Trainers, what does the Ability Lightningrod do?
a) It causes all Electric moves to target you.
b) It turns all of your moves into the Electric type.
c) It turns all of your opponent's moves into the Electric type.
Wes and Rui zoomed up to Cipher's new headquarters. Realgam Tower.
"Well… this'll be fun."
"Plenty. At least we've been training heaps." Rui pulled out her six Pokéballs. "We've got all of the Pokémon we need right here."
Wes pulled out his own. "Yes. We will defeat Cipher, and we will do it on our terms. None of their Shadow Pokémon rubbish."
"Fuohoho! So, we meet again, Wes. You don't know how much trouble you caused in Pyrite, but… yeah, I don't know either. Anyway, let the music play! …Nah, let's just fight."
CIPHER ADMIN MIROR B. would like to battle!
CIPHER ADMIN MIROR B. sent out LUDICOLO and LUDICOLO!
Go! FLYGON and TOGETIC!
Flygon extended claws of Dragon, and started to savage a Ludicolo. The other attempted an Ice Beam, but Togetic interrupted the attack with an Aerial Ace.
"Flygon! Always lost in combat. What have I said about watching your back?"
CIPHER ADMIN MIROR B. sent out LOUDRED and GOLDUCK!
Togetic turned to the Golduck, and sent a Magical Leaf it's way. Golduck shot an Ice Beam at Flygon, defeating it. Loudred attempted to use Earthquake, finishing Togetic's job.
CIPHER ADMIN MIROR B. sent out ARMALDO!
Go! HITMONTOP!
Intimidating Loudred and Armaldo, Hitmontop delivered a Rolling Kick to the Loudred, while Togetic used an AncientPower, defeating the Armaldo.
WES defeated CIPHER ADMIN MIROR B.!
"Oh, by golly, this just won't do. My my, I may have to consider a new career path, maybe strike out with Folly and Trudly-"
*SMACK*
"Sorry, instinct."
"That's all right, doll. No hard feelings?"
"Not if you leave now. I never want to see you again."
"Naturally, baby…"
Wes rolled his eyes.
"Dahaha! Luck run out before me! I crush bones like sparrow's eggs between thighs!"
"…What?"
CIPHER ADMIN DAKIM would like to battle!
CIPHER ADMIN DAKIM sent out FORRETRESS and WHISCASH!
Go! ENTEI and MEGANIUM!
An interesting technique on Dakim's part. By sending out Forretress, he enticed Wes to use Entei, which in turn would be countered by Whiscash.
If only he remembered that the exact concept worked in reverse. Whiscash was handily defeated by a Giga Drain by Meganium, and Entei was free to Fire Blast the Forretress.
"Damme! You counter perfect plan? Gah!"
CIPHER ADMIN DAKIM sent out CLAYDOL and FLYGON!
Meganium used a Giga Drain again to whittle down Claydol, while Entei smashed the Flygon with a powerful Double-Edge.
CIPHER ADMIN DAKIM sent out HOUNDOOM!
Houndoom used Fire Blast on Meganium, nipping that threat in the bud. Entei took its revenge with a Double-Edge, somehow knocking Houndoom into Claydol and finishing both.
WES defeated CIPHER ADMIN DAKIM!
"You powerful foe. One of few to beat powerful Dakim. Dakim must go to think under waterfall."
"My my, I've been reduced to guarding this tower from intruders. Never would I expect to see such a dashing man hoping to get past."
"Enough flirting there, Venus."
"How rude!"
CIPHER ADMIN VENUS would like to battle!
CIPHER ADMIN VENUS sent out RAICHU and BELLOSSOM!
Go! FERALIGATOR and ENTEI!
Entei used a Fire Blast on Bellossom to defeat it. Feraligator decided to Earthquake the Raichu, at the cost of bringing Entei down.
"Whoops. Got carried away there…"
CIPHER ADMIN VENUS sent out WIGGLYTUFF and MISDREAVUS!
Go! MISDREAVUS!
Both Misdreavus launched a Shadow Ball, meeting in the centre of the field. Venus' let the orb drop, while Rui's pressed on and hit the actual foe, KOing it. Feraligator used an Earthquake, using its sheer force and Misdreavus' Levitate to eliminate the Wigglytuff.
CIPHER ADMIN VENUS sent out MILOTIC!
Milotic winked at Feraligator, placing it under Attract. Misdreavus retaliated with a Confuse Ray.
"Feraligator!" Rui called out.
FERALIGATOR came to its senses from the trainer's call!
Feraligator used Earthquake, to which Milotic took a large amount, but not enough, damage. And a lot of offence. She curled over, and…
*SMACK*
Milotic, in her confusion, hit herself with the intended attack. She fainted from the Confusion damage.
RUI defeated CIPHER ADMIN VENUS!
"And, in battle and in love, I have been defeated!"
"Go home, Venus. Just… go home."
"You have arrived at your destination, hand in hand like a happy couple."
"Better than you can say!"
"Tsk tsk. You cannot defeat your foes with such a frivolous mind!"
CIPHER ADMIN EIN would like to battle!
CIPHER ADMIN EIN sent out RHYDON and STARMIE!
Go! SUICUNE and RAIKOU!
Raikou set up a Rain Dance, and Suicune used Surf on the Rhydon. Starmie prepared a Rain Dance, noticed there was some set up, and then switched to Thunder on Suicune, doing a healthy chunk of damage.
CIPHER ADMIN EIN sent out MANECTRIC!
Wes had pause to give. He looked between his Pokémon, and then at his Battle Brace. It clicked. He told Suicune to use a Dig, while Raikou used Crunch to take down the Starmie. True to form, Manectric's Thunder missed Suicune.
"Glad I thought to teach Suicune a move like that."
CIPHER ADMIN EIN sent out PELIPPER!
Manectric used a Protect, but Suicune attacked from the back, where the shield did nothing. Knocking the Manectric down, Raikou now had free reign to Thunder the Pelipper.
CIPHER ADMIN EIN sent out GOLBAT!
With the rain still up, Raikou could make short work of this foe, too.
WES defeated CIPHER ADMIN EIN!
"Harrumph. You only won because Nascour didn't give me another Shadow Pokémon. Shadow Pokémon will prevail. You cannot prevent it…"
"So… you going anywhere?"
"I remember this one man… I think I can procure his services."
The correct answer is a) It causes all Electric moves to target you.
Next time, on Shadow Pokemon Plan, Wes meets an old friend.