What's up, folks? We've only got one more chapter in the Santalune City arc after this, and I'm expecting the Cyllage City arc to be almost as long, if not longer. Each arc will be counted from the first chapter after a badge, to the departure of the city, so that means chapter 11 will be the beginning of the Cyllage arc. I don't know if I'll wind up naming these later (Beginning arc, Grim arc, etc.), but I don't think that's important right now. Last chapter, Brooklyn was revealed to be the blonde from a few chapters ago, Ariel and her Blaziken also made a brief appearance, and Owen will now be taking on Viola. Let's get this thing going!
midnightrebellion86: Both are possible
Pokebat: It's about damn time you got one right!
NodokaLover: Nope. Metapod doesn't evolve against Viola, and he doesn't catch a Swirlix
LightandSound: Haha. Those were probably some of the more analyzed responses I've ever seen. You could be right about a couple of those, though
tepigsfire758: I definitely should've described the city a bit more, so thanks for the response!
erson: Thanks! And what could go wrong when you mix business with pleasure?
Owen's team
Froakie, (m), level 14, Pound, Lick, Bubble, Quick Attack, Water Pulse*
Charizard, (m), level 69, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Seismic Toss, Blast Burn, ?*, ?*
Metapod, (f), level 10, Tackle, String Shot, Harden
Pikachu, (m), level 13, Thundershock, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave
"Here we go, guys," Owen said to Charizard and Froakie as he walked back inside the Chamber of Emptiness. The two starters followed closely behind their trainer, and they were met by Viola and her referee.
"I'm surprised you called for a rematch so quickly. I figured it would take at least three days to come up with a strategy to beat me, not just one," Viola told Owen with a smile as the teen inspected the four Pokeballs on his belt.
"Well you don't know me," Owen replied with a grin of his own. "We've got the perfect strategy to counter you and your bug types," Owen proclaimed while throwing his arms out to his sides. "Isn't that right, Charizard?" Owen asked the fire and flying type. "Heh, Viola isn't expecting me to overwhelm her with Froakie's and Pikachu's speed. Neither of her Pokemon are fast enough to take them down!"
"RAAAWR!" Charizard roared back, causing Viola and the referee to stare at the winged lizard in fear.
"If Owen's going to use Charizard, I might as well give him the badge. All of my stronger Pokemon are back at the gym trying to clean things up!" Viola thought to herself as the referee stepped forward and raised both of her arms.
"This will be a three versus three gym battle between Owen and Viola where only the challenger may substitute Pokemon! Furthermore, once all Pokemon on one side are unable to battle, the battle will be over! Viola, choose your first Pokemon!" the referee ordered.
"With pleasure! Heracross, go!"
"I think it's time we get some revenge, right, Froakie?" Owen asked his starter. Froakie nodded and hopped forward while glaring at the large beetle standing across the cave, and he began to growl. Charizard grinned at Froakie's attempt to be intimidating, knowing full well that it wasn't fazing Heracross in the slightest.
"This battle will be between Froakie and Heracross! Begin!"
"Froakie, use Quick Attack!" Owen commanded. Froakie bolted towards Heracross at a breakneck pace while white light trailed behind his body. In the blink of an eye, Froakie slammed into Heracross and sent the buff beetle skidding back towards Viola, who marveled at Froakie's incredible speed.
"You definitely got a lot faster since our battle yesterday, but speed isn't going to help you win! Heracross, use Horn Attack!" Heracross' wings suddenly spread out from his back and he flew across the grass quickly. Froakie began to put all of his weight on his legs while he remained in a crouched position, which brought a grin to Owen's face. Viola looked at the two nervously, but shook away any doubts that she'd lose.
"Charge at it and spin!" Froakie launched himself into the air and towards Heracross, which shocked the gym leader and her battling Pokemon. Then, Froakie began to spin like a drill, and he narrowly avoided Heracross and his glowing red horn. "Now use Bubble!" Owen shouted as soon as Froakie landed on the ground. Froakie reared back and shot a cloud of bubbles at Heracross, but the bug and fighting type turned around and landed on the ground.
"Pop it with Pin Missile!"
"Hera-cross!" Heracross grunted loudly before firing a dozen white arrows through the Bubble attack. Once each arrow made contact with Froakie, they blew up and sent him flying into the air. Froakie, however, took the frubbles off his neck and placed them on his feet so he could stick on the top portion of the wall like a spider.
"Froakie, use Water Pulse!"
"Fro!" Froakie exclaimed as he generated a ball of water in his hands. He quickly chucked the powerful water attack at Heracross, but Viola was more than ready to counter the attack.
"Dodge it and use Horn Attack again!" Heracross shot off the ground and flew through the air while his horn was glowing red, which caused Froakie to gasp in shock as his Water Pulse exploded on the ground.
"Froakie, dodge and counter with Pound!" Froakie ripped the frubbles off his feet and he fell from the ceiling before hopping into the air and striking Heracross with his glowing white fist.
"Counter!" Viola screamed as soon as the attack hit Heracross. The large blue bug was suddenly covered in red energy, and he punched Froakie in the face. The blue frog was spiked into the ground headfirst, and he was down for the count.
"Froakie is unable to battle! Owen, choose your next Pokemon!"
"Way to go, Froakie. You were great," Owen told his starter as he withdrew him back to his Pokeball. Slowly, Owen took out his second Pokeball and tossed it in the air. "Pikachu, come on out!" Pikachu appeared from his Pokeball and landed on the ground in front of Owen. As soon as Pikachu saw Heracross, the yellow rodent dropped to all fours and began generating electricity in his cheeks while Heracross lowered his body closer to the ground.
"This battle will be between Pikachu and Heracross! Begin!"
"Heracross, use Pin Missile!" Heracross began to flex its arms, and a dozen white arrows appeared around his body. Once he threw his arms forwards, the arrows flew across the battlefield and crashed down towards Pikachu, who was waiting for Owen's counterattack.
"Block it with Countershield!" Pikachu dropped onto his back and began spinning while firing a Thundershock into the air, which destroyed the Pin Missile barrage. Pikachu then hopped up and zapped Heracross with a Thundershock, causing the bug and fighting type to shake his body in pain.
"Wow, I've never seen a defensive tactic like that. Heracross, use Horn Attack!" Heracross took off towards Pikachu while his horn was glowing red and he slammed into Pikachu's gut, knocking the wind out of the electric type.
"Pikachu, answer back with Thunderbolt!" Pikachu hopped back onto his feet and quickly zapped Heracross with a wicked bolt of electricity, which resulted in Heracross falling to the ground while his wings retracted back into his body.
"We're not giving in! Brick Break!" Viola ordered!" Heracross slowly got back up while his arms were glowing white, and he charged towards Pikachu with the intent of ending the battle in one swift blow.
"Dodge it by running on the walls with Quick Attack!" Pikachu darted to his right and began sprinting as fast as he possibly could. Owen, Viola, Heracross, Charizard, and the referee whipped their heads around in circles as Pikachu turned into a blur and sprinted around the square shaped cave while a streak of white light trailed behind him.
"That's incredible, but it's time to end this! Heracross, use Horn Attack!" Viola shouted as Pikachu began charging towards Heracross. Heracross' horn turned bright red and he flew towards Pikachu before throwing his horn forwards.
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack!" Pikachu dashed towards the flying beetle and lunged at him before colliding with Heracross' horn, causing an explosion to occur. The smoke created from the explosion quickly escaped the cave and revealed both Pikachu and Heracross, who were unconscious.
"Both Pokemon are unable to battle! Trainers, choose your last and next Pokemon!"
"Awesome job, Pikachu. Metapod, it's all up to you!" Owen shouted as he tossed his final Pokeball forwards. Metapod landed on the ground after materializing from the light, and her depressed look remained on her face.
"Heracross, well done as always. Spewpa, time for your rematch!" Viola yelled while throwing her second Pokeball. Metapod's eyes narrowed was soon as she saw Spewpa, and the similar bug did the same.
"This battle will be between Metapod and Spewpa! Begin!"
"Metapod, use Harden and then Tackle!" Metapod's body quickly flashed a bright silver before the cocoon Pokemon lunged forward and slammed into Spewpa, who was sent rolling across the grass as a result.
"Spewpa, fight it off and use Bug Bite!" Spewpa popped back up and charged towards Metapod, who remained stationary, as her fangs appeared and started to glow light green.
"Not on our watch! Metapod, use Harden!" Metapod's body flashed silver once again, and Spewpa chomped down on the rock hard shell of her bug type opponent. Due to her extreme boost in defense, Metapod's cocoon was nearly as strong as a diamond, which caused Spewpa to cry out in pain.
"Wh-what!? Spewpa, are you alright?" Viola asked worriedly while her Pokemon shook its head violently.
"Metapod's cocoon is one of the toughest things on the planet. There's no way Spewpa would be able to bite through it," Owen informed the gym leader with a grin. "Now use String Shot and slam Spewpa against the ground!" Metapod quickly released a sticky string that wrapped around Spewpa's body, and she threw her head up. Spewpa was sent flying into the air before Metapod whipped her head towards the ground, which caused Spewpa to crash against the grass.
"Spewpa, no!"
"Metapod, wrap this up with Tackle!" Metapod launched herself across the cave and she rammed into Spewpa, who was by the attack.
"Spewpa is unable to battle! Viola, choose your last Pokemon!"
"Thanks, Spewpa. Vivillon, let's unleash our true power!" Viola roared before throwing her final Pokeball. A strange, grey butterfly appeared from the Pokeball and flew in the air above Viola. Its wings were bright pink, it had large black eyes, and there were two antennae on its head.
"Vivillon, the Scale Pokemon, and the evolved form of Spewpa. Vivillon with many different patterns are found all over the world. These patterns are affected by the climate of their habitat." Owen looked up from his Pokedex cautiously and eyed Vivillon before looking down at Metapod, whose mobility was no match for Vivillon's.
"This battle will be between Metapod and Vivillon! Begin!"
"Vivillon, use Gust and send Metapod flying!" Vivillon let out a high-pitched grunt before flapping her wings powerfully, which created a powerful whipping wind.
"Use String Shot on Vivillon's wings to keep her from attacking!" Metapod unleashed a sticky string from her mouth and it wrapped around Vivillon's wings, preventing the fully evolved Pokemon from using Gust. Viola smirked at Owen's tactical approach to the battle before speaking up, which grabbed the teen's attention.
"Very smart, but this is the end. Vivillon, use Confusion!" Vivillon's eyes flashed blue for a split second, and she fired a bright blue beam of energy towards Metapod. As soon as the psychic type attack hit Metapod, it exploded and sent the cocoon Pokemon flying through the air. As that happened, Vivillon shredded through the String Shot around her wings, but Owen didn't notice.
"Metapod, no!" Owen shouted as he watched Metapod smack against the ground. The immobile Pokemon didn't move at all, prompting the referee to raise her arms. As she did so, Metapod was engulfed in a bright blue light, and a pair of wings ripped through the cocoon.
"Look! Metapod's evolving!" the referee screamed as Metapod's cocoon was ripped off and a butterfly, similar to Vivillon flew around in the air. Once the blue light faded, a purple butterfly with bright red eyes and large blue feet. It also had two long antennae sticking out of its head, and there were a pair of stubby blue hands on the sides of its body.
"Butterfree, the Butterfly Pokemon, and the evolved form of Metapod. The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this Pokémon can fly about even in rain. New moves learned: Confusion, Gust."
"Butterfree," Owen called out. The bug and flying type turned to face her trainer with a confident look in her bright red eyes, which gave Owen a newfound sense of confidence. "Use Tackle!" The purple butterfly zipped through the air and slammed into Vivillon, knocking the colorful bug into the wall behind Viola. The gym leader frowned at Owen's luck as Butterfree flew in a circle above his head, and then she looked back at Vivillon, who was struggling to get up.
"Vivillon, use Confusion!" Vivillon's eyes flashed blue before she fired a blue beam of psychic energy towards Butterfree, who had her eyes locked onto the attack.
"Block it with your Confusion, Butterfree!" Butterfree mimicked her opponent and shot her own blue psychic beam, which missed Vivillon's. Both Pokemon were hit by the psychic type attacks, and Butterfree fell from the air before recovering quickly. Vivillon, on the other hand, was struggling to fly.
"Now is when we get serious! Use Gust!" Vivillon began flapping her wings powerfully, but it didn't seem to be as fast as before. A weak wind was stirred up, causing Viola to bite her bottom lip.
"Overwhelm them with Gust!" Owen countered. Butterfree began whipping her wings back and forth, which created a gale force wind that slashed up Vivillon's body. The gym leader's final Pokemon let out a cry of pain before falling on the ground, and Butterfree circled over her opponent while waiting for Owen's next command.
"What!? How is Butterfree's Gust stronger than Vivill-" Viola stopped speaking when she saw a bit of String Shot wrapped around Vivillon's, which had been hampering her ability to fly throughout the entirety of the battle.
"Wrap this up with Tackle!" Owen shouted, not paying any attention to Viola. Butterfree performed a nose dive and crashed into Vivillon, who was instantly knocked unconscious by the absurd force of the attack. Butterfree then flew back over to Owen and he hugged the fully evolved Pokemon tightly while Viola withdrew Vivillon back to her Pokeball.
"Vivillon is unable to battle! That means Owen is the winner!"
"You were incredible, Butterfree. You deserve a long rest," Owen told the bug as he withdrew her. Viola strolled over to Owen's side as Charizard lifted his trainer off the ground and onto his back.
"That was a great battle. You and your Pokemon battled admirably, and you deserved to win more than I did. Here, take this. It's the Bug Badge." Viola handed the tiny piece of metal over to Charizard, who lifted it above his head and gave it to Owen, who placed the badge in the first open spot in his badge case.
"Thanks, Viola. Good luck with getting your gym fixed!" Owen shouted before Charizard took off and flew towards the Pokemon Center with Owen on his back. Viola looked on as the fifteen year old and his first Pokemon disappeared from her sight, and she grinned.
"He and Tyler sure have a similar style of battling. And their training abilities are nothing short of special. I have a feeling they're going to meet soon."
And Owen just won his first badge of the Kalos region! Metapod also evolved into Butterfree, and Owen will be heading towards Cyllage City for his second badge. Each gym battle will probably be every ten chapters or so, so don't think it's right around the corner. Now, Viola mentioned a boy named Tyler, but who is he? Find out next chapter! Till next time, peace out.
1) Did you hear about Pokken Fighters? It looks AWFUL!
2) Predictions for the next arc's chapters?
Next Chapter: A Rival Like No Other: After his victory over Viola, Owen meets his second rival of the Kalos region while he (the rival) is training with his Pokemon. While seeing the younger teen struggle to train one of his Pokemon, Owen decides to help him out. But how, exactly?
Cyllage Arc Chapters
Chapter 11: Go With the Flow
Chapter 12: The Search is On!
Chapter 13: A Showdown at the Skatepark
Chapter 14: Stop That Smeargle!
Chapter 15: Parfum Palace Rumble Part 1
Chapter 16 Parfum Palace Rumble Part 2
Chapter 17: Meeting Maria
Chapter 18: Taking the Chateau by Storm
Chapter 19: The Cyllage City Contest
Chapter 20: Hardcore Parkour
Chapter 21: Save the Fossils!