World of Pokemon #4
Regional Champions held a lot more than just a title of strongest trainer in a region.
They were the highest ranking ACE trainer and were in charge of all of the operatives in the secretive G-Men organization. When a situation pops up that police or Gym Leaders can't handle they call in the Champ.
Along with their military power was their Political Power, the more beloved a Champion was the more pull they had. In the Kanto-Johto 'conflict' Champion Samuel Oak single handedly stopped the fighting with his mere presence. His position as a budding Pokémon Professor responsible for inventing the Pokédex made him an enemy no region wanted. Champion Burt of Johto would be responsible for ending the hundred year war with Unova. Bringing in another entire Country into the League and increasing revenue for both regions. Earning himself a lifetime of rewards and love from both regions.
Lance, the current Champion of both Kanto and Johto has been responsible for preserving endangered Pokémon such as Eevee and Lapras. As well as fighting the growing threat of Team Rocket. The title of Champion held many responsibilities.
Nurse Joy managed to remove all traces of Nidorino's poison from Umbreon's system by the time Ash returned to the makeshift Pokémon Center that Devon Co. made for the tournament.
Palming his dark Pokémon's Pokéball and returning it to its place on his belt, Ash sighed in relief. Knowing that his full team was with him filled him with confidence, his newest member found a place in his pocket for now as his belt only had six Pokéball holders.
His team was pretty balanced concerning battle power - Blast and Hydro stood out in terms of power and in Hydro's case having a balance of offense and defense. Umbreon was his tank, Pikachu could blitz the enemy, Pidgeotto was a skilled flyer and was getting very talented at battling. And lastly, Metang was the wild card, it didn't have the most experience or real battle style but the raw psychic power and steel defense managed to make up for it at this point. Ash was sure that out of everyone he has seen so far he had the widest coverage.
Walking back to the arena he watched as Ritchie's Charmeleon took out a Magnemite with an impressive Flamethrower. So far Ash saw the three Pokémon that Ritchie has already used in the tournament battles leading up to the semi-finals - Pikachu, Charmeleon and Butterfree. Decently powerful and very well trained. Ash knew that bug type only really hurt Umbreon so he just needed her to resist or not have her in the battle.
Although, knowing what he was going to do against his opponent in the finals was great, but, he needed to beat him semi-final opponent first. Who, was walking out to the arena now that Ritchie won against his opponent.
Hearing his name, Ash stood up, fixed his red cap and dusted off his red and white jacket. With confidence he gained from fighting his way this far he walked out onto the battlefield.
The crowed was deafening at this point, both Ash and his opponent were receiving loud cheers from the fans they gained during the tournament thus far. Looking across the field he took in his opponent. He was about his age maybe a bit younger, he wore a blue hoodie and black shorts. His face was tight in concentration and he looked ready to battle. Ash knew he was likely staring and turned to the ref who was addressing the crowd.
"Ladies and Gentlemen!" The ref called out, his voice echoing out over the stands. "This is the semi-final match! Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town versus Sam Barrow of Pewter City! This will be three on three and substitution is allowed there is no time limit!"
Ash reached back and palmed Umbreon's ball, she was his tank and with the move Moonlight, his best choice to open with. Sam reached back and palmed a Pokéball and nodded over to Ash, the Pallet town trainer returned the nod and both tossed their Pokéball out onto the field.
Umbreon stood proud and ready to battle. Across from her and in front of Sam was his first choice, Poliwhirl. The blue swirl Pokémon took its stance to wait for the battle to start.
The ref looked between the trainers and turned back to the two Alakazam that were finishing the barrier before turning back to the battlefield. "Trainers, Begin!"
"Poliwhirl, get in close and use Brick Break!" Called Sam, the Poliwhirl broke out into a sprint to cover the distance, the water type Pokémon had impressive speed to cover the distance so fast.
"Wait till the last second and dodge, follow up will a Thunder Fang!" Ash ordered immediately, Umbreon watched as the Poliwhirl continued to close distance with a powerful glowing arm that it tried to smash into the dark type.
Training with Pokémon like Pikachu made sure that Umbreon's reflexes were up to par and she jumped to the side at the last second. Without enough space or time to move, Poliwhirl was on the receiving end of a powerful Thunder Fang. Umbreon's dark nature came into effect as she bit down harder and shook her head back and forth rapidly while the lightning continued to shock Poliwhirl.
"Brick Break on its head! Get it off of you Poliwhirl!" Sam ordered hastily, obviously worried about the prolonged effects of a Thunder Fang on his water type.
Ash knew that Umbreon was using an electric type move on a water type but also knew that she didn't have the best offensive abilities right now, so he had to switch it up. "Umbreon get back and use Confusion!"
Poliwhirl charged and slammed a Brick Break onto Umbreon's skull, dazed from the direct hit to the head she couldn't react in time for the second one that knocked her across the field. Umbreon hissed angrily and got to her feet with her red eyes glowing with psychic power.
"Poliwhirl use Scald then Ice Beam!" Ordered Sam hoping to knock out the dark type. Poliwhirl heard the order but was unable to act as its brain was attacked by Confusion.
Ash saw that the attack worked and grinned, Umbreon was doing great. "Use Dark Pulse then Thunder Fang!" He knew that it was risky to get too close to Poliwhirl with the move Brick Break but decided to have faith in her sturdiness.
Poliwhirl built up aquatic energy in its chest for a Scald attack, Umbreon was doing the same with Dark Pulse from across the field. Both Pokémon released their attacks at the same time, the collision caused water and smoke to explode outward.
Knowing that this was his chance - Ash called out to Umbreon, "Use Swift then Agility to close distance and finish with Thunder Fang!"
Umbreon charged up the normal type energy, the power swirled around the dark type before six golden sparkling stars formed and shot into the smoke toward Poliwhirl. Knowing that the attack was heading toward her opponent she followed in an expert use of Agility.
Inside the smoke, Poliwhirl tried to find its way back toward its trainer to receive instructions. Before it could exit the smoke, six stars slammed into its back knocking it off of its feet and straight onto its face. Right behind the Swift attack, Umbreon charged her fangs with the yellow static energy and bit down on Poliwhirl's arm as hard as she could.
The Water type screamed out in pain from the electric attack and powerful bite. Umbreon, adding to the attack, bit down harder and concentrated on on the water type. Red eyes glowed and Poliwhirl was hit by a Confusion on top of being continuously shocked by the Thunder Fang.
Sam, in his trainer box was screaming out commands trying to get Poliwhirl to respond or break the hold. But unlike before, the water type didn't have the energy to escape. The two attack combo was enough to finish the Poliwhirl off knocking it out of the battle.
Umbreon released her hold on the water type and walked back over to Ash's side of the battlefield with a bit of blood on her jaw from her vicious attacks. It would seem that the powerful Thunder Fang had enough power behind it to break the slippery skin of the water type.
"Poliwhirl is unable to battle! Umbreon is the winner, trainer send out your next Pokémon!" Shouted the ref, the crowd that was on Ash's side roared out at the victory.
Sam sighed at the defeat and recalled his water type. He reached into his pocket for his next Pokémon.
Ash wondered what Pokémon would be next and whether he should recall Umbreon, she was hit a few times but had enough to continue and Moonlight to fall back on. Though he wanted to wait for the finals to use the move if he could help it.
Sam came to his decision and tossed his next ball out. His next Pokémon was a familiar rock type that his home town's gym was known for. Stomping forward was a Graveler, looking both menacing and battle hardened.
Ash knew that Umbreon didn't have much of an answer for the Rock and Ground type and recalled Umbreon. Reaching for his belt he wondered who he should use. Best and obvious choice would be Hydro, but what if that was what Sam wanted since he likely knew about his water type from his previous battle.
'Worst case I use Hydro and switch back to Umbreon, she has Iron Tail for a worst case scenario.' Thought Ash as he tossed Hydro's ball out onto the field.
Sam knew that Ash would use his Wartortle but decided to keep Graveler in the battle. Ash wondered what was on his mind but didn't care, an easy win is an easy win.
"Are both trainers ready?" Asked the ref, seeing them nod. "Begin!" He shouted to begin the battle.
"Graveler use Earthquake!" Called Sam, hoping that the large scale ground type attack would off balance the water type giving it an opening.
Hydro knew how to maneuver in a jam thanks to his prep for the Pewter gym and withdrew into his shell and rapid spun away to avoid the most concentrated area of the Earthquake. The area in question cracked and collapsed in on itself.
Ash knew that a direct Earthquake attack was bad news for any Pokémon regardless of typing. Much like Hyper Beam - resistant or not, you feel the damage.
Luckily, Hydro has been trained to out maneuver the massive rock titan that was Brock's Onix. A Graveler's was nothing in comparison. Hydro cartwheeled away from the area of effectiveness and blasted the gravel monster with a Water Pulse.
Graveler recovered from the attack with a shake and a stomp. "Use Rollout!" Shouted Sam to his Pokémon.
Ash's eyes narrowed at the order, usually it was hard to hear an opponent over the roar of the battle and crowd but he managed to hear it. "Hydro use Ice Beam on the ground around you and sidestep at the last second."
Rollout built momentum the longer the move lasted. The first hit was never that bad if the two Pokémon were around the same level. But after that the speed increases drastically after each pass.
Graveler's first pass missed completely, the second time Graveler rolled over the icy terrain that Hydro made with his Ice Beam. The controlled roll turned into an unstoppable slide that the rock type couldn't recover from. Hydro didn't need to be ordered to know what he was supposed to do next.
The aquatic energy that played dormant inside of Wartortle burst forth from his throat and blasted toward the rock type in a pressurized stream that hit with enough force to chip at the rock body of the Graveler.
Sam, rather than try to recover the battle as it was, reached back into his pocket and re-enlarged his Pokéball then recalled his Graveler.
"Trainer has recalled Graveler! You have fifteen seconds to send out your third Pokémon or will forfeit the match!" Announced the Ref and Ash was glad to here the last part so his opponent couldn't stall the match too long.
Sam reached for his belt and pulled out another Pokéball, this one had green markings on it. When the Pokémon was released it was a tangled mess of vines, the bottom of the Pokémon had two short legs and comically bright red shoes. His opponents Tangela had little emotion behind its large eyes.
Hydro stared at the grass type with disdain which was rare for his usually jovial starter. Ash knew that Hydro was at a disadvantage but knew that his partner refused to back down in the face of a natural weakness. Ash was willing to indulge his water Pokémon for the moment to gauge the Tangela's abilities. Two things would happen: Hydro ends up winning before finishing the Graveler, or, Ash recalled his starter to let Pidgeotto finish the battle. Either was fine to him.
"Vine Whip maneuver two!" Shouted Sam to his Pokémon who's body of vines wiggled and shot out towards Hydro.
"Rapid Spin then use Ice Beam on the vines!" Ordered Ash and he knew it was risky as the vines could very well stop the spin if they were strong enough but a direct Ice Beam could take them out.
Unfortunately for Ash, the vines were very strong and managed to stop Hydro in place and slam him down on the hard ground of the arena. Tangela's eyes dilated, the vines stopped moving and its body began to glow.
Ash realized in horror that the grass type was using Mega Drain on Hydro. "Ice Beam! Hit anything you can!" He ordered hastily, it was a sloppy command but it would have to do.
Hydro knew what was coming as he could already feel his energy drain from his body, rather than let the pain and fatigue overcome him, he grit his teeth and popped his head out of his shell. Meanwhile, Tangela continued to use Mega Drain resupplying itself with more energy. Hydro's head emerged and let loose a pale beam of icy power toward the mass of vines that called itself a Pokémon.
The Tangela's vines all coiled in on itself turning into a ball of vines reminiscent of a rubber band ball as a defense mechanism. Hydro finally had his freedom and emerged from his shell with a slight pant, the energy drain did more damage than five Vine Whip slams.
Knowing that this three second window was crucial, Ash called for another Ice Beam that fired within the instant toward the grass type. The vines that were hit by the ice attack froze instantly and a well aimed Water Gun caused the frozen vines to shatter.
Tangela cried out in pain from loosing some of its self made nest and shot back to its feet with palpable anger. In that moment, Tangela's ability - Regeneration, activated. The vines that were destroyed by Hydro instantly regrew and the grass type looked ready to continue.
Ash knew that Hydro was out of it for now and reluctantly recalled his starter, prompting the ref to reiterate the time limit for switching. Ash pulled out Pidgeotto's Pokéball and tossed it high into the air, he noticed as his golden Pidgeotto was released from her ball that the sun was starting to set causing an orange glow to take over the skies above the arena.
The crowed was filled with hushed whispers all toward the shiny Pidgeotto that hovered in the air ready to take out the grass type. Ash knew that he just drew significant attention to himself, not just as a contestant in a rookie tournament but as a trainer that possessed a Shiny Pokémon of a species that was actually worth using.
Pidgeotto's six foot wing span flapped powerfully to utilize a Gust that created powerful winds which managed to push back Tangela. However the grass types many vines allowed it to stabilize itself and managed to avoid most of the damage of the move.
Pidgeotto flapped again but this time to initiate a Quick Attack and blurred toward the Tangela.
"Catch it and use Poison Powder!" Ordered Sam to his Pokémon. Tangela sent dozens of vines toward its aerial opponent.
Pidgeotto rolled away from the first wave of vines and actually blitzed through the next. Ash smirked as the results of her training bore fruit. Constantly flying toward his other Pokémon who would fire attacks at her rapidly was paying off. Pidgeotto got within attack range and ignited her wings with power and smashed them into the grass type in a powerful Wing Attack.
Pidgeotto retook to the skies but Tangela remained unmoved under the assault. Ash noticed that many of the vines had snaked out onto the ground like a system of roots. It would seem that sturdy defense and versatile vine attacks at a medium range was the strategy Sam was going with.
"Pidgeotto, use Steel Wing on the anchor vines then finish it with Gust." Ordered Ash.
Pidgeotto reengaged her opponent who stared unflinchingly at the flying type despite the advantage she posed. Tangela and Sam were planning something, that much Ash knew but for the life of him he couldn't figure out what it was.
Pidgeotto managed to destroy half of the ingrained vines before the reason was revealed. Tangela's green body had a noticeable sparkle to it and Ash only knew one move a grass type had that could mean this.
Pidgeotto swooped in for a Wing Attack on the main body again. Ash tried to call out for her to move but it was to little to late. Tangela's sparkly aura became stronger and stronger until it was glowing and in that instant Pidgeotto realized what her trainer already knew.
The Solar Beam was a direct hit to the flying type. Ash numbly watched as one of the most powerful grass type attacks overtook his golden bird. When the attack ended Ash watched as Pidgeotto fell to the ground twitching slightly. The ref walked closer to get a better look, it was up to him to judge whether a Pokémon could continue or not.
Pidgeotto didn't want to stop the battle it seemed as she jumped to her feet and hacked up a bit of soot. Fortunately, Ash and Pidgeotto had the same thought as to what to do next and his first capture flapped into the air and utilized her flying energy and used Roost to recover a decent amount of her constitution.
Sam glared at the bird with true frustration, "Giga Drain!"
"Finish this with Wing Attack!" Called Ash, fortunately, their previous plan was still viable as Tangela hadn't re-ingrained itself into the ground since firing the Solar Beam. No anchor this time to keep itself from blasting off.
As Pidgeotto closed the distance between herself and the grass type she felt her energy slowly get sapped by the Giga Drain. Luckily in this instance type truly took affect, as grass was weak against flying the Giga Drain was too little far too late as Tangela was brutally assaulted by a Wing Attack barrage.
It didn't take more than two before Tangela dropped.
"Tangela has been defeated, Pidgeotto is the Winner!" Announced the Ref once again. "Trainer send out your last Pokémon!"
Sam shook his head sadly, "My Graveler is on its last legs and he still has three Pokémon, I Forfeit!"
Applause filled the air for both trainers and Ash could tell that many in the Audience, the ref included, respected Sam's decision with nods toward him. Ash recalled Pidgeotto and crossed the battlefield toward Sam.
"That was an awesome battle, your Tangela is something else." Praised Ash and he meant it. Type disadvantage or not Hydro didn't go down easily and Ash knew that his starter wasn't going to get anywhere.
Sam smiled slightly, "Thanks, she was my starter so it's expected." He pointed to Ash's belt, "I can't wait to see the rest of your teams ability in the finals, you better win. I'll feel better if I was beaten by the winner of the tournament rather than the runner up." He joked before walking off.
Ash rushed back over to the on duty Nurse Joy, he needed his team ready for the finals.
Ash stood on his trainer square nervously, he noticed that his opponent Ritchie, similarly fidgeted in place under the pressure. The final battle, six on six, this was the first time that Ash would need to use his full team.
"And now the Devon Corporation is proud to present the Final Battle of the Celadon City Tournament!" Mr. Stone's voice sounded out from the PA system from his VIP box. "We have the two finalist, Ash Ketchum from the humble town of Pallet! And we have Ritchie hailing from Frodomar City!"
The entire crowed roared for their chosen trainer, Ash couldn't tell who was in favor for him or for Ritchie. But could tell that everyone here had at least clapped after the announcement.
Ash nervously touched each of his Pokéballs, they brought him confidence in his ability to battle and his ability to win. He doubted, but prayed that Ritchie didn't have any Fairy type Pokémon, that would be a problem especially since he didn't seem like a spoiled brat who coasted his way here like the other guy. He fought his way to the finals like him after all.
"Hey!" Called out Ash, "Good luck because I won't hold back."
Ritchie grinned and turned his cap around, "Good, because neither will I!"
The Ref interjected at that point to get things rolling, "This will be a six on six match, switching is allowed. There will be no time limit."
Both trainers pulled out a Pokéball and tossed them into the air. Ash decided to start things out similar to the last battle and released Umbreon. His girl was one of the very few pure Dark types in the world, she had few weaknesses to exploit and her natural sturdiness made her a perfect Pokémon to start with. Ritchie looked to have foresaw this and released his Butterfree, Ash snorted, of course Ritchie would use Butterfree, one of the few types strong against Umbreon.
"Trainers Ready!" Called out the Ref, "Then let the finals begin!"
"Use Poison Powder!" Ritchie called out to his flying bug type.
Ash didn't need to tell Umbreon to avoid that, she was already on it. But rather than try to dodge an airborne pathogen like Poison Powder, which would have been impossible without a Gust attack, she went to interrupt it. Dark type energy burst forth from her jaw and several arching bolts of pitch black energy closed the distance between the two Pokémon.
The Dark Pulse attack hit Butterfree center gut. The flying type flutter its wings and cried out in pain for a second but otherwise seemed fine. Butterfree flapped its wings several times and used Gust. The high velocity winds crashed into Umbreon and other than the blunt impact that was negligible she only slid back a few feet.
Ash knew enough for now, Butterfree was a mid-range fighter. It likely had three of the four powder and spore moves had Gust and likely Confusion up its sleeve. Dark type wasn't very effective against bug types so Ash didn't want to waste Umbreon's stamina in a drawn out battle when he had other options. The Pallet town rookie decided now was an excellent time to reveal one of his secret weapons.
Ash ignored the Ref's calls for his next Pokémon when he recalled Umbreon, who didn't look pleased when her battle was interrupted before she could finish her prey and hissed angerly.
He knew that he would need to be carful with her for the time being, it seemed that she was maturing and Dark types were volatile at the best of time. Who knows how the spoiled princess would act while going through puberty.
Metang took to the battlefield and hovered in the air seemingly frozen. The crowd once again broke out into interested chatter as the rare Hoenn Pokémon appeared, no one expected such a Pokémon in a Kanto tournament other than the Indigo League.
Ritchie looked like he was trying to decide what to do next and Ash wasn't kind enough to allow such an opening to go unpunished. He was nice generally, but all is far in love and Pokémon battles.
Metang hummed a low metallic baritone, its red eyes glowed as its psychic powers were activated. Butterfree was completely unprepared for the powerful Psychic attack that halted the flapping of the bug types wings. Instantly after Metang charged its right arm with power to prepare a Metal Claw and pulled the bug type closer with Psychic.
Ritchie called out for Butterfree to use Confusion on Metang or to burst with any spore or poisons powder it could. However, Butterfree was imitating psychic powers, Metang was the real deal.
The move Psychic was one of those moves that granted the Pokémon the ability to use telekinesis for a short while. For non psychic types it was a boon as it granted a different way to attack an opponent without making them aware what was happening. For a psychic type, it enhanced their already powerful psychic power and telekinetic abilities. And Metang was already impressive, the bug type only had its own thoughts under its control as it was pulled toward the steel types awaiting Metal Claw.
Butterfree, much to Ash's surprise wasn't taken out by the attack. Even more shocking was after the exchange when Ash expected the bug to go down, it used Roost. Damaged healed for the most part and the bug not much worse for ware.
"Agility! Finish with your new move!" Ash ordered with a near growl, he was foolish to allow a window for his opponent to recover. Such an opening could cost championships, and he had just punished this very opponent for doing the same thing.
Ritchie and Butterfree tried to follow Metang but Agility in the hands of a psychic type was on another level compared to anything else using the move. While a popular moved used by most Pokémon, Agility was still a psychic type move and using your own type was always easier and more powerful than using a different type. It was why natural moves were called such and why they packed such a punch.
Metang looked to teleport around the field, not staying in one spot long enough for either trainer or Pokémon to register it was in the spot before it left once again. Ash smirked at his Metang, rather than buying more TMs and building its move pool he focused on making sure it mastered its psychic abilities with the move Psychic, Confusion and Agility. He was very pleased with the outcome.
But, that wasn't to say he didn't teach Metang one new move. It needed a ranged steel type move after all, and Flash Cannon worked very well.
Metang stopped moving directly behind Butterfree and with incredible speed built the steel type energy and released it in a tight compact beam of power. Unlike with Dark Pulse, Butterfree felt this move. Bug was weak and was neutral to steel type moves, but a natural Flash Cannon could hurt a Pokémon that was resistant. A direct hit from the Flash Cannon knocked Butterfree out of the sky and as if fell to the ground Ash ordered another Metal Claw to make sure it was out.
Ritchie could only watch in horror as his calls of Roost went unanswered as the bug type was unable to act in time before it was smashed into the ground by a Metal Claw from Metang. This time, Butterfree stayed down.
Everyone watched as Metang, slowly and deliberately levitated back in front of Ash and awaited the next battle. The crowed loved every second so far of the battle and roared in approval.
From the earlier battles, Ash knew that Ritchie had left, Pikachu and Charmeleon. The other three were a mystery but he was confident that impressive Charmeleon was next, unless Ritchie had something else up his sleeve.
Charmeleon roared out as it was released onto the battlefield. Ash nodded, that was what he thought, it was likely his strongest Pokémon or close to it. Knowing that this was one of the few weaknesses Metang possessed Ash recalled it.
Umbreon reemerged on the battlefield and lowered itself to the ground looking ready to pounce. The dark type was more than ready to go toe to toe with the fire type and budding dragon, she's battled against an actually dragon before after all.
The ref signaled for the start of the battle and Charmeleon blazed into action. A truly impressive Flamethrower burst forth from the fire types jaw that nearly encompassed the entirety of Ash's side of the field. It wouldn't be a stretch to call that a Fire Blast and likely would be after a bit more training and experience on the Charmeleon's part.
Ash knew that the damage Umbreon received wouldn't be severe enough for her to need to be recalled so he spoke clearly into the fire that was starting to die out, knowing that she could hear him.
Both Ritchie and Charmeleon stared into the flames with unblinking eyes, both waiting for the slightest hint that Umbreon was going to retaliate. Ash and Umbreon didn't disappoint, from the smoke and flame came several golden stars of the Swift move from many different directions.
"Ember!" Ordered Ritchie hoping to shoot down the never missing stars.
Ash smirked in triumph, that was exactly what he wanted. Right after Charmeleon took out the first star it was assaulted by a powerful and highly focused Confusion attack that brought it to one knee. The never missing stars lived up to their title and assaulted the fire type, exploding in a shower of golden energy exclusive to the move.
"Dark Pulse! Don't let up till its out!"
Pitch black energy shot toward the fire type, Charmeleon showed that it was stronger than its previous teammate and recovered quick enough to avoid the attack. Umbreon growled and fired another shot.
Charmeleon met the attack with another Flamethrower. The two attacks met and unlike before the explosion caused Ash to shield his eyes. Smoke and Fire took over the arena making it impossible to see the two Pokémon on the battlefield.
When smoke started to clear Ash could see the glowing rings of his dark type. "Moonlight!" Ordered Ash.
Ritchie didn't recognize the name of the move but ordered another Flamethrower to either interrupt the attack or stop whatever Umbreon was planning. The moonlight Pokémon was assaulted by another wall of fire. But she managed to heal most of the damage with the regenerative move.
"Blitz Tail!" Ordered Ash using another unfamiliar term to many. Combination moves and alternative attack names were a common tactic in high level tournaments and elite level battles, saying an attack name only invited the opponent to think up a counter.
Charmeleon blasted rapid fire Embers toward the speeding Umbreon who was rapidly closing distance. The combination of Agility and Quick Attack made the normally averaged speed Umbreon close to an electric type in terms of movement for a short time.
"Mega Punch Zippo!" Ritchie ordered, meanwhile Ash snorted at Charmeleon's name, it was clever.
Also clever was having the fire type wait for Umbreon to come to it with a powerful fighting type move. Dark types were weak to fighting type moves, Ash knew it was risky but he put his faith in Umbreon.
Mega Punch and Iron Tail collided in a brilliant show of power. Unfortunately, one of the two Pokémon in the collision allied itself with defense and sturdiness rather than offense, combined with the type advantage move. Charmeleon won the exchange knocking Umbreon off balance.
The fire type grabbed the dark type and slammed it down onto the ground before charging up another Mega Punch that slammed into her ribs. Umbreon didn't get back up.
Ash angrily recalled Umbreon, watching her get smashed into the ground by a Mega Punch didn't sit right with him. He wanted retribution for that and he would have it.
He shot the ref a look when he reiterated that he needed to call his next Pokémon out once again. While he would normally have Hydro wash the fire type away, Ash would settle for Blasting away the Charmeleon and nothing else.
Dratini landed in front of Ash, and he was thankful for once for his dragon's aggressive nature. The almost natural Leer that Blast released every time he met an opponents eyes. Charmeleon however may not have the dragon typing but was a prideful Pokémon and met the Leer without hesitation. That was its biggest mistake.
Dragons, by their vary nature were prideful and aggressive beasts. Especially pure dragon types, and while the Dragonite line was known for being the most docile of all dragons, second only to the slimy Goodra of Kalos. A general rule of thumb when regarding aggressive or powerful Pokémon was to avoid looking them in the eye as that was a direct challenge. And while normally a kind and gentle species, Blast subscribed to the prideful and aggressive personality type rather than the gentle and docile that his line was known for.
Blast sped toward Charmeleon with Agility, its serpent body zigzagged across the arena like a blue streak. Charmeleon, under Ritchie's orders charged up a Metal Claw, its normally short claws extended with glowing white energy do utilize the Metal Claw attack.
Ash's dragon didn't care, didn't acknowledge the incoming attack nor did he respect its power. Blast, at point blank range, charged and expelled an Ice Beam at the Fire types face. Charmeleon, or Zippo, could only groan in pain but like before, Blast and Ash didn't care. To follow up the Ice Beam attack, Blast coiled and spun and hammered into Charmeleon with an Aqua Tail.
Charmeleon fell on its face looking out of the battle but it was starting to struggle to get back up. Blast lived up to his namesake and charged his signature attack with as much Draconic energy he could. The golden energy of Dragon Rage became denser and larger until it was larger than the dragon's head.
Even though he knew it was unnecessarily aggressive and could be considered bad sportsmanship, Ash didn't care and couldn't push down the smirk that found its way to his face. "Blast it."
If a dragon could smirk with a large draconic energy ball in its mouth Ash was sure Blast would be. The Charmeleon didn't have the strength left to avoid the attack or counter, the Dragon Rage exploded on impact taking Charmeleon out of the fight.
Blast roared out into the night sky, its loud and proud exclamation seemed to snap the audience out of their dazed state from witnessing the brutal display and the thousands of people in attendance burst into excited applause.
Ritchie recalled his downed fire type and snatched his next ball from his belt and threw it onto the field. Ash didn't know what he was expecting but it certainly wasn't what came out, Ritchie released a Jinx. Possibly the second rarest Pokémon in the entirety of Kanto with Clefairy at the forefront.
Even Dratini's and Lapras were found more often, likely because they were so sought after but in the past year only three wild Jinx have been reported to be seen by rangers or trainers. The ice and psychic type Pokémon were powerful, mysterious and if trained right could be absolute monsters. Lorelei's Jinx was next to her prized Lapras in terms of power and it was responsible for many challengers to run from the elite four in shambles after their whole team was stomped.
Ritchie glared at Blast and was about to command his Jinx to attack but Ash was the faster and recalled his dragon. He wouldn't waste Blast on an Ice type that would likely beat him after a drawn out battle anyway. No, Ash pulled out Metang's ball and released the steel and psychic type.
The crowd cried out in happiness at the two rare Pokémon that were about to battle.
Ash knew that this would be an interesting battle since he knew next to nothing about how Jinx battle. He's seen a match where Lorelei used her's for a bit but other than Ice Beam and Psychic the Jinx didn't really move or use any special attacks. For all intents and purposes, Ash knew that he should expect ice and psychic type attacks and that the Pokémon is a rare species.
Ritchie on the other hand knew about Metang, he'd lost his Butterfree to it. Advantage went to Ritchie for the moment. Ash intended to change that, nothing better than to start with an overwhelming offense.
Metang blasted forward with Agility, the speed enhancing move furthering the speed of the levitating steel and psychic type toward Jinx with incredible speeds. Both large steel arms glowed a bright silver, the move Metal Claw would be a natural move that was also a weakness to Jinx.
Ritchie called out several orders that Ash couldn't hear over the roar of the crowd. But Jinx's arm moved rapidly in front of herself. The area Jinx's arms moved through looked to glow and thicken with a sort of barrier.
Metal Claw hit the near invisible barrier with a metal screech that caused a cringe in everyone in attendance that heard it. Jinx took advantage of the momentary opening and used a powerful Ice Beam that targeted Metang's right arm causing a large block of ice to form.
"Shatter that ice with Psychic!" Ordered Ash immediately.
Ritchie, and Jinx by extension weren't going to allow Metang to free its arm and pushed into their attack.
As Metang's impressive psychic abilities went to work on crushing the ice around its right arm Jinx focused on itself and shot a white ball of light directly into the air. Ash didn't know what Ritchie was planning but Metang managed to crack the ice enough that its steel body and natural strength could shatter it the rest of the way.
Right as Ash was about to order Metang to reengage Jinx the white orb that was shot into the night sky caused black clouds to appear and from it, Hail began to fall.
'There goes using Blast unless I really need to, but all non ice type Pokémon get hurt in hail so there is that.' Thought Ash as he looked into the sky as small ice rocks began to fall slowly but picking up in intensity as the seconds passed.
"Agility then blast it away with Metal Claw!" Metang was quick to respond and blurred several meters away before doing so again almost instantly.
While Metang was popping up randomly around the battlefield Jinx was trying to anticipate the next spot that it would appear in. Ash knew that if Metal Claw could hit then the fight would be over, Jinx weren't known for their hardiness. While they could take powerful attacks such as Flamethrowers or Solar Beams, it was direct physical damage that did them in. Metal Claw was a physical natural move that was strong against her. Ash knew this would end it.
As Metang appeared and moved to attack there was a slight half second opening as the steel type moved into a striking position. Jinx used that to launch her Shadow Ball right into Metang's face causing it to falter just enough for Jinx to follow up with a slimy Lick attack.
Both moves were very effective against Metang and worse was that Ash's steel type was now paralyzed. "Focus Blast!" It was a last ditch effort to deal some damage to Jinx.
Ritchie issued more orders but the hail made it impossible for Ash to hear and counter. Jinx glowed blue and with the effects of Hail active, she used the notoriously inaccurate Blizzard attack with precision. Metang made a grinding sort of sound as it collapsed onto the hard battlefield ground.
Ash nodded at the turn of events. While Metang was lead by the nose by Jinx and was promptly defeated. Ash now knew the rare Pokémon's fighting style and had a general sense on how to beat it. The constant hail would be a problem, but nothing that couldn't be used to his advantage. Low visibility worked both ways after all and Ash had a small and very fast Pokémon that would thrive in an environment such as this.
Pikachu appeared in a yellow flash and stood in the center of Ash's side waiting for instructions. Ash waited as the Ref announced his Pokémon over the PA and called for the match to continue before he issued his commands.
Ritchie shouted his orders but Ash didn't need to hear them to know what they were, he was going to try and psychically immobilize Pikachu and take him down with Blizzard while the hail persisted. Ash called for a blitz maneuver followed by Thunder Gavel, Pikachu's newest move, while not technically an entirely new move, it was a combination that created a new move.
Electric types were many things - volatile much like the element they commanded, extremely fast and finally, powerhouses that sacrifice a true solid defense for an overwhelming Offense. Ash tailored his Pikachu's training to those facts, and while he did try to up his sturdiness he put most of his time into speed and special attack.
Pikachu, to the average person disappeared from sight the instant it moved. But to Ash and experienced trainers of speed demons followed the yellow blur even as it ran through the thick hail.
Jinx was turning back and forth, trying to find its opponent to ensnare it in a psychic hold. But Pikachu was too fast, and far to small to be spotted by the ice and psychic type. It was Pikachu's playful nature that caused it to slow down for a brief moment on the far right side of the field to draw Jinx and Ritchie's attention before blurring away to attack.
As both trainer and Pokémon tried to locate the yellow rodent, Pikachu was coating its lightning bolt shaped tail in metallic energy and charging his electric sacks at the same time.
Ash found himself grinning in anticipation for the fallout of this attack. Jinx was slow and facing the wrong way, there was no way it could avoid this and Ritchie hadn't spotted Pikachu yet either. Check and Mate.
Pikachu first jumped above the ice and psychic type revealing its location to everyone that had yet to see it. And in the instant that both trainer and Pokémon realized where Pikachu was, they realized that it was too late. The Iron Tail slammed down with force that was impressive for such a small Pokémon and in the next moment yellow lightning erupted from Pikachu in a highly inaccurate but incredibly powerful Thunderbolt. The overpowered Thunderbolt attack was then channeled into the metallic tail thanks to the conductive properties of metal causing the Iron Tail's power to amplified tenfold.
Jinx wasn't known for their sturdiness and Ash was sure that his Thunder Gavel was toward the higher end of the spectrum regarding power in Ash's Pokémon's move bank. Only Metang's fully charged Flash Cannon could rival it at the moment. Ritchie, Ash and all of the spectators watched as Jinx crashed face first onto the ground cracking the solid ground from the impact.
This time Ash didn't care to acknowledge the applause and just stared across the field toward Ritchie, the hail was starting to let up and the field was clearing up. Ritchie found himself down half his team if Ash's math was correct and he only knew that his opponent had a Pikachu up his sleeve still.
The same scripted call from the ref snapped Ritchie out of his thinking as he tossed out another Pokéball. This time it was a less rare but no less impressive Pokémon, a massive Rock snake shook the very bones of the spectators as it roared out issuing a challenge to any Pokémon that would answer it.
Ash instantly recalled Pikachu, he wouldn't be much help here. Instead of Hydro, which Ash was sure would cause Ritchie to release his Pikachu, Ash called out his golden bird Pidgeotto. Ash knew it was a risky choice but he was only in the lead with four Pokémon to Ritchie's remaining three.
But unlike Ritchie he only had two Pokémon that were fresh. Onix looked like it was going to be a troublesome opponent for conventional Pokémon strategies. So he went with unconventional, and used a flying type against a truly massive rock type.
Ritchie and Onix wasted no time before attacking, Earth Power was activated and with a roar several large boulders were created and shot toward the airborne Pokemon. This was what Ash wanted, and this was what he trained Pidgeotto to deal with.
Aerial maneuverability was a flying types greatest weapon and Ash knew that the second he caught Pidgey. The giant energy manifested rocks flew toward Pidgeotto with impressive but overall negligible speeds. The golden bird swooped and rolled and dove around the rocks as it continuously closed distance toward Onix.
The massive rock snake continued its assault on the bird knowing that if even one rock hit it would mark the end of this battle. Both Ritchie and Ash were silent as they watched their Pokémon partners duke it out.
Pidgeotto, now within three meters, coated both wings in the familiar steel type energy. Instead of what Onix and likely Ritchie were expecting, Pidgeotto didn't target Onix's head and instead went for the boulder that was more central.
Thrown off guard by the target, Onix was unable to course correct its final rocks in time to stop the bird. Pidgeotto dove low, almost touching the ground before rapidly flapping to speed back up and slammed both wings into the center most bolder of the rock snake's body.
Not intended for massive damage, although Ash was sure Onix felt that attack, Pidgeotto successfully threw the massive and impossibly heavy Pokémon onto its back leaving it wide open for a few follow ups. This time Ash ordered for Pidgeotto to go for the throat, and in the throat-less case of Onix, its head.
Rock types were known for their defenses, and Onix wasn't an exception to this case. With careful and skilled training, rock types could be taught to shrug off water blasts with little more than a grimace. But in the case of steel type attacks, there was no training that could lessen their effectiveness. It was like a rock and a pickaxe, the pickaxe was made to break the rock and no matter how strong the rock in the end the axe would win.
Onix withstood three Steel Wings, including the first one, before it couldn't focus through the pain to battle effectively. Instead of unconsciousness taking the Onix out of the battle, the ref called it in Pidgeotto's favor with a TKO.
Ash didn't like that it wasn't a true knock out, but understood where the ref was coming from. If a fight was finished it was finished and it was best to call it before any unnecessary injuries occurred. That didn't make the taste any less sour for Ash and he was sure Ritchie and Onix felt the same.
The fifth Pokémon on Ritchie roster was an Eevee that barked out in challenge toward the large golden bird. Ash would give the little guy this, he was tenacious. But being a trainer of that specific Pokémon before, he knew not to underestimate it, so he didn't. He recalled Pidgeotto for the moment and released Pikachu.
The yellow rodent was for the most part unharmed, the battle with Jinx only lasted a few minutes and he wasn't hit by anything other than a bit of hail that was negligible. Eevee and Pikachu met each others vision and growled at one another.
Ref called out for the battle to begin and Eevee let loose a barrage of golden sparkling stars in a textbook usage of Swift. Pikachu blasted all of them away using a rapid fire barrage of Thundershock.
By the time all the stars were gone Eevee had closed the distance between itself and Pikachu and used Take Down. The Yellow rodent squeaked in pain from the powerful attack, he tried to recover fast enough but the brown canine didn't let up and used a quick attack.
As Eevee was about to finish Pikachu off with another Quick Attack it stopped in place with yellow static surrounding its body. Ash sighed in relief seeing that Pikachu's ability activated and gave them a second to retaliate.
Ash and Ritchie both screamed out orders and both Pokémon shouted as they answered their masters calls. Pikachu charged up a powerful Thunderbolt and Eevee lowered itself to the ground ready to take off.
Since they were still so close to each other, Eevee was able to cross the distance between them in a flash. But Pikachu was able to release all of its pent up lightning at the same time.
Pikachu fell back to the ground unconscious, two take downs was more than enough for him to be out of the fight. Eevee managed to struggle for a moment but was taken down by the yellow lightning bolt. Both Pokémon finished the other off ending their battle in a double knock out.
Ash recalled Pikachu and called out the only Pokémon he had left that wasn't susceptible to electric attacks, Blast. Ritchie, however, didn't look like he was ready to continue as he reattached his Pokéball to his belt.
When the ref looked to repeat the same rule, again, Ritchie turned to the official with a pained expression. "My Pikachu suffered from a bad crunch in the semi-finals and still isn't back to full strength. I forfeit."
Groans and dejected moans filled the audience and if Ash was honest, he let a small one out himself. He may have won but he really wanted to continue battling. Not to mention he never got to use Hydro, who he was sure was going to pout about that when he was out training next time.
"Due to forfeit, trainer Ritchie has lost the match. The winner is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!" Announced the Ref.
Before the cheers were loud, and if Ash thought about it, tame. This time, being called the winner in front of this many excited spectators they roared out in thunderous applause that Ash felt in his very bones.
This, this was just a taste of the feeling he would get when Lance's final Dragonite fell to his Pokémon. The huge grin on his face was so large Ash was sure his face would be sore in the morning from it.
He didn't know how long he was looking at the roaring audience but he was snapped out of it by a hard slap to his shoulder.
"That was some expert battling young man." Ash turned to the person and almost gaped at the up close look at one of the most powerful men in the world. Mr. Stone chuckled at the expression. "You remind me of my son, the first time he won a tournament."
'Son? I didn't think he had a son.' Thought Ash for a second, then, he face palmed hard. "You're Steven Stone's father, Hoenn's former Champion." Muttered Ash in realization. No wonder Steven was so generous with the Pokégear costs, he likely didn't even register tens of thousands as anything more than pocket money.
The CEO grinned, "Yes, he is my oldest son, I also have a daughter who just started her journey over in Hoenn." Ash was then privy to the sparkling eyes of a man who was about to gush about their daughters.
Before that could happen the CEO was handed a mic. Turning to Ash for a moment he whispered. "I'm going to announce you as the winner and had over this envelope with your prize money and then the Pokéball. Open the Pokéball so everyone can see the Pokémon, ok?"
Ash nodded and Mr. Stone did just as he explained, Ash pocketed the envelope and tapped the button on the front of the Pokéball to release whatever was inside. Out popped a two foot tall, tepee shaped Pokémon with large teeth and two very small arms clutching its tan hair.
"It is call Snorunt, an Ice type from Hoenn." Informed Mr. Stone. "There aren't many Ice types in Kanto, so I thought it would make a good prize for the winner here."
Ash grinned and recalled the Pokéball then put it in his pocket for now, once the ball is registered to his trainer ID then it would be transferred to Professor Oak.
There wasn't much after the prizes, another round of applause an several pictures next to Mr. Stone. Then he went to the Pokémon Center to drop off his team and ask for a room for himself.
Ring Ring!
Ash pulled out his Pokégear and answered, "ASHYY! I'm so proud of you!" Screamed his mother into the call making him cringe at the volume.
"Mom, I can hear you just fine." Ash said trying to calm her down.
It had the opposite effect, "Oh no you don't try and take this from me! My boy just won his very first tournament and I'm going to celebrate it!" She said fiercely.
"Well," Ash started, "Thanks for watching, I wasn't sure if I was going to beat Ritchie when he released that Charmeleon, it was really strong."
Delia nodded on the screen, "Yes, I was sure that it would have evolved if it beat Dratini. But your little dragon has quite the power itself."
Ash grinned, "Yeah he does, I don't call him blast for nothing." He said chuckling.
"Now Ash," Now done celebrating, Delia turned serious. "I'm sure you received a large sum of money for winning that tournament." She raised a hand to stop him from interrupting. "I want you to give me at least a third of it for your savings, you can take it whenever but I don't want you blowing all your money away the second you get it. I trust you but I also know being a trainer is expensive so I want you to have money on the side to make sure you don't run out."
"Okay mom," Said Ash with a nod, it made sense after all and while he wanted to go crazy and get more TMs, he knew that it wasn't smart to toss all his money away.
Satisfied, Delia leaned forward interested, "So, how much did you get?" She asked.
Ash chuckled and scratched the back of his head, "I actually haven't check yet, I just got to my room when you called. No time like the present I guess."
Ash set the Pokégear on the desk in the room and sat in the chair so he could still talk to his mom and reached into his jacket for the envelope. Ripping it open he was met with a certificate for winning the tournament signed by Mr. Stone himself with the date and a picture of all six of his current Pokémon.
"I want that for the house Ashy, I'll have it framed." She said gleefully, she'd love nothing more than to show off how excellent of a trainer her son was. "Ash? You alright honey?" Asked Delia as she looked at her son's frozen face.
Ash, however, was more than ok. The check was for a sum of fifty thousand Pokédollars, fifty, that was enough for a permanent Hyper Beam TM.
"Ash!"
Snapping out of it he turned and showed the check to his mom who had a similar expression on her face.
"Well Ashy, I want you to send the check to me and I will set everything up on you trainer ID and put some in savings. Like I said you can get to the savings but I want you to pace yourself, you need to eat and so does your team. Pokéballs and supplies aren't cheap either and the bigger your Pokémon get the more they eat. Dratini and Wartortle are going to become very expensive to feed when they evolve into Dragonite and Blastoise, and should you catch a Snorlax." She looked at Ash with a serious face, she had heard some of the Pokémon he intended to look for and she didn't want him to have delusions about how long the prize money would last.
Ash nodded, "Well, that high wore off faster than I wanted." He muttered getting a chuckle out of his mother. "But I will send you the check, leave me with fifteen for now the rest can go into savings."
"Okay my boy," Ash blushed at her babying tone. "I will send you a message with your balance after everything is done."
Ash thanked her and hung up, now he needed to call the Professor.
The aging professor popped up on the screen with a smile, "Ash my boy, I was just talking to Gary about your battle with that Ritchie boy. Your Pokémon were looking great, I wouldn't be surprised if that Dratini of yours evolved soon it looks to be close to ten feet."
Ash grinned happily, it was one thing to get praised by your mother, but from a former Champion was on a whole other level. "Yeah he is pretty close," Nodded Ash. "That being said I'm going to be sending you two Pokémon after they get out of the center. Pikachu and Umbreon will have some break time, mom was talking about having a look at Umbreon anyway and both could train while they are there."
Ash didn't want to think about how Umbreon would react to having to leave for a while. She would wine and bark and give him the cold shoulder, but hopefully spending time with his mother back home would cheer her up.
"Very well my boy, use the Pokégear to send them over and I will remove the temporary seventh team member afterwards." Oak replied with a nod.
Now that his business was taken care of, "Well, professor, thanks for the help I will send you a message when I have my Pokémon."
Breakfast at a Pokémon center varied depending on which one you were currently in. Back in Pewter City the food served was a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables thanks to fertile lands. Rock and Ground types were good for helping the ecosystem as well as battling.
Cerulean City was hope to a massive lake and a variety of streams. Needless to say he noticed a lot of Magikarp fillet and blacked Seaking.
As he dug into his breakfast he thought to his next destination. He had a little over five weeks before the deadline to get a ticket for the SS Anne for beating Lt. Surge. However, after beating his second gym and winning a televised tournament he was sure that his gym battles from now on would be tougher.
Also, Lt. Surge wasn't known for taking it easy on challengers. Even those who go to his gym first for his weakest Pokémon are beaten half of the time. Electric types really were powerful and their reflexes and speeds made them hard to pin down. He couldn't use Hydro, nor Pidgeotto. Ash would need to train Charmander up to a gym readiness power level. Also, he'd need to catch a ground type, not only for Surge but for his team to have even more coverage.
"Excuse me," Ash looked up and saw Ritchie looking down at him with a tray of food. Ash gestured him to take a seat.
"That was a really good battle, Ritchie. I was impressed with all of your Pokémon, especially Charmeleon and Jinx." Ash said good spirited.
Ritchie smiled happily. "Yeah Zippo's got a lot of power and Icy is my strongest at the moment. Your team is really strong too, that Metang and Dratini were really impressive."
Brightening up as if he remembered something, "Also! I never thought that my Onix would have been taken down by anything other than your Wartortle. That shiny Pidgeotto is really special!"
Ash grinned at his former opponent, he was more impressed by the battle than depressed with his loss. "Thanks." He paused as he remembered something, "How is your Pikachu?"
Ritchie sobered up a little, "He's doing better, that Crunch attack really messed up his tail. Nurse Joy wants to keep him under observation for another night before releasing him."
"Sorry to hear that," Consoled Ash, "I hope to battle him next time. So how many badges do you have so far?" Asked Ash, Ritchie had a lot of battling experience behind him based on his Pokémon's performance last night.
Pulling out a rectangular box he opened it to show Ash, "I have four, but only one of the main eight. I challenge all gyms I come across, prime triple A gyms, or the smaller independent ones. They all count anyway." Shrugged Ritchie.
That surprised Ash, "I might check some of those out if I have time. But I want to take down the main eight before the league."
Ritchie shrugged, "Me too but I want to get as much experience as I can. Also, Giovanni is notorious for not being at his gym so I don't want to miss out on all eight because of the recluse."
"Yeah, that is a good point." Nodded Ash, "Well if you have a Pokégear we should trade numbers, if you're in the same area of me some time I'd love to battle again."
Ritchie pulled out a clearly aged Pokégear and typed in Ash's information while Ash did the same on his.
Ash put all his napkins on his tray and stood up. "Again, that was an awesome battle. See you around Ritchie." The other boy waved as he dug into his food as Ash walked off.
This went about as planned, out on the road leading out of Cerulean he stopped. Ash released all eight Pokémon he currently had to tell them his plans and to send Oak the two extra he had.
Pikachu took it in stride, Umbreon was less pleased. At first she was angry and lashed out at a nearby tree with a Dark Pulse until it was a stump. Then it was begging Ash to stay, he would be lying if he said it wasn't working. But Ash was killing two birds with one stone. His mother got to research Umbreon in person and he could have space for Charmander and Snorunt.
"Brrreeeee." Moaned Umbreon as she rubbed her head on his leg.
Ash grit his teeth and killed his emotions, "I'm sorry, but you'll have a lot of fun with Pikachu and my mom at the Professor's lab." Umbreon perked up at the mention of Ash's mom, she was her second favorite human.
"Now please be a big girl and stop pouting. I will rotate you back in after a while but for now you will stay back home for a week or two." Firm and strong, Umbreon responded to Ash's firm order and straightened back up and went to say her goodbyes to the others.
Ash was happy that she was back to normal. Now it was the very long road to Vermillion City to take down the Thunder King Surge.
Author's Notes
This chapter was fun to write! I'm trying to improve my skill in writing battles, hope they aren't too bleh or boring still getting the hang of them. Hope the new Pokémon Ash won was a surprise, I was going to do Treeko but decided against it when I thought about the Pokémon I want Ash to capture and Treeko will have to come later. For those of you wondering, Snorunt evolves into either Glalie or Froslass. Both powerful in their own right and uncommon in stories.
So, I have a very important question for all of you. What. is. so. great. about. Ralts!? I swear I never thought I would have people DEMANDING I have her (that was another thing they want, Ralts to be female) on Ash's team. First I just don't get it, is this about those guys who want to fuck Pokémon? Or is Ralts like super powerful and since I never used it I wouldn't know? Please answer my questions!
Anywhoo that's it for now. Please Review with feedback, questions or suggestions. I reply to them.
FAQ
Will Ash get a egg that hatches into a female Ralts?
NO. Stop asking me about that!
Will Ash catch a Riolu?
Not in Kanto if ever, they are like super rare.
Will Ash catch Mewtwo?
Again, probably not.
Will I do the movies?
If they fit into my story, then maybe, but I would drastically change them to the point only the characters would remain the same. So yes or no.
Ash's team.
Hydro/Wartortle (Male)
Pidgeotto (Shiny) (Female)
Umbreon (Female)
Pikachu (Male)
Metang (Genderless)
Dratini/Blast (Male)
Charmander (Male)
Snorunt (Female)