A/N: So the masterclass has finished and it is time for the continuation of the story! Ash and Calem need to get their badge! What will happen now?
I wanted to make this a heavy battle chapter to make it unique so yeah! Now we get to see some Frogadier and Pikachu in action!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Chapter 15- On route to Snowbelle! Ash vs Calem! An electric surprise!
The next morning with the gang outside the pokemon center:
Grace had already left to Vaniville Town and now it was just Ash, Serena, Calem, Shauna, Trevor and Tierno that were left.
"So what are you guys going to do now?" Tierno asked the group.
"I am going to go get my last badge!" Ash shouted while pumping his fist.
"Me too!" Calem exclaimed while smirking.
Serena and Shauna both smiled at the determination of the boys. Suddenly, Serena spoke up, "I actually am going to go to Snowbelle too, but Shauna and I have some things we would like to practice here in Glorio."
Shauna looked at Serena and then back at Calem and Ash, "I will be at Lumiose to get ready for the league after Serena and I finish our practicing! For now good bye!"
"Bye Serena and Shauna, hope to see you at Snowbelle!" Ash said with a smile as the two girls began to walk back into the pokemon center.
"Pika pikachu!" Pikachu shouted as well.
Serena then spoke up, "I will see you there Ash, I can't miss your next gym battle!"
"Of course you can't, see you there!" Ash exclaimed. The girls door to the pokemon center then shut and the others saw as the outlines of Serena and Shauna left the doorway and into what they needed to do in the pokemon center.
"Well, Trevs and I are going to go to Lumiose and train extra hard for the league!" Tierno shouted with excitement as he shot a pose to the others.
"We sure are, you guys better get your last badges soon!" Trevor responded with a smirk. "So for now, see you guys later."
Then, Tierno took out a Swana while Trevor took out a Charizard. Both trainers got on their pokemon and flew off thus leaving Ash and Calem alone. Calem and Ash had not battled in a while and they both felt like they needed to battle again.
"So Calem, how about a one on one?" Ash asked as they walked to separate ends of a practice field that they saw next to the pokemon center.
"You're on Ash!" Calem replied while taking out a pokeball and bobbing it in his hand. "I am ready for anything that you have to throw at me!"
"Ok then, here goes!" Ash exclaimed as he decided on what pokemon he wanted to use. Ash took out a pokeball and threw it revealing the pokemon he had promised would become stronger with. "Frogadier, I choose you!"
"Dier froga!" Frogadier said as he looked at Calem with a battle stance with crossed arms and a determined face.
Calem smirked while taking the pokeball he was bobbing in his hand and throwing it into the sky while yelling, "Gallade let's battle!" The pokeball opened and flashed a collection of bright energy that then took the form of a bipedal pokemon with blades in his hands and a green tuft on his head. This pokemon put his blades on his hits and then put them at his sides in battle stance.
"Gallade!" Gallade shouted with excitement as he looked at his opponent. Gallade and Frogadier had been rivals for a long time and their close ranged attacks really assured that the two have become increasingly powerful from battling each other.
Battle Music Start, Ash (Frogadier) vs Calem (Gallade):
"Gallade start things off by using leaf blade!" Calem ordered while putting his hand out and a very strong commanding tone.
"Galll...ADE!" Gallade shouted as his blades glew green and he charged Frogadier. Frogadier did not look dazed by any chance at the attack that came to him.
"Frogadier use cut!" Ash ordered with excitement while putting his open hand out. Frogadier got out his white kunais and charged Gallade. As Ash looked at the white blades, he saw them glisten blue and then turn white again as the moves collided. Frogadier and Gallade stayed in that stalemate for awhile in which sparks flew in between the white and green blades, but then the two bipedal pokemon separated to be in front of their trainers.
"Gallade use close combat!" Calem shouted. Gallade charged Frogadier as he started punching very fast, but Ash knew how to counter this from the last time they had battles.
"Frogadier use aerial ace on his joints!" Ash retaliated while pumping his fist. Frogadier made his limbs glow white and dodged the incoming physical beatdown and then hit Gallade in the shoulder girdle and the knee joint thus stopping the dangerous attack. This caused Gallade to stumble back and give out a smirk and battle cry in front of his trainer. Ash then saw an opportunity, so he put his right hand into the sky and gave the following command: "Now Frogadier, use water pulse!"
"Don't let it get away with it, use psycho cut and break the sphere!" Calem shouted with a smirk knowing very well how to counter the sphere of aquatic energy. Gallade instantly shot out the purple blade thus causing the water pulse to explode in mid air. Calem then found his chance to strike, "Now hit it with leaf blade again!"
"Double team!" Ash commanded while pumping his fist.
"Froga, Froga, Froga," Frogadier shouted as he turned into a lot of decoys that tried to confuse Gallade. The copies then covered most of Ash's side of the field to which Ash smirked in satisfaction from his increased evasion.
Calem smirked and pulled out his trump card, "Now, take them all out with stone edge!"
"Galll… ADE!" Gallade shouted as he punched the ground making rocks come out from the ground and penetrate the decoys. The decoys all went down as soon as the stone edge hit them, but one Frogadier avoided it. Calem noticed this and reacted, "Use leaf blade and hit all of the rocks back at him using close combat!"
Gallade's hands glew a green color and sliced through the rocks making then small and then with close combat managed to make the rocks fly towards Frogadier in incredible speed like bullets coming out of a machine gun.
Frogadier had not chance in dodging and took the damage. Ash though, for some odd reason he recoiled, but not of shock: Pain. 'Why did this hurt?' Ash asked himself. But Ash still did not give up and swung his arm across his chest with a fist formed on his hand, "Frogadier use your frubbles to stop his hands from punching any more rocks!"
"Froga...DIER!" Frogadier shouted as he launched the frubbles and encased the hands like handcuffs. Gallade struggled to get out of the handcuffs and ended up falling to his knees tired. This was the opening Ash needed as Calem's pokemon seemed like it was unable to continue attacking because of the trap he was in.
"Looks like I can finish this now," Ash told himself before narrowing his eyes and thinking of the right move to finish this battle off. "Frogadier use water pulse!" Ash exclaimed while putting out his fist. Frogadier charged up a large sphere of water and shot it towards the struggling Gallade.
Calem smirked as he saw a chance to get out of the trap he was in., "Gallade, dodge it by jumping up and use leaf blade on the frubbles!"
"galll...ADEEEEEEE!" Gallade used every ounce of his energy to jump into the sky, the water pulse kept going and hit the ground below Gallade thus not causing harm. Then in the air, Gallade used leaf blade to free himself from the grip of the frubbles with his green blades. Then, he charged Frogadier with his amazing speed and superior height advantage.
"What?!" Ash recoiled in shock, but regained composure. "Use cut!" Ash commanded quickly as he put his fist out.
The attacks collided in mid air again, and just like before it ended in a stalemate. Calem though, he smirked at the sight of the collision, "Use psycho cut with your free hand!"
Gallade's free hand glowed purple and threw a blade that made Frogadier fall to the ground. Frogadier got up slowly, but very weakened from the STAB that Gallade had in that attack. "Frogadier are you alright?" Ash asked.
"Dier… Froga...DIER!"
"Good, now run and use double team!" Ash exclaimed. Frogadier ran and jumped into the air and split into many forms that surrounded Gallade. This was the position Ash would like to have Frogadier have in order to win. "Now Frogadier, use aerial ace!"
Calem recoiled, but knew what he had to do. As he watched the aquatic frog's limbs glow white and charged, he had a plan that would stop the attack from harming him.
"Jump up while using using leaf blade and spinning!" Calem exclaimed while pumping his fist.
"Gall...ADEEE!" Gallade shouted as he spun like a top with green blades.
Frogadier got hit and fell back in front of Ash. Ash gritted his teeth, he had to do something. "Frogadier use water pulse!" Frogadier began charging his attack furiously. Ash was not expecting to have such a hard time specially after the experience he and Frogadier got after the battle against Olympia.
"Froga…" Frogadier shouted as he made the water sphere in his hands grow in size. Suddenly, Frogadier let his large water pulse fly and set it to go at an amazing speed.
Calem saw the potential danger and shouted for his Gallade, "Use stone edge!"
The barrage of rocks crossed with the sphere of water and both attacks hit their targets with ease causing a large explosion between the pokemon. Ash and Calem gritted their teeths at what may have happened.
Gallade stood up and barely lost his balance while looking at his standing opponent Frogadier.
Ash then felt his entire body ache and he fell over as Frogadier mimicked his trainer. Both of them fell over breathing heavily and unable to continue battling.
They had lost.
"Pikapi?" Pikachu asked Ash in worry at the sudden fall.
Ash had his eyes shadowed over his hat, the fact that he had promised Frogadier that they would become stronger haunted him. He turned back to Pikachu and faked a toothy grin saying, "Calem really was great!"
"Pika…" Pikachu sighed thinking Ash was ok. Ash the walked up to Frogadier and helped him up.
"Hey Frogadier, are you ok?" Ash asked.
"Froga…" Frogadier replied a little salty from the battle still knowing he gave it his all.
"Ash, how is Frogadier?" Calem asked Ash as he walked up to them and helped the duo stand up.
"We will be fine, thanks," Ash said.
"Well Ash, I am going to go to Snowbelle straight away, I hope you can get there fine!" Calem said as he revealed his Talonflame.
"I will Calem, take care," Ash replied, but just as Calem was about to get on, Ash spoke up once more, "Hey Calem?"
"Yea?" Calem asked with a slight quirk of his eyebrow.
Ash sighed as he then looked at Calem with a determined face and declared, "Let's battle again sometime, preferably the Kalos League, and let's settle our differences there."
"You got it," Calem replied as he shook Ash's hand briefly before turning back to his fire and flying type pokemon and hoping on its back. "I will see you later Ash, I better hope to see you at Lumiose City after we both defeat the Snowbelle gym." Calem then took off on his Talonflame into the bright blue sky and Ash along with Frogadier watched in awe as the jet black haired trainer disappeared into the sky as a small spec.
Ash then looked at Frogadier and said, "We will get another shot, don't worry."
"Froga…" Frogadier said with a slightly sad tone as Ash took out Frogadier's pokeball.
"Here, you look tired take a good rest so that Nurse Joy can look at you," Ash said as he recalled Frogadier. Ash then walked into the pokemon center and talked with Nurse Joy. "Can you heal this pokemon please?"
"Sure thing, give me a second," Joy replied taking Ash's pokeball. In the meantime Ash and Pikachu went to sit in a couch to think. Serena and Shauna were not around anymore in the pokemon center. Ash probably thought they left to go train somewhere else.
"What will my strategy be for the Snowbelle City Gym?" Ash asked himself while ruffling a hand through his hair.
"Pika… PIKA PIKA!" Pikachu replied pointing at himself in a prideful way.
Ash giggled and looked at Pikachu, "We'll see, I mean you were in all the other gym battles except this last one," Ash replied as he remembered his gym battles. He remembered how Pikachu stared in his first, second and third gyms. How Pikachu did good work in the fourth for Sceptile, then a Grovyle to finish it off, his fifth one including how Goodra took out that Luxray with an incredible bide, how Noivern took out Sylveon at Laverre city despite the disadvantage, how during his seventh badge Charizard, then a Charmeleon and Frogadier landed good hits, but it was mostly equal in participation… As of now, go to for raw power had to be Charizard, but something about Frogadier puzzled him.
Ding dong ding dong ding dong dang!
The bell sounded as Nurse Joy gave Ash his pokeball back. "Thanks Nurse Joy," Ash said as he took in the pokeball and put it in his belt. After that, Ash and Pikachu embarked in a road to Snowbelle City where he would find himself winning his next badge!
As Ash walked through the dirt path, he saw a lot of pokemon through the sides of the field, they were nice and soft. The day was sunny and the wind was calm as Ash noticed some fletchlings flying overhead.
After a couple hours of walking:
After a couple of hours, Ash noticed a person get in his way. He had an umbrella but had green hair and a very green attire with a rain coat. He then spoke up, "I see that's a keystone, do you mind having a battle?.. Ooh, you're the trainer with that Sceptile, can you show me your skills in battle?!" This man exclaimed as he threw out a Venusaur.
Ash smirked at the sight of the challenge and pointed to the sky, "Pikachu I choose you!"
"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed as he landed in front of Ash while gathering electricity.
The man grew puzzled seeing his opponent's choice, "But Pikachu can't mega evolve…"
Ash smirked while pumping his fist,"Of course he can't, but he doesn't need it to win!"
"Pika pika!" Pikachu agreed while taunting the Venusaur with his "come at me" sign.
Battle Music Begin, Ash (Pikachu) vs Man (Venusaur):
"Alright then," the man said as he raised his hand and hit it towards the ground. "Use Frenzy Plant!" Venusaur raised his front legs and then slammed them on the ground causing a large amount of vines to shoot out of the ground with that immense power.
"Pikachu dodge the plants while using quick attack!" Ash exclaimed with a bit of panic not expecting such a strong attack from the start.
"Pika! Pika pika pika!" Pikachu ran through the vines with ease until one crossed his way.
"Iron tail!" Ash exclaimed and Pikachu sliced through the vines with the steel type move. The man then counter attacked with his own dangerous tactic.
"Venusaur use poison gas!" The man said as Venusaur expelled a gas that consumed Pikachu.
"Pikachu use counter shield like Serena taught us!" Ash retaliated while putting his fist out.
"Pika...CHUUUUUU!" Pikachu exclaimed while shooting off the thunderbolt and making a vortex. The poison gas dispersed and since Pikachu knew to not breath he did not become poisoned.
"Grr…" the man smirked as he sae that Ash was no pushover. 'The rumors were right apparently' the man thought. The man then took out a pocket watch with a key stone and touched it causing Venusaur to glow and transform, "Mega evolve!" Venusaur then grew in size developing a larger and more menacing coloration with a larger plant on the back that could obviously harbor more poisonous gases.
Ash recoiled. "Pika…" Pikachu said in awe. "Pika pika!" Pikachu then smirked liking the challenge.
"Use seed bomb!" the man exclaimed while pumping his fists in front of him.
"SAURRR!" Venusaur exclaimed as it threw seeds that were exploding in the ground. Pikachu winced in pain as he was hit as this was very painful and damaging. The power of mega evolution really proved itself here.
"Pikachu don't give up! Charge in with quick attack!" Ash commanded thinking up a new strategy.
"Pika pika pika pika pika…" Pikachu started while he ran towards Venusaur that was standing his ground well.
"Mmhhhmmm… Frenzy plant," the man called out. Pikachu though ran up the plants, something Ash had never seen before but he really liked the idea. The man recoiled at the scene.
"Now Pikachu use thunderbolt on yourself!" Ash interjected with a smile as his strategy was sure to work.
"Pika pika pika pika PIKA PIKA PIKA PIKA!" Pikachu ran as he enveloped himself in an electric aura (Yes this is Volt Tackle, have a problem with it?). Pikachu collided with the mega Venusaur making a large explosion and knocking Pikachu into the air. Venusaur barely stood up.
"Now's our chance! Electro ball!" Ash shouted as he pumped his fist and put his hand out with the other arm…
What happened next left Ash's jaw hanging:
"PIKA...CHU!" Pikachu shouted as he glowed yellow and engraved his fist into the ground. Instantly, rain started falling around the battle like if rain dance was used and then lightning started coming from these clouds that dropped gallons of water. The ground where Pikachu hit the ground started crackling with electricity and a large barrage of electrical power lunged at Venusaur causing a massive explosion. That made both trainers wince. As soon as the smoke and rain cleared, it was evident that Venusaur was on the ground unconscious and there was no mega evolution present in Venusaur's form.
"Venusaur!" The man shouted as he noticed Venusaur had lost his mega evolution. "Wow you are strong… I hope to battle again soon." The man recalled his dinosaur and left a dumbfounded Ash.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu shouted embracing Ash. Ash took out his pokedex and noticed that Pikachu learned a new move… One he had never heard of before:
Electric Overdrive:
Base power 150
Typing: Electric
"Electric Overdrive…" Ash muttered to himself as he looked at the description: A move that barely any electric types know. This move causes a thunderstorm to appear and a large barrage of electricity to be launched at the target.
"Pikachu, I have had enough for today, how about setting up camp?" Ash asked himself.
"Pika!" Pikachu replied as the duo got to work.
A/N: What is up with this move? Seems like an electric Blast Burn Am I Rite?
Also, Ash and Serena are parting ways for a little bit again. This time it will probably last a little longer as I want to stir the focus a little out of Serena's performances and back towards Ash and his pokemon… and Ash vs Calem in this chapter is some of that, plus you guys probably would have died to see Ash and Calem battle it out for now. In fact, I did not even know that Calem had a Gallade! That's right! I gave him that Ralts during the prologue, didn't you notice it?
So you may be thinking to yourself: Night, since when did the battles include so much more strategy instead of just calling out moves? Well I have an answer: Ash is more mature now, so yes, he is able to battle with more unpredictability. Keep in mind though, that the better battles of this fic will start at around chapter 20, so that is when you will take a glance of what the battles will really be like.
Are you also hyped by seeing the future potential of Pikachu? I am excited too! I never would have thought of making something that seems this overpowered! So yes, good bye electro ball!
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed! Remember to R & R and I hope to see you guys next time!
Responding to some reviews:
AmourshippingFan: Thanks, glad you liked it, expect things to go out of whack with Serena later on though, but that will be in a long time xD!
Rst64tlc: The performance battle was something I came up with to make a cool rival battle between Serena and Paula. Also, Serena's story will escalate soon, but first comes the Kalos League!
Wes27: Glad you liked the pokegirls! Also you are right, Serena did lose in the anime, but I made it different: Instead of making her lose, I made her win and look like she lost. That was the special twist I added, Serena is the Kalos Queen.
Guest 1: Glad you liked it! And things will begin to escalate from here too!
Anonymous Person: Let me clear up your confusion: The second chapter goes back in time to the beginning of his journey. The first chapter was a mission Ash and Calem went on. Here is the thing you need to know: This is Ash's first journey, he is still from Pallet Town, but he fled and is now in Kalos, that is why he has not traveled the other regions yet. As for Diantha, she is distant, yes, but she has a purpose and that is to protect Kalos at all costs. This means that she is doing drastic things like keeping Aria Kalos Queen so that Serena can stay close to Ash: Diantha knows that Serena, despite being capable of being Kalos Queen, should not take the title at this time since she knows something may happen in the future… What might happen you ask? Only I know this ;)