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Eddy vs Gardenia
Eddy was going over his Pokemon roster to figure out which three he was going to use in his gym battle. He decided to go with Monferno, Zubat, and Absol. Monferno because he was part fire-type, Zubat because he was a combination poison and flying type, and Absol because Eddy knew that his Buizel and Geodude would be at a major disadvantage in this upcoming battle. After he figured out his team for this battle, he sat down in his side of the battle area and waited for Gardenia to return. A half hour later, she and Edd entered the gym. Gardenia went to her side of the battle area, and Edd went to join Ed in the bleachers.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Your friend there really wore out my Pokemon." said Gardenia.
"You were pretty tough to beat." said Edd.
"Thank you. Now let's see how tough your friend there is." said Gardenia as she turned to face Eddy. Eddy stood up and stretched.
"You're going to find out how tough I am, Gardenia." said Eddy. The referee steps out onto the battle field.
"This gym battle will be between the gym leader, Gardenia; and the challenger, Eddy. Each side will use three Pokemon. Whoever is able to beat all three of their opponent's Pokemon will be the winner. Are the trainers ready?" said the referee.
"Yes." said Gardenia.
"You know it." said Eddy.
"Then let the battle begin." said the referee as he stepped off the field. Gardenia pulls out a pokeball.
"Cherubi, I choose you." said Gardenia as she throws Cherubi's pokeball, releasing it. Eddy also pulls out a pokeball.
"Zubat, come on out." said Eddy as he throws Zubat's pokeball, releasing him. Both Pokemon stared at one another, ready to battle.
"Cherubi, use Growth." said Gardenia. Cherubi gathers energy to increase its overall attack power, and special attack power.
"Zubat, use Supersonic." said Eddy. Zubat releases a loud sound wave at Cherubi.
"Cherubi, dodge and use Tackle." said Gardenia. Cherubi avoids the Supersonic and charges forward and slams into Zubat.
"Zubat!" Zubat screams in pain.
"Quick, Zubat. Use Poison Fang." said Eddy. Zubat flies towards Cherubi and bites down on it, doing super effective damage.
"Okay, Cherubi. Use Magical Leaf." said Gardenia. Cherubi unleashes a barrage of glowing leaves which hit Zubat. Thankfully, even with the power increase from Growth, it doesn't do a lot of damage. But Zubat is starting to look a little shaky. Eddy notices this and decides to try and end the battle quickly.
"Zubat, use Poison Fang one more time." said Eddy. Zubat quickly flies forward and bites down on Cherubi again. This time, Poison Fang successfully poisons Cherubi. Gardenia starts to look worried.
"Hurry, Cherubi. Use Tackle again." said Gardenia. Cherubi starts to charge at Zubat, but before it could reach him, it collapses to the ground and passes out from the poison.
"Cherubi is unable to battle. Zubat is the winner." said the referee.
"Way to go, Zubat." said Eddy. Gardenia returns Cherubi to its pokeball.
"You did your best, Cherubi. You deserve another rest." said Gardenia. She pulls out her second pokeball. "Turtwig, come on out." said Gardenia as she releases Turtwig from its pokeball. Turtwig stood ready to battle. "Turtwig, use Withdraw." said Gardenia. Turtwig retreats into its shell, raising its defense power.
"Zubat, use Pluck." said Eddy. Zubat flies at Turtwig and bites down on it. But thanks to Turtwig's natural defensive capabilities, combined with Withdraw, Pluck didn't do a lot of damage. Worse, it put Zubat within close range of Turtwig.
"Now, Turtwig. Use Bite." said Gardenia. Turtwig pops out of its shell and bites down on Zubat. Unfortunately, Zubat couldn't handle it in his current condition and he faints.
"Zubat is unable to battle. Turtwig wins." said the referee. Eddy returns Zubat to his pokeball.
"Sorry, pal. You did your best and I'm proud of you." said Eddy. He pulls out another pokeball. "Come on out, Absol." said Eddy as he releases Absol from her pokeball. She stares directly at Turtwig. "Absol, use Quick Attack." Absol charges forward faster than Turtwig can follow and slams into it, sending it flying into a tree.
"Turtwig, use Leafage." said Gardenia.
"Absol, use Detect." said Eddy. Turtwig sends a Leafage attack directly at Absol. But Absol was able to anticipate its path, thanks to Detect, and she dodges it.
"Quick, Turtwig. Try Bite again." said Gardenia. Turtwig starts running towards Absol.
"Absol, use Double Team." said Eddy. Absol suddenly splits into several Absols whch spread out all over the place. Turtwig looked surprised and couldn't tell which one was the real one. Deciding to take a chance, Turtwig picks one and tries biting it. Unfortunately for Turtwig, it picked wrong and the Bite went through the fake Absol, which disappears. "Now, Absol. Use Quick Attack one more time. The other fake Absols disappeared and the real one charges forward and rams Turtwig, sending it flying again, this time knocking it out.
"Turtwig is unable to battle. Absol is the winner." said the referee.
"Oh, yeah. Two down, one to go." said Eddy. Gardenia returns Turtwig to its pokeball.
"You did good, Turtwig. You just rest for now." said Gardenia. She pulls out her last pokeball.
"Get ready, Absol. I know what's coming next." said Eddy.
"Absol!" says Absol as she stands firm.
"Roserade, I choose you." said Gardenia as she releases Roserade.
"I'm ready for your Roserade. Absol, use Knock Off." said Eddy. Absol moves forward and swings her paw at Roserade's head, knocking the Sitrus Berry it had on it out of its head and out of the battle area.
"What happened?" asked Ed.
"You see, Ed. Knock Off not only does damage to the opponent, any item the opposing Pokemon may have on it is knocked away from it so it can't be used for the rest of the battle." explained Edd.
"Yeah. I figured Roserade would have one, since it had them during Ed and Double-D's battles. So I planned on using Knock Off to get rid of it." said Eddy.
"That's a smart move. But it won't be enough. Now, Roserade. Use Stun Spore." said Gardenia. Roserade releases Stun Spore from its head.
"Quick, Absol. Use Detect again." said Eddy. Absol tries to anticipate the Stun Spore, but it couldn't and she was hit with it, causing paralysis. "What happened? Why didn't Detect work?" asked Eddy.
"Detect doesn't always work, Eddy." said Edd.
"Uh oh." said Eddy.
"Now use Petal Blizzard." said Gardenia. Roserade unleashes Petal Blizzard which hits Absol, doing a lot of damage.
"Absol, use Quick Attack." said Eddy. Absol tries to do so, but paralysis kicks in, stopping her from attacking.
"Roserade, one more Petal Blizzard." said Gardenia. Roserade hits Absol with another Petal Blizzard; this time knocking her out.
"Absol is unable to battle. Roserade is the winner." said the referee. Eddy returns Absol to her pokeball.
"You did awesome for your first battle, Absol. You took down Turtwig and got rid of Roserade's Sitrus Berry. You just chill out for a bit." said Eddy. He pulls out his last pokeball. "Monferno, come on out." said Eddy as he releases Monferno. Gardenia looks worried.
"Not a fire type." said Gardenia.
"That's right. Okay, Monferno. Use Taunt." said Eddy. Monferno starts making faces at Roserade and mocking it, making Roserade frustrated.
"Brilliant." said Edd.
"What is, Double-D?" asked Ed.
"Taunt forces the Pokemon it's used on to only use offensive attacks. Now Roserade can't use Stun Spore." said Edd.
"Now, Monferno. Use Fury Swipes." said Eddy. Monferno leaps at Roserade's face and starts clawing at it.
"Roserade!" Roserade yells in pain.
"Roserade, use Poison Sting." said Gardenia. Roserade releases Poison Sting at Monferno.
"Dodge it." said Eddy. Monferno leaps out of Poison Sting's path.
"Use Petal Blizzard!" said Gardenia. Roserade releases another Petal Blizzard.
"Monferno. Use Flame Wheel to plow through that Petal Blizzard and hit Roserade." said Eddy. Monferno engulfs himself in fire. Eddy notices the fire looks more intense than usual. "Hey. What's going on?" asked Eddy.
"When sunlight is intense, fire type moves become more powerful. And don't forget that Monferno has that Flame Plate from The Grand Underground also. Those factors should make Flame Wheel more powerful than before." said Edd.
"SWEET!" said Eddy. Monferno rolls directly into the Petal Blizzard. Every petal that touched Monferno instantly incinerated. Once Monferno got through it, it slams into Roserade, doing super effective damage and knocking it out.
"Roserade is unable to battle. Monferno is the winner. The winner of this gym battle is the challenger, Eddy." said the referee.
"We won!" cheered Eddy. Monferno danced happily in celebration. Monferno then runs over to Eddy and the two hug. Gardenia returns Roserade to its pokeball.
"Thanks for all your effort, Roserade." said Gardenia. She puts Roserade's pokeball back into her pocket and walks towards Eddy. "That was a good battle. Your strategies were impressive."
"Thanks." said Eddy. She reaches into another pocket and pulls out a Forest Badge.
"As proof of your victory, I present you with this Forest Badge." said Gardenia as she handed Eddy the Forest Badge, along with some pokedollars. Eddy holds it up and smiles.
"Check it out, guys. I got the Forest Badge." said Eddy. Ed and Edd run out to congratulate their friend.
"You did good, Eddy." said Ed.
"My congratulations to you, Eddy. I was also impressed with your tactics." said Edd.
"Thanks. Now lets go to the Pokemon Center so I can get my Pokemon healed." said Eddy. They all exit the gym and go to the Pokemon Center. As they waited for their Pokemon to heal, the Eds were in the cafeteria, celebrating their victories.
"Here's to us, and our Pokemon." said Edd as he raises a glass of soda.
"To us." said Eddy.
"And our Pokemon." said Ed as they joined their glasses in celebration.
"So what now, sockhead?" asked Eddy.
"Well the next closest gym is in a city called Hearthome." said Edd.
"Okay. We'll worry about that tomorrow. For now, let's eat." said Eddy as he and the others started to eat. After they ate, they went to bed to rest up for their next Ed-venture.
End of Chapter 22
Ed 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)
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.
