Author's Note: the prompt was pairing participants against each other after the submissions were sent in, and was a battle for the anniversary of P-Arpg. This may be the last of Trainer Kanade's adventures. If not this happened on the way to the Ilex forest.
Trainer Kanade stood behind her Tropius, Mucai. This battle was important to her, being one of her first. She decided they should play it safe. Taking too many hits could seriously hurt her beloved pokemon. Perhaps having him dodge one and then counter? She knew many pokemon were stronger still than Mucai and likely faster. Maybe if she asked him to get airborne. Flying took him out of the way of many things.
"Mucai use your Fly attack." She was glad they had practiced this more recently for pokemon battles as well as for the utility of returning to places Mucai knew. He wasn't just a transportation service after all. Mucai had expressed an interest in battling so Kanade got her trainer's license just for this.
The Tropius flapped the leafy fronds that served as his wings rapidly. He quickly gained altitude so he could avoid the other pokemon's attack. He hovered aloft, well out of range of most pokemon. He should be safe here. He waited patiently for an attack to sail harmlessly underneath him, his leaf wings beating in a steady rhythm.
There it was, an opening! The other pokemon's attack flew by safely, not coming close to touching him. He shifted the angle of his wings and plummeted. The Tropius planned to use his mass to slam into the other pokemon. From such a height and with such speed, it would go fast. He hurled towards it and the ground rapidly, expecting a mighty impact.
They collided hard, but his trainer had practiced with him on how to successfully pull this off without getting hurt. Good thing too, as even soft practice poles that had been padded left a mark the first time he had tried for her.
He backed away awaiting the next order from his trainer.
Again I may leave this series on this note, Kanade beginning to battle her pokemon, and the results of this battle up to the minds of the reader.