He didn't understand. How in the vast Johto region was that little girl able to best him and his pokemon? Red was at a loss, he could never come up with a good answer. Every trainer that climbed to the summit he had defeated with ease, but what made her different? Could it have been that her pokemon were more advanced than his? No, that wasn't it. His pokemon were the strongest, always have been always will be. Maybe she was doing something different. Or maybe it was because her pokemon had an advantage. Especially that Glaceon of hers. But that wouldn't explain for the others. Red huffed and scratched his head, looking out over the cliff. What was it that she had that he didn't?
His Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder and nudged him.
"Pika?" He asked gently. Red rubbed his friend's head and turned back to his other pokemon, who were playing in the snow. Snorlax was snoring away, Lapras laying on top of him to keep warm. Charizard yawned boredly and Venusaur rested next to him. Blastoise was stuffing snow in his cannons and shooting them off over the cliff. He glanced at Pikachu and signaled for him to go have fun. Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and went to go make a snowman in the shape of a Bulbasaur. Red looked back over the mountain, his eyes burning with a soft determination. He would surely beat that little girl and definitely make her eat her words.
Ivory sat on the porch of her home, humming as she watched Pidgey and Pidgeotto fly over head. She glanced forward and saw her family's pet Arcanine running around with the children of her hometown, Cherrygrove. She laughed softly as she watched him give rides on his back, trotting around town with his tail wagging happily. Ivory got up and walked over, stopping him.
"C'mon, Kyo, you've had enough fun today." She said. The children and the giant dog pokemon groaned and they slid off his back.
"Bye, Kyo~~!" They all called as they left.
"Bau~!" He called after them. Ivory scratched his ears and tugged him home, feeding him and taking care of the other pokemon. She walked up to her room and sat on her bed, thinking of a way to beat Red. Her Glaceon jumped onto the bed and sat next to her.
"Glay?"
"We're gonna beat up that no good smart-ass of a trainer, huh?" She grinned, petting the pokemon's head. He smiled and raised his head proudly, "Glay~!" Ivory smiled widely and jumped up.
"Yosh! We should probably train then!"
"Glay!!"
Ivory sat in her secret training spot, over-looking her pokemon's training. Riolu, now having evolved into a Lucario, sat meditating under the waterfall. Armaldo was tossing giant rocks and Donphan was pushing them and smashing them to toughen up his trunk. Politoed sparred with Glaceon and Bellossom practiced her various moves. Ivory smiled proudly at her pokemon and nodded.
"At this rate, beating that punk will be a breeze!" She stated. Lucario peeked open an eye and moved out of the waterfall, sitting next to her. She smiled at him, "Ready to beat that Snorlax again?" She asked. He made a soft noise as he nodded. She smiled more, "Excellent! As soon as everyone has finished, we'll beat that jerk-face and show him how to raise pokemon!" All her pokemon cheered in agreement and Lucario smirked in amusement.