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Edd vs Gardenia

While waiting for Gardenia to return, Edd was sitting on one end of the battle arena looking at his pokeballs that were lined up in front of him while Eddy is sitting on a bleacher watching.

"Let's see here, Gardenia uses grass type Pokemon, so Prinplup and Rhyhorn would be at a disadvantage since water, rock, and ground types are weak against grass types." said Edd. "Kricketune and Hoothoot would be excellent choices since bug and flying type Pokemon are strong against grass types. Roselia's Poison Sting would work well against Cherubi and Turtwig since poison type moves are strong against grass types, but not Roserade since its part poison. Ralt's psychic type attacks would work well against Roserade since its part poison and those are weak against those. But Ralts is part fairy-type and those are vulnerable to poison-type attacks."

"Take it easy, sockhead." said Eddy.

"But Eddy; When one faces a challenge; one has to take everything into consideration as many possible scenarios as possible. You saw how difficult Ed's battle with Gardenia was, I want to be sure that I have the strategies most likely to guarantee success." said Edd.

"But you saw a lot of Gardenia's moves. Just use what you know about her to think of some good plans." said Eddy.

"Yes, but we don't know if we saw all her Pokemon's moves. She might have strategies that can help against Pokemon that her Pokemon are weak against." said Edd.

"Just chill out, Double-D. Whatever happens, I'm certain you can handle it." said Eddy.

"You really think so, Eddy?" replied Edd.

"Sure; you're smart. You'll come up with something." said Eddy. Edd looks at Eddy with tears in his eyes.

"Thank you, Eddy. You're a true friend." said Edd.

"Don't get mushy, Double-D. I just ate not that long ago." said Eddy. Just then, Ed and Gardenia entered the gym; with Ed heading to the bleachers to join Eddy, and Gardenia going to the other end of the arena.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting." said Gardenia.

"That's all right, Ms. Gardenia. It gave me time to plan some strategies." said Edd.

"Are you ready to begin?" asked Gardenia.

"As ready as I'll ever be." said Edd as he put all but one of his pokeballs into his pocket.

"So, Ed. How are your Pokemon?" asked Eddy.

"The nice nurse says they'll be fine in no time." replied Ed.

"That's good to hear." said Edd. Gardenia pulls out a pokeball from her pocket.

"This battle will be between the challenger, Edd; and the gym leader, Gardenia. Both trainer will battle with three Pokemon. Whoever defeats all their opponent's Pokemon will be the winner. Let the battle begin." said the referee.

"Cherubi, I choose you." says Gardenia as she throws Cherubi's pokeball, releasing it.

"Kricketune, I choose you." said Edd as he releases Kricketune from his pokeball.

"Cherubi, use Tackle." said Gardenia. Cherubi quickly moves forward and slams into Kricketune.

"That's right. Cherubi's Chlorophyll ability increases its speed." said Edd. "Okay, Kricketune, use Fury Cutter." said Edd. Kricketune lunges forward and slashes at Cherubi, striking it. Fury Cutter was stronger than it originally was because of the Insect Plate Kricketune was holding.

"Quick, Cherubi. Use Morning Sun." said Gardenia. Cherubi quickly starts soaking in the sunlight in the room and uses the energy from it to heal itself.

"Kricketune, keep using Fury Cutter, over and over." said Edd. Kricketune kept on using Fury Cutter repeatedly while Cherubi kept trying to heal itself. Eventually, Fury Cutter became too strong for Cherubi's Morning Sun to keep up with and it soon passed out.

"Cherubi is unable to battle. Kricketune is the winner." said the referee.

"Good work, Kricketune." said Edd. Kricketune waves back at Edd in response. Gardenia returns Cherubi to its pokeball.

"Good job, Cherubi." said Gardenia. She pulls another pokeball out of her pocket. "Turtwig, come on out." She throws the pokeball, releasing Turtwig. "Quick, Turtwig. Use Bite." Turtwig charges at Kricketune and chomps down on his belly, making him flinch.

"Hmm. This is an unforeseen turn of events. I didn't know that your Turtwig knew Bite. But it was clever using that to make Kricketune flinch and prevent him from using Fury Cutter again to prevent its power increase." said Edd.

"Why thank you, Edd. But I'm not done yet. Turtwig, use Tackle." says Gardenia. Turtwig charges at Kricketune and rams his gut, sending him flying back.

"Kricketune, use Struggle Bug." said Edd. Kricketune hits Turtwig with Struggle Bug, doing super-effective damage, and weakening its attack power.

"Turtwig, use Bite one more time." said Gardenia. Turtwig bites Kricketune again; but this time, despite being weakened by Struggle Bug, was enough to make Kricketune faint.

"Kricketune is unable to battle. Turtwig is the winner." said the referee.

"Good work, Turtwig." said Gardenia.

"Turtwig." Gardenia's Turtwig says in response. Edd returns Kricketune to his pokeball.

"Good work, Kricketune. You earned a good rest." said Edd. Edd looks at Turtwig, who looks like its running low on stamina. 'It appears that Turtwig has taken a considerable amount of damage from Kricketune, and its attack power should be weakened, due to being hit by Struggle Bug.' Edd thought to himself.

"What will you do now?" asked Gardenia.

"Let me show you." said Edd as he pulls out another pokeball. "Roselia, I choose you." said Edd as he throws Roselia's pokeball, releasing her. Gardenia looked at Roselia with adoration in her eyes.

"Wow! You have a Roselia? She's so beautiful." said Gardenia with delight.

"She REALLY loves grass pokemon, doesn't she?" said Eddy.

"Yeah." replied Ed.

"Okay, Roselia. Use Poison Sting." said Edd. Roselia release a spray of purple-glowing needles at Turtwig, hitting it and doing super-effective damage. Suddenly, Turtwig's face turned purple and it was looking sick.

"Turtwig? Are you okay?" asked Gardenia.

"It appears Turtwig has been poisoned by Poison Sting." said Edd.

"Turtwig, use Tackle!" said Gardenia. Turtwig started to run forward, but suddenly falls down unconcious.

"It appears it couldn't handle the poison." said Edd.

"Turtwig is unable to battle. Roselia is the winner." said the referee.

"Congratulations, Roselia. I knew you could do it." said Edd. Roselia does a curtsy in response. Gardenia returns Turtwig to its pokeball.

"Rest up, Turtwig." said Gardenia. She pulls out her last pokeball. "I suppose you know what this Pokemon is."

"Yes." said Edd as he braced himself.

"Roserade, I choose you." said Gardenia as she releases Roserade from its pokeball.

"Roserade." said Roserade as she stared at Edd's Roselia.

"This is interesting. A Pokemon going up against its own evolved form." said Edd.

"It is. Now let's see who wins." said Gardenia. "Roserade, use Stun Spore."

"Roselia, you use Stun Spore as well." said Edd. Both Pokemon release Stun Spore at each other. The two Stun Spores collide with each other, cancelling them both out.

"Roserade, use Petal Blizzard." said Gardenia. Roserade releases a Petal Blizzard at Roselia.

"Roselia, move through the Petal Blizzard and get in close to Roserade." said Edd. Roselia charges through the Petal Blizzard, taking damage as it does. Fortunately, Roselia was part grass and part poison, so it didn't do a lot of damage. When Roselia got close to Roserade, Edd enacted the second part of his strategy. "Use Stun Spore." Roselia released Stun Spore directly at Roserade, and since she was too close to Roserade, there wasn't any time for Roserade to counter it and Roserade was afflicted with paralysis.

"That was a good move. But it won't be enough." said Gardenia. "Roserade, use Poison Sting." said Gardenia. Roserade, despite being slowed down by paralysis, was able to aim its bouquet hand at Roselia and nail her with Poison Sting. Unfortunately, it was too much for Roselia to handle and she passed out.

"Roselia is unable to battle. Roserade is the winner." said the referee. Edd runs up to Roselia and holds her in his arms.

"You did good, Roselia. And at least you not only take out Turtwig, you slowed down her Roserade. I'm so proud of you." said Edd as he stroked Roselia's head.

"Roselia." said Roselia as she opened her eyes, looked up at Edd and smiled. Edd returns Roselia back to her pokeball.

"You deserve a good rest." said Edd. He pulls out his last pokeball. "Hoothoot, I choose you." Edd throws Hoothoot's pokeball, releasing her.

"Hoothoot." said Hoothoot as she flew in the air.

"Not a bad plan, using a flying-type. But let's see if she can beat Roserade." said Gardenia.

"Hoothoot, use Peck." said Edd. Hoothoot charges towards Roserade and starts pecking at it.

"Roserade, use Petal Blizzard." said Gardenia. Roserade releases Petal Blizzard and directs it towards Hoothoot.

"Counter it with Echoed Voice." said Edd. Hoothoot release a loud shout at the Petal Blizzard and they collide in the air. "Now Hoothoot, use Confusion." said Edd. Hoothoot's eyes glow blue and a blue aura surrounds Roserade, doing super effective damage.

"Roserade, use Poison Sting." said Gardenia. Roserade was able to fight through paralysis once again and hits Hoothoot. Fortunately, Hoothoot didn't get poisoned.

"Hoothoot, use Pluck." said Edd. Hoothoot flies at Roserade and clamps her beak on the top of Roserade's head. As Hoothoot pulled away, it had a Sitrus Berry in her beak. "It seems Hoothoot has taken your Roserade's Sitrus Berry." asked Edd.

"Hurry, Roserade. Use Poison Sting again!" said Gardenia. But this time, Roserade was unable to fight throught the paralysis.

"Now's your chance, Hoothoot. Finish it with Tackle." said Edd. Hoothoot rams into Roserade with all her might, knocking Roserade out.

"Roserade is unable to battle. Hoothoot is the winner. That means the winner of this battle is the challenger, Edd." said the referee.

"We did it, Hoothoot." said Edd with joy. Hoothoot flies around Edd in celebration. Gardenia returns Roserade to its pokeball.

"You did great, Roserade." said Gardenia. She then walks to Edd. "And you did an amazing job as well, Edd."

"Thank you, Ms. Gardenia." said Edd. Gardenia holds out a Forest Badge.

"Here is your Forest Badge. You certainly earned it." said Gardenia. Edd took the Forest Badge and placed it in his badge case. He also recieved pokedollars from Gardenia. After that, he walks up to his friends, who climbed out of the bleachers to congratulate him.

"You did it, Double-D!" said Ed as he hugged Edd.

"Way to go, pal." said Eddy.

"Thank you, gentlemen." said Edd.

"I'll be right back, Eddy. I need to get my Pokemon taken care of." said Gardenia as she walks out of the gym.

"I should bring my Pokemon to the Pokemon Center as well. As soon as I drop them off, I'll be right back to watch your battle, Eddy." said Edd as he starts to leave the gym.

"I'll be waiting, sockhead. I'll take a page from your book and try coming up with some strategies, too." said Eddy.

"Good idea, Eddy." said Edd as he exits through the doors.

"Gardenia sure is tough, isn't she?" said Ed.

"Yeah. I'll need to bring my A-Game if I'm going to defeat her." said Eddy.

End of Chapter 21

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, 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.

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.

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, Smackdown, Bulldoze, and Horn Attack.

Ability: Lightning Rod.

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.

Absol (Female)

Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Knock Off, Detect, and Taunt.

Ability: Super Luck.