Chapter 46 Generact Gym Battle

Ash nods and then they go to the Gym Stadium. When they go there, Gloria and Hop are the first ones to enter. The staff says, "Gym Challengers, I see there are two of you, are you ready to challenge the Gym?"

"I am ready, what about you, Gloria?" Hop asks.

"Of course." Gloria replies.

"Good, please change your clothes in the changing room." As the two change their clothes, they wear yellow and purple suits. Then the staff says, "Take these and you will need them." The staff gives them each a headphone.

"I wonder why we need this." Hop says.

Once they go to the mission field, they can see that the place is a stepping keyboard, Dan and the six Gym trainers are standing on top of the stage and Dan says, "Your Gym Mission is this. Teamwork and memorization. In your headphones, we will give you a tune and you have to step on the keyboard with the same notes on top of it. But before you do it, these Gym trainers will try to disturb you so that you will forget. And if you get it wrong, you can listen to it again until it is correct. Now let the mission start."

Gloria and Hop hear the same notes in the first round, Hop and Gloria step on the first one together and then they step on the other notes until two gym trainers send out their Pokemon and they fight back. Once they finish it, Hop says, "If we are the same tune, then it should be easy."

"Good, then we just have to memorize some of the notes." Gloria says.

But much to their surprise, in the second round, some of the notes change in tune as Gloria and Hop have to step on different panels. And for the last one, the two of them have different tunes.

Serena says, "It sure is getting harder and harder."

Ash nods and says, "Indeed."

Once Gloria and Hop sit down on the floor after the tiring memorizing challenge, Dan says, "The mission has cleared, now you can face the Gym Leaders."

As they go to the battlefield, they see that Bolt and Boltera are standing on the other side while strumming the guitar, sending cheers to everyone. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I, Boltera, and my brother Bolt have been ready for the challenge up ahead."

Then the two of them face Gloria and Hop. "Music is a way to communicate through the souls, and it is why we choose to be Gym leaders together." Boltera says. "And the Pokemon Battle is the same as well, we battle to communicate with each other. And let's do it."

Then they send out two Pokemon, Dracozolt and Arctozolt. Hop says, "The two of them are Fossil Pokemon, Gloria, let's give it all we got."

"Yeah." Then they send out Trevenant and Jolteon. Boltera and Bolt suddenly play a tune, and then the both of them use Bolt Beak together, giving damage to the two Pokemon.

"Wait, you communicate through Pokemon through a tune?" Hop asks.

Boltera says, "Of course, this is our battling style. Since my brother can only speak a few words, so we use the tune as a command, different tunes for different moves."

Gloria says, "I see, Hop, tell your Pokemon to use Phantom Force."

"Okay." As Trevenant goes into the shadows, Jolteon uses Pin Missile to deal some damage to the two Pokemon. "Nice teamwork." Lillie cheers in the stands.

"Well, Hop and Gloria have the rivalry back when they are little." Alice says. "Their admiration for Ash and Leon really sparks their fire between them."

"I see." Ash says.

Trevenant gets hit by the Dragon Pulse, but thanks to Horn Leech on Arctozolt, it gets some health back. And Jolteon uses Double Kick on Dracozolt, sending some damage to the Pokemon in the end. Bolt and Boltera then start playing a strange tune that has a verb, and then Dracozolt uses Dragon Rush while Arctozolt uses Blizzard to attack both of them. Mark gasps, "The Ice Dragon charge..."

"Ice Dragon Charge?" Dawn says with a gasp. "It is like my Ice Chandelier and my Ice Flare..."

Serena says, "Amazing." Then they see that both Jolteon and Trevenant get serious damage. But thanks to Trevenant's Confuse Ray, they manage to confuse the two Pokemon, and then Gloria delivers the final blow with the Swift attack.

Boltera says, "This is just the beginning. I'll go with Manectric!"

Bolt doesn't say anything as he sends out an urchin-like Pokemon. Ash asks, "Rotom, what is that?"

"That's Pincurchin." Rotom replies.

When Pincurchin appears on the field, it activates the ability Electric Surge, and Lillie says, "That's the same ability Tapu Koko has!"

"No way..." Ash says.

Pincurchin goes with Poison Jab to defeat Trevenant, and Boltera's Manectric defeats Jolteon with the Crunch attack. So both of them are going for Snorlax and Cufant.

"Snorlax, High Horsepower!" Snorlax immediately slams into the Manectric, causing it to be in pain. Pincurchin goes with Bubble Beam, which deals some damage to Cufant.

"Hang in there, Cufant. Play Rough!" Gloria yells, and the elephant Pokemon manage to attack Pincurchin continuously.

Manectric goes for Fire Fang, but Snorlax slams it with Double Edge, and then Cufant goes for Earthquake, eventually defeat both of the Pokemon in the end.

Boltera says, "Not bad, it seems like we are going to get serious, right? Bro?"

Bolt nods as he sends out a Togedemaru. "Oh? You want me to use it?" He nods and then Boltera sends out a Pikachu.

"A Pikachu?"Hop is confused. But Gloria says, "This isn't going to get well."

And Pikachu uses Dig to defeat Cufant, while Togedemaru uses Pin Missile to defeat Snorlax. So Gloria and Hop send out their next Pokemon, Raboot and Thwackey.

Just then, the two of them start to get wild as the music goes really hyped. And the fans are seen to jump up and down. Lillie says, "Oh, what is going on?"

Trenor says, "There is only one thing that goes with this tune...Dynamaxing...or Gigantamaxing!"

Then after a jump, Bolt continues to play while Boltera recalls her Pikachu as the ball becomes bigger, she tosses it to reveal a Gigantamax Pikachu.

"A Gigantamax Pikachu..." Hop says. Gloria says, "Hop, you go use Dynamax. I'll take care of Togedemaru."

Hop nods and then he also Dynamax his Thwackey. Raboot uses Blaze Kick first, but the Spiky Shield blocks the attack and gives damage. Just then, Boltera swings around the guitar and then spins, then Pikachu starts to charge up electricity, and then it crashes into Thwackey and Raboot at the same time.

"That was G-Max Volt Crash! This is bad..." Gloria says as both of their Pokemon are paralyzed. Then Thwackey uses Max Overgrowth, but Pikachu's Max Guard blocks it.

"Hop, we need a plan now." Gloria says. "Use your Max Guard to protect me."

"Okay." Hop says and then Gloria asks Raboot to use Flamethrower, and it defeats the Togedemaru. "Now we focus on the Pikachu."

Then they work together as a team to use Flamethrower and Max Overgrowth at the same time, and then Pikachu finally faints.

"And that is the end of the song..." Bolt and Boltera then put down their guitar. "I like the way you two work together, right? Bro?" "Mm-hm." He says. "Well, now that you win against us, I think both of you deserve this Electric Badge." Then they shake hands together and then they leave the stadium.

Lillie says, "And that is a good battle."

Ash says, "Now it is our turn, Alice." Alice nods as they go to the reception desk.

Ash is amazed at Alice's listening skills, she said that she has learned about music when she was little. And they are fast enough to get to the battlefield with only one try each. Bolt and Boltera are there and Boltera says, "A very unique combination, Ash Ketchum, the prince who is related to a lot of gym leaders in the Galar Region, and Alice, the one who is endorsed by the queen herself. I am looking forward to your combination in this match."

"Same here." Ash says. "Alice, let's do it, okay?"

"Sure." Alice says.

Their first Pokemon is Boltund and Emolga, and Ash goes for Donphan while Alice goes for Glaceon. Donphan is going for Rollout, which deals some damage to Emolga, but when Glaceon fires Icy Wind, Boltund and Emolga dodge at the same time as the attack accidentally hit Donphan.

"What are they doing?" Gloria gasps. "It seems like they aren't working together..."

Ash looks at Alice, who is sweating, Ash says, "Alice, it's fine, we both made mistakes, but we have to overcome them if we want to win."

"But...I was holding you back..." Alice says. "You're not, Alice. And we should work together. Tell your Glaceon to use Mirror Coat."

When Emolga fires the Electro Ball, Alice commands Glaceon to do it, causing the attack to backfire on Boltund, who takes a lot of damage. Emolga charges for Acrobatics at Glaceon, only for Donphan to stop it with Stone Edge.

"Now let's finish this together." Ash says, and Alice nod. Both of them command Ice Beam and Earthquake at the same time, knocking out both Pokemon.

Bolt and Boltera start to feel nervous about their strong bond, but they didn't say anything as they send out their next Pokemon, which are Luxray and Electivire. Luxray goes for the Iron Tail, knocking out Glaceon, and Electivire goes for Ice Punch to knock out Donphan.

Ash goes for Krookodile as his next Pokemon, while Alice goes for Trapinch. Trapinch goes for the Sand Tomb, which traps both electric Pokemon inside the sand, and Krookodile goes for the Dig attack, slamming Luxray into Electivire.

Bolt is getting nervous as he keeps strumming his guitar, and Electivire is going for Ice Punch on Trapinch, who stops the attack with a Crunch. And with Electivire holding the Pokemon on, Krookodile goes for Dragon Rush, defeating the Electivire. As for Luxray, it is also defeated by Trapinch's Bulldoze.

"This is bad..." Boltera says, and then all of them hear a strange sound. They turn to see Bolt, who is shocked to see that one of the guitar strings breaks.

"Bolt! Your guitar!" Boltera gasps.

"Without the string, Bolt can't give command..." Hop gasps.

"And it will be an unfair battle..." Dawn says.

Bolt kneels down and looks at his guitar, he can't believe that this happens as they are having an exciting battle against Ash and Alice. "Should we forfeit the match..." Boltera is worried about her brother as Alice says, "No, don't give up."

This causes the two of them to look at her. "The battle is still going on, and just because your guitar has broken a string doesn't mean that you lose the battle. You still have hope!"

"Alice..." Ash smiles at his girlfriend. Boltera says, "Brother, what do you think?"

Bolt starts to get back up and gives her a nod, then he plays a little tune, and Boltera nods. Boltera says, "Bolt wants to thank you for cheering us up. Now we can continue."

Bolt then starts to tune the other 5 strings so that he can play the special tune. And then the two of them send out their final Pokemon, two different kinds of Toxtricity.

"An amped form Toxtricity and a low key form...I see." Ash says as Alice nods.

Then suddenly, Bolt starts to play the tune of Gigantamax, and everyone gasps, since one of the strings is broken, he still manages to play it. And then the Toxtricity amped form is the one Gigantamaxed.

Then Toxtricity uses G-Max Stun Shock, though it doesn't hurt Krookodile, both of the Pokemon get poisoned and faint after the end of the turn. So Ash and Alice send out their Pokemon, two Pikachu. Alice lets Ash Gigantamax his Pikachu and the crowd goes wild. First, the Max Ooze deals a lot of damage, but Alice's Pikachu delivers the Quick Attack to Low Key form, which deals a lot of damage. And a Max Quake from Pikachu also hits the two Pokemon effectively.

Then after all the Pokemon return to normal, both Pikachu deliver the final Thunderbolt together and they defeat the two Pokemon.

"Wow...I am really touched at your efforts in the battle." Boltera says. "And I am glad that even though there is one string missing, you are still able to finish the song, bro."

Bolt smiles and then plays the tune. But Ash and Alice can see his thoughts and he is saying that thanks to Ash and Alice that he can overcome this problem.

"No problem." Ash and Alice say. But this causes surprise to Bolt and Boltera, "You guys know the language of music?"

"Of course. I have to learn everything as a prince." Ash says.

"I see. Well, here is your badge." Then they get the badge and thanks to them. "Now before you go, let us give you a tune to send you off." Then they play a small good luck tune as they get out of the stadium.

Here is a new chapter, and the group have their 9th badge from the Electric-type gym leaders duo. I hope you like this chapter and we will be heading back to the Glimwood Tangle in the next chapter.

Ash's New Pokemon: Thwackey, Raboot, Greedent, Corvisquire, Orbeetle, Thiveul, Eldegoss, Dubwool, Drednaw, Boltund, Carkol, Flapple, Appletun, Silicobra, Cramorant, Barraskewda, Toxtricity (Amped/Low Key), Centiskorch, Hattrem, Morgrem, Linoone (G), Perserker, Sirfetch'd, Yamask (G), Alcremie x63, Cufant, Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, Arctovish, Koffing, Stunfisk (G)

Mark's Pokemon: Blaziken, Gyarados, Skorupi, Ninjask, Shedinja, Pawniard, Barraskewda, Rotom, Orbeetle, Delibird, Alcremie (Strawberry, Ruby Cream)

Trenor's Pokemon: Greedent, Cramorant, Vileplume, Swampert, Rhyhorn, Gourgeist, Steelix, Torkoal, Basculin, Heliolisk, Noibat

Alice's Pokemon: Wooloo x29, Dubwool, Salandit, Trapinch, Lunatone, Butterfree (Pink), Litwick, Centiskorch, Drizzile, Eldegoss, Pikachu, Glaceon, Appletun, Morgrem, Aromatisse

Gloria's Pokemon: Cinccino, Conkeldurr, Unfezant, Drednaw, Dwebble, Cufant, Raboot, Golisopod, Ferroseed, Jolteon, Swoobat, Axew, Liepard, Gardevoir

Dawn's Pokemon: Lopunny, Noctowl, Mudsdale, Binacle, Duskull, Piplup, Quilava, Pelipper, Bellossom, Pachirisu, Wobbuffet, Mamoswine, Vullaby, Togekiss

Serena's Pokemon: Diggersby, Pangoro, Drifblim, Roserade, Solrock, Vespiquen, Excadrill, Braixen, Tsareena, Lanturn, Shiftry, Sylveon

Lillie's Pokemon: Eevee, Hitmonchan, Rufflet, Hippopotas, Shuckle, Ribombee, Gengar, Magearna, Cloyster, Boltund, Cherrim, Meowstic, Vulpix (A)