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Iron Island

The Eds are on a boat travelling north from Canalave City to get to Iron Island to train their Pokemon to prepare for their gym battles at the Snowpoint City Gym where they hope to earn their seventh badges.

"So how long will it be until we get to Iron Island?" Edd asked the sailor.

"At the speed we're going, it shouldn't be long." replied the sailor. Less than a minute later, the sailor sees an island on the horizon. "There it is, boys. Iron Island." The boys look to see Iron Island. Soon, the boat stopped by a dock on the island. The Eds walked down a ramp while the sailor is tying the boat to the dock. "I'll be on the boat when you boys are ready to return to Canalave City."

"Thank you, sir." said Edd. The Eds walk up a flight of stairs near the dock until they reached the top. They see a cave entrance on a mountain nearby and they walk inside. They kept walking until they found themselves in a large cavern. Edd looks down at the mining cart track they were standing on. "It seems they do mining here."

"They use to." said a boy who was there and walks over to them. "This use to be an ore mine, but it soon dried up, but they do allow trainers to come here to train. Speaking of which, are any of you trainers?"

"Yep." replied Ed.

"In that case, can I battle one of you?" asked the boy.

"You bet." replied Ed. Soon, Ed and the trainer were standing several feet from each other while Edd and Eddy were watching.

"Okay, we'll each use only two Pokemon." said the boy, pulling a pokeball out of his pocket.

"I'm sure I only need one." said Ed, pulling a pokeball out of his pocket.

"Well aren't we confident." replied the boy. "Luxio, let's go." The boy throws the pokeball he was holding and releases a pokemon that looked like a bigger version of Shinx but with a black mane around its face.

"That looks like it must be Shinx's evolved form." said Edd. He pulls out the pokedex and points it at the new Pokemon.

"Luxio, the Spark Pokemon and the evolved form of Shinx. It rests its forelegs on others to communicate with rhythmic electric pulses from its claws." said the pokedex.

"Come on out, Torterra." said Ed, throwing Torterra's pokeball and releasing him.

"Luxio, Bite." said the boy. Luxio runs at Torterra and bites him, but not doing much damage. Torterra does not flinch from Bite.

"Torterra, Earthquake." said Ed. Torterra gets on his hind legs and brings his front legs down hard onto the ground, creating an earthquake, knocking Luxio off its feet and causing super effective damage due to ground type attacks being strong against electric type Pokemon. Luxio lands on the ground with swirly eyes.

"Luxio." said the boy. He looks at Torterra. "No wonder this trainer was confident. That Torterra looks strong." He returns Luxio to its pokeball and pulls another pokeball out of his pocket. "Stunky, let's go." He throws the pokeball and releases a Stunky.

"Torterra, Earthquake." said Ed. Torterra does another Earthquake attack and causes super effective damage to Stunky due to ground type attacks also being strong against poison types. Stunky falls to the ground with swirly eyes. Stunky's Aftermath ability activated and did minor damage to Torterra, but he was still standing. The boy drops to his knees with a stunned look on his face. He returns his Stunky to his pokeball and walks over to Ed. "I have to admit, your Torterra is strong."

"Thanks." replied Ed. The boy gives Ed pokedollars and walks away. Ed returns Torterra to his pokeball. Edd and Eddy walk over to Ed.

"Good job, lumpy." said Eddy. Edd looks at the pokedex.

"And because of that battle, your Torterra learned Synthesis." said Edd.

"What does that do?" asked Ed.

"It restores a Pokemon's stamina depending on the weather." replied Edd. "When there's no weather or strong wind, it restore half of a Pokemon's stamina, on very sunny days, it stores two third of a Pokemon's stamina, and any other weather will restore only one quarter of its stamina."

"Cool." replied Ed. The Eds continued to explore the tunnels. As they did, they came across another trainer, a girl in a gress dress and beret.

"Excuse me. Are any of you Pokemon trainers?" asked the girl. Eddy steps forward.

"Why do you ask?" asked Eddy.

"I was hoping that one of you would like to battle." said the girl.

"Sure. My Pokemon could always use some battle experience." said Eddy. The girl pulls a pokeball out of her bag and throws it, releasing a Staravia. Eddy pulls out a pokeball of his own and throws it, releasing Snorunt. "Okay, Snorunt. Use Ice Shard." Snorunt quickly releases a barrage of ice chunks which hit Staravia, doing super-effective damage and more damage thanks to her Icicle Plate.

"Hurry, Staravia. Use Quick Attack." said the girl. Staravia moves at Snorunt at a fast speed and slams into her.

"Oh, yeah? Snorunt, let's try out that new Ice Fang attack of yours." said Eddy. Snorunt's teeth become surrounded by an icy aura and she jumps at Staravia and bites down on it hard, doing super-effective damage. The damage was too much for Staravia to handle and it passes out.

"No. Staravia." said the girl.

"Good work, Snorunt." said Eddy. Snorunt turns to Eddy and smiles. The girl returns her Staravia to its pokeball and pulls out another one.

"Cherrim, I choose you." said the girl as she releases a Pokemon that the Eds haven't seen before. The Pokemon has a small pink body that looks like it was wrapped around two giant purple petals. Edd pulls out his pokedex and points it at the new Pokemon.

"Cherrim, the Blossom Pokemon, and the evolved form of Cherubi. It blooms during times of strong sunlight. The Pokemon tries to make up for everything it endured as a bud." said the pokedex.

"This says that what we're seeing right now is its' Overcast Form." said Edd.

"Overcast Form? What's that?" asked Eddy.

"Hurry, Cherrim. Use Sunny Day." said the girl. A small ball of light comes out of the top of Cherrim and goes through the top of the tunnel. Suddenly, strong sunlight starts seeping into the tunnel and hits Cherrim. Cherrim started to glow and it's petals open up, revealing a yellow flower-like Pokemon with pink petals around its face and a bright, cheerful smile.

"What happened?" asked Eddy.

"This says that this is Cherrim's Sunshine Form. This happens during intensely sunny days. The Sunny Day move it used makes the weather extremely sunny. Also, Cherrim has the Flower Gift ability which boosts the attack power of itself and any Pokemon battling beside it during extremely sunny days. Clever of this trainer to use Sunny Day when she did." said Edd.

"Thanks. Now Cherrim, use Magical Leaf." said the girl. Cherrim releases a barrage of glowing leaves which hit Snorunt, doing more damage than it normally would've thanks to its Flower Gift ability.

"Snorunt. Try using Ice Fang again." said Eddy. Snorunt jumps at Cherrim and uses Ice Fang on Cherrim, doing super-effective damage. This time as Snorunt bit down on Cherrim, ice started to form around Cherrim's entire body.

"Cherrim!" said the girl.

"What happened?" asked Eddy.

"Ice Fang has a chance of freezing the Pokemon it's used on solid. It's the status condition known as Frozen. Any Pokemon with that status condition can't do anything until it thaws out." said Edd.

"Sweet! I'll have to remember that. Okay, Snorunt; finish this with Frost Breath." said Eddy. Snorunt releases a strong blast of cold air at Cherrim with enough force to shatter its icy prison and knocking it out. "You win, Snorunt." Snorunt turns and jumps into Eddy's arms and they hug. The girl returns Cherrim to its pokeball.

"You did your best Cherrim." said the girl. She walks over to Eddy and they shake hands. "You're strong. I'll bet you can easily handle Byron." Eddy pulls out his badge case and points at his Mine Badge.

"Been there, done that." said Eddy, surprising the girl.

"You already beat him?! You must be very strong!" said the girl.

"I don't like to brag." said Eddy.

"Yes you do, Eddy." said Edd. Eddy turns and gives him a stare. The girl gives Eddy some pokedollars and leaves the tunnel.

"So what now you guys?" asked Ed.

"Let's keep exploring. There might be more trainers we can win money from." said Eddy. The Eds continued to explore the tunnels. They enter another area and soon reach a lift. They ride it down to the lower level of the tunnels. They go down another flight of stairs and see a man with black hair, wearing a blue hat and jacket, a black shirt, brown pants, and black shoes. The man turns to the Eds and walks over to them.

"Who are you boys?" asked the man.

"I'm Ed." said Ed.

"I'm Edd, but with two Ds so it would be better to call me Double-D so as not to confuse me with my friend Ed here." said Edd.

"And I'm Eddy." said Eddy.

"I'm Riley. I'm a Pokemon trainer and I'm assuming you three are as well. Why else would you come here?" said the man now known as Riley.

"Good logic. We are indeed trainers and we came here to train our Pokemon for a bit." said Edd.

"Perhaps we can team up. The Pokemon here are restless and there is safety in numbers. I can heal your Pokemon after battles." said Riley.

"Very well. Having medical attention for our Pokemon while we're here would benefit us." said Edd. As they explored with Riley and battled the wild Pokemon and occasional other trainers. With each battle, their Pokemon became stronger and some of them learned new moves. Ed's Staraptor learned Agility, his Golduck learned one of the most powerful water type attacks, Hydro Pump, and Electivire learned Low Kick. Edd's Empoleon learned Whirlpool, his Kricketune learned Fell Stinger and Taunt, his Roselia learned Synthesis, Toxic, and Petal Blizzard, and his Rhyhorn learned Take Down. Eddy's Golem learned Explosion, and his Floatzel learned Waterfall. Riley backed the Eds up with his Lucario. Right now, Ed's Electivire was battling a wild Graveler that charged at them.

"Electivire, use Low Kick." said Ed. Electivire runs at the Graveler and kicks it, causing super effective damage. The Graveler got up and ran away.

"Good work, Ed. It's a good thing Electivire now knows a fighting type move. Some rock type Pokemon are part ground, so electric type attacks wouldn't work on them, and since fighting type attacks are strong against rock types, Low Kick will be useful in the future." said Edd.

"Yeah." replied Ed. The Eds and Riley soon continued to explore the tunnel. Minutes later, Edd was facing a female trainer.

"Sudowoodo, let's go." said the trainer, throwing a pokeball and releasing a Pokemon that resembled a tree. Edd takes out the pokedex and points it at the Pokemon.

"Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokemon and the evolved form of Bonsly. Though it looks like a tree, its body is actually more like rock or stone. This Pokemon is very weak to water." said the pokedex. Edd takes out a pokeball.

"Even though its weak against water, I'm confident this Pokemon will handle Sudowoodo just fine. Roselia, I choose you." said Edd, throwing the pokeball and releasing Roselia.

"Sudowood, Sucker Punch." said the trainer. Sudowoodo runs over to Roselia and hits her with one of its branch arms, knocking Roselia back. Sudowoodo's face suddenly turns purple and slumps down. "Sudowoodo, what's wrong?"

"Roselia's Poison Point ability is what's wrong. Now, Roselia, regain your stamina with Giga Drain." said Edd. Roselia unleashes a green beam of energy out of one of her arm roses and it wraps around Sudowoodo, causing super effective damage due to grass type attacks being strong against rock type pokemon and Rose Incense making Giga Drain stronger. Sudowoodo's stamina was drained and Roselia's stamina was restored. Sudowoodo falls to the ground with swirly eyes.

"Splendid work, Roselia." said Edd. Roselia does a bow in response. The trainer returns Sudowoodo to its pokeball, gives Edd pokedollars and walks away.

"You three are quite the trainers." said Riley.

"You know it." replied Eddy. As they continued down into the tunnels, the Eds see some people they didn't expect to see.

"Team Galactic members?! Why are they here?" asked Eddy.

"What's Team Galactic?" asked Riley.

"They're a group of people that seem to cause trouble wherever they go. We've encountered them on several occasions." said Edd. The Team Galactic members spot the Eds and Riley.

"Hey! Aren't you three boys the ones who are causing trouble for our organization?" asked one of the Team Galactic members.

"Yeah. You guys are always causing trouble for others and we feel we should stop you." said Ed.

"Well we're here to take all the Pokemon we want for our leader's goal. Isn't that right, partner?" said one of the Team Galactic members.

"That's right. If you try and get in our way, we will get rough with you." said the other Team Galactic member.

"To join in all the joys and sorrows; that is how all trainers and Pokemon live in Sinnoh! I won't allow anyone to defy that code of ethics." said Riley.

"I shall help you uphold that code." said Edd as he steps forward.

"Thank you. This is one battle we can't afford to lose." said Riley. The two Team Galactic members throw a pokeball each and release a Glameow and Zubat. Edd releases his Rhyhorn and Riley releases his Lucario.

"Rhyhorn, use Smack Down on Zubat." said Edd. Rhyhorn jumps above Zubat and slams down on it, sending it plummeting to the ground and knocking it out instantly, surprising the Team Galactic members.

"How?! He beat my Zubat in one hit!" said the Team Galactic member as he returns his Zubat to its pokeball.

"Don't forget, those boys have been able to beat commanders." said the other Team Galactic member.

"Lucario, use Aura Sphere on Glameow." said Riley. Lucario launches a blue energy ball at Glameow, hitting it and knocking it out.

"No!" said the Team Galactic member. He returns Glameow to its pokeball. Both Team Galactic members each pull out another pokeball and throw them, releasing a Croagunk and another Zubat.

"Rhyhorn, use Drill Run on Croagunk." said Edd. Rhyhorn charges while spinning, jamming his horn into Croagunk, doing super-effective damage, due to Croagunk being part poison-type, and knocking it out.

"Lucario, use Metal Claw." said Riley. Lucario's hand became metallic and it claws at the Zubat, knocking it out.

"Oh, come on! Not again!" yelled one of the Team Galactic members. The Team Galactic members return their Pokemon to their pokeballs and bring out their last ones. They throw them, releasing a Stunky and Golbat.

"Rhyhorn! Use Rock Blast on Golbat." said Edd. Rhyhorn launches a barrage of rocks at Golbat, doing super-effective damage and knocking it out.

"You gotta be kidding me! Who is this kid?!" asked Golbat's Team Galactic trainer as he returns Golbat to it's pokeball.

"Lucario, use Force Palm on Stunky." said Riley. Lucario thrusts its palm into Stunky, doing damage. Stunky suddenly became surrounded by electricity.

"It seems Stunky has been afflicted with paralysis. I'm assuming that that's a secondary effect of Force Palm." said Edd.

"That is correct." said Riley. They see that Stunky was still standing.

"Allow me to finish this. Rhyhorn, use Drill Run once more on Stunky." said Edd. Rhyhorn does so, doing super-effective damage on Stunky and knocking it out.

"No!" said Stunky's Team Galactic trainer as he returns his Stunky to its pokeball.

"These two are too strong for us! Let's get out of here!" said the other Team Galactic member. They throw pokedollars to the ground and retreat. Riley turns to Edd.

"Thanks. You really helped me out." said Riley.

"You are welcome." said Edd. Suddenly, Edd's Rhyhorn freezes up and starts to glow.

"Hey. It looks like your Rhyhorn is evolving, Double-D." said Eddy. They watch as Rhyhorn's body starts to change. When the glowing stopped, they see that Rhyhorn was now standing on two legs, he had arms, a tail, and the horn on his nose now looked like a drill. Edd takes out his pokedex and points it at his newly-evolved Rhyhorn.

"Rhydon, the Drill Pokemon, and the evolved form of Rhyhorn. It's brain developed after it stood up on its hind legs. Its drill horn bores tunnels through solid rock." said the pokedex.

"Amazing. And my pokedex says it learned Hammer Arm when he evolved. It's a fighting-type move which may come in handy." said Edd.

"Hooray! Now we can do trade evolution with my Dusclops." said Ed.

"That's right, Ed. We can do that now that my Rhyhorn is a Rhydon now." said Edd.

"Congratulations." said Riley.

"Thank you, sir." said Edd. Riley reaches into a bag he was carrying and pulls out a blue Pokemon Egg.

"I have this Pokemon Egg. Would you like to take care of it for me?" asked Riley.

"It would be interesting to raise this egg and see what hatches. Very well, I will accept that Pokemon Egg." said Edd. He takes the egg from Riley and puts it in his backpack.

"Now we both have eggs, Double-D." said Ed.

"Yes we do, Ed. I hope you've been taking good care of your egg." said Edd.

"I've been being extra careful with mine." said Ed as he pulls his Pokemon Egg out of his backpack and shows it to Edd.

"Spending time with you three was very enjoyable. I intend to test my skills in other places from now on. Let's meet again!" said Riley. "Take care on the way out."

"Thank you, sir. I hope we meet again soon." said Edd. With that, the Eds go down a nearby lift and head down deeper into the tunnels. "Well that was an interesting side adventure we had."

"Yeah." said Ed.

"I enjoyed winning money from the trainers here and beating those Team Galactic members." said Eddy.

"I enjoyed trouncing those hooligans myself. Now then, shall we leave?" asked Edd. The Eds continued down the tunnel. They see an opening with sunlight coming out of it.

"Sweet. We're almost out." said Eddy. As they walk towards the opening, Edd spots something on the ground nearby. Upon examining the spot, he sees a shiny yellow stone. Edd's eyes widen when he realizes what it is.

"My word. This is a Shiny Stone!" said Edd.

"What's that?" asked Ed.

"This is an evolution stone. This can evolve my Roselia into a Roserade." explained Edd.

"Like the one Gardenia has?" asked Eddy.

"Exactly." said Edd.

"Well what are you waiting for? Use it." said Eddy.

"Very well." said Edd. He takes out Roselia's pokeball and releases her. Roselia looks up at Edd. "Roselia. I have a Shiny Stone here. Would you like me to use it to evolve you into Roserade?" Roselia nods and grabs the Shiny Stone. Roselia starts to glow and she soon evolves into Roserade.

"Wow, Double-D. That's two of your Pokemon that evolved in one day." said Eddy.

"And when we get back to Canalave City, Ed and I will trade evolve our Dusclops and Rhydon and evolve them to their final forms as well. But first, I need to give my Rhydon the Protector we got from Professor Rowan." said Edd. He releases his Rhydon and gives him the Protector. Ed lets Dusclops out of his pokeball and swaps his Spooky Plate with the Reaper Cloth he got from Professor Rowan. Ed and Edd returned Dusclops and Rhydon to their pokeballs. "Now then, gentleman, shall we be on our way back to Canalave City?"

"Yeah. Let's grab some dinner there, I'm starving." said Eddy.

"Yeah." said Ed.

"Very well. We can eat before we do the trade evolution." said Edd. The Eds exited the cave. Soon, the Eds were back on the boat, heading back to Canalave City.

End of Chapter 43

Ed's Team

Torterra (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Withdraw, Leafage, Growth, Razor Leaf, Curse, Bite, Cut, Mega Drain, Leech Seed, Earthquake, and Synthesis.

Ability: Overgrow.

Staraptor (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Double Team, Pluck, Endeavor, Whirlwind, Aerial Ace, Take Down, Close Combat, and Agility.

Ability: Keen Eye.

Golduck (Male)

Attacks: Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Water Pulse, Disable, Fury Swipes, Zen Headbutt, Screech, Aqua Tail, Soak, Psych Up, Surf, Amnesia, and Hydro Pump.

Ability: Damp.

Dusclops (Male)

Attacks: Astonish, Leer, Disable, Shadow Sneak, Confuse Ray, Night Shade, Payback, Will-O-Wisp, Mean Look, Hex, Curse, and Shadow Punch.

Ability: Pressure.

Electivire (Male)

Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Thunder Shock, Charge, Swift, Shock Wave, Thunder Wave, Screech, Thunder Punch, Discharge, and Low Kick.

Ability: Motor Drive.

Skuntank (Female)

Attacks: Poison Gas, Scratch, Feint, Smokescreen, Acid Spray, Fury Swipes, Focus Energy, Bite, Venoshock, Screech, Toxic, Sucker Punch, Memento, and Flamethrower.

Ability: Aftermath.

Edd's Team

Empoleon (Male)

Attacks: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Charm, Peck, Metal Claw, Bubblebeam, Swagger, Fury Attack, Brine, Aqua Jet, Surf, and Whirlpool.

Ability: Torrent.

Kricketune (Male)

Attacks: Pound, Growl, Struggle Bug, Fury Cutter, Absorb, Sing, Cut, Focus Energy, Slash, X-Scissor, Screech, Fell Stinger, and Taunt.

Ability: Swarm.

Roserade (Female)

Attacks: Absorb, Stun Spore, Growth, Worry Seed, Poison Sting, Magical Leaf, Cut, Toxic Spikes, Sweet Scent, Giga Drain, Synthesis, Toxic, and Petal Blizzard.

Ability: Poison Point.

Noctowl (Female)

Attacks: Peck, Growl, Tackle, Echoed Voice, Confusion, Reflect, Pluck, Extrasensory, Take Down, Uproar, and Roost.

Ability: Insomnia.

Gallade (Male)

Attacks: Growl, Disarming Voice, Double Team, Confusion, Hypnosis, Draining Kiss, Teleport, Psybeam, Life Dew, Charm, Calm Mind, Psychic, Slash, and Psycho Cut.

Ability: Steadfast.

Rhydon (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Tail Whip, Smack Down, Bulldoze, Horn Attack, Scary Face, Stomp, Strength, Rock Blast, Drill Run, Take Down, and Hammer Arm.

Ability: Lightning Rod.

Eddy's Team

Infernape (Male)

Attacks: Scratch, Leer, Ember, Taunt, Power-Up Punch, Mach Punch, Rock Smash, Fury Swipes, Flame Wheel, Feint, Torment, Close Combat, and Fire Spin.

Ability: Blaze.

Crobat (Male)

Attacks: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Mean Look, Pluck, Poison Fang, Quick Guard, Air Cutter, Bite, Haze, and Cross Poison.

Ability: Inner Focus.

Golem (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Defense Curl, Sandstorm, Rock Polish, Rollout, Rock Tomb, Rock Throw, Smack Down, Bulldoze, Self-Destruct, Stealth Rock, Strength, Rock Blast, Earthquake, and Explosion.

Ability: Strudy.

Floatzel (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Water Gun, Bite, Aqua Jet, Double Hit, Surf, Whirlpool, and Waterfall.

Ability: Swift Swim.

Absol (Female)

Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Knock Off, Detect, Taunt, Thief, Slash, Night Slash, Focus Energy, and Sucker Punch.

Ability: Super Luck.

Snorunt (Female)

Attacks: Powder Snow, Astonish, Leer, Double Team, Ice Shard, Protect, Icy Wind, Frost Breath, Bite, and Ice Fang.

Ability: Ice Body.