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Kanto Arc

Chapter 22: Celadon Gym and Haunter

Hello everyone, this chapter will cover Ash battling the Celadon gym, the group meeting Haunter and going to the game corner now let's begin the story.

We begin a day after the last chapter ended Ash is currently behind the Pokemon Center training his Pokemon for his gym battle today he's currently training with Bulbasaur, Alolan Vulpix, Alolan Raichu and his new capture Muk. Misty, Brock, Joe and Giselle are watching him train Giselle and Joe decided they're not going to challenge the gym today as they want to train and make sure that Giselle's dad makes a full recovery, so they'll watch Ash's gym battle which makes Giselle happy. When Ash was switching out his Pokemon Prof. Oak told Ash that he received a message from Prof. Sycamore in the Kalos region saying he wants to meet Ash in Fuchsia City in 2 months as he wants to give him something and the trainer, he's bringing with him wants to battle Ash, Ash nods and looks forward to battling another trainer from Kalos.

"Vulpix use Ice Beam and Raichu redirect the Ice beam with Psychic!" Ash calls the ice fox fires the icy beam as it heads towards Raichu the floating mouse grabs it with psychic and sends it back towards the fox forcing it to dodge.

"Great job now Muk use Poison Jab and Bulbasaur dodge it!" Ash calls Muk goes to hit Bulbasaur, but the plant dinosaur dodges Ash smiles and continues to train his Pokemon.

"Yay Ashy Kins!" Giselle gives a loud cheer

"Ash and his Pokemon are looking really good" Joe says

"Yeah, it's been a while since he's had a gym battle, he's really excited" Brock responds

"Hopefully they don't wear themselves out" Misty says with Pikachu and Warturtle agreeing as they continue to watch Ash train (Misty is also holding Ash's Pokemon egg)

"Alright guys that's enough for now" Ash says with his Pokemon nodding as they all run towards him

"You all are looking great let's get our next gym badge!" Ash says raising his fist in the air as his Pokemon cheer

"You're going to do great Ashy kins!" Giselle says as she and everyone else walk over to him

"So, these are the Pokemon you're using in your gym battle?" Joe asks as Ash nods

"You're not going to use Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Clefable or Charmeleon?" Misty asks

"Yeah, I can understand why you're using Vulpix and Muk but why Raichu and Bulbasaur?" Brock asks

"Well, I was thinking of using Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Clefable and Charmeleon, but I wanted to use Raichu since even though I know the Celadon gym is a grass type gym from what Ritchie said Erika will also have Pokemon with the poison typing so since Raichu is part Psychic type it should give me an advantage also I want Raichu to experience what a gym battle is like" Ash responds with Raichu nodding

"And Bulbasaur?" Joe asks

"After learning that I'm going to battle a grass type gym Bulbasaur really wanted to take part in it" Ash says with Bulbasaur nodding as the group nods in understanding

"Okay I feel like we're ready let's go!" Ash says raising his fist in the air as his Pokemon cheer, he then returns all of them except for Pikachu and Raichu then he, Misty, Brock, Giselle and Joe begin to walk towards the gym.

Unbeknownst to the group the Haunter from the previous chapter was watching them it seems pretty interested in Ash and goes to follow him.


10 minutes later the group are now standing outside the Celadon gym

"It's finally time" Ash says with Pikachu and Raichu nodding

"I just know you're going to do great Ashy Kins" Giselle says happily with Ash nodding he takes a deep breath as he and everyone else walk into the gym once they're inside they see a reception area, many women wearing kimono's and it smells nice in the gym.

"This smell is heavenly" Misty and Giselle say with Brock, Joe, Pikachu and Raichu agreeing

"Look at all the pretty women!" Brock says with Joe agreeing

"What are you guys talking about I'm not a big fan of the smell" Ash says as the women in the gym look at him and walk over to him

"How dare you!" "This perfume was made by our gym leader" "What a rude little boy" The women say looking at Ash in anger making the boy uncomfortable

"What's going on here?" A women's voice asks as the women that were looking at Ash get out of the way to greet her

"Gym Leader Erika this boy was making fun of the perfume you worked so hard to make" The women say addressing Erika as the lady looks at Ash, she gets a smile on her face and walks over to him.

"Your Ash Ketchum right the trainer that won the SS. Anne Tournament?" Erika asks looking at Ash

"Um yeah that's me" Ash responds

"I see my name is Erika I'm the Celadon City Gym Leader it's nice to meet you" Erika says smiling

"Wait you mean this rude little boy is Ash Ketchum?!" Erika's assistants ask in shock with Erika nodding as Erika looks at Ash

"I'm sorry my assistants we're angry with you when I'm not running the gym, I run a perfume business in here in Celadon City and my assistant's here help me" Erika says

"I see is that why the gym smells the way it does?" Ash asks with Erika nodding

"Oh, Erika not only are you beautiful, but you smell amazing as well I would absolutely love to learn more, please will you go on a date with me?" Brock says bending down on one knee taking Erika's hand

"Sorry but I'm not interested in younger men" Erika says as Brock's heart is shattered then Misty grabs his ear

"Come on Brock you're embarrassing not only yourself but also us" Misty says in annoyance while pulling Brock away as Ash, Giselle and Joe give a small chuckle Erika then turns back to Ash

"So, Ash seeing as you're here in my gym I guess you want to have a battle?" Erika asks getting Ash's attention

"Yes, I'm ready to battle" Ash responds with Pikachu and Raichu sparking their cheeks as Erika smiles, she then looks at Giselle and Joe

"Are you two here to challenge me as well?" Erika asks

"Not today we're here to support Ashy kins" Giselle says while grabbing Ash's arm

"We'll battle you another time" Joe says with Erika nodding

"Okay then let's head to the battle arena!" Erika says with the group nodding as they go to the battlefield Haunter follows them as well but makes sure it's not seen.

They've reached the battlefield the entire room is filled with trees, plants and grass the ceiling is also clear which allows natural sun light to come in for the plants. Ash hands Misty his Pokemon egg to hold as he and Erika go to their sides of the battlefield.

"This place is pretty" Giselle says with Misty agreeing

"This place looks like it would be a great home for grass types" Joe says

"Yes, I agree Erika probably grows a lot of different plants for her perfume and berries for recipes as well I should ask once the gym battle is over" Brock says everyone then see a woman take the referee position and begins to explain the rules.

"This is a gym battle between Erika the Celadon City Gym leader and Ash Ketchum of Pallet town the battle will be 4v4 only the challenger is allowed to make substitution's if both trainers are ready, you may send out your first Pokemon" The referee says as Erika takes out her Pokeball

"I'll go first Ash Bellossom, I choose you!" Erika says as she brings out a Pokemon that's wearing a flower dress and begins to dance

"It's so cute!" Misty and Giselle say as Ash takes out his Pokedex

"Bellossom, the Flower Pokémon a pure grass type. When these Pokémon move, their delicate petals rub together, creating a pleasant sound. They are also known for their unique acrobatic dancing abilities." The Pokedex says

"Hmmm Okay I'll go with this one Vulpix I choose you!" Ash says bringing out the ice fox it gives a Ko gets into a battle stance and begins to growl shocking Erika and Bellossom.

"Ash is using Vulpix first that's a good idea" Joe says

"Yep, this gives Ash the type advantage" Misty says

"But remember having the type advantage doesn't always mean anything if you have a way to counter it" Brock says with Misty and Joe nodding

"Go Ashy Kins! Go Vulpix!" Giselle cheers loud, meanwhile behind the group is Haunter its invisible and is going to watch the battle as well

"Both trainers have brought out their first Pokemon let the battle begin!" The ref calls

"You may go first Ash" Erika says

"Don't mind if I do Vulpix use hail then Aurora Veil!" Ash calls Vulpix lets out a loud Ko as clouds appear starting to Hail doing damage to Bellossom and Vulpix summons a rainbow veil that surrounds its body Vulpix then hides in the hail as it waits for Ash's next command.

"Hmmm not bad Ash but I've seen this before Bellossom use Sunny Day!" Erika calls shocking Ash as Bellossom summons the harsh sunlight getting rid of the hail as it shows Vulpix

"Darn she broke our strategy already" Ash says to himself he then calls for his next move

"Vulpix use Ice Shard!" Ash calls as Vulpix fires the shards of ice towards Bellossom

"Use Protect then Solorbeam!" Erika calls Bellossom quickly summons a protective barrier and instantly fires the grassy beam

"Dodge with Quick Attack then use Ice Beam!" Ash calls Vulpix dodges the Solorbeam then fires Ice Beam hitting Bellossom doing super effective damage

"Alright then Bellossom raise your speed with Quiver Dance!" Erika calls as Bellossom begins to dance

"Quick use Ice Beam!" "Dodge and finish using Quiver Dance!" Both trainers call Vulpix fires the Ice Beam, but Bellossom easily dodges and finishes dancing raising its Special attack/defense and speed.

"That Bellossom's fast it must have the Chlorophyll ability" Brock says

"And now that it's used Quiver Dance it has gotten even faster" Joe says

"Come on Ash!" "You got this Ashy Kins!" Misty and Giselle cheer

"Now Bellossom use Drain Punch!" Erika calls before Ash could tell Vulpix to dodge Bellossom quickly dashes forward and punches Vulpix in the face doing super effective damage and sucking its energy which heals Bellossom.

"Counter with Ice Beam!" "Dodge then use Solorbeam!" Both trainers call Vulpix quickly fires the icy beam but Bellossom's able to dodge it gets above Vulpix and launches the Solorbeam hitting Vulpix and causing a lot of damage making the ice fox pant Bellossom then begins to run around Vulpix.

"Vulpix has taken a lot of damage already the Sunny Day isn't going anywhere either I could use Hail again, but Erika will just use Sunny Day. Hmmm maybe I can try it" Ash says to himself as he begins to speak

"Vulpix use Hail!" Ash calls Vulpix nods as it roars to the sky getting rid of the Sunny Day and creating a Hailstorm

"I already told you Ash this won't work Bellossom Sunny Day!" Erika calls as Bellossom brings back the sun Ash makes his move

"Vulpix use Quick Attack!" Ash calls as Vulpix shoots forward hitting Bellossom in the stomach shocking Erika

"Quick Bellossom use Drain Punch!" "Use Quick Attack to dodge again then use Blizzard!" Ash calls Vulpix narrowly dodges the Drain Punch with Quick Attack it then gets behind Bellossom and takes a deep breath

"Do it!" Ash yells

"KOOO!" Vulpix yells as it summons a massive Blizzard that consumes Bellossom doing super effective damage and freezes the flower dancer in Ice

"Bellossom!" Erika yells in shock

"Alright now end it with Iron Tail!" Ash calls Vulpix charges forward covering its 6 tails in steel energy and hits the frozen Bellossom, the ice cracks as Bellossom flies out of the ice it lands on the battlefield knocked out.

"Bellossom's unable to battle Vulpix is the winner!" The ref calls

"Alright!" "Ko!" "Pika!" "Rai!" Ash, Vulpix, Pikachu and Raichu cheer

"That's my Ashy Kins!" "Way to go Ash!" Giselle and Misty cheer

"What did Ash do Brock?" Joe asks

"From what I can tell Ash had Vulpix use Hail to get Erika to use Sunny Day again and in that time, Ash knew he could have Vulpix attack Bellossom when it's in the middle of summoning the sunlight surprising Erika and Bellossom then used Blizzard to freeze Bellossom and finish it off with Iron Tail" Brock says as Joe nods

"Whoa Ash continues to impress me" Joe says, the Haunter that's watching the battle is also impressed

"Bellossom return" Erika says returning the flower dancer

"Not bad Ash that was a great strategy you came up with, but I won't fall for it again Leafeon go!" Erika calls sending out the grass fox

"So, a Leafeon is next" Ash says to himself

"Will the challenger Ash keep his Pokemon in or switch?" The ref asks while looking at Ash who's in thought

"Vulpix return for now" Ash says with the fox Pokemon nodding he then looks at Raichu

"I know it's not a favorable match up for you, but do you think you're up for it?" Ash asks the floating mouse

"Rai" Raichu says nodding her head as Ash smiles

"Okay Raichu I choose you!" Ash says as the mouse floats on the battlefield sparking its cheeks

"So, Ash is using Raichu next" Joe says

"I don't believe Raichu has any moves that are super effective against Leafeon" Misty says

"He must have an idea on what Raichu can do" Brock says with the group nodding

"Leafeon vs Raichu let the battle begin!" The ref calls as Ash and Erika call for the first move

"Use Quick Attack!" Both trainers call as Raichu and Leafeon charge and collide creating an explosion causing both mons to skid back.

"Leafeon use Swords Dance then Leaf Blade!" Erika calls Leafeon roars summoning 3 swords that spin around it sharply increasing its attack power it turns the leaf on its head and tail into blades and charges at Raichu

"Raichu grab Leafeon with Psychic!" Ash calls Raichu fires the Psychic waves towards the grass fox grabbing it and holding it in the air

"Now Focus Blast!" Ash calls Raichu quickly charges up the ball of fighting energy and launches it

"Use Protect Leafeon then Quick Attack!" Erika calls Leafeon summons a protective barrier blocking the Focus Blast and shoots forward hitting Raichu in the stomach knocking it towards the ground.

"Now Leaf Blade!" Erika calls as Leafeon starts to spin quickly falling towards Raichu

"Dodge with Dig Raichu!" Ash calls as Raichu digs under ground

"Go Leafeon!" Erika calls Leafeon crashes down hard on the battlefield cracking it as Raichu appears from underground

"Now Solorbeam!" Erika calls Leafeon quickly fires the grassy beam at Raichu

"Dodge with Double Team then Nasty Plot!" Ash calls Raichu narrowly dodges the Solorbeam creating multiple clones of itself as they surround Leafeon Raichu then begins to increase its special attack sharply

"Leafeon blow them all away with Leaf Storm!" Erika calls as Leafeon roars summoning a large storm of leaf's that begin to destroy Raichu's clones.

"Raichu counter with Thunder!" Ash calls Raichu roars summoning the large bolt of electricity it breaks thru the Leaf storm and hits Leafeon

"Leaf!" Leafeon yells in pain and is now paralyzed

"Good job Raichu!" "Pika!" Ash and Pikachu cheer as Raichu smiles

"Normally electric type moves wouldn't have any effect on grass types but since Ash raised Raichu's special attack the Thunder did more damage" Joe says with Brock nodding

"Are you okay Leafeon?!" Erika asks Leafeon looks back at its trainer and nods, but it can feel the electricity all over its body.

"Okay Leafeon use Calm Mind!" Erika calls as Leafeon begins to calm its mind

"We won't let you Raichu use Thunder Bolt!" Ash calls as Raichu quickly fires the electric bolt

"Dodge Leafeon!" Erika calls Leafeon dodges the Thunder bolt and has successfully raised its special attack/defense

"Good now use Baton Pass!" Erika calls "What's Baton pass?" Ash questions as Leafeon roars as a red baton appears Leafeon grabs it and goes back to its Pokeball and another Pokemon appears its big and has vines all over it.

"Who's that Pokemon?" Ash questions as he takes out his Pokedex

"Tangrowth, the Vine Pokémon the evolved form of Tangela. Tangrowth captures its prey by extending its arms, which are made of vines." The Pokedex says

"This may be difficult for Ash" Brock says

"What do you mean?" Giselle asks

"Well, Tangrowth is an already tricky Pokemon to deal with now that Erika had Leafeon use baton pass, passing over its stat increases to Tangrowth, also it must have the chlorophyll ability increasing its speed thanks to the Sunny Day, it's going to be hard for Ash and Raichu to deal with" Brock responds with the group nodding as they continue to watch the battle

"Use Power Whip!" Erika calls Tangrowth roars as it quickly fires multiple green vines towards Raichu

"Dodge Raichu!" Ash calls Raichu does its best to dodge the vines but there's too many of them Raichu gets hit by a couple of the vines sending it crashing towards the ground

"Now grab Raichu!" Erika calls as before Ash can give a command Tangrowth wraps Raichu in its vines

"Raichu break out with Psychic!" "Use Brutal Swing!" Both trainers call Raichu begins to build up its Psychic power, but Tangrowth covers its vines in dark energy and begins to spin forcing Raichu to stop using the move it then throws Raichu back on the battlefield injured.

"Raichu!" Ash calls in worry as the mouse begins to slowly float back up but pants

"Tangrowth end Raichu with Knock Off!" Erika calls as Tangrowth quickly shoots forward towards Raichu

"Use Volt Switch!" Ash calls shocking Erika as Raichu dodges the knock off it throws a ball of electricity towards Tangrowth blinding it and doing some damage Raichu then goes back in its Pokeball as Muk appears the Sunny Day also goes away.

"Muk!" Muk yells and is ready to battle

"So, a Muk's next" Erika says

"That was quick thinking of Ash to use Volt Switch" Brock says

"Yes, Muk is a good choice since it has the advantage on Tangrowth" Misty says

"But Ash just caught Muk recently are we sure it can still win?" Joe asks

"Of course, it can Joe" Giselle says pointing at Joe before she starts to cheer for Ash again

"Alright Muk this is our first trainer battle together I'm counting on you!" Ash says with Muk nodding as it doesn't want to disappoint Ash as it gets in a battle stance

"Be careful Tangrowth!" Erika says with Tangrowth nodding

"Let the battle continue!" The ref calls as Erika makes the first move

"Use Brutal Swing!" Erika call's as Tangrowth covers its vine arms in dark energy and starts spinning towards Muk

"Take the hit Muk!" Ash calls confusing everyone as Muk nods as it lets Tangrowth hit it only for it to take no damage Tangrowth then begins to cough and looks sick

"What?!" Erika says in shock as Ash smiles

"I see so Muk's body is made up of Sludge it wouldn't feel a lot of damage from physical moves Ash took that into consideration and once Tangrowth touched Muk it activated its Poison Touch ability which poison's the user on contact" Brock says with the group nodding

"Great Muk now use Venoshock!" Ash calls as before Erika can make a command Muk fires the stream of poison that does super effective damage to the vine Pokemon as it cries out in pain.

"Tangrowth use Hyper Beam!" Erika calls as Tangrowth fires the beam

"Muk use Protect then finish with Sludge Bomb!" Ash calls Muk quickly summons a protective barrier blocking the Hyper Beam it then fires a big ball of sludge at Tangrowth who's recharging from the Hyper Beam it hits the vine Pokemon creating an explosion.

"Tangrowth!" Erika calls as the smoke clears Tangrowth is laying on the ground defeated.

"Tangrowth is unable to battle the winner is Muk!" The ref calls as Ash and Muk celebrate, and Erika returns Tangrowth

"Great job Muk you were amazing!" "Pika!" Ash and Pikachu say Muk gets a happy grin on its face as it quickly heads towards Ash and Pikachu wrapping them in a hug.

"Muk let us go" "Pika" Ash and Pikachu say but the sludge monster won't causing the group, Erika and the Haunter that's watching to laugh.

After a few moments Muk finally let's go of Ash and Pikachu Ash then returns the Sludge monster and grabs another Pokeball

"Raichu I choose you!" Ash call's sending the floating mouse back in its still damaged from its battle with Tangrowth but can still battle.

"Leafeon go!" Erika says bringing back the grass fox it's still injured from its battle with Raichu

"Let the battle continue!" The ref calls as Erika makes the first move

"Use Quick Attack!" Erika call's as Leafeon shoots forward

"Raichu catch it with Psychic!" Ash calls Raichu fires the psychic waves as it captures Leafeon holding it in the air

"Now Focus Blast!" Ash calls Raichu nods it quickly fires the ball of fighting energy at the grass fox hitting it Leafeon then falls on the battlefield knocked out.

"Leafeon is unable to battle Raichu's the winner!" The ref calls as Ash and Raichu celebrate with Erika returning Leafeon

"Ashy Kins is doing great just one more and he can win!" Giselle says happily

"I'm not so sure Erika is still calm" Brock responds as the group looks at Erika who begins to speak

"I must say Ash I can see why you've won the SS. Anne tournament I may be on my last Pokemon but this one will help me achieve victory Venusaur I Choose You!" Erika says as she sends out the plant dinosaur as soon as it lands on the battlefield it shakes it and gives a mighty roar.

"This Venusaur looks stronger than Leaf's" Ash says to himself he then looks at Raichu

"Can you still battle Raichu?" Ash asks with Raichu nodding as she begins to spark her cheeks

"You may continue!" The ref calls Ash makes the first move

"Raichu use Psychic!" Ash calls Raichu quickly fires the Psychic waves towards Venusaur

"Dodge with Dig then end it with Seed Bomb!" Erika calls Venusaur roars as it digs underground dodging the Psychic it then appears from underground jumping high into the air as it fires a big seed from its flower hitting Raichu in the stomach making the mouse cough in pain as it crashes down on the battlefield.

"Raichu!" Ash calls as the smoke clears Raichu is knocked out

"Raichu is unable to battle Venusaur's the winner!" The ref calls as Erika and Venusaur cheer Ash goes to pick up Raichu.

"Thanks, Raichu you battled hard take a good rest" Ash says putting Raichu down next to Pikachu as he takes out his Next Pokeball

"Vulpix I choose you!" Ash calls bringing the ice fox back in as soon as it comes out it begins to growl

"Don't go easy on it Venusaur" Erika says with the plant dinosaur nodding

"You may continue!" The ref calls as Ash makes the first move

"Use Ice Shard!" Ash calls Vulpix quickly fires the shards of ice towards Venusaur

"Destroy them with Vine Whip!" Erika calls Venusaur summons multiple vines and easily destroys all the ice shard surprising Ash and Vulpix

"Now Sludge Bomb!" Erika calls but instead of firing one giant ball of sludge Venusaur fires multiple

"Dodge Vulpix!" Ash calls Vulpix begins to dodge the multiple Sludge Bombs easily

"Increase the amount Venusaur!" Erika calls Venusaur roars increasing the amount of the Sludge Bombs making it harder for Vulpix to dodge as it starts to get hit by them causing damage and poisoning it.

"Ko" Vulpix says in pain

"Now end it with Venoshock!" Erika calls as Venusaur fires the stream of poison towards Vulpix

"Vulpix dodge with Quick Attack to get in the air!" Ash calls as the Venoshock gets closer Vulpix jumps high into the air using Quick Attack

"Now use Zen Headbutt and boost your speed with Quick Attack!" Ash calls Vulpix covers its head in psychic energy and quickly shoots down towards Venusaur Erika is unable to make a command in time as Vulpix hits Venusaur in the head causing super effective damage to the plant dinosaur.

"Not bad" Erika says smiling

"Vulpix use Blizzard!" Ash calls Vulpix roars summoning a massive Blizzard that heads towards Venusaur but neither it nor Erika are fazed.

"Venusaur take the hit" Erika says with Venusaur nodding as Ash and everyone are confused as the Blizzard hits the plant dinosaur doing super effective damage to it, but Venusaur easily shakes it off shocking everyone.

"But Blizzard should be super effective?" Ash questions he begins to think on why Blizzard didn't cause more damage but then he remembers

"Does your Venusaur have the Thick Fat ability?" Ash asks

"Why yes it does if it wasn't for this ability that Blizzard might've done a lot more damage to Venusaur" Erika responds as Ash grits his teeth

"Now let's end this battle Venusaur use Razor Leaf!" Erika calls Venusaur quickly fires the razor-sharp leaf's towards Vulpix

"Use Quick Attack to dodge then use Ice Beam!" Ash calls Vulpix easily dodges the sharp leaf's and begins to fire the Ice beam

"Grab it with Vine Whip!" Erika calls before Vulpix could fire the Ice beam Venusaur summons a lot of vines that grab the ice fox stopping it from firing Vulpix also suffers from poison damage

"Now Venoshock!" Erika calls Venusaur roars as it fires the stream of poison consuming Vulpix doing a lot of damage to it.

"KO!" Vulpix cries in pain Venusaur then let's go of Vulpix as it falls on the battlefield knocked out

"Vulpix is unable to battle Venusaur's the winner!" The ref calls Erika and Venusaur celebrate as Ash returns Vulpix.

"Thanks, Vulpix you did well get a good rest" Ash says as he takes out his next Pokeball

"Muk, I choose you!" Ash calls sending out the giant sludge monster it roars trying to intimidate Venusaur but the plant dinosaur isn't fazed as it stares at Muk

"It was a good move for Ash to send in Muk it'll be able to tank a lot of Venusaur's attacks" Misty says

"Yes, but I'm sure Erika's Venusaur has other moves that can do super effective damage to Muk like for example Leaf's Venusaur has Earthquake" Brock responds with Misty nodding

"Go Ash and Muk!" Giselle and Joe cheer

"Be careful Muk this Venusaur is strong" Ash says with Muk nodding

"Let the battle continue!" The ref calls as Ash makes the first move

"Use Sludge Bomb!" Ash calls Muk quickly fires the large ball of sludge towards Venusaur

"Knock it away with Power Whip!" Erika calls Venusaur easily knocks away the sludge bomb

"Okay let's try this Muk use Dark Pulse!" Ash calls Muk quickly fires the dark energy at Venusaur

"Counter with Razor Leaf!" Erika calls Venusaur fires the sharp leaf's as it collides with Dark Pulse creating an explosion

"Now Poison Jab!" Ash calls Muk quickly appears from the smoke and hits Venusaur in the face with poison causing damage

"Now Sleep powder!" Erika calls shocking Ash as before he could tell Muk to dodge Venusaur fires the sleepy powder making Muk go asleep

"Great Job Venusaur now use Earthquake!" Erika calls

"Muk quick wake up and dodge!" Ash calls but the sludge monster is fast asleep Venusaur lifts its foot and stomps hard on the battlefield shaking it causing super effective damage to Muk who instantly wakes up and groans from the pain.

"Are you okay Muk?" Ash asks Muk looks back at its trainer and nods, but it feels pain all over its body

"Muk isn't going to last much longer I need it to land one more hit on Venusaur" Ash says to himself

"Venusaur use Earthquake again!" Erika calls Venusaur roars as it stomps its foot on the ground shaking the battlefield again

"Jump Muk!" Ash calls Muk jumps in the air dodging the Earthquake

"Being in the air won't save you Venusaur Power Whip!" Erika calls Venusaur quickly fires the green whip towards Muk as Ash smiles

"Muk grab the Power Whip and lift Venusaur!" Ash calls Muk nods as it grabs the whip and begins to pull Venusaur in the air surprising everyone Muk then lands back on the battlefield.

"Now send it crashing on the battlefield!" Ash calls as Muk gives a loud scream as it throws Venusaur back on the battlefield as hard as it can causing damage to the plant dinosaur and making sure it's on its back

"Now Sludge Bomb!" Ash calls Muk quickly fires a big ball of sludge towards Venusaur hitting it causing damage to it

"Venusaur quick lift yourself up with Vine Whip!" Erika calls Venusaur quickly lifts itself back up with its vines once it does it sees Muk in front of it

"Now Poison Jab!" Ash calls Muk Jabs Venusaur in the face again making it skid back but it's able to stop itself

"Use Earthquake!" Erika calls Venusaur gives a mighty roar as it quickly stomps its foot on the ground shaking the battlefield doing super effective damage to Muk once the shaking stomps Muk begins to wobble back and forth it's about to faint until Ash calls for its final attack.

"Use Fire Blast!" Ash calls "It knows Fire Blast?!" Erika says in shock as Muk takes a deep breath and fires a big blast of fire that hits Venusaur causing super effective damage also causing a burn Muk smiles as it lays on the battlefield defeated.

"Muk its unable to battle Venusaur is the winner!" The ref calls as Ash returns Muk

"Muk did really well in its first gym battle/battle with Ash" Misty says

"Yeah, and now that Muk's burned it'll take damage over time" Brock says with the group nodding as the invisible Haunter keeps watching impressed by Ash's battle skills

"Thanks, Muk you did well in your first battle with me let's continue to train more together so you can get even stronger" Ash says as he feels the Pokeball wriggle with Muk agreeing with him Ash smiles as he takes out his last Pokeball as Erika speaks

"You surprised me a lot in this battle Ash I wasn't expecting your Muk to use Fire Blast" Erika says

"Thanks, it just recently learned it thanks to my Clefable and Charmeleon" Ash responds

"I'm interested in who your final Pokemon is but just to let you know even though Venusaur is burned it's still going to win" Erika states with Venusaur roaring in agreement as Ash smiles

"We'll see about that my last Pokemon here is strong Bulbasaur I Choose You!" Ash calls bringing out the pre evolved form of Venusaur Bulbasaur roars excited to battle as its bulb begins to faintly glow seeing Bulbasaur surprises Erika, Venusaur and Erika's gym trainers.

"Well, I wasn't expecting for you to send out your Bulbasaur" Erika says

"Yeah, I was hoping to get that reaction from you after its battle with Ritchie's Sceptile Bulbasaur's been wanting to test itself on other grass type Pokemon" Ash responds with Bulbasaur nodding in agreement

"I see well my Venusaur will be the perfect challenge for it, Venusaur this Bulbasaur is strong don't go easy on it!" Erika says with Venusaur roaring as it looks at its pre evolved form with Bulbasaur looking back at it the referee begins to speak.

"This is the final match both trainers have one Pokemon left whoever knocks out their opponents Pokemon first will be declared the winner you may continue to battle!" The ref calls as Ash and Erika call for their moves

"Use Razor Leaf!" Both trainers call Bulbasaur and Venusaur roar as they fire the sharp leaves towards each other as the leaf's collide Venusaur's easily destroys Bulbasaur's as they continue heading towards it.

"Use Protect Bulbasaur then use Growth!" Ash calls Bulbasaur quickly summons a protective barrier blocking the Razor Leaf it then quickly increases its special attack/attack power

"Venusaur grab it with Vine Whip!" Erika calls Venusaur suffers from burn damage but then fires multiple vines at Bulbasaur

"Try to dodge Bulbasaur!" Ash calls Bulbasaur begins to run trying to dodge as many vines as it can

"Increase the number of your vines!" Erika calls Venusaur roars as it increases the number of vines as it successfully grabs Bulbasaur

"Bulbasaur try to break free!" Ash calls Bulbasaur tries its best, but Venusaur is holding on tightly

"Sludge Bomb Venusaur!" Erika calls Venusaur goes to fire the sludge bomb, but it's consumed by the burn damage again losing its grip on Bulbasaur

"Now use your Sludge Bomb!" Ash calls Bulbasaur takes a deep breath and fires the large ball of sludge at Venusaur causing super effective damage to it as it slides back and let's go of Bulbasaur once Bulbasaur lands on the battlefield it starts to charge at Venusaur

"Use Growth again then use Magical Leaf!" Ash calls Bulbasaur increases its special attack/attack power again and begins to fire multiple sharp leaves at Venusaur causing damage to it

"You're not done yet Venusaur use Earth Power!" Erika calls Venusaur roars it stomps its foot on the ground creating a crack on the battlefield that heads towards Bulbasaur, the small plant dinosaur didn't have time to stop as its hit by the Earth Power doing super effective damage to it

"Now Sludge Bomb Venusaur!" Erika calls Venusaur quickly fires multiple balls of sludge at Bulbasaur

"Dodge Bulbasaur!" Ash calls Bulbasaur quickly gets up and begins to dodge the multiple sludge bombs

"Trip it with Grass Knot!" Erika calls Venusaur's eye's glow green it summons a knot of grass that trips Bulbasaur allowing the sludge bombs to hit Bulbasaur causing major damage to it as it lays on the ground in pain.

"Bulbasaur!" Ash calls in concern

"Bulba" Bulbasaur says as it struggles to stand up its Bulb begins to glow more everyone takes notice

"Is Bulbasaur going to evolve?" Giselle questions

"No, I think it's building up power for a Solarbeam" Brock responds shocking everyone

"Whoa that's great Bulbasaur!" Ash says

"A Solarbeam huh well then we won't let it get the chance to fire it Venusaur use Earthquake!" Erika calls Venusaur roars it stomps its foot on the ground shaking the battlefield

"Bulbasaur slam your vines on the ground to get high in the air! Then use Growth!" Ash calls Bulbasaur quickly slams its vines on the ground jumping high in the air dodging the Earthquake and raising its special attack/attack to the max

"Use Razor Leaf Venusaur!" Erika calls Venusaur quickly fires the sharp leaves at Bulbasaur

"Counter with your Razor Leaf!" Ash calls Bulbasaur quickly fires its own Razor Leaf which collides with Venusaur's creating an explosion as Bulbasaur lands back on the battlefield and starts running towards Venusaur

"Don't let it get close use Sludge Bomb!" Erika calls Venusaur quickly fires multiple sludge bombs

"Knock them away with Vine Whip!" Ash calls Bulbasaur summons two vines its easily able to knock away the sludge bombs and continues running towards Venusaur getting closer

"Use Grass Knot!" Erika calls Venusaur goes to use the move but its then consumed in flames

"Darn I forgot it's still burned" Erika says as Bulbasaur runs under Venusaur

"Great Bulbasaur now charge up the remaining energy you need for Solarbeam and fire it!" Ash calls Bulbasaur's bulb begins to glow brighter as its absorbing as much energy it can get

"Quick use Earthquake!" Erika calls Venusaur roars and goes to stomp its foot on the ground, but Bulbasaur is now done charging its Solarbeam

"FIRE!" "BULBA!" Ash and Bulbasaur yell as the Bulb on Bulbasaur's back shoots out releasing all the energy it gathered the Solarbeam consumes Venusaur and shoots it high in the air.

"Venusaur!" Erika yells in concern as once the Solarbeam stops Venusaur crashes back down on the battlefield as Bulbasaur pants the referee runs over to see if Venusaur can still battle once she makes it and sees Venusaur she makes the call.

"Gym Leader Erika's Venusaur is unable to battle the winner is the challenger's Bulbasaur making Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town the winner!" The ref calls

"ALRIGHT!" "BULBA!" PIKA!" Ash, Bulbasaur and Pikachu let out a loud cheer

"Congrats Ash!" "Way to go Ashy Kins!" Misty, Brock, Joe and Giselle cheer loudly for Ash, Ash's egg faintly glows happy its trainer won. Haunter cheers as well but not too loud as it doesn't want to be seen Erika then walks over to Venusaur

"Thank you Venusaur you battled hard out there" Erika says with Venusaur nodding as they look over at Ash, Pikachu and Bulbasaur celebrating Warturtle also comes out of its Pokeball to congratulate Bulbasaur

"That was amazing Bulbasaur and congrats again on learning Solarbeam" "Pika" "War" Ash, Pikachu and Warturtle say Bulbasaur nods its happy it was able to prove just how strong it is as a Bulbasaur and now it's time for it to grow as Bulbasaur begins to shine bright surprising everyone.

"Bulbasaur's evolving!" Ash says happily as everyone looks on, they see Bulbasaur get bigger, four leaf's appear under its bulb that's now pink, it grows two fangs once the evolution stops what was once a Bulbasaur now stands an Ivysaur

"Ivy" Ivysaur says happily as everyone has a shocked expression on their faces as Ash walks over to Ivysaur

"Congrats on evolving Ivysaur!" Ash says as he, Pikachu, Warturtle go and hug the plant dinosaur Raichu, Vulpix and Muk come out of their Pokeball's to hug Ivysaur as well making the plant dinosaur happy.

"I can't believe Bulbasaur evolved" Misty says

"I guess Bulbasaur felt that after beating Venusaur it allowed itself to evolve" Brock responds as Misty nods they then see Erika and Venusaur walk over to Ash and his Pokemon as they look at them

"Congratulations on your Bulbasaur evolving and beating me in battle Ash you earn this badge" Erika says as she hands Ash a rainbow-colored badge.

"That's the Rainbow badge its proof that you defeated me I wish you luck on getting your remaining badges" Erika says as she and Venusaur smile as Ash smiles and cheers

"Alright we got the Rainbow Badge!" "Pi Pikachu!" Ash and Pikachu cheer along with Ash's other Pokemon as do Ash's friends and Haunter

"Congrats Ashy kins!" Giselle says as she wraps Ash in a hug as Joe, Misty and Brock catch up to her to congratulate Ash and his Pokemon

"So which gym are you going to next?" Erika asks as Ash answers

"I'm heading to Saffron City to battle gym leader Sabrina" Ash responds as Erika nods

"Sounds great be careful Sabrina is a very strong gym leader that uses Psychic type Pokemon not many trainers can beat her" Erika says as Ash nods Erika then looks over at Giselle and Joe

"So, when can I expect a battle from you two?" Erika asks

"We're going to train for a few days and come back to challenge you" Giselle says with Joe agreeing as Erika nods

"Sounds great I hope you two give me a great battle as well" Erika says with Giselle and Joe nodding

"Alright we'll be heading out now" Ash says with Erika nodding as Ash and the others begin to leave Haunter appears in front of Ash.

"Haunt!" Haunter says with its eyes popping out of its head

"AHHHHHHHH!" Ash along with everyone scream including Erika and her assistants as they fall on the ground with Haunter laughing

"It's a Haunter" Erika says as Ash goes to scan it

"Haunter, the Gas Pokémon and the evolved form of Gastly. Haunter can watch opponents by hiding in walls and slips through anything in its way." The Pokedex says

"But what's a Haunter doing here? It should be in Lavender tower" Brock questions

"What's Lavender tower?" Ash, Giselle, Misty and Joe ask

"It's a tower where a lot of ghost type Pokemon reside and where people go to bury there Pokemon or loved ones that have passed away" Erika responds with the group nodding Haunter then goes to pull on Ash's shirt

"Haunt, Haunt" Haunter says while pulling Ash's shirt as Ash looks at it confused

"What's wrong Haunter are you trying to take me somewhere?" Ash asks with Haunter nodding as it begins to explain where its taking Ash but no one can understand it except for Pikachu

"Can you understand it Pikachu?" Ash asks with Pikachu nodding as it begins to explain what Haunter said to everyone but only Ash can understand Pikachu Ash then has anger in his eyes.

"What did Pikachu say Ash?" Misty asks as Ash looks at her and everyone else

"Haunter is telling us that Team Rocket is here, and they currently have not only Ghost type Pokemon but also Dark type Pokemon trapped under the game corner" Ash says surprising everyone.

"How terrible" Giselle says in shock

"That would explain why Haunter's here it was probably the only one to get away from Team Rocket and has been most likely trying to find someone to help it rescue its friends" Brock says with Haunter nodding

"We need to hurry Haunter says that Team Rocket will begin to transport the Pokemon to their base soon" Ash says with the others agreeing

"I'll have my assistants contact the local Officer Jenny" Erika says as her assistants go to call the police

"Thanks, come on guys lets go to the game corner" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding

"Wait I'm coming with you as the gym leader of Celadon city I'll help run team rocket out of here and you'll need an adult like myself to get inside the game corner" Erika says with Ash nodding he then looks at Giselle and Joe

"You two should probably head back to the hospital to take care of your dad Giselle" Ash says with Giselle and Joe nodding

"Okay be safe" Giselle says with Ash (Ash puts his Pokemon egg in his backpack) nodding as he, Misty, Brock and Erika follow Haunter to the game corner.


10 minutes later Ash, Erika, Misty, Brock and Haunter walk into the game corner surprising the people there

"Is that gym leader Erika?" "What's she doing here?" Why does she have a bunch of kids with her?" "And is that a Haunter?" The bystanders in the room question as they see Erika alongside with the gang and Haunter walk to the main desk.

"Hello, their Ms. Erika why have you come to the game corner?" The clerk asks as Erika looks at him

"I've reason to believe Team Rocket is hiding under this building I'm requesting access to the bottom floor" Erika asks

"Team Rocket? Me nor anyone here have seen Team Rocket and even though you are Celadon City's gym leader I cannot grant you access to our basement" The clerk says as Ash speaks

"Please you have to let us go there are Pokemon in danger" Ash says

"I'm sorry young man but I can't give you access either besides you're underage you and your two friends shouldn't even be here" The clerk says the group then continue to argue with him as Haunter turns to its right it sees a poster Haunter goes to it and looks under the poster it sees a red button Haunter presses the button and a staircase appears as everyone looks at it.

"Did you know about that?" Erika asks the clerk

"No not at all" The clerk says

"The police will be here soon tell them to follow us inside the staircase" Erika says with the clerk nodding as Erika, the group and Haunter quickly run down the staircase

Meanwhile, inside the base we see Jessie, James and Meowth just relaxing on their beds

"Did you guys here something?" James asks

"I did Meowth go check it out" Jessie says

"Why me?" Meowth asks

"You're the closest one to the door" James responds

"Fine" Meowth says as he opens the door at first, he doesn't see anything he's about to close the door but before he does, he sees the group running down the staircase Meowth's eye's grow wide in fear as he quickly closes the door

"Hey Meowth, you're shaking" "What did you see?" Jessie and James ask as the cat turns to them

"It's the twerp and his little friends!" Meowth says as Jessie and James get shocked expressions on their faces

"But how did they find the base?" Jessie asks

"I don't know but we need to warn the others!" Meowth says with Jessie and James nodding James quickly goes to press a button on the wall he presses it, and it sends out an alarm signal

"Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!" The voice says as all rocket grunts immediately stop what they're doing to go confront the intruders

"What's going on?!" Arianna yells

"We have intruders Ms. Arianna!" A TR grunt responds

"Who are they? Show me" Arianna commands as the grunt nods showing Ash, Misty, Brock and Erika on the camera screen who are engaging the TR grunts

"Not only is Erika here but she even brought those brats with her" Arianna says

"Ms. Arianna I've received word that Officer Jenny and police officers have entered the base as well" Another TR grunt says making Arianna angrier, but she calms herself and gives out her orders.

"Have the grunts that are currently battling Erika, the police and those brats by us time so we can get away" Arianna says

"Should we inform Jessie, James and Meowth?" A grunt asks

"I don't care about them come on let's move" Arianna states with the grunts nodding as they tell the other grunts to by time for them

Meanwhile with Erika and the gang they're currently battling a lot of TR grunts

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt and Warturtle Hydro Pump!" Ash calls Pikachu fires a big Thunderbolt shocking a lot of Zubats/Golbat's and Warturtle takes out a lot of Graveler's with Hydro Pump

"Golisopod Liqudation and Vaporeon use Aqua Tail!" Misty calls Golisopod brings out two water swords while Vaporeon covers its tail in water as they go and take out a lot of Grimer's

"Great job!" Misty says then one of her Pokeball's wriggles as Psyduck appears surprising Misty

"Do you want to help Psyduck?" Misty asks with Psyduck giving a confused look

"Okay use Confusion!" Misty calls Psyduck holds its head everyone looks to see if Psyduck will use the move Psyduck closes it eyes for a few moments then opens its eyes as nothing happens it looks back at Misty confused causing everyone to fall

"Return!" Misty says in anger returning the duck

"Looks like it still needs more training" Ash says with Misty nodding as they continue to battle the TR grunts

"Sandslash use Drill Run and Golbat use Air Slash!" Brock calls both mons fire their moves getting rid of the TR grunts Pokemon

"Venusaur Vine Whip!" Erika calls as Venusaur knocks away a group of Rhydon

"Man, they're really getting their butts kicked" Meowth says

"We should get out of here" James suggests with Jessie and Meowth nodding as they go to leave

"We need to keep moving forward!" Ash says

"I'll clear a path Venusaur Power Whip!" Erika calls Venusaur roars as it fires multiple green vines getting rid of multiple TR grunts Pokemon making a path

"Hurry I'll take care of things here" Erika says with Ash, Brock, Misty and Haunter nodding as they continue to run at this point the local Officer Jenny and policemen join Erika

"Okay let's go!" Erika says as she along with Jenny and policemen engage the rocket grunts

Meanwhile with the gang they continue to follow Haunter further down the basement defeating multiple TR grunts in their way they keep running until they finally make it to the bottom and see a door in front of them blocking their way

"It looks like we need a key card to get in" Brock says

"Where are we going to find a key card?" Misty asks

"I say we just bust it open" Ash suggests with Brock, Misty and their Pokemon agreeing they're about to do it but Haunter stops them

"What is it Haunter?" Ash asks as Haunter opens its mouth sticks its hand in and pulls out a key card

"Whoa so you had a key card?!" The group say in shock as Haunter nods Haunter slides the key card on the panel opening the door

"Way to go Haunter!" Ash says petting the ghost on the head making Haunter happy as the group then quickly run inside once they do they see trucks filled with ghost/dark type Pokemon in cages, they see multiple TR grunts and Arianna who looks at the group.

"So, you made it all the way down here my name is Arianna I'm a Team Rocket executive" Arianna says

"Let those Pokemon go!" Ash says with Brock, Misty and their Pokemon agreeing

"Sorry I don't think so our boss gave us orders to deliver these Pokemon to the base" Arianna says

"Why do you need a bunch of ghost/dark types?!" Misty asks

"Like you need to know you won't live long enough to find out" Arianna responds as the grunts next to her send out Rhydon, Muk, Zubat, Golbat and Grimer

"Fine you want a battle we'll give you a battle" Ash says with his, Misty and Brocks Pokemon roaring in agreement

"Get rid of them!" Arianna says as the grunts Pokemon charge

"Let's Go!" Ash, Misty and Brock yell with their Pokemon charging as well as they collide with the TR grunts Pokemon

"Rhydon Mega Punch!" A Grunt calls as his Rhydon heads towards Brock's Sandslash

"Sandslash counter with Drill Run! And Golbat use Heat Wave on the other Golbat's!" Brock calls Sandslash becomes a drill and spins colliding with Rhydon's fist easily pushing it back, Golbat fires a wave of heat getting rid of multiple Golbat.

"Muk Sludge Bomb!" A grunt calls as the Sludge monster fires the move towards Misty's Pokemon

"Golisopod cut it in half with Liquidation and Vaporeon Hydro Pump!" Misty calls Golisopod easily cuts the Sludge Bomb while Vaporeon appears firing a large stream of water towards Muk consuming the sludge monster knocking it out

"Great job!" Misty says with her Pokemon nodding

"Pikachu Thunderbolt! Warturtle Hydro Pump!" Ash calls Pikachu fires the electric bolt getting rid of a horde of Zubat and Golbat and Warturtle gets rid of the Grimer with Hydro Pump creating a path for Ash to get to the trucks

"I'm going ahead!" Ash says to Misty and Brock who nod as they keep battling the TR grunts as Ash, Pikachu and Warturtle run toward the trucks a stray Sludge Bomb makes them stop Ash turns his head and sees Arianna with her Arbox.

"I'll take care of you personally" Arianna says as she sends out a Vileplume and a Honchkrow

"Fine by me let's go Pikachu, Warturtle!" Ash says with both Pokemon nodding Haunter also stands alongside them

"You want to battle with us Haunter?" Ash asks with Haunter nodding making Ash smile

"Alright Pikachu, Warturtle and Haunter it's time to battle!" Ash says with all three Pokemon roaring in agreement

"Having that ghost won't help you Arbox Sludge Bomb on Pikachu, Vileplume use Petal Blizzard on Warturtle and Honchkrow use Dark Pulse on Haunter!" Arianna calls as her three Pokemon fire the moves

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt on Sludge Bomb, Warturtle use Rapid Spin to dodge the Petal Blizzard and Haunter counter with your Dark Pulse!" Ash calls Pikachu fires the Thunderbolt colliding with Sludge Bomb causing an explosion, Warturtle starts rapidly spinning dodging the blizzard of petals and Haunter fires its own Dark Pulse to counter with Hounchkrow's the two dark beams collide they fight for dominance for a little bit until they explode.

"Hounchkrow use Nightslash on Haunter!" Arianna calls as Hounchkrow flies out of the smoke covering its right wing in purple energy as it goes to hit Haunter

"Pikachu use Quick Attack on Hounchkrow!" Ash calls Pikachu shoots forward hitting the black bird in the stomach making it stop the night slash

"Now Haunter use Thunder Punch!" Ash calls Haunter electrifies both fist and shoots them forward hitting Hounchkrow causing super effective damage knocking the bird on the ground, but it's not done yet.

"Why you Arbox grab Warturtle with Wrap" Arianna calls as Arbox goes to wrap Warturtle

"Dodge then use Skull Bash!" Ash calls Warturtle dodges the snake by jumping in the air and shoots back down headfirst hitting Arbox on the ground doing damage to the snake

"Vileplume use Energy ball!" Arianna calls Vileplume quickly fires the grassy ball towards Warturtle

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt on Energy ball and Haunter use Shadow Ball on Vileplume!" Ash calls Pikachu fires the electric bolt destroying Energy ball and Haunter quickly fires the ghostly ball hitting Vileplume making it skid back as Arianna gets angry

"Hounchkrow get rid of that ghost use Air Slash!" Arianna calls Honchkrow fires the slashes of wind towards Haunter

"Dodge Haunter and Warturtle use Aqua Tail on Honchkrow!" Ash calls Haunter easily dodges the slashes of wind as Warturtle runs forward covering its tail in water as it hits the bird doing more damage to it.

"Vileplume use Seed Bomb on Warturtle!" "Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Arianna and Ash call Vileplume fires the seed from its flower, but Pikachu intercepts the move with Thunderbolt canceling it.

"Grrrr Arbox use Rockslide!" Arianna calls Arbox roars summoning large rocks from the sky heading towards Pikachu

"Pikachu use Quick Attack to dodge and Haunter use Hypnosis on Arbox!" Ash calls Pikachu easily dodges the rockslide with quick attack as Haunter gets in front of Arbox firing hypnotic waves to put it asleep

"Hounchrow use Dark Pulse and Vileplume use Sludge Bomb on Haunter!" Arianna calls as before the two mons can fire their moves Ash gives a command.

"Pikachu use Thunder on Hounchkrow and Warturtle use Rapid Spin then Ice Beam on Vileplume!" Ash calls Pikachu quickly fires a large thunder shocking Hounchkrow the boss bird cries out in pain as it falls on the ground knocked out. Warturtle quickly goes in its shell spinning fast as it hits Vileplume Warturtle then gets in front of the plant and fires the icy beam doing super effective damage knocking out Vileplume as well shocking Arianna.

"Arbox quick use Crunch!" Arianna calls but notices the Cobra is now fully asleep.

"Great job Haunter finish it off with Psychic!" Ash calls Haunter's eyes glow blue firing the psychic waves at the sleeping snake causing super effective damage Arbox cries out in pain as it falls on the ground knocked out.

"HOW?!" Arianna yells in disbelief as Ash and his Pokemon celebrate

"Great job guys!" Ash cheers along with his Pokemon

"This brat is strong" Arianna says to herself as a TR grunt runs up to her

"Miss Arianna the gym leader along with the police will be here soon" the grunt says

"Evacuate immediately!" Arianna says

"But what about the Pokemon we captured?" The grunt asks

"We've already sent over a good amount of ghost/dark type Pokemon to the base we don't need anymore" Arianna responds with the grunt nodding as she and the remaining grunts begin to leave.

"Hey get back here!" Ash yells as Arianna turns to him

"Oh, don't worry we'll see each other again and say high to your mother for me" Arianna says smiling confusing Ash as he sees Arianna and the remaining grunts leave. Erika, Officer Jenny and police officers enter the room.

"Where'd Team Rocket go?!" Officer Jenny asks

"They went that way" Ash responds pointing in the direction Arianna and the other grunts went

"Thank you come on men!" Jenny says with the other policemen nodding as they head in the direction Arianna and the remaining grunts went

"Ash, we need to save the Pokemon!" Misty says with Ash nodding as he, Misty, Brock and Erika have their Pokemon destroy the cages, the ghost/dark type Pokemon are happy to be free Haunter also reunites with its friends.

"Congrats Haunter" Ash says with Haunter nodding as it and the other ghost/dark types begin to leave

"We should head out as well" Brock says with the group nodding as they leave the game corner, Officer Jenny and the police officers were unable to catch Arianna and the remaining TR grunts as they managed to get away. Erika told the group that she'll inform the Pokemon league and Mr. Good Show with the group nodding, Ash, Misty and Brock head to the Pokemon Center to heal their Pokemon once that's done, they're at the exit of Celadon City heading to Saffron City Giselle and Joe have come to say goodbye.

"Ashy Kins take me with you!" Giselle says with tears in her eyes

"It's okay Giselle, we'll see each other again" Ash says as Giselle nods as she wipes her tears away as she looks at Misty

"You better not make any moves on Ashy Kins!" Giselle says pointing at Misty making the red head blush

"Geez you're annoying I'm glad we're leaving you here" Misty says making Giselle pout the two girls look at each other laugh and hug with Misty and Ash wishing for Giselle's father to feel better.

"Good luck in your gym battle with Erika" Brock says with Giselle and Joe nodding as they see the group leaving, they wave with the group waving back.


20 minutes later we see the group walking on the road

"Man, I sure hope Haunter's doing okay" Ash says

"I'm sure it's fine it's probably happy to be back with its friends" Brock says as Ash nods

The group continues to walk until Haunter appears in front of them giving a scary face scaring the group.

"AHHHHHHH!" The group screams as Haunter laughs

"Haunter what are you doing here shouldn't you be back with your friends?" Ash asks as Haunter stops laughing it floats to Ash pointing at one of his Pokeball's

"I think Haunter's telling you it wants to go with you" Misty says as Ash looks at Haunter

"Is Misty right Haunter you want to come with me?" Ash asks as Haunter smiles happily nodding its head as Ash smiles

"That's great welcome let's work hard together" Ash says as Haunter nods Haunter taps the ball with its hand as its sucked in, the ball doesn't shake once as it's an instant capture.

"Alright I caught a Haunter!" "Pi Pikachu" "Rai Raichu" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer doing a pose Haunter's Pokeball then disappears heading to Oak's lab

"Congrats on catching Haunter Ash" Misty and Brock say with Ash nodding, After walking for another 20 minutes the group make it to a nearby Pokemon Center Ash calls Prof. Oak to add Haunter on his team the Old man agrees as Ash sends Muk back to the lab as soon as Muk's Pokeball makes it to Oak's lab the sludge monster appears and begins to hug the old man cutting off the video call as the group chuckle they then go outside as Ash sends out Haunter.

"Haunter I choose you!" Ash says bringing out the ghost type as soon as it comes out Haunter scares the group causing them to fall on the ground making Haunter laugh Ash then gets up.

"Thanks for joining my team Haunter let's grow stronger together" Ash says holding out his hand Haunter stops laughing and shakes Ash's hand wanting to become stronger.

We now cut to Arianna, the rocket trio and the remaining rocket grunts they are currently hiding in an abandoned house currently talking to Giovanni who's on the monitor

"That's the report sir" Arianna says as Giovanni nods

"Hehehehe you really got your butt kicked hehehe" Proton says laughing as Arianna glares at him Giovanni begins to speak

"Well, it may not be all of the ghost/dark type Pokemon but we have enough for if Mewtwo does go against us" Giovanni says as Arianna nods

"Now then as for Ash Ketchum is it true that his next destination is Saffron City?" Giovanni asks looking at Jessie, James and Meowth

"Yes, sir he's planning on getting his next badge from the Psychic gym leader Sabrina" Jessie responds as Giovanni smiles

"Good so that means I'll get to meet him soon Arianna you and the remaining grunts can head back to the base" Giovanni says as Arianna and the grunts nod and head out Giovanni then looks at the trio

"You three have been doing well so far keeping tabs on the boy keep getting more information on him while I prepare for our eventual encounter" Giovanni says with the trio saluting the video call ends as the trio give a sign of relief and go to continue their mission on watching Ash.

This is where the chapter ends

Ash finally got his 4th badge how did you guys like the battle and were you satisfied with how I handled Bulbasaur's evolution into Ivysaur? I decided to evolve Bulbasaur here since I felt it was the right time to evolve him. Did you guys like how I handled the infiltration in the game corner and Haunter's capture?

The next chapter will come out next week it'll focus on Mankey, and I'll also be introducing Bea the Galar fighting type gym leader and another fighting type gym leader see you all then.

Next time chapter 23 Mankey and enter Bea