Pokemon The Journey GS

by Penguinja

Ethan Schneider is an 11 year old boy from the region of Johto, which holds Pokémon not found in Kanto. After he is given an errand to do, he finds himself on a journey of his own. His goal? Challenge the Gyms, beat his rival and maybe even become as good as Red. However, Team Rocket have returned. Can Ethan pull through?

22. Chapter 22: Counter Chaos

Chapter 22: Counter Chaos

I continued my training on Route 35 with my Pokémon, including my new one Venonat. I spent my time battling wild Pokémon. Here are some one the ones I found.

Drowzee

087

Psychic Type

Hypnosis Pokémon

3'03" (1 m)

71.4 lbs (32.4 kg)

If you think that you had a good dream, but you can't remember it, a Drowzee has probably eaten it.

I also battled one of these.

Nidoran

098

Poison Type

Poison Pin Pokémon

1'08" (0.5 m)

19.8 lbs (9 kg)

It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It changed then stabs with the horn to inject poison.

Pokémon after Pokémon, everyone was leveling up.

"I predict that your next match will be a win".

I looked around to see what looked like a Psychic.

"My name is Cody, a master of the Psychic type."

I asked him what Pokémon he had and if he wants to battle. He took out (or levitated out) a Pokeball.

"The Pokémon I have is not any kind of Psychic Type. It is a Psychic Type that doesn't strike first. Rather, it is a Pokémon that will make you regret every move that you make."

He threw the Pokeball (without even touching it) and out came a blue Pokémon with a black tail.

Wobuffet

107

Psychic Type

Patient Pokémon

4'03" (1.3m)

62.8 lbs (28.5 kg)

To keep its pitch-black tail hidden, it lives quietly in the darkness. It is never first to attack.

I sent out Quilava for this match. I thought it would be an easy match. How wrong I was. Quilava used Ember, which was a direct hit. Then suddenly, Wobbuffet directed the attack back to Quilava and it dealt a lot of damage. What was that? I decided to try Quick Attack instead. This once again hit, but Wobbuffet hit Quilava back with twice the damage. Quilava was down.

What a Pokemon.

"Wobbuffet relies only on counter moves. Counter repels moves that rely on the Attack stat like Normal Type moves. Mirror Coat repels Special Attacks like Fire Type moves. It's a strategy you will need to work around."

That was a good point. Now I didn't know who to choose. Geodude relies on Attack, so Wobbuffet could Counter it easily. Venonat's Confusion does little damage which meant Mirror Coat couldn't deflect it, but Wobbuffet would still be the victor.

I used Flaaffy. It used Thunder Shock, and Wobbuffet used Mirror Coat to deflect it back. This hit Flaaffy hard. It used ThunderShock again, but Wobbuffet finished it off.

I had an idea, but it was risky.

I sent out Togepi. Togepi used Metronome, which came out as Rapid Spin. Wobbuffet tried to use Mirror Coat, but it didn't work. Togepi was unpredictable. Togepi used Metronome again, this time coming out as Megahorn. This knocked out Wobbuffet.

"Congratulations!" said Cody. "You have beaten Wobbuffet. You have learned to think strategically and not just attack willy nilly. I hope that you take that into account".

With that, he went off.

He had a point. I had been doing that before, but with Whitney, I would have to up that strategy.