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Ed vs Gardenia
The next morning, after having breakfast and picking up their Pokemon from the nurse, the Eds exit the Pokemon Center. To the Eds surprise, the sun was exceptionally bright today, so they shielded their eyes with their arms. They decided to train their Pokemon, mostly the ones they got in the Grand Underground to prepare for their gym battles at the Eterna City Gym. Ed trained his Pokemon hard since he volunteered to challenge the gym leader first. Thanks to the training, his Psyduck learned Screech, his Duskull learned Payback and his Elekid learned Thunder Wave.
"Are you ready for your gym battle, Ed?" asked Edd.
"I think so, Double-D." replied Ed. "I don't know what kind of Pokemon the gym leader uses."
"We'll just have to find out in your gym battle." said Edd.
"I'm sure you'll do just fine, Ed." said Eddy. "Now let's go to the gym. There's a badge there with your name on it." The Eds walked until they reached the Eterna City Gym. They went inside to see that there was practically a forest inside of it and big windows and a big skylight that allowed the bright sunlight to enter.
"Oh my, I've never heard of an indoor forest before." said Edd.
"What's with all the trees?" asked Eddy. "I hope there aren't any birds in them."
"I can assure you, there aren't." said a female voice. The Eds turned to see a woman with short, half brown, half black hair, wearing a black, long-sleeved crop top under a green cloak, brown khaki shorts, a black belt with a silver buckle, and green boots standing near them.
"Excuse me, miss, but are you the gym leader?" asked Edd.
"Yes. My name is Gardenia. Are any of you boys here for a gym battle?" asked Gardenia.
"Yes. We each want to have a gym battle with you." replied Edd.
"Very well then. Which of you will be battling with me first?" asked Gardenia.
"I will." replied Ed.
"Very well, we shall begin immediately." said Gardenia. Soon, Ed and Gardenia were each standing on one end of the arena while Edd and Eddy sat on bleachers. On a side of the arena, a woman who was the referee was standing.
"This is an official gym battle between Gardenia the gym leader and Ed the challenger." said the referee. "This will be a three on three Pokemon battle. The battle will end when one trainer's Pokemon are unable to battle. Let the match begin."
"Cherubi, I choose you." said Gardenia, throwing a pokeball and releasing a small, pink, cherry-like Pokemon.
"What is that?" asked Edd. He takes out the pokedex and points it at the Pokemon.
"Cherubi, the Cherry Pokemon. Sunlight colors it red. When the small ball is drained of nutrients and shriveled, evolution is near." said the pokedex. Ed pulls a pokeball out of his pocket.
"Come on out, Staravia." said Ed, throwing Staravia's pokeball, releasing Staravia.
"This should be no problem. Cherubi is a grass type, so as a flying type, Staravia should have the advantage." said Edd.
"Cherubi, use Growth." said Gardenia. Cherubi begins to glow green, it's attack increasing.
"Staravia, Wing Attack." said Ed. Staravia flies towards Cherubi.
"Cherubi, dodge it." said Gardenia. Cherubi leaps out of the path of Staravia's Wing Attack with incredible speed.
"Oh my. That Cherubi is fast." said Edd.
"Yes. And it's because of Cherubi's Chlorophyll ability." said Gardenia.
"What's that?" asked Eddy.
"It's an ability that increases a Pokemon's speed when its exposed to bright sunlight." said Edd.
"Yes. And with the sunlight coming into this gym through the windows and skylight, my Cherubi's speed is increased." said Gardenia. "Now Cherubi, Tackle" Cherubi leaps at Staravia and rams into him, knocking him back.
"Star!" exclaimed Staravia.
"Staravia, use Double Team." said Ed. Staravia spreads his wings and multiple Staravias appeared. Cherubi looked at all the Staravias.
"Cherubi, use Tackle." said Gardenia. Cherubi leaps at one of the Staravias and it fortunately hit the right one and Staravia gets knocked back.
"Staravia, Quick Attack." said Ed. Staravia flies at Cherubi as it was falling to the ground and rams into it. Cherubi hits the ground.
"Cherubi, use Morning Sun." said Gardenia. Cherubi begins to shine brightly as its health was being restored. "Now use Tackle again." Cherubi leaps at Staravia and rams into him.
"Staravia, use Pluck." said Ed. Staravia flies at Cherubi and pecks it multiple times, causing more damage thanks to the Sky Plate Staravia was holding. Cherubi falls to the ground.
"Cherubi, Magical Leaf." said Gardenia. Cherubi spins and unleashed glowing leaves and they hit Staravia. Even though grass type moves aren't very effective against flying types, it still did some damage.
"Staravia, try Wing Attack." said Ed. Staravia flies at Cherubi again, and this time, Staravia was able to strike Cherubi. It falls back and lands on the ground with swirly eyes.
"Cherubi, no." said Gardenia.
"Cherubi is unable to battle. Staravia wins." said the referee. Gardenia returns Cherubi to its pokeball.
"You did well, Cherubi. You just rest now." said Gardenia.
"I'm surprised Cherubi did well against Staravia, despite that he had the type advantage." said Edd. "Gardenia trained her Cherubi well." Ed noticed Staravia was panting.
"Do you still want to battle, Staravia?" asked Ed. Staravia nods in response.
"I admire your Staravia's determination, Ed." said Gardenia as she pulls a pokeball out of her pocket. "But lets see him handle this Pokemon. I choose you, Turtwig." She throws a pokeball and releases a Turtwig.
"You have a Turtwig? That is so cool." said Ed.
"Thank you, Ed. Now, Turtwig, use Growth." said Gardenia. Turtwig glows green and boosts its attack strength.
"Use Pluck." said Ed. Staravia flies at Turtwig and pecks it multiple times.
"Twig!" exclaimed Turtwig.
"Turtwig, use Tackle." said Gardenia. Turtwig charges at Staravia and rams into him, causing critical damage. It proved too much for the exhausted Staravia and he falls to the ground with swirly eyes.
"Staravia!" said Ed.
"Staravia is unable to battle. Turtwig wins." said the referee.
"I can't believe a flying type would lose to a grass type." said Edd. "Gardenia does an incredible job raising her Pokemon." Ed returns Staravia to his pokeball.
"You did good, Staravia." said Ed. He puts Staravia's pokeball in his pocket and pulls out another pokeball. "Come on out, Grotle." He throws Grotle's pokeball and releases him.
"Grotle!" exclaimed Grotle.
"Wow, you have a Grotle! It looks so strong! I can't wait for my Turtwig to evolve into one!" said Gardenia.
"Grotle, use Withdraw." said Ed. Grotle tucks in his legs and he begins to glow blue, increasing its defense..
"Turtwig, use Tackle." said Gardenia. Turtwig runs over to Grotle and rams into him. It doesn't do much damage to Grotle due to its increased defense.
"Grotle, use Growth." said Ed. Grotle was surrounded by a green aura.
"Turtwig, use Tackle again." said Gardenia. Turtwig rams into Grotle, but once again, not doing much damage to him.
"Grotle, use Bite." said Grotle. Grotle opens its mouth wide and bites onto Turtwig's head.
"Twig!" exclaimed Turtwig.
"Turtwig, use Tackle." said Gardenia. Turtwig rams into Grotle again, but not doing much damage.
"Grotle, use Bite again." said Ed. Grotle runs over to Grotle and bites its head again.
"Turtwig!" exclaimed Turtwig. Turtwig was struggling to stand up straight.
"Use Razor Leaf." said Gardenia.
"You use Razor Leaf too, Grotle." said Ed. Both Pokemon unleashed Razor Leaf and were both hit by the attack. Because Grotle was holding the Meadow Plate he got from the Grand Underground and his attack strength increase from Growth, his Razor Leaf was stronger, and even though grass type moves aren't very effective against grass type Pokemon, it was too much for Turtwig and it collapses to the ground with swirly eyes.
"Turtwig is unable to battle. Grotle is the winner." said the referee.
"Great work, Grotle." said Ed.
"Grotle!" cheered Grotle. Gardenia returned her Turtwig to its pokeball.
"You take a nice rest now,Turtwig." said Gardenia. She pockets Turtwig's pokeball and pulls out another one. "You did an excellent job raising your Grotle, Ed, but let's see if can handle my final Pokemon. I choose you, Roserade." She throws a pokeball and releases a green Pokemon that looks like its wearing a green mask and cape, the top of its head looks like a white rose and at the end of its long, slender arms are bouquets of roses, one red and one blue.
"What is that?" asked Edd. He takes out the pokedex and points it at the new Pokemon.
"Roserade, the Bouquet Pokemon and the evolved form of Roselia. With the movements of a dancer, it strikes with whips that are densely lined with poison thorns." said the pokedex.
"Remarkable. So that's what Roselia will evolve into." said Edd.
"Now Roserade, Poison Sting." said Gardenia. Roserade aims one of its bouquets at Grotle and unleashes glowing purple needles at Grotle, striking him.
"Grotle!" exclaimed Grotle.
"Ed. Poison type attacks are strong against grass types." said Edd.
"Grotle, use Bite." said Ed. Grotle charges at Roserade and bites it. Unfortunately, it does not cause Roserade to flinch.
"Roserade, use Poison Sting again." said Gardenia. Roserade unleashes another Poison Sting and it hits Grotle.
"Grotle!" exclaimed Grotle. His face suddenly turned purple and he was breathing heavily.
"Oh dear. It appears Grotle has been poisoned." said Edd. Ed, not wanting to see Grotle suffer, returned Grotle to his pokeball.
"You did good, Grotle. I'll take you and Staravia to the Pokemon Center when I'm done here." said Ed. He puts Grotle's pokeball and pulls out another pokeball. "Come on out, Duskull." He throws the pokeball and releases Duskull. "Duskull, use Shadow Sneak." Duskull's shadow stretches out towards Roserade and goes under it. It rises up and strikes Roserade from behind.
"Roserade, use Petal Blizzard." said Gardenia. Roserade spreads its arms and unleashes pink petals and hits Duskull.
"Duskull!" exclaimed Duskull.
"Duskull, Disable." said Ed. Duskull's eye glows red and a red aura surrounds Roserade, sealing its Petal Blizzard attack. "Now Duskull, use Shadow Sneak again." said Ed. Duskull's shadow stretches out and strikes Roserade from behind.
"Roserade, Stun Spore." said Gardenia. Roserade shakes its body and unleashed yellow dust and they fall onto Duskull. Duskull begins trembling.
"Oh dear. Duskull is paralyzed." said Edd.
"Roserade, use Magical Leaf." said Gardenia. Roserade unleashes glowing leaves and they hit Duskull.
"Duskull!" exclaimed Duskull.
"Duskull, Payback." said Ed. Duskull got through the paralysis and unleashes streams of black energy that hit Roserade.
"Good work, Ed. Payback's power is doubled when the Pokemon that uses it took damage before using it." said Edd.
"Roserade, Growth." said Gardenia. Roserade becomes surrounded by a green aura.
"Duskull, use Confuse Ray." said Ed. Duskull fights through his paralysis and his eye glows purple and he fires a purple beam of energy out of it and it hits Roserade, afflicting it with the confusion status condition.
"Roserade, use Magical Leaf." said Gardenia. Roserade tries to use Magical Leaf, but it uses it on itself, hurting it. It reaches behind it and pulls out a yellow berry from underneath its cape and eats it.
"Was that a berry?" asked Edd.
"Yes. A Sitrus Berry to be precise." said Gardenia.
"Oh dear. A Sitrus Berry can restore more energy than an Oran Berry." said Edd.
"Duskull, Astonish." said Ed. Duskull spreads his arms and makes a scary face while shadows formed around him, scaring Roserade, causing damage and also made Roserade flinch.
"Duskull, use Night Shade." said Ed. Duskull once again resists paralysis and fires a beam of black and red energy and it hits Roserade, sending it flying back and falls to the ground. Roserade tries to get back up, but it falls back down with swirly eyes.
"Roserade, no." said Gardenia.
"Roserade is unable to battle. Duskull wins. The winner of this gym battle is Ed." said the referee, raising an arm towards Ed.
"We did it, Duskull!" said Ed.
"Duskull!" cheered Duskull. Gardenia returns Roserade to its pokeball.
"You did marvelous, Roserade. I'm very proud of you." said Gardenia. She walks over to Ed. "You did well on raising your Pokemon, Ed. I'm also pleased on how you cared about the well being of your Grotle when he was poisoned. I am pleased to reward you with the Forest Badge." She gives Ed a green badge that looks like three trees of a forest as well as pokedollars. Ed takes them.
"Thank you, Miss." said Ed. He turns to Edd and Eddy and holds up the Forest Badge. "I won the Forest Badge you guys."
"Congratulations, Ed." said Edd.
"Way to go, lumpy." said Eddy. Ed puts the Forest Badge in his badge case.
"I believe we should take our Pokemon to the Pokemon Center for treatment. Wouldn't you agree, Ed?" asked Gardenia.
"Yeah. I need to get my Pokemon healed" said Ed as he ran out of the gym. Gardenia looks back towards Edd.
"We'll have our gym battle as soon as I return." said Gardenia.
"Very well. I'll take the opportunity to plan what strategies I can use in our battle." said Edd.
"A wise idea, young man." said Gardenia. She leaves the gym while Edd sits on the battle field, contemplating how he's going to battle Gardenia.
End of Chapter 21
Ed's 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, Pluck, and Endeavor.
Ability: Keen Eye.
Psyduck (Male)
Attacks: Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Water Pulse, Disable, Zen Headbutt, and Screech.
Ability: Damp.
Duskull (Male)
Attacks: Astonish, Leer, Disable, Shadow Sneak, Confuse Ray, Night Shade, and Payback.
Ability: Levitate.
Elekid (Male)
Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Thunder Shock, Charge, Swift, Shock Wave, and Thunder Wave.
Ability: Static.
Edd's 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.
Hoothoot (Female)
Attacks: Peck, Growl, Tackle, Echoed Voice, Confusion, Reflect, and Pluck.
Ability: Insomnia.
Ralts (Male)
Attacks: Growl, Disarming Voice, Double Team, Confusion, Hypnosis, Draining Kiss, Teleport, and Psybeam.
Ability: Synchronize.
Rhyhorn (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Tail Whip, Smack Down, Bulldoze, and Horn Attack.
Ability: Lightning Rod.
Eddy's 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 Smack Down.
Ability: Sturdy.
Buizel (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Water Gun, Bite, and Aqua Jet.
Ability: Swift Swim.
Absol (Female)
Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Knock Off, Detect, and Taunt.
Ability: Super Luck.
