In the last chapter Lilly challenged Craig to a battle for a boulder badge. But does she have what it takes to win. Read on to find out.
-I don't own pokemon
Chapter 6
Eveith vs. Aron
"An Aron," Lilly asked somewhat confused.
"It's a steel type too, like your ballerbee, normal moves won't do much," Chad commented.
"Just peachy," she sighed.
"Aron go ahead and use rock tomb," he exclaimed.
"Already, Eveith quick attack," she exclaimed.
She narrowly avoided the rocks jutting up around her. Then Aron made some jut up in front of her and she nearly collided with them.
"well done, but lets see you avoid this, Aron, use metal claw on the rock tombs and head butt the rocks towards Eevee," he ordered.
The pokemon's claws glowed as it slashed the rocks and shot them at Eveith with head butt. Eveith dodged the first few but was hit by the last two. Her pokemon stumbled kicking up some dust.
"Eveith," Lilly called out.
"Told ya, she just can't beat Aron, there's just no way," the boy commented.
The dust cleared showing that Eevee was still standing, but she looked ready to faint.
"Eveith go ahead and use sand attack," she ordered.
"Mud slap," Craig exclaimed.
The two attacks collided and did nothing more.
"Now tail whip," Lilly called out.
Her Eevee spun around and whipped Aron with her tail; however it didn't seem to care.
"Strike back with metal claw," he demanded.
Aron's claws glowed and it slashed at Eveith knocking her back. She stood back up and growled softly.
"Okay, how about bite this time," Lilly told her pokemon.
However before she could carry out the command she collapsed.
"Eevee is unable to battle, Craig is the winner," the boy stated.
She ran over to her pokemon and picked it up in her arms.
"Don't worry about it, your still a beginner, you can always try again after some training," Craig told her.
"Um…okay," she said pulling out Eveith's pokeball and returning her to it.
"Actually battling your Eevee was the most challenge I've had in a while," he commented.
"Thanks," Lilly replied.
"Well come on Lilly, lets go start your training," Chad stated as he approached her.
"I could help," the girl called out suddenly as she walked over to them.
"Hey you can't help the challenger," the boy growled.
"No, its fine, besides with help it'll be an even greater challenge, now make sure to listen very carefully, she's very knowledgeable," Craig replied.
"Come with me, we'll do our training in the forest," she told her.
"Sure," Lilly said following her.
After a quick visit to the pokemon center they made the short walk back into the viridian forest.
"Okay, a good way to start would be to let out all you're pokemon," she told Lilly.
She pulled out her occupied pokeballs and in a flash four pokemon appeared. First the flopping fish appeared. It was shortly followed by the round metallic pokemon with arms, legs, and a horn. Then her small green bug pokemon appeared followed shortly by Eveith. The pokemon looked around at each other. Eveith looked at the flopping fish curiously.
"Well, an Eevee, a Magikarp, a caterpie, and…what is that other one," she inquired curiously.
"I guess it's a ballerbee, professor oak gave it to me," she replied.
"As a trainer you and your pokemon need to work together, the trainer may be the one telling the pokemon what to do, but the pokemon is after all the one using the attacks, the first step is to get to know your pokemon," she explained.
"Get to know them," she asked.
"The simplest way is to spend time with them, like you probably have with your Eevee, if done properly you can coordinate your efforts," she told her with a smile.
Lilly noticed that there was a small pound nearby, she picked up her Magikarp and placed it in the water.
"There, isn't that much better," she commented.
Her pokemon began to swim around happily.
"Environment also plays a big role, as you can see Magikarp does better in water," she continued.
Lilly nodded.
"Next it would be nice to familiarize yourself with all the attacks your pokemon can use," she continued.
She pulled out her pokedex and pointed it at ballerbee.
"Ballerbee's attacks, scratch and harden," replied the device.
Then she pointed it at caterpie.
"Caterpie's attacks, tackle and string shot," the pokedex beeped.
"Now, if you're unfamiliar with one of their attacks, you can practice it," she continued.
"Uh…caterpie use string shot," she ordered.
Yet the caterpie only looked at her somewhat confused.
"It doesn't know what you want it to aim at," she told Lilly.
"Oh, how about that tree over there," she suggested.
The bug pokemon turned towards the tree and sprayed silk at it coating part of the tree in the sticky substance.
"Wow, how cool is that," Lilly commented.
"Moves like tackle and the like are considered damaging moves because they're used to wear down the foe, moves like string shot are defensive moves that do other things, such as slow down the foe in this case," she explained.
"Thanks, I didn't know that," Lilly admitted.
"How bout we have a practice battle right now," she suggested.
"Sure that's a great idea," Lilly replied.
"Then let's begin shall we," she said pulling out her pokeball.
She threw it and her pokemon appeared in a flash. The pokemon had a small purple base, a yellow stalk, with a purple and yellow bulb at the end with pink tendrils hanging out.
"What's that," Lilly said instinctively pulling out her pokedex.
"Lileep, the sea lily pokemon, it lived on the seafloor 100 million years ago and was reanimated scientifically," the pokedex stated.
"How'd you get one of those," Chad inquired.
"My dad worked at the lab on Cinnabar Island, it was my first pokemon," she answered.
"Well I'll naturally be using my Eevee," Lilly commented.
Her Eevee ran over to her and faced the Lileep.
"I'll begin, Lileep, use ingrain," she exclaimed.
The sea lily pokemon swayed a tad then roots bored down into the ground around her pokemon.
"Wait, what does that do," Lilly gasped.
"It's simple really, Lileep draws nutrients from the soil to heal itself, however it becomes immobile," she explained.
"But how does that help…if it can't move it can't evade," Lilly commented.
Then a grin spread across Lilly's face.
"Go on Eveith use tackle," Lilly ordered.
Her pokemon rushed forward towards the Lileep.
"Lileep use barrier," she exclaimed.
A clear wall appeared in front of Lileep and Eveith bounced off of it.
"Huh, what was that," Lilly gasped.
"My pokemon can project a wall, being immobile isn't all that bad," she replied.
"Yeah, but it has yet to attack, quick get behind it and tackle it," Lilly exclaimed.
Eveith leapt around behind Lileep and leapt towards it.
"Use barrier again," she exclaimed.
The bulb drooped in Eveith's direction revealing the pokemon's two glowing eyes. Another clear wall materialized between them and Eevee collided with this one as well recoiling backwards.
"Huh, wait a minute the other one is still there," Lilly gasped.
"Yup, it's all part of my strategy," she commented.
"Wait, I think she plans to completely surround her pokemon with barrier," Chad gasped.
"Bingo, now fill in the gaps with barrier," she ordered.
Her pokemon then made a barrier appear to its left and right.
"Yeah it's protect and is healing itself, but how will it attack, its attacks surely cannot go through those barriers," Chad questioned.
"Oh, is that what you think, Lileep go ahead and use sludge bomb," she exclaimed.
The pokemon lobbed a sphere of putrid gunk over the barrier. The sludge bomb landed at Eveith's feet and burst in a tiny explosion that she narrowly avoided.
Chad gasped.
"Oh, now what do I do," Lilly commented.
"Well you'd better do something quick, Lileep use rock tomb," she called out.
Lileep began to concentrate.
"Quick Eveith move," Lilly exclaimed.
Eveith moved and a moment latter three rocks jutted up narrowly missing the Eevee.
"Now let's see sludge bomb again," she told her pokemon.
Lileep launched the ball of sludge again.
"Take cover behind the rock," Lilly exclaimed.
Eveith leapt behind the rock and the sludge splattered across the stone. If only there was a way to get past the barriers Lilly thought desperately.
"Rock tomb again and then sludge bomb," her opponent called out.
Eveith dodged the rock tomb but the sludge bomb hit her and she tumbled to the ground.
"Wait a minute that's it," Lilly exclaimed.
"Huh, what's it," Chad inquired.
"Eveith, run up close to the barrier," Lilly called out.
Her pokemon did as she told her and she rushed up close to the barrier.
"Peek over the top and use sludge bomb," she exclaimed.
Lileep's stalk extended and it did indeed peek over the top of the barrier.
"Use bite now," Lilly exclaimed.
Her pokemon leapt up and bit down on the Lileep's bulb. The Lileep let out a shrill noise and recoiled back within the barriers yanking Eveith along with it. Eveith let go landing next to the fossil pokemon growling at it.
"Uh…use sludge bomb," her opponent stuttered.
Lileep launched the glob of sludge; however the attack missed Eveith and bounced off of the barrier striking Lileep. Lileep recoiled at this.
"Use tail whip and then use tackle," Lilly exclaimed.
Eveith whipped Lileep with its tail leapt back and then struck with a tackle attack. Lileep slumped over fainted. Its roots receded and the barriers vanished.
"That was great," the junior trainer told her.
"Really," Lilly replied.
"Yeah, I think you're ready to face Craig again," she replied.
"Yay, let's go," Lilly exclaimed.
"However not today, the gym's closing soon, the two of you could stay the knight at the pokemon center, see you tomorrow," she told them.
"I'll be there, and I'm gonna win this time," Lilly commented.