Pokemon Anime What If?
Kanto Arc
Chapter 8: Lt. Surge and Paul
Hello everyone, here's chapter 8 it'll mainly cover Ash's gym battle with Lt. Surge and Ash and Paul's first battle with each other small spoiler a certain Pokemon evolves in this chapter.
We Ash, Pikachu, Misty and Brock standing in front of the Vermillion City gym the gang enters inside once they enter, they see a large battlefield, a lot of trainers with their electric type Pokemon out the trainers give the group a serious look then a tall buff lady with brown skin and white hair walk over to the group.
"Hello there, my name's Visquez, I'm gym leader Lt. Surge's number 1 apprentice are you here to challenge him to a battle?" Visquez asks looking down at the group as Ash answers
"That would be me my name is Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town I've come here to get my third gym badge" Ash says causing Visquez and the other trainers in the room to get shocked looks on their faces when they hear the name Ketchum everyone then hears a loud voice.
"DID I HEAR KETCHUM!" The voice of a man yells as he quickly walks to the group standing next to Visquez he looks down at the group causing the kids to get intimidated.
"My name's Lt. Surge are you the one who called himself Ketchum?" Surge asks while looking at Ash
"Yes, that's me sir" Ash says with Surge getting a big smile on his face
"Finally, after all these years Red's kid is finally going to battle me it's nice to meet ya Ash" Surge says as he gives Ash a big hug hurting Ash in the process Misty and Brock look at Ash being crushed in the hug.
"Sir you'll break him if you keep hugging him" Visquez comments making Surge let go of Ash letting the boy catch his breath.
"So, you know my dad?" Ash asks with Surge laughing
"Yeah, I sure do when he challenged me to a gym battle a long time ago, his Charmeleon at the time was really strong beating my Raichu easily" Surge says with a smile surprising Ash
"After our battle I've been training hard to one day beat him I didn't think his son would come to battle me, so this makes me happy I hope you give me a good battle that lives up to your father's legacy" Surge says with Ash nodding Surge then looks at Pikachu on Ash's shoulder and gets a curious look.
"You haven't evolved your Pikachu yet?" Surge asks Ash
"No why is that a problem?" Ash asks
"Well, it's just that since you're Red's son I would've expected you to have a Raichu at this point not a baby and weak looking Pikachu" Surge says causing the other trainers (except Visquez) to laugh making Ash and Pikachu angry.
"Hey, my Pikachu's strong as is it doesn't need to evolve to prove its strength" Ash argues back with Pikachu charging its cheeks
"Oh, really okay then how about we do this your baby Pikachu against my Raichu let's see who's stronger" Surge says with a confident smile bringing out Raichu
"Sounds good to me Pikachu's going to win" Ash states with determination in his eyes as Pikachu and Raichu stare at each other.
"Sigh you always do this sir I'll be the referee today" Visquez says giving Surge an annoyed look as Surge and Ash begin to walk to their sides of the battlefield Misty, Brock and the other trainers in the gym stand off to the side to watch the battle Visquez begins to speak.
"This is a 1v1 battle between the gym leader Lt. Surge and the challenger Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town once either side Pokemon are defeated is the winner now bring out your Pokemon" Visquez says as Raichu and Pikachu jump on the battlefield sparking their cheeks.
"Battle Begin!" Visquez calls for the battle to begin Ash and Surge call out their first moves
"Use Thunderbolt!" Ash and Surge call as Raichu and Pikachu fire the electric bolt of lightning at each other the moves collide creating an explosion
"Even though it's a baby being able to equally match Raichu's Thunderbolt is impressive as expected from the son of Red" Surge comments with a smile.
"You haven't seen anything, yet Pikachu use Quick Attack!" Ash calls as Pikachu quickly slams into Raichu's face causing the large mouse to slide back a little.
"Catch that baby mouse with your tail" Surge commands as Raichu quickly wraps Pikachu in its tail "Now continuously slam it on the ground" Surge calls as Raichu begins to slam Pikachu on the ground repeatedly causing damage to the yellow mouse.
"Pikachu break free with Iron Tail!" Ash calls as when Pikachu is about to hit the ground again it quickly glows its tail hitting a part of Raichu's tail causing the large mouse to let go as Pikachu is able to safely land on the battlefield while giving a few huffs from the damage it's taken.
"Ash is really having a hard time already the battle has only started, and Pikachu has taken a lot of damage" Misty says with Brock nodding
"Come on you can do this!" Misty and Brock cheer with Ash looking at them smiling then looking back at Pikachu
"I have to do something quick Pikachu's not going to last long" Ash says while thinking to himself
"If you're not going to attack then I will Raichu use Thunderbolt!" Surge commands as Raichu fires the lightning bolt quickly at Pikachu.
"Pikachu dodge with Quick Attack then use Iron Tail on Raichu's feet" Ash commands as Pikachu dodges Raichu's Thunderbolt it quickly runs to Raichu while charging its tail and hitting Raichu's leg causing it to fall on one knee lowering Raichu's defense as Pikachu jumps in the air charging another Iron Tail.
"Finish this with Iron Tail!" Ash commands as Pikachu is getting closer to Raichu Surge smirks.
"Your good Ash but your father was better Raichu use Mega Punch" Surge commands as Raichu quickly charges its fist dodging Pikachu's Iron Tail and hitting it in the stomach with Mega Punch knocking the wind out of Pikachu as the yellow mouse flies in the air.
"Come on Pikachu use Thunderbolt" Ash calls but gets no response from Pikachu as Surge makes his move.
"Let's end this battle shall we Raichu use Body Slam!" Surge commands as Raichu jumps high into the air above Pikachu and begins to fall on it. Pikachu opens its eyes sees Raichu coming toward it, Pikachu was going to dodge but Raichu was able to hit Pikachu both Pokemon come crashing down on the battlefield.
"PIKACHU!" Ash yells worriedly as Misty and Brock look on in worry as well. The dust starts to clear, and we see Raichu standing over the defeated Pikachu Visquez makes the call.
"The challengers Pikachu is defeated making the gym leader Lt. Surges Raichu the victor!" Visquez says with the Vermillion trainers cheering that their boss won, Ash has a sad look on his face as he goes to pick up Pikachu Misty and Brock run toward Ash when they reach him, they don't say anything to him.
"Well, that was disappointing seeing as you are Red's son, I was expecting a lot better from you" Surge says in a mocking tone causing Ash, Brock, Misty and even Visquez look at him in anger.
"Stop comparing me to my father we're different people!" Ash says in anger
"Well duh unlike you Red was a much better trainer than you are when he was the same age as you a good chunk of his Pokemon were already fully evolved by the time he battled me, also the other two trainers from Pallet Town I battled had evolved Pokemon as well and defeated me pretty easily if you have any hopes of beating me you should use a Pokemon that's already evolved or evolve your weak Pikachu" Surge responds making the group angry Ash is about to counter but can't think of anything he looks at Pikachu who's very injured and then quickly runs out the gym in the direction of the Pokemon Center with Brock and Misty following him.
"You know sir you didn't have to be so mean to him" Visquez says with a hint of anger in her voice
"So, I don't care if he's ever going to be a great trainer like his father, he's going to need to be told these things besides he shouldn't have let me get him so riled up about comparing him to his father if he stayed calm, he possibly could've beat me anyway I'm going to take a nap" Surge says with a yawn as he goes toward a room to sleep.
Meanwhile, outside the gym we see Jessie, James and Meowth who are peaking through the window having watched the battle.
"Whoa the kid lost pretty badly" Meowth says with Jessie and James nodding
"I know he's the boss's enemy and all, but I do feel bad for him" James says
"That Lt. Surge guy is a big bully and I hate bullies I want the twerp and Pikachu to crush him" Jessie says in anger
Moving back to Ash, Misty and Brock they've reached the Pokemon Center with Nurse joy taking Pikachu from the group and putting the yellow mouse on a bed for it to rest on. As the group are sitting next to Pikachu Paul comes in.
"So, you lost heh as I thought your pathetic" Paul says Misty and Brock look at Paul angerly as Ash ignores him looking at Pikachu.
"Why don't you go be rude to someone else" Misty says in anger
"Hmph whatever I was just going to go anyway" Paul responds as he walks away from the group Misty and Brock see Paul leave as they turn back to look at Ash and Pikachu.
20 minutes have passed, and Pikachu finally opens its eyes.
"Pika Pi" Pikachu says looking at Ash, Ash's eyes grow wide with happiness looking at Pikachu
"Hey Pikachu, are you feeling better?" Ash asks with Pikachu nodding its head it then gets up to show that its fine but still feels some pain, so it goes to lay back down on the bed it remembers the battle with Raichu then gets depressed.
"What's wrong Pikachu?" Ash asks with Brock answering
"It's pride was destroyed today" Brock answers with Ash and Misty looking at him curiously
"Pride?" Ash asks with Brock nodding his head as he continues
"Your Pikachu is really impressive Ash its done many things I wouldn't expect other Pikachu to do so I think after it lost to its evolved form it destroyed its pride and making Pikachu think it's not good enough as is" Brock says as Ash and Misty look at Pikachu with sad looks on their faces
"Maybe this can help your Pikachu" Nurse Joy says as she walks over to the group and is holding a yellow stone with a Thunderbolt in the middle
"This is a Thunder stone you can place it on Pikachu's head, and it'll evolve into Raichu giving it the extra firepower it needs to defeat Surge's Raichu" Joy says as she hands Ash the stone he looks over to Pikachu and holds it in front of the yellow mouse.
"Tell me Pikachu do you want to evolve it'll make you stronger, but I've also heard that when a Pokemon evolves sometimes their personality's change so I'm letting you choose" Ash says while looking at Pikachu seriously Pikachu looks at Ash then back to the stone after a few moments Pikachu gives its answer.
"Pika" Pikachu says in disagreement as it knocks the stone out of Ash's hand choosing to stay as a Pikachu making everyone in the room happy.
"Yeah, Pikachu your fine just the way you are let's find a way to beat Lt. Surge's Raichu together" Ash says excitedly with Pikachu agreeing
"But how exactly will you win?" Misty asks as Ash and Pikachu lose their excitement and begin to think Brock then speaks up
"Hey, I've an idea while replaying the battle in my head I've notice that Raichu didn't use any speed type moves only raw power moves and tanking hits, so my theory is Lt. Surge must've evolved Raichu as soon as he got it that's why it doesn't have any of the speed moves it would've had as a Pikachu" Brock says with Ash, Pikachu and Misty putting the pieces together as what Brock says comes to light.
"Adding to what Brock said Ash remember your battles with Brock and Leaf you used speed as your advantage" Misty says with Ash smiling as he remembers those battles.
"Your right Misty and Brock thank you I'm now confident that me and Pikachu will win let's try again tomorrow morning and beat Raichu" Ash says excitedly as Pikachu gets excited.
"I hope you do well tomorrow" Nurse joy says with Ash thanking her
Meanwhile out of view from everyone Paul was overhearing everyone.
"Hmph" Paul says as he goes to his room
It's now the next morning the gang is back in front of the gym after Pikachu was discharged from the Pokemon Center it did some training with Brocks Onix, Misty's seel, Ash's Clefable and Bulbasaur to raise its speed more and learn how to deal with slow but powerful Pokemon the group enter the gym and they see Lt. Surge, Visquez and the other gym trainers in front of them.
"So, you did come back son of Red Ketchum did you evolve your Pikachu?" Surge asks with a smile
"Nope Pikachu wants to stay as a Pikachu it has no interest in evolving, we're going to win that badge" Ash says with determination in eyes with Pikachu doing the same Surge notices this and smiles.
"Well even if you came up with some sort of plan to beat Raichu the outcome well be the same" Surge says as he walks to his side of the battlefield
"We'll see about that" Ash says as he and Pikachu walk to their battlefield Visquez walks over to the referee spot.
"Today's battle is a rematch between the Gym Leader Lt. Surge and the challenger Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town the rules will be the same as yesterday both trainers please send out your Pokemon" Visquez says as Surge brings out Raichu and Pikachu jumps on the battlefield both trainer and Pokemon are ready to battle
"Battle begin!" Visquez calls as Surge makes the first move
"Raichu use Thunderbolt!" Surge calls as Raichu quickly fires the bolt of electricity at Pikachu
"Pikachu dodge then increase your speed with agility and run around Raichu!" Ash calls as Pikachu dodges Thunderbolt and begins to run around Raichu making the large mouse confused
"Raichu use another Thunderbolt!" Surge commands Raichu fires another Thunderbolt, but Pikachu dodges it Raichu keeps firing thunderbolts but stops as its unable to hit Pikachu.
"Pikachu use your Thunderbolt!" Ash calls as Pikachu fires the move shocking Raichu the move isn't very effective but did do damage
"Raichu use Body Slam!" Surge calls as Raichu tries to slam on Pikachu, but Pikachu successfully dodges and gets behind Raichu.
"Now Iron Tail!" Ash calls as Pikachu hits Raichu in the back with Iron Tail making the large mouse fall in pain and its defense gets lower.
"What's going on here my Raichu is stronger than your Pikachu how are we losing?!" Surge asks in anger
"Its because your Raichu didn't learn the speed moves it would've learned as a Pikachu you evolved it too fast" Ash responds shocking Surge at how right Ash is
"Even still all I'll need is for Raichu to land two hits on Pikachu and its over Raichu use Mega Punch!" Surge calls as Raichu charges at Pikachu with a glowing fist
"Pikachu trip Raichu with Iron Tail!" Ash calls as Pikachu dodges the Mega Punch successfully tripping Raichu making the large mouse angry
"Fine then let's see you dodge this Raichu use a full power Thunderbolt on the battlefield!" Surge calls as Raichu let's out a loud scream and fires a strong Thunderbolt on the battlefield the move is so big that it almost hits the bystanders watching the battle and breaks all the gym's windows also shocking Jessie, James and Meowth who are watching the battle from outside.
"That hurt" The rocket trio say while groaning in pain
There's a big dust cloud as its clearing Surge begins to laugh
"Hahahahaha, you see that, that's true power there's no way your Pikachu could've survived that attack" Surge says while laughing as Ash smirks
"You sure about that my Pikachu isn't finished yet" Ash states as Surge gets a confused look on his face as the dust is clearing Surge and everyone except Ash are surprised when they see Pikachu with its tail in the ground acting like a Lightning rod.
"OH NOOOOO!" Surge yells as Raichu has a shocked look as well
"Now Pikachu end this with one more Iron Tail!" Ash calls as Pikachu jumps forward at Raichu
"Raichu Thunderbolt!" Surge calls Raichu tries to use the move but isn't able to as it used up all the electricity it had.
"GOOOOO!" Ash yells as Pikachu lands the Iron tail hard on Raichu's face the large mouse goes flying next to Surge knocked out.
"Gym leader Surge's Raichu is unable to battle the winner is Pikachu making the challenger Ash Ketchum the victor!" Visquez calls
"YES!" "PIKA!" Ash and Pikachu cheer that they've won as do Misty, Brock, the other gym trainers and the rocket trio as well but not too loud, Surge is disappointed that he lost but smiles and thinks to himself
"Your son is a strong trainer, Red; I see him doing great things" Surge says to himself as he walks over to Ash and Pikachu
"I'm terribly sorry for constantly comparing you to your father and calling your Pikachu a baby and weak to make it up to you here this is the Thunder Badge its proof of you beating my gym" Surge says as he hands Ash the badge Ash and Pikachu look at the badge excitedly.
"Alright I got the Thunder Badge!" "Pi Pikachu!" Ash and Pikachu say excitedly as they do their pose making everyone in the room laugh
"You know your father did that exact same pose when he beat me" Surge says
"Hehehehe he's the one that taught it to me" Ash says while smiling
"So, what are you going to do now?" Visquez asks
"Well, I'm going to finally battle Paul then train for 2 weeks for the upcoming SS. Anne battle tournament" Ash says excitedly as Surge and Visquez smile
"Sounds great Ash, I hope you do well in the tournament and win the prize and I'll tell you one more thing when you battle Paul make sure not to let your guard down, he's a really skilled trainer" Surge says with Ash nodding his head the group say their goodbyes to the Vermillion Gym and head in the direction of the Pokemon Center.
The group make it to the center Pikachu gets a quick check up showcasing that it's fully healed Paul then walks over to the group and looks at Ash.
"So did you win?" Paul asks with Ash showing his badge as proof, Paul gives a small smirk
"Okay then come to the back of the Pokemon Center in 10 minutes there's a battlefield their and it'll give you time to pick your Pokemon also forget about the no substitution rule we'll be able to switch between our Pokemon" Paul states as he leaves with Ash nodding his head, he then looks at his Pokeball's bringing out his other 5 Pokemon Pikachu goes and stands with them.
"Alright guys we're finally going to battle Paul, it's going to be a 4v4 battle, so I'll be using Pikachu, Magikarp, Clefable and Charmeleon." The four Pokemon cheer but Bulbasuar and Squirtle are sad that they aren't going to battle.
"Sorry Bulbasuar and Squirtle I would've loved to use you guys as well I promise the next time, we battle Paul, I'll let you two battle for now watch the battle and cheer us on" Ash says with Bulbasaur and Squirtle nodding in understanding
"Alright guys let's get out there and win!" Ash yells in excitement as do his Pokemon.
10 minutes pass Ash and Paul are on their sides of the battlefield staring at each other Brock is the referee and Misty is sitting on a bench with Bulbasaur and Squirtle next to her Brock then begins to speak.
"This is a 4v4 battle between Ash and Paul with substitutions the victor is decided when all Pokemon on either Ash or Paul sides are unable to battle now please send out your first Pokemon" Brock calls as Ash sends out his first Pokemon
"Clefable I choose you!" Ash calls as the Pixie Pokemon appears from its Pokeball landing on the field ready to battle
"Nidoking stand by for battle" Paul calls as he throws Nidokings Pokeball and the giant Poison reptilian like creature appears on the battlefield giving a mighty roar looking at its opponent.
"Battle begin!" Brock calls as Ash makes the first move
"Clefable raise your special attack with Calm mind" Ash calls as Clefable begins to calm its mind and raising its special attack
"Use Toxic Spikes" Paul calls as Nidoking roars shooting out Toxic particles all over the battlefield with Ash gritting his teeth
"Darn like Stealth Rock he used a move that'll poison any Pokemon I send out this is going to be difficult" Ash says to himself as he calls for his next move
"Clefable use Psychic" Ash calls as Clefable fires the Psychic waves at Nidoking
"Use Protect" Paul calls as Nidoking summons a barrier protecting it from the Psychic waves
"Now Poison Jab" Paul calls as Nidoking charges forward at Clefable
"Use Ice Beam!" Ash calls as Cleflable fires the beam of Ice at Nidoking, Nidoking blocks the attack with one of its arms and is still charging at Clefable with Poision jab on its other arm getting closer to the Pixie Pokemon
"Hurry use Psychic!" Ash calls but Nidoking hits Clefable with the Poison Jab causing super effective damage and poisoning Clefable but the Pixie Pokemon is still able to use Psychic as it sends Nidoking flying back causing super effective damage as well
"Now lower Nidoking's attack with Baby doll eyes" Ash calls as Clefable blinks its eye successfully lowering Nidokings attack
"Use Sludge Bomb" Paul calls as Nidoking fires a giant sludge ball at Clefable
"Use minimize to dodge" Ash calls as Clefable takes poison damage but still uses minimize to make itself smaller and dodging Nidoking's attack Paul then smirks
"Now use Sludge Wave" Paul calls as Nidoking summons a giant wave of poison covering the battlefield and hitting Clefable causing super effective damage
"Clef!" Clefable screams in pain from the attack making Ash worried
"Come on Clefable hang in there use Moonlight!" Ash calls as Clefable begins to heal itself
"Use dig" Paul says as NIdoking quickly digs underground
"Be careful Clefable Nidoking can appear from anywhere once it does use Psychic" Ash calls with Clefable nodding as it waits for Nidoking to appear. After a few moments Nidoking appears behind Clefable hitting it in the face, Clefable stands its ground and uses Psychic greatly injuring Nidoking as its flung back to Paul's side but it's still standing.
Paul then returns Nidoking and brings out his next Pokemon.
"Magby stand by for battle" Paul says the little magma Pokemon appears from the ball and has a serious look.
"Clefable use Moonblast!" Ash calls as Clefable fires the large pink orb towards Magby
"Send it back with Fire Punch" Paul commands as Magby punches the Moonblast right back at Clefable hitting the pixie Pokemon causing some damage but not a lot
"To be able to punch back Clefable's Moonblast that was powered up by Calm Mind is impressive" Misty says with Bulbasaur and Squirtle's eyes glued to the battle.
"Now use Smokescreen" Paul calls as Magby summons a large black cloud of smoke covering the entire battlefield
"Clefable use Dazzling Gleam to blow that smoke away" Ash calls as Clefable yells encasing itself in fairy energy all over its body as it uses Dazzling Gleam to clear the battlefield
"That had to have hit Magby" Ash thinks to himself once the smoke clears Magby is gone shocking Ash and Clefable the two start to franticly look for Magby Ash notices a hole he's about to call for his next move but Paul beats him.
"Appear from the ground and use Screech" Paul says as Magby appears from underground getting in front of Clefable's face and screeching very loud, lowering Clefable's defenses the Pixie Pokemon is then hurt from the Poison.
"But I'm sure Magby can't learn dig" Ash says in confusion
"Your right it can't learn the move it just went into the hole Nidoking made earlier" Paul says with a smirk
"Hang in there Clefable!" Ash calls as do Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle trying to cheer on the Pokemon but it's getting tired
"Use Fire Punch" Paul commands as Magby punches Clefable in the face normally this wouldn't cause a lot of damage but thanks to the screech lowering Clefable's defenses it dealt a lot of damage.
"Man, I want to get Clefable out of there but if I bring out my next Pokemon they'll be poisoned too I need to get rid of those Toxic Spikes" Ash thinks to himself but gets a great idea
"Hey Clefable, I've an idea to get rid of the Toxic Spikes I'm going to need you to stay in the battle longer" Ash says with Clefable nodding trusting her trainer.
"Magby finish it with Flamethrower" Paul calls as Magby shoots out hot fire from its mouth heading straight for Clefable as the fire is getting closer Ash gets an idea.
"Clefable dive into the hole!" Ash calls surprising everyone Clefable dodges Magby's Flamethrower at last second diving straight into the hole that Nidoking made.
"What?!" Paul says with a shocked expression
"Go deeper Clefable then use Dazzling Gleam to get rid of the Toxic Spikes!" Ash calls as Clefable digs deeper (learning dig) it stops then unleashes a giant Dazzling Gleam from the ground not only getting rid of the toxic spikes but also dealing a lot of damage to Magby as well.
"Now finish Magby with Moonblast!" Ash yells as Clefable immediately comes out of the ground and throws a big Moonblast at the injured Magby knocking it out.
"Magby is unable to battle Clefable is the winner" Brock calls as Ash, Pikachu, Clefable, Misty, Bulbasaur and Squirtle cheer Paul having a stoic face returns Magby and looks at the Pokeball.
"So, you couldn't take out an already weakened opponent pathetic" Paul says making Ash a little annoyed, Paul pulls out another Pokeball and throws it.
"Raichu stand by for battle" Paul says surprising everyone the large mouse appears from the Pokeball and it looks bigger and stronger than Lt. Surge's Raichu, Raichu has a serious look on its face as well.
"This is going to be tough Clefable use rest then return" Ash calls as Clefable closes its eyes as it begins to sleep getting rid of the poison as well and returns to its Pokeball.
"Good job Clefable get a good rest I'll need you later" Ash says as he puts Clefable's Pokeball away he looks at Pikachu
"You ready to beat another Raichu buddy?" Ash asks with Pikachu sparking its cheeks and nodding.
"Alright Pikachu I choose you!" Ash calls as Pikachu jumps on the battlefield staring at its opponent with Raichu doing the same.
"Don't think you can beat my Raichu with speed like you did with Surges Raichu not only is mine bigger its also faster" Paul says looking at Ash
"Oh yeah we'll see about that Pikachu use Quick Attack!" Ash makes the first move as Pikachu charges forward at Raichu
"Use Quick Attack as well" Paul calls as his Raichu gives a mighty cry and charges forward at Pikachu at blinding speed the two electric rodents clash, but Raichu wins the exchange in the end knocking Pikachu back.
"ThunderPunch!" Paul calls as Raichu quickly jumps forward with its fist charged with electricity
"Dodge with Agility!" Ash calls as Pikachu dodges the Thunderpunch and gets behind Raichu
"Now Iron Tail!" Ash calls as Pikachu charges its tail quickly and is about to hit Raichu Paul then smirks.
"Wrap your tail around its tail then slam it on the ground" Paul commands as Raichu's tail quickly wraps tightly around Pikachu's tail making the yellow mouse stop the Iron Tail it is then slammed hard on its back on the battlefield.
"Chaa" Pikachu says in pain as Raichu jumps high into the air
"Now Thunder!" Paul calls as Raichu fires a large bolt of lightning that's bigger than Thunderbolt straight down at Pikachu.
"Try countering with Thunderbolt!" Ash calls Pikachu quickly fires the electric attack it collides with the Thunder but its unfortunately easily swallowed by the large attack a hits Pikachu causing an explosion.
"PIKACHU!" Ash yells in worry, the dust clears, and Pikachu is still standing the Thunder did do a lot of damage but thanks to all the endurance training it did its still able to battle.
"Way to go Pikachu use Quick Attack run around Raichu!" Ash calls Pikachu quickly dashes forward and begins to run around Raichu, but unlike with Lt. Surges Raichu Paul's has a confident smile on its face.
"Trip it with Iron Tail" Paul calls shocking Ash; Ash is about to tell Pikachu to jump but Raichu was too quick it successfully trips Pikachu
"Now throw it in the air and use Hyper Beam" Paul calls Raichu uses its tail to pick up Pikachu throwing it high in the air then launches a powerful Hyper Beam
"Pikachu try to dodge!" Ash calls but Raichu's Hyper Beam was too fast (its faster than Cassidy's Fearow and Raticate) hitting Pikachu the little mouse falls on the ground knocked out shocking Ash and the rest of his friends Ash then runs to pick up Pikachu.
"Hey buddy you, okay?" Ash asks Pikachu opens its eye's nods in disappointment that it lost.
"Don't worry buddy you did great that Raichu is really tough we'll win for sure" Ash says reassuring Pikachu as he walks over and hands the yellow mouse to Misty.
"You should evolve your Pikachu it'll never reach its full potential as long as it stays that way" Paul says
"Sorry but Pikachu already made its choice to not evolve so I won't force it when it doesn't want to" Ash responds as he takes out Clefable's Pokeball
"Clefable I choose you!" Ash calls Clefable appears from the Pokeball still asleep, but Ash doesn't mind since after using Hyper Beam Raichu shouldn't be able to move for a while.
"Use Iron Tail" Paul calls shocking Ash as Raichu runs forward with its tail glowing.
"Like I said my Raichu is stronger than Surge's I've trained it a lot to be able to battle after using Hyper Beam" Paul says to the shocked Ash
"Clefable wake up and dodge hurry!" Ash yells worriedly trying to wake up the pixie Pokemon Misty, Pikachu, Squirtle and Bulbasaur start to yell as well hoping Clefable wakes up, but it doesn't budge as Raichu slams the Iron Tail hard on Clefable's stomach making the Pokemon wake up as it groans in pain at the super effective move.
"Are you okay Clefable?" Ash asks Clefable looks back at Ash giving him a thumbs up but still feels the pain from that Iron Tail.
"Let's counter use Moonblast!" Ash calls as Clefable throws the pink orb at Raichu
"Cut it with Iron Tail" Paul calls as Raichu cuts the Moonblast in half then smirks at Clefable making the pixie Pokemon angry.
"Use Thunder" Paul calls as Raichu summons the large electric bolt firing at Clefable
"Use Protect!" Ash calls Clefable quickly summons a protective barrier stopping the Thunder from hitting it but the force of the Thunder is too much for the barrier to hold as it starts to crack both Ash and Clefable look in horror as more cracks keep appearing while Paul and Raichu smile.
"Clefable use dig!" Ash calls as Clefable quickly digs underground successfully dodging the Thunder as it destroys the barrier.
"Raichu jump in the air" Paul says as Raichu quickly jumps in the air the moment Clefable appears out of the ground to hit the large mouse
"Use Iron Tail" Paul calls as Raichu quickly falls down hitting Clefable with the super effective move almost knocking it out and lowering its defense
"Clefable use Moonlight to heal yourself then minimize" Ash calls as Clefable begins to heal itself
"Raichu Thunder!" Paul calls as Raichu quickly launches the large stream of lightning at Clefable hitting the Pokemon.
"CLEFA!" Clefable screams in pain while being shocked by the Thunder once the attack stops Clefable gets on one knee looks at the smiling Raichu then falls down completely defeated.
"CLEFABLE!" Ash yells with everyone shocked that Clefable lost its one of Ash's most durable Pokemon and was taken down quickly by Raichu.
"Clefable is unable to battle Raichu is the winner" Brock calls with Raichu giving a huff happy that it won with Paul not surprised by the outcome Ash then returns Clefable.
"Thanks, Clefable you did great get a good rest" Ash says as he then thinks about his options, he has two Pokemon left while Magickarp is tough and has proven to be very strong Ash is uncertain that'll be able to beat Raichu that only leaves Charmeleon Ash was hoping to save it for Paul's Turtwig (Ash doesn't know that Turtwig evolved) but he'll have to use it now.
As Ash goes to reach for Charmeleons Pokeball Magickarp's Pokeball begins to shake as the red fish comes out ready to battle shocking Ash.
"Karp Karp" Magickarp says really wanting to battle
"Are you sure about this Magickarp this Raichu is really strong not only does it have a type advantage against you it was also able to beat both Pikachu and Clefable easily are you sure you can win?" Ash asks the red fish with a serious expression Magickarp looks up at its trainer.
"KARP!" Magickarp says loudly that it'll win and get revenge for Pikachu and Clefable this makes Ash smile.
"Alright Magickarp I'll go with you let's win this!" Ash says with confidence as Magickarp jumps on the battlefield ready to battle the large mouse that defeated its friends it gives Raichu a serious stare with Raichu doing the same, Raichu feels it shouldn't go easy on this Magickarp it can feel that it's strong Paul having seen Magickarp battle before knows its strong as well and won't write it off as weak. Misty, Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle begin to cheer for Magickarp hoping that it wins.
"Raichu use Thunder Wave!" Paul calls as Raichu quickly fires the wave of electricity at Magickarp in hopes to paralyze it
"Use Bounce!" Ash calls as Magickarp quickly jumps in the air dodging the Thunder Wave then quickly flies forward hitting Raichu in the face making the large mouse stubble back and groan a little in pain.
"Use Quick Attack!" Paul calls as Raichu quickly shoots forward hitting Magickarp.
"Counter with Tackle!" Ash calls as Magickarp flies forward as it rams its head into Raichu's gut making the large mouse cough, but it then holds tightly on to Magickarp.
"Use Thunder Punch!" Paul calls as Raichu's fist quickly glows with electric energy as it punches Magickarp on the ground making the fish bounce and groan at the super effective hit.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Ash yells as Magickarp quickly fires the move right in Raichu's face pushing the large mouse back causing damage this shocks Paul its heard that Magickarp can learn Hydro Pump, but this is the first time it's seen one use it.
"Hmph interesting" Paul says with a small smirk as he calls for his next move "Use Nasty Plot!" Paul calls as Raichu gives a loud cry as its special attack increases sharply making Ash a little worried.
"Thunderbolt!" Paul calls Raichu fires the electric attack at Magickarp.
"Jump to dodge then use Tackle!" Ash calls Magickarp quickly jumps in the air dodging the Thunderbolt and charges at Raichu.
"Counter with Thunder Punch!" Paul commands Raichu charges its fist with electricity as its fist collides with Magickarp the two Pokemon begin to fight for dominance on who's stronger.
"Keep pushing Magickarp!" Ash yells Misty with Ash's other Pokemon cheer as well Brock in his mind is also cheering for the fish Paul then chuckles.
"What's so funny?!" Ash asks in anger
"You know Raichu's other arm is free right?" Paul asks in a mocking tone as both Ash and Magickarp realize what Paul means Raichu charges up its other fist with electricity hitting Magickarp and successfully paralyzing it.
"Now finish it with Thunder!" Paul calls as Raichu fires the large stream of lightning at the paralyzed fish. Ash knows Magickarp can't move right now so he'll have to counter.
"Magickarp use Hydro Pump to counter the Thunder!" Ash calls Magickarp fires the massive stream of water at the Thunder the two moves clash but since Raichu's Thunder was powered up by the Nasty plot Thunder is a lot stronger than it would normally be it destroys Hydro Pump, and the Thunder successfully lands shocking Magickarp.
"KARP!" Magickarp cries out in pain while being shocked by the Thunder.
"MAGICKARP!" Ash, Misty, Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle yell out in worry as Magickarp is being electrocuted
"Looks like its my win you made a mistake believing in your Pokemon I'll admit your Magickarp is strong possibly the strongest Magickarp I've seen but you should've sent out another Pokemon instead pathetic" Paul says making Ash think
"Is Paul right was it really a bad idea for me to send out Magickarp believing it could beat Raichu should I have really picked Charmeleon?" Ash says in his mind but then shakes his head. "No, I believe in Magickarp it came out of its Pokeball confident that it can win Magickarp has proven time and time again that's its strong and has been against many opponents that it should've lost to, but it still managed to come out on top I still believe in Magickarp" Ash says to himself before looking at Paul and speaks.
"You may be right that I probably should've picked a different Pokemon but I still believe that Magickarp can still win over these pass three months it's done many things and was in a lot of tough situations that a regular Magickarp wouldn't overcome so Magickarp can still win this I know it can" Ash says with a determined expression looking directly at Paul.
"Hmph whatever pretty soon your Magickarp will faint and my Raichu will win" Paul responded with Raichu increasing the power of Thunder making sure Magickarp faints the fish screams in pain as Ash yells.
"Come on Magickarp you've been put in many tough situations before, but you've always pulled threw this is just another wall for you to overcome I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT MAGICKARP!" Ash yells encouraging Magickarp Misty along with Pikachu, Squirtle and Bulbasaur begin cheering for Magickarp wanting it to break out of the situation its in. Magickarp still being shocked hears not only its trainer's plea but also the friends its travel with it makes it happy Magickarp never thought that it would meet People and Pokemon that would treat it nicely it begins to think back.
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Let's go back in time a year and 3 months deep in the waters of Galar we see a pokemon egg hatching its Ash's Magickarp hatching from its egg it looks up and sees two Gyarados looking at it happy that their baby is born Magickarp smiles when it sees them. We see Magickarp swimming alongside its parents and playing with other Magickarp.
A few months go by Magickarp has grown and is currently taking its morning swim it then hears a Pokemon in trouble it looks and sees a Feebas being picked on by two Barraskewda, it seems the lone Feebas accidently swam into the Barraskewda's territory making them angry. Feebas tries to tell the two very angry fish that its sorry and tries to swim away but one of the Barraskewda knock it back on the sea floor while the other uses Aqua Jet hurting the Feebas even more making the fish cry out in pain.
Magickarp doesn't like what its seeing and immediately goes to save the young Feebas. "KARP!" Magickarp yells making the Barraskewda look in the direction of Magickarp, Magickarp then tackles one of them down then swims in front of the Feebas showing that it'll protect it. Feebas looks at its savior happily and gets a small blush on its face. The Barraskewda look at Magickarp and begin to laugh that Magickarp thinks it can actually beat them, that's when Magickarp uses Tackle again and hits one of the Barraskewda showing its serious. This makes both Pokemon mad as they go and start to beat up Magickarp using Aqua Jet, Feebas cries in worry while Magickarp looks back at Feebas showing that it's not done yet. Magickarp screams and uses the move Flail on the two Barraskewda making both Pokemon annoyed Magickarp gives a few huffs as that was all the strength it had left the Barraskewda notice then go for the finishing move.
Both Pokemon are hit with a Hydro Pump they look and see two very angry Gyarados staring at them the Barraskewda get scared then quickly swim away. Magickarp is happy to see its parents but then passes out.
30 minutes later Magickarp wakes up its back at home next to it is the Feebas from earlier laying right next to it, Feebas is happy to see its savoir awake it was worried Magickarp is also happy to see Feebas but then gets sad it wonders if it can get stronger. Magickarp and Feebas spend the rest of the day playing with each other Magickarp also introduces Feebas to its friends not only consisting of Magickarp but other Pokemon as well.
At night the two Gyarados, Feebas and Magickarp are having dinner Magickarp then looks at its parents and tells them that tomorrow morning its setting off on its journey. The two Gyarados and Feebas are surprised by this and want to know the reason, Magickarp tells them that it wants to travel the world and become the strongest Magickarp then once it completes that dream it'll become a strong Gyarados like its parents of course to achieve that dream it'll have to train hard and maybe become a trainer's Pokemon.
The two Gyarados look at each other they don't want to see their child leave but understand allowing Magickarp to leave, Feebas is sad that its new friend is leaving already but it tells Magickarp that it'll train as well and become a strong Milotic. Magickarp smiles that its new friend was able to find a dream it wants to achieve and happy its parents are allowing it to go on its journey.
It's the next morning Magickarp is about to sent off it says goodbye to its friends, its parents and Feebas (who'll be staying with Magickarp's parents to train once that's done it'll head out on its journey as well), Magickarp takes one last look at everyone it knows that this will probably be the last time it'll see them all Magickarp then swims away to start its journey.
4 months go by during Magickarp's travels its battled many strong water Pokemon most of the time it'll lose but this gave the fish experience and making it very durable Magickarp has swammed the waters of Alola, Kalos, Unova, Sinnoh, Hoenn, Jotho and is now in Kanto in the Vermillion city waters. Magickarp just got done battling a very strong Tentacrul Magickarp is exhausted and is very hungry it then sees a piece of Pokemon food Magickarp is excited as it quickly goes to eat it. Unbeknownst to Magickarp this was a trap Magickarp is then pulled out of the water and is now flopping up and down on a dock.
Magickarp looks up a sees a man who looks like a sells man with a fishing pole having a big grin on his face.
"You look like you'll get me some good money" The salesman says as he picks up Magickarp puts it in a small tank, usually Magickarp would put up a fight but it was exhausted from its battle with Tentacrul and very hungry so it couldn't do anything and now its trapped in a small tank.
1 month passes during this time the salesman has been trying very hard to sell Magickarp to many people, but they would always call it weak. Magickarp doesn't consider itself weak but since it was caught it might as well be Magickarp then got depressed it now couldn't fulfill its dream to become the strongest Magickarp. The salesman with Magickarp (carrying Magickarp on his back) are now walking by a river close to route 1.
"Geez you really are worthless I've scammed many people to buy Magickarp from me and made a lot of money over the years, but I've been unable to get rid of you" The salesman says at the depressed Magickarp.
"Sign well hopefully I'll find some sucker to get rid of you in Pallet town" The salesman says. Magickarp hopes that it'll be given to a trainer that'll help it achieve its dream. That's when the salesman and Magickarp hear a flock of angry Spearows.
"Why are there a flock of angry Spearows I gotta get out of here" The salesman says as he's about to run but then a Diglett pops out of the ground scaring the man he falls on his back breaking Magickarp's tank and the fish is then flung into the river.
"NO, MY MERCHANDISE!" The salesman screams he's about go and see if he can get Magickarp back but remembers the Spearow's and begins to run in the opposite direction. Magickarp is happy that its finally free it begins to swim happily with its eyes closed it opens its eyes and sees a boy (Ash) right in front of it. Magickarp tries to stop but Ash and Magickarp hit each other's heads knocking each other out. Magickarp falls on one of Ash's empty Pokeballs the last thing it sees is it being sucked into the ball.
After that the rest is history Magickarp begins to remember the first battle it had with Ash as it helped him battle Team Rocket, then the battles with Samurai, Leaf, Brock. Magickarp also remembers its battle with AJ's Sandshrew at that point Magickarp achieved its dream of becoming the strongest Magickarp making it very happy it was thanks to its trainer.
Ash has helped Magickarp grow strong in these past 3 months but his other Pokemon, Misty, Brock and their Pokemon have helped it reached the strength it has now and is now ready to not only help Ash achieve his dream but also time for it to grow.
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We're back in present time Magickarp is currently still being shocked by Raichu's Thunder after hearing Ash and his friends cheering him on and remembering everything that's happened in these past 7 months on its journey Magickarp is not ready to lose.
KARRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! Magickarp gives a mighty scream as it starts to glow a bright white and grows bigger.
"You're kidding me" Paul says with a shocked expression with Raichu still firing the Thunder shocked as well. Ash and everyone else look at Magickarp as its getting bigger and bigger its body becomes longer like a serpent, grows two whiskers on its face, big scales on its back and instead of being red is now blue with a plain under belly and gives a mighty roar that doesn't sound like Magickarp anymore instead its.
"Magickarp evolved into Gyarados!" Ash says as what was Magickarp before now stands Gyarados who cancels Raichu's Thunder attack and looks at the large mouse intimidating it, Ash and everyone else are surprised, Raichu backs up a little bit scared before Paul gives his order.
"What are you doing this is still a battle end it with Thunder!" Paul commands as Raichu shakes its head and fires the Thunder at Gyarados but instead of dodging Gyarados uses Crunch and destroys Raichu's Thunder shocking Raichu and Paul.
"That's great Gyarados you used Crunch I wonder what other moves you've learned?" Ash says as he pulls out his Pokedex and sees that Gyarados knows a bunch of new moves it even has some that it can only learn from TM's and TR's making Ash happy.
"Wow you really are incredible Gyarados alright let's win this use Earthquake!" Ash calls as Gyarados roars and slams its tail on the ground causing a big earthquake not only making the battlefield shake but even the Pokemon Center, some nearby buildings and the tree's where the TR trio are hiding.
"Make it stop Jessie!" James says in a scared tone
"Don't tell me tell the twerp!" Jessie responds, as all three try to hang on the tree.
The Earthquake also caused major damage to Raichu as it falls on one knee making Paul grit his teeth.
"Looks like you can't battle anymore use Wild Charge!" Paul commands as Raichu has electricity flow all over its body and charges at Gyarados hitting the giant serpent, Gyarados roars in pain but its still able to battle, Raichu goes back on the ground and groans in pain at the recoil damage.
"That Wild Charge is an interesting move" Ash says to himself as he calls for his next attack.
"Gyarados use Hydro Pump!" Ash calls as Gyarados fires the large stream of water at Raichu (Its much bigger than when it was a Magickarp and bigger than Misty's Vaporeon's), Raichu is consumed in the large water and flies pass Paul, once the move stops Raichu falls on the ground unconscious.
"Raichu is unable to battle Gyarados is the winner" Brock says with Ash, Misty, Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle cheering, Paul is surprised but then goes to return Raichu not saying anything to the large mouse.
"That was amazing Gyarados congrats on winning and evolving" Ash says as he runs up to the large serpent, Gyarados then looks at Ash having what looks like an angry look on its face.
"Uh Gyarados?" Ash asks nervously as Gyarados charges at Ash surprising everyone they think that Gyarados is going to eat Ash but let out a sign when they see Gyarados rubbing its face on Ash smiling.
"Hahahaha hey Gyarados stop that tickles" Ash says while laughing as Gyarados continues to rub its face on Ash.
"I guess Gyarados was able to keep the personality it had as a Magickarp, and it's pretty cute" Misty says with Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle agreeing.
"Nidoking stand by for battle!" Paul says as he calls out Nidoking, it roars and glares at Gyarados excited to battle it, Ash and Gyarados look at Paul and Nidoking and remember that they are in the middle of a battle.
"Think you can still battle Gyarados?" Ash asks as Gyarados roars ready to battle with Ash smiling as he goes back to his side of the battlefield.
"Alright Gyarados Nidoking was already damaged by Clefable lets end this in one shot use Earthquake!" Ash calls as Gyarados slams its tail on the battlefield again causing everything to shake.
"Nidoking jump and use Thunderbolt" Paul commands as Nidoking jumps before the Earthquake can hit it, Nidoking then fires the Thunderbolt shocking Gyarados as the large blue serpent roars in pain.
"Now end it with Thunder Punch!" Paul commands as Nidoking falls forward at Gyarados
"Knock it away with Aqua Tail!" Ash calls Gyarados is about to use the move but then gets paralyzed
"Darn that's right I forgot Gyarados got paralyzed earlier" Ash says while gritting his teeth
"End it" Paul says as Nidoking punches Gyarados in the face the giant serpent roars in pain it wants to continue battling but knows its body can't go on anymore Gyarados falls on the ground knocked out.
"Gyarados is unable to battle Nidoking is the winner" Brock says with Nidoking roaring in victory Ash returns Gyarados.
"Thanks, Gyarados you were amazing I can't wait to use you more in future battles" Ash says as he takes Charmeleon's Pokeball and throws it.
"Your up Charmeleon I choose you!" Ash calls as Charmeleon appears excited to finally battle it looks at its opponent then gets shocked when it sees Paul.
"Hmmm what's wrong Charmeleon?" Ash asks the fire lizard
"I remember battling that Charmeleon before, but it belonged to another trainer" Paul says surprising the group
"Wait you battled Damian?" Ash asks
"Yeah, he gave me a good battle he probably would've won if he used a different fire type on my Turtwig looks like he released it and you have it now" Paul responds
"Yeah, Damian had Charmeleon when it was a Charmander stay on a rock for a week with no intention of coming after some stuff happened, I beat Damian and Charmeleon decided to travel with us" Ash says with Charmeleon nodding
"Hmph whatever let's continue the battle Nidoking Earth Power!" Paul says as Nidoking roars and punches the ground with its hand creating a large crack on the ground heading straight for Charmeleon
"Charmeleon use Flamethrower!" Ash calls as Charmeleon quickly fires the Flamethrower before the Earth Power reached Charmeleon the fire hits Nidoking and knocks it out.
"Nidoking is unable to battle Charmeleon is the winner" Brock calls as Ash and Charmeleon cheer happily
"Great job Charmeleon just one more and we win" Ash says with Charmeleon nodding, Paul returns Nidoking's Pokeball and smiles.
"I'll admit you've improved since I last saw you, I'm curious on how you'll beat this one Grotle stand by for battle" Paul says as Grotle appears giving a roar looking at its opponent it remembers battling this same Charmeleon before and notices the trainer for it is different Grotle gets into a battle-ready stance with Charmeleon doing the same.
"So that's the evolved form of Turtwig huh I want to scan it with my Pokedex but it would be better for me to attack first" Ash thinks to himself and calls for his first attack
"Use Fire Spin!" Ash calls as Charmeleon fires the move trapping Grotle in a spinning vortex of fire causing some damage to the grass turtle, but it doesn't look fazed.
"Use Growth" Paul says as Grotle gives a small cry as it raises its attack and special attack
"Charmeleon use Fire Punch" Ash calls as Charmeleon's fist glows with fiery energy running in the fire and hits Grotle's head causing some damage to the grass turtle but it still looks unfazed.
"Use leech seed" Paul calls as Grotle fires a small seed that sticks itself to Charmeleon's head the seed opens as vines begin to attach themselves to Charmeleon's body sucking its energy.
"Char" Charmeleon says in pain while having its energy drained as it goes to Grotle, the Fire Spin stops as well.
"Charmeleon burn those vines off with Flamethrower!" Ash calls as Charmeleon successfully burns the leech seed off its body, but Paul expected that.
"Use Growth again" Paul calls as Grotle's attack and special attack grow again in power
"Charmeleon use Willo Wisp!" Ash calls as Charmeleon fires the purple fire in hopes of burning Grotle
"Protect" Paul calls as Grotle summons a protective barrier blocking the Willo Wisp from hitting it.
"Now Flamethrower!" Ash calls as Charmeleon fires the large stream of flames successfully hitting Grotle doing major damage, Paul isn't concerned.
"Use Synthesis" Paul calls as Grotle begins to heal its wounds from the damage its taken so far making Ash and Charmeleon frustrated
"Fine let's do this Charmeleon use smokescreen!" Ash calls as Charmeleon spits out a large cloud of black smoke covering the area.
"Use Growth one more time" Paul commands as Grotle uses one more Growth increasing its attack and special attack to the max
"Charmeleon Flamethrower!" Ash calls as Charmeleon fires the Flamethrower hitting Grotle again.
"Now use two more Flamethrowers then end this battle with Fire Punch!" Ash calls as Charmeleon successfully lands two Flamethrower's doing major damage to Grotle and runs to hit the grass turtle with Fire Punch, while Paul stares, he gives a smirk Ash notices but doesn't know what Paul's planning.
"Use Crunch on Charmeleon's fist" Paul commands as Grotle bites down hard on Charmeleon's fist as Charmeleon cries out in pain, the smokescreen clears as everyone see Grotle biting down hard on Charmeleon's arm
"Darn I made a mistake Paul put me in a false sense of security" Ash says to himself with Paul smiling and nodding seeing that Ash found the answer.
"Charmeleon try using Flamethrower!" Ash calls before Charmeleon can use the move Paul makes a command.
"Use Giga Drain then finish with Leaf Storm" Paul calls as Grotle quickly wraps multiple vines around Charmeleon quickly sucking its energy once it had enough the leaf's on its back glow a bright green as it summons a large leaf tornado consuming Charmeleon as the fire lizard screams in pain (normally grass moves wouldn't be very effective against fire types but since Grotle's attack and special attack were raised to the max the moves dealt more damage than they usually would).
"CHARMELEON!" Ash yells in worry as Charmeleon falls on the ground landing on its stomach, it then struggles to stand up it doesn't want to lose to the same opponent twice and disappoint Ash it stares at Grotle with Grotle staring back at it but Grotle then turns away and walks over to its trainer. Charmeleon doesn't like that it can still battle Charmeleon just takes one step, falls on the ground begins closing its eyes in defeat Ash, Misty Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle are shocked as is Brock, but he makes the call.
"Charmeleon is unable to battle Grotle is the winner since Ash doesn't have any more Pokemon making Paul the winner" Brock says but he's also sad that Ash lost as well, Ash has his cap down covering his face as he walks to Charmeleon Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle go to comfort Ash and Charmeleon Misty wants to go as well but Brock stops her as he shakes his head for her to not go over there.
Ash bends down and lays Charmeleon on his lap Charmeleon looks at Ash sad that it lost Ash begins to speak "Don't be sad Charmeleon you, Gyarados, Clefable and Pikachu all did great Paul's Grotle is just really strong as long as we keep training we'll beat him one day" Ash says comforting Charmeleon Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Squirtle come over to comfort both Ash and Charmeleon making both Ash and Charmeleon smile Paul then walks over and looks at Ash and all his Pokemon.
"Like I said earlier you've improved but you still have a lot more to learn instead of training weak Pokemon you should only capture and train strong Pokemon you'll win more battles that way" Paul says as he waits for Ash's response Ash looks at Paul in the eye and speaks.
"Sorry Paul I don't agree with that any Pokemon can be strong if you train them right and forming a bond that's what my dad has always taught me before I started my journey I still believe, and I'll prove it to you one day" Ash says with a determined look in his eyes with his Pokemon doing the same Paul scoffs as he begins to walk away.
"Hey Paul, are you competing in the SS. Anne tournament?" Ash asks which makes Paul stop and turn around
"No if weak trainers like you are entering it won't benefit me or my Pokemon I'm going to get my next badge" Paul says as he returns Grotle and begins to walk away from the group.
"Are you okay Ash?" Misty asks with Brock behind her
"Yeah, my pride hurts a little but I won't let this keep me down I'm going to keep training my Pokemon the way I do win the SS. Anne tournament then go on and win the league!" Ash states with a smile with his Pokemon cheering Brock and Misty smile happy to see that Ash is okay.
"Alright Ash you'll have to get pass me first" Misty says
"Of course," Ash responds looking at Misty
"Hey, don't forget me" Brock says causing the two pre-teens to look at him excited the group then laugh.
"Well, the SS. Anne tournament is 2 weeks away let's train hard and see who wins!" Ash says raising his fist in the air with his Pokemon, Misty and Brock doing the same.
Meanwhile on the SS. Anne we see the egg that's the winning prize with two people in lab coats looking at it.
"Looks like the egg stopped glowing" A male scientist says
"Yes, I was worried that the egg was going to hatch before the tournament started but it seems like it was reacting to something" The female scientist says
"Hmmm I wonder what it was reacting to?" The man says as the two scientists leave the room the egg starts to glow a blue aura.
That's chapter 8 tell me what you guys thought of it, did you guess right that Magickarp was going to evolve, did you like the backstory I gave it? how do you think I handled the battles between Lt. Surge and Paul I originally was going to make Ash win but decided that it'll be better for him to lose this will give him more motivation to train hard for the upcoming tournament. Also, what's in the egg? I think it's obvious at this point.
The next 2 chapters will cover the events of the gang training before the tournament begins where both Ash and Misty will capture new Pokemon and maybe Brock as well. Chapter 9 will come out either next week or the week after I'm thinking of uploading it with chapter 10.
Next time chapter 9 the Alolan Raichu and Wimpod
