Trainers, what does Angel's ability Super Luck do?
a) It raises critical hit ratio.
b) It makes secondary effects more likely.
c) It raises the chance a luck-based manoeuvre will work.
"Dawn, don't!" Barry panicked, grabbing Dawn's ankle. Dawn had nearly fallen from the Distortion World trying to catch Lucas.
"There's no point in trying! By now, Lucas has already gone splat, or worse!" Barry told her. Dawn stopped struggling, and allowed herself to be pulled up.
"If it makes you feel better, I didn't see that coming."
"Thanks, Angel," Dawn accidentally blurted out in her confusion, giving Absol her nickname.
Here, a dark voice screeched from behind Dawn. She turned. Lucas was hanging limply from Giratina's mouth. Giratina set him down, and Dawn knelt to see her best friend.
"Urk… we did well, Dawn. Cyrus is gone. You can live in peace now," Lucas coughed. Blue energy escaped his body.
"You? Don't you mean we? We can get you home! There's Alfa… and Togekiss… and Altaria… and Staraptor… we have more than enough wing power!"
"Heh… Dawn… so optimistic… but I guess that's what I liked about you…"
"LUCAS! Snap out of it! I WILL save you!"
Lucas coughed again. He lost more of the blue energy.
"… … … …"
"Lucas, snap out of it!"
"Take… my friends… they… me… you…" Lucas murmured. Dawn unbuckled his Poké Balls from his belt, and attached them to her own.
"There will come a day… somewhere far away… we will meet again…" Lucas' eyes closed. Dawn's tears began to fall.
"Even though you're gone… our love will still live on… my only love," Dawn whispered.
"Whoa… when were you two together?" Barry asked. Dawn shook her head.
The lake guardians left the three bodies.
I appreciate your help in purging the world of Cyrus, Azelf told Dawn.
"But Lucas…"
Lucas played his part admirably. He was a fine hero, Uxie assured Dawn.
We know you're upset. But that can't change the fact Lucas was lost, Mesprit told her.
"Yo, trainer!" a young man called out to Dawn. It had been almost a week since Lucas fell in the showdown on Mount Coronet, and Dawn was nowhere near better. The only reason she was on the road again was because Lucas' mother and Professor Rowan almost begged her to finish Lucas' dream of beating the League.
So, understandably, she wasn't in the brightest mood to listen to a particularly upbeat trainer.
"What do you want?" Dawn asked.
"Wow, cold, dudette! I came here because of my friend Volkner, yo! He's not been himself since the blackout that hit the city, yo!"
"Well, what do you expect me to do about that, huh? I just came here to fight the Gym Leader, and that's it."
"Volkner's the leader, yo!"
"Attached to the city, Volkner?" Dawn asked. She spent no time going up to Volkner to challenge him.
"Yeah, maybe. Why?"
"Your weird friend, or whoever he is, says you haven't been yourself since the blackout in Sunyshore."
"Oh, Flint? Yeah, I suppose he's right. Does he think a challenge will cheer me up?"
"Possibly. He could have chosen a lot better, though."
"Flint's always like that. Says all I need is a battle. He's always right…"
Dawn is challenged by Leader Volkner!
Leader Volkner sent out JOLTEON!
Go! TORTERRA!
Dawn was apprehensive about using one of Lucas' Pokémon, but she needed the ground typing. Torterra's Earthquake more than made the decision worthwhile.
Leader Volkner sent out RAICHU!
Raichu swished around his tail, and used a Signal Beam. The beam hit Torterra, but did not faze him. Torterra offered another Earthquake. This did faze Raichu.
Leader Volkner sent out LUXRAY!
Luxray ran forward, and chomped down on Torterra. His Ice Fang was powerful. Torterra screeched out, and Dawn hurriedly returned him.
Go! GABITE!
Gabite replaced Torterra's efforts almost flawlessly. With his own Earthquake, it was no challenge to vanquish the Luxray.
Leader Volkner sent out ELECTIVIRE!
What? GABITE is evolving!
Time stood still, as one of the last Gabite in the world reached his most lethal stage. Gabite's skin grew darker still, and yellow spots appeared at his head and waist. His spikes turned into truly pointy weapons, and his fins more streamlined.
Congratulations! Your GABITE evolved into GARCHOMP!
"Well… where did I put that Beacon Badge?" Volkner asked no one in particular. Dawn didn't speak. She was in awe at the Garchomp.
"Please…"
"I could never harm a friend of Lucas."
Garchomp pulled in a stream of energy, before unleashing an Earthquake that took Electivire down.
Dawn defeated Leader Volkner!
"And… here it is. The Beacon Badge will allow you to scale Waterfalls. There is but one last obstacle, the Pokémon League."
"…I know."
"…Trust in your Pokémon, Dawn. And remember… the one you lost will be with you where it counts."
"How did you know about my feelings?"
"How did you know about mine?"
"…Touché."
"Hello, Dawn!" Barry stated excitedly. Dawn was ready to begin her League Challenge.
"Oh… Barry. Right."
"Hey! I'm just as upset as you are over losing Lucas! But that's no reason to have an attitude about it!"
"…"
"How about that six against six duel, like the one we did in Canalave?"
"…(If it will get you out of my hair)," Dawn muttered.
"Pardon?"
"Sure thing, Barry!"
Dawn is challenged by PKMN Trainer Barry!
PKMN Trainer Barry sent out SNORLAX!
Go! INFERNAPE!
Infernape rushed in, and used a Close Combat. Snorlax's immense fat ate up all of the blows, and Snorlax went in for the Body Slam. Unfortunately for Infernape, Snorlax's thick fat had encased his fists. Over a thousand pounds of solid Snorlax squished Infernape.
PKMN Trainer Barry sent out RAPIDASH!
Go! MILOTIC!
Milotic furled, and unfurled again. She spread across a tidal wave of Surf, which Rapidash's poor defences couldn't withstand.
PKMN Trainer Barry sent out ROSERADE!
Go! Angel!
Angel, Dawn's newest team member Absol, prepared his first blow in the form of a Psycho Cut. Roserade took the blow, and used a Poison Jab to deal damage and to inflict Poison. Angel went in for the Night Slash, and Roserade used a Giga Drain. As the two attacks connected, a tuft of energy emitted from Angel.
A critical hit!
Angel won the spar.
PKMN Trainer Barry sent out HERACROSS!
Go! ALTARIA !
Altaria used an Air Cutter, which should have dealt a lot of damage to Heracross. Heracross got in a Rock Slide, which didn't defeat Altaria. The outcome was down to the next attack. Altaria went first.
PKMN Trainer Barry sent out STARAPTOR!
Go! Yuki!
Yuki charged forward, and launched an Ice Beam. Staraptor caught it on his wings, and flew forward unhindered.
"Uh-oh…"
Yuki was defeated by the Close Combat.
PKMN Trainer Barry sent out EMPOLEON!
Go! TOGEKISS!
Togekiss shot an Aura Sphere. Empoleon was hit, but nowhere near badly. Empoleon used a Metal Claw, which Togekiss spun around to minimise the damage. Empoleon glowed red for a split second, before doing it again. Empoleon's heightened damage took Togekiss down.
Togekiss shot an Aura Sphere from the floor. Empoleon went down.
…Dawn defeated PKMN Trainer Barry!
"Shoot. You did win! I think. Let's see… two wins, three losses, and whatever that last spar was… yeah, that was between a tie and a narrow win. You definitely know how to battle."
"I guess… but…"
The correct answer is a) It raises critical hit ratio. Imagine an ability with c)'s effects...
Next time, on High Road to Giratina, we battle the Elite Four. Hopefully sooner than this one...