What's going on, guys and gals? Last chapter involved Fate bringing back a few of her Pokemon from Kanto and giving Tepig (Angel) a nickname, while also battling and losing to her rival Destiny. Meanwhile, CJ discovered how strong Oshawott truly was, and also gave him a nickname. Now, Owen will be taking on the gym leader of Striaton city, so expect an intense battle!
Owen's team
Snivy, (f), level 8, Tackle, Leer, Absorb
Pidove, (f), level 8, Tackle, Growl
Blitzle, (m), level 7, Quick Attack, Shock Wave
"Snivy, I'm going to be starting with you for this battle. I'm not sure what kind of Pokemon we're going up against, but I know you can do it!" Owen roared emotionally. Snivy, on the other hand, was more nervous than excited, and understandably so. It was her first ever gym battle, and Owen's first in Unova. She didn't want to let him down, but she also knew that there was a small chance that she could win.
"Then I'll go with you, Blitzle," Owen told the electric zebra. Blitzle instantly tensed up and he began to shake nervously. He and Owen had never actually worked together in an organized battle, so this was definitely going to be a challenge.
"And you're going to close this thing out, Pidove," Owen said while looking Pidove in the eyes. The normal and flying type nodded before puffing her chest out confidently. The three Pokemon all looked at one another before wishing each other the best of luck.
"They seem pretty pumped up for the battle," CJ noticed. Leaf nodded in agreement while Wotter simply grunted groggily. CJ had woken him up from his daily eight hour nap, which kept Wotter from getting his beauty sleep.
"They're going to do great," Fate proclaimed. Hez agreed with his trainer, but Angel glared at Fate bitterly. If Fate had actually shown the slightest bit of competence, then Angel wouldn't be that mad about losing so badly. However, she felt that her trainer had totally left her out to dry.
"That's right. Pidove, Blitzle, return. Snivy, let's go," Owen told his starter. Snivy nodded and climbed on Owen's left shoulder, and the group of three trainers and their Pokemon walked into the gym that they had previously been standing outside of. Inside, the gym looked like an upscale restaurant with dozens of waiters flying across the floor, tending to the customer's every whim.
"Are you sure this is the gym?" CJ whispered while looking at all the tables full of people.
"This is the address Nurse Joy gave me. This has to be the gym," Owen replied defensively.
"DID YOU SAY GYM!?" a deranged man with green hair and green eyes screamed right into Owen's ear. The man was dressed up as a waiter with a white and black suit on along with a pair of black dress pants and black dress shoes.
"Yeah... I did," Owen answered hesitantly while rubbing his ear in pain. Before he could say anything else, the man began salivating and grabbed Owen by the arm before dashing off into the back of the restaurant. Fate and CJ followed close behind, and they soon ran through an open door that was connected to a large battlefield that had a referee standing in the middle of it.
"Welcome to the Striaton city gym! I am the gym leader, for my name is Cilan! I enjoy making strange connections involving Pokemon and the taste of food, and I don't train!" the green haired man screamed while walking to his half of the battlefield.
"Great. This guy is going to be quite the entertainer," Fate muttered while taking a seat on the bench net to CJ.
"This will be a three versus three battle between the super awesome and talented gym leader, Cilan, and the challenger! Only the challenger may substitute his Pokemon! Furthermore, once all Pokemon on one side are unable to battle, the battle is over! Cilan, please choose your first Pokemon!"
"Of course. Just like a delicious piece of cake, this Pokemon is sweet. Stunkfisk, aid me!" As Cilan threw out his first Pokeball, a strange large yet flat brown fish appeared. It's tail was slightly yellow, and it had tiny eyes just above its mouth.
Fate quickly pulled her Pokedex out of her handbag, and the electronic device scanned Stunkfisk. "Stunkfisk, the Trap Pokemon. Stunkfisk use the move Camouflage to hide from their prey and then eat them."
"Owen needs to be careful here. This thing seems pretty tricky," Fate told CJ. The older of the two nodded in agreement while eyeing the ugly Pokemon carefully.
"This should be a walk in the park. Snivy, let's start this thing off right!" Owen shouted. Snivy quickly hopped off of her trainer's shoulder while wearily eyeing her ugly opponent. Cilan's Stunkfisk, however, laughed creepily while its two tiny brown fins began to slap against the ground.
"This battle will be between Stunkfisk and Snivy! Begin!" the referee ordered.
"Stunkfisk, use a delicious Mud Shot!" Cilan sang while hopping on one leg. His Stunkfisk began laughing strangely while flapping its fins before shooting a series of mud bullets at Snivy.
"Snivy, dodge it and then use Absorb!" Owen commanded. Snivy rolled away from the powerful ground type attacks and then unleashed a small green tornado of spiraling energy towards Stunkfisk. The odd-looking brown fish cried in pain, but still had a smile and dumb look on its face.
"Oh! You and your Snivy are like peanut butter and jelly! You work perfectly and can't have one without the other!" Cilan screamed as tears came to his eyes. Everyone eyed him strangely before he got up and off his knees while also wiping away the tears from his eyes. "However, I must be the mouth that devours you both! Stunkfisk, use Thunderbolt!"
"Wait, what?" Owen asked in confusion. He was suddenly brought back to the battle when he saw Snivy get zapped by the powerful Thunderbolt. She then fell to the ground, but was still conscious. Slowly, Owen pulled a Pokeball off of his belt and spoke up. "Snivy, return!"
"Why? Why is he already taking Snivy out?" Fate asked. Hez shrugged while Angel smirked mischievously.
"You don't realize how much damage that Thunderbolt actually did to Snivy. She's lucky that she's still standing," CJ replied. Leaf nodded in agreement while Wotter stared at the battle in amazement.
"Blitzle, let's go!" Owen cried while sending out his second Pokemon. The electric zebra appeared, but looked terrified of its environment, and his creepy opponent. "We can do this, Blitzle! We've just gotta believe in ourselves!" Blitzle instantly seemed fired up by Owen's motivating, and he slammed his front hooves against the ground.
"This battle will be between Stunkfisk and Blitzle! Begin!"
"Stunkfisk, Mud Shot!" Cilan ordered without a weird comparison. Stunkfisk happily obliged and jumped into the air while firing a series of gigantic bullets of mud at Blitzle.
"Blitzle, dodge it with Quick Attack, and then attack!" Owen countered. Blitzle nodded before bolting past the super effective attacks, causing everyone to gasp. He then jumped into the air and slammed right into Stunkfisk, hitting the strange fish into the wall behind Cilan.
"Stunkfisk, keep fighting like the spices in a burrito! Use Earthquake!" Cilan shouted while waving his hands like a composer. Stunkfisk jumped in the air, and then hit against the ground, causing the battlefield to shake. Suddenly, a column of rocks shot up from underground and hit Blitzle in the chin, sending him flying in the air.
"Blitzle, recover and counter with Quick Attack!" Owed dictated. Blitzle somehow managed to gain control of his flailing body, and he landed on the ground in a sprinter's position before bursting towards Stunkfisk. The latter of the two was sent rolling across the battlefield after being hit by the Quick Attack, but it still managed to get back up.
"Stunkfisk, use Thunderbolt!" Stunkfisk quickly shot a bolt of electricity at Blitzle, but Owen and his battling Pokemon knew exactly how to counter the powerful electric type attack.
"Blitzle, dodge it and finish this with Quick Attack!" Blitzle jumped over the attack and dashed towards Stunkfisk as soon as his hooves touched the ground. Blitzle then slammed his head against Stunkfisk's, causing Stunkfisk to roll across the battlefield.
"Wow! Blitzle looks like a totally different Pokemon. I wonder, what was wrong with him when he battled Owen?" Fate asked.
"I don't know. But it looks like Owen is in a pretty good position to win this if Pidove and Snivy can battle just like Blitzle did," CJ replied. Wotter continued watching in amazement, but when CJ decided to pick him up, he acted disinterested in the battle.
"i don't think Wotter is into the battle. Maybe he'll feel differently about contests," CJ said to Fate. The girl shrugged and looked over at Angel, who didn't seem happy about Blitzle winning.
"Stunkfisk is unable to battle! Cilan, choose your next Pokemon!"
"Thank you, Stunkfisk. Now, it's time for you to taste the appetizer!" Cilan shouted at Owen, causing the challenger to sweatdrop. "Crustle, show our sweet and savory passion!"
"What the hell is wrong with this guy?" Owen asked himself before seeing the strange looking hermit crab that had a large square block that acted as a shell.
"This battle will be between Crustle and Blitzle! Begin!"
"Crustle, use X-Scissor!" Cilan shouted. Surprisingly, the crab moved quickly across the field while its two claws began to glow light blue. The Pokemon then hopped in the air and slashed Blitzle with an x-like motion. The electric type was hurled back towards Owen, but he managed to get back up with little effort.
"Blitzle, let's zap 'em with a Shock Wave!" Owen shouted. Blitzle nodded and released a loud grunt while slightly moving his body towards Crustle. However, only small sparks of electricity were produced, causing Owen to deadpan. He then got back up and saw that Crustle was making its way across the battlefield.
"Crustle, use Struggle Bug!" With that, Crustle spat a large web at Blitzle, and it pinned the electric zebra against the ground, causing Cilan to start dancing merrily.
"Blitzle, return!" Owen called, trying to negate the potential attacks. But, the red beam from the Pokeball was blocked by the web, and Blitzle was stuck!
"Let us wrap this battle like a casadilla! Crustle, use X-Scissor!" Cilan commanded. Crustle nodded and quickly slashed Blitzle across the chest. The electric type was instantly freed from the Struggle Bug attack, but his eyes were shut tight, and he didn't move a muscle. Snivy glared at Crustle and Cilan while they were both doing some strange dance, and Owen withdrew Blitzle while a grin was on his face.
"You were awesome. Thank you, Blitzle.
"Blitzle is unable to battle! Challenger, choose your next Pokemon!"
"That Crustle sure is strong," CJ noted before seeing Snivy's angered expression. "And it looks like it's going to have a tough fight on its hands."
"Snivy, you're up again!" Owen yelled to his starter. Snivy nodded and took a few steps forward before glaring at Crustle, who seemed to be somewhat intimidated by the small grass snake.
"This battle will be between Crustle and Snivy, begin!"
"Snivy, use Absorb!" Owen called. Snivy jumped in the air while releasing a green tornado of spiraling energy towards Crustle before landing on the ground with a smirk on her face. Both Cilan and Crustle, however, seemed to have the same look as Snivy.
"Dodge it and use Struggle Bug!" Crustle quickly hopped back and away from the tornado before firing a series of gigantic and sticky webs at Snivy, who was hit, and pinned against the ground by several of the webs. Cilan then brushed off his shoulders as if it were no big deal that he hit Snivy, causing Wotter to give the green haired dork a death stare.
"Snivy, break free with your tail!" Snivy let out a loud grunt before somehow managing to slice through the web with her tail, and then she began running towards Crustle. "Now use Tackle!" Snivy then lunged towards Crustle, but Cilan had the perfect counter.
"Fight back with X-Scissor!" Before she could hit her opponent, Snivy was slashed by the two blue glowing pincers of Crustle, and she went rolling across the battlefield and back towards Owen. Before her trainer could say anything about her condition, Snivy stood up and began running towards Crustle once more.
"Don't give in, Snivy! Use Tackle one more time!" The grass type nodded before diving head first towards Crustle.
"Finish this with X-Scissor!" Crustle threw its pincers forwards, and the result of the two attacks colliding was an explosion. A cloud of smoke covered the entire battlefield, leaving everyone waiting anxiously to see who won.
"Wot!" Wotter shouted while releasing a Water Gun at the smoke. The dark cloud was quickly disposed of, and Fate and CJ shook their heads at the result of the battle.
"Snivy is unable to battle! Challenger, choose your last Pokemon!"
"Snivy, you were awesome out there," Owen complimented. Snivy slowly looked up at her trainer with a weak grin, prompting Owen to pick her up and hand her to Fate. "Could you take care of her?"
"You bet. Just go out there and beat this freak already," she replied. Owen nodded and walked back to his trainer box with a determined look on his face. He then drew his last Pokeball and threw it forwards.
"Pidove, it's all up to you!" Owen shouted as the Pokeball hit the ground. Pidove erupted from the Pokeball and squawked at Crustle before turning to see Snivy on the sideline, clearly injured.
"This battle will be between Crustle and Pidove! Begin!"
"Pidove, use Tackle!" Owen shouted. Pidove obeyed her command by performing a nosedive and speeding towards her opponent while the air right in front of her began to turn white.
"Crustle, strike with X-Scissor!" Crustle's pincers began to glow blue once again, and the bug and rock type swung at Pidove.
"Now spin out of the way and grab Crustle's pincers!" Owen shouted to his last Pokemon. Pidove instantly spun away from the attack before grabbing Crustle's pincers with her feet. She then slowly took off into the air due to Crustle's weight.
"Crustle, hit Pidove out of the air with Smack Down!" Cilan chanted. Just before Pidove could start flying back to the ground and throw Crustle, the large crab shot a gigantic rock out of its mouth, hitting Pidove's left wing. The flying type cried out in pain and dropped Curstle instantly before falling to the ground herself.
"CJ, what just happened?" Fate asked nervously while Snivy sat in her arms. Snivy, Hez, and even Angel turned to the older boy, waiting for his response.
"It's a rock type move called Smack Down. It keeps flying type from flying, and they lose their flying type for the battle. So now X-Scissor will beeffective against Pidove," CJ answered.
"We're used to not being able to fly, right Pidove?" Owen asked after overhearing CJ's description of the move. Pidove nodded sheepishly, but then puffed out her chest after noticing both Crustle and Cilan were watching her. "Now, let's use Tackle!" Pidove sprinted across the battlefield at a breakneck pace, which Cilan didn't expect.
"Hurry, Crustle! Use X-Scissor!" Just as Crustle went to slash Pidove, the bird Pokemon jumped back and threw her wings forward, generating a powerful burst of wind that threw Crustle right into Cilan.
"Hey, that was Gust!" Owen exclaimed while throwing his left fist in the air. "Pidove, use Gust one more time!" he commanded while punching straight forward with his right fist. Again, Pidove threw her wings forward, and both Cilan and Crustle were thrown against the wall behind them. The referee ran over to Cilan's side right after the attack, and he noticed that Crustle's eyes were closed.
"Crustle is unable to battle! Cilan, choose your last Pokemon!"
"Pidove actually could win this for Owen!" Fate exclaimed. Snivy jumped up happily before grimacing due to the injuries she sustained during her two battles.
"It's going to be really tough. She can't fly anymore, and she took a lot of damage from that Smack Down attack," CJ recalled. "But you're right. There is a chance."
"It's time for a delectable dessert! Pansage, come out!" Cilan roared.
Once the Pokeball opened, a small green monkey appeared. The lower half of its body was green, while its chest and arms were cream-colored. Its head was also green, but it appeared to be much more serious than Cilan's other Pokemon.
"This battle will be between Pansage and Pidove! Begin!"
"Pansage, use Scratch!" Pansage sprinted across the battlefield while three white claws extended from both of its hands. Seeing how fast Pansage was, Owen had little time to react.
"Let's start this off with that new move of your's! Pidove, use Gust!" Pidove did as she was told, and a powerful gust of wind was sent flying towards Pansage. Cilan then snapped his fingers, and Pansage jumped over the flying type attack. It then went to scratch Pidove, but she hopped backwards, so Pansage struck the ground.
"Scratch again, Pansage!"
"Keep it up, Pidove! Use Tackle!" Just as Pansage went to scratch Pidove, the bird jumped over the grass monkey's attack, and attempted to headbutt Pansage from above.
"Use Vine Whip to throw Pidove against the ground!" Cilan called. Pansage shot two vines out from its ribs, and Pidove was stopped dead in her tracks. She then began to flail angrily while in Pansage's grasp, but she was unable to break free.
"Pidove, use Gust to break free and then Growl!" Pidove nodded and began to squawk. Suddenly, the two vines that had wrapped around her were blown back, and then Pidove released a small growl. Pansage stepped back timidly before hearing Cilan yell from across the battlefield.
"Use Vine Whip one more time!" Almost instantly, Pansage sent the two vines from his ribs towards Pidove. Thankfully for the normal and flying type, she had an experienced trainer who knew exactly how to counter the attack.
"Dodge it!" Pidove managed to spin in between the two vines, and she darted towards Pansage. "End this with Gust!" Separated only by inches, Pidove gave Pansage a look of victory before slamming her two wings against his chest. The grass type was then sent skidding across the battlefield, but eventually stopped right in front of Cilan with his eyes closed.
"Pansage is unable to battle! That means the challenger is the victor!"
"We did it, Pidove! Way to go!" Owen cheered as Pidove hopped on his shoulder. Pidove then puffed her chest out confidently while CJ, Fate, and the other Pokemon ran towards her and Owen.
"That was so cool, Pidove! I didn't doubt you for a second!" Fate told the bird Pokemon while petting her head.
"You guys were really impressive, especially because you only had one battle before this. I didn't expect you guys would pull it off," CJ admitted. Wotter clapped for Owen while showing off a bright smile, causing everyone to gasp.
"He's... not tired!" Owen shouted in amazement. Wotter laughed at the remark before nodding at Pidove as if to tell her she did a good job. Angel also nodded at Pidove, who seemed to be basking in the compliments.
"What an elegant way to win. For that, I present you with the Trio Badge! The next gym is in Nacrene city, which is just west of here. If you follow the road to the north, you should be there in no time," Cilan told the group before walking back into the restaurant.
"Well, I guess we're going to Nacrene for my next badge."
"Yup. And then we're going back to that huge city for Fate's first contest."
"Alright then! Let's go!"
Bow down to Pidove! Thanks to her, Owen now has his first gym badge of Unova! Next chapter will be the group arriving at the daycare center, where there will be a bit of a problem caused by a certain Pokemon, which two of our heroes will fight over. Who will catch this Pokemon? What Pokemon is it? Find out net chapter! Till next time, peace out.
Next Chapter: A Fight for the Daycare Monster