Jermaine Deon Carter
November 9, 2021
The Cool Battler
One day, Elite Four member Lorelei invited me to the Seafoam Islands to have a friendly rematch. Leaf tagged along. Leaf and I weren't prepared for how cold the caverns were.
Lorelei called out a Dewgong, and I called out my Lapras. Although Dewgong was a little faster, its Ice and Water attacks weren't very effective against Lapras. Lapras knocked Dewgong out with two Thunderbolt attacks.
She sent out a Cloyster. Cloyster outmaneuvered Lapras, but (as with Dewgong) Cloyster's Water and Ice attacks didn't do much damage. Lapras knocked out Cloyster with one Thunderbolt.
She called out a Jynx. I recalled Lapras and called out my Alolan Sandslash. Jynx easily outsped Sandslash, but Sandslash shrugged off Jynx's Ice and Psychic attacks.
Jynx hit Sandslash with a Shadow Ball attack. Sandslash's Special Defense was lowered. Sandslash struck back with an Iron Head attack and knocked Jynx out in one move.
She sent out her own Alolan Sandslash. Hers and mine were equally matched in defense and power. They exchanged Brick Break and Earthquake attacks until her Sandslash was knocked out.
She called out an Alolan Ninetales. It outmaneuvered Sandslash easily. However, Ninetales' Fairy and Ice attacks weren't very effective. Sandslash knocked out Ninetales with a single Iron Head.
She sent out a Lapras. I recalled Sandslash and sent my own Lapras back out. Our Lapras were evenly matched in power and defense. They swapped Thunder and Thunderbolt moves until her Lapras was knocked out.
"I may have lost to you again, but I'll never give up on my Ice-type Pokémon! You should aim to win using Pokémon you like best, too!" she said.
As we prepared to leave the Seafoam Islands, we heard a cry from deep in the cave. An Articuno flew out. It was disturbed by the sounds of our battle.
I called Sandslash back out. Articuno easily outsped it, but Sandslash shrugged Articuno's Ice and Flying attacks off. Sandslash knocked Articuno out with two Iron Heads. I chucked multiple Great Balls at Articuno before I caught it. Lorelei was impressed I caught a Legendary Pokémon.
"You're a pretty talented Trainer. It was plain to see in both our battle and your battle with Articuno. Looks like you've gotten stronger since we last met!" Lorelei said.
