go through the wall!" The Trick Master said, opening aother door and he doesn't go through the door. Why? Because of a giant sponge in the way. "But things aren't always what they seem to be! You may find a room that's made entirely out of sponge! You go the lounge, and then, you take the plunge!" The Trick Master cackled some more as he made his exit.
"Is he alright in the head?" May asked.
"He is. He's just eccentric," Alanna laughed.
"Let's just keep going," Sora said. The girls were about to get a move on when they spotted the large Togedemaru in front of them. "Huh? A Togedemaru?"
"Togedemaru!" The Togedemaru schirped.
"Wow, so that's a Togedemaru! I never seen one before!" Alanna cooed.
"It's so cute!" May said.
"So very cute!" Kairi agreed.
"This Togedemaru reminds of the one Sophocles has," Sora said. "But, the difference is this one is much bigger than his."
"And this one is a boy," Kairi said. Alanna looked right at her. "I can tell."
"You don't think it's a wild Togedemaru, do you?" May asked.
"He might belong to someone. There's no way we could find a wild Togedemaru here in Hoenn," Sora said.
"He's right. Maybe we should take him with with us and see who this little guy," Kairi said as the Togedemaru gave her a sour look, "sorry, I mean, big guy." The Togedemaru beamed at the compliment. "Do you wanna come with us?" Togedemaru nodded. Togedemaru joins Sora, Pikachu, and the girls. Max and Wally ended up going in front of more dead-ends.
"One dead-end after another. This is getting old fast," Max groaned.
"I'm with you. It is," Wally agreed. Sora, Pikachu, and the girls joined up with Wally and Max. "I see you managed to get down here just fine."
"If you call running into a sponge room and a dozen dead-ends just fine," Sora said.
"At least we're together now," May said. Wally was about to say something when he noticed Kairi holding Togedemaru in her arms.
"Is that what I think it is?" Wally asked. Max's face lit up when he saw the Pokémon.
"Wow! A Togedemaru! So cool!" Max exclaimed.
"We met him just a little while ago," Sora said.
"That's interesting, but Togedemaru are not found in the Hoenn region. I would say it belongs to someone," Wally said.
"Sora thought the same thing," May said.
"So, I figured we keep him company for a while. Isn't that right, Togedemaru?" Kairi asked.
"Togedemaru," Togedemaru said.
"Now, we just gotta find that exit out of this maze," Sora said.
"That'll be easier said than done. We don't even have a clue on which one's the exit," May pointed out. Max thought of something.
"What of there's another secret door?" Max suggested.
"Secret door?" Kairi asked.
"What are you getting at?" Sora asked.
"So far, we have been hitting on dead-end after another, but what we didn't consider is that there might be a secret door somewhere in this maze," Max guessed.
"Max has probably been reading too many comic books," May teased.
"We should consider his idea," Sora said. I mean he could be right."
"Are you really going along with it, Sora?" Alanna asked.
"It's better than having to stand around and just wait for somebody to come and find it before we do, making us look dumb," Sora said. He placed his hands on the walls of the maze to search for the secret door and he fell through as he found it. He stands back up on his feet. "Found it." The ground made it out and they found themselves on some grass. The Trick Master came right out of hiding.
"Well, well, well! You made your way out of the maze already? You are an amazing bunch! But, you're not out of the words yet! There are more challnges ahead of you!" The laughs like a March Hare and disappeared where he appeared.
"Okay, this guy is starting to creep me out," Sora said.
The group came across some of the challenges along, staring with crossing on logs and climbing up to a box on the ceiling. They kept going through all sorts of challenges and they eventually made their way out. The Trick Master popped out of hiding once more to congragulate them.
"It looks like we have our first batch, but there can only be one winner," The Trick Master said. Sora, May, Wally, and Alanna all raced to the stage, but Togedemaru broke out of Kairi's hold and rolled right to the PokéBlock and ate them all at an alarming rate.
"Togedemaru, stop that at once!" Kairi called out. It was too late because Togedemaru had ate all of the PokéBlocks, leaving nothing behind but crumbs. They all just stared in disbelief as Togedemaru just went back into Kairi's arms.
"That was unexpected," Wally said.
"Well, the good news is we wouldn't have to carry all of that PokéBlock alone," Sora said.
"And what's the bad news?" Max asked.
"The bad news is, we don't have any PokéBlock to share, like we promised," Sora answered.
"You needn't worry, kiddies. Luckily I have prepared for such an emergency," the Trick Master said. He reveals that he had extra PokéBlock with him the whole time. "When you hold a grand prize of PokéBlock, always have extra ready." Sora looked right at Wally, May, and Alanna.
"Wanna try to run for it again? Or should one of us just go for it?" Sora asked.
"How about rock, paper, scissors?" Wally suggested. "Winner takes the prize."
"Deal!" Sora, May, and Alanna agreed. "One, two, three, GO!" They all placed their hands in the middle and Sora gets rock, May gets paper, Wally and Alanna get scissors.
"I'm out," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Me too," May said.
"Now, it's time for the tie breaker," Alanna said.
"Agreed," Wally said as they placed their hands in the middle and Wally got scissors and Alanna got rock. "Oh well, can't win them all."
Alanna had claimed the prize, but she shared her winnings with her new friends. They were very grateful for Alanna's generosity. Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu wondered around to see who did Togedemaru belonged to, but it turns out that he didn't belong to anyone of them.
"I couldn't have won it without your help. It wouldn't be right to keep it to myself after what you've done for me," Alanna said.
"Anytime Alanna," Kairi said. "That's what we all had planned right from the start."
"Maybe, I can just improve on working well with Whismur just by training him," Alanna said. Sora smiled.
"And that is how it should go," Sora said. "We all wish you luck on your way." Alanna smiled back.
"Thanks. And good luck with your Gym battle, Sora," Alanna said before she took her leave. After she left, Kairi wondered what to do with Togedemaru.
"So, Togedemaru. You don't have a trainer, do you?" Kairi asked. Togedemaru shook his head.
"I think you should catch him," Sora said. His girlfriend turned to him.
"Are you sure, Sora?" Kairi asked.
"I am. Togedemaru seems to like you; so he wants to be your friend," Sora said. He turned to Pikachu. "Isn't that right, Pikachu?"
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu agreed. Kairi knew her boyfriend was right and she had to admit, Togedemaru is pretty cute. She sets the roly-poly Pokémon down and she got out a Pokéball.
"Are you ready, Togedemaru?" Kairi asked. Togedemaru nodded as Kairi tosses up her Pokéball and Togedemaru jumps up. He flows inside of it and stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. Sora hands Kairi his Pokédex as it starts buzzing asking her if she wants to keep Togedemaru with her. She chose to keep Togedemaru with her in exchange for Ralts. "Welcome to the team, Togedemaru." She hands it back to Sora.
With the adding of a new Pokémon to the team, Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu said their goodbyes to Wally and the siblings and headed for the Pokémon Contest to rest and train for his Gym battle. Mudbray, Torchic, and Makuhita worked hard for the upcoming battle. Mudbray managed to learn Mub Bomb.
"Good work you guys. The training we're going through today will soon pay off tomorrow," Sora said. Mudbray, Torchic, and Makuhita all beamed as they felt more invigorated than ever. The day have come as Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu have made it to the Mauville City Gym. "This is it. This is the place."
"I know you're going to do great, Sora," Kairi said. "So get in there and do great!" Sora smiled as she kisses him on the cheek.
"Thanks Kairi. Let's do this thing," Sora said. They entered the Gym and they saw how electrified it is. It almost looked like a power plant; very suitable for an Electric Type Pokémon like an Electabuzz and a Magnemite.
Watching through the security cameras, a short, chubby old man with white hair that stands up and has a white beard with a smile, for Wattson laughs a lot. He wears a yellow jumpsuit, with pockets on his hips. He wore a green jacket, with thunder print on it. He also wore brown and yellow sandals. He grinned happily as the kids both came in.
"Yes! It looks like I got myself a pair of challengers on my doorstep. How about I give them a fun ride," the old man said as he pushed a button and the floor beneath the couple started to move.
"WHOA!" Sora and Kairi yelled.
"What is going on here?!" Sora exclaimed.
"You think we're on a conveyor belt?" Kairi asked.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
They fell onto a platform and strolled through a room filled with water. As they got to the other side, they met all sorts of robotic Pokémon firing electricity at them. Pikachu reflected it and Kairi had sent out Togedemaru to absorb the electricity since having Lightning Rod.
"Good thinking, Kairi," Sora said.
"Thanks Sora," Kairi said.
They made it to a room that has a robotic Raikou.
"A Raikou?!" Sora exclaimed.
"It's not a real Raikou! It's a robot!" Kairi said. Sora got a closer look before the Raikou robot fired an electric blast, but Togedemaru absorbed it into himself. Sora decided to use that to his advantage.
"Go in, Pikachu! Iron Tail!" Sora ordered. Pikachu swung his tail at the robot Pokémon, giving off an explosion, reducing the robot as a pile of scrap metal. "The real one wouldn't have gone down like this."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
Just then, the old man came out laughing.
"Wasn't that fun, kids? The way you handled my robot Raikou was amazing!" Sora and Kairi both looked right at him.
"Um, who might you be?" Sora asked.
"Right, my name is Wattson, the Gym Leader of the Mauville City Gym," Wattson introduced himself. "And would your names be?"
"I'm Sora," he introduced. Wattson got wide-eyed when he heard his name.
"Sora? As in Sora Ketchum?" Wattson asked.
"I know, I know, the Pokémon League Champion," Sora said. Wattson just laughed again.
"No, no, no, no, not that. I just mean I heard your name from someone who says he knows you," Wattson corrected him. He turned to Kairi. "And you're Kairi, aren't you?"
"Yes, but how exactly do you know who we are?" Kairi asked.
"Well, since you asked, I have been exchanging emails from a friend of yours. I believe his name is Sophocles," Wattson explained. Sora and Kairi's eyes went wide.
"Sophocles?!" Sora asked.
"He mentioned he was working with someone who lived here. Could that be you?" Kairi asked.
"Yes. He sent me some emails, asking me for some advice on working as a Gym Leader. So, I answered him and pointed him into the right direction. He also told me that I would meet you when you get here. He told me that you was going to challenge me into a battle, is that right?" Wattson asked.
"Yeah, you've got it," Sora said.
"Then, I accept your challenge," Wattson said. They all got to the battlefield for the battle to officially begin. The referee steps up.
"The battle between the Gym Leader Wattson and the challenger Sora will now begin! Both trainers will be using three Pokémon each! Only the challenger will be allowed to switch Pokémon! The battle will be over when all three of either trainer's Pokémon are unable to continue to battle! Let the battle begin!" The referee announced. Wattson took out a Pokéball.
"The first Pokémon that I'm going with will be my Magnemite!" Wattson called out as he threw it. His Magnemite enters the battle. Sora grinned as he knew he had a Steel Type or two. He took out his Pokéball.
"A Steel Type! I knew it! I have just the thing for that! Go! Torchic!" Sora called out as his Torchic scratches the battlefield with his talons upon entry.
"Oh, it's a Fire Type, is it? I like the way you think, Sora! Magnemite! Use Thunder Shock!" Wattson ordered. Magnemite fired the electric attack at the chick Pokémon.
"Torchic! Dodge and use Ember!" Sora ordered. Torchic avoids Magnemite's Thunder Shock and fires Ember at the magnet Pokémon.
"Magnemite! Dodge and use Sonic Boom!" Wattson ordered. The attack pelts Torchic and skids backwards.
"Torchic! Ember!" Sora ordered. Torchic fires another Ember attack and it struck the magnet Pokémon. Torchic then started to run towards Magnemite and surrounded by flames. Sora knew Torchic had learned to use Flame Charge. The attack struck Magnemite and went down taking such heavy damage.
"Magnemite is unable to battle! Torchic wins!" The referee announced. Wattson laughed as he calls back his Magnemite.
"Not bad, Sora. Gotta say I am very impressed," Wattson said. He took out another Pokéball. "It's your turn to have fun, Voltorb!" Wattson threw it and his Voltorb comes out to battle. Sora calls back Torchic and takes out Mudbray's Pokéball.
"Time for your first Gym battle, Mudbray!" Sora called out. Mudbray comes out to battle the ball Pokémon. Wattson laughed again.
"I figured you had a Ground Type Pokémon handy. It just makes it even more exciting!" Wattson said, laughing some more.
"Let's how much fun you can have after this! Mudbray! Mud Bomb!" Sora ordered. Mudbray fired Mud Bomb right at the ball Pokémon. Kairi saw how calm Wattson was when Mudbray fired the attack.
"Voltorb! Use Magnet Rise!" Watton ordered. Voltorb emits yellow sparks of electricity from its body, raising it off the ground. It can also make pieces of the battlefield float in the air. Mud Bomb missed completely. Sora became extremely shocked when he saw that.
"No way! Mud Bomb missed?!" Sora exclaimed.
"That must be how Wattson deals with Ground Types. Instead of having them learn attacks that'll hurt 'em, he's got them to use Magnet Rise to make Ground Type attacks comlpetely useless. What a strategy," Kairi said in her thoughts. "I hope Sora will fina way around it and soon."
"Can't use High Horsepower because the results will just be the same. Maybe, I can try this! Double Kick!" Mudbray moved in to deliever a Double Kick onto Voltorb.
"You'll find no easy win here, sonny-boy! Voltorb! Rollout!" Wattson ordered. Voltorb rolls around the battlefield while levitating. Voltorb bounces around and smacks Mudbray like a game of dodgeball. Sora quickly calls Mudbray back inside the Pokéball.
"That was close. Better try something new here," Sora said, taking out Makuhita's Pokéball and he threw it. "Your turn, Makuhita!" Makuhita comes out to battle.
"Oh, so a Fighting Type Pokémon, huh? I like the way you think even more! But Voltorb isn't easy to beat as you and Makuhita is going to find out. Voltorb! Use Spark!" Wattson ordered. Voltorb comes at the guts Pokémon while emitting sparks.
"Dodge it!" Sora called out. Makuhita dodges Voltorb's Spark. "Move in with Arm Thrust!" Makuhita comes at Voltorb with his hands thrusting forward. Makuhita manages top land a hit onto the ball Pokémon.
"Rollout, Voltorb!" Wattson ordered. Voltorb rolled towards Makuhita again.
"Dodge it!" Sora called out. Makuhita avoids Voltorb's attacks, but Voltorb got faster each time. Voltorb managed to land a hit onto the guts Pokémon. "Use Bulk Up!" Makuhita's muscles began to build up raising both his attack and defense power. "Makuhita! Use Arm Thrust!" Makuhita pushes his hands forward and Voltorb gets pelted. Voltorb rolled towards Makuhita again, but he catches the ball Pokémon in his arms.
"What?!" Wattson exclaimed.
"Use Vital Throw!" Sora ordered. Makuhita gave Voltorb a throw across the battlefield and it went flying, losing total control. Voltorb goes bouncing everywhere until it went up against the wall, knocked out from the throw.
"Voltorb is unable to battle! Makuhita wins!" The referee announced. Wattson laughed again.
"That was very good, Sora," Wattson complimented, calling back Voltorb. He laughed some more. "You're even better than Sophocles said you were. But let's see how you handle my last Pokémon." He throws his Pokéball. "Go! Magneton!" Wattson's Magneton floats into the air upon entry. "Magneton is the strongest Pokémon that I've got. Many of my past challengers had a hard time with my Magneton."
"We're going to see about that, Wattson. I'm ready for anything you can throw at me," Sora said. Wattson laughed some more.
"I like your spirit, Sora. Magneton! Use Magnet Bomb!" Wattson ordered. Magneton became surrounded by sparks of light blue electricity. Its magnets then flash light blue, firing multiple light blue orbs of energy from them at Makuhita.
"Hurry up, Makuhita! Bulk Up!" Sora called out. Makuhita bulked his body to take the hit, but Magnet Bomb was too strong to resist and it resulted in Makuhita being knocked out.
"Makuhita is unable to battle! Magneton wins!" The referee announced. Sora calls back Makuhita. He takes out Torchic's Pokéball.
"Back to action, Torchic!" Sora called out. He threw the Pokéball and Torchic returns to the battlefield.
"Sora could have sent Mudbray back out, but then again, Torchic is a good choice too. What is he planning?" Kairi asked in her thoughts.
"So, your Torchic has come back out to play, huh? Your Torchic isn't going to find it easy like Magnemite," Wattson warned.
"I know, but you'll be surprised," Sora said.
"Then surprise me!" Wattson dared him. "Magneton! Charge Beam!" Magneton fires a beam of lightning right at Torchic.
"Torchic! Use Flame Charge!" Sora ordered. Torchic uses Flame Charge to avoid Magneton's Charge Beam. It misses Torchic and he lands a hit, causing some heavy damage. "Now use Ember!" Torchic fires Ember right at the magnet Pokémon.
"Magneton, dodge and use Shock Wave!" Wattson ordered. Magneton fired the electric attack and landed a hit onto Torchic. "Now use another Charge Beam!" Magneton fired another beam of electricity at Torchic and he is knocked out.
"Torchic is unable to battle! Magneton wins!" The referee announced. Sora calls back his Torchic.
"Good work Torchic. You should rest for a while," Sora said. He took out his Mudbray's Pokéball. "Charge Beam and Shock Wave won't have any affect on him since Mudbray is a Ground Type. It's my last chance to win this battle, so I'll have to make it count." He throws the Pokéball. "Back to action, Mudbray!" Mudbray rentered the battlefield.
"Both of us have one each and only one of us is going to win it! Let's make it count!" Wattson said.
"You've said a mouthful! Mudbray! Mub Bomb!" Sora ordered. Mudbray fired Mud Bomb right at Magneton.
"Dodge and use Magnet Bomb!" Wattson ordered. Magneton dodges and then fires Magnet Bomb right at the donkey Pokémon.
"Mudbray! Dodge and use Double Kick!" Sora ordered. Mudbray moved in to deliever a Double Kick attack on the magnet Pokémon.
"Dodge and use Tri-Attack!" Wattson ordered. Magneton avoids Mudbray's attack and forms orbs of red, blue, and yellow and fires beams of red, blue, and yellow energy. Mudbray got hit by the attack. Mudbray's defense with his Stamina ability.
"Mudbray! High Horsepower!" Sora ordered. Mudbray's body ends up being surrounded by an orange aura and charges right towards Magneton. Mudbray came pretty fast and lands a hit onto Magneton. "Now use Mega Kick!" Mudbray gives Magneton a powerful kick. "Now use Mud Bomb!" Mubray fired Mud Bomb right at the magnet Pokémon, and it weakly levitates.
"Keep going, Magneton!" Wattson called out.
"High Horsepower!" Sora ordered. Mudbray's body surrounds himself and charges towards Magneton and lands a strong hit. Magneton fell to the ground, beaten.
"Magneton is unable to battle! Mudbray wins! Sora Ketchum from Pallet Town wins the battle!" The referee announced. Wattson laughed as he calls back his Magneton.
"That was a fun battle! I never had this much fun since I was a boy! The battle you gave me is the most fun I had!" Wattson said. He took out a badge shaped like a coiled wire. "To prove that you won, I am filled with happiness to present you the Dynamo Badge!" Sora accepts his Gym Badge.
"Thanks Wattson. I gotta admit, I had fun battling you too," Sora said.
They all stepped outside of the Gym as they got ready to depart for the Pokémon Center.
"Well, the next Gym you hould head for is in Lavaridge Town. Also, there's a Pokémon Contest is being held in Fallarbor Town," Wattson said. Sora turned to his girlfriend.
"It looks like we'll be heading to Fallarbor Town on the way to Lavaridge Town," Sora said.
"You are so considerate, Sora," Kairi said.
"I'm in no hurry to earn my fourth Gym Badge, so I figured you could win your third ribbon," Sora said.
"Good for you, Sora. Thinking of your significant other before you think of yourself. I hope we get to see each other someday and we can have a rematch sometime," Wattson offered. Sora smiled.
"I can hold you to that, Wattson," Sora said.
The couple took their leave of the gym and headed back to the Pokémon Center to rest Mudbray, Torchic, and Makuhita from the battle. As soon as they get some rest, the journey continues and their next destination will be Fallarbor Town for Kairi to earn her third Contest Ribbon before they head for Lavaridge Town for Sora to earn his fourth Gym Badge.