Chapter 17 Turffield Gym Part 1
The next day has arrived, and then Ash and his friends go to the Turffield Stadium. Once they get to the stadium, they see Hop there. Hop smiles and he shows the badge to Ash and Gloria. "See it, Ash, Gloria? The Grass Gym Badge. I got it on one try. I reckon I'm just about the greatest when it comes to wrangling Wooloo..."
"Wait, don't tell me there are a lot of Wooloo in the stadium." Alice says with fear since she is going to participate.
"Don't worry, Alice. It will be fine." Hop says. "I am sure you can win this one, too. After all, you all are my rivals."
After Hop leaves, Gloria just mutters, "Damn it...he got it first..."
"Yeah, but it doesn't matter who gets first." Ash says as he is looking at Milo's League Card, which has the number 831 on it. "And it seems like this Gym Leader likes to hold back when he battles because of his gentle nature, huh..."
"So that is the reason he is the first one." Dawn says as the others nod.
"Well, we don't know what will he use, so we just have to watch out." Gloria says as they enter the gym.
Inside the stadium, they see a woman with a Grass Type uniform standing in front of them, "Welcome, Prince Ash. Are you here to challenge Milo's Gym?"
"Of course. So what should I do?" Ash asks.
"You see, you have to do a Gym Mission first, and then defeat the Gym Leader to get the badge." The staff says. "And also I suggest that you wear this."
She gives Ash some clothes, and Ash goes to change them. Once he gets out, he is wearing a white and green shirt with the Grass Type logo on it, green shorts, and also green socks and shoes.
"Wow...what is this outfit?" Alice asks.
"This is the Grass Type Uniform. Every Gym has its own uniform and you wear them in battles. Of course, you can have the uniforms once the battles are over." Mark replies.
"So when we finished the gym challenge, we have 18 different kinds of uniforms corresponding to 18 types of Pokemon..." Gloria says. "That is so cool."
"I am really jealous. Those clothes look great." Dawn says.
As Ash walks into the stadium while the others go to the seats, Ash sees a giant field with 30 Wooloo in front of them.
"Wooloo?" Ash is confused.
"The mission given by the Turffield's Pokémon Gym is this." The referee says. "To chase our unruly Wooloo. To that blockade, we've made from our bales of straw over there!"
The referee says, "By the way, I am one of the referee brothers in the Gym Challenge, we are referred to Dan. And it is also our job to report the results of battles to the League HQ."
"So you are like Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy, you have a lot of look-alike brothers." Ash says as he nods.
"Now let the Gym Match begins, young Prince." Dan says.
Ash says, "Pikachu, Meowth, help me gather some Wooloo." The two Pokemon nod as they rush towards the field, since Pikachu's Electric and Meowth's Steel Body, the Wooloo are running from their opposite ways.
"Pikachu, Meowth, lure them to the blockade, not back to me!" Ash yells as the two Pokemon turn around and so does the Wooloos. In the end, they are at the blockade.
In the audience, Serena says, "Wow...I have never seen a Gym Challenge like this before."
"Yeah, herding Wooloo, this must be a new experience." Lillie says.
And in the second phase, they have Yamper on the way as well as a Gym Trainer. The Gym Trainer battles Ash with Grass Type Pokemon, but Ash defeats him and Meowth manages to stop Yamper to scare Wooloo as Pikachu herd them to the second blockade. And then the third blockade is a maze with two Yampers inside as Ash has to try to avoid them as soon as possible.
As they get to the last blockade, Ash only counts 19 Wooloo. "Where is the last one?" Ash asks.
"Here it is!" Meowth yells as he chases the Wooloo into the blockade. "This one is really annoying."
"Thank you for your help." Ash smiles.
"Gym Mission cleared!" Dan yells. "Please proceed to the battlefield behind that door."
Ash nods as he goes into the door. Once he goes out of the door, he walks into the battlefield as he is amazed that everyone is watching him.
"Ash did it." Dawn says. "It seems like that is really tough."
"I know." Gloria says.
As Ash and Milo walk out of the two different sides of the stadium, Milo says, "My Gym is the first one people face, so we get a lot of challengers. That's why I try to keep the Gym mission challenging. But...that didn't stop you from completing it, Ash Ketchum. Proper job."
"Why thank you." Ash says.
"Sure seems like you understand Pokemon real well. This is gonna be a doozy of a battle! And everyone in Galar knows how strong you are, so I'll have to Gigantamax my Pokemon if I want to win."
This causes surprise to the crowd as no one has ever seen Milo Gigantamax before. Serena asks, "Gloria, does he Gigantamax before?"
"No, in fact, when he battled on the TV, he uses only Dynamax. I wonder what his Pokemon will be..." Gloria says.
Dan yells, "The match between Gym Leader Milo and the challenger Ash Ketchum is about to begin, each trainer will be using two Pokemon and with one lost all his Pokemon, the other one wins."
Milo says, "Here is my first Pokemon, Gossifleur." As the flower Pokemon appears, Ash says, "Carkol! I choose you!"
Ash sends out the Coal Pokemon as the match begins. "Gossifleur, use Sunny day."
As the Pokemon causes the sun to get here. Ash says, "You made a mistake, use Flame Charge!"
With the sun shining, the fire attacks are boosted and Carkol deals a lot of damage to the Pokemon. "Good, now use Smack Down!"
"Dodge it." Milo says as Gossifleur dodges the attack, much to the surprise of Ash. "What? How come? I speed up my Pokemon."
"So does I." Milo says. "Gossifleur's ability is Cotton Down, when it is damaged, it also raises its speed. Solar Beam!"
The beam of light shoots towards Carkol, causing it to get a lot of damage. "Are you okay? Carkol?" Ash asks as the Pokemon nods. "Now I trust you with this. Wait until it gets near you."
Milo says, "I don't know what you are planning, but use Rapid Spin." As Gossifleur comes closer, Ash smiles, "Self-Destruct." This causes everyone to widen their eyes.
"Oh no, stop the attack now, Gossifleur!" Milo yells, but it is too late, as the explosion occurs, both Pokemon are now on the ground fainted.
"It is a draw!" Dan yells.
Alice says, "Using Self-Destruct...Ash is a little reckless..."
"But it works, now both have only one Pokemon left." Trenor says.
Milo says, "I can see your strength, but time to show the bitterness out of sourness! Go! Flapple!"
As Milo tosses the Pokeball, an apple appears on the field, and then it breaks apart as a dragon emerges from it.
"Phew...I thought I am going to fight an apple..." Ash says.
"It is too soon to be relieved. Now Flapple, it's Gigantamax time, show your combination of the fruit and power!" Milo recalls his Pokemon and then tosses it into the air, as it breaks out, it becomes a giant apple with a head and a tail out of it.
Ash looks at Rotom and says, "Grass and Dragon...then Ice Types will do the trick. Glalie! I choose you!"
As Ash sends out his long-time-no-see Pokemon, Ash says, "Even we can't Gigantamax, but we can Dynamax!" He also does the same trick as he summons a giant Glalie.
"Ice Type, huh? You seem to know Type advantages, but it takes some type advantage to knock us down." Milo says. "Max Wyrmwind!"
The Pokemon roars as the wind are damaging Glalie. Glalie is hurt as Ash says, "Don't worry, Glalie! Max Hailstorm!"
The heavy snow hits the Flapple as the hail appears, damaging the Pokemon in the process.
"Time for the G-Max Move! G-Max Tartness!" Then the Pokemon shoots out some juices on the Glalie, and the sourness causes it to have a face of horror.
"Glalie, are you alright?" Ash asks worriedly.
Pikachu and Meowth see the pile of juice on the ground as they lick it, then they also shiver. "It's too sour..." Meowth yells as well as Pikachu.
"Glalie! Time to finish it off! Max Hailstorm! With the combination of Max Darkness!" Ash yells as the Pokemon uses the two moves at the same time, it causes Flapple not to see clearly as it is defeated and returns to its normal form. Much to Milo's surprise.
"The power of Grass has wilted...what an incredible Gym Challenger..." Milo sighs.
"Flapple is unable to battle, which means our Prince Ash is the winner!" The crowd cheers wild as Dawn yells, "He did it!"
"That is very interesting." Alice says.
"Yeah, I can't wait to have my turn." Gloria says.
Milo walks towards Ash and says, "That must have been a fulfilling Pokemon battle for you. As proof that you have defeated a Gym Leader for the Gym Challenge, allow me to present you with your very own Grass Badge."
They shake hands and Ash gets the badge from him. "You need to obtain all 18 gym badges to complete the Gym Challenge. And the only way to gather the badges is to defeat every Gym Leader."
"Thanks." Ash says as they walk indoors from each side.
Alice is the next one as she enters the field, Dan also explains the rules for her, but then as she gets to the stadium, the Wooloo suddenly rushes up to her as she is being licked by the other Wooloo.
The crowd is murmuring as they are surprised to see a person that is being loved by a lot of Wooloo. Alice says, "Okay, Wooloo, with me by your side, don't worry about the obstacles, and please follow me."
The Wooloo nod as they follow Alice, causing the mission to end quickly. The crowd is cheering for them and Serena says, "Alice sure has a thing for Wooloo."
"I know." Ash says with a smile.
As Alice walks towards the battlefield, Milo says, "To think you easily get through my gym mission. You really are something else, young lady."
"I know." Alice sighs. "I don't know why, but I am kind of Wooloo magnet."
"I see. Well, let's see if you can pass your final barricade." He sends out a Fomantis, Alice sends out her Sizzlipede to battle.
"Now let's get started by using Growth." Fomantis starts to stretch and then it raises the Attack and Special Attack stat. Alice says, "Sizzlipede, use Flame Wheel!"
Sizzlipede curls itself with its body on fire, then it crashes towards Fomantis. Milo says, "Use Magical Leaf."
Fomantis' Magical Leaf hits Sizzlipede after flying into the fire. Alice says, "At least Sizzlipede is four times resistant to Grass Type. But I should be careful. Use Struggle Bug!"
Then a red aura appears beside Sizzlipede and then it shoots out, hitting Fomantis and Milo is surprised. "Oh no..."
"Finish with Bug Buzz!" Alice yells as the Sizzlipede manages to defeat Pokemon with the Bug Move.
Milo says, "I can see your strength, but time to show the bitterness out of sweetness! Go! Appletun!"
As the Pokemon appears, Dawn says, "That is just like the Apple Pie we ate yesterday..."
"Yeah." Serena says.
"Sizzlipede, use Bug Buzz again." As the Pokemon shoots out the attack, Milo says, "Dodge it and then use Rollout!"
Alice gasps as Appletun rolls and hits Sizzlipede, and it makes it fainted easily. "A One Hit Knockout..." Ash mutters.
"Appletun sure is strong." Meowth says.
Alice recalls her Pokemon and then she says, "Butterfree, come on out."
As the Pink Butterfree appears, Milo says, "A Shiny Butterfree, you sure are something else."
"I know, and this will be her first Gym battle with me." Alice says.
"Very well, then it's Gigantamax time, show your combination of the fruit and power!" Milo recalls his Pokemon and then tosses it into the air, as it breaks out, it becomes a giant apple with a head and a tail out of it.
Alice says, "So it is the same as the Flapple... Butterfree, let's Gigantamax as well."
Everyone is in awe at the sight of the Gigantamax Shiny Pokemon. They are so focused on the match that they don't want to miss it. Alice says, "Use G-Max Befuddle."
Butterfree shoots out a lot of butterflies, and then it hits Appletun as it gets paralyzed.
"You're using Type Advantages, but just doing so won't knock us down." Milo says. "Max Wyrmwind!"
The Pokemon roars as the wind are damaging Butterfree. Butterfree is hurt as Alice says, "Don't worry, use Max Airstream!"
The strong wind blows on the Pokemon, causing it to shake a little. And Butterfree's speed is raising.
"Time for the G-Max Move! G-Max Sweetness!" Then the Pokemon shoots out some juices on the Butterfree, and then its Paralysis is cured.
"Oh no..." Alice gasps.
Not only that, the juice had sprayed on Meowth, causing him to groan, "Hey! Why did I get hit?"
"I guess the attack is very powerful..." Ash comments. Meowth then licks the juice and says, "Now this is sweet, I like this taste."
"Butterfree! Time to finish it off! Max Strike!" "Use Max Rockfall, dodge it!"
Butterfree charges at the Appletun, but a giant stone wall blocks in the way, thanks to Butterfree's dodging, it lands a direct hit, and then Appletun is defeated and returns to its normal form. Much to Milo's surprise.
"Not only my Flapple, but my Appletun as well...I think this isn't my day.." Milo sighs.
"Appletun is unable to battle, which means Alice is the winner!" The crowd cheers wildly.
Ash says, "Good, she also did it as well."
"Finally, it is my turn." Gloria says.
Milo walks towards Alice and says, "You have shown me a lot to experience, I give you that. Here is your Grass Type Badge."
They shake hands and Alice gets the badge from him.
I'll end the chapter right here, as Gloria's battle will be in the next chapter. I hope you like this chapter.
Ash's New Pokemon: Thwackey, Skwovet, Rookidee, Dottler, Nickit, Gossifleur, Wooloo, Chewtle, Yamper, Carkol, Arrokuda, Zigzagoon (G), Meowth (G), Milcery x63
Mark's Pokemon: Blaziken, Magikarp, Arrokuda, Milcery
Trenor's Pokemon: Skwovet, Oddish, Swampert, Pumpkaboo, Onix, Basculin, Noibat
Alice's Pokemon: Wooloo x30, Butterfree (Pink), Sizzlipede, Drizzile, Gossifleur, Pikachu, Eevee
Gloria's Pokemon: Minccino, Pidove, Purrloin, Raboot, Chewtle, Ferroseed, Eevee, Woobat
Dawn's Pokemon: Buneary, Hoothoot, Mudbray, Duskull, Piplup, Quilava, Wingull, Oddish, Pachirisu, Mamoswine, Togekiss
Serena's Pokemon: Bunnelby, Pancham, Drifloon, Budew, Combee, Drilbur, Braixen, Bounsweet, Nuzleaf, Sylveon
Lillie's Pokemon: Eevee, Tyrogue, Magearna, Shellder, Yamper, Cherubi, Vulpix (A)