After a quick heal at the Pokemon Center, Davin and Maura stood in front of the Mauville Gym.

"You ready?" Davin asked.

"Always." Maura nodded.

They entered through the automatic doors and saw the battlefield in the middle of what looked like a power plant with electricity rods surrounding the entire place.

"Looks like we're going to be battling an Electric-type user." Davin noted.

From the automatic doors in the back of the gym, an old man with a white beard, wearing a brown aviator jacket and yellow pants, entered and stepped on to the field.

"Well, hello there. You must be new challengers. I'm Wattson, the Mauville Gym Leader."

"I'm Davin. And this is Maura." He introduced.

Wattson eyed the two trainers curiously. "So which of you is going first?"

Davin and Maura looked at each other; they hadn't thought about that since they both rushed their way here.

The boy suddenly smiled and said, "You go first, Maura."

"What? Are you sure?" She asked, surprised.

"Think of it as a 'thank you' for helping me." He winked at her, making her blush.

"Wahahahah!" Wattson laughed heartily. "You two are quite the couple!"

Now Davin was blushing. "No! It's not like that! She just... well..."

"Aw, don't worry! I completely understand." Wattson added emphasis to his voice as he held his chin with two fingers. Davin said no more as he made his way to the bench that was to the right of the field.

Maura took her place on the field. "All right, Wattson! Don't think just because I'm a girl, that I'll go easy on you!"

"Wahahahah! I'd expect nothing less!" He called for the judge as he took his place at the side of the field.

"The battle between Gym Leader Wattson and the challenger, Maura, will now begin! Each trainer will use four Pokemon. The battle is over when all Pokemon on either side is unable to battle. Lastly, only the challenger may substitute." He crossed his flags. "Begin!"

"Now, Voltorb! Let's go!" Wattson let out a Pokemon that had the appearance of a Poke ball with two eyes.

"A Voltorb..." Maura took out her Pokedex, which was pink and had a female voice compared to Davin's.

"Voltorb, the Ball Pokemon. Rumors say that it was created when a Poke Ball was exposed to a powerful pulse of energy. Because it explodes at the slightest shock, many people treat it with caution."

Maura took out her Poke ball. "Okay, Poochyena! You're up first!" The ball released a puppy with gray fur and black coloration on its face, feet and the inside of its ears. It lowered its body and growled intensely.

"So Maura's got a Poochyena..." Davin took out his Pokedex as its male voice responded.

"Poochyena, the Bite Pokemon. It savagely threatens its foes with bared fangs. Its acute sense of smell lets it track down its prey easily."

"All right, Voltorb! Use Rollout!" It shut its eyes as it rolled toward its opponent.

"Poochyena, jump on top of it and try to balance yourself!" It followed orders and leapt into the air just before Voltorb was able to hit it and got on top, frantically moving its feet to try and stay where it was.

"Ah! That must be her contest skills in action..." Davin noticed.

"Voltorb, use Selfdestruct!" The ball glowed and exploded, covering the field with smoke. When it cleared, both Voltorb and Poochyena were lying on their backs, unconscious.

"Both Pokemon are unable to battle! The first battle ends in a draw!"

Both of them returned their Pokemon and took out new Poke balls.

"Magneton, come on out!" A Pokemon that looked like three Magnemite stuck together was sent out.

"Corphish, let's go!" A small, red lobster appeared on Maura's side of the field.

Davin scanned both Pokemon.

"Magneton, the Magnet Pokemon. Magneton is the evolved form of Magnemite. It generates powerful radio waves that raise temperatures by 3.6 degrees F within a 3,300-foot radius."

"Corphish, the Ruffian Pokemon. When it grips on to its prey, it will refuse to let go. Its hardy nature allows it to live in any environment."

"A Water type against an Electric type? Wahahahah! That's not a wise choice!" Wattson stated.

"You let me worry about that." She pointed to Magneton. "Corphish, Bubble Beam!" Light blue bubbles were launched from its pincers.

"Dodge, Magneton, then use Thunder Wave!" It levitated up, avoiding the attack, and released a blue wave of electricity. Corphish was hit and it shook as blue sparks surrounded its body. "Now that its paralyzed, use Shock Wave!"

"Corphish, Protect!" A green dome-shaped shield blocked the electric attack. "Now, use Dig!" It burrowed underground slowly due to its paralysis.

"Keep an eye out for it, Magneton! Well... three eyes, in your case. Wahahahah!"

Magneton sweatdropped at its trainer's corny joke and tried to find Corphish. To its surprise, it took a direct and quick hit from behind.

Wattson was surprised as well. "What speed! But how?"

"You'd be surprised what your Pokemon can do when you raise their endurance against paralysis." Maura proudly said. "Now, Corphish! Crab Hammer!" One of its pincers glowed white and it smashed it into Magneton, making it go unconscious.

"Magneton is unable to battle! Corphish wins!"

Davin was shocked. "Amazing! She's raised that Corphish well!"

Magneton was returned as Wattson took out another Poke ball. "Wahahahah! You're not doing bad over there, little miss! Although, this battle isn't over yet!" The ball was thrown and a green Pokemon with thunderbolt markings was sent out.

Maura took out her Pokedex.

"Electrike, the Lightning Pokemon. It generates electricity using friction from the atmosphere. In seasons with especially arid air, its entire body blazes with violent showers of sparks."

"Interesting... All right, Corphish, return!" The red light absorbed it back and Maura's next Poke ball was in her hand. "Go, Minun!" A mouse with large, blue ears and a tail shaped like a minus sign was let out.

"Minun, the Cheering Pokemon." Davin's Pokedex informed. "Simultaneous exposure to electricity from a Plusle and Minun will promote circulation and boost vitality. It uses pom-poms made of sparks for cheering."

"Electric against Electric? This'll be something..." Davin thought.

"Minun, use Quick Attack!"

"You use Quick Attack too, Electrike!"

Both Pokemon charged at lightning speed and collided, canceling each other out.

"Electrike, use Shock Wave!"

When Electrike began charging electricity, Maura whispered to Minun, "Fake Tears."

Minun winked at her and began bawling as tears appeared in its eyes.

"Hey. What's wrong?" Wattson asked. Electrike stopped charging and looked at the crying Pokemon.

"I don't get it. Why's it crying?" Davin asked, totally clueless.

Maura smirked. "Iron Tail!" Minun abruptly stopped crying and hit Electrike with its glowing tail.

"Wahahahah! So it was using Fake Tears! Now that is amusing!" said Wattson.

"You've seen nothing yet! Minun, use Thunder!" It began to build up electricity as its cheeks sparked.

"Electrike, use Quick Attack!" It dashed forward to strike, but it wasn't quick enough as a huge blast of electricity hit it, causing it to stumble backwards and faint.

"Electrike is unable to battle! Minun wins!"