Jermaine Deon Carter

November 22, 2021

The Masked Master

One day, the Pastoria City Gym Leader Crasher Wake invited me to the watery Route 223 for a friendly rematch. I accepted. Dawn tagged along.

He called out a Politoed, and I called out my Luxray. Politoed's Drizzle Ability activated and summoned heavy rain. Luxray knocked Politoed out with only one Wild Charge attack, but not before taking a fair amount of damage from Politoed's Surf attack.

He sent out a Kingdra. I recalled Luxray and sent out my Roserade. Kingdra's Swift Swim Ability kicked in and doubled its speed because of the rain. Roserade knocked out Kingdra with two Dazzling Gleam moves, but not before getting hit and almost knocked out by two Ice Beam moves.

He called out a Ludicolo. I recalled Roserade and called out my Staraptor. Ludicolo also had the Ability Swift Swim.

Staraptor knocked Ludicolo out with one Brave Bird attack, but not before getting hit with Ludicolo's Hydro Pump attack. recoil from Brave Bird knocked out Staraptor.

He sent out a Huntail, and I sent Roserade back out. Huntail had the Swift Swim Ability, too. Huntail knocked Roserade out with a single Ice Fang move.

I sent Luxray back out. Luxray's Intimidate Ability activated and lowered Huntail's Attack. Huntail hit Luxray with an Aqua Tail move and almost knocked it out. Luxray struck back with a Thunderbolt move and knocked Huntail out.

He called out a Gyarados. I recalled Luxray and called out my Mismagius. Mismagius easily outmaneuvered Gyarados and knocked it out with only one Thunderbolt.

He sent out a Floatzel. It, too, had Swift Swim. Floatzel knocked out Mismagius with one Crunch move.

I sent Luxray back out. Luxray's Intimidate lowered Floatzel's Attack. Floatzel knocked Luxray out with a single Aqua Tail move.

I sent out my Drifblim. Floatzel hit it with Crunch, which did a lot of damage. Drifblim struck back with a Thunderbolt and knocked Floatzel out.

"This puts a grin on my face! That was a blast!" he said with a laugh.

The following day, he challenged me to a Water Pokémon-only rematch. He left Gyarados, Politoed, Kingdra, Ludicolo, and Huntail at the Gym. He battled with Empoleon, Bibarel, Gastrodon, and Lumineon in their place. Even though I only used my own Empoleon, Floatzel, and Gastrodon, I managed to win again.

"It's gone and ended! I want more! I wanted to battle a lot more!" he said.