Chapter 40

The next day, my battle is against Silver, Giovanni's son who is the one who stole Totodile from Professor Elm and the one who helped us stop Team Rocket. We all stare at each other with fire in our eyes.

"Now it is a battle between Ash Ketchum and Silver Sakaki! Whoever wins the match will be facing Ethan in the finals!"

"My well-trained-beyond-recognition Pokémon are going to pound you." Silver says to me while sending out Gengar.

"We'll see." I sent out Sneasel.

Gengar uses Shadow Ball, while Sneasel dodges using a somersault. Then she freezes the water and tries skating, then using Night Slash on Gengar to deal a lot of damage. Gengar tries to go with Curse, hoping that the attack will hit Sneasel, but Sneasel dodges the attack and uses Ice Beam, which knocks Gengar to the ground, Sneasel then finishes it off with Metal Claw.

Silver's second Pokemon is Feraligatr, and it uses Hydro Pump to defeat my Sneasel, so I decide to use my dancing one, and mine goes for Aqua Tail, but Silver's dodges and uses Mega Punch, then turns into Crunch. My Feraligatr is hit, but then he grabs Silver's and fires Hydro Pump, causing it to fly.

"Use Focus Punch now!" Silver yells, and his Feraligatr is trying to gain focus and punch mine, but I have mine using his arms to block it. Both of them fire Hyper Beam at each other and cause a giant smoke, but when it clears, both of them are unable to battle.

Silver's third Pokemon is Golbat while I go for Granbull. Granbull uses Play Rought, while Golbat uses Bite to make it flinch. Then it goes for Poison Fang, which hits Granbull and poisons him.

"Use Thunder Fang!" I have Granbull use the attack and paralyze him, and then I decide to go with Attact.

"What? Attract?" Silver is shocked that Granbull can use that move.

"Time for the finale, Outrage." Then Granbull becomes enraged and knocks Golbat time after time until it is down.

"With Kingdra unable to battle, Silver loses three Pokemon. Now we will have a five-minute break." The referee says.

After the break, Silver sends Sneasel while I use Skarmory. Skarmory uses Spikes so that Silver can't easily switch Pokemon. Then Sneasel tries to use Night Slash, but Skarmory knocks it down using Wing Attack. But Sneasel uses Nasty Plot and then Dark Pulse, which hits Skarmory. Skarmory uses Acrobatics, but Sneasel waits and uses Blizzard, knocking Skarmory out.

I send back my Granbull and have it use Lick, but Sneasel's quick speed just grabs its fangs and throws Granbull into the wall, and then it finishes with Metal Claw. I decide to go with Pikachu, Pikachu defeats Sneasel with an Iron Tail. Forcing Silver to send out Magneton. Magneton uses Gyro Ball to slam Pikachu into the wall, but Pikachu uses Grass Knot to make it trip and get out of there.

Pikachu uses Brick Break and hits Magneton with the attack, but Magneton goes for Supersonic, confusing Pikachu before finishing it with the Tri Attack.

"Ash only had one left, now what will he choose?" Kris asks.

"Not to mention Silver has one more Pokemon that we don't know what he'll choose." Reisa mutters.

"I hope Ash will be fine…" Lillie says in worry.

My final Pokemon is Tyranitar, and it causes everyone in the stadium to gasp in shock. Professor Oak says, "That is a scary-looking Tyranitar."

My Mom says, "It is Larvitar's mother, who was stabbed before."

Then I have Tyranitar defeat Magneton with a Rock Smash, and then Silver's final Pokemon is Alakazam. Meanwhile, Larvitar comes out of the Pokeball and wants to watch his mother battle. I decided to let him watch with Pikachu.

I decided to first use Sandstorm since the Sand Stream effect is gone, causing the field to be covered in sand once again. Alakazam uses Focus Blast, while Tyranitar uses Thunder Punch to knock it back. Then Miracle Eye is next, enabling Tyranitar to be hit by Psychic Types. Tyranitar is then hit by Psyshock, but now it is in an outrage.

"Outrage again?" Ethan asks.

Then Tyranitar manages to slam Alakazam a lot of hits, and then Alakazam is out of the battle.

"Unbelievable. Alakazam is unable to battle, and Tyranitar wins." Larvitar runs towards his mother and hugs her.

Silver recalls his Pokemon and says, "…I couldn't win… I gave it everything I had… What you possess, and what I lack… I'm beginning to understand what that dragon master said to me…"

I walk to him and shake his hand, and he shakes back and says, "I haven't given up on becoming the greatest Trainer… I'm going to find out why I can't win and become stronger… When I do, I will challenge you. I'll beat you down with all my power. …Humph! You keep at it until then."

"Sure." I say back.

"So now it is me versus Ash..." Ethan says with nervousness.

"No matter what the outcome is, you should all have a good battle." East says as Ethan nods.


The next day, everyone is in the stands, and now Ethan and I stand on both sides of the field.

"Ash, I can't believe that we will be facing each other." Ethan says.

"Same here. We have seen each other throughout the journey, and we finally get to settle the score." I say back.

After the referee states the rules, Ethan says, "I trust you to go first, Sudobo!"

"A Rock Type. Octillery, I choose you!"

As the battle began, Octillery uses Octazooka. Sudowoodo used Mimic to return the attack. Then using Rock Tomb to seal his evading. Octazooka uses Whirlpool to get out of the rock formation and hits Sudowoodo, then he makes Bubble Beam with spinning. Sudowoodo is hit and faints afterward.

Ethan sends out his Togebo. Togebo uses Wing Attack on Octillery, he evades using Rapid Spin, but one Fairy Wind knocks him out. I go with Steelix next. Steelix uses Iron Tail to knock Togekiss to the ground. Togekiss uses Metronome and shoots a Flamethrower, which hurts Steelix. Steelix uses Dig while Togebo dodges by getting back to the skies.

At the same time, my mom sees three shadows hiding at the shadows, so she decides to go check it out. She sees Jessie, James, and Meowth trying to steal both their Pokemon.

"What are you doing here?" My Mom questions them and they quickly flee. Meanwhile, Steelix defeats Togebo. Ethan sends out Expo.

Then a woman with a pair of weird looking glasses and a Marill doll on her hand comes and sits besides Kris.

"M…Mom?" Kris stutters

"Well if it wasn't my baby girl Kris?" She quickly hugs her.

"What are you doing here?" She asks while trying to escape her hug.

"I am here to see my baby boy battle. And who is the opponent, is he your boyfriend?"

Kris blushes after mentioning Ash as her boyfriend, She mutters, "Stop embarrassing me..."

Back at the field, Expo is knocked out by Donphan who uses Rollout. Then we have a five-minute break.

At the resting place, Serena, Lillie, Alice, and my Mom approached me. Alice says, "After you win the Johto League, you remember that I'm going next with you on the journey."

"Yeah, I know Serena is still working on the Showcases, but what about you, Lillie?" I ask.

"Your Mom gave me a task and I have to do it." Lillie says. "It is something considering the International Police."

I frown and I say, "Be careful about that."

When the break is over, Ethan sends out Polibo. I use Pikachu and let him use Wild Charge. Polibo makes a giant bubble to cover Pikachu and uses Pound to knock it back. Then Pikachu uses Quick Attack, which hits Polibo's belly. Polibo grabs him and slams it to the wall, causing Pikachu to hurt. But he finishes Polibo with a Thunderbolt.

Ethan uses Aibo, his Ambipom next. Aibo uses Fling to fling King's rock, causing Pikachu not to move, and then he uses Double Hit to defeat Pikachu. I send Heracross next. Heracross uses Mega Horn, Aibo uses its tail to jump high and uses Swift, which hurts Heracross. Heracross uses Screech to let Aibo cover its ears and then uses Take Down to slam it to the wall, causing it to faint. Ethan's last Pokemon is Pibu, but much to our shock, Pibu is now a Pikachu.

"When did Pibu evolve?" I ask.

"I am sorry, but he evolved last night when I was training alone." Ethan sighs.

Heracross is seen to be slammed into the wall after a Close Combat, and I decide to go with Xatu as my final Pokemon.

Xatu goes for Future Sight, setting up the attack. Pibu goes for Electro Ball, but it's dodged by Xatu's Hidden Power. Then an Iron Tail hits Xatu, causing it to wince, but Xatu's Future Sight hits Pibo and dealing a lot of damage. Then Xatu finishes Pikachu with the Air Slash attack.

"Pikachu is unable to battle, Xatu wins! Which means the victory goes to Ash Ketchum!"

I smile and say, "We won another league!"

Ethan recalls Pibu and frowns a little, then he turns into a sad smile and says, "You are awesome, Ash. I am glad that I had a battle with you."

"Thanks, Ethan." I say.

Like in Kanto, I was awarded as the League Winner and now I can face the Elite Four. And just when we go meet the other, Ethan sees his mother and is surprised, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

"Can't I see my baby boy? Despite your loss, you fought so well."

Ethan then hugs his mother. I then turn to my companions. "So what are you going to do next?"

Reisa says, "Well, I can watch you challenge the Elite 4, but after that, I have to go to Sinnoh next."

Kris says, "Actually, I wanted to complete the Pokedex and Professor Elm invites me for it.

East says, "I am going back to Hoenn because my Mom wants to train me with more Flying Type Pokemon."

Ethan says, "As for me, I was thinking about training in Mt. Silver. One day I'll become someone who can defeat you in the Pokemon League."

After saying their goals, Harrison also says that he is going to challenge the Indigo League. "So Gary, what are you planning next?"

"I'm heading back to Pallet Town of course. Smell ya later." He says and then he leaves.

Although we haven't seen Silver around, but he must have been left already to become stronger. Now that we bid farewell to one another, it is only us left. Ethan, Lillie, East, Reisa, Kris, and I. They are going to watch my Elite Four battle and travel with me around the region for one last time before I finally leave Johto.


The league is finally over. And everyone went to their own goals. The next chapter will be the post-game and the Elite four battles.

Ash + Lillie's Pokemon:

Charizard x2 (In training), Butterfree x2 (One Pink), Pikachu, Lapras, Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr, Furret, Noctowl (Shiny), Ledian, Ariados, Crobat, Lanturn, Togetic, Xatu, Ampharos, Bellossom, Azumarill, Sudowoodo, Politoed, Jumpluff, Aipom, Sunflora, Yanma, Quagsire, Espeon, Umbreon, Murkrow, Slowking, Misdreavus, Unown x28, Wobbuffet, Girafarig, Forretress, Dunsparce, Gligar, Steelix (Crystal), Granbull, Qwilfish, Scizor, Shuckle, Heracross, Ursaring, Magcargo, Piloswine, Corsola, Octillery, Delibird, Mantine, Skarmory, Houndoom, Kingdra, Phanpy, Porygon 2, Stantler, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Miltank, Blissey, Raikou, Entei, Larvitar, Tyranitar, Celebi

Reisa's Pokemon:

Blastoise, Tentacruel, Seaking, Starmie, Gyarados, Feraligatr, Lanturn, Azumarill, Politoed, Quagsire, Slowking, Qwilfish, Corsola, Octillery, Mantine, Kingdra

East's Pokemon:

Noctowl, Ledian, Crobat, Jumpluff, Gligar, Delibird, Mantine, Skarmory

Ethan's Pokemon:

Pikachu, Typhlosion, Sudowoodo, Politoed, Togetic, Aipom, Sunflora, Mantine

Kris' Pokemon:

Parasect, Arcanine, Hitmonchan, Meganium, Cubone, Xatu, Smoochum