After participating in the Kalos League, Ash decides to go to the Nessada region with his friends. Along the way, they face some unexpected events which will change the life of some of them.
Ch.47: Eversprout Gym
Ash and co. had arrived in Eversprout Town in the late afternoon and decided to rest at the Pokémon Center. Ash called Professor Oak and exchanged Heracross and Krookodile for Hydreigon and Trevenant. Kaylin guessed that he would use Hydreigon, Trevenant and Noctowl against the Gym Leader's poison–types. Everyone was having dinner when a couple of trainers came inside the Pokémon Center and immediately went up to Nurse Joy.
"Nurse Joy, you've gotta help us. Our Pokémon have been poisoned," said one of trainers, which caught Ash's attention.
"King's poison–types are very strong. My Donphan barely did any damage to his Nidoking, and his Beedrill is his strongest," said another trainer.
"OK. Don't worry. I'll take care of your Pokémon. You just stay here," said Nurse Joy as she and Chansey went inside the surgery to heal up the poisoned Pokémon, and Ash, Pikachu and Meloetta made their way to the worried trainers.
"Did you guys challenged the gym," Ash asked the trainers and they all nodded.
"Yeah. His poison–types are probably the toughest of their kinds," said one of the trainers.
"Just when you think you've defeated his first three Pokémon, he sends out his Mega–Beedrill and the entire battle turns upside down," said another trainer.
"Mega–Beedrill," asked Ash, surprised by this new information.
"I've never seen such fast Pokémon. My ground and psychic–types didn't stand a chance against him," said another trainer.
"I heard that he's probably one of the toughest Gym Leaders in Nessada," said a girl.
"Well, I'm challenging him tomorrow and I've got a secret weapon to deal with his Beedrill," said Ash, talking about his Greninja, but none of the trainers knew that.
"Well, good luck and get ready to deal with a lot of poison," said a boy and Ash nodded and went back to his friends and told them what he had learnt.
(The next day)
Ash woke up early as he wanted to take on the gym as soon as possible. Pikachu and Meloetta woke up nearly after him and got ready for the day. By 10a.m. everyone was awake and had breakfast before going to the gym.
A couple of minutes later, the gang arrived at the gym and they couldn't take their eyes of the building as it had a giant statue of Mega–Beedrill on the roof and several smaller statues of poison–type Pokémon by the entrance of the gym.
"Let's do this, guys," said Ash to Pikachu and Meloetta. They entered the gym, followed by their friends.
When they got inside, they saw that it was dark and smelled kind of weird. Just then, the lights turned on and revealed a man with black hair and in purple clothing. Form the inside, the gym was nothing compared to what was from the outside as there were several toxic wastes here and there, and the field was surrounded by some sort of a green, smelly liquid.
"That thing sure makes it look like a poison–type gym," said Kaylin, gesturing to the strange liquid.
"Tell me about it," said May.
"Who are you," asked the man.
"I'm Ash from Pallet Town and I'm here to challenge you to a Gym Battle," said Ash.
"Very well," said the man. "I'm King and I'm the Gym Leader. I accept your challenge. Shall we begin?"
"Don't we need a referee," asked Ash.
"And why is that? The rules are simple. It'll be a 4–on–4 battle. And the battle will be over when all four Pokémon on one side are unable to continue," explained King.
"OK, got it." said Ash as he made his way to the battlefield while his friends went to the sidelines, including Meloetta.
"I'll have the first pick," said King as he threw a PokéBall and from it came out a Qwilfish.
"Trevenant, I choose you," said Ash as he brought out his grass/ghost–type.
"Let the battle begin," said the referee.
"Qwilfish, start with Poison Jab," said King.
"Trevenant, counter it with Will–O–Wisp and then use Forest's Curse," said Ash. Qwilfish charged with Poison Jab, but Trevenant struck it with Will–O–Wisp, burning it, and then landed his Forest's Curse. "Now use Horn Leech."
"Qwilfish, counter with Sludge Wave," said King. Trevenant charged with Horn Leech, but was stopped by Qwilfish's Sludge Wave.
"Trevenant, use Shadow Claw," said Ash.
"Dodge it, Qwilfish," said King. Qwilfish was about to dodge, but Trevenant was faster and landed a direct hit with Shadow Claw. "Qwilfish, use Poison Jab."
"Trevenant, counter it with your own Poison Jab," said Ash. Qwilfish charged with Poison Jab, but Trevenant overpowered it with his own Poison Jab.
"Qwilfish, use Aqua Tail and then Sludge Wave," said King. Qwilfish charged and landed a direct hit with Aqua Tail, followed by Sludge Wave.
"Trevenant, use Horn Leech and the finish it with Shadow Claw," said Ash. Trevenant struck Qwilfish with Horn Leech, followed by a direct hit from Shadow Claw, knocking it out.
"Qwilfish is unable to battle. Trevenant wins," announced the referee.
"Great job, Trevenant. Return and take a rest," said Ash as he returned the ghost/grass–type to his PokéBall.
"Qwilfish, return," said King as he returned his fallen Pokémon. "Drapion, come on out."
"So it's a Drapion," said Ash before bringing out his second Pokémon. "Hydreigon, I choose you.
"Ash has a Hydreigon, too," Ridley said surprised.
"Drapion, use Cross Poison," said King.
"Hydreigon, counter with Tri Attack and then use Dragon Pulse," said Ash. Drapion crossed his hands and fired a Cross Poison, but Hydreigon countered it with Tri Attack and landed his Dragon Pulse on the dark/poison–type. "Now use Flash Cannon!"
"Block it with Night Slash and the use Ice Fang," said King. Hydreigon fired his Flash Cannon, but was blocked by Night Slash and got hit with Drapion's Ice Fang. "Use Ice Fang one more time."
"Hydreigon, stop it with Flamethrower," said Ash. Drapion charged with Ice Fang, but Hydreigon fired his Flamethrower, stopping Drapion.
"Drapion, use Cross Poison," said King.
"Hydreigon, dodge it and use Flamethrower with everything you've got," said Ash. Drapion fired his Cross Poison, but Hydreigon dodged it and landed a direct hit with Flamethrower, knocking Drapion out.
"Drapion is unable to battle. Hydreigon wins," announced the referee.
"Drapion, return," said King and looked at Ash. "I've got to say, Ash. I'm impressed. No one has ever beaten two of my Pokémon in a row, but it's time to end your winning streak. Nidoking, come on out."
"That's not gonna stop us. Hydreigon, return," said Ash as he returned his dark/dragon–type and brought out his third Pokémon. "Noctowl, I choose you."
"A flying–type? Not a bad choice," said King. "Nidoking, use Sludge Bomb."
"Noctowl, counter it with Air Slash and use Extrasensory," said Ash. Nidoking fired his Sludge Bomb, but Noctowl countered it with Air Slash and landed his Extrasensory. "Now use Shadow Ball!"
"Nidoking, dodge it and use Ice Beam," said King. Noctowl fired his Shadow Ball, but Nidoking dodge it and landed a direct hit with Ice Beam. "Use another Ice Beam."
"Noctowl, dodge it and use Hypnosis," said Ash. Noctowl dodged the incoming Ice Beam and put Nidoking asleep with Hypnosis.. "Now use Dream Eater and follow it with Air Slash." Noctowl landed his Dream Eater, regaining some health, and scored a direct hit with Air Slash. "Noctowl, use Shadow Ball, and then finish this with Extrasensory!" Noctowl fired his Shadow Ball, which lowered Nidoking's special defense and knocked out the poison/ground–type with a picture perfect Extrasensory.
"Nidoking is unable to battle. Noctowl wins," announced the referee.
"You did your best, Nidoking. Return and take a rest," said King and looked at Ash. "Your Pokémon are stronger than I thought, Ash. But, this is the end of the line. Beedrill, come on out!"
"A Beedrill," said Ash. "Noctowl, let's finish this up quick. Use Air Slash!"
"Beedrill, dodge it and use Poison Jab," said King. Noctowl fired his Air Slash, but Beedrill dodge it with incredible speed and landed its Poison Jab, poisoning Noctowl.
"Stay strong, Noctowl," said Ash.
"Not gonna happen, Ash," said King as he pulled up his sleeve, revealing a Mega–Stone on his watch. "Let's take it to another level. Beedrill, Mega–Evolve!"
"Beedrill has a Mega–Evolution," said Clemont shocked.
"So this is what Mega–Evolution looks like," said Ridley.
"This is really bad. Mega–Beedrill's ability is Adaptibility, which boosts the power of its bug and poison–type attacks," Brock informed. "Not to mention it becomes a lot faster, which makes it even a bigger threat."
"Don't worry. Ash will win this," said Kaylin. "You can do you, big brother!"
"Beedrill, use X–Scissor," said King. Beedrill charged and landed a direct hit with X–Scissor.
"Noctowl, use Extrasensory," said Ash. Noctowl fired his Extrasensory, which struck Mega–Beedrill, but the bug/poison–type somehow recovered pretty quick and struck Noctowl with Poison Jab, knocking it out.
"Noctowl is unable to battle. Beedrill wins," announced the referee.
"Noctow, return. You were amazing. You deserve long rest," said Ash as he returned his Johto flying–type. "Trevenant, I choose you!"
"Poor Noctowl. It was doing so well," said Bonnie.
"Mega–Beedrill's attack power and speed are what make it pretty hard to deal with," said Brock.
"You know, dad told me once that he once faced an opponent with Mega–Beedrill. The only reason he won was because Raichu's Static activated. And there was a move that makes Mega–Beedrill even more dangerous, but I can't remember it," said Kaylin.
"It's got to be Fell Stinger," said Brock. "If Beedrill knocks out an opponent with Fell Stinger, its attack power sharply increases."
"Let's hope Trevenent can at least tire it out," said Ridley. During the conversation, a certain normal/psychic–type Pokémon was watching the battle, worried for her trainer.
"Trevenant, use Shadow Claw," said Ash.
"Beedrill, dodge it and use Aerial Ace," said King. Trevenant charged with Shadow Claw, but Mega–Beedrill dodged it and struck Trevenant with a super–effective Aerial Ace. "Now use Fell Stinger!"
"Trevenant, dodge it," said Ash. Mega–Beedrill charged with Fell Stinger and due to the damage, Trevenant didn't manage to dodge the attack and was directly hit by Fell Stinger, knocking it out and because of that, Mega–Beedrill's attack was boosted.
"Trevenant is unable to battle. Beedrill wins," announced the referee.
"This is what I was afraid of. Now, Beedrill's attack is boosted," said Brock.
"Ash better think of something," said Clemont.
"The problem is Hydreigon is weak to bug–type attacks," said May.
"There's got to be a way to deal with Mega–Beedrill's speed," said Bonnie.
"Yeah, but how," asked Ridley.
"Hey, has anyone seen Meloetta," asked Kaylin.
"Where did she go," asked Serena, looking around with the others, but failed to find the 'Melody Pokémon'.
"She was just here moment ago," said Clemont.
"Who's your next choice, Ash," asked King. Ash was just about to bring out his Hydreigon, but much to everyone's shock, Meloetta made herself visible on the battlefield.
"Meloetta, you wanna battle," Ash asked his newest Pokémon to which she nodded. "Alright, then this'll be your gym battle debut."
"So Meloetta actually wants to battle," said Serena.
"It would appear so, but it's gonna be hard. Meloetta's part psychic–type, which makes her weak against bug–types," said Brock.
"So you're choosing a mythical Pokémon," asked King, surprised. "This should be interesting. Beedrill, use X–Scissor!
"Meloetta, stop it with Hyper Voice and then use Thunderbolt," said Ash. Beedrill charged with X–Scissor, but was stopped by Meloetta's Hyper Voice and then got hit by Thunderbolt, paralyzing it.
"Beedrill, use Aerial Ace," said King.
"Dodge it, Meloetta," said Ash. Beedrill charged with Aerial Ace and struck Meloetta, who didn't manage to dodge the attack.
"Ash, in case you don't know, Aerial Ace is a move that always hits its target," said King.
"Thanks for telling us. Meloetta, use Relic Song," said Ash. Meloetta started to sing and was engulfed in bright glow as she changed from.
"Meloetta changed," asked Brock, shocked.
"Meloetta, use Close Combat," said Ash. Meloetta charged towards Mega–Beedrill and started to rapidly punch and kick Mega–Beedrill.
"Beedrill, use Poison Jab," said King.
"Meloetta, use Hyper Voice," said Ash. Beedrill charged with Poison Jab, but was stopped by the paralysis and got hit by Hyper Voice. "Let's wrap this up with Psyshock!" Meloetta fired her Psyshock, which struck Mega–Beedrill, knocking it out.
"Beedrill is unable to battle. Meloetta is the winner. The victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town," announced the referee.
"Alright! We did it, Meloetta," said Ash happily as he ran up to Meloetta and gave her a hug, which she returned. "You won your first gym battle!"
"Not bad, Ash," said King as he approached Ash with a badge in hand. "Your Pokémon sure are tough. And here is the proof that you beat me, the Acid Badge."
"Thanks, King," said Ash as he accepted the badge. "Alright, we've got the Acid Badge!"
"Congratulations, Ash," said Serena as she hugged him without a warning. Everyone was surprised by the action, including Serena herself, but they were much more surprised that Ash returned the hug, causing Serena to blush.
"Thanks, Serena. But the truth is my Pokémon did all the work," said Ash sheepishly as he pulled away from the hug.
"Yeah, but it's thanks to you they're that strong," said Clemont.
"You have a point," said Brock. "So, where should we go next?"
"Why not Techno City," suggested King. "The Gym Leader there sure gives trainers some electrifying experience and I also heard there's gonna be a Pokémon Showcase next week."
"Techno City, huh? OK, that's our next stop," said Ash.
Sorry for waiting so long. I had writer's block. I'm sure most of you are familiar with. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter and Meloetta made her gym battle debut. Next time, the gang will meet up with another familiar Pokémon and one of Ash's rival will also make a comeback. I'll see you all soon and until then, have a nice day.
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