Chapter 20: The Battle Rages On—Tuesday's Matches
"Alright, Lauren, it's your move." The announcer said. A girl, roughly 13 years old, threw her Pokéball out onto the field. Out of the ball came a Poliwag, who excitedly hopped around for the battle. Skylark was relieved that it was against a water type this time.
"Alright Polly, use Hypnosis!" Skylark's face turned upside down as a beam shot forward, hitting Bulbasaur head on. Bulbasaur fell dead asleep, and the match had only just begun. Skylark grew infuriated at the circumstances.
"He-hey! Bulbasaur! Wake up!" Bulbasaur didn't budge.
"Polly, use Double-Slap!" Poliwag jumped forward and began to slap Bulbasaur repeatedly. The move hit three times, moving Bulbasaur backward about two feet. The slaps weren't major damage, but if Bulbasaur couldn't wake up they were in trouble.
"Bulbasaur! Wake up!" Skylark shouted again. No movement.
"Polly, use Water Gun!" Polly hopped backward and began to shoot a ray of water, smashing into Bulbasaur. It only did half damage, so it barely hurt. But Bulbasaur still didn't move.
"Bulbasaur! Come on!" Skylark shouted. "Vine Whip if you can!" It was around this time that Bulbasaur sluggishly stood up, shaking her head slightly. "Alright! Bulbasaur! Did you hear me?" Bulbasaur nodded and jumped forward, whipping the enemy Poliwag without mercy.
It was a critical hit, and it knocked Poliwag out on the spot. The battle lasted a total of three minutes, and Bulbasaur emerged triumphantly. Lauren called back her Polly and ran off the field, and Skylark walked back to the resting area. Bulbasaur ran into the healing station, and Skylark went and sat on a comfy chair in the resting area.
It wasn't until about three hours later that Skylark was called back out to battle. He and Bulbasaur triumphantly wandered out onto the field and faced their enemy. It was a Mareep. Skylark felt confident in his abilities because Electric types aren't effective against grass. But grass worked just like normal.
His enemy was another girl. She was about 17 with green hair. She took her Pokéball and threw it out onto the field, sending out her Mareep. "Alright Mareep, use Thundershock!" She shouted. Skylark wasn't worried at all. Bulbasaur even managed to dodge the attack, not taking any damage.
"Alright Bulbasaur, use Bullet Seed!" Bulbasaur jumped into action and started to shoot off multiple seeds at the enemy, hitting Mareep with bullets that came in three bursts. Each burst was stronger than the last.
"Mareep! Headbutt!" Skylark stopped for a second and wondered what move that was.
"Is that a form of tackling?" Skylark thought to himself. He found out the hard way as Mareep smashed into Bulbasaur, shooting him backward. The hit was powerful, to the say the least. Not only did it hurt, but the hit managed to paralyze Bulbasaur due to Mareep's static ability. Bulbasaur sat there, unmoving. "Bulbasaur! Try using your Vine Whip!"
To his dismay, Bulbasaur didn't move. The paralysis had stumped Bulbasaur, and she couldn't move. "Sweet! Mareep, Thundershock!" Mareep happily jumped forward and shot a small bolt of thunder at Bulbasaur, shaking her up a lot. Skylark grew worried; if Bulbasaur couldn't get up and start fighting, he wasn't going to make it too far.
"Bulbasaur! Vine Whip!" Skylark shouted desperately. Bulbasaur slowly moved and managed to whip at Mareep, but it only hit her on the side. Nevertheless, it was a hit.
"Mareep, let's hit it with another Headbutt!" Skylark tensed up and grew worried.
"Bulbasaur! Try and dodge the attack!" Bulbasaur heard the command, and tried to jump out of the way, but it was to no avail. As Mareep was near Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur took action into her own hands. Forcing all she had, she took out her whips again and started to attack. She smacked Mareep right in the face, throwing Mareep to the side and making her miss the attack. Not only did she miss, but Bulbasaur's whips hurt it. Bulbasaur then froze up, paralyzed again.
"Thundershock, Mareep!" Mareep turned over and started to run over to Bulbasaur, where she then shocked her with more electricity. Bulbasaur shuddered, but was still intact.
"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!" Bulbasaur moved again, this time smacking Mareep straight in the head. It shot her over to the side of the field, knocking Mareep out. Skylark stood victorious once again. The other girl called Mareep back and ran off of the stage. Skylark picked up Bulbasaur and walked off the stage. Thinking he was done, he tried walking out of arena and to go to a healing center. 2 wins and only four more days to go, Skylark felt confident that his dreams would come true.
Sorry for short uneventful chapter. Tons of school work and personal stuff so yeah. My apologies.