The SHOCKING Nimbassa City (Part 1)
"Nimbassa City!" Philip shouted. "We're here at last!"
As we walked through the city, looking at all the different buildings and attractions, we stopped in front of a Pokemon Center, where we ate some delicious food,talked, and healed our Pokemon. Finally, we got up and headed for the Pokemon Gym.
"Alright," I said. "How are we going to do this?"
"Well," Zach said. "You DO remember that the Pokemon Musical Festival is today, right?"
We all stood speechless, probably because we had all forgotten about the Musical Festival.
"If that's the case," Evelyn said, "I'll come and watch you perform, while Kyle and Philip battle at the gym. Does that sound fair?"
We all nodded.
"Alright then," said the referee. "This match between the Gym Leader, Elesa, and the challenger, Philip, will be a one-on-one battle, due to the lack of variety of the challenger's Pokmeon. The battle starts...now!"
Although this wasn't my battle happening now, I was really pumped. I was going to battle ELESA, practically the QUEEN of Unova! She was really famous for her fashion and Pokemon! How was I going to do against her?
Philip sent out Krokorok, and Elesa sent out a zebra Pokemon.
"Zebstrika, the Thunderbolt Pokemon. A herd of Zebstrika running at top speed gives off noise like thunder. If they get angry, their manes shoot off lightning."
The battle was on. Zebstrika started off with Flame Charge, running at incredible, and increasing, speed. It hit Krokorok head on, blowing it back! Zebstrika continued once more, using another Flame Charge to hit Krokorok.
Krokorok got up and dodged the move. Then, while in midair, it used Sandstorm to cause loads of sand to be blown around the arena, blinding Zebstrika and also damaging it. Then, Krokorok used Dig and hid underground.
Zebstrika, confused about its opponent's whereabouts, struggled to open its eyes and used Thunderbolt in the ground. Then, the Sandstorm disappeared!
But that gave Krokorok enough time to leap up from under Zebstrika, knock it into the air, use Crunch on it, and hurdle it back onto the ground.
Zebstrika still got up after that series of attacks and used Flame Charge on Krokorok. It hit head on!
Now, both Pokemon looked exhausted. If Philip wanted to win, he had to finishthis battle fast!
Krokorok used Sandstorm on the arena, and a whirling storm hit again! This time, however, Zebstrika was prepared and used Thunderbolt on the ground. But to its surprise, when the dust cleared, Krokorok was nowhere to be found.
Krokorok, who was hidden right behind Elesa's Pokemon, used Crunch and blasted it into the air. Then, to knock it down, it used Mud Shot.
"Zebstrika is unable to battle, which means the victory goes to Philip, the challenger!"
Philip ran to the battle field and hugged his precious Pokemon.
Elesa, after returning her Pokemon to its PokeBall, walked to Philip and said, "That was an incredible match, Philip!"
"Thanks, Elesa!" he shouted.
Then, Elesa turned to me. "Now, I hope you share the same spunk as this young man does!"
I turned to her and said, "Yeah, I do!"
"Then let's get this started!"
"JAMES?!" shouted Evelyn as she saw her old friend from her advemture back at the Pokmeon Day Care.
"Hey, Evelyn!" he shouted, approaching her.
"Who's this?" Zach asked while shaking this new Trainer's hand.
"Zach," said Evelyn, "I'd like you to meet James. After we left Striaton City, his and his wive's, Leslie, Purrloin was stolen by Team Plasma, so Kyle and I helped them! That's where we got Gabite and Axew from!"
"Oh!" gasped James. "The eggs hatched! That's terrific! By the way, where is Kyle today?"
Zach said, "He's competing for his fourth gym badge against Elesa today!"
"So which one of you will be competing in the contest today?" asked James.
"That would be me!" responded Zach.
"I'm going to be competing as well, so I wish you luck, Zach!" exclaimed James, as he ran off to where the contestants were meeting up.
"Thanks!"
"This battle will be a three-on-three Pokemon battle! On my left, we have the Gym Leader, Elesa, and on my right, we have the challenger, Kyle. Battle... begin!"
"Gabite, I choose you!"
"Emolga, come on out!"
"Emolga, the Sky Squirrel Pokemon. When Emolga stretches out its limbs, the membrane connecing them spreads like a cape and allows it to glide through the air. It makes its abode high in the trees."
Emolga started the battle by using Thunderbolt on Gabite, but Gabite took the hit and didn't take any damade, probably because it was a Ground type, who did not feel the effect of Electric type moves.
Then, Gabite used Dragon Rage on Emolga, blasting it back into the air. Emolga quickly recovered and used Aerial Ace, slicing through the Dragon Rage and hitting Gabite square on!
Gabite then used Dig to hide underground, but Emolga also went underground and used Aerial Ace once more, knocking Gabite out of its shelter. Then, it used Acrobatics whole Gabite was still in the air, knocking it back down.
Gabite went back into the tunnels, and Emolga followed it once again with Aerial Ace. When the two got out of the tunnels, Gabite had Emolga in its jaws, and then, it used Dragon Rage to blast it away.
Emolga fell to the ground and passed out.
"Emolga is uable to battle, which means the winner is Gabite!"
"Let's get this Musical Festival started!" shouted Jackson, the MC, as the crowd eagerly waited for the event to start.
"First round for today will be the dress-up round," said Jackson. "Since this is the biggest Musical Festival of the year, however, the next round will be randomly chosen for each matchup, varying from Poffin-making to acting or maybe even a Pokemon battle! The last two contestants will have to face off by each making a musical, and if they win, they will get a nice Nimbassa Ribbon and will get their musical showcased tomorrow in front of the one and only ELESA!"
A roar of applause burst through the crowd.
"All right folks, begin!" shouted Jackson to the contestants.
"Yamask, pass me that ribbon!" shouted Zach as he scrambled to finish up his Pokemons' costumes. Today, he was going to go with the theme of seasons: Purrloin would be winter, Tranquill spring, Dewott summer, and Yamask fall. The costumes were almost finished, but they weren't quite there.
"Almost..." muttered Zach, making his final touches to the costumes.
"Time is up!" shouted the MC. "Now, let's take a good look at those costumes, starting off with James!"
As Evelyn watched James display his Purrloin, Pansage, and Sewaddle, she felt that her friend had come far from the helpless man who lost his Pokemon at the Day Care center. The Pokemon were dressed as different kinds of flowers, and they all looked beautiful.
When she saw Zach's, however, she was awestruck. His Pokemon were dressed as knights that each seemed like a different season. One Pokmeon had icy-cold armor that shone sapphire, one had a pretty jade-colored one with flowers all over it, one had golden armor with rays of sun coming out of them, and one had a ruby plated armor that held the beauty of nature. That, she believed, was the most stunning thing she'd ever seen!
She saw some other good ones too, including Rebbeca's, the coordinator that seemed to show up in every single contest.
Finally, when the show was over, the MC came onto stage and announced, "The judges have looked upon these magnificent design and chosen some coordinators that truly wowed them. Those 16 coordinators are:
James Jessie Zoey Liam Tory Harley Noah Remi Lily Zach Rebecca Jade Poonya Yuri Lindsay Chloe
"Those were some good moves, Kyle," said Elesa. "You really stunned me! Now, get ready for even more of a challenge! Joltik, come on out!"
The Pokemon that she sent out looked like a puny little tick. I stifled a laugh.
"Joltik, the Attatching Pokemon. Joltik can't produce their own electricity, so they attatch to larger Pokemon and suck up the static electricity given off. They store this energy in a special pouch."
Gabite, who was a tad bit tired from its tough battle with Emolga, was pumped and ready to continue the battle. Joltik would be a total piece of cake!
Gabite started the battle by using Dig, so it hid underground and waited for the perfect opportunity to come out of the ground. But Joltik decided to use Sticky Web on the battlefield, so when Gabite came out, it would be stuck!
Gabite came out, and it did get stuck! Then, Joltik hopped onto it and use Bug Bite, damaging Gabite! Gabite used Crunch to get away from it and out of the trap, but when it got out, Joltik was nowhere to be seen!
Gabite searched around, but it was gone. Then, from above Gabite's head, a web popped up out of nowhere and tied Gabite up! Joltik leaped down onto the large Pokemon and used Bug Bite once again, and it knocked it out!
"Gabite is unable to battle, which means the victory goes to Joltik!"
How could such a tiny Pokemon be able to do that to Gabite?!
"Good job, Gabite," I said. "That took you by surprise. Return!"
"I told you Joltik wasn't easy to beat," said Elesa. "Who's the next one on execution block?"