HGSS: Johto Saga
Season 3, Opening: Unbeatable
Part 17
All For None
"Sneasel, use Metal Claw!" Silver ordered. His Sneasel skittered quickly across the stone ground.
"Aipom, use Double Team!" Aipom split off into three monkeys. Sneasel slashed the wrong one, and Aipom whirled around, slamming it with its fist.
"What?" Ethan stared at Aipom's tail. It was flickering in a faint glow. "Aipom, are you trying to learn Focus Punch? Hm, you must have seen it when Clefairy used it at the Gym before!" Ethan concluded.
Aipom smiled.
"Sneasel, get up and use Ice Shard!" Sneasel shook off its pain and stood up, releasing a ball of ice from its hands.
Aipom used another weak punch and split the ice. "Now, Aipom, use Swift!" Aipom flipped up on its real hand and started spinning. The stars were released in a large circle around Sneasel. They then crashed inward, causing Sneasel to faint.
"Sneasel, return...tsk...Go, Croconaw!" Silver sends out his crocodile pokemon. It snaps its jaws, as to intimidate Aipom. "Croconaw, use Water Gun!" Croconaw jumped and released a jet of water. Aipom was struck and flew into Ethan's arms.
Aipom looked at Ethan. "Whoa, take a rest real quick. Okay, let's go Scyther!" Ethan sends out his bug pokemon. "Use Quick Attack!" Scyther burst forward.
Croconaw sidestepped out of the way, and use Water Gun, throwing Scyther across the stone ground.
"Scyther, come on! Let's go, use Fury Swipes!" Scyther whirrs up and throws its claws towards Croconaw.
"Croconaw, use Crunch!" Croconaw slid forward and snapped Scyther's claw, causing it to reel back.
"No! Scyther...Return!" Scyther avoided the laser and use Wing Attack on Croconaw, which was repelled by a Water Gun. Scyther keeled over and panted.
"Scyther..." Scyther use Metal Claw, but Croconaw use Water Gun and finished it. "Return...Man...Go, Hoothoot!" His flying pokemon erupted from the pokeball. "Hoothoot, use Drill Peck!"
Hoothoot flew forwards, gaining speed and spinning.
"Croconaw, use Ice Fang!" Croconaw released the icy fangs of ice that slammed into Hoothoot.
"Hoothoot! Use Confuse Ray!" Hoothoot shot a ray of purple light at Croconaw and caused it to daze around. It tripped and fell on its face. "Hoothoot, Drill Peck!" Hoothoot repeated its move from before, this time, however, it drilled into Croconaw and threw it across the ground.
Croconaw stood up, still confused. Hoothoot used Confusion, as a special, and shot a ray at Croconaw, throwing it past Silver, fainted.
"Croconaw, return...tsk...Go, Murkrow!" Silver sent out the black crow pokemon. "Murkrow, finish this quick with Aerial Ace!" Murkrow sped forward, streaks of air passing it. It rammed into Hoothoot, fainting it.
"Hoothoot, return. Good job! Okay, come on out Quilava!" Ethan sent out his newly evolved fire pokemon. "Quilava, Flamethrower, full blast!" Quilava released an arc of flames that sped towards Murkrow. The arc threw Murkrow to the ground, pinning it under a column of fire.
Murkrow was relieved of this, then hovered weakly. "Murkrow, use Roost!"
"Quilava, use Quick Attack quick!" Quilava rushed towards Murkrow, jumping and throwing it across the ground.
Murkrow stood up uneasily. "Gah, use Shadow Ball!" Murkrow gathered dark energy in front of its beak and released it in a ball shape. This ball exploded on Quilava.
Quilava stood up, barely scathed. "Use Flamethrower, Quilava!" Quilava released another spout of flames. Murkrow dodged this one, and was told to use Roost. "Quick Attack!" Quilava rushed forward and slammed into Murkrow.
"Murkrow...Use Aerial Ace!"
Murkrow didn't move, but fell to the ground, fainted. "GAH! TOO WEAK...Return. Tsk. Go, Haunter! Use Shadow Punch!" Silver sent out the evolution of his Gastly, and the same type of pokemon Morty was using. Haunter threw a ghost form of its fist at Quilava, striking it in the chin.
"Quilava, use Dig!" Quilava burrowed into the ground, came up and struck Haunter. It then released an arc of flames that pinned Haunter down, fainting it.
"NO! GAH! RETURN!" Silver flustered.
"Silver! You lost because you don't believe in your pokemon and you treat them horribly!" Ethan scolded. Silver rolled his eyes and ran off to the West.
"Will he ever learn...?" Lyra wondered.
Suddenly, Morty appeared beside Ethan.
"Hey, I saw that battle. Who was that?" He asked boldly.
"That was my rival, Silver. He doesn't understand it quite right, I don't think..." Ethan explained.
"Well, you seem to. Hey, how's about that battle? It's gettin' pretty late, but first thing in the morning, we can have a battle!" Morty mused.
Ethan and Lyra cheered. The duo then headed back to the Pokemon Center.
