Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon nor am I related to Game Freak/NIntendo in any way. I do own Xavier.
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Two pokeballs in hand, a certain red-haired trainer, headphones around ears, walked the path into Mossdeep CIty. He ignored the other buildings he passed by, instead of only staring at the Mossdeep Gym he was slowly approaching.
Once he approached the door, he took a deep breath.
"Okay... I'm finally here," he said to himself calmly. He looked at his two Pokeballs. "With these two, I can beat them. I know I can."
He took one last deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened the doors confidently. He opened his eyes, and instead of seeing Liza and Tate, he saw a bunch of sliding tiles, and numerous switches located near the panels. He looked around, confused, and saw the two twin Gym Leaders far away on the other side of the gym.
Cautiously, Xavier stepped on one of the sliding tiles. Suddenly, it slid and whisked him away forward and to the left. He lost balance and fell.
"How am I supposed to get there?"
Xavier stepped on another tile, and that one slid him away as well. After numerous attempts to find the right slide, he decided to pull one of the switches. He saw that a whole path of tiles switched in the opposite direction. He stepped on the new, opposite tiles and it whisked him to another switch, which he pulled.
It was a matter of trial-and-error.
Many switches and slides later, he found himself on the platform of the two Leaders. He walked up to them, and they started talking.
"Hehehe... Were you surprised?" the male leader asked.
"Hehehe... Were you surprised?" the female one repeated.
"That there are two Gym Leaders?" the male one asked.
"That there are two Gym Leaders?" the female repeated again.
"Um... no, actually. I knew that there were-" Xavier started, but he was cut off.
"We're twins!" the male one said, again.
"We're twins!" the female repeated.
"Actually, that's kind of obvious because-" the redhead started, but was cut off by the two again.
"We don't need to talk because..." the male one started.
"We can each determine what..." the female continued.
"The other is thinking..." the male one said, which Xavier figured by now was Tate.
"All in our minds!" Liza finally finished.
"...that's kind of freaky," Xavier said.
"This combination of ours..." Tate said.
"Can you beat it?" Liza finally finished.
"YES!" Xavier said confidently. He tossed to Pokeballs in the air. "Go, Milotic and Umbreon!"
A majestic serpent materialized along with a dark, cat-like Pokemon. At the same time, Tate and Liza released their Pokemon.
A red, sun-shaped rock Pokemon with protruding yellow spikes appeared alongside a brown, crescent-shaped pokemon with dark, crimson eyes.
One could immediately see a type advantage on Xavier's side. With both a Water-type, which is super-effective against Rock-types, and a Dark-type, which is immune to Psychic attacks, Xavier had a good chance of winning.
Tate and Liza didn't seem to falter. Tate gave the first command.
"Sunny Day, Solrock!"
The sun Pokemon did as it was told. It magnified the sun's rays coming through the hole in the roof.
"Now, Solrock, Solarbeam!"
The Solrock launched a full-scale Grass type attack at Milotic without charge up time thanks to the sun's rays. Milotic managed to dodge the super-effective attack by a few inches.
Xavier admitted it was a good move. Not only will Solrock be able to launch numerous super-effective Solarbeams at Milotic, but Milotic's Water-type attacks will be weakened severly, denting them by 50%. Xavier wondered if Solrock had any Fire-type moves in its move set, which will be unfortunate due to Sunny Day multiplying Fire moves by 50%.
Almost as if reading his mind (which is entirely possible), Tate commanded, "Flamethrower!"
The fire move blazed toward Umbreon, who managed to leap in the air and dodge the attack.
"Psychic, Lunatone!" Liza said. The Lunatone focused its mind powers on the Flamethrower, effortlessly re-directing it toward Umbreon. Due to lack of movement in mid-air, Umbreon got hit by a massive, power-boosted Flamethrower. Luckily, due to Umbreon's high defenses, it didn't do much.
The Dark Pokemon stood back up, ready to fight.
Now it was Xavier's turn.
"Umbreon, Dark Pulse while Milotic, use Surf!"
Umbreon's rings glowed as it unleashed a dark wave of energy around it. Solrock and Lunatone used their floatation to dodge the pulse, but got washed down as the giant wave of water both hit them.
Tate shouted, "Ancientpower, Solrock!" Meanwhile, Liza said, "Set up a Light Screen!"
Solrock, using its psychic powers, launched numerous large rocks at the two opposing foes. With quick footwork and body movement, Milotic and Umbreon managed to dodge most of the flying rocks. Milotic got hit by a rock, and was knocked backward, but managed to stay steady.
The distraction caused by Solrock's Ancientpower enabled Lunatone to set up a successful Light Screen. The two Meteorite Pokemon hid behind the protective Barrier.
"Try to break the Light Screen using your combos!" Xavier said.
Umbreon managed to make a Shadow Ball, and the two rebounded it back and forth, each hit causing the Shadow Ball to get more powerful. Umbreon launched the Shadow Ball at maximum power and the impact caused the Light Screen to shatter.
Umbreon reacted quickly and jumped up in the air. It somersaulted, and performed a powerful Iron Tail that connected with Lunatone's body. The super-effective Steel attack managed to take a large chunk of Lunatone's health.
Sensing Lunatone in danger, Liza gave a command accordingly. "Use Double Team! While it's distracted, perform many Calm Minds!"
The Lunatone made many copies of itself, surrounding both Milotic and Umbreon.
Tate followed, "Solrock! Solarbeam them!" Solrock shot numerous Solarbeams at the two, while the Lunatone army closed in on them.
Xavier grit his teeth worryingly. It was a matter of time before the two would be trapped.
"Umbreon, perform a Double Team yourself! Milotic, hit the Lunatone clones with an Aqua Tail!"
Both Pokemon did as they were told. Umbreon created copies to match Lunatone's quantity, and both the Umbreon army and Lunatone army attacked each other ferociously. Milotic smashed many clones with its powerful tail attack, erasing them one-by-one.
"Umbreon, finish this off! Dark Pulse!" Xavier said.
Umbreon unleashed the dark energy once more, effectively wiping out the Lunatone army. It even managed to hit Solrock, though the real Lunatone remained out of the attack range.
Now, with many Calm Minds under its belt, Lunatone had a maxed-out Special Attack power.
"Use a powerful Psychic attack, Lunatone!" Liza yelled.
Lunatone shot a peculiar colored ray out of its red eyes and launched it toward Milotic.
"Umbreon, jump in front of Milotic!"
Umbreon leapt just in time before the attack hit. The powerful Psychic move did nothing against Umbreon's body, thanks to its Dark typing. Xavier grinned.
"Now, both of you counterattack using the combo!"
Umbreon charged itself up, yellow rings glowing. Milotic did too, and both launched at the same time. Umbreon shot a yellow Hyper Beam attack, with Milotic's Hydro Pump encircling it. The combined power of the beam made its way through the battlefield and hit Solrock with tremendous power. Solrock didn't stand a chance and after the beam subsided, it looked almost defeated.
"..." Tate looked at his Pokemon. "You did well, Solrock. One last move!" He pointed forward.
"Explosion!"
The result was a giant explosion that emerged from Solrock, engulfing the battlefield in its blast radius. The flames went everywhere, igniting the battlefield and kicking up dust. Xavier shielded his eyes with his arms. Rocks were launched upward, sand went everywhere. The Explosion finally subsided. Xavier looked at the results.
Solrock fainted, lying on the floor unconscious. Milotic was heavily damaged, though not fainted. Umbreon, however, wasn't so lucky. The Hyper Beam attack took much of Umbreon's energy, and Xavier figured it was too tired to dodge.
"You deserve a rest," Xavier said, satisfied. He recalled his Umbreon.
Now it was one-on-one. Milotic versus Lunatone.
"Heal yourself, Milotic! Recover!"
Milotic glowed a slightly yellow color, and restored a chunk of its health.
Now that Solrock was gone, the sun's rays returned to normal.
"Rain Dance!" Xavier said.
The Milotic did a strange dance, and rain began pouring down on the battlefield.
"Dragonbreath!"
The Milotic let out a fiery blast, aiming toward Lunatone. The breath left a fiery trail as it tried to track the moving Lunatone. The Lunatone went this way and that, dodging the dragon attack.
"Time to counterattack! Lunatone, take advantage of the rain, and use Charge Beam!" Liza said.
Lunatone shot a yellow, shocking beam that whizzed fast in the rain. It flew toward Milotic at a lightning-fast speed.
"Quick, Milotic, use Protect!"
Milotic quickly formed a protective shield in front of it, blocking the powerful Charge Beam. It struggled against the powerful attack, but managed to protect itself. The shield dissipated just as the beam vanished.
Xavier was worried. "Let's end this. Milotic, Surf!"
Milotic summoned a giant wave that crashed down on the battlefield harshly. Lunatone got damaged heavily, but still survived.
How much damage could this thing take? Xavier thought to himself.
Liza still remained cool and calm. "Lunatone, Hypnosis!"
Lunatone fired a bunch of waves that followed Milotic's movement. Milotic tried to dodge, but the waves managed to put Milotic to sleep.
"Dream Eater while it's asleep!"
Lunatone's eyes glowed as Xavier watched his Milotic toss and turn in its sleep. Lunatone, after its attack, looked like it didn't recover much. Milotic, after struggling, got up.
"Milotic, Recover again!"
"Oh no you don't!" Liza said. "Heal Block!"
Before Milotic could recover, Lunatone shot a psychic wave that surrounded Milotic. Milotic found itself unable to heal its injuries.
"..."
I'm in a position with little health and I'm unable to heal myself...the opponent is weak too, Xavier thought.
Xavier decided to finish the battle off with a last-ditch, powerful attack.
"Giga Impact, Milotic!"
"Do the same, Lunatone!"
The two Pokemon launched themselves toward each other, eyes locked, each determined to send the other to oblivion.
BOOM!
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Reviews are appreciated. Thanks. A little note, though. This will be a typical trainer adventure until a future chapter, where things get more intricate and deep.