Chapter 43

When we are heading to the place where Marina is, we meet a familiar face. "Ritchie! It is been a while."

"Same here. I can't believe I will meet you here. So are these your new travel companions?"

After the introduction of Reisa, East, Ethan, and Kris, Lillie asks, "So why are you here?"

"Oh, I heard that there is a mystery Pokemon nearby. I wanted to check it out." Ritchie says.

"What a coincidence, we are going to see the mystery Pokemon as well." I say.

Then we all go inside the Whirl Islands together, and after arriving at the third basement, we see Sakura and the Kimono dancers there waiting for us.

"You guys are so slow." Sakura says.

"Sorry, but I guess you're here to watch Lugia as well?" I ask.

"You bet." She smiles.

Zuki says, "This is where we welcome Lugia. When the dance we practiced many days becomes one with the sound of the Tidal Bell we entrusted with you, then Lugia shall come out from deep within the waterfall basin once again!"

Ritchie asks about the ritual, and we decide to explain everything to him, and he is in awe. Then I shake the Tidal Bell, and they start to dance to the ringing sound.

"Now look at the rocks over there!" East says as we notice the bells on the rocks are ringing with the rhythm. Then much to our surprise, from the waterfall in front of us, a Lugia just comes out and flies in front of us.

"Lugia!" We gasp in awe.

"That is indeed Lugia... The guardian of these islands from ancient times... So many have tried again and again, only to fail... Ash, your heart in complete harmony with the Tidal Bell has finally allowed it to appear..."

But much to our surprise, Lugia is attacked by water missiles. As they get back on shore, they are attacked by water missiles.

"Who goes there?" Lillie yells angrily. Then two people with a submarine come.

"Hey, its Cassidy and Botch!" I say.

"I told you my name is Butch!"

Cassidy says, "Too bad that we will take this Lugia."

Then the idiot trio also arrive and they're also after the Lugia, but they are blasted off by the other two. Lugia is also taken by those two.

"We have to save that Lugia!" Sakura says.

Then we decide to find where Team Rocket is heading with Lugia. We scout around the area and find nothing. "Maybe Team Rocket is likely still in the area." Ritchie says.

"But where will they hide?" Kris asks.

As we are about to give up, we find the idiot trio's submarine and follow them, we find the base and see Cassidy and Butch in front of us.

"You sure keep us waiting." Cassidy says as she and Butch send out Houndour and Hitmontop. Ritchie goes for Sparky and Sakura goes for Espeon to battle them. But they are all captured in the cage.

"Now what do we have here?" We see another person arrive with Lugia in the cage. Ritchie says, "It's Dr. Nimba!"

"It is Namba." He yells.

I say, "I know Dr. Namba, he's also one of the scientists working for Team Rocket..." I mutter.

They try to control Lugia to attack us, but I have Ho-Oh's help to save Lugia, and we also inform Mom and the International Police, capturing them in the end. After we're done, Lugia joins our team, giving us the final Pokemon to capture in the Johto Region.

Lugia: The Diving Pokemon: Psychic Type. It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong.


Then Sakura and Ritchie want to see my Elite Four battle, so we find Marina, and she says, "Hello, Ash. I heard about your achievements and I'm happy to see you here."

"Yeah, so should we have the battle?" I ask.

"Of course, besides battling, I always like the beauty of the Water Pokemon. They have a lot of potential with the water. Let's see if you can go through the beauty of the waters. How about a 4-on-4 contest double battle? We got two rounds and if you win at least one round and no losses, I will give you the Water Medal."

"That sounds nice." I say.

Then she decides to jump on Mantine and throws two Pokeballs, revealing Politoed and Slowing. I go for Umbreon and Noctowl first. When the battle begins, Politoed does a Surf with Slowking using Whirlpool, It is beautiful and it catches Noctowl and Umbreon in the vortex. Umbreon uses Shadow Ball which then turns into a Dark Rain using Noctowl's Psychic. After a series of showing off, Noctowl uses Hypnosis while Umbreon uses Dream Eater, which makes two Pokemon faint.

"Great job, you two. I can see why you won the Johto Grand Festival. Your moves are really beautiful. Here is my second duo. Azumarill, Kingdra!"

Her two Pokemon appear on the field, I say, "This time I will use a Legendary, Pikachu, Celebi! I choose you!"

Marina sees the Celebi, and she says, "Cute indeed. But I won't back down."

She asks Kingdra to use Dragon Pulse while Azumarill jumps into it, then uses Play Rough. Making it like a Dragon fighting the Pokemon. Celebi uses Energy Ball with Pikachu's Electric Ball to let them spin, making the dragon cover disappear. Then Celebi uses Future Sight while Pikachu uses Dig. They are waiting while Celebi is dodging Kingdra's Scald. Not long after the Future Sight appears, Pikachu also gives them a sneak attack, causing the two to get hit. Then Pikachu uses Wild Charge as Celebi uses Magical Leaf to cover it, trying to mimic Marina's first strategy, but Azumarill uses Moonblast to make the leaves fall, then uses Double Hydro Pump, which turns out to be a mistake as Pikachu uses Thunderbolt and shocks them through the giant water.

"I forfeit the match." Marina sighs.

"Huh, but why?" Ethan asks in confusion.

"Yeah, the match is not over yet." Sakura is also confused.

"Like I said, it was a contest battle. Even if my Pokemon didn't faint, your Pokemon would have more points than me. Since you beat me, I must give you this Water Medal."

Ash gets the medal and thanks her.

Then Marina says, "So I am the third one, which means Karen is your last opponent before you battle Lance."

"Yeah. And I am ready to face her. Thank you for everything." I say.

Then Ritchie and Sakura are inspired by my battling styles and we bid farewell, hoping we can battle again someday.


Karen is at the Lake of Rage, and we find Karen there. She says, "It's nice to see you again, Ash."

"Same here, Karen. I'm here for the final Elite Four before Lance." I say.

"How amusing. I love Dark-type Pokémon. I'm known for my overpowering tactics. Think you can take them? Just try to entertain me. Let's go."

Karen sends out Umbreon first, and I decide to go with Togetic. Togetic is excited about this battle as well, and it uses Fairy Wind to deflect the Dark Pulse. Then Togetic uses Metronome to use Arm Thrust, hitting Umbreon three times before getting confused by the Confuse Ray.

"Togetic! Calm down and use Ancient Power!" I use the attack and hit Umbreon, also raising all the stats, and then Togetic uses Life Dew to recover its health before using Metronome which becomes Draining Kiss.

"Let's see how you face this. Vileplume!" It is not a Dark Type Pokemon, but I know for sure that this Pokemon is not easy to beat. And just like I thought, Vileplume uses Acid to defeat Togetic.

My second Pokemon is Houndoom, and I have it use Foul Play, hitting Vileplume. Vileplume tries to make Houndoom paralyzed by using Stun Spore, but Houndoom goes for Fire Fang to flinch him and defeats it with Flamethrower.

Karen's third Pokemon is Murkrow. Murkrow uses Sky Attack first, and Houndoom tries to blow it away by using Clear Smog, but it uses Steel Wing. Not only does it keep steady, but it also hits Houndoom, causing it to faint. I use Shuckle next. Shuckle uses Smack Down to make Murkrow fall. Honchkrow uses Night Slash, but Shuckle uses Withdraw to defend himself, then finishes Murkrow off with a Struggle Bug.

Gengar is next, and it goes for Focus Blast to give Shuckle damage, Shuckle then uses Shell Smash and Struggle Bug, but the struggle doesn't work easily. Shuckle is then down because of Lick.

"You did a great job, Shuckle." I sigh while recalling Shuckle. "How about we try this? Entei!"

After sending it out, Karen says, "Will has told me to keep a look out for your Legendaries. I see you use it now."

Entei uses Flame Charge and Gengar goes for Shadow Punch, they are smacked each other. But Entei's power overwhelms Gengar as he is sent flying. Then Gengar shoots Dark Pulse while Entei uses Swift to negate it. Then Entei uses Eruption to make Gengar faint.

"This is far from being backed into a corner! Houndoom!" Her final Pokemon is Houndoom, and I decided to recall Entei and go with Suicune.

Suicune goes for Mist and then Aurora Beam, which isn't very effective against Houndoom. Houndoom uses Dark Pulse, Suicune runs around the field and then shoots a Hydro Pump, which hits Houndoom on his face.

"You're no ordinary Trainer to have gotten this far." Then Houndoom uses Thunder Fang, hitting Suicune, but Suicune uses Aqua Ring to heal himself and finishes with a Surf attack.

I congratulate Suicune, who gives me a nod. Karen says, "Well, aren't you good? I like that in a Trainer." Then she gave me the Dark Medal.

"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best. I like your style. You understand what's important. Go on — — the Champion is waiting." Karen says.

I nod, "Yeah. I can't wait to battle him."

"So this is your first Champion Match, right? Ash?" Kris asks.

"Yep. But I am ready as I am." And now we're heading back to Mt. Silver for the Champion match. Before we do that, we contact Professor Oak and shows him the Pokedex.

"Really, you've surprised me! But just as I expected, you've completed the Johto Pokédex. I am so grateful! If you've got much determination, then even more exciting adventures await you in the world of Pokémon!" Professor Oak says.

"Yeah, and now I'm going to face Lance in a Champion match." I say.

"Well I wish you good luck then." Professor Oak says as we head to Silver Town.


Here is a new chapter, and in this chapter, Ash finishes the Johto Pokedex and also gets the final medals. I hope you like it and the next chapter will wrap up the battle against Lance.

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, Suicune, Larvitar, Tyranitar, .Lugia, Ho-Oh, 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