The First Gym Battle

A gym leader.

Someone who has spent a vast amount of time training pokemon.

Someone who knows the in's and out's of battling.

My first real challenge, I was ready.

I stood up and began walking forward.

"Wish me luck" I said to the two of them not turning back as I continued on forward.

"I'd like to call our last challenger of the day Glaze to the arena" The announcer said.

Each step seemed heavy.

My body seemed robotic. The seamless confidence from before seemed to disappear.

*inhale*

'I was fine'

The shivers I had felt subsided.

The last couple of steps went by fine.

As I reached the stage the nervousness from before dissolved.

'I can do this'

"On the right hand side is Glaze, another trainer from the Pokemon School like Walker who came before and on the left is of course our city's gym leader"The announcer said.

"I'm pretty sure you two are well acquainted with the rules from the last match so I won't be going over them again. You want to say anything before the battle starts Glaze" The announcer said, turning to me.

"No. I can't wait to start the battle" I said, masking any sense of fear.

"That's good to hear. I'll be sure to not disappoint" Roxanne said.

"Okay then, Begin!" The announcer said.

"Geodude Go!" Roxanne said as she tossed her pokeball.

"Shroomish get in there" I said, throwing my own.

The pokemon stood at odds with each other.

Having a grass type was certainly an advantage and I need to make use of it now.

"Mush use absorb" I said.

Shroomish tilted its body forward as it shot a red laser beam from the top of its head.

"Geodude use bulldoze to disrupt Shroomish"

Geodude slammed its hands onto the ground as the area around began to rumble as a shockwave began to follow Shroomish.

"Dodge mush, then use Bullet Seed"

Shroomish rolled to the side as the shockwave passed by harmlessly and jumped into the air and shot a number of yellow seeds from its mouth that all sped towards Geodude.

"Geodude counter with Smackdown"

Geodude put it's hands together as a number of rocks surrounded it. It then willed the rocks towards the bullet seed.

The rocks and the bullet seed hit causing a cloud of dust to rise temporarily obscuring the field.

"Mush move forward" I said even though I couldn't really see anything.

Luckily the arena cleared up pretty quickly.

Mush and Geodude were fairly close right now.

"Geodude use rollout"

Geodude curled up and started rolling down enroute to Shroomish.

"Dodge Mush"

Shroomish moved to the side as geodude moved past it. Though once Geodude reached the other side it started to roll back towards Shroomish once more.

"Mush use Bullet Seed"

The Bullet Seed hit the incoming Geodude straight on slowing its roll. But it didn't stop and managed to hit Shroomish.

"Shroom" Mush said in pain as it fell a few feet away.

Though the collision wasn't very favourable as the Geodude seemed to have been the one more severely damaged by their interaction.

"Mush, are you okay?" I asked.

"Shroom" It said as it got up.

"Mush you're opponent seems exhausted take the opportunity and treat them with a nice Bullet Seed"

Shroomish shot a number of bullet seeds towards Geodude.

"Geodude dodge"

Geodude managed to dodge most of the seeds but a few managed to breach through.

"Geo"

"Geodude Smack down before you get hit again"

Geodude shot forth several rocks that made shroomish cancel its attack and back away.

'Geodude seems almost done for right now. It would be better to pile on then let it recover'

"Mush get in there"

Shroomish looked towards me nodded then began running slowly towards Geodude.

"Geodude use Bulldoze"

A shockwave began to follow Shroomish.

"Dodge Mush and continue on ahead"

Shroomish dodged the incoming shockwave and jumped.

"Now use leech seed," I said.

Shroomish turned towards Geodude and shot multiple seeds from the top of its head.

Geodude not prepared gets hit by the seed as it sprouts vines that restrict its movement and glows red.

"Geo" Geodude said as the vines drained its energy.

"This is it, Mush use absorb and finish this"

Shroomish shot a red beam at Geodude.

The beam struck Geodude and drained it's last reserves of energy.

"Geodude is no longer able to battle" The referee ruled.

"You did well geodude return," Roxanne said.

"Well I have to hope I can save this, Nosepass I'm counting on you" she said as she tossed another pokeball.

"Stay back Mush that Nosepass can use thunder wave"

"You too Nosepass the opposing Shroomish knows leech seed"

Both our pokemon nodded simultaneously.

"So a ranged battle then?" I asked.

"Guess that's how it's going to be," Roxanne replied.

"Mush use absorb"

Shroomish tilted its head as it shot a red beam straight towards Nosepass.

"Nosepass use Protect"

A colourless barrier appeared around Nosepass that deflected the red beam.

"Mush use Bullet Seed"

"Nosepass counter with Smackdown"

The two attacks hit with Nosepass's rocks overwhelming the seeds.

"Mush dodge"

Shroomish quickly dodged the incoming rocks as it moved to safety.

"Now Mush Leech Seed"

Shroomish leaped into the air as it shot a number of seeds towards Nosepass.

"Nosepass dodge"

Nosepass moves to dodge but one of the seeds hits it's foot and immobilizes it.

"Mush use absorb once more"

"Nosepass once more protect"

The beam was once again deflected and the protection temporarily made Nosepass invulnerable allowing it to break off from the vines.

"Mush use bullet seed"

Shroomish shot a number of seeds towards Nosepass.

"Nosepass dodge and go for a thunder wave"

Nosepass got hit by a few seeds as it shot the thunder wave which hit Shroomish dead on.

"Mush, are you ok?" I asked.

Shroomish seemed to signal that it was okay but I could see the shocks emanate from its body.

'Seems like Mush can go for a bit more. Since it didn't take much damage it should be able to survive'

"Seems like you're up to it, then let's go Bullet Seed" I said.

Shroomish this time didn't leap up but shot its seeds while still present on the ground.

"Nosepass dodge"

Nosepass effortlessly dodged the incoming seeds then ran towards Shroomish.

"Just a while longer Mush, use absorb to cut Nosepass off"

Shroomish bent its head as it shot a red beam.

"Nosepass dodge and continue forward"

Due to Shroomish's paralyzed state Nosepass easily sidestepped the beam and leaped forward crashing into Shroomish.

"Mush get out of there" I said in a panic.

Shroomish began to move but then stopped as the paralysis prevented it from moving.

Nosepass grabbed on to Shroomish and launched into the air.

"Guess this is it, Shroomish return" I said pressing my pokeball.

The red beam raced out and caught the descending shroomish before it hit the ground.

"You've done more than enough. Go Absol end this" I said tossing out another pokeball.

Absol popped out full of vigor and ready to take on his opponent.

"Let's begin with a double team," I said.

Absol ran quickly creating copies of itself all surrounding Nosepass.

"Nosepass use Smackdown to find the real one"

Nosepass began to fling pebbles in all directions eliminating most of the clones that were coming towards it.

But it didn't hit the original.

The original Absol used the distraction to approach Nosepass from the back.

"Now Absol use pursuit"

Absol cloaked itself in a dark aura and rammed into the unsuspecting Nosepass causing it to fall a few distance away.

But it stood up and turned back towards Absol.

"Use Bulldoze"

Nosepass's entire body began to glow with a yellow outline as it rammed the ground leading to a shockwave to follow.

"Dodge and use pursuit once more"

Absol jumped to the side of the incoming shockwave and began to run towards the Nosepass as its body was cloaked in a midnight black hue.

"Nosepass thunder wave"

"Absol dodge using quick attack"

As Nosepass shot the thunder wave Absol sped up to the side and avoided the attack then tackled into the nosepass pushing it a foot back.

But this time Nosepass was prepared and latched onto Absol's foot then flung Absol to the ground. Though Absol managed to easily recover it's footing and backed off.

Both pokemon stared at each other as silence filled the arena.

I couldn't go aggressive due to thunder wave so taking a passive approach would have to do it.

I would like to have used perish song but the last time I used it took a while before it took effect.

Time in which the nosepass could easily wipe out my team.

"Absol Double team once more, but keep your distance"

Absol split into numerous copies and began to approach Nosepass.

"Nosepass use Smack Down"

Nosepass expelled rocks at the incoming Absol's until only one remained.

Absol and Nosepass ran into each other as they began to fight in close range but with Absol frequently backing up away and not diving in to attack.

"Nosepass use Bulldoze"

"Absol use Pursuit"

Nosepass leaped into the sky as it's body glowed with the same yellow light as it came down into Absol's Pursuit.

The two clashed loudly until both Pokemon cancelled their moves and separated.

The two met again and began to trade blows, each side pushing the other.

"Now, Nosepass use thunder wave"

"Absol use double team"

The thunder wave harmlessly hit one of Absol's clones as they all began to attack Nosepass giving it no room to escape.

"Ok this is it,Absol finish this with Pursuit"

All the Absol covered themselves in a dark black cloak as they ran towards Nosepass.

With the numerous Absol in sight Nosepass couldn't figure out the original as it eliminated two of them before it was struck from the side by the pursuit of the original Absol knocking it to the ground and puffing a cloud of dust.

I waited in anxiousness as the cloud of dust cleared finally revealing...Nosepass down.

"Nosepass is unable to battle, with no pokemon remaining in the Gym leaders arsenal the challenger has succeeded in winning his first badge. Congratulations Glaze" The announcer said.

The crowd a few seconds later roared with applause for a brief second before it all died down.

'I actually won huh'

"For your incredible teamwork and for defeating me, the gym leader of Rustbro city, I'd like to award you the stone badge. I hope you continue winning your battles just like this one" She said as she placed it in my outstretched hand.

"Thank you," I said.

The crowd around now began to disperse due to the gym battle coming to an end.

As I stepped away from the arena I found Reanna and Liz besides Matthias and Walker.

"Good job out there Glaze" Matthias said as he saw me arrive.

"I expected as much, nonetheless you did well," Walker said, pride seeping into his voice.

"Thanks, So what were you guys discussing, anything important?" I asked as we began walking towards the gym's exit.

"Well I guess you could call it important, Matthias here was suggesting that we all have a final battle at the Trainer School's arena before we leave for our journey" Reanna said.

"A final battle?" I asked.

"Well more so a battle royale the five of us would all battle each other with one pokemon. Think of this as us getting closure for the last time we might necessarily come back to the trainer's school. So what do you guys think?" Matthias asked.

"I'm fine with it, it sounds interesting," Walker said.

"Yeah, same here" I said.

The three of us turned to Reanna and Liz.

"It doesn't sound like too much trouble plus it's the last time we'll meet so I guess it's okay"Reanna said as she turned to Liz.

"I'd rather not. I'm not as good at battling as the four of you, but I'll be there to watch" Liz said.

"Well that's fine I'll be there so when are we doing this?" Reanna said

"In a few hours late evening, by that time I'm assuming your pokemon should have healed" Matthias said.

"Sounds good I'll meet you there" Walker said as he walked away.

"We'll be heading off to meet you guys later" Reanna said as she and Liz left.

"I'll need to talk to the technicians at the school for permission so I'll catch you later Glaze"

"Yeah that's fine, I'll go drop of my pokemon at the pokemon centre and go kill some time"

I left Matthias behind and began towards the pokemon centre.