"So the next gym spot is Mossdeep City..." Davin said as he checked his Pokegear map. He had just healed his Pokemon back in Fortree and was walking through the middle area of Route 120, making his way to Lilycove City. "Just two more and I'll be able to enter the Hoenn League!"
After walking for awhile, he crossed a short bridge and came across the last part of the route, where he could see Route 121.
"Hmm... maybe I should take this time to do what I was planning." he suddenly said. He got out all six of his Poke balls and tossed them in the air, releasing all of his beloved Pokemon. "Okay, guys. We seem to be in a pretty calm area, so you guys can run around and play for a while if you want."
Everyone, but Soar, cheered and went off. "Hold on, Ros!" Davin called to his Marshtomp, who stopped and turned around at the mention of his name. "You're going to have to play later. You and I need to do some training."
"Marsh?" It questioned.
"Remember when you used Earthquake back in our gym battle and it had no effect? Well, I think we need to replace that move with a new one because even though its powerful, it's easy for opponents to evade or not be affected by it. You understand?"
It nodded firmly. "Marsh-tomp!"
Davin smiled. "Good." He put a hand to his chin. "Now, if we can only find you a sparring partner..." He looked around a bit at his Pokemon when his eyes stopped at the Shelgon, who had not moved from the spot it was released and had a menacing glare. "Would you like to do the honors, Soar?"
"Shelgon." It muttered as it walked to its position, 5 feet from Ros.
"Let's get started! Ros, start off with Water Gun!" The Marshtomp's blast of water was launched from its mouth only to be blocked by Soar's Protect.
"Nice one, Soar. Alright, now use your Crunch attack!" But the Shelgon blew a stream of flames at Ros, who dodged out of the way.
"Huh? Soar, I said to use Crunch, not Flamethrower." The dragon Pokemon didn't respond. "Well, whatever. Ros, use Rest!" Ros laid on the grass-covered ground and shut its eyes while restoration energy flowed through its body.
Without waiting for a command, Soar proceeded to rush at its comrade while charging its Crunch move.
"Soar, what are you doing?!" Davin exclaimed. The Shelgon bit down on Ros and tossed him into a nearby bush. Deciding to ignore what just happened, Davin called out, "Sleep Talk!" and earthquake shock waves were sent through the ground. Soar used Protect to defend itself.
Davin was noticeably mad. "All right, Soar, what's the deal? I tell you to use a specific move and you use a totally different one. Is there something bugging you?"
"Sheeeeel-GON!" It yelled as it released its Flamethrower at Davin. The boy barely dodged it as he was taken by surprise.
"Soar, what's the..." He was interrupted at Soar biting his arm with Crunch. It swung him around and threw him towards the direction of the other Pokemon, who quickly went out of the way as their trainer landed hard.
After Luck helped him to sit up, Davin looked at Soar, who was scraping its foot against the ground like a rhino that was about to charge. "Stop it, Soar! Why are you acting like this? We're friends, remember?"
Ignoring him, Soar prepared to launch Dragon Pulse at the group, but a Water Gun shot out of nowhere and knocked it to the side. It turned out that Ros had awakened from Rest and was angry that Soar was attacking his friends.
Ros got in front of the group and started to communicate with Soar. "Marshtomp! Mar Mar Marshtomp! (Soar! Quit attacking our friends!)"
"Shelgon? Shel Shelgon! (Our friends? They're no friends of mine!)"
"Mar Marshtomp? Marshtomp Marsh? (What are you saying? What's wrong with you?)"
"Shelgon! Shelgon! Shelgon, Shelgon, Gon! (I believed in him! I trusted him! And he ended up betraying me!)"
"Mar, Mar? Mar Marshtomp? (Who, Davin? What are you talking about?)"
"Shelgon Shelgon Gon Shel Shel Shelgon. Shelgon, Gon, Gon, Shel Shelgon! (Davin promised me that he would help me achieve my dream of flying and I believed him. But after that recent battle, I realized that he only prevented me from reaching my goal!)"
"Mar Marshtomp! Marshtomp Marshtomp! (How can you say that?! Davin would never do that to anybody!)"
"Shelgon Shel Shelgon? Shelgon, Shelgon, SHELGON! (Why am I wasting my time talking to you? No one understands ME!)" Soar launched his Dragon Pulse and it hit Ros directly, knocking him into Davin.
"Ros, are you alright?" Davin asked in concern.
"Marsh..." He answered, a bit uneasy.
"Sheeelll...GOOOOONNNNN!" Soar shouted as its body glowed with clear white. Everyone gasped.
"Soar's evolving!" Davin shouted.
The Shelgon increased in size as it grew larger feet, a pair of big wings, and a long tail. The glowing had stopped and a ferocious dragon roared in the Shelgon's place.
"It's Salamence!" Davin said as he got out his Pokedex.
"Salamence, the Dragon Pokemon. Salamence is the evolved form of Shelgon. When it becomes enraged, Salamence flies around and spouts flames, scorching fields and mountains wherever it goes."
Soar, with its newly acquired wings, took to the air and started to shoot its Flamethrower in the sky while flying. "Groooooooahh! (I can finally fly!)" It screeched. He looked down at Davin. "GrrroooooooOOOOHHH! (And it's no thanks to YOUUUUUUUU!)" He gathered energy in his mouth and fired a Hyper Beam towards the ground.
"Look out!" Davin shouted as they all moved out of the way, just in time. The boy looked at the roaring Salamence. "I don't know what his problem is, but it looks like we have no choice. Everyone, get ready to fight!" The Pokemon agreed and got in front of their trainer so that he wouldn't be harmed.
Soar was preparing for a second Hyper Beam. "All right! Ros, use Water Gun! Halo, use Energy Ball! Luck, use Uproar! Ferro, use Stone Edge! Ira, use Screech!"
All of them used their respective moves against the fired Hyper Beam, which resulted in an explosion. Through the smoke, Soar used Steel Wing and knocked everybody off their feet, sending them flying on top of Davin.
"It's no use..." Davin said while underneath them. "He's too strong..."
"MARSH!" Ros shot out of his piled teammates and stood out to face Soar.
Davin stood to his feet. "Don't do it, Ros! You'll only get hurt!"
Ros put a smirk on his face. The Water/Ground Pokemon began to glow the same way Soar had earlier.
Davin could only gasp as he saw Ros transform in front of his eyes and when the light faded, a new Ros was ready to battle!
Davin's Pokedex
"Swampert, the Mud Fish Pokemon. Swampert is the evolved form of Marshtomp. When Swampert senses the approach of a storm or tidal wave, it protects its seaside nest by piling up boulders. It can also swim as fast as a jet ski."
Unaffected by the transformation, Soar launched its third Hyper Beam.
"Dodge it, Ros!" He followed his trainers orders and narrowly escaped. Soar flew down to hit him with Steel Wing.
"Ros, use Muddy Water!" The Swampert put his hands in front of him and focused his energy into them. Then, a tidal wave of brown water erupted from the ground and splashed Soar, which proved to be minor damage to the Dragon Pokemon.
Davin grunted. "Even with Ros's new power, it still won't be easy to take down." Right then, a light bulb went off in his head. "That's it! Why didn't I think of that before?"
He took out Soar's Poke ball and held it in front of him. "Time for you to calm down! Return, Soar!" The red beam shot out from it, but the Salamence swiftly dodged and, to Davin's shock, flew towards him and snatched the Poke ball from his hand.
"Soar, what do you think your doing?" His question was answered when Soar put the Poke ball in his mouth and destroyed it completely by crushing it with its teeth.
"AAAH!" Davin shouted in horror.
Soar victoriously blew another Flamethrower into the air and flew off into the distance, away from his former trainer.
The Pokemon were in disbelief, as well as Davin. "Well... Looks like Soar's on his own again." Davin sighed and collapsed to the ground. "Ah, man. Talk about a hectic experience."
