A Battle on Skyarrow Bridge! "Finally!" I shouted triumphantly. "Skyarrow Bridge is right ahead!" After a couple weeks of journeying from Nacrene City to Castelia City, we reached the point that connected the two: Skyarrow Bridge.
"Yep!" agreed Evelyn. "It's not too bad that it was a long way, though. Our Pokemon got a lot stronger, and I caught a Sewaddle!"
We continued to the bridge when suddenly, a boy ran straight into me and shouted, "BATTLE TIME!"
Confused, I gasped, "Huh?"
The boy looked at me like I was speaking another language, and then said," I...WANT...TO...HAVE...A BATTLE...WITH YOU!"
"Of course!" I said. "Gladly!"
"Wait a second," interrupted Zach. "Who are you anyways?"
"The name's Colin!" shouted the boy with an exasperated look on his face. "If you had slowed down one second, you would've learned that!"
"Whatever," I said. "Colin, come on, let's have that battle!"
The battle was going to be a three-on-three battle. I was nervous, since my last official battle had been at the Nacrene Gym, but I just had to win! Colin decided to start off with a Watchog. Perfect! I knew the perfect Pokemon for that! "Gible," I shouted, "I choose you!"
Gible came out of its PokeBall, pumped and totally ready to fight! The battle began. Watchog started the battle off by using Crunch. Gible dodged it, but then, Watchog used its tail to knock it down and then carried out its powerful Crunch! Gible got up, a little bit shaken though. It then used a Bite attack and leaped in towards Watchog.
Watchog swiftly dodged it and then used Crunch on Gible once more. Gible, at the point where one more hit would knock it out, toughed it out and stood up once more. There, it started to form what looked like a ball of sand, and threw it at Watchog, trapping it in a sandstorm. Gible had learned Sand Tomb! Then, it jumped above the Sand Tomb and used Dragon Rage on the stunned Watchog. A cloud of dust covered the field, and when it blew over...
"Watchog is unable to battle, so Gible's the winner!" shouted Zach.
"All right, Gible!" I shouted. Not only had Gible gotten a lot of experience from this battle, it learned a new move!
"You just got lucky!" shouted Colin. "Your Gible would've fallen over and shown how wimpy it really is if it weren't for Sand Tomb!"
"Excuse me!" I shouted, enraged at Colin's remarks. "You're just a sore loser! My Gible won fair and square, and you know it!"
"Whatever," murmured Colin, rolling his eyes. "Sigilyph, I choose you!"
Out came a mysterious looking Pokemon whom I had never seen before.
"Sigilyph, the Avianoid Pokemon. Sigilyph were appointed to keep watch over an ancient city. Their patrol route never varies."
I decided to keep Gible in. It would do well, I was sure of it!
Sigilyph decided to start off with using Psybeam, which it shot at quickly and with great accuracy. Gible dodged it just in time, and then it used Dragon Rage, but Sigilyph recovered quickly and used another Psybeam to counter Gible's move! Not only did Psybeam counter Dragon Rage, but it hit Gible directlty, knocking it away with incredible force!
"Gible, no!" I shouted.
"Gible is unable to battle," said Zach, "Sigilyph is the winner!"
Wow, that Sigilyph was strong! I ran over to my hurt Pokemon and picked it up. "Gible," I said, "you were awesome! You need a rest!"
After I returned it to its PokeBall, Colin started to snicker at me.
"I told you your Pokemon was weak!" he sneered. This guy was getting on my nerves! I had to beat him, and quick!
"Herdier, I choose you!" I shouted. Now, it was Herdier vs. Sigilyph. Sigilyph started off with Psybeam, but Herdier jumped into the air and dodged it, attacking Sigilyph with a strong Bite attack! This must have been what Colin wanted to happen, because Sigilyph then used Air Cutter on the airborne Herdier and blasted it higher into the air! Then, it used Psybeam and blasted Herdier down onto the ground. Herdier got up, but it was exhausted after having been thrown around like that. Sigilyph went lower onto the ground to use Psybeam once more, but that was when Herdier spun around it using Take Down and hit Sigilyph straight on! Sigilyph fell back onto the ground, which was super good, but then, it got back up and used Hypnosis. Herdier fell asleep!
Sigilyph then used another one of its Psybeams, hitting Herdier straight on. This should have been the end, but suddenly, Herdier woke up, stood on its feet and used Take Down on the surprised Sigilyph. A cloud of dust covered the two of them, and when it cleared, the results of the battle were clear.
"Herdier is unable to battle!" shouted Zach. "Sigilyph is the winner!"
Oh no! Take Down involved damage to the user, and that caused Herdier to be knocked out! But then, I looked to Sigilyph and saw that it stumbled and fell!
"Sigilyph is also unable to battle, so this match is a draw!" As Colin and I called back our Pokemon, I realized that this was the final battle! Servine had to win.
"Well, well," said Colin. "I admit, your Herdier has a lot more spunk to have been able to defeat my Sigilyph. But your next Pokemon won't be able to handle my ace! Tympole, I choose you!"
Out came a little tadpole Pokemon, and I laughed. Servine could definitely beat this Pokemon!
"Tympole, the Tadpole Pokemon. Tympole creates sound waves with the vibrations of its cheeks. People can't hear these sounds, so it communicate with others undetected."
"Servine, I need your help!"
This was the final battle, and the victor seemed obvious. But I didn't get too cocky, because if this was Colin's ace and not Siglyph, then something was up. Servine started the battle off with a Vine Whip, tossing Tympole in the air, and then attempting to use Leaf Tornado. But just the, Tympole used Round and created inaudible sound waves, at least to me. Servine flinched and fell to the ground, trying to get away from the noise. Tympole landed to the groud with grace.
Suddenly, a blue light shone around Tympole. It was evolving! Out of the blue light came a new Pokemon.
"Palpitoad, the Vibration Pokemon, and the evolved form of Tympole. With the vibrations of its head bumps, Palpitoad can make ripples in the water and cause seismic activity. Its long tongue is coated in a sticky substance."
This was bad! Tympole's vibrations were bad to begin with, but now, Servine had to face Palpitoad! But that was when I realized something. Tympole was a Water type, but Palpitoad was both a Water and Ground type, which were both super-effective against Grass type moves! Palpitoad used Round and tried to deafen Servine once more, but with its newfound confidence, Servine used Leaf Tornado to send the vibrations back to Palpitoad! Then, Servine grabbed Palpitoad with Vine Whip and was about to bring Palpitoad in for a super strong Leaf Tornado... But then, Palpitoad used Round and once more deafened Servine, then used Bubble Beam to knock Servine over, and then kept continuing its attacks with a powerful series of Mud Shot attacks! Servine took all the attacks and was blasted off into the air, only to have been hit with a Tackle by Palpitoad. Servine was knocked to the ground.
"Servine is unable to battle!" shouted Zach. "The winner is..."
Suddenly, Servine got up and started to glow. Was it evolving already? No, because this glow was green. What was going on?
"Oh my god!" shouted Evelyn. "That's Servine's ability: Overgrow! When it's HP is really low, all of it's Grass-type moves are strengthened by a lot!" Perfect!
This was the time for Servine to make a comeback! Servine unleashed an awesome Vine Whip, threw the dumbfounded Palpitoad in the air, and then used an ultra-powerful Leaf Tornado and blasted its opponent to the ground.
"Palpitoad is unable to battle!" shouted Zach, with a bit of relief in its voice. "The winner is Servine, which means the victory goes to Kyle!"
"Nice job!" I yelled, running to my partner.
"Ser, Ser, Servine!" said Servine, happy for its victory.
"Nice job, Kyle! You too, Colin!" shouted Evelyn.
"Mon, Ferno!" agreed her partner.
"I gotta admit," started Colin. "You're pretty tough! Plus, you gave my team a lot of experience! I'm sorry about saying what I did about your Gible, but the truth is... I kinda think its strong!"
"Thanks, Colin!" I said, shaking hands.
"No problem!" returned Colin. "I just want you to know that I will be seeing you again, and next time, we'll be prepared for our fight with our rival! Right, Palpitoad?"
"Palpi,palpi," it said, giving Servine an evil glare.
My rival! That's what he thought of me! Now, I had Evelyn and Colin to compete with, and when we did meet again, I would pulverize his team and be victorious!