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Kanto Arc
Chapter 19 SS. Anne Finals Ash vs Ritchie Part 1
Hello everyone, here's part 1 of Ash vs Ritchie, like I mentioned at the end of last chapter the first half will have the characters relax with the second half being the start of Ash and Ritchie enjoy!
It's the next morning and there's the sounds of battle in the training area, it seems Ash and Iris are having a training battle with Charmeleon and Dragonite with everyone except for Ritchie watching.
"Dragonite use Dragon Claw!" "Charmeleon you use Dragon Claw as well!" Iris and Ash call as the two Pokemon collide creating an explosion as they skid back to their trainers and smile.
"Dragonite use Dragon Rush!" Iris calls Dragonite roars as it covers its body in dragon energy as it charges at Charmeleon
"Use Overheat!" Ash calls Charmeleon heats up its body as it fires the large wave of heat at Dragonite the moves collide creating a dust cloud and causing the room to shake.
"Geez they're really going crazy over there" Sophocles says with Joe agreeing
"Will Ash did promise Charmeleon that it could battle Dragonite after its battle with Kiawe and its good training for it" Cilan responds
"I just hope Ash doesn't wear himself out" Mallow responds
We cut back to the battle both Dragonite and Charmeleon are still standing staring at each other before Ash and Iris can call for their next moves Brock steps in
"Alright that's enough!" Brock says as Ash and Iris look at him
"But we were just getting to the good part" Both Ash and Iris say
"Yes, I know but Ash, I think you and your Pokemon should rest your battle with Ritchie is at 7pm today" Brock says looking at Ash
"Yeah, I guess your right you want to take a break Charmeleon?" Ash asks as Charmeleon nods Iris's Dragonite agrees as well
"Good now come on Breakfast is ready!" Brock says with a smile making Ash, Iris, Charmeleon and Dragonite excited as they go join the others to eat.
10 minutes later the trainers and their Pokemon are happily enjoying their meal
"These pancakes are amazing don't you agree Pikachu and Raichu?" Ash asks with his mouth full of Pancakes both mouse Pokemon agree as they continue to eat Raichu absolutely loves the Pancakes and the Maple Syrup.
"Geez Ash don't put too much in your mouth you'll get a stomachache" Misty says looking at Ash
"Yeah, Ash Misty's right you're being gross" Leaf says also having a mouth full of Pancakes as Misty face palms with Ash and Leaf laughing
"You're eating habits may not be the best, but I still love you Ashy Kins!" Giselle says with hearts in her eyes
"Hey, has anyone seen Ritchie?" Ash asks curiously
"Now that you mention it, he still hasn't come out of his training room" Lana answers
"Well, if Ritchie's continuing to train then I'm going too as well!" Ash says raising his fist in the air but his stomach growls as he sits down and continues eating
"Hopefully he finishes soon otherwise he's going to miss breakfast" Mallow says, once Mallow says that everyone then see's Ritchie a long with Sparky on his shoulder walking to everyone
"Hey guys is there any food left for us?" Ritchie asks with Sparky and his other Pokemon looking hungry
"Why yes there is here you go" Brock responds handing Ritchie a plate Ritchie thanks him, Mallow gives Sparky a plate as well the little mouse goes and sits with Ash's Pikachu and Raichu while Ritchie's other Pokemon go sit with the groups Pokemon
"You trained for a pretty long time Ritchie" Ash says looking at the boy who's eating the Pancakes
"Yeah, I'm just really excited for our battle today and I've come up with a plan to defeat you" Ritchie says looking at Ash
"Oh yeah we'll see about that me and my Pokemon will be the winners!" Ash responds with Pikachu, Raichu, Charmeleon, Warturtle, Bulbasaur and Butterfree agreeing with Ash as Ritchie smiles
"Seeing as your battle isn't happening until 7 tonight what do you guys want to do?" Iris asks with everyone thinking as Giselle speaks
"That's simple we've all been so preoccupied with the tournament that we didn't get to explore the SS. Anne" Giselle says as everyone smiles
"Your right Giselle let's explore the ship guys" Ash says with everyone agreeing
"Ah thank you Ashy Kins in fact I've just the thing that you and I can do together it'll be our date" Giselle says smiling at Ash and giving a smug look to Misty making the red head annoyed
"A Date?!" Ash says in shock Misty was going to say something until they hear someone knock on the door.
"Now who could that be? Joe go answer it" Giselle says in annoyance pointing at Joe the boy nods as he goes to open the door, when he opens it, he sees Violet
"Miss Violet?!" Joe says in shock and has a small blush
"Hello there is my sister around?" Violet asks happily
"Violet what are you doing here?" Misty asks as Violet goes and wraps Misty in a big hug
"To spend time with you silly we haven't gotten a chance to spend time together these past 7 days and seeing as the final battle of the tournament isn't happening until later today, we can hang out" Violet responds
"I guess that makes since and will you let go of me" Misty says while trying to get out of the hug, but Violet isn't letting go
"Looks like she's going to be occupied what do you say Ashy Kins let's go on our date" Giselle says happily looking at the nervous Ash as Violet's ears perk up
"Date? But isn't Ash your boyfriend Misty? Ash don't tell me you're cheating on my sister" Violet asks making Misty's face become red in embarrassment and Ash blush as everyone else laugh
"He's not my boyfriend!" "She's not my girlfriend!" Misty and Ash say
"Really but you two would be cute together and besides Misty when you were saying all that stuff about Ash in the second round, I thought you 2 were together" Violet says as Misty remembers what she said in her battle with Giselle making the red head blush even more.
"Sorry to tell you this but Ashy Kins is mine if miss red head there isn't going to make a move then I will" Giselle says as Misty looks at her Violet then notices the conflict she's made and goes to remedy it.
"Uh how about we change the subject so sis what do you say you want to hang out with your big sis today?" Violet asks happily looking at Misty as Misty looks at her, she signs
"Fine it'll be better than dealing with rich girl over there" Misty says as Giselle glares at her
"Then its decided let's have a girl's day!" Violet says as she gives Misty another hug much to Misty's annoyance, Leaf's along with Lana, Mallow and Iris's ears perk up once they hear girls' day
"Hey if it's okay with you can we come as well?" Leaf asks with Lana, Mallow and Iris next to her
"Sure, why not the more the merrier" Violet responds happily making the other girls cheer as well
"You don't want to come with us Giselle?" Violet asks looking at the girl
"Nope I'm going to spend the day with Ashy Kins" Giselle says as she grabs Ash's arm and puts her head on his shoulder making Ash a little uncomfortable and Misty steaming in anger Violet notices and gets an idea
"Are you sure you're going to miss out on all the fun stuff we're going to do today like shopping, going to the spa, eating at a fancy restaurant and I'll pay for everything" Violet says as Giselle looks at her
"I can already do that free of charge since my Daddy owns the SS. Anne" Giselle responds
"Oh, in that case since your dad owns the ship you must have a great knowledge on where everything is I would love it if you were our guide" Violet says happily Giselle's ears perk up as she let's go of Ash and walks towards Violet
"Of course, I can show you the best spots on where to go follow me" Giselle says as she begins walking in front of the other girls
"Thanks that'll be a great help let's go!" Violet says with the other girls cheering Violet still hugging Misty looks back at Ash and winks as Ash has a smile thanking her the girls leave the room leaving the boys behind.
"So, what do you guys want to do before the finals tonight?" Kiawe asks looking at the other boys
"I'm going to go meet with the chefs on the SS. Anne I've learned a lot about Kanto cuisine from Brock, but I still want to learn more" Cilan says
"I'm going to the electronics shop I heard there's a lot of games their" Sophocles says
"Cool can I come too?!" Joe asks as Sophocles nods
"I'm going to go see all the pretty girls!" Brock says as he quickly storms out the room with hearts in his eyes as the other boy's chuckle
"As for me I'm going to the gift shop my little sister really wants me to get her a souvenir and I'll get something for my parents as well" Kiawe says as he, Cilan, Sophocles and Joe look at Ash and Ritchie who are thinking
"Hmmm I'm going to the amusement park they have on the ship they also allow Pokemon there" Ritchie says as Ash gets excited
"Hey that sounds fun mind if me and my Pokemon come along?!" Ash asks with Ritchie nodding
"Alright looks like we have our plans for the day let's have fun!" Kiawe says with the other boys agreeing as they all head out to enjoy their day.
1 hour passes we see everyone enjoying their time on the SS. Anne the girls are having fun shopping, Cilan is learning a lot from the chiefs on the SS. Anne, Joe and Sophocles are playing a lot of games, Kiawe was able to find the souvenir's for his parents but is having a hard time finding one for his little sister as in his mind it needs to be perfect, Brock tries asking out multiple girls his age and some a little older but they all turn him down making Brock sad. As for Ash and Ritchie they are having a blast at the amusement park and are currently having a water gun fight.
"Butterfree no!" Ash says as Butterfree is hit with water and goes down
"One down 6 to go" Ritchie says as he and Sparky go and hide
"Don't worry Butterfree we'll avenge you" Ash says with Butterfree nodding
"Okay Pikachu, Raichu, Charmeleon, Warturtle and Bulbasaur gather around" Ash says as his Pokemon holding water guns go to him as they form a circle
"Okay seeing as staying together isn't going to work let's break into two groups of three Pikachu, Raichu and I will be one team while Charmeleon, Warturtle and Bulbasaur you be the other team lets win this and get revenge for Butterfree!" Ash says with his Pokemon cheering as they go and spread out.
Meanwhile hiding behind a nearby Gyarados fountain we see Ritchie with Sparky, Zippo, Gecko, Rose, Dusty and Gobi they have smiles on their faces having heard Ash's plan.
"Alright, you guys know what to do" Ritchie says his Pokemon nod as they spread out with Ritchie and Sparky staying behind the Gyarados fountain as we cut to the team of Charmeleon, Warturtle and Bulbasaur as they are walking in a manmade Diglett tunnel with Warturtle leading the way and is wearing sunglasses.
"Char Char" Charmeleon asks Warturtle if he knows where it's going
"War" Warturtle responds turning back to Charmeleon giving a thumbs up as it knows this is the right way
"Bulba" Bulbasaur says not believing Warturtle and they are definitely lost causing Warturtle to look at Bulbasaur before the two can get into an argument Charmeleon hears something.
"Char Char" Charemeleon whispers to Bulbasaur and Warturtle the two look at the fire lizard and hear something as well they go to investigate it.
As they are walking closer to the sound it gets louder and louder scaring Warturtle but the turtle doesn't show it as its trying to put on a brave face in front of its two friends but both Charmeleon and Bulbasaur can tell that Warturtle is scared they try to tell it they don't have to go towards the sound, but Warturtle insists to keep going Charmeleon and Bulbasaur shrug as they keep following Warturtle.
The three Pokemon keep walking as the sound gets louder until they find Dusty (Duskull) on the ground seemingly injured. Warturtle, Charmeleon and Bulbasaur quickly run to the ghost Pokemon to check on its condition as they get closer Charmeleon and Bulbasaur feel somethings off as they stop Warturtle looks back at them.
"War?" Warturtle asks why they stopped their friend is injured
"Char" "Bulba" Charmeleon and Bulbasaur respond saying that they're in the middle of a water gun game this could be a trap.
"Warturtle" Warturtle says brushing them off saying there's no way this will be a trap the turtle continues walking towards Dusty as the turtle reaches it Dusty smiles and lets out an ear-piercing scream.
"DUST!" Dusty screams loud hurting not only Warturtle's ears but also Charmeleon and Bulbasaur's they then hear another scream flying through the tunnel at an insane speed, they look up and see Rose (Swellow) the three starters have shocked expressions on their faces as Rose fires its water gun. Charmeleon and Bulbasaur are barely able to dodge the water, Warturtle is about to go help its friends but its shot in the back it turns around and sees Dusty holding its water gun it smiles as Warturtle is now out of the game.
"War!" Warturtle yell's telling Charmeleon and Bulbasaur to run and regroup with Ash's team the two-mons nod as they quickly run away with Rose going after them Warturtle hopes its friends make it out of the tunnel it then lays down in defeat.
Charmeleon and Bulbasaur are running as fast as they can while trying to dodge the water Rose is shooting from her gun Bulbasaur then stops as Charmeleon looks back at the plant Dinosaur
"Char?" Charmeleon asks Bulbasaur why its stopped
"Bulba, Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur responds saying it'll hold off Rose as long as it can for Charmeleon to get out of the tunnel. Charmeleon tries telling Bulbasaur that it wants the two of them to make it out together but Bulbasaur yells back telling Charmeleon to go, the fire lizard nods as it begins to continue running as Bulbasaur smiles and looks at Rose.
"Swellow" Rose tells Bulbasaur that if it kept running it would've made it out of the tunnel
"Bulba" Bulbasaur tells Rose that even if they did, they would still have to deal with Rose and Rose would have more room to fly around in so being stuck in the tunnel gives Bulbasaur the advantage the plant dinosaur says with a smile.
"Swellow" Rose smiles as it and Bulbasaur begin their water gun fight, Rose shoots first but Bulbasaur dodges it then uses its vines to jump on the walls getting above Rose shocking the bird. Bulbasaur falls forward it gets ready to fire.
"DUST!" Dusty yells appearing in front of Bulbasaur making the plant dinosaur lose its concentration and fire in a different direction. Bulbasaur falls on the ground as it looks up it sees Rose in front of it holding her water gun in his face.
"Bulba" Bulbasaur smiles accepting its defeat as Rose shoots the water at Bulbasaur's face knocking it out of the game.
We go to where Charmeleon is made it to the exit of the tunnel as it comes out of the tunnel it turns its head to the right as it sees Zippo smiling holding out its water gun and fires. Charmeleon dodges at last second and begins rolling on the ground it stops before it can get up Zippo is standing over it holding its water gun in Charmeleon's face and smiling.
"Char!" Charmeleon says as it tries to fire its water gun first, but Zippo was faster hitting Charmeleon in the face with water knocking Charmeleon out of the game.
We now go to the group of Ash, Pikachu and Raichu who are hiding behind a big Dewgong fountain they peak over to see if they can see Ritchie or his Pokemon.
"The coast is clear let's go" Ash says with Pikachu and Raichu nodding as they start walking and they try to cover each other's blind spots. As they are walking, they notice a shadow they look up and see Gobi heading towards them.
"Run!" Ash yells as he, Pikachu and Raichu quickly sprint away from Gobi, but the large dragon is too fast as it starts to close in on Ash and the two mouse Pokemon, Raichu looks back its scared but decides to take one for the team as it goes to face the dragon.
"Raichu!" "Pika!" Ash and Pikachu yell in worry as Raichu looks back she smiles telling them to go Ash and Pikachu don't want to leave but decide it's for the best as they begin to run away, Raichu smiles as it goes to face Gobi. The two Pokemon stare at each other for a few moments until they start to fly in the air trying to get behind the other while shooting the water from their guns, but both are missing each other.
As they are flying thru the air Gobi is about to close in on Raichu but Raichu is able to make a quick turn as Gobi crashes on the ground. Gobi tries to get up Raichu is now in front of it smiling is about to fire its water gun but is then hit from the back, Raichu looks and sees Gecko smiling as its holding its water gun Raichu has tears in her eyes as she floats down to the ground defeated.
"I hope Raichu, Charmeleon, Bulbasaur and Warturtle are doing okay" Ash says with Pikachu nodding as they are walking thru the Gyarados fountain Pikachu hears something and jumps to Ash.
"Pika Pi!" Pikachu says pushing Ash out of the way as the yellow mouse is hit with water.
"Pikachu!" Ash yells as Pikachu lays on the ground knocked out of the game, Ash looks to see who hit Pikachu and it was Sparky who's currently smiling,
"Why you!" Ash says as he begins to charge at Sparky, he sees water shoot towards his feet and stops he looks around and sees Gecko, Gobi, Rose, Dusty and Zippo holding their water guns surrounding him Raichu is next to Gobi confirming to Ash that she was defeated, Ash holds on to his water gun tightly as he sees Ritchie walking towards him.
"Sorry Ash it's our win" Ritchie says
"No way Charmeleon, Warturtle and Bulbasaur are still out there we can still win!" Ash responds as Ritchie smiles
"Oh, you mean these three" Ritchie asks as Charmeleon, Warturtle and Bulbasaur (Butterfree is with them) walk next to Ritchie also showcasing they were defeated shocking Ash.
"Give up Ash there's no way you can beat us" Ritchie says holding his water gun with his other Pokemon doing the same
"No, I won't give up I'll keep Fighting! AHHHH!" Ash says as he points his water gun at Ritchie
"Fire!" Ritchie says as he and his Pokemon fire their water guns they all hit Ash knocking him out of the game Ash then falls down in defeat as his Pokemon run towards their trainer. As all of Ash's Pokemon make it to Ash they see he has a frown but then smiles his Pokemon smile as well.
"Hehehehehe hahahaha" Ash starts to laugh alongside his Pokemon with Ritchie and his Pokemon doing the same
"Man, you really got us good Ritchie" Ash says smiling at the boy
"Thanks Ash it was fun" Ritchie responds with Ash nodding the other Pokemon had fun as well.
"Alright let's continue to play!" Ash says as he Ritchie and their Pokemon cheer loudly as they start to play all the fun games at the amusement park, they race in bumper cars, play ping pong, eat a lot of candy have a swimming race they keep playing for 3 whole hours they are now in a room with fake grass as they and their Pokemon relax.
"Man, I haven't had this much fun in a long time it reminds me of when me and Leaf used to play together for hours when we were kids and Gary would sometimes join us" Ash says to Ritchie as Ritchie nods
"Yeah, it reminds me of win I used to play with my rivals Harrison and Tyson back home" Ritchie says as Ash gets curious
"Who are they?" Ash asks as Ritchie looks at him
"Oh, they're my childhood friends/rivals from Littleroot town even though they are two years older than me they wanted to start their journeys when I turned 10 once I became 10, we started our journeys together 5 months ago" Ritchie responds
"Are they traveling thru the Kanto region as well?" Ash asks
"Well Harrison is you remember when I said I battled a Hariyama before coming to the tournament?" Ritchie asks as Ash nods
"Well, that was Harrison he started his journey in Kanto a month before me he currently has 6 badges and is really strong" Ritchie says
"So, who won between you and Harrison?" Ash asks "It was Harrison we had a 5v5 battle all of Harrison's Pokemon were strong especially his Blaziken and Hariyama, his Hariyama defeated Zippo easily" Ritchie says shocking Ash and his Charmeleon as they look at Zippo who nods in confirmation, Ash then looks at his Pokedex looking up Blaziken.
"Blaziken, the Blaze Pokémon. When it meets a powerful enemy, fire burns around its arms and legs. Its powerful legs are strong enough to leap over buildings." The Pokedex says Ash gets stars in his eyes at how cool Blaziken looks
"As for Tyson I believe he's currently traveling thru the Johto region right now" Ritchie says
"So how come you guys decided to travel the Kanto and Johto regions and not your home region of Hoenn?" Ash asks
"Well, when we were younger, we decided once we get stronger from traveling the Kanto and Johto regions we'll travel the Hoenn region using the experience we gained from Kanto and Johto to compete and become the new Hoenn champion by taking the current Hoenn champion Steven's title." Ritchie responds as Ash looks on in amazement
"That's not all for Harrison and Tyson they'll more than likely be satisfied with beating Steven and claim his title as the new Hoenn champion but for me once I gain that title, I'm going to keep training hard and I'll be one step closer to battling and defeating Red Ketchum" Ritchie says shocking Ash
"You want to defeat my dad?" Ash asks with Ritchie nodding
"Yes, after listening to Prof. Birch's stories about him and watching old videos of him battling my goal is to one day surpass your father" Ritchie responds with his Pokemon roaring in agreement as Ash smiles
"We'll you'll have to get past me first since not only am I going to beat my dad but also become a Pokemon Master!" Ash says as his Pokemon roar in agreement making Ritchie interested
"What's a Pokemon master is that the world's strongest battler?" Ritchie asks as Ash looks at him
"No, it's something much more than that something which can't be described with words" Ash responds making Ritchie confused but smiles
"Something much more huh? Hmmmm alright in that case once I defeat Red, I'll also aim to be a Pokemon master" Ritchie says as that gets Ash more excited
"Sounds great but I'm going to be one first" "Sorry that's going to be me" Ash and Ritchie say with fire in their eyes they stare at each other as they begin to laugh.
"Say Ritchie I've been meaning to asks this who was your starter Pokemon in the Hoenn region?" Ash asks as Ritchie looks at him
"Oh Sparky of course" Ritchie responds petting the yellow mouse shocking Ash and Pikachu
"Wow I thought I was the only one who started out with a Pikachu" Ash says surprising Ritchie
"So how did you end up with Sparky as your starter for me I woke up late and missed my chance to choose either Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle" Ash says while rubbing the back of his head
"What a coincidence I also woke up late when it was time to receive my starter" Ritchie responds shocking Ash as Ritchie continues
"Yep I remember like it was yesterday I'm usually pretty good at setting up my alarm clock but of course I forgot to set it up that night so I was an hour late to receive my starter, I ran as fast I could while in my pajama's to the lab to receive my starter but once I made it all three were gone and I received Sparky as my starter which I'm happy with" Ritchie says as he pets Sparky
"So, who got the other starters? I'm guessing Harrison and Tyson got theirs" Ash asks with Ritchie nodding
"Yes, Harrison got the fire type starter Torchic, Tyson got the grass type Treeko and another kid named Morrison got Mudkip" Ritchie responds as Ash looks up the three Pokemon with his Pokedex.
"Torchic a fire type. Torchic sticks with its Trainer, following behind with unsteady steps. This Pokémon breathes fire of over 1,800 degrees F, including fireballs that leave the foe scorched black. Treecko, the Wood Gecko Pokémon a grass type. Treecko are able to climb smooth vertical walls and use their thick tail to attack opponents. Since Treecko build their nests in large trees, it is said that those trees will live a very long life. Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokémon a water type. Mudkip uses the sensitive fin on its head to take radar readings of its surroundings." The Pokedex says as Ash has a big smile on his face.
"They all look cool, but my favorite has to be Treeko" Ash says as Ritchie nods
"Yeah, I'm the same I wanted to start off with Treeko but Tyson got it instead but that didn't bother me too much since I knew I would catch my own Treeko one day and I did and its now a powerful Sceptile" Ritchie says as Gecko nods happily
"Cool I was going to pick Charmander for my first Pokemon but this jerk named Damian got it instead one thing led to another and Charmeleon decided to join my team" Ash says with Charmeleon nodding making Ritchie smile
"So how did you meet your Pokemon Ritchie and why do you nickname them?" Ash asks
"Well, for the nicknames I feel it makes me closer to my Pokemon when I name them" Ritchie responds Ash nods making Ash wonder if he should start nicknaming his Pokemon.
"As for how I met my Pokemon they are pretty long stories, so you better get comfortable" Ritchie says as Ash nods
Ritchie begins to tell Ash how he met his other team members other than Sparky, Rose was Ritchie's first ever capture he caught her as a Taillow after having a long and drawn-out battle with Sparky Ritchie was able to successfully catch her and is one of his most reliable Pokemon. Shenzi was Ritchie's second capture he found her as a Poochyena she was injured and sick after taking care of her for a couple of days Poochyena made a full recovery joining Ritchie's team it's a really loyal Pokemon. Gecko is next after walking in a forest Ritchie came across Gecko when it was a Treeko in a forest it was defeating all the wild Pokemon around easily Ritchie battled it with Sparky the battle ended in a draw, but Treeko decided to join Ritchie since it felt it could grow much stronger alongside him it is now Ritchie's third strongest Pokemon and always shows results in battle.
After Gecko comes Gem and Steel, Ritchie was wondering thru a dark cave on Dewford Island as he was walking, he heard the sounds of Pokemon screaming Ritchie quickly rushed over and saw Steel when it was an Aron very injured and the Pokemon protecting it was Sableye from a very angry Onix Ritchie joined the battle with Gecko and Sparky and helped protect Sableye and Aron. As Ritchie was leaving the cave Sableye and Aron wanted to go with Ritchie so they can be stronger Ritchie agreed allowed them to join him and named them Gem and Steel. After capturing Gem and Steel a couple weeks pass Ritchie entered Mt. Pyre in search for a Duskull after looking for one for 3 hours Ritchie decided to give up until he heard a scream he ran as fast as he could toward that direction and found Duskull injured and sick. Ritchie then spent a couple days nursing Duskull back to health making the little ghost happy and it decided to travel with Ritchie making Ritchie happy and naming the ghost Dusty.
A week passed after Ritchie captured Dusty, he traveled to Route 111 a desert he's looking for a Trapinch after searching for an hour Ritchie finds something instead of a Trapinch it's a Vibrava the evolved form making Ritchie excited. Ritchie sent out Gecko who just recently evolved into a Grovyle and had a tough battle with Vibrava. Once the battle was over Ritchie successfully captured Vibrava and named it Gobi Ritchie then decided before starting his journey in Kanto he'll train up his Pokemon and challenge the Petalburgh gym to test out his skills. After training Rose evolved into a Swellow, Steel evolved into Larion, Shenzi evolved into an Mightyena and Gobi evolved into a Flygon Ritchie challenged Norman to a battle using Sparky, Gecko and Gobi it was a tough battle, but Ritchie came out the victor received a badge, and he got on a ship that would take him to Vermillion City in Kanto.
Ritchie was on the ship for a week and finally made it to Vermillion City, once Ritchie got off the ship, he immediately went to go challenge the Vermillion gym. Ritchie defeated all three of Surge's Pokemon with Gobi, Gecko and Shenzi he received the thunder badge Ritchie then headed towards Celedon city for his next gym badge. On his way towards Celedon City he finds a wild Charmander battling 3 very angry Primeape's Charmander does its best but easily gets beat up Ritchie then scares the Primeape's away with Sparky, Rose and Gobi, there were no Pokemon Center's nearby, so Ritchie took it upon himself to care for the injured Charmander. At first Charmander didn't like Ritchie taking care of it but after talking to Ritchie's Pokemon and seeing how much Ritchie cared for it Charmander allowed Ritchie to treat it. A day passes and Charmander feels a lot better and wants to defeat those Primeape's but it isn't strong enough Ritchie notice's and decides to help train Charmander making the fire lizard happy. For the next 4 days Charmander trains hard alongside Ritchie's Pokemon until it felt confident enough to take on the Primeape's again Charmander goes to where the 3 Primeape's were and battles them again.
The battle lasted for an hour but after a hard-fought battle Charmander came out on top roaring in victory making Ritchie and his Pokemon happy. Charmander then runs over to Ritchie to give him a hug the fire lizard jumps in the air and begins to evolve becoming a Charmeleon, Charmeleon tackles Ritchie to the ground hugging him making Ritchie laugh. Charmeleon then decided to travel with Ritchie wanting to keep getting stronger alongside him and his Pokemon and eventually evolve into a Charizard, Ritchie accepts successfully captures Charmeleon and naming it Zippo. Another 4 days pass and Ritchie finally made it to Celedon City after healing his Pokemon he went to the gym to battle Erika the grass type gym leader. Making it to the gym Erika told Ritchie that it will be a 4v4 battle Ritchie accepts and the battle begins Erika used Vilieplume, Gloom, Leafeon and Ivysaur while Ritchie only used Zippo and Zippo defeated all four of Erika's Pokemon easily all by itself earning Ritchie his second badge.
After the gym battle Ritchie decided to do some fishing and captured a Tentacool naming it Jelly she has a very playful personality but is really strong in battle. Ritchie then traveled to Cerulean city and battled Daisy, he defeated her using Sparky, Gecko and Jelly it was a tough battle, but Ritchie was able to win, and Jelly evolved into Tentacruel. Ritchie received the badge and headed towards Pewter City for his next gym battle. After making it thru Mt. Moon Ritchie comes across a Caterpie he battles it's with Dusty and captures it he names it Happy. Before challenging the Pewter gym Ritchie battled many trainers and Happy evolved into a Butterfree making Ritchie smile. Ritchie then heads into the Pewter gym and battles Brock's dad Flint learning how much of a skilled trainer Ritchie is Flint decided to have their battle be a 4v4. Flint used Golem, Midday Lycanroc, Gigalith and his strongest Pokemon Steelix, Ritchie used Gecko, Gobi, Jelly and Sparky. The battle was very intense neither trainer or Pokemon wanted to lose the ending match was between Sparky and Steelix, Steelix received a lot of damage from Gobi and Jelly before it defeated them but even though Steelix was weakened it was still giving Sparky a hard time. Sparky was ultimately able to win after it learned Extremespeed and was able to land one final Iron Tail knocking out Steelix and winning the gym battle Ritchie received the Boulder badge and headed out of the gym.
Ritchie was originally going to battle the Saffron City gym next but decided to train more once he learned Sabrina is a strong psychic type trainer as Ritchie is training Shenzi, Gem and Dusty he runs into Harrison again and next to him is Blaziken the final evolution of Torchic the two boys catch up Harrison tells Ritchie he just got done defeating Sabrina and got his 6th gym badge impressing Ritchie. Harrison then requests to have a 5v5 battle with him Ritchie accepts, before they battle Ritchie goes to the Pokemon center changing out his team both boys go to the battlefield behind the Pokemon center and battle. Ritchie used Sparky, Zippo, Rose, Shenzi and Gobi and Harrison used Blaziken, Hariyama, Kecleon, Gengar and a Lapras. The battle between the two is intense Ritchie gets the first win with Rose taking out Harrison's Kecleon but is then knocked out by Harrison's Gengar, Shenzi comes out next and after a hard battle is able to defeat Gengar but then loses to Harrison's Hariyama. Zippo goes up against Hariyama Zippo tries its best but its unable to defeat the sumo Pokemon its fire moves aren't doing a lot of damage thanks to Hariyama's Thick Fat ability Zippo then goes down. Gobi comes out next and does do damage to Hariyama but is unable to defeat it as Harrison returns the Pokemon sending out Lapras surprising Ritchie Gobi tries its best but is easily defeated once Lapras lands a single Ice beam on Gobi. Ritchie's last Pokemon is Sparky the little mouse battles Lapras Sparky is able to get some good hits in and was able to defeat Lapras Sparky pants heavily. Harrison then decides to bring in Blaziken the fire chicken roars as it and Sparky have a fast-paced battle as the battle continues its clear Blaziken has the upper hand even when Sparky uses Extreme Speed Blaziken is still faster and ultimately defeats Sparky with Blaze Kick.
Ritchie is disappointed that he lost but smiles telling Harrison he had a good battle with Harrison agreeing. 3 days pass after Ritchie's battle with Harrison as Ritchie is eating breakfast alongside his Pokemon in the Pokemon Center thinking about how to train for his next gym battles he sees a poster that's announcing the SS. Anne tournament and the winner receives an egg from the Sinnoh region. This makes Ritchie excited as this is what he was looking for. For the next week Ritchie and his Pokemon train hard for the SS. Anne tournament as it'll help him and his Pokemon get stronger.
"Whoa that is a lot" Ash says as his head is steaming with everything he learned about Ritchie
"Yeah, sorry if I talked too much" Ritchie says
"Nah its fine I'm happy I got to learn more about you and how you met your team" Ash responds smiling
"So how did you meet your Pokemon Ash?" Ritchie asks
Ash then begins to tell Ritchie how he met his Pokemon and the challenges he faced with them together. He talks about his first day receiving Pikachu and saving Butterfree when it was a Caterpie from a flock of Spearow (Ash doesn't mention the Rainbow Wing or Ho-oh). How Gyarados when it was a Magikarp helped defeat team rocket, how he got Pidgeotto, Clefable, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmeleon (hearing how Charmeleon was abused by Damian angers Ritchie) and how he got Raichu and Vulpix. Ash also tells Ritchie about his encounters with Paul, Samurai, AJ and his gym battles so far.
"Man looks like we've both experienced a lot on our journeys so far" Ritchie says with Ash agreeing as they lay down and look up at the ceiling Ritchie then speaks
"Hey Ash for our battle today let's give it all we got" Ritchie says as Ash looks at him
"Yeah, me and my Pokemon are going to give it 100% so you better do the same" Ash responds with his Pokemon roaring in agreement
"Of course, we'll do the same" Ritchie responds with his Pokemon roaring in agreement as well the two boys look at each other and speak.
"We're going to be the ones who win!" Ash and Ritchie say as they and their Pokemon look at each other before laughing again.
We now move towards the group of Violet and the rest of the girls they've been having a fun time shopping and eating at a fancy restaurant and Mallow got to learn more about the cuisine of the SS. Anne. They are now currently in a spa relaxing.
"This is amazing don't you agree guys" Misty asks looking at her Pokemon as they nod enjoying the spa
"Yeah, it feels so good to relax" "I agree" Lana and Mallow say
"This is my first time ever going to a spa its magical" "This is my first time as well and I'm enjoying it" Iris and Leaf say
"Yes, it is quite relaxing" Giselle says wearing a seaweed mask
"See I told you guys you would enjoy it" Violet says happily as the other girls look at her and nod. They stay in the spa for another 30 minutes before they leave and start walking around the SS. Anne again, they all feel refreshed.
"So where now Violet?" Misty asks as Violet looks at her
"Oh, there's this market where you can buy a lot of souvenirs, I'm planning on getting something for Daisy and Lilly" Violet responds making the other girls excited as they also want to buy some stuff too and head to the market.
Once they reach the market there're many shops and stores the girls separate and begin their shopping spree
"Man, there's a lot of stuff here I don't know what to buy" Leaf says with stars in her eyes
"Pick out anything you want I'm buying after all" Violet says as Leaf nods as she continues looking around
"Are you sure you should be spending all your money Violet?" Misty asks as Violet looks at her
"Yeah, it's fine one of the reasons why I became a commentator was so I could be paid a lot of money and with the water shows at the Cerulean gym I'm practically rich" Violet responds as Misty nods
"Another reason is because I just wanted to hang out with my baby sister so go crazy Misty pick out what you want, and I'll buy it for you" Violet says as Misty nods. Misty then looks around nothing she's seeing really interest her, but something catches her eye as her and Violet walk to it. As they get closer to the stand it has a Psyduck on the logo they then make it to the stand.
"Hello young ladies would care to purchase a Psyduck?!" The man asks with a smile
"Yes" Misty says as Violet looks at her
"Are you sure Misty you really want a Psyduck?" Violet asks as Misty looks at her
"Of course, if I'm going to be a water Pokemon master then I should learn to train a difficult Pokemon like Psyduck besides after seeing that Marina girl use her Psyduck against Lana I've been wanting my own" Misty responds as Violet signs
"Fine but you better take good care of it" Violet says as Misty nods, Violet then hands the man money and the man hands Misty Psyduck's Pokeball
"I got a Psyduck!" Misty says with a cheer holding Psyduck's Pokeball she then walks over to the man thanking him but as she looks at the man a lot closer, she gets a since of familiarity.
"Hey, have I seen you before?" Misty asks making the man nervous
"What no I've never seen you before I'm just a simple Psyduck salesman" The man says in a nervous tone
"Salesman?" Violet says to herself she thinks as she remembers something
"Wait are you the Magickarp Salesman?!" Violet says pointing at the man making him sweat as his disguise falls off shocking Misty.
"Hey it is you!" Misty says in anger
"Darn so you saw through my disguise" Magickarp salesman says
"But didn't officer Jenny take you to prison?" Violet asks
"Your right she was going to, but I was able to break free and run away I've been hiding in the cargo waiting to get my revenge on you" Magickarp Salesman says pointing to Misty
"But I only beat you in a battle!" Misty responds
"You humiliated me I was running a great business until we battled, and you exposed my business, but that's all in the past now as you now have the worlds weakest Psyduck and now I'll be taking my leave" Magickarp salesman says as he begins to dash off.
"Hey, you're not going anywhere give me back my money! Slowbro stop him with Psychic!" Violet calls sending out a pink Pokemon with a shell covering its tail it unleashes the psychic grabbing the Magickarp Salesman, Officer Jenny then comes and arrest the man.
"I'll be taking my money back thank you" Violet says taking back her money
"Hmph whatever my job is done now you have to deal with a weak Psyduck hehehehe" Magickarp Salesman says as the Officer Jenny's are pulling him away as Violet looks at Misty
"So, what will you do Misty?" Violet asks looking at her sister
"I'm keeping Psyduck I don't care if it's the weakest Psyduck I'm a water type trainer no matter how hard it gets I'll train it so it can become strong" Misty responds as Violet nods they then reunite with the other girls and continue walking around the SS. Anne.
Another hour passes as Giselle has a sad look on her face.
"What's wrong Giselle aren't you having fun?" Leaf asks as Giselle looks at her
"Yes, hanging out with you girls has been great but I really wanted to go on a date with Ashy Kins" Giselle says as the other girls roll their eyes
"Sorry to tell ya Giselle I've known Ash for a long time and dating isn't on his mind right now" Leaf says
"I know but maybe if he went on a date with me, he'll develop feelings for me" Giselle says with hearts in her eyes as Misty scoffs
"There you go again thinking Ash will develop feelings for you when he won't" Misty says as Giselle looks at her
"You know that I think about it you promised me, you'd tell me about your true feelings for Ash so out with it love rival the time has come!" Giselle says pointing at Misty making the red head flustered as the other girls stand around waiting to hear Misty's response Violet speaks.
"Hey why don't we give them some privacy" Violet suggests with the other girls nodding as they walk somewhere else leaving Misty and Giselle alone.
"So, what's your answer?!" Giselle asks looking at Misty, Misty then signs
"Fine but let's sit down" Misty says as Giselle nods as both girls sit down as Misty begins to talk
"My feelings for Ash huh? You know I've been thinking about that ever since I first met him" Misty says as Giselle looks at her
"While its true Ash can be rude, a jerk, has poor manners and destroyed my bike but as I get to know him and see him battle the more, the more I start to like him" Misty says as Giselle begins to speak
"So, you do like him!" Giselle says as Misty looks at her annoyed
"While yes I do like him but for right now, I just want to be his friend" Misty responds confusing Giselle
"His friend?" Giselle asks as Misty nods
"Yes, I don't feel it's the right time for me to tell him my feelings since we are both working towards our goals" Misty says
"Okay but what if another girl like me comes around and makes Ash their boyfriend?" Giselle asks as Misty looks at her and smiles
"I'm not worried about that I'm pretty sure that after getting to know Ash more these past 7 days you can tell how dense/uninterested he is towards someone liking him and it's like he told you before he's not interested in having a girlfriend right now, he just wants to focus on his dream and I'm the same" Misty responds as Giselle smiles and stands up
"Well, I'm happy to see you finally admit your feelings for Ash, I feel you and me can start being friends and I'll try to not tease you as much" Giselle says with Misty nodding as she gets up and looks at Giselle the two girls shake hands
"But just so you know love rival I'll be the one who wins in the end" Giselle says
"We'll see" Misty responds with a confident smile, meanwhile hidden away are Violet and the other girls having heard the conversation between Misty and Giselle they are happy Misty finally accepted her feelings for Ash and are rooting for her Violet also has tears comedically falling from her face happy to learn her sister finally has a boy she likes.
1 hour later everyone meets back in the room the girls brought back a lot of clothes and souvenirs, Joe and Sophocles had fun playing in the electronics shop and have headaches from playing so many games, Cilan learned a lot from the chefs on the SS. Anne, Kiawe came back and has gifts for his parents and sister, Brock came back but is sad because all the girls he asked out rejected him he tries asking Violet to date but Violet declines as Misty pulls his ear (Brock also bought more supplies for his, Ash and Misty's journey). The last ones to arrive back are Ash and Ritchie along with their Pokemon they had a fun time at the amusement park and are feeling refreshed.
"Hey Ash, I just got a Psyduck want a battle?" Misty asks with a smile
"Of course, it'll be a good warm up before my battle with Ritchie" Ash responds happily
"I'll be the referee" Brock says everyone then goes to the battlefield to watch
"Alright Bulbasaur I choose you!" Ash says sending out the plant dinosaur
"Go Psyduck!" Misty calls sending out the duck Pokemon as soon as it comes out it has a confused look on its face wondering where it is as Misty walks over to it.
"Hi Psyduck, my names Misty I'm your new trainer we're currently having a training battle right now with Ash and his Bulbasaur I want to see how strong you are" Misty says happily as Psyduck continues looking at her before looking back at Bulbasaur Misty then goes back to her side of the field.
"Now that both trainers sent out their Pokemon let the battle begin!" Brock calls as Misty makes the first move
"Okay Psyduck use Water Gun!" Misty calls as Psyduck takes a deep breath "Get ready Bulbasaur" Ash says with Bulbasaur nodding as Psyduck shoots out the water but it's very small and only reaches Psyduck's feet causing everyone to fall.
"That had to be the weakest Water Gun I've seen" Giselle says with everyone agreeing as Misty goes and makes another command
"Um try Confusion" Misty says as Psyduck holds its head closing its eyes as it begins to think as everyone looks on. Psyduck has its eyes closed for a few moments it opens them and turns back at Misty looking confused causing everyone to fall again.
"You Dumb Duck is there anything you can do?!" Misty yells in anger as Psyduck is still looking at her confused
"Maybe try calling for it to use Scratch Misty!" Violet says as Misty nods she calms herself and gives the command
"Use Scratch!" Misty calls Psyduck then quickly charges forward surprising everyone at how fast it is once it reaches Bulbasaur it scratches the plant dinosaur, but it doesn't do anything. Psyduck continues to scratch Bulbasaur until the plant dinosaur has had enough and slaps Psyduck with Vine Whip knocking the duck out.
"Um Psyduck is unable to battle Bulbasaur's the winner" Brock says in a disappointed tone
"It doesn't feel like a win" Ash says with Bulbasaur agreeing
"I feel like I'm going to have a lot of headaches training Psyduck" Misty says holding her head as she returns the duck
"Well, that was fun I'm going to go now I can't wait to watch you battle Ash and Ritchie" Violet says as she goes to leave
"Wait you're leaving already?" Misty says
"Yes, I have to get ready for the finals oh before I forget there's something I've to mention to you guys" Violet says as everyone's ears perk up
"The final for the tournament is going to be televised in not only Kanto but in other regions as well" Violet says shocking everyone.
"Wow that's so cool!" They all say
"I'm so happy for you Ashy Kins the world will finally get to know just how great you are!" Giselle says while hugging Ash
"This makes me even more excited let's have a great battle Ash" Ritchie says
"Yeah, and I'm going to win!" Ash responds as he and Ritchie stare at each other
2 hours pass it's currently 6:20pm Ash and Ritchie are in their respective locker rooms talking to their professors let's check in on Ritchie first
"So, Ritchie are you confident in the Pokemon you picked for this battle?" Professor Birch asks with Ritchie nodding
"Yes, I believe these six will help in this battle and win!" Ritchie responds with his Pokemon cheering as Birch nods.
"Sounds good oh I've also received a message from Harrison and Tyson, they told me to tell you to do your best and they'll be watching" Birch says
"Thanks Professor Birch we will" Ritchie says as Birch nods saying he'll be watching as well alongside Ritchie's other Pokemon and clicks off the video call Ritchie turns to his 6 Pokemon consisting of Sparky, Zippo, Jelly, Gem, Gecko and Gobi he begins to speak.
"This is it guys we're facing Ash today Red Ketchum's son if we defeat Ash here, we'll be one step closer to battling and defeating Red so let's get out there and win!" Ritchie says with his Pokemon giving a loud cheer.
We then cut to Ash as he's talking to Professor Oak and Daisy
"Are you happy with these 6 Pokemon Ash?" Oak asks
"Yes Prof. Oak I'm satisfied with these 6" Ash says looking at Pikachu, Charmeleon, Gyarados, Clefable, Bulbasaur and Alolan Raichu as Oak and Daisy nod
"Good luck Ash we're rooting for you, we'll be watching your battle alongside your other Pokemon, Ms. Green and Ms. Ketchum in fact Ms. Ketchum is here right now" Daisy says as Delia appears on the screen
"Hello sweetie!" Delia says as Ash smiles
"Hi, mom it's been a long time!" Ash responds with Pikachu waving to Delia
"I'm happy to see you're doing well Prof. Oak and Daisy have been telling me all about me your adventures, the friends you've made, and I love all the Pokemon you've caught so far" Delia says as she turns the screen over to Butterfree, Pidgeotto, Warturtle, Alolan Vulpix, and Kingler as they all wave to Ash cheering him on as Ash smiles.
"Hi Ms. Ketchum!" Leaf says happily while pushing Ash out of the way making Ash annoyed
"My Hello Leaf it's been a long time dear are you enjoying your journey so far?" Delia asks as Leaf nods
"Yep, it's been fun so far and I'm making sure I'm keeping my little bro safe and out of trouble" Leaf responds smiling as Ash gets up
"Hey, I've already told you I was born 5 minutes before you so if anyone's the younger sibling it's you!" Ash says
"No way it's you!" Leaf responds Ash and Leaf then get into an argument on who's the younger sibling between them it makes Delia chuckle she remembers Ash and Leaf used to do this all the time Delia then speaks.
"Oh, Ash before I forget I talked to your father yesterday and he said he'll be giving you a call on your Pokegear soon" Delia says shocking Ash and Leaf who stop arguing
"Really?! Dads going to call?!" Ash asks with a big smile as Delia nods
"Yes, I told him how you made it all the way to the finals of the SS. Anne tournament, and he got the biggest smile on his face when he heard that" Delia says making Ash happy
"Now Ash get out there and win we're all cheering for you!" Delia says as Ash nods before turning off the video phone as he turns back to his friends
"Ms. Ketchum looks great!" Leaf says with a smile as Ash nods, he then hears his Pokegear ringing as he looks at it gets a big smile on his face
"It's my dad!" Ash says excitedly as everyone gets an excited look as the Pokegear continues to ring
"Well answer it already" Misty says as Ash nods as he presses the button confirming Ash answered
"Dad?" Ash asks waiting for a response after a few seconds Red speaks
"Hello Ash, it's great to hear your voice again" Red says as Ash gets a big smile on his face
"Dad it's been so long!" Ash says
"Yes, I agree I'm sorry I didn't call earlier I've been very busy" Red says
"It's fine I know you're a very busy guy" Ash responds
"Thank you for understanding Delia has told me about all the adventures, Pokemon and friends you have so far I hear you're currently traveling with Flint and Lola's son Brock and a girl named Misty" Red says as Ash gestures for Misty and Brock to come over they say high to Red with Red saying high back, Ash's Pokemon say high to Red as well Ash then continues to speak
"As you can tell my journey has been really fun " Ash responds smiling as Leaf walks over
"Hi Mr. Ketchum!" Leaf says to the Pokegear
"Oh, is that Leaf I haven't heard your voice in a while either I hope you're doing okay" Red says
"Yeah, I am and making sure Ash stays out of trouble" Leaf says in a mocking tone annoying Ash as Red chuckles
"You were always good at that" Red says in a happy tone making Leaf smile
"Anyway, dad I'm happy you called today" Ash says
"Of course, I'm happy you've made it to the finals of the SS. Anne tournament I'm excited to watch it" Red responds
"Speaking of which where are you right now?" Ash asks curiously
"Unfortunately, I can't tell you my exact location but I'm currently at one of my students houses to watch your battle I was planning on watching it alone, but he practically forced me to watch it with him and his family" Red responds with Ash nodding
"Anyway, Ash before I go, I just want to say I'm proud of you and get out there and win!" Red says
"Yeah of course!" Ash responds with determination in his voice Ash can't see it but Red has a smile on his face as the call ends Red enters a house where he sees Leon again along with two adults who are Leon's parents and a young boy Ash's age he goes and joins them.
Back to Ash he has a big grin as he looks at his Pokemon
"You hear that guys my dad is watching the battle as well let's not disappoint him, my mom the other Pokemon and everyone else let's get out there and defeat Ritchie!" Ash says raising his fist in the air as his Pokemon give a loud cheer.
"Good luck Ash we're rooting for you!" Misty says with Leaf and Brock agreeing as Ash smiles and nods at them they then hear something from the speakers and look at it
"Will Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and Ritchie from Little Root Town please come to the battlefield!" Alex says as both boys get ready.
"Its time let's go" Ritchie says as he returns his Pokemon other than Sparky as he goes to walk out of the locker room
"Alright guy's let's do this!" Ash says with his Pokemon nodding as Ash returns his Pokemon other than Pikachu and Raichu to their Pokeball's he then looks over at Leaf, Misty and Brock and smiles as he, Pikachu and Raichu go with him as Misty, Leaf and Brock leave to go join their other friends in the stands.
We then cut to the battlefield with Alex talking
"Hello everyone, its finally time the finals of the SS. Anne tournament let's make some noise!" Alex says as the crowd gives a loud cheer
"I'm so excited for this battle I'm going to get a lot of pictures" Viola says as Alexa nods
"I can't wait to interview the winner" Alexa says
"This is it we'll see who's the winner of the tournament" Norman says
"Well, it's obviously going to be Ritchie" Max says
"Sorry little bro but it's going to be Ash" Brendan says
"I can't believe that brat actually made it all the way to the finals" Larry (Petral) says in annoyance
"Hmph, it doesn't matter because at the end of it all we strike" Justin (Archer) responds as Larry smiles and nods
"Man, I don't know who I'm going to root for?" Sophocles says
"That's obvious root for Ashy Kins!" Giselle responds as she's wearing a headband and is waving a flag that says go Ash on it
"Isn't that a bit overboard?" Misty asks as Giselle looks at her
"Nope" Giselle responds as she continues to wave the flag
"You've all probably heard this already but the finals for the tournament today will be showcased throughout the world, usually we only do this for leagues but since this tournament had so many trainers from other regions entering, we felt its right to let the rest of the world experience what could be an amazing battle today!" Alex says as the crowd cheers.
We then see tv's from all around the world having the finals of the tournament on their screens even though it's not a league battle many trainers are interested in watching this battle between Ash and Ritchie. The first place we visit is the Sinnoh Region where Cynthia is in her champion room and she's with someone else.
"Platinum the match is going to start soon" Cynthia says as a woman that looks like an older version of Dawn appears she has a stoic face and sits next to Cynthia
"So master Red's son is battling?" Platinum asks
"Yes, that's what I've heard I'm interested in how strong he is" Cynthia says as Platinum nods, we then go to the Alola region we see Professor Kukui in his house he's sitting on the couch with a woman next to him.
"Hey Lillie, do you want to watch?" Kukui asks as a young girl the same age as Ash appears she has blonde hair wearing a hat and white dress.
"Sure, I may not be interested in battles but seeing as this Ash person defeated Kiawe I'm interested" Lillie responds making Kukui and the woman next to him happy.
Next, we go to the Paldea region we see a young girl the same age as Ash with two pieces of her hair having green streaks and is wearing a school uniform, she's in her dorm room excited to watch the battle her name is Nemona
"I'm so happy there's no school today" Nemona says happily as she continues to watch the TV.
Next, we cut to the Hoenn region where we see a girl that's the same age as Brenden wearing a biker outfit.
"Mom I'm going for a bike ride!" The girl says
"You don't want to watch the battle May?" The woman asks looking at her daughter
"I'm not interested besides dad isn't battling" May responds
"Oh, come on watch it with me please it would be nice to have some company" The woman says pleadingly May thinks about it for a little but then signs
"Fine I'll watch" May says making her mom happy as they go to sit on the couch
Next is the Kalos region where we head inside a research lab, we see a man in a lab coat next to him is a Pokemon egg, 4 people who appear to be his assistants and he currently has the TV on.
"Professor Sycamore!" A voice says making the man and his assistants turn around as they smile
"Ah Calem you're here" Sycamore says happily looking at the boy that looks to be the same age as Brock next to him is a black bipedal frog with its tongue wrapped like a scarf.
"So has the battle started yet?" Calem asks
"Nope you and Greninja made it just in time it seems they're going to announce the trainers now" Sycamore says making the two happy as they go and stand next to the Professor
We now come back to the SS. Anne as Alex is now going to announce Ash and Ritchie
"First up is Ritchie from Little Root Town throughout the tournament he's showcased a lot of skill in his battles, he defeated, Sanpei, Falkner, Virgel, Fantina, Hilbert and Diamond proving just how formidable he is everyone and is the favorite to win here is Ritchie and his partner Pokemon Sparky!" Alex says as Ritchie with Sparky on his shoulder begins walking towards the battlefield the crowd gives a loud cheer as Ritchie waves to them the crowd even chants his and Sparky's names. Somewhere in the Kanto, Johto and Hoenn regions we see Harrison, Tyson and Britch all watching Ritchie and Sparky on the TV.
"Man, there's a lot of people cheering for Ritchie" Joe says
"Hmph my Ashy Kins will get more cheers I'll make sure of it" Giselle responds
"I hope Ash does well" Brock says
"I'm sure Ash is going to do great" Misty responds with everyone nodding. We see Ash, Pikachu and Raichu still in the tunnel Ash takes a deep breath as Pikachu and Raichu look at him
"Pika?" "Rai?" Both mouse Pokemon say
"Oh, it's okay Pikachu, Raichu I'm nervous but also very excited let's get out there and win" Ash says smiling at the two mouse Pokemon Pikachu and Raichu nod, Ash begins to walk out of the tunnel with Raichu floating next to him as Alex begins to announce Ash
"Now here's are second finalist Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town over the course of the tournament he has also showcased to be a very skilled trainer defeating, Stephan, Viola, Croagunk Mask, Justin, Iris and Kiawe let's give a loud cheer for Ash alongside his Pikachu and Raichu!" Alex says as the crowd gives a loud cheer the group does as well with Giselle beginning to wave Ash's flag around.
Once Ash appears on screen in Pallet Town at Oak's ranch we see Delia, Oak, Daisy, Ms. Rose alongside Ash's Pokemon they are outside watching the battle on the TV they give a loud cheer seeing Ash, elsewhere in Kanto we see Brocks family, Daisy and Lilly, Visquesz, AJ and Seymore watching as well. In Celadon City we see Paul again he's currently in the Pokemon Center watching the battle on the TV. Next, we go to Saffron City at Silph Co inside we see Damian (now in full Team Rocket attire) Proton, Matori and Giovanni they are also watching as well.
"That's him sir that's Ash Ketchum" Damian says in an annoyed tone
"Hmph, he doesn't look all that tough to me I can take him" Proton says in confidence
"Seeing as he was able to beat Archer, I doubt you could" Matori says as Proton looks at her
"Now, now settle down you two let's just see how strong Red Ketchum's son actually is" Giovanni says with a smile with Proton, Matori and Damian nodding as they turn their heads to watch the tv as they see Ash and Ritchie make it to the battlefield both boys smile at each other the ref then walks over to announce the rules.
"This is a full on 6v6 battle substitutions are allowed whoever side defeats all of their opponents Pokemon first will be declared the winner now please send out your first Pokemon!" The ref calls as Ash and Ritchie smiles go away as they now have a serious expression on their faces and throw their Pokeball's.
"Clefable I choose you!" "Go Gecko!" Both trainers send out their mons both Pokemon come out getting in a battle-ready stance
"So, its Clefable vs Gecko Ash needs to be careful of its speed" Leaf says
"Ash has been raising Clefable's speed a lot it may not be faster than Gecko, but it should be able to keep up" Misty says with Leaf nodding as everyone begins to cheer for Ash
"Now that both trainers have sent out their first Pokemon the battle can begin!" The ref calls as Ash makes the first move
"Let's go Clefable use Moonblast!" Ash calls Clefable quickly fires the large pink orb at Gecko
"Cut it in half with Leaf Blade!" Ritchie calls Gecko quickly cuts the Moon Blast in two
"Now hold it in place with Psychic!" Ash calls Clefable's eyes glow as it holds Gecko in place the wood gecko tries to break free but it's unable to
"Fire Blast!" Ash calls Clefable takes a deep breath but before it could use Fire Blast Ritchie makes a command
"Gecko use Roar!" Ritchie calls shocking Ash as Gecko gives a loud scream that immediately sends Clefable back to its Pokeball and brings in Gyarados the large serpent gives a mighty roar but is confused as to why it was suddenly brought out as Ritchie smiles.
"Now U Turn!" Ritchie calls Gecko glows in green bug energy it quickly runs forward and hits Gyarados in the face causing some damage to it before Ash and Gyarados can counter Gecko goes back in its Pokeball as gem comes out.
"Use Ice Fang!" "Use Fake out!" Ash and Ritchie call before Gyarados uses Ice Fang Gem appears in front of it and claps its hands together making Gyarados flinch Ritchie smiles as he makes his next command.
"Now Mean Look!" Ritchie call's Gem stares into Gyarados eyes as a ghostly aura appears from Gem's body going into Gyarados making the sea serpent unable to be switched out.
"Gyarados use Crunch!" Ash call's Gyarados shakes its head as it goes to bite Gem, but Gem and Ritchie aren't worried
"Use Protect" Ritchie call's Gem quickly summons a protective barrier blocking the Crunch as it lands back on the battlefield smiling.
"Good job Gem return" Ritchie says as Gem nods as it goes back in its Pokeball Ritchie then looks at Sparky
"You ready buddy" Ritchie asks with Sparky nodding
"Alright Sparky I choose you!" Ritchie calls sending in his starter once Sparky lands on the battlefield it begins to spark its cheeks
"So, you're sending Sparky in already?" Ash asks as Ritchie nods
"Well, that's fine with us let's go Gyarados!" Ash says with Gyarados nodding as it roars Ritchie then smiles
"Let the battle continue!" The ref calls as Ritchie makes the first move
"Sparky use agility and Extreme Speed!" Ritchie calls as Sparky shoots forward as it begins to quickly dash around the battlefield making it hard for Ash and Gyarados to follow its movements Sparky also begins to hit Gyarados as well.
"Man, Sparky's really fast it's probably faster than my Dragonite" Iris says amazed at Sparky's speed
"Gyarados raise your speed as well use Dragon Dance!" Ash calls Gyarados roars as it begins to spin raising its attack/speed.
"Now Earthquake!" Ash calls Gyarados roars slamming its tail on the battlefield making it shake.
"Sparky jump in the air use Nasty Plot then Thunder!" Ritchie calls Sparky jumps high in the air dodging the Earthquake it then sharply raises its special attack, Sparky then roars to the sky as it fires a massive Thunder shocking Gyarados making the sea serpent cry out in pain.
"Gyarados!" Ash yells in worry as there's an explosion as the dust clears Gyarados is still standing its injured but also paralyzed
"Are you okay Gyarados?!" Ash asks Gyarados looks back at Ash and nods it can still battle as it roars at Ritchie and Sparky
"It really is tough" Ritchie says in shock as he looks at Sparky even though it didn't take any damage it poured a lot of energy into the Thunder.
"Sparky return your part is over for now" Ritchie says as Sparky nods it goes back to Ritchie's side as Ritchie takes out his next Pokeball
"Gobi, I Choose You!" Ritchie calls bringing in Gobi the goggled eyed Dragon gives a mighty roar with Gyarados doing the same
"So now its Gobi" Ash says to himself as Ritchie makes the first move
"Gobi use Sandstorm!" Ritchie calls Gobi roars as it covers the battlefield in a Sandstorm as Ash smiles
"Nice try Ritchie but we know how to handle this, Gyarados Jump high in the air and use Hydro pump!" Ash calls Gyarados gives a mighty roar as it jumps high in the air and gets ready to fire the Hydro Pump
"Gobi use Quick Attack to get in front of Gyarados then use Swagger!" Ritchie calls "What's Swagger?" Ash questions as Gobi immediately flies out of the Sandstorm reaching Gyarados's face, Gobi's body glows red as it stares at Gyarados in an intimidating manner this confuses Gyarados as its eyes turn red it begins to roar in anger as it lands on the battlefield roaring uncontrollably shocking Ash.
"Gyarados calm down use Hydro Pump!" Ash calls but instead of using the move Gyarados begins to hit its head on the battlefield repeatedly doing major damage to itself.
"Is Gyarados confused?" Ash questions as Ritchie answers
"Yes, Swagger like Confuse Ray and Supersonic is a move that confuses the opponent, but it also has the added benefit of increasing Gyarados attack" Ritchie responds
"Wait but if Gyarados breaks out of confusion wouldn't increasing its attack more cause a problem for you?" Ash questions
"I'm not worried because Gyarados will be knocked out before that happens because of how I set up everything" Ritchie responds
"What do you me?" Ash asks
"Well, you see I had Gecko use Roar on Clefable to bring in Gyarados, then used U turn to do some damage bring in Gem to flinch Gyarados and trap it in battle with Mean Look, next I had Sparky come out doing more damage to Gyarados and paralyzed, had Gobi setup the sandstorm, confuse Gyarados and raised its attack power more so do you get it now?" Ritchie asks with a confident smile as Ash begins to think as he begins to connect everything together.
"Oh no!" Ash says in shock as Ritchie smiles
"What did Ritchie do Brock?" Joe asks as everyone looks at Brock
"To summarize Ritchie knows just how strong Ash's Gyarados is so he forcefully brought Gyarados in using roar, then trapped it with mean look, had Sparky damage it with Thunder and paralyzed it, setup Sandstorm to do more damage to Gyarados over time and then confused it with Swagger increasing its attack more and having it damage itself" Brock says as everyone now understands what Ritchie did
"Ritchie knew neither of his Pokemon could defeat Gyarados in a head-to-head battle, so he thought of this strategy as a way to defeat Gyarados easily without any of his Pokemon getting hurt amazing" Kiawe says
"Gyarados also increased its attack with Dragon Dance as well that along with Swagger boosting its attack power if Gyarados keeps hitting itself while also taking Sandstorm damage it's going to be knocked out soon" Cilan says as everyone gasp in shock
"So, what do you think Ash it's a pretty good plan right? It was the only thing I could think of to defeat your Gyarados" Ritchie asks while smiling
"Yeah, Ritchie it's a good plan I can see why you have 5 badges and the favorite to win the tournament, but this is just another challenge for us to overcome!" Ash responds with a determined look on his face with Pikachu and Raichu having the same look as Ritchie continues to smile.
"Having determination is good Ash but it won't help you overcome this challenge or beat this strategy Gobi use Dragon Dance then Dragon Claw!" Ritchie says now having a serious expression on his face "Gobi knows Dragon Dance?!" Ash says in shock "Gobi was the one that taught the move to Zippo" Ritchie responds with a smile as Gobi gives a mighty roar greatly increasing its attack/speed it then quickly flies towards the confused Gyarados and hits it in the face with Dragon Claw doing more damage to the serpent. Gyarados tries to counter but it suffers from paralysis and damage from the Sandstorm it roars in pain.
"Gyarados!" Ash yells in concern as Ritchie begins to speak
"Sorry Ash I'm not going to give you the chance to break Gyarados out of its confused state we're taking it out now Gobi use Dragon Rush!" Ritchie calls as Gobi roars it covers its body in Dragon energy as it flies forward hitting Gyarados again doing more damage to it.
"Gyarados use Ice Fang!" Ash calls but instead of using the move Gyarados continues to hit its head on the battlefield repeatedly damaging itself more.
"Keep going Gobi!" "Come on Gyarados break out of the confusion!" Both trainer's call Gobi keeps attacking Gyarados more while Ash keeps calling for Gyarados but the sea serpent is confused and keeps hitting itself and getting damaged from the sandstorm as everyone looks on. The group in the stands cheer loudly for Gyarados to break free of the confusion, at Oak's lab Ash's other Pokemon are angry seeing Gyarados hurting itself repeatedly with Kingler being the maddest out of all the Pokemon as it doesn't like seeing its master in the state it's in and wishes it was there to help. Some of the people from other regions watching the battle are also sad at seeing Gyarados hurting itself with Ash trying to make it come back to its senses.
In the Galar region in Leon's house we see Leon his parents, younger brother and Red watching the battle.
"That Ritchie kid came up with a good strategy do you think your son can overcome it?" Leon asks looking at Red
"Yes, I know he can" Red responds with a smile as Leon smiles as well as they continue watching the battle on TV as they see Gyarados still confused breathing heavily.
"Well, this is it Ash it's time for Gyarados to go down Gobi end this with one more Dragon Claw!" Ritchie calls as Gobi gives a mighty roar as it quickly flies towards the tired Gyarados.
"Come on Gyarados come to your senses!" "Pika!" "Rai!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer get no responds as they see Gobi close in on Gyarados, Gyarados sees Gobi as well it closes its eyes readying itself for the incoming attack.
Inside Gyarados's mind it feels everything in there is scrambled and its body hurts all over its about to go asleep but then starts to hear voices they sound familiar.
"Gyarados!" "Gyarados!" Gyarados remembers those are the voices of its trainer and teammates cheering it on they're all telling it to keep going to continue fighting. Gyarados doesn't want to lose it wants to continue fighting and this confusion won't stop it. Gyarados opens its eyes and sees Gobi heading towards it.
"Gyarados Dodge!" Ash calls as Gyarados dodges at last second shocking everyone
"It broke out of its confused state?!" Ritchie says in shock
"Way to go Gyarados now get rid of this Sandstorm with Hydro Pump!" Ash calls Gyarados gives a mighty roar as it jumps in the air
"Gobi stop it with Quick Attack and use Swagger!" "Knock it away with Aqua Tail!" Both trainers call Gobi quickly flies towards Gyarados getting ready to fire the Hydro Pump as it gets closer Gyarados hits Gobi with Aqua Tail doing major damage to the dragon as it crashes hard on the battlefield injured. Gyarados fires the Hydro Pump getting rid of the Sandstorm it then lands on the battlefield and roars.
"Great job Gyarados I knew you'd break free!" "Pika!" "Rai!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu say as Gyarados looks back and smiles at them before looking back at its opponent
"Are you okay Gobi?!" Ritchie calls Gobi gets up it looks back at Ritchie smiling and giving a thumbs up but stumbles a bit as it looks back at Gyarados
"That Gyarados really is a monster but from the looks of it, it'll go down soon" Ritchie thinks to himself
"Gyarados isn't going to last much longer I need to end this now" Ash thinks to himself as he and Ritchie call for their next moves
"Use Dragon Dance!" Both trainers call as Gyarados and Gobi roar as they spin creating a big gust of wind that affects the crowd. Once they stop spinning their attack/speed has increased even more as they stare and roar at each other.
"Use Dragon Tail!" "Counter with Dragon Claw! Both trainers call Gyarados covers its tail in dragon energy as it charges at Gobi as Gobi covers its claws in dragon energy and charges at Gyarados the two mons collide and begin to clash with each other sending shockwaves throughout the battlefield.
"Neither Pokemon want to give in!" Alex yells with the crowd roaring in excitement they begin to chant the Pokemon's names with some cheering for Gyarados and others cheering for Gobi the two-mons clash again and skid back to their trainers.
"Use Dragon Rush!" Ritchie calls Gobi gives a mighty roar as it covers its body in Dragon energy and charges forward at Gyarados.
"Counter with Waterfall!" Ash calls as Gyarados goes to use the move it suffers from paralysis as Gobi crashes into Gyarados doing more damage to the serpent as Gyarados begins to pant.
"Alright Gyarados use your strongest HYPER BEAM!" Ash yells Gyarados roars as it begins to charge up the orange blast which causes the rubble on the battlefield to rise.
"FIRE!" Ash calls as Gyarados fires the Hyper Beam at Gobi
"USE PROTECT!" Ritchie calls as Gobi quickly summons a protective barrier as the Hyper Beam hits the barrier
"Hold on Gobi!" Ritchie calls as Gobi roars increasing the power of its Protect
"KEEP GOING GYARADOS USE ALL YOUR POWER!" "PIKA!" "RAI!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu yell, Ash's other Pokemon he has with him in their Pokeball's cheer and the ones at Prof. Oak's ranch cheer as well Gyarados can feel its friends cheering it on as it uses all the power it has increasing the power of the Hyper Beam more as the beam gets bigger cracking Gobi's Protect.
"Oh no!" Ritchie says as he and Gobi have shocked looks on their faces.
"GOOOOOOOOOO!" Ash yells as Gyarados gives one last roar as the Hyper Beam destroys Gobi's protect, Ritchie quickly makes a command there's a big explosion. As the dust clears everyone can see that most of the battlefield is destroyed everyone is in awe at the power of Gyarados.
"Way to go Gyarados!" Ash says as Gyarados looks back at its trainer it pants but smiles then Ritchie speaks
"Gobi use Dragon Rush!" Ritchie calls shocking everyone as Gobi appears from underground hitting Gyarados across the face and flies in the air.
"But how?!" Ash questions
"I copied a strategy you used against Kiawe I told Gobi to Dig once the Protect was destroyed" Ritchie responds as Ash grits his teeth
"Now Dragon Pulse!" Ritchie calls as Gobi's above Gyarados and fires the move
"Dodge Gyarados!" Ash calls but Gyarados doesn't move its too tired as the Dragon Pulse consumes it creating a big explosion.
"GYARADOS!" Ash yells in concern as the dust clears everyone can see Gyarados it still looks like it's ready for battle, Gyarados gives one last roar as it falls down defeated.
"Gyarados is unable to battle Flygon is the winner!" The ref calls Ritchie and Gobi cheer as everyone is left speechless
"He really took out Ash's Gyarados" Leaf says in shock as everyone nods, Ash breaks away from his shock and grabs Gyarados's Pokeball and returns it.
"Thank you Gyarados you battled really hard take a good rest" Ash says as he puts the Pokeball back on his belt he looks over at Ritchie who is congratulating Gobi then returns the dragon Ritchie then looks at Ash.
"Your Gyarados is really strong Ash if I didn't call out for Gobi to dig it would've lost instead, now that Gyarados is gone victory is mine" Ritchie says smiling as he takes out his next Pokeball
"You're really smart Ritchie that was a great plan you came up with but even though Gyarados isn't going to battle any more my other 5 Pokemon will help win this battle instead!" Ash responds smiling holding out his next Pokeball as well.
The two boys stare at each other alongside the people in the crowd or watching it on TV, whether they are family, friends, rivals or enemies everyone is watching this battle to see who the victor will be. The egg that's been watching Ash has been glowing as well enjoying the battle nobody notices except for Mr. Goodshow he looks at the egg before looking back at Ash and Ritchie. Both boy's smiles go away as they now have a serious expression on their faces as they go and send out their next Pokemon.
"I Choose You!" Both boys yell throwing their Pokeball's
This is where I'm going to end the chapter.
Sorry I'm leaving it on a cliff hanger, but I think the chapter is already long enough. How do you guys feel with how I did Ritchie's backstory seeing as in the main anime we don't know much about Ritchie, so I decided to try and write my own origin story for him and having him be childhood friends with Harrison and Tyson. Were you guys surprised that I introduced Calem, Sycamore, Lillie, May, Nemona and Platinum? How do you guys think I handled Misty's and Giselle's talk about Misty's feelings for Ash?
How do you feel about Ash and Ritchie's battle so far now that Gyarados is defeated can Ash defeat Ritchie and win the battle with his other members? That question will be answered next chapter as it'll cover the rest of Ash and Ritchie's battle and Team Rocket finally make themselves known on the SS. Anne the next chapter will come out soon after this one thank you for reading and see you all later.
Next time: Chapter 20 SS. Anne final Ash vs Ritchie Part 2
