CH 15: Badge brawl

Ash , May and Josh rode across the water on Lapras. "So if you knew the other trainer that means you competed in the Sinnoh league too" Josh said. "Yeah I did" Ash said. "Wow, I hope that means your a good challenge" Josh said.

The three made it back to the rock island where the ref was waiting for them. They entered the caves and after a few minutes reached the battlefield. Ash got one end and Josh on the other.
"The battle will be a 2 on 2, only the challanger will be allowed to change pokemon" The ref said.

"Alright let's go Hitmontop" Josh said, his hitmontop came out and spun arround on it's head. "Ok go Boldore" Ash said, "Boldore!" Donphan said. "Hitmontop use rapid spin" Josh said. "Boldore use iron defense" Ash said. Hitmontop curled up and braced himself.

Hitmontop smashed into Boldore, but Boldore endured with harden. "Hitmontop use tripple kick" Josh said. "Boldore use iron defense" Ash said. Boldore got down gain and endured the first two kicks but the third broke his harden and dealt serious damage. "OH no" Ash said. "Nice work hitmontop follow up with rolling kick" Josh said.

"Boldore use sand attack!" Ash said. Boldore splashed sand into Hitmontop's eyes. Hitmontop couldn't see and flew right past Boldore. "Boldore use powergem" Ash said. Boldore's red gems began to glow as he blasted hitmontop ko'ing him. "Hitmontop is unable to battle" The ref said. "Uh well nice try return" Josh said.

"Wow that's one strong boldore" Josh said. "But don't get cocky hitmontop was my youngest pokemon my others are much stronger" Josh said. "Ok go hitmonchan" Josh said. His hitmonchan came out and slammed his fists into eachother then hed them up proud.

"Boldore use rockslide" Ash said. "Hitmonchan use bullet punch" Josh said. As a dozen large rocks flew at hitmonchan . Hitmonchan's fists shined like metal and he quickly smashed each rock that almos thit him. "Now use focus punch!" Josh said.

"Quick use iron defense!" Ash said. Boldore shined like metal then braced himself. "Full power!" Josh said. Hitmonchan's right fist was brought back and was glowing red. Hitmonchan smashed boldore. Boldore was knocked back and when he finnaly stopped he was uncounscious. "Boldore is unable to battle" The ref said.

"Boldore return, you did great" Ash said. "Alright Ash what have you got next" Josh said. "Ok let's go staraptor" Ash said. His staraptor came out and flew above hitmonchan. "Hitmonchan use thunderpunch!" Josh said.

"staraptor use double team!" Ash shouted. staraptor quickly made doubles of himself and hitmonchan hit one. "Ok quick use arial ace!" Ash said. staraptor flew up higher to gain altitude and speed then flew back down impacting hitmonchan.

"Hitmonchan use agility" Josh said. "staraptor you use agility to" Ash said. "staraptor use arial ace" Ash said. "Hitmonchan use detect" Josh said. Hitmonchan avoided the attack easily with detect. "Now quickly use Thunderpunch" Josh said.

As staraptor flew past him hitmonchan punched staraptor with an electrified fist. "staraptor!" Ash said. staraptor shook off the electricity then flew back up. "Alright hitmonchan use skyuppercut" Josh said.
"Come on Ash you've got this" Barry said. "I know you can do it" May said. "Thanks guys staraptor use closecombat!" Ash said. staraptor straight at hitmonchan and the two clashed. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu said trying to motivate staraptor.

"You can do it staraptor!" Ash said. It wasn't easy but staraptor's closecombat overpowered the sky uppercut. Hitmonchan fell to the ground and crashed. "Hitmonchan can you get up?" Josh said.
Hitmonchan slowly got up and help his fists up. " staraptor use arial ace" Ash said. "Use detect then thunderpunch" Josh said. Hitmonchan avoided staraptor and then unleashed thunderfist on staraptor. "staraptor!" Ash said.

"staraptor don't give up!" May said. "staraptor!" staraptor shouted. "One more thunderpunch finish him!" Josh said. Hitmonchan quickly ran at staraptor. "staraptor use brave bird everything you got!" Ash said.

"Brave bird, but won't that also deal damage to staraptor" May said. "True but if Ash doesn't finish this now it might not matter" Barry said. staraptor glowed blue and flew right at Hitmonchan. The two collided and caused a whiph of dust around them.

"What happened who won?" Barry said. When the dusk cleared staraptor was on the ground breathing deeply. In front of him was hitmonchan unconscious. "Hitmonchan is unable to battle, the winner is the challanger" The ref said. "Yeah we did it" Ash said. He went over and lifted staraptor up. "You did great buddy" Ash said. "Pika chu" pikachu said.

"staraptor" Staraptor said proudly. Josh went over and helped hitmonchan up before returning him to his pokeball. "You did great hitmonchan" Josh said. "Ash I have to tell you, Brawly was right about you" Josh said.

One of Josh's students who was watching the match came over to them and handed him a badge case. Josh opened the case and took out a knuckles badge. The knuckles badge was slightly different from the ones Brawly had. These ones were a little bigger. The were shaped more like a human fist and were bronze.

"I wish you luck on your journey Ash" Josh said. Ash walked back to Barry and May. "You did awesome Ash" Barry said. "Thanks Barry I hope you can win your next match here" Ash said. "I still got some training to do with Breloom and Vigoroth before I try again" Barry said.

After a trip to the pokemoncenter Ash and May were on the ferry to Slateport city. Ash and May were in the front of the ship watching the sunset. "You did great Ash" May said. "Thanks May Having you there helped" Ash said.

"So May your next contest is in Slateport" Ash said. "Yeah I hear they're planning something special for it" May said. "Yeah you'll be competing in it" Ash said. "Oh Ash" She said. May and Ash kissed as the boat moved closer toward the sunset.