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Eterna Forest and Eddy's Rival

The Eds travel up Route 205 on their way to Eterna Forest. As they did, they took the time to train their Pokemon for their gym battles at the Eterna City Gym. Because of their training, Ed's Grotle learned Curse, his Staravia learned Endeavor, and his Psyduck learned Disable and Zen Headbutt. Edd's Prinplup learned Bubblebeam, Kricketune learned Absorb and Sing, and Roselia learned Magical Leaf. Eddy's Monferno learned Fury Swipes and Flame Wheel, Zubat learned Quick Guard, Geodude learned Rock Throw and Smackdown, and Buizel learned Water Gun and Bite. They continued to travel until they reached the edge of Eterna Forest.

"Well, fellows; here we are. Eterna Forest." said Edd. "All we have to do is get through it and we will arrive at Eterna City where our next gym badges await."

"Well what are we waiting for then? Let's go." said Eddy. He, along with Ed and Edd entered the forest. As they did, they noticed a woman with green hair, wearing a green dress standing near a tree. She turns around and notices the Eds.

"Excuse me. Are you three Pokemon trainers?" asked the woman.

"Yep." replied Ed.

"My name is Cheryl. I was wondering if you boys would be so kind as to escort me through the forest. I've heard a rumor of a group of people called Team Galactic that have been causing trouble for people, so I don't feel safe going through the forest by myself." said Cheryl.

"We would be happy to help you, ma'am." replied Edd.

"My name is Ed." said Ed.

"My name is Edd, but with two Ds; but my friends call me Double-D." said Edd.

"And I'm Eddy. Don't worry about those Team Galactic losers. We've taken them on a few times and we've always managed to beat them." said Eddy.

"That makes me feel a lot better, knowing you three are capable of handling them. Shall we get going?" said Cheryl. With that, the group moved through the forest. Along the way, they ran into some wild Pokemon and several trainers, which gave them chances to earn experience for their Pokemon, and money for themselves. Cheryl was kind and skilled enough to heal their Pokemon after each battle. During their battles, Ed's Grotle learned Bite and Eddy's Buizel learned Aqua Jet, which Eddy learned was a water version of Quick Attack, which he felt would be useful. After an hour of walking, they finally reached the end of the forest. Cheryl turned to the Eds as she walked to the exit. "Thank you boys for helping me. I hope the rest of your journey is safe." She then leaves the forest, leaving the Eds to themselves.

"That was quite the hike we've been on." said Edd.

"At least we're finally out of here." said Eddy. They then exit the forest themselves and continue on to Eterna City. On the way, Eddy spots a familiar face.

"Oh, great. It's that Devon punk." said Eddy with a scowl on his face. Hearing Eddy, Devon turns to look at them.

"Hey, it's you dorks. Ed and Eddy and...uhhh. I didn't get your name." said Devon as he pointed at Edd.

"My name is Edd also, but with two Ds. Everyone just calls me Double-D." said Edd.

"Whatever. How did you losers do in your gym battle in Oreburgh?" asked Devon. The Eds took out their badge cases and opened them, revealing their Coal Badges.

"Does this answer your question, you loser?" asked Eddy. Devon looked at them with a scowl.

"I'll bet you three just got lucky." said Devon.

"You want to know how good we are? How about a Pokemon Battle?" asked Eddy.

"Please, you wouldn't even be a decent warm up. But if you insist, I'd be glad to put you in your place, dork. We'll each use two Pokemon." said Devon as he pulled out a pokeball. Eddy does the same.

"Bring it on." said Eddy.

"Onix, I choose you." Devon throws a pokeball, releasing an Onix.

"I have just the pokemon to deal with him." said Eddy. "Buizel, come on out." Eddy throws Buizel's pokeball, releasing him.

"Buizel." says Buizel.

"Onix, use Rock Throw!" says Devon. Onix starts dropping rocks onto Buizel.

"Buizel, dodge them." said Eddy. Buizel uses his sleek body to maneuver out of the path of all the rocks. "Now use Tail Whip." Buizel wags his tails in Onix's face, lowering its defense.

"Onix, use Bind." said Devon. Onix wraps itself around Buizel and starts squeezing him. Buizel cringes in pain.

"Buizel, use Water Gun!" says Eddy. Buizel raises his head and sprays a large stream of water into Onix's face, doing super effective damage. Onix roars in pain and looses its grip on Buizel, allowing him to slip free. Devon growls in frustration.

"Onix, use Tackle." says Devon. Onix charges towards Buizel.

"Quick, Buizel. Use Aqua Jet." says Eddy. Buizel's body became surrounded by water and he charges at Onix at fast speed, slamming into its body. Onix roars as he falls backward onto his back. Devon checks out Onix, and to his disappointment, saw that it fainted. Ed and Edd cheer for Eddy.

"Who's the loser now?" said Eddy. Devon returned Onix to its pokeball.

"Pathetic." Devon said to the pokeball. The Eds looked at him with disgust on their faces.

"Don't talk to your Pokemon like that!" yelled Ed.

"I agree. Onix did its best." said Edd.

"Yeah. It's not its fault that you stink." replied Eddy. Devon stares at Eddy with an angry look on his face.

"You just got lucky! But let's see you handle this Pokemon." said Devon as he grabs his second pokeball. "Machop! Come on out!" He throws a pokeball, releasing a blue, humanoid pokemon.

"What was that Pokemon again, Double-D?" asked Ed.

"Here. Let's check the pokedex, Ed." said Edd as he pulls out the pokedex.

"Machop, The Superpower Pokemon. Its muscles never cramp however much it trains. It lives in the mountains away from humans." said the pokedex.

"Okay, Buizel, use Aqua Jet." said Eddy. Buizel flies at Machop surrounded by water and rams into it.

"Machop!" exclaimed Machop.

"Oh yeah? Machop, use Revenge." said Devon. Machop becomes surrounded by orange energy and unleashes a burst of it and it hits Buizel.

"Bui!" yells Buizel and it flies back and falls to the ground with swirly eyes.

"Eddy, Revenge is a strong move. It's power is doubled if the user is hit before it is used." said Edd.

"You got that right, dork." replies Devon. Eddy returns Buizel to his pokeball.

"You did alright. I'll take you to the Pokemon Center after this battle." said Eddy. He puts Buizel's pokeball in his pocket.

"Please. Why are you being nice to it for failing? Pokemon only deserve respect if they succeed." said Devon. Eddy pulls out another pokeball.

"Monferno, come on out." said Eddy, throwing Monferno's pokeball and releasing him. "Monferno, use Leer." Monferno's glares at Machop with glowing eyes, causing it to get nervous while its defense was weakened.

"Machop, use Low Sweep." said Devon. Machop leaps at Monferno and sweeps Monferno's legs with its leg, making him fall on his back, also lowering his speed.

"Monferno, use Flame Wheel." said Eddy. Monferno does an aerial somersault and becomes engulfed in fire. He then rolls towards Machop and rams into it.

"Machop!" exclaimed Machop. Machop suddenly became engulfed in flames.

"Looks like Machop is burned." said Edd. Machop's eyes glowed red. Devon smirks.

"Looks like Machop's Guts ability is activated." said Devon.

"Eddy, be careful. Guts is an ability that increases the attack of a Pokemon when it suffers a status condition." said Edd. "But burn also weakens the Pokemon's attack, so it's attack won't be increased that much."

"Machop, Low Kick now!" said Devon. Machop runs at Monferno and sweeps his legs with one of its own, tripping Monferno, making him fall on his back. Monferno gets back up, panting. Monferno then reaches into the fur around his neck and pulls out the Oran Berry that Eddy gave him before and eats it, restoring some of its health. "Hey! That's cheating!" yells Devon.

"I'll have you know that there is no rule that says that a Pokemon can't use a berry in the middle of a battle, so it's not cheating." says Edd. Devon's Machop suddenly flinches in pain from its burn.

"I better end this now." said Eddy. "Monferno, use Mach Punch." Monferno charges at Machop real quick and punches it across its face. Machop staggers backward and glares at Monferno, a few seconds later, it falls backward onto the ground with swirly eyes.

"That's two of Devon's Pokemon defeated. That means the winner is you, Eddy." says Edd. Ed runs up to Eddy and hugs him.

"You did it, Eddy!" said Ed as he picks up Eddy and spins in a circle.

"Ed, stop it. I'm getting dizzy." said Eddy. Ed puts Eddy down. Devon walks up to his Machop and glares at it.

"Failure." said Devon as he returns Machop to its pokeball. He then looks at the Eds and sees them glaring at him. "What are you dorks looking at?"

"The most pathetic excuse for a person I've ever had the misfortune of meeting. How can you be so heartless to your Pokemon after they gave it their all for you?" asked Edd.

"Yeah." said Ed. Devon just turns his back to them.

"If they'd have won, then I'd actually care about them." said Devon. He tosses some pokedollars at Eddy. "Take your stupid money. But know this, beating me this time means nothing. You only just got my attention. Next time, I'm crushing you and your weak excuses for Pokemon. So enjoy your victory while you can." said Devon. He then walks away towards Eterna City.

"Good riddance." said Eddy.

"At least you beat him, Eddy." said Edd. Eddy looks at the pokedollars that Devon threw and picks it up like it was covered in slime.

"I never thought money could be so dirty; not until I got it from that jerk." said Eddy.

"Looks like you just got yourself a rival, Eddy. You better be ready for him if he wants a rematch." said Edd.

"You got that right, Double-D. I don't want to lose to someone like that guy." said Eddy.

"Well, Eddy. Should we head to Eterna City?" asked Edd.

"Yeah. We need to get our Pokemon taken care of before our gym battles." said Eddy.

"Let's go, you guys." said Ed as he picks up Edd and Eddy, places each of them on one of his shoulders and runs towards Eterna City.

"Ed, please. We're perfectly capable of walking." said Edd.

"Just relax and enjoy the ride, sockhead." said Eddy as he made himself comfortable.

End of Chapter 17

Eds Team

Grotle (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Withdraw, Leafage, Growth, Razor Leaf, Curse and Bite.

Ability: Overgrow.

Staravia (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Double Team, and Pluck.

Ability: Keen Eye.

Psyduck (Male)

Attacks: Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Water Pulse, Disable and Zen Headbutt.

Ability: Damp.

Edds Team

Prinplup (Male)

Attacks: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Charm, Peck, Metal Claw, and Bubblebeam.

Ability: Torrent.

Kricketune (Male)

Attacks: Pound, Growl, Struggle Bug, Fury Cutter, Absorb, and Sing.

Ability: Swarm.

Roselia (Female)

Attacks: Absorb, Stun Spore, Growth, Worry Seed, Poison Sting, and Magical Leaf.

Ability: Poison Point.

Eddys Team

Monferno (Male)

Attacks: Scratch, Leer, Ember, Taunt, Power-Up Punch, Mach Punch, Rock Smash, Fury Swipes, and Flame Wheel.

Ability: Blaze.

Zubat (Male)

Attacks: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Mean Look, Pluck, Poison Fang, and Quick Guard.

Ability: Inner Focus.

Geodude (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Defense Curl, Sandstorm, Rock Polish, Rollout, Rock Tomb, Rock Throw and Smackdown.

Ability: Sturdy.

Buizel (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Water Gun, Bite, and Aqua Jet.

Ability: Swift Swim.