Hello~
It's time for the very first Pokemon Gym Battle in The Sinnoh Trio! Oddly enough, it's not for one of my characters, but it's still very important!
Disclaimer: I own The Sinnoh Trio. Pokémon belongs to Nintendo, and the other OC's belong to their creators.
-Break-
The next morning, the group of trainers had gathered outside the Pokémon Gym. It was Rachel's day to battle Roark, the Oreburgh city gym leader. Remus had come to watch her battle, leaving Romulus to stay and chat with Zina. Cal and Michael had created large signs that read, 'Let's go Kitten', and, 'If you fail, we're disowning you. No pressure!'. Danny was pouting in a corner.
"Which one of you is Rachel?" A handsome man about their age exited the building.
"I'm Rachel." She responded.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Roark, and I'll be your opponent for today." He said in a gentlemanly fashion. Rachel blushed at his kindness.
"Okay." She smiled. They entered the gym to find a huge, rocky terrain.
"Holy Miltank!" Zina exclaimed. She looked down at Dill. "I can't wait until we get to battle on that!" Her Turtwig jumped in excitement.
"Don't get ahead of yourself. I still have to battle first!" Rachel laughed. Zina nodded and followed her friends to the stands. The room was filled with assorted fans from Oreburgh city. The referee walked out to the field.
"This battle will be a three on three battle between Gym Leader Roark and challenger Rachel." The ref announced. The crowds cheered in anticipation. Rachel and Roark took their places on the field and nodded to each other. "Only the challenger will be allowed to substitute Pokemon. The Gym Leader will start the battle. Let the battle begin!"
"Geodude!" Roark sent out his first Pokémon.
"Haunter!" Rachel called out as her Haunter appeared. It spun around as if it were dancing.
"Geodude, use Rock Throw!" Roark commanded. The rock Pokémon threw a barrage of rocks toward Haunter.
"Haunter, use Psychic." Rachel said. A pink aura circled the rocks, sending them back at Geodude.
"Geodude, dodge it!" Roark called.
"I don't think so! Haunter, use Hypnosis!" The ghost-type emitted a silver ring that floated towards Geodude. Geodude swayed back and forth, before falling down completely. "Now use Shadow Ball!" Haunter fired the purple blob at Geodude, knocking it back. "Finish it with Psychic!"
"Geodude, wake up!" Roark shouted. It was too late. A pink aura picked Geodude up and slammed him into the ground. He was completely knocked out.
"Geodude is unable to battle. The winner is Haunter." The ref said. Remus, Michael, and Cal cheered loudly. Michael was holding the sign that said 'Let's go Kitten', purely to annoy her.
"That was really impressive." Cal stated.
"Let's just see if she can convince Frosty to cooperate." Michael said. Remus looked at him, slightly confused.
"Frosty?" He asked. "Who's that?"
"I lent Rachel my Snover." Michael explained. "But without a gym badge, it may be hard for her to control it."
"I see." Remus mused. Turning back to the battle, they saw Roark's Onix facing Frosty the Snover.
"Onix, use Screech!" Roark commanded.
"Frosty, use Grasswhistle!" Rachel countered. The Snover played a light melody that wafted through the air. Onix slowly moved back and forth to the melody, before crashing on the ground. It was so heavy that some people jumped.
"Not Onix too!" Roark shouted. "Come on Onix, wake up!"
"Alright, now use Razor Leaf!" Rachel said. However, instead of attacking, Frosty danced around the field. Rachel face-palmed.
"Onix, wake up and use Stealth Rock!" Onix rose from his slumber and released the rocks onto the field. "Now use Rock Throw!"
"Frosty, dodge it!" Rachel shouted. The Snover danced around the rocks gracefully, until one rock knocked him back into the ground. "Frosty!" Rachel ran to the Pokémon. She pulled one of her special herbs out and fed it to the Snover. Frosty jumped up, did a little spin, and faced Rachel. "Are you ready to listen to my commands now and not dance?"
Okie-dokie! Snover nodded.
"Good. Now get out there are use Razor Leaf." Snover jumped up and ran towards Onix, firing leaves as he went. "Finish it with Powder Snow!"
"Onix is a Rock-type, so that shouldn't work." Roark said from across the field.
"But Onix is also a Ground-type!" Zina shouted from the stands.
"Wait-what?" Roark looked back at the field, just to see Onix crash into the ground.
"Onix is unable to battle. The winner is Frosty the Snover!" Announced the ref. Frosty began to dance around again, while Rachel jumped up in excitement.
"All we need is one more win!" She exclaimed. Returning Frosty, Rachel made eye contact with Roark. "You better give it your all!"
"As should you." Roark responded. "It's time for my strongest Pokémon! Go, Cranidos!"
"Minda!" Rachel called out her partner Pokémon. Minda landed on the field with skill, her claws flashing in the light.
"Start with Leer!" Roark commanded.
"Metal Claw!" Minda ran towards her opponent and quickly scratched Cranidos with her claws.
"Cranidos, throw her off you with Headbutt!" Minda was thrown to the ground by the dinosaur. Dust settled around her.
"Minda, get up!" Rachel called.
"Minda took a lot of damage from that." Zina noted.
"Don't you remember when Cranidos used Leer?" Romulus asked. "That probably contributed to the damage.
"All Roark has to do is call out a Rock-type attack, and Minda is done for." Zina said glumly. Romulus laughed.
"If Cranidos knew any attacks. He only has three moves, and none are Rock-type." He said. They looked back at the battle. Minda had gotten up from the ground and was covering the field with snow by using Blizzard.
"Finish it with Metal Claw!" Rachel called out.
"I don't think so…" Roark teased. He pulled out a super potion and used it on Cranidos. Rachel groaned.
"This might take a while." She muttered. "Metal Claw again!" And then Minda proceeded to spam Metal Claw.
"Cranidos is unable to battle, leaving Minda the Sneasel the winner. That means the battle goes to the challenger Rachel!" The crowd in the stands cheered loudly. Roark and Rachel met on the middle of the field.
"Congrats on the battle. I was really impressed with your use of the Ice-types." Roark said to her.
"Thanks! I had fun in the battle too." Rachel replied.
"In recognition of your victory, I present to you the Coal Badge. And maybe you know, we could go out later. Or something." Roark winked. Rachel flushed completely.
"Thanks for the offer," Rachel started, "but I have someone else in mind." Roark nodded.
"I understand." He said. "But still, you were amazing. I know that you're going to be a great trainer."
"Thanks!" She said happily.
"RACHEL/KITTEN!" Her friends crowded around her.
"Congrats!" Remus hi-fived her.
"I'm so proud of you!" Zina hugged the girl.
"Meh, you were okay." Michael shrugged. Rachel rolled her eyes and laughed.
"Let's go celebrate with ice cream!" Cal declared. Roark laughed at their excitement.
"Just don't be gone too long. I have to battle Zina next." The leader said. Zina nodded.
"And dude, you're going down!" She said.
"We'll see about that." He grinned.
~The screen pauses and shows Roark's face and Zina's face facing off. A majestic voice plays in the background.~
Will Zina be able to defeat Roark in her first gym battle? Only time will tell as our journey continues~
Hehe…Cheesy ending.
Next chapter should be the week of April 28th. Zina will battle Roark then!
Read, review, and have a nice day.