Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

Within a large greenhouse that was the Castelia City Gym, Mia and Burgh took their places on the stadium. "This will be a three-on-three battle," the judge ruled. "Each trainer may use only three Pokémon, and the winner is declared when all three of a trainer's Pokémon are unable to battle. Furthermore, only the challenger may substitute Pokémon."

Taylor looked next to him as he held Mia's Axew to find Jaden rushing over to him with packages in hand. "Oh, it's you," Taylor said.

"Looks like I'm just in time!" Jaden said while panting. He let out his Pokémon, a Maractus, from its Poké Ball. He gave Maractus, Axew, and Momo pom-poms for them to hold.

Soon enough, he and Taylor were wearing cheer squad uniforms. "My daughter's third Gym Battle!" Jaden cheered. "We must cheer hard for them! You can do it, Burgh and Mia! Go! Go! Go!"

Maractus danced from side to side. Axew and Momo also waved their pom-poms, getting into the spirit.

"I remember meeting you as a child one day after your father moved here," Burgh reminisced. "Your eyes so eager with curiousness, ready to see the world. Now that time has come for me to see what fuels the eagerness in your own eyes."

"Burgh, I may be your friend, but I'm not holding back!" Mia said. "I expect you to do the same!"

"If that is your wish, then allow me to grant it!" Burgh agreed as he threw a Poké Ball up.

Out came a Dwebble with a gray shell. "That Dwebble's shell is different from mine," Taylor noted. "I guess it's different for every Dwebble."

Mia took out a Poké Ball and threw it into the air. "Oshawott, you're on!" Oshawott came out.

"Begin!" the judge declared.

"Oshawott, use Water Gun!" Mia commanded. Oshawott fired the Water Gun.

"Protect!" Burgh commanded. Dwebble withdrew into its shell and cast a blue barrier around itself. The Water Gun hit the barrier instead. "Rock Wrecker!"

Dwebble came out of its shell and summoned pieces of rock that converged into a large boulder in its pincers. It hurled the boulder at Oshawott, which hit and pushed her back as the boulder broke to pieces.

"Razor Shell!" Mia ordered.

"X-Scissor!" Burgh countered.

A clash of slashing attacks followed a split second after they gave the order.

"Use Aqua Jet!" Mia said. Oshawott cloaked herself in water and rocketed out of control before landing on the ground.

"Rock Wrecker!" Burgh ordered.

"One more Aqua Jet! Aim and take Rock Wrecker head on!" Mia countered, now knowing how to get around her flaw.

Oshawott once again used Aqua Jet. This time, she was able to keep straight as Dwebble threw the boulder at her. She hit the boulder head on and pushed it back at Dwebble, sending it flying. Aqua Jet soon hit afterwards, knocking them both out.

"Oshawott and Dwebble are both unable to battle!" the judge ruled.

"They both went down!" Taylor said as the two recalled their Pokémon.

"True, Dwebble's Rock typing gives it a big weakness to water," Jaden explained as the Pokémon on the sidelines cheered. "But Rock Wrecker is a very strong attack."

"Foolhardy, I admit, but that was very effective," Burgh noted. "But I advise you: only go head-on if your skull is thick enough. Which I'll demonstrate right now!"

He threw the Poké Ball up and out came a Whirlipede. "Whirlipede…" Mia noted as she looked up the Pokémon in her Pokédex.

"Whirlipede, the Curlipede Pokémon, and the evolved form of Venipede," the Dex explained. "It is usually motionless, but when attacked, it rotates at high speed and then crashes into its opponent."

"Let's make this Bug-type versus Bug-type!" Mia declared as she threw a Poké Ball up. "Sewaddle, you're up!"

Sewaddle came out. "Miiaa!" Jaden whined. "Isn't it a bit too soon?"

"Cool it, Dad!" Mia retorted. "Sheesh..."

"Begin!" the judge ruled.

"Whirlipede, use Screech!" Burgh ordered. Whirlipede let out a ear-rattling screech from in between its antenna. Sewaddle reeled back in pain. "Follow that with Steamroller!"

"String Shot on the ceiling!" Mia instructed. Sewaddle looked up and fired a sticky thread of silk onto the window. As Whirlipede rolled over to it, Sewaddle lifted herself up into the air. It missed and the Sewing Pokémon landed on the ground.

"Razor Leaf!" Mia commanded. Sewaddle threw sharp leaves from her hood.

"Protect!" Burgh ordered. Whirlipede summoned the barrier and the leaves bounced off of it.

"Keep using Razor Leaf!" Mia instructed.

"And you keep using Protect!" Burgh countered.

Sewaddle released an endless stream of leaves as Whirlipede continued to protect itself.

"What is Mia up to?" Taylor asked as the three Pokémon continued to cheer.

"Protect is helpful, but use it repeatedly, and its chances of failure increase," Jaden answered.

The barrier eventually broke, and Whirlipede was hit with a barrage of sharp leaves. Burgh smiled at this to Mia's surprise. "Whirlipede, use Struggle Bug!"

Whirlipede rolled into Sewaddle repeatedly. "Don't tell me she's going to lose her second Pokémon!" Jaden wept.

"Mia, Sewaddle, do something!" Taylor yelled.

Whirlipede suddenly rolled back in surprise as Sewaddle began to glow light blue. The hood fully encompassed her body and dragged down to the floor. When the light faded, Sewaddle had evolved to a Swadloon!

"Amazing!" Burgh exclaimed. "The young Sewaddle you befriended has gotten stronger!"

Mia looked up her new Pokémon in her Pokédex.

"Swadloon, the Leaf-Wrapped Pokémon, and the evolved form of Sewaddle," the Dex explained. "It protects itself from the cold by wrapping up in leaves. It stays on the move, eating leaves in forests."

"Now to turn this around! Swadloon, play a GrassWhistle!" Mia commanded. Singing a soothing melody, green music notes came out of Swadloon's mouth and hit Whirlipede. Whirlipede fell to the ground, sound asleep.

"Whirlipede, wake up!" Burgh yelled out.

"Use String Shot!" Mia ordered next. Three strands of silk string came out of Swadloon's mouth and wrapped around Whirlipede. "Follow up with Energy Ball while it's still down!"

A glowing green ball of energy was generated near Swadloon's mouth. Swadloon fired the ball at Whirlipede, which hit and woke it up.

"Struggle Bug!" Burgh commanded. Whirlipede tried to roll to it, but was stuck to the string.

"Finish this with Energy Ball!" Mia commanded. Swadloon fired the ball at Whirlipede, knocking it out.

"Whirlipede is unable to battle!" the judge declared. "Swadloon is the winner!"

Axew, Maractus, and Momo cheered. "That's my girl!" Jaden cheered with pride.

Burgh recalled Whirlipede. "Using a move to befuddle a foe is certainly a well-known play," Burgh complimented. "But this is as far as you will get."

He took out a Poké Ball and held it up. "Time to battle, Leavanny!" Burgh said as he threw it.

Leavanny came out and bowed. "I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be battling Burgh's Leavanny," Mia said. "Swadloon, return. Take a rest."

Swadloon was recalled. "Let's go, Emolga!" Mia cheered. Emolga rushed to the battle field.

"Begin!" the Judge declared.