My Pov
I finally made it Oreburgh City. I took everyone to the Pokémon Center and had them healed. While going through the Granite Cave, Star had evolved into a Staravia. I looked up Staravia's data.
"Staravia, the Starling Pokémon and the evolved form of Starly. Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily. Staravia's known moves; Double Team, Wing Attack, Gust, Quick Attack and Aerial Ace." the PokéDex said.I finally went to the Gym. I was greeted by a miner.
"Welcome. I'm Roark, the Leader of the Oreburgh Gym. You're a challenger, aren't you?" the miner asked. I nodded. "All right. Let's get started." He took out a Pokéball. "Go, Geodude." I decided on using Flash. While he couldn't really do much, I had managed to teach him how to use Iron Tail.
"Go, Flash!" I said. My Shinx appeared.
"You must have a plan if you're going to use an Electric-type." Roark said. Not exactly. I was just winging it. "Geodude, Rollout!" Geodude curled up and rolled toward Flash.
"Flash, jump." I said. Flash jumped just before Geodude reached him.
"Geodude, try Rollout again." Roark said. Geodude again curled up and rolled toward Flash.
"Jump again but this time, use Iron Tail to knock Geodude off balance." I said. As Flash jumped over Geodude, his tail glowed white. He then slammed it down Geodude, causing it to uncurl and trip. "Quick! Use Iron Tail again." Flash's tail glowed white and he slammed it on to Geodude. That's when Flash's body became cloaked in a white light. His shape began to change as he grew bigger. The light faded and I saw he had evolved. I pointed my PokéDex at him.
"Luxio, the Spark Pokémon and the evolved form of Shinx. Strong electricity courses through the tips of its sharp claws. A light scratch causes fainting in foes. Luxio's known moves; Charge, Spark, Shock Wave, Bite and Iron Tail." the PokéDex said.
"You must have trained your Shinx very well in order for it to evolve suddenly like that. Geodude, Hidden Power." Roark said. Small bubbles of energy circled around Geodude before hitting Flash. It look like it did a relative amount of damage.
"Flash, use Bite." I said. Flash bit Geodude, causing it to faint.
"Geodude is unable to battle. Luxio wins." the ref said. Roark returned Geodude and took out his second Pokémon.
"Impressive. Let's see how you deal with this one. Go Onix." Roark said. An Onix appeared. I took out Flash's Pokéball.
"Flash, return." I said. A red beam shot from the ball and hit Flash, causing him to go back in the ball. I took out Budew, who I named Rose's, Heal Ball out. "Go, Rose." My little Budew appeared.
"Well, this battle we'll show if a Pokémon's size determines its strength. Onix Screech." Roark said. Onix let out a loud roar causing Rose to cringe and me to cover my ears. I knew Screech lowered a Pokémon's Defense.
"Rose, try to slow Onix down with Stun Spore." I said. A yellow mist erupted from Rose's bud and covered Onix. At least with Onix paralyzed, it couldn't move as fast.
"Onix, use Stealth Rock." Roark ordered. Several sharp rocks began to float over us. I was sure what this move did, but I needed to be careful.
"Rose, use Bullet Seed." I said. Rose shot several yellow seeds from her mouth and hit Onix dead on and knocked it out.
"Onix is unable to battle. Budew wins." the ref said. Roark returned it.
"You're Budew's obviously very strong, even with the type advantage. Now, it's time for you to meet my partner. Go, Cranidos." Roark said. A strange Pokémon I've never seen before appeared. I pointed my PokéDex at it.
"Cranidos, the Head Butt Pokémon. A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts." the PokéDex said. This must be a Fossil Pokémon. I knew this was Roark's strongest Pokémon. I thought and maybe Rose wouldn't be the best choice, despite her being a Grass-type.
"Cranidos, Headbutt." Roark said. Cranidos zipped foward. I needed to do something.
"Rose, cover yourself with Stun Spore." I said. Rose shook herself so that the powder covered her. As soon as Cranidos made contact, the powder flew on it, paralyzing it.
"Budew it unable to battle. Cranidos wins." the ref said. I picked Rose up off the ground.
"You did great Rose. Rest up now." I said. I returned her to her ball. I was about to send out Hoppy, when a light came out of one of the Pokéballs. When the light faded, Chipa was there. "Chipa, what are you doing?!"
"Chimchar! Chim! Char!" Chipa exclaimed. She was wanting to battle. I knew there was no talking her out of it. Suddenly, some of the stones that had been floating above us fell down and hit Chipa. So that's what Stealth Rock did. Thanks to Stun Spore, Cranidos could only move half its speed and Chipa could dodge easily. Chipa suddenly did a flip foward and then became a wheel of fire. She zipped foward and rammed into Cranidos. "Chim chim Chimchar!" Chipa then was cloaked in a white light and her shaped changed. When the light faded, I saw she had evolved. I pointed my PokéDex at her.
"Monferno, the Playful Pokémon and the evolved form of Chimchar. It skillfully controls the intensity of the fire on its tail to keep its foes at an ideal distance. Monferno's known moves; Flame Wheel, Leer, Dig, Mach Punch and Fury Swipes." the PokéDex said. I can't believe! Chipa evolved. She was the first of all my Starter Pokémon to evolve to their next stage.
"Your Chimchar certainly has determination. That determination has made it evolve. Let's decide the match. Cranidos, use Zen Headbutt." Roark said.
"Chipa, use Dig to dodge." I said. Chipa dug her way under the battle ground. Cranidos was just right above. "Now, use Mach Punch!" Chipa shot upward and punched Cranidos, causing it to fly in the air and land hard in a cloud of smoke. When the cloud cleared, Cranidos had fainted.
"Cranidos is unable to battle. Monferno is the winner. The winner of the challenge is Cinder from Pallet Town." the ref said.
"We did it!" I exclaimed. I ran to Chipa and hugged her. "Chipa, I'm so proud of you! I won because of you."
"Monfer!" Chipa said. Roark returned Cranidos and walked over to me.
"Well done. You've shown that you and you Pokémon are in sync with each other. I'm proud to present you with this Coal Badge." Roark said. He held out the badge and I took it. It is shaped like a boulder and a Pokéball combined. It also resembles Roark's hard hat, or possibly a treasure chest. I left and hurried to the Pokémon Center, where I had everyone healed.