Davin, now in Rustboro City, stood in front of the gym where he would face Roxanne, the Rock type gym leader. He had already took his Pokemon to the Pokemon Center and he was more than ready for battle.
He entered through the automatic doors of the gym and gazed at the rocky battlefield where the battle would take place. "Figures she'd have a field that suited her element." He thought.
"You're here for battle?" A woman wearing a blue dress and brown hair in the shape of pigtails with pink ribbons stepped on to the far side of the field.
"Yes. My name is Davin and I challenge you!" He said as he took his place on his side of the field.
She smiled. "Very well. I, Roxanne, accept your challenge!" She motioned for someone to come and the judge for the battle came to the side of the field.
"The match between Roxanne and Davin will now begin!" he announced. "Each trainer will use 3 Pokemon. The battle is over when all Pokemon on either side are unable to battle. Lastly, only the challenger may substitute his Pokemon." Two flags were raised. "Begin!"
"Geodude, let's go!" Roxanne threw her first Poke ball and a boulder with eyes and fists appeared on the field.
"Ros, I choose you!" The Mudkip let out a battle cry upon release. "Ros is a Water type, so I have the advantage. I could probably take out all of her Pokemon with just Ros." Davin thought.
"Geodude, use Rock Throw!" With one pound of its fist, boulders erupted from the ground and came at Ros.
"Jump on the rocks and use Water Gun!" Ros did as commanded and leaped from boulder to boulder until Geodude came into sight. It shot a blast of water at it.
"Defense Curl!" It curled into a ball just as the attack hit. It appeared unaffected when it uncurled. "Use Rock Tomb!" Using both fists this time, it slammed the ground again and giant rocks surrounded Ros.
"Tackle!" Geodude jumped over the boulders and leaned in to ram the Mudkip.
"Water Gun, now!" The Rock type was forced high into the air by the attack. "Now, go in for Tackle!" With a strong jump, Ros slammed its head against Geodude in mid-air and the Rock Pokemon fainted upon hitting the ground.
"Geodude is unable to battle! Mudkip wins!"
"Good going, Ros!" Davin cheered.
"Mudkip!" It smiled at him.
Roxanne returned her Geodude and sent out another one just like it. She ordered for a Tackle attack and it rolled towards Ros. Davin called for Mud-Slap and the Geodude began to slow down as it rolled through mud.
"Tackle it, then use Water Gun!" Ros did as said and its opponent fainted.
"Geodude is unable to battle! Mudkip wins!"
Davin couldn't help but smile. "Two down, one to go!"
"Don't get cocky, Davin." Roxanne warned as she returned her Geodude. "My Geodude were just a warm up compared to my last Pokemon."
"Bring it on! Ros will take it out in no time flat!" He boasted.
A slight chuckle escaped her lips. "How foolish." She threw her last Poke ball. "Teach him a lesson, Nosepass!" A solid rock Pokemon with a huge nose appeared.
"No problem! Ros, use your Water Gun!"
"Zap Cannon!"
"Huh?!" Davin was surprised as an electric sphere formed in Nosepass's hands and was thrown at the oncoming water attack, causing an explosion. Unfortunately, the Zap Cannon was still coming in fast and it hit Ros, causing major damage to the Water type.
"Being a Rock gym leader, trainers always challenge me with at least one or two water types. That's why I taught my Nosepass to use Zap Cannon to deal with them." Roxanne smirked. "I told you not to get cocky."
Davin gritted his teeth. "She's clever. She used her Geodude to throw me off guard, making me think Ros would land me an easy win. Then she brought out her Nosepass to completely overtake the battle." He turned his gaze to Ros, who had electric sparks surrounding its body. "And if Ros gets hit by another Zap Cannon, it's done for."
Davin held up a Poke ball. "Ros, return!"
"Use Block!" Roxanne said quickly. A big X appeared in front of Nosepass and Ros was hit with it. When the Poke ball's light hit Ros, it bounced off of it.
"Oh no! Now I have no choice but to keep it in!" Davin was getting nervous.
"Just another part of my strategy." Roxanne pointed forward. "All right, Nosepass! Fire another Zap Cannon!"
Davin thought quickly. "Ros, counter with Mud-Slap!" The attacks exploded on contact and, to Davin's shock, Nosepass appeared right in front of Ros.
"Do it!" Nosepass fired a close range Zap Cannon, causing a cloud of dust to kick up. When it cleared, Ros was seen laying flat on the ground, unconscious.
"Mudkip is unable to battle! Nosepass wins!"
Davin let out a sigh and returned the Mudkip to its ball. "This is just great. My only Pokemon with an advantage is out and I only have 2 that haven't even been in tough battles." He sighed again as he got out another Poke ball. "Oh, well. Go, Halo!" The worm Pokemon appeared on the rocky field.
"Use String Shot around its legs!"
"Rock Throw!"
Before Halo could make a move, rocks came out of the ground and flew at the bug, causing heavy damage and a one hit knockout.
"Wurmple is unable to battle! Nosepass wins!"
Roxanne chuckled at her challenger's battle skills. "From what I've seen, Davin, you have a lot to learn about battling."
"Oh, shut it!" He thought as he returned Halo. "I know plenty about battles! The Pokemon that I have are just not experienced enough!"
Davin held his final Poke ball in hand. "I don't know what you're worth, but I guess I won't see it in this battle." He gloomily released his newly caught Slakoth, Luck, and it had a relaxed expression on its face.
"Time to end this! Nosepass, use Zap Cannon!"
"Dodge it!" Luck slowly avoided the attack by moving to the right.
"Now, use Yawn!" The Slakoth yawned a huge bubble that went over and popped in front of Nosepass, causing it to fall on its back and start snoring. Roxanne was a little surprised by this.
"Now that it's asleep, let's see if we can cause some damage! Luck, use Scratch!" Its claws glowed white and it slashed at Nosepass, but by the claws scraping at its solid body, Davin knew it wasn't effective.
To Davin's surprise, Nosepass woke up right after that. Roxanne ordered for Rock Throw and Luck was hit.
"Now, Zap Cannon!" More damage was dealt to the sloth as its body sparked with electricity. Luck was now down on one knee, holding its chest.
Davin sighed and lowered his head. "What am I thinking? There's no way Luck can win this. All of his attacks against a Rock type like Nosepass are completely useless... What else can I do but just stand here and let Luck lose on its own?"
"Koth!" Luck suddenly shouted. Davin looked up and saw it struggling to stand up straight. Then, it held out its right arm and it glowed white. Luck jumped into the air and did a karate chop on Nosepass's head with the glowing arm, making Nosepass stumble back.
Roxanne gasped. "Is that possible?!"
Luck returned to its place and Davin just stared in awe. "Luck... you..." He swallowed and smiled, having had his spirits rise again. "All right! Time to turn this around! Luck, use Brick Break one more time!" The same process repeated, but with Luck striking Nosepass's side.
"We won't take that sitting down! Nosepass, use Zap Cannon!" The sphere of electricity fired, but Luck ducked its head to evade and charged toward its foe.
"Use Yawn!" Another huge bubble like before appeared and popped in front of Nosepass, sending it into slumber. "You know what to do! Brick Break, non-stop!"
As ordered, Luck began striking Nosepass from all angles of its body, causing great damage due to Brick Break being a Fighting type move and Nosepass being a Rock type. Eventually, when Nosepass had woken up, it stood for 2 seconds before falling down and fainting.
The judge raised his flag to the left. "Nosepass is unable to battle! Slakoth wins! The victor of this battle is the challenger, Davin!"
"ALL RIGHT!" Davin jumped into the air in joy. When he landed, he ran on to the field and picked up Luck. "You did it! Thank you so much! I should've never doubted you! You really live up to your name!" He talked excitedly.
"Slak-oth." It rubbed its hand behind its head in embarrassment as it blushed.
Roxanne stepped forward to the two after she had returned Nosepass. "That was an unexpected turn of events. I never expected my Nosepass to ever get taken down by a Slakoth."
"This little guy's special." Davin kissed it on the cheek, making Luck blush even more.
Roxanne laughed and extended her arm to Davin, revealing a small object that was shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized then the others. "This Stone Badge belongs to you. Thank you for a great battle."
"Thank you." Davin grabbed the badge and held it into the air as he shouted with rejoice, "Yeah! I got the Stone Badge!"
"Slak!" Cheered Luck.
