Pokemon Anime What If?

Chapter 33

The Safari Zone Part 2

Hello everyone, this chapter will be the conclusion of the Safari Zone section of this story the first half will cover the group battling the wild Dragonite then have Ash and Paul battle enjoy!

We begin the chapter a little bit before the group encountered Dragonite as shift our focus on the 3 Pokemon that appeared at the ending of the last chapter, we'll begin with the green owl Pokemon first.

Somewhere in the Safari Zone we see a group of bird Pokemon called Pikipek, Trumbeak and their leader Toucannon they're all waiting for another Pokemon to come back they look towards the sky and see a green owl Pokemon called Rowlet. The owl brought back something too but instead of food it was a bell it found, the Trumbeak scolds Rowlet saying it brought the wrong thing back and tells it to go back to find some berries. The green owl nods it quickly begins to fly in search for the berry's 5 minutes pass and Rowlet still hasn't found any berry's it then takes a break when it does it sees a boy with raven hair and his friends in a grass field, they're searching for something the owl also sees a fire cat and rock puppy Rowlet gets curious, so it flies towards them landing next to them. We now shift focus to the rock puppy it's called a Rockruff.

As Rockruff was training in the mountains polishing off its moves it hears some Pokemon making noise the puppy walks over and sees 6 Pokemon go to a boy with raven hair. The 6 Pokemon request being the trainers Pokemon the trainer agrees and sets down 6 Safari balls allowing the mons to be caught. Rockruff is surprised that those Pokemon allowed themselves to be caught was this boy really so special? Rockruff thought to itself as it began to follow the boy and his friends as Rockruff is following them it sees the trainers playing with their Pokemon and eating together. It then sees the raven-haired boy along with his Pokemon train with a Scyther, Treeko and Vibrava for an hour and teaches them new moves. The rock puppy is surprised and continues to follow the group as it sees them looking for something in a grass field Rockruff continues to watch it then sees a fire cat and goes to it as our focus now shifts to the fire cat named Litten.

Earlier in the day Litten had to say goodbye to its caretaker a Pokemon called Stoutland it was very old and sick. Before the dog passed away it told Litten that one day it'll find a trainer that will help it become strong after that the dog passed away. Litten was sad it cried for a full hour straight after that it stopped crying as it felt hungry when Litten goes to go look for food it hears the sounds of a Pokemon crying. Litten quickly dashed to where the crying came from once it reaches the area it sees a Ursaring trying to steal food from a young Noibat Litten was about to intervene but before it could it sees a trainer with a Galarian Farfetch'd next to him running towards the Ursaring to help protect Noibat. Before they could a Hawlucha appears, it battles the bear but ultimately fails missing its attack. As the bear goes to attack Hawlucha the boy from earlier commands his Pokemon to attack the Ursaring. After that Litten got interested and started to watch the boy train Hawlucha helping it master its move and eventually catch it and the Noibat, Litten was impressed with the boy and begins to keep watch of him. Litten continued to watch how the boy catch Pokemon sometimes he would battle them other times he would help them and try to understand them Litten wonders if this was the trainer its master was talking about. Litten is now watching the boy along with his friends and Pokemon search in a grass field LItten then hears something it turns around and sees a Rockruff and behind the dog is a Rowlet Litten looks at them and speaks.

"Lit, Lit" LItten asks if they're also interested in the boy Rockruff nods while Rowlet says that it was mainly looking for food, but the boy and his friends interested it too LItten tells them that the boy interests it as well before they continue to speak more, they hear the wild Dragonite's voice they see it land in front of the boy and his friends giving a mighty roar. The 3 mons are surprised to see the Dragonite they then look at the boy and his friends they see that they aren't backing down and command their Pokemon to charge forward Litten, Rockruff and Rowlett watch on as we now come to present time as we see Ash, Leaf, Misty and Brock give their Pokemon commands.


"Ice Beam!" Ash, Misty and Leaf call as Wartortle, Dewgong, Golisopod, Vaporeon, Popplio and Leaf's Jynx fire the icy beams their beams combine becoming one big beam Dragonite isn't fazed it heats up its fist and punches the ice beam easily destroying it with Fire Punch surprising the group Dragonite then continues to fly forward Ash, Brock and Leaf make their commands.

"Charmeleon Dragon Claw and Farfetch'd use Night Slash!" "Onix Iron Head and Graveler Rollout!" "Poliwrath and HItmonchan use Ice Punch!" The 3 trainers call their Pokemon roar as they quickly charge forward at the incoming Dragonite. Charmeleon and Farfetch'd go to hit Dragonite first, but the dragon easily dodges and knocks the two mons away with its tail making Leaf's Venusaur and Misty's Golisopod catch them. Onix tries to hit Dragonite the Dragon catches Onix forcing it to stop its about to pick up the rock snake and slam it on the ground but Graveler along with Leaf's Poliwrath and Hitmonchan appear the 3 hit Dragonite in the side making Dragonite groan in pain. This doesn't stop Dragonite as it looks at the 3 mons and fires a point-blank Hydro Pump making the 3-mons crash into a nearby tree Dragonite then punches Onix in the face with Ice Punch making the rock snake roar in pain as Dragonite goes to attack Onix again Misty makes a command.

"Golisopod, Popplio use Aqua Jet and Starmie use Rapid Spin!" Misty calls the 3 mons shoot forward and hit Dragonite in the chest making the dragon skid back a few feet, but Dragonite roars summoning a powerful Thunder hitting the 3 mons. They all cry out in pain and land on the ground Popplio and Starmie are instantly knocked out while Golisopod can still battle but is panting heavily Dragonite is impressed by Golisopod that it was able to survive the Thunder attack the dragon goes to hit the mon with Thunder Punch Ash quickly makes a command.

"Pikachu, Raichu Thunderbolt!" Ash calls the two mouse Pokemon quickly fire the electric bolts Dragonite notices it quickly flies in the air dodging the attack once it does it sees Fearow and Golbat heading for it Leaf and Brock make their commands.

"Fearow Drill Peck!" "Golbat use Poison Fang!" Both trainers call both mons head towards Dragonite the dragon dodges both of them it then goes after Fearow and Golbat and punches their backs with Thunder Punch the two mons cry out in pain as they fall from the sky and crash on the battlefield knocked out surprising Brock and Leaf. Dragonite lands back on the ground giving a loud roar in victory as it does Charmeleon, Golisopod, Vaporeon, Farfetch'd, Sandslash and Persian appear from all sides as their trainers make commands.

"Charmeleon Dragon Claw and Farfetch'd use Night Slash!" "Golisopod Liquidation and Vaporeon Aqua Tail!" "Sandslash use Crush Claw!" "Persian Play Rough!" The 4 trainers call there Pokemon roar going to hit Dragonite the dragon smiles it uses Dragon Claw and easily knocks away Charmeleon and Farfetch'd. It dodges Golisopod's, Vaporeon's Sandslash's and Persian's attacks Dragonite then uses Thunder Punch in one hand and Brick Break in its other hand and hits both Vaporeon and Persian on the head both mons crash on the ground. Vaporeon struggles to stand up while Persian is completely knocked out Misty makes her command.

"Golisopod keep using liquidation!" Misty calls Golisopod roars it summons two big water blades it quickly dashes towards Dragonite the bug samurai goes to strike the dragon, but Dragonite dodges it then electrifies its fist and punches Golisopod in the stomach making the bug samurai cough in pain as it soars pass the group and hits a tree it falls on the ground knocked out shocking the group Dragonite roars in victory as Brock makes his commands.

"Onix, Sandslash and Graveler use Stone Edge!" Brock calls the 3 mons roar they summon the sharp stones sending them towards Dragonite, Dragonite roars as it fires a big Hydro Pump which consumes the stone edge and hits the 3 mons they all cry out in pain as Onix and Graveler fall in defeat while Sandslash is still standing as thanks to training with Ash's Gyarados, Wartortle, Kingler along with Misty's water types like AJ's Sandshrew it can survive water type moves but they still hurt. Dragonite then fires an Ice beam towards Sandslash but Ash and Brock make their commands.

"Flamethrower!" Both boys call as Charmeleon and Vulpix fire the stream of fire it collides with the ice beam creating an explosion Ash and Leaf quickly make their commands.

"Vine Whip!" Ash and Leaf call Venusaur and Ivysaur quickly shoot out their vines they wrap around Dragonite and hold it in place. Dragonite tries to break free, but Venusaur and Ivysaur are holding on tightly Raichu is also keeping Dragonite in place with Psychic. Dragonite then sees Charmeleon, Farfetch'd, Wartortle, Dewgong, Vaporeon, Croagunk, Poliwrath and HItmonchan going to hit it. Dragonite gives a mighty roar as it summons a big Hurricane that sucks up the groups Pokemon (also breaking out of Venusaur's and Ivysaur's Vine Whip and Raichu's Psychic) the Pokemon cry out in pain they all fall from the sky and crash back down on the battlefield Leaf's Hitmonchan and Poliwrath are knocked out along with Brock's Croagunk, Misty's Vaporeon and Ash's Wartortle and Ivysaur. Charmeleon, Farfetch'd, Misty's Dewgong and Leaf's Venusaur can still battle but are all injured (Misty's Psyduck can battle as well but Misty is making Psyduck stay close to her) Dragonite gives a mighty roar and flies towards the 4-mons using Dragon Rush Ash quickly makes a command.

"Pikachu and Raichu counter with Wild Charge!" Ash calls Pikachu and Raichu shoot forward they cover their bodies with electricity they jump into the air and collide with Dragonite. Pikachu and Raichu try to push the dragon back but it's too strong as it easily pushes them down towards the ground creating a crater and shaking the area. Pikachu and Raichu groan in pain while Dragonite stands over them it covers its claws in green dragon energy and goes to hit the 2 mons Misty quickly makes a command.

"Dewgong Sheer Cold!" Misty calls Dewgong roars as it summons a big wave of ice towards Dragonite the Dragon notices and quickly flies in the air to dodge it Ash quickly makes a command.

"Charmeleon use Swords Dance then Dragon Claw and Farfetch'd launch Charmeleon in the air with your leek!" Ash calls Charmeleon roars sharply increasing its attack power it gets on Farfetch'd's leek as the duck roars and tosses Charmeleon at Dragonite. Charmeleon covers its claws in green dragon energy and hits Dragonite in the stomach making the dragon cough in pain Ash makes his next move.

"Charmeleon get on Dragonite's back then use Dragon Claw and Dragon Pulse!" Ash calls as Dragonite goes to hit Charmeleon the fire lizard dodges it quickly gets on Dragonite's back and begins to hit it with Dragon Claw repeatedly Dragonite groans from the pain Charmeleon then takes a deep breath covering its mouth in purple dragon energy and fires the Dragon Pulse it consumes Dragonite sending it crashing back on the ground. Once it hits the ground Dragonite stands up it looks like it's taken damage and begins to sway back and forth Ash sees this as their chance and speaks.

"This is it guys let's end this!" Ash states with Misty, Brock and Leaf agreeing they all give their final commands.

"Pikachu, Raichu Thunder, Farfetch'd Superpower and Charmeleon Overheat!" "Vulpix use Flamethrower and Sandslash use Stone Edge!" "Dewgong Sheer Cold!" "Venusaur use Leaf Storm!" The 4 trainers call their Pokemon fire their moves they're about to hit Dragonite but the dragon gives a mighty roar as it summons a big wave of water from the lake the group is shocked as Ash speaks.

"IT KNOWS SURF?!" Ash exclaims as he along with Misty, Brock and Leaf see the wave come crashing down on their Pokemon consuming them Pikachu and Raichu try to fight off the move with Thunder but it's too strong and the move consumes them as well the big wave of water continues its about to hit Dratini Ash notices and quickly takes action.

"Dratini look out!" Ash says he quickly pushes Dratini out of the way shocking the dragon it looks at the boy who has a smile on his face Ash is then consumed in the water shocking Misty, Brock and Leaf as they yell.

"ASH!" the 3 trainers yell once they do they see something quickly appear from the bushes diving into the water going after Ash it safely grabs the boy and pulls him out of the water. Once the Surf stops Misty, Brock and Leaf can see that all of their Pokemon and Ash's Pokemon are all knocked out Dragonite smiles it roars in victory Misty, Brock and Leaf quickly run over to Ash when they do they see the Pokemon that saved him and get confused, Ash opens his eyes he sees his friends and speaks.

"Did you guys save me?" Ash asks as Misty speaks.

"No, that Pokemon did" Misty responds pointing at the Pokemon next to him, Ash looks at the Pokemon he sees that it resembles a Growlithe but it has dark orange-red fur and its mane is covering its eyes Ash and Leaf speak.

"A Growlithe?" Both Ash and Leaf question they grab their Pokedex's to scan the mon.

"Growlithe Hisuian form a Fire/Rock type. They patrol their territory in pairs. It's believed the igneous rock components in the fur of this species are the result of volcanic activity in its habitat" The Pokedex says as the group speak.

"HISUIAN FORM?!" The group say in shock as Leaf speaks.

"I thought the Hisuian forms of Growlithe were extinct?" Leaf says as Brock speaks.

"Maybe there're some that survived?" Brock questions as Misty speaks.

"That should be impossible didn't they live many years ago in ancient Sinnoh?" Misty questions Ash can't believe what he's seeing either he looks at the fire pup and speaks.

"Hey Growlithe thank you for saving me" Ash says with the fire puppy nodding it then jumps on Ash and begins to lick him making Ash laugh he pulls the puppy off him when he does Dragonite appears. It looks at the trainers then sees the shiny Dratini it begins to growl at it making Dratini scared Ash stands up, he goes to stand in front of Dratini protectively he looks at Dragonite and speaks.

"If you want Dratini you'll have to go thru ME!" Ash states having a determined look in his eyes surprising Dragonite and Dratini Misty, Brock and Leaf go next to Ash and stand over Dratini as well Growlithe does the same thing it begins to growl at Dragonite and gets in a battle stance. Dragonite looks at the trainers it doesn't understand why they would go so far to protect a weak little Dratini Dragonite then roars at the group it scares them a little bit, but they stand their ground not moving. Dratini admires the bravery of these trainers Charmeleon was right these humans are good the pink dragon thinks to itself.

Meanwhile, still hidden in the bushes Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet are all impressed by the trainers especially the one called Ash they continue to watch as Dragonite keeps roaring telling them to get out of the way Dragonite then feels a rock hit its head it turns around and sees a boy with purple hair the group look and speak.

"IT'S PAUL!" They all exclaim Paul takes out a Pokeball and speaks.

"If you're looking for a real challenge, I'll give you one Torterra stand by for battle" Paul says as what appears is a large grass turtle like Pokemon when it lands it shakes the ground and gives a mighty roar sending out a bigger shockwave than Dragonite did the dragon looks at Torterra and smiles it sees Torterra as a worthy opponent Ash and Leaf grab their Pokedex's to scan the grass turtle.

"Torterra, the Continent Pokémon a Grass/Ground Type. Torterra is the final evolved form of Turtwig. Sometimes small Pokémon will gather to make their nests on Torterra's back." The Pokedex says as Ash speaks.

"So, his Grotle fully evolved" Ash says with the group nodding Charmeleon then wakes up it sees Torterra and just looking at it Charmeleon can feel the amount of power it has Torterra looks at Charmeleon before looking back at Dragonite as Paul speaks.

"So, are you going to battle or not?" Paul questions Dragonite gives a mighty roar it covers its body in dragon energy using Dragon Rush it heads towards Torterra as Paul speaks.

"Take the hit" Paul says with Torterra nodding it ready's itself as Dragonite hits its head Dragonite tries to push the turtle back but is only able to move it a little bit impressing Paul Torterra then easily knocks it away making Dragonite fall on its back surprising the group. Dragonite quickly stands back up it roars as it goes to fire a Hyper Beam Paul makes a command.

"Stone Edge" Paul calls Torterra stomps its foot on the ground as one sharp pointed stone appears under Dragonite hitting its stomach the dragon coughs in pain as it falls on the ground instantly knocked out shocking the group Paul grabs a Safari Ball and throws it.

"Go Safari Ball" Paul says the ball soars thru the air it hits Dragonite sucking it inside the ball lands on the ground it shakes 3 times until it dings confirming to Paul that he captured it. Paul walks to the Pokeball he picks it up scanning it with his Pokedex he then puts it in his pocket feeling satisfied he and Torterra begin to walk away Leaf then speaks.

"He took down Dragonite that easily?" Leaf says in shock Ash quickly runs over to Paul and speaks.

"Hey Paul!" Ash says making Paul and Torterra turn around they look at Ash as he speaks.

"Thank you for saving us back there that Dragonite was giving us trouble your Torterra easily took it out its strong" Ash states as Paul speaks.

"Of course, its strong that's because I raised it to be strong unlike you since you're still catching/raising weak Pokemon" Paul responds making Ash mad as he speaks.

"What are you talking about my Pokemon aren't weak and besides if you haven't already heard I became the champion of the SS. Anne Tournament my Pokemon wouldn't have been able to win that for me if they weren't strong and yesterday, I battled a trainer who had 8 badges and I was able to defeat 2 of his Pokemon so don't call my Pokemon weak!" Ash responds in anger his Pokemon stand up and nod as Paul speaks.

"I watched those battles and while you've improved compared to me, you're still nothing and today proved it as you were having trouble with not only a wild Ursaring but also a Dragonite your Pokemon couldn't defeat neither of them while my Torterra was able to defeat Dragonite with one move. You may be a champion in name but from my point of view both you and your Pokemon are still pathetic" Paul responds making Ash mad as he speaks.

"Okay if you believe that I'll beat you in a battle and prove you wrong!" Ash says with his Pokemon nodding Paul smirks and speaks.

"Fine then I'll accept your challenge come to the battlefield behind the Pokemon Center I'll be waiting let's go Torterra" Paul says with the grass turtle nodding it looks at Ash's Charmeleon one more time before walking away with Paul when they're out of view Misty, Leaf, Brock, Growlithe and Dratini go to Ash as he speaks.

"Man, I can't stand that guy" Ash says with the group nodding they then turn to their Pokemon and begin to heal them 10 minutes later once they've returned and healed their Pokemon Ash looks at Dratini and Growlithe he bends down looks at them in eye and speaks.

"Hey, do you guys want to come with me my goal is to become a Pokemon Master one day it's going to be a challenge as I'll face many tough trainers and Pokemon are you two okay with that?" Ash asks holding two Safari Balls in front of them Dratini and Growlithe look at the boy they smile and nod happily they tap the Safari balls and go inside the balls don't shake once as it's an instant catch Ash smiles and speaks.

"I Caught a Dratini and a Hisuian Growlithe!" "Pi Pikachu!" "Rai Raichu!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer the two Pokeball's then disappear going to Prof. Oak's lab Leaf, Misty and Brock walk up to Ash and congratulate him Ash thanks them as Brock speaks.

"Now that you've captured 30 Pokemon you've completed your goal in the Safari Zone of catching new Pokemon" Brock says with Ash nodding as Ash speaks.

"Hey Brock, don't you and Misty want to capture more Pokemon as well?" Ash asks as Misty speaks.

"I'm satisfied with the new water types I've captured" Misty responds as Brock speaks.

"Hmmm well there is one more Pokemon I want to catch" Brock responds as Ash speaks.

"Great show us" Ash says with Misty and Leaf agreeing Brock nods he begins to go in the direction of where the Pokemon is the 3 kids and 2 mouse Pokemon follow him. Still hidden in the bushes Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet are impressed with Ash as a trainer and feel as though if they join him, they can be stronger as well. Litten believes that Ash is the trainer Stoutland was talking about, Rockruff can now see why those 6 Pokemon decided to go with Ash and as for Rowlet it wants to go with Ash as well, but it then remembers its family it grabs a couple berry's and quickly flies in the direction of where its family is while Litten and Rockruff continue to follow Ash.


5 minutes later Rowlet is able to make it back to its family Trumbeak happily gives Rowlet a pat on the back telling it good job for bringing back some food Toucannon nods happily for Rowlet as well the green owl then speaks.

"Row, Row, Row" Rowlet tells its family that it feels as though it's time for it to finally leave the nest as there's a trainer Rowlet wants to be with, and it feels as though it can become strong if it travels with that trainer. This shocks Rowlet's family they weren't expecting Rowlet to ever make that decision they all look at Toucanon the bird has a surprised look on its face it begins to remember the day Rowlet hatched from an egg and all the memories they shared together Toucanon then speaks.

"Can" The bird says approving of Rowlet's request to leave the nest this makes Rowlet happy it begins to hug every member of its family there are some tears shed. Once that's done Rowlet begins to fly away it says goodbye to its family with its family saying goodbye back they continue to wave until Rowlet is out of view.

We now cut back to the group they're currently hiding in tall grass and staring at a herd of kangaroo like Pokemon Ash and Leaf scan them with their Pokedex's.

"Kangaskhan, the Parent Pokémon. A Normal type. Kangaskhan carries a little one in the pouch on its belly and will protect it at all costs." The Pokedex says Ash looks to Brock and speaks.

"So, this is the Pokemon you want to catch Brock?" Ash asks with Brock nodding as he speaks.

"Yeah, I've always been interested catching a Kangaskhan since I was interested in the relationship between the mother and the child" Brock responds with the group nodding Brock then notices that there's a mother Kangaskhan away from the herd he can see that it's trying to help its sick baby Brock quickly goes over to them. The mother Kangaskhan notices Brock she quickly gets in front of her baby and growls making Brock stop as he speaks.

"Please Kangaskhan if you let me, I can help heal your baby" Brock says he begins to slowly walk over the mother continues to growl but as Brock gets closer to them the mother can see in Brock's eyes that he doesn't have any evil intentions the mother then allows Brock to help her baby Brock looks at the mother and speaks.

"Thank you I'll make sure your baby is fully healed" Brock says with the mother nodding Brock looks at the baby, he can see that it's been poisoned he takes an antidote from his bag and sprays it on the baby it stings a little bit, but the baby is starting to feel better. Brock then sprays a Hyper Potion on the baby, a few seconds later the baby is healthy again it begins to happily jump up and down making the mother happy as she happily grabs her baby. Ash, Misty, Leaf, Pikachu and Raichu are impressed with Brock being able to heal the baby they walk over to him and speak.

"Whoa that was amazing Brock it's almost like you're some kind of Pokemon Doctor" Leaf says with the others agreeing Brock thanks her for the complement Brock then feels something touch his shoulder he turns around and sees the mother Kangaskhan and her baby they tell Brock thank you Brock nods saying they're welcome as he goes to leave the mother and the baby hug Brock as Ash speaks.

"It looks like they want to go with you Brock" Ash says Brock looks at the mother and daughter and speaks.

"You two want to come with me?" Brock asks with the two-mons nodding the baby Kangaskan goes inside its mother's pouch Brock smiles he takes out a Safari ball and holds it forward the mother and daughter Kangaskhan tap the ball they go inside as it's an instant capture Brock then speaks.

"I Caught a Kangaskhan!" Brock cheers with the group congratulating him they then hear a woman's voice.

"Hello, all trainers the Safari Zone is now closing please return to the building" The voice says as Ash speaks.

"Okay guys looks like it's time to go" Ash says with the group nodding they begin to run in the direction of where the building is as Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet still secretly follow them.

10 minutes later the group along with other trainers made it back to the building they tell the receptionist that they had a great time in the Safari Zone as they go to leave Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet appear in front of Ash shocking the group Ash looks at them and speaks.

"Who're you 3?" Ash questions as Leaf speaks.

"I'm not sure but they're all cute!" Leaf says happily as she and Ash take out their Pokedex's to scan the Pokemon.

"Litten, the Fire Cat Pokémon. A Fire type. Litten show few emotions and prefer being alone. It takes time to build any level of trust." "Rockruff, the Puppy Pokémon. A Rock type. Rockruff have lived with humans since ancient times. They train themselves by running around. Rockruff evolves into Lycanroc, which has two different forms called Midday and Midnight based on when it evolves." "Rowlet, the Grass Quill Pokémon. A Grass and Flying type. It stores energy during the day from photosynthesis. It swoops down without making a sound and unleashes a powerful kick without being noticed." The Pokedex says the 3 Pokemon walk up to Ash they look at him as Ash speaks.

"Are you 3 saying you want to be my Pokemon?" Ash asks with the 3-mons nodding as Misty speaks.

"Is this allowed? you've already captured 30 Pokemon" Misty asks with Ash nodding they then hear a voice.

"It's fine" The voice says as the group turn, they see an old man appear having a smile on his face as Leaf speaks.

"Hey, you're the man that runs the Safari Zone I believe your name is Kaiser" Leaf says with Kaiser nodding Ash goes to him and speaks.

"Are you sure it's okay for me to catch these 3? I've already captured 30 Pokemon in the Safari Zone" Ash asks as Kaiser speaks.

"Why yes its fine besides these 3 seem to really want to go with you this happens sometimes these Pokemon must see something in you to leave the Safari Zone and want to travel with you" The Kaiser responds with Ash nodding he walks to the 3 Pokemon he bends down getting on their eye level and speaks.

"Hello, Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet my name's Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town my goal is to become a Pokemon Master it's a long journey filled with many hurdles and challenges let's work hard together" Ash says he puts 3 Pokeball's down in front of the 3 mons the 3 of them nod as they tap the Pokeball's they go inside the balls don't shake as it's an instant catch Ash grabs the 3 Pokeball's he smiles and speaks.

"I Just Caught a Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet!" "Pi Pikachu!" "Rai Raichu!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer the 3 balls disappear going to Oak's lab Misty, Brock and Leaf congratulate Ash as he speaks.

"Come on let's head to the Pokemon Center I want to call Prof. Oak to see how my Pokemon are doing" Ash says with Misty, Brock and Leaf having the same thoughts they quickly leave the building unbeknownst to them Paul was there, he watched Ash capture Litten, Rockruff and Rowlet he then says.

"Pathetic" Paul says as he goes to leave the building too.


10 minutes later the gang are in the Pokemon Center Ash and Leaf are on one phone calling Prof. Oak, Brock's on another phone calling his parents and Misty's on another phone calling her sisters let's check in on Misty first.

The phone rings 3 times until it stops Violet then appears on screen the girl gets a happy look on her face when she sees Misty.

"Oh, Misty how've you been?" Violet asks as Misty speaks.

"I've been fine how are you, Daisy and Lilly doing?" Misty asks Violet tells her that they're doing fine as well Misty nods and speaks.

"Hey Violet, I've captured some new Pokemon I would like for you to send over Finizen, Sobble, Quaxly and Horsea and I'll send over Psyduck, Starmie, Vaporeon and Golisopod" Misty says as Violet speaks.

"Well, I can send over Sobble, Quaxly and Horsea to you but as for Finizen that will be difficult" Violet says making Misty confused as she speaks.

"Did something happen to Finizen?" Misty questions as Violet speaks.

"Here take a look" Violet says she turns the camera when she does Daisy and Lilly appear they're dressing Finizen in clothing surprising Misty as she speaks.

"Hey what do you think you're doing to my Finizen?!" Misty yells Daisy and Lilly turn to the camera they see Misty and speak.

"Hello Misty, you're looking well how've you been?" Both girls ask happily as Misty speaks.

"I'm doing fine now answer my question what are you doing to my Finizen?!" Misty asks again as Lilly speaks.

"Oh, we decided that Finizen would be great in our water shows so we're dressing it up in a hero outfit as our next show will feature a heroic prince saving a princess and Finizen is perfect for the role" Lilly responds with Daisy nodding as Misty speaks.

"But Finizen is my Pokemon I want to train it!" Misty says as Daisy speaks.

"You can train Finizen any other time sis, you should train Slowpoke instead okay see ya!" Daisy says waving goodbye she hands the camera over to Violet, Violet looks to Misty and speaks.

"As you can see Daisy and Lilly have taken a liking to your Finizen and aren't ready to part with it, I tried to explain to them that you'll want to train it, but they weren't listening you know how stubborn they can be" Violet says with Misty agreeing her head is steaming from anger, but she takes a deep breath to calm herself down she looks at Violet and speaks.

"Violet please send over Sobble, Quaxly, Horsea and Slowpoke and I'll send over Starmie, Dewgong, Popplio and Golisopod" Misty says as Violet speaks.

"You're not sending over Psyduck and sending Popplio here instead?" Violet asks as Misty speaks.

"Yes, I captured Finizen and Popplio together they seem to be really close friends so I would want them to be together and Popplio will be great for the water shows too. As for Psyduck I still want to train it and it seemed to like Slowpoke as well" Misty responds with Violet nodding as she speaks.

"Okay Misty that sounds fine with me I have Sobble's, Quaxly's, Horsea's and Slowpoke's Pokeball's right here I'm putting them on the transfer machine now" Violet says with Misty doing the same on her end when they do the transfer happens as a few seconds later both sides received the Pokeball's Misty looks at the screen and speaks.

"I safely got my Pokemon" Misty says with Violet saying she safely received Golisopod's, Popplio's, Dewgong's and Starmie's Pokeball's as well after that they both say bye to each other the video call ends we now check in on Brock.

Once Brock dials the number the phone rings 3 times until his mother (Lola) appears on screen she smiles at Brock and speaks.

"Hello Brock, it's great to see you again look everyone its Brock" Lola says as all of Brock's siblings appear on screen happily greeting their brother Brock smiles at them and speaks.

"It's great to see you all again it looks like mom and dad are taking care of all of you now I'm sorry to cut our reunion short but can you guys put mom back on the phone" Brock says with his siblings nodding they go away as Lola appears back on screen; she looks at Brock and speaks.

"So, Brock I'm guessing the reason you're calling today is so you can switch out your Pokemon?" Lola asks with Brock nodding as he speaks.

"Yes, I would like to have Lycanroc, Nacil, Klawf and Kangaskan I'll send over Onix, Graveler, Sandslash, Golbat and Vulpix I feel they all need a break" Brock says with Lola nodding as Brock continues to speak.

"By the way where's dad?" Brock asks as Lola speaks.

"Oh, your father is currently playing with Klawf it seems the two have really hit it off" Lola responds with Brock nodding as Lola speaks.

"Anyway, I'll get your Pokemon ready hold on" Lola says with Brock nodding as a minute later Lola puts the Pokemon that Brock caught in the Safari Zone back in their Pokeball's she then puts them on the transfer machine with Brock doing the same a few seconds later both sides received the Pokemon Brock looks at his mom and speaks.

"I got my Pokemon mom safe and sound" Brock says with Lola saying the same thing as she speaks.

"It was great seeing you again dear make sure you keep having fun on your journey" Lola says happily when she does Brock's dad Flint appears on the screen.

"You better take care of Klawf Brock" Flint says with Brock nodding after that the video call ends Brock looks at his Pokeball's and smiles we now go to Ash and Leaf who're calling Prof. Oak the phone begins to ring as Leaf speaks.

"I wonder how're Pokemon are doing I hope they're not causing trouble for Prof. Oak and Ms. Daisy" Leaf says as Ash speaks.

"Well, I know for a fact that my Pokemon are well behaved" Ash says in confidence with Leaf rolling her eyes the phone then stops ringing as Daisy appears on screen when she does, she looks exhausted, a little beat up and the lab looks like a mess Ash and Leaf are shocked as Ash speaks.

"Daisy are you okay? Did Leaf's Pokemon do this to you?" Ash questions as Leaf glares at him Daisy then speaks.

"Sorry to tell you this Ash it was your Pokemon Leaf's Pokemon are actually well behaved" Daisy responds shocking Ash as Leaf looks at him smirking as Ash speaks.

"So, what happened? And where's Prof. Oak?" Ash asks as Daisy speaks.

"Well after all 33 of your Pokemon came we were planning to open them up one at a time, but your Primeape and Haunter got too excited to see their new friends they opened up all the Pokeball's at the same time releasing all the Pokemon causing havoc in the lab. Your Tauros were running rampant, destroying the walls and running into the ranch carrying my grandpa away with Muk going after them, your Totodile, Gible, Fuecoco and Krokorok started chewing on some of the machinery and still are (Daisy shows the 4 mons still biting on the machinery). Your Heracross started sucking on the trees in the ranch for their sap and your other Pokemon started battling each other to see who is stronger the only ones who didn't go crazy were your Dratini, Corvisquire, Dunsparce, Noibat, Noctowl and Hisuian Growlithe who are right here" Daisy says the 6 mons appear on screen smiling at their trainer as Ash waves to them. When he does, he and Daisy hear a lot of noise Daisy gets a scared look on her face as Ash's 4 Tauros still carrying Prof. Oak appear by crashing thru the wall (Muk is still chasing after them) they also see Ash's other Safari Zone captures battling each other Ash's Ninetales, Primeape, Kingler and Pidgeotto joined in on the fighting too (Ninetales, Kingler and Pidgeotto are trying to stop them from fighting while Primeape isn't) Ash and Leaf then see Daisy go to try and stop the Pokemon from fighting but she's knocked away by Tinkatuff she hits the monitor face first Ash's Haunter is in the background laughing Ash feels terrible that his Pokemon are acting like this that's when they hear a loud roar. Everyone stops what they were doing they look and see Ash's Gyarados it fires a Hyper Beam hitting everyone in the lab making all of them covered in dust Clefable then comes in (she's carrying Ash's two Pokemon eggs) and uses Sing to put all of Ash's Pokemon who were fighting, carrying Prof. Oak and chewing on the machinery to sleep but the move doesn't work on Primeape since it has the Vital Spirit ability and Haunter isn't affected by normal type moves. But that doesn't stop Clefable as she begins to scold the two mons and tells them to help clean up Primeape and Haunter nod they begin to help clean up the mess they made while Hitmonlee watches them making sure they don't pull anymore stunts. Prof. Oak is finally able to get free from the Tauros he's a little winded, but Muk helps him he walks to the monitor and speaks.

"Well Ash I must say you've really captured some really hyper Pokemon" The old man says as Ash speaks.

"Yeah, I'm sorry for the trouble they caused you two as well as the other Pokemon in the ranch" Ash says apologetically as Oak speaks.

"It's fine Ash like your Primeape they'll settle down over time and besides I love how hyper they are it makes my old bones boil in excitement as it makes me feel young again" Oak says while Daisy disagrees as she always feels tired afterward, but she does admit that it can be fun sometimes Ash nods as Oak speaks.

"Ash, Leaf I must say both me and Daisy absolutely love the variety of Pokemon you've both captured it makes us excited to study them. Also, Ash I'm surprised that you captured a Hisuian Growlithe they're very rare to find" Oak says while petting fire dog as Ash speaks.

"Very hard to find? So does this mean that they still exist in this time period?" Ash questions as Oak speaks.

"Why yes recently we've been hearing reports of Pokemon that were once discovered in the Hisui region are appearing again no one knows why for sure, but it seems to be mainly happening in the Sinnoh and Johto regions" Oak says with Ash nodding as Ash speaks.

"Hey, could you guys tell me where Litten, Rockruff, Rowlet and Sprigatito are? Because I don't see them anywhere" Ash asks as Daisy speaks.

"You'll have to call your mom Ash" Daisy answers.

"My mom?" Ash questions he then ends the call with Prof. Oak and Daisy, he dials the number to his home the phone rings 3 times until the screen appears as Ash's mom Delia appears on screen Delia has a smile on her face when she sees Ash and Leaf, she looks at them and speaks.

"Oh, Ash and Leaf how're you two doing?" Delia asks both kids say they're doing great as Ash speaks.

"Hey mom I just got done talking to Prof. Oak and Ms. Daisy, they told me if I called you, you would know where Litten, Rockruff, Rowlet and Sprigatito are" Ash says as Delia speaks.

"Oh yes here let me show you" Delia says she turns the screen when she does it shows Sabrina meditating with Rowlet sleeping on her head Rockruff is behind them chewing on a bone and Sprigatito is affectionately rubbing her face on Litten while the fire cat is trying to sleep Ash then speaks.

"Wait why do you have them in the house?" Ash asks as Delia speaks.

"Well, when I saw them running around in Oak's lab, I decided to bring them here as I found them too cute, I wanted to bring more home but Sabrina convinced me not to as it would be too crowded" Delia responds Ash nods he isn't surprised that his mom did this he looks at her and speaks.

"Okay so if I want to switch them out for another Pokemon I'll just have to call you?" Ash questions Delia nods, she tells Ash that there's a transfer machine in the house she also tells him that even though they're living in her home she'll make sure to take them to Prof. Oak's lab to train with Ash's other Pokemon Ash nods and speaks.

"Thanks mom please take good care of them I'll call you when I need to switch them out for one of my other Pokemon" Ash says with Delia nodding she along with Sabrina, Litten, Rockruff, Rowlet and Sprigatito wave goodbye the call ends as Leaf speaks.

"Geez Ash it looks like your Pokemon are really causing problems for Prof. Oak and Ms. Daisy" Leaf says with Ash agreeing he begins to rub the back of his head and chuckles nervously Leaf then speaks.

"So, who're you going to be using in your battle with Paul?" Leaf asks as Ash speaks.

"Hmmm well I want to use Ivysaur and Wartortle as I promised them that I would use them if I ever battled Paul again as for my other two I know the perfect ones" Ash responds he calls Prof. Oak again to switch out his Pokemon when he does, he and Leaf meet up with Brock and Misty they then head to the battlefield when they do they see that Paul is there waiting for them Paul looks at them and speaks.


"Took you long enough" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"Sorry I was just getting my Pokemon ready" Ash says as Paul speaks.

"Whatever let's just get this over with I want to go and get my 7th badge" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"Wait you've 6 badges?" Ash asks as Paul speaks.

"Of course, I do why you don't? Don't tell me you still only have 5" Paul asks as Ash tells Paul that he still only has 5 badges Paul then speaks.

"As I thought still pathetic" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"I haven't had time to battle the gym leader yet anyway you said you were in a hurry right so come on let's battle I'll make sure to defeat you quickly" Ash says in confidence while holding his Pokeball forward Paul smirks and speaks.

"You're right let's get this over with" Paul responds he and Ash go to their sides of the battlefield Misty and Leaf sit on a bench while Brock takes the referee position both boys are okay with Brock as the ref Brock looks to Paul and speaks.

"What are the rules for this battle?" Brock asks as Paul speaks.

"This is a 4v4 Double battle whoever defeats all of their opponents Pokemon first will be the winner substitutions are allowed" Paul says with Brock and Ash nodding as Brock speaks.

"Will both trainers please bring out your first 2 Pokemon" Brock says as Ash goes first.

"Hawlucha, Charcadet I choose you!" Ash calls he sends out the lucha bird and fire child Pokemon when they come out Hawlucha does a couple flex's then gets in a battle stance and Charcadet has an excited look on its face to battle Paul then sends out his Pokemon.

"Ursaring, Morgrem stand by for battle" Paul says when the two mons appear Ursaring gives a loud roar it looks at Hawlucha and smiles wanting to get revenge as for Morgrem it has a smile on its face Ash and Leaf scan it with their Pokedex's.

"Morgrem the devious Pokemon a Dark/Fairy type. Morgrem prefers dirty tactics, like ambushing, because it doesn't have confidence in its brawn." The Pokedex says Ash looks at his Pokemon and speaks.

"Hawlucha, Charcadet this is our first battle together let's make sure we win" Ash says with the two-mons nodding they get into battle stances as Brock speaks.

"Now that both trainers have sent out their Pokemon you may now begin!" Brock says Ash makes the first command.

"Hawlucha use Brick Break on Ursaring and Charcadet use Incinerate on Morgrem!" Ash calls Hawlucha quickly dashes forward at Ursaring while Charcadet shoots out 5 fire balls and sends them toward Morgrem Paul makes a command.

"Ursaring use Thunder Punch on Hawlucha and Morgrem dodge the Incinerate and use Nasty Plot!" Paul calls Ursaring quickly electrifies its fist it and Hawlucha collide the two-mons struggle back and forth until they slide away from each other. Morgrem easily dodges the incinerate it then sharply increases its special attack it smiles as Paul makes a command.

"Morgrem use Dazzling Gleam and Ursaring use Dig!" "Hawlucha, Charcadet dodge!" Both trainers call Morgrem shines bright as the light goes in all directions Ursaring quickly digs underground avoiding the move. Hawlucha and Charcadet jump high in the air to try and dodge the light but are unable to as it hits them, causing them to fall from the sky. Ursaring then appears from underground it goes after Charcadet Ash quickly makes his next move.

"Hawlucha use Hi Jump Kick!" Ash calls Hawlucha quickly flies over and knees Ursaring in the stomach before it could hit Charcadet Ursaring coughs in pain as it crashes back on the battlefield. Hawlucha then catches Charcadet they both safely make it back down to the battlefield; the fire child thanks Hawlucha with the lucha bird nodding they both look back towards their opponents as Paul makes his next move.

"Morgrem Dark Pulse on Charcadet" Paul calls the imp Pokemon quickly fires the stream of dark energy towards Charcadet Ash makes a command.

"Charcadet dodge then use Flame Charge!" Ash calls Charcadet quickly dodges the stream of dark energy its body is then consumed in fire it quickly runs towards Morgrem Paul makes his next move.

"Use False Surrender" Paul calls "What's that?" Ash questions he sees Morgrem bowing it's his head seemingly surrendering Charcadet stops as it thinks Morgrem gave up Hawlucha then speaks.

"Lucha! Lucha!" Hawlucha yells telling Charcadet to keep going Charcadet's confused as Morgrem punches Charcadet in the stomach making it cough in pain its set flying towards where Ash is landing below his feet. The fire child is groaning in pain Ash is surprised he looks to Paul and speaks.

"Hey what was that?!" Ash asks as Paul speaks.

"Like the name suggest False Surrender is a move where the Pokemon pretends to surrender but then strikes its opponent when they drop their guard it was foolish of your Charcadet to stop talk about pathetic" Paul says with Morgrem agreeing making Ash and Hawlucha mad Ash then sees Charcadet stand back up its panting heavily Ash then grabs its Pokeball.

"Charcadet take a break for now I'll call you back in later" Ash says with Charcadet nodding it goes back inside Ash grabs his next Pokeball and speaks.

"Ivysaur I choose you!" Ash says bringing in the plant dinosaur it roars and gets into a battle stance as Paul speaks.

"You think your Ivysaur will help you turn this battle around?" Paul asks as Ash speaks.

"Yeah! My Ivysaur is strong so I know it can" Ash responds with Ivysaur nodding as Paul speaks.

"Okay then show me" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"Fine I will Ivysaur use Sludge Bomb on Morgrem and Hawlucha use Brick Break on Ursaring!" Ash calls Hawlucha quickly dashes towards Ursaring as Ivysaur is about to fire the ball of sludge Paul makes a command.

"Morgrem use Fake Out on Ivysaur then Dark Pulse and Ursaring dodge Hawlucha's Brick Break then use Hammer Arm on it" Paul calls Morgrem quickly appears in front of Ivysaur it claps its hands together making the plant dinosaur flinch it then fires a point-blank Dark pulse in Ivysaur's face making the plant dinosaur skid back and cause damage to it. As Hawlucha goes to strike Ursaring the bear dodges the attack Ursaring's arm then glows white and hits Hawlucha in the chest the lucha bird coughs in pain its sent flying and crashes into Ivysaur. Both mons groan in pain as Paul makes his next command.

"Ursaring use Earthquake and Morgrem use Protect" Paul calls Morgrem quickly summons a protective barrier as Ursaring stomps its foot on the battlefield shaking it before it hits Ivysaur Ash makes a command.

"Ivysaur use Vine Whip to jump in the air and Hawlucha you jump as well!" Ash calls both mons quickly jump high in the air dodging the Earthquake as Paul makes his next command.

"Ursaring use Stone Edge" Paul calls the bear roars it summons large sharp stones around it and throws them towards Hawlucha and Ivysaur Ash makes a command.

"Hawlucha dodge the stone edge and fly towards Morgrem and Ivysaur use Growth then Razor Leaf to destroy the Stone Edge!" Ash calls Hawlucha glides forward easily being able to maneuver through the sharp rocks it heads straight for Morgrem. Ivysaur roars it increases its attack/special attack and fires the Razor-Sharp leaf's easily cutting thru the stone edge and hit Ursaring making it roar in pain. As Hawlucha continues to fly towards Morgrem Paul makes a command.

"Morgrem Dazzling Gleam!" Paul commands as Morgrem goes to use the move Ash smiles and speaks.

"Hawlucha use Acrobatics!" Ash calls Hawlucha glows a bright blue it speeds up hitting Morgrem back and forth and shoots it in the air Paul is about to make his next move as Ash speaks.

"Ivysaur Sludge Bomb!" Ash calls Ivysaur quickly fires the large poison ball towards Morgrem the imp mon has no time to dodge as it hits the imp Morgrem then falls on the battlefield in defeat Paul is disappointed but looks to Ursaring and makes his next move.

"Use Thunder Punch on Hawlucha!" "Dodge Hawlucha!" Both trainers call Ursaring quickly electrifies its fist as it goes to hit Hawlucha the lucha bird dodges by jumping in the air Paul makes his next move.

"Ursaring Stone Edge!" "Oh no you don't Ivysaur wrap Ursaring with Vine Whip!" Both trainers call as Ursaring goes to use Stone Edge Ivysaur lands on the battlefield it quickly shoots multiple vines forward wrapping Ursaring stopping it from using Stone Edge. The bear tries its best to break free, but Ivysaur isn't letting go Ursaring then looks up and sees Hawlucha above it Ash makes a command.

"Now Hawlucha Flying Press!" Ash calls Hawlucha glows red spreading its arms out it then covers them and begins to spin downward once it gets close to Ursaring it shows its chest hitting Ursaring in the face making it crash on the battlefield. Hawlucha then jumps back landing next to Ivysaur they wait to see the results, as the smoke is clearing everyone can see that Ursaring is knocked out Brock makes the call.

"Both Morgrem and Ursaring are unable to battle Ivysaur and Hawlucha are the winners!" Brock calls Ash cheers along with his Pokemon.

"Great job Hawlucha and Ivysaur you two were amazing and Hawlucha you pulled off a successful Flying Press" Ash says happily with his Pokemon nodding in the stands Misty speaks.

"Nice Ash defeated two of Paul's Pokemon" Misty says happily as Leaf speaks.

"He can't let his guard down, yet this is Paul he's facing after all" Leaf says with Misty nodding they then see Paul return his Pokemon as he does, he's disappointed that they lost but doesn't mind he then grabs his next two Pokeball's and throws them.

"Sneasel, Eelektrik stand by for battle!" Paul calls as he sends out a cat/weasel Pokemon and an eel Pokemon Ash takes out his Pokedex to scan them.

"Sneasel, the Sharp Claw Pokémon a Dark/Ice Type. Sneasel can extend or retract its claws instantly during attack." "Eeletrik an Electric Type They coil around foes and shock them with electricity-generating organs that seem simply to be circular patterns." The Pokedex says Ash then thinks.

"Both Hawlucha and Ivysaur have a type weakness to both of these mons but if I switch them out now Wartortle also has a weakness to electric moves and Charcadet is still worn out from its battle with Morgrem I'll have to weaken these two as much as possible" Ash thinks to himself he then looks at Hawlucha and Ivysaur.

"I know you two just got done battling Ursaring and Morgrem can you continue?" Ash asks both mons look at Ash and nod Ash smiles then looks at Brock.

"I'm still keeping Hawlucha and Ivysaur in!" Ash says with Brock nodding Paul's not surprised Brock calls for the battle to continue as Ash makes the first move.

"Hawlucha Brick Break on Sneasel and Ivysaur use Razor Leaf on Eeletrick" Ash calls Hawlucha quickly dashes towards Sneasel while Ivysaur begins to fire the sharp leaf's towards Eeletrick Paul speaks.

"Sneasel use Screech and Electrick dodge" Paul calls Sneasel gives a loud ear-piercing Screech making Hawlucha stop to cover its ear's also having its defense lowered Eeletrick easily dodges the Razor Leaf it then floats over to Hawlucha it wraps its body around it and begins to squeeze it Ash makes his next move.

"Ivysaur use Vine Whip to help Hawlucha and Hawlucha try to break free with Acrobatics!" "Sneasel Ice Beam and Eeletrick use Thunderbolt" Both trainers call Ivysaur quickly shoots its vines going to help Hawlucha but Sneasel appears in front of the plant dinosaur it quickly fires the Icy beam hitting Ivysaur making the plant dinosaur cry out in pain it then falls on the ground in defeat. Hawlucha glows blue going to use Acrobatics to break free of Eelectrik's hold but the eel was faster it quickly sparks up its body and begins to shock Hawlucha the Lucha bird cries out in pain as when the lucha bird has had enough Eeletrick let's go letting Hawlucha fall on the ground knocked out Brock makes the call.

"Hawlucha and Ivysaur are unable to battle Sneasel and Eeletrick are the winners!" Brock calls Ash is shocked that both his Pokemon fell quickly he grabs their Pokeball's returning them and speaks.

"Thanks for battling hard take a good rest" Ash says he puts the two Pokeball's back on his belt as he's about to bring in his next Pokemon Paul speaks.

"You should give up there's no way you can defeat me" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"What?!" Ash yells in anger as Paul continues.

"Let's see your Charcadet is already weakened by Morgrem and I'm guessing your last Pokemon is probably your Wartortle which has a type disadvantage against my Eeletrick my win is all but confirmed" Paul says with his Pokemon nodding as Ash speaks.

"We'll see about that I believe in my Pokemon and I know they can win!" Ash responds with Pikachu and Raichu nodding Paul scoffs and speaks.

"Believing in your Pokemon? Pathetic you won't become stronger if you just "believe" in them that didn't work when you battled that Kalos trainer and that Dragonite in the Safari Zone. The only way to win is to not bother with weak Pokemon and capture stronger ones that will always guarantee you victory." Paul responds as Ash speaks.

"That may work for you but for me my Pokemon and I our friends I believe in them because I feel that will help draw out more of their power and I'll prove it to you Wartortle, Charcadet I Choose You!" Ash says sending out the two mons they both appear ready to battle but Charcadet gets on one knee beginning to pant Wartortle looks at it worried, but Charcadet tells the turtle it can still battle Wartortle nods as Ash speaks.

"Wartortle, Charcadet let's prove Paul wrong by winning this battle!" Ash states with both Pokemon nodding Paul along with this Pokemon just stare as Brock calls for the battle to continue Paul makes the first move.

"Sneasel use Hone Claws then Foul Play on Charcadet and Eeletrick use Thunder on Wartortle" Paul calls Sneasel quickly raises its attack/accuracy it covers its body in a dark energy and shoots towards Charcadet. Eeletrick roars summoning the large Thunder Ash makes a command.

"Wartortle use Double Team then Gyro Ball and Charcadet use Flame Charge to counter Sneasel!" Ash calls Wartortle quickly summons copies of itself dodging the Thunder it and its copies go into their shells they cover themselves in steel energy they all quickly head towards Eeletrick hitting the electric eel doing some damage to it making it skid back. Charcadet covers its body in fire it quickly runs towards Sneasel colliding with it Charcadet tries its best to push Sneasel back but is unable to as Sneasel easily pushes Charcadet away making it fall on the battlefield Paul makes his next move.

"Sneasel end it with Dark Pulse" "Wartortle counter with Hydro Pump!" Both trainers call Sneasel fires the stream of dark energy at Charcadet as Wartortle fires the large stream of water it collides with Dark Pulse creating an explosion, once that happens Eeletrick appears behind Wartortle and wraps its body around Wartortle squeezing it Paul makes his next command.

"Eeletrick Thunder!" Paul calls the Eel Pokemon roars to the sky summoning the large bolt as its about to hit Wartortle Ash makes a command.

"Wartortle get out of there with Rapid Spin!" Ash calls Wartortle quickly spins making Eeletrick let go of it allowing for Wartortle to dodge the Thunder in time the large bolt hits the battlefield cracking it Ash makes a command.

"Wartortle use Skull Bash on Eeletrick!" Ash calls the blue turtle quickly jumps forward and headbutts Eeletrick doing some damage to the eel, but the eel begins to spark as Paul makes a command.

"Now Thunder!" Paul calls Ash is unable to make a command in time Eeletrick roars quickly summoning the large bolt of electricity it comes crashing down on Wartortle doing major damage to it Wartortle cries out in pain as there's an explosion Wartortle falls next to Charcadet Ash then speaks.

"Wartortle are you okay?!" Ash questions the blue turtle stands back up it nods but can feel electricity flowing throughout its body as its now paralyzed Paul then speaks.

"Heh looks like it's all over for you both of your Pokemon are now weakened it's my win" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"No, it's not the outcome hasn't been decided yet" Ash responds as Paul speaks.

"Please the only way for you to defeat me now is for a miracle to happen and it doesn't look like that's coming anytime soon. Sneasel use Dark Pulse and Eeletrick use Thunder on Wartortle" Paul says both mons fire their respective moves aiming towards Wartortle as they're about to hit the mon Charcadet jumps in front of the attacks blocking them shocking everyone as Ash speaks.

"Charcadet?!" Ash says the fire child looks back at its trainer and teammate it smiles, it looks back at the two-blast blocking them with everything it has Paul then speaks.

"What are you two doing? It's already weakened end it!" Paul commands Sneasel and Eeletrick nod they begin to increase the power of their moves pushing the Charcadet back the fire child stands strong its body begins to heat up as much as it can when it's ready Charcadet yells.

"CADET!" Charcadet gives a mighty yell as it fires a big Flamethrower shocking everyone the large flame consumes the Thunder and the Dark Pulse it continues as it hits Sneasel and Eeletrick both mons yell from the pain once the flame goes away Sneasel falls on the battlefield in defeat while Eeletrick is still standing but is burned everyone is shocked by Charcadet's power as Ash speaks.

"Whoa that was amazing Charcadet you learned Flamethrower and defeated Sneasel!" Ash says happily with the fire child nodding Paul then speaks.

"Eeletrick use Charge Beam!" Paul calls the eel quickly fires the electric beam it travels thru the battlefield and hits Charcadet in the stomach making it cough in pain as its launched to where Ash is it lays on the ground knocked out Eeletrick's special attack increases as Brock makes the call.

"Both Sneasel and Charcadet are unable to battle both trainers have one Pokemon left!" Brock says with both trainers returning their Pokemon. Ash tells Charcadet good job with Pikachu, Raichu and Wartortle agreeing Paul he returns Sneasel but doesn't say anything to it he looks at Eeletrick and speaks.

"Eeletrick we're ending this now" Paul says with the eel nodding as it gets in a battle stance Ash speaks.

"We're almost there Wartortle hang in there!" Ash says with the blue turtle nodding it gets in a battle stance and stares at its opponent Brock then speaks.

"This is the final battle whoever defeats their opponents Pokemon first will be declared the winner you may now continue!" Brock calls as both Ash and Paul make their commands.

"Eeletrick use Charge Beam!" "Dodge Wartortle then use Rapid Spin!" Both trainers call Eeletrick quickly fires the electric beam as Wartortle dodges it quickly spins and hits the eel in the face Ash makes his next command.

"Now Hydro Pump!" "Thunder!" Both trainers call Wartortle groans from the paralysis but fires the large stream of water toward the electric eel as Eeletrick fires the large electric bolt. Both moves clash the Thunder easily cuts thru the Hydro Pump as its about to hit Wartortle Eeletrick is then consumed in flames suffering from burn damage Paul grits his teeth as Ash makes a command.

"Now Wartortle Skull Bash!" "WAR!" Ash and Wartortle yell before Paul can make a command Wartortle quickly falls towards Eeletrick the turtle bashes its head against the eels and sends it crashing down to the battlefield creating a dust cloud. As the dust clears everyone can see Eeletrick on the ground unconscious while Wartortle stands over it panting heavily Brock makes the call.

"Eeletrick is unable to battle Wartortle is the winner Paul has no more Pokemon left making Ash the winner of the battle!" Brock says Ash and his Pokemon smile and yell.

"ALRIGHT!" "Pika!" "Rai!" "War!" Ash and his Pokemon cheer happily Wartortle quickly jumps towards Ash tackling him to the ground hugging him with Ash hugging the turtle back Ash then speaks.

"Great job Wartortle you and everyone else did it" Ash says happily with Wartortle nodding Hawlucha, Ivysaur and Charcadet come out of their Pokeball's and begin to hug their trainer meanwhile in the stands Leaf speaks.

"He did it Misty he beat Paul!" Leaf says happily with Misty agreeing both girls then run forward to congratulate Ash, Brock is happy that Ash won he then looks to Paul as he looks at the boy Paul looks at Eeletrick and speaks.

"Return" Paul says as the eel goes back in its Pokeball as Paul is about to walk away Ash speaks.

"Hey Paul see I told you that with the bond me and my Pokemon share we can defeat you" Ash says Paul looks at him and speaks.

"You're satisfied with that win? How pathetic" Paul responds making Ash mad as he speaks.

"Hey what do you mean by "that win"?! A win's a win I defeated you!" Ash says as Paul speaks.

"Tell me do you honestly believe that you really beat me? It seems you're too dense to notice that I wasn't taking the battle seriously" Paul responds as Ash speaks.

"You weren't?" Ash questions as Paul speaks.

"Obviously I only battled you to test out the strength of my new Pokemon if I used my stronger Pokemon you wouldn't have stood a chance" Paul responds as Ash speaks.

"Oh yeah if that's true then I'll battle your strongest Pokemon right now and prove that I'm the stronger trainer!" Ash states with his Pokemon nodding Paul smirks and speaks.

"I don't think so the way you're now you still don't stand a chance against me" Paul responds making Ash angry as Misty speaks.

"You know if you ask me the way you're acting right now is making you look like a sore loser" Misty says Paul looks to her and speaks.

"Well guess what I didn't ask you so stay out of it" Paul responds making Misty fuming in anger before Leaf can stop her, she charges forward to punch Paul. As she goes to hit him Paul dodges grabs Misty's arm and throws her to the ground Ash, Leaf and Brock quickly run over to Misty checking to see if she's alright. Ash then grabs Paul by the collar going to punch him before he does Torterra comes out of its Pokeball looking at Ash, Ash's Pokemon get ready to battle as Torterra stares at them Ash and Paul look at each other in the eyes as Paul speaks.

"If you want to prove me wrong then defeat me at the league" Paul says as Ash speaks.

"Yeah, I'll prove you wrong and defeat you when we battle in the league" Ash says he let's go of Paul's shirt the two boy's stare at each other for a little bit until Paul and Torterra walk away once they're out of view Torterra looks at its trainer and speaks.

"Tort" Torterra says telling Paul he didn't need to say or do that Paul looks at his starter and speaks.

"Come on let's get the next gym badge" Paul says Torterra nods it goes back in its Pokeball Paul gets on a boat that'll take him to Cinnabar Island, back to the group Leaf speaks.

"Are you okay Misty?" Leaf asks as Misty nods Leaf helps her up as Leaf speaks.

"Man, what a jerk he should've just accepted his lost" Leaf says with Misty agreeing as Ash speaks.

"No, he was right" Ash responds shocking Leaf and Misty as Misty speaks.

"What do you mean Ash?" Misty asks as Ash speaks.

"I hate to admit it but during the battle even though it was still difficult I could feel that Paul really wasn't taking it seriously and was only testing out the strength of his new Pokemon" Ash says with his Pokemon nodding as he continues to speak.

"The way I am now if I battled Paul in a serious battle, he would easily defeat me" Ash says shocking Misty and Leaf Brock walks up to Ash and speaks.

"That may be true Ash but when you face him again at the league you and your Pokemon will be much stronger, and you'll defeat Paul" Brock says with Ash nodding Ash looks to his Pokemon and speaks.

"We may've defeated Paul today, but we shouldn't be satisfied with that we'll keep training hard every day until we face Paul again and when we do, we'll defeat him!" Ash says raising his fist in the air with his Pokemon roaring in agreement Ash looks at them smiling Misty then speaks.

"So, what kind of training do you want to do tomorrow, Ash?" Misty asks as Ash begins to think Leaf speaks.

"Oh, remember when I was telling you guys about the flying race and the land race? We'll the flying race is tomorrow but says you can only use Pokemon that can fly" Leaf says Ash nods and speaks.

"Yeah, I remember you mentioning that it sounds fun I want to use the new flying Pokemon I caught" Ash says with Leaf agreeing Brock then speaks.

"Looks like we've our plan for tomorrow let's go to the Pokemon Center and get some rest" Brock says with the group nodding as they begin to walk towards the Center Ash looks to the sky and thinks.

"The next time we battle Paul my Pokemon and I will win" Ash thinks to himself as he walks into the center, we then see Paul on the boat heading towards Cinnabar Island as the chapter ends.

Thank you for reading if you've made it this far. The Safari Zone section of Fuchsia City is now over tell me are you satisfied with the Pokemon everyone caught? For those wondering about Litten, Rowlet and Rockruff much like Ash's other captures from the main anime these are the same ones I just wanted to introduce them in the story early. How did you feel about Ash and Paul's battle I decided to let Ash win here as I didn't want him to continue to lose to Paul over and over again, so I gave him a win. How strong do you guys think Paul actually is and did you feel as though he was right when he told Ash that he shouldn't be satisfied with his win?

Next chapter will come out next week It'll mainly be about Ash and Leaf entering the flying race with their Pokemon. Two flying type trainers make their appearance next chapter as well can you guess who they're?

Next time Chapter 34: The Flying Race

See you all next time!

Also, like what I did with Leaf in the previous chapter here are the 30 Pokemon Paul captured in the Safari Zone tell me what you think of his captures.

Paul's Safari Zone captures

1. Jellicent (Male)
2. Ursanring (Male)
3. Druddigon (Male)
4. Sneasel (Male)
5. Probopass (Male)
6. Gliscor (Male)
7. Skorpi (Male)
8. Lampent (Female)
9. Frolass (Female)
10. Gastrodon East (Male)
11. Bouffolant (Male)
12. Morgrim (Male)
13. Duraladon (Male)
14. Aggron (Male)
15. Unovan Darmanitan (Male)
16. Shiny Grapploct (Male)
17. Escavalier (Male)
18. Conkeldur (Male)
19. Malamar (Female)
20. Pangoro (Male)
21. Crabominable (Male)
22. Obstagoon (Male)
23. Centasorch (Male)
24. Hariyama (Male)
25. Claydol (Male)
26. Swalot (Male)
27. Octtillery (Male)
28. Abomosnow (Male)
29. Drifblim (Male)
30. Dragonite (Male)