Double the Trouble!
As Evelyn and I made our way to Striaton City shortly after parting with our friends Zach and Brian, we encountered many Trainers who fought with different kinds of Pokemon, and we prevailed in each and every one of them. Finally, we reached the end of the path that lead to our next gym badge, when suddenly, I asked, "Evelyn, I know we've been through a lot throughout our journey from Accumula Town, but how about you say we have a little battle?"
Evelyn answered earnestly, "Of course we can! How about we have my Chimchar against your Lilipup?"
Lilipup and I haven't been in too many battles together, so I thought that was a great idea. "Sounds like a plan!"
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As we took our places, Chimchar and Lilipup stared at each other eagerly, so I guess you can say they were psyched about this battle.
Chimchar made the first move and attacked Lilipup with a Scratch attack. Lilipup swiftly dodged and used a Bite attack on the surprised Chimchar, landing a direct hit.
Chimchar got away from Lilipup and then used an Ember attack, which hit Lilipup square in the face, burning him. Lilpup rolled around in the dirt to get rid of the fire attack, and as soon as he got up, Chimchar used Flame Wheel, a new move, and blew Lilipup in the air. Lilipup landed hard on the ground, struggling to get up. He used Bulk Up, making his Attack and Defense better. He then executed a series of Tackles on Chimchar, wounding it.
Both Pokemon seemed really tired, but they managed to use their final moves anyways. Chimchar used Scratch and Lilipup used Tackle. As the two recoiled from the attacks, Evelyn and I intensely watched our Pokemon until one of them fainted.
"Lilipup, no!" I said, running to my fainted Pokemon.
"That was a nice battle," Evelyn told me, helping me up with Lilipup in my arms.
"Thanks!" I said. "You two were great! Chimchar, that was awesome!"
"Chim, Chim.."it said with a weak smile.
Then to Lilipup, I said, "Lilipup, you were awesome out there! That was a really close match and I'm glad you got a good experience!"
Lilipup licked my face happily. "Lili, Lili!"
"Now, who's ready for their first gym battle at Striaton City?"
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As we finished eating up at the Pokemon Center, we called Zach and Brian to see how their Musical went. Turned out they won first place! They sent over a video, and as Chimchar, Snivy, Lilipup, Evelyn, and I watched, I couldn't help but feel proud of my two friends.
After we finished talking to them, Evelyn and I discussed our Gym Battle tomorrow.
"So, who gets to challenge the gym first?" Evelyn asked.
"Well, there are technically three gym leaders in Striaton City: Cilan, Cress, and Chili. I talked to the coordinators of the Gym Association, and they said that if there were multiple challengers at once, it would be a Double or Triple battle, where trainers battle together," I told her.
"Cool!" she exclaimed. "I'm using Chimchar. How about you?"
"I'm going with Snivy this time," I said. "Snivy, how do you feel about that?" I asked my partner.
"Sni!" it said eagerly.
"So, what type are the Gym Leaders?" Evelyn then asked me.
"There are the Fire, Grass, and Water gym leaders," I responded. "We battle which ever leader has the type advantage against our starters. So for us, that would be the Water and Fire Leaders, Cress and Chili!"
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The rest of the night, we trained our Pokemon for the upcoming battle. Snivy and Chimchar practiced battling together, complimenting each others' moves by using their own moves, and Snivy even learned Leaf Tornado!
The next day, we headed for the gym. There were three people waiting for us inside. Cress, the Water Type, had blue hair. Cilan had green, and Chili had red. Then, Chili and Cress stood forward and said, "We'll be your opponents today! Are you ready for this one-on-one gym battle?"
We nodded.
"All right then, battle begin!"
I sent out Snivy, and Evelyn sent out Chimchar. Cress sent out his Pokemon, Panpour, and Chili sent out Pansear.
"Panpour, the Spray Pokemon. Panpour lived in forests long ago, but developed a body that makes it easy to live near water. It can store water in the tufts on its head."
"Pansear, the High Temp Pokemon. Pansear lives in caves near volcanoes. The temperature on the tuft on its head can reach 600 degrees when it's angry."
The battle started. Snivy used a Leaf Tornado on Panpour, sending out a whirlwind of leaves from its tail and hitting Panpour, dizzying it. Chimchar then took the opportunity to use a series of Scraches on the Panpour, hurting it even more. Panpour then shot out a Water Gun from its mouth and blasted Chimchar, seriously hurting it.
Meanwhile, Pansear sent out an Ember and aimed for Snivy, but missed. Snivy then Tackled it and knocked it into the occupied Panpour, distracting the both of them.
Snivy used a Vine Whip to tie them up, and from above, Chimchar used a Flame Wheel and hit both the Pokemon, barely missing Snivy's vines.
"Panpour and Pansear are unable to battle, which means Snivy and Chimchar win! The victory goes to the challengers, Evelyn and Kyle!"
Evelyn and I screamed. We won our first gym badge together!
"Snivy, that was awesome work!" I said, scooping it up in my arms. "That was one Vine Whip there! Chimchar, you were…"
Suddenly, a blue light surrounded Chimchar. Evelyn gasped, "Could it be?"
The light stopped, and a whole new Pokemon emerged from it. Chimchar had evolved! But why so early?
"That's right!" exclaimed Evelyn. "Chimchar evolves at an early level! I guess this battle brought it to the point where it couldn't get any stronger as a Chimchar!"
She ran to the new Pokemon and hugged it. "Hey, Monferno! That was a great battle you had there."
"Monferno?" I asked quizzically, pulling out my Pokedex.
"Monferno, the Playful Pokemon, and the evolved form of Chimchar. Monferno launches aerial attacks off of ceilings and walls, and its fiery tail is used as one of its weapons."
"All right then!" I said, approaching Monferno. "Welcome to the team, Monferno!"
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After receiving our badges from the Gym Leaders, we headed to the Pokemon Center to heal up our Pokemon and plan our next course.
"The next town on the way is Nacarene City!" I told Evelyn, pointing to the map. "Are you ready to head out?"
"Always!" she replied cheerfully.